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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
Committee on Street Lighting May
Offer Plan for Partial NUM-.
cipal Ownership Here
OF INTEREST TO PROMOTERS
Men From Other Cities Have Looked
Over the Situation in Kenosha and
May See a Chance for
Good Industry Here

People interested in the letting of
the lighting contract for the city are
looking forward to the next regular
meeting of the Common Council with a
great deal Of interest as the special
committee which was named to secure
new bids for the contract is slated to
make report at that time The com
mittee has been decidedly busy during
the last month and many efforts have
been made to find company to come
Into Kenosha to compete with the Ke-
nosha Gas and Electric Company for
the contract. The promoters have been
in the city during the past few days,
but as yet none of them have made any
proposition to the Council Some of
them have declined to enter the Keno
sha field, but others have expressed a
willingness to give the matter trial.
The figures to be submitted by these
companies will undoubtedly be inter
esting.
In the meantime members of the
Council are considering a plan Of
partial municipal ownership of a light.
ing plant. This scheme provides for
the purchase of the lamps and other
equipment of the Kenosha Gas and
Electric Company and purchase of cur
rent by the city. It is thought posi-
BILE that this plan could be worked and
the people be given chance to test
the workings of a semi municipality
owned plant. A number Of the big in
dustrial companies of the city have
been appealed to with plan to get
current for the operation Of the lights
and while they have taken the sugges-
ton under consideration it is possible
that none of them will agree to furn-
ilsh the power needed. 1t is reported
that one Of these companies will in the
near future furnish power for the
operation of the lines of the Kenosha
Electric Railway Company and this be-
ing fact the railway company will be
/ eliminated as a possible bidder for the
street lighting contract. It is not
known when the railway company will
begin to get power from the local com
pany, but the fact that the change will
be made has been admitted by the
local superintendent for the company
and. members of the Council believe
! that if one of the big industrial plants
will sell power to railway company
lit could be induced to sell power to
the city for the lighting of the streets.
1t is just possible that the Kenosha
Gas and Electric Company would balk
on selling its equipment to the city
even if this plan to secure power could
be carried out and in that case it would
be necessary for the city to purchase
lights and circuits Under the city
ordinances the city has the right to
string wires on the poles maintained
by the present company. This plan
would eliminate the necessity of the
erection of a power plant which is one
fof the big items in making test of
municipal ownership. It is expected
that this problem will be brought up
by the committee in it's report to the
Council along with other recommends
tions along the line Of municipal own
ership.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
DANES HAVE GREAT TIME
Annual Masquerade Party Held at Ger
mania Hall Big Success

The masquerade season in Kenosha
closed on Monday evening when the
annual masquerade ball of the Danish
Brotherhood was held at Germania
Hall and as in preceding years it prov
ed to be one Of the most interesting
events of the year in Kenosha. The
hall was crowded to the capacity dur
ing the entire evening and a large pro-
portion of the dancers were masked.
A great crowd of visitors from
other cities came to attend the
dance. The music was all that could
be desired and the merry romp con-
tinued until early Tuesday morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
8oqgs line TO Make q Change iu
Plan Of Operation During the
Next Few Months
BUYS NEW lNTERURBAN CARS
Company Purchases Eighteen New
Steel Constructed Cars anu They
Will be Operated on M. r.
and K. This Summer

