St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 20, Number 29, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 February 1895 — Page 5

Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by ('has. M, Stephens. Eggs 16 Ku t f <»r 12 Linl 7 Groen Hides 3 Potatoes 35 to 40 Corn 35 Clover Seed $4 50 to 5 00 Wheat 50 Oats 28 Beans $ 1.25 Bye 40 Onions 35 to 40 L()( AL NEWS. Masks for the ball Tuesday evening, Feb. 13, can be bad at J. Emily's ding store. Wanted. —10 cords of secondgrowth green oak wood. Apply at this office. Mr. and Mrs. George Kern’s child, which has been seriously ill, is now considered out of danger. It is said that not since 1872 have we had as continuous cold weather as this winter has furnished. Only a few more bobsleds and cutters left. Write for best prices to Wm. C. Bitner & Son, LaPorte, Ind. The burning of the Corbin and Kuhn blocks at Plymouth makes the third lire for that place this winter. Speaking of the weather ! ! -I—l—l 1 1!!!! Skating is a popular pastime with the boys and girls. The best skating is said to be in the field back of Theron Wolfe's property. The revival meetings at the M. E. and U. B. churches still continue, but the bad weather is greatly interfering with the attendance. It is reported that Mclntosh & Brother, of Milwaukee, railway contractors, have filed a lien upon the In diana, Illinois & lowa lailway company for $99,000. Any kind of grist work any day in the week at the Walkerton flouring mill. Farmers, bring on your corn and ether grain. Walkerton Milling Co. A. D. Senour, treasurer of Marshall county, died at Plymouth on Tuesday, Feb. 5. He was a member of Plymouth K. of P. lodge, under whose auspices the burial services were held on Thursday. John Strang is now a partner in the firm of Ross, Jarrell & Co , he having purchased a third interest in the estab lishment. 'The firm will add agricultural implements to the business next spring. The thermometer hanging in front of Reece's hardware store registered forty degrees below zero last Tuesday morning at 8 o’clock. But this looks a little like a put up job, as Jeff has stoves to sell. It is reported that Walter Osler, posing as the champion middle-weight wrestler of Ohio, has been arrested at Michigan City, charged with stealing an overcoat at Ft. Wayne which was found in his possession. The revival at the U. B. church has done real well this week. Eleven have been out altogether and a general religious interest seems to be manifested. The congregations are large and all seem to enjoy the meet ings. “Whosoever will may come." It is rumored that John Baugher is thinking seriously of moving his saw and planing mill to this place. We understand that he has bought, or is figuring on buying, a piece of timbered land near this place, with the above project in view. Mr. Baugher is an i experienced man in (be saw-mill busi- i i ness, nnd would be a valuable addition to the town. The project on foot to extend the corporation limits of Walkerton is worthy of encouragement. The sue- i * cess of this project would help the • town and be to the advantage of those residing in the territory which it is proposed to include in the corporation limits. Petitions will be presented to the town board at its next meeting asking for an extension of the town’s boundaries. The supreme court has just decided that when real estate has been sold to satisfy delinquent taxes and transferred by the purchaser to the original owner, the county treasurer can a second time post the property for delinquency if the proceeds from the original foreclosure did not equal the amount of taxes due. It is said that a decision on this point has never been made before by any supreme eouit.

