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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-02

Love is the sugar that takes the bit
ter taste out of life.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
LIVE WIRE PERILs MANY.
g. and M. Car Running Near State Line
Narrowly Escapes Hitting Guy Wire.

Passengers on main line south
bound Chicago and Milwaukee Elec-
trio car, were thrown into a panic
shortly before ten o'clock last night,
when a live guy wire endangered them
as the coach was speeding towards this
city near the state line The car that
leaves Kenosha at 9:18 for the south
was late, and the motorman was trying
to make up the loss before reaching
Edison Court in Waukegan. Had it
not been for his quick eyesight it is
probable several people would have
been severely shocked for Jas the car
sped across the state line, guy wire
swung down between the rails of the
south bound track. Knowing if the
power was on in his car when the wire
was struck there would be a terrific
shock, the motorman, whose identity
could not be learned, jerked the power
off, threw on the brakes and halted the
car within few feet of the wire The
throwing on of the brakes broke al
the windows in the front end of the
car and passengers were hurled from
their seats. Nobody was injured, how
ever, and after the wire had been
braced, the car passed on.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
OLD PATENTS FILED FOR RECORD
Signatures of Presidents Polk, Tyler
and Van Buren, Recorded

Five relics of other days were
brought to light on Wednesday when
farmers from The township of Salem
filed for record in the Office Of the
register of deeds five land patents
which had been issued in the early for
ties for property in that town. Three
of the land patents bear the signature
Of President Martin Van Buren, and
one that of President Tyler and the
other that of President James X. Polk.
Two of the patents were issued in the
name of George Smith, and others in
the names of George Chase, Horatio
N Bundy and Andrew Leonard Not
one of the original grantees under the
patents is living. The old govern
ment documents cary title to large
tracts of land in the town of Salem
and men who have come into the own
ership of this land have hunted up the
old patents and filed them in order that
there may be no cloud on the title to
their lands. It is estimated that there
are scores of old patents in trunks in
different parts of Kenosha county and
men interested in the descent of prop
erty in the county are urging the hold
ers of these patents to file them for
record.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
MEET IN MILWAUKEE,
Road Boosters for Three Counties Dis
cuss Plans for Sheridan Drive.

The completion of the Sheridan, or
lake shore road in Kenosha, Racine and
milwaukee counties, as Wisconsin s
share of the Chicago Milwaukee drive
way, is the purpose of the Sheridan
road conference of Milwaukee, which
was formally organized at a meeting
IN the Merchants and Manufacturers
rooms there Thursday afternoon.
Ray Smith of Milwaukee as elected
president and ". E. Hamilton of Mil
wauke, secretary. The organization of
the conference is the outgrowth of an
informal discussion of the Sheridan
road project few weeks ago, when
Col. W. G. Edens, who is urging Chica-
go good road advocates to boost the
plan, was in the various Wisconsin
cities interested
The proposed automobile tour TO Chi
eago over the Sheridan highway on
Monday, July 26, was the principal
matter under discussion at Thursday S
meeting.
All present promised to make the
trip, and it is planned to interest 9TH
ers. The Milwaukee delegation will at
tend good roads meeting, called to
promote the Sheridan drive project, in
Chicago, on Monday night.
County Highway Commissioner Kuel-
ling of Milwaukee county and State
Highway Commissioner Hazelwood
have promised their cooperation with
the project, as have several civic bod
les.
Those who attended Thursday IS
meeting were: John F. Pergande, Theo-
bald Often, John H. Kopmeier, w. E.
Hamilton, Ray Smith, A. D. Campbell,
W. E. McCarty, ]. ]. Engel, W. P.
O'Connor, Fred Gettlemann, William
George Bruce, Milwaukee; Daniel o.
Head, Kenosha; Charles FRANKIE, South
Milwaukee; and G. G. Jacobus, Wau-
wautosa.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
WIFE GIVEN DIVORCE.
Mrs. Lucy Milazius Charges Husband
With Extreme Cruelty.

