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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
FORCE OF
LIGHTNING
Electrical storm Of Terrific
Violence Sweeps Over
Amarillo

(Trom Tuesday's pally.l

(From tuesdays Dally)
Although an electrical storm OF
terrific violence played over ANA
rillo and Its vicinity last night for
nearly an hour to such an extent
that many citizens we're sure at times
that their own houses had been
struck, only one case OF damage from
lightning has been reported. Shortly
nfter IL O'Clock, with a rendlng
crash that shook every house in
town, a bolt struck the Amarillo
academy building on Jackson and
Seventh streets and wrecked the en-
tire north gable OF the building.
Narrow Escape for Inmates.
At the academy building It hap
pened that the four people who were
sleeping in the house were all in
the south rooms. In the north rooms
from the gable where the bolt struck,
every window to the ground had been
ripped out, the casing splintered and
the floors and walls Of the rooms
torn in hundreds OF places. Had
anyone been In the rooms at the time
there is hardly possibility that they
would have escaped instant death.
From one of the wrecked rooms, the
bolt in dividing flashed through a
long stove pipe into the room where
DR.. and Mrs. Num- were sleeping.
Here the current rolled down a small
guy wire within a few feet OF Mrs.
Num- and struck across to her with
sufficient force to severely shock
her. Where the wires were attached
to the wall of this room the current
left again and the wall there is per-
forated by small holes where the
high voltage current burned its way
through.
destroyed Telephone Wire.
The bolt struck, It seems, at the
point of the north gable. Here the
telephone wire enters the building
on a line OF wire extending from the
cable. The bolt seems to have en-
tered this wire just after 1t struck
the house and literally in flash the
wire vanished completely. Along
the side of the house there is a
blackened streak where the burning
wire scared the wood but from the
house to the cable there is not trace
left of the wire. Electricians say
that 1t would have taken a current
of 1900 volts to have affected the
wire and the power of the bolt was
probably many times higher. AS an
instance OF the efficiency of fuse
protection from lightning damage
the telephone box in the house is not
damaged at all except that the fuse
has been burnt out
Burned Out Many Phones.
Today the telephone company re-
ports that the storm burned out
about 100 fuses on telephone boxes
in Amarillo but that the wreck at the
academy is the only serious damage
yet found
During the storm which lasted at
its worst nearly an hour, the air
fairly cracked with charges of cleo
tricity and the explosions were so
near the earth that many times hiss
accompanied the flash and as If a
great charge of explosives had been
fired by a small train Of fire.
During the electrical storm scat
tered rainfall kept up and as the
rain gathered into shower the storm
became less violent.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22

young are born on the ice floes.
Two fine and costly specimens are
now on exhibition every day in the
Sells-Eloto mammoth menagerie.
The date OF the big shows visit to
Amarillo is Monday August 26th.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that the
Honorable Commissioners Court, of
Potter County, Texas, will sit as
Board of Equalization, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, June "a,
25, 26, 1907. FRANK WOLFLIN,
ct County Clerk.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
Bailey and Roosevelt.

Cheap, rich lands, pure water ana
healthful West Texas climate-all
these things are in Throekmorton
county. Give me your name and ad-
dress and / will send you full de-
soriptlon. r. B. HUMPHREY,
Attorney-at-Law, Throckmorton, Tex
as. l.e.y,s 81 4c
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
Notice.

have resigned my position as d.
rector Of the state Building & Loan
Co. This the 10th day of June, 1907.
L. o. THOMPSON.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22

You will always find the Daily
Panhandle on sale at the Amarillo
hotel cigar stand.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22

Mr.. Berney Whitlow, OF Muskogee,
l. r., a member of the Whitlow-Wil-
liams Cigar Co., was in the city yes
terday, visiting friends and looking
after the interests Of his buri's
Walt Marb-"
tional banl
rillo yester
Dallas wheT
ment for
accidental ...,uv,ul
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22

1t will pay you to figure with
us on oats and wheat. Early Grain
& Brokerage Co., office over post
office. 81 tt
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
"What a Nice Looking Store!
Whose Store is ThiS?"

