St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 12, Number 25, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 December 1886 — Page 2

THE INDEPENDENT. WILL A. ENDLEY, Editor. Entered at the WalKerton Postoftice as Second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION: For One Year 81.50 For Six Mirths 75 For Three Mouths to XA blue mark across this notice shows that your term of subscription to this paper has expired. We respectfully solicit a continuance of your patronage, and trust, that you will notify us promptly as to your intentions in the matter. We can not give longer time than six months on subscriptions. Those who have not paid m advance will please bear this in mind. W. A. ENDLEY, Publisher. WALKERTON, IND., DEC. 18, 1886 Walkerton in Dead Earnest. Sam Hudelmyer this week went to Maustield, Ohio, to represent Walkerton in negotiating for the Iron Bending Establishment, and found the company with less machinery and "capital than the cili zens of our town had been led to believe they possessed; and our representative conceived the idea that it would not be advisable for Walkerton to accede to the company’s demands, which were, a donation of fifteen thousand dollars and a loan of thirty thousand. But, a manufacturing establishment Walkerton wants and is bent on having. A stock company can be formed here within a short space of time that will take anywhere from four to ten thousand dollars, based on the number of men the establishment might employ—say, from fifty to two hundred. A tew of our enterprising, energetic men are thoroughly considering the matter, and warrant us in making the above statements. Should this meet the eye of some individual who might be looking for a location and help, for the purpose of establishing a manufactory, let him lose no time in coming to Walkerton, for our men mean business. Our shipping facilities aie good as the best, and there is plenty of timber within a reasonable distance of town. Mr. Loomis, proprietor of the Loomis factory that recently burned, we notice! by the LaPorte papers, offers to remain there and re-build his works if the citizens of LaPorte will donate five thousand dollars. It Mr. Loomis employs a hundred men, we think he could get more money by coming to Walkerton. Indiana’s legislature will meet Jan 6. The schools have been closed on account of scarlet fever in Etna Green, Kosciusko county. The annual session of Indiana State Teachers’ Association will be held at Indianapolis, Dec. 28, 29 and 30, 1886. Reduced rates on all the railroads in Indiana. Belva Lockwood has been and gone and announced her determination not to be a presidential candidate in 1888. Oh, Belva, Belva, you must? Your candidacy made so much fun last year. The following “notis” is posted on a fence in Paulding county, Ohio: “If any man’s or woman's cows or oxens gits in these here oats his or her tail will be cut off as the case may be. lam a Christian man and pay my taxes, and pay one hundred cents on the dollar, but d—n a man who lets his critters loose, say I.” It is currently reported that a LaPorte dealer in cider, etc., went over to New Buffalo to learn how to keep cider sweet. He set “em up” for the boys for the receipt which read as follows: “Place a Knight of Labor with the cider. He will neither work himself, nor let anything else work.” -—Three Oaks Sun. We know better. Congressmanelect Shively is a Knight of Labor, and he worked like a beaver—to get elected. That sterling Democratic paper, the Plymouth Democrat, has entered upon its thirty first year- What a long life of use fulness! What a history it has written of the county of which it forms a valuable part! May it continue to grow and pros per and may its editor who gave it birth, live to celebrate its golden anniversity. • —Walkerton Independent. Yes, and how few there are who fully appreciate what it has done in building up the material interests of the town and county. —Plymouth 1 >emocrat. The above is not ours, but we endorse heartily every, word of it except the last one, that of “annivereity.” That, let it be distinctly understood, we do not endorse.

