The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-13
From Thursdays Daily.
Summer is upon US.
The dandelions are up.

Summer is upon US.
The dandeli0ns are up.
A circus is headed this way.
Andrew Stahl has put on a new de-
livery wagon,
William Horton, of Milwaukee, was
in town Wednesday.
The Danish societies expect sooa to
erect hall of their own.
R. NJ. Mills, of Chicago, called on
friends here Wednesday.
Officer and Mrs. Peterson, of Racine,
visited friends here Wednesday.
Miss Ida Thomas, of Chicago, is a
guest of Mrs. z. G. Simmons, Jr.
The residence of Rev. E. F. Dorm
feldt is receiving new coat of paint.
Miss Mamie Morris, of Milwaukee, is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. David Vaughn.
Officer Henry Feldschau is building
house On South street near the rail
road.
Households turned out onto the
porches Wednesday night in order to be
comfortable.
The flowers are beginning to bloom
in Central park. That will be beau
tiful spot this summer.
The publication of the report of
Capt. linn on the harbor, has caused
considerable stir in Waukegan.
Mrs. Fl. S. VanIngen left for New
port, r. l., Wednesday afternoon to
attend her mother who is very ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Blinn left today
for Mason City, Iowa, to spend the
summer with their daughter, Mrs. c.
H. Rogers.
The costumes worn by those who
attended the open meeting of the
Woman's club Wednesday afternoon
were very beautiful.
Henry HalberstaGt has returned from
an extended trip through the west He
reports everything prospecting i'll that
part of the country.
About the time Prof. tombstone
started on his trip Wednesday after
noon would have been a good time to
photograph Main street.
Congressman Isaac Stephenson,
of Marinette, stopped in this city to
call on friends Wednesday while on his
way to visit his farm in Somers.
There seem to be plenty OF inlets,
but no outlets for the tramps that are
Fostering Kenosha people. They come
in on trains from all directions, but are
put off of those same trains if they at
tempt to go out on them.
The talk of the States Express COM
pany's building or assisting in building
a railroad branch from here to Trues-
dell, is being revived. The business
men of the city wish such road could
be built.
The Milwaukee, Racine~& Kenosha
Electric Railway company are now
ready to lay their road up to the SAM
tarium. The last piece of grouHd
along the route has been secured. Mr..
Slush, of Racine, was in the city today
and the bonus given the company by
Burr Simmons in March, on his ground
lying along the Northwestern raitoad,
between the two crossings, was cleared
up and the right of way settled.
The inmates of Kemper hall had a
very bad scare Wednesday. About
1870 o'clock in the morning the rooms
throughout the building began to fill
with smoke and the fear Of fire caused
some cOmmotion. As there is no tele-
phone in the place it became necessary
for one of the sisters to drive down to
the city hall and notify the fire depart
ment. AS soon as they were informed
of the danger the department got out
and the chemical was taken to KEN
per hall at great rush. When they
reached the scene of the conhagratiOn
it was found that the smoke was all
due to defective chimney.
Messrs. Slush and Bishop, Of the
Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Elec
trio Street Railway company, were in
town today and when seen by repre-
sentative of this paper said that they
had the right Of way from Racine to
Kenosha with the exception of one or
two small pieces and would build the
track this summer as far as the SAM
tarium and were sorry they could not
begin at Kenosha and build north, as
it would be cheaper for them and give
Kenosha people the benefit of a large
amount of work, dockage, etc. They
will stop the track at a point where
they can go around Kenosha or
through, just as the people wish, but
they expect to go through.
The seasons crop of tramps is
noteworthy bold and mean one. They