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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
Merchants Discussing Plans
for Big Celebration ON 4th
of July in Kenosha
MAY Join WITH OLD SETTLERS

Kenosha business men are discussing
the possibility of celebration of the
Fourth of July in Kenosha and com
mittee has been making the rounds of
the business men to get their views on
the question. 1t has been SO long since
Kenosha had real old fashioned
Fourth of July celebration that the
business men are little slow to take
hold of it. This year it looks as if the
field would be clear for Kenosha as no
celebration has been arranged for at
either Racine or Waukegan and it looks
as if Kenosha would have the only
celebration in this section if they de-
eide to start something. Some of the
business men have suggested that this
is a chance for the, new Kenosha In
dustrial association to show what can
be done IN the line of celebrations, but
as yet the matter has not been laid
formally before the association.
Kenosha has not had an old fashioned
celebration of the Fourth of July with
the exception of the celebrations held
at the Old Settlers Clubs grounds at
Paddocks Lake. The committee of the
Old Settlers club is arranging for a
celebration this year, but it will be a
good deal in the way of big basket
picnic. AS yet the speaker for the
day has not been Selected but it is GER
tain that it will be some one well
Known in the state.
The business men of the city are
anxious to get up something that will
keep the crowd in Kenosha on the holt
day even if it is nothing more than
band concert and a display Of fire
works in the evening. 1t is probable
that meeting will be called within a
few days and committees named to
take up the matter and see if funds
can be secured for such an observance
of the day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
.DRUMMERS TO HELP
Travelling Men Pledge Aid in
Fight to Get Rid of Roller
Towels in Hotels
WILL URGE HOTEL MEN TO AID

Travelling Mems Organizations of
Wisconsin have taken up the Wiscon-
sin Anti-Tuberculosis campaign to ban
ish the deadly public roller towel and
are agitating its abolition by hotel and
inn keepers.
+" The menace of the dirty common
towel has been recognized by the com
mercial mems organization for a long
time and we have striyen hard to
arouse public support in favor of its
abolition,'' said Otto c. Knell, presi-
dent of the Wisconsin branch, Travel
ers' Protective Association. 'EThe
travelling men, more so perhaps than
any other class of people, feel the eff
fects of this Anticipated method of wip-
ing hands and face, which spreads di-
sease right and left, with ruthless
disregard of human life.
''The Travellers Protective Associa-
ton, is common with other organiza-
tions, has discussed ways and means
to knock out the public roller towels
at its conventions for years. The
Wisconsin Tuberculosis Associa-
ton by starting agitation for the com
plete abolition of the evil, is doing a
valuable service not only to the travel
ing men, but to the thousands of peo-
pie in the cities who are forced to
use the dirty public roller towels in
restaurants and other public places. !"
The United Commercial Travellers,
another strong organization, is CO.
operating with the 7. P A. Manley J.
Hermans of Green Bay, state chairman
of the committee on hotels of the 7.
P. A., is one of the best known mem
bers of the U. c. T. Mr.. Herman IS
annual reports have been strong and
vigorous protests against the public
roller towel.
1t costs very little to furnish midi
vidual towels, say members of the anti
tuberculosis. association, and the hotels
and restaurant keepers will soon find
the slight extra cost saved in added
patronage, to say nothing of the saw
ing of humsa life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
HOLD ANIMAL BANQUET
Young People of Congregational Church
Celebrate Anniversaries Thursday

The annual banquet of the Congre-
gational Boys Brigade battalion and
Girls Guild, which was held on Thurs
day evening, closed the fifth year of
the life of these organizations and it
has proved the year of the largest
variety and best work yet done. The
spread, which was the most elaborate
attempted On like occasions, was hearth
ly enjoyed by those who sat around
the handsomely decorated tables. The
supper was preceded by a pleasant
social half hour, when the grand march
led all to the banquet room.
At the conclusion of the repast, and
while seated about the tables, remarks
were called for from officers of the
organizations, and interesting words
were spoken by Prof. Trenary and the
commandment and superintendent, Rev.
E. T. Fjarrill D. r. Fogwell who at the
last moment was detained from being
present, sent greetings. The musical
selections of the evening were given
by Miss Carmen Molhagen; Miss Car
RE Gfroerer and Miss Harriet Lewis.
The hearty encores given each one of
the musicians attested the appreciation
of the listeners. The balance of the
evening was passed in a most enjoy
able manner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
Thomas B. Jeffery & Co. Start
Work On Three Large
New Buildings
POWER PLANT TO Be A MODEL

