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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
ON WILD GOOSE CHASE
Police Chief Gets Home After Useless
Hunt Through Indiana


Chief of Police Owen O'Hare re
turned home this morning after a long
wild goose chase winch led him all
over Southern Michigan and Northern
Indiana and he returned empty hand
ed. The chief had gone to Baroda,
Mich, on Thursday on receipt of a
telegram that Philip Pedinger wanted
here on charge of grand larceny had
been located by Sheriff Brown of that
point. When the chief reached the Mich
igan city he found that the man sup
posed to be Pedinger was believed to
be in jail at South Bend, Ind, and
he went to South Bend and from that
city he was shunted off to various lit
tie towns in Northern Indiana until
he finally found the man who had been
arrested in jail at Mishawaka. The
chief had with him picture of the
man wanted and when he saw the man
under arrest he promptly ordered his
release as he was not the man wanted.
The chief had quite a trip of it, but
he was decidedly disguised on his re-
turn home
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
Member Of the Sophomore Class
Wins Declamatory Contest
at the High School
MANY SPEAKERS TAKE PART
Miss Cecilia Fill is Awarded Second
Honors While the Third Place
Was Given to Miss Emma
Larsen

Miss Grace Robinson, fHernUU2 Of
the Sophomore class Of the Kenosha
High School, was awarded first place
in the annual declamatory contest held
at the auditorium Of the school on Fri
day evening after one of the finest
contests ever given by the students of
the Kenosha schools. Miss Robinson
was presented with a beautiful gold
medal as a trophy of the occasion.
The winning defamation was entitled,
Mandy's Organ and the rendition
Of the piece by Miss Robinsin was GER
tainly worthy of high praise. Miss
Cecilia Hill, who gave "The Swan
Song was awarded second place and
Miss Emma Larsen, who gave elbow
Old Folks Won the Oaks, I" was third.
The Kenosha contestants will not 60
to any other contest, but notwithstand-
ing this fact the contest last night
proved one of the most interesting
ever held at the High School The
big auditorium was well filed with the
friends Of the various speakers and
every speaker was enthusiastically re-
ceived There was lot of healthy
school spirit shown in the applause
which marked the announcement of the
decision Of the judges. The music for
the occasion was furnished by the High
School orchestra and chorus and it was
one of the best features Of the program.
The judges Of the contest were Judge
Joseph R. Clarkson, Peter Fisher and
George w Taylor, and the markings
of the contestants by these judges
were so close that less than a point
separated the first three places in the
contest
The work done by the different CON
testants speaks well for the work of
the English department of the High
School as all of the contestants were
trained in this department.
The following is the program as rem
dered:
Music High School orchestra and
chorus,
Sohrab and Rustunl~~Hazel Hill.
Ole Mistis--Pearl Dauben.
The Theatre Party-Mary Pitcher
| How Old Folks Won the Oaks-Em-
ma Larsen.
Mandy Organ-Grace Robinson.
Music-High School Girls chorus.
The Besieged Castle-Ruby Hill.
The Swan Song-Cecelia Hill.
Bobby Shaftoe-Laura Baldwin.
The Battle of Hastings-Ben Buck
master.
The Hero of the Day-Lester Kent.
Music by High School orchestra.
Decision of the judges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03

Really this business of coaching
witnesses to swear to highly imagin-
airy set of circumstances, calculated to
bring in verdict for good round dam
ages against the city or traction
company, is likely to become unfash-
ionable. The prevailing idea has been
that when a man went to law he hired
lawyer to win, and that if he was
wise he asked no questions about the
lawyers methods. That idea has been
held with special force in that large
class of cases which the lawyers take
on speculation, their pay depending on
their winning a verdict. That prac-
Itice, of course, is dead against the old
fashioned ethics Of the profession, but
the old-fashioned ethics of law are as
much out now as old fashioned gowns
were last fall when sheath skirts came
In. There is an indication, however,
OF an effort on the part Of the courts
to restore the more modest fashions of
a period when lawyers did not wear
their pockets on the outside of their
coats, with nshhook barbs set inside
to make sure that anything which
ever got in should not get out
again. Brooklyn Eagle
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03

