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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
ADOPT ALL PROPOSITIONS
Stockholders of Bristol Telephone Co.
to Permit Changes in the Lines

to Permit Changes in the Lines
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bristol Telephone Co.
was held at the central Offices OF the
company at Bristol on Monday even
ing and the stockholders voted IN
favor of carrying out all of the propo-
sitions thatshad received the sanction
of the members of the board of dlrec.
tors. These include the charging OF
toll between Kenosha and places be-
yond the exchange at Bristol, to bnild
toll lines to Union Grove and Wilmot
to connect with lines of the New Era
Telephone sCo. and with the Union
Grove exchange. Then stockholders
voted to connect the lines with the
lines Of the Wisconsin Telephone Co.,
and the change in instruments de-
manded by such connection will be
made as soon as possible.
The building of the toll lines to the
western towns of the county will
probably be started during the present
year so that they can be completed in
the early spring. The company will
expend large sum of money IN i'm
proving the service, and il is claimed
that when the changes are made the
service granted to the patrons of the
Bristol company will be equal to or
superior to any service granted in the
state.
The annual reports of the officials
of the company showed that the COM
pany had an excellent year and the
finances of the company made decid-
edly good showing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
PRICES STILL HIGH
Cut in Meat Prices in Chicago
Fails to Affect Kenosha to
any Great Degree
PORK DROPS A FEW CENTS

While promises have been made for
the past week that meat prices to the
consumer would drop this week, there
has been no material change, notwith-
standing slight fall in the cost of
live animals at the Chicago stock
yards. It was reported today that
wholesale prices of meat would drop
several cents Monday morning, but
local dealers have been made no prom
Uses and will not know until they pur-
chase again whether prices have been
lowered. People of Kenosha are to-
day paying just about as much for
5beef, lamb or veal roasts, or for steaks
and chops, excepting pork, as they
did week ora month ago.
A we'll known meat dealer, one who
does as large business in Kenosha
as any other meat dealer, when inter-
viewed today, said: "The wholesale
prices of meat have not dropped, al
though the packing house owners de-
clared there would be a decided slump
in prices this week. Pork loins have
dropped 8 cents pound and pork
dressed is $50 a hundred pounds
lower than it was a week ago, while
beef, lamb, veal and sheep prices are
the same. Of course the prices on
poor cattle from Texas and the north
west have dropped, but prices of good
cattle are the same as month ago."
Rejecting decided declines in
wholesale prices, the long expected
slump in the retail prices of medium
and cheap grades of beef and of hogs
has arrived in Milwaukee.
Retail prices of butter, eggs and
other provisions, however, maintain
steady tendency, some even showing
slight increases. Butter was quoted
Monday at from 80 to % cents for the
very best grades. Strictly fresh eggs
found ready market at % cents with
the better grades of storage eggs
ranging from 20 to 20 cents dozen.
The decline in the price of beef does
not affect the porterhouse or better
cuts of sirloins, although these grades
also displayed tendency Monday to
ease off in price. But the decline of
from 5 to cents per hundred weight
in beef on the hoof at the stock yards
has had it's effect on medium and
poorer grades already in the larger
cities, and the same is true of pork of
all grades. Hogs have fallen off in
the last few days to such an extent
that complaint has been made that the
farmers cannot market their hogs at
profit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
Mrs. Oscar Carter Terribly Burn,
ed by the Explosion of Case
line at Her Home Monday
MAY NOT SURVIVE HER BURNS
Had Started to Fill Gasoline Stove
Monday When One of the Plates
Was Burning And the Ex-
p1OsiOm Followed

