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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

The plan for building septic tanks
for the disposal Of the refuse from the
tannery as proposed by the managers
of the plant to the special committee
Of the Council is favored by the ex-
perts who have studied the situation
and the proposition as made by the
company looks to be a decided good
one for the city and every possible
assistance should be given the com
pany by the city officials in carrying
it out. The tanks will absolutely do
away with any pollution of the river
by the refuse from the tannery and
when the tanks are built and in work
ing order the Allen company will have
done everything that could possibly be
demanded from the company by the
state board of health and the action
of the company will DOUBTLESS be APP
proved by that body. Certainly the
proposed plan has decided advantages
over any other in that it renders the
refuse harmless whereas if this refuse
was sent into the lake by some system
OF sewers there is always chance that
that it might contaminate the water
supply.
1t should be remembered also that
the Allen company is not alone respon-
sible for the pollution Of the river
and the conditions complained Of by
the state board Of health The gas
company is persistent offender il
this respect and the city itself empties
a considerable amount of sewage di-
rectly into the river through the old
Bailey canal not to mention the large
number of private sewers that the city
has permitted to drain intolit There
is plenty of work to be doneaby others
besides the Allen company before the
river is ready to pass inspection.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

In spite of repeated warnings there
is danger Of another coal famine in the
northwest again this winter and the
railroads are pleading with the buyers
to get their shipments under way at
once before the crop movement ties up
the rolling stock Of the roads Should
suffering result from the delay Of the
dealers it will clearly not be the fault
of the railroads for every inducement
to get the coal moving has been offered
for months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

With one per cent levy the city
have about $25O,O0O to spend next year
and with any kind of management That
should be enough and more Than enough
for all expenses. The increase in the
levy adds about 10000 to the revenues
OF the city which should be ample for
any increase in the legitimate expenses
of the city necessitated by any gain
III population that has been made in
the past year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

First publication, Thursday, Aug. 20, 1903.
OTATE OF WISCONSlN-In Circuit Cn,,r+
y for Kenosha County
Amelia Demesy, Plaintiff, VS., Emil Dar,aer
Defendant. 49,
State of Wisconsin To Said Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service of this summons.
exclusive of the day of service. and defend 'tt,e
above entitled action in the Court aforesaid:
and in case of your failure so to do. Judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand OF the CONF plant, of which a COPY is
now on file with the clerk of the Circuit Court
OF Kenosha County, at his Office in the Court
House OF said County in the city of Kenosta
State of Wisconsin -
RANDALL & DRURY
Plaintiffs Attorneys
CITY OF henosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

The officials of aid societies and chart
table organizations are calling attention
to the alarming increase in the number
of cases of wife deseytion and the prob
lem Of properly caring for the largo
number of dependents thrown upon the
societies by this crime is becoming a
serious one. The punishment provided
by the present laws comes far from
Citing the crime in these cases and il
the number of cases continues to in
crease the matter will be brought to the
attention of the next legislature so
forcibly that a more drastic law will
he passed by that body making wife de-
sertion a felony punishable by term
u the penitentiary. In the past year
o. two there have been cases Of wife
aesertion in this city mean enough and
hiutal enough to demand penitentiary
sentences for long terms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

If large proportion Of the voters
remain apathetic to their civic duties,
If they do rot take the trouble to vote
for worthy party candidates at the
party primaries, direct nominations
by popular vote will end in conditions
neither better nor worse than nomina-
tions by old-style conventions. The
professional politicians, who are always
alert and always alive to their own in
terests, will determine the issue among
themselves. New York Herald
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20
Annual Assessment Of Property Of
Kenosha Will Be Close to
$4,000, 900 Mark
LARGE INCREASE IN REALTY
Completed Figures Show that Real
Estate and Improvements are Valu-
ed at More Than $11,O0O,OOO
Low Taxes Possible

