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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01

Bayfield, with the Chequamegon bay
and Apostle islands, and in the north
west corner are the dells of the st.
Croix and the resorts of the Brule,
while all through the state are beau
tiful and widely known lake resorts
and such beauty spots as the dells
of the Wisconsin Devils lake, the
Blue Mound region, The hills of Trem
pealeau county ard the lakes of Keno
sha county, said TO rival The famous
Berkshires in New England.
s'The whole topography and natural
outline of Wisconsin show it to have
been created for playground for the
nation Given good roads TO make the
beauties its thousands of lakes, its
forests and rivers, hundreds CT thous-
ands of people would spend the sum-
mer months in the state, leaving mil
lions of dollars within our Eoun-
diaries.
1.-THE natural starting point in such
system of good roads for the state
as [ have in mind is an improved road
between Milwaukee, the metropolis of
the state, and Chicago, the inland
metropolis of the United States.
"We want every automobile owner
in Milwaukee and Chicago enrolled in
the Chicago Milwaukee Road Associa-
ton in order to aid the work of get
ting this road improved. In addition
to the work of improving the road,
there will be the work of maintaining
it.. Individual effort will be followed
another year by action by towns and
counties under the new state highway
law and such conditions as existed
when we started the project, when
some of the road officials in our own
county refused to permit us to touch
the road within their jurisdiction for
the purpose of Improvement, will soon
cease to exist.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01

An order from the interstate com
meree commission providing for a re-
adjustment of passenger through rates
in the territory east Of Chicago is ex-
pected shortly and date will be fixed
on which all roads must comply with
the rate law which provides that
through fares shall not exceed the sum
Of the local fares. Lines in the west
ern passenger association have al
ready made these adjustments and
when those in the central association
comply with the order of the commits
sion all of the roads in the country
will be doing business on the same
basis. In general this will mean a
revision of schedules downward, but
the differences will not be great
enough to stimulate travel to any
great extent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01

A valuable horse was killed Tues
day in the town of Somers by being
struck by stray bullet fred by some
hunter, but the owner of the animal
may consider himself lucky that it did
not hit him. A modern high power
rife of long range is no kind of a
weapon to put in the hands Of ire
sponsible "hunters'' in q chickly pop
ulated county or anywhere else for
that matter for most of them have no
idea how far the bullets they fire so
reclllessIy travel. The state requires
every hunter to take out license
to shoot and it might go step
farther and specify in the license what
kind Of gun the holder may carry
under it, limiting the use of rifles to
those who can give satisfactory evil
aence of their knowledge of the wea-
pom they propose to use and of their
personal responsibility.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01
DISAPPEARED IN KENoSHA.
Efforts Being Made to Get Some Trace
of James Hainnlill of Waukegal,.

The police of the city this morning
received a telephone message from
Waukegan asking that they make an
effort to get some trace of James Ham
mill, Waukegan man, who has been
missing since last Saturday morning.
Hammill is alleged to have come to
Kenosha with his wife and is said to
have placed his wife in sanitarium
here. Then he disappeared. He was
expected to return to his home in
Waukegan late Saturday afternoon,
but he has not appeared there as yet.
The woman who called at the police
this morning declined to
give her name. She declared that
Hammill was well supplied with money
and expressed the fear that he might
have met with foul play. Thus far
the local police officers have not been
able to get any trace of the missing
man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01
Many Counties in State to
Have Highway Taxes Paid
in Money This Year.
KENOSHA AMONG The FIRST

