St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 12, Number 11, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 11 September 1886 — Page 2

J^iSfjNDEPENDENT. WILL A. ENOLEY, Editor. Entered at the WalKerton Postoftice as * seoand-elass mail m .tter. “ .. —?— SUBSCRIPTION: > ?t’ - For One YeUr ...... &U-0 R ^pr Six Months 75 i’or Three Months 50 WALKERTON, IND., SEP. 11, 1886. B. F. Shively may get there, if the Independent don’t get a little ruffled apd down him. The South Bepd Register still sends a copy to the Walkerton Visitor for an exchange. Gen. Packard seema to be the favorite for Congressman among the Republicans of this district. At Mount Hope, Ala., a man named Martin killed his sleeping wile with an ax in an adjoining room and then hanged himself. A now paper has been started at Pierceton, this state, called the Herald, published by Smith & Ryerson. It is a five column quarto. — It has been estimated by Prof. Collet and others that oil or gas may be reached at a depth of 900 io 1500 feet in this section of the state. Tna Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar in the United States will meet in St. Lou is, Sun- . day Sept. 19. continuing in session until and including Friday. The Prohibitionists of Pennsyl- * vania are so active and strong as to seriously distress the Republican leaders from whose party they have drawn most of their support. The London correspondent of the New York Times has imfoimation to the effect that the greatest yvar of the century is close at hand growing out of the Bulgarian affair. CD O The whole American continent was shaken from stem to stern by an earth quake last Tuesday evening between nine and ten o’clock.—Mentone Gazette. We knew that the stem had been well shaken, but was not aware that Mentone and vicinity had been disturbed. The Fort Wayne gas company are pushing the work forward rapidly. The News, of that city, says that “the derrick for the oil well is nearly completed. A glass tube will be provided in which drillings will be kept and exhibited. In this way the strata passed through will be .shown.” It is reported that the editor of the News at Mount Royal, New Jersey, by mistake ate a pint of yeast that his wife was about ming for bread purposes. The next morning his pants were about nine sizes too small at the top, and he declared that yeast would never more by him be mistaken fur cup custard. Rev. John Brown, of Albany, Shackelford county, Texas, is in Chicago for the purpose of representing to business men the needs of the people in the regions damaged by the drouth. He says that a scope of country 800 miles wide and 500 miles long is totally destitute, and that fully 100,000 families require immediate relief. Mrs. Emma Molloy, the wellknown temperance revivalist, attempted suicide by drowning, in the St. Joe river, at South Bend, last week on Friday. Sorrow over the ttagic death of her son Frank, who was drowned recently at LaPorte, is said to be the cause of her rash act. She was rescued from the water with considerable difficulty, as she made a determined effort to drown herself. Ever since her son was drowned, it is said, she has intimated that life was not worth living. She was a sweet faced, blue eyed young gill with great waves of golden hair brushed carelessly back Irbi^a noble looking, snow white brow. HerTJu^hps were full and sweet. Innocence h great blue eyes. Fair and sweet was she in all the puiity and guilelessness of her fresh young womanhood. Two young men have long been watching her with eager interest. Her gloiious beauty has enthralled them. 8* “What a superb girl 1” said one. “Never was lily fairer? How I would love to hoar her speak. No ‘sweet bells jangled’ could be like words die must utter with lips like those and a face like that.” She spoke. A friend came down the ai.-ie, and said carelessly: “A cold day, Miss—.' The full red lips paited slowly, the beautiful head turned with su perb grace, asmile of seraphic sweetness illuminated tho noble features, sort and sweet and low was her artless answe;: “Well, I should smirk to twitter! Col<l ain’t no name fur it.”—Detroit Free Press.

Ira D. Sankey, Mr. Moody’s musical associate, has sailed for Europe. Mr. Pulsifer, of the Boston Herald, is in London, and has heard Gladstone. He says there is not his equal in America as an orator, unless it be Roscoe Conkling. Colonel Charles G. Greene, the founder of the Boston Post, was born in 1804, and was 27 years old when he started that paper. He is still living, and hopes to see the paper prosperous again as of old. An old lady who claims to be a relative of Washington Irving, has settled the claims of the United States against that gentleman as Minister to Spain, which amounted to 3 cents. Beggar—Will you please give me a dime, sii? I'm deaf an’ dumb? Gentleman—Deaf and dumb? Beggar —1 mean I’m blind. It’s my twin brother who is deaf an' dumb, sir. We look so muen alike that I get mixed up myself sometimes.—Harper’s Bazar. The Bourbon Mirror, of this state, says: “It may not be generally known but it is nevertheless true, that according to a new law, teachers employed in the common schools may dismiss their schools on any day set apart by proclamation of the President of the United States or governor of the state, without forfeiting their pay.” An exchange warns all veterans w ho have lost a leg or arm and whose cases come within the provisions of recent pension legislation to give, to all claim agents who are soliciting business under the law the cold shoulder. Absolutely nothing is necessary to be done to receive benefit, as the pension officers are all instructed to carry out its pro-vi-ions on the regular pension payments. Mexico! A cankering sore upon the face of the globe! A sample of God’s satire and personiiication of His hatred! Land of a people whose honor is treachery, whose love is malice, and whose cardinal virtues are most appropriately represented by their chosen emblems —a buzzard and a snake. There is no peace. There is no safety or protection. Our voice is for wai! —Cleburne (Tex.) Telegram. 52E wiM’ED TO ARRIVE. Clerk (to seedy stranger, who has just, registered) —Have a room? Seedy Stranger—No. Clerk —Dinner I suppose? Seedy Stranger—Not at all. I only wanted to arrive. It’s a good many years since I have arrived at a hotel, and if you've no objection I will simply arrive. Good mornning.—Exchange.

