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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-07-25
One Way.

How are new enterprises loated?"
We'll it is sometimes done with the
water in the stock"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-07-25

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma'
ton ,allays pain cures wind collie ,25c . bottle v
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-07-25

1t takes a truly great actor to realize
that he isn't the whole show.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-07-25

The mermaid surely should have
standing in swell society.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-07-25

Never judgeja railway by the cigars
old on its trains.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-07-25
How hi Did It.

THAT widow is a good manager,
isn't she?"
Manager? l should say SO. She got
that house Of hers fixed up like new
for nothing"
How did she manage it?"
She was engaged to the carpenter
till all the woodwork was finished, and
then she broke it off and married the
plumber"
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have reduced the size of the fireplacs
to fit the fuel that we are obliged to
use. Then, instead of building the
servants quarters outside in separ-
ate building. we have combined the
porch with pleasant room that an
swers the same purpose.
We have improved on the old-style
dining room, pantry, and kitchen, be
cause we have discovered that it
takes a great MANY steps to travel a
distance of 20 or 80 feet between the
dining table and the kitchen range
We have cut down the number of
these steps as muck as possible, and
we have arranged the pantry with
shelves for the dishes midway be-
tween the dining room and kitchen,
and we have pot cupboard for the
storage of necessary kitchen utensils
as close and convenient as possible to
the range.
During the interval between the
good old Colonial days and the pres
ent time, we nave added hot-water
heater to our kitchen range, and con-
nected it with water pressure supply
that carries hot water to the bathroom
as well as to the kitchen sink.
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system as a national question by the
passage Of measure memorializing
congress to pass a federal old age
pension measure.
Labor unions generally believe chat
more will be accomplished through q
federal old age pension act than can
possibly be accomplished by any state
law and for this reason thinking work
ingmen are favoring the adoption Of a
pension law by the national govern
ment. The bureau Of commerce and
labor of the national government has
also given considerable study to the
question and has itself drawn tenta-
! tive bill for a national old age pension
act AMI it is likely that there will be
some discussion Of this bill before
the next congress.
The national government, however,
moves slowly, and until it is ready to
act on the pension question there may
be some protection Of Workingmen
within the state and for this reason
the committee will be appointed by
this legislature to investigate the sub
ject and report if possible on some
feasible plan for a state old age pen
sion system. Many corporations are
already putting in old age pension
systems and most Of them which have
done 50 are finding the results Of the
system very satisfactory.
Wisconsin already has a state life
insurance fund, but SO far little has
been done in regard to issuing the
policies under the statute permitting
the fund, for the reason that the
public generally does not seem to be
aware. that the act is on the statute
books. A bill offered by Senator
Zophy for the advertisement Of the
state life fund attracted a good deal
of attention earlier in the session, but
somehow or other the measure did not
meet with favor among the members
and was Indefinitely postponed. In
surance Commissioner Ekern, however,
believes that policies Of state insur-
anee will be issued by the state very
soon.
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POSTMASTER BAKER DECLINES
Will Not Accept Appointment as Mem
Der of Income Tax Board of Review

Postmaster r. Y. Baker, recently
named by the Wisconsin State Tax com
mission as d member of the board OF
review on income taxes notified the as
SCISSOR of incomes OH Monday that he
would not accept the appointment
The postmaster declared that his time
was too much taken up by the duties
of his present Office to allow him tc
give the time necessary to sit as mem
Der Of the board. The commission has
been notified of the action of Mr.. Baker
and it is expected that successor will
be named within the next few days
As the board is to hold its first session
late in July the new. man must be APP
pointed at once. The supervisor of as
.sessments has made no suggestion to the
commission as to the manner in which
the vacancy is to be filed. 1t is said
that several candidates have filed ap.
plications at Madison for the office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24

