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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14

WHEN the members of the Council
committee have their little interview
with President Arnold of the Street
Railway company, they might inform
him that the franchise granted the
company provides that car shall be
run over the entire line once every half
hour, and that it is expected that the
schedule made by the company will be
adhered to as closely as possible. The
company abandoned this schedule for
time last night and worked con
game on the crowd coming from the
circus which has brought out more
good hard kicks this morning than
anything the company has done since
the cars started running, and that is a
large statement when you come to
think of some of the things the COM
pany has done, or srather, left undone.
Both cars were waiting when the cir
Gus let out, and they were damned to
the doors with North side people anx-
ious to avoid the long walk home. The
fares paid by these passengers entitled
them to ride overtime entire length of
the line if they wanted to, but instead
of following the regular routeslas ad-
vertised both cars came down South
street to the Y. NJ. c. A. Here the.people
were coolly invited to get out and walk
the rest of the way home. while the
cars were rushed back to pick up an
other load. This eagerness to secure a
few extra nickels may be commenda a.
BILE from the owners Standpoint, but
the system is not likely to find much
favor with the public if this sort of
work is allowed to continue. The pub
lished schedule of the company is a
contract with the public land it is the
business of the Council to see to it that
the company fu1i,ls its contracts with
the people to the letter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
MRS. ROSE FINED.

Mrs. James w. Rose, the bar maid
of the Gregor saloon on Union street,
was fined five dollars and costs in
Justice McCarron's court yesterday
afternoon, on charge of selling liquor
to a minor. The complaint against
Mrs. Rose was made by the chief of
police, in behalf of Polish boy four
teen years of age, who was sold half
pint of whiskey by Mrs. Rose on Tues
day evening. Mrs. Rose seemed to be
terribly affected by the charges
brought against her, and sat in cotrt
and sobbed while her husband looked
over the complaint, and finding it evil
IDENTIFY one that could not be gotten
round, he instructed his wife to enter
a plea of guilty. The fine and costs
Rose declared to.the court that the
arrest was the result of spite work, and
that the boy had been sent to the
saloon to get the liquor, simply to
secure her arrest, and that she had
supposed that he wanted it for his
parents.
This is the second time Mrs. Rose
has been fined within month, as she
was one of the party arrested in the
Gregor saloon short time ago on a
charge of gambling. AT that time she
was given the minimum fine as it was
her first offence against the city ordi-
nances.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
Mary Miller Arrested at the Central Hote

on a Charge of Robbing the Servants.
Miss Mary Miller, comely girl sup
posed to live in Chicago, was arrested
at the Central Hotel shortly after one
O'Clock this afternoon on a charge of
robbing two of the servants of the
hotel of money aggregating $8. The
arrestlwas made by Oficerl Clarence
Stevens, and the young woman pro-
testing against her arrest, was taken
to the county jail and locked up in the
woman's department.
The Miller woman had been at the
hotel for the past three days, and was
looking for work in the city. Her
actions were suspicious, and when she
came down today to pay her bill the
manager of the hotel went to the room
and looking under the bed he found a
handkerchief and purse which be-
1onged to the maids of the hotel. The
purse had been rif1ed, and an examina-
ton showed that the trunks Of the two
employees had been broken into during
the morning hours and the money
taken. The police were. at once called
and Miss Miller placed under arrest.
She will have hearing late this af-
ternoon or tomorrow morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14

Very Low Rates to California and Return
Via the North Western Line. First
class round-trip tickets on sale May Sd
and 18th to 18th, to Los Angeles and
San Francisco. Favora bic limits and
stopover privileges and,choice of routes.
The Overland limited, most luxurious
train in the world, leaves Chicago
daily 800 p. m. Less than three days
en- route. Drawing room and compart-
ment sleeping cars. observation cars,
dining cars, buffet-library cars fbarber
and BATH, electric lighted throughout.
Three trains a day from Chicago to
the coast through without change.
Daily and personally conducted tourist
car excursions to California, Wash
ington and Oregon. For particulars
apply to ticket agents Chicago &
R'y. w53
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Christian Endeavor Societies to Meet at
Trevor MAY IL


