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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
WAS BADLY WANTED
Lloyd Blackstone, Arrested in
Kenosha is Returned to
Bottineau, N. D.
MISSING FOR MANY MONTHS

Lloyd Blackstone, arrested in this
city week ago on suspicion that he
was wanted on a charge of forgery,
left this morning in company with
Sheriff McInnon, of Bottineau, N. d..
for his former home where he will be
forced to stand trial on a charge of
embezzlemept. The home coming of
Blackstone will cause a great sensa-
ton in the little city on the Canadian
border, as he was formerly one of the
best known men in that city. He was
known there as ]. C. Lloyd and under
this name he had worked as a book
keeper with the machinery firm of
Stevens and Slosson. He disap-
peared more than year and three
months ago, after having converted
to his own use, as it is alleged by the
sheriff of the county, large amount
of the funds of the company which
had employed him.
For months the North Dakota off,
Gals sought Lloyd and when last
heard of he was in Denver, Col. It
is alleged by Sheriff McInnon that the
man served term in one of the penal
institutions in Colorado and that
after being released he came at once
to Kenosha. He had been in this city
but two weeks when he was arrested.
Lloyd insisted to the police here that
his name is Blackstone. Since he
was arrested he had maintained a dis
Greet silence. He insisted that he
was without funds to employ legal
counsel and when he was advised Of
the fact that the North Dakota Off
Gals had CONS for him he told the
officers that he would return without
requisition papers. He started on the
long trip this morning and he will
probably be arraigned in Bottineau
on Monday morning.
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WANTED FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
Lloyd Blackstone Arrested Here Mon
day to be Taken to North Dakota


day to be Taken to North Dakota
Lloyd Blackstone, who was arrested
here Monday evening and who has
been in the county Jail since that time
awaiting hearing, is to be taken to
Bottineau, N. d. to answer an alleged
charge of embezzlement. Blackstone
has notified the Kenosha officials that
he will go to North Dakota without
the red tape of requistion papers and
Sheriff N. III. McInnon will be here to-
night to take charge of the prisoner.
The police have wired to more than a
dozen cities in regard to Blackstone
and while it was alleged that he was
wanted in all of these cities it was dis
covered that there is considerable Of a
mystery in connection with the case
and the officers at Bottineau were the
only ones who would come after the
prisoner. Blackstone absolutely re-
fuses to discuss the charges against
him.
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SHOT IN a SALOON
Jacob Best Of Milwaukee Badly Injured
in Racine Saloon Wednesday


Jacob c. Best, 20 years old, son Of
Jacob A Best at the head of the Jacob
Best & Co., wholesale liquor house,
459 East Water street, Milwaukee,
lies at St. Mary's hospital in Racine
dying with bullet wound in his In
testines, and William Dillon, 80 years
old, proprietor of a saloon at Main
and Fourth streets in the same city,
is in Jail accused of firing the fatal
shot.
The shooting occurred in the saloon
of Dillon little after 5 O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon following dispute
over a bill amounting to over 500
which Dillon had owed the Milwaukee
house for over year. Wild excite
ment followed the shooting, hundreds
of people gathering in the street. The
first known of the shooting was when
Best, staggering out onsthe sidewalk,
met Fritz Reichert andi exclaimed:
IN shot. Call DOCTOR
Reichert led him into the hardware
store of H. Raymond where he sank
to the floor. Later Dillon was placed
under arrest and when;bronght before
Best was positively identified as the
man who shot him, but Dillon stoutly
denied it. AT the hospital DR.. Robert
Kitto made careful examination Of
the wound and said.that the intestines
we're torn and perforated and, that the
man could not live many hours.
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Leading Contractors Organize an
Association and Declare for
Nine Hour Day in Kenosha
WILL GUARANTEE CONTRACTS
Julius Pabst. Douwe Gaastra and Got
lieb Shafer the Officials of the
Association.-To Reduce the
Wages of the Carpenters

