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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21
Passengers on The M. r. & K. Road
Spend Thirteen Hours Coming
From Racine to Kenosha.
WOMEN BECOME VERY sEAsiCk.
Drifting Snow Impedes Progress OF Car and
1t Is Found Necessary to Run 1t Back
and Forth to Prevent Sticking.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Three women and two men today
tell an awful story of trip on the M.
r. & e. road between Racine and Ke-
nosha. The people left Racine at half
past eight O'Clock last night and we're
bonnd up by the saow drifts until after
nine O'Clock tnis morning. The wo-
men in the party suffered as from sea
sickness and the men worked like COM
mon laborers in their efforts to release
the car from the drifting snow and
s1eet. The car had left Racine before
the storm of s1eet ard snow had start
ed and it was thought that there would
be no trouble in reaching Kenosha as
the car which had proceeded it had
gone through on schedule time. When
the car was mile out of the limits of
Racine the snow began to fall and the
motorman, noticing that the tracks
were rapidly being buried under the
drifts, put on all the power possible IN
hopes that in this manner he would be
able to get to Kenosha with his five
passengers. In another mile the car
had been stalled and the motorman
got out and with shovels made an eff
fort to release the car but it took them
an hour to get started again and only
short Roadway was made. Then the
fight against the snow for the right of
way, which continued for the next
thirteen hours, began. Men in the
car got out and assisted the n,otorguen
in the work bat the combined efforts
of passengers and workmen made little
Roadway against the great drifts Of
snow. After the car had been running
back and forth in its narrow confines
for couple Of hours the ladies in the
car began to suffer from nausea SINH
lar to an attack Of sea-sickness and it
was impossible to give them any re-
lief. One of the men started to carry
his wife to farm house near by but
he was forced to give up on account of
the snow drifts and both of them were
nearly frozen before they made their
way back to the car. Attempts were
made to send out relief from Racine
but the relief train could not reach the
stalled car.
In some places the drifts on the
track were from seven to ten feet deep
and the motorman was forced to bur-
row through them. After the all night
fight against the snow, when the pass
engers we're all exhausted, the car
reached Kenosha at 9:15 this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21
POKEs FUN AT KENosHA.

Walter WelIman Has Something to Say I'm
Regard to Rich Men.
How much money must man have
to be rich? Most of us can remember
when one who was worth a million
dollars was looked upon with awe.
Even man who was worth hundred
thousand dollars was generally re-
ferred to as being rich. But iii these
days of semi dictionaries the public is
surprised and sometimes even indig-
nant when it is shown by the will of
a man who was supposed to be wealthy
that his estate foots up only $500. 900 or
$500, 900. why" we hear people
scornful1y remark, sis that ali he was
worth?''
In New York the other day it was
found that David, Mahany, who died
in March last, had left an estate worth
So, 100000. You never heard OF David
Mahany. Neither was he known out
side of his immediate circles Of friends
and acquaintance in New York. His
name never appeared in the papers.
The names of his son and daughter
were never noticed in the society col
umns. He was as unknown to the
world as he would have been if he had
gained livelihood by permitting his
wife to operate a boarding house in
Kenosha, Wis. And he was worth
So, 100000. How much must a man
have before he is rich enough to gain
attention in New York. -Record-
Herald.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21
After Being Shut Off From the World
for Fifty Years Somers is Now
Talking With Chicago.
HAND OF WISCONSIN COMPANY.
Old Line Bell System Adds Somers to Her
List Of Toll Connections and Parallel
Lines Now Seem Certainty
(From Mondays daily

