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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08
CUTTINGS IS NAMED
Racine Leader in Administration
Forces Finally Lands Position
Of Postmaster Of That City.
POLITICAL PLEDGES ARE KEPT

Congressman Cooper has paid his
political debt to Chris. c. Cuttings, of
Racine, for Wednesday afternoon the
name of the Racine attorney was sent
to the senate by President Roosevelt
as his appointment FLOR the office of
postmaster of Racine. Mr.. Cuttings
was named by Congressman Cooper
more than three months ago but the
appointment was held up pending a
further examination into the claims of
Postmaster Smith.
Mr.. Cuttings will take charge Of the
Office at once as the term of Post
master Smith will expire this month.
The fight in Racine has been a
bitter one and it is not thought that
Mr.. Cooper strengthened his position
in the district by the appointment of
Cuttings. Mr.. Cuttings, however, has
right to the Office under the old
motto of ITO the victors belong the
spoils.''
From the inception of the LaFo1-
1ette movement in Wisconsin the Ra-
cine attorney has been one of the
close advisers of the former governor,
and he has done large amount of
work for the administration in this
section of the state. He was the
campaign leader for Congressman
Cooper, and it is said that he was
largely responsible for the action of
Mr.. Cooper when he went over to the
LaFollette camp at the time of the
last general election. Mr.. Cuttings
had been supported for the Office by
prominent administration men in this
as well as Racine county. AS to the
other aspirants for the Office in Racine
none of them had much of hold on
Mr.. Cooper as they had been largely
connected with the Sta1wart organiza-
ton during the last two years Of the
political struggle in Wisconsin.
Congressman Cooper has now dis
posed of nearly all his official ap-
pointments, the Office of postmaster
at Be1oit being the only one left open.
Cham Ingersoli, who at one time
saved Cooper from defeat, is the lead
| ing candidate for the Office, but as he
is pronounced Stalwart, it is prob
able that he will be sacrificed to make
room for some administration man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08
City is Urged to Name a Com
mission to Take Possession
Of Plat as Play Ground
FACTORY MEN WOULD AID

Now that the board of education has
definitely decided not to make an eff
fort to secure possession of the So
called ''orphan asylum" plat for a
site for school building, new plan
is being suggested for the manage
ment of the tract of ground in the
future.
This plan provides that it be con-
verified into public play ground and
park. Men who had urged in the
past that the property be turned over
to the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation have proposed plan which
appears to be feasible. It is asserted
that the factory managers of the city
would be willing to give something
annually to secure proper pleasure
ground for the use of the men so en-
p1oyed, and it is thought that this
tract of land offers a splendid so1u-
ton for such a plan.
It has been suggested that the plat
be placed under the control of the
city, and that the contributions from
factory managers and others be used
to pay the annual taxes on the prop
erty and to properly fit it upafor use
as park and play ground. There is
ample space for good baseball park
at the west end of the grounds, and
room for park with tennis courts at
the east end of the plat.
1t is suggested that as soon as the
city gets control of the property a
commission, similar to the one now in
charge of the Gilbert M. Simmons
library, be named to manage the park
and athletic field A director could be
named from the Y. M. C. A., one from
the High school, third from the fac
tory workers and another as repre-
sentative of other athletic associa-
tions. The men backing the plan be-
Heve that if the park is once opened
there would be no trouble in finding
support for it.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
The following resolutions were
adopted by Pike Woods Camp No.
391, Modern Woodmen of America, at
the regular meeting held Tuesday
evening, Feb ~, 1905,
Whereas, we have learned with sim
cere sorrow of the death of Neig hbor
Ossian M. Petit charter member of
our Camp, and,
Whereas, by loyalty to the princi-
pies of Woodcraft he has endeared
himself to all. Be it
Resolved, that in the passing of
Neighbor Petit the Camp has lost
one of its most valuable mem bers and
humanity one of its truest friends,
Resolved, that we tender our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved family
in their great loss of tender and
loving father and husband and COM
mend them in this hour of seeming
darkness to the comforting care of
the Ali Wise Father stWho doeth all
things WE'LL
Resolved, that copy of these reso-
1utions be forwarded to the bereaved
family, and also be spread upon the
records of this Camp and printed in
the local papers.
CHARLES G. THELEEN,
CONRAD SHEARER,
ALFRED SIMON,
Committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08
AN OPEN VERDICT
Coroner's Jury Fails to Censure
R. R. Company for Death of
Lewis C. Morehouse
WAS CRAWLING ALONG TRACK

