St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 14, Number 37, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 March 1889 — Page 3

“ 4 @he Independent. A LOEWAE-“}-{ EWSPAPER, N&tf’mxsw, ADVERTISING RATES: 7 One column for one year, $80; locals, 5 cts. nar for one ipsertion; for tixree ingertions, 40 cés. line. WALKERTON, INDIANA, MARCH, 9, 188. S i e————— SPECIAL NOTICE. Readers of this paper are invited to pay particular attention to our advertising columns, and ¢o read the announcements therein. Also to mention this paper when making purchases. M——‘—“ Walkerton Market. : Corrected Weekly by the Stephens Store Ce B s i ie OB R e bt e sanß b e R B sir s ¥ NIR . siisigasias ek NI . sANss is v a D B i B i v sras e LA e sea B B e N 0at5..............................23 8e5n5..........................31.40 RR o il i e e 088 Cf:)verSwd s S 0 8uexwhmt,..................,_...,50 .____________———-h——-————-'— LLOCAL NEWS. - —*‘- Owing to the great demand, ‘and the enormous amount of Quinine that I have omn hand at present, 1 will sell the same [for Uthe next 60 Days, for 40 cents per ounce, Cinchonidia jor 15 e¢ls. an ounce. Al other Goeds in wroportion.

s ok BNPLEY. Try Reid’s perfumes. Spring begins March 20. This is eonsidered good “sap” weather. The Garrett Herald has been greatly improved. Call os Reid, the Druggist. Always ‘anxious to please. A neat new sign adorns tke front of Endley’s drug store. The spinal eofumn of winter seems to be effectually broken. Nosh ¥¥erws pson has sold his meat _market at Union Mills. Weather prophets prediet some viofent storms during the mounth. J. Eadley, the druggist, is selling goods since the fire cheaper than ever. Dr. M. A. Schutt, dentist, guarantees “all kis work. Oflice with Dr. Endley. The esrpenters and masens of this plwce will undounbtedly heve a busy Heased. A ehange in the hardware advertisement of T.J. Beeee, this week. Look it over, i Callin and ase s, we havesome to stay and do a square business. No mixtures, pure stuff, J. ¥. Reid. A pew supply of stery books next week at Reid’s. Some new &nd choice geading can be secured. Get your ssfe bills printed at the INDEFINDENT offiee 2nd you can have a free notiee of the sale in the paper. Three hundred amnd forty-four car foads of ice were shipped frosn Syraeuse by the B. & Q. rallroad #his winter. Don't imagine y;u*re in Chieagc when Fou eome to town snd see Jeff Reece’s city eign. It's Walkerton wef just the same. Mrs. Dr. Smi’a;— Tias received her spriag stock of millinery goods, and cordially invites the ladies to ¢all end see her. e There is an epening here for a cigar factory. Suchsa enterprise would undjubtedly meet with encouraging sue<ess in our towe. Prof. Byers wore an nnusually smiling face last Saturday, and we learn the cause of it is & new Weaky -gidl at his hosse.—Knox Ledger. Tuesday was a veritable spring day: the sun shone bright, the air was warm and balmy and thelow sweet warbling of the blue bird was heard. -~ . Attorney Dailey began the erection of &is office building near the Florence Hotel on Wednesday. He proposes to fit up & nest ead cozy office. i The erop of candidates in Walkerton for the postoffice this year is a luxuriant growth. The eopiousness of the produet is truly surprising. ‘ Bankers MeComnell have esused to be put up at their bark & very nice sign, mention of which we inadvertantly failed to make in our ‘last issue. We will endeavor to make amends for this bit of carelessness by borrowing ahand some sum of friend MeConnell. Mr. Seward Rinehart, of near this Plaece, and Miss Dora Uncapher, daugh. ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Uncapher, of Grovertown, were married at the bride’s home onr Thursday, March 7. The heppy couple have the hearty congratulations of the I¥DEPENDENI " and a host of friends here. If you wish to sueeeed in busizess da 80 on your own merits, if you have any. * You will fail if you attempt to stuff mj old customers with such lies as, “End. } ley don't keep pure [drugs,” ete,, etc /1 am too well known and have sold toc many goods here for a comparative ~stranger to make such tactics win. J. ExpLEY.

