St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 26, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 January 1894 — Page 1

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HAMLET. Protracted meeting is still in progres». Rev. Bates officiating and has , i t J 13 into the church during the time. Several others are expected to join before the meeting closes. The Wesleyan class at this place have bought the old school house and moved it to Danielson's addition for a ch nrcli. —— -■ Our achdOT is making fine headway nov in the new school house. The upper room being under the management of Mr. Schultz, while Miss Patrick has charge of the lower room. The Hamlet Hay Co. is putting machinery into their plant to cut hay ready for mixing witli ground feed. After being chopped the hay will be baled before being shipped . The J. Martine press will close down »' )W in a few days until next year’s comes in. Dr. Moore has the contract for the pauper practice for the coming year 1 in district No. 2 which embraces Davis, Oregon and a part of Washington township. We l ard recently of a young man sick with typhoid pneumonia and lagrippe and was out to church with bis best girl within a week. How is that for typhoid pneumonia and lagiippe? Ezra Ross is building quite a commodious dwelling in Danielson’s ad dition. He has (he sheeting and roof all on. TYNER CITY. Fred Monroe is again able to be down Lown at his place of business. J. E. Johnson has a severe attack of

the gi ip. The dance on last Friday night was the best dance since 1893. F. M. Neff, of Indianapolis, and John , Neff, of Peru, were called here last NE^Moiiday to the bedside of their ^^imrrrmr. (She is some better nt this writing. The Love brothers entertainment last Saturday night was postponed on account of the hard times. Wm. Taylor, of Peru, was in town a few hours Monday. Attorney Daily, of Walkerton, was in town Tuesday evening on business. Joshua Bennett and son Frank made a flying trip to Michigan Friday to see a sick relative. They returned Saturday. •James Bradley is lying very low with throat and lung trouble. X X, Z. Smith. A Windfall. For eleven years the heirs of N. W. Galentiue have kept a litigation to recover a tract of land, about four hundred acres, situated near Bourbon. 'The case was tried in Kosciusko Circuit Court some time ago and the heirs were given a verdict. The defendants, Messrs. Matchette and Lawrence, took the case to the supreme court, which last week confirmed the verdict of the lower court. We understand the prop erty is valued in the neighborhood of $20,000. Wood & Bowser were the attorneys foj the heirs and fought every inch of g ound with a vigor that finally resulted in a victory. Dau Galentine, an employe of the Indianian-Republi-cau, is one of the heirs with his two brothers. Dan was the moving spirit hr the sause, and the credit of institutPBSOdojtf 0 „, . - — ~

due to him. It is a ’windfall for the Lojs. The property will provide each . of them a home, and that they naturally I PK feel elated over their success is to be j Impeded. Dan is a hard-working man, Xying been in the employ of Messrs. >lliams & Dossier for the past twelve —Warsaw Union WOMANKIND H is won its fame because it deals with what really interests the women of America. It leaves the discussion of the great questions of religion and politics to other papers, ami fills its pages with

practical articles regarding home lite, how to live delightful yet economically. , Its fashion department is complete— I the work of experienced editors —and ■ profusely illustdated, but it deals with fashions suitable to the homes of women of artistic tastes and modest incomes. Its stories are bright and innpi ring. It is full of hints for the self supporting woman, and aids those vho seek to add to their incomes by brain or hand. Fresh apple-butter for sale at Snyder & Son’s restaurant,

WALKERTON, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INfIANA, SATURDAY JCV ~niA = —---w-p ’ lOVF.

LOCAL BRIEFS. I Feed of all kinds in stock at Walk- ’ erton Milling Co.’s. Eadies’ calling cards, blank or printed, at this office. Rev. Snyder began protracted meetings at the U. 8.. church last Sunday evening. Bert Noble, son of A. H. Noble, is again in the employ of the North Liby Trty Boon. held a joint installation of officers last Saturday evening. A South Bend man is keeping a record of the snow fall, and up to Dec. 20, 35 inches had fallen. The commercial travelers’ association of this state has elected D. If. Stubbs president and IV. F. Henley secretary. Dr. 11. A. Mumaw, of Elkhart, has gotten possession of a work, entitled, “Letters Concerning Mythology,” that was published in London in 1748. It is said that Detective L. F. Fiett, of Goshen has a clue to the South Bend bank robbery, and that he is following it closely. His suspicions have taken in a Middlebury blacksmith. It is rumored that the B. & O. company will consolidate passenger trains Nos. 46 and 14, 47 and 15, at an early date. This would remove two trains from the run. The democrats of the 13th district at. their convention at South Bend last Monday elected William 11. Conrad, ' of Warsaw, a member of the state central committee.

