The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-21
SHORT ITEMS.


sha after visit with friends in Vir-
ginia.
Even the Chicago Democrats have
begun a fight against corrupt Alder
men.
Clean streets should be made one of
the issues of the coming city cam
paign.
Mrs. Edward Letson, who has been
seriously IL, is reported greatly i'm
proved
A farmer in Steele County, Mimi,
died with regret at not seeing "A
Merry Chase"
The first robin has made its appear
pearance in Kenosha and spring is
now certainty.
The next City Council will be called
upon to build new engine house in
the Third ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. V. Bachelor, of Chi
cago, spent Wednesday evening with
friends in this city.
The Kenosha Whist club meets in
regular session at the Whist club
rooms this evening.
Luke Vesy, a Chicago attorney, and
A. B. Swift, of Albion, Mich, were in
Kenosha Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hoefner, of
Racine, spent Wednesday evening
with friends in this city.
The contract for the carpenter work
on the Dewey building was let to
Donroe Goostra this morning.
The curb stone politicians seem de-
termined to nominate John M. Kehlor
as the Republican candidate for Mayor.
Charles O'Ma11ey, who is wanted in
this city on a charge of deserving his
wife, is said to be visiting with friends
in Cleveland, Ohio.
The petition for a new trial IN the
case of Mary Hale Allen VS.. Gustav L.
C1ausen ct al, will not be heard until
after the election is over.
The Retired Hook and Ladder Co.
are making great preparations for
their annual ball, which will be given
at Park City hall on Easter Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles LaBagh, of
Osceo1a, Iowa; have a son and heir.
The many friends of Mr.. LaBagh will
be pleased to extend congratulations.
The Baptist church at Ravenswood,
which recently secured Rev. I. w.
Corey as it's pastor, will build splen-
did new parsonage for the new minis
ter
The high schools are awaiting with
a great deal of interest the announce
ment of the honors for the year. The
announcement will be made in about
two weeks.
The will of William Frehm, late of
the town of Wheat1and, deceased, has
been filed for probate. The will of
John w. Richards, late Of Bristol, has
also been filed.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Martison enter
tanned a number of friends at their
home on Church street Wedne day
evening. A very pleasant time is re-
ported by all present.
After all West Main street is sadly
in need of macadam and the railway
company should be accommodating
enough to see that the said macadam
is laid on the street in a proper man
ner.
With the coming of the warm spring
weather the streets of the city are i'm
passab1e in many places. It is to be
hoped that the city will decide to pave
Milwaukee avenue before another
muddy season comes.
1t is reported that sneak thieves
have been seen prow1ing about some
of the city school buildings. AS the
Central building has been entered at
two different times, there should be
a close watch kept on these people.
The State Legislature is still quar-
reling over the redistricting of the
State. If a few more Congressman
and politicians take hand in the mat
ter, the Legislature might sit till
doomsday and not take any action.
Franklin Halfway, one of the early
surveyors of Wisconsin, died at his
home in Chicago on Wednesday at the
age of SO years. Halfway came to
this county in 1885 and was the first
man to lay out the bounds Of old Ra
cine county.
The Mormon elders who have been
work in Kenosha for the last six
months making an effort to establish
church in this city, have decided to
leave Kenosha to her fate and have
gone to Racine to make an effort to
form society in that city.
Great preparations are being made
for the se1ni-annua1 reunion of the
alumni of the Kenosha high school,
which will be held in this city in
June. The committee in charge of
the reunion will hold meeting in the
near future and send out the annual