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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-08-20
why He Quit.

The relieved lake captain was talk
ing.
Il quit he said when the boats
got TOO last
But how could they get too fast?'
he was asked.
WELL" he explained, "a boat has to
be cleaned from stem to stern at the
conclusion of every voyage, and that
Is the mean part of the work. When
voyages took two weeks there was
some pleasure in the life. When they
we're cut down to a. week it began to
be annoying When they got under a
week quit Chicago Post.
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Mayor Charles Pfennig viii Start a
Movement to Secure a Govern
ment Building for Kenosha.
DEMAND FOR A BUILDING URGENT
Every Patron of the Building to be Asked
to Sign Petition to Government. Posts
master Must Have More Room.

Mayor Charles II. Pfennig is plan
ming to add to his duties as Mayor by
starting a move to secure the erection
Of a government building III Kenosha.
For some time the demand for such a
building has been most urgent and the
Mayor is now planning to have pc
tition started which is expected to
touch the hearts of the government
officials TO such an extent that the new
building will be forthcoming. Out
side of harbor appropriations the city
Of Kenosha has never asked anything
from the United States government.
Two years ago an effort was made to
have Kenosha included IN the list of
cities in which public buildings would
be built but the effort was made with
out request from the people of the
city, the only effort being made by the
present postmaster. Congressman
Cooper has done all in his power to Sc
cure the erection of such building in
Kenosha and he still stands ready to
aid any proposition brought up by the
people of the city.
The plan of the mayor is to send
such petition to Washington that it
will be received by the officials. In
order to do this it is expected that
every patron Of the Office will afix his
or her name to the petition. Kenosha
has now an urgent need for public
building and long pull and strong
pull from all the people in the city will
be able to secure the building. Of
course it will take several years to Sc
cure the appropriation from Congress
but if the start is not made in the next
few months other cities in the state
will flood the capitol with petitions
and the one from Kenosha will be lost
in the general rush to secure money for
public buildings.
Every man, woman and child in Ke-
nosha sees the need of the building
and the men and women who are en-
ployed in the Office see it still more.
Tomorrow new clerk will be added
to the Office force of the Office, and
there will be scarcely room in the old
building to provide desk room for the
clerks. Kenosha has been steadily
advancing in her postal business DUR
ing the last few.syears, and the BUSH
ness is larger than that done in any
town in the state of similar size. The
money order business of the Office is
increasing at so rapid rate that the
postmaster already feels the need of a
special room to be used by this depart
ment. In another m onth the post
master will ask for the appointment
of another money order clerk and then
there will be morel demands for room.
The carriers in charge of the free de-
livery have no resting room and it is
impossible for them to find place in
which to. put in Ethe time when they
are not onsduty.
The plan of Mayors Pfeunig is the
only one to be employed in me effort to
secure the building, and 1t is to be
hoped that the people will lend the
mayor every possible assistance in his
plan to secure the new building.
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Legal Hat Wear.

Three learned supreme court jus
tees sitting in appellate term, in New
York, have decided that there are mo
rules of etiquette that require a man,
while eating In so-called quick lunch
restaurant, to take off his overcoat
and hat" This decision was the out
come Of an appeal taken from the
judgment of the municipal court for
$44.40 in favor of Lewis Harris, who
alleged his overcoat was stolen while
he was eating in a lunchroom. The
court held that he had not used proper
care in hanging up his COAT Chicago
Journal.
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A Household Remedy.

Aromatic spirits Of ammonia is a
household article Indispensable in fam
lilies where there are persons with
weak hearts or with tendencies to
faint, because it facilitates the hearts
action more speedily than brandy or
whisky and with less danger to some
patients. In cases Of heart failure or
fainting teaspoonful in a half glass
Of water can be given. Exchange.
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Open the Door.

Open the door, let in the sun;
He hath smile for every one.
He hath made of the raindrops gold and
gems;
He may change our tears to diadems;
Open the door.
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Bit Of Makeshift Furnishing.

