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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
Annual Report Of Crops Grown in
kenosha County Shows
Corn in the Lead
WHEAT SHOWS BIG INCREASE
Farmers Seem to be Returning to
Their Former Products.-Large
Increase is Shown in Live
Stock in the County

County Clerk w. C. Crosby this
morning forwarded to Madison his
annual report of the crops IN Keno
sha county, and the statement is one
of exceeding interest to all interest
ed in the agricultural development of
the county. The report includes a
full statement of the crops raised last
year, together with the number Of
acres of growing crops IN the county
for this season.
'sKing Corn" who has -reigned as
the leading product Of the county for
more than decade, has not been de-
throned during the year, aud the re-
port of the crop for last year shows
that there we're AYE, 1865 bushels of corn
raised in the county. The next 1arg-
est crop was oats, and the report
shows that this amounted to more
than Al 1856 in this county. The po-
tato crop is in the third place OF
honor.
The report is interesting IN that it
shows that farmers of Kenosha county
are growing more wheat than IN
former years. Forty years ago wheat
was one of the main products of the
county, but since that time the rails.
ing of wheat has been almost given
up. The report shows that the CROP
of wheat last year amounted to more
than 4468 bushels, and the acreage fol-
this year is over 40 acres, so that the
crop will be even larger next year.
According to the report Kenosha
county is great hay growing county,
and during the past year 27,64O tons
of cultivated grasses were harvested
in the county.
The full report of the crops for the
past year in bushels was as follows
wheat 4468; corn AIS, 865; oats Al, $50
barley ~, 1876; rye 12,452; fax seed SOS
potatoes 70, COS; sugar beets IS; apples
So, 937; Strawberries 1897; raspberries
855. Hay, ~, $40 tons.
The number of acres used this year
for the different products has beer
ascertained from the reports of the
assessors in the different towns and
for this reason it is thought to sbe
pretty close to correct. The report is
as follows: Wheat Az, corn p, 32o
oats 1884, barley 1862, rye 2,049, fa1
seed 102, potatoes $50, cultivated
grasses q, 1913, growing timber 8, 481.
The report also contains full list
of the live stock owned in the county
and it shows that there has beer
large increase in the year. The re-
port shows the following: Mich cows
5,O23, valued at 1927, 947; all other
cattle 6242, $81, $40; horses 1870
$272, 865; sheep and lambs 6742, SLY, 553
swine 1917, $22, 800.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

IF the meeting of the Russian and
Japanese ENJOYS at Portsmouth re-
suits in a treaty of peace, it will be
largely due to the personal efforts Of
President Roosevelt. His efforts to
bring about an understanding be-
tween the two nations and end the
war have the moral support of the
great neutral powers, and his offer to
act as mediator gives both Russia and
Japan chance to back down grace
fully and make terms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

ZION Cry and Waukegan are pre-
pairing to celebrate the opening of the
electric road between the two cities
on next Saturday. Kenosha is ready
and waiting to welcome the road to
this city, but it is feared that the ce1e-
bration Of the completion of the line
will have to be postponed until next
summer at least, if not longer. From
the weight of the rails and the sp1en-
did roadbed the company is building
it is generally expected that the com
pany intends at some future time to
bid for freight business, and that
would not be regarded in Kenosha as
altogether a calamity. A little COM
petition at this point would be good
thing for the Northwestern.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

THE yellow fever is gradually
creeping north, and while it is be-
1ieved that the disease is practically
under control, no precautions to pre-
vent its gaining footho1d in any of
the northern cities should be neg
1ected. The present outbreak in New
Orleans is due to the bad sanitary
conditions in that city, and if the
health authorities in any of the cities
of the north fail to prepare for the
coming of the fever, they will be
guilty Of criminal neglect. The fate
of New Orleans is warning enough
against any care1essness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
AID FOR GRADED SCHOOLS

