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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
Board Of Review Makes Little
Change in the Assessments
as Returned.
MEISELBACH CO. is FAVORED
Total Assessment as Sent to the County
Board Will Be $1O,944,535.55 and
Percent of Levy May Be Raised.

After six weeks of discussion of the
tax roll, hearing innumerab1e com
plants and listening with patience to
the demands of the supervisor of
assessments, the Board of Review Of
the city completed it's work on We'd
nesday afternoon and the result of the
work of weeks is a reduction of $1O,-
900 in the assessment of real estate in
the city. No other changes we're made
and the sole company to be benefited
by the long hours of work by the
board is the A. f. Meise1bach COM
from SOS, 900 to SIS, 600.
All of the other complaints for re-
auctions we're laid on the table and
the assessment as made by the assess
ors will stand. The request of Super
visor of Assessment Harrison for
large increases in the city were also
turned down and the board pra ctica11y
decided not to go behind the work of
the assessors.
AS a result of the work of the board
the final report of the assessment
which will be sent to the city treas
urer will show a total value of prop
erty in the city at $10,944, 535.55, and
on this assessment the levy for the
coming year will be made.
An examination of these figures
shows that it will be impossible for
the city council to return to the per
cent tax levy this year for the amount
raised would be altogether insufficient
to meet the demand of the city. A l
per cent tax on the levy as made
would raise for the use of the city less
than $11O,0 and the Board of Edu-
cation has already asked for half of
this amount for the expenses of the
schools for next year. There is now a
little money in the city treasury, but
when the bills due and falling due are
paid the treasury will be all but
empty and the city will be forced to
borrow money in order to tide over
until the next tax is collected.
Last year the city was forced to
borrow $4,000, but the amount will
probably be much larger this year.
The Middle street bridge is to be
paid for and there will be any amount
of other extra expenses.
It now looks as if the council would
be forced to levy tax of at least 1 a
per cent if the obligations of the city
are to be met.
The small amount of reduction made
by the Board of Review will cut little
figure as the total tax to be collected
on the amount Topped off would have
been less than $780,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
Chris ]. Jensen of Somers At
tempts to Save Train
and Is Killed.
TRAIN CRASHES INTO ENGINE
Traction Engine Had Stuck on Rail
road Track and Jensen Was At
tempting to Warn Engineer.

Chris ]. Jensen, aged Is years, a
Farmland working in the town of
Somers, laid down his life at O. clock
Friday night in an effort to prevent
wreck between a passenger train
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
road and a traction engine, the latter
having become lodged at the County
Line crossing in the town of Somers.
Jensen's mang1ed remains were
picked up along the track, but the
man gave his life in vain for the
train crashed into the engine. For
tunately no one was injured in the
collision.
Jensen had been at work on a
farm near the village of Somers press
ing hay with a steam press, and after
a long days's work he had started for
his home, little farther down the
road. When he came to the crossing.
of the St. Paul road one of the valves
of the traction engine broke, and he
could not get it off the track. While
he was waiting for some one to go
for aid he heard the passenger train
coming from the north, and taking
the headlight off his engine he started
down the track to flag the train and
prevent a collision. He had gone not
over two hundred yards when the
train suddenly dashed out of the dark
ness of curve and struck him. The
man was instantly killed, and his re-
mains were hurled high in the air
and thrown into ditch along the
track.
The engineer, however, was warned
and saw the approaching danger. He
reversed the brakes but was not able
to stop the train before the crash
came. The traction engine was struck
by the engine and thrown into ditch
at the side of the track, but the train
was running at such a low rate of
speed that it did not leave the track.
The train was crowded with passen-
gers and when they heard of the mar
row escape of the train they hurried
back to the scene of the fatal acct
dent and the remains of the heroic
farm hand were carried back to
Somers.
Jensen had been a resident of the
town of Somers for number of years
and was well known among the
younger farmers of the county. He
was a good workman and had been
employed on one farm for the past
seven years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
WAR ON SOCIALISM.
Catholic Societies Urged to Stop
Spread of the SociaIistic
Doctrine.
FORCE END OF PROPAGANDA.

