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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

One recommendation which will prob
ably be made to the legislature at the
coming session by the Wisconsin Asso-
citation of Clerks Of the Circuit Courts
will be for the repeal of the law re-
curing coroner's juries to pc drawn
by the clerks Of the courts. This law,
which was designed principally to do
away with the practice which prevailed
in many localities of having the same
friends of the coroner sit on jury after
jury, has been found not to work we'll
and the clerks will be able to advance
many powerful arguments to persuade
the legislature to repeal it. 1t has
been found very inconvenient when
juries were required to hold inquests in
localities far removed from the county
seat and in some of the more thlnly
settled counties of the state no pre-
tense of following the law has been
made. In all of the counties it has
made the holding Of inquests more ex-
pensive than they were under the old
system, not so much so, however, as to
make the increased expense a very pow
Ferful inducementl forethe repeal of the
law were there no other, objections to
it. The law. has proved to 1be~just AM
other of the measures which look well
in theory but do not work out in prac-
tice and the legislature should endeavor
to frame law for the drawing of the
juries which can be made effective all
over the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

Lightingand Telephone Com
panies Place Lines i'm AL
leys and Back Lots
new SYSTEM RECORD BREAKER

Hundreds Of wires which have hung
over the principal streets Of Kenosha
since the days that electricity first
came into use for lighting purposes in
Kenosha are being taken down with
the rebuilding of the lines of the Ke-
nosha Gas and Electric Company and
when the work is completed there will
be many streets in the city on which
there will not be single pole left
when the work is completed. There
will be just two poles of the company on
Prairie avenue and in many Of the down
town streets there will not be single
pole left along the curb. This has been
made possible by a union of the lines of
the Kenosha Gas and Electric Company
and the Kenosha Home Telephone Com
pany and on many of the streets the
wires of the two companies are being
carried by the same poles. In addition
to removing one line of poles by the
union of the wires the two companies
have spent a lot of time and money
In securing rights of way over bach
lots and alleys in order to take the
poles and wires off the main streets.
In the business portion of the
city the wires and poles are being plac-
ed in the alleys with the understanding
that it will be easier to place them
under ground at such places while out
in the residence portions of the city the
companies have secured rights to go
through private property. In some
cases this permission has been gladly
given by the property owners who APP
preciate the great value to the property
by getting the wires off the /" 'front.'
streets and where the property owners
did not see clear to give the right of
way for the poles and wires the work
men of the company have struck bar
gain with the lady of the house by
which she secured a clothes line between
the posts in consideration of permitting
the use of the pole room.
It is claimed that the overhead work
put in by the two companies is the best
ever installed in any city the size of Ke-
nosha in the country and the company
has put up a system that will stand. for
no less than twenty years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

The way in which the farmers OF
the lake regions of the county are re-
spending to the overtures OF the pro-
moters who propose to extend the
line Of the electric road now being
constructed between Palatine and Wau-
conda into Wisconsin, would indicate
that the time is ripe to put through
the old proposition to build road
west from Kenosha to the western
limits of the county. 1t is declared
that stock subscriptions for the pro-
posed line from Illinois have been lib
eral and that no obstacles will be put
in the way Of promoters securing a
right of way for their. line at a reas-
enable figure if the project ever gets
that far along. There is little doubt
but that the proposition to build west
from Kenosha would appeal more fav-
orably to investors than the project to
build up from the smaller Illinois cit
les, if the right kind of men took hold
Of it and presented it in it's most
favorable light, but it this line is to
be built within the next few years now
is the time to take it up. One road
in this territory would be paying
proposition, but there is hardly bust
ness enough for two as yet and for
that reason Kenosha merchants and
business men should use every effort
to secure one of the terminals for the
first road built through this region for
this city. With any electric line tap
ping the lake regions so that the bust
ness would be divided, the proposition
to build west from this city will hardly
be as attractive to investors as it
looks now Any road which gets into
this territory and does not touch Ke-
nosha would undoubtedly take share
of the trade which properly belongs
in this city somewhere else and that
is something that the business men
of Kenosha should be alert to prevent
if it is a possible thing. 1t certainly
looks now as if there would be line
into this county from the south pretty
soon unless the territory is occupied
by a road from this city and it is
up to Kenosha to see that the line is
built and the sooner the project gets
under way the better.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
WOULD MAKE FLAT FEE RATE.
Bill Providing for coroner's Juries
Drawn by Clerks of Court May Be
Repealed at the Next Session of the
Legislature

