The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-18
LOCAL ITEMS.

A. J. Steele of Lacrosse, spent Thurs
day evening in Kenosha
Mrs. Harry Hill is i'll with pneumonia
at her home on Elizabeth street.
M. J. Mcnamara of Milwaukee,
spent Friday evening in Kenosha.
C. NJ. Story of Arlington, S. D., is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dewey.
Mrs M. M. Carr is seriously i'll with
appendicitis at her home on Eagle
street.
Clarence E. Head is home from Madi-
son for ten days vocation at the end
of the semester.
Mrs. Louisa Call has returned to her
home in Colorado after two months
visit with her son Jacob Giles.
Mr.. and Mrs William SAKE Of Beav-
er, Dam are spending a few days with
friends and relatives in Kenosha.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Foster of Mil
waukee, are spending a week with
friends and relatives in Kenosha.
Albert Prange, who has been spend
ing portion of the winter in Kansas,
returned to Kenosha on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs E. A. DeDeimar are
spending week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles P. Torrey at South Bend, Ind.
Petitions are in circulation for the
nomination of John Hegeman as can
didate for alderman in the Third ward.
Many Grand Army men from diff
ferent parts of the county came to Ke
nOsha Friday evening to attend the
Lincoln celebration.
The special session of the Circuit
Court which was to have been held on
Thursday, was called off an account Of
the illness of Judge Belden.
The ground hog does not seem to be
making good on that winter weather
but the weather man insists that the
real winter is coming later.
DIR. E. F. Rowell has taken out petit
tions as a candidate for school COM
missioner in the Second ward subject
TO the Republican primaries.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scharding, well
known resident of Pleasant Prairie,
will remove to Chicago to make their
home after the first of next month
Miss Matilda and Agnes Fleishman
and George Fleishman Of Merna, Neb,
who spend the past five weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs: Gross, returned home
Friday.
The Kenosha Lodge of Elks had one
of the old fashioned limitations at the
lodge rooms on Thursday evening. 1t
was followed by very enjoyable social
session.
The University of Wisconsin is to
have heroic statue of Abraham Lin
coin placed on the campus It is to be
the gift Of Thomas E. Birmingham of
Madison.
Arrangements have been completed
for series of whist matches between
the Kenosha and Racine Whist clubs.
The first Of the games will be played
early in March
J. r. Kimball, who has been making
an extended trip through Southern Eu-
rope, has returned to Kenosha. Mr..
Kimball was at Venice at the time of
the recent italian earthquake.
The College of Commerce and High
School basket ball teams played their
annual game at the High School audi
forum on Thursday evening the game
being won by the college after an ex-
citing struggle by score of 20 to 16.
A large crowd attended, the game.
Two cars on the Chicago and Mil
waukee Electric Road had rear end
collision at the Tenth street station in
Zion City on Wednesday evening.
Fortunately no one was hurt in the
collision, out a number of the passen-
gers were badly shaken up.
The annual dance of the Kenosha
Yacht Club given at Germania Hall on
Friday evening proved to be one of the
most successful masquerade parties
given in Kenosha during the season
The hall was crowded with dancers
during the evening and all Of them re-
port very pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pofahl, well
known residents of the Village of Bris-
tol, are confined to their home in the
village on account of injuries received
in a runaway accident on Thursday
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Pofahl had
been in Kenosha and were on their way
home when the horse ran away. Both
were thrown out and badly bruised.
James S. Harrison, said to be form.
er resident of this city, was struck by
train at Hiawatha, Kansas, on Satur-
day afternoon and badly injured
Meager details of the accident have
been received in Kenosha and no trace