A jury summoned by the coroner Of
Racine county to examine into the
death of Lewis C. Morehouse of this
city, who died as result Of injuries
received by being struck by Chi
cago & North Western train last Fri
day, completed its inquest in Racine
on Thursday afternoon, and returned
an open verdict. From the evidence
presented it was not thought possible
| for the jury to bring verdict CEN
surfing the railway company for the
death of Morehouse.
! Engineer E. w. Russell of the
/, freight train, testified that as his
train came around a curve on the
, road, he saw man near the west rail
, of the tracks, on his hands and knees.
He sounded the danger signal, put on
the air brakes, reversed the lever of
the engine and made every effort to
stop, but failed and the engine hit
and threw the man into the ditch.
| The train was stopped a little farther
on, the man picked up and taken to
Racine.
The fireman of the train and two
boys, Kenneth Mowrey and his
brother, testified to practically the
same thing, the boys saying that they
saw thesman tail on the track, heard
the danger signal of the train and
tried to reach the man and get him
out of the way, but could not do SO.
| Thegcororer's jury, after hearing
the testimony, brought in the follow
ing verdict:
| 1--WE the jury, find that the said
Lewis G. Morehouse, from the evidence
beforel the jury, received fatal in
/ iuriesson Feb. 22nd, 1906, while near
the west rail of the track on the Chi
cago & North Western Railway Co.,
about one and half miles north of
the Kenosha Rrai1way station. His
position when lstruck was upon his
hands and knees, with his head 10
ward thestrain that was approaching
him from 1.-THE south. He made no
effortsto clear himself from the ap-
preaching train which struck him,
the cause of which terminated in his
death February u, 1906.
| The jurymen we're H. Raymond,
Phil. Shenkenberg, w. B. Vance,
Owen w. Owen, James G. Bentz, all
of Racine. The verdict was signed
by Coroner Hoy1e.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08
First publication, March l, 1906
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

HENOSHA COUNTY COURT:-In Probate.
N In the matter of the will of Frederick
Z. Becker, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims and de-
mands of all persons against Frederick Z.
Becker, deceased, late of the city of Kenosha,
in said County of Kenosha, will be examined and
adjusted by the County cogrt of Kenosha county
at the regular terms of said court to be holden
at the County court room, in the City of Keno
sha, in and for said county, on the first Tues
Tuesday of October, A. D. 1906, at ten O'Clock
A. M. of those days; also that the time until
and including the first Tuesday of Septem Der,
creditors of said Frederick L. Becker, deceased,
to present their claims for examination and
allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 23rd day of FEBRUARY,
A. d. 1906. By the Court.
RUSSELL II. SLOSSON,
WAT County Judge,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08
"A Little Mite More.

Fifty years ago there lived In Wood
Thomas Booise Tor Boise, who was
noted for his ready wit.
At one time he was called as wit
ness In case in court In Plymouth,
N. III. After the lawyer had fired all
sorts Of questions at him without get
ting much satisfaction, the judge took
him In hand.
''Mr. Booise," said the judge, shave
you told the whole truth In this mat
terY'
Yes, sir; yes, sir, have, and
guess just little mite more"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08

The remains Of Edward Dye, a son
of the late Nathan Dye, a pioneer res
ident of Southport and Kenosha, we're
brought to- Kenosha from Elgin, Ill,
on Wednesday afternoon and laid TO
rest in the Dye plat at the cemetery.
Mr.. Dye, who was AZ years Of age,
died last Monday at Elgin, Ill, as a
result of an operation for hernia.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08

JUST as Kenosha is getting ready to
go after public building congress is
seized with spasm of economy and
it IS proposed to cut the appropria-
tions on the omnibus building bill to
the lowest possible limit. Hard luck.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08
THURSDAY, MARCH 8.

