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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-04
Money Wanted.

will sell my farm of 1853 acres two
and one half miles southwest of Keno
sLa, to the person or persons making
the best offer during the month OF
January. Competent judges call il
the best farm in Kenosha county, when
buildings, fences, soil, timber, water
and location are considered. Railroad
station eighty rods from house. The
farm was never rented. Come and see
it or apply TO owner,
81 ALBhRT Fox, Kenosha, Wis.
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PARIS

Mr.. William Gunter and wife called
on friends in Park City Friday.
Misses Cora Watkins and Sarah B
Price were guests of their aunt Mrs
Geo. Sniffens, of Sylvania, Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. Winfield Calender and wife, o.
Union Grove, spent Sunday with hel
sister Miss Hattie Button.
Miss Sarah Jones who has been I'M
der treatment in Chicago for some time
returned home last Friday.
Will Heidersdorf made a business
trip to Milwaukee Moaday.
E. E. Williams left on Monday for an
extended visit with relatives and
friends in Eagle Grove, Iowa.
Messrs. Herbert and Will Guntel
attended the social at Mr.. Cooks Of
Somers Friday night.
Miss Annie Orfoff was the guest Of
Miss Addie Williams the last of the
week.
George Shepherd and wife, of Bristol
called on Geo. Prices Monday evening
Miss Annie Williams left Monday fol-
few weeks visit with relatives in
Michigan.
Miss Lauretta Price spent Friday
and Saturday the guest of Miss Alma
Cook, of Somers.
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COUNTY NEWS.
Leaves From the Lives of Those Who
Dwell About Us.
TPIIESDEI

Dwell About U.s.
TRUESDELL.
Present indications point to more
mud.
SIeighing is about played out for the
present.
John Kelley, of Russell, H., spent
Monday with friends at this place.
A couple of sleighloads of the en-
ployees of the Sterling Cycle works,
drove out from Kenosha Friday even
ing and enjoyed a social hop at the
tavern.
There was not very large attend
ance at the masquerade ball given by
the M. W. A. on Friday evening last.
Those present, nevertheless, report
having had jolly time.
Farrell & Mungon shipped carload
of stock to the q. S. yards from here
Friday night.
Miss Lizzie and Jennie Umland
spent Sunday with relatives at Keno
sha.
Chas Bradford and family have
again taken up their abode in this
place having moved into the store
building owned by John Billings
Cholly thinks no place quite like
Truesdell Right you are, Cholly.
Henry Small, manager of the Long
n Distance Telephone Co.'s test station
here, has been quite busy the past
week patching up breaks out on the
line.
Our icemen and dairymen have been
quite busy since The recent zero wealth
er harvesting the fine ice crop which
was formed by the cold snap, the
largest share of which measures from
{ s to II inches and is as clear as crystal
Mrs. j. Fl. Beland and daughter
Hazel, spent Sunday with relatives al
Caledonia, Wis.
On Friday of last week Miss Kate
Kaiser's horses became frightened al
the sounding of Mr.. Alstead's engine
whistle and ran away. They made
things quite lively for time. Barring
demolished wagon, luckily no other
damage or injury was done.
John Holland, who a week age
seriously cut his ankle while chopping
wood, is improving slowly.
Pete Mungon, while driving cattle
with his pony, was slightly injured by
his pony falling on the ice and falling
on one of Mr.. Munyon's limbs.
John G. Lucas formerly of this place
and more Familiarity known here as
/ Charlie Lucas, was married at MasOr
City, Iowa, on Jan. % to Mrs. Bessie
Housam, formerly of Kenosha.
Mr.. Winke, who so carelessly drove
onto the railroad track here last week
and had his wagon broken, is trying
to get damages out of the company.
w. G.. Smith drove out to Bristol OF
business on Wednesday.
Henry Laughlin spent Friday witt
friends at Racine.
Miss Mabel Rogers, of Franksville
is visiting with relatives at this place
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WILMOT.

