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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
knights of Columbus Build
ing Assn. Buys English
Building.
PLAN FOR FINE CLUB ROOMS
Extensive Changes Now Planned for
Old Masonic Home and knights
Will Have One of Best Buildings
Owned by Order in This State.

The Knights of Columbus Building
Association at its meeting on Thursday
evening oecided to increase its holding
of real estate in KenoSha and to this
end purchased the building occupied by
the began and Deffry meat market.
The building adjoins the building now
owned by the association. The price
paid was $4,000 The building was
owned by the Patrick English estate
and it is regarded as one of the best
pieces of business property in Keno
sha. The purchase gives the knights
of Columbus full ownership of the three
stores and the upper floors of the
building formerly known as the Ma.
sonic home. The financial plan for
paying for the new building has not as
yet been worked out but it is certain
that the Knights of Columbus will
have no trouble raising the money to
complete the purchase.
With the purchase of the English
building the members of the associa-
ton are making plans for noteworthy
Improvements and in short time the
building will be made one of the best
in the city. The stairway in the build
ing will be changed SO as to make en-
trance to the two large halls on the
third floor of the building easier. These
halls will be remodeled at once and the
most modern toilet rooms installed.
For the present the Knights of Co
lumbus will not enlarge the hall oc-
cupied by the order land it is probable
that the hall to the south will con-
tinue to be used by the fraternal Or
der of Eagles.
Plans for a club house have been
talked over by the members of Keno
sha council for some time and the pur-
chase of the English building will
make it possible for all of these plans
to be REALIZED. 1t is the ultimate plan
of the building association, to remodel
the entire second floor. This will
make possible the opening of reception
and reading rooms, pool and billiard
rooms and if the members desire it
bowling alleys. None Of this work
will be done at the present time but it
is probable that the work will be tax
en- up before the end of the present
year.
The purchase gives the Knights of
Columbus one of the finest business
blocks in the city and it is certain that
the investment will prove a good one.
The association will take possession of
the property at once and it was expect
ed that deeds would be passed this
afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
Father A. M. Rossbach, of
st. George Church Trans
ferred by Archbishop.
RETIRES FROM ACTIVE WORK
viii Have Charge of Notre Dame Con
vent Work in Milwaukee Starting
Next Week-Ill Health Forces Min
lister to Ask for Change in Parishes.


Tie Rev. Anthony NJ. Rossbach,
named two months ago to succeed the
late Rev. B. Elskamp as pastor of st.
George Roman Catholic church in Ke-
nosha has been transferred from the
Kenosha church to the Notre Dame
Convent in Milwaukee and he will be-
gin his new duties at the convent on
next Tuesday morning. Father Ross
bach is now preparing to move his
goods from Kehosha and he will bid
farewell to the members of the Ke-
nosha parish next Sunday.
The short parish of Father Rossbach
in Kenosha has shown him that he
Win be unable to take care Of the,
heavy work of the parish and on ac-
count Of his health he had himself
suggested to the bishop the change.
Archbishop Messmer recognized the
conditions in Kenosha and the neces-
sity of making some change for Faith
Ter Rossbach and the formal order
transferring him to the Milwaukee pas
torate was issued on Thursday.
Father Rossbach has won many
friends among the members of st.
George church during the short time
he has been in Kenosha and members
of the congregation regret deeply that
the condition of his health made it
impossible for him to continue as pas
tor of the church. The retiring priest
declared today that it was matter of
roget to him that he did not feel strong
enough to remain in charge of the
work Of this important parish. 1t is
probable that some appointment to the
Kenosha church will be made by Arch
bishop Messmer within the next few
days and in the meantime the Rev.
Nicholas Mas, assistant pastor of the
parish will be in charge Of the work
of the church. Many priests from the
diocese have been mentioned IN con-
nection with the Kenosha church, but
the choice is entirely in the hands of
the bishop Of the diocese.
st. George church is regarded as one
Of the the largest and most important
parishes of the< diocese and it is proba-
BILE thatono appointment will be made
until the archbishop has carefully
looked over the qualifications of the
men mentioned for the position. Mem
bers of the parish are hopeful that the
archbishop will see fit to send to Ke
nosha some Of the priests who formerly
served the parish but any appointment
made by the head of the church in the
diocese will meet with the hearty sup
port of the members Of the church in
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
MAKE soUNDNes N HAaBoR.
Government Engineers at Work of Get
ting Conditions in Kenosha Harbor.

