The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-06-19


thing in behalf Of the public schools of
the country. His remarks were along the
right line and showed him the warm
friend of the palladium of American lib
critics that he is known to be. But the
writer could not help wondering whether
he was liable to repudiate the Democratic
party with it's opposition to the Bennett
law and its trucking to ecclesiasticism in
this State in his zeal for the schools If
| the public schools are good for anything,
| they deserve the constant, answering
| loyalty and support of every self-respect-
ing man who carries a drop of true
American blood in his veins The Ben
nett law is calculated to make Americans
out of resident foreigners and as such de-
serves the support of every friend of the
public schools 1t may need slight modi-
fications and probably does, but the prin-
ciple involved is vital. The exercises of
the evening were closed by singing one
verse of America by the audience
The Building and Loan Association
may be regarded as practically fixed
fact The meeting of those interested was
held at Simmons Hall Tuesday evening
and was quite well attended Mr.. Innes
called the meeting to order and moved
that Mr. James Cavanagh be elected
Chairman. Seconded and carried. Mr.
Cavanagh then took the Chair and an
nounced that the election of Secretary
was in order. Mr. Innes was elected Sec
retary The Chairman made short, but
excellent address explaining the object Of
the meetin" and giving many of the
points to be aimed by establishing a
Building and Loan Association. At the
close of his remarks he introduced Mr..
Lawton c. Bonney, Secretary of the
| Douglas Park Building and Loan Associ-
alton of Chicago, who read very excel
lent address upon the nature, operation
and advantages of such an association.
His paper will be published in these col
umns next week. 1t will repay reading.
Many questions were asked which Mr..
Bonney answered very satisfactorily. At
the close of the meeting book was open
ed for subscriptions to stock and 800
shares were subscribed for. The series
will doubtless be filled up very soon when
the laboring men Of this city come to re-
alize that it is the greatest institution ever
established for their financial benefit. Mr.
Cavanagh will look after Incorporating
| the Association, when a meeting Of the
shareholders will be called and officers
elected The sooner this is done the bet
ter it will be for everybody. Mr.. Innes is
| for having carried the project up to this
point and will doubtless see it fully es-
| tablshed and running before he relaxes
his energy in the matter. He is one of
the best posted men in the city in the bus
mess of such associations and a successful
start is already assured.
The High School building is going
up now. At a meeting of the Board of
Education Tuesday evening the President
and Superintendent were ordered to let
the contract to Mr.. VIM. M.Rowe. The
Board rejected all the bids put in on the
first set of specifications, changed from
the Brown Sandstone to Bedford Qnd. }
stone, and then to Blue Berea (OhiO)
stone, changed the stone used for inside
trimmings from Joliet to- Green Bay
stone, turned in the old buildings to the
contractor and left the auditorium unfin-
ished for the present and asked the same
contractors to put in their bids on the
building with these changes. Only one
bid (Mr. Rowe's) was put in. He had re-
duced his bid from $50, 400 to 1913, no, and
it was accepted at those figures. He esti-
mated the materials in the old buildings
at 5000. He will employ Kenosha men to
do the work There is a general feeling
of qualification that Kenosha contractor
has been awarded the contract. The
building will be something fine when fin
ished and it will probably be more fash
ionable to keep the children in the High
School until graduation after this. The
stone to be used in the building will be
the same as that used in the Chamber of
Commerce. the Mitchell Bank building
and most all the school buildings in Mil
waukee. 1t will be by all odds the finest
building in Kenosha, Gas it should be-.
These was but one vote, thai of Hazel
Lance, against the resolution to award
the contract to Mr. Rowe at the price
named. The Board is to be congratulate
ulated on it's action. The work of tearing
down the old buildings and getting the
new one up will be begun Immediately
and it is hoped to have the new building
ready for occupation. by the lst of Janu-
airy.
Admittance to w. r. c.. Bazaar, b0c.;
Supper, 15c. Ice Cream, 10c.; Strawber