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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
MAKE NEW SOIL MAPS
Government Officials Planning to
Issue interesting Information
For the Farmers
HOW CROPS AFFECT THE LAND

G. r. Jones, George N. Coffey and
O. L. Ayers, three expert agricn1tnr-
lists in the employ of Secretary Will
sons department of agriculture, have
been working in Kenosha county
making d soil map which is expected
to be of great value to farmers of this
section as well as furnishing informa-
! ton for government and other ex-
gperts. The men have been in the
county for about two weeks and have
their work completed. At present
they are in the vicinity of Bur1iag ton,
where the different classes Of soil in
that locality are thoroughly investi-
gated and Analysed and its crop pro-
ducing qualities ascertained. When
seen Wednesday the gentlemen stated
that they would cover practically all
| of Wisconsin before the summer is
over, when they would be sent south
for work during the winter.
Primarily, the object of the soil in
vestigation as being made by the
department of agriculture is for the
benefit Of the farmers, and the report
of the men who are making the ex-
aminations will go long way towards
determining what crop can be raised
to the best advantage in certain To-
calities. Tn the western part Of this
county the land has been found to be
admirably suited to tobacco culture,
while in other parts it will produce
better cereals or vegetables. When
| the examination is completed map
will be made of the section examined
and this will be available to all who
desire to use it.
The department of agriculture is
rapidly becoming one Of the most
active in the government service.
The condition Of farm lands in all
parts Of the country is thoroughly
investigated and the owners are given
the benefit Of the governments
findings. The gentlemen who are at
present working in this county have
been through various parts of the
south, and other crews are at work in
other localities, so that In few years
the department. at Washington will be
in a position to know in just what
part of the country certain crops can
be produced to the best advantage,
together with information as to soil,
drainage, ETC., that will prove of in
estimable value.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
BUILDING NEW CARS
Four New Cars to Be Sent to Ke-
nosha for Electric Railway
Early in October
OF MOST MODERN PATTERN

President A. C. Frost of the Keno
sha Electric Railway company has
placed a contract with the st. Louis
Car company for the building Of six
new cars for use on city lines owned
by Mr.. Frost. It is stated that four OF
the cars will be 1aced on the Keno
sha line and the other two on the line
at Waukegan. The company had
planned to place the cars now in use
on the Chicago and Milwaukee road
on the Kenosha line, but it has been
decided that this plan would not be
practical and it was therefore decided
to order new cars.
The new cars will be of the most
modern pattern. They will be % feet
long and will be beautifully finished.
1t is claimed that when the cars are
put into service the local line in Ke-
nosha will have the finest rolling
stock to be found ia the middle west.
With the addition of the four cars to
the present rolling stock Of the com
pany there will be eleven cars for use
in the city besides the three summer
cars, which will be used only for
special occasions. The summer cars
are not a success in Kenosha,. and 1t
is understood that when the cars of
this pattern now operated in the city
are sent to the trash pile no others of
the pattern will be purchased.
1t is understood that the company is
planning to make some changes in
the running of cars in Kenosha and
this is one of the reasons for the pur-
chase of the new rolling stock, With
the present line there are cars enough
in the city to take care of the bust
ness, but the company plans to secure
the extensions asked for within a
year or SO at least. With the extern
sions made ali Of the eleven cars
would be needed to take care Of the
business in the city.
The contract calls for the delivery
of The cars on the first of October.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
Edward Harvey, Aged 8 Years, is
Seriously Injured BY Being Shot
by His Brother, R. CrandalI
GUN HAD BLANK CARTRIDGES
Boy is Shot in the Face and Portion
Of His Nose Torn Away, but
Physicians Are Hopeful
of His Recovery

