The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-31

Angler, cor. Main and Market sts
Sunday was Eugene GehPs 18th
birthday anniversary. About twenty
five of his young friends surprised him
by dropping in upon him and making
merry. A very enjoyable time is re-
ported.
"A surprise party was given Miss
Katie Brockhaus in Columbia hall
Monday evening. 1t was her 18th
birthday anniversary. Dickhauts band
| furnished the music. 1t was a very
pleasant affair.
Some of our local singers are talk
! ing of giving a war song concert SIM
liar to the one given in Chicago last
evening, only on smaller scale. We
believe such an affair might be made
highly successful.
Rev. F. A. Pease, Of GAINESVILLE,
presiding elder of the M. E. church Tor
that district, was in the city Monday.
Mr.. Pease was Rev. G. E. Goldthorp's
predecessor as pastor OF the M. Il.
church. He has many friends here.
The item which appeared in Ke-
nosha paper stating that one OF the
proprietors of the Correspondent OF Ra-
cine had purchased the Vo1kstreat'sd
was absolutely without foundation.
There has been no transfer OF that
paper, nor is there likely to be one just
at present.
"A pleasanter party than that given
by the Phoenix club Monday evening
at Central Music hall it would be we'll
nigh impossible to conceive. There
we're fully sixty couples on the 1oor.
Schultz furnished the music, and it was
Just such music as is we'll calculated TO
stir pleasurable feelings. Everything
went off pleasantly
Mrs. Will Yule, Miss Emma Steb-
bins and little Gordon Yule were driv-
ing Oh Main street Saturday evening
about o'clock. Running into one OF
the snow banks near Market street the
cutter was upset and the occupants
dumped into the snow. The horse ran
on a short distance, but was soon cap
tured and returned to the ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Yule, Mr..
and Mrs. John T. Yule; B. f. Yule and
Miss Ann Yule, of Somers, were all III
South Evanston Friday in attendance
at the golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Smith. There were forty
EIGHT relatives to sit down to the dim
ner. Those who live here had some
difficulty in getting home i'll the even
inc on account of the storm.
There is a prospect that there may
be small war over the matter OF
standpipe for the water works. Some
of the citizens on the north side say
they will not have standpipe erected
on the spot designated by the council
next to the engine house, and so Mr..
Wheeler is trying to convince the water
committee of the council that the works
can be constructed without one. The
question is large one as to whether
the city will allow of such move. A
large number of business men do not
approve OF it.
The Chicora is not the only boat
that was lost for this length Of time
without being at the bottom OF the lake.
The Messenger, in the winter OF 1873,
running from Milwaukee to Grand
Haven, was caught in the ice and re-
manned there fifty-tw days and it was
a long time before anybody ashore
knew where she was. When she was
released it was found that the ice had
worked through her wooden hull, but
there was no danger. The men got
Frations from the cargo while impris-
oned.
If bill which is before the state
senate becomes a law, there will be
something of a change in the manner
of giving out council proceedings. The
bill was introduced by Senator Withee
and is intended to regulate the estab-
lishment of official papers in cities hav-
ing population Of more that 1000 and
less that $4,000. 1t provides that COM
mon councils must advertise for bids
and that the bidder must give bond
to carry out his bid. When a bond is
not satisfactory the contract may be
let to the second bidder, but no con-
tract must exceed the legal rate.
We have before called attention to
the complaint made by business men,
in reference to the outside door of the
post office being kept closed most
of the day on Sunday. Another mer-
chant has added this plant to the list,
and adds that he sees no reason why
the outer door should not be left open
all day for the accommodation of those
who have lock boxes. Said he, L
have visited nearly every town and
city in Wisconsin, and in almost every.
one the post office lobby is accessible
all day Sunday, and it should be so
here. | am going to bring the matter
before the business mems club and see
if SomethinO can he DONE