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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-17
First publication, Feb. 10. 1916.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

First publication, Feb 10. 1916
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
KENOSHA COUNTY COURT - IN PRO
BATE.
In the matter of the Estate of Matthias
Kollmann, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Matthias
Kollmann, deceased, late of the city of
Kenosha, in said County of Kenosha, viii
be examined and adjusted by the County
Court of Kenosha County at the regular
terms of said Court to be holden at the
County Court room, in the City of Kenosha,
in and for said County, on the first Tuesday
of April, A. D. 1916, and on the first Tues
day of October, A. D. 1916, at ten o'clock
A. M. of those days, also that the time
until and including the first Tuesday of
September, A. d. 1916, is the time allowed
and limited for creditors of said Matthias
Kollmann, deceased, to present their claims
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 7th day of Febru-
airy, A. d. 1916.
By the Court,
GEO. w. TAYLOR,
WAC County Judge.
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II you have farm tic sell OF pro-
erty to trade for city property, see me
at once. F. s. Symmonds, I'll Public
Service Building, Keno sha. Phones
4l5O and $40. wit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-17
First Publication February 8, 1916.
SUMMONS.

CIRCUIT COURT. KENOSHA COUNTY.
May Brasher. Plaintiff, VS.. James a.
BrasheF, Defendant
The State of Wisconsin, to the said de-
PENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service Of this
summons. exclusive of the day of service,
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid; and in case of your failure
so 20 do Judgment viii be rendered against
you according to the demand of the COM
plant; which is fled with the clerk of
said court.
ROBERT V. BAKER.
PLAINTIFFS Attorney
2. O. address 314-315 Public Service Bids.
KenoSha, Kenosha County, Wis VA
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-17
First publication. Feb. 10, 1916.
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STATE OF WISC0NSIN-IN COUNTY
COURT FOR KENOSEIA COUNTY.
In the matter of the application of John
u. Rodgers and Loui NJ Rodgers, husband
and Wife for leave to adopt minor child,
now known as and called Walter Rodgers.
Notice is hereby given. that at the regu-
lar term of the county court to be held in
and for said county of KenOSha at the
county court room in the court house, in
the city of Kenosha. in said county, on the
first Tuesday (being the eth day. of March.
A. D. 1916, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
of said day, the following matter will be
heard and considered:
The petition of John J. Rodgers and Loui
NJ. Rodgers husband and wife, of the city
of KenOSha, in the county of Kenosha. and
state of Wisconsin, for leave to adopt a
minor child not their own by birth, known
as, called and named Walter Rodgers, the
names and whereabouts of whose parents
are unknown and who have abandoned said
child.
By the Court,
GEO. w. TAYLOR.
W45 County Judge.
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]. A. ROWROTTOM
NEWsLEALER - BRISTOL. WIS.

Represents The Tele-
graI--Courier through
out the County, and is
taking subscriptions
and collecting for tho
only strictly local pa
per published here. :
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-17
First Publication February 8, 1915.
SUMMONS.

CIRCUIT COURT, KENOsHA COUNTY.
John Bobyk, Plaintiff, VS.. Sophie Bobyk,
Defendant.
The State Of Wisconsin, to the said de-
PENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service Of this
summons, exclusive of the day sof service
and defendethe above entitled action in the
court aforesaid; and in case of your failure
so to do Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand Of the COM
said court.
ROBERT V. BAKER
Plaintiffs Attorney
p O. address 314-315 Public Service RIdg
Kenosha, Kenosha County. Wis. Wa
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-17

OA 0SSSAOh
55-w. 1-2 of N. e. IA of
section 10, town 2 N,
Range 81 E.; part of S.
w. IA of section 10, in
said town and range,
viz: Commencing at S.
f. corner of said IA sec
ton; thence N. on E.
line Of said Ia to n. line
of same: thence W. 20
rods; thence S. parallel
to r. line of said Ia to
s. line of same; thence
r.. on s. line of said IA
to beginning. n. 1-2 of
of S. e. Ia of section
Is, town . N, Range 81
e. Also, commencing
at S. W. corner stake of
s. W. Ia of S. e. IA
of section Is; thence e.
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rods; thence W. 115
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rods; thence S. 70 rods
to beginning, contain
ing 10S rods of land.
Also commencing at S.
w. corner stake of n.
w. IA of S. e. IA of
section Is: thence run
mir S. 8 rods: thence e.
81 rods; thence n. 8
rods; thence w. u rods
to beginning, containing
/ acre and 8 rods of
land. Also part of s.
w. Ia of section Is;
commencing at N. w.
corner of said IA sec
ton; thence S. on w.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-17

