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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03
Bumper Crops at St Marks.

The prosperity Of the German farmers
out in the vicinity OF st. Marks Is BE-
wildering Their fields are teening with
corn, and the problem now Is how 10 take
care OF H. Those who have been out
that way say the farmers haven't any
thaing near buildings enough TO crib Il In.
This year at 81. Marks will be an epochal
one-it will be the year OF the bumper
crop and the new church. Father
Schmeihausen Is laying plans for posi-
bly, the finest rural Catholic church in
America. The big crop viii naturally aid
him in his plans He VIII send east for
stone dressers-rnen who can do fancy
work The church will be built from thee
stone used in the watch factory IN West
Wichita. Every rock ia that great build
ing has been moved TO ST Marks-carted
every foot Of the way by the parishoners
OF St Marks. Building viii commence
this fan after the farmers have their
bumper crop laid away and II will De
ready for dedication IN the spring. This
dedication VIII be a great event-cre Of
the greatest church events IN the history
OF the county. II viii be a great mont
ment 10 the wonderful energy u Father
as we'll as - the zeal q
the pioneer Germans OF sedgwict county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03

- ~------ee and $50 >ne young brave
own in the midst of the council. An
Their have proclaimed that he would
ght Again the revolver of the chief
vas brought into use and another brave
iropped dead
Then ouray asked If there were any
more determined TO go to war. but there
was silence in the council and the tribe
voted to follow their chief in the paths
OF peace. From that time on the fiet
OF Ouray was law among the Utes. He
was heap big chief"
Mr. Atchison insisted that Ouray was
not only natural born leader. but that
be was statesman as well He was the
one Indian who could see that his peo-
pie was going down to defeat and ex-
termination and he sat about turning
them into the way that would enable
them to live by the side of the white
people.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03
HE Bought Her a Plain Rinu.


Rather funny case Of the fckleness of
human nature came 10 light the other
day. Some time in the past a young
man who had rather more money than
brains came into Ed. Wallis store and
asked to look over some damon rings
Mr.. Koeneke showed him the assortment
and diisted upon the values Of each The
young man finally bought one valued at
Si5- A few days he came pack rushing
In with swell looking young lady and
asked for plain band ring. This was
paid for. Then he demanded the nearest
place to set married. He was cited to
a minister around the corner and away
he went. Nothing more was heard from
the affair except he had started tailor
shop here and was doing well. Things
ran along for a time until one morning
the young lady bobbed up sereneIy at
the store. She walked over 10 the clerk
and asked with rather slight swagger.
showing the diamond ring: kin I lock
dis stone here?"
The price was satisfactorily arranged
and she departed. A few days later the
tailor shop was found closed. The young
man had gathered his effects together
and quietly departed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03

plainly asked for more. His wish W.
grstified and before the fun stopped u.
Monk had swallowed seven glasses
beer and was as drunk as sailor III
whole crowd was feeling funny before ;as
day passed and the monkey was enjoying
the fun as much as any But the effects
were not the same. The monkey did net
get over his spree He got sick. For
three days that monkey vas very sick
and finally died he was buried on the
site OF the Rock Island depot
When the eScavato-s began work on
the depot grounds they unearthsd the
bones OF the monkey and there was great
excitement some one had murdered
child. A crowd soon gathered and the
coroner and sheriff were called The cor
Oner had just ordered the bones removed
TO the court house when an cid timer
came up and glanced at the bones and
said: Say. that ain; 4 person. its the
bones OF the old cuss that used TO
run the Red Light saloon" The crowd
laughed and went away
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03

