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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-27
DEAF AND BLIND
Anna. Johnson Learns to Do Many
Things.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July 81
Anna Johnson, blind and deaf girl
VINO is spending her vacation from
school with her sister, Cora Johnson,
| 23O East Twelfth street, mas achieved
success somewhat similar to that of
Helen Keller and Laura Bridgman.
She is not quite Is years old and has
only been year and a half at the
School for the Deaf at Delevan, Wis.
Her case was not so difficult as that
of Miss Keller and those born with
out sight or hearing, or losing it in
infancy Anna had perfect faculties
until she was II and was an unusually
bright student. In fact her affliction
is attributed by some physicians to
severe mental strain, causing the
bursting of a blood vessel in the brain.
She was able to talk perfectly with
those about her, as she retained her
power of speech unimpaired, but for
five years she lived as in prison, I'M
able to understand anything going on
about her, for until she went to the
school for the deaf she understood no
language that could be appreheEded
by touch.
Once under the skilled teachers she
learned very rapidly and soon was
writ
tenn for the blind, and to read the
thoughts of others written on her hand.
She also uses the lip language. The
Braile system uses special type
writer and this and the ordinary Rem
ington typewriter she operates rapidly
and we'll. Her sewing is equal to that
of a needlewoman with her sight and
she is able to cut out her own gar
ments and to knit.
Before entering the school she was
very unhappy, and the restoration of
her power to learn what is going ON
fitably mas wrought a complete trans
formation, and now she is bright, hap
py and busy.
Her education is at the expense of
the state, but ner clothing and other
expenses must be provided for by her
friends. This is being done by her
sister Cora, young girl who is sup
porting herself by cooking in restau
rant, and it taxes heavily her slender
resources.
Yes, it is pretty hard to get the
money to take care of Anna some
times, but when l see now happy she
is now and think of what she used to
be, l am glad 1 did it, She is in the
ninth grade in school and she will con-
tinue through the high school course
at Delavan; then the superintendent
wants to send her to the college for
the deaf at Washington. He says
there is no doubt that wnen her edu
cation is completed, she will be easily
able to support herself, as she will be
an expert stenographer and typewri-
ter and will learn many other things
to be done with the hands,"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-27

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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-27
On the Fighting Calendar.

DETROIT, Mich, July 27.-The
Greater Detroit Athletic club, Of Del
ray, has arranged a promising caro-
for it's boxing show tonight In the
star event of the evening Otto Seilof1
will mix it up in fifteen-round bout
weighing in at 1875 pounds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-27

Good Meats, Fresh and Salt Fish,
It Peoplet Market. Phone 90, II
south Thh Street, A. E. AUGUSTINE
'rop.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-27
SEATTLE FACTORY CANNOT COM.
PETE WITH CHICAGO ON
ACCOUNT OF FREIGHT.
As a Direct Result Box Factory May
Probably Have to Go Out of
Bushes.

The Puget Sound Paper Box Com
pnay, located on the corner of Hol-
gate and Utah avenues, Seattle
manufacturing liant of five years
standing, may be compelled to close its
doors and go out of business owing to
the recent action of the overland rail-
roads in the mater of freight rates.
says the Seattle Times.
For some reason unknown, unless it
is, as believed by some, the existence
of a railway commission, freight rates
between Seattle and Spokane for Sc
attic manufactured goods nave been
in every instance doubled and in some
cases trebled These rates have been
placed 70 high that it is actually pos
sible, it ie said, for Chicago and De-
troit wholesale houses to ship manu-
featured goods to Spokane cheaper
than Seattle bushes houses are able
to ship them. AS Carol Coe of the
Puget Sound Paper Box Company, said
this morning:
Just think of that!'
Secured Good Rate.
When the Puget Sound Paper Box
company was organized some four and
a half years ago it was necessary for
it to cater to a great extent to the
trade in Eastern Washington and Ida
no. Owing to the efficient work of
Reuben w. Jones, then chairman of
the railroad committee in the state
house of representatives, a rate was
secured from the transcontinental
rr>ds that enabled Seattle firms to
sh. -aods to Spokane at a living pro-
fit.
That tie was continued up to one
week ago. 1t was at that time that the
box company received a freight bill
and it was noted that the charge on
"nested' goods-that is, goods in which
one box is placed inside of another
had been doubled, while the rate on
''unnested' goods had been trebled.
Now, when the fact is taken into
consideration that all the raw material
used in the Seattle factories is Of ne
cessity shipped clear from the East,
made up into the finished product here
and then resnipped to Spokane, some
idea of the profits that are eaten up
in freight rates may be gained.
The rate on finished paper boxes
largest paper box factories in the
world are located-to Spokane is So
per hundred.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
SEEKING A LOCATION
Rev. S. Donald Rogers Here Seek.
ing a Site for Erection of a
Christian College
is PLEASED WITH KEN0SHA

