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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16
SINKS In MIDLAKE
Old Steamer Joseph [. Hurd
Sinks to the Waters Edge Off
Kenosha Sunday Morning
FIFTEEN IN NARROW ESCAPE

The old steamer Joseph Z. Hurd.
che OF the oldest boats of its kind on
lake Michigan, sunk to the waters
edge in fnidlake off Kenosha early
Sunday morning and the members of
the crew, including fifteen people, had
a narrow escape from death. Captain
B. Mccartney, his wife and daughter
Lille, were on the boat making a trip
about the lake and just after mid,
night when the boat had passed
the point, near Racine, the captain
discovered that the seams of the old
boat were opening and she was rapid
ly filling with water.
The men we're called and worked
like trojans for hours to keep the old
vessel ahoat. She continued to drift
towards the south and several steam.
ers passed her by but they were so far
out in the lake that they failed to hear
the signal of distress sent out by the
crew. Just before dawn the big
steamer Of the Western Transit
company, Mohawk, came along and
she managed to get near enough to
the sinking steamer to see the peril of
the men and women on board. The.
members of the crew, worn out by the
hours of work, were able to launch
yawl boat ssand in this craft the pas
sengers and crew were lowered and
taken on board the other steamer.
They were taken into Chicago and
later IN the day two tugs were sent
out to bring in the disabled steamer.
She had sunk until the water was
pouring over her sides but the tugs
managed to pull her into Chicago.
The loss on the cargo is said to be in
the neighborhood of $4,000. The
steamer was laden with telephone
poles and had come down from Lake
Superior. The boat is a total wreck.
The Hurd had been on the lakes
for many years. She wa3 formerly
in the passenger service ar i in earlier
times had often stopped in this port.
Captain Mccartney, who had owned
the boat for several years, had form.
~ lived in Kenosha.
The local life savers were not called
out to rescue the members of the
crew as the steamer was so far out ia
the lake that she could not be seed
from the local station.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16
QUIET HOME WEDDING
Miss Lillian Jackson and ]. Ed Smith
Married at the Home of the Bride

Miss Lillian Jackson and ]. Ed Smith
Married at the Home of the Bride
There was quiet wedding at the
home of Thomas Jackson on South
Ashland avenue Sunday evening the
contracting parties being Miss Lillian
Jackson, daughter of Mr.. Jackson,
and ]. Edward Smith, the we'll known
Park street barber. In honor of the
event the home of the bride was
charmingly decorated with summer
flowers. Only immediate friends and
relatives of the contracting parties
were present at the ceremony. The
Rev. w. W. Stevens, pastor of Park
Avenue M. E. church, oficiated.
After the ceremony a wedding din.
ner was served at which covers were
laid for twenty guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left Kenosha
Sunday evening for Chicago and they
went to Michigan today to spend
their honeymoon. They will make
their home in Kenosha and will have
the best wishes of host of friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16
gGLEICHMANN DEAD
Pioneer Woman of the County Passes
Away al. the Kenosha Hospital

Mrs. Caroline Gleichmann, wife of
Christian Gleichmann,s of Pleasant
Prairie, and one of the best knowli of
the pioneer women of the county,
died at the Kenosha hospital this
morning at the age of 70years. Mrs.
Gieichmann had been suffering from
ailments to which old age had made
her subject for some time and had
been at the hospital for several weeks
Mrs. Gleichmann was a native of
Germany and came to this county
many years ago. Since that time she
had resided in the town of Pleasant
Prairie. She was a woman of many.
noble attributes and was greatly be
loved by the people Of that town. The.
husband and five children, sLawrence,
Frederick and Gotf1eib Gleichmann
and Mrs. George Borkenhagen and
Mrs. Henry Gerling, all ofthis county,
survive,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16
NEW WAREHOUSE READY
Simmons Co. Adds Large Building to
Lake Shore Plant as Warehouse

