The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-31

The factories which closed down for
the holidays are in full blast again.
Mrs. A. a. Thomas, of Edgewater,
spent Christmas here among friends.
Ames & Angler are making some
unparalleled offers now. Read their ad.
Wheat opened stronger on Change
Dec. %, May selling at first at SIS to
82s
The Chicago banks seem to be catch
ing it right and left, or rather the peo-
pie are.
Miss Ada Bright returned Sunday
evening from her holiday outing in
Chicago.
William Smith, of Chicago, came up
Christmas to visit his aunt, Mrs. E. Z.
Chalfant.
c.. F. Meiser is able to be out some,
but his recent illness is hanging on
pretty hard yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fl. Truax are sing
ing in the Baptist choir. They now
have a fine quartette.
Mrs. c. Gfroerer and children, of
Chicago, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. Barber.
Lenuz 81 Funck start new ad. in
the TELEGRAPH COURIER this week.
Read it.
Miss Winnifred MARITIME is home
from Grand Rapids, Mich, to spend
the holiday vacation with her parents.
James P. English and son John, of
Omaha, Neb., are visiting the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
English.
Mrs. Martha Wyman has been re-
stored to the pension roll at the rate of
500 per month to date from September
20, 1885.
Since the first of last March M. 81.
Bacon has secured in pension claims for
widows from the government the total
sum of $7,9O2.62.
Judge Elrick C. Cole, of Great Bend,
Kansas, is here for few days on a
business trip and incidentally to visit
his brother Horace.
They complain in Waukegan that
they did not do but about 70 per cent.
of the business at the postofice this
year that they did last.
Look up the report in this issue of
the First National Bank. 1t shows
the bank to be one of the strongest for
one of its size in the country.
The funeral of Hubert Schilz was
held from ST. Georges church Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Father Joseph Dreis
officiating. The funeral was largely
attended.
City Engineer Davidson received a
box of oranges this week from Robert
Moth, who is spending the winter in
California. j. B. says the oranges are
all right.
Those who did not get out to do
their shopping before Christmas are
keeping merchants busy now. There
are good many opportunities for bar
gains among the Xmas wreckage.
The Mud Plungers and the Park
Citys played al game of indoor base
ball at Park City hall Sunday after
noon. The score was % to 10 in favor
of the Mud Plungers.
For SALE-A genuine buffalo over
coat can be had in exchange for farm
produce. Enquire of Philip Wade,
residence near old Chicago Bedding
factory, North Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ell. Ell. Marclsson, of
La Grange, ILL.,, spent Sunday with
Mrs. j. B. Starkweather. Sunday
evening Mr.. Marcusson sang a solo at
the Congregational church.
Ames & Angler have commenced
their winter clearing sale very early
this year. You will get more than your
moneys worth of wear out of what you
buy before warm weather comes.
Miss Traube and Mrs. Smith, of
Chicago, came up to spend Christmas
and Sunday with Mrs. Smiths sister,
Mrs. E. P. Chalfant. Miss Traube
left this morning for Washington, D. G..
There will be gospel temperance
meetings held in the Park Avenue
M. E. church, beginning Jan. 81. James
M. Dunn, an earnest temperance work
er, will have charge of the meetings.
Len Powers was arrested Tuesday
night for vagrancy. His sentence was
80 days. He is now undergoing an
attack of delirium tremens and making
day and night hidious at the county
Jail.
Read what the Racine papers say or
ask your Racine friends what they
think of the Columbian Comedy Co.,
who are pleasing big houses there this
week and who commence a weeks en-
gagement here next Monday night.
Patrick Johnson, who lives out in
Snakeville, has brought suit against
the United States Express company for
alleged injuries he claims to have re-
ceived in a collision with one of the
cOmnanV'S WAGONS Feb % last He