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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
WOULD POOL ISSUES
Health BoafGs of illinois and Wis
cOnsiu May Get Together on
Ice Workers Proposition
PROPOSE JOINT COMMISSION

The state of Illinois will join with
Wisconsin in an effort to secure better
quarantine relations between the two
states in regard to ice laborers and
such men, for at the recent meeting
OF the Boards at Bassets Station this
matter was taken up and discussed
and it was the consensus of opinion
that both states should take some
action to protect the general health
against contagion from this class of
people. In the past few years Wis
consin counties where there are IN
land lakes have had many cases of
small pox on account of the coming
of these laborers. The men have also
carried the disease back into Chicago
and other Illinois cities and it is
thought that if system of inspection
could be secured by the two states
there would be no further danger from
the annual ice harvest.
The Illinois Beard of Health will
probably go before the Illinois Legis-
1ature at the present session and ask
for the passage of a law to protect the
people against such cases and the
people residing in the lake regions of
Wisconsin have already laid petition
before the Wisconsin Legislature
asking for some action in the matter.
is possible that the two Legislatures
may appoint commission which will
get together and devise some plan
for protection.
The matter is of greatest interest to
the people of Kenosha county for this
county more than any other in the
state is affected by the coming of the
ice men. In the past two years no
serious epidemics of contagious
disease have been brought into the
county but three years ago the ice
cutters brought small pox to the
county and before the scourge was
stamped out there had been twenty
cases of the disease in the town of
Bristol. Several cases were found
in other parts of the county and there
was one death from the disease.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
AFTER A MAD DOG

There was some real excitement on
Main street on Sunday afternoon when
big hound became mad and started
through Main street. The animal
followed the street cars biting at the
rails and terrifying the people on the
cars. After running through Main
street the dog went to the Mungen
barn on Wisconsin street where he
attacked a horse but the animal is not
thought to have been injured. Two
police officers we're sent out to shoot
the dog but he managed to escape
from both of them and when last seen
he was running north on North Main
street. Tie dog was tramp dog and
he had been seen about the city for
several days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
Suits Against Gas and Electric
Company for Death Of Petracci
Bros. Settled Out Of Court
FATHER RECEIVES DAMAGES
Suits Were the Outgrowth of Men Be-
ing Killed BY Touching Live
Wires.-One Was Pending in
the Supreme Court

A stipulation as filed with the clerk
of the Circuit Court this morning for
the dismissal Of the suits brought by
John Gems as administrator of the
estates of Vincenzo and \ntonio Pet
racci against the Kenosha Gas and
Electric company. By stipulation
setteling the two cases out of court
the father of the two boys will receive
the sum of So, 900 in dana ges from the
company. The stipulation states that
he is to receive ST., 500 in each case ana
he has signed release, discharging
the company from all further liability
on account of the death of the two
boys.
The accident which resulted in the
suits for damages being brought
against the company, was one of the
most sensational ever known in Keno
sha. The two Italians were mere
boys and on June is, while playing
about the corner of Grandlavenue and
Maple Street, Vincenzo. the eldest of
the two boys reached up and touched
a guy wire on pole owned by the Kev
nosha Gas and Electric Company.
The wire was heavily charged with
electricity and the boy was instantly
killed. A minute later the brother
Antonio, attempted to show some of
the people standing about how his
brother had been killed and he
touched the fatal wire and met SIM
liar fate.
twas alleged at the time that the
company was not to blame for the &C
cident on account of the fact that the
wires in the neighborhood had been
inspected on the previous evening.
The administrator for the estates of
the two Italian boys at once sought
damages from the company, and two
suits were filed, $4,000 being demand
ed in each case.
The suit of Vincenzo Petracci was
tried at the September term of the
Circuit court and the jury returned a
verdict allowing him damages to the
amount of $500. The second suit
has never been tried in the Circuit
court. Ine attorneys Tor the COM
pany at once announced that they
would appeal the case to the Supreme
court and the papers are now on file
in the higher tribunal, and the case
was to have been argued at this term
of the Supreme court. 1t was admit
ted by the attorneys for the Petracci
boys that the estate Of Antonio Pc
tracci would not be able to recover as
large an amount as that given by the
jury in the trial in September on ac-
count of the fact that the company
would be able to show contributory
negligence. It is claimed that the
settlement reached by stipulation is
entirely satisfactory to the father of
the two boys.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
WOULD FREE KOMP
State Board of Control Will Be
Asked ic Grant a Pardon for
Former Kenosha Banker
HAS SERVED OVER A YEAR

