St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 14, Number 47, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 May 1889 — Page 3

SB -r_ . — <EJje JniJcpcnbcnt. A Local Newspaper, Non-Partisan. " ADVERVISING RATES: oire eolnnin for one year, 880; locals, 3 eta. per fbr one insertion; far three insertions, 10 cte. Ifhe. __ WALKERTON, INDIANA, MAY 18 1889 SPECIAL NOTICE, Readers of this paper arc invited to pay particular attention to our advertising columns, and to read the announcements therein. Also to mention this paper when making purchases. Walkertou Market. Corrected Weekly by the Stephens Store Co Eggs 10 Butter 10 Lard.. • • 8 Green Hides ..4 Potatoes 25 Corn 30 Hams 12 Wheat 78 Oats 21 Beans $1.25 Bye 38 Clover Seed $4,00 Buckwheat 35 "local news. Don't forget the Band boys, Saturday evening, May 25. Deeoiation Day will occur two weeks from Thursday last. Say, when you are ready to furnish vour new house call on Ed Vincent. He will sell you goods very cheap. When a town once gets the start Walkerton has with everybody intent upon improvements, you can’t check it. The recent rains came in time to save the count) y. The Republican party will therefore be relieved of an onerous duty. .Vttention is called to the advertisement of L. F. Paul, the tinner. Mr. Paul is an experienced tinsmith and does first-class work. Why do people go to and come from Chicago by the way of LaPorte and Plymouth and Stillwell? There is a right of way direct to Chicago from this place. Do not fail to attend the agricultural meeting to be held at Bender’s hall today— Saturday—at 2 o’clock. Articles of association are to be adopted and all should have a voice. The foundation walls for Elwood McDaniel’s new two-story brick hotel have all been completed, and the bricklayers will commence work on the building the fore part of next week. Suicides are becoming very fashionable of late. It is said that one might about as well be out of the world as out of fashion. Yet, we would advise our readers to let fashion go to the dogs in that one respect, at all events. The South Bond Times in referring to Walkerton's fair ground project, says: “Walkerton is in dead earnest about having an agricultural society and has organized for that purpose. A committee has been selected to secure grounds. ” We now know to a dead certainty that mistakes are not hay stacks. If they were, this paper would be worth untold millions. But while the above is all right enough there wolud be many other millionaires not a thousand miles away. The Walkerton Cornet Band will give a concert in Bender’s hall, Saturday evening, Mav 25. The program will comprise vocal and instrumental music, solos, duets, etc. The object of the entertainment is to raise money to defray the expenses of the band. The boys propose to give our citizens an excellent entertainment, and they should have a good attendance. The Misses Millard have been in. Chicago for several days purchasing a very large and fine assortment of mil iinerv goods, consisting of ribbons, hats, Howers, etc. Their stock is well and carefully selected and with an eye to pleasing the various tastes of their numerous customers. Ladies will do weil to call and see their goods before going elsewhere. Glenn William, the one-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dr. J. N. Reece, died last Sunday morning after an illness of several days from capillary bronchitis. The funeral services were held Tuesday forenoon from the M. E. church at North Liberty. Rev. D. A. Grime officiating. Interment took place in the North Liberty cemetery. The parents have the sympathy of their many friends in their affliction. Monday Ralph Staples paid over to Miss Maud Keen, late a dining-room girl ot the Reynolds House, the sum of $7,500 as her share of the $15,000 won with a twentieth ticket in the last Louisiana Lottery drawing. Until Monday Ralph had $14,500 deposited in his name at the St. .Joseph County Savings Bank. Maude is a very happy girl, and Ralph is not feeling at all bad. ■ —South Bend Times. Last week Frank Suyder reported to this office a freak of nature in the shape of a three legged chicken. Now comes Aleck Vincent, a thrifty farmer, of near here, and goes that chicken one better. Aleck exhibited at this office a young chick with a perfect body and four perfect legs and feet. We don’t know just what the next freak will be, but hope that it won tbe all legs. Come on gentlemen, with your little curiosities,

SAVE MONEY a SZ G THE DRUG-GIST.

