The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-09
No Accident Happens To
Mar the Pleasure of Day
Although One Is Rumor-
ed On Last Trip.
CROWDS OUT everywhere
Amusement Feature of the Tour Pleases
Everybody and the Eats Along the
Line Were the Best
Ever.

OF an accident occurred TO mar the
Kenosha Retailers booster trip on
Tuesday, although it was reported that
one slight accident had happened to
/ T. A. Sullivan s car on the last lap of
the trip just before pulling into Somers
After leaving Brighton, and for
few miles past Somers, the road crew
had been making repairs and consider
| able loose dirt was thrown up in the
center and it was reported that Mr..
Sullivan s car, driven by George Cleary,
had, while blowing along through this
dirt, swerved and hit telegraph pole,
broke the windshield and that Mr..
Sullivan had been cut about the face.
| Mr.. Cleary stated this morning that
| there had been no accident to the car
and that Mr.. Sullivan was not hurt.
This will be joyous news to many who
left Somers with the belief that one of
their fellow merchants had been in
jured on the trip.
With the exception of few mud
holes Just outside of Kenosha on the
outward trip and a short stretch of
road this side Of Brighton on the home
trip, the road was in fine condition and
the merchants enjoyed the tour i'm
mensely although it was very dusty af
ter the sun shone out in the afternoon.
The country merchants and the coun-
try people generally have learned to
look forward to these booster trips with
as keen an interest as the merchants
themselves, the merchants on account
of the increased trade the large crowds
will bring them and the country women
and children on account of the many
useful and beautiful souvenirs. the Ke-
nosha merchants usually distribute
among them. Having been educated to
the fact that souvenir is more highly
priced by the country people than their
straight advertising matter, most Of the
merchants loaded their ears with differ
emit articles which they knew would be
appreciated and kept by those who re-
ceived them, and these were distributed
i'll great numbers. However, the mer-
chants did not have as much Of this
sort Of advertising matter as they
wished. Some of them who had order
ed thousand of certain article only
were able to secure one-ifth that num-
Der and some of them were disappoint-
ed entirely
c. II. Goodman had the most popular
cOl1ya0iT n +ba 1riV Ia hoI lo4 oEI
toy balloons which he would blow up
as he rode along and throw them out to
the people who lined the roads. Men,
women and children would risk getting
run over by the other cars following to
get these balloons.
7. A. Sullivan distributed clothes
brushes; Fl. E. Barden distributed tape
measures and ladies' boudoir caps; G.
HI. Curtis distributed beautiful hand
mirror, as also did Charles Pfennig;
G. &. Dewey distributed small whirl-
igigs which greatly pleased the children
and the scramble for them almost equal
to Mr.. Goodman s balloons. G.. W. |
Johnson distributed pocket whetstones
and c. II. Curtis gave a pocket movie
and an order for calendar to be de-
livered December 18th. Others distrib-
uted pencils and various other small
novelties and still others contented
themselves with printed advertising
matter
The amusement feature was equal to
a first class vaudeville show and was
enjoyed by all who witnessed it at ev-
cry stop. The Since Band gave con
cert at every stop while Tony Cross. |
past master in the art of jugglery, |
would give a performance as good as
could be seen anywhere. Len Stone
man and Claude Towne, two 12-year-old |
boys, put on tumbling act that is hard
to beat and everybody enjoyed it, |
Joerndt Brothers Musical Quartette !
was popular with every one and they
were enthusiastically applauded at ev-
cry stop.
The dinner was one of the best the |
merchants have enjoyed at any of these |
trips and they ate so much that it is |
not likely they will want anything
more to eat for a week. This story ,
would be incomplete without mention /
of the free lunch the Jackley Brothers
set out at Brighton. After the mer-
chants left Wilmot the next point of
interest to them was Brighton where
they are always treated to delicious
free lunch which was better than ever
Tuesday. At several points along the |