davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
LIMITED MEN
LEAVE ON THURSDAY
Eight Will Leave Thursday Morning
for Service at Syracuse, New
York as Guides and Firemen.

Formal order for the entertainment Of
eight men called by the Kenosha Local
Board, for Syracuse, New York, for
service as guards and fremen at points
of embarkation were received by the
local board this morning The men
will leave on next Thursday morning
at eight O'Clock, leaving Chicago at
ten 0 cock over the New York Central
road for the New York city.
The list of these men was announced
on Saturday evening and but one
charge has been made in this list.
John Parry; one of the men named, is
now in government service under the
Emergency Fleet Corporation working
lat the Maeomber & Whyte plant in
Kenosha. His place in the line viii
be taken by Carl Strom, one Of the al
ternates called
John Pavlowski, one of the men
called for the quota, to go to Camp
Shelby early in August has been re-
leased from this service as he is also
working under the direction of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
THREE HORSES BURNED
AND CATTLE DESTROYED
Barn Full Of Hay, Farm Stock and
Agricultural Implements Reduced TO
Ashes When Struck by lightning.

Three horses, a bull, five calves, a
barn filed with hay and number Of
agricultural implements, the property
of Albert Prang, farmer living few
miles out of the city near the Mungen
tavern were totally destroyed by fire
Sunday afternoon.
The barn was struck by lightning
while the electrical storm was raging
In the afternoon and together with the
entire contents was burned to ashes.
In the barn at the time of the fire
was his crop of hay which had just
been gathered and which filled both the
upper and lower stories; three horses,
a bull, five calves, a flock of chickens,
hay mower, and lot of other agri-
cultural implements.
The loss was about $4,000, with in
surance of $4,000.
Many Kenosha people who were driv-
ing out through the section of the coun-
try witnessed the fire but were power
less to help save either the barn or its
contents.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
CORN ERSTONE WILL
BE LAID IN AUGUST
Program is Being Arranged by Com
mittee in Charge Training School
Will Soon be Completed.

The laying of the corner stone Of tac
Racine and Kenosha County Joint
Teachers Training school at Union
Grove is to be made a memorable oe-
casion, the laying of the stone being
scheduled for .the second week in
August, but the exact date Of which
has not been decided on. The joint
committee in charge Of the construc-
ton Of the school and which also has
in charge the conduct of the institu-
ton, is arranging a program for the
day A copper box is now being made
and it is planned to have it inserted
in the corner stone The box will CON
tain records from both Racine and
Kenosba counties, the names Of the
members Of the school board, copies OF
Racine and Kenosha county newspap-
ers and documents of various kinds.
Judge Clifford E. Randall of this
city, is a member Of the school board
from Kenosha county and is expected
to take part in the ceremony. William
w. Storms, chairman Of the board, is
expected to act as chairman Of the
program and make an address.
The ceremonies will attract con-
siderable number of people from both
Racine and Kenosha counties. The
construction of the building is now
progressing satisfactorily and it is
hoped to have the building far enough
advanced to lay the corner stone
week after next.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
BOY SCOUTS
OFF FOR ENCAMPMENT

Sixty Boy Scouts, under the COM
mand Of Scout Executive James T.
Knapp, left Kenosha bright and early
morning for Silverlake, about thirty
miles west of Milwaukee, for their
annual encampment.
A special car was placed at their
disposal at the head of Milwaukee
avenue where they loaded their bag
gage at seven thirty this morning and
afterward loaded themselves into it and
were soon on their way to Silverlake
for two weeks of 1nalloyed fun, frolie,
and training in scout craft.
This camp, which is the property Of
the milwaukee, Boy Scouts, is the best
equipped scout camp in Wisconsin,
and Boy Scouts and other associations
are continually using it for their out
ings. 1t is provided with everything
necessary for camping party, and
recently couple of sail boats have
been added to the equipment, which
will rejoice the heart Of the Boy Scouts.
The BOYS will be gone two weeks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
INCOME TAX BOARD
HOLDS FIRST SESSION

The. Kenosha County Income Tax
Board Of Review held it's first meet
ing for the year at the Court House
this morning. Several people who be-
.heved that they had been treated I'M
fairly in the assessment eof their in
comes for 1917 were on hand to appear
before the board for an adjustment.
The board is composed of Henry j.
Hastings of Kenosha; Willis Epson
Of Bristol; and Andrew Foster OF
Salem. The same board has been hear
ing the complaints for several years.
With a very large increase in the
amount of income assessments it is ex-
pected that many protests will be pre-
sented to the board during the month
in which the sessions are held.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
POOR COMMISSIONERS
EFFECT ORGANIZATION
Jacob Saftig of Kenosha Appointed a
Member of Most Important CON-
mittee of the State Body.