During the last month and half an
other addition has been made to the
big plant Of the Simmons Manufacture
ing company. The new building is a
large warehouse built on the Harbor
front. It is a brick building four
stories in height, hundred feet
square and contains just an acre of
floor space. It will be used exclusive
ly for storing finished products.
It is hard. to see why the business of
the company demands the erection of
a warehouse as it is stated that the
company is now far behind IN orders
and the products are being sold just
about as fast as they can be turned out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16
Northwestern Passenger Leav-
ing Kenosha at 6:IS Sunday
Evening Wrecked
Goes Over with His Engine and Then
Shuts Off the Steam and Crawls Out
Through the Window of the Cab.
Passengers Escape Uninjured

The most serious property wreck of
ghe year on the Milwaukee division of
the Chicago & North Western road
occurred six miles north of Kenosha
Just before o'clock Sunday evening,
when the passenger train which had
left Kenosha at Glib crashed into an
open switch while running at the rate
of thirty miles an hour. 1t was an
other case Of North. Western luck, as
not a person was injuredin the wreck.
Seven cars filled with passengers were
attached to the train, but aside from
being thrown from their seats and be-
ing forced to wait for several hours
at Racine Junction, the passengers
suffered no injury. The engineer,
], D. Lepper, and the fireman, Eugene
Meade, both Of Chicago, had a mirac-
ulous escape from death, but neither
was injured.
The train had left Kenosha on time
and was running at speed of about
thirty miles an hour. At point just
north OF the chicory factory the en-
gineer, leaning out OF the window Of
his cab, noticed that the switch was
open, re might have jumped from
the cab and left the train to its fate,
but seeing that an accident was un-
avoidable, 10 save the lives of the pas
sengers, if possible, he remained at
his post and applied the air and emer-
gency brakes. The locomotive en-
tirely left the track and the heavy
iron rails were snapped like pipe
stems. Lepper called to Fireman
Meade 60 jump for his life, bur re-
Epained with his Rand On the throttle.
The big. locomotive was thrown
across the tracks, and Isepper quietly
shut off the steam and then crawled
from the window of the cab absolute
ly uninjured. The baggage car and
the smoker, which was crowded with
passengers, also left the tracks, and
the passengers we're thrown from
their seats, but none was injured.
AS soon as possible a relief train
was sent out from Kenosha and one
from Racine. When the relief trains
"AAhNGd kACy 4OuAd IAC PdSSGuS SIS
laughing and chatting along the sides
of the wrecked train and congratu-
lating themselves on their luck. The
passengers were taken into Racine
Junction and as soon as possible a
train was made up to take them to
Milwaukee. Wrecking crews we're
summoned from Chicago and Milwau-
kee and all night long the work of
clearing up the wreck continued. The
first train to get past the wreck was a
train from the north. which reached
Kenosha at $50 this morning.
BY that time the wrecking crews
had been able to clear the passing
tracks, and while traffic is being de-
layed this afternoon, all scheduled
trains are running. 1t will take an
other day at least to get the tracks
cleared. The engine is almost a com
plete wreck and the property loss to
the company will be large one.
There were many Kenosha passen-
gers on the train and all tell thrilling
stories Of their narrow escape from
injury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16
FLETCHER HEADS PLANT
Kenosha Man Organizes the Fletcher
Manufacturing Compan nv in Chicago

a new company has been organized
in Chicago in which many people Of
Kenosha will be interested. It IS
known as the Fletcher Manufacturing
Company and it is organized by John
A. Fletcher, formerly of Kenosha
The company will engage ia the
manufacture of white metal table,
ware and it is stated that the success
of the venture is assured. Mr..
Fletcher, who was formerly connect
ed with the Chicago Brass Company
and the Simmons Manufacturing
Company is the president and general
manager of the company. The metal
that is to be used is an alloy discov-
cred by Mr.. Fletcher and 1t is claimed
that already the product Of the COM
pany has found a large sale. The
company is organized with capital
stock of 100000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16
HURT IN A RUNAWAY

Mrs. Albert HenseI aud Miss Lena Hem
sci Victim of Runaway Accident
Mrs. Albert Hensel and Miss Lena
Hensel, well known residents of the
west side of the city, were quite seri-
ously injured on Sunday in runaway
accident. The two ladies were driv-
ing along Grand avenue when the
horse attached to their vehicle be-
came frightened at a passing motor
cycle and ran away. Both women
we're thrown from the vehicle and
sustained. bad bruises. The horse
was badly injured by runn:ng into a
barbed wire fence.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16
Low RATE TO NEW YORK cry

