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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-12
Woodwork.

G. O. Vincent had business in Ra-
cine Monday.
Charles Gates, of Hebron, spent
Sunday with Paul Woodbury. of this
place.
About fifty of Mrs. J. w. Bryant's
friends gave her a complete surprise
Saturday at her home in Bristol, the
occasion being her seventeen birthday.
The afternoon was spent in social chat
after which an elaborate repast was
served. After wishing their hostess
many more birthdays the guests went
home, feeling they had spent most
enjoyable day.
A. E. Tarbe11 received a call to
Cudahy to take the place of the night
operator last week.
The Ladies Aid, of Bristol, will hold
their next meeting at Mrs. G. M. Bish-
ops Thursday, Oct. 10, afternoon and
evening. Supper 10 cents.
DR.. E. F. Rower, of Kenosha, was
in Our burg Tuesday filling and ex-
tracing teeth.
Clara Bishop started for Ober1in, O.,
Tuesday morning to spend a week or
two with friends.
w. A. Davis and wife, of Aurora, Ill,
spent Sunday with r. F. Roberts
family and attended services at Plank
Road church.
Fanny Glover, of Horizon, Wis, was
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Willis
Epson, from Saturday until Tuesday.
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Soners.

There are two cases of typhoid fever
reported in our vicinity.
There being considerable sickness in
the neighborhood, DR.. Valentine is
kept very busy.
Rev. and Mrs. Koh1stedt are busy
settling in their new home, the M. +.
parsonage.
Miss Della Bishop is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Capen, in Iowa.
Prof. David Gibbon, who has been
very i'll at his home in Oshkosh for
some time, is reported better
Rev. w. w. Gray and family have
gone to Abrams, Wis, their new
charge.
Miss Nellie Hamilton entered the
Commercial College in Racine last
week.
Mrs. c. w. Brush, of Chicago, is
visiting with her sister, Miss Minnie
Estberg.
L. Cook is moving to Kenosha this
week.
Edwin Bishop began his studies al
the State University, Madison, last
week.
Miss Montgomery, of Hainan, China,
was a guest of Mrs. Bohm during the
past week.
William Burgess and daughter, Miss
Jennie Burgess, are visiting with
friends in Chicago.
Mrs. Rachel Care, of Racine, visit
ed with Mrs. Corbett over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Ozanne spent
Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. John
Wills, of Union Grove.
Fred Leet visited with friends in
Mi1burn, ILL.,, over Sunday.
Miss Fannie Bowker returned home
from Oshkosh Thursday, where she
was called on account of the illness of
her brother-in-1aw, Prof. Gibbon.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abraham Van Vie died on Wednesday
afternoon. The funeral services were
held from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Fink on Friday.
Miss Mamie Bishop is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Elmer Cooper, at Syca-
more, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord Shepard, of
Racine, attended services at the
Methodist church Sunday morning.
A new fence has been built around
the school yard in District No. Z,
which is great improvement.
The young people of the c. E. soci-
ETY. will give a ''Mi1liner Social" at
the home of Mrs. Bradley on Friday
evening, Oct. 10. The ladies will
please bring hats and material for
trimmings, and the gentlemen mate
rial for neckties. Refreshments will
be served. A special invitation is ex-
tended to all.
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COUNTY BOARD INVESTIGATES
Chairman Jordan is Seeking Investigation
in Regard to Cost of Insane Asylum.

Chairman Jordan is Seeking Investigation
in Regard to Cost of Insane Asylum.
The practicabi1ity of Kenosha coun-
ty building an Insane asylum is a
question that is engaging the thoughts
of number of our citizens, with a
view of economy in caring for our I'M
fortunates.
Wishing more light on the matter
Chairman Jordan has been requested
to correspond with the managers of
such institutions at other places and
ask for certain information We pub
1ish the first answer to his list of ques-
tons:
Office of Outagamie County
Insane Asylum.
H. F. Jordan, Kenosha, Wis.
Dear Sir-Yours of Sept. Doth at
hand. In answer to your inquiries
will say:
1st-The first cost of farm and build
ings was about $85,00O, including fur
niture.
2d-Can accommodate from 135 to
40 patients.
.3d-The cost per capita to the county
per week in year ending Sept. 30th,
1898, was 1874.
4th-We have sixty-four patients be-
longing to other counties and sixty-siX
of our own.
5th-We have 1886 acres of land, SO
acres of timber, the balance ti1lable
land and pasture.
6th-We employ two men on the
farm, the balance of the work is done
by the patients.
I enclose under separate cover one OF
our reports for year ending Sept. 80,
1898, and which may help you. Any
other information 1 can give you will
cheerfu11y do.
Yours truly,
GEO. r. DOWNER, Supt.
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Auction Sales.
E. r. WILSON, Auctioneer.