Friends of Frank S. Komp, the
former Kenosha banker who is now
serving a term in the Wisconsin state
prison at Waupun, are again moving
to secure recommendation for a
pardon for the former banker. The
matter has not been laid before the
Board of Control as yet, but it will
be taken before the board as soon as
the friends of Komp are able to secure
little influence from the officials of
this county.
The Kenosha county officials do not
seem to be particularly interested in
securing the release of Komp and it is
not probable that any of them will
sign petition to the Board of Control
asking that body to recommend the
pardon to Governor Davidson. Komp
has been in prison for more than a
year and four months and he has
about seven months more to serve.
He is at work in the Office of the
prison and is a model prisoner in
every way. Since the Supreme court
refused to grant Komp revision of
the decision of the jury in the lower
court ne has paid little attention to
the efforts of his friends to secure his
release, and personally he seems to be
pretty well satisfied with his lot.
Komp was sent to prison for two
years and six months, but his good
time will reduce the sentence to a
little less than two years. If there
was any tendency on the part of
Komp or his relatives to settle the
claims against the institutions in
which he was the moving spirit it is
possible that the move for his release
would find greater support in this
county. Komp still owes . great deal
of money to people IL Kenosha county
and there is little reason to believe
that any of this money will ever be
paid.
1t is claimed by the relatives of
Kon1p that he expended his entire
fortune, which was not large, in at
tempting to keep himself out of the
state prison. It is certain that Gov
ernor Davidson will not act on any
application for a pardon for Komp
unless it has the support of this
county
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
NOT IN GAS TANK
Capt. Cameron Fails to Find Any Trace
of Body of John GiIIett

Capt. Cameron Fails to Find Any Trace
of Body of John GiIIett
Captain B. G. Cameron, of the Ke-
nosha life saving crew, who dragged
the big tank at the gas house on Mon
day afternoon, is convinced that the
remains of John Gillett are not in the
tank. The captain spent several
hours dragging in the tank and when
he gave up the work he stated that he
was convinced that the body Of Gillett
would have to be found elsewhere.
After the tank had been dragged
Captain Cameron went to the Gillett
home and dragged the we'd and els
tern, but absolutely nothing was
found that would indicate that the
missing man had met death by drown
ing in any Of these places.
The police are still completely at
sea in regard to the matter, and it is
probable that no trace Of the missing
man will be found until the ice goes
out Of the river next spring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
GETS NEW INDUSTRY
Somers Becomes the Home of the Geo.
Kreuscher Incubator

Somers Becomes the Home of the Geo.
Kreuscher Incubator
George Kreuscher. of the town of
Paris, who represents the town on
the County Board, has just issued
catalogue calling attention to the
Best incubators and brooders which
he is now manufacturing. The in.
cubator which Mr.. Kreuscher is now
turning out is one manufactured by
himself and designed after years of
practical experience in the chicken
business. 1t is claimed that the in
cubators and brooders have many ad-
vantages that can not be found in any
line of incubators and brooders now
on the market.
Mr.. Kreuscher is planning to push
the sale of his product and they will
undoubtedly meet with a large sale in
Kenosha county. The Kreuscher In
cubator factory is located at Somers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
MAY CLOSE SALOONS
Attorney General Gilbert to be Asked to
Enforc Sunday Closing Laws