. Call on REID for Drugs Strictly Pure. "

Ben Yerrick and family have moved to South Bend. Will have a full supply of Periodicals at Reid’s next week—and they will come regularly hereafter. ~ Rensberger & Fitzgerald have a new advertisement in this issue. It will be worth your while to give it a careful perusal. According to reports from a distance, Northern Indians experienced a slight earthquake shock a few days ago. Did yon notice it ? J. Endley sells pure Quinine at 40 e¢ts, an ounce and Cinchonidia at 15 eents. The population of Walkerton has ‘been inereased by the arrival of a ] daughter at the home of Commissioner D, W. Place, Saturday, March 2. The eounty commissioners were in seasion at South Bend during the past week transacting routine businss. The Beard adjourned on Thursday {0 meet sgain next Tueaday. Dentist Dowell, of this plaee, has established & branch office at North Liberty and will hereafter make weekly visits to that place. The Dr. is thoroughly qualified to do every description of work in dentistry in the best manner. Ed Vincent, the furniture dealer, has ordered his spring and summer stock of goods, and is expecting them ¢o arrive soon. He has selected a large and very fine line of goods, which he will rell at the lowest possible prices. At my drug store you can have a preseription filled with all the ingredients without ranuing to other places for a part of them. I have a full stock—not & hendful oniy of drugs, My drugs do mot lay on the shelves usntil they become stale, for I have a trade in drugs. J. ExpLEY.

The INDEPENDENT office is constantly adding to its facilities for doing job '{ work, and all orders for stationery, card andall Kinds of commercial print- | ing will be given prompt and ecareful attention. Call and see us. Second ; floor Rensberger bloek, Avenue ¥. Isn’t it a litile presumptuous for a .{ man, a stranger at that, with a cigarbox full of stock, to attack a real dealer with a full stoek? I have no rent {to pay, buy my goods for cash, have had many years of experience, and { now propose to slash goods. J. ExpLeyY. ‘! A movement is on foot to organize a Merchants’ Protective Association in { this place. The object of the associa- § tiox will be to protect its members agamst “dead-beat” customers, and - al{so to inaugurate a healthier state of | business affairs in our town. The enterprise is & worthy on¢ sad should meet with overy encouragement from '{ our business men. There was another wreck on the Ex- { tersainator down eact not long ago, but : the Lord knows that we do not want to say anything about it for it's about all we can do to give the particulars of { those occuring in this vicinity. It'sa | serious matter for a railroad—so called | —to be compelled to run without time- { eards. Poverty is no disgface, but { mighty inconvenient, we are told. | ‘The dense fogs which occur so fre- { quently at night this winter reader it very troublesome to railroad engineers. Ox many nights the.fogs have been so | dense that the headlight could not pen--1 etrate them and the engineer ig oblig ed { to let the train dash ahead into a fog | worse than ordinary total darkness for { signal lights only a few feet away are often rendered invisible by its density. { The Goshen News says it is almost {an every &ay occurrence in newspaper { offices for men who chew and smoke tobacco enough every day to pay for a - { mewspaper & week and from that into » | months, to say they are too poor to {take a paper. What a regard men of { this xind must have for their wives and . | chidren. We have had men whose , | breath fairly smelled to Heaven from ¢ | drinking whiskey come in and stop their paper because they were “too poor to take it,” men who spent enough 1 | money in one day to pay for the paper °la year! - ) i : The Corn Train from Siomnx City, 1 | Towa, which was recently on exhibition -| at Weashington, is aunique affair, It is o | made up of five Wagner coaches enveloped in a thin black wooden sheathing , | upon which are the corn designs fas- . tened on by invisible wire nails, The v designs are numerous and varied, such o| 888 foreign city, outlined by cornstalks, s| & blue corn ocean upon which is sailing _ | @ ship with beautiful cornsilk sails, al yellow corn prairie upon which is an emigrant wagon drawn by coxnhusk} S| oxen, while in the distanee can be seen " | Sieux City—the Corn Palace eity—bnilt s| of white esrs of corn. Many small de- ® | signs are shown, such as the American - | flag, Japanese fans, jewelry, faces and Y | flowers, all made in natural colored T | corn, also many military designs. The expense of getting up the train was o | $7,500, all paid for by the citizens of . | Sioux City, to advertise their great corn y | region. They are contemplating send- - |ing the cars to the Paris exposition. . | The train passed through Walkerton on o | its way to Washiagton, but it wasin o | tiie night so all but a few were denied l the privilege of viewing its beauties.

