The Lake Geneva Herald from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin • 1

-tts a EVA VOLUME XLI-NO. 36. T.ATTE GENEVA. WISCONSIN, FRIDAY DECEMBER 6, 1912. WHOLE NO.

211G FACTS AND FIGURES. FRANCHISE IN WHITEWATER. PARCELS POST SOON NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES Motion carried and resolution declared adopted. On motion of Alderman Briegel, seconded by Alderman Kroll, Council adjourned. Chas.

A. Flemming, City Clerk pro tern. December 3, 1912. Regular meeting of the Common Council of the city of Lake Geneva, Wants to Pay Two Thousand Dollars I was held in the Council cham-for What it Had Already Bought bei4 of said city, December 3, 1912, I at 8 p. m.

for One Dollar Street Commis- present Mayor Augesky, Aldermen sloners Report Accepted and Filed Nichols, Powers, Briegel, Flemming, Various Resolutions Bills Paid. and Kroll. Minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and approved. November 18, 1912. Alderman Nichols moved that re-Pursuant to a call, a special meet- of gtreet commissioner be ac- ing of the Common Council of the cgpt and fuej as follows: city of Lake Geneva, was held I Report of work done since Sept, in the Council chambers of said city, Uq to November 9, 1912, inclusive: November 18, 1912, at 8 oclock, P-m- cutting Center street from Sheridan The meeting was called for the pur-j road to intersection of Walworth pose of.

taking action on the legal 1 street $585 12 transfer of lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Work on Sheridan Road 75 00 in block 30, of the city of Lake Ge- Cutting Henry street 40 25 Tr I George street and Elkhom road 142 79 neva, to Lake Geneva Hotel company. garbage 43 Present Mayor Augesky, Aldermen I puttjng. in hrick gutter on Maxwell Nichols, Powers, Briegel, street at intersection of Geneva St. Flemming and Kroll. Putting in and hauling culverts In the absence of the city clerk Cleaning gutters, burning leaves and Alderman Flemming acted as clerk I cleaning crosswalks 28 06 26 29 15 31 Historical boc a Salary street commissioner 90 00 pro tern.

Alderman Nichols offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: WheUeas, The Lake Geneva Hotel com pany has offered to pay the City of Lake Geneva the reasonable monetary value of the Total $1045 82 John Ruchti, Street Commissioner. Seconded by Alderman Powers. Motion carried Repairs on sidewalks of A. Mc- citys interest in the property described as lots I Gown, Lake Geneva Hotel company, 7. 8.

9. 10, 11 and 12, in jblock 30 in said city, ex- on Center street; crossings on Henry elusive of the hotel building upon said prem- anj Center streets, and iWarren ises; be it streets and Park Row, discussed and Resolved. By the Mayor and Common Coun- chairman on side and cilof the City of Lake Geneva that said offer of said Lake Geneva Hotel Company be and the crosswalks committee same hereby is accepted, and that the Mayor I Following bills were read: appoint three residents and citizens of this Hobart Griswold, street $162 78 city to appraise the value of the citys interest Audie Williams, street work. 33 25 in said property, and to report their valuation clfales Fer.a str'ee work 7 75 of the same to this Council with all convenient John Ruchti. street work 45 00 Kneed Theo.

Moran, street work 18 50 I Fred Morgan, street work 2 25 Motion to adopt foregoing resolu- has. Scharrer. street work 25 25 on was' seconded by Alderman Kroll. Motion carried and resolution wm Faber, street work 35 50 Fred Flemming, street work 35 50 declared adopted. Fred Moldenhauerstreet work 33 25 Pursuant to the resolution of the I Geo.

Hoffman, janitor 7 25 Common Council of the city of Lake I oNefit care fire-alarm 1 43 87 Geneva that the mayor appoint three James Cronin, livery hire for 2 00 J. N. Bashaw, repairs 20 10 residents and citizens of this city to I Frederick, supplies li 14 nnrraiRf the value of the citys In- I Reinert. Malsch Baumbach. 7 90 appraise rne vuue 0 W.

D. Allen Mfg supplies Are 353 70 terest in lots seven (7), eight () Dr. J. C. Reynolds, services 63 00 nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11), and Alderman Briegel moved that bills twelve (12), In block thirty (30), in I be paid as read.

Seconded by Al-said city, exclusive of the hotel build- derman Nichols. Motion carried, ings upon said premises, I do. here-I Alderman Nichols movgd that bill by appoint as such appraisers L. D. 1 0f Nicholas Brady of $29.50 for re Sampson, H.

