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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
CITY P.T. A. GUEST
OF COUNTY GROUP
Kenosha P. I. A. Councils
Hold Joint Session
Saturday.
UNION GROVE SCHOOL

Twenty members Of the Kenosha P.
7. A. council were guests of the Ke-
hosha County P. T. A. council Sat-
urday at the Rural Normal Training
school at Union Grove. A meeting of
the county council was held in the
morning, preceding a dinner, at 1890
followed by a program of instructive
talks and discussions.
rrof. A. j. Smith, principal Of the
Normal school, was POSTMASTER, and
the address of welcome was given by
Mrs. Charles Crane, president of the
County p T. A.
Mrs. Edith E. Hoyte, Of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin Extension depart
ment, was present and discussed sew
eral welfare measures which are now
before the state legislature. Ad-
dresses were given by r. S. Ihlen-
feldt, county superintendent of schools,
Miss Alberta Worsley, supervising
teacher, and Judson S. Williams,
county agent.
Dance Ordinance Effective.
Miss Sybil Campbell, probation Of
ficer, in an interesting address, out
Inca Iu6 DGHtllbS WHICH are dllNdhy
apparent from the enforcement of the
new dance hall ordinance, which the
Kenosha P. T. A. sponsored. She con-
graduated the P. T. A. on its stand
ards and mplishments.
Mrs. G. N. Tremper who has re-
Gently returned from Austin, Texas,
gave report of the National P. T. A.
convention held there last week.
Lewis Powell, president of the school
board, gave an informal talk.
The program of the morning session
was as follows: 9:45, community sing
ing; 10000, business meeting; 10:45,
entertainment, Miner school, 1895,
election of officers; 1925, entertain
ment, Bristol state graded school, en-
tertainment, Paris Corners school;
reading, SHADES Corners school, Miss
Seno; 1850, address, county nurse,
Mrs. Trina Williams; 1890, dinner.
County officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Charles Crane,
Paris; first vice president, Mrs. Allen
Turner, Pleasant Prairie; second vice
president, Miss Frances Price, Paris;
secretary and treasurer, Clark 6.
Ford, Somers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
COVELL BACK
READY TO WORK
County Surveyor s. STAN
ley COven Answers Re-
quest to Resign.
IS NOT TO RESIGN
Surveyor COvelI in His Explain
alton Indicates He Does Not
Intend to Resign Post.

S. Stanley Covsll, county surveyor
of Kenosha county, who has been
much in the local limelight recently
due to the fact that the county board
of supervisors by unanimous vote
asked him to resign his office, Is at
his office at the Courthouse Annex
ready to carry on to the full extent
the work of the office.
In letter sent to the county board
today Surveyor Covell gave no indi-
cation that he intended to resign his
position in keeping with the request
made by the board but rather outlin-
ed how he had made arrangements to
carry on the duties Of the office. He
set forth in this letter some explain
alton of the fact that the office Of the
county surveyor had not been regu-
larly opened during The past few
months.
Surveyor Covell returned to the Of
Nice of the county surveyor on Mon
day and announced his intention Of
giving personal attention to any re-
quests for surveys or other work
which might come to the office.
Letter Is Interesting.
The letter which he sent to the
county board reads as follows:
Kenosha, Wis.
May 18th, 1925.
The Honorable County Board,
Kenosha County, Kenosha, Wis,
Gentlemen
This is to advise that from this
date on will be permanently located
in my offices in the Courthouse An
mex, Kenosha, Wis.
For your information wish to
state that about sixty days ago the
county clerk furnished me letter 20
the effect that the duties of the
county surveyor should be taken care
OF or that offer my resignation TO
your honorable board. At that time
consulted with Mr.. Holderness on
the advisability Of my rendering my
resignation at that time and it was
decided that place a deputy in
charge of said office until such time
as l could give same my personal sup
ervision. / offered this office as
deputy together with eli fees deriving
from surveys, etc. to Mr.. Harry Ores
singer. the previous deputy surveyor
under Mr.. VIM. O'Brien. Mr.. Ores
singer, the previous deputy surveyor
for this office as he was engaged in
private surveying practice.
Attorney Joseph E. Higgins, who has
my full power of attorney, had cacess
to the surveyors office at all times,
allowing free entrance to the files of
this office.
Explains Work In Milwaukee
About sixty days ago due to the
fact that there was nothing in the
surveyors office that neeessitated my
attention l accepted temporary con-
nection in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and
which l was obligated TO complete.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
JOHN SCHMIDT IN
FEDERAL COURT
Seven Indictments Against
Manager of estate Line
Hotel" Here.
TRIALS THIS WEEK
Many Plead Guilty Before
Judge Geiger Monday At
ternoOn i'm Milwaukee.