e. et T S RS NG B L] Zonweiss Cream for the teeth at Reid’s, Give it a trial, it is splendid. | Bryan B. Williams, who has been l living near T'eegarden, has recently removed to North Liberty. | T guarantee all my drugs firat-class | and pure, My reference is my success ] |l in business and my customers of the past thirteen years. J. Endley. '{ The Michigan City News says the fa- '| mons ‘“Hoosier Slide,” the mountain of | white sand at Michigan City, is fast blowing away. It is not as high by 100 | feet as it was eight years ago. Everything goes at the right price if my creditors do loose by it—l will proteet my customers. Reid, the Druggist. Notice is hereby given to those knowing themselves indebted to me on sccounts for the year 1888 to plesse call and settle between now and the first of April ext. T. J. Rerce. The second of the series of entertainments by the Walkerton Comedy Company took place at Bender's Opera House on Friday and Saturday evenings of last week. The play, The Herofe Dutchmar of '76, was a good ome and well acted while the farce which followed was bright and full of fun. The company expects soon to give another entertainment. Martin Malloy, of Union Mills, LaPorte county, suddenly disappeared April 9 and was after ward supposed to have been killed in a railroad wreck. A Grand Trunk railroad official conveys the information that a body answering the description of Mulloy’s had been found in a badly decomposed condition near Syracuse, N. Y. Mulloy’s father started last week to identify and bring back the remains, Thomas Plake was given a preliminary hearing before Esquire Parker in the circuit court room last Saturday ; morning. He was bound over to the cireuit eourt under bonds in the sam of threq thousand dollars, and as it is probable that the ease will come up for trizl early in this term of coumt it is unnecessary at this time to review the meager ovidence submitted at the preliminary trial,—Plymouth Democrst, A primary election is to be held in this place to-day—Saturday—whereby the Republican yoters of Lincoln township will express thair choice by ballot of a candidate to be recommended for the postoffice at this place. There are four eaudidates in the field, any one of whom, we feel assured, would fill the office in & creditable manner. The names of the applicants are as foilows: Exie B, Smith, 8. F. Ross, Charles L. Granger and Edson Goit. Myxs.'Rachel Rogers died at her home in this place on last Monday, March 4, 1889, Mrs. Rogers, whose maiden name was Harris, was born at Zaneswille, 0., Dee. 26, 1822, being 67 years, 2 months and 8 days old. Ske was marcied to Daniel Rogers at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 11, 1837. In 1864 they moved to Marshall eounty, Ind., where they lived untii 1881, when they moved to Walkerton, where, two years later, her husband died. Mrs. Rogers united with the M. E. eliurch in 1850. She was the mother of 12 children—five sons and seven danghters, of whom three sons only are living—postmaster W. T. Rogers, Charles and George Rogers, all residents of Walkerton, Three daughters have died within the last two years, two of them dying in the last year. The funeral services were held Wednesday 8¢ 8:30 a. m., at the M. E. chureh, Rev. Mathews conducting the last sad rites. The remains were then taken aboard the 9:36 train to Plymouth where they were laid in' Stringer cemetery by the side of her husband. During the eight years that the deceased has lived among us she has endeared herself to all with whom she came in coutact, and besides her sorrowing children she leaves many friends to mourn her loss. Stray Paragraphs. The pay car distributed about $135,000 in one day at Garret. There are at present, 732 prisoners at the Michigan Qity prison, Fresh strawberries made their appearance in the Chicago market several days ago. A