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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-09
TAx PAYERS TAKE NOTICE.

q f
The Tax Roll of the City of Keno
sha, for the year 1878, is now in my
hands for collection. Payment may
be made to me at the Council Room on
or after y .@t~e y. n IT,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1878,
until the Sd Monday in January, 1879,
at which time all unpaid taxes will be
returned to the county. On all taxes
paid on or before the first Monday in
January next, I will deduct the five
per cent added thereto for collection.
ANDREW SCHOFFEN,
City Treasurer.
KEN OsHA, Dec. 8, 1873. 2Sw6
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Notice to the Tax Payers Of the Town
OF Bristol

N0L1ce to the Tax Payers or the Town
OF Bristol.
/ will be at the house of James
Karnes on Monday, the 9th of Janua-
ry, at j. M. Kellogg's on Tuesday, the
18th, at James Britton's Thursday, the
Oh, and Curtiss & Shumway's store
the 10th. Also at the house of j. c..
Roberts on Tuesday, the 14th, and at
Chase & Turner's store on Friday, the
18th of the same month to receive
taxes. E. SrANNARD.
Town Treasurer.
December 3oth. 1878. 2w
Jacob Engle, an old and respected
citizen, died at his residence in this
city last Friday. His funeral occurred
last Sunday and was conducted bv the
Odd Fellows.
A new receiver is to he constructed
at the gas works.
w. L. Fisher has returned to Keno
sha to engage in the dry goods bust
ness.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-09
LYcAuna Hall.

Under the above name, q Public Hall has
been fitted up, in the building known as the old
Episcopal Church, on Market str-etopposite the
Court House. It's central and quiet location.
and easy access, render in peculiarly desirable
for a Lecture and Concert Hall, sfor which pur-
pose it will be rented on moderate terms. Seat
capacity $50. Apply to FL. B. HINsDALE.
25W13
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-09

Al 80 sF 4 e
Nick Grosh's store has been closed
for the past week. 4 a6m
1t was a temperance White House
on New Year. ~
Mrs. Hayes received in cream
white silk gown trimmed with gauze
and lace.
lsq" sssasea sasg,
Senator Sharon says that his ticket
is Grant and Conkling."
The evidence in the Fitz John Por-
tel trial has been closed and the clos
ing arguments commenced.
The public debt statement shows an
increase Of the debt for December OF
$1,233.7S5.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-09
WILMOT.

Another of our young men has Slip
ped the moose over his own head. Mr..
E. Y. Voak concluded to begin the year
1879 in a remarkably wise way, and
one which we hope Will long be re-
membered by him. On New Years
Eve he was married to Jennie E. Pat
terson, of Fox River Station, after
wearing out several set of horse-shoes.
On New Years night quite num-
Der of young people from Salem visited
Rev. A. J. Benjamin. The same eve
Ming large party from Wilmot at
tended the "Hard Times" oyster sup
per at Salem. The supper denoted
nything but hard times, it was so
ountiful. 4. All were highly entertain
ed, and complained of nothing but the
croacd. We would be pleased to see
Salem faces here oftener and assure
them, that is not the last time Wilmot
visits Salem. r
Thursday afternoon the Ladies Sew
ing Society met at Mrs. Faulkners. al
though being the annual meeting, but
few were present, on account of the Sc
we're cold. A 7 SFTt3f k7@ 1#T4 I"
Thursday evening ''Mite" Society
was held in the M. E. parsonage. There
were but few present, but the evening
was wellfilled with music, conyersa-
ton, and enjoyable games. @
Friday evening the young people
gave Carrie Udell a surprise party. She
returns to school at Whitewater on
Monday.
Mr.. Ransom Shotlif is dangerously
i'll with Lung Fever.
Ed. Kaufman is visiting friends in
Kenosha this week.
Prof. G. Morris has begun a series
of lectures on Phrenology. At present
time Of writing he has given one.
The schools recommence or. Monday.
The time of morning service in the
NJ. p. Church has been changed from
1O:30 to 10 o'clock. ass CT.
January 4, 1879.
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I'VE a IL RlED.

