The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-03-14

left hand cut off at the second joint.
Mr. Christ. Sholey has his new house
now on the verge of completion, and his
persistence in this direction is an example
for all young men.
The Grant House Clothing and Boot
and Shoe Store will have grand opening
next Saturday, March 10th. The rooms
have been newly reftted and furnished and
are now among the incest business rooms in
the city.
Last Monday, being the 21st birthday
of George Gageman, few of his many
friends gathered at his fathers home, Mr..
Frank Gageman's, On Park Avenue, in the
evening and gave him surprise. Those
present report good time.
--Chas. Brickman who has been at the
Commercial Hotel for some days troubled
with Mania in potu" has been pronounced
by the County Physician to be without hope
of recovery. He is stranger in here but
is said to come from Chicago where his wife
is conducting paying business.
The special meetings just closed at the
Congregational church have been meetings
of power and of blessing. Mr.. Bliss has
very clearly and very forcibly presented the
ruined condition of men away from Jesus
Christ, and the abundant provision which
God has made for mans needs in Jesus, the
Christ. Some of his sermons have searched
men like fire, and others have been full of
the pathos and tenderness of God for the
ruined sinner. Unconditional surrender
the condition, Astounding salvations for the
penitent one have been the leading thoughts
Of all his sermons. Mr.. and Mrs Towners
singing has been greatly enjoyed by all, and
has been blessed of God to the spiritual
quickening of not few, and to the comfort
OF all who have heard God has richly
blessed their labors in Kenosha. One hun
dred and thirty have signed the "Inquirer's
Card" saying in this act that henceforth
they were determined to live for the Mas
ter. These signers expressed their church
preferences as follows: Sc for the Congrega-
tional, "a tor the Methodist. II for the
Episcopal, 10 for the Baptist, for the Ger
man Methodist, 4 for the Lutheran, for
the Danish Lutheran, for the Catholic,
the remainder as undecided Messrs.
Bliss and Towner are now in Baraboo. Ke-
nosha prays, ''God bless them" The meet
ings will be continued as the occasion shall
seem to require.
The action Of the City Council last
Thursday evening in refusing to remit the
city taxes on the Brass Works is another
evidence of the need of broader minded
set Of men on that board. That this Coun
Gil should refuse thing that two previous
Councils had conceded on the best of
grounds, was strange. Mr.. Simmons guar
anteed that the city taxes would be remit
ted for five years, and when the Council re-
fused to remit them, he paid the bill HIM
self. 1t is not likely that the next Council
or even the present one will endorse this
outrage. The tact that one member of the
Council had petty spite against the Brass
20. is no reason why three other men
should join him in his effort to wreak ven
geance on the Brass Co., by making Mr..
Simmons or any one else pay their taxes.
In the Council the usual motion was put to
remit the city's share of the taxes on the
| Brass Works, and a two-thirds vote was
necessary to carry it. Four men, Messrs.
Hammang, Werve, zievers and Piehl, voted
against the motion, while Messrs. Yule
Reed, Priddis and the Mayor voted in ia.
vor OF it. 1t is astonishing that Hammang
could have found three men besides himself
to vote against the motion. The presence
OF the Brass Works in this city is almost
entirely due to Mr.. Simmons enterprise and
| energy, and it has increased the value of
taxable property in the city already to
many times the amount of taxes asked to he
RENTED. Such actions as this on the part
of the Council prove that the city needs a
change. This episode came in good time,
The people need to be aroused to the SUBJ
Ject OF the character ofits municipal officers.
Now is the time to wake up. We want
good men for Mayor and Aldermen and it
makes no special difference which party
elects them. If both parties would nomin.
ate their best men there would be no dan.
ger OF getting a set of incapables in Office.
1t is to be hoped that the best men for the
places will be elected this spring, no mat
ter whether he is Republican or Demo-
GRAFT This city needs an administration of
business men,-men who have some notion
of the needs and future of the city. On
strict party issues this is a Democratic city
and the leaders of the. Democratic party are
responsible largely for the officers we have.
1t is disgrace that they de not take hand
IN nominating business men, enterprising
and ~ hlo r.