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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
DEXTER SCHOOL BURNS.
Overheated Furnace Results in Bad
Fire in the Town of Pleasant
Prairie Thursday Night.

The Dexter school, located in Dis
trict No. Of the town of Pleasant
Prairie, was completely destroyed by
fire just after one O'Clock Thursday
night and thirty children residing in
the neighborhood are having an en-
forced vacation. The fire resulted from
an overheated furnace and when the
blaze was discovered it was being
famed by high wind which made it
threatening to all of the residences and
other buildings about the corner. The
wind shifted just as the fire was at its
heighth and this probably saved the
surrounding buildings. The loss on the
building and contents is placed at
three thousand dollars and there is an
insurance of about twelve hundred dol
lars. It was expected that the District
School Board would meet today and
seek to lay plans for the rebuilding of
the school and at the same time make
some provision for a temporary school
for the children for the rest of the
school year. The building was one of
the old school houses in the county, but
it was in excellent repair. It was i'm
possible to get anything out of the
building and the children had many
losses on account of their books being
destroyed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
JITNEY CASES TO CIRCUIT COURT
Attorneys Agree to Stipulate as to the
Facts and Jitney Men Will Seek
Writ of Habeus Corpus.

The cases started in Kenosha to test
the state law regulating the iitneys are
not going to be dropped but District
Attorney Drury and Attorneys Baker
and Rubin, representing the defend.
ants, have stipulated that the informa-
ton will be filed in the Circuit Court.
Stipulation as to the facts in the cases
have been signed and it is the plan of
the attorneys to take up the cases in
Circuit Court just as soon as Judge
Belden can find time to give half a
day to Kenosha. AS soon as the stipu-
lations have been filed the attorneys
for the jitney men will file petitions
for writs of habeus corpus to secure
the release of the defendants and on
the decision on this writ the matter
Will be carried directly to the Supreme
Court of the state. 1t is expected that
the cases will reach the Supreme Court
In time for hearing at the January
term and if the law is held to be I'M
constitutional, then the matter can be
taken up by the legislature at its com
ing session and new law enacted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
GO EASY ON THE BUTTER,
SPREAD TT WITH CARE.

Go easy on the butterl If you use
creamery butter, you are asked to pay
46 cents pound for it. Creamery
butter has taken a phenomenal rise in
the past week, making a jump Of 80
cents-a record unknown in years, it
is said. And butter is still going up.
To many families this means a retreach.
ment in the consumption of this com
modify or a substitution of oleomar-
garine and cheaper grades of butter
for the creamery variety. 1t is said
the high cost of feed in the dairying
centers, owing to short crops, is re-
sponsible for the unusual advance in
the price Of butter. 1t is reported by
dealers here that there is now in Ke-
rosha an unprecedented demand for
oleomargarine because of the high cost
Of butter, and none is in 8 position
to say how long the sky high prices
will prevail
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
R. R. COMMISSION AT soMERs.
Shippers Want Better Provision for
Loading of Cars at Somers Station
of the G. M. and st. Paul RY.

Railroad Commissioner Walter Alex
ander was at Somers station on Thurs
day afternoon to hear the complaint of
shippers using the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul tracks against the made
quacy of driveways leading to the cars
at the station. The roadway was a sea
of mud. In fact, it was so nearly i'm
passable that the commissioner was
forced to walk the railway tracks in
order to view the premises. During the
hearing many shippers were heard and
all declare that the business of ship
ping from Somers was almost impossi-
BILE on account of the condition of the
driveways along the track. They have
asked that the commission order the
installation of a concrete road along
the tracks there. Some years ago the
company spent several thousand dol
lars crawling the roads, but the re-
pairs have been found insufficient.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
kENOsHA MAYODJECTTO PLAN
Company Has Made No Suggestion of
Petition for Franchise and No Appeal
Has Been Made to Members of the
Council People May Object.

