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The Detroit times., 1915-05-04
From, Another
Point of VieiU

John. George and Samuel Day are
suing John Swanson down in Kentucky
for possession of three dogs. Down in
Kentucky. it would seem. every Day
must have his dog
The Detroit times., 1915-05-04
MERELY FILLING SPACE
BY CAD.

Each night look my bullying scrapbook
Ger
And wonder what another day will
bring.
A Jest or jibe, perhaps, little more
OF dream tuff,--but how potently I'd
sing
If could WELD pen like Tennyson;
I'd HE myself away to realms Of bliss
With Swinburne's art Id count the battle
But fancy Swinburne writing stuff like
this.
Chauncey Depew is in his eighty-frst
year. Chauncey is catching up with
some Of his new jokes.
Chiropodists Of the state hold their an
nual meeting in Detroit today. This being
the matter, quite clearly, that they have
on foot.
IL appears that whoever let Hibbler
out, won't let that out.
Supporters Of a temporary bridge APP
pear TO have all but put il over.
Base ball fans may or may not be in
terested in the announcement that Gen.
Obregon has been cut from his base"
Somebody has figured out that an
elephant can smell a man at distance
Of 1000 yards. How far, then, could IL
smell man putting fertilizer into his
garden?
Women live longer tAan men They are
The Detroit times., 1915-05-04
Here Is an Example of What
Just Grit and Faith Will Do

This is the story Of man and his fam
lily who, after hanging on to existence
here in the city for a dozen years or so,
were finally driven back to the land.
Furthermore, this is story of human
bravery.
Tits story of how four people, after
having every step in life dictated to
them by the easiest way" dared to take
their destiny in their own hands and
win surer place in life by dint of hard
labor in the open country, while at the
same time the husband hung onto his
Job in one of the big automobile factories
in Detroit
The Detroit times., 1915-05-04

Base ball fans may or may not be in
terested i'm the announcement that Gen.
Obregon has been cut from his base. I"
The Detroit times., 1915-05-04

Supporters of temporary bridge ap
pear TO have all but put it over
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
BUY ROAD MACHINERY.
Kenosha Hard Heads to be Made
Into Crushed Stone to Improve Roads.

The road committee of the county
board met on Saturday afternoon and
closed up contracts for the purchase
of more than two thousand dollars
worth of new road machinery for the
county, the most notable purchase be-
ing stone crusher which is to be used
to crush hard heads found on Kenosha
county farms and convert them into
crushed stone to be used in building
roads in the county. The crusher viii
do its first work in the towns of Brigh-
ton and Paris where the farmers have
been kicking the hard heads to the side
of the road for the past year. The
committee also purchased latest i'm
proved road oiling machine and il is
probable that this will be tested out in
the city. There will be no oil placed
on the roads of the county until the
first of June. The road oiler costs 5000
and it is declared to be the last word
in this sort of machinery 1t is GER
tain that the purchase of the oiler viii
result in thousands of gallons of road
oil being placed on the Kenosha
county roads during the coming sum
mer and thai this oil will make these
roads among the best in this section
of the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

ing had only 222 deaths during the
year, reduction of % deaths from
the year before, and hundred and
seven less than the year Of 1912. Dur
ing the year of 1908 we had 228
deaths from all causes. 1909-253,
1910-268, 1911-3O1. Figuring the
population at 1881 for 1908 would
give US a mortality rate of IL per
thousand. Population for 1909, 20,565,
1913 per thousand. 1910, 1858 12.4
per thousand. 1911, $4,000, 1873 per
thousand. Our population this last
year figured at 10000, giving us a
death rate Of 76 per thousand.
In conclusion I wish to thank the
board of health, the city officials and
the employees of my Office for the as
sistance given me during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
John J. McShane,
Commissioner of Health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
THE SAME EVERYWHERE.