Mrs. Tilden Mccormack returned
Saturday morning to her home il
Ravenswood after a weeks visit with
her parents.
George Gibbs, of Minneapolis, is
stopping in the village. The estate Of
his mother, Mrs. Helen Gibbs will be
settled Tuesday.
j. A. Owen, of Madison, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday in our midst.
Ole Christensen had an auction sale
Friday and succeeded in disposing Of
his stock at fair prices.
Busy hands are now harvesting the
ice crop, the maturing of which had
been long despaired of. Ordinarily the
month of January treats us to a
i" tbaw". This year we have had to
content ourselves with a " freeze y
AS freeze, however, there were no
flies on it. The ice man listened tc
the snow creaking beneath his feet and
smiled until his face cracked in the
frigid atmosphere. Why, the air was
so cold that it made the teeth of Mr..
Brower's buck-saw chatter, and Prof.
Lampe's latest yarn had to be thawed
out so often that it lost all resemblance
to that genial, frolicsome brand with
which we are so familiar.
Joseph Marsh and family, of Kansas,
are now domiciled beneath the roof OF
his father, Daniel Marsh. We under
stand that Mr.. Marsh intends to locate
here. He arrived just in time to secure
work on the ice.
The members of the singing school
are preparing for grand concert as a
finale
Homer Swartz, now Of Geneva, but
who formerly ran barber shop in this
place, was in the village Friday.
DR.. FL G.. Darby transacted business
in Chicago Monday.
R. NJ Shotliff left for Madison Mon
day evening as delegate to the M. w.
A. encampment.
An old time deestrick skule" is in
progress of organization and session
will be held some evening in the near
future to which the general public will
be invited to attend. The classes will
be composed of scholars who went to
school forty or more years ago. Old
fashion pieces" will be spoken in the
old fashioned way and Mike Tyrrell
has volunteered to prod an old fash
Toned pin into the old fashioned pupil
who sits in the old fashioned seat ahead
of him and in other old fashioned and
ingenious ways enable the audience to
get it's moneys worth.
FL. A. Radtke was in Burlington
Monday.
By lucky chance the Hotel McVey
at Camp Lake was saved from destruc-
ton by fire Wednesday evening. The
fire was started in a box of saw dust
used as cuspidor. One of the board
ers emptied a burning pipeful of to-
bacco into the box which ignited the
dry sawdust and when and inmate of
house CHANGED to enter, hole had
been burned through the floor and the
fire had started on an old work bench
beneath. Help was summoned and the
element was soon mastered. The hotel
is filled with boarders who are working
on the ice and were it not for the time
ly discovery of the blaze something
serious would probably have followed.
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Don't Neglect the Children.

The State School for the Blind, To-
Gated at GAINESVILLE, is now occupying
the new building recently completed,
and has ample accommodations for
fifty more pupils. Every child of school
age in the state, who is totally or par
TALLY blind, should enjoy the advan-
tages of this school. Don't neglect the
children, and allow them to grow up in
ignorance, when the state provides the
means Of education absolutely free.
For full information and application
blanks address FL. F. Bliss, Sup't.
GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-04
compliments the Ladies.

Kenosha's chief Of police attended
the play at the Belle City Opera house
last night When asked whether Re
nosha ladies wore hats in the theatre
he said: +" No, most Of the ladies take
them off, and you don't know how
much better they look. It seems as
though you were sitting home in your
parlor, laughing and chatting" What
do you think he will say about the
Racine ladiesf Racine News.
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Notice of Drawing Jury.

Notice is hereby given that the
grand and petit jurors for the ensuing
March term of the Circuit court of Ke-
nosha county will, in the manner pro-
vided by law, be drawn at the Office Of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court on
Thursday, February IL, 1897 at 1C
o'clock a. N.
RUSSELL FL. SLOSSON,
dwf11 Clerk Circuit Court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-04
THE DUNN MEETINGS.
The Interest Increasing and the Blue
Ribbons Being Put On.

James M. Dunn had the largest au
dience of the series of meetings so far
Tuesday night. The lecture room was
full and it was a bright, rapid and
profitable meeting. Quite a number OF
drinking men were present and good
Iy lot Oh boys. Rev. Corey led in pray
er. Mr.. Dunn made quite an earnest
call to the people present to stand by
and help, and many signed the pledge
and put on the blue. The christian
workers and ministers are taking hold
and it looks like revival already.
The meeting tonight will be in Sim
mons hall, which has been engaged fol-
the rest of the time. Everybody well
come.
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KENOsHA VS.. RACINE.
Neither Side Has Ever Lost :Game.-A
Hot Time Expected.

Hot Time Expected.
The Kenosha Athletics are going to
have a go against the Racine Athletics
at Simmons hall Thursday evening.
The Racine team come with blood in
their eyes and a determination to re-
trieve lost honors and redeem Racine
for it's past dishonors both on the base
ball diamand and the gridiron. 1t is
supposed to- be composed of the crack
players of the city. The home team
showed its proves in the last game
and has since been hustllng in prepar
alton for the game Thursday evening.
The game consequently promises to be
a hot one and one that the people will
be interested in seeing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-04
Fire Company omcers.

