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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

Ollie Peter Ottesen Of Kenosba
Met Awful Death at Pleasant
Prairie Wednesday
FELL THIRTY FEET TO DEATH

Ollie Peter Ottesen, aged 23years, a
carpenter residing at go Pearl street,
met an awful death at the village of
Pleasant Prairie on Wednesday after
noon, when he fell thirty feet from a
staging and death came few hours
after the fall.9
Ottesen had been at work on the
new boarding house, which is icing
erected by the Latin Rand Powder
Co., and there is something of mys-
terry about the details of his death.
Ottesen had climbed to a staging
fully thirty feet above the ground to
do some work and was seen to fall
backward from the stage. The work
men employed on the building rushed
to the scene of the accident and
picked the man up. They found that
he was unconscious and was bruised
and bleeding. The man was taken TO
the home Of DR.. Lowe, a few yards
from the scene of the accident, and
given every possible care. He never
regained consciousness andsdied from
his injuries just after 9 0 clock.
An examination Of the injured man
revealed the fact that the skull had
been fractured at the base of the
brain and several of the mans bones
had been broken by the fall. 1t is
thought possible that Ottesen sud-
denly became dizzy while at work on
the staging, ard that in attempting to
steady himself, he pulled loose one of
the supports Of the stage, and this
permitted him to fall to the ground
below.
Ottesen was a Norwegian and he
had resided in this country for less
than six months. He came directly
from Norway to Kenosha and had
since made his home with Mrs. Anna
koldenburg on Pearl street. He was
a member of the Carpenters Union in
Kenosha and was well liked among
the followers of his craft.
Ottesen had been at work at the
Powder mills only few days. He
has wife in Norway and at the time
he met with this fatal accident. he
was planning to have her join him in
this country.
AS DR.. Lowe attended the man be-
fore his death, it was not deemed nee
essary to have coroner's inquest.
The remains of the dead man were
brought to Kenosha Wednesday night
and taken to the Hansen morgue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
THE NEW GARAGE
Arthur Gardiner to Open Auto Store
house in Near Future

Arthur Gardiner to Open Auto Store
house in Near Future
With the rapidly increasing number
of automobiles in Kenosha, there has
been a growing demand for a public
garage. This will soon be filled by
the Arthur Gardiner Garage, to be To-
Gated at the southeast corner of Elk
change and Wisconsin streets. The
building, now nearing completion, is
75xo2 feet, with concrete floor and
every modern garage equipment.
Being especially designed for the
purpose, the roof is supported from
the side walls, and the foorsis entirely
free from posts or other distractions.
The floor space is ample for up to
fifty cars.
Mr.. Gardiner, whose connection
with Thomas B. Jeffrey & Com pany
extended tn. ough several years, will
carry full line of Rambler cars and
represent that company locally in the
retail trade.
In addition to sales and storage a
fully equipped repair. shop will be
prepared for the most intricate work
on cars of any make and several cars of
the latest pattern will be kept ready at
all times for renting. Also full
line of tires and accessories.
There is no question Of the value
and convenience of suck anlestablish-
ment, both to local owners and visit
ing tourists enroute.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
70 HEAR PROTESTS
City Attorneys Urging q State
Commission for Purpose of
Hearing City Protests
KEN0SHA DEEPLY INTERESTED

The city attorneys Of all the princi-
pal cities of the state desire that
there be created by the Legislature a
commission whose duty it shall be to
listen to all complaints against light
ing companies doing business in those
cities. They desire thatthis commits
sion be a body similar to the tax COM
mission and other like bodies APP
pointed by the state and to have juris-
diction in all matters pertaining to
the business transacted,tby lighting
companies, both electric and gas.
The city attorneys believe that the
public is not getting the proper ser
vice from these companies add are Of
the opinion that a body of thatskind
would afford considerable protection
to the users Of corporation light.
One Of the chief duties of the com
mission which is desired wills,be the
hearing and Investigation Of com
plants of all kinds which may be
made by any city against corpora
ton furnishing it light of either
electricity or gas.
When city pays for certain: candle
power electric arc lamps and is salts
fed that the power of the light is not
up to the requirements, this commits.
sion will be able to make an investi-
cation and test, with a view TO ascer-
tanning the facts. The celebration of
meters is another matter which will
come under its jurisdiction and is
deemed Of great importance. The
body will also be empowered to fix the
price to be charged for light.
City Gas Inspector Mitchell, Of Mil
Waukee, has sent out letters to vari-.
Gus city officials on the new bill which
will undoubtedly be made out of the
large number of bills on theJ lighting
subject that have been introduced.
He stated that there would bega meet
ing Of all the city attorneys of the
state at Madison on February 90, at
which time al effort would be made
to have the legislature take favorable
action on the matter Of the appoint
meDt of the commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

