The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-07
In the Year Just Closed Kenosha Made Rapid
Strides and 1904 Promises to be
Another Yeal Of Prosperity
NOTABLE Occurrences DURING THE YEAR.
Carefully Compiled Summary the Happenings Which Had Bearing
the Life Of the Cy-tems Of Personal and Political Interest
to Kenoshanss-!9O3 Was Record Breaker

/ 3. ]. L. Stevens celebrates his S9th
birthday. Farmers institute at New
Munster.
4. Seven mem bers of the family Of
Chris Nielsen narrowly escape from
asphyxiation.
S. Death of James Gardiner. Mr.,
and Mrs. John w. Merrill celebrate
their golden wedding. Grace Smell
Coffin marries Perkins A. Lyman.
7. Death of Joseph Mackowsky.
veteran of Philippine campaigns.
10. Remains of Barney O'Hare
found floating in the harbor.
II. Death of Mrs. Mary Gibbons.
Death of Myrtle Wade.
II. John Mayo dies--suddenly. Ollie
Dies, long missing from Milwaukee,
found in Salem.
10. Y. NJ. c. A. basket ball team
wins state championship by defeating
Milwaukee Normal team.
IS. Death of Mrs. Kate VanWes.
| trienen.
10. City Council puts police and
fremen under civil service. r. II.
Moth elected engineer.
IL. George Jackson killed by being
run down by cab. Chief Reinold
starts crusade against gam bling.
IS. Mad dog runs wild; eight people
bitten.
10. Salary of clerks in postofice
raised hundred dollars year.
II. Mayor Pfennig orders all dogs
muzzled. Capt. Charles J. Symmonds
appointed military instructor at the
university of Maine.
%. Jury gives Charles cutting a
verdict of $4,000 damages against
Northwestern Railway company.
%. Death of Nathaniel Lytle. OF
Somers.
%. Carrier w. r. Harrison sewers
his connection with the Kenosha post
Office. Wisconsin Central road pur-
chases land near village of Wilmot.
Is. Police and fire commission
named by Mayor Pfennig. Laura
Lippert and Louise Zens join the
"Sisters of Mercy" Social Democrats
charge bribery in city platform.
20. Marriage of Chief of Police
Reinold and Miss Cora Barry.
u. Castillians win annual debate
from Delians. Conductor T. T.. Moore
retires. Seniors of High school select
commencement orators.
! %. Death of William Niederprim,
William O'Brien and Capt. Len Bis
sell. Marriage of Jack Hill and Miss
Jennie Robinson.
t 81. Judge Belden makes new rules
for the Circuit court.
APRIL.
i. Life Saving Crew goes into Com
mission for the year. Death of Mary
Ann Taylor. Famous Crawford case
decided in favor of John Crawford.
3. Fred Waldman arrested on
charge of arson.
i 4. Kenosha State Bank closed by
State Bank Examiners. Mrs. Bar.
bara Brucker falls dead on Congress
street.
I 6. Death of Gottlieb Weber. Death
of Robert B. Barnes.
z. Mr.. and Mrs. John Schmitz cele.
brate golden wedding, Republicans
carry city election by big majorities,
Somers votes to license saloons.
9. Kate Simon long missing from
Kenosha located in Milwaukee.
/ II. Threshers in Kenosha county
form trust.
II. Alvin Brown shoots Fred Van
Dusen and Joe Van Est at Four Cor.
ners resort. Death of Clements
Kroncke. Kenosha celebrates Easter
Sunday.
10. Judge Belden names Henry Jor-
dan as Receiver Of Kenosha State
Bank. Herman Knowles killed by a
train at Salem.
IS. Death of Roscoe Torrey. Marri-
age of Charles Chester Allen and Miss
Sue Swandale.
10. Burglar with gun commits
many daring crimes in Kenosha.
IL. Harold Farrill wins annual de-
clamatory contest at the high school.
$4,000 fire at Latin, Rand Powder
Mills.
IS. Mayor Pfennigcalls meeting
to organize Kenosha Hospital Associa-
ton.
10. Dedication Of Polish Roman
Catholic Church.
%. Annual inspection of Kenosha
Life Saving Crew.
| rs. MisssElizabeth Ellison selected
as most popular clerk in the city.
20. Death of Bishop Frederick
William Taylor at the Pennoyer SAM
/ tarium. Kenosha Interstate Base Ball
team opens the season with defeat.
n. Death of Mrs. Bridget Gaffney.
Five men arrested for setting FIRE to
Congress Hall. Eleven men arrested
for milling. Kenosha Hospital AS
ISOLATION gets state charter. Death
Of Mrs. Mary Casey.
80. Miss Martina Erickson elected
to the faculty Of Downer College.
Chief Reinold and Chief Barr re. ap.
| pointed by Fire and Police Board.