The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-11-26

Judge ruler, OF haclne.
For sale-City bonds 5000 to 81, 600,
payable in gold, interest semi annual.
Address Jno. Blank, care News. no
One hundred and ffty-fve. volumes
were issued from the library Saturday,
the largest days issue yet recorded.
A meeting was held at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon for the purpose of organ
ling an auxiliary branch OF the \. O..
| Fl.
Rev. Mr.. Mathews, a former pastor
of the Congregational church, filed
that pulpit both morning and evening
Sunday.
Miss Edna Goldthorpe has returned
from Evanston where she has been at
tending the Northwestern university,
for the holidays.
Alex. Dickinson has resigned his po-
sition at the Northwestern Wire Mat
tress works, and gone to work at the
Kenosha Crib factory.
Rev Father Roche announced to his
Pensioners Sunday that the net pro-
ceeds Of the recent fair Of st. James
| church were about So, 300.
Rev [. w. Corey preached another
of his series of sermons on home life at
the Baptist church Sunday evening.
1t is very highly spoken of.
The Sterling bicycle factory is get
ting ready shipment of wheels for
England. The same factory has also
made large shipments to the Antipodes
lately.
1t was probably the proper thing for
the common council to decree that the
shade trees in the streets should have
their branches shortened, but the pres
ent effect is anything but artistic.
A resident in town has already lost
two pair of rubber overshoes in the
mud at the crossings he must pass
night and morning, and is thinking of
putting in claim for damages against
the city.
A confidence man made his appear
ance in town last Wednesday and
g worked" respected citizen for $40.
This was effected by claiming former
acquaintance and manipulating bogus
| telegram.
| 4 special meeting of the Bicycle
| Workers union is announced to be
held in Central Music hall Sunday
afternoon, Nov. 81, at o'clock, when
all members are especially requested to
be present.
The public library made the valuable
addition to its stock of books of j. NJ.
Larned's " History for Ready Reference
and Topical Reading" The book will
be a very convenient thing for all stu
dents interested in tile study of history.
The Amet Magniscope will be the
attraction at Central Music hall Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, Nov. 30
and Dec. |, under the auspices of the
Y. NJ. G. A. Charles Craig. the char
acter impersonator, will accompany the
machine.
1t is not unusual for some of the
merchants in town to be victimized by
parties principally non-residents =
who secure railroad Communication tick
cts and fail to return them. Only last
week well known Main street dealer
lost two in this way.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. John Brewer are
on the sick list. Mrs. Brewer is very
sick of pneumonia and Mr.. Brewer is
falling SO rapidly that he is not eX-
pected to live much longer. His COM
plant is the same as that from which
he has been suffering for the past two
or three years.
The name of a certain young man
doing business on Main street is fire.
quenntly mentioned in connection with
furious driving about tbs streets after
business hours A few nights ago, near
Prairie avenue crossing, a pedestrian
had very narrow escape from being
run down by this party.
Sunday was cold, gray day that
suggested thoughts Of a warm stove,
slippers, cigars and newspaper. A
cold wind was from the south, and the
half. melted snow on the streets made
pedestrianism uncomfortable. Main
street presented a semi deserted ap-
pearance during the afternoon.
1t all depends on now you look at it,
but to most people it has a somewhat
depressing influence to stand on Main
street bridge one of these nights and
let the eye wander from the stalled
boats in the harbor towards Washing
ton island, and the cold gray lake be-
yond. Instinctively the mind turns
away to the gladstone summer days
when the scene is so different.