St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 14, Number 11, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 September 1888 — Page 3

€l)c independent. A Local Newspaper, Non-Partisan. ADVERTISING RATES? One colnmn for one year, S«0; locals, 5 cts. per I ine for one insertion; for three insertions, 10 cte. per line. WALKERTON. IND SEPT. 8, 1888. SPECIAL NOTICE. Readers of this paper are invited to pay particular attention to our advertising columns, and to read the announcements therein. Aiso to mention this paper when making purchases. Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by the Stephens Store Co. Eggs 13 Butter 11 Lard 09 Green Hides 41 Potatoes 30 Corn 55 Hains 14 Wheat 80 to 81 Oats 20 to 21 Beans I $1.50 Bye -Io

Town unci County. A GIFT. At ENDLEY’S DRUG Store. Illinois Liver and Kidney Cure, 75 cts. per bottle. All other dollar bottles of patent medicines 85 cts. per bottle. 50 ct. bottles for Diets. 25 ct. bottles for 20 cts. And all other goods proportionately low. The above goods will be sold at these reduced rates for the next 90 days. ^UENDLEY. Money to Loan on personal security, by the Wiliams Henderson Co. Pies, cakes, bread, etc., always fresh, at Nichols’s restaurant. Nappanee people are making efforts to incorporate their town. The public schools opened la-t Monday with a rather light attendance. John Miller is back in his old position as salesman in Stephens’ store. The 73d Indiana will hold a reunion South Bend September 19th and 20th. The Chicago Exposition opened WedSept. 5 at 8 p. m., and will close Saturday, October 20. Go and see the superior qualities of the Niles Road Cart for sale by the Wil iiams-Henderson Co. It is said that an effort is being made to have a branch of the federal court established at South Bend. By a mistake in our last issue we call *d the 29th regiment, which held a reunion at South Bend recently, the 28th. Mrs. Brown 1 indly invites the ladies to call and look over her large stocK of new fall goods, consisting of hats, ribbons, feathers, etc. Louis DeCoudres exhibited one of the finest 12 weeks’ old colts upon our streets the other day that we ever saw, and we can tell a colt from a calf, too. In these times of daring and frequent Burglaries every person should have a revolver or shot-gun in his posession and keep it handy ready for immediate use. Pickle picking pegged out this week. And now the pickers have turned their attention to patching up their broken backs. Plasters, porous, and liniments are now legal tender. An old lady told us that the old prophets were all dead and the young ones didn't know anything, and that was the reason we didn’t get any rain. Wonde r if that is a fact? Rev. Ira J. Chase, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, was at ane time pastor of the Christian ■church at Mishawaka, that being his first ministeral charge We acknowledge the receipt of a season ticket to the Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan Agricultural Fair to be held mid-way between South Bend and Mishawaka from Sept. 10 to 14. / The new wood shop in the car works at Michigan City, now about completed, is a monstei affair. It is three blocks long and 113 feet wide. It is one of the largest building under a single roof in the country. Doc. Smith, ’Squire George, Sam F. Ross and Al Hardenbrook have entered into a contract to put up their hats and “shuck” dice for the pile. We will leave it to any fair judge of hats, if the winner aint the loser. There isn’t one in the pile that looks as much like a hat as a wash-tub. Let this be a warning to burglars who hereafter visit Walkerton. The services of a night-watch were secured for last Thursday and Friday nights who went loaded down with shot-guns, bowie knives, revolvers, hatchets, bows and arrows, and various other weapons of death and destruction, with which he propo* -d to slay, slew and slaughter all suspicions looking o y acting persons n iron our streets after sundown.

One and two-horse wagons at Chas. 8. Robbins & Co.'s. Every stranger in town this week was a professional burglar. Everything in the furniture line furnished on short notice at Ed. Vincent’s. Note heads, letter heads and bill heads neatly printed and put up in tablets at the Independent ofiice. See that buggy with springs and attachments, warranted for three years, at Chas. S. Robbins & Co.’s. Wait till we train down to our fighting wait and we’ll see if the burglars will scare us out of our boots again. Joe Fitz says that one more trial is all he asks, and if he don’t have two burglars for breakfast he don't want a cent. Rev. B. 11. Beall will preach at the M. E. Church, to-morrow evening (Sunday). Theme: “The fight and the finish.” Nichols is having a lively ice cream

