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Every occupant OF an : .ltlGls,,, B
.lrlven hy Joseph ]. POhl were Killed
outrisht when the cur was struck hyl
Michigan Central passenger trnin y
miles north Of Detroit. The Victims,
seven in number, are as follows: .Jo-
seph ]. Pohl. Mrs. Joseph ]. Pohl. Mrs.
George Harvey, Mary Pohl and Thomas
Pohl, Ralph Harvey and Helen Har.
vey. All were residents of Detroit.
=
Mrs. Lillian Stiles, noted as a beau.
ty and named by Mrs. Herbert Crane
In her suit for divorce against the Chi
cago multi-millionaire, committed sui-
eide In an Aurora (nl.) hotel.
.
Oscar Landmeisser, an itinerant
evangelist, killed one man and wound
ed two other persons in a crowded
courtroom at Hammond, Ind, then was
brought down, wounded in turn by the
Are of two court attaches. Landmeis-
ser was being tried on the charges of
Aldina Hartman. The man he killed.
Fred Bayne of Indiana Harbor. was
testifying against him.
Jesse Barker, millionaire Of Peoria.
Ill.,, who was found shot to death. end
ed his own life, a coroner's jury held.
He bequeathed $4,000, 600 to the widow,
Mrs. Chamie Robinson Barker.
Arthur w. Nix, alleged chief of
southwestern Oklahoma draft resist
ers, was arrested In Chickasha by fed
eral officials and held in $4,000 bond
for the federal grand jury.
Foreign
The Amsterdam Maasbode says 1t
learns that all Dutch shipping to Eng
land has been stopped on account Of
the pending differences between Great
Britain and Holland.
The use Of Peruvian ports by a
British squadron has been granted by
the government. For the extension of
this privilege President Pardo has
a'een thanked by the British minister
The German minister of marine,
Vice Admiral Eduard Won Capelle. has
resigned under fire. News of his res
!gnation was given out following
conference between Liberal leaders Of
the reichstag and Chancellor Michael
is, at which the deputies demanded the
resignation. Capelle's resignation fol-
lows closely after his denunciation of
the Socialists in connection with the
Wilhelmshaven mutiny.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-10
Arllusel11ents
THE LONG TRAIL"

\ tale of the Canadian northwest. Of .he
land where trappcr- and hunters ply ilarr
and the "tcndtrfoot" comes bnt rare
~. THE Long Trail produced IN the Ia
nous Player. starring Iou-Tclleeen and
Mary Fuller an the Paramount program.
Will be- seen 10 the Queen ihcat'r TO-DAY.
la this picture Lon Tellcscn Il seen Is
Andre Dubois. a French Canadian irapptr r.
His little sister Mieiirttc and hc keep house
on the edge o. n clearing and n she graws
Ia w%omanhood he realizes that he must
send her away 10 -chool although n breaks
his heart 10 lose her.
About the time she leaves. Andre makes
the acquaintance 81 Louise Graham. niece
OF a prosperous fur dealer who has coEc
10 the north country m search Of rare
peltS. Andre j. immediately struck IN hrr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-10

Miss Marie Browne and Aueu-tin
Browne LETT yesterday afternoon Tor =
pleasure trip 10 Los Angeles. Cal. From
Sarifa To Fort Wcrtn the trip viii be- made
in I'm automobile. After visiting Robert
Browne, who IL a member Of the medical
detachment from Brownsville, in camp at
Fort Worth. the California trip will be re-
sumed by rail.
Miss Dorothy Holt of San Antonio ar
riccd IN Brownsville Yesterday. Ms Holt,
who formerly resided in this city, accom-
panied her father. y. nj. Holt. who ~ the
Valley on Il business mission.
After being III recess during thc summer
months the LadicS Aid Society Of The Cen
trail Christian church this afternoon re-
-umcd their weekly sewing sessions N tine
ehurch parlorS.
Mr.. W. =. Sp.vey and daughter. Ms
Leta. have returned from q several weeks
visit to BRENNAN ana other Texas cities.
o
Miss Louise P~utegnai. who teaches n
he Landrum school. and Mis- Kathleen
Craig, teacher M Los lHdia-. lcii this
morning 10 assume their duties.
The Thur-hay Bridge Climb. the only city
card club Ia continue if- sessions thtoush
the Summer months. will meet this week
with Mr.. q. I. Hicks w her home on Eliza
beth street.
Among today forkcr~ ai thc Ecl Gross
headquarters are Mr.. y. II. George. Mrs.
". :. West and Mr.. Katherine Siringiel-
low.
An Interesting and successful orally.
day program Wa given at thc Central
Christian church SUNDAY. NHprruteud
eni W. ;. Rlacb~hcar of the SUNDAY
school reports that the attendance Was
unusually large a~ was that WI the church
service conducted bv the pastor. nr. +. j..
iIallam. In rIr evening ihr Young Pee.
pie Christian Endoavor. which has beer
n recess Tor the summer months WAS rf
opened with an a~tNndan-r W.T. FORTY. Iht
service viii be- continued weekly ;hroue'
ont the winter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-10

