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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

Y : water in the city mains does not
look any better than it used TO, but
IL is whole lot safer to take and
the installation of the chlorination
proaess at the plaHtt should result in a
marked decrease In the number of
cases OIL typhoid and other diseases re-
snltdng from. the use of polluted water
rePerted by the health department..
That has heen, the experience of Wau-
kegan and other cities where this pro-
cess of treating the water has been in
stalled and if this rule fails to hold
good ia Kenosha it will be up to the
health department to find sources of
contagion other than the water. There
has been one unusual thing in connee-
tion with the installation of the pro-
cess in this city and that is that there
have been no complaints from con-
sumers that the water has different
taste. There is not one chance in
thousands that any consumer could
get enough of the chemical in his sup
ply to detect its presence, but it has
been the experience of the officials in
other cities that once let the people
know that a chemical was being put
into the water and imagination would
do the rest. Eve. Sbody could taste it.
Should it happen that enough Of the
Aypoehlorite gets into the supply
sometime to give a very pronounced
taste consumers need not be- afraid to
use the water The presence of the
lime in the water is not as offensive
as that Of the germs it eliminates and
i is perfectly harmless.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
!. UTTER DIES IN CHICAGO
Former Well Known Kenosha Man
Died Thursday After Long Illness

Louis =. Utter, aged forty years, a
son Of Mrs. |. y. Utter, so South
street, died at his home in Chicago on
Thursday after long illness from
tuberculosis. Mr. Utter had just re-
turned from spending the winter il
the south where he had sought to re-
euperate his health. He had been an
invalid for more than five years. The
deceased was a son of the late Isaac
Newton Utter. He was born IN Keno
sha, March 10, 1873, and educated in
the schools of the city He was an
expert machinist by trade. Since he
contracted his illness he had spent
considerable time in the SOUTH The
details of his death have not as yet
been received b. Kenosha relatives.
He is survived by widow and one
son and by his mother and three sis
tiers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
MAKES SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
Andrew steinbach Seeks Separation
from Erring Wife.

Andrew Steinbach through his attor-
ney Calvin Stewart, began an action
in the municipal court this morning
seeking a divorce from his wife, Julia
Steinbach The complaint is a most
sensational one and Charles Moody,
said to be an operator in a moving
ljicture theatre in Milwaukee, is nam
ed as correspondent. The couple were
married in Kenesha in 1902 and Stein
bach alleges that his wife had for
some time been partial to the Milwau-
kee man. He alleges that she left his
home here in April of this year and
went to Milwaukee and that later she
resided at disorderly house in that
city. The suit will come up for hear
ing at the next term of the municipal
court. Mrs. Steinbach is said to be
living in Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22


There may be some Of the govern
ment irrigation projects that are not
working ont as well as was expected
when they were planned but if that is
the case it cannot be because the terms
Offered are not liberal enough. Terms
offered in the new tract to be opened
for entry are all that any bona fde
settler could expect and more liberal
than could be obtained from any priv
ate enterprise, The failure of settlers to
seize on these government lands is
probably due to the work of some of
the states, including Wisconsin, which
have lost some valuable citizens in the
rush for western land and which are
now informing the would-be immi-
grants Of the opportunities offered
nearer home to settlers on state lands.
The work Of the state advancement
associations Is beginning to tea.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
WooDMEN OUTLINE BATTLE.
Insurgent Convention Asks Removal
of Head Officers Wants Lower Rates.

Containing fiery criticism of the pres
ent officials of the head camp of the
Modern Woodmen of America, recon-
mending complete revision of the by
laws of the order and urging a eontin-
ual fight against higher rates, the plat
form Of the .insurgent' Woodmen was
passed Friday at Springfield, III.
Action followed quickly after j. w.
Dennison, Dubuque, Ia, had read the
report.
The platform demands restoration of
representative government, repeal of
" illegally enacted legislation at the
Chicago convention; removal of the
present head officers, repeal of the Mo
bile conference bill In all states; re-
stitution of money illegally spent; pros
ecution of officers found guilty of mis-
appropriation of funds; monthly re-
ports; destruction of official snap
jobs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
PICK Up LIFE BOAT
Small Boat off Steamer John
M. Cruby Found Is Miles
off Kenosha Friday.
GET NO WORD OF DISASTER

