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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
An OYSTER Editorial.

Hail the beginning Of that pleasing
garland of months which contain the
letter "R. = Hal Do you feel the
thrill? Does your mouth begin to
waterg Can you not discern your
gastronomic familiar spirit leading you
away, stated and cloyed, from canta-
loupes, roasting ears, watermelons and
clans and reckoning you toward the
throne Of the undisputed monarch of
bivalves, the luscious and lovely oyster?
For eight months his benignant reign
will be over us, gentle soothing and
sustaining. Waste no time in swear
ing your allegiance to this sovereign
of the land Of Cockaigne, who is ready
at all hours to die for you. Seek not
to find fault with his DISCUSSES, which
with the years. Receive him
whether he comes to you on the half
shell, fried, scalloped, broiled, roasted
stewed, or concealed within the faky
walls Of juicy pie or the interior Of
a Thanksgiving turkey. Open wide
your arms, and, for that matter, your
take him lovingly in.
Watch your calendar and improve each
of the royal months as it flies until
fowery May, dearest to the bivalular
devotee, comes to wipe away the tears
of weeping April, sorrowing because
with her departure disappears that true
friend of mankind, the succulent
oyster. Eat him as if there was never
to come another September! Take no
thought of ptomaines! Bacteria are
food for towards. Men have died Of
many things, but not Of eating oysters.
Enquirer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
ORDER MORE LIGHTS.
Lighting Committee Relieves Several
Dark Spots Around City.

The lighting committee Of the com
mon council has acted on several Of
the petitions for additional street lights
and nine new lights will be put in at
once in different sections Of the city.
1t is probable that other lights will be
ordered from time to time for every
member of the council has places in
his ward that he thinks should be i'll
animated and with the rapid growth
Of certain sections Of the city it is
probable that the demands for more
lights will be numerous and not easily
resisted. The lights included in the
last order are to be placed at Lemon
and Lake, Hansen and Lake, Milwau-
kee avenue and Howe, North and Cal
edonia, Exchange street just north of
Jerome creek, Pomeroy and Edward,
Ridge and Wisconsin, north end of
Maple street and at east end Of ravine
on Bronson street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

1t having been decided that the com.
plant in the suit brought by the oil
inspector against the Jeffrey company
was not properly drawn the case was
dismissed when it came up in court
Wednesday and new suit will be
started. 1t should be understood that
this suit is a perfectly friendly one
and is brought merely to get ruling
from the courts on the new oil inspec-
ton law passed by the last legislature.
1t is important in that it involves the
right of the state to collect inspection
fees on oil intended by private con-
sumers for their own use. All Of the
larger consumers of oil in the state
are interested in the outcome of this
suit and any one of them would doubt
less have commenced similar legal pro-
ceedings to test the scope of the law
had the present test case not been
started in this city. There has been
AO dOOOlupO Oh UHO pdAb VI INC u6nGIy
company to evade the payment of any
fees rightfully due the state for there
can be no fees due until the issues
raised in this friendly suit are passed
upon by the courts. That should be
clearly understood by everybody If
the courts decide that the state has
the right to collect these inspection
fees and that such is the meaning and
intent of the law as passed by the legis-
lature there will be no further difficult
ty in the matter whatever. Instead
of hampering the work of the oil in
spection department. of the state, the
Jeffrey company is in reality expedit-
ing it by going to the expense Of de-
Tending this suit in the courts, for the
issues raised must be passed upon
sooner or later and the work of the
department cannot get to running
smoothly until they are decided. The
oil inspectors themselves are. even
more anxious than the Jeffrey company
to have their powers and duties under
the new law defined by the courts as
soon as possible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
W. FL. Morse Company Gets
Contract for Entrances to
Kenosha Cemetery
TO Be DONE IN NOVEMBER

