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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
ORGANIZE TROOP, AT soMERs.
Boy Scouts Install N ew Unit in Neigh
boring Town as F PREPARATIONS for
Third Liberty Loan Drive.

Anticipating then great Birthday
Drive" for Liberty Bonds which begins
on next Saturday morning, Kenosha
Boy-Scout officials journeyed to Somers
ON Monday evenin G and established a
unit of the association in that town.
The installing officers included M. B.
Ketcham, S. Gottlieb, FL. G. Maddox,
the Rev. Mr.. J. y. Conway, Scout Com
missioner, Gord,&n Brine, and Milton
Hearth.
The program began with an inspiring
rendition of s@JAmerica followed by
an address on "'Loyalty" by the Rev.
Mr.. G. HI. Phim2s of Somers. Thereaf-
ter M, B. Ket ham explained the pur-
pose of the m Getting, Mrs. S. Gottlieb
discussed "Om Flag" H. G. Maddox
outlined "Sco utism," the Rev. Mr.. j.
j. Conway n resented "Details of Or
ganization and Gordon Brine told
Why He w as a Scout
The numb ers were interesting and
inspiring an d consequently contributed
a great deal of enthusiasm to the cere-
monies of i lstallation.
The mem bers Of the Somers unit as
established on Monday evening include
Harold Ia bbert, Lorin Bishop, Russell
F'enske, ST anley Barrows, Elroy Bishop,
George So renson, Ray Dixon, Ray De
Line, Jan les Markesan, and George
Younke..
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
JOINS FORCES OF
VINCENT COMPANY
A. 3. Mccall Becomes Secretary and
Sales Manager of Well Known Ken
osha Manufacturing Concern.

An announcement of great interest
to the industrial world of Kenosha was
made this morning. A. B. Mccall who
has been Vice President and Secretary
of the Hannahs Manufacturing Com
pany for nearly ten years has resigned
his position with that company and
he has been named as Sales Manager
and Secretary of the Vincent Award
Company.
Mr.. Mccall opened his desk at the
plant of the Vincent Company this
morning. He becomes one of the stock
holders and directors of the company
and from today he will be in charge
of the sales department. of the com
pany.
Mr.. Mccall has had wide exper-
fence IN the furniture making business
and is widely known to the trade from
one end Of the country to the other.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
ROAD PATR0LMEN
START WORK TODAY

Repair of the county roads was put
on business basis this morning when
two men were put to work on the
Geneva road one in the town of Salem
and one in the town of Bristol. Grant
MINIS will have charge of patrolling
the portion of the Geneva road IN the
town of Salem and Lee LeMeer will
be the road officials in the town of
Bristol.
County Highway Commissioner Her
zog announced this morning that the
maintenance of the Sheridan road and
the portions Of the Geneva road with
in six miles of the city win be taken
care of with the county repair trucks.
The appointment of men to have
charge of the patrol work on other see
tions of the county roads will be made
by the end of the month and by the
first of May it is expected that all the
machinery on road maintenance will
be in perfect working order.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
OLD HOUSTON FARM
CHANGES HANDS AGAIN
Walter s. Dowse Purchases Famous
Stock Farm ON Monday from
Lewis ,Gransee of Evansville.

A large land deal was completed on
Monday afternoon when Walter S.
Dowse, a well known farmer of Keno
sha county, purchased the old Sam
Houston farm, adjoining the Kellogg
Farm-now owned by the county
about eight miles southwest of Keno
sha on the Kilbourn Road. The farm,
which has long been famous i'm Wis
consin as a stock farm includes three
hundred and thirty acres of ground,
nearly all of which is in a high state
of cultivation. 1t was formerly owned
by Fred Pabst of Milwaukee, who a
short time ago sold it to Lewis Gram-
see, prominent farmer of the Evans-
vile community. Mr.. Gransee bought
the farm for his four sons, all of whom
are to serve the colors and for this rea-
son he was willing to dispose of. it.
The consideration for the deal was not
made public. Mr. Dowse and ia mily
expect to move to their new home. the
latter part of this week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
sTRA:DaHT FROM THE CAPTAIN.
Mrs. od)hn S. Coney Brings Farewell
Greeting from Captain Coney to
7.arents of Kenosha Soldiers.

