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Arizona republican., 1903-08-20
PISTOL COMPETITION
Victors in the Closing Event of the
 Whipple Target Contests.

High scores were the order of the day Monday at the target range in the pistol competition, says the Journal gliner. There were fifty-seVen com petitors, and quite a number made scores of ninety-one and two-thirds per cent. Slow fire was at 9, 90 and 75 yards and rapid fire at l. and p yards. The possible for the day was 150 and the leading scores follow:
 Second Lieut.. Irving l.. Hunsaker, Sd cavalry, 137.
 Second Lieut. Buford R. Camp, 9th, 1S7.
 Corp. James NJ. Jones, troop B, 14th, 137.
 Private John Carlson, troop L, 5th. 136.
 Private Nathan Jones, troop L. 9th. 136.
 Sergt. Willie Hipsure, troop E, 9th, 133
 Second Lieut.. Walter K. Wilson. Sth field artillery 133. Second Lieut. Wm. H. Oury. 12th in- fantry, 120.
 Private Vim. H. Browning, troop c. 14th cavalry, 129. Private Herbert A Bunker Sth field artillery, 12S. NI, cavalry, 126. Sergeant John J. White, troop F. 14th, 124.
 The competition closed today with coInpetiti- dring by the marsmen, and competitors will leave this eye<l4ig and | tomorrow The possible for today was 300, and the four high men, those who obtain gold and silver medals, and who will go to Chicago to compete in the army team. together with their scores are.
 Private Nathan Jones, troop l.. ninth l cavalry, winner of gold medal, 27i Sergeant Hipsure, 9th cavalry, silver medal. 272.
 Lieut.. Beauford R. Camp. 9th cavalry silver medal, 266. Corp. James NJ. Jones. troop B, 14th cavalry. silver medal, 264. | The next eight highest scores are: Private Wm. H. Braunng troop C, l 14th, cavalry 262. Sergt. Henry Kraemelmeyer, NJ, 5th 2G1
 Private Herbert A. Burke, battery field artillery, 261.
 Sergt. August Jensen, troop E, 14th cavalry, 25S. Corp. John o. Powell. troop F. Sd cavalry, 257. First Lieut.. Geo. +. Greene, 12th bat tery field artillery, 257 Corp. Chas. E. Boyd, troop F. 14th ; cavalry, 257. Corp, Henry Henser. distinguished marksman. G, 14th cavalry. 257.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20
WE WANT YOUR DUDS

for our suds, and then you will know best.
 LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS AND SKIRTS have that hobby look that re- suits only from PERFECT IRONING, while the finish on our shirts, collars and cuffs is the best that MODERN MACHINERY can turn out. A trial will convince you.
 A phone call will bring our wagon.
 Yours for good work and prompt de- livery.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20

tied at Vantage. When he first became interested in racing he WAS deluged with letters from people who knew where he could buy thorough breds at a sacrifice that would win every event in which they started. Thousands of such letters were thrown into the waste basket. The boss kept one, which he has now in his scrap book. It was from a farmer down in Long Island who of fered to let the boss have q horse he owned and didn't really need except during planting time, provided the boss would guarantee SIS and divide tn" money Woa.''
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20

found Lee Quan, the man they were af- ter. The Chinaman was negotiating for the purchase of ranch and had the transfer papers all made out in Chinese and was ready to sign the agreement when the two officers walked in on them.
 When Inspector Connell told Lee Quan that he wanted him he was wrathy and strenously denied the charges against him and offered to show the inspector his labor certificate which permitted him to go into Mexico ana return. The two officers took their man to the railroad station and brought him to Douglas where he was lodged ir jail to await the arrival of Assist ant United States District Attorney Campbell, who was telegraphed for by Mr CCnnell
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20

ideal location for he conserving Of flood waters, and if pushed to a. con clusion. as the Development assccia- ton hope, will be means of enriching Cochise county to an almost incalcul- able sum. It is the purpose of this as sociation to urge the government to construct the dam and investigate the artesian possibilities of the valley by sinking below the present known water supply in hope that stronger currents and greater volumes may be encounter
 ed To the association is que much credit for the progress made thus far in that direction. The enterprise is be- ing managed by self-sacrificing men who know no such thing as fail, and if sustained by material help will make q success of this important undertaking.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20
HORSES FOR CRoKER.

