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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24

attack of the district attorney, Chief Of
Police OHare and County Clerk Jones.
She had been brought to Kenosha from
the home of Dr. Fletcher in Salem on
the night train and she was taken di-
rectly to the county Jail. Clerk Jones
and Chief O Hare had accompanied her
to Kenosha from Salem and during the
trip on the train they had made siren
uous efforts to secure her name and
something of her life story. She talked
brilliantly to the officers about every
thing with the exception of her own
identity and her own life. When Ke-
nosha was reached she was taken to
the parlor. of the county Jail and then
began a long examination by the Off
Gals Miss Crawford was tactful and
she never once showed any signs of
weakening. Even when the possible
criminal prosecution was suggested she
did not give her name, but suggested
she would prefer to have it brought in
some other name than her own. She
suggested any number of names which
would be suitable to the occasion. She
told the officers lot Of things about
her life. She declared that she was
reaching the age when there was no
longer any opening for her in her pro-
fession and that as she had nothing on
which to live she had reached the de-
cision that the best thing she could do
was to commit suicide. In planning to
carry this out she disposed of all of her
personal property and had retained just
money enough to provide for her trip
to Salem. She said that she had Sc
lected Salem as a place to commit sui
eide because she thought that she would
be able to find some secluded spot along
one of. the lakes where she would not
be found and that should she be found
it would be difficult for her to have.
been identified. She asked that she be
permitted to send a telegram to her
sister Mrs. Purcell and she signed this
telegram :" Jane Barr and told the
officials that this was a fictitious name.
This first clew to the identity Of the
! woman was secured on Monday after
1lOOh WhOll lCpCdOONl uCiCPiAOllO SAilo
were received at the home of DIR.
Fletcher in Salem from a Chicago wo-.
man. 1t was found that this woman
was calling from the Library bureau
on the north side. When an effort was
made to discover the identity of the
woman at the Library bureau clerk
declared that she had left the phone.
However, the superintendent furnished
information by which the sister was
reached at Missouri Valley.
The sister had sent a telegram to the
county clerk addressed to Salem but
in this she did not give the name of
the woman or tell anything connected
with her life. After the receipt of this
! telegram the officials who had gone to
| Salem early in the afternoon decided to
bring Miss Crawford to Kenosha. She
made no objections to coming to this
| city as she expected to go to hospital.
| When she found that she was going to
a cell at the county jail she shivered,
but the officials of the Jail found her
the most considerable of prisoners and
they had no trouble with her during the
! night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24

The mystery surrounding the life
story of the woman who on last Sun
day sought a secluded place near the
village of Salem and sought to end her
life by opening the veins of her arm
is clearing EARLY this morning the Of
fcials of the county learned that the
woman was Miss Esther Crawford, one
time of Missouri Valley, Iowa, and for
some time of Evanston, H., where she
had been employed in library work.
Miss Crawford is now at the county
Jail awaiting the coming of her sister,
Mrs. Penina Purcell of Missouri Valley,
and it is probable that plans will be
made to send her back to the old home
town to recuperate her health. Little
by little the story of the life of the
woman is being brought out. III is a
story punctuated with heart throbs.
Since she was found along the road in
Salem on Sunday, slowly bleeding to
death, she had fought battle to main
tain the secrecy of her identify, but
it was against too great odds. She her
self kept her secret but her friends and
relatives were not as careful, and
through her sister the facts in regard
to her became known. 1T was not UNI
til eleven O'Clock this morning that
Miss Crawford knew that her friends
had betrayed hc. See was smiling as
County Clerk Jones entered' the par
lor of the sheriff IS residence. He ex-
tended his hand and said, "Good
morning, Miss Crawford. He got no
further The woman IS eyes flashed
defiance and then she saw that she had
admitted her identity. She bitterly ar
raigned the officials for the manner in
which they had sought her identity and
sought at once to learn just how the
secret had been found out. She later
admitted that she was Miss Crawford,
and later telegram from Chief of Po-
lice o 'Brien at Missouri City, told the
officials that she had for some time
been working at Evanston
Miss Crawford is a woman widely
known in Iowa as teacher and as a
Nbuuthbe 0iduudbGIl liOiu AnSS AASll~
cultural School she became an instruc-
tor in that institution, one of the best
in the west, and later she taught in
many places in Iowa. For some time
she had been in library work and had
been, connected with the library bn-
reau in Chicago and with libraries at
Evanston. Interest of friends in Chi
cago as to her condition led the Off
cials vto the way to discover her iden-
tity.
Miss crawford is recovering rapidly
at the Flil and she will be held here
until her sister arrives. It is thought
that she win arrive on Wednesday
morning.
Miss Crawford fought a bitter battle
to conceal her identity from the Keno
sha county officials and for more than
three hours Monday night she pitted
her keen intellect against the combined
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24
sEEL MAN FROM BEACH.
Friends Worried Over Continued Alb
sence Of Earl Wight From His Home.

