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Douglas Island news., 1903-12-23
Freiobt is begipning to move from

Freight is beginning to move from Whitehorse to Dawson tly sleigh. Not much overland freight is yet on the way, but the season of winter ship ments gradually is opening. The White pass is running four or five stages each way weekly, and is carrying fair quan- tity of freight on each rig.
 Because the steamship Humboldt pounded against the wharf at Juneau, with what he alleges was sufficient force to jolt him out of his berth, Charles Ford De Succa has begun suit against the owners for S31,647. He claims that his left knee has been per manently stiffened, and asks compen- sation for this handicap to his business activities.
 As an after effect of the rush to the Tanana last winter, good dogs are scarce in the camp. Before the rush to the American side dogs were so nu- merous in Dawson as to he something of nuisance. The supply was more than equal to the demand, but this fall and winter it has developed that the conditions have been reversed, says the Dawson News.
 At meeting of the White Pass & Yukon Railway Company at Montreal on Nov. 25th, the chairman announced a balance of GS9,0OO standing to the credit of profit and loss. The directors proposed to declare further and final dividend rate of 5 per cent. The traffic had not fallen off, but the earnings had fallen to the amount of 60 per cent, due to competition of the American company.
 A dispatch from Washington, D. C., of the 7th says that as result of per sonal observation there are more con- gress smen interested in Alaskan legis- lation than ever before and they are discussing it with the president. Sen ator Warren, of Wyoming, intimated today that two things are likely to have the sanction of the president. They are, first, one delegate from the territory to congress and, second, the formation of a supreme court.
 The contract for the construction of the buildings for an army post at Haines. which is said to be the largest ever let by the government for con struction work on the Pacific coast, amounts to S315,OO0, and covers the construction of twenty frame build ings several of them of very large size. All of the structures are roofed and enclosed and fathers are at work get ting them ready for plastering early in the spring. Plumbers and steamfitters are slso at work fitting the pipes. Two of the larger buildings are being heated by steam, and the remainder by hot water systems. During the good summer weather force of about 125 men was employed, and about thirty men are being kept on all winter. The contract time expires October l and the work will be finished by that date. The post is designed to affort accommo- dations for 800 men. Haines Mission, which lies about half mile from the barracks, has a population of about 300 inhabitants, encouraged by the heavy building operations at the sta tion. During the summer a comfortable church, costing S2,5o0, was built free of debt. The church is undenominational
Douglas Island news., 1903-12-23

Grand Display of Christmas Toys at the Douglas News Depot, Dec. P, 23 and 24.
Douglas Island news., 1903-12-23

Will Brill says that the three most popular men in Alaska are James Wick ersham, the judge, Peter T. Rowe, the bishop, and David H. Jarvis, the rev enue officer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-10-15
FENCE IN RIGHT OF WAY.

Chicago, Kenosha s. Milwaukee Company
Shows Signs Of Action South of Here.
The Chicago, Kenosha & Milwaukee
Electric line has begun the work Of
fencing in the right of way property
recently bought by the company be-
tween the state line and this city and
within few days fences will be built
all along the route. Eibe Weyhe,
formerly seeriff of the county is in
charge Of the work of fencing In this
right of way and he will probably be
in charge Of the work Of grading the
line.
The company is planning to go right
ahead with the work projected by the
late Alexander Clark and as soon as
possible the work Of grading will be
started so that there will be no delay
when the company gets ready to lay
the iron next spring.
Promoters in the employ of the com
pany have taken up the work of Mr..
Clark but Secretary Cavanagh said to-
day that there wasconsiderable trouble
with the work on account of the fact
that most Of the work had been done
by Mr.. Clark and he had largely car
ried the details in his mind thus leav-
ing no guide for his successors to work
hy.
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ARTHUR BURCK DEAD
Kenosha Man Long Interested in Edu-
cationaI Work Dies Suddenly
in Milwaukee Thursday.
GAINED FAME AS AN EDUCATOR.
egan His Life as Teacher In the Dist,
riots of Kenosha County.-Was Prin-
cipaI of Milwaukee School.

