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

Griffin Mcclellan, while riding over
the rocks on West Main street Thurs
day night, had the misfortune to break
the rim on the front wheel of his ma
chine.
Tiny Manor, formerly a resident of
and we'll known in this town, was SEN
fenced at Baraboo, on Wednesday, to
twenty-five years imprisonment for a
serious crime.
The eye glasses advertised in the
NEWS as lost have been found through
the agency of this paper. Moral-Ad-
vertise in the News bargain column,
only % cents week.
A road race has been arranged be-
tween Chief Stemm and Hubert
Schwan, to occur on labor day. The
distance is two miles. The chief is
favorite in what little betting on the
event has occurred.
A young lady was riding round the
corner of Main street near Starkweath
ers drug store Thursday evening when
her wheel skidded owing to the muddy
state of the road. She was precipi-
tated to the ground, but was FORUM
ately uninjured.
Last spring two iron risers for a
stairway were deposited near the cor
ner of Main and Wisconsin streets.
They have been there ever since, and
are the cause of frequent accidents.
When something serious occurs they
will probably be removed.
Henry Laughlin had two horses en-
tered in the trotting races at Wauke-
gan yesterday. One of them, Don AL
cazar, ran second in the 2:50 trot, and
the other, Allencourt, occupied SINH
lar place in the 2:26 trot. The latter
has the making Of a good 'un i'll him.
The teams of several young men, who
stayed to the dance at Paddock's Lake,
Thursday night, became accidently I'M
hitched, and some of them growing i'm
patient at the prolonged festivities OF
their owners, set the latter commend
able example by proceeding to their
respective stables unguided.
S. Z. Newberry had narrow escape
from serious accident Wednesday,
while riding a bike. He was coming
east on Market street and ran into a
team going north at the corner of Chi
cago and Market streets. Before he
could stop he was under the horses,
but fortunately escaped with few
bruises.
An interesting natural history fact
has been brought to light since the adj
vent of the bicycle craze, viz: that a
dog cannot get his full share of enjoy
ment out of crossing street unless a
cyclist is coming towards him at high
rate of speed, in which case he imme-
diately turns his head in an opposite
direction and joyfully gambols under
the very wheels of the machine.
A fracas occurred in Fred Richter's
restaurant late Thursday night, in
which three we'll known characters
participated. Chairs were the particu-
lar weapons favored by the combatants,
who had evidently looked on the whls
key when it was dark brown. When
sufficient glass had been broken to pro-
vide respectable job for the glazier,
Officer Kraft took hand and requested
the pleasure of their company alta little
gathering to be held today. Joseph
Beinnemann, Cliff Moore and Billy
Gunther-the last two negroes -were
the participants. They were taken
before Justice Slater this afternoon.
The case was adjourned until next
Tuesday.
The three tramps, Joseph Donavan,
Charles Hennessey and Fred Smith,
who were arrested Thursday on the
charge of assault and battery at the
Sterling Cycle works, were taken be-
fore Justice Slater this afternoon.
They proved to be a badly battered up
lot Smiths head was all bandaged
up and Hennessey showed a well
blackened eye and some places back
of his left ear where the bark
had been considerably split
open. Donovan didn't seem
to have been hurt much. They all
acknowledged having been drunk, and
could not tell what had taken place.
An important witness not being present
! the case was adiournad until neyE