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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-16
MORRISVILLE HOUSE
T. c, RILL

MORRISvILLE, VT.
WI L. b. BOYNTON, Proprietor.
Good Livery connected with House.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-16
HYDE PARK.

Down the hill the coasters came,
AT the rate of mile a minute;
Up went the pedestrians heels, and he saw
Well, a million stars were in it.
For the boys must slide, and pedestrians fall
In spite of Selectmen, the sheriff and all.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-16
New Goods for the HOLIDAYS !


Holiday
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
SALEM.

Miss Theda Munson has returned
| from Elgin, instead of her sister Chloe,
from Florida, as stated last week.
Mr.. Dan. Bolton is moving on the
Coggins' place.
Miss Dora Cronk is spending u few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. G. ID
Strong, of Somers.
Spencer Gull and bride arrived at his
home on Saturday. Their many
friends wish them q happy and pros
porous life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell COrnWell cele-
brated their tin wedding on the even
ing of the 22d ult. A large number of
relatives and friends were present, and
every thing contributed to their enjoy
ment.
Mr. and Mrs G.. Van VIE are happy
over the birth Of Il daughter.
Ward Silvernail went to Chicago on
Monday with two carloads of stock.
There was an enjoyable surprise
party at the residence of Mrs. G. C.
Wicks on Wednesday evening.
Miss Emma Patterson's school is
practicing for a grand exhibition at
the close of her school.
A little daughter arrived at S. S.
Smiths last week.
Mr.. Simons, of Chicago. spent the
past week or. two at Henry Bluim's.
Seymour 8. Smith is happy over the arrival of
daughter.
Mrs. E. 8 Price, of this place, has just received
word of her grandmother's death in England.
She was SO years of age She left to Mrs. Price
about f500 also to her sisters the same amount.
Prof Clark, the celebrated penman, has been
hourishing ink in fine shape. He taught some of
our young ladies the art. We are much sur
prised attheir improvement. He has also given
many presents to his best skilled pupils.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
SOMERS.

February went out with blizzard.
March came in fine and cold. Their
mometer four degrees above zero Tdes-
day morning.
No signs of spring as yet.
The winter term of the Town hall
district school closed last week, Mri
Browne, teacher. That in the OZanne
dlstrict-Miss Mary Bowlker, teacher
this week.
Miss Dora Cronk and Mr.. Foster
Bassettwere in Somers last week.
The Band concert was well attend
ed at Bishops Hall on Friday evening
last.
Miss Hattie Spence came down from
Milwaukee to the Presbyterian secia
BILE.
Clayton Reas came home from Mil
waukee and attended the Presbyterian
soclable.
The Presbyterian sociable held at
Frank Jules a week ago Friday evsn-
ing was success, judging by the cash
taken il; over eighty persons were
present.
Station agent Thompson and Chas.
Mitchell went fishing little over
week ago.
Lafayette Cook and wife came here
to his brothers, in relation TO Mrs.
Wagner. of Nebraska, who was serious
ly i'll, Mrs. Cook intending to go and
see her. News being received, of her
being better, prevented her going.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
THE WAR BETWEEN THE
PRESIDENT AND SENATE
BEGUN.

There have been string times in
Washington the present week. The
Senate, in accordance With the practice
of that body since the establishment
of the government, has aked the Presi.
dent for papers and documents in his
possession, containing information on
matters which the President asks the
Senate to act upon. The President, on
Monday last, sent message to the
Senate, denying the rightof that body
to demand the information called for.
The Senate has now taken determin-
ed attitude, and there will beino yield
ing of its constitutional rights. The
Senate has commenced the rejection of
the Presidents nominations against
whom there are serious and unexplain-
ed charges. To this action of the SEN
ate neither President Cleveland nor
his friends can justly complain the
Senate is responsible for the character
and standing of the men it confirms
to offices of trust. The country is not
yet prepared to allow the President
to take the attitude of an Independent
sovereign OF make him the sole Judge
of the fitness of men for important
offices.
The message of the President to the
Senate is severely criticised; it is
looked upon as All attempt Of the
President to instruct the Senate in its
official duties. Senator Edmunds de-
clared, with apparent Indignation, that
this was the first time in the history
of the Republic where the President
had undertaken to interfere with the
deliberations of either House Of Con.
gress. The debate for some days prom
Uses to be an exciting one. The Demo
Gratis can do no less than stand by the
President as best they can
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
TRuEsDELL.

