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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
Unregistered Voters to Vote When
Affidayits Are Signed BY
Two Free Holders
NEW LAW SLIPS THROUGH
Law for the Amendment of the Elec-
ton Law In Regard to the I'M
registered Voters Gets Through
Without Any Debate

A very important bill regarding the
rights of unregistered voters has
passed this Legislature almost un-
noticed.
The official state paper yesterday
published measure which increases
the number Of affidavits which any
freeholder can sign for an unregis-
tered voter from three to five. This
bill is of especial interest in this city,
especially in the First ward, where it
has always been claimed it was al
most impossible to secure freehold
ers' signatures /. for unregistered
voters. If an unregistered voter is to
be given the right to vote at all, GER
tainly provision should be made so
that freeholders could be secured to
make the affidavit. Perhaps in the
interests of pure elections, the abso-
lutte cutting off of the unregistered
voter from the right to vote would
not be bad idea, but as long as this
right is given in wards where free
holders are hard to obtain, this new
law will be appreciated. Following
is copy of the law:
"Section 81 of the statutes of 1898
is amended to read as follows: Sec
ton 81. On election"day the inspec-
tors shall desig of their num-
Der, at the opening of the polls, who
Shall check the name of every elector
voting in such district whose name is
on the registry. Any person whose
name is not on the registry, but who
is qualified voter therein, shall,
nevertheless, be entitled to vote at
such election upon compliance with
the following provisions, and not
otherwise, namely: He shall at the
time he offers his ballot, deliver to the
inspectors his affidavit in which he
shall state that he is a resident
of the election district in which he
offers to vote, naming the same, and
that he is entitled to vote therein, and
that he has resided in said election
district ten days next preceding said
election, and shall give the street and
number of his residence, that he is a
citizen Of the United States Tor has
declared his intention of becoming a
citizen of the United States, conform
ably to the laws of the United States
on the subject of naturalization, that
he is q years of age, that he has re-
sided IN the state one year next pre-
ceding said election, which said aft
davit shall be substantiated by the
affidavit of two freeho1ders, electors
in such district, corroborating all the
material statements therein. No
compensation shall be paid or receiv-
ed for taking or certifying any such
affidavit. No one freeholder shall be
competent to make at any one election
corroborating afidavits for more than
* five voters. All such affidav.
it's shall be sworn to before some Of
ficer authorized by the laws of this
state to administer oaths.
"The inspectors shall keep list of
the names and residences of the cleo
tors voting whose names are not on
said registry, and return it, together
with all such affidavits, to the proper
town, city or village clerk. -
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MRS. VAN DUEsEN FINED

Mrs. Carrie VanDuesen, arrested
many weeks ago on charge of being
the keeper of house of Ill fame,
pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court
late this afternoon and was fined 5000
and the costs of the action. The fine
and costs were paid and Mrs. Van
Duesen discharged. Before the plea
of guilty was entered the district at
torney consented to change the charge
to that of keeping a disorderly
house This is the last of the
famous Civic Federation cases in
connection with the -Four Corners
resort.
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First publication, April 4, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate.
IN In the matter of the last will and tes-
lament OF Cnas. B. Bostetter, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
letter, deceased, late of the city of Kenosha,
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 of Kenosha. in and for said county,
on the first Tuesday of June, A. D. 1907 aud
the first Tuesday of December, A.. D. 1907,
f At ten oci n% And Of those days also aas
of November, Al. D. 1907, is the time allowed
and limited for creditors of said Chas. B.
Bostetter, deceased, to present their claims for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 2nd day of April
A. d. 1907
By the Court
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
w52 County Judge
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WAGES IN MILWAUKEE,
Sentinel Gives Interesting Figures on
Wages Paid In That City


