The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-02-21
lFrom Thursdays Daily


Gals is an interested party. - iHId
Quite an interest in duplicate whist
is being aroused and several games are
in progress almost every evening.
"A nomination paper in the interests
of Judge Fish is being circulated in
Kenosha, and is numerously signed.
Orders are coming in at the Balm
works and the prospects for a fairly
active spring are somewhat improved.
The board of Associated Charities
is in need of funds. Anything in the
way Of money or [clothing will be put
to good use.
Fred Feldschau slipped and fell on
an icy sidewalk Wednesday breaking
his left arm. He was attended by Dr.
Windesheim.
Miss Belle BIackman is quite dan
gerously i'll, and her host of friends
hope for a speedy recovery.
The Lane factory at Brassville,
shut down for some time past, is pre-
pairing to start up on Monday next.
Prank LOOMS has quit housekeep
ing and is now living with his mother,
Mrs. II. d. Parsons, on York street
Howard VanWyck has about COM
pleted his handsome new residence in
Milwaukee and the family will take
possession very soon.
George Hale is still setting the
pace in prices and is now offering 70
pounds of granulated sugar for $l.OO.
See his ad. in another column.
Mrs. Dozenmagen, of the North
side, has recently completed a very
handsome quilt, which she ratified off.
Miss Katie Berens held the lucky
ticket.
Michael Hensgen, Of Paris, has
purchased lot on the north side Of the
city upon which he will build a resi-
donce and move TO the city with his
family to occupy it.
1t is reported that new saloon
will be opened in the building to be
vacated by Barden & McArdle. The
crying need has been for saloon on
Main street and we wonder someone
has not started one before.
At the stockholders meeting Of
Kenosha Novelty company held Tues
day evening, VIM. F. Fisher, Peter
Fisher and Dan Head were elected
directors. The business Of this COM
pany is constantly increasing and the
orders already on the books indicates q
prosperous year.
Waukegan is trying to rustic 400
so as to start a social swim, with
salons, etc. The sort Of salons the
Waukegan people will have will be
spelled with two o's, the same old kind
where the people will all herd together,
and which makes the whole world kin.
Kenosha is on to you, Waukegan.
Merchants who spend from $40 to
$75 per year for advertising space
would probably be astonished to know
that a single page in a single issue OF
the Century magazine costs $500; in
minor magazines from $500 to $3.50,
and column in a leading Chicago or
New York paper, by the year, from
sos, $50 to $4,000. Such, however, is
a fact
We think we have had very cold
weather, but memories are SO short.
" The cold New Years Of 1864 was
forty below, January and February of
1875 saw the same, and nearly all of
the winters between showed thirty and
lower often, as have most Of the win
tiers since till the last half a dozen, and
those have been much warmer. Feb,
'S9, showed % below; JAN, go, "a be-
low; Feb, 81, %; JAM, '93, 20, and
Feb, 1913: %, and no other days in the
six years as low as 20. Getting back
to normal conditions now. That is all.
Those persons who confdingly
gave fifty cents each to a travelling
agent about a month ago, in return for
his promise to furnish fine sample of
crayon work, were overjoyed last Sat
arday by the appearance of travelling
man No. 2, who showed up with the
proofs of the photographs. On pay
ment of 40 cts. more in cash, and q
promise later to furnish finished port
raft, when, according to contract, il
work is acceptable, $100 balance is
due. In addition to this he offered q
very fine variety of frames at the very
nominal price of 1926 and up. Alls
well that ends well, and the forty ODD
customers in this section will patiently
watch and wait
"A case in the county court is Civ
ing rise to several fine points of law
A few years ago Nicholas Richtmeyer
of Pleasant Prairie died, and in his
will left his property, valued at about
$4,000, to his grandson, Leslie Hol
brook, son of ii. Ell. and Mary Hol
brook, the only provision being that i
young Holbrook died without issue
the property should be distributed
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