Liquor indictments, one piled upon
another, are lying in pickle in the
federal court IN Milwaukee with Q
number of Kenosha city and county
saloonkeepers as defendants. Liquor
men all over the state who were in
dicted by the last federal grand jury
were brought into court before Judge
Geiger on Monday and arraigned.
Twelve men pleaded guilty to liquor
law violations and twenty-four others
pleaded not guilty. Among this NUM-
Der were liquor men from all over
the state. None Of those who pleaded
guilty were from Kenosha.
Schmidt Cases for Trial.
John Schmidt, who ran the notori-
Gus State Line Inn on South Sheridan
road, and who is now proprietor Of
the State Line hotel is one of the de-
PENDANTS. Both Schmidt and his wife
have been arrested by county enforce
cent officers during violations at the
State Line Inn, and at one time he
oe. yed term in the county Jail.
There is still case pending against
him in the municipual court as re-
suit of a raid by Constable Scholey
when a huge still was taken in evil
dence This "still" still decorates the
Office of the municipal court, being too
large to store away in the vault.
Now in federal court there are seven
cases pending in which Schmidt is the
defendant, as seven indictments charg-
ing him with violation of the prohi-
bition law were returned against him
by the last federal grand jury.
Former Sheriff Pleads Guilty.
Among those who entered pleas of
guilty to liquor charges in federal
court was George Kolocheski, former
sheriff of Green Bay and now a prize
fight promoter, cafe owner and poll
tician at Green Bay. lie pleaded
guilty to the charges of sale and pos
session of liquor and maintaining a
nuisance. He has been sentenced to
serve six months in the house of cor
rection and pay fine Of 5000. Henry
Walther, Sheboygan, was also sentenc-
ed to six months and fined 5000.
Others who pleaded guilty are Ed
ward Kulberg, bartender for Koloche-
ski, Green Bay, 80 days in the house
of corrections; Ignatz Preuchniaski,
town of Lake, six months; John Jab-
lonski, town of Lake, six months; Art
Feldmann, Sheboygan Falls, four
months; Louis Poppenhagen, Field
mann's bartender, thirty days; Arthur
Gerl, druggist, Black Greek, sentence
was deferred
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
Seek to Locate
Adeline A. Ingle

Sheriff Willems has been asked to
locate AdeliAe Adelia Ingle, or her
heirs. Mrs. Ingle was the wife OF
Crispen w. Insle, and lived for some
time in Newton, Iowa. She was born
in Kenosha county and IL Is believed
that some one here may know of her
or of the heirs.
The inquiry is made in the settle
ment Of some insurance policy. There
is claim due from the Pittsburgh
Life and Trust company which is in
process of settlement.
Anyone having information to give
are requested to communicate with
the sheriff.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
Alfred F. Johnson
Died This Morning
Long Illness Ended by Death This
Morning in Demise of Alfred
Frank Johnson.

Alfred Frank Johnson, aged SO
years, an empleye of the office of the
Balm Wagon company, died early this
morning at his home at 612 Grand
avenue, after an illness of several
months duration. The deceased was
born Nov. %, 1891 at Kenosha, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Johnson.
He attended the public schools here
and the Kenosha High school and lat
er took q course at the College of
Commerce. For number of years he
had been employed in the office at
the Balm Wagon company where he
was held in high esteem by employ
ers and his fellow employees.
On July 8, 1914, he was married to
Florence Augusta Whitbeck, who
with one son, Willis Robert Johnson,
survives him. Also surviving are his
father, John c. johnson, and the fol-
lowing sisters: Mrs. Christ Morten-
sen. Mrs. Jacob lessen, Mrs. Claude
Fisher, Miss Ida Johnson and Miss
Esther Johnson, all of Kenosha.
The deceased was a member of the
Red Cross lodge Knights of Pythias
and of the Alden Temple Of D. o. X.
X and had been active in the work
of these orders. He was a member Of
the Congregational church.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock
at the residence at 612 Grand avenue
with interment following in the FAM
ily plot in the Green Ridge cemetery.
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Anything can happen in these great
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
Russia Blocks Pact
for Border States

