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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

Emory Holderness and Louise
Schackamuth with the Central Leather
Co.. VIII Thurn with the First National
Bank, Roy Firchon with the Merchants
Bank, Roy Firchow with the Merchants
Underwear Co., and Hazel Berens with
the Hosiery Co, are among the Col
lege of Commerce students recently
taking positions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

A little natural curiosity on the part
of telephone subscribers on party lines
is pardonable but we do not think that
all Of them should try to listen at once
when an interesting bit of news is 60
ing over the wires. Some system should
be devised by which one person could
gather the information and then pass
it on to the others. No one would lose
anything then and the lines would work
better.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
F. r. A. ELECT OFFICERS,

At the annual meeting of the Fra
ternal Reserve Association the follow
ing officers were elected:
President, James Maloy; Vice Presi-
dent, Maggie Stegel; Secretary, c. @.
Pierson; Treasurer, August Rehm;
Sargent, Robert McFadden; Doorkeep-
er, Claud Fischer; Messenger, Robt.
Anderson; Judge, Dwight House.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
First publication December 5, 1910.


OTATE OF WISCONSIN-County Court for
y Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House in the City of Keno.
sha, in said County, on the first Tuesday,
being the 3rd day of January A. D. 1911. at 10
o'clock A. NJ, the following matters will be
heard and considered:
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Anna Me1vina Wardman, deceased.
The application of w. II. Wardman to ad-
nit to probate the last will and testament of
Anna Melvina Wardman, late of the city of
Kenosha in said county, deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament
OF Maggie B. Holiness deceased. .-a.. 'sss
The application of Robert Verne Baker TO
admit to probate the last will and testament
of Maggie B. Holmes, late of the town of SOM
ers in said comfy, deceased.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah Bradley,
deceased.
The application of ]. Frank Bradley for the
examination and allowance of his final &C
count as administrator of the estate of Sarah
Bradley, late of the town of Somers in said
county, deceased, and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
By the Court.
RUSSELL H.. SLoSsoN,
w35 County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
AUCTION

I do not care what you have to
sell or where it is, some one
wants it. Remember that moth
ing attracts the attention of the
public like an Auction Sale. In
the hands of a capable auction
eer your sale is bound to be a
success. Are you thinking of sell.
ling your property, your bust
ness, your household goods or
anything else. See P. B. John
son, the Peoples Auctioneer.
2719 Elm Ave. Zion City, Him
OILS. Phone 2138. For references
see Matt Stahl. Kenosha. Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

The constant hammering away Of ev'
cry newspaper and magazine on the
''do your Christmas shopping early
advice is having its effect and Judging
from the busy appearance of the stores
in the last two weeks there are lots of
people who must have tsLcn it to heart.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
First publication December Is, 1910.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN County Court fol
~ Kenosha CountY-In Probate.


Notice is hereby given that at a special term
of the county court to be held in and for said
county, at the court house IN the city of Keno
sha, in said county, on the second Tuesday, be-
ing the 10th day of January A. D. 1911,
10 O'Clock a. m, the following matters will be
heard and considered:
1t the matter of the last will of Lucy A.
Wilcox, deceased.
!. The application of Bayard Tourte11otte for
the examination and allowance of his final
account as executor of the last will of Lucy A.
Wilcox, late of the city of Kenosha in said
county, deceased. and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of the estate of said
deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Albert S. Barber late of the city and county
of Keuosha, deceased.
The application of Curt Gfroerer to admit to
probate the last will and testament of Albert
S. Barber late of the city of Kenosha in said
county, deceased.
BIZ the Court.
RUSSELL II. SLossoN,
w3e County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

Joseph G. Rhode has been appoint
ed chairman of the committee to have
charge of the annual charity ball to
be given by the Kenosha lodge of the
Elksj and he viii have power to name
the other members of the committee.
Tie annual dance will be given just
before the opening of the lenten sea-
son..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

The new Provident association is get
ting into shape to do business as rapid
Iy as possible and when the prelimin-
ayy work of organization is completed
it will be prepared to do business all
the year around.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

All of the merchants advise trading
early in the day. Stocks are all in
place then and the clerks have more
time to devote to each customer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
NAME NEW OFFICERS.
Sarah Gallagher Elected Chief Ranger
of st. James CT. in Annual Meeting.

