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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
Simmons Manufacturing Company Be-
gins Work on a Great Building to
West of Present Plant.
FOR MANUFACTURE OF LOUNGES
Tracks About the Plant to be Elevated,
Changes to be Completed by the
First of July.

Next Monday morning the Simmons
Manufacturing company will start
work on the erection of one of the
largest factory buildings eyer built in
Kenosha. The new building will be
located directly west of the present
plant. 1t will be of brick and fire
proof and of gigantic dimensions.
The building will be sixty-four feet IN
width and 208 feet long. It will have
two stories md a basement, the base
ment being especially fitted for the
uses of the plant.
The new building will have a floor
space of more than $4,000 feet and
will cost in the neighborhood of $780,
900. The contracts for the building
have been let and it is to be completed
and ready for the occupancy of the
company by the first day of July.
The new building will be used al
most exclusively for the manufacture
of the couch-bed which was recently
put on the market by the Kenosha
company and which has made ire
mendous hit. With the, present faci1-
tiles the plant is unable to meet the
demand for this product and the new
building has become an. absolute
necessity. The brick for the new
plant is now on the ground .and the
excavations will be started on next
Monday morning.
In connection with the building of
the new building, the company has
planned for the elevation of all the
switch tracks now intersecting the
property and they will be elevated so
that there will be no more trouble
from railway tracks in the future.
This work will be done at an enormous
expenditure of money and when the
plans are carried out, the plant of the
Simmons company will be model for
the manufacture of similar products
in the whole world.
The increase in the business of the
Simmons company during the last
few years has been unparalleled.
The brass bed department is now be-
ing pushed to it's capacity in order to
make an effort to keep even with the
vast number of orders. Recently the
plant received the largest order ever
given by one house, and it is claimed
that the order called for more than
two thousand beds.
The fact that the company has,
during the past three years secured
many 1abor-saving machines, has
made it possible for the company to
turn out largely increased business
with the same force that was en-
p1oyed year ago, but with the open
ing of the new building on the first of
July, the number of men on the pay
roll will be greatly increased.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
SAYS STORY rs TRUE
Fred LichtenteIer, ustReturned'Fr0m
Green Bay Ref0rmatory, Criti-
cses the Management.
PREFERS STATE PRISON IN WAUPUN

Fred Lichtente11er, a Kenosha man
who has been serving a sentence in
the StatesRefortnatoryIat Green Bay,
returned toIKenosha last night after
having served his full term in the in
stitution. Lichtente11er, short time
ago took occasion too criticise the
management of the reformatory claim
ing that the prisoners-Iconfned there
werey 'treated in a shameful manner.
At the time that the statements were
published, the officials both of the
county and of the reformatory claimed
that the stories were absolutely
ground1ess.
When seen today, Lichtente11er re-
iterated his statements in regard to
the treatment of prisoners and as
sured reporter for the News that
the greater number of men confined
in the reformatory would prefer to
take two years service in the state
prison at Waupun rather than to serve
year in the reformatory. Lichten-
teller claims that the story of the
prisoners being submitted TO fortunes
by being hung up by the wrists are
true, and he states that when he was
returned to the reformatory after he
had escaped, he was submitted to this
treatment for three whole days. He
states that the food furnished to the
inmates of the reformatory is of the
very poorest character and not fit
for men who are forced to work all
day long. 81 say it advised1y," said
Lichtente11er, "that ! would prefer to
spend two years in the state prison
with all the stain of that institution,
rather than, go back to the reforma-
tory for another year"
Lichtente11er stated that all the Ke-
nosha inmates of the reformatory
were doing well and most Of them have
splendid records.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
One Fare for the Round-Trip

plus Is cents, to Cleveland, O., and
return, via Nickel Plate Road, May
1oth,.17th and 18th. Tickets good go
ing date of sale and returning to and
including June 10th, by depositing
same.
Three Through Daily Express
Trains to Ft. Wayne, Cleveland, Erie,
Buffalo, New York, Boston and New
England points, carrying vestibu1ed
s1eeping-cars. Meals served in Nickel
Plate dining-cars, on American Club
Meal Plan, ranging in price from CSC.
to.$1.0O; also service A la Carte. Chi
cago Depot, La Sale and Van Buren,
Streets. City Ticket Offices, III
Adams st. and Auditorium Annex.
Phone Central 2057. WI
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernhard Lehrmann, OF
the Town Of Wheatland, Celebrate
a Unique Anniversary Today.
MANY ATTEND THE CELEBRATION.
Nuptial Mass Is Celebrated at ST Alphonse
and Family Reunion Follows.

