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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17
United States Post Office Authori.
ties Provide for Rural Delivery
Route in Bristol.
OTHER ROUTES ARE TO FOLLOW
Many Petitions on File With the Con-
gresham Will Meet With Success
First Carrier to start May /.

After many months of waiting the
farmers of Kenosha county are to en-
joy the benefit of rural delivery of mail
and on May 1st the first rural email
route in the county will be esta b1ished.
The route will be laid out in answer to
the continued petitions sent to the
congressman of the district by the peo-
pie of the town of Bristol and the sur
rounding territory.
The first route in the county will
start from the town of Bristol and the
barrier will make circuit of twenty
miles daily, touching nearly every
home in Bristol and stretching into
Somers and Paris. By the establish
ment of the route the people of the
village will have the benefits of not
only daily mail, but also daily papers.
The carrier will leave Bristol early in
the morning and will make the entire
route before six O'Clock in the evening.
He will collect as we'll as distribute
mail and the people of the town will
have practically the same privileges as
are given to the people of this city.
At the same time a rural route will
be esta b1ished in the northern part of
Illinois and the carrier will invade Ke-
nosha county and deliver mail to a few
of the families residing in the extreme
southeast part of the county. This
route will probably start at Waukegan
and move to the northwest for a
twenty mile circuit.
The adjustment of the Bristol
route is in the way of an experiment
and if it proves successful it is proba-
BILE that in the near future several
other routes will be esta b1ished in the
county.
Kenosha is one of the last, if not the
last, county in Wisconsin to be granted
the benefits of the rural delivery. For
some time several of the counties in
the State have had established routes
which touched every home in the
county, but it was only year ago that
the people of this county asked for the
establishment of a route. At present
petitions have been sent to Congress-
man Cooper asking for the establish
ing of routes in every town in the
county and it is probable that these
petitions will be acted on within an
other year.
No one has as yet been named as
carrier for the new route but the an
nouncement will be made within few
days.
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Schwatt's what.

OF no member of the faculty Of the
University of Pennsylvania are there
more anecdotes related than DR.. Isaac
]. Schwatt, assistant professor Of
mathematics in the college. DR..
Schwatt's good humor and keen wit
make him very popular with the stu
dents, but he sometimes gets wrathy
If he thinks any student is trying to
make fun of him. Once at the begin
ming of a fall term, several fresh soph~
ignores were passing the professors
study room and one Of them called
out:
Hello, Schwatt," and passed on
down the hail.
DR.. Schwatt leaped from his chair
and, rushing to the door, seized the
first person he could lay his hands on,
shouting: "Hey, what you mean, sir?
You want to talk with me, then come
right inside; don't yell like that"
The unlucky student thus addressed
happened to be a first-year man, fresh
from Kansas, and he was very much
frightened
"Why," he stammered, 'T didn't
yell at you. / don't even know who
you are" he added, with offended Dig
nity.-Philadelphia Times.
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Supervisor OF Assessments w. R. Har-
rison Issues Call for First Meet
ing OF Assessors.
CITIZENS ARE URGED TO ATTEND.
At the Meeting Which Will Be Held on
April 10 All the Difficult Problems of
Taxation will Be Explained.

