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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
TO BENEFIT KENOSHA
Trunk Line TO Be Built Between
Chicago and Minneapolis With
kenosha as One Station
AID FOR LOCAL SHIPPERS

The Chicago & Northwestern Rail
way Company Wednesday gave out
details in regard to the building Of
q trunk line to connect Chicago with
the Twin cities, St. Paul and Mime
apolis, and the new line is Of interest
to Kenosha people on account Of the
TACT that Kenosha will be on the di
rect line. This new line will be built
in the shortest direct line between the
two cities with the exception that it
will be built so as to make Milwaukee
an important station on the trunk line.
Racine and Kenosha will be benefited
to the same extent as Milwaukee and
passengers fol st. Paul and Minnea-
polls from Kenosha and Racine will be
able to take the train at either of
these points and go straight through
10 the northwest without any change
of cars.
1t will take years to complete this
line, but it is expected that the first
lap of it will be completed early in
1910. The building of the new line
will mean a direct road from Kenosha
to Madison without any change of
cars and it will mean a greatly lmprov-
ed train service between Kenosha and
the state capitol. 1t will mean just
as much to the shippers Of Kenosha
as it does to the passengers who have
reason to seek the northwest.
At the present time freight from
Kenosha which is routed for st. Paul
and Minneapolis and the great north
west is shipped through either Chicago
the cars to be switched about in one
of these cities and in this manner q
great deal of time is lost. With the
completion of tine new trunk line this
freight will be sent directly from Ke-
'nosha to Minneapolis and from that
point it will be dispatched to the other
and farther western points.
The proposed line has been planned
by the company for number Of years
but the times were not suitable to car
ry out the plans. The company has
shown it's confidence in the return of
prosperity by ordering the line built
as soon as possible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

Courts for children, like those of
higher jurisdiction, are sad reminders
of neglect, depravity and crime in
mankind They exist not from choice
or through pride in the machinery of
law, but as result Of dire necessity
in some cases. The bar at which in
corrigibles are arraigned should not be
a judgment seat for nurslings accus-
ed of trifing misdemeanors Official
dom guilty of wholesale arrests and
prosecutions of this description is it.
self in need of discipline York
World.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
SEND OUT NOTICE
Collectors Being Notified of Changes
in the Tariff Rates

Letters of instruction have been for
warded by the treasury department to
collectors of customs containing regu
lations for their guidance in the ad-
ministration of the Payne tariff act.
Official copies of the law already
had been sent to the collectors.
It is expected that before the end Of
the week practically every collector at
the large ports will become an animated
Interrogation point respecting various
phases of the new law.
Scores of questions as to it's admin
istration will arise naturally and a
good many, perhaps unnaturally. 1t
was in anticipation of these inquiries
that the circular letters OF instruction
were prepared by treasury officials.
Special attention is paid in the in
structions to imports from the Philip
pines, which are provided for in the
Philippine tariff law. Collectors are
required, however, to report to the
treasury department without delay all
entries of sugar, tobacco and cigars
so that precise tab may be kept on
such importalons.
A perfect check is required by the
law to be maintained on those items
as their importation from the Phil
ippines is limited by the terms of the
law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
DON'T. PAY LICENSE FEES
City Having Usual Trouble Collecting
License of Milk Dealers

The city is having the usual trouble
this year in collecting the milk licenses
and up to this time only half OF the
milk dealers of the city have paid the
small license fee of one dollar to the
city treasurer. The city has consld-
cred many plans for the collection OF
these licenses, not so much for the
money that such collection would bring
in, but for the fact that it would bring
the milk dealers directly in touch with
the health department. Strenuous
and vigorous efforts are TO be made to
collect the remainder Of the licenses
and prosecutions will be started against
the delinquents. It is thought that
before another year the city will ar
range to have license tags made and
the milk dealers will be ordered to
have them affixed to their wagons be-
fore they continue business in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
RETURNS no THE FAR EAST
Louis H. Linper Going Back to Con-
stantinople for Missionary Work

Louis Henry Iimper, who recently
returned from Turkey where he is
teacher in one of the Christian schools
in Constantinople is closing up his
business interests in Kenosha with a
view of resuming his work in the far
east early in the winter. He will
leave for Constantinople early in
September Prof. Limper saw great
deal of the recent disturbances in Tur-
key and he tells some very interesting
incidents Of the massacre of the
Christians by the Turkish fanatics.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
0FFER LAND TO CTYNLLED IN MONTANA OLDEST MAN IS DEAD
W. Bsecher, Formerly Well
Known Hare, Found Dead at
Thompson Falls, Montana
INDICATIONS OF MURDER r


