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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

John 7. Yule nor F. ]. Gottfredseu,
the leaders in the fight, had anything
to say on the question. 1t is stated
that both of the aldermen of the
second ward are convinced that the
sidewalk should be built and it looks
as if Yule would win out when the
matter is finally fought out on the
floor of the Council. The main fight
on the question is now set for next
Tuesday evening and it is expected
that the fur will fly at that time. The
sidewalk has caused more trouble for
the Council than any walk proposed
in the city in many month.
A new petition was presented for
the vacation of Charles street from
Market to Park streets, the petition
being addressed to the Town Board of
the town of Son1ers as we'll as to the
Council of Kenosha. j. H. Charles,
Charles Gonnermann and John M,
kehlor were appointed as commission
ers for the city to act with a commits
sion appointed by the Town Board of
Somers to consider the matter. This
commission will have the right to de-
eide on the discontinuance of the
street as well as to the amount of
damages or benefits to be assessed.
The Chicago Brass company asked
for the right to lay new drain to
Jerome Creek to carry off stirface
water and water from the rinsing
tanks and this matter was referred to
the committee on sewers with the city
health officer added with power to
act. The company now has drain
running into the creek and it is
planned to increase the size of the
drain.
The ordinance for licensing cement
sidewalk builders was given its final
reading and passed. 1t was signed
by the mayor and will become effec-
tive at ouce. The city clerk will be-
gin the issuance of these permits at
once.
No other business of importance
came before the Coun Gil. The old or
dinance to limit the number of saloons
was in the hands of the clerk, but
action was deferred on it for an indie
finite time and it is beginning to look
as if the ordinance will be pigeon
,holed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

IF state inspector at the powder
mills as recommended by the coroner's
jury is going to decrease the liability
of accident or be any protection to
life and property at the plant, by all
means let us have one. We do not
believe, however, that the powder
company is neg1ecting one single
precaution for the protection of its
employees that any state inspector
could devise or suggest, for the COM
pany has everything to lose by any
carelessness in enforcing the most
stringent regulations. Science has
as yet devised no way to make the
manufacture of powder anything but
the most extremely hazardous occupa-
tion known in the world of labor and
the fearful risks of sudden and awful
death taken every moment by all en-
ployes in powder plants appear to be
as yet irseparab1e from the business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

THE cemetery association has hard
ly begun its labors and the amount of
work it will be able to do in the future
in caring for and identifying the
cemetery grounds will depend largely
on the amount of support the asso-
citation receives from the lot owners.
Every person who has any interest in
the cemetery or who ever expects to
have should become member of the
association and attend it's meetings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29
Man Who Landed Many Kenosha
People, Returns but Found
Fishing Improbable
GETS OUT AHEAD OF POLICE
Sold Soap to He usewives and Told Them
To Go to the Drug Stores and Get
Their Money Back if 1t
Was Unsatisfactory


to land the people Of Kenosha once,
but the man who comes back with the
same game a second time is some
thing Of wonder and this is just the
sort of a fellow that the police are
anxiously looking for today. He has
worked the city twice and from all
reports he did business that more
than paid his expenses on both occa-
sions. The game was new one and
in fact it was sufficiently novel to
apply to the blase residents of Keno
sha who were supposed to have pur-
chased every sort of gold brick known
on the gold brick stock exchange.
The man in question, however, had a
pleasing appearance and the gift of
CAB and this was all that was neces-
sary to line his pockets with quarters
in Kenosha. The name of the man is
unknown for, Notwithstanding the
fact that he had hundreds Of victims
during his two visits to to the city, he
did not get sufficiently confidential
with any Of them to place them on his
visiting list by leaving card.
In every day life the fellow was just
common soap agent but he must
hold high place among the list of
swindlers. The fellow first made his
appearance in Kenosha some three
weeks ago and at that time he carried
a lot of boxes of soap which he was
selling to the women of the city at
the low price Of a quarter a throw.
The soap looked good enough but the
proposition was clinched when the
man informed them that he was
simply handing out the soap as an
advertising proposition and that the
real value of it was something like
half a dollar a cake. He declared
that he was representing leading
druggists in Keaosha and had cards
printed to show hat the druggists
would return the amount paid for the
soap if it was not satisfa Glory.
He struck the city at a good time
and cleaned up and ducked and about
that time the druggists began to get
the soap back, Not one of the&drug-
SISCS mao ever nGdTQ OF the soap or
the smooth agent but the people con-
tinued to pour into the stores looking
for their money. The excitement
among thesdrug gists was beginning to
die down little when the slick agent
dropped in again on Thursday and
handed cat few more samples at the
usual rates. The new samples began
to arrive in the stores this morning
and the police were given hurry-up
call to get the fellow. They made the
run about the city, but the fellow had
evidently been advised that he could
not fool all the people all the time
and had quietly slipped out OF the
city. The Kenosha people will be
forced to stand for their losses but
the officers have notified the police of
surrounding cities to look out for the
agent and it is possible that he will
be arrested and brought back to Ke-
nosha to stand trial on a charge of
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29
LEASED rs SIGNED
JOnes-O'Brien Amusement Company
Finally C1inch Deal for Elks Building


