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New Ulm review., 1902-07-16
Cause of Explosion Unknown.

About a score of American min
ers who were at work in the Klon-
dixie district noticed the presence of
fire damp in their apartment soon
after the explosion occurred, and
started at once for the main en-
trance. They were almost over.
come by the deadly gas, but reached
the outside world in safety. One Of
the men who got out safely said it
is not known what caused the ex-
plosion, and that it will probably
never be known, as he believed none
of the men at work in the Klondike
district can be saved. =
New Ulm review., 1902-07-16
Struck by Cyclone.

While the Billy Bennett show was
exhibiting at Perham, in tent jammed
with people, acyclone q struck the town.
People, seats and poles were thrown
into a heap. To add to the disaster,
the canvas caught fire from the over
turned lights, causing general panic.
Luckily, however, no one was killed,
and aside from few bad burns, no
one was seriously hurt. The showmen
and outside citizens united to give aid,
and it was through their efforts that
no fatalities occurred.
New Ulm review., 1902-07-16
Fatally Injured.

Because 9-year-old Fred Niemann, of
St. Paul, inadvertently drove on q piece
of fresh pavement, John Sparks, coll
ored, who was laying the pavement,
struck him over the head with a club,
fracturing the boys skull The youth
will probably die VII. ss.z$ &>
VI The boy was driving with his father
when the horse walked onto the soft
pavement. An altercation followed,
in which Sparks dealt the lad a heavy
blow with a club. =.
New Ulm review., 1902-07-16
IN AWFUL MINE HORROR.
Scores Of Lives Lost by an Exp1o-
sion in Co1liery Near
Johnstown, Pa.
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. IS UNKNOWN.
Rescuers Overcome by the Gases md
# Perish-NIiners Reach the Surface.
and Give the Terrible News-Pa-
thetfc Scenes - Over 13O Bodies
Have Been Taken Out. - :s%

eJohnstown, Pa, July 11.-An explo-
sion of fire damp in the Rolling Mill
coal mine of the Cambria steel COM
pany, under West Mont hill, just after
noon Thursday brought death or in
jury to a great number of the 600
miners at work. Conservative. esti-
mates place the number of dead at
ITS, the mine officers admit that over
100 men are entombed in the mines,
while some miners declare at least
400 persons are still buried. The scene
of the accident is known as the "Klon-
dixie" Late at night less than 200 of
the 600 workers are known to have
escaped. AT midnight General Manager
Price told Mayor, Hendry Is bodies are
IN Sinht ! z = II Y p y ! "g
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-10

At s1.2S, worth $200-Helvetian silk
Umbrella, steel rod. paragon frame,
plain Dresden or sterling trimmed
handles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-10
Sacred Concert East Lake
tonight. Illustrated songs.

You will miss the chance
of your life If you do not
purchase a lot now at Rugby
Highlands. They are selling
very fast.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-10

At 1ec, worth 35c-Ladies' black lace
Isle Hose, fast black, pretty open
designs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-10

at 45c, worth Csc to 10O-Persian
figured and striped neck and sash
ribbons, 5 to inches wide.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-10

Lord thy God giveth theeY
Honor Old Age.
A beautiful German story relates how
one day a little girl named Jeanette
witnessed a great army review. Thou
sands upon thousands of spectators
crowded around the stand, before which
the emperor was to watch tbr passing
regiments. While Jeanette vas seated
in the stand she saw an old feeble wo-
man trying very hard to get where she
could see. The little German girl said
to herself: ut is not right for me to sit
here, when l am strong and well and
can stand while that poor, feeble old
woman can see nothing I ought to hon
or old age as want some one to honor
me when I am Old" Then sne gave UP
her seat to the old woman ana went anu
stood in the crowd But while Jeanette
was standing upon her tiptoes trying in
vain to see a courtier of the emperor
covered with gold lace, elbowed his way
to her side as he said, Little girl, her
majesty would be pleased to see you In
the royal box" When the apasned child
stood before the empress, she graciously
said: Come here. my daughter, and sit
with me. I saw you give up your seat
to that old woman and now you must
remain by my side" So God honors
those who honor his servants. God espe-
cially honors those who honor the aged
and seemingly helpless disciples whose
earthly pilgrimages are nearly ended.
The aged Christian is a living evidence
that for most of us earthly life Is to be
very short Therefore what we are to
do for Christ we must do soon or we
shall never be able to do it at all. Sixty
or seventy or eighty years are very
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-10
Sustained by the Gospel.

an old gray haired Christian womau
arose and addressed the speaker In these
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-10
GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY. Atlanta. Ga.
Mechanical
University Of Alabama,
Established 1831-Matriculated Over
$1,000
JOHN w. ABERcRoM5IE, President.
Seventy-second Session Beeins
WEDNESDAY,, SEPT. II, 1902.
Ohm w. ARERcRoMeIE, President.

