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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
OFFICIAL NOTICE.

Office of the City Clerk, City of Ke-
nosha, Wis.
Notice to property owners on Eliza
beth street between Ashland Avenue
and the right of way of the Chicago &
Milwaukee Electric Railway company,
in the city Of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Notice is hereby given to the owners
Of real estate on Elizabeth street be-
tween Ashland avenue and the right
of way Of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric Railway company, that final
determination has been made and was
made by the Common Council of the
city of Kenosha on the 10Th day of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1910, of the benefits to be
assessed to the real estate by reason of
the proposed Improvement upon the said
street by grading the said street and
curbing the said street with stone curb.
and paving the said street by brick paw
ing upon eoncret foundation and 9th
erwise improving the said street.
Given under my hand in the city of
Kenosha, this 18th day OF September,
A. D. 1910.
VIZ Geo. W. Harrington, City Clerk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
Chairman Davies Will Ignore
20 Percent Rule in Sending
Out Call for Convention
WILL PLAN A BATTLE ROYAL

Regardless of whether Democratic
candidates received enough
votes to come within the provisions of
the 20 per cent law, they will be in
Guided i'll the call for the Democratic
state platform convention.
This was the announcement made bv
Chairman Joseph E. Davies of the Dem
ocratic state central committee last
night.
"The Democratic convention will
meet in the capitol at Madison at
noon, Sept. 27,'s said Chairman Dav-
les. We will convene in the supreme
court room, but will probably adj
journ to the Dane county courthouse,
where we can have more room. A call
has been issued to state and legislative
candidates regardless of the 20 per cent
law. We also have invited county and
congressional candidates to join in the
work of the convention
We particularly desire the presence
of. the congressional candidates because
Congressman James I. Lloyd of Mis-
souri, chairman of the Democratic con
gressional campaign committee, will be
present to confer with Wisconsin candi-
dates for congress. Mr.. Lloyd will also
address the convention.
Mr.. Davies said that the Democratic
in state and counties is
in first class condition, and ready for
a battle royal as soon as the state
chairman is chosen and the platform
is adopted by the convention. Head
quarters will be opened in Milwaukee
as soon as possible after the conven-
ton adjourns.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
WOULD Interest THE PARENTS
Children With Books Act AS Mission
aries To Get TIE Older People of
the City Interested IN the Work of
Library.

The work of the Gilbert NJ. Simmons
library IS being greatly extended this
year by circulation of books through
the school children in Kenosha which
in the past have not been acquainted
with the advantages offered by the lib
rary. In order to make this plan pos
sible the board of directors of the in
stitution are purchasing a large num-
Der of new books and these are being
bought with a view Of securing books
Of especial interest to the school chill
dren.
The plan for circulating the books
through the schools has been worked
out to the extent that 400 books are
being circulated weekly through the
thirty-tive school rooms in the city.
The books are being sent to both the
public and parochial schools and under
the plan the teacher is allowed to take
from the library one book for each
child that has reached the reading age
These books may be changed once each
week and the teacher is personally
charged with the return Of them. The
books are graded so as to provide read
ing matter for the children from the
primary departments up to the senior
class in the high school and the teach
ers have found this plan very help
full one in supplying supplemental read
ing to the students. In the lower
grades of the schools the books are
taken home to be read by the parents
and this has already proved of value
in that the reading of these books has
come as an introduction of the library
to many new patrons. In the past
week many new cards have been issued
and the increase in circulation has been
abnormally large. 1t is expected that
the increase in the patronage of the
library will become greater as the par
ents of the children become acquaint-
ed with it's workings. It is planned to
continue the circulation of the books
through the schools during the entire
year.
The same plan was used on a smaller
scale last year and the value Of it was
shown so conclusively that the mem
mers of the board Of directors of the
library decided this year that book
should be sent out to every student
in the schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
HOL DS LAW VALID
Attorney General Gilbert De.
cides Against Democracy
in 20 Percent Ruling
TO RUN AS INDEPENDENTS

