The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-07
Neighborhood News
SOMERS

are the proud parents Of little
daughter, born Tuesday, January 20,
at the Kenosha Maternity hospital
Miss Maude M. Gibbon has been re-
moved to St. Mary's hospital, Racine,
COR treatment. Her sister, Miss Min
ME L. Gibbon is with her
Mrs. Axel " Rasmussen spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George 7. Caystile, Racine.
A Farmers Institute will be held at
Woodmsn hall on February 10 and 90.
A session of special interest to the
women will be held each afternoon.
Local talent will give an entertain
ment on Tuesday evening. The ladies
Of the Congregational church will
serve dinner each day.
Mrs. j. William Miller visited among
relatives in Racine over the Weekend.
Mrs. Charles Doerhinger and4daugh-
Ter, Mrs E. J. Gardiner, Jr., and her
title daughter, of Kenosha, visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Edward
Tabbert, Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kiinkhammer
md sons passed Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kinhhammer of
Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Winifred Fenske and her son,
RUSSELL Fenske have gone to Winter
Park, Florida, for a visit with Mrs.
#addelI. Mrs. Fenske and Mrs. Wed
ieil are sisters.
Among those who have recently in
stalled radios in their homes are,
William Lauer, NJ. A. Rasmussen, John
}. Writ, George Hamilton.
il for some time, is much improved.
William Lauer, who has been very
Il for some time, is much improved.
Dr.. Townsend, veterinary, of Racine,
vas called to Leet Bros. and John
llinkhammer's on Thursday on profess
ional duties.
Junior Ozanno visited with friends
Racine over the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Pedley and
IONS of Kenosha spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dorey.
Miss Fannie &. Bowker, of Racine,
visited at the home Of Misses Minnie
and Maude Gibbon during the past
week.
The annual meeting Of the Pike
Grove American Bible society was
held at the Congregational church on
Sunday morning. Rev. w. H. Norton
delivered an interesting address. This
was followed by the business session
when reports of the years work were
heard from the secretary and treas
urer. The officers elected are: Presi-
dent, Lawrence e. Ozanne; vice presi-
dent, Albert r.. Bullamore; secretary
and treasurer, Jay w. Rhodes; local
agents appointed: District No. 1, Miss
Marie Sorenson; district No g. Miss
Edith Haigh; district No. Z, Mrs. i.
G. Ozanne; district No. 9, Mrs. Will
liam Thompson
Beet Growers in Meeting. q
An unusually large number of beet
growers of the Racine Kenosha Coun-
ty Beet Growers association met at
Woodman hall, Somers, ON Saturday
afternoon at a special meeting. Pres
ident Albert M. Sewell presided.
Attorney Peter j. Myers, counsel
for the association said: ''The pur-
pose of this meeting is to discuss the
proposition which the Menomnee su-
gar Beet company submitted TO the
creditors Of the\ defunct Wisconsin,
Sugar company.
THE farmers are holding a $4,000
first mortgage bonds out of an issue
of 100000 against the Wisconsin Su-
gar company. This gives the farmers
approximately one-ffth of the selling
price of the plant. The plant was
sold at $85O,OO0 in stock one half of
which is preferred and the other half
is common.
During the two years the factory
has been held by the bond holders
committee of which Mr. Russell Jack
son is chairman, it has been neces-
sury to spend considerable money to
keep the plant in shape, namely, oil
iAg Of machinery, protection against
ire by watchmen, taxes, insurance,
premiums on which were higher than
normal rate, due to the fact that the
factory was idle This amounted ap-
proximately to $4,000 which expense
has been met BY bond holders other
than the farmers. To complete the
deal it is necessary that the plant be
put in working order which requires
$4,000, making total of $4,000
which bond holders will have to ad-
vance to complete the deal. The re-
manning 100000 will be divided share
and share alike, among bond holders
That includes the farmers"
Mr.. Myers has looked up the Me
nominee River (Michigan) Sugar COM
pany, headed By G. w. Mccormack
and he has found chat the company is
a very reliable concern. That it has
paid its stockholders an average Of
II per cent dividends for the past is
years, and has met all Of it's obliga-
tons
In closing Mr.. Myers made strong
argument warning the farmers to in
vestigate all sugar beet companies be-
fore signing contracts with them and
not to deal witb pirate" companies
who compete with other companies
without having proper facilities for
securing labor and otherwise fulfilling
their contracts
Mr.. Myers then introduced Mr.. G..
w. Mccormack, president Of the Me-
nominee River Sugar Beet company
Of Michigan, president of Beet Sugar
Manufacturers association, and also
member of the Federal Reserve board
with headquarters at st. Paul.
Mr.. Mccormack came right to the
point in his talk to the farmers. He
stated that his company is coming
into the field in open competition
with o4ka4