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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
PURE ARTEsTAN WATER.

1t has been suggested, through both
the editorial and news columns of the
NEWS, that the Water Commissioners
put up drinking hydrants at each Of the
arteslan wells in the city where the
people who can not get artesian water
any other way, could come and fill
water vessels.
Several of our Kenosha doctors claim
that the lake water is not fit to drink.
If this is the case, the Water Commits
sioners could do an unlimited amount
of good by spending a very few dol
lars Of the peoples money and it would
be for the benefit of all the people.
These hydrants could be distributed
all over the city SO that people could
have easy access to one or more Of
them no matter in what portion Of the
city they lived. We understand that
there are two wells on the North side
to take care of that portion of the city;
others that we know of are situated as
follows: On Maiden Lane between
Wisconsin and Park streets, on Main
street at the Y. M. G. A. corner, on
Park street at the corner of Chicago
street, on Wisconsin street corner of
West Main street, at the south end of
Chicago street and at the corner of
the Balm Park. This list figures out
eight wells situated in different loca-
tons in the city and even if all of the
wells were not used, enough of them
could be utilized to be Of an estimable
benefit to the citizens of Kenosha. No
one has ever questioned the purity of
the water coming from the Artesian
wells of Kenosha. The water from
some of the wells has more sulphur OF
iron in it than that coming from others
but as far as the healthfulness Of the
water, from all of the wells, is concern.
ed, all authorities agree that it is bene-
fetal. Some doctors go so far as to
say that the water from some Of the
wells contains medicinal properties OF
wells contains medical properties OF
great value
! Whether this is SO or not is beside
the question, as it is generally agreed
that the artesian water in Kenosha is
good for man and beast; this being the
case, it is to be hoped the water com
missioners will get busy and put in the
drinking hydrants, not fcuntions, but
just plain yard hydrants. We can see
no reason why this cannot be done, il
there is good reason we would like
! to know it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

There is said to strong sentiment
at Washington in favor Of amending the
Aldrich Currency Bill SO that the limit
of emergency circulation shall he half
of billion or billion dollars, instead
of only quarter Of billion.
On the other hand, some Senators
wish to strike out the clause which pro-
vides that bonds of cities of less than
twenty thousand inhabitants shall not
be accepted as security for the emer-
gency notes.
The principal effect of this bill, if
passed, will be to provide Wall street
with some powerful machinery for the
digestion Of otherwise indigestible Sc
curities. Every severe money-pinch
leaves syndicates and banks in the
Street loaded with bonds Of the sort de-
signated in the bill. The bonds are,
for the time being, unstable to the pub
lie, and to find the capital with which
to carry them is a difficult task. Under
the Aldrich Bill that capital may be
created by depositing the bonds with
the Treasury Department and issuing
emergency circulating notes against
them.
True, such notes are subject 70 tax
of six per cent, year; but tne interest
on the securities themselves will nearly
pay this tax. New York City bonds,
for example, now pay IL per cent;
some first mortgages railroad bonds an
even higher rate.
After an issue of emergency circula-
tion the Treasury Department will have
on hand hoard of lawful money to
be held by it until the emergency notes
slowly drift in for cancellation. Out
of this idle hoard, at the next appear
ance of a monetary stringency, the De
partment will make deposits in the
banks, naturally favoring New York,
because there the stringency is most
pressing, and because those banks are
the only ones that can promptly com
mand large amounts of such bonds as
the Treasury accepts as security fo1
Government deposits
AS device for charging and stimula
ting Wall Streets digestive powers, tht
Aldrich Bill is admirable. If the coun
try wants measure Of that character
the limit upon emergency circulation
should certainly be raised to half bill
lion or billion, and bonds of small
cities-which are held in the country
rather than in the metropolis should
be. excluded. Saturday Evening Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
LOSES HIS LEFT LEG
Conductor A. 7. Dorothy Forced
To Submit to Amputation of
His Left Leg Saturday
UNUSUAL CAUSE FOR INJURY

