The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-09

Miss Anger Gleason is spending a
few weeks with Chicago friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rice are rejoic-
ing over the birth of a daughter.
T. H. Erving, of Chicago, trans
acted business in Kenosha Thursday
Market square is to have new
watering trough in the next few
weeks.
The Teachers Literary club will
meet with Miss Torrey on Monday,
May 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aspinwal1, of Chicago
spent Thursday evening with friends
/ in Kenosha.
Miss Loretta Hagan returned to Chi
cago Thursday after visit with ke-
nosha friends.
The Ladies Aid society of ST. Mat
thew's church met with Miss Bond on
Thursday afternoon.
Patrick Haynes, of Chicago, trans
acted railway business in kenosha
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Mrs. F. T.. Stocking, of Ravenswood,
spent Thursday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. O. G. Lewis.
Miss Daisy Shatswe1l, of Racine, is
spending a few days in Kenosha as
the guest of Miss Charles.
The Racine Woman's club has
pledged $1,000 for the support of a
new city library "a Racine.
Leo Flasch has accepted position
as messenger boy with the Western
Union Telegraph company.
Miss Harriet Lewis has returned
home after an extended visit with
friends and relatives in Ravenswood.
After all it might be well to employ
ne more police officer in order to have
man on duty in the police office at
night.
What has become of that public
fountain that public spirited citizen
threatened to present to the city a
short time ago?
The Meiselbach factory has added
another force of men to their plant,
bringing the number of men employed
to seventy-fve.
Mr.. Vim. Sherman, of 821 Pomeroy
street, on his return home from work
found a nine pound baby boy. Mother
and son doing we'll.
A tribe of gypsies are encamped
south of the city and the women of the
party are reaping harvest by telling
fortunes in the city.
The third senatorial district consist
ing of Kenosha and Racine counties Is
the sixth largest in the state. It has a
population of 67.351.
The new Mayor of Waukegan has
started right in Office by refusing tc
| grant renewal of license to four dis
orderly saloons in that city.
If Kenosha is intending to have a
celebration of independence day it is
time for some one to take up the mat
ter and push the thing along.
Mrs. Mary E. Starkweather an6
daughter Abbie, of Cleveland, Ohio
arrived in Kenosha Thursday evening
and will make their home here.
The number of tramps hanging
about Kenosha is getting noticeably
less. The spring season has sent the
knight of the road farther north.
| Farmers throughout the county re.
port the finding of traces of seven year
| locusts. It is said that the pest is due
to strike the lake shore this yaar.
D. G. James, department comman
der of the Wisconsin G. A. R., will
come to Kenosha on May 10Th and de-
liver a lecture to the children of the
| schools.
| Morris Werner entertained a number
of his gentlemen friends at stag
party at his home on South street
Thursday evening. A pleasant time
is reported.
The commission having in charge
| the assessing of damages in the con-
domination proceedings brought by the
Railway company to secure right OF
way for the Allen switch, completed
the taking of testimony Thursday.
The most exciting bowling match of
the year occurred. Thursday night at
the Y. M. C. A. alleys, between Rob
and Bert Ho1derness. The game was
won by Bert with narrow margin of
one point, the score standing 491 to
400. @s
1t is rumored that another effort is
| being made to find the hidden fortune
supposed to have been left by Rudolph
| Hanks, who died in 1895. The money
is said to have been buried on a farm
south of the city, which was formerly
owned by the old man.
| AS yet the business mems associa-
ton has taken no action toward max
ing a proposition to the different fac
tories seeking a location in Kenosha.
| The merchants of the city should meet
and form a new association, and IN
/ manner make an effort fO helm