The Christian Endeavor societies of
the Southeastern Wisconsin district,
comprising Racine and Kenosha coun-
ties, have for many years enjoyed what
is commonly known as the District
Convention, usually held in the month
of May. There are in this district the
young peoples societies of churches
distributed among the cities as follows:
Racine, S; Kenosha, 2; Burlington, i;
Union Grove, /; Somers, /; Rochester,
i; Paris and Bristol, /; Trevor, /; max
ing an aggregate of thirteen societies,
with total membership of over FIVE
hundred members.
The convention this year is to be
held at Trevor, Kenosha county, com
mencing Friday evening, May Is, at
1880 O'Clock, and closing Sunday even
ing al $50 O'Clock with the consecra-
ton service. Rev. H. w. Moore, pas
tor of the church at Trevor, president
of the district, is whole-sou1ed, gen.
ial, thoroughly Christian man, and is
making every effort in his power to
make this convention equal to any in
the past in social and intellectual bene-
fit, and spiritual blessing to all who
can attend and to the community in
which it is held.
Full particulars as to expenses and
"the way to get there" will appear in
these columns this week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
DECLARE AGAINST STEP RATE,
Wisconsin Woodmen In Convention at La
Crosse Denounce step Rate"

The Wisconsin State Convention of
the Modern Woodmen of America is
being held at La Crosse today, and
many members of the Kenosha lodge
are attending the meetings. The Con-
vention has put itself square1y on rec
ord as opposed to the adoption of the
"step'' rate, and the following resolu-
ton was adopted by the Convention at
the session Wednesday evening:
Resolved, That we, as representa-
tives of 81, 900 Woodmen in Wisconsin,
do hereby declare ourselves as stand
ing squarely in opposition to the re-
adjustment plan as recommended by
the committee, and that we denounce
what is known as the "step rate" plan
as being nnfraternal and impractical
bic, and we hereby recommend that
committee of one from each. congress
siona1 district delegation to the head
camp, be appointed to consider what
changes in rates should be favored by
the Wisconsin delegation, said COM
mittee to report to the Wisconsin dele
CATION at Indianapolis, and said COM
mittee to be empowered to designate
such subcommittee as may by it be
deemed necessary, and to settle, II pos
sible, at the coming meeting of the
head camp, all agitation concerning
rates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
WILL BREED HOLSTEINs.
Big Farm in Kenosha County to be Used
Exclusively for Raising of Fine Cattle.

Big Farm in Kenosha County to be Used
Exclusively for Raising of Fine Cattle.
James P. Torrey who has succeeded
his father Roscoe Torrey as the super
intendent of the Stephenson farm and
Frank D. Holt, we'll known farmers of
Pleasant Prairie, are planning to make
Kenosha county one of the greatest
cattle producing counties in the state
and Mr.. Stephenson few days ago at
tended the sale of Ho1steir cattle in
Milwaukee, and purchased one of the
finest imported animals offered for
sale. Others will be added to the herd
as soon as they can be procured. Mr..
Holt is planning to give up his entire
farm to tee raising of the Holsteins
and in short time he will have herd
that will be one of the finest, if not the
finest in the state.
This departure of the Pleasant
Prairie men will be of more than usual
interest to the farmers of the county.
The Holsteins are great mich cows,
and it IS thought that the introduction
of this breed of cattle into the country
will give new impetus to the dairy
interests which are already extensive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
FOR THE HOSPITAL FUND.
EIks and Knights of Pythias to Meet in g
BurIesque Base Ball Game.

