The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-05
SOMERS


was held at the home Of Mrs. Edward
M. Longmore on Thursday afternoon
Plans were arranged and perfected for
the annual dinner and bazaar to be
given on November 20. Committees
for the various departments of work
were appointed The next meeting of
the Royal Aid will be held at the hall
on Thursday, November 10Th.
Irving E. Gardinere met with an ac-
cident on Wednesday afternoon while
operating his gasoline engine. In
some manner his finger became caught
between the pulley and the belt and
he was thrown onto the fly wheel of
the engine. His nose was badly cut
and his arm wrenched. A physician
found it necessary to take several
stitches in his nose.
Birthday Party.
Mrs. Henry Buechmer entertained
at a six o'clock dinner on Sunday in
honor of the 9th birthday anniver-
sary of her mother Mrs. Christine
Christensen. The color S c h m e
throughout the home was in Hal
lowe'en colors. The dining table was
beautiful. In the center was an i'm
mense birthday cake. containing lighted
candles so arranged as to mark 81
The guests included, Mrs. Peter Tur-
kelson and Miss Esther Turkelson of
Kenosha; Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Chris
Jensen and family of Racine, and Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Yule and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Wilcox, Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
Heide and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Christensen and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Christensen and son
and Miss Helen Haigh.
Obituary.
Fred w. Heddle passed away at st.
Luke's> hospital, Racine, on Monday
afternoon, October &c, 1925, following
an illness of less than weeks dura-
ton, He was the son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. David Heddle and was born
in Milbourn, ILL.,, April %, 1868. For
more than thirty years he lived in
Somers and worked at the carpenter
trade. He was prominent in Masonic
circles, being a member of the Keno
sha lodge No. az, F. and A. M, and has
always been active in all civic and
social affairs in this locality. A fami-
liar form has gone from our streets,
model citizen, successful busi-
ness man, good neighbor, true type
of the best, American manhood. His
death is indeed loss to this COM
munity. Two sisters survive, Mrs.
John Connell of Russell, Ill.,, and Mrs.
Ira Burgess of Kellogg's Corners.
Funeral services were held from the
Hansen funeral home Kenosha on
Wednesday afternoon at one-thirty
o'clock. The Rev. /. w. Corey of the
Baptist church, Kenosha, and the
Lodge of Masons conducting the
services. Intermens beside his father
and mother and sister at the cemetery
in Milbourn, III.
School Notes.
The following pupils of Pike River
school were neither absent nor tardy
for the month of October: Clara Jen-
sen, Elizabeth Bensen.
At our last Literary meeting we de-
cided to name our society "The Jolly
Gay Society,"" New officials were ap-
pointed for the work Of the following
month. So
A Halloween party was enjoyed by
the pupils on Friday afternoon. Hal
sowe'en stunts and games were played.
Miss Alberta Worsley and Wesley
Soberg were our visitors the past
month.
The first reading class is progress
sing quite rapidly. They have finished
the first quarter of the Field Martin
Primer and have begun work in an
other reading book.