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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14
RIVER BULLETIN.

RIVER FORECAST.
Slowly falling stages in the Missis-
sippi will continue from below Du-
buQue to Muscatine.
j. NJ SHERTER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14
NOTES OF THE RIVER.

The Ruth, Hennepin and Eclipse
were north and south The Georgia S.,
Isaac Staples, r. D. Kendall and E.
Rutledge came down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14

After an Absence Of One Year.-The
Van Dyke & Eaton company, now rec
ognized to be the best, will return to
Rock Island next week. Many of our
theatregoers will remember this COM
pany's performances of good. clean
plays. The company in the main is
the same that gave satisfaction here
before, and the changes are for the
better. Herbert O'Connor. John E.
Dvorak and Willar Foster in the prin-
cipal male roles, and Miss Ollie Eaton
as leading woman. Many will remem-
Der her. especially in THE Hands OF
the Car" and Carmen when she
had the most difficult parts and per-
formed them with ease, grace and sue
cess. Special vaudeville features in
clude Mccoy and Jackson, high class
musical artists; Roulette, expert hoop
rolling; Bessie Jackson in coon songs:
Willard Foster in illustrated songs,
and others Some of the plays pre-
sented are "The Great Diamond Mys-
terry" in the Hands of the Gar"
Carmen" THE Divorce Question"
Dora Thorne," 1.-The Great Poison
Mystery" East Lynne" "Dr. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde" AN Eye for an Eye"
ACROSS the Desert" Camille, - Dead
wood Dick" Way Out West BE
ware of Men," Struggle for Gold
1.-The Embezzler." Told in the Hues,"
THE Diamond King"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14

with million in dollars to one in
brains, by a female blackmailer of
darkest hue and the gang of plumber
ing parasites she farbored. Plenty of
matter here for fierce and funny en-
tertainment
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
WANT LIST PRINTED
County Board to Be Asked to Pro-
vide for Printing Of Assess
ments in the County
LITTLE WORK FOR SESSION

The Kenosha county board will
meet for its annual session at the
county building on the morning Of
Nov. IA, and up to the present time
only a few matters of Importance
have been scheduled to come before
the board.
A quiet plan is being made, how
ever, to bring before the board a
proposition which will provide for the
printing of the assessments levied
against property in all parts of the
county. For years this has been
done in other states and in many
counties in Wisconsin, and it is claim
ed that it has done much to make a
more equitab bic assessment possible.
In this county the reports of the
assessors in the city and county are
filed with the county clerk and it is
seldom that the people Of the county
get a chance to look at the figures
made by the assessors. IF these were
printed either in a county paper or
in phamplet form it would be posi-
bic for the people of the county to be
entirely informed as to the values
which the assessors have placed on
their neighbors' property.
The opposition to the plan is the
fact that it would cost the county
considerable money each year to print
these long lists, but it is thought that
the increase in assessments brought
about by such a general investigation
of values would more than compensate
the county for the work.
It is expected that the town Of
Salem will ask the county to make an
appropriation to aid the town in the
construction of bridge over Fox
river. There will probably be no op.
position to the building Of the bridge.
At the present time it looks as if the
session Of the board would be short
one, but it is probable that enough
will be found to do to keep the board
busy until Thanksgiving day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
EXPLAINS THE CENSUS
archbishop Messrner Comments on
Census Being Taken in Milwaukee

Archbishop Messmer Comments on
Census Being Taken in Milwaukee
Archbishop Messmer Of the Milwau-
kee diocese has given out an inter
view which will place a new light on
the Catholic census which is now
being taken in the diocese. He says:
he discussion of nationality in
the taking of Catholic census in the
milwaukee archdiocese is absurd.
L. IS Imaginable that there should be
an idea that we desire to find as many
German Catholics as possible in order
TO keep the German element in the
lead ia the diocese. Our aim is not
TO Ind out the number of Catholics
who are held to be Germans, Irish, or
Polish under the law. We care moth
ing about the matter of citizenship.
Inc idea is to find out how many
worship in churches of various nation
alities.
30 it happens that while a child
may have been born in America and
50 pc legally an American, that child
will worship with its parents and is
therefore a German, or Polish, or an
Irish Catholic. The question of
nationality, as we are taking the
census, is chiefly one of the language
spoken in church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
Administration Leaders in Keno
sha Secure the Returns
for Their Labors
GRACE IS INSPECTOR OF OILS
John MUTT, of Salem, and Joseph Bis
hop, Of Bristol, are Named as
Deputy Treasury Agents
in Ken0sha County