Flrst publication FEBRUARY ), 1916.
SUMMONS.
CIRCUIT COURT, KENOSHA COUNTY.
Herman Schiller, Plaintiff, VS.. Marie
Schiller, Defendant.
The State of Wisconsin, to the said de-
PENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service.
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid and in case of your failure
so to do judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the com
plant; which is filed with the clerk of
said court.
ROBERT v. BAKER.
Plaintiffs Attorney
P O. address 314-315 Public Service Bldg.
Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis. Wa
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
BY HAROLD JOHNSON.

Baseball umpiring no longer is a
black art attended by skullduggery.
Diamond arbiters may now discuss
their alma mater-provided they at
tended the school for umpires at Gin
cinnati. If plans do not go amiss a
dozen leather-luRged gents. trained TO
the minute on detail and decorum. will
be graduated from this institution.
April l2, opening day in the major
leagues. Il will be commencement
day for the judges of play, the first
ever staged
The class has been selected from a
] list Of 20 amateur and semi-profes-
sional umpires Of Cincinnati Those
passing the acid test will be awarded
diplomas and assigned TO duty where
the base hits are thick and the verbal
bon mOts frequent A class OF 80 has
gone through the winter instruction
but will be required to complete an
others work.
Howard Renshaw, secretary Of rec
roation to the park commission had
charge OF the tests. William Hart
former National League umpire, is II
charge OF the graduating class. Bill
Carpenter International League judge
OF play, will sit in as master over the
next class.
At first the venture was given the
ha ha by experienced semi-profes-
J siOnal umpires One minor league
arbiter also ridiculed the class. Later
these scoffers enrolled. The course
includes the Interpretation of the rules
Of the different leagues, personality OF
umpires. systems OF umpiring, scoring
the game. first aid and history OF the
game, as follows.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
MOOSE Carnival TO
open week OF MAY 4

AS the first prize in a popularity
contest, soon to be inaugurated by
the Moose Lodge, a 1916 model FIVE
passenger touring car has been Sc
lected. This was decided on at a
meeting of the carnival committee at
the Moose home last night. The con-
test will close on May 4.
During the week of May 4. the
Joseph G. Feran Shows. Inc, will
play their annual engagement here
under the auspices Of the Moose.
Kirkwood Park will be the location.
The contest will be open to any
resident Of Wilmington and suburbs
over the age OF 16 years. No entry
blanks are required Voting booths
will be located in several convenient
stores.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
CiRTOONIsT AHERNS IMPRESSION UMPRES

neutrality-suspicious. OF the Ma
tional, American. minor and amateur
league rules.
Personality Of umpires-Dress Of
uniform. Gesture. Voice Position
or poise Attitude toward players.
Attitude toward spectators. Attitude
toward game. Contents Of grip, tape,
first aid. etc
System OF umpiring - Positions
working single. Positions and divi-
sion OF decisions working double. Po-
sitions and division OF decisions work
ing quadruple. Positions and duties
before the game. Duties after the
game.
Notation and the gamo-Scorlng the
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
MERWICK MIDGETs WIN.

Merwick Midgets defeated the Elm
A. c., at the Second and DUPONT
streets grounds. on Wednesday after
noon by the score OF 6 to f. The
features of the game were the pitch
ing OF Fred Clark and the catching
OF Townsend. Clark had ten strike
outs while Malloy of Elm A. c. had
nine. Malloy made a three-base hit.
Rogers made a great snap at sec
ond and ended with a two-bagger,
The line up was as follows:
Merwick NJdgets-Townsen c.;
Clark. p:; Maloney. S.: Hearn. 1b. 4:
Rogers. 2b.; Gallon. 3b.; Herlihy,
rf.; O'Connor, CT; Herlock. II.
Elm A. C.-Guilday, c.; Malloy. D.;
F. Guilday. S.; Lafferty. h.; Gem,
2b.; Daniels, 3D.: Valentine, IT,: u.
Daniels. ST; Thompson. RI.
The Merwick Midgets would like
TO play any team in this city from
- TO IA years old. Send challenges
TO Clinton Townsend. 2O41z North
Harrison street
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
PENNsY LEAGUE coMPLErE.

