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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-17

county farmer
Cotton Acreage Cut.
Needing the advice of bankers.
merchants, business men and the
press, and banking lot on their own
common sense, the cotton planters
have cut their acreage considerably.
giving their extra acres to corn, wheat
or the very desirable feed crops. In
proof Of this, 0. C. Cooper county
farm agent, states that this year he
has only thirteen cotton members.
when last year there were SO. That
this is true all over the state. is seem
from statement from agricultural
headquarters the effect that out Of
| n Counties in the state, there are only
five that have more than 10 cotton
! club members.
| Alos the farmers who have been
flocking to the office of Mr.. Cooper
state that they will cut their cotton
acreage considerably. Mr.. Cooper
states that only one man has stated
his intention Of planting more cotton
this year than he did last year. The
fear is that every cotton grower will
be possessed of the same idea. to-
wit: That owing to the fact that SO
many are cutting their cotton acreage
is only proof that be should double
in order to reap harvest of profit
from the sood price that he estimates
will result
Some Corn Is Growing.
The ideas of the corn growers as to
the time to plant seem to be greatly
varied. AT this time, some Of the
Grady county corn has broken through
the ground and is growing, while hun
dreds of acres have not yet been
planted. Some of the corn now in
the ground is doomed to remain there
until the grain rots, according to ex-
perts. The temperature of the ground
has been so low that much of the
corn has not sprouted The hard.
beating rains, followed by bright sun
shine, has formed crust over the top
Of the ground through which tender
stalks must break if they are ever to
produce prize winning ear of corn.
As an aid to the sprouting corn, many
OF the farmers are breaking the crust
with homemade apparatus. 1t varies
in style, but the results are practical
ly the same A heavy board is driven
full of nails with the points protrud.
ing from one to two inches. This Is
then dragged over the field, break
ing the crust and helping the tender
shoots beneath to break through to
the sunlight.
Feed Crops Popular.
On practically every farm in Grady
county are small fields of from 10 to
20 acres, frequently more, that are
being reserved for kaffir, maize, fet-
erita or other feed crops The farm
ers are learning to bet their whole
roll, not on one crop, such as cotton.
corn or wheat. but to split it into
several varieties, and to never over
look the Importance Of sure feed
crop, for it is considered practically
impossible 4, bring horses or cattle
through the winter, or to fatten them
for market, simply on the remem-
brance of better times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-17
= 4 y = 4 = + 4 I. T. = 4. = I.
ENTRIES IN CONTEST.


: The residences and build i
+ ings entered in the civic i'm I
I Drovement contest of the Busi- 1
+ ness Women's club thus far are 4
4 as follows; I
: Mrs. J. A. Thompson, 921 !
+ South Eighth street I
4 Mrs. NJ. w. Baker, 9O7 Min :
+ nesota avenue. j
+ Mrs w. F. Ramey, 4l2 South 4
!. Eighth street. j
I. DR.. Martha Rledsoe, All i
j. South Sixth street /
+ The Carnegie library; the j.
+ court house; the federal build +
+ ing !.
! The Methodist and Congrega- 4.
+ tional churches will probably i.
+ be entered, but official an ;.
+ nouncement has not yet been i.
+ made. ;
+ = ! + = + + = J. + + 4, 4. 1. + 4.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-17

S.'e - S~t ~'''eos
BY United Press.
Berlin. April 17.-Hot fighting is in
progress at four points along the bat
tie line in France. says the official
statement issued today.
1t is admitted that the Germans suf.
fered reverses northwest of Arras
but elsewhere it is claimed that they
checked or pushed the enemy back.
The French have resumed their Of
lensive in the Meuse-Moselle district.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-17

