The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-09-10
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1896.

The soda water signs begin 10 give
one a frost.
Miss Lulu Hartman is visiting Miss
Marie Starr, of Chicago.
Two of Kenosha's NJ. DIS are
learning to ride the bicycle.
Roy and Lucia Rogers have re-
turned from a visit in Chicago.
-Chas. Russ is around once more
He has had quite time of sickness.
Mrs. Charles Cooper and children
left Friday for a visit to Ohio friends
Special sale at Fl. L. Molitor &
Co.'s in ladies' capes and Jackets. dwtf
Mrs. Charles Joslyn, of Jackson
vile, Fla, visited in this city last week
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dittler and
eldest son, living on the Balm farm,
have typhoid fever.
Miss Anna Brisach, who has been
visiting friends here, has returned to
her home in Waukegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Gerkin, of
Bloomington, Ill, are guests of their
brother-in-law c. F. Stemm.
The Woodmen and their friends
escaped their usual drenching at this
years picnic. The rain held off.
Great reduction on underwear
during special sale.
dwtf H. L. MOLITOR q co.
Some of the fastest professionals in
the country are entered in the bicycle
races at Windsor park next Saturday.
The only question Of Ire interest in
local circles seems to be whether or not
the Schubert-quartette can sing a little
bit.
Miss Bessie Robinson has returned
from her visit in the east. Her cousin,
Miss Stillman, accompanied her for a
visit here.
Melville will have the finest wall
paper room in Wisconsin when finished
with a new stock to fill it up. Prices
to please you. a24dwtf
j. Roland Jones, Jr., Of Racine,
official referee of the Wisconsin divi-
sion of the L. A. W., will be the referee
for the Windsor races next Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Christ Hansen, who lived at
$50 Durkee avenue, dropped dead very
suddenly in Racine Friday afternoon.
She was visiting friends there. She
leaves a husband and family of five
children.
Under sheriff Harkins went out to
Pleasant Prairie to bring in James Nc
CullOugh, who is believed to be insane.
Drs. Cleary and Farr examined him,
but at so late an hour the result cannot
be announced.
IT. ose who heard the political de-
bate between j. Y. Quarles and NJ. M.
Riley at the Woodmen's picnic Friday
say they felt sorry for Riley, the way
Mr.. Quarles did him up in debate.
Mr.. Riley is no match for Mr.. Quarles
upon Gny subject and he was simply
t-classed, both as speaker and upon
the question at issue.
Last year at this time coal could
be bought in Kenosha at 1926 a ton.
Today the asking price is 1915, with
prospect that it will be higher. The
only thing consumers can do is to kick
and that does no good whatever. The
local dealers do not set the prices.
Their profit is no greater than a year
ago, but the coal barons of Pennsyl-
vania regulate the prices to suit them
selves and we persume we should be
thankful that we are not obliged to pay
So or even SO a ton. There is nation
al antitrust law in existence, and if it
is worth anything it should be applied
in the case of the mercenary coal
sharks.
Our interest in the matter is only
that of the general good, but we have
watched with considerable interest the
attempts of the council to open the SO
called Lee street through that big strip
of vacant property between Deming
and Eagle streets. Here is some of the
finest property IN Kenosha for building
purposes and yet year after year it is
allowed to lie idle, whereas, with a
street cut through it few years would
see dozens of new houses erected there
on. Three times the matter has been
referred to commissioners, but some
hitch or other has prevented anything
being accomplished. Either the petit
tons or applications were not properly
drawn or the awards of damages and
assessments for benefits have been un-
satisfactory to the parties interested
and so the street remains unopened.
The matter is still pending and We sin
cerely hope that something may come
of this last effort and that much talked
of and greatly needed street be put
through and at once.