/ One of the progressive measures of
the 1911 legislature was the passage of
a law, chapter 500, laws of 1911, where
by county boards are enabled by ma
jority vote of all the members to adopt
! the cash system of paying the high
way taxes in all the towns of the
county.
About one-half of the counties of
the state took advantage of this meas
ure at the recent county board meet
ings, among which are Ashland, Barron,
Buffalo, Chippewa, Columbia, Dane,
Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Grant,
Green, Green Lake, Juneau, Kenosha,
Lafayette, Lincoln, Marinette, Pierce,
Portage, Price, Racine, Rock. Richland,
Waupaca, Vernon, Trempealeau, Wal
worth, Waukesha, Waushara and Win
nebago. The old system of working
out the road tax has proved inefficient
and not productive of the best results.
Men who work out their road taxes
! do so usually without much feeling of
responsibility. They arrive late, rest
| frequently, and leave early. The gem
eral impression prevails that the labor
system Of road tax has been far from
a success in most com munities.
Within the last few years most Of
the states have abandoned this prac-
tice, and the few states that remain
under the old system are fast abolishing
| it, and Wisconsin viii soon be among
that number. The reason some counties
in the state did not adopt the cash sys-
tenn at the recent county board meet
ings was either through ignorance of
the passage Of the law which makes
cash tax possible, or because the repre-
sentatives Of the towns did not feel that
their constituents were quite ready TO
adopt the new system. 1t is felt, how
ever that next fall practically all the
counties will vote cash tax.
| The cash system will not take away
any of the power of the supervisors or
road superintendent Of road districts,
rather will it increase their power. The
road superintendent can hire his men
when he needs them and not have to
wait for the convenience of men who
think their time too valuable to neglect
| their private interests for the public
welfare, and instead of inefficient SER
vice performed by men who dictate to
the road superintendent the time of
their labor, he can hire men at his own
price and demand an efficient day IS
work for a day 3 wages. In other words,
it will make possible a dollars worth
of work for every dollar expended. Al
though this law is separate from the
new state aid law, chapter 337, laws Of
1911, yet is is in perfect accord with
that measure, and will assist greatly
in producing better and more equit-
able system of road building in the
state.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01

nent Chicagoans are ready to take
hold of the project south of the I'LL
nois line.
The Kilbourn road is the old govern
ment road from Chicago to Milwau-
kee and Green Bay, built long before
the day of railroads. It is also the
direct road from Chicago to Lake &C.
neva, about which are grouped the
summer homes of Chicago's richest
|citizens. From Milwaukee it runs di-
rect south for thirty miles between
town lines, crossing the Chicago, Mil
waakee and st. Paul line from Corliss
TO Delavan and Beloit at Sylvania.
1t crosses the Illinois state line ut
Russell, just east of the Milwaukee
road s tracks and then runs south to
Libertyville, whence there are several
routes feasible to reach the Sheridan
drive, which will probably be selected
as the entrance into Chicago, the
choice of routes involving passage
through Waukegan, Lake Forest, Will
mette or Evanston.
We have already done considerable
work upon this road, said Francis A.
Cannon, chief promoter of the new as
ISOLATION at Milwaukee, "Last sum
mer we spent fully $4,000 in pre-
liminary work. We patched up sew
eral bad sections, used road MA
chimes on some and had number of
stretches dragged with the split log
drag after every rain with the result
that all winter long the stretches drag
ged have been in first class con
dition.
"We also conducted an educational
campaign with the object of securing
the cooperation of the town boards
and farmers along the route, and we
were successful in stirring up interest
in the Chicago Automobile Association
which will result in a few days in the
formal organization Of the Chicago
Milwaukee Road Association.
"The Kilbourn road was selected be-
cause the lake road offers so many
difficulties in construction. For a large
part of the distance between the two
cities it runs through sand, and it's i'm
proyement would require a large ex-
penditure, as there would be practical
ly nothing to start with for consid-
cradle part Of the way. A dirt road
may be gravelled cheaply, but when
you have sand to start with you must
either put on clay and thus transform
it into a dirt road or must macada-
nize from the start.
Gin the second place, we hope to
receive town and county aid in our
project and in order to get this it was
necessary to choose a route which
would run through farming country.
Along the lake the population is
meagre. The best farms lie back from
Lake Michigan, and as the farmers
control the town boards they are loath
to improve roads which would be of
benefit simply to pleasure seekers.
They will put money into road past
their own farms when they would not
permit cent to be expended on a
road simply for Automobiles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01

