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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
FUND NEARLY READY
Mayor Announces $40 Has Been Raised
for the Building of Bath House

Mayor Announces $40 Has Been Raised
for the Building of Bath House
Mayor M. j. Scholey announced this
morning that sufficient fund had been
raised to warrant the city starting
work on bath house along the lake
shore for the use of the people of the
city and that the house will be erected
on some of the property Of the city
during the winter months so as to have
it ready for the bathers with the first
warm day Of next spring. The mayor
has himself secured the subscriptions
to the fund for the bath house and the
amount raised now amounts to $3.50.
Many of the factories of the city have
given literally to the fund, three of
them making gifts In the amount of
800 and others giving smaller amounts.
While the fund is not considered suf-
fcient to insure the completion of the
building it is thought that there will
be little trouble in raising any amount
that may be needed after the building
is started The building will cost in
the neighborhood of $3.50 and Archi-
tect Gaastra is now preparing the plans
for it. The location has not been Sc
lected, but it will be either on the land
owned by the city near the water plant
or on the Dlg beach owned by the city
on Washington Island. The Island
property seems to be the most attrac-
tive location. The city as yet has
taken no steps to secure any addition
to the beach, but it is understood that
this will be taken up as soon as the
bath house is built and that the prop
erty owners in both neighborhoods have
consented to offer long time lease Of
property at low rate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
RAISES BIG DOUBT
Decision Of Supreme Court in Re-
gard to Marriage ofDiVOrcees
Questions New Marriages
AFFECTSKENoSHA MARRIAGES

Kenosha persons who have been
granted DEGREES of divorce in this
county and who have married again,
whether in this state or any other state
within year from the time their di-
vorce was granted, were Illegally mar
ried and the ceremony was null and
void.
Justice Winslow of the Supreme
Court has rendered decision which
affects many Divorces of Kenosha
county who have married within year
of the time the decree was signed
It is known that several Kenosha
parties, plaintiffs and defendants in di-
vOrce actions, have gone to other states
and were married there few months
after the DEGREES were granted A mar
riage performed in another state for
the purpose Of evading the provisions
Of the Wisconsin divorce laws, how
ever legal it may be under ordinary
circumstances, will not be recognized
by the courts Of this state, according
to the ruling Of Justice Winslow in the
case of sarah A Lanham against the
heirs-in-law of James w. Lanham.
In 1905 Mrs. Lanham, then the wife
Of J. R. Sherman, near Mansion, Sc
cured divorce from her husband, with
the help of Lanham, who was "a years
old, and who paid for attorney fees
and acted as 8 witness for her. She
then applied for a permit to marry
Lanham, but was told the court could
not issue it on account Of the state law
prohibiting marriages of divorced
parties within year. The couple hen
went to Menomonie, Mich, and lived
as man and wife until 1907, when Lam
ham died, Mrs. (Sherman) Lanham had
assented to another ceremony with
Lanham in Wisconsin, but as they were
about to be welded again Lanham was
stricken and died. His widow sued for
her share of his property and the Cir
cult Court allowed her $12 a month
from the estate. The heirs at law
Lanham s children by former wife
appealed on the ground that the Michi-
gan marriage was illegal in Wisconsin.
Justice Winslow, in his opinion,
said:
"The prohibitory terms are broad and
sweeping. They declare not only that
it shall be unlawful for divorced per-
sons to marry again within one year,
but that any such marriage shall be
null and void; there is no intimation
as to the place of the pretended mar
riage in expressed terms or in the
language used, from which such an
intimation can be naturally implied,
and clearly expressed intent of the
Legislature, we hold that when persons
domiciled in this state and who are
subject to the provisions of the law,
leave this state for the purpose of evad-
ing those provisions and go through a
ceremony Of marriage in another state
and return to their domicile, such pre-
tended marriage is within the provi-
sions of the law and will not be
recognized by the courts of this state. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
HAD COLLAR BONE BROKEN
Guy Mogenson First Victim of Foot
Ball in Kenosha for New Season