Of st. James CT. IN Annual Meeting.
Sarah Gallagher, Chief Ranger; Eva
Henry, Vice Chief Ranger; Agnes
Cleary. Rec. Sec; Abigail OHare, Fin
3ancial Sec; Bridget OHare, Treasurer
Minnie Sweeney, Mary McCaffery
Margaret Ryan, Trustees; DR.. j H
Cleary, Medical Examiner; Nell kefan-
CHER, Delegate to the Convention Sar-
ali Gallagher, Alternate Delegate,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. John Henley of Ra-
cine, formerly Of Kenosha are rejoic-
ing over the birth Of son. He arriv-
ed on Thursday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

eff no one asks you to buy seal,
ask some one to sell you one. ="
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22

Try the want ads fer results.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
The Insi1er
Joke Costs Husband
S40O for SmuggIing


New York. who nipped smuggling the bud
discussed
told Californian his
mixed with the officials the SwFrench frontier several
The husband joke his wife and to teach
expected,
and the end him This of IT.
Mr. and Mrs spentNsome Switzerland They had
all the found
things the shops Mrs C the last day of their found
bolt of lace which captvatd offered reasonable
The only drawback the that would have be paid
the French border.
My dear, whispered Mrs husbands Il could hide that
lace
officials ALL Whupon indignant with
his wife thief neither could
she make him. The idea They would leave
the shop They their and the
found them the border
Mr. somewhat surprised notice that the examination their
baggage and their He look his
could
lace through had it He
He
them did said
believe
lady whom valuable concealed her
The official be carefully searched
The chuckd little searched and
skirts identical e The husband habber
gas The wife had skipped back the and bought the stuff without
knowledge trouble He
saved her. but him $500 And STILL the official
lady the who had her OF
being smugglerl
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
Letters From the People
EASTERN MAIL ORDER HOUSES
AND PARCELS POST

Editor Call: Almost the sole sem
blance OF the shadow of an argument
against the institution by the United
States government of an up to date
parcels post has been the contention
that it would rob the country mer-
chant to enrich the eastern mail order
houses.
The Postal Progress League of Cali
fornia has for a long time affirmed the
very opposite; that for lack of an up to
date parcels post much additional busi-
ness was thrown to these eastern
houses.
The minimum freight charge of the
railroads being for 100 pounds, mail
order buyer, wanting an article of IL
pounds weight, was tempted to ex-
pand that order with additional goods,
until it reached somewhere near the
100 pound limit on which freight
charges had to be paid. Or, in case
this buyer could think of nothing more
that he wanted, neighbors would be
invited to join in making up the 100
pounds minimum.
Thus the local merchant, instead of
losing IL pounds of trade, lost nearly
100 pounds.
Travelling the last few days in Yo-
semitic valley it was my good fortune
to fall in with Mr.. Sears, whose name
heads the firm Sears, Roebuck e Co.,
uOlHS the DiSSeSr mali OrQer business
in America. His lengthy and extensive
experience confirms the view taken by
the league in every particular. So far
from an up to date parcels post being
urged by the mail order houses. he as
sures me that neither their firm nor
their rivals, Montgomery Ward & Co,
are at all anxious for such a parcels
post. They prefer the present system,
which induces purchasers to make up
their orders to the full 100 pounds He
says that their house finds small orders
a source of loss rather than profit, and
they do not want them.
Not to be too prolix, / commend to
all country merchants this direct ex-
preston of the feeling of the leading
house in the mail order line as op-
posed to the widely circulated, garbled
nonsense set forth by those express
companies interested in fooling the
people so as to maintain their extor-
tionate charges. But you can't fool
all the people all the time
EDWARD BERWICK.
President of the Postal Progress
League of California.
May is, 1910. -
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

