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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-28
RESOLUTION
By Alderman Hogan)
PLANK. SIDEWALKS

Resolved by the Common Councf5 of the
city of Norris
Thai sidewalks of the following speci-
fled respective widths made of plank two
inches thick are hereby directed to be
constructed upon and along the following
named respective avenue in the CITY of
MorrisS
Oregon avenue, from Seventh street to
Eighth feast side;) width in feet, five and
one third.
Such sidewalks are directed to be Laid
upon lines and grades given by the street
commissioner, and under his direction.
Passed May Doth, 1904
H. B. LUND,
President Common Council.
Approved May 9th, 1904.
JOHN HOUSE,
Mayor.
Attest:
c. B. BURPEE,
City Clerk.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-05-28
Wanted to Rent.

Wanted to Rent.
A seven or ten room house Address,
j. M. Smith, Morris, Mimi, Box 4O2,
or call evenings at Mert hants Hotel.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15
4 Modern Instance.

Milwaukee journal:
Stealing a chicken. G years
| Stealing S5i 600. ...,..............1S months
An Iowa bank president stole s54,
600 of his depositors' money.
The judge In passing sentence up
on this GlaR gave him eighteen
months in the penitentiary.
In the same penitentiary to which
this bank president is committed a
man is serving six years for stealing
u chicken.
In giving an account of the rich
prisoners demeanor the press re-
ports say she took his sentence very
calmly" No doubt of it. And so did
the Judge who sentenced him take
the sentepce calmly--too calmly to
suit the sense of justice of decent
people.
II is said that Socialism is on the
increase in this country. There is
no doubt of it, And the reasons are
plain. One reason may easily be dis
covered in the modern instance Just
recited. The Socialist can hold up
the deadly parallel at the head of
this editorial and say, "That is JUS
tice as it is exemplified under your
present system OF society. How do
you like it?"
The man in charge OF n bank who
loots it is ten times meaner than the
ordinary robber. The banker robs
those who trust him. II is about the
only man in the community who is
permitted to handle funds without a
bond. When he proves recreant to
his trust he strikes n body blow at
confidence. He should receive the
maximum punishment and that max
imum should be imprisonment for
life.
The people are slowly formulating
this belief:
If you steal a little you will got the
limit.
If you steal enough you will be let
of easy.
That Is a dangerous belief, but not
so dangerous as the facts that go to
make up the belief.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15

THE rabbit of my country said an
Australian will fight q circular saw,
and that is one of the chief reasons
why our government has been Offering
for years an immense sum of money to
the man whose cleveruess will rid us
of the pest. There is no dog over there
gritty enough TO give them combat
In some remote sections of Australia
we have a rabbit which is nearly the
equal of the panther in size and which
when aroused will whip any panther or
other species of wildcat of its size as
easily as a cat will crush mouse.
They carry off pigs poultry and young
sheep 10 their mountain lairs, and there
is tradition that they have, when as
sailed by hunger, attacked full grown
men. At any rate, the people of these
districts dread them to such an extent
that they never fail to carry their
trusty rifles along, even when paying
neighborly calls.
1T is the odium these fighting bun
MES have brought on the rabbit family
that makes Australia so eager to I've rid
or the beasts. | suppose the kind you
have In the States are quite bad
enough, but for heavens sake never
allow any Of our terrors to land on
your soil lest they propagate and make
Tor you The same miserable rabbit prob
lem that has worried us so long,
Washington Post.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15
War In Wisconsin.

New York Press;
Gov, LaFollotte's opening gun in
dicates heavy artillery as tho arm to
be used by the fearless Wisconsin
fighter in this campaign. 1t appar-
emily makes little difference TO him
whether the men his guns are trained
ON are openly confessed Democrats,
or Democrats Incorporating as Re
publicaus, or corporation hirelings
afraid to expose their positions. All
Mr.. LAFOllette seems to care is that
they arc lined up with the enemy,
and he is letting them have his am
muuitiou on equal terms. The Wis
cousin governor is of such type that,
whom he gets into fight such as he
now has on his hands, nobody can be
neutral. One must be for him or
against him.
so courageous n stand is so rare in
a political campaign, when candi-
dates are wont to make all manner of
compromises TO prevent party
schism, that it will attract admira-
tiou abroad and is not unlikely TO
win independent Democrats at home.
Perhaps more than arough Demo"
cratic votes will rally to the support
! of GOV. I.aFollette 10 neutralize the
"stalwart" detection, thus giving the
governor rs big plurality as Presi-
dpnt Roosevelt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15
Can Comprehend Him.

