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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
BUILD TO PACIFIC
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company Now Plans an
Extension
TO PROVIDE STOCK ISSUE

Extension Of the Chicago and
Northwestern railway to the Pacific
coast becomes a possibility as the re-
suit Of cali issued yesterday to stock
holders and voting bond holders for a
meeting in Chicago on October IS, at
which they will be asked to authorize
an increase Of the capital stock from
100000, 900 TO S200,0O0,0O While
Chicago officials refuse to discuss for
what purpose the extra capital is to
be used and the notice. to stockholders
offers no. explanation, according to
prominent railroad men, the proposed
western extension furnishes the need
for the funds desired.
The circular was issued from the
New York offices Of the company.
Power is asked for the directors to is
sue the new stock from time to
time In such amounts as the board
may determine. AT present the pre-
ferred stock outstanding amounts to
$22, 1916, 100, while the scommon stock
aggregates $77, 601, 045.
President Hnghitt is said to have
suggested the increase sof the stock
at meeting Of the directors in June,
as the company is now at the end of
its capital limit. He feels that there
should be sufficient capital to enable
the directors to meet any contingent
cies which may arise.
The issue will be similar to those
authorized by the Union Pacific, Of
which 500, 600, GOO preferred stock was
made possible, and the New York Cen
trial issue for 500, 100000. None Of
these stocks has been placed on the
market, but may be used by the direc-
tors at any time.
At the present time the Northwest
ern railway has gentleman s
agreement with the Union Pacific
by which it receives a share of the
Pacific coast business. With the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul and the
Grand Trunk railway of Canada max
ing extensions to the Pacific, the. in
creased competition is expected to
greatly reduce the business OF the
Union Pacific, and the Northwestern,
it is stated, proposed to use it's in
creased capital in entering the Pacific
coast field itself and thus securing a
share Of the business in its own right.
The proposed extension has been
discussed at various times by the Off
Gals and its accomplishment is known
to be the main desire of many Of them.
While the extension may be gradual,
it is declared that with the new issue
of common stock authorized further
invasion into the west may begin be-
fore another year has expired.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
THE CLARKE LINE
More Facts Given out Regarding
Chicago, Kenosha & MiIWau.
kee Railway Co
BONDING or oADcoMPLETED

The announcement on Wednesday
evening that officials of the old Alex.
ander Clarke railroad project had
reached point where they are to be-
gin the first actual construction Of
the line has caused no end of talk in
railroad circles.
This company is what is known as
the Chicago, Kenosha, Milwaukee &
Lake Geneva railroad company, and
its object is and always has been to
construct a railroad from Kenosha
to Chicago via the lake shore be-
tween Wankegan and Kenosha and
then branching out to the west of
Kenosha. The entire right of way
has been secured between Waukegan
and Kenosha along the lake shore.
The original plan was conceived by
Alexander Clarke, Of Evanston, who
is now dead. Volney Foster, also
deceased, was also one of the prime
movers in the project, but while it
was thought for time that his
death would put a damper on the
project, it develops that this is not
true for his estate and his son Volney
have taken up the work and are much
interested in its completion now.
1t develops that the same capital
is interested in the project under
the new impetus given it as was orig
inally furthering it. This includes
prominent Chicago and Evanston
people.
The officers Of the company are:
President-Geo. Wilcox, Chicago.
Vice President-Attorney Frank
Grover, Evanston.
Secretary-George Wilcox.
Treasurer Volney Foster.
r. J. Douglas Of Waukegan is the
right of way preventative.
The new line is proposed to handle
freight and passengers, and it is to be
run by electric power.
While many persons believed the
new line is merely designed to run
between Waukegan and Kenosha, it is
said by the promoters that it is to
run clear to Chicago after branching
out west of Waukegan.
/
The right of way south of Wauke.
gan, however, has not yet been
touched and negotiations have not
yet even been opened for this end OF
the work. AS the company has
everything closed between Wauke.
gan and Kenosha on the flats, the
plans are to build that end of the road
first.
The bonding of the road, point
! attained few days ago, is the final
step in the project which is to allow
it to proceed. The men who have
agreed to finance the road have thus
evidently been shown the prospectus
Of the road, aud it evidently appealed
to them as a feasible scheme. Where
the road is to run south of Waukegar
has not yet even been openly init
mated.
The promoters insist, however,
that they will get into the big city
and that the stretch between Wauke.
gan and Kenosha is merely the begin
ming Of the project. They insist the
new company is in no way affiliated
with any ether lines now in existence
hereabouts,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
Buy RAINFALL CREAMERY
Borden Condensed Milk Company to
Open Another Large Plant