great beauty and sweetness but greatly
disturbed 10 learn that she j. already en-
ga-td-and IA 4 man whom he di>iru~t-
on sight. However. ~ ~ very kind ~ the
travellers and ofter~ 10 show Louise and
her party some ot tie beauties "a the
place. On tins trip Louise and Andre are
-cparafed from the Others, are caught IN
4 snow storm and obliged "a take refuge
IN hI- cabin.
On their return ~ the hotel the next
morning Lom-e's fiance breaks their en-
aagemrnt and the Girl j. left ~ her own
Resources. Andre immediately offer her
The Shelter ot has name and home and after
4 ha~iy wedding the Two begin 4 queer sort
~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES arrangement, each
keeping strictly To hi~ particular room ia
Andres shack.
VI. EroMhrrg at Galveston. of the Gal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-10

To save carpenters time a nail holder
has been invented which suspended from
a mans shoulder. feeds nails down into
the right position 10 be most easily
erasped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-10

VI. Eronhcrg of Galveston. of the Gal
weston Wholesale nryeoods Company. i
4 visitor III Brownsville Tor i few DAYS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
OLD Balm HOUSE SET ON FIRE.
Historic Old Building South of the City
on Rowland Avenue Completely
Destroyed Sunday Night.

The old brick house on the Balm
farms just south of Selma avenue on
the Rowland avenue road was com
pletely destroyed by an incendiarv fire
just before five O'Clock Sunday even
ing The old house, one Of the first
built in that portion of the county, had
been untennanted for the past two
years and only few days ago it was
sold to wreckers for twenty-five dollars.
The fire broke out in the main por-
tion of the building and as the fire de
partment was unable to reach it from
any Of the city fire hydrants, nothing
was done to stop the spread of the
flames and the old building went to
complete ruin in about an hour.
"There is no doubt but that the fire
was Of an incendiary origin declared
the fire chief this morning "A lot of
kids had been hanging about the old
house and it is probable that some of
these kids applied the match to see it
burn -
The local officers are investigating
the fire but they have no clew to the
identity of the boys or men who set
the blaze.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
Bogus Buffalo "Jits."

Louis King and Louis Grosvenor, two
men pretty well known about Kenosha,
have a new distinction. They seem to
be the first two men in the country to
get landed with the counterfeit
Buffalo niekels. This new coin has
been on the market nearly a year and
it is supposed to take. two years for
the eounterfeiters to get dies made
and the bogus coins in circulation, but
each Of the Kenosha men have a count
erfeit Git" to prove that counterfeit
ing as an art is progressing along with
everything else. No reports have been
made to the police by federal officials
to look out for these counterfeits and
it is just possible that Kenosha has
the first of this new crop. Just to
make certain, bite all the Buffalo
nickels you get in the future. IF your
teeth stick in them and do not leave
too pronounced mark slip them along
to the next fellow, but be sure and
tell him that you suspect that they are
counterfeit or you may be arrested on
a charge of Showing the queer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
BUY FIFTEEN MORE CARS.
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee
Getting Ready to Send Cars
Into Chicago Soon.

