The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-11-13
PERIGRLNATIONS OF A Pill.
GRIM PEN.

Journeying through KenOsla County
on the first day of November. the fol-
lowing observations passed over my
diamond point and transfxed them
selves on paper for the benefit of the
readers of the TELEGRAPH. Very
homely observations they are, bearing
none of the delicacy of my pearl, the
weight and values of my gold, nor the
5brilliancy and sharpness of my dia-
mond, but making all these the me-
dunn of their expression and commu-
picatiOn.
y In the first place, found the sky
quite leaden and low and the earth a
great black sponge soaked to the point
of saturation. The heavy rain of the
previous night, however, had only
fallen In the eastern portion of the
county, as far west as Salem, there be-
ing half inch of snow on the ground
and a white incrustation on all the
trees, buildings and fences. BY 3 P.
NJ, being convinced by sour and aston
ished looks, that it was an unexpected
and unwelcOme visitor, it quietly with
drew like a guest who has mistaken
the day, and will probably wait till
sure of being Hospitality received be-
fore making a second appearance.
Very little corn is husked. Thrash
ing was all done apparently, excepting
"a few stacks on the Simmons farm and
a few belonging to Mr.. Jonas Rhodes.
On the Wood farm Buswell's steamer
worked thirteen days out of three
weeks, and finished last Monday. Two
hundred and seventy dollars is decided
~ a neat little thrashing bill.
Do all the readers of the TELEGRAPH
know that, on the Dalrimple farm, in
Dakota, there are owned and used two
or three hundred plows and drags, one
hundred and fifty self-binders and forty
steam thrashers?
A good many hickory nuts have
been stored, but they are not of good
quality; having kernels small and
shrinked.
The not abundant crop of apples has
been cared for principally. Eastern
apples can be brought in so cheaply
that the price is scarcely greater than it
was a year ago, when there was a
prodiglous crop.
heard lamentations of the depre-
dations of minks upon the poultry
yards in many places east and west,
but find it hard to account satisfactory
~ for the high price of eggs at this
season of the year, unless it be that
they are all in pickle just now.
s, The iron bridge over the O'Plaine,
Des PLANES why should we use u
localism p south Of Woodwork Station,
is complete and looks well. 1t is about
forty feet long, being much shorter
than the old one, which was "linked
sweetness p long drawn out
Many are beginning to feed their stock
already, instead of letting it go into the
winter in rundown condition.
Though the farmers still have great
deal to learn, they are certainly adyanc-
ing in the right direction at an encour-
aging rate.
observed on the Simmons farm of
young cattle forty head-more or less
and in the beautiful pastures many
wide spreading trees for their shelter
and relief when the almost perpendi.
cular rays OF the sun are too intense to
be borne with any degree of comfort.
On the prairie, in the town of Somers,
sheep, horses and cattle are enclosed
for weeks and months where neither
tree nor IA roof is to be seen and no
shade ever falls, except that mercifully
cast by floating cloud or by the earth
herself when she turns her back upon
the sun.
Mr.. John Fink (Somers) had val
liable horse ruined by getting its foot
entangled in the barb wire fence. "A
word to the wise"
/ noticed portable hay press be-
longing to some one in the vicinity of
Camp Lake, and / wondered why there
were not more out there where there
is no other way of getting hay ready
to ship. To be sure, there is not much
left to market after taking out the sup
plies needed for the sustenance of the
flocks and herds in that town.
The little village surrounding Pleas.
ant Prairie Station is swelling out in
every direction and has a new street.
I reached my Mecca" at night, and
shall not make another pilgrimage for
month.