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, 1924-06-11
IN WIND RIVER CANYON

]. G. Powell, foreman for the
Higgins Contracting COMPANY, who
has a contract on the Burlington
railroad in the Wind River canyon,
met death last Tuesday.
According to the report, Powell
had gone into a small tunnel on
the bluff above the railroad to light
some Is shots that had been pre-
v~iously placed. The tunnel was
large enough for a man to crawl
in and was being enlarged prepar-
atory to the placing of a large
charge of powder which would blast
away a large part of the bluff. Pow
ell is reported to have been in the
tunnel alone for about Is minutes
, 1924-06-11
FERTILE VALLEY

The A~ltbergers were in town sew
eral days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Balinger and
family were dinner guests at the
McJunkin home Sunday.
Mrs. G. E. Norton was a caller
at the Schmidt home Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. E. Norton were
in Cody Saturday evening shopping.
Evert Ewalt, Frank and Carl An
dren and Bart Haffey were Sunday
dinner guests at the McJunkin home.
Ed Ballinger and w. F. McJun-
kin were business callers in Cody
Monday.
Vernon McMullen was a caller at
the Schmidt home Friday.
MI. and Mrs. George Pfrangle
and family were callers at the Bal
linger home Friday evening.
Ina Brasher was a caller at the
Ballinger home Friday afternoon.
Ed Tully is now assisting with
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Norton, Mr.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McMullen
we're callers at the Giles home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. e. Norton enter
tanned a number of their friends
Sunday.
c. w. Giles was a caller at the
McJunkin home Monday for din
ner.
Eva Jernberg called at the Nc
Junkin home Monday.
, 1924-06-11

Mont. G. Jones went to Cody Sat
urday and brought Mrs. Jones and
the children home Sunday. They
Charley and Clarence Martin were
Cody visitors Saturday.
Forest Supervisor Langworthy
came up Saturday to spend several
days looking after forest service
matters.
Axel Andren spent Sunday at the
Jay Blood home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Stambaugh and
children and Minnie Martin were in
town Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Renfew went to Val
ley Monday.
, 1924-06-11
SOUTHPORT
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Philbin Orr made a business trip
to Cody Monday.
Mrs. Minnie Ide and the assistant
state school superintendent, Miss
Georgine GRANDSON, met with the
patrons of the Valley and Ishawooa
schools Monday and plans were
made for standardizing these schools.
Harry Berg of Valley was a Cody
visitor Monday.
Harvey Hill was a visitor at the
l.. X. Johnston ranch Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. X. Barbee and
Mrs. Ella Thompson spent Sunday
and Monday at the Frank Wilson
home.
Mont G.. Jones was a Cody bus
mess visitor Tuesday.
Ed Carter spent Tuesday in Cody.
E.. L. Jones was a Cody visitor
Tuesday.
p. A. Holtz made a trip to Cody
Tuesday.
Mr.. INT Mrs. Theo Hansen of
Cody are visiting at the Evan Hol-
man home.
Jas. Bales and daughter Violet
were Cody visitors Tuesday.
Miss Margery Eells came up Tues
day and held a hat demonstration
at the Peterman home. A large
crowd attended. A number of hats
were made and all had an enjoyable
day. Mrs. Peterman served a very
nice dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.. Peterman
gnont yNn1nncdat u and Thttrcdou In
Cody.
E. NJ. Mott was in town Tuesday.
John Rowlette made a business
trip to Cody Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. ]. Huntington
and son James were Wednesday
shoppers in town.
Miss Anna L. Derschell went to
Cody Tuesday to visit a couple of
weeks with friends.
Miss Irma Nordquist closed a very
successful term of school Thursday
at Marquette No. 2. The children
with their teacher spent the day
picnicing on Marquette creek.
Robert Looney was in Cody
Thursday attending to business af-
fairs.
Hovey Hill was a Cody visitor
Friday and Saturday.
E. M. Mott was a business visitor
in town Friday.
Jack Dietrich spent the day Sat
urday in town attending to bus
mess matters.
Dick Marker was taken i'll at hi:
home in Elk Basin Friday and was
rushed to the Powell hospital where
he will have to undergo an opera
ton. The Markers have many
friends on S%outhfork who will BIZ
sorry to hear of his i'll health.
Frank Wilson was a business Wis
itor in town Friday and Saturday.
Clarence Snyder motored to Cod,
Saturday.
Philbin Orr was in town Saturda!
and Sunday.
have been visiting with friends il
Cody for several days.
Jay Blood spent Sunday with tn
home folks.
, 1924-06-11
IT'S a Fact!

