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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20
ASSAULT ON LITTLE GIRL,
Vito Scolari, Arrested on Charges of
Most Serious Nature Held in
Bonds of $1,000.

Vito Scolari, employed in one of the
factories of the city and a man
twenty eight years of age, was arrest
ed late Tuesday afternoon by Chief
of Police Owen 0 Hare on a charge Of
making criminal assault on Mary
Ruffalo, thirteen year old girl.
The assault is alleged to have taken
place at the Ruffalo home on April g..
The child told brother Of the treat
ment she was alleged to have received
at the hands of Scolari and he told her
mother who in turn brought the facts
to the notice of the chief of police.
Before q warrant was issued for the
arrest of Scolari an examination into
the condition of the child was made by
physicians. Scolari was arraigned be-
fore Judge Randall in the municipal
court on Tuesday afternoon and held
IN bonds of five thousand dollars for
an adjourned hearing set for April
25th. He was unable to furnish bonds
and was sent to jail. Scolari has
something Of a police record as it is
shown that he has been previously
arrested on charges of carrying con-
cealed weapons and on charge of
selling liquor to minors.
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EXLRA
NEWS BULLETIN.
Special to the Telegraph Courier.

Special to the Telegraph Courier.
Washington, D. c., April 49,
Amidst intense excitement Presi-
dent Wilson delivered his German
ultimatum in a special message to
congress at one O'Clock this after
noon. After considerable discus
sion of the negotiations leading up
to the present crisis, he said:
1T have deemed it my duty,
therefore, to say to the Imperial
German government that if it is
still its purpose to prosecute re-
lentless and indiscriminate warfare
the government of the United
States is at least forced to the
conclusion that there is but one
course it can pursue; and that un-
less the Imperial German govern
ment, should now, Immediately,
declare and effect an abandonment
Of its present methods of. warfare
against passenger and freight
carrying vessels, this government
7 can have no choice but to sever
diplomatic relations altogether.
Immediately following the de-
livery of the message of. the presi-
dent to congress, the Secretary of
State Lansing informed Count
Won Bernstorff, the Imperial Ger
man ambassador that he was ready
to discuss with him questions re-
lating to the German submarine
situation and this conference was
arranged for tomorrow.
On Tuesday Secretary Lansing
Informed the German ambassador
that he would not discuss this
matter with him. It is understood
that the message which the presi-
dent delivered personally to con-
gress today, opened the way for
such a discussion and that it was
in the nature of the ultimatum of
the United States government as
to any further negotiations be-
tween the United States and the
IIat ial Gem ii governments Ii
n underste9t. that THIS ultimatum
win be at Gree trans Arred inform
ally to the German government by
its representatives at Washington
in order that Won Bernstorff may
be fully advised by his govern
ment before the conference ar
ranged for tomorrow.
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TO COLLECT JUDGMENT HERE.
Walter NJ. Cowell is Named as Defen-
dant in Unusual Suit Brought
in the Circuit Court.

Attorney Walter M. CoweI of Chi,
cago and Kenosha, is named as defen-
dsnt in an unusual suit which was fled
the circait court of Kenosla county
on Tuesday afternoon. William E.
Kelley of Chicago, is the plaintiff in
the action and the suit is brought to
secure the payment Of Judgment Sc
cured IN the courts of Cook county,
Illinois. Kelley sued CoweI in Chica-
60 and on November 9th Of last year
was awarded judgment in the sum
Of $500. He declares in the action
brought in this county that no part of
this Judgment has been paid and he
has brought suit to collect it. 1t is
supposed that the suit was brought to
this. county on account of the fact that
Mr. Cowell is the owner of considerable
real estate in Kenosha.
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JUSTICES SLOW TO QUALIFY.
Men Out in the County Seem to Care
Little for the Title of Judge
This Year

