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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-29
ANNUAL EXHIBIT OF THE
KENOSHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The yearly report of the city schools
shows an enrolment of 63S, of which
number 800 were boys and 329 girls.
The attendance was a little over SO
per cent. The number enrolled was
not as large as it would have been for
the reason that many scholars attend
the parochial schools, and still further,
many children, through remissness
of duty on the part of parents and
guardians, are permitted to roam about
the streets, and do not attend school.
The per cent of attendance was ma
terially effected by the extreme cold
weather and consequent sickness last
winter.
The High school had an enrolment
of 70; of these, eleven were from the
outside of the city limits. Both the
number enrolled and those not belong
ing to the city exceeded that in several
years past. The schools have not been
visited with so much frequency by
friends Of education during the year
as they might have been: there is
danger of neglect of duty in this re-
gard. Still there is fine showing
for the year. The record gives the
number Of visitors 1915; this affords
evidence chat the people still feel an
interest in the progress and welfare
Of the schools. The teachers are al
ways pleased and encouraged by the
presence of visiting friends. All of
the departments of the public school
have been under the management of
competent instructors the past year.
The School Board is deserving the
thanks OF the people for its liberal
support of our educational interests
Prof. Leach, Principal of the High
school, has acquitted himself Of the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-29

A movement in Dakota has assumed
definite shape for a division of the
territory and taking action for Sc
curing state government for the
southern half. A convention of dele
gates is called to meet at Sioux City,
September 4, to frame state constitu-
ton. Southern Dakota will have all
the requirements preliminary to adj
mission as an independent state. AL.
though Dakota is amply large for two
good sized states, there is strong
party opposed to the division, and ia,
Vor its admission entire. There will
probably be one obstacle to the admis-
sion into the Union of states, whether
divided or as a whole. The Democrat
lc House of Representatives may not
yield consent, but resist it as they did
at the last session of Congress, for the
reason it would be certain to add two
republican U. s. Senators, that BODY
being now nearly equally divided
politically.
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BUSINESS SPHERES or NO
MEN.

Much has been said and written
about the sphere of women, and still
more remains to be said. In the pro-
fessional employments the field for
women has been more rapidly occupied
the past ten years than ever before.
In the securement of the civil rights
Of women there has of late been great
progress. The rights of women in
matters which directly concern them
are fast being recognized. Eleven
states now permit women to vote at
elections for school officers, and in sew
eral more states they are allowed to
vote on questions of taxation where
they are holders of property. In the
useful and Industrial pursuits there is
a vast field awaiting occupancy. The
work Of the world is ever widening,
but never done. There are hundreds
of trades and mechanical pursuits
adapted to women, none of which are
yet occupied by them. It is true a
great change must be wrought in pub
lie opinion before women can approach
the higher possibilities of an indus
trial career. Customs and fashions
bind thousands under restraints strong
er than the enactments of statute law
A recent writer in one of our popular
magazines says:
In 1870 there were in the United
| States 1,550,000 women, over sixteen
years old, who were not attending
school, not housekeeping, and not en-
gagged in any gainful occupation. Thu
influence of such lives sits dowr
through all classes of society, and i
prolific of untold evil in the loves
ranks. The woman of no definite oc
cupation must be classed with the aim
: less man, and the woman having al
income of hundreds or thousand
, must be made to look upon bushes
T or professional life as essential to tn,
Development of true nobility. lie
women of competence and of wealth
take up industrial pursuits, and the,
, silence at once the cry of unpopularity
raise the status of women in the work
ing world, and afford protection ant
employment to the lower classes.
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

Grain, except on low land. look
fine. Corn is backward, but is grow
ing much faster than it did in June O
last year.
R. S. Houston is hauling lumber t.
build feed-house.
Lottie Reynolds closed her school or
Friday last.
Carloads of tile continue to arrive
at Truesdell for use on the Wood farm
Ken0sha county farmers should NOT
fail to visit this farm and note tbs
working of the tile already laid.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Brande are here from
Susquehanna county, Penn, VISITING
his parents and many friends.
H. B. Kellogg has erected feed
warehouse at Kenosha Junction.
Maggie Reynolds is giving good salts
faction in the Brande district.
Frank Mcneil has started a meat
wagon.
1t seems to be a settled fact that
Truesdell station will be a thing of
the future as well as of the past, The
hay-preSs lumber has been moved from
the junction to Truesdell and will be
established on land obtained of i. d.
Woodwork. The Rail road company
has promised to put in a switch to the
hay-press, which agreement, we think,
settles the depot question. Truesdell
and Kenosha functions will continue
to be rivals.
Friday evening last Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry BTande were very agreeably
surprised at the sudden and to them
unexpected appearance of nearly fifty
young people from Bristol, Paris,
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A QUIET SUNDAY.

