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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
ASSEMBL lyman BRAY TO SPEAK
Leader in Movement in Wisconsin to
Open Campaign at the kenosha
High School on Next Thursday
Evening -Kenosha to Aid Movement.

The people OF Kenosha are to be
among the first in the state to hear
of the plans of the Wisconsin state
committee for the conservation of the
natural resources as the Hon. William
M. Bray of Oshkosh, member of the
Wisconsin assembly will come to Ke
nosha on next Thursday evening to
deliver a lecture in the auditorium of
the Kenosha High School in which he
will take up the plan that is to be
followed by the state organization.
Many people of Kenosha will take an
interest in the coming of Assembly
man Bray as he is the chairman of the
Wisconsin committee and one of the
closest workers in touch with the Ma
tional Conservation Association. Wis
consin was selected as the first state
for state organization and Kenosha
will be one Of the first cities to hear
the plans for this great work. The
plans of the Wisconsin committee
provide for the making of efforts
along many lines. In statement
issued by Mr.. Bray, he says:
"Our improved land is depreciating
in fertility and it's productivity can
be doubled.
"Our unimproved land is lying idle
and greatly exceeds in extent our i'm
proved land
"Our potential water power is well
distributed about the state and is only
onesixth developed.
"Our developed water power is en-
joying public rights without adequate
public regulation.
"Our forests are in danger of com
plete destruction by fire, waste and
enforced cutting.
"Our forest reserve is inadequate
and we have millions of acres capable
of reforestation.
Our mineral wealth is still practical
ly intact but in need of judicious de-
velopment.
"Our fish and game are being ex-
terminated and adequate protection is
necessary.
"Our summer resorts are only parti-
ally appreciated and their natural
beauty is threatened.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
TOWNS HELD LIABLE
State Supreme Court Renders
Decision of Importance to
Cities and Counties
WHEN POOR ARE NOT PAUPERS

Whether poor persons are really pau
pers or not in the strict Interpretation
of the law, the town is bound under
certain conditions to provide relief and
will be held therefor when by it's Of
ficials it has contracted to provide the
same. This was the determination of
the supreme court in an opinion in the
case of w. B. Coffeen against the town
of Prebel in Brown county.
The poor persons who were given re-
lief were owners of property valued at
1925. 1t was the family of Michael
Doyle and all the members were sick
of typhoid fever. The chairman of
the town employed physician, the
plaintiff. The town afterward refus-
ed to pay the doctor, basing the re-
fusal upon the theory that the Doyles
were not paupers. Suit was brought
against the town to recover in circuit
court, but judgment entered for the de-
PENDANT town and the case was ap-
pealed to the supreme court.
In the opinion by Judge Kerwin it
is pointed out that it is easy to see
that distinction exists between that
degree of poverty and indulgence which
will entitle one to support from the
town and that which will entitle him
to temporary relief in any emergency.
1t is doubtless true, says the court, that
if the whole family had not been bed
ridden, but one had remained who
could have gone out to negotiate a
loan upon the small property or pro-
cured nurse, some effort should have
been made in that direction before
applying to the town for relief. The
Judgment of the court below is revers-
ed and remained for new trial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

