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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
j. l. Case Co. ST Racine Has
New Way to Supply De-
mand for Homes.
WoRxMEN TO BENEFIT BY AID PUTS SHARE At $4,000
Houses Built by Company and Turned
Over to Workmen Under Advantag
eous Circumstances Kenosha Manu-
facturers Closely Watching the Plan.

Up in Racine the J. I. Case Plow
Company has laid out three hundred
lots, each 40x120, on which small con-
crete houses of modern construction
are raising. The houses are all de-
signed as homes for workmen en-
ployed in the Case plant.
Properly housing of employees is a
large problem of modern factory man
agement, recognized in Kenosha and
elsewhere. More than year ago a
plan was under way in Moline, Ill, for
organization of a 100000 corporation
to buy land and start erection Of one
thousand houses the idea being dis
tinctly factory proposition. Work
men were to be permitted to rent the
houses or to acquire ownership on
easy payment plans, according to per-
sonal desires.
Preference of the builders, of course,
would have been sale Of all houses
as quickly as possible, on the theory
that the man who owns his own home
is more dependable and better
workman than the man who has moth
ing tangible to tie him to a communi-
ty, who is free to join the army of
fioaters" whenever the spirit of I'M
rest takes hold on him.
There are many Kenosha boosters
who have faith in the ultimate work
ing out of q plan whereby the manu-
featuring interests here will take up
the building of houses for employees,
and for this reason, if no other, there
should be special interest in Keno
,sha in the plan which is being pur-
sued by the Case company.
Cost Of the houses being erected in
Racine is from $1,000 to $500. Every
cottage will contain six rooms, four
downstairs and two on the second
floor and each will have a full size
cellar, a 7 foot porch in front and a
small service porch in the rear. Di-
mansions of each cottage is 24xaO feet.
Solid reinforced concrete has been
used for the foundations for the porch
floors, steps and window stills. Cement
tile has been used for the walls, porch,
columns, partitions and chimneys. The
roof covering is Of galvanized steel
shingles. Cement stucco has been ap-
piled in two coats for the exterior sur
face. The floors are yellow pine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
TAKING LONG SNoozE.
w. H. Harrington Has Slept for Forty
eight Hours at County Jail.

Sleeping like man under a hypnotic
spell, w. II. Harrington, the San Fran
cisco man, is proving puzzle to Sher-
iffG Stahl and his aides. Harrington, who
was brought to the Jail from the hos
pital is taking the record snooze for
Kenosha. He dropped off to sleep on
Thursday evening and up TO noon to-
day he had shown no signs of awaken
ing. Sheriff Stahl, fearing that the man
was unconscious or dead, made an in
vestigation this morning and this re-
vealed the fact Gnat the man was sleep
ing. Harrington has resisted all efforts
ito awaken him and has kept up his
sleep regardless to the noise in the Jail
,or the call for meals. The physicians
who have been taking care of ,Harringt
ton declare that his condition is in no
way serious and that when he gets all
the sleep out of his system that he will
he better than ever. They even suggest
that it is possible that Harrington is
simply making up for some lost sleep
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
WEDDING At BRISTOL
Miss Mary Belle Van Liere
and Robert Lee Reeves
Married Thursday.
ROMANCE or The pENNOyER

There was an interesting wedding
| in the town of Bristol on Thursday
afternoon when Miss Mary Belle Van
Iiere, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Van Liere, became the bride Of
Robert Lee Reeves of Paducah, KY.
The ceremony took place at the home
of the bride, the service being read
by the Rev. Homer Vreeland, pastor
of the Bristol and Paris Congregations
al church. Many friends of the con-
tracing parties were present at the
wedding.
Immediately after the wedding cere-
mony and reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Reeves left for a wedding trip through
the south and west. They will make
their home at Paducah and will be at
home to their friends after the first
of June.
Mr.. Reeves is the president of the
First National Bank of Paducah and
his marriage to Miss Van Liere is the
elimination Of a romance begun at the
Pennoyer Sanitarium some time ago.
Miss Van Liere was graduated from
the Kenosha Hospital Training School
and after her graduation she took up
her profession as a nurse and was en-
gagged in the care of a patient when
she met Mr.. Reeves who had come to
the Pennoyer in search of health. The
friendship inaugurated at the sani-
ftarium found its happy elimination in
the wedding on Thursday. Mrs. Reeves
is well known in Kenosha and in the
town of Bristol and she will have the
best wishes of large circle of friends
and relatives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
EXPECT GREAT BOOM
Northern Wisconsin on Eve
Of Great Industrial and
Commercial Advance.
TIDE OF IMMIGRATION TURNS