The State
1t is not surprising that the Wis
cousin contingent Of politicians who
make up the forlorn hope of stall
warts find themselves utterly unable
to comprehend Gov. LaFollette, and
regard him a. so dangerous n man
that he must be crushed at whatever
cost, political ar financial. A born
compromises Ike senator Spoouer
should not be expected TO understand
and appreciate a stubborn, tenacious
man VITO stands untinchingly by
what he deems ia right and for the
common welfare. 1t is not the self
conscious fault OF Representative
Babcock that he should hold in con-
tempt maa who sets In defiance
the well built and oiled machine of
the party because that machine is
worked for its attendants welfare
and not that of the people. Nor need
one wru3tr Shat nHarles, who has
not arrived wEare he can see that
our corn IS synonymous with En-
glish lluize, and that their "corn' is
our wheat, has gone SO FAR that he
can see that la Toilette stands for
anything else than ovorweening per-
sonal ambition.
In his speech at Eau Claire Gov
LaFollette. speaking of the superior
claims Of I'll. reforms be advocates
to party claims upon voters, said
that, were he in Missouri he would
vote for Folk, because what Folk
stands for is o. more importance than
party. Aud we doubt not Folk would
say that, wele he Ia Wisconsin, he
would vote for Ia Toilette. Party
lines fade away before the vision of
all sincere, patriotic men when they
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15

are drawn between them and some
great, beneficial movement for the
common good. Ed. Wall, in an in
terview recently in New York, while
expressing an expectation that ssie
democrats who carry the state be-
cause of the detection, admitted that
LaFollette is very strong with dem.
ocrats, because of the reforms he ad-
vocates.
Sam Fessenden once said "God
hates a GUTTER" If Sam spoke by the
book, LaFollette Is not an object OF
divine wrath. He is not gutter.
He knows he is right. Knows that a
majority of the voters OF the state
know that he is right. He knows
that men who believe he is right will
stand by a man who leads IN fight
for right. 1t always has been 20, and
always viii be 50, and the fact is
creditable to our electorate. 1t Is one
Of the most difficult lessons politi-
clans have to learn, that the broad
road Of popularity is to be right, and
to have the courage to stand for it
without tlinching or compromising.
The qualities stand in that order in
Importance; be right, and then be
bravely tenacious. Bryan illustrated
the truth of tn 5. He was courageous
but wrong. But such poIitics-mere-
ly as politics-is beyond the compre-
hension OF the average seeker after
place. A Northwestern senator re-
ceutly said: Politics makes towards
Of us all.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15
it was believed that little could grow

it was believed that little could grow
there and mature.
At the state fair last week Taylor
county was given first place. or, more
properly speaking, 1t took Gsst place.
among the counties of the state as an
agricultural county. Its exhibits at
the fair entitled it to this distinction.
Now when county leads all the
other Wisconsin counties 1t has got
to be pretty good one. The older
counties ought to be proud to be led
by any county good enough to do it.
And the county that is good enough
to do it is entitled to be just as "ches.
ty" as 1t pleases IL to be. Take such a
pyramid OF counties as Brown, Calu-
met, Outagamie, Winnebago, Fond
du lac, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock and
Walworth, and the county that can
lead them is pretty good. That is
what Taylor did, and it is not the
first time it has done it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15

in my life and sent to the drug store
for certain cholera mixture, but
the druggist sent me bottle OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
D!@1ghosa Resaoa BY sn5tsa1, saying
that he had what cent for, but that
this remedy was so much better that
he would rather send it to me In the
fix / was in. took one dose Of it and
was better In five minutes. The sec
ond dose cured me entirely. Two
fellow jurors were afflicted in the
same manner and one small bottle
cured the three of u.s." For sale by
Vivian's Pharmacy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15

