The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-01-02
RECORD OF A YEAR,
1901 Closes One of the Most Success
full Years in the Life of Keno
sha and Her People.
A RECORD OF Joys AND SORROWS
Many Events of Unusual Interest Have
Taken Place in the City During
the Past Twelve Months

The year 1901 in Kenosha has been
one of the most prosperous in the his
tory of the city and with the closing
day we present for the benefit of our
readers some short accounts OF the
various events of interest which took
place in the city during the year.
JANUARY.
January 1-Kenosha welcomes the
new century with appropriate ceremo-
uies.
2-Y. M. C. A. debt is paid off.
3-Mrs. Marie P1eva pardoned. First
explosion at Latin & Rand Powder
Works in Pleasant Prairie. Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthias Gergel terribly mangled
in an accident at the Truesde1 cross
ing.
death of James HARDWOOD. Fred
S. Lowell Post G. A. r. entertained by
the Woo1cott Post of Milwaukee.
5-Rev. 1. w. Corey resigns the pas
torate of the First Baptist church.
oeDedication of new Y. M. G. A.
building.
New county officials sworn into
Office for term of two years.
8-Judge Clarkson resigns from
Mother Church of Christian Science
Bristol and Paris Congregational
churches celebrate semi-centennia1.
lob. S. Lane comes to Kenosha to
unite Truth KnOwerS.
11-Death of Samuel Sanford Strong
of Somers. Unknown man met terri
BILE death at Powers lake.
12-Judge Fish decides injunction
case against the Street Railway COM
pany. Death of DR.. William q
Dodge.
16-Persian Missionaries arrive IN
Kenosha to teach Bahaism.
17-Wa1ter Tanck, youngest repre-
sentative of Kenosha in the Navy, dies
at Pensacola, Fla.
26-Death of Villa m P. Wright.
27-Military funeral of Private John
Orth, killed in the Philippines.
FEBRUARY.
February 3-Mrs. Louis Ortel1 and
son meet death by the explosion OF
kerosene lamp.
6-Rev. I. w. Corey accepts call to
the Baptist church at Ravenswood.
8-Death of Mrs. Katharine Borken-
hagen.
1O-Death of Henry Midd1ecamp of
Paris. Death of William Spiege1hoff
of Wheatla nd.
16-Char1es E. Sill, clever swind1er
arrested in Kenosha. Simeon King
dies in Milwaukee.
19-Mayor German and Miss Rose
Miller married in Milwaukee.
24-Edward Griffin meets violent
death. "Brownie' VanGasbeck dies
very suddenly.
March 3-Death of DR.. William M.
w. Dawson.
9-Robert Steinba meets violent
death in Chicago.
1O-Severe Northeast storms does
great damage in this city. Charles A.
Symmonds of this city made captain
in the United States army.
11-Kenosha Base Ball Association
formed.
13-Death of ]. H. Cameron, oldest
resident of the city.
14-Miss Maude Come, famous Irish
agitator speaks to great crowd in
Kenosha.
15-Goodrich liner Indiana" goes
on the beach just north of Kenosha.
Miss Molly Derby shire wins first hon
ors in declamatory contest.
18-City Council decides to amend
the charter law of the city. Father
Roche and z. G. Simmons make large
con tributions's Ito ST. james church.
James Cavanagh elected president of
the Kenosha Country Club.
2O-Remainsl of aSergeant Charles
Sherwood, who died in Cuba, inferred
at Rose Hill, Chicago.
| 23-Doub1e drowning in the harbor
| Albert Langenbach1and Rudolph K1os
the victims.
27-Rev.iE. c. Kunkle called as pas
tor of the First Baptist church.
APRIL.
April 1-Kenosha Life Saving Crew
mustered into service for the season.
Kenosha County Sunday School Union
| formed.
democrats sweep the city in an
nua1 election and Mayor German is re-
| elected.
AZ. G. Simmons ,offers to present
the city with an emergency hospital.
5-Tragic death sof Col. Chas. Pal
matter.
Porch climbers pay a visit to
many houses in Kenosha.
1O-Badger" Brass Company decides
I he KonnchS pufh-