St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 18, Number 32, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 25 February 1893 — Page 5

Walkerton Jlaiket. Corrected Weekly by Chas. M. Stephens. Eggs 20 Butter 20 Lard 12 Green Hides 34 Potatoes 85 to 90 Corn, new 45 to 50 Glover Seed $7 75 to $ 800 Wheat, 65 to 66 Oats 33 Beans $1 85 Rye 66 Buckwheat 60

LOCAL NEWS. It is Lent. Notice change in Chas. M. Stephens ad. Dowell, the dentist, extracts teeth without pain. The communication of Church-goer ■will be published next week. Remember that you can get fresh bread daily at the star bakery. Regular services will be held at the M. E. church Sunday evening. Prof. George Brown at Bender's opera house Saturday evening, Feb. 25. Call and see the upholstered furniture to be given away at S. D. Martin’s. Attention is ended to the change in the ad of 1). N. Hudelmyer, the lumber dealer. The difference between pleasure and happiness seems to be but dimly defined in the minds of many people. Elder J. A. Dillon will preach on the second advent of Christ Sunday evening at 7 o’clock p. m. at the Advent church. Text, Heb. 7: 28. Charlie Bose has a fine four year old mare which he recently purchased in Marshall c unty. It is a trimly built animal and of good breed, being Hambletonian. All persons knowing themselves indeoted to me and same being due, are requested to call within 15 a>. s and pay up and save cost. l' J. Vi N ENT.

Seven car lo.ds of beer passed through this place over the B. & O. railroad the fore part of this week. They were bound for Washington, and on one of the cars was p .inted in large letters, “Inauguration March 4.” ^^Gftrcations are that "ffiSreT-in be except a few residences. There will be no business houses, so far as we have learned, erected, and building in that respect will be practically at a standstill. As to store rooms the town is well supplied, but more residences for rent are needed.

Fast train Xo. 7 on the B. & 0., due here at 6:40 p. m., met with a mishap as it was going around the curve near the Kankakee last Wednesday evening. Two cars were thrown from the track and somewhat damaged. No one was injured. The train was belated and the accident happened about 9.30 o’clock. The train was running at full speed and had it not been for the curve, which served to keep the cars from going into the diuh, the wreck would have Ken a disastrous one.

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A little blaze occurred in O. F. Townsend's barber shop last Thursday. Dan Fitzgerald while lighting a cigar accidently got the D'latch near the large curtains in from which were soon in a blaze. At first the boys thought they would let it go till the fringe was burned off and then put it out, but they waited too long and the fire ran up the curtains and scorched the woodwork before it couid be extinguished. Dan Fitzgerald was the hero of the occasion. fie made a brave and desperate eflort to climb up the wail and put out the fames but having no spurs he was unable to do much. Chas. M. Stephens and D Leibole are congratulating themselves on their narrow escape from getting in jail. The boys went to Plymouth Tuesday evening returning on the 4 o’clock train in the morning. While waiting for the train at that place the night watch with four or five citizens came upon the boys and questioned them suspiciously. Finally the night watch said he wanted a confidential talk with them and they went into the de m office, the officer locking the door. He said that a safe had been blown open at Twin Lakes that night and the burglars had been tracked to the depot, and he thought things looked suspicious against the bo; s umh r the circumstances. After a full e.- | filiation, however, they satisfied the ofiwer of their innocence and that gentleman was very profuse in his apologies for the mistake.

New stock of fine lace and embroidery at S. D. Martin’s. i Piso’s cure for catarrh. None.bettor. 1 Try it. For sale by J. Emily. We are in the milling business at Walkerton, Ind. Bring us wheat. Walkerton Milling Co. Buy your carpets of E. J. Vincent. Goods all fresh and new both in style , and quality. Prices lower than the lowest. Joshua Poor is having the stone hauled on his corner lot, north of J. V illis Cotton’s building, preparatory to erecting a fine residence there. The Sons of Veterans met in G. A. R. hall last Saturday evening to transact business looking to the reorganization of a lodge here. Sixteen signed for membership and an application will be sent in to the grand lodge for a charter. The m< mbers : will meet again this evening—SaturI G. F. Steel is now buying furs in this place with headquarters over Tiseher's wagon shop. Highest cash price paid for a.l kinds of furs. lie requests all who have furs to call and see him before selling, as he will make it to their interest to do so. He is also prepared to do carriage and all kinds of painting. The Saints of God are having successful meetings well attended. Quite a number have been converted and much good done in I lie elm ch. Mountains of prejudice have been removed from the town of Walkerton. These meetings are conducted by Elder J. A. Dillon, refoimed Roman catholic. Will continue over next Sunday. Mister Irvin Jay Steininger, the Hoosier Boy Orator, who spoke at the U. B. church Thursday evening, is indeed a prodigy. He infatuated and interested his audience as an older and more experienced orator m.ght do. He possesses marked talent as a speaker. While his chief merit no doubt lies in his excellent memory, yet the fine elocution and atesmamlike geslu.es and bearing of the little fellow while speaking are what have given him a well merited reputation. His subject was “Courtship and Marriage.” The au lienee aas highly piemen with the lee no.

