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The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-08-16

The casualty list of the U. S.
Army shows the namei of men
enlisted from all the Caucasion
nation of the world and more.
The call of democracy is world
wide andit seems that most
men think that the stars
Bnd stripes. are the best
representatives of the leaders to
follow. They will not follow in
vain; for we are not in this war
;pelf, bat to help the oppressed
uations of the world. We desire
to help them enjoy such liberty
sa we have in cur home land.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-08-16

We are glad to extend to Gov
ernor Pleasant and the majority
voters in our assembly our con-
gratulations upon their victory
in placing Louisiana among the
truly progressive states OF the
Union Prohibition is coming to
great country and we are glad
that Louisiana can hold up her
head proudly and say"I helped
to save the young generation
from the rule and curse of King
AlcoholyGood for Louisiana!
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-08-16

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
MRS. WARD sILvERNAIL DEAD.
Wei known Woman of City and County
Died Saturday Afternoon at Her
Home on Newell Street.

Mrs. Hannah Grace Silvernail, aged
forty years, wife of Ward Silver
nail, aud widely known IN both the
city and county, died at the family
home on Newell street on Saturday af-
ternoon following a short illness from
pneumonia which had followed inhu-
en2a. Less than a week ago Myron
Silvernail, a son, was claimed by
the disease and the surviving son,
Ralph silvernail, is now seriously i'll
lat the Kenosha Hospital.
Mrs. Silvernail was a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Martin. She was
born in Kansas, August 10, 1874, but
she had spent much of her life in the
town of Salem in this county. Only
short time ago the Silvernail family
removed to Kenosha. Mrs Silvernail
was woman OF high intellectual at
tainments and she had been an active
worker in all big patriotic movements
among the women Of the county, She
is survived by her husband and one
son, Ralph Silvernail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
EDISON JAMEs Hay. DEAD.

Edison James Hay, of 617 Newell
street passed away at 4 o'clock Sunday
morning at the Kenosha hospital after
a two weeks illness with Spanish in
fuenza and pneumonia. Deceased was
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Hay, of
Union Grove, and was born in the
town Of Raymond, Racine county in
1875. He has made Kenosha his home
since 1895 and was well known as a
carpenter, being a charter member of
the carpenter S union and staunch
supporter of that organization. On
June q, 1905 he was united in mar
riage with Miss Alice Buckerfeld.
He is survived by his widow and
one son, his mother and father, one
sister, Mrs. Frank Emmons of Deaborn-
Mich, and four brothers, Orlondo Hay
Of Union Grove, Alvin and Adrian Hay
of Racine and Lawrence Hay of Broad
view, Mont.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hermansen and
son, Raymond, of Richmond, and Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Cornwell of Keno
sha, we're guests at M. w. Acker s
on Sunday.
Mrs. j. S. Gull spent the past week
with her daughter, Mrs. Ray Frost, in
Waterford.
Mrs. Burkholder was a Chicago visit
or the last of the week
Mrs. Ward Silvernail and son, Myron
Silvernail of Kenosha, who died Of
pneumonia the past week, were buried
in Salem Mound cemetery near their
old home in Salem.
Mrs. Ethel Oakfeld, who has been
sick over week in Chicago, is report
ed to be slowly improving.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Cornwell at
tended the funeral of Wilbur Acker,
their uncle, which was held in Elkhorn
on Monday, October 21st. Mr.. Acker
was an only brother of Marvin Acker
of Salem and had been in very poor
health during the past summer.
Miss Rachel Smith, who has been sick
in the Kenosha Hospital where she was
employed as nurse, is now at home with
her father, F. p. Smith.
John Sam Hayward, died Wednesday
after short illness of influenza and
leaves a wife, formerly Miss Ada Sib-
lev and five young children. The fami-
" have the sympathy Of the community
in their loss and sickness. Robert
Sibley and son, John, are sick while
last week the death of Mrs. Horton, "a
granddaughter of the Sibley 3, oc-
cured after a brief illness of blood
poison.
The funeral of Charles Kophengst
will be held Wednesday, In the sick
ness and death of Charley, as he was
known to the most of us, there is much
that is unusually sad, he having been
drafted and sent to camp in Iowa,
Among entire strangers he was taken
sick with Spanish influenza which ter
minated in pneumonia. His parents
started for Iowa at once on hearing of
his sickness as he had pneumonia less
than two years ago, but there seemed
to be Little hope for his recovery after
the first few days of his sickness.
Charles Kophengst was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Kophengst and had
lived his short life in Salem where he
was well known and respected by all
Charley was the oldest of the family
Of children and viii be greatly miss
ed by ALL
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WIIMQT