Geneva Soviet Russia today was
made the crux of the situation faced
bv the international conference for
control of the traffic in arms. Poland
filed an amendment to the proposed
convention to the effect that the coun-
tries bordering on Russia would net be
bound by that agreement unless the
Soviet government also was bound by
it.
Russia refused to attend the present
conference, giving as the reason that
its purpose amounted to interference
in domestic affairs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
Lockwood Oil Here
Not Changing Hands
Rumor That Kenosha Lockwood Oil
Company Was Contemplating Sell
ing Out is Spiked Today.

"Our business was never Sc healthy
as it is today was the way Charles
Lockwood, owner and operator of the
Kenosha Lockwood Oil company, step
ped on a rumor that he was contem-
plating selling out his properties in
ken osha.
"We are not planning on selling the
company nor have we been, nor are
we going to-" was his emphatic pro-
nouncement.
1t was declared that a brother of
the Kenoshan, J. E. Lockwood, owner
of the Burlington Lockwood Oil com
pany at Burlington, had sold out his
property there to the Wadham Oil
company, but his deal had nothing to
do with the Kenosha company
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
EXERCISE.

Clarence Dillon, who purchased the
Dodge interests, does not work long
hours. Frequently he works but three
hours a day, we are told, and he takes
frequent vacations.
He keeps his mind free from de-
tails to enable him to think better.
If you are young man struggling
upward, don't adopt his system. Take
time for thinking and playing
But unless you have an unusual
mind, you'll think better if you exer-
else your mind instead Of resting it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
Albert E. Austin
Dead at Madison
X. ]. Austin of Kenosha Called to
Madison by Death of His
Brother, A. f. Austin.

r. J. Austin of Kenosha, was called
to Madison on Sunday by the death
of his brother, Albert E. Austin, >
former member Of the frm OF austin
and Austin of Kenosha, now the Aus
tin Shoe store. Albert E. Austin was
co-manager of the Jacobsen-Austin
Auto company and the Austin Shoe
company of. Madison. He had been
interested for several years in the
shoe business in Kenosha and was
widely known among business men
here.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14
A NEW VERSION.

He-A1n | the first who ever asked
you for a kiss?
She-Yes. All the others took
them! -Kasper, Stockholm.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-14

Anything can happen in these great
times and Christian nations may yet
try christianity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
READUS

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stoneburner
and daughter spent Saturday night
and Sunday in Strasburg visiting
her brother, Hugh. of that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowman and
son, Fred spent Sunday evening with
Mrs. Bowman's mother, Mrs. Ben
Didawick.
Misses Cathryn Cook and Cathryn
Grandstaff spent the week end at
Edinburg with Mrs Charles Coff-
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hollar and
son of Edinburg were visitors sun
day at the home of Mr.. John Drifting.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. F. Didawick were
callers at the home of Will Lam
bert Sunday evening.
Mr.. Chas. Coffman has treated
himself to a nice new Buick coach.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Coffman and
little daughter spent Sunday with
Mrs. Coffman's father, w. F. Bow
ers.
There will be a social at Wake
mans Grove School House Saturday
night, December 10. Everybod,
come and help good cause as it is
for the benefit of the school build
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Kelsey spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. JohI
Bowman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
REFUSED HER CHILDREN

Denied custody of her three little
children in Circuit Court in Winches-
ter Wednesday, Mrs. Genevieve
Brown, of Washington, widow of
John w. Brown, became hysterical
and upbraided the court for deciding
the habeas corpus proceedings
against her
Counsel for Mrs. Brown an
nounced the case would be carried
to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Judge Whiting decided that from
the evidence Mrs. Brown was in
capable of properly rearing the chill
dren, and that it would be to their
interests to remain permanently in
the custody of their grandfather,
James NJ. Brown, wealthy business
man and bank director, who has pro-
vided for them since their fathers
death at Catawba sanitarium last
June. The court gave the mother
right to see them at intervals in
James Browns custody.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
RIDGELEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burner and
daughter, Louise visited Mr. George
Bauserman's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Crabiil, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Bauserman, Mrs.
George Bauserman and Miss lone
Beydler were shopping in Winches-
ter Saturday.
The Ridgeley school will have
their Christmas entertainment on
Wednesday night, the 23rd. After
the program is over the rest of the
evening will be spent in spelling
The public is cordially invited to
come out and enjoy an old time
spelling match.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ryman and
daughter, Eva visited George Baus
erman's recently.
Mrs. Roy Beydler and little son
Robert spent Saturday with her mo
Their. Mrs. B. A. Bauserman.
Nearly every home in this vicinit.
was represented in Woodstock OIL
Court Day.
Mr.. Romeo Finks bought Fore
touring car recently.
Merry Christmas to the Heral,
and its staff.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE IN ELKTON
Tannery Destroyed And Hundreds
Out OF Employment