SCHoOIS-J. H.. City. Where were the North
and primary and the South cosmo-
peiital aud primary schools located in San Fran
cisco in 1902
There was no North Cosmopolitan IN
1890. The South Cosmopolitan In tnat
year was in Bush street near stockton
There was neither South Cosmopolitan
grammar nor primary IN 1890.
ASSAYING-B +. F.. Sunol. From whom can
obtain list of the latest and best books on as
saying and geology!
Communicate with the state mining
bureau, ferry building, San Francisco,
or any first class book seller.
HORSEHAIR-E. B., Turlock. Is 1t true that
a horsehair that has lain in water for long time
turns into snake!
This assertion has arisen from the
fact that such hair that has been in
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

stagnant water for long time becomes
covered with animalculae and these, in
moving, give the hair an appearance Of
life, but it is not a snake.
OWNING RODS-K. n. t.. AIenIo Park. What
kinds OF divinfng rods are there, and where may
such be purchased?
Divining rods are made from the
forked branch of rowan tree or witch
hazel, also OF metal. but where the lat
ter may be purchased this department
does not know.
HoCHELEGA-Oakland reader. What is
''Hochelega''?
The ancient. but little known name
of Canada.
OLD NOTE. v. City. Who can tell me IL
an old note-S1O0 bill-of 1894 is worth anything
Any money broker or banker.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
PERSONS IN THE NEWS

w. H. GRoAT, chief rate clerk Of the Pacific
Coast steamship company, left for Chicago
last evening to represent that company in the
meeting of general passenger agents at the
Transcontinental passenger association to be
held May %, 1910.
DIR. G. H. PHILLIPS OF Hanford. DIR. L. R.
Packwood OF Fresno and W. S. Heaton Of Los
Angeles make up party Of recent arrivals
at the Manx.
MARK CLEMENS. well known pharmacist Of
Grants Pass. Ore. and H. C. Reck Of Port
land are at the Palace.
THOMAS cARsTENs returned to the Palace
after brief illness yesterday. He is from
Tacoma.
ROBERT CORDS JR., an oil operator with in
terests in Midway, is staying at the ST.
Francis.
A. cHAPELLE and Newton Evans. engineers Of
Los Angeles, are staying at the ST. Francis.
z. S. sPAULDING, capitalist OF Portland. is
among the recent arrivals at the Palace.
w. Z. osBoURN, an electrician of Woodland,
and Mrs. osbourn at the Colonial
W. j. MURPHY, merchant of Crescent City.
and Mrs. Murphy are at the Turpin-
H. E. McDoRMAN, merchant Of Minneapolis.
is registered at the Argonaut-
WILLIAM H. HOOPS, an electrical engineer Of
Chicago, is at the Fairmont.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
| Punishment
| to Fit
the Crime

the Philippines The prisoner liberty
because he had been made the subject dspropoonae
his oen The ruling made by of Interpretation of the
eighth the constitution, which
the island bill OF rights and prohibits the ncton of "a cruel and
unusual punishment
The decision curious line of speculation unlike that
which much discussion
corning the inequality and certain lack the
proportion judges invested with the duty Of sending
for longer shorter in their discretion.
How shall burglary for example Of
prison? In making this dread appoonent something
depend the condition of the judges liver circu-
of his environment the night before Much assurey
his habits of thought his fixed opinions preudices
like tits impossible eliminate the human which
often springs
Nevertheless, welcome the decision of the
affects the administration of justice may said
element of uncertainty and distraction the field
criminal and Jurisprudence If the by
his discretion subject to reversal because another mans
different will be thing
stage of the administration of criminal justice Things bad
enough this relation without the of
element of doubt and distraction.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
Choice Flowers Hung
Upon the Door Knob

of the fashionable dwellings Pachc
upon Inc Door hhOO
ribbon
party pretty somb
within final The flowers
How has this country"
The the from France
struck with the idea OF substitution
of in
relatives he frequently the members his family
before
the black
Philadelphia,
and in
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

amended for inclusion in the railroad bill destroys
promise OF mileage basis which the section preend make We
quote from the Spokane Spokesman Review
The long and short haul clause which passed the expressly
knowledge from inference from application ascertain that the
and
and conditions of the shorter haul whether from
then
charge less for the longer than for the shorter
OF property"
AS the Spokesman pointed
the terminals controlling in
The interstate commissioners practical
with the controlling facts of the railroad business They
know that competition governing
making OF rates where applies and accordingly the Spokesman
Review the we'll founded conclusion that he people
interior place little dependence the compromise that
adopted by the senate But the that other
possible Geographical conditions be by
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
To Deal With
The Water
Power Sites

