The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
Five kenosha Men Give $1,000
Each for Permanent Improve.
merts at Cemetery
MUST RAISE FUND OF Sis, 900
President Gonnermann Will Order Per
manent improvements Started Next
Week Confident That Large
Sum Will be Secured

Five of the leading men of Kenosha
have given President Charles H. Con
hermann of the Kenosha Cemetery
Association $1,000 each toward the
fund for the improvement Of the Ke-
nosha City Cemetery and the president
of the association this, morning started
out with a handsome nest egg of $4,000
| to raise the fund of $4,000 for the
permanent improvement of Kenosha s
beautiful City Of the Dead. Mr. Con
hermann this morning admitted that he
had received gifts to this amount, but
at present he declines to give out the
names of the giyers stating that he
desires 10 give out no list until after
the entire fund has been raised. "The
wealthy men of Kenosha are taking
hold of this movement in way that
assures success said Mr.. Gonnermann,
cana ] feel convinced that the associa-
tion will be able to raise the sum need
ed during the next few months. [ have
not been able to see some of the men
who have promised large gifts to the
association for the permanent improve
ment fund, but / expect to see them to-
day or tomorrow and [ expect the fund
to grow rapidly when these men make
their contributions to the fund. Great
interest is being shown and the large
sums now received have been given al
most without solicitation. It has only
been necessary to bring the matter to
the notice Of the men interested in the
city and they have given literally. The
association plans to make this fund a
fund raised by popular subscription and
while it has been started by these large
gifts we intend to make it possible for
In the cemetery or interested in Keno
sha to give something to the fund. The
smaller gifts will aid materially in com
Epleting the fund as we expect that
there will be hundreds of these smaller
gifts. The association has taken the
matter up with residents of other cities
who have relatives buried in the Ke-
nosha cemetery and we expect to Sc
cure many gifts from these people.
The association has to- have the fund
needed i'll sight before the middle of
next month in order that the permanent
improvements planned may be complet-
ed during the present year. All Of the
preliminary work Of cleaning up the
cemetery is now completed and we are
ready to gozahead with the larger work
OF identifying the cemetery"
The plans of the, association include
many Improvements and the sum set
$4,000 will not be any too much to
carry out these plans. The first plan
is for the building of handsome fence
about the cemetery and the leveling Of
all the walks and paths within the
grounds. Bids for the erection Of the
fence are now in the hands of President
Gonnermann and it is thought that the
cost Of the fence will be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. The work of level
ing off some Of the neglected ground
and the parking of discontinued road
ways will also require considerable
money, but it is thought that all Of the
work can be done for $4,000 With
this work done the appropriation of
$4,000 annually from the city treasury
with the amount paid annually by peo-
pie. for the care of their lots will be
sufficient to have the Kenosha cemetery
maintained as the cleanest and best
kept cemetery in this section of the
state.
The work of raising the fund is to
be rushed during the next ten days and
the work on improvements will be start
ed by the association on next Monday.