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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
TO IMPROVE ROAD
Ralph Temple Of Chicago, Leads
Movement To Improve Roads
Of Kenosha County
LOCAL AUT0ISTS WILL HELP

Chicago, Racine and Kenosha auto
lists are to make an effort to secure
the improvement of roads between
Milwaukee and Chicago and the
movement is directly aimed at one
stretch of road in Kenosha county
which is claimed to be the biggest
hindrance to automobile trips between
the three cities. The move is headed
by Ralph, Temple, the we'll known auto
dealer of Chicago, and he has sent
out letters to the leading drivers of
cars in the different cities, asking
that they take some concerted action
at once. It is rather remarkable that
the stretch of road directly mentioned
in the letters is the sand road Just
south of Kenoshs There are many
roads between Kenosha and Chicago
which are just as bad as this one and
to Racine is much heavier. However
it is possible for the auto drivers to
avoid the road north of Kenosha, but
in order to keep the Sheridan drive
it is pretty nearly necessary for them
to follow the sand road from Zion
into Kenosha. It is Claimed that at
some times the sand on this road is so
deep that the cars sink down until
the tires are completely hidden and it
is thought by Temple and his asso-
ciates that this would be good place
to make an exhibit of a model arto-
mobile road.
The people in the town of Pleasant
Prairie living along the road will
make no objections to the improving
of the road, but it is pretty certain
that the Town Board of Pleasant
Prairie, while willing to work with
the auto drivers, will not make any
extended appropriation for materials
and work. This road has been cared
for in common with the other roads
in the town and the work of keeping
it up will be continued in the future
just as in the past. It is possible,
however, that if Mr.. Temple and his
associates get busy and make a good
road out of this pile Of sand the ex-
ample may lead to the Improvement
Of other roads along the way between
Milwaukee and Chicago. tits certain
that the experiment will be watched
with interest by the people of the en-
tire county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
Chicago Health Department Seeks
To Secure Reports From Ke-
sha Towns and Villages
WOULD INSURE PURE MILK
The City Officials May be Asked to Co.
operate With the Officials of the
Large City for the Mutual
Benefit of Both

That the Health Department of the
city of Chicago is planning to take up
on itself interstate powers is shown
by letters received by County Clerk
Russell Jones this morning, in which
the head of the Chicago Department,
DR.. Gottfred Koehler, asks that the
county clerk make weekly or bi-weekly
reports to him of all contagious dis
eases reported in the different towns
of Kenosha county. DIR. Koehler, in
his letter, states that this plan is be-
ing taken up in an effort to provide
pure milk for the city of Chicago.
AS Chief of the Pure Food Depart
ment of Chicago, DR.. Koehler had
much to do with the recent troubles
with the milk sent to Chicago from
Genoa Junction and other points in
this county, and it is his plan to pre-
vent repetition of disease being
brought into Chicago in the way of
germs in milk.
During the past few weeks the
agents of the Chicago Board of Health
have made pretty thorough examin-
alton of conditions existing in the
various dairies in Kenosha county and
their reports have given assurance
that there are no plague spots in this
county. With the system of report
ing the existence of contagious dis
eases planned by DR.. Koehler it will
be possible for the Department to keep
a F0nFf00t nhnn1x On ali fo Oh
ping milk into Chicago. With these
reports in hand the stopping of ship
ments of milk at any time would be
an easy matter, and with the appear
ance of contagious diseases in any
district the officials of the Health De-
partment of the city would have an
easy time to locate and investigate the
causes of contagion, and if necessary
at once shut off the shipment of milk.
The County Of Kenosha has no
Central Health Board which could
make these weekly reports, and Clerk
Jones has laid the matter before DIR.
]. B. Spa1ding, secretary of the local
Board. Under the state laws all cases
of contagious diseases must be re-
ported to DIR. Spalding and it would be
possible for him to furnish the facts
wanted by the Chicago Board. 1t has
been hard matter in the past to Sc
cure these reports in time to make
them of value, but it is possible that
the added incentive of the fees from
the Illinois Board would make the
health officers in the smaller towns
more ready to do the work laid upon
them by the State Board. 1t is
thought that with such "a system of
examination of milk supply the people
of Kenosha and other parts of the
county, as we'll as the people of Chi
cago would be greatly benefited, and
for this reason it is possible that the
Health Department of the city of Ke-
nosha will be willing to cooperate
the Department of Chicago without
any cost to either city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
| SOCIETY EVENT
Miss Mary Tecktonius, Of Racine,
Weds Frederick {. Stemm
Of kenosha, Thursday
MARRIED AT HIGH NOON

