davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
AS a result Of the evidence of whole.

AS result of the evidence of whole
sale evasions of the naturalization
laws in almost every state i'll the union
1t is said that President Roosevelt will
recommend to Congress a radical
change ia the law so as to limit the
right of comforting naturalization to
the federal courts. The President is
said to favor permanent commission
to examine and take the testimony of
every applicant for citizenship. For
the past two years agents of the de-
partment of justice and the secret SER
vice have been engaged in unearthing
evasions of the naturaliza ton law and
the results of their investigation are
said to be startling. Even the section
of the law designed to prevent a.nar-
chists from becoming citizens is said
to be ignored in many instances. The
law has worked well in Kenosha and
under it the wholesale naturalization
of foreigners by the agents of both
political parties on the eve Of an cleo
ton which used to be feature of every
close campaign in the city has become
a thing of the past. The long list of
questions which must be answered by
the candidate and by the witnesses
who vouch for him has made the rush
ing through of any great number of
applicants in one evening an impossi-
bility and the officials have more time
to examine the qualifications and
eligibility of every applicant. If the
present law is honestly administered
1t is exacting enough, but if the re-
ports of the government agents are re-
liable the old system OF making citi-
zens by the wholesale is still being
practiced in many of the larger cities
Of the country and it is high time that
the whole power of the government
was put forth to stop it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

THE salaries and emoluments offered
by the United States government to
young men who will volunteer as
teachers in the Philippines should
make the service extremely attractive
to those with taste for adventure.
The examinations are not so rigid but
that any man with a fair education
can pass them and once in the service
his advancement to higher posts with
larger salaries depends upon himself.
The teaching force in the islands is
under the civil service and promotion
depends entirely upon the proficiency
displayed in the work. Any man who
goes out with the expectation of work
ing pull for promotion will probably
be disappointed out wide field of
useful endeavor with suitable rewards
for good work is open to men of char
acter and ability.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
SEEK MISSING WOMAN HERE,
Friends of Mrs. Nj. Burns Missing From MIL
waukee Believe She Came to Kenosha.

Friends of Mrs. MI. Burns Missing From Mil
waukee Believe She Came to Kenosha,
Friends and relatives of Mrs. M.
Burns who has been missing from ner
home in Milwaukee since Sept. 8, have
started a search for the woman in .Ke-
nosha where she is said to have had
friends. Mrs. Burns left her home on
the night of Sept. 8, presumably to go
on shopping trip and since that time
absolutely no trace can be found of
her. It is thought possible that she
has committed suicide by jumping in
to the lake. The husband of the
woman has had detectives searching
for her for more than a month and he
has now offered reward for any trace
of her.
The police of the city have taken up
the matter and have made a search of
the city but thus far they have not
found anything that would indicate
that the woman is in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

THE outcome of the first trial of the
Caster case shows what large part
sentiment plays with the jury in GRIM
inal trials of this kind. Attorneys
who have watched the trial closely are
of the opinion that the state made out
as strong case against the defendant
as 1t was possible to present under the
rules governing the admission of evil
dence, yet some of the jurors were evil
IDENTIFY Influenced more by the fact that
Caster was being made to 'stand for
the whole business" as one of them
put it, than by the array of evidence
piled up against him. The suspicion
that Caster was led to believe that he
might escape punishment himself if
he made full confession also had con-
siderable weight with the jury, but the
failure of the jury to agree must be at
tfibuted to the reluctance of some of
the members to make one man, and
him admittedly the least guilty of the
lot, suffer for all the sins of the gang.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

REV. A. B. SIMPSON in the annual
missionary sermon preached at the
convention of the Christian and Mis-
sionary Alliance, said that for every
man, woman and child in the United
States $40 was spent annually for
liquor and tobacco, while 40 cents was
the average for each member of Protes-
tant Christians for missions. If the
reverend gentleman's figures are cor
rect some peoples practice does not
square very well with their preaching.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
HOSPITAL DIRECTORS MEET.
All Preliminaries for Opening of Hospital
Now ArranRed-S13.442i in Collections

