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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-07-06
BRISTOL VILLAGE.

The happenings of this burg are few
in number, besides the weather is so
depressing that your scribe can scarcely
muster courage enough to indite the
few changes that have taken place. The
one that moves this community most is
the death of Mrs. Fred O'Blinn, who
died last Sunday morning. She has
lived about seventy-five years, and long
part of that time in this town. She
settled with her former husband (Mr.
Watkins, father of William Watkins) in
about 1887 in this town, and has spent
nearly all this time in this vicinity. She
has been good wife and mother, and
was much respected by all who were
fortunate to have her friendship and &C.
quaintance. She died last Sunday at
about noon and was buried last Tuesday
at eleven O'clock. Fred is now left
alone, and he is not in the best of health,
which will make his lot so much harder
to bear. He has the sympathy of all his
friends, and they are every one that has
his acquaintance. Fred is decidedly q
good fellow, and has done all that lay in
human power to ease the waning life
of his now dead companion.
Jesse Hooker, an old-time Salemite,
who settled at the foot of Hookers' lake
in the year 1888, and lived there fifteen
years, has spent few days visiting A.
D. Cornwell. at Bristol, and has taken a
look over his old place; also called upon
nearly all his old townsmen that are
still saved from the ravages of time.
His first call was at Andrew Fosters,
who has passed his eightieth year, and
feels the effects of age quite seriously.
His next call was upon P. G. Van
Alstine, who, though past his seventy
ninth year, was bright and clipper as q
bird, and seemed heartily glad to take
Mr.. Hooker by the hand once more.
From there he drove over to DR.. Pad
docks place, and found the DR.. very
cheerful and full of hope, and a good
deal better from what he had heard than
he expected. The DR.. is nearing the
end of his seventy-fourth year. OF
course he couldn't 60 by uncle John
Cogswel, so he made his way to lis
palatial residence. Uncle John was
cheerful, though the work of time was
plainly to be seen on his body and
mind. He was born in 1899 in Salem,
Massachusetts, making him eighty-nine
years old. Then Pardon Yaw had to
be seen, who has reached the age Of
seventy-nine years, and is cheerful and
seems quite well. These five persons
are all that are left of 1888 to 1910 old
settlers in Salem I believe. P. G. Van
Alstein says that he and N. R. Allen, of
your city, are the Oldest settlers in Ke-
nosha county, but about this your scribe
is not posted.
All hands are busy preparing for the
Fourth, SO the ladies are cooking and
working hard for the church.
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RANDALL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Webster departed for
Nebraska last Saturday.
Adelbert and Sarah Reynolds have re.
turned home from school.
Another inhabitant moved into town
last Thursday night. He took up his
residence at James Whites. His weigh,
was 8 lbs. All are doing as well as car
be expected.
Mrs. Bozzelman is dangerously sick
but we hope she is better.
Several of our people started for The
0. s. meeting Wednesday of last week
but we're turned back by rain.
The seventeen-year locusts are very
plenty on the east side of Twin Lakes
They must do considerable injury to the
hmber, and some fear that they vii
damage the crops.
The crops all look well except corn
The stand of small grain is excellent
and if we have good weather for filling
the yield must be heavy.
| Corn is coming forward very fast.
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WOODWORTH.

District No. 5 held its annual meeting
on Monday evening. There was large
attendance, and six ladies were present
and showed their interest in the welfare
Of the school.
Mr.. A. J. Benedict, who served the
district as clerk last year by appoint
ment, was elected to serve the unex.
pired term of two years. Of21 informal
ballots cast, Mr.. B. received 16, and the
ballot was made formal and the election
unanimous by vote. Mr.. Ashbel Epson
was elected treasurer.
Two sons of Mr.. S. R. Leonard have
come from Kansas City, Mo-, with their
families, to visit their parents.
Mrs. E. A. Fairbanks of Aurora, I'LL.
and her daughter Alice, have been visit.
ing friends here and in Kenosha. They
took their departure on Sunday.
Mr.. ]. D. Fowler has grand piece
OF winter wheat, gracious gift of nature
to man but the wheat is badly lodged
and tangled. The self-binder, though
will not grumble at its work like man
would with blue overalls and hand
rake.
Barley fields are in full head and bend
gracefully to the kiss Of the zephyrs.
Some fine pieces of spring wheat are
headed out. Timothy grass was in full
blossom last week.
Miss Kate I. Fowler, of the American
Home Missionary school, Townsville,
Georgia, arrived home on SATURDAY..
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Reynolds. OF
Austin. ILL.,, have been visiting Mrs. Rey-
nolds' grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Roberts, and othe. relatives in Bristol
and Salem. Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds ar
rived on Saturday and attended service
on Sunday at the Congregational church.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the
Congregational church meet on Friday
afternoon this week with Mrs. M. o.
Myrick.
Whose servants are We p was the
topic discussed by the Young Peoples
Society Of Christian Endeavor on Sun
day evening at the Congregational
church.
Rev. A. S. Kaye, Of Chicago, arrived
here on Wednesday. He is a brother
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TREVOR.

