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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
State Superintendent Cary Gives Race
Suicide as Cause for Reduction
in Ken0sha's School Fund.
RECORDS BEAR OUT THE CHARGES.
Number of School Children In City Seems to
be Steadily Observation-Disclosures
OF Nearly $4,000.

Race Suicide" is the reason assign
ed by State Superintendent Cary for
the reduction of three thousand dollars
ia the school fund apportioned TO Ke-
nosha for the coming year. The APP
portionment was made yesterday and
the amount which will come to Keno
sha is only $14, 3O6.86 while last year
the county received from the same
source $17.018.2O. Kenosha does not
stand alone in the column of the coun
ties that have been reduced this year
as reduction is appareut.in almost all
the counties in the state. This fact is
brought about in small measure by
the reduction III the amount raised for
school purposes but as the tax is ap-
portioned in proportion to the number
OF children in county between the
ages of four and twenty years the de-
crease in the number of children has
largely governed the reduction. The
reports from all parts of the state show
that while there has been a slight in
crease in the mum Der of school children
in the state the increase has in no way
kept pace with the increases noted in
other years. The increase for this
year is less than one-half of the in
crease for last year. The reduction of
the tax allotted to Kenosha shows that
the decrease in Kenosha county must
have been something tremendous.
The worst part of it all is that the
school directors of the county cannot
charge the reduction to political pre-.
ferment as the records in the Office of
the register of deeds show that there
has been steady decrease in the num-
Der of children born in the county.
For some time this decrease has been
noted but Register of Deeds Torrey
has held that the decrease was due to
the negligence of physicians rather
than to the real decrease in the births
in the county. The work of the school
enumerators seems to show that the
physicians have reported the ma jority
of the births. The school directors
have also noted falling off among the
children of school age but notwith-
standing this fact more of the children
are being kept in school so that the de-
mand for funds is made even the more
urgent.
The reduction of the school income
for the county by so large sum
will not seriously cripple the schools
but many plans that have been made
for next year will have to be deferred
on account of lack of funds to carry
them out.
It is interesting to note that the sum
allotted to Racine county shows a de-
crease Of more than seven Thousand
dollars. In some of the northern
counties of the state, particularly Win
nebago county, the decrease touched
the ten thousand mark.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
UNIONS AFTER FARMERS.
State Federation Seeks to Spread Union
Principles In Rural Districts.

State Federation Seeks to Spread Union
Principles In Rural Districts.
A movement has been started by
the Wisconsin Federation of Labor to
identify Wisconsin farmers with the
union cause. The initiative in the
movement has been taken at Mantle
VOC, where mass meeting of the
farmers was held. It is claimed that
farmers have always been antagonis-
tic to the principles of union labor,
and pamphlets are being printed to be
distributed about the state which will
explain the position of the labor I'M.
ions and appeal to the farmers to buy
only union goods and to employ only
union labor in building lines.
"We could not expect them to en-
ploy union farm hands," said Frank
]. Weber, Milwaukee member of the
Federated Trades council, "but we will
attempt to have them employ union
labor wherever it is possible. The
movement is one TO educate the farm
ers as to the benefits of unionism. We
will attempt to show him that by pur-
chasing union made goods he will en-
courage honest labor, and in the end
will obtain a better price for the prod
ucts that he has to sell.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17

Pleasant Prairie.

Oyster supper and Christmas sale
this Thursday evening at Fox's Hall.
All invited.
Notwithstanding the, severe weather
a large audience greeted Rev. Mana
ton, of Racine, on Monday evening
when he delivered his lecture on Fits
and Mistits''. The lecture was one OF
the best ever given here.
Bert Cole is spending part of the
week at Menomouee Falls.
Miss Julia Hockney, of Antioch, is a
guest of Mrs. F. D. Barter.
The Christmas entertainment given
by the Sunday School will be held
next Monday evening at the church.
A new and novel program is being
prepared. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all. No admission fee.
Rev. and Mrs. T. d. Williams, of
Milwaukee, visited at the parsonage
the first of the week.
Misses Clara and Addie Barter spent
Friday and Saturday in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Maloney, of Ke.
nosha, spent Sunday at H. A. Kings.
The third number of the entertain.
ment course will be held on the even
ing OF Jan. is and the last number on
Feb. %.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
MISS voLLMER WEEDS.
Marriage of Miss Carrie vollmer and Har-s
vey Slater at Brides Home.

