The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-02-06

Mrs. John Hermann died i'll Racin
on the 18th ult., of bilious fever, age
% years
Dir. and Mrs. Ole Hanson, of Racine
were found in their house on Friday
suhocated by coal gas that escaped from
the stove. Mr.. Hanson was dead, an,
Mrs. Hanson was unconscious whel
found. She fingered until Sunday, whel
she died.
A visit to b La Marsh's photograph
gallery will well repay the trouble
There will be found the portraits ofmanl
of our citizens, and as you gaze upoI
them you viii imagine you are looking
at the originals, so true and life-like are
they. Mr.. La Marsh has secured the
services Of a frst-class artist in crayor
and india ink work. Several specimen:
ofhis work are on exhibition in the gal
lery ; one especially worthy of note IS a
crayon portrait of a well known lady o.
this city, which must be seen to be APP
preciated. Any one wanting work in
this line need not send to Chicago for il
when they can get it done as well at home.
Mr.. w. P. Chisholm, business manager
for the Waukegan Flour Mill Company,
was killed On Saturday morning by being
whrled about a shaft at their mill in
Waukegan. The regular miller being
sick, Mr.. Chisholm, undertook to run the
mill himself. 1t is supposed that he had
stepped upon a ladder to look into a
bin, when his coat was caught by belt
and he was drawn against shaft. He
must have revolved for from five to six
minutes, his limbs striking the ceiling
and the sides of the bin at each revolu-
ion. His legs were stripped and his
feet and one arm crushed, but his head
md face were not disfgured. He was
Sc years old. He leaves a wife and
hree children.
The progress made in the improve
nent of tile draining in this county is
Tery gratifying. We will mention one
notable instances In 1884 Mr.. o. G.
'tonebreaker, of Bristol, used four car
Dads of draining tile, laying $50 rods in
ength. On one place on his farm an
,ight-inch tile pours forth full and con-
inuous stream, and in another four
nch tile does the same. In both cases
he outlets are used for watering cattle. |
his year Mr.. Stonebreaker will continue
0 prosecute the work. Mr.. John Lucas
lso put in considerable tile last season,
nd will put in more the coming season. |
A very pleasant episode occurred on
Ionday evening last among the mem
ers Of the City Fire Department. Mr.. |
christian Schend, who for the last nine |
ears has been their Chief, and now re-
res, Notwithstanding the earnest solici-
atoms of every member of the Depart
lent for him to remain, was, on Mon
ay night last, made the recipient of a
cry handsome gold watch and chain
y the members. The gift was made,
OF so much for its intrinsic value, but
8 a testimonial of the kindly regard Of
very member of the Department for
leir veteran chief. They regret his re-
rement, and only hope that his sue
essor will be the same ever-ready and
ficient officer as was the faithful Mr..
chend.
The sore-head politicians are evidently
laking desperate effort to keep the
0,tqier alive, and we have no doubt but
ley have turned over the $500 they
anted to give some one last summer to
art paper in opposition to the UNION
} the prOprietors of that paper to pay
II the sample copies they are sending
ut to be used as waste paper in the
ost offices in the county. Ifthat paper
as giving the proprietors living, they
'ould not be 50 anxious to sell it. Last
lmmer a man in Yonkers, N. Y, was
ffered big inducements if he would
ONE here and invest in it, and last
ctober young man from Jerseyville,
H., spent about a month in the Courier
flee, investigating it before he would
but as he could not see living
| it he declined purchasing.
Mr.. Alvin G. French, Of the town Of
omers, died on Sunday last, at the age
f something over eighty-three years.
lie was an old resident of the county,
aving lived on his farm for about fifty
ears. He was ever a good citizen and
good neighbor, and much respected by
Il who knew him. Mr.. French left sur
living him a widow, three daughters
Irs. Knox, who resides in California
IRIS. Charles Allen, ofthis city, and Miss
.orette, who lived with her father-and
ne son, Mr.. Walter French, who is con-
ected with the firm of N. r. Allen &
ons. of this city. The funeral services
1ere held at the residence of the deceas-
d on Wednesday, and were largely at
ended from the county and city. A
lneral address was delivered by Rev.
/. M. Simmons, of Minneapolis, whose
ervices had been secured for the oc-
aston. Mr.. Simmons is we'll known in
his city, as formerly Principal Of the
1igh School, and subsequently a clergy
nan of the Unitarian church. Appro- |
riate vocal music was rendered by a |
hoir from this city. The floral decora-
ions were elaborate. A large number |
f friends and citizens followed the de-
eased from his late residence in Pleas
mt Prairie in sleighs to Kenosha city
emetery.