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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-22
YOUR CREDIT is GOOD

Vacuum Carpet Sweepers
These Vacuum Cleaners combine the
advantage of regular carpet sweeper
and vacuum cleaner. To our knowledge
these Vacuum Carpet Sweepers have
never sold for less than $40 and SIP pre-
vious to this SALE Now they are priced
at the remarkably low y q 90
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-22
One-Ha1f Oft on All
Library Tables

There are over forty different designs
to choose from; in all woods and finishes
also in all sizes. A large Fumed Oak Lii
brary Table can he had ~ -
as low as y 4 eOO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-22

The Leavitt block. adjoining the Es-
sex, was wrecked along with several
other buildings and stores close by.
Inc damage, II Is estimated. viii
reach s250,0O0.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-22

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

main the property of the city. In adj
dition to this the company asks that
the city vacate to it the portion of
Market street lying to the east of the
east line of Lake street and the por-
ton of Lake street between the south
line of Market street and the north line
of Park street. In exchange the com
pany would give the city q tract of
land on Washington Island containing
approximately seven acres, and in adj
dition $4,000 in cash.
Under the proposition the Simmons
company would get the present intake
and wells after the new intake is built
President Frank eraser of the
water commission and Commissioner
Hegeman, both appeared before the
common council on Monday evening
and declared themselves favorable to
the acceptance of the proposition.
They Informed the council that all ex-
perts who had made an examination
into conditions in the city had been
favorable to the extension of the new
intake north of the harbor and thew
insisted that the $4,000 offered by the
Simmons company would go long way
toward building new pumping. station,
They held that the ground about the
present water plant was inadequate for
the installation of filtration beds and
that if the city ever desired to have a
model water plant that much larger
plot of ground must be secured. The
members of the commission urged early
action on the part of the council in or
der that the work of putting out the
new intake should not be delayed.
Alderman William Rowe of the sec.
ond ward, showed a bitter opposition
to the proposition, but other members
of the council showed willingness to
investigate the plan before passing
judgment. The council committee nam
ed to act with the water commission in
Investigating the proposed deal is CON-
posed of Aldermen Bounsall, Swift,
Rowe, Rauen and Tully.
1t is expected that formal report
in regard to the plan will be made to
the council at its next regular meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
SHOE STORE is ROBBED.
Thieves Enter Store of Joseph Balok
Through Rear Window During Night.

Inc modest little shoe store of Joseph
Balok, located on Main street near the
corner OF South street, was picked out
as the victim of burglars on Monday
night and the marauders made their
way into the place through a rear win
COW and got away with several new
pairs OF shoes and money to the amount
OF SIX dollars. The thieves had been
seiectlve In their work and had taken
the best shoes in the store. A badly
worn pair Of old shoes was left behind
as the only clew on which the officers
are working. The robbery was dis
covered when the store was opened
early this morning and reported to the
sheriff and the police department. It
IS thought probable that the burglary
was the work of some local talent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
WIsTEK IN JAIL.
Man Charged With Abandoning Minor
Children Comes Back to Kenosha.

Matthew Wistek, former Kenosha
baker who left Kenosha last Deem
Der and left behind him four little
children to be cared for by the city, is
in jail. He was arrested by Police
Officer Tony Borden on Monday and is
being held pending an investigation
into two charges which have been made
against him. One alleges that he made
an assault on his housekeeper and the
other that he abandoned the children.
Wistek has been sought by the police
since the first of the new year and the
police are now seeking his wife. The
woman left Kenosha long time ago,
abandoning the husband and the child
rem. She is said to be in Chicago
The four little deserted children who
are now being cared for at the expense
of the city are in institutions in and
about Milwaukee. Wistek refused to
make any statement after his arrest.
It is probable that he will have hear
ing in the municipal court on We'd
nesday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
Spend MUCH ON CITY PARKS
Members Of Commission May Recon-
mend Purchase Of Property for Parks
if Financial Condition Of the City
Warrants the Purchase.

