The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-08-23

Miss Runke1 has gone TO Chicago te
perfect her work as ladies' tailor.
DR.. and Mrs. E. F. Rowe11 are re
joicing over the birth of daughter.
Rev. /. w. Cory will deliver the an
nual address at the Old Settlers picnic
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Dimicly, of Pres
tonburg, Ky, are visiting ]. L
Stevens.
H. L. Gilispie, of Milwaukee, is
spending few days with friends II
this city.
Miss Minnie Williams, of West Su-
perior, is spending week with friends
IN Kenosha.
Officer A. c. Bassinger, of Racine
was calling on the local police force
Monday evening.
Mrs. Owen O'Hare and children are
spending few days with friends an6
relatives in Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Book, Miss Ella
and Master Sam are visiting at the
home of David Rahr.
Ashley Turner and daughter, Dora
have gone to Quincy, H., for visit
with friends and relatives.
Miss Alice and Ambrose McKune
have gone to Chicago for a weeks
visit with friends and relatives.
Miss Mabel Munroe has returned te
| her home in Racine after three
weeks visit with Miss Laura Drake.
County Clerk Crosby has begnn
issuing hunting licenses. A. Z. Whit
beck was the first nimrod to get a
license.
Misses Celia and Anna Kroeger
returned to Milwaukee Sunday, after
two weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Kenosha.
From the reports to the City Council
Monday evening it is evident that
there are hundreds of cellars in Keno
sha filled with water.
A marriage license has been issued
for the marriage of Harry G. Lee, OF
the town of Somers, and Miss Katie
O'Donne11, of this city.
Charles w. Zweenic has returned
home from Milwaukee where he has
been attending the National conven-
ton of the Typographical Union.
Alvin 0. Blood is reported as can
didate for surveyor. He would GER
tainly make a good man in the office.
Of course he is after the Republican
nomination.
The 1.-TWO Million" club of Chicago
ought to remove in body to Phi'a-
de1pkia. The announcement of the
population of the two cities recalls the
fable of the hare and the tortoise.
An effort is being made to get up a
regatta among local yachts to be sailed
on Labor day. There are number of
fast craft in the harbor and such a
race would undoubtedly be an interest
ing one.
Between seven hundred and thous-
and Epworth Leaguers from Milwau-
kee came to Kenosha Saturday even
inc on an excursion steamer. They
spent a pleasant hour in Kenosha and
returned to Milwaukee late in the
evening.
The Congressional Conlmitte passed
through Kenosha, last evening, on a
special train. From the consideration
the comn1itte gave the city, one would
hardly have thought that the city had
secured an appropriation of nearly
S2C0, eco IN the last two years.
The National conference of the col
ored Methodists will convene at Fond
du Lac tomorrow, with delegates from
nearly every state in the Union where
co1ored Methodists have organized.
Bishop Walters, gof Toledo, will pre-
side. A reception and banquet will be
given on the evening of. Aug. "a, and
Mayor Hosl1ins, of Fond du Lac, will
deliver an address.
The College of Commerce will open
Tuesday, Sept. 4th, for its eighth year
of work Many Improvements have
been made for the new year. An ex-
| ira recitation room has been -eqipped,
new books added to both the reference
and the text book library; new furni-
ture purchased, and an additional
teacher employed. The school is far
better equipped than ever before for
continuing the thorough work for
which it has made reputation.
The business men of ST. Joseph
Mich, who at one time succeeded in
getting a more 1enient marriage law,
because they thought the visiting
bridal couples would bring money and
prosperity to the town, are about tc
use their influence to bring the inva
sion to an end. They have found out
they claim, that two or three ministers
and justices and County Clerk Need
ham are monopo1izing all the trade
and receiving the sole benefit while
the citizens are being annoyed.
! The Homestead Land company has
been organized at Appleton to induce
] desirable settlers from Sweden and
Norway to emigrate to this country
and settle on farms in northern Wis