St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 12, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 September 1886 — Page 2

.RS WiLL A, ENDLEY, Editor, | e # Entered at the W:'kerton Postoffice as | : gecond-class mail fntter. | : eAR S E i ABN ST e SUBSCRIP 1 iON: | SeeOne¥ear . . ~ , . . %150 3 ; For Six Months e . S : 75 ‘ For Three Months . . . SR e - WALKERTON, IND., SEP. 4, 1886, M James M. Wickizer is the Prohi- : bitionist candidate tor Congress in this district. ‘ Tae Democratic Congressional couvention will be held at Warsaw, Wednesday, Sep. 8. Garrett Herald; Buogineer Mitch- " ell drew $282 from the pay-car Taesday for one month’s work—all : hard earned money. AN & Dr. Erma, of LaPorte, father of "~ Eliel’s Sons, who were formerly in the wholesale drug business att ~_ that place, died recently. | ; SENATOR VOORHEEs is being groomed for the political race track B in 11883. He is looming up for the Fg - Democratic Vice-Presidency. : LaPorte Herald-Chreusicle: The . pewspapers may lie a good deal, . but they tell entirely too much trath § . tosuit a great many people. e S —— THE Goshen News is authority | § for the statement that the repabli- ¥ can congressional conventicn for i~ this district has been postponed un- ¥ til September 16. 3 AT AL R TR i LaPorte Herald-Chronicle: When i a wan says his way is the only #1 one that is right, wether in religion, | i@ politics or business, beware of him, @8 Heis either a fool or a koave. I i South Bend, Ind., is supplied with water 18 from sixteen artesian wells, with a capac--8 ity of 16,000,000 gallons daily,—lnter . Ocean. ’ | Apd that’s besides 32,000,000 . gallons of beer. §8 TaE Democrats and Greenback--8 ers of Michigan have gone into coi hoots and will try to carry the B stale with a fusion ticket. Their W chances for victory would seem 8 somewhat favorable. 1 e AC——— " - THE enterprising publishers of @ the Porter County Vidette have T engaged the eminent novelist, John | @ Strange Winter, to write a story W' entitled “Puck,” for the Vidette. B 8 This new venture, the Vidette says, 8 is undertaken at a considerable ad@B vance in the Weekly liabilities of A8 the office. E = R @ Last Saturday a Lafayette couS ple were married on the line divid--88 ing Ohio and Indiana the groom 488 standing on the Indiana side the. ‘7BB bride taking up a position ou the >4 Bl Ohio soil, while the officiating cler- | 8§ gyman straddled the imaginary _ 8! boundary. A large crowd of ex- [ eursioni=ts witnessed the ceremony. ; \ t 3 g Gov. GrAY has issued a proclaB¢ mation offering a reward of SI,OOO 48 for the apprehension and conviction 88 of any person engaged in any of 8 recent lynching in this state, the 8% ‘money to be paid to the person seB 8 earing the first couviction. The M broclamation appeals to the officers : of the 'aw to exert themselves in ' mui® upholding the law. X }t L. Members of the Salvation army @B who were arrested at Laporte a I @8 'ew weeks ago for parading the § | & itreets, have filed suit against the . 88 ounty sheriff, city warshal and the »%8 hayor for false imprisonment. . 188 Phe claim is for SI,OOO damages in R Y % ~ach case, and two charges are k¥ ‘Ei;de against each of the three of- : | cers. o e |ee AT | . South Bend Times: This is anj /"W kcellent year fora new departure % | | 7 way of disappointment the mis- & ¥ able scalawags who habitually sell ‘ & | £ eir votes for a few paltry dollars, w L the managers of both parties B | "8 me togetlher and agree as men of B J oorthat no money is to be expen- , B for buying votes It is time af® put a stop to that infamous W ctice. : “ i 4 :}vwatermelon stealing case from Greene g |B7 aship, before Justice Stach Wednesday, AAI to stick. Constable Humes is out xlé_ '%‘f_ga.y’s time and livery hire traveling R " @ fthe country from Wibbleton to Walke ?, in search of witnesses.—South Bend e e F i i hey might have made a case : %@hey gone from Wiggleton to ggleton for witnesses. S &IF postoluce department is . ] - fitt to issue to the larger (slices B "B übined lotter sheet and euvelW which can readily be under P B land used. Itis obe styled _."gfi " W er shieet covelope. They will : - % %fii'niflhcd in single sheets s = oin pads -and tablets of B AR y-five, fitty and 100 at prices : P@i fiom three cents for a sin--2’ B tect to fifty-cight ceunts for a #’ zy five sheet tablet, 82 30 tor . i ii’x;d $23 for 1,000. They will 8 only one drpomination—two " They will pot be put ou \ B | the smaller offices for some ER . ot.

