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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20
SHERIDAN ROAD TO GET s2,062
Total Fund Raised Amounted to 1854
and All Will Be Used For Lake Shore
Roads-Jeffery Company Heads the
List With a Gift of $1,000.

Kenosha county will eXpend $21, IA
in improving the lake shore roads
through the county during the coming
year as on Friday night the committee
of the Kenosha Automobile Club, which
has been making collections for the
Improvement of the Sheridan and
north lake shore roads, fled their re-
ports and total of 1884 was placed
on deposit with the town treasures of
Pleasant Prairie and Somers. Of this
amount $1,000 was deposited in Pleas
ant Prairie and this will insure the ex-
penditure Of 1892 on the Sheridan
Road proper during the coming year.
$1,482 was deposited in the town of
Somers and this will mean an expendi-
ture of $8,772 on the north lake shore
road next year. This fund will make
possible the building of mile of per-
manent roadway both north and south
of the city.
The ending of the annual crusade for
funds for road work was decidedly
satisfactory for all considered and it
is regarded that the amount to be ex-
pended is sane one. The plan to
raise a fund of $4,000 met with a
great deal Of opposition, but even the
people who opposed the raising of the
large fund aided in raising the smaller
fund. Under the present conditions
many people did not feel that they
could afford to pay heavy tax levy
for road buildings during the coming
year With the amount deposited by
the club the work of improving the
roads of the county is guaranteed to
have healthy growth during the com
ing year and the taxes necessary to
meet the expenditures will not be a
burden on the average taxpayer.
The committee made a whirlwind
finish to the campaign on Friday and
lot of prominent Kenosha institu-
tions and individuals came to the res
of the fund. The biggest gift was re-
ceived from the Thomas B. Jeffrey
Company, which headed one of the
lists with a contribution of $1,000. G..
G. Allen and T. G. Simmons each made
contributions of $3.50. l.. M. Theirs
added 5000 to the fund and Mrs. Dou-
CINE of South Ashland avenue, contri-
buted $3.50. The Hannahs Manufact,
uring Company and the Frost Man :
featuring Company each gave humid
red dollars. There were scores of con-
tributions of $50 and $25 and many of
the business men of the city made small
er contributions. AS in other years
only small proportion of the amount
| deposited to "force' the road work
was raised among the property owners
| actually interested in the improve
ment.
1t is expected that the town of Bris-
tol will make liberal provision for
the continuation of the work on the
Geneva road and that other towns will
take care of the continuance of the
work which has been started during
the present season.
The county board will be expected
to act on the demands for road money
! at the November session.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20
Fourth Class PostInasters in
County May Keep Jobs
Without Examination
NO APPLICATIONS ARE FILED

Seventeen fourth class postmasters
in charge of as many Offices in Kenosha
county, may continue to hold their Of
fees without civil service examination
/ as no notice has been given of any APP
plicants for any of the Offices in the
county. Acting under the orders Of
the postmaster general formal notice
was given out some time ago that a
civil service examination for the fourth
class postmasters at all offices within
the limits OF Kenosha county would
be held in Kenosha on Saturday, Aug.
22nd. The local clerk of the civil
service has not received a single apph-
cation for examination at this time.
The applications may also be filed with
the department at Washington, but if
such applications have been filed no
notice of them has been sent to Ke-
nosha and at the present time there
seems to be no reason to carry out the
provision of the civil service order.
1t is declared by officials of the civil
service that if there are no candidates
for these positions the men now in of
fee will continue to hold them through
default. In the villages of Kenosha
county there are many men and women
who have served the government
through many changes of administra-
tions. In most Of these villages the
salaries earned are decidedly small and
ha off hoy ~
to other people. These people are will
ing to continue in the office Of post
master, but they are not willing to
take civil service examinations and
they hold that the megre salaries paid
them for their work would not war
rant them preparing themselves for
such an examination. The offices in
Kenosha county have not been consid-
cred spoils and few if any of the post
masters now serving owe their posi-
tions to political activity. In all of the
towns and villages there are men who
would be willing to succeed the present
postmasters, but like the present of
| fcials these men are not DESTROYS of
taking a civil service examination.
1t there are any candidates the ex-
| animation will be held in one of the
Kenosha school rooms week from
next Saturday, but it seems now that
it is pretty certain that there will be
no examination held and that the men
now in office will continue to hold their
office on account of lack of interest
of other candidates. Many of the
postmasters have discovered this fact
and they have declined to make any
application for examination.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20
AT ANNUAL OUTING.
Three Hundred Members and Friends
of the x. of G. at Silver Lake.

