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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
ASKS BIG DAMAGES
Hans Nelson Asks ]. Kettle
hut to Pay $4,000 for Acct
dental Discharge of Gun
CLAIMS INJURIES Permanent

An unusual case was called for trial
in the circuit court late Monday after
noon and the evidence is being heard by
the jury today. The plaintiff in the az
ton is Hans Nelson metal worker aud
John Kettlehut is the defendant. The
plaintiff demands damages to the
amount of $4,000 from KettIehut ON ac-
count of being shot by the defendant
three years ago. The case has been
heard in the circuit court at former
term and at that time the jury after
long wrangle declared that it could
not agree on a verdict. Both of the
litigants are under age and they were
formerly chun1s.
The accident on which the action is
based occurred on October 18th, 1907.
AT that time the boys were about six.
teen years of age and they had gone
for hunting expedition to the town of
Pleasant Prairie just west of the city.
They had a shot gun which belonged to
Nelson but Kettlehut was carrying it.
In the evidence given to the jury today
Nelson testified that Kettlehut had tax.
en- the gun and pointed it at him shout
ing Hands up The gun was dis
charged and the shot entered one of
the hands of Nelson crippling him for
life. Many days after the accident
Kettlehut was arrested on charge of
shooting Nelson but when the case was
given preliminary hearing before the
late Justice B. O. Sturges, Kettlehut
was discharged, the court holding that
the shooting was purely accidental.
Kettlehut has no property and II will
be some time before he attains his ma
jority but the case is being bitterly con-
tested. Attorney R. V. Baker appears
for the plaintiff and Attorney Alfred
Drury for the defendant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

turned for any month in 1909 was TO-
093 for the month Of March. With
the great majority Of the registration
states and cities it is the month having
the largest number of deaths, while
June is the month of lowest mortality.
The Professionally estimated aggre-
gate population of the registration
area of the United States in 1909 is
4S,776,S93 or 55.3sper cent of the total
estimated population of continental
United States.
The official death registration area
is composed of those states and cities
which require the registration of a
death before the issuance of burial
permit and which have complied with
other requirements imposed by the
Census Bureau as conditions precedent
to inclusion in this area whose death
returns are annually collected, tabu-
lated, analysed, and presented in bull
~SN-A eSAA0 iVPoAb AOin Wy buS S6uSuS
Bureau. In 1909 the death registra-
ton area included the following states:
California, Colorado, Connecticut.
Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont,
Washington and Wisconsin.
In addition to these, returns of
deaths were received from 81 cities in
non-registration states, in which the
registration under local ordinances is
considered satisfactory. The Dlstrict
of Columbia, which is coterminous with
the city of Washington, is not included
in the list of separate registration cit
les. For most purposes it is treated
as city, but in the table showing
groups Of registration states the Dis
trict of Columbia is included as a
state area.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
The ruling of the secretary of state

The ruling of the secretary of state
under which the candidates at the re-
cent primary are given an additional
month in which to file their expense
accounts will probably be taken ad-
vantage of by most of them but it
was hardly necessary for the whole
business Of fling the accounts is largely
matter of form anyway. None of the
accounts are so complicated that they
could not be gotten up and turned in
week after the election. Publicity of
campaign expenses would be highly
desirable thing and in time it may be
brought about but any one who is at
all familiar with the present system of
making these accounts knows that the
people are not getting it under the
present law. An attempt was made to
strengthen this law as the last session
of the legislature and under the in
structiOns issued to the district attor-
neys any candidates who fail to file
some kind of schedule will probably
be hauled up and forfeiture demanded
but we have yet to see a case in this
state where the accuracy of any ex-
rense account turned in by any candi.
date has been challenged by the al,
thorities. That being the case the can
didates may just as well go through
the motions of fling their accounts now
as month later. If they do that they
will be safe under the regular order
of procedure and as usual the accounts
turned in will be more remarkable for
what they do not Show than for what
information they contain.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

