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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
First publication February 4, 1909.

QTATE OF ISCoNSIN-COUNTY COURT
- for Kenosha County-In Probate.
NOTICE is hereby given that at a regular term
OF the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House in the City of Keno
sha, in said County, the first Tuesday,
being the second day of March, A. D.
will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the estate of Jacob Vol1mer
decea sed.
The application of Caroline NJ. Vo1lmer for
the examination and allowance of her final ac-
count administrative of the estate of Jacob
Vo11mer late of the city of Kenosha, ia said
county, deceased, and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
In the matter of the last will OF, Susanna
Refer, deceased.
The application of c. 81. Gonnermann for the
examination and allowance of his final account
as executor of the will of Susaupe Reiter,
late of the city of Kenosha in said county de-
ceased. and for the assignment and distribution
of the residue of the estate of said deceased.
In the matter of the last will aud testament
of Samuel Reynolds, deceased.
The application of Northwestern Loan &
Trust Company for the examination and allow
ance OF its final account executor of the
last will aud testament of Samuel Eey-
nolds, late of the City of Kenosha, in said
county, deceased, and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
By the Court,
RUSSELL Il. SLOSSON,
Tud0
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
WOULD AMEND PRIMARY
New Bill in Legislature to Put Primary
Work Under Direction of State

Developing from the present sena-
torial contest is bill now in course of
preparation that will be introduced in
to the legislature limiting campaign
expenditures.
If it is passed the bill posters that
extoll or Witty candidates in cam
paign will be practically q thing Of the
past, and the bands and parades we
have been accustomed to will be mat
ter Of history.
All the political campaigning will be
restricted to almost nothing else but
stump and literature that the
state will furnish. Why candidate
should be elected or why another should
not will all have to be stated in a
limited number of pages Of a pamphlet
compiled by the state.
The bill will provide that a primary
candidate be authorized to spend not
more than Is per cent OF one year Of
prospective salary in showing the peo-
pie why he should be elected The ex-
penditure will be allowed only for
printing to be paid to the state
treasury.
Before each nomination or election
candidates will be permitted to file in
writing arguments why the people
should vote for them, or why they
should not support opposing candi-
dates The statements of all the can
didates will be bound in one volume
and mailed by the state to every
voter registered. The space allotted in
the pamphlet will be limited and will
be charged at a. certain nxed price.
Nominated candidates will be allow
ed to contribute towards their election
not more than 10 per cent of the pros
pective salaries. The campaign itera
ture will be comprised in a, state
pamphlet, just as in the case of nomi-
mating candidates, but the state will
| accept the material from the party
rather than individual candidates.
| A stated period after the election OF
man, the state will require him to
| file an itemized statement showing al
expenses. The penalty will be heavy
for over-expenses or perjury in the
matter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

The Council acted wisely in refus-
ing to interfere with the makeup of
the new Building Commission and it's
action is in no way reflection on the
character or ability of the men whose
names were presented to the Council as
additional members of the Commission.
The members of the Commission are
all men of ability in their several lines
and the aldermen must have considered
them competent to handle the difficult
questions which will arise in the fran
ing of this kind of an ordinance or
they would not have requested them to
act as commissioners. The members of
the Commission have gone at their task
in way that promises the best re-
suits and they have every right to de-
mand that there shall be no interference
with that work either from the alder
men or outsiders. When it is finished
and the ordinance presented to the
Council the members of the Commits
sion expect that every provision Of the
ordinance will be given the most care
full scrutiny and they will welcome any
honest criticism. The decision of the
Commission is in no way final as re-
CARDS any clause in the ordinance. It
will do it's work the best it can and the
result of it's labors will be presented
to the Council in the form of an ordi-
nance to be accepted and passed,
amended or rejected as the Council
may see fit The work of the Commits
sion is to be passed on both by the
Council and the people and any one
interested in any Of the provisions of
the proposed ordinance should have an
opportunity to be heard on the floor of
the Council This is too important a
matter to be allowed to pass without
the fullest and freest discussion. AS
for the chairman of the Council com
mittee which formerly had this matter
in charge, he has no reason to feel
aggrieved because he is not invited to
join with the Commission in framing
the new ordinance. He had his chance
ana Tailed 60 Improve IL. InlS DuSl-
ness was in the hands of his commit
tee for weeks before the appointment
of a special committee to handle it
was even thought Of and nothing was
done and his sudden activity since the
Commission was named may reasonably
be suspected of being just what it was
called on the floor of the Council Mon
day evening ''playing politics.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
BELASCO PLAY PLEASES
"The Warrens of Virginia Make a
Big Hit at the Rhode Tuesday Night