| After many years Of ignorance on
topics of taxation the people of the
county will be given a chance to learn
something in regard to the manner in
which the taxes of the State are levied
and collected for the supervisor sof as
sessments, William r. Harrison, has
issued a call to the assessors of the
different towns to meet in Kenosha for
instruction on April the 10Th. The
meeting will be a most important one
for at that time Mr.. Harrison will an
nounce his standing in regard to the
| increase of the assessments of the
county. There is no doubt but that
the assessments will be increased and
the amount of the increase will proba-
bly, be large.
Mr.. Harrison has spent a large
amount of time in preparing schedules
of taxes paid by the different corpora
ton and at that time he will explain to
the assessors and all citizens who care
to attend the meeting the full methods
employed by the State N taxing cor
porations and private concerns. All
people of the city are urged to attend
this meeting, the official call for which
is given below.
To the Local Town and City Asses
sors:
The Legislature of Wisconsin, at the
biennial session of 1901, by Chapter
AS, created the Office of Supervisor of
Assessments and prescribed their
duties. Section of said Chapter is as
follows:
The County Supervisor of Assess
ments shall have full and complete
supervision and direction Of the work
of the Town, City and Village asses
sors of the County and shall annually,
on or before the last Tuesday of April,
call meeting of all of the assessors
of the County for conference and in
struction relative to the duties of such
assessors IN the valuation and assess
ment of all kinds and classes of prop
erty subject to taxation under the laws
of the State.
All town, city and village assessors
upon notice from said County Super
visor by mail shall attend such meet.
ing and shall receive the sum of three
dollars for attending such meeting and
six cents per mile for travel from their
residence to the county seat and re-
turning.
| By virtue of the authority thus con-
ferred, I hereby call the annual meet
ing of the Town, City and Village as
SCISSORS to be held in the court room OF
the court house at the county seat,
Kenosha, Wis, on Saturday, April 49,
1902, at ten O'Clock a. M, for confer.
ence on taxation, the administration
of the laws and the instruction OF
such officers in their duties.
would be pleased to have as many
of the tax payers present as may suit
their pleasure to attend.
w. H. HARRISON,
Supervisor of Assessments
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Kenosha Speakers Fail to Take HOn0rs
in District DecIamatory Con-
test Friday Evening.
MISS CHAFFEE IN FOURTH PLACE
While August Keuck, the Winner of the
Local Contest, is Placed Fifth by the
Judges.-Large Crowd Attended.

In the Dec1amatory league contest at
Burlington Friday night the High
schools at Racine, Burlington, Union
Grove and Kenosha were each repre-
scented by two contestants. The con-
test was the most interesting and
spirited event of the kind ever held in
this part of the State.
Burlington, represented by two
young ladies who have been in train
ing for nearly two years under pro-
fessiona1 e1ocutionist, won both first
and second places. Racine won third
and sixth, Kenosha fourth and fifth
and Union Grove seventh and eighth
places.
One of the judges, Prof. H. L. Ferry,
of Waukesha, in his marking gave
Miss Chaffee second place and August
Keuck third place, and this seemed to
be the judgment of large portion of
the audience.
Mr.. Chaffee and Mr.. Keuck were at
their best and they delivered their Sc
1ections in very forcib1e and effective
A4dnuOA3 WAAANA NAu S4OdI NACuAI "
themselves and to the Kenosha High
school,.
Kenosha was represented by about
fifty enthusiastic "rooters" who made
the opera house echo with the High
school yell.
Miss Workman, of Burlington, who
won first place, gave a selection from
"Patsy" in manner SO touching as
to bring tears to the eyes of nearly the
entire audience. The judges were
unanimous in awarding first place to
''Patsy," but for second place there
were four who were very nearly even,
and the judge, who rated real orator.
cal ability above Evolutionary fri11s,
maintained that Kenosha was entitled
to both second and third place.
August Keuck will probably enter
the Wisconsin University near year
where his oratorica1 ability will bring
him to the front.
Miss Gertrude Chaffee has still an
other year in the High school. Her
teachers are confident that she will be
winner next year.
The High school faculty was rep
resented at the contest by Prin. Wis
wall, Messrs. Dickie and Maurer, and
Miss Miller. Prin. E. C. Wiswa11 was
elected president of the league for the
ensuing year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17
GETS THE KING-PIN
Chicago Title and Trust Company Trans
fers Right of Way.

The Chicago, Kenosha and Mi1wau-
kee Railway company now holds the
central position among the companies
planning to build railways between
this city and Waukegan and this morn
ing deed was placed on record where
by the Chicago Title and Trust
company transfers to the railway
compay the strip of land at the state
line, which is held as the key to the
situation. The deed for the transfer of
the land was made last September,
but the fact that it has just been
that there will be some developments
in the railway situation within the
next few weeks. The land in question
is tract one hundred feet square
beginning at the state line and directly
adjoining the right of way of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
company.
With this strip of land in the pos
session of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Kenosha Company they will be in a
position to block the completion of any
of the roads planned from either the
north or the south and to force the
companies either to pay for their right
of way or to make liberal inducements
to the railway company.
AS the Chicago, Kenosha and Mil
waukee company is connected with the
Kenosha Street Railway company by a
traction agreement it is probable that
the transfer of the land will in no way
hinder the progress Of the line pro-
posed to the southwark by the Keno
sha company.
James Cavanagh, who is one Of the
officers of the Chicago, Kenosha and
Milwaukee company, stated this morn
ing that he could give no facts in regard
to the transfer of the property at this
time or in regard to the future plans of
the railway company.
The Chicago, Kenosha and Mi1wau-
kee company was organized two years
ago for the purpose of building
through line between Chicago and
Milwaukee but as yet they have taken
no steps TO build the line more than the
making of a preliminary survey of
the routes.
It is possible that the transfer placed
on record today may have been made
for other purposes, but none of the
interested parties are willing to make
any statement in this regard.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17