Although most of the day at the
convention of the American FEEDER
alton of Catholic Societies at Detroit
| Wednesday was occupied with rou-
tine matters, Father Kelly of Toledo,
IN an address, urged the convention
to take some action denunciatory of
socialism.
Appointment of committees was
the first business transacted. w. G.
Smith Of Philadelphia is chairman of
the committee on resolutions, and in
cluded in the membership are Arch
bishop Messmer of Milwaukee, Bishop
McFau1 and the Rev. John Wynne.
None of the committee was ready to
report Wednesday afternoon and the
convention adjourned for the day.
The beginning of the anti-socia1ism
campaign was continued Wednesday
evening when in an address the Rev.
T. ]. Campbell, S. J., of New York,
said:
Socialism not only incu1cates in
dividual and domestic anarchy, but
it professed1y aims at the ruin of all
existing governments. The specter
of socialism, which looms over mod
ern civilization withj menace of
ruin, may we'll cause serious alarm.
Sin general it's rise maybe ascribed
to the elimination of Christianity
from modern Legislation, to the in
f1uence of false economic principles
and to the new methods which the
nations have adopted to achieve
greatness and power.
Socialism is absolutely destruct-
i've of all human liberty. We need no
better proof of that than to glance at
what is going on in france, whose
government the socialists boast of
controlling.
"The only opponent of.socia1ism is
the Catholic church. The mistake is
that the Catholic church is held to be
an enemy. She is not. She will con-
quer, but conquer as friend.
con what lines does the church
propose to proceed? By teaching, by
intoxicating and almost by compelling,
through instrumenta1ity of her pupils,
her schools and her confessiona1s,
reverence for God, obedience to di-
vine and human law and love for hu-
mainly.
Socialism with us is not yet for
nidable political power, but there is
all the more reason before it becomes
an aggressive and organized force to
build up an army of federated asso-
Citations actuated by principles which
are antagonistic or corrective of those
dangerous doctrines.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
WINTHROP EXISTS.
Old Charter of Village Found After
Years of Search.

Winthrop Harbor exists.
It is village, doing business
legally.
This statement was made today by
President Farley of the village, who
told of the discovery of the charter
for which a long and, up to the pres
ent time, unfruitfu1 search has been
made IN hopes of determining the
legality of the existence of the
troubled municipality.
Mr.. Farley has not yet seen the char
ter but yesterday he received letter
from his attorney, whom he has kept
searching for the paper, informing
him that it had been found in the safe
where the village keeps its ''va1u-
ables." How it had been overlooked
so long in the search is mystery, for
ever since the last two administrations
have been in power the residents have
been looking for the charter.
President Farley says he feels
greatly relieved over the reported dis
covery and he is anxious to have a
look at the 1ong-1ost paper. He has
not been in the village which he rules
for couple of weeks but is to make
trip there in few days.
Mr.. Farley states that now, knowing
that he is legally in power, he is go
ing ahead with many improvements
at the village, that he will have many
walks put in, the water works will be
built, etc. When asked where the
money was to come from when the
village is in such tangled state, he
replied that a levy will be made
against all the property, that when
the collection of the tax comes, then
the proper ownership of property will
be known even though it is not now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

WHEN the bonding company, which
is examining the state treasurer
books to decide whether or no it shall
go on his bond for the increased
amount demand by the governor, gets
through with it's work people of the
state will know about how the situa-
ton is in that office. Mr.. Kenpf's
bond is to be increased from $3.50, 900
to 100000, and if the bonding COM
pany decides to accept the increased
liability we may be very sure that
everything is all right. Political
considerations will have no weight
with the officials of the company and
they will be guided wholly by the
amount of risk they have to assume.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

