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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

People residing in the neighborhood
Of Central Park had taste OF real ex-
citement early Thursday evening VIE
deputy sheriffs from Racine and Green
Bay engaged in a running revolver
fight with Alonzo Steffen who was
sought by the officials OF the two conn
ties ON suspicion that he had been con
nectod with the kidnapping of Louis
Gegare, a 4-year-old boy taken from
Green Bay The boy and his mother
were found in Racine and taken back
to Green Bay, but Albert Steffen, who
was alleged to be connected with the
kidnapping, escaped. Later it was
heard that Steffen and another man
were at Central Park and Deputy
Sheriff Joseph Patrick and several
other officers went out to arrest him.
At the park it was found that the
Steifen there was Elonzo Stetfen and
not the man wanted for kidnapping and
when they went to question Stetfen he
Jumped out Of a second story wlndow
and started south. Patrick pulled '"s
lo~olver and opened fire shooting five
times at the running man Steffen
drew revolver and returned the fire,
but no one was hit by the bullets.
The fellow finally escaped into Ke-
us sta county corn field and notwith-
standing the fact that hunt was made
for him during the night he was not
discovered Later in the evening the
henosha. police department was noti-
lied and two men giving their names
as II. M. Hill and G. McGinncss were
picked up and jailed. These men were
not the men wanted and this morning
the chief of police ordered them turned
out 1t is thought that Steffen is still
in, hiding either in the county or city
and efforts are being made to find him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

1t strikes us that if the people who
are settling in the new suburbs west
of the tracks demand the opening of
the streets which will give them easy
access to the down town district that
now is the time to open them up even
if it should be necessary for the city
to spend some money on condemnation
proceedings in order to get these
streets through. No one who has the
slightest knowledge of the real estate
situation in this city doubts that the
population of these districts is going to
increase by leaps and bounds in the
next few years. The streets must be
opened sometime and if it is neces-
sary to resort to condemnation pro-
ceedings to open them it will cost less
to do it now than after property values
have increased as they are bound to
increase with the settling up of these
districts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
STATE TO HOLDEXA|MS
Several Good Positions Are Soon
To Be Filled in State Offices
and Institutions
HAVE EXAMINATIONS OCT. 2

| The Wisconsin State Civil Service
commission on Friday issued the follow
ing announcement of examinations to
be held for candidates desiring employ
ment by the state:
| Notice is hereby given that a gener-
al competitive examination will be held
on Saturday, Oct. 2, 1909, for the fol
lowing POSITIONS:
| Architectural craftsman Estate uni
versity) Salaries range from $75 to
800 month.
Assistant chemist in the dairy and
food commission. Salaries $50 and
800 per month.
| Deputy factory inspector in the bu-
reau of labor and industrial statistics.
Salary, $1,000 per annum and travelling
expenses.
Expert electrician in the department
of the state fire marshal. Beginning
salary, S., 200 per annum and travelling
expenses.
Family officer and matron in the In
dustrial school at Waukesha. Com
bined salary, $40 month and main
| tenance.
Junior physician in the state hos
pitfalls for the insane and feeble mind
ed. Salary, 5000 per annum.
Local supervisor of dairy tests under
direction Of the agricultural college
of the state university.
Officer and teacher in the Industrial
school at Waukesha. Salary, $50 per
month and maintenance
Primary teacher (woman) for the
state charitable institutions. Begin
ming salary, $50 per month and main
tenance.
Statistical clerk. Salary $40 per
month half time; 500 per month full
time
Teacher guard at the Green Bay re-
formatory Salary, $50 to $50 per
month and maintenance
Applicants for any Of the above
mentioned positions are requested to
send at once to the state civil service
commission, Madison, Wis, for appli-
cation blanks and printed information.
These blanks should be filed out and
forwarded so as to reach the office of
the commission at Madison not later
than 10 a. M Saturday, Sept, 25, 1909.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

