Kenosha News from Kenosha, Wisconsin • 1

ii SWjtfW tft a Classified Ads For Twenty Years a Feature Twenty-five Words for 25 Cts Cash Must Accompany Order a hey Do the Work For You The Weather: tlNO For Kenosha and Vicinity Local Snows and Colder on Monday Tuesday Fair Sunrise 7:14 Sunset 4:55 VOLUME XXI KENOSHA WISCONSIN MONDAY JANUARY 25 1915 NO 79 zfc MRS VOLIVA IS DYING 4 MANAGERS PART COMPANY WEDDING IS STOPPED COMING HOME AGAIN AFTER DELINQUENT!) POLES ARE PATRIOTIC WANT A NEW PlCtllO McIntyre Former Kenosha Prairie Boy Will Get Great Welcome Here HAS W0I1 FAME AND FORTUNE Real Celebration Among Members of the Kenosha 'Due When McIntyre Heath Reach Ke-nosha Tomorrow Long Time Stars a- There is going to 'be some home coming-in Kenosha tomorrow Crowned with fame and rolling in wealth with the ever present twenty-five cent cigar between his teeth Jimmy McIntyre is A i far V't If Wife of Overseer at Zion City Saidrto be Very Critically HI There Today A systematic course of prayer and is the treatment being given Mollie Steele Voliva wife of Wilbur Glenn Voliva overseer of Zion City who it Is said is desperately 111 of a malady which a few months ago might have been cured by a simple operation While Dr N- La Rose health commissioner of the city and one of the right hand men is administering the peculiar course of treatment the other high officials of the church are closely guarding all avenues of information relative to Mrs Voliva true condition -The health commissioner admitted he had been attending Mrs Voliva but refused to diagnose the case to a reporter 1 you prescribing for he was asked I I never prescribe for any one in the medical he replied i- are you doing for I pray former and give her advice from time to that Within the last week four or five members of the church have died Dr La Rose receives a salary from the city as health commissioner and another i from Voliva as the of his own medical staff He signs death certificates and then as health commissioner accepts them and issues burial permits From other sources it was learned that Mrs Voliva was stricken several months ago A small abscess started on the left side of the neck it is said and has allowed to run along until now the infection has developed into a castoid abscess of a cancerous nature and has spread upward through the head According to persons who have visited the sick room Mrs Voliva is greatly emaciated" and her vitality is so low that death is imminent Dr Rose said Voliva -has returned from his business trip but when the reporter inquired for the overseer at the Zion home he found his way blocked 'by' the- brother Arthur Voliva 1 ROYAL LEAGUE ELECTS George Caystile Racine Is Named Advisory Archon George Caystile Racine was elected advisory archon of the Royal league at the annual state banquet Saturday night lrr the tj' In Milr waukee Other- officers elected were: Vice advisory archon Ar PA Doser Racine past advisory arclion A Louis Hallbaeh Milwaukee treasurer Chas Pelton scribe Thomas Daly finance committee Hugo Jonas Manitowoc Racine and Vincent Scholl Waukesha fellowship committee Caystile Vincent Seholl and Mrs Edith' Panlender Kenosha representatives to the supreme advisory council in Chicago -April 15 Chas Krumm Manitowoc Dr Chas Ryan Kenosha alternate Louis Hallbaeh Milwaukee Eighty -five delegates were present from Raeine Kenosha Waukesha Manitowoc Oshkosh Janesville Green Bay and Beaver Dam Wm Hyde- supreme arehon Chas Piper supreme scribe and James Flannigan and Edward McGarry of the supreme council Chicago presided The Wisconsin council during the business session adopted a resolution petitioning the supreme council to change the time of the annual meeting from January to July A- cabaret program featured the entertainment APPRECIATION OP WASHINGTON History Professor at Madison Unable to Give Data Sought by Local People 0 Register qf Deeds Torrey has stumped the department of history of the University of Wisconsin He sent a letter to the department recently asking for accurate information as to the vote of congress of an appreciation of the services of Washington It had been repeatedly reported that when a resolution voicing the appreciation of the nation tu the work of Washington had been brought before congress than it had been carried by a narrow margin of two votes Mr Torrey considered this a reflection the congress and he sought to have the faets verified Prof Wayne Chase who investigated the matter sent a letter to Mr Torrey this morning declaring that he had been unable to find accurate official report of this action of congress Mr Torrey now declares that