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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-17
Weather Bureau Prom.
ises a Change for
the Better.
TRAINS BEING DELAYED
ROadbedS Crack Open, Throw
ing Rails Out of Line
Many Pr0StrationS.

Washington. Aug. IA special an
nouncement by the weather bureau to
day gives promise of speedy relief
from the intense heat which has pre-.
vailed in the middle and western
states.
Kansas City. Aug. Missouri
Kansas and oklahoma today again
fairly siZzled under the burning rays
of the sun. This promised 10 be one
of the hottest days in the history of
this part of the southwest. Suffering
10 man and beast is intense. Early in
the day reports of prostrations began
To come in. Rain is predicted for to-
night
Hottest Night i'm 10 Years.
Last night was the hottest night in
Kansas City in 10 years Hundreds OF
persons slept OUT of doors. At 3 this
morning the government bureau re-
pOrted>a temperature of 81, , degrees
hotter than al the same hour Monday.
Al Topeka at it was 80.
Heat Claims Three.
Norfolk, Neb.. Aug. 17.-Heat claim
I'd three victims in Norfolk and yicin.
ity last night
ROadbeds Crack Open.
Fort Worth. Texas. Aug. 17.-Ad.
vices from some sections of the state
report ''sun cracks are interfering
with train schedules on railroads in
the southwest. In some places the
roadbeds are cracked open on accoun;
OF the intense heat, the prolonged dry
weather throwing the roads out ~
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-17
FIRST ASSAULT IN MIMIC
WAR Is VICTORY FOR BLUES

opinion of Umpire Captain H. T. Pat,
ten. The attacking force consisted of
about 200 men. composed of troops
from Forts Totten and Hamilton The
defenders suffered the loss of only IS
men out of force of 100.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-17
A
PEST ON GULF

Galveston, Texas, Aug. ia plague
of mosquitoes is now affecting the gulf
coast, causing serious losses to stock
men and heavy falling off in travel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-17

Boston, Aug. l7.-An attack on the
fortifcations of Boston harbor by the
red army of invasion was gallantly
and successfully repulsed today by the
blue army of defense, the attacking
force being totally annihilated in The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-17
Down To BUSINESS
Trans Mississippi Congress S
Opens at Denver With
Formal Addresses.
WILL COVER WIDE RANGE
Possible That Another Clash Between
PinchOt and Rallinger Will he
Avoided.

Denver. Aug. f7-More than 1000
delegates, representing every city of
Importance west OF the Mississippi
river. attended the opening of the Goth
Trans.Mississippi Commercial congress
here today.
Real Business TO Begin.
The morning session was devoted TO
welcoming addresses and responses
This afternoon, when President Thorn
as F. Walsh of Denver will deliver his
annual address, the real work of the
congress will begin. John Barrett.
head of the bureau of American re-
publics, will tell of the commercial
opportunities in southern countries.
LaVerne w. Noyes of Chicago, presi.
dent of the National Business league.
Will discuss the consular service and
Truman G. Palmer of California the
sugar beet industry Municipal con-
troll of railway terminals will be COW
cred by Donald Fletcher of Tacoma,
Wash.
May Avoid Controversy.
Denver. Aug. 1.-THE Ballinger-
Pinchot feud may not be carried from
Spokane to Denver. 1t had been ex-
pected that the controversy between
friends of the two officials, which
was a feature of the national irriga-
ton congress at Spokane last week,
would be resumed at the trans-Miss-
issippi commercial congress, which
opened here yesterday.
However. many delegates oppose
a recurrence of hostilities and are try
ing to have discussion of the contro-
versy barred from the convention.
Mr.. Ballinger was expected in Den
yer but is not coming. There is a
report among the delegates that
President Taft limited to the secre-
tary that it would be well to absent
himself and let the controversy with
Pinchot cool down. Mr.. Pinchot will
be here.
Seek Eext Congress.
Los Angeles and San Antonio, Tex
as, are seeking the next session of
the congress.
Because each state is limited to 80
votes. it is not expected that the Col
orado delegation, which is opposed to
Pincot's policies. will be able to force
definite action against the forester
One of the most important features
to come before the convention for
Endorsement is plan for a national
western highway from Ell PasC
through Yellowstone park and on tc
the Canadian border.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-17
Hottest Night i'm 10 Years.
Heat Claims Three.

