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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
ANOTHER EASY GAME
The Kencsha Team WaIIOps the Mani
t(sW0c Team to the Tune OF IL
to 8 Sunday Afternoon.
NO MATCH FOR BREEN'S STARS.

The Manitowoc base ball team was
led to the slaughter at Central park
SunCAy afternoon, and when the un-
interesting contest was ended the
score stood seventeen for Kenosha to
three for the visitors. The game
cou16s scarcely be called a ball game,
and it partook more of the nature Of
hippodrome, and had the Kenosha
men cared to run themselves to death
they might just 40 well have made
hundred and seventy runs on the
weak?!ngs from the northern city.
The Manitowoc team was absolutely
no match for the Kenosha players,
and they might have easily been de-
feated by the Shamrocks or the Kids,
and is game would have been more
interesting for the spectators.
The game was over in the first in
ming. Some one had told a youth
named Meyer that he could pitch ball,
and he was in the box for the visitors.
The carnage was awful from the start.
for everyone hit the ball and hit it
hard, and when by some lucky strike
the Manitowoc team managed to re-
tire the Kenosha players, eight runs
had been scored. Meyer lasted but
half an inning, and then Freitag was
put in, and he Jared little better. In
the first inning the Manitowoc play
ers gave signs of contest by making
two runs on an error of Judgment by
the kenosha team, but this was the
last sign of winning that they gave
during the contest; in fact, the game
was SO one-sided that the spectators
lost interest and started home long
before it was over.
The only thing of interest in the
game was the fact that it gave the
fans pretty good line on the two new
players recently added to the Breen
aggregation, and Callahan and Ball
are certainly good finds for Kenosha.
Both OF them made good both in the
field and at bat. Ball brought in three
OF the seventeen runs and got two
hits, while Callahan was two runs to
the good and had three hits to his
credit. Callahan started the fans to
shouting in the seventh inning, when
with the bases full he lined the ball
out to the fence and brought in the
three runs.
The score of the game follows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
Miss Jennie Fay Claims That Regis
tered Letter Sent From KenOsha
Was RifIeJ When Returned.
UNUSUAL ROBBERY IS DOUBTED.
Post Officials Seem to Think That 1t Is Inn
possible For the Letter to Have Been
Opened While In Transit.

A complaint of very sensational
nature has been filed with the post
master by Miss Jennie Fay, a we'll
known woman of Kenosha, who alleges
that recently registered letter which
had been sent from this office was
rifed of it's contents. The matter has
been referred to one of the inspectors
of the United States postofice depart
ment, and he is now making an inves-
tigation into the matter. This is the
first time that registered letter out
of the Kenosha office has been called
into question, and the men in the office
seem to feel convinced that Miss Fay
must have made mistake.
According to the complaint Miss
Fay sent letter to Frank Fay at Los
Angeles, Cal. The letter contained
money to the amount of thirteen dol
lars, and in order to insure the safe
delivery of the letter it was registered
at the local office. The letter was
cleared from the Kenosha office and
arrived in due time at Los Angeles.
At that time the man to whom the let
ter was addressed was not in Los
Angeles but in San Francisco, and
after due time the letter was ordered
returned to Kenosha. It reached here
some days ago and was sent out
through the regular carrier, Miss
Fay claims that when the letter was
returned to her she opened it and dis
covered that the money had been
taken out, To all intents and pur-
poses the letter was in the same con-
dition as when it was first sent from
Kenosf1a. The men at the post office
state that the letter showed no marks
of having been opened and they think
that it is just possible that Miss Fay
failed to place the money in the letter
before sending it to her brother.
It is evident, however, that Miss
Fay does not take this view of the
situation, as she has filed a claim
with the government for the amount
alleged to have been contained in the
letter. The government will, of
course, make the fullest possible in
vestigation of the case, and the in
yestigation will include all the force
between Kenosha and Los Angeles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
WOMEN ON PAROLE.
Judge S1osson Gives Mrs. Weisang and
Mrs. Mischo Another Chance.