Harry Semb, Kenosha fisherman,
brought into the harbor late Friday aft
ernoon a fully equipped lifeboat evi-
IDENTIFY belonging to the steamer John
M. Cruby of Duluth, Mimi, and it is
possible that the finding of the lifeboat
may be the first indication of lake
tragedy which occurred during the
heavy storm on the lake on Wednesday
night and Thursday morning. The life
boat was picked up by Semb some Is
miles east of this port.
Semb has a fishing ground in that
vicinity and when he went out on Fri
day morning he sighted the boat some
two miles east of the fishing grounds.
He went out and got it and towed it to
the local port. The lifeboat was fully
equipped with oars, life perservers and
life jackets. 1t had deep dent in one
of the sides. There was nothing in
the derelict to indicate that it had car
ried any passengers. The boat had evi-
IDENTIFY not been capsized.
Captain Fountain began an investiga-
tion of the matter on Friday evening
but was able to learn nothing in regard
to the steamer. In speaking Of the mat
ter this morning Re said:
II have not been able to get any
definite information in regard to the
steamer John M. Cruby. She is a
steamer of IS tons, rs feet long with
a 20 foot beam. She halls from Duluth
and ! suppose it tow steamer. At the
station we have had no intimation of
the loss of this steamer and the condi-
tion of the lifeboat picked up seems to
indicate that it might have been wash
ed from the deck of the steamer during
the heavy seas on Tuesday or Wednes-
day. / have made an effort to let it be
known that the lifeboat was picked up
here and if there has been any disaster
we should learn of it at once. The boat
was picked up long ways from the
local port and so far out into the lake
that we would hardly have known had
the steamer been in trouble.''
The lifeboat is being held in the Ke-
nosha harbor and if the steamer wealth
cred the gale it is expected that it will
be claimed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
MRS. HERMAN BLoxDoRF DEAD.
Well Known Woman OF City Died at
Her Home on Fremont Ave. Friday.

Mrs. Bertha Palmer Bloxdorf, aged
~ years, wife of Herman Bloxdorf and
a well known woman of the city, died
at the family residence ON Fremont
avenue just after six clock Friday
evening. Mrs. Bloxdorf had been i'll
for many weeks and death came as a
result of complication of diseases.
She was a daughter of Frederick
Palmer of Milwaukee, and was born
in Germany, April IS, 1871 She had
resided in Kenosha since her marriage
to Mr.. Bloxdorf. She was one of the
most active workers in the German
Lutheran Church and had a wide cir
Gle of friends She is survived by her
husband, one son and one daughter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
FIND FRANK BAUM DEAD.
Husband of Organizer of Vesta Circle
Found Dead in Fond du Lac, Friday

Husband of Organizer of Vesta Circle
Found Dead in Fond du Lac, Friday
Members of the Vesta Circle in Ke-
lnosha today heard with great regret of
the death of Frank Baum, husband of
Mrs. John Showers Baum, the origin
ator of the Kenosha Circle. Baum was
found dead at Fond du Lac on Friday
night and conditions indicated that he
had shot himself. Mr.. and Mrs. Baum
reside at Waukegan. A week ago to-
day Mrs. Baum came to Kenosha and
spent part of the day with friends
in the city. When she returned home
Baum was missing and nothing had
been heard of him until the finding of
the body at Fond du Lac. No details
of the death of Baum have been re-
ceived in Kenosha. 1t is said that the
domestic relations of Mr.. and Mrs.
Baum had been of most pleasant ma
ture and the friends can not account
for the actions of Baum.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