Able Faculty-45 Officers Of Govern
ment, and Instruction In all Depart
ments. Professional, Graduate, and
Undergraduate Courses in Law, Medi
cine, Pharmacy, Civil and Mining En-
cheering. Science and Arts, Pedagogy
and Philosophy.
Tuition In Collegiate Department
free to residents of Alabama. So many
superior advantages cannot be had
elsewhere at smaller cost. Open to
both boys and girls. Graduates win
ming success in all the vacations.
Total expenses, not including books
and clothing, for boys who live In
dormitories, $130.50; for girls who live
in annex, $4,000 per year. Students
who wish to live in dormitories or an.
mex, should apply early.
For catalogue, address,
ROBERT T. MAJORS, Secretary,
University P. o., Ala.
7-27-su wed-fri-n
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NEW YORK CITY,
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,

Alabama. A school fol-
teachers. Tuition free. Twentieth
year. Board So per month up. Session
begins October /, 1902. Prepares for
the { uate Examinations In January and
July, which are held here. For Cata-
loCue address
c. w. DAUGETTE, President.
e-z7-eod-tf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
SCHOOL NOTES.

Rev. Stevens gave the High school
an excellent talk Wednesday morning
along the line of the importance of
having a definite and high ideal in
life. The speaker maintained and
gave numerous illustrations to show
that great achievements are the result
of definite, persevering effort, rather
than genius.
The Grant Planning Mill Company
presented the boys of the High school
five neatly made hurdles and some of
the boys have begun practice prepare
tory to entering the hurdle races at
the State Athletic meet at Madison in
May. Several others expect to qualify
for the bicycle races.
Prof. Jacoby, chairman Of the new
committee on teachers, visited the
High school Wednesday afternoon.
A dark cloud has been cast over the
entire High school by the sudden
death of May Gi1lon. Her sunny face
and her kindly, genial disposition en-
deared her to all Of her schoo1-nates
and teachers. Her vacant, f1ower-be-
decked desk brings tears to the eyes OF
many of her young friends who can
yet scarcely realize that she will oc-
cupy it no more.
w. e. C.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
THE WEEKS REAL ESTATE SALES.

The real estate sales increase as the
season advances and if trade keeps up
there is little doubt that there will be
a marked advance in Kenosha realty
this summer. E. r. Head has added
the sale Of % lots in the Balm sub
division to his record of last Saturday,
making a total of 65 lots sold since
April H.
H. C. Crook has sold two houses and
two lots the past week.
John Corcoran has sold two lots in
his subdivision west of the city near
the ball park, and has six under con-
sideration.
Fritz Tanck reports the sales of two
high priced lots on Ashland avenue.
The high wind and rain for the past
three dayshas undoubtedly discouraged
some people from buying. The main
portion of the buying seems TO be
among vacant lots, Notwithstanding
the fact that there are some especially
good bargains on the market in high
class improved property and fine
dwellings in the best locations in the
city, for sale at prices ranging from
$500 to $3.50.
Taken all in ali the real estate
market in Kenosha is in very healthy
condition and investors can be sure of
getting their moneys worth at present
prices.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
Wisconsin Telephone Company Begins
81 Work on New Line tO.,PIeasantN
- = Prairie and POWderviIe.,
MAY CLASH WITH BRISTOL 60.
Wisconsin Company Threatens 60 Build
Lines to all Parts of the County. but
Companies May Unite Later.
(From Saturdays Daily,)

