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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

Kenosha has always been willing to
supply everything necessary to keep it's
schools up to the highest possible stan
dard and the expenditures for first
class teachers, buildings, and equip
ment have always been cheerfully met
and we hope always will be, but there
are a good many people in the city
including some of the members Of the
board who are not yet convinced that
it would prove good business manage
ment to build another expensive school
building just at this time It is claim
ed that number of the rooms in the
schools have only from twenty to
twenty-five pupils in attendance at the
present time and if this is true, it does
seem as if the board by little careful
management could find places for all
the children who are likely to apply for
the next couple of years and possibly
longer. Taking into consideration the
business outlook there may even be a
decrease in attendance instead of an
increase in that time. It now seems
certain that delay of a year or two
would mean a large saving in the cost
OF the building To begin with it is
proposed to raise the money for this
building by a bond issue and with high
class securities selling to net the buyer
from seven to eight per cent. it would
be a difficult matter to place these
school bonds at a low rate of interest.
A year or two hence the market for this
class of securities is likely to be much
improved. Then again the prices Of all
classes of building materials are falling
and the indications are that they will
go much lower. Surely there is no
chance of their going higher in the face
Of the stagnation in building operations
all over the country
A little delay might net big saving
in the cost of the building. All Of this
of course applies only in case it can be
proven as at least one member Of the
board asserts it can that this new
building is not urgently needed
There is no disposition inside the
board or out of it to stint the schools
in any way, but those who favor delay
if delay is possible would like to be
shown in plain figures that new build
ing is needed before it is decided to
build one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

Now that the city is to pay salaries
the suggestion that the number of alder
men be reduced to one from each ward
is gaining favor everywhere. It would
certainly save the city some money and
probably expedite business to make
this change, but the people themselves
will have to take the initiative if it is
ever made for any move to decrease
the number of officers will meet with
no favor from the politicians. There
might be good campaign material in
the idea, though, for somebody.
That new intake is going to cost a
lot of money and the Water Commits
Sioners cannot spend little of the
water company's income to better adj
vantage than in making the most
thorough investigation of the lake bot
tom and the prevailing currents before
beginning work on it. The intake that
is to be put in now will be large enough
to supply all the water needed for a
city of fifty thousand inhabitants and
provided there is no mistake made in
placing this pipe it is not probable that
the city will have to go to the expense
of putting in another for good many
years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
SELECT B. j. ARNOLD
Traction Expert Engaged to Make Els
innate for G. & M. Receivers

Bion J. Arnold was engaged Friday
by the receivers of the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric line, to inspect the
property and make an estimate Of the
amount Of money that will be required
to complete the road into Milwaukee.
He expects to have his report ready
by next Tuesday
AS soon as Mr.. Arnold s estimate is
prepared the receivers will issue enough
certificates to pay for the work and to
meet claims against the railroad. The
chief engineer Of the road has estimat-
ed that 100000 will be the cost Of com
plotting the work.
The receivers were in optimistic
humor yesterday. It was pointed out
that the road, with the exception Of
1000 feet or so, is at Milwaukee $
southern limits. AS soon as this gap
can be bridged the company will be
ready to do business in Milwaukee.
where already it has two miles Of track
laid
Six miles of track remain to be laid
something like 100000 cubic feet Of ex-
cavation remain, and one or two con-
crete culverts must be constructed be-
fore the cars can run all the way into
Milwaukee
The agreement by the eight banks
who have accepted personal security
from County Treasurer John R. Thomp-
son for $500000 in notes of a. G Frost
which Mr.. Thompson indorsed, has not
been signed yet. It was said that II.
A. Haugan, one of the receivers Of the
railroad, who is Mr.. Thompson's trus-
tee, was too busy with receivership
matters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
ONLY ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

The Postofice authorities at Washing
ton will not allow us to send the Tele-
graph Courier through the mails if the
subscriber is over a year behind in his
payments; this does not mean that you
must pay year in advance, but don t
get over a. year behind. We have made
the price only $1.00 per year to all
alike SO the new law can work hard
ship on no one. The government has
given all papers a reasonable time to
collect old subscriptions and we would
like to hear from all subscribers who
are over year in arrears before May
!, ISUo. W-44
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
What Do They Cure?

