St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 41, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 April 1894 — Page 5

Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by Chas M 9tepben«. Egga 10 Butter... Lard 7 Breen Hi den 3 Potatoes 60 to 70 Corn, new 45 ! □ lover Seed $5.00 Wheat 52 Oats 30 Beans $1.50 Rye *-40 WALKERTON^ Population, 1,200; 72 miles east of Chicago;

nearest competing towns; South Bend, 22 miles; Plymouth, 14 miles’ Bremen 18 miles; LaForte, 16 miles- Fine brick business houses, neat residences, large flouring mill, extensive pickle salting works, 1 saw-mill, and creamery (soon to be re-bnllt). Two railroads—the B & 0., running east and west, and the L. E. & W., north and couth—making the shipping facilities excellent; good schools and churches; surrounded by good agricultural country. The best town for its size in northern Indiana. An excellent location for factories and men of capital. LOCAL NEWS. T. J. Wolfe's nd this week announces a ep del sale of sixty days; be sure and see tt. Get that street sprinkler to going. A frost was reported Tuesday morning. Corn 8 cents a can at Noah Rensberger’s. Car of corn just received by the Walkerton Milling Co. The election is drawing near. It is time to hustle, boys. Charlie Granger lias received a commission as notary public. AU kinds of mill feed constantly on hand at the Walkerton Milling Co.'s. Do not close any contracts for farm implements until you see D. W. Place. The BEST FLOUR is the White Rose, manufactured by the Walkerton Milling Co. If there is any farm implements you need, you certainly should see D. W. Place. On account of the sickness of Miss Rose Nichols her school was closed a few days this week. Henry Hudelmyer, who was nominated for town treasurer by Uie democrats, declines to run. The organization of the Knights of the Maccabees here is assured, and a teat will be instituted at an early date. Remember my charge* are as low as

will not turn out botch work. A. L. Washburne, jeweler, Hotel Fry. Select seed corn for sale. Warranted to grow. One dollar a bushel. Cane seed free. A. C. Barden. To "Anxious Enquirer:” No, the Independent has not gone into the hardware business. We have simply been unable, as yet, to repaint the old sign on our second-hand awning. Those wishing work in the line of paper hanging, decorating or house painting should call on J. J. Miller & Son, who are prepared to do such work in first-class style and at reasonable rates. New spring hats at Ida Beach's. Also new ribbons, veilings and trimmings and a choice line of hat and bonnet frames. A large assortment of silks, satins and velvets in all the latest shades. Hon. H. 1). Wilson has been nominated by the republicans as candidate forjudge of the 34th judicial district, comprising Elkhart and LaGrange counties. Mr. Wilson was a former republican candidate for conrgres iu this district. The L. E. & W. railroad will give reduced rates to Indianapolis and return for convention of Rebekah lodge, I. O. O. F. of Indiana, May 14 and 15. To the Musical Festival May 15, 16 and 17. Tor th® above, one and one- i third rates for round trip. To the I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge of , Indiana and state celebration May 16 and 17. To the republican state convention April 24 and 25. One fare for round trip. That $50,000 color press of the Chicago Inter Ocean is being utilized in a j unique and instructive manner by that '

great newspaper. It is being used to print a “Little Paper for Little People” with four full pages in colors, and beginning with Sunday, April 29th, this paper will contain the first Installment of a Children's story, written especially for it by a Chicago Newspaper man, Sam Clover. A unique feature of this story is that it Is to be named by Chicago school children after ready This with the “Musical Supple^ at,” a new art feature, makes .be Sunday Inter Ocean a most interesting and welcome visitor for every member of the family.

Prof. Foster predicts tornadoes during the month of May. Chas. M. Stephens is giving bargains on his 5 and 10 cent counter. ( Rock salt 6o cents a hundred at Mercer Meal’s. Highest market price is always paid for wheat by the Walkerton Milling Co. Don’t lose interest in the fire protection question. It is of too much importance to let go by default.

