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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
CONGRATULATIONS FOR TAYLOR.
Secretary of Well Known Mfr. Will
Neither Affirm or Deny Rumor.

Frederick Taylor, private secretary
of Charles T. Jeffrey, president of The
Thomas B. Jeffery Company, is being
showered with congratulations and
they all come on account of rumor
that is in general circulation which
brings the secretary under the list of
benedicts Mr.. Taylor is reported to
have been married in Chicago on
Christmas day and his bride is said to
have been Miss Euntce Alice Bailey,
formerly secretary of the "Big Sis
ters' movement in Kenosha. MIR.
Taylor laughed loudly when approached
on the matter this morning and he adj
mitted that he was taking some inter
est in the 'tBig Sister, movement, but
he declined to either affirm r deny
the story in regal to the marriage.
1t is admitted, however, that Mr.. Tay-
lor has been passing out the compH-
ments Of the season with a liberal hand
among his friends and they feel GER
tain that the formal announcement
will come later. Miss Bailey resigned
her position with the Kenosha social
movement some time ago and returned
to her home in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
TAX BILL IS READY
Bill Providing Seni-annual
Payment of Taxes is on
File at Madison
TAX COMMISSION TO OPPOSE

The new tax law providing for semi
annual tax paying time has been pr
pared and is in the hands Of the refe,
ence library at Madison to be put into
shape before the meeting of the legis-
lature on next Wednesday. While the
law was not sent to Madison from this
county it follows very closely the sug-
gestions made by Kenosha officials and
provides for the payment Of taxes in
equal installments in January and July
of each year. The proposed law go IS
little further than the Kenosha
county officials had suggested and it
carries a provision for deferring the
payment of the January tax install
ment. The law provides that any tax
payer by agreeing to pay an added
interest of six per cent may defer the
payment of the January installment
of the taxes until July. The bill has
not found favor with the Wisconsin
State Tax Commission and it is said
that the commission will probably OPP
pose it on the ground that it will
force a REIMBURSEMENT of the financial
program of the state and of cities,
villages and towns. 1t is thought that
this matter could be taken care of by
proper legislation and that it would
be possible to install the new system
of tax paying without making it bur-
densome to the state or to the tax
payers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
BUSINESS IS GROWING
Parcel Post Business at the
Postoffice Grows by Leaps
and Bounds in a Day.
ALREADY SEE need or HELP

Parcels post business at the Keno
sha postoffice took a big bound this
morning. In the first mail received
the postmaster found more than sixty
packages for delivery on the various
carrier routes in the city and rural
routes in the county. 1t is certain
that the operation of the new law
is going to greatly increase the busi,
ness of the postoffice here and it is
expected that there will be a big jump
in the stamp receipts for the next few
months. Merchants in Kenosha ex-
pect that there will be noticeable
increase of the trade between the city
stores and the people living on rural
routes as result of the parcels post.
Already many telephone orders have
been received in Kenosha, bringing
orders to be sent by parcels post and
the people have found that the cost OF
sending small parcels is a lot smaller
than the cost Of coming to the city
to get them.
As yet the local postofice has not
received any shipments of wild or do
mesticated animals but several parcels
containing butter and eggs passed
through the office this morning Peo-
pie are still making the error of put
ting the wrong kind of stamps on the
parcels and two boxes of candy are
certain of a trip to the dead letter of
fee. They were mailed on Thursday
with the letter postage stamps on them
and there was no sufficient address of
the sender on the packages. The sweet
meats will undoubtedly be distributed
among the women clerks at the dead
letter office in due time.
The postmaster declares that it is
too early to comment on the success
or failure of the parcels post in Keno
sha, but he feels certain that it will
bring the biggest increase in postal
receipts ever known in the depart
ment,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
che Tax Levy.

