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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Sports
Pull Off a Fight at Central Park
Under Cover of Darkness.
NO OPPOSITION IS ENCOUNTERED
ssProf " Ball. of Racine, and Kid DAILY,
of Milwaukee, Fight Very Mild
Ten Round Draw.

A large crowd of Kenosha, Racine
and Milwaukee sports gathered at Cen
trail Park last Saturday night to wit
ness a finish fight between "Prof. !"
Ball, the Racine pugilist, and ''Kid"
Daily, Milwaukee fighter.
The fight was one of the tamest ever
seen in this part of the state and many
people left the ringside before the bout
was finally declared a draw at the
close of the tenth round.
The secret of the fight was guarded
with great care among the sporting
men, and while rumors of the battle
had been heard about the streets on
Saturday no one knew where the fight
was to be or who the contestants were
until they entered the ring shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock in the evening. The
ring and all the arrangements for the
fight were perfectly carried out and it
seems that the promoters of the fight
had little fear of mo1estation from
state or county officials. The ring was
in Kenosha county, but the sheriff of
the county heard nothing of the fight
until the spectators, worn out by the
long trip, had been brought back to
Kenosha, and the principals had been
safely landed in Racine and out of the
hands of any county officials, should
arrests have been attempted.
The Kenosha sports who attended
the fight state that it was the poorest
thing of the kind ever pulled off in the
county. Both Racine and Milwaukee
men had placed large sums of money
on their favorites, but all bets were
declared off when the fight was called
draw by the referee. Ball had a lit
tie the best of the fight in the early
rounds, but toward the close of the
contest he seemed to weaken, and the
general impression was that the Mil
waukee man would have won had the
fight been continued.
When the fight was called off both
men were hopeless1y weak and neither
was able to strike blow sufficient for
Knockout. The impression was that
the fight was a fake and that the crowd
was simply duped out of couple of
hundred dollars, which was divided
among the principals and the manage
ment.
The decent people of the county are
highly indignant over the fact that
the fight was pulled off within the
county limits, and in the future some
effort should be made to prevent such
''fake' fights. The police forces of
Racine and Milwaukee have been noti-
fed to prohibit these fights and the
people of Kenosha county are opposed
to its being made dumping ground
for cheap ''pugs'' hailing from those
cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
ToLD0A WILD TALE.
Racine Tanner Claims to Have Made Trip
to Kenosha In Small Boat Sunday.

Just as the storm was at its he1ghth
on Sunday morning man, hatles
and bedragg1ed, rushed into the saloon
of Ado1ph Greoger on North Main st.
and asked for assistance. The man
was in a terrible condition-his ears
and head were completely hidden un-
der coating of ice and frost and his
hands and feet were we'll nigh frozen.
When the man had been partially
thawed out he told most wonderful
story.
He stated that he had come to Ken
osha from Racine in little boat. Ac-
cording to his story he had wagered
with friend in Racine that he could
make a trip to Kenosha notwithstand-
ing the storm. The little boat in which
the trip was alleged to have been made
seems to have mysteriously d1sap-
peared, and for this reason the man's
story is doubted.
He stated that he had suffered almost
inhuman tortures. He had bdttled
with the waves and wind for more
than two hours, and at the end of that
time the little boat was thrown upon
the beach and he walked to the nearest
place of shelter.
The story told by the man is not by
any means believed, and the solution
of his condition is probably found in
the fact that he had slept in the 1um-
Der yard and had not noticed the ap-
proach of the storm until he had been
covered with ice and snow. %
The man refused to give his name,
but went to Racine Sunday afternoon
to collect the wager-as he stated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
One of the Readers of the News Takes
The Side of Teachers in School
Ground Controversy
SAYS TEACHERS MUST HAVE REST
Reader" Claims It Would be Unjust to
Ask Teachers to Take care of School
Grounds During Noon Hour.

