The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-14

S1eighing parties were the popular
amusement for Tuesday evening.
Claus Wagner, of Milwaukee, was a
Kenosha visitor Tuesday evening.
The Kemper Hall girls had their an
nua1 sleighing party on Monday after
noon. A good time is reported.
Miss Ella Hogan, of Milwaukee.
who has been visiting with Miss Hat
tie Pulicher, has returned home.
Miss Julia Stemm, of Bloomington,
Ill.,, is spending few days in Kenosha
as the guest of Mrs. Fred Dickhaut.
It is reported that two well known
Kenosha young people will be married
before the opening of the Lenten sea
son
Miss Helen Buckley, of this city, has
been engaged to give concert at the
Guild hall in Racine on the evening of
Feb. 21st.
Don't forget the Danish Brotherhood
mask ball at Central Music hall Mon
day evening, Feb. 18th. Everybody
invited.
Mail boxes for the receiving Of par
cells are to be placed in Kenosha in the
near future. Another evidence of mu-
nicipal growth.
Chas. Torrey met with slight acct
dent in the carpentry department al
Armour Institute in Chicago Friday,
ard is home on an enforced vacation
The Board of Educa ton should pass
the Hackley resolution, and open the
school grounds. The grounds are for
The pupils, and should be open to them
at all times.
E. B. Kipp left Kenosha for Chicago
Monday evening, and will make his
future home in that city. Mrs. Kipp
and the children will continue to re-
side in Evanston.
It is reported that the keepers of the
gambling dens in the city made an
other "killing' Ia It night and this
morning. But of course there are no
gambling dens in the city.
The High School Basket Ball team
large number of their
friends at masquerade dance at Sim
mons hall Saturday evening. A pleas
ant time is reported by ali present.
Let's see! The committee investi-
gates the committee that investigated
the bill, which, investigation, shows.
was not fully investigated. But no
one can tell just where we are, but it's
the same committee, any way.
The Board of Directors of the Gil
bert M. Simmons library met in regu-
lar session at the library Tuesday even
ing. Considerable routine business
was transacted. A new list of books
will be published in the near future.
The city taxes are coming in very
slowly, and it is certain that will
be a grand rush on the last day. The
officials have stated that it is not pos
sib1e for any further extension of the
time for the payment of the taxes.
A number of Kenosha people went
to Milwaukee Monday evening to wit
ness the production of ''Sapho' by the
Olga Netherso1e company. Miss
Netherso1e is i'll in New York, and will
not play during the Milwaukee en-
gagement. IN
The petition asking that the rural
mail delivery privileges be extended
to Kenosha county towns is receiving
a large number of signatures among
the farmers. The petition will prob
ably be forwarded to Congressman
Cooper this week. o.
The City council might have made it
a part of the contract with the North
Western Railway company that sheds
should be erected at the Kenosha sta
ton. Everyone would be pleased to
see the franchise ordinance passed
with such provision.
1t is possible that the managers of
the boxing exhibition may be called to
settle with the United States for the
fun at the Opera house Tuesday night.
District Attorney Buckmaster has been
asked by the Assistant Revenuesco1-
Iector to furnish a complete list of the
of the exhibition. Further
developments will be watched with
interest.
A large crowd gathered at the Opera
house Monday evening to witness a
production to be given by Marie Won
Wegren and a company of German
players. The crowd was disappointed
as the company failed to arrive in Ke-
nosha, and the money for the seats was
AS yet Manager Rhode has
not learned why they Cancelled the
date in so strange manner.
At the meeting of the teachers COM
mittee of the Board of Education Mon
day evening it was decided that re-
port will be presented to the Board this
evening recommending the appoint
ment of Miss Edna Washburn, now
teaching in the Durkee building, as the
successor to Miss Mary Nc C1e11an;
also the employment of Miss Genevieve