THE LIQUOR dealers association and
Ghe police force of theacity, which al
most to a man is allied with Tammany
Hall, combined last Sunday to dis
credit the fusion and reform admins
tration of Mayor Low by giving New
York "dry" Sunday. Not since 1895
has the law requiring ordinary drink
ing places to be closed on Sunday
been so strictly enforced. The in
famous Raines law "hote1s" which
came into existence as the result Of
the attempt of "freak reformer" to
1egislate for conditions which he could
mot understand, did great business.
The attempt to enforce the law places
Mayor Low in an embarrassing posi-
ton, as he secured his election by
promising a 'libera1" enforcement of
the excise laws. The present laws
regulating the liquor traffic in New
York City are decidedly unpopular
with all classes of the community
and, while their strict enforcement will
probably result in the defeat of the re-
form administration and the return OF
Tammany Hall to power at the next
election, possible outcome may be
the enactment of law that will per
NIT the city to regulate its liquor traf
fc in its own way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17

SPEAKING of the recent arbitrary adj
vance in insurance rates, President
Alfred James, of the Northwestern
National Insurance Co., hit0the nail on
the head when he declared that the
proper thing"for the companies to do
was to decrease expenses instead Of
raising rates. He said: SIN my opin-
ion rates 'are high enough. The re-
duction should come in the expenses
Instead of an advance in rates. The
expense of doing business is alto
gether too large He takes gloomy
view of the future of the insurance
business and says that that the ad-
vance in rates will react to the great
Injury of the regular companies, not
only by bringing into the insurance
field flood of irresponsible wildcat
companies, but also by greatly in
creasings the number Of mutual COM
panies. 'The public" said Mr..
James, twill not stand an arbitrary
raise of rates, and the result will be that
we will have flood of fire insurance
of L1oyds 0and mutual companies"
Mr.. James said that the companies
should have gotten together long ago
and agreed on a plan to reduce ex-
penses, but that under the existing
conditions there was nothing for the
companies to do but raise the rate.
Some of the largest manufacturing
concerns in Kenosha already carry
their insurance in mutual companies,
and the recent advance will probably
force some of the others to3take the
same course. 1t will be cheaper for
them in the long run to combine with
other firms in the same line of bust
ness for mutual protection than to pay
the exorbitant charges of the regular
companies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17
ONE of the signs of spring that could

ONE of the signs of spring that could
be very well dispensed with has al
ready made its appearance. The ever
present small boy is out with his sling
shot shooting at everything in sight.
If the kind hearted ladies who have
made arrangements for food and 1odg-
ing for our feathered visitors could
only suppress the small boy with the
sling shot SO that the birds could eat and
rest in peace, Kenosha would be the
most popular summer resort for birds
along the lake shore.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17
Mat sails High in Manila.

Much Of the beef, mutton, pork and
lamb in Manila comes from Australia,
and is sold at the following prices:
sirlein steak, 50 cents pound; NUT
ton, 40 cents; fresh pork, SO cents;
lamb. So cents. Other prices are:
Smoked cod, 60 cents a pound; bacoD,
go cents; ham, 65 cents; cheese, SO
cents, lard, 40 cents; turkey, So cents;
salmon, 35 cents; mullet, 80 cents; lob
sters, So each; butter, 81 a pound;
grouse, $3.50 each; cartridges, $3.50;
rabbits 60 cents; hares, SIPS; fowl,
S1.5O; tame duck, $1.35; concentrated
milk 70 cents pint. All game is hung
until soft before dressing for cook
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17
Japan Runs the Telephones.

