The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-26

Main street is fast nearing completion.
Henry Kotz has just purchased an
elegant new surrey from Nick Pirsch.
George Nicoll has returned to bis
home in st. Louis. His wife remains
here while longer.
Mrs. w. S. Lamb received news
Monday of the death of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Swezey, of Hinsdale, I'll.
There were just enough members at
the council meeting Monday night to
pass ordinances and not any to spare.
Mrs. Henry Schlax, of Antioch, ILL.,
who has been visiting in the family OF
Peter Jacobs, has returned to her
home.
We are to have a good driving street
to the depot on West Main street. It
will soon be curbed on both sides and
graveled.
Mrs. Patrick Carney, whose leg was
broken by falling on defective side
walk some weeks ago, is not improving
very much.
The note published abouta week ago
to the effect that August Werner had
left his wife is absolutely denied by the
gentleman himself.
North Prairie Next Sunday Even
ing!" Let this be the cry of every
Epworth Lacquer in this part of the
county. A good time anticipated.
The double license question with the
brewers is still unsettled. The COM
mittee's report was accepted, but not
adopted, at the council meeting Mon
day night.
The streets in Alderman McGivern's
quarter of the city are in poor condition
and have never had much attention.
He now insists that they have their
share. He's right, too.
Joe Meyers and Oney Gibbons parti-
cipated in a biting match in the alley
at the rear of Keatin g's saloon Saturday
night When the craving for each
others blood was appeased, the meet
ing adjourned.
During the trip of the tug Leo Sun
day several young men were attacked
so seriously with seasickness that they
had to be put ashore at Wauk egan. On
returning to town they told their
friends that they stayed over to see the
ball game.
DR.. Minor G.. Baldwin will give a
grand organ concert at the German
Lutheran church next Sunday evening
at s o'clock. Tickets will be on sale
all the week at Woodward & Conley's
drug store at % cents for adults and
Is cents for children.
Just think of it.! There is a resident
of this city who has lived here fully fifty
years, and who has worked at the Balm
wagon works for fully twenty, who
could not tell this morning where Mar
ket streets, and he was perfectly sober
and apparently in his right senses.
James Lord and sister, Miss Mary,
with their friend, Miss Hoxie, of Chi
cago, spent few hours Saturday in
Kenosha as guests of R. Simmons.
They came up to look lover Kemper
Hall. The intention is for the young
ladies to attend the coming year at that
we'll known institution.
A team of Kenosha old time ball
players contested game with Wauke-
gan on Sunday at the latter town, re-
sulting in favor of Waukegan, score IA
to II. Considering that some of the
players have not practiced for two
years, the result though unfavorable to
the home side is by no means discredit-
able.
In Kokomo, Ind, bloodhounds are
used in running down violators of the
game laws. It would be good
thing if similar measures were resorted
to here to prevent what few prairie
chickens there are in our locality being
slaughtered by so-called sportsmen
before the time expires. The law
abiding gunners will get very little
game this season.
The work of constructing the electric
road between Racine and Kenosha is
being delayed for the reason That the
company cannot arrange suitable terms
with the trustees for the right of way
through the grounds of Racine college.
A lease of ninety-nine years has been
offered, but this is not acceptable to
the company. The line will either go
out on Racine or Howe street and cut
through the Case race track, which
will hereafter do away with all racing
at the track.
F. FL. Hall took charge of his Wau-
kegan papers Monday morning. This
morning the first issue under the new
regime reached here, and let us tell
you, it is a dandy. He has very evil
dantlv annlia6 KanOSha methods of