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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
COUNTY BOARD FAILS TO ACT
Under New Rule the County Will Have
to Secure It's Own Surveys After Jan
uary 1st and Troubles Over Stakes
May Delay Work in the County.

kenosha county will have to make
provision to secure surveys for roads
after the first of January as under the
recent ruling of the state highway com
mission no surveys will be made by the
state engineers after that date unless
the county pays for them If road work
is to be continued surveys must be
made and it will be up to the county
either to secure an engineer of its own
to make these surveys or pay the state
certain amount for the work. The
county board adjourned a week ago to-
day without taking any action in re-
gard to the employment of state en-
gineers to make surveys. 1t is possible
that the work can be done by the coun-
ty surveyor but the county board will
be forced to pay his fees the same as
it an engineer was employed by the
state. In the past all road surveys
have been made under the direction of
the state highway commission and with
out any charge being made against the
counties for this service. The commits
sion now declares that this work can
not be done in the future without cost.
1t stipulates that for work in the
towns the cost of surveys. will be ten
dollars per mile, in Incorporated vii
lagos fifteen dollars per mile and in cit
les under 5000 twenty dollars mile.
However, the commission stipulated
that before this work will be continued
the county board must pass formal
resolution setting aside a certain sum
to pay for surveys on roads. Up to the
first of the new year the state engineers
will continue to make surveys but it is
not expected that the weather will be
such as to make much work possible.
It is possible that at the January meet
ing of the county board some appro-
priation will be made for SURVEYS Of
roads with the understanding that the
amount apportioned is to come out of
the fund set aside for highway build
ing.
Men who have been closely connected
with the building Of the roads of the
county are favorable to the continue
ton of the present system of having
all surveys made by the state engineers
even if it does cost something to get
the work done. The state engineers
are forced to pass final judgment on the
roads and it is thought that it would
be much better if these same engineers
made the surveys. The cost of making
surveys for the work in this county
for next year will probably be in the
neighborhood of $500. 1t is possible
that with a payment for these surveys
the county will be able to demand that
the work be done just when the com
missioner of highways needs it. 1t is
expected that the engineering force of
the state commission will be consider
ably enlarged in order to take care Of
the increased work that is sure to fol
low the new ruling of the commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
MANY SCALES NEED ADJUSTING
But Three Arrests Have Been Made as
Result of Violations of the Weights
and Measures Laws and Only Small
Number Of Measures Are Condemned

City Sealer Felix Mayer has fled with
the city clerk his annual report and this
indicates that Notwithstanding the fact
that the department has been working
in Kenosha for more than year that
there are still many unfair scales and
measures in use in the city and that it
is necessary to keep eternally at it in
order to see that the people get an hon
est weight and an honest measure
The report Of the saler shows that Of
the $40 Investigations made during the
year 222 of the scales were found to be
correct while 5SS of them were incor-
rect. These included purchases Of all
sorts of materials in the different
stores Of the city The report showed
that of Z purchases of dry goods were
found incorrect In thirteen cases coal
was found to be incorrect in weight.
Purchases Of wood and hay were found
to be incorrect. Errors were found in
IS out of IA purchases Of meat and
IL out of 20 sales of flour and feed
were found to be lacking in some way.
Packages Of oleomargerine were found
to be near to correct weight and but 2
out of 7 were found incorrect. Groc-
ers were also given fairly clean bill
of health as more than fifty per cent
of the purchases made were found to
be correct in weight. Measures Of
vegetables were not nearly so good and
of the 66 purchases made Al were
found to be measured incorrectly.
Scales in use in the various places of
business in Kenosha were shown to be
in fairly good condition. Of the com
putting scales tested 112 were sealed as
correct, 10 adjusted, % condemned for
repairs, and | condemned; of the wagon
scales 10 We're sealed, l adjusted and
2 condemned for repairs; of the other
platform scales in use in Kenosha 100
were found correct and sealed, % ad-
justed, condemned for repairs and 2
put out of business by the sealer. Of
the spring scales II were found correct
and II condemned. The counter scales
were hard hit by the sealer. Ninety
two of them were sealed, II adjusted,
! condemned for repairs and 2 con-
dcmned
The investigation of dry, liquid, lin
ear measures and weights showed that
practically all of these were correct.
The report OF the sealer indicates
~
forts to live up to the law to the very
letter. Nearly all of the dealers have
insisted that the sealer make investi-
cations of their measures at stated in
tervals. There have been no arrests
for the use of false measures during
The year, the only arrests being one
FOR the sale of short weight butter, one
FOR short weight coal and one for short
weight hay.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
TO INSPECT RESTAURANTS.
Inspectors Coming to Make an Inves-
tigation of Margarine Used

