The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-08
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Bert Larabee has resigned his
position at the Union Office.
Mrs. F. Koepelke, of Rockford, is
here visiting her daughter, Miss Lillian.
Mrs. George Paris, of GAINESVILLE,
is guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Geor ge
Hale.
The schooner Jura which has b een
lying in this port the last two years is
being reftted.
-Mesdames. E. Beyersdorfer and A.
A. Rel returned Friday night from
weeks visit in Chicago.
Mrs. ". S. Lamb gave an informal
tea Friday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
G. Fl. Leach, of Rogers Park, Ill, and
Mrs. Washburn, of Racine.
Up in Racine they tax one S. for
throwing banana Feelings on the side
walk, but nobody says a word when
someone is run over by a bicyclist!
F. G. French, representing the
j. C. Aver company, of Lowell, Mass,
made his annual trip to Kenosha today
and beside other business renewed his
advertising contract with this paper for
the seventeenth consecutive year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Yule enter
tanned few friends at tea Friday even
ing. Later in the evening d spelling
match was INDUCED in, Mrs. F. j.
Tuttle for the ladies and Col. Strong
for the gentleman, winning the prizes
for the best spoilers.
w. 81. Wheeler is arranging to
have a lot of representatives from other
places here at the time he makes the
public test of the water works. He is
figuring with other towns DESTROYS OF
water works and he wants them to see
what he has done here.
The Wheelmen's parade was very
pretty affair Friday evening. There
were fifty-two wheels in line gaily
decorated in Chinese lanterns and some
in bunting. A large number of people
came out to see the sight. 1t presented
a very imposing appearance.
"A new dodge is being tried on the
farmers in some parts of the country
Permission is given by the farmer to
paint advertisements on his fences, and
the painters pay a few dollars for a
guarantee that no other party shall be
allowed to paint on the same fence.
The farmer is asked to sign receipt
for the money. The receipt turns out
to be a promissory note of 5000 or
more.
"A man who was engaged in NOV
ing some goods into house on WiscOn-
consin street Friday evening had rather
bad accident befall him. His name
was not learned. He was moving his
sons goods in from the country and in
unloading a sewing machine he fell and
the machine came down on top of him.
His head was badly bruised and he re-
ceived a severe cut over his left eye.
DR.. Ripley administered to his neces-
sites.
Complaint is again made that van
dals and thieves are plying their dep
relations at the city cemetery. Flow
ers and other tokens of remembranc &c
are taken from the graves almost as
soon as left Only last Thursday, a
ribbon around a floral piece placed on
the grave of the Hoffman boy, was
stolen before night, the mother being
heart broken by the act. This is only
one of the many instances lately re-
ported, and it is time an example be
made of the vandals.
Mrs. j. A. Killeen and Mrs. Bryan
were out driving Friday evening tax
ing in the bicycle parade, etc. About
8 o'clock they started home and as they
cot on to Ann street near Prairie ave-
nue. their horse frightened at something
and ran away. Both the ladies we're
thrown out and the buggy was quite
badly demolished. Mrs. Killeen was
badly bruised about the head and face
and one wrist was sprained. 1t was
reported at first that Mrs. Bryan had
suffered the fracture of a rib, but this
turned out not to be fact.
There has been no racing between
the steamers Virginia and Christopher
Columbus lately and residents along
the lake shore have noticed it. 1t has
been noticed that the Virginia gener-
ally appears about ten miles ahead of
big whaleback. This is a movement
on the part of the whaleback owners to
remove the idea from the public mind
that there was racing going on every
day. The whaleback is started now
one-half hour later than the Virginia
and the captain has instructions not to
pass the twin screw except in case of
accident to her.
The work in getting the pumps all
connected up at the water works power
house has been pushed with all expedi-
ton today, but there has been so much
to do that the water could not be
turned on. The big we'll between the
power house and the lake shore was all