The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-06
from Fridays Daily.)
Law flowers are in bloom.

WOn0ef what mas become OF the ar
shipg
Adolph Meyers is reported on the
sick list.
Charles Mathews is suffering with a
sore hand.
Paradoxical as it may seem the worst
pun is always the best pun.
DID you hear the latestg The High
Grades have taken an aerial flight.
John Frenz is placing a number of
Lew carriages in his Wisconsin street
livery.
A cement walk will soon adorn the
property of johnson Jackson on Ash
land avenue.
Philip Lentz returned from the Alex
ian Brothers hospital, Chicago, Thurs
day evening.
This exceedingly cold and damp
wind has blown up good many rheu-
matte groans.
Miss Lena Timme is spending few
days with her grandparents in the west
end of the county.
Edward Shields was arrested Thurs
day evening for riding a wheel on the
sidewalk. Usual dose.
James Cooper is having cement
walk built around his house and
grounds on Park avenue.
Mrs. Lowe, OF Tacoma, Wash, who
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. c. Hannahs, has returned home.
The Milwaukee, Racine Il Kenosha
electric railway still agitates the mind
of many worthy citizens. The ember
still shoulders.
1t is reported that Fred Boyer, the
saloon man, in the place second north
of Starkweather & Co.'s drug store,
will be married about June /.
Owing to the bad weather Thursday
night the greater part Of the clerks did
not go to their homes, but took supper
at the down town restaurants.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather the crowd at the Bicycle
Workers union ball was not very
large, but everybody who did attend
reports having had very enjoyable
time
Articles of agreement have been
signed between " Deacon" Dodge, the
colored pugilist, and Frank Battles, the
Pleasant Prairie "cyclone, " for a glove
contest for points. 1t is expected that
the mill will come off about May 10.
Agent F. II. Truax, of the North
Western road, said this morning that
business was so rushing at the depot
now that he did not have either clerks
or laborers enough TO properly handle
it, and the force is as large as ever, too.
The season is opening up with good
record for marine accidents. The wind
has been so severe ard so continuous
from the northeast that the coast OF
the lake has seen its full share of ship
wrecks. The wind of Thursday made
no trouble in this port, but reports are
quite numerous of trouble in the north
ern waters.
The war on bicyclists is only begin
ming. 1t WILSON be raging all along
the line. At present the law seems to
be having the best of it, probably be-
cause the weather and roads are in its
favor. Like the heroes of Lexington
and Concord the police station them
selves behind each fence and farm
yard wall" prepared to leap upon the
unwary culprit who ventures to ride on
the sidewalk or go abroad without the
required light.
The old Beyersdorfer slaughter house
situated on the south end of Durkee
avenue, was destroyed by fire at about
6 o'clock this morning. The fire wiped
the old shed out of existence, but no
great damage was done, save that it
unhoused a fearful army OF rats. The
fire was set by company Of tramps
who had gathered in the place for
shelter and built fire in an old kettle
that was in the house. There was no
insurance on the place and the loss al
together, estimating shed and several
furnishings inside, was said to be in the
neighborhood of $500
1t is suggested as not unlikely, in
view of the probability of large num-
bers of destitute and desperate people
in the larger cities, that there may be
frequent raids upon the country dis
tricts during the next few months by
bands of thieves and burglars. If the
possibility of this being the case shall
induce extra vigilance by the officers
of the law and by people in possession
of money and property liable to
plumber, this suggestion will not have
been without fruit. The possibility of