Last Sunday was one of the most
quiet witnessed in this city for long
time. No intoxicated persons were
noticed on the streets, and the liquor
saloons were closed, or at least an.
peared to be. Credit is probably due
to the city authorities for this proper
Observance of law; if they have taken
decided action to close the saloons on
Sundays they deserve the thanks of all
friends of good order. 1t is hoped the
saloon-keepers themselves see the reas-
onableness of respecting the Sunday
law, and will render cheerful obey
ance. The license fee exacted of them
Is by no means exorbitant; in many
western cities the price of license
ranges from $500 to $1,000.
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FoVRrH oF ~ IN ~ osHA

FOURTH or July IN KEN OSHA.
Judging from the preparations being
made. there viii DO no want Of attrac-
sioas in this city on the Fourth Of
July. People Of different tastes viii
and qualification. The usual procession
Of military, civic and industrial bodies.
accompanied with music, viii parade
through the streets. On the Park, the
Old time Independence exercises. after
tho manner observed since the days Of
Jefferson, will take place. On Wash
ington Island st. Michael's Benevolent
Society win have picnic; great var
iety of feats and amusements are adj
yertised to occur on that festive occa-
sion. On the race course grounds there
will be trials of speed of fast horses,
foot races, wheelbarrow races, and 9TH
or novelties. 1t will be seen the pro-
gramme of exercises for the day takes
in wide range of attractions. All
the exercises will eliminate with a
grand display of fireworks in the even
ing.
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BRISTOL.

Mrs. Alexander Gray, of Paris, Neb.
arrived on Saturday, and is visiting at
her fathers, Mr.. j. p. Bishop, and
other friends in Bristol and Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Booth, of Salem
visited at MI. O. E. Bishops last Sun.
day.
Mr.. Frank Cook, of Nebraska, is at
Mr.. J. P. Bishops, and is looking
around at our pleasant town.
Mrs. j. Cavanagh and Mrs. Barns,
of Kenosha, came out to visit Mr..
Cavanagh's mother, Mrs. Corrigan.
They admired the fine landscape as
they passed along, which shows, in my
opinion, a cultivated mind and due
appreciation of the beautiful.
Mr.. A. B. Jackson has his large barn
up and nearly inclosed. The near APP.
proach of haying is hurrying them up.
1t is quite an Improvement at Walk
er's corners. / hope that Mr.. Jackson
will soon put up a new house ON his
pretty building spot.
Mr.. J. Craney, of Iowa, Mrs. Craney
and VIM. Craney, of Paris, and Mr..
VIM. Boles, of Wausau, were the
guests of the Devlin family for several
days.
Two young ladies of Darlington.
ILL.,, have been enjoying the hospitality
of Mrs. Ell. H. Holbrook and the balmy
air of Bristol.
Miss Dora Chaffee has returned from
Chicago to her mothers at Wood
worth.
Last Sunday was Children's Day at
Wesley chapel. The church was pro-
fusely decorated with flowers. Rather
in excess. Several canaries poured
out their sweet songs. The exercises
were concluded by their able Superin-
tendent, Mr.. j. B. Jackson, and were
quite entertaining. The children did
their part well, although they had no
rehearsal or special preparation
Father Ward was present, and took
part in the exercises. I think the old
warrior will not lay his armor down
till he is laid down himself. I see tbe
school is enjoying the help of Miss E.
Ward, and she is just an excellent
teacher in the Sabbath school, and. IN
my opinion, out of it, too.
Henry Marsh was out to Bristol Last
week. He wants to see the youno
folks here now and then.
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RANDALL.

