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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
FOR OLD TINES SAKE
Thousands of People Gather
at Paddock's Lake for the
Great Annual Reunion
MANY PIONEERS ARE PRESENT

For old time sake thousands Of peo-
pie, young and old, from all parts of
Racine and Kenosha counties gathered
at the beautiful grounds at Paddock S
Lake Thursday to celebrate the thirty
second reunion Of the Old Settlers Club
of Kenosha county.
The celebration was an ideal one
from every standpoint. The weather
man had considered the hating step
of the pioneer and had tempered the
heat accordingly and the cooling
breezes which blew across the little
lake made the weather ideal for such
a reunion.
In point of attendance the reunion
was one of the greatest ever held by
the club. From early morning all
roads led to the cold Settlers. =
Farms and city homes were deserted
and all gathered round the shrine of
memory to assist the old timers in tell
ing of the happy days now long be-
yond recall. The crowd which throng-
ed the grounds at noon was estimated
at more than 1000 people at that time.
In it were many men and women who had
resided in the county for more than
sixty years, while others who had been
here in the pioneer days had come
hundreds of miles to grasp the hand
the stirring pioneer history Of this and
the surrounding counties.
The Racine delegation was led by
the Hon. j. S. Blakely, Of Union Grove,
Congressman Fl. A. Cooper and Wallace
Ingalls, Hundreds of people went out
from Kenosha and the special train
from Genoa Junction brought in an
unusually large crowd from that part
of the county.
1t was a jolly crowd and yet Awithal
there was touch of sadness to the
day for the old settlers in their annual
greeting remembered the fact that
some Of the men who had been most
prominent in former reunions were not
there today. In fact many of the
men who had been known as I" old
timers" years ago have now sur
rendered their places to those of
younger generation and the members
of this younger generation seemed to
enter into the spirit of the day in a
way that showed that they were deserv
ing of the rank of pioneers. There
was no set program for the gathering
in the pavilion this afternoon and the
only invited speaker was the Hon. j.
S, Blakely, of Union Grove. The other
speeches were of an extemporaneous
nature and many of the earlier settlers
of both Racine and Kenosha county
were asked to make short talks
The usual base ball game was played
in the afternoon with a Kenosha team
and Brighton team as contestants and
a great crowd watched the game One
of the features of the reunion
was the dinner served by the ladies of
the Pleasant Prairie M. E. church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
Western Railways Seeking
Agreement To Adopt Uni
form TWo-Cent Rate
LOW RATE FOR EXCURSIONS

The officers of the leading western
railroads are making another effort to
stop the cutting of passenger rates for
excursions and conventions and to es-
tablish two cents a mile as the mini
mum rate for passenger fares through
out the western states that have passed
laws reducing fares.
A meeting of executive officials of
the Chicago roads was held on We'd
nesday in the Chicago Office of Presi-
dent E. P. Ripley, of the Santa Fe
railway to consider the subject and to
discuss ways and means of bringing
about the desired object A similar
meeting was held last Friday in the
office of President B. L, Winchell of
the Rock Island system.
It was officially stated that no def
mite decision had yet been reached, as
all of the roads have not been repre-
scented, but the intention is to secure
an agreement so that reduced rates
below the regular fares will be discon-
tinued after the first Of the year.
At present the usual practice is to
make rate of a fare and half for
the round trip for occasions at which
there is an attendance of 1000 or more
travelling by rail. This arrangement
was decided upon by the roads in the
Western Passenger association to take
effect until November Is, after the
failure of an agreement to keep the
rates up to two cents mile.
Since the passage of two cent fare
laws generally throughout the west
ern states, strong effort has been
made each year to prevent concessions
below the rates legally established, as
the theory on which such laws were
passed was that of a uniform rate for
all. Two years ago such an agreement
was made but it only lasted until an
application was made for a reduced
rate to the Republican national con-
vention in Chicago. Last fall praetie-
ally all of the western roads voted to
discontinue special low rates except for
suburban business and week end ex-
cursions, but the plan was knocked out
,
by the opposition of, two or three roads
which depended largely for their traffic
on "bargain rate excursions and IN
one or two cases rates have been made
this summer as low as one cent a
mile.
No predictions are made by the rail
road men as to whether their plan will
be successful The roads which be-
heve in making special low rates argue
that they could afford to make rates as
low as one cent mile provided they
could know in advance just how many
cars would be needed, as is usually the
case on a special excursion, because
every seat would be filed and there
would be no waste mileage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
Wheatland,

