The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-09-24

See our cut prices on dry goods.
dWtf Fl. L. MoLIToR q Co.
Either two or four catch basins are
to be put into the south end Of Park
avenue.
-ReV. Griffin, chaplain at Kemper
hall, will teach at the University school
this year.
Mrs. F. FL. Hall has returned from
Decatur, I'LL, where she visited rela-
lives for a week.
Miss Anna Thomas has gone to
her home in Appleton after a visit with
Miss Thora Abel.
George Reynolds. of Somers, lost
eight horses last Saturday. 1t is be-
lieved that gypsies drove them off.
Cameron & Curtis called for and
secured a pharmacists liquor license
Monday evening at the council meet
ing.
"A petition for asidewalk on Grover
street from Selleck avenue to Strong
street was granted by the council Mon
day evening.
The city clerk was instructed to
issue bonds on the Market street and
Park avenue paving to j. 0. Jones to
the amount of the contract.
"A petition was granted Monday
evening by the council for a sidewalk
on the north side of Park street from
Ridge street to Newell avenue.
The dredging in Kenosha harbor
is promised for this fall before freezing
time if it is possible to get to it. Two
dredges will be employed so as TO hurry
the work.
Rev. F. T. Lee, of Chicago, came
up to Kenosha Monday evening to call
on his aunt, Mrs. Sara Clapp. He re-
NAMED over to the opera house meet
ing this morning.
Guild hall was well filed Monday
evening in celebration of the birthday
of ST. Matthew's church. There was
an entertainment and refreshments and
all was very good success.
Already, L. M. Theirs, chairman
of the Y. NJ. C. A. entertainment COM
mittee is getting word from those who
intend being present at their state con-
vention which meets Oct. IA.
The guesses are beginning to come
in at T. J. Dale's on the outcome of
the election. There will undoubtedly
be large number anxious to win that
S.. So far the guesses have favored
the republicans.
The committee on fire department
of the council recommended that an
other man be employed in the depart
ment as it takes three men to operate
chemical engine. The matter was
laid over until the next meeting.
The finance committee of the coun-
Gil reported Monday evening that the
reports made by the city treasurer
April 20 and Aug. 6 were correct and
recommended the destruction of all the
coupons. They were accordingly
burned.
The annual meeting of the
Women's Aid society was held Monday
afternoon and the following named Of
ficers were elected: President, Mrs. l..
NJ. Theirs; president, Mrs. E. c..
Theirs; secretary, Miss Laura Brown;
treasurer, Mrs. j. J. Hoyt.
Bert Barrows, a seven-year- old
son of c. j. Barrows, of BerryVille,
met with serious accident last Sun
day. The lad while running fell, and
in falling the stub end Of large weed
was forced into his right lung. The
wound is serious one and may prove
fatal.
The committee on sewers was in
structed at the council meeting Mon
day evening to secure the requisite
number of signatures for right Of way
through block Z and to let the contract
for building it. This is in the abate-
ment Of the nuisance in the gully near
Capt. Frantz's house.
That claim of Jack Riley's, fled
with the council some time ago, for
alleged injuries growing ont of driving
into an open sewer trench, was re-
ported upon adversely by the COM
mittee on claims at the council meeting
Monday evening, on the ground that
the trench was properly protected.
Mrs August Westin, of York street,
gave a house warming Monday after
noon the occasion being the moving in
to her new home just completed.
Among the ladies present were:
Mesdames Nelson, of Joliet, Jameson,
of Chicago, Sadegren, R. Peterson, A.
Nelson, A. Winberg, G.. Wiberg, P.
Person, G.. Holman, W. Tellgren, G..
Theleen and Iverson.
Mrs. Margaret Mitchell, widow of
the late Henry Mitchell, an old pioneer
of Kenosha county, died Monday noon
in Racine of general debility incident
to old age, aged IS years. Mrs
Mitchell was born in Fifeshire, Scot
land, and married Henry Mitchell Jan.