Government Engineers O. 7. Avery
and ". L. Ash of Three Rivers, Mich,
have come to Kenosha to make the
annual soundings of the Kenosha har-
Dor and the work will require about
three weeks. The work is especially
along the line of finding out just how
much the harbcr has been filed up by
the northeast storms carrying in the
sand. The soundings will be made not
only inside the harbor lines but Tor
the approaches outside the piers. The,
government Las appropriated $4,000
for work of keeping the harbor proper
" dredged out and it is probable that
there will be some work of this nature
done in the harbor during the coming
summer. Contracts for this work will
not be let until after the annual re-
port of the engineers is fled with the
department
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
BOARD NOT NAMED
Kenosha County Men do Not
Seem to Be Seeking to Ad-
just Income Taxes.
COMMISSION APPOINTS

The state tax commission has not as
yet named the members of the board
Of review for Kenosha county to have
charge of the work of adjusting the
income tax schedules and contrary to
conditions usually prevailing in the
county there have been no candidates
for the appointments. Under the law
the board is named by the state tax
commission and the salary is from FIVE
to ten dollars day for such days
as are actually served. The board is
to be made up Of three members and
in addition to these it will have the
services Of the county clerk and the
assessor of incomes.
The first meeting of the board to go
into the income schedule is set for
July 29th. 1t is probable that the
state commission will name the mem
bers Of the Kenosha board within the
next ten days in order that the men
named may have chance to get fami-
Liar with the provisions Of the law.
This board will be given wide pow
ers. It will have the right to fix as
sessments on incomes of men who have
failed to make the proper returns to
the assessor of incomes and it is GER
tain that there will be many men in
Kenosha and Kenosha county who will
be called before the board to show
cause why they did not file schedule.
Assessor of Incomes Dalton has receiv-
ed a total nearly 1000 schedules from
the various towns and the county, but
an examination of these schedules show
that there are men in both the city and
County who have not made the returns
demanded by the state. These men
will be assessed arbitrarily and they
will have chance to go before the
board Of review and seek reduction
of the tax assessed against hem. 1t is
pretty certain that in cases where the
schedules are made by the board of
review that they will be made high
enough.
Under the law May 1st was the last
day for the return Of the schedules,
but some extension Of time has been
mace by the state in special cases and
it is probable that schedules from peo-
pie who have SO far failed to observe
the law will yet be received. In some
cases the failure to file schedules has
been deliberate and the men refusing
to file are planning to test the right
of the state in court to have a peek
into their private business. Of course
the local board Of review viii have
nothing to do with any contest of the
law and its work will be done under
the instructions of the tax commission
without regard to proposed court
fights
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
DoWIE NOW A RECTOR.
Unkissed' Son of Dowie Takes Up
Regular Work of Church.

Rev. Gladstone Dowie, the son of the
late John Alexander Dowie, founder
of the Christian Apostolic church at
Zion City has deserted the church of
his father and the chicken farm on
the other side of the lake and has
entered the ministry.
The announcement that "Gladdie''
better known as "The Unkissed Son.
has entered the ministry has caused
a great deal of surprise among the
friends of the young man in this city
and in the county, as it was hardly
thought possible that he would enter
the service Of the Lord. Some time
ago there was a rumor that he was to
do so, but until now it has been IN
confirmed. Rev. Dowie has been ap-
pointed assistant to Rev DR.. GlanvilIe
of the ST. Peters church of Sycamore,
H., and it has been announced that he
would preach in the church on next
Sunday morning.
Zion City, especially the followers of
John Alexander Dowie, and Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, are agog at this latest
step of the son Of their faith and are
wondering what will happen next in
their sacred precincts. With the holy
war and the son Of their prophet de-
sorting their faith, Zion people are
waiting for the next thing and wonder
ing what it will be.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
EVANSTON IS INTERESTED.
City to South Wants to Know What
Kenosha is Doing About Filtration

Alderman Victor Rossbach, a mem
Der of the common council at Evanston,
H., was in Kenosha today making a
quiet little investigation as to what is
being done in this city in regard to
filtration of lake water. Evanston is
facing the same problem as Kenosha
and the work of installing filter
there is now under consideration. The
special committee in charge of the
work at Evanston first estimated the
cost of filter at $4,000, but con-
tinued work has reduced the figures to
$50, 900. Evanston has settling wells
at the present time and Alderman
Rossbach is now actively supporting
the plan for the installation of a filter
believing that there is no great de-
mand for such an expenditure at this
time. He spent the day talking with
members of the council and making a
visit to the Kenosha water plant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING.
Miss Marguerite Craney Becomes the
Bride of Percy K. Bunker.