That the Chicago, North Shore and
inaugurate freight traffic between
Chicago and Milwaukee and the vari-
Gus cities along the line, is shown by
the fact that the company has an
nounced the erection Of great ware
house at the corner Of Broadway, Erie,
Milwaukee streets and the river IN
Milwaukee, 1t will be four hundred
and forty-three feet long and one humid
red and twelve feet in width and it is
annouced that the entire ground floor
will be used as a freight terminal for
the company. No statement has been
given out as to the plan to be follow
ed by the company in inaugurating the
freight carrying business, but it is
known that many cities along the right
Of way would welcome a new freight
carrier. The company is working I'M
der the regular railway act of the state
and there is some question as to
whether or not it would be forced to
ask franchise in the cities along the
route to inaugurate freight traffic.
For some time the company has been
handling the express business of the
Adams Express Company and regular
cars other, than passenger cars b have
been used for the handling of this
package freight business. Under the
new management the company has
been making many changes and it is
supposed that the istallation Of freight
carrying will be the next one to
be announced.
To just what extent Kenosha would
figure in this new line Of business re-
mains to be seen. When the lines of
the Chicago and Milwaukee were built
the right-of-way was outside the limits
of the city of Kenosha and the com
pany has never come under any regu-
lation in the city with the exception
of several appeals to the Railroad Com
mission for better protection Of street
crossings within the city limits. The
orders Of the commission have been
carried out in this regard. Kenosha
people have always opposed any at
tempt of the Racine line ON the east
side to carry freight and it is not i'm
probable that much the same opposi-
tion would develop in regard to the
Chicago and Milwaukee, The cars of
this company now operate through
resident portions of the city and it is
not improbable that the people living
in these districts will make an obiec-
ton to the operation of freight trains.
It is claimed that the company has
operated some freight cars on the
line and that this has been done
without objection.
No statement is made as to when the
new service will be started.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
ARRESTED AT BELOIT.
Harold Beouchard, Formerly of Keno
sha, Arrested on a Grand Lar
ceny Charge on Friday.

Harold Beouchard, former Kenosha
man, was arrested at Beloit on Friday
afternoon charged with grand larceny
The man was formerly employed in one
of the Kenosha factories and the local
police officials were asked to arrest
him by the Chicago department some
time ago. It was while they were
seeking him on the charge preferred in
Chicago, they received word stating
that he was wanted at Beloit on the
charge of grand larceny. Beouchard
left Kenosha about ten days ago and
he is supposed to have gone from Ke-
nosha to Beloit. He had worked here
for some months
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
COMMITTEE AMENDS REPORT
Board Appropriates $1,000 for New
Buildings and Equipment for Willow
brook Farm-No Recommendation
as to Employing Agricultural Agt.

Kenosha county went into the "true
value'' basis for the assessment of it's
state taxes on Saturday afternoon
when the County Board with but two
dissenting votes, decided to accept the
values placed by the assessor of in
comes as the values to be used to de-
termine the amount of taxes to be paid
by the city and the towns of the
county. The move for fair play to all
in making the equalization came, not
from any demand on the part of the
city members of the board who had
opposed the figures presented by the
committees on Friday, but from the
committee on equalization.
Late in the afternoon the commit
tee asked for permission to withdraw
its report. When the report was re
turned to the board it brought a
recommendation that the values placed
as " true' values by the assessor of
incomes be adopted. Supervisor Leet
of Somers, the chairman of the com
mittee, declared that he had not fav-
ored such a report on account of the
fact that he felt that it might be I'M
fail, to his own home town. eve want
however, he said, to be fair to every
division of Kenosha county. We have
gone over these figures carefully and
while we may have individual objec-
tions we believe that the whole county
is best served by reporting them to the
board.' Chairman Dowse of the town
of Pleasant Prairie, declared that he
had signed the report because he be-
lieved that as a supervisor he should
work for the whole county as, well as
for the particular town he represented.
When the vote was taken Supervisor
Elvermann of the town of Randall op-
posed its adoption, he holding that the
town of Randall was assessed too
high. Supervisor Anderson of the
third ward in the city voted against
the report, but he made no rea-
sons for his vote. The valuation
for the county as equalized under
the report is as follows:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
CATTLE ROASTED ALIVE.
Loss of Five Thousand Dollars from
Fire on Farm Just Southwest of
the Village of Corliss.

