Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 23, Number 46, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 22 January 1902 — Page 1

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Grand Clearance SALE! In order to make room for our new spring stock we will offer our patrons many BARGAINS that to miss means the loss of dollars. It is important that you avail yourself of this opportunity soon, for they will GO and GO THEY MUST. 13ress G-oods. In quoting prices on these goods we have no hesitancy in saying it is the cheapest lot of dress goods ever offered in this community 800 yards flannels and worsted, worth 25 to 35 cents per yard at 20 cents 125 yards worth 25 cents at 15 cents One lot worth 50 cents at 35 cents One lot of silks worth 25, 50, 75 cents and sl.. at 15, 35, 50 and 75 cents 1000 yards standard prints, at 3 cents WlLite G-oods. One lot worth 8 cents per yard at 5 cents One lot worth 121 cents per yard .. * at 8 cents One lot worth 15 cents per yard ............. at 10 cents Ladies’ wrappers worth |I . at 75 cents Ladies’ wrappers worth 75 cents. at 50 cts Ladies’ jackets—a few old styles, to close at |l, $2 and $3 A liberal discount on all up-to-date Garments. Slioes, Rulblbers One lot ladies’ and children’s shoes to close at 50, 75 SI.OO. Men’s Shoes—special bargains, $1.25 to $2.25 One job Rubbers, new, and first quality: 75 pairs Misses rubbers at 10 c. per pair 140 pairs Misses rubbers ..at 15 c. per pair 50 pairs Ladies rubbers at 20 c.per pair 123 pairs Boys' rubbers ...at 25 e. per pair 50 pairs combination felts worth $2.25 to $2.50, now only $1.75 a pair. 20 percent discount on all overcoats during this sale. Men’s suits $3.00, up. An elegant line of laundred colored shirts worth sl, now 75 cents. A 75-cent line at 50 cents. A pair towels 25 cents: 25 cent belt buckle at 15 cents. One lot of children’s vests, 2 for 5 cents. One lot 25 cent caps at 15 cts Three spools machine thread 5 cents. G roceries! Wp note a few appetizers in this department! Fancy Manzanilla bulk olives, per pint 10 cents Heinz English chaw-chaw, per quart 18 cents Heinz bulk mince meat, per lb. 77.7 . .15 cents Heinz Dill pickles, per dozen, ........ 12 cents Heinz sweet pickles, per dozen, 10 cents Heinz mixed pickles, per pint, 10 cents Heinz mustard dressing, per bottle, Heinz India Relish [very finej per b0tt1e.......15 cents We carry a full line of the Telmo brand canned goods. Orleans granulated sugar 5 cents per pound. HARTMAN BROS.

What a Man Can Buy F0R 52.03 1 Qood Warm Cap 1 Suit of Underwear 1 Pair Shoes 1 Pair Rubbers 1 Pair Hose! ''% ~ \ ROSBRUGH GRENE. D. G. WATERMAN, Shoe Repairer.

THE NAPPANEE NEWS.

NAPPANEE, ELKHART COUNTY. INDIANA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 22. 1902.

