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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-13

and paid glowing tribute to Rev. Will
liams.
The remains were shipped to Beloit
Wis, Friday evening, accompanied by
his. son, Raymond Williams, and
daughter, Mrs. Annie Barney.
The family have the heartfelt sym.
patty of the entire community in
their bereavement.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-13

The low production of cereals per
acre in this country, which is far less
than in Europe, can't be improved
merely by making it easier for the
farmer to borrow money. u.s..
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-13

All political candidates promise to
favor economy, which pledge they rig
idly observe as long as they remain in
the minority.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-13

These arbitrary railroad presidents
and Brotherhood men are still talking
strike, utterly ignoring the right OF
our leisure class to freight car trans
portation.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-13

The fact that town is having a
rousing Old Home Week celebration
with midway features and side shows,
does not prove that you can catch a
genuine Old Resident on the grounds.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-13

THIS PAPER Issued In
Two Sections; Section
One-Pages I to 8-Lo.
cal news, stories, CORE
spondence and Denison
locals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
ERICKSON MAY RESIGN.
Senior Member Of the Wisconsin Rail
road Commission May Quit
Board First Of April.

According to report in cireula-
ton today, Halford Erickson, chair
man of the railroad commission, will
resign within the coming week. This
will not take place if Governor Philip
can help it, according to statement
given out by the chief executive.
"Mr. Erickson came to me last week
and told me that he wished to resign, y
said Gov. Phillip. - told him that I
would not accept his resignation I'M
less forced to do so. I told him that
there was great deal of important
work before the commission .and that
he was the most valuable man in the
state to handle it, Mr.. Erickson told
me that he had an opportunity to bet
ter himself greatly through the accept
ance Of another offer, and I asked MIN
to go back to the people who had
made this offer and see if he ce1ld not
handle the proposition without re-
signing. This, [ understand, Mr..
Erickson is doing this week"
1t has been understood for some
time that Mr.. Erickson has been con-
templating handing his resignation to
the governor, but in view Of the state
ment by the chief executive today
this will not be done if proper ar
engagements can be made.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
WANTS RAILWAY co. TO PAY.
Anton Nelson Asks Two Hundred Dol
lars from Chicago and Milwau-
kee for Injured Horse.

Improperly maintained road cross
ings has caused the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric Railway. company
and w. O. Johnson, the receiver for
the company, to again be defendant
in the courts of Kenosha county, as
in the municipal court this morning
Anton Nelson of the town of Somers,
filed a suit against the company de-
handing damages to the amount Of
two hundred dollars for injuries to a
horse. On New Years day the horse
had foot caught in defective cross
ing of the railway at the Burlington
road and part Of the hoof was torn
off Nelson declares that the horse
was worth two hundred dollars and
that it has been practically useless
since the injury. The case will be
tried at the April term of the munich
pal court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
FILE MANY APPLICATIONS.
Five Mothers Ask for Pensions to be
Paid Them from the County
Funds on Wednesday.

"Mother's pensions" are evidently
going to be popular in Kenosha as on
Wednesday five applications for help
from the county funds were fled with
Judges Taylor and Randall, the two
magistrates in charge of the division
of the county fund. In four cases the
people asking aid had been residents
of Kenosha county for some time, but
In the other case the woman had come
from Milwaukee county only few
days ago. ct would like to have my
petition acted on at once," she told
the Judges. EfYou see I have been
getting pension up in Milwaukee
county and [ don t want to miss any
of the payments" The attorney gen
eral has ruled that such cases must be
taken care of by the county. How
ever, the judges here will wait until
the regular hearings have been held
before they take any action to pay
any money. All of the applications
will be heard within the next ten days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
Pleasant Prairie People to
Ask for Ninety Thousand
Dollar Bond Issue to
Complete Road Work.
CROWD SHOWS AN INTEREST

