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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
Cold Wave Comes as a Hard
Proposition for Cabbage
and Beet Raisers
BELOW THE FREEZING POINT

With the mercury hanging about the
freezing point and dropping below it
nightly the farmers in Kenosha county
fear that they will have severe losses
as result of the cold snap. In the
cabbage and beet districts of the county
hundreds of acres of the crop are still
to be taken care of and it is feared
that the freezing of the ground will
materially affect the crops.
Farmers from the town of Somers
were in Kenosha on Thursday seeking
to secure men and women to work in
the beet fields with view of getting
the crop into the store houses just as
rapidly as possible. Great crowds of
men and women are now employed on
all the farms along the lake shore and
The beets and cabbage are being taken
care of just as rapidly as shipping
facilities can be secured.
A grower of cabbage and sugar beets
who was in the city today, stated that
the cold wave would cause great dam
age unless it quickly passed, as it
would cause the sugar beet to shrink
and the cabbage to freeze, making both
products undesirable for the market
He further stated that the growers had
neglected to gather the crop not be,
lieving that cold weather would set in
as soon as it did and today men, women
and children are gathering in the crop
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
SEEK TO PROTECT PEOPLE
Officials of the Commission are Ordered
to Go to Every County in the State
and Make Prosecutions for False
Weights.

The state dairy and food commission
has already begun the enforcement of
the new weights and measures law and
the public is just beginning to realize
it's omprehensiveness.
For example, there are many hundreds
of computing scales in Wisconsin that
are correct Ill pound and ounce gradua-
tions but whose computations are not
correctly shown. Since, as rule, the
dealer looks only at the computing
chart, this is only another way of Sc
curing illicit gain.
Automatic measuring pumps for
measuring kerosene must measure the
amount called for. Owing to leaky
valves, broken parts, or the setting of
the stops wrongly, many such pumps
deliver less than the full measure.
Many worn, Clipped and rusted weights
are used in Wisconsin that must go.
Many wagon scales have bearings
du0 plSObD DO WOlA anu IuSGtu DIP III
totally unfit them for their intended
purpose. During the average life of
wagon scale about 100000 worth of
produce is weighed over it. Should
such scale show an error of l per cent
someone is the loser by $4,000.
Many dry goods stores have counter
tacks with heads ranging from one
fourth to three-eighths of an inch in di-
ameter. Here is another opportunity
for dishonest dealer to defraud his
customers, as measuring from inside to
inside is one length and outside to out,
size in another. The new regulations
specify that only one-eighth inch tacks
will be permitted
Dry capacity measures hereafter
must be marked on the side to indicate
what they hold. Dry truck measures
must be of the following interior scapa-
cities respectively:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

A historic case in Kenosha county
was recalled today when A. I. JORDAN
of st. Paul, assistant claim agent Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail-
way Company came to Kenosha to look
into the reputation of Robert Callins,
one time resident of Kenosha, who has
sued the company represented by Jor-
dan for damages to the amount of
$685. 00 The suit has been filed in the
| United States district court of Spokane,
Washington, and it promises to be a
famous suit.
Calkins, who is q man 70 years of age,
claims in his suit that on account of
the negligence of the officials of the
company he contracted cold while
riding in one of the cars of the company
and that as a result he was made per-
manently i'll. This feature of the case
is an interesting one for the railway
men, but in Kenosha county it is re-
called that Calkins was the defendant
in one of the most holly contested
criminal trials ever tried in the county.
Way back in 1882 when Judge John f.
Wentworth presided in the circuit court
Calkins was convicted Of horse stealing
and later he served term of year
and half in the state prison at
Waupun.
Jordan had the old musty records of
the county out today and visited many
men in the city who were interested in
the trial of the case. On the night Of
March Is, 1879, a horse belonging to
r. B. Jewett and John Frenz, was stolen
and many months after the crime was
committed Calkins, a man who had
come to Kenosha from Ohio, was ar
rested and charged with the theft of
the horse. He was not brought to trial
in the circuit court until the Septem-
Der term of the court in 1882 and then
the case continued for many days. At
oAiAAO AAObOAhC.y was
district attorney and after a bitter fight
Calkins was convicted and sentenced to
prison. Calkins served his term, but
he never returned to Kenosha county
and people in the city lost all interest
in the case until it was recalled by the
railway claim agent this morning. AT
ter serving his term in prison it is al
legged that Calins got into trouble in
Michigan and was sent to prison there
but years ago he went to Washington,
turned over a new leaf and he is said
to be wealthy.
Jordan declares that the case against
the company is not valid one and
the company is planning to use the past
record Of Calkins in fighting the case.
Every man living who was connected
with the case against Calkins was in
terviewed by the railway agent and it
is probable that some of them will be
called to go to Spokane to take part in
the trial Of the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