Many apply for License at Reve-
nue. Office to Dispose Of the
DenatuTed Product
1T IS A NEW KIND OF FUEL


Denatured alcohol is now being sold
IN Wisconsin under permits from
Henry Fink, of Milwaukee, collector
Of internal revenue for the eastern
district. The product which so far has
appeared on the market comes from
Peoria, ILL.,, but at least two of the
four distiileries in this district will
manufacture the article, one of them,
Lakeside distillery near South Mil
waukee, being almost ready to com
mence its manufacture.
Since January 1, 1907, applications
to sell the new product have been re-
ceived in large quantities at the reve-
nue. Office and permits have been is
sued to 195 retailers, IS wholesalers
and 13 manufacturers OF these 100
were issued in January and tits esti-
mated by Deputy Collector Julius
Lasche, that at least 300 will be is
sued in the next thirty days.
The greater part of the retailers
who have applied for permits are
druggists, although some paint and
oil dealers, hardware merchants and
other business men have made appli-
cations. The manufacturers as
rule, will keep the alcohol for their
own use. Many applications are still
pending, as thorough inspection of
the premises where it is TO be kept
must be made by Collector. Fink s dep
uties before the permits can be issued.
Mr.. Fink has only eight deputies, and
although he has asked for additional
help, it has not as yet been sauthor-
lied.
There is no fee for the permits. 1t
is merely necessary for@tne applicant
to regi ter and comply with the re-
quirements for storing the product.
The present market price of denatur-
ed alcohol ranges from.32 cents a gall
lon for 1873 proof alcohol to % cents
for 80 proof, exclusive of barrel
charges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

TIE consulting engineer employed
to work out water works system for
Waukegan has recommended an in
take tunnel running 1900 feet into
the lake at an estimated cost of
$3.50, 900, and says that the city can
never be safe from the dangers OF
anchor and slush ice and polluted
water supply until such tunnel is
built. This is a pleasant prospect for
the other cities on the west shore of
the lake that are suffering from the
same troubles as Waukegan. They
will all eventually have to extend
theil intake pipes, but Kenosha will
De faced with the necessity of making
the expensive improvement sooner
than most of the others.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
UNLESS the farmers interested show

UNLESS the farmers interested show
disposition to pay some attention to
the warning sent out by the post
Office department regarding the con-
dition of the roads traversed by the
carriers there may be decidedly un-
pleasant surprises for the patrons of
some of the rural mail routes in the
country before the year is out. 1t is
up to the farmers along the routes
complained of to decide what they
want to do, but if they are wise they
will do something. The postofice de-
partment does not issue warnings for
fun and if the one sent out recently
in regard to rural free delivery routes
means anything it means that the
roads will have to be put in condition
to pass the government inspection at
all seasons of the year or the routes
will be discontinued.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

LOCAL ITEMS.

w. G. James, of Elgin, ILL.,, spent
Thursday evening in Kenosha.
William Gunter of the town Of Paris,
spent Thursday evening in Kenosha.
]. F. Hartman, Of Milwaukee,
transacted business in Kenosha on
Thursday.
Miss Anna Westermeyeris here from
Indianapolis, Ind, for visit with
friends here.
Mrs. Louis Hensel and Mrs. G. a..
Smith and son Arthur have returned
home after a visit in Chicago.
Architect Flegei, 312 Main street,
completed planssfor $1,000 residence
for the EasmanaLumber Co., Shells
burg, Wis.
Several cases of scarlet fever have
developed in the town of Bristol, but
there is no fear that the disease will
become epidemic.
Petitions are being circulated for
the nomination of Edward Donahue
as Democratic candidate for the
Office ofijustice of the peace.
Books containing one cent stamps
will be placed on sale at the local
postoffice after March 1st. They will
contain "a stamps and will be sold for
a quarter.
Rube Wadde11, the best left-handed
pitcher in America, was the first man
to sign a Philadelphia American
league club contract for the coming
season. Waddell has been quiet all
winter, something unusual for him,
and Of course says he will pitch the
game Of his life this year. When this
eccentric person declared that because
of lame arm he could not take
part in the worlds championship
games with the New York Nationals
in 1905 it was generally believed that
his career was at an e.Id. It was
with much surprise, therefore, that
Philadelphia fans saw him display all
ofhis invincible pitching form in the
spring year ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