The discussion of school affairs has
seemed to me rather one sided. have
known good deal of teachers work,
nected with Kenosha schools, and so
have no personal interest in the mat
ter, except taste for justice, fair play
and the real welfare of both sides.
The teachers have been harsh1y
scored for opposing the opening of the
school grounds during the noon hour.
If that would necessitate their remain
ing to keep order, who can blame them
for not wishing to do with packed
lunch and have no intermission in their
cares. Parents seem to like to turn
the care of their children on to others
as much as possible; and yet they
think a teachers work is easy. Gust
to hold the text book and ask ques-
tions," perhaps nearly covered the
ground in early days, but not now.
Teaching now requires special study
as to the best method of presenting
each days lessons, reading and mark
ing many papers, study of problems in
discipline, etc., for which a large part
of many teachers time out of nominal
school hours is demanded.
Some teachers succeed without seem
ing to make hard work of it, but, gen
orally speaking, it is one of the most
wearing occupations and few can
stand the strain many consecutive
years without breaking down.
Ask any business man if he would
like to do without his incoming, miss
the privilege of going home to COM
Portable meal and relax, for the little,
the tension of the days work. Teach
ers can do better work to get away for
an hour from the school atmosphere.
In my school days children could be
trusted during intermissions in the
absence of the teacher. If they can
not now, the janitor could arrange to
take his incoming early and be back to
take charge when time for the teachers
to go.
This unthinking, public censure of
teachers works havoc in school disci-
pline, encouraging rebellion in pupils
and patrons against the most salutary
and necessary regulations which may
conflict with individual inclination at
the moment.
We ali know how disastrous it is to
home discipline and filial respect, for
me parent to criticise the other before
the children or publicly interfere in
ais attempt to govern.
A READER.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
THE SECOND LECTURE.
Madame Friedland Delivers an Interesting
Lecture on Russian Literature.

The excellent reports that went
abroad after the first lecture of Ma
dame Fried1and at the library hall
caused much larger number of gen.
tlemen and ladies to assemble at the
hall for the address Monday evening.
The subject on which Madame Fried
land spoke most instructive1y and en-
tertainingly in her second lecture was
Russian Literature" She divided
the development of Russian literature
into three periods; first, the period be-
ginning with the remotest appearance
of a Russian literature, and extending
to the time of the Tartar invasion; sec
ond from the Tartar invasion to the
time of Peter the Great; third, from
Peter the Great to the present time.
She followed the arduous development
of the literature of Russia from the
smallest beginnings, through these
three stages, up to thespresent. Short
and interesting biographical sketches
of the lives of the earliest and greatest
of the literary pioneers OF Russia were
given and occasional glirnpses into the
uCPxHSs OSdulACS anu PdSSAoAS " . -"
eratpre of which the world is marvel
ously ignorant. The trials and vicis-
STUDIES and even, many times, martyr
dom through which the literary men of
Russia have been compelled to pass
were clearly stated by the speaker and
the rigorous restrictions imposed upon
the Russian genius as presented by
Madame Freidland both make it ap-
pea, wonderful that Russia has achiev-
ed 50 great distinction in literary lines,
and at the same time make it clear why
Russian literature has such depth and
realism.
The next lecture will be given next
Monday evening at the library hall.
The fubject for the lectures is RUSSIAN
Literature. 1t is considered the finest
of Madame Fried1and's lectures.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
CHALLENGE FOR FIREMEN.
Gem Hose Company Seeks Game of Nine
Pins with Hook and Ladder Company.

Gem Hose Company Seeks Game of Nine
Pins With Hook and Ladder Company.
To the James S. Barr Hook and Lad
der Co. in general and Chas. H.
Goodman in particular:
CENT EMEN:-Know ye that certain
information having come to Our notice,
to-wit: That you, and each of you,
have seen fit to question our ability to
properly demonstrate the intricate
manipulation of the nine (9) inch
spheres used in the game made famous
by Rip Van Wrinkle, and we, the Gem
Hose Co., being of the opinion that it
is necessary, by force of arms, to i'm
press upon your minds that you are
laboring under de1usion as to our in
dividua1 merits as Bow1ers (that is
with ba11s) claiming as we do that we
are, and of right ought to be, the un
disputed champions of the Kenosha
fire department. We most respect
fully ask that inasmuch as you doubt
our ability to maintain our title that
you name a time and place at which
we may be given an opportunity to
lower your co1ors and re1egate you and
yours for ali time to oblivion.
THE GEM HOSE Co.
ALBERT F. WALLIS, Physical Director.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
TO GREET MISS CONNIE.
Irish of the City Plan a Big Meeting in
Honor of the Great Irish Leader