Arthur Burch, onesof the men WHO
had made Kenosha county famous in
the educational world, died at his home
in Milwaukee suddenly Thursday
morning. At the time Of his death
Mr.. Burch was the principal Of the
East Division High School in Milwau-
kee and was prominently connected
with the school system of the great
city. The funeral will be held from
the late residence of the deceased in
Milwaukee on Sunday and the remains
will be inferred IN Forest Horne Gene
terry. The death Of Mr.. Bnrch will
Cause sorrow ia many parts Of the
county for the deceased principal was
one Of the best known of the "Old
Kenosha County Boys"
The deceased was born in the town
Of Salem on Sept. 8, 1854. He was
educated in the district schools Of the
county and then went to Brandon
where he attended high school for a
few months. He was graduated at
Ripon College and returned to his old
home to serve for a short time as a
teacher in the district schools. From
the schools in Salem he was called to
Racine where he became the principal
of the third ward school there after
which he went to Two Rivers to ac-
cept position as superintendent of
schools.
Mr.. Burch went to Milwaukee in
1886, and had been closely identified
with the educational interests Of that
city. He was for four years principal
of the Sixteenth district school No. /,
and for six years principal of the Six
teenth district school No. 2.
When Mr.. Siefert became superin-
tendent IN 1896 he appointed Mr.. Burch
first assistant, position he held until
June, 1899, when he was appointed
principal of the South Division High
School, to succeed Sanford Hooper,
now a resident of California. Mr..
Burch remained in charge of the South
Division school for two years when he
was placed in charge of the East Di-
vision school,
He took high rank among the ed
ncators of the state, and, before going
to Milwaukee, was elected president of
the Southwestern Wisconsin, Teachers
association. He was chairman of a
committee of the board of visitors to
the state normal school at Platteville
few years ago, and was, at one time,
largely engaged in institute work, for
which he was peculiarly fitted.
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"QUEER" PRISON WORK.

The discovery of a counterfeiting out
fit in full blast in the Pennsylvania
penitentiary beats extracting sunshine
from cucumbers.-Boston Herald
1t has been discovered that there are
two minis in Philadelphia. One, how
ever. is a counterfeiting plant in the
Eastern penitentiary Albany Journal.
A big counterfeit1ng plant has been
discovered within the walls Of the
Pennsylvania penitentiary. Now that
looks like real enterprise. indianapolis
Sentinel
The men who established a counter
feiting plant in the penitentiary in
Philadelphia selected one of the few
places where they were safe from the
prying eyes Of secret service officials.
Baltimore American.
There is 4 fna irony in the situation
of a counterfeitiag plant in a peniten-
tiary. Such quiet and solitude offer the
very best opportunity for perfecting,
undisturbed, a peaceful business under
taking. Minneapolis Times.
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ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE..

Yellow fever is spreading in Mexico,
and there have been many deaths.
A syndicate has been formed to spend
large sums of money in improving and
extending the railways Of Mexico
The investment of American capital
In Mexican railroads, mines and plan
tations is estimated to amount to over
S5OO,OOO,00O.
A Danish colony of 500 families IS
seeking a location in Mexico. If tie
colony prospers it will receive large
accessions later.
Two hundred houses which were in
habited by yellow fever patients have
been burned by the authorities of Tam
pico City. Mexico, in an effort to Grad
icatel the disease.
The development of Mexico's cotton
mills is steadily growing. Mexican
cotton goods are already successfully
exported to Central and South Amer
lea in competition with European goods.
The state of Yucatan produces annu-
ally 100000 bales 100000 tons of
heneguen, or sisal, hemp, valued at
12,50O,0O0. And this is possible in a
district with labor almost unobtaina-
BILE. In twenty years Yucatan has ex-
ported over 100000 tons of this fiber
worth approximately $125,O00,000.
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GOWN GOSSIP.