A PLAINTIFF must come into court
with clean hands and if the postoffice
department is to open war on the
newspapers publishing accounts of
the Thaw trial and stop their circula-
ton, it should first clear the mails of
the obscene illustrated postal card
and some forms of the ''conic" val
entine. Even the accounts of the
Thaw trial are mild in comparison
with some Of the cards that go
through the mails without any inter-
ference from the department and if
the authorities are to purge the mails
of all uncleanliness they have a good
deal of work to do before they get
around to the newspapers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
CATHOLICS AND SECRET ORDERS
Investigation Taken Up at Conferences
Will be Threshed over Later


Non-Cathoic secret societies in the
State of Wisconsin, in fact all over
the United States, are being inves-
tigated, with the belief that the mem
bership Of Catholics often has ten
dency to create disloyal,y 70 the
church.
Archbishop Sebastian @. Messmer,
upon his return from conference
with Bishops Keane, Glenon and Ire
land, said that the committee again
took up the question of non-Catholic
societies, considered last year. The
archbishop further said that the COM
mittee had not reached a definite con-
clusion and will hold another meeting
before reporting to the archbishops at
their conference in Washington the
second week in April.
He said that they we're not con-
cerned with the business matters con-
Quoted by the societies and do not
question their high moral principles,
for they leach generosity, fraternity
and mutual he1pfulness.
The general principle Of the inves-
tigation is to ascertain whether Cath
olics should be allowed to join these
secret societies. The bishops feel
that the church should know what or
ganizaticr her children belong to and
whether it embodies anything con-
trary to the Catholic principles his
is the kistoric attitude of the church
toward secret societies. It is the re.
ligious side solely that concerns the
church. They want to know that
there is no danger to the faith Of
their people before sanction is given
membership in the societies. Not
only does the investigation include
the Masonic lodge, but all others
which have secret work Of any char.
acter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
HOMEsEEKERs, RATES

Homeseekers' tickets are on sale via
The North Western Line from PORTS
in Wisconsin the first andsthird Tues
day of each month at very low rates
for the round trip to points through
out the west, northwest andisouthwest.
Also special low rates for one-way
colonists' tickets same datesl in Feb
ruary and March to Colorado, Wyom-
ing and the Black Hills, and to Paci-
fic Coast points daily during March
and April.
Ask agents The North-W Western
Line for particulars. f4-9-11-16
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
Epidemic Of tuberculosis Among
Cattle Follows Scarlet Fever
at Genoa Junction
INSPECTORS ORDER KILLINGS
lO4 Cattle Have Been Ordered Killed by
the Inspectors and Others are
Being Carefully Watched by
Their Owners

Farmers IN the neig hborhood of the
village Of Genoa Junction seem to be
having all their troubles this year,
for following closely on the heels of
the epidemic of scarlet fever it is now
reported that there is an epidemic Of
tuberculosis among the cattle in that
vicinity and it is possible that
the Chicago health officials will seek
to place another embargo on the milk
from the neighborhood. The farmers
are taking no chances with this cpl
demic and prompt steps have been
taken to stamp out the disease and
many cattle have been voluntarily
killed by the farmers in the effort to
stamp the disease out.
The inspectors named by the Wis.
consin State Board of Health to look
after the scarlet fever epidemic, have
given up the fight against the fever
In order to more closely superintend
the fight against the diseased condi-
tion Of the cattle. It is not known
where the disease originated, but it Is
stated that no less than a hundred
head of cattle have been condemned
by the inspectors and nearly all OF
them have been killed. The slaugh-
ter has not been ordered by the state
veterinary and for this reason it is
not thought that the farmers will be
able to recover from the state the
value of the cattle slaughtered on ac-
count of the epidemic In most cases
the cattle have been ordered killed by
the inspectors and the farmers have
been notified that they will not be
permitted to ship milk until. the order
is carried ont. This has had a ten
dency to bring quick death to the in
fected cattle. It is possible that the
farmers may unite later and seek to
claim damages from the state, but it
would require a special act Of the leg
islature to pay them for the loss of
the cattle.
The disease seems to be wide sprea d
IN Kenosha and Walworth counties,
but few cases have been found in
each herd, and the individual losses
to the farmers from the slaughter of
the infected cattle will be small
The inspectors have communicated
with the State Board Of Health and
every possible step will be taken to
prevent the disease spreading to
other parts Of the state. Rigid quar-
antines Of herds affected by the
disease are being demanded and the
farmers seem to be willing to give
every possible aid to the inspectors in
stamping out the disease.
Thus far the Chicago health Off
Gals have not discovered the presence
of the disease, and milk is being
shipped from most Of the railway
stations about Genoa Junction.
The scarlet fever epidemic at the
village has ahated and no cases have
been reporte in raore than three
weeks. 1t is said that the country
about Bassetts station is also entirely
free from the ravages of the disease.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
GIVE EN- THE DAMS
Senator seott's Case Should be Referred
to Senator Til1man for Adjustment

