The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-10

have the confirmation of nearly dozen re-
liable witnesses The ghost is mechani-
cal one, which every night at the ghostly
hour of II starts the machinery going in
one of the shops. The proprietor is grow
ing gray in his efforts to solve the mystery.
But he is pursuing entirely the wrong
course in treating with the ghost. Instead
of setting watches and traps and firing re-
volvers he should leave out hammer and
cold chisel where the ghostly mechanic
could not fail to see them, and then post
notice that the hours of labor had been in
creased and the pay reduced 10 per cent.
This would undoubtedly clay" the ghost.
No mechanic, ghostly or otherwise would
stand any such treatment, and the town
would be treated to the spectacle of dis
reputable old ghost out on strike.-Chi-
cagO Mail.
1t is good thing to have the respec-
tive merits of the home papers brought out
once in while. The publisher of the
Union may be honest in what he thinks
but when he say S that there are not lots of
locals printed in the Union every week
which appeared the previous week in the
TELEGRAPH-CoURI he is mistaken.
This is merely assertion, but it will serve
to call the attention of those who read both
papers to the subject, and may lead them
to ''spot" some of the Unions belated news.
Another feature of the case, is that the
four columns on the first page of the TELE-
GRAPH-COURIER are devoted almost ex-
clusively to city news locals Very rarely
will the readers Of the TELEGRAPH-C OUR-
TER find more than one or two advertising
locals on that page On the city news page
of the Union of last week 81 columns were
given to news locals, and among them were
interspersed thirty-fve paid advertising
locals. The advertising locals in the
TELEGRAPH-CoURIER are run on an inside
| page and all that space on the city news
page is given to news. The publisher Of
the Union lays himself open quite freely
in stating that it is conceded that the
Union is the best paper published in this
county, as evidence by the fact that he has
added more names to bis list the past six
months than ever before in the same length
of time. Heis doubtless very easily salts
fed on that score as the rate of increase to
his list was never very large and he could
easily beat his record without coming near
the regular growth of the TELEGRAPH
COURIER list
Forty ladies and gentlemen gathered
in the Business Mems Club rooms Tuesday
evening, according to the announcement
and formed Musical Union. The meet
ing was called to order and Mr.. w. w.
Strong was elected chairman of the meet
ing and Miss Belle Bond Secretary. Half
an hour was then given to singing with
Miss Jennie Blinn at the piano and Prof.
Mcdowell as leader. After the singing
the business of the meeting was taken up
and disposed of. Messrs. W. J. Pollock,
Fred. Winnegar and Harry Robinson were
appointed committee to draft constitu-
ton for the Union and report at
the next meeting. Tuesday evening at
7.30 o'clock was decided upon unani-
mously as the time for rehear
SAILS Misses Alice Bray and Jennie Blinn
were appointed committee to wait upon
Mrs. E. HI. Hollister and secure her SER
vices as regular accompanist of the Union.
The subject of the music to be studied was
then discussed briefly and the selection of |
music left for the present with the musical |
director. The meeting then took recess
of ten minutes to enable all those who
wished to join the club to formally signify |
their intention to the secretary. When the |
meeting was called together again the Sec
rotary announced q names of persons who |
had promised to join the club and attend |
it's rehearsals regularly. It being evident |
that the Union was to have permanent
existence, it was moved and carried that
they proceed at once to the election of Off
GERS. The following officers were elected:
President, W. W. Strong.
Vice President, L. A. Cass.
Secretary, Miss Belle Bond.
Treasurer, Mrs. C. II. Hurd.
The President was directed to secure rooms
for the regular use of the Union before the
next meeting. Prof Mcdowell was then
formally elected musical director of the
Union. Some further discussion then took
place as to the necessary committees of the
Union and the meeting adjourned. Those
present felt quite enthusiastic over the
for the Union, and now that it is
regularly formed quite number more will
Join. After the adjournment several more
added their names to the list, increasing the
number to 80. The number ought to be
to 80 at least Prof. Mcdowell
bids fair to be an excellent leader, and
those who do the work are certain to get a
great deal of enjoyment out of it. It seems
quite certain that society in Kenosha has
reacted from the excess of dancing and