The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27
KvNosHA March IL 1909

KxNosHA, March l6, 1858.
EDITOR OF THE KENoSHA TELEGRAPH.
DEAR COLONEL ~ notice in the
last TELEGRAPH an article headed
G Indian Names" in which occurs the
following: One of the earliest
names applied to Kenosha before any
posr-offic6 was established here was
Kenose-ce-pe." : : The first tavern
in the town had sign hung out, with
the words Kenose-ce-pe House. at a
later period the town was named South
port &c. suppose you refer to the
small gilt sign put up by Mr.. VIM
Seymour. If so, the article is hardly
correct.
Allow me to 60 a little into detail in
relation to that sign. You wiz doubt
less recollect the north mouth, or the
river, opposition move for a town by
Mr.. James Seymour, DR.. Walker and
others, the long home as it was called,
and other buildings put ur. stores,
tavern, &c.
Mr.. James Seymour wanted good
sign for the tavern, and asked me if /
could do as good a job of lettering a
gilt sign as ! had done for ESQ. Lowell.
which was a white with black letters.
I said / could if could get the mate
rial. He said he could get the material
for me in Chicago, so l made my mem
orandum: Gold leaf, blue smalt and
fine green small for shading.
I made the sign. It was Kenoshe-
Ce-Pe House," it suited, was first put
up at North Mouth town, giving that
place the name of Kenoshe- Ce-Pe. But
as the town or opposition village
proved a failure. Mr.. VIM. Seymour
removed to the present city of Keno
sha and put up the sign, which was the
first sign of the kind exhibited IN this
place; similar sign-Law Office-for
a man in Racine, the first in that place;
the first for Marshall M. Strong, and
one, Law Office, for ESQ. Lynde, OF
Milwaukee, who was lost by the burn.
ing of the Erie.
A. D. NORTHwAY.
In subsequent note to the above
letter, Mr.. Northway remarks that the
name Kenosha was probably first sug
gested by Governor Doty, Wisconsin,
second Territorial Governor. He was
well versed in Indian names. Mr.
Northway says that while engaged in
painting the words Wisconsin House
on a tavern iii the North ward q
stranger rode up and asked why the
tavern was not called Kenoshs
House, thai being, he said. the Indian
name of the place. The stranger or
horseback was equipped with russell
belt over the right shoulder tin cuI
fastened to it, and a bundle like q
blanket fastened to his saddle. He an
nounced his name Governor Doty
This was the Governors usual equip
ment for travelling through the wild.
of the Northwest.
Mr.. EDITOR:
The brief statement of Mr.. G. A.
Dewey in the last number of The
Courier, "that the late Republican
Convention was called to carry Out
my expressed wish" does not meet tn,
issue which has been made in regard
to this subject. It is mere assertion
and is evasive. If the public have any
interest at all in this little controversy
they are interested in knowing wha
were my words upon which Mr. Dewey
POUNDS his statement, and not wha
construction it pleases HIM now tt
put upon them. But the statement il
made, and I hasten to reply to it frank
ly and squarely.
The form Of this controversy, it will
be remembered. is, that in its issue o
March 5th, the Courier charged tina
Judge Van Wyck and his friend
called the late Republican Convention
or had one called expressly for hi
benefit" To this writer in the TELE
GRAPH of March 18th, over the sigma
ture Of three stars, claiming to b
authorized by me. replied that neithe
Mr.. Van Wyck nor his friends did an
such thing. He detailed the conver-
sations with the Chairman of the Re
publican Executive Committee, from
whom he intimated all information
upon the subject could have been de
| rived. In these conversations, b
stated that Mr.. Van Wyck had OK
pre- ssed his opinion in regard to tn
lduty Of the chairman with specia
| reference to the rights Of anothe
gentleman, who was then expected tx
be candidate, but that by reiterate
assertions, Mr.. Van Wyck had explicit
i ly stated to the chairman, that
did not ask for the Convention; that |
1 he became candidate himself, whic
The had not yet decided upon, he shout
not go into one so largely committe,
by the calls for the present Count
Judge as this must be; and that il b
went into any Convention at all, j
should be in Peoples Convention.
These remarks, ii was further STATED
were substantially repeated in sec
Ond conversation with the chairman
in which ne mentioned that since tn
interview the day before, another ger
tleman from the country had Gale,
upon him and asked when the Con
vention would be called. "This, un
der the circumstances" he said, " ha,
led him to believe that there wa
a more general desire for Conven
tion than he had supposed, and il
the other members of the committee
were of his mind they should call tht
Convention" TO this statement Mr.
Dewey, over his own signature, in th.
Courier of the 10Th inst, Guilty re
plies, that the Convention was called
to carry out Mr.. Van Wyck's express
ed wish"
1t is to be observed that the Chair
man has not had the temerity to ado
for his tMr. Van Wyck's) benefit" a,
] the Courier had charged. Now, / sub
nit that the statement is insufficient
and insist that mig a0ords, my sex
preston" shall be given. I assert
that the statement of the two CONVEX
sations made by the writer of the
TELEGRAPH on the 18th March, and
above quoted, is correct, and is the
truth upon the subject. Further,
distinctly deny the statement of Mr.
Dewey, and challenge him to prove it.
Roanaoffullu