The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-05-06
NUMBER 40

er citizen, John V. Aver, who once gained
a livelihood in this vicinity by running a
threshing machine. and who is now, one
of the half millionaires of Chicago rs
ct is proper to remark here that Judge
French has been one of the successful
early settlers. Some ten years ago, he made
trip to Europe, and he expects to 90
again taking his family with him, where
he expects to spend some four years)" ons
Judge Jilsun said: vis ruf
"In October, 1910, while the "hard cid
er" campaign was In full tide, he took his
departure from the State, and came to-
Kenosha, His first entrance into this town
was we'll calculated to make delightful
impressions on his mind. 1t was in the.
twilight of an October night, when the
Full moon shone out in peerless grandeur
The shadows among the trees checkered1
the golden light the serene repose of
nature, and the quiet beauty of scenery
were enchantingly inviting. 1t seemed
the picture of romance, the facination of
fairy land. It was one of those scenes,
which occur in every ones life, when wef
arc lifed from the real, to the region of
| ideality. 9G
Mr. Jilsun had scarcely considered him.
self settled in Kenosha, when he was
waited upon by a formidable committee,
to take a school. He accordingly took.
charge of a school on the north side of
the creek, consisting of thirty scholarss ).
of these thirty, who were then his pupils,
only one remains in Kenosha."
Roy John Gridley though not the old.
est settler was requested to give his early
history in Wisconsin which he did in
tracing what he considered the peculiar
leadings of providence in bringing him
here. He however gave Mr.. George the
Honor of bring him to Kenosha contrary
to his calculation to go south into Illinois
He has always been interested in the well
fare of the place and has labored to prol
mote it.
"Hon. Gideon Truesdell gave his early
experience he came here poor; the chief
/ vaiuables of his household goods consist
cd of table and bed. He first tiled
hotel keeping on the north side of the
I creek managing to get scanty furnish
ment for that purpose but III this BUSH
ness he was quite unsuccessful. He con-
! -iuded to try his fortune in another di-
rectioA he borrowed a small sum of
money of Judge French, III. Durkee, Esq,
| consenting to become his endorser. His
wife also sold, her gold watch to aid in
his new enterprise. He procured team
and wagon, laid in stock of bread and
bacon, and started for Wisconsin river,
with view among other things of selling
patent rights. His wife assisted him in
cooking meals by the roadside while on
the journey. He managed to realize mon
ely enough to pay what he had borrowed
and little more, before he came back to
Kenosha. After an absence of some
months, he returned to Kenosha, hired
himself to Fl. Durkee as a laborer, and
worked in his employ four years."
He was very modest in closing in not
speaking of his great success in life and
his eminently useful labors at present.
these are very diverse and extensive.
Every body knows how successful he has
been in giving almost perfect pattern
for dairy farm in Pleasant Prairie. He
deserves the evident reward Of his La
1 bors. "' 5-tn a.lt .41CS e.l rE
| NIL 1SddC OcOISo gave SOAAO Va VIC Ala
cidents of his early life in this place. He
came here twenty-nine years ago. He
proceeded at once to put up small board
shanty on sand knoll where the Halli-
day House now stands, for gunsmith
shop. A lady in the immediate neighbor-
hood, observing him erecting his shanty,
enquired for what purpose he intended
it? He facetiously replied: "a grocery"
The lady responded: ,"you shall build no
grocery here; if you do, I'll burn it."
'sThen I'll burn your house." he replied.
Mr. George spoke of the happy exemp-
tion of the town from whiskey shops,
when he first came here, and the great de-
/ generacy of the place in this respect in
later times.
The entertainment at the Halliday
House, was highly creditable to the es,
Enlistment. Good music-Yocal and in.
strumental-enlivened the intervals. The
coffee, tea and eatables were received with
a surprise that what was deemed 10 o.
clock was nearer ~. A fine supply OF
oranges from T. G. Simmons closed the
entertainment, which had been greatly
enjoyed. = nj -17ga g,5.lt T5
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