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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

Freiberg's orchestra, from Chicago, fur
nished the music. A pavilion was
erected on the east side of the lawn for
the accommodation of those who chose
to engage in the amusement of dancing.
The lawn in front of the fine residence
of Mr.. Robinson is spacious and well
kept; it is inviting for promenade
The scene on Thursday night.was one
of rare beauty; the moon was near its
full and in all its glory; the starry
heavens were without a cloud; the
temperature of the atmosphere was
just what might be desired. Nature
itself was enough to render the scene
delightful, but to all this there was
added the brilliant Chinese lanterns,
suspended at various points. the enliv-
ening strains of music, and the many
fair ladies in attractive costumes.
Though last mentioned, but not
the least in interest, were the ample
refreshments dispensed to those in at
tendance.
No attempt is made at giving the
names of those present from this city,
for at most it would be imperfect, and
therefore is omitted. The following is
list of those present from abroad:
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Booth, Mrs. Ham
brook, Miss Bassett, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones,
Mr.. Griswold, Mrs. jackson, Mr.. J. Marsh
and Miss Hebron, of Chicago; Mr.. and Mira.
Cooper and Miss Lizzie Robinson, of Mani
towoc; Mrs. John Robinson and Mrs. L.
Tyler. of Green Bay Mrs. F. Jones, Mr..
Van Inger. Miss Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bull, Miss Bull. Miss Martindale, Miss Case,
Mrs. Mitchell, Mr.. Emory Jones, Mr..
Elliott, Mr.. Baker, Miss F. H. Weeks, Mr..
Steele, the Misses Elkins, Miss Crude
Beenear. of Racine Mr.. Stevenson, of
Menominee; Mr.. Fitch, of Milwaukee, and
Miss Scott, Of Toledo.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
SOMERS.

The hot weather of the past few
days is just what corn needed to ma
ture it. Some varieties are already fit
to cut. Several farmers have been Sc
curing their seed corn, and a few are
cutting,
The earth has become quite hard in
some localities, so that blowing is al
most impossible.
Several of our citizens are at the
Illinois State Fair at Chicago.
The sick among us are not doing
we'll. Miss Augusta Fink has had a
return of her disease, diphtheria, and
very grave doubts are entertained as
to her recovery. Mr.. Chas. Smith
was suddenly taken worse early in
the week, and at last accounts he was
delirious.
Mrs. William Bose is in Chicago re-
ceiving medical treatment.
Mr.. James Cayanagh add essed a
fair-sized audience at Bishops Hall
on Saturday evening last. His re-
marks were we'll received.
1t is reported that Mr.. HI. Bacon has
sold his farm, and will soon go to
Nebraska, where he has two sons To-
Gated.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
MAINE ELECTION.

In the election in Maine on Monday
last, Blaine's own state, where the peo-
pie know him best and judge of his
private and public acts, he carried the
state, by an increased Republican ma
iority. In the Presidential election in
1880, Garfeld's majority over Hancock
was 8,841 Republican majority on
Governor in 1884, $4,000. All the Re-
publican members of Congress are
elected, and the legislature in both
branches is largely the same way. The
majority in Maine greatly exceeds the
Republican estimate before the cleo
ton,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
THE GRAND PARTY OF THE
SEASON.

A reception, complete in all OF its
appointments, was given at the resi-
dence of Hon. F. Robinson, on Prairie
avenue. last week, Thursday evening
Several hundred invitations had been
issued, and large proportion of these
were responded to by personal presence
Invited persons were in attendance
from as far north as Green Bay, and
from the south as far as Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. O. M.
Petit, assisted by several ladies. re
ceived their visitors with a cordiality
which made them feel doubly welcome.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
CANADA THISTLES.

Although timely notice calling at
tention to the law in respect to the
destruction of Canada thistles was
given through the press, there were
failures to comply with the require
ments of the statute. These pests
have been allowed to ripen and scatter
their seed broadcast over the country.
Borne on the wings of the wind, they
have been carried for miles and drop.
ped on lands hitherto free from the
curse. Some persons have been re-
miss in duty; all cannot plead limo :
cence. A gentleman who carries on
the business of farming in this county
informs us that in passing threshing
machine in full operation there was
cloud of the winged seed of Canada
thistles floating in the air. The same
thoughtful gentleman remarked, there
were two great calamities which the
country had reason to fear-one the
general spread of Canada thistles, and
the other Democratic rule.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
RANDALL.

