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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
FOR BUSY SESSION
Legislators Getting Ready
to Ma Ike Special Session
Decidedly Interesting.
MAY FORCE INCOME FIGHT

The plans of Gov. McGovern to
limit the special session legislation to
matters emanating from the executive
chamber may not prove successful.
1t is said the governor desires no
legislation on the subject Of elections
In Milwaukee county, believing that a
non-partisan municipal elections bill
can just as well wait until the reg
ular session next winter and that the
conditions in Milwaukee county do not
warrant legislation to aid the county
situation. Bills on both subjects will,
however, be introduced into the SEES
sion and how action can be avoided
on them is hard to say, as bills on
these subjects are certainly german
under the call for the special session,
which permits of amendments to the
general elections law being presented.
Then as regards legislation on the
subject of weights and measures. The
subject was Incorporated in the case
for the purpose of aiding the berry
growers, who claim to have on hand a
large stock of unusued boxes, which
if the clause in the weights and meas
ures law requiring that all berry boxes
be without raised bottoms should be
enforced, would be rendered useless
Right to use berry boxes Of the raised
bottom kind during the coming year
is desired by the berry men. Manu-
facturers who have been putting up
goods in packages which did not meet
the requirements of the 1911 weights
and measures law say if this conces-
sion is granted the berry pen they
should also be allowed to dispose of
their stocks on hand and more RENE
dial legislature of this character as re-
CARDS goods on store shelves before
the law went into effect is likely to be
presented in bills offered by individ-
ual members to the legislature.
The clause in the call permitting
amendments to the fish and game laws
to be offered at the special session
will also open the gates to large
number of amendments to those laws
which will require time for discussion
and action.
If any action on the income tax law
appears at the special session it will
be II the form of petitions asking the
governor to call another special SEES
sion at which measures can be Of
fered for the repeal or amendment of
that law.
The chances for the special session
not being a program affair are there
fore, it>will be seen, very good indeed
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
FINAL ACCOUNT FILED
Judge Taylor Issues Order Assigning
Estate Of the Late 7. B. Jeffery.

In the county court this morning
Judge George w. Taylor issued an or
der assigning the estate of the late
Thomas B. Jeffery in keeping with the
provisions of the will. The estate was
probated by Mrs. Kate E. Jeffrey, the
widow and the sons, Charles T. Jeff
cry and Fl. W. Jeffrey. The final ac-
count of the executors showed that
the total value of the estate was 49,
759, 1881 The cost Of the admins
tration of the estate was placed at
$65, 1855. Under the terms Of the
will the property has been divided be-
tween the widow and the children of
the late Kenosha manufacturer.
The final account is the largest ever
fled in Kenosha county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
MAYOR MAY SET ASIDE WEEK
City officials Have Already Started the
Spring Cleaning of the City aud Peo-
pie Will BE Expected to Cooperate
in Removing Traces of Hard Winter.

Now for general Cleanup day!
That's the slogan that is being
heard on all sides as a result of the
warm weather Of the last few days.
AS result Of the unusual cold win
ter and the great amount of snow
fall the rubbish and garbage that has
gathered about the city, is enormous
and this is really the first time that
there has been propitious time for
cleaning up yards and easements
about the city.
AS long as the cold weather was
here there was no real need for doing
this, but with the arrival of real
warm weather physicians assert that
the garbage that has been allowed to
accumulate is sure to prove unhealth-
full unless it is cleaned up and cart
ed away.
Then, too, there is another side to
the matter-that of appearances The
general appearance of some of the
yards in the city is anything but
pleasing to the, eye. There are boxes,
tin cans and any number of other ar
ticles that help to litter up the yard
and which would improve conditions
much If they were carted away.
For several years the plan Of having
an annual clean up day has been fol-
lowed in Kenosha with splendid re-
suits, 1t has been usual for the mayor
to appoint certain day or week
which is designated as clean up day
or week" and during that time the
people all over the city do their ut
most to- see that conditions about the
city are improved 1t has been found
that by observing certain day or
week that much better results can be
secured than by making general re-
quest.
The question as to whether the
clean UP period should last but one
day or one week is one that has al
ways been debated Some have held
that by making the cleaning up period
a week. long that more work could be
accomplished while others have re-
piled that by concentrating efforts in
one day that far better results can
be secured. They say that if the per-
iod is made week long that many
people would put it off from day to
day and eventually might not do it
at ALL
As soon as the matter is brought to
the mayor or to the council it is felt
that he viii Cor they willy fall readily
into line with the idea and set aside
a period in the near future in which
Kenosha can remove the stains of a
long and hard winter and appear in a
bright and shining array for spring
and summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
EXPECT kHOSHA ENTRANCE
Curves Between Racine and kenosha to
Be Eliminated to Make Fast Running
Possible May Improve Line Between
Racine and Milwaukee Later.