Attorney General Frank L. Gilbert on
Wednesday landed down an opinion
holding that the 20 per cent clause in
the primary election law is presumed to
be constitutional.
The document is addressed to Secre-
tary of State James A. Frear, who ask
ed for decision at the request of
Joseph e. Davies, chairman of the Dem
ocratic state central committee.
Mr. Gilbert held that the proposition
resolved itself into the question of the
reaSonableness or unreasonableness of
the statute, and that unless there ap-
peared to be no doubt of an infringe
ment Oh constitutional rights, expressed
or implied, the problem should be hand
led by the legislature rather than the
judicial branch Of the state govern
ment.
He said that in his judgment it would
be presumptous for the attorney gen
eral to submit his judgment on mat
ter of this kind that has been consider
ed by representatives of the people
chosen to determine the wisdom and
policy of the laws.
He advised the secretary of state to
regard the law as valid until it had
been passed upon by the supreme court.
The attorney general in his opinion
says, in part:
''The proposition resolves itself into
the question Of the reasonableness or
unreasonableness of the statute This
is matter for legislative rather than
judicial consideration and determine
ton.
"Unless such statute be so palpably
unreasonable as to remove the remotest
possibility of doubt as to it's infringe
ments upon some one or many of the
constitutional privileges, expressed or
implied, it would, in my judgment, be
presumptious, indeed, for the attorney
general to assume to substitute his
Judgment for that Of the representa-
tives of the people. whose primary func-
ton is to determine the wisdom and
policy of the laws of the state.
"Upon Investigation and after care
full consideration I have concluded that
the statute may be accorded the pre-
sumption of constitutionanty univers-
ally conceded to every enactment Of
the legislature in the form of law, and
you should, in the official performance
of your duties, regard it as valid until
it is declared void by the court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
new STATUTE TO be ENFORCED
Candidates Failing To File Proper Elk
pense Accounts Must Be Cited Into
Court and Required TO Pay For
fixture.

County Clerk Russell II. Jones receiv-
ed a letter from Secretary of State
Frear Wednesday morning in which he
is given authority to extend the time
for the fling Of expense accounts of
candidates at the primary election for
thirty days and under the ruling both
successful and unsuccessful candidates
will have until the 18th of December
in which to make up and file their ac-
counts Of monies spent during the cam
paign preceding the primary election.
This point has been contested one
since the passage Of the primary cleo
ton law and Attorney General Frank
L. Gilbert has made ruling for the
Secretary Of State in which he holds
that the time must be extended until
month after the general election.
1t is stated in the letter that candi-
dates who were Successful at the pri-
mary may file the account of primary
expenses together with the expenses
for the regular campaign and that one
account may be made to cover both
elections.
County Clerk Jones has sent out
statements of election expenses to ev-
cry man who was candidate at the
primary and while the time is we'll
along for filing them only four accounts
have been filed and in all but one in
cident the candidates declare that they
had no expense at the primary.
Charles Ell. Gonnermann, the unsuc-
cossful candidate for the Republican
nomination for Member of Assembly
files, an account showing expenses of
$146.50.
The legislature at it S last session
passed law which made it necessary
for the District Attorneys of the var
ious counties to collect the forfeit
from all candidates who fail to file
expense accounts. This was provision
of the law when it was first enacted
but the officials paid so little attention
to it that the provision was made a
little stronger in the new statute. I'm
der the law the District Attorney must
be advised of the candidates who fail
to observe the law and it will then
be up to him to hale these men into
court and see to it that they pay the
forfeiture demanded under the law. In
past years nearly all of the candidates
have filed statements of their election
expenses. Last year all save two can
didates at the city election filed a.
statement and at the last general ell
ection less than ten per cent of the
candidates failed to file. 1t is certain
that the accounts of candidates in this
county will be of little interest this
year as it is claimed that the greater
part of the money expended in this
county was expended by the State
Committees in charge Of the several
campaigns,
Candidates are advised that-even
should they have had no expenses it is
necessary to file statement to this
effect with the county officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
State Democratic Central
Committee to Pour Ammu-
milton Into This County
SEEK TO RECLAIM DEMOCRATS


