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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23
PETERSEN NOT LQWOUT Of CITY FIGHT IS GOING tn RRA1 I
Leaders of Prohibition Party
Declare That No City
Ticket will be Named
PLAN LOCAL OPTION FIGHT

The prohibitionists in Kenosha have
abandoned the plan of putting a city
ticket in the field and after several
meetings with q view of rousing enthu-
siasm the County Chairman of the par
ty announced this morning that the
party would not put a ticket in the
field for the spring election but that
before the election some statement
would be sent out to the members of
the party as to the fitness for Office of
candidates of other parties. Two
months ago it looked as if there was
going be big revival of the prohi-
bition spirit in Kenosha but the people
who had formerly been loyal to the
party seemed to think that the placing
of a city ticket in the field would sim
ply draw support from worthy men on
other tickets without making any real
gain for ,the prohibition party.
Leaders in the fight against the sal
DON interests in Kenosha however, are
planning to centralize their efforts in
Kenosha next year and Will insist on
another test on the license or no Ii
cense question. It is declared that the
machinery to set this question before
the people will be put in motion before
the end of the present year and that
for months before the election in 1912
the people of the city will be lombard
ed with arguments against the saloon.
The last fight made in Kenosha was
made on decidedly short notice and
the men backing it had little chance
to get the big question before the peo-
pie. The State organization Of the
Anti saloon League has promised to
give every possible aid to such move
ment in Kenosha next year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23
Floor of New Deylin Bridge
in Bristol Collapsed We'd
nesday Afternoon
WAS PAID FOR ON TUESDAY


The floor of the new concrete bridge,
known as the "Delvin BRIDGE in the
town Of Bristol just south of the will
age of Woodwork collapsed on We'd
nesday afternoon and as a result the
road is impossible at this point and
the Town Board and the county will
have to make some arrangements for
the rebuilding Of this portion of the
bridge before the road will be open for
the use of teams and vehicles. The
floor collapsed without any warning
and large portion of it fell into the
little creek beneath. Fortunately no
one was on the bridge at the time of
the collapse of the floor and within a
short time the attention of the Town
Board was called to the condition of
the bridge and the road was closed up
The contract for the bridge was let
less than a year ago and it was COM
pleted just before the coming of the
cold winter weather. 1t was made en-
tirely of concrete and the cost of it
was $4,000 one-half Of which amount
was paid from the county funds. The
last check for the payment of the Mil
waukee contractors in charge of the
work was mailed to them on Tuesday
and it was paid by the bank on We'd
nesday. The town Of Bristol had also
completed its share of the payments
during the early part Of the week.
Chairman Frank Shuart declared this
morning that the loss from the collapse
Of the floor Of the bridge would be in
the neighborhood of $500 and as the
bridge has been accepted it is probable
that the cost will have to be paid by
the town and by the county at large.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23
ALLECE A CONSPIRACY
Officials of Simmons Mfg. Co,
Secure Conviction Of En-
ployees in Chicago
TWO OF The MEN ARE CAUGHT

The Simmons Manufacturing Com
pany, after several months investiga-
ton, have succeeded in causing the ar
rest and conviction Of two of their for
mer employees who were engaged with
others in "a conspiracy to steal and dis
pose of merchandise at one of their
warehouses. Gregory F. DAILY, employ
ed by them for a number Of years as
clerk, and George McIver, employed in
the shipping room and partially engag-
ed as Waterman, were both brought
before Judge Kersten in the Chicago
Criminal court, and sentenced to nine
months imprisonment.
The loss was detected shortly after
the goods were shipped out, and found
to have been sold and distributed. but
a considerable amount of the property
was recovered The two men were
promptly arrested, but DAILY forfeited
his bail, and had been fugitive from
justice until few days ago, when he
was rearrested. DAILY s father is I'M
der indictment as one of the conspira-
tors and other arrests are expected to
follow.
The Simmons Manufacturing Com
pany have always dealt lenientlv with
misdemeanors of this character. but
from recent developments it would
seem that this generous policy has
been misunderstood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23
DOG PRISONERS BUSY.
CANNES Owned by North Side People
Being Slaughtered by Poison.