Frank Keenan,, one of the most
finished actors Of the American stage,
and company Of players, all in the
starring class, produced ''The War
rens Of Virginia at the Rhode Opera
House on Tuesday evening and the
play which had been given the stamp Of
approval in New York where the same
cast played it for over 800 perform
ances, proved the dramatic hit of the
season in Kenosha Curtain calls were
numerous and the production was a
success in Kenosha from every stand
point save the box Office Kenosha
theatre-goers show lamentable lack
of interest in the best plays and the
house which greeted the Belasco com
pany was disappointment.
The play was staged with the usual
lavish detail common in the Belasco
productions and the cast of players
was all that could be desired. Mr.
Keenan, in the part of General Buck
Warren, the Confederate leader, was
one Of the finest portrayals ever seen
on the stage at the Rhode ard he di-
vided the laurels of the evening with
Miss Christine Norman, an actress new
to Kenosha audiences who played the
part of Agatha Warren with such a
wealth of charm that her every en-
trance on the stage was pleasure. The
other members of the company were
entirely competent to handle the parts
assigned to them.
The company will appear at Racine
this evening and more than hundred
Kenosha people will go up to attend
the performance. Mr.. Keenan, is a
member Of the Knights Of Columbus
and the Racine and Kenosha Councils
of the order have taken a large block
of seats for the production at Racine
this evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

Notwithstanding the fact that the
law has been published many times
there appears to be some doubt or mis-
understanding in regard to the rights
of foreigners to vote since the amend
ment of the state constitution at the
last election and as we have an election
coming on shortly a, brief synopsis of
the naturalization law as it stands now
may be Of interest. All persons who
took out first papers before December
], 1908, can vote on those papers until
December l, 1912. After that they
cannot vote until they have secured
their second papers. Hereafter no per-
son can vote on first papers unless he
secured them prior to December L,
1908 and there will be none Of that
rushing of foreigners to the clerks Of
fee for their first papers that was such
a disgraceful feature of many elections
in this city. Persons desiring to Sc
cure their second papers must have
been in this country five years and two
years must elapse between the first and
second papers Anyone desiring to Sc
cure second papers must apply to the
clerk of the Circuit Court bringing with
him two witnesses who are full citi-
zens and who have known him for the
past five years. He will then make his
application and after the date of the
application ninety days must elapse be-
fore he and his two witnesses must re-
turn and he examined before the Judge.
These examinations are not more
severe than any one who is entitled to
the privileges Of full citizenship would
naturally expect and easily pass
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
Great Lakes Radio Wireless TeIe-
phone Co. To Erect Tower on
Roof Of Meyers Block
SYSTEM READY NEXT MONTH
Kenosha is to be Connected With All
Leading Cities of Lake Regions
With Wireless Tele-
phone System

