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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
DISEASE rs SPREADING
Many Cases of Typhoid Fever Dis
covered During Past Few Weeks

Kenosha seems to be threatened with
an epidemic of typhoid 1ever and the
disease is spreading so rapidly that the
city health officer is taking every pos
sible precaution to put an end to the
disease. A week and halI ago it
was not known that there was a case
OF the disease in the city, but in the
past week more than twenty cases have
been discovered and the disease is of
the most dangerous type. Two deaths
from typhoid fever occurred at the
hospital on Wednesday and patient
dying with the disease was taken to
the hospital this afternoon. It is
claimed that the spread Of the disease
is due to unsanitary conditions in the
city and DR.. Spalding will appear be-
fore the Council on next Monday night
and ask that some special ordinance be
passed to give the health department
more powers in fighting this disease in
Kenosha. It is alleged that some parts
of the city are simply breeding places
LOI Wy pAO1d dHu G4dG GAO p1O0GAG laws
of the city do not offer the health Of
fcials powers to abate the nuisances.
The department will ask for an ordi-
nance granting the right to order the
immediate removal Of all out houses
in all parts Of the city where city
water and city sewers have been
provided and will ask for some
special officers to get out and aid in
getting rid of pest spots. There are a
half dozen places in the city now
being used as dumps against the rules
of the city and the health department.
and the head Of the health department
will ask that officers be placed to watch
these places and arrest all people
caught dumping garbage there. It is
claimed that the portions of the city
in which these dumping places are To-
Gated have produced large number of
cases of contagious disease in the past
few months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
CAIN BIG VICTORY
Railroads May Obtain Rehearing
in the Freight Rate Contro-
versy in Near Future
MISSOURI RIVER PORTS HIT

A victory for the western railroads
as well as the shippers of many cities
is seen in the announcement that the
interstate commerce commission has
postponed for thirty days the reduc-
ton of Is per cent in the class rates
on through traffic between the Mis-
sissippi and the Missouri river.
This action is taken by attorneys
for the roads to mean that there is
little doubt that the commission will
set a date for rehearing of the case
in order to give the roads not made
parties to the original case an oppor-
tunity to present their arguments
against the proposed reduction, which,
they claim will mean a loss in revenue
of millions of dollars annually.
A letter was received in Chicago
yesterday from Secretary Moseley of
the commission announcing that the
order originally made effective on
Aug. 25 and subsequently postponed to
Sept. "a has been modified to take effect
on Oct. 26 in order to give the commits
sion time to consider the petition for
a rehearing of the case fled last week
by the railroads who were not defen
dants in the first case.
If the order had not been postponed
tariffs showing the reduction in the
rates would have been required to be
filed with the commission today. In
that event the roads were prepared to
petition the United States Circuit Court
at Chicago for an injunction restrain
ing the commission from enforcing
the reduced rates. The roads claim
that the decision reducing the through
rates to make them less than the sums
of the locals was bound to result in
a disturbance of the entire rate struc-
ture, with a consequent serious effect
on the location of commercial CEN
tiers. The shippers were opposed to
the reduction because it placed them
at a disadvantage with the Missouri
river cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
GIVES UP THE COIN
Edward Buchanan, Convicted of
Burglary, Leads Officials To
Find Booty Of His Crime
TO PRISON FOR IS MONTHS

