The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-09
Local Items

Miss Betty Martin, 45S Bond street,
entertained the Beta Delphi Phi at her
home Tuesday night.
Schuyler Van Ingen of Yonkers, N.
Y, formerly of Kenosha, spent a few
hours with Kenosha friends on Tues
day evening.
John NJ. Regner, the jeweler, has
passed the state board of examiners as
an optometrist and now has state
license to test eyes and fit glasses.
Lafayette Robinson, South Sheridan
road, is installing an Osweld Pilot plant.
The plant promises to be one of the most
modern systems for lighting country
homes.
Former Game Warden John A.
Sholts, widely known to many people in
Kenosha, died suddenly at his home in
Sparta on Tuesday following a stroke
of paralysis.
The bound copies of the proceedings
of the county supervisors were deliv-
cred to the county clerk this morning.
They will be supplied to all voters at
the polls on election day.
Inspector strom of the United
States postoffice department, was in
Kenosha today making inspections. A
report on the needs of the Kenosha
Office is expected within the next few
days.
The candidates at the primary do
not seem to be warming up to the work
of campaigning and the men who are
accustomed to find financial profits in
political campaigns declare that the
campaign is "dead one.
The funeral of the late Mrs Cert
rude Barnhill was held from the fami-
ly residence on Bond street this af-
ternoon. The remains will be taken
to Crown Point, Ind, for interment in
the family plot there on Thursday.
The industrial commission has not
as yet sent out any formal report of
its investigation of conditions in the
ice fields of Kenosha county. Tt is ex-
pected that this report wifi be issued
some time before the opening of the
next ice cutting season.
The final account in the settlement
of the estate of the late Charles A.
Turnock, formerly of Salem, was fled
in the county court on Tuesday and
Judge Taylor issued a formal order for
the distribution of the estate. It is
valued at more than $4,000.
Attorney William D. Thompson of
Racine, is being urged for the ap-
pointment of judge of the United
States court to succeed the late Judge
Seaman. It is said that he is being
strongly urged by close personal
friends of President Wilson for the
appointment.
Miss Bessie E. Welch was married in
Milwaukee Monday by the Rev. Judson
Ellsworth to Roger Prior Rice Of New
York. Miss Welch is the daughter of
Charles I. Welch, 827 Cass street, Mil
waukee, who is well known in Kenosha
where he has acted as circuit court re-.
porter many terms.
Miss Alice Pennoyer will entertain
Miss Lutte E. Stearns who is to speak
at the woman's department Of the farm
ers' institute in the Methodist church
at 2 o 'clock Friday, while Miss Stearns
is in the city. She is expected at IL
a. m. Friday and with Miss Pennoyer
will go directly to the woman s lunch
con at the Baptist church.
The Royal Neighbors gave surprise
farewell party to Mrs. William Klotz,
Salem avenue, who is about to move to
Milwaukee, on Tuesday afternoon, at
tended by fifty members of the organi-
cation. Mrs. Klotz has been member
of the Kenosha lodge for ten years and
has served in several official positions.
She was presented with handsome sill
yer service, Mrs. Jennie Rapp making
the presentation speech. After the
elaborate dinner which was served, the
departing member was gracefully
toasted by the Mines. G. M. Wyman and
Harry Bruner. A meeting of the Royal
Neighbors will be held at p. m. to-
morrow in the Odd Fellows hall.