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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
ON A STATUTORY CHARGE.
Colored Man Held on Charges in Which
White Women are Named.

Bynum Mcdowell, a negro, well
known about Kenosha as house clean
er, is being held at the county jail
pending an investigation of statutory
charges made against him by the police
department Mcdowell was arrested
on Thursday morning when he appear
Led in court to prosecute Claude Bailey,
another negro on charges of larceny.
The charges against Bailey were dis
missed for lack of evidence and Bailey
told lot Of things in regard to Nc
DoWell. The colored man is alleged to
have had white girls in his rooms on
the west side and the police are now
seeking to find two girls mentioned IN
the case Mcdowell made full state
ment to the sheriff and The nun opal
Judge on Thursday afternoon, but he
was not sentenced, the case being held
open until the police had q chance to
make further investigation. The Of
Tense charged against Mcdowell is one
which may be punished with q fine
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
AN UNUSUAL PRISONER.
P. szakowsixi Earning ST a Day Wait
ing to Testify in Circuit Court.

The most unusual prisoner in the
county Jail at the present time is
Peter Szakowski for although the man
has been in Jail since the seventh of
last October eating at the expense of
the county there is no charge against
him and he is actually being paid
wages for waiting in Jail, The man
is the principal witness of the state
vs. B. Downarowicz, who is charged
with arson and under the orders of
the district attorney he was sent to
jail to be held till the hearing of
case. The defendant gave bonds a
long time ago but the witness is now
being paid at a rate of a dollar a day.
He has already earned $40 and it is
probable that on the day he appears
as witness against the alleged arson
expert he will have 5000 coming from
the county. The case is one Of the
most unusual seen in this county in
some time as witnesses in such cases
are usually released on bonds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
HOUND SONG IS HERE
Democratic Campaign Song
Imported From Missouri
Pleasing Local Leaders.
fine BIT OF TOM FOOLERY

The now famous "dawg" song
which promises to be the campaign
song during the coming presidential
fight, has attracted great deal of at
tention in Kenosha, as well as in other
parts of the United States.
Everywhere the song is being sung
and the air is familiar to all. At Jop-
lin, Mo-, the Democrats in convention
used this as their anthem, and at the
leading theatres in Chicago, New York
and all large cities this song is being
sung and in the cafes. Vaude-
vile stages have made use OF the
"dawg" and thousands of verses
have been sung, mostly about the poll
tical issues Of the day.
How the "dawg" song got started
no one seems to know. Like "Topsy,"
lit just grew. But, whoever has heard
| it has not forgotten it, but has
passed it on, by whistling and singing
lit to others. And so it has spread I'M
til almost every one who keeps track
Of what new in both politics and
music is learning it.
It's fool bit of song, at that,
but here it is:
Every time 4 come to town
The boys keep kiclzin' by dawg
aroun'.
Makes no difference if he is houn
They got to quit kickin' my dawg
aroun'.
Wunst me n Lem Briggs N oil Bill
Brown
Tux load of Gavin to town,
An oil Jim-d awg, the onry cuss,
He jes natchely follered us.
As we driv' past Sam Johnson's store
PASSED. o. yapes KEN out TIL door;
When Jim he stops to smell a box,
They shield at him a bunch of rocks.
They tied a tin can to his tail
Fan run him apast the county Jail,
N that plum nachely makes me sore
M Lem he cussed n Bill he swore.
Me N Lem Briggs m oil Bill Blown
We lost no time In a-jumpin down
An we wiped them duck up on the
groun'.
for kickin my OIL dawg aroun'.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
MAY DELAY HEARING.
Right of City to Property for Hospital
May Not be Heard Until Mar. 18th.

1eASA0 VI OAvy W = AbPC1pJ AOA 1AOSp1td4
May Not be Heard Until Mar. 18th.
It is not probable that there will be
any immediate determination of the
fight of the city for the Dickhaut resi-
dence for use as a tuberculosis hospi-
tai. Charles B. Wallig, the secretary
of the mayor, who is contesting with
the city for the property, had not NOV
ed for the vacation of the injunction
on Thursday and Judge Belden called
up City Attorney Stewart and advised
him that he would have to go to the
northern part of the state and the city
attorney informed him that the matter
could be laid over so far as the city
was concerned until the March term
of the circuit court opens. If this
plan is satisfactory to the attorneys
for County Treasurer Wallig and for
G. Il. Miller, the owner of the property,
it is probable that the matter will be
L left in that way. As yet no answer
to the iniunctional order has been
served by the attorneys for Mr.. Miller
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
BOOSTERS TO DISCUSS PLANS.
Move on Foot to Organize Local
Friends of Road Improvement.