After great deal of dickering the
Jones-O'Brien Amusement Company
in charge of the Bijou theatre on
Wisconsin street has closed a deal by
which they will retain possession of
the Elks building on Wisconsin street
for at least five years. A lease salts
factory tosthe members of the order
and the proprietors of the theatre was
signed on Thursday afternoon and
the theatre company is now in posses
sion. One Of the terms of the lease is
that the company will make extensive
repairs on the building after the first
of next March.
The Jones-O' Brien Company has
also purchased the Robinson lot on
Park street and this property will be
held as a speculation. It is possible
that the company will build a theatre
there when the lease on the Wiscon.
sin street property expires.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

IT looks as if the Telegraph Operat-
ors' strike was dead rabbit. The
telegraph companies are not looking
for men, but they claim to be looking
for business. The strikers are seek
places with the railway companies and
it is evident that the struggle is about
over. It certainly speaks we'll for the
prosperity of the country when band
of twenty thousand men can leave
their business and secure other posi-
tons without making any serious dis
tnrbance. 'e
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29
MRS. WHITCoMB QUALITIES
Former Kenosha Woman Golfer Makes
Good Showing in the Race

Mrs. Edward Whitcomb. of Fond
du Lac, WHO was Anise Palmatier, of
Kenosha, was among the sixteen to
qualify for the championship flight
in the tournament of the Western
Woman's Golf Association which
opened on the Midlothian Links on
Monday morning. Mrs. Whitcomb
made the course in 10Y and her play
ing was of such steady nature that
golf experts who witness the play de-
clare that she is one of the leading
candidates for the honor of being the
western woman champion. Mrs.
Whitcomb has played in other champ
ionship Journeys and two years ago
she was the runner up for the cup.
Mrs. Whitcomb has not played
great deal or the Kenosha links this
year but she is said to be playing
better golf than ever before. Her
friends in Kenosha will watch the
play in the race with good deal of
interest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

WE HAD hoped that the suit recent
ly started to annul some of the Mil
waukee street railway franchises in
which this city was involved might go
far enough to throw some light on
one of the dark spots in Kenosha's
history but it looks more now as if the
suit is nothing but one of the moves
in Milwaukee's nasty political game
and that nothing can come of it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

HAVE you noticed the change in the
real estate market in Kenosha this
year? For several years almost all of
the lots sold in Kenosha have run in
price from 5000 to $500 each, but 1907
marks change in the class of
sold. This year there has
been between fifty and one hundred
lots sold running in value from 81, 900
to $4,000 each. This speaks we'll for
the prosperity of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29
WILL STOP ALL ADS
Manufacturers Will No Longer be
Permitted To Place Adver.
tisements on Box Cars
MUST PAY FOR THE REMOVING