At the meeting of the Kenosha Gene
terry Association held on Saturday
evening the association took the first
step to start the work of making
permanent improvements in the GENE
terry in the nature of a proper en-
closure of the property and the Will
liam H. Morse company of Wisconsin
street was given the contract for the
erection Of two splendid granite gates
to mark the entrances to the cemetery.
One of the gates will be placed at the
Park avenue entrance and the other at
the Ashland avenue entrance. The
two entrances will be identical. The
entrances will be of gray Barre gran
tie and will consist of four granite
pillars, three feet square and ten feet
in heighth. Between these pillars
will be hung bronze gates of an orna-
mental design. The order for the
granite work was sent to Barre, Yer
mont this morning and the company
securing the contract agrees to have
the work completed by the middle of
November of this year. The contract
price for the two entrances is little
over $4,000.
The association decided to proceed
at once with the building of the con-
crete wall which is to enclose the GENE
terry on the east side and the work of
putting in this wall will be started
Just as soon as the weather will per-
nit and the contracts can be let. The
designs for the wall have been accept
ed by the members of the association
and the work will be started Just as
soon as the property can be surveyed
and a suitable grade established. 1t
is expected that a portion Of the wall
will be completed before the end Of
the year and the plan is to place the
same kind of wall on all sides of
the cemetery. The total cost Of the
gates and the wall will be in the
neighborhood of twelve thousand dol
lars Money for the permanent i'm
provement of the cemetery is coming
in rapidly and already the association
has more than $4,000 to be used for
this purpose and the officers of the as
ISOLATION feel certain that many other
gifts viii be received.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
Good Times.

When times are good you will gem
orally notice that real estate values
are good and sales large. In fact a
large portion of the business men OF
the country look upon the real estate
market as a sort of barometer of the
times; some use the steel and iron
market as sign, but by far the larger
number of thinking men Of the country
take the real estate market as guide.
Real estate values and transactions
seem to start an dincrease in volume
in the larger cities first and then ex-
tend to the smaller cities and towns.
The past six months has seen a very
healthy increase in the sales of real
estate in the large cities of the United
States; take Chicago for instance, not
only down town property has been
changing hands but outside property
which has been on the market for years
with but few If any sales, has begun
W AAoNO anu VI I1UC SCN0Ldl Safes udSC
been recorded of property which until
very recently was considered "dead
property" Coming down to the small
er cities in line we find our sister city
Of Racine has had more building and
sales the past summer than for years
past. Our own city Of Kenosha is just
starting and we may look forward with
confidence to prosperous fall and to
1910 being Kenosha s banner year, not
only in real estate, but in all branches
of industry, as all of the factories are
gradually increasing their force Of Ia
borers and when the laborers have
work and lots Of it the times are sure
to be good.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
Body of Unknown Man Pick
ed up ON Beach North of
City Thursday
NO MARKS OF IDENTIFICATION
(From Thursdays Daily)

just after one clock this afternoon
James A. Major, a farmer living north
of the city discovered the body of an
unknown man which had been washed
up by the waves on the beach in the
little bay just below Krueger's Grove
on the north shore. The body is that
Of a man apparently about five feet five
inches in height with sandy complexion
and hair and noticeably small hands
and feet. The body had been in the
water so long that it was almost i'm
possible to find any mark which might
lead to identification. The body was
nearly nude, all the clothing on it when
found consisting of small piece of
an undershirt. The corpse appears to
be that Of man of refinement, but it
is in such condition that it is extreme
" doubtful that it will ever be identi
fed.
There is no one reported missing
from this vicinity and from the condi-
ton of the body it is evident that it
has been in the water at least three
months and may have foated to its
resting place on the beach from a great
distance away.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
Displays of Work Done in
Schools To Be Prominent
Feature of State Fair
PRESENT BUILDING TOO SMALL