railroad company has been formed to eonstruct a road from Milford Junetion to South Bend—on paper. The city of Niles, Mich., exempts firms from taxation for five years that invest $2,000 or more in manufactories in that place. Tax-paying time. Please get off that old chestnut to the treasurer of “death and taxes.” It tickles him amazingly; it’s 80 orignal you know. Tom Locke, & young school teacher near Peru, is badly scared from having | found tacked to his school-room door a White Cap notice telling him “either to ] resign or beware of White Caps.” It is reported that a wild cat weigh- ] ing twenty pounds was killed a few days ago in the north part of LaPorte 1 county. It had committed depreda- | tions in the neighborhood for some time. The Milea brothers, who were arrested in Chicago recently charged with stealing valuable books from the school | houses of this State, were placed on trial |in the circuit court in LaPoste. One ' got seven years, and the other six years in the penitentiary.

| Did you try theC. C: &C. C. for your cough? Those who have, say it is 8 good thing. Samples free a: Reid’s. UNCLE SAM’S CONDITION POwDER will eure Distempers, Conghs, Colds, Fevers, and most of the disesses of which Horses, Cattle, Sheep. Hogs and Poultry are subject. Sold by all druggists. For Sale. A good work mare, 6 years old. Cash or time. A bargain if taken soon. : H. A, WoonwogrTH. Editor Miller, of the South Bend Tribune, was among the Bt. Joe County visitors at Washington on inauguration day. ; The one thing foremost in drugs is purity, All goods fresh and pure at Reid’s. It is said that two ounces of saltpetre, dissolved in water and thrown into a cistern, will remove the offensive odor of the water, Momuments, Persons who are thinking of placing a monument or tombstone at the grave of their friends, can be shown designs and prices at Vincent’s furniture store. All work warranted to give aatisfaction. Our Legislature has passed g bill, if reports are true, that hereafter no fish can be caught iz the waters of the state except with a hook, This does away with epearing, seining, snaring, and such modes of catching fish at all seasons of the year. The report of the Indiana weather service contains some interesting facts. Reports from stations over the state say that the wheat erop is very promising and that despite the fact that it has been an open winter the health of the people is good. Flowering bulbs are an inch and a half above ground and the olieerver at Mount Vernon reports | that pansies are in the gardens thore | and leaves on the monthly roses are not killed. Report of those of the high sehiool who ranked first and second,in’general average, for the month ending March 1, 1889: Grade 9.—Belle Wolfe, 93; Iva Daungherty, 92;, Lulu Nichols, 92. Grade 11.—Aggie Quirk, 87; Rose Nichols, 96, A. H. BARegR, teacher. Quinine, Powers & Weightman’s, the best, for 40 ets. an ounce, and Cinchonidia at 15 cents an ounce. 225 ounces on hand which will be sold at the above prices for the next 60 days. . J. ENDLEY. Town Council. The Honorable Board of Town Conncilmen met in regular monthly session on Wednesdsy evening, March 6, with afull attendance of the members. President Leibole called the meeting to order, and the minutes of the previous meeting were read by the clerk and approved. The following claim was then presented, passed and ordered paid: W. A. Dailey, proseeution fcc5,,.55.00 TREAS. REPORT. Ank. ooy, f0vwnrd............5170.08 DD .. . .oosiigiinions 21D L. on Bl . ... W 0 . On motion of A. Stephenson, seconded by W. Tank, the office of marshal was declared vacant. The names of James Cook, L. B. Hummell and C. R. Caswell were presented as candidates for marshal. On motion of A. Stephenson, seconded by W. Tank. C. R. Caswell was appointed marshal to fill the unexpired term of B. F. Yerrick. The