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The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
MODEL W0RKMEN's TOWN,

Goodyear Tract Has Been included In
the City Of Akron.
So successful has been the home
building plan for employees of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber company
that the city of Akron, o., recently
included the whole Goodyear tract in
an annexation ordinance that has
recently been passed, and Goodyear
Heights Is now part of the city.
The plan was stared three years
ago by President F. A. Seiberling,
who felt that many Of the 10000
workmen desired to become home
owners, but were barred by the
"down payments" necessary in the
usual real estate deal. Thereupon
100 acres of land were purchased
close to the plant, the ground was
allotted, streets laid out, paved, sew
cred, etc.; water. gas and electric
light provided for and homes built
and sold to workmen on the basis of
rent. no down payment being neces-
sary.
Most Of the commonplace features
Of allotment development have been
eliminated. There are no rows Of
houses all alike. Each is real home,
with architectural Individuality
brick and stucco prevailing as to ma
terial.
A small lake partly within the
property has made it possible to ar
range fine pleasure ground, with
tennis courts, football and baseball
fields, swimming and skating facili.
ties and restful parks. Goodyear
Heights already has a population
close to 1000 people, with school,
church, stores and all the rest of the
usual community trimmings. The
tract is one of the show places of the
city. and it's fame has spread so that
manufacturers from many parts Of
the country have made detailed in
quiries. with view to the possibility
Of adopting. In whole or part. similar
housing plans.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFY GETUN LOCKS
AND ALSO THE VILLAGE.
Zone Authorities Devotino Attention e
ornamentino Canal and Village.

The beautifying Of Gatun locks and
the village of Gatun has been started
by the canal zone authorities. This is
the first step in making any of the
work Of the canal assume its perma-
nent aspect from an artistic view
point.
The first work Is concerned with
the removal Of the superfluous track
age needed while the work of con-
struction was in progress. It will be
necessary to leave some of this, but 1t
will be SO rebuilt that 1t will not in
terfere with the beauty Of the gen.
eral effect. The track removal will
give a wide and level lawn which
will not be broken up either with
buildings or flower beds.
Already all temporary structures
needed for construction purposes
have been removed and their former
sites converted into lawns. The huge
cranes and cableways that were used
for conveying concrete from the mix
ers to the lock walls and floors are
being removed. The lock walls have
been cleared Of all unnecessary ma
terial.
The village of Gatun, which will
house the lock operating force and
such military establishment as is
needed to guard the locks. will be
greatly beautified through the addi-
ton Of many trees and ornamental
shrubs. Additional roadways and
pathways will be built. A new club
house Is to be constructed, the old
one being in such bad repair that it
would not pay to repair it.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT.
Now In Use In Eiohty-one Cities Of the
Country.

Now In Use In Eiohty-one Cities Of the
Country.
The commission form OF govern
meht is in effect in eighty-one of the
204 cities Of the country OF over 3O,-
900 inhabitants. Civil service regu-
lations are applied to the appoint,
ment of policemen In 1872 such cities,
including all those Of more than 3O0,-
600 habitants.
Policewomen are employed in twen-
ty-six cities. Municipal prohibition
prevails in fifteen cities, state prohi-
bition in seventeen and county and
parish prohibition in three. In fif-
teen cities certain saloons are Ii
censed to sell malt liquors only.
These are few of the facts in a
report issued by the bureau of the
census.
The commission cities are scattered
throughout twenty-six states, in ad-
dition to the District of Columbia
Five Of them are in New England,
twenty-seven in other northern
states east of the Mississippi. sixteen
in northern states between the Mis-
sissippi and the Pacific coast states,
nine in the Pacific coast states and
twenty-four in the south.
The largest city operating under the
commission form has been New Or
leans, whose population is estimated
at about 365.0OO. but Buffalo. with
a population of about 100000. inau-
gurated this system with the begin
| ming Of the new year. Next in order
are Washington, D. c., with nearly
| 350,OO0 inhabitants; Portland. Ore,
with about 100000, and Denver, with
about 250,000.
The salaries paid municipal COM
missioners range from $500 year in
Jackson. Mich. and Springfield. O.,
to $1,000 year in Birmingham.
Ala. and their terms Of office vary
! from one to four years.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
CITY TREES AS
i
REWARDS OF MERIT.
Woman's Municipal League Of New
York City Makes Novel Suggestion.

