The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-12

NEWS NOTES.
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John Elsin, of Merrill, Wis, is visit
ing friends IN this city.
Charles Torrey, of Chicago, spent
Sunday with his parents.
Jack Diegnan, of Madison, was call
ing on Kenosha friends Sunday.
DR.. w. M. Pugh went to Chicago, on
professional business Sunday evening.
Peter w. Galloway, of Wonewoc,
Wis, is calling on Kenosha friends to-
day.
William Stetson, of Somers, cele-
brated his eighty-sixth birthday Sun
day.
Mrs. George Melville is spending a
week or two visiting friends in Rock
ford.
James r. Kehlor, of Chicago, spent
Sunday with Kenosha friends and rel
atives.
The Salvation Army drunkard patrol
could have done business in Kenosha
Sunday.
Misses Eva Rice and Nellie Naylor
are visiting friends and relatives in
Chicago.
Mrs. Peter Rhode, ST., who was
operated upon last week, is rapidly i'm
proving.
Miss Huegin, of Milwaukee, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Robinson.
S. E. Massari, of Chicago, spent
Thursday with his cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Lange.
It is reported that lively fight took
place in one of the saloons Saturday
night No arrests.
Mrs. John J. Dunphy has gone to
Milwaukee for weeks visit with her
mother and friends.
Mrs. Anton Pitts, mother of Joseph
Pitts, the well known Main street mer-
chant, is seriously i'll.
The collection at the Unitarian
church Sunday night for the Swedish
sufferers amounted to $1,000.
Peter Fisher, Jr., is recovering as
rapidly as could be expected. He is
still at the hospital in Buffalo.
Mrs. John Barring, of Chicago, and
Mrs. S. Collins, of Milwaukee, are
visiting their sister. Mrs. Jos. Berns.
A large sum was realized for the
Swedish famine sufferers at concert
given by Waukegan Swedes Saturday
night.
A large number of chances have been
sold on the model of the battleship
Maine now on exhibition in the win
dow of the Fisher store.
The street car company did rush
ing business Sunday as usual, and
during the rush hours the cars were
crowded to their fullest capacity.
w. r. Connery, of Milwaukee, gen
eral western manager of the Travellers
Insurance company, transacted bust
ness in Kenosha Saturday afternoon.
Over ten thousand people have paid
fare on the street railway since the
first of the month and that means re-
ceipts of over $500 for the, company.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Andrews and son,
and Mrs. Emmerton, of Bloomer, Wis,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Lewis.
Mr.. Andrews is editor of the B1oomer
Advance.
The fund being raised by the Swedes
of the city for the relief of the famine
in their native land is steadily grow
ing, and the people of the city are con-
tributing literally.
Thirty-six dogs picked up by the dog
catchers in Racine during the month
of February, were shot because their
owners refused to pay the fees to get
them out of the pound.
At the annual banquet of the Racine
Y. M. c. A. Saturday night $4,000 was
subscribed by those present toward the
fund for the erection of the annex to
the Association building.
The question whether or no Kenosha
is to have city election this spring
is still agitating the politicians of both
parties, and arguments pro and con
can be heard on every street corner
The pleasant weather of Sunday fol-
lowing week of almost continuous
fog and rain was fully appreciated,
and the streets were crowded all day
with people enjoying the fresh air and
sunshine.
Measles are epidemic in Waukegan,
and in some of the schools the attend
ance has been cut down one half on ac-
count of the prevalence of the disease.
Many of the teachers are also i'll, and
every available substitute has been
called into service.
At their last meeting the City Coun-
Gil authorized the employment Of a
special police officer on Saturday
nights until the vacancy made by the
resignation of Officer O'Hare is filled
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