Alternating current for the propul-
sion Of interurban cars is to be aban-
doned by the Milwaukee Electric Rail
way & Light Company after test ex-
tending over. a period Of two years.
The Milwaukee system was one of the
first in the United States to adopt the
combined alternating and direct cur
rent motors, technically known as ga.
CD. c."
The test has been unsatisfactory and
the change to the direct current sys-
tenn, will be made at enormous expense.
Miles of heavy copper cable must be
erected and much of the money spent
for high tension transmission has been
practically wasted.
The action of John I. Beggs in dis
carding the alternating current system
will undoubtedly have a sweeping eff
feet upon the street railway world, for
the result of the experience has been
watched with interest by technical
experts.
change, the company has placed orders
with leading car manufacturing com
pany for the construction of fifteen
steelframe, modern interurban cars,
which will be fully equipped with the
direct current machinery in order to
meet the requirements of the change.
In the meantime the present interur-
ban cars, built for the alternating cur
rent, will be altered, as to their ma
chinery, so as to be operated under the
new conditions.
Ever since the interurban system has
been operated by the Milwaukee Elec-
trio Railway and Light Company, with
the exception of the line from West
Allis to Waukesha-Which has always
been operated by the direct current
systematic company has used the al
ternating system. This system has
been in operation on the Watertown,
the East Troy, and the Racine lines.
In the future, as extensions are built
and equipped, they will have the di-
rect current system.
In making the change on present in
terurban lines, a great amount of new
work will have to be done. This will
include the erection, at certain dis
tances, of substations for taking over
the 1900 voltage under the direct cur
rent system and distributing it along
the line. Overhead cables, where not
now in use, will have to be supplied.
1t is learned that the work Of chang
ing over from the alternating to direct
current system will be carried on dur
ing the spring and early summer, and
the entire change will be made by the
early part of the summer, when the new
modern cars will be ready.
system by which the company is to
receive electric power from the South
ern Wisconsin Power Company at Kill
bourn, Wis, will be completed and just
as soon thereafter as that company can
furnish the power from it's 100000
dam, the railway company will receive
it via the new cable line built from
Kilbourn to Watertown. The North
American Company has contracted for
years ahead for all the power the com
pany at Kilbourn can furnish, except
1000 horse-p to be used for local
purposes. This contract shuts out any
and all electric roads that might wish
to purchase power from Kilbourn.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25
IN HONOR OF MISS ALLEMAN
Mrs. H. E. Royce Entertains Children
for Misses Alleman and Cantwell


Mrs Homer E. Royce of Hotel Ke-
nosha, was the hostess at very pleasant
children party given at the hotel on
Monday afternoon. The party was in
the way of farewell to Miss Rhea
Alleman and also in celebration of the
birthday of Miss Margaret Cantwell
and the two young ladies were the
guests of honor. The members Of the
party were first entertained at a thea
tire party at the Bijou theatre after
which they returned to the hotel where
a. luncheon was served in the grill
room. Covers were laid for seventeen
guests and The rooms were charmingly
decorated for the occasion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25

The Kenosha Lodge of Elks is plan
ming for great time on Thursday
evening when social session will be
held in honor Of e. G. Alleman. Mr.
and Mrs. Alleman will leave on Fri
day for Detroit where they will make
their home in the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25

The committee in charge of the pro-
gram for the dedication of the Lin.
coin memorial presented to the city
by O. M. Calkins is now busy at work
and the program will be completed
within a few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-25

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
SUNDERLAND

A. G. Bacon was in Bennington on
Tuesday
Leonard Ouff spent Tuesday night
in Manchester.
Arthur Wyman was in Bennington
Saturday on business.
w. r. Bacon is driving the wagon
for the Bruon Cooperage company
Il. G. Bacon and o. p. Walker We're
in Manchester Saturday on business.
Burt Parker spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his wife in Man
chester
Silas Brockway of Clarks Mills. n.
Y, is visiting his mother, Mrs, Flora
Brockway
The Misses Marion Bentley and
Alice Lawler were the guests of Miss
Stella Stone Sunday.
Don't forget the social dance given
in School hall Friday night, Novem-
Der 26 A cordial invitation to all.
Miss Emma Houghton and FRED
Wade of Boston, Mass, are the guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
HOughton
Mrand Mrs. Frank Twitchell spent
Saturday night with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. G. l.. Twitchell of South
Shaftbsbury
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Brockway of
Clarks Mills, y. Y, are visiting a
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
a G. Houghton for a few days
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
Obituary.

