The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-14
Twelve KenOsha Men Unite
in Purchase of Brand
Property at Lakes.
TO SUBDIVIDE AT ONCE
Property Purchased at Cost of
Nearly 100000 viii Be
Opened for Homes.

Announcement was made today by
one of the biggest deals in summer re-
sort property ever made in Kenosha
county. A Kenosha company made up
of twelve well known men of the city,
have completed negotiations for the
purchase of the Virgil NJ. Brand prop
erty at Twin Lakes at a cost of nearly
hundred thousand dollars and the
property is to be converted into sub
division to furnish summer homes for
Kenosha people. The property con
sisting of nearly forty acres of land,
has for years been considered the prize
resort property of the county, It is
located on the neck of land between
Lakes Mary and Elizabeth and it is
wonderfully located for use for sum
mer homes. 1t is easy of access from
the main travelled roads and only q
short distance from the railway sta
ton at Twin Lakes.
Site of Old German House.
The property was bought by Virgi.
Brand, a Chicago brewer, more than
thirty years ago and for years it
was used by him and his friends as (
camping ground during the summer
months. Later the German House"
one of the historic old resorts of Ke-
nosha county, was built on the land and
for years this resort was one of the
most popular resorts for Chicago peo-
pie In recent years the buildings
have not been extensively used and it
is probable that all of the buildings
on the land will be torn down to make
room for the erection of summer
homes some of which are expected to
be completed before the end of the
present season. 1t is said that the price
paid for the land was just a little over
two thousand dollars an acre.
Prominent Men Interested,
The list of men interested in the
purchase includes: Joseph A. Pitts,
William J. Threinen, George B. Allie
man, Edward C. Alleman, Frank Long,
Bruce v Piper, Axel Landgren, Jacob
Gies; Joseph A. Thomas, Edward J.
Sullivan and John Strom. All of these
men plan to build homes on the land
and to furnish money to aid in financ-
ing the laying out of the beautiful
summer home subdivision, The sub
division will offer nearly a hundred
home sites all of them located on the
shores of the lakes. In addition the
community spirit will be much in evil
dence in the laying out of the property
with a view Of making it appeal as a
!, irrb do 1bdiviciOu
The new company will be organized
within few days and secure a state
charter and after the organization is
completed the work of making i'm
provements will be started.
Bathing Beach Deluxe.
One of the features will be bath,
ing beach deluxe which will be pro-
vided so that it will be available to
the resorters on all sides of the prop
erty. 1t is probable that later com
munity dining room will be opened and
that this will have amusement rooms
similar to those in city clubs.
eve plan to make this one of the
Lost attractive offerings in the way of
lake residence property in Wisconsin
declared Mr.. Pitts this morning. Tho
natural beauty of the land and its sur
rounding and its wonderful expanse Of
lake shore frontage, makes it one Of the
wonder spots of this section Of Wis
cousin. 1t will be laid out beautifully
and the sales will be SO retricted as to
make it place where people will want
to build homes to live in"
1t is expected that the formal trans
fer of the property will be completed
within few days after which more
definite plans of the new company
will be made