The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-12
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guest of friends in this city
Miss Clara Slose, of Madison, is the
guest Of friends in this CITY,
Miss Julia Lippert, of Chicago, is
spending a few days in Kenosha.
The work on the Frank school build
ing is being pushed very rapidly.
The gas company reports good pro-
gress on their Deming street main.
The soda water fountains report a
poor business during the last few days
Nicholas Reicherts, of the Belle city,
spent Friday with friends in this city
Judging from reports the chainless
wheel promises to be the favorite in
1913.
Nh. King, of the Palace barber shop,
has moved his family here from Chi
cagO.
The next paving after Deming street
will be the south and west sides Of
Park place.
The cold storage house of the Val
Blatz Brewing company on Ridge
street is completed.
Mrs. E. Fl. Cawker and daughter,
Lenore, of Milwaukee, spent Friday
with friends in this city.
A sidewalk is being laid all along
Park street from the railroad west, on
the south side of the street.
The Chas. H. Sieg Manufacturing
company shipped 100 wheels Friday
evening by the American Express
company.
Miss Gressinger, of Rhode Island,
who is visiting friends in this city, has
just returned from a visit with Milwau-
kee friends.
The 2:38 train did not get in until
4 o'clock Friday afternoon. The cause
of the delay was an accident to the
railroad bridge at Milwaukee.
In perfect oblivion to the things of
earth, the exalted street sprinkler still
parades the main thoroughfare cover
ing the crossings with water and mud.
Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson, who
have been visiting in the family of Mr..
and Mrs. Owen O'Malley, returned to
their home in Chicago Friday evening.
The sport of kite flying which the
boys are INDUCING in so largely just
now, is causing considerable trouble
among the electric wires. The tele-
phone director is kept hustling from
one end of the town to the other re-
pairing the damage done by the kite
strings in crossing the wires.
Work on the Steinbach buildings was
taken up again Friday just where it
was left when Contractor Nels Chris
tiansen put in his sudden disappear
ance. 1t is understood that contract
or from Chicago has been employed to
finish the contract, operations having
been postponed until the present time
owing to his sickness.
1t was reported today that the crew
on one of the schooners laying in the
harbor at present were holding witch
dance about key of beer on the deck
of their boat Friday night when
one of them stepped too high and did
not find a footing until he struck the
bottom of the river. His companions
went to his assistance and after haul
ing him out the carnival was contin-
ued.
Ben Cameron called on a friend in
Racine Friday afternoon, had beauti-
full time, and toward evening babe fare
we'll to his friend with the intention of
taking the train for this city. AS above
stated, he had had a beautiful time,
and on taking an invoice of the stock
on hand, concluded moonlight march
to Kenosha would be health and
pleasure giving exercise. He arrived
here before midnight.
Rev. 81. S. Roblee, Samuel Newman,
Edward Theirs, G. H. Curtis and
Harry Baldwin put their wheels into
the train and went to Silver Lake Fri
day afternoon with the purpose of Sc
lectlng picnic ground. Iney intend
ed to ride home. Just before leaving
they took a spin around the half mile
bicycle track and then started for
home. Harry Baldwin and Ed. Theirs
finished here a little after o'clock in
the evening, having lost. sight of the
others some fifteen miles back. They
have not been heard from yet.
Cyclists frequently declare that the
records made by the cyclometers
cannot always be sworn to, The
cyclometer returns depend very largely
upon the uniformity of diameter in the
wheel to which it may be adjusted
Thus, if wheel twenty-eight inches
in outside diameter has its tires
regularly and uniformly inflated tC
agree with that figure, the cyclometer's
record will be exact, but if the tires