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

IF the matter Of building munich
pal lighting plant is to be referred to
the people at the coming election, the
voters will have to be furnished with
a whole lot Of information before they
can be expected to vote intelligently
upon this question. If the matter is
not to be submitted to the voters in
the form Of proposal for bond is
sue, information as to the first cost of
the plant, depreciation, cost of opera
ton, etc, and, figures on the number
of lights and the possible saving to
the city should be given out by the
council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

THE question Of revoking a saloon
license for cause has never been put
fairly and squarely before the council
SO that the aldermen could go on rec
ord on it, but it should be before the
coming city election. From the num-
Der of inquiries constantly coming
into this Office as to the position of
this or that alderman on this question.
It is evident that many voters are
deeply interested in it, and certainly
they have right to know just where
their representatives in the council
stand on this or on any other matter
in which they are interested. Pre-
sumably every alderman is going to
vote on this matter, as on all others
that come before the council, just as
his conscience dictates and as he be-
Heves to be right, and that being the
case, none of them can have any OBJ
lection to going on record.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
MILK SHIPPERS MEET
Annual Meeting of Kenosha Rockford
Division Held on Monday

The annual meeting of the Milk
Shippers of the Kenosha and Rock
ford division of the Chicago & North
western railway was held at the Court
House on Monday afternoon, and more
than score Of the leading dairymen
of the county attended the meeting.
Little business Of Importance was
transacted. The report for the year
showed that it had been a most sue
cessful one for the shippers and not a
cent has been lost by any of them by
poor contracts. The members of this
branch of the Union have not had the
sale of milk stopped by the Chicago
health officers during the year.
The former officers were reelected
for another term of Office, and Patrick
Tobin, of Pleasant Prairie will con-
tinue to act as delegate to the Union
meeting in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
ONE CENT STAMPS IN BOOKS
Postoffice Department to Supply Long
Felt Want for Travellers


Felt Want for Travellers
Information has been received at
the local postoffice from Washington,
D. c., that one cent stamps in book
form will be issued about March /.
There will be on1y one size book,
containing "a stamps each, interleaved
with paraffin paper and bound the
same as the two cent stamp books.
The issuance of these stamp books
will fill long felt want. and the nu-
merous uses and increased demand
for the one cent stamps makes them
an absolute necessity.
The popularity of the picture postal
card is increasing and the new books
will be boon to the travellers who
wish to send souvenir cards from diff
ferent points Of interest.
On many occasions the true value
of the cards are destroyed, owing to
the inability Of the transient to pur-
chase stamps in time to mail them at
the real place of interest from which
the card emanates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
NEED FARMERS AID
Effort to Get State Aid for Roads
In State Now Being Made
By State Organization
EVERY VOTE WILL BE NEEDED

There are two things being consid-
cred by the state legislature which
concern every citizen of the state and
particularly every farmer, and con-
corning which every one should let
his local representative know his
feelings.
One of these is joint resolution No.
D S. which aims to amend the cone
stitution to permit the state to aid in
building country roads. At present
the farmers pay the entire cost of
constructing these roads, and strange
as it may seem there is opposition in
some parts to any change in this uns
just system. The situation recalls
Macauley's statement of conditions in
England in 1886 when parliament
passed the first turnpike acts and
reused the opposition of the people.
He said, unjust and absurd taxation
to which men are accustomed is often
borne more willingly than the most
reasonable impost which is new"
1t is unbelievable that the people of
Wisconsin will be so shortsighted as
to fail to appreciate the justice of
state aid for highway construction.
At one end of every road is the farmer
with his crops for sale. At the other
end is the city with its people waiting
to be fed, with its merchants waiting
for trade and its railways waiting for
goods to transport. To whose advan-
tage is it to have road for the farmer
to come to town? It is our strong i'm
preston that the farmer could get
along better without road than the
city people and the railways. They
would speedily starve, while the
farmers could get along fairly COM
fortably.
Heretofore the farmer alone has
been obliged to pay for the cost of the
road to town. The injustice of this
system is very apparent, however,
and the intelligent people of twenty.
four states of the union have adopted
a system of state aid for highway
building whereby ali property in the
state is compelled to bear fair pro-
portion of the cost of country roads.
The other bill, No. 200 S., is one
appropriating $40, 200 annually for the
next two years to the state geological
survey for the purpose of enabling
them to build departmental roads ant
determine by actual use what are the
cheapest and best materials for roads
in the different districts. The survey
is also directed by this bill to ait
town and county officers to get the
best results from the road taxes which
are at present being so largely wasted
Petitions are being circulated i,
this county favorirg the passage O
these acts. They should be signe,
by every voter so that the Legislature.
may know in no uncertain name
just what the attitude of the people i
on this subject.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
STILL HUNTING FOR A DOG
Cruel Joke is Perpetrated Upon City
Officials on Tuesday Morning

