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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
AIDS HARBOR RAT
Chief Reino1d Seeks Fund for Aid of a
Boy Without Home and Friends

Chief Reino1d Seeks Fund for Aid of a
Boy Without Home and Friends
Chief Of Police Reino1d is man
with a heart, and this morning after
he had secured the conviction of Clel1
Baker, homeless boy, on charge of
larceny, and the boy had been sent to
Jail for ten days, the chief started out
with subscription paper to secure a
fund to put the boy on his feet again.
The boy is without home or friends,
and he has been sleeping on yacht
in the harbor. He is said to be exceed
ingly bright, and good worker, but
he is without clothes and almost
starved. The chief will make an effort
to secure money enough to fit him out
in a new suit Of clothes, and will then
get him position in one Of the Keno
sha factories. It is thought that the
boy can be reformed and made use
full member of the community.
Lew Fau1haber, the other boy ar
rested with Baker, was fined S1 and
costs,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
BAD MAN FROM ZION
Latin GiIIander a Follower of DR..
Dowie Arrested on a Charge
Of Carrying Weapons
CARRIED A MAGAZINE GUN

Latin Gillander, a follower of
Dowie and resident of Zion City,
was arrested in Kenosha Friday even
ing by police officer Euting, on a
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
Gillander had magazine gun that
was loaded in every chamber. Gillian
der had come to Kenosha on Friday
from Zion City and when he boarded
a car at Zion City the great revolver
dropped out of his pocket. The men
in charge Of the car at once notified
the police officers in Kenosha that
Gil1andef was heavily armed and that
they feared he was planning to com
NIT some crime. Gi1lander surren-
dered his weapon to the officer who
took him into custody. When ar
raigned before Justice Sturges he
told the court that he was ranch
man from British Columbia, and that
his mother and step-father were fol-
lowers of Dowie. They had gone TO
Zion City and had suffered for the
necessaries of life. He had recently
SOAS ~ AAOA OAly 41Oul D14lASA
Columbia, and being unable to find
work in that city he had come to Ke-
nosha to look for work.
Gillander gave no reason for his
carrying so dangerous weapon more
than that he had brought the weapon
with him from his ranch and that he
had been accustomed to carry it. The
gun was coniscated by the court and
.Gillander was fined ten dollars and
costs. He had no money to pay the
fine and he was sent to jail. The po-
lice officers seem to doubt the story
told by the man and the z on City
officials will be asked to make an In
vestigation. The revolver carried
by Gil1ander is one of the most dam
gerous known to the science of gun
making. Gi11ander is still in jail this
afternoon and his aged parents have
not been notified of his plight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

To AN ordinary citizen, who be-
1ieves in the square deal, it would
seem that there could be little opposi-
ton to bill designed to protect the
consumer from the fraudulent prac-
tees of the manufacturers Of medi-
cines and food stufs, but it has taken
fifteen years to get bill Of the kind
through the United States Senate.
During that time thousands and
thousands Of bills, with not half the
merits Of the pure food law to recon-
mend them, have gone through Con-
gress with practically no opposition.
The measure just passed by the SEN
ate is far from perfect, but if it gets
through the House and becomes law
it will provide good working basis
for future legislation along the same
lines.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

The post check currency bill is still
in the hands of the house committee
on postofices, but it will probably be
reported out in time to get vote at
the present session. The proposition
was pretty we'll discussed during the
last session and was we'll received by
the public, To brief, itnis a new sys-
teu of transmitting small amounts
through the mails with absolute Sc
curity, which does away with the
trouble and expense of the present
money order system. When one
wishes to send money by mail, say So,
he takes such bill from his pocket
book, writes on its face the name Of
the person or firm to whom it is to go,
the city and state, and afixes two.
cent stamp in the square indicated
(one-cent stamp for fractional bills),
cance1ling the stamp with his initials
and date, and signing his name on the
back. The bill, which previously was
negotiable money, is instantly trans.
formed into a personal check on the
United States government for So, as
safe for transmission as any bank
check. This is inclosed in a letter t
the person or firm desired, and can bl
collected by the receiver upon iden
ti6cation at the Spostofice named
The plan has much to recommend it
and the cost Of giving il a trial /:
merely nominal Id comparison witt
some Of the other experiments made
by the government in,the effort to i'm
prove the public service. It will b
bitterly fought BY the money ordsl
division Of the postofice department
and BY the express conPa macs, bn
that kind Of opposition should have
little weightswith Congress.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
NOT PAID
The Laboring Men at Zion City
are in Need Of Funds Ex-
pect Long Wait
UNABLE TO RAISE $4,000

