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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
A SLAP FOR KENOSHA
Indiana Legislature Passes Law
to Stop the Marriage Of Flop,
ers in Wisconsin.
FOREIGN MARRIAGES VOID.

The Legislature of the state of Indi-
ana has offered a direct insult to
Kenosha and one of its Sgreatest in
dustries by the passage Of a law
which will prevent the marriage of
Indiana brides and grooms in other
states. It is stated that the law is
aimed directly at Wisconsin and that
it was passed to prevent the, clipping
of Indiana couplessto this state. It is
said that four-ffths of these clipping
couples are married in Kenosha.
The law is one of the most rigid
ever passed by any legislature. It
gives the courts of the state the right
to annu1 any marriage contracted by
residents of Indiana in another state,
and insists that before such a mar
rage may be contracted the parties
must show that they have been bona
fide residents of the state in which
the ceremony was performed.
A glance at the reports of ssn1ar-
riages performed in this Getty sduring
the past four years show that over
two hundred marriages OF Indiana
couples have taken p1acesin Kenosha.
In many cases the contracting parties
were cousins and by law they were
prohibited from marrying Gin their
native state.
The effect Of the law will be wide
spread as it will practically make it
impossible for cousins who reside in
Indiana to enter the married state. It
is thought that the law will not stand
the tests of the courts as itwould cali
into question hundreds Of weddings
yearly.
The only reason given for the dras-
tic measure was that the Legislators
desired to prevent elopenents inthe
state. s
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
GETS ON NEW LIST.
Kenosha High School Placed on
Accredited List Of the Uni
versity Of Chicago.
PAYS A TRIBUTE.

| After two years of examination by
the inspectors of the University of
| Chicago the Kenosha High.schoo1 has
been placed on the accreditedg1ist of
that institution, and in the future the
graduates of this High school will be
permitted to enter the University of
| Chicago as freshmen without condi-
Istions.
| The Kenosha school applied for a
place on the accredited list of the Uni
versity of Chicago several years ago
but the rule of the university is that
the school must be inspected for two
years before it can be added to the
list. Yesterday ]. F. Miller, the in
.spector for the university came to Ke-
nosha and made the final inspection
of the school and as result of this
inspection the school was given the
coveted place on the list.
Inspector Miller paid a high COM
pliment to the Kenosha High school,
stating that it was one of the best
High schools in the state of Wiscon-
sin and that it ranked well with any
of the High schools in this section of
the northwest. For some years a
few of the students of the Kenosha
High school have been attending the
University of Chicago but their en-
trance to the university was made de-
cided1y hard on account of the fact
that they were forced to take all of
tho o+,+4sau 400 oxzo ~ :, n flows TNo:e 6, ~
has resulted in many students who
would have attended the university
going to other schools, mostly to the
University of Wisconsin.
The addition Of the Kenosha High
school to the accredited list of the
University of Chicago opens nearly
all the colleges in the middle west to
the students, as the school is already
on the accredited lists of the Univer-
,sity of Wisconsin, Beloit, Northwest
ern University, University of Mime
sofa and all of the smaller colleges in
the state.
Inspector F. E. Doty, who is in
charge Of the work of inspecting the
High schools under the direction of
the state, was also in Kenosha yester-
day and he spent the day looking over
the different departments of the High
school. His report on the school will
be sent to the state department later
IN the year, but it is certain that it
will be favorable one.
The reports of these inspectors
Snpa Ire vo1,1t11Ync for %bo yvor1x ~ C,7xo
erintendent Zimnlers and his assist
ants during the year just drawing to
close.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
Number of Pieces Returned for
Unpaid Taxes is Larger Than;
it was in Previous Years.
HONOR FOR SEVENTH WARD.
This Ward Presents a Clean Bill to tn
Treasurer, not Single Bill for
Taxes is Remaining
Unpaid.

