St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 15, Number 3, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 July 1889 — Page 3

r — JnDcpcnbcnt. A Local Newspaper, Non-Partisan. ADVERTISING RATES: One column for one year, JSO; locals, 5 cts. per for one insertion; tor three insertion*, 10 cts. line. . walkerton. Indiana, july 13, 1889, ^SPECIAL NOTICE. Reader* of this paper are Invited to pay particular attention to our advertising columns, and n> read the announcements therein. Also to mention this paper when making purchases. Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by the Stephens Store Co Eggs J 1 Bntter 10 Lard 9 Green Hides 4 Potatoes 40 Corn 35 H Hams 12 Wheat (o Oats - 20 Beans *l-50 Rye • '*B Clover Seed $4.00 Buckwheat 75 ""LOCAL NEWS- <■ Mr. Ocker, Mr. Sullivan. Ladies’ hats at Millard's for 25 cents. A fine variety of new goods just received at MiHard’s. Change in T. J. Wolfe’s advertisement this week. Huckleberries are retailing here nt eight cents a quart. Dan Beall has a handsome new sign in front of his meat^market. The Independent store will begin to blossom out next week. Call in. Esq. George, please take notice: Sullivan trounced Kilran’s jacket. It is now evident that the Frye Dougherty combine means business. FOR SALE. —Two No. 1 fresh milch cows. S. A. Ullery. The Independent Store will open next week. Glance in as you pass by. Make a noise on the counter, gentlemen. The Independent wants its pay. A party of young ladies had a basket picnic in Behrens' grove last Wednesday. Our citizens agree with one accord that Walkerton wants and needs a gristmili. _ Endley’s new drug store is what one would call in common parlance a great big daisy. Pickers at the hucklebcrrry marsh are receiving from shippers six cents a quart for berries. Elder Beck, of South Bend, preached an excellent sermon at the M. E. church last Sunday evening. This office does six hundred posters sotting forth the wonderful attractions at she huckleberry marsh in Marshal and Starke counties. In our last issue in the column of personals we said that Attorney Daily spent the 4th in Antwerp. We should have said Van Wert. For Sale or Trade.—One threshing machine and engine, one clover huller, and one buzz saw. Terms reasonable, J. L. McDaniel. LOST.—Somewhere on the picnic . grounds on July 4th, a plain gold ring. The tinder will please leave it at the Philadelphia Store and be liberally rewarded. We haven’t heard but one man say that the Frye-Dougherty building about to be constructed wouldn t be a good investment, and he was a jealous exWalkertonite. The stir, bustle and busy whirl in the way of business in the various departments causes the stranger in M alkerton to stand upon our streets spellbound, as it were. There will now’ soon be fourteen excellent brick business rooms in this place. Is there another town of no greater importance that can say as much? Middlebury speak up! For Sale or Trade. —One eightfaucet Soda Fountain. Everything complete and in good running order. Reason for selling, no room for one. J. Endley. Lightning Jerry, our foreman, started out the 4th to annex Canada and Mexico to the United States, but failed. He said the stuff that he was operating with was not exactly the right kind—

that it acted too much like dynamite. Walkerton has to ship her brick from afar off, and yet there is scarcely a limit to the building of brick business houses here. We would start brick-yards, but the soil here is a rich sandy loam, and therefore only useful for the raising of immense crops. J. Endley will move into his new store rouin next week, commencing Monday. It is decidedly the nicest fitted up room in the town of W alkerton. And for that matter, there are none in all this section of country that surpass it. It’s a great big daisy. Do vou remember that the embers of the great fire in AS alkerton last winter' had scarcely ceased to glare when the Independent told its readers that that conflagration would be the making of Walkerton? But a few months, comparativelv, have been sufficient to con firm the truth of the prediction.