Tax paying time is on and there IL
the usual number of complaints against
the amount of taxes to be paid by the
people of Kenosha. So long as taxes
are assessed there will be objections
to any tax levy made, but it is GER
tain that men who are business men
and accustomed to handling business
propositions will begin to appreciate
that the city of Kenosha is forced to
have increased tax levies. There may
be errors in the valuation of propertT
and this is undoubtedly true in some
parts Of the city, but these errors can
all be adjusted before another levy IS
made However, the people must be
educated to pay more taxes. Keno
sha has long since laid aside the
swaddling clothes of a village and the
coming of city duties has brought de-
mands on the city treasury to carry
out city plans. Things that were good
years ago are in the discard and Ke-
nosha must keep pace with the other
cities in the state. The value of a
dollar to q municipality is no greater
than it is to an individual and the
man who cries out against small IN
crease in his taxes fails to remember
that the cost of everything, be it labor
or material, has so advanced in the
past few years that the city would
find it impossible to continue in OPP
Grafton with the tax levies OF former
years. The city is now forced to pay
great deal more in wages to every
man it employs, the material it buys
in many cases costs nearly double what
it did twenty years ago ard yet the
tax payer seems to think that there is
some hook or crook by which taxes
may remain stationary. That very
man has found that the cost of main
tanning his own home has doubled in
a decade, the men employed in his
factory are drawing fifty per ceut
more wages and yet he figures that the
city can go along at the same old rate.
Many of these men who object TO
higher tax levies are rated as progress
siye men. They are the first to sign
petitions for public improvements ard
the first to make an cutlery when there
is any delay ia getting the petitions
favorably acted upon. Now just look
at your tax receipt as business
proposition and make up your mind
that so long as the cost of living re,
mains high the taxes will have to be
high enough to meet it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
PAYS FINE AND COSTS.
Frank Allei, Who was Charged With
Stabbing Two, Gets Off With Fine.


Frank Allei, arrested OIL Thursday
under the name of Frank Leo' and
charged with having stabbed two
Poles in west side saloon, appeared
before Judge Randall in the munich
pal court this morning and paid fine
of FIVE dollars and the costs of the
action in each of the charges against
him. Allei made statement to the
court which Indicated that be was aot
the aggressor in the trouble In the sa,
loon and he asserted that he struck
with the knife in self defense. He al
legged that the knife had belonged to
one of the other men and the two
knives which were found on him at
the time of his arrest were knives
which he used at his work in the tan
merry. It is possible that some other
arrests may be made in connection
with the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
MAKE LIST OF ALL DEBTORS
Retailers to Furnish Lists Which VIII
be Properly. Compiled and Issued
About the Middle of the Month
Courts to Settle Old Debts.

Have you paid the butcher, the bak-
er and candlestick maker? If you
haven t you had better make this your
first New Years resolution and get
busy and pay up the bills for the Ke-
nosha Retailers Association is plan
ming real crusade against men who
fail to pay their bills. January 18th
has been named as date when new
rating of all people in Kenosha will
be made and at that time every mer-
chant in the city who is connected
with the association, and it includes
nearly all of the retail dealers, will
file with the secretary list of tn9
accounts unpaid. These lists will be
made in making up new credit RAJ
ing for the people of Kenosha and it
is expected that nearly every man,
woman and firm in the city trading
with the retail stores will be given
rating. The new rate card of the as
ISOLATION will be regular Dunn and
Bradstreet report on Kenosha. The
reports to be sent in will be used in
conjunction with former reports made
to the merchants and it is declared
that when the work of making the
new rating is completed it will be the
most complete business index of the
people of Kenosha ever prepared. The
list will go only to the members of he
association, but these lists are usually
made more or less public and it is
pretty certain that there will be
rush to get on the right side of the
ledger. Secretary Theleen of the as.
ISOLATION has already received some of
the reports and he is sending out let
ters to hundreds of people in the city
giving them chance to get right with
their creditors before the new list Is
finally made up. In the letter which
is being sent out the secretary says:
After January 18th members Of the
Kenosha Retailers Association in all
lines of business will make their re-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09


