davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
|. OUR 4
COUNTRY
| CORRESPONDENCE.
SOMERS

Mrs. J. w. Walker, of Racine, was
the guest of Mrs. Lyman ]. Strong
Thursday andEFriday. 7ltc ID As
Miss Sena Rasmussen attended THE
Young Peoples convention at the
Bethania Lutheran church, Racine,
during the week. sfe @a2
MasterEWallace Miller visited with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reed,
in Racine, the past week. III
Mrs. JohnsQHerzog and children
have returnedghone from ayisitfwith
friends insChicago. 3a
Rev Gosling:occupied the pulpit at
the Firsts Methodist church, Racine,
Sunday morning.
Mrs. E.::Bishop is visiting with her
parents, .Mr.Iand Mrs. James Spence.
Masters Axel Rasmussen attended
the Young Peoples convention held
at the Observation-Disclosures church, Ra-
cine, over.Sunday. an4
Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Hanson, of
Racine, twisted with Mrs. Ozanne on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bishop and son,
Burdette, of Racine, visited with Mr..
and Mrs. LIZ. Strong over Sunday.
Mr.. andlMrs. L. Cook, of Kenqsha,
spent Thursday;with Mr.sand Mrs. e.
Cook.
B. F.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are build
ing large ware house at Corliss for
p. M. Anderson & Co.
Mrs. P.::'Breckenfelt, Of Racine,
visited withb Thomas Gssccigne
during the past week. o
Misses Mary and Irene Neff and
friend, of Racine, are visiting among
friends and relatives here.
Mrs. N. E. Thorp son and Mrs. L.
Fenske spentlFriday in Racine.
George w. Jagers, Of Racine, was
a Somers visitor Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Dean, presiding elder of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., occupied the pull
pit at thelMtE. Church on Sunday.
senatori LIT. Bishop departed for
an extended visit through the West
Friday. He Twill spend considerable
time with his brother, Abraham
Bishop, at Sutton, Neb,
Miss Lavina Bailey attended the
Teachers Institute at Wilmot last
week.
Mrs. WilliamlBush and Mrs. Samuel
Baker visiting with Mrs. Newman in
Racine Saturday.
Herman Talbert painted the M. w.
A. hall last week. 9
Mrs. Rosa Ho1mers and children de-
parted for their home in South Haven,
Mich, Monday after visit at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Peter
Ozanne.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE
Fred Wadman Arrested Charged With
Attempted Arson

Attempted Arson
Fred Wadman, well known man
ABOUT town, was locked up in the
county jail this morning by special
of1cer II. c. Mil1ager on charge of
attempted arson. He was taken into
custody just after O'Clock, and it is
claimed that he had planned to burn
down the frame building on Park
street just off Of Main street owned
BY Charles Pfennig.
A bundle of old rags soaked with
Kerosene was found in the alley near
the building, and it is claimed that
people living at the Hotel Orth ad-
Joining the frame building saw Wad-
man soak the rags in kerosene and
light them.
It is claimed that his purpose was
to burn up Mrs. Pullman who lives
on the second floor Of the building
and with whom he had quarreled.
Wadman was recently released from
jail after serving a term for intoxica-
ton, and It is claimed that his dispute
with Mrs. Pullman began during the
time he was in Jail. He claims that
he is innocent Of the charges against
him, and that the officers will have to
prove them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15

train robberies, six months in the
kenosha county jail.
julius Thate, of Milwaukee, charges
same as against Heney, finedlS15o and
costs or six monthssin Jail.
Claude Miller, of Milwaukee.
charged with burglarys of !store and
post office at Silver Lake, one year at
Waupun.
Merle McFadden, Kenosha, charged
with forgery, sent to Industrial school
for boys at Waukesha.
Earl Hopkins. of Kenosha, charged
with forgery, sent to sthe state re-
formatory at Green Bay for two years.
Mary Whyte and Louise Rock
nowski, the other two people who
were charged with felonies, have
been parolled pending the sitting of
the September term of the Circuit
Court and their cases will be taken
up at that time.
Sheriff Pfennig will start with the
Milwaukee men for the state prison
tomorrow morning and the other
prisoners will be taken to the differ
ent institutions as rapidly as possible.
There is now just one prisoner in the
county Jail charged with a felony,
but it is expected that other arrests
will be made now that the county
jail is empty and there is room to take
care of more prisoners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
''Thorns and Orange B1ossomso