The Japanese telephone service is
regulated by the department of COM
munications. At Kobe there is a teIe-
phone exchange which, at the end Of
October last, had 1,176 subscribers.
There is a telephone trunk service
available between Kobe and Tokyo, q
distance Of 377 miles; Kobe and YOko-
hama, $50 miles; Kobe and Nagoya,
161 miles. The charge made for trunk
communications are about 20 cents
Japanese money! per fifty miles for
five minutes conversation. All the
lines, instruments and fittings are
owned by the government.-Pittsburg
Dispatch
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17
ALONE IN TIE WORLD.
Mrs FlorencegW addel1 Gets a Divorce and
''Rube" is Now "Grass" Widower.

RUDE" Is NOW Grass" Whoever.
"Rube" Wadde1l, the base ball
pitcher, who made a short struggle
with the Kenosha team last season, is
now widower of the grass fashion,
for telegram from Springfield an
nounces that Mrs. Florence Waddel1,
the wife of the star twir1er, 'Shas been
granted divorce on the grounds of
gross neglect of family duties and
failure to provide.
Mrs. Wadde11 was a well known
young lady of Columbus, Ohio, and
met the base ball player when he was
the idol of the base ball world. The
marriage occurred year ago at the
home of the bride in Columbus, but it
seems that Mrs. Wadde11's married life
was very short one and wandering
"Rube" soon left his happy home and
went out for barn storming tour as a
base bail player. Since that time he
had been absent from home. Mrs.
Waddel1 did not care to hold on to the
name of the base ball player and the
court gave her the right to take her
maiden name of Florence Denning.
"Rube" seems to have dropped out
of notice just at present, but he is still
a member of the Chicago National
League team and will probably be
heard from when the season opens
next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17

THE people of South Carolina are
making an effort to show the Presi-
dent that Lieut.. Gov. Til1man is not a
fair sample of the real Southern gen.
t1eman. No unpleasant incident will
be allowed to mar the pleasure of his
visit and in the warmth of his welcome
the boorishness of Ti11man will be for
o0tteu
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17

The Colon bian government has
agreed to lease strip of territory for
an isthmian canal at an annual rental
of $750,0O0. 1t should be expressly
stipulated that the revo1utionists shall
keep off the right of way while fight
ing for the money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17

A scene in historical novel factory:
Great Author-Manager (dictating)-
Gentlemen, your request to hand. VIII
be able to fill your order for forty mine
colonial novels by Saturday morning,
D o'clock sharp. Our factories are
working night and day, but we will
complete your order on time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17
THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1902.

MAJOR MICAH JENKINS, having
finally received presentation sword
from the hands of the President,
should getit out andsgo after Lieut.
Gov. Ti1lman.
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NOTICE.

The Bristol Mutual Fire Insurance
Co., having met with losses, the board
of directors met March d, 1902, and
levied an assessment of 81 mills.
They again met March o., 1902, and
levied an assessment of ~ mills. As
sessments to be paid to L. E. Will
liams, Treasurer, on OF before June 1,
1902.
w5O FRANK WALDO, Secretary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17

The member from the Eighth dis
trict may have been born a Minor, but
he is rapidly proving himself to be the
major of the Wisconsin delegation in
the House.
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A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on 5O-cent
bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of
Tar if it.fai1s to cure your cough or
cold. We also. guarantee a 25-cent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded.
L. E. HAcKLEY & Son,
RUSTAD & WATERMAN,
If GIL. CAMERON.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17

Not 10 per cent Of the large wage
earners in the English cutlery trade
save farthing, declares the lord may
or OF Sheffield
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17

THE early spring robin has again
had recourse to his 'chest protector.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-17

THEithings people want to know the
most are usually none of their bust
ness.
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HELD A BANQUET.

w 1L-As IL ~ 4NANANO4N9
Supervisor of Assessments,
, 1902-11-14
Disinterested Advice.

A popular Cleveland doctor tells this
story of a bright boy, his own, who a
reached the mature age of 8 after an
early career marked by many wild and
mischievous pranks. His restless ma
ture has made him something of a tyr
ment to his teacher at times, and ole
afternoon not long ago she kept him
after the others were dismissed and
had a serious talk with him. Perhaps
she was a little afraid that her admon-
itions siere falling on stony ground.
Any way she finally said:
81 certainly will have to ask your
father to come and see me-"
Don't you do it," said the boy.
The teacher thought she had made
an impression.
EYES," she repeated, 81 must send for
your father"
"You better not" said the boy.
"Why not?" inquired the teacher.
"'Cause he charges two dollars a
visit" said the scamp.
, 1902-11-14
Bird-Mad.

