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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
HE WAS METHODIST PASTOR
But Alert Constable in Country
Thought Horsethief Confronted him

But Alert Constable in Country
Thought Horsethief Confronted him
Horse thieves have been operating
in Kenosha county. Ali of the con-
stables and officers have been looking
after the thief. One day this week a
stranger dropped off the train at
Somers. A constable was on the alert.
Sizing up the stranger he was sure it
it was the horse thief and so sure was
he that he phoned the Kenosha Off
GERS to come out.
Stepping up to the stranger, he
said: IT want you on charge of horse
stealing" The stranger was startled,
and looked at the consta BILE, and said:
well, well, well, have been taken
for almost everything in my time, but
this is the first time anyone has ever
accused me of being a horse thief.
Ny friend, am a Methodist minister
and | have been engaged to deliver
a lecture at the church this evening"
1t is said that the constable nearly
tainted and hastily apologized.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

KRNosHA has had its ups and downs
I'm business just like any other city,
lint one thing that has contributed as
much as anything else to the general
prosperity of our people is the fact
that no laboriug man has ever lost a
cent of wages through the failure of
any enterprise managed by Kenosha
men and backed by Kenosha capital.
There have been losses, and heavy
ones in the past, but they have been
borne by the investors, and the men
who work for wages have not been
Eorced to share them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

SOME of the rumors being whis-
pered about town have a decidedly
unpleasant sound, limiting as they do
at the illegal disposition of public
funds. The atmosphere is becoming
charged with suspicion, and the pres
ent situation strongly reminds one of
that which preceded the exposures in
connection with the now famous
Doodle franchise ordinance, except in
4his case the yelled charges have
nothing to do with any members of
the council, but deal with an entirely
different department Of the city S
business. AS is usual in cases of this
kind, there is nothing tangible that
any one can get hold Of, and no one is
likely to come forward and make any
charges out IN the open, but we hope
1hat the officials involved will them
selves demand the most searching in
vestigation at once. When an official
has nothing to conceal it is poor
time for him to stand on his dignity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

The merchants aud manufacturers
who daily suffer annoyance and finan-
Gial loss because of the impossibility
of securing prompt deliveries of
freight under present conditions, are
22e ones who ought to come forward
and help along the plans of the North
western road to build big new
freight depot north of Grand avenue.
The road does not ask permission to
cross Grand avenue with additional
tracks on the ground that the proposed
Improvement would benefit the bust
mess interests Of the city as it un-
aoubtedly would, but offers to pay
approximately $4,000 for the priv
1ege. The money is to be expended in
paving West Main street, thus giving
every resident and taxpayer a share
in the benefits. The city would be
away ahead on the deal any way you
look at it and it is hard to see why
the council delays closing up a con.
tract so advantageous to all parties
concerned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
HOLD FIRST MEETIN G.
Kenosha CALIFORNIAN Society Meets
Thursday Evening

The Caledonian society opened the
seasons work with a most enthusi-
astic meeting Thursday evening.
About twenty members were in at
tendance and much was accomplished
IN the way of preparing for the win
ter's work. The matter Of getting
up the Burns entertainment was thor
ough1y discussed and a committee ap-
pointed to outline a program for the
event. The general sentiment favored
kee ping up the standard of entertain
ment and no effort will be spared by
the committee to secure the best tai
ent in the country. The. committee in
whose hands this work is placed con-
sists of Messrs James Mi11ar, Thomas
Lockhart, John T. Ynle, Conrad
Shearer, John I. Chester, Chas. Barr
and D. r. Mitchell This committee
will begin work at once by entering
into communication with Scotch tai
ent in the large cities Of the country.
At the first annual meeting Of the
society, which takes place on the
evening of Nov. 1st, new officers will
be chosen aud a series of socials ar
ranged for the winter months. The
cricket club, organized some months
ago, has proved very successful
project and will be continued again
next season. It's membership now
is large and includes many of the
leading business men Of the city. New
grounds will be leased for the coming
year and match games arranged with
the clubs of other cities. During the
winter bowling team will be organ
lied from the ranks of the society and
some alley rented for the special use
of this club. Card parties are to be
given regularly after the society To-
Gates IN a suitable hall.
At the last meeting a committee was
appointed to revise the constitution
and bylaws, after which they will be
printed in suitable form for distribu-
ton among the members. Organized
less than one year ago, the Californian
society now has forty-fve members,
and with several applications on file,
the outlook for the future is very
promising.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR HERE
r. p. Richards Making an Inspection
of All Rural Routes