open Another Large Plant
.skanosha county is to have another
large condensing plant as it is re.
ported on good authority that the Bor-
den Milk company has purchased
the Farmers creamery at Bassett's
station and It will at once be changed
into condensing and bottling plant.
The company is said to have paid
81, 500 for the plant and to have
assumed the debts of the former com
pany IN charge. It is stated that the
company is planning to make the new
plant at Bassetts model one and a.
great deal of money will be expended
there. The plans include the en-
largenent of the buildings purchased
and the digging of an artificial lake
from which it is planned to cut sup
ply OF ice. Several thousands of
dollars will be spent by the company
before the new plant is opened for
business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
John 0. Jones of Racine Awarded
Contract for Paving Park and
Crate Streets
CONTRACT IS OVER $4,000
Paving Work to Cost Property Owners
About $3.50 a Running Foot,
While Curling Will be Fifty
Six Cents Running Foot

The street assessment committee Of
the common council held a special
session at the Office of the city engi-
neer Monday morning for the purpose
of letting the contracts for the paving
Of Park and Crate streets, and for the
curblng of Exchange street John O.
Jones was the lowest bidder for the
contract, and the job was formally
awarded to him by theEscommittee.
The cost of the work under the con-
tract will be something over $4,000,
and the cost for paving to the prop
erty owners will be in the neighbor.
hood of $3.50 running foot. Both
streets are to be paved to width of
thirty~two feet, and the scurbing Of
the streets is fgured.'at the rate of a
dollar foot.
There was spirited bidding for the
contract, and it seems certain that
the old paving and sewer ring has
been effectually broken. There were
six bids presented for Ithe work, and
the bid Of Jones was $500 lower than
Govern, who had some experience
with public work in ,Kenosha, pre-
sented a bid but he was the highest
bidder. Other bidders were James
Cape & Sons, N. j. Reichert, Peter
Galloway and r. r. Burdsell, all of
Racine. Bids were taken on three
sorts of brick the Barr Vitri6ed
brick, WesternsPaving brick and the
| burlington brick.
The latter is theEbrick used in the
Prairie avenue pavement. All OF
these bricklare to .beicarefu11y tested
by the city engineerland his aids dur,
ing the next day or so and after the
tests have been com p1eted the choice
OF brick will be made. The choice
will cut little figure IN the cost of the
pavement as there is only a slight
differences inIthe.cost of the different
brick. The bid of John O. Jones for
the work was assfollows:
Curling Exchange street at $50 a
foot, So, $40.
Paving Crate and Park streets with
GU o-bdII pT1Ch, Sl.0o square yard,
S35, 200 %; Purringtonl paving brick,
Sill square yard, $35, $3.50; Western
paving brick, $1.72' quaresyard, $780,
GA. 81.
Excavations, 5000.
It will be seen that thestotal amount
of the contract willadepend entirely
on the brick selectedAbut it'wll1 be in
the neighborhood of S45.00O
An effort is to, be mades to have all
the work completed during The pres
! ent year and to this end the contra cts
provide that the work, is to be com
pieted and turned over to the city
BY the first day sof December.
However, it is feared that it will
be impossible'y'to have the work
completed at that time, but with
favorable weather the work could be
finished by the first Of the year. The
contra ctor will be readysto start the
work just as soon as the contracts are
executed by the city and it will be
rushed as fast as possible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
MAY DROP CHARGES

