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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
SAYS DAUGHTER ELoPED.
Mrs. John Strom of Chicago Seeks
Facts in Regard to Wedding.

Mrs. John Strom, residing at 1901
North Clark street, Chicago, came to
Kenosha on Monday afternoon seeking
some facts in regard to the alleged
marriage of her daughter, Miss Mildred
Strom and James A. German, both of
Chicago. Mrs. Strom declares that her
daughter exhibited a marriage certi-
tfcate which purported to be signed by
justice Of the peace in Kenosha.
This certificate shows that the couple
were married in Kenosha in March.
a. search of the marriage license rec
Ords shows that no license was issued
for the couple in Kenosha at the time
stated. The records of the two JUS
tice courts in the city fail to show that
such a marriage ceremony was per-
formed here. 1t is possible that the
license was issued in some other county
in Wisconsin. Mrs. Strom says that
she did not learn of the supposed mar
riage until short time ago She made
sensational statements in regard to
German and asserted that she would
make an effort to have the marriage
anUlled.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
COUNTY PIONEER DEAD.

John s. Reyolds, One of the Oldest
Residents of the County Died Monday.
John S. Reynolds, aged ninety-two
years and one of the oldest and best
known of the pioneer residents of the
western part of the county, died at his
home near Twin Lakes on Monday
evening after long illness. Mr.. Rey-
nolds was a native of Cambridge,
Washington county, New York, where
he was born September 81, 1922. He
came to Kenosha county in young
manhood and in the fall of 1S4S he
settled on farm in the town of Ran
dali. He had been most active in the
development of the western part of
the county and had held many offices
in the town. He was the owner Of
one Of the largest farms in the county.
The funeral services viii be held from
the family residence at two O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon and it is expect
ed that many pioneers from the city
will go out to attend the funeral.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

1t seems difficult TO believe there can
be any connection between strawber-
ton exists. The steamships that bring
fruit from Brittany 10 Plymouth re-
fuse to carry passengers when convey
ing cargo of strawberries because of
the intoxicating fumes given Off by
the berries when packed In bulk. Even
the seamen have orders to keep on
deck as much as possible. As straw
berries. even tons Of them. give of no
very pungent smell. the theory has
been advanced that the intoxicating
effect of cargo OF the fruit is due to
the fermentation of the sugar in the
berries.-London Globe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
Ne Understood l1is Profession.


The professor OF Jurisprudence in q
western university was lecturfng to a
hundred embryo LAWYERS. He asked
whether every one in America could
own property. One fellow answered,
No; criminal can't own property
But the professor said: Suppose a
man owns ranch, gets into trouble
with his neighbor, assaults him and is
put into the penitentiary. Does he still
own the ranchg
The class was unanimous that be
did.
IF he did not continue to own IT, y
went on the professor, what would
become OF it?'
That was supposed to settle the dis
c1ssion, but one boy called out, "The
lawyer woah get it!',
There was hearty laugh, of course,
and the professor added:
I'VE learn two things from that apt
remark be lawyer, and don't be
criminal. YOUTHS Companion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
A TRAVELLING oninion.

Mr.. Fazakerly, an eminent counsel,
was once stopped BY country gentle
man, q neighbor, who asked him about
some point then very important to
him and got the opinion verbally.
Some time after the gentleman called
On the counsel and said he had lost
EGO by his advice, as it was wrong
opinion The counsel said he had new
er given an opinion and, turning to
his books, said he was confident Of
that Being reminded that 1T was Civ
en- during drive the neighboTs had
one summers day near Preston, the
lawyer replied: 3Oh, remember now!
But that was only my travelling opin-
ion, and, to tell the truth, neighbor,
my opinion is never to be relied upon
unless the case appears In my fee
book. Case and Comment
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
CHANGE FIRST OF The MONTH
Many Changes Have Been Made in the
Kenosha lost Office During the Four
Years That Mr.. Baker Has Had
Charge of It-Big Business Increase.

