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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-11-28
BASKETBALL GIRLS
EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL

Bridgewater, S. %, Nov. 90
Quite q sensation has been Gre
ated here by the dismissal of
five high school girls from the
public schools by the principal,
Professor Andrews. The trouble
arose over the question of juris-
diction relative to the control of
certain basketball apparatus
which has been taken from the
school grounds by the girls, who
refuse to heed the professors
mandate, to return the same. 1t
is hoped that the matter can be
amicably adjusted by the board
of education.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-11-28

WORST is OVER, .-
SAYS ROCkEFELIER.

New York, Nov. N.-aThe worst
is over" said John D.. Rockefeller
Today wnen asked for his opinion on
!, the financial situation. There was
no necessity for that ,wors, We ea sre
bound TO feel the effects of it fof
some time. There were a number OF
causes and hey all happened TO
combine and come TO a head at one
time. / believe President hoose-
veil 10 be ~actuated by the best
motives. and have no criticism to
: make of any KIND.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-11-28

ONE MARKET.

View York. NOV. 2..-Money firm at
a61o pei. cent. Prime mercantile pa
Der nonlinally at Snlo per cent. Steri-
ing exchange weak at 54,S 6.60@4.66.0 OF,
demand. and $4.19MA.T9.2o for sixty
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-11-28
GuMBERT. EX STAR
PITCHER. TO BE MAYOR
or GREATER PITTSBURG.

Pitishurg, Nov 27.-That "Ad"
Guu,bert. once star pitcher III the
National baseball .casue, is 10 be
the next mage - greater PITTS
burg is reported IN political circles
Gumhert, who is row sheriff of Al
leeheny county. formerly pitched
for Chicago. p.tt4burg and Boston.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
TEACHERS MEETING

Kenosha County Teachers meeting
Jan. II, 1907.
Meeting called to order by Mr.. Ker-
win as the president was absent. Miss
Darby was elected chairman.
After roll call by the secretary the
minutes of the last meeting were read
and accepted.
Following was the program:
Middle form history--Etta Boulder.
Observationa1 geography in the 3rd
year, primary formidable Runyard.
How to make geography work inter-
esting and helpful Mr.. Cundy.
The chairman appointed Mr.. Cundy
and Misses Karcher and Bohrn to ar
range the program for the meeting of
the Western Teachers association to
be held at Silver Lake, Feb. 9, 1907.
Adjournment.
Those present were: Mr.. Cundy,
Mrs. Hartnell, Jennie Rhodes, Mary
O'Hare, Stella Karcher, Sadie Boul-
den, Florence Rhodes, Laura Lotus,
Olive Hartnell, Lillian Darby, Mar
garet Bohrn, Msoel Runyard, Eta
Boulder and Mr.. Kerwin. &
MARGARET p. BoHRN, Sec'y.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
CASE rs DROPPED
O'Connor and Wells Charged With Re-
sisting an Officer Pay the Costs

O'Connor and Wells Charged With Re-
sisting an Officer Pay the Costs
Neal .O'Connor and Lonnie Wells,
arrested week ago Sunday on a
charge of resisting M. F. Barber, then
deputy sheriff, were to have been
tried by Justice Sturges this morning
but when the case was called the dis
trict attorney moved to dismiss it on
payment of the costs by the de-
PENDANTS. The costs were paid and
defendants discharged. Later O'Con-
nor was arrested Oh complaint made
by Barber charging him with assault
and battery. He was arraigned before
Justice McCarron and was fined $50
and costs, which he paid. It is an
nounced that the fine of Wells, who
had been charged with refusing to
assist an officer, will also be paid and
it is thought that this will be the end
of the exciting incident.
The action against Philip Fred
serick, who was charged by Barber
with declining to aid an officer, is to
come up before Justice Stnrges to-
morrow and it is not known what dis
position will be made of this case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
SEEK STATE CHARTER
eElks Club House Association to be In
corporated Under Wisconsin Laws