The fee system as applied to the
Office of the clerk of the circuit court
is a paying plan for the county. This
is shown by the ten month g report of
Clerk DeDeimar which is ready to be
submitted to the county board. The
clerk receives q salary of 5000 year
and in ten months his salary amounts
to $3.50. In this time he has collected
for the county fees TO the sum of
81, 424.25. During The ten months there
were sixty days in which the circuit
court was in session and county fees for
this court work amounted to 1868
Under the old plan of paying the
county officials all of these fees would
have gone TO the clerk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
WON'T STAND FOR COLD ROOM.
Tollef Tollefsen Asks Divorce From His
Wife Hllda on Unusual Grounds.

Mrs. Hilda Tollefsen has fled an
answer in the circuit court to an action
for divorc started, by her husband,
Toilet Toilefsen. In his complaint the
husband alleges cruelty and among
other things he asserts that his wife
failed to give him a sufficient amount
of nourishing food and in addition
forced him to sleep in cold room. The
wife in her answer denies all the ale
cations of the complaint and insists
that a warm room was provided for
her husband, but that he did not seem
to desire to occupy it. The wife de-
clares that lot of sensational charges
made by the husband in his complaint
are without foundation and she insists
that she has always done her wifely
duty in full keeping with the marriage
provisions. The wife demands that the
suit of divorce be dismissed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
SETS NEW RECORD.
AZ Aliens Seek Second Papers g
February Naturalization Day.

AZ Aliens Seek Second Papers at
February naturalization Day.
All records for the naturalization of
aliens are to be broken at the February
naturalization day, Feb. IS, 1912, as
clerk Of the circuit court, B. M. De-
Deimar has already received forty
petitions for second papers and this is
four more than was ever filed at any
past period. The time for the closing
Of the list is Saturday, Nov. 18th. The
provision of the state law in regard to
aliens voting will go into effect on the
first day of December of next year and
there will be just three more chances
for foreigners to be made citizens be-
fore losing their right of franchise. The
first will be ON Feb. Is, the second
early in June and the last at the regular
September term of the circuit court in
1912.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09


No. and Location OF Fire Alarm BoxeS
Rambler Automobile Works.
5 Aliens Sons Tannery.
6 Central Engine House.
z Market Squa4e, cor. Main st
IL Balm Wagon Works.
Is Simmons Manufacturing Co.
Il Chicago Brass Co.
10 Badger Brass Co.
Is Chicago-Kenosha Hosiery Co,
II Cooper Underwear Co.
81 South and Main SITS.
% Durkee Ave.
% Park Ave. and Eagle st.
"a Park Ave and Deming st.
% Prairie and Ashland AYES.
26 Ashland Ave. and Elizabeth st.
q Fremont Ave. and Elizabeth st,
81 Lemon st. and Lake Ave.
32 Market st. and Ashland Ave.
33 Main st. south end of bridge.
81 Park and Exchange SITS.
IS Prairie Ave. and West Main 81
sc Lemon and Caledonia SITS.
Al North Side Engine House.
AZ Grand Ave. and Maple st.
43 West Main and Middle SITS
A Washington Island.
As Milwaukee Ave. and Union st.
46 Grand and Ashland AYES.
81 Pleasant and Elizabeth SITS.
So Rowland Ave. and Dayton ST.
SO Newell st. mr.. Automobile Works
81 Caledonia st. near Division ST.
SO North st. and Milwaukee Ave.
Sc Linden and Grant SITS.
412 7. B. Jeffrey Co.
Alb T. B. Jetfery Co.
121 Pearl and Ridge SITS.
122 Kelnper Hall.
1913 Indiana st. and Durkee Ave
l24 Ashland Ave. west of cemetery.
1875 Grover and Strong SITS.
1875 Fremont Ave. and Collins st,
141 Pearl and West Main SITS.
142 Third and Market SITS.
143 Ridge st. and Prairie Ave.
IA Market st. and Rowland Ave,
las Grand and Lyman AYES.
Q blasts of whistle-f1re out.
] blast-10 pounds more pressure.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

