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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
Joseph Yorp of Trevor Fearing
His Saloon Might Be Closed
Shoots Himself Sunday
THOUGHT He WAS INSANE
Man Had worried on Account of the
Fact That the Iown Board was
Criticised for Granting Him
a Liquor License

Driven into insanity by the advance
of the "dry wave'' Joseph Yopp, a
saloon keeper at the village of Trevor
in the town of Salem, committed sui
eide early Sunday morning by shoot
ing himself through the heart with a
thirty eight calibre revolver. The
dead man was thirty-one years of age
and he had been resident of Keno
sha county for only a short time For
some time Yopp had been worrying on
account of the fact that there was
considerable talk in Salem over the
possible revocation of his license. The
people who were favorable to prohi BIZ
ton in the town had declared that the
Town Board overstepped its powers in
granting his license on account of the
fact that the town already had more
saloons than would be allowed under
the Baker law No move had been
made to revoke the license in court
and it is claimed that the Town Board
was wholly within it's rights when it
granted the license as the number of
saloons in the town was no greater
at this time than on the first of July
1906 when the new law went into eff
feet. The matter preyed on Yopp IS
mind and for the past two or three
days he had been acting very queerly
and at the same time he had been
drinking heavily.
Early Saturday evening he went to
his home and retired to his room, but
his wife heard him moving about near
ly all night and it is not thought that
he went to bed. He got up just after
five o'clock in the morning and his
wife feared that he might kill himself
but he rushed from the house stating
that he WIS going to the saloon. He
walked into the saloon and walked to
the rear door and walked over into a
little wood just back of the place
and fired the bullet into his heart. He
died instantly. A few minutes after
the shooting the body was found by
a gardiner on his way to his farm.
The widow was notified and Justice
Evans was called to hold an inquest
over the remains. The conditions
showed that the death of the man was
case of deliberate suicide while tenn
porarily deranged and the jury found
verdict to this effect.
The remains were taken to the Yopp
home and the funeral was held there
this afternoon, the remains being
taken to Grass. Lake and buried in the
family lot in the cemetery there.
Yopp is survived by widow and
two small children Mrs. Yopp was
Frustrated as. result of the rash deed
of her husband.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
PREPARING FOR MEET
Kenosha Pythians To Take Part
in ConcIave and Encampment
To Be Held in Milwaukee
COMPANY TO BEGIN DRILLS

Members Of the Kenosha Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, are arranging to
attend the annual supreme lodge con-
clave and uniformed rank entertain
ment which is to be held in Milwau-
kee in August of next year and which
promises to be the greatest encamp-
ment ever held by the order. The
members of the uniform rank of the
Kenosha company will at once begin
drilling and will enter into the contest
for prizes to be offered the best drilled
companies.
Milwaukee was selected as the place
for the next meeting at the last bien-
NAL conclave and encampment, held at
Boston in 1908. 1t will be held in
Milwaukee during the first week of
August, 1910. More than 10000 Wis
itors are expected to be in Milwaukee
lat that time There were that many
lat Boston two years ago, and on ac-
count of Milwaukee s more central To-
cation, it is expected that there will
be still larger attendance at the com
ing gathering. The proximity OF
Ohio and Illinois, which are the two
strongest Pythian states, will cause
the lodges in these states to be strong
ly represented, it is believed.
All the lodges in the United States
and Canada will send delegates.
Many of them will also send their uni
formed rank companies to compete in
the drills which are a picturesque
feature of every great Pythian gath
ering. Another feature is the parade
of the uniformed rank, of which thous
ands are in line. Arrangements for
these and other attractions of the
gathering, as well as for the business
meetings and the entertainments will
keep a local committee busy for sev-
eral months.
The coming gathering will be the
second that has been in Milwaukee
since the order was founded. The first
was held nineteen years ago, and it is
a matter OF record that the attendance
at it was the greatest of any Pythian
gathering:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE PARTIES IN DANGER SAVE R0N DAA WARTIME HISTORY
Historical Commission of State
10 Publish Interesting Facts
About Wisconsin
HISTORY OF BADGER SOLDIERS

