The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02


Sunday the pastor reminded the au-
dience that the books will be opened
and that they would have to face the
record. Now, if those books could
be burnt up or sunk in the ocean, it
would be grand; but they are i'm
perishable and must be faced, SO it
becomes us to take care what kind of
a record we make. Our opinion Of
what we are doing will not guide the
pen Of the clerk. God is not Knocked,
mind.
On Tuesday of last week Mr.
Ralph Bristow and family came from
Rockford to visit mother, Mrs L.
Spencer.
The funeral of Mr.. Murty Devlin
took place on last Friday. The
body, attended by numerous friends,
was taken to Kenosha for burial.
Mr.. M. Devlin was brother Of Mr..
P. Devlin, deceased. He has been
sick about three weeks.
That entertainment advertised by
the Y. ?. S. c. E., is put off until the
roads get good enough for folks to
travel.
On Sunday at Asbury Mr. Ogilvie
told the folks to number their days
and apply their hearts to get wis
dom. People take good care to
count their money, but they ought 60
take enough time to number their
days and add to their stock of wis
dom. Rubies are valuable, but there
is kind of wisdom that's better than
rubies.
Progressive U. Ker had party at
Mr.. Pierce's last week. A large
number of the neighbors were pres
ent and had a jovial time. Mr.. U.
Ker seems to be very popular He
has lots of parties every winter.
Still they come This time it is a
girl baby at Mr.. Adams on West
Gothic street. The boy there is
greatly pleased with baby sister.
The sociable held by the Christian
Endeavor society at Mr.. R. F. Rob
erts' house was we'll attended and
the young folks had a merry time.
Mr.. E. Devlin is sick at Chicago,
so he could not be home with the
boys and girls at Christmas.
Mrs. A. Craney enjoyed her
Mrs. P. Devlin, and her brothers
and sisters.
Mr.. C. C. Shepard and wife start
ed for Chicago on Saturday to attend
the funeral of Dr. Candy, of that
city.
The Walker Prairie school has
weeks vacation in consequence of
the death of Murty Devlin. uncle of
the teacher.
George Carpenter has a good
watch that only cost him twenty-five
cents. He won it at rattle; d0n't
you see?
We are sorry for the poor coal
merchants, but the poor workers will
rejoice.
The Farmers ReUIeW, of Chicago,
in its current issue, summarizes the
reports of its correspondents regard
ing the acreage and condition of
winter wheat, as compared with last
year, as follows: Illinois, acreage
10 per cent, condition 90 per cent;
Indiana, acreage 1o1, condition, ga;
Ohio, acreage o84, condition o33;
Kentucky, acreage 1o8, condition 90;
Missouri, acreage 100, condition 90;
Kansas, acreage 100, condition oo3;
Iowa, acreage Io3, condition 1oI;
WISCONSIN, acreage 90, condition IS;
Michigan, acreage 9s, condition 70.
Country Editor-I would like to
see some of your long-tailed coats.
Clothing Dealer-Something fash
ionable, suppose?
Editor don't care cent about
that. My wife has put a dark blue
skylight in my dove-colored Sunday
pants, and want coat long enough
to conceal the evidences of my being
an editor and having to feed myself
to cane-bottomed chair seven days
in the week.-Iexas SiffngS.