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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
WORK is COMPILE TED
After Ten Months ofWork Finish
ing Touches Being Put on
New Telephone System
LINES FOR RURAL PLACES
Company Plans to Give the Same Ser
vice to Country Districts as is
Now Given to Kenosha Patrons
of the New Exchange

After nearly ten months of arduous
Home Telephone company are cutting
over the last lines of the company
this week and by next Monday all
lines in the county will practically
be under the same system. The work
has required great deal of time on
account of the fact that the ipstru-
ments not only in the city but on the
rural line had to be changed so as to
conform with the new central energy
system, but it is claimed that now
that the work is completed Kenosha
county has the finest system of tele-
phones to be found in the west. When
the transfer was made the Kenosha
Home Telephone company took over
the toll lines of the Citizens Tele-
phone company and this line connects
with the hundreds of phones operated
by the Independent company in Ra-
cine. The Independent lines in the
state are not usually connected with
Bell system and the Bell and indie
pendent lines in Racine are bitter
rivals, but under the union made in
Kenosha the patrons of the company
here have the right to use both lines
in the Belle city. All of the fifteen
and twenty party lines out in the
different parts of the county have
been taken out and in their place the
company has installed a uniform
system of ten party lines. The SER
vice for the rural patrons of the COM
pany will be almost as good as that
furnished city patrons. All of these
phones are now directly connected
with the Kenosha exchange with the
exception of the phones operated by
the Bristol Telephone company and
Kenosha people seeking to use these
phones must secure connections
through the exchange at Bristol. 1t
is possible that in the near future the
Kenosha Home Telephone company
will secure the stock of the Bristol
company but at the present time the
company remains independent. The
Kenosha Home Telephone company
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
Secretary Of Police and Fire Com
mission Confers With Mayor
on the Heating Case
NO ACTION TAKEN BY MAYOR
Other Members of the Commission
May Send in Their designations
if Heating is Continued on the
Board Pending His Trial

The police and fire commission has
taken part in the gambling war and
/ Wednesday John Priddis, the secre-
/ tary OF the commission went to Mayor
German and formally requested that
the mayor take some steps to secure
the removal Of John E. Heating from
the commission up to such time as
the charges against him were tried in
the circuit court. Mayor German re-
ceived the secretary Of the commits
sion kindly, but he has SO far taken
no action on the suggestion. Secre-
tary Priddis also called on MIR. Keat-
ing and urged him to resign but he
declined to give a favorable answer
to the request.
Secretary Priddis went to the mayor
after long conference between him
self and Christian Schend, the presi-
dent of the commission. Mr.. Priddis
stated on Thursday that he would re-
new his reouest with the mayor some
time that day. In speaking of the
matter on Thursday, Secretary Priddis
said: 8 have no desire to PREJUDICE
Commissioner Heating, but we believe
that he should resign at this time.
There is no doubt but that the matter
will be laid before the mayor in the
form of a resolution and we take
this action in advance of the action of
any other body. President Schend
and I went over this matter for sever
al hours before went to the mayor.
1t is limited that should Mr.. Heating
refuse to resign from the commission
that other members will withdraw.
President Schend has stated to his
friends that he is considering this
plan and it is pretty certain that Sec
rotary Priddis will follow his lead
should he offer his resignation to the
mayor. Neither of the commissioners
have made any complaint on the work
of Mr.. Heating as member of the
commission, but they claim that the
commission is too closely related with
the enforcement of law in the city to
have man under charges in the cir
cult court sitting as a member of the
Board. Of course the powers of the
Board of fire and police commissioners
under the present system are decidedly
limited. Should two of the commits
sioners retire there is no doubt but
that their places would be promptly
filled by men who would be willing to
serve on the Board regardless of con-
ditions. The action of theACivic Fed
Grafton has not as yet been formally
laid before Mayor German, but it is
expected that he will have visit from
the Federation directors on Friday or
Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