Guy Mogenson, a fourteen year old
boy and the son Of Hans Mogensen,
was the first victim Of foot ball in
Kenosha this year. He sustained a
fracture of the left collar bone while
playing with a team of boys at the
golf grounds field Wednesday evening.
Young Mogensen was an expert play
er and ne was running with the ball
when caught in a scrimmage. He was
tackled and thrown and several other
players fell on him when the boys
had finally been lifted OF him it was
found that the COY collar bone was
broken. He was taken to his home
and physicians called to reduce the
fracture The break is not a serious
one, but young Mogensen will not be
able to take part in any more games
during the present year. This is the
third time that the 10y has sustained
the fracture of the same arm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
WANTS RECORD OF DIVORCES
Court Clerks Obliged to Furnish
Details of DEGREES Granted

The number of statistics required by
the state of Wisconsin at the present
is steadily growing. Every death, mar
riage, birth, accident, etc., must be fur
nished by one local Board Of Health.
Now the clerk Of the Circuit Court is
called upon to furnish records Of every
divorce granted during the year. The
blanks they must FILL out call for the
age, color, birth place, occupation,
nationality, residence at time Of MARI
age, residence at time of suit, place of
marriage, date Of marriage, date of
separation, manner Of service Of sum-
mons, was suit contested, alleged causes
Tor annulment, divorce, kind of relief
prayed for, nature of degree, was ali
mony asked, number of children by
marriage, whether cross bill was
fled by the defendent, date of degree
and a dozen other things.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
PLAN NEW BUILDING
Thomas B. Jefery Company to Make
Large Addition to Plant This Season

Thomas B. Jeffrey Company to Make
Large Addition to Plant This Season
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Thomas B. Jeffrey Company already has
the largest automobile making plant
in the United States, large addition
is to be made to the plant before the
close of the present year. Plans have
been made for large new building
to adjourn the present plant on the
north. The new building will be of
concrete in keeping with the style ef
the other buildings Of the plant. It
will be 257 feet in length and $50 feet
wide and one story in heighth. Mr..
Jeffrey stated this morning that the
new building would be completed with
in the next ninety days. so that it
could be used By The company in turn
ing out next years product. The
building will be used as testing and
assembling room.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
Judge SchoIey Decides That Facts
in Case Do Not Warrant the
Issue Of . Warrant
POLICE DEPARTMENT ROUTED
Departments Hands VIII Be Tied in
Connection With the Prosecution
of Such Cases-Co Complaints
Must Be Private

Judge M. J. scholey, sitting as an
examining magistrate, handed down his
first decision from the bench at his
office late Wednesday afternoon and as
a result of tins ruling no warrant will
be issued for the arrest of Nicholas
Krisor, the Milwaukee avenue saloon
man, who was charged by Police Of
fcer McClosly with having his saloon
open after hours last Sunday morning.
The decision Of the judge was in sub
stance Let him who is without sin
cast the first stone" and while this did
not refer to the police department, the
judge held that there had been 50 many
violations Of the saloon laws in former
years without prosecution that he was
in favor Of giving the men warning.
Krisor was told to go and sin no more
and this will probably end the matter
so far as the police prosecution of the
man is concerned.
At the hearing Krisor and the chief
of police were present, the mayor hav-
ing heared the evidence of Officer
McClosly on Tuesday. He declared
that the officer while reporting that
he was certain that the Krisor place
was open on Sunday morning at 1890,
yet he was not able to swear positively
that any liquor was sold and under this
statement the mayor held that the evil
dence was insufficient to direct the po-
lice to arrest Krisor and force him to
appear in the Justice Court. The po.
lice had several names Of people who
were in the saloon at the hour alleged
and the number of an automobile which
stood outside of the door and carried
away a number of the supposed Gus
toners, but none of these people was
summoned to appear before the "ex-
aiming magistrate" The action of
the mayor in this case practically multi
fes his order to the chief of police to
arrest all saloon men not living up to
the regulations. In fairness to Krisor
it should be said that search of the
police records shows that this is the
first complaint reported against him
and for the most part his place of
business has always been conducted in
an orderly manner. With the decision
of the mayor the hands Of the police
will be tied in the prosecution of such
cases as the mayor may assert his right
to have all of the saloon men SO ar
rested brought before him before they
are taken before a Justice Court. He
cannot, however, interfere with any
private complaints that may be made
in regard to violations of the laws and
if warrants are issued in a Justice
Court the men must be arrested and
taken before the justice issuing the
warrant for a trial The action of the
mayor simply takes the question of
initiative out of the hands Of the police
and makes it necessary for members of
reform organizations to act in these
matters.
Tn'the meantime George Fischer, who
was arrested on the same charge, has
not as yet been discharged and his trial
is going on before Justice McCarron
this afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
WOULD PREVENT ACCIDENTS
People Notified That Trespassers win
Be Prosecuted by Law


