The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-05-25
SALEM.

S. P. Green and wife. of b burlington
were the guests of Mrs. Geo. Wicks
Sunday.
DR.. T. Paddock and wife visited in
Chicago several days the past week
and returned home on Saturday.
i. A. Stevens went to Union Grove
on Sunday to see his brother, DR.. Frank
Stevens, who was sick with inflamma-
ton of the bowels.
Herman Molitor. employed in a
wholesale clothing store in Chicago,
returned home on Tuesday, afflicted
with rheumatism.
Misses Chloe and Ruth Munson,
having spent a delightful winter in
Florida, returned home on Friday,
looking renewed in health and youth.
Mrs. Baker, of Kenosha, with two of
her grandchildren, Guy and frankie
Dunning, visited at her sons, Warren
Baker, the last of the week.
Joseph Morley, of Grass Lake, who
for several months past sojourned in
Dakota, Missouri and Kansas. arrived
at his son-in-laW's, G. Van Wie's, on
Saturday. He left Missouri on Friday.
the 18th inst, with fifty-one head of
fat cattle, which he sold in Chicago
on the 14th for $4,135.37. During his
sojourn he also purchased GAO acres of
land in Woodson county, Kansas.
Mark Hickox, of Woodstock, who
has become quite generally known in
this section as dealer in cows, was
in town the last of the week plying
his business. He has rented his farm,
and he and his wife expect to take a
trip to California this summer.
Near Sioux Falls, Dakota, on the
18th inst, Frank Niesen, eldest son of
Joe Niesen, formerly of this town,
accidentally discharged his shotgun
and about one. hundred fine shot struck
his sister Ida in the face and eyes. It
is very doubtful whether she ever re-
covers her sight. Ida is a bright girl OF
IA, and has done the work of heI
fathers family since the death Of her
mother nearly year ago.
Charlie and Ed. Kull, of Bloomfield
had their new barn destroyed, house
damaged some, and orchard nearly
ruined by the cyclone on Friday even.
| ing. On the old homestead the horse.
barn was unroofed and top of the
windmill blown away. Frank Kul
was carried few rods and then chung
to fence post, when he saw the barr
| go and boards flying over his head
Ira Richmond, of Bloomfield, also hai
| his buildings swept away.
| Lemuel Wilson, Is year old son O.
Rev. G. A. Wilson, plays the organ
! | with skill in the AZ. E. church. If tn,
son follows in the footsteps of the ia
Their, we shall hear of him next in tn
: pulpit.
Grandma" Oryis, who was aroun,
again from her severe illness in th
winter, recently fell while walkin
across the floor and put her thigh on
of joint.
Mr.. Much, of Yale College, the ney
pastor Of the Congregational church,
: expected to preach next Sabbath.
Naturally the terrible and destrut
Q tive cyclone which struck Wheatlan
!. and Brighton. adjoining towns, o
g Friday evening, between six and se1
q en- o'clock, is the all-absorbing topic G
q conversation. The storm came fror
the southwest and Travelled in noTtI
:, east direction, its track varying frol
u 40 to so rods in width. The cloud de
: scribed as presenting a terrifcally gran
: appearance was witnessed by many
: this town, and threatened to con
1 here. Fortunately, however. it touche
nothing except Walter VanWie's ne
/ sheep barn, which was slid off til
' foundation and partly blown dow
j. p. Runkel. Of Wheatland, suffert