it Is his belief that the man who made the record was so shamed by the lack of appreciation of the of His 'that he refused to record the vote MYSTERY AT THE COLISEUM The Little Ray Club will give their second skating and dancing party at the Coliseum Skating Palace Thursday evening January 28th Come and find the mysterious rag 1 Ochestra music will be furnished for dancing from 10 to 12 If youEcannotskate come and have -a good time dancing Admission 25 cents advj27 All fixed up and ready to do plaiting French aceordian knife or side on short notice The Union Dye Works Phone 656 As 1 advtf AL Meis Buys Interest of 'Max Nathan Successful Theatrical Venture i AL Meis and Max Nathan' who showed their ability as theatrical managers by building up the business of the Virginian Theatre in Kenosha' decided to part company today and Mr Nathan has sold his interest in the popular Wisconsin -street theatre to Mr Meis who- is to become- the sole manager of the theatre My and Mrs Nathan will leave in a few days for Southern Illinois where after-a short rest Mr Nathan will again go into the theatre business Mr Meis has been the business manager of the Virginian since it was opened under the present management and he is well known to theatregoers- Mr Nathan won many friends in Kenosha and these people will be glad to wish for him every success in his new undertaking will no" change 'in the policy of the -said Mr Meis this morning 'The high grade attractions that have been at the Virginian will be continued- The people of Kenosha have shown their appreciation of this kind of entertainment by their large patronage and I shall make it a point to see to it that the bills at the house kept to the standard RESCIND POSTAL ORDER Money May be -Forwarded to Individuals in Country Where War Prevails The Kenosha postoffice has been notified by the department at Washington that until further notice the order of Augustus 1914 limiting the issuance of money orders payable in European countries to one hundred dollars in of one person has This means that -the transactions of the international money order business may be resumed under the general rules and regulations in force prior "to August 31914 In the event demands for money orders icj very large amounts are made the postmaster before issuing the orders is directed to report same promptly to the third assistant postmaster general This notice applies to the following countries: Denmark France Germany Great Britain Ireland Greece Hungary Italy Luxemburg Holland Norway Russia Sweden and Switzerland PLAN CORN AND DAIRY SCHOOL Wiimot to Have Unique School at -maty Hall First Week in February jr 4 Wiimot is going to be on the map during the first week in February as a wide awake committee of citizens of that village has arranged to 'have a five day corn and dairy school beginning February 2nd and continuing until February 6th It is to be under the direction of the College of Agriculture of the University of Wisconsin some Of the best known men connected with the department will be sent to deliver lectures at the school sessions Featured will also be a sewing and cooking sehool for ladies and this will be under the direction of- competent instructors" Wiimot is not going to be selfish in this matter and' an invitation has 'been extended to people in al parts of the county to attend No fees will be charged for any of the sessions of the schooL WINS AND LOSES One Kenosha Skater Gets Scalp of Veteran Pedestrian in Races Saturday Frank Buterra one of the expert skaters of the Kenosha bunch managed to get the scalp of Dan the veteran pedestrian on Sunday afternoon when he defeated him by a single yard in a race walked a mile while Buterra skated two and a half miles At that the old time walker got away with two of his three matches in Kenosha With the same handicap as he had from Buterra he de-feated both Mike Fina and August Waltman other -two ought to have beaten said this morning both of them had their best girls at the rink and they were so busy showing off to the girls that theyforgot that I was walking Kenosha has a bunch of fast skaters and -I am coming back again to try out some of the THIRD ASSEMBLY DANCE i The third assembly dance will be held at Guild hall Wednesday evening anuary i the twenty-seventh Music by orchestra 'Members de siring extra tickets may procure same on I application to 'Morgan advj27 THE SWARTZ NURSERY Offers home grown trees shrubs and ornamentals at reasonable rates Land scape and all nursery work done promptly Ask for estimates Send for complete descriptive catalog The Swartz Nursery Kenosha advf5 A i