Pleasant Prairie, the town which has
been regarded as backward in the
building of roads, decided to go the
limit to get real road system at a
meeting held at the town hall on Thurs
day afternoon.
It was not an official meeting of the
people Of the town, but with fifty of
the most prominent property owners.
Of the eastern and western sections of
the town in attendance the decision
reached is pretty certain to be ratified
at the polls on election day.
This meeting of fifty property own
ers voted unanimously to petition the
town board to submit to the people at
the coming election proposition to
issue bonds in the sum of $4,000 to
complete the building of concrete roads
on all Of the state highways in Pleasant
Prairie.
This may not have been the original
intent Of the meeting, but when Pleas
ant Prairie starts thing she wants to
finish it up. The original plan Of the
promoters OF the meeting was to issue
bonds in the amount of $4,000 to COM
plete the building of permanent roads
in the western part of the town, but
with discussion of the problem the
question Of the completion of the Sher-
idan road was brought up and Pleasant
Prairie decided to be fair to every one
and instead of making the bond issue
$4,000 it was raised to 100000 with
a view of taking care of all state roads.
The petition for the bond issue was
signed by practically every man at the
meeting and it is certain that it will
be signed by many other property own
ers before the town board is called to
act. These people promise to make
vigorous effort to secure the adoption
of the bond issue plan at the spring
election.
The plan provides for the improve
ment Of the Sheridan road throughout
the town with concrete to a width of
fifteen feet at an estimated cost of
$4,000. The improvement of the Mil
Waukee road by laying nine foot con-
crete roadway with three foot granite
shoulder and the improvement of the
Wilmot road from the Geneva road to
the Bristol town line in similar man.
ner. There would also be money
enough to provide for the completion
of the Geneva road.
The bonds viii be issued probably
for term of ten years and the town
will be forced to pay the interest on
the entire 100000 until the bonds are
paid. However, a part of this will be
taken care of. The road committee of
the Kenosha Automobile club has
pledged the club to raise the money to
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
OFFICIALS VISIT OSHKOSH.
Alderman Shearer and DR.. McShane
Go to Seek Wagons for Garbage
Collection on Friday.

DR.. J. J. McShane of the health de-
partment and Alderman Conrad Shear
er, chairman of the special garbage
committee of the common council,
were in Oshkosh on Friday seeking to
get bids for wagons to be used in the
collection of garbage in Kenosha. Lo-
cal manufacturers have advised the
officials to seek bids from the Oshkosh
factories who make a wagon especial
" designed for the work in question.
The visiting officials were shown
every courtesy by the Oshkosh of
fcials and by the men engaged in the
manufacture of wagons there. 1t is
planned to open bids for the wagons
and for the collection of the garbage
two weeks from today. IF the wagons
are purchased from the Oshkosh com
pany it viii be possible for the COM
panies to make immediate deliveries.
The committee is hopeful that the
actual work of collecting garbage can
be started by the fifteenth of April
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
Accident I a Ike $
Place at Corner of Pleas
ant and Elizabeth SITS.
On Friday Night.
PASSENGERS ARE SHAKEN Up

There was regular automobile col
lision carnival out at the corner OF
Pleasant and Elizabeth streets just af-
ter eight o'clock Friday night and
three automobiles were taken, badly
battered, to the garages and half a
dozen people who had been passengers
in the automobiles were rubbing sore
shins and bruised arms as result Of
the collision. The automobiles were
owned by Thomas Hartnell, e. Leroy
Anderson and Frank Nelson. The
first two are used as jitney BUSES and
the last named is used as a taxicab.
The Nelson taxicab which was driv-
eli by John Nelson, was running south
on Pleasant street, Anderson was driv-
ing his jitney bus east on Elizabeth
street, and Hartnell who was a sort
Of an innocent by-stander' in the
accident, was running west on Eliza
beth street. Nelson swung into Eliza
beth street making a decidedly short
turn and locked wheels with the An
derson car and the two swerved to the
west and crashed into the car driven
by Hartnell. Hartnell was making
every possible effort to save his car
from damage and he accelerated his
speed just before the crash came in
hopes that he might pass the other two
automobiles in safely. He was struck
amidships by the two automobiles and
his wheels were broken off and big
hole torn in the side of the ear.
In the Hartnell car were James
Hartnell, Myron Kreiger and Jack
Fox, Kreiger was very badly bruised
but the other men escaped with slight
injuries. In the Anderson car were
Harry Wade and Miss Christine
Burke Neither of them We're severe
" injured, but both had slight
bruises. All three Of the motar ears
were wrecked.
The police report of the collision
would indicate that little more care
or the part of the taxicab driver
might have avoided the accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
GREET PASTOR WITH PURSE.