EIks and knights of Pythias to Meet in a
BurIesque Base Ball Game.
There will be something doing in
Kenosha in the next few days, as the
Knights of Pythias in the city, have
sent challenge to the Kenosha Lodge
of Elks, challenging them to a game
of base bail, to be played in the near
future. It is stipulated in the cha1-
lenge that the receipts are to go to the
fund now being raised for the hospital.
The challenge will undoubtedly be
accepted by the E1ks, and the date will
be set at meeting of the representa-
tives of the two lodges to be held next
week. Manager Edward A11eman has
offered the free use of the park for the
game, and several merchants have
promised to hang up prizes for the
men on the teams who can play the
worst game. The challenge of the
knights is as follows:
To the officers and member of Kenos.
ha Lodge No. $50, Benevolent Pro-
tective Order E1ks:
The undersigned committee, on be-
half of Red Cross Lodge No. IS Knigh hts
of Pythias, herewith challenge you
for a burlesque base ball game. at
Grand View Park, any Saturday after
noon, date to be mutually agreed upon
by both teams. Game to be played in
costumes.
The entire receipts of said game to
be rendered to the Kenosha Hospital
Association.
We have heavy battery-Perkins
and Hernsheim-in fact the team is
considered quite fast, not alone in the
battery, but the bases and field. On
our lineup for the game you will find
names of such players as w. H. Rob-
inson, "Bi1ly'' Meredith, c. H. Ernst,
Walter Jansons, Rustad, Dennison,
DR.. Clapp, John Brine and "zan"
Powell.
All the above players are in a con-
slant and fdgety practice.
Awaiting your acceptance we are,
Yours very truly,
c. H. ERNST, Chairman.
VIM. MEREDITH,
SIDNEY JONES,
CHAs. WALTERS,
WALTER WHITE,
Com.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14

MEN are scarce and wages are high
in Kenosha. There can be no doubt
of that when the Board of Police and
Fire Commissioners has difficulty in
filing vacancies on the police force at
wages of from fifty to fifty-fve dollars
a month. The policeman job is not
generally regarded as one which re-
uuires a man to strain himself to keep
up with the work however, and there
must be plenty of honest and capable
men in the city who are putting in
longer hours at harder labor for less
money than the police draw. Some of
these new men will doubtless come
forward soon as applicants for any va
cancies caused by designations from
the present force. The idea of passing
an examination seems to be rather a
bughear to some of the men who other
wise would be glad of places on the
force, but as soon as it is generally un-
derstood that the examination is not
such terrible ordeal and that any
man of ordinary intelligence can pass
it easily enough it is believed that the
Commission will have little difficulty
in getting all the men wanted at the
present rate of wages.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
ENTERTAIN RACINE FRIENDS.

Mayor Nelson and Forty Racine Members
of Dania are Pleasantly Entertained.
Thursday was red letter day in the
records of the DANA Society in Ke-
nosha as last night large delegation
of the members of the Racine society
of the order came to Kenosha and were
royalty entertained by the Kenosha
Danes. The Racine delegation was
headed by Mayor Peter Nelson, and
was composed of the leading members
of the society in Racine,
After the Racine guests reached
Kenosha they were taken to Gronquist
Hall where supper was served in
their honor. After the supper was
over pleasant hour was spent in
social games and dancing.
The Kenosha members of the society
will return the visit on May 10.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
NAVY NEEDS MEN.
Examination For Officers In the United
States Navy to Be Held In June.

States Navy to Be Held In June
Congressman Cooper has received
information from the navy depart
ment at Washington to the effect that
examinations will be held in New York
next month for aspiring young civil
engineers who desire to enter the SER
vice of Uncle Sam, as five appoiHt t.
ments will be made to the corps of
engineers of the United States navy.
two IN the grade of civil engineer and
three in the grade of Assistant civil
engineer, from candidates successfully
passing three examinations.
Appointees to the grade of civil en-
gineer will enter the corps with the
rank of Senior Lieutenant and pay of
$1,000 per annum. At the end of Eve
years the pay will be increased to $4,000
per annum, and at the end of ten years
to $500 per annum.
Appointees to the grade of assistant
civil engineer will enter with the ran k
of Junior Lieutenant and pay of $500
per annun1 increasing to $2l00 at the
end of five years.
Examinations will be held on June
at the Navy yard, New York. and can
didates to whom permits may be issued
should present themselves before the
medical officer, or board at that place
at 10 O'Clock a. N. on that date.
Aspirants for the position of civil
engineer must not. be more than IS
years of age nor less than %, while
the governing age for assistants is
from % to % years.
Applicants for permits to be ex-
amined must be made to the Secretary
of the navy, and must be accompanied
by testimonials as to character, evid-
ence OF American citizenship, evid-
ence of having received degree in the
civil engineering course of some pro-
fessiona1 institution of good repute,
and a record of at least five years
practical experience as civil engineer
and three years responsible charge
of work.
Candidates for appointment shall
be examined as to their physical fit
ness by board of medical officers of
the navy, and as to their mental and
professional qualifications by board
of such officers as the secretary of the
navy may designate for the purpose.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14