Sixty years ago in the little Catholic
church at New Munster, in the Town
of Wheat1and, occurred the marriage
of Gertrude Kuhse and Bernhard
Lehrnann, well known pioneers of the
Town of Wheat1and, and this morning
at 9 O'Clock the aged couple again
kne1t before the altar rail of the
church while Father Schiefen, the
pastor Of the church, read the nuptia1
mass which again united in marriage.
The second wedding ceremony was
made thesevent Of great celebration
in the village, and when the aged
couple, both having passed the four
score year mark, walked up the aisle
to greet the priest nearly everyone of
the pioneer resident of the town was
present, In honor of the event the
church was beautifully decorated
with flowers of the spring, and the re-
union of the aged couple was like the
marriage of b1ushing bride and
groom. After the ceremony at the
church the crowd of guests who had
SoSAAN1 W W W1lLOSS l11O NO1SAA4O1y u
tired to the Ehome of H. H. Smith, a
son-in-1aw of the couple, where a
n1ily'reunion and dinner was held in
honor of sthe celebration of the dia-
mond anniversary of the wedding.
Seated round the long tables were
many of the people who had resided
in the Town Of Wheat1and for more
than half century, and quite a few
of the guests had been present at the
ceremony which was celebrated so
many years ago. Four generations of
the Lehrmann family were represent
ed about the festa1 board. This after
noon Mr.. and Mrs. Lehr1nann held a
reception to all the people of New
Munster, and hundreds of people
came from the village and from the
different parts of the town to extend
to the worthy couple.
It is thought that this is the first
time that diamond wedding has ever
been celebrated in the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehrmann are both
natives of Germany, having been born
in the father1and eighty three years.
ago. When the crowd of settlers came
from Old Munster to New Munster
way back in the early forties Mr.. and
Mrs. Lehrmann were among the NUM-
Der, and their marriage occurred
shortly after they came to this county.
Both are still hale and hearty, and
both expect to live long enough to
celebrate their seventy-hfth year of
married life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
CARS ARE PROMISED.
superintendent Of the M. RS K. Promises
Plenty of Cars for Ball Game Sunday.

superintendent of the M. r. 8 x. Promises
Plenty of Cars for Ball Game Sunday.
superintendent imber1ain has sent
notice to Manager Breen of the Keno
sla base ball team that on next Sun
day the NJ, r. & K. company will
have plenty of cars in Kenosha to
take care of the crowds. Three cars
will leave the Kenosha station at 1
O'Clock, and cars will berun between
the city and the park every twenty
minutes. The superintendent has
agreed to send more cars if they are
needed.
The Kenosha team will meet the
Marquettes at that time, and the line
up Of the team will be the same as in
the opening game on last Sunday.
The lineup of the Marquettes will be
as follows:
Keorry, r. f.; Hughes, |. f.; Riley,
1st b.; Post, G. f.; Mccarthy, Sd b.;
La11y, I'd b.; McG1ennon, s. s.; Brown
or Rumble, c.; Munich, p.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
is NAMED,
City Health Officer Selected by the
I Common Council as City Ply
stefan For the Year.
RECOGNITION OF GOOD SERVICE.

| DR.. ]. Russell Eastman, who for the
past year has served the city most eff
ficient1y as city health officer, was Sc
1ected by the city council last evening
as city physician for the coming year.
DIR. Eastman was the lowest bidder for
the work, and according to his propo-
sition to the council he will take care
of the poor of the city during the year
for the salary of Sis. 1t is understood
that this bid will also provide for the
payment for medicines needed by the
unfortunates of the city. DR.. ]. B.
Spau1ding, the present city physician,
was the next lowest bidder, his bid
being 500.
1t is probable that DIR. Eastman will
be selected as health officer by the
ing. The selection of DR.. Eastman is
good one, and it is hoped that he
will be selected to succeed himself in
the equally important post of health
officer. During the past year DR.. East
man has given up a great deal of his
time to his work in this office. He has
done much to secure better sanitary
conditions in the city, and his work
has been blessed with large measure
of success. Under his direction the
police Of the city have in the past few
days started a crusade for cleaner al
1eys and cleaner streets, and DR.. East
man has declared that he will see to it
that the streets and alleys inlthe bus
mess portion are kept in more sani-
tary condition.
During his term of service for the
city Or, Eastman has made special
study Of municipal sanitation, and he
is prepared to give the city the benefit
of the investigation during the COM
inc YEAR
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