The hearing of the charges brought
against Mrs. Wi1he1mina Weisang and
Mrs. Mary Mischo was concluded IN
the County court late Monday after
noon, but Judge Slosson did not take
any final action in the matter. Some
of the evidence against the women
was of the strongest possible nature,
but the court did not believe that he
would be justified in taking the chill
dren from the mothers without giving
them another chance. To this end the
two women were released on the parole
of the County judge, and they we're
notified that if any further complaints
were made against them the children
would at once be taken from their
custody and given into the custody of
one of the state institutions. The
women both promised the judge that
there would be no cause for further
complaint against them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
PIONEER RESIDENT DEAD
Rosina Rise Died at Kenosha Hospital
This Morning After Long Illness.

Rosina Rise Died at Kenosha Hospital
This Morning After Long Illness.
Rosina Rise, aged 70 years, widow
OF the late William Rise and one of
the pioneer residents of Kenosha, died
shortly after o'clock this morning at
the Kenosha hospital. Mrs. Rise was
taken to the hospital several days ago
to undergo an operation for hernia.
Death came as a result of the oper-
alton.
The deceased was a native of Ger
many and was born July 20, 1925.
When young woman she came with
her husband to this city and had made
her home here ever since. She is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert
Burt, of this city.
The funeral will be held from the
late residence of the deceased, on
Grand avenue, on Thursday after
noon, and the remains will be inferred
at the city cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
WISCONSIN STATE FAIR.

The great Fair of all Wisconsin, to
be held at Milwaukee, September 5th
to 10th, will be greater this year than
ever before. Every department of
the exhibits will be complete and af-
ford the best exposition of the varied
agricultural, dairy, industrial and
mining interests of Wisconsin. Spec
ia1 provision has also been made for
the entertainment of the thousands of
visitors at the Fair. There will be
free spectacular features every after
noon and four evenings during the
week, which have been secured at
great expense. The Fair is to be open
du1ing the evenings this year, bril-
1iantly lighted with electric lights,
with running races and search light
effects.
Make your plans to attend the State
Fair this year without fail. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
CRIPPLED FOR LIFE
George Dobbin Terribly Injured by
Being Thrown Under a Train
on Sunday Afternoon.
ARvELOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH

George Dobbin, aged twenty-five
years, resident of the village of
Pleasant Prairie, narrowly escaped
from being killed by being caught
under a train at the Kenosha depot
Sunday afternoon. AS it was a small
portion of his left foot was crushed by
the wheels and it may be necessary to
amputate the whole foot to save the
life of the young man.
Young Dobbin had been in Milwau-
kee and was returning to his home in
Pleasant Prairie. He reached the
station only few minutes before the
train was due to leave for Pleasant
Prairie and when he started to get on
the car the train was already pulling
out. Dobbin, however, thought that
he could board the train and catching
hold of the rail on the platform he
attempted to swing on the car. He
slipped and it seemed that he would
fall directly between the cars. He
fell to the side however and one truck
passed over the edge of his left foot.
lied the perilous position of Dobbin
and managed to catch hold of him in
time to save him from being pulled
under the train.
The injured man was taken to the
kenosha hospital and DIR. Farr, the
surgeon for the railway company, was
called to attend him. 1t was decided
not to amputate the entire foot, but
the great toe and portions of the flesh
hadto be cut away. Dohbin is resting
easy today and the doctor is hopeful
OF being able to save the remainder of
the foot.
Young Dobbin is one of the best
known young men of the county. He
graduated with high honors from the
Milwaukee Normal school last June
and had planned to teach during the
coming year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
A Boy WITH NERVE.
AxteI SOderman Has His Leg Broken
but Continues to Work.

Axtel Soderman, driver employed
at the Winberg grocery on Pearl
street, gave rare exhibition of nerve
this morning for shortly after II
O'Clock, while attending to his duties,
he fell down flight of steps and his
right leg was broken at the ankle.
The young man was rendered I'M
conscious but people in the neighbor-
hood hurried to the spot and managed
to revive him. AS soon as the young
man regained his senses he managed
to get back on his wagon and con-
tinued with his work, taking two
orders after his leg had been broken.
His condition was then discovered and
he was taken to his boarding house on
Third street and DR.. Jorgensen was
called to attend him. Soderman will
be laid up for many weeks as the re-
suit of the accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
THE BIG FIGHT Is ON,
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Sends Solicitors Out to
Pleasant Prairie.
TO BUILD PARALLEL LINES.

