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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
NEW USE FOR AUTOMOBILES.
Value as Dispatch Bearer In Time of
War Established.


In talking of the run of an American
automobile from New York to Fort
Leavenworth bearing a message from
General Grant, which was concluded
few days ago, prominent automo-
bilist said
1T is interesting to trace the develop
ment of carrying the army dispatches.
Since the days of ancient Greece, when
that heroic runner carried the news of
victory from Marathon to Athens and
dropped dead in his tracks when the
message was delivered, the develop
ment of wartime dispatch bearing has
been a topic Of most absorbing interest
Following the Greek runners until
almost the end Of the nineteenth cen.
fury, the horse was the chief depend
ence in dispatch bearing, Then the ia.
nous bicycle relay bearing the message
from General Howard to General Miles
corps were organized throughout the
United States army and in several Eu-
ropean countries,
1.-THE recent test of the automobile,
bearing the message from General
Grant at Governors island to the COM
manders of all army posts between
there and Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
seems to reach the eliminating point
In the development of the army dis
patch bearer In order to make this a
thorough test the run was started when
the roads and weather conditions could
not possibly have been worse Plow-
ing through mountains of snow, hub
deep in mud or laboring over rutted ice,
this twentieth century Mercury has
more than fulfilled the most sanguine
expectations and has shown itself to be
most competent auxiliary of the tele
graph and the railroad as a MESA ge
bearer in time of war
mot only as a dispatch bearer does
the automobile seem to be the army
vehicle of the century, this test prov
ing. as it did, the dependability of the
modern motor car The automobile
ambulance will be a factor in the flu
ture and in this respect the American
car stands head and shoulders above
the French and German ears. as the
highroad clearance makes it possible
for an American car to go where some
of the foreign cars could not possibly
travel This makes the automobile
capable of coping with any road or
field condition It's superior speed and
comfort should make it a tremendous
factor in the saving of lives
LAS to the practicability of armoring
the motor car, it is still an open ques-
ton Whether or not harveyized pro-
lection would compensate for the extra
weight there is still doubt. Probably
this question will be solved by making
the ambulance Of the future for war
service proof against the ordinary mill
tary bullet. Further protection than
this would be impractical"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

Jim Jeffries, Tommy Burns, Joe Cans
and Abe Attell, take notice. A new
pugilistic champion has appeared upon
the horizon. The possible future cham
pion, who is willing to meet all COM
ers, is in New York city. He is eleven
years old, Jim Ross, called Fighting
Jim, the boy wonder Jim fights at
the weekly stays of the different $50
cial clubs" in New York and is al
ways introduced as a "member of the
these clubs" After defeating nearly
all his schoolmates he began taking
on boys with records Since the first
of the year he has fought many battles
and has always won. Fighting Jim
has hard time getting opponents to
stay more than one or two rounds with
him. His sparring rtner, eleven
yearold Michael Radice, is the only
boy that seems to give him a good
fight. Fighting Jim's best blow is a
swinging uppercut, and woe to the
fistic champion who gets in the way cf
one of his famous blows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
French Patent Gather

The Gaulois of Paris has been enter
tanning its readers with a patent leath-
er boot story. 1t seems that every six
months each sewer man of Paris re-
ceives pair of heavy boots. At the
end of the period these articles are
worthless as far as their original pur.
pose is concerned, but they have actu.
ally increased in value. The old boots
are sold to the leather dressers, it is
said, as the conditions under which
they have been used make the leather
peculiarly adapted for conversion into
patent leather for dress shoes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

