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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
A Narrow Escape.

One morning in the summer of 1866
a portion of the Fifth United States ins
fantry while on their way to New
Mexico halted on the prairie. They
were 800 strong, and many of them
were veterans of the civil war An
ominous sound, like the muttering Of
distant thunder, startled them. Soon
a scout came in and reported that an
immense herd of buffalo was sweeping
toward the camp. The roar heard by
the soldiers was the rafting of the
herds hoofs. Soon a black mass was
seen bearing down and behind it a
cavalcade of pursuing Indians, 500
strong. They had maddened the buff
falo, hoping to capture the train by
Btampeding the frightened animals and
causing them to overrun the soldiers.
Something caused the herd to open be-
fore it reached the soldiers. 1t passed
in two columns, leaving the infantry,
their wagons, mules and horses be-
tween and not 600 feet from either
mass of the maddened beasts. When
the savages saw that their tactics had
failed, even their natural self suppress
Bion failed to prevent an exhibition OF
their rage They rode off in sullen
fury.-Old Santa Fe Trail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
Annual Visit of the State High
School inspectors Takes
Place Friday Afternoon
SCHOOLS IN FINE CONDITION
Inspectors Praise Work Done by Teach
ers and Students and Hold Long
Conference With Teachers
After Inspection

The annual inspection of the Keno
department took place on Friday morn
ing and afternoon and it was under the
direction of State Inspectors H. j. Ter
ny and J. 3. Borden of Madison. The
two inspectors spent the entire day at
the High School and their report that
the school is one of the best in the
state is decidedly gratifying to Superin-
tendent Zimmers and the teaching force
Of the High school. The inspection was
most thorough one the inspectors
visiting every class room during the
day and making many suggestions to
the teachers in regard to the manner in
which the work was being done.
During the morning the inspectors
were given surprise in the way of a
fire drill and the pupils all left the
building in a minute and quarter
After the inspection was over the two
inspectors and the members Of the
teaching force held a long conference
at which the inspectors made few
criticisms on minor points Of the work
being done i'll the school and discussed
the best means to attain results in the
education Of the boys and girls N the
high school.
The formal report Of the inspectors
will not be issued for several weeks, but
hey stated that they found the Kenosha
school "good SCHOOL, and that they
were pleased to say that the schools
here were among the best in the state.
In the past four years the Kenosha
High School has been making strides
toward perfection and it is now de-
clared that it's students arc among the
best sent to the University of Wiscon-
sin each year. Tt was not many years
ago that the Kenosha High School reach
ed the place where it could be placed
OIL the credit list of the large univer-
stiles but now the curriculum has been
sr improved tfat tie Kenosha High
School graduates are received in nearly
all the universities of the country with
out condition. This speaks more for
the progress Of the school than any re-
port that could be made by state in
spectors.
The school has been placed on the
accredited list Of the large universities
only after the closest scrutiny by the
men employed to make examinations
for these universities and there is
scarcely university in the country of
any note which is not bidding for the
students graduated from the Kenosha
school,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
GLEE CLUB CONCERT

Did you ever hear college glee club
sing9 If so you will be delighted to
know that twenty three Lawrence Uni
versity boys are coming to Park avenue
4. B. Church on Thursday evening, Mar
26. They will give us an evening of
stirring music and clean fun. Prof.
William Harper, member of the .tApol-
10 Club and bass soloist in the stThe
Messiah at Chicago Auditorium, is
director. Prof. Seaman Garnes. instruc
tor in Lawrence School of Expression.
accompanies the club as reader and bari
tone soloist. He is one of the finest in
the state.
Admission only IS cents, students 25
cents Sale of tickets limited to $50.
No sefserved seats. Tickets on sale at
Y. M. G. A.; stores OF A. B. Ames, L.
FL. Holbrook; E. L Lease, Chas. Leo
nard, Karnes Bros and A. E. Bounsall
or phone No. 70 and they will be sent
to your home. Main doors open at
7:45. Concert at S:l5. m24
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
A Real Prince.

AS a proposition for Anna Gould to
think about with a view to righting
her status in the eyes of the world,
marriage with the Prince de Sagan.
"poor coot" as he is, is not SO bad.
This prince has hereditary rights in
Germany which include large landed
estate and a seat in the German par
lament. 1t may be true that he has
been a worse reprobate morally than
the divorced Count Castellane. But
he inherited bad record, which he
may have felt it proper to maintain.
However, he is young enough to re-
form and when he reaches sixty may
be as sedate as King Edward of Eng
land, whom nobody would have sup
posed twenty years ago could be shock
ed by a vaudeville song, as the Eng
lish king was last summer at a Ger
man resort.
Marriage to prince must bring to
Anna Gould and to her children as
we'll promotion. The net result is that
she would get a loftier title than the
one which cost her so much cash and
such deep humiliation. But, best of all,
life on country estate in the interior
of Germany might mean the salvation
of her children. They would grow up
in healthy atmosphere, far removed
from the designations of Paris and the
scandal attaching to their mothers
sad venture there. And then those
Vanderbilt girls have landed duke
and a count, so it is but natural for
the Gould girl to wish to vault higher
and be the American wife of real
prince.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