Meeting of The 'lows Board. The towD board of trustees were in regular session Monday night. There were present, when the session opened, Trustees Coppes, Woodbury, Eingenberg, Clerk Kantz and Marshal Weyburn. Trustee Claus came in later. Following the approval of the Jour-, nal as read by the clerk, came the claims as shown by the certified bills, as follows: Weiss & Prerert, itemized bill . $45 00 Daniel Evans, labor with team.... ~ 1 50 Cnrtis A Carpenter, hardware 41 C. D. Phend, unloading coal 1178 Standard Oil Cos., 15 48 B, & 0. Ry Cos., freight on coal 75 45 General Electric Cos 8 50 Ordinance No. 32, regulating tbe construction of sidewalks and tbe material therefor, was passed to its second reading. On request of Fire Chief Gentzhorn the hose companies were given the privilege of holding meetings in the town hall or clerk’s court room, the firemen to comply jwitb the requirements of the town clerk in the use of the room. President Coppes called tbe'attention of marshal to the complaints of citizens generally about neglecting his duty in allowing hoodlums in their defiance of law to override common decency as was done last Saturday night. That the liquor law is being openly violated on Sundays and on every day in the week and not a single arrest has been made or an attempt at one. To make a long story short, dismissing the charges made agaiDSt the marshal, this officer was informed that, unless be did his whole duty in these matters knowing he had the support of the town board and the citizens, he would be removed from office. While President Coppes gave the reprimand he was talking for the entire board of trustees. There being no other business coming before the board they stood adjourned. Reduced Rates to The West. Commencing March Ist and daily thereafter, until April 30tb, 1902, the Wisconsin Central Ry. will sell Settlers’ tickets from Chicago to points in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, at greatly reduced rates. For detailed information inquire of nearest Ticket Agent, or address C. C. Hill, D. P. A., 230 Clark St., Chicago, 111.: or Jas. C. Pond, Gen’l Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis. 40 Apr. 25 Held Up at St. Louis on Return Home. Henry Kablor, of Union township, who went with the party of Nappanee men to Jennings, La., recently, returned home Sunday night. Like the other men who returned, Mr Kahlor says that the Jennings boom had been so magnified that there were a great number of men for every opportunity to work. ■lncidentally, Mr. Kahlor was held up at St. Louis by two thugs in broad day light and robbed of $45. Remarkable Care of Croup.—A Little Boy’s Life Saved. I have a few words to say regarding Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It saved my little hoy’s life and I feel that I canpot praise it enough. I bought a bottle of it from A. E. Steere of Goodwin, S. D., and when I got home with it the poor baby could hardly breathe. I gave the medicine a3 directed every ten minutes until he “threw up” and then I thought sure be was going to choke to death. We bad to pull the phlegm out of his mouth in great long strings. lam positive that if I had not got that bottle of cough medicine, my boy would not be on earth to-day.—Joel Demont, Inwood, lowa. For sale by J. S. Walters. Grass and McLaughlin Appeal to Circuit Court. The liquor license cases of Grass and McLaughlin, who were refused licenses by the board of commission’ ers to sell liquor in Nappanee, have been appealed to the circuit court. Grass was refused .on tbe grounds that he was obtaining a license for another, and McLaughlin on a successful ojtjattoroey rempdstrance. Heads Should Never Ache. Never endure this trouble. Use at once the remedy that stopped it for Mrs. N. iA. Webster, of Winnie, Va., she writes “Dr. King’s New Life Pills wholly cured me of sick headache 1 bad from for two years/’ Cure headache, constipation, biliousness. 25c at J. S. Walters’ drag store

Burglar Makes the Rounds of Nappanee Stores. It has been a number of years since the News has had to record the deeds of a home talent burglarly. Sunday night some unkuown fellow broke into Rlckert’sstore and robbed tbe cash drawers of change amounting to some $5.00 or more. An entrance was affected by breaking a., glass at tbe rear of the wareroom and thus raising tbe window.. It was an easy matter to gain the store room over the transom of tbe main door. Making his exit, the thief could easily unlock the door and remove the bar across the wareroom door. The same fellow visited Fidler’s dry goods store. At the rear of the building tbe iron shutters were pried open, a top portion of tbe large glasq, taken out, having bad the appearance of being cut out as very little of the broken glass was found upon the inside. The glass removed and it*-was an easy matter for the thief to unfasten the sash lock and raise the window. There was, however, no indications that the thief entered the store after opening the window. Anyhow, the cash till, containing $lO was undisturbed. Kaufman’s store was another place visited by the burglar. He first tried to affect an entrance to the store at the second floor, there being an outside stairway. This beiDg unsuccessful, he gained the roof of the adjoining building, the lower edge of the roof of which comes about to the side windows of tbe 2d story of the Kaufmau store. Here also the same method was used in getting open the window. However, there is nothing to indicate that the thief entered the store, perhaps being frightened away at the time. It appears that this wasthesecond visitofthissame thief. Mr. Kaufman informs the News that one week ago on Friday night, Jan. 10th, the window just east of the one spoken of had been entered by a thief who had opened it In the same manner by breaking the glass. Going below, the cash drawers were robbed of all the change amounting to something like $3.00 perhaps, mostly in pennies. The thief is thought to have made his exit the same way. Mr. Kaufman rioted carefully the character of the job, and at once concluded it was some fellow about town, and said nothing; in the meanwhile made some preparation against its repetition. There seems to he no doubt hut that the robbery was done by one Individual, and home talent at that. Not a thing was taken In any instance but money, though the opportunity was auspicious for most any kind of a hand in goods. A Cure Por Lumbago. W. C. Williamson, of Amherst, Va., says: “For more Lhan a year I suffered from lumbago. I finally tried Chamberlain’s I’ain Balm and it gave entire relief, which all other remedies bad failed to do.” Sold by J. S. Walters. Sudden Death of a Pioneer Citizen. ■ At Elkhart last Friday afternoon, at 1:40 o’clock, occurred the sudden death of Guy C.-Johnson, one oLthat city’s prominent citizens for the past 18 years. He was the brother of the late Col, It. M. Johnson who died in Goshen Nov. 12th last, and would have been 80 years of age had he lived to May first, next. He had been out to his farm and returning, staggered into the house, dying in a few minutes of apoplexy. Deceased was a pioneer of this county, having come from Vermont, locating in Osolo township in 183(5. Ex-City Treasuer of Elkhart Indicted. Ex-City Treasurer Phllctus P. Abel was indicted by the grand jury last week before adjourning. The bill is in three counts, all charging the same offense—that of embezzling Elkhart funds to the amount of $9,530.17 The indictment recites that tbe peculation occured while Abel was city treasurer of Elkhart from September 0,1892, to November 13, 1901. Abel was arrested and brought into court where be renewed his old bond of SI,OOO with Major James D. Braden and Cbas. Walley as bondsmen. A Lady C4me into our store and said: “I am going to take Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for my cold. It kept us free all .last winter from every kind of cold. It is a great remedy and a per feet laxative.” Sold by C. W. Johnson & Cos.