Oliver Mathews and family Of An
tioch, spent Sunday at the H. j.
Boulder home.
w. Morgan and wife drove to Beloit
on Sunday after Ruth and Aileen, who
returned with them for the period that
Beloit College is closed.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Vincent enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. R. Murdoch and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Pad
dock and children on Sunday.
Tom Fleming motored to Kenosha
on Monday.
The Misses Fleming entertained the
L. 'Tewes family of Waukegan; DR.. j.
Mcdonald and family, of Chicago; and
E. Elkerton and family of Kenosha,
on Sunday.
Charles Luke and Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Luke and children of KenGsna, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. o. Luke.
Howard Herrick and Mrs. NJ Her
rick drove out from Chicago on Sunday.
Don returned with them.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Ferry of Zion City
spent Sunday at 7. G. LOTUS.
Mrs. ]. Montgomery returned to
Kilbonrn, Monday, after spending the
week with Mrs. W. Carey.
Miss Ripley. and Mr. johnson of Mil
waukee, were guests at the Motley and
Volbreeht homes this week
W. Mcclure came out from Chicago
on Thursday. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. Mcclure returned to Chicago
with him on Sunday, for the winter
months.
Earnest Peacock and family motored
to Hebron on Sunday and spent the day
al Irving Herbert IS.
Mr., and Mrs. Fred Bowman attended
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zALMoN sTEBBINs DEAD.
Former Well Known Kenosha Man
Died This Morning at Manito-
voc After Long Illness.

kilograms received from Manitowoc
this morning announce the death of
zalmon stebbins, aged So years, for
merly well known Kenoshan, Mr.. Steb-
bins died early today at his home IN
Manitowoc following long illness
from heart trouble.
The deceased was a son of the late
James M: Stebbins. He was born in
Kenosha and spent most of his life in
this city, but for a number of years
he had resided at Manitowoc. He is
survived by his widow and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Margaret Tobin and Mrs.
Esther White, both of Manitowoc
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
PARIS.