Tell the public what you think.
Make good use of printers ink,
That's the way to forge the link
ADVERTISER"
Don't imagine you're too small
ADVERTISER"
Put your back against the wall
When the biz comes right along
Raise your head above the throng
Stick to it. you can't go wrong
ADVERTISER"
From the Tiny Westward.
, 1924-06-11

Sometimes a siX-line advertise
ment pulls more than a six-horse
team"
There would be few divorces if
all the lingerie ads were true to
life
"If you wish to make a name
ADVERTISER
If you banker after fame-AD-
VERTISEi
, 1924-06-11

before the Is charges of dynamite
started exploding.
The body was so madly mutilated
that little resemblance to a mar is
seen in the remains. The head was
completely blown away and cannot
be found.
The man was about 81 years of
age and a miner by trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-12
MONEY WANTED

WANTED4Capital for opening new plant
 one of the Allied printing industries in Birmingham. Man who can finance this plant need not take active part in busi- ness or may if he prefers Five thou sand dollars necessary. This proposition will stand investigation. Address A-45. care Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-12
LTVE STOCK (e SEEDS


 ULLDOGS-Registered American (Pit) Bull Terriers; game. Male pups 5 months old now in Birmingham, price $2000. Phone Qeave numberJ or write, c. E. Bonner, Hillman Hotel.
 HORsES-CATTLE-V 67 cATTLE--For sale at all times; beat Ten nessee Jersey cows Southern Cattle Co. 3706 2d Ave. Main 1159.
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Rumor of Stopping
Buses Called False
Electric Company Officials Declare
They Have No Intention of Stop
ping Bus Service Here.

Rumor, which has been circulated
about the city for the past few days,
relative to the suspension of bus serv-
ice in Kenosha was characterized to-
day as absolutely without foundation
by E. B. Nunemaher, general superin-
tendent of transportation for the Ke-
nosha division of the T. M. E. R. and
L. company.
All of the bus lines which are now
in operation are to continue to run,
and in fact there has at no time been
any consideration of a curtailment of
the service, Mr. Nunemaher said. He
added, that he was at a loss to ac-
count for the origin of the rumor.
Thousands of persons in the city
are dependent upon the bus lines for
transportation to and from their work
daily" he said. "The lines were all
started after thorough survey Of
conditions in the districts which they
would serve, and there is no reason
for taking them out of service. Per-
sonally / am at loss to account for
the manner in which the rumor was
started, for it is absolutely false, and
is causing many persons needless
worry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Mrs. Julia Meehan
Died Sunday Night
Mrs. Julia c. Meehan, "a, Died at the
Carmelite Sisters Home Sun
day Evening.

Death ended a long illness Sunday
evening at seven o'clock when Mrs.
Julia C. Meehan, aged "a years, long a
resident of East Troy, Wisconsin,
died at the Carmelite Sisters Home in
South Kenosha. She had been in fail
ing health for several months; a few
weeks ago she fell fracturing her knee
and in her weakened condition she
was unable to rally from the injuries
received. The direct cause of death
was an attack of acute Indigestion,
which became most critical because of
her long illness.
The deceased was born in ireland
June 90, 1849, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Cowley. She came to Am
erica at an early age and had lived
many years at East Troy. She had
been at the Carmelite Sisters Home
for several years past and had many
friends among the residents there.
The remains were taken this morn
ing to East Troy where the funeral
services will be held on Wednesday,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Leasing Of
AL State Lands

Madison, Wis. Leasing of state
lands has been discontinued perma-
nently by the commissioners of public
lands and the conservation commits
sion, it was announced today. Long
term leases for permanent private de-
velopment have proved a failure after
fifty year trial, officials say.
The department finds that after
leases have been given and improve
ments made, in spite of efforts to
protect public interests, the land is
as isolated from the public sale as if
it had been sold outright. Further, it
is said, arranging leases and frequent
inspections make such inroads into the
proceeds from leases as to make them
almost improbable to the state.
Tenants who have made expensive
improvements have also pressed
strongly to be allowed to buy the land
when the leases expire. Cases where
this was not allowed has brought much
dissatisfaction.
In lieu of the leases, anyone wish
ing to pitch tent or put up port
able structure on public LANDS in the
northern part of the state will be al
lowed to do so without charge. The
lots for camping have been laid out
60x120 feet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Days of Grace
for Tax Payers
Tardy Taxpayers Have Welcome
Surprise at Office of City
Treasurer Today.

