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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

term of three years but his election
came only after . hard fight. H. A.
Baker was the principal candidate
against Greenwa1d and he got six
votes on the informal ballot while two
were given to z. G.. Simmons, Jr.,
and Mr.. Greenwald got seven. On the
second formal ballot Mr.. Greenwa1d
had majority of the votes aud the
Mayor declared him elected. Mr.
Greenwald has made a splendid re-
cord as commissioner and people in
terested in the success of the water
company will rejoice greatly over his
reelection.
The Council had quite discussion
on the dog tax proposition and it is
evident that the aldermen are not in
favor of any effort to enforce the
collection of the dog tax. 1t is claim,
ed that new state law makes it
necessary for the city to collect the
tax and turn the amount collected
over for a police pension fund but
this matter was referredl toithe city
attorney to investigate and he will
report at the next regular meeting of
the Council.
The sewer committee reported fav-
orably on the petition of the Chicago
Brass company for the charging of
the drain of the plant leading into
Jerome Creek and the Council gave
the company the right to build the
new drain. It was snown that if the
drain was not built it would be neces-
Hsary for the company to run all the
water from the plant into the Eliza
beth street sewer and as this sewer is
already overtaxed the Council de-
clded that it would be much better to
allow the company to build private
drain.
The matter of the repair of the
Bronson street sewer was left with
the committee on sewers with power
TO act.
A petition was presented by the
Balm Wagon company asking that
the city vacate a portion of Pearl
street between Main and Church
streets. The land sought is the south
fifteen feet of the streetsand this is to
be taken by the company with the
understanding that it waive all rights
to damages for the improvement of
Market Square. The matter was re-
ferred without discussion aud it will
be taken up at the next regular meet
ing Of the Council.
People residing near Eichelman
Park made a protest against the
erection of a watering trough at the
intersection of the park and Deming
street, but the Council laid the pro-
test on the table and the fountain will
be put in at once. After the usual
routine business the Council adj
journed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12
POLICE READY TO ACT
Police Officers Have Named Members
Of New Pension Board

Police Officers Have Named Members
Of a New Pension Board
The members Of the Kenosha police
force are ready to accept the provis-
ions of the new state law in regard to
pensions for retired and disabled
members and already a board of man
ayers for the pension fund has been
selected from the force, but the names
of the members of the board will not
be made public until they are pre-
sented to the Council at it's meeting
on next Monday evening.
The city attorney will probab bly, hold
that it is necessary for the city to
adopt the new law and the police Off
GERS claim that there is no way for the
city TO get around it. The main
trouble over the matter is the manner
in which the dog tax is to be collected.
The aldermen object strenuous1y to
employing special officer to collect
the tax, if the money is to be placed
in the pension fund, and it is probable
that this work will have to be done by
the regular members Of the force.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12
Summer Vacation for Lawyers and
Court officials to Last for
Another Fortnight
MANY CASES SET FOR TRIAL
Attorneys, However. Claim That They
are Not Ready to Proceed, and
Judge Belden Adjourns
Court for Two Weeks