making the total capital S2O,O71 $50.
Less the capital of the three banks
liquidated, the total paid in capital
November 26, 1912, was s2o,o1l,e a
gain for the year of sl,3so,ooo. Tie
surplus fund of I'll the institutions is
$500, 144.36, an increase of 1907, 5es.5
and the undivided profits are $3,9o7,-
584.42, an increase of $131,5a5.se.
These increases are called highly
commendable. =
The total expenses of the depart
ment for 1912 were $38, 1892 and the
receipts $26,744.73. The net cost to
the state was $12,050.l9.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
PLAN CHARITY BALL.
Kenosha Elks May Defer Big Function
Until After Lenten Season.

The members of the Kenosha Lodge
of Elks are laying plans for the annu-
al charity ball, the big annual social
function given under the auspices of
the lodge and it is probable that a
new plan will be followed this year
and that the dance will not be held
until after the lenten season is over.
Lent opens on the 7th day Of February
this year and many social functions
have been arranged for the three
weeks in January and the early days
of February and some of the members
of the committee feel that it would be
difficult to arrange date that woul1
be agreeable to the large number Of
people who attend the Elks annual So
cial event. Definite announcement has
been made that the charity ball will
be held at the Academy and the date
will be announced within the next
few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

ports to the secretary of the assoe;a-
tion, and your credit standing in the
community viii be governed largely
upon the manner in which you take
care of your old accounts.
Your credit is valuable asset and
The merchants by their frankness ard
fairness is making these reports are
establishing a strong confidence with
the public.
1t is not always possible to meet
a bin on the date it is due, but you
have no right to let it go by default,
and the association viii use every IL.
gal means to collect past due claims,
and in all Difference, we wish to APP
prise you of our position.
We trust you viii, in the interest
of both of as, give this matter your
immediate attention before rating
time.
1t is announced that strenuous eff
forts will be made to break the hold
on the dead beats in Kenosha and that
it is the plan of the officials of the
association to bring suits in court if
necessary in order to collect long
standing accounts. The merchants are
in complete accord with the move
ments of the officers and 1t is certain
that every member of the association
will join heartily in the movement,
not only to collect these old bills, but
to prevent unreliable people securing
credit in the city in the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
DEATH OF MRS. MARTHA jacob
Well Known Kenosha Woman Died in
Milwaukee Hospital on Thursday.

Mrs. Martha Jacob, aged "a years,
wife Of Bernard jacob, residing at
l64 North Victoria street, died at the
Mary Klase Hospital in Milwaukee on
Thursday after a short illness from
general peritonitis. Mrs. jacob had
been taken to the Milwaukee hospital
for treatment only short time ago.
The remains were brought to Kenosha
on Thursday evening and taken to the
family residence. Mrs. Jacob was a
native of Germany, but she had resid-
ed in Kenosha for some time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
PIONEER WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Ann Callahan Died at Her Home
on Ashland ave. Just Before Noon


Mrs. Ann Callahan, aged 80 years,
widow of the late John t. Callahan and
one of the pioneer settlers of Kenosha,
died at her home on Ashland avenue
just before noon today. Death result
ed from a general breaking down due
to advanced age. Mrs. Callahan had
been in feeble health for some time.
The deceased was a native of Ireland
but came to this city in 1887. She was
one of the first settlers of the city and
had spent her entire life here. She is
survived by six sons, Frank, Thomas,
Edward, John, James and Patrick Cal
lahan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

The city may be hard up, but the
aldermen will find it economy to find
money somewhere to make possible the
opening Of an isolation hospital
This is one of the things needed In
lighting contagious disease. While
other cities in the state have more
cases of scarlet fever and dipl 5heria
than Kenosha this city has a lot more
cases than is necessary and anything
that will stop the spread Of the dis
ease is public necessity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Irving G.. Barbour, foreman of the
power department at the It. B. Jeffrey
factory will resign his position in a few
days to assume command of the steam
yacht Pathfinder. Mr.. Morgan, the
owner, plans to make an extended
cruise down the lakes and the st.
Lawrence river the coming season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

secretary, has had charge Of the credit
and accounting departments. He has
been associated with the company in
various capacities, excepting for one
brief interval, for the past five years.
Both Mr.. Bill and Mr.. Field, the
new executives, viii make their homes
in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