McGovern the paving contractor who
once turned IN a modest little bill for
$4,000 against this city for extras on
q paving contract is up to his old
tricks again IN Chicago and, notwith-
standing that it is alleged that he has
been paid in the neighborhood Of
100000 more than he should have
been paid already through some fine
work in tie wording Of his contract
he has pnt in i claim against that city
for over q luadled thousand for re-
pair work. The Chicago public works
pay this bill aid sshat McGovern will
have to made COED his claim in the
is forced to go to law he will be able
to collect His contract is in all likeli
hond drawn to provide against all
Ieontingencies and any claim that the
public works department may set up
that he got the better of the city on
tic original deal cannot be used as
an Offset against the present bill. The
court will not mold that two wrongs
make q right in this case. In this city
his claims were finally compromised by
the Council to the tune of nearly
$4,000 although some of the city
officials were in favor of contesting
them in the courts. The responsibility
for the city finding itself in a posi-
ton where it could be held liable for
a big bill for extras on a sewer con-
tract was never fixed and at the time
there seemed to be a disposition in
official circles to let the whole matter
drop as quietly as possible. McGovern
got his money and left and that is
about all there was to it as near as
anybody can find out and in all prob
ability his present troubles with the
larger city will end in about the same
way and the Kenosha officials who
were responsible for the. McGovern
contract here can get what satisfaction
there is in thinking they were not the
only ones caught for extras payments
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

The policy Of barring gypsies, which
the new immigration commissioner at
Ellis Island is enforcing, is likely to
meet with general public approval.
There is no conceivable respect in
which they can be benefit to our
society. While not likely to be a
charge on our communities in the ordi
nary sense, they are suspected Of be-
ing SO in another. They are hardly
desirable neighbors even for a short
time, and it has become the custom in
most communities to refuse them a
place to fix their camps. Picturesque,
no doubt they are, and reminders Of
certain phases Of the days of romance
and chivalry, but we measure our hui
man accretions these days by the
standard of utility, and according to
that they are invariably found want
ing.-Boston Transcript.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

It is to hoped that the engineers who
are working out the plans for the trunk
line sewer were on hand to take a few
observations of Jerome Greek on the
rampage Saturday afternoon. If they
were they now have better idea of
the conditions that the sewer must
meet at times and will not make the
mistake of getting it too small. In
almost every public Improvement that
has been made in the past few years
not enough allowance has been made
for sthe rapid growth Of the city and
everything has been built too small
and in addition to the great amount
of surface water that the trunk line
sewer will have to take care Of the
most liberal allowance should be made
in the estimates for the increases in
the population in the district it must
drain in the next few years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

The worries of the city officials with
regard to the ability of the street rail
way company to get ready in time to
take over its contract for street lights
with the city are about over now
for the company could get ready TO
take over the job of street lighting
in day or two if it were
necessary and it is certain that unless
some accident occurs the company will
be all ready and waiting to supply
lights by August 25th the date of the
expiration of the contract the gas COM
pany has with the city. The people
of the city have been watching the
progress made by the railway company
with great deal of interest and many
inquiries are coming in as to the date
when that company will be ready to
supply current for commercial purposes,
but the officials of the company can
supply no light on that question
They are as much in the dark as any
body else on that question for the
matter is now in the hands of the
lawyers and it would be reckless in
divoual indeed who would even haz-
ard a guess as to when any court will
Fender a final decision in any given
case. 1t looks very much as if the
people OF the city were up against one
CT the proverbial Claws delays for
even if the contending companies de-
eide to take the matter up with the
Wisconsin State Railroad Commission
ut the first opportunity, the decision of
tho Commission will not be final or
binding ON either party until it is con
lirned by the courts and whichever
way the decision goes before the Com
mission, it is certain that the defeated
party will take the matter into the
courts and never rest satisfied until
the Supreme Court of the state has
nassed upon it, The lawyers are prac-
tica]ly agreed that no attempt to in
tarforc with the contract made by the
city would be successful, but they are
us mach IN the dark as to the prob
ailt onteolne Of the fight over the COM
a.@gt;ai lighting proposition as anybody
9l,g. TAere are no precedents to
guide tltin ior tho points brought up
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
CHILD'S SUDDEN DEATH
Fergus Graham, Son of Mr.. and Mrs
Aleck Graham, Died Very Suddenly

