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Evening journal., 1903-06-09
Purple Furniture Now

Purple furniture involuntarily suggests
the Purple Cow, but there is nothing else
offensive in It.. 1t comes chiefly in bed
room pieces, in straight dimes, very simple,
and with only the faintest suggestion Of
decoration in a yellow or gold design like
an inlay here and there. Although prim,
this furniture is effective and dainty. For
a girls room in a country house or seaside
bungalow nothing could be prettier.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
Cos, COZ, 600 Market Street.
supreme Lodne in Session.

The Delaware Representatives to The
Supreme Lodge, A. o. U. W., now in ses-
sion at St. Paul. Mimi. are b. A. Groves,
James f. Carroll and william H. Foulk.
Grand Recorder Charles e. Woods also
went. Mr.. Woods and Mr. Foulk were
accompanied by their wives.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09

A Democratic National Committee
man wants his party 10 adopt a shuf-
nng bimetallic currency plank. If he
prevails, he will prove a tower OF
strength-to the Republicans.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
Millinery
Muslin Underwear

You can't pick up paper that you don't find dry
goods house advertising June sale of underwear the remain
ing part of their stock goods Bought early in the season when
prices firm The goods Offering YOU have Just
been received They all the manufacturer had left
They had good and could afford take loss the
balance of their stock We bought the goods cheap and you
will find them here tomorrow selling for lttle money
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
Stockholders Have Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the j. Morton Poole COM
pany was held this morning j. Morton
Poole was reelected president, and A.
ID. Poole reelected e-president and
treasurer.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
Wednesday is Shirt Waist Day

On our second floor 30 dozen White Extra Sheer fine
Lawn Waists. We purchased the balance of a manufac
turers stock at less than half the regular wholesale price
and offering $3.50 Waists 9Sc others $39 and
I$1.75
Black Batste and Black India Linen Waists the best
quality These goods big bargain and bought all
we could get and have here for tomorrow at 98c
10 dozen Waists all at price There waists
in the lot that sold high $780, nothing less than O0
89c and 79c. All at the price, 39c.
Millinery
Most millinery people wait till July close their stock
reduced prices but going give you the advan-
tage of the low July prices right away you will visit
Millinery Department on the second floor. You find what
you and you will compare prices with quotations
you get in other places you will appreciate that
stretching point when tell you you fifty per
cent.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
MEETING OF MEDICAL MEN
Being Held in pover-Number Of Local
Physieians in Attendance.

A meeting OF the Delaware State Medical
Society Is being held IN Dover today. A
number OF local physicians are IN attend
ance.
DR.. Hearn, OF Philadelphia, will make an
address.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
nia steamer 10 Lenve.

The fruit steamer Admiral Farragut
will leave the dock OF the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Company this afternoon
for Philadelphia, after having UNDER
gone an Overhauling.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
Repairino Boston Steamer.

The steamer shawnut. OF Boston. came
IN to the Harlan and Holllngsworth Com
pany's dock last night for repairs. Tie
boat will be given a general overhaulIng.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09

Philadelphia. are visiting Mrs. Hiram
White. OF this city.
Henry c. Conrad is on a trip to Bal
timOre
Evening journal., 1903-06-09

Bad blood and indigestion are deadly
enemies to good health. Burdock
Blood Bitters destroys them.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
CROSBY & HILL.
Crosby & Hill.
We Will Sell
On Wednesday

5000 yards of the very best
Apron Ginghams; all size
checks in each color at SIC yd
This is the very best ging-
ham, and is sold everywhere
at 7c. While cotton was low,
we bought heavily in Domes-
tics, which accounts for this
very special offer and also for
the other under-prices we have
on various kinds of cotton
Sheetings, Pillow Castings &c.
We Continue the
Sample Underwear Sale.
'Tis rare indeed, you are
able to buy underwear 50 well
as in this sale.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
THE EMERSON COMPANY
SUCCESSORS TO
r. n. SCOTT.
DRY GOODS,
3I4 Market St.

Tomorrow starts big Four-Day Sale. We will sell
goods here Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day cheaper than they offered any time during the
Big Sale
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
ANNA HAWTHORN.
Children's S Wear.