On August 18th and 10Th, the Nick
Ell Plate Road will sell tickets to New
York City and return, at rate of one
fare plus $500, from Chicago. Re-
turn limit, September 4th, leaving
New York City. For detailed i'm
formation, call on or address, John z.
Callahan, general agent, 10Y Adams
street, Chicago. w16
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16
REDUCTION OF GRAIN RATE
Racine and Kenosha Counties Very
Slightly Affected


The cutting down of grain rates in
this state by the railroad commission
Of one cent per bnshel affects between
800 and LOCO stations, with an aver
age reduction ranging between 15c
and zoe. The stations affected il Ra-
cine and kenosha counties on tie st.
Paul road are as follows: The old
rate Of 4 cents at Ranney, Truesda1e,
S0mers, Corliss, Franksville, Gale
donia, Oakwood, remains unchanged.
Sylvaniais unchanged with its old
S cent rate, Kansasville, Dover, Bur
nngton, having the cent rate pre-
vionsly are all unchanged. Union
Grove is changed from the old rate 81
s cents to S cents.
Changes on the Northwestern are as
follows: Pleasant Prairie remains
the same with its cent rate. Wads.
worth is reduced from So to 5. Bris-
tol from OF to 6 cents. Ives County
Line are unchanged at cents. Ra.
cine Junction, Racine, Berryville and
Kenosha with their former centrate
are unchanged. Milwaukee natural
~ receives the greatest benefit and
the experts are trying to figure who
will get the benefits estimated at be-
tween $500, 900 and $750,OO0. Will ii
be the grower, the middle men, the
handler or will the benefits be divid.
ed? It will be seen the changes in
Racine county and Kenosha are very
slight and only affect three localities
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16

The polls at the primary election
will be open from six O'Clock in the
corning until nine O'Clock in the eve
ing. The returns will probably be
ready in about week after the vot-
srs get through casting their ballots.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16

Mrs. 5. J. Christianson aud sister,
Miss Margaret Rooney and r. B.
Cooper, Of Chicago, are spending the
week IN Minneapolis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Stemna went ia
Minneapolis Monday evening to at
tend the National encampment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16

Second Matinee Races Given by
Kenosha Gedtiemen's Driving
Club at Balm Track
CLOSE FlKtsHES MARK RACES.

The second matinee race meet Civ
en- under the auspices of the Kenosha
Gentlemen's Driving Club at the
Balm Park on Saturday afternoon at
tracted large crowd to the park and
the races were even better than those
given on Independence Day. Every
class was well filled and nearly every
one of the advertised starters wason
hand TO take part in the races.
While the time reported for the
various events was not exceedingly
fast, close finishes were the rule and
the races stirred the crowd to enthusi-
asm. The prizes hung up were de-
cidedly small and for this reason the
horse owners were unwilling to have
their horses get mark in the mat
inee races.
The Sibley horses from Antioch
were the stars cf the race meet,
Trump taking the money in the 2:45
trot and King Wilkes winning the
free for all pace. Sirius T. owned by
Henry Timme of this city made a
good showing in the second heat of
the free for all and many thought he
should have won the race, but he was
pocketed in the second heat and
pulled back to second place. Teddy
S. made good showing, but the Sib-
ley colt was too fast for him. Pat
rick Henry, who had been a favorite
for the race, failed to appear.
The running race was one of the
star events of the card. Slippery
Kate, the horse known to the tracks
as Pauline Meyers, ran away from
Grace Elliot in great shape Ind the
race was hers at all stages. The
summaries of the races follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-16

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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-15
At THE THEATERS
Vaudeville at the Phillips.

