The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-12

Missionary work ofthis state
Fred Snyder, of. Racine, and Thomas
Dwyer, of Kenosha, have arranged for a
FIVE mile foot race, for a sum of $50 a side
to take place in the near future.
Mr.. Henry Karpen of this City re-
ceived a dispatch last week from his
brother John, who resides in Minnesota
that the wife of the later was dead. asl
The dance at Park City Hall, Mon
day evening was not largely attended,
those who we're present enjoyed a nice
time but the interest in that old place
seems fol. some reason, to be fading out.
The reading room at the 7. NJ. G. A.
is public and has daily and weekly papers
and popular magazines. which are for the
use Of the community. Also library of
200 volumes and Encyclopedia Britannica.
Mr.. Geo. t. Hughes is seriously i'll
from blood poisoning, the result Of a
scratch on the thumb by a piece of copper
at the Brass Works. He is delirious and
it is feared that the infiammationma ex-
tend to the brain
The North Side Water Company has
completed the new well over there and
the indications are that it is a good one,
1t is 1000 feet deep and 300 feet deeper
than either of the others in the city.
Connections with the mains was to be
made yesterday or to-day.
-Mynherr Rhode has bought the fifty
feet Of ground just west Of his hosiery
and it is said. intends to put up a play
house of some kind. Suppose it will be
called Rhodes Opera House. Well, Peter
has lots of enterprise and plenty of nerve
and we wouldn't be surprised at anything
he might undertake.
Yesterday was Ash wednesday, OBJ
served in the Episcopal and Roman
Catholic Churches
At ST. Matthews (EpiscopaD Church,
there was morning prayer and Sermon
at 1890 o'clock, and Evening at 7-30
o'clock
Rev. O. b. Clarke Of Salem, Wis. will
conduct the Quarterly Meeting Services
Of Bristol Charge Sunday, Feb. %.
Preaching at 10. 80 and followed by the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
Services will be also held at Hosmer
Chapel in the afternoon.
Mrs. Mary N. Castle, Of the town Of
Somers, the oldest woman in Southern
Wisconsin, died there Monday aged nine
ty-eight years She was Miss Mary
Champlin before her marriage. Her
father, William Champlin, fought with
Washington through the entire Revolu-
tionary War and was one Of his body
guards at Valley Forge.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Bull, Misses
Lane Wlttle, Fagin, Heating and Messrs
John A. Kupfer w. Tanning, Chas
English, VIII Beck, James Monagan
E. Beyersdorfer, Chas. Isermann, S. Con-
.ey, H. Limpert and others of Kenosha,
attended the Thatcher's Minstrels Show
at the Racine Opera House Monday night.
The gymnasium in the Young Mems
Christian Association is being used to it's
full capacity this winter There are two
classes for juniors and two for. seniors
each week-all taught by c. w. Read.
The mechanical drawing class meets on
Tuesday evening and is taught by Mr..
James Spruce. Bible classes on Monday
evening taught by the general secretary.
-Ex-Sherif Harmon has commenced
suit against Kenosha County for So, 600
for feeding and boarding prisoners. He
has engaged Cayanagh & Fisher and
Quarles, Spence & Quarles for his law
yers, while as the case stands now, the
Youthful, but brilliant District Attorney,
d. Conway Lloyd, will be the David to
meet this array of Philistines. COMFY
will need some very smooth rocks and a
very certain aim to avail much against
the Intellectual Goliahs on the other side.
A surprise party on Miss Mamie
Krebs was given last Saturday, Fep. 18th
1891. At one o'clock crowd of thirty
little folks gathered at her home on Park
Street and very pleasant time was en-
loved from one till five o'clock. The ia
bles were trimmed beautifully and all
that is good was found on them, Miss
Mamie made a charming little hostess
and after games and refreshments her
guests bid her good night and many good
wishes.
Mr.. c. T. Segar, Manufacturing Elk
pert and inventor for the Northwestern
Wire Mattress Factory has just finished
building machine he invented for max
ing what is called ''swell batten' used on
the ends of Wire Mattresses. The ma
chine formerly in use turned out about