The following dates are fixed for
Auction Sales for the Fall:
August Ditt1er, having sold his farm,
will sell at auction on the old Harkin's
farm, 3 miles southwest of Kenosha,
on Monday, Oct. 10, all his farm stock
and farm machinery.
F. J. Biehn will offer for sale on the
Henry Biehn farm in the town of
Paris on Tuesday, Oct. II, all of his
farm stock, including horses, cows,
farm machinery, hay, grain, etc.
w. and M. Arnold will sell all per-
sona1 property at auction Thursday,
Oct. 10, on the old L T. Bishop farm in
SomerS.
Henry Mu11enhaur will rent his farm
and move to town, and on Friday, Oct.
20, will sell at public auction On his
farm, 81 miles south of Kenosha, on
the sand road, ali of his stock and per-
sona1 property.
B. Tourte1otte has rented his farm,
located about two miles west of Pleas
ant Prairie station, and will sell all of
his personal property on Saturday,
Oct. IA. Mr.. Tourte1otre's sale de-
serves special mention on account of
his herd of fine cows, which has taken
a number of years breeding to bring
them TO their present excellent stand
ing. Those who desire good animal
can get it at this sale.
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Advertised Mail Matter.

The following is list of the mail
matter remaining unca11ed for in the
Kenosha Post Office, Kenosha County,
Wis, for two weeks ending Oct. !13,
1899, and which will be sent to the Dead
letter office at the expiration of two
weeks, unless called for:
Charlie Drummer, J. DANES. Virgil Hender'
son, VIM. E. Knuth. ~. Thomas O'Brien,
Charles B. Russell, Theo Thorson, Joe Nevin,
Auguft Vogler, John Williams, John G. Yunk-
er, Mrs. M l. Aldrich, Mrs. J. R. Davis, Mrs
Fritz Esser, Mrs. II. B. Fox, Mrs Mary Muir
ray, Miss Nellie Gulaw.
To obtainIany of the above mail
matter the applicant must give the
date of this list.
A. J. BURG, P. M.
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The next regular monthly meeting
of the Pleasant Prairie Home Forum,
No. $40, will be held with Com. Robert
Smith, on the evening of Oct. 18th.
Mrs. M. L. Barter, Sec.
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Nixon's are prepared for the winter
and fall trade with a full line of mill
1inery. Miss Morgan will be at Salem
Friday and Saturday of each week
with Mrs. Bassett.
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Bristol.

Miss Morgan, Nixon's trimmer, has
returned from Chicago with all the
latest in the millinery line.
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Notice.

Those who have their Auction bills
printed at this office will have notice
free in the TELEGRAPH-CoURIER. If
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

The whole valley will become populat-
ed very shortly after the commencement
OF the erection OF beet sugar factory, il
the property owners will place reason
able figure upon their holdings. How
ever, il they place prohibitive figures up
on their property, land seekers will 20
elsewhere, as they did in 81 and '92,
One such experience should be ample.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19
sp,..a,a cry...l. 1. c.l,forn,..


Some time ago John E. Burton of
Lake Geneva, Wis, leased the right 10
prospect for crystals in the old Green
Mountain mine, near Mokelumne hill.
in Calaveras county. Cal. He found .
number of hne specimens, and one Of
them il claimed to be the largest group
or mass of crystals over found. Az taken
out from the drift where it was unoov.
cred it was IL feet 2 inches in circum-
ference. It was feet . inches long. .
feet 8 inches wide and feet inches
high. 1t weighed 2,2OO pounds. Tk
mass included one large central crystal
and . surrounding group of smaller
ones. From the central one it was esti-
mated that . perfect sphere IA inches
in diameter could be cut, while several
others from three to eight inches in
diameter could be obtained from The
maa Mr.. Burton has found in all
about - tons of crystals sinserinG
and Mining Journal.
HsKinlsv ard Cavll osrvsss.
II Mr. Mckinley wants tho civil serv.
ice system ahrogated OF oat down, he
has only 10 Issue IN order 10 that efIeot,
and II be does not wish 70 destroy the
system he should let congress know 20.
Mr.. Mckinley now appears to bs trying
70 Ses congress 70 do his promise break
;nS for him
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

