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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
Its STANDING.

Your basement seems TO be in fine
order"
Yes, I believe may truly rank
It among the six best cellars"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
7 he Meanest Ma

Knicker-Why has Smith set up a
windmill?
Bocker-To drift the snow off his
walk onto his neighbours
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
competence and the Morals.

There is no harm in having a COM
petence, if it does not produce fatty
degeneration of the morals.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08
His lest of Reliaion.

The ordinary mar cares only for
what religion does, and not a jot for
what religion is.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Your druggist viii refund money if PAZ0 ONT
NENT fails to cure any case Of Itching Blind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

Cholly-They're saying that the
valet whom you discharged yesterday
used some plain language to you.
Reggy-PIain? Baw Jove, it was posi-
lively ugly!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-02-08

". N. u. MILWAUKEE,. No Esp.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27

The Madison Democrat says that all
the Democrats need in order to win
this fall is to adopt as their platform
the slogans, FToo much taxation, too
many taxes, too inquisitorial taxes! I"
Suppose the party should act upon that
suggestion and make the financial man
agement of the state the chief issue
not emitting to pledge the party to a
positive and rational system of rev.
enue reduction-what would the Re-
publican organization do? 1t does not
seem to have occurred to the leaders
of the state machine that in commit
ting the party to high taxes and wild
cat expenditures, including the CON
slant creation of new offices to reward
machine service, they are embarking on
course that is bound to lead to de-
struction. Wisconsin must be put upon
a more economical basis, and if one
party will not undertake it, another
will.-Wausau Record Herald
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
PoKEs FUN AT KENosHA.
Jasesville Papers Have Lot to Say
About Kenosha Eagles.

The Kenosha Eagles attending the
state convention at GAINESVILLE evident
ly made a real hit with the newspaper
men there as the GAINESVILLE Recorder
has the following comment on the
Kenosha bunch:
/" Kenosha demonstrated to the entire
satisfaction Of the eagles that it hap
pens to have real live aerie Not
withstanding this fact several observa-
tions were made of certain members of
their marching club. Honorable John
Hageman, alderman of the Third Ward,
displayed the outcome of Kenosha IS
progressive legislative work. 1t seems
that some time ago new health board
was inaugurated and the most scien-
tific methods of sanitation were intro
duced. The committee in charge of this
affair concluded that 'fbeard' was
unsanitary. The result of this action
was that Alderman Hageman had fail
ed to consider this at the time Of the
passing of this ordinance and he is with
US today a beardless youth. Chief
o Hare came to Evansville with the ex-
cuse that he had q clue. He spent a
large part of his first day in making
sure that all the avenues of his imagin-
airy clue were closed. 1t was an easy
matter for anyone that had no knowl-
edge Of the chiefs business to detect
that fact that he was an officer of
some description. He took an occasion
to explain to one of our citizens his
business. 1t seems that his story was
discredited by our citizen and it was
with considerable difficulty that this
was proven and fortunately Chief Iser-
man of the Kenosha fire department
came along at this time and verified
Chief O'Hare s statement. Peter
Pirsch of Kenosha, could not be induc-
ed to smile during the entire day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
DOES NOT LIKE PROSPECT.
Zion City Marshal Has Busy Times
Ahead Removing Signs

Zion City Marshal Has Busy Times
Ahead Removing Signs.
And now Grandma" Hoover, mar
shall of Zion City, called "Grandma !"
by the opposition, is cup against it"
for fair.
The city council have passed an or
dinanee eliminating all signs in the
city. There are signs in the Zionists
windows The marshal has been or
dered to take them out. The women of
Zion city have purchased horsewhips,
and they are hanging behind the door.
And that's why Marshal Hoover is sup
against it,
In at least 5000 windows, in the city
are displayed posters printed in large
red letters that resemble those announc-
ing circus or a cab drivers ball. They
read: "Zion City: No tobacco, no whis-
key, no beer, no theatres, no doctors,
no pork, no oysters. A clean city for
clean people"
In addition, the overseer will cause
huge canvas sign to be placed on the
Zion Home, the 3Oo-room hosiery of
the cult followers, with the same word
ing. lie also viii organize a squad of
boys who will wear white caps bearing
the words, "zion City for Zion People
Only.o
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
GIFT FOR CEMETERY.
Gifts of $4,000 Received to
Aid in Work of Per
manent improvements.
ASKS name TO Be WITHHELD