The Rev. S. Donald Rogers, a form
er Racine man, but a man who has
been connected with Christian educa-
ton in different parts of the United
States for the past twenty years or
more, has come to Kenosha looking
college which is to be erected some
time during the next twelve months.
The college, which is backed by the
leading educators in the country, is
to be known as "King David s
School, and it is to be for the train
ing of young men and women along
Christian line.
Physical culture and broad know
ledge of the higher branches will find
leading places in the curriculum OF
the school. Mr.. Rogers has also been
preparing book which will take up
some new phases of Christian life and
he will remain until after the work is
ready for the publishers. Mr.. Rogers
comes to Kenosha recommended by
the best people of Racine and bearing
credentials from we'll known men in
ali parts of the country.
In speaking of his work this morn
ing he said: eve have not definitely
settled on a location for our school,,
although we have taken an option on
farm of forty acres in the suburbs
of Racine, and my associates are
very favorah1y impressed with the To-
cation of Kenosha and if we c. find
suitable site it is possible that we
will locate the school here. The school
will be a unique one among Christian
colleges and will attract students
from all parts of the country. l am
not able at this time to give out fr'7
plans of the enterprise but they will
probably be made known during my
MONTH stay IN Kenosha."
1t is stated that there is plenty Of
money behind the plan to erect the
school and it would undoubtedly be a
good thing for Kenosha. Mr.. Rogers
has been looking over Jacobs Island
and it is possible that he will take n
option on the island if one can be Sc
cured. Developments of his plans
will be watched with interest by peo-
pie in Kenosha interested in higher
education.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
TO HAVE NEW ORDERS
Postoffice Authorities Order New
Blanks for Money Orders ass
Resu|tof kenosna Case
WILL STOP FORCED ORDERS

AS a result of the workings Of
Wi1liamnT. Crane, claiming to hail
from Kenosha and New York, who
was recently arrested in Chicago on a
charge of raising United States post
Office money orders, Postmaster Gen
era1 Cortelyou yesterday gave orders
that newlb1anks for this purpose be is
sued by the:department, and in short
time the present money order sys-
tenn of blanks will be succeeded by a
new one, which, it is thought, will be
proof against the work of forgers.
The new blanks will be more in keep
iug with those used by other nations.
It is planned to have new die
made for the orders and they will be
printed on specially prepared paper.
The paper will be so sensitized that
when ink is once placed upon it there
will be no possibility of a change.
The old orders we're printed on COM
mon bond paper and it was an easy
matter for the forger to remove the
ink and insert any value that he saw
fit. It is a strange thing that the
trick had not been worried oftener.
The change in the system will re-
quire complete change in the books
of the money order department Of
thousands of postofices in the country.
Crane is still in jail in Chicago and
there are more than ninety counts III
the indictment. The two orders raised
in Racine and purchased IN Kenosha
we're among the smallest reported in
his long series of crimes. He is to be
tried in the United States court in
Chicago early in September and will
probably be sent to prison for a long
term
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
WOULD PAVE PARK STREET
Petition in Circulation Asks Council to
Order the Paving of the Street

Petition in Circulation Asks Council to
Order the Paving of the Street
A petition is being circulated among
the property owners on Park street
today asking that the city council
take immediate steps to have the
street paved from Main street to
Maiden lane. The street is now in
fearful condition and the pavement is
badly needed. The men circulating
the petition feel assured that they will
be able to secure the signatures of
fully two thirds of the property own
ers. It is planned to pave the street
with vitrified brick and put in stone
curbs similar to those on the west side
of Main street.
Petitions are also being circulated
to secure the paving of the alley ex-
tending between Park street and Wis
consin street. This pavement is also
badly needed and the council is urged
to see to it that the work is completed
this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17

THE position of Chief of the Fire
Department is one of great RESPONSE
bi1ity in city Of this size, and the
man who holds it should be able to
devote his entire time to the depart
ment. 1t is the opinion of men who
have been familiar with the work Of
the department for years that the
services of Chief Barr are entitled to
recognition by the council, and that
he is the best man the city could Sc
cure for the place. Any arrange
ments in The way of salary that the
council may see fit to make to retain
his services would undoubtedly meet
with the approval, not only of ma
jority of the property owners of the
city, but of the representatives. of the
insurance companies as well, who
have every confidence in him and his
work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
AUTOS TOO SPEEDY
Complaints Brought to The Police on
Account of Reckless Driving