The Irish people of Kenosha are
planning for great reception to Miss
Maude Come, the Irish Joan of Arc,
Thursday evening. Invitations have
been sent to Irish societies in all the
surrounding cities and great crowd
is expected. The following program
will be rendered at the meeting which
will be held at the Rhode opera house:
Introductory address .......................
................John t. Heating, of Chicago
Piano solo. ............ Miss Agnes Cleary
Reading ...................M Miss Marie Keatint
Address-"The Transvaal and Ireland.
Observation-Disclosures. Mayor Mcbride
Solo. ............... -. ....... Frank Swift
Address ''Ireland and Her Wrong.
................... -. Miss Maude Conn
Tickets for the entertainment are
now on sale at the Ayton drug store.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
NEW BUILDING FOR WAGON co.
Plans are Drawn For the Erection of
Large Dry Kiln.

Architect c. A. Dickhaut has just
completed plans for the erection of a
new dry kiln for the Balm Wagon
works, to take the place of the old dry
kiln situated at the corner of Pearl
and Church streets. The old kiln will
be torn down at once to make room for
the new building. The new building
will be of brick, two stories in height,
and will be built according to the most
modern methods. It will have capacity
nearly double that of the present kiln
and will be fitted with modern fan
system. The work on the new build
ing will be started as soon as the
weather will permit and it will be COM
p1eted early in the spring. The cost
of the proposed building will be in the
neighborhood of FIVE thousand dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
Alderman O'Brien Will Send a Special
Report to the Council on Change
of Route.
THE LINES MUST BE OPEN TO ALL
Alderman OBrien Insists That Kenosha
Given Monopoly in Kenosha.

The street railway committee, re-
Gently appointed to consider the plan
proposed by the Kenosha street rail
way company for change of route SO
as to include West Main street in the
route, is badly tangled and it is not
probable that they will present any re
port to the council as committee.
Alderman O'Brien, the chairman of
the committee, stated this morning
that he was opposed to any company
being granted monopoly of the bust
ness IN Kenosha and in carrying out
this proposition the alderman from the
first ward has prepared a report to the
council. The report will not be ex-
ceeding1y pleasant to the railway COM
pany, but it will show that Mr.. O'Brien
is looking after the interests of the
city. In the report the chairman of
the committee recommends that the
council grant the use of West Main
street to the railway company on the
expressed agreement that the line OF
the company on this street is to be
open for the use of any other company
which will seek franchise over Ke-
nosha streets in the future. Further
more, the chairman of the committee
recommends that the company be re-
quired to macadamize that part of
West Main street passed over by the
company.
This report was presented to the
committee at recent meeting, but it
met with considerable opposition on
the part of Alderman Curtis, of the
third ward, who opposed the clause
calling for the matchmaking of the
street as well as the clause opening the
line for the use of other roads. Mr..
Curtis was in favor of having the line
open, but insisted on some amendment
of the ordinance SO as to give the COM
pany building the line the right to
lease any part of it. Added to this a
clause was suggested to- prohibit the
company from holding the lease at so
high figure as to prohibit competi-
ton.
Alderman Pfennig stood ready to
sign the report, but after the discus
sion was over he opposed the clause
providing for the macadam, and on
this account the report has been signed
only by the chairman of the com
mittee.
Alderman O'Brien stated this morn
ing that recent developments had
shown that the company was seeking
the change of route for the purpose of
selling or leasing the line to some
other company and he stated that if
such was the case it was but right that
the city should insist on the macadam-
tons of the change.
It is thought that the report OF
Chairman O'Brien will be favorab1y
considered by the council when it
meets on next Monday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
CONTRACTS ARE LET
New Dewey Building on Park Street Will
Go up as Soon as Weather Permits

The contracts for the Dewey business
building to be erected on Park street
were signed this afternoon. The sue
cessful contractors follow:
Carpenter and mason work-M. B.
Winton.
P1astering Emil Jensen.
Painting-W. G. Ti11otson.
Plumbing c. Schu1ze.
Cement work-John Preddis.
Mill work-Kenosha Sash & Door
Company.
The new building will be built as
soon as the weather permits. It will be
erected at cost of about $1,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
THE MARCH TERN.

