St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 26, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 January 1891 — Page 4

JniicpcnDcnt. A Local Newspaper, Non-Partisan. Entered at the WulKerton Postoflice at second-class rates. IBu.'kjscriptioxii PorOneYear .... . St.6o For Six Months 75 For Three Months 40 Ilf paid pumptly in advance a discount of 25 cents on the year will be allowed. A r A cross marked with a blue pencil on the ^V. margin of your p< ner indicates that vour term of subscription to this paper has expiredJf you are in arrearages please settle at once, and potify us promptly if you wish the paper continued. WALKERTON. INDIANA, Jan. 3 ISJI. AT THE BOSTON Dry Gils store. This is your best time to buy blankets because we are getting ?eady for inventory and must reduce our Stock- In order to do this we have made sweeping reductions in this department. 300 pairs of Grey and White Blankets, Which usually sell for 51.25 a pair, our price now 75 cents a pair. Two cases more of 10-4 White & Grey Blankets worth St 50 a pair; in order to close we will sell them S 1 IW pahGrey Blankets. One ease of extra heavy blankets, worth 51.75 a pair, opr price only $1 25 a pair. Ju-4 grey blapkots worth s2.bo, now $2.00 a pat* “ “ 2,75. ” 2.25 *• » B nq t .. 2.50 A SPECIAL BARGAIN! We bought one moye cgse of the best grey

aw? p»iOA»p jno.C jps.Cra ^Jinqsu Wliite'Blankets, Ip tips line we offer the best vatues ever shown }Q-4 white blankets worth s’.oo now 1.50 " 2,50 “ 2.00 *’ ” 3.(10 “■ 2.50 IH « 4.50 *• 3.50 114 " 5.Q0 “ 4.5 Comforters I Comforters! When in search of a good'thing In comforter We would kindly invite one and all to inspect our line, as they are better piade and cheaper Iha:* found elsewhere. CHILLAS, ADLER & COBLE.

127 South Michigan St, SOUTH BEND, IND. The Leaders of Low Prices. la PAZ. There have been several weddings in this town and vicinity lately. Look out for cold weather. 1 °1 St. Joseph county, 1 11 xdu n

»v. were married on Wednesday, 24th inst. id the house of Jonathan Burger, uncle of the bride, by the Rev. J. H. Palmer. \V e Wish the couple a happy voyage over life's tempestuous sea. On Saturday, the 20th inst-., William Drew, of this place, was linked to Maggie Abrams, by Dr, Denniston, J. P. On Sunday, the 21st inst., Mr. Buff McBride and Miss Emma Zyntz were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony by Elder John Knisely. We wish them much joy and a long and happy life. The Christmas entertainments at the Advent church, south of town, on Christmas eve., and at the W. M. church of this place, on Christmas night, were a success. '1 he exercises at beth places Were quite interesting, Your correspondent attended both. At the Advent the Superintendent* Charles Kanaiy, ypceived, as a present horn the school, a beautiful copy of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, All the teachers received nice presents from their classes, pnd the classes from their teachers, The exercises consisted of good music, dia-s log Hes and declamations, by classes and members of the school, The house was comfortably filled with an appreciative audience, though quite a number of th e members of the school were sick with measles. They were not forgotten, however, 1 he LaPaz school had a nice Christmas life a ud a beautiful evergreen arch hung

lull of nice presents. Every member of the school received presents, The Rev, I>, C, Linville made the opening prayer, Mrs. Mike Seltenright presi led at the orgar, The exercises consisted of choice music and recitations, The house, whose seating capacity is 500, was densely crowded, All the isles were tilled. LaPaz has a citizen of very unenviable reputation, by the name of Jeff Nicholsit is reported that he whips his wife nearly everyday; kicksand cuffs her, and doe s not provide for his family as a husband at;d father ought to do. There was some talk of raising a crowd of men, taking him out of his house, and giving him a good licking, but from some cause they failed to do so. There ought to be something done wil^j^ Tb^^^tsbion, d whipping p - DUg j case. L Wd atn frT7inger and ^^r AV hiUiker have dissolved partnership, Mr. Trisinger continuing business alone. Vinepresser. ISLAND ITEMS. William Beatty has his new burn completed, The Dare school closed Dec- 15 on account of the sickness of the teacher, Adam Arnold expects to move up near South Bend in the spring. Sorry to lose so good neighbors and citizens as Mr. and Mrs. Arnold. Seyeral of our Island people have been complaining of having something like the grip in a light form. Miss Collie Blaine is home during the holiday vacation. Rumor has it that George Henry, r. wealthy farmer of the Island, is making preparations to move to Walkerton in the spring. Whether Mr. Henry expects to go into business or not we are not üble to say, but predict that he will. George Ilarmison has beca making some necessary improvements around his premises "which make things look up. Mrs. Hepler, of Nappanee, sister of Mull brothers, of she Island, has been quite si< k for a few days past, but is much belter at this writing- - Wednesday. Charley McCarty received, a few days ago, a pair of full blooded Shepherd pups. They are fine ones. School commenced last Monday after ■ vacation.

