davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
POPULATION IS OVER loo, 900, 900.
Census Bureau Says Change Occurred
at O'Clock Friday, April 2.

1t is estimated by the census bureau
that the United States passed the 1O0,-
100000 mark at exactly 4 o'clock in the
afternoon of April ?. The calculation
is made by figuring the rate of increase
in the population by the day and hour.
During the decade from 1890 to 1900
the country increased in population by
about 13,372,0 900, while between 1900
and 1910 the increase was nearly To-
100000. There may be some difference
of opinion as tC whether the exact hour
of o 'clock marks the moment when
the population came to be written in
nine figures, but the calculation is aecul
rate enough for all practical purposes.
With the steady increase in popula-
ton during the last century the center
of population has been moving steadily
westward. A very interesting line of
progress may be drawn by marking on
the map the exact centers at the end of
each ten years and connecting them.
When the center of population was first
calculated in 1890 it was situated east
OF Chesapeake bay. In the following
ten years it had moved to a point di-
rectly above the city of Washington
Since then it has moved steadily west
ward at the rate of about 100 miles
each decade.
In more than century the line has
remained almost perfectly horizontal
The growth of population in the north
and southwestern sections has exactly
balanced. The center has occasionally
wandered to the north or south of this
parallel, but has always quickly re-
turned.
In this time it has passed through six
different states, and is now rapidly ap-
preaching the Mississippi river.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
Liquor Interests of the State
Divided on the Question
of New Legislation
BOOZE ANO BEER IN BIG CLASH

For the first time in the history of
Wisconsin politics the liquor forces are
fighting among themselves and a break
is imminent between the whisky people
and the brewery people. For years these
interests have remained together on all
questions of defensive legislation, but
now it is maintained that the break has
come and this turn in affairs will be
one Of the sensations of the present leg
islative session.
III don't want to say anything just
now, :" said a representative of the Mil
waukee whisky interests, "but there
will be some developments within a
short time The whole story is that
the brewery people have suddenly be-
come respectable and are trying to
ditch the liquor Dealers"
It is admitted by the brewery adhe-
rents that the question has come to a
point where the brewery people will
have to break away from the hard liq-
uor people in order to "save their ba-
con. - The Milwaukee brewers main
tain that they have always had to
shoulder the fight Of the whisky people
and from this time on they will expect
to shoulder no other responsibilities but
their own.
The break has come as a result Of
the consideration of the Bosshard bill
which provides for referendums in local
communities on the liquor question I'M
der two different questions. One ques-
tion TO be submitted is on the question
of whether beer and light wines shall
be sold and the other question is on the
selling. of liquors containing a larger
percentage of alec lol. The brewers
are said to be in favor Of the Bosshard
bill and the whisky interests see in this
move a plan to break away from them.
Tt is expected that further considera-
ton of the Bosshard bill will bring an
open rupture between the whisky and
brewery people.
The Milwaukee lobbyists who are
in Madison in favor Of the Stemper bill
are fearful that this new row will have
an effect on the prospects for the pass
age of the measure In the senate
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
SOCIAL CENTRE CLOSING.
Crowd Of 400 Attend Big Gathering
at Balm School.

