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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15

Grady, a Tammany State Senator, is
reported as saying in a campaign
speech, that Governor Hughes "puts
himself on moral pedestal far above
the people. "
This is a bad break for Grady, and
will hardly be regarded as compliment
tary by 'the people, The fact is that
Governor Hughes places himself on a
moral level with the people, the ordi-
nary, plain honest iaw-abiding people
who abhor graft and crookedness, and
have no sympathy with race track
gambling, and its train Of ruined lives
and impoverished families.
No doubt Governor Hughes is on a
moral PEDESTAL far above the kind of
people upon whom the Tammany bosses
depend to defeat the Governor, but the
bosses will find, on election day, that
the great majority of the people take
exactly the same moral stand as Gov
ernor Hughes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
DON'T WORRY
DR. "A. R. e. Wyant Calls it a Sin and
4 Degrading Makes Invalids


The second of the series of Sunday
afternoon addresses to men at the Y.
NJ. G. A. building was given Sunday
by "A. r, E. Wyant, NJ D. and was
listened to- with interest by good
company Of men.
The doctor made clear that the sin
of worry should be classed with licenti-
BUSINESS and other degrading sins be-
cause the results are often the same.
There are countless nervous wrecks and
chronic invalids who have been made
SO by excessive worry.
The speaker pointed out the reasons
why Christian Science fourishes and
then showed it's ,unreasonableness by
illustrating some well established phys
illogical facts. The scriptures clearly
teach that worry has no more place in
man s life than any other sin.
Mr.. Elinwood, of Chicago, will be-
gin series Of Bible lectures tonight
at the Baptist church to which men
and women are very cordially invited.
Mr. Ellinwood will be in the city during
the entire week and will lecture at the
Congregational and Methodist churches
also.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
sPRANER BROTHERS HELD
Chicago Men Must Answer Charges Of
Securing Hunting Licenses by Fraud

Ben Spraner and W. 7. Spraner, both
of Chicago, were arrested in kenosha
late Monday afternoon by Deputy
Game Warden Michael Kleist on
charges of securing a resident hunting
license by means Of fraudulent an
plication. The men were arraigned be-
fore Justice McCarron and held in
bonds Of thousand dollars each to
secure their appearance at the adjourn
Led hearing set. for Oct. % The men
furnished the bonds and returned to
Chicago. J<leist claims that he has
had many complaints of Chicago people
getting resident licenses and thus de-
frauding the state out Of considerable
sums of money and that he has been
instructed by the state warden to prose-
cute these cases with great vgor One
of the men wanted on the same charge
escaped, but the warden has his name
and Chicago address and an effort will
be made to arrest him at any. time he
returns 70 this county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
DIDN'T GET FAR
Boys Who Left Lake Bluff Orphanage
to See the World Picked up Here

Erwin Schmitt and Enoch Ralston,
two boys from the Lake Bluff orphan
age, started out from the orphanage
early yesterday morning to see the
world, but they did not see a great
deal of it as tired and weary the boys
of tender years were picked up by
police officer John Leik, just after
noon Monday and taken to the police
office where they admitted to the Of
icials that they had run away from
the orphanage at Lake Bluff to see the
world and that they were entirely sat
isfed with what they had seen on the
trip from Lake Bluff to Kenosha.
The omcial8 at the orphanage were
notified and one Of the ladies in charge
came to Kenosha Monday and took the
boys back home. They will probably
be satisfied to remain at the home in
the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
ANNUAL MISSION FESTIVAL
German Lutherans Hold Harvest Home
Festival at the Church on Sunday


