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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-17
KENosHA COUNTY CROPS.
County Clerk crosby Sends his Annual
Report TO the Secretary of State.

County Clerk Crosby Sends his Annual
Report 10 the Secretary of State.
County Clerk W. C.Crosby has for
warded TO the secretary of state a
statement of the farm products grow
ing in Kenosha county in the year
1899 A comparison of this statement
with that of 1898 shows an increase in
some products and in others decrease.
This year there is larger acreage of
oats, and this is due to the fact that
last winter nearly all the cultivated
grasses were killed by the cold. The
land, therefore. had to be seeded down
with oats before clover and timothy
could be planted again Very little
cereal product is shipped from the
county, most of it being used for feed
ing the live stock.
1t is in the dairy products that the
wealth of Kenosha county consists
There are twenty creameries in the
county, all doing an extensive business.
From some of these, though, it is i'm
possible to get an absolutely correct
report of the number of pounds of but
ter manufactured, for they are not
accurate in their returns to the assessor,
but the value OF the dairy butter pro
duced in this county is more tnan that
of any other product.
The acreage of growing timber de-
oreases annually, there being 1000
acres less this year than last, and in
few years there will be com aratiVely
little growing timber in the county.
Farmers of this county are in a good
financial condition. A local money
lender says that today he can lend very
little money to farmers, while years
ago they were his chief customers. The
farmers themselves have gone into the
money lending business, and have
money to loan to city borrowers.
The following is a statistical report
Of the crop in the county as compared
With the crOD in 1898;
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Come and Bring the Children.

The Old Settlers Club of Kenosha
will hold their twenty second
annual picnic Thursday, August 81, on
their grounds at Paddock's Lake.
This is the one event of the year that
affords general gathering Of the peo-
pie and The meeting of friends and
acquaintance you may not have soon
since the last annual picnic, perhaps
longer. 1t gives you the opportunity
of greeting them, shaking their hands
and looking into their eyes once again.
The old settlers have just splendid
good time and enjoy it all the more
because you come and enjoy it with
them. The more the merrier".
The annual address by Rev. Henry
L. Brown will take the old folks back
to school days of more than fifty years
ago and will be of intense and hum orou;
interest to all. Some OF his persona
experiences, both as scholar and
teacher, were dramatic. A strong
game of ball, for which purse of $l5
$40 to the victors and S. to the losers
has been arranged.
A quartette of Racine and Kenoshf
county singers will give some artistic
vocal music The entire program il
free to all who may attend, and all will
be welcome. Come and bring tht
children.
r F. ROBERTS. Sec'Y.
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THE TROLLEY BROKE.
Sixty Kenosha Women Meet With an
Accident en- Route From St. Francis.

Sixty Kenosha Women Meet With an
Accident en- Route From St. Francis.
The ladies from Kenosha who went
to St. Francis Tuesday will, in all
probability, remember the trip for
many years, for as they were returning
home Tuesday evening the car in
which they were travelling met with
an accident and while none of the
ladies were badly injured all of them
we're so much frightened that they will
not get over the scare for some time.
The ladies, sixty in number, had
started home from St. Francis on the
train which reaches here at 9 o'clock.
The trip as far as Curtis station was
made without any incident worthy Of
mention, but when the car reached this
little station the motorman decided to
make up some lost time.
The ladies in the car were amusing
themselves when all of a sudden the
car gave lurch and all the passengers
were thrown from their seas. An
investigation showed that the Cal had
been running at such great speed
that the trolley had broken. As soon
as possible wrecking car came from
Racine to repair the damage. In about
an hour the car started to Kenosha
again and reached the city without
further trouble.
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FIRST publication. Aug. 10, 1899

