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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

Mrs. E. Grosvenor left Wednesday
afternoon for a month S visit at Grand
Junction, Colo, with friends and rela-
tives.
The heavy rains of this month are
proving great argument for the big
sewer and there is little doubt but
that the people who had their cellars
filed with water during The past few
days would be willing to vote for a
bond issue or anything else in order
to get relief.
The Council viii probably be asked
to provide better sewerage for the new
post Office building. On the occasions
of the heavy rains the water backs
up into the basement and the govern
ment may demand adequate sewerage
facilities before it permits the compile
ton of the building.
Miss Margaret Craney entertained
at her home on Garden street Thurs
day evening at linen shower in honor
of Miss Grimm of Rockford, III. In
honor OF the event the house was
eharmingly decorated with pink and
white flowers. Eighteen young ladies
were present ana all report a very
pleasant time. IS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22


The successful minister is born, not
made He comes to his real work by
virtue Of qualities which theological
education can neither give nor take
away. If he has the soul to endure
as one seeing the invisible, and a
heart to throb in unison with all the
varied humanity about him; and to
all this adds the sense of a high mis-
sion and the burden of a spiritual
message, he need not trouble himself
oVermuch to become socialized.'' ~
He will find his true power and WELD
it. into the striving and sorrow of
the world he will be able to bring
something of peace and comfort; and
will be the better enabled to do it
for having braced his mind by hard
study and fed his spirit by long medi-
tation while the fire burns, than by
taking out a card in all the labor
unions from here to California, or
running now here and now there af-
ter the latest sociological fad.-New
York Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
TO HAVE NEW HOME
Handsome Structure Being Erect.
ed at Highland Park for Care
E,<t. 1890
ofDisab!ed Rai|way<Men
BIC FUND HAS BEEN SECURED


fund Of $4,000 is being raised
for the erection of a new building
for the Home for Aged and Disabled
Railway Employees of America on, the
site north of Highland Park, Ill. A
large, portion Oh the fund is now in
hand and ground has already been
broken for the new structure, which
is expected to be completed by Nov. /.
The structure will replace the old
nome which has occupied the property
for several years. The object is to
provide a home for the four great
railway brotherhoods, the Order of
Railway Conductors, the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive. Engineers
and Firemen.
There are now thirty-two inmates of
the home, but the growing number of
disabled railway men necessitates an
increase in the facilities for caring for
them, and the new building will pro-
vide accommodations for eighty. six
men in addition to the attendants and
superintendent s employees.
A fund of $4,000 to be used for the
erection of the new home was donated
at the annual convention of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen at Column
bus in May, when the movement was
inaugurated. All lodges Of the four
brotherhoods together with their Ia
dies auxiliaries have been asked to
contribute to the fund and it is ex-
pected that the entire amount will be
subscribed without difficulty.
In addition to the main building a
new power plant and laundry is to be
erected. The main structure will con
tain the administrative Offices and the
various rooms for the use of the men.
It will pe three stories high with a
frontage of 100 feet. The plans also
include hospital room, capable of
caring for twelve men, recreation and
reading rooms, dining room and
kitchen.
The home is maintained by society
organized in 1890 and is supported by
money contributed from the divisions
and lodges of the brotherhood The
management and control is vested in
board of trustees in which each Of
the four organizations is represented.
The home has heretofore been conduct
ed in a modest way.
The number Of railroad employees has
increased of late years with conse
quent increase in the number which
might properly be cared for in such
home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
HOLD HIGH CARNIVAL
Cosmopolitan Shows To Appear
in kenosha for the Benefit
Of Worthy institutions
MANY FEATURES PLANNED

All arrangements have been made
whereby the Great cosmopolitan Shows
will exhibit in this city for one week
commencing Monday, July Goth. "A
percentage of all the attractions will
be paid into the benefit fund for the
children's free play ground and the
public bathing beach.
The company have their own special
train of twenty cars, twenty high class
moral shows, five free attractions, two
bands of music, their own electric plant
and have over three hundred people
in their employ. One Of the feature
free attractions which will be given
twice daily will be the Fearless Vans,
the champion woman and man high
divers of the world, who dive from
the top of ladder one hundred and
ten feet high into small net. Some
of the feature paid attractions will be
the Wild West, Melba, The Girl in
Blue, Follies of 1909, Georgia Min
strels, The Grassy House 10000 Carry
Us All, Ferris Wheel, Alligator Girl,
The Mechanical World, Triplets, Mu-
scum, Electric Dome, and a host of
other interesting attractions. Special
features will be arranged for each day
of the carnival. On Wednesday night
"a pubic wedding will take place at
eight o'clock.
The Cosmopolitan shows have shown
in several Of the cities of the state
during the present summer and before
the mayor made contract with them
he carefully investigated the various
shows carried by the company and
seems to be convinced that they are
up to the standard demanded for Ke-
nosha, The shows are to put up their
tents on the Orphan Asylum plat on
Garden street and the city is to join
with the managers of the shows in
making the carnival great success.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
TWO GOOD BOOKS