As another result Of not knowing
that a revolver is a dangerous play
thing, Edward Harvey occupies a cot
ia the Kenosha hospital suffering
from an awful wound il his face. He
was disfgnred for life On Wednesday
afternoon, when he was shot by his
brother, Richard Crandal1. The Gran.
dali boy was playing with 38-calibre
revolver, when it was accidentally
discharged and the charge struck his
brother full in the face.
The Harvey boy is 8 years old and
Crandall is 10. Both are adopted
children. Just after 8 O'Clock Wed
nesday afternoon the two boys went
to the Crandall home on Rowland
avenue, and finding no one at home
they went to room on the second
floor Of the house and got out the re-
volver. Young Cranda11 had owned
the revolver for some time and had a
number of blank cartridges left over
from his celebration of the Fourth OF
July. He placed a couple of these
cartridges in the revolver and started
out to show his younger brother how
the revolver would shoot. The boy,
greatly interested ia the lesson,
placed his face close to the nuzzle Oh
the gun, and in some way it was &C.
cidental1y discharged. The Harvey
boy fell to the floor unconscious, and
the Crandall boy, scared by his act,
fled out into the yard and called
in the neigh bors.
1t was found that the Harvey boys
face was terribly burned with powder
and a portion Of the wadding of the
cartridge had p1oughed through his
face, tearing off small portion of the
nose. The injured boy was still IN
conscious and bleeding profase1y. As
soon as possible DR.. HI. A. Robinson
was called and he ordered the boy re
moved to the hospital. He regainee
consciousness later IN the evening ane
was resting easily this morning. The
physicians state that the boy will re
cover unless infection Of some sort
sets in.
Young Crandall was almost crazed
with grief on account Of the wounding
Of his younger brother and he refused
to be comforted.
The injury to Harvey should serve
as a lesson to other boys in the city Of
the danger of handling fire arms.
During the past three months three
people have been taken to the hos.
pital suffering with serious wounds
from revolvers simply because they
did not appreciate the danger Of
handling the firearms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09

IT looks like finding $50, 600 for the
city to accept the proposition of the
Northwestern Railway company to
contribute that amount towards the
paving of West Main street and we
are unable to see why the aldermen
should hesitate minute over accept
ing the terms proposed by the COM
pany. If they are not careful they
will lose this chance and then the
street will not be paved for years yet
for it will be long time before the
city could stand the expense unless
the railway pays it's share. IF there
were no tracks at all across Grand
avenue it would be different matter
entirely, but in as much as many
tracks already cross the street and
the additional tracks would make lit
tie difference, we are unable to see
why the Grand avenue property own
ers should object SO strenuously to the
bargain proposed by the railway com.
pany especially as every resident AID
tax payer would be benefited By the
improvements.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
TO VISIT EUROPE
Mgr. Rainer, Of ST. Francis, to Make
an Extended Trip Through Europe

Mgr. Rainer, Of st. Francis, to Make
an Extended Trip Through Europe
The Right Rev. Mgr. Joseph Rainer,
vicar general Of the archdiocese of
Milwaukee, and rector of ST. Francis
seminary, will leave within a few
weeks for an extended sojourn IN
Europe. Mgr. Rainier will sail from
New York on the steamer Koenig
Albert, August rs, for Rome. After
a short stay in the holy city he will
proceed to his birthplace in the Ty-
rolese province of Austria. He also
expects to visit Mgr. Zeininger in
Lintz, Austria. The Rev. Zeininger
was one of Father Rainer's predeces-
sors as vicar general of this diocese.
There is considerable speculation as
TO whom Archbishop Messmer may
appoint temporary rector at the sem
mary because Mgr. Rainier is to be
gone during the entire coming sem
mary year. Archbishop Messmer is Ia
Buffalo attending the Catholic fedora
ton meeting, and as Father Trandt,
his secretary, was absent from Mil
yankee last night, it was impossible
to receive official information. The
Rev. Frederick Schu1ze is vice rector
of the seminary and it is though tina
he will be in charge during Mgr.
Rainer's absence.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
FOX RIVERS MAIL
Little Village in Western Part of Coun-
ty Having All Sorts Of Troubles

/ y
ty Having All Sorts Of Troubles
A short time ago the government
determined to abolish the star route
from Fox River to Munster and have
the mail for the town on the hill car
ried in a closed5pouch by rural mail
carrier from Burlington. Then the
order was conntermanded, the post
master was instructed to have the
mail sent from Fox River and the
postmaster at Fox River was asked to
return to the old manner Of furnish
ing mail to New Munster.
The mail agent On the Kenosha di-
vision, however, had received no
orders for the change, and like the
boy who stood on the burning deck,
he absolutely refnsed to deliver the
mail at Fox River until the authori-
ties at Washington said the word.
The last reports were to the effect
that the mail was travelling from Fox
River to Burlington and from Bur-
lington to Fox River, and unless the
men at Washington tumble to the
situation the people Of Munster will
wait awhile before they read the news
and look up the stock reports in their
favorite dailies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
KILLED IN IOWA

