The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-11
WILMOT.

MI. ana MIS-. Arthur 11OltuOIl Spent
Sunday at Mrs. T. Coles at Spring
Grove.
Mrs. Harry McDougal spent Tues
day in Burlington.
A very entertaining program was
given at the Patron Teachers associa-
ton meeting at the high school Tues
day night. The three principal speak
ers of the evening treated three phases
of the same subject. Supt. J. J. Ker-
win spoke on what to do with the child
in the grades; Prof. Ihlenfeldt, on
what to do with the child in high
school, and Prof. Yoder of the com
mercial department of the Whitewater
Normal, on what to do with the child
after high school. Each man was prac-
ticularly fitted to discuss his subject
and the talks were very good. Prof.
Yoder made strong plea for voca-
tional training early in the child's ed
ucation so that its life work would
be on a solid foundation. He gave
an excellent description of the fine
work beng carried on at the White
water Normal along these lines. There
was a big crowd in attendance and it
is to be hoped more will take advant-
age of these highly instructive meet
ings in the future.
A little son, Dale Franklin, came to
gladden. the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Kruckman, on Friday morning,
November 5.
Ruth and Aileen Morgan were home
from Madison University for the week
end recently.
Mrs. Guy Lotus and children spent
the last of the week visiting relatives
in Hebron.
Walter Carey made business trip
to Chicago on Tuesday.
John Nett made a business trip to
Chicago on Tuesday.
Emma and Elizabeth Kruckman Of
Kenosha, were recent guests of Will
mot relatives.
Fred Bauman, of Racine, is visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Volbrecht.
Mrs. A. Turner spent Tuesday in
Kenosha.
Ermine and Blanche Carey were the
guests of the Miss Keelyns of Mil
waukee during the Milwaukee state
teachers convention.
There will be English services at
the Ev. Lutheran church at seven
thirty Sunday evening.
Mrs. L.. Hegeman and Rollie Hege-
man motored to Kenosha on Monday.
Rev. J. Brasky is spending the week
at West Baden.
Mrs. j. Beath and son, Andrew, of
Chicago, are visiting at the H. j.
Boulded home this week.
Mrs. Ella Welflin, of Wheeling, is
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Spitzbart
this week.
Mrs. Sarah Madden entertained her
sister, Mrs. J. Westlake, of Michigan,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pribnow and daugh-
ters, and Mr.. Nueelfeldt, of Whitewater
were Sunday guests of Mrs. G. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Burbank and
daughter were visiting Mrs. Burbanks
brother, Arthur Panknin, Saturday
This week Mr.. and Mrs. Burbank spent
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. Panknin at
Bluff Lake.
Henry Christensen, Of Chicago, was
a guest of Fred Faulkner over Sunday
Mrs. John Cafferty, aged ninety two
years, one of the pioneer women of
the village, of Silverlake, was instantly
killed just after noon Tuesday when
she was struck by the fast south-bound
freight train at the 500 Line railroad
crossing at Silverlake. The aged wonl-
an was thrown more than fifty feet by
the speeding train and when Roy Buff
ton, a hardware dealer of the town,
who saw the accident, reached her, she
was dead. She suffered severe in
eternal injuries and is thought to have
been instantly killed. Mrs. Cafferty,
who because of her advanced age, was
unable to hear we'll, had left her home
to visit neighbor. She did not hear
the approaching train and is said to
have walked directly into its path de-
spite it's warning. Button, who was
some distance away but able to see
the accident, was powerless to prevent
it. The train was stopped within a
short distance of the scene of the ac-
cident. Mrs. Catherine McNulty CAT
ferty was born in County Mayo, Ire
land, in 1928, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John McNulty. She was married
there to John Cafferty. and in 1885 the
family moved to America and settled
in the village of Silverlake, where she
had since lived and been a helpful
member of the community. The hus-
band, John Cafferty, died four years
ago, and one daughter, Mrs. Peter
DAILY, is also dead. She is survived by
one son, Michael E. Cafferty of Keno
sha, and one daughter, Mrs. Katie
Ludwig, of Silverlake. Mrs. Cafferty
has been a member of the Holy Name
church for more than thirty years and
was active in its work. Following the
accident, the remains were taken to the
home of the daughter, Mrs. Kate Lud-
wig, of Silverlake, with whom Mrs.
Cafferty had made her home since the
death of her husband. The funeral
services We're held Thursday morning
at the Holy Name church with Rev.
j. Brasky officiating. Interment was
in the Holy Name cemetery.
Arthur Panknin, Raymond Rudolph
and Henry Mecklenburg will enter
tain their friends at dance at the
Wilmot hail. Saturday night. The
Horton-Elhert orchestra will play