The Chicago, North Shore and Mil
waukee Electric has added fifteen new
steel cars to its equipment.
The new cars are made of steel and
are of the very latest design Included
in this order are three new dining cars,
which will be built after the plan adop-
ted by the Pullman Car Company, and
the Northwestern Railroad. The new
cars are the product of the Pullman
company and will rival in beauty any
to be found in the middle west.
The new cars, five of which have
been received, are all equipped for use
on the third rail line. Yesterday the
North Shore line officials sent a North
western elevated car over their tracks
to make the final tests before the
through service between the heart of
Milwaukee and the loop district of Chi
esgo is inaugurated.
It is said that as soon as all the new
cars ordered from the Pullman com
pany arrive at the Highwood car
shops, the Chicago Milwaukee through
service will be inaugurated. Since the
railroad was taken over by the reor-
ganization committee hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been spent in
new equipment. At every crossing of
Importance between Evanston and
Milwaukee either wig-wag systems or
crossing gates have been installed.
THO daoofa houa haan ranoro4o9 -
repaired Thousands of new railroad
ties have been installed and many
miles of new steel laid.
When the Chicago to Milwaukee
through service is started it is said it
will be possible to travel between these
two big cities by electric quicker than
on the steam roads.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
RODERS HAS
FIRST PETITION

Y The 1917 campaign is on as Nicholas
Roders Of the seventh ward on Satur-
day took out the first primary petition.
He is a candidate to succeed himself as
member Of the County Board to rep
resent the seventh ward. This petition
is the only one to be formally sent out
from the office of the city clerk but
several other blank petitions have been
taken out and it is expected that by
the end Of the week there will be TWEEN
ty petitions Of the various candidates
in circulation. Now that the petition
is broken, it is expected that lot of
Kenosha men and possibly few Ke-
nosha women will plunge into the sea
Of politics The petitions must be re-
turned to the clerk the first week in
March but it is expected that most of
the petitions will be filed by the end
of February. There is no lack of po-
litical timber this year and it is ex-
pected that there will be dark horses
aplenty to take all the places on the
primary bdHoI' CocldllsbS III Inc CITY
are expected to have the usual ticket
for every ward. There will be no party
designation on the ballot this year, the
election being strictly partisan
Many of the members of the council
whose terms will expire this year ex-
pect to take petitions before the end
of the week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
SUNDAY DINNERS ARE LATE
Satisfactory Explanations Are Not In
Evidence But Cold Weather Is Blamed
AS One Of Causes of Bad Distribu-
tion-Health Officials May Act.

The gas situation in Kenosha is get
ting acute and officials of the city are
being urged to amend the complaint
now pending before the Railroad Com
mission with view of not only secur-
ing gas at cheaper rate but also with
view Of securing better gas. Many
complaints against the gas were receiv-
ed on Sunday. People found that ii was
difficult to get gas enough to cook the
Sunday dinner and there were lots Of
late dinners because the potatoes failed
to brown or the roast to cook through.
Added to this was the fact that there
was an odor connected with the gas
which came near driving some Of the
women from the kitchens. The weather
man tempered the wind to the shorn
lamb and the weather was warm enough
to allow some of the women to keep
the doors open and escape the effect Of
the odor. Efforts to get any real stats-
nent as to what is the matter with the
pee were not very successful. At the
plant it was declared that the gas was
now running "pretty well' but The
man at the other end Of the telephone
wire declared that this was not the kind
of gas that the company expected to
supply all the time He declared that
the shortage Of the gas was due to some
defect in the distribution but he was not
willing to go into details to tell jI3t
why this should be. 1t is admitted
that some people Of the city declare that
they are getting plenty of gas pressuro.
We had some trouble with the puri-
fiers a little while ago." said the man
at the plant, "but ! understood that
this was all taken care of and that the
gas was running good now. Then there
has been the extreme cold weather and
it has brought lot of trouble in dis
tributing the gas"
Complaints of the sickening odor of
the gas sold in Kenosha have been made
foe period of more than month and
the matter has even been taken up
with the health department by patrons
of the company who claim that it is
impossible for them to use the gas via
out considerable personalsuffering The
officials are being urged to have one
rca' clean up of the gas situation at this
time The Railroad Commission is -.
ing to hear the city complaint agail9s
The rate charged some time within tho
next two weeks and this matter may be
taken up at the same time. In the mean
tirGe it is expected that bombardm ans
Of the office of the company and the
,omplaint clerk may have some effect
in bringing temporary relief.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
SHERIDAN ROAD PLANS HERE.
State Highway Commission Sends Plan
for Fifteen Foot Concrete High
way to the State Line.