A popular white fabric for waists is
a honeycomb design and suggests old
fashioned bedspread material.
Ribbons manipulated in a hundred
ingenious ways and combined in a rich
ganut of tones trim many of the hand
son,est hats and toques.
Nan's yelling and albatross in white
and colors are the best possible mate
rails to use in making the pretty house
gown which has superseded the dressy
silk waist.
SILK beaver hats are extremely fash
ionable. Some have a long, thick nap,
bue the newest have a surface exactly
like that Of mems silk hats. A few
have the pile brushed the wrong way.
After the first of the year the whole
sale feather merchants will not be al
lowed to sell aigrets Milliners may
sell those already in stock, but will not
be able to procure more, in this coun-
try at least.
The newest model for fall and winter
shirt waists is a severe, rather scimpy
garment, with no fullness in the neck
or the shoulders and hardly vestige
of the pouch effect at the belt. The
sleeves are small and are gathered into
narrow cuffs.--New York Post.
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FAVORs HOME LABOR.
Building Committee of School Board wi
Report In Favor of Homo Architects.

Building Committee of School Board Wi
Report In Favor of Homo Architects.
The Building Committee of the
Board of Education held a special
meeting last night for the purpose of
considering plans for the new school
to be built on the site Of the present
Durkee building. The meeting proved
to be a victory for Kenosha architects
and at the next meeting of the board
the committee will present report
recommending that one of the Keno
sha architects be employed as the
architect of the board. T. Gaastra is
the lucky man and it is said by mem
bers Of the committee that the plans
submitted to the committee by Gaastra
are the best plans ever submitted for a
school building in Kenosha. Some of
the members of the committee had
been in favor of the employment of a
Chicago architect at a stated salary
but John T. Yule who has record as
a kicker objected and the committee
was ordered to consult with the Keno
sha architects in regard to the new
school. This consultation resulted in
the committee making favorabl de-
cision on the work of the Kenosha
man.
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FIND TRACES OF GOLD.
Dexter Corners Joins Other Parts of the
County In the Gold Mining Fever.

Dexter Corners Joins Other Parts of the
County In the Gold Mining Fever.
The discoveries Of gold in Kenosha
county still continue TO be announced
and if all the finds made in the last
few weeks prove to be the genuine yell
low metal Kenosha county will in a
short time be as famous as Cripple
Greek or the Yukon districts.
The latest discovery has beer made
at Dexter's Corners on the farm Of
Waiter Dexter, and so certain are the
discoveries that the substance is gold
that all work has been stopped in re-
moving gravel from pit until some
examinations have been. made. This
seems to be along the same vein as the
discoveries at Russell short time ago,
and the farmers are now all digging
to find out if they are on the vein.
No report has as yet been received
from the tests made at Madison and
the farmers are waiting for these re-
ports with a great deal Of hope.
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TRAIN AND TRACK.

About 650,00O ties. now being deliv-
cred. will be- used in building the St
Louis, Brownsville and Mexico.
The Big Four is now using thirty
two passenger engines, fifteen new
ones having been delivered recently.
The railroads Of the southwest have
been increasing their earnings heavily
Of late in spite Of floods and other
drawbacks
The Wild Goose railway, seven miles
long, from Nome to Anvil creek, earned
its total cost within thirty days of ii 4
opening and shows increased earnings
each year.
German railroads have issued an CIR
der prohibiting royalty from riding on
engines. The officials claim that Der
sons riding on engines after 6 O'Clock
distract the attention of the engaeess
and increase the chances Of wreck.
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Upton ENTERS TWO.
Kenosha Man to Have Entries at Chicago
Horse show,


William Upton will take two horses
to the Coliseum. Chicago, horse show.
A chestnut sorrel horse named lin
coln'-fve years old. with small
blaze IN forehead, stands IL hands
high, weighs about 200. This horse
by fremont; fremont by Belmont,
darn by the great Onward, son Of
George Wilks. These are two great
horses, trotting bred. They are not
matured yet as to their height and
weight and graceful appearance, they
being of the Hamiltonian & Wiiks and
Belmont blood. IF they have justice
they will take prize ia the show ring,
One mahogany bay horse 4 years old,
16H hands high, will weigh about
1,1OO, name George Wi1ks Junior. He
is of the Wilks family, Great Gren,
dam by Sue, by Menbrino Boy, he by
Menbrino Pachen. On the first of this
month these horses we're hardly bride
wise. Mr.. Upton expects to educate
these horses and handle the two to-
gether under the saddle; also show one
Of them to a suitable vehicle without
harness, excepting the girth around
them without any tugs, britchen or
collar. One he will educate under the
saddle to walk, trot and canter and
will handle him without bride. He
has only until the 10th Of this month
to train them, as the show commences
at that time.
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Dow1E1TEs ARE NOT WANTED
New York Hotels Refuse to Give Them Ac-
Communications.

