The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
CORRESPONDENCE.


Having spent several days in thor
oughly doing up everything of interest
in Winnipeg. we retraced our steps
through the immense wheat fields of
Minnesota and Dakota for lower lat
itude. In speaking of the immense
wheat fields, it must not be imagined
that all the available lands are occu-
pied, for tracts of prairie many miles
in extent are passed over, on which
not single settlers cabin can be seen
from the town, or even bush, except
occasionally fringe on the verge of
the horizon, indicating the winding
course of some small stream. For all
practical purposes the country is des-
|tltute of timber. The wants of the
settlers, however, are not such as were
those of the early settlers of Kenosha
county, who fenced their farms with
rails. Few large fields are fenced, no
stock being allowed to run at large, and
where fencing is required barbed wire
is invariably used.
1t is country of magnificent dis
tances, as we can testify by many a
long ride of 500 or 400 miles in day,
and still not crossing the boundary of
the state or territory. A long and cir
cuitous ride of over 1000 miles from
Winnipeg brought us to Sioux City on
the western border of Iowa, and the
scene of the late murder of Rev. G. G..
| Haddock for the part taken in the cru
SADIE against the saloon keepers for viola
ton of the laws of the state. The city
was still in fever of excitement, and
| had the assassins been identified, their
safety would have been doubtful. Citiz-
ems, who previous to the assassination
had taken but little interest in the sub.
ject, had declared themselves decided
prohibitionists, and that, if such was
the spirit of those engaged in the traf.
| fic that they hesitated at no crime, not
leven murder, in order to persist in the
business, it was. time to root them out
and infict upon them the severest PEN
alties. The blood of the martyred
Haddock was shed in glorious cause,
and it is believed that the cause itself
has received such an impetus as moth.
| ing else could have given it.
Notwithstanding the excitement, the
saloons were still keeping open doors
but whether they were dispensing any
thing stronger than ginger pop was
| pastlinding out, except by the initiated.
| As the excitement grew more intense,
q few days afterward injunctions were
served upon thirty Of them, when they
! began to weaken under public opinion.
Another 100 mile ride brought us to
1 Omaha, city founded in 1853, now
boasting population of $4,000. 1t is
/ an enterprising city, and just now is
/ experiencing boom in real estate.
Whether present figures will remain
permanent or prove fictitious remains
| to be seen. IF to be utilized for bust
ness purposes at an early date, they
may not prove extravagant, but to in
vest to hold as a speculation might
prove hazardous. Much heavy grad
ing has been done, in some instances
leaving buildings 20 to 40 feet above
the street, and much remains yet to be
cut down, giving employment to hun
dreds Of laborers.
In point of business, Omaha expects
Ito rival Kansas City, and soon to be
second only to Chicago of all western
cities. They call it the Gate City, fol-
the great bulk of western traffic must
pass through it.
I'm 40 Californians en- route across
the plains were wont to assemble al
Council Bluffs, three miles distant, on
the Iowa side of the river, as starting
point, it being then trading frontier
post. Civilization was there left be-
hind on their long and weary pilgrim
age across the plains. 1t is now city
of 10000 people.
/ The Prohibitionists Of Nebraska helG
their state Convention few day:
since, but in our estimation they weak
ened their ticket by inserting plank!
) in their platform pertaining to other
! subjects, which, though perhaps proper
. in themselves, and in which good citiZ
ems might sympathize, but still no
Istrictly in the province of a prohibi
! ton platform. One plank advocated
woman suffrage and denounced thos
soho did not 0ppTo0e the same. Anoth
er plank made the Sunday question
Iprominent subject, aOitb similar slt
upon those aoho altered IN opinion
however conscientious. While it ma
seem to them proper to insert sucl
, planks in their platform, to denounc
those who differ with them seems o
more than doubtful utility.
During stay of two weeks in tn
city, but one or two days passed during
which the mercury did not climb up t
90 and 96o and on one day to 100 .
i OMAHA, NEB., Aug, 1886. L.