Fishing is excellent at the Kankakee. Get one of those parlor suits at Vincent s. They are cheap and good. Ed Vincent, the furniture dealer, has r put up a new sign in front of his estab- • lishmeut. The price of butter has taken a sudden tumble. It is now selling at one : shilling a pound. The attention of our readrs is called l to the “ad,” in another column, of C. B. Tibbetts, attorney-at-law and money loaner, of Plymouth. Marshal Platts gives notice elsewhere in this paper that all boys who are found jumping off and on trains within the incorporate limits will be arrested and fined. The firm of Cotton & Ross have sold this season thirty-one Champion mowers and three Champion binders, with favorable prospects of selling several msre binders. That’s business. Mr. Ransom Hubbard, a public-spir-ited citizen of New Carlisle, has donanated ground to that town for a public park. Where is the generous hearted citizen of Walkerton who will emulate his example ? Patrons of the Lake Erie & Westtern railroad will please bear in mind that a change of time has recently gone into effect in the running of trains on that road. See corrected time card in this issue of the Independent. Surveyor Whitten has completed the survey of the obstruction in the Kankakee river at Momence and is now at home making plans for its removal. He says the work will proceed promptly, the newspapers to the contrary notwithstanding. — South Bend Sunday News. We interviewd Rev. Farmer Beall as to the prospect for wheat and other cereals this season, and the reverend gentleman reports to the effect that in his recollection there has been scarcely a better prospect. He Ima about eighteen acres of wheat, that he claims, is of a very luxuriant growth. From the stacks upon stacks of agricultural implements arriving in this place almost daily it would seem that our enterprising dealers in that line are having a brisk trade. The farmers of this section have learned long ago that when they want implements they can't do better than to come to Walkerton to buy them. The Young People’s Reading Circle has a membership of 797 in the rural schools of this county, according to reports from teachers, which were made March 1(5, 1889. Os this number, Olive township has 12; Warren, 37 ; German, 38; Clay, 48; Harris, 52; Penn, 232, Portage, 30; Centre, 28; Greene, 39; Union, 24; Liberty, 9G; Madison, 149; Lincoln, 12. - Some pretend to argue that the Exterminator does as much business as the Lake Erie <!v Western railroad. It may possibly handle as much freight through this section as the Lake Erie; but in point of passenger traffic, we are inclined to the opinion that the Lake Erie gets all around the Exterminator. The Lakt Erie slaughters but few passengers, and then it has a time-card. Deputy United States Marshal Metz Came here Thursday night and arrested Harry Darling on the charge of violating the postal laws by sending a threaetning postal card to the agent of a sewing machine who formerly lived here. He was taken to South Bend before United States Commissioner George and held in S2OO bonds for further investigation by the Federal Court. The offense has many paliating circumstances and the man who received the card is hardly justified in prosecuting the ease as he is.—LaPorte Argus. —M. W. Simons, a capitalist of Plymouth, and a director and stockholder of the Fort Wayne Jenney Electric Light Co., has been charged by the Plymouth Republican, with inducing the citizens of Plymouth to vote a bonus of SIO,OOO to the company to locate there, which amount the company holds after refusing to locate in Plymouth. The result is a libel suit against the Republican.—Walkerton Independent. The Independent ought to be better posted. Plymouth did not vote a bonus of SIO,OOO nor a bonus of a single cent, but our people were induced by an offer of M. W. Simons to go down into their pockets and pay almost $17,000 in hard cash, and Mr. Simons brings suit against the Republican, because it does not say it is right for the company to keep that money without rendering an equivalent,—Plymouth Republican. For certain reasons we omitted mention last week, in our summing up the result of the election in this place, the election of Mr. Cowan for Trustee of the Third Ward by the Democrats. E. Leibole, whose place they argue he is elected to fill, was elected one year ago. George Guise, the former incumbent, resigned at the expiration of one year, he having been elected to serve two years. Leibole, Republican. The Democrats argue that Leibole was elected to complete the unexpired term of Guise, resigned; ami they secretly put a candidate in the field, and, of course, elected him, there being no opposing candidate. They have instituted suit, the Democrats, to seat Cowan. If Mr. Cowan is legally elected, he, of course, will take his seat, and the Independent » does not entertain a shadow of doubt ■ but what he will well and faithfully serve the town. Let the right prevail.