Gen. Joho Newton has been appuinted Commissioner of Public Works for New York, vice Rullin M. Squire, removed. St B L In the vicinity of Decatar, 111., hogs are dying by hundreds with cholera, Farmers attribute it to the dronth, while others claim that it is the result cf feeding uniipe corn. Sl e The ensuing State election will occur ou Tuesday, November 2d. Any voter who moves out of one township and into another after September 2d, or out of a preciccet or ward after October 2d, will not have a right to vote. e Assistant Sscretary Fairchild, of the Treasury, has decided that there is no warrant in law for preventing Mormon emigrants from landing at Castle Garden, unless they are paupers and liable to become public charges. e The South Bend Times says the work of gilding the great dome at Notre Dame is meving rapidly along, and causes that portion of the building to present a magnificent appearance in its gold leat coatihg. About 6,000 books of gold leaf will be required, and the cost will be about $4,000. e e Michigaun City Dispatch: It is said that George Kord will retire from the practice of law and politics, and, that upon the termionation of his congressional term, he will take an interest in the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, A tramp asked a Hull, lowa, woman for a lanch. She offered to furnish him with twenty-four eggs if he'd eat them all, it being part of the agieement that in case he failed she was to kick him soundly and let bim go. The tramp agreed, asking tbat sardines and bread be added to the eggs. The eggs were fried and bhe started in. When nimeteen disappeared he was full. He tried to eat another, but it was no go. Then he made a rush for the door, and just as he passed out he was given a terrible kick, and then the remaining five eggs were fired after him. it ot s AN exchange very truthfully remarks that the boy or girl who iz a regular newspaper reader will grow up in intelligence and will use good language, both in speaking aud in writing, even with a limited edcuation. It is news, literature, science, grammar, history, geography and spelling combiued. Sometimes it is a little difficult to get the children interested in newspapers, bat after they once get started their intellectual cravings are as sure as the desire for food, and it is as necessary to feed their minds as their bodies. The local newspaper is the first to attract their attention. lacidentally they first read of some local events which came under their observation. Becoming regular readers of the home paper they soon branch out into the affairs of the world and read the general news of the day, and finally become competent to discuss matters of public interest, and are useful and intelligent citizens. She Tried Morphine. [South Bend Times.] Tuesday a step-daughter ot Suatton, the chimney sweep, a girlabout seventeen years old, walked into a drug store and bought ten cents worth of morphine,and d.owned the dose after leaving the store. She then started down the street and met a frieud, who noticed her sleepy appearance, and asked ber what was the matter, and she said that shehad taken a big dose of morphiue to end her existance.

She was at once taken to Dr. Dunning’s office while Officer Pernhard was sent to find her parents on North Maiu street. In the meantime Dr, Dunning with his assistants succeeded in pumping out the contents of the girl’s stomach brought around again somewhat pale but far removed {rom graveyard probabilities. Disappointment in love is assserted by her to be the cause for her rash act. S S “The fate of these anarchist leaders,” the Envansville Couorier correctly remarks, “is a warning to all classes of political ount-laws, that their presence will not be tolerated on Awmericansoil. Theindustrious and law-abiding people of all lands are welcome to come and share with us the benefirs that every honest man may acheive for himself trom our rich natural resources and under our free institutions. But they must come with willing hands and hopest intentions—not with the torch and the tiger’s thirst for bloed. The Chicago court and jury has administered a lesson that will go far toward insaring the safety of the people from assassination, and their property from wan‘ton destruction. The example is an =wful one, but the emergency wag greater than any that has heretofore arisen in our history, and it is well for the country thai the men were at hand to meet the issue and discharge their duty bravely.”

