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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

There were six men in Company b,
Ninth infantry, who were nicknamed
Jim Dandies. They were six spick and
span fellows, who always looked fresh
and clean and presentable, and they
were always detailed for the best head
quarters posts. This caused jealousy,
and IL was natural that by and by a
story should get aAoat that the six re-
cruits were fellows without sand, 1t
could be truthfully said that their
courage had not been tested, as the In
dams had been quiet for a long time,
but no one argued thus. 1t was easier
to go with the majority and say with
some Of the old veterans:
"Yop just mark my words. IL we
ever get into a brush with the reds it
will take four men apiece to hold these
dudes on the firing line"
The Jim Dandies were attracted to
each other and formed a coterie. They
organized a glee club, sang love songs,
read popular novels and bought toilet
soap. They even wore linen collars,
and il was said OF at least three Of
them that they rubbed their faces with
bay rum after a shave. The Jims were
guyed and ridlculed, but they went
their way and bided their time.
They had put In a year of this when
the call came for the Ninth to take the
field. The red men had grown tired Of
peace and wanted war again.
snow keep your eyes on our Jim
D~andies." said the veterans to each
other as they went marching away.
IF we buck up ag'in the Sioux you'll
see six sissy men fainting away to be
chucked into the ambulance
The Ninth went ont for business and
found 1t. On the third day after leav-
ing the fort it found a big force Of In
dams in its front, and the fight was
hot from the beginning. The reds had
the advantage of numbers. and by and
by they began to work around on the
left flank of the command. The colo
mel saw 1t, but he could spare only a
few men TO checkmate the move. They
must get into the broken ground and
die fighting. 1t was a military neces-
sity that a small force should be sent,
but he hesitated to issue the order. and
finally called for a sergeant to lead a
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
Light piet.
Light Diet.
Dubbs-No animal can exist on moth
ing. Tubbs-Oh. yes: moths eat holes.
DINING IN JAPAN.
III IFS Your First Japanese Meal W
WHY Have a Trying Time.

III IFS Your First Japanese Meal You
wiz Have a Trying Time.
II it's your first japanese dinner
you're having a dreadfully hard time.
In the first place you must sit on the
floor, for they don't have any chairs in
Japan. You kneel down, and then you
turn your toes in till one laps over the
other, and then you sit back between
your heels. at first you are quite
proud to find how well you do it, and
you don't think it's so very uncomfort-
able. But pretty o you get cramp-
ed, and your legs ache as if you had a
toothache In them. You don't say any
thing, because you think that if the
japanese can sit this way all day long
you ought to be able to stand it a few
minutes. Finally both your feet go to
sleep, and then you can't bear it a
moment longer. and you have to get
up and stamp around the room to
drive the prickles out Of your feet, and
all the little dancing girls giggle at
you. This isn't your only trouble eli
ther. All you have to eat with is a
pair Of chopsticks, and you're in terror
lest you spill something on the dainty
white mating floor. Now the floor of
a Japanese house isn't just the floor;
It's the chairs and sofas and tables
and beds as well. at home 1t would
be mortifying enough to go out to din
ner and spill something on the floor,
but in Japan. where people sit and
sleep on the floor, it seems even worse.
So you are unhappy till your little ne
san (who is the waitress and almost
as prettily dressed as the dancing girls,
but not quite comes laughing to your
aid and shows you how to hold your
chopsticks. After that you manage
niic5iy the rice ard the 4amelet but the
fish and the chicken you can't contrive
to shred apart without dropping your
chopsticks all the time. SO between
dances the maiko--the little girls about
twelve years old-kneel down beside
you and help you. They can't keep
from giggling at your awkwardness
but you don't mind; you just giggle
too, and everybody CYCLES and has q
lovely time.-St. Nicholas.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
The rfrst Meerschaum.

