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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
TaRlcity suffers distinct loss in.

THBlcity suffers a distinct less In
the defeat of JusticessSturg es4. He
was ah honest amid Considerations
judge3iywFose. squareness was ac@
knowledged even BY his enemies, A
municipality can figure up5 IN cold
dollarsaaAd cents what most of its
mistakes cost, but the loss Of the ser
vicesoef a good experienced official is
something that cannot be measured
in money. With the best Intentions
in the world his successor will have
diffioplty.in equal1ing his efecord.1 Tss'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

Alderman
]. III. O'Brien, Dem. los
John Burns, Social Dem. Al
Majority for O'Brien. ........ .124
School Commissioner
Matthias Mungen, Dem ). ....... 154
Chester D. Barnes, Rep. 70
Walter w. Britton, Social Dem. 81
Majority for Mungen. ...... AZ
County Supervisor
Charles B. DIETRICH, Dem ........ .159
Herman Stevens, Social Dem. 49,. 80
Majority for DIETRICH. 100
SECOND WARD
r. L. Marlette, DEM .ss..... 81
Henry Il. Timme, Rep. ....I. .150
Edward Itindstronl, Social Denas, IA
Majority for Tirnme. u. a87
School Commissioner, Il sss
Frank L. Wells, Rep. .....s172
H. Dennis, Social Dem. ...... 20
Majority for Wells ...s....... ..152
County Supervisor
James III. Charles, Rep. 100
Arthur Lindstrom, Social Dem... 20
Majority for Charles .....,...... 146
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
,zss=E--
THIRD WARD

Alderman sss 3gASs
Joseph H. Tnlly, Dem 800
"A. H. Simons, Rep ...... 2o1
F. Charles Tyson, Social Dem. 4S
Plurality for Tully. g
School Commissioner
B. j. McC1oskey, Dem ......... .2o3
Walter =. Frost, Rep ......... 1913
E. N. Rice, Social Dem. -. So
Plurality for Frost. ....,........ 80
County Supervisor
Walter johnson, Dem. ......... 279
Henry F. Jordan, Rep. .312
William Shepard, Social Dem. -. so
D Plurality for Jordan ..... I. ~ }S3
FOURTH WARD
s. alderman
James Filbin, Dem. 49,. ....... .186
George w Higley,. Rep. -. 264
Edward sKleiman, Social Dem..r sa87
Majority for Higley. "a. u, .....,t5541
School Commissioner
George II Wi11n1es, Dem .2O7
James Cavanagh, Rep ..... 267
Majority for Cavanagh. ....... 90
y, County Supervisor
Hans Harbert,. Dem q. ISL
"A. III. Blood REP. s.ss........ .257
William Schroeder, Social Dem go 80
&. Majority for Blood 80. .s.....s. .ss.ss27
.a ,as,A sssy q Fifth WARD sg u
j Alderman --44 aG6g
/. J John Thommessen, Dem. -. -. 2o6
William Wel1narl, Rep. -. -. ..s@1o4
William Kaufman, Social Dem wv 50
Majority for Thon1messen. 49,. 80
\ School Commissioner zt &
John E. Williams, Dem. .3o9
W. F. Grewenow, Rep ...........16i
Majority for Williams. ........ 148
County Supervisor ~
John Zewen, Dem. 800
Charles G.. The1een, Rep. ......s. loo
Christian Brandt, Social Dem. -. 50
Majority for zewen 4. .9..s.e.... So
SIXTH WARD "a,
{ Alderma r1--74 s fa sB
Ma4ri Schendt, DEM. =. 129
Peter fW. Burmeister Jr., Rep. SO
Fred w. Steinert, SOCIAL Dem. s
Majority for, Schendt NJ. ........ So
School Conlr1is sioner- sff
Joseph Leinenweber, Dem 49,. j. IA
A. w. Frantz,a Rep ...4-............. 20
Joseph Beaver, Social Dem ....... z
Majority for Leinenweber ...f67
County Supervisor a
Joseph Widnann, Dem. ..s...... .143
Charles A. Pofah1, u Rep.a.s.... $50 70
Majority for Widmann ~. as. i 20
D sg..syzssv SEVENTH WARD u s@1.
Alderman u! y.s495 .9ssae@2Eesla SKI 4
Jos. +. Schultz, pen.s.g. SO 80. ISL
Win, G. Schrnitz, sReps.sg.g.. i; Il. - 107
Charles J. Kleins Soc Denl.s sa 49,. S
Majority for Sehultefi9. sqss3a4 s. -
School Cop1missioner77q ssy.4aqg
Herman fida 81 Brf9s}k1haps, Psnl trlo-opposis'
comfy, sHperyiisscor 4'To B .s, 80 !.
A B BIS, s chwan, Dem En- ,s 14S
William Jfornt, r. .., - = 49,. 81. 81
Majority, 4ffor schWan, ..5 ,,.ssrss
t,s l EIeH E1FIHs WARD Gu ~ .bnl
Fred . y. 81 B PR ), i sr e sh
August Otto. So !. 49, .s,,,. s,s11fO
J6sph Orth, Social Dem. 49,. -. lis
eyNajjtoafAiity fo5rf Mayer g. =
.9 clo8q ISL Offer s.s'-ssEsss ssae"aa
Charles PWallig, Den 1s:sa9e s.9sffy503f
Pa fW Gilman, Rep ...s.A s::s :..:.s:95
/, Majorftyfof Walfig 81. Z fs s- 's.. - :
M County Supervisor Fag ssaa 's'N1
Mis- hae1 sHersgen, DEM. .:s.' /. 12o.
M. F.Zens, re y .s.' Nh ~. 1161
Majority fof HensgenSf3: 80 - s9 :
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
Voters Declare For a Municipal
Lighting Plant BY Vote Of
Nearly Three to One
FEW VOTERS ANSWER YES"
Only Thirty Five Per Cent of Those
Voting Paid any Attention to- the
Question of Municipal Owner
ship on Election Day