The annual report Of the Park Com
mission for the year ending April LIST
has been filed with the City Clerk and
the report shows that the Park Board
has with limited expense maintained
very complete supervision OF all the
public grounds in the city. The Board
in its annual report has made no spe-
cific recommendations for the purchase
Of property for park purposes. The re-
BORT states that the board realizes the
necessity Of purchasing property for
parks at this time before the price of
such property becomes prohibitive, but
il suggests that as the financial con-
dition Of the city is not such as to
warrant purchases at this time that 1T
would be unwise to give out the pieces
Of property that are being considered
for park purposes. Later in the year
Iif the financial condition of the city
warrants it, the Park Board will sub
init to the common council suggestions
for the purchase of property for parks
/ 1t is understood that the Board has of
fers on half a dozen pieces Of property
which can be bought at a price that the
! board considers right
The financial report Of the board for
the year is most interesting 1t shows
that at the beginning of the year the
board had a balance on hand Of $1175.-
OS and the total receipts were $4,000
The expenditures for the year totaled
E$259837, so that the board starts the
new year with a balance Of $1576.71.
The Park Board is one Of the few
boards Of Kenosha that keeps strictly
within misrepresentation and returns a
balance at1the end of the year. Money
was shown to have been spent on the
different parks as follows: Union
Park $271.25, North Side Engine House
Park $117.20; Market Square 1921. 90;
Eichelman Park $446.1O; Balm Park
$295.43 West Side Park $785.1S. The
cost Of maintaining the municipal
greenhouse for the year was but
l$4S6.59.
The members of the commission have
declared themselves strongly in favor
OF the continuation Of the municipal
greenhouse, holding that it has been a
decided saving to the city during the
year. The report showed that last year
a total of 5000 bulbs had been put out
in the various parks of the city and
more than 1000 Towering plants had
been planted in the various parks and
about the public buildings, including
school buildings, engine houses and the
Municipal Court. In addition to this
many shade trees had been set out in
tthe parks and on other property and
the members Of the commission had
aided many private parties in securing
the proper planting of trees and shrubs.
4 1t is planned to make the commits
sion mere helpful to the property own
Iers at large during the coming twelve
months and the Park Board will insti-
tute number of lines of work which
will be of great interest to the private
property owners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
MISS RAVENS GIVES TOAST.
Kenosha Girl Speaker at Notable Fra
ternity Banquet in Appleton.

Miss Marian Ravens, daughter of
Mrs. Mary Ravens of Kenosha, gave a
toast Saturday at the annual banquet
OF the Kappa Epsilon Sorority Of Law
renee College, where she is freshman.
Miss Ravens toast was to Lawrence
College. Sixty girls, present and past
members and patronesses of the
sorority, We're present at the banquet
Miss Havens' sorority has as its guest
for the week end Mrs. H. F. Carpenter
OF Minneapolis, Mimi, national presi-
dent Of the Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority, into which the Lawrence Col
lege girls are seeking entrance. The
girls were entertained at breakfast in
the Kappa Epsilon chapter rooms Sun
day morning and at tea Monday
afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
Local Man Low Bidder For
Building Concrete Roads
in the Town Of Somers
PEOPLE TO DECIDE ON WIDTH

George R. Wade, the Kenosha con-
tractor, will probably get the job of
building all the concrete roads to be
built in Kenosha county during the
coming building season as he offered
the lowest bid for the work when the
bids were opened by County Highway
Commissioner Herzog on Wednesday af-
ternoon. There were four bidders and
Wade was far below the other bidders
for the work on both the Somers Road
and the Lake Shore Road to the north
No bids were asked for work on the
Sheridan or Geneva Road.
The contracts to be let will aggre-
gate in the neighborhood of ten thous-
and dollars. Of this amount six
thousand dollars will be spent on the
Somers Road and four thousand on the
North Lake Shore Road.
Bids on the Somers Road were asked
for both nine and fourteen foot
surface. The bids for the fourteen foot
roadway being slightly lower than
those for the narrower road. The ques-
tion of the continuation Of the build
ing of nine feet roads will be put up to
the people of Somers at the annual
town meeting on Tuesday.
I" / am not going to advise the people
of my own town as to what / think is
the best thing for road building,' said
Commissioner Herzog, "the width of
the highways is something for the peo-
pie to decide. The nine foot roads
have been built in Somers and so have
the wider roads and we are going to
put the question right up to the people
for decision. We are hopeful that
other towns in the county where con-
crete roads are will put the matter to
vote at the annual town meeting'
1t is declared that there has been
more complaint against the nine foot
roads from city people than from the
people living along them in the rural
towns.
The cost Of the concrete roads this
year will not be quite as high as it was
last year Notwithstanding the fact that
d IHuCu SludllGIl dlllOuub OIL Gu6SC IOdUS
is to be built. The bid Of Contractor
Wade on the Lake Shore Road was
thirty five cents for grading and seven
ty cents for a square yard of concrete
surfacing. On the Somers Road the
contract price was fifty cents for grad
ing and eighty-two cents for the CON
crete. Under both of these bids it is
understood that the cement to be used
is to be furnished by the county. This
will make the cost of the roads a lit
tie over dollar square yard.
The local county officials can take
no action on the acceptance of the bids
until after they have been submitted
to the members of the state highway
commission. 1t is expected that all of
the concrete work will be completed by
the first Of September this year Tt is
just possible that the work to be done
on the North Shore Road will be great
er than that called for in the adver-
tisement for bids as efforts are now be-
ing made to have the town board of
Somers make provision for further APP
preparations which will make it posi-
bic for the town to accept certain
money offered by the Kenosha Auto
mobile Club.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
MARoNE TELLS SOB STORY.
Pleads Guilty to Charge but Won't
Give His Family His Story.