Norfolk. Neb.. Aug. 17.-Heat claim
I'd three victims in Norfolk and yicin.
ity last night
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13
UNION OUT OF BUSINESS
Old Weekly Paper Fails to Come Out
on Regular Date

The Kenosha Union in keeping with
the announcement made week ago,
has suspended publication and it fail
ed to come out on Friday, the regular
day for publication. The paper was
one of the Oldest in this section of the
state and it gave up publication after
having been issued for more than
forty three years. Bert FL. Larrabee,
who recently purchased the paper from
j. A. Killeen, its veteran editor and
publisher, found that it would not be
a paying investment to continue the
publication on account Of the fact that
the subscription list of the paper had
run down to such an extent that it
would have. been Improbable to con
tinue the publication.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13
,Easting the Roads.

Another national good roads congress
IS To be held at Baltimore and Wash
iugton within ten days. It viii seek
means Of encouragement Of the grow
Jug belief that better highways are
essential to the prosperity Of the
country. But the officials in charge
of systematic road construction in the
state Of New York declared not long
ago that it is practically useless to
make OUTLAWS for the work unless some
effective method Of overcoming the de-
structiSeness. of the automobile is dis
COVERED. Tie annual reports Of park
commissioners, here and there, tell the
same sortsof tale.
Ii is interesting, therefore, to note
that the American Automobile Associa-
zion has determined to cooperate with
the director of public roads Of the
United States department. Of agricul-
tuTein q series Of severe tests designed
to. discover just what damage the auto
mobile does to the road surface and
SECOND, what the best measures to be
taken in the premises are. All the
automobile trade and manufacturing
bodies affiliated with the A. A. A. will
unite heartily in the plan.
The large amount of adverse cri-
ticism and particularly the hostile
legislation against the automobile in
many states have led to the determine
tion to find out the facts It appears
toisbe sensible plan. With definite
data as basis for study, there will be
much better chance for uniform legis,
lation that will be mindful of the in
terests Of the taxpayiag public and at
the same ttme reasonable and fair to
those who are Investing great sums of
money in a industry that is going
forward by leaps and bounds.--Chica-
go Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13

The Council has the question of the
widening of Garden street under con-
siaeration, but it is the general opinion
of those who are familiar with the
agreements made with the railway com
papy in regard to that street at the
time it was opened that if anything is
accomplished along the fines desired by
the property owners in that vicinity it
will have to be done with the consent
of the railway company and through
concessions made by the road. 1t is
unlikely that the railroad will surren-
der any of its rights to the land wanted
except in exchange for equally valuable
concessions somewhere else in the city
and it could hardly be expected to,
so that the aldermen who are urging the
widening of the street may as well
make up their minds to pay for what
they get from tne company in one way
or another. It is possible that the city
could acquire title to the land wanted
for the street BY condemnation pro
ceedings in spite of any agreements
That may have been made in the past
with the railroad company, but that
would be a very expensive course for
the city TO take and it is hardly prob
able {iat II win be resorted to. 1t
would be better for the city 70 wait
until THO railway company wants some
thing and then trade for the Garden
steel land. It is possible that the
conrary might be willing TO give the
i&cd wanted On Garden street for the
riga - lay another track across Grand
asei4pe, hat that bHgaia would un-
5ooh sllg be opposed BY lie Grand
arerae propoGty qMners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
State Secretary Of Agriculture
Sees Good Prospects for Com.
ing Season for Farmers
LATE SEASON A PROTECTION