THERE is one good feature of the
present troubles in the packing trades
and that is that when the strike is
over the retail dealers will be more
independent of the big packing COM
bine than they have been at any time
during the last ten years. And the
longer the strike lasts the more indie
pendent they will be. The uncertain
ties Of the past two weeks have forced
many of the dealers who have been
accustomed to depend entirely upon
the big packers for their supplies to
try the experiment of doing their
own butchering and many slaughter
houses have started up all over the
country,which have been unused Tor
years. And the dealers are finding
out that at the present prices as
established by the big packers, it is
profitable to do their own killing
even if it is impossible for them
to save ali the by-products
as is done in the big houses.
The independent packers too, are
making hay while the sun shines, and
certain percentage of the trade they
are gaining during this strike will
stay with them. The public is not
likely to profit much by the rise of the
so-ca11ed independent packers for
their prices are almost certain to fol-
low the scale set by the big concerns.
But to win back the trade of the retail
dealers, who are now doing their own
killing, the packers must reduce
prices so that it will be cheaper for
The retailers to buy of them than to
continue operating their own s1augh-
ter houses. The Investigations of the
Department of Commerce and Labor
show that there is an enormous profit
somewhere between the price of beef
on the hoof and the finished product
and the packers will have to be salts
fed with less than they were getting
before the strike to win back this lost
trade and the public may reasonably
expect to share in the reduction.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
NATIONAL ENoAMPMENr. G. A. r.

The Nickel Plate road will sell tick
cts August 18th, 18th and 14th at
$17.75 for the round trip from Chi
cago, via direct lines, with stop over
at Niagara Falls and Chautauqua
Lake, if desired, within final limit.
Also if preferred, rate of 500. 20 be-
tween same points for the round trip
via. New York City and boat, with
liberal stop over returning at that
point. Tickets good on any train on
above dates and also on special train
from Chicago at ga. m, August 18th.
Final return limit September 3Oth.
Meals served in Nickel Plate dining
cars, on American club meal plan,
ranging in price from Csc to $1.OO; also
a la carte. City ticket Office Chicago,
III Adams st. Chicago depot, LaSa11e
ST. station, corner VanBuren and La
Sale Sts., on the elevated loop. Write
John Y. Callahan, General Agent, 113
Adams ST., Room 298, Chicago, for
reservation of berths in through
standard and tourist sleeping cars,
and other detailed information. VIA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

REPORTS of the intention of Ma
tiona1 Chairman Corte1you to take a
hand in the Wisconsin state fight,
appear to be unfounded. Informa-
ton from Washington is that he is
going to wait for the legal DISPOSE
ton Of the case before committing
himself in any way. Mr.. Corte1you is
wise. He is doing just what the ma
jority of the Republicans of the state
long ago made up their minds to do
wait for the decision of the court and
then abide by the decision.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
TO RESET CRIBS.
Few Changes Recommended by Govern
ment Engineer in Annual Report.

ment Engineer in Annual Report.
The only recommendation made for
Kenosha harbor in the annual report
of Major James G. Warren, chief of
the corps of engineers of this district,
which has just been made to the sec
rotary of war, is the resetting of the
outer cribs. The estimated cost Of
this work and of maintaining the
channels and piersis $10,025 for which
the sum of sly, AIS is available.
Dredging the harbor channel and
the building of two cribs at an esti-
mated cost of $50, 900 are proposed for
Racine.
The report shows the amount of
work done at fifteen harbors, the
amount of tonnage and comparative
figures Of the exports and imports of
all places over which Major Warren
has superintendent, recommends the
installation of specified repairs and
improvements and recounts the work
done at the harbors during the last
year, and the total amount of money
appropriated since the establishment
of each harbOr.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
A QUIET WEDDING.

James Bentley and Miss Alice Hart1
Married Wednesday Evening.
At the home of James Bentley, Just
west of the railway on Prairie avenue,
at O'Clock Wednesday evening, oc-
Cured the marriage of Mr.. Bentley
and Miss Anna Hart1, daughter of
Frank Hartl. The ceremony was
performed by Judge S1osson in the
presence of twenty-five friends and
relatives of the contra citing parties.
After the wedding ceremony supper
was served. Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley
are now at home to their friends.
Both are well known in Kenosha
and their friends will be pleased to
extend congratulations
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
CHEAP RATES TO BOSTON