. Forepaugh’s show will be at South Bend Saturday, June 29. There are said to be five families of 9 Indians still residing in this county. Remember the Band concert at Bender’s hall, Saturday evening, May 25. John Robinson’s big circus will ex- ) hibit at Bremen, May 27, and at Albion on the 28th. I Bremen met with a disastrous fire . tiie other day. The Bremen Pump ■ Company’s factory was totally destroyed. The origin of the fire is not known. ; M. A. O. Packard, the Plymouth attorney, is building a fine residence in' Chicago, preparatory to moving to that city. I lie contract has been let for building the new railroad to run from South bend to St. Joseph, Michigan, and work will begin on the same at once, ihe track is to be completed and trains running by October 1. Chas. Lampson, editor of the Valparaiso Hoosier Herald, has mysteriously disappeared, according to reports. He was recently most brutally assaulted by unknown parties for his denunciation of saloons. Some of our rival towns uro silent as the tomb about Walkerton’s boom. They don’t peep about our Three I railroad nor the agricultural society that’s coming. They'll come just the same, gentlemen. The acts of the last legislature have been printed and are being sent to the county clerks throughout the State. It is the duty of the clerks to notify the Secretary of State of the receipt of the books, after which the Governor will proclaim the laws to be in force. It is stated that action will be taken by the Postmaster-General and Attor-ney-General against the Lousiana State Lottery, by excluding lottery matter form the mails. As an enormous business is carried on through the mails, this would be almost a fatal blow to the lottery. In 1889 every farmer in the United States will be visited by a paid officer of the government, and ask to give the statistics of his farm crops, stock, etc., for the present year, 1889. The object of this is to gather accurate agricultural statistics for the government census report. The following law was passed by the Indiana legislature: It shall be unlawful for any person to give, or sell, either directly or indirectly to any child under the age of sixteen years any tobacco, cigars, or cigarettes, or to advise, counse' or compel any child under the age of sixteen to chew or smoke tobacco. Ihe fine for the offense is not less than one nor more than ten dollars. Building and Loan Association. A local hoard of the American Building and Loan Association was organized in Walkerton on Tuesday evening, with twelve charter members and over one hundred shares of stock. Officers for ensuing year are: W. T. Rogers, President ; E. Rensberger, Treasurer, and 11. P. Hollyday. Secretary. Board of Directors: W. T. Rogers, E. J. Vincent, E. Rensberger, 11. E. McDaniel and R. P. Hollyday. The object of the Building and Loan Association is to assist its members in saving money, invest the same so as to secure a good rate of interest, and also to enable the members to obtain homes for themselves. The capital stock is divided into shares of SIOO each. The shares are paid for by monthly payments of sixty cents each, and the money accumulating from monthly payments, with the interest and profits, is loaned to the members on real estate security, or on shares of the members. Once in three mouths the profits arising from interest, fines, premiums, etc., are divided among the shares. The admission fee for ten shares or more is $1 per share; for one share, $3; two shares, $5; three shares, $6, and so on. A fine of ten cents a share is imposed for each mouth the payments may be in arrears, and the fines placed in the loan fund as profits. The building and loan association idea is meeting with great favor whereever it has been introduced, and without a doubt the association which has been organized here will be a fruitful means of helping to improve and build up our town. INDEPENDENT STORE! Immediately after J. Endley vacates the room he now occupies as a drag store the room will be overhauled and fitted up for a notion store and news ■ depot. The Independent will occupy the rear rooms, and the front, about ! 16x35 feet, will be jammed full of stationery of all grades and kinds, notions of every description, base ball outfits, croquet outfits, fishing outfits, rubber , goods, albums, perfumes, fine candies, . and to make a long story short, every f conceivable article in the way of notions ; and toys. One leading feature of the Independent Store will be that a full >• line of periodicals, novels, etc., will be kept constantly on baud, and at prices > lower than ever before sold in the town [ of Walkerton. J J. Endley & Endley.