$40. TO BOSTON AND RETURN. $19.
with membership fee of 81 added, ac-
count of annual meeting of National
Educational Association. Tickets will
be on sale via. the Nickel Plate Road
July End to 5th, inclusive, without
being deposited with joint agent.
Additional limit to return not later
than September 1st can be obtained
by depositing return portion of ticket
with Joint Agent, and payment of SO
cents for execution. Superior train
service and excellent diniug-car meals
OH American Club Plan, ranging in
price from Csc to $1.0O; also la carte
service. G Write.John.Y. Callahan, Gen.
eral Agent, 113a1Adams street, room
2o8, Chicago, for time of departure of
trains rom,Chicago and other detailed
information. va
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14

Do not jerk the telephone bell out by
the roots. Central will get around to
answer it some time perhaps, and then
perhaps not. 1t all depends. Ring
four or FIVE times and if you get no re-
suits try again in the course of five
minutes or so. If it is your lucky day
you may get attention then. While
waiting it will not be out of place to
offer up an earnest prayer for the
speedy completion of the local line.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14

COLOMBIA may wake up some morn
ing TO find that the astute statesmen
who have been holding up the canal
treaty in hope of getting better terms
than those already offered have over
reached themselves. Colombia has no
monopoly on canal routes and although
public sentiment in this country is at
present strongly in favor of the Pana-
ma route any attempt on the part Of
Colombia to work the hold-up game
would cause change in short order.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14
THURSDAY, MAY IA, 1908.

THE Council is still appointing com"
mittees to confer with the Street Rail
way managers. This must remind the
elder generation Of the good old days
when the Council used to instruct the
City Attorney to "make" the North
western do something or other that it
had promised the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14

AN e. c. asks in startling headlines
an inch high 'Was this charity or real
robbery" Why these odious compar-
isons and inoidious distinctions? Most
of us in the publishing business have
had occasion to ask ourselves the self
same question many time and off,
but few have had the nerve to say any
thing about it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14

strength and yigor come of goo
food, duly digested. 'Fcrce, ready
to-serve wheat and barley food, adds
burden. but sustains, nourishes, invif
crates" wi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-05-14

John Abel is now located at Portal,
North Dakota, where he is inspector
of the revenues collected there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20

acted as dam end backed the water
up on the east bottoms, driving many
thousands of people in that district to
higher ground. Over 10000 people in
the two cities were homeless. They
were crowded into Convention Hall,
churches and school buildings. and the
relief work began. Many pitiful sights
could be seen wherever the refugees
were housed. Children were separated
from parents. wives from husbands,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20
War on the Prairie Dogs.

The government is making a sys-
tematic effort to rid the farmers of the
West and Southwest of the prairie
dog pest. says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. There is a great colony of the
little animals in Texas, covering a ter
ritory lbs miles one way by ESQ miles
the other. 1t is estimated that there
are at least 100000, 900 prairie dogs in
this colony, and that they consume
enough grass every year to support
100000 head of cattle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20

There are excellent commercial
maxims that the late Gustavus F.
Swift left behind Uneven If they
carry with them a somewhat selfish
flavor. One of the lot, however, is
quite good enough for general use.
THE best a man ever did," he says,
Shouldn't be his standard for the rest
of his life" In other words, never
have SO much respect for your own
record that you are afraid to break it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20
VIII . Model Of ere~ity.