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. - CLEAR CREIERN, Reported by thae & adependent's Correspondent., Weather fine. Mr. 8. C. Wenger has almost entirely recovered from his recent severe illness, : The pickle crop in this vicinity promises to be one of the best the farmers have thus far ever raised. B. F. Rinenart is suffering from a painfal injury to hiy foot caused by a horse stepping upon it. The Misses Maggie and Kate o’Dea and Maggie Reardon who were visiting with relatives and friends in this vicinity returned to their homes in South Bend last Saturday. Miss, Tilla Koontz is suffering from a severe attack of inflamato ry rhenmatism. What with pickle picking, preparing to sow wheat, and making marsh hay the farmers are kept quite busy. The marsh grass is heavy on the ground and of excellent quality and can be mowed with out “bogging” the horses; there are immense quantities of it being made. : The carpenters have completed B. I'. Rinehart’s new barn. Itis a bauk barn, large, neat and commodionys, Items are very scaree; anyone wishing to contribute to Clear Creek items please hand them to Harry Wenger. CHASE. TYNER CiITY.

Reporied by the Independent's Correspondent. The cider mill continues to run, Reub Shupp had a sly wedding some time ago, and made Kllen Good a wite, and now he intends to run a farm and so he will become a farmer. Walterhouse & Restorick intend running a sorghum mill in connection with their cider mill. That’s right boys, go for it, it is sweet and sour mixed. Our salcon-keeper is the only man in town who has made enough money in his profession to build anything this season; he is erecting an ice house; Noah Miller, architect. The late cool weather and cool evenings are the cause of so much sickness in this vicinity. Miss Belle Walterhouse, one of Tyner City’s best young ladies, died of spinal affection Tuaesday night. She was just in the bloom of life, was a faithful Sunday school scholar, and was loved by all for her kind acts. She was but 18 years old, and was the pride of the family. The funeral took place at the U.' B. church at 10 o'clock. Rev. Sayder preached the funeral sermon. D+ Speaking in Congress. The most nervous moment for a new member of Congress is just before he is to make a speech: Many ol the old members, even, are seized with “stagefricht.”” The idea that the oflicial reporters have ears for the whole country gives every speaker an uncomfortably large audience. Some members are anxious at all times to get in the Record, but these men generally do not make speeches. They simply interrupt others to ask questions—sometimes very silly ones—or to make objections,thus getting their names in the flecord, with an appearance of great activity. When he is about to make an ambitious effort, the feeling of the member may be judged by one watching from the gallery. Each man has his weculiar way of geing about it. DMorrison always stands for a moment half way down the second aisle on the Demoeratie side, with hands on the desk cn each side. Then he speaks with deliberation, always taking two or three steps toward the Speaker when much in earnest. He is always soon through. Randall always speaks from behind his own desk, and makes no preliminary movement. Hewitt is prob ably the only other who speaks entirely without warning. He goes off like powder—all in an instant. Some members load their desks for a speech; some load themselves. Sometimes three or four desks give warning of speeches. They are piled up with congressional records, revised statutes, newspaper clippings, and on top of all huge rolls of manuseript. When a speech is too full of dry matter to find room inside the orator, and must be given storage on his desk, other members iind it convenient to be in the cloak-room. Last session there was a man in the House who used to walk back and forth around the semi-circle back of the mem: bers’ seats, running his hands through his hair for fifteen or twenty minutes, before making a speech. Some menibers walk two or three times past the Speaker’s desk before they try to eatch his eye. Some stand in their places, clear their throats several times, pull up their sleeves, button their cuils, feel their tie, open and shut their desks two or three times, and then walk down the aisle a little way, and say, “Mr. Speaker.” Some sit and rub their hands. Others do rothing in particular; but you can tell they are going to speak by the nervous glances they throw up at the Speaker. Some will make eyes at the Speaker for half an hour before trying to catch his. You can tell when some men are going to speak because they look frightened. Others you know are going to talk—because they always do when they get a chance.— Washizgion - Star, ) et eet < B A e e ~ The report ofa dinner at Del \ monico’s eoncludes thus: “The President of the United States wag drunk standing.” Condition of the other guests is not described. % The second annual New Carlisle and Farmers’ Unicn Fair will be held at New l Carlisie, Sep. 28, 29 and 30.