The opinion of Attorney General
Bancroft that hotel and restaurant pro.
prietors generally must submit to the
scrutiny of'inspectors of the state dairy
and food commission win be received
with equanimity by the public. The
public is entitled to protection from the
danger Of eating unsanitary food. Re
alizing that if they serve bad food
they will be legally responsible for the
consequences, hotelmen who have been
needless in the past, hereafter may
take care.--Iivening Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

For game that was supposed to
have been emaseulated and rendered
harmless and perfectly safe by the new
rules, football has rather extensive
list of casualties and with the most
hotly contested games of the season
yet to be played. From an absolute
certainty that somebody would be hurt,
the new rules merely make it highly
probable that some one will be injured
and the hospital lists show that this
is distinction without much of diff
ference
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

For the relief extended by the redue-
lion of nearly $4,000 in the apportion-
ment Of Kenosha county's share of the
state taxes, many thanks. With this
reduction the assessment for road i'm
provement will hardly be felt out in
The county and as for the city, the tax
payers are going to get such jolt
when the next levy is made that every
little bit Of relief from anywhere will
be highly appreciated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
The deGnita announcement made hy

Inc uEuUlG6 duuOuAIClliSuG tLduG ny
Captain William Mitchell Lewis, some,
time candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor, that he is
through with politics for all time will
be received with a distinct feeling OF
relief in certain political circles in this
state. Captain Lewis refused to play
the game of. politics according to any
set and established rules and his ex.
ceeding frankness in taking the voters
into his confidence kept a lot of the
professional politicians on the anxious
seat all the time for fear that he might
give up all that he must know of the
"inside" deals and agreements Of a
campaign In this state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
ARCHBISHOP MESSENGER BACK.
Will Take Charge of Milwaukee Diocese
After al Absence of Three Months.

The Most Rev. Sebastian G. Mess
mer, archbishop of Milwaukee, arrived
home yesterday after a three months
trip abroad. He was accompanied by
his niece, Miss Clara Moser.
The archbishop was met at the depot
b. Father Traudt, chancellor of the do
|cese, and after luncheon at the arch
episcopal residence he went out to st.
Francis seminary, where he remained
until late last night. The archbishop
believes he is entirely recovered from
the illness which necessitated his trip
to Europe.
Il have come home to much easier
and better conditions said the arch
bishop on his arrival. t1Bishop Koudel-
ka and myself will share the work of
the archdiocese between us. He viii live
at the residence, and with his knowl-
edge of many languages he will be of
great assistance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

Rambler 'tCross Country Car Finishes
Most Remarkable Trip on Record.

Rambler "Cross Country Car Finishes
Most Remarkable Trip on Record.
Thirty-five hundred miles over the
worst roads of a dozen states, in the
worst weather this country has known
in years, encountering thunder storms
and wash-outs every day, was the test
given the first Rambler Cross Country,
the new $3.50 car which returned to
Chicago Wednesday after being on the
road almost constantly for thirty Gays.
The car left the Rambler factory a
month ago and was relayed by Rambler
representatives from Kenosha to Chi
cago, Toledo, Pittsburg, Philadelphia.
New York, Boston, Albany, Syracuse,
Penn Yam, Rochester and return.
The rains began late in September
and continued throughout October,
swelling the rivers until they flooded
the banks, washing out bridges and fill
ing the Pennsylvania mountain valleys
with rushing torrents.
The Rambler went through without
a hitch and without a repair, finishing
up at the Chicago branch with the en-
CINE running better than when the car
left the factory.
The Rambler Cross Country has es-
tablished itself as one of the leaders
of the medium priced cars for 1912
and twice as many dealers have con-
tracted for this line as were enrolled
in the Rambler organization one year
ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