Flow of gold into Zion City's Golfers
continued all day yesterday, but when
the last dollar had been counted last
night the officials admitted the total
amount contributed in the two days
was much below the $40, 900 mark.
There is small prospect that the work
men will receive their pay for some
time to come.
General Overseer Voliva made per-
sona1 canvass. Tithes were received
in the administration building. There
was gold, silver, jewelry and several
deeds to town lots, but the total
amount was not up to expectations.
Overseer Vo1iva and several of the
faithful officers went to Chicago dur
ing the day and held meeting which
was attended by Chicago followers of
DR.. Dowie. Besides being of the faith
full they are also looked upon as be-
ing possessed of a considerable
amount Of this worlds goods, but
they did not contribute enough to
make good the needed $4,000.
A number Of the industries IN Zion
City are closed at the present time
because sufficient funds are not avail
able to operate them. It is proposed
to use the first money raised to reopen
the candy factory, which is the most
remunerative of the Establishments.
Overseer Voliva has been offered
the use of DR.. Dowie's house, but he
has refused the offer and is now 1iv-
ing in the hotel. He says that he pre-
fers to be close TO and in constant
touch with the common people, and
his democratic manner of living is
making many friends for him.
NJ. Hanson, Of GAINESVILLE, spent
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
Chas. Loescher, Inmate Of State
Reformatory at Green Bay, Re-
leased on Habeas Corpus Writ
MAY START DAMAGE SUIT
Had Served More Than Two Years of
an Inderminate Sentence of
From Three to Five Years
When Released

Charles Loescher of this city, sent
to the Green Bay reformatory in the
fall Of 1908 to serve an indeternlinate
sentence of from three to FIVE years
after pleading guilty to charge Of
burglary, was released from that
institution on Wednesday and re-
turned to Kenosha Wednesday even
ing.
Loescher secured his freedom
through the efforts of Attorney j. A.
Kittel1 of Green Bay, who managed
to secure from the courts Of Brown
county writ Of habeas corpus de-
handing the immediate release of the
Kenosha man. The writ was sought
on the grounds that Loescher had
been sentenced for period longer
than provided by the statute under
the charge named in the information
and that he had been sent to Green
Bay after serving a term in another
penal institution. The state law
provides that the penalty for day
light burglary Of which Loescher was
charged, shall not be more than three
years penal servitude and it further
provides that the Green Bay reforma-
tory is open only to mer who are serv-
ing time for their first offense.
Both Of these reasons were urged
before the court for the release of
Loescher and on these points the writ
was issued.
Loescher was sent to Green Bay on
Sept. 10, 1908. On this day he was
arraigned before Judge Belden on a
charge Of breaking into saloon and
he pleaded guilty to the charge.
Judge Belden imposed the sentence
which has been set aside by the writ
of habeas corpus. The release of
Loescher is similar to the release of
Joseph Skotski another Kenosha in
mate of Green Bay, who was released
several months ago.
The attorneys have informed
Loescher that he would be able to
sustain an action against court Off
Gals for false Imprisonment and that
he would be in position to sue the
state for wages due to him for labor
while at work in the reformatory but
it is hardly probable that either of
these suits will be brought. Loescher
was seen this morning and he stated
that he had no desire to rake open the
past again and that he had returned
to Kenosha with the intention Of
starting life over and living an honest
life. He has been model prisoner
at the reformatory and has learned a
trade.
The court records are being care
fully examined to see if there are any
other prisoners at Green Bay, who
are serving under similar technical
mistakes and if such is the case it is
probable that attorneys will be found
who will seek to secure their release.
Loescher states that he was aware
of the fact that the commitment on
which he was taken to Green Bay was
faulty, but that he had worked for
more than two years before he was
able to secure an attorney who would
lay his case before the courts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