Plans just made public by Thomas
B. Jeffrey & Company provide for sew
eral large additions to the Rambler
factory which now occupies large
portion of the western section of the
city.
Ground has already been broken for
three of these additions. The most
important building to be erected will
be new power plant by which 1900
horse power will be added to the pres
ent boiler capacity and the present en-
CINE capacity will be increased by 1000
horse power
A feature of the new power plant
will be complete equipment of auto
matte stokers, these to be fed by an
automatic coal handling apparatus
which will carry the coal direct from
the cars in which it is received to the
stokers without being touched by hui
man hands.
An addition of 100 by 800 feet will
be made to the machine shop to pro-
vide room for more machinery for the
careful machining of important parts.
An addition 257 by $50 feet will be
made to the motor assembling depart
ment to provide more room for the ac-
curate fitting and assembling of parts.
| A third building, 257 by 200 feet,
will be added to the north end of the
hfactory to provide for more room for
the inspection Of finished cars.
Every part of the Rambler is now
made and finished in this factory, in
Guiding the bodies and the upholster-
ing.
During the summer fourth addition
will be made to the drop forge shop
which, although it is the most complete
ly equipped drop forge shop of its kind
in the country, must be enlarged be-
cause all Rambler drop forgings are
made here.
1t is announced that the Rambler
output for 1911 will be limited, as US
ual, only twenty five hundred cars be-
ing scheduled for production.
The large additions to the factory
which have been made are to provide
for increased equipment, not for the
purpose Of quantity production but to
provide room for the most modern
equipment that will insure accuracy,
quality and more careful workmanship
In manufacturing processes.
The mechanical force of the Rambler
today is greater than at any time dur
ing it's history.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
AIDS FARMERS 70 GET HELP
Kenosha County Clerk Joins With
Other County Officials in Carrying
Out Plans of State Department to
Help Farmers.

For the last three years the Bureau
of Labor and Industrial Statistics at
Madison has been endeavoring to solve
in part the problem of farm help. Dur
ing the two years beginning at the
time Of the bank panic in the fall of
1907, the state department placed $3.50
men, most Of them from cities, on
FARMS But with the return of good
times the problem has grown more seri-
GUS rather than less serious. The de-
mand for farm labor is increasing,
while the supply is apparently diminish
ing.
The state, department is Of the
opinion that there are thousands of
young men and young women in Wis
consin who would like to secure en-
ployment on farms, or in farm homes,
if they knew where to find it within
reasonable distance from their homes
After giving the subject a great deal
of thought, and advising with officials
and others interested, the state depart
ment reached the conclusion that the
county clerks office would make the
most convenient and efficient free en-
ployment and free renting agency in
each county, providing the county clerk
would be willing to assume the burden
of the extra labor in performing this
important public service.
Russell H. Jones, the county clerk
of Kenosha county, has decided to rem
der this public service, and will under
take to do the work. These services
will be gratuitous on his part and there
will be no charge made to the applicant
for work, or to the person desiring la
borers. The Kenosha County Agency
will be operated in harmony with the
State Bureau of Labor. Mr.. Jones,
county clerk, desires the public to know
that if there are any persons in Keno
sha county desiring work on farms, that
he wishes such persons to write to him,
giving age, experience, nationality,
wages desired and references; also state
whether single or married, and if mar
ried, number of children, ETC. Also
all farmers desiring either male or fe-
male help should write the county clerk
stating the kind of help wanted, the
wages they will pay, etc. Those de-
string the assistance of the Kenosha
County Agency should make application
early as the season is already we'll adj
vanced.
1t is hoped that the residents of Ke-
nosha county will take advantage of
the services offered by Mr.. Jones and
that the establishment of this agency
will be factor in solving to some ex-
tent the labor problem on the farms,
and the efforts of County Clerk Jones
will be appreciated by the public who
are seeking employment, or the employ
ers who are looking for laborers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
YELLOWSTONE PARK, COLORADO,
UTAH AND CALIFORNIA AND
NORTH PACIFIC COAST

Special low round trip rates during
the summer months via Chicago Union
Pacific and North Western line to Den
yer, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Glen
wood Springs and other points in Colo.
RADIO; the Yellowstone Park, and to
Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Los An
geles, San Diego, Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle, Vancouver, and other points
on the Pacific Coast; also to Wyoming
and the Black Hills.
Luxuriously equipped fast trains.
Choice of routes. Liberal stop-overs
and return limits. Rates, dates and
descriptive matter on application to
ticket agents. The North Western
Line. m2O-21-27-2S VA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
Fifth Annual Minstrel Show
and Dance Given By Pyth-
ians Thursday Night
LOCAL CHARACTERS ROASTED