We shall be perfectly satisfied with
the results Of the primaries no matter
who is nominated provided full vote
is cast on March a. With a light vote
the balance of power is held absolutely
by the bosses Of the worst element OF
the community who have no conception
of their duties as citizens towards the
city and the men that element nomi-
mates represent them and nothing else.
Even here where the socalled floating
vote is abnormally large the men who
have something at stake in the growth
and prosperity of the city can control
st elections when they assert them
selves and we should like to see them do
it this spring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

The cities Of GAINESVILLE and Beloit
are dissatisfied with voting machines,
snd may discard them. Yet voting
machines in Milwaukee seem to yield
good results. They certainly save
much time in discovering the outcome
of an election Is there any way of
tampering with them? If there is, it
has not so far been discovered in this
city. Undoubtedly voting machines
are trial to many voters who use them
for the first time and who hate to ask
for information. But this is hardly a
reason for granting that voting ma
chimes should be condemned Evening
Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
Five Hundred Pounds of Shadow.

Five Hundred Pounds of Shadow.
Fifty years ago the tall yellow brick
house on tAe northeast corner of Tenth
street and Fourth avenue might fairly
have been called one of the literary
centers of New York. 1t was a most
comfortable boarding house, kept by
that most comfortable woman, Miss
Anne Swift She was then not far
from fifty years of age, and her plump
figure was an excellent advertisement
of her excellent table. She must have
weighed fully $50 pounds. Between
her and her bOarder who sat on her
right hand existed a close sympathy,
founded probably upon identity Of
weight Like Miss Swift. this board
er, who was a most estimable gentle
man, was short Of stature and globular
in figure One day Miss Swift spoke of
the sudden death of one who had been
the friend of both boarder and land
lady "My dear Miss Swift" said the
boarder, with deep sOlemnity, what
shadows we are and what shadows we
pursued" Miss Swift fully agreed with
him as to the appropriateness Of the quo
tation, and neither noticed the inevita-
BILE smile of the other and lighter board
ers.-W. l. Alden in Putnam's Maya
zine,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
A Hard Bet 70 Win.

In 1895 three Irishmen agreed to IN
dertake a journey around the earth on
foot for pool of $4,000. Each one
Of the party deposited one-third Of this
sum in the Bank of Dublin, and 1t was
agreed that whoever survived the trip
and returned should receive the whole
amount. In case all died a Dublin hos
pital was to become the beneficiary.
On Dec. "a, 1895, they started east
across Europe and Asia Minor to
Egypt, where they took passage for
Australia. Their wande"'ags through
the inner wastes of 4 liza proved
the hardest trials of the journey, and
the severity of this trip resulted in the
death of two Of the travellers. The
third, Captain Treyelyan, completed
the voyage and won the money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

1t is said that congress is to pass
some of the legislation demanded by the
president, but if Mr.. Roosevelt succeeds
in forcing this congress to do anything
with the national election in sight ex-
cept pass few appropriation bills he
will have accomplished wonders. Alto
gether too many of our able representa-
tives are afraid to take any response
bility for new legislation preferring to
take the chances Of party success on
promises.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
City Attorney Slater Renders De-
cision in Regard Voting on
Machines at Election
STATE ATTORNEY SIDE STEPS
Notifies the City Clerk to Get An Opin-
ion From His City Attorney and
Act Accordingly Not
Affect Primary Election

