The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-07-29


graduated with honor a year ago from oul
high school. The former has been teaching
in the country ever since, and The latter is
studying medicine with his brother in
Illinois.
Mr.. Ephraim Perkins, Of Somers, near the
Paris line, has invented and put up novel
arrangement which may be called potato
telephone, or turkey industrial process. He
has apatch of potatoes Of considerable dimen-
sions covered with bugs, and he has put up
several poles about 20 feet high al each end
ofthe lot and has strung across some cord. On
these cords lines are let down and fastened to
turkeys, and these turkeys go back and forth
in the potatoes and take off the bugs. The
affair is not only novel but ingenious
Mr.. Charles Kohn and Mr.. Charles NJ.
O'Briarty, of Elgin, ILL.,, have been the guests
of Mr.. OFT. Kerber for few days. Last
Sunday these gentlemen, accompanied by
Mr.. Kerber and Mr.. VIM. Volmer, went to
Camp Lake on fishing excursion, and state
their haul to be over sixty pounds, and no
fish story. either.
The friend of Mr.. Louis Kindt who came
from abroad and desired to establish fac
tory for the manufacture of ornamental cast
ings of cement and sawdust for cornices, etc.
mot pqpisr machee, as stated by the 7x9),
has had fattering offers to 60 to Racine.
Where is the Improvement Association
This is no humbug, and should receive atten-
ton.
Three strangers, Tom, Dick and Harry,
made their appearance in town on Tuesday
evening, and went Immediately to Grosch &
Eichelman's store, where they were clothed
in the latest style "from tip to toe" So
proud were they that they did not leave the
store, but stationed themselves in the win
dow, to give the public notice of their grand
success They can be seen for several days.
On Sunday last several excursions were
made on the lake. The Rambler was out
with party and was caught in the squat,
but stemmed the tide and came in safe and
as gracefully as ever. The FIeetwing, be-
longing to John Mahoney, of the Life-Saving
crew, was also out, and went to Racine with
q party. They we're also caught in the storm.
The tug Wetzel went to their assistance, but
was not needed, and the gallant little craft
came into the harbor right side up and in
good condition.
A short time ago sort Of tramp was taken
up in Wheatland, in this county, and brought
before Justice of the peace in that town on
The charge of being crazy. The investiga
lion resulted in his being sent to the county
Jail for six months. Mr.. Timme, county
agent, made diligent inquiry into the matter,
and finally ascertained that the man be-
onged rightfully in Racine county, and
through Mr.. Timme's efforts he was removed
here. relieving the county of the expense of
MS keeping.
Please bear in mind that we will not be
lnderbid by any one. When you want any
hing in the line of printing, get prices any
place either in OF outside of Kenosha, and
We will duplicate them. We buy our stock
IS cheap as it can be bought by any one, the |
louses we deal with knowing they always
get their money every thirty days and that
our trade is worth keeping, and therefore
We can and will do work as cheap as the
cheapest.
Henry Spencer, arrested some time ago,
md sentenced to thirty days in the county
all, took advantage of the privilege given
lin to work in the yard and went to his
lone IN Somers. He states that he went to |
,et some clean clothing and rid himself of |
he yermin he got in our model county Jail. |
lie returned to the city on Tuesday and was
earlested by Deputy Sheriff Halliday. 1t is
subject of some comment among some of |
ur prominent citizens whether the second |
rrest was good policy, though no blame is
ttached to Mr.. Halliday.
John Riggs. aged about Is years, of Bris-
oil, committed a detestable nuisance in q |
veil, on the old Linus Woodwork place, in |
hat town. Three families were using the |
veil. Riggs was accompanied by much
Younger boy, who informed on him. He was
arrested and brought before Justice Roberts,
dead guilty, and was let off with an admoni-
ion and fine Of one dollar and costs. The
10Y should have been sent to the reform
school, as it is said he has bad reputation
or lying and pilfering.
1t is perhaps needless statement that we
have been experiencing wet season. for the
people generally have the most convincing
testimony of the fact at their own doors. On
Wednesday and Thursday nights of last week
The most severe and protracted thunder
showers passed over the county which have
occurred for many years, if ever before in
this section. On Sunday afternoon we were
visited by another shower of considerable
magnitude and severity. The showers on
Wednesday and Thursday commenc d early
in the evening and continued all night, tor
rents Of rain poured down, accompanied by
thunder and lightning, which to q
sensitive nature was indeed frightful Gel
lars throughout the city became flooded, and
husbands with not altogether unruffled tenn
pers were known to be fishing for butter jars
and dragging for coal in the depth of water
beneath their dwellings. The farmers aEoke
in the morning to see their corn fields pros
trated. their grain beneath the water, and
their meadows all submerged nothing but
one vast expanse Of water stretching out
before them. The whole prospect was dis
NAL, indeed, and it is quite impossible at
to tell what the real damage oeca-
stoned by the flood may prove to be. Among
the casualties resulting from the storms are
as follows: The spire of st. Georges church
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