Kenosha taxpayers, who forgot TO
paw their taxes by February 2Sth, the
last day set in the resolution adopted
by the city ordinance for extending
the time without penalty, had two days
of grace, according to the announce
ment made this morning by City
Treasurer Lauer. Taxes were received
on Friday and were still being re-
ceived this morning without penalty.
It was stated, however, that on Mon
day any tardy taxpayers would be
obliged to pay the two per cent PEN
atty established under the law, which
will Jump to six per cent in the event
that the taxes are not paid until the
time that the accounts are turned over
to the county treasurer.
In the last few days money has been
pouring into the city treasury. On
Wednesday $4,000 was paid in, on
Thursday $4,000 and on Friday $97,-
900. 1t was anticipated that several
thousand more would be paid today
before property would begin to be
listed as delinquent.
City Treasurer Lauer stated that the
delinque 1cy was probably be paid be-
fore the tax roll is turned over to the
county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
GENOA JUNCTION

James Coppersmith was Richmond
caller Tuesday.
Mrs. H. C. Buck, of Powers Lake,
was a caller in town Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Lundberg, of Elgin,
spent the week here with her mother.
A. C. Rowe was a Richmond caller
on Fridary.
Mrs. Albert Bohm has been quite
sick the past week with bronchitis.
A number of the business men
started clearing the road between here
and Lake Geneva on Wednesday. Lake
Geneva men started from Lake Ge-
neva and on Thursday the work was
finished, the men meeting at the Pete
Bjerning farm. There were between
fifty and sixty in all.
Mrs. j. M. Luther was the guest
of honor at surprise party given
Friday evening, February 20, at the
home of Mrs. Mary DIETRICH. The
occasion was Mrs. Luther's birthday.
A lovely supper. was served at 1900
o'clock and the evening was spent
playing cards.
The library board held their reg
ular meeting at the library Tuesday
evening. A new set of travelling
library books has arrived and were
put on the shelves on Friday.
Mrs. Will Marzahl of Hebrone
Prairie, spent Monday afternoon with
Mrs. Chas. Marzahl, Sr.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Martin Schmidt
Is Fined $3.50
School Board Member Pleads Guilty
to UnIawfu' Possession of, Liquor
This Morning.

Martin Schmidt pleaded guilty this
morning in the municipal court to I'M
lawful possession of liquor, whiskey
and home brew, found at his premises,
772 Milwaukee avenue, by police officers
during a raid recently.
Schmidt was fined $3.50 and costs.
Martin Schmidt is member Of the
school board, having been elected to
this post to represent his district in
the administration of the schools for
the second time. Schmidt at the time
of the arrest termed the prohibition
law "jackass law"
When his case was called this morn
ing he waived preliminary hearing and
was bound over. Later after con-
sultation between his attorney and
the officials he withdrew his plea of
not guilty, entered plea Of guilty,
and was given the moderate fine.
William Blozjorf, 15 North Main
street, charged with possession Of wine
and beer following a raid by state Of
ficers and police this week, has en-
tered plea of not guilty, and has
been bound over to the April term
waving the preliminary hearing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
GUJNIMAN ATTACKS
SERVANT GIRLS
Police Get Report of Rob-
berry of Two Maids on
Thursday Evening.
GOT BUT SMALL SUM
Hold-up- Man Alleged to Have
Stuck Up Pair on Durkee
Avenue with Gun.

