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. S TR W P M 03S TS WSOV TORTAS SPR HANNA. Dr. Smith was on our streets Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Hamserly spent a few days at Wanatalh. The Misses Carder, of South Ben d, gpent Christmas with D. M. Barber aud family. The Christmas mill was a snecess and Mr. Osborn made a good miller. A large delegation from this place attended the convention at lamlet. All report a pleasant time. A M. Barber sold one of the cream_.o%y mules to Wilbert Loyd for 5 ets. %nlé got hurt with a fork some o go and was counted worthless. Miss Gertie Barber spent a sow days at Knox with Miss Stella West. : The Gospel Tewmperance Union elected the following officers Saburday evening: President, N. F. Rowley; vice-president, Mrs. Barber; secretary, Lou Rowley; treasurer, Ed Dryant. The following candidates were elected Thursday evening to fill the offices of the I. O. O. F. lodge: Noble Graud, James Wells; Vice Grand, Thowmas Gibson; Treusurer, G. H. Deunison ; Finaneial Sec’y, G. H. Greiger; Recording Sec’y, J. C. Ording. O.¥F. 8. G A it ; LA PAZ. Otto Gorden is here from North Dakoia. He says he will stay about two months. He is well pleased with the country. He is visiting hLis parents and brothers and sisters. Rev. E. L. Peter hecame papa Friday, the 23d inst. A young dish washer made her advent at his home. Mr. Schayler Mc¢Broom, a young school teacher whose home is at Link ville, and Miss Mary J. Eckert, of the same place, were married Sunday, Dee. 23, at 2p. m. by the Rev. D. C. Linville at his residence in LuPaz, Mr. Wm. Whiteman and DMiss R sella Whiteman were married ot ; the residence of Rev. D. C. Liuville 1 on Tuesdny evening, Dee. 25. The ——nanpla are said to be third cousios. Vinedresser was present at the wed-

e ding, and also at the sumptuous re and Miss Ovie Cassady in getting up a wedding repast. The one on that oceasion would do honor to a king. Mr. Lewis Gillis and wife took =a trip to Illinois on last Monday to visit relatives and friends. The entertaivment on Clristmas eve by the LaPaz Union Sunday schiool was iutensely intevesting. The large church was deunsely crowded The exercises consisted of appropriate songs and recitatations by a number of the classes. Miss Bertha Chester presided at the organ. A beautiful ever green arch was in front of the pulpit, aud in the vear a landsome snow honse with red chimueys. After the recitations aand songs, Santa Claus made his appearance at the top of the chimney. Some of the little oues were badly frightened, but were soon soothed by the nice little speech which he made to the chiluren, and by the presents which he gave them. Afier the general distribution of presents to the members of the school which consisted of peanuts, candy and oranges, the teachers made presents to their classes and the classes to their teacher’s. Thesuperintendent received a nice teacher’s bible which was pre- ~ sented to lim by Rev. D. C. Linville _Ldef Dbut eloquent speech. Mr. ﬁheﬂand is the superintendent | - W school. here were Christmas services held at Luther Chapel. Tle pastor, Rev. M. L. Peter, presented some nice gifts to the members of the Lutheran \ school, consisting mostly of books. ! They had a nice time. 'T'he pu.*xtml“ Preached a Christmas sermon. LaPuaz tent No. 56, K. O. T. M., | Beems to be booming. There is initia- t tory work almost every Saturday \ night, frequently two men are initinted l ou the same night. Xvery member of the tent is requested to be therve next “ Saturday night, as important work is ‘ to be done, TPublic installation ou the first Saturday night in January. VINEDRESSER. B e AIRER OITY. The Lolidays were well enjoyed by the people of this place. The Christmas tree at the U. B. church and the New Year’s entertainment at the M. 18, church were the grandest ever seen in this place. Long will they Le remembered.

