The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-12

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Smidt, of Milwau-
kee, spent Sunday with Kenosha
friends.
John Curtis Underwood, New York
literary genius, has been spending a
few days in Racine. He expects to
make his future home in Kenosha.
Contractors announce that the year
now drawing to close has been one
of the most prosperous in the history
of Kenosha in this line of business.
A mum Der of Kenosha young people
went out to Salem Tuesday evening to
attend social party. A very pleasant
time is reported by the members of the
party.
The youth has taken out his skates
for another season and several small
boys have tempted the ice on Jerome
creek with the usual early seasons re-
suits. No fatalities have been re-
ported.
Col. w. w. Strong of this city has
been nomin ated for governor of the
Association of the Society of Colonial
Wars in Wisconsin. DR.. N. A. Pen
meyer has been nominated for the Of
fee of surgeon of the society.
1t is reported that the North Western
railway company is planning to give
the scheme of telephones in cars a
thorough test. The test will be made
on their fast mail train and if it proves
~.
of the company.
The officials of Racine have not as
yet been able to discover the identity
of the man who was killed on the
tracks of the Northwestern on Tuesday
morning. The remains will be buried
in the potter's field there tomorrow. 1t
is claimed that the man was a resident
of Kenosha.
The Kenosha Fishing fleet is MAX
ing active preparations for the open
ing of the fishing season on next Sun
day. The little boats will then begin
their winter assault on the fnny
tribes of the lake. The season prom
Uses to be a profita bic one.
A wild cranberry called "tranbar"
in Swedish, for which no use has been
found in the Scandinavian countries,
has now found market in Germany,
1884 quarts having been shipped re-
Gently to one firm in Chemnitz. The
Germans convert the berries into a
lam that bids fair to rival English
preserves.
The SO cent round trip tickets from
Zion City to Chicago and return, which
the Chicago and North Western rail
road sells to accommodate Dowie and
his followers, are being scalped or
traded in by people round about, and
as result, purchasers are now com
PEELED to sign their names on the tick
cts. The rate is so cheap and unprece-
denied as to be an attractive one, and
discriminates against all other towns
near. Waukegan's round trip rate is
90 cents and Winthrop Harbor's is 95
cents, while Kenosha pays $1.65.
The College of Commerce has near
| 1y completed its first term in the new
building, and students and teachers
appreciate more und more the ex-
cellence conveniences derived from it.
The day-schoo1 enrolment has reach
ed 80 and the night-schoo1 90. The
class of students, from year to year
has grown better, and the amount OF
work accom- 1ished is more and more.
Those recently taking positions are
Will Remer with the Carter Manufac'
turing Co., Agnes C1eary with the
Western Telephone Co., at Winthrop
Harbor, ILL.,, Ruth Shields, temporarily
with the First National Bank, Gustav
Lindow with the Chicago Brass Co..
and Carl Starr with the Kenosha Sash
and Door Co.
Three sailors claiming to hail from
Kenosha furnished considerable ex.
element Saturday evening about II
O'Clock on Lake avenue in the rear OF
| freely of "corn juice" and ia dispute
arose as to who was going to'drive the
| horse attached to their buggy. Argu-
ments were soon reduced to blows
and missiles of every description were
flying through the air. One of the
participants sustained a serious cut
in the temple, the result of his ina bill
| ity to dodge paving brick which
came his way. Many people rushed
to the scene and the: three sailors
finally made up and drove away.-Ra.
cine Times.