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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
X. E. R'y Co. Holds First Test
of New Street Lamps OH
Monday Night
PLANT GIVES SATISFACTION

The Kenosha Electric Railway Com
pany started the current over it s new
lighting circuit in Kenosha for the
first time just after eight O'Clock on
Monday evening and the lights were
kept burning for more than two hours
They seemed to give satisfaction to
the members of the council and other
officials who were present at the plant
during the evening and made an in
spection Of the equipment. The lights
gave a steady, bright light and their
power when compared with the lamps
now being used on the circuit Of the
Kenosha Gas ana Electric Company,
showed big improvement.
While the new plant was erected and
the circuit installed in less than sixty
days the company has decidedly
complete plant and it will be turned
over to the company by the contract
ors before the end of September. The
company will begin the work of light
ing the city at midnight on Friday
evening as the contract with the Ke-
nosha Gas and Electric Company ex.
pires at that time and it is understood
that the city will not be lett without
light for single hour. The work Of
the railway company in getting the
plant installed in such short length
of time is considered something of a
marvel by men in this line Of business
and the plant worked unusually we'll
considering The fact that all the ma
chinery was new. 1t is stated that
the managers of the company will eel
citrate the opening on Friday night
by giving little entertainment for the
officials and the men who aided in get
ting the plant in readiness in record
breaking time. There are still seven
lamps to be put up and there may be
some changes to be made in the loca-
tion of the lights. 1t is lust possible
that the Kenosha Gas and Electric
Company may take some steps to pre-
vent the Kenosha Electric Railway
Company carrying out Its contract
with the city, but as yet that company
has given out no intimation of such
"a step.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
kENOSHA Di|RYMEN IN FIGHT
Increase in Price is Demanded on the
First of October and Association De
clares Bottling Plants Will be Built
if Demand is Refused.

Kenosha county dairymen are in an
other fight to secure an increased price
for milk from the Chicago consumers
and the crisis of the fight is slated to
come within the next two months. z.
II. Tobin of the town Of Pleasant
Prairie represented the Kenosha milk
shippers at the meeting of the Milk
Producers Association held at the of
fees of the association in the Ashland
Block in Chicago on Tuesday and there
it was arranged to stick for record
fight against the big Chicago dealers.
Twenty-one of the twenty-seven di-
.rectors representing twenty-five coun-
ties in Illinois, Inalana nd Wisconsin,
which is the territory the Chicago milk
supply is drawn from, were present
Representatives Of the milk bottling
firms in Chicago and members of the
retail dealers association were asked
to attend the meeting, but failed to
appear.
The Borden, Bowman, Ira j. Mix and
Klee & Chappell companies have in
previous years fixed the prices of milk,
both for the producer and for the CON
sumer. The contracts between the
dealers and the producers are arranged
and signed every six months.
On Oct. / all the contracts will ex-
pire and new rates will go into effect.
The prices which the farmers will ask
for next winter will require an increase
of 25 cents OH each eight-gallon can,
or 31-3 cents gallon.
The price per can is to be raised
Fthe families in Kenosha who get their
milk from retail dealers by raising the
price l cent a quart.
To the bottling companies which pur
chase milk in 100-pound quantities and
pay for their own shipments to Chica
go, the price is to be raised on an
average scale of about 50 cents dur
ing the winter months. Last season
they paid $1.51 % per 100 pounds, and
the new price is to be $1.86 2-3, which
practically means a raise of / cent a
quart.
The farmers declare that the reason
they demand better prices is that they
are not able to meet expenses under
the present rates and that their
"noses are kept to the grindstone. y
In the event the dealers in the city
refuse to accept the prices which the
dairymen demand, bottling plants will
be built at each of the $50 shipping
points, or local stations, they say, and
a war will be opened.
Officials Of the dairy companies in
Chicago refused to discuss the situa-
tion Tuesday, except to say that they
would not cross their bridges until
they had reached them, and that the
question involved would not become
serious until the latter part of Septem-
ber
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
TONS OF ICE LEFT EXPOSED
Managers of the Company Make Heroic
Efforts to Save the Ice on Ac-
count of the Scarcity of Pro-
duct in the Big Cities