trade. His ice cream is of the very best quality and is manufactured from pure cream. At Millards’ a new stock of fall goods has just been received, including plushes, velvets, ribbons, fall huts, etc. Ladies are invited to call. Ed Henderson heard the Hon. John W. Kern, Democratic candidate for Reporter of the Supreme Court, orate at Plymouth Friday evening. Charlie, the 21 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Vanscoik, residing near Sumption Prairie, was buried on Thursday in the North Liberty cemetery. Mrs. Lizzie Place, of the Island, raised on her farm this season thirteen bushels and one peek from only twenty pounds of Early Sunrise seed potatoes. A birthday surprise was tendered Miss Maud Rogers Monday evening by quite a number of her young friends. A pleasant time was enjoyed by the participants. Rev. Vencill, formerly pastor of the Walkerton M. E. charge, was in town over Sunday a guest of friends, and on Monday ('veiling he preached at the M. E. church. The reunion of the 89th regiment, the 11th cavalry, and the 9th and 14th Indiana batteries will be held at Wabash Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 18th and 20. Trustee Ross showed us through his newly fitted up residence tin o her day, and if we may be allowed to judge, it is, the most conveniently arranged residence in town. Adam Baugher pays cash for all Kinds of farm produce. He Keeps a full line of family groceries, tobaccos, cigars, vegtables, etc. Located next door to Thompson's meat market. Miss Rachel Monroe respectfully informs the ladies of Walkerton and vicinity that she will do dressmaking in Mrs. Brown’s millenery rooms. Special attention given to cutting and fitting. Rev. N. E. Tinkham delivered his final sermon Sunday evening as pastor of this M. E. charge. There was a large congregation present who listened with much interest to Mr. Tinkham’s thoughtful sermon. A sample of the Lamb combined desk and seat for public schools is on exhibition at Vincent’s furniture store. It was sent here to be inspected by our school board, and in ease these seats are satisfactory the board will adopt them for use in the Walkerton school , The renomination of D. W. Place for commissioner of the western district, by the Democratic county convention, gives general satisfaction to Democrats down this way. Mr. Place makes a a good commissioner, is a straight Dem ocrat,and deserves well at the hands of his party. The following are the dates of fairs, in this state: Fort Wayne, September 4 to 7; Goshen, September 4 to 8; Ligonier, September 11 to 14; South Bend, September 10 to 14; Angola, September, 18 to 21 ; Waterloo, September 24 to 28; State Fair, September 17 to 21; Kendallville, October 1 to 5. George Cook, the imbecile who shook a child to death several months ago in Scipio township, LaPorte county, and was held in the LaPorte circuit court on charges of murder and grand larceny, was released last Tuesday, the grand jury having failed to return an indictment in either ease. Cook has left for his home in Toledo. The celebrated Miller cornet band of Marshall county, stopped at this place last Sunday while on their way home from the political meeting held at Knox on the day liefore. They played several very fine selections here which were duly appreciated by our citizens. The band is composed of excellent musicians who play very smoothly and with wonderful harmony. The Goshen Times says that “at the closing exercises of the reunion of exsoldiers and ex-sailors of Northern In' diana and Southern Michigan at Elkhart on Friday evening, it was decided by a unanimous vote to hold the next reunion at Plymouth. Capt. Lehr, of 1 Plymouth, was elected President, and ’ Washington Kelly, of the same city, ; Secretary. The, incoming post commanders were named as Vice-Presidents. s ilt is the duty of these, officers to elect

Read the American Farmer. New fall hats, bonnets, etc., at Mrs. Smith’s. Best brands of 5 cent cigars at Nichols’ restaurant. Buy the Studebaker wagon of Chas. S. Bobbins & Co. Dr. Arlington answers calls night or day. Ofiice at his old stand. The celebrated “Steel Skein” wagons at Chas. S. Robbins & Co.’s. Get your sale bills at the Independ ext ofiice. Satisfaction guaranteed. The finest Road Carts in town at Chas. S. Robbins & Co.’s. Dr. M. A. Schutt, dentist, guarantees all his work. Office with Dr. Endley. Mrs. J. W. Brown spent several days in Ft. Wayne this week buying millinery goods. To sell or trade.—-A second-hand drill in good condition. Inquire of J. Wolfenbarger.

