The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-12

The churches of the city are holding
special services this week. It's ''Ho1y
| Week"
Another sure sign of spring camp
of gypsies have taken up quarters near
| the Brass mills.
: Notice the Dexter farms new ad for
eggs for Matching, &C., on another
page of this paper.
Postmaster Frantz is making an
effort to secure another mail carrier.
It is one of Kenosha's greatest need.
The Milwaukee Carnival is now an
assured fact The entire program of
the four days celebration has been
issued.
Work on the foundation of the Y. M.
C. A. building has been commenced.
The work of building the walls will be
started next week.
| The work of laying out the walks in
Central Park has been started and the
| contractors hope to have the work
completed by the close of May.
It is reported that a we'll known
young widow of this city will shortly
embark on the matrimonial sea again.
The husband Ito be- is resident of
Racine.
From the rates offered by the new
heating plant in Racine it would APP
pear that the Kenosha company is not
losing a great deal of money on their
contracts.
Some clerical errors have been found
in the latest franchise ordinance pre-
sented to the Council, and it is thought
that any action will be delayed on this
account.
The Zionists of Chicago and Mil
waukee have merged. Now if they
would just take in the Kenosha Truth
Knowers they would have the entire
lake shore represented.
Now that spring is approaching it is
about time for the health officer to get
out and see that every one Of the alleys
and back lots in the city are cleaned
up. And he will do it, too.
Some effort is being made in Keno
sha to organize a base ball team for
the coming season. The city has a lot
of good outdoor players and some in
teresting games should be arranged.
The Chicago Times-Hera1d states
that the Barry Bros. Transportation
company has taken an option on the
Simmons docks in this city. This
looks like boat line was assured.
The Racine officials report that they
have reason to suspect that a young
boy by the name of Charles
Nielsen, recently arrested in that city,
was the person who assaulted Rev.
and Mrs. Cheney.
It is reported that still another fran
chise ordinance will be introduced at
the next meeting of the City Council.
Might as well have a bunch as one. It
will keep the printers busy. Verify
'It's an i'll wind that blows nowhar.'
The question that is worrying the
people of Kenosha today is not the po-
sition of Mayor German on the fran
chise question, but as to whether or
not he will revive the tariff on dogs.
There is many a cur on the streets
that would be better off in the middle
of the lake and the dog tax will take
him there.
We have received from Funk &
Wagna11s, New York, volume emit
tied, "The Domestic B1unders of
Women" by GA Mere Man" The
book is certainly destined to cause
quite a furore in literary circles among
the fair sex and is having a tremen-
dous sale. c. H. Hurd has placed
of copies of the book on his
shelves.
The Badger Brass company are be-
ginning to branch out into other lines
of business and as soon as the bicycle
lamp season is over they will begin
the manufacture of an electric exer-
ciser. They have control of one of
the best patents ever applied for in the
way Of an exerciser and their machine
is said to be superior to any on the
market.
The way some people are talking in
regard to the recent election reminds
us of a little coup1et which was favor
tie in the days of long ago. Of course
we don't want to be personal, but the
coup1et goes as follows:
GLOW like it's giddy gurg1e,
How love the fluent flow;
How I'1ove to wind my mouth mp,
How love to hear it CO."
The people of Ashland Avenue are
beginning to see the benefit of a street
railway and one Of the erstwhi1e kick
ers stated this morning that he was
ready to see the road built as soon as
company could be found which was
willing to pave and light the street and
pay royalty on every inch of ground
passed over. The companies will prob
ably take the proposition under con-
sideration.
G. M. Chisholm, one of the early
l.