Rewards for the faithful are still
being handed out by the administra-
ton leaders in the state, and this
morning three appointments for Ke-
nosla county we're given out.
Harry Grace, of Kenosha, is named
as inspector Of Illuminating oils for a
period of two years.
Joseph Bishop, Of Bristol, is named
as deputy treasury agent for the CEN
trail portion of the county.
John MUTT, deputy sheriff for the
town Of Salem, is named as deputy
treasury agent for the western sec
ton Of the county.
The salaries Of all the officers con-
sists Of the fees collected.
The appointment Of Mr.. Grace as
oil inspector does not cause any sur
prise, as Mr.. Grace was selected for
the office by the Republican county
committee many months ago, and the
appointment had been delayed simply
on account of the fact that the state
inspector, r. E. Mills Of Burlington,
had been SO busy deciding contests in
other counties that he had not had
time co make the appointment for this
county. Mr.. Grace will succeed
Michael A1eist, who recently gave up
the Office to accept the more lucrative
office of game warden.
The salary of the oil inspector is in
the neighborhood of $40 month, and
with the town growing very rapidly
it is possible that the position will be
a decidedly good one before the end
of the term.
Mr.. Grace has been connected with
the la Toilette Republicans since
1899, and has been an active worker
for the cause. He was formerly pres
ident Of the Trades and Labor Council
and in that position has done much to
swing the laboring men in line for
the governor. He has never held a
public office before. He is a cigar
maker by profession and is employed
in one Of the Main street factories.
The appointment of Mutz and
Bishop comes as a reward for work
Gone in the county. Both men are
well known in their sections and
should make capable officers. Their
duties will be to collect the fees due
to the state from travelling peddlers.
The remuneration for the work is
rather neager and it is probable that
the total fees to these men would not
amount to more than 500 year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
LOOKING FOR COLD WEATHER
Hunters are Anxious for Jack Frost to
Drive Ducks Down from North

Hunters are Anxious for Jack Frost to
Drive Ducks Down from North
In spite of the fact that majority
of local residents have been enjoying
the mild October weather there are
a number who have been anxious1y
looking for the colder weather. Ref
erence is made to the duck hunters,
who. although they have been looking
for game, have not been satisfied with
results. The season has not been so
late for years as it has been this
season, declare the hunters.
The cold weather is needed to bring
the ducks on their southwark flight.
At present there flight of ducks has
not set in. As long as the ducks can
remain in the north and feed on the
rice beds they will stay there and it
will take a severe cold snap in the
north to drive them out. Ducks and
geese, it is claimed, should be un-
usually fat this year, from the fact
they have had good opportunity to
feed before starting on their journey
southwark. After they begin their
fight and get down in range of the
hunter, who keeps them on the go al
most continually, they become thin
and tough and are not nearly as desir-
able.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
J.w. Montrose of Kenosha Tries Chi
1905.

J. w. Montrose of Kenosha Tries Chi
cago "Want Ads for a Bride
John w. Montrosc, who claims to be
resident of Kenosha, is tired of
single b1essedness and he has some
pretty good ideas of the value of the
want ad. To this end he has started
out to secure bride and his ad has
appeared in several of the Chicago
papers. Montrose shows good taste
in his method for if there is any way
to find wife for him the want ad will
do it.
Mr.. Montrose, however is little
particular as he states in his ad-
vertisement that the young lady must
be wealthy. He fails to stipulate in
regard to beauty of face or form, but
she must have the mazooma. Mr.. Mont
rose might do well to patronize home
industries and give the girls Of Keno.
sha chance. His name does not ap-
pear in the city directory and it is
thought that he is transient resi-
dent in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
BISHOP NICHOLSON BETTER
Milwaukee PreIate May withdraw Hia
Request for appointment of an Aid

