The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-11-04

They were torn to pieces by the drift
wood thrown up during the blast
1t is feared that the city clerk being
neutral, will have to build himself a
separate apartment to protect him
from harm during the council meet
ings.
Mrs. W. C. Drake, of Omaha, Neb.,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. O..
G.. Franks, on her return from the fun
eral of her mother, Mrs. Warren, at
Lodi, Ohio.
A certain partnership on Main street
which was on the eve Of dissolution
has been renewed and will continue to
do business at the old stand for some
time to come.
Mrs. Alice Dixon and daughter,
Susie, of New London, are guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. D. Sloat. They are
on their way to California, where they
will spend the winter.
The work of putting in the gas and
water pipes at Jerome creek in Durkee
avenue has been pushed through today.
The work was done by the gas COM
pany and the water department.
jointly.
P. j. Dehlmann, the bookkeeper at
the gas Office, was summoned to the
home Of his parents, in Wentworth,
South Dakota, Monday evening by
telegram. The cause of the sudden
summons was the death.of Mr.. Dehl-
mann's father.
1t is no doubt of great interest to
the young ladies of the rising genera
ton to learn from the experiment of
Anna Held that they can give and
receive $50 kisses without collapse,
and be kissed at least Is times in
public without any consciousness OF
embarrassment.
Dr.. Farr is having bis Office, over the
Starkweather & Co. drug store, all re-
papered, repainted and refurnished up
in excellent style. Ali the woodwork
is to be painted clear white. The
chairs are to be included. twill be as
spick and span in there in a day or two
as anyone ever saw it.
D. B. Benedict's condition remains
quite stationary. The attending ply
stefan says that he does not note any
special improvement nor the contrary,
though while the condition cannot be
said to be any worse physician
usually reports slight improvement.
And that is the status of this case.
The monthly report of the Kenosha
public library shows that the circula-
ton for the month of October was !, 635
books. The number of borrowers
cards issued up to date is 1897. The
number OF books loaned during the
year, from Nov. /, 1896, to Nov. /,
1897, is "a, 378. That is an excellent
showing.
The little yacht Dauntless" broke
from her mooring in Monday nights
wind and was found this morning in a
very dilnpidated state, after pounding
throughout the whole night at the
docks and piers throughout the harbor
Her owner, Burt Ferry, found her
this morning and will take her into
winter quarters for repairs.
Acertain we'll Iknown and respected
gentleman Of this city has become the
victim of sad and strange delusion.
He fancies that some one is trying to
poison him. AS result of his appre-
hension he declined last Saturday to
take any food, and since then it has
cost his friends and relatives some
effort to prevail upon him to take
nourishment.
The Kenosha Daily Union has run
it's course and met the fate predicted
for it when it's publication first began
about seven months ago. Even its
best friends and wellwishers could see
nothing else in store for it. Notwith-
standing failure, however, the Daily
Union was a good newspaper, and
did much to improve the other local
papers.
The Milwaukee, Racine & Kenosha
Electric Street railway will be regu-
larry opened to the public next
Thursday morning. Two cars are to
be placed on the route and they will
leave hourly from Kenosha and Ra
cine. The trip price is fixed at 20
cents, with a reduction for the round
trip. Buses will be run to and from
the cars and the center of town at 5
cent fare.
A number of sporty young men
engaged team of horses from t. j.
Meyers Sunday evening and drove
into the country. Later in the evening
word reached Mr.. Meyers that his
horses we're being badly abused by the
drunken drivers. Mr.. Meyers and a
gentleman in his employ immediately
started in pursuit of the men, whom