| Notwithstanding the fact that
there are nearly sixty cases to be
tried the regular sessions of the Cir
cult Court for Kenosha county will
not begin for another fortnight as
Monday morning Judge Belden at the
request of the members of the bar
and other interested parties adjourned
the hearing of cases in the Circuit
Court until the morning of Septem-
bere23.
| When the regular term was opened
Monday morning the calendar was
called aud nearly every case on the
calendar was set for trial. 1t seems
that there is no disposition among
the people arrested for criminal
charges to plead guilty and all of the
criminal cases were set for trial.
In making the adjournment Judge
Belden acted on the advice of the
memb ers of the bar. The attorneys
stated that in many cases it would be
a difficult matter to ge. witnesses on
account of the fact that the people
were still off on vacations and would
not return for two weeks. District
| Attorney Baker stated that while he
was ready to go ahead with the twenty
criminal cases on the calendar he
would greatly appreciate the ad-
/ journment as it was necessary for him
to bring witnesses from other states
and that habeas corpus proceedings
would be necessary in several cases.
There was no objection to the ad.
journment of the Court.
1 The term opened Monday morning
had the longest calendar in the his
tory of the Courts of Kenosha county
and the Court room was crowded with
litigants and attorneys. Many attor-
neys from other cities came to Keno
sha to take part in the opening of the
Court.
| Before the Adjournment was ar
ranged for Judge Belden made short
address to the members Of the jury
panel ia which he called their atten-
ton to the duties of their office and
urged them not to have any converse
ton in regard to the different cases
which are set for trial and which they
will be called upon to decide later in
the year. The Court urged upon the
jurors the great importance of their
position and told them that they should
regard this duty IN all seriousness and
not treat it lightly. He declared that
they had been selected to decide as to
the rights and liberties of many citi-
Gems and to take an important part in
the. division Of property interests.
After his address the jurors were ex-
cused antil the adjourned date.
None Of the important cases on the
calendar will be passed over for the
term and it seems certain that the
term will last until late in October. It
will take at least two weeks to dispose
of the long criminal calendar and after
this is disposed of there will be forty
cases of civil nature to dispose of.
No new cases we're added to the cal
endar at the opening of the term this
morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12
WORK rs STARTED
West Main St. Pavement Being Rushed
by Mayor German and His Aids

The work of paving West Main
street was started this morning and
it is declared that the people of Keno
sha will be given an example Of rapid
pavement in the Improvement of the
street. The work of putting in the
sewer, water and gas stubs is well
under way today and the men we're at
work regardless of the rain. Mayor
German made personal visit to the
work this morning and while it was
declared that the contractors would
not be bile to start the curb for two
weeks, the mayor demanded that the
putting in of the curb on the west
side of the street be started tomor-
row and it is probable that he will
have his way. The stone for the
curb is now in the city and it is
claimed that stone and brick will be
shipped in just as soon as the con-
tractors are ready for it. One of the
men interested in the contract de-
clared that the paving from Grand
avenue to Prairie avenue would be
completed by the first instead of the
tenth of December as called for in
the contract.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

THE Cripple Greek district has
turned out on an average $10,000,00o
in gold every year for the past fifteen
years. This seems an awful amount
of wealth, yet the banks of Chicago
have in savings accounts more than
that entire amount. The total saw
ings accounts of the country amount
to billions, the amount is almost be-
yond belief.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

The walks were blocked at the cor
ner of Main and Wisconsin streets
again last night. We admit the walks
are very poor at this corner; so much
the more reason they should be kept
reasonably clear. 1t would seem as
though the Chief of Police and all his
men were out of town between the
hours of and 9 O'Clock in the even
suo sea
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

THE recent report Of the condition
of the two banks of Kenosha in
response to the demands Of the state
bank examiner is certainly an indica-
ton of prosperity in the city. There
are few cities in the state that can
show balance to her people on de-
post Of more than two million dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

RAYMOND, the reprint expert Of the
Chicago Tribune, has finally discov-
cred that the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric Railway company are to get
into the loop district. Wonderful
how these city papers do pick up news
-four weeks after it is old.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

TIE cigarette law and the anti
splitting law seem to be just about as
effective ia Kenosha as the law which
provides that saloons remain closed on
Sunday. 1t is certain that there are
some laws on the books that do not
appeal to Kenosha people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

THE Salvation Army was the cause
of another blockade Oh the corner Of
Main and Wisconsin streets Saturday.
How much longer are the authorities
going to allow this blocking of the
sidewalk? 1t is unlawful.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

THE big city papers are trying hard
to work up coal famine this year
but the Kenosha yards are pretty we'll
filled up with black diamonds. There
will be no scarcity of coal ia Keno
sha, and the price-but that is an
other question which will be taken up
later. It will undoubtedly be all that
the traffic" will stand.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

THE St. Louis Globe-Democrat OBJ.
jects to discarding the straw hat on
September 1. They claim 100 degrees
in the shade is not unusual in Sep
TENDER around their part of the
United States.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12
B. Pc ELKS NOTICE

A meeting of Kenosha lodge will be
held Thursday evening, September
II, 1907. Several matters Of import
ance are to come up, and every mem
Der is requested to attend.
s12 BENZ. O. STURGEs, Secretrys
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

IF MONEY will ''loosen up" up little
you will see more building in Kenosha
next year than ever as we have been
given to understand that materials
and labor will be some cheaper in 1908.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12
PEvENGE FOR BRASS co.

