The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-08

Prairie. Rev E. B: Lounsbury officiating.
The following pupils of Dist. No. 8,
Bristol, have not been absent or tardy for
the month ending May End Maud Jack
son, Ruth Jackson, and Elva Burdick
ADDIE B. HILL, Teacher
-Ebenezer Buckingham, of Chicago, one
of the trustees Of the Sturges estate, was in
our city this week in consultation with
Benesict & Tarbell, their agents, relative to
the sale of the residue of the property be-
longing to the estate. AS a conclusion, the
property will be sold in parcels to suit pur-
chasers and 1T reasonable rates, either for
cash or on time.
The following are the names of the pu-
pills of District No. 4, Wheatland, who
have been perfect in attendance during the
month ending May End: Fred Kohls,
John Radnenz Hugo Brenckman, Crist
Kohls, Charlie Throm, Paul J. Soner, Karl
Radnenz, Ida Kohls, Matilda Rasch.
M. E. ROBERTS, Teacher.
The water mains on Main street have
rather disagreeable habit Of bursting
every now and then The main bursted in
front of c. A. Dewey's store Sunday night
While we are talking Of putting the sewer
in shape and paving Main street, it would
be a good idea to have the water mains on
Taio 1Y,tO 4hO
will be safe from being torn up from that
cause.
At the request of quite a number Of
the patrons Of the TELEGRAPH-CoURIER, a
new feature has been decided upon and
hereafter our readers will find at least one
good serial story running in this paper all
the time. The first story to be published
will be by the pen of John Strange Winter,
and is by far the best he has produced.
"Mrs. Bob" is the name of the story and it
is good one. Don't miss any Of it. 1t
will be begun next week.
Monday May 9Th was the eightieth
anniversary Of two of our old pioneers
BIRTH the one Mr.. Burlin Curtis, occurring
on the third, and the other Mr. Ephriam
Perkins, on the fifth of May, was celebrated
by ? quiet dinner party, given by Mr..
Pf414 4'a. daughter, Miss Helen, at which
occasion were gathered friends and rela-
tives Of both parties, from Union Grove
and Pleasant Prairie, also the only daugh-
ter and grandson Frank of Mr.. Curtis,
from Milwaukee, Suitable testimonials
were presented to each aged parent, from
their parents, and it altogether proved a
very enjoyable affair.
We called at the office of Benedict &
Tarbell, real estate agents and abstracters
of title and found them full of business
We were shown their recent purchases of
the Brande and Bond Abstracts. These
books, together with a set completed by the
gentlemen, comprise all the Abstract books
of real estate owned in the county. We
intimated that this thing looked like a
"Trust,' but were informed that all business
entrusted to them will be attended to with
the same care and at former prices-but
that by comparison they were able to make
examinations with absolute certainty as to
correctness in details. Hence their value.
Died at Highland Park ILL.,, April %,
1890, at the residence of Mr.. William
Goodridge, Mr. Erastus Wilcox. Mr..
Wilcox was born at Stockbridge, Mass,
July 1898, and if he had lived to July
next he would have been 90 years old. He
came west to Muskegan, Mich, in 1887 and
to this city 1843, when he engaged in the
lumber trade. After few years residence
here, he moved to Chicago. Mr.. Wilcox
was brother of Mr.. Theodore Newell Of
this city. During his long life he was dis
tinguished for honesty, integrity and con-
sistent christian life.
The ladies of the Baptist church gave
their farewell sociabIe in the old church
building Tuesday evening. 1t was a very
enjoyable affair Mr. Corey opened the
exercises by calling the crowd to order and
announcing that Col NJ Frank would say
q lew WOTuS. Lie OOlOu01 SpOhC lew
minutes in a very interesting line Of
thought. He recalled the circumstances
under which the early settlers in Kenosha
worshipped and narrated some of their
trials in building the first houses of wor-
ship. Mrs. Mary Bradford followed the
Colonel with a reading, rendered excellent
ly. A double quartette formed by the I'M
ion of the Amphion and Arion quartettes
then rendered, "The Water Mil". Judge
Van Wyck was then introduced and spoke
few minutes in coneratulatory strain.
He congratulated the people Of the Baptist
Church upon their progress and prosperity.
Miss Bessie Wells then read
about Tom Sawyer's tribulations with
his auntie when he was love sick. Miss
Lottie Schroeder recited the dialect poem
about der Spider unit der fly" The
double quartette closed the exercises by
SINGING ssVhat Beams so briphto and re-