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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05
WOULD SAVE DELLS
People Of KiIbourn Making an
Effort to Save Wisconsin's
Famous Beauty Spot
WILL TAKE FIGHT INTO COURT

Because the Wisconsin river is a
navigable stream within the provisions
of the constitution of Wisconsin, I'M
looked for complications may grow out
of the suit which the trustees of the vii
lage Of Kilbourn will start against the
Southern Wisconsin Power Company to
restrain the construction of a dam at
the Dells Of the Wisconsin.
The village authorities are at odds
with the power company because of the
alleged failure to make good certain
representations which were made at the
time charter was sought for the con-
struction of the dam, and the organlza-
ton of the power company. They
claim that the promoters had promised
to provide for the development Of Xii
bourn by giving low rates for it's pro
duct to enterprises doing business III
the village or building there. The
trustees claim that the company has
made no such provision and on the
contrary has gone ahead with it's con
struction under plans which do not
include the furnishing of power to the
village.
The citizens of the village also com
plain because the dam has caused an
overflow which threatens to submerge
their water works plant. The Kill
bourn people say that so far from
being benefited commercially by the
power company's dam they will be
worse off than they were before, and
in addition will lose the revenue which
is annually derived from tourists who
came from all parts of the country
to see the famous Dells of the Wis
consin.
There IS deeper and more important
question involved in the present con-
troversy than the mere financial loss to
the village Of Kilbourn. Under the
constitution Of Wisconsin-Sectlon l,
Article TX, it is provided that all navi-
gable streams shall be regarded as high
ways, and that it shall not be permitted
to be INSTRUCTED by dams or otherwise the
free passage Of boats UP and down the
rivers declared to be navigable streams
as far north as Necedah.
This point was raised by the guides
and boatmen who make their living by
rowing tourists up and down the river
in the summer season, when the appli-
cation was made to the federal authori
ties for permission to build the dam.
At that time petition was sent to
Waterways Commissioner Read of Wis
consin, to President Roosevelt and to
the secretary of war. No attention,
however, appeared to have been given
to the petition, and the consent of the
government was granted at or about
the time the Wisconsin legislature pass
ed the bill granting charter to the
Southern Wisconsin Power Company, at
the session of 1907.
While it is possible that the trouble
between the vinage Of Kilbourn and
the company may be ADJUSTED, it is
likely that the more serious grievances
Of the boatmen and guides will be tried
out in the courts If the question of
the constitutionality of the bill passed
by the Legislature granting charter
is raiseu in the courts, lawyers predict
that the courts are likely to decide in
favor Of the compliments.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05
TO MARRY CHICAGO GIRL
j. g. Tully of This City to Marry Miss
Margaret Heating Next Month

Announcement has been made Of the
approaching marriage OF Miss Margaret
Heating, daughter of the Hon. John E.
Heating of Chicago, and J. G. Tully,
a son of Alderman and Mrs. Joseph
Tully of this city. The wedding cere-
mony is to take place at one of the
churches in Chicago on the morning of
November l6, and it will be quite a
society event. The bride is well known
in Kenosha, she having visited here
many times in the past few years. Mr..
FULLY is planning to bring his bride to
Kenosha and they will make their
home here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Van Der Wee
Contest Right Of City to Set
Pole Near Their Home
WOMAN THREATENS OFFICERS
Man Terrifes Ae Crew of Linemen and
They Demand Protection From
the Police While Work
is Going On.