IF the Republicans put up as good a
man as Matt. Greenwald in the Sixth
ward, the city is sure Of good rep
resentative from that ward 40 matter
how the election goes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08

IT remains to be seen whether the
whiskey men will have influence
enough to have the provision requir-
ing blended liquors to be 50 labeled
stricken out of the pure food laws.
They should be shown no more favor
than the manufacturers of patent
medicine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08
SETTLERS, SECOND CLASS RAT

Settlers one way second class rates
to Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota least of the Missouri River,
Manitoba, Western Ontario, Sas-
katchewan and Alberta, via the North
Western Line, on Tuesdays, March s,
10, 20, 81, and April 8, 10, IL, and "a.
For tickets and full information apply
to Agents Chicago & North Western
R'y. dwm6
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08

A grass FIRE on the grounds of the
Kenosha Country club on Wednesday
caused some trouble but it was extin-
guished before it communicated to
the fences or to the club house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08

John M. Kehlor was in Racine Wed
nesday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-03-08

Wa Miller of Chicago spent Thurs
day evening IN Kenosha.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17
He Cot on Easy.

Clark Howell OF Atlanta tells OF the
sad ease of an elderly darky In Geor.
gia charged with the theft of some
chickens. The negro had the misfor.
tune 10 he defended by young and
inexperienced attorney. although IL Is
doubtful whether any one could have
secured his acquittal, the commission
OF the crime having been proved be-
yond all doubt
The darky received pretty severe
sentence. Thank you. sah." said he
cheerfully. addressing the Judge when
the sentence had been announced.
Oats mighty hard. sab. but II amt
anywhere near what spected.
thought. sab. dat between nah charac.
ter and dat speech Of nah lawyer dat
you'd hang me shore!"-Suceess iags.
cine.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17
Growth Of Western Cities.

Apropos Of the mushroom growth OF
new towns on the western frontier a
locomotive engineer relates the follow
ing
"Onc day was driving my engine
across the prairie when suddenly n
considerable town doomed up ahead
where nothing had shown up the day
before.
"'What towns this: says to my
fireman.
Blamed II know says Bill. It
wasn't here when we went over the
road Yesterday.
"Well, slowed down. and directly
we pulled into the station. whore over
800 people were waiting on the plat
form to see the first train come in.
"rhe conductor came along up front
and says TO me:
"'Iim. first we know We'll be run
ming by some important place. Get
this town down on your list. and I'll
put brakeman ont ON the rear plat
form TO watch out for towns that
spring up after the train gets by
Minneapolis Journal
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17
stone Ha. 10 Season.

They were looking at the monster
arch of st. Johns cathedral. which
serves ms n sort of North star In the
land navigations OF out OF town sight.
seers in Harlem and. In fact, all OF
upper New York city.
Wonder why they don't put some
real New York business enterprise Into
this affair." asked one.
~ skyscraper construction company
know of could finish the Job In a
year" said another.
One OF the workmen chipping away
ut large mass of stone overheard the
conversation
"Ill tell you one reason why this
work is not rushed along" said he.
I'VE have to wait for the stone TO sea
son. \ piece of marble or limestone
fresh from the quarry Is as little at TO
go into wall-for cathedral especial
ly-as plank from freshly cut oak
is TO form the trim in n house. We al
low stone 10 season two years before
using It, This cathedral Is being put
up to stay" Then he told them there
was another reason for the rather slow
work. and that had TO do with the mat.
ter OF funds.-New York Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17


In Turkey there are 1900 schools In
which girls receive education. There
are forty secondary schools. having
5000 girls on their rolls. The learning
Of the Koran Is compulsory. and arith-
metIc geography and elementary sci
ence are taught. Teaching has now be-
come respectable profession, and
young ladies' after passing the normal
examinations elect TO become tutor
esses In distant parts Of the empire.
Female education Is not an innovation
among the Mohammedans OF the pres
ent day. Arab and Moorish women In
their palmy days. when their European
sisters were STEPPED In ignorance,
would deliver sermons and would pro-
fess In colleges and schools. The pres.
ent deplorable position OF the Moham-
medan females Is due to the general
degradation OF the nation. An awaken
Ing Is now taking place In some parts
OF the Mohammedan world, and the
day may possibly dawn when the stain
OF ignorance may be wiped OF from
the Mohammedan ladies' OF this coun.
try with the help Of government.-Cal-
cutta Country and People.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
PRINCIPAL Markets.