The social centre season came to q
close Saturday evening with the last
big neighborhood social, at Balm
school. Over four hundred guests were
entertained by the management.
The evening activities began with a
program made up of the following:
Speech by Conrad shearer, who said
fine things about the social centre work
from an alderman's and citizens
point Of view.
The Columbus school teachers quar-
tette sang two selections.
An Irish reel given by four girls
and two boys was very prettily done.
Miss Helga Nelson gave two read
ings.
Mrs. Bradford told how the social
centre work was supported and how
finances were used.
The dance Ostend given by four
girls and four boys, was also feature.
All the above were well received.
When the program came to close
refreshments were served by the
Parent-Teachers Association Of Balm
school
On ice cream booth conducted by
girls Of the eighth grade, was very
popular affair and well conducted.
A dancing program from $50 to
11:3o was put on with the old favorite
dances, the waltz, two step and one
step.
During this dancing program folk
dances were put on by girls group
of the social centre and the dances
made big hit with the spectators.
These dances have been taught by
Miss M. Larson.
While the dancing program was be-
ing carried out, Miss G. Novack was
conducting games for the children in
the lower hall.
The auditorium was decorated un-
der the direction of Miss F. O'Hare
and was very tastefully arranged.
David r. Fogwell, chairman Of the
entertainment, says the great success
of the social centre during the first
year is due largely to the excellent CO.
operation of the wider use committee
of the board of education, the Parent
Teachers Association, Principal Hugh
B. Murphy, the leaders and janitors in
working in harmony with the directors,
Fully eleven thousand persons have
ATTENDED the social centre activities
at the Balm school Centre. These
figures speak of the popularity of the
movement. Every one who has attend
ed express themselves on the happy
hours spent there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
Voliva in Zion City Sees a
Way to Increase Voting
Strength of Church.
MUST TAKE OUT PAPERS ATONCE

Voliva issued an order last night that
all aliens in Zion City must be natur-
allied at once. Zion as a solid body
has considerable voting strength, and
it is the intention of Overseer Voliva
to increase the number at least five
hundred more by April LIST, 1917. In
order to accomplish this end Voliva has
several schemes, one of which he an
nounced last night is the naturaliza-
ton of all aliens. In Zion City there
are Australians, Canadians, English,
Germans, Hollanders, and many other
nationalities, and many of these have
not yet taken out their papers
In many cases the neglect to be-
come citizens has been through care
lessness or neglect, but the Overseer is
determined that all members of Zion
in Zion City shall toe the line and be-
come United States citizens. Among
many of the aliens are great many
Australians. One steamer Brought from
Australia a party of eighty persons,
and others followed later
onO VI VOllVd plans TO make c1t1-
zens Of the alien women is to have
them marry United States citizens, but
the men are scarce in lion City, so this
plan does not work satisfactorily.
If you aliens don It hurry up and
become naturalized,' said Voliva last
night in the Zion Home Auditorium,
: m going to ask King George to send
and get you. I'll have him send you
over to France and put you in the
trenches, so that you can take your
choice Of becoming citizens of the
United States or of getting on the firing
line over in Europe.
Many aliens have taken out their
first papers, but there still remains
about thirty who have not yet re-
nounced allegiance to foreign monarchs
or presidents.
Voliva aims to control the entire
county politically, and not being salts
fed with this, he aims at the state of
Illinois, and later the United States
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
"FRIDAY" NOT IN KENosHA.
Senator Thought to Have Pulled An
other joke on Postoffice Candidates.


Candidates for the postoffice gave I'D
a lot of their time Saturday afternoon
and evening looking for Senator Paul
Hastings man "Friday' who was
supposed to come to Kenosha on Sat
urday to make personal investigation
of the records of the candidates. Fri
day will never know what he missed as
there were a good round half dozen
candidates anxious to take him to din
ner and to take him out for a spin
about the town. IF Friday came he
came and went in silence and without
making himself known. There are
some jocular democrats who are mean
enough to think that the coming of
Friday was all joke and that Sen
ator Paul is just trying to keep the
candidates guessing. Some have sug-
gested that the recommendation has
already gone to Washington and that
the senator is just waiting for the
president to act. However, don It
make the bets too big and look out for
the dark horse. That dark horse is
coming fast and it is probable that he
will be pretty close to the wire at the
finish. Who is the dark horse? Ask
any of the regular dyed in the wool
candidates or any of the noriginal
Wilson usting men,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
PARK BOARD BUSHES WORK
Big Demand Seen at Employment Bu-
reaus for Men to Make Spring Gar
dens and Clean Debris of Winter
from the Lawns in the City.