Miss Yule, daughter Of Mr.. John
Yule, of Kenosha, was at Mr.. Geo.
Booths portion of last week.
Mr.. Bert Morton returned from Rus
sell on Friday, the 18th.
Our merchant, Master George Booth.
went to Chicago the 28th.
Twelve w. G. r. R. men are at work
on the new stock yards.
Breakage offs portion of moving APP
paratus has delayed NJ. David Stewards
future warehouse, which is en- route to
Trevor. Pending arrival and location
thereof. Mr.. Stewart is busy buying wool.
The entertainment given by the pupils
of Trevor school, District No. 7, was at
tended by large audience, which, de-
spite uncomfortable seats, appeared
highly entertained. The writer, "sand-
wiched" between fair girls, and despite
length Of program $3.50 to IL o'clock) ,
thought the exercises reflected great
credit both on our popular teacher, Miss
Flora Orvis, and the scholars. The fol-
lowing pupils are entitled to special
mention in the order named: Miss Edith
Evans, Miss Stella Terpning, Miss Carrie
Graves, Miss Cora Terpning, Miss Belle
Graves, Misses Lizzie and Ida Runyard,
George Terpning, Willie Taylor and
Chas. Runyard (the youngest scholar)
| Miss Libbie Patrick materially aided the
program in musical way.
Miss Brown, of Kenosha, daughter oil
Mr.. Henry Brown, is visiting at home.
Mrs. Geo. Beasley, of Montana, ii
visiting old friends in this vicinity.
A match game of ball, Trevor Us
Camp Lake, took place here Saturday
afternoon, resulting in decided victory
for Trevor nine. The visiting nine, 8
/ gentlemanly set of fellows, took theil
| defeat good-naturedly. After SECOND
innings home team, by good playing
secured an emphatic bulge on visitors
score being u to in our favor. A
this stage of the game a well-nigh fata
mistake was made by changing battery
the Camp Lake nine running up tallie'
in elegant and alarming shape. Return
to proper order of things, however (tt
wit, battery, Messrs. Will and Girls
Browne, and Bert Terpning first base
many was Immediately felt.
| The best record in the way of earned
runs, Mr.. Bert. Morton, 8; I'd best, Rob
bins, Sibley, and Will Browne each
Score, So to IS.
| Mr.. Sam Stewart returned from
Minneapolis on Tuesday last.
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absolute necessity for it. How does
tobacco as an article Of general use
compare with sugar? What proper
ton of the people of this country
would express themselves unwilling to
do without tobacco? There are OF
course very many who have strong
attachment to tobacco, but it would
not be claimed that one-half or perhaps
one-third Of the population are OF that
class. The platform declares The
Republican party would effect all
needed reduction of the national
revenue by repeating the taxes on tobac.
CO." etc. The revenues need to be re-
duced to an amount between sixty and
seventy millions. But why the par
TALLY to tobacco, taking the tax off of
it, and leaving the enormous burden
on sugar for the people to pay? The
duty on sugar amounts to $00,O00,000
annually, which is very near the
amount required for the reduction of
the revenues of the government. 1t
has repeatedly been stated, if the duty
on sugar was removed it would reduce
the price of this indispensable family
necessity about two cents per pound.
This burden of 100000. 900 falls largely
on the laboring and poorer classes, for
they constitute the great majority of
the population.
! Congress strangely avoids meeting
the question of the abolition Of the
sugar duty, or even favoring reduc-
ton of it. Hon. L. B. Caswell, Mems
Der of Congress from this district,
some months ago, brought the atten-
ton of the national legislature to the
Importance of the removal of the duty
on sugar, which would be boon to
the consumers of that article, and at
the same time accomplish the desired
reduction of the revenue. His sugges-
tion produced no action, and it is now
recommended to take the tax off of to.
bacco, and if that does not sufficiently
lessen the revenues, then it is proposed
to abolish the internal revenue taxes
The plea that sugar is home industry
and therefore needs to be encouraged
is poor one. With the legislation
favoring home manufactured sugar, II
has never reached more than one.tentf
of the home demand, and has been
diminishing in amount for some tim,
past.
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GENERAL HARRISON.

