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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07
HUMOROUS.

Red Cloud, the Indian chief, spoke
at Vassar College the other day and
made quite q sensation. Any thing
red is in the height of fashion this sea-
son. --Lo0eU Citizen.
Mother -'sDid you steal the cake,
Johnnie?" Johnnie-''No, ma am. Did
|, Maudiep'. Maudie (who got piece
of the cake)-"N deed, mamma! /
saw him didn'tr' TGd-Bits.
"A little girl was sitting at table
opposite gentleman with waxed
moustache. After gazing at him for
several moments, she exclaimed:
"My kitty has got smelle#s, too
YES" replied Brown, .'you al.
ways find me with pen in my hand.
am regular penhoider, my boy"
'Let's see," said Fox, muslngly, "a
penholder is usually stick, isn't it?''
Boston Transcript.
-"Ma, did that comedy you saw
last night make all the folks cry?"
"Why, no my dear, / never laughed SO
much in all my life" .'Well, pa told
Mr.. Jones every body in the theater
sat in tiersl' Boston Budget.
A colored man went into Calves
ton newspaper Office and wanted to
subscribe to the paper. "How long do
you want it?' asked the clerk. "Jes
as long as it is. boss; if it don't fit de
shelves, kin t ar piece off myself. y
TEXAS SaJtings.
"A New York stone-cutter received
the following epitaph from a German,
to be cut upon the tombstone of his
wife: mine wife Susan is dead II
she had lived till Friday, she'd been
dead shust two weeks. AS tree falls
so must it stand IN. Y Journal
-She-"See here, conductor! Stop
that young man going out there! He
insulted me-" He-"Why, Madam,
what did he say?" She-''He called
me "a pretty dear the wretch!'
He-"Well, well, that was wrong,
wasn't it? But he couldn't have meant
it. y Chicago Rambler.
"A young society lady asked Gus
Snobberly, New York dude: .'What
has become of your dog, Mr.. Snobber-
ly?" II have disowned him, We know.
He barked at u Bwitis fwend of mine
and | disowned him on the spot. He
is no longer dawg of mine. Boston
/ Record
-Gent-''You have sold me this stick
as genuine ivory; while it is only imita-
ton; | therefore ask you to take il
back" Tradesman-s'What are you
thinking of? 1t is not my fault; I get
my ivory direct from Ceylon. 1t has
come to something if elephants are be.
| ginning to wear false teeth. File
| ge1ade Blatter.
At the dinner-table: .'Come, doc.
tor, you are very skillful. l will give
you the honor of carving" "With
pleasure, madam" And Immediately
the doctor begins his task. He is very
absent-minded, and when he has finally
made deep cut in the leg of mutton
he stops, takes roll of linen and some
lint out of his pocket, and carefully
bandages the wound. Then, after re-
galding it critically, he remarks with
| professional gravity, while the guests
are stupefied with astonishment
'sThere, with rest and good care. there
is nothing to fear!!'- Y. Graphic.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07
TEMPERANCE READING.
SATAN,S DECISION.

A meeting was convened in hell,
10 see if any one could tell
who best promoted Satan's cause,
And spurned and trampled Heaven 3 lRwI
The devil, seated on his throne,
Commanded that his horn be blown.
To summon all the hosts of he'll
To gather round their chief and yell
Remote st caverns heard the sound,
nd myriads to their chief did bound,
And M, we'd with reverence at his feet,
Amid the 81 ffocating heat.
His i1ighness then tn qnestion stateSs
And each contestant the relales
His mode of warfare and SUI cess
IN propagating wickedness.
The niisSf begsted of his gold,
The gaInbleF Gid his tricks unfold,
lnsatiare Lust put in her plea,
Oppression loudly shouted: Mel"
When all had tried their very best,
To win iii this great fiendish test,
King Alcohol Game rolling in,
And swearing he was bound to win;
His list of triumphs on his back,
Which weighed ton, Egyptian black,
CONSUMING crimes SO vile and great,
NO tongue could tell, nor pen relate.
The Old chap. with long; Germ embrace,
Gave Alcohol the highest place;
The craven crowd now skunk away,
King Alcohol had won the day.
John Jameson, IN ~ 7. Witness.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07
Drunkards, Paupers and Beggars

