The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-26


fishing with a steel rod from an open
boat on Camp Lake during the storm
on Monday, June 18th, was brought to
the Wright undertaking parlors in viii
NOT and prepared for burial. The flu
neral was held in Chicago Friday af-
ternoon.
Harry Woolfert of Silver Lake< was
badly injured Monday, June IS, when
horse kicked him in the head and
side.
Funeral services were held at the
Holy Name church at 1880 Saturday
afternoon for Nels Peterson, late Of
Medicine Lake, Washington Mr.. Pet
erson will be well remembered by peo-
pie of this locality as he formerly had
charge Of the CogsWell farm north Of
Silver Lake. For the past nine years
he, with his family, made his home in
the state of Washington. Mr.. Peter
son was victim of the influenza late
| last fail and never recovered from the
effects Of his illness. He died at a
sanatorium in Spokane on Friday,
June 49, Mr.. Peterson is survived by
his wife, Jane Mcclure Peterson, eld-
est daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. David Nc
CURE of Silver Lake, and two chill
dren, Alice and Paul.
The Choir Of the Holy Name sang
at the wedding mass Of Mary Pad
dock and Irving Forster at Antioch
Wednesday morning. Following the
wedding they attended the breakfast at
the johnson resort at Bluff Lake and
the reception at the brides home. Ar
thur Buckley was soloist for me oc-
casion.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Fleming, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Hyden and Mr.. and Mrs. G..
Murdoch, of Kenosha, attended the
funeral Of their brother in-law, Nels
Peterson, Saturday afternoon.
Gertrude O'Connor of East Troy, was
guest of Wilmot friends Sunday.
MRS. J. A. Thorn, and son, Mrs. M.
Hutz, Miss q. Ludwig and Mrs. j..
Ludwig called on Mrs, J. Carey Sun
day.
Margaret Kruekman was Ill the past
week
Charles Sehmalfeldt and family of
Kansasville, were Sunday guests at the
Ganzaleme home.
Four girls from the Wilmot Graded
school went to Paddock IS Lake Thurs
day to receive their eighth grade dl-
plomas. Loretta Peacock had the high
est honors and represented the Wilmot
school on the program. The other grad
yates were Doris Ganzalene, Emma
Pelletierie and Margaret Madden.
Duane Shales, only son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Shales of English Prairie,
met his death by drowning little al
ter one O'Clock at the Swimming Hole,
Thursday afternoon. In company with
Elmer Stensel he had gone to the hole
in search of clans and about halt
hour afterwards Elmer decided he.
would go up to the stone pile at the
mill for his seine. First, he asked
Duane if he would be afraid to stay
alone as he was going away, but was
assured that he might leave as ne
wonld be alright. When Elmer was on
the stone pile he looked back to the
swimming hole but failed fo see Duane
90 hurried back to see what had hap
nened Duane 8 clothing on the. bank
wa sthe only trace of the little fellow
that he could discover and tod the
pathetic tale that was soon spread over
the community. Elmer hurried back
ID town and told his suspicious ana
within ten minutes the river was IIilea
with swimmers and several boatloads
Of men, and the banks lined with anx-
ions watchers. No amount OF diving
dragging with clam hooks, Or SCENES,
and even the explosion OF q charge OF
dynamite was resorted to in hope OF
raising the body. About five clock
E. E. Wright and Tom Lotus succeed
ed in raising him nearly 20 the sur
face about half mile south OF town.
But he slipped off the hooks and George
Smith, Fred Hanneman and Fred eau
ger dove again and again IN the deep
hole thew had discovered him IN. the
under current Of the water was too
strong aud carried the child away. Re-
Inducements were secured and the
search was continued until midnight.
Arthur Buckley, James Carey and MI
Sweet continuing the diving after the
others were forced to leave the water
TwoScoast guards from Kenosha arrived
around eight O'Clock but were not able
to locate the body. William Mattern,
one of Wilmot s most noted hunters
and fishermen, knowing all the treach-
erous currents and undercurrents and
the deep holes in the river thought he,
could tell where the waters would car
~ the body. Early Friday morning
he took claiming outfit and started
down stream. A few rods south of the
uorlav Davidson Motor Camp he drew