L. w. Beecher, formerly one of the
best known stone and brick masons In
Kenosha and brother of James
Beecher, the Kenosha contractor, was
found dead in a box car at thompson
Falls, Montana, on w Wednesday and the
conditions surrounding the body indi-
|cate that Beecher was robbed and muir
dered. The body was found lying in
la pool Of blood and it was evident that
Beecher had died only after a .strug-
gle. The minor details surrounding
the death of Beecher are not known.
This morning the brother, James
Beecher, received telegram tell
ing of the finding of the body. 1t
was sent by the officials at Thompson
Falls and Beecher at once asked that
he be fully advised in the matter. The
message declared that there was every
indication that Deecher had been the
victim Of foul play The pockets in.
the clothing of the uead man had been
riaed and everything of value ON his
person had been taken.
Beecher was formerly widely known
among the men engaged in his trade in
Kenosha and he worked at his trade
here for several years. He was about
fifty years Of age and unmarried He
went to Montana some time ago and
had written regularly to his relatives
and friends in Kenosha and he was
supposed to be prospecting. No steps
have as yet been taken to have the
body turned over to his relatives, but
the relatives will demand the closest
possible investigation of the crime.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
Danish Brotherhood Would Sell
City Large Tract on Pearl
St. for Public Market
MARKET SO. BARS FARMERS
Improvement of the Square May Make
it Necessary for the City to Pro
vide New Place for
This Sort of Business

! Members OF the Kenosha Chapter of
the Danish Brotherhood are negotiat
ing with members of the City Council
with the view Of selling the city the
property owned by the Brotherhood
near the corner Of rearI and Exchange
streets to be used by the city as
public market place. With the paving
Of Market Square and with the i'm
provement Of the park which is certain
to come next year it will be all but
impossible for the square to be used
| as place for the farmers to keep
their hay and grain pending sale of
| it for use of the people of the city
| and some of the aldermen seem to
think that it will be up to the city to
provide market place for these people.
| The property offered to the city by
of SO feet on Pearl street and depth
of 40 feet. It was purchased by the
order several years ago to be used
as site for a handsome home for the
Organization, but it is now stated that
the plans for BUILDING so large home
have been abandoned and the Brother
hood is considering plan to sell it
and with the money raised III this
manner build home in another part
of the city where cheaper site can
be purchased. The property is offered
to the city at rate of fifty dollars
per front foot. Several other pieces
of property are also being offered, one
being on Rowland avenue and one on
Lyman avenue Should the city buy
one of these sites for market place
! it is thought that it would select one
in the down town district, but up to
this time absolutely no steps have
been taken to this end.
There are some people who believe
that the city has over-stepped it's rights
in placing the park in the center of
Market Square as they claim that the
original gift of this property provided
that it should be kept open as mar
ket place and that any violation Of
this condition would cause the prop
erty to revert to the heirs of the
donor. This matter was looked into
before the contracts for the paving
were let and the City Council was sat
isfied that there would be no such
trouble arise. The city, however, will
have a demand for market place and
this may ultimately lead to some priv
ate company building large market
near the center of the city which may
be utilized not only for the sale of hay
anu such products, but as, a great mar
ket for the sale Of vegetables, berries
and in fact all the products Of the
farm These market houses are main
tanned in many of the cities and they
are Of great value not only to the peo-
pie, but to the farmers in the neigh
borhood. At the present time these
products are handled by the groeers,
but they would probably make no OBJ
iections to the Capitalization Of this
line Of business In a public market
house.
The property owned by the Danish
Brotherhood would make a splendid
site for such market house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
DIDN'T MIX WE'LL
Mrs. Louise Morini, Polish, Divorced
From James Morini, an Italian