SHELDON-Q UATLE.-At the nj. E. parson-
age, Kenosha, Jan. 1st 70. by the Rev. s.
Halsey, Arthur A. Sheldon and Mice Anna
Quaile.
EMBELLISHMENTS the NJ. E. parson-
ase. Jan. "a, ~, by Rev S. Halsey, Fred Z.
Clothier and Mary Jane Stevens.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-09
PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

The members of the M. e. church,
Pleasant Prairie, desire to return their
sincere thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Torrey for their kindness in giving
the use of their house for their Oyster
Supper, given Dec. 9th, also to the
friends who provided the enrertain-
ment before supper. The net pro-
ceeds of the supper were $4,000. A.
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.

UTICA, N, Y, December 10.-Lull &
Sage. extensive butter and cheese max
ers, of New Berlin, Chenango county,
have failed, with liabilities at from
100000 to 100000. They have thirty
or forty factories in Chenango, Otseg0.
Madison, Herkimer, and other places.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-09

HISTORICAL socIETY.-The regular
annual meeting of the .Kenosha His
torical Society will be held at the Of
flee of Baker & Warvelle On Thursday
evening, Jan. 16, 1879. Election of
officers and other important business.
GEO. W. WARvELLE, Secretary.
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Medley.

Appropriate remarks bearing upon
Temperance, by Rev. G. w. Sargent.
What has already been said fairly
states that the Hard Times Supper"
was an overwhelming success In every
respect, not excepting the "hard times
limited at, which, though not in the
sense implied,were perceptibly felt and
eliminated at the time of egress. The
crowd was subjected to a tremendous
pressure, and saw crushing hard times
in finding their wraps, and in getting
out.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-09
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

See Lyman & Sons advertisement.
Chew JACKsoN's BEST Sweet Navy Tobacco.
G. II. Sager has returned to Kenosha.
Indications are that the "polar
wave" has spent it's force.
The County Board Of Supervisors is
in session this week. @~
The new stove factory seems to hang
fire.
II. G. Torrey is erecting steam
grist mill at Truesdell.
E. r. Wilson, of Kansasville, Wis,
was in the city last Monday.
The Hon. j. V. Quarles left for Mad
isOn last Monday.
Ladies' Cloaks cut and fitted at
20tf GRosCH & EICHELMAN's.
Mr. Perkins, of Burlington, was in
the city the first of the week.
Use Acme Backing. 1t is the best,
Sold by Jos. Fl. Meyers. 26tf
The new county officers entered up
on their respective Offices last Monday.
The Kenosha City Schools recon-
menced last Monday after the holiday
vacation.
There has been a remarkable dearth
of local amusements this winter. The
customary concerts, lectures &C., have
not been forthcoming.
It is expected that the question Of a
new Court House will come up for dis
cussion at the present session of the
County Board.
Arrangements have been made to
compile new city map as soon as the
contemplated changes in the neighbor-
hood of the harbor have been made.
A Typographical error occurred in
Drom & Hale's advertisement last
week. In the amount of goods that
SIS would buy,5 gallons of kerosene
was made to read one gallon.
Stebbie Douglas blows the organ at
the meetings of the Methodist Church
and was made present of an overcoat
last Sunday, by the church-a well
merited present, and very appropriate
in view of the very cold weather pre-.
yailing.
We keep hay for sale by the cargo OF
by the single bale, deliverable in any
part of the city. Also loose hay anG
Dat and Rye. straw by the load.
1tf DURKEE & Co.
Ruchings, Veilings, Velvet, Ribbons
sc. The best in the market, sold, al
Watson & Wizards Millinery Rooms
where Mrs. Watson is making fnt
dresses to the satisfaction Of custom
ers. Only two blocks south of tn,
Grant House. COWS
Special Bargains i'm Millinery.
In order to reduce our large stock O.
Millinery and Fancy Goods we will sci
our entire stock at cost for the next &c
days. Zephyrs 10 cts. per OF. and eve
ny thing else in that line in proportion
We have just received splendid as
sortment of Silver Ware, suitable fo
holiday gifts which will be sold TO-
half their value w. E. REED.
Dec. 18th 1878.
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Condition of the Treasury at the
commencement of the year 1879:
In the Treasury: Coin, 1922. SCI. ATT !.
currency, $4,515,550; currency held for
the redemption of fractional currency.
s1o,Oo0,oo0; special deposit for the re-
demption Of certificates of deposit, 49,
$4,000; coin and silver certificates.
S24,o76,SsO; outstanding, legal tenders,
$346,6S1,o16; fractional currency, &c.
1oS,154.
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Notice.

