St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 28, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 January 1891 — Page 4

’ .yaMiwxMgtjngMUMa oUje ^nDcpcn^nt. A Local Newspaper, Non-Partisan. Entered at the WalKerton Postoliiee at second-class rates. St m TL> s' c i* i jo t i o x*.: For One Year .... . 81.50 For Six Months 75 For Three Months 40 If pan! promptly in advance a discount of 25 cents on the year w ill be allowed. X A cross marked with a blue pencil on the margin of your paper indicates that vour term of subscription to this paper lias expired. If you are in arrearages please settle at. once, and notify us promptly if you wish the paper continued. WALKERTON. INDIANA, Jan. 17, 1891. THE BOSTON Un Wi ifc Will be headquarters for Tfry Goods, Fancy Goods and Notions. We kindly invite one and all the reade s of this paper, when in our city to visit our store ami see our immense stock of Muslins, Sheetings, Calicoes, Canton Flannels, Linens, Table Damasks. Blankets, Comforters, Bed and White Flannels, Cass i meres, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Rucliings, Ribbons, Yarns, Corsets, Coats, Shawls, Jackets and Notions. In all these departments during the New Year, t will be our aim to maintain the already estabished reputation of our store and even strive to win further confidence by giving none but the B est Goods for the Lowest Cash Prices. Dress Goods! We are told every day by our customers that our Dress Goods Department has the nicest, best and nobbiest line in the city When in need of any Dress Fabries at all. w e kindly invite you to come and inspect our line first and learn our LOW PRICES. CHILLAS, ADLER & COBLE. 127 South Michigan St. SOUTH BEND, IND. The Leaders of Low Prices. Al Trout, of Columbia City, was shot and killed after kicking in the door of a house of ill shape in that town. Elenor Sterling did the shooting. Al was drunk. Al is dead. TEEGARDEN. Samuel Freed, of Elkhart, is visiting relatives here. William Sbeaks had quite a runaway the other day. Result, a broken cart and harness. We notice that the teacher at the Barber school has a U. S. flag erected over his school house. William Rufe, of Wakarusa, is visiting I With relatives here. Geo. Dolph, Joe Bowers ami Maj. Me- i Combs, were attending the show here Tuesday night. The trial between Koontz and Leiby resulted in a victory for Koontz. Leiby left with the gun. A. Hanson made a business trip to Bremen, Tuesday. James W- Falconbury has been visiting his son at Bourbon. H. W. Ford is running his saw mill day and night. Mrs. D. M. Barber and Mrs. Hattie Rickie were visiting in Starke at their grandparents’, over Sunday. Jqseph Bowers had bis watch stolen. James Falconbury has received a pension of $6 per month. Thomas Hornsbee has given up his intentions of getting married. Mrs. Dr. Neville, who lias been visiting in Chicago, has returned home. Mr. Mead, who has been visiting at Maxinkuckee fur some time, has returned ■ , home. E Starke county was out in full force on our streets, Monday. J. J. I.

GRO VERTOWN. Ed Shafter and wife, of Elkhar* visited with friends a portion of this wee> Chas. Goppert, who has been visiting wiili friends and relatives here for some time, returned to his home in Junction City, Kansas, last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Stun Sult, of Piereeton, Ind., are spending a few days here visiting with Sam’s brother, Abe. Say, Mr^ Editor, why don’t yon put your shoulder to the wheel and help matters all you can? [ Don’t follow our example but follow our precepts.— Editor.] Miss Cuba Uncapher, whose illness we mentioned last week, passed away at the home of her uncle, Rev. Harris Butler in Logansport, Ind. Nearly a week before her death she became unconscious and remained so until her death. Cuba was a Christian, noted tor her kindness and benevolence. Her age was 13 years, If months and two days. Ihe funeral services were conducted by Rev. Snepp, of Bourbon. The remains were buried in the LUcupher cemetery just north of towi) - • Chase. LA PAZ. .Elder Jacob Cripe, of South Bend, preached at the Claybaltph school house, on Saturday night and Monday night. The Rev. Brown did not materialize at j this place, on last Sunday night. J. Rothenberger preached at the Winn 1 school house, two miles southeast of Lake- ! 1 ville, on last Sunday evening. H A. Shafter ami John Forsyth are buying calves and poultry. They toon in 975 lbs. ' of chickens yesterday. ' A. Shaffer received quite a lot of new goods this morning. He has the finest ’ stock of candies in town. ' r r I he measles have about played out. Great quantities of ice are being hauled here from the Lake of the Woods. 11 Mr. Good, of Nappanee, is buying large I quantities of timber. Ho has quite a num- 1 ■ ber of teams engaged in hanling saw logs ’ < and wood. The logs me being hauled to Linebaek's j saw mill, and the wood to LaPaz June- f tion and Harris Station. Mr. Gregg is getting quite a largo quantity of stave and heading timber. The f roads have been unusually good for this 1 time of year. W. L. Johnson and Milt White are 1 still buying hogs and sheep. Ed Brooke, of the Plymouth Republican, paid our town a visit to-day. Vinedresser. (

CLEARING SALE! GREAT SLAUGHTER We will commence on SATURDAY, JAN. 17, and continue until FEBSURARY Ist, to close out onr Fall and Winter lin of Goods: Ladies' Hoods one=half off, “ SHrts “ •• Kelts 7-4 “ “ Mufflers 1-2 “ “ Silk Handkerchiefs I=4 off, “ Corsets, “ Linen collars, jc. worth 10 to 25c. “ Lace “ choice 15, 25 to 12 yards of Gingham for one dollar, worth $1.50. All our 6,7 and 8 cent calico at 5 cents. WOOL BLANKETS 1-4 OFF H off on all our Wool Underwear, Lace Curtains off. GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS! | off on all onr White Shirts, Fancy Flannel, Outing Flannel and Flannel, Neckties, etc. Our Boots and Shoes are bargains, as usual. Glassware and Queensware must go at prices to suit our customers. PHILADELPHIA STORE.