Wow.
Get together.
Hear anything drop?
Guess they all voted any way.
City seems to be getting bigger.
Kenosha is evidently a wet city.
Now there will be something doing.
signet rings, very low in price at
Graft s.
LaFollette ran pretty strong in Ken
osha Tuesday.
Independent candidates had a bad
day Of it Tuesday.
Thus far no demand for an investiga-
tion has been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold w. Jeffrey spent
Tuesday with friends in ChicagoI
Just blame everything to scholey in
the future. He has the whip hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Werve were in Chi
cago Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Those four Republican aldermen on
the Council will be a lonely bunch.
It will be Justice Barnes pretty soon
now. He made great run in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs Calvin Stewart spent
Tuesday evening with friends in Chi
cage.
Too bad Mayor German didn t run as
an Independent. He might have beat
Gloss.
Mayor German can now name his
police and fire commissioners and name
'em quick.
incidentally the Eighth ward has
something coming from the incoming
administration.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Miller of Mil
waukee spent Tuesday evening with
friends in Kenosha
Evidently there is a demand in Ken
sha for Liberty but not License" as
Mr.. Scholey puts it.
Mayor German IS opinion Of mayor
elect Scholey didn It seem to coincide
with the opinion of the people.
Horace Chaffee one of the deputy
sheriffs Of the county transacted of
fetal business at Madison on Tuesday.
Well, Alleman can be satisfied with
the fact that he got the biggest Repub-
ican vote ever given to a candidate
for mayor.
The new Council will go into office
two weeks from next Monday and at
that time Mayor elect Scholey will give
his views Of the future of the city.
The Council will meet on Friday
evening to canvass the vote but it is
not expected that there will be any
great change in the unofficial returns.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
MONTGOMERY HOME DESTROYED
Home of Lumber Company's President
Destroyed by Fire at Galena, III


kilograms received in Kenosha this
morning state that the home Of Eugene
W. Montgomery, president Of the Mont
gomery Lumber Company of this city
and resident of Galena, H., was com
pletely destroyed by fire at a late hour
Tuesday evening. The loss from the
fire will be above $4,000 with partial
insurance. The fire broke out in a
house adjoining the Montgomery home
and spread with such rapidity to the
Montgomery house that the occupants
of the house narrowly escaped with
their lives. All of the household furni-
ture as well as the clothing of the mem
bers of the family was destroyed
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
Reserve Rackinn

"Now." said the head of the firm to
the new clerk, 'yonder is u very COM
plet- encyclopedia for the use of our
employees"
"What do you mean, STRIP
THAT you are not expected to know
1t all Chicago Record Herald.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
The Faint Heart.

''You say, Mr.. Sibley," said the girl
IN low, thoughtful, this-is-a-serious-
matter sort of tone, that you have
loved me for five years and have never
dared to tell me so until tonight?''
EYES," he replied.
"Well, cannot be your wife. A
man who has no more courage than
that would pretend to be fast asleep
while a burglar stole his baby's
shoes. Liverpool Mercury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
Easily nscided.

''Do you believe" queried the fond
mother, ''that a child should be cor
rected in the presence of strangers?"
Certainly not" growled the fussy
bachelor "a child should never be in
the presence Of strangers Boston
Post.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
Consistent.

did you go to see the mint while
you were in Philadelphia ?"
mo, SIR answered Colonel Stillwell.
II voted for prohibition, sir, and am
not going to subject myself to any
needless temptations, sir. Washing
ton Star.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

Several of the Chicago Ice Companies
are planning to erect houses on the
Kenosha county lakes during the pres
ent season. It seems that Kenosha
county is rapidly becoming the main
supply Of ice for the Chicago market.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
Even the painless dentist will hur,
when he sends in his bill.
WILLIE WEST.
English Crews Race on April 4.

According to advices from London,
the afternoon of April 4 has been de-
cided upon as the date for the annual
Oxford Cambridge boat race. The
makeup of the crews is very uncertain
Gillian of Oxford will be unable to row
owing to poor health, and McCulloch
will leave the university before the
race.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
Howell Praises McGra,A..

"Johnny McGraw," says Harry How
ell, sis the smartest guy in the game
He knows more new and old stuff than
any baseball man l ever bumped into"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
His Clever Explanation.

The wife, severely. why did you
leave your shoes in the vestibule last
night?"
The husband, still a little dazed.
"Did |. m'dear? Oh, yesh / sup
poshed they were my rubbers. "-Clevo-
land Plain Dealer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

