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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
MAY GO INTO new BUSINESS
Sewers His Connection With Big Wis
consin Mercantile House Today AT,
ter Six Years of Active Business in
Kenosha.

A notable change in the mercantile
life of Kenosha took place just before
moon today when William J. Barden
for, the last six years secretary and
treasurer of the Barden Store company,
in charge OF the big store at the corner
Iof Wisconsin and Church streets sold
his stock in the store to his brother H.
E. Barden who by the deal becomes
practically the sole owner of the store.
Mr.. Barden had been one of the most
active men in the retail trade in Ken
osha since he came into the firm. The
Isale of the stock and the retirement of
w. j. Barden will make no changes in
the policy of the store and it will con
tinue its business on the same broad
policy as in the past. H. E. Barden
has been the president and majority
stock holder in the company since it
was organized. The place made vacant
not as yet been filed but it is probable
that new list of officers of the corpor-
alton will be announced within a short
time.
In retiring from the retail trade W.
| j. Barden announces that he has no
plans for leaving Kenosha and he may
later go into the manufacturing bus
mess in the city. ~ have not as yet
maturcd my plans for the future" said
Mr.. Barden when seen this morning,
''but have no intention of leaving Ke-
nosha. The past six years that have
been connected with the business life
of the city have been very pleasant and
while l have plans for going into the
manufacturing business these plans are
not sufficiently matured at this time to
be made public. 1t has been great
| pleasure to me to have been connected
with the building up of the Barden
store and [ am sure that the future of
the store will be one that will be APP
lpreciated by the people of. Kenosha.
| My retirement will in no way affect the
business of the company and Mr.. H. E.
Barden will continue the business I'M
der the same policy as has been follow
ed since the opening of the store"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
SHOW GREAT GROWTH
Catholic Church in America
Made Decided Gains Dur
ing the Year Just Closed
WISCONSIN, RANKS SEVENTH

There are 14,61S,761 Roman Catholics
in the United States, according to the
| 1911 official directory of the M. FL.
Wiltzius company, now on the press.
This is a gain of 271,734 over last
years figures, which were 14,347 ,027.
and is larger gain than that shown
| by last year S figures over those of the
1previous year.
the directory, which contains 800
pages, gives reports for nearly ali
countries in the world, including China,
Japan and the Hawaiian Islands. The
statistics are received from the chanc-
cry Offices of every Catholic diocese in
the United States.
Adding to the number of Catholics
in the United States proper, those of
Alaska, the Hawaiian islands, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, the total mum
Der of Catholics under the United
States flag is nearly 23,o0o,00o. This
is larger than those under either Brit
ish or German flags.
| In the United States there are 13,461
Catholic churches, 9,017 with resident
pastors and 4,444 mission churches sup
Iplied by neighboring priests. This is a
gain of 257 churches during the year
or an average of five churches a week
There are 1904 Catholic priests in
the United States; 1860 are secular
priests and ABA are clergy of religious
orders, including Jesuits, Benedictines
Franciscans, Dominicans, Paulists and
Capuchins There are twelve archbish
ops, a loss of one during the year, and
ninety-seven bishops, gain of nine.
There are 1872 parochial schools
with total attendance of 1,270,131
and in addition 225 colleges for boys
and 696 academies OF girls.
Notwithstanding the great number of
academies for girls the attendance in
the 225 colleges for boys is more than
four times as large as that of the acad
emies. There are eighty-two ecclesias
tical seminaries in which there are
5000 aspirants for the priesthood.
There are 285 orphan asylums with
51,938 orphans and infants being taken
care of and educated. Adding to the
|
number Of children in the parochia
schools those in the orphan aylums, in
dustrial and other institutions, there
is total of 1,4S2,699 young people in
institutions controlled by Catholics il
the United States. There are loo
homes for the aged.
Wisconsin, the seventh largest Cath
olic state, has one archbishop, three
bishops and S57 priests. There are 842
churches, Of which 541 have resident
pastors. The state Catholic population
and number of children shows a sub
stantial gain.
Milwaukee figures will be issued lat
er. The directory shows that Cardina.
Gibbons, the only American cardinal
ranks fifth, having been appointed il
June, 1886.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16