The above question is often asked cone
corning DR.. Pierce's two leading medi.
cines, UGolden Medical Discovery" and
"Favorite Prescription"
The answer is that "Golden Medical
Discovery is most potent Alternative or
blood-purifier, and tonic or invigorator
aud acts especially favorably in cura-
tive way upon ali the mucous lining sur
faces, as of the nasal passages, throat,
bronchial tubes, stomach, bowels and
bladdeT7curing a large per cent. Of catara
rhal cases whether $he disease affects the
nasal PASSAGES, the Sngoat, larynX, bron-
CHA, stomach\la as cata Trhal dyspepsia J.
bowels as musoYSS@saTShea>l; bladder,
uterus or other pelvic orgaTYssS Even in
CQ4-chrOnic or nlceEatiYe- stages of these
affections. Ill Often successful in affect
ID, cures. ----a
The EF,aYQritea Presentation y is advised
tQI (he EIlEe otf-Qne class OF disea ses-thQs6
peculiar weaEnesSeS UeIangeTleYts 9nd
TregAlaFltleS incident to women only. TT
is q powerful yet gently acting inVig0Tate
Ing tonic and nervine. For weak worm
out, oYer-Worked women-no matter what
has caused the breakdown, "Fayorite
Prescription twill be found most effective
IN building up the strength, regulating
the WQmanly functions, Subduing pain
and bringing about healthy, vigorous
condition of the whole system. d
A book of particulars wraps each bottle
giving the forlnulse of both medicines and
quoting what scores of eminent med
ical authors, whose works are consulted
by physicians of all the schools of practice
as guides in prescribing, say of each in~
gredient entering into these medicines.
The words of praise bestowed on the
several ingredients entering into Doctor
Pierce's medicines by such writers should
have more weight than any amount of
non professional testimonials, because
such men are writing for the guidance Of
their MEDICAL brethren and know whereof
they speak. =
Both medicines are non-alcoholic, nom
secret, and contain no harmful habit
forming drugs, being composed Of glyceric
extracts of the roots of native, American
medicinal forest plants, They are both
sold by, dealers in medicine. You can't
afford to accept as q substitute for one OF
these medicines OF known composition
any secret nostrUm.
Dr.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and ihP
vigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

AS a fairing warning to some Of the
men new to the game of politics as it is
played in these days who may come
out for nominations at the primaries
it may be said that man who has any
thing to conceal had better keep out
Of politics. For once let him get nomi-
nation and there is no chance Of his
concealing anything. The very things
! that nominee is the most anxious to
conceal are just those that the voters
most want to know about and the first
that will be thoroughly investigated by
his opponents. It may be said that
candidate has no right to privacy.
His whole life must be an open book
that all may read, for it is only by his
past that the voters can judge Of his
fitness for responsibility and the
chances of his serving faithfully and
well in public office where there is
practically nothing but his sense Of
duty to keep him up to his work
" Standing on his record = is more than
a catchword of politicians and the man
whose record is not clean and clear had
better not enter a campaign unless he
is shameless enough not to care when his
past delinquences are dragged into the
light of day for the inspection of the
multitude.
The candidates sins always find him
out or rather the voters always make it
their business to find out all about him.
It is inevitable and any hope of con-
|cealment is foolish. The voters have a
right to know all about man who asks
to be entrusted with public business,
not only his good side but his bad side
also, SO that they can form correct
estimate Of his character and they al
ways exercise that right.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

