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The sun., 1890-12-21

Ths Bulls Head Rns Club held on Friday evening IN
xsttlers gallery. Ssi Dowery, poultry shoot At whioh
each OF tho nineteen contestants obtained prize The
turksya gssss ducks and other fowls will Be d!stribu
ted Christmas eve. the man with the greatest mum
Der Of points receiving the LARGEST bird The
the 2o-ring target ~ shots each man. possible $50
points we're follows: @ Rein, 70; A. Stein. 2ss;
LtchRt 23s; schuetz 2SA; Dufner, 2s4 schmitk 2sA;
a. Zimmerman 2SI; r. BussA 23i; Walters 2SU;
Fashamrn. $50; A stahi 22s; tehroslsr. ~: Lisa
212; Koch, 2lg; WreEge. 2l5; Weesel 2lS; klappeft
2ud': Leonhard. 2o8 ILewitsky. 200
The following scores were made In the prize compcti.
stein 2ss; R. Russe, as4; Li,chEi 2t Leonh.5d 2s!'
mann, 23o: A. ktahl 3.s: Koch a2it Lsi. 224; Kiap-
ierL 22i; Vessel 2is: WraRge. 2i5i Dufnsr Hia
kine Club and W Rosenbsnm OF the Empire Club took
MARKS ace on Friday evening each man fring nvs
strings on tho Zstter tarsot and three tho Matsa
tests
The sun., 1890-12-21

Confidence Too Much Horse ssr 6ess II.
About one hundred horsemen won't to Fleet
wood Park yesterday afternoon to see half
mile dash for 500 side between tho PAGER
Confidence. owned BY J. B. Colford Of West
Chester village and the trotter Boss H.. owned
by Capt. Bassanno OF White Plains.
Both went to wagon. Jerome Whelpley driv-
ing Confidence. who 10 a promising green ono
handled old Boss H., who can pull the arms
out Of any ordinary man. Confdsnce drew the
matsy jogging under the wire .6rst BY three
Lengths. Tho track was In bad shape. and this
taken into consideration with tho iact that tho
Hast half or bill portion OF the course Was
iselseted. made the time slow. l:2ok being the
!of10ial 6Qur0A.
The sun., 1890-12-21
Scores ON tho twsnty.nvs.rinE target:

r. Rossnpau its iS7 ssi so5
Rosenbaum scored in the nrst nifty shots nine 23s,
sixteen ?ta ten 23s seven 2s all In tho twoneh bulls
eye. and dvo 2IA one ~ two l9S and one II outside
the black. On the twelverinR target he made six i2A
fourteen llA ten ea two the twelve and eleven rings
constituting tho ~ inch Dul seys.
eleven 23A nve 2as and only one shot the black
81. In The thrtyshot score he had twelve l2s and
outside,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
Somers.

Another spell Of winter weather.
March is our winter month so far in
stead of spring. Snow is nearly
gone and at present milder weather.
Miss Gertie Cook has engaged the
school in district No. I for a four
months term and commenced her
school week before last.
Miss Minnie Fink finished her
school term in the Horning district
week ago Saturday.
Mr.. Green closed his winter term
Of school in the OZanne district on
Friday last.
The cold weather froze ice of suf-
ficient thickness so that number OF
ice houses were filled week before
last.
Miss Gertie Cook, of Brighton,
has been on a visit to her relatives at
the Station.
The lecture. by Judge Van Wyck
that had been given out for Tuesday
evening last, was indefinitely post
poned to future time. Rev. Mr..
Bray was present in place of Judge
Van Wyck on account of the latter's
illness, ready to lecture. Those
present, after consultation, deemed a
postponement the best.
Mrs. Nellie Spence, Of Chippewa
Falls, arrived last week at her Sis
ter's, Mrs. Jas. Spence's, on visit to
relatives and friends.
Mr.. James Boswell came home to
his fathers on Saturday last.
Mr.. William yule is getting the
materials together for his house at
the Station.
The parsonage and John G
Mitchell's house are said to be ready
or nearly SO for the plasterers
The passenger trains on the rail
road on account Of the slow moving
in the city of Chicago, arrive about
half an hour later from Chicago, and
leave for the same place so much
earlier.
The roads are not the best and
promise to be worse ere long.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
Woodwork.