| Provision was made at the last SEES
| sion Of the legislature for establishing
ten agricultural schools in the state and
lit is said that considerable sentiment
has developed around the county in
favor Of having the board of supervis-
ors apply for one Of these schools for
Kenosha county. In case the board
thinks favorably of the plan, a special
session will have to be called to take
action in the matter. Six of the schools
have already been applied for and
should the board defer making an ap
plication until the matter can be
brought up in the regular November
session of the board, it will probably
be found that all of the schools have
been applied for and in hat event, it
can hardly be expected mat this coun-
ty will be lucky enough to have one of
| the counties which has already secured
one Of the schools, withdraw in it's fav-
or as was done when Kenosha county
twas too late with it's application for
one of the training schools for teach
ers. We do not know how the state
educational authorities would look up
on proposition for q single building
for training school for teachers and
Ian agricultural school, but if there is
oI 10 IL
in one building, Kenosha county could
have one of the agricultural schools at
small additional expense. This county
has already decided to establish
training school for teachers and the
appropriation for the site and build
ings for this school will probably be
made at the November session of the
board and accommodations for an agri-
cultural school could be provided in the
same building at comparatively small
expense and with the housing Of the
two schools in the same building the
cost of maintenance would also be con-
siderably reduced. PROFESSIONALLY
many of the most progressive farmers
of the county believe that these schools
for special instruction along agricultur-
al lines are going to prove of great val.
ne and it looks very much as if Ken
osha county has the best chance to get
one now that it is likely to have for
some time, provided that there is no OBJ
lection to putting this school in the
same building with the training school
for teachers. The county will have to
invest considerable money in the build
ings and equipment for the latter and
it might be good policy to put in a lit
tie more money and get two schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
MUST CUT EXPENSE
New Receiver of C. & NJ. Ry.
Must Reduce Operating
Expenses of Line
NO PART IN NEW ORGANIZATION

The new operating receiver for the
Chicago & Milwaukee railroad is con-
fronted with the necessity of reducing
the operating expenses of the road and
a move will be made soon to make some
reductions in the cost of running the
cars, and stop some of the supposed
waste Of money and material which has
been going on ever since the road was
put in operation.
1t is stated that there is no cause
for fear among the employees of the
railroad that their positions will be
taken from them, nor any stations TAX
en- from the road Also there will be
no attempt made to do away with in a
way the many intricaeies of the sys-
tenn now in operation for safety on the
road.
w. o. johnson, the new receiver,
has been putting in his spare moments
from his other duties in completing a
tour Of the system, and will be prepar-
cd in a short time to announce Just
what course his campaign for economy
will take. In special car Mr.. johnson
has been investigating the system, and
has examined into the smallest details
of the work. It seems that the run
ming of defunct railroad is a new
undertaking for him but he is deter
mined to make a success of his new
work.
It is no small matter for one man,
with but staff of three attorneys to
take on his shoulders the affairs of a
railroad about seventy-fve miles in
length, especially when he is beset oil
all sides by three different sets of war
ring bondholders who appear to be I'M
able to agree on one point at issue.
Mr.. johnson has nothing at all to
do with the ultimate entrance of the
road into Chicago. His duties are to
see that the road is kept running in
an economical manner. Outside of that
his duties stop. There is apparently
nothing new in the matter of the Chi
cago & Milwaukee entering the loop
district of Chicago. The bond holders
are still at swordspoints, and as far
from a settlement as ever. There have
been no new propositions submitted,
and the old, ones of the Northwestern
L and the Metropolitan L are still I'M
der discussion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
Judge Turner in Decision in
Elizabeth st. Paving Fight
is Against the City
SPECIFICATIONS INSUFFICIENT
(From Thursday s Daily.)

