The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-07

George Nicoll, of st. Louis, is here
on brief visit.
Miss Miller Utter spent Sun day in
Bristol with Mrs. Richtmyer.
DIR. George Kimball and Ted Mey-
ers we're in Waukegan Sunday.
Mrs. F. j. Gottfredsen has return
ed from a visit with her sister in New
York City.
That long winded sidewalk ordi-
nance was passed by the council Mon
day evening.
The Jaeger Bros. liquor license
was transferred Monday evening to
John CANADIAN.
All are cordially invited to attend
the great anniversary bargain sale at
Barden & McArdle's. OWNS
Patrick McCabe secured a license
for his saloon in the Binninger block at
the council Monday evening.
Thursday is the first day of the an
niversary sale at Barden & McArdle's.
Get one of their circulars and bring it
with you. The bargains are genu-
inc. OWNS
r. B. Swenson, who has been con-
nected with the news department of
this paper the past three weeks, left
for Milwaukee Saturday evening to
seek employment on the papers of that
city.
The bone Of long conference.-the
opening of street through the Carrie
Lee property on Deming street-came
up before the council Monday evening
by petition. Aid. McGivern wanted
it knocked out at once, but the matter
was finally referred to the committee
on streets, alleys and bridges.
AID. McGivern brought up that
old matter of gates at the Middle street
crossing of the railroad at the council
meeting Monday evening. He said
the road had been given two years to
build them in and had not done so yet
and he wanted to know why. He pro-
poses to see the matter pushed now.
1t is settled fact now that the
Cudahy Bros. will open meat mar
ket here in the near future. They
have purchased the small frame house
next north of the Balm Wagon works
Office and will remove the structure
and put up one-story brick veneer
ed building suitable to meat market
purposes and open up there. 1t is un-
derstood the work will soon begin:
observations made through Keno
sha county show very promising con-
ditions of things for the farmers and
gardeners. Fruit trees are laden with
wealth of blossoms; grass never made
finer growth, and small fruit prom
ises an abundant yield. Refreshing
rains during the past few weeks have
copiously watered every section of the
county. Taken all in all the unusual
ly early spring seems fair to be great
blessing. +5
The protection pier at the Main
street bridge is dreadfully rotten. Its
condition was reported to the council
Monday evening by Aid. McGivern.
He said a man had recently landed on
it and went through Immediately.
The city would be liable for any dam
age or accidents which occur there and
he wanted to see the place fixed. The
matter was referred to the committee
on harbor to investigate and report
upon at the next meeting.
Get our anniversary sale bulletin
and bring it with you. 1t will save you
money. Barden & McArdle. OWNS
The Sterling Cycle factory en-
ployes got in their petition for the use
of the sidewalks for wheels, under such
restrictions as the council saw fit to i'm
pose, at the council meeting Monday
evening. There were number of
other petitions out, which were being
numerously signed by our citizens,
which it was hoped could be all in
Guided in one long petition, and, there
fore, made all the stronger on that ac-
count. The petition was referred to
the committee on judiciary for investi-
CATION of the laws and the powers of
the council, to report upon at the next
meeting.
The electric railway matter came
up at the council. meeting Monday night
Messrs. Slush and Bishop asking that
an amendment to the ordinance as
printed in another part of this paper be
passed, and by such action render it
possible for the company to accept it
and proceed with the construc-
ton of the same. 1t seems to us that
if the council is disposed to help along
this project at all, the members cannot
consistently refuse to grant these con-
cessions. The form of rail, slight
change in the route, calling for four