1t is expected that the new Kenosha
postmaster, James German, will take
charge of the office in Kenosha not ear
lier than the first day of September.
There is a lot of red tape to be carried
on. President Wilson must make a for
NAL appointment, the commission must
be issued by the president and the post
master general and the inspectors must
make an investigation of the Office and
check out retiring Postmaster Baker.
Retiring Postmaster Baker has had his
house in order for two months awaiting
the coming of the inspector and the
new postmaster and everything is in
readiness to turn over to Mr.. German
just as soon as he presents his creden-
tials. Mr.. Baker has been in charge Of
the Office for a little over four years
and in this time many changes have
been made in the office. When Post
master Baker took charge in 1911 the
annual report of the. office showed total
receipts of only a little over $4,000
and in four years this amount has
been increased by more than twenty
thousand dollars and the receipts for
the year just closed were in excess of
$4,000. At that the receipts for the
last year were not as great as those of
the year just preceding it as in 1913
1914 the total receipts for postal bust
ness exceeded $4,000. In one year
during the administration of Mr.. Baker
the receipts reached the hundred thou
sand dollar mark but the last two
years have been years of industrial de-
preston and this depression shas been
reflected in the receipts of the post
Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
OVER 100000 GOLFERS IN U. $.
Game Seems to be Gripping Honors over
All Other Outdoor Sports

How many golfers are there within
the confines of the United States9 Per-
haps the question may be answered with
another. What is a golferg
According to those who do not golf,
golfer is bug" pure and simple;
but laying aside the alleged humor it is
safe, for the question at hand, to define
one as anybody who attempts the game,
even occasionally. There are thousands
Of players not connected with the pri-
waite clubs, who use the public links, or
play occasionally at some private club
as the guest of a friend They may not
play every day or even every week, but
ought to be considered when taking the
census Now, then, how many golfers
are thereg
Some two or three years ago a dope
ster started in to compile list of clubs
i'm the country of which he had heard
or read. At present the list contains up
wards of five thousand names Averag
ing two hundred to club, it means a
million, but this is not all of the clubs,
nor does it include the thousands who
play over public courses.
There are six hundred clubs in the
United States Golf association, but these
are the larger clubs. One writer has
the temerity to assert that there are be-
tween two and one-half to three million
players here in these United States, and
he declared that as soon as the large
cities build more public courses the
army will be increased twofold One
thing is certain, there s a lot of them,
these bugs.
IT golf is such an uninteresting game
rs some would make out what is there
about it to increase the number from u
few thousand ten years ago to the pres
ent horde, and why is it that golf is in
creasing more rapidly as the years go
by? Just try it once. That is the an
Bwer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
Nauraiuia.

Severe neuralgia can be cured by in
ject1ng alcohol into the nerves, but the
cost Is terrible, for the price is the
death of the nerve, with paralysis as
the result. Such, in brief, is the con-
clusion which DR. Williams B. Cad
walader reports to the Journal Of the
American Medical association after ex-
periments made at the laboratory Of
neuFopathology of the University Of
Pennsylvania The alcohol kills not
only the nerves OF sensation, but the
motor nerves as well. In nerve like
the sciatic this would be serious. For
the nerve may remain paralyzed for
year after the injection Of the alcohol.
In trifacial neuralgia, which Is caused
by purely sensory nerve, this action
is of little Importance The cure is not
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Sealed bids will be received at Ire
vor, Wisconsin, on Saturday, August
81, 1915, at 200 p. M, for the build
ing complete and furnishing all ma
terial necessary for the work of build
ing bridge on the road known as the
Bohrn road in the Town of Salem, Wis
consin, also bridge at the Camp Lake
outlet. on the Wilmot road, Town of
Salem, Wisconsin, both to be built in
accordance with plans and specifca-
tions on file in the Office Of Mr.. John
Evans, Town Clerk of the Town of Sa-
lem, Wis, and in the Office of the
County Clerk, Kenosha, Wis.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check of One Hundred Dollars.
The right to reject any or all bids
is reserved.
Thomas Fleming,
Chairman Town of Salem.
adva5-6-11-12-1S-19 VII.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
Wood Sona.xa-

OF the many varieties of screws that
known as the wood screw from their
exclusive use in wood Is the most com
mon, and ii has been made by ma
ehinery for many years At first such
screws had blunt points, and therefore
1t was necessary to bore a hole for
]. Sloan, native of the United States,
devised the we'll known gimlet pointed
screw end machinery for It's manufac-
ture
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
CHARGES AN ASSAULT.
Woman Arrested Monday Afternoon on
Complaint of M. F. Barber.