Elkton, the thriving little town
eighteen miles east of Harrisonburg
is hoping against hope 1t seems,
that the Continental Leather Cor
poration, of Philadelphia, will not
see fit to rebuild the big Swift Run
Tannery which was destroyed by fire
last Sunday night at a loss of more
than S1,000,00O in order to provide
means of livelihood for fully one
half the community's population.
The towns lone industry not re-
built, what will become of the
$50 laborers and their families and
the tannery, remains to be seen
AT any rate, there will not be
much rejoicing over the Christmas
season at Elkton this year as many
of the workmen last Saturday drew
the last pay day they will draw for
a long time.
Salvage Hides
Work of retaining some of the
hundreds of hides in the liquor
watts and other parts of the ruins
was under way Monday. Those worth
it will be shipped to Philadelphia
for finishing. Destroyed with the
tannery were three or four carloads
finished sole leather which was
to have been shipped Monday.
Until the insurance adjusters be-
gin their work in two or three
weeks, the estimate of the damage
will remain at s1.00O,000 as orig
but is not likely to be much lower
The loss is covered by the $1,000
600 insurance carried on the plant,
adjustment of the loss in itself.
Little Hope of Rebuilding
Opinion at Elkton is that the tan
merry will not be rebuilt. Recently
it had been operated on only four
day week basis turning out 200 hides
daily against its capacity production
of 500 hides. Business men hold if
the Continental requires the hides
produced by the Elkton it will buy
another plant instead of rebuilding.
There has been a great slump in
the tanning business all over the
country which makes almost certain
that the Elkton plant will remain in
ruins The big tannery at Harrison
burg has been closed down for sew
eral years and others are operating
on only part-time basis.
This is the second 100000 loss
sustained by the Continental Cor
poration in three years, their Au-
gusta Springs tannery fifty miles
south of Harrisonburg, being de-
stroyed in December, 1922. This
plant was never rebuilt. The Deford
tanneries at Luray and Covington
now are the only ones in operation
in this part of Virginia.
Jesse r. Cover. Elkton capitalist,
built the Swift Run tannery and
operated it for years. He sold out
to Janney & Burroughs in 1918,
and this concern transferred the
holdings to the Philadelphia corpor-
alton three years ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
ORGANIZE FOR
PROTECTION
Meeting in Richmond Discusses
Needs of Rural Districts

The Association of Virgins
Counties" was organized Wednesda,
morning by representatives of TWEEN
lty-nine counties meeting at Henricc
Courthouse for the purpose of ad
lyancing "the interests of the tax
payers as far as possible and to CO.
Ioperate with all other organizations
in this State to that end" c. c
Reed. of Chesterfield County, was
chosen president of the new organi-
cation. and NJ. A. Cogbill, secretary
treasurer.
An executive board including one
member from each congressional dis
trict in the State was also chosen.
The original call to Common
wealth's Attorneys and Boards of
Supervisors in the various counties
of Virginia was sent out by w. Con-
way Saunders, chairman of the board
of Henrico County. The meeting is
UNDERSTOOD 10 nave DSOn Sdlleu IOr
the general purpose of perfecting
some permanent county organization
similar to the League of Virginia
Municipalities.
Senator Gum Speaker
State Senator Julien Gum was
the first speaker for organization,
and several of the visiting supervis-
ors, attorneys and interested citi-
zens discussed the subject.
Mr.. Saunders and several others
present at the meeting will be in
the Legislature next month. Follow
ing a meeting of the executive board
in his office Wednesday afternoon,
however, Mr.. Saunders declined to
say whether the organization had any
specific proposition to place before
the General Assembly. Asked wheth-
er Ito advance interest to the tax
payers" meant to decrease taxes. Mr.
Saunders replied mot necessarily.
He explained that organization had
just been perfected and that it was
hard to say just what would be done.
Attendance Is Large
In addition to the two officers,
the executive committee includes:
Roland D. Cooke, Hampton. first
district; c. B. Goodwin, Portsmouth.
second; R. T. Gregory. Tunstalls; B.
A. Lewis, Lawrenceyille; James S.
Easley, Halifax; d. X. Lucas, East
Radford; Philip Williams, Wood
stock; w. <. Crank, Louisa; Judge
Williams, Pearisburg and
Richard Hogshead. Middlebrook
elected by districts in the order
Those in charge of the organiza-
ton meeting were very much graft
fled by the attendance at the initial
session, the number of county super
visors having been probably the
largest ever assembled in one place.
Attending from Siaa~arfFah Coun-
ty were Supervisors Geo. A. Copp.
VIM. NJ. Hotel and Commonwealth s
Attorney Philip Williams.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18