'T ell the folks back at Kenosha
that we all left smiling" This is the
word brought back officially from Cap
tain. John S. Coney, captain of Battery
"E'', now somewhere in France, !"
by his wife Mrs John S. Coney, who
is new visiting in Kenosha. Mrs. Coney,
who was in New York to visit her hus-
ban d while he was waiting for orders
10 sail for France, brings back the
added word that the "Captain wished
TO assure Kenosha parents that their
boys would come back with flying col
ors." Since then cablegrams have an
ncunced the safe arrival of the captain
and his command in France. Mrs. Coney
viii visit in Kenosha for several days
prior to going to Chicago where she
expects to make her home until after
the war.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
SCHOOL rs WELL-NAMED.Y p
Red Cross Officials Say That the Lin
coin School Expresses the So ir3t
of the Great Commoner.

kSu CToSS Omc1dIS say mat inc Lln-
coin School Expresses the Sp irit
of the Great Commoner~
"Whoever named it named it well z"
This was the comment of Red. Cross
officials on the Lincoln School. where
Mrs. H. B. Robinson, Miss Laura Hahn,
and Mrs. James Cavanagh, dernonstrat-
ed Red Cross work on Mond ay after
noon before an enthusiastic gather
ing of the Lincoln Pareplt-Iea
Association.
More than seventy women were
present at the session and pledged
their support to the local Red Cross
Association.
"They have the real Lincoln spirit
out there said Mrs. Caviar agh this
morning. Everything that they see
or do expresses the senti rent of the
great Commoner when he declared at
Gettysburg that 'governrae of the
people, by the people and for the people
must not perish from the earth.
81 have never seen a finer patrio
tism than was displayed there" she
continued, cor more splendid loyalists
than Mrs. Thomas Barrle.n, Professor
Randall and all of their assistants.
The officials expressed themselves as
amazed at the equipment, and efficiency
of the Lincoln school. They had
special praise for Mr.. Randall s clock
like organization of thin gs; Miss Mae
Martin IS ability in training choruses
to sing with volume and expression;
Miss Wallis 5 mastery of culinary art;
and the Evolutionary powers of Miss
Casterton and Miss Mel son.
An enjoyable social hour featured
by "iohnny cake and tea' concluded
the festivities of the afternoon and
sent the members and guests away
with new vision of Red Cross work
and conservation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04

certain orders he had issued, was vim
dieated by the unanimous vote of the
council. A report Of the appeal board
of the building department declared
that Hamlet had acted entirely with
in the provisions of the code. Mr..
Hamlet appeared and sharply criticised
the members of the council for inter-
fering with his work without first call
ing him to give his side of the ques-
ton. He was instructed to proceed
with the enforcement of the code even
though arrests were necessary.
The committee on license reported
that portion of the 5000 appropria-
ton made to the committee year ago
for the investigation of the saloon con-
ditions of the city, remained unspent.
The members of the committee were
instructed to turn the balance over to
the general fund of the city.
The action Of the finance committee
in providing a loan of $4,000 to the
water board was confirmed by the
council. The council unanimously vot-
ed to increase the salary of the city
clerk 5000 a year in keeping with in
creases made in other official salaries
of city officials.
The meeting was featured by lot
Of personal clashes between the alder
men anG the "night before election
spirit was much in evidence. Happily
the aldermen all got away from the
meeting without any isticuffs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
WILL RETIRE FOR BRENNAN
Alfred Wood Re Elected as Assistant
City Engineer and New Engineer Is
Empowered to Select Another As
sistant for the Office Later On.