| Clerk of the Circuit Court Frank Wal
do has been named as a member of the
| Important committee on Judiciary and
legislation of the Wisconsin Association
| of Clerks Of the Circuit Court and he
will have part in the drafting of sew
eral bills which will be presented to
the State Legislature for action at its
January session. Since he joined the
association Clerk Waldo has been one
of the most important workers in the
organization and his close study Of the
demands Of his office has made him a
leader in the committee on legislation.
Clerk Waldo returned home this morn
ing after attending the annual SEES
sion of the organization in Milwaukee
and he will at once begin work on his
suggestio for legislation.
The most important piece of legisla-
ton to be asked by the committee will
be the passage Of a new statute which
will make possible a more just manner
for the taxing of costs in cases in the
Circuit Court. The present plans
cause a great deal of trouble for
The Attorneys and for the officials of
the county and the committee will sug-
gest that a bill be passed making it
possible for counties to adopt the fiat
rate system in charging costs. Under
such a system the same fees would be
charged for the trial of various sorts
of civil actions and litigants going in
! to court would know just what the
| court costs of the action would be be-
| fore the suit is instituted In this man
ner fiat rate would be laid down for
| divorce actions or default divorce &C.
tions. The plan includes the establish
ment Of an average rate for these cases
and it is thought that the plan would be
very acceptable to the bar as well as
| to the clerks.
Another piece Of legislation that is
to be asked for is the repeal of the
present law governing the drawing of
coroner's jury. 1t is found that the law
to have the juries drawn by the Clerks
of the, Circuit Court is observed in less
| than one4third of the counties in the
state while the remaining counties are
working under the old plan of having
the jurors for coroner's inquest drawn
by the coroner or the justice holding
the inquest. While this is in direct
violation of the law it is claimed that
in some Of the counties it is absolutely
impossible, to, have the jurors drawn by
the clerks. This law has worked well
in Kenosha County but it is admitted
that its operation has been more expen-
sive than under the old law
/ Many other suggestions will be
brought up by the committee later in
the year and the report will be made
public some time before the meeting of
the legislature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
Department of State


Department Of State s..
Notice is Hereby Given that at a
| primary election to be held in the sew.
eral towns, wards, villages and election
districts of the State of Wisconsin, on
the first Tuesday of September, A. D.
1910, being the 9th day of said month,
the following officers are to be nomi-
mated:
A United States Senator, IN place
of Robert NJ. La Toilette, whose term
of Office will expire March 4th, 1911.
A Governor, in place of James 0.
Davidson, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January,
A. D. 1911.
A Lieutenant Governor, In place of
John Strange, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January,
A. d. 1911.
A Secretary of State, in place of
James A. Frear, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of
January, A. D, 1911.
"A State Treasurer, in place of An
drew H. Dahl, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January,
A. D. 1911.
An Attorney General, in place Of
Frank L. Gilbert, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday OF
January, A. D. 1911,
A Commissioner of Insurance in place
of George E. Beedle, whose term of of
fee will expire on the first Monday of
January, A. D. 1911.
A Representative in Congress for the
First Congressional District, consisting
of the counties of Racine, Kenosha,
Walworth, Rock, Green, and Lafayette.
in place of Henry Allen Cooper, whose
term of Office expires on the first Mon
day of January, A. D. 1911.
A State Senator for the Third Sen
ate District consisting of the counties
OF Kenosha and Racine, IN place OF
Isaac T. Bishop whose term of Office ex-
pires on the first Monday of January,
A. D. 1911.
A Member of Assembly, for Kenosha
County, in place of Walker M. Curtiss,
whose term Of Office expires on the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1911.
Also all county officers required by
law to be nominated at such election.
Given Under Ny Hand and Official
Seal at the Capitol, in the City of Madi-
son, this goth day of June, A. D. 1910.
(SeaD
j. A. Frear,
Secretary Of State.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

The contractor on the Ashland ave-
nue. paving job will be ready to go
ahead with the actual paving work next
Monday and if the street railway COM
pany comes through with It'll contract
for it S share of the work it will be
possible to complete the job before the
coming Of cold weather, but any fur
ther hitch would result in a part of the
street being left without paving until
next spring. The property. owners have
complained and with reason, over the
unaccountable delays on this paving
contract and every possible effort
should be made to get through with the
balance of the contract as soon as pos
sible. This street has been torn up
months longer than there was any ne
cessity for.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
FAREWELL TO FATHER WALTER
sodality of St. George Church Holds
an Interesting Gathering.

