Monroe Weekly Times (Newspaper) - September 13, 1900, Monroe, Wisconsin MONROE TIMES VOL XL MONROE WIS THURSDAY SEPT 13 1900 NO 47 FEMALE MINSTRELS KILLED IN A WRECK Frightful Accident Duncan Clark Company at Mounds III TROOP IS ALMOST OBLITERATED Car Attached to Fast Train Lathed Like Whip and Every Occupant Was Either Killed or Seriously COW HAD TOO MUCH ROPE The breaking car wheel reunite d in almost obliterating Duncan Clark's troupe of female minstrels yesterday afternoon a short Mounds n station on the Illinois Central railroad a few miles north of Cairo 111 Their car was wrecked nine of the company were killed and six were in- jured four so seriously that re- covery is a matter of doubt The company showed at Chester Tuesday and last were billed to at Their car was attached to the Illinois Central fast mail train No 25 and was wrecked after entering the yards three uliles from their destination The train reached Mounds and as it was passing into the yards an axle on the rear truck of the last car broke The speed of the train lashed the car like a whip until it struck a switch en- gine nearly demolishing the car At the time of the accident there were eighteen occupants of the car twelve being females aud six males Every person on the car but one was seriously injured and latest reports would cate that all will die Four were killed outright and five were so seriously injured that they died within a short time after the wreck The dead are Alice Williams Ollie En- right Etta Patterson Patrick son Marguerita Compella Anna Bell Betty Ruby Kittie Howard tod Faith Hamilton the seriously injured Ettie Foye Elliott May Martin Otis Wells and Duncan Clark Duncan Clark the manager will probably recover The wounded were taken to a Cairo hospital Kid Barry was the only member of the company who escaped injuries and trainmen who first entered the car found that every person in the car was either dead or seriously injured All the dead and injured are supposed to be from Chicago the company was traveling in a car marked Clipper pany of Now York Nearly all the dead were frightfully mangled owing in part to the rotten condition of the car No blame is attached to the road company by conversant with the The accident is one of the most destructive that has occurred on the Illinois Central railroad in years A later unconfirmed report claims tha shortly after the arrival of the wounded at the Cairo hospital three other death occurred The report is generally be owing to the fatal injuries re- by those in the car One of the company who failed to company it from Chester south The car that we have traveling in and which proved a regular death hole has been in service for years and we all felt that some accident would inevitably overtake us if the company did not 1 furnish better accommodations The company recently appeared at Brodhead Albany and S M Judd Runt Onto Bovine In the Dark and Hat His Leg Broken S M Judd met with a singular ex- Tuesday and in consequence he is confined to bis bed with a broken leg John of Smoky Row owns a cow that he pastures in the public highway north of the Milwaukee road track near the water tank The cow is tied but he gives it plenty of rope and it is of the rope that Mr Judd complains He came tip town after supper last evening and reaching home before the arrival of the evening passenger train he walked over to the depot He then went down the track almost to the water tank and thought he would take the path down the north bunk over to Summit street and go home that way The end of the street comes up to the of PAID A BIG PRICE FOR A LITTLE HUNT Michigan Piano Dealer and Hit Are Fined Each Son GAME WARDEN AGREES TO SETTLE the railroad track and it is used but little It was quite dark and here he the cow The cow was evidently startled as it jumped aud ran and before Mr Jndd knew it his legs were jerked out from under him and lie was thrown into the air He came down onto a rough place in tbe road and his leg was broken above the knee He was rendered helpless aud he was obliged to yell twenty minutes before assistance came to him Will Travis was first attracted and many others came and Mr Jndd was carried to his home on Emerson streets on a stretcher Dr Confer was called and set the break Mr Jndd is a man over 60 years of age and the result of the accident will be a great hardship to him Mr hern who owns the cow may be asked to make a settlement Into Compromise to Release Two of the Chicken Shooters While Other Two Pay the Lightest Penalty It cost W D Bridge a piano dealer from Mich just for a little chicken hunt that he aud his son Earl SV Bridge had in the town of on Sept 1st Clay Bridge a boy 15 years of age who drove them out and claimed that he did not hunt and I N Hale who was included in the of four that Game Warden S D Fisher had arrested for illegal shooting were discharged Hale claimed that he was not in the party bat that he ran across PICNIC TURNS OUT ALL BUT A FIZZLE Old Settlers Again Have Bad Luck in the Weather for Their Outing RAIN COMES FOR THE THIRD TIME Fierce Wind Shower Drove Them From Lincoln Park and They Met Later at the Court House Bridge and his son aud tried to avoid their dog When the case caine up before Justice Edw Wednesday for trial Game Warden Fisher consented to com- promise the case by having Bridge aud his son plead guilty and pay the lightest line which is f HO and have the case against the boy and Hale