So people said as they passed the
store Saturday when they saw our
new double windows. AS rapidly
as possible we are arranging the en-
larged room to receive the many
thousand dollars worth Of goods
that are already beginning to arrive.
We have everything man wears
from his head to his heels. Our
line Of boys goods is particularly
fine. Suits, Pants, Shoes, Stock
ings, Rubber Boots, Rubber Rain
coats, Etc, Etc.
SAYLOR & KENDALL
4l4 POLK STREET
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
ORDINANCE NO. 800

An ordinance granting additional fran
chise rights to the Kenosha Electric Rail-
way Company, upon Market Street, In the
City of Kenosha, Wisconsin. s4s@f
WHEREAS, heretofore, on the End day
OF June, 1902, the Common Council Of the
City Of Kenosha, by Ordinance 254, granted
permission and authority to the Kenosha
Electric Railway Company, its successors and
assigns, to lay down, construct, operate and
maintain for a period of fifty years from
the date of the passage of said ordinance,
an electric street railway In the City of
Kenosha, and on Market Street in said
City; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions,
conditions and obligations of said ordinance,
an electric street railway was built by
said Railway Company in the City of Ke-
nosha, and on Market Street in said City
and,
b WHEREAS, the Kenosha Electric Rail
way Company desires permission and au-
thority to lay down, construct, maintain and
operate an additional track upon and along
a portion Of Market Street In said City in
order that it may more completely meet
the demands of the Inhabitants of said
City;
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF KENOSHA:
SECTION 1. That in addition to the
rights, privileges and franchises granted to
said Railway Company by Ordinance Ne.
254 of the City Of Kenosha, hereinbefore
recited, and in consideration of the ac-
ceptance of the terms, conditions and pro-
visions Of this Ordinance, the right, per-
mission, consent and authority are hereby
given and granted to the Kenosha Electric
Railway Company, its successors and u.s.
signs, to locate, lay down, construct, main
tain, use and operate until the End day of
June, 1862, an additional track upon end
along Market Street, commencing sarI at the
Street, thence easterly upon and along Mar
ket Street to the west line of the right-of-
way of the Milwaukee Division of the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway Company In
the City of Kenosha.
sEcrfoN q Whereas the rights, priv
ileges and franchises hereby granted are
intended to be used In connection with the
rights, privileges and franchises granted to
and conferred upon the Kenosha Electric
aforesaid: all and singular the rights and
privileges and all and singular the
duties and Obligations created and Imposed
by said Ordinance No. 254, are made part
Of this ordinance. with like effect as though
folly set forth herein.
deemed and construed as, and In effect
shall be, an amendment Of Paragraph -Four
of Section Two Of Ordinance No. 254 Of
the City of Kenosha, and shall take effect
and be Ia force from and after it's pas
writing by the Kenosha Electric Railway
Company, filed with the city Clerk Of the
City Of Kenosha within sixty (60) days
from and after the date Of the passage Of
this ordinance.
PAssED,-January 7th, 1907.
APPROX ED,-January 18th, 1907. a
PUBLISH ED,-January 18th, 1907
JAMES GoRMAN.
ss-s Mayor.
Attest:
GEO. w. HARRING TON,
City Clerk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

THE amendments to the laws gov
erning the business of the probate
courts, and designed to make the
practice of those courts uniform in
all counties, as proposed by the Wis
consin association of county judges,
should receive the serious considera-
ton of the Legislature, as should also
the amendments fixing The compensa-
ton Of the judges on The basis of
population. This plan of fixing the
compensation Of the county judges
will result in an increase of salary for
most of them, but the importance of
their work is such that the pay will
be none too high if the amendments
pass,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