The funds of the Kenosha Cemetery
Association were given a big boost on
Wednesday when the president of the
association received gifts to the
amount Of more than $4,000. One was
gift Of $4,000 from one of the prom
inent residents of the city, who insisted
that no name be made public in con-
nection with the gift. HI. w. Jeffery
sent the association a check for $1,000
and G. E. Remer, who is not lot holder
sent gift of 800 for the advancement
of the work of permanently improving
the cemetery grounds. The gifts COM
ing at this time, will aid very material
ly in carrying out the plans of the as
ISOLATION. The new wall about the
cemetery which is regarded as one Of
the most artistic improvements ever
made to public ground in Kenosha, is
rapidly nearing completion and the di-
rectors of the association plan to con-
tinue the work both inside and out
side of the cemetery grounds. The plan
for the improvement of Park Row
along the north end of the cemetery
is to be pushed at once and it is
thought that the contract for the i'm
Improvement of the roadway will be
let within the next few days. It is the
plan of the directors Of the association
to improve the roadway with asphalt
paving and the present lines of the
road will probably be followed.
The plans for the erection of the
mortuary chapel are ready and it is ex-
pected that the gift of Mrs. O. S.
Newell to the cemetery will be COM
pleted before the end of the year.
The association has many plans for
Improvements and it is declared that
when these plans are carried out, the
cemetery will be the most beautiful one
in this section of Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
START PAVING OF PARK ROW.
Work Of Improving Street Adjoining
the Cemetery Started on Thursday.

The work of improving Park Row,
the street just north of the Kenosha
city cemetery, was started on Thursday
afternoon and it is expected that the
street viii be paved with asphalt and
ready for traffic within the next two
weeks. The contract for the work has
been let to the White Construction
Company of Milwaukee, now in charge
of the work on Lake avenue. The.
plans for the street have been made by
the city engineer. There will be two
roadways leading into Ashland avenue,
and it is proposed to make handsome
little park between the two roadways.
The contract for the work was hurried
on account of the fact that the White
Company was planning to remove its
plant from the city and it was decided
that much better figure could be Sc
cured at this time than could be secured
if the company was forced to return to
Kenosha after completing other work
here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
MUNSTER FIREMEN DANCE
Members af the Fire Department of
Western Village Have Great Time.

The annual dance of the New Nuns
ter fire department. was held Wednes-
day evening at Spetzman' s hall in that
village, and for once Munster was too
small to hold all of the people, AS de-
cided upon at recent meeting of the
Burlington fire department the mem
bers attended the dance almost en-
masse, thirty auto loads going
down for the occasion. The first train
of autos started from Burlington at
1880 and the cars kept coming into the
village until long after 'clock. Sew
eral parties not on Marshal Ben
Holmes list followed suit and a rous-
ing good time was enjoyed by all. The
New Munsterites proved able hosts and
entertainers, so much so, in fact, that
more than one Of the auto parties re-
manned in the village until the wee
small hours.
A big bunch of Kenosha people went
out to attend the dance and SO lavish
was the entertainment that they did
not return home until Thursday after
noon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27

Some of the saloon men who de-
clared that great falling off in rev.
enue from licenses would follow the
enforcement of reasonable regulations
must have reconsidered their determin-
alton to go out of business, for ninety
six applications for licenses were re-
ceived by the council at the meeting
Monday evening. There was never any
doubt in the minds of the city officials
who know anything Of the local situa-
ton that the full number of licenses
allowed by law would be applied for,
as the right to conduct a retail liquor
business in Kenosha is becoming more
valuable every day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
NEW SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZED.
Walter j. Frost Elected Chairman of
New Board of Industrial Education,