When he returned home with his gro
ceries his grandmother with some hest
fancy repeated the true story which Mrs.
West had told her about her hopeful
grandson. Young Jobes heard the story
and instead of denying any part of it.
he rolled on the floor in a fit of laughter.
That did the work and from that day
on the young mans grandmother never
repeated anything that Mrs West told.
She came TO the conclusion that the old
woman was moon-eyed and saw things
wrong, for that story about the horse
and carriage and A. c. lying across the
top slashing the mare with the whip was
certainly too improbable to believe
Merchants Swept the Streets.
Mr.. H e. Pyle returned yesterday
from trip through the southeastern
part Of the state, during which trip he
visited Cherryvale, Kansas. That town
streets with vitrified brick for which the
city is noted and the business district
presents fine appearance. When the
pavement was completed the city council
Pc ssed an ordinance that all merchants
should sweep the street in front of their
place of business every Friday morning.
MI Pyle was in that growing city day
before yesterday and as he walked down
the main business street after break
fast he was surprised to see every bust
ness man or his slerks out in the middle
OF the street sweeping for dear life. The
merchants are required to sweep out
to the middle of the street and all but
one merchant does as the ordinance pro-
vides and the city has comparatively
clean streets. One man absolutely re-
fuses TO sweep his section, claiming that
the law is unjust. unconstitutional and
unfair to- the wage earners of the city.
He has not swept his street and says
he Will not, but there promises to be an
interesting time when the man is ar
rested and the case comes up in court. |
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03
Estate Is Valuable Now.

coed management on the part Of John
Bryan has made the Zimmerly estate one
or the most valuable of the old family
estates Of Wichita. The Zimmerly chill
dren. outside OF Harry, who has. by his
own efforts. become a millionaire. are
now wealthy again For long time II
was thought that the estate wasn't
worth penny 20 the children. but the
increase Of values. and careful looking
after. has redeemed it. The building in
which Gildsmith's store Is located is
now clear and the supposed valueless out
side lots. OF which there Is great num-
Der are worth a great many thousand
dollars The estate now yields a hand
some income.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03

that Goodwin had been throwing shot
upon IT, Both finally called attention 70
the phenomena They hailed a farmer
Who was passing and after talking with
them d little while he began TO examine
the clouds. Is that rain2 he asked as he
took of his hat and looked al it. II was
not 1t was shot Ike stun. They moved
away TO another place and the rain shots
continued 10 fall. They have been IN
able to account for it unless it was pow
dered lava from Mont Pelee or eInders
from the great smoke stack OF the cleo
trio power house a block or two away.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
A DARING HOLD-UP
Albert Miller is Held up by Unknown
Parties on Grand Avenue on
Saturday Night.
AT THE POINT OF A REVOLVER.
EGtller Is Forced to Give Up Eighteen Dol
lars In Money and Pocket Knife
Crime Was Carefully Planned.

Albert Miller, young man residing
on North Main street, was the victim
Of the most daring hold-up ever com
mitted in Kenosha, when he was last
Saturday night forced to give up III.
va1uables at the point of revolver.
The daring crime was committed Oh
Grand avenue in a dark spot between
the switch track and the Allen Tam
merry buildings.
Young Miller had been out on the
West side and was returning to his
home. AS he approached the Grand
avenue bridge he saw a man standing
near the end Of the bridge swinging a
club. He supposed the man was the
night watchman of the tannery and
paid little heed to him. When he had
crossed the bridge he started to walk
along the sidewalk between the cars
and the building. He had gone but a
short distance when he felt a tap on
his shoulder. He turned round with a
jump but he was not quick enough for
as he turned he looked into the barrel
~ q ASVOAVCAs5 liz AOA0-up uldu LII uSI
the revolver against Mi11er's face, and
ordered him to throw up his hands.
Miller obeyed without a word and in
another minute the supposed watch
man had returned to the scene of the
crime and assisted in going through
Miller's pockets. The two men man
aged to secure eighteen dollars in
money and pocket knife. AS soon
as they had completed their work they
told Miller to hurry home and not look
around on penalty of death. Miller
was SO frightened that he hurried home
as soon as possible AID the case was
reported to the police Office Sunday
morning.
As yet the officers have not been
able to find any clue to the daring
crime but several parties are suspected
and are being closely watched. The
crime was the most daring ever COM
mitted IN Kenosha and the council
should take some immediate action to
have lights placed on Grand avenue in
order to make the repetition of such a
crime an impossibility.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
WINGATE IN TOWN.
Secretary Of state Health Board Agrees
With diagnosis Of Kenosha Physicians