Two charming books nave just been
presented to Gilbert NJ. Simmons Lii
brary, by the author, Mrs. H. D. Pitt
man, who is spending a few weeks in
Kenosha. The books are "The Heart
of Doll' and "'The Belle of the
Bluegrass Country" The former is
founded upon a true experience, and
makes most delightful but very
pathetic little story for "grown
ups as well as for little children.
The scene of the other story 1.-THE
Belle of the Bluegrass Country is
laid in Harrodstown, Kentucky and
is wonderfully interesting picture of
life following the Civil War. An at
tractive love story runs through the
book, but its chief charm lies in the
pathetic and humorous sketches of
southern life and character.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
Police Of City Ordered 70 Enforce
the Law Against Unlicensed
Peddlers to the Letter
FIRST ARREST ON THURSDAY
People Claim That Peddlers are q
Public Nuisance and Their Claim
is Seconded by Protest
From Merchants

The police of the city have been
given orders to enforce the laws
against the working of unlicensed
peddiers in the city and the first man
to fall under the order was Henry
Brill, a well dressed man from
'Schlessingerville, ILL.,, who was arrest
ed on Thursday evening by Police
Officer Bradley On charge of peddiing
without license. Brill was we'll
dressed and seemingly we'll educated
and had plenty of money to pay a
license and to pay fine. He spent
the night in Jail and Friday he plead
ed guilty to violating the law, in NUM-
cipal Court and was fined $500 and
the costs of the action. Brill spent a
bad night in jail and as soon as he
had paid fine he went to hotel for
a bath and long sleep.
The police and other Kenosha Of
ficials declare that this city is being
held out as happy hunting ground for
the unlicensed peddlers and that many
of these people are coming to the city
every day. They come in the guise
OF eripples with hard luck stories, but
In many cases the men are slick street
workers who have been driven out Of
the larger cities by stringent enforce
ment of the rules against street beg
gars. Brill was not of this class
Kenosha was the first place that he
struck and he came here with a trunk
loaded to overfowing with notions
which he had been informed he could
dispose of to advantage. He had
worked only a few hours when he was
taken into custody and he told the
police officer that he had been advised
by the men from whom he bought his
stock that it would not be necessary
to get a license to work in Kenosha.
In the past month dozens of com
plants have been made to the police
against the workings of this class Of
tradesmen. These complaints are not
only from the merchants who claim
that the legitimate lines of business
are being damaged by the workings of
fakirs, but from people in all parts
of the city who claim that they have
been insulted and even threatened
with assault by these men when they
refuse to buy their wares. The beg
gars and in fact all peddlers will be
driven from the city in the future
if they do not get licenses. In addi-
ton to this the Council may be asked
to pass an ordinance making the IL
cense a prohibitive one so that these
men may not work in the city under
any circumstances. Many of the sur
rounding cities have passed such or
dinances and they have had the effect
of driving these men out of them
Kenosha has for years been the hap
Ply hunting ground for these fakirs and
there is a decided sentiment among
the members Of the Council in favor Of
putting an end to such business in the
city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
City Attorney Holds That Proper
ty Owners on West Market st.
Must Pay for Paving
SUPREME COURT HAS RULED
Court Has Declared That Property
Owners Cannot Get improvements
for Nothing Holds That Injunc-
tion Was Too Long Delayed

City Attorney John c. Slater seems
to be Of the opinion that the city can
not be forced to pay for the pavement
Of West Market street although he
admits that it may be up to the city
to pay for some portion Of the pave
ment should the Kenosha Electric
Railway Company refuse to pay for
the amount to which A. G. Frost
agreed with the property owners. In
speaking of the proposed restraining
order to prevent the city from issuing
bonds for this pavement Mr.. Slater
said on Thursday: "The Supreme
Court of the State of Wisconsin has
held that no property owners can get
public improvements from city without
paying for them and while it is posi-
Die that the, city might be forced to
stand small portion Of the expense
of paving the street it is out of the
question that a court would hold that
the city should pay the entire expense.
1t looks to me that the property own
ers should have secured an injunction
before the. work was completed and
the fact! that they permitted the paw
ing to 60 in would indicate that they
were satisfied to pay for it. AS has
been said many times, the agreement
between the property owners and Mr..
Frost was a private agreement and
one in which the city Of Kenosha took
no part. 1t was not part of any
franchise agreement, but simply let
ter sent by Mr.. Frost to one OF more
of the property owners. The case is
along the same. lines as the Gaastra
case and [ am inclined to believe that
the. complaint in that case will not
hold in court. -
Attorneys Baker and Clarkson have
been retained to, represent the proper
ty owners, but as yet they have taken
no steps to restrain the city These
attorneys insist that after it was dis
covered that the railway company was
financially embarrassed and unable to
carry out its agreement with the peo-
pie the city should have recalled any
contracts that had been let and if it
was decided to pave the street, order
the property owners to secude new
petition A, At the time the conditions
arose, the contract for the paving of
the street had already been let to
John O. Jones and much of the ma
terial needed for the work had been
purchased and some of it had been
put in position Some of the property
owners on Market street seem to be
little luke warm on the proposition,
but the great majority Of them are
in favor of carrying the fight into
the courts and fighting it out.
On account of the fact that July
Oath is the date set for the issuance
Of the bonds any action that is to be
taken must be taken before that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
MUST PAY FOR DEAD HORSE
Charles Hanson Charged With Driving
Animal to Death is Found Guilty