AMONG Oi It EXCHANGES. Last week’s issue of the Plymouth Republican was the first issue of its thirty-first year on this mundane sphere. It’s a mighty good paper, too. The Albion New Era tells a long, long story about how that town is getting a gas well. Well, peihaps it’s well enough io have a gas well. j The LaPorje Argus says, “Andy Biown lost over ninety hogs by cholera vault'd at eight bundled dollars.” We therefore advise our farmers as soon as they discover anything wrong with their hogs to slip them off on the buyers. We noticed in the Nappanee News that a family named Cowan moved from there here the other day. They are coming to this place so rapidly that we are compelled to rely upon our exchanges for statistics in relation to the rapidity of the growth of our 11 mrishing town. We glean from the Plymouth Democrat that Plymouth now really has a fair pn spect of another railroad. The new line is the In diana and Southwestern. But that prospect has ex< ited Dan McDonald, editor ot the Democrat, again, and he flies clear off the handle and imperatively demands that the Three I road shall come there likewise. Put on your holdbacks, my boy, you’ll scarcely get the Three I. But then, you are not to blame for working like a beaver in the interests of your town, a position which you are eminently capable of filling to the letter. RFI.FS FOR TBI EATER-GO-ERS. The latest rules adobted by theatergoers by mutual agreement are as follows: Always go late. Saunter slowly down the aisle. Make as much noise as possible taking seat. Raise your hand and beckon to usher for programme. When you can get it attiact attention by the way it is flourished before looking at it. At first be inclined to sneer and jeer at the play, ami whisper “chestnut ’or “cocoauut” in an aud ible voice. When the curtain goes down on the first act and great applause follows, get up and go out, apparently disgusted. Return in the middle of the second act, and smile when all those who have to get up to let you pass grumble. Ask some one if you have lost anything by not seeing the first part of the second act, and, if so, what was it in detail. At the end of the second act yell “Bravo!’’ and make a demonstration of applause that will deafen everybody around you, and bring the actors before the curtain. Don’t go out between the second and third acts, but remain and bore everybody in hearing by making a gushing criticism of the fine points made by the actors who won your hearty approbation. Work your opera-glass to its full capacity during the third act, and applaud vigorously every fine point made by your favorite actor, even if it mars a pathetic scene. Go out between the third and fourth acts with a great deal of bustle aud assurance, and come in when the curtain has gone up with the unmistakable smell of liquid refreshment upon you, and a hilarious disposition to be prodigal with applause. Be sure and leave before the last act is over, just as the hero is dying and speaking in a low tremolo voice, and don’t neglect to snap your opera-glasses in casing them, and stumble over the knees of those who ignorantly desire to see the curtain go down. Additional Local News. Try the “Stormer” 5 cent cigar. Sold at Koeisley’a tousorial parlor. Cheapest place in town to buy presents is at J. 11, Garrett’s. A sou was born to the wife of Frank Nash, Dec. 10; weight about 9 pounds. E. F. Emery, of the Mitchell \\ ashei Company, Remington, Ind , is in this place for the pur pose of introducing a new thing in the washing machine line. Read his advertisement in another column. Know all men by these presents, that Walkerton means it. Representatives in the persons of Commissioner D. \\ . Place, Trustee 8. F. Ross and Samuel Hudtdmyer were sent from this place Friday to LaPorte to negotiate with Mr. Loomis, who recently met with the loss of his manufacturing establishment by the lire fiend, with a view of having him establish bis works at Walkerton.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. OREGON ITEMN. Reported by the Independent’s Correspond nt. James R. Lampson is now enjoying the forest on the farm of Louis Dipert. J. C. Dipert bought 40 acres of land from John W. Williams. Jim know^ the value of Starke county land and buys while cheap. Louis Dipert is now sheperd for Toot Williams. A. Groshans has made quite an improvement on his dwelling house. The Haiey girls have made quite an improvement on their father’s dwelling in the way of repairs. The tramp came to the house oi C. and L. Williams. They clothed and fed him and be weighed HL pounds, and a fine boy he is. Ihe Mann boys are going to move the saw mill on the farm formerly owned by F. Con: ad. S.AEMZ. Reported by ibe «^dependent s Coe-res pan dent. Mr. Chas. Farver, from Ohio, is visiting relatives in this community. Mr. Chas. Bradley has returned home and re.