The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-16
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It is reported that the Simmons Com
pany will appeal from recent decision
Of the United States Court in the suit
brought against the company by John
Eskridge.
It is expected that the Board Of
Education will take some action toward
the erection of new school on the
south west side at it's session on next
Tuesday evening.
1908, Notwithstanding the fact that
it is leap year is not producing any
vast number Of marriage licenses and
the number is far below the number
issued during the first ten days Of last
year.
Some of the North side people are
planning to demand that the council
get busy on the plan for the purging Of
the Kenosha river. The report of the
expert engineer seems to have been
sidetracked but it is just possible that
Health Officer Spaulding has taken it
with him to Cuba.
Fred Reinold entertained the mem
bers of the Kenosha Whist Club at his
home on Prairie Avenue on Friday eve
ming. There were five tables of whist
and a very pleasant time is reported
by the club MEMBERS The high scores
were made by Holderness and Theirs
and Marx and Frantz.
A. G. Frost is letting contracts for
the completion of the work on the Mil
waukee extension of the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric Railway and the
work will be started as soon as the
weather will permit The contracts
will provide for the completion Of the
work by the first of August.
The present winter climate of Wis
consin is proving strong handicap for
the Southern winter resorts and many
Kenosha people who in other years have
gone south before the opening of the
new year are still delaying their de-
parture. This sort Of a winter is about
as good as can be found anywhere.
Several of the smaller telegraph
Offices maintained by the Northwestern
Railway Company at villages in Ke-
nosha county have been closed as a
result Of the new law in regard to the
employment of railway operators going
into effect. 1t is said that the offices
will reopen when operators can be Sc
cured.
G. R. Fogwell, Athletic Director for
the Kenosha Y. M. G. A. has been Sc
lected as one of the judges for the ath-
letic meet to be held in connection with
the State Y. M. G.. A. Convention to
be held at Appleton the last week in
January. It is expected that many of
the members Of Kenosha Association
will attend the state gathering.
The recent resolutions of the county
Board in regard to new law for the
division of the inheritance tax more
fairly between the counties and the
state is being adopted by many Of the
counties in the state at the January
session and the legislature will be bonn
barded at it's next session to make
changes in the present law.
A Government report states that
many OF the best walnut logs cut in the
country are exported to Germany. The
entire cut of walnut amounts to about
81, 100000. feet Of which one fourth is
cut in Indiana. It seems as though the
United States was big enough and good
enough to consume the best of it's pro-
duction of walnut as well as other pro-
ducts.
Members of the common council are
being urged to again take up the matter
Of repeating the dog tax law as it is
claimed that the present enforcement
OF the law is distinct injustice to the
man who pays taxes on his dog. AS
the money goes to the police pension
fund it is possible that the police would
make hard fight against the repeal
of the ordinance.
Fred Blanc, the man who recently
gained renown and a hundred dollars
by walking to Chicago in little less
than twenty hours lost TWENTY-FIVE
dollars of this money on Thursday af-
ternoon when he attempted 90 as
you please race from Racine to Kenosha
wagering that he could make the dist
ance In less than an hour and fortv-six
minutes. It took him an hour and forty
nine minutes to reach the street railway
station.
Ben Stahl has sold his liyerv stable
property to George FL. Haight of Ohio
but will continue in the livery business
as he has taken lease on the nronertv
for term of five years and his BUSINESS
will be continued without information.
Mr.. Stahl has also closed deal for the
purchase of the Horace Blackman farm
on the Plank Road, west of this city.
The farm consists of a hundred and
fifty acres and is rated as one Of the
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