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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-20
wednesday, March 10, 1886,


at the storehouse upon the plantation known
as 'Nodena,p in Mississippi county, Ark,
and being on the Mississippi river, proceed
to sell to the highe, t. bidder, for cash, the
following personal property, to-wit; -Four
4-horse wagons, eight tWo-hOrse wagons,
seventy-one mules, six sets wagon harness,
seven sets harness, one 40-hOrge power an
zine and boiler, two S0-saw Milburn double
roller gins and gin stands, two feeders and
cOndensers, one Coalman cotton press, one
grist-mill with appurtenanees, betting,
shaftinG and pulleys, three horses, two
colts, one mule colt, four mares, four sets Of
gear; also, all plows, scrapers, hoes, axes
and all other farming utensils and implc-
ments; and also, all cattle, stock hogs and
other mules and stock, and all cropsO' corn,
cotton, cotton-seed, hay, fodder and other
products now on or 6SSio%pSing the Pl1EntG
place. and the "Lanier place" in said
county, run and operated by said Ferguson
Il HampsOn during the year 1850. And
under said deed, on
Saturday, march 20, 1855,
in front of the courthouse door in 0sceola,
Mississippi county, Ark, we will sell to the
highest bidder, for cash the following de,
county and State: The plantation known
as the ELLIS place" at Ferguson & Hamp-
sons Landing in Bend IS, Mississippi river,
and described as follows; W "a see; ID, 3719
q, L X of sec. 3. and L Il VIZ sec. Is, in
township Ii north, range 10 ca t.. Also, M
4 sec. 2, l6O acres. W u NE u tee. II. Il
acres; in township II north, range 10 east;
Little river in township Is north, range s
east, containing 8,97 acres. Also, u ir q of
Sc fr a fec 20 least of bayou, township Is
north, range 10 east, 80 10 acres. Also, the
ing 2O-l00 of an acre; and the Sc 4 Of NV
a Of sec. Is, both in township II north,
range 10 east, the last described containing
40 acres.
Said sales will begin at the time and place
stated, and will continue from day to day
until completed. All riPh hts of redemption
and exemptions are waived. Sale absolute.
Terms cash. ID. II. POSITION,
Z. =. P0ST0N.
Truetsas
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
KENOSHA ARTESIAN WELLS.

Probably one of the most desirable
improvements in this city in several
years past is the artesian well. The
city is furnished with water conven-
fences nearly equal to those of cities
where expensive water works have
been constructed. The water supply
has thus far not been limited, but
abundant for all practical purposes
except it is not as we'll adapted as rain
and river water for washing and Gu.
linary uses. For drinking, chemical
analysis proves it conducive to health.
We are indebted to DR.. E. G. Hazelton
for the following facts in respect to
the art esian wells in this city:
There are three Of these wells, two
on the south side of the river and one
on the north side. 1t is claimed that
the flow of water from these wells is
larger than from any other wells in
this country. There are tWenty-eight
hydrants connected with the mains
by which water can be thrown from
two at time over a three-story build.
ing. The boring of each we'll cost
about $4,000, which, with the water
mains and other appendages, make
a total cost of about $4,000. There
are now about three hundred paying
consumers of water, the price ranging
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
TO FAIR-MINDED PARTY
PROHIBITIONISTS.

Hon. James G. Blaine, in a late
speech on the issues now before the
people in the state of Maine, describes
the attitude of the Prohibition party
in that state. We copy small por-
ton of the speech, and ask any fair
minded party Prohibitionist to justify,
if he can, the action of the Prohibition
lists:
"There are some singular features
pertaining to this movement. The Re
publican party in Maine, from the day
of its organization, has been pledged to
prohibition-enacting the principal
statute now in force in 1878, and
since amending it from year to year as
the leading temperance men requested.
The changes to make it more effective
have averaged nearly one for every
year since the original law was passed.
The third party in their convention
cheerfully testify that prohibition has
been so well enforced by the Republi-
cans that in their judgment Maine is a
quarter Of century ahead of the Ii
cense states in all that pertains to tenn.
perance reform. The Republicans
have this year with special emphasis
in their State convention re-affrmed
their faith in prohibition and nomi.
mated for Governor pronounced sup.
porter of the law. But all this does
not suit the third party prohibitionists
They desire party of their own, just
small enough to have no effect at all
or, if possible, just large enough te
throw the State into the hands of the
Democratic party, which has been az
constant in its hostility to prohibition
as the Republican party of Maine has
been constant in its fidelity to prohibi
tion."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
ARTESIAN WELLS.