Attorney General G albert to be Asked to
Enforc Sunday Closing Laws
There is to be a new form of reform
in Wisconsin cities as the attorney
general of the state has been asked
to demand the enforcement of the
Sunday closing law in the different
cities of the state and it is understood
that the officials of the Wisconsin
Retail Liquor Dealers Association
will insist that the attorney general
take this action. For some time there
has been a movement to force the
closing of saloons on Sunday and in
many cities the work has been taken
up by civic declarations and reform
leagues and the lives Of the saloon
men have been burden. The presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Sa1oonmen's
Association has admitted that the
Association is attempting to force a
general observance of the closing law
and the petition to the attorney
general will be made by the liquor
dealers. of the city of Lacrosse. 1t
will insist, however, that the action
be one Of state wide effect and that
the district attorneys of the different
counties be called on at once to warn
the saloon men that they must close
up and then start actions against
those who fail to heed the warning.
Many of the saloon men in Keno
sha would welcome such movement
provided all lines of business were
forced to close, down for ole day IN
the week and provided that the action
would be enforced in surrounding
cities as well as IN Kenosha.
The great objection that the Ke-
nosha saloon men have made to clos
ing up on Sunday was the fact that if
the saloons here were closed and those
in other cities remained open, the
people who were in the abit of pat
ronizing the Kenosha saloons would
SO to other cities and spend their
money and that in this way the money
would be taken out of Kenosha.
The action of the attorney general
On the petition from the Lacrosse
liquor dealers will be watched with a
great deal of interest in Kenosha as
well as in other cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
JOHNSON HAS Low BID

Street Assessment Committee Opens
Bids for Sewers on North Side
The street assessment committee of
the city council met at the city hall on
Friday afternoon and opened bids for
the construction of sewers on Linden
and Division streets and Chris John
son was the lowest bidder for the
work. The sewers will cost a little
over 81, 200 and they will be put in as
soon as the weather will permit.
There were but two bids received for
the work and the committee will re-
port recommending the acceptance of
the Johnson proposal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
MEUN1ERs DEFEAT .KENosHA
Milwaukee Bow1ers Capture Match
Games From Local Team

n
An interested crowd watched the
Meunier ball players, of Milwaukee,
trim the Kenosha bowlers Sunday
afternoon at Terry's alleys in Mil
waukee. The Kenosha's won the
third game, but the first two games
went to the Meunier's by decisive
scores.
At the end of the match the Meun-
ier's were 1914 pins ahead. Frey, of
the Meunier's, was the boss bowler of
them all. He hit the pins for a total
of OH and got in 235 game. Krisor,
of Kenosha, was second high with
$40, apd William Fuchs was third
with 56O
The Meunier's also won out III the
special two men events, in which
Frey and Southern defeated Krisor1
and Mullen, and Neverman and Fuchs
handed it to Jones and Meyers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
NEW BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY

The following new books have been
received at the Gilbert M. Simmons
library:
Ade-In pastures new.
Bliss - Development of Palestine
exploration.
hssterton-Heretics.
Conway-No mans land.
Crawford-S alve Venetia.
De1and-Little sun of sunshine.
Eliot Great riches.
Glover--Studies in Virgil.
Head-Shakespeare's insomnia.
Hill-Lincoln as a lawyer.
Hnlbert-Passing of. Korea.
Hulburt-F Future Of road-making in
America.
Hyslop-Enigmas of psychical re-
search.
Iles-Inventors at work.
Jacobs Summary Of Christian
faith.
Johnson-Lives of English poets.
Lippman-Engraving and etching
Loomis-I've been thinking.
Man-Pompeii, its life.and art.
Morse Mars and its mystery.
Pratt-Two years among New
Guinea canniba1s.
Quayle--Poets poet and other essays.
Reynolds Motoring for moderate
incomes.
Hickey Building mechanics ready
reference.
Train-Prisoner at the bar.
Van Observation-Disclosures of Wash
ington.
Wallace--Autobiography.
Ward-Canterbury pilgrimages.
zueblin- Decade of civil develop
ment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07

The Beggs railway company is maxi
ing plans to shorten and straighten
the line between Milwaukee and Ra-
cine in order to be better able to COM
pete with the Chicago and Milwau-
kee company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
AUCTION SALE
county

J. A. Silver will sell his extra stock
of rs cows, also horses, harness,
wagons, tools, machinery and feed of
all kinds on his farm, three miles
west of Winthrop Harbor, on Satnr-
day, February is.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07
NOTICE

People wishing to make dates for
E. r. Wilson, Auctioneer, can make
them at this Office. W If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-02-07

Senator LaFollette has issued a
card from Washington denying the
reported engagement of his daughter,
Fola LaFollette, the actress, to well
known Madison lawyer.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-12-21

Me abstuve de rccorrer la
mitad que me faltaba, por-
que va 20 habia resignation
para sufrir tanta miseria, y
me FIJI camino de la Con
cordia," hacienda esta consi-
deraci6ps.
Que maya tanto j6ven des-
vergonzado; que ell hogar
mas santo; que la familia
mas honorable tenga alguna
vez que sufrir algdn quebran
to; que la carcel nunca este
que el robo y ell asesi-
nato Sc vean de cuando en-
en- nuestros pdblicos,
a nadie podra extranarle,
tenemos una escuela
tan ehcaz lara elaborar a los
autores de esos crimenes!!
N. Laredo, Die. Is de 1907.
CLAUDIO.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-12-21
SAB|A DISPOSITION.
(TAPATIA.)