t Drop in at Nichols’ restaurant, with your lady, and get a dish of ice cream. Opposite postoffice. I—— " I have a brood sow and ten pigs to sell for cash or trade. James W. Curtis. For Sale.—One brood mare, one yearling colt, one spring colt and one two-year-old. Horace Woodard. Several new residences in this place have been elegantly furnished recently with furniture purchased at Vincent's. A. D. Gilmore, Eckhart, Auburn, Studebaker, Mason, Mich., and Spiral spring buggies at Chas. S. Robbins & Co.’s. Millards' have a lot of new goods on . hand embracing the latest styles in hats, fancy feathers, etc. The Indies are invited to call and look over their large and varied stock of new goods. Bishop Joyce, of Cincinnati, will preach at Salem M. E. church, LaPorte county, Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Everybody invited to attend. B. H. Beall. The American Farmer will be furnished free to advance subscribers of the Independent. Sample copies can be had at this office. Read the American Farmer, one of the best firm and stock papers published. Furnished free for one year to those who pay the full subscription price of the Independent one year in advance. The American Farmer is conceded to be one of the best and most reliable farm monthlies published. It will be furnished free for one year to all who pay a year in advance for the Independent. Miss Delia Swank, of South Bend and her sister, Mrs. Flora Mannings, and baby, of Indianapolis, visited Thursday and Friday with their cousins Misses Swank of this place, Miss Della has only recently returned from Colorado, where she has been sojourning for the benefit of her health. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Martin were out riding last Sunday in a two wheeled road cart and when opposite Townsend’s shoe shop the vehicle broke down, but the horse being ot a gentle disposition it was easily manag t d, and w hat might have been a very serious accident was thereby averted. Judge Clampitt, of Chicago, special pensioner examiner for this district is in town for the purpose of examing into the merits of certain pension cases. The judge is a lawyer of ability and considerable note, having been the counsel for Mrs. Surratt in the celebrated Lincoln murder trial m arly a quarter of a century ago. Os the Michigan peach crop, a dealer in the heart of the growing region says: “This year’s yield will be the largest ever known in Michigan. The varieties are fully ten days later than usual, but Chicago will be deluged with peaches in about three weeks, The trees are weighted even :o breaking down. ’Shy bearers’ and trees old enough to vote will trot out loaded. Prices will be down. The early Crawfords promise an enormous yield and the peach growers are grumbling at the prospect of low prices,” Brace Up.--You are feeling depressed, your appetite is poor, you are bothered with Headache, you are fidgetty, nervous, and generally out of sorts, and want to brace up. Brace up, but not with stiinu« lants, spring medicines, or bitters, which have for their basis very cheap, bad whisky, and which stimulate you for an hour, and then leave you in a worse condition than before. What you want is an alterative that will purify your blood, start healty ly action of Liver and* Kidneys, restore your vitality, and give renewed health and , strength. Such a medicine you will find in Electric Bitters, and only 50 cents a bottle at Endley’s Drug Store, — ———. i Ho! lor Ohio! Ou the 20th of Sept., 188$, there will f be an exclusion from Nappanee, Ind., I to the eastern part of Ohio. Round , trip tickets will be sold for $6, good ■ for return in 60 days. For circulars • and particulars address D. A. Lehman t or John Stauffer, Nappanee, Ind.