Edward Buchanan, convicted of burg
larry in the Circuit Court by a jury on
Wednesday afternoon and sentenced to
term Of eighteen months in the state
prison at Waupun by Judge Belden,
made a complete confession of the
crime of which he had been charged
after he had been sentenced to prison.
During the trial Buchanan had insisted
that he was innocent of the crime and
had declared that he could prove an
alibi and all sorts Of other defenses,
but after the jury had found him
!" Guilty. and the court had sentenced
him he sent for the district attorney and
made a statement in which he admitted
that he had robbed the Peterson saloon.
He declareu that he had committed the
crime without any help and that he had
pulled wagon to the rear door Of the
building and had made his way into
the place through transom window.
At the time of his arrest Buchanan had
only small sum of money on his person
and it is thought that he secured about
thirty dollars from the saloon. When
he confessed he told the district attor-
ney that he had hidden a part of the
money in the lumber yard. On this
account the sheriff, who had planned
to take Buchanan away on an early
train this morning, was ordered to hold
him for a day and when the police Of
fcers finished their work this morning
Police Officer Euting was directed to
take Buchanan to the lumber yard and
give him a chance to point out the
hiding place of the stolen money. None
of the officials expected to find any
money, but in the cold gray dawn of
the early morning Buchanan and Eut-
ing went down to the lumber yards and
without hestitating Buchanan walked to
a lumber pile and removing a few
boards pulled out a handkerchief in
which was tied up eighteen dollars. The
money was turned over to the officer and
Buchanan declared that he would now
60 to prison with a clear conscience.
The money will be returned to Peterson.
The present jury in the Circuit Court
seems to be a convicting jury, as both
cases which have been laid before it
have brought an early conviction. The
members of the jury are largely town
men and they seem to be determined to
break up the band of petty thieves
who have infested the city. These men
declared in regard to the two verdicts
brought in that they are not weighing
little technicalities when the proof Of
the "Guilt" Of petty criminals is es-
tablished.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
CLAIM SCHEND WRONG
City Officials Show That No Change in
Grade Has Been Made on Lake Ave.

Officials Of the city declare that there
is no merit to the proposed fight that
Christian Schend has threatened to
make against city on account of diff
ference in grades Of the walks on Lake
avenue. These officials insist that the
grade on Lake avenue was established
many years ago and that at the time
Schend built his walk it was not put
to the grade Of the street. They al
lege that Mr.. Schend must have known
at the time the walk was laid that the
grade was more than foot lower than
the grade which he adopted for the
walk. It is declared that property
owners on the street opposite the Schend
property have agreed to bring their
walks to the proper grades. Should
Mr.. Schend follow out his threat to
enjoin the city, the officials declare that
they will be ready to take the matter
into court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
VIOLATED REGULATIONS
George Fischer Charged With Keeping
Saloon Open After Hours Monday
(From Thursday IS Daily

George Fischer, proprietor Of the
Fischer Hotel, was arrested late We'd
nesday afternoon by Officer Bienne-
mann, on charge of violating the city
ordinance in regard to the regulation
of saloon hours. The complaint which
was made by Chief Of Police O'Hare,
charges that the Fischer bar was open
after IL CLOCK last Monday night.
The complaint was made to the officer
at that time by member Of the Com
mon Council, but The officer remonstrat-
ed with Fischer and the saloon was not
closed. In other words it is claimed
that Fischer told the officer to "For-
get it." The officer did at the time,
but later the alderman took the matter
up with Mayor Scholey and while he
ordered no action it is supposed that
the matter had brewed to such an extent
that the chief decided to make the com
plant In person. Tt was alleged that
charges were threatened against the
officer by one of the aldermen and that
the mayor threatened to bring charges
against the chief Of police because the
saloon man was not promptly arrested.
Any way the chief has ordered the
members of the force to arrest all saloon
men not living up to the letter of the
regulations imposed by the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
KENOSHA AIDS DEBS
LEGAL Social Democrats Contribute to
the Fund Of Deb's Red Special

The report OF contributions for the.
campaign fund of the National Social
Democratic party up to the first of
September which has just been issued
shows that Kenosha county Socialists
have contributed literally to the fund
that has been raised to finance the trip
of Eugene Debs, the Social Democratic
candidate for president. Debs is making
a trip about the country in a special
train known as "'The Red Specia' and
it is that the cost of the trip viii be
nearly twenty-five thousand dollars. The
report shows that little over SIS, 900
has been raised and of this amount
$40 was from Kenosha. The Finnish
Branch gave $40, the German Branch
$25, S. S. Walkup, one of the county
candidates on the Democratic ticket
collected $500 and dollar was cortri,
buted by George W. Long of Randall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01

Ferdinand Krah, EmpIoye of Tan.
merry, Victim of a Unique AS
sauIt Wednesday Night
ENGINEER BECKER ARRESTED
(From Thursdays Daily.)


