The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-09-19
COUNTY NEWS.
Leaves From the Lives of Those who
Dwell About Us.
WILMOT.

Mrs. Louise Vincent, OF Bristol, is
stopping at present with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Ell. Tabor returned
Thursday from a two weeks visit at
Boston and Buffalo. We understand
that Mr.. Tabor did not fulfill his orig
inal intention of stopping at Buzzard's
Bay because his illustriOuS friend was
too busily engaged in preparing his an
nual message TO receive callers.
M. Schlax's garden was despOiled
Saturday night Of several choice heads
of cabbage. He thinks the marauder
must have been cabbage-head, or
he would not have left such cOnspic-
uOus trail behind him.
Fred Sabin has repaired the old
store, a part of which is occupied by
M. Fl. Tyrrell, by supplying new
foundation, sidewalk and awning and a
fresh coat of paint inside and out.
Raymond Thompson returned Mon
day from two weeks vacation at
Spring Grove.
The dramatic club will present the
farce-cOmedy. Uncle JOSH" at the
opera house some evening in the near
future. The cast is composed of the
same players who rendered Penn
HapgoOd" so acceptably last spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darby and Mr.. and
Mrs. Winchell together viewed the
sights of Chicago last Wednesday and
Thursday.
Among the new scholars at school
are Arthur Pacey, of Randall, and
Miss Lily Sanbon, of English Prairie.
One evening last week as a prom
inent citizen was vending his way
homeward he stumbled against yield
inc obstruction and the next moment
fell heavily upon it. A piercing shrek
rent the midnight air and as the p. C.
arose an animal limped sadly away.
Summoning aid the p. c. returned and
after a search succeeded in finding and
Staying what was indeed a strange
looking object. 1t was five feet long
with jaws like an alligator, neck like
a giraffe, teeth like a shark, claws like
graphing hook, feet by the rod, eyes
like Ujiji, tail to be continued and
breath like that Of a salamander
Various conjectures were made relative
to its identity. Jim Owen thought
that it was an escaped Orang Outang
Prof. Piston said that, while it has many
we'll known characteristics and might
be classed with several genera, it was
of type with which he certainly was
not familiar J. F. Thompson was
positive that it was the working model
of a new electrical device which the
Duke of Thunder and Lightning is
seeking to patent. Finally we were
called in to settle the dispute and haC
no difficulty whatever in recognizing II
as one of those insidiOus and pestiferOuS
disease germs which DR.. Darby has
discovered in the school house wei
water.
SOMERS
The Kenosha Modern Woodmen pic
mic at the springs last Wednesday was
not as we'll attended as the perfect day
would warrant. During the afternoon
quite local crowd was assembled anC
listened to very fine addresses by Hon
Heydecker and Rev. GOldthorp. The
baseball game was won by Franksvillt
15 to 10. Somers did not have theil
regular club. These clubs have nov
played four games of which numbe
SOmers has won three.
Mrs. j. j. Fitzgerald is entertaining
friends from Rochester, N. Y.
Mrs. B. F. Yule is visiting friends il
Milbourn.
E. J. Burgess and family, who have
been visiting in these parts, returned
to their home in Momence, ILL.,, last
Thursday.
Miss Annie J. Spence visited he
friend Mrs. NJ. ". Holloway Of Paris
during the past week.
C. g. Whitcomb. of Chicago, called
on OLD time friends here last Monday.
Miss Maud Thompson, who has beer
spending the past month at Milwaukee
returned home Saturday accompanied
by her aunt, Mrs. Maybury.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Strong, of Nil
burn, were up to the picnic Wednes
day the guests of his sister, Mrs. W. E
Balm.
School opened in No. l, Miss Alic,
Cook teacher; No. 5, Miss Grimshav
teacher, and No. Z, Mr.. Toner teacher
last Monday, Sept 9. a good attend
ance was shown.
Mrs. McArdle, and Mr.. and Mrs
Jno. Thompson are visiting in Milwau
kee this week.
Henry Lytle has his first consignment
of hard coal. 1925 will be the retail
price this season.
Sundays heavy rain caught tn
usual Chicago bicyclists in the muo
Fortunately for them there is a lat
train to Chicago.
Auction Sales.