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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18


On the receiving line at the party
were Exalted Ruler and Mrs. r. X.
Dorr, Judge AMI Mrs. G. E. Randall,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Alleman, Mr..
and Mrs. George AlIeman, DR.. and Mrs.
G. NJ Mcintyre and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mark Hansen and Mr.. and Mrs. B.
NJ DeDiemar.
As in other years the decorations Of
the big hall were most elaborate. The
work of arranging the hall had been
under the direction of William Meyer
and all previous efforts of the Elks
along lines of decoration were out
done. Purple and white, the eolors of
the Elks, reigned supreme in the big
dance hall. The walls were hung with
Elk flags, and great festoons of the Elk
colors hung from the ceiling and walls.
The big balcony at the north end of
the hall was mass of purple and white
and all over the hall the lights sent a
subdued light through purple and white
shades. Featured in the decorations
was a wonderful wood fibre frieze of
Iva Tails anu AbIO IODC. nc SNsNE.N W eto
banked with palms and ferns and above
the stage were the usual decorations.
About the hall were trellises OF which
were purple lilacs while about the stage
the trelis carried blooming morning
glory vine. The arrangements of the
hall were not only beautiful but every
provision was made for the comfort of
the large party of guests. The bal
cony with its easy chairs proved es-
pecially attractive to some of the older
members of the party who failed to
mingle with the dancers.
The decorations in the dining room
were almost as elaborate as those in
the main hall. White and green were
the prevailing colors. The walls had
been arranged with trellises of morning
glory vines and the tables in their COW
ers of white were decked with ferns
and flowers. Dainty chiffon draped
baskets of spring flowers were arrang-
ed in great profusion on the tables
in the dining room.
One of the features of the evening
was the supper. 1t was served I'M
der the direction of Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Hale. Service began just after
eleven o'clock and the arrangements
for it were so perfect that by half past
twelve all of the guests had been
served.
There was no limit to the variety Of
dances provided for the program and
there were all the new dances and all
the old dances so that there were album
dant chances for all the guests to en-
joy themselves.
The party is declared to have been
the most successful ever given by the
Elks. It is just possible that the
financial returns will not be as large as
in other years, but the returns are de
clared by Judge Randall, the chairman
of the committee, to have been very
satisfactory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
MRS. ANT1sDEL DIES HERE.
Widow of Prominent Express Man Died
at the Pennoyer on Wednesday.

aG the remover on Wednesday.
Mrs. Sophia Bradford Antisdel,
aged seventy-two years, widow of the
late A. A. Antisdel, formerly first vice
president and general manager of the
American Express Company, died at
the Pennoyer Sanitarium ON Wednes-
day afternoon. Death came from a
general breaking down. Mrs. Antisdel
who was formerly prominent in society
IN both Chicago and Milwaukee, had
been In feeble health for more than a
year and during this time she had
made her home at the sanitarium. She
was daughter of the late Harvey S.
Bradford and was born in Ohio, Aug.
20, 1912. Shortly after her marriage
to Mr.. Antisrel they removed to Chi
cago where her husband became
prominent in the express business.
Later he was transferred to Milwau-
kee where he was in charge of large
district for the company. During his
holding this position the family home
was in Milwaukee. Mrs. Antisdel is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. John
W. Mariner of Milwaukee, and Mrs. M.
Blakeway of Litchfeld, England, and
one son, Lloyd Antisdel of Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
EAGLES AT A DANCE.
Big Company Entertained at Germania
Hall at Dancing Party Thursday.

Members of the Kenosha Aerie of
Eagles gave their annual dance in
honor of their wives aid sweethearts
at Germania hall on Thursday evening
and the annual party drew more than
three hundred people to the hall and it
proved most enjoyable event. The
decorations which had been used at
the Elks charity ball on Wednesday
were left IN position for the annual
party of the Eagles It was distinct
" family affair and the guests were
limited to the members of the Kenosha
AeTie and their families. Refreshments
were served at eleven O'Clock and
dancing continued until an early hour
this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
FIRE AT SCHWARTZ GROCERY
Department Has Early Morning Call te
Store on South Ashland Avenue.