The Brass Co. ball team want re-
venge, SO they are to meet the Topaz
next Sunday afternoon at Central
Park. You want ia be there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Murphy enter
tanned Geo. B. Kelly and bride over
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly spent
their honeymoon in Denver and will
be at home to their friends in Chicago
after October 1st.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12
ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER

The following is list of the mail
matter remaining unca1led for in the
Kenosha postoffice, Kenosha county,
Wisconsin, for week ending Sept. II,
1907, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at the expiration of
two weeks unless called for:
MEMS LIST.
George Cochun, George Chamberlain, Jovo
Divjak, E. Fredersiksen, Nj. Francis, VincenzJ
Ferrara, Junas Grabanekis, Martin Ho1zer, DR..
Kruger, Christ Johnson, S. Kerometene, T..
Klmba11, Josef Lasinis, Martin Neer, Charley
Nilsson, 2, Harry Peterson, M. A. Potts, John
Peterson, G. Powell, Dominica Pao1a, Vincenzio
Pellagrino, Antonio Pietro1ina. David Rake,
Chris. Smith, Christ. Sorenson, Francis Eek
Suchhcki, Ju1ani Taporzyck, Nick Uuderholt,
Author Webster, Petro Zarletti, Jusef Zasryni,
Hugh Lousda1e, Wincentemu zyskowskiemu,
Stefan zgerskamu, Isidor Hercz,2, Stauistaw
Jakubowsk1.
fa LADIES' LIST.
Mrs. M. r. Banner, Miss Caroline Barup Mrs.
M. J.. LeBrick. Laura Fricher, Miss nj. A. Hold
son, Mrs. L. r. Heavener, Mrs. Mamie Jensen,
Miss Barbara Knoll, 2, Miss Lizzie Larson,
Miss Marion Marikon1, Mrs. DR.. James Muir
ply, Miss A. S. Nelson, Mrs. Yernej Pocervin,
Miss Rose Reed, Mrs. M. L. Ritter, Miss Anna
Wilson, Mrs. M. Sti11man, Mrs. Franc Skofee,
Miss Evalyn Stork.
To obtain any of the above mali
matter the applicant must give the
date of this list.
JOHN B. MALONEY, p. M.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

Is WALTER WHITMAN really going
to the north pole, or is his air ship
full Of shot air?''
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12
NEW DISPLAY OF WOOLENs

We beg to announce that select
line Of woolens for fall and winter
suits are ready for your inspection.
Our style, fit and workmanship are
the best in the city and our prices are
moderate.
Kindly favor is with a call
j. @. HY1RN.
358 Park avenue corner Main street.
Phone 500. sic
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

KENoSHA never looked so beautiful
as it has this summer. The Park
City grows more beautiful every year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

DID you ever stop to think that Ke-
nosha is getting to have some mighty
fine stores in all classes of business?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12

Complies with all requirements Of the National Pure
Food Law, Guarantee No. 204l. fled at Washington.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
New Church for Selah.

The Mennonite Brethren of the Sc
lab valley are soliciting funds among
the residents of the Selah and their
friends in this city for the purpose
of erecting house of worship. The
land for the church has been gener-
ously donated by j. E. Baker. Leo
nard Lince and wife have pledged
800 toward the new edifce and
nearly all of the people of that val
ley have signified desire to assist
in the erection of the building. About
5000 has been pledged TO date. II
is proposed to put up a building
S2x40. and as commanding a struc-
ture as the finances will permit.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
TO DISTRICT STATE
HOUSE NAMES COUNTIES TO Sc
LECT CONGRESSMAN.
Yakima County to Be Third District
Unanimous Vote On Pas.
sage of the Bill.

