The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-04

Mrs j. 81. Kimball spent the day
with her daughter, Mrs. W S. Forrest,
in Chicago.
Miss Lena Thomas has accepttd a
position in Barden & McArdle's dry
goods store
Mrs. E R. Gethen, of Pleasant
Prairie, visited friends in Kenosha and
Racine Tuesday.
G.. R Mcdowell has given TO the
public library Rawlinson's Seven
Great Monarchies, I" three Vols.
The contract for sprinkling Prairie
avenue was given to Aid. O'Brien. The
bid was 81 cents per lineal foot for the
season.
Miss Yule has been presented with
$25, to be expended in purchasing
pictures for the decoration of her room
at the Central school building.
The Milwaukee Journal contained a
supposed picture of Cyril Kupfer last
evening. The picture was so poor that
even the boy himself couldn't recognize
it
The police force are investigating
several cases which promise sensa,
tional developments. There is moth
ing like new broom to raise a big
dust.
Mayor Higgins, of Racine, has turned
down all the ladies who petitioned for
places on the School Board. Every
commissioners appointed was of the
sterner sex.
superintendent Ellsworth, Of the
brass works, has rented one of the new
Blackman houses on Pleasant street.
The other will be occupied by Mr..
Bailey, of the Hosiery works.
Through the courtesy of Elk Senator
Sawyer the public library has been
made the recipient of a Statistical
Atlas of the United States, based upon
results of the Eleventh Census"
The directors of the Kenosha county
Old Settlers club will hold a meeting
Saturday in the office of z. G.. Simmons
for the purpose of electing officers and
arranging for a celebration of indie
pendence day.
All the extensions ordered by the
Water Commissioners will be put in as
soon as the pipe arrives, which is eX
pected the coming week. Contractor
VIM. Davidson will then lay and con
meet all the mains possible.
All sorts of ordinances have been
passed looking toward the improved
sanitary conditions, cleaner streets
and alleys, and better smelling brick
yards, but the one essential thing has
been omitted, not because the atten-
ton of the council has not been called
to it, but because of the expense, and
that thing is a system of efficient
scaVenger work.
The committee of the G.. A. R. hav-
ing in charge the celebration for
Memorial y met Tuesday night and
decided that no elaborate celebration
will be attempted. The usual parade
will be omitted and the members of
the post will march out to the GENE
terry and deck the graves of the dead
soldiers with flowers. After the deco
ration of the graves short address
will be delivered by a we'll known
speaker.
Rev. l. P. Roberts one of the marry
ing parsons of Milwaukee has taken up
the cudGel against the True Marriage
license bill and has sent letter to the
Chicago Times Herald in which he
states that it will be just as easy as
ever for people to get married in this
state. He bases this statement on the
grounds that the law provides for hasty
and all may become mar
riages of this nature. In concluding
his strange letter the minister states
that couples coming from Chicago |
should remember that ministers can be |
found within four blocks of the steam |
boat landings.