Fifteen milch COWS and five young
heifers were roasted alive In large
barn filled with farm implements and
hay, two silos full of feed and a straw
stack, were destroyed in a fire at $50
this morning on the Ed belong farm
southwest of Coriss, on which Carl
Hetzlar is the tenant. Mrs. Hetzler was
burned about the arms and body In at
tempting to rescue the stock, and DR..
Valentine was called from Corliss to
attend her.
The damage done By the fire will ex-
coed $1,000.
Just how the fire started is not
known. Hetzler went to Sylvania early
this morning to deliver milk to the
"milk train" His wife and his bro
ther, who is the hired man, were alone
on the farm. When the fire was dis
covered, it had already secured consid-
cradle Roadway. Mrs. Hetzler and the
hired man rushed into the barn, and
succeeded in rescuing five heifers. In
attempting to get out the other cattle
Mrs. Hetzler was badly burned.
Farmers for miles around were at
tracted to the scene by the blaze, and
formed a bucket brigade. The fire
had gained such Roadway, however, that
their efforts to extinguish it were fu-
tile. It spread rapidly to the straw
stack and silos, the heat becoming so
intense that the volunteer firemen were
compelled to stand many feet away from
it.
The silos were filled to the top with
feed for the cattle, and large guam
tity of hay, farm implements, ETC., were
in the barn, which was burned to the
ground.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
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PETIT TAKES NEW POSITION.
Fred R. Petit, Formerly OF Kenosha,
to be Vice President Of j. /. Case
Plow Company in Racine.

Formal announcement has been made
that Fred R. Petit, formerly of Ke,
nosha and widely known here, has re-
signed his position as purchasing
agent for the J. I. Case Threshing
Company of Racine. The resignation
is to become effective on January 1st
at which time Mr. Petit viii become
vice president of the J. I. Case Plow
Company. Mr.. Petit has been with
the ]. I. Case Company since he com
pleted his college course and he has
won high place among manufacturers
of this section. In his new position he
will have much greater responsibilities
and a wider field for his work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
APPROPRIATE FOR w1LLowBRooK
County Board Makes Liberal Provision
for Fighting White Plague
in This County.

The County Board has made liberal
provisions for the operation of Willow
brook Sanitorium for the coming year.
In keeping with the recommendations
of the Board of Trustees the board APP
propriated fifteen thousand dollars as
operating expenses for the coming year
and at the same time gave the county
agent especial budget of two thousand
dollars to be used in making such adj
ditions to the sanitoriun as may be
found necessary. Of course large
amount of this money will be paid back
to the county in the state allowance
and in the payments made by pay
patients. It was declared by the board
that the farm shall be utilized for the
sanatorium purposes and committee
of the board will at once proceed to
building such buildings as are neces-
sary. Later on thorough farmer will
be employed by the Board of Trustees
to take care Of the farm. County
Supervisor James Martin of Brighton,
was named as the first member of this
committee and other members will be
named at the session of the board this
afternoon. It is expected that an APP
preparation of six thousand dollars will
be made for the necessary buildings.
w. T. Marlatt was elected to succeed
himself as member of the Board of
Trustees for term of three years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
Total of towns. I. .$21, 797, 1884
Kenosha city -. 1866, O65

Saturday afternoon the board clean
ed up the work of arranging for the
county farm at Willowbrook SAM
forum and an appropriation of seven
thousand dollars was made for the cree
tion Of needed buildings and the pur-
chase of stock and utensils for the
operation of the farm. The full com
mittee to have charge of the erection
of the buildings and the purchase of
the stock is Supervisors James Martin
of Brighton, George Strangberg Of
Kenosha and Chairman John Spartz of
Paris. The committee is expected to
start the buildings and purchase the
stock in the early spring.
The special committee on employ
ment of an agricultural expert, through
its chairman William Luke, made an
excellent report to the board, showing
that considerable investigation had
been made. The committee was not
ready to make any recommendation
and they referred the matter to the
whole board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
NOT A GOOD CATCH.
Mrs. Frances M. Fish is Divorced from
Henry j. Fish in Municipal Court
on Thursday

