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People's voice., 1900-03-29
A Sunday School Conference.

Rev. E, E. Stauffer, secretary OF the
Sumner County Sunday School assc-
citation, has issued the following let.
ter, which'is self-explanatOry:'
Those who have the Sunday school
work of the county in charge had al
ranged to have convention at Belle
Plalne on the 9Th and 7th of March
Just about the time tFat things were
to be pushed, smallpox broke out and
the convention had TO be postponed
indefinitely. After consultation with
the state superintendent Of Sunday
schools it was decided to hold a con-
terence OF all the township presidents,
and II any Of them could not be pres.
ent, some Sunday school worker from
each township, to be appointed by the
township president.
ln order to bring the Sunday scheol
work OF our county up to the average
1t will be necessary to have complete
organization. Politicians, commerc'
ial men, laborers, ETC., ,organize fol
most effective work: why should moi
the Sunday school?
This conference will be held a,
Wellington in the Presby yteriar
church, Saturday, April 7th. Th'
first session will be held at 1890 a. N.
and an afternoon session at l:3O. i
is very important that we have a full
attendance at the afternoon session.
The object OF this conference is tha
complete reports may be obtained
from all the Sunday schools In eacl
township in the county; plan for tht
summer work; arrange calendar To-
People's voice., 1900-03-29

The eastern Oklahoma railroad is to
be pushed beyond Pawnee at once. 1t
was thought that work on the line
would be suspended temporarily but
the Santa Fe will continue it to COM
pletiOn. a track laying crew for the
Guthrie end Of the Guthrie s. West.
will be organized and the Pawnee line
completed. There are but three more
miles Of grading to do end the line
will enter Pswnee. Trains will be
running to that point about May
People's voice., 1900-03-29

township conventions, aud elect dele
gates to the state convention which
meets in May. J. H. Engle, state
Superintendent Of Sunday school work.
will deliver an address at the forenoon
meeting Of the conference, All the
ministers of the county are urged to
try and be present; also all persons
interested 10 Sunday school work are
cordially invited to be present.
People's voice., 1900-03-29
(lAjj(lljj
BUTTREY
One door south of
Maxey's grocery.

1t is important that a
full delegation of repre-
sentative populiSts at
tend the convention on
April 10. Do not fail to
attend the primaries.
People's voice., 1900-03-29

DR.. E. D. Ebright has decided to
stay In Wellington. he has built up
a paying practice, and regards We'll
aington as a very promising town.
People's voice., 1900-03-29
Z III 4 :. I'm Z ..''SIS

make a speciality of machine -seWed har-
ness which claim and can prove is far BETTER
seWed than hand-seWed harness. Hand sewing
is obsolete and not in line Of Progression. Under
the present apprentice system hand sewing is al
lost art. Under the pieCeWork system hand
made harness makers in order to compete with
the sewing machine must work with such rapid
ity that their work is necessarily inferior.
In hand-SeWed harness they larger aw a weaker
thread waxed the outside with cold wax fewer stitches to the
inch uneveny stitched and mans arms tire quickly which pre-
vents tightly and evenly drawn stitches Good sewing depends
upon hot waxed thread close stitching through small holes
tightly and evenly drawn all of which the Lands harness sewing
machine does every instance fails gets tired neither
has it learned the art of sighting its work to make wages.
Competitors in order to prove that hand made harness isl
better made than machine made harness. buy the cheapest and
most inferior factory made harness. which is necessarily inferior
in quality of leather trimming and work because they are very
cheap and them criterion for all machine made work
which is unfair and deceptive
Nv harness manufactured from good leather and trimmings
made by the best wokmen and the sewing machine on earth
and everv stitch of sewing is warranted tor two years. Please
don't forget this,
you need good harness call and me as will save
YOU more money than any other dealer can.
| AM ALSO IN THE
IMPLEMENT BUSINESS
4 GpAEE|
People's voice., 1900-03-29
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(AJ(A)

Should You take a look
at our mems vici kid
vesting top, Goodyear
welt shoe in either tan
or black, examine it
closely and guess the
price, You would say
$500. This is the price
this shoe is usually sold
for, but We deduct a
dollar from your guess
and sell 1t for So. 90.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
PERSONALS.