We are happy to be able to state
that Mrs. Court Reynolds is much bet
ter, and that her friends hope she is
out of danger.
We saw many smiling faces last
Tuesday among our Republican
friends. Upon inquiring the cause,
the answer in every instance was: i" We
have heard from Maine"
The summer hotels are closed fol
this season.
All corn planted in May is out of the
way of frost and is fit to be cut and
put in shock.
While the Republicans of Randall
would have been better pleased, per
haps, if Mr.. Harrison had received the
nomination for Assembly, yet no one
outside of the town could have beer
named that would have given them
more satisfaction to support than
Andrew Patterson.
The weather of the last few days has
been the hottest of the season so fal
in these parts. It has put corn out oil
all danger of damage by frost.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
KENOSHA COUNTY FAIR.

The county fair which opened on
tuesday closes to-day. The manage rs
5clare it one of the most successful
RS which has been held in the county
cseveral years. The extremely warm
Gather on Tuesday and Wednesday
was oppressive, but did not abate the
general interest. The entries were
large, embracing the usual varieties of
farm stock, agricultural implements
and domestic goods. The contributions
of art and skilful embroidery by the la
dies was pleasing feature of the exhibit
ton. Trials of speed on the track always
attract attention. Gambling devices,
of which it is hard to divest our
modern fair grounds, were on hand,
ready to entice unsuspecting people to
fool away their money. The more
general results of the fair will be given
next week.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
PENSIONS FOR REBELS,

If it should be charged that the
Democratic party in Wisconsin is in
favor of granting pensions to rebel
soldiers who were wounded or dis
abled in the war of the rebellion, it
would be deemed an understandable
charge. 1t will not be believed that
the Democrats of this state are openly
in favor of any such gratuity to treas
on. But the Democrats of Wisconsin
do not control the party North and
South. Whatever may be the views of
the Democracy of Wisconsin, it could
have but little weight with the party
as whole in all the states. There are
no indications that if the Democrats
had full control of the government
Southern rebels would not be pension
ed the same as Northern loyalists
What does the evidence showP In the
late National Democratic Convention
in Chicago, d resolution was offered in
committee in favor of giving pensions
to rebel soldiers; the committee deem
ed it impolitic to incorporate such a
sentiment in the platform, but the
Convention did adopt a declaration to
pension soldiers engaged in the war
without specifying particularly wheth-
er in the Union or rebel army. Whoever
will take the pains to examine the re-
solution adopted by the Convention at
Chicago will find it adroitly worded
carefully avoiding a committal on the
question of loyalty to The Union. It
fact worthy of mention that Repub-
can conventions have always been
acidedly ouSspoken in respect to the
,.uty of the country to the Union SOL
diers. 1t is evidently the intent of the
National Democratic party to leave the
pensioning of rebel soldiers an open
question, in obedience to the wishes of
the South, SO that if it ever happens
that the Bourbon Democracy get con-
troll of the government the rebel SOL
diers may be rewarded for their SER
vices. 1t is useless to say the four
tenth amendment to the constitution
prohibits compensation for disloyal
services and losses; that amendment
has already been more than once over
ridden.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

Dissatisfactions sometimes grow out
of the action Of our county conven-
tions. There is nothing surprisin
that such should be the result, when
it is considered that the delegates from
different towns in the county are
drawn hastily together, and no time
is afforded for general consultation
Candidates are thrust upon the cor
ventiOn which are for the first tim
brought to the notice of many of the
delegates. If there be any mistakes
arising from inconslderate action of
the late county convention, they pro-
badly must be allowed to pass, but it
is for the benefit of future conventions
that suggestions are offered. 1t would
be well if by some arrangement the
delegates from the country towns
could be gotten together at least a
short time before the assembling of
the convention, in order to compare
views and consult the most judicious
course of action. A better understand
ing by some such method might be ar
rived at and causes of dissatisfaction
avoided.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
BRISTOL.