City Clerk Harrington has announc-
ed that at the coming city election the
voting machines will be set SO as to per-
nit the voters to vote a straight party
ticket and his decision is based upon
a letter from the Attorney General of
the State and Attorney John G. Slater
The city attorney of. Kenosha. Clerk
Harrington wrote to the Attorney
General for an opinion on the question
but that official side-stepped a deci-
sior in regard to the new law and
ordered the clerk to act on the opinion
of the city attorney Of this city stating
that he had adopted this plan for the
different cities in the state. In the
letter, the Attorney General stated that
John 7. Kelly, city attorney Of Mil
waukee, had given an opinion in which
he declared that the party lever should
be used. This is similar to the opinion
of City Attorney John G. Slater which
follows:
Geo W. Harrington, Esq,
City Clerk.
Dear Sir
in response to your request for in
structions regarding preparation Of
voting machines for balloting on cleo
ticn day, | beg to say that the use
of voting machines is provided for by
law.
Section 44-3 of the revised statutes
of Wisconsin as amended by Chapter
316 Laws of 1907 is as follows:
'(2) The machine or machine system
may be provided with one lever or de-
vica by the use of which all elector
may vote for all candidates of one
party, if he so desires, but it must
admit of his voting split ticket as
he may desire.
( Where the paper ballot is used it will
be necessary for the voter to mark each
individual candidates name separately
in order to vote for him (chapter 583,
laws of 1909
In this city, however, we do not use
the paper ballot, but have instead the
voting machine, and the purpose of the
voting machine is to aid in the mark
ing, casting and counting Of the ballots.
There seems to be no reason why the
machine should not be set 50 that the
party levers may be used to mark all
Of the candidates upon party ticket
by single stroke, instead Of being
set so as to require stroke or move
ment for each person voted for. The
setting of the machine so as to enable
the voter to vote a party ticket does
not prevent him or hamper him in split
ting his ticket 1t enables him to vote
with much less labor than if he were
obliged to pull down the lever for each
person voted for. I am unable to find
any law prohibiting the use of the
party lever, whereby the voter if he so
desires may vote for all Of the candi-
dates upon party ticket by a single
stroke.
I am of the opinion that the machine
should be so set as to enable the voter
to vote his party ticket, leaving him
the option to split it if he desires.
Respectfully yours,
John 6. Slater, City Att ",
Dated, Kenosha Mar. 90, 1908.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
MARRIED IN WAUKEGAN
Ruth Drake and Burritt Smith Give
Kenosha Friends Pleasant Surprise

Announcement was made this morn
ing of the marriage of Miss Ruth
Drake, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Fl. Drake Of Chicago street and
Burritt Smith, a well known employee
of the Simmons Manufacturing Com
pany, which was quietly celebrated at
Waukegan on last Wednesday after
noon. The wedding ceremony was SO
quiet that even the dear friends and
many Of the relatives of the bride and
groom did not know of it unit! after
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith had returned to
Kenosha and gone to housekeeping in
suit of rooms at the Meyers Block
Both the bride and groom are well
known to many Kenosha people and
they will have the best wishes Of a
large circle of friends
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
EGGS HAVE TAKEN A TUMBLE
Market Seems Glutted and Lower Prices
Are Predicted

Not long ago tie average housewife
was money under the price of eggs, pay
ing all the way from 35 to 81 cents a
dozen, and ii was hard to get hen fruit
at that fabulous figure. Reports had it
that there was corner in the market
and those storing the eggs laying for
the biggest kind of money. Now it is
different. Grocers in Kenosha inter
viewed this morning state that they are
paying Is cents a dozen for eggs in pro
duce centers and paying the expressage
and that where farmers bring them in
IL cents are paid and that they sell for
20 cents. The market is filed up with
eggs and they are bound to go down
lower.
Markets all over the country are
flooded and all strictly fresh. At Chi
cago they are coming in at the rate Of
fifty car loads day which means 600,-
ooo dozen, or 100000 eggs. They are
selling wholesale at IS cents a dozen,
the lowest price in years At retail
they are going at 20 cents dozen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

Before the council gets through rails
ING salaries it will make some OF the
city offices worth going after, but the
growth of the city has SO increased the
duties and responsibilities of the office
holders that they are entitled to more
pay. Perhaps the fact that the alder
men themselves are to get g little some
thing from the treasury occasionally
makes them more literally disposed
towards the other employees of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

The old adage that can ounce of pre-
vention is worth pound Of cure" ap-
plies to anarchists as we'll as everything
else. The deportation clause Of the i'm
migration law provides for the return to
their own countries Of those aliens who
still cling to dangerous and reasonable
doctrines after being admitted to this
country but the law should be amended
80 that anarchists would find it impos-
sible to ever gain admission. 1t is a
soul uplifting thought that our country
is the refuge of the oppressed of all
nations but we should have learned by
this time that there are those who are
unable to appreciate the blessings con
ferred upon them in this land of the
free, those to whom the word liberty is
but a synonym for license. Sentiment
will have to give way before the stern
realities of the present situation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

To the current issue of the Municipal
ity, Henry E, Legler, secretary of the
Wisconsin Free Library Commission,
contributes notable article on "Public
libraries in Wisconsin,
Fifteen years ago, he says, there were
few public Libraries, and only three or
four, In the larger cities, were proper
ly housed Only one employed trained
service There were no travelling IL
braries, and the school district libraries
had barely made a, beginning. In the
interim much has been done. The pub
lie libraries in Wisconsin now number
1872, Of which 81 occupy structures es-
pecially erected for their use, while %
have quarters in city halls or other
public Buildings Many maintain
children s department conducted by a
trained worker. Many are centers for
lectures, study clubs and debating soci-
cites. The public ibary work is gen
orally co-ordinated with that of the
schools. Prairie du Chen is now the
only city in Wisconsin with a popula-
ton in excess of 5000 which has not a
public library, and of cities with more
than 1900 inhabitants which are without
public library there are only 20.
Much of the rapid progress of the
public library movement has been made
possible by private munifcense. Mr..
Legler states that the total of gifts
from individuals for library buildings
in Wisconsin has reached 81 ,299,500, Of
which $SO7.500 represents the contribu-
tions of Andrew Carnegie.
The Free Library Commission, headed
by Senator James H. Stout, has been
conspicuous among the influences that
have made for this rapid growth of Ii
braries in Wisconsin,
Carlyle said, "The true university of
these days is a collection of books. /"
Public libraries richly supplement the
public schools, and Wisconsin s liberal
equipment in this respect may well be
source Of pride to her citizens.-Eyen-
ing Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