A !)out 20 minutes of 12 S’clock TffursUuj i moa. nv uuu nimuy were awakened by he.it and smoke in their house. Mr. Fry hastened out of bed and found the adjoining bed rooms in Hames, which spread so rapidly that Mr. Fry and family barely had time to get out with their lives. Plemy of help was soon at the scene but ii was too late to do any good and the house with most of its contents was consumed. Fifty dollars in bills which Mr. Fry had put under the carpet before retiring was also destroyed. The insurance on the house and goods was SI,OOO. The fire started, it is thought, from the chimney. It was rumored on the streets here Wednesday that Aleck Wallacq, formerly of this place but who now lesides about two miles this side of Plymouth, was an unwilling actor in a very sad accident which occurred near his home the fore part of this week. While he was engaged in cutting down a tree a man drove near by with his team and Mr. Wallace warned him to keep out of the way, but before he , could heed the warning the tree tell , on the man and team killing him ana crushing the life out of the horsts. . The Independent has been unable to learn fuller particulars or get any further confirmation to sustain the , rumor.

CLOSE OF THE M. E. REVIVAL. The revival meetings at the M. E. church closed on Thursday evening. These meetings were marked by splendid success in winning over many people to the cause of Christianity, and it is a noteworthy and complimentary fact to Rev. Goss that, notwithstanding much bad weather, the ' interest in the revival did not Hag one ; iota from the beginning to the close of i his almost four weeks effort. On the ' contrary the meetings were, through all kinds of weather, largely attended I every evening by people who were ' anxious to hear the gospel truth so clearly and ably presented by Rev. Goss. His method of conducting a ; revival is to be commended, in, that he doesn’t believe in working up an undue excitement in the minds of the people but prefers to see them come to the altar in a calm and reasoning manner fully aware of the sacredness and importance of the step they are taking. The number of accessions to the church was just a round half i hundred. i

Ladies’ and gents’ shoes tit S. D. Martin's. Good goods at lowest prices. Piles of people have piles, but De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. Bellinger & Williams. We want a few cars of choice green prairie feeding hay. Walkerton Milling Co. All ads contracted for by the space in the Independent will be changed monthly without extra charge. * Oftener, an additional charge will be made. Great Reduction on Hardware. Now is your chance to buy hardware at reduced prices. We have decided to sell anything and everything in our stock for the next thirty days at reduced prices for spot cash! Call and see us. T. J. Reece & Co. Feb. 25, 1893. New Albany Tribune: “Able was I ere I saw Elba.” That is said to have been spoken by Napoleon when on the island of Elba.” You do not see anything very bright about it? Well read it backwards and see what you make of it. It is a palindrome. Try this one also. “Was it a cat I saw?” Two traveling men, one representing Franklin MacVeigh & Co., of Chicago, and the other an eastern house, w re in town on Wednesday and slated that they had been taken by odie.t rs at Plymouth for the burglars who blew open the safe at Twin Lakes. It will be well for strangers to keep clear of Plymouth until those burglars are captured. The Michigan City Dispatch is authority for this statement: “The lawyers in the legislature have practically killed the lull to reduce the number of judicial circuits in the state, and consvquently the LaPorte-St. Joseph circuit will remain the same as heretofore. These same lawyers found time, however, to cut the newspapers out of al. the public printing in sight. Consistency is ifnknown to most of them.”

2he G A. R. Campfire. Jesse Coppock Post, G. A. R., held a campfire in Bender's opera house Wednesday, evening. There was a good attondanee, and a splendid time. E .ercises, such as recitations, vocal a.id instrumental music were given by a number of yoi ng ladies. Captain H > »ten, of Plymouth, entertained the audience with an iiPen sting address; on the battle of Chicamnr'*' ' • I , , • . . A little speeuiij which was spiced with army anecdotes. A most excellent oyster supper was served in the rear part of the hall by the ladies of the Relief Corps, which was well patronized. The occasion was a success and was enjoyed by all, especially by the old ve eraus.