w. w. Winchell raised his new
Darn on the goth. 1t is 7Ox86, with
"a #. posts. ~ WIN
The May bug Git is a June bug
this year,, which entomologists tell us
IS the grub worm beetle, is very
numerous on Mound Prairie at this
time, though not so bad in other
parts OF the town. They feed on the
foliage OF the trees, hickories being
a favorite, some of the small trees
OF which are as bare of leaves as thew
were in the winter.
1t is with surprise and sorrow that
we notice the death of Ben Meissen,
which occurred at Mr.. Weymouth's
place, in Wheatland, on the goth inst.
We learn that he fell from the haymow
in the evening, but how no one knows.
Mr.. Weymouth who went according
to his custom to his barn about nine
o'clock, saw Ben lying on the floor,
and, thinking he was asleep, said
nothing to him. About eleven o'clock
Ben came to the house, and Mr..
Weymouth being still up, he got in.
All he ever spoke was To the effect that
he was dying this time. Physicians
were Immediately summoned, but could
do-~ nothing for him, and about four
o'clock in the morning he died. We
cannot think of any other man whose
death would touch the hearts of so
many families, for he had worked for
many different ones, generally by the
year. and he was so faithful and
honest that he became endeared to all
who employed him.
The session of our Town Board of
Review occurred on Monday. A GER
tain individual, who is troubled with
lapses OF memory, was complained OF
by certain man who is $50 stupid
and foolish that he is not accountable"
but who has still ability sufficient
to count. The board summoned the
former to defend the list he had
given the assessor, which was proper,
as there was discrepancy of twenty
head of cattle and sixty-three sheep.
The lister came but refused to swear
to the truth of his list or to give
any information under oath, and the
board accordingly took the complaint
to be true and added the property
omitted.
Miss Biersbach, of Burlington, is
visiting at Mrs. Shibley's.
The sheep are being shorn as rapidly
as possible. From what we have
observed. we believe that the wool was
never before put up in as good shape
as it is being done this year. We
have heard Of no one who has tried
the plan of not washing their sheep.
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SALEM.