Miss Virginia Wade, a charming
young Chicago actress, plays the
leading role in ''Thorns and Orange
Blossoms" company which comes to
the Rhode opera house next Monday
night. Miss Wade has been identified
with several of the New York sue
cesses and is said to possess extra
ordinary talent. The company comes
more than well recommended, having
but recently closed a remarkably
successful run at the Academy Of
Music, Chicago. Scenically 'sThorns
and Orange Blossoms" is handsome
production this season. The play, as
is well known, was dramatized from
Bertha NJ. Clay's famous novel Of the
same name.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
GIVEN A DECREE
Mrs. Margaret Allen Gets Decree Of Di-
vorce in Sensational Suit Today

VOrce IN sensational Suit Today
In the Circuit Court this morning
Judge Williams handed down a decis-
ion granting a divorce to Mrs. Mar
garet Allen, Of Kenosha, from her
husband, Albert j. Allen, Of Evans
vile, Ind. The evidence in the case
was Of the most sensational order.
Allen did not appear in Court and
Mrs. Allen was granted the custody
Of her two sons who are now living
with her in Kenosha. Mrs. Allen
charged her husband with infidelity
and the name Of a Mrs. Wells, who
lives on Carroll street in Waukesha,
is mentioned in the complaint as the
woman with whom Allen was undulY
intimate. It is alleged that Allen
was intimate with the woman at her
home in Wankesha and at the Schlitz
hotel in Milwaukee.
Mrs. Allen was accom- panied in
Court by her mother, Mrs. Burke,
who was the principal witness in the
case. The Court was satisfied with
the evidence of the mother of the
woman and did not demand further
testimony.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric
Cars To be Running Into
Chicago by Nov. First
FAST TIME is CONTEMPT LATED
No Merger of the Interests of the Elec'
trio and Northwestern Elevated
is Forecasted, But Trains
Will be Taken Care of

Agents of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric Railway company in Keno
sha on Tuesday afternoon stated that
it was now the intention of the COM
pany to have cars running from the
business center Of Milwaukee to the
business center Of Chicago, on or be-
fore November LIST OF this year. It
was stated that the work on the line
to the. north of Racine was being
pushed with all possible vigor, and
that the contractors had given the
assurance that it could be opened by
the first Of November. It is certain
that this line will be completed with
IN the next few months, but the most
startling portion of the statement is
that cars are to be run over the loop
in Chicago in SO short a time. The
representative of the company de-
clared that he was not speaking Off
cially, but that plans had been made
for the e1ectrifying Of the branch Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road leading from Wilson avenue,
Chicago, to Evanston, and that this
work was to be done by the first Of
November.
The work is to be done by the
North Western Elevated Railway
company, and when the six miles of
the St. Paul road have been equipped
for the carrying of electric cars there
will be an unbroken chain of electric
roads between Chicago and Milwau-
kee. The North Western elevated is
now operating electric cars as far
north as Wilson avenue, and the Chi
cago & Milwaukee are running the
cars into Evanston. 9eE
The plan that is being made is
| to have the Northwestern elevated
take the Chicago and Milwaukee cars
| at Evanston and run them into and
out of Chicago. There is nothing
said as to merger of the interests of
the two companies and the idea is
given ont that the business of the
companies will be kept absolutely
separate. On the Northwesterng sele-
waited express trains are now being
run to all the principal business CEN
tres and it is thought that this plan
will be followed on the Chicago and
Milwaukee and that special trains
will be run directly from the Milwau-
kee business center to the loop dis.
trict in Chicago with stops only at
Racine, Kenosha and Waukegan. II
is claimed that suck trains can be
run between the two cities in less
than two hours and that in this way
the time will be much faster than
that of the steam roads.
The connection of the Chicago and
St. Paul road with the deal is not ap-
parent, but the old story is being re-
vived that this company is back of
the Chicago and Milwaukee electric
and that the great western steam
railway system will ultimately take
over the electric road. IF the half
hour trains are established between
Kenosha and Chicago the people of
Kenosha who use the road will not be
particular who reaps the dividends so
long as the road furnishes good SER
vice. The opening Of TIE line into
Chicago will be awaited with a great
deal of interest by the people 81 Ke.
nosha and all other north shore
4 towns.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
NEW HOMES in THE WEST.

