The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-29
One of the most enjoyable social events

Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. M. D
Avenue. The spacious parlors were beau
! tifully decorated and brilliantly Illuminated.
Nearly one hundred invited guests gath
cred there and passed the evening in con-
versation. The refreshments were Of the
most elegant kind. The dining room was
adorned with rare flowers in the greatest
lprofusion. Mr.. and Mrs. Matteson have a
magnificent home in which to entertain and
tthey improved il to the utmost.
| The vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
| tion of Mr.. VIM. W. Strong as alderman by
reason of his removal from the Third to
the First ward was filled by special cleo
ton held in the basement of the Durkee
school house in the Third ward, last Tues
day. The two contestants for aldermanic
honors were John T. Yule and John Funck.
Whole number of votes cast was 165; of
this number Mr.. Yule received 10, John
Funck "a, and William Vollmer 1. Mr..
Yule showed his competitors under by a
handsome majority Of Sc ballots. The
Third ward is to be congratulated upon its
excellent choice. Mr.. Yule will make one
of the best aldermen the city ever had.
TIL citizens of Kenosha are to be con-
graduated upon the re-opening of the
Grant House under such favorable auspices
Upon the invitation of Mr.. F. A. Bull, the
genial proprietor, the reporter took tour
of inspection over the building the other
day with view to getting acquainted with
the improvements recently made in the
building. The house is better arranged
now for its use as a hotel than it has ever
been in its history. 1t measures up fully to
the requirements of first class hotel. The
reporter in his tour took in the whole house
from cellar to garnet, from kitchen to bal
cony, and everywhere he saw neatness, con-
veniences and tastiness. The kitchen is
provided with the best facilities for turning
out a frst-class meal and the dining room
looks as neat and clean as the most tastid-
ious could desire. New paper on the walls,
new tables, chairs and sideboards and fresh
ly painted wood work make one feel like
giving the hair an extra brush and the coat
its pest appearance as he walks to his place
amid the array of snowy linen and sparkling
crystal. The proprietor called at the office
to invite the reporter to dinner, but he was
unfortunately absent and so missed the rare
opportunity in printers career of getting a
good square meal The furniture in the
rooms of the hotel is as good as that in
many of the best city hotels and the springs
and mattresses on the beds are as soft as
the sheets were white. The hotel has hot
and cold water on every floor, bath room
for the use of guests and toilette rooms con-
veniently located and provided with every
convenience. There are about As rooms in
the house, of which 80 are devoted to tran
sient guests. Electric bells are in every
room to summon the services of the bell
boy Easy chairs are scattered around lib
orally. Large and elegantly furnished par
lors provided with pianos are at the SER
vice of visitors. Desks for writing and sta
tlonery ready at hand afford welcome con-
veniences for the commercial traveller In
fact, from top to bottom the hotel is COM
pletely and Hastily furnished Mr.. F. B.
Hannahs and corps of assistants have been
busily engaged the past five weeks painting
and vanishing the wood work, and Geo.
Melville has been drawn upon for some of
the choicest designs in his stock of wall
paper, friezes and ceilings for the adorn-
ment of the rooms. Old and threadbare
carpets are replaced by new and soft ones,
and the air of antiquity that formerly per-
vaded the building has given place to the
feeling of comfort and thrift In the per-
son Of Mr.. F. A. Bull, the hotel has a pro-
fessional hotel man of large experience and
ability. Mr.. C. w. Bull, the genial clerk,
will carry into his work the experience and
energy which have characterized his work
elsewhere Mr.. Bull brought with him to
Kenosha corps of tried assistants and
helpers. Every department is in the hands
of skillful workers. The hotels equipment
in this respect is superior. The same force
Of workers that made the St. Charles sue
cess at st. Joseph, Mich. is at work here
and the result is assured. For the welfare
Of Kenosha the citizens ought to patronize
the hotel and assist both directly and indi-
rectly in furnishing paying business for
the Grant House and its gentlemanly pro-
prietor. Kenosha has lost much in the
past from the Indebtedness of our hotel &C
commodations and will lose more if the
proper support is not given to the mainte-
nance of this house. Those who have tested
the hospitality of its host SO far speak in
the highest terms of the table service, as
we'll as other features. The hotel was
opened to the public last Thursday
The second illustrated lecture to be
given by Judge Van Wyck will occur
Thursday evening, Dec. 18th, in the Young