from the city to the college. 1t is
probable that Seventeenth from Min
nesota avenue will be chosen as the
particular one. In spots the beautifi.
cation process on this street is al.
ready under way and has been for
several years, though sad to relate,
IN other spots, the work that was done
has been neglected the trees are dead
and in their stead, from year to year
grow rank weeds.
1t is the idea OF the women to get
teams and men, as many OF each as
possible, also it is understood that
women would not be barred, and on
an appointed day, all join forces to
start work on the street Though the
season is somewhat advanced, ii is
not too late to work wonders DR..
Bledsoe stated this afternoon that she
knew where she could seceure the SER
vices of at least two teams. Appli-
cation win be made for the city teams
and men and by personal solicitation
as many teams as possible win be Sc
cured. The street is to be graded, the
parkings plowed and flowers and
shrubs planted. With the work once
started and pursued vigorously the ul-
innate result is to be a section OF
street as beautiful and well kept as
are the grounds of the Oklahoma Col
lege for Women at the end of the
boulevard
Coffman Is Willing.
The general cleanup Of the town is
planned for a few weeks later 1t is
deemed best to attempt at one time
only what may well be handled. o
Coffman, mayor-elect, has promised
his entire support to the movement.
He has stated that one Of his first Of
ficial acts will be 70 designate a gen
eral cleanup day. 4 will go further
than that. said Mr. Coffman. 81 will
not only help the ladies in every way
possible. but II there is law in Okla
homa or on the ordinance books of
Chickasha, that will make the people
clean up the town and keep 1t clean,
will see that that law is enforced.
Unsightly alleys, rubbish piles and
places where disease germs may breed
are certainly a disgrace to any town
and il can do anything to help rnc
ladies in their work. they win find
me more than willing to do all / can"
Negroes interested.
That the work Is spreading all over
the city is evidenced by a report from
Southtown, the negro section of the
city, to the effect that a general mass
meeting has been called for tomorrow
and is to be held in one Of the negro
churches. Two negro preachers and
leaders of the negro population so as
sured members of the Business We
mems club today AT the meeting. the
Importance OF general clean up of
that section Of town will be held forth
and plans made to put theories into
execution.
Tin cans and rubbish will be hauled
away, yards are to be cleaned. flow
ers planted, fences repaired, streets
and alleys freed of filth and debris and
the section put in the very best posi-
BILE order.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22
WOULD DIVORCE HUSBAND.
Mrs. Marie Metten Wetzler Asks Di-
vorce from Her Husband.

In the municipal court this morning,
Mrs. Marie Metten Wetzler, through
her attorney, Alfred L. Drury, fled a
suit for a divorce from her husband,
Arthur Wetzler to whom she was mar
ried at Waukegan on August 6, 1913.
In her complaint Mrs. Wetzler claims
that her husband has never provided
home for her and that all of her mar
ried life, with the exception of few
weeks in Detroit, Mich, has been spent
in Kenosha and that she has lived at
the home of her mother. She charges
that her husband made frequent as
saults on her and that these assaults
were of such nature that she feels
that it is unsafe for her to live with
the defendant longer. The defendant
is said to be living in Kenosha at the
present time, but he has not lived with
his wife for some time. The hearing
Of the case will come up at the next
term of the municipal court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22
AIMS AT GOPHER; CUTS OFF TOE
Boy Uses Crowbar to Attack Rodent
But His Aim Proves Poor.

Russell Arneson, son of Ole Arneson
of Exchange street met with a pecu-
liar accident Sunday afternoon while
hunting gophers with other youths
near the Taylor Orphan Asylum at Ra-
cine. He is now at ST. Mary's Hos
pital, Racine, under the care of DR..
Meachem. Because of his injuries, it
was necessary to amputate one of his
toes. There is a large woods near the
Orphan Asylum and Arneson, who was
visiting people nearby, went with
other youths looking for gophers.
They found several gopher holes, but
could not poke far enough into these
holes with branches, and so one of the
boys ran home and secured crowbar.
Arneson took the crowbar and poked
into several holes without. success.
Finally they arrived at hole, and just
as they were to begin to poke, a Cop
her put its head out. Highly excited,
Arneson raised the crowbar and aimed
it for the gopher's head. He struck
his foot instead, cutting the big toe
badly. He was carried to a nearby
farm, and then was rushed to St.
Mary's Hospital in an automobile.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22
I. Otto Huff, Jitney Driver,
Has All Sorts of Troubles
With Milwaukee Men.
FAILED TO COLLECT FARES

