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

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DO you know that the Northwestern
Wire Mattress Co. has nearly finished
another immense addition to the factory
A brick veneered building 76x172 feet,
two stories and basement, is now nearly
completed. 1t was begun not two months
ago and is to be occupied as storage
building. The capacity of the factory
now is fifteen hundred beds and fifteen
hundred cots day, and they are actual
| " turning out twelve hundred beds a day
! besides an immense number Of cots. Over
80 operatives are employed there now on
full time, 10 hours day, a thing very
unusual at this time of year with them.
The entire length Of the factory now is
over 500 feet, varying in width from so
to 172 feet.
One Of the pleasantest and most sue
cessful social evnts of the season was the
Mask Ball, given Monday Evening in
Simmons Hall by the Whist Club. Over
a hundred couples were present. The
costumes as a rule were very pretty and
in some cases handsome A handsome
Toilet set was given to Miss
Annie Smith for the prettiest lady's cos
tune 1t was a symphony in green, very
graceful and becomming.
Mr. Jacob Seller received three dollars
in Cash as the wearer Of the finest gentle
mans costume, and Edward Messerich,
Book Keeper for Lentz & Funck received
two dollars for wearing the best comic
mask. The music was furnished by the
Lakeside Orchestra, and was excellent.
The following was received by mail
Monday morning with the request to pub
lish We cannot vouch for anypart Of it:
KENosHA, Feb. s, 1891 Editor TELE-
PH-CoURIER-An organization COM
posed of Germans only was started on the
28th day of December, 1890, with twenty
eight MEMBERS The organization is
called the German Brotherhood of
Kenosha, Wis The members of the
German Brother 2od declare themselves
publicly independent Of any political
party and support onelection days only
the best and most trustworthy candidates
nominated by either party will receive
our support in body Any German, a
voter in the city Of Kenosha, is invited to
join the Brotherhood which is in a grow
/ ing condition and numbers now forty
seven members. All correspondence con-
corning the Brotherhood must be adj
dressed, The German Brotherhood, post
office box 673 Kenosha, Wis.
On Saturday, Feb. 18th, very happy
event took place in Pleasant Prairie, just
south of Kemper Hall. Frantz Monteen,
who has built handsome little cottage
on the corner. took to himself wife At
SIP. m. the company began TO gather and
the Rev. H. Thompson was called to tie
the marital knot Miss Hulda e. Shes
tedt was the happy bride and in her suit
of grey and myrtle wreath and blossoms
looked we'll BETTING the occasion. The
happy couple were attended by four
maids and gentlemen, who acted their
parts ina very graceful manner A most
interesting part Of the ceremony was the
carrying out of Swedish custom, i. e.,
OF singing bridal song. This song was
composed by one Of the bridal party and
was sung in a most hearty and feeling
style. We could noe tell what was the
sentiment, but the musical setting was
certainly MOST appropriate. We COM
mend the industry and forethought Of
Frantz in starting out IN this prudent
way, and if more of our young men
would wait till they had a home Of their
own before taking to themselves wife,
we venture to predict that marriage would
not so often prove failure
WITNESS.
LENT you were to ask the aver
age society lady, church member or not,
the old catechism question, What is the
chief end Of man % what do you suppose
would be the answer-''To glorify God
and enjoy Him forever ?" Not often.
The answer would be something like this:
| 1.-The chief end Of man is to take in all
there is going and enjoy himself for all
there is in It," The idea Of living seri-
ously does not often occur to society peo-
pie in the winter and especially in the
ante-lenten days. They gorge themselves
with frivolity and pleasures up to the
! last minute and when morally democrat
lied the church prescribes heroic dose
of fasting and prayer for 40 days to ena-
bic the soul to readjust itself and recover
from it's spiritual dyspepsia. In place
like Kenosha the distinctions between
people most obvious are that the members
of Protestant churches form the higher
grades Of society, that church members in
all grades have the best facilities for en-
loving themselves socially, and that they
] rannraIly emDloy them to the utmost.