The police of the city have been ask
ed to make an effort to detect the per-
son or persons who have been putting
out poison for dogs on the north side
of the city. Three or four dogs in that
section have died mysterious deaths
during the past week and this morning
the dog owned by Alderman N. j. Wer-
ner died suddenly. An investigation
showed that the dog had died from
strychnine poisoning. The police were
at work on the case today and if the
people responsible for the death of the
dogs can be located they will be prose
cuted to the fullest extent of the law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23
NO CANDIDATES FOR JUSTICE
Removal of George B. McCarron From
=
Kenosha May Make Necessary the
Election of Two Justices of the
Peace at April Election

Leaders of both the political parties
IN Kenosha are seeking to form some
sort OF an organization to have charge
Of the coming city campaign as in 9th
er years the city committees we're bad
ly disorganized and the men who were
in charge of them a year ago are tax
ing little interest in the outcome of
the election this year. City Clerk Har-
rington has announced that March 5
will be the last day in which to file
petitions of candidates for city Offices
at the primary election and if the
tickets of the various parties are to
be filed up it will be necessary for
some one to get busy and get men into
the field for these offices. Up to the
present time about thirty petitions
have been filed but both democrats and
republicans will have many places va
can't on the ticket if some organized
effort is not made. The republicans
have taken no interest in getting out
a candidate for the office Of assessor
and it is beginning to look as if this
important office will be left for demo.
cratic candidates to fight over at the
primary. Two years ago the republi-
can candidate came within few votes
OF being elected and at that time alb
sOlutely no work was done in his be-
half. There have been no petitions
taken out for candidates for Justice of
the Peace on either of the tickets and
it is not thought that there will be any
grand scramble for this nomination.
John J. Connery retires from office
this year and his official title of
"Judge" has not proved to be of any
great value to him. There is little pos
sibility of any change in the Munich,
pal court law to give the justices more
work to do and it is not probable that
there will be any candidates for the
office this year. AS Justice George B.
McCarron has moved out of the county
it is possible that it will be necessary
to elect two Justices of the Peace this
year. The democracy of the city are
already making plans for an organiza-
ton to look after the interest of the
party in the various wards and if the
republicans desire to protect the men
on the ticket they should take a sim
liar step. Plenty Of candidates are
ready to go ont for the various offices
if they are assured of some united sup
port from the party but they are in
sisting that they be given this assur-
ance before they put their petitions in
circulation. There is plenty of time
to get out petitions for all offices but
the petitions must be taken out within
the next two weeks in order to insure
their being filed within the time set
by the law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23
COMES AS SURPRISE HERE
Letter From Company Says That Lack
of Railway Facilities Influenced De-
cision Against Kenosha in the Mat
ter of a Site.


