The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-03
Former State Treasurer and
Leader in State Political
Life Takes Over
Interest.
WILL MAKE HOME IN KENOsHA
Man Who Put Westby on the Political
Map and Who Helped Write Much
Progressive Legislation to Move to
Kenosha in the Near Future.

Political circles in Kenosha had a
notable recruit today when A. H.
Dahl of Westby, came to the city to
take possession of the agency for the
Ford Automobile Company. A deal
was closed on Thursday by which the
Westby man took over the interests of
Hansen and Robbins, who have been in
charge of the Ford agency here for the
Ipast three years. They will retire from
automobile row. AS yet neither Mr..
Hansen nor Mr.. Robbins have made
any announcement of their plans for
the future, but they give the assurance
that they are going into essential =
labor somewhere and do their bit to
keep things moving.
A. H. Dahl, who personally will be in
charge of the business of the Ford com
pany, is already widely known to
Kenosha people, especially to those
who. have had the habit of dabbling
in things political.
When he last visited Kenosha he was
campaigning for the Republican nomin-
alton for governor Of the state. He was
the most active candidate against
Governor E. L. Philip when the Gov
ernorswas first nominated and he gave
him a merry chase, finishing second in
the big field of candidates.
He has been a political leader in the
+ state for nearly a score of years and
his political activity put Westby on
the political map. He served his usual
apprenticeship in politics as member
of the state legislature from the home
district and was then elected state
treasurer and he served in this capa-
city for six years. He gave up his
position as state treasurer in order to
enter the race for the Republican
nomination for governor.
Dahl was one Of the first of the
! progressive leaders, in the state and
he had big part in writing the pro-
gressive for years.
In the past two or three years Mr..
Dahl has not taken as strong an in
terest in the political life of the state
as in former years. He has been as
busy organizing Ford automobile
agencies. With his son he now has con
troll Of four of the Ford agencies in
the state, including large businesses in
| Racine, Lacrosse and Westby and now
he is adding the agency in Kenosha.
Mr. Dahl declared some time ago
that he believed Kenosha was the best
town in the state and that if he ever
was weaned away from Westby he
would come to Kenosha to live.
He is carrying out this promise now
and within a short time he will have
his family in Kenosha.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Dahl will be given
a most cordial welcome to Kenosha.
He is a thorough going business man
with a long record Of business successes
and his knowledge Of the political game
in the state may aid materially in
moving Kenosha a little nearer to the
state house at Madison.
He took possession Of the bust
mess of the local Ford agency on
Thursday afternoon.
While there will not be great many
Ford cars for sale in the next few
months, the business for the company
will have every care under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Dahl and it will be ready
to take up the larger business that is
Icertain to come when the war is over
and the Ford company gives up govern
ment work to return to the business of
making the popular fivver -