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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26
HEGEWISCH
DAMAGE SUIT

MICHIGAN CITY, IND. Jan. IS. -
The 900 damage case of Elizabeth
Samak against the South Shore road
was taken up this afternoon in the su-
perio- court before judge Crumpacker
aud jury selected Yesterday C. r.
and j.. B. Collins represent the plant
f. ANA D. j.. Never of South Bend.
represents the defendant company.
Th- plaintiff complains of injuries
sustained August 81. 1918. in the city
IT HeEewisch- She claims to have been
wa.Etns over a railroad crossing there
at o'clock in the, evening. An cleo
erie ear suddenly came around a sharp
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26

Want a Girl for Each Month in the
Year" being assisted by twelve maidens
CARRIED in costumes appropriate for the
months they represented. They We're:
Margaret Hanlan. Evelyn Boehn. Lillian
Newman, katherine Stedman. Edyth
Wedge, Florence HanIan. Viola Helm.
Beatrice Cavel Margaret Brellahan.
Pearl Burford Hanna Wick. May Rog-
ers.
In the first scene Theresa Murray.
Frances Bait. Martha Zimmerman, Tom
Clune. Richard Hamilton Floyd VIII
liams and Charley Gaa. the director of
tho performance, had parts. as did the
dancing team of Tommy Burke and DR..
A. P. Craig. Twelve-year-o Margaret
Sandy Of Valparaiso gave some very
pretty classic dancing roles.
John Kinnally as Penny Ante" the
senator's daughter; Fred Baldwin. the
gladiator. and the senator himself. Mr..
McCraeken. convulsed the house with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26

railroad protestants and allowing the
building of the ditch
In Harvey ILL., it is feared the ditch
building viii rob the Illinois side of the
line of the Little Calumet river. From
an ordinary river and wide stream in
hoed time il Will be reduced to a mere
brook This viii affect the sewage dis
posal most OF the year and pending pos
sibla relief from the Chicago sanitary
district the city may have TO build a
100000 sewage disposal station. Il is
said other cities are also affected and
they may resort 10 the federal courts
for relief
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26
GIVES UP $4,000
JOB TO STUDY

PORILAND O3E- Jan. 26.-Arnold
5 Rothwen Of Portland. general agent
Of an eastern life insurance company.
a position said to pay $4,000 year has
turned his office over to 5. NJ. King
Of Fort Wayne. Ind. in order, he said,
that he might devote all his time to
studying at Reed college. Portland.
RothweU entered Reed last February
for a four years course in English lit
erature. sociology ana statistics but
until now has been devoting but part Of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26
BURNS DITCH PLAN
TO Be OPPOSED !?
City of Harvey, I'll, Claims
Drainage Would Rob it
Of River.

Possible opposition to the construction
of the Burns ditch. project scheduled
20 drain $4,000 acres Of swamp land in
Lake and Porter counties hy topping
the Little Calumet river with q canal
leading to Lake Michigan. may come
from municipalities on the Illinois side
of the line. They promised "a Tight sew
eral years ago, but subsidized until tho
United States supreme courts decision
the other day overruling the plea OF the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26
CARY Elk MINISTRIES
LIKE REAL 'UNS

Fifteen hundred persons last night
saw the performance of the Gary Elks'
Tuxedo MINISTRIES at Gary theater Not
only brethren of the lodge but a lot of
their pretty daughters. sisters and
sweethearts took part. The performances
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26

laughter
In scene three with Mr.. McCracken
as interlocutor and Mt. Gaa as musical
director the stage was filled with the
comedians bauadists and a grand cho-
rus. that included the young ladies who
took part earlier in the evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26
Three-scene Program.

In the first scene Of the performance
a company Of pretty girls headed by
Miss Catherine Milteer and assisted by
some Of the male members of the cast
did some very clever work. G. w Sim
mons as Lord Charingcross sang. I
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26

Past Exalted Ruler Henry F. Nc
Cracker as interlocutor in the greater
minstrel performance as a Roman SEN
ator in the sketch. The Death of the
Gladiator" was the center of attraction
in the two parts
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26

Mr.. King Is a brother Of F. King OF
Hammond. who went to Fort Wayne to
succeed him recently.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26

curve. she claims without sounding an,
warning. and struk her down.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-26

his time to his studies. He is So years
old.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
DEATH OF ALEXANDER eR1eNoN
Well Known Kenosha Painter Died at
His Home on Park Street Early
This Afternoon.

