The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-20

men have been in the disgracefnl habit ofput.
ting up game chickens to fight for their brutal
amusement. A stop should be put to this
practice by the authorities
Henry Rupo and Ida sterpreich, of
Evanston, ILL.,, came up on the lis train
Wednesday afternoon and were united in
marriage by Justice Slater. They took the
513 p. M train south
Everybody should attend the Union
Temperance me etlng on Tuesday next at
the Baptist church The last was a very
enthusiastic meeting and was we'll attended
and everybody should be out and show an
interest. Rev. Mr.. Corey will make the
address, Miss Wells will read, and music
will be furnished by a male quartette.
Mrs Emma Farr has been engaged to
teach the class in vocal music in the Young
Mems Christian Association Rooms. This
will be beginners class and any one who
wishes to begin with the first principles of
music will find this an excellent opportuni-
~. The class will meet for the present on
Thursday evening at 1880 for one hour. All
the privileges of the Association are free to
members II you would like to join, call
on the General Secretary. Membership
fee, So per year.
-Messrs n. r. Allen & Sons are vast
ing no time in getting ready to build. A
frame building two stories and basement,
75x150 feet in size is going up on the site
of Building c, and will be finished in three
| or four weeks. The plans for the main
building are on a large scale. They con-
template a brick building about four hun
dred feet long. one hundred and twenty
wide and five or six stories high. The new
building will probably face on the harbor.
But no plans have been actually decided on,
so figures cannot be given.
An editor who had been pounding
away at his delinquent subscribers for some
time, finally brought them to their sense of
duty with the following poetlcal parody:
olives of poor men oft remind us honest
toll don't stand chance, more we work we
leave behind US bigger patches on our
pants. On our pants once new and glossy,
now are patches of different hue; all be-
cause subscribers linger and won't pay up
what is due. Then let all be up and do
ing send in your mite be it so small. or
when,tIe SHOWS of winter strike as ave shall
have no pants at ALL"
MIR. Jesse I. Clapp, the well known
brother Of Mr.. T. J. Clapp, Of this city,
died Monday night, the 18th inst, at his
home in Somers. He died very suddenly
after an illness of only few days. He was
not considered seriously i'll until Sunday:
La Grippe was the cause of his death. He
was born in La Grange, Duchess Co., N. Y,
in January, 1881, making HIM 50 years old
at his death. He first came west about
1848 and lived here until in 1868, when he
returned to his former home in New York
He lived there until in 1881, when he re-
turned to Kenosha County and has since
resided on hi brothers farm in the town of
somers. He was kind hearted, genial
man aud had the respect and esteem of all
who knew him. The funeral occurred yes
terday afternoon from the house. The re-
mains were taken east to Hopeland, n. Y,
where they will be inferred in the family
plat.
Died, at his home in this city, Monday,
Feb. 18th, in the list year Of his age, Hen
ry H. Tarbell. Mr.. Tarbell has been con-
fined to his house since last November, with
the exception of one warm afternoon, when
he went down to the Office, where he met
for the last time several of his old friends
on the County Board. Henry Holbrooh
Tarbell was born in Brimfeld, Hamden
Co., Mass, April 6, 1919. His early life
up to his 10th year was spent upon his
fathers farm in Brimfeld. In the fall of
1886 he attended the North Wilbraham
Academy, under the tuition of Rev. DR..
Miner Raymond, now of Evanston, Ill. He
afterwards taught SCuOOI III l7lduOIu' GOuu
In the summer of 1887 he came to Wiscon-
sin Territory, prospecting for lands. After
looking around little he selected as site
section in the town of Bristol, this coun-
ty. He returned to Massachusetts in 1910
and re-entered the Academy, pursuing his
studies and teaching school at the same
time. In August, 1912, he married Miss
Cynthia J. Griggs of Brimfeld, Mass, and
soon after with his wife came to Wisconsin
and began keeping the hotel known as the
"Fowler Hotel" on the Geneva Road in
the town of Bristol. He followed the vo-
cation of innkeeper at that hotel for three
years, after which he removed to his farm
in section three, town of Br istol. He lived
on his farm until 1852 when he was elect
ed Register Of Deeds Of this county. He
removed to Kenosha that year and has
lived here ever since. He held the office of