Facts multiply to show that North.
ern Wisconsin is on the eve of a great
development. The state board of pub
he affairs is conducting Investigations
into the settlement problem. Fore.
seeing that investors and settlers un-
familiar with conditions may be made
victims of representation sooner or
later by land owners, DIR. Charles Me.
Carthy, chief of the legislative refer
ence library, said today:
6 From the Investigations which Mr..
Duffus of my department, working in
connection with the state board of
public affairs, is making, L am now
sure there is going to be a great
movement for the settlement of North
ern Wisconsin. In fact, the tide has
already turned and there will be in
a short time great immigration into
that territory. Land companies AID
the state and the state board of pub
lie affairs are all combined in q har-
monious movement for this Ievelop-
ment. hope it will not be in the ma.
ture of boom and that the land own
ers will not be allowed to misrepre-
sent the territory. If the land own
Hers are not selfish they can be greatly
aided by the state in solving the ques-
tian IF Sot4Ianoon+ ne +boco X,o.4l,o,...
lands. 1t seems to me that if the state
goes on helping in the matter as now
proposed by the state board of public
affairs, the land owners will have Go
submit to some kind of regulation as
to boom advertisement and other mat
tiers which will inevitably come with
the rush which is, now about to take
place. We want this settlement solid
when it does come.
'EThe land question in other coun-
tries is public question: question
of public interest, and it. has got to
be in this state something more than
the advertisement of private lands by
the state. I am greatly rejoiced at
this new movement in the northern
part of the state, as the fact that
there have been so many millions of
acres of land lying idle there is a dis
grace TO the state.
I'VE should make Wisconsin the
best state in this country to live in,
and everyone should take hold and
help out the settlement of this wild
land, but no misrepresentation should
be allowed, and l believe that the
present spirit of misrepresentation will
be frowned down upon by those who
have the matter in charge at the
present time.
: "Mr. Duffus, working for the state
board of public affairs, viii have
some very interesting constructive
plans to put forward within a short
time"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
BIcKEN PAYS $50 AND COSTS.
Kenosha Restaurant Keeper Pleads to
Selling Butterine without Notice.

Kenosha Restaurant Keeper Pleads to
Selling Butterine Without Notice.
George Bicken, well known West
Side restaurant keeper, went into the
municipal court Friday afternoon and
pleaded guilty to selling oleomargine
on one of the tables of his restaurant
without formally notifying the custo-
rner that it was not butter. Under the
law the minimum fine was $50 and the
costs of the action and this fine was i'm
posed by Judge Randall. Mr.. Bicken
paid the fine and costs. The complaint
against Bicken was made by State In
spector H. G. Larson of Madison, who
went to the restaurant and found the
butterine being used. Mr.. Bicken in
sisted that he had no desire to violate
the law and that in many cases his
patrons had been advised that butter
inc had been served on the tables.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
TAKES UP NEW WORK.
Park Avenue Church Begins Institu-
tional Work for Women.