kenosha manufacturers will not be
permitted after September to place
advertisements on cars which they
load with freight and orders have
been received by local agents of rail-
roads prohibiting temporary advertise
ments on cars. Nearly every car
loaded with freight by Kenosha ship
pers bears the advertisement of such
shipper and they will protest against
the ruling of the Master Car Builders
Association, representing all rail
roads in the United States.
Another order ultaneous1y re-
ceived makes alltdelivering com pa nies
responsible for damage of any kind to
the body Of any car, due to unfair
usage, derailment or accident; also
for tenporarysa advertisements tackled,
glued, pasted or vanished on cars.
For temporary advertisements tack
ed on carsSthe price for removing is
SO cents per car. For temporary adj
vertisements pasted, glued or var
uished on cars 'the price for removing
is fixed at 81 per car.
Appended to the order that came
Thursday is the statement that all
temporary advertisements will be re-
moved at the first inspection point
and that the advertiser will be charged
for such removal. The railroad rep
resentatives are requested in the
bulletin to notify all patrons of the
new rules.
TIE orders are unusually important
and extremely far reaching, affecting
every shipper in the United States. A
commission appointed by the Master
Car Builders Association made the
ruling only after the most thorough
investig CATION and consideration.
There has been a rule heretofore that
prohibited the decoration of cars with
advertisements, but it was disreg arded
both by shippers and railroads. The
associations order just issued, how
ever, will be enforced to the letter.
Shippers everywhere for years have
found box car advertisements both
remunerative and exceedingly eco
nomical. The manufacturers fairly
plastered the sides of some cars with
the publicity work in all colors.
Huge signs and pictures describing a
firms business were whirled from one
end of the country to the other on
freight cars, and they proved profit
able.
Opposition from shippers in every
part of the country to the decisive
ruling of the Master Car Builders
Association is anticipated, but the
association, it is said, will not recede
from the stand it has taken.
Objections to advertisements on
cars have been made not only by the
railroads but by civic improve ment
associations in all parts of the coun-
try. Condemnation of car advertis-
ing followed condemnation of bill
boards as destroyers of munich
pality's beauty. Freight cars covered
with advertisements stand on tracks
in many cities where they are an eye
sore to everyone.
The freight car at best is neither a
thing of beauty nor joy forever.
When it is plastered with advertise
ments its unsightliness is greatly en-
HANGED.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29
THE league of municipalities should

THE league of municipalities should
work with the Legislature for the
passage of a bill that would make
property owners jointly liable with
the city for damages for injuries re-
ceived on defective sidewalks. If
there was such law Oh the books
some of the walks in this town would
be repaired in short order for many
of the people whose walks are dis
grace to the city are amply able to
build new ones and could be forced to
pay any judgment recovered against
them in the Courts. They have no
regard for the rights of the public
who arc forced to, use their rotten
walks but they could be depended up
on to look out for their own pockets
and to keep the walks in good repair
as protection against damage suits.
The idea of putting some of the
responsibility for defective walks on
the property owners is not new one
but it Is worth thinking over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

Nor knocking the municipal idea,
but it might be stated that Kenosha
man is interested in lighting plant
which is being built at Harvard, ILL.,,
to take the place of municipal plant
which has proved dismal failure. 1t
is always wise to look at the failures
as we'll as the successes of municipal
ownership.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29
NEW HOMES IN THE VEST

Send for free copy of pamphlet con-
tanning synopsis ofsthe United States
homestead laws and information how
to secure a quarter section of splendid
farming or grazing land free along
the new railway lines of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway in South
Dakota, Wyoming and other states.
Special excursion rates to home
seekers. Full information on request
to any ticket agent of the North
Western line. Wed DIV Is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29
ANNOUNCE THEIR MARRIAGE
Christine Petersen and Neal O'Connor
Married on Last Friday Evening

Married on Last Friday Evening
There was merry little gathering
at the home of Mrs. O'Connor on
Maiden Lane last evening in cele-
bration of the marriage of Miss Chris.
tine Petersen and Neal O'Connor,
which was celebrated at the parsonage
of St. James church on last Friday
evening, but announcement of which
is just being made. The wedding
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Father Malone and only the
dear friends of the bride and groom
were present at the ceremony and the
matter was kept so quiet that the
fact did not become known until Mon
day. Both the bride and groom are
well known tc Kenosha people, and
they will have the best wishes Of
host of friends. They viii make their
home in Henosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

THERE is bad place in the pave
ment at the corner of Main and Wis
consin streets that ought to be fixed
before cold weather sets in. The
pavement has settled so that the
water runs away from the catch basins
instead of into them. 1t would be an
inexpensive Job to remedy this defect.
Then we might have new walk on
this corner, too.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

Now THAT the city is getting on it's
feet financially, it might be good
scheme to lay aside little money
each year to provide fund for the
purchase of city park or parks. In
a short time money could be secured
for com Dlete park system.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

THE newspapers just at present are
giving great deal of space to the
Hon. Charles Comiskey and the dis
tinguished Connie Mack. So much in
fact, that the Republican Presidential
aspirants are beginning to get jealous
of the baseball magnates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

EVERY rain that we have shows that
there are number of catch basins on
and around Main street that ought to
be lowered. AS it is the water stands
on the pavement in several places
until it gets two or more inches deep
before it can run into the catch
ha Si,1S
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

ALL that is needed now to make the
coming State Fair the greatest ever
held in Wisconsin is fair weather and
record breaking attendance. The
state Board of Agriculture has done
its part and it is now up to the
weather man and the people of Wis
Consin to make the fair success.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

