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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

THE one hope Of pacific solution
of the difficulties between Norway
and Sweden is in the fact that both
realize that alone neither would be
strong enough to resist the agrees
ions of its stronger neighbors. The
idea of at least defensive alliance is
taking strong hold of the people OF
both countries and this feeling of
mutual dependence was we'll expressed
by Count Douglas who is likely to be
the premier of Sweden's next cabinet,
when he said recently that "A new
union must be offered by US to the
Norwegians, founded on full liberty,
equality and interior independence of
both countries, but in which the
principle that the Scandinavian
Peninsula as against the world is one,
must be continuously carried
through.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
RAID ON ZION'S COOPS
Spring Chickens, Valued at More
Than 5000, Have Been
Stolen From Zion City
THIEVES COME THIS WAY

Zion City will probably not have it's
usual chicken dinner on Sunday, and
lit is probable that it will be several
weeks before the City of Dowie will
have taste of spring broilers. Chief
of Police Reino1d has received a letter
from Chief of Police Daniel Sloan of
Zion stating that thieves have raided
the coops in Zion City during the last
two or three nights, and as result of
these raids chickens valued at more
than $500 have been stolen. 1t is even
suggested that some of the real slip
perry citizens of Kenosha we're mixed
up in the crime, and it is thought that
the chickens have been sold to Keno
sha butcher shops and they will prob
ably grace the table of many Keno
sha home at noon tomorrow. The
Kenosha butchers plead not guilty to
the charge brought against them and
declare that they can prove an alibi
for every yellow legged chicken which
they have sold during the week.
The letter from the Zion chief is a
pathetic one and he insists that there
were 125 more or less of the specially
milk fed chickens taken. Ali of them
were of the class known as single
combed brown leghorns, and it is as
serted that they were of special
breed which was exceedingly va1ua-
Bile.
The thieves were not at all partic-
ular about where they got the chick
ems and they seemed to have marched
about Zion without great deal of
trouble.
: Chief Reino1d and his men are
spending the day inspecting the chick
ems offered for sale in hopes of being
able to locate some of the brown leg
horn variety. If such chickens are
found the present owner of them will
be forced to show pretty nearly where
he got them or go tozion City and
face a charge in the municipal court
| there
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
NEW CHEMICAL IN SERVICE
Chemical Engine Presented to City is
Put Into Commission


Put Into Commission
Added fire protection was granted
to kenosha property owners this
morning when the new chemical en-
CINE, recently presented to the city
by q. 9. Simmons, Jr., was placed in
commission. 1t was added to the
equipment of the Third ward engine
house IN keeping with the suggestion
of the donor.
The chemical wagon, which was
manufactured by the Peter Pirsch
company, is an exact duplicate of the
one now being used at the Central
Engine house. It is a combination
wagon carrying a large amount of
hose and single tank of chemicals.
The cost was in the neighborhood of
81, 600. With the addition of the
Third ward wagon the department is
pretty well supplied with apparatus.
1t is probable that the old hose wagon
which has been used in the Third
ward will be placed in some building
on the west side for use in emergen-
cies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

IN Evanston the police are stopping
the scorchers with bullets. If our po-
lice adopted similar heroic measures
in regard to the motor cycles, the air
would often be filled with lead. These
machines are far and away the most
dangerous on our streets today, and
little effort is made to keep them
within proper limits. The fact that
no serious accident has as yet hap
pened with these machines is no guar.
antee that one may not happen any
day, and there is no possible excuse
for their almost hourly violations OF
the speed regulations of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
COFFEE STORE SOLD FOR SONG
John Jensen Buys Stock and Good Will
of Company's Bankrupt Business