for the sober, industrious and respectable
portion of the community to support. / shall
deal in Family Spirits, which will incite men to
deeds of riot, robbery and blood, and by so
doing diminish the comfort, augment the ex-
penses and endanger the welfare of the com
munity.
1 will undertake, at short notice, for a small
sum, and with great expectations, co prepare
victims for the Asylum, Poor IWm, Prisons
and GallOws.
| will furnish an article which will Increase
fatal accidents, multiply the member of dis
tressing diseases, and render those which are
harmless incurable.
] will deal in drugs which will deprive some
of Life, many of Reason, most of Property,
and al of Peace. which will cause fathers to
become fiends and wives widows, children or
phans, and all mend cants.
/ will cause many OF the rising generation
to grow up in ignorance, and prove burden
and nuisance to the Nation.
s3 will cause mothers to forget their Off
spring, and cruelty take the place of love.
| will sometimes even corrupt the ministers
of religion; obstruct the progress of the Cos
pei; defile the purity of the church, and cause
temporal, spiritual and eternal death; and if
any should be so impertinent as to ask why
have the audacty to bring such accumulated
misery upon the people, my honest reply is:
"MONEY!' The spirit trade is lucrative, and
some protesting Christians give 1t their cheer
full countenance.
have license, and if do not bring these
evils upon you somebody else will.
have purchased the right to demolsh the
character, destroy the health, shorten the
lives and ruin the souls of those who choose
10 honor me with TAR custom. / pledge my
self to do all have herein promised. Those
who wish any of the evils above specified
brought upon themselves or their dearest
friends are requested to meet me at my Bar,
where / will for few cents furnish them
with the certain means of so doing.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07

Who will support the bar-room in
five or ten years time? If supported,
it will be principally by the boys of to-
day. Whose boys? Fathers, you who
have boys growing up, are you doing
any thing to save the boys of to-day
from becoming the drunkards of the
future? The saloons and bar-rooms
must have customers; their present lot
will soon burn out, and they must
have recruits from the children now
growing into manhood. Look outi
Your boys are likely to become GUS
TONERS. amendment.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07

Dr.. DAWSON BURNS, in letter to
the London press, states that, notwith-
standing the depression in trade and
the general shrinkage of values, the
expenditure of the country on intoxi-
eating liquors in the past year was not
less than G123, 28S, 100 This enormous
total is equal to the entire expenditure
of the Nation for bread, butter and
cheese together, is not far short of the
rents paid for farms and homes in the
United Kingdom, and is three times
the amount spent for tea, sugar, coffee
and cocoa.
The Tribune one day last week had
accounts of four murders, every one of
them connected with saloons-two Of
them in Chicago. Chicago Standard.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07

FRIENDS AND NEIGHBoRs: Having just
opened q commodiOus shop for the sale of
Liquid Fire, / embrace this opportunity of
informing you that have commenced the
business of making
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07
NAKED TRUTH
SALOON,

Advertisement of an Honest Rum Seller as it
SHOULD BE.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07
JOHNS STORY.
The Deceits and Horrors Of a
Gambling establishment.

"Well, would you like to hear my
adventure in New Orleans?" John
Bright leaned his elbow on the arm of
the red plush chair ir which he sat,
with thoughtful look in his dark-blue
eyes.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06
THE NEWS

Barker's 9 building, corner of Far
nam and Fifteenth streets, Omaha, was
destroyed by fire Last night. Loss,
$40, 200.
There were earthquake shakes yester.
day at Washington, Augusta, Charleston.
Columbia and Raleigh, all occurring
about noon.
The president yesterday appointed
Geo. w. Baxter, of Cheyenne. Wyoming
territory, to be governor of Wyoming
territory, vice Frsnols 4. Warren, sus-
pended.
The secretary of the interior has af-
hrmed the decision Ut Commissioner
Sparks in the case of Crowston VS.. Seal
of Grand Forks. Dakota, holding service
contest notice by registered letter suf-
icient service.
In accordance with tbs order of
Master Workman Butler 1900 beef kill
ers employed in Armour's packing house
yesterday, joined the strikers already
out in making q demand that their EN-
pioyers shouid re. establish the eight
hour working day.
Gen. Middleton, commander OF the
militia of the dominion, reports that he
will recommend that the Gatling guns
now held by A and B batteries be, trans
ferred to two infantry schools, and that
additional Gatlings be purchased to sup
ply one to each infantry school. He be-
lieves that after a thorough study of the
American weapon that it could he made
serviceable in the hands of the militia.
The will of the late Henrietta Lennox.
disposing of $1e,0 00, 900 worth of prop
erty, was offered for probate in New
York yesterday. After giving the bulk
OF her fortune to relations, she leaves the
Lennox library, q peiee OF land on
SEVENTEEN street and 500, 900 to the
board Of foreign missions of the Presby.
terrain church of America $4,000 each,
the American bible society $4,000 and
several other charities $4,000 and less
sums.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06