Alexander Grignon, aged 48 years,
widely known as a painter in Kenosha,
died at the family residence, 653 Park
street at one O'Clock this afternoon fol-
lowing a long illness from nephritis.
Mr.. Grignon had been ill since the
first of last November.
The deceased was a native of Trem,
pelau, Wisconsin, where he was born
January 9, 1869. He had made his
home in Kenosha for the past eight
years and had wide circle of friends.
He was one of the expert checker play
ers in the state and had been charter
member of the Kenosha Checker Club
He had been active as member Of the
Loyal Order of Moose and of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America.
Surviving are his widow, five daugh-
tiers, Misses Camilla, Ethel, LaRonde,
Belle and Dorothea and two sons, John
and James Grignon. Miss Camilla Orig
non is one of the best known teachers
at the Durkee school.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
Just Wanted
To Toast Bread
Police Find It Hard to Discover Just
What Is the Game of James
Murphy of New Orleans.

James Murphy, rather Teutonic-
looking southerner who claimed that he
had just arrived from New Orleans,
pestered people in the Second ward on
Sunday afternoon with a request to al
low him to Fftoast some bread'' He
had a paper sack with a half dozen
slices of stale bread in it and he went
from house to house with his unusual
request until he landed in the Epaddy
wagon and rode down to the city hall.
He claimed to be a writer of novels.
He had plenty of manuscript in his
possession to indicate that this fact was
true. He told the police that he had
been in Mexico for years and had made
a special study of the languages of the
Indians. Murphy, according to the po-
lice, is insane, but they are going to
hold him until after they have made
some further investigation. He still in
sists that he came to Kenosha from
New Orleans and also that he has a
registered letter containing money.
New Orleans has been asked to report
on him and in the meantime he : stop
ping at the lookup.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
SCOUTS SELL SONGS.
Kenosha Boy Scouts Take Novel Plan
for Raising Funds by Selling
Patriotic Song.

Have you heard 1.-THE Boy Scout
song, "Can't You Hear Your Uncle
Sammy Calling? 1t is sure one that
touches the patriotic heart strings and
is attracting no end of commentator
from the many who have already pur-
chased it. The method by which it is
being popularized in Kenosha is very
unique to say the least; the various
Boy Scout organizations Of the city
have made special contract with the
publishers whereby they may sell the
song and keep a liberal commission for
their own patriotic fund People in
Kenosha who help the boys by buying a
copy of the song need not worry that
they will not be getting their money IS
worth because it is easily one of the
best sellers in a long list of patriotic
thrillers. The boys will soon start on
a house to house canvass to make the
most. of their bargain and thereby in
crease their fund raised for the Sam
mics and liberty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
GERMAN SINGERS HAVE OUTING.
Have Annual Outing at Burling-
ton and Twin Lakes.

The members of the German Lieder-
kranz, one of the oldest musical or
CARNATIONS in the city, had their annu-
al outing on Sunday and more than
thirty members of the organization
made the trip and had part in the fes-
tivities arranged for the day. The
first stop was at Burlington where the
Kenosha singers gave the people of
Burlington taste of real music. AT
ter a dinner at Burlington the mem
bers of the society went to Twin Lakes
where program was given during the
afternoon. It was not all singing.
There were sports and games and feast
ing and darcing enough to make the
day one of the most pleasant ever
spent by any of the singers. Thirty
singers made up the merry party.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27

"I believe that it would be easy to
recruit another company in Kenosha
now, if had the authority" were the
words of Postmaster German this morn
ing in commenting on the unaccount-
able increase in recruits which has
been made recently. The fighting spirit
seems to have gotten into the blood of
the Kenosha men and they insist on be-
ing given chance to serve Old Glory.
On Saturday six men came to the of
flee of the postmaster and urged with
out q single exception to be sent into
that branch of the service which would
carry them earliest to France and an
opportunity to serve in defeating the
kaiser. They were all good strong, well
built young men and passed the exami
nations at Milwaukee, today in first
class order. One was sent to the marine
corps and the others were enlisted in
the regular army.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
NEW STORE HERE SOON.
King Clothing Company Leases Rooms
in Wulff Block ON wisconsin
Streetsto open Oct. 18th.