Jacob Saftig of Kenosha, was ap-
pointed a member of the Committee
on Outdoor Relief at the meeting OF
the Poor Commissioners which was
held recently in Milwaukee.
The meeting was composed of all the
Poor Commissioners in the state and
was for the purpose of effecting a
state organization.
William Spindler, Of Milwaukee, was
elected president; J. K. Smith, Of
Waukesha, vice president; Walter NJ.
Joyce of Manitowoc, secretary; and
Frank Ira of Sheboygan, treasurer.
The organization viii be known as
the wisconsin Organization Of Sup
erintendents of the Poor
These committees we're appointed
by the president:
Committee on Time and Place
Frank Ira, sheboygan; J. G. Pfeil,
Appleton; Matt Mueller, Racine.
Committee on Outdoor Relif-Jaeob
Saftig, Kenosha; Mr.. Burdick; Max
Sommers, Madison.
Committee on Institutions-Mr. Koh-
Ter, Sheboygan, Alms-House; Mr.. Mer-
rill, Neenah; Jacob Saftig, Kenosha.
Committee on Transient and Non
Resident Poor-Matt Mueller, Racine;
J. G. Pfeil, Appleton; Frank Schneider,
Wausau.
Committee on Legislation-Wa alter
Joyce, Manitowoe; Max Sommers,
Madison; Frank Ira, sheboygan.
Executive Conlmittee-Wm Spind-
Ter, Milwaukee; w. NJ. Joyce, Mantle
voc; J. K. Smith, Waukesha; s. j.
Johns, Oshkosh; Frank Ira, Shebcygan.
After listening to several lectures
by men experienced in handling poor
cases along different lines the meeting
adjourned to meet at the Republican
House at two o'clock Tuesday after
noon Of state fair week.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
HASTINGS FOR ASSEMBLY
Well Known Attorney Is Suggested as
q Non Partisan Candidate for Seat in
the Lower House at Madison
Week for Filing Petitions.

John f. Langan, one of the most
prominent Of the Democratic leaders
IN this section Of Wisconsin, is out
as candidate for sheriff. Petitions
for the nomination Of Mr.. Langan
were taken out on Saturday afternoon
and they are now being circulated in
all parts Of the county. The promin-
ent place which Mr.. Langan has taken
in-the councils Of the party in recent
years promises to bring him wide sup
port. With the coming of Langan into
the field the Democrats have a three
cornered fight for the nomination with
Alderman Joseph Meyer and Andrew
Anderson occupying the other points
of the triangle. 1t is declared that
all three Of the candidates will make
an active campaign for the nomina-
tion and it is believed that with the
coming of the I,angan petitions that
the nominations for the primaries
will be declared closed SO far as
the democratic campaign for sheriff.
| is concerned.
With the present week for filing
| petitions the ice was broken this morn
ing when Ben. NJ. DeDiemar filed his
petitions with the county clerk.
| In political circles about the city to-
! day there was strong talk of nom
partisan candidate for member of the
assembly and the name of Henry J.
Hastings was mentioned in this con-
nection. Mr.. Hastings when seen de-
clined to make any statement He in
timated that he might be induced to
be candidate if he was held satisfac-
tory to the people of the county, but
he expressed no desire to enter into a
political fight for the office.
Mr.. Hastings is widely known in the
city and county and he has not been
active as politician. Many men
have suggested that he would make
the ideal non-partisan candidate
and that he could be counted on to
give the county intelligent representa-
ton in the lower house Of the legis-
lature at Madison. No other candi-
dates for member Of the assembly have
been suggested up to the present time.
Assemblyman Vincent has declared
that he would be unwilling to be a
candidate for reelection
| In political circles today the name
Of William f. Fisher was prominently
mentioned for the Office of county
clerk. No announcement Of the can
| didacy of Mr.. Fisher has been made,
Ibut it is certain that his long con
Injection with the business interests Of
the city would make him not only
an ideal candidate, but also an ideal
county clerk.
Great activity is expected among the
political leaders during the present
week and it is expected that the grist Of
petitions placed in circulation during
the week will be considerable.
The non partisan idea in connection
with the county Offices continues to
gain support and it is pretty certain
that neither of the old parties will
offer a full list Of candidates.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
WAS IN FRANCE 4 YEAR
Messages Bring No News Other Than
That He Was Killed In Action July
18th - Patriotic Sentiments Show
Loyalty to Country.

