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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13
HOME Fl YEARS OLD
Twenty, firstAnniversary ofFound-
ing Of Home for Veterans To
Be Celebrated Monday
WELL KNOWN MEN TO ATTEND

TWenty-one years ago Aug. Is, the
Wisconsin Veterans Home at Waupa-
ca was dedicated. The anniversary is
to be celebrated next Monday, a few
days in advance Of the real anniversary
with a rousing campfire, to which
all the Grand Army men Of the state
have been invited to join with the
inmates.
Among the prominent G.. A. R. men
of the state who will participate in
the festivities will be Department
Commander E. D. Coe, aid Col j. A.
Watrous Of Whitewater, and Gen. B.
F. Bryant Of Lacrosse.
The Wisconsin Veterans home oc-
cupies a peculiar position among the
large number of homes which have
been provided by the states Of the
union for the care of the old soldiers
in their declining years.
1t wasNthe first state soldiers home
established in the country. Tt was
materialized in realization Of a hobby
on the part of DIR. f. A. Maruen, now
deceased, but who was for many years
the superintendent of the Milwaukee
county hospital. Dr. Marden believed
that the only way to contribute to the
contentment of the old soldier was to
provide him with a home in which he
could have the co1npanionship of a
wife, with a sufficient amount Of cares
to keep him occupied without proving
laborious. a+
In consonance with this plan the
Waupaca home was established. True
there are large dormitories on the
grounds, where the soldiers are quar-
tered, but there are also some thirty
five or more cottages, surrounded
with little garden patches, where the
old soldier lives with his wife, smokes
his pipe on the front porch, gossips
with his neighbors and lives the life
Of the ordinary citizen. And this is
the only soldiers home in the United
States which has been built up, along
these lines. The cottages have been
erected by philanthropic citizens, by
Grand Army posts and by the women s
auxiliaries. They have been erected,
furnished complete and presented to
the trustees.
At the anniversary celebration Mon
day, B. F. Bryant of Lacrosse, who
was the president Of the first board
OF trustees twenty-one years ago, and
who was instrumental in selecting the
site upon the chain of lakes in Wau-
paca county for the home, will preside
he having the distinction of being
the president of the board this year,
when the Wisconsin Veterans home
attains it's majority.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13
MAY START NEW PAPER
John T. McCrate of Chicago Looking
BY III ,sl. Over the Local Field Aa-a..

John T. McCrate Of Chicago, but
formerly connected with the publication
of "The Citizen a daily paper pub
ished at Albuquerque, New Mexico,
has been in. tKenosha for the past few
days looking oyer this field with the
view Of starting 9 new. daily paper in 4
Kenosha. It is understood that the
paper, if started would be DempsQcr.aattie
In politics. Notwithstanding the fact
that Mr.. Crate is considering the prop
osition the Democrats are still hard at
work on the plan to form a stock com
pany to start a paper and this plan
may still be carried out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

Pfennig & Bu11amore-2 64-100 acres in sw or
bounded by town line, by Newell and Hoyt,
S by dover, W by Holmes, sec 1, town l. range
p, 2 64-100 acres. Amount $4.05 49,.
M. Krugar-A lot in Sc or bounded by
Charles st, S by LTauc11 Ave-, N by Ho1derness,
w by Ho1derness, sec 1, town 1, range p, IL
acres. Amount $1.62. HGl
A. Rasmussen-Lots and 10 blk of Keno
sha Rea1ty's Sub, sec 1, town 1, range p.
Amount S1.48
TOWN OF RANDALL
G. A. Vo1tz and wife-S. w. COR e hf, Sc or, s
side, hf sec 80. 1, + 20, acres. Amount $3.50.
Charles Dowe11-Nw cor, hf ff, ne or sec
81, town l, range 20. IA acres. Amount S1146.
TOWN OF soMERs
Cornelius Peterson-Izot Is blk North Keno
sha sec 80, town ?. range 3. Amount S192
G. Christman-Lots ?, 3, 4, 5, blk 1 Christ
mans SUBJ sec 81, town l. range D.. Amount
$15.48.
CITY OF KENOSHA-THIRD WARD
Jacob Jensen-Lot 161 Kenosha Realty Co.'s
1st Add, ne or sec L, town l, range p. Amount
G. Il. Redenbact-C Com 100 feet west of Ere
feet, east to beg, sw or sec E. town l, range 3.
Amount SSH.
FOURTH WARD
w. c. Vincent-Con-. on S line of Park St.,
80 fit. of Rowland Ave, t1ence $50 feet, W
50 feet $50 feet, to beg, Sc or sec 80, ?, r.
Amount $978
E. Wardman-Bain's Sub IA feet of lot 2-2
and 80 feet of lot 8. blk I3. Sc or sec 80, town
?, range p. Amount $4.08.
FIFTH WARD
Pauline O1ska-Cotn. on E line of Maple St.s
at NV cor of Grasser's land, thence 8 rds, n p
feet, W rds, to beg, NV Or sec 81, town ?,
range D. Amou 1T 1858.
A. Meier-Bain's Sub. E Al fit of lot and W
feet of lot s, blk :, or 81, town 2, range D.
Amount $6.18. wis
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13
TAX REDEMPTION NOTICE
August 9Th, 1908