Friends of Earl Wright, twenty two
years old, of BeacL, are considerably
worried over his mysterious disappear
ance and they have enlisted the police
of Waukegan, Kenosha and other north
shore, towns in the search for him.
Wright suffers Of epilsptic fits and is
possessed OF a weakened mentality. 1t
is this fact which causes the worry OF
his relatives. Wright disappeared last
Saturday and nothing has been heard
of his whereabouts since that time. AT
first his parents and friends thought
possibly he might have stopped one of
the Peace parade cars on the way to
kenosha and asked for q ride. This
caused the relatives to apply at once
to the Aenosha police for assistance for
it was known that If he had been taken
to Kenosha he would not know how 70
find his way about or how to reach
home. His father, Alonzo Wright and
Supervisor Hiram Ferry visited the
Waukegan and Kenosha police in an
automobile on Sunday afternoon and
enlisted their aid in the search. They
intended to wait until this afternoon
to see If he returned home If he did
not the Chicago police viii be notified.
It the young man simply has been tax
en- away in the manner above describ-
ed there is not much cause for worry,
but what his parents fear is that he
may have wandered away, had fit
and perhaps died in it with no one to
go to bis assistance. Everything posi-
BILE is being done to locate the young
man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24
FORMER POLICE CHIEF 81 TODAY.
Reunion of Schend Family Held at the
Home of Christian Sehend on Monday.

Former Chief of Police Christian
Schend passed the age of four score
years and one on Monday and in honor
of his eighty first birthday reunion
of all of the members of the family
was held at the family residence on
Lake avenue. Three generations
were present and about the dinner
table many interesting events of other
years in Kenosha were recalled Mr.
Schend was native of Germany, but
he came to this country when a boy
and settled in Kenosha in 1916. Since
that time he has made his home here.
He has served in many official positions
in the half century of Kenosha s his
tory and has been recognized as one Of
the leading men of the city. His last
public Office was member of the police
and fire commission and he gave up this
office on account of failing health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24

mittee will be instructed TO advertise
for bids for this work at the next
meeting of the council but no effort will
be made to have either of the streets
improved this year
The ordinance providing for permits
for the rebuilding of all buildings with
in the fire limits and providing penal
ties for failure to secure such permits
was given its second reading and pass
ed. The council completed its work
just after eleven o'clock.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24
ALLEN CO. LEADS INCREASE
Every Personal Property Taxpayer in
the City Has Felt the Increase and
Assessors Declare That Values Are
Being Brought to Fair Figures.

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An increase Of more than three mil
lien fYe hundred thousand dollars has
been made in the personal assessments
of the city of Kenosha this year and
within the next few days the assessors.
will render their final report to the city
expected that this will show an increase
exceeding four million dollars Asses
sors Stevens and Meyer have worked
out a system Of assessment which
promises to be of greatest value to the
city in the future. 1t may be said that
the great bulk of the increase of the
personal property assessments is levied
against the factories and banks in the
city and the total of the increase of
these companies exceeds $3,155,000.
In explaining so great an increase,
Assessor Stevens said this morning:
"It's an i'll wind that blows nowhere
and the fact that this has been a slack
season in Kenosha has bought large in
creases in the stocks ON hand in the
great manufacturing industries of the
city and corresponding large increases
in personal property assessments. The
same is true of the stores of the city.
When the personal property roll is is
sued it will show that many of the re-
tail dealere have been largely increased
in the assessed valuation of their
stocks. This is due in part to the fact
X
that the merchants have carried larger
stocks than ever before and in part
to better system Of assessing. We be-
Eeve that this year the personal prop
erty assessments are close to what they
should be. We have sought to make
them uniform and fair and we believe
that the people who are to be taxed will
be convinced that we have been fair
in these matters. Notwithstanding the
loss of more than $500, 900 from the per-
sonal roll on account of the state TAX
ing the tax of the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric Company the personal property
roll will show bigger increase than
has been customary. There has also
been some material increase in the real
estate assessments so that the total
should be well over the four million
mark and the total valuation of the
property Of the city for taxable pur-
poses will be close to $30,000,0G0. Tt
will be another week before we can
write up the books and make final re
port on the figures, but it is only fair
that the people should know how much
of an increase has been made in the
personal assessments. 1t should be
noted that these figures are increases
made over the amounts returned in 1913
and not the total assessment of the per
sonal property of the factories and
banks The same ratio of increase has
been followed out on all lines of per
sonal property. ;"
The increases in personal property
assessments announced for the factories
and banks in the city are as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24
RUNa INTO A STREET CAR.
Abner Hill Takes Chances for Himself
in Order to Save Boy on Bicycle.