kilograms received in Kenosha this
afternoon announce that Lieutenant
George Berriman, son of Mrs. Lutte
Schroeder Berriman, of New York, and
Tampa, had been killed in action on
July 18th. His name has not appear
led as yet in the regular casualty lists
of the War Department. Kenosha
relatives of Lieutenant Berriman have
mot been advised as to where he was
fighting when he made the supreme
sacrifice. Lieutenant Berriman would
have been twenty-five years of age the
18th Of August. He had been. in
France for nearly year. Young Ber-
riman entered the service before he
had attained his majority and he was
among the long list of students from
Brown University who enlisted. The
consent Of his parents was secured af-
ter some urging and he got his pre-
liminary training at Plattsburg.
George Berriman was widely known
Ito Kenosha people. Before the death
of his grandmother, Mrs. Dorothea
Schroeder he made frequent visits
to Kenosha.
His death on the field of battle has
been hallowed by some expression
which he gave to his parents in let
tiers. Once while in training at Platts-
burg, he wrote:
"We all realize the seriousness of
our situation. We know what we arc
here for, but we are proud to be here.
AS one married man put it the other
day, If / am killed nay family can at
Least hold their heads up and say /
WASH It a Stacker and that is the way
we unmarried men feel that if we
go our families will be able to
proudly say, MY son was loyal to
his country, to the cause Of liberty
and was not Stacker y
In another letter to his father
young Berriman wrote:
"But, Dad,-I want to be up and
doing, and doing something good,
I We become enough of a church goer
since I've been here, for T go every
Sunday, to realize that good is being
done at the front by our men and, Dad,
didn't Christ give His life for the
good Of you and me2 Why, then,
shouldn't we give a year or so of our
lives for the good Of the people that
Christ gave His for9 Put yourself III
/ the position of the French-make your
Iself a French daddy, with his boy at
the front. All the available men are
in the trenches; they have no. Red
Cross to speak of. Your boy is seri-
ously wounded, but because of the or
ganization of the American Red Cross
his life is saved. Wouldn t you feel
grateful toward the Americans? Don t
you feel grateful toward the French
for their aid during our war for indie
Ipendenceg Well, Dad, could your
boy IS life be saved if it were not for
for the American Red CROSSE Mol
Yet, would there be Red Cross if
all Americans lived only for them
selves? Dad, that is one Of the vital
problems Of today-we live too much
for ourselves, and not enough for
Others y
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
START WORK IN TWO WEEKS
Action Of Federal Officials Insures the
City a Splendid Lake Shore Park in
the Future Contractors Have
Ordered Materials.