+ Notices have been posted along the
right of way of the Milwaukee Electric.
Railway & Light Company of which
John I. Beggs is president, warning
trespassers that they will be arrested
and dealt with according to law. Ae-
cording to President Beggs considera,
bic delay has been caused in the opera
ton of cars on the lines by reason of
people making use of the right of way
as thoroughfares.
A number Of accidents have occurred
and men killed, simply because they
entered the right of way when it is
unlawful to do so. Generally when
people are injured or killed, there is a
law suit commenced and the corpora
ton is put to expense and trouble in
fighting the litigation. For this rea-
son the notices have been posted warn
ing the public to keep off or stand for
arrest and prosecution.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
Town Board of Pleasant Prairie
TO Build Mile of Road Under
the State Supervision
EXAMPLE FOR OTHER TOWNS
State Highway Engineer Hirst Will
Take Personal Charge of Building
Road and Cost Will Be in
Neighborhood Of $4,000

The town of Pleasant Prairie
promises to be the pioneer among the
towns Of Kenosha county in the build
| ing Of stone roads under the direct
inspection of the Wisconsin State
Geological Survey and Engineer Hirst,
state highway engineer will come to
Kenosha county during the present
month to personally have charge of the
work of building roads in the town of
Pleasant Prairie. The Town Board has
agreed to build one mile of stone road
as test of the work Of the state de-
partment and if this experiment proves
to be of value it is expected that the
question of building further roads will
be submitted to the people of the town
at the town election to be held next
spring. The first rural stone road in
the town is to be built on what is
kno n as the Spring Brook road and
which is on the northern end of
the extension of Rowland avenue
and it is the ultimate plan of tbs
Town Board to make this a stone
road from the Pleasant Prairie section
line to the state line distance of about
seven miles. It is estimated that the cost
Of the improvement of this road for
that Instance will be in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000 or at the rate Of So, 900
a mile The latter sum has been ap-
'propriated for the experimental work
that is to be done during the present
month. The road will be built accord
ing to the plans proposed by the state
department and will have a fourteen
foot bed. 1t will be of crushed stone
with proper surfacing.
Sydney M. Jones, town clerk, in
speaking Of the matter on Wednesday
said: GIVE hope that Pleasant Prairie
will be able to set a example for other
towns in the county and it was to this
end that we decided to ask for the aid
Of the state department in building
this mile Of road. The Board was not
ready to order longer stretch of road,
but we believe that the Improvement
will be such a noteworthy one that the
VI U1C OOWn WILL NC WIlIIuS duG
ready to continue the work at the open
ing of the new season. AS it is now
the town will pay for the work of ex-
perimenting and no provision has been
made for the building of any other
roads,
For many months the people who
travel the sand road between Kenosha
and Zion city have been seeking to find
some plan by which it could be i'm
proved and it is thought that the Town
Board will take up the improvement of
this road just as soon as the Spring
Brook road is completed to the state
line
All work on the road will be done
under the direction of the state de
partment and the supervision from the
officials of the town will be limited to
the selection of the place for the ex-
pertinent and the payment of the bills
for the work. It is thought that it
will be an easy matter to secure ma
terials so that the work can be com
pleted during the next sixty days.
The experiment Of Pleasant Prairie
will undoubtedly be watched with a
great deal of interest by the officials of
other towns in the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08
SETTLERS CLUB