Niles Mirrui: There are about 9,000 Indians in Michigan who occupy land to the extent of about 134,000 acres. The majority of them are poverty-stricken and iu a complete state of destitution. They sell their land whenevc they can and with the proceeds buy whisky. They are not increasing in numbers, neither have they done so during the last eight or ten years. They do not progress much in civilization There are about 500 on the Isabella reservation. The majority are in the Upper-Peninsula. — -^4 >- . - On the ground between the railroad tracks near the Pennsylvania coal shed below the station at Harrisburg a whippoorwill has built a, nest ano reared her brood. Cais i and engines pass within a foot of I the nest almost every minute of the । day, yet she was not the least ! frightened. The other day a well-!• known engineer, whose engine was ; taking coal, saw the mother bird i and the nest, in the latter an egg. I When he returned in the evening,! ‘he egg was gone and in its plmtea little bird, the mother us wßuuh fed it, while a number ot- people watched the process. ✓ n l he kind-hearted railroaders w,sMtch the nest, and when the youngAoitds fly on the track they r pul them back again. Airs Langtry and her company will sail fur America Sept. 18. Limburger is the name of a now German tenor who is becoming popular in the Fatherland. Govencr Leon Abbetl of New Jersey, is reported to be engaged to a widow worth $1,000,000. In the Memphis distiict cotton prospects are reported blight, with indications of a good average yield. Picking has begun in a few localities. Willie Connors was accidentally stabbed to the heart at Logansport, Ind., by his playmate, Jere McCarthy. Connors died in fifty minutes. The boys were at play, and there does nut appear to be any blame attached to McCarthy. Charleston, S. C., with a population of only about 50,000, has a debt hanging over it of over $4,000,- ! 000. This amounts to over SBOO I per capita.

NEIGHBORHOOD GROVKRTOWK. Reported by the independent's Correspondent. Died. — Aug. 28, infant daughter of Edward and Mary Schrock, aged 5 months. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Seiders, A. J. Uncapher and daughter attended the U. B. conference at Bourbon last week. Married. —Ed Shaffer and Miss Minnie Kreighbaum, at the residence of the bride's parents in Marshall county, Aug. 31. Mr. Abraham Holderman, of Michigan, was visiting bis brother Chris, of Starke county, last week. Rev. Win. Cook, ' f Dakota, was. visiting his brother-in-law, Chris Seiders, of this place, this week. J. W. Woodward talks of starting a hay-press at this place. That is right. We need another press here.

