The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-06

& Co.
The Waukegan opera house has
taken the advance dates off the hands
lof Manager Rhode.
The Italian case against Tony
Bruno for using abusive language came
up again in Justice Skaters court this
morning and was held open until this
afternoon.
The valentines on exhibition are
exceeding pretty this year. They are
made in all manner of designs. Most
of the merchants now have them on
exhibition.
"A. j. Burg received the blank
bonds today which he must fill out and
have properly signed and return to
Washington before he can take pos
session of the postofice.
At many points in the state quite
a rivalry exists, each place striving to
make it's institute better than it's neigh
boring town. Do not let Kenosha
county be behind in this matter.
We have received communication
in reference to the Chicago Dispatch,
which we would publish, but the
authors name was not sent in with the
contribution. This is Imperative.
Farmers clubs and reading circles,
wherever established, have produced
great improvement in the community.
Will it not be advisable to organize in
Kenosha county at the close of the
Bristol Institute?
The usual social will be given at
Guild hall Thursday evening by the
ladies of st. Matthews church. The
hostesses will be Mesdames W. p.
Robinson, r. S. Whitaker, L. W. Mil
Ter and G.. Fl. Leach.
About twenty of the polishers of
the Sieg & Walpole factory have struck
on reduction of the price of polishing
handle bars. Heretofore they have
been paid Is cents apiece, and now
they are cut to II cents apiece.
There will be preaching next Sun
day, the 9th, in the Swedish language
at the Baptist church by Rev. Charles
Palm, of Evanston. Meeting at 3
o'clock p. m. All are cordially in
vited. w30fd0
The committee on fire department
at the council meeting Monday evening
reported in favor of the purchase of a
chemical engine for the fire department
! and against the use of the fire depart
ment team for street sprinkling pur-
poses.
At a meeting of several republicans
who got together in a certain prOmin-
ent grocery store Tuesday evening it
was decided that Mckinley was not
the man wanted for the next presiden-
tial candidate of that party. That
settles it, Mckinley can't have the
nomination.
AT the council meeting Monday
evening two petitions of property own
ers on Market street we're read concern
corning the paving of the street. One
petition represented liza feet frontage
which called for brick, and the other
represented 1881 feet calling for blocks.
Tie matter was referred to the COM
mittee on streets, alleys and bridges.
The committee on streets, alleys
and bridges reported at the council
meeting Monday evening that it would
take ninety-fve more signs to complete
the labelling streets in the newly annex
ed territory of the city. The commit
tee was given the power to act in the
premises and to furnish the required
signs and to see that the houses were
properly numbered.
The ordinance e-districting the
CITY into new wards came up for a
reading at the council meeting Monday
evening. The ordinance called for the
publication of the ordinance in all the
papers of the city. Mayor Farr asked
if it was necessary to do so. AS mat
ter OF economy he objected to the
move. Aid. Schend moved that it be
printed in the regular official papers
onlv and the city clerk was instructed
to cut out all the names of papers ex-
cept the News and Union. This hav-
/ ing been done, Aid. Yule moved that
the ordinance take the usual course.
John Reardon and John Neon
nell were released by Justice Mathews
this afternoon. They were undergoing
preliminary hearing on the charge of
committing an assault with intent to
do great bodily harm on one George
Hughes. The case was finished at
3 o'clock this afternoon. Justice Mat
thews held that the evidence was not
sufficient to show that the defendants
had any premeditated intent to do
great injury to Hughes, and then held
that the evidence was not sufficient to
prove that the defendants were the
men who committed the assault, if any
had been committed. At the close of
the trial District Attorney Buckmaster