The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-27
Mr.. E. NJ. Kinney is improving.

--Remember the concert at the Y. M c.
A., rooms this evening.
Miss Belle Robertson has been very
sick for the past week.
Albert Knudson, aged Is years, died
Monday of pneumonia. The funeral SER
vices took place Wednesday.
"A large party of young people took
advantage Saturday of the ice which had
formed on Pike Creek, and enjoyed them
selves gliding over its smooth surface.
Kenosha people are delighted at Chi
cago's success in getting the Worlds Fair.
Kenosha people will attend the fair with
cossideral more frequency than if it had
besh located in New York
The show billed at KimbalPs Opera
House Saturday evening failed to material
ize and large crowd which gathered to
attend the advertised performance, were
disappointed.
Mr. Sidney Jones has bought Rev.
Harry Thompson's half interest in the farm
upon which he lives and will now farm it
for his own benefit. $1,000 was the price
paid for the half interest.
Mr. J. w. Alldridge is showing some
very fine specimens of Photographic work
at the entrance to the stairway leading up
to his studio over Starkweather & Co.'S.
Several of his samples are especially good
1t will pay you to stop and examine them
The citizens of Kenosha are not going
to be allowed to suffer from want of ice
lAext summer Mr.. Burr Simmons says he
succeeded in putting up about eight hun
bred tons of ice and has bought sixty car
loads of ice from Lake Winnebago ice men,
Mrs Sheldon, of Madison, is about be-
ginning course of twelve lectures on
English History and Literature" The
first one will be given next Saturday morn
ing at half past ten at Mrs. Harvey Dur
KEGS, who will give further information to
ladies wishing TO join the class.
Emil Belhoff received what came near
being fatal injury Monday afternoon at
the Lane Mfg. Works A buzz saw broke,
fragment of which struck him in the
head, cutting deep cash. At present the
injured man is doing we'll and nothing Sc
rious will come of it.
- Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Matteson, gave a
very pleasant little party last Saturday
evening in honor of Mrs. Matteson's father,
Col l. w. Schilling of Aspen, Col. Col.
SchilIing treated Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. to quite
surprise, as they had received no intima-
ton of his coming. He started for Dallas,
Texas, Tuesday morning.
The Scotford Mfg. Co. has gained quite
wide reputation for the superior quality
of their nickel plating. They are now pre-
pared to do job work, and any one having
anything to plate, such as physicians, den.
lists or jewelers. instruments, stove orna-
ments, or any household hardware or "brlc
brac," can have them plated at home, and
may be assured that the work will be as
good as can be done in this country.
| Mrs M. Garst, Mrs. Thos Whitaker
and Misses Edith Garst and Alice Bray
gave a very pleasant sociable last Thursday
evening in the parlors of the Congregation
al church. An excellent repast was fol-
lowed by delightful program of vocal and
instrumental music and recitations. The
Arion Quartette sang, Miss Lottie Schroe-
der and Bessie Hurd rected, Prof Pawls
and Mr. Strube played. and at the close
Miss Garst recited an original poem, "The
Charge of the One Hundred" after Ten
nyson's famous piece. 1t was decidedly
good. The Art Gallery also attracted con-
siderable attention from the novelty of the
exhibit 1t was one Of the pleasantest So
cables of the season.
--Chas. Frantz & Son is the name of the
new wholesale and retail cigar and tobacco
house that opened up for business last Sat-
urday evening in Kenosha. They occupy
the room formerly occupied by Messrs.
Eichelman & Sons and have fitted it up in
irst-class shape. New counters finished in
mahogany, new paper on the walls, pic
lures, tables and chairs for the comfort Of
customers, show cases filled with the choic-
est as well as the cheapest cigars combine
to render the place very attractive. Capt
Frantz certainly has as fine cigar store as
can be found in Milwaukee and but few in
Chicago are any nicer. The firm have al
ready secured a start IN wholesale trade and
expect to begin to manufacture cigars in a
short time. The Captains many friends
will be glad to see him prospecting in mer
camille life.
Notice is hereby given that there will be
supper at the residence of Mr. George