The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-18

LOCAL ITEMS.
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Mrs. H. A. Robinson spent Friday
afternoon with friends in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Hurnchsen, Of
Chicago, spent Friday evening in
Kenosha.
Mr. and Mrs. William Miller, Of
Burlington, spent Friday with Keno
sha friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson, Of
Milwaukee, spent Friday Afternoon
in Kenosha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Larsen, who
have been making an extended visit
IL Texas returned home Friday.
Emil Giljohan, of Milwaukee, for
mer state insurance commissioner
spent Friday afternoon in this city.
The trustees of st. Peters Lutheran
church in Wilmot have decided to
make extensive Improvements on the
church.
John F. Strombom ald Miss Regi-
MIA Strombom, both of Chicago, were
united in marriage in Kenosha on
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. w. r. Cheever gave very
interesting lecture on Russia before
the students of the high school on
Friday afternoon.
David'C. Owen is to be appointed
postmaster of Milwaukee. Mr.. Owen
has been leading supporter of the
'So.Called Stalwart cause in the state.
Auto owners in Racine and Kenosha
are still talking plans for an auto
road between the two cities. The
county board has not been heard from
as yet,
The travelling libraries for use in
the rural districts have not as yet
been sent to Kenosha. There seems
to be some trouble in placing the
libraries.
The Kenosha Caledonia society has
postponed the celebration of the
birthday of Robert Burns until the
evening of Jan. 80. 1t will be held at
Guild hall.
Arthur Franks has gone to Della
ware, Ohio, to enter Ohio Wesleyan
university. He is a member of the
senior class there and will be a
graduate in June.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
crew is out of commission, Captain
Cameron still fingers about the life
saving station, ready to go out in case
of an emergency.
The United States government is
after the Spanish prisoner swindle,
which has been tried several times in
Kenosha. Fortunately the swind1ers
found 40 victims here.
The Rambler Magazine for January
contains an article which gives good
description of the new cars which will
be turned out in the Kenosha factory
next season. 1t also has number OF
other interesting features. The mag
azine is we'll worth the small price
asked for it.
Judge and Mrs. Claudius B. Grant
of Lansing, Mich, have announced
the engagement of their daughter
Miss Virginia G. Grant, to Attorney
Chester D. Barnes of Kenosha Miss
Grant was former student at Kempel
Hall, and is well known to many Ke
nosha people. The date for the mar
rage has not been announced.
Complaints are being made to tht
police that considerable coal is being
stolen from cars in the yards of til,
Northwestern Railway company il
Kenosha. The cold weather ha
forced the poor people of the city t,
go out and look for coal, and the yard
of the Northwestern seem to be
favorite picking ground. No arrest
have been made and it is thong hit tina
this warning will be sufficient to pu
an end to the nuisance.
}. Kewenig, a we'll known youn
man of Kenosha, a son of Mr.. an
Mrs. John Kewenig of 214 Lyman ave
nue., is now in Paris, after spendin
the holidays in Dublin, Ireland. MI
Kewenig is delivering few motto
cars for Buffalo firm. He is a ms
chinist by trade and has travelled
good deal since leaving this city. Fl
will return to America about the frs
of March, and then come to Kenosh
for visit with relatives and friends