St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 37, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 April 1896 — Page 1

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Oats and Field Peas for Green Fodder. Feeders are coming to recognize more and more the necessity of plenty of green food for stock when grass is get ting short. Owners of dairy cattle in particular feel this necessity. For two years at the Indiana Ex periment Station, we have planted Canada field peas and oats, for this pur pose. The first year of planting, we scattered pea seed at the rate of a bushel and one half an acre over the ground, and plowed this in three or four inches deep. A husheland one half of oat seed per acre was then scattered over this plowed land, which was theh thoroughly harrowed. In 1895. the above practice was not followed. The land was plowed about seven inches deep, and then harrowed to a fine tilth. A mixture of oats and peas, at the rate of one and one half bushels of each per acre, was then drilled in, to the depth of about two inches. The plants thrived with great vigor, until severe drouth checked their growth, in common with all other farm crops. Either method of planting will no doubt be satisfactory. In planting oats and peas, the first seeding should be gotten in at the earliest date possible when the land may be satisfactorily worked. One or two more plantings, at ten days intervals, will give a good succession of crops, covering about six weeks. While cutting the green crop may begin as early as wished, after some length of stack has been secured, it is advisable to wait until the oat head begins to expand, and when the peas are passing from the bloom. The best plan is to secure the green fodder as close to the maturity stage as possible, consistent with about three weeks of use for soiling. Oats and peas make highly nutri tious and palatable food. They also give the earliest green fodder to be se cured from plantings of the same season and follow nicely after winter rye for soiling. This crop is coming more and more into favor. Oatsand peas should only be planted early in spring, as these plants as a rule wilt nnf thrive from ... K^sredinrrs. If not all fed green, the balance of the crop may, with aduantage, Im' plowed under or cured for hay. The expense for seed is not great. Oats may be bought in the market at prices varying from 15 to 25 cents jer bushel, according to location. The pea seed purchased by this Station this spring, cost 90 cents a bushel laid down at the home depot. In buying be sure and get Canada field pea seed. Green oats and peas are eaten with a relish by horses, cattle, sheep and swine. Purdue Newspaper Bulletin No. 22. March 25, 1896. Obituary. Mrs. Matilda Rensberger died at her home in South Chicago last Sunday, March 29, and was brought here for burial Tuesday morning. She was aged 36 years, and leaves a husband, one son, a mother, three brothers and two sisters, besides a large number of other relatives and friends to mourn. She was born in Whitley county, Ind., and was raised in Stark county where she was married to Mr. Rensberger and afterward moved to South Chicago. The funeral service was held in the U. B. church, conducted by Rev. Riley, the pastor, and the remains 'laid peace fully to rest in the Walkerton cemetery. May the grace of God sustain the relatives who mourn the departure of this ‘ yne who went in the prime of lite. She died with that fatal disease, consumption, I a'ter several months of suffering. Dur I ing her sickness she sought and found i him, who “came to seek and to save those who were lost.” She passed away in great triumph i though she came to the Savior at the eleventh hour. J. W. Riley. I EMALE LOVELINESS May be obtained by intelligent women. A well regulated system must of necessity show' its fruit in the face. To regulate the system and keep it in perfect condition there is nothing so good as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Constipa tion and indigestion absolutely cured. 10 doses 10c. Large size 50c and 81. at B. E. Williams’. Inside Information. The Idiot These cathode rays will be a great thing for the country news papers. The Professor How so? The Idiot -They'll be able to find out everything that’s going on “in our midst.”—Brooklyn Life. Late Real Estate Transfers. Mary E. Paul and others to John A. Hibberd, the undiv tj int of 40 acres in Lincoln tp, 8800. John A. Hibberd to Emmett R.Hardy, the undiv int of 40 acres in Lincoln tp, 8800. Edward M. Finch to Joseph A. Cripe Lincoln tp, 8800.