The Waldo boys are rejoicing over a
large crop of flax on the Walker place
They report twenty-one bushels per
acre from the machine. That is the
largest crop remember ever having
heard of.
The friends of Miss Clara Epson
will be glad to hear that she is we'll
enough to ride out, and riding out will
be good medicine.
Mrs. Walcot started on Monday for
her home in Bloomington, ILL., She
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. H.
G. Burdick, and the rest of her rela-
tives.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Kellogg is reported very
sick with cholera-morbus.
Some one made raid on the money
box in Woodwork station whilst the
agent was out on the platform. But
the greis does not seem to take it very
much to heart.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
LADIES FANCY DEPARTMENT.

Miss Nellie Crosby makes seven eatries
in Ladies' Fancy Department Miss Lizzie
Halliday, ten; Mrs. F. G.. Head, nine |
Mrs. E. Il. HOLSTER, ten; Miss Lizzie Petit,
seven Mrs. 0. NJ. Petit, six Mrs. z. g.
Simmons, FIVE; Mrs. G. NJ. Simmons, four
Mrs. W. IS. Maxwell, three: Mrs Jared
Brocket enters very fine fancy towel
Ladies Of st. Georges Society, five entries
Mrs. s. Reynolds, three. Entries were
also made by Mrs F. W. Lyman, Nellie Ely,
Mary Barber, Mrs. E. G.. Hazelton. and Mrs.
L. Balm.
MISCELLANEOUS
Doan & Brown have on exhibition
splendid assortment of ladies' plush and
tight-ftting cloaks, ottomans, silks, beaver
shawls and drapery curtains.
VIM. Z. Fisher has very fine display of
dress goods, plain and brocaded velvets,
plush and Russian circulars, cloaks, under
wear, and ladies' fancy neckwear.
Grosch & Eichelmsn have on exhibition a
large assortment of clothing and gents fur
nishing goods.
F. W. Lyman & Son exhibita fine sssort-
| ment of boots and shoes.
B. LaMarsh makes fine display of photo.
graphs and paintings.
Geo. NJ. Melville has on exhibition a good
assortment of books and stationer's goods.
Domestic Organ Co. exhibit two hand
some organs.
E. P. Robertson exhibits fine pianos and
orga ms.
Thomas Hansen has up stairs fine dis
play OF Widdicomb's cha nber and parlor
fu rniture.
Th No~th.na.oro W.. Malice. C.-...-
has alss on exhibition up stairs two wire
springs and cots.
The Kenosha Crib Company has also up
| stairs number of cradles and trundle beds.
Charles Theleen has fine display of par
lor and chamber furniture, library and par
lor tables. fine rattan and upholstered rock.
| ers.
c. A. Dewey makes a good display of
cooking and heating stoves.
L. Balm has large number of stoves on
exhibition also sulky cultivators and har-
rows.
Henry Williams has on the grounds sew
eral Of his celebrated seeders and harrows
also croquet sets.
NJ. Feuker exhibits the celebrated sewing
machines for which he is agent.
A. Isermann exhibits combined washing
machine and wringer.
Graves Crosby has on exhibition an i'm.
proved cattle stanchion.
F. G. Binninger exhibits open and top
buggies.
F. Becker exhibits fne open and top
buggy Of his own make.
KreSsin & Wheeler make the best display
of harness, saddles, trunks, robes aud horse
goods ever seen at fair in Kenosha.
The Balm Wagon Company have o good
show Of platform spring and farm wagons.
N. Pirsch hes three fine buggies on exhibi.
ton.
Toner & Lavey exhibits several sulky
plows, sod and stubble plows, sulky Guilt
vators and harrows.
Mead Myrick exhibits potato digger.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

William L. Utley, Of Racine, the
Greenback nominee for Governor of
Wisconsin, has sent his letter of ac-
ceptance. He gives his platform OF
principles some of his views are a
little novel, but he entertains not a
few wholesome doctrines. Where his
votes are to come from is just now
obscure.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
LAKH BLUFF.