H. T. Hofner, of New Munster, is
the only one of the justices Of the
peace elected at the recent elections of
the county to qualify and for the most
part the men out in the rural towns
seem to care little for the chance to
attix the title of "judge" to their
names Justices were elected in all of
the county towns at the election of
two weeks ago, but it is not expected
that more than half of the men elect
ed will qualify for the places. The
list of justices as returned to the clerk
of the circuit court up to the present
time, is as follows: Brighton, Herman
Jackley and William A. Amborn; Bris-
toll, j. f. Lane and William Walker.
Jr.; Paris, William III. Crane and Hub
bard Pfeiffer; Somers, Frank ]. Thorn
as, and Wheatland, H. I. Hofner.
Charles Turnock was reelected to his
Office of justice in Kenosha. Nearly
all of the work formerly done by the
country justices is now made part of
the work of the municipal court and
for this reason many of the men elect
ed refuse to qualify.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20
OVER TO MAY MEETING

The Kenosha board Of health met in
informal session at the city hall on
Tuesday afternoon, but the question of
naming a new health officer for the
city of Kenosha was not disposed of.
But one formal application has been
presented to the board and that was
the application of Hugo Miller, who is
now a student in the health course at
the University Of Wisconsin. The
members of the board were agreed that
it would be better to leave open the
question of naming the new commits
sioner until after Mayor Pfennig had
named the two new members of the
board Of health. The next meetino of
the board will be held about the first
Of May. Doctors Ripley and Winde
sheim assured their fellow members of
the board that they would aid in the
work of the department until such a
time as a new commissioner can he
named and with this assurance the
other members of the board held that
there could be no objection to holding
the matter open until after the board
hal been .fe-organized. II is expected
that many other applications for the
position will be in the hands Of the
board before that time
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Angleworm and the
Angleworm family, seemed to pedestri-
ans who walked about after this morn
ing Is storm, to have arrived in the city
for the day. And from their actions
they were either demented or bent on
suicide, for instead of promptly getting
on to earth where they could cache
themselves in a burrow, they lay about
on the walks fairly inviting the crunch
ing, crushing death that thousands of
them met under the feet of passers-by.
They were especially plentiful along
the cement walks through Library
park
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20

Yule, Pofahl, Celander, Schultz.
Teachers-Mrs Welles, Benson, Me
man, Leonard, Brown.
Supplies-Pofahl, Leonard, A. Rode
Schultz, Scheaffer
High school-Celander, Mrs. Robin
son, Schultz.
Text Books-Hocking, Brown, Mrs
Robinson, J. Rode, Rundell
Wider Use-Yule, Celander, Nieman
A.. Rode.
Rules, Regulations and Printing
Rundell, Hooking, Joerndt.
Health and Sanitation-Flad, Mrs
Welles, Yule, Nieman, Benson, Scheaf-
fer, J. Rode.
Athletics-O. N. Yule, to represent
board of education; S. w. Ward, to
represent high school faculty; G. D.
Theleen, to represent high school alum
nj.
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Balance on hand April LIST. 39,272.41

Balance on hand April 1st. 39,272.41
Over nine thousand bulbs were set
in the different parks and number
of trees were set, Of which the follow
ing were set in Eichelman Park; one
box elder, given by DIR. Windesheim;
ar elm by Mr.. Perkins; two Norway
naples by Mrs. Nath. Goergen. Nine
shade trees were set in Union Park
and new shrubs were put in Market
Square to replace some that had died.
!, Over one thousand individual plants
and shrubs were set in the different
public school grounds, the postofice
and court house lawns
Ten new benches were placed and
III addition to this work the superin-
tendent has given gratuitious advice
whenever requested to property own
ers as to the planting of trees and
shrubbery or plants.
During the year covered by this re-
port, the board Of park commissioners
secured options on the Bond, Hastings
and Newell-Hoyt property to the south
and to the north Of the city for park
purposes. After the issue of bonds TO
the amount of $125,000OO for park
purposes had been approved by ma
jority vote at special election held
In July, 1915, the board closed up these
options and condemnation proceedings
have been started by the city attorney
to secure the Ludwig property to com
plete the park on the north side.
The property secured is as follows:
Hastings, thirteen acres, $13,OOOO0;
Newell-Hoyt estate, forty-four acres.
$20,900.00; Bonds woods, 1927 acres,
$52,17S.00. The Ludwig property com
prises 1854 acres.
NO improvements have been made in
this newly acquired property and can
not be made until after the eondemna-
ton proceedings have been settled
when it will be known how much Of
the $125,000.00 bond issue remains.
The board says it has been in com
munication with landscape architects
and intends to have plans drawn for
the permanent Improvement of these
park grounds. These improvements
are to be made year by year as
funds become available.
In connection with this, the board
says it feels that the appropriation of
100000 a year, which has been set
aside for park purposes, is hardly
enough for the running expenses. and
i will be impossible to spend anv
money this year on permanent i'm
provements.
After careful investigation. the
board says it has found that this an
preparation of 100000 is considerably
smaller than the appropriation for park
purposes in any other cities in the state
OF equal size and population.
The board says it feels that the an
preparation in future years will have
to be increased considerably.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20
TALKS BEFORE LOCAL SOCIETY
Tells Kenosha Association for Relief
Of French Front Wounded of Heroic
Attitude Of France Says
France Aided Chicago

when we Americans remember that,
I'll unsolicited, at the time of the Chi
ago fire, France sent $880,000 to aid
icago s terrible suffering, it makes it
,lmost a matter Of obligation for us to
leny ourselves something to send them
u their hour of need,' said Mrs. w. E..
Clarke in talk yesterday to the Ke-
losha branch for the Relief of the
French Front at meeting in its head
quarters on South street.
Mrs Clarke is the wife of w. f..
Clarke, one of the heaviest owners of
stock in the present Marshall Field 3
company Mrs. Clarke is one of the
many wealthy Chicago women giving
their time and money to aid the French.
AS Mrs. Clarke told tales of the hero
ism Of the French and of the incidents
of which her friends at the front have
written her, many of her hearers were
seen to surreptitiousIy dab at their
eyes with their handterchiefs and then
glance bit guiltily to see who had
noticed it.
She told of the heroism of French
mother who had watched her son die
in hospital and on the day she was
to 90 home alone, she went about
thanking each of the attendants for
services given while her boy lay ILL
One of the doctors expressed his pity
that she had lost her son and his ad-
niration for her bravery.
cit is my fifth son to give his life
for his country, but if only France can
be saved shall not shed tear was
the answer.
She told of a French scrubwoman
who came with all of her savings, gath
cred through seventeen years of con
slant labor, amounting to $500 francs
with which she had intended buying a
little home.
The treasurer of the fund begged the
old woman to reconsider her gift, point
ing out that she was old and would
soon be decrepid and need what she
had saved but she was not to be dis
suaded from her purpose and the sacri-
fetal gift was finally accepted.
She told of the surgeons who gave
their lives as uncomplainingly as do
the soldiers.
After she had finished her talk, Mrs.
Goodson who was with her, illustrated
how to make bandages and other dress
ings, and impressed upon those present
that these must be made exactly to
pattern.
Most of them are fairly easy, but the
"one-neter" bandage proved to be al
most a Waterloo. 1t is made of gauze.
1t measures exactly one meter (that is
the French measure of 80 inches) each
way. Then it is accordian plated Just
three inches to plat until certain
point is reached and then it is folded
another way. Two must work at this
bandage
The forty and more women gathered
tried their hand at this and other ar
ticles and found it was not nearly so
easy as it looked, but they mastered it
before they said farewell to their teach
er. Even the cotton wrappings nut
about each ten of each kind of band
ages was work of art as Mrs. Goodson
put it on, with nice square corners and
made in ship shape.
Great enthusiasm exists amono the
Kenosha women and aid is needed in
tire work from every other woman of
the city who is interested in helping
France.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20
GETS EARLY START I'm RACE
Candidate Who Made Excellent Rus
Two Years Ago Is Getting the, Active
Support of Many Party Lee .ders of
County-Many Democrats Ready.

Tom Scott is a candida tie for shvriK.
He made formal amour lcement today
that he would seek the nomination on
the Republican ticket at the coming
September primaries. T his is not a case
of prominently ment' Toned, - "urged
by his friends" or "possibly in the
race" Mr. Scott de sires to have it
understood that he ha SHE'D his head
gear into the mythic al ring and that
it is going to stay there until some
one with more speed and better hat
takes its place.
EfThere is no use of temporizing in
this NATTER" said Mr.. Scott this
morning. 81 am going to make an
other try at being elected sheriff of
Kenosha county and want my friends
to know it now. 1t may be little
early to start primary campaign, but
mine is on and on in earnest and | am
going to keep right at it until the cleo
ton In November. [ met lot of the
people of KenOsha county during the
primary and election campaigns of two
years ago, but [ am going tc, try and
meet everybody in Kenosha county this
year. There may be some objection
be- 3sstgges to getting an early start
III a c87npaign, but it can not be said
that you are net giving the people
plenty Of time to know yon and know
all there is to me known about YOU.
was very grateful to the people for
the support they showed ME two years
ago and ] am hopeful that will have
the support of all of these people and
a lot more this year. {"
The announcement of Mr. Scott is
OF considerable interest in the city and
county as it comes as the OPENING of
the fall campaign of 1916. 1t is pretty
certain that the campaign will be one
of the most actively contested in the
history of the county, Mr.. Scott is
widely known to the people of the
county and his service on the county
board and on other places of trust has
won for him the confidence of all who
have come into contact with him. It
is just possible that he will have no
opposition for the nomination on the
Republican ticket.
No other Republican candidate has
been mentioned, but of course there is
a lot of time for candidates to come
into the field and undoubtedly there
will be some who will want to firt
with the nomination later. Many Of
the Republicans seem to feel that the
excellent run made by Mr. Scott two
years ago gives him a little lead on
other candidates for the nomination
this year
There is going to be a big fer OF
Democratic candidates for the nomina-
ton for sheriff and already some OF
them are busy building up their poll
teal fences. Andrew Anderson, who
has taken a couple of trys for the
Democratic nomination, has announced
that he is going to be back in the race
again this year and that he plans to
give some one who opposes him such
race that they will at least know that
he was in the running. Hubbard
Zeien of Brighton, is also an announc-
ed candidate for the Democratic
nomination and it is expected that
there will be close to one Democratic
candidate for sheriff from every town
in the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20

Are you aware Of the feet that by
the time you have rewired your screens
twice they have cost you as mitch as
copper wire would in the first places
This expense will continue indefinitely
with the use of inferior wires The
Grant Planning Mill Co. has the remedy
sixteen mesh copper wire in all
-WloIns' advtf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20
RoYAL. IEAGUE NOTICE

Regular meeting of Badger Council
No. 100, Royal League, viii be held
Thursday evening at Castle Hail. A
large attendance is requested.
adva20 Leonard Morenus, Scribe.
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o 2. S. NoTTnE.

Regular meeting Kenosha Chapter
No % Order of Eastern Star, Thursday
evening, April Goth. Initiation and
refreshments.
adya20 By order Of the W. NJ.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20

Fruit trees, home grown: Apples, 5
and feet, $22 per 100, 25 at 100 rate.
Also cherries and pears at reasonable
prices. Also shrubs, etc., for decorat-
ng lawn. Swartz Nursery. sadvw1
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-20
New President of Board OF
Education Holds That the
School Board Has Nota-
BILE Function in City.
SEEK HONESTY AND HARMONY

President Fl. o. Whitbeck of Board of
Education Gives Notable Address to
Board Members on Tuesday Even
ing Standing Committees Named.
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SPENT s2,997.56 IN IS '16
Plant Over 5000 Bulbs in the Parks
and Have Some Trees Donated
Place Shrubbery on School
Grounds and Elsewhere.

The park board in its annual report
presented to the common council by
the president of the board, the Rev.
G. Buenger, set forth that larger ap-
preparation is needed for the upkeep
Of the parks and that Kenosha gives
smaller amount to her parks than do
ether cities of the same size.
Mr.. Buenger shows the total expen-
diture of the board for the fiscal year
ending April l, 1916, to have been
$4,576.71, leaving balance on hand
in the park board treasury of $1,57915
to begin the new year. A. list of the
amounts used in each park follows:
Union Park ..........$ $4,000
n. Side Engine House Park. 11O.70
Market Square ........ 1900
Eichelman Park ........... 1883
Balm Park ................. 327.30
West Side Park ......... 972.75
Maintenance of Greenhouse. 5S5.O5
Equipment :. ........... 109.69
Miscellaneous :. ...... 1895
Total :. ................ So, 1897 Sc
The receipts and expenditures under
the new park fund were as follows:
Bollf issue ....s........... $125 ,09o.10
Interest +. ........... 1896
Total -. ..........$1 1926, 1897 90
Expenditures ...... 86,125.55
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COMMITTEES.

Finance and Claims-Brown, Flad,
Rundell, Scheaffer, Benson.
Buildings and Grounds-Joerndt.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-18
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Mrs. c. F. Allen spent Thursday
with Mrs. B. M. McCrory.
The young married ladies met with
Miss F. Vanderbilt Thursday. All
reported very enjoyable time. They
will meet with Mrs. T. O. Wheeler
Thursday. February Goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bates returned
home Wednesday from Sunnyside,
Washington, after a six weeks visit
with Mr.. Bates parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Gilman spent a
few days with relatives in Boise.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Miller's little
daughter, Dorothy was quite sick Fri
day and Saturday.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Root is quite sick with la grippe.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Vogt spent Sum
day with Mr.. and Mrs. McAdams Of
Lake Lowell.
The quarterly was a good success
and was largely attended.
Miss Nellie Vanderbilt of Caldwell
spent Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. Chas. Vogt and Frank Fisher
filled the pulpit at Claytonia Sunday
evening.
The revival meetings closed Sunday
evening on the account of bad roads
and will reopen again as soon as the
roads improve.
Mrs. Maud Vinson of Caldwell Is
spending a few days with relatives.
Mr.. Chas. Vogt was Caldwell
visitor Saturday.
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Andrew Asp is suffering from an at
tack of bronchitis.
Carl Case arrived Wednesday OF
last week from Great Falls. Montana
where he has been spending the win
ter months.
The choir will meet at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Asp this week.
Walter Aten arrived horne Wednes-
day from the franklin neishborho God
Rev. Lawrence of Roswell conduct
ed services at Sunday school Sunday
afternoon at the school house and will
continue until further notice.
Mrs. Vera Mccoy of Caldwell was
visiting at the Lee Pierce home las,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones were
visiting at the Marlin home near Ros-
well. Sunday.
H. Dunagan has purchased wind.
mill and is putting it in position this
week.
A number of Valley people attended
the dancing party given at the Rock.
wood home Saturday evening, and re-
port a very enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matson. Mr.. and Mrs
Case. Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Usadell and
the Lund family met with the choir al
Otto Usadell's Thursday evening.
The Misses Ethel and Fern Case
Adelia and Winnie Usadell. also Elan
and Ruth Dunagan, were visiting a,
the Robert Grisham home Sunday.
Everything is progressing nicely fol-
good time at the Hard Times
dance. to be held at the school house
Saturday evening, February 10Th. un.
der the direction of the ladies' circle
Valentine Day was observed at the
school house Friday. when all en-.
joyed a Valentine box. The teacher
Miss Trout, served candy and nuts
several visitors were present and en-
joyed the afternoon with teacher and
scholars.
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day did considerable damage in this
vicinity. However. the farmers are
now repairing the roads and bridges.
Miss Lillievie Walker of Mountain
Home spent Sunday at the c c. Bales
home.
Mr.. George Mason has been ap-
pointed road overseer of this district.
{, Paul Wilson. who has been staying
at E. L. Weymouth's and attending
school here, left Friday for his home
in Meridian on account of the illness
of his father,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Farmer spent
Sunday with friends in Caldwell.
The Mason Creek Ditch company
held their annual meeting Saturday
the 18th at the school house. The
same officers were reelected for the
ensuing year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fosse Harshman have
rented one of Lee Thomas farms and
will soon go to housekeeping there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Randolph and
family spent Sunday with the One,
Randolph family.