Will Jones, met with serious ac-
cident on last Friday, while erecting a
silo form on DIR. Lowe s farm on the
Geneva road. A plank on which he
was standing slipped from under him
and he fell Is TT. breaking his leg
above the knee. He was removed at
once to the Kenosha hospital where he
is getting along as well as can be ex-
pected.
Quite number from this vicinity
attended the tractor blowing demon
stration on the Walker Curtiss farm
near Salem on Saturday.
Mrs. Martha Streuli entertained Will
Klug and family of Milwaukee on
Sunday.
Keogan Hansen served on the grand
jury in Milwaukee the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Price accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bulls
spent Sunday with friends in Wheat
lard
Mrs. Sheen accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Nelson Of Yorkville on a visit
to relatives in Salem Saturday and
Sunday.
Isaac Griffith 8 house is receiving a
coat Of paint. Robin Wilson Of Union
Grove is doing the work.
No services were held in any of the
churches on Sunday
We are glad to report that there
are no cases of influenza in the vicin-
ity Of Paris Corners, so far.
John Abel, who resides ON the Conner
Roberts farm will hold public auc-
tion on Saturday, October 26
Mrs Jorgensen died at the home of
her daughter Mrs. Louie Erickson
where she has made her home for some
time. Funeral services will take place
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Erick-
on on Tuesday
Mr.. John Terry, Mr.. Oscar Stolen
werk and Mr.. John Stollenwerk and
Harry Gunter transacted business in
Kenosha last Saturday.
Mrs. Jennie Whitcher and Mrs
Emily Gunter Of Bristol are visiting
this week with Paris relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Achen and
family spent last Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs George Price.
Rev. Anthony Err transacted Official
business in Kenosha last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gunter and
family visited last Sundey with Mr.
and Mrs, Geo. Shepard Of Woodwork
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Fonk and family
spent last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Rasmussen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT
COURT-KENOSHA COUNTY.
e. G. Simmer. plaintiff, VS.. Chas. H.
Merritt and D. Thos. Vail, both individual
" and as executors of the will of Ezra T.
Doughty, deceased, james b. Carter, James
Coyel Jr William III. Whiting, Benjamin
Trow and Morris Read, and the unknown
successors in trust, if any, of said exc
cutors, the unknown wives, if any, of said
Chas H. Merritt D. Thos. Vail, James
B. Carter, James Covel Jr., William FL.
Whiting, Benjamin Trow and Morris
Read, and all persons claiming under said
named defendants, or any of them, either
as grantees assignees, widows. representa-
tives, devisees. or heirs at-law, their
names being unknown to the plaintiff, E.
H. Lyons, and generally, all persons whom
it may concern, defendants.
SUMMONS.
The State of Wisconsin, to the said de-
PENDANTS, and each of them
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of this
summons, exclusive Of the day of service,
and defend the above entitled action in
the court aforesaid; and in case of your
failure so to do Judgment will be rendered
against you according to the demand of
the complaint, of which a copy is here
with served upon you.
FISHER & FISHER,
PLAINTIFFS Attorneys.
P. O. Address, 212 Market Street, Keno
sha, Kenosha County, wisconsin.
The above entitled action is brought by
the plaintiff to establish his title and claim
and to forever bar the above mentioned
defendants and each and all Of them,
known and unknown against having or
claiming any right or title adverse to the
plaintiff in and to the following described
premises:
The south half of section nineteen (19)
in township one "a north of range nine
teen (19) east except one and half
615) acres in the southeast corner used
for cemetery purposes: also except strip
Of land one hundred (100) feet wide across
the west half of the southeast quarter Of
said section nineteen conveyed to the Chi
cago and North Western Railway Com
pany. Also the north half of the north
west quarter of section thirty 600 in
township. one ~ north, of range nineteen
(19) east, except six acres off and from
the south side conveyed to PhiIo Darling.
Also a strip Of land three ~ rods wide
across the east side of the northwest
ship and range aforesaid: all lying and
being in the town of Randall. in the coun-
ty of Kenosha and state Of Wisconsin,
and containing in all three hundred eighty
eight 1881 acres, more or less.
The southeast fractional quarter of Sec
tion twenty-four (24) in township one CD
north, of range eighteen (18) east of the
Fourth Principal Meridian, containing one
hundred ffty-fve (155} acres, more or less.
situate, lying and being in the county Of
Walworth and state of Wisconsin.
FISHER e FISHER,
Plaintiffs ATTORNEYS.
P o. Address, PIP Market Street, Keno
sha Kenosha County. Wisconsin.
The complaint in the above entitled ac-
ton is on file in the office of the clerk
of said court at the court house. in the
citV of KnOSha. Wisconsin,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
WOODWORTH.