1t is time for a man to retire from bus
ieess, when he is satisfied to sit down
and wait for what trade comes to him.
1t is the active, pushing, hustlipg adver-
tiser, who in the long run, plucks the
persimmon. For the time being = store
may have q measure Of success without
advertising. but the public soon reasons
that store has few bargains to give,
when 1T fears to cry its wares in the le-
gitimate channels Of sdvsrtising. Il
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19
There is no reason why this city should

There is no reason why this city should
be subjected to the Inconvenience Of
dark streets longer. We go on record in
saying 40 duplicate plant will be erected
while the terms offered by the present
company remain unaccepted. The pro-
moter here last Saturday wanted - per
arc light and twenty year contract.
The home company only asks 90 per
light and would gladly accept five year
contract
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

All hats off. An American woman,
learning that her father had purchased
French count for her as husband, in
lieu OF the payment Of his gambling
debts, left him instanter, few minutee
after the marriage ceremony. The wo-
man is deserving of memorial from her
admiring countrymen.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

The adulation OF the people spoiled
John Russell Young Such superb
EnRlish AZ appeared in many OF his de-
scriptive articles, made reading his arti
sles great delight. Hei was one Of the
greatest newspaper writer's. However.
his death removes one of the shining
lights made great through the civil war
and charit, covers all in our sadness at
his death.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

A lobbyist 10 a man who will whisper
proposition in your ear which he
wouldn't have printed in q paper. A
boodler is man who will listen to q
lobbyist and will see that his palm is
we'll covered at the close OF the CONVEX
sation.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

The peace officers OF Mesa county and
this city are falling over themselves in
their desire to assist District Attorney
McMullin in his prosecution Of the crim.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

The stockgrowers convention will
doubtless pass resolutions OF thanks
to Chairman Caldwell and the western
passenger association for the liberality
in rates accorded its members.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19
THE DAILY SENTINEL
LEE q BUNTING. ProD...
THURSDAY JANUARY 10.

A syste IN of sewerage will be the very
next municipal improvement sought for.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

Alger having record for cowardice
it is said he made Eagan call Miles a
liar, something he didn't dare do him
self. Looks nightly like it.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

For Sale.--The fighting paraphernalia
Of the Mesa county populists. 1t is
we'll.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

good many old scores have been
wiped out in the pursuit Of the beet
sugar factory. 1t is well.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

There'll be some decency in Pennsyl-
vania politics il the opposition can de-
feat Matt Quay's senatorial ambition.
The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

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The daily sentinel., 1899-01-19

inal cases in the county court. I'm Z
horn"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-28
TEXAS SHOOTING CARNIVAL.