A CURIOUS old book, written by an
Eng1ishman in 1918, entitled, "Sketch-
es of America, has just been brought
to light. 1t shows that then, as now,
the law was pre-eminently the office
holding profession, and, although his
dismal forebodings have not been re-
allied, his criticism of the makeup of
our legislative bodies is still per-
tinent. In speaking of the house he
says:
NEARLY all the members of the
representative chamber are young
men, and out of the 100 members $50
at least are lawyers, class Of med
whose minds here, as elsewhere, APP
pear nodded and contracted by their
general knowledge, or not taking
those large and equitable views of
things which should be the distin-
gushing characteristics of the 1egis-
1ators of a great and commercial
people.
"The state legislatures are equally
infested with lawyers. They occupy,
in fact, seight-tenths of all the public
situations in America Thisis a great
and crying evil, and being one that is
more likely tosincrease than diminish,
may naturally rise to some mel
ancho1y forebodings concerning the
practical continuation of this excel
lent constitution
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

STORIES of women and girls being
frightened and insulted by street
loafers, if 7they venture out alone
in the early evening, are getting al
together too common. That sort Of
thing will not be tolerated for mo-
ment in Kenosha, and the first man
caught annoying women or girls in
any manner whatever is going to get
a lesson that will be warning to all
of his kind. Kenosha men are to1er-
ant of a good many evils, but this is
not one of them. They may not al
ways protect their city from thieves,
but they are always ready 10 protect
women from insult.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
Railway Committee May Effect a
Traffic Arrangement With
the Contesting Roads
AMENDMENTS ARE POSSIBLE
Chicago and Milwaukee will be Asked
to Pave Ashland Avenne and to
Grant Traffic Right to the
Other Railway System

The railway committee of the COM
mon council is seeking to secure a
solution for the railway fight for Ash
land avenue between the Chicago,
Kenosha and Milwaukee Railway
company and the Kenosha Electric
Railway company. The committee is
in favor of granting a local service to
the people residing on the avenue, and
for this reason the ordinance of the
Kenosha Electric Railway company
meets with favor with the committee.
However. the recent offer of the
Chicago, Kenosha and Milwaukee
company to macadamize the street
from one end to another has placed a
new light on the matter, and it is pro-
bab1e that the committee will ask
President Frost to make some changes
IN his ordinance which will bring
about the paving of the street and at
the same time make it possible for the
local line to extend it's road to the
southsend of the city. This will pro-
badly be proposed as an amendment
fore the council for final action.
Many of the people owning prop
erty on the avenue are opposed to
matchmaking the street, but they de-
sire to have it paved with brick.
These same people have expressed a
preference for the local line. The
fact that the plans of the last COM
pany applying for a franchise are
vague, has led the people to prefer
the sure thing offered by the Kenosha
Electric Railway company. It has
also been suggested to the council
that trouble could be abated by
traffic agreement between the two
companies.
1t is understood that President Frost
would be willing to make an agree
ment to allow the Chicago, Kenosha
& Milwaukee to use lines laid on Ash
land avenue and Caledonia street
provided that the company would pay
its share~in the building of the road
and suita bic compensation for main
tenance. The property owners with
the two ordinances in hand are ready
to insist on the paving of the street.
The committee has not as yet held
a conference with the promoters of
the Chicago, Kenosha & Milwaukee
line and the future action will depend
considerably on the result Of this con-
ference. There are some people in
the city who insist that the appear
ance of this ordinance at this time
shows that it was brought for the pur-
pose of blocking the way of the local
line SO far as the proposed extensions
were concerned. At a meeting with
the property owners Mr.. Frost stated
that it would be impossible for him to
consent to paving the entire roadway
of Ashland avenue, but il is possible
that the strong competition will force
him to make further concessions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

In dealing with the rival railroad S
seeking franchise on their street the
Ashland avenue residents should bear
in mind the old fable of the wolf
crossing the bridge who snapped at
the reelection in the stream of the
bone he was carrying and lost his
dinner. If they ask too much, they
may not get anything. The railroad
managers are too sharp to bid very
high against each other, but both
roads are evidently willing to pay
something and if, instead of trying to
play off one road against the other, a
traffic arrangement can be made by
which both roads can use the street
and each pay its share, the property
owners may get a good deal more
than either road can afford to pay
alone.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
ROMANCE IN ZION
George Hetrick and Miss Daisy Wilcox
Married at Zion City