One of Richard Croker's old friends
 says. The boss has been spending right along something like $200, GOO a year on his racing stable, and he never expects to get much of it back. But he has got rid of one sort of nuisance since he set
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.

Calla han-Afther while the shtate will own all the railroads. Thin the shtate officers and mimbers of tn legiS- lature and joodges will all ride free. :"
 Hoolchan-Faith, Oi'm thinilin' the shtate owns the railroads alriIdy, iv thm be the soigns
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20

It is as easy for girl to fall in love as for baby to learn to take the bot tle.-NeW York Press.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20

Ask your grocer fer Town Talk four It is the best.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-29
FORM TELEPHONE MERGER
Rural Companies in Blue Earth
County Consolidate.
Outgrowth OF Recently Organized
Farmers Telephone Company.
d. L. Williams, OF Cambria, Made
First President Of Octopus.

Telephone stock is at premium in
Cambria and Judson and the western end
of Blue Earth county. Last week the
residents of that section J. P. Morganized
their "hello" interests and they are now
connected with real, live merger of the
hydra headed stripe.
The community of interests WAS
formed at LAX Crystal last Wednesday
and several embryo companies in the
vicinity Of that town are affected 10y the
consolidation. In reality, however, it is
an outgrowth of the Farmers Mutual
Telephone company, organized a few
weeks ago in Cambria, and in recognition
Of this tact D. L. Williams, of Cambria,
secretary of the company first formed,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-29

was chosen as president, the name Mime
sofa Farmers Mutual Telephone com
pany being adopted. = " 1|E
Directors of the new concern are J. T..
Lewis, W. s. Hughes, r. s. Hughes, T.
L. Rodgers and D. Little and G. A.
Holtergreen is secretary. The company
plans upon having a line about 100 miles
in length at the start but will add to this
whenever practicable. ..- ...
AS originally intended the system will
run through Cambria, Judson and Butter
nut Valley, Blue Earth county, and
across part CT Cottonwood township,
this county, but it will also be extended
to reach the local exchange at Lake
Crystal. Connection with the line of the
Minnesota Central Telephone company
will b. made at the village of Searle s
and in this way subscribers will he pu,
in communication with New Ulm.
To reach st. Paul and Minneapolis,
! the new company will string a wire tc
Mankato, where they will connect with
the Northwestern system. Operations
| are to be begun at once aud the line viii
! he ready for use in few months.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-29
PLAN BIG HEATING PLANT
One Which Will Warm Three
Buildings Being Considered.
Present Arrangement in Masonic
Block Not Satisfactory.
Single Furnace May Heat It, Otto
meyer and Burg Blocks.

If the plans Of number Of North
Minnesota street property owners do not
miscarrg. one Of the largest steam heat
ing plants IN this part Of the state may
be installed ii, New Ulm during the
coming summer. 1t will he Of great size
and will have sufficient capacity to heat
three of the largest buildings in the city,
the Masonic block, Ottomeyer block and
Burg Cigar factory
At the present time the heating ar
engagements in the Masonic hlock are not
of tlsf4ctory nature. Stoves are used
throughout the building and in severe
weather it is difficult to warm it proper
| ly. This is particularly noticeable in the
third story, owned by Charity Lodge,
| No. SO, A. F. s. A. NJ. There it is FREE
quenty necessary to heat the large lodge
room upon snort notice and upon numer-
Gus occasions it has been found impossi-
BILE to attain a comfortable degree of
warmth. Recently the members of the
lodge determined to inaugurate move
, ment looking to the improvement Of the
heating facilities and plans are now
under consideration.
When approached upon the subject
Attorney G. A. Hagberg, owner of that
portion of the Masonic block occupied
by E. A. Pfefferle and the Offices above,
readily acquiesced, and Messrs. Klossne1
& Mueller, owners of the floors occupied
by Roht Fesenmaier s. ca. and N
Henningsen, also approved of the pro
ject. Thus assure of a heating plant
for the Masonic block, those interested
went farther and proposed one which
would supply ste-m for the Ottomeyel
block and the building of the Burg
Cigar company.
Such plant, it is estimated, woulo
cost between 81 500 and $4,000 and il
would he installed in the rear of the
. = -
O:tomeyer block. The latter now hal
steam heat and the expense of making
the change would not bs considerable
but in both the other buildings it would
be necessary to putin radiators and othe
steam fixtures. 81 =
No definite decision regarding tn
matter has been reached as yet, OWNS
to the fact that All accurate estimate o
the total cost has not been submitted. I
would seem, however, that the plan i
feasible, for in Ows tonna and other cite
the experiment of heating several build
ings from Il central plant has proven
satisfactory.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-29
COUNTY, MINI, wEDN EsDAY. API
EVIDENCE WAS SUFFICIENT
Bank Robbery Suspects Are Bound
Over to the Grand Jury.
Testimony Showed That Men Were
Seen In and Near Nicollet.
Their Case Will be Considered al
May Term of District Court.