Marriage of Miss Carrie vollmer and Har-
vey Slater at Brides Home.
A pretty home wedding took place at
four O'Clock this afternoon, when Miss
Carrie A. Vo1lmer, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. jacob Vollmer, became the
bride of Harvey Slater. The wedding
took place at the home of the BRIDES
parents on Chicago street, the cere-
mony being performed by the Rev.
Edgar T. Farrill, pastor of the First
Congregational church. The decora-
tions of the house were Christmas
greens ard cut flowers.
The wedding was very quiet affair,
only the immediate members of the
families of the contracting parties
being present. Miss Vollmer was at
tired in a becoming travelling suit of
blue, and carried roses. After the
ceremony an informal luncheon was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slater leave this even.
ing for short wedding trip in the
North. They will be at home to their
friends after the first of the wear at
SCI Chicago street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
Trevor.

George Barhyte and James Rea came
Friday night with four train loads of
sheep from ST. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Gaylord, of
Waterville, N. Y, spent the past week
visiting their cousins, the Patrick
family, returning Monday evening.
A. J. Booth had the misfortune to
lose his driving horse the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Booth were Chi.
cago visitors Wednesday of last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with
Mrs. Geo. Patrick Tuesday and Thurs
day of last week to finish preparations
for the fair.
Word was received of the death of
Mr.. Jensen, of Round Lake, formerly
of this place. He was killed while at
work in the ice houses at that place.
He leaves wife and two small Chill
dren.
Do not forget the date of the fair
and entertainment to be given at the
Liberty Congregational church Friday
afternoon and evening, December 10.
Light refreshments will be served.
Articles, both useful and ornamental
will be on sale at reasonable prices. A
good entertainment will be given in
the evening, commencing at eight
o'clock. Miss Barnum, an e1ocution-
list, of Chicago, who has recited for us
before, will assist. Admission ten
cents.
Miss Gertrude Booth visited her par
ents at Salem Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
If we might have little more snow
the coming week Santa Claus can get
his sleigh out, to make his annual visit
to his many children, as it would be
better sleighing than wheeling for
his automobile.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
CHILD'S SAD ERROR.
Little Girl Puts Piece OF Paper on
a Hot Stove and Little Brother
is Terribly Burned.
SAD TRAGEDY AT KELLER HOME.

The home of Girls Kelber on Crate
street near the city limits was this
mornin" the scene of one of the saddest
accidents ever known ia Kenosha. The
accident resulted in little Charley KEEL
Der, two year old son, being terribly
burned, and while he may survive the
accident he will probably be dis6gured
for life. The little boy and his sister
a year older were playing in the din
ming room after breakfast and the boy
who was seated in high chair had
been pushed up close to the stove to
keep warm. The little girl picked up
a piece of paper off the floor and threw
1t on the top of the red hot stove. In
a second the paper blazed up and the
flames Caught the night dress worn by
the boy The night dress was made of
very inf1ammable material and in a
minute the body of the child was
wrapped IN flames. The little girl see
ing the awful condition of her baby
brother shouted for aid and the mother
hurried into the room. With great
presence of mind she seized the child
from the chair and rolled him on the
floor until the flames had been ex-
tinguished. Before the flames were
out the body Of the baby boy had been
terribly burned and his legs were one
mass of great blisters. A doctor was
hurriedly summoned to the home and
the injured boy was made as comfort
able as possible. tits not thought that
the burns will prove fatal but the child
will be terribly disfgured. The moth
er of the child had her hands slightly
injured in her efforts to rescue him.
The little girl who was the cause of
the sad accident was heart broken and
refused to be comforted. The child
was general favorite in the neighbor-
hood and the accident caused quite a
sensation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
$4,000 F0yJak

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lawful money of the United States, by
the undersigned, proprietors of Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, if
they cannot show the original signature
Of the individual volunteering the testi-
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NAL among the thousands which they
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eral medicines, and thus proving the
genuineness and reliability of all the
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wThis is to certify that have used DIR. Pierce's
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
SYSTEM OVERTAXED.
People Using City Heat Claim That
the Company is Not Living up
to the Contracts.
MAY REFUSE TO MEET BILLS.

