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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
Auction Sale.

Having leased my farm. the under
signed will sell at auction to the high
est bidder on the farm in the town of
Somers, three and one-half miles north
west of Kenosha, on Thursday, Feb.
20, 1897, commencing at $3.50 o'clock
a. m. sharp: Seven horses, 5 full blood
Guernsey cows, Is high grade Guern-
sey cows, 10 high grade heifers from s
to Is months old, 10 graded calves, 2
Guernsey bulls / year old, 5 brood
sows, l wide tire wagon, farm wagon,
l three spring buggy, ! bob sleigh, 8
set double harness, l Milwaukee bind
or, 2 mowers, hay loader, hay ted
der, l sod cutter, reaper, l horse
rake, l tread power, feed cutter, l
iron roller, small threshing machine,
l circle saw, one 1000 lbs. cattle scale,
l cream separator, about 81 @ bushels
oats, 700 bushels corn, s tons of hay,
barrels of cider, 2 barrels of vinegar,
and other articles too numerous to
mention.
Terms of Saie-$1O and under, cash.
Sums to exceed $40, 8 months credit
approved notes, interest at per cent
SARA M. CLAPP.
E. r. WILSON, Auctioneer. &c
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
CHRIST HANsEN's TROUBLES
He Is in Racine and Playing Hob With
His Children


Christ Hansen, the painter, who
used to live at 555 Durkee avenue. but
who removed to Racine early last fall,
is having troubles of his own. His
wife died before he left here and left
several children, some of them by q
former husband Soon after Hansen
got to Racine he had another woman
come to his house and told his children
that he had been married by justice
there, which appears to have been
false. One of the children was left
with family here, but recently she
went to her fathers house. Then the
alleged wife declared that she would
leave if the child stayed. The child
remained and she left Clara Hansen,
the 14-year-old STEP daughter, went
out to work in Racine, and now the
step-father attempted to force her to
live at his home and keep house for
him. She refused to do so and applied
to the humane agent for protection.
Clara's uncle appeared on the scene at
this interesting point and ordered
papers made out for the adoption of
the girl. Now there is some talk of
arresting and prosecuting the step
father for his misdeeds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
ROLL OF HONOR.
List OF Students whose Attendance at
School Has Been Good.

Following are the names of the pu-
pills in the various district schools OF
the county who have been neither
absent nor tardy during the past month;
District No. s, Bristol Charles, Al
bert, Fireman and Howard Higgins;
Frank Powell, Talford Powell and
Hattie Holbrook.
District No. 5, Bristol Ruth, Flora,
Helen and Ward Shields, Hugo and
Roy Firchow, John Creighton, Frank
Schnuckel, Roy Marsh, Willie Budtke,
Leo McVicar, Henry, Willie and Edith
Selsdorf, Edith Budtke.
Dist No. 2, Somers Bessie Rogers,
Kate Dorey, Eta Pedley, Ida Runals,
Grace Wells, Lucy Rogers, Eta Fonk,
Ellen Runals, ! John Jordan, Guy Ped
ley, Frank Runals, Harry Rogers, John
Fonk, Harmon Smith, Milton North
way, Nicholas Michels, Philip Fonk,
Harry Jordan, Morris Northway
Theddy Fonk, Willie Henschen and
Vennie Fonk were present during the
month ending Feb. II, 1897. Enroll
ment IS. Attendance 95 per cent
*John Jordan's name was, by mis-
take, omitted in last months report.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

Mr. Gamble is very poorly this
winter.
Miss M. A. E. Hubbard had the mis-
fortune to sprain her wrist quite badly
Miss Augusta Shostedt, of Kenosha,
is making protracted visit at the
home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes, our old grocer
man, is visiting at Turner's and Geth-
ems this week.
A very slim attendance at church
Sunday. Better turn out more while
roads and weather are SO fine.
Bert Cole had the misfortune to lose
one Of his fine colts.
DR.. Eastman is kept very busy these
days.
About thirty five of Pleasant Prairie's
young people and Messrs. Coshun and
Vinegar and wives, of Kenosha, met at
the residence of W. S. Cole on Friday,
Feb. u, for social gathering. A
very enjoyable evening was spent,
games and other amusements were in
dulged in. The refreshments were
elegant and abundant. All report W.
S. Cole and family a success as enter
tainers.
Mr.. Shostedt Sundayed at home.
C. Higgins is still on the sick list
B. Cole is hauling hay to Camp
Lake. j. G.. r.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
A Rich Man.

