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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
DIED AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
AdoIph sierpus, Kenosha Jitney Driver,
Died at Kenosha Hospital Today.

Adolph Sierpus, aged 30 years, a ma
tive of Poland, but a resident of Ke-
nosha for number Of years, died at the
Kenosha hospital at an early hour this
morning following a short illness from
pneumonia. For some time the deceas-
ed had been working as a jitney driver
and it is said that he took cold and
contracted pneumonia while handling
his car. He had made his home with
sister on Elizabeth street until he was
taken i'll The arrangements for the
funeral have not as yet been made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Washington, Sept s. Secretary
of State Lansing has cabled Am
bassador Gerard to forward to
Washington at once any informa-
tion available on the sinking Of the
liner uHesperian. y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
SHOWS BIG FUTURE PROBLEM
Attendance at Opening Day of School
Sessions for New Year Is Only a
Small Increase Over Former Year
Many in Commercial Courses.

Three thousand four hundred and
thirty eight children were enrolled in
the elementary schools Of Kenosha with
the opening of the schools on Tuesday,
the number being slightly in excess of
the number enrolled in the schools on
the opening day year ago. Of these
a total of 1,515 entered the kindergar-
tens and rooms one and two. This is
about forty four per cent Of the total
elementary school enrolment on the
first day. The Frank school has the
smallest proportion of young children
and the Balm school has the greatest
proportion of the youngsters The
Balm school on Tuesday had $50 child
rem entering the kindergartens and
first grade or fifty three per cent Of the
total enrolment at the, school.
The significance of this large enroll
ment of little children is apparent as
all Of these children must be taken
care Of until they are fourteen years
Of age. It is expected that there will
be increases in the enrolment today
and that every day for week will
bring new pupils to the different
schools.
The enrolment in the high school on
Tuesday was $40, an increase of two
over the enrolment of last year An
interesting fact was that 81 enrolled
for the one year business course at the
College Of Commerce and there were
large increases IN the various CONNER
cial classes. The elementary enroll
ment in the various schools was report
ed by the principals as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

Frank Sandt of Kenosha, has beenj
granted a patent on reversible bed
rail fastening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

A license has been issued for the
marriage of Barney Hermann and Miss
Lucille Arents. both of Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
City Council by Large Vote
Passes Ordinance to Pro
vide for Bonds Tuesday.
FIGHT ONsREsIDENT DISTRICTS

Committee Is Discharged and a New
Committee Is Named to Have Charge
Of This Work in Future-Kick on
Lightning Bugs"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09

the committee after bitter argument
in which certain Of the north side al
dermen sought to cut off any future
action to make a residential district
in this section It is understood that
new petition asking that part of
this district Of the city be set aside
for residential purposes will be pre-
scented to the council at the next reg
ular meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-09
Water Rate Ordinance Passed.

The ordinance providing for new
system of water rates in the city in
keeping with the suggestion of the
Wisconsin Railroad Commission was
passed. Alderman Goodman was the
only alderman to vote against the ordi-
nance, he holding that his objection
was entirely to sliding scale Of meter
rates which had been suggested by the
commission. The new ordinance show
ing rates for various purposes will be
published on Thursday
There was the usual amount of
routine business and the council did
not adjourn until long after eleven
o'clock.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
Problem for the Court.

A perplexing problem in bovine ju-
risprudence recently taxed the legal
attainments Of local jurists, says the
Portland Oregonian. A bull and an
automobile tried to occupy the same
space at the same time. in conse.
quence Of which tie bull went to his
final reward to appear before the
great high court whence no appeals
lie, while the owner appeared before
a more mundane tribunal, claiming
damages. The theory of the defense
was that the collision having occurred
at night the bull was guilty of contrib.
utory negligence in not having lights.
The plaintiff promptly pointed out that
the bull had no horns to serve as chan.
deliers. Thereupon the defendant in.
sisted that tail lights should have been
furnished. Charles J. Schnabel and
]. B. DINER. attorneys for the plain.
tiff, Immediately called the courts at.
tention to the fact that the bull had
two bulls eyes, which served the same
purpose, in which view Judge, Joseph
H. Jones concurred.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
Sees BELGIAN
ARMYLANOAT
FAR ARCHANGEL
Correspondent Describes Sur
prising War Scene on the
Rim of World.
Russ'A's PORT ALL AsT|R
British and French Uniforms Sighted
Austrian Prisoners Toll In Acres
Of Freipht-Pasture Becomes
Great Quay-An Odd Lit.
tie Town.
BY NikOLAI kOSLOv.

