The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-02


niversary banquet.
13-North-western railway company
pay taxes in Kenosha after many
years of exemption.
16-Norman L. Baker elected super
intendent of the city schools. G.. r.
Mcdowell retires after ten years of
service.
19-Ground broken for a mammoth
addition to the N. r. Aliens Sons tam
merry.
2O-Scourge of hog cholera in Pleas
ant Prairie.
22-Joseph c. Newhouse appointed
Chief of Police.
23-New City Directory issued shows
Kenosha has large increase in popu-
1ation.
25-Coroner's jury finds that Theo-
dore Borkes was murdered by John
Johnson, an insane patient at the poor
house. Census returns show large in
crease in county towns.
| 26-Kenosha Masons entertain Ma
sons of Southern Wisconsin at ban
quet.
3O-John Con1ey, of Chicago, meets
terrible death under the wheels.
MAY.
May Former Assistant Postmas-
ter Burg arrested on charge of bur
glary. F. H. Lyman appointed assist
ant Inspector of the G. A. Il. in Wis
J sin.
3-Announcement of the marriage Of
Justice Calvin Stewart and Miss
Emmaline Werve. Arbor day is cele-
brated in the city schools.
5-Robert Broderick accident1y shot
and badly injured by Julius Eve.
German government begins an inves-
tigation into the death of Theodore
| Borkes.
6-Counci1 decides to pave Mi1wau-
kee avenue. Lulu Herman, of Grass
Lake, meets terrible death from the
explosion of gasoline lamp.
8|Captain Albert Capron, famous
Kenosha soldier, answers the final roll
call. John Memler, of Wilmot. meets
violent death in a runaway accident.
11-Annual meeting of the Woman's
club of Kenosha; Mrs. c. V. Redeker
elected president. Nicholas Green
valid died at his home in Paris.
13-One hundred and seventy-five
men go on a strike at the Simmons
Manufacturing company. Plans are
ordered for the new guild hall for the
ST. Matthews church.
14-Board of Education decides to
erect new school in the Sixth ward.
Kenosha Underwear factory begins
operations.
15-Judge Fish denies the motion to
vacate the street railway injunction.
16-District Attorney begins cru
SADIE against slot machines.
18-Mrs. Margaret Ludwig dies very
suddenly at her home in Brighton.
oh. S. Van Ingen files suit
against the city to test the charter law.
"Old Southport" club holds reunion at
the home of J. M. Stebbins.
23-Terrib1e storm of wind and hail
does great damage in Kenosha county
Death of Michael Heating.
24-Founders' day at Kemper Hail.
.25-Kenosha High school defeats
Waukegan in annual field meet.
26-Thomas M. Avery, founder of
the Chicago Brass works, dies in Chi
cago. Annual Memorial services at
St. Matthew's church.
27-Machinists of Kenosha answer
the general strike order.
28-Si1ver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Gems. Marriage of Michael
Zens and Miss Lena Wade.
3O-Kenosha pays honor to her SOL
der dead. New base ball park opened.
Kenosha Country club season opens
JUNE.
June 1-Long strike at Simmons
factory is settled. Pleasant Prairie
grants a franchise to the Wisconsin
Inter Lakes company.
2-Mrs. Margaret Bailey killed by a
railway train at Park street crossing.
5-Miss Margaret Avery is united in
marriage to Mr.. Andrew Bonner Mac
Gaughey. Marriage of DIR. William
r. Cheever and Miss Alice Meade at
Waukegan.
university School corporation
dissolved.
9-First effort is made to form a
branch of Zion in Kenosha. Gideon
Hammond at the helm.
| AA-AuuudA COMMENCEMENT DIT hSA~
per Hall.
12-George r. Downs, "the gentle
man horse thief," arrested at Mon
mouth, ILL.,, and brought to Kenosha
for trial. Old Sport Campana weds in
! Kenosna.
13-Death of Michael German.
14-Frank Westbrook fatally burned
at the plant of the Kenosha Electric
Lighting company. Flag day ce1e-
brated in Kenosha. Sisters of ST.
Mary open the summer home for the
season.
16-Joseph Mohr dies from ock-jaw.
17-Chicago, Kenosha and Mi1wau-
kee Railway company gets State
charter.
18=Kenosha Kemper Hall Associa-