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Local Briefs. f A new line of baby carriages at Vincent’s. Public sale notes at the Independent office. Warm meals served at all hours at the Domestic bakery. Try the hearth baked french bread at the Domestic bakery. Next Sunday night special Faster exereves by the Epworth League. Silver dollars taken in exchange for goods at the Globo clothing store. . i Hats and frames in all the new shapes. Styles to fit every face, at Millard’s. Call and get a sample copy of the New York World, with which we are dub bing. At 0. F. Townsend's you can get an up to date haircut. Next door to the postofHce. It is rumored that the B. A O. road is likely to pass into the control of the Wa bash svstem. i * The American steam laundry can not be excelled. Leave your orders at Cripe’s barber shop. Do not fail to see the Jones locked wire fence, the cheapest and best wire fence made, at Machinery Hall. Maria Weller, widow of the late Philip Weller, has been appointed adminis tratrix of the deceaseds estate. For prices on buggy painting and general repairing write to the Bitner Carriage and Wag m Works at LaPorte. The Barber church is having the largest attendance in the Sunday school and other services than for a number of years. Deere. Daisey. New Western and Hoke Spring tooth and Eagle Claw cultivators* Also Captain Kidd Disc cultivators at Machinery Hall. A wild goose flew into! Jeorge Bentley s chicken coop last Monday . Mrs. Bent »#. >-«»»» * • ♦ flipped the goose's wings. It was afterwards killed. It weighed eight pounds. Ben Pratt informs the Independent that William West, of Hanna, ground 385 bushels of corn in nine hours with a small feed grinder run by steam ptwer. This is considered extra fast work. It is re|»orted that a Kokomo man has just invented a bicycle tire that is practically proof against puncture, at the same time retaining the elasticity and resiliency of the ordinary pneumatic tire. Earnest Rogers, the New Carlisle thief who was captured at this place a few weeks ago, got two years in the peni tentiary instead of one, on his plea of guilty. He was also disfranchised for three yearsand fined 81. South Bend has a dog paper carrier that though In* does not carry a bag, goes with his master on one side of the street and when a sulvscriber lives across, he takes the paper and deposits it in the door much more carefully than would a boy, then he returns to his master until another case is reached thus saving the carrier from crossing the street. Holders of life insurance policies will be interested in a decision of the appellate court, which holds: <l> The beneficiary named in a life insurance policy cannot be changed without the consent of such beneficiary’. (2) In a policy made payable to the executor or administrator of the insured is him- < self the beneficiary, and he may sell. ; assign or transfer the policy at his ’ f pleasure. I i Warsaw Times: Plymouth has a eon I , sumption patient under the treatment of I , Dr. Edson's latest discovery. It was a । ease in the last stage and after 13 days’ . treatment he has gained seven pounds: - pulse lowered from 105 to 92 and temper ature from 101 1 j to 99. He is in Ply mouth Institute and is handled by the physicians in charge. The time ollowed for cure is 28 days and everything is decidedly' favorable. It is the second case on earth, the other being in New York, under Dr. Edson himself. The Nappanee News gives the fol lowing sensible advice: “Don’t rush a man into a responsible position because of his popularity unless that popularity is well balanced with business ability, time tried. A citizen may be a good fellow and well liked by his party (sometimes for the noise he can make during a campaign) but be wholly un i fit and incompetent to be on the town board. Better take a man who may be > unpopular in politics but knows what 1 business is when he sees it, and stay on . the safe side of a w ise and conservative administration of town affairs.’’

