The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-03-28

health, will be pleased to learn are reported
improving
Rosa, the little daughter Of MIR, and
Mrs Adolph Burg, OF this city, died O,
Monday morning at the age Of about 4
years.. from some disease Of the brain The
funeral took place yesterday Mr. and Nj rs.
Burg have the sympathy of many friend; in
their hour of.af1iction.
+ r-Kimbalps Opera. House, two, nights
March so and April l. Americas Great.
est Artist, Mr.. John Thompson, presenting
his crew OF comic characters in his original
| beyond imitation and never tc-he- forgot
ven - Proean Comedy entitled "a Huge
| Joke Sew Your buttons on tight. People
laugh until they shed tears Admission 10,
/ rs. and IS cents. Reserved seats, on sale
without extra charge at Leach y Lamb S
Corner Drug Store
Last Friday evening Mr.. D. B. Bene.
dict entered his residence as usual at supper
time thinking of little perhaps except tue
Eigood things in preparation for him But
as he opened the door he was greeted by
! Ed Hollister, who welcomed him cordially
and introduced him to company of. about
twenty ladies and gentlemen who had as
'sembled to congratulate him upon the com
pletion of his 58th year. After greetings
all around they sat down to an legant SIP
per, 1t was. a complete surprise to Mr.
Benedict and very enjoyable for all'preset
Last Saturday Afternoon ayoung man
spent some. time in Frank Manor's saloon
shaking dice and otherwise amusing him
self In the course of the afternoon he
handed Mr.. Manor a check for $50 and
asked him to cash it, which was .declined
About half-past nine in the evening he
went over to Henry Halberstadts bakery
and bought goods to- the value of 81. 10 and
haAded Mr.. Halberstadt in payment The
check he had offered Mr.. Manor The
check was on Dan Head & Co.; signed j. r.
Robinson and drawn in favor of Edward
| Graham. He told Mr. Halberstadt that he
was running Mr. Robinson's farm for him
| and the check was. in payment for two
weeks work. He said he had received the
| check that evening and had come six miles
| to town to get some provisions and was to-
late to get it caslled at the bank. Mr.
lliglberstadt said he could not cash it, as he
had npt the money. The fellow then said
he guessed he could not take the goods, as
he had no other money The check was
handed to Jacob Ludwig who had been
standing near by talking to him while wait
| ipg for his goods. Mr.. Ludwig went over
to Phil Harmon's place to get the check
cashed, but failed and brought it back, to
the fellow. Mr.. Halberstadt then salt he
could give him C eek for part of it and
cash for the balance which he did and the
fellow went away with $l3 90 in cash and
Mr.. H. check for SIS He went directly
over to- Manor's place again and asked a
man by the name of Flanagan to cash Hal,
berstadt's check, which he refused to do un-
til he went over to see him about it, On
being told it was all right he went back
and cashed the check. The forger
then went down to the Grant
House as though intending 10
go to bed. Several toughs knew he had
the money on him and were watching for a
chance to hold him UP. He was warned by
an officer to stay indoors, but he said he had
an engagement and was going to keep it.
He afterwards went up to the depot and
tried to get into Mike Neiderprim's saloon
but it was after r. o'clock and he couldn't
get in. He ratified at the door, when Neid
erprim came to the door and ordered him
away. He refused, when the saloonkeeper
got his revolver, so it is stated by the po-
liceman, and fired at him, but missed his
aim. The torger started on a run down
Market street when met by the officer, who
7 asked him if they had hit him. He said
"no," that they were not shooting at him
| When asked W here the shooting was, he said
'at the corner saloon" From that point all
trace of the supposed Edward Graham is
lost, but the check remains. On Monday
Mr.. Halberstadt used the thirty dollar
check in payment of a bill to one of the
lumber firms in town. In due. course the
check was presented at the bank and re-
fused. It was then brought back to Mr..
Halberstadt, who gave another check for
the amount. On inquiry it was found that
no one by the name of j. r. Robinson had
an account at either bank. The forger has
decamped, but his check remains in Mr..
Halber: tadt's hands. The fellow is des-
cribed as having light complexion, short
sandy mustache, and weighing apparently
about l4Q pounds. He has made visits to
Kenosha at Intervals. the past FIVE or six
years, but no one appears 70 know him. No
clue to his whereabouts has been found as
yet, but several men say they would know
| him in q minute if thew shonId see him