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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07
OUR BIRTHDAY

This is our birthday for with this is
sue the Telegraph-Courier begins its
seventeen year Of continuous publica-
ton The life Of the paper covers the
period Of the development Of sparsely
settled territory into one Of the richest
and most powerful states in the union.
Its files are complete chronological
record Of all the important events in the
history Of Kenosha and Of those who
lived and labored within it's borders.
It's earliest list Of subscribers contains
the names of all of the sturdy pioneers
who settled in this section and the paper
is still going every week to their des-
pendants "even unto the third and
fourth generation" in every state in
the union and every country under the
sun. The years Of mans usefulness
are numbered but the cold Telegraph
Courier enters into the last of it's
three score years and ten with every
prospect of a long period of service for
,Kenosha and it's people before it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07
WARRANTS HELD UP

Chief of Police O'Hare returned to
Kenosha from Springfield, ILL.,, this
morning after making an ineffective
effort to secure the custody of Mike
GoloDolsy and S. Pecaskas, wanted here
on a charge of swindling north side
saloon man.
The requisition papers issued by Gov
ernor Davidson are now in the hands
of the Governor Of Illinois, but the at
torneys for the two men have demanded
a hearing before the governor before
the papers are signed This hearing
has been set for tomorrow. It is under
stood that fugitive warrants will be
issued to hold the men in Chicago until
after the Kenosha officials fight out the
matter before Governor Deneen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07

There is an ordinance supposed to be
in force in this city which forbids load
ed wagons to dribble their contents
along the streets and about the first
thing the new street commissioner will
have to do if he expects to make a sue
cess in his new job is to see to it that
this ordinance is enforced to the very
letter. 1t is no uncommon thing to see
a trail Of dirt left by wagon from one
end to the other of street that has
just been cleaned and it is impossible to
keep the streets in even fairly good con-
dition if this sort of carelessness is to
be permitted to go on. The street com
missioner has the law on his side and he
should make it his business to force
these careless drivers to pay at least as
much in fines as it costs the city to
clean up after them. He would not
have to enforce that rule long before
tight wagon boxes and covers would be
the rule instead of the exception in
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07
CITY BIDS WO0DMEN
City Council Aids Local Camp Of
Woodmen in Effort To Secure
TrienniaI State Meet
URGES BEAUTIES OF KEN0SHA

The Kenosha City Council has given
it's aid to the Kenosha Camp Of the
Modern Woodmen of America in it's
effort to secure the meeting of the
State Camp of the order in 1911, and at
the order of the Common Council the
city clerk this morning forwarded to
the officials of the State Camp who will
meet in session at Wausau tomorrow.
the following formal invitation from
the City Of Kenosha.
To the members of the State Conven-
ton, 1908, Modern Woodmen of
America.
IGentlemen:-
At regular meeting of the Common
Council of the City of Kenosha, held
May 4, 1908, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That a cordial invi-
tation on behalf of the City Of
Kenosha be, and is hereby extend
ed to the Modern Woodmen of
America about to assemble in
State Convention at the City Of
Wausau Wisconsin, to hold it's
next triennial convention in 1911,
at the City Of Kenosha.'
The City of Kenosha, located on the
shore Of Lake Michigan, one hour
ride from the City Of Chicago, forty
minutes ride from the City Of Milwau-
kee; between the cities of Racine,
Wisconsin, Waukegan and Zion City,
Illinois, and within twenty minutes ride
of each, offers unsurpassed attractions
to the visitor.
With a population Of $4,000 we
claim to be the most prosperous city
in the northwest and boast among our
many industrial plants, four Of the
largest institutions of their kind in the
world, viz: Simmons Manufacturing
Co., makers of brass and iron beds; N.
R. Allen IS Sons tannery; Chicago Rock
ford Hosiery Works and Thomas B.
Jeffery Rambler Automobile Works.
We are within fifty minutes ride of
the famous inland lakes of southern.
, Wisconsin and northern Illinois; we
shore drives, our shaded and we'll kept
streets; Kenosha is noted for it's beau
tlful women; to the delegates from
distance an excellent opportunity will
be afforded to visit the great City of
Chicago with the loss Of but little adj
ditional time; we pledge our peoples
assistance to the local camp to make
your visit profitable and enjoyable
with the assurance that if honored by
your convention, the keys of the city
will be delivered to your Head Direc-
tor and his associates and that you
will find "There will be something do
ing every minute. "
By Order of the Common Council;
NJ. J. Scholey,
Mayor.
G. w. Harrington,
City Clerk
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07
SMALL PARKS AND FAIRGROUNDS

