The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-02
American Legion Notes.

Team. Inc winners OIL the H1SC pace
received silver medals.
American Legion Notes.
Mrs. H. Moen of Silverlake is slow
ly improving from her recent illness
and has been able to leave the Bur-
lington memorial hospital.
The installation of the new pool
table at the Legion rooms has been
completed and is now ready for use.
The Legion has secured the Land O.
Lakes orchestra from the Holton In
strument factory at Elkhorn to play
for the bic Legion dance at the Rade-
macker pavilion at Twin Lakes Satur-
day, April 49,. This dance promises to
be one of the largest given in the VII
entity this coming season.
Violet Beck sprang into the lead in
the popularity contest for the diamond
ring being held in connection with the
dance at the Rademacker pavilion,
April IS. Miss Beck had 1900 votes,
Gertrude Staudenmeyer 1875, Eva
Watts 1850 and Mabel Richter 1875.
All persons holding votes are urged
to turn same over to Ira White of
Twin Lakes before 10 p. m, Saturday,
April II, as they only have a two
thirds voting power after that date.
Walter Charles Harms was born in
Burlington, Wis, June 20, 1890. His
family moved to farm near Fox Riv-
er station where he attended school.
Later ne attended school at Wilmot
and the college of commerce in Keno
sha. He worked for some time for the
Simmons company and later was en-
ployed in the store at Trevor.
In 1920 he was united in marriage
with Miss Mary Madden and moved to
farm near Lyons, Wis, where they
resided for nearly five years. Last
August he sustained an injury to the
spine caused by falling in his silo
from which he never recovered. In
November, 1924, he was. moved to the
home of his father-in-law near Spring
Grove, Ill.,, where he resided until his
death, March 20, 1925.
Although he suffered constantly
cheerful and full of courage to the
last.
He is survived by his wife and three
children-Lois, Walter Jr. and Lloyd,
his father, Charles Harms of Wilmot,
three sisters-Mrs. Herman Hasselman
and Mrs. Peter Vanderzee Of Salem and
Miss Elsie Harms of Burlington and
brother, George Harms.
Funeral services were held at the
L = Tb11re1axy of of
2 o'clock, Rev. G.. B. Harvey of Rich
mond officiating, with burial in the
Sanborn cemetery. The services were
very largely attended by relatives and
friends of the deceased.
Helen Stoxen of Hebron and Arthur
Stoxen of Wauconda were home for
the weekend with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Stoxen.
james Carey and Irving Stoehr were
in Milwaukee for the day, Thursday.
Walter Carey and daughter Grace
were in Chicago last week.
Arthur Holtdorf spent last Tuesday
at Sycamore, Ill.
Alfred Reynolds has been seriously
i'll and under the care of DR.. Warmer
the past week.
DR.. H. C. Darby was in Kenosha
Thursday.
Walter Carey, Blanche and Irving
Carey motored to Madison Thursday.
William Schramm of Richmond spent
the past week at the home of his son,
Frank Schramm. The Schramms' mo-
tored to Burlington for the day Friday.
Mrs. F. Beck and daughter Violet
were in Kenosha Saturday. Mrs. P.
Meyers and children accompanied
them home for visit of several days
and to attend family dinner at the
Beck home Sunday in honor of Mr..
Beck's birthday.
Alice Gottfredson of Kenosha was a
weekend guest of Grace Carey.
Ferdinand Beck has commenced work
on the new market he is building on
upper Main street. Mr.. Beck intends
constructing one of the finest markets
in the county The building will be
of brick and will be 40 by "a with an
extra room in the rear for sausage
ma-.ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Pierce, Wood
worth, were Sunday guests OF MT. ana
Mrs. R. c.. Shotliff.
The members of the Wilmot fire as
ISOLATION met at the M. w. A. hall
Tuesday night, March "a. Harry Nc
Dougall was elected permanent chair
man of the department; Louis Hege-
man, fire chief; Alfred Reynolds, 1st
assistant chief; William Stensel, End
assistant chief; John Nett, treasurer
and R. C. Shotlif, secretary.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: To care for the fire appara-
tus-Arthur Holtdorf, George Higgins,
Guy Lotus; to arrange for the giving
of a movie benefit for the department
Benjamin Nett and George Higgins;
to circulate subscription papers for
new equipment-George Higgins, Irv-
ing Carey and Charles Kanis. The
meeting was adjourned until Tuesday
night, April 81, when the above COM
mittees are to report progress made.
Mr.. and Mrs. John sutcliffe were in
Chicago for the day, Monday.
Mrs. Natalie Strupe is guest this
week of Mrs. H. Shines at Hebron.
There will be English services at the