sElks Club House Association to be In
cOrporated Under Wisconsin Laws
Articles of Incorporation have been
sent to Madison for the incor poration
of the EIks Club House Association
of Kenosha, Wisconsin.'' The incor-
porators of the Association are John
M.Kehlor, Frank Wells and Charles
FL. Gonnermann. The Association is
with capital stock Of
$4,000 divided into 2, 400 shares of $25
each. The articles of Incorporation
are modelled after those of the Madi-
son Association.
The state charter will be issued to
the Association during the present
week and as soon as it is returned the
work of selling the stock will be
started again. More than thirty
thousand dollars worth of stock has
already been taken. The Association
will at once take over the Central
Music hall property. Plans for the
proposed Elks club house are now be-
ing made by four architects and the
successful plan will be taken from one
Of those now being made. The men
leading in the Association hope to be
able to begin work on the new club
house early ia the spring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Laflin.Rand Powder Co. Starts
Big Plant for the First Time
Since the Explosion
MAY NOT REBUILD THE MILL
Nearly all of the Former Employees
of the Plant Have Returned to Their
Work and no Further Trouble
Us Anticipated.

The Laf1in-Rand Powder company
resumed operations at the big plant
at Pleasant Prairie Tuesday after
noon. and the plant is now operating
all departments. Nearly all of the
members os the former crew of work
men have returned to the plant, and
the wheels are turning today just as
if fatal explosion had never taken
place. A few men have been brought
in from other powder making plants
to take the places of the men burned
to death in the explosion, and it is
statedfhat the force at the plant is
not quite SO large as it was at the
time ofsthe accident.
A few of the Russian laborers who
were employed with the men killed in
the explosion have left Pleasant Prai-
RE, but it is stated that others have
come in to take their places. The
uperintendent of the plant believes
that in short time he will have
plenty Of men to operate the plant.
G. 0. Maddox, of Wilmington, Del,
the general superintendent of the
Black Powder Plants in the middle
district, still remains at Pleasant
Prairie. He was in Kenosha this
morning, and when seen he stated
chat the plant was in operation again
and that he thought that the work
ton.
II do not know" said Mr.. Maddox,
whether or not the company will de-
eide to rebuild the corning mill de-
stroyed by the explosion. We have
another similar mill at Pleasant
Prairie and we can get along without
the one destroyed. The men have
not all returned to work and the force
is little light but we expect to get
more men later and do not think we
will have any trouble in keeping men
to operate all departments of the
plant
Mr.. Maddox indicated that the man
ayers Of the plant were not bothering
themselves about the suit brought by
the attorney general of the state but
ZIG NOHi Pouy ndS tdhGH steps TO make
hot fight against the suit when it is
brought into court. No steps have as
yet been taken to secure administra-
ton of the estates of the men who
we're burned to death and nothing can
be done in the way of bringing suits
against the company until such action
is taken. It is understood that the
relatives of the men burned to death
have been notified that the company
will make some provision for their
families in the event that suits are
not filed against the company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
South Bristol.

Hunters were numerous in this
vicinity Sunday.
Patrick Gleason spent part of the
week in Evanston.
Rev. Justemo spent Monday in Ke-
nosha.
Don't forget the High school debate
to be held at the Rhode Friday
night.
Possibly the deer tracks which
F. P. H. was tracking in the snow
Sunday night were dear tracks.
Little Belle Powell is on the sick
list.
Mrs. w. A. Larrabee went to Mil
waukee the first Of the week.
Mrs. F. r. Shuart and little daugh-
ter Margery were in Kenosha Mon
day.
If the farmers would hitch onto a
set of p1anks the next time it thaws
and drive over roads adjoining their
land it would be big Improvement
to the roads. AT any rate they would
be ready for another freeze up.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
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/ CORRESPO NDENCE.
Bristol.
EErE xEExESxswy.y.zz.Ssy.rEr

The week of prayer has been OBJ
served here as elsewhere. The uni
versal topic and text assigned for
each night was ably handed by the
Rev. J. Il. Sizer with an appreciative
audience in attendance. The meet
ings are being continued this week
with Rev. w. j. Perry, of Union
Grove, assisting.
DR.. Stevens was on the sick list a
couple of days this week.
Miss Daisy Lane came out from Ke-
nosha Monday night to spend few
days with her sister, Mrs. C. E.
Williams.
Miss Elsie Gray, who has been sick
for the past few weeks, is much i'm
proved.
The automobile agent was calling
on G. p. V1illett this week.
Will Gunter has purchased the meat
market at Genoa Junction and will
take possession March first.
Mr.. Van Alstine is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs, A. De Voist.
J. Shot1iff has been making extern
sive improvements on his place in the
village.
Mrs. J. +. Sizer entertained NUM-
Der of ladies at dinner last Wednes-
day in honor of Mrs. Ruth Sizer, it
being her seventy-second birthday.
Mrs. Whitcher visited with relatives
in the village couple of days this
week.
The two children of Sam Sorrenson
narrowly escaped being hit by the
milk train here on Sunday morning
as they were crossing the track with
a team. The engineer on seeing
them reversed his engine, which was
probably the only thing that averted
an accident.
Fred Shot1iff is spending his vaca-
ton at the home of his mother in this
place.
The annual chicken pie dinner will
be served in the hall Friday, Feb. 1st,
also supper and social evening. All
are most cordially invited.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
LOCAL ITEMS.

