St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 14, Number 48, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 25 May 1889 — Page 3

Wje Jnbcpcnbcnt. A Local Newspaper, Non-Partisan. ADVERTISING KATES; One column for one year, 580; locals, 5 cts. per for one insertion; for three insertions, ’9 cts. line. .WALKERTON, INDIANA, MAY 25 1889. SPECIAL NOTICE. Readers of this paper are invited to pay particular attention to our advertising columns, and tp read the anaowncements therein. Also to mention this paper when making purchases. Walkerton Market. w Corrected Weekly by the Stephens Store Co Eggs 10 Butter 10 Lard 9 Green Hides 4 Potatoes 25 Corn 30 Hams 12 •Wheat 78 Oats .. 21 Beans $1.25 Rye 38 Clover Seed $4,00 JBucxwheat 35 LOCAL NEWS Give the Band Boys a rousing turn--out to-night. Latest styles in hats and caps at Toni Wolfe’s. •Bills are out for a dance in Bender’s hall Thursday evening, May 30. Bremen is to have a big show MonHay. It's John Robinson’s ten shows .combined. Kynder & Henson, of Stillwell, pay the highest pricq for wheat. It is reported that Sol. Bunnel, who formerly resided at this place, died the other day in New York City. Say, when you are ready to furnish your new house call on Ed Vincent. He will sell you goods very cheap. Get one of those parlor suits at Vin.cent’s. They are cheap and good. Say, did you see the rush at Vin- • cent's? Low prices did it. Bev. Walter Scott, of LaPorte, will conduct service at the St. Philips church, North Liberty, next Sunday evening, May 2Q. Children's Day will be observed by appropriate exercises at the M. E. church on Sunday evening, June 9. Everybody invitej. Let’s jump up and have a regular Hoosier of a time and rejoice with exceeding great joy in Walkerton, July Fourth. What do you say? We seldom see anything in the big papers about the B. & O. railroad any more. Is it possible that that institution is so nearly forgotten I Advice to the members of the Board: Hit the nuisance, called the railroad grounds, and centrally located in our town, a sound lick between the eyes once for luck. —— —1 If you want a job of live or ton thousand, or more, impressions done, see ys before letting the job. Wo wilj do you good. Remember that we have a three hundred dollar job press with a big wheel, and can do your work at the rate of one thousand impressions an hour. Bremep, a town but little, if any larger than this, gets John Robinson’s circus aud menagerie next Monday. This place gets the grand bounce by nearly all the shows of any note. That’s just right, Showmen are not fools. Walkerton was never known to give a Pood show a respectable turn out. Our citizens like to bundle up and go to rival towns to shows. The Tadpole club of Ft. Wayne passed through Mentone on the Monday evening express on their way to Knox, where they expect to hold* their semiannual festivities which consists mainly in whippoorwill dances and feasting on boiled frogs. — Mentone Gazette. If Mentone doesn’t arouse from its lethargic state Knox will get away with it in the frog business yet. What does the Gazette man mean ? Advertise your frogs, man, and never let another Tadpole club pass through your town when it’s frogs they are lifter. Suitable grounds convenient to town can bo leased for one hundred dollars a year on which to construct buildings and make a half mile race tract that will answer an excellent purpose for an agricultural and industrial exhibition at Walkerton. There would be no risk whatever in leasing twenty acres at that price for that purpose, for the society could easily make the rent each year by charging a reasonable admittance to small shows, swings, restaurants, lemonade stands, etc. Why is it that our citizens are so backward in taking the initial steps io bring this enterprise about ? “Walkerton will soon have a Building and Loan Association, if indications count for anything. Walkerton has been getting a good many desirable things of late.”—South Send Times. V e already had the association thoroughly organized when the Times made the announcement. The Independent in behalf of our town hereby thanks the Times for condescending to notice us. The majority of the good and large papers appear to be top hightoned to deign to notice small towns. Papers run in rival towns are excusable on the grounds of jealousy. Once more, thanks to the Times.

SAVE MONEY THE DRUGGIST.