Another chapter in the story of the
troubles between the Grotsky family
and Constable M. F. Barber is to be
written in the municipal court as on
Monday afternoon Mrs. Sarah Grotsky
was arrested on a complaint made by
Constable Barber. She was charged
with making an assault on the con-
stable. Mrs. Grotsky was brought into
court and she entered a plea of not
guilty and the hearing was adjourned
until August 18th. The woman gave
bonds in the sum of twenty-five dol
lars to insure her appearance in court
at the adjourned date. She just
showed him out of the house with a
broom" was the allegation made by
one of the interested parties in con-
nection with the case. The nature of
the assault is not shown by the com
plant.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

Another motor car, the seventh of
the season, was spilled last night off
the rlckety, rail-less bridge over KEEL
logg's ravine in Sheridan Road, north
of Zion City. The four occupants, two
men and two women, miraculously es-
capped severe injury. They made their
way to the home Of Col. Robert Aiken
and from there telephoned to Wauke-
gan for another machine. Their car
lies in the ravine twenty feet below
the bridge, a total wreck The only
clue to the identity of the motorists
is the license number, "U9294, ILL.,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

Beware of Agents! So many COM
plants have been heard regarding the
treatment received from agents MAX
ing enlarged portraits that we have Sc
cured the services of first class ar
fist to make engagements for US which
we win guarantee and at price that
is right. See our samples. Rutledge
and Crossin, Wisconsin and Church
streets, Kenosha. advw16
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
Removing Traa S4umns.

A German method for removing
stunps is simpler and less dangerous
than our way. They bore hole In
the stump and pour into 1t equal parts
of nitric and sulphuric acids. After a
few weeks the largest stunaps of hard
wood are eaten by the acid and easily
crumbled with q pick.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
Worlds FfIchest Canitai.

The famous old city of La Paz, Boliv.
Ia, In valley more than $4,000 feet
above the sea, Is the highest capital In
the world, overlapping Lassa, the far
famed capital of Tibet, In Asia, by sew
eral hundred feet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
The Shotf .Ierid.

In southern Tunis lies an extensive
salt marsh desert called the Shott Je.
rid, of which the Arabs stand in ter
ror, for many a caravan has been lost
in the salt incrusted morass, which
according to an authority, is as much
as 1000 feet deep in places.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
Verv Fond of n.

Your daughters very fond Of mu-
sic, isn't she7''
yes, indeed. It's no trouble for her
to practice on the piano when l need
some one to help me with the dishes"
Detroit Free Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
Siuns of SapIefnce.

'sPa, why do people call the owl the
bird of wisdom?"
Because he's got sense enough not
to come out and fly around until all
boys of your age are in bed-"-Boston
Transcript
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

Mrs. Alexander Ebert and niece
Virginia Kitzrow, left on Tuesday af-
ternoon for Lomira, Wis, for a
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard F. Hoffman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

A number of Kenosha people win GO
to Toledo the first of next week to at.
tend the annual sessions of the Ameri.
can Federation of Catholic societies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

permanent, however, put ant
dom from pain for several months, per-
haps as much as year. The nerves
regenersts just as they do when sew
cred.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

Richard Hawkins returned home last
evening after two weeks trip to
Niagara Falls, Detroit and other places
of interest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12
The Game Of Golf.

Farmer Barnes There's one good
thing about golf anyhow. Farmer Fal-
lows (skeptically)- What's that? Farm
err Barnes Why, We don's have to play
it if We don't want to.-London Scraps.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Bowater were
called to Chicago today on account of
the death of |. R. Ratcliff, the fathe,
of Mrs Bowater.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
TO ORGANIZE
A SOCCER CIRCUIT
Lawrence Lutz Hopes to Form League
for Baltimore and Washing
ton Teams.

