The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-30

evening
Charles Fishback and Miss Ida
Haubert, of this city, have been II
censed to wed.
The Kenosha Life Saving Station
will close for the season at midnight
Thanksgiving Day.
Thomas Hansen is having lime
stone curb placed in front of his prop
erty on South street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Carter, of Beav
er Dam, are sper ding a few days with
friends and relatives in this city.
The final accounting for the ST.
George fair has been made and shows
the net returns of the fair to have been
$3,631.37.
The famous claim of Betsy Wood.
ward against the Collier estate will be
heard by Judge Fish in the Circuit
Court at Racine Friday.
Charles H. Becker and M. H. Bacon,
of this city, have been recommended
by Senator Quar1es and Congressman
Cooper for places on the census bureau.
B. f. Windsor, has sold his interest
in the yacht Foursome. 1t seems that
there is considerable secrecy about the
deal but it is reported that the sale Will
be followed by others.
Farmers all unite in the statement
that potatoes at Is cents per bushel are
better for the grower than dollar wheat
The tubers are also a great deal easier
on the soil than the cereal.
And now the people of Racine are
kicking because the M. r. & K. Co.,
are running freight cars to haul coal
into the city. 1t seems that the line
will soon be a freight and passenger
line.
Immortal ]. NJ or ]. N. Free, the
wandering newspaper man, who IS
familiar visitor in every newspaper
office in the Mississippi valley, died at
Montpelier, O., Monday, of heart
failure.
Congressman Cooper is again being
the River and Harbor committee of
the next Congress. He has the sup
port of every voter in Kenosha
county.
The name of Terry McGovern with
the title champion Light Weight of
the World" appeared on the register
at Hotel Grant this morning. It wasn't
the real champion but simply cham
pion joker.
Farmers fall work is in good condi-
ton for the nearing winter. 1t will
help them out next spring as consider
able work has been done this fall that
would have had to be done then had
bad weather prevailed.
Considerable numbers of men are
passing through the city daily over
the Northwestern road bound for the
northern woods. Wages are good and
as there is plenty of work the men are
taking advantage of the situation.
The school board meeting, scheduled
to take place at the city hall last
evening, failed to materia1ize on &C
count of the fact that a quorum fai1ad
to arrive. The members of the board
who were present spent little time
talking over the payment for the new
building.
1t was Just one of those -hfe's little
ironies. At the opera house last night
the Truth Knowers had a pow-wow
and in front of the proscenium
arch were hung two large banners
bearing the mystical inscription ''The
Liars. Of course the banners were
to advertise the Skinner play this
evening, but it certainly was little
incongruous.
It is reported that Mr.. Simmons was
so well pleased with the fire proof tile
work on the roof of the library build
ing which has just been completed by
Superintendent J. E. Moody of the
Empire Fire Roofing company of Chi
cago, that he presented him with
splendid token in the way of money as
an acknowledgement of his apprecia-
ton of the way in which the work was
done.
A plan has been announced by the
committee on endowment fund of the
Milwaukee Episcopal diocese by which
the funds for the sustainence of the
diocese will be raised by the purchase
of insurance made payable to the do
cese. The plan will be put in operation
as soon as possible and it is thought
that it will entirely do away with the
assessment plan now in use in the
diocese.
The ladies of the Baptist church and
congregation will hold their annual
sale and supper Tuesday evening, Dec
5th. Many useful and fancy articles
will be for sale, such as conforta bles
aprons, pin-cushions, center-pieces
dolls, stocking-bags, knit-s1ippers,
chi1dren's aprons; candies and bric-a
brac. The Juniors will also have .
table of fancy articles, some of which
will be sold for 10 cents and Is cents
Admission, including supper, Is cents