The fifth annual minstrel show Of
the Kenosha company of the, Uniform
Rank of the knights of Pythias was
given at Germania Hall on Thursday
evening and it proved to be the most
successful of the long line of enter
tainments given by the Sir Knights.
The hall was deliberately decorated for
the event and the crowd in attendance
was so large that it completely filled
the big hall All the traditions of
old time minstrelsy were carried out
with Harry Whitbeck acting as inter
locutor and the end men had a lot of
gags some old and some new and
there were a lot of hot shots taken at
prominent local characters. The mu-
steal numbers at the show were among
the best ever given in Kenosha. The
instrumental music was furnished by
the Jacoby orchestra and Prof. F. r.
Jacoby was the musical director for the
entertainment.
After the program was over an in
formal dance was inaugurated and the
fun continued until early morning.
Many Sir Knights came with their la
dies from other cities to aid in making
the minstrel show the greatest success
of any entertainment ever given by
the Kenosha Pythias
The company presenting the minstrel
show was made up as follows:
terlocutor-Harry lWhitbeck.
Bones-Jay Glerum, Bert Martin.
Tambos-Frank Lee, Arthur Kersten.
Gircle-John Brine, Geo. Kettleband,
Arthur Lowe, VIM. Meredith, Jack
Barry, Frank Swift, Ed. Elkerton, Jet
ty Tully, Lee Chichester, r. Kniskern.
The following program was render
ed:
Opening Overture.
off You Want to Pick Fuss Wait
till the Sun Shines .....A. Kersten
'Take Me With You in Your
Dreams ........... F. x. Swift
=" Come After Breakfast" Bert Martin
"The Clang of the Forge" ....
E. Z. Elkerton
|" abraham Lincoln Jones. jay Glerum
"When the Daisies Bloom j. Tully
Whistling Solo .... Jack Barry
When the Robins Sing Again.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. j. Ell. Brine
|Ephraham Johnson Don't Live
Here No More" ........ Frank Lee
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
Judge Belden Makes An End
to Long Contest Over Es-
tate of VIM. Brook
EVIDENCE SHOWS NO FRAUD
(From Thursday s Daily

The fight over the settlement of the
estate of William Brook following the
destruction of the will of the deceased
was ended in the circuit court this af-
ternoon when Judge Belden handed
down decision declaring that the deed
which William Brook had made short
ed his farm in the town of Brighton
to his sisters and brother was a valid
deed. The court in his ruling held
that at the time the deed was made
the old man was mentally capable of
making deed and that the evidence
was overwhelming to show that no I'M
due influence or fraud had been used
in securing the signatures to the deed.
The evidence of the sisters Of Brook
who were at his bed side at the time
the deed was signed was very strong
and this largely brought the decision
of the court. Under the will which
Wdo ddHl1CtCQ " p4OOdGO bHo pIOp6IGy
was given to Thomas Martin and
others and when they sought to claim
the farm which was the principal part
of the estate they found that deed
had been made transferring it to the
sisters and brother. Suit was insti-
tued to set aside the deed on an allega-
ton of fraud and undue influence. It
is possible that an appeal will be TAX
en- in the case, but this is not regarded
as probable. Under the ruling of the
court the property in Brighton will be
given to James Brook and his sisters
who were brother and sisters of the
deceased.
The property is valued at about
$4,000 and the fight for the possession
of it has caused great deal of talk
in the town Of Brighton during the past
two years. The decision of the court
comes in way of an exoneration of
James Brook who was alleged to have
been instrumental in the destruction of
the viii of the late William Brook.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
WANT AID IN FEEDING CROWDS
Church Societies and Others Asked to
Join in the Movement to Provide
Dinners for Great Crowd of Visitors
Next Month.