The Board of Industrial Education Of
Kenosha recently named by the board
of education in compliance with the
state law, met at the city hall on We'd
nesday evening and completed organ
ization. Walter j. Frost was named as
chairman of the board, and Mrs. Mary
D. Bradford as secretary. The other
members of the board are j. w. DeCou.
Herman Mueller and Arthur G. Chill
dren.
Much of the first meeting was spent
in reading over the law providing for
the organization Of the board, and it
is certain that the board viii prove one
of the most important public bodies in
the city. The next meeting of the
board will be held the first Of next
week and at that time the work of the
board will be discussed by Warren E.
Hicks Of Madison, special assistant to
the state superintendent of schools.
Many plans have been made by the
members of the board for the extension
of vocational education and these will
be taken up later in the summer
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
FISHERMEN GET RECORD

North Side Men Get 65 Bass in a Few
Hours Fishing at Lilly Lake.
Three North Side fishermen, William
Wellman, Fred LANCER and John w.
Bruins set new record for sport at
Lilly Lake on Thursday when the three
of them made a catch of 65 black bass.
They returned to Kenosha this morning
bringing great strings of fish with them
and it is declared that the fish was
about the finest display of bass ever
seen in Kenosha. Mr.. Wellman had
the record for the party catching TWEEN
ty-six bass in two hours and forty min
utes. More than fifty of the bass
weighed a pound or over and the larg-
est in the catch was just under five
pounds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
ADVICE FOR YOUNG STUDENTS.
Tells Graded Students About TO Receive
Diplomas that First Things are Very
Important in Outlining the Course of
Their Lives.

One hundred and twenty-three boys
and girls received certificates of grad
uation from the eighth grades Of the
public schools on yesterday afternoon
at the high school auditorium.
The music was furnished by the
children themselves under the direction
of Miss Cameron, supervisor Of music,
and with the help of Marie English as
accompanies. TIE songs were very well
rendered and the voices of the pupils
showed the effect of the year of train
ing in the sweetness and quality and
the greatly improved control.
Supt. H. B. Wilson of Decatur, ILL.,,
gave the address to the young people,
speaking upon the subject, Essentials
in Successful Life Career He
named as the first essential Of success
that people should find out early what
nature has fitted them to do, what their
natural bent is and then to mic for
that thing. He spoke of the new move
ment taken up in some of our large
cities-that Of Vocational Guidance,
which purpose to help boys and girls
to find the work best suited to their
tastes and abilities.
After vocation is chosen one sue
cess will depend upon what he brings
to it, in the way of habits of living
and acting. Great emphasis was plac-
ed upon the Importance of haDit-form-
ing and the young people were shown
how youth, being the habit-forming
age, may determine the entire trend Of
person S later life; and how difficult
it is in later life to acquire the bene-
fcal mental and physical habits which
youth should see established.
Mr. Wilson paid high tribute to work
as the destined purpose of all human
beings; and claimed work to be in
SEPARATELY relattd to success. He urged
the young people to use theid educable
years for education, for the times into
which they were going would demand
the exercise of their highest capabili-
ties.
He spoke words of appreciation to
parents for the sacrifices they had
made to enable their children to come
up to this day; and expressed the view,
in which doubtless all concurred, that
if parents were able to do nothing
more for children than to help them to
an education, they had done the thing
of greatest worth.
The diplomas were given out by Wal
ter M. Burk, president Of the board of
education, who spoke some we'll chosen
words of praise and encouragement to
the boys and girls and urged them to
continued their schooling if possible to
do so. He mentioned the increased ad-
vantages which the board of education
intended bringing to the public school
pupils, one of these being, the already
established short commercial course, and
another domestic science for the girls
The auditorium was filed with the
friends of the graduates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
CHARLES McCLAY DAVIDSON DIES
well Known Contractor Of the City
Died Thursday at Hospital.

Charles McClay Davidson, aged So,
well known contractor in the city,
died at the Kenosha hospital on Thurs
day afternoon, after short illness
from typhoid fever. Mr. Davidson had
been i'll for only a few weeks and many
OF his friends had not known that his
illness was regarded as serious. The
deceased was native of Illinois, but he
had resided in Kenosha for several
years. He was member of the Keno
sha Aerie of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles and of the Kenosha lodge of
the Loyal Order of Moose.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
BIG BOOST FOR ENDOWMENT.
Room to be Maintained by Endowment
Will be known as 1.-THE Charles w.
Allen Room-Gift Doubles Endow-
ment Of Hospital and Aids Plans.