These are the days when the salaries
paid rural mail carriers look ridiculously
small for the work they are called upon
to perform. In the good old. summer
time almost anybody who has any love
for the out Of doors would gladly be
carrier and loaf along his route
through the smiling country without
much thought for the pay check but
when the roads need "no bottom"
signs and the raw winds penetrate any
clothing the job of the carrier has few
attractions and the salary is not much
Of an inducement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
ONE MORE ON .'RUBE'
Eccentric Pitcher Gave One Dissatis-
fed Rooter Rough Handling

One of Rube Waddell's most applaud
ed and least eccentric stunts was the
dire punishment which he inflicted upon
an insulting rooter at Philadelphia one
day three or four years ago. The
stands were packed and Rube was
pitching good ball, the score being 2
and 2 in the ninth inning All through
the game, however, persistent knocker
in the grand stand had been hurting
annoying epithets at Waddell, audible
to half the people present. It was
nuts for him, when, in the first half
Of the ninth, base on balls and two
lucky hits by the visitors filed the bases,
with nobody out He shouted "quit-
teri "yellow streak, = and similar dis
quoting remarks, in the greatest pro-
fusion. After the third man had reach
ed his base, and the game appeared to
be gone, the Rube, quietly tossed the
ball to Schreck, and made a Decline
for the grandstand.
Leaping over the boundary, he seized
the offending rooter, big burly fellow,
by the scruf Of the neck, pushed and
booted him down the aisle and across
the field to the bleacher gate, through
which he hurled him with parting
kick. The whole thing was done in full
view of the crowd, but so quickly and in
such a business like manner that no
one thought Of interfering. Besides
everybody's sympathy was with the
pitcher. AS soon as the troublesome
fan had been disposed of, the RUDE
stalked back into the box and went to
work again without turning hair. He
struck out the next three men on ten
pitched balls, and then capped the eli
max by coming in and winning his own
game with a home run over the right
field fence in the last half of the ninth.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
MRS. MABEL F. BRUCE DEAD
Former Well Known Kenosha Woman
Died at Passavant Hospital, Chicago

Mrs. Mabel F. Bruce, daughter Of
the late Frank G. Culley, former mayor
Of the city, died at the Passavant Hos
pital in Chicago just after noon Friday
as a result of an operation. Mrs. Bruce
had been operated on at the hospital
a week ago and her friends in Kenosha
had not known that her condition was
in any way critical and for this reason
her death came as great shock to
them.
Mrs. Bruce was a native of Elton
Rapids, Michigan, where she was born
in 1873. She came to Kenosha with her
father when she was little girl ard
her girlhood and young womanhood
were spent in Kenosha. While her father
was editor and owner of the Daily
Gazette, Mrs. Bruce was associated
with him in business for several years
and in this manner she learned the work
of a printer. She was member Of the
Kenosha Typographical Union. Five
years ago she went to Chicago to live
and there learned the profession of a
linotype operator and she was at the
time Of her death considered the best
woman operator in the West Mrs.
Bruce was woman Of many noble
traits of character and she was greatly
admired by large circle Of friends to
whom the announcement of her death
will come. as a personal sorrow. She is
survived by three children, Emma, Jack
and Ray Bruce, all Of Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

It should be distinctly understood
that any man has perfect right to
enter the campaign and that no com
mittee or mass meeting can assume
TO dictate nomination. Under the
primary election law any man has a
right to place on the primary election
ballot who can secure the requisite num-
Der Of signatures to his petition and the
voters will decide between him and the
other candidates for the office sought
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

The lists are not necessarily closed
because a number Of candidates are
already in the field. There is plenty
Of time for any others who may care
to try their luck and something may
develop between now and March Z, the
last day for fling petitions that may
change the entire situation
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
GET THREE TROPHIES
Kenosha Golfers Making Records For
Local Club in Winter Tournaments