Dr. Y. 3. Wingate, secretary Of the
State Board of Health, came to Keno
| sha Sunday evening to make an exam
ination of Edward Harrington, who
was suspected Of being afflicted with
smallpox, and after he had made an in
yestlgation Of the case he sided with
the local physicians against DR.. Kitto,
OF Racine, and stated that Harrington
wa undoubtedly suffering from we'll
| developed case Of smallpox.
FL commenting on the matter DIR.
Wiagate took occasion to roast DR..
klt9o, Of Racine, for his statements
that the case Of Harrington was not a
case Of smallpox. He stated that any
doctor who had been in any way ex-
perienced with smallpox patients could
not Pitt diagnose the case as smallpox
aud oppressed the belief that the Ra-
|clne doctor was doing great deal Of
Injury to the public health by thus
giving ol1t false impressions Of dis.
ease SO malignant.
After the examination DIR. Wingate
stated that from his Investigations all
tie cases IN Kenosha were of very
mild form and that little was to be
feared from them. He insisted, how.
ever, On the most rigid quarantine
measures and demanded that close
Quarantine of cases be established.
In the past few days the health
officers and police of the city have done
all Ia their power to isolate the people
supposed to be suffering from small
pox, but this task has been made
doubly hard on account of the fact that
the city has no pest house and on ac-
count Of the further fact that the pa
tienfs and their friends have refused
to accept the diagnosis of the Kenosha
doctors, preferring to believe that they
were suffering from chickenpox In
the last two days the police have been
appealed to and most rigid measures
have been taken to prevent any inter-
course between the smallpox patients
and the outside world.
There have been no new cases re-
ported to the health officers and no
suspicious cases have heen discovered
by any of the doctors and it is now
thought that the disease is well in
check and little further trouble feared.
None Of the patients are seriously i'll
and all will probably recover within
the week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
WILL HOLD PosT-MoRTEN
Harry Q. Hague Demands an Accounting
From Owners of The Daily Gazette.

n011y y. dague Demands an Accounting
From Owners of The Daily Gazette.
A post mortem examination, or if
you will, coroner's inquest, is to be
neld over the remains of the Kenosfa
DAILY Gazette, for this morning Harry
Z. Hague, who claims to be the sole
owner of the plant, filed suit in the
Circuit Court against Harry B. Robin
son, Benjamin Q. Sturgis aud H. C.
Jay, demanding that the plant be
turned over at once or that he be re-
imbursed by the payment of $1,000,
which he alleges is the value of the
plant. The suit of Hague has been ex-
pected for some time and it is probable
that the matter will be taken up in
court at once and the court will find
some light on the different deals by
which the Daily Gazette was owned by
different parties during the last
months of its rather stormy life.
In his s,,it Hague asserts that he
was the sole owner of the plant and
the paper up to the 10Th of August.
1901, and that on that day the defend
ants to the action, conspiring and act
ing together wrongful1y, and unlaw-
fully and with force and arms. took
from him the possession of the plant
of the Daily Gazette and that they
have ever since held the property un-
lawfully.
In the conclusion of his complaint
Hague demands that the plant be re-
stored to him at once or if it is impos-
sible for the plant to be restored that
the defendants be forced to pay to him
the sum of $1,000. The attorney for
the plaintiff in the case has announced
that he is ready for trial and the mat
ter will be tried at this term of the
court.
The present holder of the Gazette
plant has filed an answer to the COM
plant in the suit but it has been claim
ed from the first that Hague had abb
solutely no claim to the paper and that
it would be turned over to him only on
the payment of mortgages held by Mr..
Robinson. Hague claims to have pur-
chased the paper from Hartman Bros,
and to have paid two thousand dollars
for the plant. At-the time of the pur-
chase the plant was mortgaged and
the sale was made with the under
standing that Hague would care for
the mortgage.
AT the time of the closing of the
plant two months ago Mr.. Robinson
took possession on the chattel mort
gage and paid small sum to H. C.
Jay, then the owner of the paper, for
absolute possession. The case will
probably he taken up in court early
next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
ABEL WINS HoNORs.
Thorwald P. Abel, of Thts City, Wins Sec
ond Honors in Oratorical Contest.