Board discussed the question of fire protection at considerable length, but no conclusion was reached in the matter. The members, however, seemed t 0 be unanimous in favoring the adoption of an economical system of water protection. Testimonial letters regarding the merits of the Lingren chemical engine were read and considered, but the tone of the letters did not seem to fully satisfy the counecil. The Board then adjourned, to meet again Monday evening, March 11, when they will consider the fire-limit and other questions of importance. Emerr Extraor or Tirß & wiLD CHERRY i 8 a safe, reliable and pleasant remedy for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, and sll throat troubles; will relieve and benefit consumption. Try it and be convinced, Every bottle warranted ; price 50c. and one dollar per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Prepared by the Bmmert Proprietary Co., Chicago, 111, An Old Song Resung. Miss Mary had—that is, she owned— A lamb of unknown gender; Go where she might, by day or night, That cosset would attend ’er. t YWhenas she went to school one day | The lamb went tagging after— 1 Which circus did throw every kid ‘ Into a fit of laughter. Kicking the cosset out of doors, ‘ The teacher spanked the friskers, The lambrir cried in the cold outside And the wind blew thro’ its whiskers. Then all the blistered children asked: “What makes the lamb love her sir ?’ | “My dears,” said he. “it lOOk'-? to me Like a ease of vice versa. | —Euagene Field. in Chicago News.

s T ——— PERSCNAL ITEMS. : Dr.J. R. Abner, of Grovertovx-x, was in this place on business owe day this week. Judge Clampett, of Chicago, special pension examiner, was in tcwn this week on pension business, D. W. Place was at South Bend during the past week attending jthe meeting of the Board of eounty eommission- | ers. Miss Caddie Rupe, of North Liberty, and Miss Eva Auer, of Sumption Prairie, called upon friends in this place last Ssturday. Albert Wilson and wife, of Salida, Colo., were visiting with the former’s cousin T. J. Reece, in this place, a sow days this week. Our former townsman, Ceorge Curtis, now of South Chicago, was circulating among his many friends here a portion of this week. The INDEPENDENT is pleased to state that George expects soor to move back to his old home here. e e Merit Wins, ‘We desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's Now Discovery for Coasumption, Dr. King's New Life Pills Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell as well, or that have given such universal satisfaetion. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not follow their nse. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits J . Endley Druggiet. Settle Up. All those knowing themselmes indebted to me on acceunt, are requested to make an fmmediate settlement. Having suffered great loss by fire, lam very much in need of money. My bouks are i for the present at Bose Bros.! Meat Market. - ApayM BAvaHER. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. Notice is hereby given that I will be at Behrens' store in Walkerton, March 18 and 19, to receive taxes of 1883. Cro. H. STOVRR, Treas. St. Joseph Co. “ - ) ’ COMMERCIAL BANK, Walkerton, Ind,, Is now open and ready for business. Deposits received, Exchange bought snd sold snd o general banking business done oo as fevorable terms as is consistent with good, safe and conservative barking. The parties owning this bank, own a controlling interest and manage the following named banks, to-wit: U. 8, National Bank, Chicago, Il Citizens' National Bank, Attics, Ind. Commerecial Bank, Oxford. - (itizens' State Bank, Rensalser Citizens' Bang, Union City, o (Clitizens' State Bank, Boswell, * Wabash Valley Bank, Covington ** Citizens' Bank, Rochester, . Central Bank, Clinton, " Commercial Bang, Lowell, - Citizens’ Bank, Kewauns, " Central Bank, Verseilles, Ohio. ‘ We solicit the acecounts of Farmers, Firms ard Individusls, and invite all to csall and see us. We court investigation. [. W. MOOONNELL, Cuaa. B. McCONNELL, President. Cashier. EILERT'S DAYLIGHT LIVER PILLS are a boon to sufferers from Sick Headache, Sour .