This being the nearest public resort
to Kenosha for religious and literary
people, and for those desiring short
vacations, the distance less than one
hours ride by railway, frequent mem
ton has been made of it in the TELE-
GRAPH. The season at Lake Bluff
closed last week on Wednesday. TAX
ing occasion to visit that place two
days after the close, the changed ap-
pearance after vacati on, contrasted
with it's late busy activities, can be
we'll imagined. Its pretty cottages of
all styles of architecture, scattered in
the grove, lately full of life and anima-
ton, are now nearly all deserted and
closed, to await occupancy another
year. The great tabernacle which for
weeks had been daily, and almost
nightly, occupied for relig ious and lit
erary purposes and musical en- tertain-
ments, is now forsaken. The camp
meeting singers, whose hallelujahs
rang through the surrounding woods,
and the loud-voiced orators and preach
ers, are now but recollectlons of yes
terday.
Sitting on the balcony of the now
tenantless Lake Bluff hotel, the quiet
that pervades the scene around is
| marked; silence holds dominion; the
chirping of crickets is about the only
noise to disturb the stiffness, except
the incessant whistling of a negro
who has been left to guard the hotel
and keep off improper persons. Lake
Bluff hotel is large edifce, capable
of rooming and lodging great number
of people. AS one now passes through
its extensive halls and empty dining
rooms, he easily calls to mind the
words of the Scottish poet:
II feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted,
Whose lights have fed, whose garlands dead,
And all but me departed"
Lake Bluff is under the auspices of
the Methodists, but they share the plat.
form with other denominations. The
grounds consist of a grove of two hun
dred acres of beautiful young trees,
with an occasional stalwart oak.
Great care is taken not to cut away
any of the trees, except so far as may
be necessary to make room for cottages.
A considerable number of new cottages
have been built the past summer. The
tabernacle is a large rooted building
open on all sid rs, but provided with
canvas for:enclosure when the weather
requires. The building, it is said, has
seating capacity for 5000 people.
Lake Bluff is bounded on Lake Michi-
gan, and the shore at this point is one
of great beauty; the bank is about
fifty. feet high, descending to the water
with slope about that of the roof of a
house, which is covered with trees and
shrubbery down to near the waters
edge. A more delightful or conve-
nient place for pic-nics is not in this
part of the country.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
EDITOR TELEGRAPH:

EDITOR TELEGRAPH:
The Fair which has been in progress
just outside the city limits the present
week suggests much that is valuable.
Take but single aspect of it's adj
vantages. Agricultural fairs, each
succeeding year, exhibit some improve
ment in live stock. To say nothing of
horses, sheep and swine, the improved
mich cows are the most important of
all domestic animals. If dozen of
the average cows, such as were COM
NOR thirty years ago could be placed
by an equal number of COWS of the
present time, the contrast would De
surprising. Instead of the ill-shaped
beasts, who once supplied families
with milk, we have now the rounded,
well-propOrtioned animals, which af-
ford a larger per cent more milk, and
yet cost no more for the care and keep
ing than the inferior breeds of a quar-
ter of century ago. The premiums
offered at agricultural fairs, and the
competition excited to excel, has been
one OF the potent motives for i'm
proving the breed of cows. Farmers
and dairymen have been great gamers
by the introduction of better breeds of
animals; imported stock has paid
well, as general thing, on the invest
ment. FARMER.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

1t was "a years ago Monday last that
the steamer Lady Elgin was lost on
Lake Michigan, short distance south
of Waukegan. About 800 persons lost
their lives by that catastrophe-mostly
young people in the prime of life, who
were returning from Chicago on an ex-
cursion and engaged in festivities up
to near the time when the steamer was
wrecked No such great loss of life
ever before or has since occurred by
one disaster on the lakes. A number
of the lost had friends in this city
The sad event is every year common
GRATED on the Sth of September by
solemn Mass in the Catholic Cathedral
in Milwaukee.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

N. d. Frat, of Racine, was nomin-
ated for Governor by the Democratic
State Convention at Madison, on We'd
nesday last. A strong effort had been
made to induce Mr.. Villas, the young
Democratic orator Of Madison, to
accept the nomination, but he could not
accept to be sacrificed on the political
altar of the party.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

Carl Schurz many years ago was
a resident of Milwaukee and went
from there to Missouri as a political
adventurer, and worked his way into
the Republican party. He was elected
member of the legislature, and re-
NAMED long enough to disrupt the Re
publican party in Missouri. He next
turned up in New York as a sort of
nondescript politician. and on the
nomination of Cleveland he readily
took to his support Mr.. Schurz has
always professed to have the control Of
The German vote. "A short time ago he
made a speech to the Germans of
Brooklyn, N. Y, which the Germans
of Milwaukee pronounced gross per-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