Mabel Anderson Charged With Larceny
Allowed to go on own Recognizance
Mabel Anderson, the young woman
who was recently arrested in Milwau-
kee on charge of robbing her en-
ployer, Mrs. O. L. Trenary, is to have
a chance to reform and it is possible
that the charges against her will be
dropped. When the case was called
in the Justice court on Friday after
noon the district attorney agreed to a
continuance for thirty days and in the
meantime the young woman was al
lowed to go on her own recognizance.
She will go to the home Of her grand
mother at Rockton, near Beloit and
after if her conduct is such as it
should be, the case will be dropped
on the return date.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
PIGoTT HEADS PRINTERS
Kenosha Man Elected President of Old
Time Printers of Chicago

Willard Pigott, of this city, was
elected president of the Old Time
Printers of Chicago at the annual
meeting heldin Chicago on Saturday
afternoon. Many of the old time
printers from Kenosha went to Chica-
go to attend the reunion and picnic.
L seems that the Kenosha printers
OF the early day are now in control of
the organization. During the day
memorial was read in honor Of the
late Isaac George, who died short
time ago, and Mr.. Pigott, who was
regarded as close friend of George
the former president, was chosen tc
succeed him. It was great day for
the old timers and the day was spent
recalling the early days among the
printers of the northwest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
ADOLPHl WEBER MARRIED
Racine Man, Well known in Kenosha,
Takes a Bride in ChicagoLast Friday

Racine Man, Well known in Kenosha,
Takes a Bride in ChicagoL Last Friday
Friends of Adolph Weber, presi-
dent-treasurer of the Weber.Bohne.
man company of Racine, and Mrs.
Mary K. Boy, 1907 Lincoln street, Ra-
cine, will be greatly surprised to learn
that they were united in marriage in
Chicago Thursday Afternoon and de-
parted on wed ing trip through the
south. Mr.. { al Mrs. Weber will re-
side at 1912 College avenue.
Few if any of the intimate friends
of the contracting parties knew that
they were to be married, although Mr..
Weber had informed his business as
sociates before leaving Racine Thurs
day that he would be married that day
in Chicago, but no announcement was
made until .oday.
The bride for years resident of Ra-
cine, was the widow of John Boy, who
conducted a meat market on Douglas
avenue for years. Mr.. Weber has
been engaged ia the sash, door and
blind business in Racine, being one
of the founders of the Stecher, Weber
& Huetten company, now the Weber
Bohnemann company. Mr.. Weber
has for years been a prominent mem
Der OF Catholic societies of this city
and state, and holds the Office of pres
ident of She Central Catholic society
of Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
FOUGHT WITH A DOG
Jacob Hermann Has Fierce Battle With
Bull Dog Belonging to Frank Marx

jacob Hermann Has Fierce Battle w ltn
Bull Dog Belonging to Frank Marx
Jacob Hermann, for many years
ianitor of the Frank school, had a
narrow escape from being seriously
bitten by a'buil dog Friday afternoon
and his nerve was the only thing that
saved him from serious injury. Her
mann was passing the Marx home
when the dog attacked him. The dog
leaped at Hermann and made an
effort to get hold of his arm but Her
man was too quick for him and he
struck out with great vigor with his
fist and knocked the dog back. Later
he jumped on the dog with both feet
and finally beat him into submission.
Complaint was made to the police this
morning and something will be done
in the case. The dog will be killed
or tied up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
A PLEASANT PARTY

A pleasant birthday party was
given in honor of Miss Hazel Patter-
son at her home in Pleasant Prairie
on Tuesday evening, August Z, when
few of her friends came to surprise
her. The evening was spent in vari-
Gus games spiced with merry chat
ting after which dainty luncheon
was served. All then gathered about
the organ at which G. G. Ford pre-
sided and the room rang for some
time with the merry voices. The
guests then departed wishing their
hostess many happy returns Of the
day. All present report most en-
joyable time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
SAD DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL

Dora Johnson Dies at Kenosha Hospital
After a Few Days Illness
There was sad death at the Ken.
osha hospital Saturday night, when
Dora Johnson, the little ten year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Asmus
Johnson, died after short illness
from appendicitis. The little girl was
taken i'll on last Friday and was taken
to the hospital on Saturday. She was
operated on Saturday afternoon and
while the operation was successful
blood poisoning set in and she died a
few hours later. The little girl was
great favorite in the neighborhood
and her death has caused great sor-
row.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23