Woven and children first, was
evidently the motto of Abner Hill OF
the testing department of the Thomas
B. Jeffery Company when at noon to-
day he deliberately ran his cycle car
into a street ear to avoid hitting a boy
who was riding along on bicycle. The
cycle car was wrecked and the boy on
the bicycle fell off and was slightly in
jured Hill had the chance of attempt
ing to miss the boy or going for The
street car with the assurance that his
own car would be wrecked. He feared
TO risk missing the boy and took the
chance himself. Fortunately he eseap-
ed without injury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24

thirty guests. Later in the morning
DR., and Mrs. Flatley left for Mime
polls where they will spend their hon
eymoon. They will make their home on
West Elizabeth street and will be at
home to their friends after the first
of November.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24
Bargains in Brass and Iron Beds

$4,000 Full size Colonial Post
Brass Bed; Sale price. .S22.oo
$500 Full size, extra heavy
Brass Bed; Sale price,. $3.50
$3.50 Full size, extra heavy
Brass Bed; Sale price,. 21.50
21.Oo Full size, in. post, Brass
Bed; Sale price. ,....,... 1850
1850 Full size, n. post, Brass
Bed; Sale price. ..,,.... 1900
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24
Woman Who Attempts Sui
eide at Salem Identified as
Miss Esther Crawford.
WAS UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR

Woman Battles Successfully to Conceal
Her Identity From Officials But Rel
atives Out in Iowa Reveal Her Secret
After She is Brought to County Jail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24
One of the Bargains in the
September Sale

exactly with best quality of imported FRI
Tapesty. Regular price $780, Sale price, $500.
$4,000 Bed, Sale price. $500
5000 Davenport Bed Leather Sale price 1880
Davenport Spanish Leather Sale $3.50
Davenport Leather Sale price $500
Spanish Leather Sale 5000
Black Leather, Sale $3.50
Nearly Davenport Style
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24

11.50 Full size, in. post, Brass +.
Bed; Sale price. ....... 8.
11.50 Fill size, iron, 2 inch post
bed; Sale price. 1900. 9.
$50 Full size, iron, inch post
bed; Sale price. ......... z.
$50 Full size, iron, 2 inch post
bed; Sale price. ......... 8.
500 Full size, iron bed, Sale
price ................... 4.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
Low Death Rate.

WHEELING-The death rate in
Wheeling has never been SO low as
during the present year. Statistics
for eleven months completed by the
health bureau show but 62S deaths,
while in the same eleven months of a
year ago there were Gal deaths. On
a basis of population of $4,000 the
dcsth rate for the eleven months Is
44.95 per thousand against q death
rate Of 1916 for the eleven months Of
July /, 1913, to May 81, 1914, the last
previous published statement Of the
health bureau and likewise an eleven
month period.
In the eleven months Of this year,
Juno carried the highest number OF
deaths, 80, with September next with
70 deaths. May with sc deaths is the
low month Of the year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
M. E. Trustees
Want Bill Cancelled

Tho trustees of tho M. E. church re-
Gently appeared before the city board
of affairs and asked for the cancella-
ton Of paving bill rendered against
the church. The bill referred to is
the one rendered for the paving of
the alley between Third and Fourth
streets and Fairmont and CASTOR ave-
nues, which runs back of the church
property.
Tho trustees stated that ut the
time this paving was ordered the
church had the assurance of some
of the members Of the old council
that no charge would be made in
keeping with the usual custom not
to charge churches.
Tho board took time to consider the
matter and will make decision later.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
Rad liz.

CLARKsBURG-one OF the pump
houses OF the Hope Natural Gas Co.'S
big pumping station at Hastings on
the Short Line railroad was practi'
cally ruined by fire Sunday night. Lo-
cal officials of the company say that
no estimate of the damage can yet
be made, but it ran up into the thou
sands OF dollars.
The plant consisted of three large
buildings and few small ones. One
IL a gasolene plant, another steam
motive power plant and the third,
which was ruined by fire, was a gas
pumping and gasolene engine plant.
Most of the machinery was damaged
by FIRE. OF four large gas pumps
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
City Purchases
Street Flusher

Tho city has recently purchased
of the Good Roads Machinery Co., the
sanitary street flushing machine
which has been used for several
months on the streets on a free trial,
The regular price OF the water wa
gon is $500, but it was purchased by
the city for $425 This deduction
was made because the city paid the
Fairmont Carriage Works SIS for
making some change in the construc-
ton which was found to be necessary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
Bousht ~ Syndicate.