The reception given last night in the
Swedish Lutheran church in honor of
the Rev. and Mrs. Ernest William
Carlson, who arrived in Kenosha
this week, was delightful affair
socially, attended by two hundred mem
bers of the parish. Mr.. Carlson, who
is to take the pastorate of the church
Immediately was presented with a
purse with $50 in gold in it as a gift
of welcome from his parishioners. The
Swedish Lutheran minister from Ra-
cine and the one from Chicago who has
filled the pulpit in the local church
since Mr.. Nordgren s resignation, were
present at the reception. A supper was
served.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
WILL RAISE $500 FOR BED.

The Woman Is club decided definitely
that it would raise money to support
maternity bed for deserving poor
women in Kenosha hospital, at meet
ing of its committee on philanthropy
in the public library Friday. Work will
be begun Immediately to raise the
money Entertainments of various
kinds and other methods will be re
sorted to by the committee which has
an enrolment Of something over TWEEN
ty-fve members at present with the
expectation that others of the club will
attach themselves to this important
committee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

Mrs Otis Trenary is chairman on a
committee, the other two members Of
which are the Mines. II. H. Lane and
Frank Cheesebro, appointed by the com
mittee on philanthropy of the Woman s
club to devise ways and means of rails
ing money to finance the project of the
philanthropic committee to install a
maternity bed at $500 per annum in the
Kenosha hospital for the use of pros
pective mothers not able to themselves
obtain professional care.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

Judge F. c. Eschweiller of MiIwau-
kee, is making a unique appeal to
Kenosha people for support in the iu-
dicial campaign. He has sent hundreds
OF self addressed and stamped post
cards to the city asking that they be
signed and forwarded to friends of
Kenosha people. 1t is not thought that
the Milwaukee judge will get any
great results for his campaign in this
county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
MEASLES CASES LEAD.
state Health Records Show 1855 Per-
sons Were Afflicted With This
Disease: Typhoid Increases.
W o. W H1Ie,
Inspector of U. S. Agencies.

The great preponderance of measles
throughout the state over other forms
of contagious disease was the marked
feature of February's morbidity re-
ports. According to announcement
made there were recorded 1885 cases
of measles during February, slight
decline from January's total Of 2,766.
In February of last year only 422
cases were recorded. Another develop
ment of the last month was a consid-
cradle increase in typhoid fever owing
90 Milwaukee's epidemic. February
reported 1873 cases, as compared with
q in the preceding month and So in
February of last year. The last month
saw SO cases of diphtheria, 1874 of
whooping cough, 1873 Of smallpox. 314
of scarlet fever, 119 of tuberculosis,
II Of meningitis and 104 of chicken
pox. The total cases of contagious
disease reported in February was
S,S9S, as against 4,0S6 in January.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