-umtd his position in the Bend. Charley is a boss fellow . Rev. Linville is assisting in the piotracted meeting, now in progress at the Gilead church. They have received several members. Mr. Henry Gregg is doing a splendid business in the line of buying stave bolts and preparing for market. The funeral of the Hili family that was killed at Mill Creek, near Fish Lake, was preached at the Gilead church, Thursday, 9ih iust., Rev. Pickeral officiating. John Holt has fully recovered from the injuries obtained by the bed-stead. Johns spinal column was considerably embarassed for several days after the accident. Wm. Wilhelm has gone to Rutland, Ind , to take charge ot his stock of goods. He has a fine stock of goods for that place. If you desire a newspaper containing much useful information in your home circle, just subscribe lor the Independent. We take all the leading papers of both St. Joe and Marshall counties, but for nows to the point and the right kind, give us the Independent. LaPaz can afford most any thing that any other town can. We wonder whether the citizens would hav-a a- Chi ittmas iree? Yuu know if you would, may be Doc. Moore would get that turkey stiiug on tor him, that he asked for from St. Joe county. 1 hope you won’t get it, Doe. TINE 51 CITI. Reported by the Indi pendent's Correspondent. Items are a little scarce but here we go fm all there is in it. Firstly, is that A. J. Kreighbaum, our village blacksmith, has erected a combined blacksmith shop and d .veiling house, aud intends to move into the same ere long, while Dr. Richardson and Esq. Shafer have each treated their dwellings to a new coat of paint. H L Jarrell has moved to Plymouth to act in the capacity of deputy bheiifi’. A little girl has put in its appearance at Wm. Jarrell’s, aud therefore William is called Pa. The Polk township teachers held their first institute at the Tyner City school-house last Saturday for this winter but with what result we are unable to say, as we were not present. Subscribe for the INDEPENDENT and read the Tyner news, which are good, of course. A. D. Johnson is going into the hoop pole business for sure this winter, as he has already bought about 15,CW. The report is now that John Baugher, of West Township, is going to move his saw mill and planing mill to Tyner soon, which will greatly improve this place and the next thing is the people will want a bank like Walkerton. Henry Nuff, our village shoemaker, has taken unto himself a wife, lately. He says he is or was tired of keeping batch. Our Tyner City string band, which consists of John Neff, senior and junior, Hank Neff and Esq. Shafer; meet 8 bout twice a week, and, to tell the truth, they make excellent music. Dr. Moore, late of Walkerton, who is now located in Tyner, meets with far better success than wiiat he expected, as he is doing a thriving business. Frank Johnson feels himself quite comfortably at home since be ha** finished his new barn. Hank Neff is going to move his now wife into the Bissell house, to live there until spring, and then he is going south. David Pontius, of Berrien county,

Michigan, called on us last Tuesday, he being an old chum of ours years ago, and we dare say we were surprised as well as pleased. He came here with his brother Jonathan, who lives near Tyner. P. I. Grube killed 4 hogs last Thursday a week which turned out 26 gallons of Urd. KAREVS EB^E Reported by the a isdej>endent's • Correspondent. [The following items were received too late for publication in last week’slxnKPENDENT.—Editor. J W. S. Clark has a new sleigh for sale. Hon. W. H. Ragan, ex-Senator from Hendricks, was visiting Charley Ragan, of this place, last week A cornet band is being talked of at this place. Well. “that’s the stuff.” Lakeville has got the wind for that. There are good prospects for a depot at this place in the near future^wbich would add greatly to the aq^mnmodation of passengers. Deil Moore has started up in the mercantile business at this place, has a large stock of new goods, and is, we believe, having a good-Hadt'. Clark’s elevator is now ready for all kinds of grain. Highest market price paid. Perry. Theodore Williams, a young man in the groceiy business at South IC-nJ, was in our town last Monday looking after butter, eggs, apples, etc. Let everybody attend ;he mas querade r ball at (lie Lakeville hall, Dec. 24; Christmas eve. Mask* can be obtained at W. S Clark’s stoic. F:ank Aunis and Nora Riddle, both of Union township, were united in the holv bonds of mat- • -r rimon- aSP -i Saturday evening, Dec. 4, by Justice Moon. May they enjoy a long and happy lite. The young folks met at Squire KimbbA on last Saturday night, and after ten o'clock had an oyster supper wjiieh was appreciated by the many partakers. The oysters were bought at W. S Clark’s store where they can be obtained at all times. MISHXG LINKS. Near Aptos. N. M., resides a. yenn" lady whose dark hair measures toe feet ami traits on the gnmml when she is standing. Undoubtedly she puss s- s the lines! head