The Northwestern Can Company of
Chicago has canned Kenosha as tins
morning Secretary John H. Corcoran
of the Kenosha Industrial Association
received a short letter from the COM
pany breaking off all negotiations for
the location of the plant of the com
pany to the north of the city and an
nouncing that after mature considera
ton the company had decided to re-
move to Brazil, Indiana, which city
had made more attractive offer for
the location of the plant. The officials
of the company expressed their appre-
citation of the many kindnesses shown
to them by the members of the Ken
osha association and expressed a re-
greet that they had been unable to see
their way clear to accept the PROPOSE
| ton of the Kenosha association. In
the letter it was stated that the com
pany could not consider the site for a
factory offered by the Kenosha associ-
alton without the building Of street
railway and that the officials of the
company had been advised that there
was little reason to believe that such
road would be built in the near fut
IRE. The letter of the company will
be presented to the directors of the In
|
dustrial association at their next meet
ing but as the contract is closed up
for the location of the plant at the
Indiana city it is not probable thai
the Kenosha association will make any
effort to reopen negotiations.
The committees of the association
had worked for two weeks to secure
the assurance that the money needed
FOR the location of the factory, amount
ing to $4,000 would be ready at the
time the company signed the contract
and on Tuesday the committee had
the company to go to Brazil came as
hard blow to the members of this
committee who had worked with such
zeal to get the money to assure the To-
cation of the plant. Brazil was new
city to the committee as no mention
of the offer which that city had made
to the company had been made by the
officials of the company during their
many visits to Kenosha.
Brazil is mining town of about
5000 people, located between Indian
apolis and Terre Haute it has excel
ent railroad facilities but it has never
been considered as an industrial center.
1t is probable that the action of the
Can Company will relieve the men who
have signed the sureties for the Indus
trial Association from further liability
in the matter The officials Of the as
socation will undoubtedly Immediate
ly open negotiations with some other
concern and it is possible that some
of the promotion that has been done
at this time will prove useful for fut-
ure efforts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

The floods of the early part of the
week furnished the most powerful ar
gument yet presented in favor Of the
trunk line sewer and Of the necessity
Of beginning its construction at the
earliest possible moment but the vol
ume of water coming down Jerome
creek was great enough to make any
observer wonder if even the outside
estimates on the size of the sewer
made by the engineers were large en-
ough to provide Tor all future contin-
gencies. Kenosha has often been com
pared lately to an overgrown child, all
of whose clothes are too small, and the
comparison is too apt to be pleasant
but something of the possibilities of
future growth should have been learn
ed from past experience and the great
est mistake that could be made on the
new sewers wherever they are built
would be to build them too small
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

Former State Game Warden Captain
George w. Rickeman of Racine is be-
ing mentioned as a possible candidate
for the Office of Chief of the police de-
partment of Milwaukee. It is declar-
ed that the former Game Warden has
made great hit with the Socialists
in the legislature and that they are
anxious to have him placed in a posi-
tion of trust in Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

It is pity that the farmers who
are offering record wages for farm
hands and not getting them could not
impress some of the able bodied, hus-
ky individuals who passed through
here on their way to the hobo conven-
ton in Milwaukee into service. The
police chased enough of them out of
town every day for a week to supply
all the needs of the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

Complaints of blocked crossings are
getting numerous again and one of the
periodical crusades by the police
against the train crews responsible for
this nuisance may be expected any
time now These troubles with block
ed crossings come around IN the nat
ural order of events and almost as
regular as clockwork. About once in
so often arrests are threatened and
sometimes actually made, then condi-
tions improve for time, gradually
grow from bad to worse, complaints be-
gin Ito get numerous and stronger, and
the regular order begins all over again.
The people of the city are rapidly get
ting to the point however, when they
will demand that measures be taken
to end good share of these troubles
once and for all. 1t is ridiculous that
in a city the size of Kenosha there are
no subways where the passage of the
TRACKS can be made IN perfect safety
at any and all times and through which
the street cars can run so that they
can be operated on somewhere near an
exact schedule. This problem Of doing
away to great extent with the grade
crossing evil is one of the most i'm.
portant now facing the people of the
city but if it is taken up in the proper
spirit by the three parties in interest
the railway company, the street rail
way people, and the city it should not
be so very difficult of solution 1t will
be noticed that almost every city along
the north shore has made more or less
progress along this line already.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

Petitions have been FLED at Zion
City for an election to decide on the
commission form of government. It
is said that both factions at Zion fav-
or the commission form and it seems
certain that the issue will carry there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23
LOW COST FOR CURB COUNTS
McCugo and Bullock Have Bid Just
$3.50 Lower Than That offered by
the Local Property
Owners Must Decide

