The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-09


repainted.
Mrs. Louis Citizen is visiting
| friends in Racine.
Aid. Head was the only alderman
absent from the council meeting Mon
day evening.
Miss Martha Peters, of Milwaukee,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Mindermann Sunday.
John Mindermann, Jr., of Chicago,
spent Easter with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Mindermann.
"A long sidewalk ordinance was
read for the last time and passed by
the council Monday evening.
Frank Marx, of Chicago Brass
works, is visiting friends and relatives
in Chicago for couple of days.
Frank Murphy has purchased a
half interest in the Henry Gehrling
saloon. Hereafter the firm name will
be Gehrling & Murphy. They will
have grand opening next Saturday.
Health Officer Stemm presented
his annual report to the council Mon
day evening. 1t made a fine showing
in the condition of the city's health.
The death rate had decreased remark
ably the past year.
AID. O'Donnell moved at the
council meeting Monday evening that
the pipes for water, gas and drains be all
laid on Market street and Park avenue
at once so that paving can be begun.
The motion was carried.
The ball of the Danish Brother
hood at DANA hall Monday evening
was very largely attended. All the
restraints of EasterIide were thrown off
and the people thoroughly enjoyed
themselves. Of course the political
candidates were there in force.
AID. McGivern presented bill OF
ST. .O5 to the council meeting Monday
evening which came from the gas COM
pany for the fire department. The
department declared that it had not
used the gas during the month and SO
the bill will probably be killed.
The Brass Mill club dance at Co.
lumbia hall Monday evening was large
ly attended and proved splendid sue
cess. The money raised by this dance
is used to assist sick members in cases
of necessity. 1t is understood that
the sum of $75 was realized for the
worthy object.
An effort will be made very soon to
get up a good roads meeting here and
stir up the sentiment of the town on
this most important question. Prof.
Harry Harding, of Chicago, will be in
vited to address the meeting. The
Windsor Cycling club will be behind
the movement.
Saturday was the busiest day the
library has experienced in it's short
period of existance. II book were
drawn for perusal. Monday 48 were
taken out. While every kind and
style of book seems to have it's deyotees
the most popular are those works of
fiction written by Kipling, Doyle,
Weyman and Marion Crawford.
Aid. Yule reported on the matter
of the damages alleged to have befall-
en- the Engel property by reason of the
tearing down of the Rhode opera house
walls after the fire, at the council meet
ing Monday evening. The bill for
damages amounted to $22.14. Mr..
Yule said that the amount was excessive
and recommended that amount be dis
allowed. The bill was laid over until
Thursday evening for further consider
alton.
The city engineer reported to the
council Monday evening that Mat
Stahl had ample sewerage in the Mar
ket street sewer. Mr.. Stahl at once
said he had six men who saw him
measure the depth of that sewer and
it was less than four feet below the
grade. He declared he wouldn't pay
for it and was on the point of making
a few appropriate remarks when the
mayor called him down and shut him
off. Mr.. Stahl remarked that if he
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Der he would be in court and the coun-
Gil might take it's choice in the matter.
The engineers report was accepted by
vote to l.
=" Did you ever notice the pros
pective passenger when he enters the
depot" said an agent at one of the
stations on the K. D. The first thing
he does is to take out his watch, look
through the ticket window and COM
pare his time with the clock. Then he
rubs his hands, and, cold weather or
warm stands with his back to the
stove. AS a next move he goes to the
window and gazes out, and then, nine
chances out of ten goes again to the
ticket window and asks the agent if the
clock is correct. This occurs every
day" One agent painted sign, " Yes,
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