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

INV
friends and relatives here.
Miss Sadie Cropley has returned
home from visit in Chicago.
Master Frank auckland, of Apple
ton, is visiting Chester Barnes.
j. C. Beye returned from his south
western trip Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith, of Osh-
kosh, are visiting the family Of Geo. D.
Head.
Mr.. and Mrs M. A. Baker have
returned from a pleasant visit in Mil
Waukee.
There will be picnic and dance
by the Casino club at Park City garden
Labor day.
The improvements on the Danish
Lutheran church on Grand avenue are
progressing nicely.
Mrs. Owen Mccarthy, Of Chicago,
in this city. She was called here by the
illness of her mother, Mrs. VIM. Burns.
Joseph Borkenhagen Won the COW
and Frank Holderness won the calf at
the rattle Of the st. Georges church
picnic.
John Van Burton is taking three
weeks coaching from Prof n. Rowe,
preparatory to entering Princeton col
lege this fall.
Miss Josie Fisher returned last
Sunday from visit in Chicago Her
cousin, Miss Fisher, returned with her
and is visiting here.
Herman Reinold has returned to
Minneapolis where he has accepted a
position with the wholesale grocery
house of George /. Newell.
Mrs. Carrie Lee has consented to
the use of her grounds for garden
social to be given by the Y. M. G. A.
Tuesday evening, Sept. 3. This will
follow the entertainment to be given
at the Central Music hall Sept. 2.
There was slight typographical
error in the last council proceeding
printed in this paper. The. bill of
Nick Gehl in the pauper accounts was
made to read 1895. It should have
read $685.. A difference of $40.
The railroad company's attention
was respectfully called to the fact
that the excursion it proposes to give
to Lake Geneva was advertised for the
same date as the old settlers picnic
on August 20. The date was changed
to September 4.
People who went out today to look
for Venus which is now visible by day
light, were doomed to disappointment.
1t has been too cloudy to see it. If the
sky is clear tomorrow it may be seen
just little south of the moon and
somewhat to one side.
Fred Hannahs, accompanied by
Al Willard, of Amigo, and Dick Wit
beck, of Chicago. will leave Friday for
Hammond lake, Wis, to determine the
reason that the fish are not biting.
Any information they may give upon
the subject after their return may be
considered reliable.
AT the meeting of the council We'd
nesday evening Aid. McGivern moved
that chains be provided for both ends
of the Main street bridge to be strung
across the road at either end when the
bridge is swung to prevent peoples
driving into the river. At night red
lanterns will also be provided.
1t is reported that an extensive
owner of real estate in the western
part of the city was offered fair price
for land enough to put up fifty houses,
but he choked off the goose which was
to help him to the golden egg and re-
fused to sell. The offer was made by a
syndicate with plenty of money behind
it.
The case of Frank Schever against
Henry Gehrling, in which the defend
ant was charged with assault and bat
terry, occupied Justice Mathews atten-
ton Wednesday afternoon. A jury
had been called. The case went to the
jurors at o'clock and in twenty min
utes they returned verdict Of not
guilty.
Since the publication of the fact in
this paper that Frank Schaefer was to
turn states evidence and tell all he
knows about the big fire at the Chica-
go Bedding company's, it is said on
pretty good authority that he is con-
siderably scared. It is said that he
fears now some harm will come to him
if he squeals.
David Theleen, son of G.. G.. The
leen, who has been spending year in
the o. S. naval school at Annapolis, is
home on a six weeks flrlough. David
is getting along finely in his studies
and seems to be pleased with his ex-
perience as a protege of Uncle Sam. He
will return about October first and
enter upon his second year of the four
required to complete the course.
1t has been stated in some of the
papers that Bernhard Hueffer, who