| Currant bushes are infested with
worms.
DR.. Paddock, of Kenosha, took in the
beauties of Salem Station Sunday.
Mrs. III. D. Bliss, of Hannibal. Mo.
is at her fathers, D. c. Stewart, spend
ing the summer.
Miss Teresa Monaghan, who has
been teaching at Oconto, Wis, returned
home last Monday.
Mrs. Charlie Gibbs, of Bristol. and
her step-daughter and husband, Mr.,
and Mrs. James Lee, visited at Mrs. G.
Sllvernail's, sister-in-law to Mrs. Gibbs
Sunday and Monday of last week. Mr..
and Mrs. Lee returned to their home in
Milwaukee on Wednesday.
| B. E. Judd, of Brownville. Iowa. left
for home on Thursday He thought
he was cured of his cancer.
| Mrs. Warner, of Lamars, Iowa. is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. P.
Barnes, besides other relatives in
Antioch.
Mrs. M. A. Cooper, accompanied by
her daughter, Rollie, arrived on Satur-
day on visit to her brother, L. A.
Ravens, and her mother. Miss RolIie
IS attending Shurtleff College in their
place, and will graduate with honors,
it is safe to predict, in another year.
Jas. Cavanagh, of Kenosha, tried his
luck fishing on Silver Lake in the very
early part of the week. His wife and
child accompanied him to Woodwork
to visit his mother.
F. o. Thorp spent part of Friday
and Saturday in Milwaukee.
Miss Alice Grant stayed over Sun
day in Kenosha with the family of
Capt. Summons.
G. K. Maynard, principal of the
Genoa school, is at home during vaca-
ton.
The Graham school, taught by Miss
Agnes Monaghan, closed on Friday.
Miss Monaghan returned home on Sat-
urday for a vacation.
The quarterly review in the M. E.
Sunday school last Sabbath, conducted
by the superintendent, Alex. Grant,
was entertaining and instructive.
Union services were held in the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening by
Revs. Mulch and Wilson.
Mrs. Palmatier gave a strawberry
festival for the Cadets of Temperance
on Wednesday evening. The large
number of cadets present had festive
fifnn ond nranOI1nond etra w hnrrins ond
cream more delightful beverage than
beer
d. G. Stewart, the very affable and
Well-known w0ol-buyer, already has his
eye on the new clip, which will soon
be ready for market. He wishes to
buy 100000 pounds, more or less, pay
ing as high price as the market will
warrant.
DR.. Wheeler has rented d. A. Ma
honey's house and moved Monday.
Mr.. Mahoney goes to Kenosha to live
after the Fourth.
Salem Station, with it's cultured and |
tony inhabitants, its beautiful and |
healthful environments, promises to |
become quite resort for the Chica-
goans during the heated term.
Rufus Smith owns beautiful horse,
half Norman, which he purchased a |
week or two ago of w. Durham, of Du
Page County, III. It is the despair
and envy of all his neighbors who adj
mire fine horses, and nothing would |
crafty them more than to know what
it cost.
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Somebody, who unquestionablv has
adopted Mark Twain's method If rails
ing poultry, visited the hen-roost -. a.
Dr. Paddock's the other night. and hal a
the bright and satisfying success y a'' of
raising forty chickens. Only think ~ ~
y, and am requested to suppress the Na
genius name. - TUG
About one hundred men were -
the raising of Fred RunkePs barn ON =,
Thursday, and J. Hartnell raised ~ !
large barn on the same day.
A noticeable inciient-Mat r.oaschor
has abandoned the store for a season ,or,f +
work on the road. Mat has sboTvn oH no -
understands putting sand into tb e
ROAD, II nothing else. W
It is believed that Bernard Mo;s.on
q Mheatland, who was WORKING oeS' ~,
B. Wehmhoff, fell from the s aa - :,
the iloor on Tuesday night of last wae i
while after hay for the horses az" an
received injuries which resulted !,
death Wednesday morning at =
o'clock. The deceased was ahont .
years old. unmarried, and very niue
respected, and his aged parents deepl,
mourn his loss.
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On motion Of Aid. Hansen. the same were
allowed
The committee appointed to confer with
the Water Company recommend that the city
pay $25 for each hydrant per annum for
term Of one year or Eve, as the Water Com
paDy may elect.
Aid. Jacobs moved to accept and adopt
Seconded and carried.
Aid. Jacobs presented the following ordi-
nsnce
Be it ordained by the Auditing Board of
the city of Kenosha. tbst the alleys between
blocks 140 and 141 and 141 and 142, south.
east division city cemetery, be and the same
are hereby vacated.
Laid over until next meeting under the
rules.
Petition of j. B. Kupfer and others, for
privilege to lay tile drain on Market street
from their places to the culvert near West
street.
On motion of Aid. simmons, granted, pro-
vided they leave the street in good repair
and guard against accidents
On motion of Aid. Hansen, one month 8
salary was allowed each of the night police.
Aid. Jacobs moved to allow Chef Wattles
the balance of last years salary Carried.
! Tho fnlloui nop Kills uovo rvaao,.tnI
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President Arthur has made a bold
move for economy by reducing the
number of Internal Revenue districts
in the United States from 1876 to So
making reduction of "A. This, of
course, diSmisses that number of col
lectOrS. The four revenue districts in
Wisconsin are reduced to two, dividing
the state into east and west districts.
The office of Revenue Collector is re-
garded desirable one and much
sought after. The change occurs on
the first of July, and the retiring col
lectors will probably feel unhappy.
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Preparations on a large scale are
making for the celebration of the 4th
of July at Lake Bluff, ILL.,, on the lake
shore, % miles south of this city.
Gov. Hamilton. of Illinois. will deliver
the Grafton. OF the orator of the day
the Waukegan Gazette speaks as fol-
lows:
, Gov. Hamilton is one of The most
effective platform orators in the United
States. He speaks easily, effectively,
and pleasingly; he is thoroughly
posted in State and National matters :;
his rhetoric is faultless and his au-
diences never tire"
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a GREAT LEADER NEEDED.