The Kenosha police force had bat
tie royal on their hands on Wednesday
afternoon when the members Of the
force were called out to defend band
Of hnemen employed by the Kenosha
Home Telephone Company who had
been sent out to move pole on Market
street. The pole had been ordered
moved by the city, but such desper-
ate opposition was shown by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Van Der Wee that it
demanded the combined action of two
police officials and the members of the
construction crew to get the pole in
position.
The contractors had been setting curb
along the west end Of Market street
and when they reached the neighbor-
hood of the Van Der wee home it was
found that it would be necessary to
move pole from an alley to the prop
erty Of Van Der Wee. The first clash
came with the men in the morning when
Mrs. Van Der Wee insisted that she
would not permit the men to trespass
on her ground to set the pole and her
opposition was seconded by the hus-
band when he returned from his work
at noon. evan Der Wee has threat
ened to shoot us if we attempt to set
this pOle,' was the report that the
head of the construction crew sent to
the police force Just after noon We'd
nesday and Chief O'Hare at once de-
tailed Police Officers Newhouse and
Mevers to go out and give the crew
some protection in carrying out the de-
mand of the city in the removal Of the
pole. The officials found determined
man and woman awaiting them and it
took the greater part Of the afternoon
to get the pole moved. Van Der Wee
laughed at the idea Of his shooting any
one and when the officers searched MIN
they found that he was not armed,
but the members of the linesmen crew
declared that he had repeatedly put his
hand back to his pocket and that he
was so enraged that they feared that
they would be shot. Mrs. Van Der Wee
was very violent in her opposition to
the setting Of the pole and even after
all the arrangements for the change
mad been made she threatened to jump
into the hole that had been made and
prevent the setting of the pole in this
way. In her excitement she picked up
one of the shovels and threatened to
assault the police officers, but they
managed to disarm her. All sorts Of
plans were adopted to get the man
and woman away from the work, but
they put up a determined defense for
what they claimed as their rights as
property owners and Notwithstanding
the fact that the pole was finally put
in position it is probable that the mat
ter will be heard from in the courts
of the city and state later. Van Der
Wee is mad all the way through and
he insisted that he would leave no stone
unturned to have the pole removed
from his property.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05
WEEDS srENoeRAPHER HERE
Martin LOTUS, Well Known Chicago
Merchant Married to Anna Burke

There was an interesting little we'd
ding at the county building on Wednes-
day afternoon wnen Martin LOTUS,
widely known as a. merchant in Chi
cage, was married to Miss Anna Burke,
a stenographer. The ceremony was
performed by the Hon. R. H. Slosson
of the County Court and Mr.. and
Mrs. LOTUS left Immediately after
the wedding for Chicago. Il is thought
that there is an interesting little ro-
nance in connection with the wedding,
but neither the bride or the groom
would say snything in regard to their
reasons for having the marriage cere-
mony celebrate here. Lotus is veal
thy and one of the best known of the
younger business men of Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05
COMPANY CHANGES NAME
Bee Hive Fly Catcher Company to be
Known as SGicktite Fly Paper Co.

The officials of the Bee Hive Fly
Catcher Company have filed with the
Register of Deeds an amendment to the
articles of incorporation Of the com
pany by which the name of the com
pany is changed to "The Sticktite Fly
Paper Company of Kenosha, Wiscon-
sin. = The change is made on account
Of tie fact that the company is now
using all its machinery for the MANI
faeture of the Stlcktite paper. The
company did large business last year
and it is claimed that the advance
orders for the coming year are so large
that plans are being made to greatly
increase the output of the plant. Col
Caruth is president and Joseph A
Pitts, secretary Of the company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05
RACINE GETS SNEAK THIEVES
Many Small Esobberies Reported in Ra-
cine During the Past Few Days

Many Small 1Sobberies Reported in Ra-
cine During the Past Few Days
The Kenosha police believe that the
lone burglar who has been working in
Kenosha, has gone to Racine to com
NIT his depredations and reports to the
police today contained word from Ra-
cine that there had been four minor
robberies in that city in the past few
days and in all the cases the working
was similar to the work done by the
robbers in Kenosha. At the same time
no robberies have been reported in
Kenosha. The police of the two cities
believe that the men doing the work
are experts who have been driven out
of Chicago and they are now working
in various cities along the lake shore
pending. the relaxation of the vigilance
of the Chicago detectives. The Keno
sha police have put on number OF
men in citizens clothes and they are
covering the city, but they have not
found any trace of the man who is
alleged to have been doing the work
during the last week. It is thought
pretty certain that he has gone north
ward to Racine, but the house owners
are taking added precautions to pre-
vent his workings just the same.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05

Miss Mamie Newhouse was pleasant
ly surprised at her home at 521 Park
street Friday evening by the Lady
Foresters and friends, the occasion be-
ing her twentieth birthday. Cards and
music were the features of amusement.
Miss Newhcuse was presented with a
beautiful Forester pin, and other gifts.
More than fifty ladies were present.
Her friends left for their homes at a
late hour wishing her many happy re-
turns of the day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05