See the Little Daisy wagon at Chas. 8. Robbins & Co.’s. Milk tickets, bread and meal checks, etc., furnished at this office. Sorghum. I hereby notify the public that I am now prepared to make sorghum at any time. Bring on your cane before the frost comes. 8. A. Ullery, Wood Stove ibr HilleGood second-hand wood stove for sale cheap. Call on E. J. Vincent. An onion weighing one pound was found the other day in J. Willis Cotton’s eight-acre onion field. Coal stove ibr gale. A good second-hand stove, hard coni burner, for sale at a bargain. Call at Endley’s drug store. Take Notice. Owing to the fact that I am regularly afflicted with hay asthma, I have concluded to close up my business here and locate elsewhere. Office, furniture and business for sale. All who are indebted to me call and settle before September 10th, as I shall leave here soon after that date. I mean in siness. Respectfully, DR. CHURCH. Yaggey’s Anatomical study has been purchased by the School Board for use in the Walkerton high school. It consists of handsome charts which are in the shape of a large atlas, which can be unfolded to form an easel on which the charts, illustrating minutely the anatomical structure of the human system, are shown and explained by the instructor. The Yaggey anatomical study is a good thing and will be a great assistance to pupils in acquiring a correct and thorough knowledge of anatomy. Next Tuesday will be childrens’ day nt the county fair. On that day all school children, and persons over 70 years of age will be admitted free. The Vandalia will run special train to South Bend during the fair. This will no doubt accommodate those from this place who wish attend, enabling them to make good connections by rail. The Grcut Crop in Kansas. The crops in the state of Kansas promise a greater }ield this year than has been known in the history of the state, and tin prosperity of its' farmers is assured. The large nnmls-r of farmers in the eastern states who wish to see the country at harvest time and immediately after, has induced the “Santa Ke Route," the great railway system of Kansas, to make exceptionallv low rates from Chicago and oth-r stations, to nil points in Kansas, and the lines east of Chicago w ill make correspondingly low rates up to Chicago. Ask your ticket agent for particulars or w rite to Emmons Blaine, Gem>ral Passenger Agent “Santa Fe Route " Chicago, and you will lx* sent an ncenrate map of the state of Kansas, together with desired information. Excursion starts on luesday, September, 11th. Goshen Times: Starr's fruit store has one of the "nickel chocolate factories” operated by the purchaser dropping his nickle into tin* slot in the top of the machine. Theother day a stranger wus observed to be patronizing the machine pretty extensively, but no notice was taxen of him particularly, us the machine is self operating. After the stranger had loaded np a lot of the chocolate it struck the proprietors to look into the machine to see how the cash tallied, when it was discovered that the pation had used the same nickel every time. He had a string tied to it, you see, and pulled it out again every time. He evidently know s a good thing w hen he sees it. Exchange. Two men are working a new swindle in the state among the farmers. They claim to represent the National Tube Lightning Rod company and also as being sent out by an insurance company to inspect lightning rods. They apply an apparatus to the rods on barns to test their worth, when they announce them in a condition not acceptable to the insurance company. They agree to furnish new rods and take the old ones at a fair price, and a contract is presented for the signature of the farmer. It’s the old story after that; the farmer who signs obligates himself, by a slight-of-hand trick of the agents, to pay two or three times the value of the rod. Three men at Hammond were instantly killed by being struck by a Chicago and Atlantic train. They had just stepped onto this track to get out of the way of a train coming on the other track. Notice. All persons indebted to the Philadelphia Store will find their accounts in the hands of Squire George who is duly authorized to collect and receipt for same. J. 8. Bender. Koeknek'B Indianapolis Business College, School of Short-Hand, Type-Writing and Telegraphy, VANCE BLOCK, INDIANAPOLIS, IND 25th Year Under Present Proprietor. The Most Thoboughly Equipped and Cheapest Business College in the United States. Address for Catalogue, C. C. Koebnkr, President, Indianapolis, Ind. (A Scholarship can be bought at a great bargain by applying to the publisher of this paper.)