P. J. Hurtgen, who for the past five
months has served as acting City En-
gineer of the city was elected City En-
gineer for the coming year by the I'M
animous vote of the Common Council
at the meeting on Monday evening.
Mr.. Hurtgen has been dividing his SER
vices between Burlington and Kenosha
but with his election by the Kenosha
council he will resign his position at
Burlington and give his entire time
to the work in Kenosha. He will re-
ceive salary of $4,000 a year from
the city and this will be supplemented
by a salary Of $500 "a year as Super
intendent of the Kenosha water plant
Alfred Wood who has served the city
very efficiently in the Engineer office
for a number of years was unanimously
elected First Assistant City Engineer
and his salary advanced. The council
voted to employ a second assistant en-
gineer at salary Of $115 a month
and the selection of this official was left
in the hands of Engineer Hurtgen. It
is understood that he will bring to
Kenosha young man who has worked
with him in the Office at Burlington
and the selection Of this young en-
gineer will have the full support of the
members Of the council.
In naming Mr.. Hurtgen as City En-
gineer, Kenosha officials are not for
getful of what they owe to Ben Bren-
nan former City Engineer who is now
with the United States Army on the
French front and his position is to be
held open just as surely as it was I'M
der the leave of absence granted to
Engineer Brennan when he left for
France. If the war ends within year
Engineer Brennan will come right
back to Kenosha and go into his old
place. Engineer Hurtgen declared to
the members of the council that he
would not stand in the way of the re-
turn Of Mr.. Brennan during the life of
his contract with the city and that
| the return of Mr. Brennan would be
equivalent to the cancellation of his
contract.
| Members of the Council feel con-
WINGED that even should the war end
within few months it would be i'm
possible for City Engineer Brennan to
return before the spring of 1919
They declared that even if it were
possible for Mr.. Brennan to return
that the advancement Of the city would
require the services Of two high grade
engineers and that there would be
plenty of work for both Mr.. Brennan
and Mr.. Hurtgen.
City Engineer Hurtgen has been in
charge of the Kenosha Office for five
months and in that time he has made
ar excellent record. He has been &C
tive in planning much of the city i'm
provement work planned for the year
in Kenosha and his competency to
take care of the duties of the Office
has been proved in many hard tests.
| Mr.. Hurtgen will remove his family
to Kenosha at once and from now on
will give his full time to the work of
the Office here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04

A. B. Johnston, a Kenosha youth, iv-
ing in Green Bay, added his name to
the Honor Holl on Monday when he
enlisted in the Engineering Corps. He
is son of Mr.. and Mrs Johnston of
901 Fremont Avenue and is well known
in Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04

The quarterly report of the City
Sealer is testimonial to the hone sty
of the retail merchants of the city.
While it showed that many tests had
been made there were but two eases
of short weight reported and scores
of cases of over weight.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04

Mrs G. W. Renway who left last
December for Waco, Texas, to be with
her husband until he sailed for France
has returned and IS making her home
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. 2.
Edgerton, no Pomeroy street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04

The monthly report of contagious
diseases issued by the Health Depart
ment on Monday showed the following
cases in the city at the present time
Quarantines for scarlet fever II, diphth-
eria Is, small pox 6, measles z and
whooping cough 8.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. August Windorf and
their guests Mrs. L. P. Bellinghauser
and children, motored to Great Lakes
yesterday to call on Louis Windorf
who is stationed there.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04
O BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED DURING MARCH
Revival Of Building Operations is
Shown in Monthly Report Of the
City Building Inspector.

A real revival of building operations
in the city is shown in the report of
Building Inspector Albers for the
month of March which has been filed
with the city clerk. It shows re-
opening of building activity very early
in the season. The report shows:
Total number of building permits is
sued-50, consisting of the following
items:
New buildings ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ia
Garages and Barns. ...............11
Alterations and Additions. ........ 9
Heating Plants II
Moving .....s. 9
Number of building inspections 49,. 81
Number of building reflections 49,. s
Number of building acceptances -. rs
Number of Electrical permits issued .27
Number of Electrical inspections -. As
Number of Electrical reflections 49,. 2
Number of Electrical acceptances .27
The estimated value of the work I'M
der construction for March is as fol-
lows
Alterations and additions. s. $4,000
Garages and barns. ....... 1,485.00
New buildings .............. 55,4OO0 90
$62,40400
Receipts for building permits .$101 .O3
Receipts for electrical permits :. 5000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04

Mrs. Bert johnson Of Dunmovin,
was visiting and shopping in Chicago
on Monday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-04

Try a Want Ad.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16

"Back when the nation was -needin'
sons
Most 'em natcherly took t guns,
'Cepting Jim and he says-says he:
4 choose sticks an drum for me- "
The man who recognized and i'm
nnortalized the value Of "Old Jim
iWade's" drumming in, '63, knows that
human nature mas not.changed.i in the
half century since Jimsput pep into
the,boys withahisrat-a-tat-tat.
! This student Of human nature Is
Hohn D. Wells, erstwhile smithy,
kravelfng Snowman, U. S. cavalry
man, macliinist, journalist and final
~ managing editor OF the Buffaio
Evening News and author Of several
volumes Of delicious verse-"Old
lGood-By's and Howdy-Do's and
k'Your Folks and Mine"-already well
known and well loved, and now
new volume. Rhymes Of Our Home
Folks" Just published.
l. John.D. Wells does not write about
sirens and sexes, nor aeons and
lenigmas. It takes no lecturer to
interpret his poems. They tell OF
simple, homely, everyday things OF
Aife. They are full of music. They
are full of truth. To read them once
lis to read and reread them many
times. They grip the heart as Riley's
poems do. 'Tis said Riley's mantle
has fallen onto Wells's shoulders.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
WEST VA. TO HAVE
BUMPER WHEAT CROP
Potato indications Point To
3 Million Less Bushels.