E. Sawyer and L. J. pairs on jail and building of snow Katzenbnrg. slide at Campbell street, he paid.

Dated Novemter 18, 1912. Seconded by Alderman Briegel and A Frank Augesky, carried. Mayor. Messrs. DUnn, F.

M. Higgins, To the Common Council of the city J. M. Beck, D. Washburn and W.

A. of Lake Geneva: Traver appeared as a committee from We, the undersigned, residents and the commercial club and spoke on citizens of the city of Lake Geneva, the urgent need of city sewerage, having been appointed by your honor- and pledging the help of the corn-able body, to appraise the value of I mercial club in securing the installar the right, title and interest of the tion of a system as soon as possible, city of Lake Geneva in and to lots Alderman Powers moved that an 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, in block 30, in engineer be employed to inspect the said city, exclusive of the hotel build- adopted plans of sewerage and report ing erected thereon by the Lake Ge- to the Council. Seconded by Alder-neva Hotel company, do hereby ap- man Kroll and carried, praise the value of said property at I. On motion of Alderman Powers, two thousand dollars. Signed, seconded by Alderman Briegel, Council adjourned.

City's Equalized Valuation State and County Taxes From Soldiers Relief Fund. The equalized value of Lake Geneva property is $4,405,620. Taxes are to be raised, in addition to the local levy, as follows: State tax $4,413.10 County tax 6,752.05 County school tax 2,336.89 Delinquent tax 16.58 Special tax 1.32 Income tax 2,487.93 Joint school district 2,382.86 Total $18,390.73 The various sums received from the soldiers relef commission in the several different towns and cities for the past year ore: Whitewater city 80.40 Delavan town 91.50 Walworth village 93.04 Lyons town 131.80 Delavan city 148.85 Walworth town 158.51 Darien town 288.93 Lake Geneva 314.93 Elkhorn 522.44 DOINGS III THE HIGH SCHOOL GETTING BUSY ON SPELLING DRILLS. Storm Kept so Many Away Monday Sophomore German Class on Cooking Twelve Pages In History Basket Ball Boys Beaten. Freshmen Irwin Giese.

Eight members of the Freshmen class were absent on Monday, probably due to the severe snow storm Sophomore Sarah Nohelty. The Sophomore German class has been receiving instructions on making butterkuchen," or buttercake. One enterprising student thinking there was more than one way to makg it, brought a recipe for apple butter cake, but it was made of apple butter. Now we suppose the student repents at leisure. Spelling drills in ancient history must be frequent in order to insure the spelling of Tiglath-Pileser, Nebuchadnezzer, and the like.

Junior Emery LaBarr. Miss Arnold taught history, last Moli nay. Our English class is reading Macbeth," and finds it interesting, especially picking out their favorite character and writing a sketch of the person. We had a short assignment of but twelve pages in history for December third. Senior Dorothy LaSalle.

Friday last our basket hall team was badly defeated at Elkhorn with a score of thirty-six to nine. It seems as if seven automobile 'loads of rooters were not sufficient to en courage our team. After the game an Informal party was held and al enjoyed it. Bernice Holland was a visitor in high school on November twenty-seventh. The severe storm on Monday kep i many of our class home.

In our present hisory lessons it is interesting to note that the Anti-Federalists, are todays Democrats. RED CROSS SEALS. A Noble Cause Many Sales Being Made Vast Amount cf Good May Result. E. D.

Denison, tvbo has charge the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals reports excellent success amon the business men of cur city and has given th school children a chance to see what they can do. To make it more of an inducement for the school children prizes have been offered by some of our business houses and others as follows: Girls: Bueknall Brothers, a pair of shoes. Mrs. E. D.

Denison, a framed water color picture. Wells Dry Goods Company, a box of Wells toe proof hose. W. H. Hammersley, a box of candy.

Boys: Kohn Jennings, a sweater. J. E. Barr, a pair of shoes. A.

A. Johnson, an Ingersoll watch. Cobb Hardware Company, a pocket knife. This is a worthy cause, let everybody buy seals. Married.

Miss Ida Grant and Mr. William Lutz, of Monroe, were married at the home of the brides brother, Sir. Homer Grant, on North street, last Monday evening, by W. F. Best, justice of the peace, in the presence of the immediate friends of the contracting parties.

