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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

The shippers Of the country are pre-
pairing to make a determined stand
against the raise in freight rates and
all of the big manufacturers associa-
tions of the country are going on record
in opposition to any increases at this
time. They regard the advance on a
few classes of freight as only the pre-
Jude to general increase all along the
line and they have every reason to
believe that if these minor advances
are allowed to go through without pro
test that all classes of freight will be
advanced just as soon as the tariff
schedules can be made out. It is ad-
mitted that the railroads are not MAX
ing so much money as they made Oh
hush times, but the shippers are unable
to see the injustice Of their being call
ed upon to make up the deficit caused
by the loss Of business due to the
general business depression all over the
country. An appeal to the courts for
an injunction restraining the roads
from collecting the increased rates I'M
til after the railway commission has
had an opportunity to pass upon the
new schedules will probably be made
and the matter will be fought out on
both sides until the right of the roads
to adjust schedules so as to maintain a
minimum scale of earnings without re-
gard to general business conditions has
been fully determined.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
s.BoIL TT DOWN:

boil it DOWN. is good motto for
any man addressing the public n this
busy age. It is especially worthy the
attention Of Presidential nominees
while engaged in the preparation OF
their letters Of acceptance.
The story is current that William H
Taft has begun his task Of writing a
letter Of acceptance by going over the
ground he expects to cover in CONVEX
sation with a typewriter, and that the
result of this process is a very diffuse
document which he will greatly con
dense. Correspondents guessing at the
probable length Of his letter run their
estimates as high as fifteen columns
The likelihood is that there is no war
rant for this assumption. Judge Taft
himself is no doubt aware that by in
dicting upon the American people in
hot weather long letter of acceptance
he would confer an advantage upon his
opponent.
Three columns is long enough to say
a good deal. It is easily possible fo1
candidates to say too much Evening
Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

All lines of business in the city are
more or less affected by the recent ar
bitrary raise in long distance telephone
rates and judging by the bills that are
being piled up by the company it will
soon be necessary for the business men
to seek for relief under the law gov
erning public service corporations or
make arrangements to use the telegraph
exclusively for long distance messages.
With all prospect of any competition
out of the way it looks as if the tele-
phone company had set out to grab
every cent the business will bear. Ger
tainly there can be no justification for
any increase in rates on the ground of
improved service, for the service at
the present time is just as bad as it
ever was and that is saying a good
deal There may have been great I'M
proyements in the physical equipment
OF the company, but the subscribers
have not received any benefit SO far
as the service furnished shows and
from their standpoint there has been
no Improvement that would warrant
any increase in the charges The tele-
phone company has an absolute
monopoly of this field since the indie
pendent companies in the city and
county were absorbed and subscribers
will have to look to the state commits
sion for any relief. With fifty per
cent boost in local rates, double rates
on rural lines through the county and
the recent raise in the long distance
charges, it looks very much as. il the
telephone users in this section would
not onl y pay the expenses of putting
the independent lines out of business
but all the money the managers of the
monopoly might have made if there
mad never been any competition Il
bother them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

ed by the Street Assessment Commit
tee Repeated violations of the side
walk ordinances on the part of Joseph
Bendt were reported to the Council and
while motion was made to revoke the
license on the contractor, the Council
finally decided tc give him chance
to tear out walks that had been put
in wrong and make them right. This
permission was given with the added
penalty that if the work was not done
before the next meeting of the Coun-
Gil the license of the contractor would
be revoked. 1t is hoped that some way
will be found to have the sidewalk
ordinance enforced to the letter and
in the future the Council will demand
that no walks be put in without the or
dinance being closely followed The
city will at once take up the building
Of walks demanded by the ordinance
which have not been put in and the
matter is in the hands of the Street
Assessment Committee to let the con-
tract for these walks at once. The
walks which have been dangerous to
pedestrians will be torn out first and
the building Of walks extended to all
parts Of the city as rapidly as possible
The annual estimate of the Board Of
Education was presented to the Coun-
ell. The Board demanded the sum of
$54,957 for next year. The Council
has no cloice but to appropriate the
amount demanded and the matter was
left in the hands of the finance com
mittee.
The Council appropriated $50 for the
use in the fight against the spread Of
tuberculosis. $50 Of this amount will
be sent to the state organization to
aid in the arrangements for the Wi8con-
sin exhibit at the Washington conyen-
ton while the remainder will be given
to the local committee for the advance
ment of the work in Kenosha.
The fight on Durkee avenue improve
ment seems to be over and the Kenosha
Home Telephone Company by a unani-
nous vote was given the right to lay
conduits on Deming street. The work
on the avenue will be started some time
this week.
The question Of cleaning the Keno
sha river was called up by the mayor
but Alderman Schultz, the chairman Of
the committee, reported that the COM
mittee was not ready to report He
stated, however, that the officials of
the tannery were working out the
problem of cleaning the river as rapidly
as possible.
The Council transacted the usual
amount Of routine business and an ad-
journment was taken until the next
regular meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION

What Ex-Governor Hoard says on
State Aid for County Roads:
In my judgment, nothing has come
before the people Of the state in many
years which means more to the future
progress and development Of cur com
monwealth than this very question Of
state aid.
THE farmer is especially interested,
if he can but see the question in it's
true light. There is a powerful pres
sure of public sentiment for the i'm
provement of our roads. The farmer
has resisted this pressure because, as
matters now stand, the main burden
OF construction would come on him. but
Eif the proposed amendment to the con
stitution is carried, then all the proper
ty Of the state is placed under con
tribution for this important object
Then again, there is no man in the
state who is more vitality interested
from the hard cash standpoint, in hav-
! ing good roads in his market town
than the farmer The nearer to town
his farm lies the greater its value and
he more it will sell per acre. A good
macaramized road that can be used in
all kinds of weather and all times of
the year for the heaviest loads, prac-
tically reduces distance fifty per cent
for, double the load can be handled
and, if need be the distance can be
Travelled in half the, time. Wherever
such roads have been built, the effect
has been to, at once, increase the sell
ing value Of tie farms adjoining from
$40 to $40 per acre.
"Those are hard practical reasons to
I an increase of farm values and wealth,
and I believe they lie within this prop
osition Of state aid to roads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

The verdict Of the coroner's jury in
The inquest over the victims of last
Thursday S accident will probably have
considerable weight with the Council
and backed up as it is by public senti-
ment should lead to the passing of a
building ordinance covering all classes
of buildings and the appointment of
building inspector to look after all
construction work of every nature be
ing done in the city. It does not re-
quire any great amount Of technical
knowledge to fill the office of Inspector
Common sense and general knowledge
of building operations such as any con
tractor must have are all that would be
required and there are any number of
men in the city who would make first
class inspectors and who could be de-
pended upon to keep we'll within the
safety limit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

Some of the politicians claim that
the Democrats are going to put only
one candidate for each Office in the
field at the primaries 50 that they will
be left free to assist in the nomination
of the Republican ticket, but even if
this is the case they are not likely to
get much benefit from it. The men
who would be put on side to make
way for any such arrangements are
likely to have influence enough to coun-
terbalance any gain made in the nomi
nation of the men whom the Democrats
regard as the weakest candidates on the
Republican ticket.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

The Council finally gave the tele-
phone company permission to lay con-
duits on Deming street before the work
of resurfacing the street begins and
the company will be that much ahead
when the time comes to- put all wires
under ground. We would like to see
a rule laid down that conduits must
be laid on every street that is to be
paved in the future before the pave
ment is put in just as the water and
gas mains and sewers are now put in
so that there need be no tearing up of
paved streets for the conduits ia case
the wires are ordered under ground.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

Apropos Of nothing in particular it APP
pears that little publicity in connec-
ton with the Council proceedings is a
very desirable thing from the stand
point of the property owner. Of
course the records Of that body are open
to every citizen and may be examined
at any time, but the trouble is that
so few citizens will spend the time to
look up the records Of their representa-
tives personally and check up their
votes. Then when something goes
wrong and the interested citizen pro-
tests he is informed that cit is too
late to do anything about it now. y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

Real estate agents and the owners
Of renting property report decided
increase in the demands in their line in
the past week or two and the inquiries
for accommodations of all kinds are
much better than they have been for
some time past. The city is making up
whatever losses in population it may
have suffered at the beginning of the
business depression and it is believed
that the city will show the usual steady
gain in the next census in spite of the
hard times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

There are some recommendations in
the report Of the auditors just submit
ted to the Council that the members
of that honorable body would do well
to pay close attention to. 1t would be
a simple matter for any taxpayer to
enjoin the Council from paying out
money illegally appropriated to it's own
members and it is an open question
whether or not the sums that have
been so paid out in the past can
not be recovered from the men
receiving them. The law is plain
in the matter of such payments
and no alderman who votes these pay
ments can claim to have Misunderstood
it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

The publicity campaign that is being
carried on in favor Of the constitutions
al amendment permitting state aid for
road building is bound to bear fruit
The farmers will be for the proposition
to man just as soon as the situa-
tion is thoroughly understood and there
can be no opposition from the cities as
all share IN the benefits Of improved
highways.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

At the present rate of progress the
new postoHice building will have to be
''rushed' at the finish in order to- get
it completed before the contract on
the present quarters expires.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

