The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-01-06

Inc year 19O9 passes lnGo A1oIoAy
at midnight Friday. It's story Of
pleasure and pain has been written
and many Kenosha people looked
back and considered the harvest
which the passing year has brought,
1T has been a notable year in the his
tory of Kenosha, marked with the
Inauguration of great movements, a
year of industrial prosperity, a year
of the upbuiding Of the city, a year
of rejoicing among the people. Ke-
nosha has advanced along many lines.
During the year Kenosha has been
called upon to mourn for the loss Of
men who have been active in the af-
fairs Of the city, homes have been sad
dened by death and the last rites have
been read over the bodies of men and
women we'll known in the city.
Below is given in brief a synopsis
Of the principal events of the year in
Kenosha:
January
]. Kenosha gives noisy welcome to
the new year. Kenosha raises big
fund for Eelief Of Italian earthquake
SUI ulers Death of Honore Sinnott.
2. Death of James M. Mitchell.
John Robinson died suddenly in the
Biiog Theatre.
4. New county officers take Offices.
Kenosha Electric Railway Company
purchased by Investment Registry
Company of London
6. Residence of Mrs. Lucy Cady on
Market street destroyed by fire.
Death of William scbend. Annual
banquet Kenosha Commandery knights
Templar.
T. State inspectors make examina-
tion Of Kenosha Public Utility plants.
Plans for new Kenosha hospital start
ed by directors of association and
physicians Death of Mary Quigley.
8. County board decides an erection
OF new Jail for county. Kenosha
county farmers form chapter of Milk
Producers Union. Death of Richard
Russell Of The town of Paris.
III. Kenosha people contribute $500
for support of Humane Society
IA. 0. G. Hutchinson elected presi-
dent of Kenosha Country Club
10. Kenosha selected as place for
holding 1910 Y. NJ. G. A. convention.
II. Death of Mary Crossit Fellows.
Dedication Of new school of the Ger
man Lutheran church
is. Death Of Robert Grant, keeper
Of Kenosha poor farm. S. A. Tough
ridge named as general manager of
the Kenosha Electric Railway Com
pany.
49, Il. G. Alleman leaves Simmons
Manufacturing Company. Hundreds
of Kenosha farmers attend annual in
stitute at Salem Board of education
accepts plans of T. Gaastra for Colum-
bus school
81. tismng Tug Gunderson goes on
beach south of Kenosha. Electric
storm docs great damage in Kenosha.
23 Justice Edward Donahue arrest.
ed for payment of judgment. Voll
mer saloon robbed.
"a. Anti Saloon League of the state
storms Kenosha. Francis Schlatte1
visits KenQsha. John B. Maloney re-
appointed postmaster of Kenosha.
25. Union men lose in court fight
against Badger Brass Company. Ke
nosha County Poultry Association
formed
90. Kenosha Caledonia Society holds
annual reunion.
n. -Iarriage of Miss Edna Schu
macher and Albert B. Vonwald. Elks
hold annual charity ball.
%. Death of Mrs. Patrick Gleason
of Bristol.
20. Body of T. w. Raether, missing
light keeper found floating in lake al
Waukegan. City of Marquette ha;
great fight against lake storm.
30. Commission named to draft
building ordinance for the city. Mar
riage of Miss Grace Judd and Franb
O. Barber.
February.
1. Judge Belden names drainage
board to drain lands in famous Dutcl
Gap neighborhood.
>. Death of John Quigley. Deatl
Of John Vollmer Annual celebration
OF Feast of Publication at Kempel
Hail. Water Commissioners let con
tract for installation of new pumps.
4 Death of Howard Van wyck
Annual convention Of Rural Schoo
Boards held in Kenosha.
g. Death of Mrs. 7. H. Gregory
Death of Hanna Eleanor Peterson
Grips Marriage of Charles schult,
and Fernie Bourque.
4 Death of the Rev William Wat
ers Stevens. William Wilson of Ke
nosha murdered at Wallace, Idaho. Il