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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
FOR $500.
Kenosha Electric Railway Co.
Pay Father of Boy Killed by
Car in August of 1906
COURT TERM NEARLY ENDED

The new owners of the Kenosha Flee
trie Railway Company will start with
a clean sheet with the disposal of the
case of Bert Cole against the company
which was given to the jury late this
afternoon as this morning notice was
filed with Judge Belden that the suit
Of John Hellreigel, as administrator
for the estate of Joseph Hellreigel, his
son, against the company, a demand for
$4,000, had been settled out of court.
The Hellreigel case was the last action
for personal damages pending against
the company and it happened to be the
first action of the kind ever filed
against it. The case was settled by the
payment by the company of sum in
the neighborhood of $500 and it is said
that the settlement was satisfactory
both to the company and to the plaintiff.
in the action. The son of the plaintiff
was killed in August 1906 At the
time Of the accident the boy, who was
deaf, was a student in one Of the state
schools for the deaf. The SUIT against
the company was fled in February Of
the following year, but it has been CON
tinued from term to term until this
time. The Cole case is being bitterly
contested, The attorneys for the rail
way company sought to have the action
non-suited at the close of the evidence
of the plaintiff on Tuesday, but the
court insisted that the case should 60
to the jury.
The argument of the case was started
just before noon today and the court
and attorneys had agreed on the nature
of the special verdicts to be submitted
to the jury. Both the railway men and
the farmers of Pleasant Prairie have
taken great interest in the case.
1t is thought that the settlement of
this case will wind up the term Of the
| Circuit Court which started on the
second Monday in September. Nearly
all Of the other cases on the calendar
have been either settled out Of court
or passed until the March term of the
Circuit Court
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
Balm Wagon Co. TO Start Work of
Rebuilding Old Keaosha Plant
With Opening Of Spring
BIC BUILDING ON PEARL ST.
Three Story Structure to Take Place
Of Old Wooden Buildings in Use
For Many Years Many
Changes Planned

A general rebuilding of the plant of
1.-THE Balm Wagon Company is being
planned and Master Builder D. J. Harff
Of the company has just completed
plans for the largest of the buildings Of
the new plant and the driving of piles
for the foundation of the building will
be started within few weeks. It is
expected to complete the first of the
large buildings planned during the
present year and within the next few
years all of the old buildings of the
plant will have been replaced with
splendid brick buildings. Some time
ago the company considered PROPOSE
ton of removing the big plant
| to the outskirts of the city, but
with the announcement of plans
for the new buildings it is also
announced that this IDEA has been
abandoned and the new plant will
occupy the same site that has been the
home OF the Balm Wagon Company for
SO many years.
The first of the series of new build
| ings will be brick building 304 feet
| in length and 80 feet in width. It
will be entirely of brick and three
stories high. alt will occupy the space
now occupied by the old wooden build
| ings along Pearl street and extending
north to the railway trestle. This
building will be started just as soon as
| the weather will permit and it is the
lplan of the company to have it COM
pleted by the close of the present sum
| mer. AS soon as this building is com
pleted the company will take up the
work of paving Pearl street which was
one of the considerations of vacation
| of portion of the street to the com
pany by the Common Council It is
planned to have the paving done this
year.
In addition to the plan for the large
buildings fronting on Pearl street the
company has secured plans for a
building to face Market street and take
the place of the large frame building
now facing that street. This is the
last of the old, frame buildings of the
original plant and it is possible that it
will be torn down and replaced this
year, but it is more probable that it
VIII stand till next year when it will
be replaced with brick building which
Twill be uniform in construction to the
building built to the west during the
year just closed. Following the com
1pletion Of the new building the most
lup-to-date wagon making machinery
will be installed in the new plant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
SHADES CORNER

