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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
COUNTY FAIRS.

A brief mention in the Geneva Her..
aid reminds us that the first county
fair in Wisconsin was held in Kenosha
county in 1849. The second county
holding fair was Walworth. in 1850.
The fair was held at East Troy, at that
time the most important village in
Walworth county. The history of the
Kenosha and Walworth county fairs is
quite dissimilar. Except that Walo
worth county is more than twice las
as large Kenosha, the advantages of
the two counties in other respects are
about equal. The Walworth county
fairs have from the first been steadily.
increasing in Importance until its .anr.
nual fairs now surpass any other.
county in the state, and nearly
equal the state fair. The fair which.
has been in progress this week at Elk-:
horn has been largely patronized. and
is a success. Walworth has adhered
more strictly to the legitimate purpose
for which fairs are held; they are in
situations for farmers, and the DIES IGN
of all their exhibits should be for the
benefit of the farming population.
There is enough of interest relating to.
the business of agriculture to attract:
the people without adding any miscel1
laneous side shows to draw a crowd.
The Kenosha county fairs, succeeded,
reasonably well until they began to
rely too largely On outside agencies and
attractions to bring the people to.
gether. Fast horses for running and
trotting are perhaps not so objection
able, when they do not absorb undue
attention, and draw away from. the
true intent of the fair. The Kenosha
fairs had more of these side attractions
fastened on them than was for their
usefulness: The farmers of Kenosha
county, seeing this tendency, were led
to withdraw their support. The
change of the location of the annual
fairs from the country to the city did
not arrest their decline. Kenosha
county having been the first in the
state to establish a fair should have
been the last to abandon it. But after
i =
having survived 81 years, yielded, its
life in 1885. xs s.s =sd
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

quire the way to the Lion, one of the
chief attractions of Lucerne. 1t is a gle
gantic affair, Is by 20 feet, carved out of
the solid rock, in commemoration of 26
officers and 760 soldiers who fell tight
ing in defense of the Royal Family of
France. The Lion is represented as
wounded and defending the shield in
death. The rain ceases, and at 2 P. M,
we take steamboat ride over the
lakes to Fluelen, stopping at several
places upon our way. We walk back
from Fluelen to Tells Chapel over the
celebrated road the Axenstrasse and
cake the boat from there to Lucerne,
arriving at 8 o'clock. In the morning
early, with alpenstock in hand, we are
off TO climb the Riga. We take the
boat to Weighs, and then on foot we
wend our way up the bride path and
reach the summit in about three hours,
nearly six thousand feet above the
level Of the sea. We will not attempt
a description of the view from the
Riga. 1t more than pays for the trouble
of climbing. The air ia somewhat
chilly, and We make our stay short,
descending the mountain ola Kussnact,
where we take the boat and reach the
harbor at 6 in The evening. But we
must bid good bye to Switzerland.
Our visit has been short but pleasant
in every sense of the word, and we dc
not wonder that the Switzer feels
proud OF his home. VAN.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

The nomination of L. B. Caswell fol
member of Congress is handsomely en-
dorsed by the papers in Walworth
county, which had favored the nomina
tion of T. d. Weeks. We give below
what is said by the Whitewater Regis
ter as a specimen of what is said In
substance by other papers, which had
been committed to Weeks. The Reg
ister says:
"While the result is not what we
hoped or worked for. yet Mr.. Caswell
has his nomination fairly and honor
ably, and we hope that he may receive
every Republican vote of the district
His friends claimed that having repre-
scented the district only one term he
was entitled to nomination for one
term longer. No one questions bis
ability or the value of his services.
He has made an excellent member and
will continue to do Sc. Let us do our
best to give him big vote"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
WISCONSIN STATE FAIR.

At meeting of members of the
Wisconsin State Fair at Milwaukee
last week G. M. Sanger was elected
President. This election is regarded
as triumph by the people of Milwau'
kee. 1t is claimed 1t insures the meet.
ing of the State Fair in that city fol
the next five years. Many members
in the interior of the state believe
Madison, the capital, is entitled to the
fair at least every alternate year. AS
a location for convenience, the lake
shore counties prefer Milwaukee. Be
sides the matter of convenience, there
are other considerations in favor oil
Milwaukee.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
LATE CONGRESSIONAL CON
VENTION. Il