Taxpayers and others wishing to
transact business with the Treasurer
OF the Town Of Somers, may find him
at Mr.. Rittmann's book store on SAT-
urday of each week. ra1 wa n
F. J. PETR1E, Town Treas -
Somers, Wis, Jan. 4th, 1879. II
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-09

Schoffen's south side grocery was
the scene Of a lively stampede last
week. A suspicious looking dog hap
pened to drop in, the inmates imme-
diately betook themselves to places of
safety, clamtering over counters and
boxes in wild haste. The County
Treasurer who happened to be present
did not feel secure until he had climb
ed to the top of the shelving, from
which post he calmly surveyed the
scene until some person called off the
dog.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-01-09
Karin to Remit

The subscriber offers his farm of
100 acres, situated in the town of Som
ers, 6 miles west Of Kenosha, for one
year, commencing on the 1st day of
March 1879. For further particulars
inquire of James Flett, Somers. 30w4
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-05-21
DISEASED MEAT.

In many portions of Europe the
importation of the American hog
is being forbidden by law; it hav-
ing been discovered that many OF
the animals are diseased. A few
weeks ago diseased beef and pork
were discovered in a butcher shop
IN Virginia City. This led a num-
Der of physicians to close ex-
animation of the meats dispensed
at the various restaurants. The re-
suit was the discovery of the fact
that while most of the fresh meats
were healthy, pork, ham and ba-
con were found to contain the eggs
OF tape.worm. 1t is wellknown
fact that the ham and bacon used
in Virginia are brought principally
from Chicago and San Francisco,
hence 1t is evident that the dis
ease among hogs extends all over
the United States. 1t therefore be-
hooves all pork-eaters to exercise
caution in the use of this article
of food. All that is necessary is to
thoroughly cook the meat to be
eaten, and almost every germ det-
rimental to health will be dis
troyed.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-05-21
FIGURES DON'T LIE.

In the TIMES of last Saturday the
cost of the city government of Vir-
ginia to every man, woman and
child residing in that city was errone-
,ously stated at S115. The Chronicle
and Enterprise thereupon very prop
erly fastened to correct the bad i'm
preston thus created by showing
where the TIMES was at fault. There
can be no objection to that. But the
Chronicle went further, and said:
The figures of the TINES are in nm
other important respect erroneous,
the cost of running the city govern
ment last year was not $173,357 46,
but $4,000.
Mayor Belknap authoritatively
stated that the disbursements for the
year were $l73,357 46, less $751;
900 GA cash on hand. This leaves
S142,0G6 80 for the actual disburse-
ments, or about $G4, 900 more than
stated by the Chronicle. The Chron-
icle has an undoubted right to make
as favorable showing as possible
for is city government, but it can
not obliterate the official record.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-05-21
NO CAUSE FOR OFFENSE.

Friends of Messrs. w. H. Atkin-
aon and M. ]. McManus respectively
President and Recording Secretary
of the Silver City Miners Union) in
form the T1xEs that the gentlemen
named are offended at the statement
contained in last Saturdays issue ct
this paper, that they had "probabiy
paid the hospital tax ut Sutro rs a
matter Of policy" because that would
imply that they paid through fear
of losing their jobs. The TIMES
correspondent who made the state
ment probably meant that the gentle
men named had paid the tan because
being the leading officials of Union
a large proportion of whose mem
bers are employed at Sutr"' a con
trary course on their part might be
interpreted as proof of hostility to
the tunnel company, If this WAS
thu reason. Mcssrs. Atkinson and
McManus are deserving of com
mcndstion; but, whatever their mo-
tiyee. no man who knows them would
think less of them for it, because
thew are honest, independent, aud
incapable of All unworthy net.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-05-21
A NEEDED STRUCTURE.

