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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Poor Business.

At political meeting in the east side
of<d-ondon Mr.. C. t. Richie, then a
cabinet minister, delivered an address,
but after it was over it was found
that Mr.. Ritchie's overcoat mad been
stolen. In order to save Mr.. Richie
any annoyance Sir Thomas Dewar. the
chairman Of the meeting, sent the sum
OF 10 shilliHgs to a certain quarter of
the constituency well known as a
thieves haunt. Very shortly three
overcoats were brought round to the
hall. Mr.. Richie picked out his coat
from among them, the other two were
honorabiy returned to the thieves, and
everybody felt relieved that the incl
dent had terminated so satisfactorily.
A few days afterward, when Sir
Thomas Dewar was on his rounds can
vassing, a man tapped him on the
shoulder and asked if he could have a
word or two with him.
Certainly" answered the candidate.
How much did you send for the
ceat?" he was asked.
"Ten shillil9gs," was the reply.
We'll. guv'nor, do you call that bush
ness? l only got a shilling out OF it,
and was the bloke who pinched it!sa-
London Standard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Reversed the Verdict.

q prominent citizen Of a large town
went raging into the electric light COM
raay's ofBce and declared that one of
their wires had killed a pet tree on
his premises.
'sThat tree" said he, has been
standing there for twenty years, and
we regarded it as one of the family.
Ny children played under it when they
We're babies. and it is associated with
some Of the pleasantest memories of
my life. When it began to die we all
mourned, and we could not imagine
what allied it until yesterday, when
noticed that wire was lying right
across q branch. My poor tree has
been electrocuted, and 1 feel as If muir
der has been done in my house,
Considerably moved, the agent of
the company went to view the scene
OF the tragedy and found the trees still
alive, but feeble When he came to
trace the wire he discovered one end
nailed to the roof of an old barn and
the other twisted around discarded
pole. 1t had been cut off for at least
two years and forgotten. But the oc-
CASTOR demanded something, so he
made the following report:
Tree alive; wire dead. Wire evil
IDENTIFY killed by tree. Bill inc1osed."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Man and His Doc.

He lies 1n frott. OF me curled up be-
fore che Ere, as 90 many dogs must
AVE lain before so many fires. l sit
IN one side Of that hearth, as SO many
nen must have sat by so many
searths. Somehow this creature has
sonapleted my manhood; somehow,
l&rnoe explain way, a man ought to
AaYs a. dog, A meul ought 10 have six
egs; thasn otnar foUr legs are part Of
Ain. Our alliance is older than any
If che passing and priggish explana-
ions that are offered Of either Of us.
Before evolution was we were. You
.aa flEd 1t written in a book that | am
j mere survival Of a squabble of an
Lropoid apes, and perhaps I am. I am
sure I have no objection But my dog
knowe I am man, and you will not
ind tire meaning of that word written
n any book as clearly as it is written
n his soul.--G. X. Chesterton in Lon.
Ion .iewg.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Scared Him.

During the week Brother Gettit had
knitted Mr.. Lamby in a stock deal, had
foreclosed a mortgage on his house,
sued him on a demand note and at
tached his personal property. Sunday
morning Mr. Lamby went to church,
thinking to hear something that would
make his heart more peaceful. After
the services Brother Gettit came to
him, grasped him warmly by the hand
and~asked him what condition his i'm
mortal soul was in.
"Are you thinking of foreclosing on
that. too?" asked Mr.. Lamby desperate
ly.-Chicago Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Ksnosha Electric Railway Com.
pany TO Build Big Power Plant
on Simmons Property
MUST HAVE PLAN READY SOON
Work Will be Started Just as Soon as
The Ordinance Granting Company
Rights is Passed by the
Common Council