An earthquake spread over many states of the Union on last Tuesday evening, and in some parts of the country the shock was so severe as to cause great loss to life and property. The greatest damage occurred at Charleston, 8. C., several houses being shaken to the ground, and many lives lost, The shock was felt, with more or less damage, in COhicago, St. Louis, Washington, New York City, Philadelphia, Auguasta, G Savannab, Ga., and other cities. Rev J. C. Beecher, a brother of the celebrated divine Rev. Heuory Ward beecher, committed suizide at Elmira, New York, last week, by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. He bas been suffering for some time under severe mental troubles, and was under treatment at a water cure establishment at Elmira when he committed the rash act. The Warsaw Herald is talking of removing to Pierceton. Cincinnnati, the Queen City of the west, is always attractive. But on Sep. 8 she will have numerous unusual attractions, among which the Great Pageant of the Order of Cincinnatus, the beginning of the panorama of “The Fall of Babylon;” the Great Exhibition, the Zoological Gardens ete. Take in the excursion on the above date; round trip $4. Mishawaka Eoterprise: Doun’t give money to tramps whatever charity you bestow upon them. A disreputable gang have been infesting the vicinity of Mishawaka lately. They seud ove of their numboer, who is a eripple, to beg money, until epough is secured to buy a keg of beer, when it is taken to their rendezvous and all hands indulge in a high old spree. This operation is repeated day after day. Again we repeat don’t give them money. After a murderor an outrage is committed you will regret it. A Southern newspaper gives an account of a man whotried to hang himself” with a towel and came down with a crash. BSuch levity ] is ill-timed.—Merchant Travler. 2 lovers sat beneath the shade, & 1 un?2 the other said: . “How 14-8 that U 89, Hath smlled upon this suit of mine; 1t 5a heart, it palps 4 U— | - Thy voice is mu 6 melody— | ~ ""Pis 7to be thy loved 1, 2— | ~ Say Oy nympb, wilt marry me?” | - Theun lisped she soft,“Why l3:y!"! Wm Plummer, of Pittsburg, Va., | ‘and Mrs Virginia Edwards, of New ;Yorl;, who had been engaged for s. i | ‘nz:m_v years, met at Chattanoovga for the purpose of being married. ‘ Asthey stood before the minister she observed that Plummer was drunk, whereupon she took the marriage license from the minister, and thiowing it in her intended husband’s face, declined to marry him, and shortly afterward left for New | York. | Three American Novelis{s, l We have long been used to the spee- I tacle of English novelists turning out | their work with all the regularity and ' punctuality of a machine in good running order. Anthonv Trollope and Mrs. Oliphant ceeur at once to one as authors whose fiction could be counted on every season, year after year; and there was something agreeable in the reflection that one would get his minor canon or small lord, with now and then a bishop and a premier, as p omptly I and as surely as he got his tax-bill. It | lis only now, however, that one may | | count with equal confidence apon the 5 home supply, and through the agency | of the monthly magazine one may have his James, or his Crawferd, or his How- | els, year in and year out. We name these three because they are at present the most distinetly professional novel- | ties in America, and add their books to | ! the annual sum of fiction witha delight- | | ful regard for the public eye and ear. Surely, it is no small mercy, that, in ‘ these days of wearisome readjustment of all earthly affairt, three estimable | l gentlemen devote themselves with in- | credible industry and cheerfulness to | the task of entertaining their country- | men. They are knights of labor who | never seem dissatistied with their lot, never work less than twenty-four hours a day,—it is impossible that they can accomplish all they do in less time,— and never seem to be engaged on any. strike or boycotting lark. Perhaps it is an equal cause for selfcongratulation that they so rarely ask us to listen to their opinion on any of | the topics which wc go to them to es- | cape. An eminent lawyer, in the good t old days when anti-slavery agitation was ,rmming huge cracks through church | and state, expressed his devout thank- | fulness that there was one church in | Boston to which he could go without | fear of having his conscience disturbed. | We feel a somewhat similar confidence 1 when we open a new book by one of these three authors. To be sure, Mr. Crawford. suffered & temporary aberration when a few months’ residence in | this country sufliced to qualify him to ] produce that droll variation of an Eng- ‘ lish political novel,—an American Poli- | tician, Mr. I}()\\'UHS, too, came alarm- ! ingly near giving us views upon the | divoree question, but was restrained by | his artistic conscience, and gave us in- | stead the reflection of an Anicrican sur- | face, without his own reflection upon ; the reflection. But, barring these cases, | the wuthors in question have proyided | us with a cool and shady retreat from the din and heat of modern discussion. —June Atlantic. e ol o Yes they bave rag carpet at Vin- | cent’s furniture store, and dont fail | to recollect it. s 4

