St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 28, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 February 1896 — Page 5

Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by ('has. M. Stephens. Eggs Butter - Lard Green Hides ■ • ■...£ Potatoes new 20 to 23 Corn 23 Clover Seed $3.50 to 4.00 Wheat 65 Oats 15 Beans 70 to 80 Rye 32 Onions new 45 Chickens young 5 to 6 Wool 10 to 13

LOCAL NEWS. See ad of B. E. Williams, druggist. Sole leather in any quantity at Ake’s. For carpets or furniture see Vincent’s. Thompson Turner is occupying his spare time studying law. Mrs. T. J. Wolfe, who has been very sick for several days, is improving. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hershberger Thursday, Jan. 30. Rooms to rent, ground floor. After Jan. 1,1896. Apply to J. W. Arlington. Leslie Bros, have a new baker and respectfully invite the public to try their bread. It is tine. Frank Fry, who has been bedfast for some time with rheumatic troubles, is reported to be improving. Mill full of bran and middlings. To empty out will sell low. Farmers take heed. Walkerton Milling Co. The Baugher mill has been turning out large orders of lumber for the Barker car works at Michigan City. Through clubbing arrangements we can furnish this paper and the Plymouth Semi-Weekly Independent for 82. The town board of North Liberty has purchased Babcock extinguishers for the town as protection against fire. The Star Laundry, South Bend, does all hand work. Frst-class work guaranteed. A. E. Cripe, the barber, agent. Quarterly meeting was held at the M. E. church last Saturday and Sunday evening. Presiding Elder Ogden was in charge. The styles in furniture at Vincent’s are always up to date. Prices as low as good goods can be sold at a reasonable margin. Edward C. Fack and Carrie E. White, of Mishawaka, were married by Justice Tischer at the home of E. M. Myer Sunday evening, Jan. 26. Rev. Riley will commence revival meetings at the Barber U. B. church next Monday night. All the Christian people of every denomination are invited to come and assist in the services. The T. J. O. M. Club met last Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Myrtle Platts. The fore part of the evening was taken up with business and the remainder of the time was passed in social amusement. Refreshments were served. Everything usually kept in a well supplied furniture store will be found at Vincent’s. Goods delivered free in town and surrounding country. The Independent has just received a fresh order of cards and stationary for commercial purposes. Business men who wish neat cards, envelopes or letter heads will make no mistake by calling on the Independent. B. E. Williams is now sole proprietor of the Bellinger & Williams drug store, he having bought the half interest of his partner, Marion Bellinger, last Tuesday. Mr. Bellinger has not yet decided as to his future plans. J. W. Brown wishes to call the atten-. tion of the readers of the Independent to the fact that he will be prepared to furnish them with ice next summer. He will do a full-fledged ice business and can accommodate all. This announcement is made early so that those who intend to use ice the coming summer will need to look no farther. Rev. W. W. Jones, of Chicago, spoke on the silver question in Bender’s hall to a large audience on Monday evening. Mr. Jones is well informed on this question and presented his arguments in a forcible and convincing manner. He believes thoroughly in the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. With this system of money he maintained that the United States would control not only the money market of America but of the world. At the conclusion of the speech a bimetallic league was organized. Horace Greeley, sage and philosopher that he was, once upon a time wrote and published these pregnant lines: “Hunger, cold, rags, hard work, contempt, suspicion, unjust reproach, are disagreeable: debt is infinitely worse than all of them. If it had pleased God to spare my sons to be the support of my declining years, the lesson I should have earnestly sought to impress upon them is: ‘Never run into debt, avoid pecuniary obligation as you would pestilence or famine. If you have but fifty cents, and can get no more for a week, buy a peck of corn, parch it and live on it, rather than owe any man a dollar. “If this advice were strictly followed, how much unhappiness and misery might be avoided!—South Bend Times.