The Utopian Club held their annual
banquet on New Years eve at their
club rooms. Covers were laid for
thirty and justice was done to the big
spread. Short addresses were made
during the evening by Frank Engel,
Burt Thomas, Al. Gehl and Gene SAT-
tig, all members of the club.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. John Kruckman of Lib.
ertyville, ILL.,, A. III. Kruckman of Will
mot, Miss Clara Smith and Henry
Smith of Prairie View, ILL.,, Henry and
Louis Biennemann, Mrs. Henry Althofl
and Mrs. William Kirkman of New
Munster, Miss Katie Peters of Harry
ard, H., and Miss Sigrid Larson and
James Campbell Of Chicago, came tc
Kenosha on Wednesday to attend the
funeral of the late Henry Bienemann
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Andy Stahl is moving out of the
Jail today. The best that can be said
Of the incoming sheriff is that he will
move out with just as good record as
a public Office holder. Kenosha has not
had many sheriffs as good as Sheriff
Stahl and none better.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Introducing real sport: Sir Thorn
as Upton is planning to challenge for
the American Cup again. He is such
g good sport that lot of equally good
sports on this side of the pond would
be glad to let him mold the cup for
a couple of years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Kansas judge has handed down
the august opinion that woman
should tell her husband all she knows.
This may be all very well, but it
would be little hard to apply the
same rule to the husbands,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

1t was a grim finish for a man
working on an endless motion ma.
chine that he should die of loctomotor
ataxia
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Just wait until next week when the
Legislature gets into session and there
will be enough doing to keep the peo-
pie Of the state lodging for the next
two years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

William H. Curtis, one time Ke-
nosha man, who ran for governor with,
out spending a cent, is to be com
mended, but it will be notified that he
did not end very well up in the race.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Don't go looking for trouble be-.
cause it is always looking for you, and
if you are both looking for each other
you are sure to meet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

whoever invented saloon iceboxes
that cannot be opened from the inside
conferred lasting favor upon the
robber fraternity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

A Chicago woman got two licenses.
10 marry the same week. Nothing
like having two strings to your
beau.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Well they can not beat US out of
the fine weather we have had so far
this winter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

# never gets too late in the year
Cor av4ators to be killed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

You might try to do better this year
and say nothingi Just do it. Dig in.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Among the cheaper cuts there is the
1O-cent shave
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09

Clearing sale ladies coats. Hubecs. If
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-17

the company in response to a CALI
but they were very properly Kissed,
so that was all right. Then after the
play there was ice cream, as much as
she could eat, so altogether it was a
glorious evening for No. Z.
BUT this morning things were in d
bad state Miss Joys eyes were red
as if she had been crying-she said
she had a bad ccld-and as for Mr..
Gary-well, anybody could see that
he was miserable. He scolded all the
cash girls, including No. Z, who stuck
her tongue out at him, and so deep
was his misery that he wore a black
cravat-his taste usually ran to bright
reds and green With her two best
friends so unhappy, how could No. Z
be otherwise? So as she sat on the
bench she thought Of some way to
heal this ail-too.eyident breach.
Fer gloomy reflections were inter
rupted by the shrill cry of Cash
here!" and she arose with much reluc-
lance to answer the call, which came
from the glove counter where a
sweet-faced young lady was waiting
for her parcel ard change.
She was all in black, with bunch
of violets pinned on her fur collar;
and she must have seen the wistful
look in No. rs eyes, for she said smil-
ingly: wouldn't you like them?" and
without waiting for a reply pressed
the flowers into the grimy hand of the
little cash girl.
ooh, thank you, ma'am!" gasped
No. Z, her face radiant with pleasure
and she walked back to her place on
the bench like a homecoming con-
uueror laden with the spoils Of vic
tory.
She buried her nose in the fragrant
purple mass with a long sigh Of salts
faction, then-an idea popped sudden
" into her head, and she walked over
to the ribbon counter, where Miss Joy
stood listless and said
Miss Joy, here's something for
YOU" she said, soberly extending the
flowers.
For me? Oh, thank you, Nell"
answered Miss Joy. How nice Of you
to give them to me-"
81 didn't" stammered No. 7-she
was telling her first lie-"they are
from Mr.. Gary. He says he's awfully
sorry he hurt yer feelin's."
Miss Joys smile was like long-de-
:layed sunshine, and just then, as luck
would havedt, Mr.. Gary walked by.
"Mr Gary" she called softly. He
came up to her with eager haste.
Harry" she added, softer still, y
know I've been hateful; forgive me-
And then No. Z fed, for she knew
her work was ended.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-17
LITTLE NUMBER SEVEN
BY 7. A. TEFFT.