Sufficient evidence was adduced at the
preliminary hearing of George Wilson
and James Young, held on the charge
of having robbed the bank at Nlcollet on
April 9th, to bind them over to await
the action of the grand jury at the May
term of the district court. Their hear
ing was held before Justice H. G. Miller
last Thursday, County Attorney A. A.
Stone conducting the prosecution and S.
B. Wilson, of Mankato, county attorney
/ of Blue Earth county, appearing for The
prisoners.
Thirteen witnesses were put upon the
stand and there was no difficulty IN
proving that they had been in Nlcollet.
VIM. F. Siege, cashier of the hank, Mar
shall VIM Stickney, Geo. MeCargar and
VIM. Joern all saw them in the village
the previous Saturday and Sunday and
the Wednesday before the burglary,
while G. NJ. Foote, of Nicollet township,
noticed them leaving the town for the
south after the crime had teen COM
m1tted.
Deputy Sheriff Knute ,Mickelson, of
Faribault, told of the arrest of the two
men near Delevan. He described the
kit of burglar tools found in their pos
session and stated that when Young and
Wilson were arrested they expressed sur
prise and wanted to know where Nicollet
was, claiming..that they had never heard
Of the town, much less visited it. On
the stand Sheriff Mcmillan, of Nlcolltt
Icounty, said that the suspects has re-
fused to tell him where they were from,
Informing him that it was his business
to find out. Since being confined in the
|county Jail, however, they had Admitted
going to Niccllet but still maintained
That they were innocent of the crime.
! When the state restedits case Attorney
Wilson moved to dismiss the complaint
because of the lack of evidence to show
that the men we're directly implicated IN
the robbery. This was denied and Justice
Miller then bound them over to the
grand jury. Bail was fixed at $1,000
each and in default they were remandee
to the custody of Sheriff Mcmillan.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-29
When lime Was Valuable.

While the assessors were in session
Saturday Judge of Probate S. A. George
was moved to tell of an experience which
befell him several years ago and which
illustrates that truth and virtue are lot
always rewarded. Although the Judge
will not confess it, he is sound sleeper,
and that year, to insure of his being astir
at dawn, lie purchased a small alarm
clock at total outlay of 50 cents.
Shortly afterward the assessor made his
appearance and in answer to his question
as to whether there were any clocks or
watches, the Judge acknowledged the
proprietorship of the timepiece mention
ed. A moment later the owner was
amazed to see it listed at a valuation of
80 but when he demonstrated his OBJ
jections fell upon deaf ears, he being in
formed that all clocks looked alike to
the law. But his troubles did not end
with the assessor. When that official had
filed his returns with the county auditor
they we're sent to the state board of
and that body decided that
watches and clocks in Brown county
were under valued. They accordingly
increased the assessment 900 per cent. LII
this way Judge Georges s5-cent clock
acquired very respectable rating but
he paid the tax without murmur., He
has decided, however, that it will be
cheaper to throw away the clock before
the assessors next visit and to replace il
with . ne y timepiece after the departure
of that worthy.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-29
Farm For Sale.

