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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
PATRONS DROP OFF
General Delivery Business
at Postoffice Hard Hit by
Department Order.
MANY SEEK TO RENT BOXES

The general delivery window of the
Kenosha post office has lost it's charm
for clandestine lovers and following
closely the publication of the recent
order Of the post office department
which demanded that every person re-
ceiving mail at the window leave his
or her name and street address, the
business of the general delivery clerk
has fallen off noticeably. In fact the
amount of mail handled through this
department of the post office has been
nearly cut in two. At that the formal
order from the postmaster general has
not reached the office and the clerks
have been no more prying into the
affairs of the people using the general
delivery than they had been before
However, the order is to go into effect
here within few days. The depart
ment has issued regular card to be
used by patrons Of the general deliv-
ely anu III tue IubuE6 bu6Se cdIQS Will
be passed over for patrons to sign.
There are a lot of little stories heard
and seen by the special delivery clerks,
but these men declared that their posi-
tion with the government is of con-
fidential nature and they are not ped
dlers Of gossip. Notwithstanding this
fact the order has had the effect of
causing lot Of people to forget that
there is such a thing as a general de-
livery window at the postoffice and the
sale Of the small boxes at the office has
been unusually large since the promul-
cation of the order. The boxes are
sold to any one who asks for them and
the purchaser is forced to give the
officials his name and address, but It
I is admitted that the supervision Of
box holders is not overly rigid.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
FORGOT TO PAY BOARD BILL
Romance of A. DeBile and Miss Han
nah Burman Had Unusually Rough
Course but all Ended Happily and all
Bills were Settled by the Groom.

Sheriff Stahl was forced to admit de-
feat on Tuesday when he went to Two
Rivers to secure the arrest of Albert
DeBile, who was wanted here on
charges of failing to pay a board bill
and incidentally on charges of taking
certain articles belonging to Miss Han
nah Burman, his sweetheart. The
young woman had gone to the sheriff
several weeks ago and had told him
story of blighted romance and had
invoked the aid of the county official
- return to her her sweetheart. Be
lieving that the girl had been cruelty
wronged Sheriff Stahl started to work
and sent letters to many cities in the
Northern part of the state. He finally
found that DeBile was working for the
Calumet Steel Company at Two Rivers.
Then he set out to find the young WON
an who had shed so many tears, but he
found that she was mysteriously miss
ing. Her disappearance had ten
dency to do away with the charges she
had made, but the board bill still re-
manned unpaid, and the sheriff: went to
Two Rivers. Then he found that Cupid
had beaten him out He went out and
managed to get hold of his man and
brought him to the police Office and
when he got there he found the young
woman all smiles aud she declared that
she lad no charges to make against
her husband" It developed that the
two had been married at Two Rivers
on last Monday evening and that they
had settled all their difficulties.
The bride and groom were ready to
give the sheriff the merry horse laugh,
but the sheriff still had The unpaid
board bill as a trump card and he play
ed IT, DeBile insisted that the costs of
a wedding was too much with the pres
ent high cost of living to leave n mar
with anything to pay back board bills,
but Sheriff Stahl was insistent and de-
clared that the board bill must be paid
or that DeBile must come to Kenosha
and answer charges against him. The
chief of police at Two Rivers refused
to permit the honeymoon to be inter
fered with and he dug down and pro.
lduced the money necessary to pay the
board bill and all the expenses OF
Sheriff Stahl in collecting it.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeBile both formerly
resided on Ashland avenue ard with
the settlement Of all the various
troubles of their romantic courtship, it
is said that they will return to Ke-
nosha after spending a short honey
moon with friends in Two Rivers. De-
Bile is said to be member of one Of
the best known families in Two Rivers
and the case came as a sensational ones
to the people of that little city
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
MAY OFFER CLUB ROOMS.
Moose Building Committee Seeks to In
terest Kenosha Commercial Club.