1t ought not to require much effort
to excite sympathy for the project re-
Gently preached of erecting in New
Yorb-which is to say at the gateway
of the United States==some sort Of
memorial to the red men who once pos
sessed this country. 1t is thought that
the heroic figure of a North American
Indian, set in bronze upon an impos-
ing PEDESTAL would be quite as appro-
pirate an establishment of the city as
the portrait of any one, of our great
statesmen or military leaders.
1t would be strange, indeed, if a
type so original and so distinguished
We're not sooner or later to come into
its own 1she Europeans make much of
their national costumes and manners,
and are constantly celebrating these
in their art. We may be sure that
their painters and sculptors would
have rejoieed in the possession of such
material as we have had ready to our
hand in the wild life of the mountains
and plains.
The red race is going. It is almost
gone. Not many years will have pass
ed before the last pure-blooded repre-
sentatives of the great tribes win have
disappeared. Even now. such repre-
sentatives are not by any means to be
found with ease on every reservation.
A4e aggregation of the type in many
quarter is sadly familiar story. But
there still go forth upon their mettle-
some horses in the West stalwart, char
acterful and inscrutable, some Of the
most impressive sons Of nature that
have ever sought to withstand the ad-
vance of civilization upon savagery.-
New York Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
The first food of the day.

Every man, woman and child begins
the day with more or less vigor of mind
and strength of body according to the
first food supplied to the stomach The
best first dish of the day is bowl of
Quaker Oats. The stomach can assimi-
Late it more quickly and with less effort
than other foods. There is little or no
waste and every ounce of food is con-
verified into muscle, vigor and brain
activity. The strongest people in the
world are the regular eaters of Quaker
Oats. You should eat It for breakfast
every day.
The regular size package of Quaker
Oats sells for 10c, the large family size
package comes at 25c and 30c.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
BOND IS REDUCED
Board of Education Cuts Bond Of
Contractors for New School to
$4,000 Friday Evening
CONTRACT NOT YET SIGNED

The Board of Education met in ad-
journed session at the City Hall on
Friday evening and the entire even
ing was spent in discussing the con-
tract for the new Third ward school.
It was small meeting as but twelve
of the members of the Board were
present. The Board took up the mat
ter of fixing the bonds Of the j. P.
Cullen Company as contractors for the
new Third ward school and motion
was passed to rescind the action of
the Board in placing the bond at
$4,000. Commissioner Rowell oppos-
ed any change in the bond holding
that it should be at least as much as
the contract. The members of the
Board later fixed the amount of the
bond at $4,000 after an effort had
been made to have it placed at $4,000.
The contract for the new building was
not signed and it will not be signed
until the pond is approved by the
Board. 1t is probable that the con
tract and bond will be ready for the
final action of the Board at the reg
ular meeting to be held on June s..
The Board is anxious to get the work
on the building started, but ma
jority of the membehs are going to in
sist that all the preliminaries be com
pleted before the building is started.
The Board elected T. Gaastra, the ar
cMtect Of the building as an inspector
of the work and for this service he
will receive two per cent of The entire
cost Of the building.
The contractors had planned to start
.4.e building on next Tuesday morning
but it will now be necessary to delay
the starting of the work for another
week at least. As yet the City Coun-
Gil has taken no action to issue the
bonds provided to pay for the build
ing, but portion of these bonds will
have to be issued at once as there will
be demand for money just as soon
as the building is under way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03