Mr.. E. DevIin returns to college in
Minnesota this week to resume his
studies. Our healthful climate has
fully restored him to health.
The Devlin Bros have a good
supply of water Tube ISL feet;
water comes within II feet Of the
surface, but wind mill brings it up.
On Sunday at Asbury there was a
good congregation and Mr.. Thayer
took for a text, ''Unless your right
eousness exceed that of the Phari-
Sees &c. If this sermon, which
was IA sterling one, had been preach
ed in some church in which there
were some Pharisees, it might have
been useful, but you see we had
none in Asbury. Well, a good SER
mon like that does us good any way.
1t tells us how to know Pharisees
around US and that is useful.
On Friday of last week little girl
about IA months of age, daughter of
Mr.. E. Edwards, died. The funeral
took place on Saturday at the Plank
Road cemetery.
There was an orange squeeze at
Mr.. Wards for the benefit of Yves
ley Chapel last week, Now, this
squeeze is a puzzle to me. | do not
know how squeezing an orange could
help tina church. know it looks
nice to squeeze an orange, but as a
crowd was out and they had a good
time, l suppose they had lots Of
oranges to squeeze.
Mr.. Stewart has yielded up the
ferule in District No. S and can now
take rest.
Mr.. Willis Epson started for Ra-
cine on Monday. Wish him success
Mrs. Gered, of Waukegan, is now
enjoying the hospitality of Squire
Kellogg.
Mr.. Weller, of Antioch, is new on
John Lacy's farm. John will now be
able to give his whole time to poll
tics.
The sociable at Mr.. Blackman's on
last Wednesday was grand success
A crowd was there and they had a
joyous time. Every man who at
tended and had not patch on his
pants, and every lady that had not
on a calico dress had to pay fine Of
25 cents. Good! That touches our
pride, and we had rather pay soc.
than have that hurt The ladies of
the Plank Road church took this
plan to raise funds to re-cushion the
seats
Mr.. c. Tarbell, of Kenosha, was
out last Friday to visit relatives in
our city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
Cheap Excursions to Kansas and
the West.

For a number Of years the people
OF the East have had no good oppor-
tunity to visit the farming and stock
country in the West during the
spring time at low railroad rates. but
this year the Santa Fe Route, Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad,
has decided to give such all oppor-
tuntv, and will sell excursion tickets
on the dates named below, at such
low rates that the cost of the trip
will be within the reach of any per
son who thinks of going West to pur-
chase farm. The two dates fixed
upon for these cheap excursions are
Tuesday, April 22, Tuesday, May
90. The tickets will be sold on
these two dates, and will be good
for return for so days from the date
of sale. On these rates you can
reach any point on the Santa Fe
System in Kansas, Indian Territory,
Texas, Colorado, New Mexico.
Through trains run from Chicago
and from Kansas City over the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R.
r. Jno ]. Byrne, Assistant Gener-
al Passenger Agent, Chicago, III.
H. N. Butterfeld, Wisconsin Pass.
Agent, Rialto Building, Chicago,
I'll. 9w43
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20

Z. W. Mcdonald occupied u large
Il, ce in tho | TELEGRAPH COURIER la-i
week, ostensihly 10 present The 'other
side" If that schnnI q aestian. bn' IN IL
lect to contradict nearly every stale
ment made by him some time ago IN
Jt1cy's Weehiy, and cqnenlly cor
roburates what Wa written hl your cor
respondent in the TELEGRAPG COURIER
in regard to the matter three weeks
ago. Any one can convince himse t Of
The truth Of this by referring to the ar
ticles. The facts. as reported Ev your
scribe for the TELEGRAPHC COURIER.
still stand as written. All that Ca" he
credited to the other side is the stang
used by McDpnald's scribe, and that
they are welcome IL. We need 40 such
arguments GU to sustain the right side
of the question The more this inia-
nous affair is discussed, the more noto-
nety it will bring on its authors and the
deeper they will get in the mire
Whenever Mcdonald feels that he has
achieved all the notoriety that his am
bitlon Graves by posing before the pu5-
lie as the author of such nonsense as
appeared in our county papers last week,
(Which he never wrote) he can call a
halt to his scribe aud rest on his laur
els.
The fling at those who on leaving our
district schools, avail themselves OF the
privileges OF the Normal schools to con
tinue their studies, shows the writer's
ignorance Of the rules Of those instjtu
tons. When the facts Justify, your
correspondent will hereafter, as he has
in the past, speak good word for our
teachers and schnos without fear or
favor.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
A Forgotten Senator.

Ex-senator Tabor's luck seems to
cling to him. Another girl to the
house of Tabor. 1t is said there was a
corner on cut flowers the day follow
ing the advent of the little stranger,
and that most of them found their way
to the mansion on Capitol Hill. This
good fortune and rise of two and one
half points in 'Matchless'' induced the
Senator's warmeSt smiles. The evil
predictions of Il few years since that
Tabor's luck was on the wane and that
he would soon be as poor us in the old
corner-grocery days of Leadville seem
in bad way to be verified. -DcnUcr
Letter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
BerryvilIe.