Irving Hacked Portrait by Sargent.
John Sargent once painted Henry.
Irving when he was fifty, and the
work was exhibited in the Royal acad-
envy in 1883. 1t was, of course,
clever likeness, but not a pleasant one
The great painter showed you points
in the great actor, as he SO often does
in his sitters, which you had never
seen before, points which his search
ing eye could not help seeing and
which, once having seen them, you
cannot afterward help seeing always
Irving disliked this portrait and
thought it failure. For some years
it was hidden away in a garnet, and
when be left the old Grafton street
chambers, his solitary home for many
years, for Stratton street he came
across it and hacked the canvas to
pieces with knife. What a treasure
lost! What an end to befaIl such
mans work Of such another man!
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
ASSESSED ON s38,562,378
Assessment as Made by the State is
Larger Than That Made by Local
Assessors but the Boost is in Keep
ing With Other Counties

It's the same old story. The State
Tax Commission acting as State
Board of Assessment met at Madison
on Friday afternoon and made the
annual valuation of property for taxa
tion for the coming year. AS in past
years Kenosha county drew good
sized sboost from the Commission and
the assessment Of this county for state
taxes for the coming year will be made
upon a valuation of $38, 562,378. This
is an increase of more than million
dollars over, the valuation made In 1908
The State Commission has placed the
assessment for this year at about five
per cent higher than it was last year
and it is based almost entirely on the
personal investigation made by the
members of the Commission and it's
agents. 1t is asserted that the Com
mission has given a great deal of at
tention to the lake shore counties and
the books Of the Commission now CON
tain statement of every real estate
transfer made in Kenosha in many
years. These statements make the
valuation for this county as near to
an actual valuation as it would be pos
sible to make it.
The total assessment this year is
$4,000, 549, 798, as against $2,47S, SOL ,786
last year. The real estate this year
is valued at $2,012,4 S4,0O4, as against
81 ,901 ,290, 225 last year. The personal
property this year is valued at
$59o,065,794, as against $577, 271, 561
last year
The valuation of the property in Ke-
nosha county is not increased in greater
proportion than> that in many other
counties in the state, but in some of
the counties, and particularly those in
the northern part Of the state, the as
sessment has been decidedly low for
years and the state Commission has
made no effort to put these counties on
the same plane with those in this part
of the state. The assessment Of real
estate in this county is placed at
$27, 832,770, while the personal property
is placed at $10,729,608. Tt is impos-
sible to make comparison with the
assessment for the county as made
by the local assessors as some of
these assessors have not as vet
made their report to the county
clerk and it may be some time before
this full report is ready.
The assessment for Racine county is
placed at $67, 046, SOY; Walworth
county, sol ,67S,1 59; Rock, $76,951 1867.
Milwaukee county Of course leads
the counties of the state with total
assessment of $50Q,358,394 and Dane
county is second with a total Of
$120, 1926. 1t is given out that the
levy of state taxes this year will be
larger than any in the past five years,
but in those years there was no regular
levy of state taxes made The money
for the support of the state in those
years was largely paid by the railway
companies, but this year the demands
upon the state treasury are so large
that it will be necessary to levy a reg
ular state tax.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
GOES BACK TO TURKEY.
Prof. Limper Leaves This Evening for
Constantinople to Resume Work.