In discussing the situation in the
building trades in that city the Mil
morning. Saturday, April Is, 1907,
gives some facts and figures on the
scale of wages now in force in Mil
wankee and on the new scale to go in
force May /. The figures will be OF
great interest to many Kenosha peo-
pie, showing the differences in the
rates of wages in the chief city IN the
state and those in force here. The
Sentinel says:
"The working day of the building
trades of Milwaukee is eight hours,
but several unions enjoy Saturday
half holiday, the plumbers, among
others, having such clause in their
contracts covering the entire year.
The carpenter locals have nov made
a request for half holiday for he
three months from June IS to Septem-
Is. A new scale of wages has been
submitted to contractors which pro-
vides that the wages an hour of IS
cents for carpenters be raised to 371a
cents; that of mill men from 27z to
80 cents, and that Of millwrights from
40 to As cents.
'Since the practical dissolution of
the woodworkers' local and the alb
sorption of many of its members into
carpenter locals it is reported that
this trade is in a better condition
numerically as we'll as financially.
Mills are being rapidly organized and
members believe that any determine
ton can be carried out with excellent
prospects for success.
"Masons and bricklayers will ask
for an increase of 5 cents an hour.
They are now earning SIS cents an
hour. 1t is claimed that large num-
Der of contractors have already prom
ised to pay the increase beginning
May 1. Building laborers, (which in
clude hod carriers, are asking for 80
cents an hour beginning with next
month, against 271z cents, the rate
now being paid this class Of labor.
"The ti1elayers' helpers have made
a demand for 80 cents beginning May
/, an increase of cents over their
present scale. Lathers are asking
$3.50 a day. They are now being
paid $3.25. Elevator'constructor also
want a cent advance over their
present rate of IS cents an hour
"Plumbers, plasterers, and steam-
filters are not expected to ask for any
advance,at this time of the year. Not
withstanding reports to the contrary
Business Agent Fred Heise Of the
plum bers' local, said yesterday that
therei was no movement in his local
for a demand for a full days pay for
Saturdays, when only four hours
work is put in.
"'The situation was never better in
the building trades of Milwaukee,
said William Griebling, business
agent of the b uilding trades section
of the Federated Trades council, yes
terday. 4 do not anticipate any
trouble of any consequence, because
of the demands Our men are making.
In fact, large number of contract
and builders have already signed the
scale, and others are coming into line
almost every day.
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irst publication, March 81, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate.
IL In the matter of the estate of Eliza
Ann Vinegar, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of ali persons against Eliza Ann
Vinegar deceased, ate of the City of Kenosha.
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
of Kenosha, in and for said County, on the first
Tuesday of May, 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 cred
itors of said Eliza Ann Vinegar deceased, to
present their claims for examination and al
1Owance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 18th day CO March
A. d. 1907. By the Court.
RUSSELL n. SLOSSON,
County Judge.
w50 HENRY ]. HASTINGS, Attorney
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Body Found 10 the Lake Supposed
to be That Of George Fay Found
to be q Milwaukee Man
MYSTERY IS STILL UNsoLvED
Friends and Business Associates of the
Missing Hardware Dealer Declare
That No Word Has Been Received
From Him

A hope that the mystery surround
ing the strange disappearance of
George w. Fay had been cleared up
was blasted on Thursday when it was
discovered that body found in the
lake near South Milwaukee which
answered closely to the description Of
the missing Kenoshan had been
identified as the remains of a Mill
waukee engineer who disappeared a
few weeks ago. The body was that
of man, fifty years of age, and it
strangely followed the description of
Fay. The dead man wore a blue
shirt and an overcoat, he was light
Completed and partially bald and
carried a gold watch similar to the
one carried by Fay. Added to this
he wore a large opal ring on his left
hand and it is declared that Fay,
when he disappeared, wore just such
ring as was on the finger of the
dead man, Last night when the news
Of the finding of the body was re.
ceived in Kenosha, friends of Fay
planned to go to Milwaukee to
see the body, but later it was
learned that the body had been identi-
fed and the mystery connected with
the missing hardware man is just as
deep as it was before.
Fay has now been missing for more
than five weeks, and while many
stories have been circulated in regard
to the case it is certain that none of
the relatives or friends of Fay has
heard anything from him. Fay has
not communicated with any of his
business associates in Kenosha, and
these men now admit that they are
completely hafaed in their search.
The matter has been laid before the
police force, but they can find abso-
lutely no trace Of Fay from the time
he left the Merchants and Savings
bank after making large deposit.
Business associates declare that Fay
has received no money from Kenosha
since he left the city, and it is known
that he had only small amount in
his pocket. 1t is possible that he
could have raised money from his
business in Milwaukee, but repeated
inquiries at the Office of the company
there reveal the fact that nothing
has been seen or heard of him.
If there is any one in Kenosha who
knows of the whereabouts of Fay
they have succeeded in keeping these
facts from the members of the FAM
lily, and from men who are deeply in
terested in his return. No reward has
as yet been offered for the discovery
of Fay, and il is thought that police
efforts to locate the man would be
stimulated if a reward were offered,
but the local police declare that
everything possible is being done,
considering the fact that there is
absolutely no clue to work on. Some
of the friends of Fay have not as yet
abandoned the theory that he is in
Milwaukee, and they are planning to
make systematic search Of the city
within a few days.
Fay's business is now being carried
on by his. wife and the clerks whom he
had employed previous to his strange
disappearance.
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The marriage of Miss Rose M. Las
tofka, OF. Chicago, and J. Z. Moore, of
this city, was quietly celebrated at
St. James parsonage at three o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.sand Mrs.
Moore will make their home on
Newell street and will be at home to
their friends after the first of May.
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FIRST publication. March q. 1907.