In the municipal court late Thurs
day afternoon Judge Taylor handed
down DEGREES of divorce in the suit
of Lucy Milazius against her husband,
George Milazius. The wife charged
cruelty and she told the court a SEN
sational story of assaults made upon
her by her husband. She declared that
at severalftimes she had been confined
to her bed for weeks as a result of the
beatings given her by her husband
The husband did not appear in court
and he was not represented by an at
torney.s 1t is said that he is in Keno
sha at the present time, but that he
took no interest in the suit brought by
the wife against him. The couple
were married in April. of 1913 and they
have no children
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

the Exmoor Country Club and they
had gone to Racine on Wednesday
morning to spend the day on the links
of the Racine Country Club. They
had golfed until late in the afternoon
and then had driven to Racine for din
ner. They ate dinner at the Wagner
Hotel ana then started for the Exmoor
Club at Highland Park. Butz admit
ted that they had been running very
rapidly after leaving Racine and until
the accident occurred.
The Lance car was shipped to Mil
waukee for repairs this morning, but
the broken pieces of the Butz car are
still on the road. Much of the equip
ment of the car was brought to Keno
sha and with a lot of golf sticks this
equipment is stored at the police Office
District Attorney Drury stated this
morning that no decision had been
reached as to what would be done in
the case. He has a full statement
from the men who were injured and
from the members of the Lance party
and it is probable that warrants will
be issued later. The members of the
Chicago party gave the district attor
ney assurance that they would come
to Kenosha just as soon as it was pos
sible provided their presence here
was demanded. "This may wake the
county board up to the necessity of
some police regulation for these
country roads, was the further com
ment Of the district attorney.
The report of the accident to the
members Of the Lance party spread
like wild fire over Kenosha last night
and this morning and there was great
rejoicing when it was found that all
members Of the party had escaped
without injury.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
WEBER HAS RESIGNED.
Veteran Organizer of State Federation
of Labor, Retires This Year.

Frank j. Weber general organizer
of the Wisconsin State Federation of
Labor for the last twenty-t three years,
resigned his Office on account of his
age, in his annual report. Mrs. Weber
said in his report:
Realizing there are now men who
have had sufficient official experiences
and who, in my opinion, are well quail
fed to manage the affairs and outline
the future policy of the federation,
herewith, on account of my age, ap-
preaching gradually the days when I
will reach the summit Of the great di-
vide and pass from the known to the
unknown, therefore submit the future
work to your care and guidance,
with the hope you may never be di-
verted from the policy that has placed
the Wisconsin State Federation of La
Dor as the advance line of progress of
the state federations to deal the battle
for the emancipation of the workers
for all times to come"
J. J. Handley, present secretary
treasurer of the federation, will prob
ably succeed Mr.. Weber. He was
formerly business agent of the Ma
chinists' Union and street superinten-
dent of Milwaukee, when Seidel was
mayor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
BUILD NEW GARAGE.
Achen and Scott Form Auto Selling Co.
With Headquarters on Park st.

With Headquarters on Park st.
There is to be new sign on auto
mobile row in Kenosha as announc-
ment was made this morning that
former Sheriff DR.. F. w. B. Achen and
Thomas Scott, former president and
manager of the Independent Ice Com
pany, had disposed Of other interests
and had formed partnership under
the name of Achen and Scott to go
into the automobile selling business.
The headquarters of the new company
will be in a handsome new modern
garage which is now being erected on
Park street near the corner of Ash
land avenue. It will be the last word
in an automobile garage. The build
ing will be of concrete and brick two
stories and a ten foot basement. The
garage will be freproof and will have
concrete floors. The repair depart
ment will be located on the second
floor of the building and the show
rooms and Offices will be on the ground
moor Inc big basement Will be used
for storage. It will have a perfect
heating and sewage system. The new
firm will be known as the Achen and
Scott Motor Company and it will han
die the Chandler and Oakland lines of
pleasure cars and the trucks of the
General Motor Company. The terri
tory will include all of Kenosha
county and the south half of Wal
worth county. The new company ex-
pect to sell hundred cars during the
coming season. The new garage is
now well under way and it will be
completed early in the fall Both Mr..
Achen and Mr.. Scott have been
prominent in the business life of Ke-
nosha for years and the new company
is assured success.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
EVERETT WOULD AID STATE FAIR
Kenosha- Racine County Senator Would
Appropriate $4,000 for big Exhibit.