Breaking danger signals is the kind
of fun that may be followed by very
serious results. Should any accident
happen when the signals were out
somebody would be liable for heavy
damages and as neither the contractor
nor the city can afford to take any
chances the police will have to protect
the SIGNALS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
MANY SEEK POSITION
Builders of City Seem Anxious to Get
on the City Pay Roll as Inspector

There is going to be grand rush for
the office of building inspector in Ke-
nosha if the Council passes an ordi-
nance providing for such a position
and while the action or the Council
is as yet decidedly uncertain candidates
for the place are coming up in all parts
Of the city and the aldermen are being
urged to pledge their votes for the diff
ferent candidates.
At least three Of the candidates have
taken out petitions which are in cir
culation and it is expected that these
will be brought in to- influence the
vote of the Council after the ordinance
is passed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

The totals of the assessed valuation
OF all property for taxation should
show large increase over those of last
year, but it is doubtful if the increase
will be large enough to hold the rate
down to one per cent levy at the
speed the money is going out now. II
costs lot of money to run this town
and we always seem to be just about
SO far behind no matter how much is
paid in by the taxpayers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS

You are hereby notified and required
to destroy all noxious weeds, now
growing upon your premises, within
one week from July 22nd, 1908 or same
will be cut by the city Of Kenosha and
charged to your property. Chas. Stein
bach, commissioner of noxious weeds
for the city of Kenosha, Wis. jy28
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
First Publication July q. 1908.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NO To 2 7 y u z II = n = -
II ENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In probate.
IN In the matterof the last will OF James
A. Spence. deceased.
claims and demands of all PERSONS against
James a. Spence, deceased, late of the town of
Som rs, in said County of Kenosha. will be, ex-
amined and adjusted by the County Court of
kenosha County at the regular terms of said
Court to be holden at the County Court room. i'll
the City of Kenosha, i'll and for said County, on
the first Tuesday of November A. D. 1908, and
ten o'clock A. NJ. of those days; also that the
time until and Including the first Tuesday of
teb nary A. d. 1902 is the time allowed and
limited tor creditors of said James A. Spence
deceased, to present their claims for exanina-
ton and allowance
dated Dated at Is enosha, the 18th day of July A. D.
l9Uo BY the Court,
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
WAo County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

'Poor feHowr' chartered the monkey,
looking from it's dizzy height to the
weary wayfarer Tar below. "He shall
not sleep on the bare ground. l will
give him shake down"
And then the cocoanuts ratified mer.
riIy about the head of the slumbering
pilgrim.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

1t is said that Senator LaFollette will
define his position in the senatorial
fight on July 80. Ten days is long
time for some Of the candidates to
wait.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
NOTICE

There will be meeting of the City
Police and Fire Commission at the City
Hail. Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
All application for positions are re-
quested to attend. John Priddis, secy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

AS the usual overture to an active
campaign in this state the air is being
filed with stories of deep dark plots
and counterplots. The politicians are
beginning to see things in the night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

The Old Settlers picnic should break
the attendance record this year. All
the candidates will be there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
Official Pub1ication).)
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

Of the Bristol State Bank located at Bristol.
State of Wisconsin, at the close of business on
the 18th day of July, 1908, pursuant
to call by the Commissioner of Banking:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

Try want ad-25 cents week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

nosha, in the State of Wisconsin, at the close of
business, July is, 1908
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-23

RESOURCES
Evening star., 1908-01-24

I last from the Church of Notre Dame
at Courtrai, Belgium, where it is said
to have hung over the altar from about
the year 1880. 1t is a canvas of so large
d size. being ten feet high, that at the
time of its hanging Van Dyck was gibed
by workmen who did not appreciate his
art with the remark that 1T could be
cut up and would make excellent window
curtains.
Since the discovery of the fact that the
picture had been cut from its frame and
stCleH the police have been searching
widely for it and for the thieves. The
authorities at all the art centers of the
world were notified to be on the lookout
for the missing treasure, and the customs
officials in New York in particular were
instructed to watch every incoming steam
er, 1t having been stated that the canvas
was being shipped to New York. The
pc lice We're also notified to be on the alert
AMI to arrest any person attempting tc
sell the great work of art.
CCurtrai, or Courtray. is a fortified town
in West Flanders, twenty-six miles from
Client. 1t dates back to Roman times and
abCunds in works of art.
The battle of the Spurs was fought
close to Courtrai, July II. 1902, between
the Flemings and the French, resulting
in the defeat of the latter with immense
loss, more than eight thousand gilt spurs
of the Frsnch knights killed or van
quished falling into the hands of the
victors.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
WHY COBB REFUSES.
The Champion Batter Wants Con-
tract With Frills.