First publication, March Il, 1907,
OTATE OF WISCONSIN -CIRcUIr COURT
- KenOsha County.
In Re Application of The Kenosha Lumber
Company, domestic corporation, and John
Spry Lumber Company, foreign corpora
ton, for the sequestration of the property and
the appointment of Receiver of The Winter
Sash and Door Company, a domestic corpora
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of
March, A. d. 1907, the following order was duly
made and entered BY the Circuit Court OF Keno
The Kenosha Lumber Company, a dome &c
corporation, and John Spry Lumber Company,
foreign corporation, are petitioners, and The
Winter Sash and Door Company, Wisconsin
corporation, is defendant, namely:
1T is Ordered by the Court here, that all
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-
sary 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, a weekly
newspaper published in the City of Keuosha,
Wisconsin, once each week for six successive
weeks, a notice requiring all creditors # the
above named corporation, The Winter Sash
and Door Company, to exhibit their claims and
to become parties to this proceeding within six
{o) months and five (5) days from the first pub
LEGATION of such notice, which notice shall i'm
clude this order, and that in default thereof,
they, such creditors, be precluded from all bene-
fit of the Judgment which shall be made herein,
and from any distribution which shall be made
under such Judgment
By the Court:
E. B. BELDEN.
Circuit Judge'
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 party to the said action
within six (6) months and five s5) days from the
first publication of this notice. which is the 21st
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
tributon which shall be made under such
Judgment.
DAN o. HEAD,
Receiver of The Winter Sash and Door Com
pany.
Dated March 18th, 1907.
HENRY j. HASTINGS AND PETER FISHER,
VS. Attorneys for Receiver.
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William Broberg, of Waukegan,
spent Thursday evening in Kenosha.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Office of the Street Assessment Comnitte
Kenosha. Wisconsin. March d. 100

Office of the Street Assessment Committee
Kenosha, Wisconsin, March II, 1907
: Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until the 10Th day of April, 1907, at 200 p. M.
for furnishing all material and doing all the
work necessary and required to improve the
following street, in the City of Kenosha ac-
cording to the respective specifications, pro-
files, plans and details thereof on file in the Of
fee of the City Clerk of said City for the in
specton of bidders, to-wit:
Rowland avenue from Market street to Salem
avenue being about $3.50 So. yds of brick pave
ment. 1875 1inea1 feet of stone curbing, 400
cubic yards of excavation, to be graded to
sub-grade and curbed with stone curb and
paved with vitrfied paving brick on a bed of
crushed stone for a width of 80 feet. Work
shall be completed on or before Oct. 1, 1907,
failing in which the contractor shall pay to the
city as 1iquidated damages the amount of $500
per day for each and every days delay in COM
plotting said work.
Directions to Bidders
Each bidder must accompany his bid with
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-
SponSbi1ity. and by their several affidaYitS
show that they are worth in the aggregate at
least the amount of the entire contract price in
property not by law exempt from execution.
Surety companies approved by the Street As
SeSSmeut committee will be accepted in lieu of
personal snreties. Said contract and bond, with
sureties, must be completely executed the
part of the contractor, with the exception of
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, profi1es plans
and details, stating therein prices respectively
per square yard of brick pavement; per cubic
yard for grading; per 1inea1 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 quanti-
ties names in 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 in writ
ing and figures.
Ali bids should be marked on the envelope,
s.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
sessment 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-
ject any and all BIDS
JAMES GORMAN,
r. H. MOTH,
H O'BRIEN.
w50 Street Asses sn1ent Committee.
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JAMES GORMA.
r. II. MOTH,
T. IT O,RRIEN