Mrs. Oscar Carter, aged a. years,
one of the best known women of the
west side of the city, met with awful
injury at her home, 176 Maple street,
just before O'Clock Monday morn
ing when the explosion of d gasoline
can set FIRE to her clothing and before
she could be rescued by neighbors
she had been terribly burned. Mrs.
Carter is at the Kenosha hospital and
her condition is critical. 1t is stated
that grave fears for her, life are en-
tertained.
Mrs. Carter was getting breakfast
at her home when the accident oc-
Cured. She had taken a can of gaso-
line and was attemptingS to fill the
tank of the stove from thescan. She
had not noticed that one of burners of
the stove was burning and it is sup
posed that drop of the gasoline from
the can fell on the burningsplate and
caused the explosion. The can filled
with gasoline was blown through a
window at the rear of the room and
within a second after the explosion
Mrs. Carter found the kitchen en-
veloped in flames. The flames rapid
~ caught her clothing which was of
light material.
The woman threw open the door of
the house and ran out into the yard
shouting for aid. The wind tanned
the flames that had caught in the
woman's clothing and they spread to
every part of her body. The neigh
bors attracted by the screams of the
woman rushed to her assistance and
catching her in their arms threw her
down and rolled her on the ground.
Before the flames had been extin-
guished all of the outer garments
worn by Mrs. Carter had been burned
off and the flames had attacked the
flesh. AS soon as possible an ambu-
lance was summoned and9the injured
woman was taken to the Kenosha
hospital. DR.. McCracken was called
to attend her. An examination
showed that she had been fearfu1ly
burned. Her hair was burned off and
great patches of skin had been burned
from the face, the arms, the hands,
and the lower limbs. The woman
suffered intense pain, but this after.
noon it was stated that she was rest
ing more easily.
The FIRE department was called to
the house as result. of the explosion
but before they arrived the neighbors
had managed TO extinguish the flames
in the kitchen of the house. The loss
to the building and the furniture will
not be in excess of $1,000. The stove
was completely wrecked by the force
of the explosion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
JOHN TYLER RESIGNS
General Superintendent of the
Chicago Brass Company
Gives Up Position
A SURPRISE FOR EMPLOYEES.

John Tyler, for the past five years
the general superintendent of the
Chicago Brass works, sent his resig-
nation to the company on Saturday
afternoon just before o'clock and the
resignation was accepted. The resig-
nation closes a business association
between Mr.. Tyler and the American
Brass company of more than twenty
one years. The resignation came as
a great surprise to the employees OF
the company and to industrial circles
in general. There had been no hint
of the retirement of Mr.. Tyler until
his resignation was presented and
the officials of the company in Ke-
nosha are decidedly 1oath to talk in
regard to the matter.
Mr.. Tyler's residence was called by
phone this morning and while the
statement of his resignation was con-
firmed it was said that he was out of
the city and that nothing could be
said in regard to his future plans or
his reason for resigning his office
with the company.
At the Offices of the company abso-
1ute1y nothing would be given out be-
yond the fact that Mr.. Tyler had
severed his connection with the plant
and that his resignation had been
accepted. President A, P. Hine, of
Torringtou, Conn, is hurrying to Re.
nosha to look into the matter and it
under stood that he will arrive here
late this afternoon and make some
arrangements for the appointment
of new superintendent of the plant.
Mr.. Tyler is one of the best known
men among the brass makers of the
United States. He entered the Tor
rington plant when boy and learned
every branch of the business. It.was
under his direction that the plans for
the enlargement of the Kenosha plant
were made. Mr.. Tyler has greatly
built up the Kenosha plant and 1t was
thought that his position was per-
manent one. 1t is possible that Mr..
Tyler will go into the brass business
with company not connected with
the American Brass company but no
O ff1cial announ cement has been made
of his plans for the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
AUTOS AS FIRE FIGHTERS
Thomas B. Jeffrey Company Making
Two Autos for Long Beach, Cal.

Thomas B. Jeffery Company Making
Two Autos for Long Beach, Cal.
The fire department of Long Beach,
Cal, became tired of having their
favprite fire apparatus passed on the
road by automobiles, and decided to
take hand in the automobile game
themselves.
After exhaustive tests of number
of different makes of cars, Ram bier
Model d was purchased and chem
ical apparatus installed in place of
the removable tonneau.
After a test of some months, dur
ing which time the superiority of this
outfit over the horse drawn appa
fatus was positively proven in quick
ness of get away and speed on the
road, it was decided to install two
more motor driven equipments of
more elaborate nature.
In view of the unfailing reliability
of the Rambler now IN use, an order
Automobile company of Long Beach
for two Rambler Model Is GLASSES on
which will be installed chemical
apparatus, hose cases for 900 feet of
hose and seating arrangements for six
men.
The Rambler factory is now at work
making the necessary slight changes
in the GLASSES and delivery will be
made in the near future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
WILL BUILD WALKS
Hosiery and Underwear Company Will
Build Walks in Spring

