St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 12, Number 37, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 12 March 1887 — Page 2

THE INDEPENDENT. BY WILL A. ESDLEY. Entered at the WalKerton Posted "e as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION: For One Year $1.50 For Six Months' 75 For Three Months 40 X A blue mark across this notice shows that your term of subscription to this paper lias 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 in advance will please bear this in mind. W. A. ENDLEY, Publisher. WALKERTON, IND., MARCH 12, 1887 The House Committee on Elections have reported in favor of Steele, of the Eleventh district, in the contested election case of Kidd against Steele. Mbs. Logan has selected the center of the circle of the north end of South park, Chicago, for a burial place for herself and Gen Logan and a site for the monument to Gen. Logan; An irate female seeks admittance to the editor’s sanctum. “But I tell you, madatn,” protests the attendant, “that the editor is too I ill to talk to any one to day."’ “Never mind; you let me in; I’ll do the talking.”—Ex. The rival towns of Curonadi and Leoti, iu Wichita county, Kas., where a wir exists over the location of the county-seat, are in a state of siege, men sleeping on their arms, while armed forces form a cordon around each town. - - Congressman Ford voted in favor of passing the dependent pension bill, “the President’s objections to the contrary notwithstanding.” All honor to Mr Ford. The soldiers of the district will long remember him for this.—Goshen Times. A letter from the Indian Territory was received at the Intel ior department at Washington a few days ago, addressed to “Hon. Robert McClelland, secretary of the Interior department.” Mr. McClelland was secretary under President Pierce, from 1853 to 1857. The rational convention of the Law and Order League elected the following officers: President, Hon. Charles 0. Bonney, of Chicago; sec retary, L. Edwin Dudley, of Boston; treasurer, John H. Perry, of Southport, Conn; general agent, Andrew Paxton, of Chicago. The Times ventures the predic tion that mure than one democratic politician will wish, before eighteen months shall have passed around, that the Green Smith folly had never been enacted. —S. B. Times. The Times is one of the fairest partisan papers in the state. An exchange observes that “a little insignificant item in a news paper will make a man an enemy to the paper for life ; but it won’t stop him from reading it. It merely changes him from a subscriber to a borrower. Every publisher can recall the names of a number of citizens that come under this head,” It is told of Senator Sears that during the row on Thursday of last week, in the Senate chamber, that he crawled under a sofa, out of the way of danger, and he had been there but a minute or two when Harry Adams also tried to find safety in the same place. “Get out of here,” said Sears. “You are not a senator. This is one of my senatorial privileges.”—Goshen limes. John W. Steele, the original and only “Coal Oil Johnny,” is not a tramp in the depths of poverty, as frequent newspaper paragraphs would have him, but is a respects ble, solid citizen of Kearney, Kan., where he lives with his wife and family. He was young when he got his sudden wealth, but after a brief period of high living he saw his mistake and settled down like a man. Beecher Dead. Henry Ward Beecher, one of America’s brightest pulpit lights, died at 9:30 o’clock last Tuesday morning, of appoplexy, with which he was stricken last Saturday. He remained in an unconscious conditiou Sunday and Monday and until the hour of his death on Tuesday. He was born in Litchfield, Conn , June 24, 1813, and was the eighth child of Dr. Lyman Beecher, a preacher ol considerable prominence in his day. Mr. Bte< her entered upon his illustrious career as a minister of the gospel in Lawrenceburg, on the Ohio river. He became pastor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, in 1847, and was its pastor for the remainder of his life. Mr. Beecher was a bold and brilliant champion of emancipation and ot the union, and was an earnest laborer in the temperance cause. As an orator he had few <quals.