THE TglRrNE's squiD last week
citing how strange ii was that the
Milwaukee News could so relent-
lessly charge upon the corporation
lawyers within its own party, (the
Democratic and hurrah the actions
OF like corporation defenders parad-
ing as Republicans, brought forth a
column howl in that paper which
proved nothing. 1t charged the Tri-
bune with being faithful, Thanks. 1t
then attacked Gov. La Toilette with
the assertion that "the last refuge
OF n retormer il fight on the COR
porations." How sublimely ridicul-
Gus, and what grand attempt to
mislead. But fortunately, every per-
son who has known La Toilette for
the lest twenty years, and they are
by nc means confined within the
borders az Wisconsin, knows that
the governors pre- sent stand against
corporations is not the last refuge"
for during this twenty years he has
been rsccgnized throughout the ma
Ia. Il, aud ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1904

THE fact that a Republican news
paper will accept pay for asserting
that "the governor is desperate
demagoguc' only proves to what ex-
tent some men will truckle for the
dollar. Such style of abuse and
SANDER heapsd upon an earnest, con-
sciention5 man ought to, and it is be-
lieved will, result more beneficially
to him than otherw Use. But it should
not end hero. Reckless, wilful state
ments Of this kind concerning an
innocent chief executive should land
the utterer behind the bars. Then.
the carto"uists go beyond the limits
of decency and common sense. 1t is
not only 20 in Wisconsin, but all
over our country. Such degrading
methods breed anarchists and en-
courage them in believing that our
chief executives should be put out Of
existence; honce, assassinations. A
national law should at once be pass
ed providing heavy fine and i'm
prisonment for any and every person
guilty Of the employment Of abusive
Language, or indecent, belying car
toons ia making reference in any
manner to men holding high and
important Official positions in this
great refublic.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15

Inc skins Of fruit should never be
eaten, not because they are not pala-
table or digestible or are unhealthy in
themselves, bit Oh account u The dam
ger arising from microbes which have
penetrated into the covering of the
fruit. Everybody has noticed that nj
times slight scratch will create a
considerable sore on the human body.
1t Is generally ascribed to an unhealthy
condition Of the blood. but a close mi
croscopical examination will show that
II Is due to tie presence Of microbes
thus introduced into the system. So
with an apple, peach, pear or n
grape The fruit may be perfectly
sound and healthy, but on the skin or
covering may be microbes which. IN.
troduced into the human system. will,
breed disease. These germs are NOT
uncommon: neither are they alwavri
present II Is possible to eat this COY.
ering without injury, but the danger
Is such that It is best not to incur the
risk
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15
Three Jurors Cured.

Mr.. G. w. Fowler of Hightower
A Ia, relates an experience he had
while serving on a petit jury in "A
murder case ut EdwardsviIle. county
seat Of Cleborne county, Alabama
He says: while there 1 ate some
fresh meat and some souse meat and
severe form. i was never more sick
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15
TAYLOR County FIRST.

The southern range of towns OF
Taylor county is known as No. 30
which makes it $50 miles north OF
the state line 1t is one of the north.
ern counties and thirty years age
was not believed to amount 20 much
except for the pine that was stand
ing there. As the pine was cut set
tiers began going in and starting
farms--a forlorn hope, most people
believed. 1t was SO far north that
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15