dismissed In addition to the two fines amounting to there were costs to the amount of The annual picnic of the old settlers of Green county was adjourned twice and then all but fizzled out when the third attempt to hold it was made In fixing the third date for the picnic they drew rain again and the old settlers are now that a hoodoo of some kind has set the weather against them for this year at least The committee started out day in the face of threatening clouds to have the picnic at Lincoln park A goodly bunch of the old settlers had gathered and after 11 o'clock when the sandwiches had been stacked up and coffee was being made for dinner a fierce wind storm with a heavy fall of rain came up and the party of picnicers was scattered The decision was riedly reached that they would adjourn to the court house A dray was sent over to the park to gather tip the supplies that had been SOLDIERS AT THE STATE FAIR Camp Out on the Grounds and Again take of Fare Military day at the state new and appreciated was expected or could be desired and the state soldier boys were it Between 1000 and 1200 guardsmen were on the grounds yesterday and made a ceiit appearance at 5 p m when Gov and stall reviewed them from the grand stand The companies of the First regiment outside of Milwaukee camped on the grounds Soon after Co H arrived yesterday forenoon rations were served out by the quartermaster shortly before noon aud the young soldiers dined in camp fires having been started along the edge of the brook Steaming coffee and plenty of faro was served After dinner there was guard mount The main event of the day was the re- LESTER A ROSE'S SUDDEN END Taken With Heart Disease He Dies Milwaukee Restaurant In CLIMATE AND CROPS Weather Bureau's Weekly Bulletin Wisconsin Farmers The mean temperature for the week was than that of the pre the of cropiS remaining the V Heavy rains early part of the week central the for the week in localities ng to oVer three In ern portion the state showers occurred and the work of securing the remaining crops has Generally the soil is well stored with moisture and in ent condition for fall plowing In a and the senior Bridge went down nto his pocket for the full amount P f Clawson was the attorney for the de- Bridge and his son are non-residents and the license for each would be flO They brought their dog aud shooting outfit from Michigan to do some chicken shooting They were out but one day when complaint was made to the game warden They bagged only a few birds and as the charge of illegal shooting would hold even if they did not get any game the they did get make to and their luck in on with the lowest fine taken there earlier in the day and bring to the court house Mrs Ella Jance and others of the committee who were not to be outdone by so great an obstacle as a storm that usually means certain death to the best arranged picnic went to work and had dinner ready in the assembly room at the court house There was not many on hand to partake of it but those who were there enjoyed it immensely In the afternoon about fifty gathered The rain continued and kept others away The real old settlers were few as many of them did not come to town and those who lived here were to remain at home the weather u be accounted to the fact that are former residents of Wisconsin The H o'clock parade was the closing feature of Military day and soon after the Milwaukee companies left the grounds and returned to town The seven visiting companies remained in camp over night They broke camp after breakfast this morning and will return home during the afternoon spending the day in tbe fair grounds Most of the Co H members will be home this evening This is the of fare that was served the soldiers while they were in Each company 70 pounds of beef 80 loaves of bread 100 pounds of potatoes 15 cans of tomatoes 10 pounds of sugar 10 pounds butter 2 gallons milk and in pounds of hardtack Each of the ng companies received 20 pounds of Lester A Rose of Wausau one of the best known men in the Wisconsin River valley and until recently secretary of the Valley Advancement association died suddenly of heart failure in a vate dining room above the Weber restaurant on East Water street Milwaukee at o'clock afternoon Mr Rose was 02 years of age For seventeen years he was a newspaper man and for two years was editor and one of the publishers of the Record He was formerly connected witli newspapers at Springfield and Ottawa 111 Since locating at He had done much for the consin Kiver valley by calling attention to and advertising undeveloped re- sources He was a past master in this art and will be long remembered for his intelligent and enterprising labors FILES A FORFEITURE BOND Rockford Eeloit and Janesville Electric Road Now Assured The Rockord Beloit and Electric Railway company has filed its bond with HID board of supervisors in county This is a forfeiture and is signal dence that the road will be completed BIG FACTORY IS BURNED GOT THE SOLDIERS OUT EARLY Co H Fifty-Five Strong Meet With Regiment In Milwaukee the FOUND A BIG PILE H H COHN IS NO MORE Died In Milwaukee and Two Weeks ed Before Friends Knew It H H Cohn formerly of this city and during late years was a sporting writer in Milwaukee and correspondent of Sporting Life died two weeks ago in the county hospital of heart disease but the news of his death has just reached his friends The Milwaukee Sentinel About a mouth ago his