Married at Zion City
On Friday Afternoon, armed with
an apostolic license, George Hetrick,
head draughtsman at Zion City, and
Daisy Wilcox, private secretary to
Overseer Harvey Dengler Brasefie1d,
were at O'Clock united in marriage
by the last named church official.
Thereby hangs story the like of
which is possible in no place except
Zion.
George Hetrick is tall, handsome
and attractive young man in the
bloom of health and perfection. Miss
Wilcox, frail, fair, sweet-faced even
beautiful, with a reputation for
p1easantness and good cheer that ex-
tends far beyond Zion, is deformed.
Her spine is crooked.
About year ago she was engaged
to get married to one Archibald Cam,
also hunchback. Cam is now in
the wilds Of the Canadian forests try
ing to forget. His former lady love
has succeeded in forgetting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
DECISION rs REVERSED
Supreme Court Orders New Trial of
Damage Suit Brought by Mrs. Smith

The supreme court has reversed the
decision of Judge Belden of the cir
cult court of Racine in the suit of
Gertrude E. Smith of this city, for
mer1y Of Racine against the Mi1wau-
kee Electric Railway and Light COM
pany and the case will now be tried.
Mrs. Smith brought suit against the
company for SIS, 900 damages, her hus-
band, lineman, having been electro
cuted while at work on pole on St.
Clair street, north Of State street in
Racine about year ago. Attorneys
for the company claimed that Smith
was at fault and the case was nom
sutherland an appeal from the deci-
sion was taken to the supreme court.
The death of Smith was most ter
rible one. He was at work at the
cross arms of a pole when he was
caught by wire and electrocuted.
His body was badly burned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

THERE never was time in the his
tory of the country when strike of
the miners would benefit the operators
and owners more than one would
right now. While it cannot be de-
MED that there is danger of grave
trouble in some of the districts, a good
deal of the strike talk comes from the
operators themselves, who have large
stocks on hand which they would like
to brighten the public into buying at
high prices. The exceedingly mild
weather has left the operators with
more coal on hand they ever had be-
fore at this time of the year and
placed the miners at corresponding
disadvantage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
RIGHT OF WAY TRANSFERRED

Deed From Vo1ney Foster 20 Chicago,
Kenosha & Milwaukee on Record
A deed has been filed for record
with the register of deeds transferring
the property purchased for the right
Of way Of the Chicago, Kenosha &
Milwaukee Railway company from
Volrey Foster to the company. The
deed bears the date of Dec. 80, 1904,
and it was made some time before the
death of Mr.. Foster.
The attorneys for the company state
that this does not cover all of the
right of way and that some Of it is
still entai1ed on account of the settle
ment of the estates of Mr.. Foster and
the late Alexander Clark. The con-
sideration is stated in the deed was
81 and other valuable considerations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

The politicians make a good deal
of noise, but it is the silent, substan-
tia1 citizen, who ordinarily takes little
interest in politics, who really holds
the balance of power after all, and if
this class of voters once wakes up to
the fact that there is ''something do
ing," as the CRATER puts it, several
things that are now worrying the men
who have the future of the city at
heart will be Strengthened out in
short order. There is no excuse for
the stay at homes this spring. The
situation is so plain that child could
understand it, but it might be well to
warn the stay at home vote that if the
election goes against the property
owners this spring, they may not
have any home to stay in few years
from now. The grafters will milk
this city SO dry and SO mortgage it's
future that the homes may have to go
to pay taxes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
THURSDAY, MARCH 1.
WE are going to hear good deal

WE are going to hear a good deal
about municipal ownership of an cleo
tric lighting plant in the coming
campaign. Municipal ownership IS
popular and it is cinch that all can
didates will be for it. At the same
time it might be we'll to stop and
think before you vote, whether or no
YOU would like to have the man you
are voting for represent the city in
any deals for municipal plant. If
YOU think that any of the money is
liable to stick to his fingers vote for
somebody else.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
HORSE AUCTION MARCH 10

Farmers wishing to purchase work
horses should not fail to attend the
auction sale heldin this city Saturday,
March 10, when Walter S. Dexter will
sell rs head of horses. All young and
broken to harness. The highest bid
der gets them. For particulars Of the
sale write him. dY
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
WE are getting our April showers a
little in advance of schedule.