I The educational features of the Wis
consin state fair this year will not only
be far ahead Of anything of the kind
ever heretofore attempted by the man
agement, but will be something worth
careful scrutiny.
The University of Wisconsin and it's
various departments, experimental sta
tions and the like, is taking an unusual
interest in the coming state show, with
the promised result that these features
will be extensive.
While in Milwaukee in connection
with the plans for his department, John
A. Hazelwood, Jefferson, who is super
intendent of the educational depart
ment of the fair, gave out the following
statement with reference to his depart
ment:
"The educational exhibit at the state
fair for 1909 promises to be an excep-
tionally large and superior one judg-
ing from reports from the various parts
of the state. The university will make
an extensive display from the various
colleges; the normal schools are ex-
pected to make an exhibit of credi-
able nature; the. high schools will send
in large collection of drawing, con
structive work, manual training work.
maps, essays and other interesting
specimens of work done in the school
room; the graded schools and the rural
schools are planning to make by far
the best and most complete display of
educational work ever exhibited at a
fair. The charitable institutions of the
state have made complete. arrangements
to furnish unique. and beautiful displays
of work done III the educational line in
their schools.
"The educational building erected
two years ago is going to prove far too
small to take care of the exhibit for
1909. The State Board has given one
half of the old dairy building for the
overflow from the educational building.
Already most of the additional space
provided has been asked for and al
lotted for educational displays. County
superintendent of schools throughout
the state are making collections from
the various school under their super-
vision for the fair. It is hoped that
by another year the State Board will
see fit to erect a duplicate educational
building so that the exhibits can be
more Systematically placed. =
Under the educational department
there will be this year a model one
room country school building. 1t is
about completed now and will be fully
equipped with modern methods Of
heating, ventilating and with the es-
sential apparatus and school furniture.
| 1t is certain to be a mecca for large
number of the visitors to the state fair.
The building has been erected accord
ing to plans approved by State Super
Iintendent Cary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
Meyers Arrested on
a Charge of Forging His
Mothers Name to Checks
HAD SETTLED FORMER CHARGE

Charles Meyers, a well known young
man of the city, was arrested late
Saturday afternoon by Chief of Police
Owen O'Hare on charge of passing
a forged check. A few minutes be-
fore the arrest was made Meyers had
settled with the chief to make good
loss on check which he had given
out several days ago on one of the
banks of Green Bay in which he had
no funds. This check had passed
through the Kenosha and Milwaukee
banks before the fact that it was val
ueless was discovered.
The check had been passed on the
firm of Winternitz and Bicken, the
West Main street bakers, and when it
was found that the check was worth
less the matter was reported to the
police and Meyers at once made good
the amount of the check and no war
rant was issued on this complaint. He
had just turned the money over to
Chief 0 Hare to make good this check
when the chief was notified that he
had passed a forged check on the firm
Of Juliani & Giuntoli. The chief
found Meyers and at the time of his
arrest he had portion of the money
in his pockets. The check was signed
by Mrs. Anna G. Meyers, the mother
of the accused boy, and was in the
sum of $50. It was made out to
Meyers himself and for this reason he
had little trouble securing the money
on it. The check and the endorse
ment was written in the same hand
and yet this fact did not cause any
suspicion on the part Of the fruit store
managers. Mrs. Meyers at once de-
clared that she had not issued the
check. After his arrest it was found
that Meyers had another check of the
same denomination in his pocket. This
was also signed by his mother, but so
far as the police have been able to
learn he made no effort to get cash
for it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

The figures on lake shipments made
public by the bureau of statistics of
the department of commerce and labor
show that up to July first the ship
ments of hard coal to the upper lake
ports fell considerably below those for
the corresponding period in 1908 and
unless there is some tall hustling be-
tween now and the close of navigation
the northwest may have a hard coal
famine with corresponding big boost
in prices next winter In case there
is a shortage it will not be tie fault
of the railroads. The managers of
every road in the country tried every
way in their power and offered every
indueement to get the coal moving
when there were plenty of idle cars at
the disposal of the coal shippers, but
with very meagre results and they can
not be blamed should there be no cars
available for coal shipments after the
crop begins moving.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