A new business for Kenosha was
inaugurated Saturday when Max Liv-
ingston, president Of the King Cloth
ing Company, leased two rooms in the
Wulff building on Wisconsin street, for
the opening of a clothing store here
about October 18th. The store is to
handle an exceptionally good line of
women s and gents clothing and mil
linery and will be allied with the vari-
Gus King stores of neighboring cities.
The rooms which they are to occupy
are to be made over and refnished so
that the new business will have two
large and commodious store rooms for
the expansion of its business. The
store in Kenosha is the first establish
ed by the King Clothing Company in
the state of Wisconsin, although they
have large number of stores in Illi-
nois, Michigan and Missouri. The
store will be up to date in every par
ticular and will carry a first class line
of merchandise to be sold on both cash
and credit basis. In Rockford and
Bloomington, Ill.,, in Battle Greek and
Lansing, Mich, and in half a dozen
other towns, the King Clothing Com
pany have established business on
honesty and quality as a policy and
there is every reason to believe that
they will be equally successful in
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
MIR AND MRS. THEIRS RESIGN.
Red Cross Chapter is Lamenting Loss
of it's Efficient Treasurer and
Vice-Chairman.

The executive board Of the local Red
Cross chapter has announced the resig-
nations of Mr. and Mrs. e. G. Theirs
from the offices of treasurer and chair
man of the committee on hospital sup
plies respectively. The loss of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theirs is greatly to be regretted
by the local association. Mrs. Theirs
has been one of the most enthusiastic
and efficient officials of the Kenosha
organization. Under the old dispensa-
ton she was chairman of the local body
and in that capacity was largely re-
sponsible for it's first success. Under
the new regime she has been chairman
of the committee on hospital supplies
and vicechairman of the whole asso-
citation. In both positions she has
shown conspicuous ability and untiring
energy and her absence will be seri-
ously felt in all the activities Of the
chapter. Mr.. Theirs, although re-
cruit of shorter standing has been
equally successful. With the acquisi-
ton of a national charter he was made
treasurer of the local chapter and in
this capacity has established the organ
ization on a firm financial basis. The
designations of Mr.. and Mrs. Theirs
were made necessary by reason of their
coming departure for California, where
Mr.. Theirs will endeavor to recuperate
from slight nervous breakdown
caused by overwork in the Red Cross
movement and other lines of patriotic
endeavor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
HARDWARE STORE DAMAGED.
Store on West Market Street Damaged
to Extent of $1,000 by Sat
urday Night Fire.

The hardware store of Weidersberg
and Nichols at 913 Market street, was
damaged to the extent of nearly a
thousand dollars by fire which broke
out in the basement Of the building
just before midnight Saturday night.
Tt is supposed that the fire resulted
from crossed electric wires and it had
good start before the fremen were
called. The water was turned into the
basement Of the building and the
spread Of the flames to the upper floor
was stopped, but the upper rooms were
filed with smoke which did great
deal of damage. It is said that the loss
from the fire is covered by insurance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
Slacker's Body
Found Along Track
Ybon Jacobson, Who Baked at Mill
tary Service, Found in Ditch
Near Winthrop Harbor.

