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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-15
SALEM.

Miss Mary Blackman, of Bristol,
came to visit friends in Salem on Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Penny, from Iowa,
are here looking up old friends in
Salem and Brighton.
Miss Mary HELLER has gone to Genoa
to spend few days with friends.
All the farmers are very busy husk.
ing just now. The yield in most cases
is below the average.
Mr.. Alex. Clark. of Pennfeld, ILL.,
arrived at Mr.. Hugh Minis home on
Friday evening.
Mr.. Edward Bradley and Miss Mary
Maloney were married at the Catholic
Church in Munster on Sunday, Oct. 10.
The bride arrived from Canada little
over week ago.
We hear that the new hotel at Silver
Lake is completed. Mr.. Fred. Schen.
ming went to Chicago to purchase fur
niture for the hotel one day last week
Jennie Loescher broke her arm
while playing at school on Tuesday.
Will Warner and family left for the
West on Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanalstine are happy
over the birth of a little girl on Sun
day, Oct. 10.
Mr.. Gull is slowly recovering from
injuries sustained by being thrown
from a load of lumber while returning
from Kenosha two weeks ago today
"wednesday. Two weeks ago Sun
day Mrs. Gull was kicked by an un.
ruly horse while returning from
church, but was not hurt.
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THE WESTERN PLoWMAN.

A handsome, vigorous and practica
twenty-eight-page monthly, devoted te
the best interests of the Home, Farm
and Family, published at Moline, I'll
Not sensational, but aggressive, fearless
and full of Western vim and snap. Its
agricultural information will be fresh
from the fields and reliable. Its home
reading matter viii be pure and instruct
i've, but too highly seasoned with wit
humor, pathos and spirit to be dull.
It has a rod in pickle for a million
social follies, and it will be welded Wig
orously, no matter whom it may strike
No farmer can afford to be without it
The housewife needs it 70 rthe practical
information contained in its household
department.
The boys and girls will be benefited
and instructed by the live, wide-awake
articles. sketches, puzzles, poetry, viii
and humor which enliven its pages. II
is household paper containing no trash
no exaggerated pictures of lie, no sensa-
tional "news," but careful record oil
all that is intended to make life better
than it is. 1t contains more matter anG
of better character than most of the
two dollar monthlies, but we offer you
this literary feast
For NOTHING,
the only condition being that you pay
for one years subscription to this papel
in advance.
Call at this Office and see sample
copy.
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A DEADLY DELUGE.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 13.-Chief Opera.
tor West, of the Western Union Tele.
graph company. has received the follow.
ing message from the operator al
Orange, Tex:
"The town of Sabine Pass was totally
destroyed by the water of the Sabine
river last night. There are known to
be sixty-five lives lost. Last night dur
ing the overflow a hotel with fifteen
or twenty people in it was swept out
into the bay and every one of the in
mates drowned. The captain of a
schooner from there to-day says that
not house is left in the whole country
and every person living there was
drowned. A party of men came from
Beaumont this evening on a train with
the intention of joining the people of
Orange and going down to Sabine Pass
with relief boat"
Sabine Pass is situated on the Gulf
coast in Jefferson county, Tex, at the
mouth Of the Sabine river, about sixty
six miles northeast of Galveston. Be
fore this calamity it was fourishing
village of about 500 inhabitants. The
wires have been down all day on both
sides of Orange. Sabine Pass is twelve
miles below Beaumont.
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SOMERS.
Hot and dry weather of late.