The fire department was called out
just after two 'clock this morning on
account of fire in the store of Carl
Schwartz on South Ashland Avenue.
The fire broke out in the basement of
the store and it was discovered in time
to prevent the flames spreading to the
main portion of the building. The
iremen extinguished the flames with
a tank of chemicals. The loss was
placed at $50 and it was covered by
insurance.
Late Sunday evening the department
was called to a house owned by A.
Faust on Norman Avenue, where a
blazing chimney was menace. This
blaze was extinguished without any
loss.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
PRISONERS MUST WORK.
Sheriff Finds it Profitable to Put Men
Serving Time to Work in Factories.


Sheriff Stahl believes in the enforce
ment of the law relating to the work
ing of prisoners and man who was
discharged from the county Jail this
morning, after serving thirty day
term, worked every day of his sent
ence. He earned wages of 1915 day
for month and with this money he
paid not only his fine and court costs
IL cash, but he paid his board and
turned quite a little money over to the
members of his family. The sheriff
asserts that in the future all prisoners
serving time in the county Jail will be
put to work before the ink on the com
mitment is dry and that they will be
kept at work until the last hour of their
sentence has been served. He declares
that he anticipates no trouble in oper-
ating the plan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
KICK ON BILLS.
County Clerk Does Not Get Copies of
Legislative Bills Before They are Laws.

County Clerk Jones is making a de-
cided objection to the service that is
being given his reference library. He
is supposed to received copies of all
bills introduced into the two houses
at Madison just as soon as they are pub
lished but the bills are coming so slow
ly that the clerk has received copies
of them passed as laws before he gets
copies of the bills as introduced. The
library is maintained at the clerk s
office with a view Of giving the people
of the county chance to protest
against bills and there is little chance
for the protest if the bills arrive after
they have been enacted into law. The
clerk promises to make protest to the
secretary of state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
DEATH OF MRS. sTRINGHAM.
Widow of the Late J. P. Stringham
Died at Her Home Today.

Mrs Mary Stringham, aged 70 years,
widow of the late John P. Stringham,
and resident of Kenosha for the last
thirty-fve years, died at the home of
her son, Frank Stringham, No. 514 Pros
pect Place, at an early hour this morn
ing. Mrs. Stringham had been in feeble
health for some time and death came as
natural breaking down due to ad-
vanced age. The deceased was a native
of Ontario, New York, where she was
born on December 16, 1885. She came
to Kenosha thirty-fve years ago and
she had wide circle of friends in the
city to whom the announcement of her
death will come as a personal sorrow.
She is survived by two sons, Frank
Stringham of Kenosha and Harry B.
Stringham of Ell Paso, Texas, and one
daughter, Mrs. j. M. LeClear of Oak
Park, Ill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
VOTERS SAY WET OR DRY.
Bill Offered in Assembly to Submit the
Question to Voters in Spring of 1916.

The question whether the state of
Wisconsin shall be s'wet" or "dry''
may be submitted to vote Of the peo-
pie for referendum at the spring cleo
ton the first Tuesday in April, 1916, if
a bill presented to the assembly by AS.
semblyman MCGOWAN is enacted into
law. Under the terms of the bill two
questions will be submitted to the
electors:
First Shall the sale of whiskey and
other spirituous, distilled and ardent
liquors containing more than six pei
cent alcohol by volume be permitted
after July /, 1916, except in licensed
drug. stores9
Second-Shall the sale of beer and
other fermented malt liquors contain
ing less than six per cent of alcohol
by volume be permitted after July /
1916, excepting in licensed drug stores
Assemblyman Herring presented a
bill for the pensioning of circuit and
supreme judges who are seventy years
old and who have served as judges fo1
twenty years.
A bill by Nelson would take the
power of the railroad commission away
from municipal utilities and another
would repeal the eugenics law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
GRIND OUT CITIZENS.
Naturalization Mill in Operation at the
Circuit Court Today.