All styles and prices in watches and chains at Tom Wolfe’s. Remember the Band Concert at Bendr’s hall this-w-Saturday—evening. Great Reduction, in price of rubber goats. Call on T. J. Wolfe, see goods, and Jearn prices. We ask it as a favor of everybody or any body who knows a cute thing to report it to the Independent. Mrs. Elder Hummer has been very sick for several days past, but is much better at this writing—Thursday. M. Woodworth & Co. have a fine selection of watches, clocks and jewelry from the cheapest to the very best. Call and see them. Arthur Bealer, a young man 19 years old, of Union Mills, suicided the other day by blowing out his brains with a shot-gun. His girl jilted him. It may be a little premature, but suppose wo go to talking up a very large celebration for Walkerton to come off, say about July 4th. “How sweet to lie beneath the shade And quaff the cooling lemonade, And feel the festive little ants Crawl slowly up your summer pants.” The latejegislature of this State passed a law against tying the legs of chickens and fowls when shipping them. Tho penalty is a due poj exceeding S2OO. Everybody with whom we talk about the matter thinks that organizing a Fair for Walkerton is a very good idea. It begins to look as if the idea is about all there is to it. Walkerion once had a paper so religious that it wouldn’t advertise a dance nor print bills foi one. That paper busted. Out religious proclivities are strong, but.we’ll print your bills, just as hard. Elwood McDaniel will erect his hotel building of white brick. I ater —Elwood tolls ns that the brick have turned red, and the building will therefore necessarily be a red brick building. We don’t know exactly tho amount of decrease in receipts far passenger traffic at the B. & O. station here since they have no time card. The falling off, however, we would think, would be quite appalling. The intrepid Isaac Masterman, has the thanks of the Independent for putting in an appearance at the hall last Saturday, in answer to the call for the Agricultural meeting. Tho gentleman who got half way up the stairway on that occasion, also has our well wishes.

Last week when the old stager, Jerry Ettinger, associated himself with this office we promised you fewer mistakes, better jfrint and excellent weather. So far as tho mistakes and print goes, Jerry has come up to tlie scratch. The M eather, however, has tho bulge or. him so far, for lie has been in Arkansas for a long time and is unfamiliar with the method of managing its capers in this climate. Give the old stager a chance. Alba Heywood, the noted impersonator and peoples' favorite character actor, supported by an excellent concert company, M’ill appear at Bender's Hall, Tuesday, eve., May 28. Mr. Heywood returns with a larger and stronger company than last scasou, presenting a novel program. He has with him “The Superb Trio"—Dewey Heywood, flute soloist, Miss Anna Miller, violin soloist, Clint. Heywood, baritone soloist. Secure your seats at Rensberger & Fitzgeralds store, 35 cents. Admission 25. Children under 12 years 15 cents. Dr. Stedman has applied for a patent on an invention recently made by him which consists of an improvement in the construction of partial sets - of teeth. It is designed to dispense M'ith the large suction plates so commonly made, and also to supersede the complicated system of bridge work. We have been shown specimens of the improvement, which we believe cannot fail to give universal satisfaction. The plates wo saw u-ere very small and fitted the mouth with peifect accuracy. We are informed that they are not difficult to make and that they are comparatively cheap. This invention is destined to effect a revolution in this class of dentistry. — LaPorte Herald. Our Dr. M. A. Schutt has recently associated himself with Dr. Stedman in your city, and we can truthfully say that he is one of the very best dentists with whom we are acquainted. Tho Fair Society is panning out right satisfactorily. The Independent appears to have the sympathy of everyone with w r hom it talks concerning the matter. Everybody extends tho right hand of fellowship and in every way, so far as talk can count, encourages tho building np of such a society. Os course, so far, all have manifested a degree of modesty highly commendable, so much so indeed that they all, or about all, absent themselves from the meetings announced for the purpose of organizing; and especially does each enterprising sympathizer manifest an unusual degree of modesty in not rushing in and taking the first stock offered for sale. Our people here are not selfish enough to crowd in and gobble up tho first stock, in fear that others might not bo able to procure any. Wo expect to call another meeting, light up, ventilate the hall, arrange tho seats, etc., for the purpose of completing the organization August the first, in the year Tm-o Thousand, and we hope to have the well wishes of the enterprising sympathizers.