The Park Avenue Methodist church
is about to engage in institutional
work in small way. At least be-
ginning in what may be called tap
piled Christianity" will be made to
meet very apparent need in Keilosha.
The Young Ladies class Of the Park
Avenue Sunday school viii conduct
evening classes in physical culture, in
shirtwaist making, practical millinery
and possibly cookery for all young
women who desire to attend.
1t is anticipated that employed
young women who have little chance
for instruction or help along this line
will be glad to avail themselves Of
this opportunity to get practical in
struction in these domestic arts. The
classes will meet Tuesday and Friday
evenings in the basement Of the
church commencing next Tuesday
evening.
The young ladies will take the floor
promptly at 1880 for the physical cul-
ture class, which will last for one-half
hour. At eight O. clock they will separ-
ate for the various classes. All the
class work will be under competent
teachers, the pupils will bring their
own material, and a fee Of five cents
per evening will be charged.
The official board Of the church has
officially endorsed this movement and
an invitation is extended to all young
women over sixteen years of age who
desire to enter these classes to report
at the first meeting on Tuesday even
ing at 1880 o'clock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
ELECTRIC ROAD AT AUCTION.
Date to be Set for Public Sale Of the
Chicago Milwaukee Trolley Line.

Judge Lands, in the federal court
in Chicago Friday ordered the sale of
the Illinois properties of the Chicago
Milwaukee Electric Company. A de-
cree will be drawn up at once and the
date for the public sale fixed later.
The Wisconsin properties Of the road,
which have been in the hands Of the
receivers for four years, will also be
ordered sold in the near future as all
parties have agreed on this means Of
settling the. companys affairs. The
controversy over attorneys fees for
the various interests involved in the
litigation is still being heard by Mas
ter in Chancery Morrison.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
SCORE STATE LAWS
Measure for Extension of
Normal Schools Meets OPP
position at Madison.
TO Put CHECK ON ATHLETICS

A denunciation of the law passed by
the legislature at it's last session
authorizing the expansion of the nor
NAL schools into Junior colleges; a sug5
gestioH-to check college activities such
as athletics in order to get more eff
1icient scholarship; and the statement
that tbs high schools and preparatory
schools are sending their graduates
away to colleges and universities woe
fully lacking in knowledge of English,
were some Of the features of the fifth
annual session of the Association of
Presidents and Deans of Wisconsin
Colleges held in Madison.
The attack on the law was led by
President w o. Carrier of Carroll
college, Waukesha, in connection with
his talk on tThe Relation OF the Col
leges to the Normal Schools and the
Effect of the Law Authorizing the Ex-
pansion of the Normal Schools into
Junior Colleges, and it's Bearing Upon
the Already Existing Colleges of the
State
EsThe Normal Schools were created
primarily as teaching agencies said
President Carrier. "Upder the new
law they are placed on the same basis
practically as the colleges and that was
not their original function. There is
big question whether or not the law
isn't putting the normal schools in
competition with the already existing
state colleges. =
Following the reports OF commit
tees, there was a discussion on
methods of securing . higher grade of
scholarship among college students,
led by President Samuel Plantz Of
Lawrence college. Among the sugges-
lions made by him to better the grade
was the giving of special honors. The
teacher, he said, should display more
interest in the student. He also sug-
gested that college activities be check
ed. Another suggestion was that
there be a less variety Of subjects in
order to give the professor more time.
President Eaton of Beloit college ex-
planned what is being done at his in
stitution to better the standard of
scholarship, saying that they are using
the system of graded diplomas but
this was declared to be unfeasible for
universities.
President Silas Evans of Ripon col
lege led the discussion on legitimate
advertising Of colleges.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
Company Agrees to Give up Proposition
for Vacation of Portion of Pine
Street but Insists That Early Action
Must Be Taken in the Matter.

