The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-26

as healthy, perhaps a little fatter, than
when | saw you last 80 don Il let any Of
my past experience worry you.
just came back from dinner. Shorty
Grovesnor had a dandy Thanksgiving
dinner too. Goose, rabbit, breefsteak,
mashed potatoes, pickles, peas, gravy,
cake, pie, etc. Guess that isn't bad
for dinner in the advance zone of
France, is it? Had a fine time down
at the Y this morning, good singing,
speaking, etc. One glorious Thanks
giving Day.
Well / guess this will be enough for
this time. Merry Xmas and Happy
New Year to you all. I am fine and
hope to see you soon.
Your loving son,
1st Glass Pvt. Leland Hegeman,
Supply Co., 34oth Infantry,
Amer. Elk. Forces, France.
P. S.-Keep the jitney in good order.
Funeral services were held at the
Holy Name Church Wednesday morn
ing for Anne Mcclure, long a resident
Of this locality. The Mcclure family
originally settled here from Kenosha
with the homestead at Camp Lake.
Following the loss of her business in
terests in Chicago at the time of the
Chicago fire, Anne made her home on
the Mcclure farm at Mud Lake Re
Gently she was with the Carmelite Sis
tiers in Kenosha where she died. Miss
Mcclure is survived by one brother,
David, of Silver Lake, and two sisters,
Jane and Agnes of Camp Lake.
Funeral services were held for John
Gallagher, an old resident Of Silver
lake, who died Monday, December 16,
at the Holy Name church the following
Wednesday. Father Schmitt of Racine,
officiating. Mr.. Gallagher leaves eight
children to mourn his loss, Mrs. O'Hare
and Mrs. Foster Of Kenosha, Sister
Joachim of the Mercy Order, Chicago,
and the Misses Anne, Laurette, and
Margaret, Of Chicago; Joe, of Evans
ton; and Martin of Silverlake.
Influenza is very prevalent in the
locality at present, the Rush and Peter
son families being i'll with it in Ran
dali; at at the Charles Getting home,
and FIVE members of the Clarence
Sheen family at Liberty Corners.
DR.. John McDougal died at his late
home in Long Mont, Col, Thursday,
December 10Th and was buried there
December %. Mr.. McDougal was born
in Nova Scotia, and, moved with the
family to Lake Villa, where his father
ran summer resort, later disposing
of his interest to the Lehmans. DR..
McDougal married Mary Allen, Of
Lake Villa, and is survived by her and
his two sons, John and Robert, who
are both in the army. The family
were long located in Wilmot and An
tioch, where he was a practicing
veterinary, very well known and highly
respected by all that knew him.
A very sad death from Influenza and
pneumonia occurred at Silverlake the
afternoon of Saturday, December IA,
when Dewitt, the youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. M. Dixon, suecumbed to
the dread disease. Dewitt Dixon was
born at Silverlake, July 26, 1892, and
has always made his home in that
town. He was student at the Wilmot
high school and later a graduate of the
Kenosha College of Commerc. Follow
ing his graduation he entered into
partnership with his father at the
lake and was one of the best known
and liked Of the younger business men
of the community. On November Is,
1913, he was united in marriage to
Agnes Tesch, of McHenry, and they
had celebrated the fifth anniversary
of their marriage shortly before his
fatal illness. Funeral services were
held at his late home, December 18th,
Rev. Reitz, officiating. The services
were in charge of the Wilmot Masonic
Lodge No. 241' of which the deceased
was a member. Mr.. Warrington, of
Elkhorn gave the address at the grave
and had charge of the impressive ritu-
alistic services there. Dewitt is sur
vived by his wife and their son, Dale,
his parents, R. M. Dixon and wife,