G. H. Curtis, general manager of
the Chicago-Kenosha Hosiery COM
pany and Henry Cooper, the presi-
dent of the Cooper Underwear COM
pany, have notified Mayor German
that the petitions of the people of the
west side for walks on Newell street
between the two plants will
be carried out. The company
can not put in the walks before
the opening of the new season, but
the contracts will be let as early as
possible and the walks will be built to
che curb. There has been a great
demand for these two walks and the
matter has been recently taken up
with the managers of the two COM
panies by the city officials with the
result that they have agreed to put in
the walks as soon as possible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
City Council Decides to Reduce
the Rate Of Taxation For
One Year at Least
FUND FOR MARKET SQUARE
Money Left in the Different Funds Ia
Transferred So As To Give Money
For Necessary Street Work
Early in the Spring

The tax payers had a night at the
Common Council on Monday evening,
when the members of the council at
the suggestion of the finance commit.
tee consisting of Aldermen Charles 7.
Jeffery, Frank Truax and Joseph
Schultz, voted to make one per cent
levy for taxes for the year 1908 and
for the first time in three years the
Kenosha tax payer will have the
pleasure of knowing that he will have
to pay less than in the previous year.
The decision of the finance commit
tee was not reached until after great
deal of discussion and the members of
the committee spent the entire after
noon making up the annual budget.
Mayor German met with the commit
tee and he urged the financial string
ency as a cause for reducing the taxes
for the coming year. He urged that
many of the people would find it
great hardship to meet even ten
mill tax and that if the amount was
placed at any greater amount some of
them might not be able to pay.
None of the appropriations have
been cut to any great extent in order
to cut down the levy and large sums
have been set aside for the improve
ments planned for the coming year.
In order to get the money now on
hand In condition for use the council
decided to take all money now in hand
in the different funds and subdivide
it again. The larger amount ST., 1000
was placed in the fund for street i'm
provement and this will be largely
used for the improvement of Market
square. The report of the finance
committee which was unanimously
adopted by the council was as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Kenosha:
Gentlemen - Your Committee on
Finance respectfully recommend that
tax of 1 per cent or the sum of $780,
6o8.6l be levied upon the assessable
property Of the city of Kenosha for
purposes as follows, viz:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
RAID GOLF GROUNDS
Boys Steal Lumber From the Country
Club TO Use in Building Buts

Complaint has been made to the pc.
lice of the continued thefts of lumber
from the grounds of the Kenosha
Country Club and an effort is being
made to secure the arrest of gang
of boys who are alleged to be guilty
of taking the lumber. The lumber
taken is valued at considerable and if
the boys can be arrested it is probable
that they will be prosecuted on a
charge of grand larceny.
It is suspected that the lumber
taken from the club grounds has
found its way to the lake shore, where
it has been used in the construction
of huts for the boys, and it is just
possible that these huts will be con-
fscated by the officers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
GIVE EsKRIDGE S2,25o
jury in Personal Injury Case in u. s.
Court Give Big Verdict

The suit of John r. Eskridge VS..
The Simmons Manufacturing COM
pany of this city which has occupied
the attention of the United States
Court in Milwaukee for the past two
weeks came to close on Tuesday
when the jury returned a verdict
awarding the plaintiff damages to the
amount of ESQ. Eskridge had
brought suit for $2O,OO0 claiming that
he had been permanently injured by
a falling elevator while employed by
the company. The case has been
one of the most bitterly contested
ever tried in the United States Court
for the eastern district of Wisconsin.
Attorneys for the defendant company
announce that the case will probably
be taken to the United States Court
of Appeals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
GROCERS ORGANIZE

Local Dealers Will Protect Themselves
From Loss Through Credit System
The retail grocers of the city organ.
lied last Monday evening. The
organization is to be,sknown as the
Kenosha Retail Grocers' Association.
The following oficers'were elected:
President-John Perkins.
-President-George Hale.
Secretary and Treasurer = Joseph
Funck.
The purpose of the association shall
be solely the protection of it's members
against loss through the abuses of the
credit system.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
CARS IN TEN DAYS
Kenosha Electric Company to Connect
With the Northwestern Depot

