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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
LAKE TAKES FARMERS LAND
Heavy Storms Cause the Washing
Away of Land

The storms on the lake during the
past few days have done a. great deal
OF damage to the land on the farms
north of Kenosha where there is no
piling for protection. The waves dash
against the banks with great deal Of
force and large quantities Of earth from
the banks fall into the lake. Persons
owning property in that quarter have
been trying to find a. way in which they
could protect their property. By the
way the land is being destroyed at the
present time large number of the
owners will not have farm at all in a
few years.
The road which runs along the Lake
Shore near Racine is only passable as
far as the Case farm at the present
time, it being hardly possible for a
rig to go as far as Evergreen Park.
Some Of the farmers between here and
Racine have built their own break
waters and saved their property, but
the expense was very large.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
INJUNCTION COVERS ZION
Important Measure Filed in Circuit
Court by Voliva Faction

A climax came to the troubles that
have ensued in Zion City for some time
when, Leslie Needham and Field and
Stearns for the Voliva faction in Zion,
filed request for an injunction from
the Circuit Court whereby Receiver
Thomas and others in Zion City be re-
strained from using any Of the land
in Zion City for purposes other than
what Dowie dedicated it for when he
set aside the Zion site. The action is
an important one and, in way brings
the Circuit Court into a. clash with the
Federal Court, for, the receiver acting
under permission from the federal
judge, has granted permission for the
use of land for purposes never before
permitted in the city, things which, in
the minds of the receiver and others,
are necessary to make the city a pay
ing proposition. The Voliva people
have held it's original ideas should be
adhered to and there has come the rub.
The petition was filed late Thursday
Arguments on permanent writ will
likely come up later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
ASKS COURTS AID.
Big Problems Confront Men Man.
aging Interests Of Chicago
& Milwaukee Electric
APPEAL TO JUDGE QUARLES

Difficult problems that confront the
receivers of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric Railroad company have caused
them to apply to Judge Quarles in the
United States Court for instructions.
The validity of a. large part of the
bonds of the road is doubtful, they
say, and they claim Albert G. Frost,
president of the company, IS trying to
override their authority.
The receivers are D. B. Hanna, w.
Irving Osborne and George G.. Moore,
In their petition for instructions, they
cite the suits that have been brought
against the road, attacking the validity
Of the bonds. Such a suit is that of
the Investment Registry, Limited, of
London, England, which is still pending
in Federal Court. The validity Of the
bonds was also attacked in the suit
filed by Alexander Beaubien, young
attorney of Waukegan, Ill, which has
been dropped.
That there is question Of the validity
Of the bonds is admitted by the re-
ceivers. They say that they have not
received Is per cent of their value, as
required by law, in exchange for the
bonds that have been issued. More
over, they did not get the consent of
the Wisconsin State Rate Commission
to issue the bonds for the Wisconsin
division of the road, which affects the
, validity of $2,1O0,000 worth of the
bonds, it is said.
Complications have also arisen be-
cause Of the three separate corporations
which operate the road. The Milwau
kee street railway end Of it is operated
by the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric
Railway company. From the southern
boundary of the city to the state line
the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Rail
road company of Wisconsin operates it
and from the state line to Evanston ii
is operated by the Chicago & Milwau
kee Electric Railroad company Of Illi
nois. Creditors of the Illinois corpora
tons are asking that their claims be
declared liens on the Wisconsin. corpora
! ton also, the receivers state.
| A. c. Frost is said to have added tc
their difficulties by trying to dictate
who shall be the attorneys of the re-
ceivers. Meetings of the directors OF
the three corporations were held last
January, the petition states, and it was
/ resolved that certain firm of Chicago
attorneys shall do all the legal work
of the three companies This would
strip the receivers of most Of their
powers, they allege.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
LEAVE WEST PULLMAN
Gottlieb & Co. Will Engage in Exten-
sive Business in Kenosha, Wis.