OGpuIy county treasurer john
Zens has made up the annual list of
property in Kenosha county which is
to be sold on account of unpaid taxes,
and the list is the longest in the his
tory of the county. It contains eighty
one pieces of property which were as
sessed by the tax gatherer, but for
which no taxes were paid, and follow
ing the rule of the county these tax
titles will be sold to the highest bid
der at the court house on May 10.
In the long list there appears many
names we'll known in Kenosha, and it
is possible that some of these people
have left the city and have not been
able to settle with the tax collectors.
They will have the pleasure of paying
the county or the man that buys the
tax certificates an advance of fifteen
per cent. In the list are many old
timers and there are several pieces of
property whose value is so small. that
the tax title buyers are unwilling to
make bid on them. These pieces of
property have been returned year
after year and usually the titles have
been bought in by the county.
There is the usual number of pieces
owned by the Northwestern Railway
company, and on some of these pieces
of property the company is planning
to make contest in court against the
payment of the taxes. In some cases
property has been returned for nom
payment of taxes on account Of the
fact that the people have opposed the
levy of special assessments by the
common council, and these people
live in hope that within the three
years some one will test the right of
the council in the courts and IN this
way secure the annu11ment of the tax
titles issued in the meantime.
There is one curiosity on thelong
list and that is the fact that the tax
collectors have found one lot in the
Third ward for which they could not
find an owner. The tax on the lot is
$40, and this would indicate that the
lot was worth about a $4,000 dol
lars. It is located in the Frost and
futile subdivision.
The Seventh ward is the only ward
in the city for which the city tfeas-
urer has returned clean sheet, but
the Sixth and Eighth wards have al
most as good record as just one
piece of property is returned in each
of these wards.
The longest list comes from the
Third ward. fHsn Fl
The towns of Wheat1and, Paris and
Brighton have also returned with a
clean record, and not a piece of prop
erty is offered for sale in any of these
towns. E5 L
The largest item in this report is the
delinquent tax against the A. d.
Meiselbach plant, the amount of the
taxes remaining unpaid being $786.75.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
Northwestern Railway Company
Will Extend Rockford Division
Of the Road Westward.
KEN0SHA AS RAILWAY CENTER
Plans Are Made to Extend the Line as
Far as Peoria, ILL.,, During the
Coming Summer and Farther
Extensions Are Planned.

B henosha manufacturers are to have
a new territory in central Illinois
opened to them during the coming
summer, and it is possible that before
another year is passed it will be posi-
sible to go directly from Kenosha
to St. Louis without a change of cars.
The despised SRocky Mountain"
line which for business purposes has
been called the Kenosha and Rockford
division of the North Western may
yet be portion of great western
line and form connecting link which
will unite Milwaukee and the north
with line to St. Louis and the west.
The North Western company an
nounced yesterday that the surveyors
were at work laying out right of
way for the construction of line of
track from Rockford, ILL.,, to Dixon,
where the line will connect with a
branch owned by the company running
into Peoria. The announcement also
states that through trains from Peoria
to Milwaukee by way of Kenosha will
be running before the close of the
summer. The new line will be forty
miles in length, and will open many
cities which have hitherto been al
most inaccessible to Kenosha save by
way of Chicago. The line will pass
by the way Eof Sti11man Valley along
the east side of the Rock River having
as principal points Oregon, Dixon and
Peoria. The line now owned by the
company and leading from Dixon to
Peoria has been built for several
years, but has been used as a con-
struction road and not for passenger
traffic. The company owns coal mines
in this neighborhood and most of the
trains running over the line have
been for the carrying of this fuel to
Peoria from which point it is sent to
Chicago.
The line from Peoria to St. Louis
has been prospected many years ago,
but the company has never made any
plans for its actual construction until
the present time. The line will mean
much to Kenosha as it will make it
possible for Kenosha shippers to Sc
cure direct line to Central Illinois
without being forced to stand for the
troubles by making connections in
Chicago before these points may be
reached.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
LAKE TIDAL WAVE.
The Water Rises Three Feet in as
Many Minutes.

