The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-01-01
Rapid Strides During the Past Year and Looks Forward
to Another Year OF Prosperity
INTERESTING EVENTS DURING THE PAST YEAR
Short Record Happenings During the Past Year Which Had
Bearing on Life of the Ciy-A Year OF Prosperity in All
Lines-Many Notable Occurrences During the Year

III. Death OF JOnn M. Conrad
IL. Board of Education drops the
study of music from the curriculum of
the city schools.
IL. Ruined walls of Baptist church
fall, many narrowly escape injury.
Walter Marshall Cowel1 becomes a
member of the Streeter community in
Chicago.
10. Frank Bienstock of Somers
accidentally killed his sister by the
discharge of shot gun. Government
weather signal tower in Kenosha
completed.
IS. Plans for new Baptist church
approved by the Building Committee.
10. Smallpox becomes epidemic in
Kenosha and state health officer visits
the city.
II. Judge Relden holds his first
session as judge Of circuit court in
Kenosha. George Yu1e gives $4,000
to the Baptist church building fund.
r. H. Moth reelected city engineer by
unanimous vote.
IS. Annual meeting of the directors
of the Kenosha Country Club.
%. Charles FL. Pfennig nominated
for mayor by republicans of the city.
Attempt to rob residence of z. G..
Simmons foiled by servant girl.
a. James German renominated by
democrats as a candidate for mayor.
Kenosha Democrat makes its first
appearance. Street railway company
files mortgage covering all property
in the city.
20. Attorney Firthman of Chicago
threatens to kill Attorney A. E..
Buckmaster in Commissioner Bakers
court. Death of Rev. Grin Clark Kibby.
Old mustard seed cases settled in the
circuit court.
u. Caster bond declared forfeit and
ex-a1derman becomes fugitive from
justice.
%. August Keuck wins first place
in declamatory contest at the high
school.
%. Frank O'Malley meets violent
death by being struck by train.
April.
1. Democrats are April fooled and
Charles H. Pfennig is elected Mayor
by good majority. Kenosha Life
Saving crew mustered into service for
another season. Ice tax law declared
invalid by the Supreme court.
2. John Caster remanded to the
Circuit court for trial by Court Com
missioner Baker. Henry O'Brien, of
Brighton, killed in railway accident.
4. Death of William Stanley, of
Pleasant Prairie.
S. Eichelman Hotel opened for the
travelling public.
6. Dowieites hold service in the
Northwestern station.
Z. e. r. Head purchased the Balm
subdivision.
9. First case of smallpox discovered
on the south side of the city. North
side people assault health officials and
police who attempt to locate pest
house on Washington Island.
II. First rural mail route in the
IL. Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Barber ce1e-
brate their golden wedding. Employees
of the powder mills go on strike and
deputies guard the plant.
IA. Rev. H. S. Roblee, of the First
Congregational church, called to st.
Joe, Mich. City affairs pass into the
hands of Republican party. H. H.
Timme appointed Chief of Police.
College of Commerce Athletes defeat
the High School boys in final contest.
IS. Board of Education organized
by Democrats. Franklin H. Head, of
Chicago, delivers lecture in Kenosha.
10. Double wedding of sisters and
brothers occurs in the town of Salem.
Curtis and Morris families mixing up.
Blue laws for saloons adopted.
Is. Elks give minstrel show at
the Rhode. Miss Adams, of Kemper
Hail, wins the Babbitt fellowship at
Vassar.
20. Every saloon in Kenosha closed
for four hours. Everybody dry and
surprised.
%. Supreme court declares the IN
junction against the Kenosha Street
Railway company permanent one.
Death of Barbara May Gillon.
"a. Dedication of st. Matthew's
Guild hall. Death of w. w. Baker.
James Minor and Carrie Hansen COM
plete their romance Of three days
married life. Death of Mrs. Martha
Paddock, of Salem.
%. Mamie N. De Diemar, of this
city, sues De1evan S. Foote, of Chicago,
for $4,000 damages for breach of
promise.
81. Kenosha Baseball team opens
the season with a victory over the
Battery D team.
%. New ordinance for street rail-
way franchise presented to the City
Council.
2. Death of Mrs. Matilda Judd Rice.
8. Five people narrowly escape
death in railway accident at the
Main street crossing.
4. Martin Metten dies suddenly.
8. Many marriages in Kenosha.
Louise Maver hecnn1ae Mrs Harry