The tabulation of the bids received
on last Friday for the paving of Lake
avenue indicates that there will be a
new argument in regard to the paving
of the street. When the unofficial fig
ures were made on the bids it was de-
clared that Chris Petersen the local
contractor was low both on brick and
sheet asphalt but close examination
Of the figures as tabulated shows tina,
McCugo and Bullock of Waukegan are
the low bidders for the vitrifed brick
pavement. This company nosed out
Petersen the local contractor by Just
$3.50. The Waukegan company made
it's big drop in price on the charge for
curb. It's bid for curb was fifty cents
a foot while that of Petersen was 81
cents. On the paving the Petersen
bid was $1.S4 per square yard while
that Of the Waukegan company was
$1.Sc. At the first look at the figures
it was not thought that the difference
in the bid on curb would make so great
difference but the final figures would
give the contract if brick is used to
McCugo and Bullock.
On the other hand if asphalt maca-
dam is used the contract would 90 to
the White Construction Company of
Milwaukee the bid Of that company
for this sort of paving being $1012.30
less than that of the local contractor
On sheet asphalt Petersen has clear
claim, for the contract for this grade
of paving is $569.50 lower than the bid
Of the Kelly Company of Chicago, the
next lowest bidder on sheet asphalt.
The McCugo and Bullock company
also has the lowest bid for creosoted
blocks its bid being 1890 lower than
John O.. Jones the nearest competitor.
The tabulation of the bids shows
that the following figures are given for
the contracts for the various forms of
paving.
Chris Petersen: brick $31, 10000, as
phalt macadam $30,300.30; sheet as
phalt $3o,S6O.3O, wood block $43,46o.-
80.
White Construction Company, Mil
waukee; asphalt macadam $29, 2S8,
sheet asphalt $31 ,52S70.
John Brigan, Green Bay: $33,14S.70,
wood block $42,528.70.
G. P. Flatley, Green Bay: brick 1884,
374.5o.
Western Improvement Company, Ra-
cine: brick $32,524, asphalt macadam
$32,3s4, sheet asphalt $33, 644, wood
block 1864.
McCugo Bullock Company, Wauke-
gan: brick $31 1856, wood block $780,
245.
Kelley Company Chicago: sheet as
phalt $31 ,429.80, asphalt macadam 500
5000.
just what wrinkle the matter will
take now remains to be seen when the
matter is laid before the council The
property owners on Lake avenue orig
inally asked for a pavement of asphalt
macadam and it is possible that they
will insist on the council CARVING ont
this plan. 1t is thought possible that
the small difference in the bids will re-
suit in a new fight similar to the one on
Elizabeth street and for this reason
it is not expected that any final ac-
ton will be taken in the matter until
after the courts have decided on the
Elizabeth street case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rhodes enter
tanned valentine party at their home
Wednesday evening. Those present
were DR.. and Mrs. Van Westrienen,
Mr.. and Mrs T. Criman, Miss Grace
Ravens, Conrad Shearer, Miss Balm of
Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

The debate between the Kenosha and
Beloit high school teams will take
place at the high school auditorium on
next Friday evening. It promises to
be one Of the biggest events of the
year in high school circles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

The Royal League entertained at the
annual masquerade party at Castle
Hall on Thursday evening. The party
was one of the most enjoyable of the
season in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23
No. and Location of FIRE Alarm Boxas