Send for free copy Of pamphlet con-
tanning synopsis of the United States
homestead laws and information how
to secure quarter section Of splendid
farming orsgrazing land free along
the new railway lines of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway in South
Dakota, Wyoming and other states.
Special excursion rates to home.
seekers. Full informationon request
to any ticket agent of the North
Western line. Wed DIV 18
80 -asz-ssss
Attorney George Taylor is i'll at his
home on Durkee avenue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
When Carlyle Heard Dickens.

april %, 1868, Carlyle wrote thus Of
one OF Dickens. readings: II had to go
yesterday to Dickens reading s p. m.
Hanover rooms, to the complete upset
ting Of my evening habitudes and spir-
1tnaI composure. Dickens does do 1t
capitally, such as It LIS acts better than
any Macready In the world; q whole
tragic, comic, heroic theater visible,
performing under one hat and keeping
rs laughing In sorry way, some or
Us thought-the whole night. He is a
good creature, too, and makes ESQ to
eco by each of the readings
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER

The following is list of the mail
matter remaining unca11ed for in the
kenosha postofice, Kenosha county,
Wisconsin, for week ending Aug. 10,
1907, and which will be sent to the
IDeadiLetter'ofice at the expiration of
two weeks unless called for:
MEMS LIST.
Seven Bergeman, Joe T. Callahan, e. E. Cum
mings, w. H Curre11, John Ernst, C 60. J. Fay,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will. N. Fisher, Gorenh, Trainer,
Milton Green, Lars Hekne, r. C. Huntington,
Matus Hustare11, /. Iacyna, Dec Inderbitzur,
John Jesiulis, Frank Jonaptis, Charles Krack,
josef Kristof, Ignacus Lemont, Geo. Mach
Frank Mooney, Petras Preidres, Lloyd /.
Phelps, Billy Sause, N. T. Schmorrow, John
G. Scovel, Jr., C1eve Sherrod, Duncan Shields,
Chas Sidesky, Johan Speharik, Marcellino
Stagi, Ben Stone, Jakop Tuskan, Samuel Urn
ak, Ross Willnan, Oscar Wiley, Fred w. Will
Jams.
LADIES' LIST.
Mrs. Lizzie Andrews, Mrs. Barnes, Miss
Mary Beehan, Miss Carrie B. Dunning, Mrs.
w. Epper, Miss Emma Jones, Miss Nina Jones,
Miss Ethel Kelsey, Miss Hattie Lawrence, Mrs.
Helen Maurice, Miss A. Mi11ington, Mrs.
Christine Myer, Mrs. Nettie Price, 2, Miss
Mabel Read, Miss May Roberts, Miss Daisy
Strong, Mrs. Mary S. Taggart, Miss Lorena,
Thomas, Mrs. John Walter, Mrs. Emma Wal
lex, Mis-. Imogene MARITIME Wilson,, 2.
To obtain any of the above mail
matter the applicant must give the
date of this list.
JOIN B. MALoNEY, P. M.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
LADIES' LIST.

Cut rates to Chicago and Milwau-
kee. r. Fl. Burr. 252-254 Park st. If
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-08-15
NOTICE

The Liberty Cemetery Helpers will
meet at the home of Mrs. Geo. Faux
ner Tuesday p. M, August 20. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. GEO. FAULKNER, Sec'y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-15
Roses on elouses.

Fashion now commands her de-
voices to wear flowers in profusion,
not only on hats but on lace. The
newest Partisan lace blouses bear
painted rambler roses, in color ap-
preaching pure pink. The deeper
carmine of the garden variety also is
seen.
Buckles representing tiny garden
flowers are novelties In millinery trim
mings. They are placed straight
across the front of a mushroom hat,
forget-me-nots, pinks and violets be-
;,g used. Another novelty consists OF
minute wreaths of flowers linked to-
gether to form a chain which encircles
the crown of a wide brimmed hat.
Yes, it is clear the fashionable mil
liners do not recognize anything ex
cept youth in their customers. 1t Is
not of the slightest consequence II the
marks of time are accumulated by the
proximity of bright colors- The edic'
of the milliner is: Take what We
give you, or leave it. And, leaving II
you are hopelessly out of fashion"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-15
DEAD MERCHANT
He SOMETIMES DRIVES TRADE
AWAY FROM THE TOWN.
HINDRANcE rouvE MERCHANT
Are 40 Much to BE Feared n the
Competition OF the Catalogue
Houses-Shouid BE Awak-
ened or Buried.

