The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-22
(From Fridays Daily.)

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Clifton Harwood. of Garrison, ILL.,, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. 81. G. Schulz.
q Deacon Dodge, who has been in
Philadelphia, Pa, for the past two
months, returned home Thursday
evening.
The town is full of " Wandering
Willies,o there being no less than
twenty of them in one certain district
Thursday evening.
A reward of $25 has been offered for
the recovery of the remains OF Leroy
Rogers, who suicided from the steamer
Virginia Monday night.
Mrs. Charles Gekler and Miss Clarice
Gekler, of Edgewater, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schmitt
the past two weeks, have returned to
their home, accompanied by Mrs.
Schmitt.
Miss Bacot's regular weekly reading
took place Thursday afternoon at the
home of Miss Ida Robinson. The sub
iect was The Vicar of Wakefield"
Light refreshments were served at the
conclusion of the reading.
Fred Schnuckel was brought before
Justice Slater this morning on charge
of assault and battery. The charge was
preferred by James Debs. The trial
was by Jury. Most of the forenoon was
consumed in selecting the jury.
The Zeszemar family at 400 North
street is about as sadly afflicted
as a family can be. The sixth child
has now come down with scarlet fever
All of them are sick at the same time.
The latest one to come down is Anna
Zeszemar.
The Milwaukee, Racine & Kenosha
Electric railway company are pushing
work on the electric road. At Pike
creek all things are in preparation for
quick work on the bridge which will
be built on the extended abutments Of
the present highway bridge.
The steamer Queen of the Lakes
brought in an excursion party from
Waukegan Thursday night. 1t was
their intention to take in Othello" at
the opera house, but the boat did not
get in until 9 o'clock. They departed
on the return trip at about 1920.
Cooney" Hansis is having much
ado about nothing, today. His friends
who understand why he was nick
named Cooney" caught on that
Thursday night he was out catching
two or three young owls, and they are
playing all kinds of gags on him today.
The steamer Weston has expressed
great satisfaction with the success she
has met with as an excursion boat
since she has been located here. 1t is
probable that business in that line
will be sufficient in itself to keep the
boat here. There is also some talk of
her removing her freight business in
another place.
Miss Edna Goldthorp has accepted
position of instructor in elocution in
Sheboygan. Miss Goldthorp was a
graduate this year from the Comnock
school of oratory in Evanston where
she made a splendid record as an
elocutionary artist. In her future work
at Sheboygan she will have $50 pupils
under her direction.
Deacon" Dodger returned Thursday
evening from an extended trip through
the east. He has been in several spar
ring matches during his absence and
has come home improved in condition
and in science. He will be ready now
to meet any local sports in the prize
ring or in an exhibition sparring match
He is somewhat lighter than when he
left.
According to local coal dealers the
recent coal miners strikes have raised
the price of soft coal about 81. Soft
coal could be bought at the mines at
anywhere from 70 to 80 cents a ton.
The strikes have brought the price at
the mines up to $3.50 aud $l.75. The
effect of the strikes on hard coal has
not yet become noticeable, except that
it has stopped the market.
The Kenosha News is feeling sad
over the thought that the editor of
this paper was defeated for congress in
the first district two years ago We
are free to admit that it was a severe
blow to the first district, but it seems
to have managed to survive the shock,
and will probably pull together again.
We may add that the editor is all
ght.-Racine Times.
There were some people in the opera
house Thursday evening who mag
ined they were the only people in the
house. There seemed to be party of
them-one man and two women. The
man was evidently drunk and tried to
go to sleep. The women kept nudging
him, laughing and talking meanwhile
greatly to the7 disturbance of those