Ferdinand Krah, a well known em-
ploye of the beam house at the Allen
tannery was the victim Of an unusual
assault just after seven o'clock We'd
nesday night, when an unknown person
poured bucket Of tar over the man
and he was so badly injured as to de-
mand the services of a doctor. Charles
Becker, one of the engineers at the
tannery, was arrested last night by
Police Officer Euting on a charge of
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm.
It is claimed that Krah was the vic
time of mistaken identity and, that the
bucket of tar haa been arranged to
catch some other laborer at the tannery
who had caused considerable trouble
for the engineer. It was just after
seven CLOCK that Krah was directed
to go into the beam room and turn some
water into the watts and he stated this
morning that before he went to work he
had been warned that a joke had been
put UP on some one, but that he went
to the beam room for the sole purpose
of carrying out the orders of the man
under whom he was working. Krah had
Just reached for the wrench to turn on
the water when the tar come down from
above, completely covering him, It
went over his head and shoulders and
he had slight burn on one Of his arms
which was alleged to have been caused
by the liquid Krah, singing under
the weight Of the tar, rushed from the
building and as soon as possible he was
taken to the office Of DR.. George Pugh
who managed to remove the larger part
of the liquid and he was able to be
about the court room this morning.
Krah alleges that the tar was deliber-
ately poured over him by some one on
the roof above, but other men employed
at the tannery claim that the tar had
been arranged with a trap so connected
with the wrench as to make it possible
for any one who attempted to turn the
water on or off to pull down the tar
upon him. Becker was taken to jail,
but later released on bail and had a
hearing before Justice McCarron today.
It is claimed that there has been a
great deal of trouble on account of
employees at the tannery turning the
water on and off and that Becker has
been kept busy watching the water.
Krah is not accused of having been con-
nected with any malicious effort to
worry the engineer, but it is supposed
that he was the innocent victim of the
trap which had been set for some Of the
others.
Krah's injuries are not serious, but
he insists that it ism t pleasant thing
to get mass Of sticky tar all over you
and he is looking fol- satisfaction
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
How to Can Peaches.

To can peaches allow one-half pound
CT sugar to one pound Of peaches. Put
the sugar on the fire with little water
and let boil until the strip is perfectly
clear Pack the jars tightly with the
peaches and fill with the strip. Put
these jars in a large boiler Of water.
Stand them on wood and do not let
them touch each other. The water
should be within three inches from
top Of the jar. Cover the boiler and
boil until tender. When the water is
Geld remove the jars, fill up with boil
Ing water and seal air tight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
CHRISTIAN sCHMELLTNG DEAD

Christian schmelling, a well known
teamster of the city, died at the Keno
sha Hospital Wednesday afternoon af-
ter two weeks illness from typhoid
fever. He had been taken to the
hospital only few hours before his
death. Mr.. Schmelling was native of
Denmark where he was born on March
l6, 1871. He came to this county with
his parents before he was year old and
had since been resident Of Kenosha.
He is survived by a widow and several
children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
WANT MARKET STREET RAISED
City Officials Being Urged to Raise
Block Between Railway and Ashland

Officials of the city are being urged
to take some steps to secure the rails
ing of that part of Market street be-
tween Market Square and Ashland
avenue in order to remove the dip
in front of the county jail and the
site of the new government building.
1t is claimed that this would add great
ly to the appearance of the street and
that the change in grade could be made
for a comparatively small cost. Of
course it would be necessary for the
city to change some Of the walks that
have been laid along the street and it
would be necessary to relay all of the
paving in the block The matter will
probably be laid before the City Coun-
Gil at it's next meeting and in the mean
time it is being generally discussed
among the members Of the Council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
BoWLERs ATTENTION

I beg to announce that I have leased
the :" Keno" Bowling Alleys at SOB Mil
waukee avenue and that I have installed
the automatic pin setting machine. As
surlng a courteous treatment to every
BODY and soliciting your kind patron
age, I am F. M. Zeyen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01

laboring classes Of this state equality Of
opportunity in industry and equality Of
rights before the courts. We favor
legislation. which will assure to every
workman the broadcast equality in in
dustrial controversies. In the matter of
employers liability, and the protection
of the life and health of workmen Wis
consln should have as strong and as
certain laws as those of any state or
country.
I'VE point to the child labor law, the
law establishing employment bureaus,
laws regulating hours Of labor in in
dustles, and other laws in the interest
Of labor as evidence that the Repub-
ican party is DESTROYS and always will
ing to give to labor the broadest pro-
lection and greatest opportunities for
betterment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
DIED FROM TYPHOID FEVER
Fred w. Boosted Dies at Kenosha Hos
pital After Short Illness