A shoemaker, Kavol Kowates. who
in 1923 lived at Pesth, the capital of
Hungary, smoked the first m~eerschaum
pipe. Besides being a shoemaker, how
ever, he was one Of natures handi-
craftsmen. being gifted with an intui-
tive genius for carving in wood and
other material. This brought him into
contact with Count Andrassy. with
whom he became a great. ~favorite. The
count on his return from a mission to
Turkey brought with him a piece of
whitish clay, which had been present
ed to him as a curiosity on account of
its extraordinary light. specific gravity.
1t struck the shoemaker that, being
porous, it must be well adapted for
pipes, as It would absorb the nicotine.
The experiment was tried, and Kavol
cut a pipe for the count and n for
himself. This first m~eerschaum pipe
made and smoked by Kavol Kowates
has been preserved in the museum at
Pesth.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

Salnte-Beuve is the foremost literary
critic of the nineteenth century in the
influence he has exerted upon his fell
lows. In a very real sense Matthew
Arnold in England and Tame in
France are his disciples. or at least he
is their literary ancestor. They de-
rive from him, and the doctrines they
have made explicit are often implicit
In him. The part of Taine's critical
theory which has withstood the test Of
time is that which Tame acquired from
Sainte-B euve, and not a few Of the
points which Arnold pressed insist
emily on the attention of all who read
English he took over from his French
predecessor. There are no real critics
OF literature OF our time, from Mr..
James In America to M. B~runetiere In
France, who have not come under his
spell at some period of their w de-
velopment and who have not sharpened
their vision by a more or less de-
iiberate application OF the methods
of Sninte-B euve.-Brander Matthews in
Century.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
A Might Alarm.

Worse than an alarm OF fire at
night is the brassy cough of Group,
which sounds hike the children's
death knell aud it means death IN,
less something is done quickly.
Foleys Honey aud Tar never fails to
give Instant relief and quickly cures
the worst forms of Group. Mrs. 2.
L. Courdier, Of Warrington, Ky,
writes: My three years old girl
had a severe case Of Group; the doc
tor said she could not live. | got
a bottle OF Foley's Honey and Tar,
aud the first dose gave quick relief
and saved her life Refuse sub
stitutes. l.. e. Sasse.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
Grade ShOrthorn Bull.

/ nave a fue grade shorthorn bull
for sale at d low price. THos. KELLEY,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

OF masters ana slaves. The latter have
the hair OF the head rubbed off because
they have to pound the wood for their
masters food and do it with their
heads.
One more story is about the puma
the friend of man." A certain Maldo-
NADIA. a girl of Buenos Ayres. was
falsely accused of having sought to be-
tray the town to the Indians and was
condemned TO be exposed in the for
est. An enormous puma guarded her
all night from the attacks of other
beasts. The next day she was taken
back TO the town and pronounced to be
innocent-From Edmund Selous' "Ro-
nance of the Animal World"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

The first action when you have a
cold should be to relieve the lungs.
This is best accomplished by the
free use Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. This remedy liquifies the
the tough mucus and causes its ex-
pulsion from the air cells of the
lungs, produces a free expectoration
and opens the secretion. A com
plete cure soon follows. Sold by
all druggists.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

II makes 40 difference how many
medicines have failed to cure you,
IL you are troubled with headache,
constipation, kidney or liver troubles,
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
make you we'll.
Rradlav,s Drug Stare
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

Round trip tickets are on sale daily
during the winter months to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo at low
reduced rates via the Chicago, Union
Pacific a. North Western Line, good
ON fast through trains, with high
class equipment. The best OF every
thing. For maps, booklets and list
Of Colorado hotels With rates apply
to ticket agents Chicago q North
Western R'y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
ElIIousness, constipation retard re"
covery. Cure these with Ayers pills.
Very Low Ra tes to the Mardi Gras
and Winter Resorts,

Via the North Western Line. Ga
account of.the Mardi Gas, excursion
tickets will be sold to New Orleans,
March | to 5, inclusive, also to New
Orleans on March 6 for trains arriv
ing at New Orleans by noon of
March Z, with favorable return limits,
Excursion tickets are also on sale
daily, at reduced rates, to the prin-
cipal winter resorts in the United
States and Mexico. For full infor-
nation apply to agents Oh icago 4
North Western R,y.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17
Holland Cheese.