Belated returns from Twin Lakes in
the town of Salem Tuesday tell
of the total destruction of the Lawler
Ice House at that lake on Saturday
night and Sunday morning entailing
loss estimated at from 100000 to
$4,000 A big force Of men in the
employ of the Harry LAWYER Company
passed through Kenosha this morning
enroute to Twin Lakes and an effort
is being made to save some OF the ice
left unprotected by the burning of the
great house. Great piles Of ice are
melting at the ruins of the ice house
and as there is already scarcity in
the supply of ice in Chicago and other
cities heroic efforts are being made to
save this ice as it is claimed that it
can be used for cooling purposes. The
ice was all Of the finest quality cut
from Lake Mary. The big house was
struck by lightning during the storm
on Saturday afternoon and it was a
total loss. The house had seventeen
rooms and was one of the largest in
the lake regions of Kenosha county.
1t made a spectacular blaze and the
fire continued it's work of destruction
until late on Sunday morning. Efforts
were made to stop the spread of the
flames, but there was no water supply
except that taken from the lake lin
buckets and after a short fight against
the flames the big house was abandoned
to its fate. Being entirely of wood it
burned rapidly.
The burned ice house was erected at
Twin Lakes more than fifteen years
ago but since that time many addi-
tions had been made to it. It had
belonged to a number of the big Chi
cago ice companies and on account of
its location near the pure waters of
Lake Mary it had been one Of those
counted on for the supply Of the bet
ter trade. At the time it was struck
by lightning nearly every room in the
house was filled with ice, the total
amount being in the neighborhood of
10000 tons. This ice is now worth more
than a dollar ton in the market and
as much of the ice will be lost the
loss by the fire is greatly increased.
OF. the house, but it was not sufficient
to make good the loss. It is probable
that the house will be rebuilt as the
site is considered very valuable one
for the ice companies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
OLD SETTLERS TO MEET.
Annual Reunion to be Held at Pad
docks Lake Thursday, Aug. 26th


docks Lake Thursday, Aug. 26th
The annual reunion Of the old set
tiers of Kenosha county to be held
at Paddock S Lake on Thursday, Au-
gust 2eth, will probably be the largest
gathering of the pioneers ever held in
the county. Secretary Bishop has re-
ceived many letters from former resi-
dents of the county stating that they
will return for the annual reunion and
he believes that the picnic will be a
good deal in the nature of Kenosha
county home coming.
Special trains have been arranged
to run from Kenosha to the Old Set
tiers grounds and there will be plenty
of entertainment provided for the
crowds which are sure to attend. Many
of the pioneers have been advised that
they will be asked to make short aid
dresses and the meeting in the pavil-
ion promises to be in the nature Of a
love feast
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
GET BIDS FOR COAL
Board of Water Commissioners Secure
Proposals for Coal Tuesday

The Board of water Commissioners
at its regular meeting on Tuesday even
ing received bids for the 1900 tons of
coal to be used at the plant during the
coming year and the contract will
probably go to John O'Donnell of Ke-
nosha. Five bids were received for
the contract, Mr.. OyDonnell having he
low bid The coal will cost in the
neighborhood of $2.75 ton, but before
the contract is signed some arrange
ment is to be maze in regard to weigh
ing the coal. The proposals for the
contract were exceedingly close, there
being only a few cents difference in
the various bids. The Board had an
informal discussion of the plans for a
new intake, but as yet the formal prop
osition from the Simmons Manufacture
ing Company has not reached the
Board. 1t is expected that this
proposition will be ready within a few
days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
CAN'T OPEN STREET
G. & M. BY. Owns Property Which
Should be Elizabeth Street

