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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
PROPOSALS FOR KENosHA
COUNTY HIGHWAY WORK.

Sealed proposals for the grading,
draining and concreting of the fol-
lowing roads will be received by NJ.
G. Mcclellan, county highway commits
sioner, at his office in the court house
in Kenosha up to 200 p. M, May "a,
1913, at which time they will be pub
icly opened and read:
1. South Park Avenue, from Selma
Avenue, south.
2. Sheridan Road, from Selma
Avenue, south.
3. Lake Shore Road, from Kenosha
City Limits, north.
Plans and specifications are on file
in the county highway commissioner 5
Office, where they may be inspected by
prospective bidders. Each proposal
for each road must be accompanied by
certified check of $4,000, made pay
able to the county treasurer. The right
is reserved to reject any and all bids.
NJ. G. Mcclellan,
dwme3sdy County Highway CON-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
MARRIED m CHICAGO.
Miss Blanche Lazzette Hasty and DR..
J. o. McCracken Married Today.

A romance of the Kenosha hospital
had its elimination in Chicago today
in the marriage of Miss Blanche Lag
zette Hasty, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren w. Hasty of Chicago, and DR..
Jacob o. McCracken, one of the best
known of the younger physicians of
Kenosha. Miss Hasty was former
nurse at the Kenosha hospital and it
was during her practice of her profess
sion at the hospital that she met DR..
McGracken. The wedding ceremony
was performed at the home of the bride
in the presence of few friends and
relatives. A wedding luncheon follow
ed after which DR.. and Mrs. McCrack-
en- left for the east for an extended
honeymoon trip. They will be at home
to their friends after the first of
August at 500 Ridge street. Both DR..
and Mrs. McCracken are well known
in Kenosha and they will have the
best wishes of a large circle of friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

In accordance with the policy of let
ting those who are to pay for the i'm
provements decide how and when they
are to be made, the council on Monday
night indefinitely postponed the paving
of Ridge street. A number of property
owners declared that they had been in
duced to sign the petition for the paw
ing under misapprehension and none
of the aldermen felt that the improve
ment of the street should be forced on
them. The Ridge street property own
ers will get this matter Strengthened
out to their own satisfaction before a
great while and when the time comes
the council will be ready to help them
out in every possible way in improving
their street. The city will have about
all it can take care of to pay its share
of the cost of improvements that will
be demanded by property owners in the
near future without going out of its
way to force any property owners to
90 ahead witt work before they are
ready.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
CITY FORCED TO BUY PROPERTY
Improper Descriptions of Property
Cause Purchasers of Tax Titles to De-
cline to bid on Unpaid Taxes Amount
ing to S4oo-To Seek Remedy.

Was your property sold for taxes
this year? If it was you will have to
settle with the county treasurer In
past years redemption of tax certi-
fcates has been carried on through
the office of the county clerk, but a
new law went into effect this morning
which takes this routine out of the
hands of the county clerk and places
it in the hands of the county treasurer.
do with tax redemptions in the future
will be to issue tax deeds in the name
of the county following an order from
the treasurer. In this way all Of
the monies of the county are
placed in the keeping of the county
treasurer and the duties Of this office
are considerably increased. All en-
tries in regard to the tax redemptions
will be removed from the records of
the county clerk and all of this bust
ness must be done in the office of the
treasurer. The new law also places
heavy penalty on officials in connec-
ton with the advertising of lands to
be sold for taxes and it places the bur-
den of correct advertisement of all
tax sales on the official himself. He
is liable for all errors and such errors
will not establish any claim against
the county in which they are made.
Tax titles to the value Of more than
$500 still remain in the hands Of the
county treasurer Of Kenosha county
this, year on account of imperfect de
scriptions. The property affected is
nearly all in the limits of the city OF
Kenosha and it will be up to the city
to collect these taxes or to hold the
property until such time as the own
er sees fit to pay them. It is possible
that the imperfect descriptions will in
some cases result in the city losing the
total amount on several of the offer
ings at the sale. Efforts will be
made to have this matter corrected at
once and the finance committee will
take the matter up with the city
treasurer in an effort to find some
remedy for the trouble.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
LIGHT BILL PASSES.
State Senate Passes Amended Bill 70
Provide Decorative Lights for Cities

State Senate PaSSeS Amended Dill %
Provide Decorative Lights for Cities
There is good reason to believe that
Kenosha merchants will have chance
to install decorative lights as the state
senate on Tuesday passed the Pfennig
bill giving cities of the state the right
to install these lights with the consent
Of the property owners and with the
understanding that portion OF the
expense may be borne by the property
owners and part by the city. The
amended bill providing for the lights
was reported to the senate and with
the approval of the committee the bill
was passed practically without divi-
sion. The bill will now be sent back
to the assembly with the amendments
put in it by the senate and it will
probably be concurred in by the assem-
bly, at the session this evening. 1t is
pretty certain that it will meet the
approval of the governor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE.
Mrs. Abbie E. Knaup Charges Husband
with Desertion and Non-support.

