The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-16
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! Memorial day is TO DE properly oD-
served this year.
Only 900 above zero in Chicago
Thursday afternoon.
&C. A. Dewey is building a new
house on his Market street property.
r. G. Luther has been in Chicago
the past few days getting his eyes doc
tored.
Madame Theirs of Milwaukee, is
here visiting her sons E. c. and L.
M. Theirs.
Patrick Gibbons of Pleasant Prairie
is reported to be very i'll. He is 81
years Of age.
Thomas J. Mccartney has moved
into the house on the corner of Ann and
South streets.
The pay rolls of Kenosha factories
are now amounting to thousands OF
dollars weekly.
The schooner Wolverine left Thurs
day night for Manistique for a load OF
slabs for John O'Donnell.
Mrs. E. DeForrest Barnett, OF
st. Paul, MINI, sister of Rev. c. II.
Rogers, is visiting at the manse.
james Mcdonald, who was so badly
! injured at the brass mill, is improving
so nicely that it is believed he will re-
cover.
William Eppers and Miss Jennie
Fonk, daughter of Mat Fonk, OF Paris,
are reported to be preparing to wed
May 81.
Andrew Stahl is nursing some sore
arms. They we're sunburned while
taking the pelts from Ed. Kinks sheep
Thursday.
w. W. Gray, of Milwaukee, is
looking after the new artesian well at
the factory of the Chicago-Rockford
Hosiery Company.
The Knights of Pythias had So
cial and quiet dance at their hall
! Thursday evening. What it lacked In
numbers it made up in fun.
Jacob Eifer, a member of the Gem
Hose company, had his left hand quite
severely burned at the fire Thursday
night DR.. FAIR dressed the hand.
4 progressive euchre party was
held at St. James school hall Thursday
evening. There were a number pres
pnt. Misses Katie Ludwig and Lizzie
Pierce carried off prizes.
Rev. w. L. Bray, former Keno
sha pastor, who last year resigned his
charge at Ashland, Wis, has just ac-
copied call from the Congregational
church at Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Street Commissioner Boyle is Going
good work in having the streets
cleared of brick bats and tin cans.
Billy goes at his work in an intelligent
manner, and prosecutes it vigorously.
The counterfeit dollars, of which
mention was made by this paper re-
Gently, seem still to be in circulation.
The banks are obliged to watch de-
posts very closely to keep them out.
The North side engine, |. W. Web
ster, is being thoroughly overhauled
and repaired. Her hues are all out to
be cleaned. This is the reason why it
did not show up at the fire Thursday
night.
The four tramps, Edward OBrien,
James Hayes, A. Joyce and W. Healry.
we're bound over to the circuit court in
the sum of 5000 apiece, on the charge
of having robbed John SteinmetZ in
Racine.
Have you noticed that there are
many strangers locating in Kenosha
this spring? And have you thought OF
the duty of each older resident to be-
come acquainted with them, to make
them feel at home?
John Houston, of Brassville,
worked Thursday in the neighborhood
of the court house. The heat was
quite strong and so he was constrained
to drink a considerable water. The
consequences have been that he was a
very sick man Thursday evening and
barely escaped succumbing to the heat.
The schooner Oak Leaf, which was
supposed to be smuggling in whiskey
from Canada, landed in Chicago Thurs
day. Two government inspectors
watched her unload, but there was
nothing aboard her except cedar posts.
Both the captain and the owner were
very much surprised that such q story
should have been circulated.
Andrew Stahl, who was called out
by Edwin Kirk, OF Pleasant Pralrle, 10
assist in removing the pelts from the
sheep destroyed by the dogs Wednes-
dav night, tells an awful tale OF
slaughter in this connection. He says
that Mr.. Kirk had prepared a fine pen
for the sheep and had built it of a
closed board fence with wire work over
the top, but that a small piece Of the
wiring had been left off for some reason
or other The dogs got in where this
was off. A large number of the sheep
were piled one upon another, so that
many of them died by smothering. Mr.
Stahl says that $500 or 5000 would be a
fair estimate to place upon Mr.. Kinks
loss.
Strawberries are cheap now. To-
day the dealers have three grades, and
offer them at 10, III and 10 cents pei
quart. The cheapest berries offered
are of fairly good quality. Dealers dc
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