Letters received in Kenosha Monday
evening report that A. T, Dorothy, the
well known railway conductor Of this
city, was operated on at the Hahnemann
hospital in Chicago on Saturday even
ing his left leg being amputated six
inches above the knee. The condition
Of Mr. Dorothy is critical but the sur
geons in charge of the case think it pos
sible that he will survive
Mr.. Dorothy has been i'll with dia-
betes for many months and he was TAX
en- to one Of the Chicago hospitals some
time ago. The trouble with his leg
has also been one of long standing and
the cause as given by his friends makes
the injury one of the most remarkable
in the medical history Of the city. Mr..
Dorothy until the time Of his illness was
in charge Of the Kenosha accommodation
and one morning while on his run he
discovered slight bruise on his left
heel evidently made by some portion
Of The heel Of his shoe sticking up. 1t
was thought that the injury was of a
minor nature and Mr.. Dorothy continued
at work and in the meantime the sore
on his heel became worse. Thinking
that it was in the naturl Of corn Mr..
Rorothy went to a chiropodist who at
tempted to remove it but this did not
give the conductor any relief and some
time ago the leg began to swell and he
lost all use Of it. Since that time he
had been in the hospital and on Sunday
the physicians found that blood poison
ing had set in and that it would be
necessary to remove the leg at once.
Mr.. Dorothy stood the operation well
but in his weakened condition it is fear
ed that his chances of recovery are
limited.
Mrs. Dorothy is with her husband
at the hospital anu she is hopeful Of
the outcome.
Mr. Dorothy is one Of the best known
of the employees Of the Northwestern
in Kenosha and he is widely known
among the travelling public. He is one
of the most popular railway men on this
division and his serious injury has
caused profound sorrow among his asso-
ciates in business and friends
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
PLANS TO Go SOME
NJ. j. seholey Buys $4,000 Driving Team for
Use in the Coming Municipal Campaign

M. j. seholey Buys $4,000 Driving Team for
Use in the Coming Municipal Campaign
There is one thing certain and that
is that the man who runs for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Mayor against
former Alderman M. j. Scholey viii
have to go some as he has equipped
himself for going. Saturday the form
er alderman of the fifth ward purchased
from the Robert Burgess stables at Wi
mona, ILL.,, matched team of brown
mares that are about as nifty a pair of
horses as ever came into Kenosha. The
mares have won five blue ribbons and
are declared to be of the bluest blood
known in horse flesh. It is said that
the price paid for the team was $4,000.
The mares are seven and eight years,
old and have record Of 2:40 at the
pole while one of them has an individu-
al record of PIP. The mares reached
Kenosha on Sunday and created some
thing of sensation among the political
friends of the former alderman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

The insurance companies are after
some legislation that will permit them
to further limit the amounts that may
be borrowed on policies in order to stop
the heavy drains upon the resources of
the companies in times Of stress and it
is likely that they will get pretty near
ly what they are after in this line.
The managers Of the companies cannot
see the wisdom Of sacrificing high grade
securities that are on a seven and eight
per cent basis at panic prices in order
to make temporary five per cent loans
to policy holders.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

Court Officials Listen to Story of
Mrs. George D. Fay on Friday
ia
Afternoon in Court
TELLS OF HUSBANDS PERFIOY

What is thought to have been the
final hearing in. the settlement of the
affairs Of George Fay the missing Hard
ware dealer was held in the Circuit
Court late Friday afternoon when Judge
Belden and the officers of the court
listened to the story Of Mrs. Mary D.
Fay in her action for separate main
tenance. The story told by Mrs. Fay
was a sensational one, but most of it
has been told before and there was
nothing Of new nature in the recital
in Court. Mrs. Fay was the only wit
ness sworn in the case and Fay was
not represented by an attorney. On
the stand Mrs. Fay told a straightfor-
ward story Of the domestic relations of
the Fay family telling Of the perfdy
of her husband who she alleged had
been intimate with woman not his
wife on several occasions Specific in
cidents of the unfaitfulness Of the hus-
band were recited for the court and at
the close Of the testimoney it was
settled that decree Of separate main
tenance would be granted as soon as
the papers had been prepared and pre-
sented to the court for signature.
There was absolutely no one in court
save the officials when Mrs. Fay told
her story.
The matter of settling up the receiv-
ership of the Fay estate will be com
pleted within a few days and the
money that is now in the hands of the
Receiver will probably be turned over
to Mrs. Fay in connection with the
decree of separate maintenance. Mrs.
Fay could have probably received a
divorce on the same evidence as she
presented to the court but she insisted
that she did not desire the court to
take this action but simply to grant a
decree Of separate maintenance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