S. Gottlieb & Co. have for many years
been landmark in West Pullman, and
people were directed to certain places
by it's being so many blocks "north Of
Gottlieb 80 or "three blocks south of
Gottleb IS, etc.. The landmark will in
a short time be removed and Gott-
lieb's store will be a, thing of the past,
as far as West Pullman is concerned.
It was with regret that the residents
and business men of West Pullman
learned that Mr.. Gottlieb contemplated
taking this step. He has identified
himself with the business interests of
the town and has used his influence,
time and money to promote the growth
and development of the town and the
best interest of it's citizens. The bust
ness men and competitors of Mr.. Colt
lieb alike express their regrets at los
ing their fellow townsman, and it is
well known that many a poor family
will feel that their best friend has
gone, for Mr.. Gottlieb has never been
known to turn deaf ear to the plea Of
any needy person who came to him
for aid. Mr.. and Mrs Gottlieb and
family have been prominent in social
circles and have taken active part in
musical, literary and educational af-
fairs of the South End
Mr.. Gottlieb is now disposing Of his
stock preparatory to closing up the
store which will he done hnfora bo
leaves for Kenosha, Wis, where he
will embark in business on larger
scale.
Kenosha will gain what West Pull
man loses-an enterprising business
MANIFEST Pullman News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
WOULD AMEND LAWS
Bill Aimed at Child insurance
Promises To Bring Big Fight
in State Legislature
THE PRINCIPLE OBJECTED TO

A blow is being aimed at those life
insurance companies which try to in
sure the lives of minors. A bill is now
before the legislature to prohibit any
company from doing any business with
children under the age of ten years.
The measure, which was introduced
by Assemblyman Chapple of Ashland,
provides that it shall be deemed unlaw-
full for any corporation, company or
person to establish or conduct within
the state Of Wisconsin the business Of
insurance, or causing to be insured by
any corporation which may not be To-
Gated in the state, any infant or in
fants or any minor who is under the
age Of ten years of age.
Any corporation or company found
guilty of violating the act, if organized
under the laws of the state of Wis
consin, shall forfeit their charter, and
the insurance commissioner shall place
their business in the hands of re-
ceiver, who shall wind up the business
and forfeit the proceeds to the state
for the benefit of the school fund.
Any company violating any of the
provisions of the act, or found solicit
ing business for such g. company, or
any person who has issued or caused to
be issued, policies or risks to persons
under the age Of ten years, after the
passage Of the act will be guilty of a
misdemeanor and on conviction will be
fined not less than $25 nor more than
$50, or will be imprisoned in the county
Jail for a term of not less than three
months nor more than six, and will
also be liable for all the costs.
The object Of the measure is to eli
inmate the evils which are attendant
upon the present policies. Many PEG
pie are bothered with agents who are
trying to insure their children before
the parents are ready or in a position
to have them insured. In order to do
away with the aggressiveness of these
agents, and for other reasons, the legis-
lature seems determined to prohibit
this by law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
{ WARNS SOFT DRINK USERS
Government Chemist Says Many Bev.
erages Contain Deadly Drug !.

The dangers Of the soft drink
habit and the innocence with which
girls become addicted to it were en-
phaslzed by DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, the
government pure food expert, in a
lecture before 100 girl students of the
Holy Cross academy.
. If you only knew what I know
about what these soft drinks contain
you would abstain from them he
said. cit will surprise you to know
that most of them contain more
caffeine than coffee and a drug which
is more deadly. I have collected
more than 100 samples of soft drinks
sold at soda fountains, and each con-
tains caffeine, and many of them a
deadly drug.
DR.. Wiley asserted that he was fully
cognizant of the army of enemies he
had made in trying to protect the pub
lie against harmful foods and he added
that ne probably would make many
more In an endeavor to rid the country
of deception and fraud in food products.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
Members of Local Aerie Install
New Aerie at Lake Geneva
With Pomp and Ceremony
ARE GIVEN GREAT RECEPTION
New Members of the Lake Geneva
Aerie Plan Great Reception for
Kenoshs Eagles and Feast
Follows Ceremonies

