St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 12, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 April 1887 — Page 2

THE DfDEPENDEIffT. in WILL A. ENDLEY. Entered at the WalKerton Postoflice as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION: Por One Yeat * . . i . * 81.50 For Six Months 75 For Three Mohths ...... 40 XA blue mark across this notice shows that your term of subscription to this paper lias expired. We respectfully solicit a continuance of votlr 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., APRIL 16, 1887 EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION. The young journalists of Indiana will meet at Valpairaiso, Ind., April 23d, for the purpose of organizing an editorial association, the object of Which is mutual benefit and education in the duties of the profession? We extend a cordial invitation to all members of the craft to become active members of this association. “Co operation is the key to success.” Please write Chas. H. Lamsou, editor Hoosier Herald, Valparaiso, or H. B. Darling, LaPorte, of your intention to be present. H. B. Darling, LaPorte, - C. H. Lamson, Valparaiso, W. A. Endley, Walkerton. Exchanges please copy. The public debt was reduced twelve millions during March. when a couple is about to elope, the younG man asks,‘‘Does your mother know your rout?” Two thousand stoves in Kokomo are burning natural gas. The three burning wells show no signs of weakening. An Arkansas judge recently drank a glass of water, and immediately dropped dead. The liquor men are using this fact as an argument against prohibition. Ferdinand Ward runs a little steam printing-press in Sing Sing that prints cigar and tobacco labels. He has a perpetual sneer on his face, and is regarded as a surly, disagreeable fellow. Why isn't California a good place to move to, San Francisco has 300 young women, heiresses to $500,000 or more each, and all unmarried -LaPorte Herald-Chron-icle. But we’ve just got a brand new wife. The following advice from the Publisher and Printer is worthy to be followed by newspaper men: “Abolish this business of free advertising—everything that goes in got pay tor. Establish this rule, stick to it, and our word for it, at the end of the year you will have as many friends and more cash.” Yesterday the thermometer was up as high as seventy-five degrees, to-day it has been as low as twen ty eight degrees. A very cool difference in twenty-four hours.—LaPorte Daily Public Spirit. Did you notice what difference, if any, the mercury in the thermometer indicated 1 Rev. Colvin will preach next Sun day evening on the subject: “How women should dress.” A part of his discourse at least, should be on the subject of high hats.—LaPorte Daily Public Spirit. Can’t you induce the reverend gentleman to give the important departments of bustles, corsets and bangs a little attention. The young journalists of Indiana will meet at Valpo, April 23, for the purpose of organizing an editorial association. A cordial invitation is extended to the boys. The Mayor of Valpo will vote the boys the freedom of the city.—Messenger. Come on, b ys, our citizens will welcome and feed you. We will take you around and let you look at Zim and the Judge, the veteran editors of Valparaiso.— Hoosier Herald. The U arsaw Times takes the richest product of the culinary art. The Elkhart Review had a superb eel story. The Public Spirit bad a pretty good cat story or two but the Times tells of a cow that gives pure butter. Os course the cow is a Jersey, and all that is necessary if to whip the cream a little with a spoon or an egg beater, or most anything, and there is your “rich gulden butter.” It is all dune in half a minute and there you are The Times vouches, etc., and gives names ami is ready to „bow the but ter. Good cow—good story. —LaPorte Public Spirit. Good LordJ

Capt. Myers, late secretary of state, Green Smith and Jim Rice are cutting some figure as democratic candidates for governor. Senator Sherman recently paid $lO,000 for some property at Findlay, Ohio. Last week he sold it for $30,000. For other property, for which lie paid $30,000, he has been offered SIOO,OOO. An EXCHANGE says that “when strangers get off the trains at your depot, treat them like gentlemen. This is one step towards bulling up a town. There is more truth than poetry in the suggestion, but of course we have to be judges of human nature to know how to use such urbanity successfully. Another gas well was developed at Kokomo, Monday evening. The vein of gas was penetrated at the depth of 950 feet, and comes forth with a deafening roar, with a blaze leaping forty feet hiGh. $75,000 worth of property chanGed hands in Kokomo in one day.— Plymouth Republican. The annual convention of the Indiana National Woman Suffrage Association will be held at Indianapolis Tuesday and Wednesday, May 3rd and 4th, at the Grand Opera House, with Headquarters at the Bates hotel, where reduced rates have been secured for all regular and visiting delegates attending the convention. Plckel Factories. The Bremen papers and the Argos Reflector state that Heinz Bros. & Co., of Pittsburgh, propose to locate large picket and canning factories in Argos and Bremen provided the farmers in the vicinity will agree to raise and deliver to them the picKels from forty acres of land this season. The same proposition was made a few years ago, but our people did not tase hold of the matter and the factory was located at walKerton. Now the walkerton factory has a large building, employs eight or ten hands and pays out to farmers in the vicinity from twenty thousand to thirty-five thousand dollars annually and employment is given to a large number of girls and boys during the picking season. Plymoth could, no doubt, easily secure a factory if somebody would take hold of it and get farmers interested in the matter.