Correspondent OF the Chicago News.)
Moscow, Russia.-Up on the coast
Of the Arctic ocean, In a latitude north
of Nome. have just seen the ar
rival OF section OF the belgian army.
This time last year the world was
ringing with that gigantic hoax about
q Russian army going to Belgium
Who would have dreamed that by .Oc-
tober. 1915. an army Of dapper little
Flamands. and Isruxellois. conveyed by
British torpedo-boat destrOyers would
sail around the top of the world and
down the White sea TO Russia and that
Archangel would be invaded by bel
CLAN gunners and armored automobile
crews. roaring the "BrabancOnne and
frescoing Russian transport trans
with Rabelaisian sketches OF v!ctort'
GUS encounters with the Teuton?
found French soldiers and Belgian
airmen and British bluejackets up
there, too. And some hundreds OF
Austrian prisoners doing odd Jobs In
the decks.
Scores Of American Autos.
II Is quite journey to Archangel
In America a train would have got one
there between breakfast and supper.
However. this Is Russia. 1t takes two
days and two nights. Among other
traffic we passed on the sidings was
q long stalled train OF scores Of Amert
can automobiles. doing the last lap OF
their journey from the docks OF Vlad
tyostok.
The frelght.ca load of solu.ers at
the tail OF it said they had been i've
weeks on their way.
AT vologds transshioped to the
narrow gauge single-track line running
400 versts (267 miles, due north
through the bleak subarctic tundra.
1t vas a train with no springs. an In
cessant and abominable rafting and
an eerie trick Of buckjumping when.
ever the brakes were applied.
No Hurry About Double Tracking.
They are supposed to be double
tracking their little, line. which the
Germans installed. Osnabruck rails
and all. In lS76--double tracking and
standard gauging 1t. 1t is the sole
highway to the sole open Russian port.
the only channel for the admission Of
munitions, apart from Vladivostok.
thousands of miles east. All the for.
eign residents In Russia say that 1t
should have been double tracked and
broad gagged year ago, at least.
Even now. however, whoever is re.
sponsible for II seems to be playing
with it.
Il WONDER" Frenchman remarked
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
Historic kouaes.

The Grange. the country seat OF
Alexander Hamilton, occupied by him
10000, is still standing. It has been
moved from it's original location, the
west side of the present Convent ave.
nue., between One Hundred and Forty.
second and One Hundred and Forty.
third streets, to One Hundred and
Forty-1irst street and Convent avenue,
next to st. Lukes church. The Fred.
erick Phillipse house is not standing.
We can fnc no record to identify any
house occupied by George Nash.
Fraunces' tavern, now owned by the
Sons of the Revolution, has been re.
stored In measure to its original de.
si"R: and the famous Long room,"
where Washington took farewell Of
his officers, remains intact.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
Philadelphia B|uecoats Had 'oo
Rounding Up Goats.
Youthful "shepherd" Had Neglected
HI. Duty, and the Guardians OF the
Peace Were Called on to Re-
lieve Distress.

Must a policeman in the faithful per-
Torrance of duty chase stray Oily
goats? Must he round up lost nan
MES" and carry them to the station
house, so they won't eat rubber plants
on Blue hill? The question has the
goat" of all the policemen In Ger
mantown and Chestnut Hlll-and
there's q reason.
Likewise the goats that Craze on
the greensward of an Italian colony IN
Cosgrove street. off Haines street.
have the goat" of many residents OF
Germantown and Chestnut Hill.
Recently the police have been irri'
tated by telephone calls from irate
householders telling how goats were
chewing up the landscape.
Matters came to climax when Mrs.
Helen Carr of $50 Cosgrove street
telephoned to the Germantown police
station that her daughter could not 60
to school because she was afraid to
venture where the goats would shove
her of the sidewalk and chew up her
dress. The police decided to suppress
the goats then and there. A patrol
wagon loaded to the gunwales started
for the goats.
The policemen knew where the
goats belonged. They knew that Fe'
lix Puscano, SIG Haines street. kept
the goats for the milk they gave for
the poor people of the Italian colony.
And the policemen heaped maledic'
lions upon the head of Joe Puscano,
the seven-year-old shepherd OF the
herd. whose duty 1t was to keep the
goats of the lawns.
After half an hours exercise the po-
lice1aen got the eight goats into the
police wagon and took them to the
station house on East Haines street.
They we're locked up in horse stalls,
like any other prisoners. Came an
hour later Felix and his shepherd son,
begging for the goats. 1t was supper
time and the colony wanted its daily
rations of goats milk.
After much parley the "billies" were
released-under bail to keep the peace.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
Pursuing Mental Hyoiene.