Bluebirds, blackbirds and robins
made their appearance on the nth.
1t is Republican this time. He
weighs IL pounds and came to stay,
with Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Breaid,
March 18th. Cigars Will.
Mr.. Dearsley has just received
another car load of hard coal from
Milwaukee which he sells at the
same price as they do in Racine.
Buy your coal at Mr. Dearsley and
save. the extra S miles haul from the
city.
Some of the farmers who have
potatoes, ETC., to dispose of have
been busy improving the fine days
in hauling to the depot for shipment
to Chicago.
We are glad to note that Mr.. c.
L. Barrows is steadily improving and
is able to do light work about his
farm.
There is one case of the genuine
Grip in this vicinity. Probably
there are good many more cases
that are not reported, especially
Sunday evenings when the young
kids are helping their best girls over
the mudholes home from church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
Salem.

Miss Gertrude Booth is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Lnbeno, at Trevor,
Wis.
Mr. Seaman. of Argyle, ILL.,, is Wis
ting his son, c. H. Seaman.
c. Gregory has moved into his
re,v house sonth of F. r. Sherman S
place.
The friends of c. H. Seaman gave
him a surprise at his home on Mon
dav evening. All report a very
pleasant time.
The ice business s about com
pleted in this place. Kurtz x CO.
have all the ice necessary to I'LL con-
tracts and have quite a large guam
tity of ice stored for next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee, of Milwaukee,
are visiting c. Silvernail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20

owned by Mr. spiegelhoff Mrs.
Marsh is . sister Of F, Owen IT
this village
Mrs, Wright spent last week with
her friend in Richmond,
The band serenaded Mr.. anti Mrs.
Louis Hegeman last Monday even
ing.
Miss Julia Runkel, returned last
Friday from a two weeks visit IN
Burlington.
Quite a crowd attended the socl-
able at +. Coulman's last Thursday
evening. The evening passed off
very pleasantly with games, cha
rades, etc:
Leroy Gibbs visited his father
last Friday.
Miss Hattie Yaw Of Camp Lake,
called on lVilmot friends last Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scherf were in
Chicago the latter part of last week,
Mr. WILDER fell from his haymow
last Friday evening hurting himself
quite badly, but fortunately no
bones were broken. He is recover
ing as rapidly as can be expected of
one of his age.
A very sad accident happened to
Master Cliff Shotliff last Wedne sday.
On coming from school he went to
where the woodsawyers were saving
his fathers wood, and seeing the
horses at a standstill, boylike, he
climbed upon the platform of the
machine AMI sat down: The horses
started catching his feet in the ma
chineIy. The left foot was SO bad
~ crushed that it had to be amputa
ted midway between the ankle and
the knee. The right foot was badly
bruised. Drs. Darby of Wilmot and
Carr of Antioch performed the oper-
alton. The little fellow has shown
remarkable courage through it all.
He is doing as nicely as can be ex-
peCted under the circumstances.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
Paris.

Mat Thorn has enlarged his farm. by
buving out Mr.. B. Dunning.
Miss Alice Griffiths has gone to
Chicago, to spend few weeks with
friends there.
Notwithstanding the muddy roads
our pie social last Wednesday evening
proved quite success Mr. Rich
Jones carried off the prize for eating
the greatest number Of pies, he having
eaten IL of those delicious pies
which the Paris girls aln"e know how
to make
Miss Lottie Jones, has gone TO York
Vile on visit.
1t is reported that Mr.. Choke Of
Kansasville, bought up over 6O heac
of fat cattle in our town last week.
Miss Ida Jones of Racine, ca led or
some of her friends in this nc'ghhor
hood one day last week.
Tom Grifiths our cornetist, Is teach
ing number of scholars how to ri y
the cornet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
snidor, tho Tirelosa walker.