AuCdl' .'.s'..ss ,PSU, lUU
Final assurance was given of the
success of the movement at the meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Simmons Manufacturing Co. when the
directors of this company which had
previously given $4,000 to the fund
voted by unanimous vote to increase
the fund by another $4,000 gift. The
resolution for this contribution was
made by Mrs Belle S. Lance, one of
the directors of the company, who de-
clared that she did not regard this as
gift but as an investment in which
the company would reap bounteous
harvest. She spoke of the demand
for such a hospital in Kenosha and
declared that the manufacturing in
terests of the city would be greatly
benefited by the carrying out of the
plans as made by the association.
President Simmons has received as
surances that other large contributors
to the fund will increase the amounts
given by them in the near future.
President Simmons believes that the
fund of $4,000 will be sufficient to
provide for the building and furnish
ing of the hospital, but the association
has now placed the final amount of the
fund at an even hundred thousand dol
lars in order that after the completion
of the building there will be left a
suitable working capital for the insti-
tuition. People of the city who have
not been asked to contribute to the
fund will be given chance to aid
IN raising this working capital for the
institution.
The plans. that have been adopted
provide for the expenditure of
$4,000 in the construction of the
building $4,000 has been spent in the
purchase of the site and it is estimat-
ed that $12,50O will be demanded for
the purchase Of the furnishings. The
hospital will be supplied with every
modern device known to hospital serv-
ice and it is certain that when COM
pleted it will be the equal if not the
superior to any hospital in any city
Of this size in the country The work
on the building will be rushed Just as
rapidly as possible.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
DIVIDES COUNTY MONEY
County Treasurer Puts $4,000 in Each
of~the City Banks

For the first time in many years the
county has two repositories today as
this morning County Treasurer Marx
in keeping with the. recent action of
the county board divided the monies of
the county and placed $4,000 in the
Merchants and Savings Bank and a
like sum with the First National Bank
When the question of selecting a
county depository was brought before
the board both banks made the, same
bid and the board decided to divide
the money between them. It is under
stood that from now on all monies of
the county will be equally divided be-
tween the two banks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

All factions at Zion have united in
petitions for the continuance of the
receivership of the city under Receiv-
er Thomas and it is probable that the
united demand of the interested credi-
tors will have great influence on
Judge Lands when the matter comes
up in the United States court on the
first Of April, but all reports to the
effect that the matter has been definite
ly decided one way or another are
premature to say the least of it and
no prospective investor in Zion should
permit them to influence his Judgment
one way or another The evidence of
the desire of the people of Zion to
continue the receivership in the form
of the petitions which have been so
numerously signed will not be present
ed to the judge until the matter comes
up in court and he is not likely to give
the matter any consideration whatever
until he has had chance to examine
the evidence in detail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
WATTS LONG FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Eva Sodergren Asks Divorce
From Husband Missing 20 Years

After waiting nearly twenty years
for the return of her husband who de-
serted her Mrs. Eva Ulrica Sodergren
has brought a suit for divorce from
her husband Peter John Sodergren and
the papers in the case were filed with
the clerk of the court by Attorney R..
V. Baker this morning. According
to the complaint the couple were mar
ried in Kenosha June 26, 1886 and on
November l, 1890 the husband is al
legged to have deserted the wife and
since that time he has contributed
nothing to her support. The wife
asks for a divorce and a judgment for
the costs of the action. There is one
child of the union, but she has reached
her majority. It is claimed that the
present whereabouts of Sodergren are
unknown and that he has not been
heard from in many years. The case
will probably be heard at the March
term of the circuit court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
THINK HIM INSANE
Man Who Worked as Porter Here Held
Pending an Investigation

G. A. Williams, a. negro who was
formerly employed as porter about
saloons in Kenosha, is in the county
Jail being held pending an investiga.
tion into his mental condition. Will
liams has been living about Kenosha
for some time but recently he went
to Chicago and he returned with a
badly bruised face and his mental
faculties badly shattered The man
appealed to the police several DAYS
ago declaring that he had $4,000 COM
ing to him in Chicago and asked them
to aid him in collecting it. This
morning he was singing at the county
Jail and seemed to be entirely salts
fed. The officers claim that he is suf-
fering from a religious mania. 81
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

Blessed are the laughmakers. Their
bits of humor are ike rays of sun
shine on our paths and brighten our
ways. They put US on better terms
with ourselves and with the world.
Lincoln was humorist, and this facul-
ty helped him wonderfully in his try
ing official life. His amusing stories
usually carried a little moral which
was clearly apparent through the COW
ering of fun. The moral is lacking
in many of the laughable tales of the
day, yet they serve a good purpose
in leaving US in pleasant frame of
mind. They quicken our spirits and
the smiles they produce are passed
along to the friends we meet later. It
has been truly said that it is difficult
to estimate the influence of smile
or the ultimate benefcent effect of a
pleasant hought.-Christian Science
Monitor-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
JURORS FOR APRIL TERM
jury Commission Draws Jurors for the
April Term of the Municipal Court