Vernon Gray has returned from Madi-
son, as the schools there are closed.
Miss Lois Gray and Horace Fowler
have recovered from the Influenza
Clarence Glassman has been confined
to his home by sickness the past week.
Mrs. G. E. Runge Of Kenosha visited
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
hunge last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord Shepard Of
Racine called on Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Shepard last Thursday.
Hans Hanson and his son Harry
have the influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Stanley and Mr..
and Mrs. S. E. Epson spent last week
Wednesday at the Great Lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Castle and son
from Chicago spent Sunday at their
farm.
A number of the old friends and
neighbors of Mrs. Ward Silvernail at
tended her burial at the Silver Lake
cemetery on last Monday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krahn
a daughter, Oct. Is, 1918. Mother and
babe are doing fine.
Miss Lois Gray is home sick with the
Spanish " flu -
Mrs. Chas. Runge and William Mortin
of Kenosha were callers at the homes
of Frank Roberts and Emil Runge last
Wednesday.
Miss Helen Fowler returned to he1
duties at the Kenosha Hospital Tues
Gay.
The Bristol and Paris Congregations
Church is closed until further notice.
F. w. Roberts received a car load
of coal this week.
Miss Grace Wolf Of Kenosha visited
her sister Mrs. Emil Runge over Sun
day.
There was a small fire In the N. w
Depot here last Thursday. The damage
doesn't amount to very much.
Miss Minnie Sorrenson has gone tc
Kenosha to work.
Mrs. Frank Roberts received a let
ter from her nephew Leonard Benedict
saying he had gone over the top once
and his company had captured $1,000
prisoners.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
BRISTOL.
Bristol Goes Over the Top in the
Fourth Liberty Loan.

When the town Of Bristol received
its quota Of $57,52o for the Fourth
Liberty Loan the local committee com.
posed of w. G. Bacon, F. o. Rowpottom
and G. M. Bishop realized that they
now had real ,ab set before them
to so organize ths town that The quota
might be- raised and if possible over
subscribed
The committee appointed solicitors in
the several districts into which they
had divided the town as follows:
Bristol Village. Pohlman and G.
M Bishop.
North half of District No. John
Lane.
South half of District No. IL. B.
Edwards.
North half Of District No. 2-F. R.
Lavey.
South half of District No. EVAN
Jones.
North half of District No. s-Frank
Gethen.
South half Of District No. 3-Jos.
Britton
North half of District No. Wv. j.
Gleason
South half of District No. John
White and Leslie Perry.
70 this corps of men the ladies' com
mittee added Laura S. Lavey, Ruth
Garland, Alice Tourtelette, Lillian Hor-
ton, Blanche Fox, Maude Roberts and
Louise Bryant. These ladies aided the
men materially IN putting the work on
and when the total checking up was
taken on Saturday evening, October
18th, it was found that the sales had
been as follows:
G. NJ. Bishop ............... 300
]. B. Edwards .............. $3.50
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NOTICE TO ALL NORTHWESTERN
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
POLICY HOLDERS.

am very pleased to announce to you
that the above company has subscribed
for bonds to the amount of 100000
on this Fourth Liberty Loan, of which
they have allotted $4,000 for this
county. It evidently appears that this
company appreciates the large amount
of business they receive from this
county Yours very truly, Gregory
Sullivan, Agent, First National Build
ing. Phone AS. advdw27
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SOMERS.

The women of the town of Somers
did splendid work for the Fourth Lib
erty Loan, having sold $4,000 worth
Of Bonds, over one half Of the quota
allotted. The men s committee
went out Tuesday and Wednesday and
put Somers over the top.
Mrs. John F. Herzog who has been
i'll for some time has entirely re-
covered.
Mrs. f. M. Miller was called to Ra-
cine this week on account of the death
of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wall received
the following greeting from King
George Of England to their son Frank
on his arrival in England.
"Soldiers of the United States, the
people of the British Isles welcome
you on your way to take your stand
beside the armies of many nations now
fighting in the old world, the great bat
tie for human freedom.
The allies will gain new heart and
spirit in your company. I wish that
I could shake the hand Of each one
of you and bid you God speed on your
mission =
Mrs. Curtiss Smith and Mrs. Will
liam Bose, Jr., spent Friday in Mil
waukee.
Russell Fenske who has been i'll
for some days is convalescing.
Candidate e. B. Hansen, Field Ar
tillery Central Officers Training School,
Camp Zachary Taylor, KY, Eva Han
sen and Mr.. Chris Sonstead of Racine
were guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Rasmussen on Monday eve
ming.
A band of gypsies passed through
Somers, Thursday afternoon, enroute
south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Rasmussen re-
ceived the following letter from their
son, Cook Axel Rasmussen of the $40
Infantry.
Somewhere in France,
Sept. Il, 1918.
Dear Parents and Brother:-
Well we have moved again and now
we have our kitchen in she'd We
had to move inside as the rainy sea
son has set in and it sure can rain
here. / am setting beside the fire to
night writing few letters. Oscar
Fischer is in the same town, I saw
him yesterday. Mr.. Molbeck is only
two kilometers away from here,
see him once in while. 7 suppose
you are busy hauling cabbage now
Henry Buechner and I were talking
about it the other night.
Axel Johnson has been busy working
around the kitchen today, building
shelves and tables, so you see we are
going to have coy home for this
winter. Our kitchen is 12x10, the men
eat outside and in the places they sleep.
We have one stove and are going to
decorate the WALL with paper.
From what we can make out from
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24