In the Municipal Court Ct Racine
Thursday w. 0. Thomas got judgment
against Charles Hanson for $3.50,
value of horse which Hanson is al
legged to nave driven to death on May
30. The evidence showed that Han
son and another man hired rigs of
Mr.. Thomas and drove to Kenosha and
that the black mare which Hanson
drove, died on the road, having peen
over driven. At the time an agree.
ment was reached whereby Hanson and
bis companion agreed to pay for the
animal. They made one payment and
then repudiated the agreement. Both
were arrested in Kenesha county on
charge of driving the horse to death.
4ney were held for trial. Now Mr..
Thomas sued Tor $199 and he was given
judgment.
The trial of Hanson on a criminal
charge is now pending III the Munich
pal Court i'll this county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

W. H. Robinson was a Chicago Wis
itor Thursday.
W. E. Balm OF Racine, was in Ke-
nosha Thursday
W. Wahuis of Waukegsn, spent
Thursday in Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Head and child
ren, spent Thursday in Chicago.
George Marley of Harvard, H.,
spent Thursday evening in Kenosha.
Robert H. schmitz of Milwaukee,
spent Thursday evening in Kenesha
Jay Glerum has gone TO Grand
Haven, Nlch., for a week s vacation.
Mrs. H. C. Jay and son Jack left
the fore part of the week for Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Mrs. H. Anderson Of Pleasant Prai-
RE, visited Kenosha friends Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spaulding of
Chicago, visited Kenosha friends on
Thursday.
Vanderveer A. Barnes and Miss Lii
liam Profit, both of Kenosha, have been
licensed to marry.
Robert L. Bowen of Evanston, is
spending a few days with his grand
mother in Kenosha.
L. M. Eichelman and R. E. Wilkin-
son are making trip about the lakes
on the steamer Bermuda.
Miss Helen Porter who has been Wis
iting Miss Florence Eddy for the past
month, left today for her home in Bos-
ton.
Alderman and Mrs. William j. Swift
of Pleasant Place, are rejoicing over
the birth of son and heir The lit
tie stranger arrived late Thursday af-
ternoon and mother and son are both
doing nicely.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

ROUND Up HCBos
Mayer. Sheriff and Police Officers
Take Ten HOBBS Into Custody

Take Ten HOBBS Into Custody
A determined effort is being made
to rid the suburban districts of the
city of the band of h3bos that has
been infestirg them for the past two
months and to this end Mayor scholey
and Sheriff Gunter together with a
posse Of the police omcers. and several
Of the deputy sheriffs made raid
on the freight ears west of the city
Thursday evening and rounded up fen
hobos. There were Of all sorts and
conditions of life and it is claimed
that some of them had been hanging
about Kenosha for the past two
months. The band of wanderers were
placed in the tramp room at the county
Jail for the night and Friday morning
they were given the ~ boot. = They
were assured that they would be given
rougher handling if found in Kenosha
again. Nightly raids will be made o..
the hobo camps in an effort to force
all of these men to get out of the ter
rltory ABOUT Kenosha. fc
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
GRANTS FIRST DIVORCE
Judge Randall Hands Down His First
Divorce Decree This Morning

Judge Clifford E. Randall handed
doWn his first divorce decree in the
Municipal Court Thursday when he
signed the judgment in the suit brought
by Mary y. Stone against her husband
George Il. Stone. The evidence in
the case was heard several days ago
The couple were married in April Of
1907 and in her complaint Mrs. Stone
charged her husband with cruel and
inhuman treatment. There was no
contest Of the case. Mrs. Stone was
awarded the custody of the one minor
child and was given permission to re-
sumo her maiden name Of Mary o.
Fox. The plaintiff in the action is a
daughter of John Fox well known
resident of the town of Somers ~.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
MARRIED IN CHICAGO
Miss Frances Andrews and William
Anderson Give Friends a Surprise