The annual harvest home mission
festival was held at the German Luth-
eran church ON Sunday and services in
the. morning, afternoon and evening
were largely attended. The church
was decorated in pleasing manner for
the celebration At the morning ser
vice sermon was preached by the Rev.
Mr.. Jeddle, pastor Of the German Luth-
eran church at Wilmot. The evening
service was an English service, the ser
mon being preached by the Rev. Mr..
Graeber Of the church Of the Apostles
in Milwaukee. In the afternoon there
was a ceremony attending the installa-
ton of Prof. Herman Albrecht as head
of the parochial schools in connection
with the church. This service was
under the direction Of the Rev. G..
Buenger, pastor of the church. Dur
ing the day large collections were tax
en- which will be the gift Of the Keno
sha church for mission work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
AWKWARD HERE SATURDAY

Democratic Candidate for Governor
May Speak in Kenosha Saturday
John A. Aylward Of Madison, the
Democratic. candidate for governor, is
planning to invade the first district to-
morrow and it is expected that he will
wind up the trip over the district in
Kenosha on Saturday night. Aylward
has spoken in Kenosha once since his
nomination, but he seems to think that
this county is very FERTILE ground to
work in and he expects to give much of
to the county. As yet no an
nouncement of the plans for the meet
ing have been made by the Democratic
committee and it is possible that Ayl-
ward will change his plans. However,
at present he is booked by the state
Democratic committee to speak here
Saturday night
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
BONNIE MAZE COMPANY

Winniger Bros, will offer the Bonnie
Maize Company next week at the Rhode
Opera House, presenting a repertoire of
plays which have not been seen mere at
the 10, 20, 80 and soc scale. The open
ing Of the engagement occurs with the
matinee performance Sunday afternoon.
The play is entitled "Cheyenne, y
and as its name indicates, a western
play. Sunday evening "Anita, The
Singing Girl, " will be presented, which
gives Miss MAZE splendid opportunity
for her versatility as we'll as ability.
On Monday night, which as custo-
mary is ladies free night, under usual
conditions. "a Daughter Of Ken
lucky" is scheduled and the list for
the remainder Of the week includes
such new plays as, Miss Saratoga, y
The Night Before Christmas, = Man
of Mystery Captain IS Ward, a,
'Dixie Land" etc.
On Saturday play especially select,
ed to please ladies and children will
be presented and the prices for che
Saturday matinee are loo for children,
and zoe for adults. Prices for all other
performances are loo, zoe, soc, and
soc. Seats for the entire engagement
are now on sale at the theatre ticket
Office DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15

It is all well enough for the Council
to put up sign boards on the roads
leading into the city warning the auto
mobilists not to exceed the speed limit,
but an arrest now and then would be
more to the point. News Of the ar
rest of any driver would travel far and
fast and would be a wholesome warn
ing to other drivers to keep well within
the limit of safety in passing through
the city. Kenosha has no desire to
acquire reputation for working any
"hold up" game on the autos like
Glencoe, but neither does it desire to
be known as a speedway where the law
is never enforced. There is a happy
medium
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
TO LET CONTRACT FRIDAY
German I,utherans Decide to SO Ahead
With the Erection of the Church

&
The members Of the building com
mittee of the German Lutheran Con-
gregation have decided to go ahead
with the building Of the new church
and in keeping with this decision it is
understood that the contract for the
new church will be let at the meeting
Of the committee on next Friday even
ing. It is not probable that the work
on the church will be started until the
opening of a new building season. The.
church will cost ,etWeen thirty and
forty thousand dollars and it is plenned
to have it ready for dedication by
Thanksgiving Day of next Year. K.
p. Knudsen and Frank Foulke were the
lowest bidders for the contract and it
is not thought that new bids will be
taken on the revised plans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
FERULLo,s BAND THURSDAY