Discussing the need the other day of
opportunities for wholesome recreation
for the young, Mayor Dimmick of
Scranton, Pa, put the case blunty
when he said: "We must have more
Fairgrounds or more jails
This was an epitome Of the argument
for these facilities from the viewpoint
of public interest. The humanitarian
and benevolent aspect of the case
speaks for itself. To deprive growing
youth of all chance to disport itself in
a natural way is not only dangerous
to the state but cruel to the child.
A general recognition of these facts
is spreading throughout the country.
Chicago is wrestling with the problem,
and a temporary solution has been
reached by utilizing vacant lots. But
this expedient has it's objections and
can be but temporary. The establish
ment of small parks numerous enough
and Of sufficient accessibility to serve
the population to be benefited must
offer the final key to the situation.
There is national society devoted
TO the promotion of the playground
movement that is working with local
authorities and philanthropic influences
with good results in various cities.
Other municipalities are taking up the
question and graphing with it unaided,
various methods being pursued to
reach the desired end. An independent
movement Of citizens has been formed
in Scranton to establish grounds, which
will later be recognized by the city, as
in the case Of kindergartens. Cleve-
land has playground commission of
which committee of three has been
appointed to prepare a comprehensive
scheme covering the entire city. In
Racine program of concerted action
has been laid out by city and school
authorities together with interested
citizens.
Milwaukee IS need in this connection
is both pressing and peculiar, owing
to the fact that but one school in the
city has an adequate playground about
the building. The park commission has
wisely provided children s play places
in ethe large parks, but they are not so
distributed as to meet the requirements.
Milwaukee must not be allowed to re
main behind her sisters. 1t should be
followed up with others as rapidly as
circumstances permit. Such a move
ment is in line with the advanced
thought of the time and it's necessity
increases with the growth of every
large city. Milwaukee Sentinel
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DIOCESE FUND TO WAIT, AWHILE
Bishop Webb Postpone Raising $780,
900 Endowment Fund Till Next Fall


'EThe work of raising the 800, 600
diocesan endowment fund, as voted at
the meeting of the diocesan council
last year, has been postponed until af-
ter the convention of the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew, to be held in Milwau-
kee next October said the Rt. Rev.
William Walter Webb, bishop of the
Milwaukee diocese Of the Episcopal
church, yesterday.
The work of raising the subscrip-
tions of ST for the endowment of the
parish was pushed early in the year
by the bishop, who sent letters to the
clergy and wardens of parishes at that
time, urging them to action.
Work on the new $4,000 sanctuary to
be built in the form Of an addition to
Ali Saints cathedral will begin this
week. The sanctuary is memorial to
Bishop Nicholson and will be completed
in August.
Bishop Webb, assisted by Bishop
Weller, Fond du Lack will dedicate the
remodeled chapel of ST. Sylvanus
Nashotah house, on May q. This is
the occasion of the annual commence
ment at Nashotah. Nine young men
are in the senior class at Nashotah this
year.
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Irene Gresh, Who Disappeared
From Kenosha Now on
Farm in Racine County
SHOWS HATRED OF FATHER
Little Girl Sends Letter in Which She
Threatens to Give Out Statements
In Regard to Her Parent
Wants Brother Cared For

~
The mystery surrounding the disap
pearance of Irene Gresh, the fourteen
year old daughter, of John Gresh, a
West Main street saloon keeper who
left Kenosha under unusual circum-
stances at two o'clock last Tuesday
morning is being cleared up as a letter
written by the young woman has come
into the hands Of the city police and
they are assured that she is alive and
in good health. The letter was written
bore a post mark Racine" il threw
little light on the present whereabouts
of the child, but she is supposed to be
somewhere in Racine county. In the
letter the child shows a strange hatred
for the father who is now searching
for her and she made threats to give
the police some information in regard
to the father if he does not desist from
searching for her.
In the letter the child states that
she is alive and well and living with
good people on a farm in Racine county.
She insists that the father would find
it very difficult to locate her as she
has carefully arranged to keep herself
hidden from him. She declares that
she never desires to see the father
again but urges him to be kind to her
little brother, a babe in arms, which
she had acted mother toward since
the death of her mother a year and
half ago. If you attempt to put the
police after me-" wrote the little girl,
81 may tell them something that you
would not like them to hear
Gresh who came to Kenosha some
three months ago and opened saloon
on West Main street, seemed to be
greatly worried about the disappear
ance of his daughter and for several
days he has been in Chicago searching
for the child.
However, as soon as the child dis
he made deal to sell out his
saloon and he has not been seen in
Kenosha since. It is probable that the
Kenosha police force with the letter as
their guide will make an effort to find
the child and unearth the strange mys-
terry in regard to the father to which
she referred in yelled threats.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07