It cannot be denied that the pros
poets for the completion Of the exten-
sions of the local street railway lines
are not any too bright just at present
and a good many people are calling
attention to the fact that if the coun-
Gil had refused to grant Mr.. Frost
more time the extension would in all
probability have been completed before
Jan. 1. The predicament in which the
city now finds itself is a very apt illus
tration of the old proverb fthat delays
are dangerous.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
The high-handed methods Of organ

The high-handed methods of organ
lied labor, which trample upon rights
of individuals that are guaranteed by
the Constitution, meet with serious dis
couragement when they come up for
review before the Supreme Court of the
United States. A few days ago the
Supreme Court knocked out the Erd-
mann act, under which it had been
proposed to prevent employers from
exercising their discretionary right of
dismissing employees on the ground Of
membership in labor unions. Now the
Supreme Court has knocked out the
boycott system to which labor unions
have widely resorted for the purpose of
coercion
Boycotting, by the publication of so
called unfair lists, is placed by this
decision under ban as conspiracy to in
jure business and combination in re-
straint of trade. The question came
up before the Supreme Court in a suit
brought by Connecticut Hat manu-
featuring firm against members of the
Hatters Union and the American Fed
GRAFTON of Lamor. The firm complained
that the boycott carried on against its
factory by members of these organiza-
tions had damaged its business to the
I
extent of $4,000. By unanimous deci-
sion Of the court the complainant is
awarded $4,000, or three times the
amount of the damage calculated to
have been inflicted by the boycott.
The assertion that trade unions in
certain of their aggressive activities
are combinations in restraint of trade
has often been made, but the spohes-
men of boycotting labor unions have
pooh-poohed. This decision will have
the effect of putting an end to boy
cotting. Evening Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

It is certain that the secret service
men are unnecessarily alarmed over the
reports of the circulation Of large
amounts of counterfeit money in this
section of the state because there is
not any very large amount of money
of any kind good, bad, or Indifferent in
circulation around here and no present
indication that there will be for some
time to come At the same time in case
you are lucky enough to have anybody
hand you piece of money examine it
carefully. 1t is too hard to get to take
any bad.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
TO FORECAST WEATHER
Kenosha People to Have Regular Daily
Forecasts of Weather in the Future

Kenosha People to Have Regular Daily
Forecasts of Weather in the Future
Manager McNelly of the Western
Union Telegraphy ~ who is also
in charge of the s.vtk OF. the weather
bureau in Kenosha has given notice that
in the future he will issue daily bulle-
tins in regard to the forecasts for the
weather in this Immediately vicinity.
The forecasts are to be made out by
the regular government forecaster in
Milwaukee and viii be wired to Keno
sha each morning, This service will be
furnished free of charge to all people
OF the city by phone. The Evening
News has arranged to receive the daily
forecast and it will be found at the
head OF the local page of the paper
daily ast'sfq s~
There viii of course be no charge to
the patrons of the Telegraph Office for
this weather service. 1t viii fill a long
felt want in Kenosha as many of the
marine men of the city have long urged
that regular forecasts be issued for
Kenosha and it's immediate vicinity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

From all reports the Democrats il
Wisconsin will not have all the harmo
ny in the world at the coming state
convention and it is already apparent
that the man with the knife will be in
evidence. It looks as if our distinguish
ed friend 7 E. Ryan of Waukesha
would be forced to bare his manly hos
ON to receive the knife. Well it's an
empty honor anyway and if the Demo
Gratis want to fight over it all we can
do is to repeat the time honored words
Of Ellis Usher "Fight Ye Owls I hate
peace.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
CLoPE GETS CONTINUANCE
Hearing of Man Accused of Counterfeiting
Adjourned Till Next Friday Afternoon