Jerry Hildebrand’s friends are talking him up for the nomination of county recorder on the republican ticket. You can have your choice of Deering, Osborne or Plano mowers for S3B cash or S4O on two time payments, at D. W. Place’s. With no candidate for treasurer on the opposite ticket, the boys think that Ed Grider might as well commence setting up the cigars now as to wait until after election. New flowers, laces and ribbons in all the new shades, straw hats and bonnets of the most stylish shapea and a choice variety of novelty braids at Ida Beach’s millinery rooms. | If there is anything left of Kelley’s army by the time it reaches Chicago, if it ever does, It may pass through this place on its way to Washington as it Is to be transported east over the B. & 0., if reports are true. When you want sale bills remember that the Independent office will do you a neat job on water proof paper at the lowest price. In addition we will give a notice of sale in the pajtw free of charge. Quarterly meeting was held at the M. E. church in this place Saturday, Sunday and Monday The meetings were largely attended. Presiding Elder Ogden having charge. The elder preached at the Island church Sunday evening. We are prepared to do al! kinds of paper hanging. Lipped work, 25 cts per double roll; 10 cents extra for edged work, no charge f ( >r two and three band borders. Painting done in the best manner. All work warranted. Goit A Pool. Supreme Chaplain George H. Ter puny, of the Knights of the Maccabees, will lecture in Bender’ / opera j/lllln -wHiMty,—». ■ — rr — . ■

,, ■■■■min iii«r»w *—.i — tectlon Fraternity.” Mr. Terpany 1* said to be a very pleading shaker. The admission will be free to all, and everybody Is cordially Invited to at tend. The Porter Lind and Manufacturing company is breparing to boom the town of Porter this spring. Business will be commenced on a large scale the first of May. Excursion trains will b® run out there from Chicago during the first week and a great deal of building is to be done there this spring. Mich igan City News. The Independent is in receipt of (he Wolcottville, Ind., Herald, request ing an exchange. We notice that our old friend and former “class mate,” F. 11. Tallman, with whom we “sojourned” in St. IxMiis one winter, is one of the editors. All right, Frank, we will go you. For Sake.—l6o acres unimproved tine level land, ten miles east of Cando, Towner county, North Dakota. Price |l,ooo—sloo cash and balance in annual payments of SIOO with 6 per cent interest. Or will sell on crop payments, no cash required, purchaser giving half the crop each year until the land is paid for. Address, S. A. Nye, Devils Lake, N. D. Mr. Lewis Hargrave, of Chicago, and Miss Anna Swartz, the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Swartz, of near this place, were : married one day last week by Rev. i Stockbarger. The young couple left the same day on their wedding trip to Chicago and other points, returning to this place last Thursday. It is understood that they will make their home near this place. i Walter Reed, in speaking of his, । and Landon Everhart's trip to Liver-

pool in charge of a ship load of sheep said: “We had a decidedly rough passage going over, being twenty days on the water. There was a severe storm raging during the greater part of the voyage. Landon and I had a very narrow escape from being drowned by sea sickness. We each had a slight touch of the complaint, which lasted for about two hours. The crew told us to keep moving about, and we did so, thereby avoiding the sickness. Out of the flock of sheep on board we lost but sixty-two.” I —LaPorte Herald.

WantttOWtljs and lunches at all howru at the Star bakery. Buy your corn of the Walkerton Milling Co. The wreck at Kingsbury last full cost the Wabash $350,000. A first-class warm meal for 25 cents* at the Star bakery. J Both the republican and democrat tickets are composed of good men, and no matter which way the election goe^» the town's interests are likely to b|e well looked after.

All the latest styles in spring mill! nery will be found at Miss Fosdick's, who has a fine and well selected stock.? Prices low. Located upstairs In' Hudelmyer block. The L. E. & W. will sell round trip tickets to Indianapolis for the people’s party convention May 23 and 24 at one and one third fare, good returning May 25. Also one fare for round trip to meeting of grand lodge, F. A A. M. J Mav 22 and 28, good returning May f 24. T Elector K, True Type, Hero and! Cleveland Bay respectively represent the speed, the draft and the coach breeds of stock, and each is a fine representative of its kind. Elector K, sls, and the others $lO. These fine horses can be seen at any time by horsemen at the stablee of Louis De Coudres near North Liberty. Miss O. H. Millard has received goods from Chicago, Fort Wayne and Detroit this spring and will receive new goods every week during the season. Having a trimmer, Miss Lizzie Glass, from Fort Wayne, who comes well recommeded, we will try to please all customers. Work guaranteed Prices to suit the times. Please cal and see our goods and get prices, as we expect to keep up with the times. Saturday Commence Bros, caught seven ducks on their perch lines anchored out in the lake. The hooks were down about 30 feet and the ducks had dived down in search of food and had come in contact with the hooks. Every spring and fall fishermen catch dutas in this way and they have been known to go down a hundred feet or more for fish. One of the birds caught was still alive and Fred Commence will try to domesticate iU— Michigan City Dispatch. | The barn on the old ShaaUley farm near North Liberty which burned $n