Announcement has been made in
Kenosha of the marriage of Miss
Frances Andrews and William Ander-
son, both we'll known young people of
Kcnosha, which was celebrated in Chi
cago on Wednesday afternoon. The
young people were accompanied to Chi
cago by Joseph Anderson and Miss
Alice Kregian, who were the atten-
dants at the wedding ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson are spending their
honeymoon with friends in Chicago,
but they will return to Kenosha to
make their home. They will be at
home to their friends after Aug. 1st.
Both the bride and groom have many
friends in the city who will be pleas
ed to extend congratulations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

We have an inspector for about
everything under the sun so why not
have an inspector of bathing suits?
The aldermen had a lot of fun over
the discussion Of what constitutes the
proper apparel for an appearance on
the municipal bathing beach at the
meeting Monday night, but there was
a vein Of earnestness under the Jest
ing which showed that the city fathers
are determined that order and decency
shall be maintained on the beach and
that it shall be managed so that
women and children will be safe from
any annoyances there at all times.
The city can well afford to spend the
small sum that it will cost to maintain
the best of order on the beach and so
far there has been nothing to show
that any very severe repressive
measures will be needed The men
who put up the money to build the
bath house can get their moneys
worth at any time by watching the
enjoyment of the crowds using the
beach and it must be a pleasure to
them to see such large returns on
their investment
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

These injunctions being issued
against the street railway company
are merely side issues in the fight for
the control of the lighting business of
the city. The real battle will come
when the courts are called upon to
pass on the validity of the ordinance
granted by the City Council permit
ting the street railway company to go
into the lighting business in Kenosha
or a demand is made on the State
Railroad commission for a certificate of
necessity and convenience under which
tho railway company can operate.
All of the people who are interested in
the matter at all and that includes
every consumer of electricity in the
city would be thoroughly disguised at
any extended delay in settling the
matter one way or another and the,
members of the Council who are re-
sponsiblo for the city lighting must
be a little worried with all these in
functions delaying construction work
more or less for fear that the railway
company will not be able to get ready
to furnish street lights at least, in time
to fulfill its contract with the city,.
1t would be no joke to have the streets
of the city unlghted for any extended
period Every one wishes that the
two companies would get all the preli-
minaries adjusted speedily and get
down to the real business of finding
cut exactly where they stand.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
TO APPEAL CASES
Bills of Exceptions Filed in the Claims
Against the Cooper Estate

The end has not been reached in the
suits of Lyman D. Brown and the City
Button Works against the estate Of
the late Willis W. Cooper which have
been in the various courts of the
county since the death of Mr.. Cooper
in 1903 as this morning Peter Fisher,
who represents the estate. in the litiga-
ton, fled. a bill of exceptions to the
rulings of the Circuit Court in each
case and it is understood that this
will result in the cases being taken
to the Supreme Court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
BACK FROM PHANTOM LAKE
Y. M. G. A. Boys Return Home After
Two Weeks Outing at State Camp

Fourteen boys, all members of the
Y. M. c. A.. well Drowned by the sun
and weather, returned to Kenosha
Thursday evening after spending two
weeks at the State Y. M. C. A. camp
for boys at Phantom Lake and the
members of the party declare that the.
camp this year was the most success.
full ever held under the auspices of
the Association. The boys met at
the camp more than a hundred boys.
from the different branches of the AS
ISOLATION in different parts of the
state and they took their full quota
of the prizes offered in the various
athletic events pulled off during the
fortnight They brought back with
them seven of the prizes offered for
the camp. The boys have had excel
lent weather during their stay in camp.
and there was just enough rain to
break the monotony Of camp life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
New Game Warden Fails TO Show
Kenosha Co. Deputy Courtesy
Of 60.Day disappointment
CLAIMS CIVIL SERVICE RULES
Local Member Of the Department. De-
clares That Law Makes His
Position Secure Till Re-
moved for Cause

Michael Kleist has again been let
out as a deputy game warden OF the
state as Thursday evening, with the
approval Of the governor, State Game
Warden Rickeman announced the list
of deputy wardens re-appointed by
him and the name Of the Kenosha
man does not appear among them.
The list is made up largely OF the
same old bunch of deputies and all of
the men who were active in the recent
warden scandal have been re-appoint
ed as deputies. kleist has been out
of TINS ring for some time and his
open opposition to former game war
den Stone seems to have cost him his
job. Kleist made To demand upon
Rckcman for a res lent, declar
ing that his reading o. the law and
the advice Of his attorneys was to
the effect that the new game warden
lad no power to remove him from
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

Henry Drill left Wednesday after
noon for Grand Rapids, Mich, to at
tend the Furniture Manufacturers
exposition in the interests Of the
Frank Bode store. He expects to be
gone about a week,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

A house owned by Contractor W. f.
Howard and located on Rowland
avenue was struck by lightning dur
ing the storm of Thursday morning.
Damage to the amount of $50 resulted.