A new school house is badly
needed at Sutro, as that in present
use Is very dilapidated and unfit
for the purpose. But there is no
money at hand with which to
build q new one. 1t will there
fore be necessary to levy a special
school tax upon all the property
in the district, or to take up sub
scription. The latter course will
probably be adopted. Mr.. Tobin,
one of the trustees, informed the
TIMES, last Monday, that, in case a
reasonable amount is subscribed,
the Tunnel Company will donate a
$500 corner lot on which to erect
the schoolhouse. That is, the COM
pany will give lot which is held
at 500. The cost of the school
house, MIR. Tobin thinks, will be
about 81 900 over and above the
price of the lot. The proposed
structure being imperatively re-
quired, the citizens of Sutro should
subscribe the required amount with
out delay.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-05-21
THAT HOSPITAL MATTER.

The management of the Sutro Tun-
mel Hospital matter has at last been
formally turned over to the employees
of the company, and few days ago
meeting was held at which board
of five trustees was elected to take
charge of the fund. The amount of
money in this fund is variously stated
at $4,000 to $4,000. In the absence
of any official statement, we feel
justified in accepting $4,000 as the
amount. But, whatever it be,
whether $4,000, $4,000, or $4,000,
there can be no doubt but that the
monthly fees or dues collected from
the employees should be reduced.
The amount so collected is SO per
month from each subscriber. This
is SIX TIMES as much as is levied on
the employees of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, for the same pur-
pose. The employees of the V. & r.
r. r. Company, we are informed,
also contribute fifty cents per month
toward a hospital fund. In Virginia
City 81 per month will secure all
the privileges of ST. Mary's Hospital.
In either of the three cases above
cited a comfortable hospital is ready
to receive any of the contributors.
There is no such establishment at
Sutro. The dues should therefore be
reduced. We are aware that those
who favor the company's side may
argue that unless the dues are main
tanned at the present high figures no
hospital can be erected; but this
reasoning should not be allowed to
outweigh the strong probability that,
of those who pay them, not one
half will remain at Sutro n short
time hence to derive any benefit from
them. II the dues are reduced to
81, we venture to assert that not one
man will refuse to pay them.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-05-21
AN INDIANA ROMANCE.
How q Lawyer Disappeared and
Turned Up as a Judge Under
Another Name.

Seven years ago Prossly O'Bannon
suddenly disappeared from Leaven
worth, Indiana, and as his horse was
found abandoned it was supposed
that he had been murdered. His
friends made many unavailing efforts
to ascertain his fate. He was
lawyer in good practice, and left be-
hind him wife, much his junior,
and two children. Though not a
drunkard, he would at times indulge
in carouse, and he was ir that con-
dition at the time of his flight. All
that he remembers Of that day is
that he wandered about till after
dark, and then went on board a
steamer. When he came to his
senses, weeks afterwards, he was saw
ing wood for farmer in Southern
Illinois. Disguised and degraded by
his own folly, he made up his mind
never to return home; his family, he
argued, would be better off. without
him. His wife could procure a d.
vorce, marry again, and be happier
than she had ever been with him.
He settled final at Vienna, Illinois,
became sober and industrious, amass-
ed wealth and finally rose to the po-
si.ion of Judge of the Circuit; Court.
He changed his name to Brown, and
woman who accompanied him
when he settled at Vienna was intro
duced into society as Mrs. Judge
Brown, though no marriage had taken
place. His abandoned wife impoy-
erished herself in efforts to ascertain
the fate of her husband, and was at
last reduced to take a position as
seamstress in lawyers family, her
two boys taking refuge with their
grandfather. At last the friends of
his abandoned wife, believing that the
husband was actually dead, applied
to life insurance company, on
which there was policy of $4,000,
for the money, and it was about to be
paid when it was suddenly discovered
that O'Bannon was still in the land
of the living. The Judge had fined
a man named MIN Hudson, and he
recognized the man as the Captain
O'Bannon he had known in the army.
In revenge he sent word to DR.. Hawn,
the Postmaster at LeaveDworth, who,
going to Vienna, there was mutual
recognition. The doctor told him
about the insurance and the Judge
seemed to be annoyed that he had
come so near swindling the com
pany. He proposed to go back i'm
mediatel y and straighten pthings;'
told Hawn that he always kept his
business affairs arranged so that he
could leave with two hours notice
So the next night O'Bannon arrived
at his fathers home. The old man
was struck SPECIFICS for several
hours at sight Of his son, whom he
had mourncd dead for so long.
Mr.. O'Bannon's two boys, living with
his fnther, we're ovcrioyed to see him.
Mrs. o Bannon was sent for. When
she heard she was willing to forget
and forgive all but the Mrs. Judge
Brown" part, and refused to come.
Mrs. D'l'annon has applied for d.
vorce. Lawyer O'Bannon is still IA
handsome mana gentleman that
one would be apt TO take second
look at.-1ndiauapnlis Journal.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-05-21
A Typical Southern Desperate.