1 have 25 gallons of fine Ohio maple syrup to sell. A. H. Noblk. J. Endly has a stock of masks for : the masquerade ball next Wednesday evening. If your buggy needs repairing or painting send for estimates to Wm. C. Pitner & Son at LaPorte. I hereby request that all indebted to me cull and settle at once. I must have a settlement in some way. If you haven’t the money call and give me your note with good security. D. N. Hudelmyer. The Denison hotel was burned at Indianapolis on Thursday. The hotel occupied an entire block and was one of the largest hotels in the west. The (ire started on the top floor of the building, which was five stories high. One fireman was Killed and several other people injured. All those knowing themselves indebted to the estate of the late E. J. Vincent are kindly requestd to call and settle at an early date, as Mrs. Vincent, administratrix, desires to settle all affairs of the estate as soon as possible. AU claims against the estate will be promptly settled. The Williams farm was sold last Saturday by Silas George, administrator, to Frank Place. His bid was $3,680. Dan Beall bid $3,675. The farm comprises 222 acres, the larger portion being unimproved. But the land is considered a bargain at the price paid. John L. Gallup, of Kendallville, a traveling man for the Economist Plow Co., of South Bend, committed suicide by shooting himself at Fort Worth, Tex., on last Saturday. He was one of Kendalville’s best known citizens and a prominent Knight Templar. The body was shipped back to Kendallville for interment. A sled load of LaPorte young penpie was down visiting John C. Wolff mi the Island last Sunday and came to take a look at. Walkerton Sunday eve ning before they drove back to LaPorte. The party was composed of the following: Robert Sass, John Ne belling, Miss Lena Nebelung, Miss Bertha Sass, Miss Bertha Crieman and Miss Bertha Seivens. Reporter, The masquerade ball to be given Wednesday evening, Feb. 13th prom ises to be a grand success under the management of 'l’. J. Wolfe, Jr. To favor people who may admire seeing costumes he extends a general invitation, and for these a charge of 15 cents each at the door will he asked. Masks can be had at J. Enda’s drug store. Prof. Will Clem, of the high school, and Teacher Baily, of the grammar department, are arranging to hold night schools at the school building. Mr. Clem will teach penmanship ami Mr. Bailey literature. As these branches are not taught in the schools owing to the stress of other studies, the nigh! school will afford an excellent opportunity for pupils to take up these branches at a very small tuition fee. A meeting will be held next Tuesday evening to decide the matter. An exchange says that “there are great differences in the average growth of some of the more common trees. In twelve years white maple increased one foot in diameter and thirty feet in height, ash leaf maple or box alder, one foot and twety feet; white willow, one foot and a half and fifty feet; yellow willow one foot and thirty-five feet; blue and white ash, ten inches in diameter and twelve feet in height; Lombardy poplar, ten inches and forty feet; black walnut and butternut, ten inches and twenty feet.” The green goods or counterfeit money sharks of the east are again flooding Indiana with a lot of their circulars offering to sell their money, which “is just as good as the genuine.” Several prominent, citizens of this county have received them. The story is going around among the papers of a recent instance where R. B. Oglesbee got the better of these sharks to the tune of $5. He, among other members of the State Senate received these letters. He replied and was sent, a sample of their goods, a i genuine $5 bill, which was so pronounced by the banks. Mr. Oglesbee aiid friends enjoyed quite a treat at ’ the expense of these, gullable sharks, i —Plymouth Republican. The Best Preserves. How to be always successful in preserving; how to make the very best jellies, jams, pickles, etc., and how, at the same time, to do it economically, can be learned from Ayer’s Preserve book. 'The recipes are all practical ■ and never fail. Ayer’s Preserve book mailed free to any address on receipt, of a two cent stamp by J. C. Ayer & । Co , Lowell, Mass.