Mr.. Leander Stone, A. NJ, sends US
a bulletin of the Chicago Academy Of
Sciences. 1t is on the subject of ar
tesian wells, their structure and
sources of supply. 1t is an able con-
tribution to the subject of which it
treats, and scientific men pronounce it
one of the best which has been pro-
duced in that line. Mr.. Stone notices
the artesian wells in different parts of
Wisconsin, including those of Kenosha.
To any one interested in this depart
ment of scientific investigation, his re-
searches will be found instructive.
Mr.. Leander Stone was formerly a
resident of this city, and engaged in
teaching. He moved to Chicago and
for number of years was reporter for
the Chicago Times. More recently he
occupied the position of literary editor
of the Northeastern Christian Adco-
cate. He is now retired from the paper
because of ill-health.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
POLITICS.

The holding of nominating conyen-
tions-Congressional, Legislative and
County-is now fairly under way in
this state. There appears to be no
diminuti0n from that of former years
in the aspirants for office; no lack of
candidates who are willing to serve the
people. The adoption of the constitu-
tional amendment, providing for bien-
NAL elections, gives year of compare.
tive political quiet. In the meantime,
during the interim, the people have
had ample time to arrive at deliberate
conclusions who are best qualified for
the offices to be voted for. It is hard
ly respectful to the intelligence of the
people of the county to counsel them
who to nominate for the county
offices to be chosen. If there are can
didates who desire to have their names
announced, or whom their friends wish
to have made known as such through
the press, the request will be cheerful
ly complied with. In a small county
like this but few, if any, of those who
aspire to Office are strangers and need
a general introduction to the electors.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRICT.

In this first Congressional District
the contest has become quite lively,
and not altogether unmixed with per-
sonal irritation. The three candidates
-Caswell. Weeks and Cooperate
prominently before the people, each
having their ardent friends, and each
good men. This paper has taken no
part in the discussion of preferences,
except to vindicate one of the candi.
dates, Mr.. Caswell, from some of the
charges which we believed had been
unfairly made against him. 1t is man.
ifestly unjust to attempt to belittle a
candidate to help a rival candidate.
AS it respects the affirmations and
denials of the promises which it is al
legged Mr.. Caswell made at the Congress
sional convention two years ago, We
only stated what was told us on
authority we supposed reliable. Where
statements are conflicting we can.
not decide. We deem it not out
of place to say further, on our per-
sonal knowledge, in justice to Mr.. Cas-.
well, that during his terms in Congress
except the last, we had ample oppor.
tunity to see of his standing in the
House of Representatives. While he
was not in the foremost rank of ora.
tors and brilliant members, he occu.
pied positions above the average on the
most important and responsible com
mittees. Of this latter fact the Con
gressional records will bear witness
On the question of undertaking candi-
dates of the same party, the Geneva
Herald gives some wholesome advice
eff the friends of Mr.. III. A. Cooper
want to elect him to Congress, they
should put a stop to the silly tWaddle
that emanates from the. Burlington
Free Press and the Racine Time!
against other candidates for the nomin
alton. No good was ever accomplish
cd in politics by abusing opponents
and particularly of the same party
Mr.. Cooper, we are certain, would pre-
fer to run on his own merits rather thar
on the dement's of his opponents
And all this talk of boiling, if any
other man is nominated, is exceedingly
out of order"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
rs 1T IGNORANCE OR DIS
HONESTYp

