The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-02-23
LOCAL ITEMS.

William Walker, Of Bristol, spent
Monday evening in Kenosha.
r. H, LOOMS, Of Evanston, spent
Monday afternoon in Kenosha.
Mrs. E. G. Haze1ton is critically i'll
at her home on Deming street.
George Kirk, of Winthrop Harbor,
was in Kenosha Monday afternoon.
Frank Petersen, of Rock Island,
ILL.,, was in Kenosha Monday evening.
Mrs. May Chase Gunderson, of Chi
cago, visited Kenosha friends Sunday.
D. Elmer Roberts, of Racine, called
on Kenosha friends Monday after
noon.
M. Scott, Of LAGRANGE, ILL.,, is
spending few days with Kenosha
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Murphy of Mil
waukee, spent Sunday with friends in
Kenosha.
An examination for rural mail car
riers will be held at the city hall on
next Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Moore, of Cor
1iss are spending a few days with
friends in the city.
DR.. John H. Chew, Of Chicago, was
called to Kenosha Sunday evening on
professional business.
c. H. Olesen of this city and M.
Brannen, of Chicago, were licensed to
wed in Chicago Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kersten of Mil
waukee, spent Sunday with friends
and relatives in Kenosha.
Deacon Frank Cotton, of Zion City,
has been appointed chief of police to
succeed the late Carl Stern.
Andrew Tscharner, of ST. Louis, an
old Kenosha boy, is visiting F1orian
Buol and friends in this city.
Mrs. O. l.. Taylor and daughter
Maude, of Highland Park, spent Mon
day evening with friends in Kenosha.
The weather man still sees warmer
weather in sight and it now looks as
if the snow will have chance to dis
appear.
A land patent has been filed in the
Office of the Register of Deeds which
was issued in 1845 by President James
K. Polk.
Judge Barnes, of Zion City, has
gone south to join DR.. Dowie, and
will spend the remainder of the win
ter in Jamaica.
The Polishers Union has begun the
work of arranging for the annual
dance to be given by the organization
on St. Patricks' day.
A petition has been filed with the
city clerk nominating Peter Fisher as
candidate for the office of school
commissioner in the Second ward
Peter Ludwig, of Brighton, has sold
his famous team of black colts to Mr..
Hitchcock, of Berlin, Wis. The price
was in the neighborhood of thousand
dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson enter
tanned friends at card party at their
home on Pomeroy street last Satur-
day evening. Those present report
very pleasant time.
An interesting entertainment was
given at St. J ames' church Sunday
evening. Father Malone delivered a
lecture on the life of Christ, and the
lecture was illustrated by number of
beautiful pictures. The entertain
ment was for the benefit of the new
Italian church.
During the latter part of last week
there was a bad fire at Zion City,
starting in what is known as the ola
Turner farm house on west sd street.
The losses are about as follows: ]. C.
Wallace, $500 in goods; J. A. Magnus-
sen, $3.50 in goods; Rose Sinclair, $500
in currency.
The ladies of the Lake Bluff Needle
circle entertained their husbands at
$50 O'Clock Tuesday evening at their
annual dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. Huff on Grover street.
After dinner the guests spent the
evening with games and music, and
departed at a late hour wishing for a
speedy recurrence of the event.
J. Harrington, aged 40, conductor
on a westbound Wisconsin Central ex-
ira freight train, was killed at Glad
stone, MINI. His train had broken
in two, and when the ends came to-
gether they struck with such force
that Harrington, who was sitting in
the caboose cupola, was thrown down
npon--the hot stove, resulting in fatal
injuries. He leaves a wife and son at
Abbotsford, Wis.