Sousa IS Band is the magnet which
serves to fill every available space in
such places as the great auditorium of
the New York Hippodrome. It is a
wonderful sight to see that vast place
filed with such an eager, expectant
crowd, and a wonderful experience to
feel the enthusiasm which is so con-
tagious in such huge gathering of
Sousa' IS admirers. 1t shows the great
popularity of Sousa and his music in a
city that is often surfeited with good
attractions. When Sousa and his Band
appear here on Tuesday, April 9th,
afternoon at 2:15 O'Clock only, at the
Rhode it will be with the same musi-
clans, and with the same kind of pro-
gram as will be heard in New York
City later On, with Miss Virginia Root,
soprano, Miss Margel Gluck, violiniste,
and Herbert L. Clarke, cornetist, as
soloists. Seats are now on sale. Prices
SOC, 75c and $1.00. adv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
KICK ON INCOME TAX BOOST.
Milwaukee and Kenosha Men to Appear
Before Committee at Madison.

The senate committee on judiciary on
Thursday held long hearing on the
Tomkins bill increasing income tax
rates and materially changing methods
of taxing personal property. The bill
was advocated by State Tax Commits
sioner Thomas S. Adams, who said that
the measure represented the best
thought of several students Of taxation,
but it would probably need to be
amended in number of respects if it
were recommended for passage The
bill was opposed by Attorneys T. G.
Richmond of Madison, Chester Barnes
Of Kenosha, Lawrence dwell, R. L.
Frost, Frank B. Rogeres and j. A.
Hayes of Milwaukee and S. J. Glass of
Milwaukee. Mr.. Glass said that if the
bill were to become law the Milwau-
kee Gas Light Company would be com
PEELED to pay about Ia per cent Of its
revenues in taxes. The company now
pays about ten per cent of it's revenues
in taxes, he said The committee did
not take any action on the bill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
LITTLE CHANCE TO IDENTIFY
Flesh Fell from Bones and Clothing
When Seached Gave no Clew to the
Identity of the Lake victim.-May
Have Drowned Year Ago.

A water soaked needle case, couple
of patent pants buttons, an old knitted
muller and couple of pieces of bur-
lap are all the means in the hands Of
the officials for the Identification of the
body of an unknown man which was
found floating in the lake off Kenosha
Thursday evening. Surfman LaPlant
was in charge of the lookout at the
time the body was found and he notified
Captain Fountain of the life saving
crew and the members of the crew went
out in life boat and took the decom
posed remains from the lake and turned
them over to the coroner. The body
had evidently been in the lake for many
months and possibly for as long as two
years. The condition of it was such as
to make it impossible to tell anything
of the age of the man. The water had
eaten away parts of the flesh on the
hands and face, the hair was gone and
whole members of the body were miss
ing. The body fioated down from the
north with rising northeast storm
and it is thought possible that the body
was the same one which was seen float
ing In the Racine harbor or Tuesday
afternoon last Efforts were made to
find the body in Racine, but it drifted
out into the lake before the life savers
could get hold of it and it is supposed
that the body found here was the same
One
Coroner Millager directed that the
body be taken to the Hansen morgue
and late Thursday afternoon jury was
called. The members of the jury
viewed the body and brought in an
open verdict. The body was at once
taken to the city cemetery and it was
buried this morning. The man had evil
IDENTIFY been workman of some sort.
He wore pair of overalls and jumper
but these had been so torn by the waves
that it was impossible to find any mark
on them to show where they had been
sold.
The records of missing people in the
hands of the Kenosha police have been
searched, but these throw no light on
the case. The officials believe that the
body may have been drifting about in
the lake for possibly two years. Tt is
thought that the finding of the muffler
in the pockets Of the overalls indicates
that the man went into the lake some
time during the cold weather, but the
condition o. the body would indicate
that the body had been in the water
longer than since the opening of the
winter which just closed. Efforts will
be made to have the remains identified
and should friends Of the man be To-
Gated they will be able to find the body
in the potter's field at the city GENE
terry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
JERRY DE LUccr PAYS FINE.

In the municipal court on Thursday
afternoon Judge Randall disposed of
two cases which have been pending for
several days. Jerry de Lucci, who re-
Gently entered plea of equity" to
charges of statutory nature, was d.
rected to pay fine of 5000 and the
costs of the action with an alternative
of four months in the county Jail
Mrs. Anna Covelli, arrested with de
Lucci, was permitted to go under sus-
pended sentence. Under the order of
the court she was parolled to her faith
er. It is said that no reconciliation
has been effected between Mrs. Covelli
and her husband. lie Lucci went to
Jail Thursday afternoon, but it was de-
elared that his fine would be paid some
time today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
MARRIED IN CHICAGO.
Miss Marie Drake Becomes the Bride
of Police Officer Charles Amberlang.