They had just arrived in Brooklyn
from the Island. They walked across
the great bridge. As they approached
the New York side they stretched
their necks and viewed the massive
buildings.
"Oh, he must be rich," she ven
tured.
Who?"
"The man who owns all those
buildings"
One man doesn't own them ALL"
"Oh, yes he does" she assured him.
How do you know?" he asked.
Because" she said, his name is
on them"
81 guess that's SO" he agreed as he
looked up at a sky-scraper. " Mr..
Castoria must be pretty rich. -
Printers Ink.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
WOODWORTH.

Louie Wienke is confined to the
house with measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paddock, from Salem,
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
Hill on Sunday.
There will be a war concert given BY
the Mckinley drum corps and Ladies
Aid society, consisting of martial music,
bugle calls, suitable stirring war mel
odies, choruses, duets, solos, battle
scenes, tableaux and well selected r"ci-
tations, on Friday evening, Feb. 2 at
Wesley Chapel Admission Is cents.
Come and see the old general training
band OF 1880.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
THE TRADES COUNCIL.

It Admits New Members and Makes Ar
rangements to Organize More Trades.
The Kenosha Trades and Labor
council held it's regular meeting Tues
day evening. The meeting was very
lively one. The main business trans
acted was as follows:
Representatives of the Musicians
and Masters unions were seated and
recognized.
The American Tobacco workers
label was endorsed.
A petition to the legislature to dc
away with the evils of convict labor,
which is now competing with free labor
in the making of shoes was unanimously
signed.
The first steps were taken toward
the organization of the clerks and the
carpenters, and several minor matters
were disposed of.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18

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strangers who have no blood INTEREST IN It's
welfare Kind as a Sister OF Char1ty OF a
nurse may be, they cannot replace the low
ing ninistrations of a mother ms ever
recurring tragedy could be avoided II Wo-
men would but learn the vital importance OF
caring for the health and vigor OF the DELI
cate organs that bear the burdens OF fnatern-
ity. The woman who neglects weakness and
disease of these organs IS united tor motn-
erhood and it only holds out to her the GER
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SIRE. safe, and speedy cure for all weak
ness and disease of the organs distinctly
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by making these organs strong, healthy ana
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provides ample nourishment for the new
conner. and shorteuS the mothers period of
illness and debility. 1t is the best OF all
known medicines for women and over 90, 600
of them have said so over their signatures.
IF you want to know more of it write to its
discoverer, DR.. K. V. Pierce, chief consult
lng physician to the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, n. Y.
Agood. practical home medical work is the
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have. DR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is such book It contains 1908
pages and 900 illustrations. Several chap
ters are devoted to the reproductive phys
io1ogy of women and facts that every wife
and mother should know. Over million
women possess copies of it. A new edition
is ready and will be given away absolutely
FREE If you want paper-covered copy
send 81 one-cent stamps, to cover the cost
of mailing only, to the Worlds D1spensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N x. Send
II stamps for cloth bound copy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
Advertised Mail Matter.

The following is list of mail matter
remaining uncalled for in the Kenosha
Post Office, Kenosha County, Wis, fol
the week ending Feb. IL, 1897, and
which will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office at the expiration of two weeks
unless called for: EEL
Philip Altringer, Mrs Joe Beck,
Mr. Duncan, Central Copying Co
A Gadbou, Viola Holmes.
Gustav Kristensen, Mrs n w Lyman,
Philip Mcclure, John Moon,
Jens Peter Nelson, PreS't Board of Trustees
Mrs F Stevens, Chas Thomas,
To obtain any of the above mail mat
Ger the applicant must give the date OF
this list. A. j. BURG, P. M.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18