The Misses Marion Farrill and Alice
Hale entertained a party of their
lends at a Hallowe 'en party at tn
msnse Friday evening. A very enjoy
able time is reported.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05
Pataillot, the well known carriage

L. Pataillot, the well known carriage
painter, has opened a paint shop in
the building formerly occupied by the
Pirsch Fire Apparatus Co., III Park
street, where he will be pleased to see
all his old customers, also all new
ones who want frst-class work done in
house, sign, carriage and automobile
painting. All work guaranteed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Miller were given
a unique surprise Thursday evening by
about thirty of their friends masquerade
ing as ghosts and COLLINS. A most in
teresting program ha.u been arranged
for the occasion and pleasant time
was enjoyed by all.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05

Mrs. Lucien Lance of Denver, Col,
who came to Kenosha Friday to attend
the funeral of her son, the late Vain
wright Lance, will remain with friends
in the city for week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05


Better use Gold Medal Flour.
YoLANDn
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05

Business getters-the want ads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05

Want ads IS cents a week.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06
Republican Conventions.

Republican Conventions.
The republicans of three OF the four
congressional districts have held their
conventions, and made their nomina-
tions-Allen in the first, Burleigh in
the third and Powers in the fourth
all we'll deserved denominations.
The second district convention, at
which a successor to Congressman
Littlefield will be named, is yet to be
held.
The third district convention hon
ored Capt. o. W. Foss, of Hancock,
by electing him an alternate delegate
to the national convention at Chicago.
The State convention at Portland
nominated presidential electors,
among them being Hon. Henry w.
Sargent, of Sedgwick. 1t also elected
delegates to the national convention
at Chicago, and among the alternates
is ex- Mayor A. G. Hagerthy, of Els
worth.
The Hancock county convention
will be held in Ellsworth on Tuesday,
May 10.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06
1ssaI No.isrs.
NOTICE OF FOREcLosrRs.

"HEREAS, Greedy ". Walls. Of Eden. IN
w Hancock county. by his NOR gage deed
dated september, ~. 1887. and recorded 10 HAL
cock county registry of heeis IN COOK y
page 276. conveyed to Fri L. BunkeF' oil sa!9
Eden. certain real estate described IN SAID
mortgage as follows, to wit:
Begin ming on the east side of ;le county
road leading from Otter Greek to sea- HaIo9,
at stake the northwest corner Of lot SET on
to billiard Walls and following the west iine
OF said lot 3. fourteen degrees east eighteen
and fifteen twenty hfths rods TO stake
thence s. nine degrees fifteen minlies "a saa a
tfty-fve and ffteen-twenty -ffths rods 70
stake In the south line of said heirs i9.'
thence on said south line S. eighty Tour as,
grees west four and twelve and one-nss
twenty ffths rods to . stake; thence n. hlse
degrees fifteen minutes west hfty-hge rous "
a stake; thence N. fourteen degrees We VIZ
fourteen and twenty-five twenty-ntt toa.
to . Or tree spotted In its south side stand,
ing on south side said road; thence iolIowiIs
said road northeasterly six and four tWents
nfths to first bound, containing two So ~
and four square rods; being lot plan sala Inv
land.
And whereas, the said Fri L. Bunker guy
assigned the said mortgage and tue u "a
thereby secured to George p. Duttoh, OF III n
Ellsworth, by assignment dated oc .ooSss IN
1888, recorded in said registry OF deed' IL
book 449, page $50; -,,,aa
And whereas, the said Dutton duly asslgDsu
the said mortgage and the debt thereby S9!s ~
by assignment dated November %. 1875, s ssp
recorded in said registry. in book w, ps,n,t
And whereas, the conditions OF SAID mu In,
gage have been broken, now therefore, ny -
son OF the breach OF the conditions tne'e0'
claim foreclosure Of said mortgage.
EvKRARD n. GsssN,
j. a. Peters atterneI..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06
Correspondence.
More About Wolves.
WEST FRANKLIN, May 4,

