St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 32, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 25 February 1893 — Page 4

(E!je JnlicpcnlKnt WALKERTON, INDIANA, FEB 25, 1893, W. A. ENDLEY, Heli tor. LaGrippe of a mild type is prevalent in Indianapolis. The Virginia City Enterprise, the journal on which Mark Twain began his career, has suspended. According to a great scientist man is formed of condensed air solidified ami liquid gases. In other words, man is mostly a wind bag. The jury in the trial of Hugh O'Donnell, the Homestead labor leader, has returned a verdict of not guilty. The charge against him was murder.

— —— I A canvass of the lower house of } ^^□^s^eveals a majority against the - measure, and the silver men are consequently feeling good. President Cleveland has appointed ( for his secretary of the interior a man with the grand and euphonious name of Hoke Smith. Hoke is editor of the Atlanta, Ga.. Journal. George A. Jenks, of Brookville, Pa.,! has been appointed attorney-general j by President-elect Cleveland. He was ; Hr. Cleveland’s former solicitor-gen-I eral, and is the father-in-law of our congressman. Hon. B. F. Shively. The Chicago Inter Ocean has declared war against the Kobey, Hawthorne ami Washington park races. It declares them to be gambling pure and simple. It will not even publish advertising or reports of the races. Since the Trojan war, three thousand years ago- -which marks the beginning of Grecian history—statisticians claim that not a single year Ims elapsed in which a large number of men have not been killed by war.

The appointment of Judge Jackson was confirmed by the U. S. senate without a dissenting vote. He received the unanimous support of the republican senators. Isn't that a sufficieut vindication of President Harrison's choice.? ^^•Hs becoming stronger among the -wgislators at Washington. The majority of them, however, seem to favor the establishment of a protectorate. The case of the rr~7. 11 ?) ■ q I^-1 I —«y!l'l W" pl |he exposition seven days in Wie week will be brought before the supreme court of Illinois. The question is, has congress a right to close Jackson park or any other public park of the city on Sunday?

There is evidently no hope of a road law being passed by the present legislature. The farmers, who would be mostly bent fitted by the measure, are, strange to say, opposed to it as a class’ —Mishawaka Enterprise. The matter of the little extra tax that the improvement of our roads would entail, which is the great objection being raised against the proposition, is of small consideration compared with the benefits that would accrue to all classes of people, the farmer in particular, by having better roads. To longer delay the improvement of our highways on account of the small increased tax would seem like false economv.

Congressman-elect Conn, in writing from Washington to his paper, the as follows: “The most peculiar thing about Washington public life is the difference between public men as they are known through the newspapers and as they appear on personal acquaintance. There is a class of public men who acquire a newspaper reputation entirely! undeserved and whose deeds as public ' servants are almost if not altogether valueless. Then there is another class composed of newspaper statesmen who are eloquent speakers and who pose for newspaper notoriety, but who are nearly nonentities when it comes to creat- I ingku^^B^^w^^^rhaps the greatest , fMfl^ointment to a stranger is to see the public man whom he had previous- j ly been almost worshipping as a model ! ■ of intellectual ami moral strength hob- < nobbing -with a. party of boon compan- | , ions where the juice of the grape is re- : tailed and where stories are told which \ would not tm.lre good famih reading. Ts ' : r The facts are that if the real lives ol I many public men were known to tne • Communities wii. h semi them to " W ashington there would be but few of ll I C them re-elected to public office.

Cari Schurz, it is said, has succeeded George ’William Curtis as editor of Harper's Weekly. The legislative squabble in Kansas ’ has been settled without bloodshed. It was decided by giving the republicans control. The missing word contest is becoming quite a fad among newspapers. Why not get up a missing link contest for a change? E. H. Zumbrun is now sole prorietor of the Churubusco Truth-Dispatch, having purchased ‘.he interest of his partner, V. A. Geiger. Duty is the grandest of ideas, because it implies the idea of God, of the soul, of liberty, of responsibility, of immortality. It is the most generous, because independent of it there is neither pleasure nor interest.—Ave 5 Maria.