The struggle for the ascendency in
the telephone business in the county.
which had been dropped short time
ago, is now on in earnest again. and
the Bell people have carried the battle
into the territory of the independent
company.
This morning the representative
of the Bell company sent a corps of
solicitors to Pleasant Prairie to begin
house to house canvass of the town
for the purpose of installing metallic
circuit line to connect with Kenosha.
1t is expected that the Bell represen-
tatives will offer the farmers te1e-
phones at very low rate, although
the managers refuse to make public
the proposition that they will offer in
the rural district.
For time it was thought that the
Wisconsin company would drop the
hight IN this county, leaving the rural
districts to the Independent company
but one of the officials of the company
stated this morning that the company
intended to place a phone in every
farm house in the village of Pleasant
Prairie. It is undoubtedly war to
the bitter end as material is being
sent to Kenoshai to build lines in
every part of the county, and it is
claimed that the Pleasant Prairie
line will simply be the initial move in
the plan to fill the county with net
work of lines. The Pleasant Prairie
line is to be put in at. once and the
switchboard has already been set up
in the village. From Pleasant Prairie
the Wisconsin company is planning to
parallel the lines Of the Independent
company to Bristol, and from that
village the lines will be built out to
parallel the lines of the Bristol tele-
phone company.
i IS claimed that the entire work
will be3completed by the close of the
present summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
FOX WRITES A BooK.

Happy Tho Broke" is the name
of a new book which has been issued
by Chicago publishing house. The
book is the work of Clifton Fox, well
known to many Kenosha people. 1t
is collection of jokes and poems
written by Mr.. Fox during the past
few years, and critics state that it
has more than ordinary merit The
book will undoubtedly have quite a
sale in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
KENcsHA FARMS POPULAR.
Chicago Clerks and Statesmen Would Buy
Farms In This County.

Farms In This County.
Henry M. Dixon, of Chicago, form
erly a resident of the town of Pleasant
Prairie, but now in charge of the
country real estate department of the
well-known Chicago firm of Melville
3. Stone and Company, was in Keno
sha today seeking to secure a list of
farms in Kenosha county which could
be purchased. Mr.. Dixon claims that
his company has had large demand
for farms in Kenosha county, and the
demand has come largely from we'll
known clerks and statesmen in the civ
who are anxious to get out of Chicaeo
and into the country. Mr.. Dixon
states that these men are willing 70
buy farms of few acres and build a
home in the country for their families.
There is considerable land in the
county which is awaiting purchasers.
and the people of the county will un-
doubleday be glad to welcome any new
corners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04

The fire department was called out
Saturday evening on account of the
burning of a lot of rubbish on North
Chicago street. Fortunately the fire
did no damage. The people of the
city are requested by the firemen to
be very careful about the burning of
rubbish during the present dry wea-
Their.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04
MANIrowoc.

Two base hits-Uh1er, Mahoney, Kadow,
Donahne, Stockinger, Vol1endorf: three base
hits-Mahoney, Callahan; sacrifice hits-Horn;
stolen bases-Schoo1ey; double plays-Ba11,
Callahan, Donahue; Herzog, Miller; struck out
by Bubser-4; by Fretag-1; bases on balls
off Bubser 2: off Meyer 2; off Freitag 2; hit by
pitcher-Bubser 1; Freitag /. Umpre-Tin-
dali; attendance 900; time las.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04

Dowie put little spice into life at
Zion City Sunday by declaring that
number of the leaders in the work at
Zion were embezz1ers. He threatened
arrests if the amounts taken were not
returned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04

W. z. Marx spent Sunday with
friends IN Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04

James H. Clark of Milwaukee. was
a Ken0sha visitor Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-08-04

Frank Sullivan and Joe Gafney
spent Sunday in Racine.
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02

The time has arrived when Delta peo-
pie should stand together on every
proposition that is calculated to build
up or advance the interest of this sec
tion. Only this week the contracts of
the approaches to the Gunnison tunnel
were let. This is the first contract
awarded on this great proposition, and
from this time on all eyes will be turn
ed in this direction. Delta should be
pat to the front in a way that will in
sure that this section will not be over
looked.
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02
The Salt Of the Earth.