PARKERsBURG The firm Of r..
u. Neal e. Coz wholesale and retail
hardware dealers, which was found
ed bysa pioneer Park rsbprg citizen.
has been purchas sby Q syndieate of
prominent local business men headed
by III. q. Want, Samuel A Hayk ".
j. Holden, Hagan Bari and d
FUCKER, witch viii be incorpdrased.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
STATE News
Injuries Fatal.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nogfch.
who was struck on the head by u ca
cable when it broke while working on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad con-
struction work at Doe Gulcy, died of
his injuries later in a hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09

full time for several onths. This isi
said To- theI arst time that thts mine;
mas had te suspend operatipa entifels
Tor any reason other tlian accidents
ia the mine o. machinery since tlie
niue opened up inc Isosemons Coal
Go. has furnished much ecai fol. the
Now York Central railroad lines.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09

Flanagan 1, onlstingle 1.
Goals from fouls-Fairview Tough
%, McBee 8, Knode 2; Clarksburg.
Flanagan 6.
Referee-Williams
Time Of halves-sO minutes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09
One Plain Drunk.

Only one man was in Police Court
this morning. He was arrested az
a plain drunk and was assessed me
usual fine of S..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-09

one was utterly destroyed, another
badly damaged and the other two
damaged less slightly. The three that
were damaged can be repaired for
future use.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-23
1856 NILES A DAY COSTING
HALF CENT A NILE

Unusual records in gasoline and oil
economy are reported by MA. Croker,
pilot of the 135-mile-a-day Saxon car
which has rolled up a mileage of 2.7Oo
miles in Detroit in twenty days. AT
the rate of 80 miles on a gallon Of
gasoline and $50 miles on a quart of
oil, it is figured that 80 gallons of
gasoline and 18 quarts of oil have been
used, at a total cost of $14.40 or APP
proximately half a cent a mile.
No repairs or tire renewals have
been required, the fuel consumption
being the only cost. The car is said
to be in as good condition rs the day
it started, though in less than three
weeks it has Travelled the equivalent
OF eight months of service in the
hands of the average owner.
An average speed of better thar 10
miles an hour has been maintained by
the Saxon the eleven trips about the
long course being covered consistent
ly In less than seven hours Of running
time. The total number OF circuits
made by the car to date is 202, the
course being close to twelve miles in
length. The trips to and from the
starting point boost the daily distance
to 1875 miles.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-23
PAIGE INSPIRES GIRL TO
WRITE UNIQUE BOOK

A summer day, a bright sun, a
smiling country and a Paige car form
q combination hat should bring Joy
to anyone. Few, however, are able to
express adequately the full measure of
pleasure to be found in a days ex-
curSiOn in the Paige, a car that is
especially adaptable and s~erviceable
for the fafily trips to the great open
spaces.
Edward S. Clark our distributor at
Hartford, Conn, has a little friend
who has that ability ia express her
pleasure in a good automobile and in
the beauties of nature! Last summer
this young lady was a member of a
little party that jOurneyed from Hart
ford to the Sound and return in a
Paige touring car. So delighted was
she with the performance of the car
and the beauties of the trip that she
wrote a description of the days
events, %picturing all it's delights in a
thoroughly vivid and impressiOnistic
manner. The account was put up very
~attractiVely in the form of a log book
and one of it's unique features was a
series of original illustrations in color.
The following is an excerpt from the
young authors book:
Il knOw it is said, You must not
look a gift horse in the mouth but
there is nothing said about not look
ing an auto in the face when you are
friends machine all over to see how
liked it.
ITO me the auto looks much like
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-23

price which has featured the gasoline
business all over the country
Though he has not yet bought any
new tires, and expects to get much
more than the guaranteed mileage out
of his present set, he knows that,
when the occasion arises, he IAN Sc
cure tires for his S~tudebaker six" at
less than half the cost of those he
bought for his last years car. =
"a satisfactory grade of lubrlcatlne
oil can be bought for twenty-five pei
cent less than he paid a year ago. and
goes infinitely further in supplying
the needs of his car.
And a feature of which he is not
yet aware is the lowered cost of win
ter overhauling, adjustment n pos
sible installation of repairs.
His Studebaker Six is SO designed
that the owner himself, if he chooses
can take down any unit needing ad-
justment. If he has the work done al
a garage, this merit is just as strong
as the amount of labor involved is
comparatively small, delivery is
prompt, and the bill is accordingly
reasonable.
1.-The prospective motorist who may
have had acquaintance with a garage
mans delight will be amazed at the
efficiency and economical record of a
car Of the Studebaker light Six class
We hear examples Of this sort every
day"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-23
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