The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-04

With the city booming along at
speed seldom shown by prosperity III
Kenosha the year which closed at mid
night on Sunday has been one of the
most interesting in the city's history.
It has been interesting in a lot of ways
and as has been customary with the
Telegraph Courier for many years there
is published resume of the import
ant events of the year. There have
been a lot of high lights in the
year IS history in Kenosha. There have
been big industrial events including the
recognizing of the Simmons Company,
the sale Of the great plant of the Thomas
B. Jeffrey Company to the Nash Motors
Company and the organization of the
Black Cat Textiles Companies. Notable
movements have marked the industrial
progress of the city during the year,
There has been large advances in wages
to employed men, in nearly all of the big
plants, the attention of the whole coun-
try has been attracted to KenOsha on
account Of the movement to build homes
for Kenosha workmen, the action of the
Simmons Company in insuring the lives
of all its men has been of special inter
est. Every big industry in Kenosha
and the small ones as well have felt the
forward movement of the times.
In the county the most interesting
event has been the opening of the Will
lowbrook Sanatorium for the care of
people ill with tuberculosis. Next in
interest has been the big movement for
permanent improvement of roads center
ing about the issuance of bonds in the
town Of Pleasant Prairie.
There have been many movements of
interest in the city. A new administra-
ton was inaugurated, thousands of dol
lars have been expended in the purchase
and improvement Of park lands, the
splendid Washington Island property has
been given to the city, new and better
ways of making public Improvements
have been adopted, the building code
adopted and provision made for the pub
LEGATION of a new municipal code.
The big event in the schools of the
city has been the completion Of the
Continuation school building and the
Lincoln school which is now nearing
completion.
The year has brought the usual num-
Der of club activities. The hand Of
death has fallen heavy on many homes
in Kenosha and the surrounding town
ships. Cupid has reaped his harvest of
romance during the year. 1916 goes
down in the history of Kenosha as much
better than an average year. The prin-
cipal events of the year arranged in
chronological order follow:
JANUARY.
Peter Anderson killed while rid
ing speeder on railroad. Marriage of
Miss Julia Morrison and Thomas Harry
Brown. Death of Henry Benedict.
2-"Birth of a Nation" at the
Rhode Opera House.
3-Death of Francis V. Piper. Death
of Miss Anna Hagan. Council agrees
on ward lines. = Death of Mrs. Clara
Cecilia Tacki, wife of Rudolph Tacki.
. death of Miss Grace Caroline
Fountain. Wisconsin Railroad Com
mission endorsed project to take horse
shoe curve out of Sheridan Road. Death
of Jacob Mes, Silver Lake. Death Of
Miss Eliza Carey.
5rDeath of George w. Fay. Sim
mons Manufacturing Company trans
ferred to Simmons Manufacturing Com
pany of Delaware. Fox Trot Club
formed Death of Albert Doula.
edward F. Higgins addressed Bar
Association. Ninety-two year old Mrs.
Petit gave interview on longevity and
early Kenosha days. Robert Nicoll and
John NJ. Kehlor in automobile accident
but sustained no serious damages.
Father Devlin made dean of mu-
sic department of Marquette Univer-
sity. Marriage license report from
vital statistics department, shows de
crease in weddings from previous year.
Louis Z. Lampe's advertisement,
"Don't Pay Taxes Till Taxes are Re-