The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-11
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organized. Inc following omcerS were
elected: President, Hazel Stoxen; vice
president; Edna Brinkman, secretary
and treasurer; Irma Schmalfeldt, bust
ness manager, Margaret Stoxen.
Mary Hoffman attended football
game in Racine, Sunday.
Many students were vaccinated tbs
past week.
Evelyn Behnke was absent on Tues
day.
Gladys Merrill visited school on
Thursday.
hard times party will be given
by the Sophomores on Friday night,
in honor of the Freshmen.
Lillian Shedek was absent on
Friday.
The literary society is to hold its
first meeting, Friday. The following
program will be given: Opening adj
dress, Rhoda Jedele, president; his
tory of u. F. H. School, Edna Brink
man; piano duet, Gladys Button, Ruth
Barber; athletics of u. F. H. School,
Norman Richter; Squeaks from U. r
H. S., Milward Bloss and Margaret
Schuelke; Spirit of U. F. H. s., Cyril
Dalton; school song, led by Ruth
Curtis
There will be a meeting of the
Women's Auxiliary of the American
Legion, Fred Semrau Post at the Le-
gion rooms at Wilmot, Monday night,
October 18th. All ladies eligible TO
membership are cordially invited 20
be present.
Chain o. Lakes Recreation Park.
A company of Chicago capitalists,
with some of the largest fortunes in
Chicago backing them, have organized
under the caption "Chain O. Lakes
Recreation and Development Company"
and at present are holding options on
5000 acres of land in Lake and Nc
Henry counties, Illinois, mile or so
south of the Wisconsin state line.
The region chosen is admirably
adapted to park features. The Fox
River flows through the land chos7
en-, Marie and Channel lakes Dor
der the north, Grass lake and the
Lotus Beds are in the center, Fox and
Pistakee lakes to the south. These
lakes are all connected by waterways
and about a 1000 acres of the park
is heavily wooded.
The organization has allotted this
vast acreage as follows: Natural for
est, 400 acres; subdividing purposes,
500; golf course, TAO; fish propaga-
tion plant, 1900; fair grounds and
athletic fields, 800 acres; eight 5 acre
stock pastures, 400; wild and domestic
poultry farm, 800; blackberry Island
Amusement Park, 100; stock, fruit and
vegetable farm, 400 acres.
The amusement and recreational
features of the park are to be highly
developed, Five golf courses are
planned, a yacht club, a polo park,
club house, tennis courts, ball parks,
gun ranges, race track, aquarium and
fish hatchery as we'll as buildings for
athletics and amusements.
The 100 acres of blackberry Island
are to be converted into an amuse4
ment park and will contain among
other features, community hall,
theatre, reception hall, clubs, dane
ing pavilion, riding academy, skat-
ing rink, aid SO on.
Aside from these features the man
ayers plan to introduce gigantic
working exhibit of agriculture, horti-
culture, stock husbandry, fisheries,
wild and domestic animals, out door
sanitarium, scientific research in milk
with multitude of educational feat
ures for boys and girls, are to be
carried out
An annual livestock fair, at which
the breeders Of all classes of live
stock down to pet stock will compete
for the. largest cash prizes ever Of
/ fered, the winning male and two f4-
males to become the property of the
Chain o. Lakes and kept the year
around where the public may see them
is one of the novel features that, the
company plans to introduce. Public
sales of live stock of pedigreed AMI
mails for individual breeders or a.
sociations are to be held here.
The company plans to make the
Chain o. Lakes the national head
quarters of the American Farm
Bureau Federation.
The fair will be permanent and open
from May first until October first
Besides the stock exhibits, the usual
exhibits of tools, machinery, ETC., with
fine display of horticultural and agri-
cultural exhibits in season. One week
each year will be designated as special
Fair week. There will be mile race
track on the Fair grounds, grand
stand, as we'll as Accommodation Cor
all kinds of athletics, sports, games
and so on.
5000 lots for summer homes will be
sold and the revenue from this source
used in development work, as we'll as
the revenue received from the opera
ton of the entire enterprise.
The organizers intend to have ma
tional and international sport meets,
annual sports conventions, farm and
other organizations with their con-
ventions meet at the Chain O. Lakes
For with the numerous club houses
and hotels to be built ample accom-
modations will be provided. In all
the Chain O. Lakes association plans
to make their park the center of
sports, amusements and agricultural
activities the year around.
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