Sunday was a red letter day in the
annual calendar of the members of the
Kenosha Chapter of the Knights of
Columbus as it was the day set for the
annual outing at Silver Lake. The Ke-
nosha party this year was made up Of
nearly three hundred people, including
many members of the council, their
wives and children. Two special cars
were loaded on the west bound train
Sunday morning and more than score
of automobiles took members and
friends Of the council to the resort.
There was a big basket dinner at noon
and special tables were reserved at the
hotels for the Knights and their
friends. In the afternoon there was
program of sports and games for the
men, women and children, and this end
ed With the annual baseball game be-
tween the married men and the single
men. The benedicts had walk away
with the game, winning by a score of
IL to 2. The members of the party
returned from the lake on the even
ing train.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20

Kenosha people would do we'll to
heed the warning sent out by the po-
lice to all of the people along the north
shore against the "fakeD solicitors for
various Chicago charities who are al
legged to have been working out of that
city for some time Kenosha people
are noted for their liberal and prompt
response to every appeal for charity
from any source and there is not the
slightest doubt that many of them
have been victimized by fake solicitors
In the past and will be again unless
they wake up to a realization of how
much better work could be done with
any money they have to contribute to
charity work right here at home. AS a
matter of fact very small percentage
OF the money given solicitors for out
side charities who work Kenosha peri.
odlcally who are perfectly honest in
their Intentions and purposes and duly
authorized to collect for the institution
they claim to represent ever reaches
the objects for which the donors in.
tended it. Some, if not all, of these
solicitors from outside are working on
a percentage basis and are allowed tc
retain part of the money they collect
sometimes as high as fifty per cent, as
their commissions so that by the time
the expenses of administration are TAX.
en- out in addition it does not take very
much of a mathematician to figure out
that the unfortunates for whom the
money was originally subscribed ge,
very little of it. The subscribers IL
: local charities run no such risk of hav.
ing their subscriptions diverted from
the uses for which they were given
Every dollar is accounted for and the
books OF the association are open AZ
all times to every subscriber to its
maintenance. The reports of the asso
citation are sufficient evidence that att
funds entrusted to it's care are well
and wisely expended and it is no credit
TO the city that its work is at times
hampered to some extent for lack al
funds. There is enough money sent
out of Kenosha through the efforts OF
just such solicitors as the police arc
warning the people against to extenc
the work of the local charities along
many lines and the most discourao ino
thing in connection with charity work
OF any description in the local field il
the fact that many of our people fer
get that charity begins at home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20
FUND TO AID OTHER STATES
Kenosha Women Contribute $50 and
sTrinkets for Melting Pot" at Big
Rally and Suffrage Cause is Given a
Big Boost Among Women of County.

The Kenosha self denial suffrage rally
Saturday afternoon was most success
full, socially, financially and politically.
The weather was typical suffrage
weather, the attendance of suffragists
and friends was large and representa-
tive, and the attractive garden Of the
hostess, Mrs. Fred Hannahs, made a
beautiful setting for the first outdoor
meeting of the league.
The young girls who spoke for the
seven campaign states, for whose bene-
tit the entertainment was given, furn-
lshed a program Of great interest, and
the thorough comprehension of the sub
ject which their varied and original ar
guments showed, promises we'll for fut-
ure suffrage speakers in Wisconsin s
next campaign for votes for women.
Contrib utions from many, both in the
countl. and city, who were unable to
attend, with the sale of ice cream, cake,
suffrage badges and the Woman s
Journal Melted total Of over eighty
dollars and trinklets of gold and silver
were donated for the melting pot.
The polls, in charge of Election
Clerk Theodore Mathews, were the
novel feature of the afternoon. They
were patterned after the official pri-
mary polls of Kenos4-a with the excep-
ton that the curtains before the booths
were fresh and clean, and the ballot
box was made from the hat box of a
fashionable Chicago milliner, witness
ing that even when women vote, they
do not forget matters purely feminine.
Six hundred and thirty three ballots
were cast of which only five were de
fective, indicating that when women
are allowed little more practice in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20

