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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.
DON'T WAIT TOO LONG

A mighty wave of Improvement OF
the streets of the city seems to be
sweeping over Kenosha just at pres.
ent and the property owners on nc
less than dozen streets are getting
ready to pave them within the next
twelve months. There seems to be 2
strange fatality about street paving
in Kenosha. It doesn't seem to make
any difference whether the movement
is started in January or July the COM
ing of the winter finds the contra c.
tors just getting down to work. If
you want to have streets paved next
year now is the time to get the petit
tons before the Council and let the
aldermen have the winter to think
the matter over. Since the adoption
of the new charter provisions there
has been so much red tape about
street paving that it is just about as
hard to get street paved in Kenosha
as to get the government to build a
government building.
West Main street is the main thing
that is troubling the aldermen just at
present and the officials are announc-
ing that the work on this street will
be completed before, the end of the
present year. It may be completed
by the end of June next year, but the
experience of the past has taught the
people that there is no chance of the
work being done this year. II the
larger cities spent as much time fuss
ing over little jobs of street paving
as is spent in Kenosha it would be
impossible to ever get great public
Improvement completed. If there is
a com bination of contractors which
makes this delay possible it is high
time that the city went some place
and found contractors that would
bust the combination wide open and
make it possible for the city to have
it's work done just as rapidly and as
we'll as a private individual.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
ADVERTISED MIL MATTER

The following is list of the mail
matter remaining unca1led for in the
Kenosha postof6ce, Kenosha county,
Wisconsin, for week ending Sept. 5,
1907, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at the expiration of
two weeks unless called for:
MEMS LIST.
W. B. Arnold, a. Better, Antoni Bubel, E. A.
Co1vil1, M. D., Frank Clark, Antonio Corraini,
J. e. Davis, VIM. Dudley, Pirrottn Diego,
Sheriden Knowles, Piotrz Kuk1inski, Kazimir
Kosmoski, 81. Kressen, E. r. Mu11igan, Robert
Masterson, J. H Osborne, Fernej Pocerwina,
Wauter Publ, John Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
S. Reddieg, James Rasmussen, w. Sto1p. John
Smith, Jan Sagat.
LADIES LIST.
Miss R. French, Mrs. Mary Kalinafisky, Miss
Josephene McIure, Incarn Pottes.
To obtain any of the above mail
matter the applicant must give the
date of this list.
JOHN B. MALoNEY, P. M.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
BLOCKED WALKS

Saturday evening the Salvation
Army held an outdoor service at the
corner of Main and Wisconsin streets,
one of the busiest corners of the city,
alongside OF the walk. AS a result
the walk was completely blocked for
an hour at the most crowded time of
the evening. A police officer was no.
titled, but he paid no attention to the
matter and the nuisance continued.
The Salvation Army does a lot of
good in the world, and no one objects
to them holding their meetings on the
streets, but no society or body of peo-
pie ought to be allowed to cause a
blockade Of the walks of the city, es-
pecial1y in the business district. This
happens night after night and the
authorities have nothing to say. The
officers of the Army ought to use
judgment. When they see that they
are creating a nuisance and b1ocging
the walks they ought to hold their
meetings on Market Square away
from the walks or some other place
where there is plenty of room.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
IN ANNUAL REUNIoN

The surviving mem ers of the 22nd
Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment met in
annual reunion at the village of &C.
noa junction on Monday and large
number of veterans from different
parts of Racine and Kenosha counties
were in attendance. Several men who
had taken an important part in the
work of the regiment were in attend
ance and made stirring speeches.
Nearly all of the members of the regi-
ment came from this and Racine
county and more than forty of the
survivors we're present a the reunion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
THE PAVEMFNTS