Kenosha wi11ibe one of the first
counties in the state in which com
plete rural telephone system is estab-
lished for this morning large force of
workmen in the employ of the Wis
consin Telephone company started the
work of building new line from this
city to the village of Pleasant Prairie,
seven miles to the west. This line will
be practically a rural line and it will
be open to the use of farmers all along
the line. BY building this line the
Wisconsin company will also make a
connection with the Bristol Telephone
company, which now controls lines in
every part Of the county, and with this
connection the remotest corners of the
county can be reached from both Chi
cago and Milwaukee. The Wisconsin
company has been planning to build
the line to Pleasant Prairie for some
time and recently the Bristol company
sought capital for building from the
village to Kenosha, and this forced the
Wisconsin company to act at once.
There is no county in the state that
has so many telephones as Kenosha
county. Almost every farm house in
the western part of the county is
already fitted with its phone, and with
the opening of the spring the system
will be extended to Northern Illinois.
This system has been built up entirely
by the farmers and the lines are owned
by them. The uniform rate of SO
cents month for the use of the
phones makes it possible for the
farmers to have several 'pf1ones on
their farms and they are used in some
places simply for instructing help as
to the 1abors of the day.
A short time ago it was stated that
heWisconsin Telephone company had
offered to purchase the lines of the
Bristol company but the offer was de-
c1ined and it is now thought that the
Wisconsin company is planning to
parallel The lines in at least portion
of the county. Such an action will
shortly start war which will result
III the Bristol com pany invading Ke-
nosha and the city will then have two
independent phone lines.
The work of building the lines now
planned by the Wisconsin company
viii be completed within a few weeks,
and by that time it is hoped that the
two companies will have reached some
agreement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
Members OF the Council Pay Visit to
the Simmons Manufacturing Com
pany Thursday Afternoon.
ADDITIONS TO BE MADE SOON
Mr.. Simmons States That If the City will
Cooperate the Plant Will Be Doubled
Big Buildings Now Planned.

The mayor, city clerk, city attorney
and the members of the City Council
paid visit to the plant of the Sim
mons Manufacturing company Thurs
day afternoon and as the guests of T.
G Simmons, president of the COM
pany, they were shown every part of
the great plant. During the two hours
that Mr.. Simmons entertained the
Council he showed them the progress
the plant had made the past few years
and the great business that was now
being done in all parts Of the world by
to them the prices of the beds and the
amount of labor and material needed
to place the beds on the market.
After the plant had been inspected
the aldermen were shown about the
grounds and Mr.. Simmons showed
them the land that had been made on
the lake shore during the past few
years. This is one of the most won
derfu1 feats of the managers Of the big
plant. The making of land is going
steadily on and in short time the
plant will have secured tmade" land
sufficient to erect another building to
the east of the present one.
| Mr.. Simmons also talked to the
aldermen of his long residence in this
city. He told them that he had
always considered it his pleasure
and privilege to assist the city in every
possible manner, free of charge, and
| assured them that in the future he
would always stand ready to render
| the city any assistance that would be
possible.
He asked of the city -ope-atio1n
| making the plant of the Simmons fac
tory the greatest concern of its kind
\ in the world, an6 stated that if the city
was ready to cooperate with the com
| pany the present capacity of the works
would be doubled within short time,
AS start toward this large increase
/ Mr.. Simmons stated that the company
was now planning to erect large
building during the summer. Thi4
building will be uniform with the
present new building, and will be put
up on the ground directly west of it
The building will be six hundred fee
in length, fronting on Pearl street, am
will be modern in every way.
1t will be used for the manufacture
of angles and iron tubing. The mem
bers of the Council were greatly i'm
pressed with their visit to the plant
aud left with better impression O
the great Kenosha industry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01

Spring vio1ets have made their ap-
pearance in the woods about Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
COLLEGE OF COMMERCE WIN
Defeat the High Schools in Second Attn
letic Event for Championship.

Defeat the High Schools in Second Attn
letic Event for Championship.
Friends of the rival schools crowded
the bowling alleys of the Y. M. c. A.
Friday night to see the championship
bowling match between the two crack
teams. The College of Comm cree
demonstrated again their -steadiness
under nerve racking conditions by
winning two out of three games by
total scores of 2, $40 to 1901.
Frank Jackson and Per1ey Emn.ons,
of Waukegan, both of the College
team, carried off the honors of the
evening, Jackson making high single
of PA and Emmons high total of sly.
The first game was an easy victory
for the College, the second was exceed
ingly close, the College winning by II
points, but in the third the High
School won easily. Detail scores were
as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-01
CHARLES sHOLEs DEAD.
Former Resident OF Kenosha Passes Away
in Denver

Charles Sholes, of Milwaukee, scr
of the late c. Lapham Sholes, inventor
of the first typewriter and former
resident of this city, died at Denver
Colo, Tuesday of consumption. He
had removed to Denver about six
months ago IN the hope of benefting
his health. He leaves wife and large
family, who reside at 213 Nineteenth
street, Milwaukee. Mrs. Sholes is a
daughter of DR.. P. S. Arndt, formerly
prominent resident of Kenosha.
Mr.. Sho1es was printer by occupa-
ton, though he had in recent years
been interested in investments. He
served with the Twenty-fourth Wis
consin regiment of infantry as vol
unteer IN the civil war
, 1902-03-26
BEET q INDUSTRY