Mr.. and Mrs. William III. Drake
have announced the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Marie Drake, and Po-
lice Officer Charles Amberlang, which
was celebrated in Chicago on Thursday
afternoon. Police Officer Amberlang
and his bride left for Chicago early
Thursday morning and they had neg
lected to tell their friends in Kenosha
that the marriage was to take place
and for this reason the announcement
which came by telephone later in the
day caused some surprise among the
friends of the bride and groom. Mr..
and Mrs. Amberlang are now spending
short honeymoon in Chicago They
will return to Kenosha to make their
home within short time. Miss Drake
is well known among the younger won
en- of the city and Police Officer Am
berlang has been on the police force
for number of years and has an ex-
cellent record. The fellow officers of
the groom are planning to give him a
real welcome when he comes back to
the force.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
APPEALS TO CIRCUIT COURT.
Wassel Kochanowicz, Convicted on
Larceny Charge Gives Bond for Appeal

Wassel Kochanowicz, tried in the
municipal court Thursday afternoon
and this morning on charges of larceny
was convicted and by the court sent
enced to pay q fine of 800 and the
costs Of the action with the alterna-
tive of sentence of six months in the
county Jail. The attorneys for the de-
PENDANT at once filed an appeal to the
circuit court and a bond was filed to
secure the release of the defendant
pending the hearing of the case on APP
peal. Kochanowicz was charged with
robbing the bed room of Mrs. Theodo-
STA Babroska where he had been
boarder and there was strong circum-
stantial evidence presented to secure
his conviction. Attorney Frank Sym
monds, who represented the defendant
declared that he would appeal just as
soon as sentence was imposed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
MFRS. NICHOLAS MAYER DEAD.
Well Known Woman of the City Died
Thursday After a Long Illness.

Mrs. Mary Rutter Mayer, aged
ffty-two years, wife of Professor
Nicholas Mayer, died at the family
residence on Market st. just after nine
clock Thursday morning following a
long illness from a complication of
diseases. Mrs. Mayer was a native of
st. Libory, Ill.,, where she was born
April 20, 1868. She was married to
Prof. Mayer while he vas teaching at
st. libory. For the past nine years
she had made her home in Kenosha. A
cultured kindly woman she had a wide
circle of friends in the city to whom
the announcement of her death will
come as personal sorrow. She is sur
vived by six daughters, Miss Lulu
Mayer, of st. Louis; Mrs. G. II. Quinn
of st. Louis; Mrs. William ]. Philips,
Anna, Adelaide and Cresentia Mayer,
all of Kenosha, and one son Harry f,
Mayer of Kenosha
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
MANY SOUNDING OUT SOIL.
Contractors From Other Cities Looking
for Big Kenosha Sewer Contract.


There are lot of men out testing
the soil along the proposed route of
the new trunk sewer today and indi-
cations are that the bidding for the
contract for the extension of the trunk
sewer and the building of the laterals
is going to be decidedly spirited.
Among the companies having represen-
tative engineers on the ground today
were the J. H. Cahill Company of
Louisville Ky, the Nash-Dowl Com
pany and the Uilein Construction Com
pany of Chicago. None Of these com
panies has ever bid on construction
work in Kenosha. They have been at
tracted by the fact that the sewer con-
tract will probably be a contract in ex-
cess of 100000. None of the repre-
sentatives of the Cleary, White, New
man Company has been seen making
soundings in Kenosha and it is not ex-
pected that this company will bid on
the big sewer job. Bids for the sewer
will be opened on next Friday after
noon and it is expected that the coun-
ell will take some action to let the
contract at it's first meeting in May.
1T is expected that there will be no less
than fifteen bids for the contract
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
BERNARD HALL BEKKER DEAD.
Former Kenosha Man, Who Died in
Chicago, Laid at Rest Here.