NO. and Location OF Fire Alarm 6oxeS
4 Rambler Automobile Works.
8 Aliens Sons Tannery. -
6 Central Engine House.
Market Square, cor. Main st.
u Balm Wagon Works.
Is Simmons Manufacturing Co
IA Chicago Brass Co.
Is Badger Brass Co.
16 Chicago Kenosha Hosiery Co.
IL Cooper Underwear Co.
81 South and Main SITS.
90 Durkee Ave.
90 Park Ave. and Eagle St
25 Prairie and Ashland AYES
20 Ashland Ave. and Elizabeth st.
81 Fremont Ave. and Elizabeth So
81 Lemon st. and Lake Ave-.
80 Market St. and Ashland Ave.
SO Main st. south end of bridge.
81 Park and Exchange SITS.
IS Prairie Ave. ane West Main St
SO Lemon and Caledonia SITS.
II North side Engine House
~ Grand Ave. and Maple st.
43 West Main and Middle SITS.
Al Washington Island.
45 Milwaukee Ave. and Union St
46 Grand and Ashland AYES.
81 Pleasant and Elizabeth SITS.
SO Rowland Ave. and Dayton ST.
SO Newell st. near Automobile Work,
81 Caledonia st. near Division st.
IS North st. and Milwaukee Ava
Sc Linden and Grant Sta
412 T.. B. Jeffrey Co.
413 T. B. Jeffrey Co.
121 Pearl and Ridge SITS.
122 Kemper Hall.
123 Indiana st. and Durkee Ave
124 Ashland Ave-. west of cemetery
125 Grover and Strong SITS.
1875 Fremont Ave. and Collins st,
141 Pearl and West Main SITS.
142 Third and Market SITS.
143 Ridge st. and Prairie Ave.
144 Market st. and Rowland Ave.
las Grand and Lyman AYES.
blasts of whistIe-rire ont.
blast--10 pounds more pressure
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

The law firm of Hastings & Clark
son has moved into its new office in
the Hastings building on Main street.
The new Offices are the most hand
somely appointed offices in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

Mrs. August Windorf, Mrs. Philip
Lentz and Otto Windorf returned
home Thursday evening after short
visit with friends and relatives at Ke-
waskum.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

Cunning Bros, the architects, have
rented one of the offices in the new
Grosvenor building and will hereafter
maintain permanent quarters in Keno
sha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

Most people would prefer TO give
their money to the coal man rather
than the doctor and the ground hog is
rapidly losing caste as weather pro-
phet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

A marriage license wds issued here
on Thursday afternoon for the mar
rage of Axel Anderson and Miss Ger
trude Swanson, both of Alta, Iowa.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

Miss NJ. Harper Of Rochester, N.
Y. originator of the Harper system,
spent Thursday with Mrs. Nc. G.
Pitcher who is graduate of the sys-
tenn.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23

w. E. Balm Of Racine spent Thurs
day afternoon in Kenosha
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-21

Rarely have we listened to sermon
or address better filled with sound SEN
timents tersely and simply expressed,
or better BETTING the occasion than
that of President Thomas in the park
Sunday afternoon. We are glad that
so many heard it, and that it has been
substantially repeated in two other
localities in this Connecticut valley,
where it so seems to US to he needed.
There are sentiments in it that may
well set us all to thinking, especially
how we can mend economic methods in
this magnificent Connecticut valley,
make the farm more profitable, keep
more people on it, and encourage right,
rational, proper and more cordial rela-
lions and understanding between the
farm and the town. Upon our so doing
a great big lot of the future of this
valley depends. 1t should be the com
ing half century's work. Rural Yer
mont and New Hampshire ought to be
maintaining twice the present popula-
ton. 1t is easy for editors to tell
farmers how to run farms, as for
farmers to tell editors and college pres
idents how to run newspapers and col
leges. And yet each has something to
learn from the other, quite likely. 1t
is fact that some people do make
farming profitable, and some do not.
Those who do not should certainly be
ready to learn of those who do; and the
newspaper and the public speaker are
not unfit mediums for bringing the two
into communication with each other.
The Senior editor believes that the time
to repeople the abandoned farms is
coming: he hopes it is near. Why
should the people of Curacao, for in
stance, see more of Oregon apples than
of New Hampshire apples, when the
latter is the better? Why should they
be eating Danish instead of Vermont
and New Hampshire butter? More
about this perhaps some other time. -
The Granite State Free Press, Lebanon,
N. H., July 7, 1911.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-21
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