Ihe most sensational development
In the building interests in Kenosha
Ill many months occurred last night
when a number of the leading con-
tractors held meeting and formed
the kenosha Builders Association.
The Association will be incorporated
under the laws of the state with a
capital stock of SIS. 200 and while the
members of the association will con-
tinue to bid individually on all con-
tracts the association will stand be-
hind any contract made with the mem
completion.
The officers of the new association
are: President, Julius Pabst; Secre-
tary, D. Gaastra; Treasurer, Gotlieb
Shafer.
La forming the organization the
contractors brought out the fact that
the present conditions in the building
trades we're greatly retarding the ad-
vancement of the city on account Of
he fact that the prices had brought
building in the city to stand still.
In order to make the cost of building
less the new association has declared
for an open shop and it has announced
that the contract price to be paid for
carpenters will be thirty-hve cents an
hour and that nine hours is to consti-
tute days work. The contractors
claim that they will be able to get
plenty of "free" men to work for
them at this price and that they will
be able to assure these men employ
nent the year round. No scale was
adopted in connection with other
building trades, but it is understood
that this will come later. The mem
bership roll Of the organization will
be open to all reliable contractors in
the city.
In stating the purposes of the as
ISOLATION this morning the three men
named as officials stated that they did
not plan to reduce the wages of car
penters or any other men but that they
we're seeking an equitable price that
would make it possible for building
operations in the city to be continued.
They stated that under the nine hour
rule the men working at thirty-five
cents an hour would earn nearly as
much as when they worked at fifty
cents an hour and that the contractors
would be able to put up building
practically at three-fourths the pres
ent cost on account of the increase in
time given to the men. The officials
state that they anticipate no trouble
with any organizations as they have
already engaged their men and that
they will be able to keep them at work
the year round. They claim that they
will have adequate help to take care
of any contract that may be offered to
contractors IN Kenosha and that they
will guarantee the work in every par
ticular. They insist that it should be
understood that this is no combine of
contractors but simply an organiza-
ton to make building in the city pos
sib1e at reasonable price. The or.
ganization is already ready for bust
ness.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE

Office of the City Clerk /
City of Kenosha
Notice is hereby given to the owners of prop
erty fronting or AUDITING on Rowland avenue
from Market street to Salem Avenue, Park
Street from Main Street to Exchange Street in
the City of Kenosha, that the water services,
sewer connections and private drains must be
put from the main to point at least one foot
inside of the curb line as follows:
On Rowland Avenue,-One connection of
each kind for each lot or piece of property
fronting abutting on said street having a
frontage of 50 feet or less; one connection of
each kind for each additional so feet or part
thereof; on Park Street; lone connection of
each kind for each lot piece of property
fronting abbuttng said street Having a
frontage of rs feet or less; one connection of
each kind for each additional IS feet or part
thereof.
Said connections must be put in on or before
thirty 1907 days after the first publication of
this notice or said connections will be put in by
the city at the expense of the property owners.
By order Of the Common Counci1 March 18th,
1907
GEO. W. HARRINGTON,
w48 City Clerk
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FAY NOT HOME
Rumor Circulated on Wednesday Even
ing Proves to be Unfounded.

Rumor Circulated on Wednesday Even
ing Proves to be Unfounded.
It was generally reported about the
city Wednesday evening that George
Fay, the missing hardware merchant
had returned to his home, but if such
is the fact it is not admitted by any of
the relatives of Fay. If Faylis in the
city he is being concealed from view.
and at his place of business it is
stated absolutely that the story is
without foundation. Not a trace of
the missing man has been found.
One of the members of Fay's family
stated Wednesday night that Fay had
disappeared just like John Gillett.
Fay is so we'll known throughout
the state that it is thought that he
would be certainly located if he
should appear in any aof ,athe Wiscon-
sin cities. The police have practic-
ally dropped the search for the man.
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NO CHANGE HERE
Kenosha Post Office to Continue
to Sell Special Delivery
Stamps for Letters
NEW RULING NOT IN EFFECT