Adjourned Till Next Friday Afternoon
Irving Spencer Clope arrested here on
the suspicion that he was engaged in
the manufacture Of counterfeit coin
had a hearing in the United States Cir
cult Court at Milwaukee Saturday af-
ternoon and the further hearing of the
case was continued until next Friday in
order to allow Clope to secure an attor-
ney and arrange for his defense. After
the hearing at Milwaukee, Government
officials and Kenosha police officers
went to the home of Clope in Racine
and found other moulds and metals
which they believe will strengthen the
case against the accused man
Clope told the United States officials
the same story that he told the local
police at the time of his arrest. In the
meantime it is stated that large
amount Of counterfeit coin is in circula-
ton in Milwaukee and it is thought
possible that some of this coin was made
in Racine or Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

There can be no fair criticism Of the
city officials for wanting expert advice
upon the probable cost and the feasibili-
ty of any project in which it is pro
posed to sink a large amount Of the tax
payers money and while the figures of
the engineer employed to devise a plan
for purifying the river are disappoint-
ment because the cost of the work as
figured by him promises to put off this
Improvement for long time that is no
reason for blaming the council for mir
ing the engineer. We take it for
granted that the qualifications of the
engineer were thoroughly investigated
before he was engaged and that he is
man Of standing and reputation in
his profession; that his estimates may
be relied upon; and that the committee
which hired him made bargain with
him for his pay before he began his
plans so that the city pays no more than
any business man would pay for the
same work. These things being true,
the council cannot be blamed for taking
precautions that any business man
would take and investigating the cost
of this Improvement before going into
it. The alderman would have been
much more to blame for taking any
thing for granted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

A great many people who are oppos-
ed on principle to paying any salaries
giving them something for their services
provided that the ordinance is fixed SO
that only those who actually do the
work can draw the pay. The ordi-
nance should provide for fine for being
absent from any meeting Of the council
regular or special and the fine should
be large enough SO that it would not
take many absences to offset the whole
salary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
German and SchoIey Both Start
Petitions as Democratic Can.
didates for Mayor
OTHER CANDIDATES IN FIELD
Republicans Still Waiting for the Deci-
sion of the Party But Papers
Will Be Taken Out Before
End of the Week
(From Mondays Daily.)


The City Campaign is on in earnest
so far as the Democratic party is con-
cerned as to day petitions are being cir
culated for the nomination of M. j.
Scholey and James German as candi-
dates for the mayorality nomination,
George Harrington has taken out papers
as candidate to succeed himself in
the office of city clerk, Martin Stein
metz has taken out papers as a eandi-
date to succeed himself as City Treasur-
er. The papers are being circulated in
nearly all Of the wards Of the city. The
papers will probably be filed with the
City Clerk before the end Of the week.
In the meantime papers are being cir
culated il many wards for candidates
for officials and the Democrats and Re-
publicans are equally active in regard to
these Offices. Papers have been circu-
lated for the nomination of B. o.
Sturges as a candidate for justice of
the peace on the Republican ticket and
it is certain that he will have no opposi-
tion in his race for the nomination.
George B. McCarron the present justice
has not as yet taken out papers. but it
is understood that he will be candidate
for denomination.
There has as yet been no decision
reached as to the Republican candidate
for mayor. Former Alderman E. G. AL
leman has announced that he has not
taken out papers, but the matter has
been laid up to him by his friends and
he has reached no decision. He declares
that he is not DESTROYS of being candi-
date unless he has a united party be-
hind him. John NJ. Kehlor is still being
mentioned for the office but as yet he
has not consented to be candidate but
on the other hand has insisted that he
is opposed to making the run. There
is however a strong sentiment favorable
to Mr.. Kehlor Other candidates are
mentioned but there is no disputing the
fact that Kehlor and Alleman are the
leaders among the Republicans.
Slate makers have been at work MAX
ing up tickets but their tickets have
been simply talk and so far as can be
learned there has been no out and out
candidates among the Republicans for
places on the city ticket Charles Blon-
din a well known employee of the Sim
ons Manufacturing Company has been
suggested as a candidate for the office
Of City Clerk and there is little doubt
but that if he were nominated he would
add strength to the ticket. Henry
Jordan has been suggested as a candi-
date for the Office Of City Treasurer
and the name of J. H. Charles has been
mentioned for the same office. T. T..
Parker, George Villnow and several
others have been mentioned as possible
candidates for the office Of assessor.
Out of this list a decidedly strong tic
ket could be made up and with proper
man at the head for Mayor it is pretty
certain that every man on the ticket
would be elected
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