Holland is the land of fairness. wind
mills, bikes, canals and cheese. OF the
latter they produce 10000 tons and
more in a year and consume only a
fourth part. Alkmaar, n of the most
noted and historical towns in the coun-
try, is the great cheese market, and in
its streets over 100000 pounds are
sold annually.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

The Indians say that If q beaver sent
out from the parents lodge fails to find
a mate he is set to repair the dam. Ii
he fails d second time be is banLshed.
An Arab writer has Tire same story.
He tells us that those who buy beaver
skins can distinguish between the skins
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

band OF volunteers. The six Jim Dam
dies came TO the front at once. Even
on the march they had clean collars on
what In time is thisw growled the
sergeant MS they stepped out. Its
going to take old veterans to hold that
ground. and these are only dudes"
"Give MS a chance, colonel" appealed
one Of the inns.
The seven men took open order and
double quicked across the open into
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

There's a pretty girl in an Alpine
hat,
A sweeter girl With sailor brim,
But the handsomest girl you'll
ever see.
Is the sensible girl who uses
Rocky Mountain Tea.
Bradley's Drug Store.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-17

Kidney complaint kills more peo.
pie than any other disease. This i
due TO the disease being SO insid.
ions that il gets q good hold on the
system before il is recognized.
Foley's kidney Cure viii pregent
ths development Of fatal disesee II
taken ii time. 4, E. Sasse.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Magda1ena Smith, who died
Saturday morning at 8 O'Clock at
her home on South street, was one of
the early pioneer settlers of Kenosha.
She was born August 10, 1881, in
We11enstein, Luxembourg, Germany.
She came to this country in 1849 and
resided in st. Lawrence, Hartford
county, Wis, for about a year, when
at the age of u years she removed to
Kenosha, where she has lived ever
since. She was married in Kenosha
in 1851, to John Reinwa1d, who was
killed on July 4, 1856, as the result of
an explosion of a cannon he was in
charge of at Central park in this city,
while celebrating the Fourth of July.
Two children were born of this union,
both daughters, one of whom still
survives, Mrs. w. FL. Harty, who re-
sides in Chicago. The deceased was
married again in 1858 to John Jacob
Smith, who died August IL, 1869.
Seven children were born from her
second marriage, two girls and five
boys, only three Of whom are still 1iv-
ing. They are: Mrs. Y. w. Koeh1er,
Peter Smith and John B. Smith, all
residing in this city.
The deceased is survived, besides
her immediate family, by one brother,
Quirin Sendt, of Chicago. Her twin
brother, Peter Sendt, of Madison,
Wis, died on Feb. %, 1901, he falling
dead in his cab as the result of a
stroke of apop1exy while making a
run on his engine from Prairie du
Chen to Madison.
Mrs. Smith was woman of many
noble qualities. She was Christian
woman in every sense of the word and
was faithful member of ST. Georges
church during her long residence in
Kenosha, and was active in every
good work connected with that
church. She was a good wife and a
loving mother, and the surviving
children have the sympathy of their
many friends in this community in
their sad bereavement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26
STUDENTS HAVE A TIP OVER
College of Commerce Boys and Girls
Meet With a Mishap.

A party of students from the College
of Commerce had pretty rough ex-
perience Tuesday night when the bob
sleigh in which they were travelling
to party to be held at the home of
w. G. Dowse was over turned and the
entire party was dumped into snow
drift along the way.
This was only part of the troubles
of the students, for after this mishap
was over it was discovered that they
had taken the wrong road and that
it was impossible to reach the Dowse
home in time for the feast. Notwith-
standing these troubles the young
people had very pleasant time, for
they turned in at the home of LaFay-
cite Robinson and Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
inson made them most welcome. :
The Robinson family had not ar
ranged to entertain, but the young
people are high in their praises of the
entertainment offered on such short
notice
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26