WHEN the switch track to the. Brass
mills was built it was thoroughly un-
derstood by the railway company
that it was to be used for switching
purposes only. Fora long time after
the switch was FIRST burt there was
no trouble, but for thesiast few. years
in spite of repeated complaints from
property owners in the vicinity long
lines of freight cars have been left
standing on the track most Of the
time and several times the cars have
been placed so that they blocked the
sidewalks. We must confess that we
like to see corporations which have
made agreements with the city forced
to live up to them occasionally and
for the benefit of the property owners
interested, the city officials should
take this matter up with the railway
company and if these property own
ers who are making the complaints
have any rights, see to it that they
are protected. The railway company
has plenty of storage trackage south
ward of the city and there is no ne
cessity of leaving the cars on the
West Main street switch where they
are constant source of irritation to
to the public.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
WAS WORKING MILWAUKEE,
A. p. Alexander, Said to be From Ke-
nosha, is Wanted in Milwaukee

A. p. Alexander, Said to be From Ke-
~ nosha, is Wanted in Milwaukee
Milwaukee officials have asked the
police of Kenosha to make an effort
.tos1ocate man said to be A. P, Alex
ander, who it is alleged has attempted
to swindle peoplein Milwaukee. In
the advice sent to the Kenosha police
it is alleged that the man represented
himself as the salesman for the Stan
dard Mercantile Laboratory Mills, of
Kenosha and that he was taking or
ders for the sale of coffee and other
groceries ia large lots. The man is
alleged to havesdisappeared from Mil
waukee without keeping the contracts
he has made and the Milwaukee police
are under the impression that the
man is swind1er. The police of this
city have found no trace of A1exan-
der aud there is no company in ke-
nosha doingsbusiness under the name
given by the man at work in Milwau-
kee. It is thought that Alexander is
the same man who worked in this city
several months ago. AT that time the
man did big business and delivered
the articles sold, but it is claimed
that the articles we're of very in
ferior sort and that the people paid
high prices for articles Of food which
were practically worthless.
The man when at work in Kenosha
had agreed to give presents of silver
with the orders but these presents
we're not delivered. A short time
after the man left the city the police
officers found large satchel of cheap
silver under the Middle street bridge
and it is supposed that the man
abandoned his work in Kenosha.
The police have not given up the
chase for Alexander and it is thought
possible that he is living here under
an assumed name and is simply using
this city as base Of operations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
First publication. Jan. IL. 1907

First publication, Jan. IL, 1907
OTATE OF WISCONSIN, Circuit Court
y Racine County.
In the Matter of the MT. Pleasant and Scorers
Drainage District.
Notice is hereby given that Enoch Haigh
James G. Bennett and Frederick E. BURGESS
the commissioners appointed by the court in
the above entitled matter, have this day filed in
this court their report in the manner and form
required by law.
That the following is description of each
and every parcel, tract and lot of land ease
menta interest or Servitude in the County of
kenosha, and State of WISCONSIN, which said
commissioners find will be jured or damaged
by said proposed work, together with the name
or names OF the owner or owners of each tract,
with the amount of damages as determined by
said commissioners and awarded to each par-
eel and set opposite to the description thereof,
to-wit:
Parcel No. The east half of the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of section
number two VI, township two III north of range
twenty-five t22l east, owned by F. Michael Mil
Ter and Peter Miller. $125.00.
Parcel LII. The west half of the northwest
quarter OF the northwest quarter of section
number two ~, township two ~ north of range
$500.
The above described pieces or parcels of land
situate and being in the town of Somers Coun-
ty of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin.
That the following is description of each
and every parcel, tract and lot Of land, ease
ment, inter est or servitude situate and being in
said County OF kenOsha and State of Wiscon-
sin, which said commissioners ind will be bene-
lifted by the construction of said proposed work
and assessed for benefits by them together
with the name or names of the owner or own
ers thereof, and the portion of such cost as
sessed as damages thereon, set opposite thereto,
to-wt:
Parcel 116. The east half of the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of section
number two "a, township two (2 north of range
twenty-five (22) east, owned by f. Michael Mil
Ter and Peter Miller. $22 90.
Parcel LII The west half of the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of section
number two ~, township two ~ north of range
twenty-tgo (22) east, owned by James Sorenson
$f1.09. 5sS1 -s
The above described pieces or parcels OF land
situate and being in the town of SomeIs, Coun-
ty of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin.
The Town of Somers, Kenosha County, Wis
consin. $500 90.
Further notice is hereby given, that upon the
filing of such report, the Circuit Court in aud
for Racine County, Wisconsin, has this day
made and entered an order fixing Tuesday, the
18th day of February, A. D. 1907, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon of that day, at the Court House,
in the city of Racine, Racine County, Wiscon-
sin, as the time and place when and where ali
persons interested may appear and contest the
confirmation of such report.
Dated at Racine, Wisconsin, January 18th,
a. d. 1907.
LEMUEL F. OWEN,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Racine County,
Wisconsin. w40
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
PIONEER SHOEMAKER DEAD
Peter Niesen Died at his Home on N orth
Chicago Street Sunday Morning