via New York City and Boat. 5000
for the round-trip, from Chicago, via
Nickel Plate Road, August 18th, 18th
and 18th, with liberal stopover at
New York City returning, and also
stopover at Niagara Falls and Chau-
tauqua Lake within final limit, if
desired. Also rate of SITS from
Chicago to Boston and return, via
direct lines. Tickets good on any
train on above dates and also on
special train from Chicago at a. M,
August 18th. Final return limit
September 30th, by depositing ticket.
Through s1eeping-car service. Meals
in Nickel Plate dining cars, on
American Club Meal Plan, ranging in
price from CSC. to $1.OO; also service
a la carte. Write John Y. Callahan.
General Agent, 113 Adams ST., Room
298, Chicago, for reservation of berths
in through standard and tourist sleep
ing-cars, and full particulars. VIA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
MAY GO TO CHICAGO.

C. E. Egan may not build a factory
in Kenosha for the manufacture of
his new telephone instruments, as he
has received proposition from Chi
cago capitalists to open "a plant in
Chicago. The Chicago men agree to
furnish all the money that may be
needed to place the new invention on
the market and they will give the
Kenosha man large slice Of the
stock in the plant. Mr.. Egan has
been given chance to consider the
matter and he will announce his decis.
ion in another week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

THE exposition business has been
overdone and unless the attendance
increases wonderfully in the next few
months the ST. Louis fair is going to
be a stupenduous failure from a
financial standpoint. It will be a long
time before the government can be
induced to back any more worlds
fair enterprises, and Uncle Sam will
be lucky if ali his money comes back
from ST. Louis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

THE white6sh have returned to
their old feeding grounds on the east
shore of the 1ake-which they left for
no apparent reason ten years ago
and the fishermen are anxiously wait
ing for them to make their appear
ance on this side. Kenosha used to
ship tons of these fish weekly and
their return would mean the revival
of profitable industry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
THURSDAY, AUGUST II.

For Governor
Samuel A, Cook, Neenah.
Lieutenant Governor
George Fl. Ray, of Lacrosse.
Secretary of State
Ne1s Holman, Deerfe1d.
State Treasurer
Gustav Wo11aeger, Milwaukee.
Attorney General
D. G. C1asson, Oconto.
Railroad Commissioner
f. o. Tarbox, Ashland.
Insurance Commissioner
w. c. Roenitz, Sheboygan.
Delegates at Large
John c. Spooner, Joseph " Quarles}
]. w. Babcock, Emil Baensch.
A1ternates-
M. G. Jeffris, D. f. Rlordan,
Richard Myer, Jr., John Kehlor.
Endorsed for Vice President
Ex-Governor Edward Scofeld.
Electors at Large
Charles F. I1s1ey, of Milwaukee.
A. r. Hall, of Dunn.
Electors from Congressional Districts
First-John L. Sheron, Green county.
Second-J. NJ Bushnell, Columbia county.
rhird-James FL. Cabonnis, Grant county.
Fourth-Fred c. Lorenz, Milwaukee county.
Fifth-Fred w. Cordes, Milwaukee county,
Sixth-C. S. Porter, Dodge county.
Seventh-H. A. Bright, Jackson county.
Eighth-E. Nc G1ach1in, Portage county.
Ninth-George Boyer, Oconto county.
Tenth-M. D. Keith, Forest county.
Neventh-Edward L. Peet, Burnett county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

IT looks as if the mystery connected
with the complete disappearance of
all the funds of the Kenosha Trust
company was about to be cleared up.
1t is unlikely that the creditors of the
defunct institution will ever see a
cent of their money, but there is a
mournfu1 satisfaction in finding out
where it went to.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

THERE is every indication that the
gamblers are going to make All at
tempt to open up again in Kenosl1a.
They should be discouraged early in
the game.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

THERE does not seem to be any
very general desire to- rush into
print and go on record on this sewer
question. However, there is plenty
Of time yet before the special election
and a good share of the time of the
taxpayers is being taken up with the
discussion of the sewer problem.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded for the Week Ending Friday.
August 5, 1904.