when the SmoSs Cleared Away. There
Mere Blood and Wounds Galore and
Dead Allen Enotgh.
GALVESTON, Tex. June 27.-This
evening a due occurred at the corner
of fremont and Market streets, when
the streets were crowded. James john
son and William Boyd came out of q
saloon at separate doors. Then shoot
ing began. Police Officer Rowe ran
between the men and made a desperate
attempt to stop them. Fifteen shots
were fred in all. When the smoke
cleared away it was found that four
men had been shot. Johnson died on
the way to the hospital. Boyd was
shot in the left leg and right arm, the
bones in each being broken. George
Lovick, aged 58, a blacksmith, and w.
H. Goodman, who were on their way
home from the government fortifiea-
tions, where they are employed, were
hit by stray bullets. Lovick is shot
through the right kidney and is dying.
Goodman is shot over the right lung,
though not fatally. Johnson was a
gambler, aged about 20. On February
10, 1898, he shot and killed a comrade
gambler, Dick Springfield, in a saloon,
but was acquitted On the charge of
murder a few months ago.
johnson and Boyd are said to have
had a difficulty about a week ago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-28
MINING
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, June 27.-Prospects of re-
lief from the heavy burden of wheat at
western points and an increase in the
cash demand turned a weak market
into a comparatively firm one to-day
and resulted in a closing advance in
the September option of Nos over
yesterday. Corn and oats were firm,
0 closing A@&c higher. and oats
1sc higher. Provisions advanced 2h@
&c.
The action of wheat at the opening
and for a short time after was any
thing but encouraging to the bulls.
There was the same story of weak En-
glish and continental markets and the
same reports Of heavy receipts at prim-
airy points that caused wheat in the
past week to break five cents. The
opening in September was at 1910
1880. compared with yesterdays clos
ing price of 74074Bc. The liquidation
for a time was heavy. holders of July
options being especially prominent In
the selling, and a further decline to
73$sc took place.
This proved to be the bottom, how
ever, and the stubbornness with
HA-SA Az hAo net lCSAolSu ally 1uItHSI
pairing Of the price gave the first ray
of encouragement to the bulls. Buying
against puts stopped the decline and
moderate covering by shorts resulted
in a gradual advance to 1880. Before
noon buying increased by adviees from
the northwest that receipts at the two
big receiving points will probably show
a material falling of next week. The
cocal cash demand improved. 210, 600
bushels being reported worked.
Minneapolis and Duluth received $50
cars, against 100 last week, ard 65 a
year ago. Chicago receipts were 1874
cars. % of contract quality. TotafIil
primary receipts amounted TO 1.001 600
bushels, compared with LII. 900 bushes
last We ar. The West and Northwest
reported too much rain. September
advanced to 74iac. but received a TEN,
porary set back from Bradstreet's fig
ures on the visible, putting the Increase
at 1.433, coo bushels. This cansed re-
newed liquidation in q moderate way.
but offerings were well absorbed and
the market son became steady again.
September wheat was bringing T4asc a.
the close.
Corn was quiet but firm, mainly on
yesterdays large cash business. The
demand to-day was rather slow and
receipts were large. 1926 cars, but
country offerings were small Sep
TENDER ranged from s4A = s4Ac. and
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-28
LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, June 27.-Good fancy
beeves sold at s5.1oG5.65; commoner
grades brought s5-o095.05. Feeding
cows sold at s3.50G5.00; bulls, cows
and heifers at s2-00G5-10, the latter
price for choice heifers. Calves al
S4.50G7.50.
Light hogs sold at s3.60G3.S5: mixed
lots. S5.6GG3.S21a. and heavy at S34i
G3.S2R Pigs sold IT sS,25G3.75, and
eulls at sI.5e43.40.
There was an active demand for
sheep and lambs at prices generally
unchanged from yesterday.
Receipts: Cattle, 1900: hcgs. 1900:
sheep, 5000.
EAST BUFFALO. \. Y, June 81
Cattle. receipts light. but nearly four
ears OF stcckers and feeders held ove1
from yesterdays trade dull and uR-
changed; good to choice stockeFs s40o
G4-50. cnmmo to fair s3.25l3S5,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-28
HAVE HAD ENOUGH.
Negro Miners, at Pana. ILL.,, Refuse to Take
Places of Union Miners,

NcSTO AiHrTss at rama, H., INStuSc ~ AAAo
Places of Union Miners.
PANA, H., June Glowing to an
attempted assassination of Martin
buddy, a union miner in the ~Springside
district, early this morning, by a dis
charged negro from the mines, follow
ed by gunshot reports, the entire city
is heavily policed tonight. The negro
miners held a meeting to-day and sent
a committee to the operators to de-
mand transportation to their former
homes, and on refusal, again appealed
to the union miners. Negroes having
tools, disposed of them and their house
hold effects for funds with which to
leave. Non-union labor agents from
Kansas, Arkansas and Iowa are offer
ing inducements to the blacks to go to
those places and take the places or
striking miners. The negroes say they
have had sufficient experience displac-
ing union men and decline the offers.
Mayor German said tonight he feared
that extreme restitution will force the
negroes to acts OF violence and desper-
alton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-28
Bar silver 60Ac.
Mexican dollars 4S1sc.
Government bonds strong.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds firm.

Government bonds strong.
State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds firm.
Stocks-The activity of the buying
railroad stocks showed some falling
off in the course of to-day, after a not
ably active opening and early buying
movements. But the demand sprung
up again in the last half hour OF the
trading in full force and carried prices
OF the railroads to the highest of the
day. New York Central vas again the
centre of interest in the market, and
it was a final squirt Of IL points in
that stock that gave the market its
strong close. The last sale of Central
was at 140h, the hikhest of the day
and 215 above last nights close. The
late buying of the stock was on a very
large scale, blocks of a thousand shares
and upwards showing quite frequently
on the tape Manhattan was also
rushed up in the final dealings to 116A
on the announcement OF the closing of
contracts looking ito the change to
electric motive power. The bull leaders
were evidently inka concerted effort
to make fnal pri} of the day the
highest. The sepa ION of the trad
ing in the railroad the industrial
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-28
NEWS NOTES or YESTERDAY.
\ Collection of tn @ Small Events of Each
Passin. Day.