Baltimore. Md. Dec. ca.-Lawrence
Lutz. manager Of the American Reserve
soccer team. plans to organize a league
for Baltimore and Washington teams.
Only Sunday contests will he staged. ac-
cording to the present arrangement. and
at least six elevens probably will make
UP the circuit.
Three teams are willing TO join the
league. and Lutz will make an effort to
line UP other elevens of this city and
Washington playing Sunday matches. st.
Elizabeth's, Sons OF St. George and the
American Reserves are said to favor
such a move.
Lutz has invited the Washington Club
of Washington, the Thistles and Wan
derers TO join. Others interested may
address him at SIS North Patterson Park
avenue.
It is planned to start play as soon as
possible. Because OF the lateness in
forming the affair it is probable that
each team will play each other two
games. A meeting of representatives Of
the various clubs will be called In the
near future. when a set OF rules and
officials will be decided upon.
Lutz declares league Is needed to
boost the sport here, and he hopes to
see the game placed on a high standar rd
as in Philadelphia and other Eastern
cities. II the movement is successful a
larger league will be formed next sea-
son.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
TED LEWIS SLATED
TO FIGHT BRENNAN

New York. Dec. :9-"Ted'' Lewis
the welter-weight sensation. will pull
up stakes tomorrow afternoon and
hike for Buffalo where he will tackle
Knockout Brennan in ten-round
bout on New Years Day.
Lewis spent today resting up and
nursing a sore ankle. He is the pos
SCISSOR of a peculiar par Of feet. some
thing on the Charley Chaplin order. In
the tenth round of his fight with
Ritchie. Lewis was ducking a few of
the Ritchie haymakers when his feet
got tangled up with Referee Mozart
lands tootsies.
James Johnston. Lewis manager.
said today he heard that Packey Nc
Farland declared he wanted to- fight
Lewis and added that he could beat
Lewis easily. 1t must be at 142 pounds
ringside.
Johnston also added that Lewis will
make 135 pounds singside for Freddie
Welsh II the lightweight champion
wants any of his play. And as for
Willie Ritchie. he can get a return
battle IL he cares. Lewis still has
$1,000 posted to fight anybody for the
welter-weight title.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
LOUIS ZEREGA WILL
MEET LEO PARDELLO

Louis Zeraca. the local heavyweight
champion, and Leo Pardello. the Italian
heavy-weight champion, have signed
articles to meet in a finish match at the
Bijou Theater on Friday night. This
match will be conducted on the catch
as-catch-can style of graphing. and with
Pat O'Connor. the veteran referee OF
this city, as the third man on one
of the best bouts ever staged in the
Capital is exepcted.
Both men posted a forfeit of 500 with
Referee O'Connor yesterday and every
thing is now in READINGS for the en-
gagement In meeting Pardello. Zeraga
is graphing one of the best heavy
weights in the business and in view of
this fact he has only a fair chance OF
gaining the verdict.
As both Of these men have large fol-
lowings in the Capital it is expected that
one of the largest crowds which has
ever attended a graphing match in this
city will be on hand.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30

MAGNATES' OFFER
Bankers Committee in Charge
of Somers' Financial Affairs
Refuse Help from Moguls.
HOPKINS MAY GET CLUB
Sixth City Syndicate Make Bid for
Franchise -Gwynner and SIN
clair Are After Team.
HOPKINS MAY GET CLUB

Cleveland, Dec. as-An efforts of Presi-
dent johnson and other American League
magnates to assist c. W. Somers. owner
Of the Cleveland Indians. out OF his
finacial troubles so far as the ball club
Is concerned. failed today.
The bankers committee in charge Of
Somers' financial affairs announed that
the club must be sold. A tentative offer
Of the American League magnates to
furnish 10000 secured by second
mortgage TO help finance the club for
the 1916 season was turned down.
1T will be a gamble as to whether
the season would be profitable and In
the present stage OF Mr.. Somers' af-
fairs. We cannot afford to gamble. said
George p Steele. head of the bankers
committee.
II Is now believed that the club will
be sold to outside parties as all efforts
to interest Cleveland capital have failed.
President johnson, bowever. said fur
ther time would be given for Cleveland
capitalists TO think over the situation.
According to friends OF Ben Hopkins,
who. as head Of a local syndicate recent
ly figured on the purchase he has been
offered the club for $57s.oo0
According to reports going the rounds.
Ed Gwynner. owner of the Pittsburgn
Federals. and Harry Sinclair. New York
Federal magnste. are the two most likely
candidates as purchasers. Under the
plan OF financing the club under its
present ownership. it was proposed by
johnson to turn over to the Indians n
number OF top-notchers I'm the Federal
League. This will not be done IL the
club Is sold. the new owner being left
to his own devices to get new players.
While the Cleveland situation was dis
cusscd. the American League ma gnatcs
took no official action in their meeting
today a. no quorum was present. Presi-
dent johnson had neglected to send out
the call early enough and only four
clubs were represented.
Roger Bresnshin. manager Of the Chi
caEo Cubs, conferred with the la seball
magnates and with members of the
bankers commitir" today with the idea
in view of ?r",Iiring the Cleveland
Spiders for IT, L. Al efforts to agree
on terms fri'c;i. however. and there
was some tax OF the team being cs-
tahlishcd in Toledo hy the American As
sociation. Rresnahan and Charles
Thomas president OF the Chicago Cubs.
are anxious to buy the Spiders and
take them to the maume- City. and
the deal may be closed next week.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
VARDON AND OTHER PROS
TO TOUR UNITED STATES