Too much of mixture of nationali-
ties vidently is not conductive to
happy domestic life and Judge Ran
dali has handed down decree divorc
ing Louise Morini from her husband,
James Morini Mrs. Morini, is
Polish woman and she does not speak
Italian. Morlni is Italian and does
not speak Polish. mere was none of
the eonjugal arrangement of the
Jack Spratt nature between the
two and year ago --4orini fled from
his home and went to Italy. He re
turned before the divorce case came up
for trial, but he made no appearance
in court and was evidently willing that
his wife should have decree. Mrs.
Morini alleged desertion and on this
ground the decree was awarded to hex
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
Anthony McCafferty Died at Salem
Wednesday at Age of More
Than a Hundred Years
FIND HIDDEN GELD in TRUNK
Town Officials Who Seek to Bury Aged
nuiser Find $3.50 in Money
Stored Away in Trunks
About Humble Home

Anthony McCafferty, aged 107 years,
the oldest man in Kenosha county and
thought to be the oldest man in Wis
consin, died Wednesday at the village
of Salem after a few days illness. 1t
us declared that the death of the old
man came as a result of excitement
caused by his being elected from a
cottage IN Salem in which he had lived
with his daughter for many years.
McCafferty was native of Ireland,
but he had resided in the town of Sa-
lem for more than forty years. He
was formerly farmer in that town
and owned good sized farm, but he
sold his farm years ago and since that
time he. and his daughter, woman
nearly 70 years of age, had made their
home west OF Salem. A few days
age the old man and his daughter were
told that they could no longer occupy
the place where they had made their
home for years and their property was
loaded OH wagon and taken to Salem
and the old man became the care of
the town officers of Salem. This re-
moval seemed to break the old man S
heart. For years he had lived in the
| old @torn down house without paying
any rent and he objected strenuously
to moving declaring that he was pen
niless and that he had no place to go.
Notwithstanding his pleas his furni-
ture, making up wagon load, was
taken from the house and started for
Salem. The movers threatened to throw
the furniture off the wagon if the old
man diu not pay for moving it and
then he managed to find a ten dollar
gold piece hidden away in his clothes.
| When he got to Salem he declared that
he had nothing, but after his death
Chairman Pacey and his daughter
made an investigation of one of his
trunks and in it they found bag of
gold and bills. In the bag was ST. $50
and it is claimed that the old man had
this money LAID aside for many years.
1t is thought possible that other monies
may be found among the trunks and
boxes taken from the humble home Of
McCafferty. Before he died McCaf
ferty told the men about Salem that he
was born in Ireland in September 1902
The story of his extreme age seems to
be borne out by the fact that his wife
who died in 1878 and who is buried in
the Salem cemetery, was 80 years of
age at the time Of her death. McCaf-
ferty has two daughters surviving him,
one of them at Salem and another
somewhere in the east. The old man
was laid at rest by the side Of his wife
in the Salem cemetery today.
There is no doubt but that McCaffer-
ty was the oldest man in Kenosha
county, but some of the Salem people
do not believe that he was over 1O1
years old.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
GETS SCHOLARSHIP IN MUSIC
Edwin .stringham to go to Evanston to
Complete His Musical Education

Edwin Stringham, the well known
young Kenosha violinist, will go to
Evanston early in September to con
tinue his musical education at North
western University Music School. Mr.
stringham has been awarded scholar
ship at the University Music School.
Mr.. Stringham has not as yet gradual
ed from any school of music, but he is
making a great record as violinist
and as a writer of music for the violin
and several of his compositions are
now being published. He is expected
to make great record at the Evanston
school
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
MARTIN H. sLossoN MARRIED

Kenosha Man Married to Mrs. Mar
garet jenkins Baker Thursday
There was a quiet little wedding at
the home of Judge and Mrs. R. FL. Slos
son on Ashland avenue Thursday after
noon when Martin II. Slosson, a son of
Judge Slosson, was married to Mrs.
Margaret Jenkins Baker of Monticel-
10. Ind. The ceremony was performed
by the father of the groom and after
wedding supper in their honor Mr..
and Mrs. Slosson left for the east where
they will spend short honeymoon.
They will make their home at one of
the suburbs of Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
TO ILLUSTRATE NEW BOOK
>. vollmer to Furnish Illustrations
for Miss Myra Helmer

Clarence Vollmer, the well known
Kenosha artist, will in the near future
add much to his reputation as he has
Just completed the work of drawing
the illustrations for little book to
be issued by Miss Myra Helmer, the
we'll known woman golfer of the
Midlothian Golf Club. Miss Helmer
is today playing in the finals for the
woman IS championship of the west and
her new book which is a collection of
golhng stories will appear early in the
fall. Mr.. Vollmer submitted sketches
to be used in the illustration of the
book and they were accepted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
For the Week Ending Friday, August
Is, 1909.

