St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 17, Number 23, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 December 1891 — Page 5

Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by the Stephens Store Co. Eggs ~ 20 Butter 16 Lard 7 Green Hides 4 Potatoes 3d Corn, new 38 to 40Clover Seed. .. $4.50 to 4.75 Wheat, $2 Oats Beans 140 Rye 7 LOCAL NEWS. Nice center tables at Vincent’s Buy your trunks and valises of T. J. Wolfe. His stock is complete. 50 cents buys the best unlaundried shirt in the town, at T. J. Wolfe’s. To Exchange.—A residence lot for a horse. Dr. J- W. Arlington. Unfailing in effects, always reliable, pure and harmless, is Simmons Liver Regulator. Rev. Henry McCool will preach at J^BH^Sbyterian church Sunday night. ' The public cordially invited. Ladies’, Misses’ and children’s cloaks are being sold way down at Noah Rensberger’s, in Bender's block. J. W. Arlington, M. D. Office one block east of Vincent’s furniture store. Calls answered promptly, night or day. Neck chains, watch chains, bracelets, cuff buttons and everything in the jewelry line at the Stephens Store Co.’s. The Beatty felt boot factory, of Mishawaka, suffered a SIO,OOO loss by fire and water on Thursday morning of last week. We have a large number of delinquents on our list who must pay up or be cut off. We can't afford to carry such a burden. O. F. Towsend’s barber shop fairly shines, as the result of a general overhauling and the magic touch of the painter’s brush. Trade in the mercantile line is comparatively at a standstill on account of the soft weather. A cold snap would revive things amazingly. On account of getting out the paper a day earlier this week our correspondence did not reach us in time for publication in this issue. Nickle pebble glasses, formerly $1.50, now 50 cents. Gold royal alloy _ glasses, formerly sold at $2.50, now $1.50. Stephens Stoke Co. Fok Sale.—Two good top buggies, one brand new; one ,7^’ :in d « posriqe naan yn>set of single harn^y^j 1 M«S. J. r. Endi-KY. Postmaster Goit is giving the postoffice a general overhauling and fixing up. The latest improvement is a second story which he is adding to the mail boxes. The republican county central committee was organized at South Bend. Wednesday, for the year ’92. Messrs. 01. Fulmer and S. A. Robbins were in attendance from this place. Committeemen for each township in the county will be selected Jan. 9. The LaPorte jewelers are having a newspaper war. J. P. Johnston, a wholesale dealer there, seems to be the object of the combined attack of the retail dealers. Johnston, it is said, is retailing goods at wholesale prices, which makes the other fellows red headed. The project of again making Walkerton a division for the B. & O. local freights has been abandoned for the present. It is only a question of time, it is believed, until this will be made a division. It is said the run from Chicago to Garrett is too long and tedious. The world is to come to an abrupt end at 5 o’clock p. m. on Christmas day. So says Mrs. Mellie Johnson, of Kansas City. The Independent wouldn’t advise anybody to risk appearing at the Final Judgment with an unpaid subscription bill staring them in the face. Delinquents are hereby notified that we will be on i h&rxl at our office on Seventh street 1 one door west of Bender's block, up to ! < the last minute to collect all unset- : tied accounts. E. S. VanArsdale and Frank Gregg, commercial tourists, got into a lively discussion in the Oliver hotel at South Bend on Thursday evening of last week. The dispute was in regard to the location of a certain hotel; one claimed that the hotel was in Savannah, Ga., while the other contended that it was in Memphis, Tenn. The dispute waxed warm all through the supper hour and continued after they had returned to the office, where they finally came to blows, Gregg knocking VanArsdale down with the nickel call gong and kicking him several times. Gregg was fined §lO and costs, amounting in all to over S2O. VanArsdale had to pay about sl7 for provoke.