Schools in Kenosha County Will Re-
ceive Aid From the State
State Superintendent of Schools c..
P. Carey of Madison, has made the
annual apportionment for the graded
schools of the state and the sum of
$4,000 will be divided among these
schools. The schools in Kenosha
county which will share in the divis-
ion of this large sum include the
school at Salem, one at Pleasant
Prairie village, the Lamb school in
Pleasant Prairie, and the school at
the village of Trevor.
All of these schools are graded
schools of the second class and by the
arrangement made for the distribu-
ton Of the fund each will receive the
sum of 500. The amount appropri-
ated this year is the largest in the
history of the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
Herman Deckerts Of Milwaukee,
Hangs Himself to a Water
Pipe at the County Jail
CUT DOWN BY THE TURNKEY
Man Who Suffered From Fits Makes
Strenuous Attempt to End His Life
by Hanging.-Is Sent Back to His
Home and Will Live

Herman Deckerts residing at 252
Bishop street Milwaukee, attempted
suicide in the tramp room at the
county jail this morning by hanging
himself to water pipe in the closet
in the room. His life was saved by
the strenuous efforts of Turnkey
Theodore Leinenweber who cut him
down unconscious. Later the man
was revived by the use of stimulants
and County Agent Hensgen gave him
ticket from Kenosha to Racine. He
was able to travel this afternoon.
Deckers had been suffering from fits
and he came to Kenosha from Mil
YANKEE Sunday afternoon. Sunday
night he was picked up by Officer
Hanson and taken to the police Of
fee. The man was in the greatest
mental anguish and the police officers
decided that it would be best to place
him in the county jail for safe keep
ing. The man walked the floor of the
tramp room all night and early this
morning the turnkey went to the
room and gave him some water and
food. The fellow seemed to be iii but
stated that he would not want any
thing else. AS soon as Leinenweber
had left the tramp room Deckerts got
busy and with the aid of a pocket
knife he pried the bolts which had
been used in fastening the water
pipes in the room. With these bolts
he fastened up the door to the tramp
room and then prepared to take his
| life. He went into the water closet
and tied a strap which he had used
| for belt, about the water pipe, and
then got up on the stool in the closet.
Fastening the leather moose about his
neck he jumped to the floor below
The room was just high enough to
allow him to clear the floor.
Turnkey Leinenweber heard the
man fall from the stool and at once
went to the room to see what was up.
He found that the door was bo1ted and
| when Deckerts made no response to
| his demands for admission, Leinen-
weber broke open the door. The man
was black in the face and IN another
minute he would have been strang1ed.
Leinenweber cut him down and
hurrid1y summoned the city physician
to care for him. Deckerts revived in
half an hour and expressed disappoint-
ment that he had not been allowed to
take his life. He is said to be chronic
suffer from fits and is 1aboring under
the impression that three men are
after him with the intention of killing
him. All night long he was chasing
these imaginary people.
It is thought that Deckerts had
been in this condition for some time
and that he had escaped from some
hospital when he came to Kenosha.
Deckerts was in such mental anguish
that he was not able to give any state
ment in regard to himself more than
to state that he lived in Milwaukee.
He claims that he has friends in Ra-
cine and that they will care for him.
| The Racine police were notified to
look out for him as it is feared that he
will make another attempt on his life
before the day is over.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
ASSAULTED IN M1D-LAKE
Chicago Telegraph Operator Terribly
Injured in Assault off Kenosha

Chicago Telegraph Operator Terribly
Injured in Assault off Kenosha
AS the result of a murderous assault
made on him while on the Goodrich
steamship Virginia, George Dit
vil1er Of Chicago is in Racine hos
pital in a serious condition. Dit
vil1er is an operator employed by the
Postal Telegraph company at the
board of trade. He lives at 1913 West
Fifty-seventh place, Chicago.
George O'Hearn, teamster, living
at 622 Forty-ffth street, Chicago, is
locked up at Racine charged with
the assault.
Dittviller, with party of telegraph
operators, left Chicago Saturday
night on the Virginia for Milwaukee
to play game of base bail with oper-
ators of the latter city. When off Ke-
nosha O'Hearn, without provocation,
it is said, struck Dittvil1er in the left
eye. When the operator attempted
to defend himself O'Hearn, it is al
legged, slashed him under the left arm
with pocket knife severing all the
muscles and cords, and then cut him
on the left side. Dittvil1er, after
being caredlfor by officers of the ship,
was placed ashore attract O'Hearn
was arrested atlEi1waukee and taken
back to Chicago.
Should Dittvi1lerIrecover, his left
arm would be useless. Joseph Miller,
j r. L. Goss, and S. S. Oe1rich, te1e-
graph operators, are held as wit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
TERRIBLY INJURED
John Miller Of Chicago, Crushed
by a Heavy Rail on the
Tracks at Ranney
LEAP SAVED HIM FROM DEATH