terest KenoSha Commercial tlub.
Members of the Kenosha lodge of
the Loyal Order of Moose are seeking
to interest the Kenosha Commercial
club in the new building recently
taken by the Moose and it is now
proposed to convert the third floor
Of the x. M. G. A. building into club
rooms for the use of the Commercial
club. The plan provides for modern
elevator service and it is said that the
Moose will make an attractive PROPOSE
tion to the Commercial club members.
The plans for the remodeling Of the
building are now being drawn and it
is thought that if the arrangements
can be made with the Commercial club
that the third floor of the building can
be converted into rooms that will Of
fer a decidedly attractive home for the
club.
The Moose met at Carpenter hall
on Tuesday evening and initiated a
class of thirty new members Several
delegations were present from other
cities. Following the meeting the
members gave couple of hours to the
discussion of the plans for the new
Moose club house.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
HAVE JUST COMPLAINT.
Cemetery Association Officials surpris-
ed at Action of Local Officers.

cemetery Association officials SurpTlS-
ed at Action of Local Officers
Mr.. Editor:
Yesterday, a leading professional
man and another prominent citizen
who should have known better, ran
their automobiles on the cement side
walk and parking along the Park
avenue frontage of ST. James and City
cemeteries. Both of these Kenosha cit
liens own their homes and take special
pride in the beauty of their premises.
It is easy to imagine the howl of
protest they would have uttered if
vandals had done the same in front of
their places, when by going around a
block the trespass could have been
avoided. The Kenosha Cemetery As
ISOLATION is reluctant to sbeIieve that
this case of recklessness indicates the
appreciation of majority of Kenosha
citizens of the recent improvements to
the two cemeteries. The Association
has found it necessary to lock the
main entrance to the cemeteries to pre-
vent their use as highways by vandal
joy riders" and night riders who
ran over lots and committed other
forms of trespass, but had not deemed
it necessary to barricade the cement
walks and parking and shade trees
against the intrusion of home-owned
automobiles. T. H. Lyman, Sec. Keno
sha Cemetery Association.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
TOELLE WINS SPURS
Deputy Sheriff in Town of
Wheatland Captures a
Horse Thief Saturday.
ILLINOIS OFFICERS ON TRAIL

Joseph H. Toelle, deputy sheriff for
the town Of Wheatland won his spurs
as an officer on Saturday afternoon
and incidentally pulled down a reward
of $25 when he arrested a horse thief
wanted at Richmond, III. The man
had stolen bay mare near Richmond
on the night before and had managed
to get as far as the town Of Wheat
land with the property. He ran right
into the deputy sheriff and excited his
suspicion when he declared that he
wanted to find place to pasture the
mare for few days. Toelle did not
like the looks of the man and SO he
Itelephoned to Sheriff Stahl. Sheriff
Stahl at once ordered him to place the
fellow under arrest and await develop
ments. When Toelle got his man and
searched him he found that he carried
a decidedly evil looking forty-four
calibre revolver. The man gave his
name as Richard Brown but this is
known to be an assumed name.
It was late Saturday evening
when Toelle took the man into custody
and he had no way to get him to Ke-
nosha for the night. He was just plan
ming to take him in buggy with a
view of coming to Kenosha when the
sheriff from Richmond arrived seeking
the mare and the man who stole her.
Toelle at once produced his man and
the man agreed to 90 back to Illinois
for trial without reqrisition papers.
Foelle was pad the reward for the
capture of the thief ard Brown was
taken to the Illinois village and will
probably be indicted On charges of
horse stealing. The officials declare
that Brown was an amateur, BUT they
are hopeful that his arrest viii lead to
the arrest Of other members Of the
gang Of horse thieves in that section
of the country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
FIND ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Coroner's Jury Investigated the Death
of Paul Adelt Tuesday Afternoon.

Evidence taken by Coroner James H.
Stanton before jury at the municipal
court on Tuesday afternoon left no
doubt in the minds or the jury that
Paul Adelt who shot himself on Mon
day evening was the victim of an ac-
cident. E. H. Stratton, the last man
with Adelt, was the only witness be-
fore the jury and he gave such a
graphic detailed story Of the death of
Adelt that there was no shadow of a
doubt in the minds Of the jurors and a
verdict of accidental death was return
ed. On account of the fact that the
deceased was insured in several frater-
nal organizations, the jury took great
care to go into the facts of the case.
The funeral OF the deceased will be
held from the family residence on
Thursday afternoon with interme1t at
the Kenosha City cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
WOULD SECURE STATE AGENTS
Members of Board Anxious 20 Have
People of City Assured That Build
ings are in First Glass Condition
Before Children are Admitted.