People who have been listening tc
the figures of the plausible promoters
who would promote an independent
telephone line and who consequently
are fairly well convinced that a tele
phone company should be able to pay
big dividends at the present rates fol
service should tack look at the repair
bills of the companies operating over
head wires of any description after last
night IS electrical storm and see the
other side Of the picture. The heaviest
expenses of these companies are for
damages that cannot be insured against
by any system of construction yet in.
vented.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20

There should be some ordinance I'M
der which owners of vacant property
could be forced to take better care Of
it, In all parts of the city there are
lots that are an eyesore to the entire
neighborhoods and there should be
some way by which the residents who
are trying to raise the value of their
localities by identifying their own
holdings and keeping them in first class
condition in every way could force the
owners of these lots to clean up They
can force the cutting of the rank
growth Of weeds and grass once a year
under the noxious weed law, but that
is all.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20
NO NEW WRINKLES.
County Clerk Gets Supplies for Elec-
ton to be Held in September.

There are not going to be any new
wrinkles in connection with the pri-
mary election to be held on the first
of September as County Clerk Jones
this morning received the supplies for
the various polling places and they are
the same as sent out two years ago. It
is certain that the count of the vote
cast at the election this year will be
slow as there are second choice votes
TO be counted for more than a half a
dozen offices. The tables for the re-
turn of the vote are made unusually
large this year on account of this fact.
1t is just possible that the result of
the primary will be made known on the
day following the taking of the vote,
but should the result be anywhere near
close or should it be necessary to take
into consideration the second choice
votes it may be week before the Of
ficlal canvass. is made. This middle
will be general throughout the state
and it will probably be up to the morn
ing newspapers to guess who was
nominated and take chance of hitting
the right man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20
AUTO PASSENGERS FIGHT FIRE

More than score of Kenosha PEG
pie who had spent Sunday afternoon
at the lakes in the western part of the
county, were converted into voluntary
fire fighters at Truesdell on Sunday
night when lightning struck the barn
o. j. II. Beland, station agent at the
village. The barn and most of its
contents were destroyed with loss of
more than $500. A horse and buggy
was rescued from the burning building
The automobiles running ahead Of the
storm all stopped at the burning barn
and the passengers joined the bucket
brigade in an effort to save the build
ing. The loss was partially covered by
insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20

kimball Piano Store has moved to
81 Main St.. z. NJ. @. A. Bldg. advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20
DEATH OF PETER WAGNER, JR.
Well Known Young Man of the North
Side Died After a Long Illness.

Peter Wagner, Jr., age twenty three
and well known among the residents of
the north side, died at the home of
his father on Lindermann Court at an
early hour this morning after long
illness from tuberculosis complicated
with other diseases. The deceased. had
been i'll for more than two years and
had at one time been a patient at the
state hospital at Wales. Young Wag-
ner was native of Menasha, but he
came here with his parents fifteen
years ago and had since resided in Ke-
nosha. Announcement of the day and
hour of the funeral will be made on
Tuesday
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20

IF that campaign text book which is
supposed to be sent to every voter in
the state was not put out at a big ex-
pense to the state this year then the
state gets its printing and distributing
of printed matter done cheaper than
any individual or corporation in the
state can. Few of the candidates put
up any of their good money for space
in the book and the few that did re-
fused to take alltof the space they were
entitled to buy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20
Balm FoREMEN AT AN OUTING
Big Delegation Make Auto Run to Twir
Lakes on SATURDAY Evening.