Street Assessment Committee
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w52
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-17

feeling Of pride stand between YOU and
happiness. YOU are sinking in every
ii&ilt-mindea persons estimation. III
you rise above ii YOU wjll be the nap
pier all Your life. Don't lot your life
happiness 90 to pieces on the rock of
pride so many dots ;errible. and
there is, not enough happiness in the
WORLD for any Ia h. flung away. Sit
down and Write now. II We VIII GO
out :ind post il together"
! Big tears gathered in Ciare's eyes.
II snall feel so small" She said.
| That will be better than feeling
! wretclled when ii is too late. Come.
YOU need only send !; few lines. II you
like you can say you will be in here to-
morrow a~fternoon,' and. after a little
more persuasion. Clare was induced
to sit down and write. Then they went
out for Il walk together. and dropped
the letter into a pillar box. and Claie's
brightness.
1t Was with a senseness of anxiety
that was almost uncomfortable. that
Stanmore went Town to breakfas; next
morning, and looking for his letter.
When he saw what the l,ostman had
brought him he turned whittier than The
cloth upon which his letters lay. Three
there We're. two business. and one from
a man friend. There WAS no letter at
all from clare Linton. He went and
stood looking out of the window. and
forgot all about his breakfast. When
he at last turned it was quite cold.
but he did not want any. so ii did not
matter.
II said midday" he told himself. =,
certain rigidity of expression growing
ON his face. II will go and sea what
steamers are outward bound his week,
and then | will come back for the mid
day post"
Was there eve Il longer morning. he
wondered. than that of March 80 Had
every minute suddenly grown into an
hour: AT last he ben his steps home
ward. beginning to feel sick and i'll with
suspense. IN his table in the sitting
room lay the midday letters.
And there was non. from Clare Lin
ton.
He sat down with his arms on the
table and buried his face in them.
When he loked up he had grown older.
but his expression was only set and
determined. She did not love me-,
he said. II was afraid of 1t all the
time
He put on his hat again and went
out.
ITS no use his thoughts ran or.
the man is a fool who marries a wom-
an who does not love him. 1 will go
away"
He bent his steps to the Office first
ner. then he went and booked a pass
age TO Australia OIL the next shin.
And all the time Glare sat waiting at
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be anlale i3e AuVol'"si and most sought
after, and Slit hle,. ner costume was
irrepioa ahsbla M,hy. chen. hlI i. been
sucn ~ iiisr's IAN most popular man
~ J4e roo.i hli taken her in 10 supper
ans jAitei psttageously with her. She
haa iet him 80 mis- because She was
sun ansi5 with Philip. and it felt lik.
slisht revenge. only toward the end
she had begun 10 fol miserable with
OUT knoWlns Nhl @ena ii had made her
sun more angry with Philip
Il hate balls" sh, said t. herself.
resting her cnin on Her hands and star
i"s inlp the fire. I'm just sick at them.
Philip had only been Il little
minded ana not 50 hot tempered. |
wonder what hes doing now? | Won
der II lie expects I" hear from me or
not. We'll. ANYHOW. he won't. I'm
not GONG I" b" dictated too. one week.
indeed. To Thursday mid day, he said.
us lik" Il iareat-as if l had To so To
prison by a certain hour. or :: certain
DAY, II didn't pay some debt. l. in
deed. He must he mad.
"Heish". but it's a weary world. If
I'm sick Of balls and parties and go
ing about. whatever am | to do next "
| wish Philip hadn't beer so ridiculous.
OF course, l didn't mean him 10 take
what ] said like that Il bit. l only
wanted t" be first and nice after
ward. only he cot :" indignant ! had
to keep it up. wish-I wish he We're
here now"
A little later she buried her face in
the pillow and sobbed herself to sleep.
The next morning Philip again looked
eagerly for his ictter-;lnd again found
nOne.
That Vas Wednesday. and all day
long Glare roamed about in an agony
of indecision. Al last she went to see
her sister.
II "a jus: coming To YOU" said the
latter. Have you written hat letter."
No"
80, Clare" reproachfully.
Glare sat down on the rug al her
sisters feet.
Il believe | want to write it" she
said. and can't"
WHY can't YOU"
Il ant climb down
All. Clare. dear. listen to ine.' urged
her sister. III isn't climbing down: it's
climbing up. If YOU let some foolish
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Graft Punished.

William II. Berry. state treasurer of
Pennsylvania, was talking in Harris
burg about graft.
"Grafters seem to thrive at first he
said. but retribution o%vertakes them
IN the end. IT is like the two newsboys.
and the bad half dollar. Two news
boys had a counterfeit half dollar, and
after discussing. for some time the best
way to get rid Of it, they decided to
try TO pass it OFF on n thenter. So they
took their places ON a cold night I'm
the long line before the gallery door of
a popular theatcr. and The first n held
the bad coin in his hand. 1t was their
idea that in the hurry and confusion
the ticket seller wouldn't take time to
examine the money handed to him.
And they We're right. When the first
boy reached the box office. the man ac-
cepted the half dollar without question.
and in return handed out a ticket and
a quarter change. The second boy.
grinning with joy. then handed forth q
dollar for his W ticket. He got the
bad half dollar and q gond quarter In
change"