Thirty-fve per cent of the people
voting at the election on Tuesday ex-
pressed their opinion on a municipal
lighting plant, but of the number
voting there was a tremendous ma
jority IN favor of the city going into
the lighting business. The lighting
project proved to be a popular one in
every ward IN the city and the returns
of the election showthat not single
ward voted against the project.
While the vote can not be taken as an
expression of all the people of the
city, it shows con clusively that the
men who were interested enough to
hunt up the ''litt1e ballot" and vote it
were in favor of the city taking the
leap. 1t is claimed that the Social
Democrats contributed largely to the
result on the ownership question and
1T is thought that every one of the 229
Social Democrat votes cast were for
the plant. 4 savis8
II Inlnostsof the wards thevote for the
plant was more than two to one, but
IN the Second ward the foesofeti1e plan
made a somewhat better showing.
The vote proved conciusively that the
people of the city are in favor of TAX
ing try atzson1e plan that will rid
them of the dominance ofthe. nfonop-
oily now in charge Of the lighting in.
sterests Of the city and there is little
doubt but that the vote was aimed as
a rebuke to the Kenosha Gas and
Electric company rather than a vote
in fayorrof. municipal ownership.
The vote on.sthe question in the
diff rent wards was assfolloWs:s
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

CONTRACTOR McGovern had better
AXE that $1,000 awarded him by the
Counsel and make his getaway. City
Engineer Moth figures that he is en-
titled@to about 81, 800 and it is alleged
that, he agreed to- settle ]. for that
amount atone time and, three times
ST, 3d0'is allshe. can reasonably expect
evensfrofn Kenosha. '4 saas s ,s..-.s
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

THERE is rumor that the North
western railway is soon to make a
formal withdrawal of its offer to pay
its share of the expense of paving
West Main street which will mean
that the city loses chance to save
about $4,000 Fine business, as the
gentleman remarked on the sewer
rnixun ~
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
Wa iority for questien49I