NOTICE A Alle Danias medlemmer bedes mode paa Danias Hall den 26 Yanuar i Andledning af Danias Yubilaum Bespisning'Kl 8 prasis adv SCHEOEDER The photographer in your town advtf Your taste never lies Try goodies Elite Confectionery corner Main and Market streets advtf District Attorney Takes Up 4 Marriage License Secured By 15 Year Old Girl SHE TOOK LICENSE TO SCHOOL i i Records of Schools of the City Shc7 That Sophia Wallos Who Would Mar ry Anton Shulker on Next Saturday Is Not as Yet 15 Years of Age Sophia Wallos a pretty little Lithe anian girl is a student in the fourth grade at the Weiskopf sehool and notwithstanding the faet that her dresses are short and she still wears her hair down her back in a braid Sophia was booked to be a bride on next Saturday and a license had been issued for her marriage to Anton Shulker a Kenosha Lithuanian The license was turned over to Sophia for safe keeping and like a little girl that she is with a new toy she decided that she would take it to school and show it to her teacher As a result it is very improbable that the wedding of Sophia and Anton will take place on next Saturday the day scheduled The teacher of room at the Weiskopf school at onee referred the matter of the license to superintendent of schools Mrs Bradford and when the card of Sophia in the office of the superintendent was investigated it was found that Sophia according to these records was not yet 15 years of age and -not yet ont from under tha care of the school officials As under: the law Sophia was still required to go to school and the officials in charge of the Weiskopf school decided that it would be a little incongruous to have a -married woman in the fourth grade they took the matter up with the district attorney! -Last Saturday after-nkrtai SopluaV-AUCtt new marriage lieense over -to a police officer and he turned it over to the district attorney This morning the district attorney told Sophia that she could not have the license back until after she was able to show by competent proof that she was old enough to be married in this state When the license was issued Sophia dia not accompany her intended husband to the office of Connty Cleric Jones Shulker went to get the license accompanied by John -Wallos the father of Sophia The groom to be made an affidavit that Miss Wallos was seventeen years age and her father gave his consent in writing to the is-( suanfce of the license for the marriage of the daughter The father declared that the girl was under eighteen years of age but he did not state the xaet age Relatives of the girl claim that she is seventeen years of age but the records in the office of the superintendent of schools -are based on her own statement1 at the time she en- tered the Kenosha schools a few years ago The young woman is pretty and bright and since entering the schools her advancement has been rapid The wedding ceremony was to have been performed by the Rev Stefanitia of St Peter churchy but the minister is co-operating with the officials and will insist he be' convinced that the young woman is pld enough to be married under the provisions of tha Wisconsin laws SHORT NEWS BULLETINS Special to the Kenosha Fuming News Berlin Jan 25 The admiralt admits tbe of the' Bleueher but reports that a British cruiser was sunk in the battle in the North Sea' and that the British quit the battle after sinking one vessel Special to the Kenosha Evening News Pettograd Jan 25 The Rus sians have sunk a Turkish steam ei loaded with aeroplanes This wa the entire Turk air fleet Special to the Kenosha Evening News -Paris Jan 25 The French ar tillery has completely destroyed the German bridges across the Meuse at St Mishiel LA KALBAS WIN a The LaKalba basketball team defeat ed "the strong Scmers Greys at the Coliseum Friday- night in 5 a hard fought and exciting game by the score of 20 to 15 The feature of dhe game was the work of the Bostetter Bros COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS- i k- -The official proceedings of the common council at its last regular session will found on page two of this paper CALL 56 4 For taxi service day or night Frank Nelson Ldyeijs advtf Judge of the County Court Seeks to Clean Up Old Es states on Records Now MANY FORGET FINAL ACCOUNTS Settlements Among Heirs Not Reported to the Court Leave Cloud on Title of Real Judge Seeks to Get Pinal Accountings for These Estates ur County Judge George Taylor and Registrar in Probate DeDiemar are making their annual effort to enforce the closing up of settlements of estates' pending for settlement in Kenosha county There are hundreds of these unsettled estates