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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
MRS. WILLIAM /. MARTIN DEAD.
Well Known Kenosha Woman Died
Suddenly at Her Home on Park
st. at Early Hour Today.

Mrs. Maggie Martin, aged sixty-two
years, wife of William F. Martin and
one of the best known women Of Ke-
nosha, died suddenly at her home, 776
Park street, at an early hour this morn
ing. Mrs. Martin had been i'll for the
past thee weeks and death came as a
result of an attack of heart failure.
The deceased was a native of Germany
but she came to Kenosha as little
girl. For many years she resided at
Rochester, Mimi, but she came to Ke-
nosha in 1898 and had since made her
home in the city. She was one of the
active members of Grace English
Church and took a great interest in the
work of the congregation. She was a
member of the Kenosha Lodge of the
Yeomeneef America and of the United
Order of Foresters. o devoted Chris
tian woman she had done much to adj
vance religious work in the city. She
is survived by her husbands and three
sons, Theo. j. Martin, Frank J. Mar
tin and I'll. J. Martin, all of Kenosha.
The funeral services viii be held from
Grace English Lutheran Church at two
O'Clock Friday afternoon with inter-
ment at the family plot at Green Ridge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
WILLIAM F. FISHER
QUITS ICE BUSINESS
Secretary of the Independent Ice Com.
pany Sells His Stock in Company
to DIR. William NJ. Farr.

Announcement is made this afternoon
of the retirement of William F. Fisher
from the ice business in Kenosha. He
has sold his stock in the Independent
Ice Company to DIR. William M. Farr
of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and re-
tired as the secretary of the company
today. Mr.. Fisher had been connected
with the company for the past fifteen
months and had been active in the pro-
motion of the business. Malcolm Farr,
who has been president of the com
pany since its organization, will re-
main in this office and the re-
organization of the company will be
completed within the next few days.
It is not the plan of DR., Farr to return
to Kenosha and be in active manage
ment of the business, but it viii be in
charge of his sons. The policy of the
company, which has made it one of the
really successful companies in the city,
will be continued unchanged. Mr.
Fisher stated today that he could
make no statement as to his business
plans for the future
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
sMYTHE LUMBER co. SOLD

Announcement is made today that
Harry W. Kriel of Keokuk, Iowa, has
purchased the controlling interest in
the Paul H. Smythe Lumber Company
of this city and he will come to Keno
sha on Monday to take the personal
management of the large lumber yards
situated just west of the station of the
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee
Electric Railway Company.
With the coming of new controlling
interest comes a change in the name of
the company and in the future it will
be known as "The Southport Lumber
Company
Mr.. Kriel, the new owner of the con-
trolling interest in the company, takes
over all of the interest of Paul H.
Smythe in the company. He has been
in the lumber business for more than
fourteen years and is widely known
among lumber men all over the country.
With the announcement of the sale
it is announced that the capital stock
of the Kenosha company will be in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 and the
business will be enlarged along conser-
vative lines.
Mr.. Kriel is known as young
hustling business man and it is ex-
pected that his coming to Kenosha will
be an interesting addition to the build
ing trades in the city.
Richard Gourley who has been in
charge of the Offices of the Paul H.
Smythe Company for some time, will
remain with the new company as as
sistant manager.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
RISING MAN TO SPEAK.

The Rev. Frederick D. Butler, rector
of Grace Church, Freeport, ILL.,, will
preach at the special lenten service to
be held in St. Matthew's Church to-
morrow night.
Mr.. Butler is a man young in years
and comparatively young in the minis
try, but he has made splendid record.
In Wankesha, his first pastorate, he
was regarded almost with the venera-
ton due saint by the members of his
parish and by the poor and unfortu-
nate of every church, for his ministra-
tions to those in sickness, sorrow or
misfortune knew no parish bounds.
The health commissioner of Wauke-
sha who served during much of the time
that Mr.. Butler was pastor of st. Mat
thias' church in that city, said that
when he went into the homes of the
poor and friendless where disease had
come, he was almost certain to find Mr.
Butler, either there, just gone, or ex-
pected shortly.
30 spiritual in his life and so unspar-
ing in giving himself to his work was
the young pastor that his health was
seriously impaired by his over exer-
tions and for time he was in what
was considered serious condition.
He is a speaker of convincing powers
and those who have the opportunity of
hearing his sermon tomorrow night will
enjoy it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
SEEKS DIVORCE IN MILWAUKEE,
Michael Tuchel Of This City is Named
as Defendant in Divorce Action by
His Wife, Selma Tuchel.