i The price of sugar is on the rise. See J. Endley’s now “ad” in this ’ issue. Mishawaka claims to have a population of 4,500, There’s the Exterminator! We had forgotten it. The prospect for a good apple crop is said to be rather poor. Say, did you see the rush at Vincent's? Low prices did it. The Ninth Indiana regiment will reuue at LaPorte, August 28 and 29. Col. William Hoynes will be the speaker at Mishawaka on Decoration Day. It is said that an effort is being made to suppress gambling in DeKalb and Steuben counties. Congressman Shively will be married in June to the daughter of a government official at Washington. The person who borrowed my varnish cup and brushes will confer a favor by returning the same. E. J. Vincent. The B. & O. railroad has changed time again. But you'll have to ask somebody older than we are to find out how the trains run. No time card, you understand. Sim Coy, who figured so conspicuously in the Indianapolis election frauds, has but a few more weeks to serve in the Michigan City prison. Fort Wayne Republicans elected a mayor and five out of nine councilmen at the late election. That city usually gives a big Democratic majority. Ex-Postmaster Palmer, of Chicago, has been appointed Public Printer. He was formerly one of the publishers and editors of the Inter Ocean and has ripe experience in the publishing business. An order recently issued by the Tost master-General modifies the postal regulations so that hereafter letters not stamped will be forwarded to those addressed from whom tho postage will be collected. The following are the lucky numbers which drew the more important prizes in the Louisiana lottery last Tuesday: 50,41(5. 38.847, 34.281, 87,826, 97,233, 74,807, 66,576, 35,(588, 94,518, 66,438. 27,409, LaPorte has a man by the name of Bneltzingsloewen, but that don't held a candle to the man who used to live in Lagrange county with the euphonious name of Hans Allenoffengroffen-effenbr-ffengratJen Stenerburger. A legal notice with his signature attached can be found in the files of the Lagrange Standard back in the fifths. Middlebury Independent. Grandma Hostettler, of near North Liberty, died on Friday of last week of dropsy, aged about 7b years. The funeral services were held at the Lui theran church near Lakeville last Sunday, the officiating ministers being the Revs. Peters and J. 11. Hildebrand. The old lady was well and favorably known in the community where she resided. She is survived by 12 children, (53 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

The Goshen News says that “it may be well enough to call the attention of our farmer readers to a fellow who is going over the country now trying to sell township rights for a new process in manufacturing butter. He claims to be the possessor of an ingredient, which, if put into cream, will make a greater yield of butter than the pure cream will. He asks |1IM) for a township and will take the farmer's note if the cash is not conveniently on hand. This will bear investigation. An oratorical contest between six little girls took place at the M. E. church last Tuesday evening in the presence of a fair sized and appreciative audience. The contestants were : Nellie Stephens, Lizzie Leslie, Lulu Miller, Vesta Leibale, Pearl Fulmer and Alta Mathews. The subjects all treated on prohibition. The contestants all spoke remarkably well, and their efforts received hearty commendation from all present. The prize, a silver medal, was awarded Lulu Miller, hgr average being but one per cent higher than that of Alta Mathews. The New Brick Meat Market. Dan Beall, the meat man, is now located in his new brick building, in the burnt district, and invites the public to call and see him w hen they desire any thing in the meat line. The finest meats that can be had will always be found at this palace meat market. Everything neat and clean, and a splendid new refrigerator in which to keep meat. Call and see Dan. Marshal's Notice* To the Citizens of Walkerton: 1. All citizens of this place having horses, cattle, sheep or hogs must see that they do not run at large, i 2. That all persons having any wagons, or anything that will obstruct the street, are ordered to keep them on their lots. 3. Persons owning lots will be held responsible for the cleanliness of alleys. 4. Persons making a practice of ’ slaughtering calves in barns or within , the corporation will be liable to tine. ( 5. Boys who are seen jumping on trains will be arrested and fined. 5 By Order of Marshal. s ' _ — t Buggy lor sale. Nearly new ; buggy, harness and wolf robe. This is your time to get a fine outfit cheap. See S. J. Nicoles or Frank. Byers.