The Elizabeth street property own
ers under the lead Of John O'Donnell,
have won the first sl1irmish in the fight
against the letting of the contract for
the paving of Elizabeth street to Chris
Petersen or any other than the lowest
bidder as Judge Turner Of Milwaukee
who heard the arguments of the case
handed down decision late this after
noon overruling the demurrer of the
Icity and directing that the city and
Contractor Petersen file an answer to
the complaint within twenty days. liz
his decision the court holds that the
provisions of the City Charter were not
followed in the specifications and by
the Common Council in letting the con-
tract for the work He holds that the
council must specify the material to be
used in the paving before the contract
can be bid on and that in case of E'vit-
rifed" brick the council must follow
the provisions of it's own specifications.
In the decision Judge Turner after
speaking of the insuffciency of the spe-
lcifcations of the Kenosha contract con
cludes:
"The result of the bids in this case
shows how unsatisfactory such course
is and how confusion at least can arise
among bidders. While in this case
there is no charge of collision in the
letting of the contract, it must be read
lily apparent that it could have occur
red. The policy in this state is to re-
quire strict adherence to charter pro-
visions in entering into contracts.
J. do not think the specifications were
sufficiently definite to call for equal
competition among the bidders, so that
there could be secured to the city and
the tax payer the protection which the
charter provisions intend to afford.'
Under the ruling of the court it is
probable that the city will be forced to
advertise for new bids for the paving
of the street as it is generally believed
that the city made it's principal argu-
ment on the demurrer and that the mat
ter will either be taken to the Supreme
court or the aldermen agree to the 9th.
er course of following the decision and
ask for bids on more definite specifca-
tions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
ASHLAND AVE. TO Be First
Property Owners on South Exchange
Street Plan to Build Sewer and Pro
vide for Paving of the Street This
Year.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
work on the trunk sewer can not be
started for sixty days people living in
the district to be drained by the big
sewer are already out looking for con-
nections. Chairman J. I'll. Tully of the
committee on sewers of the Common
council, which committee by the way
is entitled to great credit for the sue
cess Of the trunk sewer project has call.
ed q meeting of the committee for Fri
day evening at which time property
owners will have a chance to present
their claims for sewers. The first
bunch Of property owners to get into
the running for the sewers are those
living on Ashland avenue south of Jer-
ome creek and they are clamoring to
have the sewer put in during the pres
ent year. 1t is expected that with $780,
600 available the city will be able to
build the main sewer as far west as
Ashland avenue before the end of the
year and if this is done the people of
that part of the city will undoubtedly
get their sewer. The coming year
promises to be the biggest for sewers
ever known in Kenosha as people on
many streets are planning to send pc
titions to the council asking for the
building and rebuilding of the sewers.
With the building of the trunk sewer
the old objection against running the
sewers into Jerome creek will have
been removed and it is expected that
thousands of feet of sewers will be
built next year.
City Engineer Moth is completing
the last of the blue prints of the plans
for the trunk sewer and proposed aux
iliary sewers today and the advertise
ment for the big sewer will be sent out
the first of next week. An effort will
be made to get a large number of bids
for the proposed sewer and if possible
some of the big engineering companies
from other cities will be asked to fig
ure on it. 1t is pretty certain that
There are no sewer contractors in Ken
osha who will want to tackle the Job
and the council has directed that the
advertisement for the sewer be insert
ed i'll engineering journals in different
parts Of the country in order to get
the widest possible competition for the
contract. 1t will take thirty days to
let the contract for the sewer but at
that it should be possible to have the
work started by the first day of June
the date set in the releases signed by the
property owners. One of the immediate
results of the building of the sewer
will be the building of new sewer on
South Exchange street, south. Of Eagle
street and the street will be paved Just
as soon as the sewer is laid The peo-
pie on the street are hopeful that both
Improvements can be completed by the
end Of the present year A majority of
the people on the street have already
signed petition for the paving Of the
street and they are anxious to have
the work done at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
MAY co TO MADISON.
Farmers in the County Being Organized
to Lobby for Repeal of Test.

