The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-15
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Rev. C. r. Tolman, Western Secretary Of
the Baptist Foreign Mission Society, preach.
! ed last Sunday morning at the Baptist church.
4 collection vas taken up for Foreign Mis-
sions, larger than any previous collection for
many years. In the evening Dr.. TOlman
took part in the service with the pastor, de-
livering q brief but able address.
Go TO Marden s. Farr's for Ars. freeman .
Neao National Dyes. For brightness and du-
rability Of color are uuequaled. Collar from
2 to 5 pounds. Price 15cents.
Dir. John A. Avery, proprietor ofthe LGke
County Republican. was in this city last week.
His paper was made the official paper Of
Lake County last week, and he was awarded
the publishing of the tax list, which will
bring him In about $3.50. John i. is in luck.
The inhabitants Of Prairie Avenue have at
last come to a realizing sense Of the situation,
and provided boats 10 ferry around in their
cellars. Some Of the property owners say
that furnaces are good things TO stow up wa
ter to provide against summer drought.
Mike Griffin, it seems. got On The rampage
again on Wednesday night and abused his
family. Mr.. Sylvester Harding, who signed
his bond to keep the peace only the day be-
fore, surrendered him to the officers end he
is now in jail.
A fine oil painting has been donated to the
Congregational Ladies Society By noted
artist--a stranger here-and Messrs. True5-
dell g. La Marsh, with their wonted liberal |
ity, have mounted it in gilt frame. which |
any one may know is q fine one. for they |
never do any halfway work. The ladies
offer IL for sale for the benefit of the society, |
and some one has chance to obtain an ele-
CANT parlor ornament at reasonable figure.
On Monday evening the sheriff arrested
young Dawson and Frank Langen, on the
charge of stealing from commercial traveller
an expensive scarf, but upon investigation it
was aacertained that the charge was ground
less, and the young men we're discharged By
the scherif.
DEAR UNoLE.-Tm ashamed of you. If
you ever again buy Wall Paper of travelling
" Snowman" I'll disown you, and then you'll
be ruined. You didn't even go in 10 see the
beautiful patterns on exhibition at Rogers g.
Barns Kenosha Book Store, Main street.
FAN.
That winter fingers in the lap Of spring
may be known from the fact that Mr.. John
Mccormick drove 1.500-lb. load Of hay
over four-f0ot fence on the 4th inst. The
oldest inhabitant does not remember when
there was so much snow on The ground at /:
this time of the year. {
Mr.. Louis Kindt has painted some scenes
Of picturesque places on the Rhine on the
walls of the Tenhagen House, which are
worth the while of any one to see. He has
llso frescoed the dining-room Of this hotel in
III paint in a very artistic manner The art
of Mr.. Kindt are becoming q
more and more prominent among our people. i
On Wednesday last Dennis Murphy, a I
on the way freight train, while i
coupling cars, got his fingers damned in a
erious manner. The two first fingers of his l
land were crushed, aud DR.. Vim. NJ. Farr
.mputated one of them, it being necessary to
10 80. Murphy formerly lived in Kenosha,
,ut his home is now in Racine. 9
Don't you forget to remember that Frank
Mathews has received this seasons stock Of '
Baby Carriages. They are beauties, and {
cheaper than ever.
Reeds Gilt-Edge Tonic prevents malaria.
On Wednesday afternoon John Milward,
who works as q moulder In the Whitsker
Foundry, met with serious accident. There G
having been water in mould when the iron {
vas poured in, it exploded and the molten {
METAL was thrown into the face of Milward, Y
md 1t burned his face and neck badly. It
8 feared his eyesight Is materially injured.
de was taken to DR.. Stsrkweather's drug
tore, where his burns we're dressed and
jared for.
Mr.. s. l.. Hastings has Ave teams Of
lraught horses which weigh as follows
1850, $3.50, 1850, $500 and $3.50, az.
,regating 1920 pounds of horse flesh.
These horses we're weighed the first of this
week with the foregoing result. Mr.. Hast
ngs prides himself on his team horses, and
s willing and ready TO purchase any horses
,fthe kind we have mentioned.
On the first count for aldermen in tho third
ward Fred Gottfredsen had a majority of
one. On counting the ballots second time
Mr.. E. Van Vie was declared elected by q
majority of two. Many Of Fred's friends
urge him to contest the election, Fred
declines doing so, but says if the Office is
his he would like to have II.
S. E. Pierce, who worked for A. ]. Bene-
dict two years ago, and forged his name to
orders on commission houses IN Chicago, has
evidently been in Kenoshs lately, as per-
son answering his description passed fOrg-
ed order for $50 in Mr.. Benedict's name On
Grosch & Eichelman on the 31st of March
and another on NJ. Huek for $3.50 the same
day.
We are requested TO say that DR.. Everhart's
residence on Prairie Avenue viii be rented
at the low price of $3.50 per annum to good
and responsible tenant Furnished with all
the modern improvements, and unusually
dry and warm, there is no such other prop.
erty for rent in Kenosha. For further infor.
nation apply at this office.
Messrs Lsuer and Becker, Merchant Tail.
ors, will open on Saturday new Clothing
House, and keep stock of Furnishing Goods,
Hats, Caps, &c., in the store next South of
Kupfer's bakery on Main etreet Both of
these gentlemen we're former residents Of