Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-03-04

business proceeded WITH more than usual
Energy.
In March, ls45, another appropfia-
Jon, of $4,000, was obtained from
Congress. Since that period, the work
ON the harbor has been prosecuted, more
or less every year, by money borrowed
on the credit of the corporation, and BY
tax levied on real estate of the town.
Newspapers.
The establishment of a newspaper
began to be ogitated in the summer Of
1889; in the following winter, there was
much excitement on the subject, arising
from the rival feeling between the peo-
pie of the north side of the creek, and
those on the south side. The south
side claimed the location Of the press on
the ground of having the greatest pop
ulation. The north side claimed it, be-
cause it had more wealth and business
influence to sustain press. In Janu-
airy, 1910, Judge Bullen proposed to
guarantee TO Hon. G. G. Sholes, five
hundred subscribers, and sufficient
support, provided he would establish
paper on the north side. This raised a
storm; the south side people. called a
meeting, and resolved not to patronize
the proposed paper. In the meantime,
the interests Of the south side continued
to strengthen, and in June, 1910, the
Southport Ielegrdph," edited 10y G..
Latham Sholes, and III. Frank, was es.
tablished. This paper has ever since
that time, continued it's regular weekly
issues, and is now, with perhaps one ex-
ception, the oldest newspaper in the
State. The north side did not, howey-
er, abandon the idea OF a newspaper,
and in September, 1s41, paper called
the ",Southport American," was estab-
hshed on thht sic e of the creek, edited
by n. p. Dowst. 1t continued to be
published on that side, until the mer-
camille and other business was mostly
transferred to the south side, when the
paper was also removed to the south
side.
Visit Of Gen. Dodge.
Although the town continued to in
crease steadily in population after its
first settlement, yet during the first five
or six years, it received but few acces-
sions of men of wealth; the people were
mostly possessed Of only moderate
means. AS an illustration of its re-
sources for fashionable display,up to 1871
the occasion of Gen. Dodge visiting
the place, may be mentioned. 1t was
announced that he would visit South.
port on the 10th of July; the fame OF
the General was widely known through
out the West as a frontier warrior OF
many year service, and especially as
the hero of the "Sauk War;" or "Sauk
Fuss" as the waggsh ones were wont
to call it. All the available vehicles and
horses in the place, were brought into
requisition on this occasion, to enable
the people to go out to meet him. This
equipagc consisted of three lumber wag-
ons, one open carriage on wooden
springs, besides five Indifferent horses
for single riders. As the General was
to come from Racine, and the road be-
ing unfit for carriages, the Racine peo-
pie procured lighter boat, in which the
General and few citizens Of that place
were towed by two horses along the
procession, with the wagons and horses
before mentioned proceeded to the north
end of Washington Island, and awaited
the arrival of the famed warrior. AS
soon as the boat hove in sight in which
were the General and his companions,
a speckled bandana handkerchief was
raised ON stick by one Of the South
port party-this was the signal of pat
riotic welcome, and was followed by
three hearty cheers. The General was
assisted into Deacon Whitney's wood
en- spring carriage before mentioned,
which was considered the best vehicle
in the neighborhood; and the process
sion took up it's line of March, making
a long circuit through the brush, over
the surveyed part of the village; not so
much for the purpose Of showing the
General Improvements already made in
the town, but to impress him, and the
Racine fvistitors, of the magnitude Of
what was to be. The procession at
length reached Whitney's Temperance
House, respectable building construct.
ed of hewn logs, situate on Main street.
Here quite crowd of people had col
lected from the adjoining country-many
having come a distance Of twenty miles
to see the great tiogger. AT this
point the General was formally intro
duced to the people, when he made a
short speech, which is said to have been
the first set speech the General ever
made to any assemblage Of people, ex-
cept to his soldiery on the tented field
The history of Kenosha, subsequent
to the early events here chronicled-its
advancement in population, wealth, pub
ic improvement aud educational enter
prise, are too well known, and of too
modern date, TO make so soon an APP
propriate chapter for the State Historical
Society's publication.
Does any of our High Livers