With the Northwestern Depot
Manager Willis Russell, of the lKe-
nosha Electric Railway company,
announc ed on Monday afternoon that
the company would have cars running
from Main street to the depot of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
company within the next ten days.
The final work on West Main street
is being put in this afternoon and the
tracks will be ready for the passage
of the cars within another week. It is
planned to rearrange the schedule in
order to have the cars run over the
depot loop SO as to connect with all
the trains coming into and leaving
the city. The service over the Ash
land avenue line, it is said, will be
started about the first of January, but
it is claimed that the tracks will be
ready for use some time before that.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05

Walter M. Cowell, who has nearly
fifty tenants in his various houses in
the city, Monday reduced all rents
from s. to 81 month. He declares
that he found it impossible for the
tenants to pay the rent at the old
figure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
MARRIED IN MILWAUKEE,
Mrs. Mamie Doty and Ole Eidsor An
nounce Their Marriage to Friends

Announcement was made on Mon
day of the marriage of Mrs. Mamie
Doty and Mr.. Ole Eidsor, both we'll
known young people of Kenosha
which was quietly celebrated IN Mil
warkee on last Wednesday afternoon.
The announcement of the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eidsor came as COM
p1ete surprise to their many friends
and tardy congratulations are being
extended to them today. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eidsor will make their home at
No. 81 Park street and they will be at
home to their friends after the 10th of
December.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
EDWARD HARTMAN DEAD
Well known Resident of Kenosha Died
at the Kenosha Hospital Sunday

Edward George Hartman, a cigar
maker widely known in the city, died
at the Kenosha hospital late Sunday
evening after a three weeks illness
from complication of diseases. Mr..
Hartman was taken to the hospital
three weeks ago and since that time
his condition had been regarded IS
critical. The deceased was 81 years
of age. He was a son of the late
George Hartman and was born and
raised in Kenosha. He was brother
of Philip Hartman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05

Jacob Giles was called to Montreal,
Canada, Monday on account of the
death of his sister who resided in a
small town near there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05

Your committee estimate the
receipts for the ensuing year from
other sources at $4,000, which we
recommend be appropriated as fol-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05

Try a bargain column.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-22
UNIQUE CLASS DAY PROGRAM.

High School Graduates Arranulna an
Interesting Feature.
The graduating class of the High
school has arranged the following
program for It's class day exercises.
to be held in tho assembly hall of the
school building on the evening of
June 6.
We Glass Day Exercises of We Class
of 1907.
Each person represents one of We
Thirteen original colonies.
Address ....~Mr. Guy Via
Representing Georgia.
Instrumental Duet. Miss Agnes Epcs,
Connecticut; Miss Ellen Ware,
Delaware. ----A-- -
Ye Glass History, Miss Lucy Lilly
Harrison, representing Maryland.
RccitT on, Miss Minnie Harmon, rep
rcscnting New York.
ic Class as they sec themselves. Miss
Annie Lash, representing Virginia.
Yc Class Grafton, Mr. John Hughes.
representing Rhode Island.
Instrumental Solo, Miss Agncs -Epes,
representing Connecticut.
We Presentation Grafton, Miss II
Lewis, representing North Carolina.
Through Yc Looking Glass, Miss. Al
ice Davis. representing New
.a-s--f-=aHr'- Hampshire.
Yc Class Prophecy, Miss Charlotte
Scldcn, representing New Jersey.
Miss Gertrude Loomis, representing
Massachusetts.
Violin Solo. Mr.. Jacob, ,kerlin, repre-
scnting Pennsylvania.
Glass Poem, Miss Amelia Goodwin,
representing South Carolina.
We Class Song
Offices for rent in Silsby Building.
5.1S.1ot
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-22
POLITICS WARMING UP
Primary Just Little Over a Month
Away.
THREE CANDIDATES HAVE SPOKEN
Messrs. Ashby and Holt Promise to
Make Things Interesting for Each
other-Mr. Bland Speaks Monday
Night and others Follow Shortly.

