The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-20

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Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas English went to
Chicago last week to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Bidwell. Mrs. English was
taken i'll while there. and has not been
able to return home up to the present
: time. Mr.. English received a card on
, Wednesday stating she was much better.
A lamp exploded at the residence of
Mr. John Hanson, in Racine, on Monday
night, frightfully burning twelve-year-
; old daughter, Q babe of two years and
/. the mother. The latter received their
, injuries while putting out the flames
that had completely enyeloped the child.
The child will die
i A Peoples caucus will be held at the
Town Hall, Somers, on Thursday, Feb.
| 26, at / o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose Of
electing six delegates to the Peoples
Convention to be held at the Office of
the Register of Deeds, in the city Of Ke-
Inosha, on Saturday, Feb %, to nominate
candidate for County Judge.
| By ORDER OF Tows COMMITTEE.
| The jolly six gave jolly party at the
skating rink on Monday evening last.
This was one of the best appointed
masquerades Of the season. Some Of
the costumes were elegant; some ex-
/ ceedingly grotesque; some plain and
neat ; all producing a pleasant medley
There was good attendance. and all
seemed to enjoy theaffair to the utmost
degree.
Mr.. Jacob Hermann has leased his
store on the North side for five years,
and intends making Kenosha his perma-
! nent place Of residence. His stock of
Boots and Shoes is always kept full, and
he is at all times prepared to furnish any
one anything they want in the line of
foot wear at the lowest prices.
| The ball atSimmons' Hall last Friday
| evening for the benefit of the CT. A.
Society was a grand success. Nearly
two hundred personswere in at tendance,
and thoroughly enjoyed themselves
dancing to the music of Prof Rawson's |
orchestra until four o'clock in the morn
ing. A bountitul supper was served in
the society's rooms by the ladies of St. |
James congregation, who got it up for
the society free Of cost
Died, in this city, on the morning of |
the 18th inst, Mrs. Laura B. Hale, wife |
ofMr. @. ?. Hale, aged II years. Funeral
services were held on Tuesday last at |
the residence of her daughter Mrs. G. A.
Dewey. Rev. r. Miller officiated, assist |
ed by Rev. Mr.. Bray. Mrs Hale had |
been in poor health for a number of |
years, but only became seriously i'll |
about week before her death. Com.
There were no trains over the Kenosha
and Rockford road from Monday of last
week until Friday, when the train that got
snow-bound about four miles from this |
city on Monday left here for Rockford.
The engine was brought in on Wednesday
night, but the cars were not brought |
here until Friday. Gangs of men were
at work for several days clearing the
track. They reported the snow about
ten feet in some places.
Mr.. N. J. Brown, of Pleasant Prairie,
was in the city on Wednesday. He start
ed from home with sixty bushels of
grain, and was nearly three hours in
making his road in He says he had
twenty-eight hundred weight of good
solid horse flesh attached to his load,
and yet he found it very difficult to get
through. He also says that the path
masters along the route either sleep too
late in the morning or are wilfully negli-
gent in the matter of keeping the roads
passable to the public.
A fire broke out about o'clock last
Friday morning in a frame building on
church street, two doors south of Market
square, owned by Mr.. F. G. Binninger,
and occupied by Mr.. Williams, one of
the employees of the Eclipse" skating
rink. The fire was extinguished soon
after it was discovered. The damage to
the building is about $500; insured for
5000. Mr.. Williams furniture was bad
ly injured no insurance on furniture
The fire is supposed to have been caus-
ed by defective fue. The firemen had
a hard time getting their apparatus
through the deep snow.
"The Brain of Man its Architecture
and Requirements" is the title of a
paper which DR.. A. L. Ranney, of New
York, contributes to the coming March
HARPER's This is a thoroughly scien-
tifc, yet highly popular, presentation of
the latest knowledge of the brain, which |
should interest every one who has a |
brain. There is nothing more marvel |
lous than the recent progress Of science
in this direction, and number of daa- |
| grams help to make clear to the reader |
how far scientists believe in the localiza-
ton of function, and to what extent |
phrenology has scientific basis.
| The masquerade dance at Park City
Hall on Monday night was a grand sue
cess. There was large crowd, even to
the full limit of the hall. Lawson &
Hayek, of Racine, discoursed fine music
to jolly crowd. The characters were
well chosen and as well represented
all SO we'll as to forbid the challenge of
any particular one, or the making of any
! invidious comparisons. The festivities
were kept up until the wee small hours"
grew longer and longer, and there was
no want of sunshine to light some Of the
more persistent to their respective
homes. Suffice tito say, there was only
one voice of approval, and all not only
congratulate Mr. Willmes on his success,
but feel a sense of gratitude for the en-
ljoyment which mis- generous hospitality
/ offered them on this occasion.
i On Monday, the 10th inst, one of
the most pleasant weddings TRANSFERRED
1 Il 7 4
long time. The high contracting par
ties were Miss Alice B. Gottfredsen,
j. daughter Of Mr.. R. 0. Gottfredsen, of
this city, and Mr.. Robert Nicoll, son of
Mr.. John Nicol, one Of the prominent
citizens of Kenosha The ceremony
proper was performed by the Rev. Mr..
| French, of the Episcopal church, at the
residence of Mr.. Gottfredssn. A very
handsome reception was afterwards
given at Mr.. Gottfredsen's residence, and