Tn the good old summer time. Ke-
nosha had it's first taste of real sum-
mer weather on Sunday when the mer-
curry In the thermometer ran way up
to the So mark during the day and the
warm weather filed up the public
parks and sent thousands Of Kenosha
people scurrying for the first time this
year for the cool retreats along the
lake and along the streams out in the
county. The first real summer day
came almost without warning and it
found people unprepared for summer
weather. Fires were still burning in
the furnaces and even with open doors
and open windows the people suffered
from the heat. Summer buds were
brought from the hiding place among
the moth balls and even a straw hat
made its appearance on Main street.
Down at Eichelman Park it looked
like one of the old summer days as
the park was filled up early in the
afternoon and men, women and child
rem were rolling about in the grass
just like they do in the middle of the
dog days" 1t was the warmest
April day that Kenosha had known in
many years and coming as it did on
Sunday it made real opening of the
summer season. Women appeared on
the streets in fluffy white dresses and
coatless and hatless men and boys
played baseball on nearly every lot in
the city. People who had automobiles
were out for whole Sunday of tour
ing and with the roads in fair condi-
tion they had their day filled with the
JOY of the out of door life. Even the
motor boats got out into the lake in
the afternoon and the golf links prov
ed inviting to more than score of the
early spring golfers.
The weather man has promised
warmer weather for tomorrow and it
is declared that there is every reason
to believe that the summer is on it's
way and that continued warm weather
will follow.
The coming of the first warm day
brought activity to the employees of
the park board and this morning they
were busy getting the park benches in
to condition for use during the sum
mer. Efforts will be made to get the
benches into the parks before next
Sunday Some Of the benches will
have to have the results of hard wear
eradicated with coat of paint, but
they will probably be ready within
the week.
The coming of the warmer weather
caused a big stimulation in the gar
dening industry and hundreds of Ke-
nosha people spent the first warm
summer day of the year spading up.
the gardens and raking the debris of
winter from their lawns. At the Of
fees Of the employment bureau this
morning there was big demand for
men to- work on lawns and make gar
dens and the warm weather resulted in
a lot of men being put to work in
these lines of work. The school gar
dens will be started probably during
the present week and it is expected
that more than fifteen hundred Keno
sha children will have part in the MAX
ing of these gardens.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

The excuse that his customers
"don t care whether there are any
sanitary regulations observed in the
store or mott is about the poorest that
can be offered by any dealer of food
products to the health officers. Those
are just the kind of people that the
laws are especially designed to protect.
The people that understand the impor-
lance of absolute cleanliness in the
marketing Of their foods do not need
the laws for they will not trade where
the service is not above suspicion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
WE'D AT ST. GEORGE CHURCH.
Miss Mary Margaret Mehrens Becomes
the Bride of Eugene M. Huck.

At seven O'Clock this morning at st.
George church occurred the marriage
of Miss Mary Margaret Mehrens daugh-
ter of Mrs. Susan Mehrens, to Eugene
M. Huck, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. J.
Huck of Minneapolis, MINI. Eleanor
Mehrens, sister of the bride, acted as
maid of honor and Raymond j. Kup-
fer acted as best man. After the cere-
mony wedding breakfast was served
at the home of the bride s mother on
Middle street, after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Huck left for short honeymoon
through northern Wisconsin. They
will make their future home in Mime
apolis and have the best wishes from
their many friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

Jessie Barnes the assistant steward
at the Elks Club is up in Milwaukee
today looking for perfectly good
forty dollar suit of clothes which was
stolen from his room on lest Saturday
evening. Jessie insists that fellow
colored man whom he befriended was
sufficiently ungrateful to make away
with his new spring toggery. 1t is ex-
pected that the fellow viii be arrested
in Milwaukee today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
MYSTERY IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Joe Mulch With Broken Leg Unable to
Tell Where Accident Occurred.