One of the most notable weddings
of the opening spring season in Keno
sha was celebrated at st. Matthews
church at half past seven o. clock We'd
nesday evening when Miss Marguerite
B. Craney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Craney, became the bride
of Percy K. Bunker of Waukegan.
The wedding service was read by the
Rev. Fred Ingley, rector of the church
in the presence Of large company of
invited guests. Mr.. Middleton presid
ed at the organ and the bride was Civ
en- away by her father. She was at
tended by Miss Daisy McGill as maid
of honor and the best man was Ed
ward Gillen Of Waukegan. Following
the church services a wedding luncheon
was served at the home of the bride
on Garden street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bunker are spending their honeymoon
in Northern Wisconsin. They will
make their home at 328 Sherman Place,
Waukegan, and will be at home to
their friends after June 18th. The
bride is one of the best known young
ladies Of Kenosha and the happy cou
pie will have the best wishes of many
friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
Milwaukee Singers Given
High Praise in Concert at
Rhode Opera House.
SPLENDID PROGRAM RENDERED

One of the most notable musical
events of the year in Kenosha was Civ
en- at the Rhode Opera House on Thurs
day, evening when the Lyric Glee Club
Of Milwaukee, the premier musical or
ganization Of Wisconsin, gave a con
cert under the direction Of the Keno
sha High School Alumni Association.
The concert was under the direction
of Arthur Durham of Chicago and the
program was one which met with high
approval from the large crowd in at
tendance. While the audience was
made up of many of the music loving
people of the city the concert was not
a financial success, but the people who
had the pleasure of hearing the Mil
waukee organization declare that it
was the musical event of the year in
Keuosha. The work of the so1eists
including w. F, Gallagher, Frederick
Wergin, Fred Bartlett, j. H. Jackson
and Richard Port, was exceptionally
fine and the ensemble numbers of the
club were the best Of the kind ever
heard in Kenosha The numbers on
the program which brought the most
applause included "The Anvil rend-
cred by Mr.. Wergin, Mr.. Port and the
chorus; "The Laughing Song" and
the novelty of the evening which was
rendered under the title +" In Vocal
Combat. !" The program rendered fol
lows:
Mr.. Arthur Durham (Chicago), Director.
Soloists.
Mr. Frederick Wergin Tenor.
Mr.. W. F. Gallagher, Baritone
Mrs, Frederick Wergin, Accompanist.
March-Come All Together ....... Becker
The Club.
(a) Secret Love .... Wohigemuth
CD By Moonlight $50. 80. .Othegrayen
La, Jessie, The F Ffow eruo o'pumDlane.
..... $3.50. ...... ....... .Othegraven
(b) Last Night, Serenade . .. Kjerulf
Mr. Bartlett and Club.
ga Gestor9en ..ooberndorfer
Mr.. Gallagher.
The Anvil ...... ...... ....... .Gounod
Messrs. Wergin, Port and Club.
(a) Sparrows Twitter 5000. -. Otto
(b) Red Mans Death Chant ........ Bliss
The Club.
Hand Organ Man .Othegrayen
Intermission.
Creole Love Song ...... 49,. $500. Smith
The Club.
In Vocal Combat ....... ....... Buck
The Club.
Laughing Song ...... ......... .Abt
The Club.
(al In Bygone Days ...... ...... Chadwick
| (b) Requiem .....l ...... ......... II omer
| (c) The Willow -. $3.50. -. -. Thomas
Mr.. Wergin.
Barney MCGEE ..... ...... ...... Billiard
Mr.. Jackson and Club.
| (a) My Lady Chic So. .Clough -Leighter
! lbl The Sword of Ferrara ........ Billiard
Incidental Solos.
Frederick Nergin $50. ...... Tenor
Ferd Bartlett .... ................ Tenor
! j. H. Jackson ......... ...... Baritone
Richard Port ............ ......... Bass
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
People Seeking He mes Here
Find Unusual Conditions
Following Moving Day.
WORKERS HOMES ARE NEEDED
Manufacturers Association Talk Over.
Many Plans to Meet Deficiency, But
no Definite Plan Has Been Decided
on-Hundreds Seeking New Homes.