The Ilenosha Electric Railway Com
pany has secured a site for the big
power plant TO be erected by the com
Dany and It is announced this morning
that the plant will be built on prop
erty owned by the Simmons Manufact-
uring Company at the east end OF Mar
ket street. The property has not been
purchased by the company, but con
tract has been made for the use of it
with the Simmons Company. Work on
the erection Of the plant is scheduled
to start on June Sth and the building
viii be rushed to completion as rapidly
as possible. The company has made
tho appropriation for the building and
equipment Of the plant and the ma
chinery is now being built. The
work, however, will not be started I'M
til the City Council has passed the
ordinance granting to the company the
right to build an electric lighting and
power system in Kenosha. It is
thought that this ordinance will be
passed at the next meeting of the City
Council as most of the aldermen seem
to be favorably disposed toward the,
ordinance and it is thought that there
will be little opposition to its passage.
The plans for the power house provide
for the erection Of a plant which will
cost over $4,000 and it will be one
of the most modern power plants ever
built in any Of the north shore cities.
The company is planning to make the
plant large enough to take care Of the
business of Kenosha for at least twenty
years.
The company, if it takes over the
contract for street lighting in Kenosha
next August, must have a power plant
in readiness for operation at that time
as under it's present contract with the
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Rail
way Company it is discovered that cur
rent could not be purchased for furnish
ing light to the city. This fact is
well known to the ot1icials of the COM
pany and they declare that the plant
will be ready in time to take over the
contract when the old contract with
the Kenosha Gas and Electric Com
pany expires if there is no delay on
the part of the Council in passing the
ordinance
The erection of the plant will bring
better service for the Kenosha Elec-
trio Railway Company as the company
has had considerable trouble in the
past few weeks on account of the lack
of power furnished by the Chicago
and Milwaukee Company, A sale of
the Chicago and Milwaukee Company
to any. purchaser hostile to the Keno
sha Electric Railway Company would
make it very difficult matter for the
company to get suitable supply Of
power and for this reason the com
pany is anxious to get it's own power
house in operation before any sale Of
the Chicago and Milwaukee is made.
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PROPOSALS FOR CITY ADvERTIs-
Office of City Clerk
CITY of Kenosha. Wis.

Ot1ce OF City Clerk
City of Kenosha, Wis.
Proposals to do the advertising for
the City Of Kerosna, in the English
language, for the next ensuing year,
and for the printing and publication
of all ordinances passed by the Com
mon Council, resolutions of The Com
mon Council ordered to be published,
motions, resolutions, legal notices re-
CURED by law or order of the Common
Council ordered published, win be re-
ceived and are invited from all news
papers published at least once a week
in said city for not less than two con
secutive years next prior to date of
said bid or proposal.
Said bids and proposals must be in
writing, duly scaled and directed to
the City Clerk Of the City of Kenosna,
and delivered to said Clerk on or be-
fore eight O'Clock p. M, the eth day
of June, 1909, at which time said bids
and proposals will be opened at the
Office of the City Clerk, which bids ard
proposals must specify as follows:
For each first insertion, per folios-
For each subsequent insertion, per
folio
| Each bid must be accompanied by a
bopd or deposit in the sum Of Twenty
| five dollars.
No bid or proposal viii be consid
cred except from newspapers which
have been published as aforesaid
All bids exceeding the statutory le-
gal rate for like work will be rejected.
BY order Of the Common Council of
the City of Kenosha, May II, 1909.
Dated at Kenosha, this 2lst day Of
May A. D., 1909.
Geo. w. Harrington,
m21-2Sj4 City Clerk
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Mrs. Edward Getschman is i'll at the
Kenosha Hospital.

Kenosha Hospital
John E. Meyers is seriously i'll at his
home on Oak street.
Alderman George Wade spent Mon
day evening IN Chicago.
J. E. Underwood of Racine, spent
Tuesday evening in Kenosha.
W. I. Yule has returned home after
a two weeks visit at Mudlavia.
Mrs. W. T. Marlatt spent Monday
afternoon with friends in Milwaukee.
The Weislzopf school were defeated
by st. George by score of 6 to 5.
Mrs. Jacob Vollmer has gone to De
troit, Mich, for visit with her daugh-
ter.
Miss NADIA Hoffer of Racine, spent
Tuesday evening with friends in Ke-
nosha
Mrs. Knox has returned TO her home
in Kenosha after spending the winter
in California.
Mrs. Harry Slater and son of Chi
cage, are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Hoehn.
G. E. Dewey is in Milwaukee attend.
ing the National Convention of Re
tail hardware dealers.
The Kenosha Lodge of Elks meets
in regular session at the lodge rooms
on Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Mcconnell of
Milwaukee, are spending a few days
with friends in Kenosha.
The many friends of Mrs. Francis
Tennessen of Somers, are sorry to hear
that she is i'll with measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Carter have
gone to Kaukauna for two weeks
visit with friends and relatives.
Miss Joanna Peters Of Chicago, came
to Kenosha ON Tuesday to attend the
funeral of the late Orla M. Calkins.
Miss Rose Walsh and Will Condor
OF Chicago, spent Sunday and Monday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ellyn j. Robinson.
Joseph Rybacki of milwaukee and
Miss Stella Nowacki Of Kenosha, have
been licensed to marry in this county
Luther Calkins and his son Orla
Calkins, of Oswego, New York, are here
to attend the funeral of the late Orla
M. Calkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Rohr of
Rowland avenue are rejoicing over the
birth Of a daughter. The little girl
arrived on Sunday evening.
The annual commencement exercises
Of the training school of the Kenosha
Hospital will be held at the Y. NJ. G..
A. building on the evening of June IL.
1t is announced that the marriage of
Miss Edith Mary Hansen to the Rev.
Fred Ingley will take place at high
noon on Wednesday, june the ninth at
Saint Matthews church.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hill, Mrs. Jas.
Kelly, Mrs. J. E. Mahoney and Mrs.
Michael O'Hare spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Charley Thomey, in Pleas
ant Prairie, Wis.
Lack of power caused long delays on
the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
Road Monday afternoon and some of
the passengers were forced to wait an
hour for the cars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27