A delegation of forty foremen and
leading employees of the Balm Wagon
Company took an outing on Saturday
afternoon and evening. Leaving the
plant late in the afternoon the men
went to Twin Lakes in dozen auto
mobiles and there a dinner was served
at the Ackermann Hotel with covers
for forty guests. After dinner was
over there were bowling contests and
sports and games which kept the guests
busy until late in the evening. 1t was
the first outing that the Balm men had
held in years, and it was a great event
for them. The crowd returned to Ke-
nosha just before midnight Saturday
evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20

These are the days when every voter
may expect at least three letters in his
mail everysmorning calling attention to
the merits of some of the candidates
for state or lcounty offices and instruct
ing him in his full duty ON primary
election day. There are no indications
so far that many of the voters are Civ
ing very much of their time to the
study of these letters and pamphlets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20

voting they viii perform the mechani-
cal part at least, as well as men. The
victory, by the small majority of two.
went to Ohio, for whom Miss Isabelle
King had spoken.
The tally sheet as submitted by
Mr.. Mathews, follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-20
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1914.

Is it imagination only or did some of
the candidates feel little worried
over the outcome of the primary cam
paign at the time they were having
their pictures staken9
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
,ts Away Three Days--Ayres Pitches One Hit Game
A Baseball Travesty
in One Act
ny RAYMOND ONION.

| Act /, scene 1, Baseball park. In
terror of home club "doghouse."
players entering with manager talk
| ing of prospects for winning game).
Manager--welf, John, it's your turn
on the mound today. You know how
to do IT, doncher?
First pitcher-Hah?
Manager said you know how TO do
1t, doncher?
Second pitcher-Wassa matter. gotta
charley horse?
First pitcher-It amt that 'zackly,
Bill. but I Jest amt feeling so we'll
Manager-Kin you pitch again to-
day, Bill?
Second pitcher-wel1, I can try.
Manager--Then go to it John. you
| hook on today.
First pitcher-A'right.
First baseman-(Looking Mt other
| team lin bering up)--Gee, that guy
they got at short is pippin. Look
how he gets the ball around the dia-
mond, will yeri
| Shortstop--oi he amt SO much when
you watch him close.
Manager--weI, there's the bell boy;
| hop out and don't forget the signals.
tPiayers go out on diamond to start
| gan1e).
/
coming out of field.
Bili--How Is that? Two OF dem
guys struck out and only one got on
base. and that's on account of Reds
error. Gee! but that was a boner you
made. Red.
! Red-welI. we all make mistakes
| sometimes. Besides, that guy hit that
! pill hard. too
Manager--Go ahead, Joe. you're up.
! Smash the cover off the ball.
| tJoa goes to bat, and sitter striking
at two and knocking one foul. and
| striking biindly at another. comes
| back to the bench.)
! Joe-That guy hasn't got thipg
Even his straight ball aint working,
| coulda hit the bali but for that sec
| ond handed coach we got on third
| base. He's a rotten one--don't do
1 nothing but signal all the time you're
up.
! There's so many signs I get mixed
/ up.
| Manager-Aw shut ur. you bonehead
/ An ivory dealer is looking around for
/ you. You let two good ones get by
you. Shut up. Now. Doc show that
guy up; get safe. Maybe he'll walk
4 yer.
1 Doe---Just watch me now.
&
( bangs first bali to center for three
/ base hit Mack. 'centeraelder. gets
1 safe on a bunt. Doc scores)
/ noc-~(returning to hench}. What
! did tell youse. Huh WHAT That
guy has everything in the world. That
ball I hit curved In yard. It's Just
/ the art. I recken.
| Manager--Good work. Doc. but do the
same thing next time. Aw right. Sam,
now's your chance to be a hero.
| Sam--(to Doc)--Now watch me.
/ tsam proceeds to sacrifice Mac to
| second. Mac steals and Sam is out on
/ long fly to left field. sending Mac to
third.)
! sam-~That's the best could do
/ boys.
Manager-.rm satisfied, Sam. You
know that goes.
! tKirk, third baseman. strikes out)
Manager-Gee, that fellow cauidn't
hit balloon He's got one hit this
week-ons this week, yer hear me-
tPlayers go back to diamond Man
ager takes glass Of water. sits down
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
LEWIS AND HUSSAhE
MEET NEXT THURSDAY