August 9Th, 1908
STATE OF WISCONSIN 49,
COUNTY OF KENoSHA %
The following is true and correct list of all
unredeemed lots, parcels or pieces, of land sit
nate lying or being in the county of Kenosha,
State of Wisconsin, which said pieces were
sold by the County Treasurer of said Kenosha
County, State aforesaid on the 18th day of May
A. D. 1906 for the unpaid taxes and charges
thereon pursuant to the Statutes in such cases
made and provided, calculated thereon up to
same to wit May 18th, A. D. 1909.
Nov therefore notice is hereby given that I'M
less such lots, parcels or pieces of land are re-
deemed, as provided by law on or before, the
fifteenth day of Nay A. D. 1902 the said lands
represented by Certificates of Sale by the
County Treasurer of the County of Kenosha,
Wisconsin, of the parcels therein described will
be conveyed to the legal owners of the said GER
;tiicates upon proper application, according to
the Statutes of the State of Wisconsin, in such
cases made and provided.
Given under my Land and seal Of the County
Board of Supervisors of the County of Kenosha
and State aforesaid this 9Th day of August
A. d. 1908. ~ 80
RUSSELL II. JONES,
GsEALl County C1efk.
TOWN. OF PLEASANT PRAIRIE
Sara Schu1tae -Pfenuig's and Bu11arnore
Sub. Lots Il and Is blk /, sec /, town l. +ange
d. Amount S4.21. Yer 9a.s7
E1iz. WoIf-A part of W hf of ne or sec 1, town
1, range d, 80 acres Amount $f5.14.
F. F. Higgins-f 70 acres nwsdr and ne dr. ex-
Amount $115.60 I#E.3
+ 81. c. Lots and blk of Crooks
Sub, sec !, town 1, range n. Amount 1887.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13
SAIL BOAT CAPsIzED

Three Chicago people who refused to
give their names, had narrow escape
from drowning during squall on Twin
Lakes Sunday afternoon. The party
had gone out in a little sail boat and
a storm came up causing squall on the
lake. In attempting to handle the boat
she was capsized and all Of the mem
bers of the party were thrown into the
water. The boat was several hundred
feet from the beach when the accident
took place, but the members of the
party managed to cling to the capsiz-
ed boat until they were rescued by men
who went out in row boats. They
we're brought to the beach exhausted,
but suffered no bad effects from the
rather exciting experience.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

All Of the aldermen who went to
Racine to examine into the work of
the park commission in that city were
much impressed with what they saw
there and it is probable that SINH
lar commission Will be created for this
city, Certainly the conditions here
are as favorable as those in Racine and
a commission here might be expected
to accomplish equally good results.
Such a commission would relieve tho
members Of the Council of some Of
their most trying duties and this con-
siderarion should have great weight
with them. Decisions by the commits.
sion based on the broad ground of the
best interests Of the city as a whole
would be accepted without protest
when precisely similar decision made
blythe aldermen of a ward might turn
half the voters of the ward against
him personally. A non-political com
mission composed of men in whom the
people could have confidence could &C
complish much with very little fric-
ton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13
CATHOLIC CLERGY TO MEET
Provincial Council of Catholic Church
to Confer at st. Francis this Month