It is said that over 1,000 new saloons were started in Chicago last, year in anticipation of doing a big business during the world's fair, and it is a more or less curious fact that practically all of them favor closing the fair on Sunday.—LaPorte Argus. The liquor interests, from the large brewers down to the retailers, favor the closing of the fair on Sunday and i have been using all their influence to bring about such a result ever since i the agitation began. While this is i true, a large number of the leading and best citizens of Chicago, including Bevs. Swing and Thomas, are using their best efforts to have the fair opened on Sunday. These good men believe that Sunday opening will not I only be of great moral and intellectual benefit to the thousands of people who may be in the city over Sunday but will exercise a restraining influence upon the immense crowds from pouring into places of sin and vice. The world's fair will be one of the ■ greatest events in the history of the world, a university, teaching grand and elevating lessons to men. hy should it be closed on Sunday?

Clem Kern Sued. Clem Kern, formerly of this place, now of Valparaiso, has been sued for SIO,OOO. The following dispatch gives i particulars: -Suit was begun, Mon-1 day, against C. J. Kern, ex-legislator, i hereon April 12, 1891, and failed to return It for taxation. Politics is involved, it is believed, as Judge (’'rumpacker, republican, will appear for the state. Kern is a democrat,,^ Notice of Election.

Having been requested by a major ity of the candidates asking that an election be held for the purpose of selecting a postmaster at Walkerton we hereby make said call. The time for holding said election will be on Saturday, March 4th, 1893, between the hours of 8 a. in. and 4 p. m. of said day at the town house in Walkerton, St. Joseph county, Ind., under the Australian system of voting. All

democratic voters of Lincoln township St. Joseph County, are entitled to a vote at said election. It is not desired that voters of other counties or townships should vote. H. M. Smith, Geo. W. Chapman, 1 ~ ... 1). E. Rupel, ^Committee. A. F. Young,

Ballot for Postmaster. S. J. NICOLES. J. E. FITZGERALD. ' MRS. E. J. SNELL. P. Q. NICHOLS. W. T. ROGERS. License Notice. NOTICE is hereby given to the citizens of Walkerton, m Lincoln township, of St. Joseph county, State of Indiana, that I will apply to the Board of Commissioners of said county, at their March term commencing on the first Monday in .March, 1893, for a license, lor one year, to sell spirituous, vinous and mak liquors, in less quantities than a quart at a time, with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on the premises where sold. That my place , misnnws where said liquors are to be sold and T' Ilk- is located m the Inst story of a two-story mim. building, situated on impart of Lot Number J_,n f I.i.ec 33. in the original plat of said town oiwalkmtun :-s follows, to-wit: Commencing on th" northeast line of said lot at a point twenty-two (22 ieet northwest of the northeast corner thereof “•ence - mth a esterlv parallel wi'h sontheastlineofsaid lot one hundred and sixtv-five (165) feet to an alley th. rec northwesterlv twenty-two feet, dunce northtask r,y parallel x ith the sr 1 first described line one hundred and sixty-five ■ wy) feet to Avenue F thence southeast-rly ,il mg said avenue twenty-ivo (22) feet to the place of beginning, in said t.iwn. township County and state. JOHN BRADEN. Feb. 10, 1893.

LOW PRICES CONTINU! Our very Low Prices have greatly reduced our Stock, yet our assortment is good but will not remain so long, so come early. We want to reduce our stock low as possible to make ample room for new goods. y Low Prices are doing it and Must Continue,

SHOES. Ladies', Misses’ and at cost till all sold. Will save yen 35 cents to $1 per pair. This line ice are closing out for want of room. Our sales have far exceeded our expectations which proclaim the popularity of our Goods. U e e^ibute this success to I Not Cheap Gooes, But Good Goods Cheap, With One Price to All Will not buy cheap shoddy goods for sake of naming lower prices. The after effects are too pernicious. The Best is the Cheapest. j —- — Dnui^i^|jd^p n hHc ^k>snUmuance of same, vain •*■*"** *^^^^ Y ear, weave to please,

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