The Prohibition Congressional con-
vention which met at Elkhorn and
nominated our excellent former fellow
citizen for Congress is liable to the
charge of ignorance or willful misrep.
resentation in the adoption of reso-
luton which makes an assertion as
follows:
"BOth the great parties are and al
ways have been under the control of
the liquor traffic, and its obedient SER
wants" Surely the schoolmaster
needs to go abroad when the members
of convention can utter such dec.
laratlOn. Did the liquor traffic con
troll the Republican party thirty years
ago, when it passed the prohibitory
liquor law in Maine and has virtually
re-affirmed it nearly every year since
Was the Republican party under the
control of the liquor traffic when it
passed the prohibitory laws in Kansas,
Iowa and other statesp It is calculat
ing too largely on the stupidity of
voters to suppose they can be deceived
with such talk.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03

according to the size of the water
faucets. The two wells on the south
side are each 1866 feet deep. Each
well has fiye-inch pipe, from which
the flow is 500 gallons per minute
when not under pressure. Under a
pressure of So pounds, the wells will
low 100 gallons each per minute.
There are now about three miles of
water mains in the city of 2. 8, 1 and
6 inches diameter. These may be in
creased as the demand is made, as
much water is now wasted by allowing
it to flow when not needed. The water
will rise 125 feet when the wells are
closed. AS to the continuous flow OF
water, there has been slight decrease
since the wells began to be used. Z
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
THE WHEAT SITUATION,

The London Economist has revised its
estimates of the British and French
wheat crop, and now places the crop of
Great Britain at 81, 100000 bushels,
against 100000 last year, showing a
deficit of %, 100000 bushels to be sup
piled by an extra importation. The
deficiency in France is even greater, the
present years harvest being placed at
283, 800, 900 bushels, as against 318,0OO,-
600 bushels in 1885, decrease of o.
100000 bushels. There is also shrink
age of 10000, 900 bushels in the rye crop
of the latter country. Hence, it will
be seen that those two nations will re-
quire 71,700, 900 bushels more foreign
wheat, or its equivalent in flour, during
the import year ending with August 81,
1887, than they did for that ending to-
day.
Looking to the source of supply; we
find that the current years harvest in
all the wheat-exporting countries outside
of the United States, with the possible
exception of the Argentine Republic and
Canada, have deficient crops, and as
those two countries cut a very insignif-
| cant figure as exporters of breadstuffS,
there is reason to suppose that the United
States will be drawn upon to furnish q
large percentage of the deficits above
mentioned.
The fact that crops in other bread-im
porting countries of Europe are also be-
low last years yield gives additional as
surance that they, too, will become more
liberal buyers of American wheat during
the coming year, and it may be reason
ably predicted that our exports of wheat
and flour during the next twelve months
will largely exceed those of the export
year just closing. This conclusion de
rives further confirmation from the fac
that our crop just harvested is far supe
rior in quality to the grain of any othel
country with which it will come in com
petition, except the scanty surplus thai
will go from Manitoba and the Other
Western provinces of British North
America, where the grain is said to bt
identical with the No. hard whea
from Northern Minnesota and Dakota.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03

Hon. J. G. Blaine, in one of his re-
cent speeches in Maine on the state of
the country, referred to his efforts,
while he held the Office of Secretary of
State, to establish an international
Congress, to be represented by all the
governments of North and South
America. Such Congress had been
pronounced practicable by eminent
statesmen of all parties, and if Mr.
Blaine had succeeded in the plan that
alone would have immortalized his
name through all coming generations
We hope Mr.. Blaine will be permitted
to see the day when, by his influential
position, he will be enabled to secure
assured peace between all the nations
and governments on the American
continent. In the course of his speech
Mr.. Blaine said:
If recall any part of my own par
ticipation in public affairs with special
satisfaction it is that I endeavored and
almost succeeded in having the Ameri-
can republics assemble in a peace con-
gress in order that war between nations
on this continent should be made i'm
possible. War many direction would
prove a great calamity to the United
States-but war forced on Mexico
would be crime, marked in an especi-
al degree by cruelty"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03