In addition to the garbage boxes
the Outdoor Art association should
provide cuspidors for the loafers who
hang around the Main street corners
and spit all over the walks. IF these
tired gentlemen could be persuaded
to use them it would do more to "help
keep our city clean than anything
we can think of just now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

The members of the Retail Clerks
Union entertained : large number of
their friends at a dancing party at
Guild hall Wednesday evening. a
pleasant tsrne is reported.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
GETS FAMOUS QUILT
Mrs. Hoyt of Milwaukee Gets Quilt
Made by Daughter of Revolution

MTss hOyC OF MILWAUKEE Gefs Quilt
Made by Daught err of Revolution
The celebration of Washing ton's
birthday by Milwaukee chapter, D..
A. r., at the home of Mrs. Edward
Ferguson, 468 Van Buren, street, was
signa11y successful, neat sum being
realized toward the benefit fund for
Continental hall at Washington
Mrs. #. M. Hoyt was successful in
The voting contest for the quilt made
by Mrs. Louise Theirs, mother of
Mrs. Charles Quarles, Of Milwaukee,
and Edward G. and f. ~. Theirs Of
Kenosha. Mrs. THEIRS Is al original
daughter, : and although more than
go years old, found occupation this
winter lid ma king the quilt. "a pleas
ing musical program was rendered
during the afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
Very Low Excursion Rates to
louisville, KY,

Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold March Is to
18, inclusive, with favorable return
limits, on account American Bowling
Congress. Apply TO agents, Chicago
81 North w estern R Ut. W44
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01
AUCTION SALE.

Wil1iamSFoulk will sell at the King
man farm one and three quarter miles
south Of Bristol station on Wednesday
March IA, all his farm animals, feed,
machinery etc.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-01

NJ. Hanson, Of GAINESVILLE, spent
Thursday afternoon IN Kenosha.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-05
MGxDALL " EvAUGNIsn-

AEHl4Ek@HMNHA
Lincoln Journal: Evangelist WIFI
o0sA. Sunday wss srxck BASEBALL
pllsyef, md drew ! very fair salary
10rSbts efBcsent work with tire Cbf-
e1e0MatI0nslk His - feId Of en-
desvorH much more profitable ard
- game s0ofds bi1 greater enjoy
He Is = nxtsIzI business MAN
md btsessnGegixtnE lshofy are prose
euteds tsbasineas principles
K5ebt resIysIs i yess. Of SIX weeks
91ei1. 4 tbe limit. md that includes
the uHe consumed in preliminary
1IKsDgepentS~ 50 that be BIAS foar
fuII weeks Of the year for rest and
Mcneztt0n All tine details OF an
eukskement are arranged 10 q bust
1e1EItke manner, Including the mimi
0Em guarantee as to rsvrHneratI0a,
md then tOIT1e WORK. IL is e~fstrrUs5-
tic. ~jmgpetUous. OF a character to
make y SINNER Eren1ble In HIS Naots
md make tracks for the ark OF safety
- fsss ~ he kBoWs h0a, IL Iii ssn0aF
Or never With hsns AS fas Az Suuuag
Il concerned and the respits are
se6ectise as may be g fin Ffre bone
Hist ~ conversions under his magnetic
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the bunting vas dranert in neat folds.
while ON the FRONT of the stage palms
we've placsst
General and Mrs. IT, b. WalQesnaria
lead the urard marth anal fully orls.
hundred cntlpeIs followed the leaders,
which ended i'm a q~uadrilIe that gava
the danctng prouram fEs lnurudacuory
number. From THEM until afuer
midnight a enjoyable prugram
w.is danced To maIs,. furnished by
HoGY S 0rctaR stra, and this arganiza-
Iiosl did credit to- itself.
The u. c. T. are TO he cungradl-
Lated GU the splendid SUCCESS which
crowned alaeiH etforas in ullefr annual
social function and dou'SGless they
will oecume annual features here
after. Geo. H. Rev. who was chair
IMAM of the cnnlmiaree. WAS ably
seconded by the local members to
bring about the ss1ecess, and Eha cIti-
Gems and business mem feel that they
were most highly entertained