of hair in the country. A well-known . animal trainer, last fall, bought u tie L < f reese and proceeded to t’aio them i:A th" same man nor :■< c s.q y birdl J 11 • had th in educated to a point where ihe\ were about iwuiy to inirod ie. l t > the public, when the whole (lock took sick and died, lie is going to repeat the experiment this summer. John Mi;«/.y, of Portland. Me., alihou^h ;K years old. show- no signs of decrepitude. In talking about a piece of land which lie owns he said the other day: “’riie lojise runs ot:r in live years and when it expires 1 am .going to build the handsomest block in Portland on the lot.” lie is evidently not afraid to discount lite future. John Ruskin has never been in sympathy with "Modern Progress. Here is an expos’!ion of his views from Ik.; autobiography: "I know of nothing that has been taught th? yo:;t!i of cur time except (hat their falh rs were apes and the’r mothers winkles: 'hat the world began in accident and will end in darkness; that honor is a folly, ambition a virtue, charity a vice, poverty a crime, and ’'aseality i' e means of all wealth and the sum of all wisdom.” A M'ashington letter to the Galveston (Tex.) Auzcs says: "Spooner is not a teetotaler, ami has never had much to say one wa\ or tiie other about tempi rance: but it is a fact that Ite never touches a drop of liquor of any kind. Whenever he is questioned about it and the general subject of temperance he replies indifferently: ‘1 have three boys that I love. They have never smelled liquor in mv breath, and they never shall.’ That’s the only temperance argument that he has ever made.” j Hypochondriacs arc generally tiding • up tiie country. Every day we meet men who are sensible on every subject except their own ailments. They dread malaria in the breeze, fear the water is unwholesome, regard nearly every article of diet with suspicion, and view sunshine and clouds alike with fear. Such men should go to the country and live in the open air. They can not be cured while they remaqi in the neighborhood of a drug store! — Atlanta Consiitution. It is believed that over £1,000,000 is spent yearly in pilgrimages to Mecca and Medina. Many of these Mohammedan pilgrims travel immense distances. Thus nearly 6,000 of them are from the Soudan and n ughboring parts of Africa, 7,000 arc Moors. 1,100 Persians 16,000 Malays and Indians, and some 25,000 Turks or Egyptians. These are the figures for the year 1883, when there were no fewer than 53,000 pilgrims to these two famous shrines. A recent study of comparative heights ami weights among different classes of population in Great Britain shows that the criminal class average no less than forty-live pounds in wcigiit, and four and one-half inches in height less than their antagonists, the Metropolitan police. Compared with tiie general population, too, this class is seen to be eighteen pounds in weight and two inches in stature below the average, standing on about the same plane in physical endowments as lunatics. The sublimation of the mind-cure craze in Boston is a man named Bennett, to whom patients go in and lay down $lO, never more nor less; the “doctor” pronounces the formula. "You are cured,” and the patient walks out again. There is no diagnosis, no treatment, nothing but faith; 'ind yet it is said that Bennett is makmg a big income, $lO bills coming in by the mail, and requests for consultation by telegraph. He calls himself an apostle of the "Order oi the Inspirati.”

' LAPORTU LETTER. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Thero is some talk of building a toboggan slide in this city. Look out for an unusually interesling letter next week. Senator Weir has been down to Indianapolis to pre-empt a fitstclass looalion in The new senate , chamber. Our letter of next week will contain an interesting sketch of the life of Peter McCartney, the noted counterfeiter, who is now doing service for the State, behind the walls of the Northern prison. Deputy Coroner Annis has not yet leudered a verdict "in the Mill Creek horror and will not until the case has been sifted to tire bottom. From the evidence at hand he will render a verdict ot accidental death. The Rutledge Publishing com pany ot Easton, Pa., is still fishing forsuckeis. It is a fraud. The Knights of Labor will probably have candidates in (be field foi the city offices next Spring undei the name of a citizen's ticket. Joseph Houchin died at the Northern prison last week aud his remains were sent home to Pike county for interment. Mary Rabe, aged 91 years, died at Corymbo, Michigan township, Friday, of old age. She was the oldest person in LaPorte county ami retained her faculties until the last. There is a reasonably good prospect oi striking natural gas or pure rock salt by boring deep enough tor it in this city. lire Washington lee Company! ship about lour ihou-and ear-loadc of ice to Chicago in a tear. The Daily Dispatch will take tire name