PHILADELPHIA FLOUR firm
winter extras. 81 S0M3 Penna roller
clear s3.05d32O: city mills fancy.
81. 4OG 4.65. RYE FLOUR firm per bbl
S. so WHEAT firm No. Penna red.
74iaN Toe. CORN firm No > yellow.
local. 55iae. OATS steady No white.
clipped 3sisc: lower grades 3Se. HAY
firm. No. ! timothy. $i7ai7.50 PORK
steady family. $3.50. BEEF steady.
beef hams $40 POULTRY Live firm
hens. l4Ml4iac. old roosters. Zoe.
Dressed steady choice fowls Sc. old
ROSTERS. Toe. BUTTER firm creamery
extra. SOC. EGGS steady. selected 80
a 35c. nearby. 3le western. Sic.
southern. 2Sa soc. POTATOES steady
70H 75c per bush.
BALTIMORE WHEAT steady No
2 spot. 73i9c. steamer No. spot.
63iac.. southern, G3i2c. CORN steady
mixed spot. i94c steamer mixed.
4TL4c.: southern. 4sc OATS firm
white. No .. 39ls q Zoe. No g. 3SG 39c. !.
No 1, S5G35lac: mixed No . 3Sfp
3SIac No 8. $40 37iac.. No. 1. - u a
35c. BUTTER steady creamery sena-
rator extras. 27d Prize hold 2o022c /.
prints. pa 29c Maryland and penna
dairy prints. l7dlSr EGGS steady
fancy Maryland and Penna.. csc Vir-
glnia, 2ac. West Virginia. 2Sc., south
arm 9GU97c
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17
AN UNFINISHED LETTER.
Bob Burdette's Missivc 60 "My Dear
Love" and the sequel.

Bob Bardet,e's MIssivc 90 "My Dear
Love" and the seauel.
As far as an unfeellng world has
been able 10 discover. the inimitable
Bob Burdette and his present wife
have had only one serious quarrel.
That one was on account OF the ubiqul-
tous "other woman" who refused for
some little time TO he explained away.
II began one afternoon when the hui.
morlst was summoned suddenly from
his desk. lie had been writing a let
ter. and Mrs. Burdette. who happened
to be passing the desk while he was
out of the room. let her eyes wander
by chance over the astounding words:
Ny Dear Love-Your most welcome mis-
sivc IL at hand. and cannot tell you how
delighted | was to get your Invitation to
join you In st. Louis, There is only one
thing In tho way. or course Mrs. Is. will
accompany ms ON the trip. and I shall
have to-
There the letter ended In a little
scrawl OF the pen as the result OF the
sudden ringing of the bell. Mrs. Bur
dette had not meant TO pry into her
husbands private correspondence. She
had been sure he had no secrets from
her. no affairs with other women, and
yet here was the indisputable evidence
lying right before her eyes II he had
only finished the sentence. since she
was fated to see the beginning OF II.
That evening she was naughty and
hurt. as any husband with half an eye
could see. and she positively refused
to explain or give him an opportunity
to explain. She threw out few dark
hints of the kind TO prick his con.
science, but he was either obtuse or
obdurate. lie made no confession. and
for the first time since their marriage
he believed that his wife WAS a crea-
ture OF unaccountable moods.
Things were beginning to look dark
and dangerous between them when he
decided TO try new tack. He would
tell her something that would interest
her, that would be sure TO please her
thereby giving a new trend TO her
thoughts. lie announced that ne was
going to take her To st. Louis. Did
she manifest even the mildest symp.
toms OF citation? on the contrary. she
looked more grieved than ever, and
there was n sob In her voice as she
said she already knew about his invl.
taton TO meet some one there.
What" her husband exclaimed
"TIas that wag of Robcrtus Love
been writing 20 you and giving away
our secrets? was planning such a
capital surprise for you
The making up was OF kind to
cause him to wish for frequent quar-.
rels, and. although he promised faith
fully never to give It away. the hui
morlst did tell the story to little
crowd OF press humorists just after
Robertus Love had been elected secre'
tary of the ssociation.-Sunday Mag
nzine
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17

Gypsy" Smith. the evangelist who
recently arrived in this country from
abroad. has often told Of how. when
he was preaching In Lancashire he
was Informed that there was In his
audience an avowed agnostic and n
bigoted opponent OF foreign missions.
A the collection was for foreign mis-
slons. Gypsy" Smith. TO whom the
man had been pointed ont. watched
him rs the collection box was handed
10 him. He turned away with curse
and n sneer In n minute the evangel-
list was down the aisle and taking the
collection box. thrust II under the
agnostic's nose. Here. take ONE"
be said: ''lt's for the heathenr'
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17
r,lerni,,y of r,recracker.