News was received here Saturday
that VIM Oldenburg, Jr., died at Chino,
Cal, Jan. 10. He was son of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Oldenburg of this place.
Mrs Caspar Kimball died at the
home of her son Henry Kimball in
Bloomfield last Monday.
Gus Tessmann and wife, Mrs Chas.
Schulz, and Ell. LEM of Chicago, visited
VIM. Banks and family at Powers Lake
last Friday.
The southern conference of Lutheran
ministers held its meeting at South
milwaukee last week. Rev. Robert f.
F. Wolff was reelected as secretary.
Theodore Lemmerhirt lost his nice
little pony.
Misses Clara Grenzel and Clara
Hanke are visiting with friends in
Burlington this weeks
H. J. Spetzmann and family of
Powers Lake, have gone to Ell Paso,
IeXaS, TO SpenQ Cne winter.
Oscar Sharp went to Vienna Mon
day, He has accepted position in the
Vienna Roller Mills.
Herman Seno, our village blacksmith,
is happy. The stork left a little boy
at his home last Thursday.
George Lehman and family of
Honey Creek, Mrs. Martha Bohart and
children Of Genoa Junction, visited
with VIM. Oldenpurg last Sunday.
Henry Pommereming of West Nc
Henry, Ill, is spending the winter with
William HATS and family at Powers
Lake.
Ed. Katzenburger and family and
Miss Lena Amborn Of Bloomfield, visit
ed with Paul j. Sauer last Tuesday
evening
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
TEACHERS, MEETIN L

Owing to the inclemency of the
weather, the teachers meeting which
was called for Jan. 80 at Silver Lake,
will De held Saturday, Feb. g. Pro
gram same as advertised.
A meeting Of the teachers of the
eastern section Of the county will be
held at the Court House in Kenosha
on Saturday, Feb. 13, 1909. Following
is the program;
How to have an Ideal School -.
......... Tbos E. Sanders
Language, 18th and 8th grade
book .... Miss Lavina, Bailey
Physiology-Digestion and Nutri-
tion ..... Miss Laura Foster
Supplementary reading for upper
form ........ Miss Harriet Cox
Arithmetic, upper form. ........
........ Miss Mary Jackson
History middle form. -. 1899.
.......... Miss Florence Price
Penmanship. Miss Jean Murdoch
Work will begin promptly at 900
o'clock.
Let us have 9, full attendance. Wis
itors are cordially invited.
j. j. Kerwin,
Co. Supt. Schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
I OUR ;
1 COUNTRY
I CORRESPONDENCE.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE
NJ WsX y Z = 4 Z ~ Z Z = 3

J. j. Geer of Wilmington, Del, in
spected the powder mill last week.
Several Of the young people spent
Tuesday evening at the home of Miss
Emma Castle.
Miss Edith Barter visited her sister
at Sheboygan the past week. She re
turned home Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence Hansen will
entertain the 500 Club on Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs j. B. Maloney spent the
first of the week at H. A. King s.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. DeVoe are visit
ing at Fond du Lac and Milwaukee.
Miss Pearl Sanborn visited Mrs. F.
D. Barter a few days last week.
Mrs H. A. Tourtelotte returned
from Chicago Saturday.
A Lincoln program is being prepared
and will be given at the M. 3. church
Feb 10.
Owing to the storm the masquerade
dance which was to have taken place
Friday evening at Bristol Hall, was
postponed to Wednesday evening, Feb
10.
Several real estate transfers have
taken place in this neighborhood during
the past two weeks. B. F. Stahl Of Re
nosha has purchased the DeVoe farm,
Albert Whiteley Jr., has sold his farm
to a Kenosha party, 0. o. Fox purchas-
ed the farm owned by WIN. Reynolds
and Sam Fredson purchased the O. O
Fox grain elevator and is preparing to
move it and convert it into dwelling
house and a barn.
The ladies Of the Pleasant Prairie M
e. church will mold their annual din
ner at the church parlors, Feb. -
1909. All are cordially invited
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
SOMERS

Lawrence e. Ozanne is attending
Circuit Court in session in Kenosha this
week.
Mr.. Erickson, mail carrier Of R. r.
D., No. 81, did not make his entire
trip Saturday on account of the snow
storm.
Miss Della Bishop visited with
friends in Racine during the past
week.
Miss Emma Bowers is visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry R. Dixon at Joliet,
Ill.
Mrs. Elsie Gibbon has purchased a
lot from Mr.. Sorrenson ana will build
a new house upon it in the near future.
The severe snow storm Friday and
Saturday night, caused much delay in
railway services. Most of the trains
were several hours late.
Mr. and Mrs William Bailey visited
with friends in Racine Wednesday.
James II. Bullamore made business
trip to Racine Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