Come this week to buy fine pigs. D. C. Swartz. Orders for bread at the Domestic bakery will be delivered to customers if desired. At O. F. Townsend’s you can get an up-to-date haircut. Next door to the postoffice. Cobblers’ outfits, consisting of everything neccessary to do shoe repairing, for sale at Ake's for $1.25. The American House. J. Rensberger, proprietor, has good accommodations for

boarders and lodgers. Rates $1 a day. The revival meetings at the M. E. church continue to attract large congregations and much interest is manifested. The hall for the Knights of the Maccabees is completed. It is located on i the second floor of the J. Willis Cotton building. Skating is fine on the marsh a mile and a half north of town. The young people are making the most of these beautiful moonlight nights by holding skating parties. The seventh session of the Trilby Club I met Monday, Jan. 27, at the pleasant home of Miss Lola Harden brook. The next session will be held Feb. 7, at the home of Mrs. George Kern. J Mrs. Alonzo Werst, of West Tutt street, has gone to Walkerton, this county, her * former home, where it is understood she intends to reside with her parents, Mr. ] and Mrs. Wesley Rupel.- South Bend < Tribune. The populists of the Thirteenth district have elected Hon. John S. Bender, of Plymouth, a member of the state central committee. The populist congressional convei ti m will be held at Plymouth, May 21. The farmers of St Joseph county will hold their annual institute at South Bend Feb. 14 and 15. A number of speakers prominent in agricultural asJairs are on the program. Fok Sale. Twenty acres of good land, all improved, located 2 1 2 miles northwest of Walkerton. Would make a fine truck farm. Good, rich soil. Will be sold very reasonable. Call on or address A. E. Cripe, Walkerton, Ind. S. L. Argabrite & Son, successors to H Granger, hereby announce that they are prepared to do everything in the line of tinning, roofing ami spouting in a thorough manner. Will guarantee satisfaction both as to work and prices. An honest man is ever ready to recog. nize virtue, acknowledge ability, honor wisdom, and admire all good in whomsoever these attributes may dwell. It is only the jealous man or woman and the “know it all” who refuses to recognize and appreciate what is excellent in other people. Dr. A. F. Schafer, of South Bend, who lately returned from a visit to the noted hospitals of Europe, is again giving his full attention to the practice of his specialties -the eye, ear, nose and throat. He also fits spectacles by the latest improved methods. Office hours 10 to 12 a. m., 2to 4 p. m., 7 to 8 p. m., 2 to 3 p. m., Sundays. Office in Oliver opera house block. The Plymouth Democrat displays a good deal of truth in advising a young man to purchase a buck saw’ and go to sawing wood. It says: There is more money in it than there is in the average country newspaper office, and when your day s work is done you don’t have to lie awake all night thinking how you are going to get through the next day without starvation staring you in the face. “Mein tog, dere is a great tifference from you and me,” said a resident of Goshen to his canine friend recently. “Now, vhen I gets up in the morning, I has to vash mineself and dress mineself und bring in der kindling before I can get a bit of breakfast. But it’s tifferent mit you. Youst as soon as you get up, all you has to do is to stretch, und den somebody gifts you breakfast. Veil you play all der day, but I has to vork all der vile: you youst has fun. Veil, der time vill come already, vhen you has to die, und den, mein tog, dat is all of you. But it is tifferent mit me: I has to go to hell yet.”—Ex. People who are prone to pass judgment on newspapers will find food for thought in the Indianapolis Journal’s re- ‘ ply to a critic: “The trouble w ith most critics of the press is that they assume all readers to be intellectual and cultured like themselves, when, as a fact, a great proportion are not so. It is the purpose of the editor to suit the average taste. The literature he chooses is not what he would select for his own reading, he has in mind not only the scholar but the youth w’ith a taste for base ball, the girl with a liking for a sentimental story, the woman interested in social matters, the man in search of light on public topics. If he can give something for each of these, and in addition a portion of such literature as the critical taste approves, then he feels that he has done well. But the newspaper is, first of all, a thing of to-day. Its purpose is to chronicle current events and to publish the thoughts of living writers. Too much must not be expected of it. It represents the modern spirit only, and the very essence of its character limits it to this field.”