LANCASTER. Pa. April LEO
troomc. organizer Of the Pennsylvania
state Baseball League, was here yester
day arranging for opening the season at
Rossmcrc Park
lie announced the league was com.
plctcd. with eight clubs. Lancaster. with
]. y. Reinhart as president. and "Wid
bill' Dahlcn, Of BROOKLYN. or Bill Phil.
lips. ns Ainagcr; Reading. james r.
Strickland. manager; Harrisburg. George
Iockhill' Lebanon, Hugh McKinnon
Allentown, Billy kcelcr; York, Lew
Riticr' Altoona Percy Stcttler
Mr. Groome stated that President
Icncr. of the National League. in favor
me their movement, will see IL get.
protection. The Lancaster team ha. ..
mon under contract. who will report
Npul 2I The season opens May 10.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

game Report sheets and note book.
Protests. Atlidavits warrants, etc.
Evidence. Reporting for press.
First aid-Sits for first aid. Arterial
and venous circulation. Bandaging.
Epileptic weakness. Police and hos
piial service.
History OF the game.-Story OF base
ball by A. G. Spaldng. Successive
rotation az bat and successive action
.of player. Combined instantaneous
effort as i'm Rugby football.
According TO Miller Higgins. mana
ger OF the ST. Louis Cardinals, an
amateur umpire can be taught so he
can save Eve years Of his life by learn
ing the game thoroughly when young
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

have enough room to run around
when he buys that farm.
You can't accuse Yale Of soldering
on the football job. With the Har-
ward game only eight months distant,
practice has started at New Haven.
Frank Moran couldn't get bumped
hard enough in his old auto so he
bought new one. A few more
smashups and Frank will be calloused
enough to tackle willard again.
Benny Leonard. GOtham's rising
lightweight. says the printing trade is
brutal Rather than juggle type he
turned box fighter,
The Bitter Root KID is a fightin'
person from Montana. This is just TO
put you wise to the fact that he is
lot patent medicine.
"The Bancroft Team Playing in Mid
season Form" scribbles a Rockford
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
McFARLAN BEATS GILLnN.

McFarlan proved the better in a fast
game in the tournament for the open
pocket billiard championship OF Della
ware at the Royal Parlors last night
and defeated Gillon by score OF $50
to lO5. McFarlan's highest runs we're
p and "a. while Gillon succeeded in
getting 20 and %. Brown and Hall will
meet in the game tonight.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

The Newport baseball club opened a
three-night bazaar last night in Red
Mems Hall. Newport. There was a
large attendance The Newport Band
gives concerts nightly. A large attend
ance is expected tomorrow night when
many members Of the Wilmington
League will be present
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
sPnRTSMAN md LECTrRE.

Before the Mems Club Of ST. An
drew's Church. Eighth and Shipley
streets. Thomas Martindale, noted
author and game hunter. Of Philadel-
phia. will give an illustrated lecture
on big Game Shooting in Alaska"
on Tuesday evening, April IL.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
AN ELEVEN INNING TIE SCORE.

EASrcN. Md. April The baseball,
season in the league Of the high school
teams Of the different towns on ths
Eastern Shore OF Maryland opened yes
tcrday with game at ST. MichaePs
between the Easton and st. Michaels
teams, which resulted in tie score, 4
to =, II innings. The game was called
ON account Of darkness. Battcricsf
Easion -Malloncc and Callaghan; st
M'chacls, Plummcr aud Granger Um-
pires-Robbson and shockley.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
DECAYED POLE Falls.

Becoming decayed. a pole OF the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
tion Company fell in Tatnall street
between Sixth and Seventh streets on
Wednesday. The pole struck a wagon
that was passing, but no one was in
jured
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
p. B. AND W. BOWLING.

The Maryland Division Supers took
three straight games from the Della
ware Division Supers in the p. b. and
w. r. r. A. A. Bowling League on the
Crescent alleys last night by the fol-
lowing score:
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
DIR. HOFFMAN AT SIT. STEPHENS

The Rev. DR.. !. Chantry Holman,
pastor OF the Church Of the Nativity
Philadelphia. will preach in st. Ste
phen's Church tonight.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

The Ritchie Mitchell Freddie Welsh
fight, scheduled for tomorrow night. has
set Milwaukee ahlazc with excitement
Two bands serenaded both fighters last
night, following a parade Of a thousand
fight fans through downtown streets
Mitchell is a home product.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
CENTRAL IN PRACTICE GAME.