Estan los comerciantes al
por menor, que Sc los lleva ell
demonio de coraje, con una
medida que ha dado ell Ayun
tamiento, TAN Saba COMO
JUSTA.
Esta medida es liberal Y
beneflca.
A Sancho Panza 9 al Alcal
de de cualquier pueblo de in
dios, no Sc les hubiera ocurri
do cosa mejor.
Sc ha dado la 6rden de
que ning1n bulto Sc saque
de la Estaci6n del Ferrocar-
ril, 81 no es mediante Ell pago
de clncuenta centavos, 8 sea
la Quota por un caro- de mu-
Ia
Como Sc We, este es MUY
ACERTADO Y MUY EQUITATI-
vo! Mientras ell comerciante
rico paga cincuenta centavos
por un caro- Y le atascan Sc.
tecientos bultos hasta reven-
tar a la mula y quebrar ell
eje, como 10 vemos todoSlos
dias, correspondence a cada
bulto medic centavO cuando
MAS, ell pequeno, sl pobro co
merclante, que solo recibe un
coStal de papas 9 un huacal
de panocha tiene que pagar
de contribution CINCUENTA
CENTAvos, que acaso sea la
utilidad que buscal
'''' '.... go.
En- ell monumento a Coro-
na, que sc levanta gallards-
en- ell Jardfn de San
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-12-21
P0R LA FERIA.

tas Y IL Monte Carlo, como
lie llamara ell Lie. On. Justo
.Cardenas.
Di dos vueltas; era tempra
no y habia poca gente; pero
va habia bastante elemento
explctable. Me nett a una
ruleta ] me dio gusto no CO.
nocer a nadie; todos me eran
desconocidos: ruleteros, m1-
sicos, puntos y mis- congene-
res los mironcs; perc entra
un amigo de Laredo, Tex, y
con la vergiienza de que me
hallara ALI, apenas pude dis
culparme y lie hice la aprecia
clOn ue que soQoS Hle Adii
deseonocidos, inc respon-
di6: "yo los conozco a todos;
son mis- paisanos, hSsta los
musicos Y los ruleteros."
No quise quedarme mas
allf, temeroso de que mi ami
go me fuera a dar la decep-
cion de verlo jugar.
A pocos pasos me encon-
tre otro amigo (cuanto ami
go) de elevadfsimo puesto y
autoridad.
-Pere ihonlbre, I'd. por a.
quf!-ique quiere?-le die,
"me divierte" muchd tods
esta ''moderna y eievadfsi-
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-12-21

Serla una exageraci6n de
mi porte asentar que todas
las personals que toman par
! tlcipaci6n en- ESQ que llama
mos Feria de Nuevo Laredo,
estan conscientes de que con
trlbuyen a un gravisimo NAL
para la sociedad, porque hay
por aIN, en- los pasestos, gentes
Duenas y honorables; pero en-
10 general, la tai feria 8 ca
lamidad pdblica, es una ma
nlfestaci6n evidentfsima de
que no nos preocupamos por
el blen de la sociedad y de
auestros hijos, cuando con
aueStra presencia vamos a
!usIlhcar como acceptable esa
lleeterogenea 4 catedra de per
ulclon y de yicio, que a luz y
complacencia de todos Sc es-
"a dando en- la feria.
No habia lido este ano; Pc
70 : anoche me dirigia a 'La
OOneordia" para un asunto,
J habiendola encontrado GER
rada, tome como sala de es-
pera la vecina calamidad 6
feria.
De extreme a extreme, los
81 sqatfO lados de la .extenss
!. plAla eStan cubier;os de car
''nas' rampas, loterfas, rule
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-12-21