/ Kenosha IS. to have one of the pioneer
wireless telephone offices of the country
as E. S. Ganman, engineering director
of the Great Lakes Radio Wireless
Telephone Company, was in the city
this morning and closed lease of a
room in the Meyers Block for an office
for the company and with this office
goes the right for the company to erect
a, steel tower for the reception and
sending of messages. 1t is stated by
the representative of the company that
the local Office will be opened for gem
eral service about the first of April
The steel for the tower, which will be
100 feet in height, has been ordered
shipped to Kenosha and the work Of in
stalling the plant to carry the messages
will take but a few days Mayor
Scholey has consented to aid in the es-
adjustment of wireless connection be-
tween Kenosha and other cities and
has accepted an invitation to send a
message which will be one of a chain
connecting seventy-fiNe Of the mayors
Of leading cities in the country. The
company announces that with the open
ing of navigation it will open one humid
red station besides a large number Of
stations on boats plying the great
lakes Kenosha will be one of the in
termediate stations and the use of the
service will be open to every person in
the city using the telephone service
of the Kenosha Home Telephone Com
pany.
The wireless system will connect Ke-
nosha with many of the leading cities
of the country. The first tower of the
company. was erected at Cleveland and
other towers have been erected at To-
ledo, Buffalo, Chicago and Duluth.
, This portion of the lake district is to
be pretty well supplied with the wire
less phones and the Great Lakes Com
pany has completed arrangements for
the opening Of Offices in Racine, Wau-
kegan, Milwaukee and other Wisconsin
cities. The, managers of the company
claim that the coming of the wireless.
system will greatly reduce the cost Of
telephone service between the cities
connected with the wireless system
The wireless systems are not looked up
on as competitors Of the Bell Telehone
systems at this time, but it is claimed
that within a few years the wireless
will be in such universal use that the
DeForect Company will become a ma
tional competitor of the Bell system.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
IN ACTION /
Continued from page l.

cred to purchase such equipment as
may be needed for the farm work. The
matter of the election of a superin-
tendent of the poor farm to succeed
the late Robert Grant will be taken
up at the next meeting Of the Council
and there is already a large number, of
applications for the position
There was some discussion in regard
to a registration for the coming city
election, but it was finally decided by
a vote of IL to that there should be
no registration. Aldermen Marlatt and
Schend were the only members who
voted in favor of an annual registra-
tion Of the voters, the other members
evidently fearing that the expense of
such registration would be too great.
It was at this time that the matter
Of the disposition Of the furniture in
the private office of the mayor came
up. Alderman Marlatt, as chairman Of
the committee on buildings and water
works, moved that the chief of police
be directed to remove the furniture as.
ordered by the Council at a former
meeting. This caused the mayor to
leave his chair and he made a bitter
attack on Aldermen Marlatt and
Mayer which rolled off them like
water off the back of a duck and
the alderman from the Second at
once renewed the motion to dis
pose Of the furniture. The mayor
promptly declared the motion out Of
order and the alderman just as prompt
ly appealed from the decision of the
chair The mayor declared the appeal
out Of order, but the city attorney i'm
formed him that he must put an appeal
from the decision of the chair and hes
started to put the appeal. 1t looked
as if the Office was destined to go, but
just as the clerk was ready to call the
roll on the appeal, one of the cohorts
Of the mayer remembered that a. mo-
ton to adjourn had been made some
time before. Inc minutes Of the clerk
showed no record that such motion
had been made and seconded, but at the
order of the mayor who had seen a
loop-hole for another escape of the Of
fee, the clerk fixed the minutes to show
that motion to adjourn had been
made and seconded and his honor, de-
claring the motion to adjourn always
in order, put the question. The vote
stood eight to eight as follows: Ayes,
0 'Brien, Pirsch, Tully, Higley, George
Wade, Thomassen, Wiliems and John
Wade. Noes, Timme, Marlatt, Simons,
Swift, Disch, Schend, Schultz and
Mayer. The mayor had chance to do
something for himself and he cast the
deciding vote which adjourned the
Council and cut off any immediate dis
turbing of the furniture locked in the
private sanctum of the mayor 1858
It is probable that the matter will be
brought up again at the next meeting
of the Council and it is expected that
the order Of the Council now made Of
no avail by the mayor will be carried.
ont
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

Wireless telegraphy has been hailed
as marvel Of science, but the service
it has done humanity today sets it far
higher in the peoples minds. 1t will
hereafter be considered as indispensa-
BILE part of any steamships equip
ment Of safety as her charts or her
navigator IT is the steamships in
visible life line, by which the safety
of her passengers is safeguarded in a
degree which no traveller Of ten years
ago could have dreamed. 1t is the best
of modern magic.-New York Evening
Sun.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