For some time people residing west
Of the tracks OF the Chicago and Mil
waukee Electric Railway on Elizabeth
street have been attempting to have
the street opened over the tracks of
the company and the committee on
streets and alleys this morning looked
into the matter and they declared that
it will be impossible to open the street
without taking proceedings to con-
denim the property. While the street
was plated as a part of the Realty
Company's subdivision it was never
opened and the street with the sur
rounding property was sold to the Rail-
way company by the Realty Company
some time ago. Now if the street is
to be opened it will be necessary for
the city to begin condemnation pro-
ceedings and it IS thought tAat it may
prove very expensive PROPOSITION.
The people owning homes to the west
of the railway have no way to get
into their property and the city may
decide to condemn land for the open
ing of the street regardless of the cost
of such condemnation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
COOK FOR GOVERNOR
Reported That Neenah Man
Will Announce His Can
didacy Very Soon
". D. COMMON FOR SENATOR

Several politicians in the city have
received letters during the past two
or three days which lndlcate that S.
A. Cook of Neenah, formerly candi-
date for the Office of United States
senator, will be a Republican candidate
for governor before the people of the
state at the coming primary. The
letters which are being sent out seem
to be in the nature of a 'feeler' and
they seek to find the sentiment of the
state in regard to the candidacy of the
Neenah man. Cook made a great run
for the nomination for United States
senator, but he did not get a great
deal of support in the lake shore coun-
ties. Cook is thought to be stronger
now than he was at the time he was
a candidate for senator, but it is
thought that he will not come out as
an avowed candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for governor until he
IS assured that his candidacy will meet
with the support of many CT the lead
ing Republicans.
1t is declared in Milwaukee dis
patches that the Cook candidacy is to
have the support of W. D. Conner, who
will be candidate for the senator
ship to succeed Senator LaFollette 1t
is understood that the friends of Cook
and Conner are very close to each
other and that they are seeking to form
a political alliance which will be one
of the strongest factors in the coming
primary elections.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
TO ISSUE BONDS.
Kemper Hall Files Trust Deed to
Northwestern Loan and Trust Co.

AGuLLJST Hail lies AIuob OCOu 10
Northwestern Loan and Trust Co.
In order to secure a bond issue OF
forty thousand dollars Kemper Hall
filed trust deed in the Office of the
Register Of Deeds this morning trans
ferring the property of the corpora
ton to the Northwestern Loan and
Trust Company as a security for the
bonds issued. The BONDS will be sold
at once and the money secured used
for the retiring Of the old obligations
Of the corporation and as stated in
the deed "for other uses Of the cor
poration."
1t is understood that number Of
improvements will be made at the hall
during the next year or two, including
the arranging Of a splendid campus
on the grounds recently purchased by
the corporation and located just south
of the main grounds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
MAY HAVE Been ASSAULTED
Member of Train Grew Saw Man With
Blood Smeared Face in the Neigh
borhood of Place Where Body Was
Found Last Friday

The finding of a blood besmeared
iron bolt in the car where the cloth
ing of Cornelius Mcfarland, the New
Haven, Conn, man supposed to have
been killed by train in the yards of
the Northwestern Railway Company
on last Friday, has caused the police
of the city to reopen the investigation
of the case and they are now working
on theory that it is possible that
Mcfarland was assaulted and possibly
murdered. The iron bolt which is
covered with blood was turned over
to the police department by W. D.
Parr, agent for the Northwestern Com
pany this morning, and he stated that
it was found lying in one corner of
the car where the coat and shoes worn
by the dead man were found In ad-
dition to this the police have been ad-
vised that before the body Of McFar-
land was found the members of the
train crew in charge of the switching
train supposed to have struck McFar-
land saw man walking between the
railway tracks with his face covered
with blood and blood tricl1ling' down
his face. This man seems 60 have dis
appeared entirely and all efforts to find
who he was or where he has gone have
been futile. It is thought Njust posi-
BILE that the man seen by the members
of the crew was Mcfarland and that he
fell under the train after having been
assaulted. The police bsye little to
work OIL as they know lille or noth-s
ing about the dead man. At the time
he was found note was found in his
pockets asking that his mother\ be
notified. It was considered unusual
that such a note should be found and
some of the railway men seem to think
that Mcfarland was assaulted and this
note placed in his pocket by the man
who assaulted him. There was nothing
Of value on the person of Mcfarland
when the body was found and the men
who first looked into the case thought
that possibly it was case of suicide,
but the finding Of the bloody bolt and
the story of the man with the blood
besmeared face has caused the police
officers to look more deeply into the
case. Inc inquest over the remains Of
Mcfarland is to be held on Thursday
at the office Of Justice George B. Nc
Carron and it is expected that the
members Of the train crew will be
present at that time.
The remains of Mcfarland are still
at the Hansen morgue but his mother
has asked that they be shipped back
to the old home at New Haven for in
terment and it is possible that the
railway company will provide for send
ing the remains there. Mrs. McFar-
land has sent no money to defray the
costs Of transportation.
The suggestion that Mcfarland may
have been murdered has put an entirely
different light on the case and the rail
way officials will insist that the inves-
LEGATION Of the case by the coroner's
jury be thorough one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
NEW USE FOR PENNiES
Lincoln Cent Said to be Suitable
for Working Telephone Slots