Letters received in Kenosha from
New Hartford, Iowa, announce the sad
death of little Fergus Graham, the five
year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Graham. Mr.. Graham formerly was
the butter maker at the Bristol cream
cry and be and the members of the
family were widely known throughout
the county. The little boy died q
week ago today. The child was seiz-
sd with heart disease while playing in
the yard about the Grshan home. A
physician was harriedly called, but he
died 8 few minutes later. The fun
ersl was held on last Tharsdsy after
Inncn at New Hartford and the remains
were buried in the Oak Hill cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
JURORS ARE DRAWN
List of Men for Jury Service in the
Circuit Court Picked Today


Circuit Court Picked Today
The members of the Board of Jury
Commissioners met at the office of the
clerk of the Circuit Court this morn
ing and drew the thirty-six jurors who
will serve on the panel at the coming
September term Of the Circuit Court.
The list is just evenly divided between
the city and the towns in the county.
The list follows:
Kenosha-David .Rahr, Joseph Har-
Try, w. II. Morse, S. O. Rogers, Bert
Holderness, 7. T. Parker, Peter Giles,
Fred Larsen, G. G.. Anderson, II. L.
Molitor, II J. Condor, NJ. Flanagan,
II. II. White, Harvey Durkee, Charles
T. Jeffrey, j. W. Hustler, G. c. Miller,
II. P. Nelson
Brighton - John Jackley, Charles
Neuman.
Bristol-oharles Gunter, Nclbey Lar
rabee.
Paris-George Newberry, j. N. stol-
lenwerk, S. ]. Everett.
Pleasant Prairie-W William Irving, E..
E. Stanley, Guy Pedley.
Randall-Hiram Patrick.
salem-F. H. schenning, William
Taylor, Charles Pease, Nels Petersen,
William Evans.
somers E. Spencer, Jr
Observation-Disclosures Steffen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
Deeds Filed Formally Transferring
Laflin.Rand Plant to E. |.
dupont dehemours Co.
TAKES OVER ALL OLD PLANTS
Consideration of Purchase Not Stated
in Transfer but Mortgage of
$2,20o,o0O Seems to Indicate
That This Was the Price

The big plant of the Lahin- Rand
Powder Company at Pleasant Prairie
was today formally sold to the E. 1.
dupont de Nemours Powder Company
of New Jersey, commonly known as
the powder trust and the deeds for the
transfer of the property are on record
in the office of the register of deeds.
The deed covers not only the land
owned by the Latin Rand company at
Pleasant Prairie, but in half a dozen
other states IN the nation. With the
deed transferring the property is
mortgage given by the new owners of
the property to the Delaware Securi-
ties Company. 1t secures a bond is
sue of $2,200,0O0 and it is stated in
the mortgage that these bonds are is
sued for the purpose of taking over
the property of the Latin Rand Pow
der Company. 1t is also stated that
with this transfer the old company
which has held the property at Pleas
ant Prairie in this county goes out of
existence so far as it is to be regarded
as corporation for the manufacture
of powder. The deeds were signed in
New York on June 10 of this year,
but the mortgage was first sent
to Kenosha for registry.
The deed conveys all the property in
the town of Pleasant Prairie, purchas-
ed by J. Amory Haskell in 1899 the
total acreage being placed at 713
acres. 1t also conveys the plants at
Fontanet and Dormer, Indiana, the
Columbus and Pennsylvania mills,
the Haskell and Wayne mills in
New Jersey, Empire and Shaghticoke
mills in New York, the Nemours mills
in West Virginia and the Plattsville
mills in Wisconsin. The Pleasant
Prairie plant was the largest owned by
the Lafin-Ra Powder Company.
The announcement that the Latin Rand
Company has formally transferred all
it's holdings to the trust will cause in
terest in all parts of the country For
the past four years the company has
been charged with being under the
domination of the trust, but this has
been repeatedly denied. There is no
reason to believe that the change in
ownership will in any way affect
the plant at Pleasant Prairie as
it is regarded as one Of the
most profitable plants in the trust
and it is certain that it will
be kept in operation. It is not
thought that there will be any change
in the management of the local plant
as the men now in charge have been
with the deNemours company for many
years.
There is no doubt but that the peo-
pie of Pleasant Prairie will wage q
bitter fight for state regulation now
that the plant in that village is under
the control of the trust. The property
owned by the Latin Rand Company in
this county has been valued by powder
experts at a half million dollars and
it is thought that this was close to the
purchase price paid by the trust.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