Secretary John M True of the State
Board of Agriculture on Tuesday is
sued his first crop report for the pres
ent year. 1t was as follows:
On account Of the extreme back
wardness of the season, it is impossi-
BILE to give as definite a report Of the
condition Of farm crops as is usual on
May l.
Vegetation has been slow in growth,
and physical conditions bear a greater
resemblance to those usually found
April / than month later. The
weather has been, and remains cold,
and the fall of rain and snow within
the last two weeks has been much in
excess of normal. Some parts Of the
state report from four to six inches
of snow now on the ground.
Considerably less than one-half of
the farm acreage intended for the
growth of oats and barley has yet
been sown.
Indications are that winter grains,
meadows, and pastures have come
through this winter without excessive
winter killing.
Last years seeding of clover and
alfalfa are in unusually good condl-
ton, and pastures, though late, need
only warm weather to put them in good
form.
One of the compensations Of the
continued cold weather is the retard-
ing Of the growth Of fruit buds and
with later seasonable weather, fruit
prospects should be good
There is a decrease in acreage of
winter wheat, which has ceased to
be an important crop in the state.
Rye maintains its usual acreage.
While the partial failure of the oat
crop the last two years will consider
ably diminish the acreage sown in
oOlIC 1OCd1ItltS, III ID 6HlQGnG UudJ Un6
increase of barley acreage will be de-
cidedly marked, as it was last season
over the previous years.
The sowing of spring wheat is gain
ing among farmers in many parts of
the state, and the present high price
of the grain has tendency to
strengthen the inclination.
Present indications are favorable
for good hay crop and excellent pas
turage, while with warmer, drier
weather in the near future our next
report may show all around normal
conditions.
The failure to get in small grain in
che usual season will have tendency
to increase the acreage of later plant
ed crops.
Additional reports viii be made
from time to time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13
Kenosha School Children Join
Children OF State in Selecting
Violet as State Flower
BIG VOTE CAST IN SCHOOLS
Trailing Arbutus is Second in Favor
With the Children of Eenosha but
Wild Rose Leads IN othet
Parts Of State


Wisconsin has a new state flower to-
day and it is generally believed that
lit is the violet. Reports from all over
the state seem to indicate that the
violet defeated the wild rose, the trail
ing arbutus and the white water lilly
in the race for the distinction in the
election held by the school children
on Arbor day and it is only a question
of the majority that the violet will
win by. Kenosha schools were with
the majority in the selection of the
flower and the violet had large ma
jority over the other three in the bal
lots cast in Kenosha Considerable in
terest was taken in the, election by the
school children and nearly every stu
dent in the city voted In only one
room of the eight schools was the cleo
ton overlooked and in that room the
children will be given chance to
vote on Monday morning and their
vote will be sent in before the official
vote is counted by the state superin-
tendent.
The vote cast in the Kenosha schools
showed 9S4 votes for the violet; 378
for the trailing arbutus, 292 for the
wild rose and 211 for the white water
lilly.
The detailed vote in the different
schools was as follows.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13

The pure food law now before the
assembly which establishes absolute
standards for certain manufactured
products should pass, as should any
other law designed to protect the con
sumner from the manufacturers of ad-
liberated foods. The people are just be-
ginning to realize to what extent they
have been imposed upon in the past
by the adulteration of their food and
how common the use of injurious and
even dangerous adulterants in food
products had become before the pure
food laws went into effect and they
are disposed to agree with Speaker
Bancroft of the assembly what he de-
clares that the manufacturers of this
class of products are the worst
criminals and ought to adorn our peni-
tentiaries. (" No law that proposes to
increase the effectiveness of pnre food
legislation and widen its scope will be
considered too drastic by the consumer.
Wisconsin is far in advance of most
of the states in this class of legislar
ton and every law 50 far passed which
was intended to drive adulterated food
products out Of the state and keep
them out has met with the entire ap-
proval Of the people generally.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13