1t is expected that citizens Of Ke-
nosha interested in better highways,
especially in the country towns, will
hold a meeting in the near future to
discuss plans. There is move on
foot to improve the road west of Keno
sha from Milwaukee to Chicago. Auto
mobile owners and others believe that
instead of a large amount of money
being expended on this highway, the
lake shore road ought TO be the one
improved. Letters have been received
from Thomas w. Ferguson of South
Milwaukee, urging Racine aud Keno
sha people to move and form a strong
organization.
Claims are advanced that every i'm
provement of roads is a direct increase
in the value Of property and direct
assistance toward the Improvement
physically, morally and mentally of
our people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
Rev. A. Rossbach of Schleis-
engerville Named for st.
George Church.
HAS BEEN LONG IN DIOCESE
New Rector Has Been at Head of Sew
eral of the Most Important Congrega-
tions in State and Is Widely known
Among Priests of the Diocese.

The Ri. Rev. Sebastian G. Messmer
archbishop of the Milwaukee diocese,
today announced the appointment of
the Rev. Anthony M. Rossbaeh, form
erly pastor of st. Peter s church at
schleisengerville, Wis, to be priest of
St. George church in this city tG sue
ceed the late Rev. B. Elskamp, the APP
polntnent to become effective at once.
Father Rossbach is expected to come
to kenosha the early part of next
week and to take up his permanent
residence in the parish within the
month. The appointment was not an
unexpected one as Father Rossbach
had been mentioned in connection with
the appointment for several days. He
will be entirely acceptable to the
members of the parish as he is one Of
the most vigorous church workers in
the Milwaukee diocese and he has been
most successful in his work in other
cities Of the diocese. A man of high
educational attachments, of command
ing presence and a pulpit orator with
few superiors, he is regarded as an
ideal priest and leader. He has had
wide experience in congregational work
in the diocese.
The Rev. Anthony M. Rossbach is
rated as one of the older priests of the
diocese, but he is still in the prime of
life. lie has given thirty years of his
life to the work of the church most
of it in the Milwaukee diocese. Father
Rossbach is a native of Villmar,
Regbzk, Weisbaden, Nassau, Germany,
and was born May 9th, 1858. He was
educated in Germany and came to this
country in 1872 and settled on a farm
at Elm Grove in Waukesha county.
Two years later he went to Milwau-
kee and for five years he was a student
in Mt. Calvary near Fond du Lac. He
completed his education at st. Francis
Seminary and was ordained as a priest
June "a, 1887. In July of the same
year he was sent to Cassville to take
charge of the church there, which was
at the time one of the missions of the
diocese. Under his pastorate the con-
gregation grew rapidly and became one
of the leading churches in that portion
of the diocese. He remained at the
church in Cassville until 1897 when
he was named as rector of the church
of the Immaculate Conception at Bar
ton. Here he duplicated the active
work he had done at Cassville and un-
der his leadership the church was re-
vived and strengthened. Only a few
months ago he was transferred by the
archbishop to ST. Peters church at
Schleisengerville.
It is understood that the Rev Nicho-
las Mas will remain for the present
as assistant priest of st. George
church. Tt was rumored that new
assistant would be named for the
church, but this rumor has not been
confirmed
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14

A hearing is shortly to be held on
the bill for the reorganization and
elevation of the consular and diploma
tic service which Senator Nelson is
Gathering in the upper and Congress-
man Foss in the popular branch of
congress.
The business interests of the country
as we'll as the friends of merit service,
should see to it that this bill is vigor-
ously championed at the hearing by
representative, influential men. 1t is
an excellent measure. 1t is "radi-
cal" from the spokesman S point of
view, but in getting rid of the waste
full and stupid spoils system we can
not be too radical. We cannot go too
far in the direction of merit, efficiency
and reason.
The bill in question puts the whole
consular and diplomatic service under
the merit plan. 1t provides for APP
pointment by examinations covering
the proper subjects and for promotion
for ability and ftnoss alone. In view
of President Taft S advanced stand as
regards the entire civil service, this bill
is the right measure offered at the
right time.
There are those who doubt its con-
stitutionality. We advise them to
leave that question to the supreme
court. Congress should not worry I'M
duly about the prerogatives" of the
executive; it should not be more
royal than the king. The bill should
be favorably veported and passed on
grounds of policy and principle. Let
the country have consular and dip.
lomatic service in every way worthy
bf it and equal to the duties and re,
probabilities which fall on the service
IN our strenuous and eventful time
Record Herald.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
THURSDAY, MARCH IA, 1912.

