The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-03

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Election of the nation st war-features
the story of the year that passes into
history at midnight Monday. The high
lights have been waving flags, cheering
men and weeping women and long
columns of men, marching off to make
the supreme sacrifice for democracy.
The year has been one o. the most in
teresting in the history of Kenosha. 1t
has been year in which the people
have been brought close together by the
common call of the nation at war.
The patriotism of the people has been
stirred as never since the Civil War
days and it has found its expressions
in great patriotic demonstrations Gull
minating in the organization of the
Patriots; fund which was easily 5he
big event of the year in Kenosha
and an event which attracted to
Kenosha the notice of patriotic people
all over the nation.
During the year Kenosha has taken
its full part in every great movement
to send men to the front and to con.
serve energies behind the lines.
Everything in Kenosha has yielded
place to the demands of war. The
year has not seen a great deal of pub
lie improvements in Kenosha. Much
money which might have been expended
in street pavements and sewers and
homes has been put behind the govern.
ment by investments in govern
ment bonds.
There has been Q great extension of
the big industrial plants of Kenosha
during the year, many Of them enlarg-
ing their PLANTS and putting in new
equipment in order to have their full
part in meeting the demands OF
the nation.
The city has been free from disaster
but there has been the usual number
Of accidents. Death has entered
many homes leaving sorrow and desc
lation behind it.
Cupid has paid no attention to war
and has won the usual harvest of wed.
dings during the year.
Below is given in chronological ar
rangement, the list of the most inter.
esting events of the year in the city:
JANUARY.
New county officials begin year
of service. Kenosha has "dry" wei
come to the new year. Ralph L. Hub
bard and Clinton L. Young given hero
medals. Death of Harry Gross.
big strike in the ice cutting dis
tricts results in call for deputies
Domino ball held at Coliseum and Miss
Eleanor Casey is crowned queen. Death
Of Nicholas Seibert of Brighton.
3-Strikers burn big LAWYER ice
house at Twin Lakes with loss of
100000. Frank Winke, Bristol farm
er, stabbed to death in Green county
asylum. Death of John Fonk in Paris.
Death of Caroline M. Hansen.
4-Sam Lamkow, insane man, at
tempts to kill Sheriff Hermann at the
county jail. President Johnson of
Retailers Association, defrauded by
fim-fam artists. Death of August
Clemens Moeller.
Sired Shellburg, Chicago, killed on
tracks near Somers. Villas P. Whaley,
district attorney of Racine county,
guest of honor at Kenosha bar meet.
First National Bank new work room
opened. Death of Herman Swantz
in Paris.
6-Horace G. Maddox named secre-
tary of Kenosha Retailers Association.
John Rukowski COMMITS suicide
by shooting himself. Death of Mrs.
Margaret Printz. Death of Evan
Powell, former chairman of the County
Board. Death of Mrs. Frank Wicks Of
Salem Kenosha Elks storm Sheboy-
gan for annual B. P. 0. 2. state
bowling tournament. Death Of Mrs.
Mary Bryant, Bristol.
8-Death of John Knights in Som
ers. Death Of Enrol G. Burritt. Keno
sha Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution celebrate twenty-frst
birthday. Mr.. and Mrs Walter G. Frost
give notable party at Guild Hall.
death Of Mrs. Patrick Kearns in