See Noah Renaberger’a ad. Change in Chaa. M. Stephana’ ad thia week. For thorough dentistry call on Dr. H. S. Dowell. The Independent and the Thrice-a-Week New York World one year for >2. Sunday, February 2nd, ia woodchuck day. Rev. Riley will preach at the Island Sunday morning. AU are cordially invited. The Globe announces a closing out sale of overcoats and winter goods, this week. Rev. Johnson, of North Liberty, preached at the revival meeting at the M. E. church last Monday evening. The publishers of the Michigan City Dispatch are thinking of erecting a building for their printing burineaa. The Walkerton Independent and the Plymouth Semi-Weekly Independent w’ill be furnished to subscribers at $2. H. Granger sold hia tin shop, last week, to S. L. Argabrite A Son, ci New Carlisle. They will continue the business at the present location. The new public library building at South Bend, which ia nearly completed, has a capacity for seating 300 people and shelves for 60,000 volumes. This has been the best week of the revival meeting at the U. B. church. Over 50 accessions and the end is not yet The congregations have been large all the time. Envelopes printed with your return card on are a very nice and convenient thing to have, especially when they only cost 50 cents for a hundred, printing and all. Try a hundred at the Independent office. Our own Riley, the poet gave readings Tuesday night at his old home, Greenfield. He read some of hia local poems in that same old school house and received many tokens of affection. He read the poem in which he sings, “I want to hear the old band play.” And the “old band” was there and played.—New Albany Tribune. The Indiana, Illinois A lowa railroad company will sell home seekers Excur sion tickets on Jan. 14 and 28, Feb. 11 and March 10 to points in Alabama. Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Southwest Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma at low rates. For particulars call on Agents 3 I Route, or address. 8. 8. Whitehead, G. P. A., Kankakee, 111. Farm far Sale To close an estate I will sell the farm known as the Isaac H. Smith farm, con taining one hundred acres, laying two and a half miles northwest of Walkertonon the Yellow river road. Said land is under a high state of cultivation, has fair buildings and will be sold cheap. For particulars address, S. S. Bosserman, Commissioner, LaPorte, Indian;’. A Relic of th. War«f 1813. Mishawaka Enterprise: John Marsh and Ed Ham, while prowling around the old Free Campbell place last Sunday, picked up an old bayonet which has something of a history, it having belong ed to the musket which Free’s grandfather carried at the battle of the River Raisin in the war of 1812. The bayonet had not been turned into the proverbial plowshare of peace, but had been used for the more ignoble purpose of a pothook, the point having been bent for that purpose. The musket to which it belonged is supposed to be lying around somewhere on the premises. Economy in small things is one of the important considerations if one would provide against the proverbial rainy day. It is a fact w’ell known that many people spend much unneccessary money for little. things that could be dispensed with and no hardship result from it. The old adage that if one takes care of the pennies the dollars will care for themselves still holds good. There is a vast difference between the person who is economical and the one who is parsimonious. The one saves for the purpose of caring for the future, the other saves simply for the sake of saving. Habits of careful .economy are to be commended and the young cannot commence too early to practice them if they would reach a

I point of life where comfortable surround i ings would be their lot.—F. D. Haim BAUGH. Notice of Attachment. State of Indiana, 1 St. Joseph county, j ss ‘ Before Frank Tischer, J. P., of Lincoln township, of said county. William Clem, Plaintiff. J vs. I Attachment. Henry J. Hershberger, defendant. J Whbrbas, the plaintiff in the above entitled cause have filed with me their complaint therein and affidavit in attatchment with the proper affidavit that said defendant is a non-resident of the State of Indiana, now therefore, the said defendant is hereby notified that unless he be and appear before me at my office on the 24th day of February, 1896, at ten o’clock, a. m of said day and answer to demur to said complaint the same will be heard and determined in his absence. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of January, 1896. Fbank Tischbb, Justice of the Peace,