O--~0
A gathering Of more than 100 of the
leading clergy of the Catholic church
will be brought together at ST. Fran
els seminary l9when the provincial
council of the archdiocese of Milwau-
kee meets on Aug Is. Archbishop S.
G. Messmer will lgpreside and Bishops
Schwebach, Lacrosse; Fox, Green Bay;
Vertin, Marquette, Mich; and Schin-
ner, Superior, also will be in attend
ance.
The provincial council is called to
discuss important questions and disci-
pine and to frame rules and regula
,tions for the archdiocese and the do
ceses in the province. This will be
the first council since May, 1886.
In addition to the archbishop and
the bishops there will be present the
heads of religious orders, rectors of
scminaries and well-known theologi-
ans. The religious orders entitled to
representations are the Society of Je-
sus, the Capuchin fathers, the Carmel
ties, Services, Franciscans Premor-
statensians, Fathers Of the Divine Sa-
vior, Oblate Fathers, Fathers of the
Holy Ghost and the Dominicans. o
There are three sorts of councils
in the government of the Catholic
church-the general council, which
calls all the bishops and those Of
higher rank in the world to Rome;
the plenary council, a gathering Of
the hierarchy of any country and
the provincial council, which is re-
stricted in jurisdiction to certain
district.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

The state park commission is look
ing up available sites in different parts
Of the state for parks and it is to be
hoped that the commission will be able
to present strong enough arguments
to the next legislature to secure an
appropriation large enough to at least
make beginning in the great work of
preserving for future generations some
OF the natural beauty spots in Wis
consin. There are few states in the
union so richly endowed by nature as
our own and whatever may be accom-
plished by the commission in preserv-
ing some of this natural beauty will
be more and more appreciated as the
years go by and the state becomes more
thiclzly settled.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

Not so long ago it was widely ad-
vertised that the old Spanish swindle
game had been suppressed for good and
all but the originators Of the scheme
evidently left some successors in the
business as the country is again being
flooded with the alluring circulars of
the swindlers. All the details of this
swindle have been published so often
that it is a wonder that any one can
be caught on it now, but it must be
catching victim here and there and
the swindlers must be satisfied with
tie returns from the game for they are
risking long prison terms by operating
it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

The warning given the railway mail
clerks that they are to be held respon-
sible for damages to persons and prop,
erty caused by careless delivery of mail
at catch stations will probably have a
good effect, but if it is true as the
railway CLERKS assert that devices have
been perfected whereby mail can be
delivered at these stations with abso-
lutte safety the post office department
itself is primarily responsible for all
losses. The safety devices should be
put into service at once and the chances
of, damages to persons and property
eliminated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13
ARE NOW A FIXTURE.
Rural Routes Throughout Country
no Longer an Experiment Of
Post Office Department
GREAT AID TO THE FARMERS

The rural free delivery service which
has been put into operation SO largely
throughout the country, is the r. most
popular thing the federal government
ever gave 10 the people. The farmers
of Kenosha county are enthusiastic in
their praise Of the system, and the
same feeling mo. doubt, exists all over
the country. The service had added to
the facilities for getting the mail into
the hands of the people in the country
districts and the strangest part of it
is that it is as near self-sustaining as
any other branch of the postal service.
About twenty years ago, the idea OF
having rural mail delivery, though
much divided at. the outset, was
preached and the plan worked out and
put on trial. ~The results Of the system
are, surprising. Let one take a week
off and travel through the country and
notice to what extent the routes are
in operation in southern Wisconsin.
Routes that run in numbers of two,
three and four out Of town adioin
the territory of those travelled out of
neighboring towns sometimes overlap
ping. There is a veritable net work of
rural routes out of nearly all of the
towns in this section Of the state and
seldom does one find a farmer who is
not placed in position to take adj
vantage Of one.
With present conditions existing, the
man on the farm has the opportunity
to take his daily paper as the one in
town, and gets his mail sometimes
earlier than many of the residents of
the cities. The farmer of today-un-
like the farmer of three years ago
is up to date on all subjects This
statement is true if he takes advantage
Of the reading matter that it is posi-
bic for him to receive through the
medium of the mail route. There are
farmers who are ardent baseball fans,
and can make some Of those in the city
take to the "tall and uncut' when
the baseball "dope" proposition is Of
fered. This is only an example.
Farmers like everyone else, are in
terested in different lines, but they are
at the top in the business which is Of
greatest interest to them.
One man has not been considered.
That is the man that braves the
weather to give the farmer the ad-
vantages spoken Of above. There. are
rural mail carriers and rural mail car
riers- each one has his striking charae-
teristics The majority are favorites
in their particular field and as a0rule
the patrons of his route would 5 not
trade him for any other man on an
other. The carrier and the farmer
learn to know each other, and the
country visitor on hearing them greet
each other would say they were both
Etgood fellows The man that carries
the mail should have a whole lot of
credit. He is obliged to make the job
an enjoyable one In winter it is cold,
in summer hot and in the spring muddy.
But the mail man seems to enjoy it,
and seldom does one hear OF any com
plants on his part. Since the rural
route is comparatively new thing in
recent years, large number Of those
carrying mail have been on ever since
the routes were established-some as
long as nine years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