The proceedings of the late Congress
sional convention which closed it's pro-
tracted session at Elkhorn last week,
on Wednesday, were received toolate
for the TELEGRAPH last week. AIS a
matter for future reference, we publish,
at this late period, a brief summary of
proceedings. James Cavanagh,, of
Kenosha, was elected Chairman of the
convention, and L. H. Parker, Of Rock,
Secretary. The following.named dele.
gates appeared and took their seats in
the convention; ~ !,
From Jefferson-J. T. Moak, n, S.
Hayhurst, T. B. Tuttle, John Whittet,
G. G. Smith, w. d. Hoard. +a'n Il.
From Kenosha-James Cavanagh.
DR.. F. Paddock, George A. Yule,,' il. "a;
From Racine-T. w. Spence, #. w,
Starbuck, II. J. Smith, Peter Myers. A.
H. Allen, G. N. Palmer, H. A. Sheldon,
Theo. Riel. - h.
From Rock-Pliny Norcross, z: II.
Burdick, Ed. F. Carpenter, c.. Inger-
soil, Z. III. Parker, M. V. Pratt, N, NJ.
Palmer, Fl. T. Harper, P. M. Greene, j,
P. Towne, w. J. Mcintyre, G. w, Stark,
D. G. Cheever. 80 -
From Walworth-N, M. Littlejohn.
E. d. Coe, w. G. Derthick, w. A.. Hurl.
but, VIM. Meadows, Geo. r. Allen, A.
IT. Kendrick, Fl. A. Johnson, w. r.
Heron. t 40.
The first ballot gave L. B. CasweIl,
of Jefferson county, 10; T. d. Weeks,
of Walworth county, 9; FL. A. Cooper,
of Racine county, IL. The voting was
continued with the same result up to
the 134th ballot, Racine and Kenosha
steadily voting for Cooper, WalWorth
for Weeks, Jefferson and Rock for Cas-
well, prior to the 134tb ballot. Weeks
and Cooper having withdrawn their
names Caswell received ~ votes: 20
being necessary to choice, he was de-
clared nominated. Caswell was, &C
cording to custom, notified of Ms ssnom-
ination. He appeared before tie con-
vention and gracefully expressed
thanks. Cooper also. in a happily
worded speech, expressed acquiescence.
Weeks had left before the final result
was announced. Thanks were voted
the Chairman for his courteous presid-
ing; also voted that representation in
the next convention be the same as
this.
A congressional district committee
was constituted as follows: Geo. C..
Smith, Jefferson; G. A. Yule, Keno
sha; H. A. Sheldon. Racine; M. v.
Pratt, Rock; w. H. Hurlbut, Wal
worth.
After a few felicitous remarks by
the Chairman, the convention having
hean in session six DAVIS adjourned.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

Virgins, if anything but liar, is
crank. He is avowedly an astrologist,
200 years after astrology was proven
.humbug. He figures up out of the Maui
teal almanac the time of the conjunc-
tons of certain planets with each other
and with the earth, and on certain al
legged theories of his own or formula
borrowed from the silly old volumes of
the astrologists of the Elizabethan era,
he makes up aweather chart or meteor
illogical horoscope which forms the ba-
sis of his long-range predictions. As
rule, he is so shrewdly vague in his as
sertions that if the rain or the cold wave
or the hot wave or the wind storm he
sets down for a certain day or week oc-
ours anywhere in the Canadas or the
Union about the time mentioned, he can
claim that e prophecied correctly.
Our country IS so enormous that many
varieties of weather are prevailing in
different sections at tie same time, and
almost any sort of reasonable weather is
likely to prove true as to some locality.
But occasionally this man Virgins sends
out highly sensational predictions
mighty gales, disastrous rains or great
waves of heat or cold over vast areas of
country. Occasionally, some locality
may experience something family APP
proximating to this, if it be the proper
season for such disturbances, and then
Virgins takes advantage of this fact to
loudly blow the trumpet ofsuccess. But
in ninety-nine cases in hundred, he
fails utterly and ANONYMOUSLY, and
there the matter rests. A week ago,
Virgins, taking advantage of the earth
quake excitement, issued an announce
ment that there were to be tremendous
earthquake waves through the south
Atlantic and gulf states and California,
and Central and South America, on the
29th of September. The superstitious
negroes in the South have been thrown
into paroxysms of fear by this prophecy,
and nothing the whites can say, backed
by Professor McGee's statement that the
prediction is absurd, can quiet the poor
creatures. AS a result of the protests
which have poured in upon Virgins, at
Ottawa, he has concluded to revamp his
policy he now says that the greatest
damage will occur in California and Gen.
trail and South America, and that only a
little shock, such as Summerville is hav-
ing regularly every night, will be felt in
the south Atlantic and gulf states. Wig
gins, in other words, has been scared out
of his prediction, and practically ae-
knowledges that he is a trucking fraud.
It is astonishing atsensible people will
pay any heed whatever to this Ottawa
mountebank, yet in every community
there is more or less general reliance
placed on his assertions, which no
amount of failure can disturb. There
is nothing SO easy to prophesy about
as the weather, and upon no other topic
can popular credulity be readily won.
So long as Virgins lives, there will be
plenty Of people eager to read his bull
letins and vote him a wise soothsayer,
and when Virgins passes to the country
in which there are no earthquakes, some
other monumental liar will assume his
mantel.-MadSson State Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

