The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-01-03
THE CLOSING OF THE CENTURY.
July.

1. Life Saving crew rescue six
boys from watery graves.
2. Council passes railway ordinance.
over the Mayors veto.
4. Kenosha celebrates independence
day.
5. Senator Quar1es appoints Arthur
Ho1derness as cadet to West Point.
6. Library directors take possession
of the Gilbert M. Simmons library.
8. Burglars break into c. A. Dew
| ey's store.
accident in Milwaukee.
IS. College of Commerce closes a
successful year. Kenosha golfers de-
feat Edgewater by score Of Is up.
| Is. Yacht white Faun'' goes
down off Kenosha.
10. Bodies of Alma Biennemann and
Willie Burwe11 found in the harbor
Is. Harry vardon plays golf on the
Kenosha links. Vardon is defeated by
George A. Yu1e and Chester Allen.
81. Kenosha golfers defeat the Sko-
kie team.
%. American Bicycle Co. decides to
close the Sterling factory.
"a. Mayor German turns down the
Simmons Street Railway bond.
u. Mrs. Mary Hale Allen enjoins
the Street Railway company.
%, Circus day. Everybody here
from everywhere.
%. Well known young people have
thrilling experience in burning
tallyho.
/. Latter Day Saints come to Keno
sha to found church.
8. Police officers begin a fight
against gambling in ,Kenosha.
4. Republican county convention.
S. Edgewater golfers again defeat
ed by Kenosha Marquette Clubs ex-
cursion.
9. Judge v. V. Barnes, a former.
Kenosha boy, nominated for Governor
of Illinois.
10. Woodmen hold a picnic on
Washington Island.
II. Henry N. Beck killed and four
men injured in an explosion.
13. Bold attempt made to kidnap
little Hazel Patterson.
IS. Chester Allen wins honors at
the Onwentsia links.
IS. Democratic county convention.
Delegates instructed for Bohmrich.
Kenosha golfers defeat Racine. Score,
1o1 up.
10. Kenosha visited by terrific
rain and electric storm.
20. Kenosha defeats Winona at
golf City Council refuses franchise
for street railway asked by the Mil
waukee company.
%. John Burg arrested on a charge
of rifing the mails. Railway COM
pany begins laying track on Mi1wau-
kee avenue.
Is. Reform movement of short du-
ration starts in Kenosha.
%. Daring burg1aries committed on
Prairie avenue.
80. Old Settlers reunion at Pad
docks Lake.
September.
8. Howard Robinson and Howard
Keh1or return from Nome City. Labor
celebrates it's annual holiday.
5. John Pears, a Kenosha boy,
killed in the Philippines. William d.
Perry, of Chicago, demands damages
from the Pennoyer Sanitarium Co.
6. Marriage of Joseph V. Quar1es,
Jr., and Miss Ethel Grant. Marriage
of Ida Belle Redeker and George r.
Sutherland.
8. Republican Club organized.
10, City schools open for another
year.
II. Battery o comes to Kenosha to
camp.
II. Schooner Penobscot wrecked on
the Kenosha beach. Remains of an
unknown man washed ashore.
IS. Crew of the schooner Winnie
Weaver have a narrow escape near the
harbor.
%. Kenosha defeats Milwaukee at
golf by score of thirty up.
%. Carl Miller meets sad death by
drowning IN cistern.
"a. Hon. Robert La Toilette
opens the campaign in Kenosha.
u. Annual district convention of
the Eastern Star held in Kenosha.
%. Republican county convention
is held in Kenosha.
October.
3. Republican candidates for county
offices held banquet at Grant House.
S. Main street merchants clean The
street amid shouts of approval.
6. Democratic county convention.
z. Mrs. E. P. Cha1fant won the
Newell prize on the golf links.
II. Joseph Hill filed suit for $4,000
damages against the Southwestern
Railway company.
Is. Kenosha golfers wind up the
season on the links.
10. Gale On the1ake did considerable
damage in Kenosha.
| IL. Citizens and burglars take part
in a pitcheds battle on the streets of
| Salem.
10. John Reynolds, pioneer black