New York Hotels Refuse to Give Them Ac-
Communications.
In order that nothing in the way of
creature comforts may escape the
Dowieites on their invasion of New
York, their commisary general, Adjt.
Frank w. Cotton, is in New York to
make all,arrangements for quartering
the armysof 5000 that will arrive Oct.
10. Cotton and his staff we're much
chagrined to fad that many of the
hotels refused to house Dowieites.
They weresinformed at the New Meth
erlandssand Park avenue and several
other hotels, tal1 the rooms ere en-
gagged"
Gen. Cotton and his staff began a
systematic canvass of boarding houses.
They have rented Madison Square gar
den for two weeks. The basement
will be transformed into barracks, of
which the principal feature will be eat
ing rooms. The army will also run a
restaurant in the garden. On the re-
suit Of this invasion depends whether
or not a second Zion City will be es-
tablished in New York.
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HONOR FOR KENOsHA MAN.
Nathan Allen One of the Committee of r..
organization of q. s. Leather Co.

organization of q. s. Leather Co.
Nathan Allen Of the firm of N. r.
Allen & Sons Of this city has been
selected as a member Of the committee
of reorganization of the United States
Leather company and he will assist in
the work Of forming new and more
compact company. The fact that Mr..
Allen has been connected with the big
company does not in any way indi-
cate that the Kenosha plant has been
sold to one Of the big combines but
such rumor has been started on ac-
count of this fact.
c. w. Allen was seen this morning
and stated positively that the plant
had not been sold and would not be
sold. He admitted that Nathan Allen
had been made member of the com
mittee referred to but stated that his
connection with the Kenosha company
was IN no way responsible for his Sc
curing the appointment. When asked
in regard to the reason for Mr.. Allen
being appointed his brother said:
"You had better see Nathan but you
know that it is possible for man to
be interested ia two companies
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SPORTING NOTES.

The Columbia men are wearing pneu
matte caps as head gear.
Bunny Booths University OF Ne
braska team was scored against by a
high school eleven in its opening game.
TIE trotting record for stations, now
held by Cresceuss is abo1lt the only rec
ord that looks able to survive the sea
son.
Charles Ruberl Of the New York Ath-
letic club is now Americas champion
short and middle distance swimmer.
He is an Austrian
A new two-year-oId 2:30 trotter Is
Alice Edgar, 2:26al, by Moko, out Of
Di Vernon, 2:2274, dam of Dreamer,
2:1411l, by Jay Bird.
In London recently Alfred Shrubb
won an open handicap of two miles
run in On. IT'S, beating the worlds
amateur. record of ON. 50 lbs.
Catcher Thomas Doran Of the Colo
RADIO Springs Western league club has
been sold by President Thomas B.
Burns to the Boston National league
team.
Princeton is making a speciality of
the quarter back kick, a strategy orig
mated by Pennsylvania and worked
for first downs and gains in many
games.
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DICKENS AS AN EDUCATOR.
Mrs. J. Z. Hewitt Reads an Interesting
Paper Before Woman's Club.

Paper Before WOman's Club.
The Woman's Club of Kenosha
opened the season of 1908 and 1904 with
a meeting in the Club rooms at the
Gilbert M. Simmons library Wednes-
day afternoon, and the meeting will
long be remembered by the ladies who
were present.
AS it was the first meeting of the
year, nearly every member Of the Club
was present and took part. The paper
of the day was read by Mrs. J. l..
Hewitt, and it was on the topic, "Dick-
ems as an Educator" In her splendid
paper Mrs. Hewitt brought the work
of the great English novelist to the
ladies of the Club in new light. She
reviewed the different works of the
novelist and showed from each of them
the great influence Of the writer on
the English life and customs. The
essayist showed how the writings of
Charles Dickens had made complete
change in the school systems of Eng
land, and how his books had been a
ruling factor in many of the reforms
made in public institutions.
After the paper was finished an in
teresting discussion was led by Mrs.
Peter Fisher, many Of the ladies of the
Club taking part. The meeting closed
with the usual cup of tea.
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Harriman's Double Role.