of the Pubdc Spirit after January Ist. Its chief mission will be to labor for the interests of LaPoi te. It costs ten ct'nis a night to light the locomotives on the Lake Shore road. The dynamo is run by a little DLi powtT engine with three cylindeis. The entire plant or works is built on the tep of the boiler just back of lire sc.n i bi x The light is 4,QUO candle power and enables the enCm < ( to -ee a mile ahead on a dark night. L 'Uis Gailield, a nepm w of the late Pn Mdent Ga field, i - an inmate ci the Xoii hei n prison He was caught in a h ghwav robbciy in DeKalb county about five years ago, and was sent up fur ten veais. He has made St veral : ttem|es to escspe him., hi- ii catceiali. il, in all ot which he failed. Tire comiuissionors of LaPorte county will be a. kt (1 to appropii aft: §2.QUO toward die ; reclion oi an Orphans’ home at Mishawaka. Some more ice Ihhi.m s are to be built at Fish L .ke by Um Swih l‘a< kii g Co , of ('hicago. The prospects for the re 1 uiiding of the Loomis factory in this city are not very bright, Oniv $2,500 of die $5,000 a>kcd by Mr. Loomis, has been subscdL- d. The Michigan t’ity Di. pilch. Sntuidax. in a double !ead.-d editorial, comes out t-quareiy fol Gov. Giay to; senaloi it >ays. “While die Di~patch has the highi :'! Dg'ii! iiir ex Senatoi Jos-, ph H. McDonald as a democrat, a lawyer ami a juris?, we believe that the best inlenstsof the Detuocralic party in I i dianawuuld be subserved in the election ot Gov. Isaac P. Gray -to lire I tilted States senate. The governor is the representative of the young democracy. He is a firm leader upon whom die manlie of the lamented IF c hicks has falcn. He is a fearless and able exponent of democratic principles. Ihe present condition of die puriy in ibis state demands a lead, r of Grat’s sagacity and ability.” His generally understood that Repte-sentative-elect Blinks pledger! io l he support of Gi ay. “Lancelot,” asked Elaine, looking up from the Eagle, "how do the strikers ‘kill’ an engine? 1 carl't understand it at all.” "Easy as lying.” replied Lancelot. promptly. “You just climb over die tailboard into the cab, open the blowoff cock by lowering the connect Ing rods until the crank-pin is level with the cross-head of the fulcrum connections, push in the brass throttle ratchet till it readies the crown sheet which lets the water glasses fall into the lire box ” “O, now I see.” she said, joyously,“and of course that puts out the lire. But Lancelot, if 1 knew as much about engines as you do, 1 wouldn’t stand at the ribbon counter another day. I’d just go out to where the strike is, and be a President of a railroad myself.” And Lancelot kissed her and said he would, just as soon as his new tennis suit came home. — Brooklyn Eagle. Mutual Concession: There was a large attendance at Friday evening’s praver meeting at the Blue Light Tabernacle. After the exercises were over and the benediction had been pronounced Jim Webster got up and addressed the. pulpit as follows: "Parson, does you know dat dar am gwinter be a eullered scurshunj to Houston next Lord’s Day?” "I has heard so, Brudder Webster.”’ “Well, parson, a two-third majorilv oh dis congregashmi am desirous ob descecrat ion’ de nex uord s Day by gwinter Houston on de scm>hmi, and as de spokesman I has ter submit a prepersishun for core considerashmi.” "What am dat prepersishun?” "De prepersishun am ter de cllec. dated ion will scuse d.s coiaa'i'im sium from ’tendin’ de sarvices m Tie mawnin . dis cmmregashmi will ’scuse : you from ’tendin’ de services in de I ebe.nin’.”— 7', ^ifthius.

Bankrupt stock! Having bought (of the creditors) w the entire stock of Clothing, Hats Caps, Gloves, Mittens, Jewelry’ satchels, and Gents’ Furnishing Goods, recently owned by Dr.-H.A. W oodworth, and sold by the UNITED STATES MARSHAL in Walkerton, October the 9th. I w ill sell the same at I 25 Per Cent. I V s Discount I I Come with CASH, and get bar- । < ** ■ ..JU gains, as I will trust- no man. T. J. Wolfe. Sl» ... — , ff I J. Willis Cotton, { ol WALKERTON, IND., < SELLS I Iks I i^" 3 A 1 iWtis I Studebaker One and Two-Horse rAfIOKTR 1 II AND : 'T t VY' c ?s* © I®" ’ ug gi© s. I I a. . ! r o ' l * \ I * ,w K \a, I X/SKs i-—' -gl i ’l<- ... S. -s,. ■ ' W* .4 J- BV' ■ -— ;; • '■ • . ' 'W. \ ' i ■ ^3?^ ' "vA. I • " --— Kt, Kj “ -—- Hfel. | l^i'i Bissell Improved Chilled aad Steel Plows I Faiiiield and Toledo Chilled and Steel Plows- I ; R< i/E b» GRAIN DRILLS, | ’ SUPERIOR HOE AND SHOE DRILLS, PICKET WIRE FENCE MADE TO ORDER, AND READY MADE, KROM > 40u io 65c PER ROD. . • | Pb : Sewing’ MacliiHies j AND SUPPLIES. $ i Machine Oils, CHAMPION MOWEPs. Reap-rs anil • BINDEHS, I W 11E EI. BARRO WS & ROAD SCR AI E RS. i . — D EALE R IN GENERAL HARDWARE, । Stoves, Glass, Sash, Door Blinds of all kinds, Wood and Iron Pumps, Tinware, Oils, P AIN T S 0t all colors » sdstate hl fcct eMrjttof found in a Srst-oass Hardware Store. a KIGES Low as the Lowest.