John Marone, "the wise guy, who
came out fror4 Chicago and made an
effort to burglarize the Bullamore
store attSomers and who was captured
as result Of the working Of the Som
ers burglar alarm, appeared in the
municipal court today and plead
guilty" to charges of burglary.
Sentence was not imposed on the Young
man as Judge Randall decided that he
wanted to make some further investi-
cation into the case. Marone declared
that he would go to prison for one wear
or for ten years but that he would not
give his father 5 name or the Mace
OF his residence in Chicago. He init
mated to the court that the name he
had given at the time of his arrest was
an assumed name. His story showed
that he had quarreled with his father
in Chicago six months ago and that
since that time he had been tramping
it about the country. The officials had
Marone photographed today and one Of
the pictures will be sent to the de2ec-
tive bureau in Chicago in an effort to
/ get some further facts in regard to the
past life of the young fellow. It is
just possible that he viii tire of Jail
service and tell the officials all thew
want to know.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

The government has issued state,
ment showing that the exports from
this country for the last three months
exceeded the imports by $411, 100000,
and that the total volume of trade
with foreign countries in three months
is in excess of $778,000,000. Those
people who anticipate dullness of trade
for the future should join the Opt
mists. This country is due to boom as
it never doomed beforehand soon at
that The sooner we all get to push
ing the prosperity vehicle the sooner
it will reach its destination. Now s
the time. Everybody push and it will
soon run alone.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
WANTS KENosHA TO HELP.
City Clerk of Milwaukee Asks Local
Officials to Mix in Baker Law Fight.

Support of the Kenosha common
council in the fight tossecure an amend
ment to the Baker law, is requested in
a letter sent to John G. Slater, city at
torney Of this city, on Monday by City
Clerk Leuch Of Milwaukee. Kenosha
is said to be in the same predicament
as Milwaukee, having always granted
the same number of licenses as was in
effect on June 80, 1907, without regard
for the ratio named in the Baker law
and without complying with other pro-
visions Of the act. Mr.. Leuch request
ed the common council Of this city to
adopt resolution amending the law
SO that all saloons in existence June
80, 1913, may be legalized.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
Simmons Mfg. Co. Makes a
Tentative Offer to Board
of Water Commissioners
OFFER LAND ON The ISLAND

The Simmons Manufacturing Com
pany mas sent a tentative offer to the
Kenosha water commission offering to
buy the pumping station at the foot Of
Market street and as part payment for
the property to turn over to the COM
mission large tract of land on Wash
ington Island admirably located as a
site for new pumping station. The
proposition is now being considered by
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

joint committee made up of the mem
bers of the water commission and mem
bers of the common council and it is
expected that some final action will be
taken in the matter within the next
few days.
The proposition from the Simmons
company came as result of the oft
expressed desire for a change in the
location Of the Kenosha water plant.
For years it has been held by experts
that the plant should be moved from
its present location to a location to the
north of the Kenosha harbor. 1t was
held that such location would not
only make it possible to secure better
water and water freer from sewage
pollution, but that it would also make
possible the erection of pumping sta
ton which would be forever removed
from the danger of fire.
Here is the proposition of the Sim
mons company: The company proposes
to take over the prope, ty owned by
the city at the corner of Market and
Lake street on which the pumping plant
is situated and the adjoining property
owned by the city together with the
buildings used as the pumping plant
and sheds and other buildings and the
Barr pump now installed in the pump
station. The big Prescott pump, the
newest pump in the station, would re-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
PIONEER SALEM WOMAN DEAD.