Believing that many persons at pres
ent confined in institutions for mental
detectives could be completely cured
l. more humane methods of treatment
we're used, the Rockefeller foundation
Will conduct an investigation this win.
ter into the custody and treatment of
insane In state institutions, according
to part four OF its annual report. ,ss''
1t Will be the plan of the foundation
to obtain a universal system Of han.
ding mental defective cases. III.
Thomas W. Salmon Of the United
states public health service has, OBJ.
tanned leave of absence from the
government to take charge Of the
work. He will be responsible to the
national committee for mental nv.
ssene' which is composed Of trustees
OF the foundation. / \ 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
Ay0iene In the Army.

The Japanese in their war with
Russia made It rule that soldiers
should take special care in keeping
clean their uniforms and that they
should battle as often as convenient.
and especially when there was time
before an engagement. Surgeons
have often praised the excellent re.
suits obtained by the Japanese sur.
geons in keeping down the death rate
due to infectious diseases. The long
waits in trenches and the unusual con.
ditions Of the present war. however.
made It very, difficult to keep the men
in the ranks up to standard Of clean.
Illness sufficient to keep their Uniforms
free from infect:ve material.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10

- t#5 . . p . , SIS . fsr
Mary Roberts Rinehart, the only
woman correspondent who got to the
actual fighting front in Europe and
whose writings on the war are hlhny
many pages of the magazines. was in
Washington q few days ago In the In
terests o. her friends and tribal broth.
ers, the Blackfeet Indians. Mrs. Zine.
hart, who lives in Pittsburgh. visited
Glacier National park last summer
after her, return from Europe and was
adopted into the Blackfeet tribe. whose
Reservation Is adjacent TO the park.
IN Washington Mrs. Rinehart visited
both the president and Secretary Lane
and through the latter was promised
,that extra rations would be issued 70
the Biackfeet 10 the coming winter.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
MADE POLICE WORK UsE FOR 0LD! LAMPS
Economic Idea That Is Worth
Thinking About.
Simple Matter to Convert an 'm Lamp
into Ono That Can re Usso win
Eleetricity-simpls d.
rections to Follow. 81

DO not discard your kerosene oil u
BILE lamps when you install an cleo
trio lighting system, Your oil lamps
can be- converted into beautiful elec'
trio lamps by means Of a simple At
tachment, as shown in the accompany
ing illustration. -.
The attachment can be made with
as many as four sockets OF either the
rotary or pull-chain type. The latter
is preferable. II the shade be small
or shallow, small bulb lamps can be
used in the shape of ball, containing
candle power or wattage equal to that
OF the long type. 49,
The attachment is set In the Chin
ney holder, and in the same manner
a. the chimney would set. The cleo
trio equipment to the lamp does rot
by any means dismantle any OF the
oil attachments. The lamp still con-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10

dividual farmers living in Maryland,
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Alabama, sent excellent specimens
for the annual exhibit. The Girls
club work was most attractive. The
first class. practical exhibits of the
various schools showed what splen.
did work is being done by the
supervising industrial teachers. Ne
gro farmers, working under farm
demonstration agents. had fine exhib
its of corn, beans, forage crops. vege.
tables, peanuts and poultry. 81
Most of the American railways, &C
cording to recent investigation, are
in favor of changing the fiscal year
from June 30 to December 30. Among
200 roads, operating 271.S57 miles OF
railway, only II per cent. it Is stated.
voted to maintain the present arrange.
ment. .@..s s4a. a,1 5. Es.t,.' =
The longer a man lives in a commu.
nifty the more money his neighbors
owe him-or else the more he owes
to his neighbors.
The flesh Of the camel tastes like
beef. but has the appearance of veal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10

copper coin place an ordinary earth.
worm and watch it try to crawl off.
1t cannot do it, for the instant its
damp body, which is in contact with
the copper, touches the silver it starts
a current of electricity that gives it
shock. The shock makes the worm
recoil. It tries again, but each time
its head touches the silver it gets the
shock and soon finds it is more CON-
Portable to stay on the copper coin
OF course the current thus produced
is very slight. but 1t Is quite enough
for the worm.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
OIL Lamp Converted Into Electric.

tinues to be as it was. and can be
used in emergency, II the electric serv-
ice should happen to go out of COM
mission.
A standard key-socket is fastened to
brass bushing secured to the center
of brass plate. fiat or crowned. that
covers a brass tube one and one-half
inches high and in diameter to ut
into the chimney holder. The wire
is led up to the socket through hole
in the side of the brass tube. In the
accompanying diagram is . REIN
forced flexible wire with rubber insula-
ton covered with silk or cotton to
match the surroundings; J, attachment
plug that will fit any socket that IL
now in general use; X, il opening hap
pens to be extra large at this point.
place piece Of mica or glass with
color to match the shade.==EeM York
World. ''' '.sS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
Philosophy at the Front.

