The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13

q residence on Friday last, and were largely
attended. All the more prominent citizens
! we're present, and during the morning the
places Of business we're closed out of respect
: to the memory Of the distinguished gentle
man. Judge French was very much respect
ed in this community.
Mr.. Harvey Durkee opens coal yard in
the near future as agent for Pennsylvania
coal company. Messrs: o. g, King and s.
l. BigelOw propose also togo into the coal
trade during the season, and will avail them.
selves Ct . patent steam hosting apparatus
to facilitate the handling Of the coal. These
parties intend NOT only city trade, but also
a wholesale business, and 10 ship from this
point est
At the regular meeting of The Temple OF
Honor on Monday evening. May I'd, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
six months: W. c. T.. Emory Grant; W.
v. T., Harvey Wattles ". r., E. L. Carter !;
W. A. R., Fred. Hannahs W. F. R.. Adam
Dickhaut; w. Treas, Thos. Hansen w. u.
Thos English; W. A. u. j. s. Ketchum !;
W. G., ]. Jackson W. s., Ed Rust.
The time for Book Beer is always vel
coined by the Germans and some of the ma
tive born. Last Saturday. it seems, the
grand luxury was first put upon the market.
and we are glad TO relate that one of our
Kenosha brewers was the first and the last
in the market. Mr.. Adolph Muntzenberger
was not fOrestalled or outdone in this regard.
Home industry for once, at least, prevails in
| Kenosha
Mr.. Christian Schend, city assessor, has
entered upon his duties. The position is
difficult and uncomfortable one to FILL
The tax LEVER and the tax gatherer
are alike unwelcome visitors. But some one
must perform the duties of the Office. We
hope Mr.. Schend will receive the courteous
treatment at the hands of the general public
which his previous record in the management
public affairs wholly deserves
II i
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 can and will do work as cheap as the
cheapest.
A Public kindergarten will be opened on |
Monday, May 10th, in the rooms over the |
Western Union Telegraph Office, Main
street. The interior of these rooms is all |
that could be desired for this purpose, and
by the aid Of plants window gardening, etc.,
the little ones will enjoy the surroundings of
nature. Children from four 10 six years Of
age admitted. A charge of twenty five cents
per week will be made, to help defray ex-
pense Of materials. etc.
Truesdell & La Marsh have recently sold |
their old photograph instruments and FIX
lures, and have bought an entire new outfit.
Their lenses were imported from Paris, and
were made by the best optician in the world.
They are also working the lightning process,
and can make the picture of child in one
tenth part of a second. For nervous people
who have been unable to sit the usual length
of time this process will be just the thing.
Remember that no pictures are allowed to
leave this gallery unless they are perfectly
satisfactory. 47-2w
Mr.. Edward Balm has the reputation
throughout the west and south for making
the best wagons offered in the market. He
has some of the finest horses in his stables
in the country, and has one of the best stock
ed and appointed farms in the northwest. He
raises and feeds some of the best steers any
where 10 be found. English Bros manage
in their enterprising way to secure all of Mr..
Balm cattle that he reserves for home market.
They have purchased herd at an aggregate
price Of about 81 900, or about $75 per head.
We make this statement as an example Of the
enterprise ofKenosha and of Kenosha people
The boys who attended the dancing class
of Miss Bacot, Miss King and Miss Theirs,
during the winter, gave very pleasant party
in honor of these ladies on Friday evening
last at Reeds Hall. About sixty invitations
quite elaborate) were sent out Prof. Dick
haut furnished the music. The boys did a
handsome thing. and hardly have we seen a
prettier sight than the little beaux ard bellies
dancing to the fine music and exchanging
courtesies which would be creditable to older
people. The little folks had good time, |
and the ladies in whose honor the party was |
given spared no pains that the affair should |
be real enjoyment. as it really seemed to be-
Mr.. II. F, Rohlfng, one of our young and |
5enterprising lawyers, goes in few days to
locate in that thrifty and fast-growing city, |
Kansas City, Missouri. Mr.. Rohlfng is q |
young man Of considerable merit. When
quite young he was admitted 10 the bar in |
the State of Indiana, and later to that Of |
Wisconsin, and has for some time practiced |
his profession in the city of Kenosha. Mr.. |
Rohlfng is German by birth, and speaks |
the language huently, and in the new coun- |
try he goes to he will probably find that &C.
complishment material help, and we hope |
he may, as we hope he will meet with every
success in his new home.
Some two years ago Mr. 0. NJ. Calkins ex- |
tended pier or breskwater into the lake, |
opposite his residence property ON the shore,
which was fast washing away. as is all the |
property south of the harbor docks. As a |
result from this improvement, Mr.. Calkins
says that his property, instead of depicting
by the action of the water, is now receiving
accretions rapidly, and the water of the
lake is making land for him. If the Kemper
Hall authorities and Mr.. Wulf would unite
and make similar improvement they would