-
Senator G. H. Everett of this dis
trict, introduced new bill relating to
appropriations for improvements and
buildings on the state fair grounds in
Milwaukee. The measures appropriates
$4,000 for the building of swine and
sheep barns and judging pavilions,
$4,000 for the repair and construction
of fences and the enclosure of open
structures, $4,000 for poultry build
ing, $4,000 for sewerage and santa
ton purposes, and $4,000 for a new
grand stand. The appropriation for a
grand stand is extended for period
of three years, one-third being avail
able each year. The consolidation bill
creating state department of agri-
culture, reached the executive office on
Wednesday afternoon. Gov Philip
reached for his pen and signed the
measure. No bill Of such Importance
has ever taken up less time in the
executive Office Of the state Under
its provisions, commissioner of agri-
culture, who is to receive salary of
$4,000, will be placed at the head of
the department. in which is consolidate
ed the several state departments of
agricultural nature. The commissioner
will serve for term of four years
An honorary board will advise with
him. Gov. Philip, it is known, has
fexd upon the appointment of this
commissioner, also the three members
tobe named on the state board of con-
servation. The appointments are ex-
pected at any moment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
ON TUESDAY
Milwaukee Shoemaker soured on Life
and Mad at Members of His Family
Took a Clothes Line With Him When
He Ran Away from Milwaukee.

The mystery surrounding the iden-
tity of the aged man who hanged him
self at the Hansche farm in Somers on
last Wednesday morning, was solved
late Friday night when the body was
identified as the body Of Guido Fuchs,
who had formerly lived on Walnut
street in Milwaukee. He disappeared
from his home on last Tuesday even
ing taking with him from the house
the piece of clothes line with which he
committed suicide at the barn on the
Hansche farm. Two sons Of the man
came to Kenosha on Friday night and
positively identified the remains and
made arrangements to have them
shipped to Milwaukee for interment
The funeral will probably be held there
on Monday morning. Fuchs was sixty
four years of age and had been en-
ployed in Milwaukee shoe factory
until last Tuesday afternoon when he
quit his job and told the foreman of
the room that he was going far
away Fuchs had not lived happily
with the members Of his family and
his sons declared that only short
time before he had disappeared from
Milwaukee he had made dire threats
against the life of his wife and she
had been in constant fear that he
would carry out these threats. It was
admitted that the finding of the body
of the old man here would come as a
relief to the wife and children.
Fuchs was an irascible old man.
His sons insisted that he was not in
sane, but that he had become soured
on everything, including his work and
his family, and that the members of
the family had been of the opinion
that he had gone away from Milwau-
kee to commit suicide. He was last
seen about the Walnut street home on
Tuesday at noon and at that time he
appeared to be planning to do some
thing. Evidently he had carefully pre-
pared his plans to end his life. On
Tuesday night before he left Miiwau-
kee just to find some place to hang
himself he met his daughter on the
street near her home. 81 am going
away and you will never see me
again, was his statement to her as
he hurried along the street. The
daughter did not follow him. When
members Of the family read Of the
finding Of the body at the Hansche
farm they at once decided that it
must be the body of Fuchs and the
two sons were sent to Kenosha on
Friday night to make certain of the
Identification.
The boys after locking after the ar
rangements returned to Milwaukee to
advise with members of the family and
they returned to Kenosha this morn
ing to take the body home. There
came near being contest over the
identification Of the body as young
man had come from Racine believing
that the man was member of his
family. The Milwaukee men were so
sure Of the Identification that the Ra-
cine man withdrew his claim to the
body.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
MARY sKEDzIELEwsKI DEAD.
Woman Well Known Among Russians
of the City Died on Friday Night.