The assessors of incomes are to have
a meeting in Madison this week to
agree on some general rules for MAX
ing the assessment on which this tax
is to be based, but as this is entirely
new work there is likely to be a wide
divergence of opinion as to the, proper
method of going about it and there are
Likely TO be about as many ways Of
making this assessment tried in diff
ferent counties of the state as there
are assessors of incomes As matters
now stand the manner in which this
law is carried out in any district viii
depend almost entirely on the diligence
shown by the assessor who covers it
and his knowledge of local conditions.
The experience had with the full value
assessment law shows that great in
equalities in these assessments may be
expected. Some counties deliberately
refused to carry out the spirit of that
law and IN spite OF the board of
equalization succeeded in shifting
some of the burden of state taxes
which they should have borne on the
counties where an honest effort was
made to get the assessments up in
keeping with the law. The assessors
Of incomes have no precedents to go
by in making this assessment and if
they succeed in getting through with
their task in such way that there
is no wide spread dissatisfaction with
the law they viii surprise even the
strongest supporters Of this form Of
taxation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

The day Of horse drawn fire appara-
Jus is about over. Every visiting fire
chief who comes to get report on
the workings of motor apparatus from
Chief Isermann goes away convinced
that the motor trucks are the cheap
est, safest, and altogether the most al
around efficient piece of fire fghing
machinery ever invented. The chief is
loaded with figures on the perform
ances and cost Of maintenance of the
motor trucks which prove all the
claims made for them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01

Guests of the English Court had
very pleasant roller skating party at
the Coliseum on Monday evening. The
rink was engaged for the evening and
large company of the guests at the
hotel and their friends took part in the
sport of the evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-01
.WOODME|V IN DOUBT
Local Members Fear New
Rates VIII Cause Large
Membership Losses.
MANY PROPOSITIONS OFFERED

New Rates Adopted Saturday Will Take
Care of Not Only the Older Members
Of the Order, but Give Younger Mem
bers a Chance to Save Money.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
KATE EDWARDS MAY BE FREED.

Reading, Pa. Aug. 16.-Freedorn
is believed 10 be in sight for Mrs.
Kate Edwards. the most remarkable
woman prisoner in the United States.
For eleven years the woman has been
confined in the Eor|zs county iaii un-
dor sentence of death. Once a GAL
lows was erected where she could seq
it from under her window. Then I'M
IA reprieve. which reached the jail
while a minister was administering
the last rites to the condemned Wo-
man. Since that time three governors
of PENNSYLVANIA have declined to sign
the death warrant. and now her case
is to he brought before the board of
%nardons With the probable result. it
is believed. that she will be given her
freedom.
Mrs. Edwards and a negro named
Gleason We're arrested for the murder
of the woman's husband. The negro
was a paramour of the woman and
the husband declared he would kill
her. In fea of her life. Mrs. Ed
wards killed her husband one night
and threw his body into a we'll. ON
la second trial Gleason was acquitted.
h::t the woman was convicted and
sentenced to be hanged.
Mrs. Edwards came TO prison vi.
cious to the last degree. a drunkard,
unSempt. desperate and in%tractable,
She was like a wild beast. Good wo-
men n patient ministers worked
Years to reform her. The success OF
their efforts has been nothing short of
marvellous. Today the oma posses
IA very fair education, is an adept at
needle work. extremely neat in her
appearance and deeply religious in
her nature.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
FAMILY TO PLEAD SUFFRAGE.
The LaEollc;trs Will Tour Wisconsin
in Behalf OF W0mrn

Madison. Wis. Aug. l6.-The La
Palette family. including the senator.
Mrs. a1'ollette and dauGllIer. Fola,
are going to take the stump in the
stat" this fall in behalf "f women's
suffrage. Senator LaFollettc is OK
pected to arrive soon.
The LaFollet1e party will travel to-
gether but Will campaign the state at
different times and different sections
het"'een the primaries and the fall
elections. The senator will remain in
Wisconsin. according to present plans,
until after election day. although Mrs.
La Follette will return to Washington
early in the fall.
Just when Senator laFollette's
speaking tour will begin is in doubt.
An invitation has been extended to
the senator to speak in Portage. Sep
tember Il. II it is probable that this
occasion will mark the opening of the
campaign.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17