/. Otto Huff was jitney bus driver
and he had just one day of driving.
Last night he was arrested by Police
Officer Kramer and brought into court
this morning to answer charges Of en-
bezzlement. Evidently the court did
not regard the charges against Huff as
decidedly serious as the young man was
released on a recognizance bond and
the hearing of the case continued until
later in the month. Huff went to work
last Saturday for the Schwartz garage
as driver He did not do great deal
Of business in trips about the city and
he finally arranged to take some men
to Milwaukee and a ten dollar bill was
the price agreed on for the trip. The
men made, saloon in Milwaukee their
destination and when they got there
they called Huff into the saloon and be-
gan to buy things Huff believed them
to be such excellent "good fellows =
tht he had no thought of the ten dol
lars that he was to receive in compen-
sation for taking them to Milwaukee.
He fraternalized with them for half an
hour and then he started to fraternalize
with some other men who were in the
place. This evidently had been the ex-
pectation of the two men who had rode
with Huff to Milwaukee and while Huff
was busy with the new found friends
the two men slipped out of the saloon
and ducked, They did not leave the
ten dollar bill with the bar tender and
Huff found himself out of gasoline and
pretty nearly out of money. He had
taken in something like 1915 before he
left for the Milwaukee trip and much
Of this was expended for gasoline to
bring the car back to Kenosha He left
the car at the Schwartz garage and the
owner of it declared that it was out of
gasoline, oil and every thing else neces-
sary for use in the operation of an
automobile. The formal complaint on
which Huff was arrested charged him
with the embezzlement Of fifteen dol
lars. Huff declared to the court that
he never got the fifteen to embezzle. AS
Huff is cut on recognizance bond it is
probable that the matter will al be set
tied up before the adjourned date set
for the hearing. In the meantime Huff
is conducting little investigation of
his own in an effort to find the two men
who embezzled ride to Milwaukee off
him. This is just one Of the incidents
that show the life of the jitney driver
is not all joy and sunshine and that
some times the rake off is not nearly
as large as lot of people believe it is.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22
FOR COMPROMISE BILL.
County Board of Education to be Re
placed by Committee.

A compromise on the county board
of education bills satisfactory to near
ly all concerned was reached by the
senate late Thursday when the Burke
bill No. 1-3, as amended, was ordered
engrossed. The original bill repealed
the law entirely. The demand for it's
retention became SO strong that the
senate gave heed and by means of num-
erous amendments, and following a
conference yesterday by parties inter
ested in both sides, the bill is now con-
sidered stronger than the old law 1t
preserves the principle of the 1913 en-
actment.
The bill approved by the senate re-
places the county board Of education
as at present constituted by a "com-
mittee of the common Schools to be
composed Of three members, appoint
ed by the county board of supervisors.
Under the present law, the members
of the county board of education are
elected by the people. The new commit
tee shall have power to appoint super
visory teachers for the country schools
as means of bringing more advanced
methods of instruction into the life Of
these schools. The county superinten-
dent must report to this comittee. The
county board Of supervisors is directed
to provide funds for paying clerk for
the county superintendent. These pro-
visions are believed by Prof. G. E. Pat
ger, the leading opponent of the repeal
to strengthen the bill and to provide a
stimulus for better educational facili-
ties for rural communities.
The senate first disposed of the first
fifteen amendments to the bill The
sixteenth ,embodying the changes
agreed upon by the senate in commit
tee of the whole, was adopted. Then,
after defeating three more new amend
ments offered by Senator Bray, the
senate adopted substitute amendment
No. 2, and the bill thus amended was
sent to engrossment. Then it was sent
to the finance committee.
This bill was one of the most stub
bornly contested of any measure Of
fered in the upper house. Members of
the senate education committee said
on the floor that they had given up
wards of twenty hearings on it. Large
delegations of school superintendent
and other educators appeared, most of
them against repeal. The friends of
county boards, whose powers were tax
en- from them by the county boards of
education, particularly the power to
change school district boundaries. They
claimed the law had not contributed
enough to the upbuilding Of the coun-
try's schools to merit its retention on
the statute books.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22
INSTITUTES ARE A SUCCESS.
Total of 70 Meetings Held in 16 Coun
ties at an Average Cost of $5.05.