The Wisconsin history commission,
created for the purpose of compiling
and publishing a record of Wiseon-
sin IS part in the civil war, met ON
Wednesday and outlined plans for the
coming year. 1t was decided to en-
gage a graduate of the university to
prepare a monograph on the economic
and social life of Wisconsin at the
opening of the war. This doubtless
will be supplemented 10y monograph
on the effect OF the war on Wisconsin s
social and industrial interests.
The great Importance of the relief
work of Wisconsin women during the
war, particularly on sanitary and
Christian commissions, and in field
nursing, was also discussed at some
length. 1t was arranged to engage
another graduate student to undertake
a scientific historical study of this
phase of Wisconsin s activities in the
war.
During the summed members of the
commission will personally engage in
a search for letters written by wis
consin soldiers during the war, or by
other persons concerning Wisconsin IS
deeds therein. Persons having letters
of this character are requested to com
municate that fact to the editor of the
commission, DR.. R. G. Thwaites, at
Madison, who will take up the matter
with them.
Judge ii. S. Comstock of Cumber-
land is now writing a financial history
of Wisconsin s part in the war This
is being prepared for the commission
and probably viii be published in the
autumn.
Those present at the meeting on
Wednesday were: Assemblyman G. E.
Estabrook, chairman, representing G.
A. R. interests; Prof Frederick J.
Turner, head of the history department
of the university; DR.. Reuben G.
Thwaites, superintendent of the State
Historical society, and Henry E. Leg
Ter, secretary Of the free library com
mission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
Twenty Per Cent Ruiz viii Make
It Impossible To !, Interfere 10
Primary Elections Next Year
MUST STICK TO PARTY LINES

The 500 per cent law" as it is
known, which was passed in the clos
ing days of the legislative session, will
prove source of infinite trouble IN
the way of any combine in the future.
The new law providing that any
party in order to have its candidates
placed ON the official ballot under the
party designation must have cast at
least 20 per cent of its vote at the
primary will put a stop to these com
binations.
Had the law been in force last year
Neal Brown would have been placed
on the ballot as an Independent candi-
date for senator. John A. Awkward
and other candidates would also have
had hard time in getting under the
wire. There are few counties in the
state where the Democrats are so
numerous as not to make them hustle
to get 20 per cent of primary.
This stubborn fact, which can not
be crowded to one side or ignored, will
make the party vote in the ballot
boxes in most of the counties of the
state to see that the party vote is cast
at the primaries for the Democratic
candidate, lest they are found in the
Independent column when it comes to
the general election.
1t is beginning to look as if Senator
Tom Morris would eventually be pick
ed to stand as the candidate for gov
ernor. Little attention will be paid
to the senator's statements that he is
not candidate If the people want
him.
Senator 4dorrls denial fits in also
with the statements made before that
it was the intention to put theI sena-
tor s name forward and see if it re
ceived enough support to warrant his
coming out into the open as candi-
date. If so, then he would admit that
he was a real candidate; if, not, then
he could point to his statement that
he was not candidate, and had not
said that he was.
Among the other candidates. or those
whose names have been associated with
the gubernatorial candidacy, Senator
Hudnall seems about the only one who
| is receiving much support thus far
The suggestion of the senator as a
possible candidate meets with consid
cradle favor, and there is shown a
growing feeling that he wouldsmalxe as
strong candidate as could be brought
off aA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
BASE BALL INJURY FATAL
Joseph Micheln Dies at the Hospital
as Result of Injuries

Joseph Micheln, aged IA years, a son
of Louis Micheln, 40 Division, died
at the Kenosha Hospital on Saturday
and it is said that his death resulted
from injuries received while playing in
a game of base ball. The boy was
injured several days ago and at the
time the injuries were not thought to
be serious. He was taken to the hos
pital on Friday suffering from seri-
Gus attack OF bowel trouble and this
later was complicated by heart disease
and caused his death. The remains
were taken to the family residence
and the funeral was held from ST..
George church at nine o'clock Tuesday
morning with interment at the family
plat at st. George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
MAY SUE THE CITY
Proprietors Assert That the Mayor
Overstepped His Authority