There is chance that football can
be made a popular sport in Kenosha
and that the games will draw well but
only on one condition. The continual
wrangling over the Interpretation of the
rules and the long discussions over the
rulings of the officials in charge which
interrupt the play will have to be elm
mated. The spectators pay to see
game not an argument and the intermis-
sions which are inevitable in this game
are about all that the spectators can en-
dure with patience. AS matter of fact
it does not make much difference what
rules the games are played under so
long as they are played right along
with as few delays as possible. Few
OF the spectators have any real knowl
edge of the game in its finer points.
The crowds are not up in all of the
technicalities of the game as are the
attendants at base ball game and they
can take no interest in the arguments
because few of them know what thew
are about. The Interpretation of the
new rules is going to be very difficult
matter for long time yet until thew
have been worked out and passed upon
BY the experts who judge the big games
and pending the rulings on points al
ready disputed the managers of the
teams in the smaller cities would do
well to agree on their own interpreta-
ton OF the rules and stick to it. The
games could be run off with nothing
but the customary delays and without
the wranglings which get nowhere and
which disgust the crowds. There is a
great chance to interest the Kenosha
public in football this fall to a greater
extent than ever before and crowds
will pay to see the games but this
chance will be missed unless the man
ayers of the elevens do away with the
unnecessary delays which mar the game
from the standpoint of the spectators.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
NO EP|DEM|Cs ARE REPORTED
Measures For the Advancement of
Health Seem To Be Making Good
in All States Where Registration
Plan is Followed.

The death rate in the death registra-
ton cities and states of the United
States dropped to Is per thousand of
Professionally estimated population last
year, according to the Forthcoming
United States Census Bureaus bulletin
on mortality statistics for 1909, which
has been submitted to Director Durand
by DR.. Cressy L. Wilbur, chief Stats
tician for vital statistics.
In 1908 the death rate in the Census
Bureau S registration area was 1914 per
thousand and in the bureaus annual
report for that year, issued last spring,
it was stated that it is evident an era
of low mortality has begun.
The death rate for 1909 is, the bulle-
tin states, lower than that for any pre-
vious year of registration and prob
ably is the lowest that ever occurred
in the history of the United States.
1t is stated that the mortality was
distributed with more than ordinary
uniformity throughout the year 1909
and no epidemics of other than a very
local extent were found to have oc-
Cured.
It is a fact of much interest, the bull
letin states, as showing the general pre-
valence In 1900 of extremely favorable
conditions for human life, that the
death rate of England and Wales for
that year was 14.5 per thousand, which
was also the lowest on record for that
country, while the rate of IL for the
city of London was even lower and
demonstrates the fallacy of the belief
that high death rates are necessarily
found in large cities.
The total number of deaths returned
from the registration area for 1909
was 1888, an increase of 40,964 over
the number, 691, 574, returned for 1908.
Of the total number in 1909, there
were 39S,597 deaths, or 54.4 per cent,
among males, as compared with 54.3 in
1908.
The largest number of deaths re-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

What do you think of competitive
examinations held by the state civil
service commission for positions as dep
uty game wardens with the appoint
ments based on merit and fitness alone?
That viii surely be something new in
the history of that department in this
state where the wardens have always
been cogs lin the political machine and
where the appointees have always paid
more attention to politics than to the
duties of their positions. However,
the people of the state will appreciate
the change if it has really been made
and will base their estimate of the
value of the services of this department
to the state on what is done in the flu
ture rather than on it's past record.
With the past performances Of the dep
uty wardens along the political line
in mind, the public may be forgiven
for being just little skeptical at first
until the department has demonstrated
that it is actually divorced from poll
tics
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