The Star fire company met Tuesday
evening and elected officers. They
were as follows:
Foreman-E. G.. Theirs.
Asst Foreman. A. Wheeler.
Secretary Treasurer E. Dewey.
Trustees e. C. Theirs, J. A. Wheel
or and r. +. Mailer,
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THE DUNN MEETINGS.
they open Under Very Auspicious Cir
cumstances,


James NJ. Dunn opened his series of
gospel temperance meetings at the
Park avenue NJ. E. church Sunday
afternoon. The series will continue
indefinitely and will be throughout OF
the old fashioned temperance meeting
order. No politics enters them. The
meetings opened very auspiciously by
the attendance of the pastors of the
protestant churches and good crowd.
Mr.. Dunn spoke eloquently on this
subject, though under some evident
difficulties. About two weeks ago his
left side was smitten with slight
stroke of paralysis, which made speech
somewhat troublesome. Mr.. Dunn is
here by invitation of the W. c. T. Q.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-04
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 alb
sent nor tardy during the past month:
Joint District No. 2, Wheatland and
Burlington Otillia Merten and Julia
Merten were perfect in attendance dur
ing the month ending Jan. D.
District No 1, Pleasant Prairie
Jennie Umland, Howard Carpenter,
Grace Carpenter, Eddie Nelson, Edith
Barter, Walter Nelson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded for the Week Ending wednes-
day, February 8, 1897.

Following are the real estate trans
fers recorded during the past week.
Reported for this paper by Benedict &C.
Tarbell, abstracters, real estate, insur~
ance and loan agents:
John Hermann and wife to
Matthias Orth. Part of blk
81 on the n or sec 81, t2,
%, and in the 4th ward,
city of Kenosha. Wis. War
ranty deed. Consideration 100 90
Matthias Orth and wife to Eva
Hermann. Conveys same
property as last above.
Warranty deed. Consid'n- 100 90
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Whether it is perceptible or not,
there is, nevertheless, a decided differ
ence in the number of dogs now run
ming about the streets and that of q
few weeks ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-04

Love is the
natural heritage
of many an at
tractive young
w o m a n, now
doomed to love.
less spinster
h God by ill
health. No wo
man should en-
ter upon the du.
ties of wifehood
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-04

How to succeed in literature; Die first
and then publish your works.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
A FIRE FIEnD kT WORK.
TWO STORES BURNED
At WLLAMSTON.
FLAMES SPREAD FAST.
The Fire the Work of an
Incendiary.

The fire hend again visited the
little town of Williamson, NC,
Tuesday morning. The fire was
in the brick block OF two stores
owned by J. R. Mobly, and oc-
cupied by A. J. Mizel, groceries
nd 4 bar, and FIX. Hodges, toy
store @ith oyster saloon in rear.
The FIRE originated i'll the Mizel
store and is supposed to be of an
incendiary origin. The flames
spread rapidly to the other store,
entirely consuming both. The
building was situated in the
heart of the business portion of
the town, and it seemed almost
impossible to save the remain
der, but by the heroic efforts Of
the citizens the fire was gotten
under control and confined to the
two buildings named. The loss
is as follows J. R. Mobley, two
stores $1,000, fully covered by
insurance; A. J. Mizel, stock ST.
900, insurance $1,000; F. K.
Hodges and H.Cowan, loss $3.50,
no insurance.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
MURDERED BY A SERGEANT
INDIGNATION oNER THE KILLING OF A
CITIZEN or SHENANDOAH, VA.

A Woodstock (Va.) special to
the Richmond Dispatch says;
On Wednesday of last week John
NJ. Sibert, a constable living at
New Market, in this county, hav-
ing a claim against man by the
name of Bowers, living near Ork
ney Springs. took {. G. Rice,
Town Sergeant of that place, TO
assist him in making the claim.
They went to the home of Bow
ers, who went with them to a
neighbor to settle.
Arriving at the neigh bor's
home and not finding him, Bow
ers turned to go home. Sibert
ordered him to stop, and upon
Bowers, refusing to do SO, order
ed Rice to shoot him, which Rice
did. Warrants were issued for
the arrest of Sibert and Rice for
attempt at murder.
Rice fled, but was captured at
Staunton, and Sibert has been
placed under bond to await de.
velopments. Yesterday Bowers
died i'll great agony, and Com
Attorney Baker has
ordered an autopsy. Consider
able indignation is expressed in
the vicinity of the tragedy.
Bowers was a man of family and
about 50 years of age.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
A Deadly Duel.