—Plymouth Republican. March 31st at the convention of the Women’s Relief Corps, G. A R, in South Bend, the following officers were elected for the coming year: Department president, Loretta J. Gorsuch, of South Bend; senior vice-president, Maggie P. Justice, of Logansport; junior vicepresident, Sarah F. Renfrow, of Brazil; treasurer, Martha M. Smi'b, of South Bend; secretary, Addie Ewalt, of South Bend; chaplain, Jennie Heitzman, of Union City. The officers were publicly installed by the retiring president, Alice E. Griffin. The president of the national organizations recognizes this convention and not the one held some lime ago in Indianapolis. Handsome RetmiiN on the Investment. Travelers’tales have always been of the greatest interest since Marco Polo brought home with h'.m a budget of pleasing and instructive yarns as part of the result of his visit to Kansas City. He told me one which is worth all the immortality that the art preservative can give it. “I met one man,” said bis honor, “who by an original investment of $1 secured property out of which be has already realized SIOO,OOO, while he says there is fully SIOO,OOO worth left. It hap pened this way: He was walking along the street one day, when he met a party who offered him a piece of land which he had been looking at tor SB,OOO. My friend closed the trade at once, and taking a silver dollar out of his pocket, handed it to the seller as earnest money. The purchase price was to be [laid in three, six and nine months, and the notes were made out accordingly. Before the first one came due, my friend had sold more than enough of the land to take up all the notes. Real estate kept on booming, and he has already disposed of more than SIOO, 000 worth of lots out of the tract, while half of the original purchase is still his. —St. Louis Republican - Why Business Men Advertise. The publication known as Paper and Press is not out of the way when it says that in these days the whole status has changed. Merchants advertit-e not because their goods need pushing off, but because, in the pressure of new interests, new cares, long distances and wider competitions the people find it a great convenience to Lie told where they can get what they require. Sensational advertising was once a species of mil 1 humbug. It is but another form of saving the busy working world from doing its own thinking and investigating outside of its own special line of life. The people are gradually becoming convinced of this, and the few merchants who have failed to see the sure and certain end to which the growth of advertising must lead bad better bestir themselves. No firm, it is safe to say, which does not adveitise, and carefully, and with a certain dignity, need hope to hold out successfully against those that do.

NEXT WEEK! NEXT WEEK! A thrilling Romance entitled, A FOUNDLING’S FATE OR The Maid of the Tyrolese Valley, will commence in the Independent. 0 o^o Happiness Consists not in possessing much, but in being content with what we possess. He who wants little has always enough. There is a m>w chestnut going the rounds of the press to the es feet that the Postmaster-General has authorized the sale of thirteen two-cent postage stamps for a cent and a quarter. “Multiplex wheat,” says the South Bend Times, a comp inion swindle to Bohemian oats, is the latest dodge for catching the un wary farmer who is too poor to subscribe for a newspaper, and relieving him of his hard-earned dollars. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. AOBTII LIBERT^ At Simon B. Cullar’s, a girl, April 8. The Masonic hall has been treat ed to a needed new roof. William Becker has begun build ing his new residence. Samuel M. Smith has rented the Beason farm just west of Liberty. Joe P. Reed, trustee of Union township, was in our town last Tuesday, Simon Boger and Joseph Liggett’s daughter were married recently. Rev. Dr. Kemp conducted services at St. Phillips last Tuesday evening. The dance at Liberty Hall last Monday evening was well patiou ized. Willie and Anna Yager, of Stark county, visited Miss Mary Bulla last, salibath. Cullat it Pearse are headquarters for farming implements. They give bottom prices. The new chinch building three miles south of here, is being pushed to completion. It is located on the Gro. Rensbarger corner. Special Agent J. W. Maxey and George Flood were working up insurance in the vicinity of Walkerton last week on Fiiday. William Liggett spent the day here last sabbath. He reports business flourishing and everything booming at his home in Kingman, Kansas. Dr. G. J. Shafer will offer his personal property at public auction on Saturday, April 16th, at his residence in this [dace. Jeny Hildebrand, anct ioueer. Assessor William Whitinger will call on you in a few days. If you have a “dog” or “dogess” don’t forget to mention it to him. It will cost you a dollar or two, as the case may be. Verdant Horn. GHOI ERTOW NReported by the Independent’s Correspondent. Henry Allen is