The T. M. E. R. & L. Co. is to send
la large force of men here within the
next few weeks to straighten several
sharp curves in the track between
Kenosha and Racine.
By doing this the railway company
expects to take off several minutes
from the time now required to make
the trip to Racine.
There are three especially sharp
curves in the vicinity Of Lakeside and
in approaching each one of these the
interurban cars are compelled to slow
down, losing considerable time. It is
planned to cut across fields near
Lakeside, the street railway company
being now engaged in negotiating fol-
lands.
Out Of the three curves it is
planned to make two large gradual
curves, which will not require the
cars to slow down at all.
The work will entail an expense OF
several thousand dollars to the street
railway company, but the time saved
and the decrease in wear and tear on
the brakes and wheels of the cars will
more than recompense it for the out
lay of money.
It is rumored that work at improv-
ing the line between here and Mil
Waukee is also to be done by the
company.
For a long time the Milwaukee
company has been handicapped in its
competition with the Chicago and
Milwaukee on account of the condi-
tion of the road bed and it is admitted
that with the curves eliminated the
Milwaukee company should make just
as good time between Racine and Ke.
nosha and Kenosha and Milwaukee as
the Chicago. and milwaukee, 1t is
said that the work of Strengthening
the line between Kenosha and Racine
is directly the result Of the company
seeing a chance to bring the interur-
ban cars into Kenosha. The Milwau-
kee company believes that this ar
rangement will be made within a
short time and the company is going
to cater especially to the traffic be-
tween the two cities. 1t is expected
that the situation at Kenosha will be
closed up by the time the track men
complete the work Of strengthening
out the line and that this gang of
men will be able to connect the in
terurban and the Kenosha city lines
at the north limits of the city.
Kenosha people will welcome any
change in the lines that will shorten
the trip between Kenosha and Mil
waulee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
SEE NEED OF FLAT RATE HERE
Commission Finds Milwaukee Profits by
Cheap Flat Rate and Plan May Be
Tried in Kenosha- Milwaukee Off,
Gals Opposed to Filter System

Members of the board of water COM
missioners who went to Milwaukee on
Thursday to examine the water system
OF the state S metropolis, managed to
get many ideas which will be of value
in the handling OF the Kenosha de-
partment in the future. The members
of the board came home with a new
idea as to filtration and it is certain
that they now believe that greater
good could be secured for the people
of the city by the extension and en-
larging of the intake than the build
ing of filtration plant. In Milwau-
kee the members of the Kenosha com
mission We're the guests of Thomas
Mcmillan, chairman of the board of
public works, and Mr.. Mcmillan threw
open the water department of Milwau-
kee for inspection.
Milwaukee is now pumping one
hundred million gallons of water daily
through an intake seven and half
feet in diameter extended out into the
lake a total of $500 feet. The Of
feials claim that they have had little
trouble with typhoid fever germs and
that in order to insure even purer
water they had built plant by which
hydrochloride OF limo was thrown into
the water at times when it seemed to
be in the least polluted with sewage.
Mr.. Mcmillan declared that Milwau-
kee after long investigation had de-
cided that a filtration plant would not
be Of great value in taking care of the
lake water. At the present time the
city of Milwaukee is planning to build
a twelve foot conduit into the lake
to distance Of two and a half miles
with a view of getting better water
and more generous supply.
One question which proved of great
interest to the Kenosha commissioners
was the question of rates charged FOR
water. In Milwaukee all water is
sold by meter and fat rate of four
and half cents per hundred cubic
feet is charged. This is forty-fve
cents per Thousand. In Kenosha the
rate on the sliding scale runs from
ninety cents to thirty-seven and a half
cents. It is certain that should fiat
rate be established that Kenosha peo-
pie would get water at a fat rate
Just as low as it is sold in Milwaukee
without any decrease in the profits of
the water company.
The question of fat rate fof me-
ter charges has been urged before by
the Kenosha commission in the pas,
but up to this time the sliding scale
rate established years ago has been
maintained, There has been obiec
tions raised TO this rate and attorneys
nave uCC1oI6o JucSG ing PuCtAN
utilities law the rates charged In Ke-
nosha were not lawful rates. 1t is
probable that the question of fat
rate to all consumers, which would be
strictly in keeping with rulings of the
Wisconsin Railroad Commission, will
be taken up at an early meeting OF
the water board.
The trip to Milwaukee is regarded
as one of the most valuable junkets
ever taken by any Kenosha board and
the members of the water commission
got lot of suggestions in regard to
various portions of the plant which
will come in handy for future use.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
BUYS RUSSELL LUMBER YARD
George n. Wilson Purchases Business
Of Fred s. Head at Russell, I'll.