SO far as the public has been in
formed, no contractor has been grant
cd any special privilege over others
with regard to the manner in which
his bids shall be presented for city
work. The rules for presenting bids
for city work are strictly laid down
and the minute the council or any COM
mittee thereof permits any deviation
therefrom the doors are opened for
endless confusion and trouble. All IL
lustration of what hit or miss hand
ling of bids may lead to was furnish
ed in the miXup over the bids for the
third ward engine house. 1t is the
privilege of any contractor OF any one
else TO have his own opinion of the
rules laid down for submitting bids
by the city, but any one who wants
a city b will have to conform to the
rules in order TO get it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
Jury Holds That William J.
Ryan Shall Not Recover
for Injury on Sidewalk.
WALK NOT DEFECTIVE

The city won real victory in the
circuit court this morning in the ver-
diet of the jury in the suit brought
by William J. Ryan. After consider
ing the evidence in the case for nearly
twelve hours the jury brought in a
verdict in which it held that the side
walk on Elizabeth street on which
Ryan fell in Sept. of 1910, was suf-
fciently safe. The jury declared that
should the court hold that Ryan should
recover against the city that the
amount of his damages be $500. City
Attorney Slater at once moved for a
judgment on the verdict and Judge
Wickham directed that Judgment be
drawn accordingly. Under the verdict
and Judgment of the court Ryan will
recover nothing from the city as the
jury found that the city was not le-
gally liable for the accident.
The hearing of the case on Thursday
afternoon simmered down to Just one
proposition and that was as to what
constitutes defect in a sidewalk.
Evidence produced by the witnesses for
the plaintiff and for the city showed
that there was an abrupt step in the
walk in question of six inches. At
torney John G. Slater, representing the
city, argued that such step did not
constitute an insufficient walk and he
asked the court to direct verdict for
the city. Judge Wickham held that
the question of the suficiency of the
sidewalk was question for the jury
ard held that the case must be submit
ted. The jury gave little time of its
long wrangle to deciding the real
question in the case as early in the
evening the members declared that in
their opinion the sidewalk was not an
insufficient one.
The long delay in reaching the ver-
diet was due to the answering of ques-
tion one in the special verdict. This
question was as TO whether Ryan had
or had not been injured at the point
in question. The city had not sought
to deny the alleged injury, but the
jury closely considered the evidence
and finally decided to answer the ques-
ton "yes." There was little division
in fixing the amount that Ryan should
recover. This was reached on an early
ballot.
The success of the city in this case
was regarded as especially valuable by
the city attorney as the question of in
iuries on just such walks as the one
on Elizabeth street, has formed the
basis of many actions against the city
and a recovery by the plaintiff in this
lease would undoubtedly open the
way for MANY actions Of similar nat
lure. 1t is not known whether or not
the plaintiff will appeal TIE case TO
the supreme court but this action is
not thought probable.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

The good work that tic municipal
court is doing is not to be measured
in dollars and GEMS, but every time a
report of the financial side Of its
operations is turned in, the wonder
grows that a supposedly intelligent
community was content to submit to
the old justice shop system with all
of its attendant evils for a moment
after it was possible to secure a court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
MAINTENANCE SMALL EXPENSE
City Cost for Upkeep of Court is but
$1,571.75, While Amount Paid TO the
Treasury Amounted to $4,573.20-
Economically Managed.