gun till then, could you? I suppose
you've got one"
Seth. left the blame thing at home.
Came away in a hurry and never
thought of 1t. Too bad. OF course
I'd have ienr il TO you. Been glad 10.
Go around to the house and ask Kate
for it,"
The caller looked down, shaking his
head. NO" said he. Its Il fifteen
minute walk and out of my way. I'll
step along. | guess and take my
chances before it gets later. The wind
is rising, from the way those wires
hum. I'll be going, Jack, and maybe
drop in on my return. You're IL lucky
dog to be housed and warm. I'll think
of you when I'm rubbing my ears"
He laughed strangely, turned up the
collar Of his heavy ulster. nodded and
departed.
Outside Sharpson did not start in
the direction of Dashel's remote home.
Instead lie picked his way across the
tracks and climbed into an empty car.
They'll meet me here" he growled.
i've luck IOF once.
An hour later Lawson turned as the
door opened softly.
Kate he cried. startled. whats
the natter"
I've brought your pistol, Jack. l
got to worrying. lin sorry, dear.
Won't YOU kiss me, nowE'
There, There soothed the man. all
N biN-arp1 and
sobbed in his arms. you should new
err have come out in this storm. Alone
too. I'll have TO keep you till Bourne
arrives. We Will sit here ana make
up.'" He laughed and kissed her fer
vently.
The big revolver was in his right
hand as he playfully pushed her from
his knee with his left, bidding her re-
move the damp cloak, and he faced
the door as ii again swung open to
admit three masked figures pushing in
hastily.
A cool man was Lawson, quick and
an unerring marksman. He took no
chances.
A woman's scream echoed above the
dcafening explosions. Through the
smoke and loud over the heavy
groans from the huddled heap rose
the steady voice of the operator: keep
quiet, girl! I've nailcd the whole
bunch!'
Striding to the sprawled figures, he
tore at the masks roughly.
ooh, my, N.Y. came his shocked
words. zone of thcm's Sharpson! /
l don't understand. Those other men
are couple of brutes from the Polish
settlement"
After help had arrived in response
to his startling message, and the man
who could whisper kept muttering,
husky murmur:
ave vas paid to do it."
"Eh?" said the operator. by the
man who robbed Dickson?"
The matted shock of "A head moved
atfirmatively.
A pale faced young man hurried TO
Lawson's side. Your wife is asking
for you, Jack. Better take her home
I'll tend to the work Amt this aw-
ful?r
Might have been worse" answered
his friend grimly. Much obliged,
Harry I'll get this little woman right
out Sharpson's gone; the others will
live. Say, boy, if you ever refuse to
kiss your wife goodby just forget to
take along your gun"
Harry stared at him, not compre-
hending, but he knows that story now,
and every man on the ID. Z. and l.. sys-
tenn has told his wife the tale of Kate
Lawson's goodby kiss and how she
saved her husband.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15
Stop Over at Chicago.

On round trip excursion tickets to
st. Louis via Chicago issued on &C.
count of Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition stop-over will be allowed at
Chicago going or returning or in
both directions for not to exceed lC
days, on deposit of tickets with joint
Agent and payment Of fee OF sI0C
Y. H. Snow, Agent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-09-15
FOrSsie.

A neat cottage on Hoard ST.. has 4
rooms and cistern; property of +. A.
Duncan. Mr.. Duncan intends to re-
move to Linden and will sell cheap
if sold right away. See J. B. Rey-
nolds. 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held on Tuesday the 2Sth
day of June. 1904, in the city of Rock
Island, ILL.,, for the purpose of elect
ing two members of the board of edu-
cation of Rock Island school district.
The polling place for said election will
be at Tricks livery stable, 1912 Third
avenue. Which election will be open
ed at o'clock in the morning. and
continue open until 7 o'clock in the
afternoon of that day.
The Judges and clerks of election
residing in the first precinct of the
Fourth ward will be the judges and
clerks for this election.
Rock Island. Ill. June Is. 1904
WILLIAM McCONOCHIE.
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21
SHOULD NUMBER
AUTOMOBILES HERE
Then in Case of OheDses it Would
Not be so Difficult to
Locate Owner.