IF we might have couple OF days
more of pleasant weather we would
have good roads again.
On the principle that there is good
in everything" there may be some in
the prospective street car line.
Oscar Huck, of Quincy, who is visit
ing with his pareRts in this city, went
to Milwaukee today to call on friends.
The grand army boys of Georgia
have presented the Woman's Relief
Corps with Andersonville prison which
comprises SO acres of land. The ladies
expect to improve the grounds and
make a park out of it. ANY contribu-
ton for the purpose of making the i'm
provements will be gladly received by
any member of the local w. r. &.
General Alfred Pleasanton, one of
the most distinguished cavalry COM
manders of the late war, died at his
apartments in the Greacon house in
Washington this morning. Gen.
Pleasanton served in the Mexican war,
did frontier duty against the Indians
until the civil war began and in 1861
began the most brilliant of his military
career in that great struggle. Since
Nav, 1883. he has been on the retired
list of the army with the rank of
colonel.
One of the Washington papers has
words of praise for our Congressman
Cooper. We are g ad to see that the
congressman from this district is ap-
preciated. We quote from them as
follows: The only member of the
Wisconsin delegation who will find his
status on the committees in the next
house improved by the changes in
committees on account of the retire.
ment of members of the present bouse,
is Mr.. Cooper of Racine. Representa-
tives Herman of Oregon and Stephen
son of Michigan will retire and Mr..
Cooper, if he remains on the committee,
and IS not given better place in the
makeup of the committees, will move
up next to the craftsmanship. Mr..
Cooper has proved an able and pains
taking member of the committee, and
he has been careful to see to it that the
important river and harbOr improve
ments of the northwest haYe been liber-
ally cared for"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
CLERKS TO BE ORGANIZED
They Will Band Together to Shorten
Their Hours of Toll.

For the past two or three years there
has been more or less of a howl on the
part of the clerks of the various stores
in the city about having to work every
night in the week to all sorts of unset
tied hours, and several efforts have
been made looking to the shortening of
the time they must spend indoors.
Petitions have been circulated asking
merchants to close at stated hours.
Some agreed to it and others would
not and so the movement failed. Now
the clerks propose to organize union
of their own and affiliate with the
Trades and Labor council for the pur-
pose of fixing their hours of labor. A
meeting for the purpose of organization
will probably be held about next Sun
day.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
Auction Sale.

Having rented my farm | will sell at
public auction on Monday, Feb. q, IN
my farm located one and one half miles
northeast of Bristol station, on the
Geneva road, ten good blooded horses,
twenty choice milk COWS, and guam
tity of farming implements, etc.
E. s. CASTLE.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
Gard of Thanks.

WILMoT, Wis.
To the many kind friends who so
earnestly and lovingly rendered US aid
and sympathy in our recent bereave-
ment at the loss of our father, we
gratefully express our sincere thanks.
L L. OWEN,
j. A. OWEN.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded for the Week Ending wednes-
day. February II. 1897.

day, February IT, 1897.
Following are the real estate trans
fers recorded during the past week
Reported for this paper by Benedict {
Tarbell, abstractors, real estate, in
surance and loan agents:
Louis Joerndt and wife to Au-
gusta M. Schwefel. Part of
lot /, blk 2, Washington Is
land, Second ward, city of
Kenosha. Warranty deed.
Consideration .-.-----. $3.50 0,
William Upton and wife to
Mrs. Ellen Plummer. Lot 4,
blk 4, of Jenne's addition to
the city of Kenosha, on sW
or of sec 81, 2, %. War
ranty deed. Consideration 500 Q
Edward George and wife to A.
A. Christensen. The n w qr
OF s or, also n or of sw
or OF sec 33, 2, Il east;
except 4 acres and 26 rods;
also part of e hf of n W Or of
sec 80. Quit claim deed.
Consideration .-..---- l q
Elizabeth Dunnebacke (widz
owl to Ferdinand Theodore
Dunnebacke The hf of S
hf of lots 2 and 3, blk 70, in
Fourth ward of city of Keno
sha, in or of sec 81, y,
% east. Warranty deed.
Consideration --- l @
Lyman j. Strong and wife to
George ID. Strong. Part of
sw or of sec II, 2, %
east. containing 19 62-10O
acres. Quit claim deed.
Consideration ------ l U
George d. Strong and wife to
Lyman j. Strong Part of
sw or of sec u, 2, r p
east. Quit claim deed. Con-
SlderatlOn- ---------.. L "
James Wallis and wife ct al to
Albert F. Wallis. Lot Is,
blk l, of Holmes & Nichols
addition to the city of Keno
sha, on W hf of Or of sec
6, l, % east. Quit claim
deed. Consideration .-.- / On
Eugene r. Head and wife to
Gustavus Schmidt. Lot 5,
blk 2, of E. r. Heads sub
division of part of W Or of
sec 81, tt, % east. War
sanity deed. Consideration $50 OF
William G.. Barrett and wife to
Aletha Cowell. Lot z of
Hollister & Meer's addition
to the city of Kenosha, on the
S hf of or of sec 6, t l,
%. Warranty deed. Con-
sheraton $500 OF
John Lindemann and wife to
John Cole. Part of blk % in
the Second ward of the city
of Kenosha, on the e or of
sec 80, t2, r % east. War
ranty deed Consideration 700 On
Mary A. TURNS to Rev. Theo-
dore Jacobs. Parts of lot 6,
blk. q, in s or of sec 81,
2, r %; also lots 9 and 10.
blk 81, in n e or of sec 81, t
2, %; also lots l and 2, blk
IS, in n e or Of sec 81. t 2, r
%; also part of blk 80. in g
or of sec 80, t 2, %; also
part of n hf of s hf Of sec 80,
t2, %; also lot 5, blk 3, of
Kenosha Land and Improve
ment Co.'S subdivision Of sec
80, 2, %. Quit claim
deed Consideration .-.-. 1900 Oh
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
Excursion Rates to the Mardi Gras and
Winter Resorts