The city may be forced to be the
defendant in suit as the re-
suit of the action of Mayor Scholey
on SATURDAY evening when he
stopped the operations of a mer-
ry-go-round on Park street just
west Of Rowland avenue The man
had secured license for the operation
of the machine and the license did not
expire until Sunday night. 1t is
claimed that the mayor took exception
to one of the men employed to keep
order at the place and stopped the
workings Of the machine on the plea
that the street was being blocked. It
is probable that the whole matter will
be aired in the courts. The police
were not allowed to take any part in
the affair.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
MET IN FREE FOR ALL
Foreigners Engage in Fight in North
Side Saloon and Four Are Fined

AS result of free for all fight in
a saloon on Chestnut street on Satur-
day night four foreigners were arraign-
ed in the Municipal Court Monday
on charges of disturbance and all
of them fined $500 and the costs of
the action. The man who started the
fight, and he seems to have started
something that he could not finish, is
still in the Kenosha hospital. There
were twenty foreigners in the fight
and sixteen of them will probably be
brought into the court later. The
fight seems to have been of the real
sort and reports from the scene of the
conflict while it was going on indicated
that several of the men had been killed
but all of them escaped with bad
bruises.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
VICTORY FOR KENOsHA
Local Traffic Managers Defeat MiIwau-
kee Men in Annual Base Game

hGG INCL Ill EAlluudl 6dS6 CdIIl0
The annual base ball game between
the representatives of the big railway
companies stationed in Milwaukee and
the traffic managers Of the various fac
tories in Kerosha was played at
Breen s Park on Saturday afternoon
and the Kenosha men won from the
Milwaukee team ny score Of IL to z.
1t may not have been much of base
ball game, but it was the jolliest gath
ering ever seen at Breen's Park and
many men well known in the railway
business took part in the contest. AT
ter the game the visitors were enter
tanned at dinner at the Hotel Keno
sha at which covers were laid for
twenty eight. Following there was
some singing and few short speeches
and a lot Of good fellowship.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
One Dollar and Three Cents

I see by the papers that the reform
or dress administrator at
Kenosha are going to cut down the
bushes behind which the Kenosha la
dies don their bathing suits. Kindly
answer the following questions:
/. Will the ladies continue to don
after the bushes are removed?
q. Is one piece bathing suit a
donned shame2
8. what IS the fare to Kenosha7--
Line-o type Tribune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
AT ANNUAL OUTING
More Than 200 Attend Outing of the
Knights of Columbus on Sunday

More than two hundred of the mem
bers and friends of the Kenosha Coun-
ell Of the Knights of Columbus went
out to Silver Lake on Sunday to at
tend the annual outing of the Council
and the day will ne one long remem-
bered among the members of the order.
There were amusements of every kind
provided for the day. Ball games
and other athletic sports were inter
mingled with a splendid program of
vaudeville furnished by the members
of the Council. The interest in the
contest conferred in the pie eating con
test in which Charles Deffry was an
easy winner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

William H. stout-DieG Jan. II
1863 at La Grange, Tenn.
Thomas G. Vincent Of Wheatland-
Died March 4, 1868 at La Grange
Tenn
William Wells Of somers-Died Nay
81, 1865.
Andrew ]. McKesson of Randall
Killed Oct. s, 1864, Chaplain Hill, KY
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
kencsha Life Saving Crew Saves
Two Men From Drowning at
Zion City on Sunday
BROTHER FAILS IN HEROIC ACT
Leon Murray is Drowned After Broth
er had Swan Three Miles
IN an Effort to Get Help
and Save Him

