The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-07
&C. ]. Gilbert snent Friday in Nil.

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in Waukegan Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Michael Ludwig
have started for Europe.
At Ashland some of the merchants
are giving potatoes away.
N. j. Werner has just put in new
soda fountain in his store.
Crop reports from the northwest
are to effect that too much rain has
fallen.
--Joerndt & Olson have just built a
new fish shanty down near the island
bridge.
1t is time you were thinking of that
Fourth Of July celebration if you
haven't yet.
The fishermen have been catching
herring off the piers the past few days
to quite an extent.
Arrangements are being made for
the first bicycle event on the Windsor
track next Saturday.
The Sieg & Walpole company has
lust put out an excellent new freight
wagon. 1t is beauty. = f
The idea of a celebration for the
Fourth of July continues to spread.
Fall in line and help it along.
The piano used at the Park ave-
nue. M. E. church during the Weber
meetings was Kimball piano loaned
by John McKune.
"A new telephone was placed in
position at Fl. Halberstadt's Friday.
The life saving station is also to be
connected with the service.
Capt. Arson has given due warn
ing that his determination to win this
year is one that makes it dangerous for
any umpire to interpose obstacles.
Detectives declare there is no
truth in the story of Minnie Allen, the
the woman convict at Waupun, who
recently confessed that she murdered
Montgomery Gibbs at Buffalo.
There will be some quite infuen-
tial names on the petition to be pre-
sented to the council asking for the
privileges of the sidewalks for wheel
men, and the petition will be a long
one.
1t is gratifying to note that the
liberal minded citizens of Kenosha are
in favor of granting the reasonable
privileges the wheelmen ask, with
| reference to the use of sidewalks on
otherwise impossible streets.
The sentiment in favor Of giving
the wheelmen the right to use the
sidewalks within reasonable limits is
spreading, and this paper receives en-
couragement from all sorts of sources
outside of wheelmen themselves.
Prof. G.. G.. Auer, the leader of the
Windsor band and orchestra, has been
obliged to resign his position and re-
turn to his home at Eau Claire on ac-
count of the very bad condition of bis
lungs. He is quite low with consump-
| ton.
"A child was cured by dose or
two of Ayers Cherry Pectoral. A
neighbors child died of the same dread
disease, while the father was getting
ready to call the doctor. This shows
the necessity of having Ayers Cherry
Pectoral always at hand.
The College of Commerce is still
placing it's students the following hav-
ing recently taken positions: Elmer
Savage, in Rochelle, ILL.,, Carrie Frenz,
as stenographer for the Kenosha Crib
Co.; Ray Robinson, in the Office of the
Sterling Cycle Works. The first two
are graduates.
"A foater was picked up on the
beach at Racine this morning. There
was nothing OH him by which he could
be identified, but it is thought he was a
sailor. He was badly decomposed, but
looked to be about 40 years of age.
His face was clean shaven. The ply
sicians called to examine the remains
thought he had been in the water
about six months.
Mrs. Harry Skinkle and Miss Belle
Slosson delightfully."- entertained their
lady friends Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Skinkle. Coffee was
served at l o'clock following which
whist was INDUCED in, and a very
pleasant afternoon enjoyed The
prizes were awarded to Mesdames w.
M. Farr and Samuel Reynolds. This
afternoon the ladies are again enter
tanning at whist.
Now, the question is: What are
the merchants going to do about a
Fourth of July, celebration. The cycle
clubs were visited this morning by the
! NEWS man and both of them were
found to be enthusiastic over a posi-
bility of a celebration. They are
ready to spend money, and put up
some good events for the day; and in
the instance of the Windsor club the
boys promise assistance in the matter
of hiring the speaker and getting the