Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 21, Number 22, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 9 August 1899 — Page 5

NEWS. ■ akt County, Ind. I AUG. 9, 1899. I ''^iijIABKETBEPOBT. I s&riS.’"-’ I°' I | Lard, per lb. 05 ■ Hams, per Bg ■ Tallow, per £ ■ shoulders, per ft. 06 ■ Bacon, per lb.. •••••• Ob I Beeswax, per ft.. '•* J® Sens, alive, per ft 06 ■ Wheat. No. 2, per bushel 64 m Corn, oer bushel 30 ■ Oats, white, per bushel 18 ■ Beans, per bushel 80 I SHcinity hews. ■ fia! |, P red t>y Kcporters About Town I and From Conniy Excliancei. _Found a store key. ■ _The Parker jointless fountain pen at Stoops. _At Hanna, a teut show was robbed of SIOO cash. I __See Hayes & Rusher when you want a well put down. —Mrs. Missoarla Ann Libby, aged I years, died at Elkhart Aug. 4th.. I $250, S3OO, and $350, to loan on I. Sappanee property. McENTAFFEit.6tf H —Shively Bros., the harness men, B have a Special sale “ad” in this issue. —Good bicycle to trade on a horso and pay difference. Inquire at this office. , 21w2 I— Whysuffer? Use Hubhard’sHeadache Capsules. No cure, no pay. 25 c. Henry Fischer, druggist. 52t6m —Money to patent good ideas may be secured by our aid. Address The Patent Record, Baltimore, Md. 4m12 —Mrs. Lon Latta, north of Goshen, I killed a rattlesnake in her chicken I coop which had fourteen rattles. —Price & Johnson will make cider on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Mill on North Main street, Nappanee. ts —Hubbard’s Headache Capsules aid digestion, reduce fever, and stop taead--1 ache. 25 c. Henry Fischer. 52t6m J —Geo. Niswander’s home at Elkhart was burglarized Friday morning, but nothing of especial value, was taken. —You can buy elegant quality and style of correspondence paper at the News-stand, suitable for lady or gentleman. —You are behind the times if you don’t buy one of the new Parker fountain pens. A large assortment at Stoops’. —Quickly cure constipation and rebuild and invigorate the enire system —never gripe or nauseate —DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. J. S. Walters. —Hayes & Rusher are handling the Diamond mill, steel taDks, etc., and make a special business of putting in tubular wells. —The premium lists of the Bremen i fair have been distributed. The fair p will be held this year on Oct. 10th to 13th inclusive. —Samuel Hays, who left LigoDier two years ago for the Klondike, has returned home. It is said be is richer °nly in experience. —ln the vicinity of Wellsboro the Haltimore & Ohio railroad company is threatened with prosecution for • blockading the crossings. . - >. : —Only two patients now remain at the Valparaiso smallpox hospitals, aud they are merely staying to assist in cleansing the premises, 4 —There is a rumor among the employes of the Big Four that the 10 Percent decrease made in wages in ] 893 is to be restored shortly. L ~~Ed Corey, the well-known MicbiJ kan City pugilist, was arrested at that place Thursday night for practicing his profession on his wife. —Joe Wysong’s Tommy Y won a face ia6t week in an Ohio town. The c °lt is getting steadier and begins to know what it is to he in a race. —Margaret Werntz, aged 68 years, died of a complication of diseases last Friday morning at the home of her Mm, George Teagarden, in Goshen. —The ladies of the U. B. church will serve dinner Thursday, Aug. 10th, a t the home of Mrs. Mary McDonald. Children 10 cents, adnlts 15 ceDte. | —At Elkhart Thursday night a haro belonging to Samuel Staxtsoog was struck by lightning and a portion ot the gable end and shingles torn off. © , —“DeWitt’s Little Early Risers d| d me more good than all blood medicines and other pills,” writes H. Jacobs, of Thompson, Oonn. Prompt, pleasant, never gripe—they , COre constipation, arouse the torpid over to action and give yon clean tj, ood, steady nerves, a dear brain, I a °d a healthy appetite. J. S. Wal-