Manager Rhode has arranged to
bring Ferullo and his band Of fifty
Italian musicians to the Rhode next
Thursday night. Ferullo has supplanted
Creatore and Ellery in the estimation
of music lovers of the west. He has
just concluded a summer season of six
teen weeks, divided between Chicago
and Milwaukee, and has played to
more than one million people in both
cities. during that time Ferullo is an
eccentric musical genius. He has held
the concert goers of Chicago and Mil
waukee captive by his extraordinary
and magnetic methods Of conducting
and by the superior quality Of his band
Ferullo never disappoints and his
following knows very well that at
every concert the energetic leader will
spare neither himself nor his band
Ferullo is even ivelier than ever, but
the fantastic gestures and the arcobatie
contortions are completely lost sight of
in the beauty of the effects he pro
duces, Ferullo's band responds as one.
1t has been generally remarked that
the bands accuracy is a most impress
siVe feature. There is never any slur-
ring OF dragging, but every note is clear
cut. Ferullo is an interpretative genius
of the first order ard his readings of
some very famous scores have been
wonderfully instructive and interest
ing.
ne program for the night will be
evenly balanced to suit all tastes. The
heaviest compositions will be followed
with the highest Of popular airs dw
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15

The County Board will have to con
slider conditions at the county jail at
its next session. The present quarters
at the Jail are much too small and the
Board will soon have to decide between
adding to the present building and
erecting a new one. Should the Board
find that it is going to cost any con
siderable amount to rebuild it might
be more. economical in the long run
toi put up an entirely new building.
As a general rule money spent on re-
building public buildings that have
been outgrown is money thrown away.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15

The vote of organized labor, as a
body, will not, should not and cannot
be delivered to any party or by any
man or set of men, " writes Norman f..
McPhail, president of the Topographic
cal Union, to Willis L. Moore Presi-
dent McPhail's letter is as follows:
Dear MIR. Moore:-Your letter of
Sept % has just been received and
read by me, as l have today returned
from a tour of some of our New Eng
land cities for our organization.
In reply to the question you ask
me, I will state that in my opinion the
vote of organized labor in this country
as a body viii not and cannot be de
HveTed to any one party by any one
man or set of men. To allow such a
thing would be suicidal to the labor
movement of the country.
Members of labor unions. as citi-
zens, have the right and should care.
fully consider the platforms and prom
ises Of the different political parties,
and should vote as they believe the
broadest and best interests of our
country lie.
here can be no objection to this
from any source and it is something
which every citizen should do. To
claim that any man or set Of men, as
has been blazoned forth in the news
papers, viii deliver the vote Of organ
ized labor to any party is absurd, as 1t
is impossible
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15

Advertisers are beginning to deface
the cement sidewalks with their signs
again and the property owners are
making the usual ineffective protest
against the damage that is being done
them Perhaps a few fines in the po-
lice courts or a damage suit or two
might put stop to this nuisance. In
this connection it may be remarked
that politicians are not privileged in
this respect and ,aa, yney have no
more right to damage property with
their signs than anybody else Tt will
not do for them to plead ignorance
of the law and try to put the blame
on their advertising agents, either, for
this question was all fought out in one
Of the city campaigns some time ago
and everybody understands it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
THE FLOWER OF THE RANCH
Joe Howard IS Play Pleases a Large
Crowd at the Opera House Sunday

Joe Towards "Flower Of the
Ranch, " one Of the best musical shows
on the road, played to a large audi
ence at the Rhode Opera House Sunday
evening and made one Of the big hits
of the year. 1t was the second visit
of the Howard musical play to Kenosha
and its reception was even better last
night than on the former appearance
The company had a singing chorus
which was superior to any heard in
Kenosha this year and with the Howard
songs which are always catchy TIE
chorus made decided impression and
was forced to respond to calls after
each number. The principals in the
play took their parts well and the pro-
duction was put on with snap that
made it pleasing every minute of the
evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
DIED FROM TYPHOID FEVER
Joseph Gascoigne well known Farmer
Expires After Week of Illness