Mrs. Mary Skedzielewski, aged fifty
years, native of Russia but reside at
Of Kenosha, for many years, died at
the family residence on Southwest
Main street just after eleven O'Clock
Friday evening after long illness
from dropsy. The deceased was the
wife of Frank Saskatchewan and she
was widely known among the people
of her nationality in Kenosha. She is
survived by her husband, two daugh-
tiers, both living in Kenosha and one
son, who lives in Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
LEFT WHEN BABY CAME.
Mrs. Martha Pekerek Asks Divorce
from Her Husband John Pekerek.

In the municipal court this morning
Mrs. Martha Pekerek through her at
torney, Alfred L. Drury, fled a suit
for divorce from her husband, John
Pekerek. The wife alleges desertion
The couple were married in Riverside,
ILL.,, on New Years day 1912 and when
the first baby came to the home the
husband deserted. Mrs. Pekerek de-
clares that since that time her husband
had contributed nothing to her support
and that she does not know where he
is now living. The case will be heard
at the next term Of the municipal
court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

The supervisor who strives to please
has some interesting problems put up
to him occasionally. Quite frequently
it happens that the men who complain
the loudest that taxes are too high,
are the most in favor of spending any
amount of money to put all the high
ways in the county in good condition
1t never occurs to a lot of these people
that all the money the board spends it
has to raise in some way and that the
only way to get money is by taxation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
JUDGE CLARKs0N As SPEAKER
More Than 800 Students and Former
Students Attend Final Graduating
Exercises Of Popular Commercial
School Held on Friday Evening.

The twenty-second annual commence
ment of the College of Commerce was
held at the college on Friday evening
and a large company Of former students
and friends gathered to attend the
ceremonies which marked not only a
successful year for the school but also
the close of the history of the college
under private management. There were
representatives of nearly all of the
classes which had been graduated from
the school and while the arrangements
for commencement this year were not
as elaborate as they had been in former
years tho gathering proved a most in
teresting reunion for the members of
the alumni association and the members
of the class of 1915.
Twenty eight students received d.
plomas as members Of the last class Of
the college and most of them were
ready to 60 to work this morning With
good positions awaiting them. The
graduation exercises were lot like
the reunion of the members of great
family and the older students and the
younger ones all seemed to have com
munity of interest. Many of them ex-
pressed regret that the College Of Com
merce was to be turned over to the
board of education.
In honor Of the close Of the year the
big assembly room was crowded and
the former students and friends of the
school were holding little reunions in
other rooms Of the building.
The program for the commencement
was largely furnished by the class but
featured on it was an excellent adj
dress by Judge Joseph R. Clarkson
who gave excellent advice to the grad
yates as to their future life. He also
spoke of the great need Of conscien-
tious work in school in fitting the boys
and girls to assume high places in life.
The program opened with an address
by, Edward Linstroth, the, class presi-
dent, and after a song by male quar-
tette, the class history was read by
Clarence Hermann, Mrs. George Blake
gave a recitation after which there
was an address by Arthur Kruger on
the subject "He Profits Most Who
Serves Best Following another Sc
lection by the quartette and the address
by Judge Clarkson the class prophecy
was read by the Misses Esther Bran
kow and Celia .Wons. The program
closed with the presentation Of the di-
plomas by Prof. L. Trenary. In
presenting the diplomas Prof. Trenary
spoke to the graduates and to the alum
nj and paid high tribute to the loyalty
that has always been shown by the
members Of the school toward the fac
ulty and toward the advancement of
the school and it's students. The mem
bers of the class who received diplomas
were as follows:
Anna Bon,. Celia Wons, Juanita
Choate, Knut Toll, Verda Hahn, Evelyn
Matthies, Margaret Hansen, Katie
Gray, Alma Bloxdorf, Esther Brankow,
Marguerite Williams, Esther Mcneil,
Peter Beck, George w. Redmann, Clar-
ence Hermann, Edward Linstroth,
Mamie Werner, Donald Paddock, Joe
Griffin, Henry LANCER, Myrtle Jacob
son, Sam Stern, Edward Kanehl, Will
liam Meier, Arthur Kruger, Raymond
Feest, Vincent Carroll, Michael Pfarr,
Martha Warner.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29
SMALLPOX IN RACINE.