The members of the Kenosha Coun-
ty Jury Commission met at the Office
OF the judge of the municipal court
this morning and drew the list OF
jurors for the April term of the court.
The term does not promise to be a
very interesting one, but several cases
have been noticed for trial. The full
list of jurors drawn for the term fol-
lows:
Kenosha-August Kraft, Charles g.
Theleen, Chas. A. Leonard, Jr., r. F.
Thompson, H. B. Kotz, R. E. Wilken-
son, Simon Krebs, Jr., w. T. Hamlet,
Peter Elsen, Chas H. Curtis, w. f.
Howard, Jacob Hermann.
Brighton-Irving Wheeler, James
Ward, Frank Evans.
Bristol-Alvin Marsh, E. D. Ed
wards, Ed. Thorn.
Pleasant Prairie-sydney M. Jones,
Chas. McNeal, Robert M. Holderness,
William Stanley, Lewis Turner.
Randall-Fred Basselman, Charles
Pritzman, Fred Johns, A. E. Parker,
Fred Sanford.
Salem-Henry Blum, William Mat
thews, Geo. Patrick.
somers-Price Bailey, W. G. Rogers,
Henry Lytle.
Wheatland-Henry Wenholff, Will
liam Spitzman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
WILL OPEN SOON
Captain Fountain Getting Ready for
Opening Of Life Saving Station

Active Preparations are now being
made for the re-opening of the Keno
sha Life Saving Station which takes
place on March 81 at midnight The
men who have been spending the win
ter in other cities are beginning to
drop back into Kenosha and the ap-
paratus of the station is being put
into condition for use Captain Foun-
tain is not as yet ready to announce
the make up of the new crew for the
new year, but there will be few
changes from the line up of last sea-
son. There has been little doing at
the station during the winter months
and only two emergency calls have been
made. Neither of these proved serious
and there has been nothing to write
in the log Of the station since 10 clos
ed for the regular season. All the
life saving stations on the lake will
open at midnight on the last day of
the month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
PROMINENT men TO SPEAK
Every Church Organization in the
State is Expected to Send Delegates
to the Gathering-Kenosha to be
Represented.

The Milwaukee, Wis, convention of
the Laymen's Missionary Movement,
which will be held April 9Th to 7th,
promises to be the greatest and most
notable religious gathering in the his
tory of Wisconsin,
The Milwaukee meeting is one of
the great Inter-D enominational con
ventions being held in rs of the prin-
clpal cities of the country. The cam
paign has been in progress since Octo-
Der and will eliminate with an i'm
mense National Missionary Congress to
be held in the Auditorium at Chicago,
May So. Meetings have already
been held in about 40 cities and the
average attendance thus far has been
more than 1000.
Great preparations for the Milwau-
kee meetings are being made by local
committees, and the attendance is ex-
pected to be very geographically
reaching 1900. That this estimate
may not be far wrong may be judged
from the size of the district allotted
the Milwaukee convention. The dis
trict includes the entire eastern and
southern part of Wisconsin and the
upper peninsula of Michigan.
Each church in this district is en-
titled to representation in the conven-
ton by sending as It's delegates it's
pastor and such laymen as it would
like to have serve in that capacity;
and every church is requested to send
complete representation to the meet
ing. The cooperation of every
Christian man in the district is most
earnestly requested, in making this
meeting a great success.
Men of the church are asked to vol
unteer their services to their pastor
for the local work, and above all to
assist in securing adequate representa-
ton from their church and community
at the convention,
A program of exceptional interest
is in preparation and the convention
will be addressed by men of national
and world wide prominence in bust
ness as well as church circles. Many
have already definitely promised
Among the subjects to be considered
are: "What is America s Share in the
Evangelization Of the World? What
Part Have Men in It? How is it to
be Done?"
The convention will open on Tues
day evening, April 5th, with ban
quet and will continue through the
9th and 18th. It is desired that those
expecting to attend notify the execu-
tive secretary in advance and register,
as only certain number can be ac-
commodated The committee is COM
piling all necessary information re-
garding hotels, rates and accommoda-
tions, which will be furnished upon
request. Delegate enrolment blanks,
application blanks for the Milwaukee
convention banquet and literature in
connection with the movement may be
obtained from Wilbur l.. Clapp, execu-
tive secretary, 143 Fourth street, Mil
waukee, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
Young Girls Who Ran Away
From Zion City are Lo-
Gated in Kenosha
DID NOT WANT TO GO HOME