some of them dating back many years and although repeated efforts have been made to force attorneys close them up the final accounts have not yet been filed of these estates run back Jr thirty said Judge Taylor this morning course in such cases there is no property to be disposed of but5 we Jiavef a number of estates dat-ing(baek as'far as ten years in which property rights are concerned It is just possible that these matters in some cases have been settled with 4- agreements made out of court with consent of the heirs but if this is the fact it is the duty of the attorney who closed up the matter to file with the court a copy of the agreement 1 and show the final closing -of the estates We have some estates pending for settlement in which attorneys who started the cases have died a long" while ago and the heirs to these estates have scattered all over the country There is no cash belonging to any of these estates in the hands of the court I have noticed that estates where there considerable property are closed up in pretty short order and leirs find it easier for them to agree when the amount in question is small There are some estates in whieh nothing has ever been filed but a petition for "administration There is a large number of small estates come into the court every year and many of these are neglected by the people in charge of the settlement The guardians under this court have shown a tendency to bring in their reports much better in the past few years than in former years and this branch of the court work uas been pretty well taken care of Of course there are a few tardy guardians and it will probably be neeessary to issue formal eita-tations in order to get these people into -court and secure a proper report from 1 The Official! of the court have been zealous in getting the old estate clean-eji up not only in orde? to close up the books of the court but for the protection of the heirs In several of the cases 'notice has been sent directly to (he heirs of estates urging them to see to it that their attorneys make an immediate effort to get final accounts closed in order that the court may make a final order properly divid ing estates It is expected that in the next few months following the orders sent out by the court a large number of these old estates will be closed up MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE COMMITTEE There will be a meeting of the citizens community -Ohristmas tree committee at the Elks lodge Monday evening January 25th at 8 oclock A large attendance is urged and- there will be a to be accepted on the disposal of the funds to be voted upon All those who fought membership tickets of the community Christmas tree are invited to meet with the executive committee on this date Beatrice I Welles adv" Chairman -of City Committee TAKE DANGEROUS Chances and be without a safe In the past year and a' half we have sold 51 safes in Kenosha and 6 in' the We represent one of the best' safe companies in the United States Can actually save you from 20 to 35 on a safe Tel 137 or come' in the store and ask us to prove it i' Job A Pitts 210-212 Main street -5-' advtf 1 NOTICE There will be a meeting of the police and fire commission at the city hall Tuesday evening January 26th for the examination of applicants for positions in the police rnd fire departments -j26adv John Preddis Secy PURE WATER We deliver fresh from the spring every day Kenosha Pure Spring Water Co Phone 1168 advtf More Than 500 Polish Peo- pie of City Attend Observ- ance of "Polish Day RMSEFUHDSFOR WAR ORPHANS Father Czerwinski of St Church Tells of the Tragedy That the War Is Bringing to Societies to Contribute to Fundat it Polish patriotism and the sympathy of the Polish people of Kenosha for thousands of their countrymen in want in Europe as a result of the long war was-much in evidence on Sunday afternoon when between five and six hundred of the Polish people of Kenosha gathered atTatra Hall in celebration of Polish Polish and American flags were entwined in the decoration of the stage -It was a real gathering of Poles and everything connected it was Polish Little girls bearing Polish flags sang the songs of the native country and members -of many Polish societies had a 'part in the ceremonies of the afternoon The principal purpose of the observance of National Polish Day was to raise money for the relief of the Polish -people At the observance here nearly two -hundred -dollars was raised and this added to the sum that has already been 'raised in-St Church and by the' various Polish will bring the total up to close to six hundred dollars in Kenosha