A special from Sumter, S. c.,
says: "Thomas Rhame and
Ralph Deschanlps, of Pamela,
met at the house of H. D. Rhame
Sunday night and became in
volved i'll a personal difficulty,
and Rhame drew a revolver and
began shooting at Deschamps,
who drew his revolver and re-
turned the fire. Rhame was
mortally wounded and died.
Ralph Deschamps fled imme>
diately and left his horse and
buggy and has not been heard
from since. 1t is believed that
he was seriously injured and has
since died.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
A Handsome Present,

Mr.. r. F. Schilling, the
foreman of the Norfolk aud
Southern railroad, on returning
to Berkley, was the recipient of
very handsome lamp and easy
chair, donated by the employees
as a token of their high esteem
for him. Engineer W. A.
Ellington made the presentation
speech in his cordial humorous
way. Mr.. Schilling responded
in few we'll chosen words to
ST. It the occasion, and after thank
ing the donors for their unbound
ed generosity towards him he
concluded by wishing them all
the compliments of the season.
Tzygintan.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
A WORD WITH men.

The people Of Elizabeth City, as
we'll as visitors from the surrounding
country, will find on Fearing street,
one door from Water street, the retail
Liquor, Cigar and Tobacco store, under
the efficient aud popular management
of Messrs Richard Berry and Edgar
Shannon who have recently purchased
the business Of J. B. Brockett.
This establishment, which has be-
come a favorite with people who appr~
ciate pure wines and liquors, fine
chewing tobacco and fragrant cigars,is
largely patronized and regarded as
thoroughly reliable. The best of order
is maintained, the service is prompt
and courteous, the goods sold arc of
the best and prices reasonable
Messrs. Berry & Shannon are affable
gentlemen, who study to please and
never fail in this particular. They have
a large country and river trade aud fill
promptly all orders, whether delivered
III person or by mail, guaranteeing sat
isfaction with the quality and price of
their goods. Call to see them, or ad-
dress all orders to BERRY & SHANNON,
Elizabeth City, n. c., and get the best.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
DOUBLE HAHGING
At NORFOLK.
CHAS. WILLIAMS AND VIM.
DOWNING PAYS TIE PEN
Ally FOR THEIR CRIME.
EOTH FOR MURDER.
The Second Double Hang
ing in the city of
Norfolk.
EOTH FOR MURDER.

>Chas. Williams, the murderer
Of George Bess, and William
Downing, the murderer OF
Emma Lane, both crimes being
the most cold blooded in the
history OF Norfolk, were hanged
in the Jail yard of that city at
8:I8 Tuesday morning.
The march to the scaHold be-
gan at sos. The condemned
men, escorted by the officers
and their spiritual advisers,
showed no sign of weakness.
Williams seemed the most af-
fected and his eyes glittered
with an unnatural light, but the
tread of both men was firm and
they were apparently not as
much affected as some who stood
by. The men reached the top
of the scaffold at 8:I4 o'clock.
They were seated, Downing
on the first trap and Williams on
the second. Sergeant Lawler
asked them in turn if they had
anything to say. The answers
were inaudible Downing said 4:
"Mr. Lawler, let me pray, and
the opportunity was given him.
Williams answer was: Il have
nothing to say now. Ask all
my friends to pray for me- "
The black cap was adjusted at
at $40 precisely. Sergeant
Lawler adjusted the moose around
Williams neck. Constable Jack
son, of Portsmouth, did the same
duty for Downing. The space
between the final adjustment of
Williams moose and the moment
that Sergeant LaWler sprung
the trap was almost in6nitesimal.
The drop fell at 5:IS. The
two bodies shot through the
trap as quick as a flash. Down-
ing's body quivered from head
to foot like all aspen leaf. Viii
liams' writhed convulsively, He
died harder than Downing.
Just eight minutes after the
drop fell DR.. Raker, the pllysi-
clan to the Jail, felt the pulseless
wrist Of the ina1liinate and mo-
tionless bodies, and pronounced
both men dead.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
SWEPT BY FIRE.
Nashville, Tenn, Visited by
Disastrous Flames.
LOSS 100000 DOLLARS
TERRIFIC WIND TANNED THE FLAMES
INTO A FURY, DESTROYING MANY
BUILDINGS.

