St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 2, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 July 1892 — Page 5

■* Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by the Stephens Store Co. Eggs 13 Butter 12 Lard 8 Green Hides 4 Potatoes 50 Corn, new 55 Glover Seed . .... ..$5.00 "Wheat, 72 Oats ..80 Be p ns $1.25 Rye , 60 Wool 20 LOCAL NEWS. TAKE NOTICE. I have not sold goods to any person to be paid for at a later date than August Ist, and as I expect to be absent from home, and out of the store, the most of the time during August and September I shah place my books and notes in the hands of a. reliable collector Aug. Ist, to be collected, with out further notice from me. T. J. Wolfe. Walter Kegg, of Ligonier, has entered the employ of O. F. Townsend, the barber. T. J. Wolfe is showing a fine line of summer coats and vests. Don’t miss getting one. Confectionery, nuts and fruits of all kind and of the best quality always in stock in season at the Star bakery. T. J. Wolfe’s big special sale advertised in this issue should not be missed if you wish a stylish suit, hat or anything in his line, as this sale includes everything. Our semi-annual clean up begins now at the Globe. Great bargains there. Now is the time to get them. This doesn’t occur every month in the year. The dance in Bender's hall Wednesday evening drew a good attendance, and w T as a pleasant occasion. The boys are talking of giving a dance every two weeks. President Place, of the N. I. & S. M. Fair Association, informs the Independent that the prospects are excellent for a very successful fair tl a fall. Some new features have been introduced which will add greatly to the interest apd attractiveness of the exhlbition. The new club house at Koontz’s lake fs the property of the JCake Grove Club, which has a membership of fifteen. The Lake Grove Club is separate and distinct from the Pottowatomie Club, pithough all its members but one are members of the Pottowatomies. A contemporary tells young girls how to arrange their hair in a fashionable style. “Let it all down,” it says. *‘and comb it out with a crosscut saw. Then go up on the roof of the house and stand still while the wind plays (whatever is appropriate) with it Then catch up the back with a bow of gibbon, and allow the front to stay as it is.

Ike Moore’s new hotel bunding at the B. & O. was dedicated with a pleasant dance Thursday evening. There were forty-five couple present, mostly married people. An excellent supper was served and the guests were entertained in royal fashion. Mr. and Mrs. Moore were presented with a set of fine pilverware by their friends. Walkerton needs a humane society to look after brutes who are in the habit of practicing cruelty to animals. If an example were to be made of some of these bipeds—often mistaken for men—it would have a wholesome influence in checking the merciless cruelty to which animals are frequently Subjected—the horse especially—which although the noblest and most useful pf animals, is the victim of more hardships and mistreatment than any other specie of the animal kingdom. Last Monday night some fellow, evidently bent upon burglary, was peen prowling around the M. E. parsonage. Miss Eva Heidner, a guest at the parsonage, was awakened about midnight by a noise near the house and looking towards the window she saw a man peering in. She sprang from the room and aroused the rest of the household, but by the time they were awakened the sneak had skipped. They sat up and watched for some time and the fellow made his appearance again about three o’clock, but kept quite a distance from the house, making no attempt to approach nearer. He remained in view but a short time and then suddenly disappeared. Rev. Goss came up town the next morning and supplied himself with the necessary article with which to give any more callers of this character the kind of reception they deserve.

T. J. Wolfe is selling men’s plow shoes, sold elsewhere for $1.25, at 90 cents to sl. The South Bend Tribune says that the population of South Bend in 1860 was 3,832; in 1870, 7,206; in 1880,13,392; in 1890,21,819. ’Squire George, who was in South Bend on Thursday, informs the Independent that Peter Cimmerman died at his homo in that city in the morning of that day. Mr. Cimmerman was formerly a resident of this place. Tho wheat yield in this locality will run from twenty to twenty-five bushels to tho acre. The crop in the southern part of this state is quite large, approximating in some parts forty bushels to the acre. Tako tho country over and the wheat yield is said to be quite good, that of Kansas never having bean better. The Junior Epworth League gave an ice cream supper in tho Wood worth building on last Wednesday evening which was well attended, the gross receipts being about, thirty dollars. The windows and tables were trimmed with flowers and foliage and everything was managed in a manner to win deserved praise for the young members who had the affair in charge. The Independent is in receipt of the first number of Bremen’s new paper, the Standard, published by Baker & Portmess. The paper makes a very creditable appearance and we hope the publishers will be able to earn a decent living as a reward for their hard work, but it doesn’t seem likely that, two papers can pay in a town which heretofore has accorded but indifferent support to one paper.