The special committee of the COM
mon council asked to take ND the mat
ter of building a sewer in the Keno
sha river north Of Grand avenue. met
with the officials of the N. R. Allen s
Sons Company and their attorney on
Friday and as a result Of the consid-
Grafton Of the question the proposition
Of the Allen company has been amend
ed in several particulars.
There was an objection from proper
ty owners against the vacation of that
part of Pine street between West and
West Main street, the Misses Karnes
protesting to the city engineer against
the closing Up of the street as plated
The officials of the leather company
agreed to wave this part Of the propo-
sition and allow the agreement to pro-
vide only for the vacation of Pine
street from Chicago to West street.
The attorneys for the company declar-
ed that close investigation Of the
records showed that the little end of
Grand avenue to the east Of Main
street was not the property Of the city
and if this is true it is said that the
city will not be asked to take any ac-
tion toward vacating this portion Of
the land. Investigations that have
been made show that the little strip
of land was originally part of old
Main street and it is thought that
when the route Of the street was
changed this property was decided with
other property to private individuals.
It is said that the property may belong
TO the city, may be the property Of
the Allen company or it may be the
property of the Mygatt family. The
attorneys are now making efforts to.
see Just what is the status of this
property, 1t is certain that if the
property is city street many of the
aldermen will object to turning it over
to the Allen company or any other
company as they hold that this land
should be held in order to give the
city access to the docks.
The Allen company consented to
change the proposition to show that
the company would pay not less than
900 nor more than 100000 toward
the building Of the proposed sewer. 1t
the sewer costs in the neighborhood
of $4,000 this change in agreement
would make no difference. Should the
cost fall below $4,000 the amount to
be paid by the Allen company under
the original sixty per cent would not
amount to $4,000.
The city engineer has already arr
ranged for the plans and specifications
for the sewer. They provide for
fourteen foot sewer to be built of
concrete and the construction will be
similar to that Of the trunk sewer now
being completed The south end of the
big sewer will come past the south end
of the Grand avenue bridge and it will
extend beyond the north end of the
Middle street bridge. 1t is possible
that there will be some opposition to
the project by people living north Of
the Middle street bridge, but as yet
this has not matured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

4
The secretary of the state board Of
health certainly did not mince matters
in giving his opinion of the necessity
Of thorough re organization of I'll
Kenosha health department., but no one
who is familiar with the conditions in
this city will contend that the STRIFE
lures passed by that official were un-
called for OF ~undeserved. The offer
OF the assistapce of the state board in
org. MIXING a ioca health board that
can give effective service in safe
guarding the public health should be
accepted and the suggestions and adj
vice Of the state experts followed as
closely as possible. One lesson such
as the city is aow learning in the
spread OF the scarlet fever should be
enough to show the folly Of the policy
Of trusting to luck to escape an
spidemic that the city has followed
| for years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

The contract for the repairs and ad-
ditions to the county building where
the municipal court is housed was let
Friday and when the work is COM
pleted the court will have quarters
more in keeping with its dignity and
Importance. The court has been a
great money saver for the taxpayers
Of the county and tie supervisors can
well afford to give it every convent
ence that will facilitate its business
in any way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
PLAYER PIANOS.

Metal pneumatic, never leak air,
never gives any trouble, whereas, if
YOU should be induced TO buy any play
er piano with rubber pneumatics, in a
short time it is leaking, leaving the
piano absolutely useless. Protect your
self by getting q Kimball. e*f24
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

are based on the Dane county cleo
ton cost for 1910 which was as fol-
lows:
Printing, advertising....... $ 1876
Ballots =. .............. 6Is.16
Canvassers, etc. ............ 1000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

The Elks are making active prepa
rstions for the annual election, which
taxes place the first Thursday il
March. Alfred I. DrurS is prominently
Nsgch. The Fllss election is al
ways exciting ard this year the con
test FOR office promises tosbe unusually
interesting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

Cards have been received in this city
announcing the marriage of Miss Isa-
belle Bohrn, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bohrn Of Trevor and r. Glare
Dixon Of Silver Lake. The ceremony
took place recently at Antioch, H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon will make their
home at Silver Lake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

Frank G. Matzke and Miss A. Louise
Locke, both of Kenosha, have been Ii
censed to marry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

Found aaythiags The owner =
watching the bargain coiumns.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29
Thirty-Seven Cents Cost Of
Casting Every Vote at
Wisconsin Elections.
new LAWS ARE EXPENSIVE
More Than Half Million People Entitled
to Franchise in Wisconsin and the
Cost of Getting Their Expression on
Public Questions Is Large.