Albert E. Buckmaster aud
wife to Fred L Gilmore.
The NV Il of sw Il sec
35,121 e. Warranty oeed;
consideration ... ......... 2OOc 0
Salvatore seap and wife to
to George Pringipa and
wife. Lot IL blk l of E
R Heads sub Warranty
deed; consideration .... 1925
Bernhard Hertzberger and
wife to Peter n Obertin.
Lots 81 blk of H. c.
Crooks sub. warranty
deed; consideration ... 1
Minnie Smith to Gustavus
Smith. Lot ? blk 10 of
Petersdorf sub. Warranty
deed; consideration ..... / {
Henry W Reith and wife to
Katie Barnes. Lot 3 blk
2 Of Milbur Park sub. War
ranty deed; consideration. 225
Christian Zimmerman to
Jacob Zimmerman. Lots
$40 blk 4 of Pughs sub.
Warranty deed; considera-
. \
Joseph Maidizki and wife to
Axel Landgren. Lots 3-4-5
blk s of Frost and Turtles
sub. Warranty deed; con-
sideration ........ / {
Bruno Serpe to Paffaele Serpe.
Lot 10 blk 2 of E R Heads
sub, Warranty deed; con-
sfderaIlon ......... 6Vu
Katie Barnes to Lizzie Meters.
Lot 2 blk 2 of Milbur Park
sub. Warranty deed; con-
sideration ............ 225
Abram Gulick to The Bristol
and Paris Cemetery Assn.
Pt sw Il of Sc Il sec 81
2-21 e. Warranty deed;
consideration 100 {
Ernest Rothbarth and wife to
Howell Powell. PIT Sc
Il sec 1-1-22 e. Warranty
deed; consideration ....... Il
Ernest Rothbarth and wife to
howell c Powell. PIT Sc
n sec 1-1-22 e. Warranty
deed; consideration II
Henry B Robinson and wife
to Merchants and Savings
Bank. Lot blk 43 Of Sc
n sec 1929 e. Warranty
deed; consideration ....... Il
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

At their business meeting Thursday
evening the Yoemen of America elect
ed T. E. Rutledge and w. F. UT as
delegates and Walter Fowler and JOS
Tully, Jr., as alternates to the national
convention at Springfield, H., to be
held Sept. IA to Is.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
NEW BLUE BOOK OUT
State Issues Blue Book of 1885 Pages
with Many Interesting Features

DIdJ6 ISoU6o DUG DUOh UI IIJU I dt5oo
with Many Interesting Features
The 1909 Blue Book issued by the
state reached County Clerk Russell II.
Jones this morning. 1t is the largest
publication Of the kind ever sent out
by the state containing 1875 pages.
it contains all sorts of statistics in re-
gard to Wisconsin, but the most inter
esting portion is the election ret rms
Of the last general election. The
books will be circulated through the
members of the Legislature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
CANCELS OLD BOND
Finance CommlItee of Council Stamps
as Valueless Long Missing Bond

DIS Va1ue1eSS Long missing bono
The meeting of tn finance committee
of the City Council held at the City
Hall on Wednesday evening was of
more than passing interest on account
of the fact that the committee at this
time cancelled the old bond of the city
which was missing foe so many years.
The bond was called for payment in
July 1904 but the owner of it who
lived in Chicago never brought the
bond to the First National bank until
June of this year No interest had
been paid on the bond since 1904 and
all of the unpaid coupons were pre-
sented with it for cancellation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

BOB:
Just made some splendid biscuIts-Gold
Medal Flour. BETTY
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

Miss Mary MeClathchy has returned
home after spending few days in
Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

MELISSA:
The only flour I ever had any luck with
Is Gold Medal Flour. LUCINDA
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-06
CUE EXPERTS IN MATCH