How would you like to be a divorce
lawyer and represent both parties to
an action for separation? Anyone who
has an idea that this would be pleas
ant thing should visit the New Phil
lips this week and see how Lawyer
Better comes through his experience
with Dick Savage and Mrs. Dick Saw
age, who makes his Office about the
liveliest place that anyone can mag
inc. Mad at each other, or at least
thinking they are, they proceed to
make the unfortunate attorney wish
he has never been a follower of Black
stone. Few more effective motion pic
ture films have been shown at the
New Phillips than the one there this
week entitled The Two Waifs,' dis
playing the troubles of two children,
boy and girl, stolen by gypsies; their
abuse at the hands of their captors;
their escape and tiresome walk; re-
capture of the little girl; the final cap
ture of the gypsies; rescue of the girl
and the fifteen years later" as the
play announcements say. Few can
see the picture unmoved. Manager
Murray has secured another strong
bill for next week, announcement of
which will be made tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-15
REED TO Be IN CHARGE
REVEALS OPEN JULY 5
Methodist Meetings To Be Conducted
on Old Plan Will Begin at RidgevilIe
There Will be Three RevivaIs,
Each Lasting Ten Days.

The Methodists of the Richmond
District are busy making preparations
for the big tent revival meetings
which begin in three weeks. A noted
evangelist, C. Fenwick Reed, of Ter
re Haute, will conduct the meetings
and great success is expected.
Mr. Reed is one of the most power
full exhorters of the old style to be
found in the church. Two years ago,
he made many conversions at New
Castle, and now, he is to be given a
wider scope, by being givenia an oppor-
tunity to address hundreds Of people
in three different places in the Dis.
trict. The meetings will be along
the old fashioned line, of singing and
exhortation, with a mourners' bench
for those who are made to feel the
need of the church.
The first of the meetings will open
in Ridgeville, on July 5. 1t will be
held in larg park at that place and
many people will camp and attend the
whole series of services. The Sec
ond of the meetings opens on July 10,
in Osborne's grove, near Economy.
This will also last ten days, and will
be followed by the last of the meet
ings at Dublin, August 2.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-15
Vaudeville at the Gennett.

Ample and pleasing variety will be
offered in the vaude vile bill to be pre-
scented at the Gennett beginning next
Monday afternoon and continuing
through the week, with two night per-
formances, the first at and the Sec
ond at 900 o'clock. A perusal of the
bill shows a society plyalet, 'The
Silk Stocking" by the Four Ellis
worths; refined comedy by Clark and
Duncan; singing and acrobatic dane
ing by Marion Livingston; blackface
work in comedy by Carrolton and
Hodges; athletic work by Bissonnette
and Newman; illustrated songs by
Ernest Renk and motion pictures by
the Genoscope. If the press reports
given of these performers where they
have appeared elsewhere are to be
credited, they will give an entertain
ment that will be highly pleasing to
Gennett patrons. Manager Swisher
has shaped his house up for a long
and unbroken run in vaudeville, fol-
lowing the commencement of the
Business College, which exercises will
be held there Saturday night of this
week.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-15
TORTURED BY
!, ITCHING ECZEMA
Suffered Tremendous itching Over
Whole Body Scratched Until
BIed Worse at Night, With
Soreness and Excruciating Pains
"A Western Ladys
WONDERFUL CURE BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"Last year at this time I suffered
with q tremendous itching on my
back which grew worse and worse, un.
til'it spread over the whole body, and
Enly, my face and hands were free.
For four months or so l suffered the
torments of the damned, and had to
Scratch, scratch, scratch, until bled.
AT night when / went to bed things
got worse, and had at times to get
up and scratch my body all over, until
was as sore as could be, and until
suffered excruciating pains. l did not
know what it was, and resorted to
number of blood purifiers, using at
times also Cuticura Soap. They told
me then that / was suffering from
eczema. Then made up my mind
that / would also use Cuticura Oint-
ment and Cuticura Resolvent. l used
them according to instructions, and very
soon indeed l was greatly relieved.
continued until well, and now | am
ready to recommend the Cuticura Rem
edies to any one who suffers as did your
obedient servant. Mrs. Mary Metzger,
Sweetwater, Okla, June %, 1905"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-15

OLD OFFICERS REELECTED
CITY CLERK TAGGART REMAINS.
SECRETARY OF THE LEAGUE
DATE OF MEETING is CHANGED
A WEEK.
Palladium Special.1