The Walkerton cornet band played a number of pieces on the streets on Frid.^y afternoon of last week. The boys have several new and beautiful pieces which they play exceedingly wen. — . u t.pjt. Michigan is said to produce more than one-half of all the oil of peppermint, spearmint and tansy used in the entire world. St. Joseph county partly bordering on Elkhart county is the center of this industry.—La I’orte Argus. 'The Walkerton flouring mill, which was shut down about two weeks, started up a humming with the new year, but had only run two hours when (he boiler pump gave out and operations were delayed three days for repairs. The mill began again Saturday’ morning and is now running at full blast, with orders coming in at a satisfactory rate. A strange woman about 40 years old and shabbily dressed was in this place Saturday night and claimed that she was walking through to Cincinnati. The railroad men, who noticed her at different points along the B. &O. road, say that she walked from South Chicago to this place. It is said that she became intoxicated before leaving town. The following we appropriate from the Nappanee News as it applies with as much force to Walkerton as to Nappanee: “If the Nappanee merchants expect to hold trade, and keep in the procession with the surrounding towns, they will have to look well to their advertising. Never in the his'yyr^o^Bi^eotmtry have

I greater effort to catch the ejes of the people through their home papers as । they are now doing. Is Nappanee to Igo backward? This is a question for ' business men to decide this year.” Mrs. Ross, Department inspector of the Womans Relief Corps, visited the Jesse Coppock Corps, Tuseday evening. After the inspection of the Corps ■ the members of the Post were invited in. Mrs. Ross made an able speech, ; telling the good work that was being * done by the Corps and how pleased ' ' she was with the work. She spoke of

i the many sufferings of the war and of ; the maintenance of the “Grand Out Flag.” Many of the comrades made speeches and expressed their thanks to Mrs. Ross for her encouraging words to the Post and Corps. The Corps by her pleasant words, that told them how i pleased she was with their work, feel I greatly encouraged. Mrs. Ross left . I Wednesday morning to visit the Bremen corns. Secretary.

Obituary poetry 5 cents a line; cards of thanks 25 cents. Obituary notices published free. The red mill in Walkerton is still turning out some of the best flour on earth. Try it. N. B. Shoemaker has bought and shipped about $2,0.00 worth of poultry tins fall and winter. Oysters, pickled meats, pies, etc, forlunch, at Snyder & Son’s, in baspmo*v of Hudehnyer block. _______ For Sale.- -A brand new Studebaker canopy top buggy. Will be sold at a bargain. Call at this office. The report that a tramp was killed in the wreck at Bremen on Monday of last week seems to have been a mistake. Hamlet, Starke county, has a new industry. It, is a curled grass plant where 10,000 tons of hay will be used each season. John ( . \\ oiif brought a live possum to town last Monday. The cunning chap was caught near Mr. Wolff’s place by his boys. Samuel Koontz, Jr., is now sole proprietor of the Globe clothing store, succeeding Koontz, Swank & Co. The transfer was made last Saturday. Call at this office and get a free sample copy of ‘ Womankind,” which we furnish one year free to subscribers paying $1.50 in advance for the Independent. ' The K. of P.'s had work in the second rank last Tuesday evening and it is expected (hat (here will be work in the third at the regular meeting next 'll 1 . __ •

Tuesday evening. Miss Jessie Ross gave a party to her friends at the residence of her parents last Satuiday evening. The guests were nicely entertained and the evenH" ii rm n.| 1 m ixiuu-r " „ Di. C, C. Bondurant, of R veterinary surgeon, will'be in (on, Saturdav, Jan. 20, at the^sr.,Fry, to treat all diseases of the horse. ’ The doctor is a student of the Chicago Veterinary college, and allcasesentrusted with him will be treated scientideally and with care. It now being the first of January all accounts on our books are due unless otherwise arranged by special agreement. We, therefore, kindly ask those we have favored to call and settle at once either by cash or note, and oblige. Ross, Jarrell & Co. Holman & Foote, of Rochester, have located in this place with a stock of dry goods and occupy the Woodworth building, recently occupied by Chas. M. Stephens. For particulars as to the bargains they are offering see their large ad in this paper. Mrs. J. H. Black writes back to Walkerton friends from Painesville, Ohio, that Mr. Black is sick in bed and threatened with pneumonia. 'The letter was written last Saturday. Mr. Black and family went there two or three weeks ago to spend the holidays with friends. A stranger, claiming to be a photographer, called on Harkless, the artist, last week, and under the assumption of starting in business here, tried to get some money from the lat ter, but did not succeed^,.. iif. Ji lls us that i* *l.:^ n.nn nt. t hilt ’