The first tragedy of the army to be
reported in this neighborhood was re-
ported from the village of Winthrop
Harbor just after seven 'elock Sun
day morning when the body of Ybon
jacobson, aged 25 years and a resident
Ct Menominee, Mich, was found in a
ditch along the tracks of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company.
The body was found just over the state
line in Illinois and it was taken to
Waukegan where the coroner is hold
ing an inquest over it today.
jacobson either fell or leaped from
a moving south bound train early Sun
day morning. One of the passen, gers
on the train is alleged to have seen the
man leap from the window but train
officials were of the opinion that he
was mistaken and the train ran on
into Waukegan and Chicago. Later
kilograms were sent directing the EN-
ployees of the company to make a
search for evidence of anyone leaping
from the train. The train crew sent
out found the body of jacobson. He
had been instantly killed.
jacobson who is said to be member
of well known family in the Michi-
gan city had been drafted for service
with quota which left that city on
September 21st. At the time for the
leaving of the train it is declared that
members of his family notified the
members of the exemption board that
the young man had taken carbolic acid.
Doctors saved his life and he was put
on his honor and ordered to proceed to
Battle Creek on Saturday. 1t is de-
clared that he was On his way to the
cantonment when he was killed.
Efforts have been made to locate
someone on the train at the time the
young man is alleged to have leaped
to his death but these efforts have not
brought results. The body of Jacobson
is being held at Waukegan pending the
arrival of relatives from the Michigan
city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
LEWIS TURNER GETS CALL.
Well Known Kenoshan Ordered to Join
the Signal Corps of the Army
on October 5th.

Lewis Turner, well known Kenosha
florist, is going to be off to war in
fortnight. This morning he received
formal orders from the War Depart
ment to be in readiness to leave Keno
sha on October 5th for destination
not given. Turner has enlisted as
volunteer in the signal corps of the
army and it is probable that he win
see early service in France. He de-
elared this morning that he would be
waiting at the train when his formal
order to get going reached him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
BETTER THAN CAMP DOUGLAS
Young Volunteer is Enthusiastic Over
the New Quarters of the Troopers and
Gives Vivid Presentation of Army
Life at Camp Macarthur.

Life at Camp Macarthur" might
fttingly be the title of letter recently
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Perkins
from their son, Walker Perkins," a
member of Troop FtE' The commu-
nication comes from from Waco and
is literally crammed with. interesting
data regarding the southern canton
ments Of the National Guard It also
carries a novel description of the trip
to Texas which will doubtless prove
engrossing to Kenosha people in any
way concerned with Troop sc" or
the war In general. The letter reads
in part as follows:
g 1t, for some reason or other, doesn It
seem more than a few miles to Keno
ssha. We had very enjoyable trip
south. Travelled with Corp. Clifford
We arranged out seats so that it was
just like bed, putting the cushions
parallel between the seats. The first
night out, it was rather chilly, but af-
ter that we wer every comfortable.
We detrained at ten clock and were
all set up by noon. Immediately they
set us at work bringing Texas rock
for a walk in front of our tents.
The top soil is the regular Texas
'gumbo' so called from its tenacious
quality when wet. Two and half
feet below the surface you strike a
crumbly shale and six inches further
a sort of yellow limestone. I helped
pick and carry and believe me I raised
some blisters. We were fed supper at
four because of no dinner. Then we
repaired to the showers.
That sure is big redeeming feature
Of this location. There is a wooden
shower house for each troop. [ take
on the average of two showers a day.
When we landed it was 900 F., no
shade. The natives declared it cool.
Last week it was 1900. But really a
fellow doesn t mind the heat very much.
The water is not half as good as it
was at Douglas. However, they
keep it in canvas bags with ice, so
II at problem is removed. The water
is luke-warn- and dead but we should
worry, its wet. The food is fine; we
had chill con carne for supper.
The nights are fine. No dampness
and no mosquitoes consequently The
flies in the daytime poster around
some. A man can sleep with one blan-
ket below and one above and feel o. K.
The rainy season started September
first, but SO far we haven It been
drenched. However, as that may be,
our tent trench is excavated.
There are curious crawling things,
such as horned toads and little scor-
pions. Bienemann, in our tent, has
adopted toad.
I sure am impressed with this camp.
[ like it far better than Camp Douglas
and there is a peach of town three
miles eff, accessible by trolley.
Waco is very modern with regular
sky-scraper, sturdy banks and many
clean amusement places The streets
are well paved, and the big Street cars
have two officials, viz, motorman
and conductor. There are 10000 in
habitants
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
ENDS LONG ILLNESS.
Mrs Albert Riel, 81, Dies Early Sun
day Morning at Home on Market
Street After Years of Sickness.