Grace Buckley and Alice futile, both
residents of Zion City and both Of
very tender age, were located by the
Kenosha police at a house on Edwards
street on Wednesday afternoon and
sent back to Zion City under the pro
lection of j. w. Baughman, who had
come to Kenosha to search for the
missing girls. The girls were decided
ly Disguised at being found and de-
clared that they did not like Zion
City and did not want to return to
their homes there. The older of the
girls was thirteen and both of them
had been students in the Zion schools.
They left their homes on last Tues
day morning and managed to get on
an electric car and came to Kenosha.
They had not sought work of any kind
but had found a place to stay at a
house on Edwards street. The par
ents of the girls had sought them in
Waukegan and Chicago and had as a
last resort sent their former teacher
to Kenosha to look for them. The
girls declared that they had no OBJ
lection to their homes, but that they
did not like to live in Zion City and
that for this reason they had quietly
slipped away to Kenosha. They de-
elared tht they had planned to seek
work here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

The chief and the members of the
police and fire commission are all
agreed that the police department
should have officers able to converse
freely in their own language with all
the different nationalities which make
up the foreign population of the city,
but the difficulty is to get men who
can do this who will measure up to
the requirements of the department in
other and possibly more important par
ticulars. AS for getting single Of
fcer who could converse in all the
languages freely used by the foreign
born population in their intercourse
with one another that is practically an
impossiblity. A man of such linguis
tic attachments could command high
er salary than the city could afford to
pay.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

The promoters of the plans for a
home coming" celebration made q
wise move in turning the whole matter
over to the industrial association.
That new organization in the life of
the city promises to be the most pow
erful combination of the business men
with common aims and objects ever
gotten together in the history of Ke-
nosha and it will be in a much better
position to push such an undertaking
as the celebration planned to a sue
cessful conclusion than any temporary
organization formed for the sole pur-
pose of carrying on that work only.
The men now in charge of the celebra-
ton showed that they appreciate the
dicuficities before them by postponing
the whole matter until next year. IF
there is to be a homecoming week in
LKenosha every one wants it to be a
successful affair in every way and
there is simply not time enough now
to prepare the kind of celebration
the people will expect this summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

Heinrich Tanck celebrated his S5th
birthday Wednesday and his. son, Fritz
Tanck, entertained at his home on
Ridge street in honor of the event.
Four generations were present at the
gathering. Mr.. Tanck has resided in
Kenosha for good number of years
and at present is enjoying good health
and bids fair to reach the full century
mark.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
BRISTOL NO STORM CENTER
More Than Half of the Fighting Pro-
ducers Have Already Signed Con-
tracts for the Coming Year-Reports
From Other Points,