The Racine Journal, the leading
Republican newspaper In that county,
has a well-timed article on the Elk
horn convention, and no doubt in its
conclusions voices the sentiments of
the right-thinking Republicans of Ra-
cine. We take paragraph from the
Journals editorial, showing its tone
and temper:
"There was no chicanery in the con-
vention, and so far as known no trick.
cry in the election of delegates. There
never was fairer convention nor one
that did its business with better tenn.
per or less friction among the dele
gates. Mr.. Caswell was as fairly nom-
mated as any man that ever sat in
Congress. and is entitled to the full
vote of his party in the district"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

Pile driving for protection of the
lake shore of this city is progressing
when the weather permits. When the
waters of the lake are thrown in com.
motion by storms, the work is impeded
1t will prove a great relief to property
owners near the lake shore when
further encroachments of the lake are
arrested. The work for the protection
of Kemper Hall grounds from the &C.
ton Of the lake waters is an undertake
ing quite expensive, but was found
necessary to insure that beautiful loca'
ton from being ultimately engulfed by
the lake. The grounds about Kempel
Hall are ample, and should be pre-
served intact, without regard to reason.
able cost. The contract for protection
of Kemper Hall grounds has no con
nection with the city contract.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
first Of January next. The machinery.

first of January next. The machinery.
which is heavy and expensive. will be
brought from the East as soon as the
buildings are in condition to receive it.
The location of the foundry in the
southwestern part of the city has
given new impulse to improvement
in that quarter. Hitherto that part OF
the town has for some years been at a
stand-still, and property in but little be-
no demand. Within ethe past three
months there has been quite change
streets have been improved, new side
walks built, buildings have been erect
ed and others are projected. AS an
evidence that the future growth of
that locality is anticipated, it is said a
building for store has been erected
also a meat market. Property which
had been offered for sale for years and
found no purchasers now find buyers.
All the lands purchased by the COM
pany have been completely under-drain.
ed, the water from the drainage being
carried by deep ditching to Jerome
creek. The grounds will hereafter be as
dry as any in the neighborhood and
free from objection on account of wet.
Pure water is obtained from wells of
only moderate depth, and no reason
exists why the. location should not,be as
healthful as any in the West. The
railroad facilities of the brass foundry
have before been noticed in this paper
Besides the Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad, which passes by the
grounds of the company, the harbor al
Kenosha on Lake Michigan is less
than a mile away, where all heavy
freights which are brought by watel
from the copper mining districts Of
Lake Superior will be landed. j
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
YOUNG MENOF THE CITY.

The young men of the city should
bear in mind. that the efforts which
are now being made to organize and
establish on a permanent basis
Young Mems Christian Association is
intended especially for their conve-
nience and benefit. 1t is reasonable to
expect that all young men DESTROYS of
mental cultivation and improvement
will from this time forward take an
interest in this enterprise, and encouT-
age the. movement. These associations,
where they have been established in
other cities and rightly conducted,
have become favorite resorts for young
men. who prefer to spend their even.
ings in pleasant society, free from the
low vulgarisms which are too often
found in promiscuous public gather
ings. A love for amusement is inner.
enC in every young person, and where
the better and more refined kind can.
not be had, the lower sort mixed with
yulgarism and coarseness will in too
many instances be chosen. The pas
sion for diversion of some sort is ire
| ststible with most young people. This
passion cannot well be restrained, nor
should it be if it only be in right di-
rection.' Twenty years ago reading
and amusement rooms for young PEG :
pie, as we'll as for those in older years,
were proposed and advocated in the
town newspapers here. Since then the
organizations known as Young Mems
/ Christian Associations have more
generally come into existence in the
larger towns and cities, and have taken
rank next to churches in religious i'm.
Iportance, and of schools of learning
! for those who in early life enjoyed on
lily limited educational advantages
These associations reach class which
fthe church cannot, or at least does not
4 Hundreds of young men, through the
linstrumentability of these associations
have been rescued from career Of
Twice and dissipation, ard helped on the
rIiway to usefulness and responsibility
4 Scores of men who have been the vic
Tins of misfortune, oftentimes moi
Through their own fault, without EN-
ployment or friends, and when on the
fyerge Of despair, have been taken by
i the hand and given encouragement ir
! various ways. 1t is one important
part OF the mission Of Cb ristian Asso
'tSciations in all the large cities to lool
after strangers who are in destitute
circumstances for want of employ
ment. Not only those who are classei
as young men, but the boys, too, have
something in prospect to encourage
| them when the association is fully
equipped in all its departments. There
will be department especially fol
boys, adapted to their needs, and sc
!. arranged as to render it pleasing and
inviting.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