MAYOR GoRMAN's appointment Of
an additional Police and Fire Com
missioner will make no difference in
the board. The present members OF
the board have all been legally ap-
pointed and have all duly qualified,
and the Mayor can appoint one or a
dozen new members, as he may see
fit, without changing the makeup Of
the board in the slightest. He has nc
power to GUST any of the present
members of the board, and any ap.
pointee he may nominate will have tc
wait until there is vacancy before
he can qualify.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
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Inere IS only one thing for weak and suffer-
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MISS Florabel Blessing, 219 w. Lincoln ST..
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

THERE may be something in the
story that if all goes well with him
and he has majority of the dele
gates in the Convention, La Toilette
intends to nominate one of his bench
men, presumably Bradford, for Gov
ernor, and make try for Quar1es
place himself. He will be in posi-
ton to make the move if he wants tc
chance it, for he has never announced
himself as a candidate for governor
and none of his delegates would dare
to question the right Of the easy boss
to turn their votes over to anyone he
might pick out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

THE sanitary condition Of the city
depends largely on the kind of a
health officer we have. It ought not
to be necessary to compel property
owners to keep the alleys clean, but
it often is, and unless the health Off
Ger attends to his business the condi-
ton Of some of the out of the way
places in the city speedily becomes a
menace to the public health. DR..
Eastman has been faithful in the per-
Torrance of the duties of health Off
Ger the past year and has accomp-
lished what he set out to do with com
parative1y little friction, and the
Board Of Health could not do better
than to appoint him for another year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

FREIGHT traffic on the lakes has
been practically suspended pending
a settlement Of labor troubles. Lake
traffic is already month later than
usual, and if the present tie-up lasts
for any length of time the losses in
freight and wages will be large. Al
together the outlook is very discour-
aging for vessel owners, and the
present season promises to be the
worst in the history Of the lakes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER.

The following is list of the mail
matter remaining unca11ed for in the
Kenosha postofice, Kenosha county,
Wis, for week ending May 4th,
1904, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at the expiration Of
two weeks, unless called for:
MEMS LIST.
Pony Bill, c Haw1ey, Robert Hubbard, Joe
King, Wilhelm Razant, Achi11e So1eote, Robert
Wenger, Anse Dorothy, EmarT Hansen A
Johnson, Peterson, w Smith, Rasheed G
Sa1eeby.
LADIES' LIST.
Mrs Glen Barley, Mrs Ed Johnson, Emma
Kahr, Sissc Sohwado, Li11ey Gumark, Bessie
Potter, Anna Sah1, Mrs Fl Schultz.
To obtain any of the above mail
matter, the applicant must give the
date of this list.
CHAS. FRANTZ, p. M.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

ADVANCED medical research has
conc1usive1y demonstrated that all
forms of pulmonary disease are highly
contagious and the great increase in
the death rate in the past few years
from this cause has aroused the medi-
cal profession to the necessity of edu-
eating the general public in the care
of this class of diseases and the pre-
vention of contagion. If the danger
is as great as the doctors fear it will
not be many years before the sufferers
from tuberculosis and kindred diseases
will be isolated and hospitals and
sanitariums erected for their exc1u-
sive use
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

THE Japanese generals have proved
themselves the equals of their bro
theirs of the navy and the first great
land battle Of the war has resulted in
a crushing defeat for the Russians.
If the Japanese continue to be victor
ious the soldiers of=the Gar may yet
have to adopt the Illuminating tactics
of the Moscow campaign and retreat
into the interior of their country
where the Japs can not get at them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

For a number of years the Aneri.
can Express company has had mo-
nopo1y of the express business in Ke-
nosha, and while the American has
always given good service, little
competition would be welcomed by
the merchants and business men of
the city. There is an enormous
amount of express both in and out OF
Kenosha in year, and there is plenty
of business for two agencies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
LADIES' LIST.
RECEIPT FOR a GOOD CoMEDY

Take four ounces of plot and dis
solve in solution of probability; add
character as desired; sprinkle with
situation and stir we'll. Add fun and
dialogue to suit the taste and spice
with speciality. Serve red hot as
quickly as possible. That is the way
Hans Hanson" is composed.
Say, did you ever see Hans Han
SOM" If you have not, don't fail to
see the play here next Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
LOTS WITH SEWER. WATER. GAS.

have few lots on Rowland avenue
at 81 per foot front, 40 feet lot $3.50,
A feet lot $500; cash, City sewer,
water and gas in and paid for.
I also have two lots on Bond street,
near Pomeroy, for 5000. These lots
also have sewer, water and gas in and
paid for. Can you do better anywhere?
E. r. Head, News office. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
sive use.