/ The Kenosha Life Saving Crew
rescued two men from death in the
lake three miles north of Zion City
at noon Sunday after terrific fight
against a rising sea. A third man
who had been a member of the party
sunk beneath the waves after the other
members of the party had all but given
i their lives in an effort to save him.
The drowned man was Leon Murray,
20 years of age, a fisherman at Zion
1 City, and the recued men were Andrew
Murray, his brother and William Has
keith, both of Zion City. The two
men were picked up by the Kenosha
crew under the command of Captain
Fountain after they had chung to an
overturned boat for more than two
hours.
The two Murray boys are fishermen
at Zion City and they had made it
their custom to set their nets about
four miles in the lake north of Zion
City. They used only small row
boat for their fishing operations and
early Sunday morning they disregard
4 ed the storm on the lake and went out
in the open boat to lift their nets
They reached the nets in safety and
while they were attempting to lift
them great wave came up and
swamped the boat in which they had
been rowing. Both of the men were
cast adrift and Leon Murray, the elder
caught hold of one Of the stages which
held the nets while the younger broth
er, Andrew, started to swim to the
beach, distance of over three miles,
for help. He made his way through
the breakers and finally reached the
beach and although exhausted he in
sisted on going back with Hasketh
whom he called to his aid, to rescue his
i brother.
| The boat in which they put out from
the beach was an old leaky craft and
before they had gone mile it began
to fill with water, but they saw the
brother still clinging to the stake and
kept up the fight. When within a
short distance of the brother this boat
capsized and the two men were thrown
into the water. They managed to
get hold Of the capsized boat. By
this time the life saving crew here
had been notified and a tug had been
Isent out from Waukegan. Captain
Fountain and his men were the first
to reach the scene of the accident and
they picked up the two men. Andrew
Murray urged them to go to the aid
of the brother who was supposed to
/ be still cIlnging to the net stake, but
when they reached that point they
found that the young fisherman had
been unequal to the demands upon his
strength and he had released his hold
and slipped into the lake. The body
was not recovered.
Young Murray was so overcome by
4 finding that his brother had drowned
that he fell unconscious in the bottom
of the life boat and refused to be com
forted The two rescued men were
taken to Zion City and search for
the body of the drowned man was
made but it could not be found.
The Murray boys had lived at, Zion
City since boyhood and their tragic
fate caused a profound sensation in
that city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

A new book by the Rev. Floyd w.
Tompkins, formerly rector of st. Mat
thews church has just been purchased
for Gilbert M. Simmons Library. 1t
is entitled "Helps Toward Nobler Liv-
ing and wills be- sure of a welcome
among his, former parishioners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

The ire department was called out.
at nine o'clock Sunday evening on ae-
count Of a fire in the cars in the yards
Of the Simmons Manufacturing. Com
pany. The fire resulted from spontan-
eous combustion and one of the cars
was badly damaged before the flames
had been eSfinguished
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

An indication of the Improvement of
the times in Kenosha is shown by, the
fact that seven mortgages were dis
charged on Saturday morning and not
one placed on record.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cromax and
children of Chanute, Kas., were the
guests Of Mrs. 0. NJ. Calkins on Sun
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-16
NEW WORLD OF AFRICA.

Gradually, and in obedience to the
charm and chance inherent in the
steady development of its boundless
and inexhaustible riches, the eye OF
the world is turning to Africa. The
day is dawning for its re-peopling by
the ambitious generations OF men
who are stalled in the completeness
Of the evolyement and maturity Of
the other spheres of human endeayor
and activity; we shall soon be mark
ing the new trend of emigration and
heraIding the marvellous successei
and achievements that make history
and build the civilizations Of the earth
over there, and the impulse Of ad-
venture, commerce, and trade, and
even war, will invite millions Of rest
less humans to seek freedom and fame
on the Ozark Continent" now slow
ly illumining meath the touch Of
modern progress.
1t is good. The congested centers
of civilization are needing just the
relief offered by Africa and the re-
sponse to the call for money and
brains and Drawn, of courage, and
members and concentration will be
prompt and immense, and adapt
able to the vast tasks Of the
hour over there, and America will
have a hand in the tremendous un-
foldment, and do her share in making
a new world, even as she was made.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-16
THE WEATHER
Oregon, Washington and Idaho :
Occasional rain.
A NATIONAL REPRoAcH.


The plea put out by the Merchant
Marine League of the United States
for radical change in the system oI
shipments of American utilities to
the Isthnus Of Panama for the build
ing Of the American canal there, from
foreign bottoms to the ships and
steamers Of this country, is just one
and should receive the endorsement
Of every man in the country. not alone
in his private capacity as a citizen, bu.
through every organic channel with
which he happens to be associated,
and through every civic relation be
can utilize.
We are publishing strong appeal in
this issue Of the Astorian and we feel
that it win find responsive chord in
the minds Of our people, TO whom
as a maritime city, it addresses it.
self with extraordinary force and
logic. There is something radically
wrong in system that denies this
protection to our ship and sailors
and marine interests generally; and
whatever the remedy may be, we
trust it viii be urged instantly and
successfully.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-16
ECZEMA LODGES IN THE SKIN
Not a Blood Disease--Cured by Oil
of Wintergreen Compound.

