St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 43, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 12 May 1894 — Page 1

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HANNA. Prospect. are good tor « '’ b< ““ «’ on °” ’srxJi*- •■- ’— ■ Os milk last Monday . The populists took a loacfP Visions to Randall’s army last T uesday - Stanley will give a senes of lectures here, beginning

rOOple weu t to Wanatah to the commencement Monday ® vo "*“ B ’ tl Christian traded meeting in the school liere next week. . Commencement number that could, not get into the building returned home. The 16 graduates of Wanatah were present. HAMLET, C. J. Danielson was in Knox on business Monday. H. A. Ellingson was in Chicago Monday and Tuesday. Dan and J. D. Troyer were at Hamlet last week. Mrs. Bates is visiting in and about South Bend this week. W. Christoph and wife were calling on friends at Hamlet last week. Mrs. Hartsock, of Middlepoint, Ohio, is visiting friends about Hamlet. The ladies of the M. E. church gave an ice cream supper Saturday night and cleared about $15.50. Frank Taylor’s Sunday horse racing cost him a broken collar bone. Ray & Eberle have disolved partnership by mutual consent and Jake will continue the meat market at the old stand. The road dredge is about ready to commence work. This makes two

dredges near Hamlet. Let the good w »rk go on. At the I. O. G. T. district convention recently held st North Judson Hamlet was found to have the largest Good Templar lodge in the county. Davis township is hustling to raise the required amount to secure the new railroad and depot at Hamlet, and we expect Kuox will soon be asking to be annexed. A free for all fight is reported at confederate cross roads last week and one of the parties was fined ten dollars and costs. We understand that it all came of drinking coffee from a bottle. Mr. Welch, of San Pierre, is visiting bis son Joe Welch, of this place. Julius Martini, Jr., is hauling lumber for a new house in Danielson’s addition, and Frank Taylor has one already commenced. Chas. Harness lost a valuable horse that dropped dead while working the other day. O. B. Heath had two good work horses mire and one drowned, and the Mother nearly so. O. F. S. TYNER CITY. John W. Baugher returned Tuesday from a trip through Michigan. Hu is on a trade for Michigan land. Warren Johnson has been troubled . tue threat trouble ue is reported improving nicely. ’ 1 Frank Haag has traded for n N anoy I Hanks mare. She is of the old Nancy i Hauks stock. I 18goi,l 8 to Bend tins week to join a branch of Coxey s army that is to pass through there this week. Fred Myers, of LaPaz, is able to be at home this week on a visit. A number of Tynerites were at Koontz’s lake Sunday trying their luck catching the finny tribe. Plenty of good luck and few fish. Thomas Voreis, candidate for Sheriff, was calling on the boys of this place this week. Sheriff Jarrell was in town Saturday on business. Come to Tyner for she is on the boom not “bum.” Monroe Bros, have purchased a fine Uuxter wagon and will start it on the

WALKERTON, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY,

town the other day and went fishing m the evening. The river wate,, dnl not agree with him. He was reported some better the next morning. J. E. Johnson has been buying up car load of hogs this week. Barney Kramer, of KaPorlo. ’« *" town Monday Bolling go^ 0M mor ’

° b ;X Nathan. »I Fort Wayne. ' blacksmith shop on May 3am < > grout <loal of xlitinngo. McCollough at nave.Ukon ~ l ttrge stone contract for Bam KoonU, he bustling miller of Koontz^ Wm. Kyle made two horse trades about 20 minutes the other "J- --• • —* /tv -M- — * • V 'JFred Myers is convalescent. Mrs. Obed is reported quite ill. Very little improvement in Mrs. Marshall White. Mrs. James Willis is getting quite feeble. There was some improvement for a week or two, but she became worse again. Rev. Stanford will preach at the W. M. church next Sunday at 11 a. m. and Rev. M. L. Peter will preach at Luther chapel at the same hour. Elder W. R. Deeter, of Milford, Ind., preached an interesting sermon at the I W. M. church on last Friday evening. His topic was, “The General Judgement.” Elder I. N. Miller will preach at the Claybangh school house on Saturday evening, May 19, and also on Sunday at Ila. m. Hou. 11. G. Thayer, of Plymouth, will deliver his lecture on "Pompei and Mt. Vesuvius" at the W. M. church in this place on Sunday, May 20, at 2 :30 p. m. Come every body and hear the eloquent lecturer. He will exhibit splendid photographs of those