Andrew Flett has gone to Merrill, Wis, to see
his brother, DR.. H. s. Flett, who has been quite
ill.
Geo Coffeen has been having we'll dug has
found water at the depth of 80 feet.
Anew hard wood floor has been laid i'll the
depot.
L. D Woodwork had an auction sale Monday
of his stock. He has bought small farm near
Sioux City, Iowa, and intends to engage in the
raising of small fruits.
Matt Mungen is about to move to tho Sweet
farm, which he has engaged for the coming sea-
son.
Mr. Peter Mungen died al his residence in
Pleasant Prairie OH Friday last, aged 81 years,
leaving widow and six children, all of whom
are married.
Miss R. M. Johnson has come down from Ra-
cine to see her sister, Mrs. F. J. Brands.
All those people who claim that chickens can
not be successfully Matched and raised by an in
cubator should visit the extensive chicken
hatchery of O'Neil Bros, about two miles west
of Kenosha, on the Geneva road. They have
now between $50 and 500 chickens between the
ages of one week and eeyen weeks, aud have
more Matching out every week.. About rs per
cent of all fertile eggs hatch has been the expe
Iience at this place They have building
ABOUT 20x120 and Is feet high. They keep about
$50 hens and get about seven dozen eggs per
day. They intend making speciality of early
chickens for the Chicago markets, but have a
few fancy fowls. The most prominent are Brown
Leghorns We wish these gentlemen success in
this undertaking.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
kines, which found ready sale to the

kin6s, which found ready sale to the
new settlers in the country. Whether
Whiskey was one of the articles brought
from Chicago no one seems to recol-
lect. Bout0n's Landing was much re-
sorted to for fishing by the inhabitants
from the interior: it was said to be
the best place for drawing a fishing
seine of any on the lake shore. Mr.. r.
B. Barns, who many years later bought
the property. carried on successful
fishing business at that point; nut
when fishermen came into the practice
of casting their nets dozen miles
from shore, Bouton's Landing was no
longer in demand.
In the meantime the landing of
goods and shipments begun yearly to
increase at Kenosha, although it pos
sessed no natural advantages over
Bouton's Landing for the lake trade,
the mouth of the river being effective
iy closed to navigation the entire year.
But as it was morally certain that a
government harbor would in due time
be built at Kenosha, business took that
direction. The temporary Importance
which had been given Bouton's Land
ing was lost sight of, and the place
passed out of mind a generation ago.
Since preparing the foregoing sketch
of Bouton's Landing, we have been in
formed by MIR. Fl. Barns. of this city,
of the existence Of one of the early
buildings at that place, which has an
interesting history. Mr.. Barns, in his
boyhood days, resided with his father,
who had ,as before stated. purchased the
property at Bouton's Landing. The
building referred to was first erected
in Michigan. 1t was two story
house, built of two and a half inch
plank, placed in'upright position, match
ed together. The plank were sawed
by hand power, there being no saw
mills in that vicinity. Mr.. Bouton,
one of the proprietors at Bouton's
Landing, purchased the building, had
it taken down and transported across
the lake to his location. The house
was moved three times after its cree.
ton at Bouton's Landing, the last
time west to the Chicago road. Altar
the property at Bouton's Landing
came into possession of Mr.. r. B
Barns he caused the house to be clap
boarded and plastered. I'll now in
good repair, and probably the only
building in this or the adjoining coun
ties where the; lumber in its construc
ton was sawed by hand power.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
WOMAN'S NATIONAL SUFFRAGE
CONVENTION.