Threshing at the Stephenson farm
in this county is over and it is re-
ported that the oal crop on the farm
averaged sixty bushels to the acre,
while the barley averaged forty bush
Els. It is claimed that the Stephenson
darm has the finest corn to be found
in Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
ARREST CHICAGO THIEF
Chas. Smith, who Admits Stealing Gun
aud Bicycle in Kenosha Jail

aud Bicycle in Kenosha Jail
Charles Smith, Chicago man, oc-
cupies cell at the county Jail
charged by himself with grand lar
ceny.e Smith was arrested by the
Kenosha officials when he attempted
to sell shot gun and bicycle and
after he had been put in the sweat box
for few minutes he admitted to the
officers that he had stolen both the
gun and the bicycle. Smith stated
that he had taken the gun from q
hotel in Chicago and the bicycle from
a house on Clark street in that city.
The police in Chicago were notified Of
the arrest of Smith, but as yet they
have received no report Of the theft of
the articles. A Chicago officer will
come to Kenosha this afternoon to
take Smith back to Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23

John w. Harwood, 81o Dayton ST.,
employee Of the Jeffrey company, fell
on defective sidewalk on Dayton
street between Rowland avenue and
Lyman avenue and fractured his
right arm Saturday afternoon. Dr..
Munroe attended him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
BUFFERS HOLD COUNCIL
Many Members of Buffers and Lamr
Makers Union.Attend Big Meeting


Notwithstanding rsthe threatening
weather Of Sunday morning, several
hundred buffers, polishers and lamp
makers representingIunions in Illinois
and Wisconsin came to Kenosha to
attend a district council held at
Central park during the afternoon.
There was great crowd of people on
the grounds and after a short bust
ness session the buffers gave their
time to finding amusement.
The Kenosha union men defeated
the Chicago men in a baseball game
and afterward they watched the
Topaz team defeat the team from
Highland Park by a score of i too.
Nothing of Importance was done at
the business meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
MAIL PARCELS TO DENMARK
Provisions of Post Convention Will Go
Into Effect on October 1

A parcels post convention having
been concluded between the United
States and Denmark, to take effect
October /, packages will he admitted
to the mails on and after that date.
The packages must not exceed in
value $50, must not weigh more than
four pounds and six ounces and mast
not measure more than feet inches
in length and girth combined.
In the United States on parcels for
Denmark II cents will be charged for
each pound or for each fraction of a
pound, and in Denmark on parcels for
the United States 90 ore for a parcel
not exceeding ore kilogram In weight
and one krone Tor other parcels.
r. c.. Steinke, of Milwaukee, was a
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23

The above is exclusive of our perfected type
writer, good will, contracts, etc, the value of
which we estimate from $12s 900 to 100000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23

The 7. NJ. G. A. hiking trip has
been declared off.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23
SHOWS HIS SPEED
WhiteIock Captures Free for All
Pace at Saturday Matinee in
Fastest Time Recorded
MATINEE DRAWS BIG CROWD

White1ock, Jack Milligan's PAGER,
was the feature of the weekly matinee
of the Gentlemen's Driving Club held
at the Balm track on Saturday after
noon capturing the free for all pace
after hard fight with Teddy S. In
order to win the race it was necessary
for the Milligan horse to put neTg
figure for the track and the last heat
was done in 2:21H. Whitelock took
the first heat handily and the second
heat went to Teddy S. In a burst
of speed the Milligan horse came
home in the last heat beating Teddy
5. by nose. Immediately after the
race Whitelock was sold to Sheriff
]. H. Veitch for round sum.
The matinee was decidedly inter-
esting one and drew large crowd to
the park. Nearly all of the horses
entered in the meet of week ago
were entered on Saturday and the
races were decidedly hotly contested.
The 2:30 pace and the free for ali went
to three heats while the other races
were won in straight heats.
A great deal of interest had. been
taken in the running race between
Slippery Kate, owned by Henry
Howard, and Grace Elliot, the Keat-
ing horse. The Heating horse won
easily.
The summaries of the races follows
MINUTE rRor
Hubert Lee (S1ocum) ....................I
Selim (Mahoney) ..............2
Rex Sullivan .............
Maude ). (Schnnckell ......................4
Time-3:0l, sos.
$50 PACE
Governor B. (veitchl ........ ......-......1
John Alex Dowie (Slocum) ..............,4 l 2
Billy Make (Breen). ..........,,.. ....2 drawn
Time-2:35 2:29 2:27H.
2:45 TRoT
Seneca Stewart (Hildebrande). ..............I /
Electropinas (S1ocuml. .......................2
James G. b. Letsom) ..................3 2
Time-2:37, 2:42.
FREE FOR ALL PACE
Whitelock (Nilligan) .,...........s......1 3
Teddy S. (Schmitt) .......................2 2
Cyrus T. Chimney ........................3 2
! Time-2:3o, 2:24, 2:21A.
RUNNING RACE, Il MILE
Grace Elliot, first; Slippery Kate, second.
| Time-51.
| PONY RACE, Il MILE
a. AT11..1
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23

