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Arizona republican., 1915-10-14

Carranza on Flagship TAMPICO, oct. 13.-President Car ranza arrived here on his flagship today. As he walked down the gang.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02

penses of these supervising teachers.
The expenses must first be audited by
tie committee on common schools.
cit is the earnest desire of this de-
partment that county superintendent
will, in every instance, exercise care in
making nominations to the committee
on common schools; and further, that
the committee on common schools shall,
before making an appointment, be en-
tirely satisfied as to the ability and eff
cheney of the candidate selected
No question whatever can arise in
the minds of fair thinking persons as
to the ultimate value of this law. No
act passed by any recent legislature
promises to be of more clean-cut value
to the school work in the rural schools
than does chapter 531, laws of 1915.
But satisfactory results will be achiev-
ed only through the selection of well
qualified, live, energetic, tactful, capa-
BILE, supervisors and in making appoint
ments all matters of personal interest
and friendship must be entirely elimin-
ated'
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that official, at the first election for
one year, thereafter for two year
terms. He is to do all construction
and maintenance work, as at present,
except that the road and bridge COM
mittee will act as board of directors,
acting jointly with the state highway
commission in controlling the general
conduct of the work. County highway
commissioners San no longer make con-
tracts in the name of the county.
In the future counties will maintain
all roads built under the state high
way law, whether surfaced or only
graded, instead of maintaining only
the surfaced roads, as at present.
This applies to earth roads already
built as well as to be built. Town
chairmen are allowed to make any re-
pairs to state highways which may be
Immediately necessary and the county
shall pay for such repairs.
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FIND EMPTY BOAT.
Row Boat Which Drifts on Beach May
Have Story of Lake Tragedy.


Friday afternoon while party was
down at the lake front at Zion City,
they discovered a boat, and immedi
ately examined it to see if it had been
occupied, and to see if there were any
traces of any one having been drown
ed John Wedekind, boy of about
twelve years and the Smith family,
had gone to the beach for an outing,
when they saw the boat being batter
ed abou5 on the beach by the waves.
They Immediately pulled the boat up
on to the shore and to their surprise
they discovered black derby hat ~
ing in the bottom of it, and also a
broken oar. On the tell board of the
boat was the word Carrie, which was
painted in black letters on the outside
and white letters on the inside The
outside of the boat was painted white
1T was fat bottom boat, and was in
fairly good condition, but had been
leaking some. Tt also contained can
for baling out the water.
On arrival at his home, John Wede-
kind informed the police and they at
once drove down to the beach to ex
anime the boat They hauled it about
fifty yards from the lake and it now
lies there pending further investiga-
ton.
Chief A. A. Walker is at loss to
know how the boat should happen to
drift into the beach at Zion City. The
whole thing is mystery and it may
be that somebody was out fishing or
rowing, and was drowned. He thinks
it peculiar that mans hat should
be found in the bottom of the boat, and
also broken oar. Somebody may
have been battling with the waves,
and in their desperation had lost one
oar, and in the struggle with the other
had broken it. At any rate, probably
some one along the lake shore will
recognize the boat by the name.
The wind yesterday was blowing
from the northeast, and the boat may
have possibly drifted from the mouth
of some of the creeks or rivers along
the lake shore. 1t was thought that
it possibly drifte5 from Kenosha or
may be even from Racine. But this is
only conjecture. Probably some of
our readers may be able to throw some
light on to this subject so that the
mystery of the finding of the Carrie
may be solved. In the meantime, all
communications can be made to the
police department at Zion City and
anybody who can locate the owners
would do well to notify this depart
ment at once.
In the meantime close watch will be
made along the beach to see if any
bodies drift in, and every effort will
be made to solve this strange mystery
The boat was discovered yesterday
afternoon at about $3.50 and evident
ly had just been blown in by the
strong easterly wind.
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DUTIES OF NEW COMMITTEE
Supervising Teacher Must BE Appoint
ed for Service in the County and
Close Tab ryust Be Kept on Work Of
Teachers In All Schools.