1 here are fifty-seven business places in Walkerton. T here can be no better place on earth than this point for a grist-mill. Macy Monitor pleaso take notice: Huckleberry boom on and pickle season approaching, here and hereabouts. Now lot everybody go to work for the best interests of our town.—Mentone Gazette. Correct. Kill every last frog. M hen a town with the facilities that this one possess, s for becoming important gets such a start you might as well kick against the wind as to attempt to stop its growth. A cordial invitation is hereby extended to all the neighboring tow ns to come over and see the new brick buildings in M al ker ton, and also the piles of white brick for more. Girls earn as high as one dollar and eighty cents a day picking huckleberries at the great marsh, in Marshall and Starke counties. Girls, what’s the use working so hard? bustles are going out of date. “A fiery confederate colonel, Once wrote to a secession jolonel, ‘l’d devoutly give thanks, Could I see all the yanks Consigned to the regions infolonel.’” Exchanges may dilate all they please about the snakes at the huckleberry marsh—but they are sknaking piles of berries out of it just the same, and berries mean dollars, and dollars mean plenty to cat and to wear. The estimated quantity of huckle-. berries shipped from this point daily, at present, is placed at near two hundred bushels. This amount will increase considerably as the season advances. Most of the fruit is shipped to Chicago. Two to one that five-sixths of our exchanges who smile so blandly at the Walkerton huckleberry marsh haven’t an industry in or near their towns that affords them the revenue the marsh does this town. Gentlemen, you can’t smile down real solid, genuine prosperity. A change has been made in the Walkerton' schools. The primary has been divided into two departments—fii’st and second primary. The pupils of the latter will receive instruction for the present in the northeast room of the Presbyterian church, the School Board having rented it for a year for school purposes. Cora Mathews will be the teacher. Editors being supposed to know everything. besides a great many things that they don’t know, a gentleman asked us the other day how it would be after death, whether or not we would have a future existence. Why, certainly you will have a future existence. Does any one suppose for a minute that the Creator would permit delinquent subscribers to pass away from this earth never to have a future existence and thus defraud the long suffering editor? Nonsense! The School Board of this place met last, Wednesday and re-appointed the efficient corps of teachers of last year to take charge of the schools the coming year. They are as follows: A. 11. Barber, Principal; F. M. Hostetter, Upper Intermediate; J. P. Barnhart, Lower Intermediate; Minnie Platts, First Primary. In addition to the above the Board engaged Cora Mathews to take charge of the new department —the Second Primary. Talk about the rise and progress of this country! Four new states have been added, ’tis true; but there’s the bustle, which has added so much to the annals of fame in this country, is about to be crushed out. We are called upon this week to chronicle the death of Mrs. Mary Smith which occurred at her residence two miles southwest of North Liberty, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon on Tuesday of this week. Grandma Smith was in her 88th year. For the past two years she has been afflicted with cancer. About a year ago Dr. Varier, of North Liberty, assisted by Dr. Reece, of this place, removed the tumor, hoping to stay the progress of the disease. Temporary relief followed the operation; but last winter the malady reappeared, since which time she rapidly grew worse until death ended her suffering. The funeral was held at the M. E. church in North Liberty on Thursday at 10 o'clock. ■ A representative of the Independent

(they are always on the qui vive for the cream of the news) last Sunday wended his way through the burning sun and sandy desert, so to speak, lying between Walkerton and the camping grounds of the great huckleberry marsh, for the purpose of informing its numerous readers concerning the prospects and the doings at the famous resort. Numerous wooden shanties, tents, etc., had been erected aa boarding houses, saloons, “stores” aud the like for places of rendezvous and in which to du business legitimate, respectable and otherwise. The ambitious denizens of that little city of but three days’ growth, however, were doomed to disappointment, there being few visitors, and, therefore, but few* customers from whom to swell their exchequers. No churches had at that time been erected, neither had there been a Subbath-school organized. Our old friend Ed McCarty buys the berries of the industrious pickers.