The report from Somers that the ship
pers have suffered heavy losses through
the inability of the railway company
to handle their sugar beets before the
coming of cold weather shows that the
shippers who signed the petition to the
state railway commission for increased
facilities at that point did not exag-
gerate the dangers of the situation. 1t
is unfortunate that the demand for
quick service which followed the large
ly increased acreage of sugar beets
planted by the farmers was not fore
seen in time to prevent losses.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

These measures are declared by law
to be the standard measures for fruits,
vegetables and other dry commodities
customarilv sold by heap measure, the
evident purpose being that u,h h"app
measure shall coRtain the respective
weights established in section 1865 of
the statutes.
Dry capacity measures used for
measuring commodities where heaped
measure is required should have mini
mum diameters and corresponding
depths, with allowable variations as
given in the following table:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

The plausible excuse given by The
element in control Of the council for
backing the efforts Of the Kenosha
Electric Railway Company to enter the
light and power business in this city
was that the consumers of light and
power must and should have competi-
lion. Well and good. Admitting that
competition is the best thing for the
consumer in Kenosha, better than reg.
Hating the price of public utilities
through the state railroad commission
Is some of the other cities of the state
have succeeded in doing, was there
,ver time in the history of the city
when the consumer needed competition
more chan he needs it right now? Yet
what happensg At the first sign of real
competition, the new company, which
you viii remember was TO insure COM
petition in light and power for all Ke-
nosha consumers of these necessities,
rushes to Madison with a petition to
The state commission to prevent the old
company lowering its rates and to
stop the very thing the men who have
been backing it practically guaranteed
the people it would give. How about
that's VIII there be any grand rush
of these representatives of the people
to Madison when the hearing comes up
before the commission to protest against
this attempt to prevent the lowering
of rates. Perhaps so and then again
perhaps not. Wait and see. To be
consistent there should be. IF not, then
are the consumers of light and power
in KenOsha to be left without protest
so far as their representatives are con.
cerned to the expense of maintaining
two public utilities in the same line
without any of the benefits of competi-
tionS It win be difficult matter, how
ever, to make the average consumer
see how either or both of the COM
panies can be prevented by the COM
mission or anybody else from giving
away their product if they choose to
do so let alone being prevented from
selling it at moderate rate. The
state commission was established by
law to protect the people of the state
from unjust exactions by corporations,
but it is nowhere provided that the com.
mission should prevent the people re-
ceivlng any benefits. In common with
most consumers of light and power we
hope that this long sought competition
will bring rates down to the lowest pos.
sible notch and that at the same time
the city authorities working with the
commission or Independently win keen
the service up to the standard demand
ed by the charters or franchises under
which the companies operate Past ex.
perience has taught that in the LONG
run the consumers pay the expenses of
rate wars and of competition between
public utilities and, unless things are
changed greatly, as we all hope they
are under the rule of the commission
in the end the Kenosha consumers will
pay the expense of this fight for the
light and power business Of the city
which is just beginning but we shall
all enjoy The low rates while we have
Them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

Formerly owned by Ed. G. Shepard
of Kenosha, now the property of A.
+. Mcneil of South Bristol, Ksnosha,
Co., Wis. Carver will make the sea.
son at the stables on the Barker Pic.
kens farm in South Bristol. Registered
No. 1874. Terms: $40 to insure live
lfoal wtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
BUILDING MATERIALS.

The Dunnebaeke company, corner
Of Market and West Main streets han.
die building materials such as brick,
lime, cement, hair, plaster and all sizes
of farm drain file, sewer pipe anu con-
nections, also sand and gravel. WITT
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
ANOTHER PURSE sNATcHER.