Bernard Hall Becker was the son
of the late John w. Becker, veteran
of the civil war and of Thomasine Hall
Becker. He was born in Kenosha and
attended school here until his parents
removed to Chicago where he died on
Wednesday last, age thirty-six years.
Funeral service was held in the Newell
Memorial Chapel and the mortal re-
mains were placed beside those of his
father, He was loved by his numer-
Gus Kenosha friends who filled the
chapel to overlooking. He is survived
by his mother, his widow and two sis
tiers, who have the profound sympathy
of all.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
EASY TO FIND TEACHERS.
All Places in Grade Schools in Keno
sha Provided for at This Time


sha Provided for at This Time.
1t is easy to secure school teachers
and good school teachers in Wisconsin
and it is announced that teachers have
been found to fill all the vacancies
caused by resignation of grade teachers
in Kenosha All of the new teachers
will be teachers with Normal training
and experience in the actual work of
teaching. 1t is probable that the re-
port of the teacher 5 committee nomin-
afing the new teachers will be sent to
the school board at the next regular
meeting. There are still three posi-
tions to be filed in the high school,
but many applications for these posi-
tions have been received and it is
thought that the teachers will be Sc
lected before the close of the school
term.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
SEEKS IDENTITY OF BODY.
Relatives Of Missing Persons Fear
Corpse May be That of Racine Man.

Mrs. Campbell Of 1119 Chestnut
street, Racine, appeared at the police
station in that city Monday evening
and asked for detailed description Of
the body which was found floating in
the lake off Kenosha harbor last
Thursday.
Mrs. Campbell's son, Raymond, who
was only fourteen years Of age, disap-
peared on Sept. 5, 1914, without any
apparent cause and has not been heard
from since. The boy was employed at
the Fancher drug store in Racine at
the time and seemed to be contented
with his lot, and his friends and rela-
tives have feared since that time that
he may have met with some mishap.
On the theory that her boy may
have accidentally fallen into the lake
on Sept. 5, Mrs. Campbell went to the
police station to make inquiries. She
will probably make trip to Kenosha
to see whether any Of the articles
found on the body correspond with
those belonging to her boy.
The body may also be that of Nels
Rowberg, driver for the West Side
Laundry, in Racine, who disappeared
about month ago and whose coat was
found on the government breakwater.
The Kenosha authorities are making
every effort to identify the man, al
though they have no means of doing
so, because of the condition of the
body, except by the articles of cloth
ing which remained. The body has
already been buried
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
WILLIAM HINDoRF DEAD.
Former Well Known Kenosna Man
Died in Chicago on Thursday.

Messages received in Kenosha this
morning announce the death of William
Hindorf, former well known Kenosha
man, which occurred in Chicago on
Thursday. The deceased was son of
the late August Hindorf. He was born
in Kenosha ffty-five years ago and had
spent much of his life in this city. He
was machinist by trade and had for
some time been working in Chicago.
Mr.. Hindorf was never married. He
has one brother, Charles Hindorf, liv-
ing in Kenosha. The remains will be
brought to Kenosha on Saturday after
noon and laid at rest in the family
plot here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
ELECT GEORGE w. MILHAUPT.
Chosen to Succeed Dr.. George E
Thompson of the School Board.

At the annual election held two
weeks ago today George w. Milhaupt
of the eighth ward, was defeated for
the office of school commissioner, but
he is going to be a member of the
board just the same, as the common
council at its meeting on Monday
evening named Mr.. Milhaupt to sue
coed DR.. George E. Thompson as a
member of the board. DR.. Thompson
recently removed from the ward and
on this account he was no longer able
to serve as a board member. Mr.. Mil
haupt will receive his certificate of
election for the unexpired term today
and he will sit with the members of
the board at the meeting this evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
MRS. STEPHEN KRUPsKI DEAD.