After being shut out of the world
and its doings for many years the
town of Scmers awoke this morning to
find her people talking with Chicago
and Milwaukee, for in the last two
days the combination OF the Wisconsin
and Pleasant Prairie Telephone Com
panies had extended telephone priv
leges into the village and ten phones
had been connected with the toll lines
of Kenosha and the world. When the
residents of the village discovered
this morning that the connections had
been made they spent the first hour of
the day in the delightful amusement Of
talking with their friends in Chicago
and Milwaukee. The completion OF
this line means much to Kenosha and
Somers. For years there has been no
connection for the two towns and the
only way that people ia Kenosha could
reach the people Of Somers was by
mail or by railway telegraph. It was
jus as impossible for other cities to
reach the town.
Somers has welcomed the telephone
with open arms and already ten phones
have been installed on the line. There
is NO doubt but that this number will
be greatly increased within a few
weeks and it is expected that the line
will be extended to the neighborhoods
adjacent to the village. Ali the phones
put IN have been of the Bell construc-
ton and this morning an order for
twenty-five phones was sent in to be
used in changing the instruments in
Pleasant Prairie.
The work of the Wisconsin company
in rushing the completion of the line
to Somers seems to show the plans
that are being made by that company
to secure the toll business Of the lines
garded as certain that the old line COM
pany has decided to parallel all the in
dependent lines in the county not unit
ed with the Bell system. This will
mean double system of phones and
competition in rates. The Wisconsin
mana ayers have insisted that they will
build lines and offer tolls at so low a
rate that it will be impossible for any
company to compete with them.
The Citizens Company of this city
also has a line to Somers and it is
stated that eight phones are working
on the line. No connection has been
made with the lines in Kenosha nor
with the lines out of town.
No action has as yet been taken by
the Bristol company and there seems
to be some reason to believe that this
company is planning to remain indie
pendent of both the larger companies.
The Citizens Company still insists
that majority of the stock holders of
the Kenosha Telephone Company have
agreed to sell the line of the company
but this claim is not substantiated by
the officers Of the little Kenosha COM
ia nv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21

THREE doctors, attending child
with diphtheria, saw it grow steadily
weaker although they we're giving it
medicines which should have cured.
When it had been i'll six weeks, and
was at the last gasp, they called in a
distinguished specialist. They went
up stairs with him, and one of them
opened the door of the sick-room. He
paused. 'sMove the child to another
room, said he. "Then I'll look at 1t. y
The instant the patient ceased to
breathe that germ saturated air it be-
gan to revive. The specialist could
only approve the medicines the other
doctors were prescribing and go away.
All he had brought to that house of
sickness was little common sense.
Usually that is all that the distin-
grished specialist in any kind Of all
m emit, political, industrial, physical
brings. when he is called. And that's
all he need bring. Any one can learn
things out Of books; any one can fol
low a routine. But common sense
that requires little ability to think
and little exercise of the ability
Saturday Evening Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21
NEW BOOKS.
List OF New Books Received at The
Gilbert MI. Simmons Library.

List of New Books Received at The
Gilbert MI. Simmons Library.
FICTION
Banks-Round Anvil Rock.
Barr-Over the border.
Conrad-Fa1k and other stories.
Observation-Disclosures Frensham.
Harte- Trent's trust and other store
les.
James-Ambass adors.
London-Children of the frost.
London-People of the abyss.
Mason-Holt of Heatfeld.
Observation-Disclosures of Harry
Richmond.
Meredith eauchamp's career.
Meredith-Evan Harrington.
Meredith-Tragic comedians.
Merwin- Whip hand.
| Merwin q Webster Short line war.
Sequence in hearts.
Pettengill- Toilers of the home.
Riis-Children Of the tenements.
Spearman-Ddughter of magnate.
Trask-F>fee, not bound.
NON FICTION.
Addison Art of Pitt Palace.
Bisiker-Across Iceland.
Brownell-Heart Of Japan.
Cartwright-M Madame: life Of Hen
rietta of Orleans.
Clement Handbook Of modern ia
pan.
Earle-Two centuries of American
costume.
Ely Woman hardy garden.
Hammer-Radium and other radio
active substance.
Hart-Actual government.
Hopkins-Hom mechanics for anna
lures.
Kelman-Holy Land.
Maynell- Ben jamin Disraeli.
Mitchell Organized labor.
Parker & Bryan-Old Quebec.
Parry Music of the 18th century.
Patten-Ye festivals.
Peet--Mound Builders.
Pryor-Mother of Washington and
her times.
Quiner- Military history Of Wiscon-
sin.
Shuman-Practical journalism.
cHILDREN's BOOKS.
Barbour Weatherby's inning.
Brooks-How the Republic is govern
ed.
Dodge-Baby world.
Dole-Crib and fly.
Donnell Camp fidelity girls,
| Hs-Tison-SiaT fairies and other
iairy tales.
Peary- Children Of the Arctic.
Ray -Ursula's freshman.
Stoddard Spy Of Yorktown.
Thompson-Two little savages.
Walker-Christmas in olden times
and in many lands.
Wright-Aunt Jimuly's will.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21

