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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28
CAR LEAVES TRACK
Passengers.on NJ. R. & X. Badly
Shaken Up in an Accident
at Pike Creek Hill
TRAFFIC DELAYED FOR HOURS

The breaking of large king bolt on
a truck Of Milwaukee, Racine and
Kenosha interurban car at Pike Creek
hill yesterday morning, caused alarm
among the eighteen passengers, many
of whom were bruised by being
thrown from their seats to the floor or
against the sides of the car. The car
left the tracks and ran some dis
tance along the ties. Women passen-
gers became panic stricken and sought
to reach the platform and leap from
the car.
The car was not running at high
rate of speed at the time of the acct
dent. Had it been, it is believed the
car would have run into large trees
which are on the west side of the
tracks The accident caused tie up
of the interurban business between
this city and, Racine until $3.50
'clock when the car, pretty badly
damaged, was placed on the tracks
and then taken to Racine for repairs.
The car left Racine at II o'clock i'll
the morning for Kenosha with eighteen
passengers on board While the car
was running up the hill south of Pike
Creek the motorman noticed there was
something wrong. Suddenly the car
seemed to slide from the trucks and the
car wheels, leaving the track, ran along
the ties. The passengers were thrown
from their seats. Those who were
seated in the front and rear Of the car
were thrown against the sides. Women
screamed and men became excited. The
car was stopped on the edge of ditch
about three feet deep.
The passengers hurriedly left the car
as soon as it had stopped and found
| that there was two mile hike
ahead of them, if they desired to reach
Kenosha There was no interurban car
at the south end so that the passengers
were compelled to walk and in single
| file, men women, and children, walked
or imped into Kenosha.
The Racine offices of the company
were notified Of the accident and a
wrecking car and men were sent out
but it was after O'Clock in the after
noon that the car was placed on the
tracks and taken to Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28
TIE WARRENs Or VIRGINIA
Synopsis Of the Play TO be Given as
the Rhode Tuesday, Feb. 2

ssThe Warens Of Virginia, = David
Belasco s. sensationally successful pro-
duction Of William G. DeMille IS play
which comes to the Rhode Opera House
Tuesday, Feb. furnishes in it's stage
settings and costumes especially those
worn by the women of the piece an
accurate picture Of the styles Of fur
aishings and clothes in vogue in the
south during Civil War times.
The second act Of the play shows an
apartment in the home Of the aristo-
cratic Warren family, which the ext
gencies Of active warfare in the neigh
borhood and the Strengthened circum-
stances Of the household have made a
combination living and drawing room.
David Belasco's insistence upon accu-
racy even in the smallest details is a
well known fact, and he insisted that
the furniture used in this room should
be an exact replica Of that which
adorned such apartments in the home
of many a southern planter at that
time. AS a result there are two feat
ures Of the furnishings that are unusu-
al One of these is an ancient mahog-
any serving table, the other is a fiat
toned spinet. The serving table was
found In the stock room Of well
known New York dealer in antiques
and purchased as soon as seen. The
spinet, however, proved a. matter of
greater difficulty. There was none to
be had in New York, SO Mr.. Belasco
commissioned the dealer to find one
wherever he could. The dealer s
agents located this one in dilapidated
mansion near Roanoke, Virviniay but on
account Of it's age and it's associations,
its owner first fatty refused to part
with it, The elaborate negotiations
that were necessary to- persuade him
to let it go would make story in them
selves. They were finally brought to a
successful conclusion however, and this
valuable antique became a part Of
"The Warrens Of Virginia. produc-
tion.
Women s dresses Of the period were
of the hoop-skirt variety, though not
of the exaggerated rotundity that pre-
vailed decade earlier. AS they are
seen in "The Warrens of Virginia, =
however, they reproduce the fashions
Of half a century ago in a way to de-
light any woman s heart.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