None of the legaoles are TO lie payable
untl three years from the final probate
OF the VIII, nor any of the annuitIes until
six months after such probate. The
executors to the will are Chas. j. CliDoh
and Henry Hilton The will is dated July
2, 1877 She revokes the bequest of Henry
Hilton of one half of her residuary
estate and instead %bequeaths him n
hall of the residue OF her property and
estate In trust, to receive. hold, manage,
control, sell and apply the came to the
completion of the Stewart Memorial
church now in course of erection 1T
Garden City, Long leland, and to
supply it with oil necessary to make it q,
free church and cathedral for the
Protestant Episcopal church for the
diocese OF Long isla1d, N. X, to endow
it with such money AZ will maintain it
forever, with a provision for the bishop
of the diocese ard assistantsto construct
and endew With money sufficient to
sustain them forever. two buildings, to
be used as schools and seminsries to be
attached to such cathedral, and to erect
other buildings as the cathedral schools
and seninaries may require. All these
buildings are to be erected on Mrs.
Stewards land, known as Homestead
Plains. The buildings. when completed,
ar, to be conveyed to the use forever of
the Protestant Episcopal church of the
ldiocese of Long Island, or to the Cathe-
dral of the Incarnation in the diocese of
Long Island. If any heir becomes q
party to any proceedings to interfere
with the will the provision in the will in
his or her favor is to be cancelled.
The last codicii is dated November so,
1885. After stating that a cathedral and
Est. Pauls school at Garden City has
been completed and endowed, revokes
all former clauses to the will and oodicils
thereto except that the trustee is
empowered at his discretion to build
and endow O seminary of learning for
women as described in previous codioils,
and to erect such other institutions and
buildings connected with the cathedral
as may be necessary. The absolute title
of the property is vested in q legatee to
convey and transfer the property in
accordance with the provisions of the
will and oodicils.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS.

E-.r - fA -
Sioux Falls cast 4 total vote 0. 1905.
The'Bowdle Pioneer issues 1000 copies
weekly.
Daadwood polled e5s votes and Rapid
City s5s.
There are twenty-six pupils enrolled
IN the Bowdle public schools.
Sang Lee. q Chinaman, died at Dead.
wood, Of consumption, Sunday.
Three serious runaways occurred on
one street in Sioux Falls last week.
The Homestake mine shipped east
upwards Of si25. 600 in bullion, Wednes.
day.
The population Of Sioux Falls is ee.
timeted to be in the neighborhood Of
A prairie fire 81, Midtown last week
burned several stacks Of hay for NJ. K,
Bowen.
II is claimed that not moro than q
three-ioprths vote was polled in, Turner
county this year.
District court for Pennington county
will convene at Rapid City the 9th.
There are fifty cases on the docket.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06
MRS. WILL.
The Various Requests OF the Ex-NIil.
lionaire's Widow.

lionaire's Widow.
New York, Nov. 1.-The will of Mrs.
Cornelia Nj. Stewart. wife of the late
millionaire dry goods merchant, was
fled for probate to-day by ex-J udge
Horace Russell, Henry Hiiton's son,
Citations were Immediately issued to the
heirs and next of kin made returnable
November 18th. Mrs. Stewart bedueaths
$4,000 per year during lifs to her
brother Charles p. Clinch; to each OF her
sisters, Ann, Emma, and Julia Ciinch.
she leaves an annuity of $4,000 a year:
to her niece Sarah N. Smith she leaves
$780, 600; to Cornelia 8. Butler she
leaves 100000 and to each of her
children, Lawrence and Charles Butler
$4,000; to Kate A. Smith, $500, 600; to
each of the remaining children OF Sarah
II. nnmely, Louisa, Bessie and James.
Sl00, 900; children of her deceased sister
Louise, formerly vito OF Charles e.
Butler). namely, Resale, EHeH, Virginia.
Fellan, Maxwell, Prescott, $50, 900. All
the rest OF the estate, real and personal.
she b%equeaths to Charles j. Clinch, now
OF Paris. ara Henry Hilton, OF this city.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06