The Water Rises Three Feet in as
Many Minutes.
Marine men yesterday morning saw
the waters of Lake Michigan rise fully
three feet in the course of few min
utes and recede just as quickly.
The phenomenon was noticed es-
pecially by Captain Garland of the
United States life saving station at
Chicago, who had an excellent oppor-
tunity to observe it from his watch
tower at the mouth of the river.
Without any apparent warning the
water began to rise shortly before 6
O'Clock, and in FIVE minutes the guage
which markes the water line had been
raised almost three feet. When it had
reached its highest point it began to
recede, and five minutes later the lake
was at its normal level.
A similar condition, but reversed III
action, was noticed at Waukegan har-
Dor. There the water began to recede
first, and gradually regained its nor
NAL level. For a few moments some
of the watchers were inclined TO the
belief that the lake was about to run
dry. The water began to run out
ward and kept rushing away until a
strip of land was visible all along the
bank skirting the lake. Soon the
tide changed and the water rushed
back to its original point.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13


SPEAKING of the rate commission
bill Senator North put the whole thing
in nutshell when he said that tsthe
proposition simply resolves itself into
whether or not the most powerful
political board that can be conceived
Of and created by law shall be Sc
lected by all the people, or whether
these men shall be subject to and be-
come part of political machine to
which they owe their appointment.
The diversified interests of this state,
agricultural and manufacturing, are
too important to be subjected to the
whims of lot Of politicians with in
strumentalities that can be used with
dangerous arbitrary power for the
political advancement of the indi-
vidua1s concerned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

CANDIDATES for office are no longer
required to file statements of their ex-
penses. No wealth of information is
lost to the public by the repeal of the
law requiring them to file such state
ments, however. The failure to en-
force the law in the case of Isaac
Stephenson, who was a candidate for
the senate, made it a dead letter
shortly after its passage, and no can
didate has made an accurate return
of his election expenses since. It is
better to have the law repealed than
to carry on the farce any longer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
Statement of the Board of County Cam
vassel-s.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, !
County of KenOsha {


We, VIM. c. Crosby, republican
County Clerk, and Geo. Kreuscher. a
democratic Supervisor, and Russell H.
S1osson, a republican County Judge,
of said county, constituting a Board of
County Canvassers therefor, do hereby
certify that the foregoing and within
tabular statement is correct and true,
as compiled from the original returns
made to the county clerk of said coun-
ty, and as compared Herewith by us,
and that from such returns it appears
that at the election held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election
districts of said county on the first
Tuesday in April, A. D. 1905, being
the fourth day of said month:
The whole number OF votes given
for County Superintendent of Schools
for Kenosha county, for the term COM
mencing on the first Monday in July,
A. d. 1905, was fourteen hundred and
ffty-seven (1457) of which number
Ralph Karnes received three hundred
sixty-seven 1867 votes; John ]. Ker-
win received six hundred sixty-one
(66D votes; Conrad Shearer received
two hundred eighty-six $3.50 votes;
Frank H. Swenson received one hun
dred forty. three (143) votes.
That John j. Kerwin is, by the
greatest number of votes elected to the
Office of County Superintendent of
Schools for Kenosha county for said
term.
Witness our hands, at the office of
the County Board of Supervisors, at
Kenosha, in said county, this 9Th day
of April, in the year of Our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and FIVE,
VIM. C. CROSBY,
Republican County Clerk,
GEORGE KREUsCHER,
lSea1l Democratic Supervisor,
RUSSELL H. SLoSsoN,
Republican County Judge,
Board of County Canvassers.
Tabular statement of the votes given
for County Superintendent of Schools
for Kenosha county for the term COM
mencing on the first Monday in July,
A. d. 1905, at the election held in the
several towns, wards, villages and
election districts of the county of Ke-
nosha, on the first Tuesday in April,
A. D. 1905:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