By a deal closed on Thursday Geo.
Head Wilson, who has been connect
ed with the Kenosha Lumber Com
pany for the past six months, pur-
chased the lumber yard of Fred S.
Head at Russell, H., and he will take
charge of the property on the first of
May. Before coming to Kenosha Mr..
Wilson was for several years connect
ed with wholesale lumber company
at Oshkosh and he knows all the ms
and outs of the business. Fred s.
Head who will give up the lumber
business will go to Detroit where he
will be connected with one of the
great automobile industries of that
city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
INITIATE BIG CLASS.
Forty New Members Ride Moose Goat
at Carpenter Hall Last Night.

The Kenosha Lodge Of the Loyal
Order of Moose had big gathering
Eat Carpenter s Hall on Wednesday
when forty new members rode the
goat and were received into the order
with full ritualistic ceremonies. The
work was put on by the Kenosha de-
gree team. Forty members of the Ra-
cine lodge came down on a special
car to attend the meeting Following
the initiation the members of the To-
cal lodge and their guests repaired to
the Hotel Plaza where banquet was
served covers being laid for more
than two hundred. One Of the feat
ures of the evening was the presen-
tation Of Past Dictators Jewel to
Deputy Supreme Dictator Q. D.
butcher.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
NOTICE.

Marshall, the pure bred Percheron
Stallion (Recorded No. 5os24, License
No 22l6) owned by Higgins Bros,
will make the season at the stables
on the farm of G. 7. Higgins. Terms
SIS to insure a live foal For further
information write to, or call on Hig-
gins Bros, Pleasant Prairie, Wiscon-
son. *w51
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
.oARvERo GRADE rRorrER.

Formerly owned by Ed. G. Shepard
OF Kenosha, now the property of A..
T. Mcneil of soutA Bristol, Kenosha,
Co., Wis. Carver viii 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, 1912-04-18
c. D. BARNES POSTMASTER
Pastor of Grand Avenue Methodist
Church Tells of Importance of Rela-
tionship Between Fathers and Sons.
Kenosha Boys Respond to Toasts.