Joseph William Gascoigne, aged SO
years, one of the best known of the
young farmers of the town of Somers,
died at us home in that. town just
after midnight this morning after a
week IS illness from typhoid fever.
The deceased was q son Of William
j. Gascoigne and was born III the town
of somers March %, 1872. He has
always lived in the town Of 'somers.
ne IS survived by a widow and five
children, one of his sons being i'll with
typhoiu fever at the Kenosha Hospital
The funeral will be held from Wood
men Hall in Somers on Friday after
noon with interment at the family
plat at Oakwoods Cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15

His honor the mayor says that he
has no regular ONCE hours and that
those who call at the mayors Office
and fail to find him may have the
privilege of leaving their names with
the clerk. We do not believe that this
was the general understanding Of the
way things were to be conducted
when the mayor was given an expen-
siye furnished Office, but if that is the
way he proposes to run the Office no
body can make him do any different.
The mayor says that it should be pre-
sumed that he is out attending to the
business of the city when he is not
in his office and "that is all there is
to it. ="
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15
THURSDAY, OCTOBER Is.

The wage-earners Of the country are
not concerned about the guarantee Of
their deposits. What they desire is the
guarantee Of earning those deposits,
and Republican policy towards Ameri-
can industries affords the guarantee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15

The water company has got to get
new pump that will double the capacity
of the plant, but the demand for an
increased watef supply is not all due
to the growth Of the city and the ex-
tension of the water mains into new
territory. The tremendous waste Of
water is the principal thing that makes
the new pump necessary and the one
thing that will effectually check this
waste is to put the whole city on the
meter system. The first cost Of in
stalling a complete meter system is
the thing that makes the commissions
ers hesitate, but the saving in waste
will soon pay for the meters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-15

@. @, Allen has gone to Cleveland, o.,
for a business trip
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
Topeka Correspondence

The ante-primary campaign being
made by w. K. St<bb this year is
exciting the old machine crowd of
politicians and is causing great graf
ifcation to his friends Mr.. Stubbs
is not waiting uatll the last month
of the campaign and then trying to
get acquainted with the voters. He is
at WORK now and intends to keep II
up until the primary day, Angus
4th. Mr.. Stubbs is travelling all the
time. Some days he makes
speeches, other days he just loafs
around in towns and gets acquainted
and talks to the voters who will ex
press their choice for the Republi-
can nomination for Governor at the
primary. Mr.. Stubbs realizes tha
at this stage of the game the
speeches are not nearly so effectiv
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
Homer Henderson
Defeated

The vote against Homer Hender.
son in the 4th ward is no reflection
on him as man or good cuzen.
Mr.. Henderson Is one of the clsanest
and best young man in the city, re-!
spected and highly esteemed by all
who know him. 1t looked for
awhile like his great popularity
might carry him through in spite of
the fact that the sentiment of the
ward was overwhelmingly against
the interest in which he was sup
posed to be running.
The fight in this ward was not
political in any sense. 1t was pure.
ly a school scrap as announced in
The Times some weeks back, party
lines were ignored and Democrats
and Republicans v~ted on both
sides of the question. When it
comes to political issue the 4th
ward is very strongly Republican
but in this case the people voted
for the interest of the schools as
they saw them and not against Mr..
Henderson.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
Tax Commission

The state tax commissioners were
in Chanute over Sunday. Monday
they we're met by a large number
el the county assessors and the mat
ter of assessment of the oil aud gas
properties was gone over. The San
ia Fe properties were checked up
and a great deal of good earnest
work done. Itlooks now like the
nav tax Law is going to work like
charm. To the man who has been
honestly giving in his property 1t
it will be a great boon. The valu-
I tion in the state will be so vastly
increased that the rate must neces-
sarilY be very lew aud our taxes
will be be diminished.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