Woman Well Known Among Kenosha
Russians Died at Kenosha Hospital.
Mrs. Helen Krupski, aged twenty
six years, the wife Of Stephen Krupski,
81 South Chicago street, died at the
Kenosha hospital at an early hour this
morning following long illness from
cancer. Mrs. Krupski was native of
Russia, but she had lived in Kenosha
since she was a little girl. She was
educated in the schools of Kenosha.
She is survived by her husband and
four small children. The funeral
services will be held at st. Kasimer IS
church on Monday morning with inter
ment at the family plot at the Polish
cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

The state board of health has issued
special instructions to hotel and board
ing house keepers in regard to the
necessity of Kidding their premises Of
bed bugs and the hotel inspectors have
orders to see that attention is given
the recommendations of the board A
vote Of thanks from the Gideons is in
order.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

1t is probable that the city council
will be forced to issue sewer bonds to
the amount of $4,000 to provide for
the completion of the proposed extern
sion of the trunk sewer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

Many high degree Masons of Keno
sha are in Milwaukee this week attend
ing the seml-annual sessions of the
Wisconsin Consistory and the Tripoli
Shrine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

County road work in the western
part of the county is now getting well
under way. The town chairman and
foremen seem to have no trouble find
ing men to work on the roads this
year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
ANNUAL REPORT IS ISSUED
Activities of the Health Department
Shown to Have Done Much to Better
Conditions Under Which the People
of Kenosha Are Living.

That the city of Kenosha has the
lowest death rate OF any city OF It's
size in the country is the claim Of DR..
=. y. McShane, secretary Of the health
board, in his annual report to the
board of health and the city council
which was made public on Monday
evening. The report shows remarkable
conditions along health lines in Keno
sha and it should be matter for pride
Ito every resident of the city. The re-
port of Dr. McShane is as follows
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council and members Of the Board
Of Health of the City of Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
AGentlemen:-
I hereby submit my third annual re-
port beginning April LIST, 1914, and
ending March 31st, 1915.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

The Seniors of the High school are
beginning to make final plans for the
graduation exercises. Commencement
will be held on the evening Of Friday,
June 25th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

Mr.. and Mrs. John Northway of
jackson street have new SON. The
boy arrived last Saturday afternooa.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

George J. Arends of Melvin, H.,
spent Monday evening in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

styleplus clothes $500. This is
Styleplus week. A B Ames. adydWa21
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
Don't Wait
to Buy a
Diamond

You will gain nothing in quality by
waiting to buy Diamond, and later
you are sure to pay larger price
for equal quality.
Each year the mine shafts are driv-
en- deeper increasing the cost Of
mining, while the quantity Of fine
stones is yearly growing less. Dia-
monds of average quality have in
creased in value at the rate of 11%
a year for the last 10 years, and
finest quality 17@o a year.
Each Gottfredsen & Nicon Diamond
is guaranteed as to degree of perfec-
ton, color and weight. Our reputa-
tion IS responsible jewelry store is
back of each stone we sell. We will
be glad to show you Diamond jew
elry. Selections in Solitaire Rings
at $25 to 800, and Combination
Rings at IS to $50, are especially at
tractive. You viii not be urged to
buy.
GgttfredseR & NicoII,
Established 1851
JEWELLERS AND OPTICIANS
259 Main Street
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
Statistics.

We are pleased to state that during
the past year Kenosha had death
rate lower, ] venture to say, than any
city Of its size in this country, hav-
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-21
GIRL WAS NOT "FlBBING''
Very Good Reason Why Mrs. Adams
Was Unable to Receive Call
Of Her Pastor.

Rev. DR.. Smith was acknowledged a
great preacher and he was also a
close student. But he was no pastor
and had horror of making personal
calls. One day he heard an address
which convinced the dear old man
that by not visiting his Pensioners
he had not perhaps fulfilled his duties
as spiritual leader. So he determined
to call on each member Of his church,
and taking the roster of the church
he decided to do it alphabetically. The
first name was Mrs. Adams, so to Mrs.
Adams house resolutely went the
faithful pastor next afternoon. But
Mrs. Adams was not at home, said
the maid.
mot at homer" echoed the pastor.
'N-n-o, sir" answered the somewhat
embarrassed girl.
But the pastor, not knowing why
she was embarrassed, thought per-
haps the girl was "fibbing," SO he
persisted.
When will Mrs. Adams .return?" he
asked.
Il really don't know" answered the
maid.
You don't know" asked the pas
tor. Have you no idea about when?"
We'll, not exactly, DOCTOR" replied
the maid. "She may return by five
o'clock. You see, she's at the GENE
terry burying her husband"