Central Of the Church League. will
play a practice game at Eighteenth
and Van Buren streets tomorrow after
noon. Manager Jacobs wants all his
players to report.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

II took the Richmond InternatiOnals
TO slow up the fast-going Phillies. The
National League champions lost the
first game OF the training season yes
terday by count of 3 TO ?. Another
blow to Manager Moran and more Sc
riOus than the defeat was the injury
OF Catcher Jack Adams. He split his
finger badly in the fourth inning and
probably will be out Of the game for
five or six weeks.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

Charlie White. Chicago lightweight.
had another victory over Matt Wells,
Britisher. to his credit today. White
slashed the Briton mercilessly in fif,
teen round affair at Kansas City last
night.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
AsRuRY Ys. sErONn nAprIsr.

Asbury OF the Church League win
meet Second Baptist in a practice
game az Eden Park tomorrow after
noon. All the Asbury players are ex-
pcctcd to be out.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

az the present heleht Tho word "prOspcrty" Is
written in large letters across the horizon OF the
nation.
The banking institutions OF the country are
huging with money; capital is reaping a harvest:
labor is in demand in almost every line The steel
and iron industries Of the East arc running night
and day. Tha crops OF the country have broken all
records. with the single exception Of cotton
The general business conditions Of the country
indicate that The year 1916 will be one OF unpre-
cedented prosperity, and the volume Of real wealth
which it promises TO add to the resources Of the
country amply Justify optimistic expectations
The balance OF trade in our favor has broken
,,ro,foue rocord Baseball must nococqarflx
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

zeb Terry, who has been setting
The bushes afre with his work at
short for the White Sox. was benched
today. Manager Rowland wants TO
try out Joe Fsutsch. recent addi-
ton.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
PIONEERs no PRACTICE.

Joe Bradley has called his Pioneer
team for practice at the Water Tower
tomorrow afternoon.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

Labor Day has been selected as a
fitting occasion for the meeting OF
Messrs. Gotch and Stecher. April first
would have been an ideal day.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

Jim Thorpe, the Giants noted FOX
and Sac Indian. has been sentenced
to Milwaukee. In short. the old Fox
got the sack
As Murphy threatens to retire and
establish a health farm, he ought 10
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

scribe. who probably never saw Ban
croft i'm mid-season.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

participate the general business conditions
players with uniform regularity and only here
Of unusually
payrs on primarily responsible for this condition We
% 10 nomugate between during
adopted and thousand
time all ready Tor the
e to be unusually prosperous in the minor
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
MINORS FACE BANNER SEASON. FARRELL
1915 TO be Pro porous Campaign in Baseball Leagues Says the
Veteran Secretary
BY JOHN II. FARRELL.
Secretary National Baseball ASsOciaii0n.)

The outlook in minor league baseballdom is UNUSUAL
Tbe Industrial activities of the country were never
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
NEWPORT CLUB OPENS BAZAAR.

Totals ........6s4 no 7O4 2iOS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-01

other considerable blocks of even less
representative votes are apparently
available and tempting. through the
rCeans of free liquor and other jollying
processes such as can be seen in Op-
GRAFTON in one place or another in the
valley at every close election a can
oldate, who IS too scrupulOus to use
these means and others even more
questionable. figures that his opponent
VIII not be bound by any such scrupies
and Is almost forced to resort to them
e he IS 10 have any chance worth
counting The result. so far as the
taxpayers are concerned. is simply thar
they have their most important inter
ests banded about and assigned with
cut more than remote chance OF their
landing in competent hands. The action
Of a really capable official is almost
sure TO be SO handicapped by the gen
orally inefficient level of his machine
$ 20 he neutralized-
The fact in brief is simply that the
Affairs 10 be handled for the city and
county have now become so large and
important as TO require and merit the
attention Of the most experienced, CAP
able. responsible men available. The
only way TO secure that class Of ser
vice is. first. 10 use a reasonable meth
Oh Of finding the man, and second 10
pay him adequately. Under preserr
methods the selection is based largely
on the ability 10 distribute cigars. bee.
Jobs. naturalization papers, smiles ana
who knows what other political IA
way may be paid an ample salary and
may even on top OF that. have a very
large income from fees. but at best he
is likely 10 come ouS poorly paid, TO-
his swarms Of political friends viii
III be 50 hungry for part Of his prize
that divisions and subdivisions Will
almost necessarily eat them up
There viii. OF course. be objections
TO taking these offices out OF the hands
o. the trained office seekers and pro
feSsiOnal politicians who. alone want
Or can ger them AZ present, but II does
seen that the taxpayers would prese1--
~ rise mp and assume the control thai
belongs to them and is only alcnated
from them. by their indifference or, t11
he quite frank. their ignorance Of the
difference between what they get and
what they could set under an efficient.
rational system
I would like 10 be definitely under
stood as having no wish TO question
the SoOd faith Of present officials o.
recent candidates. but merely TO point
out that our process of selection can
not be expected 10 either find or pa
the right man for any one OF our i'm
pOrtant offices and that the commits
sion form Of government in some Of II
present OF possible modification may
he expected 10 do so.
A B C
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-01

