St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 1, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 July 1893 — Page 1

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VOLUME XVIV.

AROUND HOME. TEMS OF A PERSONAE AND INCIDENTAL NATURE Furnished by the Independent's Efficient orps of orrespondents. TYNER CITY. There was a corn doctor in town last Saturday, but be went out of town with a revolver pointed under his nose. The Reed show last Friday night was a success with 175 tickets sold. Win. Win get is home on n furlough. Oscar Southerland, of Chicago, was home over Sunday. Will Wallace and family, of Indianapolis, are visiting bis mother aud W. B. Kyle. The butcher shop sells one beef a day. J. E. Johnson just received a car load of salt. George Herman aud wife have moved back to Tyner. Some of the boys found out something by having their heads examined. X. Y. Z. Smith. TEEG ARDEN. Miss Gertie and Ethel Barber are visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity. William Jarrel and family were in town over Sunday. It is no wonder Wm. Frantz goes around town with such a smiling face. The boys call him pa. Fred J. Johnson has been clerking for Fred Myers in LaPaz the past week. Mr. Myers has been visiting the world’s fair. Miss Maggie Kemp has returned from LaPorte where she has been working. Several threshing machines have commenced threshing in this neighborhood. They report fine quality of wheat and large yield per acre. The sheriff has been in town looking for the owner of the Palace place. The time has come when the law must be ""♦nidied with. Mr. Frank West, of LaPaz, has or..xmmhJL iuuaicat class at tills place and will meet Sunday evening of each week. AH are invited to come aud take part. A number of citizens have been summoned to Plymouth Friday to change the valuation of their taxable property. The binder contest between the Mil waukee and Deering that was to be held Friday of last week failed on account of the Milwaukee having had one of the castings taken and could not be replacedin time for the contest. Dr. Neville has learned to ride his bicycle and will soon need no horses. Jack. KNOX. We have had several fine rains that have improved the crops and replenish ed our pastures in good shape. Rev. 11. S. Riggs,'pastor of the Christian church at Goshen, delivered one of the most eloquent lectures we ever had in Knox. In addition thereto he sang solos, and whistled many of the most delightful solos with piano accompaniments that any human ever rendered. His entertainment from first to last was wonderfully grand. Reed’s R. R. Circus show exhibited hereon the 17th. It was considered good. The entire troupe were well behaved and genteel. The Free Methodists held their quarterly meeting here on the 15th and 16th. Presiding Elder Loring delivered some fine discourses. Our temperance work is still flourishing and being extended into the country. i Preparations are being made for a 1 prohibition contest in the near future. Medals are to be awarded according to the merit of the contestants. Our democratic postmaster, Cannon, । has assumed his duties as such. He plucked the feathers from the narrative of his rooster, and decorated therewith his delivery with, “Laid bare for inspection.” Sam Jones preached and exhibited at Winamac on the 15 aud 1G inst. Many of the Knox people went over to hear and see. They say the plucky little showman gave them thunder from beginning to close. We have an Orient lodge in Knox. Judging from the appearance of our editors and some of the county officials on the morning succeeding their meeting, we would conclude that they had a little pandemonium of their own. Three houses were broken into on the night of the 17th by burglars, but no great loss was sustained by the owners. The M. E. quarterly meeting will be held in this place July 23. The Widow Humphreys has been allowed an $8 per month pension.

WALKERTON, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 22. 1893.

