The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-04

mann U COS.
The cold northeast winds prevail
ing during the past three days made it
uncomfortable for the fishermen at the
lakes and they have all returned home
without wetting line.
The chairmen of the different
towns are to be in next Saturday to
make arrangements for guide boards
to be put on all cross roads throughout
the county.
John Mcnamara returned Monday
evening from Chicago, where he has
been visiting his little son at the Pres
byterian hospital there. The little fell
low is getting along nicely.
-G. 81. Curtis, r. e. Mailer and
Mrs. Smythe are delegates from the
Congregational Sunday school to the
State Sunday school convention which
meets in Milwaukee this week.
The committee on claims of the
common council reported adversely on
the claim of Thomas Hoban for $26 for
an injured hand. He had already been
allowed one amount on this claim.
William Davy asked for rebate
of his taxes at the council meeting
Monday evening on the houses burned
on his property. The petition was
referred to the committee on finance.
The vestrymen of st. Matthews
church held their usual quarterly meet
ing Monday evening. AS this was the
date for the running out of the annual
pew rentals it was the occasion for re-
newals.
IS. c. Newman sent in a petition to
the council Monday evening asking for
rebate on his sewer assessment,
claiming he had been assessed too high.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on sewers.
Several petitions were sent in to
the council Monday evening requesting
the use of the public parks for the use
OF several different societies for ice
cream stands, etc., for the Fourth of
July. All the requests were denied.
The ordinance presented to the
council providing for the closing of
saloons at IL o'clock every night and
for the removal of screens from vim,
dows was sat down on by the council
Monday evening by vote of 4 to 3.
&C. A. Dickhaut has just completed
plans for a 54x1O1 feet addition to the
Sterling Cycle works, The addition is
to be in keeping with the main build
ing and is part of the machine de-
partment A 54x1O2 two story addi-
ton is to be added to the east end of
the factory for storing and shipping
purposes.
A committee of citizens of Union
Grove were in the city today to inter
est KenOsha citizens in the Racine and
Kenosha county fair project. They
have an option on twenty-five acres of
land within the limits of Union Grove
which it is proposed to buy at 800 per
acre. The committee claims to be
meeting with some success.
The Racine Nea0s says, upon what
it does not state, that the
races here Saturday were not as much
IF success as was expected. The
Nee0s would do well to call down it's
for that statement, for con-
sidering the day and the condition of
The track the races were all that could
nave been expected. Perhaps the
Nea0s will revise it's report when it is
known that one of the races was won
n time which was only l 1-5 seconds
slower than the worlds record.
The March Davis Cycle company,
If Chicago, made an assignment Mon
lay. It scheduled assets to the amount
# 100000 and liabilities at $4,000.
Earlier in the day the concern had con-
essed judgment in the sum of SIS, 900.
of the cheaper wheels was
90 much for them. This is the COM /
,any which at one time contemplated |
coating in Kenosha and was bidder
or the plant now owned by the Sieg
Valpole company.
John O'Donnell, as member of
he committee appointed to visit the
ommon council to request an appro
'riation for the proper celebration of
he Fourth of July, appeared before
hat body Monday evening and asked
hat the city do something. Aid.
)'Donnell moved that $3.50 be appro-
riated for the purpose. This was Sec
nded by Aid. McGivern. Aid. Yule
egistered kick against it on the
round that the city was financially in
ad shape and he did not believe the
ouncil had power to make any such
The vote taken re-
ulted in for and 3 against it. 1t re-
lures six votes to appropriate money
nd so the motion was lost.
"A happy thought was the organi-
alton of the Wayside club and the
pontaneous response by those having
eceived invitations to become mem
ers must certainly be gratifying to
boca q T7oooti11n hold