Two hundred of the members of the
Kenosha Aerie of Eagles had the time
of their lives Thursday evening when
accompanied by band they went to
Lake Geneva and had charge of the in
stallation of new, Aerie of the order
in that little city. Their visit proved
the biggest event of the year in Lake
Geneva and the night was one long to
be remembered among the Kenosha
Eagles. The special train left Keno.
sha just after seven O'Clock and the
big crowd of Eagles made a great show
ing at the station. A record run was
made to the lake city and when the
special arrived the Eagles were greeted
by crowd of more than five hundred
people. Headed by the band they
marched through the streets of the
city to the new Eagles hall where the
fun of the night began.
Sixty of the leading men of Lake Ge.
neva had been selected as members of
the new Aerie and all of them were
in waiting. The ceremonies of INSTALL
ing the lodge were in charge of John
f. Langan, president of the Kenosha
Aerie, but a number of the officers of
the Grand Aerie of the order were in
attendance. The work done by the
Kenosha team was of high order and,
Notwithstanding the fact that one of
the candidates became fractions during
the ceremony, the local men managed
to get the new Aerie installed with the
loss of but one member.
After the ceremonies of installation
were over a banquet was served by the
members of the Lake Geneva Aerie at
which covers were laid for over two
hundred and seventy-fve people. About
the banquet board were representatives
Of ali Of the Aeries in this part of
the state. The principal addresses Of
the evening were made by President
John F. Langan, Past President Peter
Pirsch and Attorney George w. Taylor.
Following the set toasts many of the
leading members Of the new Aerie made
short addresses.
It was early morning when the cere-
monies attending the installation and
banquet were concluded. and the Keno
sha Eagles flew home just about the
time the early birds got out this morn
ing. The members of the local Aerie
are high in their praises of the hospi.
tally shown to them by the members
of the new Aerie at Lake Geneva. The
members of the new Aerie are all live
ones and it is expected that it will
prove one of the most successful organi.
cations Of the order in this part of the
state. The new Aerie is the first of
three organized by S. R. Kerr of this
city and in the near future the Kenosha
men will be called upon to install new
Aeries at Burlington and Delavan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
PUT ON new Cif,o
Chicago & Milwaukee Electro
Adds Twelve New Cars to
Rolling Stock on Line
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS SOON

The addition of at least dozen new
cars, the increasing of the electric
power and general overhauling of the
rolling stock, tracks and stations are
some Of the improvements which A. w.
McLimont, the new general manager of
the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Rail
road company, has outlined to be ac-
complished in the near future. Mr..
Limont, who has just assumed his du-
ties, has already made a trip over the
road, which he regards most valuable
piece of interurban railroad property,
and he is ready to develop the service
of the line to it's full limit.
1--WE have decided to purchase about
a dozen new cars before the summer
traffic begins,'' said Mr.. McLimont
because we feel we have a good rea-
son for believing that the traffic will
demand it. At the same time it will
be necessary to add more power and
considerable Improvements will be made
in our power station at Highwood, Ill.
pIOpOoc GHOIOuSuly W OVOluduI oil VI
the old rolling stock and the track be-
tween Chicago and Milwaukee. I'm
provements will be made in all Of our
stations.
cit is the intention Of the company
to develop the through service between
Milwaukee and Chicago as far as pos
sible, and make it attractive to the
travelling public. At present we are
making the trip between the two cities
in two hours and fifteen minutes. !
hope to cut this time good deal.
1--WE are going to develop the express
business to the fullest extent, and with
that end in view we have contemplated
the building of a. number of express
cars to add to our system. We will be
fully in position to haul express mat
ter in about eight days.
Mr.. McLimont is highly enthusiastic
over the future possibilities Of the road
He said it was one Of the most valu
able pieces Of interurban railway prop
erty, if not the very best, that he had
ever seen. He refused to discuss plans
for future ramifcations of the line.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
FIREMEN FAVOR CHANGE
Would Give Men in Service Ten Years
Benefit of Pensions