1t was damp day. when evil spirits
held high carnival. Many things went
crosswise under the spell Of their
witchery, but they exercised a particu.
lerIy baleful influence on the salt.
which clogged and stuck. and in spite
of vigorous shaking and pounding.
refused to sift out of the boxes. All
the lunchers in a restaurant found
themselves handicapped by this aggre-
CATION Of seasonable particles. One
woman alone solved the problem OF
saiting her food properly. She. after
repeated attempts to dislodge few
grains, drew steel hairpin from be-
meath her hat. cleared the perforations
in the top of the shaker. stirred the
salt to powder and proceeded to
season her vegetables.
The man opposite sat amazed at
this truly feminine expedient for rum
ming the universe. Once he seemed
on the poiut of demonstrating. but he
thought better OF 1t and went en- eat
ing in silence. In fact. everybody re-
manned silent except a fat man at q
nearby table. He brought his face
into alarming proximity to plate Of
steaming soup and gurgled softly:
well, I'll be darned!"
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02
WHIPPET Is SPEEDY
FLEETEsT RUNNER OF ALL THE
oUADRUPEDs.
Dog Of Mixed Breed Had lts Origin
and Has Been Brought to Perfee.
tion in Eneland-is Raced for the
Amusement Of Owners.

Research into the origin of the whip
pet shows that it is a modern type of
dog, and, considering how good it is
In it's way, 1t is wonder that 1t is not
more generally known and appreciat-
ed. The word is not in Webster's,
nor is it to be found In many ency-
clopedias. Dalziel failed to trace the
etymology of the word. but fan
cied it to be provincial name express
sive Of the diminutive size as we'll as
the quick action of these dogs. The
old writer's who mention 1t evidently
have in mind very different animal
shows. Halliwell says it is cross be-
tween spaniel and greyhound.
which could not produce the present
type. John Taylor says: I'm the
shapes and forms of dogges; of all
which there are but two sorts that
are useful to mans profits, which two
are the mastiffe and the little cure,
whippet or house-dogge; all the rest
are for pleasure and recreation"
The modern whippet is greyhound
crossed with a small TERROR, SO es to
by selection the terrier type has been
obliterated and that of the greyhound
preserved. This cross goes back sixty
years or more, during which time a
record of some sort has been kept, so
that stud book exists. But the dog
has not been popular in shows. be-
cause. being bred to race, its appear
ance is of little consequence.
There is nothing cruel about dog
racing. and. although it is not known
among wealthy sportsmen. it is a pop
manufacturing districts OF England
and this country. In England as many
as 500 dogs are entered in one handi-
cap and thousand pounds will change
hands on the result.
The course is usually 200 yards, and
the races are run in heats in which
three dogs compete. The winners or
these trial heats run against each
other until there are but three left
for the final There are races for
puppies, maiden races. handicaps and
races with penalties and allowances.
The dogs are held at the start and
run past the judge to their owners.
The whippet is the fastest four
legged animal. in proportion to its
weight, that is known. A good one
will run 200 yards in twelve seconds,
which is at the rate OF sixteen and
two-thirds yards per second. A race
horse, running at the rate Of mile
in one minute and forty seconds. is
covering only seventeen and three
ffths yards per second. The dog
weighs about twenty pounds, and
strides about fifteen feet: the average
stride Of race horse is twenty-one
feet.-Town Topics.
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02
She Stocked Up on PRAYERS.

One little girl that / know Of is sc
sleepy when she starts for bed that
1t is occasionally hard work for her
to make up her mind to finish the
good night prayer.
A few nights ago she dropped her
head upon the pollows earlier than
usual. She wasn't very sleepy an
at once began to dash off prayer ii
refreshing style. The first prayo
over, along came another one and sti:
a third. About this time her mother
surprised at the turn proceedings hal
taken, asked the little one what she
meant by so many prayers. why,
explained the little girl. I'm going t,
say twelve prayers, now I'm awake
and then l can go two weeks without
saying one."-Lowell Courier.
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02
Only One in the World.