ONE of the bills introduced at this
session of the legislature on the ad-
vice of the league of municipalities,
gives cities of the second, third and
fourth class authority to perform pub
lie work and to levy special assess
ments to pay the cost. This bill will
undoubtedly be vigorously fought by
contractors of public works all over
the state, but it should pass. Under
the present system of advertising for
bids cities are practically at the mercy
of combinations of public works con-
tractors, who by parceling out the
work among the firms in the combina-
ton and giving to each firm certain
territory in which the others are not
to bid against it, stife competition
and force prices up. There is some
reason to believe that Kenosha has
been the victim of some such agree
ment among the contractors more
than once in the past when the city
has been unable to get more than one
bid on certain contracts, and we
would like to see the power of the
contractors broken by the passage OF
this law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26

For clever manipulation and as an
exhibition of the smooth workings of
a highly organized machine, there
has never been anything like the gov
ernor's campaign for the senatorship
seen in Wisconsin, and he must be
awarded the palm as the c1everest ex-
ponent of practical politics that the
state has ever produced. By every
law of custom and precedent Senator
Quar1es, who has done good work for
his party and his state in Washington
was entitled to second term, but he
did not get it and that is all there is to
it. Few people take any stock in the
reports that the governor has gone to
all the trouble of getting the office
just to make the grand stand play of
declining it, and it does not seem pos
sible that the members of the 1egis1a-
ture would "stand for" the governor S
bestowing the Office of senator upon
any of his followers, Isaac Stephen
son for instance, in payment of po1iti-
cal debts. LaFo1lette won, and the
senatorship is his, but not to give
away.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26
Man Wanted in Connection With
Murder Of Wren Alleged to
Have Returned to Trevor.
ATTEMPT TO SECURE HIM
Attorneys Admit That Sweeney is Not
Thought 20 be the Murderer of
Wren, but His Evidence
is Most Important.

A report has been sent to Kenosha
that John Sweeney, who is badly
wanted as a witness in the Wren in
vestig alton, is now in the town of Sa-
lem, and it is expected that he will be
brought to Kenosha this afternoon by
one of the deputy sheriffs who have
been searching for him. It is claimed
by the attorneys that Sweeney is not
suspected of having been the man
who dealt the blow which caused the
death of Wren, but it is alleged that
he was there at the time and was in a
position to give a story which will
clear the mystery surrounding the
death of the Manitowoc man. 1t is
asserted by the friends of Sweeney
that he has not been out of Salem.
The investigation is yet far from
complete, but Attorney Buckmaster,
who is assisting District Attorney
Baker in the matter, said this morn
ing: eve are getting close to the kerr
mel in this business and we expect to
have something tangible by tonight.
The story that is being told by Post
master Montgomery is most import
ant one.'
Montgomery was not in the saloon
at the time that the row, which is al
legged to have ended with the murder
of Wren, took place, but he was at
home and he told some things which
were said at the home of Schumacher
Immediately afterward. These things
have not been made public, but they
are alleged to be of great import
ance. Postmaster Montgomery was
on the stand during the entire morn
ing and the attorneys seemed to re-
gard him as the most important wit
ness examined since the two Schu-
machers. Six other men from Trevor
were examined on Monday afternoon,
and all of them seemed to tell the
same story in regard to the affair at
the saloon. Montgomery seems to
have been the first man to bring out
the story of the fight and the state
ments made at the home of Schu-
macher afterward.
There are three more witnesses ex-
pected this afternoon. These are
Jack Brindley, an ice man from An
tioch, John Sweeney, and a man by
the name of Patrick. Of course this
prolonged investigation is costing the
county quite little money, but Dis
trict Attorney Baker has the backing
Of the people Of the county in his eff
fort to ferret out and punish the
guilty parties.
1t is claimed that when warrants
are issued they will cause great SEN
sation in the town of Salem.
From present indications the inves-
tigation will continue several days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26
BASKET BALL FRIDAY NIGHT.

