The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-24
PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CITY
windows in the Barden Store and
Scholer Grocery Are Filled With Rel
les Gathered From Early Settlers Of
the City-Show Military Service.


connection with the Home Coming
is the historical exhibit that has been
arranged in the windows of the Barden
store and the Scholer store. The ex-
hibit at the Barden store contains a lot
of things suggestive Of the pioneer life
in Kenosha while that at the Scholer
store is made up Of interesting war
relics which have been handed down
by Kenosha, county men who had part
in the great civil war. Both of the
exhibits haveAb been arranged by F. H..
Lyman.
In one Of the west windows of the
Barden store is wonderful collection
of more than two hundred photographs
of men and women who were former
ly widely known in Kenosha. These
date back to the earliest of the pio-
neer days. There are in the display
many Of the members Of the "South-
port Club Of 1872 and number of
pictures of men and women who date
back to even an earlier date. There
are familiar faces of men and women
who were prominent in Kenosha for
more than half century who have
been called to the last home coming
within the past two decades. This
display Of photographs promises to
prove Of greatest interest to former
Kenosha residents returning for the
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Featured at the Barden store window
is Colonial room in which is an old
fashioned spinning wheel, an old
fashioned fire place, utensils used in
the pioneer days. There is churn
of the old pattern, foot warmer.
One interesting feature is an oil
painting made by the late J. H. Kim
ball, which depicts the area about the
Main street bridge. In this same pict-
ure is shown the house Of John Bullen,
Jr., the real founder of Kenosha, who
located here on June IL, 1895. There
is a picture of John Z. Shepherd, the
old Kenosha mail carrier, and one Of
the founders of the Methodist Church
in Kenosha. His memorable address
following the surrender of Lee was
featured in the war history of Keno
sha. A set of druggist scales used in
the Robinson drug store sixty years
ago will recall many memories; there is
a picture of the old Durkee home about
which the Kemper Hall buildings were
built; an OK yoke, sickle and pow
der horn, are all suggestive of the fight
of the pioneers against big odds.
Of especial interest in the temper
ance pledge signed by many pioneer
residents of Southport way back in
1874. One of the exhibits is a picture
of the identical building occupied by
the Bell Clothing House at this time.
There are lot of interesting curios
brought from South America and from
foreign lands and scores of minor ex-
hibits recalling pioneer life. This
exhibit is one of the best of the kind
ever shown in Kenosha. The Indian
exhibits and the wonderful pictures of
the Southport and early Kenosha days
taken in conjunction with the photo
graphs of pioneers tell nearly the
whole of the interesting story of South
port and Kenosha.
The display of military life of Ke-
nosha at the Scholer windows could
not be more interesting. Few counties
in Wisconsin gave more to the Union
army than did Kenosha county and
Mr.. Lyman has gathered in this col.
lection great lot of exhibits particu
larly pertaining to the war. There
are exhibits Of Colonial wars too and
the whole makes military exhibit Of
compelling interest. Pictures of mer
who led the Kenosha troops in the
from the minds of many of the re
turning members of the Grand Army
There are old battle SCARED flags and
flint locks and sabers used in actua
service by men Of this county who
showed a willingness to give theil
lives in defense of the nation. The
flag of the Park City Greys occupies
prominent place in the exhibit
There is the officer s sword of Elliott
Scribner, enlistment rolls of several Of
the Kenosha companies shin plaster.
used in wartime, splendid portrait Of
Captain Donald Cassius McVean, can
teens carried by Kenosha soldiers il
the Rebellion and so many other relic,
of wartime that it would be impossible,
to enumerate them all. Suggestive o.
Ia forward movement is card placed il