Ash Wednesday this year fails on
February 18th, and Easter Sunday on
March 81.
It will pay you well to wait for our
sale which starts Saturday, Ian. 10.
The Bell. OWLS
Some of the. old famous counterfeit
dollars made in 1889 are in circulation
in Kenosha.
Nothing reserved, everything must
be sold-we must vacate. The Bell
Clothing House. OWLS
The Bell Clothing House must va
cate the building to make way for a
new building. OWLS
Mrs. James Carter, of Columbus,
Ohio, is spending fewsaweeks with
friends in Kenosha. aoss n
Miss Myra Gregory, OF Sparta,
Mich, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Chas. A. Leonard, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Spencer, Of
Davenport, Iowa, former residents of
AASAOSAoS az SPCAuAhS q WOCh W1lA
friends and relatives here. 81
Kenosha had the first real snow
storm of the year Friday night and
the man with the sore back is very
much in evidence this afternoon.
The funeral of the late Mrs. M. S.
Croker was held from the family
residence onNEdwards street. Inter
ment was at Lake View cemetery.
The intake of the Waukegan Water
company was blocked by floating ice
on Friday morning. The Kenosha
intake has not so far been affected by
the ice.
John Scharding, who was arrested
some time ago on charge of leasing
a building for immoral purposes
waived examination before Justice
McCarron Monday afternoon and was
held to the Circuit Court under bonds
of $500.
The Somers Mutual Fire Insurance
company has elected the following
officers for the year: President, James
Spencer; secretary, John Herzog,
treasurer, George F. Jordan. The
company is now carrying 100000
worth of insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
WILL COST $4,000
Big Ditch Dug in Somers and
Mt. Pleasant to be of Great
Benefit to the Farmers
BENEFITS EXCEED DAMAGES

In the Circuit Court at Racine Tues
day morning Commissioners Enoch
Haigh, James G. Bennett and Fred
erich A. Burgess, filed their report in
the matter of the Mt. Pleasant and
Somers drainage district ditch or
canal. According to the report the
probable cost of the Improvement will
amount to $4,000 and the cost of
keeping it in repair, $50 per year.
Mt. Pleasant will receive and derive
public and special benefits from the
construction of the canal, in the sum
OF 81, 900, and the town of Somers in
the sum of 500. The report further
says that the benefits to the lands
within the boundries of said district,
will greatly exceed the aggregate cost
Of construction, Including all the in
cidental expenses, the costs of proceed
ings. The commissioners recommend
that in the event that the report is
confirmed by the court, that the as
sessment of benefits levied against the
parcels of land, etc, be made PAYABLE
~AA SAAA ~ OuC@ Al TWO
years and the third insta11ment in
four years, also that the commission be
authorized to issue and sell bonds.
etc.
The plans and specifications pro-
vide that the bottom or the canal shall
not be less than eight feet from the
starting point, running a distance of
II, 500 feet and width of six feet for a
distance of 1900 feet and then a
width of three feet for distance Of
2, 800 feet. Estimate number of Yards
of excavation is 72,125.
In the reportcan be found the names
of owners of all land receiving bene-
fits or damages and all other informa-
ton pertaining to the canal, which it
is claimed, when completed, will drain
and redeem several thousand acres of
land in the two townships mentioned.
Notice Of hearing has been given
to occur in the Circuit court room be-
fore Judge E. B. Belden, on February
10.
Unusual bargains are offered at our
sale which starts Saturday, Jan. 10.
The Bell Clothing House. OWLS
E
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
WAR ON PHONE TRUST

Independent Toll Lines to be Put in Be-
tween Chicago and Milwaukee
kilograms sent out from Milwau-
kee state that an effort is being made
to organize an Independent Te1e
phone Company which is to build a
toll line between Milwaukee and Chi
cago. 1t is stated that al Independ-
ent exchanges between the two cities
will be connected with the line and
that the company will have connec-
tions in Kenosha. The Kenosha
Home Telephone Company now has a
complete monopoly of the telephone
business in this city and it is very
closely related to the Wisconsin Tele-
phone Company. Many of the pat
rons of the company doubt if this
company would be willing to connect
with an Independent concern.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Pleasant Prairie.