A section Of Indiana has condemned
lawn tennis and basket ball as sinful
pastimes. Croquet, you're next!
Pugilist Jack Johnson walls that he
has the color line drawn on him by
everything but the grip, board bills and
hunger.
Mike ('Twin'D Sullivan says it was q
chance blow which Stanley Ketchell
used to spill him in less than two min
utes The chance wallop is the very
best in the. fighters repertory.
It's good plan to forgive your en-
envy, especially if he is bigger than
you are.
It's easy to be nice to people you
don't know very well.
An Ohio inventor is working hard to
produce rubber pop bottle guaranteed
not to kill when thrown at umpires
He hopes to have it ready for the pop
bottle brigade before the opening of
the baseball season.
AS every one who is acquainted with
baseball players must know, Nick Alt
rock, the clever Chicago White Sox
pitcher, is one of the most loquacious
boys on the diamond
Nick is talking all the time, and, as
Charley Comiskey says, the only time
that Nick is quiet is when he is asleep.
OF course Altrock's conversation is
mostly of the kidding order, and he is
good natured kidder at that.
Just before the close of the 1907
baseball season, when it was seen that
the Chicago club, which had been pick
ed to win the championship, would not
win out, the majority Of the members
of the team could not talk enough
among themselves as to why the club
had not beaten the Detroit outfit to the
finish
Loudest among the players of the
south side club when it came to spiel
ing over this affair was the irrepressi-
BILE Nick Altrock.
One night the Chicago players were
in certain hotel i'll. Philadelphia, and
after Nick had had the floor for the
better part of the night young Robe,
turning to him with weary express
sion on his cherubic countenance, ex-
claimed:
"It's a pity, Nick, that you're not
violinist'
"Why?" cried Nick in puzzled man
ner
Because them" replied Robe, ''you
could give your chin an excellent rest"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
soston,s New Recruit HEAVY sws++er

MacHale one Of the Boston Ameri-
cans reci IS said to be q heavy
hitter. $40 on the coast last
year az the year before.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

For nice Easter hats, see Conforti
Bros. agent for, Capper & Capper hats.
1e5 Park street. ais
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

There is always a reward for the
great. A poultry journal has offered q
years subscription free gratis for the
men who lead the big leagues in bat
ting the coming season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09
THE ROUNDUP COLUMN.
Some Baseball and Pusilistic Handouts
by Willie West.

Speaking about the length of a ball
players usefulness, it might be longer
# the yearly output was not SO great.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

A section Of Indiana has condemned
lawn tennis and basket ball as sinful
pastimes. Croquet, you're next,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

Pugilist Jack Johnson walls that he
has the color line drawn on him by
everything but the grip, board bills and
hunger.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

Mike (''Twin'O Sullivan says it was q
chance blow which Stanley Ketchell
used to spill him in less than two min
utes. The chance wallop is the very
best in the fighters repertory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

An Ohio inventor is working hard to
produce a rubber pop bottle guaranteed
not to kill when thrown at umpires.
He hopes to have it ready for the pop
bottle brigade before the opening of
the baseball season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-09

It's good plan to forgive your en-
envy, especially if he is bigger than
you are.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-20
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
FOR GARRETT COUNTY.
Entirely New Board of Supervisors Of
Elections Appointed Thursday.
REST OF APPOINTMENTS MONDAY.
Some Disappointment Among The
Local Leaders By Action OF The
pirants For Fish Commissioner.

The States Executive gave the politi-
cal plum tree decided jar Monday
evening Of this week when he sent
down to the Senate the list of appoint
ments for a number of the counties,
among them being Garrett.
The appointment of Supervisors of
Elections was made on last Thursday
evening, when the Governor submitted
his list for this county. None of the
old members of the board were retain
ed, although an effort was made by
friends of the old board to keep one or
two members on the new board.
The supervisors named by the Cover
nor we've Messrs. D. NJ. Mason, of
Oakland, and Clarence Y. Guard, of
Friendsville, Democrats; and Mr..
Samuel Lawton, of Oakland, Republi-
can.
Garrett county had two aspirants for
the position of Fish Commissioner fol-
the Western Shore, they being Mr.. G.
Semmes Hamill, Of Oakland, and eX-
Senator r. T. Browning, of Thayer-
vile. While Mr. Browning had strong
endorsements from his party's leaders
he was not considered. nor was Mr..
HamiIl, although he is the chairman OF
the Democratic Committee for this
county. Mr.. John H. Wade, of Wash
ington county, caught this plum. There
are many Garrett countians sorely dis
pleased that the appointment was
given to another county. Other APP
pointments for Garrett county follow:
Justice Of the Peace Francis II.
Turner, Swanton; J. l.. McRobie,
Swanton; Leon Hardie, Friendsville
James Guard, Selbysport; Peter Ma
than, Grantsville; Henry Bong, Grants
vile; Marcus NJ Fazenbaker Yves
ternport; Henry Kahl, Accident; Will
liam Bowman, Sang Run; A. S. Teats,
Oakland; William A. Harvey, Cor
mania, w. Va; Thomas }. Grove,
Frostburg; William D. HOVE, Deer
Park; George Brown, Avilton; j. b.
Emory, Bittinger; Albert L. Lee, Kitz-
millerville; Andrew B. Gender, Oak
land William Dent, Crellin.
Notaries Public Wade II. Lohr
Swanton; Edward Liston, Selbysport
Orval A. Welch, Friendsville; Dennis
Kurtz, GrantsvilIe; Samuel Sines, Sines
P. T. Cartwright, Mountain Lake Park
P. j. Garrett, Deer Park; George J
Poole, Kitzmillersville; Stuart F. Ham.
i'll, Oakland; H. l.. Jones, Oakland; A
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-20
Communicated.
, the Editor of The Republican:

10 the Editor of The Republican,:
| was very much gratified to read. in
a recent number of THE REPUBLICAN.
what were in effect three editorial ut
terances in favor of local option or pro
hibition, although only two of them
were in the editorial columns and the
other among the local items. You very
truly say, IF liquor is bad for District
No. 3, it is also bad for the rest of the
districts, so why not make it general?
If good, allow it to be sold everywhere"
If the saloon is good thing, why re-
quire a license? A really good thing
ought not to be hampered by restric-
lions. But will anybody say that the
saloon is good thing? Will any per-
son rise up and tell what good it does?
On the other hand, does the saloon do
any harm? Does it ever make homes
unhappy? Does it tend to increase
lawlessness and crime? Does it make
its patrons less qualified for their work?
Does it take from legitimate trade the
money that would better be spent for
meat and bread and groceries and boots
and shoes and clothing and books and
newspapers and magazines and other
useful things? Do we not have to an
swer yes to every one of these CUES
tons?
If the saloon does no good. but does
do harm, why license it? Why not
close it by local option or prohibition
and -put,a stop to the evil it does? If
some say that prohibition doesn't
prohibit, how do they explain the fact
that all the saloons are opposed to the
enactment Of prohibitory laws?
Very respectfully yours,
W 0. IsoN.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. II. 1903.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-20
EXPENSIVE LEGISLATION:
NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED
To Kill Bill Prohibiting the Sale Of
Liquor 1t Cost the State $500.
LOCAL MEASURE BECOMES FAMOUS
Delegate Myers Remarks Miscon-
strued and a Resolution Asking
the Appointment OF An nvestigat-
ing Committee introduced Later
Withdrawn,

1t cost the State of Maryland close to
$500 Thursday on the long-winded debate
relative to the closing of one saloon in
District of Garrett county at Accident.
And the saloon will stay open. The
Garrett delegates, especially Green,
who will hereafter be known as the
Boy Orator of the Alleganles, made a
desperate effort to haye the bill substi-
tuted for the unfavorabe report.
Chairman Dawkins, of the temperance
committee opposed him and the pair
argued for 80 minutes. Them Dawkins
won out, and then the figures discover
ed the state had expended fully $500 to
allow that one saloon to continue to do
business. Mr.. Green was given three
hearings by the temperance committee
and he ''queereS' his case by stating at
the first hearing that he introduced the
bill by request and had no special inter
est in it. Mr.. William Miller. of Gar
rett county, spoke with great vigor be-
fore the committee against Mr.. Green s
bill, producing a petition with twice as
many signatures of voters in Accident
district as that submitted by Mr.. Green.
Mr.. Miller also read a letter which
tended to show that politics was behind
the attempt to close up Mr.. Reese s
hotel bar at Accident The temperance
committee, although there are several
members on it who have shown decided
leaning toward local option, voted unan-
imously to report Mr.. Green's bill I'M
favorably, who made q dramatic plea
for his bill on the floor of the House and
he was backed up by colleague, Mr..
Myers, who is alleged to have intimated
that undue influence was used on the
temperance committee. This brought
a resolution on Friday by Mr.. Marley a
member of the committee, calling for
an investigation of the charge. Mr..
Myers then made most anly.eXplana-
ton, in which he declared he was mis-
understood. Il never intended to indi-
cate, " said he, that undue influence
had been used in the sense that.it was
reported, V he declared Il would not
think of making such charge against
the members of the temperance COM
lhittee or Mr.. Miller or others interest
ed in the bill, for whom | have the
greatest respect. | want to make the
announcement publicly, so there will be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-20
LEGISLATURE IS DRAGGING.
Nothing of Importance Has Seen
Dene-LocaI Measures Introduced.