The I money will be given to Bishop Edward Koslowzki who will send it together with gifts from many other 'organizations in cities in Wisconsin to the central relief committee in Poland Rev Father Czerwinski of -St Church made a notable' appeal the people for support' to He spoke cf the troubles of the Polish people agnation of and declared that Poland was suffering more from -the effects of the war' in Europe than any other country He spoke of the fact that hundreds and thousands of Polish and children had been left without support as a result of husbands and being slaughtered in the trenches fighting in a war in which they had no direct interest He urged the Polish people of Kenosha to spread the news that a kindred people were in need of bread and 'clothing and declared that he felt certain that the great 'heart' of the American people would beat in sympathy with that of the Poles and that there would be a hearty response to the call for aid Father Czerwinski had in his address a note of hope for he -seemed to see some possibility of Poland securing her freedom as one of the results of the great European war At least he expressed a hope that religious liberty would be granted to the Poles The seven Polish societies in Kenosha will continue the effort to raise money for the relief fund and it is probable that before the fund is closed in Kenosha it will reach the one thousand dollar mark 1 1 NOTICE TO TAX PAYERa Notice is hereby given that the annual tax list has been committed to me for the purpose of collecting the taxes therein assessed on all real and personal property and including income tax within the City of Kenosha County of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin and I am now ready to receive payment of such taxes at the office of the City Treasurer at the City -Hall in srid city between the hours of 9 a and 12 noon and between 1 and 5 every week day until and including the 30th day of January 1915 Attention is tailed to the new law as to the taxes not paid before the first day of February: Taxes not paid before February 1st shall be subject to a penalty of two per cent on the amount of the taxes which penalty shall be collected by the City Treasurer and paid into the treasury together with the taxes Section 3 Chapter 477 Laws of 191 On the last Monday of February 1915 being the 22nd day of said month the said tax list will be turned over to the County Treasurer of Kenosha County for collection according to law Martin Steinmetz Treasurer of City of Kenosha Wis Dated: Kenosha Dec 22 1914 advj MOjlCR EXPRESSING Mink Bros motor expressing Prompt service at all times Phone 260 or 1654 advtf Dr Mulholland corner Newell and Elizabeth streets Specialty eye ear nose and TeL house 486 office 22 adtvf Old Settlers of County Tired i of Side Shows and Dances at the Annual Reunion TORREY HEADS CLUB AGAIN Annual Meeting Held at Court House Today and Report of the Treasurer Shows a Balance In the Treasury Build New Fence on the Grounds The old settlers of Kenosha county are getting tired of the 4 young stealing their annual reunion and a sentiment in favor of a real old fashioned picnic for the old settlers and the old settlers alone cropped out at the annual meeting of the Old Settlers club of Kenosha county held at the county court room this morning The men who want a gathering just for the suggest that this picnic be held some time in June and that it be understood that it is a gathering for old settlers and not a combination reunion side show and dance7with a ball game as a side issue like the annual reunion in August of the real old timers do not care a snap for the annual reunion said one of the members of the board of directors the reason is that the old settlers are overlooked and the champion pitcher at the ball game is given the real honors of the day There are a lot of young old 'men in Kenosha county and women too who would like to have just one day of their own when they could get together without some ribald band playing modem tunes and have a little reunion all their own Old settlers of Kenosha county would travel miles just to attend such a meeting There is mo desire to do away with" the August1 reunion That has become a 'fixture in the county calendar and we want td retain it but there is a lot of agitation for the holding of a real old settlers' old-fashioned picnic in This matter was discussed at the annual meeting and it will be taken up at the meeting of the board of directors to be held later President Torrey presided at the annual meeting today and the old settlers were conspicuous by their absence 1 Most of the old