The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-29

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Chief stemm spent Sunday in Mil
Waukee.
For a fit of the blues take a cup Of
Bailey's coffee. d&wa28
Miss Emma Shirley has accepted a
position in this Office.
W. Y. Gull, of Salem, was caller
at this Office Monday.
Geo. Smith, of Salem, transacted
business here Monday.
Miss Lulu Wood has returned home
from three weeks visit in Chicago.
The Misses Laura and Mile Gal
lagher, of Waukegan, are the guests of
Miss Belle Comiskey.
Miss Agnes Wagner, who has been
spending her vacation with Belle Com
iskey, has returned to her home in
Chicago
-Kenosha has been securing any
amount of free advertising in the past
six months, but it is of the kind which
will not prove beneficial to the city.
DIR. M. G. Smith, who has been
absent for about two weeks because of
the serious illness of her mother re-
turned home Monday evening. She
reports that her mother was very seri-
GUS when she reeched her, but she was
left in a very much improved condition.
"A large board sign about two feet
long on which are the words, " For
Sale. Inquire of Tom Bond" greets
the eye Of pedestrians passing over
Main street bridge. The sign is on the
famous Jersey Lily and she is now for
sale. Capt. Leis does not care to part
with the boat but circumstances COM
pei him to.
Mrs. N. G. Stafford will be at Miss
Fisk's on South street to give voice
culture lessons on Mondays. At the
Baptist church, Waukegan, on Tues
days from 1870 to 6. Wednesday and
Saturday from 1870 to p. NJ, Room
316, Athenaeum building, rs E. Van
Buren, street, Chicago. Voices tried
free of charge at any hour. loft
AT the meeting of the council Mon
day night the city clerk was instructed
to advertise for bids for hauling the
hose wagons. Chief Barr, of the fire
department, was also instructed to
take the two steamers out of service
and have them stored away. The city
will have no further use for them since
the water works have been completed.
Chains and lights have been placed
at the approaches to the Main street
bridge to prevent pedestrians and
driving parties from going over the
abutment when the bridge is swung
after dark. The chains are placed
about ten feet from the edge of the
abutment and large red light sets ex-
actly in the center. The improvement
is good one and should have been
made long ago.
Mrs. Adelaide l.. Simmons has been
requested by the board of women man
ayers of the Atlanta exposition to col
lect and forward thework of the women
of Wisconsin to exhibit in the woman's
building at the exposition. All who
have books, pictures, statnary, handi-
work or inventions are requested to
communicate with Mrs. Simmons and
learn how to send and have returned
free of charge. Wisconsin papers please
copy.
"A petition presented to the council
Monday evening asking for an extern
sion of the water works mains on Park
avenue was referred to committee on
water works. The petition was signed
by w. M. Cowell, E. Hollister, B. Sim
mons and others living in the vicinity.
Mr.. Cowell stated to the council that
the syndicate which is building the cot
tages on the Hollister & Meers subdi-
vision intends to build six cottages and
more later on, but the city will have to
extend the water mains to the limits to
supply the people with water. The
estimated cost of the work is 5000.
The committee was also given power
to act relative to the extension of the
| Prairie avenue mains.
AID. Yule was inclined to be con-
trary at the meeting Monday night and
would not consent to adjourn with the
the council as committee of the whole
to discuss the ordinance relative to
rules and rates to govern the water
works. The council retired to the city
engineers Office, with Attorney Cava-
nagh as adviser, but John steadfastly
refused to leave his desk and declared
it to be cut and dried affair, that
public business should be transacted in
the proper place and that he would not
be party to a deal of that kind. At
8 o'clock, the council having been out
forty-five minutes then, John decided
not to wait any longer and left for home
with his temper in the vicinity of the
boiling point.
The man who talks too much is in
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