MURDER MOST FOUL. NORTH LIBERTY SHAKEN FROM CENTER TO CIRCUMFERENCE BY A BLOODY TRAGEDY. Fhilip Lint Shoots and Almost Instantly Kills Levin Poynter. Our neighboring village of North Liberty was thrown into u state of great excitement Tuesday morning about 9 o’clock by the murder of one of its old citizens,Levin Poynter. The mur der was cold blooded and deliberate and the perpetrator of the crime was Phillip Lint,of that place, who is a wild and dissipated fellow and generally regarded ns being a little short in the upper story. He lias been a bird drinker, and it is thought his mind had become partially unsettled from this cause. He has been considered an unsafe person in the community for several years, especially ' when under the influence of liquor. He bad been drinking when bo com milted this blood thirsty deed. The tragedy grew out of an altercation between himself and his brotherin law, Levin Poynter, over putting down a well on the premises of the former’s mother. Poynter had been ordered by Elias Liut, brother of Phillip, to put down the well, but the latter objected and said they needed no well. Why he objected is not known, unless it was just to be mean. The day previous to the murder Poynter told Lint he was going to put down the well, and the latter said that he would not, but Poynter reiterated what he had said and declared that he would. It is said that Lint then borrowed a rifle and was spying around in the vicinity of his mother's house a part of the day with this weapon. He was asked by a neighbor if he was looking for game and re plied, “You're <l—n right I am.” The next morning, Tuesday, Poynter went to the house to drive the well. Between 8 and 9 o’clock Lint armed himself with the rille aud ru»he<l out to the place where Poynter was workintr. pnd taking aim fired, Poynter rushed around the house with Liut iu hot pursuit. Three shots were fired, but only the third one took effect,the bullet entering Poynter’s body on the right side just below the shoulder and passing clear through his body to the left side. Death was al most instantaneous, as Poynter lived less than two minutes after receiving the wound. The rifle used was a 32 calibre. The noise of the firing imine diately attracted a large ero d to the scene and the dead man was picked up and carried into the house. Lint exclaimed when he saw his victim fall, “I have fixed him now, d—n him!” The murderer lost no time in getting away from the crowd dining the ex eitement and was making for the thick woods, but was overtaken by a number of citizens and brought back to town. He was placed under guard, a conveyance secured aud in charge of two citizens he was taken to South Bend and ' lodged in jail. Levin Poynter, the murdered man, 1 was about 60 years old, an old resident 1 of North Liberty, ami leaves a widow and several grown sons and daughters, j He was of a genial turn and not of a i quarrelsome disposition. Liut, the murderer, is about 40 years old and was reared in North Liberty. 1 He is of an ugly disposition, a dangerous man, and for years has been a 1 menace to the lives of those who might ( perchance cross his path or in any way arouse bis enmity. The tragedy of * last Tuesday was only a verification of r fears often expressed by citizens of North Liberty that some day Lint . 1 would be Hie chief actor iu a bloody , drama. The place to buy furniture these 1 panicky times is at Vincent's in Walk- 1 erton. ■ 1 — _ Remember that Dr. Dowell extracts ' teeth without pain by the use of vitalized air. No weakening or disagreeable results follow the application of this method. Very Rev. Father Walsh, the learned, noble and progressive president of Notre Dame university, died of Bright’s disease last Monday morning in St. Alary’s hospital at Milwaukee, Wis. 11? was only about 40 years old. The ladies of the U. B. Church hereby extend an invitation to every one to attend a donation gathering ac the residence of Rev. S. Snyder, on Wednesday evening, July 26. Come and bring whatever you may wish to give.