There was a trio went through this place last Tuesday headed for North America, but none of the citizens seem to have had any inclination to go along. At some places the people are boring for natural gas, but we are ahead of them. There is plenty us it here on the surface. Ed Shaffer and wife are going to ieside al the wife’s parents’ for awhile. Boys, talk up that creamery and pickle salting factory at this place, for we must have them, you bet. Mr Chris Seiders has paid out for marsh hay, at this place, over SI,OOO this fall. What does Ham let think of that? Mrs. Mary B. Abner is visiting | her many friends and relatives at I Marion, this state. John Shaffer and Louisa Giser-1 man were married last week, which gave the boys a chance for a jolly • time a few evenings since, and t plenty of cigars. Just see A. J. Uncapher on that hay stack. He puts it up about right. Dr. Abner is batching it now, as his wife is away visiting friends and relatives. KORTH LIBERTY. Reported by the Kndependend's Correspondent. J. C. Anderson is occupying the Wash Cole brick again with his stock of hardware, and tin shop. Wallace Nelson has returned ‘ i om Ai kansas. Tim workmen have begun work on the now Gearhart school building. Trustee Ross of Lincoln Town-’ ship has built a very neat school house at Jordan. John Cripe lias recently built a new dwelling house on his farm, on the Walkerton road. Mr. Stocker, of LaPorte, has taken charge of the work in the Bowen mil), Mr. St. J< hn not be mg able to return. S. E. Suuke and family, of South Bend, visited here last Sabbath. The school building at this place will be put in good repair by Trustee Houser. Knepp and Houser have placed a new amrTirst class planer in their mill here, ami will add more machinery soon. Mrs. Leonard Pearse spent the past week with friends in South Bend. Rev. Pettit has been assigned this work fur another year, much to the gratification of his congregation and friends here. Hiram. Dreiblebliss and Miss Jane Irvin were joined in bonds of wedlock, at. ' Burtrand, Michigan, last Tuesday evening. The brick workmen the new block J. has been completed. RenoWedUu tise Independents Correspondent. '' Bill Jarrell was at the Congressional convention at Warsaw Wednesday, arijd helped nominate Hun. B. Frank Shively fur Congress. P. I. Grube concluded to lid his hen house of chicken lice, and therefore put in hay and set it on fire. Ho not only nd out Hie lice, but rid citizens together to save his barn. Thanks, neighbors. The dance at the Jarrell hall last Friday night was a grand affair. Fifty-two numbers were sold. A gentleman arose and offered his seat to a lady in a crowded Cream City street car. Sim said thank you, and he has been confined to ’ his bed ever since. — Peck’s Sun. Benjamin Franklin Shively, is the democratic nominee for congress. It is said that he endorses in full the democratic platform and pledges himself to stump the district in behalf of that party. * The Detroits knocked the Chicagos out 8 to 3 last Thursday. Earthquake Shocks you can not avoid, but you can avoid shocking yo,ur friends with letters written on such shocking bad paper and envelopes. Try it । once by buying your writing ma-ter-I al at Arlington’s Drug Store.

WALLACE & CO.’S । Great World’s Railroad MENAGERIE, j MUSEUM AND h\ternati6nal CIRCUS, » Will Exhibit At WALKERTON, Monday^ Sep. SO. 7 v „ ^_ ir .A .A.T. T IST C 1 LT ID iX O MENAGERIE AU the Wonders of tlie Earth. Air and Sea in One Vast. Colossal (lathering. DENS and DROVES of PERFORMING ANIMALS. A KUMTrIMNB CURIOSitIES, With more Wonders, Animals and Marvels Utan any other CoUiiciion on Earth. Maranio-yaOaie-x^iiis i CIRCUS! 1OO! CELEBRATED ARTISTS! 100 The Finest Collection of Trained Horses and , Ponies, Marvelously Drilled Stallions and Troupe of Performing Animals on Earth. AAA 1 PROTEST AND PUREST BLUODE3 ( AAA 200 } HORSES. JIZOO A&'idi Horse lair MDaj ON THU rUBLIU STREETS, The whole en ' racing more new and original features, of it < .ass to be seen in no other show • intheworld, than will probably ever be collected I under canvas again. STEAM MELOCHOR ORGAN Which makes the. music of 100 instruments. SILVER-TUBED CALLIOPE, Coterie of Genuine Original Darky Plantation Jubilee Singers and Cabin Shouters f Long-toned and Melodious Ilurdy-Uurdy and Highland Big Pipers, making a world of delightful melody. ;A : A ""'Um-; A World of Splendor. Wonder and xwcct Sounds, Cnind. Dazzling and Bewilderingly U.aiitiful. Many Bands of Music. Many Golden < harmts Cars'and Cages. A Whole Menn'erie of Wild Animals epen in the Streets. See liilll, I’roi7V<t >i> int ^. Pontere, etc., fol details. Two lie t> ibi t ions llailu. Usual Prices. Children undert'years, half prica the batter of nairn’s:uu. We beg leave to advise our readers to be sure and uot forget to sec the Panorama of the Battle of Gettysburg, while iu Chicago during the Exposition. Take advantage us the low rates and see Gettysburg. There is no picture in the world like this of Gettysburg; 1.0 other picture presents such a scope of country or gives such a thrilling representation us a battle. It is no wonder it is called “Clileago’s Pride and Greatest Arti'tic Attraction.” THE WALIiEftTOX 18IG11R SCHOOL. The Fall Tei mot the Walkerton Graded and Nornal School j will begin Sept, 27, 188 C, and continue in session twelve \ e?ks. Our Course oi S inly has lysmn careful!;’ revised to m rbej wants of those who maw-*u 'sire to teach. With our aj> paralus consisting of skeletons,,^ microscope, maps, glebes^anatomical; charts, a large jcJYerence library etc., etc , we are , prepared to give a thorough, practical and teacher's education. We sha’l aim in our instructions “to wake up the mind’ of the pupil and guidt l it in its activity by making each recitation instructive ami interesting. All subjects will lie taught by outlines which make.-, the pupil self-reliant and independent. tuition. High Schoo), $4.00; Upper Intermediate, $3 50; Lower Intermediate and Primary, $3 00. TEACHERS A. IL Barber, Principal; L. P. Haniy, Upper Intermediate; Mrs. Maiy Shoemaker, Lower Intermediate; Mrs Ot Townsend, Primaiy. Address E. J. Vincent, for course of study. Gas has been discovered at Rockville, Indiana. A dispatch says that “gas has been discovered on the farm of W. A. McCune, five miles southwest oi Rockville, near the new Chicago fc Indiana coal road. While boring for coal the 1 gas was noticed coming out of the bore, and at a depth of sixty feet it came up so abundantly that it was tired and burned with a steady j blaze, five feet hixh, for an hour, when the workmen shut it off. The boring is still in progress and the find will prove a rich one to the owner. Just think us it you can buy a Plush Tailor set at Vincent’s lor I SSO that cost at wholesale $65, one 1 yvar ago. s 4