LIKE many better one. the cause
of the gamblers is being hurt by their
fool friends The knights of the
green cloth are themselves quite dis
posed to look at their present predica-
ment phi1osophically regarding the
present outbreak merely as one of the
incidents of the business and all in
the days work, but the efforts of some
of their fool friends to make them ap-
pear as prosecuted martyrs, not only
makes the gamblers slightly ridicu-
Ions, bat keeps alive the agitation
that they would be glad to see die
ont. In the language of the game,
the gamblers are "up against it good
and plenty" and the best thing they
ran do is to take their medicine as
quickly and as quietly as possible.
The men who are conducting the
prosecutions have the law on their
side, and about ninety-five per cent OF
all this talk Of the terrible revenge
that is to be taken upon them for
their temerity in daring to move fol-
law enforcement, is simply rot.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

PRESUMABLY this is law abiding
community, and one of the most re-
markab1e developments of the present
agitation against gambling is the way
certain people who ought to know
better and who do know better attempt
to carry the idea that certain other
people are not amenable to the law.
If certain people have been allowed to
violate the law with impuuity and
without fear of punishment, it is be-
cause of the supineness of the authori-
ties, and not because the law gives
them any special or peculiar priv
leges not granted the ordinary citizen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
INTEREST TEACHERS
Organization of U. of W. Teach
ers to be Formed at Coming
Meeting in Milwaukee
TO AID BIG STATE SCHOOL

The alumni and former students of
teaching in the state have arranged
to orga nize University of Wisconsin
Alumni Teachers Club at the meet
ing of the Wisconsin State Teache
Association to be held in Milwaukee
December 27-29. AS there are over
500 graduates and former students of
the State University who are engaged
in educational work, the new organ
izaticl it is anticipated, will have a
large membership. Since the new
club was first suggested short time
ago much enthusiasm has been mani
tested on the part Of those who have
been approached in regard to the pro-
ject. The meeting to elect officers
and complete organization will be
held there on Friday evening, Dec
ember g..
Many alumni who are members of
the State Teachers Association have
attended the meetings at Milwaukee
each year, but heretofore no formal CT
ganization has existed A consider
able number of the principals and
superintendent of Wisconsin schools,
as well as many of the high school
teachers, are graduates of the Uni
versity. The new organization will
Cring all these together, giving them
an opportunity to renew their college
acquaintances, and to meet the mem
bers of the faculty who attend the
meetings of the associations. Presi-
dent Charles B. Van Hise and a num-
Der of the members of the University
faculty will be present at the meeting
for the organization of the new club.
It is also planned to extend the or
ganization to the association meet
ings which are held in diffeA ent sec
tons of the state IN the fall. There
are now four of these district associa-
tons, the North-Ea stern, which met
at Appleton this year; the Southern,
which met at GAINESVILLE; the Western
which met at Lacrosse; and the
North Western, which met at Eau
Claire. These four alumni teachers
clubs organized in connection with
the district meeting will bring to-
gether many of the principals and
teachers who are unable to attend the
general meeting in Milwaukee during
the Christmas recess.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
Notifies Committee That He Will
Not Accept Railway 0rdi-
nance Proposed by City
BALKS AT CHEAP FARE PLAN
President of Kenosha Company De.
clares it Would be Impossible to
Accept This Provision and the
Committee is in the Air