"How many trees will your street
earn?" says pamphlet recently is
sued by the Woman's Municipal
league of New York city. giving the
report of the committee on streets
and transit Of The league. The report
says:
"The committee on streets and trans
it has decided to take up one street
in each district and try to make it a
model street. A paid inspector, en-
ployed by the committee. has already
begun on East Seventy-ninth street
to visit the janitors in order to inter
est them in keeping their garbage
cans covered, not to overfill the cans
and to sweep their sidewalks. It has
been suggested that the house keep
ing its walk the tidiest should re-
ceive a tree as a reward of merit
either a large tree planted perma-
nently in front Of the house or a
small lockwood tree for the front
door. We think that q street which
has been beautifled is likely to be
kept more cleanly. The department
Of parks and the department Of street
cleaning are both very much inter-
ested in the scheme. and both wish
to cooperate with US. The park de-
partment has no money to plant
trees. and the league must therefore
raise the money for this purpose"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-04-07
PLAY FOR YOUNG AND OLD,
Recreation 10 As Essential As Eduea.
ton Declares Chicago Expert.

NOcFeatlon 10 As Essential As eoucA.
ton Declares Chicago Expert.
Play and outdoor exercise are as nee
essary to the modern city dweller as is
education, according to J. r. Richards.
the Chicago superintendent Of recrea-
ton. In a paper on the subject, pre-
pared for the current issue of the
American City Mr.. Richards urges
that it is as much duty Of the gov
ernment to provide facilities for both
children and adults to play in and
about cities as to provide adequate edu-
cational facilities.
American cities have approached the
play problem in too haphazard fash
ion, Mr.. Richards declares. Most of
the legislation on the subject, he says.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
Vivian Runs Land Office In A Businesslike Way

No department Of showing activity in these last few
land office With the appointment Mr. VIVIAN as
nauguraed and spirit infused INTO
that branch of the states business From January to
sold ll9
December under Mr. NivIans management
This shows
For the 1914 the price
received S1.35.
In to been COL
lected royalties parties who
Sl30OO0 such
with that would be cancelled
less those delinquent made at
these improved business Methods the state ri
los % the different counties tor
only Slb. 1893
This shows gain 30 percent in Mr. Vivian
participated by school district in the state 1t
probable equally large will be made
July.
In showing there added to the
permanent 1915, sl95o33 IN
1914
still 296OOO0 Much of this is coal
of Of S gold silver districts
This property produce if its control
be kept out OF inefficient and dishonest hands.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
loCAI2
! Etc RS
-

Editor Siftings:-
hope our public spirited citizen
Sol-does not think we object to his
illuminated sign, S. W. l.. Co. Far be
it fro so. 1t lights the bright way in
dead business block and as soon as
the booze oder has completely blown
away visitors will not know that Sol
formerly donred white apron and
served the foamy frcth and stronger
drinks at that place What we are
kicking about is those big booze signs
on the old Sauer building they must
come down.
No. you are all right Sol, and will yet
make your mark in the world if you let
booze alone We have often wondered
why man Of your calbre would en-
gage in the booze business at ALL You
certainly have the ability to get the
coin in any business and there are
other blu sinesses to which you are bet
ter adapted. Get something decent
started, Sol, and you'll be surprised at
the number of good friends you Il have
D. r. u
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
The One Thing That Will Save America

That the United States commercially state OF
that everybody is blind drunk There
plenty of who that cannot be constant
thing through penalties the headaches
dark and then sober
When the million making munitions
of will king them What will they do:
When the other millions of nonproduces
production present bcgents Where
will they find their market?
millions abroad will be
able with They do In desperate condition
France. England
will be complete top notch. With
they they
is 10 protection against them. They will food us
This is so apparent that he who read
An-dumpn will their very be Ineffective be-
unscentc almost impossible
The thing that will when the ends
Protective Tariff.
Wise st what is coming and sounding
Mount Clemens (MichJ Monitor
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Items of Interest Taken from the Sftings of This
Corresponding Week Fifteen Years Ago