Mr. Ross, Mr. Sullivan. Quarterly conference was held at the M. E. church last Monday morning, Elder Beck presiding. Attention is called to the ad. of Dr. Andrews, of Wauseon, Ohio, elsewhere in this paper. The Dr. will make regular trips to this place every month, commencing July 25. His headquarters will be at the Florence Hotel. Walkerton wants a grist-mill and wants it badly. A town without a gristmill is like an issue of the Mentone Gazette would be without a few paragraphs on frogs—far from being complete—as the editor of that paper evidently sees things. The prospects of securing a No. 1 grist-mill for this place are quite flattering at present, indeed. The citizens will ere long be called upon to contribute small sums for the purpose of moving the plant here. It is earnestly hoped that all will take an interest in this matter and each one contribute as much as his interests and means will permit. High license in Macy. What will the editor of the Monitor do if the saloons have to go?—Walkerton Independent. As we always have done—do without. By the way, Bro. Endley. what has become of the anticipated boom at Walkerton on the prospect of a great whortleberry crop? Is the crop a failure, or has the “Whortleberry Queen” abdicated her throne ami knocked the boom into “ pi? ” —Macy Monitor. The berries are in abundance; the boom is on, and the Queen reigneth supreme. S. L. Smith, the foolhardy editor who rushed into Mentone, started a paper and was going to run the Gazette out, which was well established and a good paper, in six months, was compelled to skip from that place in order to avoid the authorities from Springfield, Mo. They wanted him for forgery. Tn our judgment, the man who undertakes to run the Gazette out would better be free from all other bin lens and incumbrances. Below is a letter received by I). W. Place, who kindly handed it to ns for publication. The name, (). Wumper, was written on a little slip and placed inside of the printed letter, no name being signed to the letter. Why shouldn't Mr. O. Wumper have full confidence in our Mr, Place? The citizens of St. Joe county have had sufficient confidence in him to cleet and reelect him commissioner of this county. Mr. Place will not give you away, Mr. Wumper. Following is the letter . “Dear Sir . Judging you to be a man of business capacity in whom I can place confidence and also in a position to handle my Goods in safetv, I have concluded to write to you. If 1 have made a mistake let matters drop. My principle is ‘Never wrong a man who is willing to prove himself a friend.’ This business can bo carried on by anyone who will devote a little time and attention to it, and I guarantee that if you enter this with me, you will never regret it as long as yon live. My stock is 111 differ’ ent sizes, I's, 2's, s's and 10’s, and are as perfect as human skill can make them and can be easily disposed of; if you conclude to answer this letter and when I know yon mean business, I will then send you full terms and particulars, and I will endeavor to satisfy yon on every point, that if you are my friend, I will prove a true and lasting one to yon. Do you understand ? Remember, I want simply to convince you that I am just as I say, a friend to a friend. When you write be sure and send me your name and Post Office address, as I might lose the one I now

have before hearing from you again. I can and will help you out of any money troubles you may be in, and no one on the face of the earth need be the wiser unless you betray me. Remember, I do not ask one single dollar of you until you have seen my whole stock, pick out what you want and have the goods in your possession, then you can pay me; I alone manufacture these goods. Trusting that you will take no offense from the above and that we will become better acquainted, I remain, Yours Confidentially, T. S. Please answer promptly. The address on the inclosed slip was as follows: “O. Wumper, care of Cigar Store, 2G49 Sth Ave n N. Y. City.” If Mr. Wumper means that he has hay to sell he has struck the right man. But it scarcely looks as if he means hay. DR. JAQUES’ German worm cakes destroy worms and remove them from the system. Safe, pleasant and effective. HAPPY HOME BLOOD PURIFIER is the Peoples Popular Medicine for purifying the blood; preventing or curing Dyspepsia, Billiousness, Headache, Boils and all Fevers and Malarial Dis-

eases. Price 50 cents aud one dollar per bottle. Eilert Extract ok Tar & wild Cherry is a safe, reliable and pleasant remedy for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, and all 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 Emmert Proprietary Co., Chicago, 111, A Safe Investment. Is one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in. case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from our advertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Comsumption. It is guaranteed to bring relief *'in every case, when used for any affection of throat, lungs, or chest, such as consumption, inflamaticn of Dungs, bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, croup, etc., etc. It is pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and can always be depended upon. I ria. bottles free at J. Dudley’s drug store.