Buy a hammock at Woodworth’s and enjoy life. Have you seen those Cheval suits at Vincent’s? They are cheap and nice. Get your wheat exchanged for flour at the Stillwell mill. Cash paid for wheat. Kynder & Hanson. Jabez Quigley is the happy father of a line girl baby which made its appearance at his house ou Saturday, May 18. Rev. O. L. Prentice, of Cromweil is expected here to preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday forenoon and evening. Don’t miss the Alba Heywood Concert Company; Miss Anna Miller, tho young and talented violin soloist is with them. See tue new “ad” elsewhere in this paper of A. Cunningham, dealer in hardware, wagons, buggies, agricultural implements, etc. He means business. If you arc feeling bad and a stimulant is required, go to Woodworth’s and get a bottle of that delicious wino or brandy, imported for medicinal purposes. Should wo fail to learn the new timecard on the B. & O. in time for this issue wo will post our subscribers as to tho change of time through the mailmay bo. Joseph's general store at Stillwell was entered by burglars and robbed of about S6O worth of goods, last Saturday night. There js no clue to the robbers, but the owners will make an effort to ferret them out. The body of Daniel Kennedy, the Michigan City young man who mysteriously disappeared April 24, was found floating in the harbor on Wednesday morning of last week. The coroner’s inquest resulted in a verdict of accidental drowning.

The weather of late has been so full of its pranks that to justly comment upon it M’o would be obliged to use some quite forcible adjectives, and we are therefore compelled to forego anything of the sort inasmuch as our religious proclivities forbid the use of harsh language. This spring s yield of snake stories is somewhat meager. We have seen but two in the newspapers this season and they appear more like snake lies than snake stories. Now let some of our exchanges come to the front with a good, big nice black-snake story forty feet or so long and as big as a log, but no more of your lies. A special dispatch from Knox, Indiana, to The Inter Ocean says: Jacob Clipp, an itinerant German peddler living near this place, and supposed to have considerable money, has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. His norso and wagon M ere found mired near Cedar Lake Sunday, and foul play is suspected. A large number of men searched the swamps for his body. It is not only a shame but a disgrace to our town to permit tho Lake Erie & Western railroad company to continue tho nuisance called the railroad grouds. If they must furnish a place for stone piles, cordwood piles, lumber piles, saw-logs aud tho like, they have plenty of ground further south-east that would ausM’er the same purpose and where such a mess wouldn’t disgrace the principal roM - of business hoases iu the toM-n. Don’t the merchants of our town know that one week's fair here M ould doubly pay them for every penny they M ould be asked to pay in stock to organize that fair? Don’t they knotv that the increased trade the first M eek's fair would afford them would profit them more than any one of them would be asked to advance, even if they never recovered one penny of tho money paid for stock? Don't our farmers know that to have a lively, thorough-going town near their farms is the one principal means of enhancing the value of their possessions? Don’t every property owner—real estate —knoM’ the better and livelier their town the more valuable their real estate is? What are you standing arounh with your thumbs in your mouths hoping that somebody else will increase your wealth for ? LOOK HERE! LOOK HERE! And don't say there is a Tmtne Trust when you can get it fori 14 cents at S, A. Robbins’. INDEPENDENT STORE! Immediately after J. Endley vacates the room he hom t occupies as a drag store the room M’ill be overhauled and fitted up for a notion store and new’s depot. Tho Independent Mill occupy the rear rooms, and the front, about 16x35 feet, Mill 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 conceivable article in the M’ay of notions and toys. One leading feature of the Independent Store will be that a full line of periodicals, novels, etc., Mill be kept constantly on hand, and at prions loM’er than ever before sold in the town of Walkerton. J. Endley & Endley.