It is a safe bet that when the ques-
ton of declaring certain sections of
the city "dry" territory comes to
a vote that some of the wards
will close up the saloons in theil
residence districts in short order
And lot of the voting to close up
the saloons in the residence districts
will be done by the very men who, for
various reasons, would hesitate to ap-
pear as opponents of the brewery in
terests, too. The prohibition move
ment does not appeal to the majority
of these men a little bit either, but
the depreciation in property values
that has followed the short sighted
policy of certain breweries in locating
their outlying saloons has caused lots
of ill concealed resentment. No man
who has struggled to pay for his home
is sure now, but that he will wake
up some morning to find saloon in
his immediate neighborhood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28
New Catholic Directory Shows a
Large Increase in Members Of
the Church in Country
MANY CATHOLICS IN STATE
Will Show Church has Made
Greatest Growth in it's History
During the Year Just Closed
New Directory Interesting

There are 1926, 451 Roman Catho-
lies in the United States, according to
advance sheets of the 1909 Wiltzius
Catholic directory, published by the M.
FL. Wiltzius company of Milwaukee.
These figures show an increase of
358,025 over last year. AS the stats
tics are furnished the directory pub
fishers by the archbishops and bishops
of the various archdiocese and do
ceses, and as the census has been taken
in all dioceses, the figures are as reli-
able and up-to-date as can be secured.
Adding to the 14,235,451 the number
of Catholics in our foreign possessions
Porto Rico, Philippine Islands and
Hawaiian Islands the grand total of
Catholics under the United States flag
amounts to 22,474,440, as compared to
12,053,00 under the Bristish flag.
A glance at the Wiltzius directory
tables show that in the United States
there are 16,093 Catholic priests, 1885
secular clergy, and 4,208 members of
religious orders, such as Jesuits, Bene-
dictines, Dominicans, Capuchins, Paul
lists, Franciscans and forty-two others.
The directory further shows that
there. are 1928 Catholic churches in
the various d1oceses. Of these churches
500 have resident pastors. There are
80 ecclesiastical seminaries with 5,687
students in attendance. There are 213
universities and colleges for boys and
708 academies for girls. Parochial
schools are established in all parts of
the country, and the general summary
Of the directory shows that the total
number of Catholic parochial schools is
4,7O3. In these schools 1,197,913 child
rem receive their education.
Looking over the Wisconsin section
of the directory, it is found that there
are 525, 459 Roman Catholics in the
Badger state. This does not include
the diocese of the upper peninsula, al
though it belongs, enthusiastically, to
the Wisconsin province. There are
1888 priests in Wisconsin, 727 being
secular clergy, and 356 members of
religious orders. The grand total Of
792 churches is found in this state, and
the various religious orders which are
represented include the Carmelite Faith
ers, Capuchins, Holy Cross Congrega-
tion, Jesuit Fathers, Service, Brown
Franciscans, Black Franciscans, Pre-
monstratensian Fathers, Society Of the
Divine Word, Oblate Fathers, Holy
Ghost Congregation, Dominican Faith
ers, missionary Fathers Of the Sacred
Heart, and the Alexian Brothers.
The Catholics of Wisconsin may
boast of 800 parish schools, with an
average attendance Of 53,193. Includ-
ing the children in charitable institu-
tions and those attending colleges, and
academies, the total children, in Cath
Ollie institutions amounts to 67,744. In
the four dioceses of Wisconsin will be
found l ecclesiastical seminary, l uni
versity, 8 colleges for boys, l normal
school, 10 academies for girls, 3 high
schools, 1 school for the feeble minded
several Indian schools, l domestic
science school, 2 homes for the aged
and 26 hospitals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

The Legislature can hardly do less
than appoint commission to investi-
gate the official acts Of Insurance Com
missioner Beedle who is charged by
one of his former deputies with NAL
feasance in Office and the Investigation
should be as thorough as it is posi-
BILE to make it. Mr.. Beedle has him
self demanded an investigation and an
opportunity to be heard in his own de-
Tense and in justice to him the facts
in the case should be given the widest
publicity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