The government reclamation service
is meeting a much-needed but not much
felt want in organizing the farming
sections of some of the western states
into communities so that the benefits
Of suburban life are combined with the
conveniences of urban residence. The
lack OF these joint advantages has not
been felt in this country because of
our. ignorance of how the plan works.
In Europe the scheme is almost as old
as civilization and the isolated farm
IS nowhere near so common as it is
here. The reclamation service laws
out towns and farms in such manner
that the cultivated lands completely
surround the cluster of buildings and
wide driveways are provided direct to
every section. BY this plan no COM
munity extends more than four miles
IN any direction and the public build.
lngs are grouped at the common center.
Thus a man may be a farmer and yet
live in an up-to-date town residence.
his children nave but short distance
to travel to school and his entire house
hold is relieved from that fearful
monotony OF farm life that has driver
SO many thousands of young men to
the cities. The government relin-
cuisines It's partial authority over the
community after ten years. There is
no question that farmers need to or
ganize and this is believed to be the
best way of obtaining unity of action
and thought. Brooklyn STANDARD
Union.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

Still if the so-called LaFollette vote
is tonbe divided between Hatton and
McGoYern, the old stalwart vote it is
said will be divided between Stephen
son and Cook. So why worry HUI
man nature will attend to the distribu-
tion.rRacine Journel
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

cities III the state in this regard, but
H6is thought that before the end of
the coming year Kenosha will have a
thoroughly organized Park Commission
working along definite lines to provide
breathing places and places of enjoy
ment for all the people Of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

"Home Coming" days have been
celebrated with great success in many
cities and many Kenosha people ap-
pear to favor the idea of having one
for Kenosha. 1t is good way to ad-
vertise the city and show what great
advances have been maze in recent
years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

Illinois is already counting up the,
cost of the primary election, but if
there is any truth in the charges Of
some Of the candidates the largest items
in the expenditures are not going to
appear in the returns t@
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

Announcement has been made of the
approaching marriage of DR.. John
Cleary and Miss Anise Wagner. The
date for the ceremony has, not as yet
been announced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall and Perkins
of Milwaukee, Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson,
Higgins and Hernsheim Of Pleasant
Prairie and Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins AMI
Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Rawson and
daughter of Racine attended the fun.
5eTal of the late hrs. j. "a. White on
Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

EOnJaFiOi 4. $50 -. -. -. ). 1f4fo.oF
Since last month, Lake Superior has
risen 81 inches, Lakes Michigan and
Huron have risen 2A inches, while
Lake Erie has fallen q inches and
Lake Ontario 81 inches. ~ .,.
During August, Lake Superior should
rise ~ inches. Lakes Michigan and
Huron are balancing on the seasonal
crest, and are likely to. fall half an
inch. Lake Erie should fall 2 inches
and Lake Ontario 8 inches. II
Lake Superior shows a normal
height, at the average July stage Of
the past ten years and practically the
same as in July, 1906. 1t is 1879
inches higher than in 1892 and 2A
inches higher than last year; but it is
lower by an inch than in 1905, and
lower by 3 inches than in 1903.
Lakes Michigan and Huron show the
highest July stage since 1888, when the
water was half a foot higher. They
are inches above the average July
stage Of the past ten years, 2A inches
higher than last year, and 22A inches
higher than in 1896; but in 1886 the
water was higher by 1914 inches.
Lake Erie is trife higher than in
July last year, but an inch lower than
in 1904 and half an inch lower than
in 1892. It is inches above the mean
July stage of the past ten years, and
227a inches higher than in 1895. It is,
however, Ii inches lower than in 1876
and 10 inches lower than in 1888
Lake Ontario shows the highest July
stage in 30 years, the lake in 1876 hav-
ing been trife higher. In 1870 it was
trife lower. In 1862 it was 31a
inches higher. 1t is % q inches above
the average July stage Of the past ten
years and As inches higher than in 1895,
31a inches higher than in 1886, and
57a inches higher than in 1904.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs Russell Fl. Jones spent
Sunday at Twin Lakes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-13
U. S. SURVEY NOTICE
Detroit, Mich, August Z, 19O8-July
Lake Levels

