The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23
News of Kenosha County

evening. Everything that could, or
void, appeal to the appetite had been
secured and was set before the ban
queters. At night the festivities were
taken to the Columbia hall where the
Bezuche orchestra of eight pieces, who
furnished the music throughout the
day, played for the jewellers. The ev-
ening was slightly marred when the
lights-reg retably-went out and oW-
ing to the serious nature of the repair
work, had to remain SO for the night.
Substitute were soon secured and the
dancers good naturally made the best
of bad situation. Mr.. John MUTT, as
sisted by Ferdinand Beck with corps
of women, prepared the banquet. To
Mr.. MUTT efficient management the
success of the dinner was due. Miss
Ermine Carey, with the help of the
domestic science classes from the Union
Free High school, served the dinner.
Fred Bewersdorf and Tony Bowers
dorf Of Camp Lake had most remark
able escape from death or serious in
jury Saturday night when Fred, who
was driving their new Studebaker car
lost control of the machine at the Re-
sort crossing and crashed into an cleo
trio light pole, breaking the pole and
wires. Silver Lake was in, complete
darkness and it was some little time
before the trouble was located and
then it was found to be of such ma
ture that repair work was impossible
until morning. There was a junction
of telephone, electric and Western
Union wires at this point and service
on all three were destroyed. After get
ting his car off the tracks Mr.. Bowers
dorf drove down in front Of the Dali
ton home and in turning the car
around managed to hit another cleo
trio light pole and succeeded in break
ing it off also. The car was not badly
damaged but there must have been just
a Wee bit too much Kick in the
Mess Fund dinner.
| Frank Brueggeman, one of the most
able farmers of this vicinity and long
a prominent figure in Kenosha county
| politics, died at the Alexian Brothers
hospital, where he had been undergoing
treatment for the last ten weeks, on
Friday morning, Oct. 18th. In political
circle Mr.. Brueggeman served as
member of the Kenosha county Side
Board for great many years. He was
always an attendant Of st. Alphonse
church at New Munster and was trus-
tee there for seventeen years and
member of the school society. Mr..
Brueggeman was born at Burlington in
1847. For the past year he has been
in failing health and his death was not
unexpected. He married Mary Sanders
and two children survive. Mrs. VIM.
Elverman and Mrs. L. Althoff of Pts
takee Bay, also ten grandchildren. Sol
emn requiem mass was celebrated at st.
Alphons church at New Munster on
Tuesday morning at ten clock, and in
terment was made in the Munster GENE
terry.
Union Free High School Notes.
Reports are out. Is everybody hap,
| py9
The English 3 and class has com
pleted it's study of the dictionary. Hur-
rah!
Miss Faber, Miss Zepp and bunch
of girls enjoyed chicken dinner serv-
ed by the Ladies' Aid at Griep' IS on
Monday.
| The Girls Athletic association has
elected the following officers: President,
Madeline Swenson; vice president,
Georgia Breul; secretary, Georgiana
Hoffman; treasurer, Myrtle Salvin.
A Union Free High school parent
teachers association has been organic.
ed. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. R. J. Westlake:
vice president, Mrs. S. Jedele; secre-
tary, Miss Bertha Zepp; treasurer, Mrs.
Fl. Orvis. 1t was decided to hold meet
ings on the second Tuesday of every
month. Everyone be a High school
booster and turn out at the next meet
ing.
The civic biology class went on
hiking trip for weeds Thursday after
noon.
On Thursday the Junior and Senior
Girls organized Camp Fire. The Of
ficers are: Camp Guardian, Miss M.
Faber; president, Helen Storen; vice
president, Dorothy Dixon; secretary,
Georgia Bruel; treasurer, Ethel Dalton.
| Margaret Lyons Wilcox died in Los
Angeles, CAL, on Tuesday, Oct. IA. Mrs.
Wilcox was born in Kenosha June 26,
1852. She came to Wilmot with her
parents and three sisters in 1859. After
attending Wilmot school and Kenosha
High school she taught at Grass Lake,
Camp Lake, Spring Grove and Bassett
Station. She graduated from White
water Normal and then taught in La
Crosse, Wis, and nine years in Milwau-
! kee. In 1877 she married Levi Paet