as b. FL Hartman walled down the
gangplank of the Cedric, when she
locked last Saturday, he was the
center Of interest to party of New
Workers waiting for friends.
He doesn't look so much" re-
marked one woman, taking hurried
inventory of MI. Harri1nan's five feet
seven Of stature loosely hanging
clothes, etc, The is so little"
"True for YOU" said her escort; but
diamondsand dynamite are not shipped
by the car load Hartman is both 2
New York Times.
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Miss Lizzie OssNeiii55TT u this City IS
Struck by Fast Train al Berry.
vile and instantly Killed.
COMPANIONS WITNESS SCENE.
Woman Attempts to Gross Track and is
Struck by the Train the Remains Be-
ing Terribly Mangled.

Miss Eliza beth Ossweiller, aged As
years daughter Of the late Peter
Ossweiller, rlet an instant and awful
death shortly before five O'Clock Fri
day afternoon near the village of
Berryville. Miss Ossweiller had at
tempted TO cross the tracks Of the
Northwestern Railway company when
she was struck by the fast train reach
ing kenosha just before five O'Clock.
The unfortunate woman was instant
~ killed and the remains were so
mangled that it was almost impossible
to recognize the identity of the dead.
The killing Of the young woman was
witnessed by party Of six compan-
ions but the details of the woman's
death will probably never be known as
the train dashed By the women at such
a rapid speed that none Of them were
able to see the young woman when she
met her tragic death.
Miss Ossweiller was member of a
party of seven women of the.North side
who had gone to the farm Of George
Curtis Friday morning to assist in
digging potatoes. The women had
started for the electric railway station
and when they reached the railway
tracks Miss Ossweiller and Mrs. Peter
Klas we're walking ahead of the others.
Miss Ossweiller seemed to be in hurry
to get home. When the two women
reached the railway tracks Mrs. Klas
waited for the train to pass but Miss
Ossweiller ran right in front of it.
Her companion was not aware of her
fate until she crossed over the track a
minute later and found the mangled
rem aims of Miss Ossweiller lying along
the track. Several of the women in
the party tainted at the awful sight
that met their gaze.
The unfortunate woman had been
literally cut to pieces. She had walked
directly in front of the train, and it is
thought that several of the cars passed
over her PROSTATE form before it was
thrown from the track. A great hole
had been cut in the woman's head
from which the brain was protruding,
and great cash had completely de-
stroyed the features of the face. Both
lower limbs were broken, and one of
them was cut off just above the ankle.
One of the arms hung at the side all
but severed from the body.
AS soon as possible the trainmen
reversed the brakes of the train and
returned to the spot, The mangled re-
mains were taken up and placed in the
baggage car and brought into the Ke-
nosha station where Coroner Lans-
downe took charge of them and or
dered them conveyed to the Hansen
morgue.
The deceased was we'll known on the
North side. She was a daughter Of
the late Peter Osswei1ler, and had
been resident of Kenosha for the past
thirty years. For some time she had
lived alone at her home at 518 Milwau.
kee avenue. The unfortunate woman
is survived by a sister, Mrs. Maggie
Schutts, of Evanston, and a brother
Theodore Ossweiller, who is now re.
siding Ia Kansas.
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Are Women Savages !?

DR.. Wiley, chief of the bureau Of
chemists, who is intensely intellectual,
says men go bald because of their in
tellectuality, while women keep their
glory because they are savages. Per
haps 50, but if DR.. Wiley will take off
his stiff hat and let the wind blow
through his hair he may save what is
left OF it. intellectually without com.
mon sense is apt to produce all sorts
Of phenomena. st Louis Post.
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To Cure 4 Cold In One Dav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
# # fails to cure. =. w. Groves sig
nature is On each box. 25c. wtf
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rwo FOR PRICE OF ONE.

The TELEGRAPH COURIER and Chi
cage Inter Ocean for SLIGO per year II
paid In advance. WITT
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AUCTTONEER.

Are you going to have an auction?
IF so call on me. Satisfaction guaran-
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S. q. BETTER,
Pleasant Prairie.