The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-13
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ceive all books consigned to it. Mrs
Barnes, public librarian, is at the room
all day each day and will receipt fol
all membership fees handed in
Adam Dickhaut has in his posses
sion the top piece of an old medicine
case which belonged to DR.. Walker
who away back in the ffties was 9
practicing physician here. It is an ole
timer.
Mr.. Simonson, agent of the Lib
rary bureau, Chicago, was in the city
Thursday evening and took an
order for charging cards and q
charging case, card pockets and ten
book supports.
The common council of Oshkosh at
a recent meeting created the Office OF
city electrician whose duty will be to
inspect the electric light wiring of that
city, which is in a deplorable and dan
gerous condition.
The city engineer has made an
estimate Of the cost of needed public
improvements at Racine. The amount
to be paid in cash by the city is $l38,
548. 1t is proposed to submit the
question of issuing bonds for half the
the amount at the coming election.
AT Racine preparations were made
for the marriage Of Charlotte Crane, q
young actress, and j. T. LAIR, an actor.
AS the ceremony was about to be per-
formed the bride refused to be married
until she obtained her mothers con-
sent. The wedding was postponed.
Our national ruffian, John L. Sui
Ivan, says the magnifcently appointed
saloon which he is soon to open in Chi
cago, is being furnished and equipped
for him by some Milwaukee brewer.
Some Milwaukee brewer" must have
less business sense than he is common
ly credited with possessing.
-Verl on county is now and has al
ways been free from the tramp nuisance
In the county of Vernon and city of
Viroqua there has not been an eXpendi-
ture of $50 during the past year for
this class of prisoners. This county is
so remote from through lines of rail
road that a tramp or beggar is seldom
seen.
E. G.. Theirs and Charles Quarles
will leave on the 29th of February for
the west coast of Florida for few days
tussle with the Spanish mackerel, red
fish, pompano and incidentally tar
pom. We understand they have each
served notice on johnson Jackson to
stand ready to deliver the Annanias
certificate, of which he has held undis-
puted possession for two seasons.
&C. M. Bright, formerly Wisconsin
editor, is the author of book on whist
points, issued from Syracuse, N. Y.
Charley Bright formerly lived at Elk
horn, Walworth comfy, and afterward
edited the Waupaca Republican and
the Oshkosh Times. After he went
east he developed in other lines and of
late years was coach of the teams Of
the Continental Whist club of New
York.
News reaches here from Chicago
that Rev. J. j., Elmendorf, d. D., is
suffering from a very serious case OF
bronchitis. Thursday evening his
condition was such that it was thought
he would not survive the night. No
word has been received today from his
home, at 1858 Warren avenue, Chicago
DIR. Elmendorf has been one of the
most prominent educators in the
Episcopal church Of the west since
1867, and he is, therefore, we'll known
throughout this section.
Some country editor who has more
time than business has studied out the
following: 8 E is the most unfortunate
letter in the English alphabet, 8 be-
cause it is never in cash, always in debt
and never out of danger" Our eX-
change forgets that the aforesaid letter
is never in war, but always in peace. 1t
is the beginning of existence, the COM
mencement of ease. and the end Of
trouble. Without it there would be no
bread, no meat, no water, no life, no
gospel, no hell, no heaven.
Some people say that advertising is
all matter of luck; that you cannot
tell what advertising is going to do, or
whether or not it is going to pay. This
may be true; but it is very strange that
the man who gives intelligent thought
to his advertising, and does it an intel
igent, earnest, straightforward way,
usually has the luck on his side. Ad-
vertising is just as certain as paying
rent. Advertising is governed by the
same common sense business lines that
govern buying lot of tomatoes or cod
fish.