Milwaukee PreIate May Withdraw Hia
Request for appointment of an Aid
From a scource close to Bishop
Nicholson, it is learned that is barely
possible that the bishop may with
draw his request for coadjutor, ow-
ing to reported Improvement in his
health.
Bishop Nicholson is now IN saui-
tariun in Watkins Glen, N. Y, where
ne went ten days ago, accompanied by
his physician, DR.. S. B. Sperry.
The bishop was greatly disappoint-
ed by the refusal of Dean Paul Mat
thews of Cincinnati to accept the
coadjutorship. The contest between
the clergy and the laity at the recent
election, when the lines were so
closely drawn between the two princi-
pal candidates, Rev. DIR. w. w. Webb
of Nashotah house and Rev. DIR. H. b.
Robinson, warden of Racine college.
made it unlikely that either of these
candidates would be elected at the
election. Either of the two men would
have been acceptable to the bishop.
It is believed that the disappoint-
ment occasioned thereby and by Dean
Matthews refusal may lead the
bishop to withdraw his request if his
health improves sufficiently to permit
him to resume his duties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
A Troublesome Creditor,

The poet Clement Marot, being in
very straitened circumstances, went to
the king and said, IT have come to lay
before your majesty complaint
against one Of my creditors whose
claims I have satisfied over and ovel
again, and vet he persists in dunning
and harassing me at every opportu
nifty"
''Who is the scoundrelY the king in.
CURED.
MY stomach, sire. Though have
satisfied its wants time without mum
Der, 1t never ceases to torment, and ]
am utterly incapable Of meeting Its de
mands."
The king was pleased with the joke
and allowed the poet pension on the
spot
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
SEEK CREEPING TON"
Residents of Park Avenue Bothered by
Man Looking Into Windows

Residents of Park Avenue Bothered by
Man Looking Into Windows
Residents Of North Park avenuesare
considerably disturbed just at present
on account of the appearance Of an
unknown man in the neighborhood
nightly. The man las not made an
effort to enter any Of the houses, but
he has contented himself with peep
ing into the windows, and efforts to
capture him have so far been without
avail. The man has been seen on
several occasions, but he has always
managed to elude his would be
captors.
1t is claimed that the man is a
stranger in Kenosha and he seems to
be wandering about in an irresponsi-
bic sort of way. His visits to the
houses have all been made in the
early evening. The matter will be
referred to the police.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
The ORIGIN OF Horgeshoes,

The earliest form Of the horseshoe
was leather boot worn by heavy war
horses. The ordinary war horses Of the
Greeks, Romans and Persians went I'M
shod, though methods Of hardening the
hoof were occasionally resorted to.
The very earliest records Of metal
horseshoes Is found in manuscript
Of Pope Leo VI, who died In the year
Oil A. D.. but It Is known that they
were used at a much earlier date, as
real metal shoes Of that character have
been found In tombs known to date
back to the sixth century. The oldest
oriental forms Of horseshoes were cir
culay In shape and fastened with
fanges which clamped the sides Of the
boots
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
A GIFT FROM DoWIE
Head of Zion Sends Candy to Those
Who Attended Opening of Road

Head OF Zion Sends Candy to Those
Who Attended Opening of Road
DR.. John Alexander Dowie makes a
gift of box of candy to those who
attended the opening of the Chicago
and Milwaukee Electric Railway at
Zion City. Those whose names APP
pear below can obtain the candy at
Giles Modern West side drug store,
corner of Park and West Main streets:
E. E. Pearson, w. II. Harrison, T..
Nienaber, W. M. Hanks, G. w. Ack-
erson, F. J. Fosse1and, J. J. Langan,
j. G. Slater, r. r. Cowie, H. Abra-
hansen, P. NJ. Torrey, Fl. Harbert,
W. G. Crosby, G. W. Harrington,
M. Hensgen, J. A. Thomnaes-
sen, H. w. Bienemann, M. J..
Coffey, M. Sullivan, p. Fisher,
Fl. Fau1t1ess, c. Werner, J. f.
Schultz, F. W. Mayer, r. H. Slosson,
Fl. F. Jordan, r. Waldo, =. Fl. Hege-
man, A. J. Burg, J. F. Pabst, C. H.
Goodman, F. J. Grasser Of Kenosha;
W. r. Bose, E. J. Gardiner, Somers;
S. M. Jones, Pleasant Prairie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
CLAIM DISCOURTESY
Passengers on the M. R. & K.
Object to Scant Courtesy
Shown by Company
CARS SHOULD BE CLEANER