M
The ars department of the Mitchell
university has been organized under the
direction of Miss Florence Rowlsy.
Grand Forks Herald: Fighter" the
Indian boy who killed the boy Whitmer,
north of Mandan, instead of being pun
ished, even slightly, is to be sent to 9
school and educated as a very likely lad.
That is one way of encouraging red
young ideas to shoot.
The Grand Forks Herald says: Da
kate has long sustained a reputation for
having the most healthful climate in
America, the most fertile soil, the most
en.erprising and energetic people. Her
educational institutions, those browning
glories of o people, e:s ceasssntJy ok
tending and improving.
Sixteen thousand election tickets were
turned ont by the Hurley Herald office.
A new postotice has lately been com
pleted and occupied at Bowdle. 1t Is
supplied with a Yale outfit of 21S boxes.
s. Brown. who was engaged in the
farm machine business at Mitchell, has
decamped. owing many people from
$1,000 to $1,700. His creditors are
many, bnt his whereabouts ere I'M
known.
@. Q. Gaines, n hardware merchant of
Mitchell, fell and broke his leg Of Park
ston the other day.
The Marquis de Mores is making
arrangements to transfer his beefslangh.
ter enterprise from Medora, il. Billings
county, to Kansas City, where work
will begin December LIST.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06

Of the city of Yankton known as Centrai
Yankton.
Be it resolved by the Mayor and Council OF the
City of Yankton:
5ection1, That it is, and ia hereby declared
necessary, that the following sidewalk shoVa
be constructed in the said city of Iankt0n W.
wit: On the north side of Fifth street along
and in front of lots 0 and 10. block 40. Central
Section 2. That said sidewalk shall be six
feet WIDE, the outer edge thereof to be laid
upon the curb line of said Fifth street, Ia les:
distant from the adjacent lots above descrlb-
ed and the said sidewaik shall be constructed
the requirements of the ordinances OF the city,
and plans and specifications to be prepared by
the city engineer, and approved By the mayor
and council. The said sidewalks alongside, or
in front of any of the aforesaid lots, situated
on q corner, made by the intersection Of two
the crossing street, or SO as to meet and con-
meet with any sidewalks now laid down, OF
that may be laid down hereafter, upon such
crossing ~streets.
Section 3. That the cost and expense OF
making the aforesaid Improvements shall be
aforesaid lots. or parts of lots, bounding or
abut5ing on the same, in proportion to the
feet front of the said lots or parts of lots SO
Astounding or AUDITING. :,
Section !. That said sidewalk may be lad
on an approximate grade to conform to the
surface of the ground. as designated in the
said plans and specifications to be prepared by
the city engineer.
Section 5. That this resolution shall be pub
l1ahed for four consecutive weeks in the official
news of the city.
Adopted November !, 1885.
q. n. O'BRIEN, City. Clerk,
Approved this third day of November. 1886.
nov54w CD. Is. HAMRIS, Mayor.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06
the VARIOUS E,,strlcts of nakosn.