Irritating stings, bite 6, scratches, wounds, and cuts soothed and healed by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve—a sure and safe application for tortured flesh. Beware of counterfeits. J. S. Walters. —Joseph Godden, who broke into the Elkhart cooper shop and stole tools valued at SB, was apprehended at New Carlisle and taken to Elkhart Thursday. —C. D. Volkmann is nursing a very sore hand. A small cut back of the right thumb joint seems to have become poisoned and the arm has been affectedrthereby. Vjptjig —At Twin Lakes, near Shipshewana, Thursday night a large barn belonging to Christian Berger was struck by lightning and entrely destroyed, with the contents. —You ought to know that when suffering from any kidney trouble that a safe, sure remedy is Foley’s Kidney Cure. Guaranteed or money refunded. J. S. Walters. —While stealing a ride on an interurban car at Elkhart, Perry Sickles, 16 years of age, either fell off or was knocked off the car and received injuries which may be serious. —A good 4-room dwelling, cellar, well, and woodshed, all im good repair. Fruit trees on lot. , Will sell on reasonable terms. Call on or address C. J. Swezey, Nappanee. 20w4 —Services at the Evangelical church on Sunday, Aug. 15th, as follows: Sunday-school at 9:30 a. m.; preaching at 10:30. Young People’s meeting at 6:30 p. m. All invited. —Tbo Mennonite eamp-iuecting will open at Burns Park to-morrow, August 101 h. 11 is expected that street-cars will be running from Goshen to the park by that time. —One Minute Gough Cure quickly cures obstinate summer coughs and colds. “I consider it a most wonder* ful medicine—quick and safe.”—W. W. Merton, Mayhew, Wis. J. S. Walters. —The Junior Epworth League will give an ice-cream social Saturday evening, Aug. 12th, on Mr. Peddycord’s lawn. Price 10 cents. Everybody come and help the Juniors. —lt has been learned that the all around rascal and abductor of Nellie Berger has a real name. He has been identified as Lewis Reynolds, of Vandalia, Mich., a notorious crook. —The Lake Shore locomotive engineers have asked for an Increase in pay and a revision of the running schedule, and the matter has been taken up by the officers of the road. —Rev. R. P. Burton, of Elkhart, Ind., will conduct service at the U. B. church next Sunday, being the last quarterly meeting for the oonfer-, ence year. Preaching also on Saturday. —and skin diseases yield quickly to the marvelous healing qualities of Banner Salve made from a prescription of a skin specialist of world-wide fame. 25c. J. S. Walters. ® —Supt. McFillen denies that Canada thistles are permitted to grow on the county farm and brands as a lie the published report that the Amish farmers in the neighborhood are complaining. —Albert Pletchcr, of Wakarusa, Is again insane. He was once discharged from Longcliff asylum as cured. He is being cared for at the county jail until room at the State institution can be obtained. .—“Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspepsia because its ingredients are such that it can’t help doing so. “The public can rely upon it as a master remedy for all disorders arising from imperfect digestion.”—James M. Thomas, M. D., in American Journal of Health, N. Y. J. S. Walters. —Goshen News: It has already cost Daniel Stutsman $11.50 for allowing Canada thistles to grow on his place. The suit was brought before Judge Peters of the city court, and the floe and costs were stayed. —“Foley’s Kidoey Cure has been tested and found to be all you claim for it.” I have been giving it to my father and it is the only thing that ever helped him,” writes George C. Hickock, Curtiss,iWis. J. S. Walters. —A bargain—Ooe acre of ground with good bouse and other Improvements for sale cheap, or will exchange for live stock and farming implements. Offered for only 20 days. T. J. Prickett, Real Estate Agent, Nappanee, Ind. 21tf —Notwithstanding that the scoundrels worked In the same manner on the unsuspecting, the sheriff of this county says that Clyde Thompson, who abducted Nellie Berger from her borne near Gilead, and stole horses aod bicycles. Is not Jease Reeder, the man who viaited Goshen aod drove off with Lawrence Fetzer’s rig.