&EMCA ) OMG 40 GGRGCIAGGu OpOn lily
Officials on Tuesday Morning
A cruel joke was perpetrated on the
city officials on Tuesday which re-
suited in Street Commissioners John
Mcconnell keeping on the go much
of the day searching for the decaying
remains of a dog. EARLY Tuesday
morning some one called up one of
the aldermen and told him that a dead
dog was to be found at the corner Of
sElizabeth and Pomeroy streets" and
the alderman without further thought
directed Mcconnell to remove the
corpse. Mcconnell started out to
look for the corner in question and
spent most the day before he dis
covered that the streets ran parallel
and that the corner was an impossible
ity.
Later the instigator OF the dog
story confessed that there had been
no foundation for the complaint.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
Sundry Civil Bill Carries an Ap.
proprlation Of $40. 600 for
kenosha Postoffice 81.
MONEY FOR NEW BUILDING /?
Postmaster Ma1oney Can Throw n,
Light on the Appropriation or
for What Purpose it is Grant
ed by Congress

A telegram from Washington this
morning states that the Sundry Civil
bill, which was reported to Congress
Tuesday afternoon, contains an APP
preparation for the Kenosha postoffice
for the amount of $4,000. Appropri-
ations appropriating the same amount
are made for other cities in Wiscon-
sin.
The employees of the Kenosha post
Office are decidedly pleased to know
that the city is to have the appropria
ton, but they are at loss to find the
reason for it. When seen this morn
ing Postmaster Maloney stated that
he could give no information as to
the use for which the money had been
appro priated, unless twas a portion
Of the money to be used in the cree
ton Of the government building in
Kenosha.
When Special Agent James A.
Wettmore, of the Supervising Archi-
tect's office, visited Kenosha to look
over the proposed sites for the build
ing, he stated that the entire appro-
priation of SIS, 900 was immediately
available for the Kenosha building,
but later the postmaster learned that
only $4,000 had been actually appro-
priated, and it is very possible that
the $4,000 included in the Sundry
Civil bill is to furnish fund for the
starting of the building here. This
would make total appropriation OF
500, 900 for the Kenosha building, and
there would be $50 still to be ap-
assigned for the appropriation of 50
large a sum for Kenosha. The local
office is to become a first class office
on the first of next July, and it is pos
sib1e that its expenditures for clerk
hire will be slightly increased at that
time, but any increases made would
require the expenditure Of only few
thousand dollars.
Some of the men in the postoffice
have suggested that the fund was to
provide automobiles for the use of
the rural carriers out of this office
while others thought that unlimited
delivery of mail was to be provided
for the protesting Main street bust
ness sections but it is feared that the
investigation will show that the
money is to be a part of the appro-
priation for the proposed building.
The silence in Washington in regard
to the selection of site in Kenosha
is still unbroken and the men who
have offered sites have received no
further word from the supervising
architect or the secretary of the
treasury in regard to the site. Post
master Ma1oney has been notified that
$4,000 is on hand for the Kenosha
bui1dingsand that SIS, 900 will be used
for the purchase of site.
It is thought that the decision on
the site twill be made in time to allow
the work on the building to be started
early in the spring. Some of the bid
ders on the site proposition are get
ting decidedly anxious to have the
matter settled and if settlement is
not made soon it is possible that some
of the bids will be withdrawn.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

In accordance with the recommen-
dation of the Board>of Supervisors,
the Kenosha county insane patients
in the various asylums about the
state are being removed to the Racine
county asylum. Thirteen patients
from this county have already been
transferred there and the others are
to follow as soon as possible. The
members of The board have been most
favorably Impressed with the sur
roundings of the Racine asylum and
with the management of that institu-
ton, and they are Convinced that this
county can do better for its patients
there than anywhere else in the state
at the same cost. Moreover, the pa
tents in the Racine asylum are in
touch with their relatives and friends
in this county, who can visit the un-
fortunates at any time and see for
themselves how they are being cared
for, and any complaints of bad treat
ment or neglect can be personally in
vestigated by members of the board
without delay.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
Lamp Makers and Buffers Co Out
at the Badger This Morn.
ing and Plant is Closed
No SIGN OF A SETTLEMENT
Officials of the Company State That ii
Will Be Impossible to Meet the
Demands of the Strikers at
This Time of the Year