Do you remember Snider. the walk
ing phenomenol?" asked +. dime
pl,.seunl lnlrl eer OF Il ST. Paul Pioneeg
Press man. Used TO Walk night and
day in various museums couldn't stop,
would die ii re was off the track fifteen
minutes. drew immense crowds, proved
the best freak card ever played il this
country. Well, let me give you some
inside figures on the SniCer fake.
Along about three months before
Snider was sprung on guileless public
| found myself every day running up
against something in the papers about
the wonderful Snider down in Tennes-
see. It man who couldn't stop walking
long enough to eat his meals, and who
had worn y path around his cottage
six inches deep with his perpetual
itinerancy. Every day and every week
l saw these stories in the papers. 1t
caught all the exchange editors in the
country, and their shears couldn't dig
into Il paper fast enough to rip out
something new about Snider, how he
was standing it. how his gait was in
creasiny, now he had refused thousands
of dollars to 90 to dime museums, how
he proposed to die on the track, how
badly his wife and family felt, and all
that sort of rot, you know. Well, at
the end of three months the museum
got Snider. All this previous adver-
Using hadn't cost anything, because Of
the Kindness of the. exchange editors
Seep You know how Snider drew, of
course, but do you know how the snap
was worked?
No? Thought not. Yes land a
dreamy look crept into the luminous
orbs of the museum man, half senti-
mental, half speculative]; yes, there
were two Sniders - twin brothers,
looked just alike, dressed just alike.
While one was taking his quiet snooze
in the little cottage, you remember, be-
side the track, inaccessible to any in the
audience, his brother was spinning
around the laps as if he were chased
by bloodhounds. This is, truly, a
wicked, wicked world"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
COUNTY NEWS.


Rev. A. Asada, a converted heath
en- from Japan, will give lecture
under the auspices of the Epworth
League, in Bristol church, on Satur-
day evening, April S, 1890. Topic
lecture, Japan and Japanese.
Admission 10 cents. This Young
man IS fitting himself for the Christ.
ian ministry and is said to be one OF
the brightest students in Garrett
Biblical Institute. Come out and
hear him
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
Rnis1al Republican Caucus

Notice is hereby given the quail
fed electors of the town Of Bristol
that caucus will be held in the
Town Hall in said town, on Satur-
day, March goth, 1890, at o'clock
D. m, to nominate town officers to be
voted for at the town election held
on Tuesday, April Ist, 1890.
Bristol, Wis, March 18th, 1890.
By Order Of Town Com.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
ADDITIONAL soMERs ITEMS.

Some of the boys in the eastern
part of the town seem to be en-
gagged in breaking steers for farm
use in farming instead of horses.
1t seems now that Mr.. G.. Stetson
has bought the Pedley woods and
will cut them all off so that we can
see the city from the Town Hall very
nicely.
Last Thursday was very muddy
day and some Of our ladies took a
drive, and it seems it was too much
for their animals. SO they got stalled
and had to have assistance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
BRIGHTON.

Joseph Mcdonald, an old resident of
this town, died last Friday, the 18th
inst, in the 18th year of his age. The
funeral occurred last Monday at Ply
mouth church in Burlington and was
largely attended. Mr.. Mcdonald was
brought very near deaths door about
thirteen years ago by cancer, and al
though he obtained relief, he had not
enjoyed good health since. he had al
so been the victim of paralysis lately,
which left him in a feeble condition.
Friday forenoon he was up about the
house until noon and ate his dinner
with the family and was to all appear
ances feeling quite WELL Soon after he
was found lying on the floor insensible
and on being placed on a bed. only
breathed once or twice.
Mr.. Mcdonald was one of the pioneer
settlers of the town, as he located on
the farm on which he resided at the
time of his death, in 1872 He has
always had the reputation of being an
honest, upright man, and a good cii-
zen. He leaves a widow and seven
children to mourn his loss.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to the Re
pubicans Of the town of Pleasant
Prairie that a caucus will be held at
the Town Hall in said town, on Sat
urday, March goth, 1890, at o'clock
D. m, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for town officers for the
ensuing year and such other business
as may properly come before the
meeting.
By Order of Com.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
SnmerS CaucuSeS.

The Republican elect RS Of the town
of Somers are requested to meet at the
town hall on SATURDAY. the 29th day of
March 1890 at one n'clock in the after
noon to nominate town officers for the
rne2ing year, AID transact any other
business that may come before the
meeting. I3v ord ?r Of G 'mmittee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
Wilmoi.

Tom Kinreel is suffering from an
attack of I.a Grippe.
Geo. Gardner has been on the sick
list for several days, but is gradually
regaining health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad, visited friends
in Bristol last week.
Mr. Marsh and family Of Pennsyl-
yania, have moved into the house
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
AS to Finger-Nails.