We hope that the legislature will
find time in the intervals between in
vestigations to do some work on a
good roads law. The big majority that
voted for the amendment to the state
constitution opening the way for state
aid for road building expect the legis-
lature to pass a law the counties can
get to work under at this session.
Wisconsin has lost much valuable time
already and now that the way is open
there should be no unnecessary delays
in the task Of putting the highways of
Wisconsin on a par with those Of other
progressive states.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

Property owners who neglect to clean
their walks must expect to have them
cleaned by the city. The fact that a
property owner does not attend to this
duty himself does not give the city
any right to charge an exorbitant price
for doing the work. There are no pen
alties in the way of an increased cost
attached and the property owner is
supposed to pay the city no more and
no less than he would pay had he hired
the work done himself But the walks
must be cleaned. The public has 8
right to demand that
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

Any decision rendered by the State
Railroad Commission in the matter of
the protest Of the Chicago and Mil
waukee against the issue Of certif
cate Of "necessity and convenience y
to the promoters Of the new electric
line from the south will in all proba-
bility be carried through to the high
est court for ruling. Should the
Chicago and Milwaukee succeed in
shutting out the new line there will be
considerable sentiment in favor Of a
change in the law for the people are
in favor of competition wherever pos
sible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

The success Of drainage bitches in
other towns and the rise in land values
which followed have operated to
change the sentiments of many of the
land owners in the Town Of Bristol
towards these canals and the bitter
opposition to the building of a big
ditch in that town seems to have dis
appeared to great extent. There
are no engineering difiulties in the
way of the building of this ditch and
the Commission appointed by the court
Monday to assess benefits and dam
ages has the hardest job in connection
with the project.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

But in the wreck of the Maine there
Rre-there was-the bodies of more
than three-score American sailors.
That they should for all these years be
thus abandoned and apparently forgot
ten by the government and people of
the United States is indeed, as Mr..
Magoon bluntly declares, ga national
reproach and an international scan
dal." Every sentiment of respect for
the dead, of gratitude for their service
and their sacrifice, and of regard for
our national honor, demands that we
shall Remember the Maine' at this
belated date as much as we did in the
hot blood of 1898.-New York Tribune
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
LEGAL NOTICES
Feb. 4, 1909.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

II ENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In probate
n In the matter of the estate of Joseph
w. Gascoigue. deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
claims and demands of ali persons against
Joseph w. Gascoigne, deceased, late of the town
of Somers, in said County of Kenosha. will beck
amined and adjusted by the County Court Of
Kenosha County at the regular terms of said
Court to be holden at the County Court room, in
the City of Kenosha, in and for said County, on
tile first Tuesday of June, A. D. 1909, and
ten o'clock A. M. of those days; also that the
time until and including the first Tuesday of
September, A. D. 1909, is the time allowed and
limited for creditors of said Joseph W. Gas
coigne deceased, to present their claims for
examination and allowance
Dated at enosha, the 18th day of January, a.
d. 1909. By the Court,
RUSSELL q. SLOSSON,
w44 County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

ceeded TO Colon to look into the matter
of the breakwater which it is proposed
to construct there
The engineers have decided to re,
commend that breakwaters be built
from Colon and Point Toro. The cost
will be $10.0O0,O00, the same amount
estimated in the old plan for a break.
water peral!eling the channel
The engineers are contemplating
saving expense by lower dam at
Gatun than that originally planned
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
"BESTo BREAD
Have you tried loaf Of the ssBest

Have you tried loaf Of the stBestn
breadg
If not, give it a trial and see how
good, white bread can be made
We use the best of everything in
making it and its baked right, so it's
bound to be perfect.
Remember every loaf is stamped
"Best" so in asking your grocer for
the same see that you get the "Best.''
Made only by the new South Side Bak
cry, 662-664 S. Exchange ST. f13
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
SEVENTEEN Die IN MINE
Belief That Windy Shot Caused Die