Idaho Springs boasted $500
population, 100 business houses,
LOO school children. mines that
had produced SIS ,ooo, 900, 1000
employed miners, pay roll of more
than a million and half. good
churches, placer mines output of
over So 900, 900, min ing dividends
in 1900 of $500, 900, over 100 mines
in the district, the Newhouse and
Big Five tunnels. and a generous
people.
The legislature had passed a
resolution Offering coincidence to
the family of the late Queen Vic
toria and her subjects. Barney
O'Connell cast the only dissenting
vote because the queen bad been
in a measure responsible for the
suffering of the sons and daughters
of Ireland. Barney said that
monarchies were all wrong any
way and this vote a piece of TO-
nance. He recalled also the suf-
fering of the people of India, and
the terrors of the war of Trausvaal,
waged for the purpose of gain.
William Bate and Elizabe,h
Whitford were the first couple to
be united in marriage in the TWEEN
tieth century. AS result of
their enterprise they were to re-
ceive the Siftings one year free.
They will find it a paper that
will print all the news, and one
that stands up for infant indus
tries and a general increase in
population and consumption OF the
needs and necessities of life"
[ Settings still stands for all these
things and will be glad to dupli-
cate this offer to the first couple
married this year.-Editor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
They Say

That being a pusher has its
drawbacks.
That the lion was the king Of
beasts until man learned to get
drunk.
That there is only one road to
heaven and no church has a pri-
vate toll path.
That the married man is the
happier-not because he has no
troubles but because he has no
time 10 worry about them.
That the person who doesn't
want the things he can't get is
quite likely to be fairly contentsd,
but if we all stopped with the
things that are easily attained
what a slow old world this would
be.
That when a woman talks to
you at the top of her voice there
is little need to worry. She never
asks you Tor money except i'll a
low voice.
That when young lawyer,
like Bob McClelland, for instance,
ends his counting BY marriage. be
thinks he has won the greatest
case in his career.
That az expert is man who is
able TO N AXE you believe that he
knows more than you do-and
makes you pay for being fooled.
That between those who have an
inflated idea of their own impor-
lance and those who greatly un-
derestimate their own worth, there
are a few who strike a happy
medium.
That a genius is one having the
rare faculty of being al BILE to read
a serious book-or the Siftings-
when a lot OF women are talking.
In our opinion only Ounce would
try to display his genius in that
way.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
Solitude
D. R. u.

Far up among the pineclad hills.
Beyond the haunts of men,
Where evermore the foaming rills
Come rushing down the glen,
A lonely lake lies dreaming on
Serene, beneath the sun
Or cloudy sky, from early dawn
Until the day is done.
Silhouetted 'gainst the far off blue,
Loom spirits of the height,
Whose snowy crests of hay hue,
Show like cloud in obscure light
Imposing peaks point heaven high,
Are mirrored in the lake
Below, whose waters cleaning lie
Within the circling brake.
The lily-pads and lilies sleep
Upon the silvery sheen,
Where only gnomes their vigil keep.
Where man has seldom been.
No boat has ever cut the sand
Beneath o'erhapging trees,
Where wavelets lap the lonely strao d
When touched by stealthy breeze.
An almost prayerful silence blends
With whispers near the pond:
The woodland solitude extends
For miles and miles beyond,
Sometimes sleazy veil is spun
Across the peerless blue,
Then, in the west the setting sun
Paints clouds a crimson hue.
On starry nights when the moon ia fair
And quick winds touch the lake,
A thousand eyes are watching there
To keep the wood awake.
When both the moon and sun are rons.
And stars have vanished quite.
The lonely lake lice dreaming on
Through shadows Of the night.
"A. K. NEIL,
Fort Wayne. Ind.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21