| Fathers and Sons to the number of
nearly a hundred gathered at the Y.
nj. G. A. Auditorium on Friday even
ing for the first annual "Fathers and
Sons Banquet" and the dinner was
one OF the most interesting events
ever given at the building. There
were all sorts of fathers, young and
old, and the sons showed even larg-
er range in years. There was none of
the cid fashioned s'high chairs
about the banquet board, but some of
the fathers showed a willingness to
get the boys started right by bringing
sons of very tender age.
The banquet was given under the
auspices of the boys department of
the association and the boys had TAX
en- the greatest interest. There were
| a lot Of well known fathers in the
crowd about the tables and lot of
sons who expect to be better known
as they grow older A six course din
Iner was served by the members of the
Ladies Auxiliary Of the association
and after dinner was over Attorney
master. In introducing the speaker
Toastmaster Barnes declared that the
III &A% 4h1 Il he
relation of fathers and sons. He
spoke Of the duty Of the father
to take a proper interest in the start
that the son made in life and to re-
member that the son was to carry
down the family name.
Lawrence Eastman responded to the
toast "Dad. He carried out the
idea of the POSTMASTER in the open
i ing Of the post pandial exercises and
he found in "Dad" the boys real
counselor, friend and advisor.
Conrad shearer responded to the
toast The Boy" Mr.. Shearer was
something Of an intruder as there was
no son sitting along side Of him, but
at that he made one of the best talks
of the evening, pointing out the rela-
ton of the older boys to the fathers.
Herbert Curtis spoke on the toast,
MY Mother and he showed that
the strongest influence in the develop
ment Of the life of the boy was the
mother and the father and he Joined
the two in bringing the best in
fuences.
The concluding address of the even
ing was given by the Rev. E. T. Hag-
erman, pastor of the Grand Avenue
M. E. church in Milwaukee. The
speaker had evidently been boy
himself and he presented the great
problem Of the father and son in a
way that made strong impression on
the large crowd present at the dinner.
Mr.. Hagerman has made an intimate
SIuuy Oh tue OOy PLUOAchA oA-A Ao w
clared that there was no problem of
such absorbing interest and no prob
lem which could be presented to the
parent which was SO worthy Of, the
work necessary for its solution. He
declared that the first duty Of the
parent to the son was to be his real
compal ION for life and that he would
find the boy the greatest joy OF his
younger years and the developed man
developed along the right principles
as taught by the father-the great
est comfort Of declining years.
Following the banquet the fathers
and sons had very pleasant social
hour at which plans were laid for fut-
ure banquets along the same line.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18

Whether or not the street railway
people are more eager to get their cars
into the down town district than they
pretend to be may be matter open
to argument, but the fact remains that
the business men Of the city will not
be alive to their own best interests if
they permit this opportunity to get
direct connections with their out of
town trade get away from them. They
have more at stake than the railways
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
DRAIN TILE.

Farmers buy your tile direct from
the factory; also building tubes for
silos, all sizes in stock at all times,
at reasonable prices G. p Willett,
proprietor. Bristol Tile Works, Bris-
toll Wis. eT5l
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
MY LID UP ONE CONTRACT
Members of the Council Are Anxious to
Have Fremont Avenue Paved to the
South Limits of the City When Con-
tract for Work Is Let by Council.

The street assessment committee of
the old council held its last meeting
at the city hall on Friday afternoon
at the Office of the city engineer when
bids were opened for the paving of
Fremont avenue from the end of the
present paving to Collins streets and
for Milwaukee avenue from Grand
avenue to North Main street. Christ
| Petersen was the low bidder for the
work on Milwaukee avenue as it is
understood that this street is to be
paved with brick, He was also the
low bidder for the paving of Ere
mont avenue if brick is used. IF
asphalt is used the White Construction
Company Of Milwaukee, is the low
bidder for Fremont avenue. Nj
The bid for brick on Fremont aven-
ue is $1.S8 for square yard and the
cost for the asphalt paving is $1.75.
The people Of the avenue are said to
be favorable to brick pavement
with an asphalt filler and if this plan
is followed it is probable that the
contract will be let to Petersen.
The list Of bids for the paving of
| the two streets showing the total
amount of the bids follows
Fremont Avenue.
n. T. Reichert Racine ...... $40, 704
James Cape and Sons, Racine. 2O,Oo5
McCugo Bullock Co., Waukegan 19, 616
Christ Petersen, Kenosha $50. 1899
Asphalt.
Christ Petersen, Kenosha -. .$19,756
West. Improvement Co., Racine 1887
White Cons. Co., Milwaukee. !. 1896
Milwaukee Ave. from Grand Ave-,
to North Main ST. j
N. F. Reichert, Racine ....$8 ,666
James Cape and Sons, Racine. 1890
McCugo Bullock Co., Waukegan 1924
Christ Petersen, Kenosha $3.50. 1881
There may be some desire on the
part of the council to hold up the
contract for the paving of Fremont
avenue on account of the fact that the
pavement extends to within a block
of the city limits on the south. Some
Of the aldermen declare that it would
be bad Judgment on the part of the
council to pave this portion of the
street and leave an unimproved block
at the end of the work. However, the
members Of the council are not fav-
orable to refusing the present bids as
they hold that this would be unfair
to the bidders who came to the city
to bid on the work. An effort will
be made to have the property owners
on the avenue between Collins and
Symmonds street agree to have the
work done with the understanding that
the same price is to be paid for the
work done in this block as is paid for
the remainder of the street.
The paving of the street to the lin
its is greatly to be desired and it is
thought probable that the property
owners can be brought to see the nee
essity Of the improvement.
The report of the committee will
be sent to the council on Monday
evening but it is probable that it will
be laid over for the consideration of
the new council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18