The wave of discomfort which has
passed over the people of the city who
are users of the heat from the Central
Heating plant under the direction of
the Kenosha Gas and Electric COM
pany has during the last day changed
to wall of protest and the people who
have contracts with the company are
declaring that the system has been
overtaxed. This is denied by the
manipulators of the company who
seem to be willing to let the blame for
cold houses rest on the people them
selves and attribute it to lack of radia-
ton. The troubles of the household.
ers have been freely expressed to the
managers of the company aud "kick
registering clerk" has been in demand
for several days. The managers of
the company have undoubtedly done
all IN their power to maintain a tenn
perature of seventy in all houses heat
ed by the mains but that temperature
has been an impossible one and during
the last few days of frigid weather the
people using the heat have sat by
CRATES and ire-places using other heat
and still shivering. The complaints
have been so general that the people
affected have discussed plan for con-
certed action and are declaring that
they will not pay the company the
price demanded in the contracts. The
heat they claim has not been delivered
and while they are willing to pay for
heat when received they are unwilling
to pay when houses have been cold and
the health of the inmates has been en-
dangered by lack of heat.
AT the opening of the present season
the company raised the rates to many
of their customers and these rates now
prevail Notwithstanding the fact that
the heat furnished is far inferior to the
heat furnished last year at rate much
lower than is now being demanded.
The contracts made by the company
have been crafti1y worded and it is
probabl that they can collect the full
price in courts of justice as the man
ayers will hold that the weather has
been so cold that it has been an abso-
lutte impossibility to bring the houses
up to the standard set by the contracts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
FIGHTING GOES ON.
Candidates For the Postofice Seem to Be
In the Contest For the Finish.

Candidates For the Postoffice Seem to BE
in the Contest For the Finish.
There has been no let up Ia the fight
between the candidates for the APP
pointment for the position of post
master of Kenosha and the candidates
including Capt. Frantz, Mayor Pfen-
mig, Samuel S. Simmons, Fred Becker
and George Hale seem to be laying
down for long struggle. All of the
men will remain in the fight with the
possible exception of Geo. Hale. It is
understood that Mr.. Hale has signed
the petition of Capt. Frantz and he
will not make ar active fight in the
contest unless Capt. Frantz sees 1T to
retire later In the fight.
The candidates all seem to be get-
ting many signers for the petitions
and all of the men will go to Congress-
man Cooper with big endorsements.
There is no leader in the contest at the
present time audit seems that all the
men have an equal show for the Office.
Mayor Pfennig seems to be the only
candidate who has heard from Con-
gresham Cooper and he received mott
fication that his application for the po-
sition had been received and placed on
file IN the great book of applications in
Washington.
In the meantime Congressman
Cooper has given no idea of when or
how the appointment will be made.
appointments has usually been made
about Christmas time and the success
full candidate will have something to
put in his Christmas stocking.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
. Wheatland.

Frances and Katie Luke were visit.
ing in Kenosha recently.
Misses Mamie Zerfas, of Twin
Lakes; Maggie Schilz, of New MIN
ster, and Rose Richter are visiting rel.
atives in Chicago.
Ralph Wilcox, of Fond du Lac, is
spending his vacation with his grand
parents near Silver Lake.
Ben Leach purchased a span of
mules recently.
Matt Reiter, of Brighton, called here
one day last week.
Laura Richter has been absent from
school the past two weeks on account
of illness.
Henry Lieber sawed wood for John
Whynefski Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
South Bristol.

Mrs. Wel5y Larabee gave surprise
party on her husband last Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Karnes spent
Sunday in Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tourtelotte re-
turned last week from sFort wedding
tour. 1t is stated that they are the
proud owners of new piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass Newell spent
part of last week in Kenosha.
Helmet OFT, who has been seriously
Ill for the past week, is resting easier
at present writing.
Miss Laura Hill is slowly recovering
from her past illness.
Mr.. III. III. halbrook returned last
Friday from Kenosha where he had
been visiting the previous week.
Mr.. James Karnes has rented his
tenant farm to Mr.. Bodtke, who will
soon take possession.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carney and fam
lily have moved on the Gates farm.
Mrs. w. Achen spent Wednesday of
last week in Kenosha with her sister,
Mrs. M. B. Winters, who is now re-
ceiving treatment IN hospital in
Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
THE MILWAUKEE, SENTINEL
Or Monday Says of THE Governors Son.
Which Plays Here Sunday Night.
by S. p. Morse.l


By S. P. Morse
"The Governors Son." the Four
Cohans' musical success, opened to two
packed houses at the Alhambra theatre
yesterday, and proved to be one of the
best musical attractions that has been
at the Alhambra for a long time
Musical farce is evidently in favor
with the patrons of this theatre, for
judging from the amount Of applause
bestowed upon the efforts of the per-
formers, "The Governors Son" made
big hit. The company deserved all
the patronage it received, the cast be-
ing strong and the characters por-
trayed by number of good comedians.
The production throughout the three
acts brought forth frequent rounds of
applause.
The production is the original as
seen in the large eastern cities, except
ing that the -four Cohans themselves
are not in the cast. The costumes are
all new and pleasing to look upon. The
chorus is one of the best drilled seen at
the Alhambra this season. All the
girls are pretty.
"The Governors Son" will be at the
Alhambra all the week, with the usual
matinee on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17

