The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-05
EDITOR OF KENosHA TEIEGRAPH:

your paper, in regard to an article from
a Wilmot correspondent, which ap-
peared in the Kenosha Union Of last |
week.
1t seems the correspondent believes
in telling the unyarnished truth, but [ |
think, and the people Of Wilmot will
agree with me when ] say, that the ar
ticle was vanished and exaggerated
considerable. I think if this CORES
pondent is so conscientious and wishes
to tell the truth rather than o false
hood, he should inform himself first
from reliable source, as TO the. truth
OF falsehood and not reflect orfnearly
every town and school officer from
mere school children's hearsay. Now
Mr.. Editor, don't wish to uphold
rowdyism or public disturbance Of any
kind, and agree with the correspondent
that that is a. low piece of business,
and should not be tolerated. But I
don't believe in representing anything
of that kind worse than it really is, for
it certainly is bad enough when the
truth is told.
This correspondent goes on and says
that seats were broken down, states
thrown through the windows, the me-
lodeon overturned, the chimneys taken
from the lamps and smashed. The I'M
vanished truth of the matter is, that
one, already dilapidated slate and the
call bell were broken and nothing more.
Again he says that the officers of the
town dare not arrest those drunken
men, and that the officers and a major
| ity Of the men in Wilmot would not do
such a thing for fear of losing custom
or being defeated at the next election.
Now Mr.. Editor, in the first place,
the fellows who created the disturb
ance were only school boys from an ad-
joining town, and not men. I don't think
the men in Wilmot are so hard up for
custom and influence that they depend
on rowdies for support and Office. This
would do well enough to tell people
who live near the Black Hills.
Again the writer seems to be very
sorry that the town officers and dis
trict officers have not moral courage
enough to enforce the laws, sc. In re-
gard to that charge I wish to say, and
[ know whereof I speak, as soon as
the disturbance at the school house
came to the knowledge of the school
board, they at once proceeded to the
scene, but before they had reached the
school house they met and were in
formed by reliable parties who came
from the battlefield that the trouble
was all over, and that the rowdies had
| left.
On Monday morning Immediately
after breakfast the school board had a
consultation and decided to bring the
guilty parties to justice without delay.
Before the officers however had any
time to take the necessary legal steps,
the parties who created the disturbance
came to the board, plead guilty, and
were anxious to settle the matter, and
pay the damages. The officers told
them if they were DESTROYS to settle
without enforcing the law they could
do so. The board then investigated
and ascertained the amount Of dam
age done, and concluded that two dol
lars would cover the damage but would
charge them five dollars; that is two
dollars for the damage and three dol
lars fine. The parties agreed to the
decision of the board, and so end
ed the matter These Mr.. Editor are
the facts in the case and can be sub
stantiated.
Now in conclusion let me say that
Wilmot is still located on the West
side of Fox River, and that MI. Hege-
man has purchased the Wilmot Hotel.
[ am creditably informed that Mr.. III.
intends to enlarge and remodel the
building, and make it as comfortable
and agreeable for his customers as pos
sible. That Mr. II. makes good land
lord all will concede who are acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Hegeman's qualifications
for that business. Mr.. Hoysradt, the
former landlord, will retire to private
life. FROM A CITIZEN.
Cancellations completed circle! An
old man came into the District of Ca
n