the funeral Of the latter i sister, Mrs.
Scharif at Burlington, Saturday after
noon.
Paul yolbrecht of Antioch, called on
Wilmot relatives Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. Spear of Sharon,
motored to Wilmot bringing Mrs. n.
Drom home after she had spent the
week with them.
Mrs A. G. Pacey, H. and Mrs. E.
Shales and children of Antioch, spent
Sunday at the Arthur Pacey home.
Mrs. A. Voltz and Mrs. w. VIM
were guests at the Hegeman home
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. New Year of Pleasant
Prairie, were guests of A. Turner and
wife on Sunday.
Mrs. II. G. Darby and daughter Eva,
drove up from Grays Lake Wednesday.
Miss NJ. Faber was called to Elgin
the first of the week to assist in the
care of her brother, who is i'll with
influenza.
Walter Carey and Leo Hei1ner OF
McHenry, walked to Wilmot on a hik-
ing tour Wednesday.
Gilbert Kerkoff was unlueky enough
to get his hand caught in feed cut
ter while working at his uncle's Ben
Keroff in Bassetts Monday morning,
losing all of the fingers and cutting
deep cash in his hand.
Mrs. Rosie Weinholtz has been i'll the
past week.
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE

The annual meeting of Vale cemetery
association will be held at the Pleasant
Prairie Church, Friday, November /,
at 2 p. m.
An eight pound son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Dawson on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hardy were
over Sunday guests at E. A. Barriers !.
Miss Julie Hockney of Antioch is
visiting friends here.
A. Bredek was called to Chicago
owing to the serious illness of his
brother.
Mrs M. johnson and two children
are seriously i'll with Spanish in
fuenza.
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News of Kenosha County

The board Of stewards Of the Pleas
ant Prairie M. Z. Church met at the
home of Arthur Gains on Thursday
evening Oct. 18th and named officers
for the new year. Arthur Gains was
elected secretary of the board and Al
bert Barter treasurer. The next meet
ing of the board of stewards for Pleas
ant Prairie M. E. Church will be on
Thursday evening Oct. 31st at the home
of Arthur Gains.
The stewards of Wesley M E. Church
will meet at the home Of Otto w. Jen-
sen on Tuesday evening Nov. 18th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

gKFNOsHA COUNTY CCURT-IN PRO
\ BATE.
In the matter of the estate of Nils Jen-
sen Kirkeberg. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Nils
Jensen Kirkeberg. deceased, late of the
City of Kenosha in said County of Keno
sha, will be examined and adjusted by
the County Court of Kenosha County at
the regular terms of said Court to be
holden at the County Court room. in the
City of Kenosha, in and for said County,
on the first Tuesday of February. A. d.
1919 and on the first Tuesday of April,
A. D. 1919, at ten o'clock a. m. of those
days: also that the time anti1 and includ
ing the first Tuesday of March A. D. 1919.
is the time allowed and limited for credi
tors of said Nils Jensen Kirkeberg, de-
ceased, to present their claims for examin-
alton and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 22nd day of
October, A. d. 1913.
BY the Court
GEO. w TAYLOR,
w31 County Judge.