At high noon Thursday at the St.
Rose church on Grand avenue in Ra-
cine, Miss Mary Kathryn Tecktonius.
the third daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
c. Tecktonius, of Racine, was united
IN marriage to Frederick Edward
Stemm, of Kenosha, the Rev. Father
Fitzgerald performing the ceremony.
The church was filled with friends of
both of the contracting parties, the
wedding being one of the chief social
events of the season. The bride, who
was attired in gown of ivory Duchess
satin, with a drape of Duchess and
rose point lace, the gift of her brother
Leo, was attended by Mrs. H. E.
Barden, of Kenosha, as matron of
honor, the bridesmaids being Miss May
O'Laughlin, of Racine, Miss Leoline
Brown and Miss Ethel Pauling, of Mil
waukee, and Miss Jean Tecktonius.
Miss Helen Barden, of Kenosha, acted
as ring bearer. Frank Sullivan, of
Kenosha, acted as groomsman, while
Dwight Rowlands, Of Racine, Robert
DuBarre, and Edward Boyle, of Mil
waukee, DR.. George Stratton, of Osh-
kosh, William Foas, of Chicago, and
Richard Gahney, of Milwaukee, were
the ushers.
Before the ceremony Gustave Holm
quist, the noted Swedish basso, rem.
dered vocal selection, singing an
aria from Mozart. Before the cere-
mony Miss Frances Clancy played
Lohengrin's wedding march, and at
the close rendered Mendelssohn' S
march on the organ.
The bride carried shower bouquet
of lilies of the valley and each of the
bridesmaids carried a floral muff.
Miss O'Laughlin wore green MESA
line with Irish lace, Miss Jean Teck-
tonius, pink messa1ine with Mexican
lace, Miss Pauling, a lavender MESA
line and Miss Brown yellow MESA
line.
Mrs. Barden, matron of honor and
sister of the bride, was attired in a
beautiful gown of cid rose lace over
white silk trimmed with Duchess
lace.
Immediately after the ceremony
reception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Stemm at the home of the BRIDES
parents in Racine, after which they
departed on wedding journey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stemm will make
their home in Kenosha. They re-
ceived many magnificent gifts, their
beautiful home being almost filled
with indications of regard from their
friends.
Many friends and relatives of Mr..
and Mrs. Stemm went to Racine to at
tend the ceremony. The young peo-
pie will make their home on Eagle
street, and will be at home to their
friends after Oct. /.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
Manual Training Department of
Schools To Rank With the
Best in This Section
POWER MACHINES INSTALLED
New Quarters at the Central Building
Will Offer Attractive Place
for the Instruction of the
Boys of the City