In the Circuit Court of Milwaukee
county; Mrs. Selma Tuchel has insti-
tuted a divorce from her husband,
Michael Tuchel, who is now a resident
of Kenosha and summons and complaint
in the action has been fled with Sheriff
Jacob Hermann for services The cou-
pie were married in Milwaukee. septem-
Der 16, 1911 and they have no children.
In her complaint Mrs. Tuchel charges
that her husband treated her with ex-
treme cruelty and she alleges several
assaults. The case is to be tried at the
next term of the court in Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
HIGH SCHOOL FORM
A DEBATING CLUB
Clarence Dodson is Named as President
of New Literary Organization
in Kenosha High School.

Monday evening, a score or more
boys and girls of Kenosha High School
met and organized the K. Ell. S. Literary
and Debating Society with Mr.. An
thony as Faculty Advisor. The purpose
of the club is to develop the members
in the art of debating, arguing, and
appearing in public. There will be de-
bates, open discussions, programs and
parliamentary practice. The charter
will be left open until the next meet
ing after which all persons desiring to
affiliate will have to join as new mem
bers and be initiated. The next meet
ing will be held in the Commercial
High building, Monday evening, March
5th at 1880. The following were
elected as officers:
observation-disclosures Dodson.
Vice President-Ward Quinn.
Secretary--Walter Moran.
Treasurer-Mark Weinberg
Sergeant at Arms-Earl Randall
A motion was passed to have the
president appoint committee of three
members, including himself, to draw up
q constitution and bylaws. The presi-
dent appointed Ward Quinn and Susan
Whitaker to serve as members, with
himself, on this committee. The ques-
tions of dues and limitations were re-
ferred to this committee. Another mo-
tion was passed to have the president
appoint committee to arrange for the
society's department in the "Spy
Annual Walter Henschen, Earl Ran
dali and Cecil Better were appointed to
serve as members Of this committee.
An open discussion on the question,
Resolved, That Compulsory Military
Training is Desirable in United States
was arranged for the next meeting,
with Earl Randall the affirmative lead
err and Ward Quinn the negative.
With the open discussion and the re-
port of the two committees the next
meeting promises to be of interest to
ALL All Kenosha High School students
interested in debating, etc, are urged
to be present.
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would kill the child of stock used to
better living.
There is cult that feels it is better
to let the less sturdy ones die off md
keep only the strongest of the race by
subjeeting every thild to such obstacles
as poor food and dirt, but few mothers
would be willing for the good of the
race to see her own offspring fall vic
tim to its betterment by this process,
and there always remains the danger
that even the child which might have
grown up with splendid physique if
carefully nurtured will manage to live
but viii have impaired health through
the privations or neglect undergone in
early childhood.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
MANY FAIL TO PAY TAXES.
Treasurer Finds That He Still Has
More Than 100000 of the Big
Tax Levy to Collect.

A lot of Kenosha people failed to
pay their city taxes and their income
taxes this year and when the CITY
treasurer closed up his office late last
night and summed up the receipts and
balanced them against the warrant of
more than 100000 he found that there
was outstanding 3S01,77S.47, which
was neither present or accounted for.
Of course, this delinquent tax will be
cut considerably by receipts issued for
checks received by the treasurer during
the last two days of the collection
period, but it is certain that the total
of the delinquent tax will be largely in
advance of what it was year ago.
The treasurer was not refusing to take
money today and several of the helat-
ed taxpayers were rejoiced when the
treasurer gave them receipts without
exacting the two per cent penalty. It
will be close to a month before the
treasurer finally closes up his books
and makes his annual report to the
state and county treasurers
SEEKS DIVORCE TN MTT.wATTKEE
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
IN COUNTY EIGHTY YEARS
Was Last Surviving Member of South
Port Club of 1837-Spent More Than
Fifty Years of His Life in Kenosha
Was County S Longest Resident.

