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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

that Kenosha is enjoying. The gentle
man is mistaken. These are not
boom times in Kenosha. The city
has never had a boom and does not
want one now. The reaction after
the speculative fever Of boom times is
too inevitable and too disastrous, and
while the city has made rapid adj
vances in the past six years, our prop
erty is on much more solid and sub
stantia1 basis than the speculative
values of boom times could be. The
advance in real estate values which
so surprises the former Kenoshau, is
the result Of the conditions which
obtain here. For some years the
progress in ali kinds Of industry has
been steady, sure and uninterrupted.
Every factory in the city has enlarged
its plant and the resultant demand
for labor has induced thousands of
skilled workmen to make their homes
here. These men have found here
steady work at good wages and as a
natural result, the volume Of business
done by the merchants has increased
and the demand for renting property
has exceeded the supply. No wonder
real estate has gone up in value and
promises to go much higher. The
value of real estate is, after all, the
surest index of conditions, and the
fact that any investor who put money
into Kenosha property any time in
the past few years can show hand
some profit on his investment today,
is the surest indication of the stability
of our present prosperity. It is no
boom; it is the real thing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
Unregenerate Man.


For the past few months the maya
zines, church papers and even the news
papers have been considerably worked
up over the fact that men do not &c
to church. If people want to make
themselves unhappy, there are always
plenty Of subjects over which they
can grow mournful, and the masculine
tendency to remain away from divine
worship can serve as we'll as anything
else. But why this sudden outburst OF
pessimism? The reluctance Of men to
listen to preaching is not SO new that
it should disturb the world as though
It were a sudden revelation Of male
depravity. AS a matter Of fact, men
do go to some churches There are
usually one or more preachers in every
city that draw young men in such
crowds there is difficulty in seating the
congregation. People, whatever their
sex, go to the sort Of thing that inter
ests them. Where ministers have a
vital, v1rile, heartfelt message, they
do not lack hearers, and men hearers
at that. The Washington Post hits the
nail very squarely on the head when il
says:
Men are attracted by those preachers
who do not weary them with expositions
of their purely personal views as to alb
struse and uninteresting questions Of the
ology, but preach instead the message
from the Mount Of Olives, which all can
understand and to which every heart re-
spends with gratitude and reverence.
Very few rational men in this enlightened
age want to be told exactly what kind of
heaven or hell they will go to if they do
this or that. They are convinced, in the
first place, that the preacher who Is tell
ing them does not know any more about
1t than they do and, in the next place,
they resent that particular form Of ex-
hortation.
Men are as hungry for the bread OF
life, for the simple gospel of love, for
the spiritual substance back of the
form, as they ever have been. There is
little occasion for pessimistic condenl-
nations Of the age. All ages are pretty
much alike, though we have an abiding
faith that they are improving. The
only need is that the teachers Of the
people keep abreast Of the time, have
something TO say and be in earnest
about saying it. People care little
about the husks Of opinion, but very
much for genuine faith, truth and help
full love-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

IN the midst of the general rejoic-
ing of Jubilee week, Judge John D.
Parkinson, one of the most dis
tinguished graduates of the Univer-
sity, has sounded a note of warning
against what he evidently considers
a most serious menance to the future
prosperity and usefulness of the state
institution. The fact that the Judge
is not a resident Of the state, and
knows nothing of Wisconsin politics,
will clear him of any suspicion of
partisan bias. He speaks from the
standpoint of an observer merely and
his words will carry weight with the
true friends of the University.
Speaking of conditions as he found
them IN the University, Judge Park
inson said, "There is altogether too
much politics in the University of
Wisconsin, too evident design,
seemingly in several sources, to make
the University a political agent for
the furthering of personal ambitions
and ideas. This is the great danger
which is facing the educational in
stitution of Wisconsin today, dan
ger which unless speedily recognized
and remedied, means the beginning
of decay for the University and it's
decline from the high position it has
obtained until, instead of one of the
first Universities in the United States
as it is now undeniab1y, it takes it's
place among those which have be-
come wrecks through the abandon
ment of high ideals of scholarship or
through political manipulation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
MISS CARUTH TO WED
Accomplished Daughter of Col. George
w. Caruth TO Marry Capt. Samuel
Lewis Steer Of Little Rock.
CLOSE OF A SOUTHERN ROMANCE