Died November IA in Granville, n.
Y, OF heart disease Mrs. Austin AL
len in the saith year of her age She
was visiting her daughter, Mrs. II. +.
HemenWay az the time of her death.
She had been confined to her room
only a short time, but on account OF
her failing health and declining years
she felt happier to be with her daugh-
ter. who was ever ready and willing
to administer to her wishes Every
thing was done for her that medical
skill and loving hands could do. She
was a charter member OF the Baptist
church in Fair Haven, united with
the church in her youthful days and
by her life she has ever sought to eX-
emplify the Christ to all with whom
she came in contact She was
woman of refinement and culture.
gifted in testimony and was a help
and inspiration when i'm the place of
worship. Her golden wedding was
celebrated in the year 1904, Novem-
her End
The funeral was held at her resi-
dence in Fair Haven. The pastor,
Rev. A. e. Foote spoke words of com.
fort to the sorrowing friends as they
stood for the last time beside the sill
ent form. The floral tributes were
beautiful the casket being covered
with a profusion of flowers, the gifts
Of many Toying friends.
She is survived by her husband
one son Waldo of New York City, one
daughter, Grace, wife of H. e. Hemen-
way of Granville, ~ Y, and one older
brother, Marcilian Maynard of Ad-
ans street and seven grand children.
She was laid at rest in the Cedar
Grove cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
HoosIck

Mrs Edward Grover is quite i'll
with the grip.
Erving Prebble is confined to the
house by illness. Dr. Clark attends.
Miss Jennie Sherman is visiting
her aunt, Mrs Frank Gallup in Troy.
Mrs Edward Grover is confined to
the house by Illness. Or. Clark at
tends.
Charles Prebbe of Hoosick Falls
spent Sunday with his mother Mrs.
Della Prebble.
Mr. and Mrs Maus Stearns of
Schenectady are in town with her
father, r. c. Brown
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs c. j Bow
en- from North Adams called on them
last Sunday at the Hoosick Inn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
STANDARD OIL WILL QUIT
Corporation Attorneys Say Trust
Must Go Out Of Business

New York, Nov. 24.-It is learned
on the best of authority that the at
torneys for the Standard Oil concern
after a careful examination of the
decision OF the court of appeals, be-
lieve there is little hope of the su-
preme court reversing the decision
They agree that within thirty days
after the decree is rendered the Stan.
dard Oil company will have to go out
of business. The officials, however,
are planning thorough reorganiza
ton along new lines
The decision is along the lines OF
that rendered in the case of the Nor
then Securities company. There are
81 corporations affected by the rul-
ing
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
ssoo,uoo,ooo RAILROAD COMBINE
Edward HawIey Said to Be Organi
zng a Holding Company

st. Louis, Nov 24.-St. Louis finan
ciers are discussing a report that Ed
win Hawley is organizing a 100000,
600 holding corporation to include the
St Louis e San Francisco, Chicago
& Alton, Missouri, Kansas q Texas,
Chesapeake & Ohio, Toledo, st. Lou
is & Western, Iowa Central, Colorado
Southern, Minneapolis 4 st, Louis
and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway companies.
That a trans-continental system al
so will be formed through a traffic
arrangement with the James J. Hill
railroad interests is considered a
strong probability,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
HAD WEEPING ECZEMA
Face and Neck we're Raw Terrible
Itching, inflammation and Sore
ness All Treatments Failed.
CUTICURA A GREAT SUCCESS

Eczema began over the top OF my
ear. 1t cracked and then began to
spread. had three different doctors and
tried several things, but they did me no
good At last one side Of my face and
my neck were raw. The water ran out
of it so that / had 10 wear medicated
cotton, and it was so il famed and sore
that | had to put a piece Of cloth over
my pillow to keep the water from il,
and it would stain the cloth sort Of
yellow. The eczema itched so that it
seemed as though I could tear my face
all to pieces. Then | began TO use the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and it
was not more than three months before
it was all healed up. Miss Ann Pear
sons Mortified, Vt, Dec. 10, 1907"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
MORSE APPEAL is MADE
Alleoed That One Juror Was lntoxica
ted During the Trial

New York, No. 24.-Martin W. Lit
Teton, consul for Charles w. Morse,
the convicted banker, argued mot
ion for a new trial before the United
States circuit court Of appeals Mon
day in the course of which lie alleg-
ed that there had been promiscuous
drinking among the members of the
Jury which convicted Morse and that
one member was suffering from alco-
hoIism to such an extent that a cot
had to be carried into the jury room.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
JOHN D. CAN'T TALK
No Longer Actually Connected With
Management of Oil Company

