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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The health officer has sent out form
al warning to all property owners that
they have until May to put call yards,
outhouses, and adjoining alleys in a
sanitary condition and his notice reads
as if he meant business and if ne does
nothing more than his duty he will en-
force ali the ordinances in this respect
to the limit. With few noticeable ex-
ceptions the city generally is in fairly
good sanitary condition, but these few
exceptions are a serious menace to the
public health and those who are respons-
ible for them have now had fair warn
ing to clean up so that they cannot com
plain in case the health officer is obliged
to proceed to extremes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

A competent business man as street
commissioner with authority over the
whole city who was allowed to work
without interference from political
bosses in the selection of the men to
work under him, could undoubtedly ac-
complish wonders in the way of street
cleaning with the same amount Of
money or less than is now frittered
away annually, but we fear the day is
far distant when this city can hope to
have such an official Kenosha is not
so different from most other cities either
in the way it's street work is done. By
common consent here and nearly every
where else the street department seems
to be regarded as one of the legitimate
spoils of political success to be "work-
ed" by the party in power for all
there is in it."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The offer of a contraction company
to furnish labor and material for the
completion of the Chicago and Milwau-
kee electric railway and take it's pay
In receivers certificates appears to open
the way for the speedy completion Of
the road. In view of the fact that the
securities Of the company sold for a
lower figure before the crash came, the
offer of the construction company to
take the receivers certificates at ninety
two and one half looks like liberal one
and one that any court would be willing
to accept provided of course that there
can be no doubt of the ability of the
men making the offer to carry out their
end of the proposed bargain One of
the most valuable assets Of the road if
not the most valuable is it's franchise
into Milwaukee which will forfeited un-
less the road is finished within six
months after July 1, 1908, so that the
line must be built this summer and as
IN the present state Of money market
the receivers are likely to have great
difficulty in placing the receivers certi-
fcates Immediately the fact that the
construction company is ready to 90
ahead with the work at once will weigh
heavily in its favor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23
WILL TEST WATER
State Health Department Asked to Elk
anime Water Used in Hotel Kitchens
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Health Officer J. B. Spalding and sup
erintendent Of the water department
Moth, this morning sent to Madison
samples of water taken from the kitchen
faucets of the Hotel Eichelman, the
Schlitz and Rambler Hotels and the
state health department will be asked
to make a complete chemical analysis
Of this water. It is not known just
why this water was selected as samples
but it is understood that it was on
account Of the fact that it was being
used by large number Of people. The
department will be asked to send the
fullest report on these samples that the
city may be fully advised to the condi-
ton of the present water supply of the
city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The post card craze reached it's
height during the past week and the
postofice department did a rushing and
profitable business forwarding tons and
tons of Coaster Greetings" The man
ufacturers Of the cards are not the only
ones to profit by the craze. Uncle Sam
also gets his share.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

In comparison with some other cities
Kenosha has only touch of the roller
skating craze. In many cities grown
men and women use the skates at all
times for business or pleasure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

1t is be hoped that all the new Of
ficials followed the good example of
Mayor Scholey and became free-holders
before taking their offices. A little thing
like complying strictly with the law
in such cases made and provided some
times makes a vast difference in the
legality Of the acts OF officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The present price of print paper is
doing more to compel the publishers to
cut down the number Of their exchanges
and weed out poor pay subscribers than
all the regulations of the postofice de-
partment. No publisher can afford to
throw away any copies of his paper
these days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

Kenosha has always been a good base
ball town, but it is expected that the
season of 1908 viii be the best in the
history of the game in this city. With
any kind Of luck the teams representing
the city will be backed up by bigger
crowds and more enthusiasm than ever
before.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

Take it all in all this city is coming
through the business depression as well
as could be expected Business is not
picking up as fast as was hoped but
Kenosha is getting it's share of what
business there is and while there are
too many men idle, this city is in a good
deal better position today than many
others.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The disappointed ones who failed to
get an office last night can console them
selves with the reflection that they have
plenty of good company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The Easter man was also present, but
hardly got his fair sare of attention.
He came into competition with too
many new hats.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Forster of
Detroit, are rejoicing over the birth of
a daughter Mrs. Forster was formerly
Miss Bessie Hurd of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The Council at its last meeting on
Monday evening decided that it would
be impossible to make any change in
the grade of Grover street at this time
and the property owners along the
street will have to be satisfied with the
grade now prevailing.
Old Pop Arson was the base ball at
traction in Kenosha Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

The regular after church parade did
not show any evidence Of hard times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

Do not forget to put the ex before
several names from now on.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-23

Bargain Column ads 25c a week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04