John Miller, of Chicago, Is years Of
age met with terrible injury on the
tracks on the new line which is being
built for the use of the North Western
Railway company near Ranney
station just after o'clock Tuesday
night. Miller was aiding in lifting
one of the heavy iron rails when the
rail fell and portion of it p1oughed
through the abdomen of the man
causing terrible wound. He is now
at the Kenosha hospital and the
physicians attending him believe that
he will recover.
Miller had been employed with the
construction gang for just one day.
He had come up from Chicago Tues
day morning and had gone to work
near Ranney. At the close of work
Tuesday night there were some rails
that the foreman on the work desired
to have moved and Miller was one of
the workmen who volunteered to as
sist in the work. The party of work
men had taken hold of the heavy rail
and had lifted it from the ground.
These rails weigh about ninety pounds
to the foot and the men discovering
that they would be unable to carry it
started to drop it. Miller was at the
end of the rail and was in danger Of
being killed but the other men shout
ed at him and he dropped the end Of
rail and jumped out of the way. Had
he not jumped he would have been
struck fairly by the rail and undoubt-
eddy killed. AS it was the rail struck
him g1ancing blow which fe11ed him
to the ground. He remained un-
conscious until he had been carried
to the shack near the tracks. DR.. w.
r. Cheever was called to Ranney at
once and after the blood had been
staunched he ordered the man re-
moved to the Kenosha hospital where
he was operated on Tuesday night.
For baby pictures go to Brown, he
makes the best in town. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

IT is reported from Washington
that combination of congressman is
being formed to force the passage OF
an omnibus public building bill ia the
coming session of Congress, and that
the Wisconsin congressman are in it.
If this is fact we hope that Con-
gresham Cooper will be able to get
an appropriation for federal build
ing for Kenosha into the bill. Keno
sha has needed such a building for
years, and it is time that we got it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
Dairy Interests of kenosha Pass
all Former Records During
the Year Just Closed
32,83I,l53 POUNDS OF MILK
Milk Producing Industry Easily Takes
First Place in the Industries of
the Rural Districts oS Ke-
nosha County

This is the time of year for stats
tics, and County Clerk Crosby is being
kept busy preparing annual reports
for the secretary of state Of the vari-
Gus interests of the county. On Tues
day he sent to Madison his annual re-
port Of the crops in the county for
the year 1904, and this morning he
supplemented this report with state
ment of dairy statistics from the
county.
For the past decade the dairy inter-
ests of Kenosha county have been on
the increase, until at the present time
the county is one of the largest if not
the largest milk producing counties
in the state. The farmers have found
this branch Of farm work decidedly
profitable until at the present time
there is scarcely a farm in the county
which does not give especial attention
to the production of milk. In former
years the greater amount of milk pro-
duced in the county was shipped into
Chicago to supply the trade there,
but the report for this year shows
that the farmers are now patronizing
home industries, and the great bulk
of the milk from the farms in this
county now finds it's way to the differ
ent creameries within the limits of the
county.
| The report Of the county clerk
shows that there are now nineteen
creameries in the county, having a
value of $4,000. All of these save
two are now in working order. The
creamery at Brighton is not in opera
ton on account of the fact that it is a
bone of contention among its owners,
and the creamery at Paris Corners
was recently destroyed by fire and for
this reason is temporarily out of bust
ness. However, this creamery will
be rebuilt at once, and within another
month it will be receiving milk again.
| It is strange fact that the report
shows that not a sing1e.spound OF
cheese was made in any of the Keno
sha creameries during the year, and
the managers of these plants state
that this is due to the fact that more
money is to be made in the produc-
ton of butter.
There are 747 farmers dealing with
the different Kenosha county cream
cries, and these farmers own 9,05C
cows. During the year just past these
farmers delivered to the creamery the
vast amount Of %, 831, 153 pounds OF
milk, andlfrom this milk the creamer.
les turned out 1,415,243 pounds Of
butter. The detailed reports of the
creameries show that this product
was sold for $311, 25o.47.
Added to this fact the report shows
that all of the milk is not sold to
creameries and quite little is
shipped into Chicago or sold to milk
dealers, who retail it in the towns OF
the county. The amount of milk pro-
duced and not sold to creameries is
estimated at 937,901 pounds. The
farmers in the county are still making
butter for themselves, and during the
year there were II, CTS pounds of dairy
butter made in the county. This but
ter was mostly used in the homes OF
the farmers, as little Of it is offered
for sale in the stores In the villages
and in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
REITH SELLS OUT
Well Known PHOTOGRAPHER Sells Ills
Business to c. w. Doctor of Mayvi1Ie