WEST FRANKLIN, May 4, 1905.
To the Editor Of The American:
The old wolf which struck Ellsworth
sixty-three years ago, and then committed
suicide was not the last of his race in
Hancock county by at least twenty years.
/ was in East brook when the late Henry
N. Butler poisoned the " olives referred to
in last weeks AMERICAN. / was young
ster, and was at work for him at the time.
He found only one that fall. The next
spring traps were set for wolves in the
vicinity where the wolves were poisoned
One Sunday afternoon l went with the
owner of the traps, aud while looking
around, he got into one of the traps OF his
own setting. 1t was on this afternoon
that found in basin around a pool Of
water the carcasses of seven wolves which
were poisoned the previous fall.
One incident of this time | have not for
gotten. The wolves used to congregate at
the head of the sgreat heath, about two
miles to the north of us, for their nightly
howls. To the south, about a mile and a
half, was the meeting house. One still
October evening there was a loud-voiced
preacher at the church. We could hear
his voice plainly. Shortly after he began
to preach, the wolves at the north began
too. For about an hour they each kept up
their bowling. Whether or not the
wolves thought the preacher one of their
number, / never knew.
have seen tracks of wolves and heard
them howl inside of forty-tve years.
have seen no signs of wolves for forty
years. ] believe that some day they will
return. {. E. BUTLER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06
THE REPUBLICAN,
COUNTY CONVENTION
FOR THE
COUNTY OF HANCOCK,
WILL BE HELD AT
HANCOCK HALL. IN ELLSWORTH,
Tuesday, May l9, 1908.

AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ,

AT ~ O'CLOCh A. NJ,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
two senators, sheriff, register of probate, one
sounty commissioner, county attorney and
sounty treasurer.
At the conventions of 1884 and 1886 the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That hereafter the delegates in
all cases shall be voters in the town which
they represent.
Resolved, That a nomination to any Office
to which any person may have been elected
cannot be claimed as matter of custom and
usage, personal fitness alone being the test.
Resolved. That in FUTURE calls for County
Conventions, the committee is requested to
make the foregoing resolutions part OF the
same.
At the convention held July 10, 1905, it was
Voted, That the county committee is hereby
authorized to fill any vacancy occurring not
more than fifty secular days before the day
Of election.
Voted, That the record of this vote be in
serted in call for county conventions in
future.
The basis Of representation will be as fol-
lows: Each city, town and plantation will be
entitled to one delegate; for each forty votes
east for the republican candidate for gov
ernor in 1906, an additional delegate; and for
. fraction of twenty-five votes in excess of
said forty votes an additional delegate.
The following list shows the number of
delegates to which each city, town and plan
ation in the county is entitled in the conven-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06
OBITUARY..
MRS. ABBY M. CAMPBELL.

Abby NJ, widow OF ex- Register Of Deeds
William B. Campbell, died last Thursday
morning at her home on franklin street.
Mrs. Campbell had been in ill health for a
long time; in fact, since the death of her
husband nearly two years ago, she had
been gradually failing. The end came
suddenly, however, sinking spell from
heart failure Wednesday evening ter
minating in death the following morning.
Mrs. Campbell was in the seventy-fifth
year of her age. She was twice married,
her first husband being Joel Emery, OF
Salisbury Cove. She leaves four children
Herbert Emery, of Bar Harbor; Mrs.
Charles A. Hanscom, of Baltimore; Mrs.
John Emery, Of Boston, and Maurice
Emery, of Ellsworth.
Mrs. Campbell WAS q woman of high
character and lovable disposition, and
favorite with all who knew her. She was
for many years active in VIM. II. H. Rice
relief corps.
Funeral services were held at the home
Saturday afternoon, Rev. R. B. Mathews,
of the Congregational church, officiating.
The pail bearers were A. r. Deyereux, H.
N. Joy, John F. Whitcomb and e. <. Hop
kins. ~
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral were c. A. Hanscom
and wife, of Baltimore; Mrs. John Emery,
of Boston; Herbert Emery and three sons,
of Bar Harbor; Seth T. Campbell and
wife, of Island Falls; John Clark and
wife, of Bar Harbor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06
A VOICE FROM THE WEST.
The following letter is seIf-explanatory:

MIsSEAPoLIs, MINI, April "a. 1908.
Mrs. e. X. Hopkins. secretary, Ellsworth, Ne.
My dear Madame: Absence from home has
prevented an earlier reply to your interesting
circular regarding the Ellsworth public i'm
proyement society. am glad indeed that the
ladies and leading citizens OF Ellsworth are
waking up to the possibilities OF your beau
tiful city, and am pleased to enclose you my
check for $40 in aid Of the work.
The testimony Of friend of mine, Mr.. E.
H. Moulton. of this city, who during the last
two summers visited Ellsworth with me, is
this: ''Tis one of the most beautiful little
cities u have eyer seen in New England"
Coming from an entire stranger this was I'M
biased and was very gratifying to me.
Standing in the street near the depot look
ing down the street through the green arched
tunnel formed by the branches of the beauti-
full elms, never saw more beautiful sight.
As a suggestion, II that roadway could be
narrowed up, curbs put in and the sidewalk
widened and leveled up, 1t would be a great
improvement. During my last two visits
there / have stood on the bridge and thought
what beautiful little park could be made il
an acre or two of land below the postoffice
along the river bank could be devoted to it.,
and Q lot of unsightly old wooden buildings
removed. The water being so near the sur
face at high tide. trees and shrubbery would
grow wonderfully we'll, and it would be q
great ornament to the city.
Each recurring spring If you viii notify me
viii send you small amount for this good
work. With kind regards. am,
Yours very truly.
JNo. DELAIrTEE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06
HOW SEATTLE DID THINGS.

Erastus Brainerd, editor of the Seattle
Post lnteiiigencer, writes to the headquar-
tiers of the American civic association as
follows: 81 enclose under separate cover
photographs of dirty and clean Seattle,
for reproducing as lantern slides, such as
you may choose. OF course a newspaper
always likes credit when it can get it. /
wrote you for suggestions as to how to get
action in cleaning up q city. l can tell
you how as to one city-get a daily news
paper to run photographs Of the dirty lots
and places, and you will see the whole city
get busy in a hurry.
AT first it was q joke, then some per-
sons grew angry, and then general interest
was aroused. OF course the paper ham
mered at the subject daily editorially.
Result-s general clean up, new ordi-
nances with general clause, garbage coll
lection wagon for board Of health (pre-
viously lscking), block system Of neigh
borhood cleaning, and tree and flower
planting throughout the city, most amaz-
ing to see. thank you for such litera-
ture as you have sent"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06

ocratic extravaganza, or any otner
extravaganza is, of course, reprehen-
sible, and deserves rebuke. But an
increase in expenditures does not
necessarily mean extravaganza, al
though this is what the democrats
always seem to imply, especially when
they don't attempt to give reasons for
the increase.
The particular trick our opponents
are now attempting to play relates to
the expense of the 1901 session of the
legislature as compared with that OF
the session of 1907.
The expense of the 1901 session was,
in round figures, $4,000; that of 1907
was SOL, 000-an increase of S26, 600.
OF course no items are presented, al
though these would easily account for
the difference.
For example, it appears that $4,000
of the increase is accounted for in the
legislative printing which cost twice
as much in 1907 as in 1901, or S23, 3SS.Sl
This is accounted for from the fact
that, in the latter session, more print
ing was done, the documents were
more numerous and of larger size.
1t is the tendency of all legislatures
to increase the printing bills.
There was printing deficiency in
1905 and 1906 which amounted to
something like $1,000. This the legis-
lature of 1907 had to supply. In 1907
the contingent expenses were $4,000
more, and there we're several thou
sands more paid for postage, books
and stationery.
In 1907 there were sixty-two demo-
Gratis in the House, and yet no one OF
them made the slightest protest
against what the democrats are now
pleased to say was extravaganza. In
the Senate Hon. Lindley Murray
Staples and the other six democratic
senators failed to raise their voices
against this wild debauch Of extrava-
gance in the legislative session of 1907.
In the legislature OF 1901 there was
one democrat in the Senate and
twenty in the House. In 1907 there
were seven democrats in the Senate
and sixty two in the House. 1t would
not be c fair argument to say that the
greater the number of democrats in
the legislature the larger the expendi-
ture OF money, but it would be just as
logical as some of the arguments the
democrats are now making for cam
paign purposes. ..