ev ana jority for questien491.
Z This expression Of the voters does
nat inSAnyIw ayf bind sthe city council
40 bui1d lighting plant or to pur-
esi1ase the s1pdant Owned by the Keno
Esha Gas and Electric Company, but
the Nv d sfor further action on
httfeF part of the council. 1t is pro-
bable that before any plant is built
the question of issuing sbonds for the
plant Wall be 81 omitted to the people
1at another election, but. this would
not be necessary.
SSAMayor German in speaking of the
MIA tier last night stated that he had
planned to secure a new. estimate on
the costsof the plants at once and that
he had engaged ansengineer from the
Allis-Chalmers accompany in Mil
Waukee who would come to EKenosha
within a few days andGlook,over the
ground and makes somey estimate for
the city council. It is apretty..certain
that the estimate made by. Engineer
Ross of Milwaukee willsnot be,used in
any final plan for thes building of the
plant as the discussion of the question
during the campaign brought out the
fact the Ross estimate is far from re-
liable.
Mayor Gormansain discussing the
matter 'statedsthat itawas possible that
the council would decide not to make
the question oneEforI the,voters to de-
eide again, but that partial appro-
priation would be made for the plant
this year and further appropriation
next year. In this way he thinks
that the money could be raised with
ont making it too heavy burden on
the tax payers of the city.
The result of the election while
favorable to ownerships can only be
conjectured. 1t is possible that the
Council with this expression of the
will of the people may.go ahead and
draft immediate plans for a plant or
it is possible that the Kenosha Gas &
Electric company, seeingithe will of
the people will offer.a new. contract to
the people whichHwil1ssa ppear to be,
more advantageous to the..city than
building plant.
Now that Alderman Stemm is to re-
tire from the Council there is some
doubt as to who willibe the leader of
the ownership forces on :the floor Of
the Council, but it is pretty certain
that the mantle of Alderman Stemm
will fall on Alderman Stevens of the
Eighth ward. The people of the city
will watch with interest the further
in the fight for the
municipal plant. -.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
"A Fine Entertainments at they. M. G.
A.zSaturday Afternoon

Prof. yG.sE.- Garretson, ofNew York
City, will give fine entertainment
for the boys at the Y. M. @. IA. on
Saturday afternoonSat 1902 The pro-
gram consists of musical selections
On coins, bells, glasses, and all sorts
OF peculiar instruments besides Jug
gafAge and tricks of all sorts.
The entertainment IS freeito all the
Y. MIC. A. boys and their friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

IT may be just as cheap. for the city
to settle as to fight and a whole lot
less bother but some of the men who
foot the bills would like to see a little
fighting done in behalf of the City
occasionally. It establishes adanger-
Gus precedent to give up SO easily
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

BEARING n mind AldermanO O. Brien's
naive remarks on the new sidewalk
ordinance his private opinion on the
municipal light proposition would be
worth something.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
A QUIET WEDDING
Marriage of A. Fl. Northumberland Miss.
Kerst Celebrated Tails Morning 90

There was quiet little wedding 1t
the parsonage Of st. George church
this morning when Father Elskamp
united ia marriage Alfred Il. GraW1-
under, the oweI known Main street
cigar manufacturer andgMiss Minnie
Kerst, a@danghter sof Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Kerst, N. ATne ceremony
was witnessed by a few dear friends
of the bride and groom. After we'd
ding breakfast at the home of the
bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Grawunder left
for New London where they will
spend brief honeymoon. 4
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

WE hope that the friends of Ben
Sturges, who we're SO dead sure
that he was going to be elected that
hey did not take the trouble to vote
are kicking themselves today. They
ought to be anyway.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

THERE is one consolation. If any
thing goes wrong with the municipal
lighting plant, there are only 295
interested citizens who will be in a
position to say, 81 told you so, any
waV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

Coon chance to get crack at the
gas company, eh?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
THURSDAY, APRIL 4.

WILL you come out and vote next
time?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
WAIT until the County Board gets
the bills for this term Of Court!

ANOTHER demonstration of the fact
that there areno cinches in politics.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04

TAKING It by and large the city
comes out pretty we'll in the Council
= e.. Ill
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-04
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
RESULT IN THE WARDS.
FIRST WARD

The result of the different wards
for ward Offices was as follows:
FTP GU WAPn
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26