felt that they were getting too old to endure the bad trip to Kenosha and the work was largely left for the today Reports of the condition of the club were exceedingly encouraging They showed that the club has a balance of $200 in the treasury It was decided to take this money and build the new fence on the north side of the grounds This fence has been needed for After the meeting there was a meeting of the board of directors of the elub at which- the following officers were named for the new year: President Perkins Torrey Secretary Charles Bishop Treasurer Charles Brown MUSICIANS FORM ORGANIZATION Young People in Mooseville Junction Form Organization Sunday Night Sunday night after the performance of Mooseville Juniction at the Rhode opera house forty of the young people who had taken part in the performance gathered for a luncheon at the Plaza restaurant and- after th luncheon was over plans were made for the formation of a musical and dramatic club for Kenosha It is the plan of the promoters of the club to give regular entertainments during the year- Many well known musicians of the city have already signified their intention of becoming members of the club Announcement of the plans of the club will be made within a few days SPECIAL RUBS To be Had at the Fisher Hotel Barber -A Shop 4 i "A Bob the crack lightweight pugilist who has been training a number of promising boys at the Getme Athletie Club has' decided to open a massage parlor at the Fischer Hotel Barber Shop Bob will give electrie massages grain alcohol rubs salt rubs and imported olive oil rubs in connection with the Russian baths- Phone -1612 and you can receive this service at your home 'adv ALLIANCE A program meeting of the Alliance will be held at the Simmons Memorial Church Tuesday afternoon A paper entitled will be given by Miss Bliss Finley" Discussion by Miss Pasha and Mr Fogwell dv Jimmy McIntyre and Tommy Heath coming back to his native heath is Jimmy McIntyre? Why --Jimmy Melntyre is the most distinguished memljofJihe Kenosha Society of the Prairie The hero of Ham Georgia Minstrels Way Down and the half owner of Deer Park the most notable theatrical'" city in 'the world He Is one of the highest paid men in the show business Kenosha-may not have known all these things for Jimmy has' been so busy' extracting two dollar bills out of pockets of people living on the big time for the past thirty years that he has not had time to make a real visit home But Jimmy is coming home tomorrow and he is going to have a real welcome Tomorrow night with his partner Tommy and they have been pals for more than forty years Jimmy is going to put on Ham at the Rhode opera house but the -real joy of the day for Jimmy will be the rgimion with the old timers that he knew when -as a boy he roamed the prairie about Jimmy was born out on the prairie way 'back1 in eighteen fifty something but he been so busy making people laugh ever since he was old enough to laugh himself that he forgot how to get old Jimmy was natural born comedian and an orator and had he taken to the law rather than to the stage he would probably have been President or at least Speaker of the House before this time But -there was no fun in being President or Speaker of the House and first hought in life was fun It was fun that 1 made him put out a lot of practical jokes on old Sweeney in the pre-historie days in Kenosha and he always thought it was more fun doing something else than going to school early education was fearfully neglected He knew all about CqL and the first free sehool but he cared for the free air of the 'prairie more than he did for the free sehool so long before Jimmy -had reached the age where sehool boys are allowed to quit now his sehool books been thrown into the coal bin or the sewer and he had taken to the western train running between Kenosha and Rockford Jimmy at that time became the provider for the family and he began life as a provider in the rather prosaie position as a butcher No one of the men who kill cattle and graduate into packers but one of those fellows who sell apples on the train and graduate "either into burglars or play actors Jimmy never took 'to burglary so play acting was the only other course really open to him Jimmy used to spend all his spare time doing fancy steps on the car floor when no one would ny apples and a lot of men used to stand the discomforts of a trip on the Western train just to hear the comedy of Jimmy He landed in the profession over at Rockford just after he was ten years old Way back in 1870 Katie Putnam was some actress She played East Lynne (Continued on page 6) i.