The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-23
NEWS OF
KENOSHA COUNTY
SOMERS.

Thursday night Thomas Corbett, Jr.,
and Adam Rice narrowly escaped as
phyxiation by escaping gas from the
coal stove at the home of Mr. Corbett.
The coal stove had been filed and clos
ed for the night and the members of
5hs household retired. Mr.. Rice who
was spending a few days at the home
oil Mr.. Corbett thought he noticed an
odor of gas and arose and examined
the stove but found it apparently all
right and again retired. Early on Fri
day morning Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Secor
who occupied room on the second
floor heard a disturbance below and
hastily investigated. They found the
rooms below filled with gas and Mr..
Corbett and Mr.. Rice suffering from
suffocation. Several of the neighbors
and DR.. George Betting were quickly
summoned and after several hours of
hard work they succeeded in bringing
the two men to consciousness. Mr.. Cor
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Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Rice of Racine
are spending fewsdays at the home
Df Thomas Corbett, Jr.
Mrs. Harry Secor of Racine spent
the past week with her father Mr..
Thomas Corbett, Jr.
James Fl. Bullamore went to Win
throp Harbor, ILL.,, Thursday to clerk
the auction sale of his brother-in-law
u. E. Pearson %
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ Anderson and
daughters, Misses Lillian and Myrtle,
visited with friends in Milwaukee last
Sunday and Monday.
A large automobile truck belonging
to the Wisconsin Storage Co., of Mil
waukee went through here on Wednes-
day enroute for Waukegan. H. They
experienced considerable trouble on ac-
count of the heavy roads caused by
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Louis Fenske filled the ice house at
his creamery in Paris last week. He
engaged quite force of men with
their teams to help him
Mr.. and Mrs. August Getzlaff enter
tanned friends over Sunday.
Mrs. Louis Fenske spent last Mon
day in Milwaukee.
Mrs. Grimshaw who has been i'll with
the grippe for some time is slowly i'm
proving.
Jacob P. Schaeffer hauled hay to
Racine last week.
For the past week the roads in this
vicinity have been in the worst condi-
tion they have been for many months.
Owing to the continuous rain all the
week the dairymen who deliver their
milk in Racine daily have experienced
the hardest week of the season.
Somers Greys will give their annual
ball on Friday evening of this week,
Feb. "a, at Woodman hall Everybody
is invited
Fred Donsing, ST., has shipped two
carloads of logs to the basket factory
of Racine He expects to ship eight
more car loads.
Irving Gardinere is very sick with
the mumps.
TIE following jurymen for the spring
term of the Circuit court in Kenosha
have been chosen from this town: Ly-
man j. Strong, William Bradley, My
ron A. Gould, Clarence Lytle and Ben
jamin Bishop,
The schools in the neighboring dis
tricts had appropriate exercises on
Washington IS birthday.
Somers Camp Royal Neighbors of
America No. 4052 held their regular
meeting on Tuesday evening. A num-
Der of new members were initiated.
August Gitzlaff visited with friends
at Watertown during the past week.
Il. F. Yule is building a new barn.
M. A. Rasmussen recently purchased
three fine horses from parties at Ocon,
omowUc.
Messrs. M. A. Rasmussen and Will
lam N. Thompson spent Sunday with
friends at Oconomowoc.