IT IS to be hoped that this years
paving will not drag like it did last
year. Park street was torn up al
most it's entire length for six months.
There is no necessity of running a
paving job that way and it ought not
to be allowed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

THERE is one thing certain, and
that is that the parade on Labor Day
in Kenosha will consist of body of
we'll fed, well paid men. Kenosha
will take the lead of any city in the
country in this respect.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

CHICAGO is chasing all known
criminals out of the city and all the
suburban cities will probably get
some undesirable additions to their
population as a result of the activity
of the Chicago police.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

DID you ever stop to think how
much the sports and games spirit is
invading the United States of late
years more than formerly?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

THE piles Of muck taken from the
catch basins should be removed from
the streets as soon as possible. The
odor from the piles of filth is anything
but pleasant and it cannot be very
hen 1+hu
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

FROM the present Indications the
main exhibits at the Wisconsin State
Fair will be the politicians-but they
are worth going miles to see.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

TROUBLES never come singly, but
six inquests in one week is pressing
tine limit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

The clergy must have taken leaf
from the politicians book when they
began to ''pad" their returns.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Smith spent
Friday with friends at Hooker Lake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-29

who take vacations IN Sanltarlums,
on featherweight radons, but the
healthy vigorous manhood and
womanhood that constitute the
useful majority. The first roasted
packaged coffee; sales Of AIbuck-
les ARIOSA Coffee for 81
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-06
WIFE DESERTER CAUGHT
AFTER A LONG CHASE.
[speoIal 70 the Evenlne star.l

JERSEY CITY, Sept. 6.-Chief of Police
Monahan early this morning received word
from Newburgh, N. Y. that Daniel Long.
jr., charged with deserving his family, had
been arrested.
Some time ago the man left his wife
and three children in Jersey City. The
wife appealed to the police, and officers
have been on his rack since.
About nine months ago he was located in
Newburgh, and in some manner the man
became aware Of the receipt OF a warrant
for his arrest and suddenly left own and
gave himself up to the United States
authorities as a deserter from the navy.
The Navy Department was commune
Gated with. and informed Chief Monahan
of the fact that this man was at the navy
yard at Portsmouth, N. H., and that he
would be discharged on or about July IS
last. Before action could be taken, how
ever. he escaped.
Thinking that he would return to New
burgh. where his parents are living, the
chief wrote to Emanuel Perrott, chief of
police there, explaining the difficulty ex-
perienced in the mans capture and asking
that a special effort be made to capture
This evidently was done.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-06
INDIANA RACE WAR
NEGROES BEAT POLICEMAN
AND WHITES ARE ANGRY.
Two Colored Men Arrested and Lodged
Safely in Jail at Shelbyville, Where
They Are Closely Guarded.

SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Sept. e.-Shel-
byville is in the throes of another race
war. The trouble was started Wednes-
day, when five negroes attacked Po-
liceman Daniel Starkey, beat him into
insensibility and fed when a crowd of
whites arrived. Five shots were fired
at the fleeing negroes, but none. so far
as is known, took effect.
A posse of 100 whites was quickly
formed and secured the city. Mayor
Swain and a party of policemen cap
tured two of the colored men. Steve
Marshall and Robert Marshall, neal the
outskirts of the city. They were
spirited to Jail, where tf1ay are closely
guarded. The other negroes have not
been arrested.
The police kept local negroes on the
move all Wednesday night. They were
not permitted to congregate on street
or in the portion of the town
where they reside. BY last night the
streets were cleared of negroes. No
violence was attempted during the
night. but crowds of angry white citi-
zens stood on street n threaten
ing the blacks.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-06
GERMANS TO CELEBRATE.
Independent German Schuetzenbund
Members Plan for Silver Jubilee.

That the silver jubilee of the indie
pendent Germania Schuetzenbund should
be appropriately celebrated mex year
was decided last night in Schrimpf's
Hall, Sixteenth avenue. when President
Anton F. Mueller called attention to
the fact that during its existence the
society had paid out more than $3.50, 900
in sick and death benefits. In order to
start a fund for the celebration, Presi-
dent Mueller at once donated his nom
inal salary of 800 a year for the pur-
pose. The program for the celebration
will not be worked out until the matter
has been submitted for suggestions to
the several companies in the bund. 1t
was agreed, however. that the celebra-
ton should extend over several days.
The committee reports submitted
showed that the affairs of the bund are
in a prosperous condition. It's annual
convention. at which officers will be
elected, will be held next Wednesday
night.