We have been reminded by 4 friend
Of woman suffrage that the. paragraph
in the TELEGRAPH last week abiding
to the 'Woman's National Suffrage
Convention in Washington, failed to
give a fair account of that gathering Of
suffragists. Instead of fourteen states
being represented, there were twenty
two states and one territory represent
ed by delegates. The convention was
held in one of the large churches, con-
tinuing three days, and attended by
crowded audiences. Steps were taken
to secure state organizations through
opt the Union. The state organiza-
tons will be expected to send delegates
OIL committees to the state or district
religious associations and conferences
of all christian denominations and ask
for their expressions of sentiment
on the matter of female suffrage.
1t is now common for different re-
ligious bodies to be asked for ex-
pEessions in relation to temperance.
which is a subject requiring both
moral and political action. 1t is there
fore equally proper for ministers and
laymen to speak out boldly on the
question of woman suffrage. = The
principle Of woman's right to the bal
lot has taken too strong hold to be
ignored by christian ministers, or
treated disrespectfully, and it is moral
cowardice to hide from it. Such, as we
understand it, represents the senti-
ment of the late Washington conven-
ton.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
BRISTOL.

Lyman Burgess came home last week
from school at Oshkosh, sick.
Mr.. and Mrs Shepard left last week
to visit their son at Racine, and will
go round by Sylyania to see Gaylord.
Miss Hannah Fowler was reported
sick last week.
Mrs. L. Spencer left on Saturday to
attend the funeral of her brother, Mr..
Bristow, who died rather suddenly at
Rockford, Ill. She was accompanied
by L. G. Vincent
Mr.. L. Hill has moved on the Starr
farm in Pleasant Prairie.
The young folks around the STAN
nard school house have formed a
Literary society, and l am informed
that they are having interesting meet
ings. Their next meeting is to be Sat
urday evening.
The Young Folks Literary of North
Bristol and South Paris met at Mr..
Burgess last Friday, but the attend
ance was slim. To make that enter
tainment interesting it was necessary
tudb C6ILdlll S6CI0JS SuOUlu UdN0 Uo6n
kept, but James told Peter, and Peter
told Abram, and Abram told Isaac, and
so too many knew about the plan; but
that is just like boys. If it had been
girls it would have been different.
Oh, my! But don't be discouraged,
boys, the roads were bad, and you will
come out better next time.
Madam Rumor says that one of our
Bristol boys has picked out girl in
Iowa and married her. This, if so, is
a kind Of tit for tat, or a Roland for
an Oliver. A Nebraska boy has just
taken off one of our best Bristol girls.
There is to be an exhibition at the
close OF school in No. District on
Thursday of next week. Miss Mizelle
will be glad to see you all that day.
The ball at George Reynolds Feb. 18th was al
enjoyable affair; go much so the young people
danced until the " wee hours'' in the mo fDiug
Mrs. s. e. Epson attended the funeral of hel
old friend and schoOlmate, Mrs. Cash Buckley
in Waukegan.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
BUSINESS TOWNS LOST IN
KENOSHA COUNTY

In almost every county in Wiscon-
sin where settlement was begun near
ly half century ago villages Or bust.
ness points were projected which had
brief existence on paper or in the
minds of individuals, but have vanish
ed from sight and from the recollection
of most people now living There have
been at least three of these projected
business places in this county which
enjoyed prospective Importance. for
a little season. One perhaps of the
least important OF the three will be
briefly noticed at this time. and the
others may possibly be refr~red to at
another time. In the first settlement
of the county the necessity Of utilizing
lake Michigan for communicating with
Chicago was seen a matter of the first
Importance. Supplies for the inhabit-
ants must come from that place; the
roads to Chicago had not yet been i'm.
proved, and transportation by land was
tedious. Some locality on the shore of
the lake had to be chosen for vessels to
land freight. Perhaps hardly dozen
families in this county remember that
in its early settlement a business point
was selected on the lake shore about
go
four miles south of this city, at a place
named Bouton's Landing. 1t may be
asked why select place where there
were no natural advantages for improv.
ing a harbor? Bouton's Landing offer
ed quite as good if not better facilities
for a harbor as other locations further
south on the lake shore to Chicago.
Waukegan offered NJ natural advan.
tages for constructing anything more
than an outer harbor, or protection for
vessels; an inner harbor at that point
is an impossibility, and has never been
contemplated. At Bouton's Landing.
there was no absolute impeachment to
the construction Of an inner harbor,.
but whether the proprietors ever ex-
pected any such improvement is not
now known. That point has one.
merit, which is, a greater depth of
water near shore than any for miles
north or south. 49,
&C.
The original projectors of the i'm
provement at BoIton's LandiBg were
Robinson and Bouton. The place
selected had been occupied by Indians
up to short time before the first set
Element in the county. The ground
had but recently been cultivated when
Robinson and Bouton took possession
of the land; the soil was productive,
Mr.. L. C. Holt says he saw Robinson
digging potatoes which yielded good
peck to the hill. A warehouse was
built. known as Robinson's warehouse
a vessel was purchased which made
regular trips between that point and
Chicago, bringing nour. pork, salt, to-
bacco and heavy groceries of most
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
WISCONSIN CENTRAL RAIL
WAY.