Col. and Mrs. George William
Caruth have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Harriet
Pirtle Caruth, to Capt. Samuel Lewis
Steer, of Little Rock. The announce
ment was made in Kenosha last eve
ming and it is quite the topic of con-
versation among the members of the
smart set of the city today.
| For some time it has been known
that the heart of Miss Caruth had
been left in the South and society has
eagerly awaited the announcement of
the engagement.
The date for the wedding has not as
yet been set but it will take place
early in the fall at "The Cedars," the
beautiful home of Colonel Caruth on
Milwaukee avenue.
The engagement of Miss Caruth
and Captain Steer is the outcome of a
/ romance of the South. Since coming
to Kenosha several years ago, the
Caruth family has been spending
the winters at the old Caruth home
stead near Little Rock, and it was
during the visit to the old homestead
last winter that Miss Caruth and Cap
tain Steer met. The friendship
formed at that time ripened into
warmer affection and the engagement
is the result.
Captain Steer is a surgeon in the
regular army and is in charge of the
/ United States hospital at that point.
He is not unknown to fame as he has
done loyal service as a soldier during
the last few years.
Miss Caruth is one of the most
charming and accomplished young
women in Kenosha society. A woman
of attractive personality, she has
made warm place for herself in Ke-
nesha. Miss Caruth has travelled
widely and during the time that her
father was Minister of the United
States to Portugal she resided with
him in the American Embassy. Miss
Caruth is also we'll known in society
at Washington, Hot Springs, Chicago
and Louisville. She has spent quite
a little of her gir1hood and young
womanhood in Louisville and is con-
nected with the best families of Ken
lucky, being a niece of the Hon.
James S. Pirt1e and Alfred Pirt1e and
Of Judge Asher G. Caruth.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
DEATH OF A PIONEER.
AIRS. John Thomas Died at Her Home on
Division Street Thursday Afternoon

Mrs. John Thomas Died at Her Home on
Division Street Thursday Afternoon
Mrs. John Thomas, one of the re-
spected pioneer residents of the
North Side, died at her home at 900
Division street shortly after O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. Death resulted
from kidney trouble from which the
deceased had been a sufferer for some
time.
Mrs. Thomas was one of the best
known of the German residents in the
city. She was born at Trier, Ger
many, in 1926. She came to America
in 1852 and settled at Milwaukee. A
few years later she came to Kenosha
and had made her home here ever
since. She is survived by six chill
dren, thirty-six grandchildren and
ten great-grandchi1dren. The chill
dren are Mrs, George Wade, Mrs.
Charles CRUDE and Nicholas Thomas,
of this city; Mrs. Chas. Ryan, Mrs.
Frank Ryan and John Thomas, of
Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
JULY 8tb.

The Nickel Plate road will run an
excursion to Chautauqua Lake and
return at one fare for the round trip
from Chicago with return limit of
August 9th, by depositing ticket.
Transportation good on any of our
three daily trains. Cheap rates to
other eastern points. No excess fare
charged on any train on Nickel Plate
road. Individual Club meals, ranging
in price from 35c to $1.00; also service
a la carte in Nickel Plate dining cars.
Write johnny. Callahan, general agent,
113 Adams ST., room 298, Chicago, for
particulars. Chicago city ticket Of
fees, III Adams st. and Auditorium
Annex, phones Central 2057 and Har-
rison 22O8. we
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

WHILE it must be admitted that on
the face of things, the Demo crats
have better chance in Wisconsin
this year than they have had in some
time, still it is a little early in the
campaign for them to rejoice too
openly. Undoubtedly certain num-
Der Of so called Republicans are 60
ing to bolt the ticket whichever set of
nominees is declared regular by the
National Convention of the party and
the Supreme Court, but when ali is
said and2done, the great masses of the
Republican voters are going to vote
the straight ticket as usual. The
men who are now making threats as
to what they will do if they are not
allowed to have their own way, are
a very small percentage of the
whole party, but they are Of the loud
mouthed agitator class and the noise
they have made lately has caused
them to receive more consideration
than their numbers warrant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
HAD TO WALK BACK.

Racine Bride and Groom Came to Kenosha
for Honeymoon and Left Money Behind
Michael w. Noe and his bride of but
few hours were forced to walk al
most the entire distance of ten miles
from Kenosha to Racine Wednesday
night, arriving there at an early hour
Thursday morning.
The couple decided to escape the
wedding reception planned, and they
stealthily boarded an inter-urban car
for Kenosha. Upon arriving here the
groom found that he had left his
pocketbook at home. Their Kenosha
friends were at the wedding reception
and the groom knew no one from
whom he could borrow money. The
couple decided to walk back to Ra-
cine, reaching home early in the
morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
SOCIALISTS OPEN UP.
Begin Their Campaign of Education with