Local Uriels. Read our liberal magazine offer. Best Quality Linen collars 10 cts at N. Rensberger’s. Call on O. F. Townsend, the barber. Next door to Behrens’ store. Do you like a fine magazine? If so, read our clubbing offer elsewhere in this paper. Hudelmyer & Henry, dealers in dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes and wail, paper have a new ad in this issue. Threshers will please take notice that I). N. Hudelmyer has just received * car load of soft coal. He will close it out at $3.25 jut ton. E J. Vincent has a lot of high-priced window shades that he is closing out at half price. $1 shades for 50 cents, and 80 cent shades for 40 cents. A new comet, supposed to be the star of Bethlehem, has been discovered. It may be seen each evening in the heavens not far from the big dipper. Persons who borrowed pump tongs and wire stretchers of Russ, Bose & McDaniel are requested to return them immediately. It is important that they lie returned at once. A'l Hie talk in the world will not convince you so quickly ns one trial of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for scalds, burns, bruisee skin affections and piles. Bellinger and Williams. Mercer & Neal ate in addition to their grain buying doing a regular exchange business and will exchange flour, brand ami feed of all kinds for grain. They also handle draining tile. Two amateur pugilists named Beach and Whitesell had a glove contest to a finish at Grovertown on Friday evening of last week. After pummelling each other three rounds the contest was declared in favor of V. iuLeseb. . Quarterly meeting will be held at Hu M. E. church iu this place Saturday evening and Sunday. ITesiding Elder Ogden will preach Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The quarterly conference will be held Saturday at 8 p. m. A Goshen bride in a sleeping ear the other night started to get a drink of water. “When I come back,” she said to her husband, “stick your foot out of the berth so that 1 will know which it is." The conversation was audible. When she returned a masculine foot protruded ii'mi every berth. Au exchange suggests this experiment: I'ake two pieces of colored paper. one red and the other green, ami cut from each a cross. Place the crosses side by side, almost touching, on a dark background. Then look at them steadily, at a distance of about three inches from the eyes, and three crosses will appear, the third and middle one looking white. The following figures show up well for the wheel: Berry, the cow boy rider, recently rode 1,040 miles, using up himself and two horses. Wylie, the cyclist, rode 1,028 miles, finishing with both himself and wheel in good condition. The cowboy occupied 328 hours on the trip. The cyclist rode the distance in 244 hours. The cowboy averaged 75 miles per day. The wheelman’s average was H»4 miles. The Cosmopolitan, one of the foremost magazines of the country, and the Independent for $2.25 a year. The Cosmopolitan has always been a $3 magazine but by our clubbing arrangements we are enabled to furnish both publications for the ridiculously low price of $2.25. People who have any taste for higher class literature should take advantage of this rare opportunity to get a fine magazine for almost nothing. Geoige Harmison’s team which was hitched to a hay rack became frightened last Tuesday about noon and went tearing down Avenue j'. When opposite Leßoy’s livery stable Will Baker rushed out to stop the team and in grabbing for one of the horse’s bits he caught hold of the hitching rein which broke and he was thrown backwards, but kept his feet, and jumped onto the rack. He got hold of the lines and soon had the horses stopped, and but little damage resulted from the run[away.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE bheak-down of an l. e. & W. PASSENGER ENGINE. A Lucky Escape from what might have Proven a Terrible Wreck. An excursion train on the L. E. & Wt, north bound, met with a mishap between this place and Tyner last SundA morning about 4:10 o’clock. The tr«^topped at Tyner to let off a and was just pulling out and mile Ude of Tyner when the axle to the hind drive wheel of the engine biftke, and the wheel came off, rolled diwn the bank, leaped a wire fence brlakiug but one wire, the top one, ai»l ran about a hundred yards in a field before it stopped. The breaking off of the drive wheel, of course, loosened the front side bar and the back driver and these tore around lively, until Charles Hughes, the cool headed engineer in charge, reversed the lever and soon had things at a stand still. The engine was considerably damaged, one of the foot boards being broken, a large hole knocked in the cab and the pimp injured. The train having just Started out of Tyner was running slowly, or otherwise there would have been aMd wreck. As it was, no damage was done except to the engine. The cause of the break was a flaw in the sile. The engine was pulling eleven coaches all filled with passengers, who fdt very thankful over their narrow »’W»pe from a terrible disaster. The eggineer managed to pull the train in sbwly with his crippled engine to this phee and a dispatch was sent to Michig»n City for a switch engine, which ;^3rived here at 6:25. The train was t&en pulled on to Michigan City. The 100 yard foot race for the rlnmpiouship of the world was held t. J ' -* ’■.ite-day, and was won by T. C. Morris, vT saiHn Anna, Cui. The time made was nine and fourfifths seconds, the winner receiving a gold medal set with diamonds, a purse of $2,200 and hall of the gate receipts. About 1,500 spectators witnessed die event. Window shades at Vincent's, and they will be sold cheap.