The new railway to run through the
western part of this county appears to
be progressing southwark toward Chi
cago, which city has become the ulti-
mate destination of so many roads.
Coming from the north. the road reach
ed Burlington two weeks ago. 1t was
made q joyous day for that sprightly
village. Men, women and children as
sembled in great numbers to witness
the incoming of the cars on Thursday
afternoon, February 18th. The advent
of the train was heralded by the boom.
ing of cannon, music by the band, and
the gladstone welcome of the multi.
tude. 1t was the great event which
Burlington has long had in expectancy.
And now the village will extend its
borders and prepare to take higher
rank among the business towns of the
state. The next demonstration of the
roads progress south will probably be
at Antioch, but possibly at some point
in KenoSha county.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
HENNEPlN CANAL.

The project of the Hennepin canal
has been before Congress annually for
several years. The prospect of its
consideration by Congress is now bet
ter than ever before. 1t proposes to
open to navigation for vessels chan
mel from the Mississippi river to Lake
Michigan at Chicago, for heavy
freights, thus reaching eastern mar
kets by way of the great lakes, instead
of going around by New Orleans. The
bill now before Congress for this en-
terprise appropriates $9,oOG,O0O. This
great national work is not, as some
allege, only in the interest of Chicago,
but is of much Importance to the
great Northwest. The western boun-
Diary of Wisconsin is the Mississippi
river, and that part of the state may
be benefited by the contemplated canal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
STRANGE U. S. SENATOR.

Senator Jones, of Florida, has been
Singularly smitten by woman in De-
troit. He has been absent from his
seat in the Senate at Washington for
some weeks; ne has been visited by
Senator's and friends, ard urged to re-
turn to his post of duty, as his vote is
needed in the ranks of his party. He
persistently refuses to return. He re-
mains transtixed, it is said. by Miss
Palm, who is represented to be about
80 years of age, neither of much per-
sonal beauty or particular accomplish
ments. But there. Jones stays, much
to the chagrin of his best friends. By
reference to the Congressional Direc-
terry it is seen Senator Jones was born
in Ireland in 1882, and therefore is
now ffty.four years old. Since in this
country he has changed about consid-
erably, and finally located in Florida,
where he was elected United States
Senator in 1875, and reelected i'm 1881,
as Democrat.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
BANKRUPT BILL.

A bankrupt bill is now being cOnsid-
cred by the Judiciary committee in Con-
gress, of which Hon. L. B. Caswell,
member from this district, is an infiu-
entail member. rhe business men of
Milwaukee appear to be much inter-
ested in the passage of the bill, and as
the position of representative CasWell
is reported doubtful in respect to the
bill, a number of prominent business
men of Milwaukee have sent petition
to Mr.. Caswell, asking him to favor
the passage of the bill. Whatever
may be the judgement of Mr.. Caswell
on the merit of the proposed bankrupt
law, no doubt he can be relied upon to
give it fair and impartial consdera-
ton.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
REVIVAL PREACHERS in CHI
CAGU.

The Georgia revival preachers. Sam
Jones and Sam Small, are now both
in Chicago. Sam Small was on the
ground last week, and preached every
day and evening to immense audiences.
His sermons were published nearly in
full by some of the city dailies. He
uses good language, and is evidently
an educated man. He uses less OBJ
jectionable words and phrases than
some noted revival preachers. Sam
Jones began holding revival meetings
last Sunday, filling the audience room
of the large church before the appoint
ed hour. Both Jones and Small came
to Chicago preceded by sounding
reputation, but Jones appears to have
been thought the greater preacher Of
the two. 1t is perhaps unwise to draw
comparison between the preachers,
only to say that judging from the
printed reports of their discourses
Jones INDUCES in language more cal.
culate6 to excite mirthfulness and ap.
plause than Small, while the latter is
more careful of his words and SEN
fences. Whatever criticisms may be
made, it is useless to deny they are
both men of talent.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
OLEOMARGARINE OR PATENT
BUTTER.