Whlle 1T is reared That the Market
street property owners will be forced
in the end to pay a long price for the
knowledge gained, the lesson that their
experience with the paving contract
on their street taught has been taken
to heart by other property owners who
will have to pay for paving on other
streets and they propose to profit by it.
Look at the way in which the Ashland
avenue property owners are handling
their paving proposition. The major
ity OF them want the paving put down
as soon as possible and without the
troubles Of the Market street people
to serve as warning they would have
gone ahead and demanded that con-
tracts for the street be let by the coun-
Gil Immediately, taking it for granted
that the street railway company would
be ready and willing to pay the highest
amount called for in their franchise
for double tracks and relieve them of
large portion of the cost. But are
they doing anything Of the kind now?
Not SO you could notice it. They are
endeavoring by every means in their
power to ascertain just what the com
pany proposes to do before they start
the work so that there can be no mis-
understanding when the time comes to
settle with the contractor. They are
not taking anything for granted. They
want to know definitely just what may.
be expected from the railway company
and in case the council defers to their
wishes in the matter nothing further
will be done until after the railway
people declare Themselves AS for the
railway people aforesaid they are very
non-committal in the matter just at
present and it is possible that they are
not yet ready to decide whether they
want double tracks on the avenue or
not. They are working out complete
system of operating their cars and I'M
til after they have had time for ex-
perimenting with different schedules
they may not be sure themselves wheth-
er or no double tracks on this street
are necessary for the best service and
the most economical operation of their
lines. The new owners of the street
car company have dealt fairly with the
city and the public since they bought
the line and it is not likely that they
will seek to delay the paving of the
avenue any length of time 1t is too
late in the year to do any of the actual
paving work this fall; no contract
could be let before the middle of Oc-
tober (and that is no time to start work)
and everything will be decided upon
in all probability so that the work can
be started at the earliest possible nom
ent in the spring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

Aside, from the feeling of national
pride in the achievement most people
are decidedly hazy in their minds as
to what benefits if any are to follow
the discovery of the north pole. They
are content that the stars and stripes
have been planted at the goal of the
ambition of so many brave explorers
and that an American has accomplished
what many men of many nations have
tried and failed without committing
themselves as to their ideas of the
value of the discovery of DR.. Cook to
the world at large. Rear Admiral
George w. Melville, U. S. N, who con
Quoted several expeditions into the
artic regions, speaking of the value of
the discovery of the pole said: eFor
one thing it would put an end to the
arctic fad. The only use to which
the discovery could be put would be of
a scientific nature. If the exact place
of the pole has been located it would
be possible to send party OF scientists
there and by erecting a pendulum and
measuring its movement and later re-
moving the same pendulum to the
equator for similar measurements there.
the exact weight of the earth could be
computed. The attraction of the
earth to heavenly bodies and visa
versa would also be thereby determin-
ed. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
Country Club Members Have
Close, Exciting Matches
on Labor Day
REPORTS MAKE GOOD SHOWING