DObu OIL Tie great pOllClCal parLleS
are casting about for a Presidential
candidate who can lead on to victory
The great and almost chief quali6ca-
ton in the candidate now sought for is
availability; about the first question
asked on the suggestion of name,
can he run we'll? Can he command the
support of his party? Can he draw
from outside of his own political ranks ?
The man needed for the head of this
government is not a mere politician, a
millionaire, an ex-military leader, or a
profound scholar, but man of broad,
comprehensive views, welded to no
particular factiOn-a man who can
grasp the situation, unyielding to mere
policy, but planting himself firmly on
the principles of justice and right-a
man who has the power of will to
trample down fraud, official corrup-
ton and abuse Of public trust-a man
who can arrest the downward course
OF public morality, and establish honest
government in this Republic.
History teaches that nations have
been wrested from the worst of evils.
and elevated to higher plane of right
government by the wisdom of single
man; such was Cincinnatus, taken
from the retired walks of life, who
saved Rome from anarchy. Although
we want no dictator clothed with inn
perial power, we need a man imbued
with the virtues of Washington,
who shall command from the people a
like profound respect. A Lincoln had
the will and determination to strike
down American slavery at a single
DioW-a contamination which many
good men in the nation had long
sought to accomplish by gradual eman-
cipatiOn. The Union has had other
great and true men, to whose hands
the helm of government could have
been safely entrusted. All the candi-
dates thus far suggested for the Presi-
dency by either party have been prom
lnently connected with politics most
OF them political experts and schooled
In the management of party campaigns.
Why not select candidate who is
familiar with the situation and needs
OF the country, whose life record is I'M
blemished, and who has no political
record over which the press and the
politicians can find occasion to criti-
CHE. The strongest points which are
usually brought to bear against can
didate after his nomination 10 the
Presidency are his public acts in his
past official life. His record is made
the subject of criticism by the press
and the theme of harangue on the
platform. 1t is not important that
fitness for the Presidential Office must
De preceded by one or more terms in
Congress, OF by service on the judicial
bench, or successful military career
There are hundreds of men in IT
country who have never held any poll
tical office, yet who are as conversant
with all public interests as those who
have held Office a lifetime, and who
would be less likely to be Influenced by
personal obligation to friends than old
office holders. A candidate for the
Presidency who has no old political
debts to pay off in the event of his
election would be far preferable to
one who has old scores to settle.
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Referred TO proper committees :

ASoAcAicu ~ proper CON mltteeS.
On motion of Aid. Jacobs, the night polio,
was instructed to keep the lamps at MAR
street bridge in order and lit when necessary
On motion of Aid. Reynolds, the Alder
men were declared Fire Wardens, each fol
his own ward, without pay.
Moved by Aid. Simmons, that the City
Marshal be directed to notify the parties
who have made connection with Main stree
sewer to pay into the Treasury the sum O
(25) twentyf dollars for each connection
direct or indirect, according to the ordinance
on or before the first of July.
Seconded and carried.
Moved by Aid. Simmons, that the ClerI
be authorized to settle with special police.
lost.
Meeting adjourned to June rs.
F. w. MATHEWS,
City Clerk.
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Frequent fault is found with minis
ters for accepting high salaries and
who labor for large incomes from lee
lures, etc. Henry Ward Beecher re-
ceives over $4,000 year, but spends
it all for worthy purposes, and is never
the richer for his great incomes.
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SORGHUM SUGAR.

U. $. Commissioner Loring, of the
Agricultural Department, Washington,
ID. G., offered prizes of $1,000 each for
twelve of the best papers on the
manufacture of sorghum sugar
There were thirty-three competitors
and of the twelve who won prizes
four were in Wisconsin-M. Swenson
OF the Wisconsin State Experimental
farm; A. j. Decker, Fond du Lac; w
Frazier, Vernon county.
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In this age everything useful and
profitable runs into monopoly, and the
few get control The telephone, as
soon as its Importance began to be I'M
folded, plans were at once formed by
capitalists to secure it's control, just
what was done in the case Of the tele-
graph years ago. Parties at Cleveland,
Ohio, have already secured control of
the telephone in eight states of the
Union.
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HONOR TO A DISTINGUISHED
PREACHER.

Probably no higher honor was ever
paid to any clergyman in this country
than that paid to Henry Ward Beecher
on Monday evening last, in the Brook
Ign Academy of Music, on the occasion
OF his 10th birthday. The great hall
was not only full, but vast multitude
filled the street outside, who in vain
sought admission. Distinguished
clergymen of different denominations
were present, and civilians whose
names are familiar to the country.
Many interesting facts and thrilling
incidents were stated by the speakers
of the evening, one of which, given by
Rev. DR.. Armitage, was, that in the
darkest days Of the late war, when all
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was gloom and despondsney. and when
many feared the rebellion would not
be s0ed0ea. Mr. Beecher went 10 Presi-
dent Liaeola with words Of cheer
while others were giving the President
only 4 stone Mr.. Bsecher gave him
bread