Prof. Louis Fl. Limper of this city
leaves this evening for New York from
which city he sails later in the week
for Turkey, where he will resume his
work in the college at Constantinople.
Prof Limper has been spending the
summer in Kenosha with his father, the
Rev. Geo. L. Limper. He is deeply
interested in the work in Turkey and
he returns to Constantinople for an
indefinite stay.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
HAD QUIET WEDDING
Miss Harriet G.. Nelson of Kenosha and
Oscar Seibers of Milwaukee Married

There was a quiet little wedding at
the rectory of st. Matthews church at
half past eight O'Clock Friday evening,
the contracting parties being Miss Har-
riet G. Nelson, well known Kenosha
girl, and Oscar Seibers of Milwaukee.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Fred Ingley. Mr. and Mrs. Sci
bers left Immediately for trip to the
Dells after which they will make their
home in Milwaukee Many Kenosha
friends viii be pleased to extend CON
,gratulatioBs-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
TO APPEAL TO HIGHER COURT
Judge Heck Declares That Evidence is
Such as to Indicate That the Will
was Regularly Executed by Mrs.
Grant in Due Legal Form

The proponents of the will of the late
Mary 9. Grant, former owner of the
Grant Planning Mill property, won a
signal victory in the Kenosha County
Court today when Judge Heck of Ra-
cine, sitting for Judge Slosson, directed
that an order be drawn admitting the
will to probate and in this connection
holding that the opinion of the court
was that the will had been legally is
sued with due regard to all the provi
| sions of the law in such cases made
and provided. The will disposes of
property valued at $4,000 and under
| it's provisions Joseph Williams of Min
neapolis will act as executor. His
bond was fixed by the court at $4,000
and the proper letters will be issued to
him on the fling of this bond.
The decision of the court was reach
| ed only after one of the bitterest argu-
ments ever held in the County Court
and after Joshua H. White, one of the
witnesses to the will, had declared that
the signature appearing on the will as
his was forgery. Henry Dodge, an
other witness to the will, had declared
that he had no recollection of the sign
ing Of the will by Mrs. Grant or by
Joshua HI. White.
In handing down his decision Judge
Heck gave great weight to the evidence
of Daniel B. Benedict, who died years
ago, but who had been witness to
the will and who is supposed to have
signed it for Mrs Grant. The court
declared that the will was a most I'M
usual one in that it was made as a
joint will for Mary Grant and Robert
Grant and that it had first been adj
mitted to probate without question in
the County Court here twenty-five
years ago and that since that time the
provisions of the will had been carried
out by the heirs. He declared that
! the business of the Grant Planning Mill
had been operated as provided in the
will under the direction Of j. A. Will
liams as the executor and that there
had never been any contest against this
operation. He held that the testimony
of White and Dodge was not entitled
to carry such great weight on account
of the fact that both Of them were old
men and liable to have forgotten the
facts in the case while the testimony
of Benedict that the will had been le-
gally signed and attested had been on
record for twenty-five years and had
never been challenged.
In the argument of the case great
deal of spirit was shown by the attor-
neys and Attorney Baker, who repre-
sented the heirs opposed to the probate
of the will, declared as soon as the
opinion of the court had been given that
the case would be appealed to the
Circuit Court. This appeal will prob
ably be taken before the executor of
the will is formally appointed by the
court under the will and no steps will
be made to divide the property until
after the ease is finally decided in the
courts of the Circuit and possibly not
until the Supreme Court of the state
acts on the will.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
Kenosha Typographical Union Installs
Officers for the New Year

The Typographical Union held its
regular meeting at K. G. Hall on Fri
day evening and installed officers for
the new year. The officers are as fol-
lows:
President-Dwight House.
Vice President-Frank @. Barber.
Financial secretary-John B. Mayer.
Recording Secy.- Charles Zweehic.
Sergeant at Arms--A Ebert.
A number of new members were re-
ceived into the Union at this meeting.
The Union now numbers among it's
membership every printer working in
Kenosha and it is said that every print
shop in the city is using the union label.
The Kenosha Typographical Union is
regarded as one of the strongest or
CARNATIONS of the printers in Southern
Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
MANY SPECIAL FEATURES
State Fair to Offer Events of Unusual
Interest This Year