Our modern bathrooms effect
great saving in perfumery bills When
hot water was scarce and bathrooms
were the exception rather than the
rule, scent bottles and sachet bags
were necessary accompaniment Of
the toilet. Our hard-headed, practical,
inventive geniuses and mechanics
probably had no intention of putting
the scent makers out of business; but
they are responsible for the change,
whether they intended to be or not.
Because of the light construction of
this house, it is less expensive, even
in these days of high prices, than
similar house constructed a hundred
years ago. With all improvements, a
house built after this plan, % by 80
feet, may be built complete with heat
ing apparatus and plumbing, in the
smaller cities and country places, for
about $4,000.
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long. But the big, heavy doors open
ed easily and quickly in response to
the clatter of the big brass knocker,
because even strangers were welcome,
and friends were received with genu-
inc cordially II not affection.
Some Of these old Colonial houses
were built with timbers much larger
and placed closer together than is now
customary in building our largest
barns or warehouses
Through all the intervening years,
we have retained the general style
of these commodious old houses The
one herewith illustrated has the old
style Of roof, the square proportions,
and the general air of breadth prac-
tically the same as the most approved
house in George Washington's time.
But we have moved the hall a little
to one side, to make room for longer
sitting room in proportion to the size
of the house We have done away
with the old-fashioned drawing room,
and substituted a parlor and sitting
room combined that offers great deal
more comfort because 1t tends co in
crease sociability, and sociability Is
the keynote Of entertaining.
We still have the wide hall vi z
Trerlace in the far ei-s 81 -
haven't the cordRood to LIZ, ~ ~
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The{taxpayers of the county will APP
preciate the efforts of the county agent
to recover the effects of a foreigner
whose friends are trying to come on
the county for funeral expenses and
if it is a possible thing and there is
any law to fit the cases the people
who made way with the dead man s
property should be made an example Of.
Too many of this class now regard the
city and county as good things to be
bled as much and as often as possible.
Men who make weekly remittances to
the old country expec5 the city or coun-
ty to support them or provide them
with work. Just as soon as they have a
little hard luck, husbands desert their
wives and famiIiesswith the understand
ing that the city must take up the
burden Of their support, people with
bank balances have been known to Get
on the lists of the pauper committee
LOT help ana IN general It is constant
fight to prevent the city being imposed
upon and to make certain that only
those who are entitled to help from the
city or county are getting it. The coun-
ty agent in common with all other Of
fcials who have to deal with this class
that is continually trying to beat the
county, is getting very tired of the con-
slant fight to prevent the county being
defrauded and some of the people who
are caught at this game are going to
get very unpleasant surprise if way
can be found to get at them. There is
a linlit to everything and the limit has
been reached when an attempt is made
to stick the county for the funeral ex-
penses and hospital bills Of man who
is known to have bee amply able to
pay then cgtt Of his estate.
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A movement by the city authorities
TO trim :" the trees and shrubs which
encroach on the sidewalks and streets
of the city may be expected at any
time now but the wise property owner
who values his improvements viii not
wait for the city to do this work for
him. There are dozens of places in all
sections of the city where the trees
and shrubs will have to be looked after
and their owners viii save many of
them by having the trimming done by
some one who understands the proper
methods to use in this work. If the
city is forced to do the work it win be
done by the men in the street depart
ments in all probability and they make
no pretensions to being experts in that
line. Ii there is any great amount OF
this work to be done in any one place
it will probably be looked after by the
park commission if the owners so re-
quest, but the dozens Of places where
there are only one or two trees or
shrubs that require attention which the
street men run across in the course of
their regular work will hardly be called
to the attention of the commission and
viii suffer accordingly
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24

The entrance of a second steamship
company into the local field indicates
revival Of lake business at this port
and it is hoped that the showing made
by this port in the next annual report
will warrant the completion of some of
the plans made for this harbor by the
government engineers. The business
done from this port for some years past
mas not warranted the expenditure Of
any large sums on improvements and
about all that this harbor has expend-
ed from the government funds has been
used in paying maintenance charges on
the improvements already in, but with
the increase of business larger appro-
priations may be expected in the fu-
ture and it is possible that the plans
for making this port harbor of refuge
will be taken up and completed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24
Industrial Commission VIII
Keep I'D Fight to Secure
better School Attendance
OFFICIALS NEGLECT DUTIES

