The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-16

Nick Lentz, of North Washington,
Iowa, is visiting Nick Pirsch and other
friends.
Miss Maggie Burns, one of the Union
compositors, is confined to her home by
illness.
Jim Barr says there isn't a fish in
Paddock's lake. He will take his oath
on that.
Rev. Harry Thompson is thinking
some of going to Arizona on a brief
vacation.
Matt Boss, of Chicago, is visiting the
families of NJ. Hensgen and Joseph
Thomas, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Washburn, of
Racine, were present at the funeral of
Rouse Simmons Monday.
Mrs. Shaw and her daughter, Miss
Barden, were present at the funeral OF
Rouse Simmons Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Cooke, of Wau-
kegan, were here Monday to attend
the funeral of Rouse Simmons.
Mrs. W. E. Reed is preparing to go
to Arizona to spend the winter. She
will be guest of her nephew.
Little Katie Konzche died Monday
afternoon Of cholera infantum, aged 3
months. The parents of the child are
Polish.
Mrs. Cheever, of Waukegan, was
one among those from out of town who
attended the funeral of Rouse Simmons
Monday.
Brown & Schroeder are having an
entirely new set of scenery painted for
their gallery. Carroll Ross, of Chica-
go, is doing the work.
Reber & Martin are having a new
cement walk put around their store.
They will have fine looking corner
when they get all fixed up.
Mrs. Howe, widow of the late Rev.
William Howe, together with her little
son and nurse, is here on a visit to Miss
Emily Bond and other relatives and
friends.
Mrs. c. B. Mehren, of Chicago, and
Madame Bohrn, of Trevor, are visiting
with the family of Matthew Werve.
Madame Bohrn is the venerable mother
of Mrs. Werve.
Peter Schmitt took in the sparring
tournament in Chicago Monday even
ing for the benefit of the suffering min
ers. The tournament was under the
auspices of the Chicago Federation of
Labor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Loomis, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, are in town visiting
Mrs. Nellie PETER and attended the
funeral of Mrs. Maria Parsons. The
deceased was the mother of Mr..
Loomis.
The work of laying the rails for the
extension of the new electric road is
going on at a rapid rate. The road is
built about a mile this side of Berry
vile. The work OF wiring was begun
Monday morning.
j, C. Lewis, of the j. G. Lewis ST
Plunkard company, is a phenomenal
whistler, and his whistling specially is
received with wonder and admiration.
He does not use his fingers to whistle,
which makes his whistling more Won
derful.
Miss Anna Retegan, who so suddenly
disappeared from herhome in the town
of Pleasant Prairie, just southwest of
the city, Monday afternoon, and whose
disappearance was reported to the
police, was found at about 4 o'clock on
the Geneva road, not great way from
home, unframed.
81 Plunkard, headed by the young
Yankee comedian, j. G. Lewis, and a
talented company of stars, will appear
in this city at the Rhode opera house
next Friday night. Among the names
of the company can be found such well
known artists as Sadie Hasson, who
| for years starred throughout the coun-
try in Nobody's Claim" and Ken
lucky Girl" ". j. MilikeD, the well
known German comedian: Frank Far
rell, of minstrel fame; Otey Stattuck,
the popular comedian and the greatest
tramp before the public; Minnie Ber-
nard, vocalist, who will present one OF
the most enjoyable programs ever
presented in this city.
A man who said his name was John
Brown and Kenosha his home appeared
on Main street bridge Saturday night
and asked a number of young men the
nearest way to the north pier. He
said he was going to jump in the lake.
AS he was drunk it is supposed he laid
down somewhere, slept off the jag''
and thought better of ending bis
! career. Racine Journal.
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