College of Commerce VS.. Waukegan
High school. The College team re-
ceived notice this morning that the
Waukegan boys will be down at 600,
so that the game will start at 500
sharp. G. H. Cox of Evanston will
referee and Frank Isermann of Keno
sha will umpire. A large crowd of
girls from the Waukegan High school,
including the girls basket ball team,
will accompany the boys to Kenosha
and root for their school.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26

No BODY on earth can be as penny
wise and pound foolish as an American
congress. Congress is figuring on a
river and harbor bill that will run in
to the millions, if the members can
ever agree on the amount each is to
have for his district, while the bill in
troduced by Representative Adams, of
Madison, increasing the federal pay
ments to agricultural experiment sta
tons in the different states is being
opposed lin the interests of
economy"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26
WAITING FOR WITNESSES.
Investigation of Wren Murder is Held
Up on Account of Lack.of Witnesses.


Justice Sturges had day of rest
today after week Of hard work in
connection with the Wren investiga-
ton, but it is thought that the inves-
tigation will be continued again to-
morrow. No witnesses arrived this
morning, and for this reason the
morning session was abandoned, but
it is expected that new witnesses will
arrive this afternoon. Sweeney failed
to put in an appearance yesterday,
but he may come to the city late this
afternoon.
The stenographers were busy this
morning getting the evidence into
shape and it is possible that warrant
may be issued withinthe next twenty
four hours. It is certain that the Of
fcia1s will cause arrests as a result of
the investigation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26
FOR OLD TIMES SAKE
Racine Whist Players Administer
a Crushing Defeat to Keno
sha Players at Racine.
ONLY ONE TEAM FINISHESPLUS

Just for old times sake six teams of
whist players representing the Keno
sha Whist club went to Racine Tues
day night for match with the teams
of the Racine club, and just for old
times sake the Racine team gave the
Kenosha players drubbing whichre-
called the drubbings of other days.
Racine won the match by score of
forty-eight tricks, and from the size
of the score it is apparent that Keno
sha was never a serious factor.
Since the Kenosha club took the
state championship. trophy at the RAJ
cine state meet the two teams had
not met for a club game, and many of
the Kenosha followers of the game
believed that they would be able to
win this, their first victory, over the
Racine team.
Charles and Gibson were the only
two Kenosha players who finished
with a plus score in the match, and
their narrow lead of one point was
easily wiped out by any of the scores
of the Racine players. Andre and
Ho1derness and Fisher and Tarbe1l
seemed to have played in hard luck,
and each team was beaten by score
of eight minus.
The game proved to be a most in
teresting one, Notwithstanding the
fact that the Kenosha men were led to
the slaughter, and it is probable that
a series of games between the players
of the towns will be arranged during
the remainder of the winter. There
is great deal of interest taken in
the game in Kenosha, and some of the
members of the whist club are anx-
ious to secure reorganization of the
club and the opening of new club
rooms. The membership of the club
is constantly increasing and the in
terest in the game is in no way on the
wane.
The score of the game at Racine
Tuesday night follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26
HAD A MARROW ESCAPE.

Joe Bernstein Attempts to Board Nov
ing Train and is Thrown Under Car.
Joseph Bernstein, Chicago travel
ing man residing at Oak Park, had a
narrow escape from being crushed I'M
der the wheels of a passenger train
Tuesday afternoon. Bernstein had
been at work in Kenosha and had
planned to return to Chicagoson the
train leaving here at 4:42 p. m. The
train had started to pull out when
Bernstein reached the station but
he made dive for the platform Of the
smoking car. He slipped and was
thrown under the car. In some man
ner he managed to cling to the plat
form until he was rescued by brake
man.
People who witnessed the incident
declare that the escape Of the Chica-
go man was all but miraculous.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-26
CHAMPION NC DowELL COMING.

H. E. Converse, the manager of the
Roller Rink, opposite Eiche1man Ho-
tel, has engaged Emmett Mcdowell,
the champion speed roller skater of
the world, to appear here next Tues
day night to race some of our local
men. Mcdowell holds the champion
ship belt of the world, won in 1889 in
New York, and it will be his first ap-
pearance here in ten years. He was
a great favorite then and is yet, wher-
ever he races. In all probability he
will have an immense crowd to see
49,. Some o1d-time skaters are sure
to be there. The rink is a bowling
success since it opened.