First puDl1caGlOn, Aug lUi 1879.
OTATE OF WISCONSIN County Court for
y lLenosha CounGy- In Probate
Notice is hereby gwen that at regular term
o. tue County Court to be held III and for
said county, at the County CoHnG Room n the
Guy OF henO9ha, in said county, on the first
Tuesday, being The Gtn d;Gy OF September, A.
D. 1899, at 10 o'clock A. M, the following
matters will be heard ana ton8iored
In the matter of the estate OF Royal N.
Waldo, deceaSe3.
The application of Frank Waldo for the APP
pointment of an administrator of the estate of
Royal N Waldo, late Of the town of Bristol, in
said county, deceased.
In the matter OF the last will of Lemira 7.
Kellogg. deceased.
The application of Chas. A. Tarbell for the
examination and allowance of his final ac-
count as administrator de bonis non with the
will annexed of Lemira t. K ellOgg, late of the
town Of Bristol, in said county, deceased, and
for the assignment and distribution OF the
residue of said estate
In the matter of the last will of Ann S.
StOckwell, deceased
The application Of George H. Stockwel1 for
the examination and allowance of his final &C
count as administrator with the will annexed
of the estate of Ann S. StocliWel1, late OF the
town of Salem, in said county, deceased, and
for the asslg nment an distribution OF the
residue OF the estate OF said deceased
In the matter of the last VIII and testament
OF Carl Schultz, deceased.
The application OF Charles Schultz to admit
to probate the IasGwilI and Testament OF Carl
county, deceased.
In the matter of the last will and testament
of Ferdinand Overkamp, deceased
The application of Regina Lenz'a1d Bernard.
LEM for The eXamin2tiO and allowance e
their final account as executors Of TIE last ~
Of Ferdinand Ovel lamp, late OF the town ~
Randall in s. id county. deceased, and fcr t-l>
assignment and Distribution OF the residue o.
said estate
In the matter of the inheritance Of A1exar6e r
Gibb0n, deceased.
The application Of Nary L. Gibbon to tho
said County Court, 70 tina and detrTn1lae q ~
are ali che heirs Of said Al@.Sanoet Giooon ac-
ceased. late of the fowl OF SolnerS III sala
county and what are Tie respective I4ght.
and interests of the parties ia and 70 Che Ia11s
and premises situate il the town OF 1oI4eLs, II
said county, and particularly described q
follows The east half Of the southeast quar-
ter of section eight (8), III towdshlp two ~
north of range twenty two la2l east also. the
northeast quarter of the northeast quarter CI
the southeast quarter OF section eleven ~
township two O. north, OF runge twenty-five
(23) east.
Dated Kenosha Wis ;, August 8th 1899
BY The Court
Is County Judge.
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The Most Fatal Disease

More adults die of kidney trouble
than of any other disease When the
first symptoms OF this disease appear.
no time should be lost in taking Foley's
Kidney Cure, which is guaranteed or
refunded. 5O-$1.00. For sale
by all druggists. dwa31
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Change of Date.

Notice that the fall term of the Col
lege of Commerce begins Sept. IL, in
stead of Sept. 5. Tie change is made
on account Of the delay IN getting the
new seats in place.
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BACK FROM PORTO RICO.
Joe Jacobs Makes Short Call and Leaves
for the Philippine Islands.

Joe Jacobs Makes Short Call and Leaves
for the Philippine Islands.
Jolly, genial Joe Jacobs, Kenosha's
globe trotter, hustler and general all
around good fellow, gave his friends
very pleasant surpri g yesterday after
noon, when he dropped in for a short
visit with his brother, Peter Jacobs.
About year ago Joe left Kenosha
and went to the Island of Porto Rico,
to follow up the victories of American
armies by establishing American in
dustries. The place was favorable for
business while the soldiers remained in
the island, but as soon as they depart
ed Porto Rico became so dull that it
was no longer a fitting place for the
residence of the Kenosha traveller.
While in the island Mr. Jacobs managed
hotel and concert hall, which did a
thriving business while the soldiers
were on the island.
As soon as possible after the with
drawal of the military Mr.. Jacobs dis
posed Of his interest in the business
and is now on his way to join the army
in the Philippines. He will follow the
army and carry with him great
amusement institution to assist the
soldiers in Willing away the time, and
spending any spare sheckels which
they may have on their persons. Joe
left early this morning for Chicago.
He expects to reach San Francisco in
time to catch the troop ship which
will bear the 4th regiment to Manila
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To Whom it NAV Concern.

My wife, Ida Thomey, having re-
fused to live with me longer, | hereby
give notice to all persons that.I will
not be responsible for any debts or
obligations Incurred by her
Kenosha, Wis, Aug l6, 1899.
w. P. THOMEY.
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Miss Lottie Halsted, of Jacksonville,
is spending few days with Miss Cora
Graves.
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Wanted -Typewriting Circular
!etters, manuscripts, etc. Apply 209
Main street. II
The evening times., 1899-05-13
DIR. Jchnxon,. House to Go.
From the London skrtch.)