TO BE TAKEN UP
The American Sugar Refining com
pany has made the first move to take
up the beet sugar industry in Colora
do, says the Denver Republican. Henry
e. Niese of New York, superintendent
of construction and refners Of the
American Sugar Refining company
after two weeks spent in an investiga
ton of the situation in Colorado, has
returned to New York.
Two companies, to operate in Boul
der. Weld, Larimer, Arapahoe, Jeffer
son, Morgan, Washington and Logan
counties, have been Incorporated with
a combined capital Of $1,000, 900 and
Mr.. Niese has secured options on lands
suitable for beet culture and for the
erection of sugar refneries. These
lands are those which Independent
beet sugar companies were examining
with a view to purchase.
, 1902-03-26
cl.,.e ..s ~ re,.r n..r.

Clever An6 91y Polar Bear.
An instructive account of the track
Ing and stalking of men by polar bearl
GAS been written by the Attic e1-
plorer Nordeuskiold. He says: When
the polar bear observes a man he com
monty approaches him as q possible
prey. with supple movements and q
hundred xigzag bends. in order to con-
zeal the direction he intends to take
and to disconcert his prospective vic
tim. During his approach he often
climbs up ON blocks of ice, or raises
himself on his hind legs to get 4 mors
extensive view. II he thinks he has to
DO with = seal, he creeps on trails
himself forward on the ice. and then
0nceals with his forepaws the oaly
part OF his body that contrasts with
the snow-his hugh black nose.
II the man keeps quits sttlI the baAs
win approach him % near that h On
Be- shot u = diSeancs a two lsngtha,
N killed with I lance which lie huntsl
considers safer. WhsA 4 vesssl H. a
Mchcr . polar bear ofteA sNlane %
70 Il to inspect the craft. Il Aans A1sa
> particular nancy for irsaling 49,
and securing stores q beeviasns,
soatn abandoned ard covered over.
nd IL eehins q wrssksd sAipasou
ssar which III loutsd : pruvis1oa -
NJ wa foWnd 70 hAvs gvallowSa 1
laanti1 Of sticking plaster.
f-4A-I4'-2 -1f1AFEFFN 10
, 1902-03-26
MADE FIRST TRIP
As CABIN BOY.

Charles Nissen, the barber. recalls
that on March %. thirtyone years ago,
he left Hamburg for New York as a
cabin boy on n steamship plying be-
tween those points, and for two and a
half years afterward he made regular
trips. The captain, he said, was ordi-
narily a pretty important sort of a fell
low on an pecan liner. but he was
small potatoes" in the estimation Of
the cabin boy on his maiden trip. Lat.
er, however, the captain increased In
Importance until, when Charlie left the
ship and decided to locate in this
country, and he was told that he might
be taken back in irons for DESERVING
his ship. the commanding officer loom.
ed before his vision as a mighty
giant
, 1902-03-26

This community was inexpressibly
shocked at noon today by the an
nouncement of the untimely and sud-
den death of Mrs. Nellie Mckee, be-
loved wife Of Joseph B. Mckee, local
secretary for the Laramie, Hahns Peak
and Pacific railroad, al her home, 612
Seventh street, at II 30 this morning,
OF .uraemic commissions.
Mrs. Mckee had been i'll for some
days, but nobody thought the illness
was at all alarming. and her friends
were congratulating themselves that
she was on the road to rapid and com
plete recovery. She was taken with
commissions about midnight and a ply
stefan summoned. She had six con
vulsions, the last ending fatally at the
hour stated.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made, and it is not known when
the interment will occur, but it is now
believed hat the body will be laid to
rest in the city cemetery either Friday
or Saturday.
Mrs. Nellie Mckee ("Polly." her hus'
band lovingly called herr was thirty
| years of age last Thursday. She was
born at Danville, Province of Quebec,
| Canada, and became the wife of Mr.,
| Mckee at Danvilie on May 80, 1894
| The most of their married life they
! spent in Haverhill, Mass, where Mr..
McKee's people now reside, and where
they resided when Mr.. Mckee came
to Laramie as the local secretary for
the Van Horn-Miler company. He ar
rived in May and his wife came in Au.
gust of last year. They bought the
place at 612 Seventh street and were
making Of it an ideal home when the
grim reaper entered it and took its life
Mrs. Mckee had a sister and bro
Their at Manchester, N. H., and her IA
Their, George w. Snaden, and one sis.
ter reside at Danville. in the house in
which Nellie was born. They have
been telegraphed the sad news of the
death Of their daughter and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee were members
of the First Methodist church of this
city, and although they had been here
but a short time, they had gained a
place in the congregation and In the
hearts of the pastor and people that
will u many a tear to come to eyes
unused to weeping when the fact OF
her death becomes known.
To the grief-stricken husband will
go the sympathy Of not only his bust.
ness and church associates but of the
whole community as we'll. The loss is
a severe one to him, and will be a Sc
we're n to the people of the city.
, 1902-03-26
E MENTIONED.
Easter Plants at Mrs. Wallis.