Miss Nellie Steffen and Miss Emma
Royter, two young women employed
in the home of Charles w. Nash on
Durkee avenue, had thrilling story
to tell Thursday evening of a holdup
man, long pursuit, and the loss
of the small change each had in her
pocketbook.
Captain CIausen and Officers Law
renee Bauschelt and Pecan who work
ed upon the case and enlisted the help
of the automobile patrol, found no
clue of the holdup man.
Girls Were Going Home.
The first report of the case came,
to the police at 1920 p. m. when Mr.
Nash telephoned that two maid serv-
ants Of the house had just come in
with shattered nerves and story of
being held up. The three police Of
ficers, went at once to the house and
received more detailed report of
what happened.
According to the girls story, they
had been out for the evening together
and on their return, had gotten off
the street car at the corner of Market
and Main streets about $3.50 o'clock,
and walked south on Main to English
court, turning again on Durkee avenue
towards the Nash home. The young
women said that they became aware
of some one following them, and when
they reached Durkee avenue and+were
nearly home, the man jumped in front
of them and stopped them.
Handkerchief Over Face
The stranger, the girls said, put up
a gun and ordered them to throw up
their hands, and then made them
walk down the street to Eichelman
Park. He struck them, the girls said,
and made them give him the money.
The man got little more than So,
they said. They said they were with
him half hour and then he asked
them to wait five minutes while he
got away.
The description given of the holdup
man was of a person mot very tall,
slim and wearing dark suit and
cap" The girls said that he had a
handkerchief over his face" and that
he informed them that he was Gust
out of jail"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Rategan Estate
Deal is Closed
Court Hands Down Order Setting
Aside Deed for Sale of
Property in 1922.

An order has been handed down in
the county court by Judge Robert
Verne Baker authorizing the setting
aside of a deed for the sale of real
estate Belonging to Annie Rategan, an
incompetent, to Mrs. Ella Toner Cav
anagh by Mrs. Alice Toner Stanhope,
guardian, in July, 1922. The order
was issued on an application of Will
liam F. Rategan and Joseph L. Rate
gan, other relatives of the owner. An
agreement was reached whereby the
money paid for the property was re-
turned and the deed was set aside.
Mrs. Stanhope made the offer to. re-
turn the property and the order states
that the consideration involved, ''al-
though probably believed by them in
good faith to be reasonable value, was
in fact inadequate" The sale had
been authorized by a court order and
this order is now set aside by the new
action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Wanda Hagberg is Grant
ed Decree and Property
Settlement.
SHE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Receivers from Drinking LysOl
. on August %, and Starts
Court Action Later.

Wanda Hagberg, erstwhile "iron
law" woman, who first broke into tne
local spotlight when, on August 10
she drank Lysol in an attempt at sui
eide, was granted a divorce from her
husband, Ned, in a decision handed
down by Judge E. B. Belden late yes
terday.
AS a final division of the property,
the court awarded her the household
furniture and $500 in cash, while Ned
receives title to the autom obile and
property at 621 Huron street, upon
which there is a balance due OF
S2,864. When the couple appeared in
court last week for the hearing, both
evidenced perfect willingness to go
separate ways in life, but sharp dis
pute marked the question OF the dlvl-
sion of the property.
Mrs. Hakberg was taken to the Ke-
nosha hospital after she staggered
over to the home of a neighbor on the
night of August %, and announced
that she had taken poison and that
a few minutes would see her "out OF
her difficulties" She was promptly
rushed to the home of her mother
in-law next door, where first aid was
given. Later she was taken to the hos
pital where she remained for week.
Just two weeks after she was re-
leased from the hospital, she filed
suit in circuit court for divorce,
charging cruel and inhuman treat
ment. Ned, she said, had kicked, slap
ped, pinched and choked her. When
the case was heard in court Ned claim
ed that she had had improper relations
with other men, and that she prefer
red the stage to her home.
In the decision, the judge said that
he had taken into consideration the
husbands allegation relative to her
improper conduct with other men.
However, the decision added, whether
she cared more for the stage then she
did her home, she had nevertheless
helped to support the home and get
the property together and consequent
ly was entitled to share in the divi-
sion.
During the hearing it was brought
out that she had been on the stage
at various time since she was IA years
old. She testified that she had played
on Keith and Schubert circuits, and
that at one time she was with the
Sells-Floto circus. Her act always con-
sisted of trapeze and "iron-jaw" work.
In the latter performance, she would
hang suspended by her teeth, from
a rope high in the air.
Divorced Once Before.
She admitted at the trial that she
had been divorced once before. Nor
ford L'Hommedieu, she testified, was
her frst spouse. When questioned
more closely, she was unable to even
give the year that this matrimonial
bark had gone on the rocks.
A letter from Ralph Vernon was
not allowed in evidence at the trial
when it was brought out that she had
never received it. She said that she
had paid $50 on two occasions to get
hold of the epistle which she under
stood contained "some awful things"
The letter, it seems, had not been de-
livered at the home, but had been sent
through third party and had been
intercepted by the husband.
On the stage Wanda went by the
name of Frances Witt.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
COBBAN DROPPED
FROM STATE SERVICE
Secretary of States Department
is Discharged.