! Albert c.. Frost, president of the
Kenosha Electric Railway Company,
has notified the Special Railway com
mittee of the City Council that it will
be absolutely impossible for him to
accept the franchise ordinance pre-
pared by City Attorney Slater and
| forwarded to him by the committee
on Tuesday. It is evident that Mr..
Frost did not give the ordinance any
extended consideration for he had
been advised of it's provisions in adj
vance and his answer was prompt.
Frost baked when it came to the pro-
visions for the reduction of fares to
be charged on the road and he states
that it would be impossible for any
company to operate a railway with
such provision in the franchise. 1t
would be almost impossible for the
company to get any one to take it's
bonds with the understanding that
the income of the company was to
be reduced rather than increased
after twenty years. The franchise
ordinance as proposed provided that
after twenty years from the date of
the passage of the original ordinance
the company should agree to give un-
.versal three cent fares. It is under
stood that the management of the
Kenosha aElectric Railway Company
is not raising any great objections to
the other provisions of the ordinance.
The company has expressed itself as
being willing to do the paving de-
manded, to build suitable bridges and
furnish universal transfers. The
company has also agreed to give such
frequent service in the city as may be
demanded by the traffic, but the man
ayers claim that it would be hard
matter TO bind the company down to
a ten minute service on all lines. as
this might be a practical impossi-
bility.
The action of Mr.. Frost in declin-
ing to consider the franchise ordi-
nance has put the committee up in
the air. 1t is possible that the fran
chise may receive more consideration
from the Chicago, Kenosha and Mil
waukee company, but it is not
thought that this company would be
willing to accept the ordinance with
out many changes. The members of
the committee are firm believers in
the low fare proposition, and it is
understood that they will insist on
these provisions being made in any
franchise ordinance favorably re-
ported to the Council.
The ordinances now before the
Council have been given the required
publication, and all of them will be
given their first reading at the meet
ing of the Council on next Monday
evening. The ordinance prepared
for the committee will also be before
the Council at that time.
Several of the aldermen have ex-
pressed themselves as being opposed
to any plan which would place the
city on the market as a bidder for
railways, but this plan has been
adopted with success ia other cities
and there is no reason why it should
not prove good for Kenosha
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
INSTALL HALF HOUR SERVICE
M. II. & K. to Run Cars Between Racine
and Kenosha Half Hourly

Citizens generally both IN this city
and Racine will be pleased to learn
that, beginning next Sunday, Decem-
Der 10, the Milwaukee Electric Rail-
way and Light company will adopt a
half hour schedule between Racine
and Kenosha. This is not temper
airy move, but is one which will be fol-
lowed in the future. After that date
cars will leave Racine on the hour and
half hour and will leave the Kenosha
terminal at quarter to and quarter af-
ter the hour. The last car for Mil
waukee will leave at Ills atEnight in
stead of 10:45 as heretofore. The car
which has left Racine north bound at
Sis a. m. has been pulled off, and the
first car now will be O'Clock every
morning. The last car at night to
Kenosha will leave Racine on the same
time that it always has. The reason
for taking off the early morning car is
that few people are looking for a car
at that hour and when the station has
been called up and inquiry made in
most instances the reply was that was
too early. The improvement of the
service north will be much appre-
ciated and will enable a person to
make very quick trip to Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
McHugh's Neighbors.

"Mrs. O'Mulligan,' says Norris Nc
Hugh Of the Players company, was
lying very sick in bed, with the mem
bers of her family standing around,
taking ar inventory Of the furniture
and looking mournful. "Mike," said
the old lady. don't forget to give that
dresser to Bridget
''I'll remember said the old man.
'sSure, what a memory she has,
"And give the pony to Tim,'' contin-
ued the old lady.
''Sure, will. WHAT memory she
has,
and the stove to Mary"
Oh, what memory" said all. "Sha
remembers everything"
"And. Ayike," continued the old lady,
remember O'Donovan, the grocery
man, and pay him SO we owe him.
"Don't listen to her. Don't listen to
herr yelled the entire family.
"She's raving! She's raving."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

In every newspaper office the public
is divided into two great classes, those
who want to break into print and
those who want to keep out, and both
receive about equal consideration.
There are no friends or enemies in the
business, and every mans "story" is
taken for what it is worth solely from
a news standpoint. The sole aim of
every newspaper worthy of the name
is to print all the news that is fit to
print all the time, and no paper that
keeps faith with its readers does more
or less. 1t cannot make flesh of one
and fowl of another and retain the
confidence of its readers, and its only
salvation is to treat all alike.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
SEEK MISSING WOMAN