- AUOaAoS dn
of All Rural Routes
f. P. Robards, of Hinsda1e, Mich,
a government inspector of rural mail
routes, has come to Kenosha to make
four days inspection of all routes
leading out of this city with a view of
re-arranging the routes in such way
as to furnish service for every farmer
in the county. An inspector visited
Kenosha some weeks ago, but the re-
suit was not entirely satisfactory TO
the postofice department and a new
inspection is being made.
Inspector Richards spends his entire
time on the routes, and it is thought
that when he completes his work he
will be able to devise some means by
which the routes can be re-arranged.
During the past year large number
of people have built homes just out
side the city, and as these people are
outside the city delivery limits, they
are forced to walk to the postofice for
their mail. With the Encouragement
of the routes it is planned to give SER
vice to all these people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
CARS ARE SCARCE
The Heavy Increase in Freight
Threatens a Blockade in
the freight Yards
SHIPPERS ARE URGED TO AID

The congestion of freight traffic has
increased so fast within the last few
days that railway officials fear they
blockade. Conditions on the eastern
roads, which have not only to handle
the business which they originate, but
have the crops of the west pouring
upon them for export, are naturally
the worst, but those on the western
lines also are rapidly becoming ex-
tremely serious.
With the approach Of winter the
movement of coal has swiftly grown
heavier, aggravating the congested
conditions which already existed, and
traffic men say that they do not know
what they will do for cars when the
years enormous crop Of corn is ready
for market, as it will be now in a
short time.
A line belonging to one Of the big.
eastern systems recently had orders
for 4,235 cars which it could not fiji.
The Pennsylvania proposes to give
notice that for thirty-six hours 1t will
receive no consignments from the
Pittsburg district, the object being to
get time partly to clear the tracks of
the cars which have accumulated on
its lines west. The Hill lines have
given notice that for the present they
will be unable to receive further con-
signments Of lumber from Washing
ton east. These facts illustrate con-
ditions which rapidly are going from
bad to worse.
The roads are daily being flooded
with letters from shippers complain
ing because they cannot get cars.
The vice president in charge of traffic
of one of the large western systems
said recently that the shippers could
do more now than the railroads to re-
pers recognized this fact and acted
accordingly, he said, the roads would
be forced speedily to unite in reduc-
ing the free storage period at destina-
tons, which now varies from four to
seven days.
IL SHAPPSlS WOulu lC-COuS1Su duu
release cars as quickly as possible, I"
said this official, 'sthey could largely
increase the efficiency of railway
equipment. All the roads are now
employing men at every large traffic
center, whose business it is to visit
shippers as their consignments arrive
and urge them to keep cars as short a
time as possible so they may be sent
out again for more loads. Our sys.
tenn is now loading $4,000 cars Of
grain, coal and lumber a month. II
shippers would detain these cars ar
average of only one day less they
would increase the efficiency of ou1
equipment 10 per cent, and the same
is true of all other lines. If shippers
do not voluntarily perform their duty
ia this matter the roads will have te
take steps to force them to perform it
or within few weeks there will be
/ the worst car blockade that this coun
try ever saw"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

University of Wisconsin Takes up
Question of Draining Lands in
the Different Counties.
THIS COUNTY is INTERESTED