Madison, Wis-The matter of dis
missal of Alex J. Cobban, director Of
the state automobile registration divi-
sion, by Secretary of State Fred R..
Zimmerman was before the state civil
service commission today, Secretary
Zimmerman having fled his statement
of the case with Secretary A. E. Carey
of the civil service body. The specific
charges made against Cobban were not
made public. Cobban was in confer
ence at length with Secretary Carey
and it is expected some announcement
as to action Will be made tomorrow.
Carey said the commission will look
into the Cobban case, but it has not
been determined whether a hearing will
be held. State officials said if the case
is given a public hearing or carried
into the courts, it may extend to per-
sons outside the secretary of states
office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Mrs. Frank Anderson
Died This Morning
Mrs. Bertha Anderson, Wife of Frank
Anderson, Died Following a
Caesarian Operation.

Mrs. Bertha Anderson, aged % years,
the wife of Frank Anderson, a Sim
mons employee, died just after one
o'clock this morning at the Kenosha
hospital following a Caesarian opera
ton on Thursday. An infant daugh-
ter, born during the operation, sur
wives her.
The deceased was born April 9, 1900
at Baraboo and had lived most of her
life in that city. She came to Keno
sha few years ago and since then
had made many friends here. The
home in Kenosha had been at 564 Day
ton street.
{ Surviving the deceased are her hus-
band, Frank Anderson, and an infant
daughter of Kenosha. She is also sur
vived by her mother, Mrs Bertha Reul,
of Baraboo, and two brothers and
three sisters. Announcement of the
funeral services will be made later.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Insurance Co. Pays
Big Income Tax

Madison, visa total of $861,000
in income taxes were paid to the state
treasury today by the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company, State
Insurance Commissioner w. Stanley
Smith announced. Of this amount
S57,743 was paid under protest, in
volving the controversy as to taxing
securities held by the insurance COM
pany. Recently the Northwestern paid
to the state department S236,000 in
back taxes and brought suit to contest
the authority Of leving taxes on
bonds and other securities. 1t is
claimed by Commissioner Smith that
the tax is in the form of a license
fee and not subject to the regular re-
strictions on other taxes. The suit
to determine the case is now pending
in Dane county courts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
Three Have Scrap
i'm Vitkus Saloon
Joseph and Peter Norville in Fistic
Encounter With John Vitkus
End in Police Arms.

Joseph and Peter Norville, 267 Mil
waukee avenue, were fined So and costs
this morning in the municipal court
as the result of brawl in the saloon
of John Vitkus, 267 Milwaukee ave-
nue.. In the report of the case the
address of the two men was given as
the same as that of Vitkus.
The Norvilles and Vitkus had diff
ferent story to tell of the fight Wit
kus said that the two men had come
in and started trouble. The ~Norvilles
said that the saloon man was the one
who began it all. Vitkus was also
arrested but pleaded not guilty, and
his case was continued to March 10
at 9 a. m.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06

Bids for the paving Of six miles
of streets in Kenosha in the 1924 sea-
son were opened at the city hall on
Thursday afternoon, revealing that
the price for paving will advance but
comparatively little in Kenosha this
year despite a large jump in the cost
of cement and Of labor.
Twelve contractors from the states
of Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and
Minnesota, put in bids on the work,
the spirited competition, being a re-
suit Of the system of cash payment
now being carried out by the city as
the result Of the creation of re-
volving fund. The bids were declared
to be "most favorable" by City En-
sgineer Robert Smith, who said that
much of the credit for the low price
secured could be traced to the close
competition which has been developed