Members of the Kenosha fire depart
ment have been asked to express their
approval or disapproval of a bill now
pending before the legislature for the
amendment Of the law under which the
police and fire department pension
bureaus are organized. The proposed
change in the law provides that men
who have been employed in either of
the departments for period of zen
years and shall have paid for the sup
port of the departments may have a
chance to share in the benefits after
leaving the department. provided that
they shall continue to pay to the treas
urer their share of the cost of keeping
up the pension funds Most Of the
members of the Kenosha department.
seem to be favorable to the change
proposed in the law, but it is being
bitterly contested by some of the fire.
ment from Milwaukee and other parts
OF the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
KEMPsTER FIGHTS DIVORCE
Noted Milwaukee Doctor to Contest
Suit Brought by His Wife

DR.. Walter Kempster is planning to
make hard fight against the action
for divorce fled against him by his
wife, Mrs. Fannie Saunders Kempster,
a former Kenosha woman, and to this
end he has filed an affidavit in the
courts of Milwaukee county by which
he seeks to have the case re-opened in
order that he may file an answer to
the complaint made by his wife. Dr.
Kempster. alleges in his affidavit that
he had left the papers III the action
with his attorney with the understand
ing that he would file an answer to
the suit, but on account of a misunder.
standing the answer was not filed
The court took the matter under con
sideration and it is thought that
Kempster will be permitted to put n
an answer. The complaint Of the wife
is still suppressed and the causes of
the action have not as yet been made
public.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
TO PROTECT CHILDREN
Investigation Made of Applicants for
Permits to Work in Factories

People interested in the employment
Of children are making close investi-
cation of conditions in the city as in
the past few weeks there has developed
conditions which seem to indicate that
children are being brought to Kenosha
from other countries and put to work
in the factories. Judge Slosson is
keeping close watch to discover any
indication Of padrone system and in
the past few days he has refused to
issue several permits demanded for the
children. This morning an Italian ap-
piled to the court for a permit for a
boy to work in the factories. He ad-
mitted that the boy was not his son,
but declared that he was a poor boy
and that he wanted to help him out.
The court promptly refused to issue the
permit until he was given further evil
dence in regard to the boy and his
parentage.
For several years it has been charged
that there has been a padrone system
Of child labor in Kenosha, but the
court officials have been unable to dis
cover any direct evidence to satisfy
them that this is fact. Scores of
young boys come to Kenosha annually
from Italy and other European coun-
tries and it is admitted that they Come
without guardians or parents. Most of
the applications for permits for these
boys to work are made by the boys in
person and many of them have been
successful in getting the permits. They
make their home in different parts of
the italian colonies of the city and the
officers have not been able to discover
that they are sharing their wages with
older men who were responsible for
their coming to Kenosha. On account
of the large number Of permits being
asked for by boys of this age people
interested are now making close in
vestigation of every case and it is pos
sible that this investigation will result
in some interesting facts being brought
to light.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
Candidates for Nominations Max
ing Great Scramble for
Votes in All the Wards
VACANCIES TO BE FILLED YET
People in Wards Where no Petitions
Were Filed Can Fill Vacancies
at the Primary Election by
Uniting on Candidates
{From Thursdays Daily