THE suit filed by the Prudential In
surance company against zeno M.
Host promises to make public some of
the interesting details of the trans
actions between the insurance com
panies and the Insurance Commits
sioner's office. The large amounts
involved are a surprise to business
men and politicians and the fact the
only one of the insurance companies
out of all those doing business in the
State paid into the office of the Insu-
rance Commissioner for fees and ex.
penses in five months over $21, OO(
shows something of the magnitude Of
the stake the reform administra.
ton is playing for. If the other com.
panies contributed in proportion, the
revenues of the Insurance Commits.
sioners offlc must be something enor
nous. 1t will do no harm to let the
policy holders of the various com
panies get a little inside knowledge
Of the practical workings of the insur
ance laws of the State, and the pres
ent suit promises to give the desired
publicity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

NO man e'er felt the halter draw
with good opinion Of the law" and the
prison authorities are entitled to a
hearing before being condemned for
crue1ties on the word Of discharged
prisoner. On the other hand if some
Of the stories told are true It is time
that the management Of some Of the
penal institutions was changed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

KEEP off the lawns in the Library
park. There are plenty Of cement
walks to walk on and every citizen
should have enough civic pride to
help keep the city's one beauty spot
looking it's best.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
DEATH OF MRS. KILLER.

Well Known North Side Woman Died al
Her Home This Morning.
Mrs. Marie Hitler, the wife of Carl
Hitler, and we'll known to many of the
residents of the North. Side, died at
her home this morning after long
illness from consumption. The de-
ceased has been Ill for many years
and her death was not unexpected,
A husband and family survive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

INSURANCE Commissioner Host says
that there was nothing illegal or ex-
tortionate in his taking $21, 200 Of the
Prudential Insurance company's mo
ney for fees and expenses. But the
10000 policy holders of the company
in Wisconsin will want to know what
they got for the money just the same.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

THE fight for the nomination for
Governor goes merri1y on. Cook is
the candidate to watch this week, and
if he makes anywhere near the gains
he claims, he will be in an eligible
central position wnen the Convention
meets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

A MOB formed at Lancaster because
of the importation of five Italians.
If Kenosha ever got excited over a
little thing like that we could have a
riot almost any day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT.

There will be a dance at the Mill
Side Hall on the Geneva Road four
miles west of Kenosha on Saturday
evening, May =, and every Saturday
hereafter Good music. Everybody
invited. MIKE STEINBAcH, Prop.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

HERE is comparatively little NOV
ing in Kenosha this year. Houses
are so scarce that the wou1d-be NOV
ers are compelled to be satisfied with
what they have.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
Cngo. ,clos'g May
Chgo. clos'g May 8

81 Have you got house to rent? Lots
Of people are looking for them. Put
an ad in the bargain column aid see
how well it pays you.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
THURSDAY, MAY S, 1904.

II looks as if it would require the
assistance Of the courts to straighten
out the tang1e on the police and fire
commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
MARRIED TN KENOSHA.
Oneida County Couple United In Marriage
by the Rev. Florence Buck.

by the Rev. Florence Buck.
The marriage of Ross C. Forbes and
Miss Anna NJ. Anderson, both resi-
dents of the village of Woodboro,
Oneida county, was so1emnized at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hannahs, on
Market street this morning. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Florence Buck, pastor of the First
Unitarian church.
The groom is a well known travel
ing man and the bride is said to be
one of the best known young women
of the Oneida county village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes left at once
for Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williamson,
of Kansas City, are spending week
with friends and relatives in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
MARKET REPORT.
May 5.

I Closing prices for New. York stocks yester-
day and today as furnished by ssThe Eadden-
Rodee Co." 167 Park street:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-05
OVer=MOrk Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.