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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
WILL VOTE ON RESOLUTIONS
Voters to Decide on Adoption Of I'm
portant Amendments to the State
Constitution in Addition to Election
of National and State oficials. -

County Clerk Russell H. Jones this
morning received from the secretary
Of state the notice Of the general cleo
ton to be held on Nov. 18th. The no.
tice proclaims the election of electors
| for president and vice president, vari-
GUS state, congressional and assembly
district officials and in addition, the
people are to express their opinions on
several amendments to the state con-
Estitution., Of first interest in the list
Of amendments to be voted on is that
relating to the suffrage of women.
This amendment to the constitution
has been widely discussed and the peo-
pie are pretty well aware of the provi-
sions of it. IF the amendment should
be carried women will begin voting in
Wisconsin on and after the first Of
next January. The amendment is re-
garded as one Of the most important
chapters of the constitution ever pro-
posed to the people for referendum
vote.
The other amendments to the consti-
tuition are of less interest to the peo-
pie at large, The first Of them pro-
ivldes for the fixing Of salaries of
judges of the supreme court ard the
circuit courts Of the state and provides
that the salaries Of all judges shall be
paid by the state and that no judge Of
any of these courts shall relieved a
salary Of less than 81 800 a year. The
amendment will not affect this circuit
as the salary for the Judge Of the cir
cult court is now $4,000 year. The
amendment provides that a judge shall
not receive fees of any kind.
The third resolution to be ratified
applies to the borrowing Of money by
corporations under bond and it pro
vides that no municipality shall issue
bonds to an amount exceeding five per
cent Of the valuation of the property
Of the municipality and that no bond
shall be issued for a term of more than
twenty years. Officials of all munici-
palities in the state are heartily in IA
vor Of the adoption Of this amendment
as it is thought that it viii materially
aid in preventing unnecessary bond is
sues and provide for the early payment
|of outstanding bonds.
The last amendment to be voted for
gives the state as well as municipal cor
porations the right to acquire property
for park purposes. All Of the amend
ments must secure a majority of the
votes cast on them to be made a part
.of the state constitution.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
RURAL TEACHERS COURSE.
State Normal School offers a New
Course of Study.

Guu4S5 OF 0Tuuy.
The State Normal school at White
water has a department for the special
training of young people who wish to
teach in country school. The course is
similar to that given in the county
training schools. The students are
mature Eighth grade graduates, per
sons who have attended high school
but failed to complete course, and
country teachers of limited experience.
In two years these young people are
trained into strong teachers and go out
into the best country schools at good
salaries. Credit is given for teaching
experience and high school work SO
that some complete the course in a
yedr.
7. W. Gilbert, graduate of Teachers
College, New York City, and in charge
9f the Rural Teachers department at
Winthrop college, has been appointed
supervisor of this department; he
comes to this state with reputation
of being an excellent trainer of rural
teachers.
The fall term opens September 2.
Albert II. Yoder, Whitewater, Wis, is
the new president of the normal school
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
WANT SALEM AVENUE PAVED.
Efforts Being Made to Secure the I'm
provement of South West Avenue.

Efforts Being Made to Secure the I'm
provement of South West Avenue.
Efforts are being made to secure the
paving of Salem avenue from Rowland
avenue to the limits of the city and a
petition is now being circulated among
the property owners of the street ask
ing the council to have the street i'm
proved with brick pavement before
the end of the present year. The por-
ton Of the street to be paved is less
than half a rifle in length and it is
Thought that Il would be possible to
complete the work this season. A
prominent resident Of The city interest
ed in good roads has offered to give
$500 toward the expense of paving the
street if the work is completed this
year and for this reason the council
will make every possible effort to get
the work completed if the improve
ment meets with the approval Of the
property owners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
DISCUS PARx PuRcHAsE.
Park Commission Talk over Plan For
the Purchase of Bond S Woods.