If you wish to send special deliv-
cry letter do not try the alleged new
rule and attach simply 10 cents in
stamps. The letter will not be
specially delivered if you do. Post
master Maloney announced this morn
ing that the local postoffice has re-
ceived no ruling on the matter what
ever, and will therefore act as al
ways.
Telegraphic dispatches some time
ago told of an amendment to the
postal regulations that was offered in
Washington at the time the postal
appropriations bill was up. Had it
passed. mention would probably have
been made in the March official postal
guide, which is the source from which
postmasters and postal employees get
their rules. There is no mention.
Neither have postofices received
other intelligence, so the regulations
will be enforced as always.
Therefore if one attaches 10 cents
additional postage now, the letter, if
it has return card on it, will simply
be withdrawn from the ordinary mails
and registered, which procedure is ac-
cording to the existing regulations.
Postal officials would be puzzled
what to do even should the amend
ment become law as with additional
stamps on letter the old rule would
provide for registry, the new for
special delivery service. This confu-
sion will have to be adjusted before
the new amendment is practicable.
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FIRST ALLEGATION, March IA. 1907.

OTATE OF WISCoNSIN-County Court for
~ Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special term
OF the County court to be held in and for said
county, at the County court room, III the city of
kenosha, in said county, on the sec nd Tues
Gay, being the nth day of Ap-i1, A. D.
1907, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, the following matters
will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the last will and testament
OF Petrone1la Lohse, deceased.
The application of Eva F1iesz to admit to
probate the last will and testament OF Petron-
ella Lohse, late of the town of Somers, in said
county, deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament
of George f. Leet. deceased
The application of Jessie A Leet to admit TO
probate the last will and testament of George
F. Leet, late of the town of Somers, in said
county, deceased.
By the Court,
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
W4o County Judge
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MERCHANTS ARE WARNED
Gang Of Eastern Forgers Are at Work
i'm This Section of the Country

Gang Of Eastern Forgers Are at Work
i'm This Section Of the Country
The Kenosha police have received
Instructions to call to the attention
of local merchants the operations Of
at least a half dozen worthless check
operators, who are believed to be
speeding west after extensive opera
tions in Boston, whence the circulars
come.
One scheme is worked by man and
woman together. A woman enters a
large store and offers a good check to
the manager for his o. x. mark with
out the initials or any other thing
that might lead to fraud.
This is to get model for the man
who forges the O. K. on a bogus
check and then when the manager is
out offers the check to the cashier
who sees the O. x. and cashes the
check without question.
Other grafters work their friends
and firms for which their friends
work by checks simply aud purely
forged.
Still another scheme is the familiar
one of offering small check, bogus,
for goods, and making away with the
change.
People warned are merchants,
bankers and department stores.
The three groups of check oper-
ators have all made their escape from
Boston, but circulars have followed
them and their faces, together with
outlines of their handwriting, are on
the police bulletin board.
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first publication, March IA, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

KENOSHA COUNTY COURTS Probate
II In the matter of the estate of Joseph .
Messier, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the Claims and
demands of all persons against ioseph
NJ Messier, deceased, late of the County
of Kenosha, will be examined and ad iusted
by the County Court of Kenosh County
at the regular terms of said Court TO he
holden at the County Court Room III the civ
of Kenosha, in and for said County, on the first
Tuesday of September, A. D. 1907, and on the
first Tuesday of November, a. D. 1877 at ten
O'Clock A. M. of those days; also that the time
until and including the first Tuesday OF October.
A. d. 1907, is the time allowed and limited for
creditors OF said Joseph N. Messier, deceased,
to present their claims for examination and Al,
1owance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 18th day of March.
A. D. 1907. Ky the Court.
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
Wy County Judge.
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First publication, March Z, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate.
IN In the matter of the estate of Ralph
Anderson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
mands of all persons against Ralph Alders n,
deceased, late 81 tie town of Pleasant Prairie,
in said County of Kenosha. will be
examined and adjusted by the County court
CT kenosha county at the regular terms of said
cour1 to be holden at the County court room,
in the City of Kenosha, in and for
said county, on the first Tuesday of
June, A. d. 1907, and the first Tuesday
of October, A. D. 1907, at ten o'clock
and including the first Tuesday of Septer,: Der,
A. D. 1907, is the time allowed and limited for
creditors of said Ralph Anderson, de-
ceased, to present their claims for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 9Th day of March,
A. d. 1907. By the Court
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
WAS County Judge.
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First publication, March 81, 1907,

