The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-07

H'The year has come and gone and with it
many bright and happy throng OF gold
en- Dreams
It's mark upon each brow, it's shadow in each
heart
Kenosha sa1utes the closing year
and breathes swelcome to its sue
cessor. 1903 has been record making
and record breaking year in Kenosha.
Her industries have fourished and her
people have been prosperous. Every
thing seems to have added to her pros
perity. The coming year has no dark
shadows and it now seems that the
people of Kenosha are looking forward
to the brightest year in the history of
tne city. 1t is only right that the old
year should have its consideration and
the following brief review of the prin.
ciple events may be of interest to
many people.
JANUARY.
/. Hoosick Falls m. " Underwear
Company purchased by the Cooper
Underwear Company.
2. New County officials take the
oath of Office. Piper and Thomas form
union of Kenosha county creameries.
8. Kenosha firms ask for receiver
for Winthrop Harbor and Dock Com
pany.
S. Work of redistrictlng the city
sewer system is started.
6. Captain Joseph Ankli of tug
"Hoofnung" drowned in mid lake. Re-
ception for Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Farrill.
2. Marriage of Agnes Cleary and
and Reuben L. Bristow.
9. Annual meeting of Y. M. C. A.
10. Death of Lillian McHenry Nor
rison. First fierce storm of the year
strikes Kenosha.
IL. James S. Barr reelected Chief
of Fire Department.
Is. Annual meeting of the County
Board opens. 500 ice cutters strike at
Powers Lake.
IA. William McKesson elect e d
County Surveyor.
Is. Allen tannery managers stop
work on Main Street bridge with gar
den hose as persuader. Death of
Mrs. Lucinda Bassett.
10. Cooper Underwear Company in
creases capital stock to $500
%. John Whitley meets instant
death at Lafin-Rand Powder Works.
o.. Assistant Postmaster Charles
G. Frantz resigns. Interstate Base
Ball league formed. Death of Lewis
Balm.
%. Death of Julius H. Kimball.
81. Opening OF Kenosha Poultry
Show. Matthew Marks, long missing
from Elm Grove, found in Kenosha.
%. Plant of Kenosha Gas & Elec-
trio Go. destroyed by fire; loss $40, 1000.
% Death of Mary Ann Hall.
80. Formal dedication of Weiskopf
School.
81. Dowie announces New York In
yasion. Death of Erwin G.. Nip
Moore.
FEBRUARY.
/. Formal opening of Kenosha
Electric Railway. Everybody rides.
Dedication of new Baptist church.
Death Of C. M. Ely and Mrs. Hiram
Holbrook.
2. Death of Charles Shuart. Death
of Leonard Lee at Omaha, Neb. Elect
rio car in collision with Northwestern
engine. Feast of Publication at
Kemper Hall.
4. City Council orders purchase of
a poor farm. Death of Simon Schiller.
S. College of Commerce Alumni as
ISOLATION formed.
9. Annual meeting of Kenosha
Country Club.s
IL. Branch of the library is estab-
lished on the North Side of the city.
Benedict & Company's Offices raided
by the police; Kenosha sports lose.
is. Catholics of the city celebrate
the silver jubilee of the Pope. Death
of Peter Walraven.
10. Miss Lulu C. Frantz named as
assistant postmaster.
IS. Kenosha people suffer on &C
count of reat famine.
20. Death John Sorenson. Miss
Cora Graves elected Salutarian of Osh-
kosh Normal. Chicago club holds an
ual banquet.
%. Anniversary of founding of Y.
M. c. A. Man suffering from small
pox in county jail.
%. Death of Mrs. Hugh Cummiskey.
"a. Death of Mrs. Dorothea Rein
old. Barney Hiigendorf dies in state
prison.
%. Entire village of Erly quaran-
tined on account of smallpox. First
National Bank gets third charter from
national government. Pythians cele-
brate goth anniversary.
%. Rev. S. N. Elvin RESIGNS pastor
ate of Swedish Lutheran Church. Ke-
nosha Y. M. G. A. Athletes win state
championship at Marinette.
MARCE.
2. Death of Mrs. Ulrich Fuhrer.
Council grants franchise to Citizens
Telephone comPsny.