The success Of the farmers insti-
tute in the summer season just closed
is indicated in a report fled with Dean
H. L. Russell by Supt. G. P. Norgord
Seventy meetings were held in sixteen
counties, with total attendance of
1926, an average attendance of 3d.
The total cost Of the meetings was
$363.32, or $5.05 per meeting The
total number Of meetings of all kinds
during the year was 2S7, the number
attending was 60,121, and the average
per session 200. The attendance by
series is shown by the following
figures: Black River Falls series, 327;
Richland Center series, 544; Door
county series, 1913; Walworth county,
series, 470; Sank county series, IT'S;
Barron county series, 1882; Price
county series, sos; Ashland, Sawyer
and Washburn county series, 270; Rusk
county series ,250; miscellaneous meet
ings, 600. The meetings were held on
farms, in alfalfa fields and dairy barns.
In Jackson county as result of two
meetings 36 fields of alfalfa were
started and 40 tons Of agricultural
lime spoken for and large number
of people interested in silo building.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22
HOME COMING FOR PIONEERS.
Old Settlers Club Arrange for Great
Reunion on Last Day of This Month.

The directors of the Kenosha Old
Settlers Club have arranged for a
Home Coming Of the pioneers of the
county to be held at the Old Settlers
Grounds at Paddocks Lake on July 81.
This is going to be gathering for
pioneers and everything In connection
with it is going to be favored with
the old times. There is to be no set
speeches, no ball game but there will
be a great basket dinner at noon and
it is expected that hundreds of men
and women in the county who have
lived here for many years will be on
hand to take part IN the dinner and in
the other festivities of the day What
ever speech making there is will be
made about the dinner table by men
selected by the pioneers themselves.
This picnic is not to interfere in any
way with the annual reunion of the
Old Settlers Club to be held the last
Thursday in August but it is arranged
with view of permitting the pioneers
of the county to get together and re-
call other times. It is the plan of the
directors of the club to make it the
most interesting gathering ever held
at Paddocks Lake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22

First publication July 10Th, 1915.
SHERIFF'S SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN IN CIRCUIT
COURT FOR KENOSHA COUNTY.
f. Becker an individual doing business as
E. Beckers Asphaltum Ready Roofing
Company, Plaintiff,
Sophia Eok, Frederick Eok, Wisconsin
Gas & Electric Company, a corporation,
Henry L. Bullamore and Caroline
Knackstadt, Defendants
By virtue Of the execution issued out of
and under the seal of the Circuit Court,
in and for the County of Kenosha. and
State of Wisconsin, upon a Judgment rem
dered and docketed in the said Court on
the second day Of July, 1915, in an action
wherein F. Becker is plaintiff and Sophia
Electric Company, Henry L. Bullamore
and Caroline Knackstadt are DEFENDANTS
in favor of the said plaintiff and against
the said defendants, Sophia Eok and Fred
erick Eok, for the sum of S345.67, which
execution was directed and delivered to
me as Sheriff in and for said County of
Kenosha, I have levied upon all the right,
title and interest of the said defendants,
Sophia Eok and Frederick Eok in and to
the following described real estate, to-
wit
Lots numbered Seventeen ~ and
Eighteen (1S) in Block numbered One ~
west quarter rs. W. "a of Section Thirty
one (31) in Town Two 81 north of Range
Twenty three (23l East, and in the Fifth
Ward of the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
According to a plat of said subdivision
now on file and of record in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Kenosha
County, State of Wisconsin.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That l.
the undersigned, as Sheriff aforesaid will
sell the above described real estate to the
highest bidder, for cash. at public auction
at the front door of the Court House, in
the City of Kenosha. County. of Kenosha,
2Sth day of August, 1915 at ten o'clock in
the forenoon of that day to satisfy the
said execution, together with the interest
and costs thereon.
Dated, July 14th 1915.
ANDREW f. STAHL,
Wis Sheriff of Kenosha County.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22
First Publication July S. 1915.