Kenosha Police Asked 10 Search for
Woman Long, Missing From, Moline
Chief of Police O'Hare has received
letter from the Chief of Police at
Moline, Ill, asking that he make an
effort to find some trace of Mrs. C. r.
Sloanaker, a 1e yeSr old wife missing
from that city. Mrs. S1oanaker, who
is also known as Nina Avery, disap-
peared on the evening Of Oct and
no trace of her has been found. The
fact that the woman had relatives in
this city has led the officials of the
Illinois city to think it possible that
she came here. The young woman is
being eagerly sought by her mother,
Mrs. F. Avery, a we'll known woman
of Moline.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
HAVE NAMED DEPUTIES
County Officials at Court House Ready
For New Year

Register of Deeds P. C. Torrey,
County Clerk Crosby and Clerk of the
Circuit Court Frank Waldo have
made their appointments of deputies
for the new year and there will be no
changes when the men go into Office
for their new terms next month. p.
c. Torrey will have as his deputies
w. c. Crosby and Charles A. Tarbell,
while Miss Kindt will remain as clerk
in the Office. The deputies of County
Clerk Crosby will be Miss Belle Gaff-
ney, P. c. Torrey and Frank Waldo,
while Mr.. Waldo will have as his
deputies Miss Gaffney and Mr..
Crosby. With this arrangement of
deputies the work of the three offices
can be carried on with the least
possible trouble.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
A. O. H. ELECTS OFFICERS

The A. o. H. elected the following
officers on Wednesday evening:
Chapiain-Rev. w. D. Malone.
County President-B. McGivern.
Division Pres.-Thomas Hoban.
Vice-Pres. -Edward N. Rice.
Rec. Sec.-Wm. B. Cosgrove.
Fin. Sec.-John L. Milligan.
Treas. E. Milligan.
Marshal-John F. O'Donnel1.
Sergeaut-at~arms-Chas. McGivern.
Sentinel-Harry Rogers.
Trustees-J. H. Tully, John F..
0'Donnel1, F. ]. Morrison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

In the congressman are going 60
raise their own salaries they should
not hesitate to give the government
clerks the twenty percent increase
recommended by President Roosevelt.
If the pork is to be passed around let
everybody have piece. One crowd
deserves it as much as the other.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

The most superficial investigation
will convince any buyer that he can
purchase any kind or quality of mer-
chandise right here at home as
cheaply as he can get it anywhere,
and the proposition that "the place to
spend your money is where you make
ito admits of no argument.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

The only bad thing about the prose-
cution of the Gland grafters" is that
it is years too late. Some of the
biggest fortunes in the west had their
foundations in successful conspiracies
TO defraud the government of it's pub
lie lands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
LADIES, ATTENTION!

SHIFTS, cloaks, jackets and skirts
made to order. Style and perfect fit
guaranteed. Alsolc1eaning, pressing
and repairing neatly done. H. J..
LoEFFLER, 21O-212sMain ST., upstairs,
Billiard Hall. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

THE man who "goes out after bust
ness" in Kenosha is bound to get it.
There is no city of its size in the
country where the volume of business
transacted weekly is greater than it is
right here in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20
Low RATES TO SALT LAKE CITY

Very low rates to National Wool
Growers Association, Salt Lake City,
Utah. Via the North Western Line.
Excursion tickets will be sold January
IA, Is and is, with favorable return
limits. Apply to agents Chicago &
North Western R'y. WIS.,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

THIS gambling agitation is bound
to have one good result, any way, and
that is that a whole lot of people are
going to learn a whole lot more of
what is going on ION the inside" in
their city than they ever knew before,
and they are never going to forget
what they learn now, either.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