The present session of the Maryland
Legislature, in so far as healthy legis-
latiOn being accomplished is concerned,
viii probably go down in history as the
worst ever Positively nothing has
been done in either House that will in
any manner reflect credit upon the dem
inant party.
The Republicans have made an effort
to pass several bills of merit but their
endeayors have been negatively report
ed by the committees to which the
meas res were committed for considera-
ton.
Maryland would be better Off if the
members of the Assembly would simply
quit, shake the dust Of the ancient city
from their feet and go hence.
Tuesday the Anti-Saloon Leaguers to
the number of 100 invaded Annapolis
where they presented their views to the
Temperance Committee upon the bill
now pending that is intended to give
the voters the right to say by ballot
whether the saloon shall go or remain.
On the 25th and 9th instants the liquor
interests will appear before the com
mittee and present their side of the
matter.
Senator Brown made his maiden
speech in the Senate the other day
when he eulogized the memories of
Judge McSherry, Senator McComas and
= Governor Lowndes. He acquitted him
self creditably and was warmly con-
graduated by his fellow Senators upon
his effort.
Since our last report Delegate Myers
has introduced bills to prohibit the
pollution of streams in Garrett county
and also to repeal the mortgage tax.
The latter measure has the unqualified
endorsement Of the business interests
of the county and should pass without
dissenting voice When this measure
was first enacted into law it was gen
eral, but it had the effect to keep
capital out of the State, consequently
it was repealed in so far as other coun-
ties in Western Maryland is concerned,
awett county alone retaining it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-20
A Jim Crow Town.

West Virginia is to make an expert
ment in Jim Crow city. This city has
been laid out near Charleston, the capt
tai of the state, and it is expected that
within year it will contain popuIa-
ton of several thousand. No white
person will be permitted to reside with
in its limits or to own property therein.
In the midst of this little Africa is
situated the state colored high school.
Educational facilities will be ample and
there will be electric lights, sewers and
a park. The city will be governed, Of
course, by the negro inhabitants, and
the whole state will watch with interest
the progress Of the experiment as test
ing the capacity of the negro for self
government. - Baltimore Sun.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-20
Farm for Sale or Rent.

Located four miles south of Swanton.
% miles east Of North Glade, known as
the Edward R. Lee farm, containing 90
acres. 25 acres cleared; 40 acres under
good fence; acres in young orchard
house; small barn and other outbuild-
ings; one-half mile to public road land
is smooth and well adapted to farming
easy terms; apply to Joseph H. Lee,
Deer Park, Md, care James L. Harvey
r F. d. No. /.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-20
Valuable Coal Lands to Be Sold.

In another column of THE REPUBLI
CAN will be found notice of mort
CAGES sale of one of the most valu,
able pieces of coal property in Garrett
county. The land is located along the
line Of the Western Maryland Railroad
and will be sold on Saturday, Marcel
14th, in front of the First Nationa
Bank in Oakland by Mr.. d.. Lindley
Sloan, attorney for the mortgagee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-20

no misrepresentation of my intentions. 3"
Then | withdraw the resolution. !"
said Marley.
Mr.. Myers was so open-hearted and
earnest in his manner that he won the
admiration of the House and he was
heartily applauded.
Mr.. VIM. Miller, the distiller received
a letter from Superintendent w. H. An
derson of the Anti-Saloon League, ad-
dressed to ''Rey. William Miller" The
recipient of the letter is apprised of the
success of the local option rally at the
Lyric, Baltimore, and was urged to ac-
company the temperance forces to An
mapolis on Tuesday.