Repeated complaints have been
brought to the police of the city on
account of reckless driving of auto
mobiles in the city, and especially
along Main street. The state law,
which has taken the place of the city
ordinance in this regard, sets limit
of twelve miles an hour for running
through the streets of cities and vii
lagos, but in some cases the drivers Of
the machines have run their cars at
the rate of twenty and twenty-five
miles an hour on Main street. This
reckless driving has endangered the
lives of pedestrians on the streets and
there will be arrests if the nuisance is
not abated. For the benefit of the
autoists it is stated that the law al
lows speed of twenty-five miles an
hour on country roads, but this speed
may not be maintained while running
through cities and villages.
Nearly every machine in the city
has been licensed under the new Wis
consin law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
ELLIS WINS SUCCESS

Former Kenosha Boy is Winning New
Laurels in the Dramatic Field
Tom Ellis, son of Richard Ellis,
and we'll known Kenosha boy, is
winning high place in the dramatic
profession, and letters received from
him state that he will be seen with a
we'll known company during the COM
ing season.
Ellis left Kenosha year ago, play
ing small parts with stock company
and IN the year he has advanced so
rapidly in his profession that he has
been employed for next season to
play one of the principal parts in a
piece to be known as "The Queen of
the Cowboys" The part assigned to
the Keuosha boy is an Indian char
acter which he originated himself.
Ellis has been playing in Canadian
cities during the past summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17

YELLOW fever epidemic in the south
is assuming dangerous proportions.
In spite of the fact that the United
States hospital corps has taken charge
of the quarantine regulations the dis
ease continues to spread rapidly, and
it is quite within the bounds of posi-
bility for it to get into the northern
cities before frost comes to check its
progress. AS precautionary meas
IRE the northern cities should be put
in the best possible sanitary condition
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17

Chester Hockney of Silver Lake
and William r. Curtis of Trevor have
been granted patent on an inven-
ton to couple traction engine on to
the load it hau1s over country roads.
This business which has made rapid
strides in recent years is still so new
that it has not become perfectly ad-
justed to meet the demands and tests
of practical work. The new coupler
is expected by its inventors to fill ar
urgent want and they are negotiating
to get its manufacture started. Elk
perts claim it is a good thing and
capable of practical every day ser
vice.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
THAT Illinois judge who proposes to

THAT Illinois judge who proposes to
carry dispute over a five-cent charge
with the Santa Fe Railroad company
to the supreme court, not because he
needs the money, but because he be-
lieves it his duty to protect the public
from the exactions of the railroad,
would be welcome addition to the
population of Kenosha. We need a
man like him to fight with our street
railway in the courts over the extra
nicke1s it is raking in from the public
because of the failure to issue trans
fers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
WE'LL KNOWN WOMAN DEAD
Mrs. David Mcclure, Pioneer Resident
of thesCounty, Passes Away

-
Mrs. Mcclure, a pioneer of Salem
township, died at her home north
of Camp Lake Thursday morning.
She was in her DIST year, having been
born in Slane, sIreland, May II, 1915.
She came to America when she was 20
years of age, and the greater part of
her life.has been spent in the town
ship. Her husband, David Mcclure,
died tens years age. They were the
parents of eleven children, six girls
and ivesboys. Of these six only are
living. They are David of Silver
Lake, John and Frank, who are resi-
dents of California; and the girls,
Jane, Ann and Agnes.
Death was scaused by heart failure.
Mrs. Mcclure twas remarkably we'll
preserved for her age and never was
sick very long at time. On the
morning of her death she was up and
dressed, and, feeling the spell coming
on, laid downson the lounge where she
shortly afterwards died.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
LIKES is NOT INSANE
County Judge SIosson Declines
to Commit VIM. Likes to the
Northern Hospital.
UNBALANCED MIND CLAIMED

An application was filed in the coun-
ty court on Thursday asking that
William Likes, a SON of Charles Likes
be adjudicated insane and sent to the
northern hospital for treatment. At
ter an examination had been conduct
ed by Doctors Farr and Windesheim
the court declined to issue commit
ment for Likes and he will probably
be sent to some private hospital for
treatment. Likes came into the pub
lie eye three years ago when he was
frightfully injured by coming in con-
tact with live wire while working as
1ineman for the Chicago and Mil
yankee Railway company. He was
thrown from the top of a pole on
which he was working and his arm
was so badly injured that amputation
was necessary. It is stated by the
physicians that the arm has never
healed and worrying over his injury
is said to be largely the cause of his
mental trouble. Likes afterward
brought suit against the company and
secured judgment against it for
SIS, 900. The suit is now to be tried
in the Supreme court of Illinois.
In the petition to the county court
it was stated that Likes had been suf-
fering from mental troubles for more
than three years and at times the at
tacks had been very violent. 1t was
stated that he had threatened suicide
and homicide. On two occasions he
had attempted to take his life, once
by turning on the gas in his room and
once by jumping into the lake. The
physicians who examined Likes found
that the disease was decreasing in
violence and for this reason failed to
recommend this commitment. Likes
is well known in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17