material and doing all the work neces-
sary and required to improve the Al
ley in Block 81, from Park st. to
Market St., according to the plans and
specifications, profles and details on
file in the office of the city clerk of
said City for the inspection of bidders,
to-wit:
Alley in Block 81, $40 square yards
of brick pavement on concrete tounda'
ton, 100 feet stone curbing.
Directions to Bidders
Each bidder must accompany his bid
with a contract and bond with not less
than two sureties who shall be freq
holders of the State of Wisconsin and
shall Justify as to their responsibility
and by their several atidavits show
that they are worth in the aggregate
at least the amount of the entire con,
tract price in property not by law ex'
empt from execution. Surety Conn
pany's bonds approved by the Street
Assessment Committee will be accepted
in lieu of personal sureties. Said COM
tract and bond with sureties, must be
completely executed on the part of thu
contractor, with the exception of thu
signature on the part of the city
This is a positive requirement of thu
Charter and must be complied with
Bids failing to comply with the above
requirement will not be considered
Bidders must submit proposals to ID
the work according to the plans ana
specifications, profles and details
stating therein prices respectively pei
square yard of pavement, per cubic
yard for grading, per lineal foot fol
curbing in place. The bids Tor thu
work will be canvassed separately and
considered in the aggregate, based OF
the estimated quantities named in thu
specifications.
All bids and the accompanying con
tract and bond must be written OF
blanks prepared by the undersigned
for that purpose, and prices should bt
stated in writing and in figures.
All bids must be marked on tho
envelope, "Street Assessment Commit
tee' with the name of the street mark
ed thereon on which such Did is made
and filed in the Office of the Street AS
sessment Committee in the city cIerkp
office in said City.
N. B. Blanks for proposals and blanl
contracts and bonds will be furnished
on application to the city clerk.
The bids, when the lowest ones, viii
be decided by the Street Assessment
Committee.
The said Committee reserves thu
right to reject any and all bids.
M. J. Scholey,
r. H. Moth,
j. H. O'Brien,
w Street Assessment Com
L. II. Holbrook spent Friday in Chi
cago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
MAY CALL OFF STRIKE
Long Shoremen Are Getting Tired
of the Fight Made Against
Vessel Owners
STRIKE DELAYS LAKE TRAFFIC

President O7Connor of the Interna-
tional longshoremen S Association is
still in Cleveland, but is not ready to
say anything regarding his plans. The
ore and coal handlers locals at Lake
Erie ports have given him power to
order strike, but no action along that
line will be taken until a referendum
vote is taken by the other locals in
the ore, coal and gram trades.
The matter has not been put up "a
the dock workers and the elevator men
at the upper lake ports. Something
may develop today, but in case the
Ilongshoremen decide to make a fight
strike will not be ordered before
next week. The longshoremen say
that all the grain handlers on Che
lakes are members Of the organization
and that with the exception OF Milwau-
kee the coal handlers at all the lead
i ing upper lake ports are organized
The ore handlers at some of the ship
ping ports are members Of the asso
citation.
The dock managers at the end of the
route do not appear to be greatly wor
ried over the labor situation. Some OF
them say that the present system fol
operating the docks will not be chang
ed The ore and coal docks at Lake
Erie ports, they say, have been operat
ed under the open shop plan for a year
and that SO far as they know the men
that are working are satisfied.
Conditions in the lake strike are
about the same as they were last
week. Shifts are still being made II
the crews, but the managers report
that the boats are not being delayed
and are making as good time as they
usually do.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
ENDS OLD CUSTOM
Plain DRINKS Must Pay So and Costs
in the Future

1t is going to cost more to get drunk
In Kenosha in the future as the old
sentence of 'sdollar and costs which
has decorated the dockets of courts in
the county for many years is to be done
away with and Judge Randall Of the
Municipal Court announced this morn
ing in sentencing couple of "plain
drunks,' that in the future the SEN
tence on conviction on the charge of
Iintoxication would have for the mini
mum penalty fine of So and costs.
The ordinance does not fix the mini
mum fine for intoxication, but places
the maximum at $15 The jail SEN
tence is fixed at fifteen days regardless
of the fine. The court holds that such
a sentence is not in keeping with a
fine of dollar and costs and that for
this reason the minimum fine in the
future viii be boosted dollar.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03

Since Mr.. Spooner has retired from
the senate is there no one left with
whom Mr.. Tillman can tilt with that
true JOY which the warrior feels when
he encounters a foeman who is also
past master of the arts of thrusting,
parrying and belaboring? Mr.. Till
man should not be so discouraged.
Things would be lamentably dull in
the senate if he wantonly muzzled
himself We hope that he will let the
other senators talk and be moved him
self to an occasional intrusion into
1.-THE Congressional Record if, in his
opinion, their eloquence becomes toe
colorless and tiresome-New York Tri
bune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
Milk Shippers in This and Other
Lake Shore Counties Are To
Revive Organization
WOULD GET WIDER SUPPORT
Plans Now Include. an Organization OF
All Farmers Into one Compact
Union to Defend interests
Against Cities