Charles Farrar Browne. Chas.C. Richmond in Western Illustrated World.] [The following article, which we clip from the Western Illustrated World, published at Kansas City, Mo, was written by our old friend and former townsman, “Charlie” Richmond.] “It is said that to be a humorist, one must sacrifice visions of an immortal name; that to be popular is to be transient, and that present applause is gained at the expense of enduring tame. This may be true —I believe it is. But there was born in Maine, in the year 1834, a humoiist whose memory will ever be kept bright among the American people. Charles Farrar Browne was a printer, and it was while working at bis trade iu Detroit, Michigan, that he conceived the idea ot inaugurating a needed reform in lecture circles. At that time the lecture platform was usurped by men who talked of nothing but philosophy, science, morals, and politics. Browne felt that his chance Lad come. He would give lectures, and their substance should be nil; and he would have them illustrated by the finest paintings he could procure. He immediately set to work, but soon found that bis ideal pauorrma was far beyond his reach. He did the next best thing, and soon came out with the wretchedest daubs ever seen, on the stage or elsewhere. He assumed the name of Artemus Ward, and the motto over bis show was, ‘Ladies and gentlemen! you cau not expect to go in without paying your money, but you can pay your money without going in.’ His lecture was a success. Everywhere crowded houses welcomed him and laughed with him. Not that Ar temus gave way to unseemly mirth during his lectures; on the contrary, he preserved a most pathetic! countenance, and were it not for the enjoyable twinkle of his eyes, one would have almost believed him on the Verge of tears over the hilarious manner in which bis remarks were received. He was always particularly anxious that tbe beauties (?) of his panorama should be appreciated. Sometimes the moon, which was intended to give a bewildering scenic effect, refused to work properly. It would rise with appalling suddenness, as if tired from a mortar, or again come tumbling down from the heavens in sublime contempt of all planetary regulations. On these occasions Artemus would feign the greatest anxiety, and per haps go behind tbe scenes to attend to it himself, leaving the audience to watch through their tears tbe gyrations of the uuruly moon. Ward’s humor lay chiefly in the contorted aspects in which he saw life. All was topsy-turvy. He said he wat, never so ashamed in bis life as when his organ-grinder died, and that he had quit drinking, but that while he drank be ‘never allowed business to interfere with it.’ There are absurd grammatical combinations, as in the following, relative to his experience among the Mormons. Efforts were made to make a Mormon of him, and seventeen young widows offered him their bands and hearts. He called upon them and found them iu tears. “Why is this thus? What is the reason of this thusness?’ ‘They hove a sigh—seventeen sighs of different size. They said: ‘■Oh, soon wilt thou be gonested away! ’ T told them that when I got ready to leave a place I usually wenteeted. They said, “Doth not love us? ’ ‘I said, ‘I doth ! I doth !’ I also said, ‘I hope your intentions are honorable, as I am a lone child, and my parents are far, far away.' “Then they said, ‘Wilt not marry us? “I said, ‘Oh, no; it cannot was!’ Not far from Salt Lake City he was surprised by Indians. The chief delivered a speech full of traditional eloquence, and then, according to Artemus, ‘He whooped in a shrill manner, stole all our blankets and whisky, and fled to the primeval forest to conceal his emotions.’ Artemus was generous and impulsive, and behind tbe clown is always tbe gentleman. He despised bigotry, hypocrisy and immorality with his whole nature. ‘1 never,’ says he, ‘stain my pages with even mild profanity. In the first place, it is wicked, and in the second, it is not funny.’ In ‘Artemus Ward, bis book,’ he bad been unsparing iu his sarcasms against the Mormons. Perhaps th<- strongest passage is this: ‘I girded up my loins and fled the seen; I packed up my duds and left Salt Lake, which is a second Sodom and Gomorrer, inhabited by as thievin’ and unprincipled a set of retches as ever drew breath on eny spot on the globe.’ When at last he visited the Mormon city for tbe first time, he fell ill, and was treated with the utmost respect and attention. He was forced to acknowledge that they were not