A large line of childrens White
Dresses from soc to 5000; from
9 months to years, Also long
and short WASTED Petticoats, en-
broidery and lace trimmed from
soc to 81 IS.
Several different styles in Mus
lin and Cambria Drawers from
I2Hc 10 6oc pair.
A special long wasted Dress
from to S years at soc.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09
M. J. DOUGHERTY.
M.J.DOugherty

Remnants of 1215c Cling
hams, &c.
Remnants of 12Ic Per
Gales, &c.
Remnants CT India Linen,
&c.
Remnants of Plaid, Mus
Inns, &c.
Wash Silks, all colors, 25c.
Fine China Silks, 39c, 4Sc
and &c.
Lawns all reduced, &c, Sc
and 10c.
Fine White Muslin Skirts,
all reduced.
Linen Lace, 1c per yard.
" " Sc /"
{" &c &"
STAMPS
.232 King Street.
Evening journal., 1903-06-09

00 Will buy garments
UG worth, 15c to 25c.
will buy garments
IZ2G worth, 1Sc to 371ac.
IEo will buy garments
JG worth, 25c to 3719c.
will buy garments
ZJG worth, CSC to 65c.
Eno will buy garments
Jul worth, 75c to $1.25.
And there are all sorts of
garments for men, women and
children in the lots.
MOhair Shirt Waist Suits $4.98
each.
The proper thing for sea
shore and mountains or cool
days at homeland for about
Z their usual prices. They
are the samples OF we'll
known woman's tailor.
Bargains in Wash Goods.
$500 yards, Wednesday of
plain and figured lawns.
| iaconets and dimities at the
special price OF 10C to 121lc
lyd.
Fabrics worth a great deal
more.
Special Dress Goods Offer.
On Wednesday only we
shall sell a SOC black silk fin.
ished Mohair, 40 inches wide
for 38C yd.
These Also Wednesday
Boys Percale Blouses,
special 25c each.
Mems SOC Madras Shirts,
35C eacn.
Six new arrivals in La
France Oxfords, $3.50 pair.
Children's Serge and Mohai1
Refers, worth $500, $3.96
each.
High-grade Lawn and Per.
Gale Wrappers, special Sl.25
each.
A Sewing Machine of the
best make for Z to what you
would pay elsewhere.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
POULTRY SHOW CATALOGUE.

The Southeastern Wisconsin Poultry
and Pet Stock Association is now is
suing from the press their sixth annual
premium list and breeders directory.
This is beautifully illustrated booklet
of 48 pages, including the covers, and
is of interest to every person who buys,
sells or exhibits stock of any kind. In
its pages will not only be found the
complete announcement of the many
inducements offered to exhibitors at
the poultry exhibition to be held at
Delavan, Wis, January'25-30, 1904, but
in the Breeders Directory, the breed
ing industry of Southern Wisconsin is
presented to the public "a manner
never attempted before.
Every farmer, stockman and poultry
man should have one of these beautiful
books. 1t will be sent free, postpaid,
upon receipt of a postal card inquiry.
Address all inquiries to Moses j.
O'Connor, president, Darien, Wis, or
Edward w. Brunk, Delevan, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
Wisconsin Telephone Company Still
After the Connection With the
Bristol Company.
FREE TOLL TO BURLINGTON.
Kenosha People Will However Have to Pay
For Country Messages-No Charge Foe
Change of Transmitters to be Made.

