St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 15, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 12 April 1890 — Page 4

®ljc Jnbcpenftcnt. A Local Newspaper, Non-Partisan. Entered at the WalKerton Postoilice nt second class nites. Subscrlptiou: For One Year .... . 81.50 For Six Months 76 For Three Months 40 Ifpaid promptly In ad vn m o n discount of 25 cents on the year will be allowed. XA cross marked with a bine pencil on the margin of your paper indicates that your term of subscription to this paper lias expired. J f you are in arrearages please settle at once, and notify us promptly if you wish lite paper continned. t WALKERTON. INDIANA, APR. 12.1890. The MeauvNt Mau. A Ken 'saw hotel keeper is said to be the meanest man in Nebraska. The story goes that a short time ago he was so sick that he needed watchers. A young butcher in that town was asked to sit up one night, and he readily consented to do so. Uis wife went with him to visit the hotel man’s wife. The landlord’s wife persuaded her to remain all night, occupying the bed, with her. In the morning, at their urgent solicitation, the butcher and his wife staid for breakfast. Some days afterward the butcher was surprised to have a bill for 75 cents presented to him by the landlord, who explained that 25 cents was for his wife’s lodging and 50 cents for their berakfasts on that occasion. They compromised by a discount of 10 cents.—Omaha Bee. The Morrill Pension Bill. The Morrill service-pension bill, on which the House committee on invalid pensions have agreed, provides : 1. For the pensioning at the rate of $8 per month of every man who served in the late war ninety days who is suffering from disability, whether received in the late war or since; (2) that every veteran shall receive a pension of $8 per month who is sixty-two years of age, and the widow of every soldier who is sixty-two years of age shall receive a pension of $8 per month; (3) the widow of every soldier without other means of support then her daily labor shall receive a pension of $8 per month. That is. every veteran who is suffering from disability, and every one who has reached the years when he is incapacited for full manual labor, every widow dependent upon her own labor, or sixty-two years of age, will be pensioned by the Morrill bill should it become a law. The only class not provided for are those who are yet in the prime of life and have suffered no disability. Whenever those who are now in that class suffer disability which incapacitates them for labor, or reach the age of sixty-two years, they will be pensioned at the same rate. By the Morrill bill the dependent feature of the bill which Mr. Cleveland vetoed, which has been objected to on the ground that the applicant must confess being a pauper is avoided. While its not the measure which many ex-soldiers ask for, it is the most liberal pension bill that ever had the sanction of a committee of Congress, and one which provides relief for every one who has moral or legal claim upon the government for a pension. While many will be disappointed, they must, when they come to consider the matter with intelligence and candor, come to the conclusion that it is the most liberal and appreciative measure that Congress can enact. —Indianapolis Journal. The supreme court of New York have just decided that it is constitutional for the State to kill a man, convicted according to law, by the application of electricity, instead of hanging him by the means of a rope, and breaking his neck, or strangling him to death. The victim is placed in an easy chair, bis feet are placed against an iron footrest fully charged, his hads are fastened in charged clamps, and when the current is turned on the shock is so great he is supposed to die instantly. So long as the country tolerates capital punishment probably the most humane and expeditious manner of inflicting it is by electricity.—Plymouth Democrat. The above sounds very much as though Editor McDonald is opposed to capital punishment. In onr way of thinking, the most humane manner of inflicting it would be the chloroform route. The sensation produced by chloroform is quite pleasing, and lots of worthless scalawags, whom the world would bo better off without, would do things just to experience the sensation, and the world thus freed from such burdens. By all means, advocate killing with chloroform. Rev. Lewis repeatedly states in all his sermons that the departed wicked surely go to hell. Whether the reverend gentleman means that hell is an unhappy condition merely of the departed wicked, or whether he means that it is a sea of brimstone on fire heated to seven hundred degrees above zero, the writer wotteth not. The New Albany Tribune’s sledge hammer keeps right on swinging. The vis a tergo is powerful.