Park avenue has one of the oldest
and best pavements in the city. The
fact that it is one of the best pave
ments in the city is largely due to
John 7. Yule. Mr.. Yu1e guards with
jealous care all improvements to Park
avenue, his home street, and when
bricks are taken up to lay sewer, gas
or water pipes to the curb lire, he
stands over the workmen and sees to
it that they relay the bricks in the
proper manner; no poor job goes on
Park avenue. Other streets are diff
ferent. Take Prairie avenue for in
stance. The McGovern sewer digger
was run down the avenue for almost
half mile, leaving more or less of a
ditch near the center of the pavement
in which the water stands after every
rain. In some places the Prairie
avenue paving is almost corduroy
in places on account of bricks being
poorly replaced after digging up for
sewer, water and gas come ctions.
If each paved street in the city could
have asJohn T. Yule to guard it's in.
terests the paven1ents would be ii
much better shape than they are to-
dav
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
PLAYS AND
PLAYERS
:; Observation-Disclosures
The Four Huntings Friday

The Four Hlntings with a COM
pany of forty people, in merry
Musical Melapge in three acts called
"The Fool House, will be the attrac-
ton at the Rhode Friday night next.
Webster says, "Melange means a
mixture, medley the word fits the
Four Huntings entertainment very
nicely. Only most musical comedies
have no plot whatever. "The Fool
House" differs somewhat in that res
pect as there is sufficient plot to hold
the interest as play which gives the
money. During the action of the plot,
the Four Huntings and their singing
and dancing company introduce their
respective specialties which are of the
highest order. The praises critics
give the famous family in vaudeville
is enough to insure the most skeptica1
of an enjoyable evening.
Quincy Adams Sawyer" Pure. Rich
and Natural
"As pure as flower, as rich as a
field of golden grain, and as true to
nature as a ho11yhock on country
roadside" is what leading daily re-
Gently said of the great New England
play. Quincy Adams Sawyer, which
comes here next Sunday night.
It is because of its purity, its sweet
ness, and its fidelity to nature that
this great rural drama, standing
alone and individual in its class, has
won unstinted admiration from the
great army of play goers quick to re-
cognize and appreciate piece of
stage life ''that holds the mirror up
to nature" DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

Col. HENRY WATTERSON of Kahn
lucky is being mentioned as the Dem
ocratic candidate for president. Now
watch Hearst open up the flood gates
of abuse. However, Col. Watterson
will have the pleasure of knowing
that he got the first shot at Hearst.
At one time Hearst asked Watterson
to do some work for the Hearst papers
and his response was characteristic,
"Tel1 Hearst he hasn't money enough
to buy scratch of my pen" When
the war opens Hearst will probably
get several scratches free of charge
with the tolls on 'em paid.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
ENTER COMPLAINT

Several of the churches about the
park we're greatly disturbed during
the services on Sunday morning by
the playing of the band during the
parade of the Italian society. The
church officials have made a com.
plant to the city authorities. The
churches we're disturbed in a like
manner last year and it caused con.
siderable trouble and it was under.
stood at the time that the authorities
in the future would not allow brass
bands 70 play while passing the
church during church hours Sunday
mornings, but the agreement was
grossly disrega 'ded last Sunday
morning and considerable i'll feeling
has agar Ossn stirred up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
Kenosha Young Men Try To Teach
Village People City Ways,
and Land Before Judge
THE VILLAGE JUSTICE LENIENT
Boys are Sentenced To Jail for Fifteen
Days, But Order Is Modified and
They Get Twelve Hours, To Get
Out of the Village of Salem