J. B. Clark, Thought to be from Keno
sIla, Killed by Train near Iowa City
kilograms received here this morn
ing from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, an
nounce that man supposed to be
John 3 Clark, of Kenosha, was killed
on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Northern railway near the village of
Mt Aubrfn early Friday morning
and the remains are now being held
there awaiting the coming of some of
the relatives of the man. The mes
sage gives hardly any details of the
accident aud nothing can be learned
that will throw any light on the SUBJ
ject. It is stated that Clark was
identified by card which was found
in his pocket. It simply bore the
name John B. Clark, Kenosha, Wis.
There is no such name in the city
directory and inquiry at other places
fails to give any idea of the identity
of the man.
It is possible that Clark is some
man who is employed by the Chicago
and Milwaukee Railway company on
the lines to the west of the city and
that he had left there and taken
similar work in Iowa, but the men in
charge of the work are unable to give
any information to aid in solving the
mystery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
DEFEAT WAUKEGAN
Kenosha Golfers have an Easy
Time Taking Victory from
Visiting Golfers
INTERESTING FOR GUESTS

The golf players of the Kenosha
Country Club gave the players of the
Waukegan Golf Club their annual
trimming at the links of the Kenosha
club on Thursday afternoon when
teams composed of eighteen players
of the two clubs met in annual con-
test. It was a walk away for the Ke-
nosha players from start to finish and
1t developed that the defeat was such
rout that the scores were not given
out. It was stated, however, that
kenosha won the match by a score of
twenty five Il p and none of the Wauke-
gan players disputed the count. Of
the eighteen Kenosha men only two
finished with a score against him and
in some cases the scores against the
Waukegan players were decidedly
large.
Perfect weather greeted the golfers
from the two cities and while the
Waukegan players were outc1assed
the day proved to be most enjoyable
one. Many of the ladies' of the Wau-
kegan club accompanied the players
to Kenosha and they were entertained
at the club house by the members Of
the Kenosha club.
Lunch was served on the veranda
during the afternoon and several
games of whist furnished amusement
for the visiting ladies. A dinner IN
honor of the visiting golfers was
served at seven o'clock after which
an informal musical program was
rendered by members of the Kenosha
club. The evening closed with an in-
formal dance.
There is a decidedly friendly feeling
between the members of the two
clubs and it is expected that num-
Der of interesting matches will be
played before the end of the season.
TIE Waukegan club has invited the
Keuosha players to come to Wauke-
gar and the invitation will undoubt-
edlY be accepted,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
WILL WEIGH NEWSPAPERS
New Schedule for Postoffice Work De-
mands New Labor from Clerks

New Schedule for Postoffice Work De-
mands New Labor from Clerks
A rule recently sent out from the
postal department at Washington to
the postoffices in the country will
cause an unusual amount of work on
those who weigh and care for the
mails. The government is now maxi
ing schedule OF all the second-class
matter sent from every postofice in
the various states of the union. The
new order will give to the govern
ment complete schedule of the
number of packages and also the
weight of the second class packages
which leave every Office AMI the
destination will also be known.
The order is one that will entail a
lot of trouble on the Newspapers of
the country at the start, but will rot
cause any delay IN the delivery of the
mail when the lists are made as they
should be to conform to the new or
der. The plan of numbering and
weighing the packages for each state
will continue for the next six months,
and was started July /. Mail for each
state is assorted, and then The NUM-
Der of packages is noted, as well as
the total weight of the packages.
These packages are sacked by states
ard sent from the postoffice in this
manner, though the sacks will be dis
tributed on the trains to make tae
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
Frank Williams, Who Was Thought
to Know Of Auto Killing, in
Ohio Jail Since May 20
DENIES kN0vvL EDGE OF CRIME
Chief Of Police o'Hare Abandons Ohio
Clue in Regard TO Death Of Drey-
err and is Waiting for a New
Clue to Show Up