Among the interesting pieces of old Lon
don which every other week sees marked
out for destruction must now be included
DIR. Johnson's house, Jahnspn's Court
Fleet Street. This was the doctors last
abode but one. In the list of his London
residences with which Johnson supplied
Boswell the date opposite this address.
presumably of entrance, is given as 1906:
but the figures, being in brackets. are to
be taken as approximate. for Johnson
dated a letter from T. Johnson's Court. in
1865. Here he continued until 1Il6. On
March Is, of that year. Boswell. returning
20 town, "hastened next morning to wait
on DIR. Johnson at his house, but found
he was removed from Johnson's Court,
No. I. TO Belt Court, No. s. Boswell and
Hawkins both note that Johnson invited
Miss Williams to share his home in John
sons Court. The latter biographer relates
that the doctors study was in an upper
room, with good light and free air, and
that the books were chosen with so little
regard to editions or external appearance
as showed they were intended for use, and
that he disdained the appearance of learn
ing One of the most interesting remin-
iscences Of No. is that there. on Easter
Sunday. April II. 1873. Boswell first de-
MED en- famille with DR.. Johnson. Their
acquaintance was then of long standing.
but Johnson had never before asked Bozzy
to dine at his house. The Laird OF Auch-
inleck expected that the entertainment
would not be very well done,' as the So
ciety paragraphers say. but he was agree
ably disappointed and even records the
menu-"a very good soup. boiled leg of
lamb and spinach. veal pie, and a rice
pudding"
The evening times., 1899-05-13
SATURDAY, MAY 13. 1899.
A Home for Dewey.

The Times takes great pleasure in en-
dosing most heartily the suggestion which
Admiral Upshur has made through the
Brooklyn Eagle that the national trib-
ute to Dewey take the form of suitable
residence in Washington to be purchased
by popular subscription and presented to
the Admiral as soon after his return as
practicable.
The proposal is SO timely and sensible
that it cannot fail to commend itself to
the country, and to Washington particu-
larly. II We are to give the gallant sailor
anything more than dinners, handshakes,
and praise, let the present take tangible
form.
1t is all too early for statues and monu-
ments. but house is something even to
a bachelor, and as Admiral Of the Navy
Dewey will reside in Washington as long
as he lives.
The evening times., 1899-05-13
CONFEDERATION AT HANCOCK.
Warehouse. Barns. and Outhouses
With Their C0nteats, Consumed.

Warehouse. Harms. and Outhouses.
with Their Contents, Consumed.
Hancock. Nd. May 13.-Two barns and
a warehouse owned by P. T. Little, gen.
eral merchandise dealer. and William E.
Little. his brother. boatman and coal
merchant, adjoining. were totally d -stroy-
ed By fire. with all their contents. at Han
cock Thursday evening. A smoketouse
chickenhouse and several small oltbuild
ings on the premises of William E Little
together with their conten,s, were also
consumed. entailing loss altogether of
about $1,000.
The buildings were situated in the west
ern part of the town. along the Chss-
apeake and Ohio Canal. The FIRE was dis
covered in the hay NOV OF p. A. Litt!e's
barn. All the male members OF both fami-
lies were away from home whsn the fire
broke out. The women opened the barn
doors and freed the horses. A bucket bri
gade was formed, and by hard work the
house was saved.
In the warehouse OF p. T. Little were
thirty tons of fertilizer. four tons of baled
hay, a new buggy, and several sets of har-
ness. a lot of cured meat in the smcka
house of William Little burned. also foIr
large hogs in the pen. The fire conmuai
Gated to William Littles dwelling house.
but it was saved. with slight damage 1t
is not known how the fire started. The
owners had 81 $50 of insurance with two
Eagcrstown agencies.
The evening times., 1899-05-13
Manila Stories,
(From the New York Journal. }