Chicago Street Sunday Morning
Peter Niesen, one of the !. pioneer
shoemakers and business men of Ke-
nosha and resident of the city for
more than half a century, died at his
home on North Chicago street early
Sunday morning after short illness.
The deceased was seventy-two years
of age and had lived in Kenosha
nearly all Of his life. He was native
of Germany and was born on January
ID, 1885. He came to Kenosha as
young man and opened a store on
Main street. At the breaking out of
civil war he enlisted as member of
one of the Wisconsin regiments and
served withRhonor for severaisyears
In later years he has been in the shoe
business on North Chicago street. ers
He - survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Mary Dunnebacke, and three
sons, Caspar and Matt Niesen, of
Pittsburg, and Anthony Niesen, of
KenoSha. p2 g- e
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Deputy Sheriffs Sent to Watch at
the Home Of Mrs. Cornelius
0'NeiI Near Camp Lake
MANY ATTACKS ON THE HOUSE
Mrs. O'Nei1 is Unable to Explain the
Cause of the Attacks, But She is in
Fear of Being Assassinated by
the Intruders $50,

On account of number Of mysteri-
Gus assaults deputy sheriffs have been
sent out to the town Of Salem to
guard the residence of Mrs. Cornelius
IO'Nei1, a widow residing on a farm
in the district between Camp Lake in
this county and Channel Lake In
Illinois. Deputy Sheriff John MUTT
has been instructed to take up his
residence at the home Of Mrs. O'Neil
and make an effort to discover the
cause of the troubles at the house and
if possible cause the arrest of the men
who are to blame for them.
The attacks on the O'Nei1 home are
the great mystery Of the town of
Salem. Mrs. O'Neil lives on the farm
with two little girls as companions
and more than six weeks ago the
members of the household we're
startled when two stones were thrown
through the front windows of the
house. The windows broke with a
crash and Mrs. O'Neil and the girls
were aroused. They went out and
found nothing. There was nothing
to show that anybody had been about
the house during the night. A few
nights later after the windows had
been replaced they were again broken
and at that time a man was seen
#sneaking about the house. At a
later time men were seen peering into
the windows about the house. These
assaults we're only the beginning of
"a large number Of similar assaults
and it is evident that some oneis MAX
ing an effort to drive Mrs. O'Nei1 off
the farm. The assaults have been
continued with such frequency that
Mrs. O'Nei1 has become terrified and
it was thought best to send the deputy
to the house to aid her in keep ping
watch. Mrs. O'Neil fears for, thief
tifesandf much of her time is spent in
the house with the doors locked.
The browning trouble came few
days ago when unknown people in
vaded the farm and alta cked a num-
Der of head of cattle with knives,
gashing them SO that 1t is feared that
they will die. Since that time the
house has been under the continued
surveillance of the deputy sheriffs.
Mrs. O'Nei1 can assign absolutely no
cause for the strange attacks on her
and her property. She has lived in
the neighborhood for many yearsfand
has always been woman above re-
proachI and she seems to be of the
opinion that some one is making an
effort to 6 t possession of her'farm
and thatthe attacks on the house and
the cattle have been made for the
purpose of forcing her tosen the9land
at low figure. 5nf4 q
Thus far the deputy sheriffs have
not been able to get any trace of the
people who have made the mysterious
attacks on the house and since MUTT
has been at the house no attempt has
been made to modest the woman. IT
is expected that the matter will result
in most sensational Developments
within the next few days. #
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Proposals for Sewers