Citizens and taxpayers request US to
announce Mr.. Horace E. Clark as a
candidate for reelection to the Office
of County Treasurer. 1t is stated that
he has discharged the duties Of the
Office during the present term faith
fully, honestly and acceptably, and that
he deserves the approval of the people
for reelection another term. We
cheerfully endorse this expression in
favor of Mr.. Clark. His health was
poor when elected, and it was appre-
hended by some he might not be able
TO discharge the duties of the Office,
but he has performed all the services
required of him to general satisfaction.
Although his health is still not good,
he is in a situation quite as able to do
the required business as he has been
heretofore. All who know Mr.. Clark
need not be told that there is no more
worthy citizen in this city or in the
county than he is.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03

1t is noticeable that in the proceed
'ngs of the State Prohibitory and Con-
gressiOnal conventions in this state
KenOsha county does not appear to
have been represented in either. From
this it must not be Inferred that Keno
sha county is indiffere Mt to the tenn
perance cause. The opinion is ven
tured, that there is not county in the
state in which there is better temper
ance element than in the country towns
OF this county. We are not authorized
to speak for the temperance people of
the county, but believe they do not re.
gard it sound policy to join the party
prohibitionists, and thus throw their
influence, not for the cause of temper
ance, but for the liquor interest. It
does no good for men who vote the
Prohibition ticket to say they do not
intend to aid the liquor traffic, 1t is a
rule in morals that actions must be
judged in the light of their conse-
Quences. There ought to be no voter
In Wisconsin so feebled-minded as not
to perceive that in the present state of
parties every vote taken from the Re-
publican party and given to the Prohi-
bitionists is vote to strengthen the
party that upholds the saloon interest.
No system of logical reasoning has yet
been invented by which it can be
shown that by direction or indirection
helping wrong is moral method of
securing right.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
MISS MARY ELIZABETH DoUD.

MAOO MIAMI EA1AADC II OOOO.
The death of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Doud, Familiarity known as Mamie
Doud, is announced to have occurred
in Florence, Italy, Aug. 81. Miss
Doud was a resident of Racine, and
several families of this city were
among her and her mothers acquaint-
ances. Hon. Reuben Doud was years
ago Mayor of Racine, and on his death
Mamie's mother, Mrs. Katherine r.
Doud, continued to reside in that city.
Miss Mamie Doud, the subject of this
notice. was young lady Of more than
ordinary brilliant qualities. In early
life she was pg ssionately fond of music.
particularly the violin, and began prac-
ticing and taking lessons on that in
strument almost in childhood. In the
spring of 1880 she accompanied her
mother, with several other Racine
ladies, to Europe, where, after spend
ing considerable time in travel, she and
her mother took up their residence in
Florence, where Miss Mamie devoted
herself to her favorite violin, under
the instruction of the best masters.
What adds sadness to her death, is
that she had about completed her
musical education, having attained as
near perfection as possible, and was
to soon make her first debut
in London. Having neared the goal
for which she had so industriously
striven, she was attacked with brain
fever, death quickly followed, and all |
was over. 1t is stated her remains
will probably be brought to Racine and |
buried by the side of her father in
Mound cemetery in that city.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
BRAGG AND DELANEY

He who has not heard of Bragg and
Delaney, in the Second Congressional
District in this state, has not read the
Wisconsin newspapers. The names of
these two men ought to go down to-
gether in some sort of history. Both
are Democrats. Bragg has been to
Congress four times and is clamorous
to go again; his friends are encourag-
ing him on. Bragg signed an agree
ment two years ago he would not again
be candidate if Delaney would stand
aside and allow him to run. It now
appears Bragg repudiates the agree
ment on technical grounds. Delaney
claims he was promised the place this
year. The papers in the second dis.
trict have had the controversy between
these two men on hand long time.
The people outside of the district be-
lieve this bartering of votes has gone
far enough, and it would better COM
port with the self.respect of the peo-
pie of the second district to drop both.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03