The truce in the telephone war for
the control of the lines of the Bristol
company seems to be over and it is
stated this afternoon that the Wiscon-
sin company has made new PROPOSE
ton to the managers Of the Bristol
Telephone company which is by far
the best proposition secured from the
not only includes free toll from Bristol
to Kenosha but also offers to the six
hundred phones allied with the Bristol
company free toll to all the phones of
the Wisconsin company in the city Of
Burlington. The company agrees to
change the transmitters as will be de-
manded without extra charge, and TO
purchase if a purchase is desired the
lines of the Kenosha Telephone COM
pany. This proposition was made to
the managers of the Bristol company
yesterday and it is said that a similar
proposition will be made to the Pleas
ant Prairie and Kenosha Telephone
companies at the next meeting of the
directors Of these corporations. The
Wisconsin company has not seen fit to
include in their offer free toll from
Kenosha to the phones in the county
and it is stated that the company will
not make this concession. They hold
that it would be impossible for the
company to grant to the country the
right to use the thousand phones in the
city for small return.
The contracts for the connection of
the lines will not be made for more
than a single year, but the companies
will have an understanding that. the
contract is to be renewed from year to
year so long as the business arrange
ment proves advantageous to the man
agement of the two companies. 1t is
evident that the Wisconsin company is
in the fight to stay, and many of the
Bristol subscribers are in favor of ac-
cepting the proposition.
In the meantime the Independent
company is not allowing the alfalfa to
grow under their feet, and it is limited
that the company is working in the
outlying towns seeking to secure SUBJ
scribers for an independent line in case
the rural companies decide to unite
with the old time companies.
The fight promises to be an ugly one
before it is ended. The directors of
the Pleasant Prairie line will meet this
evening, but they will not at that time
meet the representatives of the contest
ing lines.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
ARNOLD'S BIG LOSS.
Model Street Railway Plant at Lans-
ing Belonging TO B. ]. Arnold, To-
tally Destroyed BY Fire.
LOSS REACHES MANY THOUSANDS.

The Kenosha Electric Railway COM
pany will have to pay big dividend
if President Arnold closes the year on
the right hand side of the ledger, as
word has been received from Lansing,
Mich, that the great power plant
erected by Mr.. Arnold in that city was
completely destroyed by fire on Sunday
night, entailing loss to the president
of more than fifty thousand dollars.
The plant was the only one of the kind
in the world and it had been erected
for the purpose of testing the new sys-
invented by Mr.. Arnold. The machin-
cry had been built especially for the
purpose and as it had scarcely been in
stalled, it had not been covered by in
surance and the loss will be total
one. The patterns of the machinery
were not in the building which burned
and as soon as possible the machines
will be duplicated.
The loss will fall entirely on Mr..
Arnold as the plant had not been
turned over to the company at Lansing.
The invention of Mr.. Arnold is said to
be one which will startle the electrical
world and this temporary set back will
not be allowed to interfere with the
plans for the first great test of the sys-
tenn. AS soon as possible the power
plant will be rebuilt and stocked with
new machinery. The loss will be
great on account of the loss of time
and it will now be full year before
the system can be tested. Experts in
the Electrical Railway world who have
examined the system declare that it is
the greatest invention ever made in
this line of work. The details of tne
system were published to the world ju st
a year ago and Mr.. Arnold and his as
sociates have been at work desig ming
and building the machinery ever since.
The work of rebuilding the machinery
will be started at once. 1t is proba BILE
that with this work in hand Mr.. Arnold
will have little time to give to North
Shore roads during the coming spring
and summer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
Civil Service Department Offer Chance
For Everyone to Get on the
Government Pay Roll.
EXAMINATIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL
Government Will Have Fifty thousand Po-
sitions Open to New Applicants
the First OF the Year,

The United States civil service COM
mission has just issued its prospectus
covering the spring examinations and
giving the dates and places where cam
didates may apply for $4,000 odd jobs
that will be filled during next year.
The business of the commission as
an employment agency has increased
tremendously in the past few years, as
may be better understood by the fact
that more appointments we're distrib.
uted by it in the last twelve months
than were given out during the first
nine years of its esta blishment.
The following positions will be filed
Bookbinder, compositor, electrotype
fnisher, electrotype molder and press
man, ali in the government printing
Office; railway mail clerk, stenographer
in the departmental and the Philippine
service, and typewriter in the depart
mental service; aid in the coast sur
vey; assistant ia the cans depa rtment
Of agriculture, assistant examiner in
the patent Office, civil and electrical
engineer in the Philippine service,
civil engineer and craftsman, comput-
er in the coast survey, nautical altman
&C officer, deck officer in coast survey;
craftsman in supervising architects
Office; land Office and coast survey;
dynamo tender, engineering and hy-
geographic aid, field assistant in for
estry, irrigation engineer, library as
sistant. manual training teacher for
Indian service, meat inspector in ami
NAL industry; mechanical and electric
al engineer, pharmacist in public
health and marine hospital service;
physician in Indian service; teacher in
Philippine service; trained nurse for
Indian and Philippine service.
The commission announces that no
person is eligible to service who is not
a citizen or who does not owe alleg-
lance to the United States, who is not
within the age limits prescribed for the
examination of which he applies, who
is physically disqualified for the SER
vices which he seeks, who is addicted
to the habitual use of intoxicating
drinks, who has been dismissed from
the public service for delinquency or
misconduct within one year preceding
the date of his application, who has
made false statement il his applica-
ton, or has been guilty of fraud or de-
ceit in any manner connected with
his application or examination, or has
heen puiltv of crime mr. in ia mons 0r
notoriously. disgracefu1 conduct.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
TEAM AND WAGON STOLEN