The stockholders of the Kenosha
County Old Settlers Club will meet on
Saturday, Sept. 26 at / p. m. at the
court house in .Kenosha to transact any
and all business that may come be-
fore them at that time A full at
tendance is requested. G. M. Bishop,
Secy. WA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08

The new directory OIL ,saukegan and
Lake County, published by F. K. Bum
stead of Chicago, was issued yesterday.
The total population of Lake County,
based on directory figures, is 47755, of
which 1900 is credited to Waukegan.
Zion City is credited with population
Oh 4,O36.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08

J. T. Herzog, who as manager of the
Manitowoc team in the Lake Shore
league has twice returned that team
as pennant winner, has resigned the
management of the team and will go to
Appleton to manage the Appleton team
which is to seek franchise in the
Lake Shore league next season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08

Kenosha people seem to be anxious
to see the work on tho new post of
fee building started, but as far as can
be learned the contractors for the
building have not been in the city and
no steps have been taken to start the
work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08

The officials of the Kenosha Home
Telephone Company report that they
have a regular monthly inspection Of
all the poles of the company's system
in Kenosha and that all Of them are re-
ported in good condition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08

Considering the cost of a primary
campaign it is not probable that any
Kenosha Republicans will aspire to be
elected United States Senator from
Wisconsin right away.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sampson of Mil
waukee, are spending few days with
friends and relatives in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-08

Want ads bring results.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
OFFERS $4,000 GOLD CUP
Frederic Thompson GiUes Trophy
as Inducement to Yachtsmen.

Frederick Thompson, owner of the schooner yacht
clubs. announced yesterday that he would offer as
a perpetual trophy. to be raced for by yachts OF
anv recognized club in the world, gold challenge
cup valued at 5000.
This trophy which is to be known as the Ameri-
can Cup will be- yaChtsmen say, the most Valua bic
prize ever offered in America for a yacht race
II Is Mr. Thompson's intention to place the cup
i, the custody of either the Larchmont or me
Atlantic yacht club, the regatta committee or the
club to have full charge of the arrangement OF the
details of the which are to be sailed over
the same courses off Sandy Hook that were used
FOR the Americas Cup races.
No final conditions have yet been made. but Mt
Thompson has named the principal conditions that
are to govern the races for this trophy Ihe ooat
that wins the best out of three races takes the
Gun unless large fleet of yachts of different rigs
sails for it. then point system is to be adopt
ed but a boat must win race to be eligible
The races will be sailed under the rules adopted
bv the Atlantic Coast Conference, but all yachts
under the 50f foot rating must enter at that rating
If the club holding the cup is not challenged at
the expiration of a year, the trophy is TO revert
to the club which held the initial race. As the
courses are to be laid in the open water outside
Sandy Hook it is thought likely that Wilson Mar
shaII's schooner Atlantic. Roy A Raineys Invader,
] Rogers Maxwers Queen. Morton F. Plants In
gomar and other large schooners Will take part in
the first race which, it is said will be sailed in
July of this year if the arrangements can be COM
pleted time
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
SEVEN GIANT PITCHERS.
Men on Whom McGrd1c Depends to
Hin the Penndnt.