Local restaurant proprietors are max
ing preparations for visit within the
next few days from o. G.. Forrer, Of
the United States Internal Revenue
Service who will inspect restaurants,
boarding houses, butcher shops and
hotels for infringements of the revenue
laws. La his visit, Inspector Forrer
will pay especial attention to the laws
governing the sale of butterine. Color
ed butterine is especially under the ban
of the internal revenue department.
Whenever this is found samples will be
taken and records of the tests will be
kept for record.
The Inspector has just finished an in
spectlon OF Elgin restaurants and at
the conclusion of his investigation
there he said:
9 have been in the government
service for the revenue department for
twenty years, he said, "and have
seldom found a city where the laws are
so well observed as they are in Elgin.
There seems to be some misunderstand-
ing of the laws covering the sale of
butterine. The sign must be displayed
and the dealers must have license
Colored butterine cannot be sold or
served at restaurants or boarding
houses The object of this department
is to see shat the laws are enforced and
not to persecute the dealers. l found a
few places where some little points in
the law were not being followed, but
there will be no complaints. y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
RECTOR HEADS GRAND ARMY
Named as Commander of Fred S. Lowell
Post on Monday Evening.

The annual meeting of the Fred s.
Lowell Post of the Grand Army of the
Republic was held on Monday evening
and for the first time in thirteen wears
new leader was chosen by the old
veterans. For twelve consecutive wears
Charles ii. Likes has held the office
OF commander of the Fred S. Lowell
Post Under his leadership the post has
grown rapidly and a picket post has
been established at Richmond, Ill.
Commander Likes steps down to give
way to one of the most loyal of the
members of the post. The full list of
officers for the new year follows:
mmander-Oscar Rector.
Sr V. Crank de Diemar.
Jr. Y. C.--Ira T. Cook
Surgeon-Jas. Irving.
Officer of the Day-C. A. Leonard.
Officer of the Guard-Ed. Naylor.
Trustee for 8 Years-F. II. Lyman.
Delegate to Department Encampment
A. II. Kruckman, F, Truax, Herman
King.
Alternate-s B. Cropley, j. NJ. Col
Inns, G. H. Gulick.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

police department, ended with the bill
OF DR.. Bernstein being allowed at
hundred dollars and that of DR.. Spald-
ing at twenty dollars.
No action was taken on the ordinance
to provide decorative lights for the
downtown districts of the city as the
committee in charge of circulation of
the petitions had not corrected the err
rors in the petitions 1t is thought that
final action on the ordinance will be
taken at the next meeting of the COM
mon council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
CARVER. GRADE TRorrER.

Formerly owned by Ed. G. Shepard
of Kenosha, now the property of A.
F. Mcneil of South Bristol, Kenosha,
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 a live
foal. advwtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
FORD AUTOMOBILES.