Well Known photographer Sells His
Business to G. w. Doctor of Mayvi1le
H. W. Reith the well known Main
street photographer, who is one of the
land marks IN the photograph bust
ness in Kenosha has sold his gallery
to Chris M. Doctor of Mayvil1e, a
former Kenosha man. Mr.. Doctor
will take possession next Saturday
evening and will open the gallery for
business early IN September. Before
the gallery is re-opened it will be re-
novated and fitted up with new equip
ment. For the present Mr.. Reith will
engage in the real estate business and
will continue to have an Office in the
gallery.
Mr.. Doctor is well known to Keno
sha people and he is assured large
patronage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

Now THAT the ST. Paul railway is
planning extensive changes in its
system in this county, why not try to
induce that company to run branch
line into this city? There is business
enough in Kenosha to make such an
extension paying investment for the
St. Paul, and Kenosha is getting en-
tire1y too large to be at the mercy of a
single road,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

THE prices paid for horses and the
demand for them does not indicate
that the automobile is going to "put
the horse out of business" to any
alarming extent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

WE are always glad to see any Ken
osha concern making money, but we
must remark that if the Kenosha
street railway company was forced to
carry out all the provisions of its
franchise the dividends would not be
so large as they are now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

ONE glance at the successful manu-
featuring plants operating here is
enough to convince any intelligent
searcner after a "site'' that Kenosha
possesses exceptional advantages as a
manufacturing center. The great
growth Of its industries is the best ad
vertisement the city could have.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

KENosHA has had one experience
with a street carnival and will have to
have time to forget that before there
is much of chance for another band
of grafters to break in again with any
kind of street show.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

TIE atmosphere of the police court
is not good for boys and all minors,
and for the matter of that all persons
whose business does not require their
presence, should be excluded from
the court during trials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

THE state dairy and food commits
sion has caused two Madison butchers
to be fined for selling sausage pre-
served by borax. If borax is illegal
in sausage why not in Goldfish?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

Dow1E must have been counting
favor with President Roosevelt when
he made that lone baby year" rule
for Zion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

IT might be well to remind the
policy holders in some of the fraternal
insurance companies that in the end
they are the ones who pay all the ex-
penses of any legal fights in which
they may become involved.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
SAVAGE CLAIM PAID
Officials of the American Guild Send
Check to Widow of Deceased

(neCk 10 W1uOW VI DCGCdSCo
Sydney M. Jones, secretary of the
Kenosha council of the Yeomen of
America, which was recently absorbed
by the American Guild, the Virginia
insurance society, received tele-
gram this. afternoon stating that a
check had been sent yesterday for the
payment Of the claim held by the
widow of the late Edward Savage
against the company. Savage was a
member of the Yeomen before the
transfer to the American Guild was
made and the action of the company.
in paying the claim seems to indicate
that the company is planning to meet
all the demands made upon it by the
members of the Yeomen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

THE floating poolroom is fee1ing1y
referred to in the Chicago papers as
the Getty of Troubles" For the
gamblers or the authorities?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

THE annual mad dog scare is about
due, but nobody will complain if we
succeed in getting through the SUM
mer without one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
THURSDAY, AUGUST "a.