A BILL now pending in the Senate
creates bureau of highways and ap
propriates $4,000, 900 toward the i'm
provement of the roads Of the United
States. The money is to be divided
among the several states according to
population and under this plan Wis
consin would get $508,oOo. The plan
looks practicable and the proposed ex-
peuditure is justified by conditions.
The government annually expends
enormous sums in the Improvement of
rivers and harbors and there is no
good reason why some of the surplus
revenues should not be expended for
the benefit Of the farmer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21

THE department of commerce and
labor is to make an exhaustive inves.
tigation of the fire losses in the United
states and the reasons therefor. Every
year $3.50, O0O,O 900 goes up in smoke ia
this country and in spite of "fireproof''
and improved methods of construc.
ton the losses are constantly increas-
ing. If the proposed investigation
discovers any way to stop even small
percentage of this enormous waste it
will be great credit to the depart
ment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21

ALL of the Kenosha manufac turing
plants are starting in on the new year
with large numbe- of untitled orders
and some of the factories have already
sold their full output for the year. The
prospects for a prosperous year in local
industrial circlss were never brighter
and what is true Of Kenosha is to a
certain extent trueaof the whole coun-
Try. The bug bear of the national
election hangs over the market but the
financial experts are predicting that
the election will cause less disturbance
in the business world than usual.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21

HEREAFTER the Northwestern en-
gineers are not to.1run faster than
their scheduled running time and no
attempts to "make up" lost time are to
be allowed. The rule was put in force
because the managers of the company
know that most of the bad wrecks are
caused by fast running to make up
time and the officers are determined to
take no unnecessary chances of acct
dent. The rule is good one and II
enforced generally will undoubtedly
cut down the list Of the victims Of rail-
way accidents materially.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21

AS A general rule the sidewalks of
the city havelbeen kept clear of snow
and it is not fair to the majorityof the
property owners or to the public that
certain individuals have not been pros
ecuted for:their failure to remove the
snow from their walks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21

THAT little mistake of six inches in
the width of the river channel at the
Main street bridge does not look like a
very serious error to most of us but it
may cost the city heavy repair bill
before it is rectifed. Uncle Sam is
great on having things exactly accord
ing to specifications and he never stops
to count the cost either.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21

Two assessors are none too many for
a city the size of Kenosha and if 1t is
necessary for the city to amend the
charter in order to get them it should
be done at once. And while the city
is at it, some provision which will per-
NIT the assessors to employ expert as
sistants when necessary, should be
made
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21

"THE shots that hit are the shots
that count" says the President. This
being the case either Japan or Russia
could well afford to pay high wages to
a few keen eyei American gunners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21
OBITUARY.

Albert Manke, well known resi-
dent Of Kenosha, died at the Augusta
na hospital, Chicago, after short ill
ness. The deceased was taken to the
hospital . week ago for an operation
and 1t is thought that he would recov-
err. Death resulted from strangulation
Of the bowels.
Andrew Schmitx.
Andrew Schmitz died suddenly at
his home on North Congress street
Sunday. The deceased had been Ill
for some time with Bright's disease,
bat no warning Of his death had been
received. On Sunday he was siezed
with it Of coughing and expired.
The deceased was forty-nine years
Of age, and had resided in this city for
severa. years. A wife and children
survive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-21
We Are Forced

by unusual conditions and extraordinary circumstances
to raise money and raise it quickly The prices quoted
below on first class merchandise unmstakabe evil
dence Of SERIOUSNESS and ABSOLUTE NECESSITY
to accomplish and bring about the desired results
The sale IS for days only Store will be open to the
public Monday, January 18th at 100 o'clock p NJ
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-11
BlBLorEcA DEL BoLET1N MERcANTn