The general committee in charge of
the entertainment of the great crowds
who are expected to attend the Wood
man picnic here on June 8th has. sent
out general call for help to the peo-
pie of the city. Letters received by
the members Of the committee indicate
that there will be at least thirty
thousand visitors in Kenosha and their
entertainment is going to be hard
task for the members of the commit
tee. Kenosha has not sufficient hotel
and restaurant capacity to take care
of the expected crowd and the commit
tee has decided to give every organiza-
ton in the city chance to take part
in this work. To this end letter has
been sent to the pastor of every church
and to the officials Of every church or
ganization in the city asking that these
organizations aid in feeding the multi
tude attending the picnic. 1t is sug-
gested that the members of the various
churches and societies arrange to have
dinners at various places in the city
including the easements of the churches
and such public halls as can be secured
for the day The committee is of the
opinion that the visiting Woodmen will
be good spenders and that in this way
they are opening a way for the vari
GUS organizations to make the picnic
decidedly profitable to their member.
1t is estimated that the hotels and
restaurants of the city will be able to
take care of from three to five thous-
and people and there will have to be
provision for feeding the others. All
of the hotels will arrange to have
special dinners served on the day of
the picnic and already places are be-
ing reserved at these hotels by some of
the societies for the visitors. 1t is
expected that some of the visitors will
bring their own meals with them and
it is expected that the committee will
arrange tables for these people in some
place in the city, but the great mass
of the visitors will expect to get their
meals in Kenosha. Some of them will
be here for both dinner and supper.
The committee in charge of the CON
cessions is receiving many requests
from all sorts Of street stands and the
city council has given the Woodmen the
use of the streets for the day. 1t is
expected that there will be a great
array of these street entertainments for
the delight of the visitors.
The committee in charge of the pa
rade which is to be one of the features
of the picnic have received promises
from many of the loca! merchants and
manufacturers that they will have floats
ready and it is expected that many of
the fraternal organizations in the city
will turn out in force to extend a well
come to the visiting Woodmen. Full
announcement of the make up and the
line of March of the parade will be
given out very early in June. The com
mittee on decorations plans to have
some very unique effects and The mer-
chants of the city have agreed to ioin
with the committee in CARRYING out
these plans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
TWO PROPOSITIONS ARE MADE
Officials of the Kenosha Industrial As
ISOLATION Greatly Encouraged as a.
Result of the Visit from Chicago
Men Thursday.

President Silverman and Secretary
Kellner of the Crown Novelty Co. of
Chicago came to Kenosha on Thurs
day afternoon to look over the city
as possible place for the location of
the new plant of the company. The
matter has been under consideration
with the Kenosha Industrial Associa
tion for several months and after the
visit of the officials of the company to
Kenosha on Thursday it was declared
that the outlook for the location of
the plant in Kenosha was decidedly en-
couraging. The managers of the COM
pany have made proposition to the
officers of the association and the as
ISOLATION has given them a PROPOSE
ton and the two parties will take the
matter under consideration for a few
days. The company is not seeking a
bonus, but it has asked the industrial
association to provide proper build
ing for the company. 1t is declared
that building such as is demanded
would cost the association $4,000.
President Silverman and Secretary
Kellner were met by committee of
the association composed of President
A. E. Kuolt, Secretary John H. Cor
coran, R. N. Kimball, Dan 0. Head,
G. Z. Dewey and w. H. Purnell. The
committee took the Chicago men for
an automobile trip about the city show
ing them just what had been done for
other manufacturers in Kenosha. Lat
er in the afternoon the party went to
the land owned by the association to
the north of the city and the officials
of the company was shown the beauty
of the land as site for factory
President Silverman was greatly i'm
pressed with the land and the possibil1-
ties Of it as factory site and was
anxious to have the association accept
the proposition made by the company
It is thought that some final deci-
sion in the matter will be made by the
company within the next two weeks.
The association is ready and willing
to give the company it's moving ex-
penses and to offer free land for the
site for the plant, but there is not
money in sight to provide for the cree
ton of the factory buildings.
The officials of the association have
received letters from several other COM
panies seeking factory sites and these
have been referred to committees and
all of them will be Investigated. It
is thought certain that this work will
result in the location of several new
plants in the city before the end of
the present year
Plans are being completed for the
second dinner of the association which
is to be held at K. G. Hall on the night
of May 31st and it is expected that
this dinner will be quite as successful
as the one recently given. The speak
er for the evening has not as yet been
selected, but he will be some man who
has been actively connected with city
promotion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
TRAIN SERVICE BE-
TWEEN CHICAGO AND THE
COPPER COUNTRY

New equipment has been placed on
the Iron & Copper Country Express, and
the northbound schedules have been
changed and improved.
Electric lighted sleeping cars to
Marquette and Calumet. New day
coaches with all modern conveniences.
Early arrival at Lake Superior points
with through sleeping cars between
Chicago, Milwaukee, Marquette, Hough-
ton, Calumet, Saulte Ste. Marie and in
termediate points.
For further particulars apply to tic
ket agents, Chicago & North Western
Railway. m2o-21 % va
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26

The report is sent out from Zion City
apparently from reliable sources that
Overseer Voliva is to purchase the
Zion estate from the creditors at a
price of $4,000. The way in which
the Overseers of Zion, both Dowie and
his successor, have been able to raise
money for any purpose has excited the
wonder and admiration of fnanciers
ever since the city was started and had
the plans Of its founder. been some
where within the bounds of reason Zion
would never have had any financial
troubles