County Superintendent of Schools
John J. KerWin has received from State
Superintendent G. p. Cary the follow
ing Interpretation Of the new law
which abolished the county board of
education and established committees
on education in each of the counties
of the state. The law is somewhat
complex and school officers in the coun-
ty will find the report valuable and in
|structive. The report is as follows:
Chapter 531, laws of 1915, abol-
ishes the county board of education
and re-enacts the statutes in existence
prior to August 5, 1913, authorizing
the town boards of supervisors to con-
soidate and create school districts and
change school district boundaries. (See
sections 412 and 424 inclusive, code of
1911, and section 422 as amended by
chapters 500, laws of 1913. as found in
the school law supplement-
This act also provides that the
chairman of the county board Of SUI
pervisors shall Immediately after its
passage and publication appoint three
persons to act as a committee on COM
mon schools for the creation, dissolu-
ton, or consolidation of school dis
tricts, or alteration of school district
boundaries and for appointing supervis-
ing teachers. Any person feeling him
self aggrieved by the action of the town
board or boards Of supervisors, or board
of trustees of any village, or the coun-
Gil of any city in creating, dissolving
Ior consolidating school districts o. 81
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soMERs BLACKSMITH DIVORCED.
Peter Ingrouille Granted Divorce
from Bertha Ingrouville on Friday.

1 CICk LASIOul1O ITduJ6Q D1VOTc6
from Bertha Ingrouville on Friday.
In the most holly contested divorce
case tried in the local courts for some
time Peter Ingrouille, the Somers
blacksmith, was granted divorce
from his wife, Bertha Ingrouille, in
the municipal court on Friday after
noon. The plaintiff in the case is one
of the best known men of the town of
Somers and his marriage to the defen-
dant took place at Waukegan in
February Of 1914. Ingrouille had
three children by former marriage
and his wife brought four more to live
at the family home in Somers. The
care of these children brought discord.
In April of 1914, Tngrouille and his
wife went to Racine to do some shop
ping and the wife disappeared. It
was declared that she had been called
to Milwaukee on account of an acct
dent to one of the children by the
former marriage. Ingrouille never
heard of her again until after he
brought the action for divorce in April
of this year. Mrs 'Ingrouille then
filed counter claim, charging drunk
enness and cruelty. After hearing the
evidence Judge Randall held that the
counter claim had not been established
and that the husband was entitled to
the divorce. The wife is making a
strong fight to secure portion of the
estate of the blacksmith and the court
agreed to hold open the question of
the division of the estate until after
attorneys for Mrs. Ingrouille could
file briefs by which they hope to show
that she is entitled to a portion of the
property. Before her marriage to In
grouille the wife had worked at his
house for six months as housekeep-
er. She made no complaint to his hab-
its until after the divorce suit had
been> fled.
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POPULATION IS PAST 10000
Every Ward in the City With the Elk
ception Of the Sixth Shows An In
crease in the Number of School Chill
dren- Ninth Ward in the Lead.