The reported determination OF the
municipal authorities TO compel cessa-
tion of the manufacture Of excessively
powerful and noisy fireworks In this
city will doubtless he commended by
many ~ striking at the root OF a seri-
GUS evil. though II may not prove TO be
effective for its entire abatement. and
II certainly suggests some interesting
questions concerning the consistency
and fidelity with which some Of our
laws are administered. II will proha-
bly, he possible for the authorities TO
prevent the manufacture Of the objec-
tionable goods within the city limits.
always provided the law invests them
with the power 10 do so. But they
may not fnd IL altogether easy to ex.
plain why they should forbid the manu-
facture here OF goods intended for use
elsewhere or 10 prevent the ntroduc.
tion into this city Of similar goods
manufactured elsewhere. r. New York
Tribune.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17
MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON.
source of the Legends which Cluster
Around Them.

Around Them.
Many old legends cluster about the
snowy peaks of the Mountains of the
Moon. in Africa. and Sir Harry John
ston. writing in the Pail Mall Maya
zinc. expresses the opinion that the last
discovered Of all the great mountains
Of the dark continent Ruwenzori. re-
Gently surmounted by the Duke of the
Abruzzi. was the principal source of the
legends OF the mountains -mountains
of Incredible height. with moonlike.
notified aspect Of snow and rock APP
pearing occasionally, like unearthly
visions In the heavens. cut off from the
forest and plains by swathes Of clouds.
mountains whose copious streams unit
ed to form the great lakes that were
the source of the Nile.
The first beginnings of these legends
may have reached the early civilian
ton OF the Mediterranean through
Egypt. Five thousand years ago in all
probability the ancient Egyptians had
got into touch commercially with the
negroes of the Egyptian Sudan and
the valley Of the White Nile as well as
with Abyssinia. A negroid type OF in
termediary had sprung up from the
contact between the Caucasian Egyp-
tian and the Nilotic negroes. who had
pushed his Journeys In search of slaves.
ivory. incense and other products of the
Sudan far southwark 10 the verge Of
FLA al 20 nnpitnf.ss
an occasional Egyptian refugee crimi-
nal or slave merchant may have ac-
companed his negrod partners on such
expeditions In any event. communi-
cation had been opened up between the
negroes Of central Africa and tile civil
llzed peoples ON the shores OF the Mcdi-
terranean. and doubtless through this
channel were carried those legends Of
the Mountains OF the Moon which. nc
cordlng TO this authority attained their
greatest consistency and yerisimilitude
in the first century after Christ.
For many centuries after the Roman
empire began TO decline all interest In
the Mountains OF the Moon ceased and
only revived when the travels aud con
quests OF the Arabs once more brought
people of some degree OF civilization
and culture into contact with tropical
Africa Arab travellers or geographers
transmitted information regarding the
"Jahi.al- kumr' as they called these
mountains. to the philosophers of Eu-
rope in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries, and thus these snow peaks
of equatorial Africa reappearcd on the
worlds maps. Little was learned
about these mountains, however. until
the early eighties of the last century.
when Mount Kenla. which had been
discovered many decades before by
krapf. IA Wurttemberg missionary. was
redscpvered carefully located and
photographed In August 1900, Sir
Harry. in company with two other
men. reached the snow and ice of Ru-
wenzori. on the Mubuko glacier, but Ii
was not until the past summer that
the summit was reached Now" he
says. lin all probability the era of dis.
coverics, 70 graphical and geological.
on this wonderful mountain range in
the very heart oil equatorial Africa has
only just begun"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-17
Llve stoek Markets.

PTrTSBURG Crnion Stock Yardsl--
CATTLE fair. choice. $5.s5G6. primo.
SIS. 40fi5.T5. SHEEP steady prime
wethers. S5.60d5s culls ana common.
$2.50m $50. lambs. s5a7 %. veal calves.
$SdS25 HOGS fair prime heavips
$685. mediums. workers. and digs. ss45
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-04
No Rate Legislation.

w AStINGTON. December 3-There
VIII Doe 10 additional rate legislation at
the present session Of Congress. accord
SuS 10 the views OF lawyers in botn
the senate and House. They say that
eVer1 thing possible was accomplished
last session. ana that it viii take years
of operation and tests I'm the courts 10
sft that law, and ascertain whether 1T
Us effective to meet the evils that had
been complained of in regard 10 discrim-
nations and rebates The Interstate
commerce Commission. 10 IS said. has
several proposed amendments to send 10
congress The attitude Of Congress is
against taking ZAP the subject SO soon
after the passage ~ general law. and
from discussion among members active
last session, IL is not likely that any
thing more can De accomplished