IOG ana ury WeaCner OF late.
Corn husking makes sore hands on
account of the brittleness of the stalks.
No soft corn, but in places many
nubbins.
Stock water is getting less, and many
have to drive stock or haul water.
Flowing is hard work for teams at
present.
Rev. Rollins is back again for another
year. Sylvania is joined to Union
Grove, and Union Church added Il
Somers and Lake Shore. The change
creates dissatisfaction, and return tt
the old arrangement is hoped for.
Miss Mary Parsons came here on 4;
visit and to help her brothers family
in the removal, returning home last
week.
| John Parsons and family left fol
| their new home at Menominee Fall.
last week.
| Rev. Parsons was here last week Oh
business relating to renting his farm
to the man who is to occupy it.
| Mr. Browne has begun his schoo
term in Town Hall district. The new
school house will soon be ready for oc
lcupation. In the meantime the ole
one is used.
Phil. Barns, being in Chicago Oh
business, came and made short sta,
at his fathers, and called on a few
friends.
i Mrs. Jas. T. Ozanne, of Horizon, an,
Mrs. N. L. Norris. of Sterling, Ill.
came to Somers on a visit to relative
la week ago Saturday.
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The Drainage and Water Supply
Commission of Chicago has been engaged
in determining the motion of the waters
of Lake Michigan, or the normal circu-
lation. AS part of this investigation,
in August last $50 bottles were placed
in the south end of the lake, between
Chicago and st. Joseph and Grand Haven
and Milwaukee, and off shore between
these ports. Of these, about one-third
have been returned, with very satisfac-
tory results. In the FIRST week in Octo-
Der another set of $50 was placed in es-
sentially the same manner, so there are
now some $50 bottles in the south half
of Lake Michigan. These bottles have
drifted ashore all around the lake from
Ludington, ON the east, by the head of
the lake, to Sheboygan, on the west.
Each bottle contains red card, which
makes it conspicuous, and postal card,
to be filled out and returned to this
Office. Each bottle contains full direc-
tons to the finder. One dollar ($1) is
sent to the finder for each card returned
to this Office. 1t is desired to give this
notice as wide publicity as possible in
order that vesselmen, fishermen and
those who visit the beach may be ON the
lookout for these bottles.
Drainage and Water Supply Commits
sion. RUDOLPH Herring,
Chief Engineer.
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A BAKING POWDER TRICK.

The Chicago firm, under whose direc-
tons the band of women are "testing"
our baking powders, has hit upon very
cunning trick. The test" as perform
ed by these ladies, is to mix the baking
powder they peddle and that found in
the kitchen with water, separately, and
call attention to the difference of action.
That found in the kitchen, if pure, will
foam up quickly like champagne. The
baking powder they desire to prove
superior will rise slowly, foaming like
new yeast, over the top of the glass
This slower action results from the
presence of flour, albumen or gum in
their baking powder, and is evidence oil
adulteration. To prove this, fill glass
half full of water, mix together equal
parts of flour and some pure baking
powder, pour into the water and stil
quickly. There will be produced pre-
cisely the same effect-the slow, foam
ing action-produced by the tests with
the adulterated baking powder as made
by our lady missionaries from Chicago
The effect viii be even heightened BY
adding little lime, such as the baking
powder carried by the ladies and the
other low grade adulterated powders
contain. OF course, any statements
made liz reference to other bakins
powders. by parties caught IN practicin,
such tricks as these for the purpose o
deceiving the public, will be entitled tt
no credit.
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GUARDING AGAINST DROUGHT