Michael B. Olbrich, Of Lawrence,
won first place in the open oratorica1
contest at the State University Mon
day, his subject being "John Quincy
Adams and the Rise Of the Petition. !"
O1brich is member of the Athenaeum
society and represented that society on
its victorious joint debate team last
winter.
The second place was divided be-
tween Thorwald P. Abel, of Kenosha,
member of the Forum society Of the
Law school, and Frank w. Buck1in, of
Broadhead, a member of the Hespe-
rian society. Abers subject was
"Robert Ingersoll," and Buck1in's
"Civic Patriotism John ". Bren-
men, of Tomah, Phi1omathian society,
was awarded fourth place, his subject
being 1.-The Highest Principle
All four are eligible to the final ora.
torical contest, the winner of which
will represent the university in the
Western Oratorical association contest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
EVERY BODY DANCED.
Ksnosha Young People Make Night of it
in Celebration of st. Patrick's Day.

St. Patrick IS Day in the evening was
properly celebrated in Kenosha, and
notwithstanding the inclement wealth
er, many pleasant parties were held in
honor of the day during the lenten sea-
son in which the strict rules are not
adhered to.
One of the most enjoyable dances of
the evening was the an lual dance of
the boys in the Polishers' Union,
which was held at the Schlitz hall.
The hall was well filled with guests
and every body had the jolliest sort of
a time. The music for the dance was
furnished by Jacoby and Compton's
orchestra.
The ladies of the Maccabees enter
tanned their friends at Simmons hall
with pleasant party, more than two
hundred guests being in attendance.
The last of the series of interesting
St. Patrick Day parties was the one
given by A. 0. Fl. at their hall on
Park street. It was largely, attended
and those present report very pleas
ant time
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
FIRST POLoiGAME
Racine Drexels Defeat Black Cats, of Ke-
nosha. in First Game in This City

Racine Drexels Defeat Black Cats, of Re
nosha, in First Game in This City
Lovers of sport in Kenosha saw
their first game of polo Tuesday night,
when the Drexels, of Racine, and the
Black Cats, of this city, opened the
polo season in ,Kenosha with a hot
match at the Meyers Auditorium. The
hall seemed little too small for the
proper playing of the game, but from
the shouting and cheering of the:crowd
it is evident that the sma1lness of the
quarters did not in any way lessen the
excitement of the contest. The Drex-
els were too strong for the Kenosha
team and made four goals in the first
half while the Kenosha boys were
BANKED. In the second half the Black
Cats outp1ayed the visitors and made
three goals to their opponents two,
leaving the final score six to three in
favor of the visitors.
AS this was the first game for the
Kenosha five, they made a splendid
showing, and with a little practice the
boys should make very formidable
aggregation Of polo players. It is
probable that regular weekly games
will be arranged between Racine ant
Kenosha teams and in a few week:
Kenosha will have one of the bes
teams in the State.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
ST MATTHEW'S CONFIRMATION
Glass of Twenty Received Into Episcopa
Church by Bishop Nicholson.

Sunday was Confirmation day at ST.
Matthew's church and on this account
large audiences worshipped at the
church at both the morning and even
ing services.
On account of the illness of Mrs.
Mallory the pastor Of the church was
not able to have charge of the services
of the day. In the morning the Rev.
Mr.. Moore, Of Delavan, had charge of
the service, and in the evening Bishop
Nicholson made his annual visit to the
parish and received class Of eighteen
into the church. TIE rite Of baptism
was also administered to number of
candidates.
Bishop Nicholson preached power
full sermon at the evening service at
the church.
Bishop Nicholson, on the occasion Of
his annual visit, found st. Matthews
parish in splendid condition and the
work of the church has been greatly
advanced during the year just passed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
sWARTz WANTS $4,000.
Chicago Man Asks Largely From william
Tapferwein for Alleged Ejectment.