1t is gratifying to have a candidate
in nomination for the highest Office in
the gift of the people whose moral
purity of character is beyond reproach.
There probably could not have been
selected a man against whom less of
wrong in public and private life could
be said. The friends of Gen. Harrison
will be spared the usual necessity in the
case of candidates to make explana-
tions of questionable acts. There are
no complications in his history; it is
open, plain and direct. The satisfac.
tion with his nomination is expressed
with unanimity in all parts of the
union.
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lastly is paid, together with the interest
on the money invested, and manufa G
tnrers and dealers profits, by the pers on
who wears the finished goods. That il
the reason say Take off this heav,
war tax to enable people to buy more
wooden goods, etc., etc. And this ought
to be demanded again and again unit
Congress does take off the burdensomt
tax, not on wool alone, but on every
necessary of life on which a tariff tax i
paid.
Mr.. S. says: "Restore the tariff o.
1867, and in few years this country
viii produce all the wool we need" This
is mere assertion and is without fact o,
reason to sustain it. If the price Of
wool got lower right along under the tar
iii OF 1867, for a period of 16 years, what
| is there in that tariff to raise the price
of American-grown wool to the Ameri.
can grower? Why does Mr.. Saubel
want the tariff of 1867 restored Simply
because he thinks it will raise the price
OF his wool. fit does raise the price Of
his wool, where does the money come
from to pay the enhanced price! Mr..
s. knows, but he may dislike to say. II
comes out of the earnings of those who
buy wooden clothes. Is it just to tax the
great masses for the benefit of few
wool growers? Is it good Republican
doctrine to raise by law the price of an
article of necessity? The greatest good
of by far the greatest number can be
secured by putting wool on the free list
and by so doing put our manufacturers
on as equally an advantageous footing
as those of every other civilized nation
ANY intelligent person can readily see
that If our wooden manufacturers car
get the foreign woods they are obliged to
have as cheaply as the manufacturers Of
other nations it will promote their pros
perity. There is another fact which
Mr.. S. ignores is, that, notwith
standing the difference in the weekly
wages of mill hands here and in Europe
our manufacturers make "a yard Of goods
at as low per cent of labor cost to value
of goods as the foreign manufacturer
And besides that, the European laborel
can live as we'll on his wages on account
of untaxed necessities as the American
mill hand Oh his. All the facts, condi
tons and indications force to the con
clusion that even were the tariff of 1856.
restored it would fail to raise the price
OF our homegrown woods. Mr.. Saube
knows it costs twice as much to raise
pound Of wool in Wisconsin as it does
in the great west. know OF one in
stance where a man owns 16, 600 sheep
Two men and two dogs tend them. Thi
flock only needed foddering six time
during the whole winter. The herder
sleep in a tent and move on with tn
sheep as new pastures are needed. TIL
Wisconsin wool grower needs protectio
against the 1900 to 10000 flocks of Cal
fornia, pastured on rocky and mour
famous lands of little value; but tn
| Wisconsin workingman wants all tn
protection he can get from good woole
clothes produced at the lowest cost an
untaxed. The workingmen are discuss
ing this question as never before, an
are fast finding out that the tariff prt
tects the millionaire manufacturer, tn
rich capitalist and the monopolist, {
their expense.
i Woodwork, June 26.
! r. F. ROBERTS.
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1t is announced that the funds are
assured for the building Of the new
church in Milwaukee which Rev. Mr..
Ellsworth. of that city, has been ma
turing for some years. 1t will be call
ed the " Peoples church," and is ex-
pected to differ in the construction
of the large contemplated house of
worship and in the present forms of
service. Rev. Ellsworth stands we'll
as an orthodox and popular clergyman.
and naturally considerable interest is
felt to see the outcome of this new re-
ligious enterprise.
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sOMERs.
Fine seasonable weather