erecting a barn for Mr. Ehronfeidt, of this place. Jake Beider has a large stock of new spring goods which he is selling cheap. Sam Di pert has moved on the Cunningham place, two md M s north of here. Ed Monroe has moved on the farm formerly owned by his father. Ed is going to make things rush. Now the small boy hops around with a stone bruise on each heel wishing he had a chestnut bell. Dr. Abner wishes to express Lis thanks to Valentine Awald for the nice mess of fish sent him last week. Sid Uncaphor shot and killed a loon across the lake the other day with a No. 22 target gun. Pretty good shooting, Bid. When you see the store boxes 1 occupied by men who don’t go home for dinner you may know that house cleaning is in order. Joe, we understand that “Coon” has the “hatchet.” but we think Barnum has it. Probably “Coon” has the stump of the cherry tree Frank Coil had a stand of bees to swaim on Good Fiiday. The oldest inhabitants say they never heard tell of bees swarming so early in the spring, but Frank hived them just the same. Samuel Boots sustained quite a loss lust week. His barn caught fire and burned down, destroying two nice steer*, his mowing machine, hay rake and all of his teedI ing bay. 'I lie fire started in the j marsh southwest of his place. Zack

TYKER CITY. Splendid weather. No one sick in our city at present. Our school is flourishing; number of scholars 42, and a good teacher. We are sorry to hear that G. W. Boyd has been sick ever since he left Tyner. John Troyer has gone to North Liberty to attend school this summer. Success to John. Now what is the reason we can’t have any preaching or Sunday-school in the Methodist church. Our teacher knows how to shake ’em Up. Look out, boys, he will shake you clean out of your shirt next time. Rollo. teegari>ey. Lewis Lemert is building an addition to his barn. Charles Lemert is the pedagogue here. Miss Eva Vicory, of Argos, is teaching the Morris school. Alvin White has organized a singing class here. The class meets every Sunday eve. The entertainment last Saturday eve., was proiiounced good by all who attended it. The proceeds were about six dollars. We think that farmers in this vicinity are about through husking corn. Mr. Bowers will finish this week, if nothing prevents him. We make a correction of one of hist week’s items: Instead of Ben Clark assisting Mr. Williams on the farm this season he will assist Mr. Webb. Married: Geo. M. Long and Miss Lucinda Wener, at the residence of tin 1 bride's parents, on Sunday evening, April 10, 1887. Brickbat wishes them a ■'Long” and happy married life. Brickbat. — — ♦ Additional Local News. Goods fresh and now every day lit Vincent's store. Riley Ball is remodeling Joe Annin’s residence. “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.” Rev. Leonard, of Chicago, will preach at the Presbyterian church in Walkerton, Sunday, April 24. The public cordially invited. The Independent is adding new type mid material to its outfit. We will soon give the paper an entire new dress, besides enlarging it. Dr. Arlington has sold his drug store to George R. Craft, formerly of Buth r, i Ind. Mr. Craft is an intelligent, genial gentleman. He will move his family to Walkerton and be numbered as one among us. “Good.” The American Farmer is undoubtedly the best ruial paper published m the United States, and has the largest circulation. It contains original matter for all kinds of farmers and stcek-hm <l- - and there are departments especially for the farmi r's wife and children. The price of the American Farmer is sl, but it will be given free for one year t<> cash in advance subscribers of the INDEPENDENT. Cull at this office and see sample copies. <L>s Wells. Natural gas has boomed Anderson. In forty-eight hours $50,000 worth of real estate changed hands. The Board of Trade of Fostoria, 0., will put down gas wells and promise to supply manufacturing establishments free of charge. Tramp: “Madam, if you’ll fill me up with a good dinner I'll saw some wood | for you. I’m willin’ to work.” Woman I (shortly): “You know very well we burn nothingbutjnatural gas.” Tramp: “well, gimme suthin’ to eat, an’ I’ll turn on the gas for you.” At Huntington, a gas well being sunk struck Trenton rock at 1008 feet, but soon after entering this rock a heavy vein of w ater was struck. .The well was sunK some 200 feet more, but the water became so ungovernable that the well was abandoned. The company at once commenced to sinK another in another place. A gentleman who recently visited Mai rion gives it as his opinion that the cit- | ies and towns of Indiana that do not get I gas are doomed to taKe a rear rauK in 1 the procession. Its advantages to a town are inestimable. The cost of liv- । ing and of manufacturing are. wonder- . fully reduced and a town with these ad- , vantages to offer foreign capital need 1 fear no competition from less fortunate towns. A tract of land adjoining MaI rion consisting of 40 acres was sold for | S4OO an acre the day he was there. The 1 purchasers said they expected to get I SI,OOO an acre, for it. MEAT. MEAT!! Noah Thump; on, at) old and experienced man n (he meat busi ness, has reengaged in that line in Walkerton, and desires to call the public's attention to the tact that he sells none but the choicest meats, saussagi's, etc, and at (he lowest living prices. An • Xpei t meat-slicer will wait on you at this market. Give Mr. Ihompson a i c UI.