John Jensen Buys Stock and Good Will
of Company's Bankrupt Business
At meeting of the stockholders of
the defunct Chicago-Raci cine Tea &
Coffee company this morning, the
proposition of John Jensen of this
city to purchase the store as it stands
was accepted, and Mr.. Jensen will
assume charge of the business i'm
mediate1y.
The new proprietor is well known
Racine merchant who for the past sew
era1 years has successfully conducted
a similar Enlistment in Kenosha.
It is his intention to make arrange
ments with the customers of the old
concern whereby all tickets that are
now outstanding will be redeemab1e
at the new store at a certain percent
age of their face value. In this man
ner the patrons will receive something
for their tickets, while it was gen.
orally supposed that the pasteboards
we're vaiue1ess since the failure.
While the price paid for the bust
ness and good will of the store is not
given out, it is said to be less than
So, 600, and as the liabilities will
aggregate about $4,000, it is conceded
that the creditors will receive only
about 20 per cent Of their claims. -Ra-
cine Times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
Kenosha Electric Railway Co. to
Build Line to Connect With
Chicago and Milwaukee.
BIC FORCE AT WORK ON LINE
Kenosha Company Will Build West on
Salem, Elizabeth or Prairie Ave
nue. But Will Not Cross the
Kenosha Division.

Manager Willis Russell Of the Ken
osha Electric Railway company an
nounced this morning that his com
parry was planning to build line
west from Kenosha to connect with
the lines Of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric Railway company. It is more
than probable that this line will be
built before snow flies. This morning
a force of forty men left Kenosha
with all sorts of tools to begin the
work on the line south of the city. 1t
is stated that the work has advanced
to point three miles north of the
state line, and the men in charge Of
the work stated to Mr.. Russell this
morning that they would have the
line completed to point west of Ken
osha within the next two months.
The line is completed south Of Zion
City, so that it looks now as if Keno
sha people would be riding to Chicago
by trolley before the opening Of an
other year. The new blood in the
Chicago and Milwaukee company has
put up the money that was needed to
complete the line, and this fact is
amply shown by the large crowd of
men at work on the line. With the
force now employed it will be an easy
matter for the contractor to complete
the work in the time stated.
The building of line west to con-
meet with this line will be an easy
matter for the Kenosha Electric Rail
way company, as the franchise
granted by the city to the company
three years ago gives them the right
to use three streets of the city for a
line west. The streets are Elizabeth
street, Prairie avenue and Salem ave-
nue.. Under the terms of the fran
chise it will not be necessary for the
company to secure the consent OF the
property owners for right of way
along any of these streets, but it will
be necessary to get the consent Of the
town board of Pleasant Prairie. It is
not the intention of either company to
build across the tracks of the Kenosha
division of the Northwestern during
the present year, but the two tracks
will be united somewhere south and
east of the tracks. II it becomes
necessary for the companies 10 cross
these tracks it will be necessary for a
viaduct to be built, as it would be i'm
possible to run cars over such net
work of tracks.
Manager Russell stated this morn
ing that it was the intention of the
Kenosha company to build directly
west to the city limits and then south
along Charles street, or over private
right of way to point where the un-
ion could be made with the Chicago
and Milwaukee company. This would
demand the construction of about a
mile of tracks.
It is thought that traffic arrange
ment has already been made between
the officers of the two companies, so
that there will be no delay in filling in
the gap when the road from the south
is ready to be opened.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
through.

INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS HOST can
not make the investigation of the in
surance companies doing business in
this state too searching, and he does
we'll to include the fraterna1 and
benevolent societies in his list of COM
panies to be investigated. The time
has come when the whole subject Of
life insurance must be thoroughly
gone into, and that not by men pre-
sumab1y favorably inclined towards
the companies, whose investments
and manner of conducting their bust
ness are under scrutiny, but by men
who will look at the matter from the
standpoint of the insured. Public
confidence in all life insurance has
been so shaken by the Equitable dis
closures that something must be
done to restore it. and thorough
overhau1ing by the insurance officials
of ali the states cannot help but have
a good effect. Any company that has
nothing rotten to conceal will well
come the fullest investigation, and
any company that puts any obstacles
in the way of the examiners is good
one to look out for. Everything must
be shown up, for anything, no matter
how bad, is better all around than this
feeling of uncertainty and the rumors
which are flying around regarding
the condition of all the companies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