Nine. Richter, the daughter of Mey-
erbeer, the composer, has presented
her fathers piano to the Royal Muse
UNI of Berlin.
Sidney Grundy is one Of the most
productive of dramatic authors. In
one year he has been known to produce
five plays. He is 50 years old and be-
gan to write at "a.
Henry Solomon, a prominent mer-
chant of Cape Town, who died recently
in his S5th year, was born in st. Hell
ena and was present as a child at the
funeral Of Napoleon there in 1921.
The Youngest of all professors at the
universities of Germany is Dr. Sieg-
fried Rietschel, who was appointed to
a chair in the law department at Tu-
bingen not long ago. He is only 10
years old.
John G. Wingate of Wingate, Ind,
owns the original beaver hat that
helped to elect two Harrisons presi-
dent It was made for Mr.. Wingate'S
grandfather Christian Coon, who wore
it to the old Harrison rally on the Tip
pecanoe battlefield.
Professor Ernst Haeckel, the lead
er of the Darwinian school in Germany
has started on trip to Java, Sumatra,
and Celebes, partly for geological pur-
poses and partly for rest. He is now
in his Seth year and says that he has
been fatigued by answering over a
thousand letters from readers Of his
book, '"The Worlds Riddles"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
OFF FOR SYRIA.
Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Bray Stop in Keno
sha to Bid Farewell to Friends.

Rev. w. L. Bray, former pastor of
the Congregational church in this city,
together with his wife, are making a
short visit in Kenosha with their many
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Bray will leave
in the next few days for the far East
on visit. They will go directly from
this city to Syria for visit with their
daughter Ella, who is now acting as a
missionary in Syria and Turkey.
Miss Bray went to Syria from this
city many years ago, and since that
time her parents have never been able
to visit her. They will remain abroad
for nearly a year and Mr.. Bray will
assist his daughter in the work of the
mission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
A BURGLAR SCARE.
Thieves Enter Three Houses but Get Little
for Their Trouble.

Market and Park street residents
were the victims Of burglars last eve
ming, and while little of value was
taken, three houses are reported to
have been entered and the thieves
seem to have spent very pleasant
evening. The first place entered was
the home of Robert F1arity on Market
street, where, after di11igent search,
the thieves managed to get can of
peaches. With this fruit as a starter
they went to the home of Mrs. Mary
Buctrup on Park street, and going into
the house they went to the dining
room and securing some things to help
along the dinner, they made a
feast. After they had finished the re-
past they went to the residence of
August Kober, but here they failed to
get further than the kitchen. Nothing
of value is reported as missing at any
of the houses entered.
The case was not reported to the
police and it is thought to be the work
of boys residing in the neighborhood
of the houses entered.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25

Report of Postal Authorities Shows
Great Progress in The
Ken0Sha Office.
KENosHA OFFICE FOURTEENTH
The List of Wisconsin Cities With Reg ar d
to Receipts of The Post Office Bust
ness for Year S18,295.s4.

The Post Office Department at
Washington has issued some very in
teresting statistics in regard to Wis
the census reports that are now being
sent broadcast through the country.
The reports of the Department show
that Wisconsin is one of the leading
States in the Union in the way of post
office receipts and every city in the
State shows large increase during
the past four years. In the matter of
increase in postal receipts Racine
proves to be record breaker and she
exceeds any other city in the State in
the percentage of increase in the past
four years. Kenosha stands fourteenth
in the list of Wisconsin cities, and
while whole year is not considered in
the tabulated statement given out by
the department, the result is very
gratifying. During the year 1896 the
volume of business transacted at the
Kenosha office amounted to total of
$14, 867.93. In 1900 the amount set
down to the credit of the Kenosha Of
fee is a little above 49, POS, showing
an increase of one-third in the four
years. Of course since the account
was made in 1896 several Kenosha fac
tories have closed and the showing of
so large an increase shows that the
factories in the city are increasing
their business or at least the amount
of mail handled.
During these four years the Kenosha
office has seen many changes. The
old window system has been prac-
tica11y abandoned and the city is now
one of the Wisconsin cities in which
the mailcarrier system is employed.
The number of mai1carriers in the city
is constantly increasing, and at pres
ent the number is not sufficient to-
handle the constantly increasing bust
ness Of the Kenosha office.
The reports from other cities will be
of great interest in Kenosha, as they
show that this city has outstripped
many of her more pretentious neigh
Dor cities.
The report as given by the postal
authorities is as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
GIVES A CLUB HOME.
z G. Simmons Will Equip Rooms for
the Use of the Employees of the
Simmons Manufacturing co.
THE PROFITS TO BE SHARED.
Mr.. Simmons Plans to Equip a Beautiful
Club Home for the Use of His Employees
"A Modern Club Room Free.