City Clerk George w. Harrington
has been at work for several days
figuring up the annual assessment and
when the figures are completed he will
have a very interesting little surprise
for the people of the city as it is
thought that the assessment for the
present year will pass the twenty mil
lion dollar mark and be the largest in
| the history of Kenosha. The vast in
crease is in the personal property and
it was stated that the valuation Of the
real estate would be about the same as
lit was last year, but when the work
Of adding the figures was completed
late Thursday afternoon it showed an
increase of over half a million dollars
in the valuation of real estate and i'm
provements.
With an assessment of $20,000000
a tax levy of one per cent will bring
the city more than $250,000 for it's
running expenses next year and there
is little doubt but that there will be
strenuous objection if any effort is
made to make the tax levy any greater
than this. This year the city had about
$4,000 including all receipts and the
thirty thousand additional should be
sufficient to provide for all the grow
ing expenses Of the city. It may be
that the funds are being handled a
little carelessly just at present and
that at the end of the year there will
be deficit in the treasury, but even
should this be a fact it is thought that
the members of the finance committee
will be decidedly slow in boosting the
tax rate in view of the large increase
in the assessment. The general senti-
ment seems to favor curtailment of
the expenses Of the city rather than
an increase in the tax roll
The real estate assessment for the
year shows total of $11,3O4,87O and
the assessment on the same property
last year, was $10,716,770 AS in form
er years the Third ward has the highest
valuation for real estate and improve
ments with the First ward second and
the Fourth ward third There has been
a very large increase in the valuations
III the Fifth ward The Second
ward also shows very large
Second ward also shows very large
increase. The Seventh ward is the
smallest and the Eighth shows an as
sessment Of. only little more. There
is an increase in the vsluation of the
real estate and improvements in all
the wards ranging from $1,000 in the
Seventh ward to $23O,OOO in the Third
ward. The large increase in the Third
ward is accounted for by the new
buildings of the Chicago Brass Com
pany and the territory annexed to the
city early in the year. The valuation
Of the, real estate and improvements in
the various wards is as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20
Long Sought Plansof Cleaning Ke.
nosha River To Be Realized
This Year if Possible
TANNERY PLANS SEPTIC TANKS
All Refuse from the Big Plant will be
Pumped Through Tanks Until
Purified and then Poured
,asf Into the River

Before the end of another six months
the water of the Kenosha river will
flow into the lake in all it's virgin puri-
ty if the plans Of the n. r. Allen s
company proposed to the special com
mittee of the Common Council Thurs
day night are a success and provided
nothing comes up to prevent the carry
ing out Of these plans. The company
has been considering the proposition of
-disposing of the refuse of the big plant
for nearly a pear and after many con-
situations with engineer J. W. AIvord
of Chicago, it is thought that plan
has been reached which will meet all
the demands of the Kenosha Council
and the State Board of Health. It will
take several months to install this
plant for the publication of the water
but it is hoped that it will be in
full working order before the end OF
the year.
At the conference Thursday night
the city was represented by Mayor
Scholey, City Attorney John G. Slater
and Aldermen Schultz, Willems and
Higley, while the taDne1y company was
represented by E. G. Theirs and Attor-
ney Peter Fisher.
A general discussion of the plans Of
the company was held during the even
ing and it was explained that the com
pany was now ready to begin the work
and that if the plan was acceptable to
the city the building of the tank neces-
sary for the publication of the refuse
from the tannery would be started the
first of next week. The tank is to be
Of concrete construction and large
enough to take care Of all the refuse
from the great industry. By means of
pumps this refuse is to be pumped
from the tannery into the tank which
is arranged with series of porous walls
similar to the walls of a filtration bed.
The passage of the matter through
these walls completely purifes it, re-
moving all Of the solid matter and It
is claimed that when the water has
passed out Of the tank it will be pure
enough for table use.
This plan which was proposed by
Engineer Alvord is not new expert
ment, but plan that has been used
successfully in many of the larger tan.
neries Of the country and has proven
itself to do all that is demanded.
The installation Of the tanks will be
matter Of considerable expense to
the Allen company and it is claimed
that it will cost the company upwards
OF $4,000 year to operate the plant.
This will Of course only take care
of the refuse from the tannery and it
will now be up to the city to arrange
some plan to take care of the sewage
which the city is emptying into the
river through the old Bailey canal and
make some arrangements to have the
Kenosha Gas and Electric company
take care of the refuse being poured
into the river from the gas tanks which
is just as offensive as the refuse from
the tannery
1t is thought that as soon as this
work is successfully started by the tan
merry that the other people will take up
some similar plan and that within an
other year the water of the river will
b" entirely purified
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

The Allen company has begun the
work of building septic tanks to take
care of the refuse from that plant, but
there is a whole lot of work to be done
by others before the orders of the state
beard Of health in regard to putting
the river in sanitary condition can be
said to have been carried out. The city
has q big job on it's hands to divert
the sewage that now flows into the
river into the regular sewer system and
the city will surely be expected to do
its part in cleaning the river. The city
cannot consistently ask the industries
to do what it is not willing to do itself
and the sewage that is being dumped in
t" the river is just as bad from san
itary standpoint as the refuse from the
tannery or the gas house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

one OF the worst blows known along
the west shore Of the lake in many
years was on this morning and crafts
were driven to take shelter all along
the lake. The big car ferry No. 1 of
the Pere Marquette Company under
the tow of the steamer Duncan CITY,
got into tn Kenosha Harbor. just after
Z clock this morning and she remained
for the day. The men on board tell of
a great storm and the big barge had
a narrow escape before reaching the
harbor. All Of the smaller boats re-
manned in the harbor today and no
effort was made by the fish boats to lift
the nets during the fierce blow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