quite so unprincipled as he had imagined. His dialect was as relined and unaffected as Josh Billings’ was harsh and strained, and it suited bis evanescent liumor well. Artemus died of consumption at the age of thirty-three, and as the mantle he left has not yet fallen upon a worthy wearer, we may conclude that we shall never look upon his like again.” NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. LAHEVIL’ E Reported by the Independent's Correspondent. Calvin Moon, of South Bend, was in town last Tuesday. The Christian church at this place is being repaired. J'Sse Pen ro<l moved on a farm near Mishawaka last Monday. Mr. J. B. Giberson has sold his saloon at this place to David Mann, of LaPaz. Floss Barkley returned home fmm Marmont, where she has betn visiting relatives. Miss Beasieker, of Elkhart, is visiting her brother, Mr. Beasiuker, the harnessmaker. Messrs. Spencer and Pegg were iu town last Tuesday on business. Newton Jackson, of South Bend, is helping Jacob Bradley this season in his sugar camp. The residence of Peter Brinkman was burglarized last Monday night, while the family was at church. Jerome (looney has quit work for Ed. Spencer, at Bence Lake, and is now working for Joe Hughes. Maiion Fisher and Edith Styles were married last Saturday evening, Mr rub slh, by Squire Robertson. Mack has been in the habit of escorting her home from church, but the other evening Colonel was successful in obtaining her company. She says her reasons for tbe change is that Colonel is on the “Lord’s side.” Ask Jim Henson. Perry. TYNER CITY. Reported by the Independent's Correspondent. As we go to p es.-i, or rather to paper, a tramp advances with “howdy neighbor, and how are you fixed for eatables and take work for pay.” We told him to come in, and so he did, and dispatched a loaf of bread, three cups of coffee, one pound of butter, and numerous other things not herein mentioned. The thinnest thing that’s out. is to make coffee and leave tbe coffee out, and I will tell you how it came about. Our h ed girl, who is green you know, declares she did it just to know it it was’nt just as good so, when the people did’nt know. Her beau is lame and blind, and he no other girl can find, and that was on Betsy’s mind, and be jasea tbe coffee was no good at all. Thursday P. I. Grube left Tyner and went to the big railroad city of Plymouth, to see what is to be did there. Simon Casady’s new 16-bor?e power engine arrived Monday, and it’s a moter. A new baby at Win. L, Waiterhouses, anil it has eyes, and is of the girl persuasion. A blind fiddler was iu town last Tuesday, and played tho violin. If our editor feels inclined, he can just make up his mind, henceforth to comprehendent, to send St. Jo. Independent to another city ; in fact it is no pity to say we want it sent to Plymouth, where you may occasionally hear from Bill Bliffner. Duffer had so much to say about Jack Wadkins last w^ek, and next week the silver tongued attorney will have to take it again. Dr Richardson had a run away the other day, and he (the horse), made it lively for a short time sure. Geo. Smith gets a fortune with about 130 pounds of avoirdupois weight. Bill Bliffner had a paper sent him from San Francisco, California, tbe other day. Bill Bliffner. BEAVER CREEK. Sugar making is on the boom. Thus far the weather has been excellent for the purpose. The series of revivals at this place closed last Monday night, with better results than could be hoped for. An infant child of Jerry Steele’s was buried last Tuesday. Seward Rinehart and Frank Ryder of Walkerton, are in this vicinity cutting wood for the former’s father. They are a gay pair of wood cutters. Mrs. Rintha Miller died at the residence of her father, Feb. 27th, 1887, of consumption, aged 33 years. The remains were buried at the Rea cemetery. Services will be held at the Beaver Creek church by Rev Linville, of LaPaz; immediately afterward the ordinance if baptism will be attended to. Chase.