T- night dr AprW tS. run taint'd tAw. brood mares, farming iaipleuia^i, harnea* and * lot of hay, nil of whlth wer® burned, the loss amounting Jo about $3<K). The barn was uninsured but th® contents belonging to Walter Moriis were insured in the Farmer*' Mutual for |2uO. This makes the third ham within eight years that has been burned on this farm. A printer passing through this place on Ft iday of last week was injured while riding on a flat car. The train was partly loaded with lumber which projected over the end of the cars. | When the train backed up the printer’s ! leg was caught between the car and the lumber, squeezing it so that he fainted from the effects of the shock. His leg was badly bruised up. There were two other printers with him, and the party were going east from Chica- i go. They were com lulled to stay her? a couple of days until they could take the injured man to a hospital at Garrett. The Injury was nothing serious, but was very painful and will lay the man up for a time. The Presbyterian social at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dailey Thursday evening was a grand success. The attendance was large and all seemed to enjoy the evening. When the hour arrived the Rev. Gillette, In his characteristic manner, announced the program, Shakespearean, i and placed Thompson Turner in as chairman of the evening. T'hrpro^ gram consisted of music by Q. F. Townsend and Miss Lola Hawenbrook; a nice little speech on Slprkespeare's native place and works by Jay Miller; reading, “Hamlet's Soliloquy,” Miss Emma Gallagher; music; a very entertaining series of questions and answers by Miss Maggie Miller; and a review of Shakespeare’s Julius

Caesar by Walter McCool. All the parts were so well performed that although the program was over an hour long none were ready for it to stop. The repast was excellent and all left with a kindly feeling toward Mr. and Mrs. Dailey for the enjoyment of the evening. Ihe social would acknowledge its indebtedness to Mr. George Kern for a splendid freezer of ice cream which all so heartily enjoyed; also to the Walkerton cornet band boys for their fine serenade. I Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder | World’o Pair Highest Medal and Diploma. f i I 1

Personal Points. Rev. P. Kegg and family, of Donaldson, were in town on Tuesday. Henry Nichole, of Valparaiso, is visiting here with his son, O. W. Nichols, Miss O. Millard was in Chicago sevi eral days this week buying millinery I goods. Mrs. Maggie Nell with little son and daughter are visiting friends in this place. Hon. John S. Bender, of Plymouth, was looking after his interests here on Tuesday. Richard Johnson, of South Bend, is visiting here with his cousin, Ed Koontz. Mrs. J. P. Barnhart will go to Lansing, Mich., next Wednesday to make a Visit of about four weeks with relatives. A mush and milk social was held in C. A. R. hall last Saturday evening for the benefit of the Walkerton cornet band. Hiram Shafer, wife and mother, of SSouth Bend, Lave been visiting with ’ the families of Dau Brubaker and D. M. Hudelmyer during the past week. Rev. Gom and wife, of Kentland, visited with friends here over Sunday and the fore part of the week. Mr, Goss occupied the M. E. pulpit Sunday evening. T. J. Reece and wife accompanied Rev. and Mrs. Goss to Knox on Wednesday, driving across the country. Mr. and Mrs. Goss visited with friends at that place a couple of days before returning to their home at Kentland. When you go to Laporte call at Lay's Eurojtean hotel aud restaurant, Meals, 25 cents. Japanese Climbing Cucumber. A decided innovation. The plant is exceedingly vigorous, climbing trellis, bruth or polo. The foliage is beautifully colored making it desirable for ornamental purposes, while the fruit is superior to any other variety whether for pickling or for salads. Is adapted to oar soil and is free from the ravages of insects. At great expense wo have secured a supply of the seed and will send packages for 25 cents post paid. Address, Maar & Kino, LaPorte, Ind.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice is hereby given by the Board of Trustees of the incorporated town of Walkerton, i St. Joseph county, Indiana, that there will be an , election held in said town, on the 7th day of MAY, 1894, for the purpose of electing the following officers to-wlt: One Trustee for First ward. । One Trustee for Second ward. | "dne Treasurer. Clerk and Marshal. B E. WILLIAMS. President. ; Attest: WILLIAM CLEM, Clerk. Short breath cored by Dr. Miles' Heart Cuno, I