—The soothing and healing properties of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, its pleasant taste and prompt and permanent cures, have made it a great favorite with the people everywhere, For sale by J. S. Walters, druggist. —The Widow Smith died at the home of her son, Willliam Smith, on Ea3t Lincoln street, last Thursday at about 6:30. The funeral was held at the M. E. church Sunday forenoon. The interment was made at Stony Point cemetery. —Yal Hamman makes cider each Wednesday and Thursday. Cider boiled by steam into jelly—from 5 to 6 gallons into ooe. Apple butter made by steam in a wooden box—only way to make it good. Not less than 25 gallons in a batch. 22Lf —Cbas. Deßoer, of Locke township,.. has been raising celery with considerable success. Mr. Deßoer left a sample at the News office Monday, the quality of which indicated that he is becoming acquainted with the art. —William Homan, 23 years of age, went from his Milford home to Chicago on an excursion. That night,he was held up and robbed near the corner of State and Van Buren streets. The thieves only got $3.50, a return ticket, and some letters. —Kodol Dyspepsia Cure thoroughly digests food without aid from the stomach, and at tlio same time heals and restores the diseased digestive organa. It is the only remedy that does both of these things and can be relied upon to permanently cure dyspepsia. J. S. Walters. —John L. Watters has brought au action for damages for $5,000 against H. D. Hallctt, the contractor who is putting down the water mains extensioniu GosheD. Watters worked in a trench made by a machine. The bank caved on him and injured one of his legs. —E. L, Smith, a wringer agent at Goshen, stands accusedopf wringing money from his employers, the company, which was not bis own. He canvassed the city, - selling a $5 wringer for $8 on the installment plan. He was not placed under arrest at once. —Two double-headed freight trains crashed together on the Wabash rail-' road a short distance east of LaOtto, Thursday morning. Two trainmen were killed and one seriously injured. One of the unfortunate men was ground to pieces, the other scalded to death. —“Our baby was sick for a mpnth with severe cough and catarrhal fever. Although we tried many remedies she kept getting worse uutll we used One Minute Cough Cure,—lt relieved at once and cured her In a few days.”—B. L. Nance, Prin. High School, Bluffdale, Texas. J. S. Walters. —Milton Killan left at this office a sample of pods from anew bean, the seed of which came from Starke erfunty, Ohio. Two of the pods each measured 22 inches in length. Mr. Killan claims they are a cultivated bean and are used for food like the small white beans. —The body of an unknown man was found Friday morning In the ditch near the Lake Shore track at Durham. Nothing was found for identification. Thursday night the same man stopped at the station and complained of Illness abd lack of food, and later wandered down the track. —Wakarusa Tribune: The hand concerCs are getting better and the crowds bigger every week. Nappanee, sent over her usual big, gook-looklng crowd last Thursday night. Some of the girls were peaches. We’re married, but wc claim the right of sitting on the railing and seeing ’em go by. —Elkhart Truth: Sheriff Elliott collected *12.40 which was due Fred Hellers from the electric railway company. Sellers was employed by the company In the construction of the track between Elkhart and South Bend and became Insane and failed to draw bis pay. The money will be turned over to his mother at Middlehury. —Goshen News: F. 11. Lester, the “insane” prisoner at the Elkhart city jail, who is held there subject to the order of the circuit court, was last Tuesday allowed the freedom of the outside corridor, office, aod court room. He appeared to have as Intelligent an understanding of the progress of the cases as any other spectator. WITA TCI Women as well as men " ".Y; are made miserable by TO kidney and bladder r>T A in? trouble. Dr. Kilmer's DLAiuJj. Swamp-Hoot, tbe great kidney remedy, promptly cores. At druggists in Mty-ceot and dollar sixes. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also a pamphlet tellioe all about ft. Address, Dr. Kilmer A Cos . Binghamton, N. Y. " • i