LOCAL ITEMS.

n a<C SfzA Gxk-iu0s
George Johnson was a Racine visitor
Sunday.
George Glerum was in Milwaukee
Sunday afternoon.
Emanuel Epstein was a Milwaukee
visitor Sunday.
T. Q. Barber spent Sunday after
noon in Evanston.
| Mrs. Nathan Alien is visiting in
Washington City.
G. W. Miller of Milwaukee, was in
| Kenosha Monday.
| George Hebard and Henry Bickel
spent Sunday in Racine.
Mrs. ]. H. Henry of Joliet, H.,
spent Sunday in Kenosha.
James Shields spent Sunday after
noon with friends in Racine.
James H. Miller of Milwaukee, spent
Sunday with Kenosha friends.
Miss Agnes Jacobs spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Racine.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fay and daugh-
ter spent Sunday afternoon in Mil
waukee
Miss Rose Walsh of Chicago, was
the guest of Mrs. Ben M. DeDeimer
Sunday.
Mrs. George Vollmer and Mrs.
George Wallis were Chicago visitors
Saturday.
Miss Maude Yule spent Sunday af-
ternoon with friends and relatives in
Evanston.
Mf and Mrs. Frank Blackman of
GAINESVILLE, are spending few days in
Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Epstein spent
Sunday with relatives and friends in
Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brown spent
Sunday afternoon with Racine friends
and relatives.
Ralph Curtis and Ralph Cooper were
home from Lake Forest University to
spend Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. E. Rodgers and
son, spent Sunday afternoon with
friends in Racine.
G. A. Dewey and Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Dewey spent Sunday afternoon with
friends in Evanston.
Mrs. j. Shuey and Mrs. Henry Klein
of Chicago, were the guests of John
Beyersdorfer on Sunday.
Mr. and A4rs. G. n Frost, who have
been spending the winter in California,
are expected home this evening.
Miss Elizabeth Ludwig returned
home Sunday after few days visit
with Chicago friends and relatives.
Mrs. 0. M. Petit has gone to Bos-
ton, Mass, for a two weeks visit
with her son Bertholf M. Petit.
The Rhode Opera House had their
big crowds to see VIM. Morris vaude-
vile. Reports of the show are very
good.
B. Zeitler has returned to the
Alexian Brothers Hospital in Chicago
for further treatment after spending
several days in Kenosha.
You want piano and we want
gentle driving horse; if you have one,
come and see us. One price system.
Kimball Piano Co., 222 Main St. *w5
Mrs. John Clark and daughters re-
turned to their home in Sheridan Park
Monday evening after a visit with
friends and relatives in Kenosha.
The Board of Education will meet
on Friday evening to sign the contract
with the J. P. Cullen Company for the
oroo+:o,, of +bo now Third word ccboo1
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
A Touchinq Remembrance.

On railway journey Morley had for
companion an old gentleman who
had been trying to make himself more
comfortable with the aid Of q some
what debated air cushion. Professor
Morley was going to blow it Up for
him, but his action was arrested by
the exclamation: ''Stop, SIR, Stop That
cushion contains my deceased wife's
breathr'-"Life of Henry Morley
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Of Mannerisn.

