The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-07-30

Utah, spent Friday in Kenosha.
Miss Grace B. Cole, of Foss, Ill.
visited Kenosha friends Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Sawyer of
Oshkosh are here to attend the golf
meet.
Mrs. Edmund Burke of Chicago,
spent Friday in Kenosha as the guest
Of Mrs. Walker Burke.
Mrs. r. S. Ferguson and Misses
Elsie and Jennie Ferguson, of Wauke-
gan, spent Friday evening in Kenosha.
Mrs. B. F. Windsor and children
have returned home after an extended
visit with friends and relatives in st.
Paul.
Quite number Of cases of scarlet
fever are being reported from the town
of Somers and it is feared that the dis
ease will become epidemic in the town.
i All members of the Hot Air Club
wishing to attend their annual picnic
on Aug. 9, will kindly report at the
Club rooms over Lentz & Funck's
building on Aug. list.
The Puritan Club whiskey swind1e
is being worked to the limit as the
saloon men are receiving letters tell
| ing them to send on the tax on the
whiskey. It is probable that the taxes
due on Kenosha certificates will re-
main unpaid.
There are some great fish stories 60
ing the rounds in regard to the fish
caught by District Attorney Buck
master at Twin Lakes. A picture of
the catch is promised and it will un-
doubtedly prove poser for the Keno
sha fishermen.
The sports and games committee Of
the Kenosha Country club has ar
ranged for match games with the
Hinsda1e and River Forest clubs dur
ing August and the Kenosha.. team will
play return matches at these two clubs
during September.
The people in the western part Of
the city are making complaint on ac-
count or the fact that tramps have
been allowed to loaf about the tracks
OF the Northwestern railway company.
/ The officials of the company seem to
be powerless in the matter.
Twenty thousand dollars is the
amount that has been recommended by
Capt. Warren as an appropriation for
the Kenosha harbor for next year. 1t
is probable that the River and Harbor
Committee will cut this in two and the
city will get about ten thousand dol
lars.
Two new cases of the dread disease
of smallpox have been reported by the
health officials of the little village Of
Libertyville, Ill, and it is feared that
the disease will sspread over the line
into Kenosha county. Every precau-
ton is being taken to prevent the
spreading of the disease.
The shameful lack Of interest shown
in the affairs of Kenosha by business
men of the city is beginning to be no
ticed by other cities. The fact that there
are half dozen factories seeking To-
cations in the city and not thing is
being done TO secure them is sufficient
to condemn the business men without
a hearing.
The Kenosha chapter of the Yeomen
of America held its regular monthly
meeting and social at Castle Hall
Thursday night. The members of the
order and many friends spent the
evening in an enjoyable manner. The
entertainment was arranged by Mrs.
Robert Forrest and Justice George B.
McCarror.
Congressman Cooper is said to have
announced to leading men Of the half
breed faction of the Republican party
that he would not accept a nomination
for Governor in 1904. With this an
nouncement from Mr.. Cooper the party
leaders are said to have selected S. A.
Cook of Neenah. Governor LaF gillette
is slated for a place in the United
States Senate.
/ Adelbert M. Dewey, special Gov
eminent official, has come to Wiscon-
sin from Washington for the purpose
of preparing some special statistics in
regard to the laboring men of the
State. He will make visit to Keno
sha in the near future, and the condi-
ton of the laborers in the city will
have searching investigation The
results of the Investigations will be
| published by the Government as soon
as the work is completed.
DR.. Elton has returned after attend
ing the National Osteopathic Associa-
ton at Cleveland, Ohio. About five
hundred Osteopaths from all parts Of
the country were present. The next
annual meeting is to be held at ST.
Louis, Mo-, during the Worlds Fair
the Fair authorities having offered to