The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-04-11

E. B. Hand, of Racine, spent Tues.
day evening with friends in Kenosha.
George Melville leaves Saturday for
| ST. Louis to start on the road as a
salesman for a ST. Louis wall paper
house.
1t is limited that there will be some
changes in the council committees
when the council meets next Monday
evening.
The "Keh1ors'' and the ''Nits'
bow1ed at the Y. M. c. A. alleys Tues
day night, the ''Keh1ors" winning by
| 184 points.
The clerks of the city are agitating
the early closing movement for the
spring and summer months. The plan
should be adopted.
Hobos are troubling the police again.
Kenosha seems to be a mecca for all
this class of people. Open up stone
pile and put them to work.
The complexion of the Board of
Education is exceedingly doubtful.
There are seven Republicans, six
Democrats and two vacancies.
Judge E. B. Be1den, of Racine, was
calling on Kenosha friends Tuesday.
The Judge seems tick1ed to death over
election.
The we'll known contracting firm of
Harf & Balloon have dissolved part
nership. Both of the members of the
firm will continue in the contracting
business.
Charles T. Barnes, a former resident
of the town of Somers is spending a
few days with friends in the county.
Mr.. Barnes is now practicing law at
Knob Hnoster, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Johnson, of
Chicago, have moved to Kenosha to
make their home. Mr.. Johnson will
have charge of the tool room at the
Meise1bach factory.
The Simmons Band made it's first
appearance on the streets last evening
and the showing was very creditable
one. The band will begin giving park
concerts in the near future.
Miss Bessie Wells will not be able to
resume her work in the City schools
during the year, on account of i'll
health. Miss Minnie Reed will prob
ably be selected to fill the position.
The hearing of the argument for a
%1ouu %rio c11if Of Mary Hale
Allen VS.. the Kenosha Street Railway
company will come up before Judge
Fish in the Circuit Court at Racine on
next Tuesday morning.
The Bowling Championship tourna-
ment at the Y. M. C. A. will begin on
Saturday night with prospect of
about thirty entries. A valuable gold
medal will be awarded the winner.
The result of the contest will be eager
1y awaited by several ambitious
bow1ers.
The Barry Transportation company
moved into their new quarters on the
north side of the harbor Tuesday. The
old warehouse on the VanIngen docks
class condition for the use of the COM
pany. The next step will be to i'm
prove the roads leading to the ware
house and docks.
Mrs. A. T. Broadbeck, of New York,
was in Kenosha yesterday making an
effort to dispose of her property on
Prairie avenue. It is reported that
the property has been offered to z. G..
Simmons as a site for the hospital
which he has proposed to build for Ke-
nosha during the coming summer.
The Street Railway company which
has been seeking franchise in Be1oit
has decided to give up the fight, and
has notified the Common Council OF
that city that the franchise will not be
accepted if they see fit to pass it. The
company was unwilling to accept a
franchise weighted down with bur
dens, and the road will not be built.
The Wisconsin Telephone company
is rapidly completing the repairs OF
the damages done to the local system
by the recent cross with the electric
light wires. Twenty new instruments
have been added to the equipment Of
the company in the city and Manager
Mi11igan reports that service on all the
lines in the city will be restored this
evening.
Waukegan is to have wave of re-
form. A fiendish resident of the city
has sent memorial to all the saloons
in the city ordering them to keep
closed on Sunday. The memorial
states that evidence has been collected
against the saloons and that the pro-
prietors will be forced to answer for
violations of the law. The saloons
are still open.
Mr.. George H. Murray, representing
Vim. A. Brady's "Way Down East
arrived in the city yesterday to confer
and complete all arrangements for the
appearance of this truly good and re-
markab1e play at the Rhode opera