Mannerism is pardonable and is
sometimes even agreeable when the
manner, though vicious, is natural.
Few readers, for example, would be
willing to part with the mannerism of
Milton or Of Burke. But mannerism
which does not sit easy on the man
nerist, which has been adopted on
principle and which can be sustained
only by constant effort is always Of
fensive.-Macaulay.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
WTA92tland.

lntoa Elverman, chairman. ....
............., New Munster
homas PonnefeatAer ......6upervisor
! Lemmerhard ........S Supervisor
I. T. Seherrer, town clerk New Munster
}. NJ. 6chilz, treasurer. New Munster
Z Lu5enc, assessor. New Munster
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27

81 have been absolutely cured of
astritis and dyspepsia by Mi-o-na
ablets after the most eminent physi-
jams prescribed for me with no eff
vet. "-Herbert II. Taylor, sol w.
A3d St., New York City. c. Fl. Hurd
guarantees Mona. t-th-s
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Lack of power caused long delays on
the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
Road Monday afternoon and some of
the passengers were forced to wait an
hour for the cars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27

CI4ARIssA:
Don't get discouraged. Order q sack OF
Gold Medal Flour. MALlNDA.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Out Of Tune.

''sir, you're a liar..''
well, don't keep harping on itr'--
prck.
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A Feminine Convention. 81
In the arguments that
No persuasion could stop
The peach basket hat
Always came out on top.
Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-19
NEEDED TO HAVE RICH FATHER.
Youths Living Expenses on Rather
Extravaaant Scale.

David Beiaseo, the great manager
and playwright, complained bitterly the
other day of man who had duped
hlm-a man who, pretending to be a
millionaire, had promised to invest
s250,000 In the erection Of model
theater
He took me in" Mr.. Belasco frank
ly admitted. Il have. | suppose, too
sansulne 4 nature. expect. sup
pose--in the way of success. fortune.
happiness-the impossible. At any
rate, taken in was.
In my exorbitant demands on life. i"
said Mr.. Belasco. Il resemble a young
friend Of mine, bankers son. This
lad is very amiable, but very extrava-
CANT. His load OF debt is always, like
the load OF Atlas, unspeakably huge.
His father said to him last New
Years day:
Nov, Sam, | want you to turn over
a new leaf. No debts In 1909. Eth, is
IL agreed
"'Yes, sir said Sam heartily.
Mis- father took out his check book,
"How much year do you need,
Sam, he said, In order to live as you
want to and at the same time keep en-
tirely out Of debt?'
Sam, after musiRg, answered with a
bright smile:
About $4,000 a year-and all my
expenses paid
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-19
HoosicK

Miss Ellen Crandall is conyalescing
from her recent illness
Herman H. Bratt is just shipping
two carloads of pulp wood to Mechan-
icville.
Ice is being harvested on the lib
bits mill pond, 1t is nine inches
thick.
Frank Rosenberg of North Peters.
burg has just lost three cows by sick
ness and more are sick.
The snow which fell last week was
supplemented by another fall of snow
Sunday to depth of nearly foot
Mrs. Adelia l.. Knowlton having
rented her home, will soon leave to
spend the balance of the winter in
Jacksonville Fla, with her grand
daughter Mrs. G. Edward Brown.
Carlton Brown and family, who
have been residing at the Hoosick Inn
have recently secured the residence of
Mrs. Knowlton and are now living
there. Mr.. Brown attended the auto
exhibit in New York and secured
arge touring car which has already
arrived here
The second in the series of lectures
at the Baptist church was delivered
Wednesday evening. Jan 20. at 1880
by Rev II. o. HiscOX, d. ID. of Albany.
The lectures are under the auspices OF
he Baraca class There was a large
attendance. The proceeds will be
used for church work.
Rev. w Il. Webster of the First
Baptist church Hoosck Falls again
0ificiated at the Baptist church here
Sunday afternoon at 2:30. He will
again deliver an address next Sunday
at the same hour and place. Rev. r.
b. Tozer the pastor is conyalescing.
but has not sufficiently recovered TO
resume his pastoral duties.
The funeral of Miss Mary Clark.
aged 60 years, was held at her late resi-
dence Saturday afternoon. the 18th.
She had been Ill about a year and last
autumn was taken to the House of
Mercy, Pittstield Mass, in hopes it
would be beneficial but she gradually
grew worse and passed away last
Thursday. Rev. Edward Dudley lib
bits, rector of All Saints church de
livered the funeral sermon. She was
the last one of the family to pass away
her father, Henry Breese Clark, her
brother Henry Breese Clark, Jr.. and
her mother having died several years
since. The remains were placed in
the family lot in the Hoosick Rural
cemetery. She was a true Christian
of the highest type and was beloved
by all who had the pleasure of her &C
| guaintance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-19
MADE MRS. CULLEN FEEL PROUD
Pats AiIment a Grand Large Disease
for a Small Man.