RUNNING RACE, Il MILE
Grace Elliot, first; Slippery Kate, second.
Time-51.
pony RACE, Il MILE
Tip (Mahoneyl, first.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23

F. C. steinke, of Milwaukee, vas a
e uest of Kenosha friends Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-23

Want Ads cost but Csc a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
QUEER ANSWERS BY PUPILS
By George Forts

translated the Bible. Another stated that
Shakespeare was the dscoverer of America,
that he lived during the reign of George ILL.,,
and that he was finally slain by Caliban.
When asked who Esau was. little girl re-
Piled, Esau was the man who wrote fables
and sold the copyright for bottle of potash.
Here the confusion thrice confounded of ESau
for Esop. copyright for birthright, and potash
for pottage is truly remarkable.
But it is among classes in domestic science
and physiology that the most amusing blum
country school in Ohio when asked to de-
scribe the process of digestion, wrote.
Food is digested by the action of the
lungs. Digestion is brought on by the lungs
having something the matter with them. The
food then assimilates through the windpipe
and pores and passes off by evaporation
through lot of little holes in the skin called
caterpillars. The food is nourished in the
stomach. If you were to eat anything hard,
you would be unable to digest it, and conse-
quently you would have indigestion. The gall
bladder throws off juice from the food which
passes through it. We call the kidneys the
bread basket, because they are where the
bread goes. They lie surrounded by the
heart"
Domestic science embodies many amusing
answers In reply to the question, Why do
we cook our food?" one girl gave the answer
There are five ways Of cooking potatoes
If we ate our food roar, we should die"
Another wrote, 1.-THE function of food is to
do its proper work in the body. Its proper
work is to masticate the food"
And still another wrote that, We should
not eat so much bone making food as flesh
making food, because if we did we should have
too many bones and look funny"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
Dissecting the Evil One

A \ amusing little story is told of four
year old girl in New York Sunday school
class who, having learned to repeat, Il re-
nounce the devil and all his works. was
asked by her teacher what she understood by
his works." and promptly replied, His in
sides"
A hardly less curious answer was that made
by pupil in class in geography. His in
structor had been pointing out that it would
world, on account of the intervention of the
sea and other bodies of water In conclusion
he said, Now, Harry, could your father walk
around the world?"
No, sir" replied Harry.
Why couldn't he? persisted the teacher.
Because he's dead" was the rather start
ling answer.
One little girl, when asked what salt was,
replied that it was the stuff that made pota-
toes taste bad when You didn't put any on
them, and boy in an English school replied,
when asked the definition of elegy, that it
was poem written out for schools to learn,
ike Gray's" Elegy."
This is scarcely worse than the answers
made by class OF girls who, after reading
"Evangeline," were asked to write out the
out the information that A forge is the frnest
inside blacksmith" another that it was The
village smithy's anvil" and third that it
was The dust that rises from the floor of a
blacksmith's shop"
Many and strange are the amendments
school children have made to history. One
Youth in written examination in a Chicago
school made the startling announcement that
the treaty of Utrecht was fought between the
Zuius and English; that Lord Give captured
the Fiji Islands in o24 B. c.; and that Walpoe