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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

He outlined what he would suggest
for the curriculum of such school.
Elementary chemistry would be
taught, having special relation to agri-
culture The same would be true of
natural philosophy. Botany would be
taught, with special relation to plants
raised upon the farm. A commercial
course would have special features
il preparing the tudents to keep a
set of farm books, as was done by
many practical and up-to-date farmers.
Elementary manual training which
teaches the pupils the proper use of
tools, such as are usually found upon
a farm would be included among some
Of the more advanced schools.
Such a building, he said, would be-
come the literary center for the com
mhiinity and would afford the opportun-
ity for debating clubs, and literary or
ganizations They would afford places
for holding farmers Institutes, in
which the pupils as well as the older
people would participate Lecture cour-
ses could be maintained, without ex-
pense, for the various educational insti-
buttons of the state could and would
furnish speakers free of cost.
But the great advantage, he said,
would be that the pupils of the school
would be imbibing ideas of the farm
all the time and upon completion of
the course would be equipped for better
service there. 1t would obviate the
great difficulty now experienced in
Keeping the young folks at home on
the farm and would cause them to re-
tain interest in the affairs which pertain
to rural life, intead Of giving them
ideas antagonistic to the farm
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

Without any joking some of the farm
ers OF the county who have the neces-
sary swamp land lying unproductive
and idle could do worse than go into
frog farming on a large scale. There
is little to lose in making the expert
ment and a good chance to makesa fair
profit. Chicago furnishes a ready mar
ket for all the frogs legs, that can be
supplied, and frog farming has proved
successful in many other localities.
Any morning after a snow storm it
would be an easy matter for the street
commissioners to make, some inspection
of the business section and see how
many of the merchants are violating
the city ordinance by sweeping the
dust and refuse from their stores into
the streets. Only few are guilty Of
this practice but there is no good rea-
son why any one should be allowed to
dispose of dirt in this manner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
MONTANA" NEXT SUNDAY.
Fine Play for Theatre Goers Matinee
@&e and Night Performance.

Fine Play for Theatre Goers. Matinee
<ss - and Night Performance.
We have had so many of the society
plays, so many of the political plays,
not to speak of the many musical
farces, that when the opportunity comes
to see real play of American life,
there is no wonder that one is apt to
say what relief Among the few
plays of real American life, "Mon-
tana,." the new and interesting drama
of life on the plains, which comes to
the Rhode Opera House on Sunday
afternoon and night is said to be one
Of the best plays of Western life ever
presented. After a record of three
years of continuous success, all over
the country, Montana can surely
lay claim to all that the word 'suc-
cess actually means. Harry D. Carey,
a brilliant young actor of quite a
standing in the theatrical world, is the
author Of Montana" and heads a
big cast of twenty players. Don t for
get the matinee
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
Annual Report of Kenosha EIec-
trio Railway Co. Filed Today
Shows Good Increase
OVER A MILLION PASSENGERS
Total Receipts for the Year Closing De-
cember 1st We're 500, 66s.4O.-
Carried 3,1OO Passengers
Daily During Year

Notwithstanding the fact that Ke-
nosha industries have been idle for
weeks the annual report of the Ke-
nosha Electric Railway Company which
was fled with the City Treasurer this
morning shows that the company did a
larger business during the year closing
Dec. LIST, 1907 than it did in the pre-
vious year, and had it not been for the
great falling off in. the last six months
of the year the showing would have
been even more notable The report
shows that the gross receipts of the
company for the year were $50, G68.40,
and the tax due to the city on this
showing is $1,391.71 This is two per
cent of the gross earnings of the com
pany President Frost has filed ST
milar report with the Secretary of
State. The gross receipts for the. year
shows an increase Of a little over $500
over the receipts of last year. Nearly
all Of the receipts of the company were
for cash fares paid by passengers, the
amount paid for advertising being of
little moment. The examination of the
report shows that the company carried
total of 1,113,368 or on an average
Of 800 daily During the former year
the report showed that the total re
ceipts Of the company were $53,919.08
and the number of passengers carried
in the former year was 1,078,381.
During the first. six months OF the last
year the showing made by the company
was a remarkable one but since the
month OF June there has been a great
falling off in the number of people
carried, due to the fact that in these
months many Of the factories have been
running light or entirely closed down.
This falling off has been so great that
the receipts of the company for the lat
ter part of the year was not nearly as
large as for the former year during
the same period.
The opening Of the new extensions
next year is expected to swell the
receipts again, and it is expected that
the report for next year will show earn
ings largely in excess of this year.
1 u
The report shows that the company
has been earning splendid interest on
the investment but no notice of the
payment of dividends on stock of the
Kenosha Electric Railway Company has
been made public. This is largely due.
to the fact that the entire stock Of the
company is owned by A. G. Frost.
Nearly all of the money earned by the
company has been used for extensions
of the line, and before these extensions
are completed the company will have
spent much more than the entire earn
ings for the year
The history Of the road has shown
a steady growth in the return from
fares and the receipts from last year
compared with the receipts Of $18,414
for the first year of operation shows
the great increase that has come in
the business of the company during
the five years that the road has been
i'll operation. This is the last year
that the company will pay taxes into
the treasury of the city Of Kenosha
as under the new law these taxes will
be paid to the State Treasurer BEGIN
ming with next year
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
AFTER STATE HoNoRs
Kenosha Bow1ers Will Play in State
Tournaments Milwaukee Thursday

