The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-11
From Friday, s Daily ]

ARE becoming more and more numerous
1t begins to look as if the doctors
might be in league with the weather
bureau.
Its to be feared that there are too
many who doubt that they ought to fast
during lent.
Mrs. Charles Shuart and Mrs. Frank
Shuart, of Pleasant Prairie, were in
this city Thursday.
Lincoln has wisely remarked that if
justice was always done in this world
there would be none for the next.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is known to be
an honest medicine, and it actually
cures when all others fail Take it
now
Where are they who not long ago
predicted that William Mckinley would
not be inaugurated on the 4th of
March.
John ConWell, residing on Park
street, is sick with typhoid fever. This
is the second case of typhoid recorded
since January l, 1897
Now that the Inauguration is a thing
of the past the next event of interest to
which we will all look is the opening Of
the extraordinary session of congress on
March Is.
Those who partake of intoxicating
liquors are in a very bad fix. During
lent they must do penace by abstaining
and after that they must do penance for
INDUCING
A few Of Miss Bessie Hills friends
surprised her Thursday evening at her
home. Carroms and cards were the
games Of the evening. Light refresh
ments were served. All report pleas
ant time.
The LORD Owen Co.'S indoor base ball
team, of Chicago, would like to arrange
a game with one of the leading teams
of Kenosha. For particulars address
John O'Connor, 56Ob w. Harrison street,
Chicago, ILL.,
The papers do not have an exclusive
right to comment on the outline of the
new presidents policy as given in his
inaugural address. Everybody one
meets on the street has something to
say on that subject.
Mrs. Frank p. Chesley entertained a
few young friends Thursday evening in
honor of Miss Mollie Britt, of st. Paul.
Cards and games were INDUCED in. al
so a peanut hunt, in which Arthur
Simons won the prize.
About the only indication that there
is any life in the field of politics is the
fact that George NJ. Melville, G. F.
Meiser and NJ. Schultz are out for the
city treasurership and John Harrington
and John Gaffney want to be the asses
sor. They are all on the democratic
side.
There is some talk of our chemical
engine being traded for another lighter
one. When ours was bought there was
a chance Of placing three of its weight.
Now as this appears little too heavy
and one of these places is still wanting
one like we have, a trade may be con
summated by which we will be able to
secure a more movable engine.
Capt William Van Tassel, who was
known to many old Kenoshans as
/" HUT" Van Tassell, died very sud
denly at his home in Racine Thursday.
He died of drop8y, aged q years. At
one time he was a well-knoWn lake
captain and for the past twenty five
years has been driving a hack between
hotels and depots. Three daughters
and a son survive him. He used to be
we'll known here in earlier days.
Nearly 100 of the members Of the
different Christian Endeavor societies
of Racine came down on the Sill train
| Thursday evening TO attend the recep-
ton and social given by the Christian
Endoavor society of the Congregational
church in the church parlor A large
number of people were present and the
evening passed very pleasantly. Rev.
Fl. s. Roblee delivered the address Of
welcome, which was responded to by
Rev. d. B. Cheney, of Racine After
the devotional exercises refreshments
/ WGlG oCi FCtl. iC 0OlCSetUlOd II OlI Alob-
cine returned on the 11:30 train
Alderman Schend assisted by James
Barr purchased a large team Of brown
horses Of FL. Hilgendorf, for the city
Thursday afternoon. The team weigh
now about 5000 pounds and cost the
city $3.50 They will be placed in the
engine house on the north side Every
body who knows anything about horses
says that they are ansexcellent pair.
Certainly they have manifested plenty
of spirit and have gained wide spread
reputation as runaways. Not long ago
they took a notion and left young Hill
gendorf in a semi non compos state
somewhere on the road. They even
became possessed Of desire to run at
one time when moving a house and did