Labor day is one of the big days on
the calendar of the Kenosha Country
Club and it was fttingly celebrated
Monday, nearly the full membership
of the club turning out to take part in
the events scheduled Both luncheon
and dinner were served at the club
and many of the members spent the
entire day there. The annual meet
ing of the club was held in the even
ing and full board of directors was
elected for the coming year. Frank
Slossen and E. L. Grant resigned from
the board and Chas. T. Jeffrey and z. G.
Simmons, Jr., were elected for their I'M
expired terms and Peter Fisher, ST.,
0. G. Hutchinson and w. L. Yule were
chosen for the full term. The re-
ports of the officers showed the club
to be in very satisfactory condition
and the report Of the treasurer was
a very pleasant surprise for the mem
bers as it showed a small surplus in
stead of the usual large deficit. 1t
was decided to build mems locker
and to enlarge the dining room and the
members present at the meeting pledg-
ed large sum for the building fund.
1t is the intention of the officers of
the club to have the buildings ready for
the opening Of the regular season next
spring. The tennis courts were in use
all day and the work of the handicap
ping committee had been so well done
that the golf matches were close and
exciting. The summary Of the results
follows:
First Flight
First round-J. R. Anderson defeat
ed B. Petit 2 up l to play; Barnes
defeated Kehlor 6 up to play; F..
Petit defeated M. Petit / up in nine
teen holes; Dr. Ripley defeated Gordon
Yule 4 up 3 to play.
Second Flight
First round-R T.. Anderson defeat
ed r. Purnell l up in 27 holes; 2. 6.
Simmons, Jr., defeated O. C. Hutchin-
son 4 up 2; A. Ell. Lance defeated S. S.
Simmons 1 up; w. j. Cavanagh de-
feated w. w. Strong up to play;
f. Slosson defeated M. B. Gilman l
up; Ralph Curtis defeated F. H. Car
penter up in 81 holes; L. M. Theirs
defeated L. M. Eiche1man 3 up to
play; w. L. Yule defeated Peter
Fisher, Sr. 2 up to play.
Second round-Anderson defeated z.
G. Simmons 2 up>1 to play; Lance de-
feated Cayanagh 4 up 3 to play; Cur
tbs DEBATED Slosson up to play;
w. L, Yule defeated Theirs 2 up l to
play.
Third Flight
First round--R. K. Door defeated
Jas. Cavanagh 4 up 8 to play in SO
holes; G. W. Allen defeated M. w.
Price 1 up; E. H. HOLSTER defeated
G. H. Curtis 4 up 3 to play; DR.. Gardi
ner defeated E. L. Grant up to
play.
Second round-Dorr defeated Allen
up; Gardiner defeated Hollister 4
up 3 to play.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
BREAKS THE RECORD

IF the increase in the number of mar
riage licenses issued is any indication
of good times .Kenosha county must be
enjoying the most prosperous August in
it's history for the number of marriage
licenses issued last month breaks the
record for the county clerks Office for
that month, thirty-six couples taking
out licenses. The clerk is hopeful that
September may establish new record,
for the month started out with four
licenses issued on the first day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09
ADDS NEW GRADE
ST. George School Will Issue Regula.
Diplomas at End of School Year

st. George parochial school opened
it's regular year this morning with the
largest attendance in the history of the
school. The year marks a great ad-
vancement in the school, as under the
direction of Prof. Kessler, the new
teacher, an eighth grade has been
added to the school and at the end
of the year the school will issue diplo-
mas, the same as in the ST. James
school and the graduates of the school
will be prepared for entrance to the
Kenosha High School. The new year
at the school promises to be a very
interesting one. Prof Kessler is a
man of wide experience as teacher
and he promises to bring the school
to high standard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

The members of the finance commit
tee of the Council should ascertain
what the chances are of placing the
new issue of school bonds for the build
ing of the Columbus school at four per
cent before advertising the issue at
that rate. When the bonds are once
advertised they must be sold to the
highest bidder and the city would lose
by disposing of them at a, discount
that would raise the interest rate. The
committee should consult with the
bankers and bond houses before going
ahead and in case of more favorable
market later it might pay to wait a
little before attempting to place the
issue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

The auto is not the only vehicle that
is required to carry light. The law
requires all bicycle riders to carry a
lamp when riding after dark, yet not
one in twenty do it, The bicycle runs
along SO silently that it is dangerous
to pedestrians who are crossing the
street in front Of dark bicycle
and the police should see to it that
the law is enforced in regard to lights
on bicycles as well as on automobiles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Matthews and
children who have been in Omaha Tor
some time, have returned to Ksnosha
TO make their home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

Miss Nettie Wulff left on Saturday
for Merrill, Wis, to resume her work
las a teacher of German and English
at the Merrill High School.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

Some people claim that if the tariff
was taken off of sugar it would sell at
two cents a pound. We wonder If
it would
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

Members Of The Epworth League en-
ioyed picnic at the farm Of J. L.
Rogers in Somers Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-09-09

We are glad he found it, but what
good will it do anybody?