Ai nt it Nice? JjfcN When baby is not old enough to walk aud too heavy to carry, yon can find the nicest assortment of children’s carriages at such low prices that you cannot as ford to do without one —at iucent s furniture store. Twin brothers reside at Warsaw. They resemble each other closely. One was married a few days ago, a reception was given and numerous young friends were present. Many young ladies in offering congratulations addressed the wrong brother and showered him -with kisses.—Kendallville Daily Sun.

ORB O | E o 8 ® g i risM? faking ■ “ tA a v B a ' c only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum. 1 in Millions of Homes —40 Years the Standard.

Personal Points. Thompson Turner, of Plymouth was m town on Wednesday. Dr Loring, o f Burr Oak, Marshall county, was town ou Dan Frame returned last week from a three months’ sojourn in California. Rev. Walter Scott, of LaPorte, was a caller at the Independent office on Wednesday.

John Braden left here Wednesday evening for Council Bluffs, lowa, where he was called by the sickness of his sister. Those of our citizens who expect to attend the inauguration at Washington March 4, are J. P. Barnhart, Frank lecher and Sam Smith. Inh Indiana legislature declines to appropriate the $50,000 asked for the G. encampment to be held at Indiahamfis. BelP Aiyder's protracted meetings I* o ^ oß3 at Tyner, and have b^jß^Jred by great interest and suc--i' Tuesday 71 accessions and^^WioDS had been recorded. ft We Must Have Money. y^must have money. We have don® usiness on wind as long as we possßiy cab. We have accommodated you L' months, now ask you to accompodate us in return by paying whM jpu owe us. This is business. [ T. J. Reece & Co.

A’small fire occurred in a bed-room at the Florence hotel Friday morning. Clayt Nichols' little boy Ward went into the bed-room with a stick of woo 1 which was afire at one end and in playing around some clothing hanging up caught fire. Mrs. Nichols discovered the blaze before it had gained much headway, and put it nut by smothering it with a quilt, n- - A Surprise Party. OU Thursday of this week the neighbors and friends of Mrs. Lottie StoVer, who resides two and a half milts northwest of this place, gave that lady a pleasant surprise by gathering at her home and bringing with them well tilled baskets of tempting viatds. The day was passed in a de-^k-Wiil manner in quilting and conrersatioh. The Independent acknowledgtes with thanks a liberal quantity of cake and pie of delicious quality sent in by the ladies. Those present were Mrs. Pommert, Mrs. William Beljmger, Sen., Mrs. George 5j it-. Cripe, Mrs. .Toe . v r; Jane Cnpb Mrs. George Barnhart, Mrs: Chas Cunningham, Mrs. Charles Arnold, Mrs. John Dare, Mrs. Allie Kellogg, Miss Mar. Liggett, Mrs Tom Van Winkle, Mrs. Frank Thompson. Mrs. Rhoderiek. Mrs. Ramsby, Mrs. TKRr, Mrs. E. Knepp and Mrs. Maxey.

Call at Miss Hutchings’ in the Arlington building. Best goods at lowest prices.

hOCAL BRIEFS. M ednesday was Washington's birthday. Turn out, everybody, to the seiopticon lecture in Bender's opera house this evening—Saturday. A bill has passed the legislature which, if it becomes a law, will continue in office until May 4, 1894, all the present officers of the towns and cities in Indiana which have no special charters. Mr. John Anspaugh, who cut his wrist severely by striking his fist through the plate glass window of the East Main street saloon, may lose hi.s arm if not his life from its effects.— Albion New Era.

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Wheat! Wheat! Wheat! We want to trade you cash for wheat. Walkerton Milling Co. Diphtheria prevails in a number of towns in northern Indiana. This locality has been very fortunate in escaping this disease. How are your horses! If they are afflicted with a cough, cold, catarrhal distemper, or any respiratory trouble, use Dr. Linkenhelt’s Cough Compound; it is a sure cure. For sale by all druggists in Walkerton. Nothing so distressing as a hacking cough. Nothing so foolish as to suffer from it. Nothing so dangerous if allowed to continue. One Minute Cough Cure gives immediate relief. Bellinger & Williams.