On account of the Mardi Gras at
New Orleans and Mobile, the North
Western Line will, February 22d to
18th, inclusive, sell excursion tickets at
very low rates, limited for return pas
sage until March 9th. Excursion
tickets are also on sale daily, at re-
duced rates, to the principal winter re-
sorts in the United States and Mexico
For full information apply to ticket
agents Chicago & North Western
Railway. Al
The Kenosha Duplicate Whist club
met as usual at their rooms in the
Benedict & Tarbell building Tuesday
evening. One table did not play owing
to the absence of Messrs. Chalfant Rey-
nolds, Davidson and Tarbell. The other
tables resulted as follows: Messrs. 81
Robinson and Charles won from Messrs.
Welles and Kershaw by one point
Messrs. w. Robinson and Curtis won
from Messrs. Andre and G.. Tarbell by
two points.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
In all the wide


range of human
sorrow there is no
more pitiful trag-
edy than that of
the de til of a
mother at child
birth. It cuts off
a life just at the
moment when it
has achieved its
grandest duty and
| at the very outset
lof its greatest hap
piness. 1t leaves
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
SILVER LAKE.

The Columbia club will give a grand
ball at Columbia hall, Monday evening,
Feb. %. Sabin's band will furnish the
music.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-01-14

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 8.-The annual
banquet of the Jacksonian club of this
city was held at the Paxton Hotel this
evening. The banquet was really an
ovation to VIM. J. Bryan, with few
speeches by other democrats to add
variety to the occasion. When the dis
tinguished guest of the evening rose to
address the people present his recep-
ton was to the highest degree enthusi-
astic. He paid tribute to the popu-
lists as being the pioneers in the move
ment of governmental reforms and COM
plimented the republicans who left
their party and voted the democratic
ticket. He expressed pleasure over
the result Of the election in this state,
but did not attribute that result to the
fact that Nebraska was his home, but
rather to the fact that there was sucl
complete harmony among all the forces
which made up the fusion here. HI
saw in it lesson for other states an(
said that when they had the SAM
amount of education on the principa
subjects in the democratic platform a
Nebraska had, and the same perfec
harmony among the people supporting
those questions, victory would come t
their party in the nation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-01-14
Lynching Statistics.