The work of equipping the new
manual training department of the
city schools is now we'll under way,
and when the new department of man
ual training is opened at the Central
building the first week in September,
the Kenosha schools will have one of
the most complete departments of
this sort to be found in Southern Wis
consin. Thomas B. Jeffery has been
most liberal with the Board in equip
ping the new Manual Training High
School Department and he has left
the matter wholly with the members
of the Board and Prof. E. E. Better,
who will be in charge of the Depart
ment. Prof. Better has spent the last
three summers studying the manual
training work in Chicago schools and
he has many ideas which will be Of
greatest value in the equipping of the
new department. Mr.. Better has com
pleted his work for the year and is
now giving nearly all of his time to
arranging for the opening of the new
department in Kenosha. It is reported
that Mr.. Better has been offered sew
eral good positions outside of Keno
sha, but he has declined to accept
them at this time, as he is very desir-
Gus of seeing the work started in Ke.
nosha.
The department for manual train
ing at the Durkee school will be closed
up and the room which has been used
for this purpose will be converted into
a play room for the use of the stu
dents at that school. The new de-
partment at the Central School build
ing will be more than twice as large
as the former department, and it is
thought that instruction can be given
to at least two hundred students. If
the department proves as popular
among the High School boys as it did
among the grade students the room
will be none too large to take care of
the students.
With the removal to the new build.
ing many changes will be made. Six
power 1athes and a motor have been
purchased and they are now being in
stalled and it is possible that before
the opening of the term the Board
may decide to purchase other power
machinery. When Mr.. Jeffery equipped
the first manual training department
large amount of equipment was put
in, and this is all in good condition
and may be used with profit in the
new department. In the near future
the head of the department and the
city perintendent will get together
and arrange a regular curriculum for
manual training work, which will in
clude work for boys of all ages, both
in the grades and in the High School.
It is expected that manual training
will be one of the most popular
branches taught in the city schools
this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
What Do They Cure ?

The above question is often asked con'
corning DIR. Pierce's two leading medi-
cines. 2Golden Medical Discovery" and
OFavorite Prescription" !,
The answer is that "G0lden Medical
Discovery is a most potent Alternative or
blood-purifier, and tonic or lnYlgorator
and acts especially favorably in a cura-
tive way upon all the mucous llhlhg sur
faces as of the nasal passages, throat,
bronchial tubes, stomach. bowels and
bladder9curing a large per cent. or catar-
rhal CAKES whether the disease affects the
nasal paSsa@es, the thxQat, larynX, bron-
CHA, stomacHl as catarrhal dyspepsia),
bowels (as MUCOUS Gd&a1hea>l; bladder,
uterus or other pelvic Orgars:S Even in
the CHRONIC or n1ceratlXe- stages OF these
atfectjonsa it is often successful in affect
ing cures.
me 0FaYQrite Presentation is advised
for the cIIre Qf one class 81 aas9s-fhoSe
6ecn1iar- we nesses. u9FaKgefnefits and
iTTeglIaT ties lncident to women only. 9 1t
Is powerful yet gently acting inVig0fat-
ing tonic and nervine. For weak worn
out, over-worked women-no matter what
has caused the breakdown, "Favorite
Prescription will be found most effective
in building up the strength, regulating
the womanly functions, subdulng pain
and bringing about a healthy, vigorous
A book of particulars wraps each bottle
giving the formul@ of both medicines and
quoting what scores of eminent med.
zeal authors, whose works are consulted
by physicians Of all the schools of practice
as guides in prescribing, say of each in.
gredient entering into these medicines.
The words of praise bestowed on the
several ingredients entering into Doctor
Pierce's medicines by such writers should
have more weight than any amount of
non professional testimonials, because
such men are writing for the guidance Of
their medical brethren and know whereof
they speak.
Both medicines are non-alcoholic, nom
secret, and contain no harmful habit
forming drugs, being composed of glyceric
extracts of the roots Of native, American
medicinal forest plants, They are both
sold by dealers in medicine. You can't
afford to accept as a substitute for one Of
these medicines of known composition.
any secret nostrum.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar coated.
easy to take as candy, regulate and in-
vigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Kenosha Men in Automobile Narrowly
Escape Death at Racine