The theory OF the police that Frank
Williams the pick pocket now IN jail
At AKRON emo, might have been con-
nec1ea win the killing OF William
Dfeyef ~ this CITY, was exploded this
morning When Chief OF Police O'Hare
received q letter from Gf1ief OF Police
'o1.n nafKln' o. AKRON, ONO, IN
which = was stated enat Wllllanls naa
Deen III jail al AKRON since May q
ana lfat = wound nave been 1mposs1-
ole iol hitn g nave oeen N henosha
= eae tune q me king or Dreyer.
: seems tnat Williams has been IN
<Ahion Of aooht tne city Tor several
iiiontns anu 1hleI DurKln states that
ne mas never heard or his having been
connected with any murder in any
part OF the country.
" " l!ild'iis was-taken IN charge by the
ohcials OF AKRON and ne denied all
hnoWieage OF the kenosha killing and
i Is lnougnt possible that the story
ne hdo Deen notified was mistake.
Ii IS admitted at the jail at Akron that
Williams often receives papers from
TRENDS IN western states but the
ON Gals at the jail have no knowledge
or MS having. received d paper con-
tanning marked article in regard to
the death Of Dreyer.
Inc ponce are working on new
theory. Iney think Il possible that
Williams might have been a friend of
Dreysr and that some mutual friend
sent the paper simply to show that
the old man had met violent death.
NO reply has been received to COM
nunlcations sent to Joliet IA the eff
tort to discover the Identity Of the
man who IS alleged to have sent the
paper to Williams and &C. r." is as
much mystery as ever.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
A UNIQUE REUNION
Six Men who We're Wounded at Chi
ckamaugua meet After Many Years

Six Men who We're Wounded at Chi
ckamaugua meet After Many Years
Oscar Rector, Of this city, was one
of the participants in a unique re-
union at Waukegan Wednesday, when
six men, all members of the Goth IL
linois volunteers in the civil war got
together at Waukegan. The men
were G. A. Partridge, Louis Bryant,
Ira Crib, Henry Batter, Frank Shep-
ard and Oscar Rector. All of these
men took part in the battle of Chicka-
maugna, and it is more remarkabl
that all Of them we're wounded in the
battle.
The men spent the entire day to-
gether recalling the events of the ia
mons battle and their experiences in
the hospitals after the engagement
was over. All Of the men save one
were members of Company Of the
regiment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09

TEE telephone company has at last
completed its new building and will
begin to do business there either to-
night or Sunday. For long time
the company has met all complaints
on the service with the answer that
everything would be made right when
its new Offices were completed, and its
subscribers will expect a great i'm
provement in the service at once. As
to the threatened raise in rates, the
company owes its patrons at least a
years good service to make up to
them for past deficiencies before it
begins to think Of boosting the price.
A whole lot of us have been paying
for long time for service we did not
get, and it is no more than right that
the company should do something to
make things square.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09

KENosHA has an ordinance that is
supposed to regulate the height at
which awnings mast be placed above
the walks, but like so many other or
dinances framed for the comfort OF
protection Of the ordinary citizen, no
body thinks It necessary to pay any
attention to It. Go down our princi-
pal business street and you can count
the awnings that are SO hung that
they do not interfere with pedestrians,
on the fingers of one hand. This is
just another case Of what is every
body's business is nobody's business,
for while there is continual kicking
on all sides, no one cares to take ur
the thankless task Of forcing the au-
thorities to enforce the ordinance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
GEORGE DEAD
Former Kenosha Man Who Gained
Fame as q Printer Died in Chi
cage Thursday Afternoon
A LEADER AMONG PRINTERS