Special features for the Wisconsin
State Fair are announced as follows:
Tuesday, Sept. l4-Match race be-
tween aDan Patch" and "Minor
Heir the two fastest race horses in
the world.
Wednesday, Sept. 15-Head-on-R Rail-
way Engine collision.
Friday, Sept. 17-Visit and address
by President Taft.
Every evening, in front of the grand
stand, will be given the Great Fire
Scene, The Burning of Chicago" also
stock show in pavilion.
One and onehalf rates for the round
trip on all railroads. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
MRS. JOSEPH Riley DEAD
Well known Woman of Pleasant Prai-
RE Died Wednesday Night

Mrs Mary Adamson Riley, aged 40
years, the wife of Joseph Riley, one Of
the best known residents of the town
Of Pleasant Prairie, died at her home
IN that town just before midnight
Wednesday evening after a long illness
from a complication of diseases. The
deceased was daughter of the late
George Adamson. She was born in
Lake County, H., April 81, 1860, and
had been resident Of Pleasant Prairie
since her marriage to Mr.. Riley many
years ago. A husband and several
children survive her,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02
TO HONOR PIONEERS
Bronze Tablet on Boulder in
H. s. Grounds Will Bear
Names of Old Teachers
MANY NAMES TO Be RECALLED

The names of the pioneer teachers of
the schools of the city of Kenosha are
to be handed down to posterity as the
members of the Kenosha Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton have given an order for the max
ing of a bronze tablet which will be
placed on the big boulder in the
grounds of the Kenosha High School.
The design for the tablet is now be-
ing made by Charles A. Stuart, the
designer for the Simmons Manufacture
ing Company, and it will be cast in
bronze later in the year and be set i'm
the great boulder.
The bronze tablet will recall much
of the interesting history of the schools
of Kenosha and while it will not be
large enough to contain the life history
of the famous men who have acted as
teachers in the Kenosha schools in the
past it will contain the names of all
the principals and several of the pio-
neer teachers and the dates of their
residences in Kenosha. Among the
names to be placed on the tablet will
be those of many men who have been
very prominent in the history of the
city and county. Several of them
were made famous on account of their
valor in the war of the rebellion. Not
a few of them became leaders in the
union army, while others became fam
Gus in politics and letters after leaving
Kenosha. One of them, Governor
Harvey, served his state with distinc-
ton as the war governor. Governor
Harvey was in charge of one of the
first schools in Kenosha, but he was
never a principal of the old Ke-
nosha High School he gave up
his life in the south while minister
ing to the wants of Kenosha soldiers
in the southern hospitals.
The list of tvs principals together
with the Wars Of their service, all of
which will appear on the bronze tablet,
is as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

A remarkable popularity Of manga
nese steel is it's almost complete lacH
of magnetic properties. A bar of thi'
steel balanced on a knife edge was mo-
drawn out Of balance by powerful
electro magnet, but when hammered
into very thin foil the steel was lifted
by the magnet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

It IS probable that some ceremonies
will be arranged to attend the dedica-
ton of the bronze tablet, but as yet
no plans for such ceremonies have been
arranged. The tablet will be complet-
ed early in the fall and Mr.. Stuart
has prepared beautiful design for it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

The latest transaction in Wisconsin
street realty can hardly be taken as
fixing real estate values on that street.
This was an exceptional case in every
way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

Prof. and Mrs. Henry Schultz, of
Racine, spent Sunday in Kenosha as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Saftig.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

VIRGINIA:
Gold Medal Flour makes delicious baked
stun. HHODA,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-02

When in doubt try the want ads,
The evening world., 1909-01-13
SHEARN RAISES NEW
POINT IN LIBEL WAR
Claims a Corporation Cannot
Entertain Malice and !adic..-
nent Is Defective.