TR^PTrations of this man at tmtv - place. —Albion New Era. L The same fellow was undoubtedly j at this place, Wednesday. He is a dead-beat, and uses different tactics at different places. —Bremen Standard. When the panic struck the country, says the South Bend Sunday News, the Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Company found their business so seriously affected that they were forced j to decide between two courses, to dis-I pense with the services of a considerable number of the employes in their I ■ office or make a heavy cut in salaries. i il 111)011.

‘The latter course was decuien upon, but when the cut was made the cm, ployes were promised that as soon as business improved salaries wo^d beg stored to their original figures. 11l company have more than kept thei; promise, for they have not only re stored salaries to the old rate, but haV' paid the office employes the differe® j between the old and new salaries so I all the time it was deducted. 1 I m

' A'’good roads and mild weather f S pOmbiued to make wood almost on the market. school 1 Panc ^ about February 1. “re always iT^ket for the fakW wheat at the highest market ALKekt °n Milling Co. V _ Reh , eC with a visitTA **'’ * . IS ’ ^oss, of Kokomo, Ind. at_tlie home, of Airs* - buesday afteruvmL (lands on foot looking to the exWof the Elkhart & Western row operating between Elkhart ishawaka, to LaPorte. . Ayers, of Michigan City, was by the cars at Three' Oaks, recently. He is said to,have ly resided in Walkerton. Ligonier Banner strikes the the head when it says that a nany people would rather be id by a stranger than to patron>me institution. J Ayoung married woman of New Carisle, whose husband has a fondness forlhegreen cloth, broke up a setting in oje of the town's resorts by breaking in ajrear door with an ax. For a country town Walkerton can boast of one of the best local papers in the state. The people over there should appreciate the enterprise of the Independent publisher.- New Carlisle Gazette. There are two notable suits in the Knot circuit court. One young man n.uife damages because his soup was seastgied with croton oil. Another

yoiu| man is suing for SIOO he lost in a P°wr game. E'Velopes furnished and printed at thL^ ofiice as cheap as yon can buy at. the stores. Farmers P. ^QveraUW’ “’ahi have envelopes " prehensiv^T' - Address, Ami Nngle Ve ^priufed.-abO cents; larger this ^. s cheaper. Th en — was foll °wing sensational news item d^./SHiinched at P| y’ llo »th hast Monfouni “ ihc dead bod y of a n,an was tok « here Sat urdiy. No one seems suit i ow ' vll ° 1110 " lan is and <lie >e- I 'The i S tbat miieh excitement prevails. toroner is holding an inquest tountif nd sensati °uai developments are 1 jipated.” m , INDEPENDENT CLUB RATES I he I Independent and Hicks’ Word TL»r d ai >d Almanac $2.00 jg Independent and Cosmopolitan T l>g«zi ne » $ 2 50 ^Tlndepefdknt, American Farmer ..id Womankind SI.GS bc^ ne bl aild subscribe and get the of the above liberal clubbing mp - a ’ so subscriptions for lof the above publications, seperWrom the Independent. private funds Jo loan on ini^jhed farms on short notice. pW or write J. IS, Cooley, pinoutli. Indiana. ! w never excell- * proven” noea v '-the v <'rd jct

P/a millions. . Sim m o n a M Liver RegujFN lator is the p * and Kidney medicine to ; । which you can pin our *7^7 faith for a 'f nn cure - A P’^ fJUft mUd laxa _ rs five, an d 111 ? purely veg- • etable, act- * IT's *JI i n g directly

Trills L ™ r ax and Kidneys. Try it. Rttb. Sold by all ^t^gists in Liquid, or in Powder J bo taken dry ormadeintoa tea. The King- of Elver Medicines. f I have used your.Sirnmonsl.iver ReetiK^n- 1 ’ ‘^’••effipmuslystiy it is the v- 7’.medicines, I consider it a edicme chest in itself.—geo. W. Jacklaeoma, V ashmgton. A3-EVEBY PACKAGER IS the Z Stamp in red on wrapper*

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—— |||=^sur~ ===== fin cm cmis load®own with Bargains that yW^an’t afford to miss. Good Kerosene Oil 8 CENTS PER GALLON. m. fbt-douguertt BLOf R

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