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Miss Carrie Robbins visited with relatives at LaPorte this week. Sam Cunningham is attending school at the Valparaiso Normal. Attorney C. B. Tibbetts, of Plymouth, was in town on Tuesday looking after business matters. Hon. T. J. Wolfe was in Chicago Wednesday purchasing a large bill of goods, mainly furnishing goods. Clint Foster, who contemplated going to California, has abandoned the idea, and will remain in Walkerton for a while. Ben Pratt and family and Miss Lizzie Pommert were guests of J. W. Brown and family, of Hamlet, last Sunday. Mrs. Emma Creitz, of Wabash, Ind., returned home Friday morning, after a visit of several days here with the families of T. J. and Dr. J. N. Reece. We now have in our employ an old practical printer, Mr. Jerry Ettinger. You may therefore depend upon better print, fewer mistakes and decent weather hereafter. Henry Hostetter and family, who recently left here to take up their residence in Washington territory, are dissatisfied with that country, we understand, and will returned here, soon. Philip DuComb, of Lakeville, was in town yesterday. J. C. Sweezy returned with him to Walkerton to look at some property which he took in exchange for his Lakeville projierty. — Nappanee News. Henry Shultz, ono of our jewelers, has taken a position in Camden, Carroll county, Indiana. Mr. Shultz says it's a town of about five hundred inhabitants and surrounded by an excellent country. Mrs. Poffenberger closed the primary department of the schools last Monday. We find by making inquiry among the pations that her sei vices have given universal satisfaction and it is the general wish of all that she be retained in the schools for the coming year.—Mentone Gazette. Yes, I buy my carpets nt Vincent’s. Low prices and good goods. Buy your trunks and valises of Tcm Wolfe.’ Chicago daily papers for sale at tin' Independent office. 1). Leibole, agent. Have yon seen those Cheval suits at Vincent s ? They are cheap and nice. Buy the Fargo $2.50 calfskin shoes of Tom Wolfe. They arc solid in every way, no shoddy. T. J WoUe is now receiving his stock of spring and summer goods. Go and see the latest styles. Vickie ( onlrad. W • will make our annual distribution of Cucumber sei'd from our Walkerton fuctmy on Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1. H. J. Heinz. Co. Moil Bl 188 cuts. 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 satisfaction. Attention, Soldiers ! A meeting of the members of the G. A . R. Post of this place will be held in Bender’s Hall, this — Saturday — evening, for the purpose of making arrangements for holding memorial services in this place May 30. All members of the Post, and other old soldiers, are respectfully requested to be present. By Order of Commander. Notice. Notice is hereby given that all residents of the incorporated town of \\ alk- I I ertou are required to remove all garbage from their premises and in every way improve the sanitary condition of the same. A penalty is attached and will be rigorously enforced for neglect to ( comi»ly with the law in this respect. James F. Endley. Sec. of the Board of Health. 'Q-HTIBBETTSr J Attorucy-aM-aw, Plymouth, Indiana. Special attention to settlement of estates. Money to Loan At lowest rates—on long or short time. Call or write for terms. Electric Bitters. This remedy is becoming so well known ami so' popular as to need no special mention. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise. A purer medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all ' diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Idieum and other affections caused by impure ■ blood. Will drive Malaria from the t system and prevent as well as euro all i malarial fevers. For cure of Headache, Constipation and Indigestion try Elecl trie Bitters—Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Price 50 cents, and per bottle at J. Endt ley’s drug store. i Notice of Administration. VOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned Is has been appointed by the Clerk of the Cir- ■ cult Court of St. Joseph County. State ot Indiana. Exeentorofthe last will of DAVID W. REECE, late of St. Joseph county, deceased. f Said Estate is supposed to be solvent. 3 LOVIS DECOU DRES, Executor, r T. E. HOWARD. Atty, for Executor. April 30, 1889.

“THE SPKIUGTIME HAS COME, Gentls Annie.” Yes and with it an immense stock of Spring Clothing! —At TheMAMMOTH CLOTHING HOUSE —Of— T. J. WOLFE, Where can be found a very Fine Line of Men's xouths, and Boys’ Clothing. Prices the lowest and goods First-class- Call and see me and von will not regret it. J In Rensberger Block, ^lvenueF. WALKERTON, INOIANA. T. J. REECE, - —Dealer In IARDWABE TINWARE. STOVES, DOORS, SASH S BLINDS, —-W-,.. MORE THAN k '/Bh Z’WlflfTS SEVEN hundred Mersnt styles and differ. U ^2^ of s,ot ' s «» 71 Wi W ° r “ l ' S the 7 W Ron ““ * Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes and painters Sup/)lics. Iron and IVooden Pnips, etc, TIN AND IRON ROOFING JVill be gicen Special Retention. R Superior line of GASOLINE STOVES IN STOCK. Agent for the Famous GarlandZ StovesRll goods Sold <u the lowest prices. Look fort he Sign of The Little Stove. J vst Received at the

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