A PEEP INTO OTHER FOLKS’ BUSI NE^S, j AND THE SAME EXPOSED. [Continued.] The Florence Hous^ a building seventy by eighty-five feet, two and one-half stories high and containing about thirty-five rooms, was erected by J. M. B. Giberson, in the year of our Lord, 1874. This is a substantial building, located in a very pleasant and respectable part ot town, and during the past thir teen years has been patronized liberally by tho traveling public. Mr. Giberson well knew the will of the weary traveler and spared neither money nor labor to render it a comfortable and • pleasant headquarters for the stranger far from his home. Jake landlorded the house until 1875, when he transfeired his right and title to Aaron Reuberger, formerly of Plymouth, who, since that period, has conducted the business in a very able and satisfactory manner to the patrons of the house. Mr. Renberger re painted, re-papered and refitted up the house after obtaining possession, and it is to-day one of the finest hotels, taken all in all, iu Northern Indiana. ISE AND ITEMS. The blue birds have come again. George is just a little stuck up since be got his new buggy. J>»hu Snell was in Ssmh Bend two days last week on business. Miss Emma Cook and Miss Lejbole, of Walkeitou, spent Sunday on tbe Island. Mrs. Geo. Cook and son Freddie visited relatives in South Bend last Sunday. Enoch Simmons vi-ited a brother iu Whitley county, this state, last week. Four of Jordan’s most accomplished belles were on tbe 1.-laud last Sunday. Eddie and Hess Gould have the mumps in its worst form. Several parties have been taking in some of the finny tribe at the Kankakee. We are glad to learn that Uncle John Lind-dey is improving undei the care of Dr. Whiling, of La Porte. I “Inquirer,’’ who writes tbe Still- [ well news for tbe LaPorte A’gu-, also has tlie mUmps. How do you like 'em, Fiauk? Mr. Chiistian Holler, of South ! Bend, was on the Island this week 1 buying cattle to put on his Lum al Crum's Point.

George Cook ha* built a ue.it ence along the LaPorte road tor Patrick Ryan This knee was built with the Eureka feneo machine for which Mr. Cook is agent for this county. Farmers who want to rebuild old board fence please take notice to its wuik. Tyler. Additional Local News. The infant child of Mr aud Mrs Ed Shetland is quite sick at this wilting, Friday. r* New hats and trimmingg-at Mrs J. W. Brown’s. It is said jat the cigars smoked in this country annually, if put end to tud, would reach around the earth nine times. We know iT is a woman's sphere To bravely face a house — And so iT is a woman’s fear ThaT quails before a mouse. Latest styles in fancy ruchings aud gauze vails at Mrs. Brown’s. The Misses Millards have just relieved their spring stock of millinery goods, aud are prepared to give bargains iu the latest styles in hats, ribbons, fancy trimmings, veilings, ruchiugs, etc. Ladies, call and see. Henry Adie, is improving from his severe attack of rheumatism, aud neuralgia io the head. Jud arrived at Koontz’s store a fresh and new stock of drugs. For groceries teas, coffees, spices, tobacco aud Hue cigars go to Koouz's. When a preacher assumes to be entirely free from sin and iu eveiy way equal to Christ, and Therefore duly auThorized-To judge all mankind, some folks tnigbT be duly auThorized To Thiuk him a crank. Big bargains in boots, shoes aud rubber gooods at Koontz’s. Mrs. Hilderbrand of North ib erty, died suddenly and unexpectedly last Wednesday night.

ARLINGTON Was the first druggist in Walkerton to reduce the price of Warner’s Safe Cure, and will be tbe last man to make a CORNER on it. We sell it for less than other dealers. Iron Tonic AT TWENTY-FIVE TO NINETY CENTS per bottle. GEO. WYMAN & CO. South Bend, Ind. Will slaughter the pi ice of Dress Goods, Silks and Velvets, Cloaks and Shawls during January and Februrary and may be longer. We shall offer 25-cent Dress Goods for 22 cents. We shall offer 50 cent Dress Goods at 25 cents in combination suitings and sebastipools. We shall oiler §I.OO and $1.25 Dress Goods at 50, 621 and 75 cents. We shall offer Silk Velvets, all , , . I colors, plain 16 iuibj 75 cents; 19 inch §I.OO. Fancy Velvets at §IOO, SI 50, §2 00 and §2 50' that have been double that price. We shall offer one lot of Dollar Silks in Gross Grain and Surrah at 65 cents, and another lot at 50 cents. Summer # Bilks at 25 cents. We shall off r Shawls at about 66 cents on tbe dollar \\ e take pride in offering foods to our customers at a less price than many people >sk for them, and then if you think they are high wa will knock off some, ^ee! for the goods dout cost much. Il does I not cost us much to £seli them; ii ‘ does not co.->t you anything to look at them, iu fact, there is nut much cost about it. Si. Come and See U-a Geo. Wyman & Co. Open till six p. m. except Saturday night-