On the second page of the Independent we puldish Auditor Jones’ report of county revenues for the year ending May 31, 1889, St. Joseph county. Hundreds of bushels of huckleberries are being hauled to this piece every day for shipment. The crop is abundant, and it is estimated that over 500 pickers are engaged at the marsn in gathering the fruit. We have the same opinion of the person who will enter our residence unsolicited, pick up our gold-headed cane from off the piauo and carry it off, as wo do of the fellow who will “sock” himself down in our office uninvited, pick up exchangesand go to reading.—Macy Monitor. Yes, or the poor wretch who steals our heavy gold watch or our excellent good name. In re-appointing the old corps of teachers to take charge of the public schools the coining year the members of the School Board have shown good judgment. The teachers selected have been tried and not found wanting, and if their work gives as good satisfaction this year as it did last there will be no cause for complaint. 'The selection meets with general favor. The new “drunkard's law” in Minnesota, which lias just gone into effect, provides that whoever becomes intoxicated by voluntarily drinking intoxicating liquors shall be deemed guilty of the crime of drunkenness, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as follows : For the first offense a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than forty dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than forty days; for the second offense, by imprisonment for not less than thirty nor more than sixty days or by a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars; for flu- third and all subsequent ofbnscs, bv imprisonment of not less than sixty days nor more than ninety days. -LaPorte Herald. If Indiana had such a law, and then had officers who would enforce it to the letter, there would be less cause for adverse criticisms of the saloonists. Our legislatures, in their wisdom, authorize- men to sell liquors by making them pay heavy license, and in a place where there are two or more saloons, men can get intoxicated in spite of the saloonists. There arc plenty of men who get intoxicated and who are not habitual drunkards. Punish the man who g»‘ts drunk. Saloon men do not force their wares upon customers, Tow 11 Council. Tin town council met in regular robMun Wedm-sdiv evening, July ”, ’B9, with all members pH sent. The minutes of tile previous m eting were read ami approved. The certificatt of election of S. S. Cowan as trustee for the Third Ward was presented and accepted. On motion of W. A. Tank, seconded bv S. 8. Cowan. A. 11. Stevenson was made president of the new board. The following claims wore presented, passed and ordered paid : H. Brown, grading st rei't . ? 2.80 , R. P. Hollyday, lumber. 23.40 - F. Kellogg, hauling gravel 1.25 ' P Q. Nichols “ ’* ... 2.50 J. Platts, marshal's salary and st retd work 10.25 Treasurer’s report for June is as follows : Ree’d from street licenses. $ 3.00 Bal on hand Juno 5 . . 341.11

344.44 Less claims paid 40.00 301.14 On motion of S. S. Cowan, seconded by W. A. Tank. Geo. R. Wolfenbarger was allowed the privilege of running a shooting gallery on Avenue F. On motion of W. A. Tank, seconded by S. S. Cowan, the clerk was instructed to notify all propetty owners in the burnt district to build sidewalks in front of their property within fifteen days from date. The marshal was ordered to build cross walks from Thomas Jolly's to Henderson & Paul's property and from Henderson and Paul’s, to Jasper Devoe’s property in West Troy. Qu motion of S. S. Cowan, seconded by W. A. Tank, meeting adjourned. 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 when 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, ami a splendid new refrigerator in which to keep meat. Call and see Dan.

Monuments. Persons who are thinking of placing a monument or tombstone at the grave of their friends, cau be shown designs and prices at Vincent's furniture store. All work warranted to give satisfaction. UNCLE SAM’S CONDITION POwDEB will cure Distempers, Coughs, Colds, Fevers, and most of the diseases of which Horses, Cattle, Sheep. Hogs and Poultry are subject. Sold by all druggists. Mothers will find Dr. Winchell’s Teething Syrup just the medicine to have in the house for children; it will cure Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, and regulate the Bowels. Try it. Grand Army boys, as well as many others, will be interested in the following from Alex. B. Pope, Stewart. Tennessee, who is A. D. C., Commander Dep’t Tenn., and Ga. lie says; “y e have had an epidemic of whooping cough here, and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has been the only thing that has done any good.” There is no dantrer from whooping cough when tins remedy is freely used. 50 cent bottles for sale by J. F, Heid.