Euckar, who was associated with Or.
McClintir, describes the fever as IAN
endemic, fehrile disease. char
actarized by a continuous, moderate
ly high fever. severe muscular pains,
and n p~rofusa eruption of the skin.
first on the ankles. wrists.
and forehead, but rapidly spreading
10 all parts of the body"
AS an aft"r-nffect. sangrene of the
fingers, toes. or other portions
Of the body may develop.
Experiments made OIL monkeys in
Washington ana other animals in
Montana and elsewhere have failed
to develop whore the tick becomes
infected with the germ.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
CELEBRATE BENNINGTON DAY

Montpelier. Vt. Aug. 16.-1n ac-
cordance With custom Vermont today
observed the 135th anniversary of the
battle of Bennington as a legal holi-
day. Flags We're raised at many
points. and as a rule the banks and
all public offices remained closed.
The battle of Bennington. though
comparatively small as regards the
number of its participants. was one
of the most important conflicts of the
revolution sc far as results are con-
cerned. The battle is generally rec
ognized by historians as the turning
point of the war. 1t was the first time
in history that raw militia had con-
tended successfully against intrench-
ed regular troops. 1t made the victory
of Saratoga possible. which in turn
encouraged France to recognize the
independence Of the American colon
les.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
PIANOS


BUY NOW-PAI AFTER HARVEST
AT Gets you can take advantage of
the "quiet season" prices and at the
same time make arrangements TO pay
after harvest.
Ask About tiett's Plan.
Schubert upright piano, large
size. oak case, like new, spc-
cial at
Schaffer upright piano. large
size, walnut case. AXE i'll
exchange on player. good as
new a bargain at............$l2S
Regal upright piano. mahogany
case. returned from rent. a
snap at
Merrifield upright piano, large
size. mahogany case. Taken
in trade. Cannot be told from
new
McPhail upright piano, medium
size, AL condition ..........$175
$3.50 Wellington upright piano.
walnut case. medium size. ...$o22
1915 kinssbury upright piano.
rosewood case. good condi-
ton. only. :......"..........S32o
SO easy to own one.
Before you buy one any place be sure
you visit
THE OLD RELIABLE
GETF'S PIANO HOUSE
70 :. sra st. Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
NOTICE Fon SPECIAL ELECTION.

In pursuance OF the direction of the
city council, notice is hereby given to
the electors of the Fourth ward of the
city of Grand Forks. North Dakota,
that on the list day Of August, y. D.
1872. from the hour of s o'clock a. M.
until 5 o'clock p. IN. Of said day. there
shall be held in the Fourth ward of
said city a special election for the pur-
pose of electing an alderman to repre-
sent said ward in the city council for
the u~neXpired term ending third Tues
day in April. 1919. The place d~esignat-
ed as a voting or polling place in said
ward is the usual polling place in said
ward. being in tine old city hall at the
corner of Third street and international
avenue. The registration list used at
the last election preceding shall be used
at this election. The polls at such poll
ing place shall be kept open continue
ously from the hour of $ o'clock a. m.
until : o'clock p. m. and no longer.
Dated at Grand Forks. North Dakota,
this 9Th day of August, a. p. 1912.
NJ. +. MURPHY.
(Aug. 10 to Fl inc.)
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
OFFICER HAS
SPOTTED FEVER
He is Being Rushed From
Montana to Washington
For Treatment.