Clarence j, Shearr. counsel for Will
lam Randolph Hearst and Mr.. Hearsts
publications, raised a new point In libel
to-day before Justice Bowling In the
Criminal Branch OF the Supreme Court.
The occasion was Mr.. Shearn's appear
ance In connection with an indictment
for criminal libel which has been found
against The Star Company. publisher OF
Mr.. Hearst's morning paper on conf
plant Of John d. Rockefeller
Mr.. Shearn served notice upon the
court and Dlstrict-Attorney Jerome
that he would he ready on Monday
morning 10 argue motion for the DIS
inssal Of the Indictment, Mr. Jerome
asked TO he enlightened as 10 the
grounds upon which such a motion
would be based.
In response to this MIR. Shearn said
he held that the indictment was Illegal,
because Of the incapacity OF a cor
poraton TO publish a libel with malice
and intent In other words he holds
that corporation cannot entertain
malice. and without malice there can
be no criminal libel.
The District Attorney listened TO Mr..
Shearn's explanation with cheerful
grin. and informed the Court that all
Mr.. Shearn was looking FOR was delay.
There was some argument on both
sides, and Justice Downing finally said
he would listen to Mr., Shearn on Mon
day morning, and give him a chance to
establish his contention that a corpora
ton Ia incapable OF harborinS malice.
The evening world., 1909-01-13
FAKE DEWEY HERO
|. GIVEN S|X-YEAR
!. SING SING TERM
Fay Passed Bad Checks in
1907 and Only Left Tren-
ton Prison on Jan. ;.

One Of the many bogus heroes Who
claim to have fought with Dewey In
Manila Bay was sent to Sing sing to-
lay to serve a term Of six wears and
e.sh. months, His name Is Charles E.
Fay. and his record as crook
stretches back TO 1874, when he was
convicted IN Boston OF forgery In his
nineteenth year, and sentenced TO
prison.
Living precarlouslyN by his wits. Fay
lodged or inhabtrsd jaiis and prisons
until 1898, when fhs nrst flush OF victory
In war fred every American heart.
When Admiral Dewey came to New
York with the, Olympia Fay appeared
IN The role Of 4 tpro. He represented
himself ~ = lieutenant in the navy
who had taken quite a prominent part
In the Manila Bay engagement.
''1n fact" Fay would remark. 81, was
! who cut the cable and thus shut of
the Admiral from communication with
Washington"
Pay lived well on this imposturs for
yesrv. Hs bogus record as q hero en-
abled Kim to pass forged checks, which
was his method Of raising money.
In February, 1907, he forged the name
Of samuel e. Hunter, OF No. So Dey
street., TO two checks, one for $40 and
one for 10, and passed them. Then he
Gikipped to Newark. n. j.. where he was
Arrested for another forgery and sent
10 prison at Trenton.
He was released ON Jan. and took
the first train from Trenton to New
York. But he hadn't been Lere a day
before a Central once man who knew
him picked him up and found that there
was IN Indictment against him for pass
inR the Hunter checks
Fay entered plea Of guilty before
Judge Mulqueen In the Court Of Cen
ara Sessions to-day. expecting to get
. very light sentence. He almost faint
ed when the Judge gave him six years
and dght months. A lawyer who repre-
scented him said he was sick man and
would not live to complete his term.
The evening world., 1909-01-13
CLIP THIS OUT

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person has fully regained health. The
worst cases Of rheumatism are bound to
Yield to this treatment.
The evening world., 1909-01-13

Imported Scotch Blankets soft rich coornss Copies hs season
latest importatonS yes II to Is years.
The evening world., 1909-01-13

ION Suits superior workmanship styles
suit selling Ia TO 10 years
The evening world., 1909-01-13

Chldrens Gumpes with box plat and kmst he'd ucts made
S-- ES OF white lawn, finished at neck and 9Oc
sleeves hemstched u II years. valu: 59e w
Chldens Dresses %d Of .m mbs wn t HSs
the deep tuck each side tucked back deep hem HEc
skirt to illustration No 2; value 65c fOI
Infants Long Nansook Slips some with YOKE o. see hn
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AZ neck and sleeves value 75c, fJC <~<AIE\ 4
Infants Short Dresses made Of white lawn 10" lJNyFk
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