S e e e The Misses Steward, of Plymouth, | are visiting with Mrs, Monroe. Mr. Rd Sands and wife spent | Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. ; I'rank Ritter and wife, of Teegarden, and Wm. Wallace and wife ate Now Yeur’s turkey with Mr, and Mrs, Collier, of this place. A wagon load of young men from this place took a day’s skating New Year's at the Bently lake. Joln Johnson and wife, of South Bend, are visiting with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley, of near this place. : Quite a number of the boys of this place were called Dbefore the grand jury last week to answer such questions as may Dbe asked and there seemed to be quite n lot asked. The Christmas tree, the dance and the rafiling match drew a large crowd here Chiristmas eve. Joe Burnside’s baby is quite sick at preseunt, also a small boy of Beu Mishler’s. W, Detwiler celebrated New Year's by hauling 24 cords of 4 foot sugar wood at one load for his brother-in-law, Prank Bennett. Tyner has at lust got a shoemaker and a barber. Charley Monroe is proprietor of the shoe shop aud Wm. Clarke of the barber shop. Ira Swmith and wife, of I't. Wayne, visited with the latter’s father, Mr. R. | S. Shaffer on Chiristmas. | The protracted meeting at this place has closed. 'l'liey are holding meeting ut the Barber church, There will be a sale of personal property at the residence of Isaac Webb deceased Jan, "85 . Sam Good and family are visiting with relatives near this place. Leslie Iliil brought some fine bass to town New Year’'s which he eaught through the Ice on Koontz lake. X X, 4, Buirn, e GROVERTOWN,. Mrs. J. R. Abuoer returned day before Chiristmas from a two weeks’ visit with frionds and rolativas in Marien, lund.

A short profr effort led by ¢, with a very happy and tuteresting wateh meeting. ‘ Mr. A. A. Abner sud family, of Van Buren, lud., spent the holidays here visiting with his brother, Dr. J. R, Abner, and family. ' Mr. and Mrs. Johin Mahoney spent the holidays visiting frieuds and rela- | tives in Chicago. The Ladies Aid Society, assisted by the Odd Fellows, of this place, purchased of O. U. Holdeman a fine chapel organ and placed it in the church. The Christmas tree at this place was fairly successful; the exercises given by the children were good and well rendered. 'The children were es pecially well pleased with Santa Claus, who did his part well and all | present were well pleased. | Father aud Mother MeDaniel, of New Carlisle, spent a few days of last week in this place visiting their son-in-law and danghter, Mr, and Mrs. Warren Rust. Mr. Simon Ream, of Elkhart, Ind., visited over Sunday with his brother Hiram Ream in this place. Al Walsh and familv, of Warsaw, Ben Weleh, wife and son Huarry, of LaPorte, and other friends ate turkey | with Mr. Peler Walsh and family Christmas day. Mrs. Jean Askius, of South Chicago, is visiting with her Jdaughters, Mys. Elmer Butcher, and Mrs, Chas. Stilson and others. Peter Walsh, who for the past twenty-five years has served under the P.F. W. & C.R. R. as section foreman at this place, has resigned his position and accepted the position of [ gate tender at the T'hree I crossing at Hamlet. John Eberle, a former resident of this place, succeds him as sec—- \ tion foreman. | 1f some of the parents in this viein- | ity would require their children to re- | main at home evenings and apply themselves to their books and thus store their minds with useful kuowledge aud prepare themselves for the future that lies before them instead of allowing them to lounge around the stores, the results, as concerns the parents,} children and community, would be far more pleasing and beneficial. 'l'his in all kindness and respect to those who l may feel the force of it, | l William Messler and wife attended the funeral of their daughter, Mrs.