> Personal Points. Elmer Conrad, of Wellsboro, was in town on Tuesday. Charlie Hudelmyer is attending the Valparaiso normal. Mr. Lampson and daughter, of LaGrange, are visiting with George Kern and family. Scott Blaine took an eastern trip last week in the interest of his bay business. Miss Hattie Hostetter returned last Saturday evening from a visit of four weeks with relatives at Westville. Miss Eva Whitmer and Miss Myrtle Ullery, of Sumption Fraire, visited with friends in and near this place last week. Mrs. J. P. Barnhart returned last week from a visit of a few weeks with her sister in law, Mrs. Obenchaiu, in Cass county, this state. Charlie Knott left here on Tuesday over the B. & O. for a pleasure trip. He will visit Harper’s Ferry and other points of interest fnTfie'eSlit; ———— ■ In the Justice's Court Albert Harbert was assessed $3 and coats, amounting in al! to $10.85, by Justice Tischer on Thursday, for quarreling in church with Henry Steel, Jr. Turpie H. Barnes, of Union Center, was Hssessed $3 and costs, amounting to $10.30, in Justice Tiseber’s court, on Wednesday, for attempting to provoke an assault. Barnes while transacting some business in the office of Attorney Dailey became very wroth about something nnd waxed exceedingly warm, using very profane language, whereupon Mr. Dailey had the aforesaid Barnes arrested on the above charge. Bound and Robbed A dispatch from Bremen, of Feb. 6, gives the following particulars of a robbery committed near that place: ‘The residence of Mr. aod Mrs. Jacob Engler, residing four miles west of Bremen, was broken into by four masked men about midnight Monday night ami the aged couple was bound to the bed-post, while the house was ransacked. They got alsiut S2OO in money ami made their escape, leaving the aged couple tied to Iha bed-poet, and they were nearly frosen to death when discovered. A large poose of men are in search of the bandits. Iml as yet no trace of them Las been found- ” For Sale. One saloon, the only one in town; 1 drug store, 1 butcher shop and tools, 1 blacksmith shop, 1 barn, 1 dwelling house, 1 ice bouse, 1 chicken park, a good well 69 feet dwop, all on same lot except blacksmith shop; a gets! horse and buggy and cutter. Ail will be wld very cheap if taken soon. I have 40j acres of land within three miles of Tyner that Lnill sell for S3OO, one-half down and the rest on long time. I bare 70 good white oak trees standing on the ground which I will sell at a bargain if sold noon. I have 7,000 tamarack fence posts 7 feet long tn cell by the wagon 1. ad or ear load. Will sell very cheap. Come and see mo or write. A. D. Johnbon, Tyner City, Knd ttcnda<'hr< utop /»<•« tn 30 minutes byDr, Miles I’ain ru.us. "Once centadoM.’’ Late Literary News. General I. rd Wolseley makes a most important contribution to the literature of the China Japan war. In an article for the February Cosmopolitan, he discusses the situation and does not mince matters in saying what China must do in this emergency. Two other noted foreign authors contribute interesting articles to this number. Rosita Mauri, the famous Parisian dansense, gives the history of the ballet, and Emile Ollivier tells the story of the fall of Louis Philippe. From every part of the world, drawings and photographs have been obtained of the instruments used to torture noor humanity, and appear as illustrations for a clever article, by Julian Hawthorn, entitled, “Salvation via the Rack.” Mrs. Reginald de Koven, Anatole France, W. Clark Russell, Albion W. Tourgee, and William Dean Howells are among the story tellers for the February number of the Cosmopolitan. Btioit breath cured by Dr. MUm’ Heart Curs. NOTICE Round trip tickets at reduced rates are now regularly on sale between all stations on the Indiana, Illinois & lowa R. R. Save money by purchasing them. Thousand mile tickets are also on sale at nil principal points, good over this road and twenty other prominent roads in this territory. For । full particulars apply to any agent. Through tickets to all prominent points via this line and connections are regularly on sale at principal stations. For rates and information call on or ' address any agent or, C. W. Cook. G. P. A , Kankakee, 111. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder i World’s Fair Highest Award. j