We hope that there is going to be a
lively but fair fight for the nomina-
ton for every place on the ticket at
the primaries this spring that will get
every voter out and interested in the
real campaign to follow. This city has
suffered for some years now from the
Indifference of it's voters to their own
best interests but if they can be arous-
ed sufficiently they will straighten out
some matters that need attention in
short order They have done it before
and they can do it again if they only
think so. This does not mean that there
need be any reform campaign either.
Simply campaign for the protection of
the taxpayers and their pocketbooks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

Another bit Of fool legislation is
found in the new health law in regard to
the return Of marriage licenses and GER
tifcates Of marriage. The minister
will be kept busy hunting up officials
if he complies with the law in all its
requirements. But then there is a
chance yet. The attorney general is to
be given a chance to interpret the law
and it is an even chance that he viii
be able to find some way out Of the
difficulty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

It is seldom that any mans candi-
dacy for any office is so enthusiastical-
ly and unanimously endorsed as was
that Of Benjamin O. Sturges for the
Office of Justice Of the Peace at the
republican mass meeting Friday night
and it is certain that he will also have
the united endorsement Of the bar re-
CARELESS of politics and the strongest
kind of support outside of his own
party. Those who are familiar with
the manner in which the law has been
administered during the past year in
Kenosha believe that the election of Mr.
Sturges will mean as much for the city
as any one thing that could be accom-
plished.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

Taxes are due and payable the last
Monday in February which leaves less
than two weeks to collect everything
outstanding. It is impossible to grant
any extension Of time for their payment
and it is expected Treasurer Steinmetz
will be swamped with money the next
two weeks. If you have not already
done so, better get around and pay up
tomorrow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
ATTENTION G.. A. R.

Fred s. Lowell Post $50, having in
vited Rev. Edgar 7. Farrill to deliver
an address on LINCOLN and Washing
toms birthdays, Sunday evening. Feb
16 at the Congregational Church, al
Soldiers of the Civil War, Spanish
American War Veterans, Sons of Veter
ans, w. R. G. No. Al are requested tx
meet at the Post Hall at $50 ?. m
sharp to attend this meeting. Comrades
give this meeting your time for tina!
evening.
By order Of G. E. Likes, comdr,
]. Coshun, adjt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13

Physicians favor the addition Of an
insane ward to the Kenosha hospital
and they should know the needs Of the
city in this direction better than any
body else. Perhaps as the city is to
be the chief beneficiary under this
plan the council might be willing to
pay the expenses Of fitting up such a
ward
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-13
WEBS NEBRASKA MAN
Mrs. Ida Lindner of this City WEEDS Ger
hard yoight of Hooper, Nebraska

Mrs. Ida Lindner of this City Weds Ger
hard yoight of Hooper, Nebraska
There was quiet little wedding at
the Office of Court Commissioner James
E. Tully on Monday afternoon when
Mrs. Ida Lindner Of this city was unit
ed in marriage TO Mr.. Gerhard Voight
of Hooper, Nebraska. The announce
ment Of the marriage will come as a
surprise to many Of the friends Of Mrs.
Voight. The groom arrived from Ne
braska Monday morning and an order
for the immediate marriage of the cou-
pie was secured. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Weight left for the south
to spend their honeymoon after which
they will go to Hooper, Neb., to make
their home. The groom is a prosperous
farmer and land owner. The friends
Of Mrs. Weight in Kenosha will be
pleased to extend congratulations