Holiday goods below cost at Endly’s drug store. It is reported that Congressman Shively has the grippe. Those Parlor Suits are so nice at Vincent's. Call and see them. Get one of those brown suits of Thos. J. Wolfe. They are the latest. The best and cheapest line of Mufflers shown in the town is at T. J. Wolfe’s. Holiday goods 25 per cent off marked price, at Noah Rensberger’s, in Bender's block. The K. of P. lodge will hold its semi-annual election of officers next Tuesday evening. The Independent is published a day earlier than usual this week on account of Christmas. 1 handle the Genuine New Brunswick Rubber Co.’s goods and warrant them to give satisfaction. T. J. Wolfe. Fok Sale.—House and lot known as the Mitchell property; enquire on the premises. Jack Cattling. Vonna Fitzgerald, formerly of this place, now of Elkhart, has accepted an offer from Haverly’s minstrels, and will join the company after the holidays. The Independent extends to its hundreds of readers a Merry Christmas and best wishes for an enjoyable time during this happiest season of the year. The body of an infant was found wrapped up in a small shoe box at the edge of the St. Joe river at South Bend last Sunday. There is no clue to the mystery. Those wishing to have laundry work done at the Fort Wayne laundry will please leave orders hereafter with M. I). Leibole, agent. Headquarters Independent office. The Walkerton Independent is agitating the question of organizing an improvement association. Nappanee has no reason to regret having an or ganization of the kind.—-Nappanee News. Noah Rensberger, at the Rensberger & Fitzgerald stand, is disposing of all seasonable goods at a price less than cost. Go there to buy your dress flannels, skirt flannels and cotton flannels. About thirty-five saloon-keepers of Ninth Bend have organized f. r the purpose of establishing a large brewery in that city. The capital stmk ■ J 000. The construction M the Imi filings will' The new company intends o. manufae ture beer of the finest qualitv. The Rensberger A Fitzgerald stock was sold at public auction last <i;ur day to Reid, Murdock A Co., of Chica go, they being the highest bidders. $ 1.200 was the price paid. I’he next highest bid was $4,025, by Noah Rensberger. Reid, Murdock A Co. afterward sold the stoVk to Mr. Rensberger for $4,200. The stock invoiced $6,500. The store was re-opened on Monday for business, and the sombre air of loneliness which hovered about the place for several days has disappeared, and the old-time brightness and activity of that corner is once more to be seen.

Young Dyer, an inmate of the Noble county jail, at Albion, almost killed a fellow prisoner named Orlo Brooks, last Sunday night. In the evening the prisoners had been engaged in a game of cards which ended in a quarrel, Brooks calling Dyer a horsethief, etc. (that was too bad). In the silent night, after all the other prisoners were asleep, Dyer resolved to kill Brooks, and stole to the latter’s room for that purpose. He found his victim asleep, and securing a piece of iron about two feet long struck Brooks over the head with it and continued to deal blows until he evidently believed ' the unfortunate man was dead. The next morning Brooks was found lying in his cell in a terribly bruised condition, and it is thought he can not recover. Dyer is awaiting trial for horse ' stealing. He is the son of Jack Dyer. । now serving a life sentence for poison- । ing his wife. The boy has bad blood I coursing through his veins. Pi^vate Sale of Sender's Elock. The undersigned offers his business lot and building, known as the Phila- । delphia Store, Bender’s Hall and building in Walkerton, St. Joe county, I Ind., for sale at a sacrifice, if sold on or before*January 1, 1892. This is | subject to a lease for four years for a printing office, the benefits of the lease to go to the purchaser. I reserve lease to Rensberger & Fitzgerald until February 1, 1892. For terms consult the subscriber in person or by letter, at his office over . Shoemaker & Son’s restaurant, PlymI outb. Ind. John S. Bender.

Personal Points. Attorney Woodworth was in LaPoi te on business one day this week. John Noblit and family are spending the holidays in Chicago and suburbs. George L. Smith, of South Chicago, came here on Tuesday to visit with relatives. Airs. W. A. Endley went to Galien, Mich., Monday to remain all week visiting her parents. Dave Petrie, of Watseka, 111., writes back home that he expects to be in Walkerton about. New Year's to spend a few days vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller and two children, of Garrett, are visiting with her parents in this place. Henry McCool, who has been attending theological college at Chicago, is at home on a vacation. Henry and Rev. (). L. Prentice are students at the same institution, J. B. Ennis, of Republic, ()., wagan this place the fore part of the week in the interest of the St. John medicine company, and also visiting with his step son, Charles Sheatsley. P. E. Jones, formerly of this place, now of Plainview, Neb., is visiting in this place and vicinity with relatives and friends, having been called here by the death of his brother-in-law, John Steel. Milton Richards, wife and two children. of Stark county, Ohio, have been visiting in this place with his cousin, E. Leibole, and family. The Independent ackowledges a social call from Mr. Richards whom we found to be a very pleasant and intelligent gentleman. Congressman Shively’s boom for the governorship seems to be growing. He is said to have the support of a number of very shrewd ami experienced democratic politicians of the state. There will be divine services at St. Phillips church, North Liberty, next Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Dec. 30 and 31. Conducted by Rev. Walter Scott, of LaPorte. Frank Paul, of this place, who brought suit against the B. & O. Company for the loss of his foot while st tv ing the company in the capacity of a brakeman, has received a judgment for SIO,OOO. The case was held in the Steuben circuit court at Angola and was decided last week, after a long -I'^^lions legal fight. Frank swd fi h court on the grounds of exeessixT judgment and other technicalities. The ground has been pretty thoroughly canvassed, however, on both sides ol tin* case, and there are good reasons lor thinking that the supreme court will sustain the action of the lower court. HER CHRISTMAS EVE.