We shall have to take the statistics
furnished by the superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League during his speak
ing campaign in Kenosha Sunday on
trust for we have no means of checking
them, but he stated a truth that any
one can verify when he said that the
movement had been successful because
it is "backed by business men and not
by fanatics" The man on the street
is beginning to think about this tenn
perance movement and talk about it
and therein the danger lies for the
saloon men. He had nothing to fear
from the attacks of ''long haired men
and short haired women" to quote the
speaker again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

It is reported that board of college
professors after long continued expert
ments has decided that DR.. Wiley chief
of the bureau of chemistry Of the de-
partment of agriculture. was mistaken
when he declued that food preserved
win benzoate of soda is decidedly in
furious to the health and that human
beings may consume that kind of
"dope' to reasonable extent without
suffering any i'll effects and that DR..
Wiley is to resign his position as a
result of the findings Of the board. We
suppose that we have consumed our
share of benzoate of soda whatever
that is, and are glad to know that we
may anticipate no evil results, but we
sincerely hope that there is no truth
in the last part of the report. Dr.
Wiley has made vigorous fight against
great pressure to carry out all the pro
visions of the pure food law and his
services are too valuable to lose over
a difference of opinion that can never
be decided with absolute certainty
What particular difference does it make
whether this preservative is harmless
or note What the people want and
what they are going to get eventually
under the pure food law is protection
from every and any kind of adulterant
and because board of professors de
cides that any particular brand of EN-
balming chemical is harmless is no rea
son for anybody's being permitted tx
feed it to them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

There is more merit in the opinion
of the Colorado secretary of the bureau
of child and animal protection that
parents of bad children should be pun
ished for the misconduct Of their off
spring than one would suppose at first
thought IF the state had the power
to bring parents to the bar Of justice
when their children went wrong there
would perhaps be more determined
effort to see that boys and girls lived
in accordance with the ideals Of civil
zation.-Brooklyn Standard Union.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

Kenosha has been fed on promises
from the street. railway company for
so long that it is little inclined to be
skeptical, but in the language Of the
street the announcement of the new
owners of the property that all the
promises of Mr.. Frost will be fulfilled
to the letter at the earliest possible
moment "listens well'', The new
managers have not as yet asked for
any favors and that is a hopeful sign.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

The attack on Postmaster General
Meyer for his advocacy of the postal
savings bank may lead to his retention
in the Taft cabinet. While Mr.. Meyer
would profit most by the blunders of
his enemies his appointment to a
cabinet post would also serve notice
on the opponents of postal savings
banks that it is the intention of Mr..
Taft to do his utmost to carry out the
pledges of his party on that question.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

The Wausau Record Herald persists
in calling attention to the fact that
the insurgents of the house as they
liked to be called when campaigning
for reelection are not insurging SO you
can notice it since they got safely
located again in Washington. What does
the Record Herald expect9 The M
G. IS are entitled to some rest between
campaigns.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

Senator Bishop Of this district was
among the list of senators who refused
to vote for any one at the attempted
election Of a. United States senator in
Madison Tuesday. It looks as if Meth
er of the Kenosha county representa-
tiyes were favorable to Stephenson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

The rescue Of the passengers of the
i'll fated Republic will bring to the
world as nothing else could the realiza-
ton that another of F'the fairy tales
of SCIENCE has come true.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

Other cities are taking steps to stop
the distribution of patent medicine
samples and Kenosha has had warnings
enough that an ordinance to stop this
practice is needed in this city. Are
we to wait until some child dies from
taking these sameples before anything
is done?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28
BARGAIN COLUMN.

NARM TO RENT CASH-125. 100 or q
r. acres on Mound Prairie. mile from Twin
Lake k, r. station: extra buildings; can
stachicn IS cattle: land in fac condition. Rev
nolds en- farm. J. S. Reynolds, Richmond,
Illinois. Wit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

Incidentally there may be some
changes in the Common Council before
the city election.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28
JTATE OF WIscoNsIN-IN CIRCUIT