FARMERS! Build your fence with the Eureka Fence Machine. Manufactured by the Eureka Fence Machine Co., New Paris, O. 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. Additional Local News. no! foTLonio!

On Wednesday morning, Sep. 15, at 1:29 o’clock, there will be an excursion leaving Nappanee, Ind., for the eastern part of Ohio, stopping at various points along the line. Fare for the round trip only , $6. Tickets good returning 60 'jays on any regular train. Half tickets will be sold at Walkerton 5 Teegarden and Lapaz to Nappanee. jr or further particulars call on or ai^ ( ] res s Dr. Neville, Teegarden, Ind., or D. a. Lehman, Nappanee, Ind?SometSiing' Vfidca- Hie li. The old adage t*-Jiat all circus shows aie alike was verified last Saturday when U aiLr-e’s circus made parade and prefonTraTTCTr to as large enthusiastic a crowd as ever attended a. show in Peru. The extravagant advertising in her aiding the show was fully justified if the praises and encomiums of its patrons was a stantard of excellence. The parade was remarkable for its large number and excellence ol the horses, every variety and breed of stock being represented . by the beautiful specimens. No such stock was ever seen in our city before. The parade was long, interesting and novel in its vaiieiies of attractions, quantity am] excellence of the band and artistic oinarnentation. .A Urge crowd witnessed 1 the afternoon entertainment, mostly visitors from the surrounding county, ami the pel formalizes were in every instance greeted with enthusiastic applame. The riders, gvmmists, acrobats, Hindoo snake rharmer, Arab sword jugglu, )eapers, tumblers, aerials, etc., were all ’excellent. The clowns were really funny and the “chestnut.'?’ were at least, fresh. Not a dissenting comment was heard and general cxpies- ; siona of admiration were frequent, i't he outfit is new, clean and well conducted. The < llicials were ali polite and attentive. The menagerie coumiued man) line specimens of wild beasts, birds, etc. Taken altcg. therPeru has not been visited by as good a show in years, it ever. Fveiything was fust class, oideily and gave entire satisfaction. Com? again. Pei u bkliF; J. May 7. Wk < lip the following fn m the Plymouth Democrat merely to show that Plymouth is bending every energy to secure the Three 1 Road, It looks indeed quite gloomy for that place, and yet, if Walkerton indulges in too much r.pathy while Plymouth strives day and ni. at, we may lose it. Better get up a letter to the president of that road and learn the amount n quired, and [ just how soon he can finish to this point: x “A lettei.’A r runf the president of tbfu'Thfee 1 Railroad to one of our I fellow townsmen in answer to a letter of inquiry asking about what they would expect from Plymouth as an inducement to extend their line to this place and calling attention to the articles iu the last two numbers of the Democrat concerning the enterprise, states that at. present they are not prepared to extend their road beyond Knox, and while he felt kindly to Plymouth for their good will, he would not advise the raising of a subscription till they wore prepared to move beyond Knox. When they do extend east Plymouth will stand as good a show as any of them and we make the prediction that it will yet get the Three I road. Tlie project is not dead, it only slumbers.” Tell you just what it is—the road is sure to be graveled from Walkerton to Teegarden. Dan Barber has gone into iheenterpii.se with an energy commendable and has circulated a subscription paper over a part ot the territory iu- . terested ami has already secured , upward of three hundred dollars. If there were more like Dan the . road would soon be completed. Mr. Barber when lie gets through with soliciting contributions in the country purposes calling upon the . citizens of Walkerton for aid, and it is hoped ail who can will donate semething toward this muchneeded improvement. If the citizens us North Liberty । have an eye open to business they , wiil lose no time in calling a meeting for the purpose of arranging matters to secure the Three I i Road to their place. The time has 1 unquestionably arrived when they s can get a railroad by being up and : doing.

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