Mrs. Abbie j. knapp, through her
attorney, Albert E. Buckmaster, has
filed suit in the municipal court ask
ing divorce from her husband, Frank
E. knapp. In her complaint she states
that she was married to knapp at Pine
River, Wis, Nov. l, 1894. She alleges
that in September of 1910 the defend
ant deserted her and that since that
time he has contributed nothing to her
support. She alleges that her husband
is now working as a carpenter at Pecos,
Texas, and service of the divorce sum-
mons is to be secured by publication
There was one son to the union. He
is now seventeen years of age and no
provision for his custody is made in the
action for divorce.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
PLANNING BIG MEETING.
Moose From Many Cities to Gather in
Kenosha Next Monday Night.

The members Of the Fraternal Order
of Moose from all parts of southern
Wisconsin will come to Kenosha on
Saturday evening to attend a big cele-
bration being planned by the members
of the Kenosha lodge. The ceremonial
will be held at Germania Hall and a
class of 125 will be initiated. The Su-
preme officers of the order will be pres
ent and in addition there will be large
delegations from Racine, Milwaukee
and other cities. Dictator Walter
Burke and the members of the local
team will have charge of the initiation.
Before the ceremonies there will be a
parade headed by a band and it is ex-
pected that there will be more than
five hundred members of the order in
line
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
SALOONS ARE ORDERLY
New Conditions in Kenosha under Pres
ent Administration Have Taken Sting
out of Saloon Evil-Friends of Closed
Town Admit Big Improvement.

The members Of the Wisconsin Anti
Saloon League are planning to invade
Kenosha on next Sunday and all day
services will be held in several Of the
churches of the city with a view of
reviving interest in the fight against
the saloons. DIR. j. S. Lean, formerly
a well known Methodist minister and
now state superintendent of the work
being done by the Anti-Saloon League,
will be in charge Of the work in Ke-
nosha and he will have as his assistant
the Rev. Fred Nordquist, superinten-
dent Of the Scandinavian department of
the league. During the day the officials
of the league expect to hold a confer
ence with the leaders Of the work in
Kenosha and work out program for
a more effectual fight against the sa
looms. During the day five church
services will be held. DR.. Lean will
speak at the Park Avenue church in
the morning, at the English Lutheran
church at five clock in the afternoon
and at the First Congregational church
in the evening. Mr.. Nordquist will
speak at the Swedish Lutheran church
in the morning and at the Swedish
Baptist church in the evening.
There is some doubt as to whether or
not any great activity can be aroused
among the members Of the league in
Kenosha. Plans that have been sug-
gested for no license fight in the city
have not met with the support of many
of the people who aided in the former
license fight here. Under the present
administration of the affairs of the
city lot has been done toward reg
ulation Of the saloons and it is admit
ted that conditions in the saloon bust
ness are better in Kenosha than they
have been in many years.
The saloon men for the most part
nave ul6G Tic OlHCldlo AdiL way dHu
have shown a willingness to observe
reasonable regulations. In the last few
months the wine rooms have been
abolished in Kenosha and much has
been done to prevent minors loafng
in the saloons. The police have kept
close tab on saloons and there have
been few prosecutions in the past six
months. The license committee of the
council has taken up the work with
vigor and it has done a lot to bring
better conditions in the business. The
work of the committee has received
the support of the saloon men and
some of the leaders in the business
are the most active supporters of the
administration plan for handling the
saloon business.
Of course there are many people in
Kenosha who are DESTROYS Of having
the saloons driven from the city en-
tirely but they have little hope of re-
alizing this dream. These people are
actively supporting the city admins
tration in the enforcement Of the pres
ent regulations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
LET CONTRACTS FOR ROADS.