THERE are rumors that the city is to
have windfall in the shape of an en-
ormous increase in one of its manu-
featuring plants, and if the plans now
under consideration go through it
will mean an additional investment of
nearly a million dollars in Kenosha
and the employment of 500 additional
men. The decision hinges more or
less on the question whether or no the
city can furnish and properly house
the additional help needed, and now
that the council has shown a disposi-
ton to help out building operations in
the western part of the city with
proper sewer facilities, it looks as if
that question could be answered in
the affirmative. The city has been
held back for the last three years and
manufacturers have had difficulty in
inducing desirable employees to locate
here because of the lack of living ac-
commodations, but with the building
that will go on this summer, now that
some sewers have been provided for,
that drawback will soon be eliminated
and the city will be able to take care
of every family that can be induced to
locate here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
CONTRACTORS.

It will pay you to bring your lists
of mill work and house plans to Gross
& Neergaard for estimates. They
will also estimate your lumber bills of
any kind. Screen doors and windows
made on short notice. Their work and
prompt delivery speaks, for itself. a26I
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

If the Secretary of the Navy de-
cides to allow the ST. Louis brewers
to christen the new cruiser St. Louis
with beer instead Of champagne, he
will have a fight on his hands over
the brand to be used that will dwarf
all the battles over the brand of cham
payne that Prince Henry drank. The
ST. Louis brewers are good adver-
Users.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
Statement of the Board of County Cam
yassers.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, | !
a ~ y


yassers.
STATE OF W1scoNsIN, -
County of Kenosha.
We, Vim. G. Crosby, republican,
County Clerk, and Geo Nreuscher, a
democratic Supervisor, and Russell H.
Slosson, a republican County Judge,
of said county, constituting a Board
of County Canvassers therefor, do
hereby certify that the foregoing and
within tabular statement is correct
and true, as compiled from the origi.
nal returns made to the county clerk
OF said county, and as compared there
with by us, and that from such returns
1t appears that at the Judicial Election
held IN the several towns, wards, vii
lagos and election districts of said
county on the first Tuesday in April,
A. u. 1905, being the 4th day of said
month:
The Whole number of votes given for
County Judge for the term commenc-
ing on the first Monday in January,
A. D. 1906, was twenty-five hundred
thirty-four {2234), of which number
Michael G. O'Donnel1 received five
hundred two (502) votes; Russell H.
OAOSSOh ASNO4NCO SCNCulSSu
thirty (173O) votes; c. Frantz received
one ~ vote; John Burns received one
~ vote.
That Russell H. S1osson is, by the
greatest number of votes elected to the
Office of County Judge for said term.
Witness our hands, at the Office of
the County Board of Supervisors, at
Kenosha, in said county, this Sth day
of April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and Ave.
VIM. C. CROSBY,
Republican County Clerk,
GEO. KREUscHER,
lSeal Democratic Supervisor,
RUSSELL II. SLOSSoN,
Republican County Judge,
Board of County Canvassers.
Tabular statement of the votes given
for County Judge for the term COM
mencing on the first M ,nday in Janu-
airy, A. D. 1906, at the Judicial Elec.
ton, held in the several towns, wards,
villages and election districts of the
county of Kenosha, on the first Tues
day in April, A. D. 1905:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
CITY LOTS. 500.

Soft. lots on Rowland avenue, one
block from Elizabeth street and street
cars. City sewer, water and gas in
and paid for. Price, $500. Can you
beat this anywhere III the city 2, See
E. r, HEAD, News office. Office open
Saturday and Monday evenings. a1O
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

SOME of the new members of the
council will have to go some to make
as good records as their predecessors.
Some mighty good men left the coun-
Gil this spring and it remains to be
seen whether the new men can fill
their places.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

WISCONSIN is to have an exhibit at
the Lewis and Clark exposition,
whether the Legislature makes any
appropriation for it or not. The bust
ness men and manufacturers have de-
cided that their interests demand that
the state be represented at Portland,
and they will provide funds for an ex-
hibit if the state fails to do so.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

COMMISSIONERS OF CORPORATIONS
GARFIELD is to investigate the oil in
dustry, but the oil men are not SHOW
ing any symptoms of being worried
for fear their business methods will
be shown up. They remember the
beef trust inquiry and how little it
amounted to as far as the commission
er's report was concerned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

KENosHA is to have competition in
the ice business this summer and the
consumers hope that the fight for
business will have some effect on the
prices before hot weather comes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1905.