The new conner and the first voter
should make a special effort to vote at
the primary election on March "a. At
ter their votes are accepted at the pri-
mary they will have no trouble in vot-
ing at the regular election.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

The country and the miners will both
miss John Mitchell when he retires
from the presidency Of the Mine Work
ers Union. His name is a synonym
for honesty and fair dealing and while
securing many concessions from the
operators which materially improved
conditions in the mines he did more
thar any other one man to keep peace
in the coal fields.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

For the first time i'll good many
years spring has come and the city is
not facing a number Of damage suits
for falls on defective walks. When
there is a law to make the property
owner jointly liable with the city for
any injuries received on his walk the
damage suits will be few and far be
tween.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

The winter is practically over, but
the lists kept by the various charitable
organizations of those who are in need
of assistance do not shrink very rapidly
and those who supply the poor can still
use almost any kind Of a contribution
to good advantage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

The polls should not only be opened
on time at the primary election but
they should be closed on time too.
There was considerable complaint at the
last primaries that voters were allowed
to cast their ballots in some on the
wards after the polls should have been
closed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

The saloons have been pummeled,
pricked and prodded, now let's resume
consideration Of the real issues Of the
campaign. Do you want good govern
ment ?-Beloit Free Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

Earlier in the year there was good
deal of talk of holding good roads
convention and making an organized
effort to get some permanent good from
the large sums annually expended for
road repairs in this country but moth
ing has been heard Of the plan for
some time There is no doubt but that
the farmers are getting a very poor
return on the money they put into road
building all through the county and
that scientific supervision of highway
repairing would work wonders in few
years with little or no added expense
to the taxpayers. This county would
not have to go into road building on a
grand scale either. Enough is spent to
make vast improvement as it is but
most of it is wasted as far as any per-
manent returns 60.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

There is nothing in the charges that
Republicans propose to take a hand in
making Democratic nominations this
spling. The Republicans have troubles
enough of their own this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
FREEl FREE! FREE,

Vaudeville at Central Park every Sat-
urdav night, Sunday matinee and even
ing, dancing after the performances.
Every welcome. NIL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
Do You Think
Fer YourscEf ?

Or. do you open your mouth Ike a youna.
bird and gulp down whatever food or medic
cine man be offered your
a. YIN 81 - - -
UESe6<arAan intelligent thinking woman.
In need ofSelef from weakness, nervousness,
pain and snEeAng. then it means much to
sou that there one tried and true honest
medicine KNOWN COMPOSITION. sold By
druggists for the cure of W0man's Ills.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

The question of the right Of the voter
to cast straight ticket in a municipal
election is the most important the at
torney general has been called upon to
decide in some time and his decision
will have far reaching effect. The
local politicians are worried over the
probable results of such radical
change in the methods of balloting and
no wonder for if it is decided that
each individual name on the ticket
must be voted on separately the vote on
the tail of the ticket is going to fall
off enormously. Even if the decision
comes out in time so that campaign
of education can be carried out that
will reach every voter should one be
necessary it will be almost an impossi-
bility to teach some of the foreign born
voters that do not understand English
to pull more than one lever and any
man whose name does not head the tic
ket who goes after these votes can never
be sure that he is going 10 get what he
bargained for.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
We Call
Attention

To the fact that we sell 10
per cent cheaper than com
petitors. Why? Because
we sell for cash only.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26

Should this nation ever become in
volved in war with a first class power
the brunt of the first attack will have
to be borne by the national guard large
ly and victory or defeat will depend
to a great extent upon that arm Of
our military service SO that anything
that tends to raise the efficiency Of the
guard such as officers schools, camps Of
instruction, pratice marches, and maneu-
vers with the regulars is of first i'm
portance. With so much depending upon
them it will not do to adopt niggardly
policy towards the guards and appro-
priations for everything needed to
equip the guard regiments and to give
them the highest training and instruc-
ton should be promptly forthcoming
That state is the most progressive that
takes the best care of it's citizen
soldiery and the legislator that opposes
their advancement in any way has a
poor appreciation of his responsibilities
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-03-26
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