The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road Company filed its annual report
with Railroad Commissioner Haugen, al
Madison, on Saturday. The total earn
ings were 1924, ,368.46 +; passenger de-
partment, $6,521 ,594.89 freight depart
ment, ST., 500, 698.17. The operating
expenses were $13,898, 275.73. The
number of miles of completed road is
3,94S. The persons killed on the road
were 18; injured, IS. There are 121
conductors employed at an average an
nual salary of $929.29 each 1856 engin.
GERS at an average salary of 81, 102.3S
each per year. The company has ZOE
locomotives, ia baggage and mail cars
IL palace cars, 284 passenger cars, 90,
727 freight and 562 other cars. The
company put 80 new locomotives on the
track this year.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
RACINE ITEMS.

Mrs. Ann Crossett, mother Of Mrs. c.
Z. Wright, died on the goth ult, aged
f57 years.
| On the Oath ult. the residence of Henry
Osborne, two miles frem Racine, was
entered by burglars and 800 stolen.
| "A new hall and opera house is in pre-
cess of construction on Main street be-
tween Second and Third streets, and will
cost $35, 900. It is being erected by the
Mechanics Building Association, and
will be used by the Knights of Labor
ASSEMBLY.
Miss Mary Marks, aged 16 years, died
Ion the 10th ult. She was very popular
young lady.
+. Charles Geer, member of the Gar
| field Guard militia company, of Racine,
was shot at Whitewater, on the 25th ult.
He claims to have been walking from
| the camp grounds to the city when a
son of prominent business man of
Whitewater, who was intoxicated, pro-
ceeded to perforate him with revolver,
without, he says, the least cause or
provocation. One of the three shots
fired took effect in his leg. Geer refuses
to reveal the name of the man who did
the shooting.
l. iA cablegram was received ct Racine
on the. 28th ult., from Florence, Italy,
announcing the death of Miss Mamie E.
Doud. the only daughter of Mrs. Cathar-
inc r. Doud, widow of the late Reuben
Doud. The cause of her death was brain
fever. Her age was 81 years. For the
past six years she had been abroad and
devoted her time to the study of the
violin, hoping to make her debut as
concertist in London in very short time.
Miss Mary L. Beck died on the 9th
ult., aged 81 years.
Burglars have been operating in Ra-
cine and around the county, and have
committed several robberies the past
week. &c Mullin, a peddler had his
wagon broken open and goods to the
value Of $75 carried off.
Capt. David I. Davis died at his home
in the town of Raymond, on the 25th
ult., aged 81 years. Deceased was born
in South Wales and settled in Raymond
thirty-eight years ago. For forty-two
years he followed the life OF sea-faring
man, and was commander of many lake
was widely known at almost
every port on the lakes, and was highly |
Il
Mrs. VIM. Graham died on the 29th |
ult., aged 70 years.
Eran1y MicLr1locLv uoll lynourn
farmer of Caledonia, had his right |
blade broken in runaway &C
cident on the 26th ult.
; DIR. T.. M. Kords, who has been in Cal |
fornia for several years, is at his old
home in Burlington, visiting friends.
Eddie Engelbreicht, aged four years,
'trayed away from his home last Satur-
lay and went to the river at ]. w. John
sons dock, where he fell into the water
md was drowned. Several persons wit
lessed the accident
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03

and barley are pronounced generally
good. Corn has been doing surprising
ly well for a few weeks past. The
potato crop is said to be uneven, but
there will be fair home supply.
Prices of most kinds of farm produce
are low, but. as compensation for low
prices, every article of goods for home
consumption is cheap-so cheap that
the marvel is how they can be afforded
at so small profit.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
GOV. Risk.

1t is noticeable that all the county
conventions thus far which have ex.
pressed any preference for the next
gubernatorial candidate have declared
in favor of Gov. Rusk. The unanimity
for the present incumbent of the Office
is remarkably decisive. The attempt
to create a prejudice against Gov.
Rusk, because he dealt summary with
rioters, will only strengthen his hold
on the people of the state.