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e ————————————————a——a S Joseph Francis, which occurred at the M. E. church in North Liberty New Year's day. Murs. Francis had many friends in this place and her death casts a gloom in this community. Her nge was about twenty six years; she leaves a husban@ and three children, besides a father and mother and two brothers, James and John, of this place, to mourn her death, | In spite of the ‘“‘old white haired | man’s advice to Che Mah to avoid Grovertown, that little gentlemna hag | seen fit to visit our town which he 4 on New Year’s day and was very much | astonished to learn how the place aud L people had Dbeen misrepresented ol him. We find in comparing the} jndgement and intellect of the two the | little geutloman’s is far superior to that | of the ‘“‘old white haired” man’s. Seward Rinehart and wife visited with the former’s parents near Walkerton last Sunday. CuasE, e TEEGARDEN. A number of persons who emigrated to Dakota last spring are visiting | friends and relatives near here. lIN Nighthart, of Chicago, has been visiting his pareuts and relatives the past weelk. The saloon has been broken into twice within two weeks, the thieves securing beer and cigars. The danghter of Mr. Hillery, who lately moved on the farm purchased of Michael Walter, died after an illness of but a few honrs last Sunday morning and was taken to New laris for burial. Charles Lemert was in Chicago last week purchasing goods, Arlina McCombs is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Charles Lemert. Lewis Lemert has taken a young dish washer to raise. The day for dedicating the new chureh has been changed to Jan. 13th. The B. & O. will ran au exoursion from Nappanee to this place on that date. TRev. Kuufman, of Elkhart, will | conduct the dedication exercises, .. Our doetor 1s golug ulgul alicd diy. el MJQWW to attend the state normal. Lemert & Co. ure getting out timber for an elevator, which is greatly need | ed at this place, | . P. Mead had his arm ent so bad last week that there*had to be several stitchies taken in it. JACE. e e LOCAL BRIEFS, e The little folks held a party in Bender's opera house on New Year's eve. Stover Bros. will do feed grinding Thursday and Friday of each week at their place of residence. Small grain 4 cents per bushel; erushing ear corn o cents a sack. Crushing ear corn a .\‘p«‘(‘i?l“)'. The revival at the U. B. chureh at Tyner closed with thirty accessions. The pastor received a very beautiful bible at the Christmas service, and a liberal donation at the close of tha meeting. Dr. Shields, an eminent physician of Tennessee, says: “I regard Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the best blood-medi-cine on earth, and I know of many wonderful cures effected by its use.” Physicians all over the land have made similar statements. 1 The South Bend T'imes says that it l is quite probable Ha:*:tn effort will be made to constitute St. Joseph county -a separate judicial district. Some of ltlm lawyers favor the scheme, while totlwrs think the district as it now is should remain undisturbed. ‘ Peter Hoy, a switchman on the l Three I road, was killed at South Bend one day last week. He was | knocked down by a train and the cars ran over both his legs., He was taken to a hospital where the legs were amputated. He lived but ten hours afterward. Mr. Hoy had been until “ recently a resident of Knox. The supreme court of this state has decided that Memorial day, the 80th of May, is not a legal holiday in the sense of prohibiting the sale of intox- ‘ icating liquors on that day; also that | the legislature has no right to pass ’ special acts reimbursing public officiE als for money they may have lost l through no fault of theirs.

TWANTED.—;IO cords of second}owth green oak wood. Apply at 1 ts office. . “The semaphore for the three rail‘dads at this place will probably be :g“mmenced soon. It is to be competed by the first of March. “The pailding will be 33 by 12 feet with a tdwer 40 feet high. "T'here will be 42 Javers. An exchange does up the chronic _jowler in excellent style, as follows: B 5 ?rker'he *“ﬁg‘ & i rain. He growled if *twas dry, h@growled if 'twas wet, he growled v¥en a youngster, he’s still growling y&; then hurry him off and bury him degp, for he always will grumble, aveke or asleep. Go make his lone gr@gwe where humble bees hum, where th Lraddle bugs straddle and the humming bird hum; where the katydigfwhat she wavted to do and the lgr gn Lottle fly used to fly where he fle e following disgraceful affair is regorted from Bremen: “Oune of the mdßt disgraceful scenes ever enacted in p house of worship occurred at the Cohgregational church of this city Supday evening, Dec. 23. Rev. Mr. Keen, a discarded minister, was in attendance, when he arose in the congregation and commenced to use vidlent language toward the presiding mi&ister, Rev. Hr. Arthur, calling him a flranken scoundrel, and applying otlger vile epithets to him. Mr. Arthur told Mr. Keen to desist, and the latter not doing so Arthur left the pn!))it, and came down to where Keen wag, and threw him bodily out of the Cl?ltrch. This created an uproar seldom witnessed, and the excitnent was at fever heat. Members of the congregation took sides, which on!§ made matters worse. Further trogble is looked for, and lawsuits are surd to result.” e 8 . e e B el e