Len Wner0 Acc1uent occurred.
Deep mystery surrounds the injury
Of Joe Mulch, man forty years of
age, who was found in house on
Orange street at one O'Clock this morn
ing with his left leg broken between
the knee and the ankle. Mutch was
taken to the Kenosha hospital in an
ambulance just after one O'Clock this
morning. Mulch claimed that he had
been struck by an automobile but
could not tell when or where the acct
dent had happened. He asserted that
after the accident he had been placed
in the car and taken to the house on
Orange street and that some one had
sent doctor to the house to attend
hin DR.. Lansdowne, who reduced the
fracture of the mans leg, asserted
that he knew absolutely nothing of the
manner in which he met his injuries.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams en-
tertained at cards at their home on
Milwaukee avenue on Saturday even
ing in honor of the fourth anniversary
of their marriage. A pleasant time is
by those present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

Mr. and Mrs. George B. DAILY, Mr..
and Mrs. F. F. DAILY and Baldwin DAILY,
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. DAILY, John Bar.
mum and Miss Barnum all Of Milwau-
kee were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Borup on Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

Miss Ruby Rhode, who was seriously
injured in an automobile accident a
week ago, is rapidly recovering. She
is able to be about on crutches.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

A number of Kenosha people went
to Racine on Saturday evening to hear
the address of Governor Philip before
the Racine Commercial Club.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

Lester L. Smith clerk in the state
prison at Waupun spent Sunday in Ke-
onsha as the guest of Charles Voight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
For Memorial Day.

In a little more than a month Me.
mortal day will be observed. The com
mander urges all comrades, all patriot
ic societies and citizens, to keep this
day in mind. He asks that it be made
the most sacred day Of tho year, day
OF remembrance of the dead, and patri-
otto teaching to the living. He espe-
cially urges the comrades to secure the
cooperation of teachers to have their
boys and girls join in the observance
for sit is with them that the great
lesson of true patriotism is most truly
planted, and it gains in strength as it
grows"
Commander Cook finds on diligent in.
vestigation that there is very large
number of veterans of the Civil war
IN Wisconsin who are not members of
any post; and he urges all comrades
to assist the officers Of their post to
add to the membership.
In closing the commander saws: "At-
tend the meetings of the Women's Re-
lief Corps, the Ladies of the Grand
Army and other allied societies. The
loyal women, mothers, wives and
daughters, who have been and are do.
ing SO much for you, let them know by
your presence that their noble work is
appreciated. And to the Sons of Vet
Grams, who are now rapidly organizing
as patriotic body, and on whom large
ly rests the welfare of the people of
this nation and the guarding of the
flag, which we all love so well, open
your doors and your hearts to them,
take them into your post rooms as So
cial members and sons, and encourage
them IN their good work by attending
their meetings in the same manner in
which you invite them to meet you.
May God guide you and speed you in
the good work -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22

F. F. Keller and family of Chicago,
spent Sunday afternoon in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
GRAND COMMANDER TO CONE
Great Camp Fire to be Held in Honor
of Visit of Grand Commander David
j. Palmer.-Department Head Urges
Observance of Memorial Day.