County Council Session. All the members of the county council were present to-day excepting Mr. Walker, says the Goshen Democrat of Friday: Appropriations were made as follows: Prosecuting criminals $ 100.00 Gravps bridge • • 3,000.00 Waterford bridge 2,500.00 County farm lnsuarance .... 90.00 The bridges and insurance items are simply re-appropriations, the money having been returned to the general fund. Although SSOO was asked for prosecuting criminals but one-fifth of the amount was appropriated. This will give Anthony Deuhl and Senator Dausman each SSO In the Strine case. The $l6B asked for seven court house phones, $24 for jali and poor farm phones and $32 for toll service was refused. Mr. Zook moved that a Home phone he placed in each of the places as asked for. Mr. Weaver amended that the matter be tabled and It carried. The $225 asked for ventilating the court room was refused, the plana as submitted nqt being satisfactory. It was the idea to place a big fan on the celling. When the council will meet again is not known. The county officers may try to place telephones with no appropriation. e Goshen Defeated by Bremen Tbe Goshen bowling team was an easy victim for the Bremen team on Keller’s alleys last Thursday night in the presence of as large a crowd as the balcony would hold. The following summary of the three bouts indicates the walk-over for the neighbors on tbe west: Goshen, Ist 624 “ 2d 045 “ 3d. 502 Total .. ..1801 Bremen, Ist (554 “ 2d 821 “ 3d 749 Total 2224 Bremen’s victory over Goshen 303 pins. The county seat team was a disappointment to those who spent their time to witness the contest. Some of the Goshen howlers run less than 100 pins. Most any five men übout Nappanee who howl once a month or such a matter could have defeated Goshen. For instance, Bremen took little John Newcomer, one of the high school hoys to fill out-thelr team. When the hoy finished with a total of 49(5 pins, running 134, 172, and 190, the Goshen team began to realize that, as entertainers at bowling in Nappanee their team was not a success. Small Riot In iiepton. Lust Friday night at the liepton ohureh south of town a small riot occurred on the outside of the church though no damage sCbms to have been done* or arrests made thus far. It seems that small hoys, Clem Kring and a small Sochrist hoy, and with other boys lmd clubs, but there was no show for much of a row until, as related by Horner Kring, father of the small hoy, others older interfered. Irvin Krfng, and.Chus. and Wert Hechrist, the first named a married man and a relative of Clem Kring, chased him across fields to the home of a Mr. Neff where ho receiver! protection from the ruen after him. It'seems that, to make matters worse, someone gave Clem Kring a revolver to use on the men if they attack him (so Ids father tells the Nkws) and he came near shooting some of those engaged in chasing him while the boy who is about 14 years old, was frightened nearly to death. It is not known whether it will get in court or not, or what the other side of tbe story is, if it has another side. Bargain In Real Estate. A 4-acrc fruit farm Pears, plums, cherries, apples, red and black raspberries,, .strawberries, and grapes. All in gooo condition. S2OO cash, balance easy terms. In corporation. Real Estate Exchange. The Secret of Long Life * Consists in keeping all the main organs of the body in healthy, regular action, and in quickly destroying deadly disease germs. Electric Bitters regulate stomach, Liver and kidneys, purify the blood, and give a splendid appetite. They work wonders in curing kidney troubles, female complaints, nervous diseases, constipation, dyspepsia, and malaria. Vigorous health ana strength always follow thejr use. Only 50c, guaranteed by J. 8. Walters, druggist.