Eighty acres of nicely improved land
in Redwood County, three miles from
Morgan, at bargain. Good buildings,
nice grove and all kinds of fruit trees oil
the place. All crops, including potatoes
and all garden truck, go with the farm.
Must be sold quick.
New Ulm Land s. Investmert Co..
Is. New Ulm, Minnesota.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-29

The Current News club is making
preparations for rummage sale, the
proceeds of which will go to the pub
lie library The date has been set for
May 18th and 18th. Tt is hoped, not
only by them but by all who are inter-
ested in the library that it succeed.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-29

X Pays Chocolates a1e delicious.
The name "Pay" guarantees quality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
NEWS IN OUTLINE.

A. X. Van NOcker- Il shoe manu-
facturer of Lacrosse, Wis, is dead OF
pneumonia.
Fire in the United States assay Of
flee at New York was quenched aft
er doing $2.nUO damage, but it put in
peril for awhile over $4O.000.00o In
cash.
Herr Won Delbrueck, honorary Prus-
sian minister of state. is dead
The sultan of Maciu. p. l., is dead
of cholera.
There is danger that Morgan will
defeat the iSthmian canal treaty be-
cause he doesn't approve of some Of
its provisions.
The melting of the snow has caused
extensive floods and serious damage in
Scotland.
The Hill of Tara, so rich in his
toria memories. will shortly be sold at
auction IL Dublin.
Columbia defeated Yale in a 300
yards relay swimming race in the New
York Athletic club tank Saturday night
by ten yards.
The strike on the Netherlands rail
ways has ended, the company being de-
feated.
\ joint resolution has been intro
duced in the house prOposingan amend
ment TO the constitution prohibiting
polygamy.
The Southern Pacific has reached an
agreement with its firemen on the ques-
ton of wages
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad
has voluntarily Increased the wages of
all machniSts. boilermakers. black
smiths. tin workers. inspectors, car re
pairers and their helpers.
Andrew .inllickson. farmer of
Sterling. Wis. was butted to death
Saturday by Il large dehorned bull.
The ice yacht races Saturday at KaI-
amaZoo. Mich. were failures-nO race
finished in the time limit
Mrs Marguerite Allen. the oldest
woman in the state of Washington. is
dead at the ace of 104 years.
President Diaz has received the Boer
generals cordially and said that Mex
leo would welcome the Boer colonists.
The house of Frank GIeffner near
Dixon. Ills, was wrecked by dyna-
mite bomb, and wife and child in
jured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
A"Conservative, Trust Bill.

1t is reported in Washington that
an understanding has been reached
upon trust regulation legislation. 4
measure (which will contain nothing
drastic or radical is to be passed.
The trust Hobbies will not fight the
bill. being satisfied that some sort of
Legislation must be enacted to pacify
public clamor. but they will see to it
that it is not inimical to their inter
ests. This report may be open to sus-
picion. but there are many circum-
stances which give it color. y bill
for the regula ton of trusts contain
ing nothing drastic or radical and
satisfactory to the trust Hobbies is
certainly not what the public has the
right to expect. 1t means that the
new bill will be safe" from a monop-
olistic standpoint and therefore val
ueless as a remedy for existing evils.
If it is the intention of congress to
attempc To fool the people in this way
it must fail.
What the public is interested in
particularly is not legislation. but eff
fects. If the new bill does not pro-
duce results the public Will be very
quick to see through the scheme. and
the consequences may not be satisfac-
tory either to the trust lobby or its
congressional marionettes.
The country expects congress to
make good and it will judge by re-
suits. There is no possibility of de-
ceiNing the people by sham legisla-
ton ON the. trust issue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

An Gnintimidated member of the
Kansas legislature has introduced u
bill subircting all able bodied bache-
lors ana Spinsters To an annual tax of
So. No doubt this proposition Will he
denounced as impertinent and unjust.
and some may even go so far as to
declare that il violates the constitu-
tional provision against cruel and UNI
just punishment. But may not the
honorable member who proposes it
Plausibly contend that il is rather
mplimentary than censorious. mas
much that implies that every bachelor
might be a husband if he wanted to
be. and that every spinster has chosen
to remain unmarried? If that line of
argument is promptly adopted and
galIantly maintained. the author of
the bill may at least escape prema
ture badness. even if he fails to aug
meut the revenues of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