The heart of z. G.. Simmons has
been opened again, and of course it
touched the strings of his purse as
well, and added to the many other
things which Mr.. Simmons has given
to Kenosha. 1t is now reported that
Mr. Simmons will equip a beautiful
club home for the exclusive use of the
employees of his factory. The boys at
the shops have been ordered to say
what they want and their wishes will be
carried out to the letter. In order to
carry out the plan, the entire second
floor of the building owned by Mr..
Simmons on Main street will be given
up to the employees, and it will be fitted
up in magnificent style. The rooms
will be arranged according to the
plans of some of the most modern city
clubs. There will be reading and con-
versation rooms, par1ors and dance
halls on an elaborate scale, and the
Simmons boys are assured home to
which they will be glad to go, and
which will be made an honor to the
generous donor. The new improve
ments will be made at once as Mr..
Simmons has stated that he will pur-
chase the lease now held on the build
ing by other parties and see that the
work is done as soon as possible. The
work will not only furnish the boys
with club rooms, but it is planned to
construct a gymnasium for the exc1u-
sive use of the boys. There, will also
be card rooms and billiard and pool
rooms, and possibly bowling alley.
Another feature of the club will be
the bath rooms, which will be also
opened to all the employees of the shop.
Later in the year the men in charge of
the club room will plan to open night
school for the benefit of the men in the
factory, and all useful branches will be
taught by competent teachers. All the
privileges of the club will be absolute
1y free. When the news of the new
rooms was spread about the factory it
was received with great rejoicing by
the boys.
Mr.. Simmons has always had the in
terests of his employees close to his
heart, and for some time he has been
planning to do something that will
better the condition of the men who
are forced to earn their daily bread,
and the pretty home for their use will
be the result.
The Kenosha factories are rapidly
falling into line in the work of sharing
their profit with their 1aborers, and it
seems to ali that there can be no better
way to share profits than to make the
life of the employees as pleasant as pos
sib1e. The Simmons factory employees
are indeed fortunate, for they will
have the cosiest home in the city.
An interesting article on the work of
the Hosiery company on similar lines
will be found on the second page of
todaY'S paper.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
Aborigines of Australia.

The cruel murders recently commit
ted by a couple of black natives in
New South Wales have naturally di-
rected increased attention to the pres
emit condition of the remnant of the
strange, mysterious race which for
merly peopled the Australian island
continent. 1t is difficult to form a
correct estimate of the numbers of the
aborigines, but while there is reason
to believe that some generations ago
they were very numerous, there is am
pie evidence of late years that in many
places they are decreasing quite rap
idly.
At the census of 1891 only $3.50
aborigines were enumerated, of whom
$3.50 were in New South Wales, $50
in Victoria, %, 789 in South Australia
and 6,245 in western Australia. The
figures relating to New South Wales
and Victoria included all abOrigines
living in those provinces, but the re-
turns from the other colonies were
very imperfect The census of west
e1m Australia included only those abo-
rhymes in the employment of the col
onist, and as large portions of this
colony are as yet UNEMPLOYED it may be
presumed that the number of abOrigi-
mes enumerated was very far short
of the total in the colony. Altogether,
the aboriginal population Of the CONT
nent may be set down at something
like 100000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
1oHN FEcHNER. OCT. 81.