A general strike is on at the Badger
Bass Works and it now looks as If
the plant will be shut down for an in
definite period. Following the eighty
men who went out on Saturday af-
ternoon, all of the lamp makers and
many of the buffers employed at the
plant struck at ten O'Clock this morn
ing and the men who did not go out
on strike we're laid off by the man
ayers of the plant, pending settle
ment of the labor difficulty. The
managers of the plant claim that the
strike of the buffers and lamp makers
is sympathy strike, but the men
themselves claim that non-union men
we're put to work this morning as
riveters and that they refused to
work with them as the contracts with
the company provided that all work
be done by union labor. Manager
Welles stated this afternoon that ESQ
men were striking and that work at
the plant was at standstiIl.
The men are meeting at the Trades
considering the matter, but there is
no reason to believe that any effort
will be made to secure a conference
between the employees and the manag-
ers of the plant today, and the settle
ment Of the strike may be delayed for
many days.
The labor leaders have stated that
their only contention is for the nine
hour day, and that the demand has
been made at this time on account of
conditions in other factories.
The men state that at the time the
contracts we're made with the buffers
and lamp makers conditions did not
warrant the other men demanding the
nine hour day. They declare that the
amount at issue is small and that
should the demand be granted it
would mean but $16 day to the COM
pany, and that the men would do just
as much work in the nine hour day
as they do in the ten hour day at the
present time.
The managers of the plant seem to
be of the opinion that the plant will
be closed down if the men persist in
their demand for the nine hour day.
One of them stated that all contra cts
for the season had been made, and
that since the contracts had been
made the price of brass had advanced
one-third, and that on this account
the business was now being carried on
without profit. He declared that COM
panies we're operating with non-union
labor, and for this reason were able to
place their goods on the market much
cheaper than the Kenosha Company.
The big automobile companies, who
take nearly all of the product of the
Kenosha company, have been. notified
of the existence of the strike and have
been told thatRthe Badger Brass Co
can not guarantee the immediate de-
livery of lamps on account of the
strike.
The relations between the men and
their employers are of a most friendly
nature, and there is no reason to sus-
pect any violence IN connection with
the strike. The men seem determined
to stay out until their demands are
met by the company, and the mana
gers of the company seem to be
equally firm in their decision that it
is impossible to meet the demands.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

The leaders Of the old parties may
well keep an anxious eye on the
progress of the work of the Social
Democratic organizers in the city.
The vote polled by the Social Demo-
Gratis has upset all calculations more
4haYo once
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
HERMAN JAEGER DEAD
Former Kenosha Hotel Proprietor Ex-
pired in Chicago Sunday Morning

p1red In Chicago Sunday Morning
Herman Jaeger, former proprietor
of the Northwestern hotel on West
Main street, and a resident of Keno
sha for many years, died at the Alex
ian Brothers hospital in Chicago early
Sunday morning. The deceased was
forty-two years of age and spent most
Of his life IN Kenosha. He had been
suffering from consumption for many
months and had left Kenosha a week
ago to go to Ashville, N. C. He got
as far as Chicago and there it was
found that his condition was such
that he could not stand the trip and
he was taken to the hospital where
his death occurred on Sunday.
The remains were brought to Keno
sha Sunday afternoon. Jaeger is
survived by three children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
SOMETHING NEW

Showers Of Santiago, something
new at Christensen s dancing school,
Castle hall, Thursday evening, Feb.
d. Class 7:30 to 9; social 9 to 1l.3O.
Music by Heaton's orchestra. f21
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY q

THE Kenosha county official who
brings the murderer Of Clifford Smith
to Justice can name his own reward.
He would surely be entitled to any
Office in the gift Of Kenosha county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

Kenosha skat players have been
asked to attend a tournament to be
held in Milwaukee on March 3rd m
der the auspices of the American
Skat club The invitation will be ac-
cepted and many Kenoshans will take
part in the tourney.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

If our dairy butter may be colored,
to be made attractive with that rare
goodness, why does the pure food law
restrict the coloring of other things?
Racine Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

The ice men got bigger crop and
of better quality this season than they
have had before in years and the old
stock plea of poor harvest will not
serve as an excuse for boost IN
prices next summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21

THE spring election may not be
such a tame affair after all There
are good prospects of hot contests in
some of the wards.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-21
WHO said winter was over, any way

ONE Kenosha county mystery ap-
pears to be pretty we'll along OF the
road to solution at last.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-15
Increasing American Purchases Of the
Italian Supply.