- ~~@%~-~~ ~ ~-sN~sS~ - FF@Se%St
Members Of the board Of park com.
missioners at the regular meeting
Of the commission held at the of
fee Of the city engineer on III
day evening discussed at length the
proposition Of purchasing the prop
erty known as Bond S Woods for
park purposes. The members Of the
board decided that thousand dol
lars an acre for the fifteen acres
would be far price for the property,
but members Of the commission viii
take up the matter with the owners Of
the property and it is possible that
some agreement can be reached.
Commissioners Allen and Lance
showed their interest in the work of
the board by making a contribution of
$50 each to the funds and this is to ba
used for the purchase of bulbs for
setting out in the various parks of the
city this fail. The bulbs viii be
bought just as soon as possible and
they will be a fine addition to the
flowers in the parks next year.
The city engineer was directed to
prepare plans and specifications for
the new municipal green house and It
is planned to have it ready for use by
the middle Of November.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22


The plan of the directors of the old
Settlers eluh.to rerurn to the original
purposes Of the club this year and
make the pioneers, instead the poll
ticians, the chief feature and attrac-
tion at the annual club picnic the last
Thursday Of the month has been re.
ceived with favor by the people gen
orally and it is predicted that there
viii be more Of the pioneers and old
settlers Of the county with their fam
lies present at the picric this year
than have been seen on the grounds
az any Of the recent gatherings Of the
club. In order that they may not be
accused Of sighting anybody the di-
rectors have arranged a political pow.
wow for Labor day that promises to
beat anything Of the kind ever pulled
of in the county and everybody n the
county ought to be able to get n on
one or the other of the meetings. The
people Of the county can wen afford
to devote one day IN the year to hon
oring the memory Of She men and
women who laid the foundations on
which the present PROSPERITY of the
county rests and the descendants of
the pioneers in particular will be graf
ifed at the change inaugurated by the
club directors this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22

The habit Of the legislature to pass
Legislation which loads more work On
officials without providing for addi-
tional compensation is bearing fruit.
The election officials are demanding
more pay for their services il getting
up the figures Of the primary election
and when the amount of work trey are
required TO do under the new regula-
tions IS compared with that required
Of them under the old forms, the dea-
inland will appear 70 many people to be
d reasonable one. # they were worth
what they We're paid under the Old
system they are earning more now, it
being admitted that IS open to argu-
Fnena whether some pc the purely poll.
tieal appointments to these positions
really earn anything. AS general
Vule it is necessary to depend on cne
q two men IA every board to carry
the burden Of all Of the work where as
4 matter Of fact they could get the
count completed quicker and more ac-
eurateiy If they were not hampered bv
the presence Of the other members Of
tbs board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
SEEK MAN IN DETROIT.
Police Make Effort to Arrest j. Breski
Wanted for Beating Board Bill.

a warrant was issued in the munici-
pal court on Friday afternoon for the
arrest of Julius Breski, said to be well
known among the Austrians of the city,
who is charged by Mrs. Alexandra
Wilbitski with leaving Kenosba with
out paying a board bill amounting to
$50. The man is alleged to be in De
troit, Mich, and the police Of thar city
have been asked to make an effort to
secure his arrest, Breski is said to
have left here week ago and he was
traced to Detroit through letters sent
to friends in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
TO DIVORCE NEWSPAPER MAN.
Mrs. Anna Gully Seeks Separation
From Willard T. Gully of Racine.

In the municipal court this morning
Judge Randall heard the evidence in
a suit for divorce brought by Mrs.
Anna Gully Of Kenosha against her
husband Willard T. Gully Of Racine.
The wife charges cruelty. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gully were married in Racine.
The defendant in the action is well
known newspaper man in Racine, he
ha5ing been connected with the bust
ness department Of the Racine Jour
nal for many years. The husband did
not contest tbs suit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22

The, wet weather has matured ore
crop unusually early this year and the
glowths of mushrooms, load stools and
fungi Of various kinds, poisonous and
non-poisonous have come along
month ahead Of the usual time. Many
Kenosha people are good judges of the
edible varieties of mushrooms and
fungi. We know this to be fact, for
IN spite " the great quantities gath
cred by The hunters in the fields and
woods surrounding the city there have
been no cases Of poisoning for many
years. The danger is that people who
are not able to distinguish between the
different varieties may be led to take
a chance on eating some of the growths
that have appeared in such unusual
quantities lately, and that fatal case
Of poisoning may result There is only
ono safe rule in gathering mushrooms
and that is to let them alone absolute
y unless you are absolutely Sure that
you canrot be mistaken. There is no
chance 90 learn by experience either
for any one who makes mistake sci
dom lives to make a second trial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
GETS VALUABLE PATENT.
City Engineer Gets Patent on Appara-
tus for Building Concrete Building.