Cleveland, Nov Eli simply can
not comment on the decision Of the
United States circuit court on the
governments complaint against the
Standard Oil Co" said John d. Rookie
Teller, Il am no longer actively con
nected with the management OF the
company and it would be improper
for me to enter discussion of the
matter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
OPPOSED TO FOOTBALL
Admires Students Who Promise
Mothers Not to Play

Syracuse, n. Y, Nov. 24.-Chancel-
Tor James r. Day of Syracuse Univer-
sity is opposed to football in its pre-
sent form. He says: 1T is a question
whether football in its present danger
Gus form should be tolerated. Year
after year more and more students
are entering colleges who have prom
Used their parents not to engage in
this sport | admire these boys who
are tied to their mothers apron
strings. l want football modified so
that it will become more a contest of
drains and less a contest of muscle"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
ATTEMPT ON JUDGES LIFE
Colorado Justice Receives Infected
Human Flesh Through the Mail

Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov. "a
Justice of the Peace A. p. Toomhs
yesterday received to pieces of hum
an flesh through the mails Accom-
panying them was note explaining
that they had been taken from d
small poX patient, the writer express.
ing the wish that Judge Toombs
might catch the disease and die.
Judge Toombs has reported the
matter to the federal authorities. He
is unaware of the existence of any
enemy unless it be some one upon
whom he has inflicted punishment in
his official capacity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
NORTH BENNINGTON

The barber shops will close Thurs
day at noon for the remainder of the
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-24
GUARD GRAVE OF ROGERS

Thought 7 hat IS Has Beet FIdHheu 70
Steal the Oil Kings Body
Fair Haven, Mass, Nov 23.-For
night and day during five months
since the body Of Henry II. Rogers,
the Standard Oil man, was laid to
rest in the simple but costly granite
tomb in Riverside cemetery, here,
three armed guards have been patroll-
ing the open space around the tomb.
The guards believe that attempts
have been planned to take the body
away.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-05
SENATE PROBE or
Big Steel MERCER
Committee Finds No Reason for
Presidential Consent.

Washington, Feb 5.-The special
committee of the senate committee on
judiciary, which is investigating the
Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption
by the United States Steel corpora
ton, expects to meet great difficulties
in preparing a reply to the senate
resolution providing for the inquiry.
Although a number of bankers who
were supposed to know all about the
details Of the purchase of the Ten.
nessee concern by the Steel corpora
ton have explained to the committee
their participation in the transaction
nothing has been brought out which
disputes President Roosevelt's conten-
ton that there was nothing proposed
with which he found it incumbent
upon him to interfere.
The resolution calls upon the com,
mittee to report what was the presi-
dents authority for permitting the
merger. Nothing has been found by
the committee which seems to war
rant the president in giving consent
to the absorption, nor anything which
seems to demand that he should have
forbidden the merger. Some of the
members of the committee, in discuss
ing the case informally, suggested
that it would have been wisdom for
the president to advise Judge Gary
and Mr.. Frick to consult their lawyers
instead of submitting the proposition
to him.
In summing up the evidence PRE-
sented several lawyers in the senate
have said it appears to them the
party Of sixteen fnanciers who oh.
tanned control Of the majority of the
stock were Systematically "squeezed"
during the panicky days of October
and November, 1907. Senator Cu1ber-
son has sought to show that the
stocks were especially pounded" in
the "street" by people Interested in
the so called Morgan banks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-05
G. A. R Will Observe Linccin's
Birthday.

It is the intention of the members
of Beminji G. A. R. post to appro
priately observe Lincoln's birthday
(February 12th) by the rendering Of
a specially-selected and elaborate
musical and literary program, which
will be given at a meeting of the
post to be held on the afternoon oil
February 18th.
The final arrangements for this
program will be made at the regular
meeting of the post which will be
held next Saturday afternoon.
Much interest is being taken in
the forthcoming meeting, when the
program will be rendered, and nc
doubt large crowd will be presen,
at the meeting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-05
Bound Copies OF City Charter for So.