Badger Railway and Light Companjr Making Progress all Along the Line. A franchise was granted the Badger -Railway Light company in White-water last Tuesday. That company now has franchise -in the cities of Lake Geneva, EH: horn and Whitewater, and there Isk no doubt that it will be granted franchise in Jefferson, when it applies for the same. Now with franchises in the cities, the right ot way obtained nearly all the way between the cities, and in the neighborhood of $75,000 the capital stock, already sold, there would seem tc no reason why thef necessary onds" could not be floated this win- -ter and the actual work Jof construe- -tion begin as soon as practicable itt the spring. We repeat, that, in our judgment.

there is ho more feasible, or pros- -pectively, a better paying route, than that mapped out by the Badger company and we expect to see the road in running order before many months. HEED OF MANUAL TRAIHIFIBn GOOD HELP TOWARDS CITIZENSHIP. best: Unlimited Number of Specialties Today Its Purpose is to Play a Part in General Education Adjust Ourselves to Conditions. The time has passed when a schooit teacher, because of the limited' opportunities in life, an say that one pupil is especially adapted for a professional career and another for an, industrial pursuit, says Prof. F.

Crawshaw, head of the department of manual arts of the University of Wisconsin in a new book entitle Manual Arts for Vocational Ends." Today there is an almost unlimited number of specialties and therefore- it is not within the province of tba teacher either to outline a child's future by positive prediction, or by arranging his studies that there cam be only one future open to him. In answering the question What is manual training for? Prof. Craw- -shaw writes: I would say that ita purpose is to play a necessary part in the development, of every individual toward complete citizenship. IL is for every hoy In schcol. It is et part of a plan to provide a general education for efficiency.

That manual arts in the grammar schools should not be undertake! with the view of fitting boys for wage earning positions in any one of a few of the wrage earning industries, is the view expressed by Profl. Crawshaw. For the mass of students, none of the grades below the higli school is the place for such specialization. One of the most important reasons for introducing the rigth sort of a manual arts course into public schools, says Prof. Crawshaw, is to develop a system which is not at all preparing for something far ahead.

At whatever point the boy might leave school he would then be prepared to do what is one of the hardest things for any of us to do; name- -ly, to adjust ourselves to present conditions. The test course in manual training is a course in handworks dealing with elementary industrial processes which have a place in present day-industrial life, had a place in the industrial life cf the past, and probably will have a place in that of the future, declares Crawshaw. Such a course, from the standpoint, of educational theory, will be recognized as serviceable and practical for actual schoolroom conditions because it will show and demand a. correlation with geography, history, language, reading and arithmetic. It will be practical from the standpoint cf the community, because it will teach the child the elements of the occupations followed by the of the community.

Such a course, always provides: -handwork that both pupils and teachers can handle successfully. Some courses require children to work In-materials thatsar too difficult for-them, and without regard to the experience and ability of the teacher- Four Fine Geese. Messrs. Coates, Lone and North-berg went out for geese Tuesday morning and succeeded in four fine ones. The boys were in-the field before the geese and saw them light and begin to feed, just outside of the range of their guns, so they got beind some corn shocks and waited for more than two hours when the geese were frightened up by a passing farmer.

Fortunately the geese flew within range, or the boys would have had their wait for nothing and they tell us there are many more comfortable ways of waiting than crouched behind a shock or corn fora couple of hours. Try a Want Ad In the Heralds. TEMS OF NEWS GATHERED FROM OUR EXCHANGES. Twelve Killed in Northern Woods Move the Mukwanago Station Kenosha Receives Big Income Tax Elkhorn's Tax Rate $22 Racine County Forced to Borrow. Burlington will have a boxing etunt December 10.

There have been fourteen deaths during the year at the county farm. Another case of infantile paralys was discovered in Janesville last week. The new Methodist church jat Sharon will be dedicated on Sunday, December 8. The St. Paul railroad company has established a switch engine and crew at Whitewater.

The Beloit police department is to have a pair of the best bloodhounds in the country. Racine countj is broke and must borrow money to carry it over until the taxes come in. A chicken thief robbed a hen roost iu Burlington the other night and in making his get away dropped $5.35 paid dear for his fowl. The tax rate in Elkhorn this year will be $22 on the assessed thousand, one dollar higher than last year and the same as three years ago. Juneau has another mutual insurance company, the Motor Vehicle Mutual Insurance being incorporated in that city last week.