The state central committee of the
Democratic party in Wisconsin has
heard the call for help from Kenosha
county and the state organization of
the party plans to make Kenosha coun-
ty one Of the battle grounds in the
coming election. Mayor Scholey is to
have the full support Of the state com
mittee in his fight for election to the
legislature and this morning, the lead
ers of the party started the work of
making list of every voter in the
county and in the next two months
these voters will be bombarded with
Democratic campaign matter. All the
expense of sending out this matter will
be born by the central committee of
the party but, it is expected that the
local candidates will reap big dement's
from it's circulation. In Racine county
the Democracy will not have any coun-
ty ticket and for this reason Kenosha
county will receive the attention that
in other years was given to Racine
county.
Calvin Stewart the Democratic candi-
date for congress is keeping in close
touch with the state committee and he
is doing the work for the committee
pending the reorganization of the reg
ular county committee of the party.
Mr.. Stewart declares that the lists to
be made up from this county will be as
complete as it is possible to make them
and it is expected that an effort will
be made to win back to the party stan
dard many of the Democrats of Other
days who have gone ovo- to the Re
publican party in the past few years.
Personal letters are being sent out to
this class Of Democrats and in these let
tiers the leaders of the state organiza-
ton declare that there is an excellent
chance for the success of the party this
year and an especial effort is being
made to capture the legislature for the
Democrats. Charles H. Wiesse the
Democratic candidate for United States
senator promises to lead in the fight
Mr.. Wiesse is sending copies of his
paper to the Democrats in the party and
is making an appeal to them to stand
by the party in the election of lcgis.
lative candidates. The chances OF
Wiesse being elected are not regarded
as bright but it is evident that the
Sheboygan Falls man is hopeful and
that he is ready to spend a little money
to keep the Democracy together.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
MANY GO TO WAUKEGAN.
Kenosha Members of che Eastern Star
Have Pleasant Time Thursday Night.

Fifty members of the Kenosha Chap
ter Of the Eastern Star went to Wau-
kegan on Thursday evening and were
entertained in royal manner by the
Waukegan members of the order. The
Kenosha party went to Waukegan in
a special car reaching there just in
time for dinner at which covers were
laid for more than $50. Following the
dinner there were short talks by several
of the members of the Waukegan and
Kenosha chapters and after the talking
was over the Kenosha team under the
leadership of Mrs. F. E. Mckenzie
conferred the degrees of the order on
a class of candidates. It is expected
that the members of the Waukegan
chapter will return the visit later in the
wear
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

A Governor, in place of James O..
Davidson, whose term of Office will ex-
expire on the first Monday of January
D. 1911.
A Lieutenant, Governor, in place of
John Strange, whose term of Office will
expire on the first .nonday of January
A. D. 1911.
4 Secretary of State, in place of
James A. Frear, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary A. D. 1911.
A State Treasurer, in place of Andrew
H. Dahl, whose term of Office viii ex-
pire 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 Jan
uary A. D. 1911.
4 Commissioner of Insurance, in place
of George E. Beedle, whose term of
o1lit6 SApiIeS on the -uTSI M0uudy Oh
January A. D. 1911.
A Representative in Congress, for
the First Congressional District, con-
sisting of the counties of Racine, Keno
sha, Walworth, Rock, Green and Lafay-
cite, in place of Henry Allen Cooper.
A State Senator, for the Third Sen
atorial District, consisting of the coun-
ties of Racine and Kenosha, in place of
Isaac 7. Bishop.
A Member of Assembly, for Kenosha
County in place Of Walker NJ. Curtiss.
Also ali county officers required by law
to be elected at such election.
In accordance awith Section l. of
Article XII of the Constitution of the
State of Wisconsin, and Chapters 478
and sos and 514 Of the laws of 1909,
the following Joint Resolutions adopted
by the Legislature of the State of Wis
consin at the regular sessions of 1907
and 1909, are made a part of the fore
going notice and are to be voted upon
at said election, to-wit:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Office Of the City Clerk
City of Kenosha, Wis.