Seven kenosha young men, all said
to be members Of we'll known families.
felt the strong arm Of the law al the
village of Salem on Friday afternoon
when they were arrested on charge
of assaulting Miss Esther Pease, one
| of the best known young women of
the village and through rare streak
of fortune they managed to escape
serving term in jail by taking the
orders of the justice and getting out
of the village in twelve hours. AS it
was, the record of the Court shows
that the boys were each sentenced to
serve fifteen days in Jail. The men
arrested gave their names as Clarence
Bradley, Fred Anderson, Walter
WEIGH, John Keaton, Philip Johnson,
Harvey Lawrence and Sam Sorrensen.
The seven boys had gone to Pad
docks Lake on Thursday to attend
the Old Settlers reunion and they re-
NAMED for the dance in the evening
aud it is supposed that they slept in
barns about the village of Salem dur
ing the early hours of the morning.
About nine 0 clock they appeared on
the streets OF the village and began TO
show the townspeople something Of
life. Their language was such that
] the women of the town were forced to
close the front windows but their
! rowdyism reached the climax when
they took hold of Miss Pease. The
young woman had gone to the cream
cry just before noou to get some
milk for her father and when she was
on her homeward trip she was seen by
the seven Kenosha men and they at
! once decided that here was a chance
to show their ga1lantry. The seven
men followed the girl and it is claimed
/ that several of them caught hold of
her and attempted to escort her to her
! home. The young woman was indig-
nant at the tres tment accorded to her
and she at once notified her father
who is a deputy sheriff.
Pease had been pretty busy during
the earlier hours of the morning but
! he managed to get out after the young
fellows and in a short time had them
in the Justice Court charged with
assault and battery. When the men
faced the Court there was decided
feeling Of gloom in the party and they
showed no signs of the gayety that
had prevailed few hours earlier
when they we're waking up Salem.
The justice sentenced each ofthe boys
to fifteen days in jail but later recon-
sidered and gave them the option of
getting out of town within twelve
hours. They didn't take the time
limit but all were out of the villagein
less than twelve minutes. 1t is
claimed that most of the men ar
rested gave assumed names but their
identity is known to the officials of
Salem and they had better give that
village wide berth in the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

THERE seems to DE a tendency among
the members of the Council to side
step that ordinance for the limiting of
the number of saloons in the city. It
is just possible that they believe
that the state law takes care
of the matter, but it is just as
probable that the fine Italian hand of
some of the liquor dealers is to be
seen in the delay on the ordinance.
The Wisconsin law is good enough
for the rural towns, but little
stricter law would not do any harm
in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
SECURES BAIL

Walter Lyons, who is alleged to be
connected with the car thief gang and
who has been in jail here fol the past
week, has secured bail from his
friends in Rock county in the amount
of $1,000, and has been released pend
ing his trial on September 10.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
Council Holds Up Several Miles
Of Sidewalks on Account of
Controversy
CHIEF TO GO TO WASHINGTON
Several Miles of Paving Ordered In =
Must Be Put In On Time-The state
Board of Health Coming to
Kenosha-Other Notes

session tuesday night and5 played a
waiting game, partly from necessity
and partly from the ''cold feet' habit
and the two big questions before the
Council were put over until next Mon
day night. When the matter of the
ordinance raising the grade of Market
Square came up the city attorney in
formed the Council that the committee
would have to view the surrounding
and adjacent property and make a
report to the Council before the ordi-
nance could be passed. The commit
tee will accomplish its work this week
and it is expected the ordinance will
pass at the adjourned meeting next
Monday evening.
The big sidewalk ordinance in
Guiding the walk on the east side of
South Chicago street then had its
second reading and was ready for
passage. Thissbrought out the Ynle-
Gottfredsen controversy and speeches
were made for the walk by Jno. T..
Yule and against it by F. ]. Gottfred-
sen and Robt. Nico11. Both sides had
their petitions, and charges and
counter charges were made. The
aldermen, with the exception Of
Alderman Timme, seemed to have
cold feet. The alderman from the
second ward spoke right out in meet
ing and said that there was only one
side to the question, that there were
number of houses fronting on the
street and that they were entitled to
walks and ought to have them on a
paved street like South Chicago St.
The whole matter was finally laid over
until next Monday night when the
fight will come up again.
The Council ordered that bids be
advertised for to pave Grover street,
also Grand avenue from the present
paving to the, new school house, and
Market street from the railway to
Charles street, and Fremont avenue
from Prairie avenue to Elizabeth
street. Alderman Pirsch made the
very sensible suggestion that a clause
be put in the contract to have the
work done by January l or no con-
tract.
The city treasurer's monthly re port
showed balance on hand ofBnearly
$4,000.
The Council appropriated 500 to
send the fire chief to the Fire Chiefs
Convention at Washington, d. c.,
October 8. %a
The usual mum Der of bills we're paid
and it was decided to leave the grade
unchanged at the south end Of Chi
cago street, but new grade was es-
tablished on South Exchange street.
Mrs. Nienow on Grand avenue,
block west of West Main street, asked
for saloon license for her property.
The matter was referred.
John Priddis was granted license
to lay cement walks under the new
ordinance.
There is more trouble ahead for the
tannery, as the City Attorney was in
structed to get the State Board of
Health here at once to view the river
and make some arrangements to have
the tannery people stop emptying
filth into the harbor and river.
The matter of Strengthening within
the city limits was also brought up
and referred to the Health Officer.
A number of other small matters
we're brought up and the Council ad-
journed until next Monday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