Local Club in Winter Tournaments
kilograms from Belleair, Florida.
state that members of the Kenosha club
now spending the winter at that popular
southern resort are winning many trop-
MES on the golf links there and the
Kenosha colony consisting of G. W. Al
len, Peter Fisher, E. L. Grant and E.
e. Theirs are getting away with the
records for the winter golf Journeys.
z. L. Grant is proving himself the
star Of the Kenosha contingent, he hav-
ing won two silver cups in the last two
weeks. E. G. Theirs is also playing in
great form and during the same time
he won one silver trophey.
Peter Fisher and c. w. Allen are
playing CONSTANT golf an. they are
expected to be heard from before the
series of tournaments end.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

It begins to look as if both national
conventions would be little more than
ratification meetings. Bryan appears
to have everything tied up tight and it
will take some quick combining on the
part of the opposition to check the
onward march of the Taft boom.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

The financial interests criticise Mr..
Frost for putting too much money into
the initial construction of the Chicago
and Milwaukee. They cannot claim
that they were deceived in any way
as to that however for he never claimed
that he was doing anything but build
ing the best that money could buy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

There are altogether too many young
boys out after dark and the police
could tell the parents who allow them to
roam the streets at night some things
about the amusements Of their sons
that they might not like to hear but
which would be true nevertheless.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

Prof. Starr of Chicago says we are
rearing nation of TESTERS That our
modern education is a sham, but an
entertaining Of children, while the old
education of forty years ago produced
real men and women, thinkers and
workers. The professor is right. -Ra-
cine Journal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

Every adjournment of the School
Board or the Council for lack of a
quorum is an argument for fewer Of
.fcials Of better quality or for paid men
who have to work to get their money
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

Reports of a business revival are
rather more encouraging but the men
who were predicting rapid recovery
months ago are now willing to admit
that they were trife too optimistic.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

The Waukesha High School Basket
Ball team defeated the Kenosha High
School five at Waukesha Friday even
ing by a score of 40 to II. The Keno
sha players were completely outclassed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

The letter carriers had a hard day
Friday. The combination of the storm
and Valentines Day gave them all they
wanted to do.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

Pittsburg and the New York tender
loin are abashed before the little city
of Clinton, III.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
Assist the Assessors.

Mr.. Hooker asserts that there are
many tax dodgers in the city of Mil
waukee who should be brought to time.
He is in a position to know whether
this statement is true or not as he has
been connected with the tax Office for
some years. The second plan which he
unfold6d to the teachers is that they re
solve themselves into assistant tax col
lectors and ferret out all the taxpayers
who are not paying their entire share
OF the burdens of the city government
According to his statement there is con-
siderable property in Milwaukee which
IS not now bearing it's proportion of
the taxes, and this property should be
hunted up by the teachers and listed
with the assessors. This would be the
better Of the two ways, he asserts Of
course, he said, there would be some
objection to that plan also, as even the
tax dodger will complain when he is
assessed the true amount.
Kenosha teachers are anxious to earn
increased salaries, but 1t is not believed
that they would go so far to secure
their increase. The last plan proposed
by the former newspaper man would
mean large amount of work on the
part Of the teachers and most I'm
pleasant task, as they would be making
numerous enemies, especially among
those who now believe that have all the
tax to pay that they can stand.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
WHIST PLAYERS ENTERTAINED
Kenosha Whist Club Holds Meeting at
Home Of John O'Donnell Thursday

The members of the Kenosha Whist
Club were royalty entertained on
Thursday evening at the home Of John
lO'Donnell and the evening was spent
playing club whist. There were five
tables and the scores were as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

Mr.. O'Donnell was assisted in enter
tanning by his wife and sons and the
evening proved to be one Of the most
pleasant of the long series Of social
times provided for the club members.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20
Kenosha Teachers Interested in
the Plan Proposed by the
Milwaukee Man
MUST FIND TAX DODGERS
In This Way Teachers Would Make It
Possible to Make Larger Appro-
priations for Schools and
Salaries Gould Be Raised
(From Fridays Daily.)