Team and Wagon Belonging to Charles
Petersen of Pleasant Prairie Stolen.
The sheriff was notified last night
that team of horses and a wagon be-
longing to Charles Petersen, the keep
er of the Pleasant Prairie Boarding
House had been stolen from the resort
at O'Neill's Corners. Petersen had
been in the city and had purchased
about a hundred dollars worth of pro-
visions. On the way home he had
stopped at the saloon for minute and
while he was in the place the horses
were taken. AS soon as possible the
Kenosla officers we're notified of the
crime but as yet they have not been
able to find any trace of the missing
team or of the people who took it. 1t is
thought possible that the team broke
from the hitching post but if this is
the fact they have not as yet been To-
Gated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
CITIZENS USE A BAR
Northwestern SWitchmen Block Prai-
rie Avenue Crossing and Leave
Cars There All Day Sunday.
ARRESTS TO FOLLOW BLOCKADE.

The spectacle of number of citizens
WELDING pinch bars and making an eff
fort to open the passage over the
Northwestern railway tracks at Prairie
avenue was one of the unique sights
presented to the church going popu1a-
ton of Kenosha Sunday morning. AS
result of this rather strenuous work
on the part of the people passage for
pedestrians was made. Later on it is
expected that the officials of the road
will pay for the labor by appearing in
court and paying fines for violating
the city ordinance against blocking
crossings with freight cars. A coal
car had been switched on one of the
side tracks of the company. Evidently
it was the intention of the man in
charge of the switching crew to land
the Car just south of Prairie avenue
crossing, but he didn't know much
about switching and the car was di-
rectly in front of the foot path over
the railway. For long time the peo-
pie who had occasion to use the walk
were either forced to climb over the
dirty coal car or to pillow through the
deep snow in order to get around the
end of it. The car must have been
seen by agents of the company but
they did absolutely nothing to have
the car moved and during the most of
the morning the people were forced to
walk round the car. AT last when
their patience was worn ont, w. w.
Frabe organized relief party and
when the company armed with pinch
bars went after the car it was forced
from its position to one south of the
crossing. The matter was referred to
the chief of police who made every effort
to have the company move the car but
the agent of the company could not be
found and there was no one at the de-
potrwho would take the responsibility
of ordering switch crew out to move
the car.
The matter is being investigated to-
day and if the men who placed the car
there can be discovered they will be
promptly arrested and given limit
fine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
CITY SUPERINTENDENT HURT.

Norman L. Baker Falls ON the Ice and Sus-
tains Fracture of the Left Arm.
Norman L. Baker, city superintend-
ent of schools, met with bad accident
on Sunday evening when fall on the
ice resulted in the breaking of his left
arm and he will probably be incapaci-
tated from work for several weeks if
not months. Mr.. Baker was walking
along Park avenue near the corner of
Deming street when the accident oc-
Cured. He fell very heavily striking
on his arm and side. He hurried to
his home on Durkee avenue and when
a doctor was called it was discovered
that the arm was broken between the
wrist and elbow. The superintendent
was also badly bruised to say nothing
of the bad shock resulting from his
fall,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
COAL WILL GO NO HIGHER.
Railroads Decide on Advance In Freigh
Rates. But it Will Not Affect Public.