County Highway Commissioner Nc
Geehan has let the first contracts for
work on roads in the county and this
includes the building of culverts and
bitches on the Wilmot and Geneva roads
in the towns of Bristol and Pleasant
Prairie. The county is to furnish all
materials for the work and the bids
include only the labor. Samuel Knapp
of Bristol got the contract for the IS
culverts, laying~ go feet of tile ard
opening 40 feet of ditch his contract
price being 500. The contract is re-
garded as very favorable one for the
county. The work on the Geneva road
went to John barrow who will build
the four culverts for $155. 1t is stipu-
lated in the contracts that the work
be completed by the first of August.
Bids for the building of concrete road
ways will be opened on Saturday aft
ernoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
CHURCH SOCIAL AND GAMES.
Pleasant Evening Enjoyed by Members
of the Park Ave. Church.

A large number of the members and
friends of the Park Ave. M. E. Church
braved the thunder storm last evening
to witness two games of indoor base
ball at the church gymnasium. The
first game was between the single and
married ladies, and the decision went
to the former by a score of 10 to Is.
Both teams showed great need of more
practice prior to appearing before the
public; also, the umpire and manage
ment will do we'll to enforce rules that
will eliminate noisy disputes on the
floor among players. Such exhibitions
tend to give the public wrong inn
preston Of church athletics. Married
and single men put up game that
showed previous training and expert
ence, but it was also characterized by
continual disputes between players and
umpires. The score resulted l3 to s
in favor of the single men.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
CHANGE IN COUNCILS RULES
New State Law Provides for Majority
Vote for Enactment of Ordinances
and Passing of Resolutions But City
Must Adopt Provision First.

Kenosha is to have the privilege of
having a yice-mayor in the future as
a new state law aholishing the Office
of president of the council has received
the signature of the governor and
copies of it were received in Kenosha
this morning.
The new law provides that instead
of the council electing a president as
under the present rule the mayor shall
by the virtue of his Office be president
of the common council. Under the
new law the right of the mayor to vote
is eliminated, but he is still permitted
to retain the veto power. The office
Of president of the council has long
since been an empty honor and the new
law provides thaG the vice mayor, who
must be a member of the council and
elected by the council, may have the
right to perform any duty that is un-
der the law imposed upon the mayor.
1t also gives to the vice mayor the
veto power in the absence of the mayor
from the city.
This is not the only provision of the
new state law. 1t takes up the ques-
ton of procedure of common coun-
ellis and changes the old rule which de-
manded a two-thirds vote for the pas
sage of resolutions and ordinances.
Under the new law it is held that
majority of the members of the cons
mon council shall constitute a quorum
and that a majority STALL have power
to enact any ordinance. or pass any
resolution or motion. The law went
into effect by publication today, but it
has provision which makes it posi-
Bile for cities to continue under the old
rule. The law provides that before it
becomes effective in any city that it
shall be formally adopted by ma
iority vote Of the common council.
Passage OF ordinances by majority
vote has been frequently suggested to
members of the Kenosha council and
on one occasion rules for the council
were drafted which provided for the
passage of ordinances by majority
vote. The rules prevailed but short
time as majority of the members OF
the council at that time decided that
the enactment of laws for the city
should be safeguarded and that ma
.jority vote should not be considered
sufficient for passing ordinances and
resolutions. Under the present provi
sion of the rules of the Kenosha coun-
ell a two-thirds vote is necessary for
the passage of a resolution and three
fourths vote for the passage of an
ordinance.
The sentiment among Kenosha alder
men today does not seem to be favor
able to the adoption of the new statute.
It is said that the bill was passed at
the urgent demand of the state league
of municipalities in order to make it
easier for the cities Of the state to Sc
cure the passage of ordinances. In
lot of ways majority vote for ordi-
nances is preferred but at the same
time it takes away one of the ancient
safeguards against fractional legisla-
ton.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
TOOK FRENCH LEAVE.
Man Parolled to Support Family Fails
to Show Up on Road Work Job

The first attempt of local officials to
secure reform among alleged wife de-
serters seems to have met with disas-
ter. Peter Polowski was taken before
Judge Randall last Saturday charged
with failing to provide for his wife
and children. The complaint was made
by City Poormaster Jacob Saftig.
The man appeared to be deeply peni-
tent and he declared that he was will
ing to go to work and turn his wages
over to his wife. A job was found
for him under the county highway
commissioner and he duly signed the
assignment. After working just one
day the fellow disappeared Efforts
are being made to locate him today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
TO GIVE RECITAL.
Pupils of Prof. w. H Knapp to Appear
in Recital Thursday Evening.