Senator Scott's Case Should be Referred
to Senator Tillman for Adjustment
That Kenosha's So, 900 harbor ap-
preparation is in slight danger, world
be concluded, judging from the fol-
lowing telegram from Washington:
Washington, d. c., february r.
There is much talk of killing the river
and harbor bill in the senate. Senator
Scott has stated that if the Ohio river
is not given three more dams he will
initiate Senator Carter and talk the
measure to death.
There is much strong feeling
against the hackers of the bill on the
part Of senators from Ohio, Ken
lucky, West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania.
They have formed a combination
with determination to force into the
bill provisions for more improvements
in the Ohio river. They had hear
ing before the senate commerce COM
mittee on Wednesday.
This movement is not looked upon
with pleasure by Senator Hopkins and
other friends of the proposed deep
water way from the lakes to the gulf.
Senator Hopkins intends to fight hard
for an appropriation to commence
this work, but he will not go to the
extent of killing the bill if he does
not get it.
He and sother friends of the deep
water way think it better to take the
81, 600, 900 taat the bill new provides
for Illinois and a survey of the lower
Mississippi and wait for two years
for deep water way appropriation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

THE best Indication that there is
something back of the Kenosha and
Lake Geneva road besides conversa-
ton, is the fact that the Frost line is
making surveys for line to the, lake
regions Of the county west of Kenosha
and getting ready to go ahead on the
construction Of such line with a
rush should quick action be neces-
sary, If there are any new develop
ments in the railway situation this
coming summer, Kenosha may get
that line to the west sooner than was
expected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

THE Weekly Bulletin of the Pro-
ceedings Of the Legislature of Wis
consin makes quite stable volume
without great deal in it 50 far. How
ever, things may be expected to go
forward more rapidly now that the
preliminaries have been adjusted and
the machinery of legislation is IN
working order.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
AUCTION

Geo. Hansen will sell his herd OF IS
cows and everything connected with
the dairy business, also horses, corn,
etc. on the old Winslow place, six
miles west OF Kenosha on the Bur1ing-
ton road, Wednesday, March s. w43
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

JUDGING from some of the comments
on the latest tragedy at sea, captains
who have the misfortune to lose their
ships are still expected to bow grace
fully from the bridge as the vessel
goes down, and are never expected 70
come out of ar accident, in which pas
sengers are lost, alive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

JUST because the Gentlemen's Driv-
ing club has been permitted to hold
matinees this winter when the sleigh
ing is good, it does not follow that
the Automobiles will be permitted to
take a street for a speedway next
summer. Come to think ofit, though,
Prairie avenue was used as race
track most of the time last summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
GET MAIN STREET STORE
j. ID. Sullivan Drug Company Purchases
the Business of Charles Wichern

A deal was closed on Thursday by
which the Joseph D. Sullivan Drug
company secures Main street store.
The company which has stores on
Rowland avenue and Milwaukee ave-
nue. has purchased the stock and
fixtures of Charles Wichern and will
take possession at once. The BUSH
ness will be continued. The stand is
the stand Of the old Starkweather
company, one of the best known drug
store stands in the city. The Sulli-
van company has been in business for
several years but this is the first time
that the company has found a Main
street store. Mr.. Wickern has been
forced to give up his business inter
ests in Kenosha or account Of i'll
health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
NOTICE

People wishing to make dates for
e. r. Wilson, Auctioneer, can make
them at this Office. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

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