It has been discovered that the new
Lincoln penny which was recently turn
ed out by the government, IS Ave times
as valuable in one respect at least, as
the old Indian head cent. Being a
trifie heavier and larger than the old
one cent piece, the, new coin it has been
ascertained, to the exceeding discom-
feiture Of the telephone companies, will
answer the place of a five cent piece
when making call at any of the pay
stations. Already many Lincoln pen
MES have been found in the pay sta
lions in some Of the larger cities, but
SO far none has been found here, as
very few of the new pennies have been
distributed here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
MAY BUILD FACTORY
J. A. Fletcher Looking Over
the City as Possible Site
for Big Plant
WILL MAKE RUSTLESS STEEL

John A. Fletcher Of Chicago, form
erly one Of the superintendents of the
Chicago Brass Works in this city and
more recently in charge Of the brass
tube department of the Simmons Man
ufacturing Company, was IN Kenosha
today seeking to interest Kenosha
canita in the building of factory
in Kenosha which would be used Tor
the manufacture of rustless steel pro
duets. Mr.. Fletcher is the president
and general manager of lie Rustiess
Steel Company of Chicago and he is
now seeking to open plant of his
own. The factory would not be a
large one to start with, but it would
demand buildings costing in the neigh
borhood of $1,000. For the past
twenty years Fletcher has been ex
perimenting with steel and white metal
in an effort to secure a process which
can ne used in making these metals
absolutely rustless. Fletcher now de-
clares that he has solved this problem
and that his process is a commercial
proposition that will make fortunes
for the men who are interested in it..
The work has been started il the man
ufacture of cutlery and rustless golf
clubs and the golf clubs which are
now being made at Homewood in a
small plant there have made great
hit with the golfers Of the country and
Fletcher and his associates are not
able to fill the orders that are being
received for these clubs. I'll addition
to the golf clubs the company is now
making rustless steel cutlery and this
is finding ready market.
In speaking of his project Mr.
Fletcher said: 81 am here interview
ing some of the mon of Kenosha in
hopes that we will be able to interest
them in this plant. We believe that
we have a good thing and that there
is money in it for investors. We have
secured the american rights to all the
rustless pat 9nts owned by the Krupp
company in Germany and the American
rights are valuable. The process that
we are using is not patented, but we
have no fear of some one else getting
hold of it as it is secret process
known only to US. We have been
promised plenty Of business if we can
get plant which will make it possible
for us to fill out orders, but at the
present time it is absolutely impossi-
BILE for us to take care of the business
that is being offered to us. We can
not even supply the demand for the
rustless golf, clubs to say nothing of
the orders for cutlery. We have per-
fected this process SO that it can be
used in the manufacture of hundreds
of articles used in every home and
these products are rapidly taking the
place Of silver and other metals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Anderson enter
tanned number of their friends at
their home in Pleasant Prairie Tues
day afternoon in honor of the fourth
anniversary Of their marriage. The
celebration closed with dinner at
which covers were laid for forty
guests. A pleasant time is reported
by all present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
TO GET MONEY AT 4 PER CENT
Banks Think That There Will be Little
Trouble Selling ScAool Bonds