THE appetite grows with what it
feeds on, and the public is beginning
to expect somebody to furnish some
kind of a sensation every day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

Miss Eva Spau1ding Price and DR..
Vincent Russell Boynton, both of
Waukegan, were married at the Bap-
fist church in Waukegan Wednesday
evening. Both bride and groom have
many friends in Keposha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

WE will know Chief Wettmore's de-
cision on the postoffice site when his
report comes in, and not before. Any
''advance information" is pure guess
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

IF is not far to look to find the
woman in that Storer case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

THESE are great days for the
''ioiner." He has meeting almost
every night this season of the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-12-20

Attorney John c. Slater was in RAJ
cine Thursday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-16
GOLFERS OUT IN FORCE.
More than 100 Send in Names for
annual Contest.

record breaking entry list has been received for
the annual invitation tournament which begins to-
day on the links of the Deal Golf and Country club.
Ip to last night total of 165 had been received.
and the chances are that a few belated names will
he added this morning This is the largest number
of entries received for an open contest IN the
metropolitan district.
An idea of the widespread interest taken In this
tournament may be had from the fact that fifty
odd clubs are represented. According 70 the con-
dtions on the programme the tournament Is TO
begin with an eighteen-hole medal play qualifying
round, contestants qualifying in sixteens for the
first match play round this afternoon On account
of the unprecedented entry IL will be necessary N
devote the entire day to the qualification round
This will also mean that the final round on Satur-
day will have to be reduced from thirty-sx to
eighteen holes.
Gilman p. Tiffany. of the Powelton Golf Club and
champion of the Hudson River Golf Association
and Arthur McAleenan of the home organization
scheduled the first pair. They will drive off
az $50 o'clock. and from that time on couples will
be started at intervals of five minutes
T. NJ. Sherman. the Wykagyl golfer put in an ap-
pearance yesterday and played twice over the
course. 1t his first biz of golfng since he won
the Ekwanok tournament, three weeks ago He
played we'll in spots" but another round or two
will put him In better shape DR. Carl Martin Of
Fairfield and former champion of the Connecticut
Golf Association. made the round in 81 Yesterday
afternoon. w T. West of Princeton. also had an
So. These scores were considered good over this
Others expected 10 make a good showing are s
d. BowerH the Br2okawn player. who tile
Abbott. Of Plainfleld. the intercollegiate champion
Bryce S. Evans. of Brae Burn. the Massachusetts
Seabright. The course, which is rapidly getting in
shape. covers playing distance of 6,255 Yards as
follows:
@ 3 3 s 3 Is SS 9 s9g a sss 5 9 1SS 1SS stSs4S
New-York tribune., 1906-08-16
GIANTS ASK DAMAGES.
Bring Smt against Chicago Base
ball Club for Forfeited Game.

Chicago. Aug. 15.-The New York National
League Baseball Club has brought a civil suit
in the New York Supreme Court against the
Chicago National League Club for S3.5O0, alleg-
ing damages to that extent on account OF the
forfeited game of August 3. when entrance to
the Polo Grounds was refused to JOhnstOne. the
umpire. and he gave the game to Chicago.
John McGraw. the manager of the New York
Club, wanted the game to be played with MEM
ber of each team umpire. The Chicago
manager refused TO agree to this. and the New
York management now declares the club is
damaged to the extent of the sum mentioned.
The summons in the suit was served on
Charles Williams, treasurer of the Chicago club
in Brooklyn, last Monday. This summons
brought to Chicago to-day and presented TO
President Murphy of the Chicago club, who,
after reading the document, said:
We have been summoned to appear in court
by the New York club. although ] regard the
suit more in the light of a joke than anything
else Still. shall be on hand TO defend our
club when the case is called for trial AS to
the Chicago clubs bringing a counter suit
nothing Of such nature has been decided on;
but, believe would have good case
again; the New York team. such action may
be taken later.
The damages are said to lie in the loss Of the
gate receipts