The Whitewater Register gives a
pleasing description of the fifth ami.
versary of the marriage of Rev. F. T.
Lee, formerly well known in this city.
His many friends here will be pleased
to learn of the estimation in which he
is held in his present field of labor.
The occasion was hastily contrived by
his friends, and was highly enjoyable.
There was good speaking and many az
Ceptable presents were contributed i.
The Register says: To complete the pro-
gramme the company were invited to
partake Of refreshments, which proved
to be wonderfully sufficient in quality
and quantity, Notwithstanding the inn
promptu character of the occasion.
The whole affair was admirably man
aged, and successful even beyond ex-
pectation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

The State Fair at Milwaukee this
year has been a financial success. A
detailed statement of the receipts and
expenditures will not be issued before
midwinter. 1t is estimated that &c..
500 was taken in at the gate, and
$4,000 for privileges and entries, which,
together with the state appropriation
Of $4,000, makes a total of $25,5OO
The estimated expenses are $1,000
which would leave balance of $14,'
500 as net profits of the fair. The re.
ceipts from life memberships amounted
to about $4,000.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

The O., M. & N. company bought
some land near the Wisconsin border,
south of Monroe, on which an Irishman
had a cabin and three years lease.
The company gave him $500 for his
lease and agreed to move his cabin to
any place he might designate. When
the workmen appeared to haul away
mis- cabin they asked him where he want
ed it placed, "On the banks of Lake
Killarney, in Ireland was the answer.
At first he was thought joking, but he
soon convinced the railroad company
that he was in earnest. He still lives on
the company's land and keeps the $500.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
THE CHURCHES.

No services last Sunday in the Prot
estant churches on the South side, ex.
cept one. 1t being conference week
of the Methodist churches, no appoint.
ment for Kenosha had yet been an
nounced. The Episcopal church has
not yet secured rector, and the Bap.
fist church has been without a pastor
for some time. Services as usual were
held in the Congregational church.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

The three o'clock P. NJ. services held
in the room of the Kenosha Business
Mems club last Sunday was well at
tended. The meeting was under con-
troll Of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation, and was conducted by Mr.,
Moore, Assistant State Secretary.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

The Democrats, especially in north
ern and western parts of the state, are
making great efforts to carry the state
lection. All their musketry is direct
ed against Gov. Rusk. 1t used to be
said that overloaded guns sometimes
kick, and do greater damage to the
shooters than to anyone else. Such
will be TIE case with those who seek
to harm Gov. Rusk because of his sum
mary suppression Of the Milwaukee
riot.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
FRIDAY. OCTOBER /, 1886.

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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
STATE TICKET.
For Governor:
JERElIIAH n. RUsK,
Of Vernon.
For Lieutenant-G Governor:
GEORGE w. RYLAND,
of Grant.
For Secretary of State:
ERNST G.. TTMME,
of Kenosha.
For State Treasurer:
HENRY b. HARsHAw,
of Winnebago.
For Attorney-General:
CHARLES E. EsTABRooK,
of Manitowoc.
For Railroad Commissioner;
ATLEY PETERSON,
Of Crawford.
For State Superintendent;
JESSE B. TBAYER,
Of Pierce.
For Insurance Commissioner:
PHILLIP CHEEK, Jr.,
of Sank.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

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lost, cleanse from all dandruff, and stop
it falling. Don't surrender your hair
without an effort to save it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
THE NEW BRASS FOUNDRY

The work on the brass foundry in
the southwestern part of the city is
making daily progress. The agent,
Mr.. Horn, who has charge of the work,
is confident the establishment will be
ready to commence operations by the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01
For Member OF Congress,
L. B. CAsWELL.

The Congressional convention which
met at EIkhorn two years ago was in
session three days and had 1874 ballot
ings, resulting in the nomination of L.
B. Caswell.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

Services will be held under the aus
pices of the Y. M. G. Association in
the Business Mems room on next Sun
day, at 8 p. M. Only men are invited.
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