Ell hijo de Julia continuaba vistiepdose escuchando
al propo tempo las recomendaciones de su amigo.
EN- los bolsillos nada,-ampl6 ell testgo.-Si tienes
llaves portamonedas me los daras.
Tenlos-dijo Rene que ton6 aquellos objetos de en-
Gina de la c6moda,-y asf Sc olvidara.
Ell oven hallabase competamente vestido.
En- marcna-dijo Ell testgo-qne tenemos ell ITEM
po tasado Hasta alli hay hora de camno.
Los tres amigos salieron.
Un land6 trado por dos caballos, esperata 4 la
puerta
Ell tempo era POGO bonanclble pues Gaia una lluvia
fna sin interruption
El boulevard San Miguel tenfa Ell aspecto trste de
las maanas, cuando los cafe han alberto los
de basura halan IL calle esparcdos por
los perros ante de recogidos.
Cast todos los barcones puertas estaban cerra-
dos solo haba la cale algunos viadantes que
detenian para nrar el coche, exaflados de los
estudiantes evantados tan de mafana, sospechando
que pasabs algo de anormal.
Roberto de Cleville de levta, ell sebretodo sue-
to- ell sobrero de copa nuevo, enguantado parecia
tisfecho de darse q la vista.
Instao el coche Rene, despues al oro testgo
luego drigiendose al cochero le hab6 casi al dido.
El honbre hizo signo de integencia, espero que
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-11

En- Ia antigua acredtads Sastreria de r. Non
tes acabase de instaar una sucursal de Ia muy
reputada fabrca de sombreros ola BELLA BO-
RINQUENA" de Sucesores de Juan Cabrer S. en-
c., de Ponce.
En- dicho establecimiento haara el pdblico
continuamente, varado surtido de SOMRRE.
ROS de todas classes; para caballeros. para nj
nos. senoritas ninas.
De pajilla de imitaci6n jpIapa y feltro, de
pelo y lana
Sc hace la orden cuslquier sombrero para
precios y demas informeS. drjase & FORTALE-
"a, 28.-San Juan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-11
Antes del conbate

Ell tesgo que habia habladoy que pareca tener cer-
ia autoridad Rene sobre companeo fue ell pr
que adqurio su serenidad.
-Vamos, vamos,-dijo-no este monento de te-
ner ideas; hay que buen sentido te
ner calma cual pronto tendras necesdad ST lie
gas al prematuros perderAs la segu
ridad de la te compromises.
miro su reloj.
va son las -a1adi6,-y no hay mas que ell ITEM
po justo. Visete pronto.
Los j6venes pasaron habiaci6n mientras ell hi
jo de Julia procedia vestirse.
>-Sobre todo, nada de tacones altos-e do ami
go-y camisa sin puhos. Hem obtenido ell guan.e
Crispin....
Este over, qre tenfa veinIicuatro ahos hal1aba
puno de termnar la carre-a de Derecho. Sc llamaba
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-11
Ia ULTIMA PAlABRA
Ia F0T0GRaFIA PROGRESA-

Cuenta Guayama con una galeria fotografiea
que drige don Leopoldo Venegss.
Todo trabajO que Sc relacione con este ramo de
la industrial moderna, sera ejecutado ALI con arte
y prontitud.
Especialidad de esa casa son las ampliaciones
Y postales iluminadas.
Para las prmeras hay marcos hermosos, de los
tamanos que ell pubIico solicte
De cualquier retrato que Sc envfe pOr correo, 50
hace Ia ampliaci0n postal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-11
n @ e. In a <sa 4 id "a
T ORT ALEZA 70

Habiendo cambado de dueTo este acreditado
establecim ento, han sido ntroducidas en- 81 gran
des reformas que lie ponen 4 la altura de les me
ores de su ciase. En- el Sc encontraran los mas
exquisitos platos de las cocinas francesa. america
ma, ingeSa cri0lla, aS como un excelente ser
vicio en- todo 10 que Sc relaciona con esta clase
de establecimieatos.
10 Una vista al Hotel Marina.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-11
Italia y Espana

