The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-12

Edward Hartung, of Chicago, is
spending few days with c. F. Meiser
and wife.
Architect VanRyn, of Milwaukee,
was here Monday to inspect the new
Deming school.
This is Geo. M. Nelville's last month
in business and your last month to buy
Wall Paper at cost. tt
County Clerk Will Crosby and fam
lily spent Saturday and Sunday in Mil
waukee as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
81. G.. Tourtelotte.
Mrs. E. K. Blake, who has been
visiting friends and relatives the past
two months, returned to her home in
Chicago this morning.
Mrs. W. G.. >Hemps cad returned to
after short visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ezra Simmons.
John Patrick, of Salem, is sitting
with the county board as the represen-
tative of Supervisor Kingman, who is
spending the winter in Florida.
Wirth's dancing school drew large
crowd to Simmons hall Monday even
ing. January Both was announced as
the date of the annual masquerade.
For Her Sake" drew large crowd
to the Rhode opera house Sunday
night. With the exception of the
leading roles the piece was we'll pre-
sented.
c. A. Dewey has received an invita-
ton to attend reunion and dinner of
the Dewey family, which will be hello
in Albany, N. Y, on the evening of
January "A.
The druggists of the city met last
night and decided to close their places
of business at 8 o'clock for four nights
in the week for the first three months
of the year.
Rev. G.. K. Stark went to Racine
Sunday for the purpose of organizing
Swedish Lutheran church in that
city. He report the outlook as very
encouraging
Henry Hastings had the misfortune
to fall while carrying wood Monday
and the fall resulted in badly
sprained knee which will confne ahim
to his room for several days.
People are complaining of thieves in
town who are making practice of
stealing incandescent lights. The
fellows are known and the victims
promise to make it very warm for them.
The Ladies Social Union of the
Baptist church will be entertained by
Mrs. Corey, 315 Church street, on Fri
day afternoon, Jan. Ii, at 2:30 o'clock.
A most cordial invitation is extended
to all. j12|
A new candidate has been found for
the position of the oldest living
native in the person of Julius Wisconsin
Bacon, who was born in old Southport
in September, 1885, and accordingly he
is older than any of the claimants thus
far discovered. ...
Ludwig Caesar had August Maeling
arrested on Monday on charge of
committing an assault on his wife. 1t
is reported that an attempt was made
to make the charge of more serious
nature. The case had a hearing before
Justice Slater this afternoon.
The meeting of the board of directors
of the Kenosha Country club, which
was to have been held at the Grant
House last night, failed to materialiZe,
as there was not quorum present.
President Van Ingen says the Kenosha
CLUB will undoubtedly join the National
Golf Association, which will give the
Kenosha players the right of entering
tournaments authorized by the Nation
al association. The fee for annual
membership is $25 and nearly all the
we'll known clubs in the United States
are on the role of members.
The grocery men and hack drivers
are having considerable fun at the
expense of one of the young ladies here
showing off the value of soaps and
local bus driver. When the young
lady arrived in the city she was taken
up town in the bus and on alighting
she gave the driver 35 cents. The
bus man told the lady that
the fare was % cents and thought
she intended the extra dime as
tip and accordingly declared the
young lady the proper thing. The
young lady on the other hand &C
cused the bus man of robbing her,
and the story finally reached the
bus mans ears. This morning he
hunted up the young lady and very
tremendously explained the mistake
and returned the 10 cents, together
with ticket to ride with him whenever
the lady might desire.