%N~S ~H@A$%G9&
City Engineer August Baltzer re-
ceived notice from Washington this
morning that he had been granted a
patent on an apparatus for the con
struction of concrete reinforced build
ings. The application for the patent
was FLED five years ago and IN the
mean time attorneys have been busy
fighting against infringements and it
is declared that the patent as issued
is clear Of all strings The apparatus,
it is declared will work a revolution
in the building Of concrete buildings,
Jas it makes possible the building Of
all walls at once. It is also possible
with the apparatus to provide for the
ornamentation of the walls and other
portions Of the buildings. 1t is said
that with the invention Of the engineer
buildings Of this nature can be con-
structed in decidedly short time. All
rights to the patent are held by the
engineer, he having refused TO sell an
interest in the patent to Chicago CON
tractors.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22

The officials Of the Racine Country
Club has issued an invitation for an
open tourney for women to be held on
the Racine links Sept. s and :. The
club vii lofer handsome prizes for
tourney
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22

The will of Thomas Irving, late of
the town Of Pleasant Prairie, was fled
for probate ia the county court this
morning. The estate is valued at $4,000
and it is left entirely to the widow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22

The fire department. was called out
late Friday afternoon on account of a
snail blaze on the breakWater at the
foot Of Bronson street. The fire was
extlnguished without loss.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
WE'LL KNOWN AUTHOR HERE.
Miss Maria Thompson Davis, VINO
Wrote '.Melting Money. is Here.

WILDE Midi La luOl4PpOu LAWS, VINO
Wrote Melting Money is Here.
Miss Maria Thompson Davis Of
Nashville, Tenn, who has become
widely known as a writer of fiction
during the past few years, is spending.
a Few days in Kenosha as the guest Of
Mrs. Il. D Pittman Of the Hotel
Southern. The coming of Miss Davis
to Kenosha promises to be quite an
event to people in the city with liter
airy inclinations. Miss Davis is very
much in vogue at the present time on
account Of the success of her latest
novel which bears the unusual title,
e Melting Money. The story was
published less than four months ago
and it is already one Of the largest
sellers on the book stands. Miss
Davis has issued a number Of success
full stores during the past few years,
among the number being, The Road
to Providence, 'SThe Soap Box
Baby and Rose Of Old Harvard.
Mrs. Pittman gained note in the liter
AIRY world some time ago through the
publishing Of her very successful
novel, aThe Belle Of the Blue Grass
Country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22
WOULD DEPoRT WOMAN.
County Clerk Seeks to Have Invalid
Woman Returned to Hungaria.

County Agent Russell H. Jones this
afternoon made application to the ia
migration officials at Chicago for the
deportation Of Mrs. Christine Larro
now living on West Main street. The
woman came to Kenosha from Austria,
Hungaria, six months ago and she IS
said to be suffer- g from q ruptured
blood vessel. She has husband and
three children residing in Hungary ana
she has sent money to them to come to
this country. The county agent has
made efforts to stop the issuance Of
passports to the husband and children
and has asked that the woman be de-
ported at once It Is said that the con
dition Of the woman IS such that She
will become 1 charge upon the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22

The Social Twelve gave a party
last evening for Mr.. and Mrs. George
Ridehome at their gesidenee at 81 N.
Ridge street. Music and games furn-
shed the entertainment Of the even
ing after which midnight supper was
served. Al present report 4 very en-
joyable time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-22

G. J. Nett of Aurora, III, was Ike.
noslla visitor Friday afternoon,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-22
SHIPS CAT REFUSES TO SAIL
Reuben. q Monster yellow Tom, De-
serts Vessel and Crew Is
superstitioua.