Roadster $515. Touring Gar S565.
Robbins and Higgins, agents for
Ford autos at Liberty Corners, Salem,
kenosha county, Wis. Demonstration
at Arnold and Murdoch s garage, 1l9
Park street. Phone 1868. A full line
Of parts will be carried by Arnold and
murdoch s garage and Chester Hockney
of Silver Lake. advdwtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

The comforting assurance is given
that the local yards are so stocked up
that there is no danger of a coal
famine in the city this winter, but
there are lot Of poor people in the
city who would feel better if thev were
certain they could get some of it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

Arthur Olsen, Durand, Wis, Evan
Yule, somers. Guy Edwards, Bristol,
Ralph Peterson, Truesdell, and Day
Waldo, Pleasant Prairie, are the new
students this week at the College of
Commerce.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

Norman, the little two and a half
years old son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Johnson of Grogan street, died after a
hard struggle from pneumonia on Sat-
lrday evening The funeral services
We're held from the residence Monday
afternoon at $50. The remains were
laid at rest in the family plo+ at the
City cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

julius Frank of Appleton, District
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of TIE
Elks, will make his annual visit to the
Kenosha lodge on next Thursday even.
ing. Special plans are being made for
his entertainment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

Members of the special committee of
the county board in charge of the tile
investigation met at the court house
this morning but there were no wit
nesses in waiting and no session was
neld
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

The most interesting thing in Keno
sha today was the setting of one Of
the big steel girders in the Isermann
building on Market Square. It is de-
clared to be the largest girder of the
kind ever set in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

Candidates for city Offices are begin
ming to get busy and several full fedg-
ed candidates are now out in the open.
It would be shame to spoil all this
work by adopting the commission form
for Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Chase Of James
town, n. Y, are spending few days
with friends and relatives in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

The city is to install a gasoline tank
at the Central Engine House. It will
have capacity Of 12o gallons of gaso-
line and viii be used to furnish gas
for all motor driven vehicles of the
Leity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04
AUcT1oNEER.

Years of experience. know the val.
ues and know how to get them. P. B.
johnson, Zion City, ILL.,, Phone
Him. advw41
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

Miss Elizabeth Kurty of Chicago, re-
turned to her home after visiting with
Miss Flynn on Lyman avenue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

F. Hoerbel of Racine was in Keno.
sha on Monday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

Mrs. Eugene Birmingham spent
Monday in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

G. Hurd of Milwaukee transacted
business in Kenosha on Monday even
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-12-04

Try a W ant Ad.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
Prizes For Young Workers.

AT the Lincoln county fair at Prague
this fall, September 1919. special pre-
miums will be given for work done
by the girls clubs in that and adm
ing counties under the direction of
Mrs. H. c. Hopkins, demonstration. Al
ready the members of the clubs are
preparing exhibits for entry and tue
competition in all lines of canning
and preserving will be keen. There
will also be special premiums for work
done by the members Of the boys
clubs, and big dinner will be served
the clubs free by the fair association.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
FIVE ACRES AND A sILo
Little Combination that Will Succeed
in Oklahoma

Here is a combination which, if ap-
piled generally in Oklahoma, will at
once put the state at the top of the
list of states in agricultural produc-
ton
The owner Of quarter section of
land who owns silo and has five
acres irrigated for garden can raise
products each year that have vlue
of $4,000. If each of the 100000 farms
of Oklahoma were similarly equipped,
then the annual value of livestock
and agricultural products would reach
the stupendous sum of $76O,OO0,0OO!
On paper, this might look overen-
thusiastic. But-SOME MTN IN
OKLAHOMA, BY USING THE COM
BINATION OF THE SILO AND
FIVE IRRIGATED ACRES, ARE
OBTAINING THIS RESULT,
If one man can do it, all can do it.
Neither of these equipments repre-
sents a prohibitive price. A silo costs
only a few hundred dollars; terms can
be had in making such a purchase.
Also banks Will loan money TO- tarm-
ers to buy silos.
The irrigating of five acres is a sim
pie matter. If no creek runs through
farm. the owner of the farm can
drill well, install a windmill, and
get sufficient water to irrigate five
acres, to stop the grocery bill, while
at the same time he is certain to pro-
duce surplus to ship to other mar
kets.
Twenty years ago the man who
predicted that Oklahoma would show
an agricultural yield in 1918 of $780,
100000 was looked upon with ridiculc
Yet this year Oklahoma will sell live
stock and crops that will bring fully
S3O0,OOOOOO
So, when the sum of S760,000, 900
is suggested as possible value of
oklahoma's annual crop production,
let the suggestion be considered Sc
riously.
For the combination of the silo and
FIVE irrigated acres on each farm OF
Oklahoma will bring such result
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22