day Morning at Home on Market
Street After Years of Sickness.
Death came to end the suffering of
Mrs. Albert Riel, ST., early Sunday
morning at the home, sos Market
street; Mrs. Riel had suffered for years
from chronic bronchitis and since last
January her condition had grown stead
lily more critical so that the death did
not come entirely unexpected. Agnes
Wills Riel was born Sept. l, 1856, at
Lacon, ILL.,, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Wills; her early life was
spent in this vicinity where she is still
remembered By scores of friends.
In January, 1876, Miss Agnes Ellen
Wills was married to Albert A. Riel
and to this happy union four children
were born all of whom with the husband
survive the deceased. The children are
Albert A. Riel, Jr., Mrs. Thomas Me-
Caffery and Mrs. Arthur Petersen of
Kenosha, and Walter w Riel Burling-
ton. Mrs. Riel is also survived by eight
grandchildren.
The deceased was prominent mem
Der of the st. James parish and was en-
deared to large circle of friends in
this city. Her cheerful disposition in
the face of years of suffering which she
endured is an example of her strength
of character. The funeral services will
be held Wednesday morning at nine
o CLOCK at the st. James church after
which interment will be made at the
ST. James cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
Grand Display of Work of
School Children Will Be
Held in Coliseum on
Next Thursday.
SOMETHING new AND NOVEL

Kenosha is going to have fair-not
the hoky- poky, red lemonade, ard blue
balloon sort they had in Elkhorn last
week but something new and novel con-
ceived by David Fogwell and executed
by the "kiddies' Of Kenosha. GA
Community Fair" they call it but the
name can t begin to suggest it's pleas
ures. Something to see, something to
hear, and something to eat = that's a
better description and it's all true.
Sounds good, doesn' It it? Yes, but it s
better than that as anyone will dis
cover by running over to the Coliseum
on Thursday evening and giving it the
"once", twice or three times.
To interpret, the Community Fair y
will be a grand display of the varied
products and treasures of local school
children. Booths of every descrip-
tion but uniformly patriotic, will ex-
hibit flowers, flags, garden products,
knitting, and sewing. IF there had
been anything else, We would have said
so, and there is A "Paradise of
Brides" they call it presenting rugs,
baskets, and all sorts of little fknick-
knacks designed to make "The Home
Beautiful" or fill u floor-space until
the new furniture comes. They have
all been made by the "kiddies," too,
and that in itself should commend the
fair to fond mammas, papas, brothers,
sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins. In
fact the whole population of the city
would find it interesting and profitable
and will doubtless be there en- masse
vhen the band rings up the curtain on
the pageant
Oh, yes, there will be a 1900, y too.
All the varied pets that play so i'm
portant part in the lives of the young
sters will be there in cages properly
labelled and protected. The white mice
will be perfectly safe within five. feet
of the Maltese cat and the lizards and
toads will crawl at will under the very
eyes of the watchfu1 hawk. If you are
Squeamish' about any of those
things never mind. You don It have to
look at them unless you want to, but if
you do, they re all there and suffic-
iently leashed as to be "posilutely"
harmless.
The "big show'' will begin at, $3.50
Thursday afternoon. In platoons,
regiments, and armies, the SCHOOLGIRL
dren will march to the Coliseum to see
the display of their own handiwork.
Finishing touches will also be given in
order that the evening performance +"
may convince the patrons that the
schools of Kenosha are thoroughly mod
ern and efficient.
Incidentally there will be small
admission fee. Adults will be. separ-
ated from ten cents upon entrance
while iitney will pay for the kidlies
Once in there will be opportunity for
other contributions. Refreshment
stands viii be stationed at proper inter
walls and announced by childish bankers
with megaphones. The money raised in
this way will be placed in general
school fund, designed to furnish the
wherewithal for other adventures in the
line Of horticulture, school arts, and
manual training.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph "a. Pitts, Miss
Gertrude Meyers and Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Mayer and daughter Dorothy,
motored to Great Lakes and Fort Sher-
idan Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27

William Eisenhower, son of Ides
Eisenhower, is now chasing submarines
He left his home in Kenosha last April
and after a few weeks training at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
he was sent east for sea duty. He is
now gunner on the transport Won
Steuben.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27

Word has been received in Kenosha
of the birth Of daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank. Leeb of Chicago, this
morning. Mrs. Leeb was formerly Miss
Emily Hopf and lived in Kenosha prior
to her marriage.