MR FARMERS! Build your fence with the Eureka Fence Ma. chine. 'L"f ; B IH.I",’YIU‘HI’ mnmimmh.,g N [sl TR e i b bR T e eP i M e . T Charles Wisenbaugh, of Walkerton, is the general agent for the counties of Northern Indiana. Local agents are wanted in every county and township in the state. Address, Charles Wisenbaugh, Walkerton, Ind. W Additional Local News. T. P. Keator, of Fort Wayne, is spoken of for lieutenant governor. The car shops at Garrett haveorders for six hundred cars. The supreme court of Indiana will be in session again on Sep. 14. The pay carv lefv about $60,000 dollars at Garrett one day last week. Fresh oysters for sale at George Paul’s. Goodness sakes, just see the furpiture Vincent has and must be sold cheap. s 4

The county election is likely to be a close one. MONEY! All those knowing themseives indebeted to the Philadelphia Store, on memorandum account, are respectfully requested to call and settle at once. We need our our money and must have it. : The Philadelphia Store. DON'T FORGET the excursion to Cincinnati on Sep. 8 uver the W. St. L. & P. railroad, Round trip tickets $4. Middlebury wants a newspaper. The town deserves to be without 2 newspaper., They had one and let it die. The third janior base ball club, nt’hi\\ place, played the Becond juniors, of Bremen, at that place, on Thursday afternoon. The seore stood 29 to 3, in favor of the Walkerton boys. Grad Cannon ball excursion to Cincinnati and the great exposition Wednesday Sept. 8, via W. Bt. L. & P.and C. H. & D. Railways. Round trip tickers {from Walkerton only $4. Tiain at this place at 712 A. M. It is rumored that a wedding was to have taken place in Walkerton, on last Wednesday, that eyerything was ready for the marriage ceremony, but the bridegroom cameth not. Boots and shoes for yourself, wife and any part of your ftamily, 80 cheap that it kvocks other dealers cold, at H. A. Woodworth, 2al Just think of it you can buy a Plusk Parlor set at Viseent’s for SSO tbat cost at wholesale $69, one Year ago, s 4 The following bit of iulv mation i 8 for our eXchanges: Weare located in a room adjoining one wherein n young corpet bavd is practicing alwost uightly. Have any of vou a word of condolence to oifer? \ Earthquake Shocks you can not avoid, bat you can avoid shocking your friends with letters written on such shocking bad paper and envelopes. Try it once by buyicg your writing material at Arlington’s Drug Store. SCHOOL BOOIS. Pens, Inks, paper, Slates, Copy Boois, and a full and complete line of school books at Arlingtons Drug store. Don’t -miss the Grand Canuvon Ball excursion to Cincinnati and the great exposition, Sep. 8. The vexed question of the puablic printership bas finally been settled. Thomas K. Benedict, of New York, has been appointed to the place. New Fall goods just received at the Misses Millards’. } s 4. ' You can buy carpets at Vincent’s cheap. Go and see. s 4 On last Monday when digging the Studebaker well at South Bend, the workmen struck natural gas. HO! FOR OHIO! On Wednesday morning, Sep. 15, at 1:29 o'clock, there will be an excursion leaving Nappanee, Ind., for the eastern part of Obio, stop--31)511}_; at various poiuts along the | line. Fare for the round trip only i&BG. Tickets good returning 60 days on any reguolar train. Half !laru lickets will be sold at Walkertou, Teegarden and Lapaz to Nap- ’ panee. For further particalars call ion or address Dr. Neville, Teegar.den, Ind., or D. A. Lehman, Nappanee, Ind. | The regular meeting for the elec- ' tion of the officers of the Local Branch of the American Matual Life and Accident Association, at Walk- | erton will be held at Benders Hall ‘ on Hriday evening, the 10th inst., at '8 Uelock. Aninvitation is extended to all business men of Walkertcn and vicinity to be present. Several of the officers will be present 4rom the home office. Efifi"figs—ggs - :)lrl?t}\_ers_v;h;_\ifh to.?:amitn? 2 IS paper, or obtain estimates on advertising space when in Chicago, will find it on file at i dimanncro LOPD & THOMAS.

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