All Preliminaries for Opening of Hospital
Now 3.442 in Collections
The Board of Directors of the Keno
sha Hospital Association held its reg
ular quarterly meeting Tuesday even
ing at the residence of Mrs. 0. S.
Newell on Prairie avenue and nearly
all the preliminaries in connection
with the opening of the hospital have
been arranged. The carpenters and
plumbers as we'll as the decorators and
cleaners have completed their work
and everything is in ship shape from
the cellar to sthe slightly high board
fence which encloses the hospital
yard.
At the meeting last evening the di-
rectors settled the important matter
Of rates to be charged patients. The
rates prevailing will be as follows:
For attendance in the wards six dol
lars week, in the small private room
ten dollars week, and the large pri-
vate room twelve dollars week.
Miss Hall who will superintend the
hospital will be here on Friday and
arrange the furnishings and the Asso-
citation will open the hospital some
time next week.
The report of the treasurer for the
quarter shows that funds are still com
ing Ia for the support of the institu-
ton the report showing that $13,4428 SO
had been collected. All the bills of
the association both for the purchase of
the property and for furnishings have
been met promptly and there is still
small balance on hand for use as ex-
pense money during the first year.
The N. r. Allen & Sons tannery will
send the first patient to the hospital.
The man is now very i'll but he will be
kept at his home until the hospital is
opened.
Mrs. 0. S. Newell has presented to
the hospital a splendid American flag
and it will be hoated for the first time
on the opening day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
Y. M. G. A. ANNOUNCEMENT.
Privileges for This Year are Many-Night
School Classes to be Feature.

Privileges for This Year are Many-Night
School Glasses to be q Feature.
The announcements which are just
off the press for Y. M. C. A. member
ship privileges for this year show that
the association is keenly alive to the
need and demands of the young men
of the city and especially so in the ar
rangement of the night school classes.
The officers have been fortunate in Sc
curing on its staff of teachers two
splendid educators in Mr.. F. r. Cordy,
principal of the Weiskopf school, and
Mr.. E. J. Hardaker, principal of the
Durkee school, who will teach six of
the eight classes which will be offered
this year. The course of studies is
well balanced, meeting the needs of
the majority of our young men, in
Guiding mechanics and factory men,
young business men and foreign
speaking men. The studies which
will be taught are pennmanship, book
keeping, arithmetic, English, mechan-
ical drawing, literature, business law
and history. Mr.. Hardaker will teach
arithmetic, English and literature;
Mr.. A. E. Buckmaster teaches business
law and Mr.. J. w. Adams mechanical
drawing.
A new study to be introduced this
year by Mr.. Hardaker, American
History" is especially designed to ac-
quaint our foreign born citizens with
the principal facts of United States
history, the principles of our institu-
lions and the duties and privileges of
citizenship. The lecture method will
be u sed in this class and membership
in the Y. M. C. A. is not required for
those who attend. The studies in
English grammar and pennmanship
and correspondence will also be a boon
to foreign speaking men.
Mr.. Cordy will introduce an interest
ing study of American literature for
advanced students which will take up
the leading authors works and also
provide for drill in public speaking
and debate. The class will continue
the work introduced by 'The Forum
last year. The studies of business law
and bookkeeping will be of great value
to young business men.
To accommodate men who wish to
attend the night school only, theIasso-
citation is now issuing a special So
membership ticket good for six months
and the tuition fee is placed at the
moderate rate of Soc. month fer each
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
First publication October Is, 1903.
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY

STATE OF WJSCONSIN-County Court
10 Kenosha County.
In the matter of the estate of Katharine Rev-
ersdOrfer, deceased
Notice is hereby given that, by virture and
in pursuance of an order of license made in the
above entitled matter by said court, on the
18th day of October 1903 the undersigned
Charter III. Pfennig administrator OF said es-
tate. WILL on the oath day of October, 1903, at
two O'Clock in the afternoon, at the homestead
of said deceased, in block Seventeen Q7), in
the Sixth ward OF the City of Kenosha, in said
County and State, offer for sale and sell at
public auction, all the household furniture
and utensils, whether useful or ornamental
and of every name and character, owned by
decedent at the time of her death, including
all beds and bedding, crockery, glassware,
silverware, stoves, cooking utensils, wearing
apparel and household belongings of all kinds
an itemized list of which is on file in said
matter in said court.
Terms of sale, cash.
Dated at the City OF Kenosha, Wisconsin,
this 18th day of October, A. D. 1903.
CHARLES n. PFENNIG,
Administrator of said Estate
PETER FISHER,
Attorney. WA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

study. Entry in any of these classes
may be made any night this week and
the school will begin its work next
Monday night.
Under the leadership of DR.. E. J.
Elton Y. M. c. A. membership cam
paign will be begun today to continue
until Thanksgiving Day. There will
be no contest of colors, but steady eff
tort by individual members. With the
splendid privileges offered fully 200
men and boys should be enrolled in
this period.
The movement for the entire deco-a-
ton OF the walls of the Y. M. C. A.
building was begun yesterday by the
Ladies Auxiliary at their annual meet.
ing. The ladies voted to take care Of
the decorating of the second floor par.
lors on condition that the members
and friends provide for the remainder
of the building including the base
uent, lecture hall and the third floor
rooms and halls.
The Auxiliary also agreed to make
new pennant for the flag staff, which
is to be kept floating continually.
Arrangements were made to assist
the mems membership committee in
the giving of splendid banquet on
the evening of Nov. 80, for which
speakers are now being secured.
The following directors were chosen
for the coming year: Mesdames II. A.
Robinson, A. E. Buckmaster, Thomas
Holderness, Jas. Bailey, H. ]. Stalker,
W. p. Christian, w. M. Farr, 6. S.
Baldwin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
Wages and the Cost of Living.

According to figures compiled by the
bureau of labor at Washington, wages
and the cost of living have almost kept
pace with each other during recent
idea as regards the advance that either
has made. Commissioner Wright fig
ures that instead Of the cost of living
having advanced from a quarter to
third 1t really only shows an increase
Of from 10 to II per cent. The in
creased wages received by laborers, it
Is figured, have been equal to the in
creased cost of living, and the general
statement is made 'tthat the condition
of the laboring man is better today
than ever before in the history of the
country"
This is perhaps true in regard to most
trades, but there are notable excep-
tions-for instance, the people who
draw fixed salaries year after year.
AS rule clerks, bookkeepers, school
tee cheers and a host Of others are paid
today on the same basis that they were
Ave years ago. Such persons with no
increase in their income have had to
meet the increased cost Of living and
also in many cases the increased cost
Of labor in certain trades. Take, for
instance clerk or boolxkeeper who
owns his own house and receives the
same salary today that he did FIVE
years ago. Not only does he have to
pay higher prices for his living ex-
penses, but any repairs on his house
or property cost him more than they
did five years ago, both on account of
the charge for material and from the
increased labor cost as well.
It is upon this class Of employees
that the increased cost Of living that
has unquestionably come In recent
years has fallen most heavily, and 1t
is very large class and serious bur-
den.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
First publication, Oct. Is, 1903
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT-In Probate.
n In the matter of the estate OF Albert
Zens, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the claims and
demands of all persons against Albert
zens, deceased late of the City of
viii be examined and adjusted by the
County Court of Kenosha County at the
regular terms of said Court to be holden at the
County Court Room, in the city of Kenosha, in
January, A. D. 1904, and on the first Tuesday
of june A. D. 1904, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Of
those days; also that the time until and includ-
is the time allowed and limited for creditors of
said Albert ZenS, deceased, to present
their claims for examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 18th day of Octo-
Der, A. D. 1908 BY the Court.
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
WIG County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
PLUMB HEARING ON