If Milwaukee wants recount on
the census returns, the city will have
to make it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

The Indiana authorities seem to
see considerable difference between
gambling at Indiana Harbor and at
French Lick.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24
NAY GO IN A BODY
Officials Plan to Attend Meeting
Of the Wisconsin League Of
Municipalities Next Week
GREAT GREETING BY RACINE

Mayor James German, City Clerk
Harrington, and a majority of the
members of the Kenosha city council
will go to Racine next Wednesday to
attend the two days session of the
Wisconsin League of Municipalities.
The Racine officials have arranged to
extend great welcome to the visiting
officials from all parts of the state and
a great time is promised.
On account of the fact that Racine
is within few miles of Kenosha it is
expected that the Kenosha officials
will be present at every session of the
league and they are planning to get
many valuable pointers from the
visitors in regard to the best plans to
be taken up in Kenosha.
1t is expected that fully hundred
mayors and city clerks from the diff
ferent cities in the state will attend
the meeting. Mayor German has
received from Mayor Nelson the fol-
lowing program of the two days
session.
The convention will be opened at
city hall on Wednesday, Aug. 80, at
1890 o'clock in the morning, and the
program is as follows:
Welcome address-Mayor Nelson.
Mayor Minnehan, Green
Bay.
| Methods of levying assessments for
benefit Of improvements EngineerW
q. Kirchoffer, Madison, Wis.
AFTERNOON, 100
Civil Service in Wisconsin Cities
S. E. Sparkling.
State and Municipal Taxes Judge
Gibson, Madison.
Pavements and Sidewalks-Poetsch
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Presidents address-Mayor Trues-
dell, Berlin.
Principal address.
Music.
THURSDAY MORNING, 9
Review of Municipal Legislation for
19O5-M. E. Walker, Racine.
Municipal Ownership or Municipal
Control-Prof. Gray, Evanston.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 100
Election of officers.
Selection of convention city.
Unfinished business.
| 8 p. m.-Automobi1e trip through
the city.
/ 4 p. m.-C1am bake.
4
AS will be seen by glancing over
the program the business part of it is
p1entifully interspersed with features
of pleasure and the entire affair con-
sequent1y will prove a magnificent
success.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

Try a Want Ad, rs cents a week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

Best baby pictures at Browns. t
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-08-24

For baby pictures go to Brown, he
makes the best in town. If
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
VIOLATES ANTITRUST LAW
Action to Prevent Southern Railway
FROM Operating the South Carolina
and Georgia Road.

Charleston, S. c., June 9.-Suit was
filed in the United States circuit court
here today on behalf of II. II. Cum
.mings, of Augusta, Ga, asking that
the Southern railway be restrained
from operating the South Carolina and
Georgia railroad and that a receiver
for the latter property be appointed
and road sold at public auction. The
suit is based upon the alleged conflict
of the Southern Railways operation of
the South Carolina and Georgia with
the antitrust laws of the United
States, it being held that the operation
OF the road is in restraint of trade The
case will be heard before Judge Prltch-
srd sitting at Asheville on June 26.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-13
MESSAGE TO ROJESTVENSKY
The Emperor Thanks All Those Who
Have HOnorably Done Their DUTY.

st. Petersburg, June 9, 400 p. M
Emperor Nicholas has cabled the fol-
lowing message to Admiral Rojestven-
sky:
From my heart l thank you and all
the officers of the squadron who have
honorably done their duty for your
~unselfsh work for Russia and for me.
BY the will of the Almighty success
was not destined to crown your endea-
vors, but your b%oundless bravery will
always be a source of pride TO the
country.
Il wish you a speedy recovery. May
God console you all.
(Signed) NICHOLAS
The peculiar wording of the message
is attracting attention. The restrfc-
ton of the emperor's thanks to those
honorably doing their duty is tanning
the ugly talk regarding the surrender
of ships and the conduct of some of
the crews. The messages of Admiral
Enquist and Captain Chagin, of the
Russian cruiser AlmaZ did not contain
any intimation of misbehayior on the