According to the opinion of many
officers in the United States navy
Americans need not go into spasms at
the possibility of our ships having to
fight those of Germany. An officer in
the Br"okiNn navy yard has this to
say: "fhe German navy looks great
on paper. but il il not a. formula bile
as Is generally supposed. Leaving
aside any question as To the torpedo
fleet. / have found on examination
that nearly IS per cent of the cruiS-
ers. bLttle>hips and other large YES
sells are unable To go more than 600
miles from home because of the ina
bility to carry sufficient steaming
coal. This il not imagination. II is
an epitume of official figures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

gress takes off the duties on the rich
mans luXuries. There is no occasion
for sympathy for Mr.. Morgan. He is
one of the sponsors for a proScriptive
tariff. He is willing to tax the many
but complains when the same tax is
saddled on the few.
And just now Mr.. Morgan is at
tempting to convince the assessor
that he has no taxable personal prop
erty-but ON the contrary is heavily
in debt What a glorious thing it
would be TO be Pierpont's creditor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
Poor MIR. Morgan and the Tariffs.

J. Pierpont Morgan believes in pro-
lection i'm some things but not in 9th
ers. He thinks it is right to put a
high tax on the necessities of life but
wrong to tax luxuries. He would
place statuary. paintings and works
of art in general on the free list but
put high duties on wool. shoes. coal
and other articles that come into gen
eral use.
MIR. Morgan recently spent a large
fortune abroad in art treasures. He
arranged to ship them home. but
found the duties were so high that it
would cost another fortune. So he
rented a warehouse in London where
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
EN- BILE MATlC

White man, what you dom
A-loadin' up de gun
An stahtin' in fob battle
Jes' de same as if twas fun7
Nebber stop foh singin',
Nebber stop foh play;
Does you see de cuIlud people
Actin dat away?
De cullud mans complexion
1t isn't out of place;
Oars got to be some black folks
In dis here human race.
When / looks into de paper
An reads dem solemn facts,
I reckons ives in mournin
Fob de way de white folks acts.
Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
on His Beat.

The recent civil service examination
brings to mind an amusing story which
was told in connection with one of the
earliest examinations for policemen.
The question asked by the examining
commission was, "How many miles to
the moon?'
Pat. lusty son of old Erin, whose
right to place ON the force had never
before been disputed, answered.:
II don't know how many miles it is.
but know that it is far enough away
to be outside my beat even when it's
full. New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

If Chilli j. disposed to part with her
prize warships. it would hardly seem
likely that she would dispose of them
TO Il power that is bullying the United
States into fight over this country's
right To defend South American re-
pubIicS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

The effect of public clamor in Sc
curing free coal involves the lesson
that more tariff revision can be
forced 10y the people getting up and
bowling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

The fellow who saw it first" of
course hobs up again. Augustus C..
Carey. of Boston. claims to have OPP
Grated . wireless system of telegra-
ply on the Marconi plan as early as
1854
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
Monday, February 2.

One fact is exceedingly apparent.
The trusts are not afraid OF Roose-
Welt nor alarmed over his recon-
mendatiunS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week Weekly,
eI.oO per year in advance
ncommunicationso of political or argumen-
tative character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publication No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
correspondence solicited from every town
ship In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
Chicago Dental Company
For You.

II you are in need of dental work
call on us before going elsewhere as
we can save you money. We use
nothing but the best of material and
our work is guaranteed to be first
class in every respect. If You are in
need of set of teeth call and sc our
thin elastic plate. We guarantee il
to fit in all cases and when all others
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than our prices below. '-'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

''Are you fond of lobsters?'' he asked.
cunning his eye over the bill of fare.
Nothing l like better" answered the
chorus girl. turning her eyes away and
winking. - Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1904 Second
Avenue, Rock Island, Ill. Entered at the
Postof1ce as Second-class matterl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02

BIZ THE j. w. POTTER 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
CLEANING FREE.

Office 1907 Second Ave.
ROCK ISLAND.
Over Speiders Drug Store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-02
BoUNDHANDg FooT

treated through the
blood Rheumatism
grows steadily worse,
finally en- d in & in
slfrunken III usc1es,
immovable j oints
S h a X y nerves, and
the invalid's chair or
crutches. The cure
of Rheumatism can