Where want of space and economy
In building will not allow comfortable
closet for each bedroom the example
given will be found a fair substitute,
and it is by no means monumental
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KENosHA 3 RocKRoRDaLINE

No. 4O3- Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 1920 m
No Freight, depart. 2.4Op m
No 4l1-Milk Pass g ......... 4:O5 b 10
NO. 419-Genoa JuHction. ............. 500 p m
+. SEYMOUR. Agent.
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It consists of three pine wood shelves,
each shelf forming a r.sht angle in
the room, and the closet. is so divided
that it provides 4 reca3ta.cIe for hats.
This is a useful bit OF makeshift fur
nishing in the summer cottage or camp.
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Half Rates to wisconsin State Fair at MIL
waukee.
Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at one fare for
the round trip, Sept. 70 IL, inclusive,
limited to return until Sept. II, inclu-
sive. apply to agents Chicago g.
North Western R'y. VII
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
AN ORDER REVOKED.
President Says Rural Free Delivery
Must Be Pushed.
Postmaster General Payne Wanted to
Economic to Meet an Apparent Def
cheney But the Clamor for More
Routes Was Too Great.

| Washington, June 15.-The tenn
| porary suspension of the establish
/ ment of rural free delivery routes
| owing to the discovery of deficit in
the appropriation for the present
| fiscal year will come to an end this
week. This is by the presidents or
ders, after consultation with the
postmaster general, Mr.. Payne. The
appropriation for this year was ST.
/ 200, to which congress added $780,
| 600 for a deficiency created in the
| early part of the year. May 1, ac-
| cording to statements furnished the
postmaster general few days later.
the appropriation was exhausted and
deficit of about $4,000 was made
The establishment of further rural
routes was stopped in order that
| there might be no larger deficiency
to take to congress. The postmaster
general said he was determined to
make the service businesslike and to
keep within bounds. He even tried
to wipe out the deficiency of $4,000.
A few days later, however, it was
found that the deficiency was really
$121 900. Since then, it has been be-
lieved, there would be no more new
WOrR done IN the line OF eSta DHSh-
ing routes until the beginning of the
next fiscal year. 1t has been brought
to the presidents attention from
different parts of the country that
this was a hardship to many impor-
tant lines of business. An appeal
was made by business men of Chi
cago and other western cities that
the order suspending the establish
ment of routes be revoked notwith-
standing the appropriation was ex-
hausted and that the new routes be
charged up to next years business
The first lot of routes recommended
for installation was sent to the fourth
assistant postmaster general, Joseph
Bristow, from the rural free delivery
division Saturday and will be acted
on this week.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
MUST HAVE HELP.
Kansas City. Kan. Appeals to the Whole
Country TO Assist Her In Her
Distress.

Kansas City, Kan, June 15.-The
executive committee in charge of the
relief work in Kansas City, Kan, at
a meeting yesterday afternoon, is
sued an appeal to the whole country
for aid for the food sufferers of that
place. It said:
kansas City, Kan, an area includ-
ing over $4,000 people, has been swept
by rushing food of from ten to 80
feet in depth, which carried away
over one-third of the houses in the
district, almost ruined another third
and that in the entire district the
merchandise, household goods and
clothing have been either washed
away or almost totally ruined by a
ten days submersion and a deposit
in all buildings of from two to four
feet of mud.''
Money and supplies should be sent
to T. B. Gilbert, mayor of Kansas
CITY. Kan.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
TO CHECK THE FLOODS.
Mayor OF East ST. Louis Would Build .
Great Dixie Along the Mississippi
River at That Place.

st. Louis, June 14.-The river is
falling at the rate of about 4 of
foot in 24 hours. This rate Will prob
ably be increased by Monday to one
foot in 24 hours and it is predicted
that without floods from above or ad-
ditional rainfall the river will have
gone down to the danger line, 80 feet,
by the latter part of next week.
There is very little change in the
situation in East ST. Louis except
that the falling river has filled the
hearts of flood sufferers with hope of
speedy relief from discomfort and
peril and will soon enable them to re-
turn to their ordinary pursuits and
manner OF living. 1t is expected that
the embargo caused by the high wa
ter will be lifted from the stockyards.
which have been entirely suspended
the past few days, early next week
The proposal to build a flood-proof
dixie of modern construction, to guar
antee East ST. Louis and contiguous
territory against future high water.
is receiving much attention at pres
ent. Mayor Cook has instructed City
Engineer Helm to ascertain the level
reached by the water at its highest
stage in the flooded parts of the city
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
BURIED AT DEAD OF NIGHT.
Dead King and Queen Taken from the
Castle Secretly-Many Servians
Want Republic.

