The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-04-18


for Siddons and Murray entertainment
next Saturday night.
The st. George Benevolent society
is making elaborate preparations for its
Fourth of July picnic at Park City
garden.
Soda fountains are now fixing at
Hurd's, Starkweather's Woodward &
Conley's, George Fishers, Halberstadt's
and Leach & Lambs. #,
The Married Folks danced at the
Rhode opera house Monday evening.
There was a good attendance and a
most enjoyable time was had.
Edward Balm has ordered his pri-
vate car to Pasadena and the family
will return home as soon as possible,
arriving here probably next Thursday.
Mrs. n. c. Stafford will be at Miss
Fisk's on South street to give voice Gull
ture lessons on Monday afternoons and
Tuesday forenoons. Voices tried free
of charge.
The Calumet club held it's Easter
ball at Park City hall Monday evening.
The hall was so crowded by the attend
ance that there was scarcely room, for
dancing. The club cleared about $40.
The story seems to come from the
inside that there will be quite,,a. warm
competition between Miss Erickson and
Miss Bessie Wells for the position Of
first assistant Of the high school at the
next selection of teachers by the school
board.
The worst case of absence Of mind
we ever heard of happened lately, when
man, hurrying for train, thought
he had left his watch at home, and
took it out to see if he had time,tO go
back for it.
"A petition signed .by 2O04 people
was presented to the council Monday
evening protesting against the, raising
of the fire sale tax from S. to $50.
The petition was referred to the judi
ciary committee.
On motion of Aid. NcGiverll at,
the council meeting Monday evening,
all children between and IA years of
age will be compelled to attend some,
school, either public or privateser The
chief of police was instructed to carry
out this order. -
The delinquent tax list Of Lake
county is published in the Antioch
Nea0s this week and occupies eighteen
columns of space, in that paper. Now
in KenOsha county it IS different. Peo-
pie pay their taxes and the delinquent
list of this county occupies less than
two columns of space in the TELE
GRAPH COURIER.
The mayor read an inaugural adj
dress to the council Monday evening,
which outlined a large number of i'm
provements he would like to. see. ear
ried out this year. The address was a
very comprehensive one, and not a
thing was brought in which could not
easily be carried out.
Prof. A. G.. Wirth's dancing school
will meet on Tuesday, April Is, and
every Tuesday regularly thereafter.
All who wish to join the class must do
so on the 10th; no beginners will be
taken in the class after that date. To
take beginners at all times prevents the
class from progressing properly.
"A hotel is to be built at Twin
Lakes this summer, which is to be a.
beauty. 1t will be built by Chicago
parties and will be 177x75 feet and
will accommodate $50 guests. The
kitchen is to be made fire proof, the
building will be lighted by electricity
throughout and elevators will he put
in.
At the annual meeting of St. Mat
thew's society held Monday evening,
the following officers were chosen: 0.
NJ Calkins, senior warden; A. Fl.
Lance, junior warden. Vestrymen: III.
S. Van Ingen, G. G. Brown, N. A. Pen
noyer, w. W. Strong, j. 81 Charles, A.
II. French, N. A. Rowe and VIM. F.
Fisher.
George Berens will be poor master
another year. This was the only job
on which there seemed to be much of a
contest. 1t took three formal ballots
to decide the matter. Each of the for
NAL ballots before the last one and the
informal, resulted in -four for Berens
and four for Lorenzo Gilbert. The
mayor broke the tie on the third formal
ballot.
! -4At the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational Society held Monday even
ing, Rev. G. Fl. Rogers was engaged for
the ensuing year, and the following
officers elected: Col. j. j. Hoyt re-
elected trustee; L. M. Theirs, treasurer;
F. II. Hall, clerk. The report of E.
h. Hollister, the retiring treasurer,
showed the finances of the society to be
in good condition.
The rules of the last council were
adopted by the new with but two small
changes. The committee on streets
and alleys has the word bridges added