John Fechner will sell at public auc-
ton on Oct. 81 on his farm 81 miles
west of Kenosha, on the Burlington
road, his large stock of cows, horses
and stock of all kinds, machinery,
tools, grain, hay, &c.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25

Miss Hattie Balm entertained few
friends at tea Wednesday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Howe and Miss Hinsdale,
who are spending some time in Ke-
nosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
Two For Price of one.

Don't forget you can get the TELE-
GRAPH-CoUR1ER and Chicago Inter
Ocean for SLIGO per year. Try them
both and you will be pleased. wifi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
GEO. GATES, OCT. Is.

George Gates will sell at public
auction Thursday, Oct. Is, on the John
Gates farm in the town of Bristol, ~
miles south of Woodwork station,
about $1,000 worth of live stock, hay,
machinery and other farm nipple
mentS. WA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
AUCTION! NOTICE! AUcr1oNj

Get your auction bills printed at this
office. We give you free notices in
the TELEGRAPH-COUR Can make
dates for you with E. r. Wilson if you
wish.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25

State Attorney General E. r. Hicks
will deliver political speech here on
October 9th.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Josiah Aliens Wife" has sharp
ened up her pen again, and with
her patient, amible, unobtrusive
husband "goes a visitin'" for The
Ladies' Home Journal. Everones
knows that Josiah's wife is "obs ar.
want and "critikal" and can antici-
pate what is in store for them. The
first sketch of this new series will
be published in the August Jour
nal. Printed at Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania, at ten cents a copy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

During last May an infant child of
our neighbor was suffering from chol-
era infantum. The doctor had given
up all hopes of recovery. I took
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy to the house,
telling them l felt sure it would do
good if used according to directions.
In two days time the child had fully
recovered. The child is now vigorous
and healthy. 1 have recommended
this remedy frequently and have
never known it to tail.-Mrs. Curtis
Baker, Bookwalter, Ohio. Sold by
Nick Doffing & Co., Extra, and A. II.
Roberts, Audubon. .,,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Excellent character sketches of
both the Republican and Democrat
ic Presidential nominees will be
found in The American Monthly
Review of Reviews for July. Doctor
Charles B. Spahr writes Of Mr.. Bry-
an and the principles that he repre-
sents, while friend of President
Mckinley tells of his personal traits
and the record made by his admin
istration. Besides there is much
other good reading in the number.
Printed at Is Astor Place. New York
City; Soc a number.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05
ThellO

The trotting bred stallion will stand
during the season of 1900 at my
place, just west of the Extra depot
lhello won sweepstakes at Audu-
bon county fair last fall. First pre-
mluns were also awarded three of
MS colth-three-year-old, yearling
and sucking colt. Service fee, $1,000
to insure. m3tf E. C. WILSON.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Fred Anderson, the Atlantic well
digger, was at John Schlater's Au-
dubon township home, the past few
days, digging deep stock well for
that gentleman. John has moved
his windmill to the new we'll, has
pipes running in all directions and
his supply of aqueous fluid is in
exhaustable. From Mr.. Schlater's
the we'll diggers went over to Carl
Kleuvers to dig another we'll.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Ernest Walker, son OF Rev. Charles
Walker, was thrown from horse,
last Sunday afternoon, short dis
lance northwest of town and while
holding onto the bridal reins the
horse struck him in the face with
it's foot, cutting an ugly cash over
his left eye. He was brought to
town by o. D. Aldrich and taken to
the office Of Doctor II. E. Campbell
who gave the wound proper treat
ment.-Anita Tribune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05
Farm Wanted

want to buy 100 acres of land
within ten miles of Extra. Not par
ticular about Improvements, but
the land must be good. Call at the
Stuart Bank.
N. p. CHRISTENSEN,
!" The Honest Real Estate Dealer"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

We attract what we like best, and
we can influence good thoughts to
board in our upper story or let evil
thoughts take room in our temples
of thought, and so exert an enlight-
ening or darkening influence by the
mental tenants we let look forth
from those windows of the soul, our
eyes, upon the world.-Ex.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