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Milk Producers Union in this and
other counties tributory to Chicago got
an awful bump when the farmers sign
ed milk contracts month ago, efforts
are now being made to re-organize the
farmers on a broader basis with the
view Of forming an organization Of all
farmers for the purpose of mutual help
in raising the price of farm products
i'm general.
When the organization was perfect
ed it had for it's aim fight against
the so called "Milk Trust" The trust
took hard fall out Of the farmers be-
fore the Producers Union was three
months old, but the farmers have
learned something from this defeat
and it is thought that the new organi-
cation can. be perfected along lines
that will prove more successful. 1t
! is claimed that the former effort fail
ed on account Of the fact that the
union was unable to take care of it's
members in regard to furnishing a
market for milk.
This plan is now being worked out
! by men who were influential in the
former organization and they believe
that they will be able to form a CO.
operative company which will go into
Chicago and fight the milk trust in
the name of the farmers. This was
the plan for the former fight, but at
that time the farmers claim that the
time was so limited that they could
not perfect an organization. Agents
of the organization have been making
a trip through the different towns of
Kenosha county and the organization
that is now being proposed is similar
to the old grange movement. The
organizers claim that it is possible
to secure an organization which will
regulate the supply of not only milk
but many other products. Appeal has
been made not only to milk producers
but to cattle raisers, truck gardeners
and berry farmers and it is claimed
that the new association will take care
of all these classes of farmers It is
declared by the organizers that they
will have an organization this time
that will be able to dictate to the bic
dealers. Tie Kenosha county farmers
having been stung' in the former
union are little skeptical, but a
great deal of missionary work is ex-
pected to be done during the next few
months and it is possible that this will
be sufficient to bring the Kenosha
county farmers into the union. The
contracts for milk now in operation
will run to the first of October and
the fight on behalf of the union will
probably be made when the prices for
the next six months are made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
END ROMANCE HERE
Roy NJ. Soult and Mrs. Agnes Altman
Married Here Friday

A Pittsburg romance Of many years
standing had it's elimination in Keno
sha on Friday afternoon when Roy M.
soult, a wen known druggist Of the
Pennsylvania city and Mrs. Agnes
Altman, also of Pittsburg, were united
in marriage by Judge r. H. slosson
in the County Court. The couple had
been friends years ago, but Mrs soult
had married and after the death of her
husband the romance was renewed. Mr..
and Mrs. Soult came to Kenosha for
the ceremony in order to be able to
give their friends in the eastern city
a surprise. They left for Pittsburg i'm
mediately after the wedding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
Pioneer Resident Of Salem and
Former Member Of Legislature
Died on Friday
SERVED LONG AS POSTMASTER
Deceased Was One Of the Earliest Of
the Settlers Of the Western
Part of the County and
Was Widely Known