The Peterson Bowling team composed
of M. Martinson, Louis Hammond, Dr..
10. c. Ryan, DR.. f. B. Lansdowne, Char
les Deffry and Nicholas Krisor will go
to Milwaukee tomorrow to play in the
State Bowling tourney. They will meet
the Milokens of Milwaukee at the Terry
Alleys. The members of the Kenosha
team will also be entered in the singles
and doubles and it is expected that the
men will make a good showing. John
Powell who has been leading in the
singles in the tournament is a Kenosaa.
man but he is entered in the state meet
as a member of one of the Racine
teams. It is expected that quite a
crowd of Kenoha poole interested in.
bowling will accompany the Kenosha
team to Milwaukee
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

The capital and labor notes pub
lished by the various newspapers
around the country give much encou-
raging information in regard to the
large numbers Of employees being put
back to work by the railroads and in
the various industries in different
states but we would feel more optimis-
tic if the papers would also furnish
a little information at the same time
in regard to the number Of men laid
off when the financial crash came so
that some comparisons could be made
However it will not do to quarrel with
good news and every man who re
turned to work helps the general situa-
ton just that much
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

Remember that it Is required by
the city ordinances that all walks be
cleaned afer every storm. Most Of the
property owners did their best for the
public and got their walks cleaned as
soon as possible Monday morning but
there were some notable exceptions on
some of the principal streets that will
have to be looked after at once by
the snow shoveling brigade of the city.
1t may make little hard feeling be-
tween the city officials and those pro-
perty owners who have been accustom-
ed IN the past to do pretty much as
they please but now is the time for the
city to lay down hard and fast rule
that the ordinance which requires the
walks to be cleaned is to be enforced
tor the letter with no exceptions in
favor Of anybody.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
WHO PAYS THE TAXES.

Taxes! The subject Of never ending
argument. Always old and always new,
yet always interesting. Talk with the
laboring man who owns his little home,
ask him who pays the taxes, ~ do, "
he will say, my home is all I have of
property in the world, it is assessed to
its full value, the rich man has house
which cost him $4,000 and it is as
sessed for $4,000 | certainly pay
more than he does'' Next call upon
the general business man, the middle
man, he will tell you that he pays all
Of his own taxes and part Of the rich
man IS ask him to explain and he will
says: II pay taxes on my home at full
value, also on my store and on my
stock, l am paying taxes on all of
these things just as though [ owned
them, but I don It, my house and store
are mortgaged to the rich man and l
not only pay taxes on them but [ also
pay taxes on the mortgage, for the
rich man, there is a clause to that
effect in the mortgage; yes, there is
no question as to who pays the taxes.
could probably, settle everything up
and have, say, $4,000 or $4,000 to
the good, but pay taxes on from
$4,000 to $30,000-you bet 1 pay more
Ah1,, oh Of 4ho - Tbo iaL
man s story is as follows: "Of course
the monied men pay the taxes, there
is no doubt about that, my house and
lot is assessed for more than / can
sell them for, you must admit that,
and then my bonds and stocks are all
of corporations doing business in diff
ferent parts of the country. These diff
ferent businesses pay taxes in the diff
feTent cities they are located in and
In some cases pay a state tax also, all
of which comes out Of the profits which
belong to me, and then they want me
to pay again for being the owner Of
the paper certificates, why man, [ pay
double what I ought to-" There are
hundreds of other arguments from each
class, all more or less good, and when
you have heard them all and try to
figure out "who pays the taxes" you
finally come to the conclusion that~we
all do, of course, there are some shirks,
there are shirks in every line, whether
it be in paying taxes or working or
shouldering responsibility, but we all
get about what is coming to us in the
long run.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

The remarkable increase in attend
snce at the University agricultural cour-
ses is the most gratifying evidence Of
the desire Of Wisconsin farmers to keep
abreast of the times and thoroughly
up in all the discoveries and improve
ments that are making farming easier
and more profitable. The results of the
instruction received are going to show
in the future statistics Of production
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
WANTS MORE HELP
State Civil Service Commission To Hold
Another Examination Soon


