The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-12-31

i On Monday morning last Thomas Burns,
of this city, who was brakeman on one Of
the freight trains Of the Chicago & North
western Railway Company, while coupling
cars at Racine caught his foot in !" frog
fell down, and several cars passed over him.
cutting him IN two. killing him almost in
stantly. A coroner's inquest was held on
the same day, and the jury returned YER
dict in accordance with the above facts.
He was in the oath year of his age.
The Republican Journal is no more II
was started for the purpose of running out
the TELEGRAPH. How well it succeeded is
apparent to all. During its existence we
did not lose twenty-five subscribers, many
OF whom have since renewed their subscrip.
tons, and the TELEGRAPH list is larger now
than it was when we purchased it. People
will learn after few more experiments that
1t requires more than wind and the promises
OF soreheads to keep a newspaper in exist
euce.
Please bear in mind that we will not be
underbid BY any one When you want any.
thing In the line Of printing. get prices any
place either in or outside of Kenosha, and |
We will duplicate them. We buy our stock |
as cheap as it can be bought by any one, the |
houses we deal with knowing they always
get their money every thirty days and that |
our trade is worth keeping, and therefore |
we con and will do work as cheap as the |
cheapest
The Leap Year Party at Simmons Hall on |
Tuesday night was what the young ladies in |
tended it should be-the most recherche affair
OF the season. The last opportunity in four
years was made the most of, and the "beau- /
" and chlvalry" of this city gathered there,
ana, 10 the music of Freiberg's celebrated
oand, they chased the glowing hours with
flying feet until the " wee small hours came
round and the excitement proved sufficient
TO guard the fair ones against any danger
from the frosty air which prevailed at the
time.
Mr. ). Il. Langenberg, who has been for
nearly five years the popular and trusted
clerk OF +. W. Lyman & Son in their extern
sive shoe trade, leaves Kenosha at the end of
this week for Appleton, where he will accept
a position in the same line. Mr.. Langen-
bergs thorough acquaintance with the bust
ness, his spirit of accommodation to his cus-
toners, and general urbanity In serving
them, have Wen him many friends who re-
greet his departure. The people of Appleton
will gain what we have lost.
On Tuesday morning the grey team of the
Express Company took sudden
start, and performed what might be called +
slight runaway. Mr.. German, the driver, Il
who' by the way, has held his position for
fifteen years, left his team as usual TO 20
into the Grant House, when, fretted by the
cold, the horse took start and ran down
The alley to Park street. up Park street to
The Malt House, where they left the wagon
Ind proceeded to Mrs. 0. s. Heads house
on Prairie avenue, where they brought up.
No injury to horses or harness. A slight
Oreakage of the wagon the only result.
John Harding and Thomas Enright enter
I'd the saloon of John Fassbinder ON Monday
night in state of intoxication. They de-
nanded drinks and were refused, Mr.. Fass-
binder thinking that they were already suf-
fciently supplied. They then became unruly
and were requested to leave. This they re-
fused to do, continuing their abuse. Mr..
Fassbinder undertook to eject them, and
when near the door was hit on the head with
4 brick by Harding, and was bitten by one
Of them in the right arm. The bystanders
came to the rescue, and the young men fed
through the back door. They were after
wards arrested and put in Jail, were brought
before Justice Stebbins the next day and
plead not guilty to charge Of assault and
battery, and were remanded for trial. They
were brought up on Wednesday before JUS
lice Stebbins. Harding was fined $25 and
costs or three months in jail Enright was
discharged.