War, apparently, is a great trainer
in eligibility for the Don't Worry"
club
Owen Johnson, back from the
French lines, reports that the prin-
cipal occupations of the soldiers when
not in the trenches are eating and
sleeping-not worrying about the war.
A visitor in France hears more h earty
laughter in an hour at the front than
in a week behind the lines"
Soldiers must take things as they
come and give little thought to what
is coming if they would be anything
but absolutely miserable. That neces-
sity is mother of the philosophy
which takes little thought of the NOR.
row or the next minute.-Buffalo En-
quirer
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
TOO MUCH FOR THE WORM
Combination Of Silver and Copper
Makes It's imprisonment a Most
Effective One.

A strange and amusing experiment
is described by G. Hugo in the Elec.
trical Experimental, as follows:
" Place copper coin on silver coin;
the former should be at least three.
sixteenths of an inch smaller all
around than the latter. A cent and
a half-dollar will do; an English half
penny and a silver dollar will do bet
ter. because they are larger. On the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
Hjs,Humanlty.

$50 your husbands gone on a
Maine hunting trip. Now do YOU
really think this kind Of sport IL hu.
name p 4. 8, ~ N \, 4
.Oh. my husband 10 as kind.
hearted about II o can be. He never
smploys : guide withsa family" N
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
'pe,liber.+lo,,

Oellberatio,. 4 A:
A man should always think baf,r.
he speaks & sd AZ . - ' ! 4
!. Yes. replied Miss Cayenne. .But
" . mistake to think 80 long !, %
create the impression that YOU ara
composing felton, a '''i ~.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
0raetIna on CONN,

Kokomo. Ind. ~: Goa bless you." the
tfavorits greeting ofSthe late u. AlsH
ander @. Freeman. n!nety one was ID.
scribed on . silver plate attached 20
nis cofin q the funeral here. IN 90
-cordance with t'reemsns otiaD ex
pressed wish. Hs va killed ~ .
train near ms 0OnleI /.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10

many years Il. 4 4 4; ,i;t f:sS .ss.s n
Son" y said don't sell pntn Il
gets back to $3.50 again. il Win b
scarce and II demand again some
day. Visit till then I.
Wholesale drug markets have quot.
"a quinlne q ~ rs % ounce. and the
demand exceeded the supply. The
Iwhits pine DOB tp5 rho attic 81 ~
Kimmel nome cont Aimed nearly 100
ounces of the precious white 6aks1
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
What W. Al, Think.

DID your baby win a prize At the
state fair?". !, - .7.,. - (. -
NO; But there's only enc good rsa.
son why be didn't" ,''s2 N
whats THAR" n
We didn't enter him"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10

: e
Hampton institute recently closed a
busy two-day session Of it's annual
farmers conference, which brought
together on the lower peninsula some
81 the foremost leaders in education,
farming and home-making, as well as
several hundred colored farmers. Dur
ing the conference. Charles X. Ora
ham, director Of agriculture at Hamp,
ION institute, and his associates spared
40 EFFORT to make clear to those inter
lested in rural life the economic and
social value OF mixing brains with
blowing. harvesting and the many
other tasks Of everyday farming.
IA DR.. n. r. Clark, Hampton Institutes
veterinary surgeon. who was in charge
cf the exhibits. made the statement
That the products Of the colored farm,
nome and school which were sent to
Hampton this year were far superior
III quality to any that have been placed
81 exhibition here. 4 new feature In
inriSes this year was the Offering OF
nedigree stock g well 90 money
prizes.
81 The industrial work displayed in
Guided the best specimens Of work
which have been shown at 81 county
farmers. conferences IN Virginia. In,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
Rich n anc hurlan 49,, !r =, Y,

-, n IL Msncnurtan Coal Fields.
the Fushun coal fields 81 Man.
churta. operated By Japanese ~ 49, ~ !
Meved % be the richest Ii TIE worl6
g containing Y. more than 100000 tom ~,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10
]. ps. !!

''loa, what ID 4 pessimist!"
= pessimist y ! man, my boy, Who
can't enjoy this me autumn weather
Ibscaus.s hss knows \ int yoinr Is
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10


For stretching the wrinkles out Of
fabrics an inventor has patented three
rollers mounted on curved shaft and
20 arranged az to turn in unison
Paper Of except strength 10 be-
Ing made In India from pulp obtained
from I species Of ginger plant that
grows In all parts Of that country.
Some men kick when they have I
heavy load to carry and some others
kick because they haven't the price Of
! load. s,.s
Nearly every, evangelist hammers
dancing and card playing. which prob
ably accounts for the fact that people
have about stopped induIsins In these
diversions. Al
Considering the fact that there was
no otker woman ~ the case. the mar.
fled life OF Adam and Eve was singu-
lariy infsltcitous.
sfilI, nesrly svIery fellow Who sx-s
presses y willingness ~ III Tor III
country 4 III e. king ~ n M
n ~ :Sl q a y.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-10

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