With the primary just little over
u month off, something like warmth
is bS.;inning to creep into the local
political situation. Both candidates
for the Senate have opened their cam
paigns, and judging from the start
they made, there will be nothing dull
or embarrassing about the fight Mr.
Ashby opened by attacking Senator
Hollis record as an officer; Mr.. Holt
replied, defending himself, and now
the voters will wait with some inter
est to hear from them beth again.
Mr.. Barrett Is the only one of tho
candidates for the House of Delegates
that has been heard on the stump IN
to this time. He stands upon his
record and has as yet had nothing
to say about his several opponents.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Bland will
make his first speech next Monday
night In East End, and probably
Mcssrs. Moss and Fellows will speak
some time during the coming week.
All OF the candidates are already at
work "on the quiet" and the forces
are beginning to line up.
The political prophets are keeping
pretty quiet just now, for It is hard
to size up the situation. Everybody
Is awaiting developments.
Chairman Phillips will call n meet
Ing of the city Democratic committee
within the next few days to perfect
arrangements for the primary, which
is to be held on June 90.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-22
The following Fire Insurance Com
panles are represented by
Powell Trust Co.

Tho American Insurance Company,
of Newark, N. j.
The Homestead Fire Insurance Cor
poratlon, of Franklin, Va.
The German Fire Insurance Com.
pany, of Baltimore, Md.
The Glens Falls Insurance Com
pany, OF Glens Falls, N. Y.
Tho Hanover Fire Insurance Com
pany, of New York.
The Homo Insurance Company, OF
New York.
The German Alliance Insurance
Company. of New York.
The Georgia Home Insurance Com
pany, of Columbus, Ga.
Tho National Surety Company, of
New York.
Tho Standard Accident Insurance
Company, OF Detroit, Mich.
The Massachusetts Mutual Life In
surancc Company, Of Springfield,
Mass.
We would be glad to have at least a
portion of your business.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-22
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YARD sure TO GET
"sktER'D 0'NOTH||N"
Naval Officers are Betting That
One TWsnly-ThousaRd Ton ship
Will be Bull Here.
OPENING OF BIDS POSTPONED
Department Probably VIII Take Ao.
tlon Some Time In July-Local
Plant Has Been Brought to state
. of Efficiency That VIII Permit Low
Estimating.

Naval officers here generally be
lieve that the Newport News Ship.
building & Dry Dock Company will
dand the contract for the construction
ot one of tho mammoth 10000 ton
Dattleships recently authorized by
congress. When the pl;tns and spccI-
LEGATIONS for the warships were sent
out 10 prospective bidders in April IL
was announced by the war depart
ment that the bids would be opened
/ ON June 90 but n few days ngo an.
nouncemcnt was made that the late
had been postponed indefinitely. II
IL thought, however, that the bids viii
DO opened In July.
Men who arc vcrscd In warshp
construction and who arc familiar
with conditions In other of the great
ahipbuilding plants In America. claim
That the local yard can easily under
bid any competitor for the big ships
and some OF them have already made
wagers that this yards bid will be
tho lowest submitted by either pri.
Vato or government yards.
superintendent Of Hull Construction
Homer L.. Ferguson has brought the
local yard to u state of efficiency Il
has never before enjoyed and which
IN second to none of the plants of tho
United States. and this coupled with
inc many natural advantages for war
snip construction that the local plant
has over other yards, Is responsible for
tho firm belief that the yard will be
able to underbid NIL other plants. and
Will carry off the contract for one of
the "Skecrd o. Nothin's" when the
bids are opened.
Tho building of one of the great
battlcships. here would bring New
port News into world wide promi.
nencc, for the eyes of the world will
he conferred OH these two ships, which
With the exception of battleship
now building in Japan, are the largest
Wnrships yet designed
/. The navy department lis having
some difficulty In selecting names
Tor tho new ships. There arc only
Tour states of the Union that have
no. had warship named after them
and naturally each wants one of tho
new craft to bear It's name. The
states are Delaware, Utah. North Da
kota and New York. AS there is al
ready cruiser of the navy bearing
the name New York .hcrc ia no
probability of either of the ships 10.
Ing named after that State. Della.
ware Is one OF the original thirteen
states of the union and It is gcner-
ally believed that one of tho vessels
VIII bear It's name. The other one
probably Will he named Utah.