health be gan to fail him aud he disappeared from the places he frequented but no one knew what had become of him lie wa in straightened circumstances and hac gone to tbe hospital though he had many friends who would gladly have done all that was possible for him Though suffering from disabilities he had a generous mind and was well liked by those who knew him best few localities in the southern counties there is need of rain The weather continues favorably for the maturity of the corn crop which is now practically out of danger from frost Early plantings are fully ripe and mostly in shock In a few localities the late plantings will require another week but a large percentage of the entire crop has been harvested The crop as a whole is excellent both as to quality and quantity There is practically no change in the situation with respect to grain and the complaints of molding and heating in the stack continue In many localities threshing is completed In the western counties the yield of oats is generally good but for the remainder of the state tbe crop is exceptionally light Second crop clover is ripe and some has been secured The crop is very good Early plantings of potatoes are being harvested damage from rotting and blight continue Late are nearly ripe Early apples are generally gathered and the late crop nearly ripe Grapes and peaches plentiful and fair quality Cranberries are being picked yield good Stevenson County Board of Review In- creases Personal Property Assessment The Stevenson county board of re- view has finished its labors for the year 1900 Under the law its labors have been confined this year exclusively to personal property as the assessment on real estate stands for four years except in cases of improvements The board has increased the assessment of personal property in the county by in round numbers Furniture Plant Destroyed The plant of the Furniture Company at Janesville was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon entailing a loss of with an in- surance of The fire started in the some shavings near the air fan and the room was soon mass of names The fire jumped across the alleyway between the room and the main buildings and COUSINS MEET AGAIN of Jacob Wagner Hold a union at Orangeville ins snch to induce them to leave The band did not show up on of rain and there was nothing to be dou but make the best G T Hodges president of the association made an address which was followed by remarks from A S Douglas P J Clawson and Chas S Young gave a recitation Robt A Etter secretary of the read a list of the deceased bers since last meeting Edmund S Bartlette entertained the gathering with a recitation and a quartette con- sisting of Chas Ball R 0 H G Van Wagenen and Ed Faubel sang several selections Rev J H Berkey and John singer make remarks and the meeting will close with the election of officers Under the circumstances the meeting was as enjoyable as could be and the dipt M C Durst with fifty-five men of Co H boarded the train thut left thereat Wednesday morning for Milwaukee to meet with the First Im an hour the entire plant was in ruins regiment at the state fair on Military The factory had absolutely no fire day The train left somewhat early for being located one mile from the the soldiers aud some of them went on a water main Its own were dis- run to the depot with their uniforms in bled by the fire in the heir arms while they ware their civilian clothes Most of the soldiers will re- turn this evening ONLY MADE A MISTAKE Re- picnic was saved from LIBERTY IS SHORT LIVED Escaped Prisoner Captured Five Hours After Securing Freedom A L Johnson one of a pair of smooth forgers who victimized so many chants in southern Wisconsin aud ern Illinois the turnkey of the county jail at Janesville anil for five hours Tuesday had hw liberty The doors were locked on the turnkey The forger was caught in the haymow of the Park hotel barn aud was to for two years and six months Along in 1845 good old Jacob Wagner bade good bye to his neighbors and friends back in Pennsylvania and ing his family and household effects in- to an emigrant wagon set out for the boundless west He settled east of Orangeville and there he lived many years and prospered He was a man of the strictest integrity and beloved by all whom knew him His are now scattered all through that country and each year at about the same date they have a reunion that they call the cousins picnic At grove not far from the old Wagner homestead the sins gathered Wednesday Among those who went from here are Mrs D S Young Mrs Thos Evans Mrs E C Copeland and Mrs C S Young and children being a dismal WERE QUIETLY WED Krause's Headache Capsules are unlike anything prepared in ica They were first prescribed by Dr Kranse Germany's famous court cian long before was dis- covered and are almost marvelous so speedily do they cure the most ing cases Price Sold by A F The Rockey family reunion was helc Saturday at F 0 Gill's near Rock Grove There was a large attendance of the A feature of the gath ering was a visit to the old home o Mrs Margaret Rockey fam known aa Grandmother Rockey and the of her grave Adams Wis Sept is about done Corn cutting is the work now Services were held in the Adams Catholic church Sunday E Rood is hauling lumber for his new wra L S Murphy aud son are attending state fair in Jordan's second nine played the Adam's Jugglers Sunday at Jordan Center the Jugglers winning by