Many complaints are being received
on account of the actions of motor
men and conductors in charge of the
cars of the Milwaukee, Racine & Ke-
nosha Railway company. IT is assert
ed that the men in charge of the cars
show scant courtesy to Kenosha pas
sengers, and that if the car on the
Kenosha line happens to be a few
seconds late the cars for the north
will start out and leave the prospec-
tive passengers to wait at the station
at the limits for an hour in order to
catch another car.
This has happened so many times
during the past few days that it is
thought that it is design rather than
thought1essness. Some of the pas
|sengers have been decidedly hot
under the collar on account of this
action. OF course it is impossible for
Kenosha people to do anything to
stop this nuisance, unless the people
should establish general boycott of
the road. Mr.. Beggs' company is in
no way liable to the city of Kenosha.
There is another complaint, how
ever, that may be taken up with the
company by the local board of health,
and this is the filthy condition of the
cars operated over the lines. Repeat
ed complaints have been made of the
dirty cars, and when compared with
the clean and sanitary cars run on the
Chicago & Milwaukee road south of
Waukegan, the comparison is decid-
edly against the Milwaukee company.
It is also stated that the cars are de-
cided1y cold.
If Manager Beggs expects to COM
pete with the new company now build
ing to Milwaukee west of this city,
these abuses of the public will have
to be done away with. The reports
of the company have shown that the
line is paying investment, and the
company certainly owes these scant
courtesies to the people of Kenosha
who have annually contributed large
sums into its treasury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
Died on the Stage.

IN 1888 Edmund Kean was acting
the part Of Othello. He had uttered the
words, 'sOthello's occupation Is gona .
when he fell into his sons arms and
had Just strength to whisper, II am
dying, speak to them for me!' and was
heard by the orchestra. In 1850 Mrs.
Glover TOOK her last benefit, but was
almost unconscious al the time she
was On the stage. and died three days
latey. IN 1853 Harley while playing
Bottom In Midsummer Nights
Dream" was struck with paralysis i'm
mediateiy after having uttered the
words, Il have an exposition Of sleep
come upon me-" He had to be carried
of the boards and died within few
hours.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
70 PROTECT DEER
Game Wardens Sent to the North.
ern Woods by State Came
Warden SWenhoIt
SEASON is SOON TO OPEN

State Fish and Game Warden Jonas
Swenholt is sending deputies into the
deer counties of Wisconsin in order
to be prepared in advance to watch
this department of game closely prior
to and during the open season. A
month from now the rifles will be
era cking and the deer will be falling
fast, for reports from the northern
woods are to the effect that the ami
mails are plentiful. Already some
snow has fallen in the woods and the
weather has been quite wet and will
make the tracking ofsthe deer COM
parative1y easy matter.
The issue of licenses will be larger
than last year. Up to today 273 of
nonresident small game licenses at $40
each had been issued, the same num-
Der exactly as had been issued on
Oct. II, 1904. Of the $25 nonresident
deer licenses As have been issued, the
same number as had been issued on
October % last year. Warden Sven
holt is negotiating with Warden Chap
man of Michigan to get an arrange
ment Of mutual advantage to Wiscon-
sin and Michigan hunters, whereby
the deer killed in either state may be
shipped partly in the other state, for
the sake of convenience of hunters in
getting their game home.
The open season for deer will begin
on the morning of November IL; it
will be lawful to ship on the 18th; the
last day of the open season is Noven1-
Der 80, and the last day for shipping
is December 8.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
FIRM FOR LAKE BLUFF SITE
Efforts - Have Government Abandon
the Naval School Location Fail

Efforts ID Have Government Abandon
the Naval School Location Fail
Efforts of interested parties to have
the government abandon Lake Bluff
as site for the naval training sta
ton have failed in their beginning
Rear Admiral Converse, chief of the
bureau Of navigation who has charge
of all naval stations, will submit to
Secretary Bonaparte tomorrow rec
ommendation that congress be asked
to make a large appropriation during
the coming session for use during the
fiscal year 1906 O7 in the constructions
of barracks, Offices and other i'm
proyements at Lake Bluff.
The appropriation of $250,000 now
available is being expended in sur
veying, clearing the land, and in
preparation for the work of con-
struction. Plans have been prepared
for the creation OF a station which
will cost in the neighborhood of
So, 600, 600. At first accommodations
will be provided for 1000 boys.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
City Attorney May Ask for Post
mortem Examination Of Re.
mains Of Mrs, Neergaard
CASE A MOST UNUSUAL ONE
Mrs. Neergaard Had Presented Claim
for Damages for Injuries Shortly
Before Her Death.-Exam-
ination may be Made