of the Advanced Readers" story which
made an ndelible impression on my youthful
memory.
Under the heading of Alexander and the
Robber," was given spirited conversation
which was alleged to have taken place be-
tween the Macedonian Conqueror and a>rob
ber-chief, whom he had captured.
In this conversation, Alexander the Great,
upbraids the robber-chief for his crimes, and
the robber-chief defends himself by comparing
his own methods to those of Alexander him
self My recollection is that the Macedonian
King started out promisingly in the discussion,
but that he steadily lost ground. At the close
of the conversation, the robber-chief had every
thing his own way. To speak in up-to-date
phraseology, the King had got himself "balled
up"
In brief the argument of the robber-chief
was about this: II do just as you do; but
don't do as much of it,
It is a pity that Our Readers" no longer
carry this story of Alexander and the Rob-
ber." 1t would apply mighty we'll to latter
day conditions
The world acclaims Alexander the Great
because he burnt the whole city instead of one
house, murdered a thousand instead of one
man, and robbed provinces instead of individu-
ais.
ciful theorists may pratt1e about the Hellenic
ing of Asia, but that is mere academic talk.
The world gained nothing, and lost much, by
the raid which Alexander made into Asia.
Hardy, enterprising Greece did not Hellenic
Persia and Assyria on the contrary, the
effeminacy of the East flowed back to Greece,
along the lines of Alexander's march, and
Greece lost her hardness and enterprise Per-
sia, in the end, conquered Greece; as effeminate
Greece, in turn, conquered her conqueror,
Rome.
Alexander and the Robber,"-the story
in the old time Reader came back to me when
the papers announced that the Chiefs of the
Standard Oil Trust were to hold a conference
at Fairhaven, Mass. That's where H. H. Rog-
ers lives And H. H. Rogers is the Standard
Oil Chief who is being sued for 100000
by man who alleges that Rogers cheated,
him out of that amount of pocket change, in
transaction concerning an improved process for
refining oil. And the Plaintiff must have had
the Defendant in tight place. for Rogers son,
and Doctor and Preacher went into court and
swore loudly that Rogers was too sick to come
to court And the Judge continued the case
indefinitely, stating that it would be "cruel and
inhuman" to force such a sick man as Rogers
was to come to court. And Immediately after
the case had "gone over" saw, in the Wash
ington Post, that Rogers, the sick man, had
taken Mark Twain out for an automobile ride,
and that Rogers, the sick man, had acted as
chauffeur.
Whether the Judge who continued the lit
tie fifty million dollar case has gone out and
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26
EDIT ORIALS

Compared to it, the National Treasury
shrinks into comparative insignilcance.
The average increase of wealth in this coun-
try is not more than five per cent.
When Express Companies pocket net earn
ings of 200 per cent and the Standard Oil
Trust 1000 per cent; and we have dozen
other Trusts increasing their wealth in the
same proportion, there is bound to be some
class or some classes, which are increasing
their wealth at a smaller rate than the average
FIVE per cent, OR NOT INCREASING AT
ALL. Where some exceed the average, some
must fall below it. When the Steel Trust
gets so much more than the average; when
Express Companies, Railroads, Banks, Oil
Trusts, Whiskey Trusts and Sugar Trusts
get so much more than the average-there
must be many million of men in America at
whose expense these Trusts get more than
their share.
When band of robbers meets in their cave,
and gloats over the loot which fills it, one nat
ura1ly thinks of the folks who were robbed.
Somebody had to lose what these robbers
stored away in the cave.
When the Standard Oil band meets at Fair
haven, the robbers will gloat over the vastest
accumulation of loot disclosed in the records
of the human race.
They have had free rein for full genera
tion They debauched Public Opinion by
gifts to churches and schools; by the purchase
of public men, and by the employment of
Press Agents They have enjoyed immunity
from punishment by hiring the best lawyers,
intinidating the witnesses who could not be
bought, and bribing the Judge where they
could not hire the Judges son or son-in-law,
or nephew to act as their Attorney"
From whom did the robbers take the loot
THE ONE THOUSAND PER CENT NET
PROFIT?
And how did they ever manage to steal so
much?
The American people are the victims; and
the two old political parties supplied the ma
chinery by means of which the robbers filled
the cave.
The Standard Oil band have been enabled
to steal $4oo,oooooo from the American people
in seven years because the American voter
is so fond of the Democratic and Republican
parties that he would rather be robbed by
those Twins than to be protected by any new
political organization.
In other words the fools are Welded to the
Knaves AND NEITHER WILL SUE FOR
A DIVORCE.
The Story of Trance.
W. =,
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26
The Story of Trance.