The court calendar for the March
term of the circuit court was completed
today. The term promises to be a
short and uninteresting one. While
many cases have been noticed for trail
they are of little importance. The
criminal calendar contains half a
dozen cases, but many of them have
been on the calendar for several terms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14

Bishop and Mrs. McLaren, who have
been at the Pennoyer Sanitarium for
several weeks returned to Chicago to-
day. The bishop has entirely regained
his health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
LIEUT.. sYMMoNDs PROMOTED
Brave Kenosha Soldier is Made Captain
by President Mckinley.

Charles ]. Symmonds, of this city, a
son of Capt. r. Symmonds of this city,
has been promoted to the rank of Cap
tain in the United States infan-
try. The promotion was made
by President Mckinley on ac-
count of the splendid service
rendered by the Kenosha man in the
Spanish-American war. Capt. Sym
monds is now in Cuba.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14

The Chicago-Rockford Hosiery Co.
ire now employing 300 people and
more will be added to the force in the
near future.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14
WEDDING IN PARIS.

MISS Nellie Price, Of Paris, United In Mar
riage to Thomas A. Davies, of Bristol
A pretty home wedding was ce1e-
brated this afternoon at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Price in the
town of Paris when their daughter,
Miss Nellie L. Price, was united in
marriage to Thomas A. Davies, of the
town of Bristol. The wedding was
quite social event, a large number of
friends of the contracting parties be-
ing in attendance. Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis will be at home to their friends
at their new home In Bristol after
April 10th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-14

The Northwestern Railway company
will begin work on the spur track to
the Allen tannery this week.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-25
Irrigation and Drouebf.

An incident Of the drought in one of
the corn states is related by an OBJ
server from Western Kansas. where,
In one county. two adjoining farms
presented the contrast of irrigation
and natural rainfall A farm that had
been irrigated by n system of two wells
In previous years was found to be
thriving. although this summer one
of the wells had failed and the other
was giving but half the supply 1t gave
last year. The farm that depended on
the rainfall was naturally the sufferer
through the unusually dry conditions,
but the point was that the irrigated
crop, although In need of water. would
probably survive because of the mois-
ture that the soil had received in pre-
vious years.
Irrigation is n matter not only for
this generation. but for the next and
an interesting result of its lasting eff
feet is .ioted in n recent bulletin is
sued by the United States geographical
survey II is shown by this authority
that while water, turned loose on
sandy soil. IL rapidly absorbed in the
first processes of irrigation. and that
there is consequently little encourage
Ing headway. year by year the irrigat-
cd section gn)ws large, until land on
which there has beer little or no irri-
cation bccom,s productive.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-25
ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR
TO BE FULL OF NOTION

Denver, July 23.-Hon. Walter 3.
Stevens, who was at the Transmissis-
sippi congress at Cripple Creek, and
who is one of the managers of the
coming Louisiana Purchase exposition
at st. Louis in 1904, thus describes the
plans to be adopted
The worlds fair at st. Louis will
not be like any predecessor it will be
unlike in architecture. 1t will be
spread out. its buildings occupying ele-
vations. beautiful groves separating
the main buildings or clusters of build
fngs. In these latter days, rapid tran
sit has made possible municipal expan-
sion. So. at the St Louis Worlds fair
Will be applied means of transit which
will make possible the scattering over
1000 acres or more the great struc-
lures. There will be no huddling of
buildings around central court. The
architects are facing an entirely new
problem in worlds fair construction.
That they will solve it in the produc-
ton of something entirely original and
more beautiful than any predecessor,
perfect confidence is felt.
This will be a worlds fair in mo-
ton. The still exhibits have had their
day: they no longer appeal to popular
interest to the extent that they did.
People want to see the wheels 90
round; they want to see how things are
made. At st. Louis the idea has TAX
en- firm hold and is being developed.
that processes, rather than products. of
manufactures must be shown. This
means abundant room. 1t means Il
vast scene of whirring machinery and
life. 1t means score of plants set up
and in operation. turning out varieties
of products in the eyes of the specta-
tors. That the idea will be realized
there is no doubt. Intending exhibit
ors are already planning to carry out
the actual illustration of processes"
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-25
Census Statistics.