The forthcoming annual report OF the
industrial commission will contain sta
tistics and complete descriptions Of all
the various activities Of the department
for the year ending June 80, 1913. The
commission this year will lay particu-
lar stress upon the subjects of COM
pulsory school attendance, apprentices
ship, child labor and hours of labor
for women. For the most part, accord
ing to the report, the commission has
received cordial cooperation from var
ious quarters in complying with the
spirit and letter Of the laws designed
to protect the youth of the state
This cooperation with the commits
sion has been especially important
among sheriffs, school superintendent
and truancy officers. Nearly all of
these officials have carried on their
work with an apparent appreciation OF
the extreme desirability Of giving every
v i
boy and girl an opportunity to acquire
an education. The commission s re-
port, however, mentions by name three
school superintendent who have failed
in carrying out the laws which recog-
nize this phase in the march of civiliza-
ton. Commenting upon the work of
the school superintendent the commits
sion says:
The industrial commission gets this
information regarding truant children
from reports by county and city super
intendents. Duplicates of these reports
are given to the proper truant officer.
Special attention was given to cases
reported more than once and these
were followed up chiefly by correspon-
dence with truant officers. superin-
tendents and district attorneys until
the law was complied with or the of
ficers prosecuted.
Many of the superintendent follow
the plan of writing personal letters to
parents of children reported as de-
hnquent. When this plan failed the
offender was reported. That check
might be kept on the work throughout
the state, school superintendent were
urged to report regularly regardless of
whether they had any names of delin-
quents to submit.
In spite of all efforts, however, eff
fective cooperation and reports were
not obtained, the commission declares,
from two county and one city superin-
tendent Of schools.
4 bill now before the legislature
seeks to remedy this difficulty by MAX
ing it the specific duty Of superintend-
ents to file the required reports. The
bill also carries a penalty for viola
ton.
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urawlng-room on the other. Theses
old houses had broad hall, often ten
or twelve feet wide, in the center of
the house. This great hall sometimes
was furnished with big brick or
stone fireplace in the far end, where
cordwood sticks were burned and the
warmth from the fire was diffused
through the open stairway to the
rooms above.
It is easy to imagine the cordial re-
ception the guests received on enter
ing the wide, thick, paneled front door
encased in heavy frame of timbers.
There was a heavy sash with it's sew
eral lights of glass on each side of
the door-frame, sometimes reaching
nearly to the floor; and generally
there was big brass knoeker, and an
immense lock with a key nearly foot
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NOTICE.

The income tax board of review for
Kenosha county will meet at the Office
of the assessor Of incomes, Court
House, Kenosha, Wis, July %, 1918,
at 10 o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose Of
reviewing the income returns and the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before the meeting.
Dated, Kenosha, Wis. July p, 1913.
Joseph E. Dalton,
j21dWadv Assessor Of Incomes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24
FATHER FAILS TO IDENTIFY GIRL
Relatives Tell of Dependency of the
Young Woman and Asserted That
they Feared at Times She Was De
mented -Interment at Lake Geneva

Little of the life tragedy of Laura
Estella Voss, the eighteen year cid
Lake Geneva girl who found peace by
throwing herself into the waters Of
Lake Michigan on last Tuesday night
was laid bare at the inquest over the
remains of the young woman held by
Coroner Millager at the circuit court
room this morning. The jury returned
a verdict of suicide. Gustav Voss, the
father of the girl, was the only member
Of the family to take the stand and he
seemed to know little of the story of
the young woman. He told the jurors
that the girl had not lived at lhome for
more than a year and half and that
he could not positively identify the
body found as that of his daughter.
Coroner Millager did not go into the
question Of the family relations of the
Lake Geneva family and Voss himself
volunteered no information as to the
reasons Of the young woman leaving
her home.
Mrs. Margaret Swadish, at whose
home Miss Voss had lived up to the
time of her disappearance was the next
witness and she told of the mental CON
dition of the young woman and declared
that at times she seemed to be dement,
ed while at other times she was jolly
She stated that on the night of her dis
appearance she had not noticed that
the young woman was particularly de-
pres Jed. Mrs. Swadish stated that the
here since last February and that dur
ing that time she had shown tendency
to be respondent and that she had often
found her crying over fancied wrongs.
George Filbin, who had been with
the young woman at picture show on
the night before she left the Swadish
home, added nothing in his evidence.
He declared that he had been with the
young woman for short time on the
night in question and that she had
neither done or said anything that
would indicate that she was demented
or planned to take her own life. The
Witness had known the young woman
for some time and during this acquain-
tance she had not taken him into her
confidence in connection with troubles
which were alleged by relatives to have
led to her suicide.
Two sisters of Miss Voss were here
from Lake Geneva and they sobbed dur
ing the hearing of the testimony, but
neither of them were placed on the
stand by the coroner as it was declared
that they could tell no facts which had
not been brought out by other wit
nesses.
The remains of the unfortunate young
woman were taken to Lake Geneva
late this afternoon and funeral services
will be held from the First Baptist
church there on Wednesday morning.
The remains will ne inferred in the
family plot at the Lake Geneva ceme-
terry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24

About every paper you pick up these
days has something in it about the pull
motor telling of the wonderful work
done by this little device when people
apparently dead are revived by its use,
1T may not succeed when occasion arises
to use it in this city but the authorities
will have the satisfaction of knowing
that everything has been! done that pos
sibly could have been done to save life
when they have brought the pulmotor
into action.
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chfna's Position.