pIMCIW. Jlim Mnrtha Bodman hxt a (i»dl open faced watch, without a crystal, on last Sunday night. The finder will please leave it at A. Shafer's drug store. The Fair Cemetery Association at their lust business meeting, levitsl a tax of fifty e» its upon each lot owner in said cemetery, to bo paid to the secretary, Mr. Jesse Thomas, by Sept. 1. 1894, and annually thereafter. Said tax is to be used for repairs and for building a nice fence around the cemetery. Will Linville and wife, of Garrett, visited their parents and friends in this place the latter part of last week. Will returned on Sunday evening. Rev. Linville has been quite successful in bis revival work on his circuit. He and his assistant, Rev. French, had 151 accessions to the M. P. church at Mentone. Rev. L. came home yesterday . The commencement exercises of the North township public schools will be held at the public hall in LaPaz, on Saturday evening, May 19. There are ten graduates. There is still a debt hanging over the W. M. church in this place. The house was built as a Union house, but deeded to the Wesleyan Methodists. Ail ministers in good standing in their I — “ uuy ulheis. They do aucrnng towards paying off the debt, and use the house more than those who do. A Shafer and Adam Trisinger are still buying calves and poultry, but the market is said to be rather d ill and prices low. They took a lot of calves and poultry to South Bend last Fridaj, and will take another lot next Friday.

Vinedresser. teegardenT Mr Miller, of Bremen, and Dr. Ham,l on, of LaPaz, WO re in lhi , for iLm 1 f 4 * 7 WHclk™ tor the Maccabees. John Forsyth took orders for 30 Slate ° De day last we ek. Pat Thompson and wife, of South Bend, were visiting relatives of this Candidates are very numerous. Mr. Hault, candidate for commissioner,

! was in this place Tuesday. While Mr. Good was away from his 'office one night last week some.one broke in the window and^took a suit clothes and overcoat. Mr. Good offered a reward of sls »nd the goods were returned. Norman Allen found them in a barn a few rods from where . ^ome one tried last Monday night to

carry off the saw-mill but finding it too WIL No A°’* r ^ \ bwxMl. » «°“' a rro b “ bl y b * ' M»' l Hornsby bongbt • bor«« ol It» Aldrich; price twwnty-fivs L Mr. -Vol & COW belonging Valentino Barclay. «• ages to the amount of $35. Mr. Hanson thinks he.will -• WlYTflim u The church meeting Tuesday evening elected seven trustees instead of four as before. Jack. LOC AL RRIEFS. Fresh bread daily at the Star bakery. When you want a good cigar call for the Free Press at the Star bakery. For low prices and good quality the wall paper at Endley's takes the lead. Title clause and sale notes for sale in any quantity at the Independent office. C. W. N. Stephens wants your wool. He Is paying the highest market price for it. Sells Bros, shows at IjiForte Juns 4; tickets sold June 4, good returning June 5, one and one-third fare for round trip, by K E A W. road. Golt A Pool, |iainu*rs and paj»er hangers, have had long experience in (heir line, and work entrusted to them will be well done. Give them a trial. New dowers, lace® and ribbons all the new shades, straw haU Iwnnets of the most stylish shapes amfi a choice variety of novelty braids al Ida Beach’s millinery rooms. 'Those wishing work done in the line of paper hanging, decorating or house painting should call on J .1. Miller A on, who are prepared to do such work i lirst class style and at rv.tsunable rates. On May 21st to 26th the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad will sell Excursion Tickets to Meyersdale, Pa. at rate of one fare for the round trip, on account of the Conference of the German Bap tist Brethren. Tickets will be good for return passage do days from date of sale. It is surprising to an editor sometimes to have patrons come into the office nd give an item of news and apologize as though their visit might be considered an intrusion. No man is more welcome than he who brings

an item of news, even though it concerns himself.—Ex. As the strength of a building depends upon the solidity of its foundation, so health depends upon the condition of the blood. To expel im- ■ purities and cause the vital fluid to .n ri,nlt n ' tt ' r ' May B. she occasion was the 22d birthday of his wife, Jennie. A fine dinner was served and all enjoyed a pleasant time, and returned home wishing her many happy birthdays such as the one of May 8. Guest. Each chop chips a chip, each ad adds trade. The sharper the axe th arger the ehip. The Lore e^!

the ad, the better results, It's the last chop that fells the tree. To veness is added that of all that has ItbaHeT™; w° aiS ° “ is the «1 that is most effective. Had it nnf been^eut " le ^ St C ° U ^ n °^ ® been cut. if ,t could „ have been nU . So , tOO , BUh ad- It was smaller than the first and cost less, but U Idled the tr« o7 " ’““teriog branches of P r M „<X ground that was bare before.- ‘

