The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-17
SOMERS.

Int youngest udugHlcT Oh MI anu
Mrs. Matt Uhlman (nee Miss Edna
Bush) died on Tuesday night. In
terment at st. John cemetery, Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Leet and
children and Fred w. Leet spent Fri
day in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dorey have a
little daughter at their home.
A pleasant surprise was rendered
Mrs 9 0. Hitler on Thursday evening
by company of friends from Ra-
cine in honor Of the anniversary Of her
birthday, Mrs. Hitler was the reci-
pient of many handsome gifts.
The town of Somers is to have a
Service Flag. This flag will be pre-
scented to the town by the ladies.
There are SO Of our boys who have re-
sponded to their country : call.
The next meeting Of the Art and
Needlecraft Club of the r. N. A. will
be held on Thursday afternoon, Octo-
Der, IL, at the home of Mrs. L. Jay
Gould.
Many of our towns-people saw the
airplane as it passed over enroute from
Great Lakes to Milwaukee on Thurs
day
Miss Helen Harvey of Racine was
q guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving q. GARDINER during the week.
The Federated Sunday School of
the village have elected the following
officers: Superintendent Mrs. Albert
e. Bullamore; Assistant Supt. Jay, w.
Rhodes, Supt Cradle Roll Mrs. Col
Inns; Secretary Miss Edith Hargh; As
sistant Secretary Paul Collins; Treas
urer Edward NJ Longmore; Organist
Mrs Jay w. Rhodes; Assistant Or
ganist Mrs. Edward M. Lengmore.
Rev. Collins was called to Union
Grove on Thursday to ofTiciate at the
funeral Of the late Mrs. Jennie Adams
Button.
Fritz Heide who was i'll several days
last week is better
A family gathering was held at home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth j. GARDINER
on Sunday in honor Of their son ELS
worth GARDINER, Jr., who goes to Madi-
son this week to enter the Training
School for army service.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sorenson re-
Gently received the following letter
from their son Soren Sorenson of the
340th Company.
France, Sept. Z, 1918.
Dear Mother, Father and Sisters
| received your most welcome letter
few days ago and sure was glad to
hear from you. / also received the
money which thank you very dearly
for. Well / am in the best of health
I suppose Esther and Martha are back
at school again i don t know if they
have any school in this country or
not, I have not seen any yet, suppose
they have them in the cities. 1t is
raining here today. Last Tuesday
was the first rain they had had since
last June. Everything is dried up, j
was out picking black berries this
morning. There are a lot Of them
here, The French people do not eat
them at all they say they are poison.
II is warm here especially during the
day-nights are real cool
suppose you are all busy threshing
now. Next year | will be back to
help you.
We read in the papers over here
that you can not use automobiles on
Sunday. have only seen two auto
mobiles here outside Of our own trucks.
Some of the people have not even a
horse. Well cannot think Of any
more to write at present so / will close
hoping this finds you all we'll and
happy VIII write again in few
days
With love to all,
Harold Gascorigne was removed to
the Kenosha Hospital on Monday morn
ing suffering from pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henning and
children Of Racine spent Saturday eve
ming at the home Of Mrs. Jessie A.
Leet
Louis Fenske died at the Kenosba
Hospital about eight O'Clock on
Thursday evening, October 10, 1918.
He had been in poor health for the
past Eve years,
Louis Fenske was son Of the late
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Fenske, pioneers