THE Sultan of Morocco has been
murdered again. Talk about your
cats with nine lives. It's pretty GER
tain that the Sultan will bob up smil-
ing within the next two or three days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

KENosHA now has first class post
Office and it is hoped that by the end
of another year it will have a first
class post office building and first
class Market Square leading up to it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
OLD PAPERS

In making our settlements with the
news dealers we have several hundred
old papers, clean, on hand which we
will sell at SC per hundred while they
last to get them out of the way.
News Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

FROM all indications that assem-
b1age of the politicians in Milwaukee
during state fair week will be more
in the nature of session of the malta
than love feast.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

4 A scientist has discovered that the
average life of mosquito is three
days and it can be taken as pretty GER
tain that the mosquito does not belong
to any eight hour la Dor union.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

IT is given out that Senator Spooner
is going to give up his residence in
Wisconsin. The state that gains him
as resident will have one of the
smartest men in the country as citi-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

The snorting of the bulls and the
growing of the Bears on Wall street
is getting to be too common sound
to attract very great deal of atten-
ton in the prosperous west. Let
them snort and howl.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

IF the state legislatures keep par
ing the railway rates of fare, that
joke about the commuter will have to
be pigeonholed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

THE price of gasoline dropped a
cent a gallon last week; guess the
Standard Oil company.is not figuring
on paying that $29, 600, 900 fine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

IT COSTS the railways, according to
their own statement, $4,000 year to
haul hobos. How much do they con-
slider that it costs the people of the
cities they haul them to, to feed and
clothe them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

IF EVERY man who is taking out a
hunting license kills something in Ke-
nosha county there WON'T be even an
English sparrow left by the end of
the hunting season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

''IT's AN ill wind that blows no
wharf. AS a result of the strike
among the telegraph operators the
sale of special delivery stamps at the
Kenosha post Office has been doubled.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

THESE periodic visits of the pure
food commissioners to Kenosha are
getting pretty regular and it is just
possible that after a time the milk
men will learn lesson of cleanliness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

KENosHA was never more beautiful
than it has been this summer, with
the exception of Market Square.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1907-12-13
NE HAD the QUALIFICATIONS.
No Need for Maiden to Seek Fursnsr
for Her Affinity.

Prince Dabro. the young egyptian
who has come to America to study the
cotton industry. said in New YORK inc
other day:
while we produce superb COTTON IN
Ecypt. the industry is not regulated
there with such wisdom as you EN-
plov. Clever, indeed, is the conduc'
of your American cotton industry-as
clever as the conduct OF young rem
sy,yania ungraduate whom l heard
about the other day.
This Young man sat In LOUIS
ouinze drawing-room in conversation
with a beautiful girl. The girl. look
ing pcnsiyely into the fire, said:
THE man | marry must be botn
brave and clever.
Well said the young man, when
we were skating on the Wissahickon
and came TO the dangerous spot and
broke through. | saved your life, didn
~
she smiled at him rosuishly.
THAT was brave she said. but II
was not clever. was IL?
Yes" said he. 1T was. ! led you &c
the dangerous spot on purpose
she threw her arms about him
murmuring:
You dear"
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1907-12-13
The Light of Genius.