Isaac D. George, native of Keno
sha and one Of the most loyal mem
bers of the Kenosha High school
alumni association, died at the Pres
byterian hospital in Chicago Thursday
afternoon after an illness of eight
weeks. Mr.. George had been oper-
ated on three weeks ago but his age
prevented him from rallyiug from the
operation. He was 90 years of age.
Mr.. George was a member of one of
the old Kenosha families. He was
born in this city and spent much of
his early life here. He learned the
trade OF a printer in Kenosha in the
early days but went to Chicago to
follow it. In 1869 he was elected as
the first president Of the international
Typographical Union, and he always
took great interest in the work of
the union. At the time of his death
he was the president Of the Old Time
Printers association of Chicago.
He gave up the printing several
years ago and for some time had been
employed as clerk IN the PROBATE
courts of Cook county. He was great
~ beloved among the printers of Chi
cago and was welcomed to any of the
larger Offices of the city.
The deceased is survived by a widow
and two daughters, the Misses Helen
and Mary George, all residents Of
Chicago. He was a brother Of Mrs.
w. p. Robinson, Of this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
NO BOLT PLANNED
supporters-of the La Toilette Faction
Say That Knives Are Not Sharpened

Say That Knives Are Not Sharpened
A number of leading local politi-
clans who have been prominently
connected with the La Toilette faction
in the city and county have asked
that statement be made to the effect
that the La Toilette followers IN the
county will not bolt the county ticket.
These men ask to have it stated that
the consensus of opinion among them
is to support the Republican county
ticket regardless to whom is nomin-
ated at the primaries. This statement
is made on account of the fact that
stories have been given out to the
effect thata certain ring Of politicians
would make an effort to defeat can
didates at the polls if they were
nominated at the primaries. IT is
claimed that the men who are work.
ing with the La Toilette men ii the
state are opposed to any such an
effort.
"A number of Kenosha people at
tended the Mason-Jensen wedding III
Pleasant Prairie Thursday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
DIES FROM HIS INJURIES

Join Diett1neyer, who was Thrown
rom Car, Died Thursday Night
John Diettmeyer, who was injured
on Thursday morning by falling from
car on the Chicago and Milwaukee
road near Berryville, died from his
injuries at the Kenosha hospital just
after eight O'Clock last night. A
post norton examination revealed
the fact that a broken rib had pierced
the lung of the man and this had
caused his death. Before the final
summons came the wife and children
of the injured man reached his bed
side.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09

The man who enjoys a hot cam
paign is going to be right in his ele-
ment for the next month, and even
the man who takes no interest il
politics IS beginning to sit up and
take notice. AS matter of fact, GER
tain recent developments in the po-
litical situation call for the undivided
attention of those voters who believe
in square deal, but who commonly
leave politics very much to the poll
ticians.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09

A GOOD many observers will be very
much surprised if there is not more in
this Chicago and Milwaukee electric
railway proposition than shows on
the surface. They believe the road
to be an integral part of one Of the
great railway systems Of the country
and the engineers in charge Of con
struction are certainly building fol
high speeds and heavy traffic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09

TIE Civic Federation will be doing
pretty we'll if it secures the enforce
ment Of only few Of the laws now on
the books without trying to pass any
new ones. 1t is the laxity of the Of
fcials chagred with the enforcement
of the laws, not lack of laws, that is
responsible for the conditions COM
planned of by the Federation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09

FROM all accounts Congressman
Cooper is badly scared, as is usral
with him whenever he has any fight
on his hands, and his friends are al
ready beginning to figure on how
much help may be expected from
Senator La Toilette in the primary
campaign in return for Cooper's flop
two years ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09
DIED IN KENOsHA
Former Paddock Clerk and Timer at
Harlem Race Track Died Wednesday

ndIACN MACE track OlGu w eOuG@u6y
James Loughman, a man widely
known among sporting men in and
about Chicago, died at the Pennoyer
Sanitarium in this city Wednesday
after long illness. Loughman had
come to Kenosha two weeks ago IN a
final effort to recover his health, but
when he reached the sanitarium he
was SO weak that there was no hope
entertained for his recovery.
The deceased was 43 years of age
and he had been prominently iden-
tilted with racing interests il Chi
cage. For more than twenty years he
served in the capacity Of paddock
judge and timer at the Harlem track.
Ia later years he had been employed
BY John Condor, the well known
horsenan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-09

THE small boy will have to stand on
his constitutional rights. # he is en-
titled to liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness he cannot be too severely
criticised for getting into the lake
these days, when and where he can,
just as long as the city refuses to set
off a part of the lake shore for his
usas