Man Accused of Dastardly Assault on Clara
Hegt Arraigned Before Justice Sturges
The preliminary hearing Of James
Plumb, the Milwaukee railroad man
who is alleged to have committed an
assault of criminal nature on Clara
Hegt, little girl residing at Round
out, ILL.,, began before Justice Sturges
this afternoon. The hearing was set
for ten O'Clock this morning, but it
was impossible for the complaining
witness to reach the city in time for
the hearing and a continuance was
made necessary. Plumb has been in
Jail ever since his arrest and he is pre-
pairing to make hard light for his
liberty. He has retained Johu T.
Kelly Of Milwaukee to defend him.
The hearing of the case will last all
afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
State Tax Commission Certifies to The
Secretary Of State the Annual
Assessment.
PERSONAL IS ALMOST DOUBLE.
Racine and Kenosha Counties Both Share In
the Great Increase. Taxes for the
State Amount to $16.323.O2.

Kenosha has again paid the penalty
for her opposition to the administra-
ton and the man who is leading it,
for Tuesday when the annual assess
ment Of taxable property was certified
to the Secretary of State by the State
Tax Commission, Kenosha got an aw-
full bump and went jumping toward
the top of the column Of counties Ia
the State.
Notwithstanding this fact it is fair
to say that Kenosha Jared better than
in other years, for an examination of
the valuations as returned shows that
there has been a general tendency to
increase values. But two counties in
the State show reduction, and these
are Florence and Waukesha. Milwau-
kee county leads the boost with an in
crease of ffty-two millions, and nearly
all the other counties are proportion
ately increased. Racine and Kenosha
crease of about four million dollars.
The total assessment for Kenosha
county for this year is $23, 318, 6O2, over
SIG, 228, 42o in 1902. The increase in
Racine county follows: The assess
ment for 1902 was $50, 761, 931; and for
this year it is $40, 1874 ,216.
In both of the counties the great in
crease has been made in the value of
personal property. In Kenosha county
the advance in this class of property
exceeds two million dollars. The fig
ures for 1902 we're $3, 467, ITO, and for
this year the assessment is $6,318,756
The increase in the personal property
in Racine county is identical with Ke-
nosha county The realty shows a
smaller but equally decided increase.
In 1902 the real est2te in the county
was valued at SIS, 76J, 319, and this year
it is valued at SIC, 999 ,846.
It is not possible to tell at this time
how close the figures fixed by the AS
SCISSORS will come to the figures fixed
by the State Commission, but there
will not be large difference.
Supervisor of Assessments Harrison
has announced that he will protest to
the Board of Review against the assess
ment made Of personal property and
realty of some of the big corporations
in the city, and should his protests be
carried out by the Board of Review the
figures of the Assessors will probably
go beyond the figures fixed by the
State.
A hard fight will be made to prevent
any increase in these values, and sew
era1 Of the members of the Board of
Review seem to think that the figures
of the Assessors are high enough. The
Board desires to be fair to all, but the
members are unwilling to shift great
burden of taxes where it is not due.
BY the figures sent out by the Com
mission the regular seven-tenths mill
tax for the State for Kenosha county
will be Sic, 323.02, while the tax collect
ed last year for the use of the State
was but $13, 5000. This will be seen
to be an increase of nearly three thou
sand dollars.
It is probable that the general in
crease in the valuations will cause Ia
kick from many of the counties in the
State, and Kenosha county will be
represented in the general protest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
NEXT SUNDAYS ATTRACTION.

The attraction at the Rhode Opera
House will be Nesbit Stone Scoville's
sensational rural drama, "A Country
Kid, under the direct personal super
vision of the author, which will insure
good and .capable production. The
play is rural drama, the scene being
laid in the:scountry though the plot
deals with the exposure of the villain
Gus schemes of city man. The char
acters in this drama are well drawn,
the dramatic situations arc strong, and
the story interesting. It is one Of the
leading attractions of the season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

THE street lights sputtered feebly
for few minutes last night and then
gave out again entirely leaving the
streets as dark as a pocket. If the
same thing happens again tonight,
householders can relieve the gloom a
whole lot by leaving their shades up
and letting their house lights shine
before the men stumbling around in
the outer darkness,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