The thorough drainage of the four
and half million acres of undrained
marshy or clay soil in Wisconsin
would increase its value one hundred
million dollars, according to the esti-
mates of Professor A. r. Whitson,
soil physicist of the University of
Wisconsin, who with E. r. Jones, his
assistant has been making an inves-
tigation Of the costs and benefits of
land drainage in various parts of the
state. In the 129 townships from
which data were taken, there are 1872
191 acres Of land which are practically
worthless for agricultural purposes
because of lack Of drainage. This
is over 1000 acres per township, at
which rate there are about 1880, 900
acres of this class of land IN Wiscon-
sin. There are also at least 1000, 900
acres of tnarshy land which are only
partially productive on account of too
much surface water to allow proper
cultivation. Ia addition there are
also at least 2, 100000 acres of upland
clay soil which will require under
drainage to allow it to produce maxi
mum crops.
The benefits derived from the use of
tile on marsh areas are illustrated by
the experience of Carl Foil, of Deer
field, who had fifteen acres of marsh
of which 70 per cent was practically
useless. Cattle often became mired
in attempting to cross it, and at no
time of the year was it dry enough to
admit Of blowing on at least ten acres
of the lowest portion.
The soil consists of black muck and
peat to depth varying from five to
ten feet, undertake by a gravel sub
soil. On about two acres the gravel
lay within three feet of the surface,
and here the underdrainage was sufi-
cient so that the land could be used
for pasture. After laying the tile in
1901 the first crop planted was corn,
which was injured by the spring
frosts, but finally ripened well. After
the corn had glazed, the crop on a
typical square rod was cut and
weighed. 1t was found that the yield
was at the rate of twenty-four tons
and three hundred pounds of green
fodder per acre. The corn for the en-
tire field, when husked, averaged
seventy-fve bushels per acre. The
first crop was sufficient to pay not
only for the thing, but also for the
top dressing of manure, and left the
i'm provement clear profit. The fol-
lowing year the yield of green fodder
was seventeen tons per acre, and the
field was then sown to rye and seeded
to timothy and red-top, which yielded
last year three tons of hay per acre.
The results of this first experiment IN
thing were SO satisfactory that Mr..
Foil continued the work until, at
present, he has 100 acres tiled. all of
which is giving good satisfaction.
Mr.. label, neighbor OF Mr.. Foil,
tiled twenty acres of his farm. On
one half of this the increased yield
was 100 per cent, and en- the other
half so per cent.
Eight townships ia this county we're
examined by the university students
and the statistics will on this account
have direct bearing on farm land in
Kenosha county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
MRS. MARY OzANNE DEAD
Well X Known Pioneer Woman of Somers
Died at her Home Thursday

Died at her Home Thursday
Mrs. Mary Ozanne, widow of the
late James Ozanne, and one of the
best known of the pioneer women of
the town of Somers, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Hiram Hitler,
in that town, on Thursday afternoon.
She was 88 years of age and death re-
suited from the natural breaking
down due to her advanced age. Mrs
Ozanne was born in the Island of
Guernsey Jan. IS, 1919 and came to
Somers when youngwoman. She had
resided there ever since and had been
closely connected with the life of the
town for more than half century.
She is survived by four children, Mrs.
Hiram Hitler, Miss Emma Ozanne
and 3. G. Ozanne, of Somers aud a..
C. Ozaune, of Tampa, Arizona.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
CITY TO APPEAL
Suit Against K. Crook to be Appealed
to Circuit Court

to Circuit Court
City Attorney John G. Slater has
filed with Justice George B. McCar-
ron notice that the suit of the city
VS.. Ell. G. Crook will be appealed to
the circuit court. The appea1has not
been filed with the clerk of the circuit
court and it is stated that this action
will not be taken up until the council
has formally authorized the appeal Of
the case.
The suit was brought to collect a
forfeiture from Crook on account of
the fact that he had declined to re-
move garbage box after having
been given notice to remove the box
by the health department. In the
trial Of the case in the justice court a
jury, which heard the evidence,
brought in verdict IN favor Of the
defendant. Its claimed that such a
verdict would make it impossible to
enforce the health laws and for this
reason the city has taken an appeal
to the higher court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
MARRIED IN KENosHA
Well known Milwaukee Man Marries
Racine Young Woman Here