feed Whine II is being mixed and also
Is protection from the cold in the
winter, The nine new silos erected
this summer will be similarly housed.
except that the silos will form the
corners of the building. The silo
sheds will face the great alfalfa barns,
which have total length of $40 feet
and are rs feet, wide and have a ca
pacity of 800 tons of hay. The silo
capacity of the Johnson ranch, with
the completion of the nine new ones,
will be $500 tons, and this will be
mostly kafir and corn silage and will
be fed to some 5000 to 1000 steers
this winter. There are $4,000 acres
III the Johnson ranch, of which 400 are
alfalfa.
Erected Slos In Hurry.
Mr. johnson erected his silos late
and had to hurry to fill them. into
the first two he put corn and into the
last four kafr, milo and cane. The
feed kept well and was started feed
ing October 4th. To one pen of 800
two-year-old steers he fed a ration of
20 pounds corn silage and four pounds
OF cotton seed meal for sixty days.
They were Hereford cattle and did
well. A herd of Aberdeen Angus two.
yearolds were also fed the same "a.
ton A bunch of white face yearlings
were also fed about the same ration.
At the end of sixty days all the corn
silage was used and kafir and cane
was fed, to which was added a ration
of pounds of corn meal and 6 to 10
pounds of cotton seed bulls and the
cotton seed meal was increased to 5
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
BIG PROFITS ON HOGS.
j. II. Patterson of Prague Believes In
Alfalfa, Kafir, Peanuts and Pigs.

]. H. Patterson of Prague, who owns
several of the finest farms in this part
of the state, has solved the hog ques-
ton and is now ready to act the part
of the Missourian and SHOW you"
Last fall he bought a few head OF
hogs and turned them in on his alfalfa
and peanut fields. From eight brood
sows he has raised IT'S head of hogs,
of which over 100 are now ready for
market. The cost to get these hogs
ready for market has not exceeded IS
per head and the animals weigh from
IT'S to $50 pounds each. For the past
month, Mr.. Patterson says that his
early pigs have been putting on flesh
at the rate of one and three-fourths
pounds per day and by the time the
Lincoln county fair opens he says that
he will have the prize winning hogs
on exhibition. He also contemplates
making an exhibit of alfalfa.peanut
fattened hogs at the Oklahoma state
fair in October. Mr.. Patterson is a
strong advocate of alfalfa, kafir pea.
nuts and hogs
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22

cattle, two-year-olds, which we're de-
clared grand champions at the Fort
Worth Fat Stock Show last March and
which were bought by Swift eco. for
$12 hundred. pounds, the highest
price ever pi.Id in the Southwest.
Their average weight was 1860 pounds
and they dressed 63 80 per cent. They
came originally from the herd of
James w. Knox of Jacksboro, Texas.
Mr.. Johnson's- cattle have won sweep
stakes and grand championship prizes
for the last six years and he holds
the record for top prices at four mar
kets-Kansas City, st. Louis, St.
Joseph and Fort Worth. His steers
are known the country over and COM
mand premium.
Since feeding silage Mr.. Johnson
has increased his profits $40 on each
steer he sends to market. His invest
ment in the six silos is $4,000. He fed
the contents to 1900 steers, on each
of which he made about $40, leaving
him profit of $1O,S0O or a net profit
of $500 after the silos had been paid
for. He says there is no other way
to make such a saving feeding cattle.
His silos are of the stave' type. Mr..
Johnson has erected a galvanized iron
shed over the silos. This prevents the
winds from blowing away any Of the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
CHAMPIONS ARE
FED ON S|LAGE
HENRY JOHNSON OF cHIcKAsHA
REALIZES THE DREAM OF
TWELVE DOLLAR BEEF
NOW USING FIFTEEN BIG SILOS
Thirty of His 2-Year-oId Angus Steers,
Fed On silage, Took First Prize
at Fort Worth and Brought
Fancy Price From Swift.
(By Victor H. schoffelmayer.)