GASlcf TlhuIS ~ mIb. Wdllb b.
1t showed quite a little" last night.
500 buys chain wheel; $35 buys
chainless wheel at Lovejoy's.
w. E. Ftzmorris had three coyote
pelts for bounty yesterday afternoon.
Judge Bramel had another chill last
night and was too i'll today to hold
court.
The boys are getting quite a few"
ducks nowadays. Ed Wilkinson dined
on duck last evening.
The young ladies Of the Catholic
church will give their annual ball Mon
day evening. Everybody invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Fitzmorris are
moving into the stickney house at
Fifth and Bradley streets for the pres
ent.
The granite iron cornice Of the Van
Horn-Miller block was started today.
The words ivan Horn-Miller Block"
occupied the central position.
rha r..+ar .orv,oa. ~ ~. psr+,at
-. III ..-- 49, - g..
- -, :. ~ -.
$3.50 .. , liz 49, ao,.l. 80
oil. a.. ,n-,t.s
l.. "rs' moi meyer 'usn
nouSe a. 'ne corne' VI olA.n snu H
' un. now oc.pea w 49,
rincker' "nd fanny ior WHICH quo
paid $l''VV'
, 1902-03-26
"A WIFE's PERIL" TO BE
PRESENTED TONIGHT.

Tonight the Southern Stock company
will present "A Wife's Peril" at the
Opera House. The piece is a four-act
comedy and new s%pecialties will be
presented between the acts. making a
continuous performance.
1t is to be regretted that the storm
a large attendance last night.
Those who ventured out apparently en-
joyed the performance and were re.
paid for Drawing the storm. Every
member of the company was represent.
ed in the cast and acquitted themselves
In q way which the audience fully ap-
preciated and which is highly credit
able to the performers.
, 1902-03-26

Otto Gramm is at Denver.
C. L. Scott Is down nom Garrett.
]. s. King is in from the tie camp.
Alex Sellars is down from Garrett.
H. e. Brink Is here from Lake
creek.
Eugene wyman is a visitor from
Owen.
e. ]. Bell has gone to the Millbrook
ranch.
Dan Dee of Denver is a guest at the
Kuster.
]. A. Winkler is in from the River.
side ranch.
W. A. Titcomb of Salt Lake is at the
Thornburgh.
f. NJ. Carpenter of Denver is at the
Thornburgh.
M. A. Bunker of Greeley, Colo, was
in the city today.
". B. Green was a visitor from Pink
namtOh last night.
c.. l.. Stotts of Garrett Is among the
guests at the Johnson today.
John Innis was here from Red
Buttes yesterday afternoon.
NJ. Kalaher and R. Houston are in
from the mines at Holmes.
w. C. Collins of Lusk, Wyo., was g
guest this morning at the johnson.
Tom Aberson took a big load Of
grain to the Millbrook ranch today.
Ben Patrick of Burlington, Ia, has
Joined his mother, DR.. Patrick, in this
city.
George NJ. Jones of San Francisco
arrived last night and is registered a,
the Kuster.
Mrs. Van else left this afternoon TO,
a two months visit to her old home
at Clear Lake, Iowa.
R. e. Meeker of New Sharon, Iowa
and C. A. Blake of Chicago were at the
johnson this morning.
Jerry Hurley and R. J.. Ferguson
Walcott freighters, are in the city
registered at the Kuster.
Mrs. Charles Reals who has been IL
for a few days is much improved to
day and able to be up and around tn,
house.
, 1902-03-26
. FORMER LARAMIEITE
ORDERED TO CALIFORNIA

William o. Owen. the well known
Laramie writer and surveyor, now I'm
tied States examiner of surveys in Ari
and New Mexico, has been order
ed to southern California for duty
and will leave for that state shortly
Mr.. Owen is kept on the jump from
one section to another, and is one o.
the most valuable men In the govern
ment survey.