Income taxes against corporations In the city of Kenosha and corporations doing business in the city will yield $25,885.85 to the city roll. The railroad rate commission has ordered the city of Beaver Dam to pay the water works company in that city $500 annually for fire protection. The Mandt Wagon Works in Stoughton shipped 208 carloads of vehicles the past month compared with 98 carloads for the same period last year. The Mukwonago station on the Soo line is to be moved about a mile south and near, the electric line which will more easily accommodate the handling of freight on 'the electric. Mrs.

Dennis Daly, of Union Grove, was the victim of a brutal assault Tuesday when a tramp entered her home, beat her into unconsciousness and robbed the home of a poeketbook containing about $100. Twelve hunters were- killed and fourteen wounded in Wisconsin during the hunting season which closed at midnight Saturday. Seventeen Were killed in Michigan; thirteen in Minnesota. This years Wisconsin fatality list is small. Last year it was twenty-four killed and thirty-one injured; in 1907, fifty -one died and sixty-six were badly wounded.

MAY BE WISE MOVE. Common Council Moves to Employ Engineer to Inspect Plans Already Adopted. The Common Council employed an engineer of good reputation and much experience to make the necessary survey and produce a plan for sewers for Lake Geneva. The plan was of fared and after careful scrutiny and much discussion said plap was adopted by the council. Now, after many months, during which nothing has done in the matter, we notice a motion prevailed at the last meeting of the Common Council that an engineer be employed to Inspect the adopted plans.

We do not know what the inspection is for and we do not know where the inspection may lead to, nor where it will end, for seme one else may want to inspect the report of the inspector and so cn. As a matter of fact no competent engineer who has a reputation to maintain would attempt to pass on any sewer plan unless he is in possession of all the facts and the necessary data to enable him to give an intelligent opinion one on which he was willing to stake his reputation. And to get those facts he must make a survey that costs money, and in the end, would result in no material change. Bought a Home. Leonards agency has just sold the William Marzolf place on Marshal street to John Kuechel for $3,600.

It is a good place and will make its purchaser a very desirable home. Mr. Marzolf intends to goto Racine until when he expects to move to Washington. The Lady Foresters sewing circle will have a bazaar in the horticultural hall, on Thursday, December 12. See the variety cf gifts and toys on display at Bueknall Brothers.

Solve your Christmas problems early. TO BE INSTALLED JANUARY 1913. 1. Distinctive Stamps Must be Used All Packages, Must Bear Return Card Will Include Farm and Factory Products Weight up to 11 Pounds Articles Can be Insured. Parcels post will be in effect In the United States beginning with January 1, 1913, and It is Important that all those who may use the same should bear in mind the following regulations: That distinctive parcels post stamps must be used on all fourth class matter, beginning January 1, 1913, and that such matter bearing ordinary postage stamps will be treated as Held for postage.

That parcels will be mailable only at" post offices, branch post offices, lettered and local-named stations, and such numbered stations as may be designated by the postmaster. That all parcels must bear the return card of the sender; otherwise they will not be accepted for mailing. That hereafter fourth-class mail matter shall embrace all other matter, including farm and factory products, not now embraced by law in either the first, second, or third class, not exceeding eleven pounds in weight, nor greater in size than sev-enty-tsyo Inches in length and girth combined, nor in form or kind likely to injure the person of any postal employee or damage the mail equip ment or other mail matter and not of a character perishable within a period reasonably required for trans portation and delivery. It will he observed that the rates of postage are largely reduced and that the limit of weight Is increased from four to eleven pounds. Parcels will be delivered at all freedelivery offices and to patrons residing on rural and star routes; they may be registered and may be accorded special-delivery service on payment of the usual fees, and they may be insured against loss in an amount equivalent to heir actual but not to exceed $25, upon payment of a fee of five cents.

Parcels may be mailed In 1 quantities of not less than 2,000 identical pieces without stamps affixed, the postage being paid in money. AT THE Y. M. C. A.

Bible Classes Organized Boys Cabi net to Plan Business Men to Talk Noon Day Club. Bible classes have been organized for grade school boys, high school boys and young men. The grade school class meets every Saturday morning, 10.30, with Orville Laughlin as leader. The high school class meets every Monday night at six oclock and eat supper together after which they discuss the lesson with Mr. -Atkinson as leader.

The boys have decided to invite some business man to give them a short talk after each discussion. Mr. Frank Johnson gave the hoys a very fine talk last Monday night They are all anxious to hear him again. The young men met and organized their class last Tuesday evening and have chosen Mr. Albert Buck nail for their leader.