Mrs. Ella D. Allen has established
splendid memorial in Kenosha to the
memory of her husband the late
Charles w. Allen, as she has sent to
the Kenosha Hospital Association a
check for $4,000 to be used as an en-
dowment for room in the Kenosha
hospital to be known as "The Charles
w. Allen" room. The gift to the as
ISOLATION was made some days ago, but
it was the desire of Mrs. Allen that no
formal announcement of the gift be
made. In making the gift Mrs. Allen
recognized the great interest that her
husband had taken in the movement to
make the Kenosha hospital a successful
institution. During his life time he
had repeatedly shown his desire to
have such an institution in the city and
when the old building was first opened,
Mr.. Allen was one Of the leading CON
tributors. He aided materially in MAX
ing possible the erection of the new
building and had given his assurance
of support to the institution only a
short time before his death.
The splendid gift of Mrs. Allen will
come as a great help to the directors
of the association in providing for the
maintenance of the big institution, as
1t insures further steady income for
all time. No special room has as vet
been selected to be the creature of the
endowment, but in due time the room
will be selected and it will be especial
ly furnished in keeping with the de-
'sires of Mrs. ALLEN and the income
from the endowment will be sufficient to
provide for it's perpetual maintenance.
The hospital hash t reached the place
where it is self sustaining and the mem
bers Of the Board of Directors feel
greatly the need of large endowment
for the institution. For this reason the
gift of Mrs. Allen was particularly
pleasing to the institution. The en-
dowment fund Of the hospital is now
$4,000, as year ago Miss Moyca
Newell made gift to the fund of $10,-
GOO. President Simmons Of the hospi-
tai association in speaking Of the need
of endowment for the hospital said:
"We had not intended to make any
formal announcement Of the gift of
Mrs. Allen and this was in keeping
with her desires, but The directors had
no objection to the facts becoming pub
lie. Mrs. Allen has pointed the way
for the most useful support of the hos
pital. We are sadly in need Of en-
dowment. The hospital is successful
institution and it is doing a great work
in Kenosha, but there is a demand for
very large sum of money to carry on
the work. The directors are managing
the hospital with economy, but the
IdGeS 'Ihde are cndfSeu are NOT hlgh and
the income is not as great as the out
lay for maintenance. We have never
been forced to beg money for the hos
pital and we feel that other people in
Kenosha will follow the action of Miss
Newell and Mrs. Allen in aiding the en-
dowment fund. This will insure the
permanence of the hospital and the
grand work that it is doing"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
NUMBER AND LOCATION OF FIRE
ALARM BOXES.

Rambler AuromombiIe Works, Park
do not hlow whistle until sec
ond alarrlj
412 Rambler, Prairie Ave. Gate.
AIS Rambler. Market st. Gate.
3 Aliens Iannery.
Central Engine House.
7 Main and Market SITS.
3 Corner Church ard Wisconsin Streets.
II Balm Wagon Co. Iearl and Church SITS
Is Simmons Mfg. 60. Pearl st.
IA Chicago Brass Co, Elizabeth st.
do not blow whistle until Sec
214 Chicago Brass Co., Elizabeth st. and
Fremont Are.
sI4 Chicago Brass Co, Strong st. and Ere
Ala chicaso 8rass Co.. West Gate and
Pleasant y.
II Badger Brass 90. Lyman Ave.
Ii Chicago Rockford Hosiery Co., Prairie
do not hlow whistle until sec.
ond alarm.l
II Cooper Underwear Co., Prairie Ave
q Main al3 sOuta SITS.
% Durkee AY~
o PARK Ave. end Eagle st.
"a park ass. and DemiTg s..
y, prafrie and Ashland AYES.
2G Ashland Ave and elizabeth st.
= Lllzabeth 81. and Fremont Ave.
81 Lemon 81. and Lake Ave.
Sc Ashland ave. AID Market st.
So Main 81. >ogtL aud Of Bridge.
IS Prairie Ave. and West Main st.
.5 IeA.Jl end Caledonia SITS.
a. North slde Engine House.
- E8pls 81 and Grand Ave.
- 2LiauIe IA West Main SITS.
ii y washington Island
~ Itlssd 4 &c Ave.
81 IF4G,. ave. and Ashland Ave.
81 ilaasaa. and Elizabeth SITS
D. ~, iagl8 -AYe. and Dayton st.
- Tra4Fie Axe. and Newell st.
TX Caledonia St, near Division st
81 i ll5.lGkee Ave. and North st.
Is Linden and Grant SITS.
81 a.iuuIe and Pleasant Sts
Is. LYMAN ana Oakwood AYES.
ii leArI and Ridge SITS.
- kelnper Hail.
~ Indiana st. and Durkee Ave.
IL ashland Ave- and Evergreen St
10 strong and Grover SITS.
126 Fremont Ave. and Collins st.
14i Pearl and West SITS.
142 Market and Third SITS.
143 Ridge st. and Prairie Ave.
IA Market St and Rowland Ave.
145 Grand and Lyman AYES.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27

