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

George Yeoman, of Waukegan, spent
Sunday here.
Miss Bertha Platz is visiting with
friends in Milwaukee.
Walter Frost, late of Chicago, is the
guest of his parents in this city.
Mr.. Marlatte, of the Kenosha Union,
went to Chicago Saturday evening.
A new cement sidewalk is about to
be laid about the ST. James church.
James Kehlor, of Chicago, spent
Sunday with his brother in this city.
Miss Susan Stahl, of Brighton, is
the guest of friends and relatives here.
Miss Hannah Ryan is a recent addi-
ton to Barden & McArdle's corps Of
lady clerks.
Beck Miller is in receipt of a number
of photographs of old familiar haunts
in Denmark.
The schooner Mary Collins arrived
Sunday night with load of tanbark
for Aliens Sons.
The latest bargain in real estate is
first class lot on Park avenue north of
Eagle street for 81, 400.
Mrs. J. Il. Summons returned Sun
day from Michigan where she has been
attending her mothers funeral.
William Yule, who has been hunting
prairie chicken in Minnesota and Da-
kota, returned Saturday evening.
DR.. MaImstrom, formerly of this city,
who has been in Chicago for several
weeks, has returned and will have his
Office on Market street.
Mrs. Nathan Hawley, who has been
deprived of her eye sight for sometime,
was operated upon by an eminent Chi
cago surgeon Sunday. 1t will require
nine days to prove the success or tail
ure of the operation.
The case of Patrick johnson VS..
United States Express company, has
been settled out of court. This was
the case in which Mr.. Johnson sought
$4,000 damages for injuries alleged to
have been sustained by the running of
States express wagon into his buggy.
Duck hunting has been very poor
since the season opened. Hunters
ascribe this to the hot weather which
has prevailed, and state that when it is
so warm the ducks keep quiet and do
not fly so much, thus making it more
difficult to find them. Good shooting
is expected as soon as the weather gets
cooler.
There are statistical fends in every
community. One who has as yet been
spared by weary publicahas figured
out the following: A million postage
stamps weigh ga pounds. Joined to-
gether in one line they would reach Is
miles and Abb feet or over an area of
$500 square feet and stacked together
they would reach height of 125 feet.
To count them would take one person
weeks, days, hours, 40 minutes,
allowing one count each second and
ten hours work day."
George G. Walters, of Caledonia,
was driving from Kenosha to this city
yesterday afternoon with a spirited
horse attached to light wagon. His
little son was with him. The horse
became frightened at piece of paper
blowing along, and turning suddenly
overturned the wagon and Mr.. Wal.
tiers and son we're thrown into the
road. The little boy had his arm
broken and right leg fractured. Mr.
Walters escaped with bruised face
and body, and the wagon was badly
damaged.-Racine Journal.
There was a Paris case on in justice
j. G.. Slater's court room this morning
and in consequence the court room was
filed with Paris farmers. The case
was that of the state VS.. Rand De
Young charged with having stole1
some chickens from the Stollenwerl
farm about week ago. He wa
brought in at that time and the case
was continued at the instance of tn,
state. This morning the case was MOI
tried for the reason that the defenst
asked that it be continued little
longer. 1t was thereupon agreed tt
continue to Sept. %.