4 H0 H OuluGu States SUN6IuIueuL HAS
given its sanction to Kenosha's plan
Ito gain 2 wonderful lake shore park
and this morning City Engineer Peter
Hurtgen received from Washington the
formal permit from the government of
ficials to proceed at once with the
building Of the outer breakwater.
| The permit is granted for the terri
tory extending from the Kenosha har-
Dor south to the south line of Fichel-
man Park. In this territory it was
shown that the city had secured the
| riparian rights of all property owners
and while formal notice was give1p that
a permit '>had been asked by the city
from the government there fas no pro-
test against the granting Of the per-
nit.
Under the permit some 1860 feet of
breakwater is to be built by the city
this year and considerable amount
will be built by Simmons Company in
front Of The property to the south of
the Simmons plant.
The contract for the work has been
| let to the McMullen and PITT Company
of Manitowoc and the cost of the
breakWater on the lines approved by
the United~States government will be
in the neighborhood of $51 per foot.
| The materials for the big breakwater
have been ordered and it is believed
| that shipments will begin to reach Ke-
nosha within the next week or ten days
so that The work can be started early
| in August With favorable weather
| it is thought that the portion of the
breakwater planned to be constructed
| this year will be completed by the lat
ter part Of October and before the
coming Of the heavy northwest storms
of the winter months.
The breakwater will be located $50
feet east of the present shore line
and it will give the city a park Of APP
proximately thirty acres in the basin
to be formed between the breakwater
and the lake shore The present plans
provide for the construction Of the
breakwater to the north end of Eichel-
man Park but it is expected that an
early provision will be made for fur
/ ther extension Of the breakwater in
1919 so that the completed work to
the south end of the park will be ready
for the acceptance of the city in the
fall Of 1919. Plans are already being
made to fill up the basin to be created
and it is thought that within ten years
the new park will be a reality. It is
expected that the construction of the
outer breakwater will eliminate en-
tirely the necessity Of spending any
money on the repairs of the present
| breakwaters.
City officials had expected long
wait to get the sanction Of the govern
ment to the plan and they were enthu-
siastic when the permit was received
this morning. The contractors have
been notified that they will be expect
ed to start work at once and that the
work must be rushed to completion with
all possible speed.
At the same time the city received a
| permit from the Federal Trade Board
assuring that asphalt products would be
furnished the city to make possible
the permanent Improvement of Pome-
roy street.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01
CHILDREN ARE SATISFIED
Declare That They Prefer to Remain in
Custody Ordained by the Court to
Returning to Home in Kenosha
Provided by Parents.

Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Walters, No.
$40 Market street figured prominently
III Court hearing at Waukegan on Sat
urday afternoon when Judge P. L.
Persons, of the Circuit Court there re-
fused to enter an order directing that
the two daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walters, Ruth and Esther be returned
to them.
The Walters family formerly resided
at Zion City and some time ago by
court order the children were placed in
the custody of others.
The fight to secure the return of the
children to their parents has been car
ried on for some time and it is de-
clared that letters have been sent to
the Governor of Illinois urging that he
right an injustice done to the parents.
A representative of the Governor of
Illinois attended the hearing in Wau-
kegan on Saturday.
Judge Persons in disposing of the
case took unusual methods. The father
and mother and the children were in
court and after the preliminary sparring
the court directed the father to ask
such questions Of the two little girls
as he saw fit.
The father, turning to Ruth, the
eight-year-old daughter, said: "Ruth,
would you rather come home to pa
pa and mamma or would you rather
stay with Miss Coolidge" and, as he
said it, he made emphasis on the
word Ruth, and looked at her sternly.
Unabashed, the child looked the
father square in the eye and said:
~ would rather be with Miss Cool
idge.
The mother, seeing how things
were turning, said: "Don't forget,
Ruth, he is your papa"
ct know it, said the child, dis
painfully.
And, then after hearing that the
other child, Esther, aged IA, is get
ting along nicely at the home for
girls at Park Ridge, Judge Persons
said:
"For the best interests of the chill
dren, believe they better stay where
they are rather than go back to their
parents. Enter an order to that eff
fect.''
When the Walters lived at Zion
the children were taken away from
them by court order. The older girl
went to Park Ridge; the little child was
given to the care of Miss Coolidge,
who is teacher Of languages in the
Hyde Park high school and who lives
in Evanston. The child has had
fine home there and has taken music
lessons and has been cared for as if
she were relative of the teacher.
Much evidence was presented at the
hearing to show the status of the chill
dren and after it was all in, the parents
were told by the court to question the
children so he could see how they
felt about returning to their parents
charge. The result came as shown
above.
The parents insisted they had ar
ranged to take care of the children
properly, but it was shown they had
neglected them before and therefore
they were left in charge Of the per-
sons who have handled them for
a few years with satisfaction to the
state and the children themselves.
The parents moved from Zion some
time ago and have since lived in Ke-
nosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01

It might be just as well for the
city and the contractors to find out now
whether materials for street paving
can be secured. Let IS not get the
streets all torn up and then leave them
in that condition through long win
ter. If the materials are not going to
be Forthcoming let's ley over the paw
ing work now and not next November.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01

