The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-05-08

II "A pIOSI6oSlsC CuCHlC pclts " 40 GIVE
at the residence of Mr.. r. B. Whitakt
|, on Wednesday night.
Mrs. o. S. Newell and son left yeste
day for New York, where they will r,
main a month.
The laws passed at the last session {
the legislature will be found in this issu
in supplement form.
Rev. ]. Staley, late pastor of the Bap
fist church in this city, left yesterday 70
Amigo, Wis. His many friends her
wish him success in his new field q
labor.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. j, Clapp returnet
home on Wednesday last from visit Il
the New Orleans Exposition. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Leonard Lee returned from a Xix,
visit to New Orleans on Thursday.
| Sealed bids for hauling the Steam En-
CINE and Hose Cart of the City for The
ensuing year will be received by the un
dersigned till IL o'clock, noon, May IS
next. The right to reject any or all bids
| is reserved. JNo. CANTwELL,
Chairman T. d. Com.
Kenosha, May 9th, 1885.
The party given at the residence Of
Mr.. Michael Ernst, St. Johns grove
town of Somers, on the 29th April, was
a pleasant one. Music by Prof. Grant
Williams.
A progressive euchre party was given
at the residence of Mrs. ]. G. Gottfredsen
on Monday evening. A very pleasant
evening was spent by the large number
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dewey and Mrs.
Charles Allen have returned home from
New Orleans. Mr.. Charles Allen went
to Texas, to see his sister, Mrs. Cole, who
is very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Merrill left on Tues
day for Grand Rapids, Mich, where they
will visit their daughter, Mrs. Colt, for a
few weeks.
The third annual shearing festival of
the Kenosha County Sheep Breeders
and Wool Growers Association was
held at Salem station On Thursday.
Mr.. Hector Baxter, prominent law
yer of Minneapolis, Mimi, and Miss
Cornelia Barnes, of Burlington, Racine
county, were married at Burlington On
the Goth ult.
Messrs. Feuker & Grovesnor have
very nice store on Main street, and de-
serve all the encouragement which
young men in business ought to expect
from the general public.
The Racine Polo Club appeared at the
Eclipse Roller Rink in this city on Sat
urday evening last. A large crowd at
tended the performance, and the per-
formers are said to have acquitted them
selves quite creditably.
Mr. L. d. Woodwork, of Pleasant
Prairie, who has been in Sioux City, Iowa,
for the past six weeks, has returned
home. He is much pleased with the
climate there, and intends removing
his family there in short time.
Mr.. I'll. G. Schulz has been making
noticeable Improvements in his store.
He has had the ceiling decorated with
paper, new shelving put in, and his office
moved to the rear in order to make
room for his constantly increasing stock
of goods.
The dance at Park City Hall on Thurs
day night of last week was not an entire
success. The stormy weather made
such result quite impossible. Nick,
bids his friends goodbye,
and thanks them for the substantial
favors they have granted him.
AT meeting of the Racine Common
Council held on Monday evening the
salary of the fire marshal was raised
from $500 to $500 year that of the
city treasurer from ST. 800 to ST. 800, and
that of the chief of police from $3.50 to
$500.
Mr.. G. Schend will move into Park
City Hall this week, and run it as a
house. He will make his
gardens pleasant place where people
can spend an hour or two and enjoy ice
cream, cakes and coffee.
Mr.. e. D. Malone. who for the past
three months has acted as correspondent
for the Milwaukee Sentinel and local re-
porter for the Courier, left ON Monday
for Ripon, where he intends engaging in
the printing business.
A lady in this city told her new cook
to fry some fish. The cook asked what
would she fry it on, and was told to fry
it on the spider. She went back to the
kitchen, and, after some time, returned,
and said she could not find any spiders
but got some webs.