St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 December 1893 — Page 1

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KNOX. Rev. Hicks, as well as all who prophesied warm weather, are ruined as whether prophets. The thermometer registered 12 below zero. Rev. Faunee, of this place, has been for the past two weeks holding protracted meeting in Cass county. C. A. Segnr, our furniture man and undertaker, was on the sick list for two or three weeks, but is now «« TTWTp ' again. James Yost, a brakeman on the Nickle Pinto road, was crushed while attempting to make a coupling of two freight cars at South Wanatah. The cars stood on a curved track and Yost stood on the inner side of the cmve. After the accident he said, “Now I will go to see mother.” His mother had died some time ago. Yost lived only about two hours. His remains were sent to his friends at Bucyrus, Ohio, where deceased formerly resided. Andrew Cunningham and his estimable wife spent Thanksgiving with H. R- Robbins and wife. An enjoyable meeting of old friends. A mad dog made his appearance in Knox on Sunday morning. He was killed in the afternoon but not until after he had bitten several dogs. We have an ordinance now against dogs upon the streets. Several chickens were stolen heie last week and taken to the dive and gambled off. The thieves are all known but as usual, no prosecutions. S. B. Davis has removed to his own house. John Lindlay has taken charge of the restaurant, formerly run by him. The commissioners on the Robbins ditch are at work on making out the allotments. The dredge will start on 5 g' ical mendicant is commenc t ■ thkt C. O. Musselman will on''start an independent newspaper here. Grant Tank was here selling goods to our merchants. He represents a Chicago house. The temperance meetings are flourishing in fine shape. The saloon business is far from being lucrative in Ibis town. J. B. Finemore, attorney and preacher, has returned to Knox, where he proposes to remain. Our people heye are generally de ' lighted with the position taken by Gov. Mathews in prohibiting prize fighting. LA PAZ. Mrs . Will Forsyth is lying very low 1 with consumption. Ebenezer Helm and wife are im- ’ proving. George Fithour, wife and daughter Bello, are convalescent. Miss Lydia Abbott is suffering with lagrippe. Mrs. Cy Bondurant has been on the sick list, but is able to be about again. Markley Martin, who has been in the northwest nearly two years, returned home last week. Rev. Dillon, a preacher among the “Saints” has moved to LaPaz. R>v Shatford will preach at the W. M. church next Sunday evening. Rev. R. Z. Brown is holding a protracted meeting at the Gilead U. B. c-Jrrrrtdr; — • ~ _ ’Melvin Mangus was married on Thanksgiving day to a Miss Steel, daughter \To Steel. The knot was tied by Ri R. Z. Brown. George Rotbenberger has bought Lorie Forsyth’s new bouse at Teegarden and will move there tomorrow. lie has rent' d his farm to Harry Johnson. The sleigh-bells are jingling merrily and people make good use of this deep snow. Thanksgiving services were held last « Thursday in Luther Chapel, conducted | by Rev. M. L. Peter and Rev. Arnholdt, of South Berni. PROGRAMME. The North Township Sunday school convention to be held in LaPaz, Saturday, Dec. 16, 1893. 9:30 a. m., devotional exercises, Mrs. Dr. Hamilton; address of welcome, C. Bondurant; response, Rev. I. N. Miller; Holiday Exercises—how should they be conducted, Dr. J. J. Hamilton and Mrs. Mary Burch; discussion by all the schools present ; reports from all the schools iu the township; reading of minutes.

WALKERTON, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, DEC. 9, 1893.