In the year 1896 131 lynchings oc-
Cured in this country, only two years
since and including 1885 showing a
smaller number. Those years were
1887, when 122 persons were lynched,
and 1890, with 1877. In 1892 the number
was 235, and in 1898 it was 200 Ot
those whose lives were taken by mob
violence last..year eighty were negroes
and fifty-one whites; 19S lynchings oc-
Cured in the South and nine in the
North. The decrease in this form OF
unlawful killing is agreeable, but
there is still room for improvement. 1t
is no more than fair to the State OF
Kentucky to say that the general i'm
preston that she heads the list in this
awful form of law w-breaking is incorrect.
Louisiana stands first with twenty-five
cases. Alabama next with fifteen
Tennessee third with fourteen, anC
Florida with ten, lille Kentucky and
Georgia have each nine to their credit.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-01-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Maine has fifty sardine canneries,
with 8, 1856 employees.
DR.. Nansen will receive $1,000 for
one weeks lecturing tour in England.
According to the recent census the
population of Greece is 2, AIS, 900, or an
increase of 100000 over the figures of
1889.
The Inauguration of Mckinley will
be the Tooth anniversary to the retire
ment from public life Of George Wash
ington.
A few days ago a Jacksonville, Ind,
convict who for five years had feigned
to be a deaf mute confessed his i'm
posture.
! He'll Chatelain, the traveller in Africa,
says that among the 200, 200, 900 of peo-
pie in the Dark Continent, 50,OO0,000
are slaves.
1t costs Great Britain $4,000 year
to maintain the queens pack of deer
hounds. People are petitioning her to
give them up,
1t takes thirty-seven specially con-
structed and equipped steamers to keep
submarine telegraph cables of the world
in repair,
Throughout Western Florida the out
look for immigration this winter ex-
ceeds anything of the kind known be.
fore in the history of the section.
Although the fire loss for the yeal
just closed has not yet been promulgated
for the whole country, the reports SC
had from different cities indicate tha
it will be the smallest in recent years.
Samuel Reynolds, of Lawrence, Kan,
has the largest Vandiver pippin apple
/ tree known. 1t is forty years old anC
measures twelve feet in circumference
at the trunk. Its boughs spread over
Z circle 100 feet in diameter.
There we're 81 200 persons arrested
for drunkenness in Boston the pas
year, according to the report of tn
local police commission. This figure /
| more than 5000 in excess of the mum
8 ber of similar arrests made the previou
S year and far above the recent yearl.
a average.
Commodore Richard Peck, of NeN
Haven, Conn, completed his sixty
: eighth year in steamboating the othe
day. He is 81 years of age, and ha
been with one company more than ha
a century. He has beenin the steam
boat business longeg than any othe
man in the country.
# The Gazette, of Alexandria, Va, hi
ic Just closed its ninety-seventh year
or publication. During all that time, SAY
g. only when the nnion army seized, su
ne pressed and finally burned and utter
ut destroyed its office and all its inval
nh able contents, it has been printed eve
es week day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-01-14
POLITICAL ASS.
That's What West Virginia Editor Admits
That He Made of Himself

Charleston, W. Va, Jan. 9.-During
the campaign the Daily Kanawa Patri-
OF was the capital organ of the wing of
the democratic party known as gold
democrats. This evening there was
much surprise at leading editorial in
its issue in which was announced the
intention to advocate in the future the
cause of free silver, Its editor says in
part:
"The democratic party proper cast
yearly $4,000 votes in West Vir-
ginia in the recent election, while
that part styling themselves gold
democrats cast less than 700 votes. For
the success Of the last named wing of
the party we have heretofore been la
boring but we have fully become con-
vinced that instead of achieving any
thing for pure democracy we have only
been working for the success of the
enemy.
Running a gold standard paper is
only helping the opposition and receiv-
ing naught for your pains; they get the
spoils, while you are laughed at for the
political ass you have made of your
self. The gold standard has been full
ly tried since '73; as to its success the
idle factories and unemployed millions
can testify. The bimetalic standard
cannot make our situation any worse.
We are fully satisfied that even {
fifty cent dollar, if there is such a thing
is better for the toiling masses than al
appreciated dollar that cannot be go
fgr labor or trade"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-01-14
CHIMAY'S SAY.
Princess Who ElOped With Musician Adj
dresses Her COuntrywOmen.

uTCSbtS IlGI IOuhti } hVhloh'
New York, Jan. 9.-The World pub
fishes the following letter from the
Princess de Chimay, formerly Clara
Ward, of Detroit, who is now at Buda-
pest, addressed "To My Countrywo-
men,"
'It is hardly necessary to say that I
do not dictate this letter with the inten-
ton of influencing public opinion in my
favor. I think l have shown in my ac-
tions that what is commonly called pub
lie opinion does not exist for ME, and
that therefore a regard for it could not
in the least Influence my doings. |
leave it to anybody who so pleases to
condemn or excuse me. Ikuow too well
who and what the people often are, or
pose to be, whom the world in which |
had the misfortune to live, can never
cease praising. The judgment of these
people is of no consequence to me.
"Nor do 1 intend, by my letter, to in
duce any of my countrywomen to fol-
low my example. What have done, l
did because felt that L had to do it. l
hate Hypocrisy and lies. l wanted to
have done with them. 1 wanted to be
free, to escape the fetid atmosphere in
which modern society lives. Could ]
have been man / would have become
second Count Tolstoi in certain re-
spects. What I want to impress upor
my countrywomen-especially on those
of them who, like me, are spoiled child
rem of fortune-is always to be true tt
themselves and to others never to give
up the highest ideals of life for the sak'
of social position. There are, | think
only a few American-bred women wh'
could feel themselves really happy il
, the high European, especially continen
tal society. There are exceptions, bu
few, very few only. know then evel
the best counsels have but a very sligh
effect, yet I wish that you, my sister
at home, would take my fate as les
SON"