The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-06
Local Items


Good afternoon Mayor Pfennig!
Have you paid your election bets
yet?
James Pease of Salem, spent Mon
day in Kenosha.
Excavations for the new water plant
have been started over on Washington
Island.
The silent workers are evidently the
real thing. Everybody has their hats
off to them.
One fellow called up this morning
and wanted cartoon of carnation
walking toward the cemetery.
1t can be said that the paraders
were considerate. They never went
near the "place" on Elizabeth street.
The case of Orloski vs. Klemm and
Klemm occupied the attention of the
jury in the Municipal Court this
morning.
make speciality of Dickinson chic
and poultry feeds. Have a carload of
nice fresh stock. T. w. Roberts,
Woodwork, Wis. wadvtf
Milwaukee seems to be the only blot
in the state. 1t has returned to q
Sociaistic mayor, but the council will
be non-partisan.
DR.. and Mrs. G.. E. Stephens and wife,
FOL Exchange street, are to go to Chi
cago today to attend the national den
tai exhibit in the Auditorium hotel.
The first of the boards to re-
organize will be the Board of Educa-
ton. The new members will take their
seats on next Tuesday evening.
Extract from one of His Honor's
speeches last week: Gentlemen, you
know what is going to happen in our
beautiful city on next Tuesday"
The city council will meet on Thurs
day evening to canvass the vote of
the election and the certificates will
be issued before the end of the week.
The vote on delegates to the national
conventions kept the election boards
on the job until early morning. The
third ward officials did not finish up
until early this morning.
Dan Hoan, the Socialist, was elected
Mayor of Milwaukee over G. A. Bad
ing, the non-partisan candidate, by
majority of less than 1900 votes. A
non-partisan council was elected.
Andy Stahl of Kenosha was given
good vote for district delegate to the
national Democratic convention in his
own Kenosha county. AS Mr.. Stahl
had no opposition, he was not worrying
about the returns.
Mayor Elect Charles H. Pfennig ac-
cepted the first invitation following his
election when he consented to be pres
eEt at the installation banquet to be
given by the Kenosha lodge of Elks on
Thursday evening.
The telephone company is to be con-
graduated On the way they handled
the election business on Tuesday night.
Thousands of calls were handled with
dispatch and in a manner to make
every one satisfied.
The ninth ward has claim for dis
tinction. 1t is the first ward to send
brothers to any of the boards of the
city. The school board will have two
Rode brothers to represent the ward
or the Board of Education
Kenosha is not the only place where
they are having trouble with the rural
mail carriers. Two carriers at Wauke-
gan have signifed their intention to
quit after the first of next month. They
are quitting on account of "muddy
roads. "
Judge E. B. Belden of Racine has
set April 10th as the time for hearing
the charges against Charles R. Carpen-
ter, former cashier of the Racine bank.
There are five indictments against Car
penter and all will be taken up on that
date.
Help keep the city clean. If you
see any old political posters about the
city take them down and put them in
the garbage cans. Peter Rhode is 60
ing to send out several of his men to
look after the work, but they may miss
some places and you can help.
The police officers were called to the
Evening News building ON Tuesday
night at midnight when some one was
found seeking entrance to the second
floor of the building by means of lad
der. Probably the fellow was looking
for election returns. The police failed
to find him.
The members of the non-partisan
citizens committee were receiving
congratulations until early morning.
The headquarters in the Larsen build
ing was thronged with celebrators.
No committee in connection with
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