The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-10
pENNOYER FOR
81. CATHARINE'S
Sisters of st. Catherine Sc
cure Option on PEN
meyer Sanitarium and
Grounds Today.
WILL MOVE IN FALL
Sisters Plan Extensive Improvements
IN Their New Home Consideration
Said TO Be Around SIS, o0o-Dr.
N. A. Pennoyer 70 Retire.

The Sisters Of st. Catherine, in
charge of st. Catherine $ Hospital on
West Prairie avenue, are to have the
Pennoyer Sanitarinm for new Lospi-
tai. 1T was announced today that
papers were being drawn by which the
Sisterhood will secure an option on the
splendid piece Of property at the north
end of Milwaukee avenue. The con-
sideTation to be paid has not been
made public, but it is said to be be
tween $4,000 and $1,000
If the negotiations now pending are
carried through the Sisterhood will
take over the famous sanitarium prop
erty, which has been known for years
as one Of the best institutions of its
kind in this section of the country,
about the first of October. DR.. Nelson
A. Pennoyer, who has been active in
the management Of the sanitarium for
many years is to retire from active
work and take long rest. He may
possibly later re-enter the practice of
his profession in Kenosha.
The option covers not only the xaain
sanitarium building ard the fifteen
acres of land which have been known
as the "Sanitarium site'' but also
the three cottages and the entire
equipment Of the institution. The
sanitarium is known as one of the
best equipped institutions of its nature
in the country.
The members Of the Sisterhood al
ready have movement under way to
finance the opening Of the new hospital
and with the success that they have
made of the Prairie avenue hospital it
is certain that their work will be given
very liberal support by the people Of
Kenosha. The plans provide for re-
modelling Of the sanitarium in order to
convert it into q hospital Of the
most modern type and one that will
meet every demand of the present
needs of Kenosha
Sister Catherine, at the head of the
Sisterhood in Kenosha, in rpeaking Of
the plans of the Sisterhood for the
future this morning, said:
I'VE plan to utilize the present sani-
tarium building for hospital purposes
only for a short term of maybe
four or five years and at the end of
this period after we have tried out the
work, we plan to erect in front Of 1t
large brick building which will be in
every way suitable to the modern de-
mands of the hospital problem.
"We plan to take particular care Of
the laboring classes in this new institu-
ton and the rates to be charged will be
arranged with q view Of making it pos
sible for every one needing hospital
care to have it az fair price and at a
price that they will be able to pay.
The Sisterhood is a charitable organi-
zation and we shall have wards in the
hospital in which we will offer our serv-
ices for the relief Of the destitute.
Eve want to do our part in the big
gest way possible to meet the needs of
this splendid growing city and we are
hopeful that the people of the city will
appreciate the efforts which we are
making and give us the cooperation
which we so badly need and which we
believe such movement will merit -
The Pennoyern is one Of the tradi-
tions of Kenosha. It was the successor
of the old Kenosha Water Cure which
formerly stood on the banks of the Ke-
nosha River near the present Main
street bridge. In tie more than half
q century that it has been in business
the Pennoyer has drawn to Kenosha
many famous people from all parts Of
the United States. The passing OF it
as a sanitarium win be greatly re-
GREETED by these people who had come
to look on it as second Homes and
who had made annual visits here to
enjoy the restfnl surroundings to be
found at the institution.