1t is poor comfort for the friends of
the victims of hotel fires to learn "that
it was matter of common Knowledge
that the buildings destroyed were fire
traps and the Fort Wayne fire shows
the need Of some law that will make
possible trial for manslaughter after
every one of this class Of fires. Then
the fear of personal punishment might
be strong enough to overcome the
political pulls of the owners of the de-
fective buildings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07

In dealing with this saloon question
both sides should bear in mind the fam
Gus admonition Of Grover Cleveland that
''it is condition and not theory that
confronts us" and that any movement
for the betterment of local conditions
must have at least the support Of the
majority of our citizens to be entirely
successful. There is no question, more
over, but that, in the present state of
public opinion, the reasonable regula-
ton Of the liquor business will be de-
manded not only be majority of the
people, but by many of the saloon men
themselves as well. The latter realize
that the greatest menace to their bust
ness is the reckless defnance of public
sentiment by some of their own number
and they do not propose that their in
vestments shall be nut il jeopardy if
they can help it.
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First publication, May 1905.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

II ENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate
IN In the matter of the estate of William
Henry Young. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands OF all persons against William Henry
Young, deceased, late of the city of Kenosha,
in said county of eKenosha, will be examined
and adjusted by the County Court of Kenosha
County at the regular terms of said Court to be
holden at the County Court Room, in the city of
Kenosha. in and for said county, the first
Tuesday of September A. D. 1905, and on the first
Tuesday of January, A. D. 1909, at ten o'clock
A. M. of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of December,
A. D. 1908 is the time allowed and limited for
creditors of said Williams Henry Young, de-
ceased, to present their claims tor examination
and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 5th day of May,
A. D. 1908. By the Court.
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
VS. County Judge
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ROMANCE OF THE ALAMO
Miss Della Sheridan of This City WEEDS
Minneapolis Newspaper Man


Letters have been received in this
city telling the story Of an Alamo
courtship in which Miss Della Sheridan
of this city, the daughter of Mrs. M.
Sheridan was the heroine and L. G.
Wright, a prominent newspaper man of
Minneapolis the hero. Miss Sheridan
left Kenosha four years ago to study to
become a nurse at a hospital at Bloom
ington, Ill, and for several years she
had spent her winters in Texas. Dur
ing her stay on the Alamo this year
she met Mr.. Wright It was case of
love at first sight and the wedding
followed at San Antonio last Wednes-
day. Announcement Of the marriage
were received in Kenosha this morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright will make their
home at Minneapolis and will be at
home to theirefriends there after the
first of July.
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t publication, May Z, 1903.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT;-In Probate.
N In the matter of the estate of Joshua
Whitley, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
mands of all persons against Joshua hite1ey
deceased, late of the town of Pleasant
Prairie, in said County of Kenosha, will be ex-
amined and adjusted by the County Court of Ke-
nosha county at the regular terms'of said court
to be holden at the County court room, in. the
city Of Kenosha, in and for said county, on the
first Tuesday of January, A. D. 1909, at ten
O'Clock A. M. of those days; also that the time
until and including the first Tuesday of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1908, is the time allowed and limited
for creditors of said Joshua White1ey, deceased,
to present their claims for examination and al
1owance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 5th day of May,
A. D. 1908. BY the Court,
RUSSELL III. SLOSSON,
VS. County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
Chicago Physicians State That. There is
No Danger to Families Bitten by Dog

The members of the Robinson and
Petit families who were scratched bya
dog belonging to NJ. H. Petit during
the last few days were entered as pat
tents at the Pasteur institute in Chica.
go on Tuesday and the physicians have
stated that they see no cause for alarm
in the matter, but at the same time the
people will be on the safe side and take
every possible precaution to prevent
any bad effects from the bite of the
dog. The patients are all under the
care of DIR. A, Lagorio, the most dis
tlnguished specialist in this line in the
world and every thing possible viii be
done to prevent any development of
the dread disease. The treatment of
the patients in the Institute will con
tinue for the next ten days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07

1t is not expected that the figures Of the
assessors will show much of an increase
in real estate values this year except
in SO far as the totals of the assessed
valuation of the city may be affected
by the amount of taxable property add
ed to the rolls by the subdivisions that
have been taken in during the past
year. The property already on the tax
rolls should remain just about where
it was last year with few notable ex-
ceptions for while the hard times have
prevented any marked rise in real es-
tate values in the city, the panic has
not caused any drop as yet and there
is little danger that it will. What lit
tie revising of real estate values will
have to be done will be up instead Of
down and if they carry out their ex-
pressed intention to look more carefully
after personal property there is no
doubt but what the assessors can make
some big increases in that line without
much trouble.
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First publication May Z, 1908.