The following is a list of the members
of thu incoming Legislature, by districts,
SO far az results have been announced.
Republicans in roman and democrats in
italic:
LIST distrlct-E V Erickson, of Union.
ID district-E q Smith, of Yankton.
Sd district-T o Bogert, of Bon
Homme.
4th dissriot--M Grigsby, of Mime
haha.
9th district-J D Ldloler, Of Dawson.
9th district-T s Martin, of Lake.
7th Districts a Matthews, OF Kings
barry
Sth distriet-John Cain, of Beadle.
9th district-E w Foster, of Sphinx.
10th district
1ith district-C ID Mead, OF Hughes.
18th distriot-C II Sheldon, of Day.
18th district-W Campbell, of Brown.
14th district-S r Wells, of Penning-
ton; FL W~ashabaugh, of Lawrence.
18th district
10th distrlct-H Gallepag, of Cass.
18th district
18th district X
10th district-W T Collins, of Grand
Forks.
Goth district-Roger Allen, of Walsh
21st district-R G D5nopan, Pembina.
22d district
23d district
HOUSE.
LIST district-J v White. of Clay and
f r. Aikens, of Lincoln.
ID district-F A Norris and jacob
Sohnaidt, of Hutchinson and ] P Ward
OF Turner.
Sd DISTRICT e Jones, of Charles Mix
4th-W r Burkholder, OF Minnehaha,
E W Terrill, 81 McCook, and 9 I Milf
more, of Hsneon.
6th--T 4 Mentzer, OF Dawson and
Boetlus 5ullivan, Of Aurora.
6th-J 81 Patten, of Miner, and John
Hobsrt, of Moody.
Hn-A Harkins, of Deuel., and VIM
diendeping, of Kingsbury.
Sth-Wllson Wise, of Sanborn, and d
f Roger, of Jerauld.
9th-F q Mariner, of Sphinx. and W N
Berry, of CLARK.
10th
1lth-G o Gross, of Hyde, and ] M
Moore. OF Sully.
12th-GB Williams, OF Grant, and o
Gestley, of Codington.
13th-W r Ruggles. of Edmunds, and
J, lei Fletcher, Of Brown.
14th-S p Remains and John d
Patton, of Lawrence, and A s Stewart,
of Fall River.
18th
10th. ". Bmn6am and ". =.
Hdtoke, of Cass.
18TH
18th
19th-L o. Wsman and W a Fellows,
oil Grand Forks.
2Oth-Mr. Ensign, OF Ramsey, and
Donald Stewart, of Walsh.
21st-John Bidlake, Of Pembina,. and
John Ely, of Bottineau..
Old
G2d-
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06
,Thankssivsar rr.o,.m

Misunderstanding eroo,amat,o.
Washington, Oot, 3l-The folloa
President Cleyeland'a procl.m
designating thursday Noyemba, ~,
as a day OF thanksgiving and pray.. '
a proclamation:. by the pras;S,
the United States. Ii has LONG hass
custom OF the people OF tha 'Gsa y
States, ON the day ia eaoa wear ep. sui'ts
SET apart tor tns purpose bv trrsulss
executive, to acknowledge the aoaS Ilsi
and mercy of God, and to lnso Soa1 Y
continued care ard protection. ~ y
observance OF such c.stom I Nv ~
Cleveland, president Vi the n'o's
States, do hereby designate ana uu't
apart Thursday, the 18th day =, I \
vember instant to be observed and , "
as a day OF thanksgiving and n,.s n.y.
On that day let all our people T t0,,.
their accustomed emp yr1ria wv
assemble in their usual places OF vo,s y
to give thanks to the Ruler of ths w
verse for u continued enioyment
the blessings of free government y.
renewal of business prosperity throne
out our land, for the return which !
rewarded the labor of those who lin i
soil, aud for our progress as a nan,
all that makes the nation great. 4
while we contemplate the infinite uos
of God in earthquake, flood and al,
let the grateful hearts of those who i,
been shielded from harm, thron
His mercy, be turned in symnat
and kindness toward hose :
have suffered His vlsitat;n
Let us also IN the midst Of
thanksgiving, remember the poor a
needy with cheerful gifts and aims.
that u service may, by deeds Of char
be made acceptable in the sight Of
Lord.
In witness whereof, I have hereul
set my hand and caused the seal Of
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
first day of November. in the year Of,
Lord, one Thousand eight bundled
eighty-sIx, and of the Independents
United States of America the one i
dred and eleventh..
GROVER CLEVELAND, Presidep
T. f. BAYARD, Secretary of State,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06
A Resolution

For the construction of a sidewalk on the
north side of Fifth street along, and IN
front of lots 9 and 10. block 40, in that part
Of the city of Yankton known as Central
Yankton.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06
CARD.

To ell who are suffering from the error i
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, e,i
decay, loss OF manhood, &C., L will send a resn
that will cure you'll FREE OF CHARGE. Thisgrs
remedy was discovered by a missionary in Soul
America. Send a self-addressed envelope tot
REV. JOSEPH II. 1NMAN, Station d, Nxs York Oh
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06

Mnjorities for Clifford and na,

MHJUEitIes 1Or GlHOrd and Day.
The following arc the maiorities by
counties for Clifford trepublican) and
Day (democratlc) for the office of dele
gate to congress from Dakota. The
figures are subject to change by CON-
,plete returns, but they are near enough
correct to indicate with tolerable accu-
racy how the election has gone:
Maiorities.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-06

HuaH j. OAMPBl
Attorney mt