PERSONAL ITEMS. Dentist M. A. Schutt, of LaPorte, was greeting his friends hero on last Tuesday. Mrs. J. W. Brown, of Hamlet, was visiting friends here the latter part of last week. Mrs. Peterson, of Plymouth, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Townsend, of this place. Win. Hagenbuck and family, of Logansport, visited with D. W. Place and family this week. S. E. Koontz and sister, of near Walkerton, were visiting at Josiah Geiselman’s, Thursday.—Bremen Enquirer. Mrs. Lola Miller, of Garrett, has been making a visit of a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Leibolc, of this place. Frank Hostetter returned with his father from Washington Territory last Wednesday after an absence of about a month. They brought back with them 72 head of ponies which are for sale. A. J. Harris, a printer, of Battle Creek, Michigan, was visiting in this place during the past week with Irving Miller and family. He made this office a pleasant call during his stay here. Rev. Prentice, of Cromwell, Noble, county, Indiana, has been engaged by the Presbyterians of this place to take charge of their church as pastor. Mr. Prentice is an excellent sermonizer. We understand that he will move his family to this place in about six weeks. Mrs. Emma McMasters, of this place, has a memento of the Johnstown flood in the shape of a pair of car-rings and a breastpin sent to her by her husband who was on the site of the ill-fated city shortly after the flood. The jewelry was found on the body of an unknown woman who was drowned. NOTICE To my former patrons and citizens of Walkerton and vicinity — If you wish plate work done and chousetc favor me with your patronage, I will pay your fare on railroad from Walkerton and return. Will warrant work. M. A. ScHI TT, Dentist, LaPorte, Ind. Merit Wins. We desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Dr. King’s New Life Tills, Buckh n’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell as veil, or that have giv. such universal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, anti stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. J. Endley'a drug store. UNCLE SAM’S NERVE A- BONE LINIMEN 1' will relieve Sprains, Bruises, Neuralgia and Rheutnutism. Sold by all druggists, llucklcn’N Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhuum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give jierfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J. Endley There is nothing uncertain about the effects of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The fact is, it is the only preparation in the market that can always be depended upon, and that is pleasant and safe to take. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by J. F. R t id.

J.ENDLEY SELLS Chamberlain's Remedies. Cough Remedy 50c hot. for 33c Colic & Diarrhoea Cure, 50c. hot. lor 33c. Cathartic & Liver pills, 25c. box for 15c. Immediate Relief, 50c hot. 30c “ “ 25c u 18c .1. ENDLEY, Druggist. “c. B. TIBBETTS, Attoiney-at l.avv, Plymouth, Indiana. Special attention to settlement of estates.

Money to Loan At lowest rates—on long or short time. Call or write for terms. F. J. Smith, editor of the Ft. Abercumbie, Dakota, Herald, says: “The most wonderful medicine, I have ever met with, is Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. In ease of colic it gives speedy relief. On hunting trips I have found it indispensiblc. Put in alkali water, it imparts a pleasant taste and prevents the painful diarrhoea which alkali water produces. I could not feel safe without it in my house.” 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by J. F. Reid.

Some Foolish People Allow a cough to run until it gets beyond the reach 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 medicine called Kemp’s Balsam, which is sold on a positive guarantee to cure, they would immediately see the excellenteffect after taking the first dose. Price 50cts and sl. Trial size free. At all druggists. B. M. SEYBOLDIXTotary fiiDlic AND - Real Estate Agent. Also Insurance and Collecting Agent. All bnsncss entrusted in my hands will ptomptlj and urefuUV be attended to. lb’<”.^ : >> Fellows' -‘-u

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