First Publication July s, 1915.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
KENOSHA COUNTY C0URT-IN PRO-
BATE
In the matter of the estate of William I.
Schmidkamp. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against
William T. Schmidkamp. deceased, late of
the town of Salem, in said county of Keno
sha, viii be examined and adjusted by the
County Court of Kenosha County at the
regular terms of said Court to be holden
at the County Court room, in the City of
Kenosha, in and for said County, on the
first Tuesday of September, A. d. 1915,
and on the first Tuesday of February, A.
D., 1916. at ten O'clock a. m. of those days,
also that the time until and including the
first Tuesday of January, A. p. 1916 is
the time allowed and limited for creditors
of said William T. Schmidkamp, deceased.
to present their claims for examination
and allowance.
A. D. 1915.
BY the Court,
GEO. W. TAYLOR,
Wis County Judge.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the In
come Tax Board of Review for Keno
sha county, will meet at the Court
House in the City of Kenosha, Wis.,,
Monday, July 26, 1915, at 10 O'Clock
a. M, FOR the purpose of reviewing the
income tax roll and the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
Dated at Kenosha, Wis, this, 18th
date Of July, A. D. 1915.
Joseph E. Dalton,
w13adv Assessor of Incomes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22


First publication Thursday, July 10, 1918
SUMMONS.
STATE OF WISCONSIN. MUNICIPAL
COURT-KENOSHA COUNTY.
MARY HOWATIN0VIC, Plaintiff,
VS..
JOHN HOWATIN0vIC, Defendant.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN-TO THE
SAID DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service,
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid; and in case of your failure
so to do Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the COM
plant, of which a copy is now on file in
the office of the Clerk of the Municipal
Court in and for Kenosha County, Wis
consin,
ALFRED L. DRURY.
Plaintiffs Attorney,
No: 210 Market Street. Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wisconsin. Wis
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First publication June oath. 1915.


NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE.
STATE OF WISCONSIN IN MUNICIPAL
COURT FOR KENOSHA COUNTY.
WILLIAM M. MILLER, Plaintiff,
ANNA C. ANDERSEN, Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that under and
by virtue of Judgment of foreclosure en-
tered in the above entitled action on the
10th day of June, 1914, certified tran
script of which has been delivered to me,
and pursuant to the terms of the Judgment
entered in said action, I, the undersigned,
auction to the highest bidder, for cash,
on Saturday, the It'll day of August, 1915,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, at the front
door of the Municipal Court House, in the
City of Kenosha, in said County, in one
parcel, the premises described in said
Judgment and decree to-wit:
Part of the northwest quarter of section
number one a. in township number one
and more particularly described as bound
ed by a line commencing at a point on the
east line of Ellison Avenue as dedicated,
which point is two hundred (200) feet south
of the point which is six hundred and sew
enty one (67D feet east of the northwest
corner Of said quarter section running
thence south on the east line of said Eli
son Avenue distance of fifty (50) feet /:
thence east distance of one hundred and
thirty four (134) feet and to the east line
of land now or formerly owned by Lydia
c. Ellison at point which is two hundred
and forty three (243) feet south of the
north line of said quarter section thence
north on the east line of said land
now or formerly owned by Lydia c.
Ellison, a distance of fifty (50) feet !;
thence west distance of one hundred
thirty four (134) feet to the east line Of
Ellison Avenue at the point of commence
ment and being in the town of Pleasant
Prairie. Kenosha County, wisconsin.
TERMS OF SALE. CASH
ANDREW f. STAHL,
Sheriff of Kenosha County.
GEO. W. TAYLOR,
Plaintiffs Attorney. wis
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DEATH CLAIMS CHILD WIFE.
Mrs Antonio Scalzi Died at Her on
Exchange st. on Monday Evening.

Mrs. Annunziata Sealzi, aged seven
teen years and the wife of Antonio
Scalzi, died at the family residence at
the corner of Exchange and Wisconsin
street, on Monday evening after a
short illness. She was bride of ten
months and her death closely followed
the birth of her first child. She was a
daughter Of Dominick Gaglioti and
was native Of Italy. She had lived
in Kenosha since childhood. The hus-
band is the sole surviving member Of
the family. The funeral will be held
from Holy Rosary Church on Wednes-
day morning with interment at st.
George cemetery.