And at that we should feel just it
tie surer of the ultimate outcome If
some Of those submarines operating off
the Atlantic coast would be captured
or sunk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01

Don It be forgetful of the boys "over
there Get a city service flag and
have a star for every man in, service
and then get some one to keep a record
of just how well he performs that serv-
ice. Posterity is entitled to have the
right kind Of a story of the heroes of
1915.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01

Shoulder straps are not only a dis
tinction. They are a call to more wider
service The man who thinks that an
officer in the army is man who
stands behind the lines and looks wise
is not very regular reader Of the cas-
ualty lists.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01

Sure coffee tastes better with just
one lump Of sugar in it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-01

Buy That Var Stamp Today.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
Vienna Grange

Vienna Grange held very pleasant
and interesting meeting at the home of
Messrs. Howard and Pickering last
Friday. There were about forty in at
tendance and substantial dinner was
served, as usual. S. S. Smith, the new
ly appointed county agricultural agent
was present and gave an interesting
talk on various topics of interest. He
advised the sowing of barley and spring
wheat as substitutes for corn, where
suitable seed corn cannot be procured,
and said that spring wheat suitable for
this climate can be had for seed. He
also said that numerous tests had prov
en- the majority of seed corn now on
hand to be very unreliable, with the
two year old seed corn not making
very much better showing than that
of last year. He also advised the
planting of soy beans with corn. This
is leguminous plant which grows with
the corn and is harvested at the same
time. 1t stores nitrogen in its roots
and is, therefore, means of improving
the soil. Mr.. Smith has his office in
the Court House at Flint, and says that
he is ready and anxious to serve the
farmers at all times in any helpful way
and asks that they call on him when
ever his aid is needful. At the present
time he is engaged in lining up a SUD-
ply of seeds of all kinds. He says that
he is in touch with several good farm
hands who are married and want sit
uations for the coming year but that at
present the supply of single men is
Very limited. The Grange will hold
its next meeting with MIR. and Mrs.
Darius McCrady, the End Friday in
March,
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
Methodist Protestant Notes

The pastors morning theme for SER
mon will be "a Bible Love Story"
Sunday school following, Christian En-
deavor 600 p. m. "Our Country's
Ideals" subject for union service.
The annual meeting of the Welfare
Society was held at the home of Mrs.
Gala Maxwell and resulted in the fol-
lowing officers being elected for the en-
SUNG year: Mrs. Helfrich, Pres; Mrs,
Andrew Littlefield, Treas; Mrs. R. H..
Neelands, Sec.
Mrs. L. j. Scholl entertained the
Ladies Aid on Wednesday. At the
close of the business session a fine
luncheon was served.
The mid-week devotional service will
be held at the home of VIM. Brewer,
Thursday, March z.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01

1t has been called to our attention
that several persons in the vicinity of
Clio who bought and paid for Liberty
Bonds are still holding the Interim Ger
tificates which were issued to them
when payment was made. These GER.
tificates or receipts look somewhat like
bond and it is thought the parties
are holding them under the impression
that they are bonds. As matter of
fact, these certificates should be
brought to the Clio State Bank without
delay so that they can be sent to the
designated Federal Reserve Bank and
exchanged for the regular bonds. A
reading of these certificates will show
that they are merely receipts for the
money paid and are to be exchanged as
above stated. AS the limit of time
for the exchange of these certificates,
for the issue to which they apply is
approaching. those holding them should
not delay in bringing them to the
bank for exchange.
The Clio messenger., 1918-03-01
Notice Township Caucus

Notice is hereby given, that Repub-
lican Township Caucus will be held at
the Masonic Temple, in the Township
of Vienna, on the 9th day of March, A.
d. 1918, at 2:3o o'clock p. m. for
the purpose of nominating the candid
ates of the Republican Party for Town
ship officers of the Township of Vienna.
County of Genesee, State of Michigan,
to be voted for at the next Election
for Township officers to be held III said
Township, and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before and be transacted at said
Caucus.
BY order of the Township Committee.
Dated this 1st day of March, A. d.
1918.
George A. Lacure,
Chairman of said Committee.