The State Civil Service Commission
announces a general competitive exam
nation for the position of stenographer,
to be held February 14th and 10Th at
selected centers.
The demand for stenographers in the
public service is. constantly increasing.
The Civil Service Commission has
given FIVE general competitive exam
nations during the past two years for
this position and finds it difficult to
supply the needs of the, service.
The commission will give a competi-
tive examination for the position of
Assistant Physician at. sthe Home for
the Feeble Minded, at.=Chippewa Falls,
on January .25th. Young unmarried
men, recent college graduates, are pre-
ferred. Salary $1,000 per annum and
maintenance. The Commission has thus
far received no" applications for this
positior.
Applications for examination should
be forwarded to the State Civil Service
Commission at Madison, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
ROADS BLOCKED BY SNOW
Milk Pedd1ers and Farmers Encounter
Big Drifts on the Highways

Big Drifts on the Highways
AS a result Of the recent storm.
roads and highways throughout the
country are practically impossible
and in the worst condition of years.
Snow from two to four feet in depth
is packed into them and in some
places the drifts are said to be al
most ten feet high. Many people
who yesterday attempted to get into
the country on various missions gave
up the task after passing the city
limits, and more than one had to get
out and unhitch his horse, being I'M
able to turn around in the deep snow.
Milk dealers are up against real
hard problem, in that the snow not
only handicaps their delivery, but
has prevented the usual amount of
milk being brought to the city, and
a shortage is said to exist.
The local telephone company had in
the neighborhood of 600 phones out
Of commission, but the majority have
been remedied and a day or two more
will entirely eliminate the trouble
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

The advantages of putting the tele-
phone wires in cables were clearly
demonstrated by the big storm Of Sun
day. By Monday morning the tele-
phone company had had. over six hun
dred single wires down and out Of
business while the wires that had been
put in cables had been working in first
rate shape. Fortunately theebig storm
coming on Sunday, the company was
able to get most of the damage to it's
lines repaired in time for the tran
saction of business on Monday but it
looks as if it would be an economical
move for the company to cable as
many Of it's lines as possible. The
repair bills after the sleet storms that
may be expected any day in the winter
in this section must make a big hole
in the profits.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16


Brainslaws, SWeda, who recently Won
q suit in the Justice Court against his
former sweetheart Helen Urbaniak, is
to make another try at the matrimonial
game, and this morning license was
issued by County Clerk Jones for the
marriage of Sweda and Miss Flora
Panka. The wedding is scheduled to
take place week from next Sunday.
Bernard j. Griffith, a well known
hardware clerk of the village of Wilmot
and Mrs. Lii Bluck of Silver Lake were
quietly married at the home of the Rev.
r. B. Blyth in Burlington on Tuesday
afternoon. They will make their home
at Wilmot. Both the bride and groom
are well known in the Wetern part. of
the county.
Last Sunday evening some tramp
broke into the Lamb school house in
Pleasant Prairie. He broke down the
doors and one of the windows of the
building and then made himself com
Portable for the night. If the fellow
can be captured the farmers living in
the neighborhood will make it inpos-
sible for rim to break into another
school building.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

It is not generally known that the
fieet of war vessels that sailed under
Admiral Evans had with it complete
foundry ship. The experiment of
foundry and machine ship was first
made during the Spanish-American war
when the 'FVulcan was fitted out as
a complete repair ship; this proved so
successful than when it was decided to
Ground the Horn, the panther" was
fitted out for the same purpose. Cleve-
land Castings" in speaking Of the
panther gives a partial list of the
machinery that she carries, as follows:
A Fray & Scott woodworking lathe, 4
engine lathes, radial drill, dry grinder,
wet grinder, wood planer, buzz-saw,
bandsaw, milling machine, drill press,
pipe cutting and threading machine, a
36 SO inches by s feet open side
planer, 2 portable iron benches with
vises, fat turret lathe, gap lathe 20
feet between centers, portable forge, 5
stationary FORCES, combination punch
and shear, plate bending rolls, steam
hammer, 3 anvils on iron blocks, Whit
ing cupola % inches diameter inside
lining with a capacity per hour of one
half to one ton, a Schwartz brass melt
ing furnace, No. Sturtevant blower
and steam engine, air compressor, a
motor driven No. forge blower, hydra
ulic bending press shaper, and wireless
telephone equipment.
She carries fifty mechanics in addi-
tion to the regular crew.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

Chicago has had one Of it's thieving
public officials convicted for months
but has so far been unable to land him
in he penitentiary. The experience of
this great city with it's criminals is not
very encouraging for smaller places but
all we have to do here is to keep on
hoping and watching. It may be that
the law will overtake some Of the Ke-
nosha boodlers yet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
L. w. WOOD
State Rural School Inspector, who was
the Principal Speaker at the
Annual School Officers
Convention Today.