Strenuous efforts are to be made to
secure the enactment of a bill repeal.
ing The tuberculin test law and not
withstanding the fact that the Assem-
bly, Went on record on Wednesday as
opposed to the repeal of the law it is
expected that great fight will be made
BY the farmers TO change this senti-
ment. Plans are being made to send
a Kenosha county delegation to Mad
ison to demand~the repeal of the law
and it is expected that hundred peo-
pie interested in the milk industry in
Che county win go to Madison the first
of next week to make personal pleas
for the repeal of the law.
Petitions have. been sent in from all
parts of the county but these do not
seem to have reached the members of
the assembly and the dairymen will
seek TO find what can be done by a
personal appeal to the members of the
senate and the assembly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16

DEATH OF VIM. HOLDERNESS.
Well Known Citizen Succumbs to Blood
Poisoning Following an Injury.

William Holderness, aged 81 years,
well known resident of Kenosha and
carpenter in the city for many years,
died at his home in the Halberstadt
flats on Park street just before TWO o.
clock this afternoon. Death resulted
from blood poisoning and the end came
very suddenly. A little over a week
ago Mr.. Holderness had his right hand
caught in rip saw at the plant of the
Balm Wagon company. The hand was
very severely injured but it was not
thought that the injury was danger
Gus one until Wednesday morning
when blood poisoning set in. Mr.. Hold.
erness was able to be out on Wednes-
day morning but during the day his
condition became critical.
The deceased was born and raised in
Kenosha and had spent his entire life
in the city. For number of years he
was in business as fisherman but lat
er in life he took up the trade Of car
penter and he was best known in this
line of work. He is survived by his
widow and one son William Holderness
both of whom were with him when the
end came.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
F;rs+ publication March Q. 1o1L

First publication March 9, 19IL
e,TATE OF WIsCoNSIN-County Court for
| = Kenosha COunty-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of fhe County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House in the City of Keno
sha, in said County, on the first Tuesday,
being the 4th day of April A. d. 1911. at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. the following matters will be
In the matter of the estate of Munroe NJ,
Wicks, deceased.
ment of an administrator OF the estate OF Nun roe
NJ. WiCks, late OF the town OF Salem, IN said
county, deceased.
In the natter Of the last will and testament
Alois Meissner, deceased.
The application of N. ]. Werner to admit to
probate the last wi / and testam ent of Alois
Meissner, late of the city Of Kenosha, in said
county deceased
In the matter OF the last will and testament of
Caroline Durkee. deceased.
The application OF Racine College, by z. B.
Belden Trustee 70 admit to probate the last
will and testament Of Caroline Durkee late of
the CITY of KenosAa in said county, deceased.
In the matter Of the last will of John Fiddler
deceased.
The application of Christian Fiddler tor the
examination and allowance Of bis final account
as exc cutoT of the last will OF John Fiddler, late
of the town of Bristol, in said county deceased
and for the assignment and distribution of the
residue of the estate of said deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament of
Bernard Lehman, deceased.
The application OF Herman H. smith to admit
to probate the last will and testament of Bernard
Lehman, late of the town of Wheatland, in said
county deceased.
In the matter of the estate of Annie Bislev, de.
ceased.
animation and allowance of his final account as
administration of the estate of Anna Bisley, late
OF the town Of Brighton in said county, deceased.
and for the assignment and distribution OF the
residue of the estate OF said deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament of
Henry Bosselman, deceased:
The application of Ferdinand Bosselman to
admit to probate the last will and testament OF
Henry Bosselman, late of the town OF Randall, in
said county, deceased
By the Court
RUSSELL ii. SLossoN,
WAS County Iucgea
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
TO SURVEY LAKE MICHIGAN.
Federal Engineers to Make Survey of
Lake in Connection with New Plan.