Miss Celia Briggs Loses S52 Which She
Had just Drawn from She Bank.
Miss Celia Briggs of Kenosha, who
is visiting her sister at 452 Fourth
street, was the victim of a bold holdup
on Tuesday. She was returning from
the Second Ward bank, where she had
drawn $50 when man, who she be-
lieves followed her from the bank to
the corner of Fourth and Poplar streets,
walked mp close behind her, snatched
the purse and disappeared before she
could recover from her astonishment at
the boldness of the act. The police have
but a meager descriptions Milwaukee
News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

The fresh air cranks should rush TO
the rescue of the lady who is being
sued for a divorce by her husband on
the ground that she made him sleep
in a cold room and endeavor to make
him see the error Of his ways.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

There is no explanation possible OF
two recent miraculous escapes from
death in accidents in the past few days
except the old one that emo man dies
until his time comes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

Have you noticed the date2 Time
to make that good resolution to do
your Christmas shopping early this
year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
For health and energy eat CREAM Of

RYE for breakfast. Reduces cost of
living. Free silver spoon in every pack
age. Ask your grocer for pack
age. sw30
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
Approx. Approx.

If full variation is allowed on one
dimension, the other dimension should
be correct. One half bushel baskets or
boxes, heaping measure, should contain
one and one fourth bushels, stricken
measure. These boxes are used strick-
en- full to carry the commodity to
market.
A box 12x14x16 inches equals 266s
cubic inches, stricken full will hold a
heaping hushel. The error in dimension
one one side should not vary over one
eighth inch.
Measures that do not comply with
these specifications must under the law
be condemned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09

Outgoing Incoming
7:10 pm 1887 pm 600 am 4:4z am
600 am $3.50 am
B.. V Baker, Postmaster.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-11-09
RECALLS OLD CASE
Railway Attorneys Search
kenosha for History of
Life of Robert Calkins
SEEKS BIG DAMAGES FOR COLD

Calkins Was at One Time Convicted
Of Horse Stealing in Kenosha County
but is Now a Wealthy Washington
Man. Il
Sharp County record., 1911-06-23
Electrical Expert
TELEPHONES FOR SALE
Telephone Repairing n Speciality
c. G. DENT,
IMBODTN, ARKANSAS

Lame shoulder is almost invar-
iably caused by rheumatism of the
muscles and yields quickly to the
fres application of Chamberlain's
Liniment. This liniment Is not on
ly prompt and ellectual, but in no
way disagreeable to use, Sold by
Snow Drug Co.
Theodore Stewart and Frank
Jackson, two young men Of Cave
City, were here before Esq, 7. j.
Davidson Saturday on charges Of
assault and battery and malicious
mischief preferred by j. W, Hanks,
proprietor of q moving picture show
which has been exhibiting In this
section the past week or two, The
cases were continued until next
Monday,
The drouth that had prevailed
here for several weeks, and had be-
gun to cause serious alarm among
the people, was broken by Il good
rainfall Saturday night Another
fine rain came Sunday evening,
and still another came Monday eve
ming. Cotton and corn crops are,
of course, much improved since
the rains, to say nothing Of the
fire. vision and feelings the rain
eaye to the people
Sharp County record., 1911-06-23

Cbamberlains Cough Remedy is
sold on a guarantee that if you are
not satisfied after using two-thirds
Of a bottle according to directions,
your money will be refunded. 1t is
up to you to try. Sold by Snow
Drug Co.
The Record turned out some job
printing Saturday for DR.. E. L. Sui
livan, the popular young physician
of Pouehkeepsie. DR.. Sullivan has
lately been appointed by the COVER
nor as a member Of the eclectic
state board Of medical examiners.
DR.. j. r. Stockard and his son,
Richard, J. H. McCaleb, Allen Da-
wilson and G. G. Moser left Satur-
day for near Williford where they
will camp and fish until the bait
gives out. Allen cot afraid of the
weather and returned home Sun
day, which fact only left more
bait for the others.
If you are not satisfied after us
ing according to directions two
thirds of a bottle of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets you can
have your money back. The tab
lets cleanse and invigorate the
stomach, improve the digestion,
regulate the bowels. Give them a
trial and get well. Sold by Snow
Drug Co.
Prof. John c. Ashley of Violet
Hill, lizard county, was a visitor to
town Friday and while here con-
tracted as principal OF the Evening
Shade High School for the next
term. Prof. Ashley is graduate
of the University Of Arkansas and
bears the reputation of an excellent
instructor and gentleman. He will
spend considerable time during the
summer at work in the interest of
the school and his efforts, and the
efforts of the other teachers, should
have the liberal encouragement of
all those who are interested in
school affairs here.