A rigid inspection of all school
buildings in the city previous to the
opening Of the new school year, was
planned by the board Of education at
the regular meeting on Tuesday even
ing and competent builders will be
brought in from the state department
to look over all buildings in the city
and pass on their safety before they
are opened to the children. None Of
the buildings are thought to be in bad
condition and the inspection is a new
wrinkle but as the state maintains a
department for just this sort of work
the members of the board decided that
it was only proper for the board to
avail themselves of the inspection Of
the state.
During the summer repairs of an
extensive nature have been made at
the Columbus school and of less i'm
portance at other school buildings in
the city and for this reason the mem
bers Of the board feel that a general
inspection at this time will not be
amiss. A lot Of stories have been cir
cuIated in regard to the condition Of
buildings III the city and the board
deemed it but fair to the people to
have the most competent possible In
spection of all the buildings before the
new school term opens. This work
will be lone aaring the next two weeks
and the report will be sent to the
board at an adjourned session and if
any defects are found the board will
still have time to make the repairs
before the schools open.
Much of the time of the meeting
Of the board was taken up in the dis
cussion of the condition of buildings
and the laying of plans for the open
ing of the new year The board con
frmed the action of the teachers COM
mittee in the employment of H. w
Murphy as principal of the Frank
school,
The question of the budget to be
demanded from the city for the com
ing year was taken UP informally and
while nothing was done several of the
members We're evidently in favor of
cutting off the $4,000 demanded for
building purposes with a view of leav-
ing this matter open until next year
No vote was taken by the board, but
President Burke has invited Mayor
Head and the chairman of the finance
committee to come before the board
at the adjourned meeting a week from
Thursday night and at that time the
board will have a chance to hear the
contention of the officials against the
making of such an appropriation at
this time. Tt is held that it would
be practically impossible to build a
new building before the fall and win
ter of 1913 and for this reason it is I'M
necessary to appropriate funds for a
building at this time.
The board decided to improve the
Weiskopf school by curbing the
grounds and this work will be done if
possible before the new school year
opens.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
TO GIVE MINSTREL SHOW.
Country Club Members to Have Musi.
cal Entertainment Saturday Evening

Country Club Members to Have Musi.
cal Entertainment Saturday Evening
The members Of the Country Club
are looking forward with much inter
est to the minstrel show which is to
be given by club members on Satur-
day evening. This is the first time an
entertainment of this kind has been at.
tempted and from the reports obtain
able it is safe to say that the mem
bers may expect very interesting
evening. There will be the usual line
Of minstrel jokes and some parodies
have been set to popular airs which
are calculated to bring out some fun.
The members taking part are as fol
lows: Ends, Morgan w. Price, Irving
Tower, John Thompson, Ralph Curtis;
Circle, R. n. Kimball, DR.. L. J. Gard,
ner, +. H. Truax, w. C. Anderson.
Ralph Cooper, Rollo R. Rambo, Geo.
s. Whyte, R. K. Dorr; Interoeutor.
". J. Cavanagh.
A small admission fee of twenty.
five cents is to be charged; the pro-
ceeds to be used in defraying the ex-
penses incurred in giving~fhe perform
ance. The evening is to be for club
members only and this rule viii be
rigidly enforced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
WOULD INSTALL NEW SYSTEM
Chicago Company Asks County Board
to Adopt More Modern Methods.

The chairman of the county board
has received a letter from Chicago
audit company asking that the board
install new and modern systems of
bookkeeping for the county offices.
The company has new and different
system and one that has received the
sanction Of the United States census
bureau and the American League Of
Municipalities. The matter will be
laid before the board at its November
meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15

A suit for damages for personal in
juries due to fall on an alleged de-
fective sidewalk has been filed against
the city, the first of this class Of ac-
tons to be brought in long time.
These suits were common enough be-
fore the sidewalk ordinances forced
the rebuilding Of practically every
sidewalk in the city and comparison
Of the court records Of a few years
ago and those Of today shows that the
rebuilding Of the sidewalks was one Of
the Wisest moves ever made by the
city and one that has saved the tax
payers Of the city a great deal of
money. 4 lot Of sidewalk can be built
for what ~it costs to defend one of
these suits in court even If the city Is
successful.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
CONGREGATION IS INCREASING
Growth Of the Congregation and Elk
tension of Church Activities Makes
the Demand for More Room an
Imperative One.

