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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
SELL BONDS ON MAY DAY.
First Seventy Thousand Dollars of the
Water Bonds to be offered for
Sale at That Time.

Formal notice has been given that
the first batch of bonds issued by the
city council to provide fund for the
building of the water plant will be
sold at the office of the city clerk a
week from next Monday. At this time
$4,000 worth of the bonds will be Of
fered for sale. On July 1st a second
installment of 100000 will be sold and
the last installment of 100000 will be
sold on the first day of October. The
bonds are sold in three installments
with a view of saving the city some
interest charges as it is not thought
that all of the money from the bond
issue will be needed by the water board
before the first of November. An eff
fort is being made to interest the peo-
pie of Kenosha in the bonds as it is re-
garded that they will be popular on
account of the fact that they are
"water bonds." IT is expected that
with the present financial conditions
that the city will be able to secure a
considerable premium on the bonds.
Notice of the sale of the bonds is being
sent to all of the large bond buyers of
the country.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
Sets Second Week in
May as Time for Cleaning
Up City Before Sum-
mer Comes.
WANTS ALL TO AID IN WORK

Mayor Pfennig proclaimed "clean-
up" week for Kenosha this morning
when he set the week beginning on May
8th and ending ON May 18th as the
time for the city to clean away the
debris of winter and get ready for he
coming of the summer season. Later
On formal proclamation will be issued
to the people and it will be a call of
all classes of people in the city to help
in the work of making Kenosha g.
cleaner and more healthfu1 city for
the summer season. Winter has left
a lot Of debris in the back yards and in
the back alleys and an effort will be
made to have everything cleaned up in
the week set aside. The city will be
the first mover in the plan and every
departmnt will help in carrying out the
work. The health department. has
strongly urged the clean up of the city
before the coming of the warm weather
and this department will see to it that
hundreds of notices are sent out and
ONOly plague opOG LII NGuOSud Will UG
sought out and the owner of the prop
erty ordered to clean it up. The street
department will have extra wagons on
the streets to aid the people in getting
rid of the debris and it is expected
that hundreds of loads of debris left
by the winter will find their way to the
city dumping places. Last year the Ke-
nosha Retailers Association had charge
of the Kenosha Clean Up Week and
the association will give every possible
aid to the movement this year. The
Woman IS Club of Kenosha and the City
CLUB and the Catholic Woman s Club
will also be called upon to aid in the
movement of making the clean up city
wide. Every possible influence is to
be called in to make all the people of
the city appreciate the value Of cleaning
up. Systematic plans for carrying out
the work will be made before the first
day of the week set aside by the mayor
Even he insurance companies are tax
ing an interest in the matter. The
Metropolitan Life Insurance company
has asked the mayor for permission to
circulate the town with a booklet issued
by the company showing the value of
a clean city as health asset.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
FORMER KENosHAN DEAD.
Mrs. Rose Keenan, Mclean Died at
Green Bay This Morning After
Long Illness.

kilograms received in Kenosha just
before noon today announced the death
of Mrs. Rose Keenan, Mclean, aged II
years, widow of the late Thomas Nc
Lean, which occurred at her home at an
early hour this morning. Mrs. Mclean
was daughter Of the late Thomas
Keenan,, one of the pioneers of Ke-
nosha, and she had spent all of her
younger life in Kenosha. She was edu-
Gated in the schools of the city. After
her marriage she removed to Green Bay
and she had since made her home in
that city. Mrs. Mclean had made fire.
quent visits to Kenosha and she was
widely known here. She is survived by
one son, Thomas Mclean, who resides at
Green Bay. Funeral services will be
held at Green Bay on next Tuesday
morning and many Kenosha relatives
will go to that city to attend the serv-
ices.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
PUNCHED TWICE IN ONE DAY.
G. w. Christensen Of Kenosha Has Lots
of Trouble With Motor Cops in
Racine County.

q. W. Christensen, an automobile
owner of Kenosha, evidently had the
speed mania for he was arrested twice
for speeding on the same day-once in
the city Of Racine and one in Racine
county.
Christensen appeared in the munich
pal court in Racine Friday to answer
the charges, and entered plea of guilty
to both of them. He was fined $15 and
costs for each offense, the whole total
ing up over $40.
The Kenosha man was first arrested
in the city early in the evening, being
overtaken by Grover Lutter, one Of the
sheriff's motorcycle men, while he was
going thirty miles an hour with his au-
tomobile. The motorcycle officer fol-
lowed Christensen in from the county,
where he had noticed him speeding, but
did not succeed in catching him until he
was already inside the city limits.
Christensen put up bonds and was no
titled to appear in court on Friday
morning.
After transacting business in Racine,
Christensen set out for Kenosha about
midnight. He was in a hurry to reach
home and so was driving along the
cement road south of the city at a lively
gait. Motorcycle Officer Clinton Hit
tier was on the joblooking for speeders
and gave chase of Christensen, catching
1,r1 ~
ended. He also placed Christensen under
arrest. Christensen was quite peeved,
saying, Il How many times do you fell
lows want to pinch me for speeding |?
I've already been pinched once today
For the second time that day, he put
up bonds for his appearance and was
allowed to continue on his way.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
THREW GLASS ON sTREET-F1NED
Harry SekukH Pays Three Dollars and
Costs When He Fails to Heed
Order of Police Officer.

Men who drive automobiles win ap-
plaud the action of Judge Randall in
municipal court this morning. Harry
Sekukki was brought in on the well
worn charge of disturbance and the
story of the police officer was
that Sekukki had thrown glass bottle
on one of the paved streets on the west
side of the city. The throwing of the
bottle was considered something of an
offense but the defendant made it worse
when he refused to follow the instruc-
lions of the police officer and clean up
the broken glass. He informed the po-
lice officer that the city employed r1en
to clean the streets. Following the ar
gument Sekukki was brought in on q
charge of making a disturbance. He
entered plea of guilty and Judge Ran
dali assessed a fine of So and the costs
of the action, amounting to $872 in all.
1t is evident that it is an expensive
pastime to throw glass on Kenosha
streets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
Ed Murphy Announces He
Is Going to Be the early
Bird" for Dem. Prefer
ence for Sheriff.
ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY TO-DAY

Tom Scott started something on Wed
nesday when he playfully SHE'D his hat
into the ring as candidate for sheriff
Of Kenosha county. This morning I'd
Murphy insists that he never saw a po-
litical ring that was not large enough
for at least two hats and following the
idea of Scott that it is the early bird
that gets the proverbial worm Murphy
announced today that he was a candi-
date for the Democratic nomination for
sheriff. He went over to the office of
Mr.. Scott to talk it over but the two
| candidates have no idea of campaigning
together. Murphy insists that he has
just as much claim to the title of
logical candidate' for the Democracy
| for Sheriff as Scott has for the Re
| publican nomination. He has been over
the hurdles of one political campaign.
Back in 1912 he raced away from a
field of Democratic candidates and got
the nomination. He was defeated by
DR.. F. w. B. Achen in the election
which followed. Murphy insists that
since that time the county has grown
and that a lot Of the growth has been
made up of Democratic voters.
| AS the first city candidate for sheriff
the announcement of Mr. Murphy is of
interest. It is probable that there will
| be others in the city who will want to
flirt with the Democratic nomination
and it is known that several others are
out looking the field over.
| It is rumored that August Kisten who
has given up his place on the Common
Council this week is thinking a little of
going out after the Republican nomina-
ton for sheriff. Mr.. Kisten has not
got far enough into the campaign to put
any hat in the ring as yet and he holds
that there is plenty of room and plenty
of time to take this action later.
| Politicians are looking forward to
| the campaign with a lot of interest
Presidential campaigns in the past have
not been times of great success for
Democratic candidates in Kenosha
county but this year the men who wear
the badge of Democracy seem to think
| that there is a real chance for Demo
cratic victory in the county. The Re
publicans who have been active in coun-
| ty politics are not doing any talking but
it is known that plans are under way
for an early politicalorgani bfgwyp;!;
for an early political organization of the
county. It is also understood that the
Democracy is not asleep at the post
and it is probable that they will be in
the field with an organization just as
early.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
court TO DECIDE PLEA SOON
Kenosha Men Sign Affidavits Showing
That Chas. e. Carpenter and B. Hin
richs Could Not Get Impartial Trial
In This County at This Time.

It is improbable that the trial of
Charles R. Carpenter and B. Hinrichs,
charged with Irregularities in connecs
ton with the management of the Com
mercial and Savings bank in Racine,
will be brought to Kenosha county for
late Friday afternoon the attorneys for
the indicted bankers filed afidavits of
prejudice in the circuit court of Racine
county, protesting against the venue
OF their cases to either Kenosha county
Of the defendants were supplemented
by affdavits signed by more than fifty
Of the most prominent men Of this sec
tion Of the state. In the afidavits the
ghost of the old United Refrigerator
company was raised up again and it
was made one of the principal reasons
for protesting against the trial of the
case in Kenosha county. The Kenosha
county men signing the affdavits, pro-
testing against the trial of the case in
this county, included: Charles T. JEFF
ferry, Samuel S. Simmons, Roger N.
Kimball, Otis L. Trenary, Robert Will
Eams and Harry nj. Baldwin. The af-
fidavits of these men declared that so
great publicity had been given to the
failure of the bank and the later failure
of the other company, which Carpen-
ter had been connected with, that in
their opinion it would be unfair to
the two men to bring them to this
county for trial.
In his separate affidavit Mr.. Carpen-
ter sets forth that he was connected
with the Commercial and Savings bank
il: the capacity of cashier for twenty
four years up to the time the bank
closed its doors, September II, 1914.
AT that time the bank had 1900 check
ing accounts and $500 savings ac-
counts. Besides this there were still
outstanding many certificates of depos-
it, cashier 8 checks, and unpaid drafts
owned by people residing in Racine,
Kenosha and Walworth counties.
Claims to the number of $500 were
Immediately fled against the bank
an6 there are still outstanding 1900
claims. Mr.. Carpenter has looked over
the list of depositors up to March 5,
1915, and has found 6,843 claimants re-
siding in the city of Racine, 1000 in
Racine county, 26 in the city of Keno
sha, 46 in Kenosha county, and IL in
Walworth county. The total amount
of a1a
consisting Of the 8,345 claims filed
against the bank.
On account of the afidavits it is not
improbable that the cases will be sent
to one of the circuits in Milwaukee for
trial. The demand for the change of
venue will probably result in some de-
lay in the hearing of the cases. Under
the first program they were scheduled
to be taken UP next week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
WRITES OF MEXICO.
Lawrence j. Melbusch Tells About
Bad Trails Truck Drivers
Have to Follow.

There are no roads in this part Of
Mexico" writes Lawrence J. Melbuscb,
one Of the Kenosha boys with the troop
ers in Mexico, to his aunt. GIVE have
trails instead of roads and in some
places 1T is so rough can hardly sit on
the truck seat. Ali drivers wear full
soldiers uniform. You ought to see
me in khaki. We each carry As cali
bre Colts revolver and 1920 calibre
Springfield rifle. We also have Ill
rounds of ammunition. Each truck ror-
ries a soldier for guard so you see we
are all well protected.
The only shooting we have heard so
far is when we have met pack of
coyotes or prairie wolves.
eve have two machine guns and
about twenty rifles that were taken
away from Villa soldiers.
We arrested a half dozen Mexican
suspects with a machine gun and they
were put IN the guard house last night.
We are to have two days rest be-
fore we go out again, and while we
are here we will have our pictures ia
ken. I think we shall be back at the
end of three months and maybe
sooner.n
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
CIRCUS COMING NEXT MONTH.
Gollmar's Circus Secures Permit FROM
the City Today for Parade on
Nav 9th Next

the City Today for Parade on
May 9th Next.
Cheer up. Spring is actually here.
The real fact was discovered up at the
city hall this morning when the advance
agent of a circus called and asked for
a permit. He didn't want license to
show, but a permit to have parade
and he got it with the understanding
that he is to pay fifty dollars for it.
The agent was the advance for the
Gollmar's Brothers circus which is to
be in Kenosha on May 9th. This will
be about the earliest date for a circus
in Kenosha in many years, but it is
expected that by that time the people
will have warmed up enough to get the
circus fever. The show is to pitch its
tents somewhere west of the city on
Grand avenue. The small boy will be
able to revel in the show posters in
the next few days as the advertising
car is expected in Kenosha the first of
next week.. Of course, the circus is
bigger and better than ever this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
WIFE GRANTED DIVORCE.
Mrs. Ruth Eisenhauer Charges Her
Husband With Extreme Cruelty
in Municipal Court.


In the municipal court ON Thursday
afternoon Judge Randall handed down
a decree of divorce in the suit of Mrs
Ruth Eisenhauer against her husband,
Earl Eisenhauer. The wife charged ex-
IRENE cruelty and failure to provide and
charged her husband with having aban-
doned her in order to court with other
women. Eisenhauer was not in court,
but he was represented by attorneys
and they made no objections to the
granting of the decree. The evidence
showed that the couple were married at
Waukegan on October 6, 1914. There
is one child, baby four months old
and the custody of the child was
awarded to the mother. Eisenhauer
was ordered to pay two dollars a week
for the support of the baby.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
BLAME COMPANY FOR DEATH
Complaint Asserts No Warning Signals
Were Given and That Car Which
Struck the Schulze Automobile Was
Running at Forty Miles an Hour.

The Chicago and Milwaukee Flee.
trio Railway company and W. o. John
son, the receiver of the company, is
named as a defendant in an action
demanding damages to the amount of
$4,000 which was fled in the circuit
court on Wednesday by Attorney A,
F.. Buckmaster as attorney for Mrs.
Olga Schulze, administrators of the
estate of the late Carl G. Schulze.
The action for damages is based on the
fatal accident which occurred at the
Salem avenue crossing of the electric
line on the morning of December 18th
of last year which resulted in the death
of Mr.. Scbulze. Mrs. Schulze claims
damages to the amount of $4,000 for
the death of her husband and $500
for damages to the automobile in
which he rode to death.
The complaint is lengthy one and
it charges that the death of Mr..
Schulze was directly due to the negli-
gent manner In which the agents of
the defendant company operated its
cars over the lines. It is alleged in
the complaint that the car which struck
the automobile driven by Mr.. Schulze
was being operated at speed far in
excess of the speed permitted by law
and at not less than forty miles an
hour. The complaint shows that the
motorman in charge of the car was in
full possession of the facts in regard
to the dangers which lurked at the
crossing where Mr.. Schulze was killed.
That he had repeatedly passed the
crossing and knew that materials for
the trunk sewer had been piled about
it In such a manner that it was almost
impossible for person on the road to
see the approach of trains. The com
plant asserts that the motorman in
charge of the car failed to give
warning signals as the car approached
the crossing.
The case is going to be of especial
interest on account of the fact that
several deaths of similar nature oc-
cured just about the time the Kenosha
man was killed and the relatives of
other victims of the electric car are
waiting for the outcome of this case
to press actions for damage against
the company. After the accident
which resulted in the death of Schulze
the motorman and conductor in charge
of the car were arrested on charges of
operating the car at a speed faster
than permitted by the city ordinances
and they were convicted. An appeal
was taken in the case and this appeal
has not as yet been disposed of.
Efforts will be made to bring the
case up for trial at the next term of
the circuit court, but it is probable
that there will be considerable DELAY
in getting the case to trial on account
OF the fact that week from Monday
the Chicago and Milwaukee road is to
be sold by the receivers. The coming
Of new ownership and management
to the line will probably open the way
for attorneys for the company to de-
mand considerable delay in the hear
ing of the case. Tt is said that sugges-
lions of settlement of the claim by
the payment of small damages have
been made by the attorney of the
company, but the attorneys for Mrs.
Schulze have refused to even consider
the suggestions of settlement which
have been made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
old MEMBERS IN HIGH FAVOR
Rev. Carl Buenger Who Has Served as
Chairman of Park Com. Not Seeking
disappointment - Names Expected
to % to Council at Next Meeting.

Mayor Pfennig is going to have plenty
Of chances to exercise the appointive
powers vested in the head executive of
the city during the coming week as be-
fore the first of May which comes a
week from Monday the mayor is ex-
pected to name men to fill vacancies on
the important governing boards of the
city. The list includes the Police and
Fire commission, the Board of Park
Commissioners, the Board of Health and
later on the Board of Library Commits
sioners.
AS the city council will be in session
on the first day of May it is expected
that the mayor will send his full list of
appointments for confirmation at that
time.
While the mayor has not given out
any indication as to whom he will name
it is not expected that there will be any
great number of changes on these
boards. In the Police and Fire Com
mission the term of Henry B. Robinson
will expire. Mr.. Robinson has been one
of the most faithful and active of the
members of the board and the members
of the commission are unanimous in
seeking his reappointment. So far as
can be learned no other appointment
has been suggested to the mayor.
The term of the Rev. Carl Buenger,
president of the Park Board, expires
this year. Mr.. Buenger was the first
man to be named to the Park Board
following the creation of the board and
he has served as chairman of the board
since its organization. Under his lead
ership the board has been able to ac-
complish large amount of work to Sc
cure more and better parks for the city
Mr.. Buenger has been in favor of
progress in taking care of the public
grounds Of the city and he was one of
the strongest advocates of the purchase
of the park lands bought by the city
during the present year. Mr.. Buenger
is in no way candidate for re-appoint-
ment but it is thought that he would
accept the position for another term of
five years if it came to him unsolicited
Members of the board are Just as unani-
nous as the members of the Police and
Fire Commission in urging the re-
appointment of the west side minister
There will be two vacancies on the
Board of Health. The term of J. w
DeCou will expire on the first of May
and there is another vacancy caused by
the election of the mayor to office
Mayor Pfennig has been one of the most
active members of the board but he may
not hold the office of mayor and remain
on the board and for this reason "a
successor must be appointed. Mr.
DeCou was one of the first members
of the board to be named following this
passage of the Health Department ordi
nance and he has been most active as a
member of the board.
If Mayor Pfennig has made up his
mind as to whom he will name for the
different boards he has made no an
nounc, rent of his decision. 1t is prob
able that the appointments will not be
made until week from Monday when
the formal appointments will go to the
council. The appointment of member
of the library commission will be made
about the first of July.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

The common council members are
busy listing all of the bad sidewalks in
the city and within the next few weeks
a general sidewalk ordinance will be
passed providing for the building and
rebuilding of walks in all of the wards.
The members of the council promise to
make this a clean up ordinance and
the work will be started early enough
to secure its completion before the
winter comes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

County Clerk Jones this morning re-
ceived instructions from the state to
collect percentage of the salary of the
county superintendent and the county
supervisor of teachers to be paid into
the pension fund Of the teachers. This
provision of the law has not been en-
forced in the case of the officials of
Kenosha county in previous years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

The man who refuses to take time to
read the elevation order will probably
be the one who will do the most talking
about just how the city should handle
this big question. Strange to say I e
railroad commission can not force peo-
pie to know what they ar, talking about
before they set themselves up as guar
dams of the public.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

Arrangements are being made for
the annual meeting of the county clerks
Of Wisconsin, which is to be held at
Superior, probably the last week in
June. County Clerk Russell FL. Jones
Of this county, is secretary of the state
organization.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

My but Lacrosse must be a sleepy
town. A safe was blown there in the
heart OF the city in broad day light and
the man who did the job got away with
out even having to register at the po-
lice station.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

And now some of the officials at
Washington are charging that the Car
rama leaders deliberately concocted the
story of the death of Villa to get rid
of the American army in Mexico. Ban
ish the thought.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

Kenosha still seems to have one relic
of barbarism The council is advertis-
ing for the services of city physician.
What chance has the poor got when it
comes to cutting rates for medical at
tention.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27

Frank Aiello sent to the state prison
from this county on conviction of
charges Of grand larceny, was releas-
ed on April 10Th.