The census bureau. in n bulletin on
the population by sex, general nativity
and color in 1900 in certain states,
gives the following summary:
Hawaii-Males. 1O6. 1863, females, A.
632: native born, 63.221; foreign born,
90,7SO: total white, 6GS90: native
white, ~. .141: foreign parents. 1923; /;
foreign white, 12,T40; total colored, ST.
Ill.
Idaho-Males. 93.3G7; females. 6S.-
400: native born. 1871, ,16S; foreign born.
2i.G0i; total white, 1Jl,405; native
white. 132,G05; foreign parents. AZ. 751 !;
foreign white, 22,S00; total colored, T.
277.
The foreign born element constitut-
ed very nearly three-ffths of the pop
ulation of Hawaii, and comprises
mainly Chinese and Japanese. The
next largest proportion of foreign born
is in Illinois. one-fifth, and Idaho, Il lit
tie over onc-seventh. The popula ton
of Idaho is ninety-fivc per cent. white
The colorcd element in Hawaii is 56.G
per cent. of the whole population.
In Idaho the foreign white persons
and the native white persons of for
eign parentagc represent forty per
cent. of the entire population, and In
Hawaii eighteen TO twenty per cent.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-25
THE LAWYERS OF THE NATION
ARE COMING TO COLORADO

Denver, July 22.-The twenty-fourth
annual meeting of the American Bar
Association will be held in this city
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Au-
gust 21st, 22d and 23d. The sessions
will be held at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and 8 o'clock in the evening ON the
first two days and at 10 o'clock in the
morning on the last day, in the Broad
way theater. The sessions of the sec
tion of legal education will be held
Thursday and Friday afternoons at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, in connection with the section
of legal education, there will be, a meet
ing of the Association of American
Law Schools. James B. Thayer of
Harvard is president and Il. w. Huff
cut of Cornell secretary of this section.
The sessions of the section of patent.
trade mark and copyright law will be
held Wednesday and Thursday after
moons at 3 o'clock at the Brown Palace
hotel. The detailed program follows:
Wednesday morning. 10 o'clock-The
presidents address. by Edmund Wet
more of New York city; nomination
and election of members: election of
the general council; report of the sec
retary; report of the treasurer; report
of the executive committee.
Wednesday evening. s oclock.-Pa-
per by Richard C. Dale of Philadelphia.
on Implied Limitations Upon the EN-
ercise of the Legislative Powers" pa
per by Charles j. Hughes. Jr.. of Den
YER. on The Evolution of Mining
Law"
Thursday morning. 10 o'clock-The
annual address, by Charles +. Little
field of RocEland. Maine, on THE In
sular Cases." reports of standing com
mittees; on Jurisprudence and law re-
form; on judicial administration and
remedial procedure: on legal education
and admission to the bar: on CONNER
cial law; on international law; on griev-
ances; on obituaries: on law reporting
and digesting; on patent. trade mark
and copyright law.
Gilpin observer., 1901-07-25
The ForeiGn Element,

The census returns for 1900 showed
that of the then inhabitants of Chicago
40 per cent were foreign-burn. The
percentage of foreign-born inhabitants
was little larger in New York. 1t
was much smaller in Philadelphia.
There it was only 25 per cent. 1t is
evident that the foreign element" is
not responsible for the poor govern
ments of large American cities. for
Philadelphians seem to be unable to
manage their municipal affairs honest
ly and efficiently. The census figures
for last year show a decrease of the
percentage of persons of foreign birth
in Chicago to about 80 per cent, and
presto, Chicago begins to grow worse.
The native-born residents numbered
LII 900, and the foreign-born resi-
dents $4,000. Chicago is not so much
of foreign city as it was. The num-
ber OF persons of foreign birth in
creased only 1877, 900 in the decade, and
that of persons of native birth 100000
But the native white males and fe-
males born of native parents living in
Chicago last year numbered only 354,-
0V0. as against 727,000 natives of for
eign parentage. II foreign immigrants
and their immediate descendants had
kept away from Chicago it would have
been an inconsiderable place. OF the
961 900 men and women of foreign
birth who were residing in Illinois last
year more than half. 1t will be seen.
were in Chicago. They found en-
ployment and are helping with their
manual or mental labor TO build up
Chicago, says the Tribune of Chicago.