The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01
MUST ABIDE BY STATE STATUTE
Police Are Ordered to Arrest Anyone
Who Offers For Sale Fireworks For
hidden by Wisconsin Law-Limits
Celebration to Sunday and Monday.

The word has been sent out that it is
to be .safe and sane' celebration
of the Fourth of July in Kenosha and
what is more the celebration is not to
be strung out over a full week. Chief
of Police O'Hare has sent formal no
LITIGATION to all dealers in fireworks
that the permission for celebrating the
nation s birthday will cover just two
days-Sunday and Monday. He has
eased up little so as to permit the
firing of the usual salute on Saturday
night, the night before the celebration,
but before that time people who per-
sist in shooting off frecrackers and
topedoes will be guilty of an offense
against the city ordinance and will be
subject to arrest. All police officers
have been instructed to arrest people
who insist on the premature celebration
of the day There are going to be a
lot of different kinds of celebrations
in Kenosha this year. The observance
of the day will start with the big
ceremonial given by the Danish Ameri-
can society on Sunday. This is to be
in the nature of an old time celebra-
tion and on Monday there will be the
usual number of events in Kenosha and
out at Paddocks Lake the annual OBJ
servance Of the Fourth will be held
under the auspices of the Kenosha
County Old Settlers Club.
"What we want to do is to protect
the people from injury and to cause
as little annoyance to the public as
possible, = said Chief O'Hare today.
"The people of Kenosha can do all the
celebrating they want to in the two
days and there is no reason to start
in now. I have instructed officers to
see to it that people insisting on cele-
brating n several days before the
Fourth be arrested for disorderly
conduct. I am hopeful that we will
have the aid of the dealers in fireworks
in enforcing the state law against the
sale of dangerous fireworks. There
are to be no toy pistols sold in Keno
sha this year nor will there be any
frecrackers or other forms of fire.
works not permitted by the state law.
The sale Of this forbidden stuff will
result in the immediate arrest of the
people selling it. Furthermore it is
illegal to bring forbidden frecrackers
and fireworks into the city without
permit. I am not issuing to any one
except people in charge Of set displays
Of fireworks, any permission to bring
in this kind of stuff. There is not go
ing to be any riotous celebrating in
Kenosha. Fire arms are not going to
be used in connection with the cele-
bration of the day. Dealers have been
warned against the sale Of revolvers
and am in hopes that they will tell
foreigners and others buying revolvers
that they may not be used Sunday and
Monday. If we find any one carrying
revolvers they will be arrested on a
charge of bearing concealed weapons.
Most of the dealers in fireworks in
the city have carefully followed the
state law in making the purchase of
their stock for the year but few Of
them have on display fireworks which
do not meet with the requirements of
the state law. These people will be
subject to arrest and prosecution if the
fireworks are sold.
No plans have as yet been made for
public display of fireworks in the
city, but it is expected that some plan
along this line will be made later
in the week.