AUGUSTA Ga. January 24-Tyrus
Cobb. champion swatter of the American
League and foremost among the world s
base ball players. was asked Yesterday TO
assign his reason for turning down con-
tract recently submitted to him by the
MANAGEMENT of the Detroit team. He
said the financial end of the papyrus
didn't exactly dovetail into his ideas OF
what is the just and honest due of ball
player. and for that reason he turned
down the offer.
II have agreed to sign contract" he
said. "by which / receive good salary
the exact figure don't want to give out
and am a fixture for three years. A
clause. providing for full salary during
all time I may lose on account Of accident
or sickness is also one of the stipula-
tons
Cobb is one of the most daring base
runners that ever dashed down the path
10 keystone sack. His daredevil style
of purloining the base was the admira-
Evening star., 1908-01-24
ton last summer of every fan around the

tion last summer of every fan around the
big circuit. 1T is natural" he says, "for
me to want protection in case l get hurt
For instance. I might break a leg in try
ing to steal a base. / take some pretty
desperate chances sometimes. and a slip
may queer my game any time"
Cobb was asked for an expression of
opinion on the now much-mooted query
among northern sporting scribes as to
whether he will develop the phenomenal
speed next year that characterized his
work last season on the paths. Some of
the old dope dispensers say his natural
physical development may retard the
swift action of his props. Cobb said he
had no reason to believe such was the
case. Il take light exercise every day in
the Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium here. and INV
muscles are in fine trim" The big Geor-
gian is the picture of perfect health There
Is on his husky frame not an ounce Of
surplus flesh and in an indoor base ha II
uniform his appearance shows at a glance
that those superb muscles are as lith ;
and under as perfect control as ever be-
fore.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
ROOSEVELT FOR MAYOR OF N. Y.
Jacob Riis Says He Should Be an,
Might Be Elected.

ST. LOUIS, January 24.-Jacob Riis,
who can walk into the Presidents private
Office without knocking, has arrived here
and makes the statement that Roosevelt
should be and might be the next mayor
of New York city.
At any rate, Mr.. Riis says. he will work
hard to bring it about, despite whatever
precedent there may be about Presidents
not working after quitting the White
House.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
HELEN MALONEY SUING.
Referee Named in Suit Against Os
born, Whom She Married.

NEW YORK, January 24.-With the
consent of counsel for both parties, Jus
tice Newburger of the supreme court
signed Wednesday order naming Daniel
F. Cohalan as referee to take testimony
and report in a suit just instituted by
Helen Maloney against Arthur S. Osborn
The order appointing the referee does
not disclose the nature Of the suit, but it
is understood to be for annulment of the
marriage between Osborn and Miss Ma
loney, who is daughter of Count Malo-
ney of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
Makes Drug Stores Dry.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., January 24-The
Retail Druggists Association of North
Carolina has petitioned the special session
of the state legislature for relief from
the ruling made by Judge Reynolds of
Asheville. which put a ban on various
proprietary compounds. Judge Reynolds
held that no preparation containing more
than one-half of one per cent of alcohol
could be sold unless the dealer paid the
retail liquor dealers tax or sold the medi-
cine on q physicians prescription. Drug
Evening star., 1908-01-24
STOLEN VAN DYCK FOUND.
100000 Masterpiece Recovered
From Gypsy Wagon in Belgium.

BRUGES, January 24-Van Dycks
"The Erection of the Cross,
which was stolen from the Church of
Notre Dame, at Courtrai, last month. has
been found. A wagon belonging to a
Evening star., 1908-01-24

Gen. Booths dream is a Iieet of Saliva
ton Army steamers carrying the army's
emigrants across the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1908-01-24

band of gypsies was passing through the
village of Ardoye. near here. when the
horses fell and the canvas was thrown
out of the wagon. A policeman attracted
by the incident examined the canvas and
recognized the missing Van Dyck. He
will receive the reward of $4,000
Van Dyck's 1.-The Erection of the Cross.
which has been valued at from $1OO, 600
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-12-12
SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK.
A Number OF Baraga Chicken
Pens and Meat StOrages
Touched.

Saturday night wholesale string OF
burglaries were committed in Baraga
village, in which five or six citizens
were the losers.
During the night above mentioned
the chicken pens Of Dennis Ross, John
Mccormack and A. N. Pinet were
touched for from six to sixteen chick
ems and the storage, where hung the re-
mainder of deer belonging to Louis
Headworth. was rifed and no clue has
thus far been established as to who
were the perpetrators of the deeds.
So far this is all that has been re-
ported but it is believed that others
have suffered similarly. That those
who committed the acts we're fearless
and we'll acquainted with this class Of
business, waA manifested by the finding
of the heads Of each chicken taken up
on the floors of the pens, and showed
that whoever was bold enough to COM
nit the act also had the nerve to stand
and chop the heads Of each OF before
leaving the place with their booty.
1t il understood that steps are being
taken to locate the thieves. and II dis
covered viii b given oil that b coming
- then.