The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-24
Holiday trade is booming.

E. FL. Shurvick, of Pittsburg, was in
this city Saturday.
It is full time for all the little boys
to begin to be good.
Miss Susie Rowe is spending the
holidays in Chicago.
G.. A. Seyler, of Cincinnati, spent
Sunday in Kenosha.
j. H. Laeher, of Chicago, was here
on business Saturday.
C. M. Gay, of Winfield, Kansas, spent
Sunday with Ell. Skinkle,
Walter Jenkins, of Chippewa Falls,
spent Sunday in Kenosha.
1t is doubtful if shooting craps will
prove to be a popular game in Ke-
nosha.
Hubert Schieids is very seriously i'll.
He expects to go to Chicago for an
operation.
There are few people in the city
who were not involved in the trouble
Saturday night.
What a pity that Harriet Beecher
Stowe didn't outlive the play, Uncle
TOMS Cabin"
Those who went to the Carlisle In
dian game at Chicago Saturday even
ing seem to wish they had not gone.
William White, of the Sieg & Wal
pole factory, was called to Chicago
Saturday by the death of a relative.
Miss Minnie Jones, OF Chicago, is
here to spend the holidays with her
cousins, the Misses Alice and Julia
Rector.
The grocery store of the late John
Mcnamara is again open to the public.
Miss Minnie Ward and Joe Nc Namara
have charge.
A Christmas tree for the school
children was held in st. James school
hall Sunday evening. A fine program
was carried out.
The Racine Journal says that it un-
derstands that four of the men caught
in the gambling den Saturday night
were Racine men.
Even III sight OF the excitement
caused over the gambling affair of Sat-
urday evening, the interest in the Gu
ban question has not abated.
Suitable Christmas presents such as
handkerchiefs, silk umbrellas and
mems neckwear. A complete assert
ment at 81. L. Molitor & Co.'S. dwtf
You will find it true every time that
the merchants doing the largest bust
ness are the ones who are doing the
largest advertising in this paper.
For some reason the bond issued
Saturday evening failed to bring out
the parties supposed to be bound by it.
What bold defiance of contract!
Some New Year resolutions will be
not to play craps any more, and some
will be to be very careful what bonds
to make an appearance before court on.
This paper is under the necessity of
remarking again that anonymous COM
munications cannot be published. If
anything is wanted in our paper sign
it.
Owing to Christmas falling on Friday
this year, the custom among certain
denominations of fasting on Friday
will be omitted. The day before
Christmas, however, Thursday, will be
observed as fast day as usual.
The firm of French & Robinson. in
snrance agents, has dissolved, Mr..
French remaining in his old stand.
Mr.. Robinson will soon be connected
with the new bank, and it is under
stood retires from the firm on this
account.
We understand some of the police
were looking for another crap game
Tuesday night. At any rate some of
them were reported TO be in one of the
saloons ut an early hour this morning.
1t was not north of the Grant House
this time.
Miss Julia Rector has taken the
position Of organist on the new Baptist
pipe organ. She has held the position
of organist in that church for some
time, but she shows great aptitude in
her new line, The church was crowd
ed Sunday with those desiring to hear
the new instrument.
An effort is to be made to secAre the
Rev. John Koehne for another series of
lectures for the latter part of next
January or the fore part of February.
1t will be remembered that when Mr..
Koehne was here last March the Con-
gregational church was inadequate in
capacity to hold the crowds who de-
sired to lear him. The mere an
nouncement that he may be back will
undoubtedly create great interest.
w. W. Cooper spoke to the Racine
Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoon on the
subject, Profit and Loss" Mr..
Cooper is described by the Racine
papers as a forcible and attractive
speaker, especially to meu Special