Estos dias no faltaran distraccienes
EN- Italia, alta, central y baja.
En- la primera, huelgas sangrientas
en- la segunda, serenatas, cencerradas
Q como Sc llamen, Giordano Brano, a
Garlbaldi y al "cadaver" del Vaticano
y ell la tercera, Ell Vesubio, con su ate
rradora magnifcencia.
Ell estallido semi-rovolucionario de
a1ace dias parece haber tenido al suelo
por efecto de un novimiente no me-
nos espontaneo de r9fexi6n popular
manlfestando en- forma nunca vista,
como que hasta los vendedores de pc
rlod1cos en- Milan. no tenidos general
mente por hienas del capital a vender
las hojas revolucionarias, desde iue-
go, sin "din'' no podia haber "don".
Empero, la sociedad itsliana, por
afladidura las sociedades latinos euro
peas, est5n sujetas perennes ccnvul-
stones y 10 esta1 an en- tanto no Sc adop-
te deflnitlvamente el principle puesto
en- practica por los vend dedores de pc
riodicos milaneses.
A ninglu espiritu razonable pueden
espantar los ideas de progreso intelec,
tual y material; pero entendemos que
nj la negac;6n es progreso nj la fiebre
revolucionaria. ciega como la fatalidad
pueds ser ancora de salvaci6r.
Es impfo comparar ell punal con el
bisturf, el veneno con el balsamo el
laboratorio de un Ravach cen ell de
TN Edison.
Por 10 que respecta al Congreso de
Libre pensadores, su 1nico interes pa.
ra nosotros es ell papel que ALI repre-
sent6 Salmer6n, poncifce del republi-
canismo espahol.
Creemos que DO axisti6, pero Sc le
nombro presidente honorario, y nc sa-
bemos haya declinado la honra.
Sin que consideremos al republca,
nismo espanol en- propincuidad &c ,s
calar Ell poder, le reconoceWos fuc. z.
y merite, y es entidad con l., Qul $,
SiSLCoLCI COI1ldl.
Su mayor afan desde que Sc reco@s-
tituy6 bajo la factura del senior Saline,
ron, ha sido adquirir condolences pro
pias de partido de gobierno, porque en-
esta epoca de transformismo a "a Ere
goli nadie sabe hoy .lo que sucedera
snanana.
En- nuestro concepto, al partido re-
publicano lie falta mucho para calmar
vel afan de que ha blamos.
Tiene la excusa de cuan diflciles son
de amalgamar elementos tan desafnes
como los que en- su seno encierra; pero
es excusa solo admissible a medias.
porque en- el campo monarquico hay
divergencias de forma Y de fondo, mas
nunca liegan convertirse EN- abismos
,cuando Sc trata de 10 esencial. He
mos llamado la atenci0n al papel re-
presentado por Ell senior Salmeron en-
la glorifcaci6n de Gierdano Bruno y
en- la condenaci6n del Vaticano. NADIA
de este nos extrafla conociendo sus
principles tilosofcos Por otra parte,
el mas ilustre de sus lugartenientes,
ell gran srador Melquiades Alvarez,
dice y repite I'm dia y otro que la re-
p1blica no efectuara la separation de
la Iglesia ell Estado en- Espana.
Dado que esa forma de gobierno Sc
entronice en- plazo no muy distante,
10 que puede suceder, Salmer6n sera
el primer jefe, pero Alvarez sera in
inclufdo en- cualquier combination mi
nisterial. ;Que idea prevalecera en-
tonces?
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-11

Las noticias de la Peninsula italiana
son POGO frescas y menos placenteras,
refriendose casi exclusivamente tor
mentas ocasionando inundaciones SEM
brando desolaci6n y muerte, recelos
que causan la crisis obrera, arrestos de
anarquistas que Sc atribuye mucha
importancia, y alguna algarada anti
rreligiosa con su carga de caballeria
para mejor festejar la ocasi6n.
De todos modos, la s;tuaci6n Sc
presen-a en- estos momentos con aSpec-
to algo sombrio, aunque no en-
el sentido pelitico, pues parece que los
partidos reservan sus energ1as para
la proxima legislature que Sc abrira la
semana entrante.
En- este nuestro rnodo de yer las
cosas, entra por mas la escasez de no.
ticias placenteras que dar y comentar
que la realidad de la situaci6n, la cual
POGO ofrece de extraordinario