A cordial invitation is extended to all boys anc young men, whether they are mem bers of the Y. M. C. A. or not.

Cal around, and we will Introduce you to the best fellows in town. The boys cabiiiet met with Mr. H. Wones, state secretary for boys work Wednesday evening, and dis cussed plans for the coming years work. A plan to organize a country boys neen day club, is to be worked ou this coming week.

The purpose this club is to give the hoys who are attending school an opportunity to profit by the privileges offered by the Y. M. C. and by having, a program arranged for each day, good time is promised' to all. This work will he under the drecton the boys cabinet and Mr! Townsend Died.

Maria Gray Herrick, sister Elihu Gray, of Elkhorn, and sister of Mrs. Luthera Gray Tarbell of Terre Haute, formerly resident of this city, died November 5th, at the home of her son, in Nezperce, Idaho, after a short ill ness caused by a fall. Deceased was' 84 years old and was born in New York state, August 24 1828, coming to Lake Geneva with her parents the Great Lakes in 1846. Mrs. Herrick will be remembered by many of the older residents this city.

We will send the Herald from now until January 1, 1914, to reW subscribers for $1.75. tf Arthur G. Bullock, City Clerk. GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE. Robert McGhye Sent to Elkhorn for H.

E. Sawyer, L. J. Katzenberg, L. D.

Sampson. Dated November 18, 1912. Alderman Powers- offered the fol- lowing resolution and moved its adop- tion: Where 4S. The City of Lake Geneva has heretofore conveyed to Lake Geneva Hotel Company alt the right, title and interest of said city in and to the property hereinafter Robert McGhye, Who had been mentioned in consideration of one dollar ($1.00) spending ninety days with Sheriff and in further consideration of certain re- Piper at returned to Lake strictions contained in said conveyance and Geneva last week on completion of said hotel company is in possession of said I bjs aejRence. property and has erected upon said property Nqw Robert has one failing, and a hotel building; and Whereas, The Lake Geneva HotelCompany that IS his love intoxicating has offered to pay for said property the mone- liluof- That failing has been the tary value thereof, exclusive of said hotel means of procuring for him more free building, for the purpose of removing any board than usually falls to the lot of objection vhich.

might possibly be made to a young man of his age and strength, the transfer of said property to said hotel had drunkonour company for an adequate consideration, and has requested the execution and delivery of streets Since his return from his a deedof said property, to take the place of vacation, and as Jack Henry, a man the former deed of said property, and the I already on the black list, was also monetary value of said property exclusive of on a spree, Officer Cronin put two said hotel building havu been determined by and two together and arrested both appraisers duly appointed by the. Mayor and Qf them McGhye and Henry and Common Council of said city at two thousand fi000.) Now. therefore, he It t0k Resolved by the Mayor and Common Council I trial of tne cas-e it devel- of the City of Lake Geneva. That the valua-1 oped that McGhye furnished) Henry tion of said property as fixed by said apprais- with the whiskey which made him ers is approved and adopted and that the irunk, so his Honor gave Henry a mayor and city clerk be. and they hereby are.

and suspended sentence. In authorized and greeted to execute and Mc(h th Justice sort of hverto said Lake Geneva HotelCompany a A deed conveying to said hotel company all the ma(l the punishment fit the crime right, title and interest of the City of Lake I and the conditions SO he gave Geneva in and to lots seven (7). eight (8). nine him a fine of fifty dollars or six (9K ten (10), eleven (li.) and twelve 12, in block months in the county jail. As Robert thirty 30.

of the City of Lake Geneva, subject was not flush with money he was to the conditions and restrictions contained in takn to Elkborn to serve out his the former deed of said property heretofore executed and delivered by said city to said sentence, which is certainly long hotel company and now of record, and to take I enough to give him a chance to sober the place of said former deed, in considera- up if he wants to. tion of the sum of two thousand dollars, $2000, to be paid at the rate of two hundred dollars I You will find that druggists per year without interest. where speak well of Chamberlains Alderman Kroll seconded) the mo- Cough Remedy. They know from lon Jiion to adopt the foregoing resolu- experience in the sale of it that in Hoij. cases of coughs and colds it can al- Roll call: Ayes, Aldermen Powers, ways he depended upon, and that it Agern, Flemming, Kroll and is pleasant and safe to take.

For Nichols. I sale by W. H. Hammersley. Six Months Giving Blacklister Whiskey.

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