Why should the home merchant be
patronized instead of the mail order
house? The subject has been ex-
hausted almost and from all points OF
view and all sides there Is no valid
reason why the merchant at home
should not-excepting two, price and
articles wanted
II Is not the intention OF the writer
to lot down a pleasant flow OF Ian
guage or to produce an interesting bit
of reading matter, but merely to state
in a few simple sentences what have
seen and learned Of the competition be-
tween the catalogue houses and the
home merchants. In the first place no
one community suffers greatly In this
competition. That makes the problem
all the more difiicult In solution.
mean by this that the majority OF buy
ers In no one community purchase BY
mail. The business of the mail order
house Is scattered over a large terri
tory, the number of orders CONS
from any one community compared
with the whole IL comparatively small
to the number of orders in the town
There is an exception to this in q com
munity where the home merchants ar
dead ones and ask exhorbitant prices.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-15
Soaked Corn for Pigs.

One of our subscribers asks II 1t is
beneficial and profitable to soak OLD
corn before feeding it to his pigs.
There are some of the very best
feeders who practice soaking their
corn. when 1t is dry and hard, twelve
To twenty-four hours before feeding
and believe that it is not only a salts
factory way of feeding but that II
pays. says the American Swineherd
They believe that the corn is easier
digested when soaked than when dry
and hard.
There are other very good feeders
who do not follow this system OF feeo-
ing but feed the corn dry, asserting
that it is not gulped down by the pigs
like a slop made of ground feed mol
like soaked corn; but requires mors
mastication. and, therefore, more Of
the saliva is intermingled with 1t
which is a necessary process to assis'
the digestion.
| Each class of feeders is equally sue
cessful in its business. While one Ser
| son who feeds soaked corn may Sc
cure better results over another tina
practices the same plan OF feeding
hut who doesn't have the skill. or, a
the boys say, isn't a born feeder, com
pared with the other who is more sue
| cessful. showing that great deal o
the advantages lie in the man MN
self. He doesn't overfeed and sta
them. and thereby throw them O
their feed. He watches them closet!
He gives them charcoal and salt n
gives them change of feed for tn
variety and to keep them toned up.
There has been a great deal OF oil
cussion on feeding soaked cor
ground feed and dry corn, and the e
neriment stations show that there IS
to per cent gain from feeding cor
meal over feeding hard corn as pra
ticed by the same feeder.
A breeder who is anxious to get
the bottom facts, to possess the trut
should get as close to this matter
possible. Give it more good though
observe your own results from yo
own feeding, and then adopt tn
which proves best for you, with q
assurance that some Of the best fee
! ers practice feeding corn as stated
) YOU. There are more successful wa
I than enc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-15
A HOMEMADE RosETTE.
Easily Made AFFAIR That Will Help
the Slipper.

II is the ambition of every girl and
Voung woman to own some OF the
dainty satin suede slippers In wnite
or gay colors that are now SO much IN
vogue. But, unfortunately, to the ax-
erage woman these slippers. especial
Iy where 1t Is necessary to have q
numbe- of them to match dinerent
gowns, prove an expensive luxury far
beycud the reach of a moderate al
lowance.
One thrifty young person. however
mot to be daunted by obstacles. has
hi. upon a way of providing herself
nth the most up-to-date looking slip
ners at a minimum cost. She buys
perfectly plain pair of suede slipper:
of good shape. but destitute OF bow o.
buckle. at less than half the cost O
the decorated ones. and then proceeds
IN trim them herself with the new
knotted ribbon rosettes which ar
seer ON all the high-class dancing SIP
pers.
These rosettes are so easy to maxi
that any girl can concoct them BIZ
seven yards of ribbon about half a.
,nch wide and the exact shade OF tn
slinre-. Divide it in two parts. an
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-15