To the Public. I have thia day sold my entire stock of drugs and medicines to Mr. G. R. Draft. Mr. Craft will continue business at the old stand. I cordially recommend him to my former patrons and the general public, as a gentleman of unblemished character, a good druggist aud thorough business man. Yours respectfully, J. W. Arlington. April 14. ’B7. Dr. Arlington will continue the practice of medicine giving to it his wholetime and attention. Office at residence for the present. J GEO. WYMAN & CO. South Bend, Ind. CARPETS! We recognize the fact that the price of the goods regulate the sale. Wishing to increase our sales we shall olfer this season, Carpets at the lowest price ever named for them by anyone, notwithstanding the fact that wool is higher. Double cotton chain, two ply Ingrain Carpets, 20, 25, 30 and 371 cents. Philadelphia extra super all wool Ingrain carpets, 55 cents. Ivans, Deitz it Magee extra super all wool Ingiaiu carjets, GO i cents. Thos, Lei'Jom* it Co.’s extra su per all wool Ingrain carpets, G2l cents. Reed Carpet Co’s extra supei all wool luv-rain cuijn t-, G 5 cents. L (Well Carpet Co s extra supei al! wool Ingrain cuipet*, G7l centSanford's three ply all wool, 75 cents. Hartford throe ply all wool, DO een’s. Alex. Smith it Sm’s Tapestry Brussels, 50 cents. Santonrs Tapestry Brussels, 55 cents. Alex. Smith it Son’s beat Ta pest।y Brussels, G 5 cents. Roxbury Tape.-lry Biussels, 75 cents. One of the best makes five frame Body Brussels sl. Hartford five fiame Body Bins seis sl. Lowell five frame Body Brussels $1.25. Glenham Velvets $1 tosl 3 > This is no boy’s [day. We have the goods to deliver and during the month of March will make them ready to lay free of charge. Ws invite you to come and trade with us. We no not a-k you to come and pay us as much or more tor goods thm you cun get thtm for eLewhi re, liul we ask you to come and buy our goods at a less price than otheis sell them for There may be a few things we charge as much for as others, but three-fourths of our stock is a great d«-al less than you can get them for anywhere, so COME AND SEE US. Geo. Wyman & Co. Opeu till six p. m. except Saturdiiy nightThe Special Features of this Celebrated Plow are, that it Ut. NEVER CLOCS. 2d. ALWAYS SCOURS. Bd. TURNS A PERFECT FURROW. The Ream in not bolted to th« land Hide. but by means of a steel frog —is set directly in the Centre of the Line of Draft, making a steady light running plow, and one that cannot be Clogged. See oue before you buy. If your Agent has none write us for price. MANUraCTUBBD ONLY UY J. I. CASE PLOVJ WORKS, RAC-INK. Wl4.

Keep your west eye on this space. It belongs to Tom Wolfe, the cheap clothier, who has some wonderful bargains to offer in spring goods. J. Willis Cotton WALKERTON, IND J SELLS 9 Wfi, , I Studebaker One and Two-Hc ‘W-A-G-ON^ .and Buggies, j A -f 4a A ‘ --t 7 Bissell Improved Chilled and Steel'll Fairfield and Toledo Chilled and Stnl Pb v 801 R GRAIN DRHI SUPERIOR HOE AND SHOE DRILLS, PICKET WIRE V MADE 'IO ORDER, AND READY MADE, FROM 40c to Csc PER ROD. ibewmg Mach™ . AND SUPPLIES. H Jfadiiue Oils, CHAMPION MOWEIIS, Htapel WNDERS. ’ i WHEELBARROWS & ROAD SORAH S. E. oss &^ dealers in 9 GSHErAL stoves, Glass, sash, Door Bli of ail kinds, Wood and Iroc Pumps, Tinware, Oils PAI N T S Os all colors and shades. In fact ever?! lound in a first-cass Hardware Store TRICES Low as ths I 1