Belief That Windy Shot Caused Dis.
astrous Explosion
Birmingham, Ala, FEB. 3.-Seven.
teen men are dead as the result of an
explosion in the No. 2 Short Creek
mines of the Birmingham Coal and
Iron company.
Five OF the dead are white and
twelve are negroes.
The explosion is thought to have
been caused by a windy shot. The
mine itself is practically uninjured.
force or the death list probably would
have been much larger.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

The voters and property owners in
All the wards are taking an unusual
interest in the spring election and
there may be change for the better
in the makeup of the Council and the
School Board in consequence. When
ever the people fail to protect them
selves it is not because they can t, but
because they won't.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
!. RER0NAUTS LOSE LIVES
Their Balloon Dashed Against Jagged
Rocks by Gust Of Wind.

Saint Pons, France, Feb. "a bal.
loon whfa|3 was drifting over the noun
tains was overcome by a gale.
The occupants Of the car, two Dor
deaux aeronauts. tried to make de-
scent, but violent gust dashed the bal
loon against Jagged rocks and the oc,
cupants were killed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

The dentists may as we'll prepare for
a raid from the sneak thieves. Dental
offices in Racine were visited by the
smooth workers who make a speciality
of collecting gold leaf few days ago
and they are not likely to overlook
such rich field for their operations as
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
YACHT CLUB DANCE

On Friday evening, Feb. IL, 1909 the
Yacht Club will give their fourth annu-
al masquerade ball at Germania Hall.
$125.00 in cash prizes. Don t miss this
one. Admission, gents soc; ladies 25
cents. f12
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

The police should stop the children
from making "slides ON the walks.
Pedestrians have enough difficulty in
keeping their feet with the walks in
their present condition without adding
to their risks with these slides.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
ACCUSES PULLMAN PORTER
Saws Man Was Thrown Into Her Berth
,pd Sues For $4,000

and Sues For $4,000.
New Orleans, Feb. 3.-The alleged
carelessness of negro porter in put.
ting a man in the wrong berth of a
sleeping car is the basis of $4,000
suit brought by Mrs. Amelia NJ Du-
bourg Of this city against the Pull
man company.
Mrs. Dubourg says she was severely
injured when the man was thrown"
into her berth. The occurrence is said
to have taken place while she was en-
route from Deming, N. NJ, to New Or
leans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

To be perfectly fair all around, the
Council should take out an amusement
license. Spectators declare that some
Of it's meetings are funnier than any
side show.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The Original Kenosha Fuel Co. de-
livers the only genuine Harrisburg nut.
coal to you for $3.50 per ton. We
filled your orders last year, and will be
pleased to do SO this year. Phone
orders to No. 90. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
BARGAIN COLUMN.

HARM TO RENT CASH-125. 100 or 2
acres on Mound Prairie, mile frcm Twin,
Lake K, R. station: extra buildings; can
stachion IS cattle; land in fine condition. Rey-
uolds on farm. J. S. Reynolds, Richmond,
Illinois. Wit
dor SALE-Household furniture, piano.
stoves, buggies, harness, saddle aud many
articles too numerous to mention. Low price
will be made B. T. Debbs, Truesde1l; P. o.
address, Kenosha. w40
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
CASTLES FOR ROCKEFELLER
They Are Ia Spain and Are Bequeathed
to the Richest Man.

e TTe EICnesE Wall.
New York Feb 3.-DuIy signed and
executed. the will Of John Crom, for
merly Of Shamong township. New Jer-
sev. has been found a clause reads:
II, John c1om. do hereby give and
bequeath ali my real estate and per
sonal properly horses. cattle. gold
mines, farms railroads. steamships
canal bonds. telegraph lines, oil wells.
ocean cables. airsl1ips, cranberry bogs.
cattle ranches. automobiles and also
my castles in Spain; also my castles
in the air, to John D Rockefeller, pro-
v!ded he can find them