A Big Fire at Plymouth. The Corbin and Kuhn blocks at Fymouth were destroyed by fire last ® uesday morning at an early Lour. Ihe flre was discovered about 4 o’clock HU ’’ had then gained such headway as to be beyond all control. The fire was first seen in the rooms occupied by Gustave Wolfe, dealer in clothing, and y .M. Welch & Co., jewelers. The origin of the fire is unknown. An alarm was given immediately upon the discovery of the fire and the fire department responded promptly, but was unable to do effective work in the way of stopping the fire on account of the hydrants being frozen. The fire spread rapidly from the Corbin block to the Kuhn block on the north and was not checked until it reached a flre wall. Druggist J. W. Hess was run over by a hose cart and received severe internal injuries. But very little of the contents of the buildings were saved. I'Ue real estate and law offices on the n PPO floors were nearly all toul lossds. The losses ate estimated as j^vs: H^fc^Corbin, lawyer, loss, SSOO. No insurance* Gastave Wolfe, clothier, loss, SB,OOO. Insured for $4,000. 0. M. Welch & Co., jewelers, loss, $4,000. Insured for SI,OOO. Frank Nicholay, barber, loss, SSOO. No insurance. Charles J. Corbin, billiard room and bowling alley, loss, $3,000. Insurance light. Charles Kellison, lawyer, loss, $2,250. Insured probably oue half. Joseph Anderson, cigar manufacturer, loss, $550. Light insurance. Wise & Beiders, lawyers and nota riea, loss, SBOO. Insurance, S3OO. All the Masonic and Maecubee records were loat in this office. John C. Kuhn, liquor dealer, loss on building, $3,500; insured $2,500; loss on stock, $2,500, insured for oue half. Fred H. Kuhn, meat market, lose on building, $3,500; insurance, $2,500. Ou stock and fixtures, 2,800; insurance not known definitely. R. B. Oglealiee, lawyer, bad the finest library in Indiana. Loes of $5,000 on same. lie is out of the city and his entire loss could not be aacertained. Ed E. Kuhn A Co., tailors, loss *250; no insurance. Jaiuea K Honghtan, prosecuting attorned. Io»« $800; insured for S3OO. L. M Lauer, lawyer, loaa $1,500; insure^ for SSOO. J- B^j^orey, jewelsr, will lose about S3OO dßjato Aged and «t< l ■ ■ ’■’ xls. H. ft Thayer, on damage.! wall. $500; yuvlmbly covered, Electric light plant will lose SBOO. Plymouth Telephone Company will Inee S‘JW. George Paul, real estate c ffiee, will lose sssO <>u fixtures. “A Hoosier's Experience in Western Europe" by John 8- Bonder, I’lynv nth, Ind . author of “Money, its Definition, Etc.” The yonog, Hie sprightly ami gay will And entertainment in reading this I took without being submitted to the ordeal of an exacting romance. 'The matter of fact man or woman cannot fail to be interested in it, and the sober and reflective whose minds are drawn toward old abbeys and the tombs of illuetrieua dead must be delighted. It is a plain narrative of incidents, anecdotes, and events, noted by the author from personal observation in Europe and on the way, so interspersed with sentiment as to render it umnsing, interesting and instructive. The book is original, due credit being given to every author or person consulted. It is handsomely embellisher! and illustrated, rendering it a neat little volume for the sitting room or parlor. There is not a book extant so fall of interest and information that can be produced at the samepfcie. Regular price SI.OO. This Book will be furnished with one yenss subscription to the Lndepkndki r for the low price of $1.75. On Wednesday, Feb. 6, Dan Brubaker took a sleigh load of ladies to the house of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Knepp, where the day was spent in social pastime and quilting. Awarded Higbeit Honors—World’* Fair. DR. VWCB P CREAM BAKING PBWDIR MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant ! I 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. !

“rtfter the Storm a Calm” ... Christmas Sales were very good, thank you. Now we want to give a “Benefit” to those who have been waiting for a MARK-D<9WN DRY gqdds. We begin with (Jloai^s & (^apes. Jackets • - from S2O down io ^l2 a - sl6 “ sio. 11 “ $ 7 Lot brought over, tor any price to close out. Dress Goods and Underwear, rtnd all liter Goods at Closing Prices, at the Busy, Buzzing Bee-Hive. Julius Barnes & Co. Michigan rtvenue, LaPoite, Ind, HUMB&SMay deceive the public for a time, but sooner or later they will awake to to the proven fact that, to secure A Dollar’s worth of Goods for One Hundred Cents, they must purchase their HARDWARE, TINWARE AND CUTLERY OF S- J- & ^O. OufiuiLiiji o»r THE INDEPENDENT ■* FOR =|JOB WORK= All Kinds of Commercial Printing DONE NEATLY AND AT FAIR LIVING RATES Please Remember that We Cive Satisfaction As to prices and work on all jobs in our line. Our office is one of the beat equipped for doiing commercial printing in northern Indiana, and we ckq give you the work to back this claim. EWM Ml® Mis PRINTED WITH THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS. ! We print them for you and furnish the envelopes at only 50 ceuts for a singls hundred. This is but little more than the blank < uvejopes cost ven at I the stores ui retail.