Escape Death at Racine
Another fatal automobile accident
was narrowly averted on the Milwau-
kee road west of Racine on Thursday
evening. A man named Somers, and
companion, both said to be of Keno
sha, we're riding west at good rate
of speed. AS they neared the cross
ing of the Chicago and Milwaukee
Electric SRai1way Company, con-
struction Strain was coming along.
The machine gwas stoo close to be
stopped andgco1lision averted, but the
driver turned tosthe right and came up
broadsideaof the train.
One of Reconstruction cars caught
the automobile on the front wheel,
tore it off, ripped off the hood and
otherwise damaged the machine. Both
of the occupants were thrown out,
one of0them sustaining injuries about
the ribs and other parts of the body,
and the other Escaping with slight
bruise. The linen left the damaged
automobile beside the tracks and went
to Racine. They went to the Office of
DR.. Wallace Mott Sand had their in
juries dressed. CJDr. Mott stated, when
interviewed,g that the men were not
badly hurt, but surely had n1iracu
lous escapesfrom death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
WAVES EXAMINATION
VIM. E. Williams. of Chicago, Held for
Trial in the Circuit Court

William E. Williams, of Chicago,
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses by soliciting funds
for the erection of an alleged home
for disabled switchmen had a pre-
liminary hearing in the court of JUS
tice McCarron on Wednesday after
noon, and was held to the Circuit
Court for trial in bonds of 500. He
waived examination and made no
statement to the court in regard to
the defense he would make.
He returned to jail, being unable to
give bond, but relatives from Chicago
were in court with him and they
stated that they would make an effort
to put up cash bond within short
time. Mrs. M. E. Williams, mother
of the accused man, it is thought will
aid him to get out OF Jail but as the
time he must wait for trial is short it
is possible that she will decline to aid
him. Calvin Stewart has been re-
tanned to defend Williams.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
FILES FIRST REPORT
Receiver for Estate of Geo. Fay Shows
Missing Man Had Much Property

The first report of Walter L. Hust-
ing as receiver for the estate of
George Fay, who has been missing
from the city for many months has
been filed with the attorneys inter-
ested in the case and it shows that
Fay left quite little property!behind
him. The total receipts reported by
the receiver are $40, 321.44 while the
expenses of the receivership and set
ting claims has been $5,6o0.11. The
report shows that the hardware stock
of the missing man was sold for S.
881.74. Another report will be made
to the Court later on in the year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
MORE MILEAGE BOOKS
Western Passenger Association Decides
To Sell Mileage Books

western passenger association Decides
To Sell Mileage Books
A special committee of the Western
Passenger association decided at a
meeting in Chicago that it was the
best policy to consider the convent
ence Of the travelling public. AS a
result of this decision the public will
have the advantage through the
Western Passenger association, in
Guiding Wisconsin, Illinois, Mime
sofa and other western states. of
Interchange mileage books on the
2-cent basis and also an interchange
able excess baggage book good on all
roads in the association. Summed up
the following is the concession to be
granted the travelling public:
Placing on sale in all western ter
ritory, which is between Chicago and
the Missouri river. an interchange
able 2000-mi1e book at fat rate of .
cents a mile.
Placing ION sale in all western ter
ritory an interchangeable excess bag
gage book.
Placing on sale 1000. mile book at a
fat rate of $40, the book to be an
individual system book and not good
off the lines of the road issuing it.
To withdraw from all sale all
credential forms of tickets which
have become unstable because sold
at higher than the legal rates in the
various states.
The association will meet and take
final action upon these proposed
agreements on Aug. %. The most
important of these is with reference
to an interchangeable excess bag
gage book, which will be of great
convenience to all travelling men. The
prices of these books will be based
upon the mileage represented in them,
and will be at the rate of about 90
cents per 100 miles, or the same price
as charged under the old cents a
mile passenger rate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
TR0T A DEAD HEAT
Billy D. and Kenosha Boy Meet
in Hot Contest at Matinee
Races at Balm Park