—At Elkhart, Frank Watkins was arrested for stealing a single harness from the residence property of Chas. Paxon, an implement dealer. Watkins was Qrunk when arrested. He had traded the harness to a farmer for a wheel aod sold the wheel for 14. The farmer had disposed of the harness aod at last accounts it had not been located. —Lightning struck tho residence of*David Mongold, atElkhnrt, Fridaynight and did considerable damage. The family was sitting in the house at the.time. The lightning passed to the writing board of the secretary at which one of tho family was sitting, upset the ink bottle, put out both lights, and broke tbe globo on the hanging lamp, —The band concert was given last evening under difficulties. The arc street lights were cut off by a broken wire nod the hand was compelled to retire to tho rear of the corner hardware where they could get the benefit of a cluster of Incandescent lights. It demonstrated that people gather to hear tho music, for the crowd followed the band—and a big crowd at that. —At Niles, Mich., a negro hackman failed to receive bis pay from an excitable woman who boarded tho train on the Big Four. Ho got onto tho train and threw oil Ivor baggage, and a row ensued with the station agent whom the negro wanted to carve with a knife. At last accounts the negro was leaving town ns fast as he could beat his way over the railroad. —Township Trustee Held, of South Bend, has determined to cut off the persons who are abusing the laws providing township aid for. the needy. On entering the office he found 115 persons on the lists, and, after making himself familiar with tbe statutes of the last legislature; hestarted an investigation and, under the provisions, finds that 100 of the list are not entitled to aid from his offcc. —According to the Goshen Ntwn,® Eugene has killed his snake. That paper says that at the John Manning farm, north-west of Elkhart the other day, Eugene Compton killed a rattlesnake with a pitchfork. It had one rattle and a button. The next day George Manning ran over another with a mower and killed It, not knowing of its presence till it had been destroyed. It had eight rattles and a button. —Charles W. Wilson, a tailor 35 years of age, was arrested on an Interurban electric car between Mishawaka and Elkhart one day last week on a charge of forgery. Wilson has been a resident of South Bend about six weeks aud is said to have realized on three worthless checks for $lO each drawn on the Vickingcn Printing company, of Omaha, Neb. Henry Rousch, Hurwlch A Kaplan, of South Bend arc among the losers. —During the civil war, as well as in our late war with Spain, dlarrho-a was one of the most troublesome diseases the army had to contend with. In many Instances It became chronic and the old soldiers still suffer from It. Mr. David Taylor, of Wind Ridge, Green Cos., Pa., Is one of these. He uses Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dlarrho-a Remedy and says he never found anything Unit would give him such quick relief. It Is for sale by J. H. Walters, druggist. —P. W. Smith and some l*oys were fishing In the St. Joe at tbe foot of Sherman street, Elkhart, Monday afternoon, when their attention was attracted by something unusual that had caught on a small branch of a tree at tbe water's edge. The Hevtevo says that on examination It was found to beau undeveloped female baby entirely nude. They pulled the little body out of *the water, and notified an officer, who went to the scene. The babe bad been in tbe water but a short time. ~ ~ —Friday's Elkhart Truth: Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kennedy, of Jefferson street, were the only passengers on an Inter-urban line street-car on South Main street last evening when tbe car was struck by lightning. Both of them fell the shock and Mr. Kennedy's coat sleeve was barfly burned by the troll of lightning which seemed Ur come down from tbe trolley through the middle of tbe car. Mr, aod Mrs. Kennedy were badly frightened but neither of them were seriously Injured. Had tbe bolt struck close to them anywhere else tban on a street-car they would probably both have been killed. , Moses Bartholomew to Joaepb W aod Edith A Hblffer lot In Goshen WOO. Isabella Self to Cbas Smith lot in Waterford 375.

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