Mrs. Charles Orvis, nearly ninety
years of age and one of the best
known of the pioneer women of the
town of Salem, died at her home there
on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Orvis
had been i'll for some time. She had
spent most Of her life in Salem and is
survived by large family of children.
One of her sons is j. X. Orvis, a mem
Der of the commission in charge of the
government at Waukegan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

A portion of Middle street at the cor
ner Of North Pleasant street is to be re-
heved from the restraints of the resi-
dental ordinance. The council has
voted to amend the ordinance so as to
open this portion Of the street as bus
mess property The action of the
council followed petition from ma
Jorlty OF the property owners in the
neighborhood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

Miss Marguerite Furlong of North
Edgewater, is visiting her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs S. A. Galligan.
Miss Furlong accompanied Miss Alice
Galligan home, Miss Galligan having
spent a weeks vacation with her aunt
and uncle of North Edgewater, Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

County Clerk Jones has received from
the state the first installment of the
list Of automobile owners. This in
stallment contains $4,000 names and it
is said that the total list will be more
than 10000 names.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

Miss Alma Stein was taken to Chi
cago on Monday where she submitted
to another operation at the Augustana
hospital Her many friends are hope
full Of a speedy recovery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

Joseph Kareckus, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Kareckus, died at the
family residence on Jenne street on
Saturday afternoon. Funeral services
were held from St. Peters church on
Sunday afternoon with interment at
st. George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

The cities of Colorado have asked
the state to spend $4,000 in advertis-
ing to try and bring new settlers to
the state. Colorado must learn to gov
ern what people she already has before
she asks others to come and live in
state where civil war is rampant,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

One thing the newspaper can com.
pliment Billy Sunday on and that is, he
knows the value of newspaper adver-
tising. If some other people realized
that value they would be richer in
the world Is goods.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

George Yule, the veteran president of
the Balm Wagon Company, returned to
Kenosha on Saturday after spending
much of the winter at his winter home
in California. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Yule. Mr.. Yule is in fairly good
health and is getting better every day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

Thomas DiFreeze Of Racine, spent
Sunday afternoon in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19
SHERlFF'S SALE

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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-11-19

C:f3 20 a CORPORATION. paInrit, "
husband; First National BANK Of OnyilH
. corporation. Oroville Townsite COMPANY
. corpora ton. detendants.
70; -5lo. and 10 me. - sheriff, directed
and delivered
Notice Is hereby given. that win Dr..
seed 10 sell TO the highest hldder for cs,h
within the hours prescribed BY hv is
shFiits sales. to-wit At ten O'Clock h.
on the 9Th day Of November. 1915, It tie
r.onc court house door Of said 0kaaogan
county at Okanogan In the state Of Wan
ing ton, the following described property
Lot Four a. in Block Eleven ul) d
Grand View addition 10 Orovfls, OH.
hogan county, Washington, to satisiy 4
Judgment tor the sum Of $7ll.a togetha
WITH I..se interest due thereon April i,
1914. and .or the additional sum Of Inter.
est OF said sum Of S741.3. at the rate d
y Per cent Per annum from and IlsI
April l.. 1914. Until the date Of nd juas'
Tent and FOR the additional sum Of h.
isEes' At ne rate Of !; p, cent ps' T.. .aHI !,
1914. TO the date Of this judgmsnt AM
with interest =, the rate Of 10 pr cA
per annum on the foregoing amount. IRON
the date % this tudement.-said tudgma
eng in favor 0. washington Finance ccr
porattoa. = corporation, and oeainst III
said defendants GladyS B. evans n'
Robert .. Evans. her husband and 10
the further sum OF SlsS.00 attorneys rec
ard 81 = costs and increased COST
Given lrte- ny hand this 18th DAY
HARRY T. STARK !.
Sheriff
BY Clair Ward. Chief Deputy.
Durham 4 Blair, Plaintiffs attorney
SCI Hyde Block. Spokane. was
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