IT was mistake and we can all see
it now to give the Kerosha Street
Railway company, franchises which
cover the streets which might give
access to competing lines from the
west and south. If the road had to
come to the council for these franchis-
es it would not be so arbitrary in the
matter of franchises. In fact if the
street railway officials had not had
the knowledge that their position
was secure there would have been no
trouble over transfers at all. They
have the upper hand at present and
they know it only too we'll.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

WE suppose there is no way to pre-
vent the North Western road leaving
freight cars standing on the switch
on West Main street, although at the
time this track was put down it was
generally understood that it was to be
used for switching only, and not for
storage, but the least the road can do
is to place the cars so that they will
not obstruct the sidewalks at the
crossings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

A POLICE force that was ample to
care for city of 5000 people cannot
be expected to cover city of twice
that size and if the people are to be
given adequate police protection the
present force will haveto be increased.
The city is terribly hard up but way
will have to be found to meet these
necessary expenses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

WE have noticed that good many
of the men who are loudest in their
demands for all kinds of public i'm
provements, and who never can see
why the city has not the money to
supply these wants Immediately, are
not very much in evidence when the
tax collector comes around.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
DEVILS LAKE

Remember the Chicago & North
western railway excursion to this
wonderful and mysterious region-this
long preserved monument of the
earth's early history Thursday, Au-
gust 8. Round trip only $1.50. Leave
Kenosha 7:58 a. M, Milwaukee 9 a.
M, arrive at DEVILS lake 1915 a. m.
Returning leave Devils lake s p. m.
For tickets and information apply to
agents Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way. DIV az
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

a TERM in jail is hardly an adequate
punishment for the tramps who make
their living by frightening women into
feeding them. They are fed there and
have good place to sleep, and that is
all they care about. A good sound
thrashing is what they need, and it is
a great pity that the law does not pro-
vide for their getting one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

At meeting of the directors OF the
Bank of Sheboygan, Julius Kroos,
cashier of the bank since 1881, was
elected president.
The Berlin school board ordered a
new heating plant for the FIigh school
on Friday to cost $4,000, the contract
going to Appleton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
MRS. JAS. McNAUGHToN DEAD

Former Resident of Town of Somers
Passed Away at Luna, N. NJ.
Word has been received in this city
of the death of Mrs. James McNaugh-
ton at the home of her son, Charles
McNaughton, in Luna, N. NJ, on
July IA. She was IS years of age.
Mrs. McNaughton twas an old settler
OF Kenosha county, having resided IN
Somers for many years. About six
years ago she removed with her son
to Flagstaff, Arizona, and later went
to New Mexico to reside. Her son
was in the employ of the governments
as a ranger.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
A QUICK SALE DEMANDED.

Lot "a on Washington Island is to
be sold within ten days. This lot has
a frontage Of sixty feet on Washing
ton street and extends to Lake Michi-
gan. Rents for $2OOsper year. Just
the place for a teamster. Will pro-
duce good 'income.
r. V. BAKER,
as % Meyers Block,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

The census returns fully bear out
the predictions of the most sanguine
and there is no longer any doubt that
the city and it's tributary territory
now have a population of at least
On 0n0
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

WAUKEGAN is having considerable
trouble with tramps and the police
department is ready to give the hoboes
a warm reception when they come
this way. Kenosha is poor town for
the buns this year for every one IS
aware that any able bodied man who
wants work can getit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

A. B. Ames has just received larg
assortment of mems "Kazoo" union
made trousers, price 81 to SIS. Boys
knee pants SOC to ST.; also large line
of shirts. Every shirt is Numbered
all over by hand, four-p1y neck band,
sewed with lock stitch and has con-
tinuous sleeve facing and patent gus
sets, price 75c each. dwj2o
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
TWO HOUSES ON GROVER STREET

TWO HOUSES ON GROVER STREET
/ have two houses on Grover street
near Prairie avenue with all modern
conveniences large lots everything in
first class shape, will sell one at 50, $50
and the other a ten room house at
$3.50. These places will bear in
vestigation.
al e. r. HEAD News OFFICE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8.