One feature of the sundry civil bill
relating to river and harbor contract
work is an appropriation Of $125,000
which is made Immediately available
for survey of the northern and north
western lakes which includes the pre-
paration and printing and the issuing
of charts and bulletins, and of investi-
eating lake levels with view to their
regulation. This appropriation is the
outgrowth of a sentiment that if the
Chicago river is improved as contem-
plated that the levels of some of the
northwestern lakes, particularly Lake
Michigan, would be considerably low
cred. Scientists have fought the idea
vigorously, but lake captains and those
who have followed the water for a
livelihood in the northwestern section
of the country insist that if the Chi
cago river is improved as part of the
lakes-to-the-gulf system, it will have
a very material effect upon lake levels.
The passage of the sundry civil bill
and the river and harbor bill gives up
wards of $32,o00,oo0 to the engineer
corps of the army for the continued
improvement of the rivers, harbors and
canals of the country which will be
available during the fiscal year ending
June so, 1912.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
First publication March g, 1911.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HENosHA COUNTY. CoURT-In probate.
n In the matter of the will of Maria
Merten, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Maria Merten
deceased. late of the city of Kenosha, in
said county of Kenosha will be examined and ad-
justed by the county court of Kenosha county
at the regular terms of said court to be holden
at the county court room in the city of Keno
sha, in and for said county, on the first Tuesday
of June A. D. 191i, and on the first Tues
day of November A. D. 1911, at ten o'clock A.
NJ. of those days; also that the time until and
including the first Tuesday of October A. D.
1911, is the time allowed and limited for credit
ors of said Maria Merteu, deceased,
to present their claims for examination and
allowance.
Dated at Kenosha the 7th day of March
A. D. 1911. BY the court.
RUSSELL ii. SLoSSoN.
WAC County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-16
TO CARE FOR INFLANNAblEs
Pledges Sent to the City for Signatures
Represent Great Popular Movement
Started by Insurance COMPANIES of
State.

| Pledges signed by property owners,
agreeing to adopt preventative meas
ures to stop fires in factories and Of
fees, are being secured throughout
/ Kenosha by the fire insurance compan-
les, and inaugurates novel scheme
for curtailing the fire losses Of the
state.
The pledges are as follows;
/ (D I will see that lamps are not
filed by artificial light, or after dark.
(2) That the coal oil is kept in met
al cans and in a safe place.
81 That no oily rags are left
around the premises over night outside
of good metal receptacle.
| "a That the furnace or heating ap-
paratus is seen to before closing by
competent persons.
| 60 L will remove all waste pack
ing material and rubbish each day that
is not properly kept in metal recepta'
cles Packing material regularly in use
for packing or shipping purposes will
be kept in metal receptacles or in met
al or asbestos lined compartments, or
outside the building.
I CO. L will not allow sawdust to be
used in cuspidors, nor will smoking be
allowed in the building during working
hours by employees, and only in re-
stricted places at stated times.
CD T. will not allow the careless use
Of matches nor have matches about out
side of metal boxes under proper Gus
tody.
(8) During the month Of October
I will cause to have examined all fues
of stoves or furnaces by a competent
person and have them put in proper
condition and repair for winter use.
(9) I will not permit open elevator
shafts, well holes or stairways in the
premises, nor unprotected outside OF
badly exposed openings, if the same can
be closed, thus preventing quick com
munication of fire, if this can be done
without serious injury to my business
10 1 will not permit the use of cot,
ton or lighted candles for decoration;
nor place any infammable material
near open lights,
11) I will not use infammable ma
terial in building or for repairs, if fire
resisting material can be used.
/ 12) / will enforce neatness and
will always have scrupulous care fol-
fire prevention.
/ Q3) / will promptly turn in the
alarm for any fire. that comes to my
attention and then will assist in ex
tinguishing it if my assistance is re
quired.
(14) 1 will remedy or cause to be
reported any defect in connection with
the heating, lighting, cooking or power
plants within my control within twenty
four hours after discovery.
/ {15) I will be very careful about
lighted cigars and pipes.
[16) I shall encourage the sane
Fourth of July idea.