The primary campaign is now on in
earnest and this morning City Clerk
Harrington completed the work of MAX
ing up the list of candidates to be voted
for and the grand scramble for votes
has started In every ward of the city.
On the north side of the city the cam
paign among the candidates for alder
man has been on for more than month
but it has taken on renewed activity
with the close of the time for fling
petitions and every man who has been
named for office is out making a per-
sonal campaign. In the south wards
the fight is just opening and in the
wards where there are contests for the
nomination the candidates are making
house to house canvasses. The Demo
cratic candidates for justice of the
peace have begun to bill the town with
posters bearing their pictures and pro-
claiming their especial fitness for the
office and in addition to this the men
are making a personal campaign in all
parts of the city. The poster craze has
dates, but in some of the strong Re-
publican wards candidates for alder
man have taken out posters bearing
their pictures and it is beginning to
look as if the compaign will be notable
as picture campaign. Nearly every
candidate for office has secured cards
with his picture on them.
The official list of candidates shows
a number Of vacancies, but these may
all be filed by the voters at the pri-
mary as the clerk holds that candidates
can be named by the voters Of any
party at the primary provided that the
candidate so named can get as many
votes at the primaries as it would be
necessary to have names on petition
to have his name placed on the primary
ballot.
This of course has been followed in
other years and while it is not strictly
in keeping with the law the attorney
general has ruled that the names of
such candidates may be placed on the
ballot at the election and that their
election will be entirely valid.
This Interpretation of the law will
give the people in some of the wards
chance to call candidates from the
ranks and already there is some activity
in the selection Of men to fill vacancies
There promises to be considerable OF
a division among the Democrats this
year and there is good chance fol-
Republicans to win in several wards
which have been considered Democratic
wards in the past.
1t is confdentially expected that the
Republicans will increase their mem
bership ON the Council by at least
three members and it is possible that
even larger number of Republicans
will be elected. There is a hard fight
on to get Republican alderman from
the Third ward to take the place of J
H. Tully and it is thought very prob
able that a Republican will succeed
John ThOmmassen in the Fifth ward.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-03-18
yvi in A MORTGAGE
I 0fWsgidn Danish Church Has In.
terestiag Ceremony at Church
on Wednesday Evening
VISITING MINISTERS SPEAK

The greatest celebration in the
history of the Norwegian Danish
Methodist congregation in Kenosha
was held on Wednesday evening
when a crowd which tested the
capacity of the pretty little church
| at the corner of Pomeroy and Bond
streets gathered to rejoice with the
members over the fact that the in
| debtedness on the church, which had
been placed there at the time of the
building of the church, had been fully
paid off and while a great company of
the members and their friends of
the church sang songs of praise
and Thanksgiving when N. Mortensen,
the oldest member of the Board of
Trustees Of the church, touched a
match to the mortgage and it was burn
led to ashes. The celebration attract
| ed more than local notice as a. large
number of the members of the Racine
church came to aid in the celebration
and it was a success from every stand
point.
The church was beautifully decorated
for the occasion and the Rev. A..
Vereide, pastor of the church who has
been most instrumental in paying off
the church debt, acted as master Of
the ceremonies. Three choirs from
the churches of the denomination in
Racine came to Kenosha and furnished
the music for the occasion
| The program was opened with a
prayer by the Rev. III. G. Munsen of
Racine, after which the scripture was
read by the Rev. A. johnson of Milwau-
kee and the Rev. j. Bringedahl of Lee
land, Ill. After song by the Trinity
church choir Of Racine the address of
welcome was given by the pastor of
the church.
The address of the evening was de-
llivered by the Rev. N. E. Simonsen of
Evanston, who brought a. message of
congratulation to the members of the
congregation on their success in freeing
the church from the debt which had
hung over it for so many years. Fol
lowing a song by the Bethany church
choir of Racine, short addresses were
made by the Rev. O. Nelson of Chi
cago, R. Levin of Racine, H. G. Nun
sen of Racine and A. johnson of Mil
waukee.
The Rev. A. .Vereide, pastor of the
church, read very interesting history
of the congregation showing the strug-
Igles that it had had and overcome, af
ter which the mortgage was burned.
| The celebration closed with a very
Interesting address by the Rev. j. O.
Hall, superintendent Of the district.
After the ceremonies attending the
burning of the mortgage were over the
members CT the church and the visiting
ministers and friends gathered in the
lecture room of the church where a
Idinner was served under the direction
of the Ladies Aid Society. There
was a social hour at which music was
rendered by the choirs from Racine and
some interesting little talks made by
the members of the church. The con
gregation has been showing a rapid
growth during the past few months and
with the church free from debt the
lsociety is assured of prosperous
future.