Buy yoiy summer underwear of Tom Wylie. Yes, I buy my carpets at Vincent’s. Low prices and good goods. Buy summer clothes of Tom Wofe and keep cool. Alba Heywood will make you laugh Tuesday evening, May 28, at Bender’s Hall. Silverine watch eases reduced onehalf in price. Call and see prices at which Tom Wolfe is selling watches. The B. & Q. railroad will run a special train to Bremen, May 27th. Leave here at 7 p, m, .and return after the performance is over. It is a fact that the people appreciate a new, fresh and pure stock of Drugs and Medicines. We judge from our fast increasing trade. M. Woodworth & Co, “What do you think about the Fairground project here?” “Good thing, good thing.” “Can you come out to the meeting Saturday and assist in organizing? ” “Don’t hardly believe I can—.-got to see a feller.” We are .asked so often, “Well, how about tho Three I railroad; are the surveyors nearly here?” Gentlemen, do you think we are omniscient ? Thera are some things that we don’t know. Please ask us something easy. To the members of the Town Board : Don’t you know that showers of glory would fall upon your heads if you were to force the Lake Erie & Western railroad company to sidewalk and remove the litter from their so-called railroad grounds, now an eye-sore to our town ? “ Old Chip,” an Indian residing in Warren township, St. Joe county, is claimed to be considerably over 100 years old. He is a Chippewa, and waa captured and enslaved by Peashawa, chief of the Pottawatomies, who formerly resided on tho north bank of the St. Joseph river in the frame house just south of the Leeper farm. “ Chip ” is now very feeble.—-South Bend Times. Every man who sells goods of any kind over the counter could well afford to make a free gift of from ten to fifty dollars toward establishing a fair in Walkerton. But no one has been asked to donate a penny. The stock our merchants were asked to take would have been worth dollar for dollar. Three hundred persons taking one share each of five dollars would be a sufficient amount to perfect matters necessury for the present. But the majority of our citizens wouldn’t buy gold dollars at ninety cents apiece for fear they would get cheated, you understand. The Wltwvr Reunion, The pleasant country home of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Witwer, two 'miles south of North Liberty and four and one-half miles from Walkerton, was tho scene of a happy reunion of all. the family, Tuesday, May 21, 1889. Thu children and grnndchil Iren cam.’ home unexpectedly to remind father and mother that on that day they had been married 45 years.