Clsima That Crime Wrecked His Mind. James S. Mather, the Elkhart man recently taken to Longcllff asylum, claims he murdered a Swede at Big Rapids, Mich., in 1875, says the Goshen Democrat. Mather was at that time a telegraph operator. He says he shot tbe Swede in tbe side and bead then returned to him and put a bullet through his brain. Mather told tbe tale to Orln M. Conley, tbe Elkhart lawyer who reported it to Chief of Police Silvers. Chief Geraghty, of the Muskegon, Mich., police, says no record of the crime can be found there as all the official accounts of the county were destroyed by fire in 1891. The fact is known, however, that a Swede was found dead beside the railroad track at Big Rapids and the one survivor of the coroner’s jury who can be found says the fellow’s name was Peter Olson and that the verdict was that he suicided by shooting himself. Mather told Lawyer Conley that his deed drove him crazy. Mather related the same story here two years ago, but added that the Swede tried to rob his telegraph office. The Muskegon officers have written for details. Bristol Has a Mystery. Bristol has a mystery. This is nothing long for Bristol, either. Homer Cougdeu is said to have disappeared from that village some 20 years ago and nothing was ever heard of him. Last year Arthur Drlggs bought the Corigdon property and in overhauling the premises found amumber of human bones in lime and ashes beneath the cellar stairway when It was removed. The story has just been told by Groggs. People naturally counect the find with the sudden departure of Cougdon, as it is said he had money. Bloascr’s New Shoe Store. Ellas Blosser is now located in his new shoe store one door from the public square at the north-east Corner. Mr. Blosser has fitted up his building with shelving, repapering, painting, etc., for an exclusive shoe store. This is the only exclusive shoe store in Nappanee, and Mr. Blosser will umko the handling of footwear his exclusive trade. It will he his purpose to carry a good line of shoes and other footwear, und already tbe new stock begins to come In. In connection with the shoe trade Mr. Blosser will make repairing a specialty. He Invites all his former customers, and all others who are looking for a money-saving place In the buying of shoes, to call at the new store. Engineer llovey Dies at Toledo. A special frotii Toledo-last week states that llcn(ry llovey, the Lake Shore engineer' who went Insane several years ago, died in a private hospital in that city. He was one of the prominent engineers of the road and had charge of the limited train No. 22, which was In the accident at Swauton In the fall of 1897, when ijis engine struck a freight train that did not clear the track Ills engine was turned over and he and his fireman escaped probable death by jumping. It was thought neither one was inj filed, but later Fireman Babcock was incapacitated by brain trouble, resulting from Injuries and llovey later developed insanity, It was claimed while on his engine, but this the company always denied. His wife sued the company for $29,000 damages, but lost her case. Buklucss of Tbe Circuit Court. Chas. Darling, of Elkhart, charged with petit larceny of a cornet and other articles, received a fine of S2O and 140 days In the couuty Jail. The case of the state of Indiana against Edward Beach came from Justice Whlsler’s court. The defendant was arrested for trespass on an affidavit filed by Jacob N. Wenger and fined in the court below. The defendant appealed to tbe circuit court and the case was ditulssed. the ease of the state of Indiana against William R. Menaugh, for grand larceny, on the charge of stealing a dress suit case containing S7B In cash and other articles of value amounting to SB9, at Elkhart, tbe jury found Menaugh guilty of petit larceny and be was given a $lO fine and jail sentence of 10 days to jail. The defense was that be took the case while drunk, having simply made a mistake. • —Fifty pair of $2.00 ladles’ shoes to be sold at $1.73, Rosbbugh & Gbeene.

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