New York. Dec. 2s.-Golfers are kccnly
interested In a report that Harry Vardon
and several other famous English pro-
fessionals will tour America during the
coming season. Sardon. Taylor. Ray.
Braid and other former holders OF the
English open championship. played
series Of four-ball matches throughout
England during the last summer. turn
ing the net receipts over to a war relief
fund.
II proper arrangements can be made
with a quartet of these players the plan
is to have them tour the United States
and Canada during the 1916 season with
the same ultimate use OF the gate re-
ceipts.
Most of the professionals mentioned are
past the age where their services would
be acceptable in trench warfare. but they
are understood to be eager to turn their
golfing ability into material assistance
for England during the continuation Of
the war.
Ray. Vardon and Braid had engaged
passage to this country last summer. but
the sinking of the Lusitania caused them
to abandon the trip.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
REPORTED LEGORE
IS RENSTATED

Frederick. Md, Dec. 2s.-Harry Le-
gore. the Yale baseball and football
star who was suspended because he
played summer ball last season. In
violation of one of the varsity rules.
has been reinstated. according to re-
ports here this morning. Legore now
will be eligible for the baseball squad.
Throughout the football season he was
forced to remain on the bench and
his only value to Yale was the practice
he gave the first team when he played
for the ineligibles.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30

Minneapolis. Mimi. Dec. -.-Thomas L.
Shevlin. millionaire lumberman and Yale
football coach. died at a. m today OF
He was stricken with the
malady six days ago. after being weak
ened by overwork and exposure In drill
ing the Yale team this fall.
At the close of the Yale season Mr..
Shevlin went to California to recuperate.
He returned to his home here last
Wednesday. ON Thursday pneumonia de-
veloped. Last night four physicians of
the Twin Cities gave up hope of saving
him and summoned a specialist from Chi
cago. who made the trip here on a spe-
cial train In record-breaking time.
Shevlin ranked as one Of the greatest
players the gridiron game ever produced.
and his love for his alma mater was so
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
GWRlNER ANXIOUS TO
BUY CLEVELAND CLUB

Pittsburgh. Dec. 2s.-Edward W.
Gwinner. president of the late Pitts
burgh Federal League club. is not sure
that he Is out of baseball altogether.
from what he said yesterday.
Gwinner admitted that Col. Rupert.
of the New York Americans. had asked
Cor his price on konetchy. Allen and
Knetzer. but his reply to the New
Yorker was that he had sent for Man
ager Oakes. who would be here Mon
day. when they would take up the
matter of either selling the players
or holding them in the hope that a
half interest or full control Of the
Cleveland club would be bought In
the latter case the two teams would
be amalgamated to strengthen the
American League team at Cleveland.
1t appears as IL he IL still dickering
for a franchise in the American
League.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-30
LEAD TO ROYCROFTS
In HERALD LEAGUE

The Roycrofts jumped into first place
in the Washington Herald Duckpin
League yesterday by capturing two of
the three games from the Jenson team
The Roycrofts Tended the first game by
thirty pins, but the Jensons came
back strong In the second game and
landed by twenty-five pins. 1t was nick
and tuck in the final with both teams
finishing with SIS. In the roll-off
"Lemmy' Ewell pulled a two pin spare
with n nine counter which landed the
bacon for the Roycrofts by an eleven
pin margin.
Switzer lead the field with a set OF
3n5, while Mallard finished In second posi-
ton with col. J. Allen registered
total of 81, while Harrington was next
with &c. The score: