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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
BRISTOL.

The wife of Rev, E. Savage and
their children have arrived at Bristol,
and will shortly be able to take posses
sion of the parsonage, which the ladies
are setting to rights for them. As
this is an English family, the folks
must not expect them to get American
lied at once. Be kind and patient to
them. Selah.
Mr.. VIM. Shepard came home ON
Chicago to see his mother on the
Fourth. Madam Rumor says that
Willie is studying with a station agent,
and will be a telegraph operator, etc.,
soon. ~
Mr.. George Fiddler started for Da-
kota one day last week. Think he was
this way for horses for the great West.
On the 9Th, District No. held their
school meeting. There was a strong
feeling in favor of keeping up eight
months school. Squire Kellogg made
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
SOMERS.

Hot, with a southwest sirOcco
Not cloud to be seen. Thermometer
Sc to 100 in the shade Tuesday after.
noon.
Parched is vegetation in many places
Pastures look as if fire had passed
over them on some of the clay and
sandy lands, and some on prairie land
are not much better.
Oats are heading out on short straw
some less than foot in height. I'm.
less rain comes soon the crop will be
light in weight and yield.
Grass is nearly fit to cut, and this
week, with few exceptions, all farm.
ers are busy haying on knobs. Grass
is curing before cutting; so reportedI
The celebration of the Fourth on
the Sd in A. G. Ozanne's woods was a
grand success. A fine day; warm but
not intentionally hot. A full supply
of food, strawberries, ice cream. lemon
ade, tea and coffee at reasonable prices
crowd, but ample room, and every
body seemed pleased, and enjoyed the
day. Speeches by Revs. Haylett and
Benjamin, of Milwaukee. Music by
the SOmers band, and, not least, the
base ball match by the Toys of the
OZanne and ToWn-hall schools were
among the attractions. The game re
suited in victory for the Town-hall
boys. 1t was remarked that they had
more age and muscle than the others.
The gross receipts were about $267 !;
net little over 5000. In the evening
the band boys gave concert in Mr..
John Mitchells grove. Ice cream and
lemonade were sold as refreshments,
netting some $22 and over. A SUBJ
scriptlOn amounting to near $40 for
fireworks, among the citizens of the
station and neighborho0d, resulted in
quite display of fire-w works in the
evening. OF the above amount the
band boys contributed $40.
L. Cook came from Palmyra, to
spend the Fourth with his family.
Low rates from the Missouri river
brought Mr.. and Mrs. Boswell, Mrs.
Wagner. and Mrs. Dan Carey, of Ne
braska, on visit to relatives and
friends last week.
With change of administration at
last comes a change of postmaster, Mr..
]. W. Rhodes having received the ap.
pointment. When the commission ar
rives the post Office is to be moved into
George Biehn's store. TIE majority
of the patrons would prefer to have
Mr.. Bishop retained, but under the
circumstances change was to be ex-
pected, and no doubt the patrons will
be we'll served in the future as in the
past.
Previous to last week, on two days of
which Mr.. Rhodes and Mr.. Rosenfield
took in wool, ten thousand dollars and
over had been paid to farmers for
wool. Thirty cents is the highest
price paid. Many sold for 25 and 26
cents early; some for 2Sc. and some
80 cts.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
WHO OUGHT TO BE RESPONSE
BILE FOR DAMAGE BY FIRE
CRACKERS?

A communication is received dis
cussing the above question. Without
publishing it entire, we take the liber.
ty of stating the logic of it, and leave
it to the reader to judge of its conclu.
sions.
1t is a conceded fact that on fourth
of July days many serious accidents
occur, involving destruction of proper
ty, by the use of fire-crackers. Against
accidents from fire. crackers the people
have no legal protection, and have. no
where to look for protection. except to
the corporate authorities, whose duty
it is to protect the people against I'M
necessary damage to their property.
The corporate authorities being aware
of the liability to the loss of property,
where fre-crackers are permitted, and
yet fail to suppress the cause of such
loss, ought to be held liable for DAM
ages.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
LATE FOURTH OF JULY

The Fourth came and went this
year with the usual number of mis-
haps throughout the whole country.
Fires, in not few instances involving
the loss of property to the amount of
thousands of dollars, and in most in
stances chargeable to fire-crackers. In
this city the explosion of fire-crackers
was moderately commenced on Satur.
day, sparingly continued on Sunday
and vigorously opened at early dawn
on Monday, accompanied with the
louder-voiced explosives. If the coun.
try can be saved by the noise of fire.
crackers, the boys have saved it, SO
that it will survive at least another
year. But to the boys alone does not
belong this credit. Older boys, from
thirty to forty years of age, were seen
firing off loud-sounding explosives. Sc
it seems some fathers have faith in the
virtue of the fire cracker as a means
for perpetuating the liberties Of this
free country.
There was creditable display of fire.
works in the park Monday evening,
paid for by Mr.. U. J. Lewis, A large
and orderly crowd were in the park
The weather was mild, balmy and
favorable to outdoor amusements. In
addition to the fireworks in the park,
brilliant rockets were thrown from
quite number of private residences
i'll different parts of the city.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
A MINISTER WHO PERFORMED
A REMARKABLE FEAT IN
KENOSHA.

Rev. E. o. Taylor will be recollected
as once the officiating minister in the
Baptist church in this city. He is
now pastor of the Central Baptist
church, corner of Belden avenue and
Halsted street, Chicago, and has an
nounced his intention to resign on ac-
count of i'll health. The notice of Rev.
Mr.. Taylor's name in Chicago paper
and his intention to resign brought
forcibly to remembrance a remarkable
feat of his, while he was in charge of
the Baptist church here in 1868. His
position then was that of students
past0rate, while he was pursuing his
studies in the Chicago University,
where he graduated in 1871. The same
year he married Miss Elizabeth Wine.
gar, of this city. While Rev. Taylor
had the care of church matters here,
he saw much to be done, and among
other things the steeple of the church
edifice needed painting. It never had
been thoroughly painted since the
church was built. The steeple is tall
and slender, as all know who have OBJ
served it. To build succession scat
folding to such height would have
been expensive: Rev. Taylor con-
cluded such cost could not be afforded,
and fixed on plan by which all scat
folding could be dispensed with. He
caused ladder or succession of
ladders to be raised. reaching to the top
of the spire. By what ingenious con-
trivance this was done, and how the
ladder was held in position, we will
not stop to describe. Equipped with a
long rope. paint pot and brush, he as
cended the long ladder up to the top of
the spire, where he tied one end of
the rope to it, and the other part of
the rope he had previously adjusted
around his body in such way as to
lower himself as occasion required
This being done, he dispensed with
further use of the ladder, swung him
self off with paint and brush, with no
support except the rope around his
body; swaying himself around the
steeple. applying the paint, and lower
ing himself by the rope as fast as the
work of painting was done. Many
persons who witnessed this perilous
performance could not avoid looking
upon it with other than feelings of
terror. This extraordinary feat was
widely published. HGrper's Weekly
printed drawing of the scene, showing
Rev. Taylor suspended high in the air
with paint and brush, engaged in his
hazardous enterprise. He received
congratulations from abroad for the &C.
complishment of his undertaking with
out accident. One gentleman. it is
said, residing at distance, sent him
one hundred dollars. This hazardous
performance of Rev. Taylor was wit
messed by many citizens then residing
near the Baptist church, and there are
still good number who have vivid
recollection of it, and describe the
scene when spoken to on the subject.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
PRAYER IN SCHOOL.

Prof. Wells, for twenty years con-
nected with the public schools in Chi
cage, and now Principal of the West
Division High School, obtained permits
sion of the trustees of church in
which to hold the graduating exercises
last week. Some of the friends of the
graduates asked the Professor to have
the exercises opened with prayer.
The Professor refused, saying it was
not allowable. Prof. Wells is now ask
ed why he sought permission to hold a
literary exercise in christian church,
in which exercise public recognition
of God would not be permitted.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

position in society, would give an en-
terprise of this kind an encouraging
start. Miss Cleveland, in one of her
letters, speaks of the West as follows
II have always thought very highly
ofthe Western people, from the brilliant
types / met in Washington. The bust
ness of cOnquering new regions brings
forth and develops the finest elements
of character. In the West man is re.
junevated by contact with soil that
seems to throb with electricity"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

diets are often found without color of
law. What can be the governing mo-
tive of party who calls for jury,
when the integrity and ability Of the
court are unquestioned? Is it not
often because of the hope that the jury
may be wrought upon to turn aside
the exact course of legal justice, and
tone down the rigor of the law? The
careless manner in which Jurors are
summoned needs some corrective of
law applied. In justices courts jurors
are generally picked up on the streets,
consisting mostly of persons who have
noregular business occupation. These
may be respectable men, but persons
who have no regular employment are
not apt to be men of the best judgment.
Jurors for the Circuit Courts are drawn
from lists provided by the county
supervisors, but whoever is at the
pains to examine these lists will won
der if they represent the best men in
the different towns. Various plans
have been suggested for the better
selection of jurors, and among these
is one adopted by the meeting above
mentioned in Chicago, which was
represented by men of high legal
standing as follows:
Resoloed, That it is the opinion of
this club that the selection of persons
to serve as jurors should be made by q
commission of three persons to be APP
pointed by the courts, who should hold
no other Office nor have any other pub
lie duty to perform, and that two of
such commissioners at least should al
ways be selected from the two leading
political parties of the state.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
NARROW PLATFORM.

The labor party in this state appears
resolved to devote all its energies to
the defeat of Gov. Rusk for re-election.
The Governor put sudden stop to the
movements of the mob that was about
to clean out" the iron works at Bay
View, and because he did not seek to
soothe the passions of the mob with
rose-water he is not to be forgiven.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
SHALL WE HAVE JURY RE
FORM?

The great expense and waste of
time in securing juries to try the ar
rested anarchists and violators of law
in connection with the recent labor
disturbances, has awakened public SEN
timent to the necessity of jury reform.
The subject has been brought to the
attention of the people with more
earnestness lately than ever before.
The jury is an old and venerable tribu-
nal, coming down to us through the
generations, and many people regard
it, with all its defects, as too sacred to
be interfered with. The jury system
for the obtainment Of justice, is likely
ere long to be thoroughly Overhauled,
and radically changed, if not abolish
ed. Among other movements noted,
the Chicago Union League Club has
taken in hand the consideration of the
subject of juries, and invited the
opinions of prominent men in the legal
profession in that city, some of whom
express the sentiment that juries have
survived their usefulness, and their
adjustment would farther the ends of
justice; others declare that unless the
method of selecting juries is essential
ly changed. they had better be dis.
pensed with entirely. Every criminal,
in ninety nine cases out of every hum
bred looks upon the jury as his friend.
From the court he has nothing to ex-
pect but legal justice; from the jury
he hopes for leniency. Of all that
have been indicted as anarchists OF
any other grave offense, not one would
consent to waive jury trial if he had
the right so to do, and have his case
come before the court alone. The
trial by jury was originally intended
to protect the common people from
the arbitrary acts of their rulers and
never to determine questions of law
between parties. 1t is reasonable to
conclude, that courts are better quail
fed to decide differences where legal
points are involved than juries. The
party having a suit for trial who calls
for the summoning of jury is gener-
ally understood by that act to dlstrust
the Court. The law, rightly construed
by the court, is expected to mete out
exact legal justice. Juries are less
guided by the strict construction of
law, but moved by their private no
tons of equity. There is no statute
in this state prescribing the qualifica-
tions for a juror; the law only requires
he shall be citizen. He may be such,
yet have no knowledge of the first
principles of law, and may be unable
to read or write; ne may be ignorant
of all rules of business propriety, and
yet he is legally competent to sit as a
Juror where estates are involved of the
value of thousands of dollars. After
the evidence of case on trial has been
taken and given to the jury the lawyers
m anipulate it, and the illiterate jury
man is easily confused and misled, and
it is not surprising that strange YER
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
SALEM.

Did You 60 to Screenings last Satur-
day?
Miss Emma Runkle, of Wheatland
attended divine services at the M. E
church last Sunday.
Miss Gertie Coudry, of Greenwood
ILL.,, is guest in the family of her aunt
Mrs. Wicks.
Mr.. John Prosser, who has been
looking up old friends for the past two
weeks, expects to st art for his home in
Milford, Neb., Monday.
Mr.. George Bailey and wife, of Chi.
cago, came home to spend the Fourth
Mr.. Orrin Wicks arrived at home
last Thursday. He was accompanied
by fellow-student in telegraphy, Mr..
Walter Hardwood, whose home is in
Milford, Neb. They returned to James.
vile onMonday.
Mr.. an d Mrs. Louis Rollow, of Genoa
Junction, old residents of Salem, at.
tended the Silver Lake picnic last Sat
urday:
If we may judge by the many people
present, the picnic at Silver Lake was
a great success. Mr.. ID. A. Mahoney
was the orator of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Arp, of Genoa
Junction, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Stock
we'll
A horse at Screenings last Saturday
night was frightened by the explosion
of the fireworks. On becoming loose
it started, presumably, on its way
home to Pleasant Prairie. It was
caught the same night at Salem station
Saturday evening there was very
nice display of fireworks at Salem sta
ton.
The two men most ready to smile in
Salem this morning Wednesday, are
Sam Munson and Hugh MINIS. The
cause of the smile on Sans face is a
baby boy and the other is girl.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

had only to be treacherous when they
should be true. If gentlemen thought
they were making creditable history,
let them go on. For himself. while he
lived he would appeal to the honor of
his country, to the integrity of its peo-
pie, and to the justice of his cause
while he pleaded for the poor Union
men against those of our own side who
proved treacherous to us at time
when we trusted them to protect our
government"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
THE DIFFERENCE.

Philadelphia is the largest city in the
Union, with one exception. The Mayor
of the city gave strict orders, forbid
ding the firing of pistols and exploding
fire-crackers during the celebration of
the Fourth. The result was there was
not single fire alarm. In other cities
of one-third the population of Phila-
delphia there was in some of them
dozens of alarms of fire, where no such
order existed,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

State Superintendent of Schools,
Robert Graham, declines being can
didate for reelection to that Office.
Mr.. Graham has many personal friends
in this city and vicinity, having been
a successful teacher here over fifteen
years ago. He has been an honest and
faithful public officer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

The Sunday observance of the
Fourth of July in the churches was
quite general this year in the cities in
this and other states. Sermons appro-
PIRATE, and exercises calculated to re-
vive the spirit of patriotism, were
prominent features of the day. This
is well. The people in the churches
as well as out of the churches need to
be reminded of how much we owe the
patriots of revolutionary times for our
civil and religious privileges. The
deeds of our christian forefathers
should be impressed on the children
and youth Of the rising generation.
and there is no more fitting place than
the church for this duty.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

The oleomargarine or imitation but.
ter bill finds great difficulty in passing
the Senate. If it passes at all, it is
said it will be by imposing only a
small tax Of one or a half cent per
pound. The Senate maintains this
kind of butter is an industry, and
therefore ought to be taxed only an
amount to distinguish from dairy but
ter, so as to prevent its being sold in
the market for what it is not.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

Rev. Frank I. Lee, of Whitewater,
made our Office a call on Monday last.
He was on his way to Battle Creek,
Mich, where he intends to spend the
most of his two months vacation at
the Sanitarium at that place. Few
ministers in the state can show bet
ter record of church progress during
the past two years than Rev. Mr.. Lee.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

Col. j. G. McMynn, for many years
a highly esteemed educator residing
In this city, and later in Racine, has
moved to Madison, where he will re.
main while his sons are being educated
in the State University. Hon. Joseph
V. Quarles has been appointed member
of the Board of Education of Racine,
to fill the vacancy by the change of
residence of Col. McMynn.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

Mr.. Charles J. Symmonds, OF this
city, who was noticed in the TELE
GRAPH several months ago as an appli
cant for a cadetship at West Point
has passed through all required ex-
aminations and comes off triumphant
receiving his commission. The ordeal
is a severe one, and the competition
for appointments is vigorously con.
tested. There were LAT applicants ex.
amined for appointments.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

Our old friend and formerly much
esteemed townsman here, E. q. Durant
now of Racine, was nominated last
week by Prohibition county conven-
ton at Union Grove for State Senator
We admire the undaunted courage of
our friend in standing up at fearful
odds to vindicate what he conscien-
tiously believes to be a principle.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

The RipOn Free Press says that the
people of Manchester, Green Lake
county, claim a resident who is the
Oldest citizen in Wisconsin; his name
Is John Kruger, and he is now Ill
years of age. He recently walked five
miles to church, and is still in apparent
good health,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

At the commencement of Beloit Col
lege, last week, honorary degrees were
conferred on six gentlemen, distributed
over a wide district of country
Among the number was Hon. L. B.
Caswell, member of Congress from
this district.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

Don't forget the Old Settlers BUSH
ness meeting, adjourned to meet in
the County Clerks Office, on Saturday,
July 10. at 1 o'clock P. M. Please,
friends of the old settlers, do not let
this meeting go by default.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

A Philadelphia physician, DR.. Horace
Williams, believes long walks will cure
dyspepsia. The hot-water cure is still
popular, and it has long been held that
exercise is needed to promote good di-
gestion. There may be more truth than
fallacy in the long-walk theory.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

The three anarchists who have been
tried several days in Milwaukee were
found guilty by the jury on Saturday
last. The jury recommend these de-
luded wretches to the mercy of the
court.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

The eight-hour rule for labor is sue
cessfully practiced by the farmers at
this season of the year. 1t is eight
hours before dinner and eight hours
after. ID.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

The structure recently built in the
park for a music platform or speakers
stand has been completed. 1t is call
ed pagoda," not because it h any
affinity to a Chinese temple, except in
Its architecture. 1t has handsome
exterior, and its internal finish is neat.
The cost, it is understood, was about
$500. Mr.. E. w. Blinn, if we are
rightly informed. procured most of the
subscriptions for the building. and it
will be found great convenience
when open-air meetings of any kind
are held in the park. Heretofore ir
has been necessary to hastily improvise
stand for speakers when public meet
ings have been called in the park.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
FRIDAY. JULY 0, 1886.

Home rule for Ireland, from the
latest accounts, appears to have been
defeated at the late elections.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

Rev. A. J. Benjamin, pastor of AS
bury NJ. E. church, Milwaukee, deliver
ed Fourth of July speech in Somers
on Saturday last.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09
ROYCOTTING.

This new word. which has been in
want of definite meaning, has now
been determined by the courts of New
York and Chicago to mean a crime.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

The reports from various parts OF
this state speak of unusually warm
weather, and of the great need of rain.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

A tablespoonful of powdered sulphur
put in the laying boxes will kill all YER
min on hens.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, sister
OF President Cleveland, is negotiating
tn parties in Chicago to take charge
Hew magazine entitled, "Tne Lit
- Miss Cleveland has writ
IS that indicate good lit
hat, together with her