Seymour Swartz, the Chicago man
who alleges that he was elected from
Hotel Kenosha by William Tapfer-
vein, the proprietor Of the hotel, on
last Thursday evening, has instructed
his attorneys to bring suit against the
Kenosha hotel keeper for damages to
the extent of $4,000. Swartz is evil
IDENTIFY looking for notoriety and it is
probable that before the suit in the
court is disposed Of he will get all that
he desires. Mr.. Tapferwein has re-
tanned an attorney and will proba bly,
show Mr.. Swartz thing or two be-
fore the suit is over.
Swartz claims that he was elected
from the hotel on account Of the fact
that he was Jew, but the landlord of
the hotel states that he was not elected
from the hotel at all, but would have
been had he not paid his bill and left.
The grievance against Swartz was
that he was too anxious to be the beau
ideal of the hotel and the proprietor
refused to assist him in his schemes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
JUDGE BARNES A DoWIEITE
Well Known Former Kenoshan and ais
wife Unite with Dowie.

Many Kenosha people will be inter
ested in knowing that Judge Vischer
v. Barnes, formerly a we'll known
Kenoshan and leader in the prohibi-
ton party IN Illinois, has deserted the
Methodist church, of which he had
been a member since infancy, and has
joined the hosts of John Alexander
Dowie. Judge Barnes was one Of the
first graduates Of the Kenosha High
school and, as mem Der Of the Alum nj
association, he has always been one Of
the central figures in Kenosha cele-
brations.
AS result of his fathers decision to
Join with Dowie Paul Barnes, his only
son, has left the parental roof and
gone to live with sister at Eldorado,
Wisconsin,. Paul states that his sole
reason for leaving home was the fact
that his father had joined the Dowie
organization and with his parents as
Dowieites he would never be able to
bear the taunts which would be heaped
u pom him by his friends.
Judge Barnes makes no secret of his
union with Dowie and seems to think
that he has done wisely in uniting
with the new prophet.
Mr.. Barnes said his conversion were
not accomplished suddenly. "Iconsid-
cred many of these questions in "Dr."
Dowie's church for long time before
I finally accepted them, and I reached
the conclusion to do that only a few
days ago."
Paul was fond of his father, those
who knew him say, and left home
quietly without engaging in words
with his parents. Last Sunday night
after hearing his fathers resignation
read in church, in which he had been
raised, the boy went home and packed
his va1ise without saying a word to
any one. That night he carried It to
the house of a friend. Monday morn
ing he came to school and, returning
in the afternoon, got the gripsack and
without going to his home, boarded a
north bound train.
Judge Barnes last year was prohibit
ton candidate for governor Of Illinois.
The family is now preparing to move
from Lake Bluff to Zion City.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
CLAIMED IT WAS A HoLD-UP
Unconscious Man Carried up Park Avenue
Early Sunday Morning.

Quite little excitement was occa-
stoned on Park avenue early Sunday
morning, when the wee snaa' hours
were disturbed by number of pierre
ing screams, and pedestrians who had
occasion to be on the street at that
early hour are of the opinion that there
was hold-up committed. The hold
up is alleged to have occurred about
one O'Clock, between the corners of
Eagle and Deming streets.
Four men are supposed to have been
concerned in it. Two Of them stood at
the corner Of Deming street while the
other two were at the next corner
South. Just before one o'clock the
two men at the Den1ing street corner
emerged from the side street carrying
between them the unconscious form of
man. He was taken to the next cor
ner where the other men joined the
party, and the four with their burden
proceeded south.
People hearing of the matter hur-
ried to their homes, and it was not re-
ported to The police. There is a flavor
of mystery about the whole affair that
IS proving quite battling to the people
who witnessed it, and some investiga-
ton should be made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-20
VOCAL RECITAL.

A very pleasant vocal recital was
given Saturday evening, March IS, by
the pupils of Mrs Wolfe in her Studio,
Room IA, Meyers Block.
Those Of Mrs. Wolfe's pupils who
participated in this recital are: The
Misses Dewey, Dexter, Reighard,
O'Neil, Bailey and Pirsch, and Mrs.
Hawkins; and Messrs Kitzrow. G1erum
and Kunkle, This recital reveals the
fact that Kenosha has some promising
talent along the line of vocal music.
Others who are under the instruction
of Mrs. Wolfe will appear in the next
recital, which will occur about the
middle of April.
Mrs. Wolfe can be consulted on any
Friday evening and on any Saturday
from 9 a. m. to II M, and from . to
p. m.