Keposha s school population has
grown nightly in the past twelve
months as the annual school census
completed on Friday by Herbert Cur
tbs shows total of 1914 children be-
tween the ages of four and twenty
in the city or an increase OF more
than four hundred over the number OF
the same age shown in Kenosha a year
ago. 1861 Of these children live with
in the regular school districts Of the
city at the present time and 253 are
within the city limits but outside OF
the school districts.
Of the children of school age there
are 1878 boys and 3,S41 girls. The
school census would indicate that Ke-
nosha at the present time has a popu-
lation close to $1,000. The federal
estimate of the population made for
May 1st Of this year was $4,000.
The completion of the taking Of the
school census has been watched with a
great deal of interest. Mr.. Curtis has
had the assistance of Miss Lyman Of
the superintendent s office in making
the annual census and it is declared
that the census is the best ever made
Of the school children Of the city. The
large increase in the number of child
rem shows that there will be crowded
conditions in many of the schools when
the new school term opens in another
week 1t is expected that conditions
will be especially congested in the
large territory on the southwest side
of the city, but this will be ultimate
ly relieved by the completion of the
new Lincoln school.
1t is interesting to note that there
has been an increase in the number of
children of school age in every ward
with the exception Of the sixth In
this ward clerical error had been
carried for years ON account of the
fact that some years ago census
taker had included in the sixth ward a
lot of children who resided in the fifth
ward. This error has been corrected
and the children placed in the proper
ward and for this reason the sixth
ward shows falling off. Even the
first ward, which has not been prolific
in adding children to the school lists
shows an increase this year. The ninth
ward with an increase Of 486 has the
largest increase and notable increase
in the number of children is shown in
the seventh ward this year.
Cards showing the name and address
Of every child found by the census
taker have been made out and placed
in the Office of the superintendent and
when school opens the school officials
will see to it that every one Of these
children is in school.
The number of children Of school
age arranged by wards is as follows:
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FIRES AND THEIR CAUSES
State Fire Marshal Sends Out Annual
Report on Blazes in Wisconsin


1.-The report of this department for
the last fiscal year, as usual, reveals
some startling facts,'' says NJ j.
Clearly, state fire marshal, in his annual
report.
During the fiscal year there were
5,I25 fires reported and a total fire loss
OF $4,364, 195. 2,02S fires were in dwell
hngs and barns, doing damage of So
|323,415; so that about two-thirds Of the
number of fires and one-half of the
total losses occurred in buildings hous-
ing human beings and domestic ami
mails. In such fires many lives are sac
rifced annually on the altar of careless
ness. Just short time ago we receiv-
ed the sad news, that a defective fire.
place IN summer cottage at Lake Del
evan caused fire in which three chill
dren lost their lives. We are momentar-
lily shocked at such news, then forth
with we forget all about it and neglect
the cause.
: Analysing the causes of these fires
more closely, we find, that 796 fires
causing loss of $1,059,770 were due
to defective heating plants, boilers, fur
naces, stoves, fire places, stove pipes,
and sparks from the last two named.
This department has often called atten-
ton to the proper and safe installation
OF heating plants, the proper construc-
tion OF chimneys, and the necessity of
cleaning these out regularly.
9sThere were two lightning losses on
rodded buildings with loss Of $500,
and 334 on buildings not rodded with a
loss, of $464.240. This record again en-
phasizes in the strongest manner the
efficacy of lightning rods, when proper
~ installed.
Eightyfour fires causing a loss of
| $14,245 were due to defective electric
work and installation, again showing
the necessity of having all such work
done by a competent and reliable cleo
trician J,
Children playing with matches were
responsible for 142 fires and fire loss
i of $74,15 Carelesness Of grown-up
children with matches, and mice and
matches caused Isl fires and loss Of
l$1o7,975
These statistics again teach the
necessity of keeping matches away
from young children and of greater
care in the use of matches even by
adults.
Smokers carelessness caused six
ty-six fires and fire loss of $7S,930.
Cleaning with gasoline and sundry
gasoline explosions caused sixty fires
and a fire loss Of $92,415, showing the
great necessity Of proper storage, hand
| ling and use of this most dangerous of
all infammable liquids.
Kerosene lamp, lantern aud stove
explosions caused 1T fires with a loss
Of $84,970, showing clearly that kero-
sene likewise is not free from danger.
These fires or at least the large ma
jority of them and the consequent fire
waste could have been prevented, had
proper care been exercised.
Let therefore the foregoing figures
teach us all a lesson, looking towards
using more care and caution for the pre-
vention Of fire waste in all the walks of
| life. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-02
PAYS Tr'1UTE TO PIONEERS
Crowds Brave Wintry Weather on
Thursday Afternoon and Crowd at
Old Settlers Reunion Is Close to the
1000 Mark-Dance Big Success.