The newspapers in various parts of Indiana are warnjng their readers not to patronize traveling agents for alleged Chicago grocery houses. They are frauds, pure and simple,and when you patronize them expecting to get a bargain you but swell the list of people who have been duped by oily-tongued sharpers. If you want to buy groceries and get the worth of your money, patronize home merchants. They are in every way responsible.--Ex. On last Tuesday evening about 10 o’clock George, the ten year old son of I. S. McDuffie, turned up missing, ami a general search was made for him over town, but a care^h^A^^ two hours failed to reveal his whereabouts. AC about 12:30 o’clock the mother stepped into the clothes closet and there found him snugly sleeping in a cradle in a corner of the room. The boy had taken a sudden notion to change his sleeping quarters without the knowledge of the family. The two-year old son of Mr. Boucher met with a serious accident last Tuesday morning. Mr. Boucher was facing ties with a broad-axe and the child while playing near by put its right hand on the tie and before the father could notice it the axe came down severing all the fingers of the hand at the knuckles. The child was taken to Dr. fleece who, assisted by Dr. Denaut, dressed the hand, and at this time—Wednesday—the child is said to be getting along as well as possible. It is worth while for one to be careful about going in bathing when the body is in a heated state. Reports of drowning from this very cause have been numerous during the extreme hot spell. Among the cases close at home were a painter, Charley Swartz, drowned in the Elkhart river, and a young farmer residing a short distance east of Michigan City, who plunged co a lake while his body was heated f m a hard day’s work and was seized with cramps and drowned in the presence of a neighbor who was unable to rescue the drowning man until life was extinct. Swartz was a member of the Middlebury lodge of Knights of Pythias. From a copy of the Iroquois County Times, published at Watseka, HL, sent us by Dave Petrie, we learn that the Business Men’s Association of that place has secured a $25,000 knitting factory which will employ seventy-five hands making a distribution of S7OO or SBOO a week in pay rolls. The securing of this industry is attributed entirely to the efforts of this association, which has been organized but six weeks. Here is an instance illustrating what the citizens of a town may accomplish by organizing and exercising a little push and enterprise. If the business men and citizens of Walkerton would get together and form an Improvement Association there is no telling what grand results for the improvement of the town might follow. The Independent suggests, however, that the organization of an association here be postponed for a few days yet on account us the hot weather.

If you can sing you need not go bareheaded, for T, J. Wolfe is selling his straw hats for a song now, they say. The Knott Milling Co. have a full line of feeds of all kinds and are mak ing liberal reductions on large quantities. Mrs. Ed McCarty, who has been seriously ill, is reported to be some better at this writing—Friday morning. Ex-Mayor Loughman, of South Bend, has been selected as chairman of the republican county central committee. Boots and shoes will be one of the leading features in T. J. Wolfe’s special sale; so you cannot afford to miss it. The Knott Milling Co. have just received a car of corn and a car of oats which they are selling at special prices out of the car. The Walkerton Independent has entered upon its eighteenth volume. The paper is well edited and always newsy.—Nappanee Advance. The Plymouth and LaPorte nines played a game at LaPorte on Thursday, the score being 9 and 10, in favor of Plymouth. Mrs. Mercy Hummer, widow of the late Washington Hummer, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Yerriek, of this place, Thursday morning, of heart disease. She was aged 77 years. The funeral will take place at the Sumption Prairie M. E. church at 11 o’clock a. m. to-day, Bev. Goss officiating. An obituary will be published in this paper next week. Last Tuesday being Verner Nelson’s twelfth birthday hisyoung frit nds took advantage of tho occasion to drop in upon him m the evening to help him celebrate. The time was spent in games out on the lawn and in the house, charming instrumental music being furnished by Misses Vesta Lei bole. Hattie Merry and Master Verner Nelson, while all joined in singing familiar songs. Choice refreshments were served upon a table tastefully decorated w ith choice plants ami vines and all expressed themselves well entertained. Verner was made the recipient of several gifts from different ones of his friends as reminders of the pleasant occasion. » W hile yon arts sweltering and grumb Hng at the hot wen'lx’r JuM i< following article, which we take from an old scrap-book belonging to Al Hardenbrook, and receive consolation. It will cool you off. The article is as follows:

In 1393 and 1301, according to a French periodical, the Rhine, Loire and Seine ran dry. In 1615 the heat tliroughout Europe became excessive. Scotland suffered particularly in 1625; men and beasts died in scores. The heat in several departments during the summer of 1805 was equal to that in a glass furnace. Meat could be cooked by merely exposing it to the sun. Not a soul dare venture out between noon and 4p. m. In 1718 many shops had to close; the theaters never opened their doors for several months. Not a drop of water fell during six months. In 1753 the thermometer rose tn 118 degrees. In 1779 the heat at Bologna was so great that a great number of people were stifled. There was not sufficient cir for the breath, and people had to take refuge under ground. In July, 1793, the heat became intolerable. Vegetables were burned up and fruit dried upon the trees. The furniture and wood-word in dwelling-houses cracked and split up; meat went bad in an hour. The rivers ran dry in several provinces during 1811; expedients had to be devised for the grinding of corn. In 1822 a protracted heat was accompanied by storms and earthquakes; during the drought legions of mice overran Lorraine and Alsace, committing incalculable damage. In 1832 the heat brought about cholera in France; twenty-thousand persons fell victims to the visitation in Paris alone. In 1845 the thermometer marked 125 degrees in the sun. Finally, the summers of 1850, 1860, 1869, 1870, 1874, etc., although excessively hot, w r ere not attended by any disaster.