QTATE OF WISCONSIN-IN CIRCUIT
| y COURT FOR KENOSHA>C COUNTY.
Maria Anna Weiskopf, plaintiff, VS.. e. c..
keding ton, Norman II art, he unknown heirs of
E. G. RedingtOn and Norman Hart, deceased,
aud the unknown heirs, grantees and repre-
sentatives OF any and all persons claiming an
interest in the land herein described and un-
known owners, defendants.
The State Of Wisconsin to Said Defendants and
Each of Them:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons. ex-
! elusive OF the day of service. and defend the
! above entitled action ia the Court aforesaid,
and in case OF your failure so to do, Judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint, of which copy is
herewith served upon you.
PETER FISHER,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
P. Q. address: 2l2 Market street, Kenosha,
Wisconsin,
| The above entitled action is brought by the
plaintiff to establish her title and claim and to
forever bar the above mentioned defeudants
known and unknOwn, against having or claim
ing any right or title adverse to the plaintiff in
ana 10 the following described land, premises
Parts of lots numbered seventeen az and
elgnteen llol In the northeast quarter me " of
sectlon SIX (ol town one ~ north, of range
tWeuty-tnree W east, and in the second ward
Oh the city OF Kenosha, Kenosha County Wis
consln, and particularly described as beginning
al the northeast corner of said lot ighteen u8);
iuhnlhg tnence south along the east line of said
lot, one hundred hfty-four and ore-half ns41Sl
1eet TO the northeast corner of parcel of land
oWned and occupied by one Tacki; thence west
alorg the north line of said Tacki tract and
parallel with the north line of DAYTON street
one hundred and eight t10s) feet to the
northwest corner OF said Tacki tract; thence
soutn along the west line of said Tacki tract,
nifty t5O) feet to the north line of DAYTON street.
thence west along the north1ine of DAYTON street
forty and one-half or feet, more or less. to
tne soulheast corner OF parcel of lard hereto
fore decided to one Adelaide T.. Simmons:
thence north at right angles with DAYTON street
and along the east line of said Simmons tract
70 the polnt1n the north line Of said lot iglteen
Isl which is two hundred and seveuty-fiye (275l
feet east of the northwest corner of said lot
eighteen (18), and being the northeast corner of
SAID Summons tract, measured along the north
line of said lott thence easter1y along the north
lire of said lot eighteen (lS) to the poiut of be-
ginning.
PETER FISHER,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
| P. o. Address: 2l2 Market Street, Kenosha.
/ Wisconsin. was
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

:
Gold Medal Flour is cheapest-it's best.
too-more loaves TO the sack EUPHEMIA.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28
LEGAL NOTICES

For other local news see page 8.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-28

CTATE OFWI& CONSTN-CIRCUITC COURT
y KENOSHA COUNTY.
Chas. w. Mitchell and Catherine c. Mitchell,
his wife. plaintiffs, VS.. Fannie Mitchell, de-
PENDANT.
State of Wisconsin to the said Defendant
You are hereby summoned 10 appear within
twenty days alter service of this summons upon
you, exclusive of the day of service, and defend
the above emitted action in the Court aforesaid, ,
and in case of your failure so to do, Judgment
will rendered against you according to the de-
mand of the complaint, of,which copy is here
with served upon yon.
D. n. FLETT,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Postofice address, SIS Wisconsin street, Ra-
cine, Wisconsin. Was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22

education in the Moline public schools.
Later he attended Augustana college.
He had been employed at various times
at Deere & Co. He leaves to mourn
his untimely death, his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. p +. Lind, and one sister,
Mrs. w. r. Johnson of Davenport, and
four brothers, AXel, Fred, Ernest and
Carl, all at home The funeral was
held this afternoon.
George Edward Teitsch, infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Teitsch, died
yesterday Of spasms. Death came at
the family home, 40 Second street.
The child was born in this city Aug.
81. The funeral was held at 8 o'clock
this afternoon from the home to River
side cemc:ery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22
Interesting Booklet Free.