First publication, March 81, 1907,
GTATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT
~ Kenosha County.
In Re Application of The Kenosha Lumber
Company, domestic corporation, and Johu
Spry Lumber Company, a foreign corpora
the appointment of a Receiver of The Winter
Sash and Door Company, domestic corpora.
ton.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day OF
March, A. d. 1907, the followingorder was duly
made and entered by the Circuit Court of Keno
Sha County, in a certain proceeding wherein
The Kenosha Lumber Company, a domestic
corporation, and John Spry Lumber Company,
a foreign corporation, are petitioners. and The
Winter Sash and Door Company, Wisconsin
corporation, is defendant, namely:
1T is Ordered by the Court now here. that ali
proceedings by any creditor other than the
above named petitioners against the above
named corporation. The Winter Sash and Door
Company, be and the same hereby are re-
strained and enjoined, and it appearing neces-
Sdry and proper that all creditors of said cor
poration. The Winter Sash and Door Company,
should come into this proceeding:
1t is, therefore, hereby ordered, That Dan O.
Head, the Receiver of the above named corpora
ton, The Winter Sash and Door Company,
publish IN The TELEGRAPH-COURIER. weekly
newspaper published in the City of Kenosia.
Wisconsin, once each week for six successive
weeks, notice requiring all creditors of the
above named corporation, The Winter Sash
and Door Company, to exhibit their claims and
to become parties to this proceeding within six
90 months and five 81 days from the first pub
LEGATION of such notice. which notice shall in
clude this order, and that i'll default thereof,
they, such creditors, be prec1uded from all bene-
mt OF the Judgment which shall be made herein.
and from any distribution which shall be made
under such Judgment.
By the Court:
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A Manacin0 W;do,v.

A certain young widow who has just
changed her weeds for brighter hues
gave dinner party not long ago. The
rooms were decorated with a great
profusion OF flowers Roses In masses
were on the mantels, and the dinner
table fairly blossomed. In fact, the
abundance Of flowers was unusual.
One Of the guests could restrain her
curiosity no longer and when the des-
sert was brought In said:
well, Mrs. Blank, you're rather
spreading on the flowers tonight"
Yes replied the fair widow bright
~. but tomorrow am going to take
them out to the cemetery and put
them on poor Toms grave"
a regular 49, shiver went around
the table.
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First publication, March q. 1907.

QTATE OF WISCONSIN:-Cou Court for
- Kenosha Couuty-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at Special term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the County Court Room, in the City
of Kenosha, in said County on the Third Tues
day. being the 10th day of April, A. D. 1907 at
10 O'clock A. M the following matters will be
heard and considered:
In the matter of the Last Will and Testament
of Dora Acker deceased. The application of
Marvin w Aclxer to admit to probate the last
will and testement of D ra Acker, late of the
town of Salem in said County, deceased.
BY the Court
RUSSELL H. SLOSSONt
w49 County Judge.
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Low RATES 70 PACIFIC COAST

Low rate Color;sts' tickets on sale
daily until April 3Oth. Daily and
personally conducted tours in through
Pullman tourist sleeping cars to San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland.
Very low rates for the round trip will
be in effect to San Francisco and Los
Angeles April 18th to May 18th,
limited to July 31st, and June 9Th to
18th, limited to August 31st; also to
Portland and North Pacific Coast
points June 10th to July 18th, limited
to September 18th. Favorable stop
over arrangements. Apply to any
ticket agent of the North Western
line for full particulars. d-m3O-a1-6-8
Big 10 flour is the best in the world.
Cleary & Tanning. If
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First publication, March IL, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

U ENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate
IN In the matter of the estate of Eliza
Ann Vinegar, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the claims aud
demands of all persons against Eliza Ann
Vinegar deceased, late of the City of Keuosha
in said County of Kenosha, will be examined
and adjusted by the County Court of Kenosha
County at the regular terms of said court TO be
holden at the County Court Room, in the City
Tuesday of May, A. D. 1907, and on the first
Tuesday of November A. D. 1907, at ten O'Clock
A. NJ of those days; also that the time until and
including the first Tuesday of October, a. D
itors of said Eliza Ann Vinegar deceased, Il
present their claims for examination and al
lowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 18th day of Marcel
A. D. 1907. By the Court.
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
County Judge.
w5O HENRY ]. HASTINGS. ATTORNEY
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First publication, March IA, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDTTORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
HENOSHA COUNTY COURT-:In Probate.
IN In the matter of the estate of Ne1s Jensen
Bush. late of the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Nels Jensen
in said County Of Kenosha viii be examined
and adjusted by the County Court of Kenosha
County at the regular terms of said Court to be
of Kenosha, in and for said County, on the first
Tuesday of June, A. D. 1907, and on the first
Tuesday of November, A. D. 1907, at ten O'Clock
A. M. of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of October, A,
D. 1907, is the time allowed and limited for
creditors of said Nels Jensen Bush, deceased
to present their claims for examination and al
1owa1ce.
Dated at Kenosha, the 9th day of March,
A. D. 1907.
By the Court,
RUSSELL 81. SLOSSON,
WAC County Judge.
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E. B. BELDEN.

Now, Therefore, Each and every creditor OF
the above named defendant, The Winter Sash
and Door Company, is required to exhibit his
claim and become a party to the said action
within six 10 mouths and five (5) days from the
first publication of this notice, which is the 2lst
day of March, A. D. 1907, and in default thereof
every such creditor shall be prec1uded from all
benefit of Judgment of distribution made in
the above entitled proceeding and from any dis
tribution which shall be made under such
Judgment.
DAN o. HEAD,
Receiver of The Winter Sash and Door Com.
pany.
Dated March 18th, 1907.
HENRY ]. HASTINGS AND PETER FISHER.
w52 Attorneys for Receiver.
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Directions to. Bidders

Each bidder must accompany his bid with a
contract and bond with not less than two sure
ties, who shall be freeho1derS of the State of
Wisconsin, and shall Justify as to their re-
sponsibility, and by their several affidavits
show that they are worth in the aggregate at
least the amount Of the entire contract price iii
property not by law exempt from execution
Surety companies approved by the Street AS
SeSSment committee will be accepted in lieu of
personal sureties. Said contract and bond with
sureties, must be completely executed on the
part of the contractor, with the exception of
the signature on the part of the City. This is a
positive requirement of the Charter 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, profileS. plans
and details, stating therein prices respectively
per square yard of brick pavement; per cubic
yard for grading; per lineal foot for furnishing
stone curbing in place. The bids for the work
will be canvassed separately and considered in
the aggregate, based on the estimated duauti-
ties names i'll the specifications and awarded as
separate contracts. All bids and accompanying
contract and bond must be written on the
blanks prepared by the undersigned for the
purpose, and price should be stated i'll writ
ing and figures.
All bids should be marked on the envelope,
street Assessment Committee with the name
of the street marked theron on which such bid
is made, and filed in the Office of the Street AS
sessnent Committee in the City Clerks office in
said City.
n. B. Blanks for proposals and blank CON
tract and bond will be furnished on application
to the City Clerk
The said Committee reserves the right to re-
iect any and all BIDS
JAMES GoRMAN,
r. III. MOTH,
j. 81. O'BRIEN
W50 Street Assessment Committee.
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