‘toraach, Torpid Liver and indigestion. Bugar-coated, pleasant to take and warranted to go through by daylight. NOTICE. Having opened a meat market at Unjon Mills I desire to thank the people of this community for their kind patronage during my stay here, and request all those indebted to me to settle at once with ‘Squire George who has charge of my books. Please be prompt sud save extrs costs. Noan THOMPBON. ety e, A Safe InvestmentIs one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of perchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from our advertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It is guaranteed to bring relief in every case, when used for any affection of Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption, Inflammation of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc. Itis pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and can always be depended upon. Trial bottles free at J. Endley’s. Some Foolish People Allow a cough to run until it gets beyond the reaeh of medicine. They' often say, “Oh, it will wear away,” but in most cases it wears them away. Could they be induced to try the successful medieine called Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on a positive guarantee to cure, they would immediately see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Price 50cts and sl. Trial size {ree. At all druggists. Mothers will find Dr. winchell’s Teething Syrup just the medicine to have in the house for cinldren; it will cure Coughs, Colds, Sore 'l"hroat, and regulate the Bowels. Try it. UNCLE SAM’'S NERVE & BORE LINIMENT will relieve Sprains, Bruises, Neuralgia and Rheumatism, Bold by ell druggists. Subscribe for the Independent. A——— or athers,who wish %o axamine EDVERTBERS this paper, or obtain estimatos on advertising space when in Chicago, will find it on silo st gto Raadoiph St., :ho;d::flbk\g Agency of LORD &Tmm

T. J. REECE., . - —Dealer In—— ‘ HARDWARE, TINWARE, | STOVES, DOORS, SASH & BLINDS, ' 3 AJ% o - SEMOBB THAN I \ GQWVE?D it se, | | (s LR 5, ©f S g | e s i ‘/fl& - orld’s it aCtureq under the c’; 2 i ) 2 heapess 4, th °r king of 8o 2 AN Puad dy gpg g BBt expey 08 from / V eWa[e e e duloy L1 o e . : \ 7 18 the gfinm:.“d u,x;:; ‘ "‘; s :\e. | \\_;:‘ kPaints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes and Painters’ Supplies. Iron aud Wooden Pumps, ete, TIN AND IRON ROOFING ‘ Will be given Special Attentlon. A Superior line of GASOLINE STOVES IN STOCK. Agent for the Famous Garland Stoves. Al goods Sold at the lowest prises. Look Jor the Sign of THE LITTLE STove Just RECEIVED AT THE | PHILADEIPHIA STORE!? An Elegant Line of EMBROIDERIES, LACES, WHITE GOODS, And the Latest Styles in Ladies’ Collars and Cuffs. A Fine Line of Gents WHTE LAUNDRIED & UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS! - - Collars, Cuffs. Bilk and Linen Handkerchiefs. RTR TAN R Remember we keep the FINEST LINE and LxTEST COLORS IN DRESS GOOODS, GINGHAMS, and Prints. ¢ e e T ROWA RRS Also a fresh and well selected stock of Groceries, Green, Canned and Evaporated Fruits of all kinds. Glass and Queensware and ali kinds of Silver Table Ware. Call and see us. | BENSBERGER & FITZGERALD. J, Willis Cotton, AGRICULTURAL - Implements, ONEAND TWOsEORSE Wagons, Buggies and Carts, Sewing Machines, WNEEDILES, OIXs AND BEXTRAS. Reed’s Spring-Tooth Harrows, Fairfield Chilied Plows, Bissel’s Steel Plows, b Emvress Steel Plows, - ' TFairfield Steel Plows, 4l o Bissel’s Chilled Pjows Bradley’'s Steel Wheel Rakes, Moline wood wheel Rakes. Call and see Them.