Racine Young Woman Here
Houghton Hurlbut, in the employ
of the Wisconsin Telephone company
and we'll known socially in Milwaukee,
and Miss Mabel Hall, daughter -
Mrs. Charles Hall, of Racine, were
married last Saturday noon at Keno
shs. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. c. L. Mallory, rector of the
Episcopal parish.
Mr.. Hurlbut is a member of a
prominent Racine family. The young
couple will make their home at the
residence of the brides mother, 262
Tenth street, Milwaukee
The announcement of the wedding
caused much surprise among the
most intimate friends of the couple,
even the fellow employees of Mr.. Hurl-
but being unaware that he would
turn benedict
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

ONE good thing about the last batch
of automobile accidents is that the
men who are doing the fast riding are
Ahe ones who are getting the injuries.
THE innocent bystander is not figur-
ing in the list of the injured as much
as formerly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

Those ''help keep our city clean
garbage boxes do not have much eff
feet in keeping the banana skins off
the sidewalks. Perhaps it will take a
damage suit or two to call attention
to the need Of something to check this
dangerous practice.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

A STRANGER hearing some Of the
discussions now going on all over
town anent the latest row in our Of
fetal circle might reasonably conclude
that there is more concern over WHO'S
40 get the fees in the justice courts
ahan that equal and exact justice be
given all offenders.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

KRNosHA has never had boom and
does not want one, but at the same
time this city IS making steadier and
more rapid progress than any other III
Che state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
Registration Board in Ksrosha
Aims Note Of Defiance at the
Attorney General Of State
REGISTRATIONS IS COSTLY
Less Than Hundred Voters Registered
on Tuesday and Wednesday aud
the Cost Was at the Rate of
$3.50 for Each Voter

The registration boards Of Kenosha
have hurled defiance at the opinion of
the attorney general of the state, and
IN every WARD save two the registrd-
ton boards have made copies of the
lists of voters on former elections.
The lists were turned over to the city
clerk this morning aud it is possible
that all sorts Of complications will
come up as a result of the action of
the boards.
These boards had not been in
structed that they had right to make
copy of the former registration lists,
but when they had sat almost all of
two days in the election places and
had registered less than a hundred
people, all of them decided to get busy
and put down all the names that APP
peared on the lists at the general
election. In the Fifth ward George
kronke held for following the law to
the letter and while some of the names
we're copied, it was done under protest
and only the names of men known to
be voters in the Fifth ward at this
time we're added to the lists.
These names were all marked so
that they can be eliminated from the
list of electors on election day if the
statesofficials should demand such an
elimination. In other wards Of the
city no attention was paid to marking
the names and it will be impossible to
tell just who registered in keeping
with the law. Under the law two days
were set apart for registration, but it
was found that one was a legal holt
day and on this account the board did
not sit.
The names of all voters appearing
at the primary election were placed
on the list under the law and the total
voters registering since the primary
is less than one hundred. This would
make the legal voting strength of
Kenosha at the general election less
than thousand. Few names of
Democratic voters would appear on
the lists if the law was closely fol-
lowed as the Democratic vote at the
primaries was decidedly small. The
registration has proved an expensive
luxury to the city as the cost of keep
ing the places for registration open
for the two days was ia the neighbor
hood of $3.50 and with hundred
registered it will seem that the cost
per voter was about $3.50. City
Clerk Harrington will lay the matter
before the attorney general but it is
hardly possible that anopinion can
be secured in time to make it possible
to complete the registration before
the election. The city has arranged
for one more registration day on the
Tuesday before election day and it is
expected that the party committees
will make an effort to get the voters
ont at that time.
OF course unregistered voters will
be allowed to vote by affidavit on.
election day but there will be some
trouble if it becomes necessary to
challenge voters. Election clerks and
inspectors have not as yet found
way TO mark challenged vote on the
machine and the attorney general
when asked for an opinion on this
matter by Clerk Harrington could
not give any aid in settling the
trouble.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

THE treasury officials do not seem
10 be il any grand rush to select that
site for a public building ia Kenosha
for fact, and it is a hopeless task to
AIRY and hurry any of Uncle Sans
employees.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

