The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-02

Born Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. c..
Fl. Reiman, a girl.
See the complete report of the Old
Settlers meeting on page 3.
G. A. Hoffman, and sister, of Chi
cago, are spending the week with FL. A.
Dickhatt.
F. NJ. Davis, teacher of penmanship
and bookkeeping at the College of
Commerce, is expected tomorrow.
Laboring men don't forget to patron
ize the picnic at Park City garden,
Labor day, Sept. 6, for the benefit of
the suffering miners. 81
Dan McNie, who is expected here in
few days, is making the journey on
his wheel via Toledo, Detroit, Grand
Haven and Milwaukee.
A large number of the friends of N.
]. Brown gave him pleasant surprise
party on Tuesday evening last. All
present had jolly time.
Work at the College of Commerce
will commence next Tuesday. Mr..
Trenary expects the largest September
enrolment in the history of the school.
While cleaning a revolver Monday
evening one of the employees at the
North Western depot accidentally dis
charged it, the bullet piercing the
ticket box and wall.
For sale cheap-374 acres of choice
farm land on state line in town of
Bristol for $33 per acre, the Henry
Taylor estate. For particulars address
John R. Taylor, Russell. III. *19
If you really need glasses and are
hesitating on account of the expense,
90 to DR.. Camfeld. He is skilled
oculist and will test your eyes free, and
accurately fitting glasses will cost but
little. Money refunded if they don't
correct your sight. DIV
Walter Sanger and Eddie Bald will
race on the evening of Sept. s in Racine
for purse of $500. The winner of the
best two out of three mile heats to get
the money. Both men have signed
articles to appear. The track will be
illuminated by thirty electric lights.
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the
village of Somers, Rev. Henry l..
Brown will lecture on " Hoosier Schools
and Schoolmasters of Fifty Years Ago"
Miss Jennie Robinson, musical instruc-
tor in Fisk University, Nashville,
Tenn, will sing. Kenoshans are in
vited to attend.
Four Kenosha fellows came to the
city last night and entered the Jabush
sample rooms and tried to run things.
James Davis elected the crowd. When
on the sidewalk they pitched into
Harry passenger, and two of them re-
ceived a pounding. just what they
deserved. Racine Journal.
The old cry that women were push
ing men out of mercantile positions,
is being superseded by the complaint
that in many lines of business men are
beginning to prefer male stenograph-
ers, and that the boys are finding out
that a very good way to learn bust
ness is through it's correspondence. 1t
is only fair the boys should have a
turn, and it may have wholesome
effect on the domestic problem, too.
The Epworth League Union, consist
ing of the following M. E. churches:
Kenosha, Somers, North Prairie, Pleas
ant Prairie, Wesley Chapel and Berry
vile, will hold a picnic at the residence
of John Pedley, just west of Truesdell
station, one week from next Saturday,
IL. The youngpeoplehave
been holding their rallys at different
points through the country during the
summer, and now come together for a
good time, to get better acquainted, so
as to carry on the work next year to a
better advantage. 1t is expected a
large crowd will attend. DIV
Two cyclists were approaching each
other this afternoon on narrow track
where there was just room enough to
pass. Between them sported fat,
good natured looking pug dog, who
frisked along in front of one of the rid
ers, every now and again stopping to
bite his tail. All went we'll until the
wheels were on the point of passing
each other, when the canine became
aware for the first time apparently of
his proximity to danger and tried to
escape, but in vain; one wheel passing
over his neck and the other getting
caught in the curls of his tail. Twas
all very touching.
Karl Gardner was given nearly full
house at the Rhode Tuesday evening
His ability to draw a house seems
never to end. He has played Karl, the
Peddler, y since the day Noah landed
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