A Chicago physician says that he
was once called TO visit sick man
named Cullen, living in a tenement
Just before the doctor took his de
parture a number of the residents OF
the place dropped in to hear the YER
dict.
well. me frfnds" said Mrs. Cullen.
with an air of modest triumph, "the
docther here says Pat has an attack
of plural pneumonia. 'Docther,' says
] to him, amt you exaggeratin' a
troiae, for, to me way of thinkin' Pat
is too shmall a man for thot Single
pneumonia behave, is all there'd be
room In him FOR
But the docther stands by his deci-
sion. Sure, it's a grand, large disease
for such a shmall man as Pat"
And the woman's attitude showed
the conscious pride that she felt.-Il-
lustrated Sunday Ma~azine
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-19
A Rural Enoch Arden.

"In eur little town in western
state" said Brown. there was half
witted sort of a fellow named Bill
Wilkes One day Bill took to the rail
road tracks and never reappeared for
about six years. In the meantime hia
wife, Bette, took in washing and sup
ported the family. One day Bin came
back. He went around to the kitchen
door, softly opened 1t. stuck In his
head and said. Boo, Bette Bette
turned around from her washtub. 'Te
he, said Bill 4 scared ye. didn't l,
Better Wherever see a stage hus-
band return to his family think Of
BilPs greeting after six years alb
sence: Boo Bette. scared We,
didn't 10"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-19
NORTH BENNINGTON

A. C. Bush has accepted a position
with the Z. Z. Waist Co.
Henry Roster offers special prices
on new line Of shirt waists and muslin
petticOats.
Homer A. Brown has moved his
News room from the Surdam building
into the WalWOrth block.
George Walbridge Of New York City
has been visiting his father J. II. Wal
bridge on Prospect street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ranney of
Hartford, Conn. have been the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred d. Ranney.
The Ladies Aid society of the Con
gregational church viii serve a sup
per in the yestry Of the church Tues
day evening from 6 o'clock 70 1880.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
tiSt church will serve a supper In the
church parlors Tuesday evening. The
ladies will meet in the afternoon fol-
sewing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-19
Legislator and Journalist.

The gentleman from Woodford
Stephen NJ Bowles, must have journ-
alstic blood in his veins Legislative
history does not make him kin to
Samuel Bowles of the Springfield Re
publican, but his occasional letters to
the Bennington Banner have good
deal of homely interest. Referring
TO debate on certain amendments
to the local option law, Mr.. Bowles
said:
Mr. Martin Of Brookline formerly
of Manchester, made the sanest
speech on the license question of any
made this session. He said that II
the temperance people would let the
law alone It would work itself out all
right i'm time and he could see it doing
so by the decrease in the number OF
licensed towns reported every year
I'm Vermont He also believed that
people in towns which voted for IL
cense knew more about handling con-
ditions in their midst than those who
came from towns which did not vote
for license. He was against contin'
ually tlnkering with the liquor law.
MIR. Bowles shows here develop
ments of both the reportorial and edi'
torial abilities. It seems, too, that he
is dramatic critic. Note this:
"Thorns and Orange Blossoms was
on the boards at the Blanchard opera
house Friday evening. A large mum
Der of the 'men of wisdom attended
They pronounced It a good school
play. J..
This lovely play received several II
different criticims in its sentiment
al journal across the state hut none
has touched Off its peculiarities bet
ter than these Ave lines of the gen
tleman from Woodford.-Rutlan'
Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-19
A CLOSE SHAVE.
Many Of Them Happening Every Day
But Soon Forgotten


But Soon Forgotten
Close shayes would be of more fire.
quent occurrence but for the tender
faces of many men, which will not per
NIT of shaving often Heretofore,
nothing has been said in these col
umns about poslam, a new skin discov
cry, in connection with its use after
shaving. Its publicity and sales have
been confined almost exclusively to
its remarkable properties as an &c.
zema cure; it stops the itching al
once and cures the worst cases in
few days. While the application of
poslam after shaving is one of its
minor uses, such as for pimples the
complexion, etc, shavers Will md 1t
revelation, as it does for abrasions.
roughness and severe scrapings what
1t does for all manner of skin diff
cuties-heals and cures In a few
hours. It is the only article possess
ing real antiseptic and curative value
that has ever been exploited for this
purpose and will soothe and tone up
the skin as no toilet preparation could
possibly do.
Poslam can be had for fifty cents
at any reliable druggists particularly
VIM. l.. Gokays who makes a special
ty of 1t. Or the Emergency Laboora'
tories, No 80 West 25th Street New
York City, will send a trial supply
free by mail to any one who will write
for Il. This is sufficient to show re-
suits I'm "a hours.