Charleston, July 16-June was not
favorable for crops as whole,
though West Virginia crops suffered
less than some other districts. Corn
is somewhat irregular, due to cold
weather and bad seed in West Vir-
ginia, but still promises better than
any pervious year and as a whole
shows good condition. A large in
crease is expected in tobacco acreage
the prospects now including crop
probably equal to any ever produced
in this state, 12.7G6,O0O pounds COM
pared to 100000, grown last year
Wheat in this state is excellent, as
hoods, especially IN few fields in
Wood county, weevil did serious dam
age. Prospects now are for 5,27S, 900
bushels in this state compared to A.,
100000 bushels last year. The United
States crop is now expected to be
a57 $4,000 bushels OF winter wheat
and 333,633,000 bushels of spring
wheat compared to 232, 75S,000 bush
els of spring whea. and 418,070,G 900
bushels of winter wheat last year.
Corn prospects nof indicate a crop
Of !! 100000 bushels in West Virginia
this year co,Ll 81 e. to 25,02O,000 bush
els last year The United states
corn crop Is now expected to be g.
100 600 900 bushels this year compar-
e to 3.155 46A goo bushels last year.
Cas- il West Virginia this s.ason
are expected tG yield about 1919 eco
bushels compared to 3,S61 900 bash
els last year. The United States oats
crop is now expected to he about L.
437,G18,000 bushels this season COM
pared to 1,5S7,2S6.OO0 bushels last
year.
Rye in WHIST Virginia this season
lis expected to yield about $4,000
bushels compared to 100000 bushels
last year The United States rye
0crop this season is expected to
thresh about S1,604,000 bushels COM
pared to 60,145.000 bushels last year
Potato acreage in West Virginia is
slightly less than last year and pros
poets now indicate "a crop of 4,137,O00
bushels compared to 7,457,0O bush
els last year. This is largely due to
damage to the crop rather than less
acreage. The United States potato
crop is now expected to be 400 000, 900
bushels this year compared to 442.-
$50, 900 bushels in 1917
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
THREE DRAFT BOYS
RETURN FROM CAMP

Messrs. Strother Athey and Den
MS eastman, of Martinsburg, and
Edward B. Hoy, of the county, have
returned from Camp Lee, Va, hav-
ing been discharged from military
service because of physical qualifi-
cations. Mr.. Athey's left arm is still
badly swollen because of vaccina-
ton and he has to carry it in a
sling. The report that Dolan AL
Tiers had been discharged was err
roneous. Althers, Bernie Jordon and
Elston Myers, the latter from the
county, were accepted but are now
in the hospital two awaiting surgi-
cal operations and Myers for eye
treatment. They were in the last
detachment of town and county boys
sent to camp.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
ENGINEER CORRICk
SUDDENLY TAKEN ILL
Removed To City Hospital
Home Today-0ther News.

Baltimore and Ohio Engineer d.
w. Corrick of Cumberland, who
was taken i'll Monday night upon his
arrival here from Brunswick, was
removed from the passenger sta.
ton to the City Hospital and re-
oeived treatment Mr.. Corrick recov
cred sufficiently to return home this
morning.
William Bats, of Morgan county,
was brought to the hospital at Mid
night by DR.. Nawrath, of Berkeley
Springs, and operated on for an OBJ
struction. While his case il quite
serious the sufferer is holding his
own.
Mrs. Jessie Dishong, of near Han
cock who submitted to a Caeserean
operation, is recovering rapidly and
her child is a fine one. Mrs. William
Moore, of Damn No. 5, and her baby
boy are also doing finely.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
REFORMED REUNION
AT PEN MAR THURS.