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Personal Points. Byron and Minnie Brown are visiting at Rolling Prairie. Walter Atwood was in Chicago two or three days this week. Miss Maud Ewing is visiting with friends at Union Mills. Nliss Ella Wilcox, of Plymouth, is visiting with Mrs. Myron Leßoy. Mrs. Rebecca Snell left one day last week for a visit of about three weeks at South Bend and in Michigan. Miss Anna Shoemaker returned on Monday from a visit of four weeks at South Bend and Jackson. Mich. Miss Vera Carby, of Lawrence, Mich., is spending her summer vacation here with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, Seth Martin. Mrs. D. W. Place and children, of South Bend, were visiting among numerous friends in Walkerton the latter part of last and fore part of this week. Dr. IL D. Denaut, a graduate of Queen’s University. Kingston, Canada, has located in Walkerton for the practice of modi Ine. He is a sociable and cultured gentleman. Sir Knight T. J. Wolfe and wife and Sir Knight Dr. J. N. Reece will accompany the South Bend commandery to Denver, August 4, to attend the triennial conclave of the Knights Templar. Mrs. John Leßoy, of this place, and three people from North Liberty, whose names we did not learn, left here Thursday morning with tho excursion to Niagara Falls over the L. E. A W. railroad. Louis Weslyn James, of the Indianapolis Sun. and Arthur Hall, of tho Indianapolis Journal, stopped at the Florence hotel Tuesday night, being on the. say to Cedar Beach in the interest of their respective papers. I’rof. A. H. Barber returned to Walkerton this week and shipped his household goods to Turkey ('reek, this state, where his family will remain during the coining winter. The professor will teach the Hill Grove school on the Island, five miles west of this place.

Mrs. H. A. Caswell arrived here from Chicago last week. She spent tlm winter and spring at St. Andrews Jay, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico. brought with her quite a collection weed and other curiosities gathered from the const, a number of which she kindly presented the Indei i ndent. NOTICE. All persons indebted to the old firm of Brubaker & Grider are requested to call and settle at once, as we must close our books. Don’t fail to call or we will be compelled to leave your account or note with our attorney for collection. Brubaker A Grider. Bargains' Bargains!! Notwithstanding the very low prices at which we have been selling our goods we have a few suits for men, boys and children, also pants (sizes badly broken) and other goods which we offer way down to close. These suits wilx be sold at a reduction of from $1 to $3. Pants 50 cts to sl, as long as they last. Call early as these bargains will not remain with us long. They must go to give room for other goods. The Globe. It is a fixed and immutable law that to have good, sound health one must have pure, rich and abundant blood. There is no shorter nor surer route than by a course of De Witt’s Sarsaparilla. For fancy pants give T. J. Wolfe a call, as his line is fine. The climax reached in the $4 Douglas shoe at the Globe. Equal to any $5 or $6 hand made shoe. Try it. Buy you one of those $7.50 watches of T. J. Wolfe during his special sale. They are a great bargain. To enjoy life stimulate digestion and regulate the bowels. Take Simmons Liver Regulator. Mrs, L. R. Patton, Rockford, HL, writes: “From personal experience I can recommend De Witt’s Sarsaparilla, a cure for impure blood and general debility.”

at (popular (Prices, is selling freely. Ladies’ Jersey Vests, io cents up to $7, in Lisle, Silk and Cotton colors, black blue, pink, flesh, cream and white. Also ladies' tights. Hosiery. Ladies', Misses', Children's and Gents’in Fast (Black. The ■ best values in the market. SILK MITTS, KU) GLOVES. So essential. Assortment full. 1 SUN UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS. . * Large lot just received. Inspection solicited. Jackets, Capes. Sales unprecedented. Closing out balance of stock. Lace Curtains. 75 cents to 825.00 per Pair, WINDOW SHADES.—Spring rollers. Prices “just the ticket.” CARPETS. - Moquettes, Body Brussels, Tapestry Brussels, Three-ply, extra supers, 20 cents up. RUGS. —Large lot, low prices. Oh yes! “We are in the swim” for the benefit of our customers. JULIUS BARNES & CO LAPORTE. Ave. CION’T BITE OFF WIRE WITH YOUR TEETH! DON’T PULL UP TACKS WITH A SCREWDRIVER! DON'T OPEN TIN CANS WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE! DON T SPLIT WOOD WITH A HAMMR! DONT SHARPEN YOUR knife on THE STOVE! Don't Borrow Your Neighbor’s Shovel! Don't Forget that you can Buy ^•TOOLSe OF ALL SORTS, AATT RIT BOTII smooth and VV ir\lL BARBED, STOVES AND TINWARE PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS. AT T. J. REECE’S HARDWARE WE MAKE TIN ROOFING A SPECIALTY. 0F ITT Rppcp ft Pn TRE LITTLE STOTeI 1. J. lIUuUU (X. UIL FARMERS AND BUILDERS, ATTENTION! Please bear iu Mind that at Ws Mei' Yaril Will always be Found a large and first-class stock of Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Brick, Lime and Ce^ ment and all kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL Our Prices are the Lowest?