The fashionable linger-nai is said
to be longer and more pointed than
ever.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-27

PHILADELPHIA-Wool- Prices firm with
moderate demands; Ohio. Pennsylvania and
West Virginia Xxx and above. SS@84c: K. Si@
SIC; medium, 36@37c; coarse, 34@35c; New York
Michigan. Indiana and Western fine. or K and
Xxx. 893Oc; medium. 38@S7c; coarse. 3311@35c;
fine washed delaine, x and Xxx, S3@35c: me-
dunn washed combing and delaine, 39@40c;
coarse do. do. do, 3414@36c; Canada do. do.
%3Q35c; tub washed, choice. 3S@40c: fair. 37@
3Sc; coarse, 32035c; medium unwashed combing
and delaine, 21h@30c; coarse do do. do, 26Q28c;
Montana, l7@24c; territorial, 15@22c
BosToN-The wool market was very active
and the sales have been large. amounting to
6, 10000 pounds of all kinds. Manufacturers
have been buying freely. and the
sales are almost wholly on their
account. There is no speculation.
Territory woods continue active, with
sales OF fine at 60@62c; fine medium at
57Q59c and medium at 53@55c. Considerable
spring California wool has been sold at 16@23c,
and Eastern Oregon 1S@22c. Texas wool is
quiet Ohio and Pennsylvania feeces
are nrm and in better demand, with
sales OF at 3l@32c; Xxx at
33QS4c. and No. at 86087c; Michigan feeces
are selling at 10000, and No. at 35c. There
have been large sales Of combing and delaine
neeces, with No. combing frmer at 3S@4lc;
Ohio fine delaine at 35@36c, and Michigan fine
delaine at sSQ34c. Pulled woods are in steady
demand, with sales of super at S0@40c. and ex-
ira at Z20ooc. Foreign woods are firm.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-27

cINCINNATI-Hogs In light demand; market
slow; common and light, So 25Q4 70; packing
shipments, LOO head. Cattie-Supply abund-
ant and market easy; common, 81 0OG2 rs; fair
to choice butcher grades, " 5OQ3 IS; choice
shippers, 81 00@4 Is: receipts. $50 head: ship
ments SIS head. Sheep in moderate demand
and steady; common to choice, S2 5OG4 so; stock
wethers and ewes 81 2565 90: extra fat wethers
and yearlings, 81 1896 90: receipts, $40 head;
shipments, $40 head. Lames-spring in fair de-
mand; good TO choice Shipping, s. 5006 90; COM
mon to choice butcher. IS 5O95 Is per 100
pounds
NEW YORk-Beeves-Receipt 1880 head,
including 42 cars for sale; market steady; ma
tive steers. 50 55@5 05 per 100 ms: Texans, S. 90
gS 75; bulls and cows 81 00Q3 Is; dressed beef
steady at 615Q7s4c per b; shipments to-day 6l0
beeves; tomorrow 4SO beeves and l. 400 quarters
of beef. Calves-Receipts, 1855 head; market
weak; veals; IS oO@7 50 per loo rs; grassers,
ceipts. 6,77s head; market steady: sheep,
s. OOG5 so per 100 MS; lambs. IS 0O@7 Is;
dressed mutton steady at 9QlO12c per b:
dressed lambs firm at 1o@ll19c. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, including 10 cars tor sale, were 7,730
head; market dull at 81 0O@4 As per 100 ns.
cHICAGo-The Evening Journal reports ::
Cattle-Receipts, IL 900 head: shipments, 1000
head; market lower: demand falling uff; steers,
sSQ4 20; Texans, 81 25G3 l21: rangers, 81 9O@
$500 head; market slow and lower; packing.
So S5@4 90; mixed, 81 1904 rs: prime heavy and
butchers weights, 81 SO@4 50; light, 81 550
465 Sheep-Receipts. 6,0OO head; market
steady; stockers, So 25Q4 90; Westerns, "a 05@
4 30; fed Texans, So 50@3 70
KANSAS cITY-Caltle-Receipts, $3.50 head;
shipments. 3,S4O head; market steady; steers.
s. 1904 so; cows, 81 56@2 co. stockers and feeders
81 5O@3 90; range steers. 81 0O62 30; range COWS,
81 50l2 90. Hogs-Receipts, $3.50 head; ship
ments 4240 head; market steady to l0c lower;
bulk, S4 1894 IS; all grades. "a 0004 3711. Sheep
Receipts, l070 head; shipments. 740 head;
market steady; lambs, s. 6o@4 go; good to
choice muttons 50 1894 Is; stockers and feed
ers. S3 90 as rs.
ST. .LoUIS-Cattle-Receip $500 head; ship
ments, 900 head; market steady; good to fancy
native. 81 35Q5 90; fair to good natives, So Is
"a 65; stockers and feeders. 81 75a2 so: Texans
and Indian steers. 50 00G3 25 Hogs-Receipts.
1000 head: shipments. 5. 100 head; market weak;
fair to choice heavy, 81 1904 90; mixed grades,
"a 1894 As; light packers, "a 2004 85 Sheep
Receipts LOO head; shipments, 800 head;
market strong good to choice. n 25@6 %