The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-01
uR;rectorv--So Called.


Directory of Kenosha, Wis First Edition, 1871
Geo. r. Milmine, Compiler, Jennings g Milmine
Publishers, is tie high sounding. obscure It'll
Of book which had been long promised aad ha
lately made it's appearance
From what we knew of those eaid to be engae
ed in getting up, publishing, and printing Cit.
and County Directory we did not expect Worl
of much accuracy or Of much use to the public
We did however expect work possessing som
merit, or at least one not purposely made mac
curate. But flom what we heard of it befor
seeing it, and from a cursory examination of it
we must say that it fails even to come up to ou
expectations of it,
! Ia the Introductory The publishers say: "a
table OF contents will be found on page 2, which
is very full and accarate.n Page cannot b
| found in the book. and the table OF contents II
not where page would be even 1t The first par
Of the book was PACED, but is not. And. how
ever full and acculaie the table of contents may
be. it occupies less then half page. If full it ii
! evident there can be but little In the book.
In the introductory it is also said: "The
| history of the City OF KeDosha is authentic anC
reliable and in correct history of it's rise anC
progress from It's early settlement 10 the presenl
time. 1t will be found on page 10 y Page 10 car
not be found in the book. On the page proceed
! ing the page PACED IL, is the following caption
"Kenosha City-Past and Future. BY J.B.Jilsun.'
! Generally the present is considered more es
sental in a directory than the past and future,
butt would seem by the caption that j. 3. Jilsun
thinks differently, and gives the past and future
| leaving the present out of his history to take
care OF itself In glancing over without reading
! this history we come to where the writer speaks
OF the vessels which entei ed the harbor in 1874
| and says "TWelye OF these vessels are owned in
Whole or in part b. citizens OF Kenosha as fol-
lows - He then gives the names Of the vessels
and the owners, among which we see 'sSchooner
| Hackley, Samuel Miller q Coz 1t will be news
20 the owners ofthe Schooner Hackley that Samuel
Miller q Co.. are the owners. They know that
Samuel Miller never had anything whatever to do
with the Schooner Hackley.
] In glanClng on without reading we come to
where the ,o writer speaks OF the sch3ols. he
erected. In 1S49 it was regularly opened under
| the charge of Mr.. Marks, as Principal-the
number of scholars of all grades in the District
being 500-Mr. Marks renamed with US several
| years, giving great satisfaction. we suppose
The writer means that the High School,
rather than the High School Bulldog was opened
under the charge Of Mr.. Marks, as Principal.
But even this ID q mistake. The High School
was not opened underline charge of Mr.. Marks
as Principal. 1t was opened under the charge of
Nil. Graves as Principal. And Mr.. Graves re-
NAMED as Principal til such time as his wifes
| health became huch as to require him to
be with her, and Mr.. Marks came as a
substitute Tor Mr.. Graves Till suCh time as Mr..
Graves could leave his wife or she could come to
Kenosha. It SO happened that Mr.. Graves never
returned and Mr.. Marks remained.
We can not stop to point oct ali the errors
in the history of Kenosha, and much less all IL
the book, which ght require larger book than
the Directory TO do jt in.
In gIancing on through the history we see that
the writer has noticed particularly several things
some important and some not very important.
Bnt among the number the press is not one. SO
far as the history OF "Kenosha City-Past and
Future, shows there has never been in the Past,
and never will be in the Future, newspaper
published, press printing Office, in Keno
sha. This seems the more strange, as The writer
was once Tor year or two the Assistant Editor OF
the KeuOShA Union,
The press OF Kenoeha. or q part Of it, receives
some mention In the Business Directory, We
find the following Job Printers. The Ken0sh
Union Office, Webster u Harrison prop'rs. .
Newspapers, The KenOsha Union, Webster 81
Harrison, publishers.' Printing Offices. Thu
KPnOsha UnlOn.'
HE KENOsHA TELEGRAPH and the TELEGRAPH
Printing Office ind no place where it would be
expected they would be found. And we believe
The KESosHA E1EGRAPH is no place mentioned
i'll the book, and theTELBGRAPH Printing . fhce.
no place except where the business of the fore
man OF The office is given, which is as follows !:
"Leds worth, James u. foreman Telegraph PRINT
ing office" We think the public will agree with
MS that these omissions were Intentional and not
accidental.
| Under the heads of Apothe carries /; Brushes,
Spunges, &C.; Dispensares; Dye-Stnfs Paints,
OILS. and Putty Patent Medicines Proprietary
Medicines; Seeds Soaps, Toilet aud Laundry
Toilet Articles window Glass; Vines Liquors,
Drug Store appear generally alone hut sometimes
with others, and Ii. E, Clark, though keeping all
the blCleS, IL ICIL OUT
Under the head of Druggists Il. T.. Clark APP
pears in small letters following Robinson Is. aud
Union Drug Store in capitals.
Under the head Hotels, Am erican, Kenosba wa
Cure, Northwestern and Park city House APP
pear, and the City Hotel is left out
Under the head Taverns. City, q. w. Smith,
Keeper, appears alone in small letters.
Hall & Dresser, frnit Dealers coofectioners, dc.
we believe find no place in the Business Dllecto-
ry, though they are given place among others
III the Residence Directory az ''Confectioners,
etc, 6S Main."
A wrong name is often given for the right name,
and the right name is often spelled wrong. And
a wrong word is sometimes used for the right
word and the right word is often spelled wrong.
The foregoing defects ofthe Directory, called,
are discovered Oy CHANGING through only small
part OF the book. From these, some inference
may be drawn as to the number and grossness OF
the defects which might be discovered on care
iul examination. We are informed that 1t was
said when soliciting advertising that those orly
who advertised would obtain prominence in the
Directory, and that those who did not advertise
would Dot obtain any prominence. But whethtr
such inducements TO obtain advertising were held
out or not, the book processes TO be a City and
County Residence ard Business Directory, ard
the public have right TO require OF II what 1t
purpOrts to be. And j. would give us much
pleasure to say of il, ii could trnthfniy that
| it is what it purports to be. But our dEty as a
| Journalist requires ue to speak OF 1t as We do.
Some parts of the hook may be and probably are
! correct, bat there are many omissions and in
accuracies. with so many indications OF some OF
them being INTENTIONAL that the whole work, if
nO5 entirely worthless, is comparatively of little
value Injustice, with appearance of beng un
Intentional, might be over looked But injustice
with evident intention is best left to rccoil on
hose who piactce aid are guilty OF 1t.
THE Iowa AGRICULTURAL college,
mystery consisting If 1902 students, male
and female, being seized with illness