take care of the bonds issued for thu
Improvement of the Sheridan road and
many property owners residing along
the other two roads have agreed to
give literally to take care of the inter
est on bonds for the Improvement of
these roads.
Pleasant Prairie viii have to pay
only $4,000 of the principal of the
loan as the law provides that one-third
of it must be paid by the county, one
third by the state and the other third
by the town. In this manner Pleasant
Prairie viii secure the immediate i'm
provement of all its state roads for
an expenditure on the part of the town
of $4,000 plus the interest ON the
bonds.
The meeting was a most enthusiastic
one. DR.. A. j. Lowe of Pleasant
Prairie presided. Chairman Tobin and
other town officers were present at the
meeting, but they had only a minor
part in the discussion of the bic road
problem. The movement was one par
ticularly initiated and advanced by the
people in the town who favor roads.
1t IS going to be the big issue of the
spring campaign.
With Pleasant Prairie pointing the
way, it is possible that other towns in
the county will demand some road
bonds this year. The people in Bristol
are anxious to speed up the work of
building permanent highways and they
may get the bond fever.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23
SAYS HIS RIGHTS PROTECTED
7ormer Kenosha County Man is Alleged
to Have Had Very Small Equity in
Real Estate and Personal Property
on Farm in Saskatchewan.

Tho Canadian neighbors insist that
they have not been treated fairly in
The case Of John Hasa, the Kenosha
county farm hand, who is now on
his way to Canadaor over in Canada,
seeking reparation from that govern
ment. w. j. White, inspector Of
United States agencies, writing from
Ottawa, says that the Canadian gov
eminent has been misrepresented in
the matter. Here is the letter that
he addresses to the Evening News in
order to lay the facts properly be-
fore the public here:
Ottawa, Mar. 8, 1916.
Dear Sir
Having the case of John HASA, of
Kenosha county, drawn to my atten-
ton in your issue Of February 18th,
] was satisfied that all the facts in the
case had not been presented to your
reporter, / communicated with Mr.. j.
Bruce Walker, commissioner Of immi-
grafton, Winnipeg and from him learn
that owing to Authorizations Of HASA,
while in Canada it became necessary
for the authorities to have him con-
fined in an asylum. This was in his
own interests and those Of his neigh
bors Why should his neighbors seek
to do him an injury, and why should
prominent men in Canada perpetuate
that injury by incarcerating him with
out good and sufficient reasong The
full report of the investigation shows
that the authorities were fully justified.
The man s equity in the farm, was
the first payment of one hundred dol
lars, that could be retained by the
vendor, but which the authorities are
now endeavoring to have returned.
The horses We're purchased by HASA
or payment of two hundred dollars
cash and note of ffty-fve dollars.
When he was taken in charge they
were left in charge of neighbor, af-
terward being sold for $152.15, rea-
sonable price considering their half
starved and neglected condition. This
was turned over to the hospital
authorities and paid towards his sus-
tenance at the hospital for the insane
az Battleford-this practice obtains
everywhere.
The farm implements consisted of
harrow and pillow, and were the prop
etty Of the International Harvester
company, and are still on the place.
The $31.20 sent by J. Bruce Walker.
represented the amount which was re-
allied from the sale of Mr.. Haasa's
effects, were for no part of the farm,
but the proceeds of few chickens
which were sold for $500, one seeder
sold for $500 and the remainder Of
the stuff odds and ends which only
realized 1885, thirty-fve cents being
reduced for an express order. This
amount was sent forward to Mr.. Rus
sell H. Jones, county clerk, Kenosha,
Wis, along with his trunk and suit
case, which represented all his per
sonal belongings.
Quoting from the report of the com
missioner Of immigration, at Winni-
peg, "These facts placed before the
public of Kenosha county will. I am,
sure, put a different complexion up-
on the matter"
Yours very truly,
w. j. White,
Inspector of U. S. Agencies.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

Mrs Charles E. Turnock, $50 Prairie
avenue, entertained at shower at
which the honor guest was Mrs. Jesse
Stanley on Thursday afternoon. 1t was
a blue party, the color scheme being
carried out even to the icing on the
cakes which took on a delicate baby
blue tint in conformity with the forget
me-nots and other decorations that all
were in blue.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

Mrs. Fl. S. Henstrut of Virginia,
Ia, is confined to the Kenosha hospital
as a result Of injuries received several
days ago when she fell down the stair
way at the North Western Railway
station. 1t may be several days before
the woman is able to return to her
home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