Officials Keep Close Tab on Develop
ment Of What May Prove Epidemic
Kenosha health officials have been
advised that five cases of smallpox
have been quarantined in Racine and
several other suspected cases are be-
ing watched by the health officials of
that city. The disease was discovered
at the home of one of the conductors
of the Milwaukee Racine and Kenosha
Electric line and this man was taken
from his car on Tuesday night. The
car was fumigated and the clothing of
the conductor fumigated. He had not
been at his home for three DAYS. The
fact that he had been at work on the
car may have exposed many people to
the disease. It is said that cases of
the disease so far discovered in Racine
have been of very mild type
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

= The Virginian Theatre is being re-
modelled. Electricians are changing
the wiring system the stage will be
enlarged, the interior will be decorated
and remodeled and when finished will
be the, safest and best show house in
this section The house is closed for
few weeks while the work is being
done.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

The Kenosha Lodge of Elks is GO
ing to take seventy-fve members and
band to Racine on Thursday after
noon to attend the big picnic given by
the members of the Racine Elks
Marching Club. The delegation for
Racine is going to be one of the big
gest that Kenosha Elks ever sent to
any other city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

A newspaper necessarily makes lot
OF enemies but the most unforgiving
are those that the editor takes at their
word when they announce that they
don t want their names in the paper. =
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

Mrs. John Pelishek of Two Rivers,
Wis, mother of Adolph Pelishek of
Kenosha, who has been very sick at
the hospital, is doing very nicely. DR..
Ashley is attending her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

BILLY" Young of Milwaukee, is
spending his annual vacation with
friends in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

Mrs. Lorimer Warner and Mrs.
Charles Cole, both of Marengo, III,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. CLYDE
Russell.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

Signed, L. P. Benezet,
superintendent of Schools.
La Crosse, Wis, June II.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-29

Try a Want Al
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-02
L FRIEDRICH PREPARES

FOX DASH TO SEA
Washington, April 2.-Belief that
German converted cruiser would
eventually intern is giving way to
feeling that she may try to smash her
way through neck of bottle to open
sea. Newport News reports that ad
ministration is cognizant of German
commanders plans were denied by
Secretary Daniels.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-02

Ethel is filing her bunkers with Sc
lected coal. Her worn out boiler
tubes have been replaced with news
ones and she could probably make
better than Is knots
1890
Because an orthodox Jew cannot
use a pencil during Passover cleo :
ton commissioners have ruled that
clerks and judges can mark ballots
for them.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-27
SHORT ONES

1t takes high strung individual to
do the harping.
If you can't be thankful for what
you have, read the war news and be
thankful for where you are.
1t is more blessed to give than to
receive-and there's many a man
willing to hold out his mitt that some
other fellow may be blessed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-27

loan companies, county prosecutors
and penitentiary wardens know
what happened next" in hundreds
of similar cases.
There is some hope that this boy
husband was saved, however. =
Said the landlord: my lad, take
an old mans advice. Rent some
rooms for $40 month and live on
the other $25. And don't let this
young woman run up any bills,
either Teach her that one dollar will
buy just exactly one dollars worth
and no more"
The story sounds ridiculous, but it
is absolutely true. 1t is valuable be-
cause it emphasizes both the cause
and the cure of much extravagant
living which leads to, tragic conse-
quences.