Nathan Russell Larrabee, aged near
ly 80 years and resident Of Kenosha
county since June Of 1887, died at the
home of his nephew, Homer Holllster,
in the town of Bristol, on Thursday
evening. Death came very suddenly.
Mr.. Larrabee had been in failing health
for many weeks, but his rugged constl-
tuition had stood him we'll in hand and
on Thursday afternoon he had been
about the house and there was no warn
ing of the approaching end. Late In
the evening he collapsed and death
came soon afterWard.
Mr.. Larrabee had lived longer in Ke-
nosha county than any of the pioneer
settlers. His coming to the shores Of
the Pike River dated back to the days
when Indians were still common in this
section of the state and he had spent
all of the eighty years of his life with
the exception of few months within
the confines of Kenosha county. He
was the last surviving member of the
"Southport Club of 1887" which was
organized by the late James M. Steb-
bins nearly twenty years ago.
Nathan Larrabee was son of the
late Ira Larrabee. He was born in
Cattaragus county, New York, March
20, 1887, and the following June he was
brought by his parents to Southport.
His father was the first brick manufac-
turer of Kenosha, and he built his log
cabin on the site where the First Ma
tional Bank now stands. A little while
later the family removed to the town
of Pleasant Prairie where they lived
for many years.
After attaining his majority Nathan
Larrabee came to Kenosha and for
many years he was employed by the
Baldwin Coal Company. For the past
fifteen years he had lived retired life.
Mr.. Larrabee had wonderful memory
and his stories of the early days of
Southport and Kenosha were. always a
feature in every gathering Of the old
settlers of Kenosha county He was
known TO pioneers throughout the en-
tire county.
Surviving are his widow and eight
children, Frank Larrabee of Brawley,
CAL; Robert Larrabee Of Chicago; Ira
Larrabee of Beloit; Mrs. Conrad Han
sis and Bert H. Larrabee of Kenosha;
George Larrabee of San Diego, CAL;
Mrs. E. M. Sawyer of Brawley, Cal,
and Mrs William Chisholm of San
Francisco. He is also survived by one
sister, Mrs. D. B. Coffeen, wife of the
Rev. D. B. Coffeen of Waukau
The funeral services were held from
the late residence on. Sunday af-
ternoon at 1870 o'clock with interment
at the family plot at the Wesley GENE
terry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
K|WANIS BRAVES
INVADE kENOSHA

the founder, then Of Detroit and now
of Buffalo, the officers Of the three
cities first named, organized the ma
tional Kiwanis body under the laws
Of Ohio, not for profit, and from that
time on the growth of the movement
has been little short of phenomenal.
There now is Kiwanis club in prac-
tically every city from Boston on the
east down through the United States
and Canada to and including in this
section, Chicago, Peoria, Aurora, Joliet
and Rockford in Illinois; Milwaukee,
Racine, Madison, and Kenosha in Wis
consin; Duluth, Minneapolis and st.
Paul in the northwest, and as far in
the southwest as Dallas and FIT. Worth,
Texas. Tn every city the Kiwanis
club has its official hotel, where the
organization meets for just sixty
minutes once a week. In Chicago
Thursday is the day at the Great
Northern Hotel; Racine, Monday at the
Hotel Racine, and Milwaukee, We'd
nesday at the Hotel Wisconsin.
The last international convention was
held in Cleveland last May. The NEXT
convention will be held in Detroit the
coming May. Kenosha will be entitled
to representation by two delegates. 1t
is expected that one hundred and fifty
cities will be represented at this gath
ering. The national convention of ad-
vertising men, when in session in
Philadelphia last June, paid the XII
wants movement a handsome compli-
ment by discussing it during their pro-
ceedings. It was the concensus Of
opinion that the Kiwanis club as a
whole was accomplishing more for its
members and growing more rapidly
than any other business organization
in the entire country.
Mr.. Denton will remain in Kenosha
until the club is completed when he
will begin organization work in Osh-
kosh, Sheboygan, Green Bay, Lacrosse
and other cities in Wisconsin,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
RESPONDENT OVER ILL HEALTH
Deceased Had Been An Employee of the
Balm Wagon Company for Many Years
And Left No Message Explaining
Rash Act-Little Baby in Room.