Youthful Crack zrd rian Without
t.sn0s Play In liisMspkee Tonight.
Milwaukee, Wis. SD. 27.--0ne OF
the mosf interesting Of billiard match
Is VIII be the one played at the MIL
waukee Athletic club tonight between
Calvin Demarest, the former amateur
champion OF the United States. and
George II. sutton, the handless won
der" The game will be played at 1872
baik line. in which both contestants
ere adopts
Demalest is frequently hailed as the
coming champion OF the world. He Is
only twenty-five years Of age and won
the amateur championship twice be-
fore entering the professional ranks.
Sutton is one Of the best billiard play
ers in America, despite the handicap
OF the loss of his hands ia buxzsaw
acciGs9 10 h1s net and defeated
some very good men with the cue. he
holds his cue close to his body with
the stump Of his right arm. guiding 1t
with the stump of the left, the right
moving the cue when he is ready to
shoot, lie makes frequent use Of the
bridge
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-06
CHIEF ENGINEER
Mr.. A. M. kiusman Succeeds His Old
Chief IN Baltimore and Ohio
Service.
From The World Of Tuesday

From The World of Tuesday.
Announcement was made b. T'rasi.
dent Oscar O. hurry, of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad yestt OF
the appointment Of Mr.. Artha on.
roe KinSnan as Chief Engines ii the
company effective March 1st, Mr..
KinsFNap aus succeeds his old chief,
ny Carothers, whose amentahla
death occurred tbs FIRST Of the year
aud with whom he was very Closely
associated ais Engineer os Constrnc-
tion which position ranked next to
that 81 Chief Engineer. The appoint
niens II thus directly III line with
President Murrav's wen known pol
Icy q promotion within the service
Mr. Kinsman has had d long and es-
pecially fitting experience for the
placa to which he has been elevated.
II having been moR practics1 iii that
Il was through all the grades aons
the very lowest to now TIE highest
that hg has Wen hIs Way Leaving
the Worcester. Mess Tech before
nc Wis NNHty ykdis ulue his HiNt
service was On i branch line uf the
Boston ana Maine as roaman This
was Ii 1877 A year later went west
to the Illinois Central as evelnan,
10 become transit.nan and resident
engineer before going to the Chicago
Milwaukee and ST. Paul in 1880 as an
engineer of surveys and construction
Another year and ne was back with
the Illncis Central service as resi-
dent engineer. becoming division ems
gineer and superintendent az construc-
ton. In 1895 he accepted the position
Of chief engineer of construction and
maintenance on way OF tho Wiscori-
sin and Michigan. In 1899 he came
to the Baltimore al Ohio. N 1903
he vas advanced to Engineer Of con-
sfrgletion, all lines. and has since had
headquarters ii baltimore Mr.. kinssS
man retains. ia his secretary Mr. ~.
n. Sparks, formerly filing this posi-
tion with Mr. Carothers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-06
Sixteen Protestant Organizations
are representatives.
NATIONAL CONGRESS
TO BE lNAUGURATED
To Sc Held In ST. Louis Next Yeai
and VIII &c the Largest Christian
Meeting Ever Held In America.
President Elect Taft win Address
First Meeting Next Month.

Plttsbure. Feb. IT. Thirty officials
Of sixteen national Protestant laity or
ganizations. representing a member
ship Of moe than 100000 men, met
here and organized the InterBrother-
hood Conference.
1t was decided to cooperate with the
Laymen's Missionary Movement and
the Young Mems Christian association
in the elimination OF a national series
of meetings to be held by the Lay
mems Missionary Movement.
The first Of this series is to be adj
dressed by President Taft next month,
and the las is to be at st. Louis in
March Of next year. The national
congress of men to be held at that
time and place is expected to be the
largest Christian meeting ever held in
America
Robert II. Gardiner, OF Boston, was
made chairman OF the conference, and
the nations organizations represented
were 81. A rew's Brotherhood (Pro-
testant Ep'scopaD, American Insti-
tute Of Social Science, I.aymen's Evan
5tAk1t4% N0tAtGtC Ia iilCAl . 4JAScAOiA-
airy Movement, Yoang Mems Christian
association. International Young Mems
Christian association; Federal Coun-
Gil, Churches Of Christ OF America;
Observation-Disclosures Brotherhood o.
Andrew and Philip Presbyterian
Brotherhood in the Southern Church,
Brotherhood Of Disciples in Christ,
Congregational Brotherhood. Baptist
Brotherhood. Methodist Episcopal
Brotherhood United Presbyterian
Mems Movement, National League OF
Universalist Laymen.
The conference also decided to as
sist the Young Mems Christian asso.
citation IN promoting the observance
Of the first week in December as a
week OF prayer