An event of more than usual inter
est to the unsteady inclined in Keno
sha will take place on Thursday even
ing at the Guild Hall when the pupils
of Prof. William H. Knapp will give a
recital. The assisting musicians will
include Mrs. Lura Gibbs Schroeder,
Miss Winifred Middleton, William H.
Schroeder and T. r. Jacoby. The fol-
lowing is announced as the program
Program.
Chorus -"Wynken, Blynken and
Nod" Nevin
"A Dutch Lullaby with four
hand accompaniment
Solo obligato-Miss Margaret
Becker.
Z" A Nocturne" ..... Spross
"Blue Bell' ......... MacDowell
we Been Roaming ...... Horn
Miss Grace McElwain.
Away to the Hill Landon Ronald
ga Little Winding Road" ..
Landon Ronald
Frank NJ. Karnes.
The Snoopy Shoo' $3.50. Mayhem
Miss Carlotta Cooper.
Noon and Night ......... Hawley
ga Song of Boyhood y. Mrs. Garnett
"spring Singing" ....... .MacFadyn
Miss Edna E. Cameron.
"Du Dist vie cine blume ''..... List
" Murmuring zephyrs" ...... Jensen
Miss Margaret Becker.
Intermission.
Chorus Largo" ...... Handel
Solo by Miss Grace McElwain.
"The Wind' ...... Spross
90 Flower of All the World'' Finden
'Will of the Wisp'' ...... .Spross
Mrs. Bessie NJ. Pomeroy.
capri RAIN. Huntington Woodman
Violets 80. Huntington Woodman
"The Woodpecker" ....... .Nevin
Miss Olive E. Hill.
"Good Night ........ Chadwick
"They Kissed, I Saw Them Do IT,.
=. =. -. -. -. =. -. Hawley
Herbert F. Williams.
esprit Flower" ..... Campbell Upton
"The Birth of Morn ..... .Leoni
Morning" .......... Ole Speaks
Miss Margaret Becker.
I" Eastern Song" Mabel W. Daniels
part song for women s voices, with
accompaniment of Pianoforte
and Violins))
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
The increase in real estate values is

The increase in real estate values is
steady and it is expected that this in
crease will be shown in the assessment
figures. The days when it was custom
airy to copy the assessment rolls of the
previous year for the new assessment
are gone by in Kenosha and fluctuations
in values are expected to be reflected
in the assessments.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22
MARRIED IN SYRACUSE.
R. Merton schiele of Kenosha Brings
Back Bride Following Business Trip.

Back Bride Following Business Trip.
r. Morton Schiele, employed in the
service department of the Thomas b.
Jeffrey Company, gave the men en-
ployed at the Jeffery Offices a little
surprise this morning BY announcing
his marriage to Miss Ethel Palmer of
Syracuse, n. Y. The wedding took
place at the home of the bride on Mon
day and Mr. and Mrs. Schiele arrived
in Kenosha on Tuesday evening. A
week ago Mr.. Schiele left for Syracuse
on business trip. He did not re-
late the nature of the business to
his associates in the Office until he &C,
cepted their congratulations this 4orn-
ing. Mrs. schiele is assured hearty
welcome to Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

The rain on Tuesday evening was
a decidedly heavy one, but there was
no report of damage from flooded Gel
lars in Kenosha this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

The English Court has been sold 10
J. S. Parker, an expert hotel man from
Chicago. The new owner will take
possession of the property at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

William J. Boyle, has been elected
Grand Knight of the Kenosha Coun-
ell of the Knights of Columbus to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of John O'Donnell
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

Kenosha people have been invited
to attend memorial service for the
members Of the Grand Army of the
Republic to be given at the North
western Military Academy at 5, Lake
Geneva on next Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

Tony Kapunsky and Miss Brunislava
Xameska, both of Kenosha, have been
granted a license to marry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-22

sContinucd on page 3
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-22
HIS MONEY WON'T
BUY EVERYTHING
Health is Much More Valuable
Than WeaIth-NOt Happy
Without HeaIth-The Man
With Good, Strong, Vigorous
Nerves Can Soon Get Wealth

Sordid persons have made the state
ment that money will buy anything.
While this is partly true, and the per
son with money finds many doors
open TO him that would be slammed
in his face were he poor, yet he
most desirable things in the world
cannot lie bought at any price.
Every person who has bee ntouch-
ed by the blighting hand Of disease
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That many cases that IA been
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South Bend, Ind. Feb. 20, 1913.
ITO the Public:
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