One of the brave jackies who sswas with Dewey
at the battle OF Manila Bay tells this new anec-
dote of the great Admiral The teller is Harry
Deghman. sailor of the cruiser Boston, and his
story is this:
.-T'he most affecting incident which occurred
and which all of the sailors will remember
through their lives, was the action of a powder
boy. These boys act as aides to captains and lieu
tenants in carrying messages and doing crrands.
When the order was given to strip for action.
one Of the boys tore his coat off burriedly. and
it fell from his hands and went the rail
down into the bay. A few moments before he
had been gazing on his mothers photograph, and
Just before he took his coat off he had kissed
the picture and put it in his inside pockets.
When the coat fell overheard he turned to the
captain and asked permission to jump over and
get it. Naturally, the request was refused. The
boy went to the other side of the ship and climb
ed down the ladder. He swan around to the
place where the coat had dropped. and succeed
ed in getting it. l believe it still floating
when he got there. When he came back he was
ordered in chains for dsobedience. After the bat
tie he was tried by a court martial for dsobc-
dience, and found guilty. Commodore Dewey
became interested in the case, for he could not
understand why the boy had riskcd his life and
disobeyed orders for a coat. The lad had never
told what his motives were. But when the COM
modore talked to him in kindly way. and ask.
ed him why he had done such strange things for
an old coat he broke into tears and told the
commodore that his mothers picture was in the
coat Commodore Dewey's eyes filled with tears
as he listened to the story. Then he picked the
boy up in his arms and embraced him. He or
dered the little fellow to be instantly released,
and pardoned Boys who love their mothers
enough to risk their lives for her picture cannot
be kept in irons on this feet he said.
Just before the action the boys all exchanged
keepsakes and entrusted numerous packages to
each other to send to their homes in case they
were killed in action. One Of the misfortunes on
the Boston was the great scarcity OF tobacco
the morning Of the battle. Almost all the sail
ors were out of the weed. But ene man had over
pound. and he divided it in equal lots among
his comparisons, keeping only the regular share
for himseif."
The evening times., 1899-05-13
HOMEMADE CHEWING TOBACCO
Maine Farmers Flavor 1t With NM
pie Syrup.
{From the New York SUM-


Since the price of plug tobacco went up.
a good many farmers in Maine have been
making their own chewing tobacco, just
as their grandfathers did. Tobacco seed Is
bought in Virginia or Kentucky and plant
ed in hot beds or boxes early in the sp;ing.
After danger from frost has passed, the
seedlings are transplanted to rich ground
and allowed to grow until September 1.
The stalks are cut off near the ground on a
dry day, and the whole plant with leaves
attached is hung in loft to cure In May
the dry leaves are stripped OF, and when
the leaf ribs are taken out the mass is
wetted with sweetened water containing an
infusion OF licorice root. AS soon as the
flow of maple sap diminishes. the spigots
are taken from the trees and the auger
holes that held the spigots are crowded
full of the prepared tobacco leaves. A ia
pering pine plug is then driven into the
hole on top Of the tobacco, and sawed on
flush with the tree.
In midsummer. when the maple fiavoring
has had time to permeate the mass and the
wad of leaves has turned dark and
shrunken to half its original bulk. the plug
is bored out and a solid cylinder Of excel
lent chewing tobacco Is found. Nearly all
the farmers in northern and western Pen
obscot county are making their own chew
ing tobacco this year.
The evening times., 1899-05-13
RIGHTS IN IDAHO.
Order AssailinG the Establishment
of Martial Law

of Martial Law.
Wardner, Idaho. May 13.-The civil
courts have made their first efforts to in
terfere with the establishment Of martial
law. This effort is in the guise OF an or
der issued at Wallace by Judge Mayhem.
OF the first judicial district. calling on Gen.
Merriam, Bartlett Sinclair. and Acting
Sheriff France to show cause why writ
of habeas corpus should not be issued for
the release of Commissioners Stimson
and Boyle, two county omcers
who, with Sheriff James Young. are under
arrest here under tine custody of Captain
LeavelI. commanding this camp. the
whole affair is rather novel.
AS the sheriff is in confinement and Act
ing Sheriff France is one Of the persons
named in the order. it became necessary
to name still another sheriff pro tempore
to serve the writs. Judge Mayhem named
a Mr. Hoolfhan, who accordingly served
the document on General Merriam IN
camp. The friends Of Sheriff Young are
confident that unless some unusual pro
cedure in the impeachment case against
him Is planned he viii not be removed
from Office Even in that event. however.
Mr.. Youngs position will not be much i'm
proved. The verdict OF the court exon
Grating him from misconduct in Office Will
not have the slightest weight with the
military officials who may hold him In
prisoned indefinitely.
The application for permits to seek en-
pioyment in the mines are coming slowly
from the few remaining miners at work up
Canon Creek. They have until May 10 10
secure permits. At that time rigid ex-
m
named in. the proclamation and the men
employed on each property will be drawn
up In line and required to account for
their working cards.
The evening times., 1899-05-13
CHARTERED IN VIRGINIA.
4 New Land and Lumber Company
Incorporated.