Bills are now before Congress to
place heavy restrictions on the manu-.
facture and sale of oleomargarine but
ter. A committee in the interest of
the manufacture of patent butter is in
Washington, protesting against anv in.
reference by legal enactments of the
manufacture of this article. The
superintendent Of the patent butter
mandatory in Chicago will present
the merits of the patent butter before
the Agricultural committee. and it IS
said will bring new and startling argu-
ments on behalf of the patent produc-
ton. He promises to show that it can
be made in such manner as to be as
pure, healthfu and palatable, as butter
manufactured in the best dairies. He
proposes to present specimens of patent
butter for comparison with dairy
butter, and allow good judges to say
which is the better of the two. He will
ask the examiners to decide which
is the production of the dairy and
which not, Itappears TO us there are
just two important results dependent
on the final determination of this ques-
ton. First, if the objections TO patent
butter are removed, and it becomes
popular for family use, the dairy inter-
est will receive severe blow: second,
if patent butter is disca rded, it will
give new impulse and profitable turn
to the production of dairy butter; es-
pecialIy would such be the result if
the manufacture of butterine were
suspended, for it is said the sale of that
article is now very large in the city
markets. Whatever may be shown
to be the merits of butterine, the pre-
JUDGE against it will be hard to over
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05

Great distress is reported us prevail
ing among the workingmen In Eng
land, and many of the poorer classes
are literally in condition Of starva-
ton. In some Of the manufacturing
cities seven out of ten are out of en-
ployment, There is much complaint
in this country that so many people
are out of work aud can find no en-
ployment, but there is no general suf-
fering here to be compared with the
condition of the laboring people in
England. But why are the people of
this country in condition of COM
parative comfort? Why not deprived
of the necessarles of life, as on the
other side of the Atlanticg 1t is SIM
ply because workingmen are paid
better wages here than in England.
And why paid better wages? 1t is be.
cause employers of laboring men can
afford to pay higher wages for work.
And why can they afford to pay better
wages? For the obvious reason that
labor here is protected against the com.
petition of cheap and poorly paid labor.
The producers and manufacturers in
England have free trade to contend
with and no protective tariffs; for
Ahat reason they are obliged to employ
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05

we have received from the Interior
Department at Washington the annual
report of the Commissioner of Educa-
ton. 1t is volume Of $50 pages, and
contains vast amount of information
regarding the common schools of the
country. From the report it appears
the school population in So states is
$50, 463, aud in the territories 2S3,-
$50, making total of 16,794,402 The
total enrolment of scholars in the
schools is 1878, 1872. Daily average
attendance, 6,693, 02S. The total num-
Der enrolled in private schools in %
states and two territories reported is
606,517; these, added to the enroll
ment i'll the public schools, gives H..
344, 100, or Al per cent of the school
population have been brought under
instruction the past year. This leaves
5,271,754 children and youth of school
age out of school during the year. The
number of school teachers employed in
all the states and territories is 307 ,804.
The report of the Commissioners gives
the average teachers wages in each
state and territory; the highest wages
paid is in Nevada: for men, per
month, $4,000; for women, $4,000.
In 1SS3-1SS4 the expenditure per
capita for pupils enrolled in the public
schools, so far as reports have been re-
ceived, $201 in Mississippi, and 1854
in Arizona. The report of the Com
missioner is a document of great value,
giving full information of the condl-
ton of education in the states and
territories of the Union.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-03-05
GEN. GRANTS BOOK.

The first volume of Gen. Grants
book has been published and the sale
has been unprecedented. The pub
fishers, Webster & Co., have paid Mrs.
Grant 100000 from the proceeds of
sale. The publishers say the second
and last volume will prove equally re-
munerative, which will add another
100000, and that the closing sales vii.