There may have been good fish in
the matrimonial sea but Mrs. Frances
NJ. Fish who appeared in the Municipal
Court on Thursday afternoon declared
that her catch was not a good one. She
was granted divorce from Henry J..
Fish on charges Of non-support. The
husband did not appear to contest the
granting of the decree. The couple
were married in Kenosha September
10, 1912, and the wife in her testimony
declared that the husband had been de-
cidedly forgetful in providing for her
support and the support of their minor
child. The custody of the one little
daughter was awarded to the mother
but no order for alimony was entered.
The plaintiff made no demand for it
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
REFLECT JOHN HERzoG.
County Board Names County Highway
Commissioner for Another Two
Years Term,


Commissioner for Another Two
Years Term.
The County Board has placed it's seal
of approval on the work Of John Her
zog as county highway commissioner
by re-electing him for another two-year
term. In addition to this the board
increased the salary of the commission
er to $1,000 year. Few counties in
the state have been as fortunate in the
management of the highway work as
Kenosha county. Mr.. Herzog has been
an excellent commissioner and his re-
election at an increased salary will
meet with general commentator among
the people Of the county.
Much of the time of the sessions on
Thursday afternoon and this morning
was given over to routine work. The
board by a unanimous vote at the SEES
sion this morning appropriated $500 to
the Fred S. Lowell Post of the Grand
Army of the Republic to defray the
expenses of entertaining the encamp-
ment next year. Supervisor George
Leet of Somers rendered an interesting
report Of the recent visit to the Racine
asylum for the insane and it was or
dered spread on the minutes of the
board
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
NICHOLAS scHAoKMUrH DEAD
Pioneer Tailor of the City Died on
Friday Afternoon After
Long Illness.

Nicholas SchackmutL, aged Y years
and one of the pioneer tailors of the
city, died at his home on Milwaukee
avenue on Friday afternoon after a
long illness from a complication of
diseases. He was native of Germany
but he had resided in Kenosha for
nearly fifty years. He is survived by
his widow and six children. The
funeral will be held at nine O'Clock
Monday morning with interment at
the family plot at st. George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
HAD LARGE ATTENDANCE.

The community orchestra, under the
leadership Of Edward stringham, had
forty musicians present AM ready for
rehearsal Sunday afternoon in the
High School. There is still room for
others to come and all who have their
own instruments are especially invited.
More violins, 'cellos, violas and bass
viols will be particularly welcome.
The rehearsal lasted from 2:3O to $50
'clocl
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
Totals =. 1902

All items of income and expenditures
are entered in the corps cash book and
vouchers and cancelled checks for ex-
penditure are on file.
The officers desire to express their
gratitude for the practical cooperation
and financial assistance rendered them
by the people of this city. Plans for
the coming winter are now almost
complete and on account of the sharp
advance in nearly all necessities of
life, much suffering is anticipated. An
appeal is beng made to the public for
the support of the army's charity and
religious work in this city and lib
era1 response is anticipated
In addition to the above the army
has given during the past year: free
lodgings, 113; outings to poor children,
500
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30

Jerome Winthrop Wheeler of ST.
Paul was the guest on Sunday of Col.
and Mrs. w. w. Strong, $50 Durkee
avenue. Mr.. Wheeler is well known
In Kenosha
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30

Mrs. Maude Garvelinek, ISL Ere
mont avenue, is to entertain the Pythi-
an Sisters tomorrow afternoon in her
residence. in celebration of her birth
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30
AIDED IN SUPPORT OF POOR
Gave Dinners to the Hungry and BEDS
to the Homeless and Carried on a
Large Amount of Religious
Work During the Year.