The naturalization mill was working
at full speed at the circuit court today
grinding out citizens and Judge Belden
during the day expected to hear a
total of seventy petitions for second
papers. Only a few of the petitions
had been denied up to three O'Clock
this afternoon. Inspector Blazer of the
government bureau. was in charge of
the examination for the federal Of
ficials. Clerk DeDiemar had arranged
his hearings in shifts so that there
was only a small crowd of the foreign
ers at the court room at any one time.
1t is expected that all the petitions now
pending viii be closed up before the
close of the session of the court this
evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
TAKE CASH BOX FROM DESK
Nicholas Demos, One of the Proprietors
of the Place Completely Hoodwinked
by the Daring Scheme Carried Out
by the Cool Crooks.

Three slick crooks, supposed to be
from Chicago, put over real one in
Kenosba on Saturday afternoon when
they managed to get away with the
cash box Of the Elite candy company,
and it contained something in the
neighborhood of numbered dollars. 1t
WAS one of the most cleverly planned
and executed robberies ever pulled off
in Kenosha. The men evidently made
their getaway and the police while
they have fair descriptions of the trio
mixed up in the affair have not been
able to land any Of them.
just after two o. clock Saturday af-
ternoon when Nicholas Demos, one Of
the proprietors of the Elite, was alone
in the store two men came into the
place. They were well dressed and
seemed to be entirely innocent Of any
thing in the nature Of wrong doing.
They stopped at the cigar counter and
bought couple of cigars and one of
them after much searching for small
change pulled out ten dollar bill
which he offered to Mr.. Demos The
proprietor of the store found that he
did not have change for the bill in the
cash drawer and walked back to the
desk where there was considerable
amount Of money in cigar box. He
did not notice that the two men
watched him very carefully when he
got the change. The two men lighted
their cigars and stood at the front of
the store talking. They appeared to
be laughing and joking. "Wait min
ute. Here comes George said one of
the men and just then third member
Joined the party. "Let' have some
thing to drink, - said the leader Of the
band, and with that the three men
walked back and sat down at one of
the little tables which was comfortably
near to the place where the money was
kept in the drawer Of the desk. They
brought the order himself and chatted
with the men for minute. 81 IN going
to buy box of candy for my girl, -
said one of the three and with Demos
he walked to the front of the store and
he was hard to suit. He and Demos
were busy looking over the boxes of
candy for probably couple Of minutes
and then the fellow changed his mind
and declared that it was too near Lent
to buy candy for the girls. He went
back to the table and a minute later
the three men left the place. Ten min
utes later Demos had occasion to make
change and he sought the cash box. 1t
was gone. AS near as Demos could fig
ure there was some $77 in currency and
some change in the box and checks to
the amount of $12. He estimates the
total at 800.
Demos called the police just as soon
as he discovered the robbery, but the
men had half hour in which to make
their getaway and as they were able to
frame rp such a clever robbery they
were probably just as good in getting
out of the reach of the police. Demos
was not able to give a very good de-
scription of the men as he had not sus-
pected them at any time and paid lit
lie attention to their movements.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
SAYS HOME NOT LIKE THIS"
District Attorney Orders the Sheriff to
Keep Star Boarder Until He Makes
Further Investigation Into His
Story.-Joe Happy in Jail Cell.