Congressman Henry Allen Cooper of
the First Wisconsin District declared
himself in favor of sfPeace" when he
spoke before a crowd which filled the
pavilion at the Old Settlers Grounds to
overlooking on Thursday afternoon.
He declared that as member of con-
gress he was not ready to allow any ma
ton to insult the United States but
that he believed in peace and that un-
less emergency should come to demand
the declaration of war on the part of
the United States he favored the peace
able settlement of all troubles between
this country and the nations of war
ridden Europe. The address of Con-
gresham Cooper was the feature Of
the annual reunion of the Old Settlers
Club of Kenosha county. While the
cold weather of Thursday morning had
cast blanket over the picnic the aft
ernoon brought one of the largest
picnic crowds seen at the grounds in
years and at four clock it was esti-
mated that fully two thousand people
were on the grounds. The big crowd
came as a surprise to the officials of the
club as they had feared that the cold
weather would make the annual reun-
ion disappointment
Congressman Cooper gave one of the
most polished addresses of his career
to the old settlers. 1t was not all talk
of war and rumors of war for the Con-
gresham took time to pay tribute to
the pioneers of the county and the
state. BE told of the hsrdships and the
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privations of the pioneers anc pointed
who were discouraged. He showed the
great work that had been done by the
! pioneers and declared that to them was
due the highest honor. He spoke of the
discoragements of the pioneer life anc
how hardships only proved a spur to
greater activity. Discussing the war
problem he declared that war was up
permost in the minds Of men in official
capacities. "While / am in congress, -
said Mr.. Cooper, 81 should vote for
peace unless there comes an emergency
which demands that the United States
get into the war to defend her nation
al honor or to preserve the life of her
people. u
Mr.. Cooper then spoke of what he
considered an emergency" which
would warrant the entrance of the
United States into the great world
struggle. He declared that he saw in
the causes of the civil war a righteous
cause for the declaration Of war. At
that time he declared the national life
was attacked and the integrity of the
union. He declared that when there
would be ready to declare for war. Mr..
Cooper spoke at length Of the work
of the congress Of the United States
giving an interesting discussion of the
manner in which legislation is enacted
by the federal congress. He spoke of
the hardships which many a bill en-
countered after it got into congress and
declared that the hardships of a bill
through the two houses Of congress
were comparable only with the hard
ships Of pioneer in a new country.
In closing Mr.. Cooper paid great
tribute to the nation. His address was
several times interrupted by the pro-
longed applause of the large audience.
Following the address by Congress-
man Cooper, "Mayor" John S. Blakey
of Union Grove, president of the Old
Settlers Club Of Racine county, spoke,
bringing the hearty congratulations of
1 GlC VI OlldG COuuby " bHC p1b
neers Of Kenosha county. Mr.. Blakey
spoke of the long bond of union which
had existed between the two counties
and declared that Racine county pio-
neers still held the same love FOR Keno
sha county people as they had held in
the early days when the two counties
were both known as Racine county"
The program was an exceedingly in
teresting one Miss NJ Grace Robin
son of Pleasant Prairie, read with great
charm several selections and Fred
Beckman, Kenosha IS favorite singer Of
lyrics, sang a number Of solos.
In lot Of ways the program was the
most interesting ever rendered at re-
union Of the old settlers.
After the program was over there
were belated reunions Of the pioneers
Of the various towns in the county.
These reunions in other years had TAX
en- place in the morning but the crowd
came late on Thursday and the reun-
ions were not disturbed on account of
being delayed. Many of the pioneers
fingered until late in the evening and
fully four hundred people were on hand
for the annual dance which took place
in the pavilion on Thursday night.
The officials of the association were
giving the weather man the laugh to-
day and they declare the picnic one of
the most successful in the history of
the county, regardless of the cold
weather.
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A jitney bus driven by L. F. Maran
crashed into buggy driven by Eu.
gene Miller on the north shore road
near Central Park on Sunday night.
The buggy was wrecked but no one
was injured in the accident. Martin
was running at a low rate of speed,
but the buggy had no lights on it and
he could not see it along the road.
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The number of children Of schot
age. arranged by wards is as follows:
FAIR rs CALLED OFF
Kenosha County Men Notified That Ii
bertyville Fair is Abandoned