.
The Democratic State Con vention was held
at Madison on Wednesday.
The following ticket was nominated
For Observation-Disclosures D. Frat, of Ra-
cine.
For Lieutenant-Governor A. C.
Parkinson, of Columbia.
For Secretary of State--Hugh j. Gala
CHER, of Lafayette.
For Treasurer-Frank R. Falk, of Milwau.
kee.
For Attorney -General-W. C. Silverthorn,
of Marathon.
For Insurance Commissioner-Ole Holum,
of Dane.
For Railroad Commissioner - Conrad
Krez, of Shebaygan.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction.
w. D. Parker, of Pierce.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

We learn from the Salt Lake Tribune
Rev. Frank r. Lee, who has returned
from a tour to the great Yellowstone
Park, gave a closing lectare on the
Holy Land to a full audience on the
evening of Sept. l. He was expected
to take final leave of Utah to return
to the east in few days, much to the
regret of friends in that Territory.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

The outlook for Blaine and Logan
in this state is weekly assuming a
more encouraging aspect. Judging
from our Republican exchanges, more
earnest political work is being done in
most other counties in the state than
in this. Our Republican county COM
mittee will do we'll to see that system
attic measures in every town are taken
for more thorough organization.
Satisfaction with our Republican State
ticket is expressed in all quarters. Our
Republican county ticket is generally
well spoken of, and will receive atten-
tion hereafter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

The Republican First Congressional District
Convention met at Beloit on Wednesday. DR..
A. Farr, of Kenosha, was elected chairman.
The names Of L. B. Caswel. of Jefferson ;
T. D. Weeks, of lValworth; and II. A
Cooper, of Racine. were presented. An in
formal ballot was taken, resulting as follows
Caswell, IA; Weeks, 8; Cooper, 6. The
Convention adjourned at 10 o'clock, at which
time eighty -four ballots had been taken with
the same result as at first. Racine's six
delegates are for Cooper. anil WalwOrih's six
and Kenosha s three for Weeks.
No dispatches were received during yester
day from Beloit, up to the time of making up
our paper for publication to-day
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

A very destructive tornado swept over
Northwestern Wisconsin and Eastern Miune-
sofa on Tuesday evening. The first place il
struck was mile and half north of Min
neapOlis. The storm moved easterly
through the town of Marine, on the 81. Croiz
| river, and thence to Clear Lake, Wis, which
was badly wrecked. Three persons were
killed and many injured.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12
KENOSHA COUNTY FAIR.
PROGRAMME !:

FRIDAY, SEPT. II.
At o'clock an address by Republican
speaker. At 2 CLOCK the 2:G0 race will be
called, and trotted in alternat heats with
the Free-for-all race
Special train on the Kenosha and Rock.
ford road, and reduced rates on all other
roads.
Popular prices-25 cents admission.
This is the biggest fair ever held in
Kenosha County.
BASE BALL.
The following is the order in which the
base ball games will be played
Friday-9:S0 A. NJ, Stars against Racine
z P. NJ, Regulars against Park City.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

Those who calculate that the state
elections, occurring before the general
election in November next, fore
shadow the Presidential vote are
probably much mistaken. 1t is not
suppOsable that the Democratic nomi-
nees for Governor and state officers
voted for before the Presidential cleo
ton are such impure and Objectionable
mel as Grover Cleveland, 1t cannot
reasonably be expected that Cleveland
will poll as many votes in any of these
states as Eave been given for the
Democratic state ticket.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

have several times examined baking powders In the
determine their purity raising influence those
using Them have uniformly CREAM POW
DER the best in all these respects.
have just made another examination of the
Pearl and Dr. Frees Cream formerly
DR. PRICES CREAM free AMMONIA while the "Rovao and
Andrews Pearl both contain Ammonia reaction of DR.
PRICES acid while the Royal and PEARL give an Aka
LINE reaction which LEADS DYSPEPSIA Prices pure clean and
elegant of Tartar Babonae of Soda and there
does lin wise anything that deeh neither whatsoever
wOrketh abominaion maketh ie."
In raising power Prices" stands at the
The relative amount of Carbnc Acid given by the same
weight gamme powders same way is as follows
DE- frlce cream Baking Powder cubic
ANDREWS Fearl cubic
have used PRICES family for price
higher PRICES is always he best"
PROF. R. c. KEDZIE
Lansing, June 8,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-09-12

The crowded condition Of our adver-
Using columns excludes the usual
amount of editorial and general news
in this weeks paper.