PBRSONAL POINTS. J. w, Baugher wm in Chicago on Friday. ——— □Georgew. Story, of LaPorte, was^ in town on Tuesday. ’' ' " ,1 Chas M. Stephens was in^Chicago " t few days this week. George Myers, of Middlebury, Ind., b the new baker at Leslie's. Aea Haines, of Peru, spent Sunday i with Noah Shoemaker and family. William Pool, of South Chicago, is'the ' guest of hisson, Charles Pool, and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Young, of Peru, are visiting with relatives in this place. Lew Lewis of Albion, has been visiting with the family of George Leslie the past week. Miss Katie Noblit visited with Dr. Reece and family, of North Liberty, last Sunday. Mrs. William Noble, of LaPkz, has been visiting with relatives here for a few days. Mrs. Philip Augustine is vfsrting with her Ayghter, Mrs. William R. Smith, of Jend. Mrs. Fanny Haines and children, of Peru, are visiting with her sarter, Mrs. Noah Shoemaker. Miss Clara Rensberger, of near North Liberty, visited with Mia I* C. Strang the fore part of this week. Mrs. Seth Reed visited with her par ents, Mr. and Mm. John Parker, of near this place l ist Saturday and Sunday. Ora Heaton, of Hoopeston, 111 has been visiting with his unrite, T. J. Reece, and family for the past few days. J. F. Duffy and a party of friendb, of South Chicago, were in town on Friday. They were here on busineas coß»cted with the Pottawatomie Chib. Coi n 'ihnan Ed Grider was in South, Bend, Wednesday, on business connected with the proposed extension of the cor porate limits of Walkerton. Noah Shoemaker returned from Elwood on Tuesday evening. While there he saw them strike natural gae. He says pieces of Trenton rock were forced about 900 feet into the air and the roar was terrific when the gas vein was oper.ed. John H. Borden, formerly of this locality, but now a resident of North Dakota, is here on a visit and looking after busi ness affairs. He intends to rettun to North Dakota the latter part of March. Mr. Borden says he is well pleased with that country and regards it as a health ful climate. The soil is very fertile and vegetables, especially potatoes and cab l>age, grow abundantly. It isalso a tine wheat country. Mr. Borden harvested <te,6l4 bushels of wheat from 60 acres last season. He resides in Ramsey county near Devil's Lake. He says that the people who formed the colony from this section are most all doing well and like the country. —- . TkcTmt Well. The new water works test we.ll was commenced last Monday. The drill is down 116 feet at this writing—Friday morning. The drill has encountered several layers of small rock the past two or three days which has impeded the progress of the work somewhat. But the work is going on quite satisfactorily. • The drill is in a mixture of clay and gravel. No vein of water of any imp>rt anee has been touched, The new well is located four feet from the old one Princes of tbeOrisnt. The working team of the order of the “Princes of the Orient” came over from Bourbon last Thursday evening, with a wagon load of paraphernalia which we are not permitted to describe, and open ed a “hut” at the opera house. When the Grand Padasha called the princes to ■ order nearly two hundred responded to the call for the pass word, and the very solemn work of initiation was inaugur ated. To say that the work was done in a highly artistic manner, satisfying to all concerned, is putting it mildly and we are certain that no “seeker after knowledge” went away feeling that his time had been spent in vain, and all acknowledged that they had seen or heard Pithing objectionable or unanswerable The following were crowned; Otto Al I bert, Wm. McLaughlin, Carl Reynolds, John McKinney, Bert Grant, B. McNulty, Gid Blain, Prosper Ball, L. H. Vanscoik. Plymouth Democrat.

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A Coal Thief I » pilfering in your bin, and you permit it. A cooking stove that has to be overfed to be coaxed to coofc at ah, and dumps it’s coal without digesting it is a downright robber.

Majestic tX saves food and fuel enough in two years to pay for itself. Ail parts unbreakable—steel and malleable iron. It’s heat can’t escape. A q^ick and even baker. You can learn all about the M^estic Cooking Range at our store. The Majestic is Such a saver that it pays to discard a cast iron stove tor one, T. J. REECE CO., Agents. SPECIAL SALES ' Through January! Busy,, kneeing Bee-pfivd? Fur Capes, 40 Per Cent Discounts Jackets, this season’spu rchase 25 ner ct clleiunt. Lot old cloaks, at $2, former Drice 812 to 825 j Knit Underwear, ten per cent discount Dress Goods, ten oer cent discount OUR LINEN SALE is nttraeting attenlion. 11. will pay you to look- t<hi»{department with rare. There is money in it for you at Julius Barnes <fc Co* Miiehigan Ave., LAPORTE. Stoves at Bargains! Having decided to dose out our stock of Stoves, we wJI ssll t^eßA nt prices-never Indore heard of in this place. Th»-» yo::.- opportunity to get a stove very cheap. Sash and Doors. A few sixes that I will close out at cost. I>€«.’b Gaze to bardie them-any more. Smooth Wire. Several hundred pounds at cost, to close out. Come Quick while the Assortment is Good , T. J. REECE & CO. LESVE BROS. Fancy Baking a Specialty., iciveusyour Orders for Birthday and WeddingCakes. B. E. Williams, [Successor to Bellinger A Williams.] DRUGS AND WALL PAPER. Will keep a complete line of Wall Paper to suit the tastes of all. Good Line Notions, Stationery and Perfumes.-

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