The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-13

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; mons Hall this friday evening. Tick
cts, including supper, 81 per couple
extra ladies, Is cents each.
Mrs. ]. E. Cappelin has been very il
during the past week, as the result o
n the effects attendant upon her givin,
! birth to still-born child. DR.. Farr is il
: attendance, and hopes are entertained
of her recovery,
We cannot insert the item of birth
sent in from Bristol without the name
of the party who sent it Every com
munication or item of news sent to thi:
office must be accompanied by the name
of the writer.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage Of Mr.. Richard 7. Robinson,
eldest son Of Hon. f. Robinson, of this
city. and Miss Jeanette Gage Bull,
daughter of Mr. Stephen Bull, Of Racine,
to occur Tuesday evening, Feb. II.
SrRAYED-Into the premises of the
undersigned, in the town of Paris, a
white COW with red neck. The owner
can nave her by proving property and
! paying charges. WIN CRANE.
The train on the Kenosha and Rock
ford road which left Rockford on Mon
day morning got snow-bound about four
miles from this city on Monday night.
Although efforts were made to get her
in on Tuesday and Wednesday, She did
not reach this city until Thursday after
noon.
John j. Kupfer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. B. Kupfer, of this city, acquitted him
self or aditably at the semi-annual exhibit
ton of the students of Marquette college
in Milwaukee on Monday night. lie
delivered an essay on the Nobility of
Labor"
1t is reported that Halls circus which
exhibited here last summer, was recently
lost at sea while sailing in large
schooner from Jacksonville. Florida, to
one of the West India Islands. Henry
CASTILLO, Of Racine, was with the COM
pany.
Mr.. Ponsonby, of Waukegan, gives his
annual Masque Ball and Mardi Gras
at the Opera House in Waukegan, on
Monday evening next. If Mr.. Ponsonby
preserves his usual reputation in this
direction, there will be no want of pains
taken to furnish the Waukegan public
with first class entertainment, and
especially to visitors from abroad.
George Schpetz died at the residence
of his parents in Racine on the 4th inst.
He was astudent in the Champaign H.
University, and had course of fever,
which ran little over week as soon
as he was able to sit up he started. for
home alone, and it is supposed that he
became delirious on the way and a re-
lapse followed, which resulted in bis
death.
The ball for the benefit of the G. T. A.
Society will be held at Simmons Hall on
Friday evening of this week, and it is
hoped that all the friends of temperance
will patronize it and make it a grand
success. The tickets have been placed
at the low price of one dollar per couple,
including supper; supper tickets for
extra ladies, rs cents each. The music
will be furnished by Prof Rawson's
orchestra. No diaorderly or improper
characters admitted.
We would call especial attention to the
Waterbury Watch premium offer in an
other column. These watches have
been used by the leading daily and
weekly papers throughout the country
for premiums, and over a hundred
thousand have been disposed of in this
way, which accounts for the low price
at which they are offered. Any one
Wishing to secure one of these watches
through us must Go so before the 18th
of March, as the offer will then bewith-
drawn,
AT special meeting of the Common
Council held on Thursday evening of
last week it was decided to recommend
to the legislature the passage of bill
limiting the number of aldermen to be
elected from each ward to two instead of
three, as heretofore also to abolish the
office. of City Mashal, comforting the
duties of that office upon a Chief of
Eolice to be appointed by the Council.
1t was also decided to recommend bill
to authorize the funding of the new
bonds of he city at lower rate of in
terest, should ii seem to be the better
course to pursue.
A fire IN the wagon works of Fish
Bros, Racine, on Tuesday ni9ht caused
a loss of about $4,000 or $4,000. The
loss is fully covered by insurance. The
fire consumed all the wooden buildings
on Liberty street. but the brick buildings
were saved The fire engine froze up,
the Fish Bros force pump failed to
work and the J. 1. Case, Clapp &c Jones
steamer also froze up, and at one time
it seemed as if the entire works would
be destroyed, but the new Ahrens steam
er and the j. l. Case engine were thaw-
ed out, and after heroic fight, in the
face of the most intense cold, the fire
department obtained control of the fire
shortly after midnight. The fire was
caused by an overheated stove in the
vanishing room.
The past week has been one Of snow.
Snow Thursday, snow Saturday, and the
worst snow storm and blizzard for
ears set in on Sunday night and con-
tinued until Monday night. Drifts in
some places are from three to four feet
deep. The roads in the country are
blockaded The express trains on the
Northwestern Railway were from one
hour to three hours behind time on
Monday. Monday night the mercury
dropped to from 20 to "a degrees below
zero Tuesday the thermometer ranged
from "a to Is degrees below We'd
nesday morning % to "a degrees below
Wednesday afternoon the mercury
rose to 10 degrees above; Thursday
morning, 16 below zero; /, P. M. Thurs
day, zero.
FOR SALE.
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