For many years eczema was sup
posed to be blood disease and was
enormously treated as such, but now
the best authorities agree that ecze-
ma is only a skin disease and must
be cured through the skin. The emf
nent skin specialist, DR.. D. D. Dem
mis-, first discovered the eczema
germ and his discovery was quickly
taken up in both Germany and
France.
To kill the eczema germ and at
the same time heal the skin, DR..
Dennis compounded oil OF winter.
green, thymol, glycerine, etc. The
remedy is a liquid, not mere salye,
hence it sinks right into the pores Of
the skin. Washington with this oil
Of wintergrcen compound seems to
take the itch away at once; soon the
scales drop away and the disease dis
appears, Chas. Rogers & Son, drug
gists. The prescription has now beea
used so long as to have proven its
absolute merit and we do not hesi-
tate to express our confidence in
D. D. D. Prescription as used with
.. D, D. Soap.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-16

gon, at the close Of business Feb
ruary S, 1909;
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts ", .$573,0l64S
Overdraits, secured and un-
secured ..........,'... 4,uauo|
- culation Ii S1'D' .o.'...,..,.. ~ 'e R,sOOOo
= deposits t ............., 100000
Other bonds to secure U, s,
deposits ..t.,........ A,OOO,01
Premiums ON U. s. bonds. 4,il700
Bonds, securities, etc...... S9,s73'3S
and fixtures ........... 100000
Other real estate owned. 1884.
bankers kerr, ,, .,..s.""..'... s,ol373
serve agents S. .,.......,. o24,0.@
items -. .,....,......... 2,366.33
Banks g.. ,'',,...,.,...', @ ., l26OOo
Fractional paper currency
nickels, and CENTS. 463.Ss
Lawful Money Reserve in
Bank, viz.
LegaI-tendcr notes 47sOO 73,o76os
Redemption fund with U.
s. Treasurer Is per cent
circulation) ........,.. 2,37sOO
Due from U, S. Treasurer,
other than 5 per cent re-
demption fund .,...... 100000
----------------
Total ..,.........,...S6s,46 s,466O6
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in....S s000000
Surplus fund .......... 550000O
Undivided profits, less ex-
penses and taxes paid" l47Sl.9l
standing -. 4s8OOOo
Individual deposits sub
jcct to check .$274, 53098
Demand certificates of de-
posit .......$20,il282
Time certificates Of de-
post ......$264, ,94S60
Certified checks. 2ol75
U. S. deposits. 100000 599,8841s
Total ....u..,........$65,4 ,46606
State of Oregon, County of Clatsop
S.:
l, J, f. Higgins, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement Is
true to the best OF my knowledge
and belief.
J. f. HIGGINS, /
Cashier.
Correct--Attest
GEO. H. GEORGE,
A. SCHERNECKAU,
+. L. WARREN,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of February, 1909
G. c. FULTON,
Notary Public.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-16
THE LINCOLN INFLUENCE

Blind and deaf must be the man ol
woman who has failed to gather in
some part of the universal tribute
paid by the American press to the re.
vered and martyred President, Abra-
ham Lincoln. Every community in
the broad land has had its quota oi
the splendid and absorbing history OF
the man, his deeds, his character, and
his influence on the national life, and
the country is the better for it.
It has made men think, for a mo-
ment at least, and compelled the
striking OF swift balances between
their own citizenship and that of the
man who died because of his exalted
yet humble, relation to the nation,
then and now. And so far as this in.
fluence has operated, so far it has
done immense good, and the impress
sions and entertainments OF the hour,
wrought by the Lincoln revival, will
act. and react, wholesomely and last
ingly, for the ultimate publication Of
our citizenship.
When, after two score years, such
effects as this can rise from the grave
of a single American. President, OF
eommoner, the country is justified in
treasuring and exalting the memory
that makes for its beauty and better
ment