~HURCH going is an old fashioned
habit which would he more use
~ full if it had tac long, why roots
Of the alfalfa plant The trouble with
SO much modern church going is that
1t doesn't strike deer enough TO get
people out to the divine service on
rainy Sunday. while the golf links and
the ball game Will drag them from
home II the face Of cloudburst-
Years ago one OF the most popular
WAYS of spending Sunday was TO 90 TO
church and listen TO a sermon with A
handspring longer than Waterbury,
watch. Nobody stayed away from
church on Sunday morning unless he
was totally paralyzeG or the church had
been burned down the night before. In
those days church going was duty
which nobody could escape unless ne
had contracted diphJheris IN both ton
sis. and as a result the minister was
not obliged to look into the faces OF
cold. empty pews ard yawning pro
files. as IS so often TIE case TO-DAY
There was a great deal OF whole
Eouled church going in this country up
10 the time when the instalment plan
automobile rose above the surrounding
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-01
CoMMISSIoN GOVERNMENT.

Sleta- Texas, July %
Editor Fl Paso Herald.
This seems favorable time 10 think
about real commi ssiOu form Of gov
eminent for Fl Paso and county
We have recently had before US the
charges and cOunter-charges Of the two
groups of candidates from whom We
was not necessary that We take these
/ am ready TO believe that in the main
our officials do about the best they
can for Us. all things considered. fut
when We have said that. Il still re-
mains To say that the affairs they are
called upon TO handle are too large 10
he assigned az they now are OF neces-
sity TO either one Of two candidates
selected Iy some what devious methods
and neither one Of whom is even pre-
sumahlv. ar all likely 10 have been
specially fitted by experience or train
ing TO handle them TO best ADVANTAGE.
r. on top OF this. We further consider
our special haudicaps. il requires no
argument To show that We would he
foolish TO expect efficient management
OF the LARGE and intricate affairs Of the
community from any such selective
process as now availa BILE our elections
are peculiarly open TO manipulation 10y
maens of irresponsible votes Every
one knows that the wOrkmen on the
roads or any other public Work are eN-
pected II not forced TO vote IN the prl-
mary and later for the officials or rings
eu.ploving them. Tn addition TO the fact
that this block Of votes 8 as block
NOT representative i'm any way and eS-
r,ecfallv not representative of the tax
pavers' interests. there IS the fact that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-01

the b Of r T. B. and the Switchman's
union TO the bad and who created the
Trainmen at the conclusion of the A
r L.
/ am not unfamiliar with the work
iugs of MOrrissev and Lee and their
contemplate attacks on the best rail-
road order ever in existence. the =
l. Of Y y Have we forgot what they
did 10 US on the e.. x y w The
Northern Pacific IS sim ripe 1T my
memory can they deny the Grand
Trunk a the Eldon yard Chicago And
what about the Santa Fe. and even the
g. IL * : \. al Fl PasO but a few
years back
would advise the singers who sit
on the top Of their drags and who sing
their songs Of contempt and derision
al the present men operating the street
cars. TO avail themselves of an Allen
g. Thurman red baudsna Ito keep theic
noses clean. as the \ T. has the his
tory Of their inception 10 the present
Gay and VIII never erase the same from
their memories while James Common Is
in control
This set Of men with their epithets
have turned the public against them
and have injured the cause of the
striking street car men. ! say To
them Come out IN the opening. AMI
offer defy To the assertions I fling YOU
aud / can only assure YOU OF ali Il
Paso being put wise TO who and what
you are"