Fred William Boosted, aged % years,
son of the late John Boosted, died at
the Kenosha Hospital late Wednesday
afternoon after two weeks illness
from typhoid fever. The deceased was
born in Kenosha Dec. 2, 1879 and had
spent his entire life in Kenosha He
was an expert machinst and was well
known to many people in the city.
The remains were removed to the home
Of the mother Of the deceased on
Jenne street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
SETTLERS CLUB

Inc stockholders Of the Kenosha
County Old Settlers Club will meet on
Saturday, Sept. 26 at l p. m. at the
court house in Kenosha to transact any
and all business that may come be-
fore them at that time. A full at
tendance is requested. G. M. Bishop,
Secy. WA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01
Every Pledge Fulfilled

We believe in the humane and SAM.
tary housing OF our people and the bet
ter environment of home life in the
densely settled sections of our larger
cities and to that end favor legislation
that will take the place of the recent
laws on this subject which have been
declared unconstitutional.
We congratulate the people of this
state that every pledge contained in
the Republican state platform Of 1906
has been enacted into law and with it's
splendid record of achievements stand
ing as a guarantee for the fulfllment
of its present and future promises the
Republican party of Wisconsin appeals
to the voters for their support ("
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-27
fend himself from deportation. no mat

fend himself from deportation, no mat
ter how good q lawyer he may secure.
Many of our people are now writing
to James McLachlan, our congressman
and Frank p. Flint, our senator, TO
help secure such amendments. and none
of them are in favor of unrestricted
oriental immigration. But 1t is safe to
assert that a majority of the people
of Southern California today favor
such amendments as would cause a ces-
sation of this wholesale deportation. :
We have only now in the United
States about $1,000 Chinese, about 10000
of whom are in California. The Chinese
have never been a menace to our civil
ization or our peace, and public opinion
has changed in our state much toward
them.
The fruit growers of the state some
weeks since in a convention protested
against further deportation and asked
for some amendments to these laws,
and ii is but right and fair that we
should do so, and if the good people OF
Los Angeles who seem much interested
upon this question will continue the
good work of writing letters to our rep
resentatives we may hope at this ses-
sion of congress to secure this legfsla-
ton, which is but fair and just to an
innocent and inoffensive people that are
at present very much needed In our
great state to do work that the white
man will not do. Very truly yours,
+, S. YAGER.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-27
WOULD KEEP HOLD
OF SCHOOL FUND
SOME coUNcILMEN OPPOSE THE
BOARDS FIXED PLAN
Retiring Teachers on Pension Starts
Counter Talk Among Law Maxi
ers Who Discuss Charter
Amendments

Some councilmen are already oppos-
ing the plan of a committee of the
board of education to urge charter
amendment providing for fixed as
sessment for school purposes from IL
to 20 cents on each $100 valuation.
Councilmen assert that they wish to
maintain control of the funds fixing
the rate each year as special needs
and conditions arise.
They say that the public library Is a
case where through fixed assessments
that institution now has large sums
of money at it's disposal, whereas other
city departments are suffering from
lack of funds.
The plan to retire school teachers
on pensions at certain age started
the criticisms. 1t is argued that the
police and firemen must pay part or
their wages each month into the PEN
sion fund. while the teachers scheme
contemplates nothing like this. Yet
in eastern cities each teacher gives a
part of his or her salary for the PEN
sion work.
Under the board suggestion one-ffth
of all taxes each year will go to edu-
cational purposes.
The revision commission will prob
ably not meet for several weeks, put
the subcommittee on taxation could
take up the question If it felt disposed
to do so in advance of regular COM
mission meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-27
DESPONDENT MAN
DRINKS S7RYCF1NLNE
GROWS DESPERATE WHEN WIFE
DEPARTS
Had Been Drinking Heavily and
Money Was All Gone = 6or-
rowed Cash to Procure
Poison