We take our editorial pen in hand at this sitting to write a beautiful rhapsody on the subjeckt of Ottum. Ottum is something which happens oncet every year about this time, and its arrival and departure is something which we, as editor of the Bugle, nor anyone else, has no control.
 It is~at this season of the year that the foliage around Bingville and vicinity presents a most excru- shiating appearance, being decIed out, as we might say, in all the col ors of the rainbow and then some. Some of the leaves is yaller and some is red and some is purple and some is brown, while others is of different hues, altogether making a galaxy which beggars descripshion, and which even our editorial pen cannot do justice to at this time. It is said that poet cannot portray nor painter write in rhyme on can- vas, the many beauties of the leaves which ottun causes. Be that as it may, ottum always brings to all of Jus a melancholy feeling, espeshially when the leaves lose their holt on the trees and fall to the ground withered and dead to such extent that they become a nuisance and haft to be raked up and burnt. Af- ter that the trees present a naked and nude appearance and will look rediklus to the observer until next spring, when they begin to leaf forth again.
 Ottum always makes us melan- choly personally, but we calkilate this ottum makes us more melan- cholier than ushual, being as we are much depressed because we have just went over our books and find that about three-fourths of our total number of subscribers owes us anywhere from $5 to $10 each, dog gone 'em anyhowl If they would pay their debts like men and women 'ort to, we would feel good deal more happier than we be at present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
Hun in Ills Sleep

Ransom Smiley got a turrible surprise tother night. Ranse, who has the habit of walkin in his sleep, dreamt he was pickin cherries, and when he walked up he found hisself with nothing on but his underclothes way up in the top limbs of a black cherry tree, which stands in his front yard, and him near ly froze to death. When Ranse walked up to his actual situation. he was so surprised that he let go all holts and fell down through the limbs of the trees, clean to the ground with awful bump which knocked the breath outen him. Ranse said if it hadn't of been for the limbs to break his fall. he reckoned he would of broke his neck. As it was, he was only skinned up some and his feel ings injured considerable, after which he returned to bed in disgust
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
BIG SUCKSESS!
That's What the BIngVlIIs Fair Was ---MOst StupsndOus 0ccashIon Ever Held in Our Midst--- Full Particulars as to
 Races Et Cstsy
 FOIIsTing!

Well, the BingVille Fair, which was advertised in last weeks Bugle, took place as per skedule last Wensday from sunup to sunset and later, and was pro- nounced by all present to of been one of the biggest and most successful oc- cashions of its kind which has ever hap pened in our midst during the memory of the oldest inhabitant
 The weather was all that could be de- sired, the day being just cool enough to be comfortable and warm enough to be pleasant All roads into Bingville from every direction was filled by vehickles on their way to the Fair, and the occu- pants of said vehickles nearly coughed their fool heads off because the roads was that dusty By o'clock the Fair Grounds was overrun with people, in- cluding men, women, children, dogs, horses and other live stock.
 We do not know that we ever seen a better agriculchural exhibit, also any bet ter display of preserves, crazy quilts, fancy work, etc, which was showed in the main hall Jed Winters of Snake Bend wun the prize for the biggest COW punlzin which weighed 67 lbs, and was nearly two foot through. Bill Bingham of Sorrow Holler would of won the prize, because Bill had a punkin which weighed 7l lbs, but on his way to the Fair, the blame punkin rolled out the back end of the wagon and busted into thousand pieces. There were also sev- eral other prizes for vegetables awarded too numerous to mention.
 flake Winslow of Slab City got g prize for the best yoke of oxes exhibited on the ground. flake said if he had of knowd the prize would be only g, he would of kept his oxes at home, being as he had to get up at II a. m. the night before in order to drive them to the Fair Ground from Slab City, a distance of 13 miles, in order to be there next morning, and he walked along with the oxes until he was most tuckered out by the time they arrived, to say nothing of haviy' to drive 'em back home again.
 Seth Dewberry, our lion-hearted con- stable, was present with his constable badge all polished up to preserve or der, but Seth was only needed oncet during the day.
 Rufe Green was hired for dollar by Harve Hines, our tonsorial barber, to stick his head through hole in sheet, and let people throw balls at his head, three throws for five cents Rufe he got along frst-rate lodging the balls until Jed Peters, our intelligent school teacher, who is also expert baseball player, bought three balls, and the first one he throwd he hit Rufe crack right above the left eye, which like to of split Rufe's head open, and made him so mad that he went after Jed, and hit him belt on the nose. and in mint the two
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
Personal
was that

Miss Sally Hoskins, who recently went to the Co., Seat to visit friends, ketched bad cold, and had to return home, which was a awful disappoint- ment to Sally.
 We have noticed light on Satter- day ev'gs recently in the parlor of the residence of Miss Molly Underwood. We persoom her and Sam have made Up again.
 Hank DewberTy walked to the Co. Seat and back last Tuesday We asked Hank if he went on pleasure or busi- ness and Hank said he went on busi- ness because if he had went on pleasure he never would of walked.
 Lime Peterson let his old brier pipe fall into a can of paint t'other day, and he says his smokin' terbacker ain't tasted good to him in it sinct.
 Miss Emily Dewberry is crocheting a pair of very handsome wool mitts for herself to be wore this winter. Em- fly is quite crocheter.
 Hez Underwood desires to say that he will sell his roam horse which Hez thinks is the fastest horse in this sec ton, being as when Hez was driving him last week, the horse run five miles in IS minits-the horse was running of.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
Country Correspondence
HOOTERS MILLS.