Norfolk. Va. May 13.-The Franklin
Land and Lumber Company was chartered
here yesterday by Judge Hanckel. The
company has a capital stock of se5. 900 and
may hold 50,CG0 acres of real estate, the
officers being George ". Bright, Columbus.
Ohio, president; o. d. Jackson, Norfolk.
Va. vice president: r. r. Rickley. Column
bus, Ohio. treasurer; E. G. Dsmming. Co.
lumbus. Ohio, secretary. George w.
Bright, Charles E. Munson. y. B. Abbott,
Thomas E. Knauss. W. ID. Brickell. all of
Columbus: H. A. Rudebaugh. Marysville.
Ohio. and o. d. Jackson. Norfolk, Va, are
the directors.
charter was granted to the South Nor
folk Company. real estate organization.
with capital stock OF 100000. Norfolk
capitalists and A. r. Cathcart, Of Balti-
more, are the promoters.
The evening times., 1899-05-13
MULTITUDES SAW HIM DIE.
Sud Fate Of IA Visitor TO the Cruiser
Nashville.

St. Louis. No. May 13.-Anxiety 10 see
the cruiser Nashville cost man his life
late last evening The river was covered
with all kinds CT craft, circling around the
anchorage OF the gunboat. John Moffett.
Of Jerseyville, Ill. and Joseph LawIon
were in a skiff. and when within few rods
of the Nashville the swift current caught
their boat and forced it between two
barges. where it was swamped by the
swell. Moffett being carried down by the
suction and drowned. Lawtou vas drawn
down by the undertow. but came 70 the
surface near a tugboat. from whence a
life line was thrown. rescuing him from
his comrades fate.
Several thousand people on boats and On
the Eads Bridge Witnessed the disaster.
but were powerless 10 render assistance.
The evening times., 1899-05-13
A CHAPTER OF HoRRoas.

Deaths by Poison, kerosene.. ExplO-
sion, and burning in Rochester.
Rochester, N. r., May 13.-Three weeks
ago two people living at 399 St. Joseph
Street. were poisoned. and it was two
days before the neighbors found their dead
bodies.
Mrs August Kronk. who had Just
moved into the same house with her
family, was burned to death. Mrs. Krolk
started a fire in her kitchen stove at 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon to burn some
waste vegetable ivory which is used in the
manufacture Of buttons. AS the material
did not burn quickly enough she poured
some kerosene oil into the stove and it
blazed up SO quickly that 1t ignite1 tie
oil in the can. Her clothing took fire and
she was burned to death before she co1ld
get out Of the room.
Mrs. Joseph Greceski of No. "a st. Jo-
seph Park. nearly met death in the same
way this morning. She was over the
kitchen stove preparing breakfast, and her
husband was asleep in the front part OF
the house. Her clothing became ignited
and in a moment she was enveloped in
flames. She shrieked for help. and her
husband rushed into the room. took in the
situation 1T a glance, and hastened back
to his bedroom for a blanket. Mrs. Greece
ski was severely burned and may die.
John Dill lies at the Homeopathic Hos
pital suffering from burns received in
fire at his brother-in-law's house, No. 3
Frederick Street. early this morning. The
brother -in-law was awakened by cries for
help. Running upstairs, he saw smoke
coming from the room, and tried 20 burst
in the door. which was locked He had to
get ladder and climb through the win
dow, from which smoke and flames we're
coming. He found Pnl leaning against
the door. unconscious. his clothing burn
ing He then unlocked the door and car
ried Dill to the sidewalk. The other occu-
pants OF the house barely escaped with
~, ,oir in.ac