Much complaint is heard OF scorch'
ing by automobile owners on the
streets of the city, resulting in mar
row escapes for vehicles and pedes-
trians, and causing runaway acct
dents.
There are some automobilists who
grow reckless to the point where they
are a public menace when they turn
into the streets with their machines.
They speed around corners, never
caring whether they are on the right
side of the street or not, and seem to
think it a huge joke when they brush
against a buggy or cause horse to
try to climb a telegraph pole.
There is a speed limit for automo-
bileS. and there should be means OF
forcing owners to operate with rea-
sonable diligence while running
through the streets of the city. There
should be an ordinance passed by the
city council requiring the numbering
of every machine whose owner is a
resident of the city.
Thus it would not be such a difficult
matter to find the offender. Now
when he takes a wheel off he ScoOts
away without leaving his name. With
a number on his machine he could be
traced. Then more care would be eX-
ercised in the running of the choo-
chOo wagons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21
BADGER QUEEN" MURDERED
BY HER WHITE PARAMOUR

New York, June 21.-Ida Howard,
alias 'Goldie" Mora, negress who
was known as the "colOred badger
queen of the tendcrloin,' was shot and
killed by her paramour, Charles j.
Arthur, % years old. a white man. The
shooting was the elimination of u quar-
rel in which the couple had been en-
gagged for more than Il week, and Oc-
Cured after Arthur had been appar-
emily deserted by the woman.
Arthur was arrested after he was
about to fire Il fifth shot into the wom-
ans body as it lay in the street where
She had fallen, and Oh the way to the
police station he was menaced by ne
iyroes who sought vengeance for the
death of a member of their race. The
Howard woman was % years old, and
was exceptionally pretty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21
Revolution at picnic yesterday at
CampbeiTs island.

Revolution at a picnic yesterday at
CampbelTs island
Mrs. N. c. Rice is improving rapidly
from the effects of the operation she
underwent last week at Mercy hos
pital, Davenport, and soon viii be able
to return 10 her home in this city.
Effective yesterday all chair cars on
c., B. & Q. trains running between
Rock Island and ST. Louis were in
charge Of cOlored porters. Heretofore
there were no porters on the trains
with chair cars.
Miss Iva Rockwell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. F.. A. Rockwell, formerly
of this city, recently graduated from
the Bradley institute, Peoria, and has
received a scholarship in the Univer-
sity of Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. SewaIl Dodge enter
tanned a company of friends at their
home, 1929 Third avenue, last evening
to celebrate their, silver wedding an
ceived a number of handsome re-
membranes.
The hearing of the legal objections
to the ordinance passed by the city
council for the improvement of Four
teenth avenue still is in progress in
the county court before Judge E. Z.
Parmenter. 1t likely will occupy to-
day and tomorrow.
The Young Peoples society of the
German Lutheran church will give
a moonlight excursion Friday June "a.
Boat leaves Rock Island at 500
O'Clock, Davenport, $50. Bleuer's
band will furnish music. Tickets, %
cents. Cars to Rock Island and Mo-
line after the excursion.
A picnic which will be given under
the auspices of Loras council of Dav-
export, AllOuez council of Rock Island
and Leo council of Moline of the or
der of the Knights of Columbus, is
announced to be held at Campbelrs
island on Tuesday, June IS. Commit
tees from the three councils have been
named and these will meet to perfect
the arrangements for the event. There
will be athletic games, concert music
and dancing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21

ent of tariff revision, as members of
the subcommittee to draft platform.
Seating Arrangement.
The seats of the delegates are ar
ranged in a semi-circle about the
speakers platform, and number 992.
They are painted green and are sep
arated by a low fence from the seats
of the alternates, in the rear. Around
the seats of the delegates and alter
mates are thousands of others for spec
tators, and there are seats in the bal
cony and galleries. The decorations
are not profuse, and consist princi
pally of flags and shields of bunting.
A large picture of the late Senator
Hanna hangs above the speakers plat
form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21
OFFICIAL SUMMER HERE:
WEATHER WRONG BRAND

Summer, official summer, arrived to-
day. J. NJ. Sherier. in charge of the
Davenport weather station. is author
ity for the announcement. This might
be taken as a joke in view of the biz
fall in temperature during last night
after the rain that made a winter vest
not uncomfortable this morning. But
it is not. Summer officially is here.
That is as far as Observer Sherier
wishes to discuss the matter. If the
right brand of weather did not come
in the package it is no fault Of his.