The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-04

Mrs. Geo. v. Redeker's on Tuesday
evening. It was a very sociable
gathering.
Strictly Pure Baking Powder-Hav
ing bought the latest improved ma
chine, am now making a strictly pure
baking powder. Give it trial.
4Otf J.B. Starkweather.
Lafayette Carter, an employe i'll Sim.
mons factory, was struck in the eve
with a piece of steel last Thursday, in
juring him quite severely. He has so
far recovered as to resume work this
week.
D. B. Benedict has gone to Madison
as representative from Kenosha Lodge
No. 40, John Smith from Park CITY
Lodge No. 1O3, and Hon. j. N. WILDER
from Salem Lodge to the Grand Lodge
l. 0. Q. F. of Wisconsin.
The heaviest fall of rain known in
this section of country during the past
year was that of last Saturday night.
The storm came from the east. and the
amount Of water that fell is variously
estimated at one and a half to two
inches on level.
The ladies of st. Matthew's church
will give an entertainment in the va
cant store at the south end of Kimball
block on Saturday afternoon and even
ing, and will continue them every Sat-
urday during the season.
The strawberry festival held at the
Congregational church Wednesday
night of last week was we'll attended
and Melted that society $35. A dance
by six little boys and six little girls
around the May-pole was a pleasant
feature of the entertainment.
Capt. Tuttle and T. S. Getting, of Sa-
lem, Squire Evans, of Brighton, Walter
S. Maxwell, of Somers were in town
on Tuesday on their way to the Chi
cago Convention. They reported quite
number from the towns in the coun-
ty who are also to be in attendance.
The schooner James Dresden, with
$4,000 ties; the scow Contest, with wood
and bark; the;schooner William Smith.
with $4,000 feet of lumber; and the
schooner c. NJ. Darlington with $4,000
feet of lumber and 175 tons of pig iron,
arrived in port Tuesday morning.
August Capelin was examined on
Monday in pursuance of an order of
the County Court, by Drs. A. and Will
liam Farr, and pronounced insane.
Sheriff Spartz started with him on
Monday evening for the Insane Hos
pital at Oshkosh.
The schooner J. B. Newhall, of Man
istee, with 100000 feet of lumber for
Head & Sutherland, and the schooner
0. Shaw, of Muskegan, with $4,000 it.
of lumber for same parties, arrived in
the harbor during the week. The last
vessel takes return cargoof oats and
hay.
Supervisor Lopez Of this district
has appointed E. J. Bentley as census
enumeration for the first ward; Wal
lace Mygatt for the second ward; H. G..
Dodge for the third ward and f. w.
Beckmann for the fourth ward Of this
city, and they have entered upon their
duties as such.
Our genial townsman, Tom Moore,
will hereafter act as conductor of the
accommodation train. Mr.. M. has
been appointed to the position left va
cant by the resignation of A. G. Sinclair
In April. The appointment gives gen
eral satisfaction to the people of this
place.
The census enumerators appointed
for the several towns in the county are
as follows: Somers, M. Bacon; Paris,
Henry Blackman; Brighton. E. r.
Wilson; Wheatland, F. Vanderbeck;
Randall, w. H. Harrison; Salem, Ward
Bloss; Bristol, Frank Brodie; Pleasant
Prairie, Samuel Croply.
On Thursday morning the fire steam
er was attached to the hydrant on the
corner of Main and Market streets, and
two streams were thrown with the Or
binary force from the engine. With
the usual pressure of thirty pounds at
the we'll, the test showed sufficient
supply of water at the hydrant to fur