DowIE's great army leaves today for
the campaign against New York in
general and Wall Street in particular.
The prophet openly admits that he is
after the money but Judging from the
reports sent out from that center of
finance he is little late to do much
business in Wall Street. The brokers
have very little loose change to spare
these DAYS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

A strict enforcement of the law for
bidding the sale Of cigarettes and Gig
arctic papers to minors would help
Principal Hammill in his campaign
against the cigarette evil in the public
schools wonderfully. And he has a
right to expect all the help he can get
from every source.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

THE city might rent an ice wagon
for use as police patrol during the
winter months. Some kind Of COW
cred conveyance for the use of the po-
lice department is urgently needed and
an ice wagon seems as available as
ANYTHING.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

CASTER & Co. are much pleased with
ahe services of Wallace ingalls, IN their
behalf and there is deep regret ex-
pressed that they did not "meet up
with him" before they met Furthman
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
lust now.

THE paving on Church street should
be extended to Market Square. The
one lock that is to be left without
paving IS used more than all the rest
of the street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

THE second hand Coney island cars
for the street railway may not be any
great credit to the line but any kind
Of closed car would be preferable to
the pneumonia breeders now in use.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER.

The following is list Of the mail
matter remaining unca11ed for in the
Kenosha postoffice, Kenosha county,
Wis, for week ending October Is,
1903, and which will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at the expiration of
two weeks, unless called for:
CENTS LIST.
Adams Express Co., Munrae Bacon, Geo M
BrunOtor, 2 Cox, Thos Duhansky Hall Heu
Imoe, John F Kalis, Fred Lyman Lee, Edw
Longmore, Jan Marcek, c Kerblom, Pietro
Pascucci, A M Shank, Charles Shaffer, VIC
Smith, ] Wagar, Saverio Butera. Frank
Bookseller, Angelo Calarico, o C Douglass, II
limerick Teibel, D D Jones. Ray Karr, D
Livingston. Oscar Martinsen, Till Ohlgart,
VIM O'Brien J p Rohnce, Achille Salerte DR.
Schall, Will Tabler, B L White
LADIES LIST. ID
Miss Helen Anderson, Mrs Marguerite
Barnes, Mrs Goldstein, Margarate Maddox,
Margaret Nelson, Mamie Pofahl, Marie Skar-
oupka
To obtain any of the above mail
matter, the applicant must give the
date of this list.
CHAs. FRANTZ. p. M.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

If Kenosha and Racine will furnish
the crowds their respective base ball
teams will furnish the games right up
until snow flies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
w. r. G. DANCE.

The w. r. c. will give social and
dance and supper at Simmons hall on
Saturday evening, Oct. II. Supper
served from to 8 O'Clock. Music by
Stemm Bros. Admission Is cents.
The following program will be
given: OH
Duet-Mandolin and Guitar. 1900. -
-. .Messrs. Fred Merritt and A. G. Sharpe
Vocal Solo. ...........,.,..,, Willie RIVER
Recitation. Mary Miller
Vocal Solo,. Miss Sarah Ward
Piano Solo.......... ........... Hazel Frandsen
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

Ada Dittmar, 6S4 Second avenue, was greatly
worried because OF her hair falling. No matter
the handful until she had but small quantity
left, which was dry, harsh and split at the
ends, without life or lustre, Every body had
advice to offer but everything made it worse.
until DR. KOWENSTROT. 81 Oneida street.
Milwaukee. restored 1t perfectly. She now has
an abundance of soft glossy hair.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
VERY Low RATES TO DETROIT. MICH

Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold October IA to
II, inclusive with very favorable re-
turn limits, on account of Christian
Church National Convention. Apply
to agents Chicago & North Western
Railway. OIL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

There Is canny CLEAN OF humor in
the statement Of Mr.. Carnegie that he
prefers me king steel to securities
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15

TO quote John Milton on the mayor
atty situation In New York, 1t is '.ccrs-
fusion worse confounded."