Fire broke out at II O'Clock
Saturday night at Nashville,
Tenn, and at 2 o'clock Sunday
morning Lebeck Bros whole
sale and retail dry-goods; Grimes,
Daily ard Robinson, dry goods
dealers, and the public market,
having an area Of a block and a
half, were totally destroyed.
The fire is undoubtedly the
most disastrous i'll the ci Us hiss
tory and the loss will reach into
the millions.
The fire originated in the
second story of Lebeck BROS. and
spread westward.
Soon after the fire begun a
terrific wind arose from the
southwest, which famed the
flames into fury. The City
Hall and narkethouse, which is
located opposite the ruined build
ings, caught from sparks and
was very seriously damaged.
Burns & Co., harness manu>
facturers, Oh Market street, in
rear of Lebeck Bros, caught and
was totally ruined. The total
loss is estimated at 81 ,ooo,o 900.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
PENNY FROM A BABY'S
THROAT
THE X-RAYS USED SUCCESSFULLY
IN A SURGICAL OPERATION.

A pioneer Roentgen ray sur
gical operation was performed by
DR.. +. w. Zimmer, of Roches
ter, N. Y, Dec. 27th.
A child 22 months old swallow
ed a penny sixteen days ago. A
radiograph was taken a week age
and the coin, approximately To-
Gated on the oesophagus. 4 pro-
longed attempt was then made
by ordinary means to extract
the coin, but without success.
1t was finally determined to use
the Horoscope during the oper-
alton, the observer directing the
movements from his observation
of the coin as it appeared ofthe
Horoscope screen.
Thin boards were placed ac
ross two boxes and the patient
was placed under the Crookes
tube. The observer placed him~
self beneath, and with the use of
the new metallic screen ofinch
mesh definitely located the coin.
The tube was then placed under
the patient and DR.. thinner
proceeded to grasp the coin under
the direction of The observ-r.
The attempt was highly sue
cessful, the coin being safely re-
moved after slipping once or
twice from the torceps. The
patient was placed under ether,
and the observer saw every move
lnent Of the forceps. The child
is now out of danger.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
White House Etiquette.
HOW THE oUTGCISG HONoRS THE IN
COMING PRESIDENT.

The etiquette between the out
going and incoming President,
says the Xustnted AWerlcan, is
exact and rigid. Mr.. McKin-
ley will go to the White House
and drive to the Capitol, simply
a citizen, sitting by tbs side of
President Cleveland. On the
way to the Capitol the President
lifts his hat to the cheering
crowds occasionally, although
the new man does most of the
bowing. But coming back he
keeps his hat on, having then
exchanged places with the sim
pie citizen who drove down sit
ting on his right and President
of the United States. On the
return to the White House a
luncheon is given by the outgo~
ing to the incoming President,
at which the first named is host
and the guests are the members
of the two Cabinets and their
families. When this is over the
outgoing President takes his
leave, the incoming President es-
corting him to the door OF the
mansion. But this may not be
the last time he enters it. On
every occasion that an ex Pres
ident visits Washington his first
obligation is call at the White
House. He is immediately re-
ceived, no matter how much en>
gagged the President may be-
The head usher acts as his escort,
and he is paid more personal
attention than any guest who
ever enters the house.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-08
ABOUT COTTON.

It is interesting to read the re-
port of the special agent of the
Agricultural Department Oh the
cotton crop, and the consumption
ofthe staple IN 1895 by the south
ern States. According to the re
port the crop was 7,IoI ,oo4, the
value of which was S2)3,358,856,
and the average area required for
the production Of one bale was
2.S2 acres were required, and in
some others over four acres we're
necessary to produce one bale.
The number OF bales consumed
by Southern cotton mills during
the year was 575,035, North and
South Carolina and Georgia be
ing the chief consumers. South
Carolina seems to have useda the
greater nunDet of bales during
the year than any other Southern
State, the number being 257,7oo
The report also shows that
Texas raised more cotton than
any other State. That crop be
ing l,oo5,357 bales Georgia
and Mississippi produced over
a million Of bales each, while
South Carolina made 7o4,7oo
bales and Alabama o83 3,9Io bales.
These figures both as to con-
sumption and amount of crop
produced were collected with the
greatest care and arc absolutely
correct-Virginian.
The Washington Star says
that the report that the story ol
Maceo's death was circulated by
the Cubans themselves in order
to facilitate their leaders escape
is calculated to arouse-in Gener-
al Weyier's mind the suspicion
that he is not the only Munch>
ausen on the island.