4 Collection of tn @ Small Events of Each
Passing Day.
Walker Tut, colored, will be sent
to the reform school to-day.
William Allen and Ruben O'Brien
were arrested for fighting by Lieut.
Mack Supler last night.
Judge Hervey will hold a special
term of the Circuit Court to-day, COM
mencing at ten o'clock.
The Board Of Commissioners Com,
mittee On Poor House and Farm met
yesterday. To-day is general auditing
day.
The Central Garden club will en-
tartain their friends with a dance at
their rooms on July the third. Kill
meyer will play.
The track men on the B. & o. be-
tween this city and MoundsvilIe have
had their wages advanced from $1.l5
per day to $1.25.
1t is as yet uncertain whether or
not there will be a special grand jury
for the Criminal Court called. The
felony case of State v. Frank Coss is
about the only pressing matter.
The pupils of st. Mary's school on
the South Side held a basket picnic at
Mozart Park yesterday afternoon and
evening. There were many in attend
ance, and a pleasant time was spent
generally.
A young son of Joseph Leach, OF
North Benwood, while playing near
his home last evening, fell tt the
ground and had his left hip painfully
cut by q piece of glass. The injuries
were attended by a physician.
Yesterday a suit, in the
name of H. G. Richards, sheriff, admin
istrator of the estate of John w. Camp
bell, was brought against the Riverside
Iron Works Company, claiming dam
ages in $4,000, for the death of Camp
bell, a resident of Bellaire, last Febru,
airy.
Buck Mullen, of Warrington, was
brought to this city from Pittsburg
and taken to the Haskins hospital for
treatment on Monday evening. Mr..
Mullen was suffering from a bad frac-
ture Of the right leg, which he sus-
tanned in an accident at the Smoky
City.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Julia
Muir took place from the family resid-
ence on South Jacob street, yesterday
afternoon at three o'clock. The fun
eral services were attended by the
many sorrowing relatives and friends
of the deceased. The remains were
taken to Mt. Zion cemetery for inter-
ment.
The work of strengthening the
foundation walls of the Fifth WARD
school has been commenced and &C,
cording to expectations, will be finish
ed before the beginning of the fall
term of school. Concrete foundations
are to be put under the side and front
walls, and will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-28
BEN WOOD.
An Arrest---New Additions TO the
Riverside Works--.A B. & 0. En-
ploye Dead Other News.

Samuel Munas, the saloonist, and
Jacob Smith engaged in a lively alter
cation at the formers place Of business
on Marshall street, yesterday after
noon about 8 O'Clock. During the en-
counter Munas was struck yer the
head with a large carpenters saw, re-
ceiving a bad cut on the forehead. DR..
]. N. Alley was at once summoned to
dress the wound, which was of a very
painful nature and bled p~rofusely. 1t
was not long until the police arrived
on the scene and placed Smith under
arrest. When the fight occurred the
latter was putting up some screen doors
at the saloon. 1t was stated that the
dispute was about some of the material
being used in the work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-28
DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, June 27.-Quiet home
demand report in primary market for
cotton goods in both staple lines and
fancies. Tone unchanged and prices
steady. Good sized bids in the market
for heavy brown cottons for export,
some sales reported for distant ship
nents at advance of an eighth of a cent
over price for current deliveries 10
home trade. DENNIS are dull and ire
gular. Fancy prints quiet but firm;
ginghams in short supply and firm.
Mems yea worsted tending upwards.
Worsted dress goods very firm. job
bers had excellent day in clearing UP
sales.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-28
METAL.

NEW YORK, June 27.-Trade in
metals was dormant to-day and price
variations unimportant. Information
from primary points as well as from
the European market was featureless
and without influence. At the close the
Metal Exchange called pig iron war
rants entirely nominal at $3.50; lake
copper unchanged at $500 bid and
$3.50 asked: tin, barely steady at $4,000
bid and $26.10 asked; lead. uiet and un-
changed at $4.45 bid and $3.50 asked;
spelter, dull and nominal at $6.25.
The brokers price for lead is $4.25 and
for copper S1S.25@1S.50.