The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-24


sick list.
Ice cream parlors of the north side
drug store are now open.
John Priddis last was a boy. This
gives John almost a dozen.
DR.. Gavin, of Waukegan, spent
Friday night here o guest Of DR.. Kali
tenbach.
Mrs. Louise Hall, who has been seri-
ously i'll with pneumonia for the past
week, is now much improved.
Fourth Of July this year cast the
first shadow Of its approach in the
window Of Starkweather & Co.'s drug
store.
Al. Gull, son of W. Y. Gull, Of Sa-
lem, was in the city today. Mr.. Gull
lives at Oakland, Neb., where he is as
sistant cashier of the First National
bank
Holderness e White are going to
build two large additions to the Chica-
90 Rockford Hosiery Co.'s building.
One will be 54x100 feet running west
and the other 50x6O for new boiler
room.
The Racine papers call down the
Daily Union of Kenosha for stating
that Capt. Anderson, late Of the Con-
test, was captain of the Eveline which
was recently run into by the Virginia.
They say Capt. Anderson never trod
the Eveline's deck.
Willie Fonk, the 12-year-old son of
John Fonk, of the town of Paris, broke
his arm while playing with other boys
in the school yard Wednesday morn
ing, June is. Dr.. Mcintyre, of Union
Grove, set the broken arm and the boy
is getting along nicely.
There is to be new hotel in Keno
sha. The property just north Of the
Garfield house has been bought up by
e. Isl. Frandsen. His purpose is to
erect on this property a new hotel.
Mr.. Frandsen will not spare either ex-
pense or time in making the new build
ing convenient in every respect for an
up-to-date hotel. As soon as all
plans are finally completed, excavations
will be begun and the erection will
follow as soon as the work can be done
officers Schumacher and Passenger,
of Racine, drove to this city Friday
afternoon in search of Peter Becker,
the man who had assaulted his wife
and wounded her, perhaps fatally. He
was seen to leave Racine in cart in
the direction of Kenosha. The officers
followed at once, but on reaching here
were notified that Becker had been
found about 4 o'clock on Washington
avenue in Racine. He may De found
guilty of murder.
AS the result of debate which oc
Cured between a Sieg and Sterling
factory man, a walking race has been
arranged for a week from Sunday.
The course to be covered begins at the
Columbia hall in this city and ends at
Market square, Racine. After wagers
had been made among three of the
starters, another gentleman appears
and wagers a key Of beer that he can
beat the three. The course over all is
eleven miles, and the time to be beaten
is two hours.
| While the circus was in full swing
Friday afternoon a great connection
was caused in one section of the tent
by the benches giving way and preci-
pitating the occupants. There were
several we'll known business men who
had taken their children to witness
the performance, on the seats when
they fell. The proceeding we're inter-
rupted until the gentlemen could re-
assume their identity, and mount the
boards again in safety. Fortunately
no one was hurt.
Myron Clapper, aged 10 years, who
lives with his mother in the old engine
house on Wisconsin street. was arrest
ed Friday evening by officer O'Hare
and taken to the county jail on the
charge of stealing from Mrs. Gros-
7enor The articles taken we're pump
and several feet of lead pipe, both of
which Mrs. Grosvenor was keeping for
future use. The pump was found by
the officer at the home Of the boy.
The pipe was pounded into a mass and
sold to Burr Bros. Young Clapper was
given a hearing before Justice Slater
this afternoon.
The unusually vivid flash of light
ming which caused so much apprehen-
sion Friday night, struck the little
house belonging to Capt. Symmonds
Just behind his own house on Ashland
avenue The lightning struck just
next to the chimney, raising the shin-
giles of the roof, trayersing the house
and going off at the caves. The con-
cussion loosened the plaster in the
rooms occupied by those living in the