]. E. Williams, of Pleasant Prairie,
presented large bell to District No.
5, which will be hung in the belfry Of
the school house.
Guy and Irma Yates returned Satur-
day from Astoria, S. OAK, where they
spent three pleasant weeks.
Mrs. H, S. Justema is visiting her
parents at Marine City, Mich. Her
daughter Florence accompanied her.
Mrs. w. Ma1oney was on the sick
list the first half of the week
Mrs. Winslow, nee Barter, after
a two weeks visit with her parents,
returned toal1er home in Kansas.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
WOULD BEAT FROST
Officials Of Geneva Co. Seeking
Consent for Railway to Lake
Geneva From kenosha
TO BUILD IN EARLY SPRING

It is reported that the Chicago, Ke-
nosha, Milwaukee and Lake Geneva
Railway company is making an effort
to beat out A. c. Frost and the Chi
cago and Milwaukee in the plan TO
build an electric railroad from Keno
sha to Lake Geneva, and yesterday
agents Of the company visited prop
erty owners on Salem avenue just out
side the limits of the city, seeking.
consent for the right of way for line
to be built just as soon as the weather
will permit.
1t was stated that the company
planned to build line running direct
ly from the juncture of Elizabeth
street and Salem avenue to Lake Ge-
neva. It would seem that the COM
pany is planning to have at least3a
portion OF the line run over the public
highway, and in such case it would be
necessary for them to get a right of
way from the town of Pleasant Prai-
RE. Years ago grant of this nature
was given to the Inter Lakes Railway
NOAAA Pay ~ WAAOA M MCOOWC11s d
former Kenosha man, was the presi-
dent. In this grant no time was stated
for the completion of the work and it
is possible that the Chicago company
can purchase the right Of way secured
at that time.
President Frost of the Chicago and
Milwaukee, has as yet taken no steps
to secure the completion Of this line
and it is possible that the Chicago
company will be able to beat him out.
It was stated at a recent meeting of
the common council that the Chicago
and Milwaukee road planned to take
up the building of line to the west
just as soon as the line to Milwaukee,
was complete and the preliminary
survey for the line would be made
during the coming summer.
The managers of the Geneva COM
pany have made several surveys DUR
ing the past two or three years and
the company should have ali the data
needed for the building of the line.
It is expected that the farmers own
ing property in the town of Pleasant
Prairie will be glad to welcome the
coming Of any line to connect that
territory with Kenosl1a, and some of
the farmers have expressed willing
ness to give right of way for the
road. It is not thought that the town
board, which must be dealt with, will
make any effort to sssho1d up'p the
company building th,s line.
The Geneva company was organized
with the view Of building this lie to
the west, and If the company goes
ahead and makes good there lis no
doubt but that it will be given every
possible aid from the people of the
city and from the common council.
The company will demand terminal
IN the city and franchise for such a
Terminal would be favorably con-
| sidered - the council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17

Beginning next month the quadren-
NAL period for weighing the mails will
begin. Every four years the govern
meut orders that the mail from every
station be weighed in the cars in
order to determine the compensation
to be charged for its transportation
The task will require three months,
and means the employment of many
extra men. Mail of every kind and
description will be weighed and class
flied, and the work must be done
thoroughly and accurately.
Superintendent Dickerman of the
railway mail service, in charge of the
Milwaukee branch, is making prepa-
rations for the weighing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Well Known Kenosha Character
Disappeared on Monday and
Cannot be Located
FRIENDS FEAR He is DEAD
Last Seen When He Started For Home
just After Five O'Clock on Monday
Night and it is Feared That Ke
Fell Into the River