I walked through the brightly lighted streets with sorrow in mv heart, turning my face bravely away from the store windows tilled with holiday treasures. It would be a sorry Christmas for me to-morrow, for I had just been discharged from the modiste’s where I had been employed. 1 thought of my poor bed-ridden mother and mv poor little motherless wards. Ellie and Car), who would expect a few toys and a box of candy. There would be no । presents for any of us to-morrow. When 1 got home and told mother and Nan the trouble there were some sad faces aud a few tears. “Well, you'll have to send Pierre Belton’s children to the poorhouse.” said Nau. “My wages will keep us until you can get another place,though the times are hard.” I looked at Carl and Effie,fast asleep in the trundle - bed, their baby fiair spread out like aureoles of gold on the pillow, their checks redder than any roses. The helpless orphan babes of Pierre Belton, who had been engaged to me—ah! it seemed such a long, long while ago— before our troubles came° And then Effie's and Carl’s mother came with her fatal beauty, aud he married her, and when she died he left the children at school and sailed away on that long voyage from which he never came back. Well, of course, I couldn’t see them taken to ti, u poorhouse. and now they seemed almost to me like my own. “Oh, Nannie!" I cried, wringing my hands. “Oh,Nannie, I can’t part with them!” “You’ll have to, Phebe,” said my sister. ‘ I am afraid, my dear, that Nan is right,” said my mother, with sympathetic moisture in her eyes. “They are dear little children, but ” “In the poorhouse!” I cried. “Effie, with her curls cut short, and Carl in a coarse blue charity suit! Never!” “Well,” said Nan, coldly, “if you prefer to beg ” J “But it won't be beo^in",” said I “If you are not willing°tha’t I should stay here I will engage a room by myself. 1 can easily get jet beads to sew on lace and gimp and fringe, and the children can help me. We can live very plainly.” “Oh. Phebe!—oh, my dear!” cried mother—“l am sure Nannie don’t mean “Yes, I do,!’ said Nan, severely. “I

■meanK’at Phebe has no right to expect to indulge in the luxury of char»A when we ourselves are so poor. Just thou mv eyes caught sight of the two pair of neatly darned brown yarn stockings hung on nails on either side of the chimney. w : th the inscription, ’ tor Santa Claus to please not to forget! penciled on a scrap of paper and pinned to each. “Mother!" cried I. “Nan, look at those! Remember who was a child, also, ne-xr 1660 years ago. No; I can’t I won’t give up Carl and Ellie, who have no om to love them but me.” Mother cried, too. Dear mother, she had a soft heart of her own, and the little ones were very dear to her. But Nau’s face was like adamant. Late as it was, I crept out with a

little brooch which my father had given to me when I was 12 years old, •and sold it for sl. And with the money I bought a few nuts, apples and oranges, a picture primer for Ellie and the coveted comforter for Carl. “You are a fool,” said Nau, angrily, when 1 came in. “To-morrow evening we part coni party. Mother can go with me or stay with you, as she sees lit.” “Oh.lNan,” said I, piteously, “do not let hs quarrel on Christmas eve.” I hajpacked the little things into J.|]e Sldfoiiw as well as I could, and looking sadly at the little faces when there came a kiWUWhlhe door. “Co3e io,” said 1, listlessly. W r j f xJ %pt < —- ■ —'■tf?*--. '-'-—Chi ( And in walked a bluff, brown-faced man, bundled in costly furs until he looked almost like a biped be ir. In his arms ho carried packages,innumerable. “A merry Christmas, Phebe!” said he. “Why. my girl, you haven’t changed a whit. And these are the children, oh?” Little Effie, mused by the banging of the door. and the sound of strange voices. s. t up in t e trundle bed. pushing the vellow hair out of In r eyes. “Is it Santa Clan«P" said she. drowsily. ( \nd really the idea wasn't li’i •• one.” -aid he. catching -p in his arms. “It's y ur father. , Pir^^Wi I '.” he added, turning to mewlli a choking voice. “I’ve heard you, am! you alone of all Op • r friends, wen l willing to