On Sunday, Feb. 18th, 1909, the Chi
cago Tribune will publish a great Lin
coin Centennial edition showing by
picture and story the history and
character Of this many sided man. This
number will contain in addition to all
the regular features and sections of
the Sunday Tribune an eight page half
tone section printed on super calen-
dared paper in black and photo brown
ink, with a highly artistic full page
reproduction Of a bust Of Lincoln on
the front page. Two sections Is and
II pages printed in four colors and
three sections in two colors. It would
require volume to enumerate all the
interesting and valuable features of
this, the greatest edition of Sunday
paper ever published in Chicago.
On account of the increased cost the
copies printed of this paper must neces-
sarily be limited, so if you desire a
copy order same at once from g. M.
Becker, 800 Main st. Phone 1903. is
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
CAMERON IN POLITICS
Former Heao of Kenosha Life Savers
Seeks Nomination for Alderman

Captain B. g. Cameron, who spent
more than thirty years as head Of the
Kenosha Life Saving Crew and faced
about all the dangers that the lake
could offer, is Of the opinion that he
has had proper training for a seat in
the Common Council and to this end
has announced himself as a candidate
for alderman in the Fourth ward. He
promises to make hot contest for the
nomination and petitions in his behalf
are being circulated today. Alderman
George Higley, the present representa-
tive Of the ward, is to be candidate
for reelection and in addition to this
liver lessen has taken out petitions. 1t
is pretty certain that there will be
couple of other candidates in the field
for the nomination before the primary.
The petitions for nominations in other
wards are getting started. Petitions
are out for the nomination of Alder
man Timme for reelection in the
Second ward and as yet there has been
no opposition to his candidacy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
BRISTOL,

Mrs. E. Pike and Mrs Will Foulke
spent last Wednesday in Kenosha~
Misses Ida Stephens and Jessie Gar
land attended the cemetery dinner at
Camp Lake last Tuesday.
Mrs. Grant MINIS Of Salem, spent
last Thursday at the home Of Homer
Hollister.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hayward Of Ke-
nosha, spent the first of the week with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schattler
James Gray is reported on the sick
list
Homer HOLSTER spent Monday in
Chicago
The annual chicken pie dinner and
supper will be given in the M. w. A.
Hall on Friday, Feb. 5.
j. D. Conrad has rented his farm to
John Myers who will take possession
the first of April and Mr.. Conrad ex-
poets to move to Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
A FINE CONCERT
Under the Auspices of the "Sub
Juniors of the Y. NJ. G.. A.

Already the boys who are members
of the Young Men IS Christian Asso-
citation are planning for their summer
outings and are on the "war path"
for funds to insure the realization Of
dreams for these good times.
Several entertainments are to be
given by the different groups Of boys
and the first will be a concert by the
" Johnson Quintette,'' musical organ
ization of colored people, who will ap-
pear at the association hall next Tues
day evening, Feb. 8. The chief at
traction Of the company is a boy VIC
-4nist who is said to be wonder
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
Taxes Coming in al 3 Rate That
Shows Financial Depression
in kenosha Is Over
PAY STATE TAX MONDAY
City Treasurer Urges People to Hurry
Payments SO That City May Meet
Obligation to State and
County on Time

There is an indication of return
OF prosperity in Kenosha in the man
ner IN which the taxpayers are making
the annual payment of taxes and while
there is still a large amount of money
| to be collected the money has been
coming in better this year than in
any year of the last decade. Three
weeks from last Monday will be the
last day for the payment of taxes and
between now and that time it will be
up to the treasurer to collect nearly
100000. A little over 100000 has
been collected up to this time and of
this amount $4,000 has been turned
over to the regular account of the city
and part Of it has already been paid
out. In fact the city after paying the
overdrafts in the bank is shown to have
a cash balance of little over $4,000
Next Monday the big drain will be
made on the funds of the treasurer as
at that time it will be necessary to
settle with the state and county
treasurers and the total to be paid to
these two sources will be $63,235.S3.
At the present time the treasurer has
| less than one half of this amount on
hand, but he feels certain that the
people of the city will get busy during
the remainder of this week and pay
in the amount needed to meet these
obligations of the city.
Many of the larger tax payers have
already settled with the city but as in
former years it is expected that many
of these people will wait until the last
day set for the payment of the taxes
to settle up and for this reason the
treasurer will have to be very careful
of his funds. The School Board is not
yet in need of money, but it is liable
to make a demand for a part of its
| fund at any time and when this demand
| is made the treasurer will have to be
ready to meet it.
The fact that the city is now start
| ing short of funds will make it almost
an impossibility for the city to break
even at the end of the present year and
the new Council to be elected at the
coming city election will start in bust
ness with bad handicap. There viii
be not over $4,000 in the city treas
ury at that time and it is probable
that the amount will be much less than
this
This will be $4,000 less in actual
cash than the former Council started
to work with. It is certain that the
Council will be forced to curtail every
expense possible in order to keep away
from a decidedly large levy at the end
OIL this year.
City Treasurer Steinmetz is urging
the tax payers to come around this
week and settle the taxes in order that
he can get as much of the work
as possible out of the way before the
grand rush of the closing days Of the
collection of taxes The last day for
the payment of the taxes is Feb. 90,
and under the state law the Council
has no right to extend the time for the
payment of the taxes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
Water Commission Receives Bids
From Eleven Pump Makers
for Contract for New Pump
NAY Sc BELOW ESTIMATE
Allis-C Chalmers Company of Milwaukee
Lowest Bidders but Every Com
pany has it's Own
Specifications