with Mrs. Fences mother, Mrs.
Laura Whissen.
The Music Lovers Club will hold
/ it's monthly recital in the Methodist
Church at 1880 Xmas night. No adj
mission Everybody invited The
program will consists of Xmas mu-
sic, instrumental and vocal.
Miss Ida Eckstine and little niece
of Washington returned to their
home Tuesday after a weeks visit
to her mother. Mrs. Martha Eek
stone
F. c. Dinges was a business WISH
tor in Washington for several days
this week.
Mrs. j. d. Lennon returned to
her home on Piccadilly Street Tues
day after a several weeks visit to
relatives in Washington.
The Christmas Cantata given by
the school children of the grades on
last Friday night was quite treat
and thoroughly enjoyed by all who
attended. The bazaar held by the
Civic League in connection with the
play was also a success and receipts
were very good.
Mrs. d. H. Rhodes of Toms Brook
spent several days last week at the
home of Mrs. Hugh Saum.
John Eckstine and Floyd Bowers
! of Washington spent the weekend
with the formers mother. Mrs. Mar,
tina Eckstine.
10y Dellinger of Washington
: spent the weekend with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Dellinger.
Mrs. Hugh Grandstaff who has
been taking treatment at the Ca
tawba Sanatorium for the past sil
| motnhs returned home Saturday
: Her condition at this time is no
much improved.
Mrs. NJ. L. Burke is visiting he
: daughter, Mrs Granville Meyer il
! Strasburg.
: Mrs. j. A. Rice spent several day
in Baltimore this week with her hus
> band
Mr.. and Mrs William Cullers o
) Charles Town, W. Va, were week
e end guests at the home of Miss Bes
z sic Bauserman.
Mrs. Rose Bussard and littl
grand daughter of Washington sper
the weekend with Mrs. Emma Sar
n TIMERS and daughter Mrs. Rae Bul
- sard
q Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Meyer an
sons returned to their home in Froi
Royal, Sunday after a weeks visit
relatives here.
" Mrs. Ray Fairbanks of Washin
US ton spent part of last week wit
re her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Je
- nings.
Miss Georgia Bennett left Satu
Of day for Washington where she e
lis poets to spend Xmas with her nice
Mrs. Vance Dinges.
lr- Mrs. Nora Cotton of Washingt'
IN. spent the weekend with her moths
as Mrs. Howard Merkley.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas, Our Heavenly Father in
His all-wise providence has called
from his earthly home our esteemed
brother and fellow member, Charles
A. Saum, an active and useful mem
Der of the Church Board, therefore
be it resolved:
First, that we bow submissively
to the will OF Him who doeth all
things we'll
Second, that we shall feel the loss
of his Fellowship and counsel in the
work of our Lord and Master. That
we shall cherish an abiding appre-
citation of his faith, born OF true
conviction.
Third, that copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to the family, publish.
ed in the towns papers,. and thai
they be entered on. our church rec
ords.
OFFICIAL BOARD,
Woodstock Christian Church
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
BETHEL CHRISTMAS SERVICE

on Sunday, December 20, at 1881
D. m. the Luther League of Bethel
lutheran Church, Hamburg, Va. VIII
render the beautiful pageant Path
way of the Stars" The Sunday
School of the same church will hold
the annual Christmas service on
Wednesday evening. December 2Srd
at 1880 o'clock.
The name of the special service on
this occasion is 1.-The Star that
Leads" All are cordially invited to
attend both evenings.