The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-19

This is examination week in the city
schools.
B. F. Traxe1l of Chicago speut Tues
day evening here.
Charles H. Bray, of Chicago, tran
sacted business in Kenosha Tuesday
evening,
F. W. Gray, of the Chicago Brass
Works, transacted business in Chicago
Tuesday.
A great many people mistake the
taste of rotten artesian water pipes for
mineral water taste.
BY all means turn the old County
building into an emergency hospital
for the winter months.
Miss Ella Harrison, of Chicago, has
come to Kenosha to spend the holidays
with friends and relatives,
Harry Shannon, of the Shannon
Comedy company, transacted business
in Kenosha Tuesday afternoon.
Ollie Hoye, who recently resigned
his position at the Hale grocery store,
has accepted position at the Dale
Jewe1ry store.
There is evidently little doubt but
that the coming Christmas will be a
"white one,' and what is more to the
point, a cold one.
Beware of the Salvation 1assie who
is about soliciting funds for holiday
gifts for the poor. The woman is said
to be an imposter.
A week from today the holiday rush
will be over and the merchants may
breathe easier and harder as their
sales may warrant.
1t seems too bad to turn the arte-
sian wells of the North side into the
sewers, but there seems to be nothing
else to do with the water.
Zero weather seems to have no ter
rors for the sturdy little fishing tugs
in the Kenosha harbor, as both of them
made good hau1s yesterday.
Percente. the local boxer, is looking
for another go with ''Battling" Nelson
of Chicago. This would be splendid
attraction for Kenosha boxing show.
The steam pipes in the new building
at Kemper Hall were under the spell of
the cold weather last Saturday, and
plumbers were kept busy all day the
hall.
The Kenosha part of the fund for
the Mckinley Memorial is still grow
ing, and the city promises to be one of
the banner cities of the state in this
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dawes have
gone to Richland Center, Wis, to at
tend the marriage of their daughter,
which will be celebrated on Friday
afternoon.
The lady bowlers of the city are
planning to organize a number of
clubs. They have been granted the
use Of the Y. M. C. A. alleys on Thurs
day night.
Bert Harris of the town of Bristol
was arraigned before Justice Stewart
this morning on charge of irtoxica-
ton. He was fined a dollar and costs.
The fine was paid.
Birds Arrived.-The finest lot of i'm
ported singers that ever came to Keno
sha for sale by w J. Dickhaut at Ideal
barber shop. Come and hear them and
convince yourself. dw-d21
An ambulance and a police patrol
wagon are the most needed Christmas
presents for the city of Kenosha. Some
good kind man with money to spend
will please take notice.
The regular monthly dinner of the
Octagon club was held last evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Brown
on Park Place. A very pleasant time
is reported by those present.
The barge Ga1atea is safein the Chi
cago harbor. She was picked up Tues
day morning off Racine Point by the
steamer Santa Maria and was towed
to Chicago. The crew reported a
stormy time on the lake but all of
them were we'll when rescued.
is reported that paddy" Shields,
who is supposed to have been killed
week ago, was seen in Kenosha on
Saturday last. No confirmation of the
death of Shields has been received but
the officers seem 10 be of the opinion
that the man who claims he saw
Shields was mistaken.