THE fraud orders issued by the
postofice department are the most
effective means yet devised to save the
marks from the sharks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

Do YOU suppose that the Main street
business men will get so in love with
a clean street during August that they
will never again be able to do with
ont If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

The grocery firm of Webster & Por-
ter of Baraboo made voluntary as
signment on Friday for the benefit of
it's creditors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03

Cut rates to Madison, Chicago and
Milwaukee. R. H. Burr, ia Park st.
Sunday. 200 Park street. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-03
KENosHA 8 ROCKFORD LINE.
COUNTY, oFEIcERe
SOUTH BOUND.

EAST.
No 406-Mi1k Passenger, arrive. $500. 500
No A12-Way freight, arrive. ....,......n:40
WEST.
No 423-Freight, depart ......... 49,. 2:40 p N
No 411-Mi1k Passenger, depart ........ 4:1o p N
f. SEYMOUR. Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-28
AGREES TO oulT COUNTY.

r. +. Thomasson a notorious liquor
dealer of Rock Hill plead guilty last
Saturday to violation Of the dispensary
law in two cases and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $500 or go to the
chaingang for a period of one year In
each case.
The plea and the sentence were both
matters of previous agreement and ar
rangement on the part Of counsel for
the defense and for the state and the
understanding is that sentence is to be
suspended pending the faithful carry
ing out of Thomasson's part Of the
agreement.
Thomasson agrees to leave the state
during a period Of two years and take
with him his entire family and effects,
1t Is understood also that during that
time he must stay away, not returning
to this state for any purpose except on
account Of the critical illness or death
Of some relative, and then he must re-
main only so long as is absolutely nee
essary.
Thomasson has been In the liquor
business in and around Rock Hill for
several years, and has generally been
able to lead the authorities quite a
lively chase. The understanding Is
that nobody has any special desire to
see him punished, they only want him
to quit selling liquor In the commu-
nifty, and If he will only stay away the
arrangement will be perfectly satisfac-
tory to all concerned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-28

THE WEALTH OF THE FARMERs.-
The annual report Of Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wilson has been made pub
lie.
The secretary says that 1t Is In the
highest degree gratifying to see present
evidence Of the unprecedented prosper
ity which has in recent years reward
ed the diligence of the farmer and
the efforts Of his department. A year
of unequalled prosperity has been add
ed TO the most remarkable series Of
similar years that has come to the
farmers of this country. Farm crops
have never before been harvested at
such a high level Of production and
value. Corn has reached its highest
production, over 100000 900 bushels,
Of a total estimated value Of $1,216,-
100000. Hay comes second, with a
value Of $605 ,000, 900. Cotton Is expect
ed to yield $575,000,000. The short
wheat crop of last year Is followed by
one Of 684,OO0,0 900 bushels, and its value
$525, 900, 900, overtops the highest value
ever before reached. While only one
crop corn, reached It's highest produc-
tion this year, four crops-corn, hay,
wheat and rice-reached their highest
value.
No crop but corn produces the in
come that the dairy cow does. The es-
innate Of the value Of dairy products
for 1905 reaches $685., 100000. The far
mers' hen competes for precedence
with wheat, poultry products aggre-
eating half a billion dollars In value.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-28
Fifteen Cents Cotton.