The action of the assembly in turn
ing down the proposal to do away with
the state oil inspection department
shows the difficulty Of getting rid Of
salaried Offices which are regarded as
the perquisites of the politicians, APP
pointments to which are usually given
out as the reward for political services.
The oil inspection department outhved
it's usefulness long ago, Conditions
have 50 changed in the oil business that
the bye products whose presence in
commercial oils made them dangerous
because of the liability to explode at
comparatively low temperatures and
rendered state inspection and careful
testing necessary now constitute one
of the principal sources Of revenue of
all oil companies so that the com
panies are just as eager to get all the
dangerous elements out of the oils as
the state is to have them. An oil
company that aid not remove all Of
these bye products could not do bust
ness at profit at the present prices
for Straight OIL 1t is matter of
record that there has been no oil CON
demned in the state in over two years
and yet the oil companies must pay in
spection charges which in the end
come out Of the pockets of the CON
sumner and the state must pay salaries
to inspectors and the general expenses
Of supporting the oil inspection depart
ment for something from which it's
citizens derive not a particle of real
benefit all because the legislature re-
fuses to abolish offices which are Of
use to nobody but the incumbents and
the politicians they serve. However,
the fight in Che legislature has let a
little very desirable publicity in on the
oil inspection department and it viii
not be long now before public senti-
ment will demand its abolition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13

The recent business depression and
the resultant dullness in the real estate
market has had rather a beneficial eff
feet taan otherwise on Kenosha realty
according to the real estate dealers and
their contention that the recessions in
values have amounted to nothing APP
pears to be borne out by the sales of
the past few days. Sales of high class
residence property, alw ~ the hardest
kind of property to move in a city the
size of Kenosha, have been numerous
and at prices never before reached in
this market and as this class of prop
erty is always the fist to slide when
prices are on the down grade real es-
tate men are confident that there will
be no drop in values on moderate pzic-
ed holdings when the selling season is
fairly opened. There will be no boom
and none is wanted, but there will be
no set back unless all signs fail and
investors in Kenosha realty may look
for the usual steady increase in the
value of their holdings which may be
expected from the growth and expan-
sion of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13

Until the matter was brought up in
the Council we had not supposed that
there was any question but that what
ever crushed stone or other improve
ments put on the streets or the dirt
swept up from the pavements belonged
to the city, but if there is any doubt
as to ownership the matter should be
taken up and settled at once. The
complaints that the crushed stone from
Market street and the sWeepings from
the paved streets are being sold to or
used by private parties without the
city receiving any benefit should be in
vestigated and in case the charges are
sustained the city attorney should be
instructed to collect what the city has
coming for it's property that has been
taken. We do not believe there would
be any objection to any citizen taking
the sweepings from the street in front
of his property to fill up his lot for
the city would be saved the expense of
hauling, but If there is any hauling to
be done the sweepings of the streets
should be used to make filings in the
city parks or on other land belonging
to the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13
BRICK DELAYS WORK
Work Field Up on Account of Impos-
sibility of Getting Brick


The contractors for the new govern
ment building at the corner Of Market
street and Chicago street are ready to
go ahead with the work Of erecting
the building, but the work is being held
back on account Of the inability of
Contractor Cullen to secure brick for
the foundations of the building. The
contract for the brick was given to
one Of the local brick yards and al
though the brick IS now be;ng burned
il viii probably be three weeks before
they viii be ready for use. Several
car loads Of stone to be used in the
building have already arrived and it
IS cut and ready to be set in place,
but it is impossible for the work to
proceed without the brick Contractor
Edward Cullen in speaking of the mat
fer this morning said: We expect to
have brick within the next three weeks
and as soon as we get blicl the work
will 60 forward rapidly
The contractor feels convinced thas
the building will be completed and
ready for occupancy by the time set
in the contract with the government.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13

Announcement has been made Of the
marriage of Miss Emma Ostrim and
John sangren, both Of Kenosha, which
was celebrated at the new home of the
couple on Garden street last Friday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Sangren will
make their home at 1915 Garden street
and they will have the best wishes of
q host Of friends in the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13

The sewer manholes are getting their
regular spring cleaning and the slime
and filth taken from. them should not
be allowed to remain on the pavements
a moment longer than is absolutely
necessary. 1t is bad enough when the
street sweepings are left piled up in
the cutters, but this kind of dirt is
clean compared to the refuse taken
from the manholes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13
chools was as follows:
Totals 984 293 81