When the Newport News (Va) citi-
gen started out to find Mr.. Arnolc ne
was directed to the residence OF G. II.
Arnal, vice consul for Denmark. That
gentleman, who is of corpulent buiid
and excitable temperament, answered
the door bell.
81 wish to see Mr.. Arnold" said the
citizen.
81 am Mr.. Arnal." replied the Vice
consul.
You are not the Mr.. Arnold wish
to see,' was the reply.
IF you want to see Mr.. Arnal you
do wish to see me-" insisted the vice
consul, for ! am the only Arnal in
the city he added. by way Of clinch-
ing the argument.
Il don't want to see you. persisted
the citizen, backing on the porch with
circumspection.
Il am the only Arnal In the state"
said the vice consul. getting excited;
but the citizen was hurrying up the
street.
"If you want to see Mr.. Arnai.
bawled the now irate consular agent.
"you want to see me. l am the only
Arnal in the world!"
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02

The coming session ofcorg .ess r on.-
ises to be hard working and full of
business if everybody's wishes are to
DC satisfied. A score of senators and
twice as many representatives have
already arrived in this city and more
are coming every day. OF the great
appropriation bills waiting to be passed
which exceed the hundred million dollar
mark, there are the postoffice, the pen
sion and the navy bills. No one can
tell how much will be called for by the
public building, the river and harbor
and the Panama and Philippine bills.
Legislation will be asked for authorizing
extensive improvements in the Philip
pines-railway, highways and public
buildings. Naturally much of the
money for this work must come from
the Filipinos themselves.
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02
Judge Also a "scorcher."

A Welsh magistrate recently had an
automobile "scorching" case on his
docket for trial. On the night before
the case was to come up his honor
was staying at village twenty Ave
miles from the town in which cour,
was to be held. The Judge slept a
bit too we'll that night and awoke late
1t was necessary for him TO hurry y.
order to reach the scene OF his juii
cial duties on time. He hired mo
tor car for the occasion and accom-
plished the twenty-five miles well iii
side Of an hour, reaching his bench in
1mple season to hear the case and
Aae the other reckless driver $25 lot
s.:aedlng the time limit. The judge
iii rot see the joke. either.
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02

Nearly 10000 acres of land, with
water rights, east of Pueblo, Colorado,
in the famous Arkansas valley, were
recently acquired by syndicate, sup
posed to be representing the American
Beet Sugar Company. The syndicate
is reported to have secured this land,
to insure sufficient crop of beets to
maintain the several factories already
in operation in the district and others
which will soon be built there.
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02

Hauling grain eleven miles by trac-
ton engine was one of the new fea-
lures in the agricultural life of Long
mont, Colorado, during the fall of 1904.
Five hundred and ten sacks of barley,
weighing O,750 pounds, were hauled
into Longmont, on one trip. This new
method of transportation bids fair to
become popular in the agricultural dis
tricts of the Centennial State.
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02
FOR spolLs OF OFFICE.
Real Reason Which Underlies South
American Revolutions.

Real Reason Which underlies South
American Revolutions.
According to the Paraguayan dep
uty, Senior Soler. the revolutions in
Uruguay and Paraguay. which have
been somewhat puzzling to us at this
distance, appear to be simply a strug.
gle for the spoils of Office. The object
of the revolts is to overthrow the gov
ernments. These are said to be in the
hands of few individuals who are
enriching themselves at the expense OF
the people" The revolutionists prom
Use, If successful, to increase the mum.
ber of these individuals. One govern
ment has grated" long enough;
therefore letsanother government have
a chance. Senor Soler has cleared up
the mystery somewhat, but he throws
no new light on the cause OF South
American revolutions. In nine cases
out OF ten when the smoke of battle
rises almost anywhere in the South
American republics we may be par
doned for concluding that one set OF
officeholders has gorged itself at the
public crib and that another set OF
ex- or would.be oficeholders is hungry
enough to fight.
The Delta independent., 1904-12-02


Secretary Hay has in hand the report
of the Commission on international
Exchange. It has to do with the none
a-y system of China and Panama. The
commissioners are Hugh H. Hanna,
Charles A. Conant and Prof. j. w.
jerks. Minister Conger, writing from
Pekin, says Prof. jerks has practically
brought the Chinese government to be-
lieve that it sto I'D adopt geld
standard in tie new coinage. The pls n
cannot be carried out at once as the
publ C r u it be consulted, but it will be
CO S dered.