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

-Ed. BlggS, q tfaVellng SALESMAN ol
Chicago, spent Friday in this city.
Gov. Upham has proclaimed Mon
day, Sept. 2, labor day, and a legal holt
day.
The bicycle makes the new woman
knock kneed, pigeon toed and bow
legged.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry DeBerge have
gone to Kilbourn, Wis, for a two weeks
vacation.
There is to be dance III Simmons
hall Monday evening, Sept. 2, by the
Badger boys.
Miss Agnes Walsh returned to Chi
cago after spending a month with her
sister Mrs. LeFevre.
Miss Dora Fisk has returned from
her visit to Miss Mamie Trotter at her
home in Milburn. III.
Shirley Ames, OF Waukegan is
clerking in Ames & Anglers during the
absence of Mr.. Angler.
Miss Bessie Sherwood, is spending
a ten days vacation with relatives in
GAINESVILLE and Milwaukee.
-Artie VanGasbeck went to Chica-
go Friday for two weeks visit with
the family of j. W. Becker.
"A pair of spectacles was picked up
near the Congregational church. Any
body proving property may have them.
Detective Cowie has come and
gone again. Another addition to the
colony now in the jail may be looked
for on his return.
You may depend upon it that he is
a good man whose intimate friends are
all good, and whose enemies are char
acters decidedly bad.
-Married-At DeSmet, S. Dakota,
Aug. u, 1895, T. E. Carpenter, former
~ of Pleasant Prairie, to Lizzie Lang
don, of DeSmet, S. Dakota.
The grocery store Of Peter GILES
on Cedar street, OH the North side, was
struck by lightning during the storm
Friday night. The damage done was
very light.
1t is said that an attempt will be
made by several politicians, with the
assistance Of some Of the city officers, to
provide soft berth at the power house
for the son-in-law of one of these poll
ticians. The party to whom it is in
tended to give this position is resi-
dent of Chicago and has never lived in
this city.
Peter Frekker, ESQ.,, ex-city sewer
inspector, politician and the erstwhile
king of the Danes of this city, has fold
ed his tent and silently faded away.
On Wednesday last Peter wandered
towards the depot and quietly taking
his seat in the train, bid adieu to nu-
merous creditors who are mourning his
sudden departure.
The revenue cutter Andy Johnson
came into this port last evening on d
tour of inspection. The papers of the
captains of every boat in the harbor as
we'll as those of the pilots and engineers
of the fishing tugs we're carefully ex-
amined for defects, but they we're all
as required, the Andy Johnson clear
ing during the night.
Among the new photographs of
old settlers to De exhibited at the old
settlers picnic, will be that of Thomas
B. Bulltne. Mr.. Bullene died about a
year ago in Chicago. His father was
the first settler in Salem and an uncle
of his built the old plank road and
sunk a fortune Of $4,000 in it. The
picture is a very fine one and will, no
doubt, excite considerable interest
The bright illumination of the sky
to the southwest of the city Friday
evening was caused by the burning of
Dexter Ferry's barn, in Lake county,
about one mile south of the state line.
The barn was completely destroyed
with about thirty tons of hay, two
horses, one COW and a large number of
tools and farming implements. Loss
about $4,000. Insured. 1t is believed
by many of the neighbors to have been
struck by lightning.
App1ICClUlOu1Ol CtOolOCCtuCC w do 11dOO
to the chairman of the pauper commit
tee this morning by the wife of VIM.
Carson. This fellow will loaf around
the streets, week after week, smoking
cigarettes, and try to create the i'm
preston that he is making a serious eff
fort to secure employment. The fact
is he does not want work and neither
will he work as long as the city contin-
ues to give support to his family. Some
thing should be done to compel this
fellow to attend to the wants of his
family.
The schooners John Y. Jones and
Alice cleared during the night, crew
for the boats having been secured in
Chicago. To NEWS reporter the
men stated that they were members of
the Chicago union, but that they would
be under the jurisdiction of the Mil
waukee union while sailing from Wis