With a steady increase in the mem
bership Iof the congregation and a
wide extension of the activities Of the
church along many lines the trustees
of Park Avenue Church met on Tues
day evening and decided that it would
be necessary to provide for an en-
largement of the church and it is
probable that the work on the addition
to the building will be started within
a few weeks with view Of having it
completed before the holiday season.
The plans being considered provide
for the erection of an addition 70x40
feet which will be built just east of
the present building. The addition is
to be two stories in height and it viii
be constructed of the same material
and follow the same lines Of archi-
lecture followed in the present church
building. At the meeting of the trus-
tees and building committee Tuesday
evening architects we're invited to at
once present plans and specifications
for the proposed addition.
1t is estimated that the cost Of the
proposed addition will be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 to $4,000 and al
ready part of the fund has been raised
and members and friends of the church
have given assurance that the fund
can be secured before the work is com
pleted.
The addition will not only provide
large increase in< the size of the au-
ditorium of the church, which at pres
eut is the largest of any of the Pros
testant churches in the city, but it
will provide more room for the Sun
day school The entire lower floor of
the building will be used as a Sunday
school room and this will make posi-
bic the addition of a portion of the
present Sunday school room to the
main auditorium of the church. In
addition to increasing the main room
for Sunday school work the second
floor of the addition will offer chance
for the enlargement Of the present
class rooms and the opening of new
rooms.
The trustees believe in looking af.
ter the physical man as we'll as the
spiritual and to this end it is planned
to place large gymnasium in the
basement Of the church With the
building of the addition room 38x64
feet will be available for gymnasium
purposes and it is planned to provide
for this room modern gymnasium
equipment. This would be, used not
onlg--as a gymnasium, but also as a
place for social meetings of the vari-
Gus organizations connected with the
church. Gymnasiums are now being
placed in all the leading churches and
it is said that the feature has proved
decidedly helpful in interesting the
men and boys in the activities OF
church work.
Park Avenue Church now has a
membership Of considerable over five
hundred and the Sunday school has
been growing until at the present time
the average attendance is in excess
of 500. It will be impossible to take
care Of the congregation in the present
quarters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15

IN large steel arena erected in the
center Of the big tent Miss Marguerite
Driesboek, with GolImar Bros. Shows,
exhibits her wonderful troupe Of lions,
the most daring act Of its kind ever
attempted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
ATTENTION g. A p

There will be a special meeting Of
Fred S. Lowell Post 28o at Post Hall,
on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
August II, for the purpose Of muster
ing in a comrade. All members are re-
quested TO be present.
Chas. E. Likes, Com.
]. Coshun, Adit. DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15
FORMER MAYOR AS LEADER
James German Placed at Head of Com
mittee and Men are Named in Every
Ward and Town to Push the Candi-
dacy Of Milwaukee Judge.