house, ETC., and the government roae
is permanent but the Roosevelt OF
today will soon have servsd its ppr
pose and soon will be amoug other
citios OF the past.
After seeing Roosevelt we drove on
about five miles farther and camped
at the foot Of the mountain in the
top OF which are tho ruins OF the an
cient cliff dwellers-a race OF people
before the Aztecs. The building OIL
gnially must have had about twenty
rooms, though in the centuries thai
have elapsed since Its construction
many Of the walls have collapsed since
its construction. Many of the walls
have crumbled and yet on the whole
ii is remarkably well preserved. The
great problem is, where the mud,
water and timbers used In its con
construction for it 10 adobe, were oh
talned and how were they carried up
Che steep sides to the very top of this
mountain. Remnants OF their pottery
SILL remain on which the designs aud
colofing are still visible aud yet not
enough of anything remains to in6i
cate what sort of people they were nor
why they lived as they did.
Steps are being taken by the govern
ment to repair and preserve all these
ruins and historic points and it rqy
be that sometime records Of some sort
Wall be excaYated and the mystery
solved. Hundreds of tourists shave
visited this place and in almost every
available spot names and dates have
neen cut or psnciled. Almost the first
thing we saw on entering the build
Ing was &c K. Turner" In large,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10

in the other world with murderers
and blackmailers and IeJurersF
Does the eleventh hour repentance
of a cold blooded girl slayer entitlt
MIN to a place in the grand stand
beside those who have always re-
garded human life as sacred, and
who have been led to believe that
hell was reserved for the liars and
muIderers?
This man, Gillette, who is suppos
ed to be floating around on a new
pair of wings today, was a liar and
periurer until the last hope of elem
ency was gone. He contended,
even to his parents, that he did not
kill the girl who loved him as faith
f,,llv as Heloise loved her Abelard; !;
he swore by all the gods that he was
innocent of her death, and swore 50
well that many half believed him,
against their judgment.
But when tGe governor refused 10
interfere in his behalf, and the shad'
ow of doom stretched across the floor
of the caitiff's cell, he confessed
that he slew that poor, heart-orokeh
girl who went with him one summer
day for holiday; and the priests
instead of telling him that he was
damned to all eternity, led him to
believe that in fifteen minutes, by
the prison clock, he would be chcos
ing his harp.
If they were right---if the girl slay
er went direct to Abraham's bosom,
it is the worst thing that has happen
ed to Abraham IN many day
Ernporia Gazette.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-10
IS HE IN HEAVEN

Did the soul of Chester Gillette
released from ,he bonds or the
flesh. soar straightway to the otnef
side of Jordan, to the sweet helos OF
Eden. where the Tree OF Life is
bloomlng2
He died IN the full conviction
that all his sins had been forgiven
and that the electric chair meant to
him nothing more than transition
from this vale of tears to the ira
grant fields of Beulah Land he
had been led to this belief by the
ministers who attended him during
his imprisonment; and these eooo
men were doubtless as sincere II
their assurance that he would be
an angel as he was serene IN III
belief.
During his last hours young G''~
lette wrote an appeal to the young
men of this country, urglug them
TO he virtuous and pious, so that
they might enjoy the great privilege
of meeting him in the better iapo'
and having all kinds ofa good time
The address was platitudiuous, ana
so much in line with the ge''ows
.sneeches of condemned murderers
the world ever, as to suggest that
all gallows orators gettheir speeches.
from some Manual ofSocial Forms;
the same sung complacency clar-
acterizes them all; the same taml-
liarity with the holy names, which
approaches blasphemy; the same
cheerful disposition to ignore the
brutal wickedness that brought
them to the halter or the chair.
Would Gillette hare taken such
profound interest 10 the welfare OF
the youngunen of this country hao
Governor Hughes commutea his
senteuce7 When che devil was
sick, the devil a monF would be;
when the.devil was well, the devil a
monk was he.
There are good hearted people
who will hspe that aGlletrs fal'h
was justified and that he is now in
heaven. There are others, and
many of them, who will hope the
contrary ,thing. They argue that
when heaven ceases to be exclusive,
it loses its attractions as the eternal
pleasure resort. What is the use OF
being good, and honest, and indus
trious, and law abidiag, they will
ask, ST they are required to mingle