Office Of the City Clerk
City of Kenosha, Wis.
NOTICE to property owners on Ash
land avenue from Strong street to the
city limits, in the city of Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
Notice is hereby given to the own
ers of real estate on Ashland avenue
between Strong street and the city
limits, that final determination has
been made and was made by the Com
mon Council of the City of Kenosha.
on the 10Th day of September, A. d.
1910, of the benefits to be assessed to
the real estate by reason of the BRO
posed Improvement upon the said street
by curbing the said street with Gem
ent curbing.
\ Given under my hand in the CITY Of
Kenosha this END day of September.
A. D. 1910.
Geo. W. Harrington.
WIZ City Clerk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
HELD JURY LONG.
Suit Of John j. Rubin Against Henry
Stern Keeps Jury Till Midnight.

Suit Of John j. Rubin Against Henry
Stern Keeps Jury Till Midnight.
A civil action brought by John j,
Rubin against Henry Stern occupied
the attention of a jury in the municipal
court on Wednesday afternoon and it
was nearly midnight before the case
was disposed of and the jury returned
a verdict in favor of the defendant.
The suit was brought to collect $26.4S
alleged to be due Rubin for decorations
at the Stern home and Stern claimed
that he had built fence on the Rubin
farm just south of the city and claimed
that this was an offset for the bill. The
jury after hearing the evidence took
automobiles and went out to look at
the fence and then returned and started
voting. After two hours of delibera-
tion it returned the verdict for the de,
PENDANT. The suit may be appealed to
the circuit court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
(No. sc A.
Joint Resolution.

To amend Section 10 of Article
VIII of the Constitution, relating to
internal improvements.
Whereas, at the biennial session of
the Legislature for 1907, an amend
ment to the constitution was proposed
and agreed upon by a. majority of the
members elected to each house, which
proposed amendment is as follows:
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly
concurrlng, that Section 10 Of Article
VIII of the Constitution be amended
by adding at the end of said section
the following: provided that the
State may appropriate moneys for the
purpose Of acquiring, preserving and
developing the water power and the
forests of the State, but there shall
not be appropriated under the authority
Of this section in any one year an
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PAGE 8

amount to exceed two-tenths of ont
mill of the taxable property of the
state determined by the last pre-
ceding state assessment. +"
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
concurring, That the foregoing proposed
Amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Wisconsin be and the same is
agreed to by this legislature.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto
set my hand and affix my seal. Done at
the Capitol in the City of Madison this
29th, day of August A. D. 1910,
(SeaD j. A. Frear, Secretary of State.
Pursuant to the foregoing official no.
tice from the Secretary of State of
Wisconsin, to me directed Russell H.
Jones County Clerk for the County of
Kenosha, in the State of Wisconsin,
have caused the same to be published
in the Telegraph Currier, a weekly news.
paper published in the City and County
of Kenosha, Wisconsin as by law direct.
lea, and in accordance Herewith, notice
is herewith given that a general cleo
ton will be held in the towns, wards
and election districts of the County Ct
Kenosha on the Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday being the Sth, day of
November A. d. 1910, at which said
election the following officers are to
be elected, to-wit:
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
ERIN of ONCE will expire on the first
Monday of January a. D. 1911.
A State Senator for the Third Sen
ate District, consisting of the counties
of Racine, and Kenosha, in place of
Isaac Z. Bishop, whose term of Office
will expire ON the first Monday of
January A. D. 1911.
A member of Assembly for Kenosha
County in place of Walker NJ Curtiss,
whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January A. D. 1911.
A County Clerk in place of Russell
H. Jones, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January A.
d. 1911.
A County Treasurer in place of Frank
"A. Marx, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January
A. D. 1911.
A Sheriff in place of William H.
Gunter, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January
A. D. 1911.
A Coroner in place of Frank E. An
DIRE, whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January A. D.
1911.
A Clerk of the Circuit Court in place
of Frank Waldo whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of JAN
uary A. D. 1911.
A District Attorney, in place of
Robert Verne Baker, whose term of
office will expire on the first Monday
of January A. D. 1911.
A Register of Deeds, in place of
Perkins G. Torrey, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary A. D. 1911.
A County Surveyor, in place of John
G. Williams, whose term of office will
expire On the first Monday of January
A. D. 1911.
Given under my hand and the seal of
the County Board of Supervisors of
Kenosha County, Wisconsin this 18th
day of September A. D. 1910.
(SeaD Russell II. Jones,
WIZ County Clerk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
MAY DEDICATE CHRISTMAS DAY
Mrs E. 9. Theirs and Henry E. Jordan
Among the First to Provide For the
Furnishing of Rooms in the New
Hospital.