From party standpoint the choice
Of committee men is fully as important
as the choice of candidates, but very
few of the voters pay any attention
to that part Of their duties at the
primary election. The average voter
is hardly familiar enough with the
operation of the primary law as yet
to appreciate all it's fine points.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

Something will have to be done to
check the tremendous waste Of water
and the best way to handle the situa-
ton would be to install meters through
out. When the water company gets
paid for all the water pumped at the
meter rate it will have all the money
needed to install new pumps or any
thing else that may be required.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

In the light of recent events it might
be well for the Illinois editors to go
back to the files and read what was said
in their papers at the time Of the At
Ianta race 1iots. There does not appear
to be whole lot Of difference between
Illinois and Georgia. None that the ne
g1oes can notice anyway.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

The good roads convention to be held
during the state fair week promises to
be one of the greatest gatherings of its
kind ever held in the country. The
amendment to the state constitution
which will come up at the election this
fall will be brought up at the con en-
ton and discussed in all it's bearings
and it is expected that the delegates
to the convention will do very effective
work for the amendment after they re-
turn to their homes in all sections of
the state There is no question but
that this amendment is one of the
post important ever submitted to the
people of the state, but up to date it
has not received the attent ton that it's
Importance warrants.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

The personal expenses to the can
didates of the primary campaign
in the county will amount to a
tidy sum and some of them are al
ready dismayed at the amount it prom
ises to cost them. All Of them resolved
to keep their expenses down to a nomi-
nal sum for the primaries and save their
money for the election campaign in case
they were nominated, but most of them
arc finding that the absolutely neces-
sary expenditures are much more than
they anticipated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20
u. s. LAKE SURVEY NOTICE
Condition Of Wrecks off Calumet Har-
Dor in Lake Michigan

The United States Lake Survey
Steamer Search, which is sweeping the
south end of Lake Michigan, reports
a clear depth Of only % feet, at the
present high stage Of Lake Michigan,
over the wreck Of the car-ferry Barge
No. 2, sunk in June, 1907, and partly
removed by the government in July
and August, 1907 It lies 311s miles N.
IS degrees IS minutes E. (azimuth rs
degrees - minutes) from Calumet Har-
boT lighthouse, IN As feet of water.
This wreck and that Of the Schooner
David Bows. lying easterly about 31a
miles, as recently reported by the Lake
Survey, have been temporarily marked
with spar buoys flying white flags with
red centers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

Each and every one Of the senatorial
.andidates believes that. he has chance
Q carry this county, but the present
rdications are that the vote will be
pretty well split up among all of them
With possibly Stephenson having a lit
lie the best OF 1t on account Of his wide
acquaintance here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

Nothing can wipe out the disgrace
suffered by the state of Illinois in the
race riots in it's capitol city, but the
prompt conviction of the leaders of the
mob will show that the state can still
punish arson and murder even if it is
at times powerless to protect life and
property.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

Saturday was a great day for tho
politicians and most Of the candidates
were working hard. The candidates for
sheriff were very much in evidence and
the race for the nomination for that
Office will make the campaign this yeal
one Of the hottest the county has ever
seen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES

All candidates seeking to secure
sample ballots for use in the primary
must place their orders for
them before the Goth of August with
the county clerk. a20
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

Contractors will have to hustle to get
some Of the city work completed that
is under contract at the present rate
of progress It, is a poor plan to let
everything be hung up until the last
minute and then get rush job.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

Mr.. Sherman was also surprised Tues
az. Everything is moving along to-
Yards the point where all the. preiimi
aries having been adjusted the cam
5tign can begin in earnest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

1t is hoped that the controversy over
he plans for the Improvement Of Mar
at square has now been settled SO shat
he city can 60 ahead with the work
there is not much more time to fool
way if the work is to be done this
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20
COST OF THE INSANE
State Board ADULTS Accounts and
Shows Cost for Last Year
Of Over $444,500
SMALL SUM FOR RACINE CO.