John Gillett. one of the best known
of the Kenosha characters, is missing
and the police of the city are now
making an effort to find some trace of
him. Gillett disappeared on Monday
afternoon and since that time no one
has seen or heard of him. While
it is possible that Gillett has left Ke-
nosha without notifying his sister with
whom he lived he has never been
known to leave his home without
notifying her and for this reason it is
feared that he has either met with
some foul play or an accident.
Gillett was at home on Monday
noon and after he had eaten his lunch
he did the chores about the house aud
carried a cup of tea to his bed room
for the evening. He came down town
and spent n hour or SO and then went
to the Maple House where he rem aimed
for several hours. Just after S o. clock
as he was starting to go to his home
one of the men called him back aud
gave him a plimentary ticket to
attend dance which was to be given
at Germania hall. Gillett seemed to
be in great spirits and had laid his
plans to attend the dance. Just out
side the hotel he stopped and talked
with some of his friends and then
sauntered off toward his home on
Grand avenue. This was the last
seen of him. He never arrived at his
home and yesterday his sister and
members of the family conducted a
search.
All of his usual hsunts were visited
but none of the people had seen any
thing of the missing man since Mon
day. 1t is thought possible that
Gillett on his way home lost his way
and walked into the river, but search
of the banks of the river fails to re-
veal anything to back up this theory.
Gillett always carried cane and if
he had walked into the river it is
thought that the cane would be found
somewhere near the river.
The disappearance of Gillett is a
complete mystery and hundreds of
people joined in the search for him
today.
Gillett is probably known to as
many people as any man who lives in
Kenosha and it should be an easy mat
ter to locate him if he were about the
city. Heshas been missing for nearly
forty-eight hours and it seems GER
tain that some one would have seen
him in that time.
When he left home he was practi-
cally without money and for this rea-
son it is not thought that he could
have left the city on any train. He
is widely known among the employees
of the Northwesternuroad, but the
members of the different crews de-
clare that they have not seen the old
man on any of the trains of the COM
pany. The search is being continued
this afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Whea tland.

Kathryn Luke entertained Miss
Anna Dettman, of Burlington, We'd
nesday evening.
Chris Nelson and family returned
home Sunday after spending few
weeks with his brother.
Mrs. Luke entertained her mother
one day last week.
Mrs. B. H. Richter is on the sick
list.
Martin Van Leer, of Paris, was
calling on his brother one day last
week.
Mrs. Luke was Burlington visitor
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Block, Of Honey Creek, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank
Shireman, the past week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
WANT ASHLAND PAVED

Property Owners Want Paving Done
When Railway Tracks are Laid
A petition is being circulated among
the property owners of Ashland ave-
nue. asking for the immediate paving
of the street with vitrifed brick, it
being the plan Of the property owners
to have the work done at the time the
railway is laid on the street. There
IS considerable opposition to the petit
ton on account Of the fact that the
sewer south of Elizabeth street is an
unsatisfactory one. It is possible
that an effort will be made to build a
new sewer before the street is paved.
Ii this should be done the work of
paving would be delayed for another
year.
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SOMER.s

The funeral Of the late DR.. Glare
Learned was held from the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. S. Learned,
on Sunday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. Casting. DR.. Learned was a
young man beloved and respected by
all who knew him, and his untimely
death has cast gloom Of sadness
over the entire community. The be-
reaved friends have the sympathy of
all il this their hour of sadness. In
terment was at Oakwood.
William Bullamore is visiting with
friends in Kenosha.
Peter Rice made business trip TO
Chicago one day last week.
Mrs. Grimshaw spent Monday in
Racine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Barrows and
Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Anderson attended
the installation of the Royal Arcanum
officials at Castle Hall ia Racine on
Friday evening. They report very
enjoyable time.
Mrs. James H. Bullamore visited
with friends in Chicago during the
past week.
Mrs. Adam Rice has returned home
from two weeks visit among friends
in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Longmore,
Of Kenosha, spent Sunday with
friends in the village.
Mr.. Knowles, Of Milwaukee, called
on friends here during the week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
MRS. GRO. FAULKNER, Sec.

The Salem Mound Cemetery Help
ers will give their third annual dinner
at Silver Lake Thursday, Jan. 81.
Further particulars next week. Mary
Heller, Secy.
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NOTICE

Miss Flora Orvis will entertain the
Liberty Cemetery Helpers It her
home Friday AFTERNOON and evening,
Jan. 18. Refreshments served. Pro-
gressive euchre and cinch, for enter
tainment.
MRS. GRO. FAULKNER. Sec.