Yakima county will be in the
Third congressional district, accord
ing to vote of the legislative house
Thursday, Gregg's bill passing unan-
imously. In the district with Yaki-
ma county will be Adams, Asotin
Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry
Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas, Klicki-
tat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane
Stevens, Walla Walla and Whitman
There will be two other districts
The minority report calling for two
districts, east and west and the Sc.
lection of t-larg
was dropped completely.
Reid claimed that the bill as
changed was the creature of those
who opposed any apportionment. The
amendments were rejected and on
roll call on the original measure Dick.
son. Trainer of the minority report
voted aye. The other districts are
divided as follows: Island, King
San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and
Whatcom constitute the First dis
trict. The counties of Chehalis
Clallam, Clarke, Cowlitz, Jefferson
Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce
Skamania, Thurston and Wahkia.
KUN are put in the second district.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
Y0kin|0 N0IiO|lQ| bQnk
i-0RTH YAKIMA, WASH.
GEORGE DONALD, President
l.. L. THoRP. Vice President
D. CoRNETT, Cashier.
FRANK BARTHoLET, Asst. Cashier.
Surplus and Undiv. Profits, S9o,ooe
Trsnsaets general Banking Business.
Foreign and Domestic Exchange.

bought any such property; in fact.
that we have no intention OF buying
another dollars worth of property
here until our troubles with the
Northern Pacific are settled. Some
one is evidently trying to boom real
estate on the strength of these falls.
reports. If such energy were de-
voted to assisting US in straighten.
ing out the complications arising at
Union gap it would be doing this
section a lot of good and hasten the
time when through the completion
of the North Coast road there would
be a real foundation for more &C.
tive real estate market, as we'll as
many other resultant benefits.
r. E. STRAHORN.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
ORDER NOW In FORCE
NEW RULING OF ROOSEVELT
REACHES THIS CITY.
Will Effect Issuance Of Final Certi-
ficates of Patent and Evil
dence of Title.

The presidents order relative to
suspending the issuance of final GER
tificates of patent or other evidence
Of title to any land claims in open
government lands has arrived at the
local land office. The new ruling
will require vast amount of extra
work for Mr.. Coleman and 1t is pos
sfDle that under the request of the
president for appropriations to cov-
err this another agent will be furn-
ished for the Walla Walla country.
(which Mr.. Coleman now covers in
connection with North Yakima.
81 Under the new ruling these agents
4who are also required to be present
Nat all trials, and to do a great vol
Nume of other work in securing evil
ydence for the government, must per-
sonally examine and report upon
every claim ready for the issuance of
! final patent by the government, cross
! examine the claimant and know that
he has complied with all the require
ments of the law.
These agents are distributed
throughout the state as follows:
One at North Yakima, who also
covers Walla Walla county; one a.
Waterville, who covers an area over
$50 miles in length, where there are
no railroads; one in the Vancouver
district, and one man and the chief
of the division in the local district,
covering an area Of some hundreds
of miles in extent. most of which
must be traversed on foot.
1t is generally believed by govern
ment officials and timber men that
the government must make large
addition to the Geld force of the
state land offices before anything can
be done toward carrying out the
presidents new order. In the dis
trict east of the mountains there Is
an average Of 100 proofs month to
be investigated. In the western dis
trict this average is much lower, but
there has been enough work before
the issuance of the presidents or
der to keep the special agents. in
Guiding the chief of the division.
working about seven days a week
throughout the year.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
STOP n. P. FROM
BUILDING SPUR
NORTH COAST GETS INJUNCTION
Quick Move BY Attorney-Watch-
man Placed to Observe Opera
tions-Important Action.