Kenosha teachers are interested in
the plans which are being laid before
the Milwaukee Teachers association at
the Plankinton Hotel in Milwaukee by
Tax Commissioner William F. Hooker,
a former newspaper man. For years
the teachers of Milwaukee have been
clamoring for increased salaries, the
claim being made that the salaries were
far too small when compared with the
salaries paid women IN other vocations
where there is practically no expense
or time needed in preparation. This
condition prevails in Kenosha at the
present time, and has for many years.
Teachers here are OF the opinion that
their salaries should be increased, and
the board Of education has added con-
siderable to the pay roll each year.
But how to increase the salaries without
increasing the tax burden on the owners
OF property who are now carrying about
all they can stand has beer the question
and the one which will be explained by
the Milwaukee tax commissioner.
In speaking on the subject Of increas-
ing the taxation by his plans the tax
commissioner stated to the teachers
that they were entering upon long and
hard campaign, during which they will
be abused and classed as cranks and
crooks, and that they would better not
start the movement at all unless they
are possessed Of sufficient nerve to car
ry II through. The first of the two
ways which he brought to the attention
Of the teachers was an appeal to the
state legislature to increase the mill
tax for schools. This would be the
easier Of the two ways, he said, and
would bring quicker results if the
powers at Madison could be induced to
view the matter in the same light as
do the teachers. This plan would meet
with some opposition, however, and the
second plan might be the better of the
two.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-20

Want ads. 25 GEMS a week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-10-16

Jessie Boiling Of M rrill and a num-
Der from Washington G. C. and
neighborhood.
observed perambulatin g tn G
streets of the village on Monday
Cyclone Jim Green; guess he must
have been blown int tie village
on Saturday evening. 44e is loca-
ted at Monticello this state, Nhvn
he is not blown about. | would
as soon try to look for needle in
a hay stack as to look for Cyclone
Jim. If his wife is able to keep
up with him ] pity her.
Mr.. H. R. Elliott, an optician.
was in the village the past week
and paid my sanctum visit.
By the way Mr.. Editor l heard
it rumored that Attorney HeideI-
berg of your town was in the viii
lage on Saturday last, if you should
at any time run a foul of the gen {
in the course of your rambles please
state to the gent in question that
| am pleased that he did not thrust
that physical ana omy of his into
my sanctum, and that his proboss
was quite red the morning of his
arrival here, so | was informed.
would advise him these cold NOR
nings to take that old proboscis in
out of the weather, and when he
is in the village at any time and
wishes to see me he will find my
Office on Tough Street, and the
higher he goes up the street the
tougher it gets.
Well am doing fairly we'll just
now and do not feel as panicky as
| did before yaller yams were in
season. This office was this morn
ing presented with some vans by
Mr.. c. w. Harrison as large as
have ever seen at this season of the
year. do not see how that man
got them out of the ground, they
were in size something smaller
than large washout and just mel
ted in your mouth. | feel / have
good mouth for yaller yams Ike
Bro. Harrison raises.
R. E. Breland has few WALLER
yams himself, cause he fetched me
some one day and a lot of carson
peas too, and managed to make
out meal that day.
Well guess | will have sweet
time this week cause Bro Stay is
gwine to grind cane and make
lasses he is, and | will be just as
busy around that mill as a buzzard
bird buzzing among the flowers.
Stay certainly, understands making
syrup. | tasted some he made last
season a few days ago, he put up
in bottles, and it was as fine as new
syrup just made.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.. Williams
and little daughter Minnie, were
guests at Mrs. J. J. Bexley's on
Sunday.
Miss Hassie Rainer opened the
Brannan School on the 5th inst
with an ENROLMENT of thirty-two
pupils.
| Mr.. John Rainer is on visit to
his father, Rev. G. w. Rainier.
Mr.. Geo. w. Young of Merrill,
is guest at the home of Mr.. j.
j. Bexley.
Cotton is coming in lively and
the hum of the Morgan & Dunnam