WI Ting-Fang, well known here as
former Chinese ambassador, sent
recently to a Washington lady an in
teresting letter about the situation In
the new Chinese republic.
you ask, dear E1s daIn'-so the let
ter ran" which side China would take
if certain great powers began to
squabble over her.
well, madam, would ask you In
return If you ever saw a half-dozen
dogs fighting over a bone. hear you
answer yes. And now would ask
But did you ever see the bone do
any fghting?'"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24

There need be no fear that the new
boxing bill will impose any burden on
the taxpayers. Of the state. Five per
cent of the gross receipts Of the shows
held in this city alone will go long
way towards paying the expenses Of
administering the law. With the fees
Of the incorporated boxing clubs and
referees and ase five per cent tax the
law should make money for the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24

There is difference Of opinion
among the employees of the North
Western Railway over the effect the
new state law requiring the road to
pay semi-monthlytwill have on their
bank accounts but none Of the EN-
ployees are expected to protest very
strenuously against receiving his money
at the earliest possible moment he can
get it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24
WED SATURDAY EVENING.
Miss Ella Bach1uan Becomes Bride o
Otto GRADER Saturday Evening.

There was quiet little wedding at
the Office Of Judge Randall at the
municipal court at seven O'Clock Sat
urday evening when Otto GRADER and
Miss Ella Bachman were united in
marriage. Only a few close friends
and relatives of the bride and groom
attended the wedding ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs. GRADER viii make a short
wedding trip to Illinois after which
they will make their home in Kenosha.
Both the bride and groom have many
friends in the city and they will have
the best wishes of all.
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unchat,ned.

That's just like Jim," said the Wild
ow, YEARLY, after Tapping curtain
had knocked over the urn in which all
that was mortal of her cremate1 hus-
band had been placed and spread its
contents on the floor Always drop
ping his ashes everywhere" -Harper's
Weekly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24
Take Care of Your EIuorine.

Prof. Armand Gautier tells the
French Academy of Sciences that
when the element of fuorine begins
to disappear rom the body old age
comes on. It is this that causes the
falling of the hair and the less of the
teeth.
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soMERs MUTUAL FIRE ms. co.
NOTICE TO MEMBERS.

You are hereby notified that an as
sessment Crate oo3-oO415 per cent?
he's this day been levied on your po-
hey to pay Christian Nelson $1,9S0.00
and John Reidenbaeh 9976.25 and Aug.
Gitzlaff $l7.oo, their loss by fire on the
premises Of Christian Nelson, located
on Section No. 16, Town Of Somers,
April 2sth, 1913.
You are required to pay the amount
assessed on. your policy to the treas
urer, Henry Lytle, at his Office in Som
ers, on or before the lst day of
September, 1913.
Dated July z, 1913.
Isaac T. Bishop, Secy.
n. B.-The treasurer has made ar
rangements with the First National
Bank Of Kenosha To receive and re-
eeipt for the above. adels
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His Facial Resources

'T see now why it takes you so long
to shave. I've been watching you.
Rivers"
"WelI?"
"You make lot of hideous faces at
yourself while you're doing it, and
every face, of course, requires a sep
arate shave"
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Puncture Proof.

Inventor Cat quick lunch crunser)--
'-irekal The perfect auto tire at last.
fS;se me the recipe for these doughS
LIS they're puncture proof"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Matt. Sinner left for
Random Lake to attend the funeral
Of his mother the late Mrs. Elizabeth
Sinner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-24

COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building, for the readers of this
paper, On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The word Colonial" as referring
to house construction and also to fur
niture design, is frequently used with
out a definite idea of its meaning in
this connection. Properly speaking. a
Colonial house, or Colonial furniture,
dates back to a time before the Dec
laration of independence, when this
country was a dependency of Great
Britain and classed as a colony or col
onies, Some good houses were built
at that time by emigrants from Eng
land and other countries, and the best
ideas Of building then known were
! incorporated in these houses. There
is abundant evidence of the influence
exerted on the minds of builders in
those days by the free expanse of new
territory. Some of these old-time
builders came from the narrow streets
OF old London and other large cities,
where narrow fronts and dingy out
look were the rule even in the case
of the better and more expensive
dwellings
A broad front and square rooms,
with wide hall in the center, was
the elegant plan adopted by the more
generous-hearted entertainers of CO.
lonial days They could afford to be
prodigal in the expenditure of space
because they had left congestion be-
hind them. and the influence of their
new environment had suggested
broadened lines in regard to house
room as well as affairs of state.
Many ideas have since resulted in
the modification of this commendable
style of house building; but down to
the present time we have many ad-
mirers of the old-fashioned square
house with parlor on one side and
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