The observation of farmers must have
convinced them that the most serious
effects of drought are felt upon those
soils of a sandy nature and where there
appears to be deficiency of h,tmus or
vegetable matter, condition that is
liable to occur where no vegetable or
farm manures are employed in the pro.
duction of crops. Where there is a
large amount of vegetable matter in the
soil, it acts something like a sponge in
taking up and storing moisture until
required for use. It may then be con-
sidered an important matter to secure a
suitable amount of vegetable matter in
the soil as one of the means of prevent
ing drought. To effect this, coarse
farmyard manure serves an excellent
purpose also any kind of compost that
has refuse vegetable material as a basis.
Another means, and one which pro-
duces good results in the production of
crops, is to pillow under green crops.
Clover is especially desirable, because of
the extent of its roots, which aid in the
improved mechanical condition of the
soil, which is also an aid to prevent
drought. With vegetable material and
a thorough and deep loosening of the
soil, a severe drought Will be required
o affect ordinary crops very seriously.
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Every dairyman who has been in the
business of making fine butter knows
that there is never any difficulty in dis
posing of his make at an average price
of about ten cents pound above ordin-
airy farm butter. That extra ten cents
is the reward he gets for trying to know
something about his own business. 1t is
strange, though, how patient most men
are under the burden of their own ig-
norance. We have known one dairy
farmer in neighborhood of farmers to
make fine butter and sell it for good
prices for years, right before their eyes,
and scarcely one of them had gumption
enough to inquire into the matter and
60 and do likewise. AS rule the farm
er's wife is the first to push forward and
make improvements, while the farm
er himself is contented to sell butter fol
ten cents pound less than his neighbor
She thinks it is reproach to the gooC
sense and intelligence of her home to dc
SO, and she is right.-Hoards Dairynaaa,
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given that the Re-
publican County Convention in and for
Kenosha county, Wisconsin, will be held
on Monday, Oct. 25th, 1886, at one
o'clock P. M, at the Court House i'll the
city of Kenosha, to nominate county
officers to be voted for at the next gen.
eral election to be held on Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday in Novem-
Der, A. D. 1886, to wit, November I'd, A.
D. 1886, and to transact any business
necessary to be brought before said Con-
vention.
By order of the County Committee
G. A. DEWEY, Chairman.
Kenosha, Oct. Is, 1886.
1t has been suggested by prominent
Republicans in towns where delegates
have not been elected, and where no
caucuses have been called, that the eau
cuses for said towns be held on Saturday,
Oct. %, 1886, at o'clock P. M.
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| Ifyou want a good, hearty laugh, be
sure and hear the Smith Family at Kim
ball Hall Tuesday evening, Oct. 10.
Some of our favorite home singers
have kindly given their services fol
Tuesday evening. Oct. 10, and will unite
with the Smith Family in giving you a
delightful treat. Don't fail to hear them,
and laugh laugh laugh !
Miss Gertrude Knight, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Knight, formerly
of Pleasant Prairie, and granddaughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rategan, of Pleas
ant Prairie, died in Chicago OF the 9TH
inst, after a long illness, aged Is years.
Her remains were brought here for in
terment, and her funeral services were
held in st. James church on Sunday
morning. A large number of friends
from Chicago were present. The de-
ceased was most estimahle young lady,
and her parents have the sympathy of
their friends in this community in their
aff1iction. The floral tributes were very
beautiful.
Herbert M. Theirs was brought before
Justice Gillett on Wednesday, On COM
plant of S. Y. Brande, charged with ut
tering forged paper on Byron B. Nor
throp, of Racine, for 81, 800. He waived
examinat ion and was bound over to the
November term of the Circuit Court in
the sum Of 81 800. The other charges
will be heard on the 23rd of October.
He was released on his own recogniz-
ance in the sum of $4,000. District
Attorney Paddock appeared for the state.
While Mrs. ]. G. Holmes, Of Somers,
was walking along the sidewalk at the
side of Theodore Lettings place on Park
street, on Tuesday afternoon, VIM. Dick
haut stepped off the road on to the end
of plank in the sidewalk, tipping it up.
Mrs. Holmes caught her foot under it
and fell down, breaking her leg above
the knee. She was taken into Mr..
Richard Drom's house, where she was
attended by Drs. Ward and Saunders.
Perhaps no local disease has puzzled
and baff1ed the medical profession more
than nasal catarrh. While not immedi-
ately fatal, it is among the most distress
ing, nauseous and disgusting ills the
flesh is heir to, and the records show
very few Or no cases of radical cure of
chronic catarrh by any of the multitude
of modes of treatment until the intro
duction of Ely's Cream Balm a few
years ago. The success of this prepare
ton has been most gratifying and sur
prising.
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Under suspension of the rules, the