The Bugle now has six subscribers in this naborhood, which is two more than it had last year this time, and is the biggest lokel circulation of any pa- per in the county.
 There was a cold, wet rain here this last week.
 flame Winters killed a calf for veal recent, and it went real well with them as hadn't tasted veal for some time.
 Iz Watson made flying trip to Bing- vile last week for Doc Livermore to attend his wife. who is suffering from lumbago of the back
 Granny Hill is on the sick list. It aint much wonder, because look how old Granny is-91 years next month. You wouldn't be very spry either if you was that old. QUILL PEN.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
LOkHI EtNmS

Hi Cranby recently put new pain of glass in his winders which was broke out axidentally early last spring. Hi is getting ready for winter.
 Melancthon Skinner desires us to say that he does not care now to sell his red COW, being as she has come in fresh since he offered her for sale last week
 It didn't seem no time since last spring, and here it is almost winter again. Goodness. how time fliesl
 Gideon Johnson and wife Sundayed last Sunday with Gid's brother Sol at Pea Ridge. and next Sunday Sol and his wife will Sunday with Gid.
 Doc Livermore was summoned to at tend the bedside of Bill Hepburn, our artistic blacksmith, last Tuesday night, being as Bill was suffering turrible pain in the region of his stummick. Doc, in his excitement, give Bill dose of what he later discovered was horse medicine. But it seemed to relieve Bill, who is now we'll again. Doc now says that hereafter he will use this horse medicine in extreme cases for humans,
 We desire to say that whoever is the owner of the big yaller Tom cat which comes into the Bugle office and licks our office cat every day or two, had better look out for same unless they want it to become deceased.
 After you read your copy of the Bugle, always tear it up and don't give it away to your nabor who aint a subscriber. If you would always give it away, we never would get no new subscribers.
 Miss Millie Henderson appeared at church last Sunday in what she calls pill-box hat. This is the first pill-box hat we have ever saw, and it aint much of a hat either.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04

was engaged in mortal combat, when Seth Dewberry, with great presence of mind, stepped forward and separated them and threatened to arrest both for assault and intent to kill unless they be- hayed theirselves, which they did.
 The races was called at 2 p. m. prompt. The first was a trotting race for 3-rninit horses or more, and was won by Jere Snowden from the Go. seat, with his bay mare. Polly Ann, who made mile in 5 minits, and would of made it sooner but she was lame in the of hind leg.
 The pacing race was won by Cy Hos kins' old sorrel Jimmie, who was the only horse in the race, being as pacers are a very scairce article hereabouts. Cy druv Jimmie hisself, and she went a mile in nearly 7 ninits, more or less, according to different watches. Cy want ed first and second money both for winnin this race, bat the judges would only give him first money.
 The running free-for-all race was won by Jim Cunningham and also by Snide Petersby, whose horses come un- der the wire nose and nose, and so the money was divided between them. Andy Wiggins, who entered his horse in this race, was throwed of half way around the track and Andy's horse went to eatin grass. Andy got the horse as soon as possible and completed the race, but he was nearly half an hour behind everybody else.
 The Bingville Horn Band, which fur- nished musick for the occashion, must not be forgotten. It done noble, and Hodge Peters busted the drum again, he hit it so hard. This is the third time Hodge has busted the drum, be- cause he is sich a enthusiastic base drum player.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04

Statisticks show, that people whose lives is insured live long. That's why several weIl-knOwn persons of BingviIIe who had life insurance with me for many years have req gently dropped their policies, being as they couldn't see how life insurance would do them any good if they was to go on living always and havin to pay premiums on them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
THERE IS S0JnETHING IN 9IS 7K THIS 9ss 3k

In addition to all forms of life insur- ance, 1 am also the leading and only lawyer fin BingVilIe, notary pubIick, justice of the peace, and other things too numerous to menshiOn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
THE BINGVILLB: BUGLE!
The Leading Taper of tho COuntyI