Gifts for the furnishing Of the Ke-
nosha hospital are coming in in a man
ner that is very encouraging to the
members of the board of directors of
the institution and Mrs. James Cava-
nagh the secretary of the board of di-
rectors announced this morning that
she had received gifts for more than
$3.50 In smaller sums and in addition
to this Henry f. Jordan aud Mrs. E..
g. Theirs have both notified the secre-
tary that they will provide for the
furnishing of two rooms at the institu-
tion. Mrs. Theirs has the honor of be
ing the first person to respond to the
recent call and donate the furn-
ishings for an entire room but it is GER
tain that many other prominent Ke-
nosha people will follow in her foot
steps. The furnishing of the rooms is
eagerly sought by the members Of the
board of directors and these gifts will
aid very materially in making it pos
sible to open the hospital just as soon
as it is completed. The recent gift OF
ten thousand dollars sent to the board
of directors was not for the fund for
furnishing the institution but for the
general fund. At the time the build
ing operations of the hospital were
To fn .s4s1 IoI J.
insure the building of the hospital in
accordance with the original plans but
the members of the board Of directors
decided to go ahead expecting that the
public spirited people of the city would
make up any deficiency. There still
remains a deficiency in the building
fund of $4,000 but several people have
signifed willingness to assist in MAX
ing up this amount and President Sim
mons feels assured that all of this
money will be paid before the build
ing is completed and ready for dedica-
tion.
AS the hospital, has been built entire
ly by contribution from Kenosha peo-
pie it is expected that the dedication of
the institution will be made a memor-
able day in the history of the hospital
association and of the city. The work
is now progressing very rapidly and
the members of the board of directors
are hopeful that the hospital will be
completed and furnished so as to per-
init its being opened on Christmas day.
The piasterers will complete their work
this week and the interior finish is all
ready to be put in.
Hospital experts from many cities
have been in Kenosha in recent months
and have passed judgment on the new
hospital and all of them agree that the
hospital is one of the best ever erected
in any city the size of Kenosha and it
is certain that it will be large enough to
take care of the demands of the city
for the next ten and possibly twenty
years.
The present hospital is so crowded
that the nurses in charge have been
forced to refuse patients and at the
present time three or four people are
waiting to secure rooms at the hos
pital.
In addition to the gifts enumerated
the board Of directors have been mott
fed that all the kitchen ware and the,
tinware will be contributed by a well
known hardware company in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
Will GO TO WAuKEGAN

The members of the Kenosha Chapter
of the Royal Arch Masons will 90 to
Waukegan on next Friday evening to
confer degrees OF large class of can
didates The Waukegan members have
arranged to entertain in royal manner
Dinner will be served at half past six
O'Clock after which the Kenosha Chap
ter men will be in charge of the work
1t is expected that at least a hundred
members of the Kenosha Chapter viii
attend the function.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

The board of directors Of the hospital
is encouraged by the liberal donations
for the furnishing of the new building
so far received but it is expected that
all of the people of the city will take
this opportunity of showing their in
terest in the great work the hospital
is doing by making some kind of a
contribution.