Now that the lake delivery of coal
has wound up for the season, it Is said
that the railroads have decided on an
advance in freight rates upon soft coal.
A meeting of traffic officials was held
III Chicago this week at which the
question was discussed. The senti-
ment was that new rates should be es-
tablished on bases of 20 cents to Chi
cago, with corresponding advance to
points beyond, according to established
rates at present. Some of the officials
favored sharp advance but others de-
clared that an advance of even 20 per
cent would cause good deal of a storm
from receivers and shippers, as it is
admitted that the prices for soft coal,
as well as hard, have touched the max
imum for the season. and cannot be
pushed up any higher without wall
of protest from the public.
It is claimed that if the hard coal
roads can maintain an advance of so
cents a ton the soft coal lines should
get at least 20 cents ton more. Such
an advance would put up coal at least
80 cents per ton, wholesale, and pos
sib1y so cents ton in less than carload
lots at retail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
Is MISSING
Brighton Man Disappears and No
Trace of Him Can be Found
BY His Relatives.
FOUL PLAY IS NOW SUSPECTED

Richard Ghorst, aged IS years,
we'll known farmer of the town of
Brighton, is mysteriously missing. He
disappeared from his home in the town
week ago and the efforts of his rela-
tives and other interested parties to
find any trace of him have been with
out avail.
Ghorst was recently divorced from
his wife and at the time of the divorce
he was ordered to pay stipulated sum
for the support of his children. Some
of the people who knew the man assert
that this is the reason for his disap-
pearance but others hold that he has
met with some foul play. Less than a
month ago Ghorst sold his farm in the
town receiving for it quite a sum of
money. This money was never placed
in the bank and Ghorst was supposed
to have had it with him when he dis
appeared.
Ghorst was last seen a week ago and
at that time he made no statement in
regard to his plans for the future but
he gave out the idea that he would re-
main in the town of Brighton and even
limited that he was planning to pur-
chase small farm and settle down for
himself. The judgment which was
filed against him is alleged to have
covered the farm that was sold and it
is alleged that the new owner may
have some trouble in securing a clear
title to the farm on this account.
The missing man is a member of
one of the best known families in the
town of Brighton and he had always
borne good reputation to the time
when his wife brought suit for divorce.
The divorce suit was one of the nine
day wonders of the town and attracted
considerable attention in all parts of
the county. The sheriff has been ask
ed to assist in the search for Ghorst
but up to the present time the sheriff
has not been able to find any clue to
the whereabouts of the missing man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
COUNCIL HOLDS SHORT SESSION
Little business OF Importance Transacted
at Regular Meeting of City Fathers.

Little business OF Importance Transacted
at Regular Meeting of City Fathers.
The City Council met In regular ses-
sion at the City hall Monday night and
the meeting proved to be one of the
shortest ever held by the city fathers.
At nire O'Clock all the business of the
evening was over, and even the Clerk
had started on his walk for the west.
The most important matter to come
before the Council was the protest of
the people of Ashland avenue against
the setting of telephone poles on the
avenue. This the committee reported
on, instructing the Clerk to notify the
company that it was the will of the
city that Ashland avenue be consid-
cred ia the territory in which the wires
are to be placed underground. It is
hard to tell what the company will do
with the notice from the city, but it is
scarcely probable that this will make
a settlement of the matter.
The dog license ordinance is to be
enforced to the letter, and the police
officers we're ordered to proceed against
all parties who have been evading the
law, and force them to pay the license
even # the dogs owned by them have
been killed. The special officer in
charge Of the dog pound presented
bill Of SO, which was paid.
The committee on streets and alleys
with the City Engineer added, we're
ordered to get things in readiness for
advertising for the new bridge, and to
make report at the next meeting of
the Council.
The Judiciary committee in charge
of the vacating of Summer street, re-
ported. in favor of accepting dona-
tion OF thousand dollars from the
people interested in the vacating of the
street. This will be taken up at the
next meeting.
After the usual routine business the
Council adjourned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-12-24
TO ENTERTAIN TEACHERS.

Kenosha Teachers TO Err 1ertain Teachers
From Racine and Waukegan Jan. is.
The principal and teachers of the
Kenosha High school are arranging
for special meeting to be held in this
city on January 10, at which time the
teachers of the High schools at Racine
and Waukegan will be the guests of
honor. 1t is the plan of the teachers
to make the Kenosha meeting one of
the most interesting ever held in this
section of the state.
Added to the many speakers Of local
importance Mr.. Hammill has secured
the services of Prof. ]. Scott Clark, who
is at the head of the English depart
ment of Northwestern university.
Prof. Clark will speak on the relation
of college and high school English
and the lecture will undoubtedly be one
of the greatest interest to the teachers.