City. who died not long ago, left a win
which seems to indicate q belief on
his part that brevfty is the soul Of
safety when an estate is to be dis
posed OF by testament. It was in
these words: Il give everything l have
to my wife" Then. instead of half q
dozen or more pages of I'm the event
OF" this, that or the other he added
with reversion to our children"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20

though they were made of straw
Thousands upon thousands of homes
were swept away and their occu-
pants lost everything but their lives.
Many remained with their earthly be-
iongings too long and went down with
the rushing waters. Rescue was, for a
time, practically impossible. Boats
launched were carried away like chips.
The bridge carrying the water works
low line pipe was swept away, leav-
IAx the two cities without water and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20
FIRE IN THE FLOOD DISTRICT KANSAS CITY MO
man of Wide ExperIence.

A London justice, who is a mere
man, has stood up for his rights re-
Earding dressmakers' disputes. He
will not have dresses tried on in court,
because he had long since come 60
the conclusion that with ordinary
dresses any lady could wear a dress
to make 1t look as if it did not fit, "
and he was also perfectly satisfied that
ANY milliner or dressmaker could
pull it about and make it fit when it
did not do so.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20

To Train Sunday School Teachers.
The Teachers college, of Columbia
university is to establish course of
study for the training Of Sunday
school teachers. DR.. Richard M.
Hodge, the lecturer in Bible study,
will have charge OF the classes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20
Proud Of His Ancestry,

Col. Henry G. Branch, who died re-
Gently near Lexington. Mo-, was
proud of his ancestry. He boosted
that on one side he was connected
with the Harrison family, which has
given two Presidents to the United
States. and on the other was descend
ed from the Indian girl, Pocahontas.
He WAS born in Virginia in 1927, and
had lived in Missouri almost continu-
ously for sixty years.-Kansas City.
Mo. Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20

at the mercy of any fire which might
break out. The Electric light plant
was submerged and both cities were in
darkness. All street car traffic was
stopped and all business practically
suspended.
The Third Regiment was called out
to prevent pilfering. Hundreds of citi-
zens were sworn in as special police
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20
Excuse for IdIeness.

An old colored citizen recently ap-
piled for the position of cook in the
army. What experience have you
had?" he was asked. Il wuz cook in
de Confedrit army. suh." he replied 3
"dat is. had de position of cook, but
ter tell de truth. didn't wuk at it,
why not?" Because der wuz moth
in ter cook, sub. '-Chattanooga
News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20
Sad Fate Of an Echo.

Il had a good job last summer. but
lost it because of my fool absent
mfndedness," said poor old Seldom
Fedd, pessimistically. Il was actin
as de echo fer q mountain hotel, an
done all right till one moonlight night.
when a smart guy from de city hol-
Tered Hello, Smith, Durn me! for
got meself, an answered back. Which
Smith do you mean? '"-Quincy Her
aid
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20

and the two cities were practically
under martial law for a time. No
Station was under seven feet of water.
The water in the Missouri rose to
35 feet. The approaches to the Mil
waukee bridge, east of Kansas City,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20
Will Paint Warships Gray.

The British admiralty has definitely
decided to- adopt the French gray col
or as the official war paint for the YES
sells in the navy. This decision has
been arrived at after prolonged expert
ments with various tints. French gray
is the color which renders a vessel
the least conspicuous and renders it a
difficult target to hit.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20

The United States government has
allowed more than $50 patents for
wave motors, according to Lippincott's
Magazine. OF these over ninety are
accredited to the Atlantic and nearly
sixty to the Pacific coast. OF the lat
ter class nearly all have been actually
or experim entally tried, only to be de-
stroyed by the trem endous power of
the surf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-20

and many knew not the fate of their
loved ones.
Finally the waters began to recede.
Old Sol showed his face for the first
brighten up, and the general clear up
commenced. 1t will be many weeks
and perhaps months before the flood
ed districts in the two cities will put