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DONALDSON. John V iuteseH moved to town last Monday. Jim Hill will move to Walkerton next, week, Jim is n painter of no little worth. Miss Dell Uncapber is visiting her sister Mrs. S. C. Rineburt. I lie Misses Lihbie Rinehart and Alice Rensberger of Walkerton, visited with friends here’last Tuesday. Grandma O'Keefe is quite sick, and lift expected to recover, general debility and old age is the cause. Died, Ephriam, infant son of Charles and Alma Johnson, April 5, 18*10, aged 3 months and 11 days' The funeral occurred last Tuesday nt 2 p. in. nt the Swedish church north of town. John K«ltz, Charley Petereon and Jack Ditto all Sundayed with their respective parents, remaining over until after the election. Our election last Monday was the quietest held in this township for many years our workers being earnest and faithful in their efforts, the result being almost a complete democratic victory, the republicans securing two road supervisors only. The official count was ns follows: Trustee, S- 11. Joseph, (Dem.) 208; E<L Sowera, [Rep,] 154; Joseph’s plurality 51. Assessor, Chas. Zumbaugh, [Dem.] 222, Mils Pierson, (Rep.) 135, Zumbnugh’s plurality, 87; Justice of the Prace, 8. S. Unger, (Dem.) 219, Conelious Tuttle, (Rep.) 144, Unger’s plurality, 75, Os seven road supervisors elected, five were democrats and two republicans. MOUNT VERNON. Hurrah for the Prohibiiionists: Will Whitinger was in this vicinity on business on Friday of last week: Mrs. Harry Ralston returned to her home in Chicago last week. The Mount Vernon Literary society convened at the usual place and hour on last Saturday evening, the necessary business was attended to in due form, and, after rendering a pleasing program, the meeting was adjourned for the seasonMrs. I). C, Swartz returned homo last Friday, accompanied by her mother, who has so far recovered as to be able to travel, and wlio will remain in this vicinity fur an indefinite time, Mrs. Bernard McCabe, who has been visiting in South Chicago for a short time returned home last Monday. J. L. Hargrave has gone to Chicago, and expects to stay there during the summer. The Mount Vernon school closed last Friday. Johnny Gilder wns out to bis farm last week, on a tour of inspection we presume. Elmer Koontz is clerking for P. C. Woodworth. Tkebok LA PAZ. Mrs. William Forsyth, who lived about two miles east of this place, died last Saturday, April sth at 5 a. m., after a lingering sicknes of several months. She was an excellent Christian mother. She endured her affliction with great patience and was ready for her departure when the Muster called. Her age was not quite 43 years. She leaves a sorrowing husband and five children, one son and four daughters, to mourn the loss of their dearest friend on earth, but we trust that they have the comfortable assurance that thenloss is her gain, The friends and neighbors till deeply sympathize with the bereaved family. The funeral was preached last Sunday to a large congregation at the Fairmount U. B. church, four miles south of this place, by Mrs. Lizzie McCormack, of lowa. The remains were deposited in the cemetery near by. Mrs- Lizzie McCormick, who held a series of meetings here some weeks ago, returned to this plaee on last Thursday. Mr. Mart, of Illinois, a very old gentleman, is visiting his daughters, Mrs. S. C. Hostetter, and Mrs. Marshall Kirkley. Miss Etta Jamison, who went to visit relatives near Union Mills on lust Saturday. has returned. Bible reading next Sunday at 3 p, in. Subject. ‘‘Contrast between Christians and the world.” The Rev. Lewis was in town on Tuesday. He wore a bran new suit of clothes. WalKerton surely treats him well. J, M. Schroeder, our teacher, moved his family from here onto his farm in Polk township. We are sorry to lose Mr. Schrader, as a citizen of this place. Jacob Rothenberger will deliver a lecture on ‘‘The responsibility of patrons and teachers, on next Sunday at 10;34 a- m. at the brick school house near John Thomas’s. Trustee’s Notice. Samuel F. Hoss, Trustee of Lincoln Township, hereby gives notice that he will e in his office at the store of Ross & Bose on Wednesday of each weeK for the transaction of township business. v 11N o 4 i y i

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Tho Democrats seem to have been about in Indiana Monday, and made their presence manifest at the polls. At Columbus tho g. o. p. got there by increased majorities and probably have the majority of trustees in the county. Thore were some republican gains also in Adams county but Decatur got in a ! new dem. trustee. The dominies rolled I up gains in Benton county and added i on trustee to their list. There was a । republican gain of a trustee in Blackford county but Hartford City whopped over into dem^- ranks. Os course everything was democratic in Allen county. Things in Boone county didn’t change much, and pugilist Corey is , still nt largo. Brazil went for reps, i but Clay county was light and little : changed. . The dummies turned things over and captured Frankfort, as well ns , Clinton county. Decatur county is | generally republican, but the ins. get five out of nine trustees. Logansport went democratic, while republicangained in the county. The denis, swept Evansville in great style and as a consequence reps, charge vote buying, fraud and everything in the category. Republicans made a slight gain in Washington. Fountain county returned democratic victory. Republican majorities in Muncie fell off 600. Things didn't change much in Henry county. Howard county looks decidedly republican, with gain of three trustees. Dems, gain two trustees in Johnson county. The unwashed had a little the best of it in LaPorte county. Democrats lost in Martin county but still have the most trustees. Peru democrats gained and county looks same way, and they got in their work on Montgomery county also. Morgan county didn’t change much, though vote was big. Rush county was held about level in a hard fight. All Scott county townships democratic but one. Reps, were walked on at Lafayette. In county dem. votes for justice may be thrown out because they contain too many names. Slight rep. gains in Union county. Democrats gained at Terrie Haute, Wabash county, always republican, didn’t change any. Repubs, have gains in Washington county and think that they have six of the 14 trustees. Deminies gained two trustees in Jennings county and five in Fulton. More dem, gains in LaGrange county, and four more in Madison, and they had a clean sweep in Floyd. Things are democratic in Clark county, as well as in Whitley, ' and also in Dubois. -Indianapolis Suu.

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