The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-10-21

Thursday evening at O'Clock
Mrs Russell left for her home ia Ottawa
Ill.,, on Friday. Her mother accompanie,
her. Mrs. Russell has spent the create
part of the summer with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. English, in this city.
Mollie, daughter Of Peter Christman. o
this city, aged about fourteen years, died OF
Tuesday, of typhoid fever. and was buried
on Wednesday. Two more of Mr.. Christ
mans daughters are now very sick from tn
same disease.
Mr. Steubach, Of Racine, is building /
very handsome house on Maple street in tina
city, and Peter Werscheim, of our city, il
the superintendent of construction.
seems our Kenosha men are fast coming il
competition with Racine mechanics.
The late heavy rains and accompanying
winds made sad inroads on the lake front
Every storm is new warning Of the danger
and new suggestion that something should
be done by the general public to project The
people against it.
Mr.. James O'Donnell, an employee il
Simmons planning mil, caught his hand il
the machinery on Monday last, and suffered
the loss of three fingers on his left hand
DR.. Farr dressed the mangled limb, and ihs
patient is dong we'll
On Tuesday morning the fire steamer wa:
brought into requisition at the hydrant OF
Market Square to flush the new sewer on
Main street and to lower The water so that
it would not obsrnet the further laying Of
pipes.
On Tuesday, 4th inst. the friends of the
Rev. Geo. Parsons and wife, of Bristol, gave
them a kind and generous reception on their
return to them the third year, giving the
warmest expressions of welcome and leaving
substantial tokens of their interest and
regard.
A FINE FARM OF 200 ACRES TO RENT
NEAR KENosHA.-A good tenant may make
easy terms with the undersigned, If prompt
application is made. For few days he will
be at the Water Cure or on the farm, II
miles west Of Kenosha, on Geneva Road.
GEO. M. EvERHART.
John Collins, engaged in Kawelti & Co.
tannery, Racine, got his right arm caught in
the iron rollers on splitting machine last
week, and the bones from the wrist almost
up TO the elbow were fairly crushed to pow
der and piece of one hone was forced
through the flesh an inch.
The furniture manufacturing company
have a number of men at work setting up
machinery and preparing for future bust
ness. They exp ct to open in about three
weeks in full blast. The stock for the con-
Germ is already accommodating on the prem
ises
About twenty coaches left Racine on Sat-
urday last for the excursion to Chicago, all
well filled. They were joined by goodly
number from Kenosha and vicinity, who
availed themselves of the bad weather and
cheap fare to visit the metropolis of the
Northwest.
Pink-eye, the horse malady, is prevailing
TO considerable extent in Racine. The
celebrated Phil Sheridan. belonging to Mr..
Bull, and several horses belonging to Mr.. T.
G. Fish, are afflicted with the disease. Sew
eral horses in Waukegan have also been at
tackled, though no fatal cases are as yet re
ported.
Mr.. Emil Tecktonius, for several years
employed in the Whitaker Engine and Skein
Company's foundry, and Mr.. John Bashaw,
of Geneva Lake. have rented the rear por-
ton of the old brick foundry, and in about
three weeks will be ready to do all kinds of
machine work, castings and repairing. We
wish them success.
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tells do not agree, or at least are not fond of
each other. On Monday three different
warrants were issued against Chester Wat
ties. growing out of a disturbance between
him and the other two drivers One was
dismissed for informally in the process. The
others were adjourned.
Our attention was attracted the first of the
week to a new and very handsome wood
saving machine, which Byron Turk and his
brother, two enterprising young men of this
city, have Just received from the manufac-
tory at CObleskill, N. Y. We hope, for the
sake of the young men, that the machine will
prove all it now promises to be.
Zalmon Stebbins, eldest son of Jas. M.
Stebbins, Esq, met with an accident We'd
nesday morning. He, with one of his
friends, were shooting at o mark with
small pistol, when it went off, and the bull
let entered the leg of young Stebbins below
the knee. The wound is not necessarily
dangerous, but quite troublesome.
Isaac Bishop, ESQ.,, of Somers, informs us
that on Friday last he and his hired man,
John Schuster. shot four wild geese from q
flock flying over his farm, and it is
considered one of the best shots on record.
On Saturday the geese were served up in
good style at Mr.. Bishops residence. and
the neighbors invited in. A thoroughly
good time was the result. They all want
Mr.. Bishop" 10 do so some more"
The young men who have spoken 10 me
with regard to an evening school during the
winter, and all others who may be interested
in such an enterprise, designed chiefly for
those who work during the day, will please
meet me at my office over Robinsons drug
store, in Masonic Block, next Saturday even
ing. at half-past seven, 10 arrange plans and
terms. john w HAYES
| Henry Miller, a German, one of the night
| workmen, and head malster at night in the
malt house, was missed about 2 o'clock or
Thursday morning of last week, and was fin
ally found lying on pile of coal in the base
ment. His physician. DR.. Weiskopf pro
nounces him partially paralyzed, and
though improved, still in critical condition
| lie has wife and eleven children dependen
upon him for support.
Mr.. George r. Nixon will sell at auction
on his farm, two miles north and east of Bris
tol Station, on Wednesday, Oct. &c, at II
O. clock A. NJ, his herd of Durham and grad
ed stock, consisting of cows, bulls, steers
heifers and calves; also 200 head of sheep
swine, poultry, farming tools, and larg
quantity of hay and other farm products
Z. R. Wilson, auctloneer.
Quite formidable strike has been goinj
on during the week among the malt hous
employees. They were getting $40 per weel
and demanded $1,000, and, taking advan
tage of the busy time. laid down their shov
els and quit. The proprietors supplied thei
places at once as best as they could, and re
fused to yield under the circumstances
Some of the men have repented and gon
back, while others would rather be out G
work than take what is offered them. 1t
strange that laboring men will not learn tbs
strikes or combinations to enforce highe
wages always work against them.
Mr.. James NJ. Stebbins woke up Wedne'
day morning to find that during the nigl