The bill provides that the cded
matter OF fact have absolute control OF the streams This Mr.
desired Two conditions are imposed the state this transaction
terms ten years 1t stipulated that it shall be leased
which
the nghborhood Finally the conditions
forfeited the
lease
This reads like fair but the suggestive appears
that the bill has the support of the power
radically opposed the principles of
This does ground for opposing
supplies good close
thing obvious that should the
first effect would be gather hungry lobby pursuit
privileges the gift of the legislature 1t might be
until the state constitutes responsible public utilities
empowered to deal with all such matters. 1t difficult
question and the truth that in providing machinery DISPOSE
OF valuable public franchises the people between devil
and the deep
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
Dog Serves Sentence
i'm the County Jail

hours a Ingleside county
I'M Lne COHHiy Jan Jail 2, he
beyond the prison walls If he os past the confines the hwashd
of the the air of
his mad and rushes terrified
ailers guardman might lose his job.
the the bench and down the official
judiciary
hail.
about and further that divers
brushed
the bench until the banf
the a attack of
Three attorneys policeman huddled
Strengthened simultaneously triumph and led oon
dog down the aisle TO the bench
judge the baEf suffered "and before
wee drive i'm AVA them all around"
"Six to dog" Cabaniss cried
explains how ngesde has the prisoner They
al him
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

W. z. SLATER OF Seattle and A. NJ Crocksr OF
Portland, who are associated with the r. G.
Dun company OF this city. are guests at the
Fsirmont
HARVEY ADAMS and Sylvester Angel, busi
nessmen OF Eureka, are guests at the Argo-
naut
CAPTAIN PLATT and Mrs. PIatt Of BenicIa
are guests at the Stewart.
c. H. KETCHAM. businessman Of Sacramento,
is staying at the Stewart.
A. L. NICHOLS. hardware merchant Of Chico,
is guest at the Palace.
R. J. MArTHEwsoE, County clerk Of Santa
Cruz is at the Dale.
HARRY WHITE OF Los Angeles is staying at
the ST. Francis.
JUDGE PETER J. SHIELDS of Sacramento i.
at the Palace.
c. z. HOxsrE, mining man Of Nevada. i. at
the Stanford
C. 9. CATE Of Portland and Mrs. Cat. ar. at
the Colonial.
W: K. BROWN Of HoIIister is registered at the
st. Francis.
N. L. JosEY. an oil operator is registered at
the Palace.
W. F PRICE Of Portland is guest at the St.
Francis.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
SAD BUT TRUE

SAD BUT TRUE
There was young fellow named TAFT,
Who watched for the comet till late,
Meanwhile he did dicker
With overmuch liquor
And sank in comatose state.
That tail must find it pretty expen-
sive travelling with the nucleus. 1t
doesn't seem able to keep up.
EUREKA
Say. pa what makes the comets tail?''
Asks Freddie, as with wond ring eyes
He gaZes up at Halley's pet
That sweeps across the starry skies.
And pa. with ready lore. expounds
My son, that comet first set sail
-Four hundred million years ago,
And that's Of course what makes it stale.'
Studying the caudal appendag ge of a
comet seems to be the hardest job on
earth. You never know whether you
are through or not.
That comet must be first cousin to
the San Francisco flea. Just when you
think you have it, it isn't there.
HALEY HAS OUR ALLEY
or all the freaks that roam the sky
There's none / love like Halley's;
1t puzzles people on our roofs
s. And also in our alleys.
The scientific gazers, too,
Who prophesy for one day,
Soon learn its neatest stunts occur
'Twixt half past s and Monday
o. II. F..
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
DUST FROM THE COMET