BrIsht--Brseuy-BsIlieOss-BustIips
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-02-07
Herald Square Vortex of Human Stream

the human stream that flowed through
Herald square. There were 10000 of
them in the Sixth avenue surface cars
that went through the square six a
minute for the busy hours Of the day,
about 10000 were in the Broadway
cars that went seven a minute for the
greater part of the time, and the ele-
waited trains that averaged one a min.
ute during the busy hours carried
about 293,760.
Then the pedestrians made more
than all this, as they came in
eight different ways, crossed and re-
crossed, up and down, from side to
side, in store and out, on and off Of
cars, from one car line to another, in
and out Of vehicles. These people on
foot numbered about $4,000, not all
different persons, for hundreds went
into and out of the squares several
times during the day.
Besides these were those in vehicles
other than public cars, in wagons, car.
r1ages. trucks and automobiles, going
IN constant streams, needing policemen
at the corners and crossings to direct
the traf1c. which at times was 50 con.
gested as to stop certain branches Of
the stream for a time In these vari.
Gus vehicles were about $4,000 per.
sons.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-02-07
Rival Beauties in Battle of Dieits

The barber had no intention of
yielding the field without a struggle
to keep the trade that came to the
basement
Miss Wilson prided herself upon the
fact that the young women who did
the nails" in her establishment were
all handsome. In her color scheme
she had both blondes and brunettes,
an impressive young woman of the
feminine grenadier type and slight
girls with fluffy hair and baby stares.
But Mockel saw a deficiency in the
equipment of his rival and now all of
Miss Wilson's young women are dis.
cussing the expected advent in the
rival establishment of two creatures
whose beauty would outshine anything
ever seen in the great hotel before.
Miss Wilson still fingers in the bar.
Der shop, because her share of that
lease does not expire until the last
day in the month. But in her new es.
Enlistment, on the Office floor, her
young women themselves manicured
and Marcel waved to within an inch
of their lives, toll over their glass.
topped tables and spin yarns.
Beethoven, Bach, Matthew Arnold
and the rest look down from their
gilded frames on the walls and smile
benignantly upon the members of Miss
Wilson's beauty chorus, while in the
barber shop downstairs there are long
discussions as to the true type of
beauty.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-02-07

ITALY, Austria-Hungary and the Slav-
ic countries Of eastern Europe are
at the present time the principal
sources Of the unskil]ed labor sup
ply of the United States, more than
two-thirds of all the immigrants
now entering the country coming
from these countries. Italy contrib
utes about one-fourth and Austria
Hungary and the Slavic countries of
eastern Europe something over two
fifths of our immigrants. This latter
group includes the Jews from eastern
Europe, who, while not Slavs, eco
nomically and industria!ly represent
practically the same clasues.
The distribution, employment and
manner of living of these immigrants,
with special reference to their assim-
ilation into American industrial life,
is the subject of study, by Frank
]. Sheridan of the bureau of labor, just
made public.
About half the unskilled laborers
coming from these countries had pre-.
viously been at work as farmers or
farm laborers. After their arrival in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-02-07

WASHINGTON. - Have you never
W heard of sundowner? That's
strange, he is native of Washington.
A creature of the government. The
government supports him; of course
he works-that is, more or less; gen.
orally less, and then after office hours
butts in" to the legitimate territory
OF another man, who in his time has
been "sundowner" himself, but the
positions are reversed now, and he
hates "sundowner" as tramp hates
soap.
Generally speaking, "sundowner" is
a good fellow. He is at least indus
trious. Does he work? Why, of
course he works. He works night and
day-that is, when he is not too sleepy
to work in daytime, and even then he
braces up on bromides and stays
awake and does enough work to get
himself marked present and keep him.
self square with the paymaster.
Now, there is Dr. Jones, or Brown,
or Smith, or any other name you may
choose. DR.. Jones is Landowner"
He gets up as early in the morning as
required, visits his patients and at
tends to Office calls, eats his breakfast
and gets to his desk in one of the de-
partments at nine o'clock and sticks
there till 4:30 p. m. Five o'clock sees
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-02-07

AN official ruling on the subject OF
~ hugging was handed down recent
ly by the postoffice department. 1t is
that hugging per Sc, even if done with
out pulling down the blinds. is no
cause for dismissal from the govern
ment service. 1t is decided, however,
that the girl must be sweetheart and
must consent to be Rugged.
William Belleman, rural carrier
at Weir City, Kan; Rugged his sweet
heart before taking the precaution to
pull down the blinds. An envious old
maid in the neighborhood came along
and saw the performance.
She was greatly scandalized, and
to help things along peddled the story
all over the neighborhood. Not salts
fed with this, she filed complaint with
the postof1ce department and de.
manded that young Belleman be dis.
missed from the government service.
The rural carrier was represented
at the hearing by able counsel in the
persons of a couple of Kansas con.
gresham. They pointed out that if
every rural carrier was dismissed be-
cause he huEged a girl when she
wanted to be Rugged the department
would have to abolish the rural car.
rier service entirely.