There has been a lot of discussion of
Harvie Jordan's threat to tie up three
million bales of cotton and force the
price of the remainder to fifteen cents
Il pound, and while there does not seem
to be much disposition to question the
ern cotton association to do this, the
wisdom of such an undertaking is be-
ing challenged i'm many quarters.
President Jordan's attitude, we do
not think there is any doubt, has been
brought about by the attitude of the
spinnerS. When the executive COM
mittee of the Southern Cotton associa-
ton proposed IL cents as fair
price for the staple the representatives
Of the Spinners hooted at the idea. In
the first place they really thought that
IL cents was too high, and in the sec
ond place, there is reason to believe
that they had no idea that the cotton
association was in a position to fix
such price.
1t was really a bluff on both sides
The executive committee of the cotton
association had reason to believe that
it would be backed to a certain extent
but just how far that backing could
be depended upon, ii had no definite
idea. The spinnerS really had little
respect for the cotton association
Conscious of the fact that they had
been making prices very much as they
pleased heretofore, they believed that
they could continue to do so, and their
participation in the Asheville confer
rnce was but little more than an act
of patronizing policy. They hardly
considered the situation as serious.
President Jordans recent manifesto
is a development of events subsequent
to the Asheville meeting. Not openly;
but none the less certainly, the spin
ners went home and commenced fight
ing. They were unwilling to concede
even the IL cents that had been vir-
tually agreed upon: but sought, as of
old, to buy cotton as cheaply as possi-
BILE, and through Price and o;her bear
leaders the fight was waged with
fierce bitterness that has not been
paralleled for many years. Finally af-
ter the tide of battle had swayed first
one way and then the other. the reports
and statistics fully developed the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-28

Mr.. BRYAN Cor THE STooL.-Mr
Bryan's visit to Toxic coincided with
the popular reception Of Admiral Togo
in one Of the great city parks, There
was a religious ceremony In which the
admiral and the people offered thanks
for the victories in war, Mr.. Bryan
now enters, according to an account
which William E. Curtis has extracted
from Toxic papers;
Admiral Togo, who was the central
figure, was seated upon an ancient war
stool, an heirloom Of the Ogasawara
family, to which the officiating chief
priest belongs. At the close OF the
function, the papers say, Mr.. Bryan
asked If he might have the chair as a
souvenir of the memorable occasion.
He evidently did not realize the signi-
ficance of his request, because 1t Is the
greatest treasure in one Of the most
famous families of the empire. No one
is ever allowed to occupy It because Of
it's sacredness. 1t has only been used
in similar functions for centuries, and
several of the greatest warriors Of ia
pan, who are now worshiped as gods,
have sat In 1t. Mr.. Ogasawara, the
high priest, did not faint or fall down
although you may imagine his feelings.
With that extraordinary courtesy for
which the Japanese are celebrated, he
presented Mr.. Bryan with the war
stool. and the latter put 1t In a jinrick-
sha and sent 1t to his hotel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-28

TILLMAN ON THE RATE QUESTION
The Washington correspondent of the
Columbia State has had short inter-
view with Senator Tillman on the rate
question. The gist of the interview Is
to be found in the following para
graph:
Senator Tillman was rather conser-
vative in his remarks on this subject,
The question of states rights Is the
one upon which his opponents seem to
be basing the hopes Of defeating 1t.
The south is jealous, but whether It will
be guided more by sentiment or ira
dition In the matter or by justice and
its own and the nations interests Is
scarcely open to doubt. The regulation
of railroad rates by the interstate CON-
merce rates by the interstate COM
merce commission Is q Democratic DOC
trine and was embodied In the Demo-
cratic platform long before Roosevelt
took 1t up, says Senator Tillman! "But
Roosevelt wants to get the glory for II,
think this whole trip Of his. through
he south was to get the favor of the
southern people-to get them to stand
with him and help push the matter
through as his measure, letting him
get the glory, whereas II Is the Demo-
cratic party's declared doctrine. But
there is no telling what Roosevelt's
going to do. He flunked most coward
ly and contemptibly when Ii came to
prosecu' ing the railroad officials when
Morton. a member Of his cabinet, was
involved. He's just as apt to funk
now when his friends and allies among
other railroad magnates are affected"