County Coni mission crs. The board md on Monday m regular session with all membeis present. The commissioners appointed at i he last term in the matter of a new highway on the county line between Marshall aud St. Joseph having failed to quality they were reappointed. The board will make a personal inspection of the Spiiugbrook bridge aud the Bowman creek bridge at the Ilemy Studebaker faimou Fiiday forenoon to see what repairs are necessary. The auditor was directed to notify the trustee of Madi-on township that the gravel pit near Mishawaka belongs to said township. The auditor was also directed to notify the vaiious township trustees that hereafter the board will allow no account for the burial of any pauper unless said bill is accompanied by a voucher from the trustee stating whether the person buried in an adult or a child. A petition for an election to determine whether oi not the town oi Myler shall be incorporated, was granted aud an election ordered to take place April 4th, 1887, at the residence of 8. U Stull. The board is occupied with road cases to day, aud will look after liquor licenses to-morrow.—S. B Tribune. An exchange says; A new lightning rod swindle has just been exposed in this part of the State. The rod is the most wonderful invention of modern science. Among its features is a “storm” ball, which foretells the state of the weather sveral days in advance, and an electric sphere which illuminates the premises. These are only lietiti >us advantages to bait the victim. After he bites, the game is the same old reliable contract scheme. The workers are a bad gang, and farmers should beware of the new style of rod with “storm’ and“ekctiic" ball attachment.

GREAT CLOSING SALE! I -—At-— Tom W olfe’s I will sell FOR CASH until March 15th, Men’s imported Worsted Suits, worth §ls for §l2 50 ‘ “ Beat cassimere “ “ 15 CO “ 11.50 “ All wool “ “ “ I' 2 50 “ 9.00 “ Union “ “ “ 1000 “7 50 J “ Odd Suits C. P.&V. different 12 00 “ 6.00 Youths’ worsted suits worth 12.50 “ 9.00 “ all wool cassimere “ 10.00 “ 750 Boys’ suits fiom §1 25 up Men’s fur caps worth 1.75 for 1.00 seal let undershirts “ 75 “ 40 “ wool mittens “ 35 “ 20 Ladies’ Hosiery, half-price. “ Jewelry, “ “ J. Willis Cotton, WAL KEETON, IND,, I SELLS I Studebtaker Ono and Two-Horse WAG-ONS AND i Be - u gg I e s. .1

Bissell Improved Chilled and Steel Plows I Fairfield and Toledo Chilled and I Steel Flows- I ROLLER GRAIN DRILLS, I SUPERIOR HOE AND SHOE DRILLS, PICKET WIRE FENCE I MADE TO ORDER, AND READY MADE, FROM 1 40c to 65c PER ROD. I Sewing Machines I AND SUPPLIES. I Machine Oils, CHAMPION MOWERS, Reapers ami I BINDERS. | WHEELBARROWS & ROAD SCHAFERS- I S. F. Ross & Co., I DEALERS IN— I GENERAL HARDWARE, I stoves, Glass, sash, Door Blinds I of all kinds, Wood and Iron Pumps, Tinware, Oils, PAINTS Os all colors and shades. In fact everything found in a first-cass Hardware Store. PHICES Low as ths Lowest