Fifteen silos, ranging in capacity
from 200 to $50 tons, will be in use
this year on the ranch of Henry B.
Johnson of Chickasha, the most i'm
portant cattle feeder in the Southwest
and one of the best known cattlemen
in the country. Six sIlos were filled
on the ranch last year and steers
made such big gains on silage COM
bined with other feeds to make a bal
anced ration that Mr.. Johnson decided
to treble his silo capacity. Among the
steers which were fed silage last year
was herd of 20 Aberdeen Angus
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22

The charge that department Of JUS
tice agents had investigated federal
judges to influence their action in
cases in which the government was
Interested was made in the senate by
Senator Borah and Endorsed, partly at
least, by Senator Norris.
The American government is con-
fronted by what official Washington
regarded as the most delicate situa-
tion In its relations with Mexico that
has yet developed since armed revolu-
ton disturbed the peace of the south
ern republic.
The first of the international peace
treaties embodying Secretary Bryan's
plan actually has been signed. 1t was
between the United Safes and Saliva
dor and soon will be sent to the SEN
ate for ratification.
Attacking the cotton schedule Of the
Tariff bill in the senate, Senator Lip
pitt OF Rhode Island declared that 1t
Disseminated against the luxuries of
the New England mills in favor Of
southern made necessities.
From the files of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers came to the
house investigating committee the
details Of legislative activities of the
widest range extending from the
home districts of members of congress
throughout the country, to the White
House and the Capitol.
President Wilson has taken the first
steps in the policy through which he
proposes to deal with the Mexican
situation. He formally accepted the
resignation of Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson, to take effect on Octo-
Der IA, and sent to Mexico City as
his personal epresentative-but not
accredited to the Huerta government
former Governor John Lind of
Minnesota, a life long friend of Sec
rotary Bryan. The understanding is
that when a stable government is es.
tablished in Mexico Mr.. Lind will be
formally named as ambassador.
Reductions in express rates, which
will cost the companies fully $26,0O0,-
900 year, approximately 16 per cent
OF their gross revenue, have been or
dered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to become effective on or
before October Is, 1918. Notable re-
forms in practices also were ordered.
Senator Stone and Speaker Clark
called at the White House and recon-
mended to President Wilson the APP
pointment of II. p. Warden of Mexico,
Mo-, as minister to Bolivia.
Keen interest has been aroused in
official circles at Washington by
report reaching the State Department
that Great Britain is contemplating
establishing a great naval base in the
Bermuda Islands.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22


pounds. The first shipment of red
cattle went to Kansas City and brought
$50 a hundred and averaged 1856
pounds. The next shipment weighed
LIS pounds and brought $3.50 and a
third lot weighed 1854 pounds and
brought $3.50 a hundred. A fourth
shipment to Kansas City weighed 1,16O
pounds and brought $765. The black
two-year-olds also went to Kansas
City, where they brought $500, $3.50,
$3.50 and $765, with an averake weight
of 1,150 pounds. The yearlings sold
for an average of about $7.75 and aver
aged 900 pounds in weight. These
cattle were not weighed in the feed
lot, but Mr.. johnson and his trained
assistants guessed the yearlings to
average about zoo pounds and the
two-year-olds about $50 pounds. Com
pairing his feed bills with past years
when hulls and cotton seed meal,
ground corn and alfalfa hay were fed,
showed that the expense of fattening
cattle had been reduced $1,000 a head.
Mr.. Johnson, as result of this expert
ment, considers corn silage one of the
richest feeds he ever tried. He is also
well satisfied with kafir, especially
since it can be depended upon to make
an annual crop in spite of adverse
weather conditions.