Belgrade, June 13.-King Alexander
and Queen Draga were buried during
the night in the family vault of the
Obrenovitchs in the chapel of the
cemetery of ST. Mark. The intermen
was carried out in complete secrec:
between 1870 and o'clock. The city
is lavishly decorated with flags an6
the national colors. All officers re
moved Alexander's cipher from the
cockades of their caps.
Massacres Lasted As Minutes.
Berlin, June 13.-A dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Belgrade Fri
day says the massacre lasted three
quarters of an hour. The assailants
declared the killing of the king was
unavoidable because if the queer
alone had been murdered or removed
the court clique would have incite6
the king to persecution and reprisals
Many Want Republic.
Vienna, June 13.-The kilograms
from Belgrade differ as to the atti
tude of the Servian people. Some
of them say that only the military
element desires Prince Karageorge
witch to the king, others say the Serv
ians want Prince Mirko of Monte
negro to rule over them while many
of the more intelligent are in favor
of republic.
Blood-Stained Thrones Not Worth Having
Rome, June 13.-The pope, when in
formed of the tragedy at Belgrade
was deeply shocked, and exclaimed:
''When will the people learn that
thrones stained with blood are not
worth having"
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19

The big hole at Nineteenth and
Liberty streets, which is an acre III
extent and 40 feet deep. is nearly
pumped dry The veceding waters
disclosed four of the largest Santa
Fe engines and two Pullman coaches
at the bottom. Tt Will take hundreds
of carloads of material to fill this
enormous pit. 1t was caused by the
meeting there of three currents, ont
running fiercely east on Nineteenth
street, another running NORTH
through the railroad yards and tht
third coming from the big main oi
the water works.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
sEHeap Big Lie" No Longer.

Blue Rapids, Kan, June 15.-No
white man ever saw the Blue river so
high as it was in the recent floods.
Even the traditional high water
marks of the Indians were surpassed.
In the early SOS a band of Pottawato-
mie Indians camped near the cabin
of Blue Rapids first settler, Judge
William Thompson, and said that
white man had never seen big
water," that they had seen 'sblue
water from bluff to bluff" Their
story has always been regarded as
a cheap big lie" until its verification
in the recent flood Water ran liter
ally from bluff to bluff. The floods
have subsided, leaving ruin behind,
but where there was no current the
crops have not suffered. North Blue
Rapids, a neck of land in the horse
shoe bend of the Blue, has received
the greatest damage of any place in
the Blue valley. 1t is almost a com
plete wreck, with chance of more
disaster by reason of the new channel
which has cut across the north end,
forming an island of the village.
Several mills and the water power of
the place are in danger of destruction.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
BURNED HIM our.
Capt. Even = Witness In the Jesf-Whfts
Case at jackson. KY. Made to Suffer
for Telling the Truth.

Jackson, Ky-s June 15.-At SIX
o'clock yesterday morning Joe Red
man, a watchman at the lumber
yard of Swan & Day, discoyered
flames issuing from the roof of
Ewen's hotel, situated IN the noue
tain side 800 yards from the depot
Heroic work on the. part of the SOL
dlers and citizens saved possibly the
entire south side of the town.
The plan, 1T il believed, was. to as
sassinate Even, as it was conceived
that he would break out of camp
when he learned that his house was
burning and run through the town,
when men, stationed along the route,
could pick him off from the windows
of houses. Even was detained in
camp by the militia Much has been
told about the assassinations in the
reign of terror in Breathitt. county.
but little has been said about the
arson, although this has often cost
life, in one case that of a woman.
The fire threw a community. accus-
toned to violence, into unusual eN-
element. Even those who have tried
to be neutral in the Breathitt county
troubles are apprehensive that their
homes may be the next to be, fired.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
The Parole of Prisoners in Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, June 15.-With the
publication of the statute book law
last week the indeterminate sentence
law which was put through the legis-
1ature by Senator F. Dumont Smith
has become effective. The new law
practically relieves the governor of
the responsibility and work of at
tending to the parole OF prisoners
by vesting the parole power in the
board of prison managers to use only
after the prisoner has served the
minimum sentence fixed by statute
for the crime of which he was con-.
Victed
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Says Kansas Needs Aid.

