The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-12-23

has entered upon his fourth term, which, If
he is enabled to I'll it out, viii make him six.
teen years as Postmaster in Keuosha The
; appointment is perhaps all the more latter
ing because of the fact that there was no
opposition to il. and no competing candidate.
1t is The general verdict of the community
that during the long administration of Capt.
Frantz the Post Office has been well managed,
and to the accommodation and satisfaction Of
all. The appointment is in accordance with
the true spirit of civil service reform, and we
congratulate Capt. Frantz on his good fortune.
and the people of this vicinity that 80 good
a Postmaster has been retained in office.
| We are panied to announce the death
Iof another of Kenosha's Well-knoWn
and beloved daughters, Miss Mamie
Young, daughter Of Mrs. Martha
Young, of this city, who died at Genoa
on Thursday, Dec Is, in the 10th year of
her life, after a lingering illness of six
teen weeks. The deceased was gen.
eral favorite among the young people,
and her loss is deeply felt. Taken
away in the bloom Of her girlhood, she
will never grow old, and when her
mates are grey-haired men and women
her memory will come back to them as
fresh and unsullied by care as when
she last stood amongst them. Had
she lived another month she would
have been bride, but it was not tol
be. During her last illness she uttered
no word of complaint, and at the last,
when she felt that she was going, said
she was not afraid; Grandma would
take care of her; and fell asleep as
quietly as a tired child. The funeral
took place on Saturday from the resi-
dence of Mr.. Walker Baker, and was
largely attended by friends and rela-
tives. Mrs. Young has the sympathy Of
the entire community.
On Friday morning last Mr.. John Schultz,
shoemaker on Market street. near City
Hotel, suffered stroke of paralysis. 1t
seems that when the FIRE alarm was sounded,
about four o'clock, he left his bed and went
to see where the FIRE was. Upon discoy-
ering that it was some distance away, he
returned to his bed. Between FIVE and six
o'clock his wife awakened and missed her
husband, but supposed he had only gone to
see the result of the fire. She called her
daughter to make the FIRE and prepare the
morning meal. In the meantime she heard t
little dog, a pet in the family, barking and =
growing in an unusual manner. At first i
she took little notice Of this, but the per. u
sistency of the dog excited her curiosity,
and upon investigation she found the ami
NAL beside the PROSTATE form of her hus-
band, who had fallen on his face behind the
counter in the store part Of his premises
Mrs. Schultz at once called her sons and =
medical aid was Immediately summoned. =
Mr.. Schultz is now much improved, and in .
a fair way to ultimate recovery. Mr.. 9
Schultz has a large family, and it is to be Fl
hoped his recovery will be delayed for no I
long time. Ia
A daring robbery was committed upon one 8
of our we'll known citizens on Tuesday night,
just outside the city limits. 1t seems that
Mr. Patrick English and Robert Butcher left
the street and started together for their re. s
spective homes. After parting with Mr.. En-
glish, Butcher proceeded on toward the sand
ridge, where his home is. The night was
very dark, being almost impossible for one to
keep the way, only familiarity with it afford
ing any assurance. Mr.. Butcher states that
when opposite the cemetery he was suddenly,
and without any warning, attacked and ,
struck on the head with @ bludgeon of some /
sort and felled to tie ground. Then two Il
rufians went for his right pantaloon's pocket l
and took his wallet, containing from SIS to J
$40. He had some silver loose in his pocket. t
which was not disturbed. He knows th ere q
were two persons, and thinks there were i
three. No noise was made, and nothing was c
said by any Of them. Mr. Butcher found his
way home, hitehed up his wagon and came
to town TO the officers. His face is badly
bruised, and shows that he had received
rough treatment. A reward Of 5000 has
been offered for the capture of the criminals,
or a reprieve and 5000 to any accomplish
who will give information that will lead to
the arrest of the other parties.
The Birdseye View of Kenosha is pro.
nounced the best view Of the city ever made.
On Friday morning last, about four clock,
The fire alarm was sounded, and it appeared
That the extensive bakery of J. B. Kupfer in
the rear of his store building was ON FIRE.
There was some delay from uncomfortable
circumstances, which delayed the depart
ment for short time, but ere long the fluid
extinguisher was brought to bear and the
fire quenched. 1t resulted, however, in
destroying the entire inner portion of the
building, except the engine room, which was
separate, and to certain extent fFe.pFoof.
large quantity of crackers and other
pastry we're destroyed, AMI all the
machinery in The main building.
The walls or shell of the building
are not materially injured. How the FIRE
occurred is yet mystery. It was not spon.
taneous combustion. Mr.. Kupfer says there
was nothing about the building which would
cause such result What may have been
the cause is yet to be determined. A very
| short time before the fire breke out Mr..
Kupfer himself had been down to the build.
ing, and the night watch had passed through
the alley and made observations Mr.. Kup.
fer's loss is quite considerable, not only in the
| loss of material and manufactured goods, but |
loss of time and injury to his trade by being
unable to supply his large trade at home and
abroad There is $1,100 insurance on the |
building and machinery, in the Milwaukee |
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