The primary is poster campaign
and every blank wall and bill board
will be covered with the big sheets
setting forth the claims of the rival
candidates. AS usual, however, the
effective work of the campaign will
be done behind closed doors and the
cost of doing it is not expected to
appear in any expense account filed
by the candidates either.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14

The Spanish detectives may have
broken up the Spanish Letter" gang
OF swindlers but the police force of
all American cities of any size and
the secret service agents of the govern
ment will wait for a while before ac-
cepting the report as authentic. This
gang has been reported put out of
business a dozen times in the past ten
years. but the letters seeking fresh
suckers always followed close on the
heels of the reports before and may
again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
NUMBER AND LOCATION OF FIRE
ALARM BOXES.

Rambler AutomombiIe Works, Park
st. Gate.
do not blow whistle until Sec
ond alarm.)
412 Rambler, Prairie Ave. Gate.
Alb Rambler, Market st. Gate.
Aliens Tannery.
Central Engine House.
Main and Market SITS.
II Balm Wagon Co., Pearl and Church SITS
IL Simmons Mfg. Co., Pearl st.
IA Chicago Brass Co, Elizabeth ST.
do not blow whistle until Sec
ond alarm.)
Fremont Ave.
314 Chicago Brass Co., Strong ST. and Ere
mont Ave.
414 Chicago Brass Co., West Gate and
Is Badger Brass Co, Lyman Ave.
16 Chicago Z ockford Hosiery Co., Prairie
Ave.
(Do not blow whistle until Sec
IL Cooper Underwear Co., Prairie Ave.
Fl Main and South SITS.
% Durkee Ave.
% Park Ave. and Eagle st.
"a Park Ave. and Deming st.
25 Prairie and Ashland AYES.
&c Ashland Ave and Elizabeth St
Y elizabeth ST. and Fremont Ave.
81 Lemon St. and Lake Ave.
80 Ashland Ave. and Market st.
80 Main ST.. South End of Bridge.
81 Park and Exchange Sts
30 Prairie Ave. and West Main st.
36 Lemon and Caledonia Sts
Al North Side Engine House.
~ Maple st. and Grand Ave.
43 Middle and West Main SITS.
A Washington Island.
45 Milwaukee Ave.
46 Grand Ave. and Ashland Ave.
81 Pleasant and Elizabeth SIS
So Rowland Ave. and Dayton st.
80 Prairie Ave. and Newell st.
81 Caledonia St., near Division st.
30 Milwaukee Ave. and North st.
Sc Linden and Grant SITS.
81 Middle and Pleasant SITS.
81 Lyman and lakewood AYES.
121 Pearl and Ridge SITS.
122 Kemper Hall.
123 Indiana st. and Durkee Ave.
124 Ashland Ave. and Evergreen st.
125 Strong and Grover Sts
126 Fremont Ave. and Collins st.
141 Pearl and West Sts
142 Market and Third Sts
143 Ridge st. and Prairie Ave
LA Market st. and Rowland Ave.
145 Grand and Lyman Ayes
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
LOOK OVER WAUkEGAh PLANT
Plan to Build New Well in Such a
Way That Water May Be Reversed
and Clean Out Ice Which May Block
Intake-Get After Delinquents.