Topeka, Kan, June 15.-1n aepre-
pared statement issued Saturday
night Gov. Bailey expresses his re-
gret that the word has gone forth
that Kansas needs no more aid from
outside for food sufferers. He also
says plainly that he does not indorse
the action of the pension coTnmis-
sioner, Eugene Ware. in prohibiting
the collection of relief funds in the
pension bureau.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19

More. than 500 pianos were totally
ruined in the recent floods in Kan
sas City. The piano houses of the
city are busy tearing apart the wa
< 9tersoaked instruments, saving some
OF thezhardware, and sending the pol
ished wood to the kindling heaps.
eThere is no salyc sc to a soaked
piano" said prominent piano man.
ssWhen they get wet up to the keys
they are ruined. There were prob
ably $50 pianos floating about in the
flooded districts of Kansas City last
week"
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Seven Dead Bodies from One House.

Topeka, Kan, June 14-The bodies
of two more children were discovered
Saturday in the wreckage of the
Shunlweiler home at 1888 Harrison
street, North Topeka. The house,
which was wrecked by the flood, will
have to be blown up with dynamite to
recover the bodies. This makes a
total of seven lives lost in this house.
Two belonged to the Shunkweiler
family. and five to the family of j.
H Stout
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Hannibal Returns Relief Money.

Hannibal, Mo-, June 15.-Hannibal
is emerging from the worst flood in
its history. With the starting up OF
the electric light and power plant the
city is out of darkness again and the
street car system is in service. In
dustrial plants have also resumed
operations Subscriptions for relief
have been received in Hannibal from
surrounding cities, but all money is
being returned, as the city is well
able to take care of all the suffering.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Two Young Farmers Drowned.

Milo, Mo-, June 15.-Earl Woods.
son of T. J. Woods, and John Anders
son, both young farmers, were
drowned in a pond mile south of
town yesterday afternoon. Woods
fell into the pond and his cries for
help brought Anderson to his assist
ance. Anderson plunged into the
pond and succeeded in reaching
Woods, but the handicap OF his
clothes and Woods struggles were
too much for him and both were
drowned.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
North Topeka a city of Tents.

Topeka, Kan, June 15.-One thou
sand tents have been sent to North
Topeka for use of the flood sufferers.
Hundreds of houses in North Topeka
are as yet uninhabitable. The tent
city will shelter the refugees until
their houses are ready for occupancy.
It will be weeks yet before the houses
will be cleaned. A conservative esti-
mate of the damage done by the flood
in North Topeka is now placed at
$1,5OO,0O0. Congressman Curtis thinks
the loss will be more than that. His
loss alone will reach $4,000.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Bottom Lands Replanted at Abilene

Abilene, Kan, June 15.-The pass
ing of the food waters from the val
lev lands has shown less damage than
was anticipated. Except where the
current ran, or in spots where the
water stood for days, farmers have
hopes of raising some wheat. Re-
ports from the uplands tell of good
promise for a much larger yield than
last year. Hundreds of acres of bot
tom land corn have been replanted
and this work is rushing.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
MODERN wOODMEN TO AID.
Head Camp Asked to Vote Ten Thousand
Dollars for Flood Sufferers in Kan
sas and Missouri.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 15.-The
thirteenth national convention of the
Modern Woodmen of America will
begin here tomorrow morning, Head
Consul w. A. Northcott, lieutenant
governor of Illinois, presiding.
The executive council will ask the
head camp for an appropriation of
not less than $4,000 for the relief
of the Woodmen flood sufferers in
Kansas and Missouri
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
INCIDENTS OF THE RECENT FLOOD.

The Union Pacific had 1856 miles of
track "laid out This road will
have to practically rebuild 165 miles
of its track between here and Salina.
It lost rolling stock in mammoth
quantities. 1t lost its new bridge
across the Kaw. The Union Pacific
was the heaviest individual loser.
It's right of way stretches along the
river most of the distance between
here and Salina and as it is mostly
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Flae Enthusiasm in Porto Rico.