Samuel A. Cock, department com.
mander of the Wisconsin Grand Army
of the Republic, has issued general
order No. 5, which relates in part
to the forty-ninth annual encampment
of the department, which will be held
in Wausau, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, June IA, Is and 10.
1t is planned that the veterans will
reach Wausau on the first day of the
encampment. On Monday evening, the
council of administration will look over
the books of the department adjutant
general and quartermaster, and have
the reports ready for the session the
following morning.
Mr.. Cook says: "The comrades,
Ladies of the Grand Army and Sons of
Veterans, with the loyal citizens of
Wausau, are making all necessary ar
rangements for grand and successful
encampment, and to take good care of
all who attend. It is expected that
there will be large attendance of com
rades and members of various other
patriotic organizations and ample pro-
visions are being made for all. The
big-hearted and patriotic mayor, to-
gether with many of Wausau's loyal
citizens, has assured your department.
commander, that the Grand Army of
the Republic and it's kindred patriotic
societies are due to have the time of
their lives at the encampment at Wau-
sau
The selection of the city for holding
the next encampment will be made at
1:30 p. m. on Tuesday, and the election
Of officers for the ensuing year will be
held at 2:90 p. m. ON the same day.
Parade To lie Brilliant.
Regarding the encampment parade,
the order reads: ''The eneampment
parade, an inspiring spectacle that
makes the aged feel young, and puts
spirit into the heart of every patriot
from the youngest child to the Oldest
citizen, will take place at $3.50 p. m.
on the second day. 1t will be under
the direction of the chief of staff and
he will be assisted by the teachers Of
the schools in charge of the boys and
girls on the march. The line of march
will be as short as practicable. This
parade will be one of the finest ever
seen at department encampment.
COMMANDMENT chief David j. Pal
mer will be with us on the fifteenth,
and the campfire will be held in tbs
pavilion that evening"
Mr.. Cook reports that he has visited
many posts in the cities of Wisconsin.
He says that he is exceptionally well
pleased with the work of the veterans,
words of good cheer, and re-
ceiving the most loyal and patriotic
treatment
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1915-08-13
L. @. STONE.

Last month goes down TO his
tory as the hottest July since
1853 according to She weather
bureau reports from various
cities At Mobile the thermome-
ter registered officially 81 de-
gices on the 28th, and there were
only eight days during the month
wien the maximum temperature
was less than 80 The hottest
day OF the year so far was on
June 90 when the temperature
was SO degrees. August start
ed out as some hot, with a tenn
perature of 81 on the second, and
four deaths from heat prOstra
tlons i'm New York. and fifteen IN
Philadelphia. 1t is reported that
there were Al deaths from heat
prostratlons in Philadelphia dur
ing the last few days of July.
Exchange.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1915-08-13
ROAD WORK
PROGRESSING.

There are about 100 wagons
hauling gravel along the
White Road to the 5 mile post.
and from there this way. It is
very hard on the teams on &C.
count of the extremely hot and
dusty weather. From the great
work that is going on it will not
be long before the rock road
will be completed from here to
Longvlew. District l will soon
be pretty we'll provided with
rock roads. 1t would be fine
idea for other beats or districts
to adopt the same plans If they
can see 1t to their interests. Ger
tainlv good roads ought to inter.
est all people. The subjoined
article will doubtless convey a
FAINT idea what good roads will
accomplish or rather for the
want of them:
We had one OF the best lessons thrown
up to us few days ago of the value
of good roads we have ever had. There
was a gentleman here from Indianapo-
lis looking at tract of $40 acres of land
about miles from here, on which he
wanted to establish a hog farm. He
admitted the land was what he wanted
and even surpassed what 1t had been
represented to to him as to quality. He
also said the price was ridiculously low.
He never closed the trade for the land
while here out said it was what he
wanted and told the owner II he did not
take it he could attribute it to one cause
alone, that was, using his own words,
'these d. roads we had in this coun-
try" Now this is a true story. yet We
have some people who are content with
the present system and we actually
know one nina who stopped his paper
because we have been untiring in our
efforts for better roads. Neshoba DEM
ocrat.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1915-08-13
To the Voters of Oktibbeha
County.

[ take this means of publicly
expressing my gratitude to the
voters of my home County for
the support rendered me on Aug.
3rd. I appreciate every effort
of nv friends. [ have no feel
ing of hostility towards those
who saw fit to support my wor-
thv opponent. [ will endeavor
to render faithful service during
the remainder of the term. In
every political campaign some
one must lose and my fate has
been shared by thousands of men
better than |.
It shall be my one aim and ann
bltlon to deliver the commission
to my opponent without spot or
b.emish and retire to private
life without animoslty or hostlli.
ty and with the constituencies
of duty well done.
Again thanking my loyal sup
porters and with best wishes to
all, I am.
Sincerely.
M. A SAUNDERS.