Bangor Something new in sea 'n.
perstition 10 just now enraEIns one /
attention OF the Grand Banks nsh /
ernen Who sail ,lom Haeksport ana /
panror The facts are plain CAS- tlt /
but whether they moan good .ncA of
bad no one has as set been able to
decide
The sum and substance 90 &c. AID is
that Reuben the monster wh,teand-
yellow tomcat @, the Bangor Grand
Banker Lizzie Griffin has deserted -
rutinied. in fact ae Was born cog a
seafaring mother ou board the schoon
sr four years ago. ana has sailed on
| her every season since. including her
ring trips 90 Nepfoundland. hut this
/ spring after visit at che warehouse
i OF the vessels owners Boz Bangor. ne
| manifested strorg aversion 90 the
sea and declined Co go 90 Bucksport
20 ioiu the vessel Captain Anderson
had GO idea ot losing his pet ana
mascot. and so Reuben was put Into
| A covered market basket and taken
l 20 Bucksport "a prisoner.
once on board the vessel. how ever
he gIared savageiy about allow and
eloft. and then made flying leap ca
the pier. Again and again was Reu
ben brought back on board. hlteer
! times in all. but every time be man
aged 90 escape and get back TO th'
| pier Finally they put him in a Dol
and fastened The cover securely. a
they thought Then the schooner
stern lines were cast on and sh
swung out into the stream. but n
. bow hawser was stin out. and oefor
I II could be cast on Reuben manage
. IN some mysterious way 20 get on
: OF his prison box and IN an instar
was over the bows. treadins On
hawser like a tight rope performs
and reaching the pier safely So the
had 20 let him 20. and now he is oac
IL Bangor. AZ the Jones hsh hous
: where he spends the nights IN cha
ing wharf rats and gossipins Nj
the dissipated Toms and Tabs
. Broad street.
Now. when rats desert vessel. q
crew all want 20 quit. for that Is
sign OF bad luck To bring a o.a'
cat on board Is also bad luck. N
/. ] question f., what sort Of luck 4
~ lows desertiou and mutiny by VIII
= and yellow eat--a regular sailor c
:, that can go aloft as quickly as q
- man."
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-22

With a carriagedriver. He never car
he'd srnall-asns. for be would not
have known how 20 use them The
only deadly things In his hands were
bass-rods and tsnnis-racQuets. No.
nothing ever happened 20 him: yei
be never met a man "a a ships smoke
room Who hadn't run the gamut OF
thrilling experiences. As George
wasn't a liar himself. ne believed sl
he saw and most % what he heard.
Well. here he vas. eight-and-tWenty.
a pocket full OF money. a heart full
Of life. and "a hopeless an outlook. 50
far as romance and adventure were
concerned. as an old maid In New
England village. Why couldn't things
befau him "a they did the chap IN
this book He VAS surs he could Be
have a. well. n not better; for this
fellow vas TOO handsome. too brave
too strong. not 90 be something o.
an ass once IN a While
George. you old fool. what's IN
USE he thought. What's the a.
% a desire that never goes IN
straight line. but always round an
round IN a circlef-
He thrust aside his grievance an
surrendered 20 the neverending wo'
der or the Egyptian sunset. the III
feluccas. riding upon perfect rene
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-22

q good writer Of advertisements. This
quiet laughter. unburdened as II was
with ridicule. was enough to set
Georges muse A-winging. and she
never came back.
After leaving college he vss given
a modest letter Of credit and told to
90 where he pleased for whole year
George started out at once In quest
OF the Holy Grail. and there are more
roads 70 that than there are to Rome.
one may be reasonably sure Of get
ting into Rome. whereas the Holy
Grail diversified. variable. innumsr
abla) Is always the exact sum Of
bunch Of hay hanging before old Dob
bins nosA NeverthelaSA. George sci
loe>d HIS fAAeiea with looee rein. ~
AauAtsA eenA1eA enSRowed aAs
nasvsA o. II e. ss*es ~ soAs'
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-22

