The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-01-06

Du ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Dec, ~, 1869.

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EDITOR OF KENosHA TELEGRAPH :'fsui
The weather during the winter thus
far has been very mild, yet not many clear
days of sunshine. The sleighing has
been slim in the City, and but little bet
ter in the country, as we have not had
more than four inches of snow at one
time. Gi7u9sdo Wo2 ca a4ga
During the past week there was quite
a change of the temperature of the
weather, it having been all the month
quite warm and mild. On the goth it
was two 3 degrees below zero, the 23d,
twenty below, and the oath, five below,
this has made the river secure for cross
ing with loaded teams, before the cold,
several crossing the ice on foot had bro
ken through, and narrowly escaped being
drowned. i,Workmen are engaged in
taking down the long span Of the bridge
to bnild new one while crossing on the
icesis, safe The. old span has long been
considered insecure, it having settled sew
eral inches during the summer and fall,
and was temporarily secured by building
supports under it. It is high enough
above the water to admit the passage of
the largest steamers at high water, SO a
tumble with it to thelrapid boiling stream
below, would be a /" Sam Patch" leap.
u The Skating Rink" on the river, with
its fine band of music, and the Injuries
of the season suitable for the occasion, is
nightly crowded with lovers of the art,
who glide majesticly over its polished
surface, cuta spread eagle, orphotograph
themselves in horizontal position with
out camera or operator. 912" a2y3 T3hl
i Money matters are quite close, the
wholesale merchants are pressing the re-
tail dealers. to pay up, and the latter are
pushing their customers who. are mostly
farmers--to the wall They have given
notice in the papers, that accounts left
unsettled by Jan. first, will be sued
Wheat hardly brings enought to haul it to
market any great distance, to sell at
present prices is a sacrifice too ruinous to
attempt, hence they are trying the expe-
dient of borrowing money at twelve and
fifteen per cent to carry them through
until the opening of navigation, in hope
of better prices. The City water works
are nearly completed, and water is sup
piled on all the principal streets, even to
the tops Of the largest buildings on the
highest elevations, and this without the
appliance Of any power, it being carried
in pipes from springs on distant hills.nI
The new State Reform School building
was opened formally on the nth. There
were present Gov. Mnrshall, Judge Aus
TIN, the Gov. elect, the State officers, sew
eral Senetors the Board of Managers of
the School, and representatives of the
City and minneapolis Press The occa
sion was one Of deep interest to the
inmates of the School, and one of joy and
to it's founders, supporters
and managers. The building is three
stories high beside the basement, built IN
a substantial manner and costing $4,000.
1t is warmed by two furnaces, and con
tains hot and cold water on every floor,
with bath rooms, water closets and every
necessary comfortable convenience
The School contains sixty one inmates,
who were guilty Of larceny petit and
grand,-burglary, arson, &c. They are
now acquiring the rudiments Of an edu-
cation, and endeavoring to reform, and
refrain from their past ruinous couse of
conduct. They dress in uniform with
brass buttons, on which is stamped Min
nesota State Reform School BY the
way. such institutions are not8well enough
understood and appreciated by the pub
lie. Wisconsin has fine School at Wau-
kesha, and makes ample provision for its
yet many of the guardians
Of the law Of that State, and even of your
City, do not seem to be aware Of the fact,
and that it will furnisha home and an
asylum for the idle thieving roWdy boys,
that are educating themselves for a Grim
NAL life, while left as they are, they area
pest to society, and alshame to manhood
md a christian community.
On the 22d she State University at St.
Anthony was the scene ofthe installation
# Col. W. w. Folwell, of Kenyon College,