The United States Lake Survey re-
ports the stages. Of the Great Lakes for
the month of July, as follows:
The Delta independent., 1908-01-10
BUSINESS LOCALS

Genuine Mexican chill at Smiths
Lunch Wagon.
Second hand buggies and wagons. At
the Porter-Obert Hdw. Co.
Salida white lime for sale by the In
dependent Lumber Co.
w. r. Case & Sons cutlery best on
he market. Sold by the Porter-obert
Hdw. Co.
Why pay 10 per cent for money when
you can get all you want of KING &
STEWART at per cent.
Hammocks of all styles and prices at
the PorterObert. Hdw. Co.
Plenty of money to loan on City and
Farm Properties.
WEIGH & MERRILL.
MONEY TO LOAN at lowest rates on
farm and city property.
STEPHAN & oBERr.
Treat your family to bucket of
chill from Smiths Lunch Wagon.
per cent money to loan on short no.
tice on all good applications.
STEPHAN & OBERT.
KING & STEWART make loans payable
on or before maturity at eight per
cent. If
UDheard of terms! We loan eight
per cent money with privilege of par
tial payments. KING & STEWART.
Sugar Beet Scrip is good at People s
Pharmacy. Either trade or on acct.
w. G. Cook.
Large or small loans on City and
Farm Properties.
WEIGH & MERRILL.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-10

next year, there is little doubt
but most of the conservative
Democrats in the whole country
would have voted for him, be-
cause of their admiration for the
man and his ad min i S ira tive
methods. This principle is a de-
sirable one in politics if for no
other reason than that it checks,
to some extent at least, the
power of ring politics. A sprink-
ling of its effect here and there
not enough to disorganize par
ties, is wholesome and helps to
create good feeling.
The Delta independent., 1908-01-10
Denver Markets.

DENVER UNION STOCK YARDS,
Jan. 8-Last week was a very
good one in the local cattle mar
ket. Receipts were not heavy
but there was a good demand
for the stuff here and prices
closed 10 to 25 cents higher.
Good beef steers found a ready
outlet, the demand being much
better than the supply. Prices
ranged from S3.75 to S4.35 but
choice kinds are quotable up to
$3.50. Good killing cows from
the feed lots brought 1925 to
$3.50. several punches going at
the latter price during the week
and this morning. Fair to good
cows sold at S2.9 to S3. 25 with
common to fair stuff at $500 to
S2.75. Bulls were about a dime
higher, best selling at 50. S5 with
the range down to S2.25. Veals
also closed higher with bulk of
best light weight kinds at S4.25
to $3.50. Feeder and stocker
supply was light and trade was
of light volume during the week.
There was a good demand and
the steers offered found ready
sale. Right good dehorned steers
closed strong to a dime higher
but the general run of stuff,
while firm, shows no material
change. Indications point to a.
good demand here for feed feed
ers and stockers during the bal
ance of the month and especially
during stock show week. when
large numbers of eastern buyers
will be here to make purchases.
With heavy receipts and lower
markets at all eastern points to-
day prices here were weak to a
dime lower on all but the very
best cattle. Supply was 1000
head
The hog demand is strong and
prices here rule rather higher
than at river points. Hogs are
now quotable at S4. 35 to 81. as.
Sheep and lamb prices are 25
to so cents higher than a week
ago. The supply during the
week was fair and demang good.
Yearlings sold at S4.75 to $500,
ewes at $3.50 to 81. 10 and lambs
are quotable at s5.75 to S6.25
though none of the latter on sale.
w. N. FULTON.