The clash that has been expected
for some days between the Northern
Pacific and North Coast railways by
persons familiar with the strained
relations between the two roads
came suddenly yesterday morning,
like a clap of thunder from a clear
sky, to all the persons living in the
neighborhood where it actually oc-
Cured, save to one man who was on
the spot. This was the Waterman Of
the North Coast railway, placed there
many days ago for the very purpose
of being on the ground to give
speedy notice in case the Northern
Pacific started operation at that
particular point. A few minutes past
o'clock Thursday morning North
ern Pacific work train, accompanied
by forty teams and number Of
men, several carloads of cross ties
and rails, with necessary spikes and
tOOlS W Duiiu q idiiiOdu, otopPOu just
opposite station No. 1926 on the
North Coast line as definitely located
few miles this side of Kennewick in
Benton county. The men quickly
hustled off the train and began to un-
| load the tools. Within less than 200
feet was watch placed by the North
Coast to report. This man immedi-
ately went to Kennewick to tele-
phone Engineer Pitman's Office al
North Yakima. BY 8 o'clock infor-
nation was in possession of Engineer
Pitman, who quickly hustled in to
Mr.. H. J. Snively, the attorney for
the North Coast road, who was en-
joying an extra nap because Of hay
ing spent the night before until 4
o'clock in the morning with the
county commissioners in settling the
troubles between the North Coast
and the county over the disposition
of the county road through Union
gap. 1t was but short time till
Mr.. Snively and Mr.. Pitman had their
heads together over divers blue
prints to ascertain what the N. p.
was doing.
Friends Of the North Coast at
Kennewick were reached over the
long distance phone and dispatched
/, to the scene of action to make sure
of what was being done. These
promptly reported that the Northern
Pacific was building spur truck at
right angles from their main track.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
TO SPEND $4,000 ON CANAL
SeIah Development Company Will Extend Water
Way to Benefit 5000 More. Acres.
Farmers Have Signed.

Practically 1000 acres of land
have been signed up with the Selah
Development company by farmers
wishing to purchase water rights
from the Selah canal. This land is
within two or three miles of Wenas
station, and is considered to be the
most valuable fruit land in the
county. 1t is tributary to North
Yakima, within five to seven miles
of the city.
This canal now furnishes water to
about 5000 acres OF land, and when
the canal is enlarged it will include
between 1900 and 5000 acres addi-
tional.
1t is the intention of the company
to commence work Immediately to
enlarge the canal and extend it, ans!
considerably in excess of 100000
will be spent in this work.
The farmers who have signed for
water rights will be assessed $50 per
acre, and the water will be run on
the land at the rate of a cubic foot
per second to one hundred acres.
The new section of the canal will
y run into section IS, township IA,
range 10, about one mile west Of tn ,
Wenas station. When the canal is
RECONSTRUCTED it will be twenty-four
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
NOTHING DOING YET
CAMPBELL FARM NOT SOLD TO
NORTH COAST.
Entire 20 Acres Not to Be Sold, as
Reports Have It-Once
Had Option.

Although the North Coast railway
officials have been considering for
some time purchasing a portion OF
the M. B. Campbell farm, which con-
sists of 20 acres and is located south
west Of the city. no deal has been
contaminated as yet. Mr.. Camp
bell does not desire to the sell the
entire tract and will only make a
deal on from IL to 20 acres. At one
time the North Coast had an option
on from II to 20 acres. but did not
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20

miles in length from the headgate
at Oak Flats on the Natchez, and
will be the largest and best canal in
the county.
The canal has the oldest water
rights in the county and was con-
structed about twelve years ago. It
was formerly owned by eastern cap
italists, who sold out to Seattle and
local capitalists about a year ago
and the new corporation was formed
last fall.
When the canal is completed it
will furnish water to over 5000 acres
of land, and over 100000 will be
spent in the reconstruction. 1t will
cover considerable territory and 8
great deal of time has been spent
in securing the signatures of the
land owners along the line of con
struction. The signatures were re.
ceived at the offices in this city yes
terday morning and arrangements
will be made Immediately for the
reconstruction.
To large numbers of producers
the addition to the irrigation canal
will be of inestimable value and they
are congratulating themselves on thi.
move of the company.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-20
ABSOLUTE DENIAL.
President Strahorn Stops Big Land
Sale Story.

Early Friday President r. E.
Strahorn, president of the North
Coast railroad, gave the Herald the
following statement denying the pur-
chase Of property as stated in an
evening paper:
Referring to the report that the
North Coast company has recently
purchased $4,000 worth Of property
or any other amount for shops. etc,
at North Yakima. kindly quote me
as saying that we have not recently