City Attorney John C. Slater,
Mayor James German and the other
city officials have a hard problem
staring them in the face in the death
Of Mrs. Kristen Neergaard, who died
at her home on South street Tuesday
night. It is claimed that Mrs. Neer-
guards death came as the direct re-
suit Of injuries received by fall on
an alleged defective sidewalk.
No action has as yet been filed
against the city and although notice
OF claim for damages was filed by
Mrs. Neergaard on the night before
her death it is not certain that the
city officials have any right to act in
the matter. The physicians who
were attending Mrs. Neergaard have
stated that at the time of the fall one
Of her ribs were broken and that a
portion of the bone broken pierced the
lung and caused her death. If this is
found to be the case there would GER
tainly be good grounds for an action
against the city if the sidewalk was
defective one.
Just what can be done to safeguard
the rights of the city in the case is a
problem. At a conference between
the officials this morning it was sug-
gested that the city should demand a
postmortem examination of the re-
mains of Mrs. Neergaard. but the city
attorney had some doubt as to the
right of the city to make this de-
mand. It was also suggested that the
city as an interested party could make
demand upon the coroner to hold an
inquest over the remains and this
would open the way for postmortem
examin alton.
It is claimed, however, that with
the death of Mrs. Neergaard her
claim for satisfaction filed with the
council on Monday evening became
null and void ard that any further de-
mand on the city must be made by
the administrators of the estate of the
deceased after he is appointed by the
county court.
If this action is to be pursued it is
doubtful if the city can establish any
right to demand post mortem ex-
animation Of the remains unless
members 9th family Of the deceased
should consent to such examination.
The officials met at O'Clock this af-
ternoon for further discussion of
the matter. The funeral of Mrs.
Neergaard is to be held from the
Danish Lutheran church on Friday
afternoon, so that the city officials
will have little time in which to make
their demands.
Attorney Slater and other officials
visited the scene of the accident this
morning, and they declare that the
walk on which Mrs. Neergaard fell is
not defective. The walk in question
is a cement walk and leads to board
walk. There is a step of four inches
between the two walks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
BACK IN THE MINISTRY
The Rev. Kamp Formerly of Kenosha
Accepts Charge in California

The Rev. Fl. D. Ramp, who was
formerly pastor of the German
Methodist church in this city, but
who gave up the regular work of the
ministry at the time he purchased the
Kenosha Greenhouses and Nurseries,
is again IN the regular work Of the
ministry. AT the last session Of the
California Conference Of the German
Methodist church he was admitted as
a member of that conference and is
now pastor in charge of the Wood
lawn NJ. E. church at Los Angeles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
Fine Carpets.

A good authority on Wilton and Ak
minister carpets tells us that they
should never be swept with straw
broom. The corners and edges should
be cleaned with a stiff hairbrush and
the rest Of the floor gone over with a
good carpet sweeper. Oriental rugs
should never be beaten on the line, but
should be swept in the direction Of the
nap. If very dirty they oughs to be
laid, face downward, on the porch or
grass, beaten with a rattan beater as
they lie and then turned and swept on
the right side.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
Diseased Gums.

Diseased gums, which cause the
teeth to loosen and sometimes recede,
leaving the neck Of the tooth painfully
exposed, are due to several causes, but
every effort should be made to cure
them. Riggs disease" a condition
when the gums recede SO that tooth
is finally just plucked out with the I'm
gers, Is the most dreaded of all dental
troubles, and any tendency in that di-
rection should be checked. Tonic tooth
powders and astringent lotions are
helpful.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-26
His Friendship.
hours.

At the annual business meeting OF a
country church in the western part of
the state several of the brethren spoke
Of the annoyance caused at the Sunday
services by the habit In which some
persons INDUCED of splitting upon the
floor, especially in the neighborhood
Of the stove, says the Philadelphia
Ledger. The pastor suggested that If
they had couple Of cuspidors in the
church perhaps the annoyance might be
lessened. Whereupon good deacon
arose:
Il move that Brother A. and Brother
D. be appointed as cuspidors Tor the