George Naylor, who has been visit
ing his parents in Kenosha for the
past few days, returned to his home
in Rockford, H., on Friday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18

Miss Elga Shearer, who spent the
Easter vacation with relatives in this
city has returned to her school duties
at Columbus, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18

$500 discount off the regular price
on any harness, single or double in the.
shop. Call here before buying. Keno
sha Harness Coz Is. Church a.. dEa8e
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18

Mrs. A. f. Dunnebacke ano Mrs. HI.
Gustavson are spending few days
in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18

Dickens sunrise bread, pure and
wholesome. Try it. The best in
stQHn. aodtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18
NoRTHwEsTERN R. r. TIME TABLE.

Trains market "dp daily; all others
daily except Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-18

Northbound
The Washington herald., 1912-03-23
4 National Viewpoint.

mental :-1provement in cotton spinning
since Arkwright's time" 1t renders our
Southern cotton mills independent OF
unfayorable climatic conditions in
drawing the fiber OF cotton Indeed,
the great development of cotton manu-
facture in the South has come since
the introduction of the fiuted metallic
roll by the company which was organ
lied by Mr. Myrick and of which he is
still the president
As an organizer of associated effort
among agriculturists for the financial,
political. educational, and social better
ment, few men have done as much.
The cooperation with the South OF
such a man and of the great publish
ing and other enterprises he represents
is typical of the genius, ability, and
means that are now flowing Southwark.
Mr.. Myrick is the son of New Eng
land clergyman, was brought up to do
all kinds of work indoors and out, and
attended public schools. He went to
Colorado in 1874, where he had thirty
years experience in three" as a rancher,
cowboy, sheepherder, printer, and boy
Journalist He returned East to run
the OLD 1dr1n, WORKED MS way tnIOuSn
an agricultural college, writing and
canvassing for an agricultural paper.
He afterward became its editor, earned
an interest in the business, and later
became the controlling owner and
president of its allied publications. He
tries to spend part of each year in the
South, is a keen student of Southern
development, and has important inter
ests in several of our Southern States.
He keeps in close personal touch with
the people of the whole United States
by much travel and visiting among
them. as we'll as through 10000 corre-
spondents.
Mr.. Myrick will also attend the
Rural Credits Conference at Nashville
April I to 6, described elsewhere in
this issue.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-23

der the direction of Mai. R. w. Mill
saps and the Jackson Board of Trade.
Birmingham, Ala, April 20 and 20,
under the direction OF the Jefferson
County Dairymen's Association.
Athens, Ga, May and ?, under the
direction of Prof. A. NJ Soule. State
College of Agriculture.
Charleston, S. C., May 8 and 4, un-
der the direction of the Charleston
Chamber of Commerce, A. w. Nc
Keand. secretary.
North Carolina (possibiy Greensboro
and Raleigh). May and 2. Under the
direction of DR.. D. H. Hill, of the A &
NJ College at Raleigh.
Virginia, May and 9, under the di-
rection of G. w. Koiner, commissioner
of agriculture.
Biographical Notes.
Maurice Francis Egan was born at
Philadelphia. Pa. May "a, 1Ss- He re-
cesved the degree Of A B. from La Sails
College in 1873; A NJ. from Notrs Darls
in 1873: LIZ ID. from Georgetown Cd. c. In
1873; ]. u D.. Ottawa University. 1881:
Phi. ID. from Villanova. 1907. Mr.. Egan Is
the author OF many works. both poetry
and prose At the present time Mr.. Egan
Is envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Denmark. which posi-
ton he has held since 1907.