lrSC puOuCatlOn may Z, I1US.
OTATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT
y for Kenosha County.-In probate
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House in the City of Keno
sha, in said County, on the first Tuesday,
being the 2nd day of June, A. D. 1908, at 10
o'clock, A. NJ. the following matters will be
heard and cousdered:
In the matter of the Last Will of Samuel N.
Barber, deceased.
The application of Marshall F. Barber for the
examination and allowance of his final account
as Executor ofthe Last Will of Samuel N. Bar
Der, late of the City of KenOsha in said county,
deceased, and for the assignment and distribu-
ton of the resdueo of the estate of said deceased
In the matter of the Last Will and Testament
of Susanna Reiter, deceased.
The application of II. Gonnermann to adj
NIT to probate the last will and testament of
Susanna Reiter late of the City of Kenosha in
said County, deceased.
BY the Court
RUSSELL II. SLOSSONv
Wa County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07

The police force could not be better
employed for the next few days than
in making most careful census of the
canine population of the city and destroy
ing all dogs not provided with the
proper license. In the last year or two
the enforcement of the dog license ordi-
nance has been very lax and it would
not be surprising to see the city pay
the penalty for this failure to enforce
its own ordinance in a mad dog scare
that will be worse than anything of the
kind the city has ever gone through be-
fore. There has already been one we'll
developed case of rabies in the city and
no one can tell when and where others
may break out. The danger of another
outbreak will be greatly mimimized by
prompt careful and systematic check
ing up Of all the dogs in the city and
the destruction of the homeless ours
that are wandering about the streets
and the city authorities will be assum-
ing grave responsibility if they fail
to have one made at once. Municipal
ties are prone to take chances that no
severe penalties will follow failure to
properly enforce ordinances, but hydro
phobia il nothing to take chances with.
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Want ad Csc a week.
First Publication May Z, 1908.
NOTICE TO CREDlTORS

II ENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In probate.
~ In the matter of the estate of Lawrence
E. Lamb. deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
claims and demands of all persons against Law
renee E. Lamb, deceased late of the town of
Salem, in said County of Kenosha. will be ex-
an1ined and adjusted by the County Court of
Kenosha County at the regular terms of said
Court to be holden at the County Court room, in
the City of Kenosha, in and for said County, on
the first Tuesday. of September A. D. 1908, and
on the first Tuesday of January, A. D. 1909, at
ten o'clock A. M. of those days; also that the
time until and including the first Tuesday of
December A. D. 1908, is the time allowed and
limited for creditors Of said Lawrence f. [ am b,
deceased, to present their claims for examina-
ton and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 5th day of May A. D.
1905 By the Court,
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
VS. County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07

The committee Of the Council that in
spected the work done by the Cemetery
Association since the grounds have been
placed in it's care, express themselves as
highly pleased with the progress made
and the manner in which the work Of
beautifying the cemetery is being car
ried out. The contract entered into by
the city with the association is proving
one of the best bargains all things con-
sidered that the council ever made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07

The campaign against the "great
white plague" which is to be started
in this city next Thursday evening
should receive the earnest support Of
all thoughtful citizens. It has been
clearly demonstrated that tuberculosis
is an entirely preventable and durable
disease and yet one seventh Of all the
deaths in this country are caused by
it and the percentage in this county is
even higher and this terrible mortality
is due simply and solely to lack Of
any knowledge of the proper methods
Of prevention and cure among the PEG
pie generally. The campaign against
the disease is to be one Of education and
the results should begin to shown al
most Immediately in decreased death
rate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-05-07

The tangle over the extension ordi-
nances of the street railway company
is already beginning to make trouble
for the property owners who are anxi-
GUS to get the public improvements on
their streets completed this summer,
but there is little they can do to hurry
matters at this time. A good deal de-
ponds on whether or not the injunction
granted the Elizabeth street property
owners invaidates the whole ordinance
and that question will probably have
to be settled by the courts.
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First Publication, Thursday May Z, 1908
r NOTICE TO CREDITORS
xENOSHA COUNTY COUR

KENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Pro-
bate, III the matter of the Last Will ana
testament of Samuel Reynolds deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
claims and demands of all persons against
Samuel Reynolds deceased. late of the City
of Kenosha, in said County of Kenosha,
will be examined and adjusted by the
County Court of ,Kenosha County at the
regular terms of said Court to be holden at
the County Court room, in the City of
KenOsha, in and for said County, on the
first Tuesday of September \ ID. 1905 and
on the first Tuesday of January. \. D.
1909, at ten O'Clock A. NJ. of those days;
also that the time until and including the
first Tuesday of December A. d. 1908, is
the time allowed and limited for creditors
of said Samuel Reynolds, deceased to pres
ent their claims for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 9TH day of May, A.
ID 1908
BY the Court
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON
Wo County Judge