The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-07-16

NEWS NOTES.

Miss Ella Bascom Wilson of Chicago
has come to Kenosha to spend the re.
mainder of the summer.
The Racine Board of Education will
buy all the text books for the use OF
school children next year.
The new book of fixtures Of the Chi
cago Yacht club provides for rur 10
Kenosha early in September. The
business men of the city may offer a
trophy for the race.
The water commissioners have not
as yet taken any steps to build the
proposed stand pipe and the work will
now probably be left over until next
year. The new pump is giving such
splendid service that the stand pipe Is
not needed at the present time.
Assessor Charles Ortiz is now COM
pleting the assessment of the personal
property in the city and the lists will
all be returned to the city clerk by the
middle of the month. There will be
little change from the assessment of
have given general satisfaction.
It is now reported that the tenders
which have been sent to Kenosha for
use on the cars of the Kenosha Electric
Railway Company are not the kind de-
sired for the cars and further delay
will be found in making the change.
In the mean time the lives of the people
will be put in jeopardy.
Government detectives declare that a
band of counterfeiters is working in
the neighborhood of Racine and Keno
sha and during the last few days many
bogus half dollars have made their APP
pearance in the two cities. The agents
of the government are now making an
effort to locate the source of the bogus
coin.
Smallpox has appeared in many OF
the smaller cities of Lake county and
it is now approaching the Kenosha
county line. The health officers in the
different towns have been notified to
keep a close watch to prevent the
spread of the disease and if any sus'
picious cases are seen they will be
promptly quarantined.
The Sisters of st. Mary have begun
to make arrangements for the annual
picnic for the poor of Chicago which
will be held on the Kemper Hall
grounds late in August. 1t is expected
that fully thousand of the wards of
the Sisterhood will spend the day in
Kenosha at that time. The people of
the city will furnish a generous enter
tainment for the unfortunates.
The dealers in coal in Kenosha seem
to be Of the opinion that there will be
no scarcity of coal during the coming
winter months and already orders are
IN for the supply. 1t is expected that
at least one new yard will De opened
before winter and it is possible that
two new companies will be in the bust
ness. The price will be about the
same as prevailed at the close of the
last season.
The members of the congregation
of the Roman Polish Catholic church
have arranged to give their first picnic
on Washington island on Sunday,
July 49, The picnic promises to be
one of the greatest gatherings Of
Polish Catholics ever held in this sec
ton of the state. The congregatio
from South Milwaukee, Racine ard
Waukegan will unite with the Kenosha
Catholics at that time
The old Truesdell mill, which has
stood for more than fifty years like a
sentinel in the Kenosha harbor, has
been torn down to make way for the
new power house of the Kenosha Gas
& Electric company. The old mill is
one of the landmarks Of the city and II
has teen closely connected with the
business interests. All that is left oil
the old Landmark is the smoke stack
and it will be RACED in few days.
There is great deal of complaint
heard in the city on account of the
lack of transfers on the electric cars
and many people claim that the rail
way company is not giving its patrons
the service demanded by the franchise
ordinance. 1t was claimed that when
the new cars arrived it would be pos,
sible to go over the entire line for one
fare but no change has been made and
it is still necessary to pay two fares.
Bicycle riders in Racine and Kenosha
are attempting to secure fund with
which to repair the path between the
two cities. At present the path is in
very bad condition but it is thought
that it could be put in first class shape
for $500. Money is lacking and no one
in the towns seems to be willing tc
take the lead in raising it. This
season the wheel has gained muck
popularity again and the path woult
find plenty of users if it were in goot
condition.
The police ought to arrest boys who
make it business of going bathing
up the river without bathing suits. A
few days ago gentleman was ou
fishing with some ladies and The
bathers' actions were so disgusting
the man Incoming ind;rn oro+ 49,