John D. Wyatt, a spieler for a pat
ent medicine concern, in an effort to
end his life took thirty grains of
strychnine last night
Wyatt fell on he street In front OF
the Natick drug store, where he had
purchased the poison, and was taken
TO the receiving hospital, where he was
given the usual antidotes and restora-
tives.
1t is probable he will die.
Wyatt lived at 1905 West Temple
street with his wife, two children and
his mother Lately he had been drink
ing heavily and was out of money.
Yesterday his wife and mother left
for Kentucky, and this desertion on
their part seemed to make him despe-
rate.
Giving as an excuse that he wanted
to send a telegram, Wyatt borrowed
money from Jack Adams, another
spieler, and with 1t purchased thirty
grains of strychnine at the Natick drug
store.
When he asked for the poison he
said he wished to kill rats. He signed
the poison register with a steady hand
and there was nothing in his manner
to indicate he intended to use the poi
son wrongfully.
A short time afterward he took the
poison with a drink of beer in the Big
Mug saloon on Main street and walked
from there to First street, where he
fell to the sidewalk in convulsions.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-27
WILMINGTON BASIN
IMPROVEMENT PLANNED
Los Angeles Harbor Company Plans
to Go Ahead on West Side
After Finishing Minor
Details

Work of dredging the west basin of
Wilmington harbor will be commenced
as soon as the Los Angeles Harbor
company has completed certain neces-
sary details of the undertaking.
Capt. Amos A Fries, the government
engineer, has mapped out the work and
expects no opposition from the govern
ment.
According to maps of the government
there is a navigable channel in the west
basin from ten to thirteen feet deep,
and the Los Angeles Harbor company
proposes deepening this channel up to
and along it's frontage on the west
shore of the west basin.
In order to permit shipping to get
into this west basin, drawbridge must
be built by both the Southern Pacif1c
and the Pacific Electric companies just
where this navigable channel joins the
San Pedro turning basin.
II is said that the government can
compel the railroads to do this when
ever it thinks such a drawbridge is
needed. This view is held because the
Pacific Electric was permitted by the
war department to build across the
Wilmington lagoon, only on condition
that they would build draWbridges
whenever and wherever asked for by
the government.
While the Southern Pacific has not
such permit for itsroad across the SAID
channel in the west basin its obstruc-
ton, it is claimed, may be removed at
any time the government sees neces-
sary.
Both the Los Angeles Harbor COM
pany and the Los Angeles Harbor Rail
road company, it's subsidiary organiza =
ton, are working out the details or TINS
undertaking now.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-27
Sacramento Re-
ports a Fine
Recovery

A fine example of a recovery in a
case of kidney disease that was sup
posed to be incurable is reported from
Sacramento. Mr.. l. T. Gibson of 521
Ninth street, Sacramento, was in Oc-
tober last i'll a local hospital in the
Capital City, swollen with the dropsy
that often attends the serious and sup
posed incurable forms. AS is usual in
these cases the hospital treatment got
no results, when he was advised TO try
Fulton's Renal Compound by .. friend
(Charles A. Newton, the yardmaster of
the S. P. r. r. Co., at Sacramento
who had himself been cured by the
treatment.) Dropsy Degan to subside
and the renal Inflammation gradually
abated and Gibson is now back to his
employment with the S. P. r. r. Co,
after recovering from a disease that is
rated as incurable the world over.
In a letter he has just written he
states: 81 believe it has saved my life.
1t is the greatest remedy for kidney
disease on earth"
No matter whether called kidney
trouble" "Nephritis,' or "Bright's Dis
ease" the real difficulty is INFLAM-
NATION OF THE KIDNEYS. Full
toms Renal Compound is the first emol-
lient for inf1amed kidneys that the
world has ever seen. At all first class
drug stores. Send for literature.
JOHN J. FULTON CO.,
Oakland, Cal.
Owl Drug Co., Los Angeles, are our
local agents. Ask &c BiMonthly Bull
Ietin of late recoveries.