The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-03-26
COUNTY NEWS.
Leaves From the Lives of Those Who
Dwell About US.
SOMERS

Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Strong have the
sympathy of the community in the loss
OF their daughter Mary, who died last
Thursday, March 10, after years of
suffering, in the 39th year of her age.
The funeral was held from the house
Saturday afternoon. Rev. Geo. j. Rea,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, of
which the deceased was devOut mem
Der, preached very comforting SER
mon. The choir rendered some very
affecting selections. The remains were
inferred in lakewood cemetery.
E. D. Briggs and son Delbert de-
parted Wednesday for Milwaukee,
where Mr.. Briggs will go into business
as a commission merchant.
Last Saturday evening a large num-
Der of the friends and neighbOrs of the
Briggs family spent the evening with
them at the home of L. J. Strong. A
very enjoyable time was had. All wish
them success in their new field.
Many men from all parts of the town
having signifed desire to have the
town hall moved to the station for
reasons apparent to ali, presented
petition to the town clerk, properly
signed by free holders residing in vari-
Gus parts of the town, asking that the
same might be brought before the vot
ers at this spring election. The unan-
unity of opinion which the petition
brought out gave encouragement and
led it's friends to believe it would meet
with little or no opposition. That the
project is not favored by all was mani
fest in an article in last weeks Racine
Journal, which was probably written
by some person in the extreme eastern
portion of the town and caring little to
encourage the development of the CEN
trail aud western portion, but rather
would antagoniZe its interest. Ii such
is the feeling and the desire of the vot-
erS, then those who fathered the move
ment will quietly submit. There is no
cause for alarm. The amount of $400,
as published in the Journal, shows how
far wide of the mark that writer can
get when the spirit which prompted
the article is allowed to expand to Its
capacity 5000 is all the petition calls
for. 1t is 64 miles from the northeast,
southeast and southwest corners, and
) miles from the northwest corner of
the town to SomerS village, so the
point is as near the center of the town
as it is possible and be convenient.
The republican caucus is called for
Saturday, April 4, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. AS yet there is little poll
tics in the air. Chairman Haigh and
the other officers seem to have filled the
bill to the satisfaction of all.
Mrs. Jas. McArdle visited friends in
Milwaukee during last week.
Messrs. James E. Spencer, A. t.
Gould and Geo. F. Leet were in Mil
Waukee on last Wednesday, the latter
as delegate to the republican conven-
ton.
Ben Sorry is doing complete job on
the residence of Lafayette Cook. The
house is receiving two coats of paint
inside and out and newly shingled
roof.
Miss Minnie A. Grimshaw spent last
week with friends in Racine. Her school
will reopen Monday, March 80.
Mrs. Geo. t. Carpenter is visiting
friends in Chicago.
Jos. f. Bishop made Chicago a bust
ness trip Saturday last.
Miss Mollie Heddle and Mrs. B. F.
Yule visited in Milburn, returning
home Saturday.
Mrs. N. Thomas, who has been con-
fined to her home with the grip, we are
glad to note is improving.
VIM. Mainland, of Oshkosh, called on
his parents during the past week.