Enthusiastic wrestling fans who
have followed the achievements OF
great mat artists will agree that no
better talent could be seen anywhere
than the wrestlers who are to meet In
Broad-Street ball park Thursday
night in a finish match, when Ed
Lewis and Hussane. 1.-The Terrible
Turk" will meet for mat honors, and
chance to meet DIR, Roller for the
American Championship Since Lewis
has become SO favored here by his
fast and clean wrestling. the fans nat
uraily are wondering just what kind
Of match he will put up against the
big Turk.
One thing followers of the game are
always assured OF. that when Lewis
Is one of the principals there Is sure
mat marvel OF twenty three years al
ways gives the best he has In stock.
Hussane. sometimes called The
Bone Breaker" IS the greatest Euro
pean attraction in this country at the
present time, and Is. without doubt.
one of the most remarkable specf-
mems OF physical development ever
seen In action in this or any other
country. The fact that Hussane pos
sesses both wonderful strength and
endurance as we'll as knowledge OF
the wrestling game makes him stand
out today as one of the worlds great
est grapplers. Richmond lovers OF
the mat game have. heard lot OF
this wonderful athlete. and the local
promoters are to be congratulated for
their efforts in bringing him to Rich
mond. Ladies' will be admitted free
as usual when accompanied by ESCORT,
Seats are selling now at McCoy's.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
RESOLUTE NEW OUTFIT
WILL CUT ALLOWANCE

Newport. n. l.. July 2s.-The Reso-
lutte left here under sail for Bristol
The boat will be hauled out at the
Herreshoff yard and thoroughly over
hauled for the final series of trial
races that commences with the New
York Yacht club cruise July 80.
She will be femeasured as soon ~
she is out OF water. She has been
using a large malnsail, and 1t Is be-
lieved~ that the new measurements
will cut down her time allowance. She
wore this sail yesterday when she just
nosed out the vanitie by second.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27

GIANT
SIGNS WITH FEDERAIs

Mobile. Ala, July 2s.-Tarue Kirby.
at one time with the Giants. who
has been playing In the outfield for
Mobile. OF the Southern association.
has left to Join the st. Louis club. OF
the Federal league. Kirby signed a
Federal league contract. receiving a
bonus said to have been $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
PIRATE PRESIDENT
MAY RELEASE TEAM

fuss. president OF the P.ttsburg base
ball club, is going to use drastic meas
ures If the Pirates do not get out OF
the slump In which they have fallen,
with the club In last place, the
team is facing = storm OF criticism
from the patrons.
President Dreyfuss is credited with
having stated that he believes the
players are not trying to win. 1t Is
rumored that he has asked for waiv-
ers on eleven members of his squad.
Among these who are nominated
TO 20 are 1--WE regulars. He intends
to get rid of all the players who
are breeding discomfort on the team.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
Breaks Tie In Ninth.
COLLEGE WONDER NOW
MEMBER OF BROWNS

St. Louis, July 26.--Manager
Branch, of the st. Louis Browns. has
purchased Outfielder Tom Bowden. OF
the Macon {Ga.) team. Bowden is =
University OF Georgia man. and IS
known all over the South as a coll
lege athlete. shining in football a.
we'll as in baseball.
Bowden Is considered natural hits
ter and has been clouting the ball
for something over 400 with the
Macon club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
Trn Leading Dase st<afer..
INSURE SHAMROCK ".
AGAINST LOSING RACE

London. July ga policy has
been issued at Iloyd'a to pay the total
loss II the Shamrock w wins back
tho Americas cup from the United
States. the premium paid being IS
guineas per cent.
>ThS yacht Ia insured In the Lon
don market to the value OF $4,000
pounds. This - equivalent to odds
OF 81 to 10 against Sir Thomas Lap-
toms yacht
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
GLOBE TROTTERS EN-
ROUTE TO BALTIMORE

Pat McGowen and Tom Kennedy.
known as THE Hikers," who are
walking from Tampa, Fla. to Balti-
more, passed through Richmond yes
terday afternoon The distance be-
tween the two cities Is two thou
sand miles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
! AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Washington, Q; ST. Louis, first
game).
ST. Louis. 4 Washington. fsecond
camel.
Philadelphia, S; Detroit, 6 (,en In
nings).
New York, /: Chicago. thrst
gamel.
Chicago, Z; New York. (second
camel.
Boston. 4; Cleveland, /.