The Lake county fair at Libertyville,
Ill, which has always attracted large
number of visitors from Kenosha coun-
ty will not be held this year. This
morning several Kenosha horse owners
who had entered their horses for the
races received formal notice that the
fair for this year had been abandoned.
Many guarantees have been estab-
lished in Lake county on account of
the prevalence of the foot and mouth
disease and on this account it has been
decided to call the fair off. The formal
notice abandoning the fair for the
year is contained in the following no.
tice:
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e. Grams of the Consumers, twirled
against the Apaches Sunday and struck
out thirteen men and allowed but five
hits. The score was one to one up to
the seventh when the Consumers start
ed to hit and scored six runs the next
two innings. The final was score was
seven to one
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Public Notice

ION account of the fair grounds be-
ing placed under quarantine by order
of federal and state authorities against
all stock and poultry, the Lake County
Fair Association has decided not to
hold the fair this year, and hereby de-
clare that no exhibits will be received
not attendance allowed on August 81
and September |, and 8.
Jay B. Morse, Secy.
Dated, Libertyville, H., Aug. 26, 1915.
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The Somers Greys defeated the
Barnes Dairy team by the top heavy
score. of IA to 4 on Sunday afternoon.
The Greys put the game on ice in the
first inning when they took lead
Of nine runs.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-04
SOUTH OMAHA HIGH TO
GET INTO TENNIS FIELD

Next Wednesday evening. at the South
Omaha High school auditorium, tennis
men. representatives of five organizations
Of the city. will meet to form a tennis
league. elect officers and decide upon a
schedule for the season. with a final
windup elimination tournament at the
close.
The centurian club meets this morning
and Secretary James Sullivan win pre-
sent the matter of that club representa-
ton in the league for the members con-
sideration. A committee win be appointed
to meet with other representatives
Wednesday evening.
The Keno Klub will send representa-.
tives. and Rus Barclay leading. expeeta
to make a race for the city championship
'skip" Campbell. one OF the best tennis
players in the city. will have a delegation
at the meeting in the interests OF the
Alumni association of the high school.
The final entry will be the faculty OF
the high, school, Coach Patton ana r. o.
Bagley. representing.
Five courts will be used. the two Cen
turian property at Twenty-fourth and
F, streets, the two at the high school. and
the Murphy court at Twentieth and
streets Probably three contests a week
VIII be the scale used In working out
the seasons schedule. with a special
schedule arranged later for the city
championship elimination tournament.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-04
INTEREST HIGH IN Big GO
Special Train Will Garry 200 Omaha
Fans to Stecher- Westergaard
Bout at Lincoln.
EXPECT sTEcHER TO BE pIcToR

Wrestling bugs from all over the state
will invade Lincoln Monday to give jos
stecher the first over when he battles
Jess Westergaard at the Lincoln Audi
forum. IL is expected that fully 800 fans
from Omaha Will attend
For the convenience OF the .Omahans
special train has been provided by Dan
Gaines fthe Merchants hotel Gaines
has put up the guarantee demanded by
the railroad and has ordered block OF
200 seats reserved for the crowd which
goes on the special The train will leave
here over the burlington at $50 and will
return Immediately after the match. The
street car company had made arrange
ments TO have cars at the depot. no mat
ter. how late the train may get in.
Word from Dodge county indicates
that flock OF Stecher supporters will
attend the match. Everybody Is anxious
TO see the Nebraska phenom work against
the experienced Dane from Des Molies
and there are few who are confident of
his ability TO win.
The Lincoln Auditorium seats some
$500 people and the advance sale indi-
Gates that II viii be taxed 20 capacity
the night OF the match.