Joe Bielski has elected that in the
future his residence will be 304 Mar
ket street. You may not know where
the aforesaid No. 304 is, but it is bet
ter known as the official residence of
the sheriff of Kenosha county. Some
people are mean enough to call it a
bastile and a jail, but not so with
Joseph He holds that it is a real
home-like place and far superior to any
thing that he has had before. Bielski
speaks with authority for he was an
involuntary boarder at No. 304 for thir-
ty days but just at present, under the
direction of the district attorney, The
involuntary has been removed and
Joseph is just a plain boarder.
The story Of Bielski is an unusual
one. He was arrested little over a
month ago on a charge of having beat
en- his wife. Bielski insisted that there
were extenuating circumstances but
when it came down to the final question
he said guilty" Judge Randall
seemed to see a note Of triumph in the
tone of the prisoner when he entered
the plea and he smiled when the Judge
said thirty days at hard labor.
Bielski got just what the judge decreed
for every day that he was serving time
In the Jail he was at work He show
ed no signs Of being disconnected. In
fact he whistled merrily as he went to
work in the morning and never loitered
on the way home. He was a model
prisoner in every way. His time was
out last Wednesday night. "Well Joe
you can go now,'' Sheriff Stahl an
nounced, but Joe still stuck around.
Night came and Joe went back to his
cell as he had done on thirty other
nights. The sheriff protested, but Joe
insisted that he preferred jail to home.
The sheriff informed Joe that he was
not running a lodging house but pencil
institution, but Joe crawled into bed
with an IT Should Worry" air and
went to sleep. He went to work on
Thursday morning but he was back at
noon for dinner. Sheriff Stahl told
him to get out and Bielski went to see
the district attorney.
Home was nothin' like this was
the plea of Bielski to the district at
torney and he made such plea for the
peace of jail life that the district at
torney told the sheriff to t;lke care Of
him for few days while he made an
investigation. Joe told the district at
torney that he would not eat meal at
his own home on bet and declared
that he was SO afraid of his wife that
he wanted to board at the jail the rest
OF his life as this was the only place
that he would be absolutely safe.
Happy Joe Bielski is still at the jail
A voluntary prisoner or a star paying
boarder as you choose to call him, but
he has elected to make No. 304 his
home and it looks like it would take a
stick of dynamite and a fuse to dis
lodge him.
The sheriff insists that regardless Of
his views of the matter the stand TAX
en- by Joe is an excellent recommends
ton for the county Jail. The records
of the state board of control have been
advised to copy this story.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
MRS. SMITH rs DIVORCED.
Granted Decree from Husband, AL
bert B. Smith on Charges of Cruelty.

beTt B. Smith on charges OF Cruelty.
In the municipal court on Thursday
afternoon Judge c. E Randall handed
down a decree of divorce in the suit of
Mrs. Ruth E. Smith against her hus-
band, Albert B. Smith. The granting
of the decree was not opposed by the
husband. Mrs. Smith in her testimony
stated that she had been married to
Mr.. Smith at Waukegan on March IS,
1908. She alleged cruelty. The de-
cree of the court awarded to Mrs.
Smith the custody of the minor child,
William Henry Smith, and the husband
is directed to pay $500 weekly for the
support and education of the -child.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18

Joe Leonard, the young ball player
whose sensational work in the Western
League caused many scouts to sit
up and take notice, arrived in Keno
ha today for a visit at the Dayton
home Leonard has been signed to play
third base for the Pittsburg Nationals
in place of the famous Mike Mowry,
recently released.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18

Mr. and Mrs. Julius Bente entertain
ed the members Of the Pleasure Club of
the Deaf at their residence on Satur-
day night. The living room was ella
borately decorated in red with cupids
and hearts. Heart darting and game
of hearts were the feature of the even
ing. A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bente, dressed in cupid s costume, was
the best attraction of the evening.
Refreshments were served at midnight
after which the guests departed for
their homes declaring that Mr.. and
Mrs. Bente were the best of enter
tainers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18

Miss Bertha Reindl was pleasantly
surprised at the home of her aunt, on
Grant street, by thirty-fve of her
friends on Sunday evening. The even
ing was spent in music and games fcl-
lowed by light luncheon. All present
report a very enjoyable time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18
DIED At THE HOSPITAL.

Mrs. Julia szakala, aged thirty.six
years, wife of John Szakala, $50 Garden
street, died at the Kenosha hospital on
Sunday afternoon after two weeks
illness. The deceased had submitted
to an operation week ago and failed
to recover from the results She was a
native of Hungary, but had resided in
Kenosha for a number of years. Her
husband and one child survive her,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rauen returned
home on Sunday after an extended trip
through the west.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18