Ballots, election notices, can
vassers for 70 counties. at
$1,000 per county .........$ 10000
Inspectors and clerks, primary
and general, in 2,150 per
cincts, $s5 each ........... 72,25o
Printing and distribution of
election laws ............. LOGS
Postage on 100000 primary
pamphlets y. ......... 10000
Postage on 100000 general
election pamphlets ........ 10000
Interest on investment in
booth, cost of fuel and
lights estimated IS. -. 10000
Printing and distribution of
blanks, ETC., by state ...... 1000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

Want ads bring results.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

Sell Of buy anythings Want ads viii
do it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-29

Try a wans ad.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-24
CATHOLICS IN THIS STATE.
The Transcript States That Statistics
Show There Are 412, 973-17,o0o 5ap
tsms. 1854 Marriages Last Year.

The statistics submitted to the
chancery office of the diocese Of Hart
ford for the closing of the year 1911
show that the Catholic population of
the diocese of Hartford amounts to
1888, or rather more than one-third
of the entire population of Connecticut.
There are $50 priests affiliated with
the diocese, nearly all of whom are
actively engaged in ministering to the
spiritual wants of the faithful. Three
hundred and sixteen of the clergy are
secular priests and the remaining
forty four are members of religious
orders, of which there are eleven in
the diocese of Hartford. The parishes
Of the state with resident priests num-
Der 176. From these parishes fifty out
missions are attended: so that
throughout the diocese there are 226
churches where the Catholic people
meet for divine worship, In the par
ochial schools of the state, which now
number eighty-one, 4,375 pupils are
registered. These pupils are being
taught by T31 teachers, the vast ma
jority of whom are members of Telig
ious orders. 1t win. no doubt, be sur
pristng TO learn that there are no less
than twenty -five religious orders Of
women laboring within the confines
of Connecticut. Most of the nuns are
employed in school work. but the hos
pitfalls, asylums and other charitable
institutions enlist the labor of hun
dreds of these devoted women. The
entire number of sisters affiliated with
the mother houses Of the diocese and
dwelling within the state reaches the
total Of 1926. Five hospitals are con-
Quoted by sisters. and eight academies
are also under their care. The diocese
has three orphan asylums where five
hundred children are nurtured and
reared in the religion of their parents.
One industrial school for boys gives
shelter to sixty pupils. A House of
the Coca Shepherd opens its doors 10
receive and reclaim the unfortunate.
At st. Thomas seminary, 125 stu
dents are making their classical
studies and fitting themselves for
courses of divinity in the higher
schools. Two seminaries are provided
for the training of the regular clergy
and in them 120 postulants are pursu-
ing preliminary studies The Sisters
of the Holy Ghost conduct two homes
for working girls, and there are day
nurseries in Hartford and Waterbury.
The Sisters of Mercy and the Little
Sisters of the Poor each conduct a
home for the aged, and three hundred
old people look to them for mainte-
nance In the various academies of
the state $50 young ladies are fitting
themselves for various positions in the
word. That the Catholic population
is increasing may be judged from the
number of baptisms during the year
1911. From the records it appears that
1895 We're admitted to the church
The number of converts is not stated
out it is safe to say that probably
1900 infants were baptized during the
year. There were 1884 marriages.
Catholic Transcript
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-24

Der young shendlemens dot stitches
wild oats Will find himself out dhere
vas not plenty fun in her harvest, und
der crop which he looks in vas filed
chuckfull nit troubles.
Der Bible book did dell of der prod
igal boy, und some peoples did said he
had a pooty nice time of it already,
but dot troot of it vas, der Teller made
pretty big failure init dot, He lost
him his farm yard, und his gelt und
his subber on a fat calf, which his
fodder vas gift him, when he coined
home vas not goot recompense for der
selt he vas shquander nit der boys,
und efer since he dock dot meal he has