For more than a week the school
teacher had been giving lessons ON the
dog, says writer in the Philadelphia
Record. and so when the Inspector
came down and chose that very subject
there seemed every prospect vi the
class distinguishing itself.
Things were progressing quite satis'
factorily. and the teacher was conSrat,
ulating himself on the trouble ne hau
taken when. alas! question was asked
vbicb made him tremble for the repu-
fation of his scholars.
why does dog hang his tongue
out of his MOUTH" asked the inspector.
Yves. my boy?" he said to bright
looking lad who held up his hand,
while the light of genius was In his
eye.
ITO balance his tall" shouted the
bright boy.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1907-12-13
RATHER A POINTED REBUkE.
Minister'S Amendment to Usual Grace
Fitted circumstanees.

A Pennsylvania divine formed one
OF houseparty in Philadelphia
where the younger son. In accordance
with what the clergyman observed to
be his constant habit. as soon as he
had seated himself ut breakfast I'm
mediately possessed himself OF large
slice OF bread. the quality OF which he
proceeded to test by liberal mouth.
full.
The minister. n stickler in such mat.
tiers OF propriety. gazed blandly at
him for moment or so; then he fold.
ed his hands and closed his eyes In
preparation for grace.
For what we are about to receive"
he intoned with painful emphasis.
and for what our young friend has
already received. Lord. make us truly
hankful"-Iiarper's Weekly.
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1907-12-13
SOMETHING OF a CYklC.
Papa Had Extreme Views on the Sub
ject OF Marriage.

Miss Marie Cahill. the actress. chose
the chorus girls for her now play,
Marrying Mary" by measurement
The BCrtillon system was employed.
by this excellent system OF meas.
urcment." said Miss Cahill the other
day. "onc gets. in chorus girl. the
real thing Mirage is avoided. You
know what Il mirage is? Quite sure?
Well. at any rate. I'll point out its
meaning to you with a story.
"A boy looked up from his book
one night.
Father. he said, what is a mi
rage
The father answered glibly from
behind his paper:
The union OF n man and woman
till death or the law them do part
But said the boy. that's mar
riagc. amt it,
Same thing. sonny: its the same
thing replied the father. a man
imagincs he sees wonders and delights
where there is nothing. Fight shy Of
'em both. my boy"
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1907-12-13
SAW BAR IN TREEToPS.
Old Circus Act. According to Farmer
Noted for veraeity.

Observation-Disclosures Brown. truthful
Burlington (Vt) farmer. almost got
into a fight with his wife when he as
serted that he had seen the bar"
that has been Waiting In the North
Woburn thickets during the past few
days
Alcibiades. crestfallen. hurried away
to the center TO tell the folks at the
store what he saw in the woods
earlier in the day.
Brown. according TO the story. was
taking n COW TO the pasture just after
sunup. when a loud "Gr.r-r-r-rr' from
the top OF n high pine tree made him
look up. 1t was the bar he had heard
so much about
With an angry toss OF the head the
animal bit on few branches. turned
three complete 'feetsprings' and land.
ed safely in another tree. where II
snarled and grinned in turn. Then the
bar stood on its nose and wigglcd its
feet in the air with glee.
II Is the belief Of Burlington resi-.
dents. Judging from Alcibiades' de
scripuon of the animals mirth. that
the bear is glad to have reached the
town and is preparing to take up win.
ter quarters there
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Served Accordingly.

At mems cafe one night young
Americana barbcr-fcll In with an
Englishman. The latter was berating
the Yankees for doing all manner of
business in their shops and not follow.
Ing the better English plan OF sticking
to one branch.
The next day he staggered into the
barber shop to be shaved. The barber
gave his face an extra good soaping
and left him, at the same time seating
himself to read.
The Englishman kept quiet for n
few minutes, when. seeing his attend.
ant reading. he blurted ont: why
don't you shave me. slr?"
You will have to go up the street
for your shave" quietly replied the
barber. We only lather here"