Begin Their Campaign of Education with
Meeting on Market Square Last Night.
The Social Democrats fired the first
gun of the Presidential campaign
of 1904 last night with street meet
ing at the corner of Main and Market
streets. The first gun was an exceed
ing1y small one and it's explosion did
not cause the great sensation that the
Socialists had hoped for. Charles
Chase was the speaker Of the
evening and he spoke to a crowd of
from twenty-five to fifty people.
Mounted on a soap box Chase adj
van ced the usual socia1istic argu-
ments against the Capitalists and
made a strong plea for the working
man owning every thing in sight.
Chase is something Of an orator and
in proper place his speech would
not have been uninteresting It is
understood that the Socialists are
planning to hold weekly meetings I'M
til after the election.
The perfidy of some of the mem
bers of the party at the last city cleo
ton has taken little of the starch
out of the movement in Kenosha, but
the leaders of the party declare that
it will place a full county ticket in
the field.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
AK FOR BIDWELL.
Governor Yates Removes Former Kenosha
MAN from a Fat Job la Chicago.

Joseph E. Bidwe11, one of the old
Kenosha boys, who has assumed great
power in the political world was one
of the victims of the ak of Governor
Yates of Illinois and his head rolled
into the basket on account of his sup
port Of Charles S. Deneen. Notwith-
standing this fact Joe is still loyal to
Yates and declares that he is anxious
to see the governor elevated to the
post of United States senator. Joe
Bidwe11 has become a great politician
since he left Kenosha and went to
Chicago and for the last two years he
has held the very lucrative position
of inspector of grain in Chicago. The
salary from the office runs into the
thousands annually. Mr.. Ridwel1 will
not be very busy for the next few
months and it is probable that he will
find time to visit at his old home in
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
MANY CASES OF MEASLES.
Disease May Become Epidemic In Kenosha
and Many Gases Are Being Reported.

,
and Many Gases Are Being Reported.
An epidemic of measles in Kenosha
is the pleasing outlook for the
mothers of the city for the coming
summer and it is reported that the
disease has already gained great
Roadway among the children of the
city. One of the city physicians re-
port thiss morning that heis now treat
ing ten cases of the disease and it is
claimed that other physicians have
almost as large a number of cases.
Thus far none of the cases have proved
fatal and there is little fear from the
epidemic. The doctors hold that the
summer time is a good time for the
children to have measles and that
they might just as we'll get it over
with.
The city health officer is paying no
attention to the prevalence of the dis
ease and the houses of the patients
are not being quarantined.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
Fourth of .InlY.

One fare for the round trip, plus
twenty-five cents, July End, 3rd and
4th, within two hundred miles from
starting point Oh Nickel Plate road
Return limit July 5th. Chicago depot:
La Sale and Van Buren, streets. City
ticket Offices, Ill Adams street and
Auditorium Annex. Telephone Cen.
trail 2O57 and Harrison 22O8. We
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
Marriage of j. W. Rhodes and MISS Mabel
Cook Celebrated Wednesday.


Cook Celebrated Wednesday.
One of the pretty home weddings of
the season took place at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Cook at Som
ers, Wednesday evening, June s,
when Miss Mabe11e Cook and Jay
Rhodes, both of Somers, were united
in marriage by the Rev. B. Kramer,
pastor of the NJ. E. church at that
place.
At the appointed hour, 8 O'Clock, to
the strains of Lohengrin's Bridal
March played by Miss Eunice Brad
ley, the bridal couple took their places
beneath an arch of cut flowers and
green IN the front par1or where the
ceremony was performed. After con-
gratulations by the many guests pres
ent, sunptuous luncheon of four
courses was served.
The bride wore a gown of lace
de sprite over white taffeta, and car
ried white carnations. The groom
wore the conventional black. After
a trip to the ST. Louis fair Mr.. and
Mrs. Rhodes will return to Somers
where they will be at home after July
18th. They start out on 1ife's journey
with the best wishes of a host of
friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
Worlds Fair Coach Excursion via the
North Western Line.

Very low rates to ST. Louis will be
in effect on two dates June 10 and
June II, for coach excursions to ST.
Louis via the Chicago & North West
ern R'y. Only $500 round trip from
Kenosha. Return limit seven a. days.
A great opportunity to visit the
Worlds Fair at minimum of expense.
Other favorable round trip rates are
in effect daily, with liberal return
limits. stop-over privileges, etc. Full
INFORMATION as to train schedules,
checking of baggage and other mat
tiers of interest to the intending trav-
e1er on application TO Ticket Agents
of the Chicago & North Western
Railway. dw6.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
Japan seems to think more OF bullet
than Of bulletins.
LAKE GENEVA.

