The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-09-24
SALEM.

Mr.. E. Larabee and wife, of Pleas
ant Prairie. were the guests of Mrs.
I. 0. HOLSTER the fore part of the
week. Mr.. Larabee INDUCED in duck
hunting.
Mrs. Wallis. Of Kenosha. after spend.
ing g week with friends. left for home
on Thursday.
Mr.. George Smith started for Iowa
on Monday with q car load of apples,
sheep and horses, for Mr.. Andrew Pat.
terson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Booth. who
have been sojourning in Nebraska fOi
Q few weeks, returned home on Thurs
day.
Mr.. E. O'Neil. Of Pleasant Prairie
was out to Camp Lake hunting a few
days this week. differences are drawn
that Mr.. O'Neil is Q fine marksmar
and declmated fiocks of ducks. from
the fact that he killed one hundred OF
the birds.
The political meeting on Thursday
evening in the Congregational church
was large and enthusiastic. Mr.. e. w
Yoak was nominated Chairman OF
the meeting, after which the band
played lively air which animated the
immense crowd and put 1t In excellent
spirits to listen to political speeches
Mr.. VOak now introduced Mr.. Swift
formerly of GAINESVILLE. who addressed
the people In q very acceptable man.
ner upon the political questions of the
day. Moreover, 1t was OWNED by q
certain editorial air that the gentle
man could edit good Republican
newspaper in which he would ssill b.
swift to denounce Democratic princi
pies or anything savoring of the party
The rest Of the evening was occupied
by Hon. Anthony Van Wyek, who be
fore giving his experience as q resi-
dent in Georgia, congratulated the
people in this, and in other vicinities
more remote, upon their prosperity
and the improvements made during
the past fifteen or twenty years. mere
ly abiding to the political issues pend
ing. In speaking of the South, Judgt
Van Wyck's remarks are lenient and
just, which characterize him at ones
as man Of great excellence Of char
acter, while his popularity as speak
er is too well known to demand anJ
eulogy. Finally the band succeeded
in dispensing the crowd by playing
" Yankee Doodle"
Mrs. c. G. Castle, Of Stockton, Sar
Joaquin Co., CAL, who has been visit
ing friends for more than q month
was the guest of Mrs. N. NJ. Burgess
during the past week. Mrs. Castle and
Miss Titus, of San Francisco, repre-
scented the communicates OF Sill
Knights in their respective places, and
were the only ladies who came unac
companied. Mrs. Castle is q social
genial lady, and has the capacity tc
make the most of everything, and te
enjoy herself wherever chance may
lead her. Observing, active and per
sistent in getting about, nothing pass
es unnoticed by her. She attends oul
churches. political meetings, mission
airy meetings, parties and fairs: visits
our neighbors, cities, fashionable places
of resort, and to what place does she
not go? In fact, she likes to fla1
around generally, that she may posi-
herself on all matters of interest, &C
that when she returns home she car
tell her friends all about us In Kenoshs
county and elsewhere. Mrs. Castl6l
husband is the second largest land
owner in San Joaquin County. HI
owns three ranches, embracing 2,50t
acres. This year he sowed 1900 acres
to small grain. He harvested 35t
acres of wheat, the small variety
known as the Chilli wheat, which af
forded a yield of AZ bushels per acre
In the harvest-field he uses an Inn
proved header and thresher combined
The machine is run by steam, and fol
it's lOcomotiOn it requires twelvemulel
and the same number of horses. 1t II
followed by forty men. A provision
wagon Is seen in the field, from which
meals are provided for the men. II
contemplating farming on such amsg
nificent scale the farmer In this region
with his comparatively limited acre
and resources is fairly dazed and feel
as If he Is totally obliterated from tht
agricultural field. N. J. S.
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