The cost for care of chronic insane
patients in county hospitals, as audited
by the state board of control, is
$444, 573.49.
Of this amount the state pays $342,
663.84 and the counties pay $1O2,O63.65.
Of the amount paid by the state, 1884,
1907 is paid for state at large patients
that is, patients which have no legal
residence in any county.
A county maintaining a county asy-
lum is paid So a week a patient be-
sides clothing bill for each patient
cared for. Of this amount $3.50 a
week and the clothing bill is charged
back against the county from which
the patient comes, and the state pays
$3.50 week. Counties operating 2asy2
lums receive $3.50 a week from the
state for each patient of that county
cared for in the asylum The total
number of chronic insane patients in
the county asylulns last year averaged
5000.
The following statement shows the
amounts paid for care of chronic in
sane patients, including the amount
paid by the state and the amount paid
by the countless: Brown, $12,554.31;
Chippewa, $19,416.17; Columbia, SO, 179-
36; Dane, $8,8O2.OO; Dodge, $8,629.14;
Dunn, SIS, $4,000; Eau Claire, $21, IT,
go; Fond du Lac, $13,175.05; Grant,
$o,019.19; Green, $1C99131; Iowa,
2,795.80; Jefferson, $1O,482.27; La
Crosse, $12,223.40; Manitowoc. $40, 523.-
s.; Marathon, $22,686.96; Marinette.
|$13,518.17; Milwaukee, $17,861 SO; Mon
roe, $5,424.4O; Outagamie, $15,335.O2;
Racine, $13,875.42; Richland, $17,362.
43; Rock County association. $12,322.-
GS; St. Croix, $19, 69094; Sank, 59,638.-
Il; Sheboygan, $14,11019; TrempeaI-
eau $l3,95S.94; Vernon $15,836.17;
Walworth, $9,169.G0; Washington, $l4,-
4G4.48; Waukesha, $1O,93505; Waupa-
ca $14,690.62; Winnebago, $18,532.9S;
total $444,5 73.49.
The state board of control has also
audited bills for the care Of inmates Of
ether institutions for the following
amounts:
For patients in the state hos.
pital for the insane at Men
Gotta .... ............. $50, 674.35
North hospital, Winnebago.. :. 56,5181o
Industrial school for boys, at,
Waukesha .,,.........:... 1721362
Home for the feeble minded,
Chippewa Falls .......... 81, 312.35
tuberculosis sanitarium, at.
Wales ............. 2,3871O.
Total Observation-Disclosures. .$21O, Jos, 10
The cost for care Of chronic insane
patients is $1,000 more than last
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

John and Elizabeth Hegeman spent
Sunday with their parents in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

4. G. Miller Of Manitowoe, spen
Tuesday with Kenosha friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20

- : = = - : . p4IU,IUOsIU
The cost for care of chronic insane
patients is $1,000 more than last
year.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
ExTINGUISHES FIRE
TO SEE THE RACES
j. d. Knnz Accused of Running
Fire Box of Plant in Order
to Stop Smoke =
Defendant Is Alleged to Have
Taken Summary Action to
Restore View OF Track

OAKLAND. Nov. 21-J. d. Kunz OF
Emeryville threw three buckets OF wa
ter into the frebox of a boiler OF a
small manufacturing plant. the smoke
from which spoiled his view of the
races, according TO a complaint lodged
at the district attorneys Office today.
The water. so IL is alleged. ruined
the boiler and the arrest of kunz was
sought on a charge of malicious mis-
chief. Following this. so IL Is said.
Kunz enlisted the services OF Harry
Jenkins and a man named Eaton The
three are accused OF beating John Marc
kuis, an employe about the engine-
room.
The complaint was sworn TO by Her
man Pinckert. the engineer, who said
that Kunz had previously remonstrated
with him about the snoke and ex-
planned that the vapors shut on the
view of the track, which he had pre-
viously enjoyed. You had better stop
this smoke around here while the races
are going on" Pinckert said Kunz
told him in a threatening manner
Finding the engine room unguarded
Kunz dashed the water into the hre-
box, extinguishing the fire and ruin
ing the frebox and boiler, so II Is
claimed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
PATROLMAN KILLS
PRINTER IN DUEL
Shooting ARRAY Takes Place
When Officer Seeks to Arr
rest a Suspect
William QuinIan, According to
Policeman Sherrett, Fired
First When Surprised

Mystery surrounds the fatal shooting
Of William Quinlan. a printer OF 141t
Lyon street, late last night by Police
man William Sherrett Of the southern
station.
Sherrett was patroling his beat in
Fifth street shortly before midnight
when he overheard a remark about
lets stick those two boobs up" The
remark came from doorway about 20
feet from where be was walking Sher-
rett then stepped into doorway To
watch the four men. Two men were
coming down Mission street. and as
they came TO the corner OF Fifth street
the four men stepped in front OF them
SHOTS EXCHANGED
Sherrett Immediately drew his re-
Volver and ran up TO the six.
Three Of the four men the policeman
had seen step from the doorway started
% run away, but Quinlan, according
the statement of the policeman
started firing at him. Sherrett fred
three shots from his own revolver and
Quinlan fell TO the street The bullet
struck him in the body and he
died a few minutes after he was
taken TO the central emergency hospi-
tai
A peculiar feature of the killing OF
Quinlan is the fact that Policeman
Sherrett asserts that he fired in the air
TO frighten the fleeing robbers and did
not aim at Quinlan.
QUINLAN'S COMPANIONS ESCAPE
The policeman was unable to capture
any OF Quinlan's companions and
neither was he able to locate the two
men who We're marked by the four men.
Several policemen and detectives were
detailed TO trace the others.