The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-30

damp weather and he has some elegant
plank walks off at the side which are
fairly aching to be walked upon.
With some populists indorsing
Bryan and some gold democrats in
dorsing Mckinley and some free-silver
republicans indorsing the acts of the
democratic convention, this campaign
promises to be one of the most inter-
esting puzzles in history.
Rev. C.. 81. Rogers preached his
farewell sermon Sunday before large
congregation, thus closing four years
pastorate with the Congregational
church of this city. During his serv-
ice in Kenosha Mr.. Rogers has made
many warm friends who will wish him
success in new field of work.
The borrowers at the public library
are requested to remember that Mrs.
Barnes is not there in the forenoon of
any day for the accommodation of the
public. She has other work to do and
chooses that time of day in which to do
it and does not wish to be disturbed.
If borrowers will remember this it may
save them the annoyance of calling and
being refused her services.
Louis Wexelps steam yacht Sen
tinel' put in to this port Sunday even
ing, in order to land some of the sea-
sick passengers who decided to con-
tinue the trip to Chicago by train.
The yacht which is probably the finest
and staunchest on the lakes rode out
the storm all right but some of the
ladies aboard became frightened and
felt much relieved after being landed.
The Sentinel resumed its trip late Sun
day evening.
-" Messrs Slush and Bishop, the
promoters of the Milwaukee, Racine &
Kenosha electric railroad, were in the
city on Friday. Arrangements are
nearly completed to commence work OF
constructing the line. Particulars will
be given in a few days" The above
was clipped from the Racine Journal.
1t is about the fifteenth time the same
item has appeared in that paper. 1t
might be stereOtyped to save setting
and run at least once a week for few
months.
The demand for tan bark has been
so light during the past few years chat
a good deal of loss has been entailcd
on some of the farmers in Door county
on that account. They had peeled
and banked the rinds but as no market
could be found for the stuff it has all
gone to destruction. In the early days
of the county a considerable sum was
annually realized from the sale of bark,
which went to Sheboygan, Milwaukee
and KenOsha. There were times when
a feet of schooners did nothing but
freight the material to outside points
and as high as $8 a cord was realized
on the banking ground and pier.
How awkward it will be in 1900!
Did you ever think of it i? A great
problem is soon to occupy, the minds
of the people of the world. In four
years the sweep of time will carry US
into new century and the figures
will be exchanged for 1900. When
this time comes can we abbreviate the
year in writing or printing as we now
do in go? If we can abbreviate how
shall it be done? How will it look,
100? Or this, 10? When you write
at the top of your letter, March IA, '96
it looks all right; but March IA, $50 will
not be at all satisfactory. Did you
ever before think what an inconvenient
time 1900 is going to be? If so just
consider how lucky your stars are that
you will not be living on this mundane
sphere in 1000.
The funeral of Margaret E. OCon-
nor, the st. Louis girl drowned at
Eagle Lake, took place from St. Pat
rick's church at Racine and the body
was forwarded to Marysville for burial.
The girl was we'll educated and kept
diary of her life. A remarkable dream
was found written in the diary, which
was experienced by Miss O'Connor two
weeks before her untimely death. She
wrote that last night she had the
strangest dream. She was somewhere
she could not tell. She saw the waves
of lake; child was in the waves,
with sweet and contented look on its
face. She could not tell how the
waves affected her. Then she thought
she was the child of the waves, and
that all was beautiful for her. On the
shores there was new building and it
appeared to have drifted down. The
scenes related in the dream are similar
to those on the shores of Eagle Lake,
where she lost her life by the capsizing
of boat.
E. E. Stevens, ex-mayor of Osh-
kosh, proposes j. Y. Quarles for COVER
nor In my opinion, he says; evils
consin will send a messenger to Wash
ington to cast the electoral vote of the
state for Mckinley and Hobart, provi-
ded the people will send unpledged