The other day Tom Burns was
driving along the highway when
his team became excited and start
ed to run. Mr.. Burns refined them
into ditch along side the road,
was pitched out and got caught in
the wheel so badly wrenchingone of
his legs and ankles that he had to
go about by the aid of a long stout
stick for several DAYS,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Last Saturday night the voting
contest that has been in progress
at the Telegraph Office, at Atlantic,
to see who would get six weeks
outing, free, at Colorado Springs
and Manitou, resulted in victory
for Miss Eta Hedges, of Atlantic.
The ladies receiving votes amount
lug to five figures were: Misses Eta
Hedges, Atlantic, 72.l36; Dell Lynch,
Atlantic, 1850; Lille Myers, Anita,
1883; Josie r. Donahue, Griswold.
1854; Myrtle Downs, Lewis, l5,742;
Lovina Fitch, Cumberland, 1876.
In all there were about 2O3,114 votes
cast and each vote represents one
cent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

His relatives, the Fred Delahoyde
and Charlie Mllliman families, were
agreeably surprised, by their half
brother Sam Brinkerhoff, of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, who dropped down
on them, last Friday. He happen
ed to be in this part of the State on
business and called to pay them a
short visit.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Last week, on Thursday, George
Henshaw and !. c. Dunn drove
down to Menlo where they attended
!" Mccormick Day, in that city at
which time the company delivered
ninety-one machines to the farmers
of that locality. 1t was red letter
day for Menlo as the company had
a band and negro quartette there
and all had gala time. The next
day George was at Casey where he
visited with Banker John Gray and
family and the other Extra people
there, and then home again.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

The Extra Concert Band Bows
gave one of their pleasing concerts
in the Park, last Sunday afternoon.
The boys show a marked improve
ment in their playing, and now
handle difficult music with ease.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Before placing yO,sr orders
for monumental sCOrk; giUe as
a call. Only the best grades of
foreign and domestic marble
and granite used. Sntistac-
ton guaranteed IN material,
workmanship and price.
>. r.. GRANT,
Atlantic. IOtUGy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Doctor D. G. Lass and wife came
over from Redfeld and passed the
Fourth with their relatives, the
William Fulton family, down in
Kickapoo Park.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Mrs. Bert Jeffries arrived from
Redtield, Dallas county, last Friday
evening, and is passing a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. New
ell Jobes, and girlhood friends, in
this CITY
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Will E. Johnson will go to Extra
the first of July to accept position
in the hardware store. He is young
man of good character and ability
and we cordially recommend him
to the people of Exira.-Fontanelle
Observer.
The young gentleman will arrive
in the city next Monday morning
and will be in the employ of the D.
E. Stranger undertaking and hard
ware establishment
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Mrs. John Bishop arrived from
Des Moines, last Friday, where she
has been visiting relatives for sever
al weeks, and is at the home of Ter
mother, Mrs. ]. ]. Hensley.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Arthur Rabson and George Hunt
dug a sixty-four foot we'll for Mr.. P.
Gilroy, out east of town, this week
and must have struck an under
ground lake, as the we'll filled with
water to within eight feet OF the
ton
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Charlie Houston has purchased
little low-down bicycle for his
daughter, Flora Belle, and Dice
Stranger has purchased like
wheel for his son, Harold. These
little folks look cute and attract
much attention as they go spin
ming about town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

The Misses Hope and Ruby War
ner, formerly of this place, but n DIV
residing near Lewis, were here this
week, visiting with Mrs. Willi;m
Delahoyde and enjoyed the Glcri-
Gus FOurth
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

When you want to insure your
threshing machine come and see
me. 1 also insure wind mills against
wind and tornadoes.
GEORGE Johnson.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Mrs. Frank Dorr went up to Ma
nilla, Iowa, last Tuesday. to pass
few days with her friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Lightning sometimes plays Curl
Gus pranks. The other day up in
Melvin Huff's pasture, near North
Branch, seventy-eigh head of steers
that that gentleman was fattening
were quietly feeding when chunk
ofzigzag lightning singled out one
of their number and laid him low
in death. He was good fat steer
and the insurance company paid
Mr.. Huff $64.50 for his carcass.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

Dorsey Marietta and family were
here this week on a visit to his rela-
tives, in this city, and the Mike
Scharff family, down near Oakfield.