NO. I was noticeably disturbed. She
sat on the bench reserved for the cash
girls and drummed her feet or pulled
viciously at her pigtail Of sandy hair.
Indeed, so low vas her frame of mind
that she failed to rebuke one of the
smaller girls who asked for the loan
OF ner chewing gum for a few min
utes, but took it from her mouth and
handed it over quite absent minded.
ly.
MISS Joy was unhappy, and there
fore No. I suffered.
Miss Joy, you must know. was the
head young lady at the ribbon coun-
ter and, according to No. rs views,
was the personihcation Of all things
beautiful, though this isn't the way
No. expressed 1t. Miss Joy called
cash! in the most musical of voices,
never scolded il you were little slow
in bringing the change, wore the mob
best shirt waists and the largest
pompadour in the store, and was
adored by No. 7.
Somebody else liked Miss Joy, too,
and this was Mr.. Gary, the floorwalk.
er, No. I knew that he walked down
Miss Joys aisle twice as often as he
did down the others, and seemed to
display the greatest alacrity in show
ing shoppers to the ribbon counter.
He sometimes took Miss Joy to the
theater, and one blissful night they
had allowed No 7 to 90 with them.
Oh, it was splendid! There we're
two villains in the play, and the hero
killed both Of them, which, however,
didn't prevent them from passing in
front of the curtain with the rest OF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-17
Governor.

Fred Robertson. president Of the
Rawlins County Fair association and
former state senator from Rawlins
county, was elected president Of the
Kansas Association of County and
District Fair Managers, at the conclu-
sion Of the third annual meeting Of
the association, held here. NJ. F..
Clarity, Of the Norton County Fair as
ISOLATION, was reelected vice-presi.
dent, and H. L. Cook, secretary of
the Topeka State fair, was reelected
secretary-treasurer of the Associa-
ton Of Fair Managers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-17
Easily Explained.

"Has the price Of sirloin steak ad.
yanced since yesterday
NO, ma'am."
"Dear me! How do you account fol
it,"
This happens to be the day for the
advancement Of porterhouse."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-17

Through its work on Kansas insect
problems, begun in 1872, the state uni
versity has returned in. economic value
to the state an amount often estimated
as high as the entire cost Of the inst.
tuition and its foundation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-17

Mr.. F. B. Willard, of Concordia. a
retired farmer, who has been totally
blind for years, has interested a great
many of the members Of the legisla-
ture ii bill which he desires passed
making an endowment for a school for
crippled children in connection with
the school for the blind at Olathe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-17

It was Del Travis who was nosed
out of job as state fish and game
warden when Gov. Stubs appointed
Prof. L. L. Dyche to that place. And
now it is rumored there is a chance
that George H. Hodges will name
Travis to succeed Dyche as fish and
game warden.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-17

The office of state grain inspector.
now held by D. L. Gordon, a Repub.
lican, is said to have been rendered to
A. H. ellis, former county assessor Of
Wyandotte county. Mr. ellis has not
accepted the place.