bills of Racine Cement and Pipe Co.
$40 20-and the Good Shepard Industrial
schoolE$26 .29-were allowed.
The Treasurer's report was presented
and referred to the finance committee.
The following was presented and read :
ORDINANCE No.
An ordinance vacating that portion of
West Main street in the city of Keno
sha, Wisconsin, lying between Rock
street and Pearl street.
Sec l. Be it ordained by the Common
Council of the city of Kenosha, that that
portion of West Main street in the city
of Kenosha lying between Pearl and
Rock streets be and the same is hereby
vacated, and the Chicago and North
western Railway Company is hereby
authorized to lay additional tracks and
locate its station buildings and platforms
in that portion of said street hereby va
Gated.
Sec. 2. This ordinance is upon the
express condition that said railway com
pany shall within reasonable time after
the passage hereof acquire and cause tt
be dedicated to the public use for 8
street strip of land between said Pear
and Rock streets forty-fve (45) feet ii
width, bounded on the west by line
parallel with and twenty-one and one
half (213) feet east of the present cas-
line of said West Main street, and tina
said Company shall properly grade AMI
put said strip of land in good condition
for public travel.
Sec. 8. This ordinance is also upoi
the express condition that if, by reason
of adopting any of the changes author
lied by it, there should arise any CLAIM
for damages on the part of any propert,
owner on said West Main street, the sal,
the Chicago and Northwestern Railwa,
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1t is learned with pleasure that Mr..
r. F. Roberts is candidate in Kencsha
county for the Republican nomination
for the assembly. Mr.. Roberts is
known as a practical farmer of sound
views on public questions and a keen
interest in every thing that pertains to
agricultural interests. Aside from his
general fitness for the Office there is
one excellent reason why Kenosha
would do we'll to send him to the state
legislature. Mr.. Roberts has been an
active, intelligent opponent of the job
to establish second agricultural college
in Wisconsin, although that now in
existence is never attended by more
than half dozen students. The
scheme had in view the establishment
of great institution which would have
cost the taxpayers a million dollars
within five years, and it was supported
by large number of politicians who
saw in it new field of patronage. Mr..
Roberts did an immense amount of the
most valuable work in opposition to the
bill for the creation of the agricultural
college, and doubtless did as much as
any other man to secure its final defeat.
He debated the bill with it's introducer,
Mr.. Adams, of Dane county, before
agricultural institutes in this and other
counties, sustaining his views with force
and clearness. The scheme is likely to
be pushed again this winter, and it
would be an excellent thing to have Mr..
Roberts in the assembly, where it will
have to be killed, if anywhere.-Racine
Journal.
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follows:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common Coatq,-
Gil:
Your committee to whom was referred
the treasurer's report of coupons redeem
ed hereby certify to having examined
the foregoing report and accompanying
coupons, and found the same correct, as
stated, and recommend that the coupons
be destroyed, according to the ordinance,
and the report entered On the record.
(Signed,l JOHN HI. CANTwELL,
Chairman.
On motion, the report was accepted,
and the Mayor appointed Aid. Rowe
and Brady to destroy the coupons,
which they did by burning in presence
of the Council.
The committee appointed to procure
a place in the Fourth Ward for election
and ward purposes, reported having Sc.
cured rooms at Ell. Wilden's. Report
accepted.
The committee on fire department re-
ported on the petitions for location of
fire hydrants, and recommend the
location of same, as desired, viz, Cor.
ner of Chicago and Julius streets cor.
ner of Elizabeth and Bond streets cor
ner of Elizabeth street and Fremont
avenue.
Report accepted and adopted.
The committee ON police, to whom
was referred the claim of Geo. Wade
made partial report, and, on motion Of
Aid. Cantwell, the Mayor was empower
ed to arrange a settlement.
The proposed ordinance to secure the
rights Of o. M. Petit in the private sewer
on South street, was again read, and, on
motion of Aid. Widman, adopted.
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Rev. N. z. Norris, who has been at
tending the Rock River Conference at
Evanston, came 20 Somers to spend a
day or two before returning to his
home at Sterling. whittier he goes for
another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mitchell are
stopping in Somers with relatives, he
not being able as yet to resume work
on the railroad.
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Company shall be responsible for the
settlement of all such claims.
Sec. f. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
passage.
1t was moved by Aid. Cantwell that
the rules interfering with its passage be
suspended, which carried, and the ordin-
ance passed by unanimous vote.
Salaries allowed Treasurer, one
quarter matron, two weeks clerk and
police, one month each.
Council adjourned.
T. w. MATHEWS, City Clerk.
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BRIGHTON REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