| The board OF water commissioners
at the meeting held on Wednesday
afternoon took up plans for the build
ling of a new well in connection with
| the pumping station and it is eN
pected that a new well having four
times the capacity of the present well
will be completed before the end of
the present year. The well is to be
located just south of the site Of the
present well 1t will be twenty feet
in diameter and thirty feet deep. Bids
have been asked for both brick and
reinforced concrete construction and
the estimated cost of the new we'll is
in the neighborhood of $4,000. The
! first of next week the Kenosha COM
missioners will 90 to Waukegan to
make an investigation of the plant of
the Waukegan Water Company.
1t is the plan of the commissioners
when the new well is constructed to
have it built in such way that it will
be possible to reverse the pumps and
pump the water from the well out
through the intake in order to force
from the mouth of the intake any
slush or anchor ice which may gather
there. The superintendent of the
water company seems to be Of the
opinion that this plan is a practical
one. In the past few years the water
company has had great deal of trout
BILE on account of the clogging of the
intake and it has been an expensive
matter to keep the intake open at
some seasons Of the year. 1t is thought
that these troubles will all be taken
care of with the building Of the new
we'll.
A number of important matters were
taken up at the meeting of the coma
missioners and one was the leakage in
the amount of water pumped and the
amount Sold It is claimed that the
company is pumping lot of water
that it is not being paid for and some
of the leakage is being attributed to
| sprinkling plants in kenosha factories.
! The members Of the commission may
decide to put in meters for all these
sprinkling plants and it is thought
! 4l,o4 he 4aIs he in
measure taken care of.
The question Of delinquent custom
ers was taken up by the board and
the superintendent was directed to
shut off the water at every place where
the annual rental has not been paid.
There are sixty-fve names on this
| list of delinquents and the men were
started to work this morning to shut
| off the water. Tt is. declared that in
many of the cases there is a contest
the property, but the water viii be
shut off and the people interested will
| be allowed to fight this matter out
before the water is turned on again.
The commissioners are planning TO
cooperate with the city council on
any plan that may be agreed upon
with regard to the installation of fl
ter in connection with the plant and
| II is certain that the water board will
have snug sum to give to the fund
for the building of the filter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
"cAavnRn GRADE rRoTTEp

Formerly owned by Ed. G. Shepard
OF, Kenosha, now the property Of A.
T. Mcneil of South Bristol, Kenosha.
Co., Wis. Carver will make the sea
son at the stables on the Barker Pic.
kens farm in South Bristol. Registered
No. 1874. Terms: SO to insure live
foal. WITT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
People in City and County
Urge Northwestern to Put
on Gasoline Motor Cars.
OPENING FOR new COMPANY
milwaukee, Electric Railway & Light
Company and Chicago & Milwaukee
Said to Be Considering Building of an
Electric Line to West of County.

The petitions asking the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company
to install gasoline motor car service
on the Rockford division between Ike
nosha and Genoa junction promises to
be one Of the biggest petitions ever
sent out of Kenosha and while the
petition has been in circulation but a
short time it has been signed by more
than thousand people. Four of the
petitions are in circulation in the city
and one OF them at a down town store
already has more than four hundred
names. Men working in the factories
of the city are taking an interest in
the petitions as they believe that the
installation of frequent car service be-
tween Kenosha and the lake region in
the western part Of the county will
convert that portion of the county in
to great pleasure park for the work
ing men and women of Kenosha. The
petitions are also in circulation in
every town and village along the line
of the railway to the west of Kenosna
and it is said that in some villages
the petition has already been signed
by every property owner.
The Northwestern company has Civ
en- no indication of the manner in
which the petitions will be received,
but it is pretty certain that the cir
culation of these petitions will result
in either a new service being installed
on the Northwestern or a new line be-
ing built on which electric cars viii
be run. The petitions have served to
arouse the interest of the people all
over the county and the work that
has been done has paved the way for
the coming of another company should
the Northwestern turn down the
proposition. Tt is declared that many
Of the far@srs living along the west
ern line have declared themselves will
ing to give she right of way for an
electric line to get frequent service be-
tween their homes and the city. Sew
eral pre- noters of electric companies
have been in Kenosha recently and
several Of the old propositions have
been taken out and busted off.
It is said that the Milwaukee Elec-
tric Railway and Light Company might
be interested in the building of road
to the west of the city after the cars
of the company are run into Kenosha
and it is declared that this company
has for some time considered the pos
sibility Of the building of a loop west
from Kenosha which would take in the
lake regions and then run north and
connect with the lines of the company
at Burlington or some other point. Tt
is possible that after the adjustment
of the troubles of the Chicago and
Milwaukee electric that this company
win be an active bidder for such
franchise rights.
The petitions ask for hour service
between Kenosha and Genoa Junction
but it is possible that the people would
be satisfedNwith a little less frequent
service. The petitions will be turned
over to the Kenosha Industrial Asso-
citation about the first of April and
the officials of this association will De
asked to present the matter to the
Northwestern officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
AUCTION SALE.