DINNER. 1:30 p. m., devotional exercises, Elder Peter Hummer; Who ought to go to Sunday school, and why ought they to go, Rev. R. Z. Brown and Rev. I. N. Miller; The ends we gain in primary classes, Rev. S. Shatford and Rev. Landis. What are the deficiencies in your Sunday school. Discussion by superintendents and teachers, led by Mrs. Ed Brooke. Miscellaneous business. The musical department will be conducted by Miss Laura Boss. - 11. hw - J ALA .. presid en t of Milford, is expected to be HituMTSr’ He will deliver a lecture at night and probably remain over Sunday. The exercises will be interspersed with discussions of the various topics and good music. A cordial invitation is extended to Sunday school workers in other townships. Jacob Rothenberger, Pres. VINEBUESSER. TEEG ARDEN. A. Hanson has returned to claim his six hundred dollars. Teegarden is well supplied with Sheriffs and attorneys this week. Two of our citizens last Saturday concluded to try their champsonsbip as fighters, G. P. and W. N. G. P. came best on the first round and parted by Tyner City officers. Second round time called and W. N. wears the belt. I. E. Skinner, who has been working in Chicago, has returned to this place to get his family and return to Chicago to live. With promises of a better job thinks he can make more thau on a farm. The sale of goods taken from A. Hanson has been postponed until Dec. 11, and then will begin and continue until all the goods are disposed of at public auction in lots to suit purchasers. It is a bad thing for a man’s best girl's father to find out that he is a married man and notifies his wife. It is better to go farther awav from home .. j — . j . . _ - Ben Chirk has moved out iu ilw, country. Protracted meeting at tho Barber church this week. Ihe saloon has been doing a large business these few days. This does not look like hard times. If you want to find an honest man go to Tyner City. Carl B allace has been stopping with Wm. Aldrich. John MeA icker has lost another horse. The feed must be too coaise. Jack. December Weather. According to Storm Prophet Hicks’ predictions, December will be issued in with a storm period resulting in snow in this region from Ist to 4th. The sth and 6th will see a sudden and severe cold wave over the entire country, moderating on the 7th and Blh. Ibis will be followed by heavy gales and great cold. Storms of rain and snow will sweep across the country from 12th to 16th, followed by a cold wave. About the 18th and 19th it will turn warmer with snow and possibly rain. From the 22nd to 26th we will have plenty of winter storms including sleet and the ground will be covered with snow for Christmas. The day or two following Christmas will be intensely cold. About the 29th it will grow warmer and the month will close fair. A Straight Pointer. Y’ou can make twelve elegant Christmas presents to twelve of your relations and best friends for $2.50 by sitting now for a dozen of our fadeless, water-proof American “Aristo” photos. How can you provide twelve as satisfactory presents for twelve persons for the same amount of money? Come now, while the weather is pleas- ; ant, and before the holiday rush, and | we will give you the finest work that ever left our establishment, w.d your worry as to how you will provide presents will be over. Yours, G. I). Ewing, Walkerton, Ind. ♦ The following unique cure for corns was recently discovered in a copy of a newspaper printed in North Manchester ;in 1867: “How to get rid of corns—i Rub them with toasted cheese, and let I your feet hang out of bed for a night J or two, that the mice may nibble them, i If the mice do their duty the remedy j will be sufficient.”