~—nAirice’s Cr . B "Sew Award. » Death of Mrs. Bowers. diec irs. Susan Bowers, of this place, trac | Saturday, ec. 22, after a promor ted illness, aged 70 years, 10 was iths and 10 days., Mrs. Bowers cam _born in Starke couunty, Olio, and sid to Indiana in 1364. She had reyeargd in this place for the past 17 chil §B. She was the mother of eight two Mren, four of whom are living—hugi sons and two daughters. Her wags band died in 1872, Mrs. Bowers will "an excellent woman whose death circe be sincerely mourned by a large ':§'je of friends. M. 2.he funeral services were held at the 24, B 8. church on Monday, December iute!) tev. Stockbarger officialing. The cem? ¥ment took place at the Lutheran f}tery northeast of Teegarden. & = ; 3 ; : 3 \2%/[ ; m« ) i (. ?t_‘.j;;g";%. il d .." ) : <EBEST 3 ! g BELLULOID[—Sgah e MARE D,/ zﬁ?ggig?ﬁ;si R u ) SR = 9 i - :ﬁ‘; ®>_ “10ID”’ COLLARS AND Courrs . i’égﬁe by covering a linen collar or theE;r with ‘‘celluloid,” thus making Wbs;r strong, durable and waferproof. sim;’\ y2t soiled they can be cleaned by Not ply wiping off with a wet cloth. wite other waterproof goods are made otht h this interlining, consequently no tior I’ goods can possibly give satisfacof i I Do not forget that every piece he genuine is stamped as follows: ‘ é E TRADE X LLuLol]) . MARK. Insi fuse |3t upon goods so marked and redeal —anything else if offered. If your pro(‘ﬁ ir does not keep them you can enclc fire a sample from us direct by w & lsing amouunt and stating size and l?f‘:‘)““ her stand-up or turned-down colsocks wanted. Collars 25¢. each. Cuffs .-fgpalr a27:- he Celluloid Company, wemy ~429 Broadway, New York. g!

THE L/ZEST STYLES THE FINEST QUALITY M | in every department. In our Clothing line we are showing TUNHEARD OF BARGAINS » THE MOST COMPLETE LINE ever shown in the ‘own, In - MEN'S SUITS © We have a line that cannot be excelled. In Youths’ and Boys’ suits we have a complete line of goods represented by the cut below: ““ Al AN A WA\ £55 SUIT S 7 QRATIS &\ oy IF NG < e@t’ This tarment has my‘:&;’ BR BT 3 ;g)‘ proTch:d SCAMS, Kf&ﬁ' f:"ftp\ double lé‘nccs. ;’ MR, scal. clbows £ V"E\ wmm»oa/ RIS 5} : :\'.. N R A S R SRR TSR SR e L SRS L3S, SO 20 Which have become so famous in the past few years NECK WEAR. . i ity 2

- Welave the very latest styles out both in four in-hands, and scarfs, HETS AND WINTER CEPS Our line comprises anything you can want, the late style stiff hats and also the late felt. N SHORES We 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 oe line of the choicest styles and best quality and at OUR 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. I. J. Wolfe. Wmcmnam@mnmma@j ) ” % Ny 5 g Hardware : AMerchants, g Have received their supply of coal and wood heating § X : : FOR THE FALL AND WINTER TRADE. m' : g l We have the best grades of Stoves in the wmarket, and § > 7. s ' N 75 KT e ‘ can suit you on make and prices. Down’t fail to See us if you intend to buy a Stove. 2 : i ROSS, JARRELL & GOO. ¢ ’ ] & g- TPUD CRTL-IRELTBIRET LD PSTRTPITER CE IS TS H ST IR ISR D S 45T TR IR R TGO Wj

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