The milk producers of Kenosha
county seem to have fallen down again
in their fight against the big dairy
companies and reports from different
parts Of the county this morning indi-
cate that the Kenosha county produc-
ers are falling in line very rapidly
and that contracts are being signed
up. There is sign of discord in the
regular proceedings and it is ad-
mitted at the offices of the big COM
panies that only little over fifty per
cent of the producers have signed the
new contracts to date, but the man
ayers Of these big plants state that
this is due to the fact that some of
them have not as yet come to the
plants to deliver milk. They insist
that for the most part the contracts
have been signed without comment
and that they have heard little or
nothing of the fight that is being
made by the Producers Union. Many
contracts have been signed at the of
fees of the Chicago companies in Bris-
tol, Genoa Junction and Bassett' s Sta
ton and the farmers seem to have
taken kindly to the eight cent raise
offered by the company. This is three
cents per hundred pounds below the
demand made by the Producers
Union.
A year ago when the contracts
were signed the plant at Bristol was
the storm center for the Producers
Union and the people in the neighbor-
hood hung out for many days before
they finally signed up with the Bow
man Company. At this plant this
morning the manager reported that 40
Of the IS patrons of the company had
already signed the contracts and that
the others were signing just as fast as
they come to the Office.
"We have had no serious trouble
at all, SAID the manager this morn
ing. "The producers seem to be sat-
isfed with the new scale Of prices for
the summer months and they have
made no objections to signing con-
tracts. Of course it usually takes a
week to get all the contracts signed
and I anticipate that all of them will
be signed' by next Tuesday. The
Bowman Company in common with the
other companies maintaining big plants
in Kenosha county have increased the
price by eight cents for the various
months and this increase seems to be
a satisfactory one.'
The new scale as provided in the
contracts now being signed by the
farmers is as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

Invitations have been issued for the
annual dance of the Kenosha Council
of the knights of Columbus to be held
at Germania Hall on the evening of
March Goth. 1t is planned to make
the party one of the big social events
of the post lenten season in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

The Rev. Fred Ingley, rector of st.
Matthews church, spoke to a large
audience of men at the noon day len.
ten services held at the Schubert Thea
ire in Milwaukee on Thursday. The
meeting at which Mr.. Ingley spoke
was one of the largest of the series.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

There was one big celebration of st.
Patricks Day in Kenosha and that
was the annual ball of the Polishers
and Buffers Union given at Germania
Hall Thursday night. The dance drew
one of the largest crowds of the year
at the hall and those present report
jolly time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

Notwithstanding the favorable re-
ports from Kenosha county it is stat
ed that the producers are declaring
war against the new contracts in sew
eral other counties and that there is
certain to be a big fight In some of
the Illinois counties the producers
have arranged for the opening of
creameries and it is declared that a
central agency to handle milk will be
opened in Chicago before the new cons
tracts go into effect
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

Michael Mcclellan, proprietor of the
Hotel Eichelman, was the only Keno
sha man who had the. honor of dining
with President Taft at the banquet
given by the Irish Fellowship Club in
Chicago Thursday evening
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

Master Linus Patrick Murphy enter
tanned party of little friends at his
home on Exchange street Thursday in
honor of his sixth birthday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24
SIMMONS CO., GIVES $4,000
Board of Directors of Big Company
at Session on Wednesday Increases
Former Subscription to the Amount
of $4,000 Gift.

Ground has been broken for the cree
ton of the new Kenosha hospital on
Chicago street and when the first spade
full of ground was turned the board
of directors had assurance that the
new institution would be dedicated be-
fore the close of the present year and
dedicated without a cent of Indebted
ness of any nature. President z. G..
Simmons of the Kenosha Hospital AS
ISOLATION when he started the work to
secure the funds for the erection of
the new hospital declared that the
building would not be started until
the entire ninety thousand dollars
needed for it's completion and equip
ment had been arranged for. This
morning President Simmons announced
that this work was practically com
pleted. There is at the present time
$4,000 on hand for the construction
of the building and its equipment and
President Simmons declares that he
has assurances that the entire sum of
100000 will be on hand before the
brick is laid in the building. He
gave out this morning list of the
contributions to the fund as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-03-24

Charles Stelzle, the "Social Engi-
neer,' will speak to the workingmen
of Kenosha on Easter Sunday
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OF
Kenosha County, Wis, for 1910.
County Omcers.
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