Miss Madeline Ochs of 421 Sheridan
road entertained at st. Patrick par
ty Friday night. After a seven O'Clock
dinner at which the place cards and
decorations were on the shamrock mo-
tiff, the party was chaperoned at the
theater by Mrs. Mary ochs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

Miss Nellie Smith who has been a
patient in the hospital during her OPP
Grafton for appendicitis and The ensu-
ing convalescence is now SO nearly re-
covered that she has been brought
home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

Miss Fern Harris entertained the j.
F. F. club at a St. Patrick's party in
her home Friday evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

John >Schmitt spent Friday in Chica-
go, Witnessing Experience while
there
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-03-23

Miss Emma Dayton, Exchange street,
is i'll with diphtheria in her home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-20

the river and noted "a different spe-
cies Of birds. This is only about a
third Of the different species that are
TO be found here, he estimates, and
he expects within a few months to
hace a complete catalogue Of the bird
and animal life Of Umatilla county.
Mr. Jewett doesn't have to see a
bird to tell what it is. He knows it bY
its song or call and can give its com.
mon or scientific name without con-
sulting any book. He has something
over 1900 specimens in his own col
lection and has gathered several thou
sands for the government and state
While out Sunday Mr. Jewett discOv-
cred a blackheaded grossbeak dead on
its nest. evidently having been killed
by a hawk He skinned the bird and
stuffed II 70 add to his collection
OF the "a kinds Of birds, Mr.. jew
EFT saw Sunday the rarest in these
parts were Batchelder's woodpecker,
ash-throated flycatcher slate-colored
sparrow and house-finch The fol-
lowing is list of the various species
he encountered and also Of nests that
he located:
Cassins vireo western warbling
vireo Batcheder's woodpecker. Lew
is woodpeekeT. Redshafted flicker,
Ash-throated nycatcner. Trails fly
catcher, western kHngbird, eastern
kingbird western chipping sparrow,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-20
Astoria Exercises Held,

ASTORIA, ore, June l9,-Tht
commencement exercises Of the Asto'
ria high school were held at the audi
torium the address being delivered by
]. H. Ackerman, president OF the
state normal school There were 20
members of the graduating class and
its officers were. President, Grace
Hammarstrom; vice president, John
Elliott; secretary, James Oyertoni
treasurer. Lydia Kaboth
Miss Grace Hammarstrom was the
valedictorian. having maintained an
average of "a per cent during the -four
year course. Miss Agnes Lahti was
salutatorian. her average grade for the
four years having been 80 per cent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-20

NEW YORK. June 17.-Letters in.
dicating that Mrs. Annette Ewart
Schwartz Fleischer, traveller, lecturer
and public schoolteacher is an ex,
tremely temperamental person and
even now is writing a book about her
self which is to make her noted or
notorious hasn't quite decided
which--were submitted to Justice
Callaghan in Brooklyn in opposition
to motion for S25 weekly alimony
and $500 counsel fee. pending trial
of her suit for separation. Justice
Callaghan reserved decision
My coupe" she wrote from Paris
has been such a comfort | love to
run it myself | adore the reckless
transcendent flight through the streets
plunging into sudden openings, and
grinding sudden, hair-breadth stops:
rounding abrupt corners; tossed and
buffeted; skimming into new perils!
II all seems something of myself. Yes,
OF my reckless, daring, danger-lov-
ing self"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-20

LADYBANK, Scotland. June IL
In observation Of the Goth annivers-
airy of his election to the house of
commons from East Fife, Premier As
quith visited his constituency for the
first time since the outbreak Of the
war He addressed a great meeting
OF his supporters and many who in
past years had been his opponents.
The premier made a touching re.
ference to the death of Field Marshal
Earl Kitchener as leaving a place
il, oud constitutional life that none
else can fill and a memory that will
live as long as the British empire.
In a survey of the war situation
Premier Asquith declared that thu
Russian advance was one of the mos
brilliant feats of the war.