Many persons o Ito the manner
born are e%mbarking on nature study,
to the WEAKNESS of their friends. They
~ In Dc ks and fields with opera
glasses, and see BIZ. Snct rever were
"on sea or land" And sometimes their
bored friends rebel.
In a town where unframed observa-
ton RACES, says the New York Sun, an
elderly lady met an acquaintance in a
shady avenue, and asked her:
do you know anything about birds?"
NO." said the other. I'm sorry, but
l don't"
Sorry! Oh, you're such a relief! l
just met Mrs. c., and she grasped my
hand, gazed upward, and said, oh, did
you hear that perfectly lovely spike
beaked, purple-eyed tickle-bird?
~ hadn't gone a block before 1 met
Mrs. K. 'Hushi' said she, ecstatically,
Don't move a muscle! Right up there
on that branch Is one of those rare, *
quisite, speckle-winged, ring-taied
screamers.'
you and l seem to be the only sane
people. Let us rejoice in chorus"
, 1902-11-14
kEITHT.

The capacity houses which are the
rule at Keith's Theatre, are undoubt
eddy due to the fact that there you
are always assured of seeing the best
show in Philadelphia.
A Keith show is the best tonic, and
a laugh at Keith's will do you more
good than medicine. You feel better
after such a show, for it is clean
sparkling and lively entertainment
Here you see clever comedies ably
presented, side-splitting farces, won
derful acrobats, hear good music. and
in a word, combine practically all the
forms of refined amusement the city
can offer. Nothing Objectionable
nothing suggestive, and nothing EN-
barrassing, a show that your mother
your sister, your sweetheart will en-.
joy-and one that you will enjoy
yourself.
, 1902-11-14
Friend1r Consolation.

Edyth-That spiteful Clara Billings
has been saying all manner of mean
things about me-the hateful thing!
Mayme-Oh, l wouldn't mind what
she says, dear. She merely repeats what
others say.
, 1902-11-14
Altogether Miserable

Nervous, depressed with sick stomach
and dull head All work is labor, to eat
Is rlsery, sleep disturbed, strength wasted.
All these represent a few Of the many
symptoms Of a Dyspeptie MASON'S YELL
LOW will give you perfect diges-
ton, strengthen your nerves n revive
your appetite; besides being a tonic which
VIII give increased Yigor to the Who sys-
tenn. MASON'S YELLOW TABLETS cure
Dyspepsia, Car-Slckness Nausea, Flatulence
and Headache. Brain and Nerve Invig.
orator. 1Oc.
, 1902-11-14
DANGEROUS KIDNEY DISEASES CURED

the escape of serum from the blood.
Peruna stimulates the kidneys to ex-
crete from the blood the accommodating
poison, and thus prevents the convul-
sions which are sure to follow II the
poisons are allowed to remain. 1t
gives great vigor to the hearts action
and digestive system, both of which
are apt to fail rapidly In this disease.
Peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys
simply because 1t cures catarrh wher-
ever located.
II you do not derive prompt and sat-
i~sfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement Of your case.
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman S"anitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
, 1902-11-14
You r. irritable

and Respondent. Ca,'rrh makes you 30 with
Its dull head, clogged nose and bad breath,
which affects your general health. But
there Is a cure. MASON'S CREAM OF
OLIVES rubbed across the bridge of the
nose and inserted at the base of the nos
trils will allay Inflammation. Your breath
will be sweet, your head clear. you will
, 1902-11-14

and at last, when the umbrella had be
come quiet for a moment, she spoke.
81 beg your pardon" she said,( In
clear. calm tone. II am sorry to trouble
you, but could you kindly change your
umbrella to my other foot for a moment
so that 1 may empty the water out OF
NV rubber shoe in which the uUabrella
Is now fastenedY"
, 1902-11-14
In tha Same Class.

Tired Tatters-Dey say dat sum nv
dem poets git 81 a word.
Weary Walker-Dat's nuttin'; l got
81 q word wunst.
Tired Tatters-Wot fer?
Weary Walker-Fer sassin' de judge