THE Park City Railway company's
ordinance is expected to appearagain
as soon as the new council is organ
ICED.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER.


The following is list of the mail
matter remaining uncalled for in the.
Kenosha postofice, Kenosha county,
Wisconsin, for week ending April u,
1905, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at the expiration of
two weeks unless called for:
MEMS LIST.
]. ]. Barron, Dor Bevier, Chas. Crewziger,
" Gray, Ferdinand Hermann, G. F. Holiness,
W. II. Henderson, Prauceskus Knear Ralph
". Lovejoy, Walter Z. Rai1ey, Robert S. Rear
don, Mr.. Rapenns.
LADIES' LIST.
Mrs. w. c. Dockstader, Miss Ade1ine Fa1k.
To obtain any of the above mail
matter the applicant must give the:
date of this list.
j. B. MALoNEY, P. M.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

The council had better let the shade
trees of the city, of whatever kind or
description, severely one. The trees
are dying out altogether too>fast as it
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13

Mr.. Castro of Venezuela, should not
overlook the fact that while Presi-
dent Roosevelt speaks softly he also
carries big stick.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-03
The Bible Conference.

The meetings of the Southfield
Bible conference are drawing large
number of people from the adjacent
districts and the people of the tow n
are attending in II body, especially
the night meetings. The sermons of
DR.. Schotield and the addresses of
Mr.. Hubbard are of high order
and constitute, along with the musi-
cal features, the special attractions
of the week.
DR.. Schofield is an eloquent and
scholarly preacher and his exposi-
tions of the scriptures are proving
highly entertaining and instructive.
He comes from Dallas, Texas, and is
Il Confederate veteran.
The attendance last Sunday, when
an excursion came up from Palatka,
completely filed the big assembly
ROOM Another excursion will come
from the same place next Sunday
which is to be the closing day of the
conference.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-03
Mr.. Gilbert Returns Home.

Hon. Edwin Gilbert left for his
home in Connecticut Wednesday
morning accompanied by his ply
sician, DR.. Lowe.
The fact that his feeble health
prevents him from staying through
the session and enjoying the meet
ings of the Southfield Bible confer
ence is matter of great regret to
the people of the place, who remem-
Der that it is through his liberality
that the conference is now town
institution, and one that his heart
has long been fixed upon making u
success.
But Mr.. Gilbert is aware of his
condition; he knows that his strength
is insufficient to permit him to under
go the excitement and pleasures that
would come to him through the
meetings, and lie elects to return
where he can rest amid the comforts
of his own beautiful home.
His visit here this year was against
the advice of his physicians and
was made for the sole purpose of
carrying out while he yet had the
strength the noble purposes he had
in view when he last year caused to
be erected and equipped the build
ing he has now turned over to the
town for school and other public
purposes.
Mr.. Gilbert has been corning to
Crescent City for % years. He
loves the place and it's people and
has always striven for the towns ad
vancement. He is an old man now
in his SD year-and knows that it
cannot be long before he will be
called upon to pay the debt of nature.
He leaves us fully convinced that he
has paid Crescent City his last visit,
and his going under such circum-
stances is indeed sad. And yet the
calm assurance of this good man
who departs, perhaps, never to re-
turn, that he will conquer the last
enemy" and walk through the val
ley of the shadow of death without
fear of evil constitutes the inspiring
benediction of what may prove his
final visit,
His long residence here and init
mate kindly relations with the peo-
pie secures his memory in the hearts
of those living and his noble gift of
the past week guarantees it for gem
erations yet to come.