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INDIANA, SATURDAY,

Complete stock ot candles at the I , Star bakery. I A blfod fish was recently brought | to the sadace at Goshen by «eU dig, gers w^o found it at a depth of f 661. J —1 Thfi t^DKPKNDENT was misinformed I 1 fwJk in giving the assessed val-I la8 t Jn *f property in Lincoln township F lB a ^ QUt 1600,000 lnßtead ° f <4 ^«a Beactfs^ v/illbe found a A Eirtment of all the new shapes Urge C ire frames, the latest novelin silk® m aklng lace and braid bats ties, them. reyth ’ of TeeSrden^spjJ • W* * Q Bhee P' B clothing”—the substltwe offered by the “cutter” as . being jet as good as Ayer’s Sarsapaj rllla, ck If It Is a little dearer. Depend oik, it will be cheaper for you in the eK. An eAor In central Indiana recently annoiced that in the next issue of . his papahe would begin the publicsr tion of aerial story entitled “The prettiest girin town.” Over 100 girls have sent lettirs warning him not to use 1 their na^M. PeopA would be surprised did they s know h® many people have come here frod Europe this spring right in the face of the hard times. There have beeCßuany of them particularly ( from BelKiin and Austria-Hungary. The steeAv pawag.- i s on | y at this timeXSmth Bend Times. A is fearfully on the inervaae. ■be rush and excitement of modern Al to tax the nervous system that mnA»des of people are deprived of good.Of sufficient sltM>p, with ruinous coowqu® ll ** to the nerves. llemesnber, Ajer's Sarsaparilla makes <Ae w«y ‘ wg UpHV $ % who liad b> : ?aled J/h- ■Fk'ki.-s, the defaulting o jyilon township, in the vicinity^ ■rtri.it has returned from that city ■lout bis man. He arrived In Detroit on Tuesday evening and I sickles 14 t the same evening, having j seen not® d by telegraph that the tfficer was|after him South Bend Sunday N-sis. A hardware store was advertised for sale at LiT,u, recently, and a coun’ry woman wed there to purcha.se it. She put |3OO llto an old dilapidated valise. Not succtoing in purchasing it, she put the gri| back Into the buggy, but on returning home she missed the valise. The ext morning she started back in seach of it and found it in the middleif the street, having been kicked out here as old rubbish and the moneywas in it all right.—Nappanee Adance. SHILO '8 CURE, the great Cough and CroujCure, is in great demand. Pocket sb contains twenty-five doses only 25c. Children love it, For sale by Belli^er & Williams. «« u As old as the hills” and never excellis the vtroicv ■iKtwZaiiw i z latui is'tTO*i Liver and Kidney medicine to which you _ . can pin vour faith for a / ban a mll d laxative, and

purely vegetable, act--7/' in S directly X lllS on ^ ie kiver and Kidneys. Try it. non ary or made into a tea. “ I have u “^° f M-dicine,. lator and can Liver Ree-n king of an Hver mSr n . Clous, y say it iMlie medicine chest consider it a e ™’ Tacoma" W. Jack* „ package-w the« Bump u red

MAY 12, 1894.

The Surprise To fte ««!«» oUhIBPBVer at t„ 6 ..W.UU ibi. TT Uooleuluely. used throe week, ot Sundays will be Molly. I as great as

THE SURPRISE [ Ton ,IB be greeted .Uh when you see our ue« and exI tenaive line of 'SPRING COOPS I ; L-a IV —~~~ “ “** Clothing line we are showing Qjn BARGAINS in both tailor and ready made suits for spring and summer wear, and actually have THE MOST COMPLETE LINE ever shown in the town. In MEN’S SUITS -q

We have a li ne that cannot be excelled. In Youths’ and ( Boys suits we have a complete line of goods represented by the cut below: । GRATIS IF Wk TbbscnncnT has <>■ proi tried double Knees. i I accJ JO ■ Which have become so famous in the past few years. । NECKWEAR. We have the very latest styles out both in four iu-hands, and scarfs. HUTS MIND SV7VV7VVDR CRPS. Onr Imo comprises anything you can want, the late style still hats and also the late straw. ITT SHOES M e have a full line of tan shoes for summer wear, aside from our complete line of black. In fact you will find us now as you have always found us—with everything in our line of the choicest styles and best quality and at OU'R FAMOUS LOW PRICES! A CALL is all we ask to feel sure of your trade, as all we need to do is to show you goods and name you prices, and you do the rest. Make our place your headquarters for everything in our line and you will save money and Always be pleased. T. J. Wolfe. **” bEALEIi IN Dry Goods, Groceries, NOTIONS, BOOTS AND SHOES. inaHBST PRICES FOR PRODUCE

ft Pm iii toft ii w s We Compete with the Best of them.

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