PERSONAL ITEMS. Arrivals and Departures. Mrs. W. A. Dailey and Mrs. J. Endley were in LaPorte Wednesday. J. G. Bender and J. Endley were in Chicago the fore part of the week. Barney Ocker was among the Walkerton visitors to Chicago this week. Master Glen Rambo, of Wellsboro, was a guest of Walkerton friends last week. Tom Wolfe went to Fort Wayne Wednesday to visit his sister, Mrs. M. B. Chapman. Wm. Smith, of Ottumwa, lowa, is visiting in this place with his uncle, Attorney W. A. Dailey, Mrs. Doc. Dowell leaves to-day for a protracted visit with her relatives and friends at Ligonier. Mrs. C. V. O’Brien and Miss Lola Hardenbrook were visiting friends in Chicago several days this week. Jonah Thompson was snmmond to Bradford, Miami county, Ohio, last week, owing to the serious illness of his mother. Miss O. H. Millard was in Fort Wayne several days this week studying the latest styles in millinery and dressmaking. Charles Cherry who has been cooking at the Florence hotel quit his situation there last week to accept a similar one in the Tremont House, Wabash, Ind. Mrs. Landon, of (’hetopn, Kansas, was a guest of G. D. Ewing and family several days lust week. She is at present visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Bowen, of North Liberty. Walker Place returned to his home near this place last week after an absence of over a year in the west. He has two claims of 160 acres each located near C a den City, one of the liveliest little cities in Kansas, He will remain here until spring when he will return to Kansas to look after his interests then*. Hui giarioiiH Burglars! On last Sunday morning about 4 o’clock effected an entrance into the hardware store of Jeff Reece, blew open the safe, stole about fifteen dollars in money, and notes belonging to trustee Ross to the amount of near five thousand dollars. The report caused by the blowing open of the safe awoke Joe Fitzgerald who was sleeping in T. J. Wolfe’s clothing store adjoining the hardware room and who sprang to the door just as four stalwart burglarious burglars were mailing their escape across Avenue F. Joe bravely fired two shots after the villains but without drawing blood, for 10, and behold none was to lx* found. The l>ook containing the Ross notes was found during the day just ut the edge of town. They also got SSOO in notes belonging to Geo. Ross which have not been recovered. The burglarious burglars also took 19 razors, a few revolvers and quite a number of pocket knives, with which plunder they succeeded in getting away with. It is udeintood, however, that Joe will get away with the rascals next time. On Tuesday morning about 2 o'clock, Frank Christy, who boards at the Noblitz residence near the pieKle factory, was awakened by some one entering his room and the first thing he saw was a masked man holding a revolver at his head and telling him to be quiet. Christy complied and in the meantime the other burglar—for there were two of them—was searching the room. He found a watch aud two or three dollars in money and was starting to go up stairs when he saw Mrs. Noblitz who being disturbed by the noise had come to the head of the stairs to see what was the matter. The burglar pointed his revolver at her and she ran back to Mr. Noblitz, who, as quickly as possible, got his revolver and went down stairs, but by that time the burglars had made quick t heir escape. The Ton u C ounc il. The Town Board met in regular sesion Wednesday evening, Sept. 5, with all members present and President Leibole in the chair. The Board was called to order and minutes of the previous meeting were read andjapproved: The following claims were presented, passed and ordered paid: H. G. Pratt, draying $1.50 R. P. Hollyday, lumber 5.18 Treasurer’s Report : July 3, license to John Morton pedling SI.OO Aug. 22, license to J. W. Bowers, pedling 2.00 “ 27, “ Russell Family, show 1.00 Sept. 4, liquor license, Geo. Wolfenberger, 25.00 Carried forward 472.31 Amount on hand $501.31 A petition for a sidewalk on the south side of Ninth street through Place’s first addition was granted. Also parties on said street were notified to build walks. The Board instructed the marshal to notify parties, who were ordered to build them at once. If not the town would do so and charge the same to the property in front of which the walk is built. All walks must be built within 15 days from notice. There being no other business before the Board, on motion of A. Stephenson, seconded by W. Tank, the meeting adjourned.

D. M. PETRIE, MERCHANT TAILOR, NOBBY SUITS AND FINE TRIMMINGS Made up in style by first-class workmen, and A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. 75 HUNDRED STYLES TO SELECT FROM. Suits made up in style to fit von for S2O and upward. Pants to order, from $5 and upward. Please call and see me. Kooms upstairs in Rensbei^er’s Block. T. J. REECE, (SUCCESSOR TO 8. F. ROSS & CO.) Dealer In IIA RI) W A RE, rIN W A RE, ST() V ES, 1 )OORS Sash and Blinds, Paints and Oils^ iron and wooden pumps, etc. lam making a SPECIALTY of TIN AND IRON ROOFING. SMOOTH AND BARB WIRE, H Gasoline, and a Fine Line 4 Gasoline Stoves! Always on hand, and everything usually kept in a Fii*stClass Hardware Store. Please call and examine cur goods and learn prices. Hoping by fair deaing and low prices to merit a reasonable share of the public patronage I am very respects ully, T. J. REECE. J. Willis Cotton. AGRICULTURAL Implements OJXTJES TWO-lIOHS E Wagons, Buggies and Carts, Sewing Machines, IXTIIIJE:2DT.Tns, OLI-j AIVU Reed’s Spring-Tooth Harrows, Fairfield Chilled Plows, Bissell’s Steel Plows, Empress Steel Plows, Fairfield Steel Plows, Bissell’s Chilled Plows, Bradley’s Steel Wheel Rakes, Moline wood wheel Rakes. Call and see Them.