We can see no objection to the eoun-
ty board guaranteeing the Children s
Home Finding Society of Wisconsin
certain sum annually, the payments of
course being contingent upon the work
of the society continuing satisfactory
to the members of the board and pro-
vided, further, that the other counties
or majority of them adopt the same
course. This society is doing great
work in caring for homeless children all
over the state and it is no more than
right that all of the counties assume
part of the burden of providing for
the cost of this work Last year the
board made an appropriation of 800
for the society and it is probable that
there would be no objection to making
an appropriation of like amount ev-
cry year but the officials of the society
would naturally like some kind of
guarantee that the support forthcom-
ing from this county will be regular.
If the society has a regular fixed in
come from the counties guaranteed as
long as it does satisfactory work the
officers will know exactly how much
money they must have from private
contributions and it viii be easier to
raise it. Leaving out of consideration
altogether the fact that the children
placed i'll homes by the society have a
much better chance to grow up into
good and useful men and women than
If they We're cared for in some institu-
ton, howeve we'll managed, the coun-
ties are big gamers in financial way
by the work of the society for they are
, thereby relieved from the burden of
caring for hundreds of homeless little
ones in asylums for long term of
years. The average expense of finding
a home for a child is about $50 and ev-
cry such sum contributed by the coun-
ty for placing a child in private home
that would otherwise be a charge on the
county IS saved tie taxpayers a dozen
times over before the child reaches
maturity and is able to care for itself.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
NEW THEATRE OPENED.
orpheum Throws Open Its Doors For
First Time Saturday Evening.

The new Orpheum theatre the latest
addition to the show places of the
city opened for the first time on Sat-
urday evening and for four shows the
new theatre was packed to the doors.
The new place of amusement is decided
~ attractive. It is designed as epic
ture' house and has seats for $50 peo-
pie all on the ground floor. The decora-
tons Of the house are plain but at she
same time pleasing The new theatre
is owned and managed by the Orpheum
Theatre Company and M. /. May is
the manager of the house. The theatre
will be utilized as moving picture
house but it is built so that. is can be
converted into vaudeville theatre
should there be an opening for such a
theatre. The theatre will give nightly
shows and matinees on Saturday and
Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
MAKES GOOD REPORT.
Gross Earnings Of the Northwestern
Show Vast Increase for Past Year.

Gross Earnings Of the Northwestern
Show Vast Increase for Past Year.
Gross earnings of the Chicago and
Northwestern in the fiscal year ended
June 80 increased $780,, 900 over those
in the preceding fiscal period, but the
operating expenses increased $500, 900,
leaving the net earnings from operation
$22,022,000, or decrease of $765,000
After the deduction of all charges, the
amount available for dividends on the
stock was $12,29S,0O0 or virtually per
cent on the total common and preferred
issues outstanding at the end of the
year. AT the end of the preceding
year the total stock outstanding was
about $124,000,0o0 and the net income
in that year was equivalent to about ia
per cent on that amount,
During 19o9-1o the company increas,
ed it's common stock from SOL $50, 900
to $182,450,oo0 and paid half year s
dividend on the additional stock. This
called for $1,o67 500 more in dividends,
making the total paid on the preferred
and common stocks during the year
So, $4,000. The amount carried to sur
plus was $2,466,ooo, raising the cam
pary's total surplus to $32,17s,0o0.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