Members of the sodality of st.
George church held a reception at st.
George hall on Thursday evening in
honor of the Rev. Father f. Walter,
who will leave the first Of next month
to take charge of the musical depart
.ment at the seminary at st. Francis.
The hall was crowded during the even
ing and the farewell reception proved to
be q. very interesting function. There
were short addresses by members of the
organization which was organized by
Father Walter some six months ago
and the retiring priest made short
response. As yet no successor to
Father Walter has been named but it
is expected that an assistant pastor for
St. George Church will be named be-
tween now and the first of September.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

The return of the dreaded tussock
moth to the city threatens the destruc-
tiOn of many of the shade trees of
Kenosha and there is every reason to
believe that unless property owners
wake up to the danger in time and
take measures for the protection of
their trees from the ravages of the
moths that the losses this year will be
much heavier than they were two
years ago when the moths first made
their appearance in the city. The big
freeze of the late spring has left the
trees in a weakened condition and
less able to withstand the attacks of
the moths and unless a determined
effort is made to check their advance
it is probable that many of the hand
some trees which are the chief beauty
of the city will succumb. Every
where about the city the tree trunks
and branches are covered with the
cocoons and it is expected that the
unusually warm weather will bring out
the worms in large numbers in about
two weeks. Then they will begin to
feed on the foliage unless an energetic
campaign for their destruction is
waged by the property owners and
the park commissioners and trees
which it takes half lifetime to grow
may be destroyed in a month. Spray
ing with arsenate of lead will kill
most of the worms and save the trees
II 1t is done just at the time they be-
gin to feed on the leaves but this work
will have to be general all over the
city if it is to have any noticeable
effect on the moths, for almost every
valuable tree in the city is infected.
1t is believed by the scientists that
the appearance of the moths in this
locality this fall is the last that may
be expected for number of years and
it would be great pity should the peo-
pie of the city permit these pests to
destroy many of the trees when lit
tie care and work in the next few
weeks would make them safe from this
particular enemy for years to come.
The lack of park commission with
power to protect the natural beauties
OF the city has resulted in heavy
losses to property owners by the des-
truction of many trees in street i'm
provement work in the past year or
two, much to the disgust of the think
ing people Of the city generally, but
this attack of the tussock moth IS
something that the property owners
will have to deal with themselves and
If there are any losses they will be
themselves to blame.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NENELEcT trio SERVICE
c. & NJ. Makes Traffic Agree
ment for Use of Trains on
the Milwaukee Northern
MANY NEW STATIONS ADDED


The officials of the Chicago and Mil
Waukee Electric Railway Company have
signed up a traffic agreement with the
officials of the Milwaukee Northern
Electric Railway Company by which
through tickets viii be sold from Ke-
nosha and all points on the Milwaukee
Northern, north Of Milwaukee. The
new agreement is now in force and
baggage will be checked from Kenosha
to any of the points along the northern
line. Sheboygan is the northern ter
minal of the Milwaukee Northern and
the line will touch many Of the smaller
cities between Milwaukee and Sheboy-
gan not at the present time touched
by any Of the steam roads. It is not
planned at the present time to have
the cars of the Chicago and Milwaukee
run over the tracks of the Milwaukee
Northern but the change of cars will
be made at the Central station of the
two roads in Milwaukee.
Reduced rates of fares will be Of
fered for the trip and the schedules of
the two lines have been arranged SO
that the trains will connect without
loss of time. It is claimed that when
the system of traffic changes is proper
" arranged the trip to Sheboygan from
Kenosha can be made in less time than
by the. steam road
The agreement makes continuous
line from Chicago to Sheboygan one of
the longest lines Of electric railway in
the United States and it is the plan
of the Milwaukee Northern to extend
It's lines to the north of Sheboygan be-
fore the end of another year. The
ultimate plan of the company is to
build an electric line all the way from
Milwaukee to Green Bay. This was
the plan of A. G. Frost and it is under
stood that he had arrangements for
this traffic agreement with the Mil
waukee Northern before that company
laid mile of its tracks. The electric
line to the north practically parallels
the Northwestern road and the Mil
waukee Northern out of Milwaukee has
been doing as large a business to the
north as the Chicago anod Milwaukee
has done between Milwaukee and the
cities to the southwark.
Complete schedules for the trains I'M
der the new agreement Lave been post
ed at the local Offices Of the Chicago
and Milwaukee road
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

Somehow we are never able to get
up very much sympathy for the people
who get taken in every now and then
by the swindling peddlers who visit the
city, for people who trade with these
gentry must know that they are taking
chances, but we are willing to admit
that the supervision exercised over the
peddlers and fakirs who "work'' the
city is not as close as it should be.
The mere application for license to
peddle merchandise is not all that
should be necessary before outsiders
should be permitted to do business in
the city. There should be some sort of
a guarantee that the peddlers intend
to do business ION the square" and
that their goods are as represented
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
Let us hope that the managers of the