Despondent ON account of i'll health,
Michael Schroeder, so years of age and
a resident of Kenosha for the past Is
years, shot and killed himself at his
home, 81 Linden street, just after five
o CLOCK Saturday afternoon.
Outside of the fact that he had been
i'll for some time and had been forced
to lay off from his work the past four
days preceding his death, members of
the family could give no reason for his
rash act.
Schroeder had been employed for
years in the plant Of the Balm Wagon
Company and he was known as hard
working man with no bad habits. He
had laid off last Tuesday on account of
his illness, but he had been able to be
about the house and he had given the
mt mbers of his family no warning that
his condition was such as to cause him
TO mediate suicide.
On Saturday he had walked down
town early in the afternoon and he re-
turned to the house just after four o.
clock. He was in the living room of
the house for little while and then
he walked into the bedroom and shut
the door. A minute later two shots
were fired and when members of the
family went into the room, they found
him lying on the floor.
Sleeping on bed in the room was
his infant daughter, Gertrude, who had
been the only person in the room when
the man ended his life Evidently one
of the shots had gone wild but the
second went into his brain, causing in
slant death.
One of the little daughters of the
family ran across the street to the
home of police officers John Cyzak and
Thad Logan and the two officers hur-
ried to the house. A physician was
summoned, but an examination showed
that Schroeder had died instantly. He
left no note or message of any kind to
give the cause of his actions and the
members of the family were so pros
trated that they did not care to discuss
tho case. 1t is declared that the home
life of Schroeder had been of the most
happy nature and he seemed to be
greatly interested in his wife and chill
dren, bat among his friends he had de-
clared that he feared that he was suf-
fering from an incurable illness.
Coroner Millager made an investiga-
tion into the facts in the case and de.
cided that it would not be necessary
to hold an inquest over the body.
Schroeder is survived by his widow
two sons, Michael and Joseph Schroe
der, and three daughters, Frances
Barbara and Gertrude Schroeder. All
of them lived at the Linden street
home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
NEARLY 1000 PRESENT.
Delegates from Many Wisconsin Cities
Come to Kenosha for Catholic
Day Celebration Sunday.

Fully nine hundred were present last
night in St. Georges Hall at the clos
ing meeting of the Catholic Day cele-
bration under the auspices of the
Christian Mothers Sodaity, Knights
of St. George and St. Michael's Socie-
ty. Other meetings were held in the
afternoon under the same auspices.
The attendance was not confined to
Kenoshans but included delegations
from many cities of the state, notably
Racine, which sent large number,
Milwaukee, Appleton, Waterford, Burl-
ington and other cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

Many Prominent Business Men of the
city Have signified Their Intention
Of Having Part In the Organizations
Guest of Honor at FIRST Gathering in
Kiwanis Club Is the Guest Of Honor
at the First Gathering In Ke-
nosha - Is Nation Wide organi'
cation
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

The officials of the Merchants and
Savings Bank are going to keep open
house on Thursday in celebration of the
twentieth anniversary of the founding
Of the bank. The day is to be made a
notable one and souvenirs are to be dis
tributed amon9 the friends of the bank.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