The Pioneer will soon print and
bind copies of the Bemidji city
charter, bound volumes of which
have been greatly desired for some
time, and will deliver the books,
neatly and substantially bound, to
order, for the small sum of So.
A representative of the Pioneer
will call on you, or you can call at
the office and sign for one or more
volumes, at the stated price.
Obtaining copies of the charter
has been a matter that has worried
many people of the city, and how to
get them printed has never been
taken up. AS stated before. the
Pioneer is taking orders for bound
volumes of the charter and will de-
liver them for So per copy.
Leave your order early if you de-
sire copy
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-05
QUESTIONED BY RECEIVER
kieran Denies Using Company Funds
for Personal Ends.

New York, Feb. 5.-Denial that he
had ever in any way used the funds
of the Fidelity Funding company to
further. his personal interests was
made by Patrick J. Kieran, former
president OF the bankrupt concern, on
the witness stand at hearing before
State Receiver Gilroy. Mr.. Kieran,
under examination by the receiver,
was questioned with regard to his
personal relations with the Fidelity
Funding company. Asked if he ever
had bought any stocks or other Sc
curities for his personal account for
which he used the funds of the Fidel-
ity company Mr.. Kieran replied:
Il used no funds of the Fidelity to
pay for any stock or interest whatever
in any trust company, bank, insurance
company CT any kind Of concern, nor
did I ever borrow any money or Sc
curities for such purposes from the
company. The shoe was on the other
foot; I was continually lending the
company stock, money and credit to
further the company's interests
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-05
CHICAGO Labor
LEADER ACCUSED
Systematic Scheme Of EX-
tortion Alleged.
STATES ATTORNEY ACTS

Scores of Small Strikes Said to Have
Been Called During the Last Year
or Two Purely for the Purpose of
coercins Contractors Into "Seeins"
the "Right Peope"-Sensation
Disclosures Expected.
Chicago, Feb. Estates Attorney
Wayman has taken the first official
step in what is expected to be a SEN
sational investigation of charges that
a prominent local labor leader has
systematically extorted money from
building contractors by threatening or
calling strikes. Although details were
withheld at Mr.. Waylnan's Office it
became known that contractor
spent over an hour in preparing an
affidavit presumably to be used in flu
ture prosecutions.
Scores Of small strikes are said to
have been called during the last year
Or two purely for the purpose of coerc-
ing contractors into "seeing" the
fright people," The contractors are
said to have failed to bring the sys-
TEN to the attention Of the authorities
for fear that they too would be held
guilty in having paid the fixing"
money. The revolt is alleged to have
come when the contractors for the
new $20,000,00O Chicago and North
western depot refused to treat with a
certain influential labor leader.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-05


ords, and Tom Longboat, the Cana
dian Indian, conqueror of Dorando,
who has won a reputation for speed
and endurance.
Shrubb fer ten miles at least is
probably the fastest man in the world
He possesses remarkable endurance
and phenomenal sprinting ability. If
the Indian cannot keep pace with
Shrubb in the first twelve miles and
the latter is able to gain lap it is
generally believed that Longboat will
suffer a defeat.
Longboat's two victories over Do
rando have caused him to be regard
ed as high class long distance man,
but the experts say that both Doran-
do and Hayes have been overrated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-05
HIS SKULL FRACTURED:
NOT EXPECTED TO live
John Ulben Fatally Injured at Bagley
by Blow from an intoxicated
Companion.

Bagley, Feb. 5.-(Special to Pho
neer, Shortly after noon today
Jerry Demo, while in an intoxicated
condition, struck John Ulben a
heavy blow, forcing him through
the door of the saloon of Erick
Flesche.
Ulben fell heavily on the stone
pavement, fracturing and crushing
the skull to such an extent that his
death IS expected at any moment.
Demo was at once arrested and is
in Jail awaiting the recovery or
death of his victim.
Demo is we'll known character
around here and has a reputation
that is none too good. He is a
single man about % years of age.
Ulben, is teamster in the employ
of the Red River Brick and Tile
company of Grand Forks, and is a
single man about p years of age.