Absalom W. Ford, Louisianian,
with a romantic history, was thrown
into the Calcasieu parish prison, in
that State, on April &C. He was car
ried to cell, his right leg being
shattered with buckshot and his body
full of pistol balls. Ford was known
as Absalom, my son, Absalom, the
brigand." He was once "A deacon in
a Calcasieu church and a member of
the good Creole society Whereabouts.
Without any apparent cause he sud
denly left his wife and children for
Texas. Drinking Texas water raised
all that was bad in his nature. He
slew aud pillaged until Sam Bass
himself became envious. Vigilantes
after a while chased him across the
Sabine and he took refuge at the
house of his cousin, Washington
Ford, a planter, among the broad
savannas Of Southwestern Louisiana.
There he remained in hiding for
several months. Washington Ford
had daughter, winsome little
woman of 90. Absalom fell in love
with her and tried to persuade her to
run away with him. Failing IN this,
he set out for his old haunts and ran
as brigand until his outlawry again
made him target for every mans
bullet. He returned to his cousins
to find Joseph Bazee, an herb or
Indian doctor (known in Philadel-
phia), temporarily stopping at the
house. Absalom was at once fired
with jealousy, though there was no
real cause. lie with several accom-
plices waylaid end murdered Bazce
A bsalom and one accomplice named
Mcclure were arrested, convicted and
sentenced to be hung. The former
broke Jail and again fled to Texas
Detectives armed with a requsitior
from Governor Nichols bounced upor
him in an obscure Texas town. II,
fought like tiger and only gave VI
when riddled with balls. If he doe
not die from the wounds he will b.
executed as soon as he shall be abb
to walk to the gallows. Philadelphia
| Times.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-05-21
LAND WHICH SHOULD BE
TAXED.

Some time ago, an article advo-
eating the taxation of railroad lands
was published in this paper. II was
copied from the Reno Journal. The
Tuscarora Times Review of the 18th
instant reprints the article and ac-
companies it with the following COM
ments:
The Journals suggestion is emf
nently wise and just. The Central
Pacific Railroad Company after sell
ing nearly all of the valuable por-
tons of the land that was granted to
them by the United States, at nearly
three times the regular government
price, endeavored to transfer the
small remaining marketable portion,
together with the worthless acres
back to Uncle Sam at one dollar and
quarter an acre. The railroad
company's project was to have the
amount accruing from the sale cred
tied to them upon the debt which
they are owing the National Govern.
ment; or in other words to pay their
pecuniary obligation by selling for
twenty times its value to the United
States the refuse portion of princely
domain which was GIVEN to them
by the Republic. This unparalleled
and most impudent proposition has
not yet been accepted, although we
believe the railroad magnates are
still hopeful of accomplishing the
trade. If the company's wholesale
price for their land is one dollar and
a quarter an acre, by every principle
Of law and equity, the property
should be assessed for State and
county purposes, for at least one
half of the value set upon it by its
owners. The argument that the title
to the land is still in the government
amounts to nothing. The railroad
company have a possessory title, the
same as that by which any rancher
holds his land before procuring his
title from the United States. They
have sufficient title to enable them
to effect valid sales; the land is to all
effects and purposes theirs, and they
should pay taxes upon it the same as
upon other property, or relinquish
their claim upon it entirely. We
hope the question will be raised dur
ing the present year and the matter
thoroughly tested by the joint action
of all the counties in the State.