The Board of Water Commissioners
met IN special session on Tuesday af
-ternoon to open the bids for the new
pump to be placed in the water plant
during the present year and it is GER
rain that there was no lack of contpeti
ton in the letting of the contract
Eleven bids were presented and nearly
all of the big pump making companies
in the United States are looking for
the contract.
The Allis-Chalmers Company of Mil
waukee, with bid of $15,100 was the
lowest figure submitted, but as all of
the bidders made their own specifca-
lions and Did accordingly it will be a
difficult matter to ascertain just which
bid is the low bid The estimated cost
of the pump installed was $4,000 and
the cost Of installation is figured at
$4,000 so that nearly all of the bids
will come within the estimate. The
eleven bids follow:
AllisChalmers Company, Milwaukee
(two different pumps), $15,1OO and
$15,260.
Prescott Steam Pump Company,
Milwaukee (two), $18,430 and $18,88O.
Wisconsin Engine Company, Milwau-
kee, $22,025.
Platt Iron Company, Dayton, Ohio,
$20,677.
GAINESVILLE Iron Company, Hazelton,
Pa, $19,95O. =.
I'll. r. Worthington Company, Chica-
go, (two), 500, 500 and $29,500.
Snow Steam Pump Company Buffa-
10, $4,000.
Bethlehem Steel Company, Bethle-
hem, Pa, (two), $4,000 and $4,000.
Canton Hughes Company, Canton, O.,
(four), $16.5OO, $17,5OO, $1S,5OO, and
$4,000.
snyder-Wilson Company, Pittsburg,
$4,000.
Laidlow, Dunn and Gordon, Cincinna-
ii, $4,000.
All the bids are accompanied with
blue prints and specifications and the
looking over Of all Of these plans will
require quite lot of time so that it
may take the Board month to decide
just which pump should be purchased
All of the pumps specified have a
capacity of 100000 gallons in "a
hours. The wide difference between
the bids has made the matter of selec
ton a decidedly difficult one for the
members of the Commission. Should the
lowest bid be accepted the cost of in.
stalling the pumps will be nearly
$4,000 below the estimate Of the com
missioners.
There was nothing else of Importance
taken up at the meeting. The matter
Of paying rent to the city for the use
of desk room in the Office of the city
engineer was taken up, but the mem
bers of the Commission took no action
more than to express themselves as be
ing opposed to the plan. This matter
will probably be taken up at a later
meeting of the Commission.
The members Of the Commission are
anxious to get the question of the
pump contract settled at the earliest
possible minute so that the work of in
stallion can be started just as soon as
the building season opens.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
TO ARRANGE WHIST MATCHES
Racine and Kenosha Whist Players to
Have Series of Games This Winter

Officials of the Racine Whist Club
were in Kenosha Tuesday afternoon
making arrangements for a series of
matches between the Racine and Keno
sha Clubs and it is thought that a
series of three matches will be arrang-
ed The Racine Club has asked that
the matches be for twelve teams and
that the first match be played in Ke-
nQsha. The Kenosha Club has not
held a meeting during the present year,
but it is thought that it will be posi-
BILE to get up a team to meet the Ra-
cine players. The matches last season
resulted in three victories for the Ke-
nosha. players and the Racine players
are anxious to get some revenge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
STEPHENSON MEN READY
Demand a Complete Investigation of
Expenditures of the Senator