Sooner or later Kenosha always falls in
line with other cities in holding every
kind of public celebrations SO why not
follow the example of some of our
neighhors and have q cleaning up day.
Baclx yards and back alleys indicate
that something of the Kind would do
10 harm and tho street commissioners
would doubtless cooperate in every
way possible with any movement
watch promised a cleaner city. A
sssuewbat siai.iar plan worked pretty
well the last time it was tried here
Pan.i wn:.o sespe people would doubt
Tess eeHrentl tils,t this IS the off sea-
son fvr c,eaniag days and tilat they
should always be held il the spging
1T would do no harm to try and have
Ione in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
SEEK MISSING GIRL
Police Seek Anna Christensen Who is
Missing From Her Home

The police of the city have been
asked to make an effort to find some
trace of Anna Christensen, a girl re-
siding at 700 crate street, who has
been missing from her home since the
afternoon of Aug. Sth. 1t was thought
that the girl was staying at the home
,of Charles Hopkins on South OaF
street, but when the police visited the
Hopkins home they found that while
the girl had been there for several
days she left there four days ago and
the members of the family could not
give them any facts in regard to her
present whereabouts No reason is
assigned for the girl leaving home and
the case seems to be shrouded in mys-
terry. The police seem to be of the
opinion that the girl is in hiding some
where in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1909.

So far as can he Iearnad she agents
of the anti-cigarettc ieAgna Who visited
tho city recently have made no move
to start any prosecutions against any
Of the tobacco acalarS here on charges
Of selling the little paper pipes. The
sale to young boys was practically
stopped under the original law aud this
would be about the worst city i'll the
state to institute amy proceedings
against dealer for selling to an adult.
Public sentiment here does not support
the law in so far as it refers to adults
and any attempt to make test OF the
law on that point would be more OF less
of farce.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

Every business barometer indicates
that the country is entering upon a
period of great prosperity, but it does
not follow from that that the tariff
bill is satisfactory to The people in
general. All that business has been
waiting for was some kind 81 a GER
tainty to go ahead on and tie con-
tinred agitation TO- Iar:s revision will
have its effect il due season and the
effect will not be beneficial one
either.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

It is little difficult to understand
why more Kenosha people do not seek
posi- tons under the state civil service.
there is hardly a single Kenosha man
in the employ Oh the state il any capa-
city and examination after examination
is called by the state civil service com
missioners without anybody from Ke-
nosha taking part in them and yet
these are the jobs which were most
eagerly sought after only few years
ago when they were more directly
under the control of the politicians
and were passed out to the faithful
as rewards for services rendered 1t
cannot be that the examinations fright.
en- off applicants for they are not very
severe and no man who IS competent
to fill any of the positions advertised
as vacan5 by the state would have any
difficulty in passing the examinations
with the required standing. The pay
is not high for good times, but it is
sure and the positions are permanent
during good behavior SO that for a
term of years, taking good and bad
times together, the average wage earn
er would average higher pay working
for the state than he would make out
side where he is unemployed part of
the time. AS far as the actual work
Of any of these positions goes while a
little more is required of the employees
of the states than formerly under the
|! old system it must be admitted that
the duties and possibilities Of most
positions under the state are not so
very wearing on the occupants there
/ of. Tt is eertaisi that tins county has
mot anywhere Gear its proportionate
Isharc Of representatives in the differ
ient state positions and II any one from
this cassnty il ambitious to serve the
state Tass is lie time t. SO AFTER a
job. 1t cannot be refused on the
ground that this county has moro than
tits share Of men Of tho state pay rolls.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