Pleasant Prairie worsted Kenosha
at the matinee races held at the Balm
track on Thursday afternoon, and the
victory of the horse owned by William
Dabbs over ''Kenosha Boy" owned by
M. D. Schnitt of Kenosha stirred
more enthusiasm among the farmers
than anything that has been seen on
a race course in thisfvicinity in many
months. Dabbs drove Chilly Dr. in
the third race of the meet, and after
taking the first heat handily he went
out against 1.-THE Schmitt horse in the
second heat, and the two ghorses
crossed the wire without even the
difference of hair between them,
and the judges declared the heat
dead heat. AS this was new propo-
sition on the Kenosha track the fol.
lowers of the two horses became
greatly excited, and considerable
money was wagered on the deciding
heat. Schmitt with ''Kenosha Boy
led to the last quarter, and then
Dabbs, showing great horsemanship,
pulled his horse away, and in a driv-
ing finish defeated the Kenosha horse
by three lengths.
Peter Breen drove Chico to victory
in the first race, and Teddy S. ran
away from Leroy in the second race,
taking the event in straight heats.
The summary of the races follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
PROGRAM
Old Settlers Picnic at Paddock's Lake
Kenosha County, Aug. 20

Old Settlers Picnic at Paddock's Lake
Kenosha County, Aug. 20
The regular set program for the day
will be carried out in the pavilion at
half past one O'Clock in the afternoon.
The following is the order of the ex-
ercises:
Music. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Union Grove Band
Invocation :. Rev. Harvey Dee Brown, :Kenosha
Address of Welcome. Pres. B. f. Stocker
Music ....s.......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Poem ...................A.F F. Smith, Milwaukee
Music. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Address. 49, Hon. Henry Allen Cooper, Racine
Music ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..............
The special train leaving Kenoska
at 8:S5 a. m. will stop..at all stations
between Kenosha and the picnic
grounds. A rate ofsRtwo cents per
mile has been granted blythe railway
company. Train will run.tdirect to
grounds.
After the exercises the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Kenosha Old Settlers Club will be
held.
dw14-21-2s 6. NJ, B1sHoP, Sec'y.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
OFFICIALS ARE BUSY
Kenosha Has Sent Ten Men to Waupun
in Seven Months

NCAOSAd las 0CAO 4Gu MICH I'D w duQuu
in Seven Months
The efficiency of the force of Sher.
if Pfennig and that of Chief of Police
O'Hare is shown by the comparison
of the number of men that have been
taken to Waupun state prison from
Kenosha and Racine counties during
the past seven months. In that time
the Kenosha courts have sentenced
ten men to Waupun, while in Racine,
a much larger county, but four men
have been sent to the state prison.
Kenosha has also sent many people
TO the state asylum for the insane.
Since January sixteen Kenosha
county patients have been received at
the institution at Winnebago, while
but seven have been sent there from
Racine county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
DEATH OF MRS. BOWERS

Mrs. Hiram Bowers, Well known Resi-
dent of Somers, Died Thursday
Mrs. Jennie Nay1or Bowers, wife of
Hiram Bowers, and one of the best
known women of the town of Somers,
died at the family residence in that
town on Thursday. Death followed
childbirth. Mrs. Bowers was about
forty-six years of age. She was botn
and raised in the town of Paris, but
had resided in Somers for a number
of years. Her husband and two
daughters survive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22
FORBIDDEN TO SMOKE
Thirty Days in Jail for the Kid Caught
With the Makin's

With the Makin's
If you are under sixteen, and you
carry the ''makin's" in your pocket,
keep your eye peeled. The copper
will get you if you don't watch out.
The police have a copy of the new
cigarette law and orders have been
given that it shall be enforced. Any
boy under sixteen summers who is
caught smoking in public place, un-
less he be accompanied by his parents
or guardian will be arrested.
This also applies to girls. And
every adult who allows boy or girl
to smoke upon his or her premises is
liable to fine of $40 for the first
offense, and fine of SIS, for the
second offense. An alternative OF
thirty days goes with each fine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22

Miss Kate eastman, of Pensacola,
Fla, who has been visiting her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Ep-
stein, in this city, has gone to Racine
for few weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. eastman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-22

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What Word. Can Do.

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