The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-09
james Barr is having new barr


built on his premises.
Joseph Tully has gone to Chicago
and Indiana on a business trip.
Sam Kingsland, who is suffering
with rheumatism, is improving.
There's many slip-between put
ting up a job and delivering the goods,
Miss Jennie Smith, of Mauston
Wis, is visiting with Mrs. A. E. Buck
master.
The total cost to the city for The
improving of Grand avenue will moi
exceed $500.
Another sidewalk ordinance was
presented at the council meeting Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Skinkle, O
Chicago, are guests in the family OF r
E. Sutherland.
Little Jennie Vinegar is able to be
up after a severe attack of infamma-
tory rheumatism.
"A small piece Of the dock near the
Allen tannery has caved into the river
and is in bad shape.
Miss Mary Zuega and David j
Mckee, of Chicago, were made one by
Rev. c. E. Goldthorp Sunday.
-Clapp Miner, Of Salem, is reported
to be very i'll and not expected to live
He is an old settler of the county.
The Casino club gave dance il
Park City hall Monday night. The
Columbia orchestra of Racine furnished
the mnsic.
Fresh strawberries and garden
vegetables daily at Bailey's. You may
depend upon fresh goods and the bot
tom prices.
The crew of the tug Alice found q
good sized sturgeon in their haul OF
Monday. This is the first one caught
in this vicinity in long time.
AID. Zens called attention at the
council meeting to the fact that the
poor house was sadly in need OF re-
pairs. The matter was laid over.
Until you climb the business hill
you cannot go coasting merrily down
the other side. Nothing helps the
climbing like good, strong advertising.
Mrs. William Meier, of the North
side, dieG Monday afternoon, aged e
wears. The funeral will take place
from St. Georges church next Thurs
day.
Jacob Ernst's bid was the only one
presented for the position of bridge
tender. He was awarded the contract
and ordered to swing and oil the Grand
avenue bridge at least four times q
year.
DIR. G.. w. Toles appeared at the
council meeting Monday evening to
ask permission to fix up tennis court
on the lake front, but the council hao
so much on hand that the matter coulo
not be reached.
There was an extraordinary
amount of business before the council
Monday evening. 1t was long after II
o'clock before adjournment was
reached and then several matters haC
not been touched.
Last Sunday evening the members
of the st. George Maennerchoir sere
naded brother member, Jacob Saftis
and otherwise complimented him. They
were taken in and nicely entertained
by him and Mrs. Saftig.
Bids were received by the council
Monday night for the furnishing OF
road machine. Hale Roberts, agent
for the F. G.. Austin company's ma
chine, being present he made a de-
tailed description of what his machine
could do, whereupon the council or,
dered him to send one here for inspec,
ton and test.
"A terrific thunder storm passed ovel
Kenosha and Racine counties Saturday
afternoon about o'clock. Three barns
belonging to D. Ayers, near Burlington
were struck by lightning and burned t
the ground, with a loss of about So, 600
upon which there is partial insurance
In Racine the residence of James Muir.
ply was struck by lightning and hi'
little son was knocked senseless. Con
siderable damage was done.
There was quite a lively tilt at the
council meeting Monday evening wher
the matter of laying certain sidewalk
on Pearl street came up for consider.
alton. The property owners along the
street were in favor of the walk, bu
the railroad didn't want it. A Mr.
Lowry got very warm tempered ovel
it and came near defeating his OWL
proposition by his talk. 1t came ou
to suit him, however, in the end. The
walk will be built.
Quite a delegation Of Kenosha peo
pie went to Racine last evening to at
tend the concert given by the Thomas
orchestra. The special train brough
them all back at a seasonable hour
and all feel well repaid for their trip
Among those who attended were
Messrs. O. M. Petit, l.. G.. Bohmrich
S. C. Newman, James Cavanagh ant
their wives; Mesdames G.. M. Simmons
Barnes and Gilhland, the Misses Belle
Head, Jennie Blinn, Erickson, North
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