MARINETrE is to vote on a PROPOSE
ton to bond the city for $780, the
money to be used to induce manufac-
turing concerns to locate in that city.
IF the voters of Marinette are wise
they will sit down hard on the project.
There is nothing in it. Kenosha has
had a little experience in inducing
concerns to locate here by stock sub,
scriptions and otherwise, and has
found that it does not pay. A concern
that can be induced to move by the
offer of a bonus, comes after the
bonus, and nothing else, and is no
likely>t to be of any particular Denef
to city after it gets it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17

THE new Racine County Insane
asylum is model institution, and it
will be a great comfort to the friends
and relatives Of the unfortunates
from this county to knows that they
are so we'll placed. All the officials
and citizens who have examined the
building pronounce it perfect in every
respect, and the men who are respon-
sib1e for its construction may well be
proud of their work. They appear tc
have performed miracle in that, in
these days of universal kicking, they
have succeeded in satisfying every
BODY,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
LAKE GENEVA

A strictly first class personally con-
Quoted excursion to this peerless re-
sort Saturday, August 10Th. Round
trip only ST.. Leave Kenosha 9 a. m.
Arrive at Lake Geneva 1890 a. M,
Williams Bay 10:40 a. m. Returning,
leave Williams Bay SIS p. M, Lake
Geneva COS p. m. For tickets and
full information apply to agents G. &
N. w. Ry. dwa18
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17

OF course place must be provided
for every child in the city who wishes
to attend school, and if new build
ings are absolutely necessary they
will have to be built at once. At the
same time, if the members of the
school board can find a way to get
along for another year without a new
building, their efforts will be appreci-
ated by the taxpayers. It is up to
the board to decide.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-17
August Myers, Night Waterman
at the Jeffrey Plant, Killed
by Northwestern Train
DIDN'T HEAR WARNING SIGNAL
Was Walking Along the Track and
Seemingly stopped to Pick Up
Something When He Was
Struck by the Train

August +. Myers, aged AZ years, a
night Waterman employed at the plant
of the Thomas B. Jefery company,
met an awful and instant death on the
tracks of the Northwestern Railway
company just after 5 O'Clock Thursday
morning. The accident occurred just
north of the Ashland avenue crossing
and it is shrouded IN mystery. Myers
was warned several times by the toot-
ing of the whistle of the engine and
he seemed to stoop down directly in
front of the train.
The man was killed by the train
which is due to reach Kenosha at 8:4o,
and as the engine approached the
crossing at Ashland avenue the en-
gineer noticed Myers walking along
the tracks. He was on the east side
of the roadbed and seemed to be we'll
out of harms way. just to give him
warning the engineer blew the cross
ing whistle and later gave the signal
for the station. Myers seemed to hear
the signal and moved away from the
track, but just as the engine dashed
by hess leaned over as if to pick up
some object along the track. The en-.
CINE struck him in the head and nearly
tore the entire top of the head off.
The train was stopped at once and the
remains gathered up and placed IN
the baggage car and brought to Ken
osha.
DIR. Robinson, the county coroner,
was called to make an investigation,
and summoned jury to view the re-
mains, after which the body was re-
moved to the Krich baum morgue.
There was nothing on the person of
the dead man to identify him save an
account book, and in this book was
written the name of Erich Carlson,
who resides 700 Strong street. For
this reason the report was circulated
that Carlson had been killed. The
report caused quite stir in the
Strong street neig hborhood and Mrs.
Carlson and her children we're prepar-
ing to go to the morgue to identify
IUC UOOy WuCA SIG AONOANNNA lAAN NAA(OA
ing news that her husband was alive
and at his usual work at the Jefery
factory.
Later people residing near Myers on
Market street carue to the morgue and
insisted that the body was that of My
ers. Undertaken Kricl baum. took the
few trinkets to the Myers home and
the wife at once identified them as
those belonging to her husband.
Myers is German by birth, but had
resided in Kenosha for number of
years. He has been employed as a
Waterman at the Jeffery plant for
some time and was faithful work
man. For some time he had been
making plans to build new home,
and he had started to place south of
the city this morning to see man
about stone for a foundation for the
new house.
He is survived by a widow and two
Children son and daughter. The
entire family was Frustrated by the
sad accident.