IOtalS 9S4 293 3lS 2l1
The vote throughout the state will
not be counted for several days.
The wild rose apparently came in
second, the water lily third, and the
trailing arbutus trailed way behind
In ten school buildings at Fond du
Lac, for instance, thesyiolet got LAS
votes; wild rose, 507; water lily, 278.
and arbutus, 23S. Chippewa Fails
also voted overwhelmingly for Modest
Violet, giving her 1902 votes and only
791 fol-. all the rest of the field.
And SO it goes through the list Of
the cities heard from-Menominee, To-
la, Elkhart Lake, Stoughton, Waupun,
Milton Junction, ETC., etc, etc,
Of course, the other blossoms got
majorities and pluraities here and
there, but not often enough to save
them from being overwhelmed.
In Milwaukee the school children
didn't manifest any great symptoms
Of interest in the contest. Many
school teachers reported via telephone
that it had entirely slipped their minds
that it was Arbor day, or that they
were supposed to take flower vote
None Of the high schools voted at all,
and in the graded schools the voting
was too scarce to mention. Some Of
the schools had Arbor day exercises.
But in other cities Of the state much
interest was aroused and large vote
polled.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13
Members of C. A. R. Pay Last
Sad Rites at the Funeral of
William C. Mcdonnell
WAS IN CONFEDERATE ARMY,
Members of Grand Army Lay Aside
Former Feelings of Ennlity and
Give Dead Confederate Same
Honors as Union Soldier

Far from home and kindred, Will
liam G. Mcdonnell, former soldier in
the Confederate army, was laid at rest
in the Kenosha City cemetery Sunday
afternoon and when his body was low
cred to the silent dust it was lowered
by the members of the Grand Army of
the Republic in Kenosha. 1t was the
first time that Confederate soldier
had ever been buried in Kenosha and
probably the first time in Wisconsin
that one who had stood in the firing
line of the army of the Confederacy
had ever been laid at rest with all the
honors of soldier by the men against
whom he had engaged in actual con.
fict on the field of battle.
Mcdonnell was a Missouri man and
he served for four full years in the
Confederate army. He was mustered .
out of the service as a bugler attached
to the staff of General Marmaduke,
but during the four years of his service
he was engaged as regular soldier in
many of the most bitterly waged con.
tests of the Civil war and in several ,
of these great battles men who had
gone to the front from Kenosha as
members of the Union army were en-
gagged on the other side
The little funeral at the Bond street
home of the McDoniel's on Sunday
afternoon was beautiful illustration
of the fact that there is no longer any
north or south, for the members of the
Grand Army made up the larger part
of the attendance at the funeral of the
former Confederate and they laid on
his bier the same simple offerings of
flowers that they would have laid on
the bier of any of their own members
had he responded to the last bugle
call.
| Mcdonnell came to Kenosha some six
years ago and soon after he came to
the city he became friendly with the
members of the Grand Army Many
times he was the guest of members of
the post and at these little services hi
recalled the stirring times Of the civR
war. 1t was his own request that he
should be carried to the cemetery bJ
the men who had been his opponents
during the battles of the war. Nc,
Doniel was member of the Confeder.
ate army fighting at the battle of Jen-
kins Ferry, where Captain Charles
Frantz lost his arm, he was with the
Confederates at Holly Springs, wherf
George Hale was in the thickest of tbs
fight, at the TT. Pillow massacre ans,
at the raid on memphis, where he
clashed with many Kenosha county
soldiers VINO were members of the 39th
Wisconsin.
Mcdonnell was never a member of
the post nor could he have been, but
when the members heard that he de-
sired that the post and it's members
act as his last escort, they readily con-
sented. The pail bearers were George
Hale, Theodore Boyington, Charles
Truax, Oscar Rector, L. G. Graves and
James g. Russell All Of the members
of the Grand Army walked with the
remains to the City cemetery and the
grave will be recognized on Memorial
Day the same as that of any Union
soldier.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-13

DR.. L. E. Kaltenbach and Walter
Burke have gone to Appleton to attend
the state convention of the Knights
of Columbus. The two are the dele
gates of the Kenosha Chapter to the
convention
The Kenosha Cemetery Association
is planning to begin work on the new
fence for the cemetery during the next
few weeks. Already more than $4,000
has been raised for the permanent i'm,
provement of the cemetery.
F. 0. Barber spent SundaJ with his
brother in Evanston.