County Treasurer Philip Hartman,
Jr, on Thursday certified to the city
clerk the annual expense account for
the maintenance of the municipal
court and the report for the year end
ing May first, shows that the court has
not Gully been self sustaining, but that
it has paid handsome profit to the
city and county during the year. The
report shows that the total expense of
maintaining the court during the year
was $4,Tl5.25. 1t fails to show the
amounts earned for the city and county
but other reports sent to the officials
by the clerk of the court show that
the total receipts of the court were IN
excess of $1,000. The report of expen-
ditures drawn by the treasurer shows
that the court has been economically
managed during the year and that the
expenses have been decidedly small
when compared with the cost of hand
ling the other courts Of the county
and districts.
Of the total expenditures of
$4,715.25, $4,000 was paid out in sal
aries. Judge Randall as judge of the
court, received a salary of $1,000,
while his clerk, James E. Tully, re-
ceiyed $500. 5000 was expended for
.ianitor service under the direction of
the county board and the total Of the
miscellaneous expenses for the year
was but $61525. This included the
cost of heating and lighting and all
amounts expended for equipment, in
Guiding furniture, books and records
and printing.
During the year the city has receiv-
ed from the court in fines and costs a
total Of $4,573.20. The amount of the
cost of maintenance to be paid by the
city is $1,571.75 so that the total
profit to the city from the court dur
ing the year was $3,001.45 The profit
to the county is not nearly so large
as under the provisions Of the law I'M
der which the court is organized two
thirds of the cost Of maintenance is
charged to the county at large, How
ever, if the county were called upon
to pay fees in state cases as under
tn old justice systems, the amount of
these fees alone would be almost as
much as the total cost Of maintenance
of the court. The profit to the county
in dollars and cents will probably be
a little over $500, but this will not be
shown until the annual report is filed
with the county board in November
The municipal court is now regarded
as a real money maker for the city
and the finance committee receives al
most as much from this source as is
paid in taxes by the public utility
companies in the city.
The business Of the court has shown
a steady increase and it is pretty GER
tain that the next annual report will
show even larger earnings for both the
city and county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

The state law which provides that all
automobiles shall slow down to speed
not exceeding eight miles an hour
when passing school grounds will not
be contested by any Of the drivers.
Even the most reckless speed maniaes
admit that the vicinity Of school is
extra hazardous territory for any
driver who has not kept his machine
down to a speed where it can be stop
ped instantly and that there is more
liability to accident in the vicinity Of
a school than on the most crowded
street. This is one regulation to
which pqjright minded driver can take
any exception.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
HAD BIG MEETING.
Racine Members of Eastern Star Attend
Meeting of Kenosha Chapter Friday.

A notable ceremonial was held by the
members of the Kenosha Chapter of the
Eastern Star on Friday evening when
a large class of candidates was
initiated into the order in the presence
of many visitors. A delegation of
twenty-five members of the order came
from Racine. The initiatory work was
in charge Of the Kenosha team and
after the initiation refreshments were
served. At the close of the luncheon
there were short talks by number Of
the Past Matrons and Past Patrons of
the Racine and Kenosha Chapters.
The evening proved to be most en-
ioyable one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

That plan to hold the legislature IN
"constmctive" continuous session for
the next eighteen months with the OBJ
ject Of preventing any ad interim APP
points by the governor may appeal to
the politicians as. a smart move, but
it viii not, make much Of hit with
the. people of the state There is a
suspicion among them almost amount
ing to certainty that the legislature
plays politics too much as it is.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

tions and rural free delivery. For
those with sufficient means to COM
mence farming operations this offers
an excellent opportunity to work out
ones independence and to develop a
paying farm. Albert Y. Leonard, set
Element agent of the Reclamation
Service, Federal Bldg, Chicago, has
available for distribution several de-
seriptive pamphlets concerning these
projects and will be glad to furnish
them upon request.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
SET HEARING FOR JUNE 1sT.
Railroad Commission to be in Kenosha
| 10 Hear COMPLAINTS bv City.


to Hear Complaints by City,
Railroad Commissioner David Har-
lowe has set new date for the hear
ing of the complaints of the city Of
Kenosha against the Kenosha Electric
Railway Company and the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric Company and this
date is June lst. 1t is not thought
that there viii be any change IN the
date of the hearing and the attorneys
for the companies and the attorney
for the city have both been notified
that the hearing will be held at the
city hall at this time. It is expected
that the railroad company will have
! its entire force of attorneys here for
the hearing as the complaints made by
the city are considered most important
! by the company. It is possible that
there will be conference between
the city and the officials of the two
companies before the formal hearing
with view of settling the difficulties
without the aid of the commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
FARMERS ATTENTION.