- 103 I 'ast Wednesday- The way (I'Tl slicks rfeW was terrible. G- Smith, wife upd daughter, of South Chicago, are visiting with relatives on the Island. George is fat as ever. The entertainment at the Island church Christmas eve. was well patronized and Santa Claus made the little ones happy with candy. The proceeds amounted to about twenty dollars. The play was an honor to the young people of this place. OBITUaIIY. James Murray, deceased, was born in Ohio, July 16, 1814. Was married to Hannah Hepler, Febturary 16, 1836moved to Bremen, Ind., in the fall of 1840 i from there to the Island in 1874, ’.-.here he has since resided, up to the time of his death. He died Dec. 19, 1890, aged 76

years, 5 months and 3 days. Ite united with the Lutheran church in August, 1855, of which he has been a faithful memberHe leaves p wife, five brothers and two sisters to mourn bis loss. The funeral ser-. vices were held at the residence, Rev. Mattox, of the U. B. church, officiating--I’ext, 2nd Corinthians, Ist verse. Some forty teams followed the remains to the Walkerton cemetery where they were tenderly laid to rest, there to await the reaur^ reclion morn. Uncle Jimmy Murray, as he was familiarly called, was an honest upright citizen, a good neighbor and was’ respected by pH. His loss wjll be deeply felt by his coinpanipn, who is getting quite feeble. May she live and die in the same faith and meet him on the other shore-

Dock. _ TEEGARDEN. Miss Mary Williams and brother are visUmg relatives in the southern part of this state. Henry Berryman, of Elkhart, is visiting \vith W. S. Williams’ family. John Gensiugey was visiting relatives ip Wellsboro over Sunday, Miss Valeria Rethermau and brother were visiting in Elkhart Saturday and Sunday. J. Kinney is again assisting in the blacksmith shop here. John Quaintance and wife., of Michigan, are visiting with F. L. Johnson. V hep Bert Slieaks is appointed floor manager pt a dance, be believes in having order. '1 hut is right, Bert, Joe, stop y O u r hunting on Sunday. Married. —Charles Brown and Elizabeth Loinsbee. A e wish them success in life John Lmuille and Miss Emma Grimm were married New Year's eve. Joy and success to you, John. ' Ige neighbors gave John Forsythe a surpiise on New Year’s evening, it being his birthday. AJI report a good time. (ur barber shop has again changed hands. Robert J. Fowler is our perma- j nentbarber now. Ihe lawsuit here Tuesday between t Koontz a t Lyiby, about a gun, resulted, I

T ~ disastrously for Koontz. W. Aldrich is assisting J. Linville in his office. JjL Miss Lizzie Wolfe is visiting friends in Elkhart. *” 1 ' Chailes Wallace, of near Tyner, came to Teagarden the other day, and when starting for home his team ran away injuring him quite severely; he is better at presentEugene Skinner is at home visiting his family during the holidays. Arthur Johnson is still looking for the lost boy. ' Horace Sheets has purchased one of B’ Teeple’s vacant houses and moved it onto his farm. It will be occupied by. Ge< J Sheets. The winked Ind in nni spells bible with a little “b”! That will 1 Eddie Brooke, of the Plymouth Republican, again. If the reports are to be relied upon not far from one hundred men, Indians and soldiers, were killed in the fights which occurred Monday and Tuesday mornings. A call for a conference of the prohibitionists of Illinois declares that the two old political parlies aro no good, and are therefore no longer needed by the people. Ex Governor St John, of Kansas, will be the principal speaker. An Illinois woman has named her twin daughters Gasoline and Kerosene. —Ex. The old man’s name is probably Peter Iloleum.—Boston Commercial Bulletin. The man who marries into that family will strike oil. Cape Cod Item. We hope the babies will grow up a parafine girls.— Boston Herald. Such a family ought to be able to keep the domestic machinery in good running order.—New York Mercury. Everything is bound to bo oil right with that family.—Laporte Herald. That’s all cos-Molino, 111., is where they were born. Here is a case in point for Mix Endlev of the Walkerton Independents and we would like him to tell bis remM's what ought to be done with a women of the kind: Last Tuesday, Mary lElenuor ■jta^u'v was hangmUn the ’• 1 < w,.. < jid mt

was a murderess f|7BUI9AOUI ,av-l ing filled a woman'iHßd £' b- pin the wife and child of her paramo'^c Sho was 24 years of age, and is snidßS have been one of tho most LeaulifuFwonwu whose neck was ever encircled, by tho hangman s noose. Prominent men and women tried to have her sentence commuted, but with out avail. On the gallows she confessed that the sentence was just.—Nappanee News. Ah ! So prominent men and women did try to have her sentence commuted, did they! What for? If they were prominent mon and women” there opinions and beliefs in such matters ought to have at least some weight, and all of which goes to prove that a doubt existed in themindsof those “prominent men and women” as to the right to hang tho woman. What did her con-