Vacant cottages are still at a
premium-next to impossible to
find one"
A good home laundry was being
urged a. a venture that could
surely make money.
One person out of every forty
in the entire nation had suffered
from grip that winter.
Otto Floto was referred to as a
81 tramp, the only nauseatiug fea-
ture of Denver's evening paper.
The Clear Greek delegation to
the legislature had agreed to
work for a ), 900 bridge at Empire
John Turck, proba bly, the bes
known of the old Clear Greek
county pioneers, had died in Den
Yer.
Physicians were advising people
to avoid every possible exposure to
heat and cold, to be immune from
pneumonia,
With 500 gold within reach,
and $4,000 in securities, Sam
Jones had died in his cabin near
Freeland from cold and hunger.
Little sympathy was extended.
Late Hanchett was urging the
erection of d monument right here
where gold was first discovered in
Colorado. He did not want it to
go to Denver as had been sug-
gested.
Mr. Eaves. the postoffice jewel
er, wanted to purchase COW.
Having been farmer and raised
his own butter and eggs he
thought it bit odd to pay two
prices for oleo and 10 drink milk
that came from the veins of the
earth.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
Who Will Go From Clear Greek?

will be lack
to the Conven tion
In addition those whose have previously
friends of Charley Moynehan Stephan
Creary. Dr. Grass George Sger Earl Spen-
Penroe and Judge Ewing earnestly pressing
these gentlemen.
1t impossible determine who the Colorado
on will for but there question
Hughes has host of friends the
word him would result the
organization o work in his behalf
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
Getting Ready for the Lineup

Former Congressman Cousins of Iowa been secured de
liver the Grafton at the Lincoln Day banquet in Denver
Mr. Cousins addition being eloquent speaker,
close student of Mr. Lneon speeches and papers and is
the best qualified the country
this The believe
selves very fortunate in being able him.
The slope people preparing observe with
banquet Montro and hoped other of the
will 70
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-01-21
PickpocketS

Peters pants are giving out,
Billy needs a bat,
Dora dear is limiting round
For a Sunday hat.
Every single Saturday
Some ones buying shoes.
Betty's teeth need fixing up,
IL the latest ne We.
Baby needs a teething-ring,
Mother, stationery,
And another pesky mantle
For the luminary;.
Also. pins and postage
Bless mel Ii it. strange
Daddies always find it hard
To,kesp . bit Of chsnge?
ANNIE WHEELED
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-03


Howard Herrick and son autoed from
the city Sunday and spent few hours
with Mr.. Herrick's mother here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Terry were callers
here the middle of the week.
Clyde Kinned Of Antioch, spent the
day with the home folks Sunday.
Mrs. VIM Volbrecht did shopping in
Antioch Wednesday.
Company from the city is being en-
tertained in the Zitchlang home.
Mrs. Herrick and son Don are spend
ing a few days in Chicago.
r. Wilson and grandson Of Brighton,
were entertained in the home of A.
Turner on Friday and Saturday.
The familiar face of G. Vaughn of
Silverlake, was seen on our street on
Monday.
G. Winchel was transacting business
in Antioch on Wednesday.
4 G. Pacey, wife and sons, drove over
to Antioch Wednesday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-03
ANNOUNCE ENcAGEMENT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Drake on
Tuesday evening announced the engage
ment of their daughter Katherine Eliza
beth to William J. Frazier.
The bride-to-be has for the past four
years been stenographer in the offices
OF the Kenosha Real Estate Company
and is the daughter Of Deputy Sheriff
Drake Of the American Brass Company.
Mr.. Frazier, who used to run the
Coliseum IS now owner and manager of
the private bathing beach and dance
hall on Washington Island, and is at
present putting up a $4,000 skating
rink which he hopes to have finished in
fall.
The wedding will take place on Sep
tember 6 at $50 a. m. at St. James
church, the Rev. Smith officiating.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-03
WHEATLAND.

Mrs. B. Kotz and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cahacty and son of Kenosha, autoed
out to Anton Elverman s and spent
Monday,
Dave Elfers and family of Randall,
were Sunday callers at Walter Crane s.
Laurie Lanthan Of Chicago, and Win
ton Zielger Of Elgin, are spending the
week at Frank Riehl's.
Edward Elvermann and sister Mamie
spent Sunday with their cousin, Miss
Gehrend at Bassetts.
Mrs. Leroy Whitemore of Elkhorn,
visited Saturday afternoon with B..
w. Crane and wife.
Miss Agnes Rosenhauer enjoyed
camp life at Browns Lake last week
Miss Ethel Crane of Exeter, Nebras
ka, is visiting with her uncle, B. w.
Crane and family.
Chas. Steffen and family spent Sun
day with Ed. Schulz and family at
Dover.
Chas. Schmidt and daughter Ella of
Elmwood, Kansas, are visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Kate Schaler from Sac City,
Iowa, is making an extended visit at
the home of her brother, Ed. Rosen-
hauer.
Ben Schulz and family of Brighton,
were Monday night callers with rela-
tives.
Miss Viola Crane is enjoying a
weeks vacation at the home of her
parents.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-03
LIFE ON The BORDER LINE
Clearing and Grading the Ground for
Tent Sites Some of the Pastimes Of
Our Boys Down South - No Hotter
There Than Here.

Mrs. A. B. Jardin who is visiting in
the city has just received letter from
her son Roy who is a member of Bat
terry "Do First F. A. Minnesota, and
which has just arrived at Llano Grande,
Texas.
"We arrived in camp at last, just a
few miles from Mercedes. Got here
about $3.50 p. m. Monday and have been
working ever since. Captain says that
as soon as camp is fixed up we are to
have two or three days rest. There are
about 10000 men here at Llano Grande.
They come from Minnesota, third regi-
ment of infantry and first battalion Of
artillery; Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois,
and several other states.
The rest of the Minnesota artillery
will be here and bunch from North
Dakota also, soon. We sure had some
time on the last part of the trip. We
did not leave Bay City until p. M,
that is where we had the wreck, and it
happened at about $3.50 in the morning.
About eight or ten miles from Bay
City draw-bar on one Of the fiat ears
pulled out and we were stalled until
4:30 in the afternoon fixing that up and
at the next station we switched the car
around and fastened it on behind. Then
something went wrong with the brakes
and the rest of the ride was series of
humping the bumps, jerks and jumps.
Some time! To add to the fun we were
going over the toughest road I ever
rode on and we all expected to go over
any minute, but we did stick on the
tracks all right and arrived o. K.
1t does not seem to be any hotter
here than back home. Our battery was
in luck, as our battery street was all
cleaned. The others had to pitch in
and clear mesquite bushes and trees
We have to clear of the grass and
weeds and then grade the land SO
that it all slopes in the same direction
The street will be high in the middle
slope toward both sides and a ditch
running along in front Of the tents
We are going to have the best camr
here. We work from early morning un
til 10 a. m. and then we lay off until
p. m. Keith and have dandy jobs
All we must do is stand around and
boss the boys. We are shortly going to
have shower baths, at present we take
our plunges in small lake and we take
them frequently.
i
We thought melons would be cheap
here, but would you believe it they
soak US forty and fifty cents apiece fol
them. guess they think we have
money but they have another think
coming. They have just handed out
the allowances of tobacco. Some life
here"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-03
THE VALUE OF WASTES. },

1t seems that nowadays the only
thing for which there as yet has been
found no us is the leftover pancake.
Now if some inventive genius will only
get busy on that point he may become
the possessor of a fortune and at the
same time benefit struggling humanity.
| just think of the results if something
could be done with all the cleft over
pads of dough" in all these states. In
Germany the garbage question has been
solved with what might be called a
master-stroke. All garbage is taken to
municipal incinerator from which the
waste comes out in what they say are
some Of the best and most durable
street paving blocks now in use and of
which many of Germany's fine streets
are made.
In this country lately one cleft
over' formerly sent to the rag man,
has suddenly taken on a new value.
Do you know what it isl Nothing more
or less than the heaps of waste that
are trimmed off of the garments by the
power machines in underwear and ho-
siery factories. They say that nothing
will SO finely polish your car as will a
bunch of this soft material.
The other day prominent Kenosha
woman stopped at garage to feed her
car some gasoline and seeing bundle
of the ssshavings said she would like
to buy some, as it would save going to
the factory.
well, you can have a few,o said
the garage man, taking up a handful
as gingerly as if he were taking up
orchids or diamonds.
:" You know this stuff is in great de-
mand and it isn't the easiest thing to
get. For polishing a car it IS got ev-
cry other known thing skinned to a
| fragile.
The lady took the little bundle, glad
to get it.
Now someone do come to the aid of
the restaurant man and discover
something that may be done with the
pancake.