Try a Want Ad.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-18

Try a Want AID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Secretary Wilson, Assistant Secretary
Post and a number OF other ofncfals OF
the department left Washington last
Monday for the San Francisco exposi-
'tion. While in San Francisco they will
confer with labor officials with a view
to getting ideas on the best plan for
the distribution Of labor.
Ethelbert Stewart, chief clerk bu-
reau of labor statistics, has left for
San Francisco.
Charles H verrill has returned to the
bureau of labor statistics from Column
bus, Ohio, where he went on Official
business.
Royal Meeker, commissioner Of labor
statistics, who has been in the west
on official business. has sailed for
Hawaii in connection with work to be
done by the bureau on its QuinQuennial
report on Hawaii.
Miss Katherine NJ. Gibson has re-
ceived temporary appointment as
typewriter in the bureau of labor
Cyrus F. Stoddard of Iowa has re-
ceived probational appointment as
clerk in the bureau Of labor statistics.
Boris Emmett, bureau of labor statis-
tics, has left for New York city to take
up an assignment in the field.
Paul L. Dildine, Emil Frankel and
BENJAMIN NJ. Squires of the bureau of
labor statistics have left Washington
to take up work in the field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01
RUSSIAN POLAND REGION
REPORTED MOST DREARY
Much Of Area of Recent Battle Am
phitheater Covered With Ex-
tensive Marshes.

Through the government OF Lomzha,
where the right wing of Field Marshal
Won Hindenburgs army began it's bat
ties for Warsaw and the way beyond
the Bug. the battle tide has ebbed and
flowed in decisive waves since the wars
outbreak. From this northeastern cor
ner OF Russian Poland the forces of the
car smashed their way deep into East
Prussia, and they were thrown back this
way by the reinforced Germans upon
their fortresses of Osowiec, Kolno and
ostrolenka- The ground in the north of
the government has been fought over a
number of times. and just recently have
the Germans swept over the first line
OF defenses toward the southwest and
the southeast. A description of this in
terest1ng battle amphitheater has been
prepared by the National Geographic
society. 1t is as follows:
The government of Lomzha is one of
the dreariest regions in Russian Poland
Extensive marshes spread over much of
us area. particularly following the
nanks of the Narew river, as it winds
It's way southwest toward its conflu-
ence with the Vistula north of Warsaw
Deep, Dingy Terraces Along River.
Inc Dug ioLlnS tne southern boundary
OF the government, and is one of the
last obstacles to march on Warsaw
from the north. In parts of it's course
the banks Of the Bug are worn in deep
terraces, and, likewise. the bed of the
Narew is cut so deep in parts as to
give the country a hilly appearance
Ciayey, wire-grass-tufted swamps fill in
much Of the monotonous picture of this
region with dingy rust and brown
;, just to the north of the government
lies the Masuren lake region Of Fast
Prussia The same singing moist cold
the same leaden skies and the same hot,
GREATNESS summers hang over the Polish
alstrlct as those found in East Prussia
Inc winters here are the bitter winters
or the Russian plain. where the snow
crystals snap and crack like powdered
Ice under sleigh runners or the tread of
heaVy boots. The cold and northern
STORMS set in about the middle of
November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01
United Order Golden Cross.

Supreme Commander Joseph p. Bur-
lingame of Providence, r. l., was the
orator Of the evening at the celebration
of the thirty seventh anniversary of
Goodwill Comma ndery. No. Fl. Tuesday
evening, at Loyal Legion Hall. His
address covered the good done by the
commandery during it's existence for
widows and orphans and it's members.
The address of welcome was made by
J. 3. Derrick and remarks were made
also by Grand Commander Joseph B..
Bailey and Noble Nelson Conover.
Commanders r. H. Yates. Mrs. M. A.
Dow, w. f. Graham and Mrs. NJ. j.
Graham Vice Grand Commander Miss
J.. c. Bean, DR.. Charles Dow, DR.. A.
NJ Bevard: Mesdames A. G. Bevard, NJ.
Simons, ]. H. Cole. H. G. Robey, NJ. c.
Lamb. J: c. Bean Bear. 1e a.tna Bessie Il
Coon. and Messrs A G. Cole. Briscoe
Goodhart, j. b. Derrick, w. E. Allen,
Yeatman and others. Mrs. H. G. Robey
and T. b. Regain sang solos and Ken
meth Rogers played piano selections.
Refreshments were served.
National Commandery. No. 346. met
at the home of Past Grand Commander
r. H. Yates, Thriftlow, Va, Monday
evening. Music and refreshments were
features of the entertainment. The
visitors included Robert Stephens, Mrs.
and the Misses Stephens, Miss Albine
Yates and others.
Miss Kate Campbell and Miss Fannie
Campbell are spending their vacation
in Virginia with their aunt at Camp
bellton and at their farm at Heaths-
vile.