The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-09
Personals
Have you paid your bets yet9

| The usual big business was being
done by dealers in hats this morning.
The County Court held it's regular
term today and many cases were call
ed for hearing.
The official canvass of the vote at
the election will be started tomorrow
if the returns are in by that time and
it is expected that it will be completed
by the end of the week.
The epidemic of infantile paralysis
which swept over the state, seems to
have been abated. Not case has been
reported to the state health department.
| for more than two weeks
Jeanette Ketelhut, the infant daugh-
Ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ketelhut,
died at the family residence on Wis
consin street on Tuesday. The funeral
was held today with interment at Green
Ridge cemetery.
Notwithstanding the big doings in
Kenosha on Tuesday night and this
morning but one arrest was made by
the police department He was too en-
thusiastic in celebrating the ''elec-
ton" Of Hughes.
Plans are being made for the MUM
cipal Christmas tree. 1t is expected
that the work will again be under the
direction of the City Club. Commit
tees to handle the different features of
the work will be announced within the
next few days.
Election bets were being paid this
morning on the results in the county
but the men who had backed the ma
tlonal candidates were still holding on
to their money and hoping that some
official count would change the result
as announced.
John L. Miller, a Chicago man who
was celebrating with Kenosha men last
night, fell from an automobile at the
corner of Main street. and Market
Square late Tuesday night. He had a
bad cut in his head and several bad
| bruises as a result of the fall
Frank DeVinne reported to the 20
lice last night that his automobile had
been pretty badly broken up while he
was driving through one of the cleo
ton crowds on Wisconsin street. It is
probable that arrests will be made
later.
Mrs. Anna Palmehn was not the
owner of property on which surface
closet was located and for the main
tenance of which a warrant for her
arrest was issued. It was found that
the property belonged to Christian
Jensen and the warrant was promptly
withdrawn.
Milwaukee Is share of the cost of eIe-
waiting the tracks of the Chicago and
Milwaukee road through the south side
of Milwaukee, will be $772,135.85.
Work is to be started by May LIST, under
the order of the railway commission.
Eleven grade crossings will be elm
mated by the elevation of the tracks.
Captain William Steed, eighty years
of age and widely known to men about
the harbor in Kenosha, was buried at
Racine this afternoon. He was one of
the last of the old pioneer lake cap
tains. At one time he sailed from Ke-
nosha as his home port. He had lived
retired life in Racine for many years.
The new Lincoln School will not be
ready for occupancy this month It
had been planned to hold receptions at
the school about the middle of the
month, but the contractors now de-
clare that it will not be ready until
some time in December and possibly
not until after the first of the new year.
Milwaukee police are still looking
for Ellen,' the elusive Kenosha serv-
ant girl, who some time ago robbed
Fire Commissioner Foley's residence in
that city. Local police have been urg-
ed to keep on the lookout for the girl
as it is thought possible that she will
return to Kenosha. AS yet the Keno
sha people have not been advised as to
the last name of the girl.
The contract for the administration
| building at the state home for women
at Taycheedah, was awarded to the
Appleton Construction Co., for $54, 1872
| by the Board of Control. The Immel
Construction Company was awarded
the contract for the cottage at $62, 1919
The Plankinton Packing Company was
awarded the contkact for meats for
state iastitutions at $26,351.31.