Chas. Schnuckel will hold an auction
sale on his farm, miles southwest Of
Kenosha on Wednesday, March 20,
1912, and sell his stock of horses, cat
tie etc, also machinery and tools and
all hay, corn and oats, and household
furniture. w46
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14

The employing merchant tailors Of
the city held meeting at the Trades
and Labor Council Hall on Thursday
evening and discussed plans Tor or
ganization. The formal organization
will be completed at later meeting.
1t is planned to make the organiza-
ton a strong one including all of the
merchant tailors Of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
BUILDING MATERIALS

The Dunnebacke company, corner
of Market and West Main streets han
die building materials such as brick
lime, cement, hair, plaster and all sizes
of farm drain tile, sewer pipe and con-
nections, also sanof and gravel. WITT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
HAVE YOU A SMALL, FARM

to sell or trade for city home. l have.
some very nice ones in all parts Of city
Am selling real estate of all kinds,
closing deals whore others fail. I. S.
5l6 New street. Phones
975 and 1loA w46
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE.
Mrs. Emma Tomka Alleges that Her
Married Life was Decidedly Short.

-
Married Life was Decidedly Short.
Charging her husband with abandon
ing her within few months after
their marriage, Mrs. Emma Tomka has
filed a suit in the municipal court de-
manding legal separation from her hus-
band, John Tomka. The couple were
married in Kenosha Feb. 26, 1911 and
the wife alleges that she was abandon A.
ed In May Of the same year. Mrs.
Tomka asks the right to resume her
maiden name of Emma Klein
schmidt" There are no children of
the couple and it is probable that the
suit will be heard at an early date in
the municipal court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14

VIM. Owen, J. w. Mcconnell and the
Cosmopolitan Players will present sew
eral of the playlets used by the Irish
players in their American tour, at the
Rhode Opera House, March 18th. St.
Patrick s Day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
Soil Dolomite
Tonic Limestone

Stop for moment and figure what
the Calsium Carbonate of the Dolomite
Limestone is going to cost. The other
elements are practically valueless to
you. We find that these other ele-
ments abound in Wisconsin soils and it
has been found from experiment that
an excess of Magnesia in the soil is a
detriment to the plant Figure the
original cost-the cost of hauling,
handling, spreading and the long de-
Law due to the sloWness of action. Soil
Tonic is almost absolutely pure-it
comes to you in 100 Id. bags and every
pound is of value, fine enough to take
almost instant effect on a sour soil.
Do not be deceived by someone trying
TO sell you something claimed to be
as good.
We would be pleased to purchase
several hundred tons and Ray $500
per ton delivered, Kenosha, prior to
April 1st, delivery, if we could secure
material equivalent to Soil Tonic. We
carry supply Of Soil Tonic at our
warehouse at Kenosha, or can furnish
same in car lots at your nearest sta
ton. Will be pleased to furnish lit
erature or any information desired re-
garding its use. The Dunnebacke Co.,
Kenosha, Wis. Phone SOL and
IS02. Ntf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14
FARMERS ATTENTION.
Which Does it Pay to Use?

In comparing our Soil Tonic with
Dolomite Limestone we call your at
tention to comparative analysis be-
tween our Soil Tonic and the less ex-
pensive Limestones.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-14

Dickens sunrise bread, pure and
wholesome. Try it. The best in
town. eodtf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-08

triotic occasions. There are about
dozen, ranging from tiny ones to
fairly big boys, and all uniformed as
the musicians of the Mexican army, in
brilliant costumes with plenty of
Spangles and braid. And the noise
they make with their horns and drums
is astonishing. Also, the cadets of the
college, neatly uniformed in gray,
march in fine form. Ell Pasoans know
what the military band can do in the
way Of making music. The fraternal
orders in Juarez are many and each
has plenty of members who like to
turn out and show ;heir stride
In all, the interurban, international
feature of the Os-Aple pagent will
lend novel and pleasing touch to the
big show.