A strictly first class, personally
conducted excursion to this beautiful
resort Saturday, June IS. Round trip
only 81. Leave Kenosha 8:55 a. m,
arrive at Lake Geneva 1920 a. M,
Williams Bay 1890 a. m. Returning
leave Williams Bay $40 p. M, Lake
Geneva $50 p. N. For tickets and in
formation apply to agents c. & N. w.
Ky. dwj17
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

KENosHA has seldom been IN as
good sanitary condition at the begin
ming of the hot weather as it is at the
present time. This condition is
largely due to the efficient work of
the Health Officer and the Street Com
missioners, and if the public con-
tinues to back up the efforts of these
gentlemen the city is in no danger of
an epidemic of any kind of disease
bred by decaying vegetable and ami
NAL matter this summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

THE lowest bid on the Racine
county asylum exceeded the esti-
mates by $4,000 and the County
Board promptly ordered the architect
to revise his plans. This is parallel
case to the Durkee school building in
this city, but the tax payers will no
tice that it was handled somewhat
differently.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

The Socialists declare that they
will place full county ticket in the
field at the next election. If the vote
of the party falls off as much in the
next election as it did in the last, the
nominees on the ticket will have to
make affidavit that they were running.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

A FORMER resident of Kenosha, be-
ing, as he frankly admits, somewhat
surprised at the increase in value of
his real estate holdings in this city
during his six years absence, takes
occasion to congratulate his former
friends and neighbors on the "boom"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

The Ohio man that resigned an Of
fee because he did not consider him
self sufficiently educated to hold ii
established a precedent that if followed
might leave the country minus the
luxury of a large number Of public Of
f1cialS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

THE State Board of Barber exam
liners may be expected to display some
activity within the next two weeks.
License fees are due July 1st, and the
BARRIERS must have some kind Of a run
for their money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

Low Rate Excursion Tickets to Northern
Wisconsin Saengerfest. Marinette. wis.
via the Northwestern Line, will be
sold at reduced rates June %, "a and
Is, limited to return until June 81, in
elusive. Apply to agents, Chicago &
Mort n Western R'y. We
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

KENosHA is poor, but the city has
not yet reached that extreme of pow
erty which compe1s it to make little
something by holding up the wages
honestly earned by its employees.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
Very Low Rates to indianapolis. IND.

Via the Northwestern Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold with favorable
return limits on account Of National
Prohibition Convention to be held
June q to 80. For dates of sale, etc.,
apply to agents, Chicago & North
Western R'y. W.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

Women are doing the work Of rail
road construction near Canton, China.
1t would seem that there is room for a
life size woman's movement in the
orient.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
Excursion Tickets to Fond du Lac. wis.

via the North Western Line, will be
sold June p, % and %, limited to re-
turn until June Is, account of Annual
Meeting B. P. 0. Elks. Apply to
agents, Chicago & North Western
Ry. wo
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

sediment or SEE
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
kidneys and blad-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

Instead Of saying that a thing looks
like 80 cents, the later form Of knock
ing is to remark that it resembles a
square piano.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
THURSDAY, JUNE 10.

THE ''sane" fourth of July idea
doesn't seem to appeal to the rising
generation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

SOME Of the papers may have to re-
call their crack correspondents from
the East to cover the war in Colorado.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16

II the sea serpent is not careful here
after, he is liable to run into a Russian
floating mine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-16
thousands Have Kidney TroubIe
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.

Fill a bottle or common glass with your
eater and let it stand twenty-four hours; q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-07
Pennsylvania TRAVELLING
MEN MEET TO-DAY

READING. pa.s MAY THE an.
nual state convention Of the Tray.
elers' Protective association III SEES,
sion here today Is the largest In point
o. numbers ever held by the state
organization. Owing x the consider.
able amount Of important business to
be transacted the convention dispens-
"a with formalities at the opening
this morning and lost no time in get.
ting down to work. The principal bus
mess before the convention Is the con.
sideraiion Of q new constitution. The
most important change under consid.
eration has to DO with the eligibility
OF members and Is designed to OK.
clude from the Insurance benefits Of
the order all those who by reason Of
their occupation are not entitled ID
membership. New state officers viii
be elected and delegates chosen tc
represent the state organization at the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-07

AS was expected the bottom has
dropped out ot the Herast boom,
which, for a while al least, caused
pm of the democratic candidates
and party leaders sleepless nights and
uncomfortable hours during the day.
The managers Of the Hearst boom in
tbs east have recognized the fact
thai the boom, so far Is the east is
concerned, has ignominionsly coliaps-
ed like u soap bubble. The unsophis-.
Heated west. or at least some dis.
gruntled democratic reformers in the
west are still holding out, but It Il
merely q question Of time, when the
Hearst boom IN al parts Of the counI
try will be as dead as q door nail. The
risky would-be candidate should have
remembered the golden words OF the
|lamented President Lincoln concern.
ing the possibility 81 fooling all the
people all the time.