We are receiving so many orders for the
book above named that we think best to e,1-
plain why there will be some little delay in
filling.
The present supply being exhausted. the
Macmillan Company is bringing out new
edition.
Mr.. Watson has asked the publishers to al
low him the privilege of making revision
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26

nung nlnSelr 90 not know; Dut guess InaI
Young Rogers, and Old Rogers, and Rogers
Doctor and Rogers Preacher, laugh a good
deal among themselves at the neat manner in
which they tricked the Judge.
What meant to say was this: When those
chiefs of the Standard Oil Trust meet at Fair
haven, there will be, punched together, the
most ravenous and remorseless band of robbers
this world has ever seen.
s Long before Ida Tarbell had published her
magazine articles, Henry Demorest Lloyd had
given, in his "Wealth and Commonwealth"
complete history of the criminal methods of
this robber band From Courthouse records
and other official documents, Mr.. Lloyd proved
that the Standard Oil Company, with John d.
Rockefeller in active control, had violated al
most every penal statute of the Code.
These banded criminals had made use of the
vilest men and the vilest methods to sti1e
competition and to kill off rivalry. The COM
mon thief the brazen perjurer, the house
wrecker, the murderer were usefu1einstru-
ments, used by this gigantic monopoly. Above
and beyond this lower level of criminal meth
cd, came the corrupt influencing of elections,
the bribery of men in office, the subsidizing of
the Press, the corrupt control of the State
Legislatures and of Congress- In municipal
politics, in state politics, in national politics,
these rascals, who were gaining $I25,ooo,ooo
every year, from one Trust alone, have exerted
their balefu1 inhuence-corruptly and crimi-
nally.
Touch dozens of the Pet National Banks,
in whose behalf nearly $500, 100000 of the
nations wealth is annually laid aside-to be
used by them, free of interest, and you touch
the Standard Oil band.
Torch the monster railroad corOorationS
which are taxing commerce to compel divi-
dends on about seven billion dollars of fraud
ulent stocks and bonds-and you again touch
the Standard Oil band.
Touch the Cotton Seed Oil Trust, the Lum-
Der Trust, the Copper Trust, the Steel Trust
the Harvester Trust-and again you touch the
Standard Oil band.
For, these Alexanders of modern CONNER
cialism have not yet had to weep for more
worlds to conquer; their tired troops have not
mutinied at the Hyphasis, refusing to march
farther! No; these omnverous, Unsuitable,
irresistible men of the Oil Trust have continu-
ed to add province to province, until in scope
of territory and richness of loot, their empire
is greater than that which fell before the
onset of the Macedonian King.
Not only the New World but the Old bows
to the Rockefeller band Not only the general
Government of the United States but every
state in the Union, and every city in every
state, knuckles to the Standard Oil band
The direct revenues of the Oil Trust is theirs
-$4oo,ooo,ooo net profits in seven years Then,
the profits of their banks their railroads, their
copper mines their holdings in the Steel Trust,
Lumber Trust, Harvester Trust, and many 9TH
er commercial enterprises, are theirs.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26

hung himself, do not know; but guess that
Young Rogers, and Old Rogers, and Rogers
Doctor and Rogers Preacher, laugh a good
deal among themselves at the neat manner in
which they tricked the Judge
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26

Compared to it, the National Treasury
shrinks into comparative insigni6cance.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-01
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

October 81, 1907.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-01

Two men we'll known in Newberry
one of them for more than twenty
five years an honored citizen OF this
community and a leader in church
work of his denomination; and the
other for several years, the pastor OF
Central Methodist church, died in Co
lumbia during this week. Both Capt.
n. B. Mazyck and Rev. S. H. thinner
man had many friends in this COM
munity, who Will regret to learn OF
their death. Notices Of them appeal
in another column, taken from the Co
hr1nbia papers.
Capt. Mazyck was, during his long
residence in Newberry, connected
with the agency Of the Southern Rail
way, but a few years ago he moved
with his family to Columbia.
Rev. Zimmerman was pastor OF Gen.
tral Methodist church prior to the
past7ra:e Of Rev. B. NJ. Grler. He
was an able preacher and a compan-
ionable friend. At the time Of his
death he was financial agent of the
Columbia college and still in the
prime of vigorous manhood. They
we're. both good men and good citiz-
ena.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-01

vi: -. -. ~uIn:.:::.@. ;.'.r..:'~.l -
,hc rIa:!:,s@r 81 ",:lnn1,.j'cr i") he p''"-
pic Of the community know If they
have made any efforts further than
sending 4 subscription list to each
nhvSician in the county. Even IT
each physician will put his individual
subscription on the list sent him and
return it that would be good start
itself and then that might encourage
the committee to push vigorously the
enterprise. IF the committee is salts
fed the efforts Of its members and
is still Of the opinion that the enter
prise was "still born" they might say
so any turn the whole enterprise over
to some one else. We do nots be-
lieve this enterprise Is dead, but in or
der to keep in alive it should be in
the hands of a live committee.