Marion, Ind, June 1.-THE meeting
of the Municipal League of Indiana
has grown in interest; all speeches OF
the members have been to the point
and all in the interest of clean and
better municipal government. The
address of James McWeeney, superin
tendent of police of South Bend, on
the subject of THE Public Officer and
His Relation to Society,"" was warmly
received and was filed with good ad
vice to the officers.
j. Fred France, mayor of Hunting
ton, president of the league, talked tc
the delegates, his subject being
American Women - God Bless
Them John w. Kelley talked or
Municipal Art" and he advocated
beautifying the city and it's streets.
Logansport was chosen as the next
meeting place. over Richmond. The
constitution was changed so that the
meeting will begin on the third Tues
day in June, instead of the SECOND
Tuesday, as heretofore.
Officers Were Reelected.
The old officers were reelected as
follows: Pre- sident, j. Fred France
mayor of Huntington; vice apresident
B. R. Russell, ex,nayor of" Crawfords
Vile; second ,vice-president, George A
Carr, mayor of Greenfield; secretary
John S. Taggart, clerk of Richmond
treasurer, ]. w. Mellette, ex-city at
torney of Elwood; chairman of execu
tive section, George R. Durgan, mayo
of Lafayette; of legislation, r. o
James, ex-councilman of Vincennes
chairman of legal section, Frank o
Switzer, city attorney of Wabash
chairman of police section, James Nc
Whitney of South Bend; chairman
clerical section, j. A. Glenn, clerk o
Noblesville; clerk of engineering sec
lions, A. T. Gridley, city engineer o
Aurora; legislation committee, Law
renee Decker, chairman, mayor o
Hammond; M. e. Clegg, superintend
ent of police of Jacksonville; Judg,
George w. Shaw, city attorney of Vim
cennes: H. H. Waggoner, city engi
neer Of Huntingdon; S. B. Morris
Councilman of Shelbyville.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-15
POOR HANDWRITING.

One of the Causes That Downed Ma
poleon at Waterloo.
The nose of Cleopatra had n marked
influence on the destinies of the an
cient world. The handwriting of Ma
poleon l., we are assured by recent
historians, had a similar effect upon
the evolution Of the modern world,
He did not write; he scrawled. By
reason Of this, among other causes, he
lost Waterloo. Grouchy could not read
with exactness his decisive message
Was it "bataille engage" (battle is
on), or "bataille gagnee" (battle is
WON?
Grouchy chose the latter significance
and, not believing it necessary to press
forward, arrived too late. So much for
the curl Of letter, pen stroke or an
illegible swell to an ga"
This question was brought forward
D"rnas.
Remember, Alexandra" the master
said to him, "the great defeat Of the
emperor was due only to his scrawling
hand. If you wish to succeed in the
world be careful Of your heavy and
your light strokes" So IL Napoleon
had known how to write legibly or If
he had taken the trouble TO do so his
descendants would reign today in
france and we should not have had
the republic. 1t appears historically
established today that Dumas writing
master was right. And on such slight
things rests the fate Of empires.-Cri
de Paris.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-15
NEW ABSTRACT COMPANY
Local Men Form Organization to Sue.
coed Thomas J. NeWkirk in
the Business.

Attorney Alonzo M. Gardner and
Wilfred Jessup and John c. Boone, a
well-known expert in abstract work,
have formed company which is to
be incorporated under the name of the
Wayne Abstract Company. The CAPT.
tai is $4,000. The business of Thorn
as ]. Newkirk has been purchased.
Mr.. Newkirk is permanently engaged
with the Rock Island railroad. The
new company also has purchased the
books of the late William G. Need
ham.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-15
FACTS FROM FRANCE.

France wants another worlds fair,
but there Is much opposition to the
project in official circles.
FriendN 81 the Elephant is the title
Of a society just formed in Paris to
combat the gradual extinction of the
animal by hunters.
1t is proposed to hold a laborers' ex.
hibition in Paris in 1909. The object
will be to offer comparison between
the life of workmen throughout the
world today and that of laborers in
past centuries.
Tests of the strength of wire rope
conducted for the French government
show that the ultimate strength of a
round rope is 80 per cent less than the
sum of the tensile strengths Of its in
dividual wires before being laid.