LOCAL BRIEFS. Indiana is third in wheat, fourth in corn and hogs, seventh in cattle and railways, eighth in coal. The democrats will hold a district convention at South Bend January 8 to select a new member of the state central committee. Jacob Good, of Nappanee, got up the other morning and noticed what seemed something in front of his eye. He soon discovered that he had lost sight in that eye during the night. "A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BgiltDipert, of Oregon township, Starke county, died on last Saturday, aged eight years. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Bates at the Oregon church on Sunday. Services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning and evening. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. C. B. Gillette. Subject in the evening “The World Haters.” All are cordially invited. Postmaster Nicoles will open the postoffice Sunday mornings from 9 to 10 o'clock in order to accommodate the people who may get mail on the late evening train from Chicago, the arrival of that train here being much later now than formerly. On account of the hard times we are making a liberal inducement to readers. We are furnishing the Independent, Womankind and American Farmer all for $1.50 -for one year. This offer holds good only until the first of January. Gen. Reub Williams, editor of the Warsaw Times, says that the death of the late W. A. Beane, of the Goshen Democrat, leaves Archibald Beal, of the LaPorte Herald, Dan McDonald, of the Plymouth Democrat, and himself the oldest newspaper men continuously connected with the. business lunl-heia Indiana. WSWittg With I newspapers is an experiment made by a Michigan farmer, says an exchange. He opened barrels that had been packed for a long time, and found that in those unlined more or less of the fruit had decayed, while in paper lined barrels every apple was sound and in tine condition. The paper also acts as a 1 great protection from the frost, and apples or other fruit, or vegetables packed as above, will stand more severe weather than without paper. An exchange very sensibly suggests that the Indiscriminate exchange of lead pencils among school pupils is condemned by the Minnesota health commissioners because the habit of putting the pencil in the mouth is dangerous and diphtheria and other diseases are often transmitted in this way. That is probably true, but there is no sense in putting leads to the lips as the best lead is ruined by. wetting, and a good pencil never requires moistening to write well, and the cheaper grades of pencils are very often poor and of little value. From the Momence, 111., Press, it is learned that owners of the lands between the state line and Momence and lands in Indiana met at that place recently for the purpose of tin iting plans for straightening Momence. The org^' nl zation in lllfliana is practically' completed for tre Work, I'liibraeing t.bo vullcy English Lake to the Illinois hie, and it is clainfed -by the promoters tiiat unless the river is also straightened in Illinois that the adjacent land will be subject to overflow. Great harm is often done a business man by thoughtless persons, and sometimes mean ones, by setting afloat' false reports of a damaging nature as to his business standing. Such reports after once gaining circulation are sure to injure the business man, no matter how solid financially he may be, and involve him in more or less needless anxiety and loss before he can get matters straightened and establish the . falsity *f such rumors. People who i indulge in the pastime of circulating reports of this character are treading - ' upon dangerous ground, and they t । should remember that the business I ; man has recourse to the law, which is . : severe in such cases, in retaliating r ; upon the assassin of business reputai tions.

^efore you buy get prices at the Globe. firictly pure buckwheat flour at N. B. Shoemaker's. Sale.—Fine pigs, two months old.l D. C. Swartz. C|me to the Independent office and| get three papers one year for tl.s|Cf I at the Independent office and get J 1 freesrmple copy of “ Womankin®^ M^>°l teachers of Walkerton ■4l4^*s’^ y ‘hi township attended the coiw; ® a t}ie teachers’ association of St ^ej»h county at South Bead the htLer part of last week. j g —— this office and get a free samjleidipy of “Womankind,” which we fari^h one year free to subscribers payF>g $l5O in advance for the Independent. Bh’e is a pointer for our Walkerton justices of the peace. A California J. P. Des the marriage act ns follows: “have’er?” ‘i’es.” ‘jlave’im?” ^h‘S.” “Jlarried: $2.00.” IJmls Paul, Sr., will' hold a public salqat his-farm, one half mile south ofDpilkerton, on Monday, Dec. 18, commencing at 10 a. m. Among the pr®erty to be sold are t wo brood mares, 1 ®lt coming three years old, black stfilion Dude seven years old, 9 milch ervs, farming implements, etc. pon’t sell canceled postage stamps. Jii exchange says that “the governnent is taking steps to put a stop to t ifficking in cancled postage stamps, c liming that they are brought up for a mere nominal sum and after being pit through some sort of chemical p >cess, are put upon the market Both sellers and buyers will liable under the law.” Saver of Fuel. Fuel Saver and Heat Radiator, manufactured at Goshen; Ind., will save you 40 per cent in fuel. | Wherever tested it has proven a great success. The radiator itself arrests a large part of the heat that would oth- ■ erwise go up the chimney and thus be wasted. It throws out about as much heat as the stove. 'The cost of this great money saver is small. A sample of the radiators may be seen in operation at Townsend's barber shop. J. E. Garver, the agent, is now canvassing this place. Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life away is the truthful, startling title of a little book that tells all about No-to-bac, the wonderful, harmless guara" teed tobacco habit cure. The cost is trifling, and the man who wants to quit and can't runs no pliysical or financial risk in in using “No-to-bac.” Sold by all druggists. Book fit store, or by mail free. Address, Tre Sterling Remedy Co., Indiana Mineral Springs, Ind.

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