A movement is being started for the
nosha which Will be similar to the old
Hatton Club Of years gone by. R. R.
Laughlin, the head Of the new Keno
sha Conservatory Of Music, is taking
the lead in the organization Of the
port of many of the leading musicians
Of the city. The matter has been in
formally discussed among the musicians
and in short time meeting will be
called to consider the proposition and
arrange for the organization of the
club. Like the Hatton Club the pro
posed organization will be made up
entirely Of Kenosha singers and it is
thought that. it will be possible to get
together from $50 to 200 singers to
take part in the work.
At the time Of the recent Lincoln
memorial in Kenosha s. G. Newman
organized choir to sing at this service
which was made up Of 200 voices and
this choir proved to be one Of the big
features Of the celebration of the Lin
coin memorial in Kenosha. Nearly
all of these singers expressed will
ingness to- go into a permanent must
cal organization of this nature and in
addition to these there are many other
leading musicians in the city.
There would be no lack of soloists
as the church choirs in Kenosha have
a number of singers who can do the
solo work. If the organization is
formed it will be in put charge of a
competent instructor and plans will be
made to give number Of concerts
during the winter months and at that
time some famous soloist will be
brought to Kenosha to make the feat
ure Of the entertainment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

Tic street railway company will be
testing out its circuit and lamps more
or less for the next ten days, but the
company does not want the people Of
the city to pass judgment on its equip
ment until after it is actually deliver
ing light to the city under its con-
tract.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

While considerable damage was done
Kenosha got off luckily ii the big
blow of Saturday. It was about as
near the real thing in the way of a
cyclone as the city has ever had.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

INA Nafk Of preparing Tor the stats
ca. is .,esng we'll Gono ard it rests with
t'so geop!e ncig t. make Tic nexs foir
tS gso9tv5s il tLe History Of Lie state.
All that can be danc in advance to
mako the fair success has been done.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-08-19

When in doubt try the want ada
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-29
QUIET WEBBING AT LARuE
Miss Agnes Carey Becomes Ms
Clifton Johnson.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Clark, of LaRue, was the scene
of quiet but impressiye ceremony
last evening, when Miss Agnes
Carey, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Carey, of Agosta, was unit
ed in marriage to Clifton johnson,
son of Mr., and Mrs. J. ii, johnson
Of LaRue.
The bride was attended by the sis
ter Of the groom, Miss Eva Johnson.
Mrs. Johnson is highly esteemed
and popular young lady, and has un-
til recently been employer In the ca
paoity of taiIoress at the ]. U. Lud-
wig store in this city. The groom
Is valuable machinist in the j..
A. Strauser Lumber company plant
at LaRue, where he will take his
bride to live in cozy home on
North High street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-29

Meet me at Kaler's Candy Shop.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-29
JOINT DITCH HEARING
Commissioners Of MMion and
Wyandot Counties Meets

The commissioners OF Wyandot
and Marion counties held joint
session at the local court house
Wednesday afternoon to decide upon
the Improvement OF the Carol ditch
which passes through tie north part
OF this county and extends several
hundred rods into Wyandot.
After few alterations were made
the report OF local engineer Edward
Ault and c.. H. Beausay OF Wyan-
dot county, were accepted. The ditch
was ordered sold at a public sale to
take place at the county surveyors
offbce on Saturday, May Sth, at 2
o'clock p. m.
The visiting commissioners were,
w. j. Lowery and George Ash.