County Highway Commissioner John
Herzog this morning received from the
Wisconsin State Highway Commission
the final plans for the improvement of
the Sheridan Road south through the
town of Pleasant Prairie. The ap-
proved plans provide for the building
of a concrete highway fifteen feet in
width with all the necessary culverts.
There will be three and a half miles
OF this highway for construction dur
ing the coming year. The completion
OF it will make good road nearly all
the way from Kenosha to the state
hne. just south of the brick pavement
on Sheridan Road there will be a
stretch OF quarter of mile of cinder
road but it is expected that the city
Will make arrangements to have the
Drlck pavement extended before the
end OF the year. The highway com
missioner announces that work on this
road will start just as soon as the bonds
have been sold. The entire cost of the
Improvement is to be paid for from the
fund raised by county and town bonds.
NO objection to the issue of the bonds
has been filed with the county officials.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
POWELL ESTATE VALUED $4,000,
Former Member Of the County Board
Divides His Estate Among Chill
dren and Grandchildren.

The last will and testament of the
late Evan Powell, former member Of
the County Board and long prominent
IN the town of Pleasant Prairie, was
fled for probate in the County Court
this morning The petition for probate
of the will places the value of the es-
tate in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
In addition to this the deceased had a
large amount Of life insurance which is
not properly dividable in the court
The personal property is valued at
81 600 and the farm in Pleasant Prai-
RE at $25,o00 In addition Mr.. Powell
owned homestead in the city. This
together with the rental of the farm
is left to the widow during her Efe
after which it is to be divided share
and share alike among the children.
Many separate cash requests are made
by the will to the children and grand
children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
LONG PROMINENT IN COUNTY
Was Former Member of County Board
And Held Many Town and School Of
fices in Town of Bristol-Born in
Pleasant Prairie in ''39.''

Alzo B. Pierce, aged ~ years, and one
CO the first white children born in Ka-
rcsha county, died very suddenly at his
home in the township of Bristol on 5 1u-
dry morning, following an attack Of
apoplexy Mr.. Pierce who had spent his
entire life in Bristol had not been in.
5000 health for more than four wears
hut he got up at the usual hour on S11
day morning and he had eaten hearty
breakfast. Just after breakfast he sat
down in one of his favorite chairs and
just after eight clock he was stricken
with apoplexy. He was dead when
physicians reached the house.
Mr.. Pierce had resided in Bristol for
more than " years. He was a son of
the late Ira Pierce, one of the first set
tiers Of the town Of Pleasant Prairie and
he was born in that town May 5, -,939.
He lived at the old home in the town
Of Pleasant Prairie until he was TWEEN "
me years of age and then began eafm.
ing for himself in Bristol township
l. udl D0Su CduCdbCd LII lie U1SIIlCb
schools in the ounty and he took great
deal of interest in the affairs of the
town of Bristol. He was active as
leader among the Republicans of the
county and for many years he served.
in the capacity Of chairman of the
town board Of Bristol. He was district
clerk of the town of Bristol for num-
Der of years and served for years on the
st hool board in his home district Mr.
Pierce was twice Married. On March
% 1859, he was married to Miss Phoebe
Vaughn who died in 1875. On May
S 1878, he was married to Miss Louise
Gamble who with his two sons, Ira and
Milton Pierce survive him.
Mr.. Pierce was connected with many
Of the best known of the pioneer fani-
lies of the city 'and county and he was
widely known throughout Kenosha
ccu1ty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
MANY CITIES GET INTEREST.
Report of the University of Wisconsin
Experts Shows Kenosha is One
of the State Leaders.


Do you know how much interest the
city you live in receives on its daily
bank balances The municipal refer
ence bureau of the University of Wis
consin has recently made a compilation
of the rates received in all Wisconsin
cities of over 10000 population, except
Racine
Ashland, Manitowoc and Marinette
receive no interest whatever, according
to this compilation, while Oshkosh OBJ
tains rate of $50 per cent, the highest
rate received on it's daily balance by
any first, second, or third class city.
Green Bay, GAINESVILLE, Kenosha, Mil
waukee and Wausau secure 9 per cent;
Eau Claire, La Crosse and Madison 2.5
per cent; Appleton and Beloit, per
cent; Fond du Lac 3.15 per cent. The
cities which receive less than 2 per
cent are Superior, with a rate Of is
per cent, and Sheboygan with a rate
of l per cent. M
Lit is the practice of the city of Ap-
pleton to take out certificates of de-
posit for money that will be in the
bank three months or longer. In Mari
nette the bank pays $3.50 for the treas
urer's bond in lieu of paying any in
terest on the daily balances.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
PROSECUTOR rs COMING.
Attorney James G. WEIGH of Waukegan
to Tell Kenosha Lawyers About
the Old Time blue Laws