WaShin&ton, Aug. i~3.-Anotler of
li"cr of the public health and marine
hospital service has been laid low in
n gallant lGhi against Conta@iouS dis
"5lsc. Suffering from Rocky NOUN
tain "sp"ttod fever one of the
~strangost mn1HJi"S known In medical
science. l.. y. Surg. Z. IL. MrClintic
is being rushed 10 Washington from
til" Ei1t"r Root valley III Montana.
For TWO years he conducted research
work There. seeking tho cause and
cure of the "spotte,i FEVER ST COM
pletely eradicated MAS the tick which
transmits Til" disease that no case
developed in the valley this year un-
til DIR. Mc(1intir himself became i'll.
Althoush the fever has been re
ported from nearly all mountain
states, the death rate is light. except
in Montana, where it reaches from,
ssventy-tiv" I" ninety per cent.
In Charge of IL Colleagues.
Surgeon General Blue of the pub
lie health and marine hospital serv-
ice on August 3 received a telegram.
stating that DR.. MLcclintic was i'll and
leaving for Washington in charge OF
Or. Karl Kellogg. En- route. soon aft
or leaving Montana, l'r. McClin,ic tel
esraphed. lit is no spotted fever"
subsequently a telegram was reeeiv-
ed here. stating that he disease was
"spotted fever" but that Or. Kellogg
had it under control.
DR.. McClintic's wife awaits him in
WASHINGTON. The couple We're mar
ried less than two years ago. and Mrs.
McClin'ic spent a considerable period
with him in Montana.
Others Who Have Suffered.
Officers of the service today re-
marked that scarcely a colleague of
more than eight or ten years stand
ing had escaped the contraction of
disease in the line of duty.
About two years ago Passed As
Sistant Surgeon w. w. Wishtlnan.
who IA fighting plague at Callao.
Peru. ordered to Guayaquill. Ec-
,lador. one of the most disease-ridden
ports in the world. There he pitted
his skill against plague, yellow fever.
and smallpox. yellow jack trium-
phed. He died and was buried at
his post. Assistant Surgeon w. w.
Miller contracted typhoid in the hy-
sienic laboratory here, and died two
years age Passed Assistant Surgeon
Goldenberg. now stationed in New
York. has suffered typhus fever. ty-
phoid fever, and densue fever. all
in the line of duty during the last
twelve years.
Passed Assistant Surgeon w. c.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
LOST AND FOUND

LOsT-English setter dog: white body:
red eye; red spot on head; tinted
ears: collar with owners NAME. Re-
turn for liberal reward to Smith &
Sinclair's Livery, East Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
PERSONAL.

Observation-Disclosures years old,
with w children. would like az
quaintance of lady. Object, matri-
mony. A good housekeeper can find
a good husband and a good home.
Address r. L. Morrison. General
Delivery. Grand Forks. n. D.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
A PENNY A WORD
Phone 500
Minimum Charge Csc
A
AGENTS WANTED

WANTED-Agents in every town in
superior corset factory Big commits
sion. Write or call. Mrs. A. Kirsch.
Manager. 1410 International avenue,
Grand Forks,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
STORAGE

STHR AGE of all kinds at reasonable
rates. Iondergan and Parsons, "a.
south Third street. Tri-State phone
365M.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
FOR RENT-MISC.

ron RENT-25 IT. storeroom in Got
zian. block. Inquire Room 2. Gotzian
block.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
TRANSFERS

Light Heavy Moving
Gu6 NELSON TRANSFER co. DeNers
Phone SOC. Quick Service
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
SIGN PAINTING

We Sign Anything AnvWhnrc. See Us
NAVREIE SIGN %.
3Os So. Bird. Write. Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17

SINOHAGE--Furntture and goods OF all
kinds stored. Low insurance rate. O.
]. Barnes 4 Co.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17

STORAGE-Fuyniturc stored in brick
building. Rates reasonable. S
P~anovitZ.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
FOR SALE-HOUSES

FOR SALE:-Seven room modern house,
Belmont avenue. Address 466. care
Herald.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17

WANTED-Young man to help in gem
eral store from now till new year.
Would prefer one with some expert
ence. Address Az Times-Herald.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17
A PENNY A WORD A DAY

LosT-1a11 class pin: Return to Herald
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-17

FOR sAIE-six room house. Owner
leaving state. 724 North Fourtn
street.