In the private dining room of the
Haywood Hotel Wednesday afternoon,
the Kenosha Kiwanis Club, heralded
as "America $ best business club for
better business, - was launched with
vim and vigor, making the one hundred
and eleventh similar organization in as
many citieo in the United States and
Canada. Hal P. Denton, representing
the international parent body, called
the meeting to order following q
luncheon, and presided until temp
orary organization was effected with
the following officers: President, Chas.
IT, Ernst, bookseller and stationer, I'll
Main street; vice president, Thomas
Lockhart, ieweler, 267 Main street;
secretary, Otis L. Trenary, College of
Commerce, PIG Market street; direc-
tors in addition to officers, Walter M.
Burke, Kenosha Realty Company, Burke
building; Thos. b. Temple, Temple and
Donley, retail shoes, 305 Main street;
N. G Wahlberg, Studebaker cars, 300
Church street; William J. flaming,
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Of New York, 255 Main street; Henry
t. Remer Remer's Laundry, 922 Eliza
beth street. r. G. Pabst Pabst Bros,
auto garage, Ridge and Park streets.
Other members present were M. Wayne
Everett, representing the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric Company; Arthur J.
Schmitz accident and life insurance,
Burke building, and Thomas A. Sulli-
van, dry goods, 81 Main street
Secretary r. Fl. Schulz of the Racine
Kiwanis Club, came over to tell Ke-
nosha business men what the Kiwanis
spirit is doing for the business men of
that city and he was accompanied by
Editor Il. M, Fowler, of the Racin-
Times-Call, and George Kan, one of
Racine's live wire builders and con
tractors 1t was expected that Secre-
tary w. E. Lenicheck of the Milwaukee
Kiwanis Club, would be present, but
he was prevented by the fact that his
club was holding its regular weekly
meeting and luncheon at the same hour.
Perry s. Patterson, general counsel for
the Chicago Tribune, president of the
Chicago Kiwanis Club and vice presi-
dent Of the international organization,
sent the following telegram to Mr..
Denton:
Hal P. Denton,
Haywood Hotel,
Kenosha, Wis.
Heartiest congratulations to all.
More than hundred Kiwanis clubs
in as many cities send greetings to the
Kenosha pioneers, and extend to them
the hand Of good fellowship and co
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
Also Pasteurize in Dealers Bottles.

: 1t the milk is not for bottle feed
ing, it may be pastuerized in the bot.
ties in which it is received and as these
bottles have fat bottoms it is not neces-
sary to use basket. They may be
set upon an inverted tin pie plate in
the bottom of a pail. The plate must
have holes punched in it to prevent
humping of bottles and to allow free
circulation Of wafer Punch hole in
the cap of one of the bottles and in
sert a thermometer Then proceed as
with the nursing bottles -
Mr.. Miller said the milk ought to be
clarified before it is pasteurized as ex-
aminations of samples from Kenosha
milk dealers show that there is great
deal Of foreign matter, just plain
dirt, !" besides the organisms.
Risk Kiddies' Lives With Bad Milk.
Mr.. Miller is firmly Of the opinion
that when milk is. fed children, Just
as it comes from the dealer, the par
ents are taking long chances with the
health of the child, and the fact that
many children are hardy enough to
stand it will be small comfort to the
desolated mother who loses her child
through her negligence and is regret
fully sure that had she taken the sug-
gested precautions that her little one
might have lived to enter adulthood.
Mr.. Miller is convinced that cleanli-
ness in food and surroundings is an es-
sential for the best development of
any child and the exceptional child
which, because of a heritage of hardi-
hood from line Of ancestors who
have been culled out BY the law of
the survival Of the fttest during
generations Of an existence in adverse
surroundings. is able TO stand what
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
Perry 3. Patterson,
Vice President,
International Kiwanis Club. y

lulGTudblOUdl hlWa0lS .OIuD.
Although considerably less than three
years old, Mr.. Denton said, there are
more than twelve hundred Kiwanis
members in the United States and
Canada. This membership is made up
of red blooded business and profes-
sional men, among whom are many of
the foremost manufacturers, wholesal-
ers and jobbers in either country. The
Kiwanis Club is distinctively a bus
ness organization in which politics and
religion are not permitted to enter. 1t
is neither civic, social or fraternal
It's creed stands for the highest ethics
in business. In other words, it brings
the golden rule into practical applica-
tion to every ramifcation of business
or professional life.
The Kiwanis movement had its in
ception in Detroit. A number of
Cleveland business men who attended
a luncheon and meeting in Detroit, be-
came so enthusiastic that they forth
with started a club in their city. A
little later some Pittsburg business
men attended meeting in Cleveland
and then started a club in the smoky
city Business men from all parts of
the country heard Of the movement
and requests came pouring in for in
formation as to how clubs might be
inaugurated in their respective COM
munities. Headed by A. S. Browne,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

Big Organization for Promo
ton of Business Along
Right Lines Is Launched
at Meeting Held at the
Club Room of Hotel
haywood On
Wednesday.