Remembering their advanced years, they made provision for the ease and comfort of their future days, by presenting t hem a beautiful plush sofa, and easy chair, besides other valued presents. Such reunions ease life in its toils. A sympathizing heart finds an echo in the heart of a sympathizing brother and sister. z The “Paradise of Childhood” is renewed and revieM-ed. The memories of youth though half erased by time and separation, are newly painted in colors with greater enchantment, than th human heart can find in any other affections. Tho little circle of family reunions is especially made one by a singular union of the affections. Pleasure may heat the heart with artificial excitement, ambition may delude it with golden dreams, war may eradicate its fine fibers, but it is only domestic love that can render it truly happy. J. B. W, Buy your shirts aud overalls of Tom Wolfe/ DOUBLE SHOVEL PLOWS From $1.50 to $3.00. Six different styles, at S. A. Robbins’. The IVew Brick Meat Market. Dan Beall, the meat man, is now located in his now brick building, in the burnt district, and invites tho public to call and see him M’hen they desire any thing in tho meat lino. The finest meats that can bo had will always bo found at this palace meat market. Everything neat and clean, and a splendid now refrigerator in M’hich to keep meat. Call and see Dan. Marshal's Notice. To the Citizens oe Walkerton : 1. All citizens of this place having horses, cattle, sheep or hogs must see that they do not run at large. 2. That all persons having any wagons, or anything that Mill obstruct the street, are ordered to keep them on thejy lots. 3. Persons owning lots M’ill bo held responsible for the cleanliness of alleys. 4. Persons making a practice of slaughtering calves in barns oi* within the corporation M’ill be liable to fine. 5. Boys who are seen jumping on trains will bo arrested and fined. By Order of Marshal. IJ PVSf or others,who wish to examine ssila 8 this paper,or obtain estimates on advertising space when in Chicago, will find it on silo at the Advertising Agency of LOM&THO^S,.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Mrs. Geo. Shoemaker was in Chicago several days last week, Charlie Townsend and family drove over from Knox last Sunday. Mrs. C. W. Nichols and children are visiting with her parents at Knox. Charlie Farver returned home Friday evening of last week from Ins visit in Benton, Ohio. Miss Jennie Evans and Miss Mather, of Chicago, have been visiting here with the family of C. R. Caswell. Mr. Humphrey, a young man from New Carlisle, is yisiting here with his cousin, John McDaniel, and family. Dr. Schutt and family moved to LaPorte last Thursday, the Dr. having associated himself with Dr. Stedman in the practice of dentistry nt that place. Mrs. Noah Shoemaker was in Walkerton Wednesday on her way from Chicago to Peru, where her father, Mr. Young, is very sick at the home of Mrs. Asa Haynes, Mrs. Henry Hostotter and two children arrived hero Friday evening of last week from Washington territory. Mr. Hostetter, and son, Alvin, will follow in a few clays with a car load of ponies, which they will take to Knox, Stark county, and put upon the market for sale. Mr. Hanson, one of the owners of the Stillwell flouring mill, was a business caller at this office on Thursday. He reports business quite brisk in his line, but states that wheat is a little scarce and on that account at times finds it difficult to manufacture flour enough to meet the demands of his customers. Clint Foster resigned his position as agent of the B. & O. railroad at this place, and is succeded by G. A. Lindorfer, formerly of Cromwell, this State, who will attend to both the agency and telegraphing. Tho faithful Dan Fitzgerald, who has been the day operator for several years, will hereafter attend to the night work. Mrs. 11. A. Caswell, who has been spending tho winter at San Diego, California, returned to this place last Mond&y, and will probably remain here until the first of October next, when she Mill return to California. She states that the big real estate boom at San Diego has collapsed and that property there is now selling at something near its real value. Sho says tho weather iu Southern California has been very mild and pleasant during tho past winter, and that tho hotels there have been crowded during tho past season with pleasure-seekers who were there to escape the wintry blasts of tho north. Mrs. Caswell has tho thanks of tho Indel'Endi- st for a verv interesting collection of specimens and euriosities peculiar to that climate. The home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Nicoles, of this place i • the scene, at present, of a jdeusant family reunion. The two 1 <ys Mart with his vise, and Frank with his Mife and baby, are at home, and also Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Byers, of Garrett, and Mr. and Mrs. N rth and children, of Plymouth. It has been over four years since the family was thus um.ed. Mart and Frank have Loen employed as telegraph operators iuthe west for the past four years, the former being located at Brainerd, Minn., and the latter at Spooner, Wis., each having reached the responsible position of train dispatcher. They have a vacation of several days which they will improve by a good visit here with their relatives aud many friends. CULTIVATORS From sls to s2l at S. A. Robbins’. BINDER* TWINE! At S. A. Robbins’, and warranted to do satisfactory work, only 14 cents. Monuments. Persons Mho are thinking of placing a monument or tombstone at the grave of their friends, can be shoM’n designs and prices at Vincent’s furniture store. All work warranted to give satisfaction. A Sound Legal Opinion. E. Bainbridge Munday, Esq., County Att’y, Clay county, Texas, says: “Have used Electric Bitters with most happy results. My brother also was very lom' with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but was cured by timely use of this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his life ? ” Mr. D. I. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky., adds a like testimony, saying : He positively believes ho would have died had it not been for Electric Bitters. This great remedy M ill ward off, as well as cure all Malarial Diseases, and for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Disorders stands unequaled. Price 50c. and $1 at J. Endly’s Drug Store. C. B. TIBBETTS, Attorney-at-Law, Plymouth, Endiana. Special attention to settlement of estates. Money to Loan At lowest rates- on long or short time. Call or write for terms. The New Discovery. You have hoard your friends and neighbors talking about it. You may yourself be one of the many who know from personal experience just how good ft thing it is. If you have ever tried it, you are one of its staunch friends, because the wonderful thing about it is, that when once given a trial, Dr. King’s New Discovery ever after holds a place in the house. If you have never used it and should be afflicted with a cough, cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest trouble, secure a bottle at once and give it a fair trial It is guaranteed every time, or money refunded. Trial Bottles Free at J. Endlcy’s.

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