The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-18

/ from TWO weeks Lip III Gu0 6dSG.
Miss Jeanette McGinnis, of
Ravenswood, is visiting Mrs. L G.
| Lance.
Mrs. Mary Curtis, of Salem, was a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Truesdell,
Monday.
Mrs. Eugene L. Gross of Spring
field, ILL.,, with her little grandson are
at the Sanitarium.
The young people had very pleas
ant party in the University school hall
on Monday evening.
The Northwestern Loan & Trust
Company loan money on real estate
security at lowest current rates. wtdw
! Don't talk great deal about what
should be done and remain on the back
seat waiting for some one else to do it.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Arnold, of Mil
waukee, are spending their vacation in
Kenosha visiting Mrs. N. R. Allen and
family,
The common council failed to
appropriate any money for the settle
ment of the annexation suit Monday
night.
Something to remember-If men
could make $40 day by specializing
with $10O they would never let you in
to the snap.
The Postal Telegraph company is
making arrangements to come into
Kenosha. It is thought the office will
be with the q. S. Express.
Samuel Voak, Of Benton, is here
visiting John Blankley, on South
street. Mr.. Voak is now 90 years old
and is still hale and hearty.
Mrs. C. Fl. Hurd and daughters,
Ruth and Bessie, returned Saturday
evening from their visit at Ft. Atkin-
son, Waukesha and other points.
Why may not KenOsha have cheap
excursions these pleasant evenings ?
With all our beautiful water front, we
havn't a boat the public can call it's
own.
ALI obligations of the Northwestern
loan & Trust Company are secured by
deposit with the State Treasurer of
the State of Wisconsin, as provided
in the law under which the company
is organized. Wtdw
Last Saturday State Superintend-
ent of Public instruction Emery ap
pointed a county teachers institute to
be held in Kenosha for July %, to be
in charge Of W. c. Hewitt, of Oshkosh;
G.. G. Shuts, of Whitewater; and John
B. Malcney, of Kenosha.
Who pulled down those signs?
That is the question. Two of the signs
which were posted at the Central park
notifying bicyclists of threatened S.
fine have disappeared. No one admits
knowing where there they went to nor
how they disappeared, but they are not
to be found.
Have you left your name, Mr..
Wheelman, as one willing to take part
in the bicycle parade with those hav-
ing the list in charge? Time is short
and it will be necessary to call meet
ing as soon as the list is large enough
to insure a good parade. See Robert
Mari, Pitts & DeBerge, George Yeo-
man, Richard Welles or S. c. Newman
and put down your name.
The bicycle races on Saturday will
be open only to Kenosha citizens and
the employees of the bicycle company.
Prizes hung up will aggregate $3.50.
The first prize will be specially built
Sterling wheel. All entries of Kenosha
riders will be made to R. III. Welles not
later than Thursday noon. In tomor-
row evenings issue we will give a list
of the races and prizes.
Mrs. Matthias Jacobs, who has
been sick for long time, died Sunday
aged 70 years. She was mother of
Peter Jacobs, DR.. John Jacobs, of Chi
cago and Mrs. Henry Schlax, of Salem;
also two other daughters in Chicago;
and two sons, Joseph and Matthias,
who are missionaries in Africa, and
Rev. Father Jacobs, of Burlington.
She was among the oldest settlers in
KenOsha.
There is part to the story about
the Theodore Mertene case which was
not told Saturday. He is the alleged
insane man who was brought here by
! Sheriff Homer HOLSTER from Walworth
county. Tt seems that Mertene had
been accused of horse stealing and the
plea of insanity was set up by himself,
and that he claimed to be resident of
New Munster. When Judge Belden,
Of Racine, sat on the case he could
neither find the man insane nor that
he was resident of this county, so he
was ordered sent back to stand trial in
| Walworth county. The fellow was IN
doubleday troubled with dementia, but
the physicians thought a good portion
Iof his actions were put on for effect.
is it possible that the annexation
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