Let US hope that the managers9of the
picture show business are not going to
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
but the number Of five cent theatres
in the city is certainly increasing very
rapidly. When the theatres now plann-
ed are completed, Kenosha will have as
many of these theatres in. proportion to
it's population as any city in the coun-
try. There is one bright side to the
outlook anyway and that is that when
all these theatres begin bidding against
each other for patronage the people
will get the highest class of attrac-
tions for their money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
Herman Loeffler, Charged
With Burglary, Broughtto
Kenosha by Chief O'Hare
SEEKOTHER MEMBERS or GANG

Herman Loef1er, Is years old alleged
to have been another of the members
of the gang of boy burglars which
broke into the Remer Laundry on Eliza
beth street late in June was arrested in
Chicago on Thursday afternoon and
brought back to Kenosha by Chief of
Police O'Hare ON Thursday evening. He
was arraigned in the Municipal Court
this morning and entered plea of "not
guilty to the charges against him and
was held for an adjourned hearing on
next Thursday under bonds of 5000.
Loefler was arrested as a result of the
story told by Alvin Haubrich recently
sent to the Industrial school at Wau-
kesha. Haubrieh declared to the police
that Loef1er was with him at the time
the laundry was entered. Loefler him
sele has made no statement in regard
to the alleged burglary and his rela-
tives seem to think that he is being
wrongfully accused.
The police believe that there are a
number of boys and young men in
the west end of the city connected
with the robbery of the laundry and
an effort is being made to secure the
arrest of all the members Of the band.
Haubrich admitted before he was SEN
fenced to the reform school that he
had been connected with several minor
robberies and he named several boys
who were with him at the time. Some
of these boys have left the city and
they are now supposed to be in Chi
cago. Chief Of Police O'Hare spent
nearly two days looking for Loeffier
in Chicago and it will probably be just
as hard to find the other boys who
were alleged to have been connected
with the gang. Loefier shows no ten
dency to aid the police in locating any
of the other members Of the gang.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

The records of the health depart
ment show conclusively that there is
nothing very much the matter with
the drinking water supply of the city
but conditions are liable to change
any moment and the more tests OF
the water we have the safer the con-
sumers will be.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

The government is now doing away
with good deal of the red tape that
now hampers the transaction of business
and the cutting off of a large amount
of the detail work will leave more
clerks available for more important
work without increasing the expenses Of
the department a particle, The agita-
ton over the cost of conducting the
postofice department is bringing about
some much needed reforms in the me-
thods of doing business and a whole lot
of expense is being Topped off without
decreasing the efficiency of the service
in the slightest. @
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
GETS SAFTIG MARKET.

c. Heintz has purchased the meat
market of Alderman Jacob Saftig, To-
Gated at 164 Milwaukee avenue and
will continue it as first class market
He will handle meats of all kinds and
offer them at the lowest prices and
with the most courteous treatment for
customers. a13
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

The Thomas Brass and Iron Company
has decided to rebuild it's plant which
was recently burned at Waukegan. The
Durand Locker Company has formally
announced that the plant formerly at
Waukegan will not be rebuilt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

About the only crop to which Keno
sha county can point witt. pride this
year is the crop of summer visitors.
Business at the resorts was never bet
ter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

Mrs. G. w. Holland and daughters
Winfred and Dorothy Of Hillsdale
Mich. are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
I. W. HUFF on Grover street
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

When in doubt try the want ads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

Want ads bring results.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-24

forced decrease in freight or passenger
rates. Railroad men object to the de-
crease because they believe it will also
mean decrease in wages.
The season of 1910 for dancing at
M1ller's academy will open last week
IN October. All the popular dances
introduced at the convention by the
American Society of Professors of
Dancing, New York, of which II. T.
Miller is member, will be taught
this winter. Special arrangements may
be made for private classes, by COM
municating with Mr.. Miller after Oc-
tober first-adv.
Lucius Tuttle, who recently resigned
from the presidency of the Boston &
Maine railroad, has been elected head
OF the Connecticut River Railroad Co.,
which is controlled by the Boston &
Maine. 1t is only "A miles long with six
miles of branches and has a capital
stock of S3,226,1 100. Its main Office is in
Springfield, Mass.
Frank V. Smith grows an apple on
his Ward street place which for size
and beauty is hard to beat. 1t is
full Is inches in circumference weighs
Is IL ounces, and is enriched by a
wealth of color which makes it as pref
ty as a peony. The name has been lost
but the apple is in no danger of be-
ing.