washington.-Compl with the
request OF Kentucky firm as to the
manner OF getting out briar wood
blocks in Italy. Consul James A. Smith.
OF Leghorn, submits the following In.
formation:
"The larger part Of the Italian briar
wood is found along the Mediterrane-
an coast. extending from Savona on
the north to Calabria on the south:
the Ligurian Riviera, Tuscany. Um.
bria. the Roman provinces. the three
provinces OF Calabria, as well as the
islands OF Corsica and Sardinia fur
nishing an abundan. supply. The work
of excavating the root OF the briar
wood tree is carried on from October
until the end of May. A kind of grub.
bling spade with one sharp edge for
cutting away the large billet or heart
of the root tthe valuable parD from
the surrounding small roots IS used in
this work. The billet Is known as the
ciocco. After being thoroughly cleaned
and trimmed. It Is brought to the mill
and by means of circular saws cut In
to small blocks corresponding rough.
ly to the shape of a pipe bowl and
stem. These blocks are of various
sizes. depending upon the dimension
and shape of the ciocco. Afterward
thsy are immersed in boiling water for
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-15
A MODEL CHILD VILLAGE.

work side by side In the same oiiico
building and all the agencies are to
be invited to participate In harmon.
ixing and developing the work Of child
saving and child training. child en-.
pioymcnt and child legislation.
The Scybcrt Institution offers for
poor girls the nearest approach to
what Girard college Is for orphan
boys.
Its model village for 700 will be tho
firs, OF Its kind In the world. The aim
is that the life Of the children shall bo
ms near ms possible like that Of nor.
nal child In n family home In n small
community. Engineers and architects
are ut work on the plans Ior Meadow.
brook farm on the Reading railroad II
miles north Of Philadelphia to create
there the model child city. n little New
Jerusalem for the boys and girls res
cucd from slums.
Scybcrt was chemist and n son
OF a distinguished chemist. led n sin
gle. romantic. eccentric life. studied
and travelled abroad. lived three years
In Paris. left n bequcst to the uni
vcrsity for investigation of spiritual
ism and gave the city the bell and
clock which rings and marks tho
hours In the bclfry OF Independence
hall
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-15

GIFT FROM A QUEEN.

through the willoushbys to the Ray.
monds with the chest. and the cloth.
at least. was the gift Of the queen TO
Lady Margaret. for English history is
clear on this point
The Raymonds. Lyndes and Girls
wolds OF New England. numbering
now several thousands trace their an
cestry back to Col. William willoush'
by. who was commissioner OF tho
British navy from iGis to 1851. when
he died. His son. Francis willoughby.
came to New England In 1888. and re-
turned to England In 1851. In 1859 he
was appointed successor OF his father
as commissioner of the navy. and In
1858 was chosen member OF pariia.
mcnt for Portsmouth. In 1869 he re-
turned to New England. and became
deputy governor OF the Massachusetts
colony In 1865. continuing In once
until he died In 1915.
The first or the Raymonds to visit
the colonies was William. who came
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-15
COW PUNCHER SHOOTS
THINGS IN new YORK
Knocks Ashes From Saioonkeeper's
Cigar and Does Other Stunts
Not Reiished BY Tenderfeet

New York.-Recently there came to
this city from {. ranch In Arizona
James II. Murphy. n COW puncher. He
hired room directly above the saloon
of August F. Schmidt and tried to
city.
But the other night the spirit OF
the ranch-and. perhaps other kinds
of spirits-awakened In him a desire
for real western time. and he start.
out to shoot up the town." He buck.
led on a cartridge belt and chucked n
long barreled pistol in the holster.
His "whoop" as he entered the sa.
loon OF Schmidt acted like the gust OF
tornado. A score Of customers rush.
ed to shelter as though blown there.
Murphy fourished his revolver and
declared that he was the "crackiest
shot that ever cracked" Then he be.
gan to shoot Murphy decided to try
his craftsmanship on Schmidt
Schmidt had lighted cigar in his
mouth.
Hold still and let me knock your
ashes of for you." roared Murphy.
Schmidt. afraid Of being shot II he
disobeyed. stood as quietly as extreme
agitation would allow. Crack! went
the pistol and of tumbled the cigar
ashes.
Now for a lock OF your hair"
laughed Murphy. and again the pistol
spoke nipping several hairs from the
terrified saloon.keeper's head.
This is a corking shooting gallery"
said the cowboy, turning his weapon
at other objects. He picked of
glasses. chopped the heads OFF bottles,
shot out the sunburst designs in the
cut glass mirrors. broke the light
globes, and when he had finished his
fusillade there was hardly n whole
piece of glass in the place. Schmidt
said he also shot cherry out OF
customers cocktail glass.
Meantime customer haa tele.
phoned to a police station, and two