San Juan, p. R., June 15.-The Flag
day celebration here Saturday broke
the record and there was display
of Americanism throughout Porto
Rico. Fifteen hundred flags were car
ried in procession by the pupils of
the public schools of San Juan and
there were patriotic exercises at the
theater, which was decorated with
the stars and stripes. All the other
cities of the island report similar en-
thusiasm.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19

Kansas City, Mo-, June 15.-It is
impossible at this time to form any
exact estimate of the losses in
Kansas City, Me-. alone caused
by the late food. From the figures
that are available at present, it ap-
pears that the loss in the aggregate
will approximate $1O,00O,OO0 to $15,-
100000. This vast sum is divided up
among thousands of individuals and
corporations. ranging all the way
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Tried to XIII Gillette.

Parallel, chihuahua, Mex, june Is
Thomas Foley Fountains son OF
Col. A j. Fountain, is having a pes
culfar and trying experience here,
where he is held close prisoner on
the charge of threatening to Kill
Grant Gillette, of. Kansas, who, tits
alleged, took refuge in Mexico to es-
cane his creditors.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Hired All Negro Teachers.

Jefferson City, Mo-, June 15.-The
board of regents for Lincoln insti-
tute, the state school for negroes,
made departure in the selection of
a faculty and janitors for that in
stitution for the next year by elect
ing all negroes. Heretofore the heads
of the industrial departments and the
ianitors have been white men.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
A Negro whipped with Harness Tugs

Armstrong, No., june 15.-Henry
Meredith, a negro boy, who was ars
rested Saturday on charge of cut
ting VIII Boggs, another negro, was
taken from the city Jail Saturday
night by posse of citizens and given
a severe whipping with harness tugs
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
He Tied the Rope and Jumped.

Wellington, Mo-, June IN w.
Smith was found hanging to limb of
a tree in a pasture near here he hao
been drunk for some time before he
disappeared. He had climbed a tree
and tied the rope to a limb and
Jumped off.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Noh,. work Inv wichita Women.

Topeka, Kan, June 15.-The police
matron of Wichita has sent the police
matron here SO barrels of clothing
and supplies for those who were
washed out during the flood. The
collection was made by the police
matron with the assistance of the
Daughters of the King and the W. c,
T. U. Most of the clothing is almost
new and nearly all the linen is OF
like nature.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
: Monument to Negro Slaves.

Darlington, r. l., June ia me-
mortal monument to negro slaves
and their descendants in recognition
of valuable domestic and patriotic
services before and during the revo-
lutionary war, the first of its kind
to be erected in the United States,
was dedicated here yesterday.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
kansas City. KAN. Appeals for Aid.

executive committee in charge of The
relief work lave issued an appeal to
the country for aid for the flood suf-
ferers of that place. Money and
supplies should be sent to Mayor Gil
bert.
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19

ness that were more or less dam
aged. Nearly a score of bridges went
out with the food and the railroad
property destroyed and damaged is
enormous in amount. The packing
plants are heavy losers, but the losses
sustained by the concerns of this
class are not so great as it was
feared they would be. Another i'm
portant item of loss is that of dam
age to the contents of dwelling
houses and it is estimated to be
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
Divorce for yrooman,s Wife.

Trenton, Mo-, June 15.-Waiter
Vrooman withdrew from the case and
a divorce was granted to Mrs. Vroo-
man here Saturday. Mrs. Vrooman
collapsed and had to take restoratives
before leaving the court room. The
evidence said that Vrooman had de-
clared he would marry the girl men
toned lin the petition as correspond
emit
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19

grade need but thorough overhaul
ing. Hundreds of tons of rails will
have to be used to replace those
washed away and thousands of ties
will be required to bear them.
While the railroad companies lost
thousands of freight cars, many of
which were loaded with all sorts of
valuable ladings, the companies will
not have to make good the losses as
they would if the cars had simply
been destroyed by an ordinary acci-
Barton County democrat., 1903-06-19
JUDGE HOOK SELECTED.
The Kansas Man VIII Succeed Judge Csld-
wen on the Circuit Bench in the
Eighth Federal District

Washington, June 13.-wiIEam C.
Hook. OF Leavenworth, Kan, has been
selected to succeed Judge H. C. Cald-
well, who recently resigned the cir
cult judgeship of the Eighth district.
Judge Hook is at present a federal