Tie s1Ja Alexander Bailey, former
representative from Kenosha county
ia the WISCONSIN legislature, postmast-
er of the village of salem tor more
than twenty years, one Of the founders
cf the Kenosha Old Settlers Club and
one Of the best known and best be
loved Of the pioneer settlers Of Keno
sha county, died early Friday
morning at his home in the village Of
Salem after a long illness from COM
plication Of diseases. Mr.. Bailey was
S. years of age and he had been in
feeble health for several years. Ills
death was not unexpected to the mem
bsrs OF the family and friends in the
town Of Slaem. The funeral will be
held from the late residence at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon and the re-
pains will be taken to Milwaukee for
cremation on Monday. The ashes will
be Inferred at Salem later in the week.
Mr.. Bailey had been a resident Of
The town oEaSalem for more than sixty
years and few of the early pioneer
residents Of the county had wider
acquaintance throughout the country.
The deceased was native of Lor-
raine, Jefferson county, New York,
where he was born June 26, 1924. Mr..
Bailey was educated in the district
ashcols of his native county and later
completed. his education in Adams sem
mary. He taught school in New York
for two years and at the age Of IS
started, west to make his fortune, He
IapdeGs in Milwaukee in October 1S43
aud wicked from Milwaukee to Keno
sna county. lie secured FARM from
the government in the town of Brigh-
tor and for the next fourteen years he
engaged in teaching school during the
winter and in farming during the sum
iner months.
In 1856 Mr.. Bailey removed to the
village Of Salem and purchased farm
Iii that town. Ee erected the first
BUILDING in the village Of Salem. He
continued to operate his farm until
1859 whom he accepted the position Of
station agent for Chicago & North
western road aud he held this posi-
sion for thirty years. He was APP
pointed postmaster of the village in
1860 and held that office until the
election of Cleveland as president when
he was removed on account of his
political opinions. He held many of
fees in the gift of the village of Sa-
lem, serving repeatedly as assessor, and
superintendent of the township schools.
ia 1870 he was elected by the Republi-
can party as the representative of Ke-
nosha county in the assembly and he
served with distinction as member
of that body.
For many years Mr.. Bailey has liv-
ed a retired life but his home has been
the meeting place of many of the most
prominent people of the county. Mr..
Bailey was one of the founders of the
Kenosha County Old Settlers Club of
which he was an officer for many years
and in which he took most active in
terest up to the time of his death.
Mr.. Bailey is survived by large
family of children and all Of them are
well known to the people of the city
and county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03

Repeated warnings that big state
tax may be expected next year do not
seem to make much of an impression
on the legislature and increased APP
preparations are receiving just as fav-
orable consideration as if there was
plenty of money in sight
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Office of the Street Assessment Com
mittee, Kenosha, Wis, May II, 1909.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this Office until the 18th day of June
1909, at 200 p. m. for furnishing all
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03

Miss Anna Petersen of Evanston, is
spending few days with Kenosha
friends and relatives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03

J. S. Kearney of GAINESVILLE, spent
Friday in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
Wheatland.

Anton Elverman, chairman. $500.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. New Munster
Thomas Pennefeather $500. Supervisor
T. Lemmerhard .......... Supervisor
J. T. Scherrer, town clerk. New Munster
3. M. Schilz, treasurer 5. New Munster
C. Lubeno, assessor. New Munster
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03

L. H. Holbrook spent Friday in Chi
cago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-27
LARGE SOUTHERN OREGON
TRACT TO BE SUBDIVIDED

Grants Pass, Ore.-Subdividng of
large tracts of orchard and farming
land still continues in this part of
Rogue River valley. Along the APP
plegate river, near Murphy Postoffice,
500 acres of land, and 200 acres un-
der irrigation, and sufficient water
rights and bitches to irrlgate $50
more, besides abundance of water in
the river that may be appropriated
for the remainder Of the premises
will be subdivided into ten-acre lots
and planted into fruit
There will be an earnest effort on
the part Of the owners to sell only to
men with families, who desire to
have homes in a pleasant climate,
and to be close to the railroad in or
der to market fruit
A second enterprise of this nature
is being launched at Merlin, 1000
acres are being subdivided into 20
acre tracts. The Merlin section has
always produced large crops of
peaches. These vast tracts of land,
when bearing fruit, will mean an
enormous tonnage to the railroad
company within few years -.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-27

c. E. Clark and daughter of War
rensburg, Missouri, who have been
the guests of H. d. Wylie and family
for the past few days. left this morn
ing for Portland and Seattle, where
they will spend some time at the fair.
Ed Allen, formerly proprietor OF
the Golden Rule hotel, but now en-
gagged in the livery stable business in
Portland, arrived in Pendleton last
evening for visit with his many
friends here and to look after busl-
ness interests.
c. G. Holts and wife of Lincoln,
Nebraska, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w, A. Brown of the Hotel PEN
dleton, Mrs. Holts and Mr.. Brown
being sister and brother. Mr.. Holts
is connected with the passenger de-
partment of the Burlington & Lin
coin railroad.
Dune Monteith of Albany, who has
been a student at Cornell University,
during the past year, passed through
Pendleton this morning on his way
from the east to Spokane and the
other points of registration for the
Indian land drawings While here
he was the guest of Edgar Smith, who
was fellow student at Cornell.