Kenosha is having the usual May
troubles. There are not houses enough
in the city to take care of the popula-
tion and real estate Offices in the city
are being pestered to death by people
desiring to rent houses. Many of these
people come from other cities and they
have left their families in those cities
until the opening Of the spring and
summer season in Kenosha ard they
are now seeking homes FOR them.
Many Of these people are looking for
high grade houses, but it is almost i'm
possible TO rent such houses in Keno
sha. At least thirty houses in any of
the good resident districts in the city
could be rented today if they were
ready for occupancy.
The same conditions prevail in re-
gard to the houses which rent for low
er prices and many workingmen in the
city are now living in eongested con-
ditions on account Of the fact that it
is impossible for them to get houses
for their families Some of the work
men are living three and four families
in small houses, not because they are
seeking to save money by doubling up,
but simply because it is impossible for
them to get homes. The boarding
houses Of the city are filed with men
who are DESTROYS Of bringing their
families here for the summer, but they
can not obtain houses.
With the coming of the men for the
McComber and Wlhyte plant there will
be a new and greater demand for
houses for workingmen and most of
these menA will be seeking homes on
the north side of the city. There are
few if any vacant houses in that sec
ton of the city. One of the well
known real estate men in the city said
today "The demand for houses in
Kenosha this year is greater' than it
has ever been and we have in our Of
fee more than thirty applications for
good houses to rent. There is no
doubt but that there are similar con-
ditions in other Offices. One Of the
biggest demands of Kenosha is for
some one to see the need Of the people
and begin building houses to rent. Ke-
nosha people do not object to paying
good high rents for houses if they can
get anything that is comfortable
Some time ago this matter of provid
ing homes was taken up by the Manu-
facturers Association of Kenosha, but
as yet the association has not found
any plan which will work out in a
practical manner.
Several men in the city are planning
to build houses in new suburbs recent
ly annexed to the city, but these houses
will only partially supply the demand
and manufacturers interested in bring
ing workmen to the city who will make
Kenosha their home realize the neces-
sitv of some concerted move to secure
proper homes for these people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
WINS POLITICAL HoNoRs.
j. j. Ryder, Former Kenosha Man,
Elected Commissioner at Omaha.

An old Kenosha newspaper man,
John J. Ryder, was elected as one, of
the commissioners to govern the city
of Omaha, Neb., at the election held
in that city on last Tuesday. Ryder
was formerly employed by the late
John A. Killeen OH the Kenosha Union
and he left Kenosha more than twenty
years ago to go to Omaha. His rise
in the newspaper world was rapid and
after short time he became connect
ed with the Omaha Bee. He served in
various capacities and finally became
the city editor Of the Bee. He resigns
this position to accept the office of
commissioner of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
MRS. SCHUBERT AT HOME.
Woman Who Disappeared from Cudahy
Returns Home.


Mrs. Rosalia A. Schubert, the Cuda-
by woman for whom the police of Ke-
nosha have been searching is back at
her home in Cudahy and the police
here have received a letter from Chas.
+. Schubert, the husband of the woman
declaring that their services in search
ing for her are no longer necessary.
Mrs. Schubert returned home on
Thursday morning and no statement
has been given out by the members of
the family for her action. In his let
ter to the police Mr.. Schubert thanked
them for the interest they have taken
in the matter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
LOCAL iGNDERS HEAR PLANS
Great Gathering of Friends and Mem
bers of Kenosha Lodge Addressed by
Head Officials at Germania Hall on
Thursday Evening Ends with Dance.