Prof. H. B. THOMPSON. M. 0. Scientific Optician, having recently located at Plymouth, will make regular trips to Walkerton every two weeks. He will be at the HOTEL EBY, Wednesday. Aug. 2. Prof. Thompson is a specialist of rare ability, ami h^s success in tilting glasses to all refractive defects of the eye is unparalleled. He succeeds where others fail. Refractive defects if nucor- . reeled with proper glasses often result j in serious disease of the eye. If your eyes are defective do not fail to consult Prof. Thompson on July 19. Examination free. L)ont Kou Know | that you can secure almost immediate relief from Indigestion, and that uncomfortable fullne- o after meals, by simply taking a dose of Simmons Liver Regulator? Some people think that because it is called Liver Regulator it has nothing to do with Indigestion and the like. It is the inaction of the Liver that causes Indigestion, and that fullness; also Constipation, and those Bilious Headaches. Millions have been made to understand this and have been cured from these troubles by Simmons Liver Regulator —a medicine unfailing and purely vegetable. From Rev. M.B.Wharton,Ba.Uimore,Md “It affords me pleasure to add my tertiI monv to the great virtues of Simmons Liver Regulator. I have had experience with it, as occasion demanded, lor many years, ami regard it as the greatest mealcine of the times. So good a medicine deserves universal commendation.

The potatoes are suffering for rain. The Immortal J. N., who “lifts the veil,” is said to be on his death bed in an Ohio town. Postmaster Nicoles has utilized the room in the postoffice by moving the mail boxes further to the front. The rate of one cent a mile has been secured for the G. A. R. national encampment at Indianapolis in Septem- , her. Put in a word yourself now and then for encoum^ug the establishment: of a , fair ground and race track in 'Walkerton. Keep agitating the matter. President Cleveland was burned in effigy at Kingman, Arizona, last Sunday night. Free silver fanatics were the authors of the contemptible trick. No bad results from taking Hill’s [ Chloride of Gold Tablets, while the cure is permanent. Drunkenness, 1 Tobacco and Opium habit positively cured. A crane was killed near Goshen the other day which measured eight feet and four inches from tip of the beak to the toes. It weighed twenty-two pounds. All the products of the farm except wheat are bringing good prices, and the । farmer is now in “clover.” These are i good times for agriculturalists and they have lit Ue cause for complaint. The person who borrowed my book entitled “Analysis of the Christian Religion," by Lord Amberly, and compiled by D. W. Bennett, will confer a favor by returning Hie same to the owner. A. C. Hardenbrook. One who knows whereof he speaks says that persons from Indiana who attend the world’s Lair and who desire papers sent to them should by all means have them sent to the postoffice in the Indiana building. Miss Minnie Rush is an able young American business woman. She is agent of the Vandalia railroadat Lakeville, Ind., and has charge of the freight, telegraph ami passenger offices, being herself a first class telegrapher. About SIO,OOO passes through her hands every mouth. She is only (went} one years old. Goshen News.

BIG BANK FAILURES ‘ SHOW CLOSE TIMES a/Li we are approaching them with the BEST IN VIEW THINK OF IT! MEN S ALL WOOL SUITS AS LOW AS 85 50 BOYS FANCY SUITS AS LOW AS 75 CtsWe want money and to get it know we must show UNPARALLELED BARGAINS, AND GO STILL BELOW OUR FORMER BIG BWVDPWKE Ifyou wish a DOLLARS DALLEat EIGHTY CEXTS come and see our line. We have a stock of both ready made and tailor made Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, and Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, V’ BE SHOWS ASO WE KSOW THAT OCR VALI'ES IL _L. REAL SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY. T. J. WOLFE, Wholesaler and Retailer.

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Nobody can have dyspepsia or billiousness if they take Simmons Liver Regulator. Nobody will suffer with liver or kidney disease if they take Simmons Liver Regulator. KARL’S CLOVER ROOT, the great Blood Purifier gives freshness and clearness to the complexion aud cures constipation, 25c., 50c. For sale by Beßiuger & Williams. ; 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.

the Fanners’ Bait Walkerton, Ind., JOHN E. JOHNSON, Pres., MORGAN JOHNSON, V. Pres. [THOMPSON TURNER, Cashier. — Does a general banking business; ■ buys and sells exchange, makes collections on all points at lowest possible expense. Accounts of individuals and corporations solicited. PISO’S CURE For Consumption. I have been entirely cured of Consumption by Piso’s Cure. A year ago the doctor said I could not live till Fall. Now I am able to do a hard day’s work. Airs. Laura E. Patterson; Newton, lowa, June 20,1892.