The second edition of Booths Fa-
nous people, a 32-page booklet, has
just been published and Will be sent
free to any reader of this paper. n
postal card will do.
The book contains portraits and
concise autobiographies of some ia
nous people, including Conan Doyle,
Maude Adams, Madam Currie. the
discoverer of radium, and Sir Thorn
as Upton, the merchant prince of the
world.
There are four pages of valuable
information, such as Help in Case of
Accidents" "Antidotes for Poison. -
STAMP Filtration" How to Tell Il
Persons Age" bible facts and figures
and other interesting features. Men
tion this paper when writing, and adj
dress Booths HyOmei company, Buff
falo, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

than half of the number turned in 1t
the last September term.
Rev. Luebbers Returned.-Rev A. =.
Luebbers, pastor of the German Meth
odist church at Sixth and Warren
streets has returned from the St
Louis conference of the church which
was held at Burlington. Bishop Spell
meyer of St. Louis presided at all the
meetings. Perhaps the most impOr-
tant action taken was the redividing
of the conference into three instead
of four divisions. The Burlington dis
trict was absorbed by the Quincy dis
trict and Davenport is now i'll that sec
ton. Rev. Mr.. Luebbers was reap,
pointed pastor of the Davenport
church.
Gold Medal to Raymond ThornburJ.
The last of the series of gold medal
contests of the w. c. T. u. was given
Monday evening at the Mcclellan
Heights u. Z. church before a good
audience, Raymond Thornburg win
ming the medal by his presentation of
1.-The Defense of the Drunkard.' 50
There were only five contestants, tn =
usual limit being six, but the young
people gave such an excellent program
at the last contest it was felt they
should have another chance for the
medal, and special permission to hold
the contest with but five was granted
by the state
Obituary Reccrd.-At his home. 1877
West Third street, yesterday occurred
the death of John SChueler. He was
an old and respected German citizen
of the community. His wife, Ernestine.
survives him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22
Northwestern receipts:
New York Stocks.

New York, Sept. 22.-FOlIowing are
the quotations on the stock market to-
day:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22
q Hurry Up Call

Quick, Mr.. Druggist-Quick,-
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve-
Here's a quarter-For the love of
Moses. hurry! Baby's burned him
self, terribIy-Johnnie cut his foot
with the -Mamie's scalded-Pa
can't walk from piles-Billie has
boiIs-and my corns ache. She got
it and soon cured all the family. It's
the greatest healer on earth. Sold
by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22
RAISE RAILROAD TAXES?
State Board of Equalization Discusses
Property Assessments.

Property Assessments.
Springfield, H., Sept 22.-Reports
that the state board of equalization
was preparing to give the Illinois rail
roads jolt in the matter of property
assessments caused a large delegation
of tax agents and representatives of
various systems to descend upon
Springfield yesterday when the board
met. y preliminary meeting of the
railroad committee had been called by
Chairman Marsh for the purpose of
outlining the work of the session. 1t
was decided to allow representatives of
the railroads hearings before the COM
mittee the dates to be fixed later.
Chairman Hirscheimer also called a
meeting of the capital stock commit
tee and preparations were made for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Sept 22.-Following are
the wholesale prices on the local
market today:
Provisions and Produce.
Live Poultry Hens, per pound,
10c; spring chickens. per pound, Is =:
$3.50 to $3.50 per dozen.
Butter-Dairy, &c to Csc; creamery,
29c.
Lard-13c
Potatoes-60c.
Onions-50c.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 72c; oats, CSC; wheat,
90c.
Forage-Timothy hay, 50 to $40;
straw. Sc.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, lac; slack,
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22

Peek Given State appointment
b. f. Peek of Moline has been named
as member of the admission commit
tee for the Illinois State Bar associa-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22
LINCOLN CLUB CHARTERED
Rock Island Republican OrSaniza-
ton on Permanent Basis.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. % (Special)
Secretary of State Rose today is
sued license to incorporate to the
Lincoln club of Rock Island with
out capital stock. The object is So
cial and political. The incorpoTators
are George Walker, w. III. Marshall,
Elem Bassett, Frank Welcome and
John WetherS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-22

collecting the data required by this
sub body.
Thirty-two counties have not made
return of their assessment figures to
the state auditors office, and for this
reason the general board adjourned
until next Tuesday.