or harvest sale or the like? But why
not? These two storekeepers are Bit
ter against the mail order houses
wonder WIN? talked with the rail-
road agents In that little city and No
said lots of hardware and furniture
was shipped in. He said. "One DAY
made out an express order Tor $S4 20
pay for . bill of hardware. told the
man to go up and see II the merchans
couldn't I'LL the order. He went pug
soon came back, saying that he didnv
have half of the stun on hand and thae
he wouldn't cut bit on what he dao
have"
Column after column has been writ
ten deploring the fact that the buyer
spends her or his money away from
home, that she or he is helping to buflo
up the mail order house to the detri-
ment of the home merchant. The sem
timent Is good and the cause Is worthy
of the efforts being made to stop tnis
undertow; but no amount Of writing.
and no amount of home patriotism villa
ever overcome the bad effects OF tho
dead merchant in the little town. The
truth can be plainly seen.
Let us turn back to the generat
stores and look up the proprietor OF
any one. He probably win be found
busy waiting on a customer, but II not
he will tell you that 1t Is not the cata-
Iogues alone that he fears. but also
that 1t is the lethargy OF these two
dealers. They are helping to drive
away tr.1e from home
l have wandered from the sub1ecs
and gotten over on the buyers side
of the fence; but isn't 1t well at times
to look at the other side Of this pitiaole
story? I started to write few lines on
why People Should Trade at Home
and have gotten into the field Of WI,
the Home Merchant Should Induce
People to Trade at Home" 1t may b
fair to the little town to once In
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-15
To illustrate. There is a little city in

To illustrate. There Is little city IN
the central part OF Wisconsin. beau
tiful little place. with its shady streets
and pleasant homes. 1t has several
general stores owned by live. vide
awake merchants, who are hustling Tor
business, yet are always pleasant ana
ready to visit with customer. They
are not put out at any time to show
goods. taking down bolt after bolt OF
cloth and maybe then not making even
a fve-cent sale. They take that as
part of their business: they are always
willing to send post-haste to the city
for any article they may not have IN
stock that is wanted by customer;
their stocks are up-to-date and free
from shelf-worn goods. These men
make the humblest customers feel well
come In their stores, and particular at
tention Is paid to waiting on children,
giving them even better measure and
quality than their elders would re-
ceiye. And these men are advertisers.
Their ads in the local papers are
changed regularly and show time and
study. They meet the mail order man
more than half way in special sales
and clearing of odds and ends. Here
| is an instance where there Is no legi'
innate excuse for a person sending
away after goods. And the people &c
not. Very few articles Of general mer
chandise are shipped into that city
The buyer and seller are working II
harmony to their own betterment and
advantage.
But look at the other side. The city
which we have In mind has one hard
ware and one furniture store. Boti
have fairly good stocks for the size o
their circle Of trade, but just step int
either one OF these stores. The pro
prietor may be in the back room or tn
back yard for all you know, but BY Ant
by some stir Is heard and leisurely n
makes his appearance-neither stor
has need of clerk-and probably Wit
some grumbies about being disturbed
asks what is wanted. There might a
well be placards in the store annount
! ing BUY what I've got and keep still
and I'VE are busy. don't disturb us.
No effort is made to show you an art
: Gle: nothing Is ever taken down frol
; the shelves unless directly asked 10
Neither hardware nor furniture ma
). acts willing to get what you want II B
does not have it in stock. And again
neither one of these stores believe
advertising. They use no space
E their home papers; newcomer wou
u never know the city possessed sui
D places of business enterprise. WI
% ever heard of country hardwsrs
furniture store having a special sa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-15
THE place for Pears.

The best soil for pears is probably
. clay loan. or where the loan over
lies a clay subsoiI. OF course. pears
will crow and produce well on what
is known as a gravel loan, with clay
subsoil. but this Is not so ideal as
clay loan. Whatever the location Is
however. it must be dry; II not nat
urally dry, it should be made SO oy
drainage. Low land is very pcol
place on which to establish a peal
orchard. The situation should bt
where there is plenty of sunshine and
a res circulation Of air at all times