A record for accomplishment with
small expenditure, is presented in the
annual report of the Salvation Army
which was made public today by the
workers in charge of the local corps.
The support of the army work in Ke-
nosha has not been in keeping with
prosperous conditions and for the entire
work of the year but $1,792 was con-
tributed. The new year starts with a
splendid balance of $12.13 on hand,
but it, can be said that this is little
over $500 more than the army had at
the starting of the year just closed.
Here is the annual report of the army:
"The Salvation Army desires to
present to the public a statement of
its activities in this city for the year
ending September Goth last.
From these figures it would appear
that a most commendable work has
been done in reaching those who are
not reached by any other religious
organization and in relieving distress
and poverty. The Salvationists have
gotten in touch with the people, visited
them in their homes, prayed with the
sick and dying, and brought food and
clothing to many who were incapaci-
tated and unable to earn the neeessi-
ties of life.
The Salvation Army believes that so
far as possible the poor should work
out their own salvation. Their efforts
are always to help people who help
themselves, but in cases where upon in
vestigation it is found that material
assistance is needed, that assistance is
Immediately given. In addition to the
tabulated list, a great deal of work
was done by the army which cannot
be represented by figures or defined in
set terms, but which has gone to in
crease the well being and happiness of
hundreds Of humble homes in this city.
The Salvation Army statistics for
the year ending September, 20, 1916:
Meetings conducted on street. -. 231
Estimated attendance at same. IT 100
Meetings conducted in hall. -. 329
Attendance at indoor meetings. 4807
Children IS meeting held, includ-
ing Sunday school ....... log
Attendance at children IS meetings 1,770
Hours spent in visitation. ...... 1884
Number of homes visited. $3.50. 4,149
Number of converts ...... Al
Meals given without charge, in
Guiding Christmas dinner. 80. 361
Garments and shoes given to poor 322
Financial Statement Receipts.
Collections and contributions
of members .............$ 860.5u
Donations from public. 800. 42767
Contributions for Christmas
dinner and poor relief. 49,. 344.92
Contributions for (self denial
and harvest festival mission
airy funds .....-......... 151.9l
Total $1,78513
Balance on hand at beginning
of year ................... 100
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30

Miss Mabel Halleck and vern Hun.
toon spent yesterday in Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-11-30

Want Ads Bring Results.
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Disbursements.

Total 81, 180.0o
Balance on hand, close of year 1913
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-12-22
Annual Christmas Donation.

The members Of the Country CLUB
and, other charitable ladies sent their
annual Christmas box, Monday, to
ST. Louis for the Children's Home
Society Of Missouri. They had .
larg box full Of nice new, warm gar
ments, which consisted Of AZ dresses
and aprons, IL pairs Of boys knee
PANTS. is boys waists, "a petticoats,
ia wooden undershirts, 10 girls coats,
q hoods, 1 sweater, 1 muff, corset
waists, 2 pairs Of shoes, pocket books,
ties, hose and children's underwear.
The following ladies helped to make
these splendid gifts: Mesdames F.
Morgan. Richards, c. Markt, Derr,
l.. Markt. Martin, Cowan, G. Cum
Minis, r. Ruley, Clagett, Munsen, W.
Narkt. J. Buntz, Patterson, +. Markt,
Phil Markt, Netherland, Dreher, r.
Markt. Oppenlander. Egger, Feuer-
bacher: Misses Lucy Buntz. Lydia
smith. Carolyn and Emma Hoffman,
and Mrs. Albert Markt. There are
now ninety children in this home, and
il is kept up entirely by those who
feel like helping such a worthy insti'
tuition.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-12-22
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice Is hereby given that the an
nunl stockholders meeting Of The
Oregon Intcrurban Railway Company
will be held ut It's offices In the Moore
Block. In the city Of Oregon, Mis-
souri,, on
Monday, the 9Th day Of January. 1917.
Said meeting will be convened at
0 o'clock q. M, and continued during
three hours, unless the object for
which such meeting Is called he &C.
complished sooner.
The purpose for which this meet
ing Is called In to elect nine directors
for the said Railway Company "a
serve during the ensuing year, and
for the transaction Of any other bust
n9Xs which may properly come before
the meeting.
J. r. PEACHER,
Attest: President.
L. I. MOORE, Secretary.
Interest Coupon. No. s. will b
paid January I, 1917, on presentation
TO l.. !. Moore, Sec'y.-Trcas.