1t is possible that the proposltlon
which is to be submitted to the people
of Kenosha by the managers of the
company now building an electric line
in northern Illinois in regard to an
electric line running west from Keno
sha to Wilmot is largely in the nature
of a bluff to be used by the promoters
of the plan to force concessions from
the Waukegan city council but it is
worth investigating for all that. Many
a scheme that was started as side
issue has developed into the real thing
and Kenosha has been so long in need
of an electric road to the west and has
lost so much trade that properly be-
longed to it's merchants because OF the
lack Of transportation facilities to
bring it to this city that 1t will not do
for the business men Of the city to let
any proposition that holds out even a
remote chance for the building of this
line go by without investigation. AS
outlined the plans of the promoters do
not ask for anything the city should
not be prepared to grant on any rea-
sonable terms. 1t is proposed to make
this city the terminus of the line and
the promoters will ask a franchise over
only one street so that its passengers
can be landed in the down town dis
trict. 1t should be possible for the
council to arrange for that much al
though most of the gateways to the city
apparently are controlled by the rail
roads now in possession of the trans
portation business of the city. At pres
ent the builders of the Illinois road de-
clare that they are merely investigating
the sentiment of the people of the city
and county in regard to the proposed
road and this is properly matter that
the Industrial Association can take up.
The association would be expected not
only to ascertain the feeling of the PEG,
pie of Kenosha city and county towards
the plan but to investigate the financial
standing and responsibility of the men
who propose to deal with them in the
building Of the line.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
CONVENTION AT AN END.
Danish Ministers Leave for Home After
Spending Busy Sunday in Kenosha.

The sessions of the district conven
ton of the ministers of the Danish
Lutheran church in this part of the
state came to an end at the Danish
Lutheran church on Grand avenue on
Sunday evening when a farewell SER
vice was held. Sunday was the big
gest day of the gathering and many
Of the members of the various churches
in the district came to the city to at
tend the various sessions. The princi-
pal speakers at the closing sessions Of
the district meeting were Rev. H. +.
Dahlstrom of Racine, Rev. J. c. Chris
tiensen Of Schenington, Rev. J. P.
Naanp of Oshkosh, Rev. G. M. Olesen
of Hartland, Rev. c. II. Jensen of Wau-
paca, Rev. E. M. Nielsen of Poysippi
and Rev. ]. X. Jensen of Denmark.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

The imperative need for a new hos
pital building is shown by the fact that
there are more patients applying to
the hospital for care than there is
room for This condition is nothing
new either but has existed for some
time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
NOTICE.

The Woman's Alliance of the Uni.
tartan church will hold a Rummage
Sale on Saturday Oct. at 2 o'clock.
Those who have material to contribute
will notify Mrs. G. A. Dewey or Mrs.
Chas. Parker. $50
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

The contractors are making very sat
isfactory progress on the new city hall
and at this rate the building will be
ready for occupancy in the time speci-
fed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that we,
Henry spoor & Sons did on the 23d day
Of September, 1910, sell out our entire
meat business located at SIS Main
street to 7. j. Stahl.
All bills due and owing to us up to
and including September 23rd, 1910, are
due and payable to us. All bills against
US should be presented Tor payment to
US at once.
Henry Spoos s. Sons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

George Mazarine of Racine, the pro-
prietor of a candy store in that city is
looking for an opening for a sinailaS
store in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

1t is about time for the people of the
city to work up a little interest in the
census report. The figures are due any
day now.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1911
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For U. S. Sen.-Robert W. hat UIIeIIe
State.
For Covernor-.Francis z. McGovern.
For Lieut.. Governor Thomas Morris.
For secy. Of State-James A. Frear'
For state Treasurer Andrew FL. Dahl
For Com. of Ins.-Herman L. Ekern'
Congressional.
For Rep. in Congress Henry A. Cooper.
Legislative.
For State Senator, Third SenaVorlal
District-Isaac T. Bishop.
Tor Member of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
M. Curtiss.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29
CountY.

For County Clerk-Russell H. Jones'
For County Treas.-Philip Hartman Jr.
For Sheriff-Charles III. Whitcher.
For Coroner-Frank E. Andre.
For Clerk Of the Circuit Court-Frank
Waldo.
For District Attorney-Robert V. Baker
For Reg. of Deeds-Perkins G. Torrey.
For County surveyor-John G. Williams
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

o. A. Trough of Racine, spent Sun
day in Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

Want ads bring results.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-09-29

Jacob Brewer spent Sunday in Ra-
cine.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-02
NO CHANCE IN
 THE SITUATION