Trouble Selling Sclool Bonds
City Attorney John c. Slater this
morning began work on the ordinance
which will provide for the issuance of
$4,000 in bonds for the building of
the Columbus school and the bonds viii
be drawn to draw interest at the rate
of four per cent. Before starting on
the ordinance the city attorney inter
viewed the local bankers and talked
over the situation with banks in Chi
cago and these men seem to think that
there will be no trouble selling the
bonds at this rate of interest and it
is just possible that the city will get
sufficient premium on them to pay
the cost of issuing them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

The local council of the Knights of
Columbus are talking over plans for a
complete remodeling of the building on
Main street owned by the order and
the matter will be finally decided at
meeting to be held on Thursday even
ing. 1t is thought that the plans will
be adopted and the work ordered to
proceed at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

A report has been in circulation
about the city that the members of
the Jewish congregation IN Kenosha
were figuring on buying the Baptist
church. The story IS denied by mem
bers Of both congregations and declar-
ed to be without any foundation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
HOUSES WERE IN DANGER
Fire Department Called to Extinguish
Blaze on South Street Dump


Several houses located on the lake
shore near the foot Of South street
were in grave danger last night Just
after seven O'Clock on account of
fire which started in the rubbish in the
dumping grounds at this point. The
danger became so grave that the fire
department was called out and it was
necessary to lay two lines of hose in
order to extinguish the fire. While no
serious damage was done the people of
the neighborhood had an anxious hour.
The police have been directed to arrest
any one found starting fire on any of
the city dmups.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
CONLEY TO FIGHT WHITE
Little Fellows to Meet for the Third
Time at st. Joe, Mo. Aug. 81

Ilme dC 81. Joe, MO. aug. OIL
Frank Conley was notified this morn
ing that he had been rematched for a
third meeting with frankie Conley and
the fight which IS to go Is rounds will
be pulled off in st. Joe, Mo-. on the
evening of@Aug. 81. The st. Joe club
will offer n substantial purse for the
fight between the, two boys. Conley
has conceded White ten pounds in
weight, but notwithstanUn this han
dicap he expects to win by a knock
out Conley got the decision over
White in the two former contests. The
efforts to match Conley and i be Attell
for Labor Day are getting brighter and
Conley thinks that he may get the ar
ticles for the fight today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

Members of the Kenosha Comman-
derry Of the Knights Templar have been
invited to attend a picnic to be given
by the Racine oommandery at Pipers
Park on next Saturday. It is ex-
pected that several hundred of the
Knights and their families will attend
the picnic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Graves recently
married at Hartford, Conn, left Keno
sha Tuesday for a short honeymoon
trip after visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. c. Graves. Mr.. Graves and his
bride will make their home in Chica-
90.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

meeting will be held on next Friday
evening at which time the Council will
take up the several ordinances now
awaiting passage.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-31
Bids Wanted.

The Board Supervisors Of Grenada
county will receive bios at the Janua,
meeting, 1910 for the following al,
subject 10 the pans and Specifications
now on tile in The Gaancery Clerks
office;
To repair bannist.rs On iron bridge
across l%aluhusha river. District s..
To build bridge across Slough un
new road District No !, near Thomas
switch.
Re build bridge across Searcy
branch and one across Galley bridge
branch on Providence road District
Nc. ,.
To cut out new road described in,
petition Of W. Il. Spruill, ct al. Dis
srict. No. ,.
To install steel furniture ir the
offices of the chaueery clerk and
Sher fl.
To work rev read in District. No
J. from spring Creek to Graysport-
br'Cee. under the same contract as
the other county roads are now
worked.
10 cut out road District. No. /
adj < from Carroll county ROAD
"u'h OF Charley PerrY's to where il,
nIersertS the Jefferson read, west OF
VIM. McCaulla' S.
10 work he" road in District, No
/, leading from the Carroll county
"adi S"uth vi Charley perry'> To-
"h I; IT intersects The jefferson. scaa .
vest Of VIM McCaulla's. under the
-ame contract as the other County,
10 Ids are now worked.