onss loneliness. n only 20 had bad
a dog. but one can not carry q dos
haW way roand he world and back. ss
leaa, no, With comfort What With
all these new-fanxleG quarantine laws.
dulles. and tussy ships ornoers Who
wouldn't ct you keep the animal IA
your staten room. travelling with a four
footed friend vas almost an inposst-
blity To hs sursa women with
/ noodles And then. there vas
| The bitter OF acid IN the knowiedga
| that no one ever came ap 20 him and
slapped him on the shoulder WITH A.
Hello. George. old sport. what's the 4
good words- FOR the simple fact that I
his shoulder was always bristiing with /
spikes. born % he fear that some one
vas making fun % him
Pcrchance his mothers spirit. how
arlng over him this evening. might
; have been Inclined to tears. For ihey
DO say that the ghosts % the dear
, | ones are thus employed when We ara
: | GEAR 90 committing some folly. or 20
, | exploring some forgotten chamber of
: Pandora's box. or worse stin. when
hat lady intends erptying tho Whola
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-22

sweet and gentle. had Nli. iao.' aiA-
dor velvet. and when she held out for
Percival Alcernon and decent knOWl-
edge OF modern languages. the old
man aerced A.. on the other hand. ;
the boys first name should BE- George
and that he should learn the business
from the cellar UP. There were sew
eral Tits over the matter. but az
length q truce was declared Il was
agreed that the boy himself ought 20
have a word 70 say upon subject
| which concerned him moro vitality
| than any one else. SO. AZ the age or
/ fifteen. when he was starting on TOT
preparatorv school. he was advised
/ 10 choose FOR himself. He was an ODE
| dent son. adOring his mother ana looi-
fzinR his father. He wrote himself
/ down as George Percival Algernon
ZONES. promised 20 become a hnguist
and 10 learn the rug business from
the cellar up On the face Of II. II
looked like a big Job; II all depended
vpon tho boy.
The first day at school his misery
began. He had signed himself as
b George =. A. Jones. no small diplo-
p macy FOR lad. but the two Initials
+ Standing up Ike dismantled pines IN
}. the midst OF uninteresting landscape
r reused the curiosity Of his school
q | mates. BOYS are boys the world over
D. and possess a fnesse IN cruelty thai
9 only Indians can match; and Il do
q not take them long TO unearth the IA
D. tai secret. For three years be wa
d Percy Aigy. and not only the boy
laughed. but the pretty girls snis
,e gered. Many a time he had returne
II 10 his dormitory decorated mot i
a. accord With the fond hopes OF hi
Id mother) with a swollen ear. or
q ruddy proboscis. or q green brow
b eye. There was A limit. and Whe
W they stepped over that. Why. be pr
We ceeded 70 the best OF his ability
er- solve the difficulty with his list
as George was no milksop; but Perciv
le- Alsernon would have been the Q
ut Nan OF the Sea on broader shoulde
on than his. He dimly realized that hi
sts he been named George Henry VILLA
ay Jones his sun would have been ma
nd diarneters larger. There was a spls
Ike did quality OF pluck under his app
TO ent tinidity. and he stuck dogget
our TO IL. lie never wrote home and CO
His planned What was good enough
ped his mother was good enough for hi
he'd IL seemed Just an ordinary mat
X Of routine for him TO pick up FreT
Bis and German verbs. lie was far fr
hat being brilliant. but he was sensit
est and his memory was sound 81
pair his mothers ambition was 70 see
an accomplished hnguist, he app
gno- himself TO the task as II everyth
be- IN the world depended upon t.
ave az he knew that when the time ca
did be would apply himself as thoroug
ht- 10 the question OF rugs and carpet
OF Under ali this hlial loyalty ran
He pure strain OF golden romance.
cam by side with the lesser metal OF ?
and ucality. When be began 20 read
had masters he preferred their romai
the 20 their novels. He even wrote 20
has in secret, and when his mother dis
ny cred the fact she cried over the >
with mental verses. The father had &
itful told. He laughed and declared
soul. the boy would some day develop
weet.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-08-22

farmers have awakened 70 the folly
Of ne 50 ealleS blessings Of protec.
i've eAriR.