Despite the publication of much matter in the Little Rock papers in regard to the presidency of Hendrix college, there has been absolutely no change in the situation since pr. O.. E. Goddard reconsidered his accept ance and rendered his resignation as president of the institution over a month ago.
 The election of a president IS in the the hands of Capt. w. W. Martin, pr. James Thomas and Rcv F. s. H.. Johnston, a subcommittee of the board of trustees, and this committee has not vet even met to consider Dr. Goddard's resignation. Capt. Martin has been absent from the state for the past two weeks, and it is not con- sidered probable that any action whatever will be taken before the regular annual meeting of the board during Hendrix commencement. Pres ident Anderson states that there was no significance in June 1 passing without definite word from Dr. God dard, as his resignation was final, so far as any communication from him is concerned, when it was first rendered.
 A rumor which seems to have gain ed considerable circulation is that pr, A. c. Millar of Little Rock, for l5 years president of Hendrix, will re- turn to be the head of the institution, but this rumor, too, lacks any sort of official confirmation.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-02

Mesdames R. D. Dunlap and E. H. Fontaine have returned to their home at Clarksville, after attending the Normal commencement exercises.
 s. G. Smith yesterday received his automobile, which he purchased some time ago from the Bedford Auto Com pany at Little Rock. The machine is a Mitchell.
 Miss Hettie Dunaway left this morning for Clarksville, where she will give "The Lady of the Decora- ton" tonight. She has just returned from a very successful trip through Oklahoma.
 Miss Emma L. Rasor, teacher of drawing in the Normal the past ses- sion, left this morning for Chicago, where she will take special work dur ing the summer in the Chicago con servatory of fine arts.
 The ladies of the Foreign Mission ary Society of the M. E. church will hold a prayer service on Friday after noon at o'clock, the church confer ence having requested that day to be observed as the day of prayer and fasting in the interest of worldwide mission.
 E W. Bartlett, grand keeper of rec ords and seal of the Knights of Pyth- ias lodge of Arkansas, came up last night and visited the local lodge. MT. Bartlett gave an interesting talk and instructed the members in unwrltten work. He was accompanied by MT. Cohen of the insurance department.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-02
BRUCE GREESON FOR
 SECRETARY OF SENATE

Instead of seeking a second term as journal clerk of the Arkansas sen ate, J. Bruce Greeson of this city will probably be a candidate for secretary of that body, when the legislature convenes next January. He will make a definite announcement of his inten- tions when the state Democratic con vention meets at Little Rock next week.
 MT. Greeson served as journal clerk of the senate in 1909 and made a splendid record, his work having nev- CT undergone the least criticism. He states that, since George Trevathan, the last secretary, has already served his second term and has removed from the state, several of the hold over senators who are acquainted with his work have solicited him to be- come a candidate for secretary and he has about decided to do so.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-06-02
WORK PROGRESS
 ON STATE CAPITOL

Little Rock, June 2.-Partitlon walls in the new state capitol are now all in on the north wing and but a small portion of those on the south wing are yet to be placed. The mar ble-setters have completed the marble work about the stairway in the south wing and are now putting the treads and risers on the concrete stairway. The plasterers are close behind the bricklayers and in the basement the white-eoat is being applied to the cell ing, giving that portion of the build ing a finished appearance. The steel workers are now working two rivetlng gangs which are putting the hot rlvets into the steel at the top of the dome This work will be completed by the middle of next week. The stone-mas- ons are pointing up the walls so that everything is in readiness for the lay ing of stone for the dome.
 The prettest piece of work being done on the building is on the roof. This roof is a marvel of construction and will last for ages without a trace of leak. The roof, to begin with, IS six inches of concrete reinforced with steel. On top of that is regular tar paper roof, covered with pitch. The commission put another coat of asphalt on top of this and laid cov- ering of tile one inch thick, bedded in concrete The joints in this roof ing were filled with asphaltum. Now the contractors are putting grout- ing of concrete on top of the tiling, so the roof will offer no nesting place for water at any time.