Judge John Z. karel OF Milwaukee,
Democratic candidate for governor of
Wisconsin, is the first of the candi-
dates to complete full organization
in Kenosha county and Judge Karel
has today more than forty men in the
county actively engaged in pushing
his candidacy. Among the men who
have volunteered for the primary fight
are many who have been active in the
Democratic party for years. There is
an organization in every ward in the
county and every one Of the ward and
town organizations lis under the CON
troll of well known party leaders.
The Karel fight in Kenosha county
viii be directed by former Mayor
James German, who has been named
as chairman Of the Karel committee.
Chairman German was one of the ORR
ginal Karel men in the state and he
has been most active in the support
Of the Milwaukee judge every since
his candidacy was formally launched
in Milwaukee just before the recent
state convention. The members of the
local committee have already started
the circulation of Karel literature in
the county and the committee will be
kept busy until the last vote is cast at
the primary election.
It is probable that some of the
schmitz supporters in the county will
make an organization within a few
days as Sehmitz has some hearty sup
porters among the older Democracy of
the county.
The following is the makeup of the
committee to have charge of the Karel
fight in the county:
Chairman, James Gorman members
of general advisory committee with
additions of ward leaders, Theo. M,
Mathews, w. Ward, Michael Isermann,
Michael Link, Otto W. Rudd, William
Smith, Morris Schend, George Roberts,
Peter Gales, Peter Schmitt, and D. E.
Corr.
The various ward ana town commit
tees follow:
First Ward-Howard Davis, L. j.
Gilbert, George M. O'Brien, Edward
Sullivan.
Second Ward-Col. w. W. Strong,
Matt Werve, Robt. Nicoll, F. j. Gott-
fredsen.
Third Ward-H. B. Kotz, Chris Pet
erson, J. F. Langan, Walter M. Burke,
James E. Tully, Joseph Banasznski,
James Rose.
Fourth Ward-Hans Harbert, Sam
Rineli, Adolph Alfrera, James Filbin,
John Koch.
Fifth Ward-Robert W. Burt, Albert
Conforti, Julius Szpavowisz.
Sixth Ward-C. f. Stemm.
Seventh Ward-John Willems.
Eighth Ward-Ed. Harrington, An
ton Depska.
Pleasant Prairie-Walter l.. Dexter,
P. 0. Russell, Lake Co., ILL.,
Paris-Frank stoffels, R. F. D.,
Pheo. Fredericks.
Bristol-K. K. Cass, Il. r. D.
Brighton-John Tighe, R. F. D. Kan
sasville, Chas Murphy, Salem, Wis.
salem-Thomas Fleming, Trevor,
Wis.
somers- Frank Hannen, R. F. D.
Kenosha; Tim Broderick, R. F. D. Ke-
nosha; John B. Writ, Somers, Wis.
Randall John Brickman, Twin
Lakes, Wis; Joe Van Vie, Twin Lakes
Wis; Henry Runkel Fox River, Wis.
Wheatland Joseph Toelle, Fl. II.
Smith, B. M. schilz, John L. Kerkman
William Spitzman.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-08-15

Wisconsin today stands as one Of
the leading states in the dairying in
dustry of this country, and its progress
is due to the interest its people
have displayed, and the study they
have made of this particular industry.
Whatever pertained to improvement in
any of its branches or to the better
ment Of general condition, the people
of Wisconsin have been among the
leaders in their endeavors to place
dairying upon the highest possible
plane Statistics taken from the
United States census report of 1909
show one thousand and five cream
cries, nineteen hundred and twenty
eight cheese factories, Lightweight
skimming stations and nineteen con-
densaries in Wisconsin, and the pro-
duction for that year amounted to
over one hundred million pounds Of
creamery butter and one hundred and
forty-fve million pounds of cheese.
Our condensaries used over two hum
dred and thirty million pounds of
milk in that year, From 1909 up to
the present date, the increase in the
number of creameries and cheese fac
tories has been very large, and the
next census report will doubtless show
Wiscon in's great development along
these lines.
In keeping with the interest in this
vast industry, it is with feeling of
pride that the people Of this dairy
state welcome the announcement of
the International Dairy Show, of its
second annual exhibition to be held in
the Milwaukee Auditorium, October
22nd, to 31st, inclusive. In the show
of 1911, those who have bad the good
fortune to attend were amply repaid.
The exhibits were both interesting and
instructive. The most modern and up
to date machinery and its working
commanded the closest scrutiny, The
lectures by prominent experts Of the
country were listened to with close
attention, and last, but by no means
least, the hearts of the visitors went
out to one Of the finest exhibits of
cattle that has been shown in this
country. The prize winners included
many from our own state, in which we
justly prided ourselves and the spirit
Of friendly rivalry in which all sec
tions of the country WED for the
coveted honor, was indeed inspiring.
The accommodations for visitors in
the Milwaukee Auditorium, one of the
finest buildings OF its kind in the mid
die west, were excellent, and all pos
sible convenience for the protection
ond care of cattle exhibited, was care
fully looked after by the management
III may here be mentioned that by
means of ventilators the air current in
the cattle quarters was changed every
seven minutes and fresh air supplied
In a word, this great show won itself
into our hearts, and with the an.
nopncement of the 1912 show, the PEG
pie of Wisconsin eagerly await its
coming, knowing it is to teach new les
sons in dairying. Its plan of campaign
with Education" as its watchword
received out unqualified endorsement
and support.