Fine SeasOnable weather.
The cool weather following the hot
stifened the straw of the cereals, 80 that,
comparatively speaking, not much is
lodged.
Grain is rank in growth. Corn is
doing well, and some is knee-high and
over. Grass is nearly ready for the
mower, especially clover.
The crop of Canada thistles is as usual
of the best. In some instances mowers
have been used to cut them. They will
soon blossom unless cut down. Il is to
be hoped that none will be allowed to
go to seed.
Where hellebore was used or other
bug killers, the prospect is good for a
crop of currants.
The strawberry crop now being picked
is good where there are vines. Many
beds were killed by the drought of last
season.
Miss Anna Spence goes to Chicago
this week as delegate of the Society OF
Christian Endeavor to the National con-
vention.
Sheep shearlng was in progress last
week and continues this.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Gibbon arrived in
Somers last week to spend the vacation
with relatives. K 4e
Mrs. Anna Sherwood, of Brandon,
Wis, arrived here last week on a visit
to her mother and other relatives, the
Bishops.
Mrs. Nellie Strong goes this week to
Sutton, Nebraska, on visit to her
fathers family.
Mrs. Bishop was seriously ill few
weeks ago, but is reported better.
Mrs. Cook has gone on visit to her
sister, Mrs. Wagner, in Nebraska.
The Mr.. w. H. Addington, spoken
of in the Racine items Of TELEGRAPH,
will be recognized by old settlers as one
Of our former citizens. He owned the
farm west of the station now in posses
sion of Enoch Haigh, that is the eastern
portion. He settled here in 1888, I be-
lieve.
Mr.. ]. w. Rhodes lost a COW by break
ing in the grain field and oyer-eating.
The question with a few is, What will
wool fetch! Mr.. Rhodes is buying.
understand Irving Ozanne is home
from Evanston.
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RACINE CITY AND COUNTY

John Zacher, the Caledonia faster,
was, on Wednesday, forty-seven days
without eating. DR.. Teegarten, OF
Racine, says his mind is perfectly clear,
his pulse strong and he converses freely
on all subjects, but when food is men
toned he becomes wild with rage.
Ex-Chief of Police William Mills died
in Racine on the End inst, of consump-
ton, aged 40 years.
Miss Maggie Williams, formerly Of
Racine, died in California on the 22d
ult.
Mrs. Julia Foemmel died at the resi-
dence Of her daughter, Mrs. J. Der
Four, on the I'd inst, aged rs years.
Mr.. Fred. E. Bose and Miss Ella
Derby, both of Mt. Pleasant. were mar
ried at the residence of the brides par
ents on the 9th ult.
Mr.. Charles Huelett, of Racine, and
Miss Elizabeth Schollenberger, of Chica-
60, were married on the 9th ult.
Several farm houses have been robbed
the past week, it is supposed by tramps
or peddlers.
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LIVELY DISCUSSION.

A lively debate sprung up on last
Wednesday, the 9th. in the House
when the consideration of Mills tariff
bill came up for fruitless action. Mills
chsrged the Republicans with having
declared in favor of free whisky in its
late adopted national platform. This
of course was denied, and warm de-
bate followed. 1t is rather novel
turn of political affairs for the Demo
Gratis in Congress to charge the Repub.
lican party with endorsing free whisky
The paternity of free whisky has been
generally conceded to the old-time
Democracy.
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Gov. Rusk delegates to the National
Conference Of Charities. which met
in Buffalo yesterday. The Governor
of Illinois has just appointed two
women on the State Board of Educa-
ton. The county commissioners of
Cook county, ILL.,, have appointed a
woman member of the county board Of
education. The Mayor of Chicago has
appointed woman on the city board
of education. All these appointments
are new. and to positions not hereto
fore held by women on the boards for
which they are appointed.
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DECLINE OF LITIGATION.