The twenty-ninth reunion of the
Reformed churches of Maryland,
Southern Pennsylvania and parts of
Virginia and West Virginia viii be
held Thursday at Pen Mar and
many will go from here. There will
be an address by the Rev. Paul S.
Leimbach on the New Patriotism
and special music will form anoth-
er interesting feature of the pro-
gram The Missioner Conference of
the Reformed church which is in
session this week at Frederick, Nd.
VIII adjourn for the day to attend
the reunion.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
DIPLOMAS FOR PUPILS
At SHERIFF'S OFFICE

County School Superintendent
Crowell has left at the office of Sher-
if Miller a number Of diplomas for
pupils of the various country schools
lthe last examinations. AS Sheriff
Miller has no way of distributing these
by mail, it is asked that the teachrs
of the country schools call at the Of
flee and secure the diplomas intended
for their irupils. Deputy Sheriff Ey-
ans has these in change and will
gladly hand them over to the teachers
upon demand ss
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
SAT UP NIGHTS. COULDN'T E
BREATHE, CATARRH SO BAD

vanished into the air and could
tumble into bed at night and enjoy
whole nights rest. 1t did wonders
for me, and am glad to personally
recommend Hypo-Cod to anybody sui
fering with catarrh, asthma, or run
down system in need of good tonic.
Hypo-Cod was the only medicine that
ever hit the SPOT for me-"
The statement OF this prominent
gentleman, together with the thou
sands OF others surely must convince
the most skeptical of Hypo-Cod's
merit. Every ingredient is clearly
shown on, the bottle. 1t is mnnufac-
tured with the utmost care and is so
pleasant to take even the small chill
.dren are delighted. 1t Is taken per-
lhaps an hour before meals, and will
amaze you in two weeks.
All druggists have HYpo Cod, or
cin get it for you.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16

The man whose pen has traced these
lovable rhymes knows the heart Of
the soldier, and the wants of that
heart. He knows that after the mad
ness of battle, the heart yearns for
something soothing something
sweet-something of home and the
home folks, and John D. Wells means
that they shall have it. He is going
to take it to them. He realizes that
his gun-carrying days are past. but
like "Old Jim Wade" he will drum
the boys along with songs of home
and home-life and songs of other
soldier boys.
Big-heartedness, sacrifice and
sense Of duty will swell the breast of
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
LADIESBURG GIRL
ACCUSES A NEGRO

William A. Stevens, also known
as William Johnson, negro en-
ployed on the farm of A. r. Bowers
near LadiesbuTg, Md, was arrest
ed Saturday and lodged in Jail at
Frederick on serious charge pre-
ferred by Mary Feitz, Is years old,
daughter of William Feitz,, Walk
ersville. The girl identified the ne
gro at the Jail, and maintains that
what she told her mother is true.
The accused claims he is innocent
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
OFF TO PLATTsRURG

Mr.. Hensell Pitzer, son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. c. Pitzer, Winchester
avenue, who has been here on a
short leave OF absence, left for
Plattsburg, N. y, where he will re-
sumo two months training at the
officers traiing camp.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
HELD AS LEGGERS.

Following UP clues after watch
ing and waiting investigation, Deputy
Sheriff Morgan Runkles arrested Mr.
md MS. Adam Norval, Brunswick
several days ago charged with selling
intoxicants. AT hearing before JUS
tee l.. Jordan both were held in the
sum of $500 each for the action of
the next grand jury. They furnish
ed bail.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16
APPOINTMENTS MADE
FOR c. v. DIVISION

Under order of H. r. Pratt. engi-
neer of maintenance of way and
structures, these United States rail-
road administration appointments
immediately effectice, are announc-
ed for the Potomac district Cum
berland Valley division; E. C. Oy.
Ter, division engineer; Crosby Tap
pan, construction engineer The ap.
pointments have been approved by
NJ. c. Byers, general manager. The
headquarters of both the sppointees
will be chamber burg.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-16

every soldier who listens to Wel.AA
tale, "a Cavalryman"-
Wells will not be privileged to
whack at the foe with butt and bay
onet, but he will make every moth
er's son who hears him read IAN Old
Sayin' of Mothers" whack With
double energy.
This is the tale Of a trooper, a fellow
who had no Cod
Who earned his pay on a scrubby bay
at the left of ragged squad;
Booted and spurred and cursin~.
with nary thought Of good, D
He made but one, as the rosters run,
of the Fighting Brotherhood.