ma escuela." Nos paramos
frente 4 una manita de mu-
chos "premios" en- billetes y
.lonedas. Bueno, amigo; yo
lie tiro, pero me le suelta ell
resorte, dijo mi amigo, al
trampista, quien no pretest6.
Seguimos, :, recargados
al tonel, estaban los carcama
neros con una clientela de
muchachos que no la envidia
ria un padrino al salir de
bautizar. "Gozamos" con
tan "edifcante" espectaculo,
del que nos separamos, por-
que nos esperaba otra "gra-
ia" sorpresa: En- ell terreno
donde antes estaba ell Casino
Sc encontraba una multitud
escuchando a una Sei5orita
americana que "cantaba" y
rascaba en- una guitarra, a.
companada de una nina de 8
a 10 amos, ambas encarama-
das en- un maderamen; los
mas cercanos dirigian a la nj
ha eXpresiones a cual mas !
grosera e indecente, y el pd-
blico Sc componfa de ambos
sexos y ninos y ninas.
-iiMe parece que este es
una felicidad, dijo me amigo,
y Sc march6 a su cuarto en-
Hotel de Dona Cuca.
Continue mi revista. Lie
que a. iMaravilla, Ma
ravilla! i!Como me 10 habia
de fgurar!! Un agente her.
mosfsimo y grandioao, que
solo 10 habia visto como IT'LL
simo para la civilization y ell
progreso, me 10 he encontra-
do a disposition del vicio;
Jun Agente maravilloso, LA
subordi-
nado 4 la detestable tarea de
la prostitution! iiquien habia
de creerlo!! Electro significa
ambar, y aquello solo Ola a
pornograffa asquerosa; en-
fin, aquello era una ruleta
por electricidad. Lo
que vi y OF de aquella gente
no es para contado; Y pase
adelante, "a con ell proposito
de respirar mejor atmosfera;
pero me 10 impidio la "inci-
tante" escena de an grupo
de mujeres que, ma ocultas
en- un puesto, trafan en- su ca
ra, en- su vestido y en- todo,
algo asi como un letrero, de-
de la profession a
que Sc dedicaban, y pasaba
algo cue no me atrevf q es-
cudrlnar:: pero que motivaba
una aglemeraci6n de hon.
Ores 7 m&Shachos. Il
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-12-21

En- Monterrey, N. Leon,
fueron multados a principles
de esta semana, varios pa
dres de familia, porque sus
hijos no concurrian q las es-
cuelas.
Como Sc sabe, desde hace
mas de medic siglo la ms
trucci6n plblica en- N. Leon
es gratuita y obligatoria, y
los padres que no mandan
sus hijos a la escuela, 6 no
cuidan de que asistan a las
classes con puntualidad, son
castigados por las autorida-
des municipales.
ASl eS como N. Leon eS
uno de los Estados de la Re-
p1blica Mexicana en- donde
hay escasos analfabetas, y
esos porque han venido de
OtraS parties.
En- N. Leon, ell que no sa-
be leer y escribir no tiene de
recho a votar, nj a ser electo
para ningdn cargo pdblico, y
por ESQ Sc exige con apremio,
que todos los ninos vayan a
las escuelas p1blicas, que a.
bundan, estan bien servidas
y provistas de libros y titles
para la ensenanza, gratis pa
ra los alumnos pobres.
Ell martes Sc recibi6 aqui-|
la noticia de que ell Sr. Eula-
lilo Cuellar, antique y apre-
clado vecino de N. Laredo,
1ltimamente radicado en- c..
Porfirio Dlaz, falleci6 ell Id
mes en- aquella ciudad, donde
desempehaba un empleo fe-
deral.
Ell Sr. Cuellaf era un exec
lente amigo, un amoroso pa
Dire de familia y un distin-
guido y noble ciudadano que
presto a 81 patria importan-
tes servicios,, y en- N. Laredo
puestoS pdblicos de re
presentation y de gran i'm
portancia.
Duerna en- paz ell querido
amigo, que tan noblemerte
supo luchar durante su larga
y benefica existencia.
En- Brownsville, Texas,
Y por 6rden de Washington, I
Ell Fiscal lie la Corte Federal
recogio de la casa de los Sres.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1907-12-21

Francisco, hay un letrero
que dice:
"SUPRIMIo LAS ALCABALAs
EN- Ell ESTADO."
iEsto es cierto?
No! Hay que borrar ese
letrero Q derribar la estatua.
'KASKABEL."