NORTH LIBERTY. Several parties here are preparing to lay in a stock of ice. W. S. A hittaker has recently overhauled and re-furnished the Empire house and is prepared to accommodate the traveling public. Give him a call. Born, on Tuesday morning, Jan. 6, to the wile of L. A. Pointer, a fine boy. The Rev. Scott, of LaPorte. filled his regular appointment at St. Philips’ church on I uesday evening, Jan. 13. Steven Bain is encaged in building a large addition to his residence in this vil~ lage. Thomas O'Connor has recently had his pension increased from four to eight dollars per month by the government. Ihe Episcopal Aid Society .net at the home of 'Mrs. \\ m. F. Hoffman, on last I hursday afternoon. A goodly number were in attendance. Jacob Geiger, a former resident of this place, now residing in Ohio, was here a few days ago on business. The residence c r Eli Kaser, situated seven miles southeast of this-place, was totally consumed by fire, last Saturday, with all the contents in the second story. Causo supposetTto haye been J. w. Maxey and wife, o .f Plymouth, visited Geo. R. blood and family, lecently. A social party was given at the residence of \ . S. Buln. last Saturday evening- The young people had a very pleasant time. Several of our citizens have subscribed very liberally to the Montpelier A Chicago R R. fund, during the past week. ( has. lluntoon, the veteran commercial traveler. v>ited our merchants here, last Tuesday. 4 He inform us that hR son is gradually declining in health ami can survive but n short time. For fire, life and live stock insurance and notary public work, see Geo R. FloodI iie Rev. \\ illiam B. Warren is engag'd in conducting a series of meetings at the Sumption Prairie M. E. church. Isaac Wright, of Union township. will become a resident of North Liberty in a few weeks. The population of the United States according to the eleventh censusaa finally determined is 62,622,250. DM-CUNNINGHAM-Attorney at Law* South Bend- IndODD FELLOWS BLK. ROOM 10.

Roots Mill, I SAM’L KOONTZ, JR., Prop’r. NEW MACHINERY! We have recently placed in our mill aD entire new outfit of machinery—the g, ystone Four Roller Process, which s a capacity of Forty Barrels per j, y. We are manufacturing us line nI article of FLOUR a£ can be found in the market. Makes More Bread, u 1 ’And Better Diead, ^tan any other brands on the market. flour can be ba^ fit mill or of retail jailers. Custom grinding a specialty. SAMUEL KOONTZ. JR. [ Ilß'Sl M ■Valkerton, Ixd. in J^ATIO NELSON, Pros., ■mi • A 1 \\ < )( >l\ C’nsli ior. I o 4 general banking business, buy ami Ml exchange. Accounts of corporat: bits and individuals solicited. ■’REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE. I 1 w acres, 1} miles from Walkerton, wet Improved, for sale on terms to suit purchaser. 1J 0 acre , 1 miles from Knox, ImL Ter os oLe-mui down, balance in <asv pay; Hunts. H pae and lot; house of 9 rooms, gooi cellar, cistern and well. Pi ice ami cnas reasonable. Lisil estate loans made on long time a. lowest rate of interest. ( all on, oi . -1^ Horatio Nelson, Commercial 4?ank. ■— ■— M — J^s. Shoemaker Justice of the Peace. Oflii ein Hudelmyer block up stairs, colb ctions promptly attended too. Also si licitor of pensions with Dr. Lopp, of fl e firm of KnelHar N Lopp, of Indiailipolis, Ind. Will be at my office - V. t| • Sat .ir.kiy. J. R. ABNER, S’liysicinn aid Surgeon, GROVERHiwN, INI). Office in residence. SILAS GEOIfGIR JUSTICE 01-' THE PEACE. WALKERTON, IND. Prompt nttention given to collections Office in Rensberger's blocK, upstairs Q B. TLBB ETTS, Alioi iiej -at-l Law, Ply inoudi, M Endiarsa. Special attention to settlement of j Money to Loan Atpowest rates —on long or short time Cap or write for terms. 'trover bros., p i - p' I i Pc/ o W- 5 4®^ \// -• liVpairing of Watches. Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles and Sewing Machines. Sixteen yenrs experience and all work warranted. In McDaniel’s Express Office. "N/V1 Is.ox-to XX, T-m r l

THE Pfflfflß. i Having severed mg connection with the merchant tailor- ■ ing establishment of T. J. J olJe, wish to announce to ihe public that 1 have fitted up a shop in the Hudelmyer block . upstairs, for the purpose of making pantaloons. Shall devote nig entire time to making Pantaloons! Hnd to Cleaning and Repairing of MEN’S WEARING APPAREL I solicit a share of your patron--1 age, and guarantee perfect satisfac- . tion. : D. M. PETRIE. Everything in the Dry Goods Line, at the c-OJUIG • ->J Jnq ‘ STEPHS STORE (K Best Goods! Lowest Prices! We Challenge a Comparison of Goods aud Prices! We lead them all! You W Save Money! By trading- with us. We always carry a full line of Hass ano. Q,ueensware, choice Family Groceries, Flour, Feed, etc. D W BEALL & u;. Dealers In LIVE HIDES, STOCK PELTS, And Meats of al Kinds. We I.a idle the Retsof MiningCo.’s ROCK LUMP SALT, for Stock.