1t is new thing for Kenosha to
have paving contracts completed and
accepted by the middle of June, but
the change is one that is appreciated
by the people living on the streets
where the work has been done. 1t has
been nothing unusual in other years
for paving job to drag along all
hummer and fall and finally be COM
Dleted in freezing weather.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27

In an exhaustive opinion prepared by
the city attorney for the special COM
mittee appointed by the council to in
vestigate the matter, it is made clear
that the city would have no standing
in court should an attempt be made
to back up the demands of the Milwau-
kee avenue property owners on the
street railway company with regard to
tie operation of the interurban cars on
their street. 1t appears from the in
vestigations of the attorney that the
right to operate these ears over the
tracks of the Kenosha street railway
IS conferred in the original franchise
granted the company and that having
entered into a contract with the street
railway, the city must live up to it's
conditions, so that whatever fight is
made against the coming of the cars
must be made by the property owners
as individuals and without the official
sanction or backing of the city. 1t
may be noted that the committee re-
serves the right to withdraw its re-
port if it should appear that the city
has right to join with the property
owners but in all probability the COM
mittee would never have made its re-
port in the form it did had the alder
men had any idea that way could be
found for the city to act in the mat
ter. The next move of the property
owners will be awaited with interest.
As to compensation in the form of
new bridge that the property owners
demand in return for the right to OPP
crate cars on the street it is believed
by many of the city officials that the
amount the street railway will have
to pay is fixed by the terms of the
franchise granted the company. AS to
private damages any property owner
who can prove damages has his remedy
at law in civil suit. But the refusal
OF the company to stop the ears any
where on the avenue either entering
or leaving the city is another matter
and there we believe the protesting
property owners have clear case
against the company The right to use
the public street is conferred on pub
lie service corporations in return for
service to be rendered the public and
we do not believe that the State Rail
way Commission or any court would
hold that this street railway or any
other company could operate cars over
the street without giving some sort of
service in return to the people. 1t is
not probable that the cars would be
compelled to stop at every crossing but
the company would almost certainly be
ordered to make what the commission
considered to be a reasonable number
OF stops for the proper accommodation
OF the public both entering and leav-
ing the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27

There was a quiet little wedding in
Kenosha on Thursday evening when DR.
Elijah j. Post of Benton Harbor
Mich, was married to Mrs. Mary E
Goodenough of Chicago. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Newton
Mann of the Henry NJ, Simmons
church. DR.. and Mrs. Post left at once
for Benton Harbor where they will
make their home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27

General Edward S. Bragg, widely
known and widely beloved among the
veterans Of the Civil war in Kenosha,
died at his home in Fond du Lac on
Thursday. General Bragg was one Of
the most distinguished of Wisconsin
soldiers in peace as wen as in war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-27
THURSDAY, JUNE 27. 1912.

Some of the gratings in the down
town districts are in bad order and
should be looked after at once. The
possibilities Of damage suits are just
as great with these gratings at with
defective sidewalks.