?ryb.>dy • thought the nittles ul<»r wus buried fathoms in ocean cive. Ab, I might nvn you were as trim us steel jmerotn ns gold. But, please GJ, Plmbe, I’ll make it up to you nck^” Fir Pierre Belton had come back riel, and in those multitudinous packagct were scented India shawls, carved ivcry chessmen, boxes of perfumed woml, crinkled China crepes anil expetsive eastern fabrics. And little Elle, who had dropped to sleep again in ter father's arms, told Carl the next day •that she had really and truly seen Santa Clans in the night.” And the. little 'lockings were stuffed so full that Carl never expressed a doubt of the fact. S i I left N rniiie ami the old rooms after all, with Cari ami Ellie, but it was not in anger. For Pierre took me away am! we were married. And the dav^of trouble ami want are over; but if 1 uYe to be 1? । y ears old I shall । neve: uev. r forget that blessed Christmas eve. — ll 'ton Gob:. RESOLUTIONS. Waereas: Providence in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to remove from the home of our beloved brother. S. S. Cowan, his son Clovd, Resolved: That we, members of Walkerton Lodge, No 263, K. of P., extend to our bereaved brother and his wife (pur heartfelt sympathy in this their qiour of affliction. । i Charles Knott, Committee If. G. McCool, I (*i:ant Tank. Mar t Tuttle was in Plymouth on Mond; u. > “ Solo# gold rings from 10 cis. t , at the Stephens Store “ b loaves of Bread for sl. "h- • bake vour own bread when ‘ n get it cheaper by buying it al- '' ' J taked. From now on I will sell 26 \ „ , ... ... loaves ot bread for fl, one P °^ n । hooves. When you want fine Ca ^W 11 ' pies for the holidays remember that j ]j ave them. A. M. Beall. Wanfed, 50.000 Hoop-Poles’ nickc^S and Oak, 84 feet long; must be 14 _ dfo inches at top end ; delivered at Tym w City between now and the first of. April. Will pay $lO per thousand. j A. D. JOHNSON. As xy .ego to press Postmaster Goit infornuL us that mail trains No. 5 and 6 on thy B. & O. will exchange mails at this j place beginning Jan. 1.

Holiday Goods! at the BEE-HIVE, What! So so soon Again! ’Tis time—just about two weeks, to look around and select the gifts, the tokens of our loving regard for our friends. What Shall I Buy? Where shall I buy it? The BUSY, BUZZING BEE HIVE is here for such a time as this. Among the useful and always appropriate gifts. We enumerate: A dress fPattdrH from ottr attractive stock of (Blacker Col^ ored Silks, or (Black or Colored Henriettas, Cloth Serges^ or h'ancy Goods, a nice Jacket or Cloak', a Pug or Carpet, a pair of (Blankeis, Lace Curtains, Chenille Curtains, Silk , Curtains. y ——— ilk handkerchiefs, Linen Handkerchiefs, XYiite Aprons from our new line jus received, Down Pillows, Head Rests, Pin Cushions Underwear, Fur Capes and Muffs. Theu^ook at our special department upstairs. Also see on the centre tables in the north aisle a fine line of Children’s Books at 25 cents, and Bagster’s Teachers’ Bibles from 45 cents to $4.75. GOOD VALUE on these counters. In the Basement are Dolls and various things to make the little hearts glad. Oh, yes, the BEE-HIVE is interesting for you in these last days. The Busy Bee-Hive, on Michigan ave., LaPORTE, Ind 5 JULIUS BARNES & COJACK FROST! ' Mt A < ' •.»! ■ •• I J■ - ■ / . •' • ■ -U V F'.-Vxr p ■ / V -.-T h ^sl L' 'L ~ ■ • ' ' " V.■ ' - ■ 'v. ~ ' ~■• - - /'Aa- > •. ■ • ' .. - / \ v. ■ . ■ ■ s ' Y■■ 'J- - . - X H .RT- ■ = .• Xecer troubles people who have one of our Stoves in theic houses, because his Icy Majesty learned long ago that they were fatal to his existence. He will soon be here, in fact his coming presence is already perceptible. ARE YOU PREPARED? IF SO, WELL! IF NOT, TAKE HEED! OUR STOCK Is Complete! OUR PRICES Defy Competitionsi ex or im T BUUPT THE LITTLE STOVE\ 1 , J , IYl_jl_jUlj IndianapolisOusinessOniversit b Old Bryant & stratton. north Pennsylvania St., when block, opposite Posj-OywcH. THE HIGHEST GRADE BUSINESS AND SHORTHAND SCWOCLi Established 1850; open all the year; enter any time; individual instruction : lectures; large ty; time short; expenses low; no fee for Diploma; a strictly Business School in an unrivaled, commercial center; endorsed and patronized by railroad, industrial, professional and business man who employ skilled help; no charge for positions; unoqualed in the success of its gradrateg. S&D FOR ELEGANT CATALOGUE. HEEB & OSBORN, Propriety