Guaranteed Danish grown Holland
cabbage seed at $500 per ID. Seed
corn, seed oats, timothy, cloves seed
ETC., also Northern Wisconsin seed
potatoes, Red River Valley Early
Ohios. All seeds guaranteed 80 pei
cent termination, The Dunnebacke
Co., Market and West Main streets
Telephone 80l and 802. advwtt
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

Wisconsin, has an anti-gossip act, but
It probably won't be worth the paper
it Is written on,i Gossip is about the
most durable thing in the universe
RecoFa.Herald
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

That Madison dinner must have been
considerable of disappointment to
those gentlemen who sent out the IN
formation that it was certain to be q
frost "
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

Stomach distress, heaviness, gas,
sourness go in five minutes when YOU
use Mona Stomach Tablets. c. H.
Hurd guarantees them for indigestion.
80 cents. advt- tbs
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1918.

The holdup men will be apt to con-
fine their attentions strictly to the
masculine element in the future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
TWo-SIx-o.

Phose 26o for taxieab, day and night
service. WaAlberg s Nelson. adytf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-22
CORSET SALE
AT THE M. & K.
Celebrated Madame Irene and of the
Standard Makes at Unrivaled
Reductions.

Nows the time to get your new cor
set. NJ. & X. are holding a special
sale, offering you the newest models
in Madame Irene and other noted
makes at savings that urge you to
buy now For example, Madame Irene
SIS corsets are $3.50. Madame Irene
So corsets are $3.50. The $40 grades
at $3.50, the $3.50 grades at 50 and
SIS grades at $40. Likewise the fam
GUS Bien Joiie French front-laced cor
sets, So styles are on sale at $3.50
The $3.50 grades are $500 This sale
is of stirring significance because all
the styles are new and you are as
sured of perfect fit. NJ. & K. new
corset department is the tri4cities'
most helpful-where an expert cor
setierre will advise and fit you Not
only are the celebrated Madame Irene
corsets on sale but also all we'll known
81 corsets at 69c, the 81 corsets at
s1.49 and the So grades at s19s. Don't
put off buying that corset for the sale
is for limited time. It's just to make
you better acquainted with the NJ. &
X. new corset department. You are
cordially invited to (Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-22
WHITENING.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 2:30
o'clock at the parsonage of Broadway
Presbyterian church, DR. w. S. Mar
quis officiated at the marriage of Miss
Thelka Ewing, daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. J. II. Ewing of Davenport and
Herman Witt, also of Davenport. Mr..
and Mrs Walter Ewing and the
brides parents we're the witnesses to
the ceremony. The bride wore white
embroidery and lace over blue satin
and she wore hat of lace and chif-
fon Mrs Ewing was dressed in pale
blue marquisette and shadow lace.
After the ceremony the company went
to the home of the brides parents at
325 West Second street, where a we'd
ding supper was served. The house
was trimmed in blue and white flow
ers and ribbons. The bride is a for
mer Burlington young woman and a
musician of ability. Mr. Witt is pro-
prietor of the Washington cafe in Dav.
export They will make their home
with the brides parents for the time
being.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-22
CLOUDED BRAIN

Clears UP on Change to Proper Food.
The brain cannot work with clear
ness and accuracy, if the food taken
is not fully digested, but is retained
in the stomach to ferment and form
poisonous gases, etc. A dull, clouded
brain is likely to be the result.
A Mich. lady relates her expert
ence in changing her food habits, and
results are very interesting:
A steady diet of rich. greasy foods
such as sausage, buckwheat cakes and
so on, finally broke down a stomach
and nerves that, by inheritance, were
sound and strong, and medicine did
no apparent good in the way of, relief
my brain was clouded and dull and
| was suffering from case of consti-
patton that defied all remedies used.
THE Road to Wellville' in some
providential way. fell into my hands,
and may Heavens richest blessings
fall on the man who was inspired to
write it,
Il followed directions carefully, the
physical culture and all. using Grape
Nuts with sugar and cream, leaving
meat, pastry and hot iscuit entirely
out of my bill of fare The result
l am in perfect health once more.
q never realize l have nerves, and
my stomach and bowels are in fine
condition. My brain is perfectly clear
and 1 am enjoying that state of health
which God intended his creatures
should enjoy and which all might have
| by giving proper attention to their
food" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich. Read THE Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's :
/ reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true, and full of human
| nterest.-(AdV.)