Notice is hereby given to the Repub'
lican voters of the town of Brighton, that
there will be Republican caucus held
in the McVicar school house, in said
town, on Monday, the 18th day of Octo-
Der, 1886, at l o'clock P. NJ, to elect
three delegates to represent said town al
the county convention to be held on
Monday, Oct. 25th, to nominate candi
dates for county officers.
Brighton, October Is, 1886.
BY ORDER OF Town COMMITTEE.
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Mrs. Alice Tobin, who died in Arcade,
N. Y, recently, aged 100 years and 3
months, was a remarkable woman.
Until within month of her death, she
retained all her faculties, and engaged
in household duties. Her cheeks were
rosy and her step elastic. She never
used glasses during her life, and could
see to thread even the finest cambria
needles. Her mental faculties remain
ed unimpaired up to the very last hour.
She was the mother of twelve children.
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Markets.

Apples-50960c.
Barley, No. 8, 45c; extra No. 3, Soc;
No. 2, Csc.
Butter-Old and low grades unstable
choice to fancy, 16922c creamery, %
@25c.
ese-8912c.
Eggs-18c.
Corn-Ear, 22925c shelled, SOC.
Oats-25@27c.
Potatoes-50c.
Flour-Washburn's patent spring,
$500; Minnesota, $3.50; do, straight,
$500; Simmons & Co.'s Sunnyside,
$4.90 patent, 1925; o K, $4.75; Rich
mond ground roller, $500.
Beef, $2.5O@4.00 per cwt calves, $3.50
95.0C per cwt., live weight sheep,
3.00@4.00 per cwt; lambs, $2.0093 90 !;
dressed hogs, $500@5.623.
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ADVERTISED MAIL MATTER,

The following is the list of letters re-
naming uncalled for at the Kenosha
Post office, Kenosha Co., Wis, for the
week ending Oct. IA, 1856, and which
will be sent to the Dead Letter Office at
the expiration of thirty days unless call
ed for !:
Bennett, II. V. W. Karp, Elizabeth
Daniels, Peter M. Lawless, w.
Fish, Peter, Mrs. Mulcahey, John E.
Howe, Frank 2 Maurer, John
Huntington, Elma r. Mischo, T. J.
Howe, Thomas Parker, G. M. Mrs.
Herman, Fred. Randall, James S.
Johnson, P. Rankow, August
RAINBOW. Masna Whamorra, Mary
To obtain any of the above mail mat.
ter the applicant must give the date Of
this list. o. G. KING, P. M.
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In cutting fodder for ensilage orr for
drying for winter use, it is pretty gener-
ally conceded now that not only should
the corn be allowed to set tassels, but
the ears that form on it should be allow
ed to get well glazed before cutting,
That is, the former practice has been to
cut too early. Let the lower leaves gel
yellow, unless there is great danger Of
frost. There is said to be much more
nutriment in corn that is nearly ripe
and it should, if possible, be secured in
this condition.
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REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES.

The Republican city caucuses for
choosing delegates from the different
wards of the city to the County Conven-
ton viii be held at the usual places for
holding caucuses on Friday evening, the
18th inst, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. The
caucus for the Fourth ward will be held
at Hubert Wilden's.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COMMITTEE.
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Seven thousand dollars in silver, the
pl oceeds of fair, were being taken tc
the bank at Mount Pulaski, H., recent
ly, when the horses ran away, the
wagon was overturned, and the money
scatter ed in the street. Citizens gather
ed it up, and when counted at the bank
there was but 60 cents missing.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Recorded for the sCeek ending October II.
John Freitag and wife to James Mo-
ley.-130 40-1O0 acres off S 3, t2, +
81. Consideration, $1,000. Warranty
deed.
Mary Bell and husband to John Nc
Namara. Part of block 81 81.
2, r %. Consideration, $1,000. War
ranty deed.
Clara Selby to Marcus D., Melvina E.,
Clara L., Martha L. and Flora .. Selby.
w 3ne 20, l, r 20. Considera-
ton, 81. Quit claim deed.
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HYMENEAL.
WYMAN-RAKER,

Married, at Burlington, Iowa, October
s. Mr.. Clarke E. Wyman, of st. Joseph,
Missouri, and Miss Minnie Baker, of the
former place. The bride is grand
daughter of the late w. w. Wheeler, a
former resident of this city, and neice
of Mrs. E. w. Blinn.
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MARINE.
ARRIVALS.

Schrs. B. F. Wade, bark; J. B. Prime,
bark Isabella Sands, lumber Contest,
wood j; Winnie Wing, lumber; Annie
0. Hanson, lumber and bark Lena
Behrn, slabs; Bobbie Knapp, slabs !;
Prop. Monitor, light.
SAILED.
Schrs. B. F. Wade, J. B. Prime, Isa-
bella Sands, Winnie Wing, Contest,
Annie 0. Hanson, Lena Behrn, Bobbie
Knapp and Prop. Monitor.
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THOMAS GIBBONS, Agent


Time Of trains on G. NJ. & St. P. BY. at Ranney
{, r nerly Kenosha Crossing:
Going North-l2;4 A. NJ, ga A. NJ. 1.25 P. NJ,
4 % P. M. $50 r. M, $50 P. NJ.
Sunday NOrth--4.25 p. NJ.
Going south--5O2 A. M. GIL A. H.. S35 A. NJ,
MA, NJ, POI P. NJ, 500 P. NJ, 7.5sP.M.
Sunday South-11.14 A.
T. h. CAR ENTER, Agent
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]. A. KILLEEN PROPRIETOR.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
MAILS OPEN.

9I5 NJ, from the North and South 1915 P. NJ.
from the West; 200 P. NJ, from the South: 2:30
p. M, from Milwaukee; 5.45 P. d.. from the North;
7l5 from the South.