The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-30
FIRST CAR FRIDAY NIGHT
Company Promptly Inaugurates Half
Hour Service Between Racine and
Market Square Station In Kenosha
and Expresses Hope Service Will Be
Continued-No Effort Made To
Stop Operation of Cars and No
Protests Raised.

The interurban cars of the Wisconsin
Gas & Electric Company are operating
into Kenosha-clear down to the Mar
ket Square Offices of the company to-
day. The long battle to restore service,
interrupted years ago by injunctions
secured by north side residents, ended
Just after eight O'Clock Friday evening
when the first of the cars 601-came
slipping along Milwaukee avenue and
North Main street and ran right down
into the heart of the city. 1t brought
passengers from Racine, Milwaukee and
MacWhyte, and picked up other pass
engers along Milwaukee avenue as it
came on the initial trip of the inter
urbans to Market Square.
Judge Belden Dissolves Injunction.
The coming Of the interurbans to
Market Square was not without author
ity and the man who sat on the motor
carried in his pocket an order from
Judge E. B. Belden Of the Circuit Court
dissolving the injunction issued years
ago. 1t was his most precious posses
sion and he guarded it jealousy He
was not asked to show his authority for
the first of the interurbans came over
Milwaukee avenue right down to the
Square without any suggestion of hest
tation and the only stops it made was
to take on passengers. There was not
the slightest suggestion of a protest
from anyone. Most people were in ig-
norance that the "big cars were com
ing down. The injunction had been
dissolved by Judge Belden late Friday
evening just before the Circuit Court
closed for the day and nothing was
said about the order until after the
first of the cars had entered the city.
First Passengers From MacWhyte.
''This car runs to Market SQUARED !"
the conductor sung out, as two young
ladies and their gentlemen escorts
boarded the car at MacWhyte. "What
do you mean by Market Squaree Has
Kenosha finally come to its senses9"
was the response of one of the young
men. Then the four people were told
that the injunction had been dissolved
and that the cars were to run regularly
clear down town. The girls cheered and.
the two men cheered and they had a
little celebration which amused couple
of old timers from Racine who were
accustomed to get off at the limits of
the city.
Acts on Petition of the Company.
The action of Judge BeIden, dissolv-
ing the injunction, came as result of
a petition from the officials Of the Wis
consin Gas & Electric Company. The
petition showed that the men who had
petitioned for the injunction had
granted to the company easements to
operate the interurban cars over Mil
waukee avenue and that these ease
ments had been duly recorded with the
register of deeds of the county. The
petition showed further that there was
a great demand on the part of the peo-
pie of the city to have the ears brought
into the city.
No Appearance Against Petition.
There was no appearance against the
petition and with short argument
Judge Bslden issued the formal order
directing that the injunction be dis
solved and notation made at the foot
of the old injunction of his action.
This order was fled with the clerk of
the court before six o'clock and the
records were entered to show the dis
solution of the injunction.
Within ten minutes after the order
had been entered, the company's Off
Gals had given orders for the installa-
ton of the half-hour service over the
fnterurban line between Kenosha and
Racine and message was sent to Mil
waukee, directing the car leaving there
at six clock to run through to Market
Square.
Forty for MacWhyte This Morning.
The interurbans kept coming into
Kenosha every half hour all during
Friday evening, and this morning the
first car left for the north just after
six clock. While no notice had been
given of the new service, the second
ear out this morning carried forty Of
the workers to the big factories to the
north of the city and scores of Others
took later cars which went straight