Convention Today.
In Mr.. Wood IS address he spoke on
two up-to-date theories of education,
both of which are, as he said, intend
ed to keep the faces Of the pupils
turned toward the farm, rather than
toward the city. - Mr.. Wood urged
that the purpose Of the country school
should not be only to provide an edu-
cation which is equal to that in the
city schools in a general way, but
superior, in that it Will teach the pu-
pills that farm life is not a mere grind.
Such a system of education was ad-
vocated as will show the pupils that
there is science in farming, and will
thereby make it interesting. It will
prove far more interesting and more
charm will be given that kind Of work,
he said, if he has an idea, in adj
vance, of what he proposes to do, and
is watching the development Of an
idea, as well as the growing crop
Regarding consolidation Of schools,
he said the merits of this subject had
been discussed pro and con and vari-
Gus opinions expressed. There were
those, he stated, who advocate the
consolidation Of schools as the only
remedy for present weaknesses and
others who declare that it is not feast
bic or practical and who urge only an
Improvement of schools as they now
are. He said both views were radical
and the truth lay between the two.
At the present time, he said, two
thirds Of the towns in some states have
such schools in whole or in part and
in nearly half the states of the union
were to be found some such schools.
Therefore to declare them Impractical
was absurd, as well as to declare that
they were the cure-all for existing
evils.
Mr., Wood made it plain that such
schools are not practical in all town
ships. In many places various con1i-
tons exist which make such school
system entirely out of the question.
He did not urge it upon the various
towns in Kenosha county but discussed
benefits which derive from such schools.
where they may be established to ad-
| vantage.
Regarding the rural high school he
was not SO conservative He URGED
such schools as not only feasible, in
many communities but absolutely nee
essary to prepare students for farm
life. He said that when young people
were sent from the farm to the city to
secure high school education, it was
but natural that they absorb the urban
ideas. Therefore it was necessary to
counterfeit this condition, high schools
being established which would breathe
the rural atmosphere.
He explained that townships combin-
ing for high school need not embrace
the ideas of consolidation Of district
schools at all, and the Transportation
| problem was eliminated.
He said it had been argued for the
last ten years; that the state offered
great inducements to city schools bnt
not enough to the rural schools. This
was not true, he said The state offer
ed to pay half the teaching exnensa
Of rural high schools and some Of tba
schools have drawn more money thar
the free high schools of the cifv.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

That little reminder in regard to
cleaning sidewalks published by the
Council for the benefit of property own
ers and real estate agents will doubt
less be taken by them in the spirit in
which it is meant No one can now
say that he has not had fair warning
in case the city finds it necessary to
clean his walk for him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

The second Thaw trial is not yet
quite so nauseous. as the first but
"hitherto unpublished" portraits Of
the fair and frail Evelyn are still at
premium in most Of the big news
paper offices.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
DEMORALIzES MAIL SERVICE
Changes in Train Schedules Make
Trouble for Postal Department

Trouble may result between the
railroads and the government as a
result of the changes in train service
which are being inaugurated through
out the Wisconsin system.
Already cognizance Of the action of
the railroads has been taken by the
officials for this, the 10th district, and
it is possible that some questions may
be asked of the railroad authorities
within a few days. The matter has
been taken up by F. S. Dickerman Of
Milwaukee, chief clerk of this district.
and it will certainly go to higher
authorities within few days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

Many tickets have been sold for the
annual Charity Ball to be given BY the
henoshs Lodge of Elks and it is as
sured that the dance will be the greatest
social event of the year in Kenosha.
tickets may be purchased until Satur-
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

IF Wisconsin meditates running the
life insurance business itself within
it's own borders it has ]he field practi-
cally clear.-Record Herald
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

After short but active public career
the clearing house check is rapidly re-
turning to private life honored and re
spected if not loved by the people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

1t is reported that the ice on the
Kenosha lakes is now about six inches
thick but it is 50 covered with snow
and slush that it is impossible to cut
it and it is feared that the ice harvest
will be delayed until after another cold
period.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

SO Dave Rose is going to run again
for Mayor Of Milwaukee. That insures
Milwaukee people a lively and inter
e$stlng campaign anyway.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
COAL AT s4.e5 PER tom

The Kenosha Fuel Co. will deliver
harrisburg nut coal for heating pur-
poses at $4.65 per ton. Kenosha Fuel
CO., IL W. Main st. Phone 1247
or 90. 80
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

me - amateur weather sharps had a
chance nee -to recall the last blizzard switch
they improved to the utmost.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

It was touch of "real old fashion
ed winter at last.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16

Sharp Todd Of Milwaukee spent the
day with friends in Kenosba.