session as to the justness or unjustness of the proceedure in the premises amount to? Her brain was at least confused or she never would have committed the murder, and therefore her statement relative to the matter worthless. Imprisonment for life is the punishment she should have received. Ibat s us, every day in the week. We looked for Editor Brooke, of the Plymouth Republican, to jump ns for spelling”bible” with a little “b.” But we have the same rigid to use the little b that others have. Me have the same right to use a little “g” in spelling gospel that others have; the same right to spell democrat, republican, congress, and various other words » with small letters that others have, ®»d which is contrary to time-honored ppictice. 1 lie question is, is there r^y difference whether yon use capitals or*not in spell-

ing such words, unless at the beginning of a sentence or a direct quotation ? You are aware, Brother Brook e, or should be, that authors tell us to capitalize democrat, republican, state, president, devil, etc., etc., justaspositiveley as they tell us to capitalize “bible.” hy do authors say that the foregoing words “should” be capitalized? Just because, and that’s the end of it. We find that such a profuse use of capital letters has been abandoned by, perhaps, the majority of the best of qualified editors, and also that punctuation has received its share of culling. Commas don’t fly pg thickly as they did some time qgo. But few editors of newspapers use the full complement of oommas in these days of high prices. The New York Express, an abl v edited paper, never thinks of pointing off short phrases or clauses occurring Tn . sentence, using the comma almost exclusively in long and bungling sentences in which it ■ would be difficult for the reader to separate the subject from the predicate. For instance, it would write the following setence: Eddie Brooke the Sunday school teacher of Plymouth, is not . an excellent teacher but a prime good Boy, etc., etc. j

Kite’s Mill, i SAM’L KOONTZ, JR., Prop’r. NEW MACHINERY! We have recently placed in our mill an entire new outfit of machinery—the Keystone Four Roller Process, which has a capacity of Forty Barrels per day. We aro manufacturing as fine an article of FLOUR as can be found in the market. Makes More Bread, And Better Bread, Than any other brands on the market. Our flour can be had at mill or of retail dealers. Custom grinding a specialty. SAMUEL KOONTZ- JRtirtTfi Walkerton, Ind. HORATIO NEI.soN, p n . 8 „ XV. .1, ATWOOD, CaHhier. Do a general banking business, buy and sell exchange. Acoonuts of corporations and indiiidnals solicite d. REAL ESTATE. A good 160 acre stock farm, well stocked, with a good paying business in connection, for sale on easy terms. Parties desiring to buy or sell real estate will do well to call on ad-

‘— .. 11-1-Com niercmß® o-M t i nmngham. .'lttornejj at Late, South Bend, IndODD FELLOWS BLK. ROOM 10. Jas. Shoemaker Justice of the Peace. Office in Hndohnyer block up stairs, collections promptly attended too. Also solicitor of pensions with Dr. Lopp of the firm of Km-filar A Lopp. of l u . dianapolis, Ind. Will be at mv office every Saturday.

J- R. /\BNER, Pli^siciun Rid Surgeon. GRGVERTOwN, end. Oilice in residence. SILAS GEORGE, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. WALKERTON, IND. Biompf attention given to collections Olhce m llensberger’s bloc-K, upstairs c. B. TIBB ETTS, Atloi ney g’jj tnomii, Indiana. Special attention to settlement of ’

estates. Money to Loan At lowest rates—on long or short time Call or write for terms. TROYER BROS., -- X !, Y"4. \ / < 1 .- IS t J ■V.' v ''Y V/ th pairing’ of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles and Sewing Machines, Sixt«e.n years e e.rxc.e all worlc warranted. In McDaniel’s Express Office. "Wails-crton, Xnd,

: : , ——— —l. _ . ■ THE PAimTHRIUM. ,/ . . / Having seuered my connection with the merchant tailoring establishment of T. J. 11 olje, wish to announce to the public that I have jilted up a shop in the 11 udelmyer block, upstairs, for the purpose of making pantaloons. Shall devote my entire time to making Pantaloons I Mud to Cleaning and liepairing of — — WEARING APPAREL. I solicit a share of your patronage, and guarantee perfect satisfaction. D. M. PETRIE. rw in m, w , 11,1, .| —aw— Everything in the 1 *. Dry Goods ' tt ... , „ . .. T T- , 01 Line, at the ; STEPHENS STORE CO.’S. / |O-' r Best Goods! Lowest Prie^j f We Challenge a Comparison el Gimms and " Prictc! We lead -them Yoh W Si Mow! i s H By trading with nsTM E > in; eqs A € We always carry a full line of Glass and Queensware, choice Fam- S ily Groceries, Flour, Feed, etc. ” B— xamswi i■ . jm- jm »- t ■ ■■■ ■■ !■ ■ ,igv.n „।_lm i■ B j ary zvm 3eA._iL & CO ' z 3 ™* v-X/j Xj;uno3 Dealers In *^h|[Bped! _ J9Q B I LIVE HIDES STOCK • JIM • 3IUO ^ 1 °PELI UMO Ja ’ puß And Meats of al Kinds. We handle the Retsof MiniugCo.’s KOCK LUM? SALT, for Stock.