The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-19
-Kemper Hall closes tomorrow for the
holiday vacation.


holiday vacation.
Miss Ella J. Roe's pupils in Kemper
Hall gave song recital Friday evening"
Dec. 18th. Only few invited friends be-
side the pupils were present. Those pres
ent say it was very pleasant occasion.
Most of the citizens of Kenosha who are
interested in the efficiency of The public
schools will be glad to learn that Mrs.
Bradford will retain her position as 1st
assistant in the high school for this year at
least. Mrs. Bradford's services have been
uniformly highly satisfactory to the Board
of Education and to the public at large.
Most people have heard of the famed
fruit called the persimmon, but very few in
this latitude have seen it. In the windows of
Mr.. F. Robinson's drug store is displayed a
tray containing four persimmons and an
onion, all sent from Santa Barbara, Cal, by
Mr.. Edwards who visited here last
summer. The persimmons are inter
esting enough for strange fruit, but
the onion is monster. 1t weighs
2 lbs OF, and IS 49, inches in circum-
ference. So much for California vegetables
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King d. A. Mahonev
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Can't of the Host H.A. Chase
Royal Arch Captain Thos. Hansen
PRINCIPAL Soiourner G. H. Blood
Master of Sd Vail WE. Reed
/" of2d M. A. Baker
& of LIST E. G. Hazelton
Treasurer Phillip Lentz
Secretary .D.B. Benedict
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are urging a more liberal policy in the
matter of improving the streets. The Main
street of Kenosha needs improving worse
than anv street in Evanston does. The
City Council were willing enough to ex-
pend S17. 900 last wear on swinging bridge
(which never swings and will not need to
swing for five vears), but leaves Kenosha's
main thoroughfare in the condition of
mud h,le from wear to wear.
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IS the one the hlKnorn au'horl'leS want
On the 9Th page of this issue will be
found the proceedings Of the council. The
attention of the gentlemen of the council is
called to the part of the resolution, moved
oy Alo' Mc4lVel 'n"' 'ne le'y NC % PEI
cent on Inc taAaole property oi 'ne Guy ior
the year 1852 ana the balance OF the levy
not otherwise placed De aooeo TO general
purposes" Inc point IS that 9l,||O IS
placed to the credit OF 1uno that does not
exist. There is no Sucn 1uno as tne
general Juno" or general purpose Iuno
recognized IN the CITY charter nor Oy tne
council linen tnere IS al income o.
SlOOOO (estlmateo) at leaSC "hlch Is not
appropriated TO any Iuno' SO the next
council unless they turn the money over to
the school board (Which they ought to do)
will have Sll,|O OF leeway or play mat
is rather large surplus 10 take out OF the
pockets Of the tax payers unless there is
some pressing need for It, A levy OF per
cent would have about carried the
city over the coming year II 1t hadn't oeen
for the necessity of new High School
Tho attention of tho opntInnonn