The decline of litigation is one of the
marked changes in Kenosha county,
and is probably equally observable in
all parts of the country. Court houses
for carrying on the business of the law
were once regarded as one of the first
necessities in every county; hence the
court house was held to be the most
important and generally the most con.
spicuous and snowy building in the
county. A vast deal of interest was
drawn to the court house, which was
proudly dignified as the temple of
justice. Court houses for the business
of courts alone. are now comparatively
deserted; litigants are seldom seen
lowering about them. Lawyers who
once reaped harvests during court ses-
sions now find but slim picking. Oc-
casionally stubborn litigant. who will
not take the advice of arbitration,
PUSHES into court and in majority of
cases is the loser; if he wins his suit. it
often happens his lawyers fees amount
to as much as the judgment he obtains.
A case was stated here some time ago
where two neighbors took their differ
ences into Justices court; witnesses
were summoned. the trial was pro
tracted, the lawyers talked long and
loud, apparently to the edifcation of a
lot of spectators. The costs alone of
the suit exceeded three times the
original amount claimed by the plain
tiff. The time is we'll remembered in
this city when the two or three justice
courts had their offices patronized to
their full extent in civil litigation
matters, but now these officers take
things leisurely. This is not because
there is less business transacted than a
quarter of century ago. but for the
reason the passion for "going to law"
is dying out. From twenty-five to
thirty-fve years ago there were here
many of the legal profession of wide
reputation, most of whom were profit
ably employed, and practiced in other
counties. There are much less num-
Der of lawyers in this city than many
years ago, yet with diminished mum.
bers of the profession their patronage
is probably not as good as when there
were more than double the present
number. The court calendars of late
years have hardly one.third as many
cases entered as twenty-five years ago.
All of these changes show an improve
ment in the moral and social condition
of the community. Law suits in a
neighbcrhood are the producing cause
of arrangements and alterations of
friends, which sometimes last for half
a generation. The people, the tax
payers and the friends of peace are to
be congratulated on the coming of this
better era in our history.
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EMMERSON MEMORIAL.

Attention is invited to the Emmerson
memorial meeting, which will occur on
Saturday evening in the Unitarian
church. The occasion will be one which
will afford pleasure to persons of literary
taste; it will have no church significance
but is intended as q just tribute to q
man of letters who ranked high among
men of learning. A good audience on
Saturday evening will be evidence that
the people appreciate literary talent.
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1t is now stated that the Mills tariff
bill will be voted upon in the House
about the first of August, and it is con-
coded the Democratic majority will
succeed in adopting it. After that it
Ia said the Republican Senate will offer
a substitute for the Mills bill, and how
long the debate on it will last cannot
be predicted.
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LAKE MONoNA ASSEMBLY

This Assembly, which has been
growing in importance since its es-
Enlistment nine years ago, will be in
readiness for visitors again this year,
from July 20 to August 8, continuing
eleven days. The Assembly promises
an array of intellectual attractions
which will surpass any former years.
More particulars will appear hereafter.
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BRIGHTON.

Crops look more than three times a!
good on an average as they did last veal
at this time.
Mr.. John Matthias Dietrich, of Racine
and Miss Mary Eva Poss, of this town
were married in st. Francis church, by
Rev. Father Etschman, On the 18th Of
June last.
Mr.. Edward Tigh, of this town, and
Miss Mary Spriggs, of Dover, were mar.
ried at st. Mary's church, Dover, last
week.
Mr.. John Wagner and Miss Lizzie
Bohr, both Of this town, were married
in st. Francis church by Rev. Father
Etschman on Tuesday of this week.
Some of the farmers have commenced
haying: The hay crop will be q good
one this year.
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At the graduating exercises of the
Racine High School, last week, nineteen
graduates received diplomas. If the
friends of our public schools in this
city desire to prevent the falling off OF
graduates here, one of the essentials
will be to see to it that the children
are kept in school, instead of spending
the ir time on the streets. We have
before spoken of this necessity, and
may probably speak of 1t again.
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PARIS.

Paris folks celebrated the Fourth in
great pomp at the picnic. q
The Paris cheese factory is running
full blast, receiving about $500 lbs. d
milk per day.
A spelling match was held in Jennie
Whiteley's school, district No. 8, on
Friday last. Master Mat. Hinderholtl
carried off the blue ribbon.
Mr.. S. Wyke bought valuable Hol.
stein bull from N. Terry. ).
Fred. Freitag has invented wind
mill for churning butter. Fred. has as
good butter strain of COWS as is to be
found in the county. This shows energy,
enterprise and ability.
Mr.. Joe Naylor has returned to the
prairie grass stock farm.