THE police should make rule and
enforce it, that if property owners
mast burn refuse on the pavements,
they must clean up the ashes. There
is always enough dirt in the air with
ont the addition of quantities Of fine
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
SEEK MISSING BOYS

Police Asked to Search for George Vol
mer, Harry Ortiz and Joe Weisang
The police Of the city have been
asked to make an effort to find some
trace Of three boys, George Vol
mer, Harry Ortiz and Joseph Weisang,
who have been missing from Kenosha
since last Tuesday. It's thought that
the boys have gone out to see the
world. It is said that they went to
Milwaukee and from this point it is
thought that they sailed on some lake
vessel bound for Michigan port.
All the boys are old enough to take
care Of themselves but the parents
are anxious to have them located.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

Several first papers have been is
sued under the new law for the
naturalization of aliens. The names
must be posted for period of ninety
days before they can become citizens.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18

TIE smile of the candidate is
broadening and other signs that an
election is approaching are not lack
;np
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-10-18
THURSDAY, OCTOBER is.

Ia appears that all the troubles Of
ehe Zionists are not confined to Zion
1ejtv
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-07-12
Travelling IncOgntto.

Some Investigator of curious Sub
iects has discovered that the inventor
of travelling incognito was Peter the
Great of Russia. The next after the
famous Russian sovereign to adopt the
practice was Jost,h IL. of Austria, who
ia 177T made little stay in Paris I'M
der the title Of Count Won Falkensteln.
During the revolutionary period Louis
XVIII buried his temporarily useless
royal dignity under the privacy OF
Comic DE- Lille. While Charles \. pass
ed as the Comte de Marles. The ex-
Empress Eugene in her splendor fire.
quent,y took little trips as the Comtesse
de pierrefonds
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-07-12
The Robbers Grave mt Montgomery

In n corner of the churchyard of
Montgomery, writes correspondent,
is q bare space, known as "the rob-
ber's grave" 1t Is not Il raised mound
of earth, but is below the surround
ing ground, which Is especially luXuri-
ant. The date of the grave Is 1921. and
numerous attempts have been made to
grow grass upon the bare spot. Fresh
soil was frequently spread upon 1t. but
not blade of grass is to be seen. The
shape of a cross is still distinctly visi-
BILE. 1t is the grave Of man named
Newton, charged with highway rob
berry and violence and sentenced to be
hanged. He protested his innocence.
I'm meek dependence of a merclfui
God, whom | have offended, but who,
through the atonement of his blessed
Son, has, trust, pardoned my offenses,
| venture to assert that If | am limo
cent of the crime for which l suffer the
grass for one generation ut least viii
not cover NV grave" Men of eighty
bear witness that never since thes
were children has there been grass on
tile ve.-Westminster Gazette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-07-12
Legal Notices.
Notice Of Order for Final Settlement.
HESITATE ESTATE.
C,TATE OF wISCONSIN-IOw COUNTY
= COURT-lN PROBATE.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN-IOWA COUNTY
= COURT-lN PROBATE.
Notice Is hereby given that ut a regular tern
of the Iowa County Court, 10 be held in and fol
said county, MT the court house, In the city OF
DOdgeville. in said county. on the 7th day Of
August. A. ID. 1906. being the first Tuesday OF
said month. AT 10 o'clock in the forenoon OF said
day. the following matters will be heard and
considered:
The application OF J. b. Reynolds. exeeI.
tor of the last will and testament of
J ohn Bartle late of said county, de-
ceased for the examination and allow
ance of his administration account and that
the last will and testament of said deceased
be construed. and the assignment of the resi-
due of said estate 60 such persons as are by
said will and by law entitled t1 the same.
And IL is further ordered. that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing u copy of this notice for three weeks
successfully. prior 10 said day Of hearing In
the Mineral Point Tribune, weekly news
paper published In said county.
BY the Court.
i6w3 ALDRO jerks. Comfy Judge.
Dated Dodgeville, Wis. July g. 1906