a score of 18 to F C Robinson and Martin Conway had business in Monroe Tuesday The marriage of and Mr Fred Fred Ball was quietly am happily celebrated at 8 o'clock at the home of the groom's parents Mr and Mrs H L Ball Rev Geo W Case of the M E church was the officiating clergyman aud relatives to the number of twenty-five were present The home was prettily decorated for the wedding and between two windows of the parlor where the bride and groom stood there wus au artistic ment of palms ferns and flowers The bride was attired in a gown of white Swiss mulle and carried a bouquet of bride's roses A great many presents were received by the bride The bride and groom left at on the Illinois Central for New phia 0 the bride's former home where they will spend at least six weeks On their return they expect to go to keeping hore Many friends were at the depot to see them oiT aud rice freely thrown The bride since coming to Monroe has made bur home with Mr and Mrs Roy Jaberg and was employed in the steam laundry She has become much esteemed by many friends who her worth The groom is a well known young man of the city and all will unite in wishing for them happiness in their wedded life David Bringold Goes to His Own Home and Wife Feared Him David Bringold was brought before Justice Thos Tuesday to answer a charge of entering a house at night time with intent to commit assault and do great bodily harm that had been made against him by his wife Anna C who resides on South Main street After the hearing Justice dismissed the case he failing to find anything in the dence to show any intent to commit an offense Bringold says he went there with money for his wife and fruit for the children and not finding them at home he went into the house and to make himself comfortable Marshal Blunt was called by Mrs to arrest him Mrs had made application for divorce proceedings are pending order having been issued restraining Bringold interfering with his family TOLAND'S GREAT BUSINESS SCHOOL Friends from Dubuque visited F C Robinson Monday M Goldberg and son Abe formerly of this city were thrown from a wagon in a runaway at Beloit They were cut and bruised but not seriously injured An independent telephone company with all of capital stock taken has been organized at Racine Within a week the contract for building the new system will be awarded The new company has iOO telephones ed Business University roe offers three months free tuition to students who enter week of Term begins Tuesday Sept also free car fare the best teachers that money can si cure courses of study that prepare students for the most tions and numerous other ments duplicated by no other ness schools further tion and beautiful ing portraits of more than drud young men and women who have been assisted to lucrative tions address H 1 Poland Monroe WiH the Business University is endorsed by tlir banks and business men of Monroe and that it proved the thoroughness of its work by sending its graduates to difficult positions in Chicago waukee anil other large cities Celery Nerve Compound for all nervous diseases neuralgia nervous debility paralysis biliousness dyspepsia piles liver complaint kidney troubles and female complaints It goes to the seat of the disease and cures thoroughly and speedily Hold by A F Lichtenwalner William J Curry and inmate of the Iowa county asylum escaped Saturday morning and is still at large He is 35 to -10 years old five feet five inches tall weighs 125 dark eyes hail with gray Miss Maud who visited here left for Freeport this morning aud from there she will return to her home in cago Miss Livia Siler who will teach German in the public schools here ar- rived in the city from Alma AVis this morning Mrs J H aud daughter Miss Sophie of Boston ed here from Platteville this morning and are guests of Miss Frances Staver Miss Florence Austin who was here to visit her grand father Samuel inan left this afternoon for her home at Winnebago City Minn Miss Alice Austin accompanied her At a mass meeting of citizens it was decided that hereafter Platteville should liave an annual fair A committee was appointed to select grounds and at the meeting sixty-five persons agreed to purchase at least one share at About will be required to lish the fair on a sound financial basis Mr and Mrs Benedict Burgi Mr aud Mrs T N Niles Mr and Mrs Carl Vogt Mrs S R Pollock Mrs Surah Rimkle Mrs Will Hawthorn Mr aud Mrs Pat Ward Mr and Mrs Norval Mackey Mr and Mrs Park Trickle Misses Nettie Rose Ruse Mame Rosa Vogt and Rosa Rote are at Freeport for the fair today A Pocket Cold Cure cold cure is prepared in cap- sule form aud will cure cold in the head throat chest or any portion of the body in hours You don't have to stop work either Price Sold by A F Lichtenwalner Mrs W M Wright has sold her daily and Sunday newspaper route to Paul Rut who will deal in newspapers after Dr J A Jackson was called here rum Madison yesterday afternoon for with Drs Confer and loyer in the case of John C he result being that while an or appendicitis might be advisable it van thought best to build him np before my thought would bo Riven toau tion Mr has been sick for sometime Dr Jackson's son Dr A H Jackson is now on the staff of physicians in the Presbyterian hospital in New York and recently underwent an tion for appendicitis the father berna called there to be present when the operation was made Dr Jackson re- turned to Madison lost evening