Following are the real estate trans
fers recorded during the past week.
Reported for this paper by Charles A.
'Iarbell, abstracter, real estate. in
surance and loan agent.
Theresa Henrietta Runkel to
q. Clifford and Arthur G.
Pacey. Lots 4, z, 9 and 10,
blk 6, Village of Wi1mot.
Land contract; con-. $500. .S140O 90
Charlas H. Gonnermann and
wife to VIM. Paw1ukanis.
Lots and Z, blk 1, of Con
nermann's subdv. War
ranty deed; consideration. $50 90
David Williams and wife to
Addie Mul1enbeck and hus-
band. Part of the hf of
Sc or of sec 80, II, r 81 east.
Warranty deed; con-. ....... 1 90
Mary H. Allen to Kenosha
Masonic Temple Association
East 40 # of the a of lot
l, blk SO, on Sc or of sec 81,
2, q east. Warranty
deed; consideration. ... $500 90
David M. Martison and wife
to George Johnson. Part
Of blk 1, of Vetter's subdiv
and part of the sc or of sec
81, q, r D east. Warranty
deed; acknowledgements. 1000 90
Sheriff of Kenosha County TO
H. Do11
NV or of sec IA, tt, r2O east.
Sherif's deed; con. ........ 5225 90
William M. Pugh to Michael
Schultz. Part of blk 81, on
the Sc or of sec 80, t2r13
east. Warranty deed; con-. POS 90
John 3. Jones to Ella J. Ma
honey. Part of the sw or
of sec -, r p east. War
ranty deed; con. .... 28O0 90
George E. Mahoney and wife
to John E. Jones. Lot 8,
blk 4, of Strong & The1een's
subdv. Warranty deed; con 1000 90
The Kenosha Realty Co. to
Mrs. Eliza beth GALES. Lot
%, OF the henoSha Realty
Co.'S First addn to city of
Kenosha. Warranty deed;
consideration. ............. 400 90
Christian Rasch and wife to
George Foster. The n hf of
lot "a, Christian Rach's
subdv of lot 5, of sec %, tt,
19 east Warranty deed:
consideration ..... 1877 so
George LaMarsche to Charles
W. and Nathan Allen. Part
of blk 90, on the ne or of sec
II, 2, % east. Warranty
deed; con ...... ... 90
Frank Meiser and wife to
Frank Russo. Part of the
NV or of sec 81, 2, %
east. Warranty deed; CON-, 21OO 90
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

THE special commission now ex-
aiming sites for the naval training
station continues to be "favorah1y
impressed with every site visited,
but no one will know anything about
the real views Of the commission until
it's report is made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
PLANS ARE COMPLETE.
Annual Celebration of Labor Day to be
Held at Anderson's Park Sept. 9Th.

Held at Anderson's Park Sept. 9Th.
The officers of the trades and labor
council last night completed final ar
rangements for the tenth annual La
Dor Day celebration i'll Kenosha. The
celebration will be held at Anderson's
Park on September 5th. It will be an
all day picnic, and before the picnic
great parade of the Union men in
the city will be held. More detailed
announcements of the day will be
given later, but the 1aborers have
planned to make this celebration the
greatest in the history of the holiday
in Kenosha.
The Stemm Brothers. band and or
chestra have been engaged to furnish
music during the entire day, and
other top line attractions will be Sc
cured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

An extra fine lot of second goods on
hand. Can sell cheap. Also new
furniture, stoves, etc. Express work
done on short order. Wisconsin te1e-
phone 1906, Citizens telephone 2O7.
Piano moving a speciality. George
Barber, 379 Exchange street. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11
WORLDS FAIR COACH EXCURSIONS


Via the Northwestern Line. Very
low rates to ST. Louis will be in effect
on two dates, August Is and %, for
coach excursions to ST. Louis via the
Chicago & North Western R'y. Only
$500 round trip from Kenosha, return
limit seven ca days. A great oppor-
tunity to visit the Worlds Fair at
minimum of expense. Other favor
able round trip rates are in effect
daily, with liberal return limits, stop
over privileges, etc. Full informa-
ton as to train schedules, checking
of baggage and other matters of in
terest to the intending traveller on APP
p1ication to Ticket Agents of the Chi
cago& North-We stern R'y. dw16
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-11

x will buy Morrison Cabinet Cigar
go 10c quality. Try one. VIZ