The Teachers Meeting at Kenosha
on last Saturday was very profitable
one. Twenty-seven teachers were in
attendance in spite of the stormy
weather. After the election of officers
for the day, discussions were given on
"How to achieve success in compost
ton work" ''Physiology," Duluth
Superior as trade CENTER" and
Geography" by Miss Frisbie, Mr..
Pierce, Miss Elizabeth Rogers and
Supt. Taylor, respectively. All of the
discussions we're interesting and in
structive. A committee appointed to
arrange for next meeting submitted
its report, which was accepted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17

On December Mrs. p. Audruss en-.
joyed her 9th birthday anniversary at
her home in South Bristol. Her gen.
eral health is good considering her ad-
vanced age.
On Tuesday evening, Dec. s, oc-
Cured a pleasant affair at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Welby Larrabee. Ia re.
Spouse to an invitation from Mrs. Lar
rabee several gentlemen surprised
Welby and helped him dispose of his
birthday cake which was surrounded
by forty-one candles. Rumor has it
that some of the better-halves frizzled
their hair and otherwise beautifed
themselves for the party, but were in
formed they "were not in it." Mrs.
Larrabee recently entertained the
ladies, and all present voted her to be
most charming entertainer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17

An effort is being made to release
banker c. w. Spaulding from the state
prison of Illinois and an appeal in the
case was filed in Chicago yesterday.
Mrs. Spaulding, the wife who is push
ing the effort to secure her husba nd S
release formerly resided in Kenosha.
She was Sarah Louise Erwin and was
Mr.. Spaulding's stenographer before
he married~her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17

Give your friend nice Xmas pres
ent OF canary bird that will make
them think of you and bless you SOS
days in the year. It will interest the
whole family and delight the children.
For sale by W. J. Dickhaut, Ideal Bar
Der shop, 215 Park st.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
CASE TRAIN STOPS HERE.

Many Gather at KenOsha Station to Watch
the Big Industrial Display.
A large crowd of people gathered at
the Northwestern Station this morning
to witness the passage of the big train
load of threshing machines sent out by
the ]. l. Case Company of Racine to
the Exposition at St. Louis. The
train carried thirty.three gayly deco
rated cars, and music was furnished by
steam caliope. Many of the officials
of the company accompanied the train.
Kenosha was the first stop made, and
all the people about the platform were
given souvenirs Of the train.
Misses Leila and Lou Kelly. of Osh
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17
To Cure q Cold In One nav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If It fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. Csc. wifi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17

Now is the time to select a few poor
families and get ready to make them
happy for the Christmas holiday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-17

Misses Leila and Lou Kelly, of Osh-
kosh, are visiting Miss Hannah Kelly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-27
THE DREAMY REALITY.
Honorable Mention. }


All preparations start to the City of Mex
leo in America. Altho modern Mexico is not
it could easily
picture all it's former beauty in my imagination The city
splendid palaces and temples, the countless throng
citizens and gtterng pageantry making reality
plain surrounded by mountains and is
resembling those of the Romans,
with floating islandsveritabe moving gardens of flowers
sailing with fish, vegetables fruit
and flowers.
Standing the mountains looking down the city
imagination restores the lake to it's former beauty when
islands with temples palaces obelisks streets mansions
massed them formed sparkling to the water when
the shone splendor all. Then when Cortez
tered Mexico conquerng and annihating the
in less than three monthsbut will picture
1.-THE destruction
Not only ancient Mexico beautiful but the present
has fauess Of architecture vast in dimensions
such the cathedral Convent of St. Francis treasury
school Of mines hospitals university which truly
national
buildings and scientific Institutions while the
rounding the city too grand to picture adds tenfOd to its
beauty Beyond the city miles stretch the placid
lake nodding groves cultivated fields vineyards bor
dered by the towering Cordleras three vol
canoes like watch towers forming scarcely
equaed in all the world. -Avylda De Haven,
A Eighth Grade 334s Sixth Street N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-27
A FLOOD OF COLOR.


of possessed peculiar charm
first became aware of its existence L
have been
pointing words with finger and spelling many
of the long sat alone and read; remember too
wonder to think Of marble city
where people had beautiful sparkling water
little black gondolas Ever
the center of delightful
and the goal hopes AS each year has gone
this city grown and have read and
Venice the hope OF long
into the resolution that day
will to Venice.
But my object would be little different from that OF
would not make it point to the paint
Of which still remain
visit the glass factories to study the beaut1
full architecture deve in the old brares but just to float
noseess gondoa the chang
delicate water at sunrise sunset and under the
gentle perhaps admiring the beauti
abundance
Il have always loved it so) and the flood of indie
scrbabe coOrs which those who have been there
ture Venice alone. Loretta Russell,
Grade Madelia, Mimi
School.