The attempt on the part Of the OPP
ponents of Senator Stephenson to make
it appear that the supporters of the
senator fear an investigation Of the
charges made against him is holly re-
|sented
"The friends Of Mr.. Stephenson, who
were led to believe that there would be
no attempt to bring on an investiga-
ton, y said Chairman Edmunds at Mad
ison Tuesday night, ''now that charges
have been made by one member of the
senate, desire the investigation as a
vindication of Mr.. Stephenson. They
not only want an investigation, but
want it at once and will throw no OBJ
stacles in the way of the fullest ex-
animation into any and all charges
which are shown to have any reason
able foundation. They desire that the
investigation shall be thorough, be-
lleving as they do, that this will show
each and every charge to be groundless.
'Ihey have nothing to withhold or
conceal from the public They depre-
cate the attempts Of those who are
trying to make it appear to the people
Of the state that they want to stop
any investigation. These attempts are
made solely to defeat Mr.. Stephenson s
election.
1.-THE attitude Of Mr.. Stephenson and
his friends has been wilfully misrepre-
sented in an effort to befog the minds
Of the people. 1t i'll becomes men who
by their votes are repudiating the pri-
mary law to cast aspersions on the men
who are living up to the provisions of
| that law. It seems to me more fair
ness and justice ought to be shown in
this regard and the friends of Mr..
lStephenson at least given credit for
wanting to clear up all aspersions on
his character
It is said that acting on this feeling
| the friends Of the senator in the as
senbly will insist on the immediate
appointment Of conference committee
and will try in that way to come speed
lily to an agreement which will allow
a full and impartial investigation to
begin at once. In this they intend to
take the members of the opposition at
their word that all they ask is to have
the charges made investigated and if
shown to be false they will vote for
Senator Stephenson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
DATE CHANGED TO FEB. 10

The Salem Mound Cemetery Helpers
will give their fifth annual dinner
,,ednesday, Feb. 10, 1908 at the home
Of NJ. W. Acker at Salem. Oysters and
other refreshments will be served be-
ginning at Il m. A cordial invitation
is extended to all and we hope that
everyone who appreciates the work we
are doing will honor US with their
presence Price soc.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

Ella Maegaard, the seven-year old
daughter Of Carl Maegaard, is confn
ed to the family home with broken
leg. She slipped and fell while skating
on roller skates and the RICH leg was
broken at the ankle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. George Graves Of Mil
waukee, spent Tuesday evening in Ke-
nosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown of Mil
waukee, are spending a few days with
friends in Kenosha
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Holderness
are spending few weeks with friends
at Butler, Ky.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04

When you tell your doctor about the bad
taste in your mouth, loss of appetite for
breakfast, and frequent headaches, and
when he sees your coated tongue, he will
say, " You are bilious" Ayers Pills
work we'll in such cases.
.--Made by the j. G. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass
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Want ads bring results.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-03
SCOTT GERMAN NAMES
LINCOLN CLUB COMMITTEES.
Preparations Made for Lincoln
Day Celebration.

Since the beginning of the present
year there has been great activity on
the part of the members of the Lincoln
Club, in Roseville, n at the coming
monthly meeting twenty applications
for membership will be acted upon.
Scott German, recently elected president
of the club, has appointed the following
standing committees: Membership. AL
bert C. Garfield, chairman; John Pfeifer
and Arthur Dickson. Entertainment.
Gilbert S. Crogan, chairman; william
Beach, John J. Yo~ungblood. DIR. A. S.
Harden and william ]. Cleveland.
House, Irwin t. West, chairman; H.
G. Friese and H. Thowless. Auditing,
Fl. G. Friese. Robert Baldwin and Will
lam J. Cleveland.
On Lincoln's Birthday at Z p. m. the
club will hold its twelfth annual din
ner at the Continental Hotel. Among
those who are expected to speak are:
Governor ]. Franklin Fort, Attorney
General Wilson. Rev. Fred Glare Bald
win. Congressman R. Wayne Parker
and others. A large number of tickets
have been disposed of and q big sue
cess seems assured.