The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-06-08

spending few days with Mrs. Ashley
Thompson.
Louis Turner, the florist, is making
plans for new residence just east of
his greenhouse.
Miss Lottie Milward has gone to
Valparaiso, Ind, to enter the Normal
school at that point.
Mrs. DR.. H. j. Stocker, of Randolph,
is spending few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. E. Buckmaster.
Attorney NJ. j. ODonnell, Of Elk
horn, is spending a few days with rel
atives and friends in this city.
Chris Bockenhauser is planning to
erect beautiful new brick residence
at the corner of Lyman and Prairie
avenues.
The medal recently presented to
Capt Cameron, Oh account Of his work
as life saver, is on exhibition at Dale's
jewelry store.
The first Foursome handicap of the
season was held on the golf links Fri
day afternoon. The prize for the event
was given by Mrs. j. j. Hoyr,
The strength of the Kimball piano
lies in its artistic merits, which have
been recognized by the greatest must
cians.-Piano Purchasers Guide. DIV
1t is reported that one of the well
known salesladies of the city will be
married next Sunday. AS yet however
no license has been issued for the event.
". j. Dickhaut has added another
chair to the Ideal barber shop, making
four in all. The new man is Willis
Palmer, formerly of the Racine Hotel
shop.
Kenosha has finally taken one more
step toward real city life. She will
have an investigating committee just
like New York and Chicago and other
big cities.
1t is reported that a scandal of no
small proportions is brewing in one of
the families of the third ward. A tenn
porary widow and young society man
are the principal actors.
An effort is being made to get up
series of trotting races to be held at
one of the tracks about the city July
Fourth. Many of the people would be
glad if such a meet could be arranged.
A special election will be called in
the next few days to select successor
to D. F. Brister, as alderman of the
Fourth ward. Of course extra elections
come high, but the people must have
them.
From the present indications the
coming term of the Circuit Court will
be the shortest in the history of the
county and it is more than possible
that not a single case will come up for
consideration.
Miss Lora Blackman, the Kenosha
county lady who has been in Porto
Rico, as a nurse in the United States
hospital, has returned to New York.
She will not return to this city until
later in the summer.
The ladies of the Norwegian Danish
Methodist church will give a straw
berry lawn festival at the residence of
P. Hanson, 1853 Wisconsin street, at
s o'clock Thursday evening, to which
oil do no
A San Francisco dispatch says that
Capt. Freitsche, of Milwaukee, with
the little thirty-foo schooner-rigged
boat Cole, started yesterday for Manila,
but was forced back on account of the
strong wind. He expects to make
another attempt in day or two.
Architect G. A. Dickhaut Monday
afternoon let the contract to John
Betting for the construction of new
dwelling house for Vincent Koehler on
South street, and for the construction
of double fiat for Theodore Loef, at
the corner of York and West street.
The first case for damages against
the NJ. r. g. Z. road was decided in
Friday when man named
Ruan was given a judgment for $l5
against the company. The plaintiff in
the action had asked for $4,000 and
the result of the suit is great victory
for the company.
The old story of an electric line to
connect this city and Lake Geneva is
again going the rounds, and now it is
limited that the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul road is back of the movement.
It is also stated that ". 81. Wheeler, of
Chicago, who planned the water works
is figuring on the construction of such
a line.
The Racine Business Mems AssOcia
ton have called special meeting to
consider the advisability of assisting
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