+
Office of the Street Assessment Committee
City of Kenosha, January IL, 1907
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until the 1st dav of Feb. 1907, at 200 D. nj. for
furnishing all material and doing all the work
necessary and required to build the following
sewers.ln the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin, ac-.
cordlug to the respective specifications. plans
and details thereof on fle in the Office of the
ton of bidders, to-wit:
den St.frorn Grant st. West, 205 feet of
Il Inch pipe sewer, Manhole, also Division St
from END OF present sewer to the West end of
property known as the "Jacobs Subdivision, ;,
as feet of u inch pipe sewer 3 MauhoIes
Catch-bas1u, together with all manholes catch
0oaslns, etc, as per plans on file in the City
clerks office of the City of Keuosha.
Direction to Bidders
Each bidder must accompany his bid with
contract con and bond with not less than two sure
ties who shall be freehoders of the State Of
Wlscousins and shall justify as to their re-
sponsloility and by their several afidavits
slioW mat they are worth in the aggregate at
1edsl the amount OF the entire contract price in
property not by law exemnt fror, avsecr+io,,
surety COM anies' bond approved BY the Street
| assessment Committee will be accepted in lien
- ,;t Retson suretles Said contract and boud,
with suIetles, must be completely executed 81
the part OF the contractor, with the excention
OF the signature on the part of the CITY
This is positive requirement. of the char+ar
and must be complied with. Bids failing to
comply with the above requirements will NOT
be considered.
Bidders must submit proposals to do the
work according to the specifications profles.
plans and details, stating therein prices per
llneal foot OF sewer on each street.
The bids for the work will be cauvassed
separately and considered in the aggregate
based On the estimated quantities named in the
specifications and awarded as separate con-
tracts. All bids and the accom- panying contract
and bond must be written on blanks prenare5
by the undersigned for the purpose, and prices
should be stated in writing and figures
All bids must be marked on the envelone
Street Assessment Committee, with the name
OF the street marked thereon, on which such
bid is made and filed in the Office of the Street
Assessment Committee in the City Clerks
Office in said City.
N B. Blanks for proposals and blank con-
tracts and bonds will be furnished on app1ica-
ton to the City Clerk
The bids, when the lowest ones will be de-
cided by the Street Assessment Committee
.Ihe SAID Committee reserves the right to re-
Ject any and all bids or to reduce or increase
the amount of the work above described
JAMES German
r. 81. MOTH,
]. II. O'BRIEN.
w59 Street Assessment Committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
TEACHERS, MEETING

A teachers meeting will be held at
Silver Lake on Feb. q, 1907. Program:
Respond to roll ca1lwith some strik-
ing incident observed in school. N
Glass exercise IN primary reading -
Eta McDona1d. 81 a.s 81
How to make school life interest
ing-Mrs. Hartneli. 81 s By al
Composition and physiography of
the surface of the earth-Mr. Min
sart. is ie ag I'll
Solo Lillian Darby. q
How to teach Drawin Miss Lewis.
Exercise in Mental sArifhmetfc-
Miss Minute Werve.s IL ssE1 g h
Alparea cordially invited to attend.
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