The Moose Of Kenosha are real live
Moose and Thursday evening the local
lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose
was host at one of the biggest cele-
brations ever held by a fraternal or
ganization in Kenosha. 1t was held
at Germania Hail and more than eight
hundred members of the order and
their wives and sweethearts wcr, in
attendance. There was music and
dancing and one of the features Of the
evening was the addresses made by
General National Organizer F. Kohlen-
berg of Minneapolis who told some
thing Of the work that the order was
doing. He spoke especially Of the
rapid growth Of the Moose and show
led that although the order was onl.--
a few years old that the general Of
fecrs would gather for a banquet at
Anderson, Ind, on next Tuesday even
ing in celebration Of the fact that the
one thousandth lodge had been given
"a charter.
E. j. Henning, district deputy grand
dictator of Milwaukee, came down
land spoke to the Moose and their
guests on the big proposition recently
taken up Wy the order to, build an in
dustrial school, for the education Of the
boys of members of the order It is
planned to make this school one Of the
most notable of the kind in the
country and instruction in all trades
will be offered to the boys Of the mem
bers without any charge beng made
for this instruction.
Thirty cities in the United States
are now competing for the location of
this big industrial institution and it is
thought that it will be located either
at Springfield, o., or Anderson, Ind.
The contract for the location of the
school will be let within the next ten
days and the order will take from its
general lodge funds 100000 for the
erection and equipment of buildings.
The operation expenses of the big
school will be supplied by a per capita
tax on the lodges and the members
will not be asked to make individual
contributions to its support. 1t is ex
pected that scores Of boys from Keno
sha will be admitted to the school and
the members of the Kenosha lodge are
taking a great interest in the opening
of the big institution.
Deputy Henning has been one Of the
most active officials of the Grand
Lodge in promoting the plan for the
industrial school and he believes that
it is one Of the greatest works ever
started by any fraternal organization.
1t is along entirely new lines for the
fraternals and the success'of it will be
watched with great interest by other
organizations.
Following the addresses by the head
officials there was an informal dancing
party. Supper was served during the
evening and the dancing continued I'M
til early morning
The Moose of Kenosha plan to
launch the campaign for the new club
house within few days and the plans
Tor financing the movement are now
being worked out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16

The Wisconsin Advancement Associa-
ton is beginning to get results from its
publicity campaign and general devel-
opment work, and q gratifying increase
in the demand for Wisconsin lands by
actual settlers is noted. The association
is prepared to demonstrate by actual
figures taken from the United States
census reports that intending settlers
can do better in Wisconsin than on any
of the western land now open for set
Element ard the figures presented can
be relied upon as being as nearly aS-
curate as it is possible to make them.
The fact that the association is work
ing under the sanction of the state and
is IN no way connected with any land
sales company cannot be too strongly
emphasized,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
KENosHA MAN DESERTS.
f. Smith Who Enlisted in Army from
Kenosha Missing at Ft. Fabien.

For the third time within week the
Kenosha police have been asked to
look for Kenosha man who is alleged
to have deserted from the United
States army. This time it is Frank
Smith, aged % years, who is alleged
to have deserted from TT. Fabien, Tex,
on April 14th. Smith served one full
term in the army and enlisted second
time at Milwaukee on July Z, 1910.
He was a private in Company E of the
End infantry. At the time of his en-
listment he resided at 1852 Park street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
MAKE SERIOUS CHARGES.
Rosa Yeske Sought on Charge of Rails
ing a Check.

In the municipal court on Thursday
afternoon warrant was issued for the
arrest of Rosa Yeske, formerly EN-
ployed as q domestic at the home of
Arthur Thomey. The Yeske girl is
charged with raising a check given her
by Mrs, Thomey, The check which
bore the day Of March 5th,>l9l2, was
issued for the sum of $4 but when it
was cashed it had been raised to $14.
The work had been so cleverly done
that it did not attract the attention
of the bank officials and the fact that
the check had been raised was not dis
covered until after the check had been
returned to Mr.. Thomey. The young
woman is thought to be working in
rooming house in Milwaukee and Sher-
if Stahl went to that city this morning
in hopes Of securing her arrest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-16
.cARvER,, GRADE rRorrER.

Formerly owned by Ed. G. Shepard
of Kenosha, now the property of A.
F. Mcneil Of South Bristol, kenosha,
Co., Wis. Carver will make the sea-
son at the stables on the Barker Pic
kens farm in South Bristol. Registered
No. 1914. Terms: SO to insure live
foal. WITT