You can't win without pitchers" is 2 baseball
axiom John McGraw expects the New YORK
Giants TO win this year So he must nave the
pitchers All of the old tuirlers well known to
Polo Grounds patrons will be on hand again this
wear and in addition several youngsters who al
ready give great promise
Known all the country wherever base
bail is played Christy Mathewson returns for
his eighth year at the Polo Grounds He Is cas-
iv the star Of McGraw' staff. Over six feet In
height and weighing about 40 pounds. he has an
ideal build for a pitcher. 'Matty Is right
handler, both in pitching and batting. Last year
he led his league in the number of strke-outs
making '17s batters fan the air during the
season. He played in forty-one games. won
twenty-rour of them and lost twelve He is
one of the best fielding pitchers in the league
"Matty' is warm weather pitcher. reaching his
best form in the summer
Luther Dummy Taylor is the oldest player
with the Giants in point of service. this being
his ninth year. He is also a right-hander- Last
year he eleven games and lost seven, hav-
ing three shut-outs TO his credit. The Dummy
is always ready to take his place the box
and is of McGraws most useful men Al
though he is a mute he knows all the fine
points of the game, and is great favorite
with the fans because of his antics the dia
mond.
Joseph C'Iron Man, McGnnity begins his sixth
season with the Giants. He is feet 10 inches and
tips the scales ct about 175 pounds. The bulk of
the work fell his shoulders last year. Several
both games OF two double headers. McGinnity is d
right -hander eighteen and lost the same num-
Der of games and struck out 1a0 men last year
Red Ames starts his fifth year Giant
Last year he ten games and lost twelve. RE
needs steady catch for him, he is in
cined be wild. Although he had strike-out
record of li6 he also los passes Ames is still
young player, and McGraw expects this to be his
best year.
The last of the veteran pitchers is George Witse
| q southpaw, who a New York suit for the
fourth year. He is feet tall and weighs about 40
pounds. Last year his health was poor Out of
twenty-five games he thirteen, five of them
sk1toIIts struck Seventy-nine batters, and had
a fielding average of .972.
OF the youngsters who trying win places
as pitchers the New York team the most prom
/ Using the present time Beecher, Nalarkey
and Mckinney. The latter has been able 10
/ show his worth in the South thus far he
strained his side in almost the very first practice
Btecher and MaIarkey almost 10 make the
team. McGraw has been giving them lots of work
and they have been rounding in fine style. 1t
has been McGraw's custom to keep young
pitcher with the team each year, and after he has
had long experience on the bench to make
regular of him. but this year it looks If MaiaI
kew and Beecher would be able to take their
out the pennant this year. and ii if
he had the pitchers TO get it from the Chicago
Cubs.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

Lz4TH4.W DEFEATS NILES.
Former English Court Tennis Cham
Don Badis Beaten at TuredO.

Tuxedo Park. Y Y March 9l.-Before a large
crowd or society folk and nearly ali OF the noted
court tennis players OF this country the Tuxedo
Tennis and Racquet Club to-day the first Of
OF exhibition matches between Pete
Latham. professional champion Of the world. and
3-ustace II. Miles. eX-arnsteur champion of Eng
land. was played. Latham three straight
sells allowing Miles e handicap Of 10. The match
Wey the three best in FIVE sets.
Miles VIC the and started the service, but
GAsham took the first and second games after 90
/, 80 was called. Miles tied the score with the two
following games, but Latham then took the lead
srd won tie set g. The second won
Latham Z SIS and the third at S. Latham
in splendid form and gave one Of the best
hbitions ever seen here. His all round play was
quite at its and re served better than he has
done for many wears Those who were in the
Aeoane including of tie leading cEper-s at
sne game, impressed by his voIleying
srd his strokes of the back wall. He picked up
sne hardest and severest strokes with case.
Miles -ust little puzzled with the light re-
eected from the floor, but he made hard fight,
and with little more practice will doubtless i'm
vrcve considerably He says he has never seen
Latham play well. lie describes the impression
-he game had him by saying that lit looked as
81 Peter had shed ten years.