Did we? We did. We did not, We
did, too.! Betcheramillyun we didn't.
either!n Was it? Yes? No?-WeIl.
the astronomers have nothing on us.
Comiskey might sign up the comets
tail for the White Sox. No one on
earth seems to be able to hit or get on
to its curves.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
The Tale
OF an
Eyasive Comet

applause but quite succeeded persuadng ourselves that
this perhdous beast anything than tabled
similar frame of mind multarous mention of
Haeys and its terrible tail The Lick observatory us
that the comets caudal equipment Tagging behind which,
the unsnthc person. might the way behaved
tails Somewhere space there lost cometary hiding
from all the gone up high place
to gather heavenly scoop
other worlds than ours.
The disappointed perhaps unscienhc
world feels the whole relieved The newspapers
month had clamor that people were
looking for poends the sky with fear of change perpexng
nations Some results of this heavenly poher gave birth
strange combination of religious exataon tempered by
precauton One learns that the people of the black belt
southern have work and attending meetings
while at the time large numbers of the revvasts
stuffed with pills against the When Dean Swift invented
his famous pill earthquakes he could this logical
extension of his system of therapeutics.
We have been reading about flaming
sweep the cobwebs from the sky but the promise
terrible than the performance There has been disposition
lay the blame
and people pentiuly quoting Casca
Are moved, whe all the sway O oearth
Shakes like thing unfrm? o Cicero,
have empes when the scolding winds
Have rived the knotty oaks; and l have
The ambitious swell and and foam,
To be exalted with the threatening clouds;
But till tonight till
Did 90 through tempest dropping fire
IS IN
Or else the world, 70 witt the
lncenses them send destruction
The astronomers have for the the
irresponsible poet who permitted give airy nohng local
habaon and but after ALL this evasve
painted his tagging errng may said that
rs we'll ends well
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
Tu0lumne
County Backs
San Francisco

believe that the OF the valley
lake will impair its scenic attractions in any degree
beauty has definite commercial value if
ground believed that local objects
DESTROYED injured they would be the first to protest
the Iuoumne relation should
have weight with the secretary OF the interior the settlement
which been forced without
apparent necessity at this time speak
Settlement it is with full recognition of
time arrived for final adjudication matter
The question not at ALL there purpose
intention ech Hetchy site for great many
years Mr. Bainger might very we'll leave the whole
unless he unduy eager bridge
he there and the that he against
city his decision not be regarded final His
would be to leave the matter for his
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

MR. TAFT is said to be favoraby inclined toward tht
compromise power sites bill introduced by Senator
Smoot of Utah The Smoot bill appears published
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

summary OF its provisions to contain some
good features, but this is no guarantee that
the text of the measure does not contain
dangerous "jokers." The following summary
is given:
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

prophetic sense that he had supplied the
precedent for decision of the United States
supreme court. Yet such was the basis of a
recent decision of the court in the case of
Paul Weems, an official of the lighthouse
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

comet is Tor most OF us nothing more important
than a state of mind, or, at best, an article of
faith. Many time and oft have we listened
to the patriotic orator while he tied up the
alien beasts tail in hard knots amid tumultuous
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

He explanation offered high scientific authority that
visiting comet somehow got his tail twisted familiar
old fashioned smack Like the far famed British ion Haeys
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

HE CALL announced Thursday morning overland rates
wool had been reduced competition by water and
explained that shipments of the this
coast had been going by This is fact
Recognize Ine that has important bearing pending
Geographical controversy in the long and
ordore the effort representatives of
the mountain states and those of middle
put freight mileage basis In brief this endeavor
may described proposition put Denver Cheyenne and
Spokane the be done by law and attempted
would make the railroad business impossible.
Spokane which has leading the fight this regard begins
the thing be and admits that the provision
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20
Tells how prominent Californian informed Swiss GUS
toms officials that his wife attempting to smugge
lace in her skirts and had pay for his trouble.

ME troubles of Mrs Catherine Rollins,
wife of the former governor of New
Hampshire, with the customs officials at
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

included within the confines of that county and
its residents should have an important voice in
the settlement OF the question that comes UP
for hearing shortly before Secretary Ballinger.
The people Of Tuolumne county obviously do
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

4 THEN William S. Gilbert put in the mouth of the
" " mikado of Japan the declaration that wise ruler
make the punishment fit the crime" it was WI
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-20

support of the Tuomne county board of supervisors
Hetch etchy project for the supply
and timely The entire watershed in question