The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-08
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH
THURSDAY. FEBRUARYS. 1872.
. COUNTY UNION.

movement was made some time age
for rounding Racine and Kenosha countie'
bv revealing the law dividing Racine
county and constituting Kenosba county
A public meeting was held oal' Un'or
Grove to take measures to secure there
peal Of the law, osaid, swith tho hopo q
having the county Sc. t Of the united
counties located at gncn Grove, a
petition was circulated 8skipg- the Legs
latufe Is repeat the la~, leaving thu
,odIfs9 .e.et location to be fixed 'atSer''1f'
ION the counties. A pub ic meeting
las been held in this aity taking action
against the union Of the two countieaand,
as far ;.s we know, the people esot t!aii ciity
are uuitedly opposed to the union. In
the west half Of the coun' Z It IS SAD Us t.ls
people all are or have been III rfavoro OF 1t,
and i'm the east half oat Of tae cl.yoA q.
part, perhaps one halt, are ~ laVor. OH
In Racine the press and people are are
divided on the question of'unloil.0 Accor-
ding to,srecent reports a Renaissance
againsf ic has been signed Ivy Thousands
Of the citizens OF Kaclne' Out o. Cne Guy
Of Racine, the people, as in TINS county
are probably divided on the question: .
partr(p tnYer andh part op FpsFa3 fpFa}|
But4Uw thSy are divided selativtly NJ
are not informed. ax
When ne first heard OF the agitation Of
the question and q the meeting q IT t. gA,QA on
GroVss~eftid not deem 1T necessary to
give ;hc suCJectq much atteptI o 'nse For
We well kne" that Racine and henosha,
and |he parts OF the counties contiguous
W ''''''' '"u'0 an "00i''' - ~ 0''''0 ~ :
oo' ~ - 80 - &f1s II
= mon 1''o'o' 'No' ~ sAt.5Eia IL '"' '"oS'
40 .''oF o. .n7 union "'' ','S new ~ oo" ~
'e"' '''A'' p''i s"o 'ee's'' 9S9'4-'
onou8nC' become SallSI o5 tnas '1e qn = =
was VI "''u''' ~ 'f' 'iio1s' ava ''i''1 'oh0
Loo''''o1i - II No0i-'Js 9eaS - -
''lo'eof at any o'lie1 2'"ce q01 ol racine "a
or AenoSha' was slmpoSsloie' : 'Ano~tna'
when they came 10 see me oooptiai pr"
pEety o. the union ana the InnPosSlolil'y
OF taking the county seat4nto tae country
they would abandon ooth projects or. at
least become Iul{e-worm IN Their fn I'D advocacy,
And, though the projects nave assumed
magnitude not at tlrsS anticipated, aWs
still think THAI after full Investigation
and discussion the advocates of the union
and Of country county atswiHl become.
convinced that neither measure would be
tor the best interests g Of the people II
We intended last week to write an
article in relationt to the proposed. union,
and new county seat, but before doing so
the local editor presented an article
already written, which appeared III the
TELEGRAPH. without our writing what
we intended to. This week we rpp0hsha
o communication from G. is. Of Bristol,
in favor Of he union, leaving, as he SAYS
the county seat question to be settled
after the Union. He claims, ins common
with the other advocates Of union. that
by the union of the counties a great
saving OF expenses would be secured. We
also publish a communication from . &c. /
Elmne' the Clerk OF the Board Of
supervisors, answering certain questions
WHICH hao Oeeh aSKedhiinln relation toI