The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-05
COLD CURE
PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

to their home in Harvard after spend
ing the week visiting. relatives and
friends here.
Will Knuth has not as yet discovered
who stole his OvercOat from his room
at the boarding house on the Wells
farm He, however, hasa trace of the
thief and if the coat is not returned it
will go hard with him. Will generally
carries out what he says he will do
Rudolph Sable, one of the section
men, met with quite an experience in
the trapping business, but ask Rudolph
if you wish to know the particulars
He, however, is strongly of gthe opinion
that it's best not to embark in a new
business until you thoroughly under
stand it. Rudolph hast become so
thoroughly discouragedls that you
couldn't hire him to 60 at it again, and
will henceforth leave thestrapping bus
mess entirely to .Chas. Mcneil. The
business, he says, is toog strong for his
head; the sudden changes coming so
very Unexpectedly, making it neces-
sary for him to change very suddenly.
Matt Mungen on the Plank road is
reported quite sick with pneumonia.
DR.. Eastman is attending the case.
Gear. Patterson returned Wednesday
to Chicago after spending Sunday
with Mr.. Burton.
News comes from..~"the spowder mill
that they are going to sstart in the
spring.
The Minstrel show for Saturday
evening given by the home talent of
Russell is very highly3~spoken of by
those who heard it at that place. Some
of those who are supporting it are,
Messrs. Hunter and Higley, Misses
Melville and..Thompson, Mrs. Thomp-
son and Messrs. and. Mesdames Murry
and Colby. The program is varied,
consisting of neutrality-suspicious.,
which are sure to take.,@@ we'll with any
audience. The quartet is fine. They
have an orchestra of three pieces which
will add to the evenings enjoyment.
The show is1tO be givensat FoX's hall,
Saturday evening, Jan.,7 Admission
Is cents, children 15Ncents. Program
begins at s o'clock sharp.
Mr.. Opie filled the pulpit both morn
ing and evening at the M. E. church
Sunday. Mr.. Opie is a very earnest
speaker and his sermon was enjoyed
very much by those who were fortunate
enough to hear him.
There will be business meeting Of
the Epworth League Saturday evening
at seven thirty sharp.
Mrs. Thomas Yates and daughters
returned Friday from a visit with
friends in Milwaukee.
A collision was narrowly averted
Saturday evening at the depot when
the milk train pulledsin. Two freight
trains met here and were ordered on
the side track to make way for the
milk train. The freight from the west
pulled in on the sideftracktand ran up
as far as it dared to. Then the freight
from the stobacked in from the west
end of the side track, and in doing so
ran into the first freight with such
force as to smash two cars and send
the engine out to near the main track
At this time the milk train pulled in
barely clearing the freight engine, thus
preventing an accident that might
have proved disastrous.
Louisa Jensen, of Kenosha, spent
Sunday with Edna Yates.
Lizzie Umbland hassreturned from a
visit with Mrs. Fred Cooper.
Mrs. 81. Gamble, who'has been visit
ing relatives in Salem, returned Tues
day.
Adrian Lowell has returned to his
home in Rockford, after visit with his
relatives here.
Nate Larabee was in our burg on
visit to relatives.
M. E. Rockwell is visiting relatives
at Fort Atkinson and Whitewater.
Pleasant Prairie is to have an ice
man. Mr.. Tidmarsh is filling his new
ice house and will be ready to supply
our residents the coming summer.
Anna Evans has returned from a
visit with relatives in Hebron.
Ed Hayes and Gus Schmutz call
themselves expert ice harvesters. One
falls into the water and the other fishes
him out.
There were about seventy at the
oyster supper last Thursday night and
about SIT cleared.
1t is reported that there will be a
dance Friday night at the hail.
Whether it is a public, free for all
dance we can't say, but suppose it is
the usual kind-pay the price and you
can dance; no matter who and what
you are.
We are sorry we hurt the feelings of
few of the young ladies and men Of
the school by calling them children. 1t
was entirely unintentional and we will
11ovor do II aoair