OAN~ = AAAAO 41AtkC LAWS
An address on Common Law. -
which will deal with the revival of old
blue laws of New England to cope with
conditions as they may arise in the
courts of Illinois or Wisconsin. will be
given by State g Attorney James G..
WEIGH of Waukegan before the meet
ing of the Kenosha County Bar Asso-
citation, to be held at the Maywood
Hotel in Kenosha, February z.
The subject is the same as will be
applied in the prosecution Of Michael
Mockus who was charged in Wauke-
gan by Mr.. WEIGH with t'blasphemv. ,,
The charge was filed in county court
today.
In the opinion of the state S attorney
there are many misdemeanors that NAV
be covered through the practice of
such laws as were adopted in the New
England states and which are applica,
bic through the fact that they have
never been repealed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
SLEEPING ELMER
AGITATES A HOTEL

Has any one here seen Elmer; Elmer
of the Retailers Style Shows He was
lost but not neglected, for when friend
wife aWoke detected she set up search
perfected beyond what any one expect
ed.
Meanwhile Doudsey slept contented,
till the negro porter scented something
wrong in number fonr.
But to cut long story short, it hap
pened this way. At approximately three
P. G. wiley awakes. Elmer ''-s' what
the hotel bill ''-sS Elmer. There was
nothing but silence, and very little of
that. - long pause. Well,
either that man is crazy or am. m
going to find out which and get pass
for the right one to Mendoza WHEY
thereupon arises, dons kimona or over
coat or something, pushes one foot into
hubby Is shoe and the other into her
slipper and takes up the scent.
After thorough search of the room,
which convinced Mrs. Detective that
Mister is not far hence, because of his
clothes still remaining, she threw open
the door and in the tone of a magician
demanded him to "re-appear." But,
nothing doing. A hasty investigation
proved conclusively that Elmer was no
place he belonged.
Consequently several residents were
awakened, starting with the gentleman
from the southern part of Africa. Then
came the night clerk, day clerk, cook,
bell-hop, manager, guest number one,
guest lumber two, number three, and so
forth up to number 1913. IF the catas-
trophe is reported correctly it was about
when guest number 81 appeared that
the aforementioned dark complicated
gentleman from Africa found occasion
to remark: "Lawd a-massy Mister
Douds, do show yourself aroun' here
rita-way, or dis lady wife ob yours will
jest natchly bust sompen. Idon wanta
be no witnes to no sur-nough murder. +"
But no Elmer appeared "Oh heav-
ens,-boo- hoo-hoo-hooL know he IS gone
somewhere. No one took objection to
this assertion. In fact, it was q'1i+e
plainly ascertained that Mr.. Elmer
Douds had "gone somewhere. But the
riddle was to guess where. Each one
present took three guesses, and then
they tossed up penny to decide
whether he was on the roof or in the
ice box singing "We re here because
we re here. -
No guesses being correct the prize was
not awarded, but thorough search of
each room was commenced. The process
used was to crowd the room so full of
guesses that if the missing one were
there he would just naturally in the
course of things be squeezed out into the
hall. Numbers one, two and three re
vealed nothing, but number four. Did
their eyes deceive themg No. sure as
Chas. Pfennig is mayor Of our fair city.
there lay the sleeping beauty"
Upon being apprised of the excite
ment Mr.. Douds explained that he had
only been out alotting spaces for the
Home Exposition and 1917 Style Show,
which he has been hired by the Retail
ers' ASSOCIATION to manage. But he
appeared rather disconnected when he
discovered that he had neglected to don
his street clothes and that probably he
allotted booth to each of the guests
of the hotel Apparently, if they all
make use of their allotments," there
will be SOME STYLES.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
FOR MARRIED FOLK.
Club Has Been Formed for BenedictS
and Beatrices Only-Will Give
Dancing PARTY Thursday.

Fifty young married couples have
formed a club to be known as 'tThe
Married Folk s Dancing Club" which
will hold its first dancing party in
Grosvenor s hall Thursday night with
the Since Pep orchestra to supply
the music.
Those who have been instrumental
in forming the club and arranging for
the dancing party are Thomas B. Tenn
pie, j II. Martin, L r.. Grosvenor,
J. G. Tully and Rene-Ruster.