Program of North Township Convention. Below is the programme of the Township Sunday school eonventio^Mj^ be held at the Brethren church on county line, Thursday, April 16, 10®, beginning at 9:30 a m. sharp. We jiW vile ill Sunday schools in adjoU^^H townships to come and meet w ith U4.^K^ 9:30 a.m. Devotional Exorcist's, by Mi-s. Sam Hostetler. Address of Welcome, Miss Eiw^y Houser. Response, Mr. Fred Rose. ‘|® < Music. The scholar as a worker in the Suh day school, Mrs. Mnud Cox and Whs Rosa Walter. Music. JBk' The Five Weak Points of a SuhAy school discussion led by Rev. Kaufman. Adjournment for dinner. 1:30 p.m. Devotional Exercises, |t‘d by Mrs. W. M. Noble. 1:50. Three Signs of a G<x>d Suuday School Teacher, Hon. John Parks^^ms. Pres. Music. tai. Mistakes of Teachers, by Sißer in tend ent, • » ibi. Mistakes of Suj>erintendei^Bby Teachers. (c>. Mistakes of SujsTintondent ^id Ti’iichers, by scholars. How can we increase our collectw|te? By what legitimate means can we f h> crease otir revenue? N. Nye. M usic. Primary Teaching, Mrs. M. E. Hume. ■ County See. Election of Officers. Miscellaneous business. Adjournment. J. Rothd Mil kcf.r PrSK Wm. Shkrunh, V. I*^l Forecast of April Weather. April o|Hms in the midst of a lar storm period, hence a weather with low barometer and rain will Iw ip i pr<>gr< hh. Als»ut the 3rd storms j eml to tlu'east, cooler weather havi^» followod same from the west. On nHoot tiie klh or fit It reactionary stor^H will be due. a nl‘7 tl>t dS (tth will prolong showery condid4l^H with tendency to sleet in the far megh^ The 11th to 13th is a jieriod in wbmi^ high temperature, low barometer heavy storms will apiwar. ( weather, with frost northward, follow behind storms and for days eeeding. Alsmt the 17th to 18th mu^H warmer, with normal showers incrhrta^H t<> heavy rams. Watch change to after storms. The 23rd to the 2»it® showers will be numerous, growid^H heavier, ami attcmled with thunder adH hail as the |xTi«sl progresses. TH change to fair and cooler may not cotJ until after full moon on the 27th. Fr *( may follow in northern sections. Wat«|i for it. Stiff w inds from the northweA4 with barometer rising very high aft^H storms, w ill insure frosts. April en^M grow ing warmer and showery. BE Several Miles of the Kankakee Bed wf be Straightened. Senator Holler, who has devoted mutjl intelligent effort to the reclamation aifi cultivation of Kankakee marsh hm«g and demonstrated that when draimid they are the most productive lands in the state, has undertaken individually to show the benefits to be derived frofn straightening the Kankakee river l>y making arrangements to take the kinks out of that portion of the river bed th^ bisects his lands for a distance of abow three miles. It is probable that Messrs. 1. N. and H. ; G. Miller, who own a large tract of huxl adjoining Senator Holler’s T»osseseionßw the west will co operatt' with him in tUe improvement. The work will be done l»y J. ('. Hauck, of this county, who will start the work on the west part of tion 25 township 37. range one eaatj <nd keep a steam dredge in operation night ami day until the contract is completed. The channel cut will be 20 feet wide anti six feet deep at the upper end .South Bend Tribune. The 3 I Route. The Indiana, Illinois A lowa R. R. the shortest and best route to Indiana Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New X ork, Canada, lowa, Missouri, Kansal, Nebraska, Colorado, California, and aM points east and west. Elegant new equipment and fast tin^ Through tickets on sale to all points and baggage checked to destination’ Thousand mile tickets on sale at principal stations, good over twenty prominent roads in this territory. If you are contemplating a trip, ~ on agents for rates and connections, or address, S. S. WHITEHEAD,’ G. P. A., Kankakee, _ _ Illinois,. We can sell you shoes cheaper thaif anybody, at the Globe.

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'Briefs, > w lies! repairing of ' whpat is looking excel half ■ at the Domestic r 'er making th use lovely neck MWee nt Millard’s. The grand jury at South Bend con detuned the St. Joseph county jail. New carpet samples at Vincent's. A nice assortment to select from. Call and stye them. The Mishawaka Enterprise is roasting the “mossbacks" who defeated the city charter question. New millinery goode, hats, flowers, trimmings in all the spring styles, also a full line of school hats, at Ida Beach’s. The ladies' aid society of the U. B. church at Tyner will give an Easter supper Saturday evening. All you can vat for 15 cents. Barlow, Deere and Stoddard's Farmer's Friend and Tiger Check row drill ami hand drop corn planters at Mm hinery Hall. Prices right. The material in a rod of Jones hx'ked win' fence only costs forty cents; best fence on earth, nt Maehinerv Hall. * When your shoes and Imots need re I (miring take them to John Nell. Hr [will do you n neat and first class job. Fok Sam My house and ten acres of land, one mile east of town. Will take a good ham as part pay. Fkank Rud. George F. Steel, house painter, grainer svnd paper hanger. Kalsominmg. etc., j done to order. Work guaranti ed to give I satisfaction. \ddresH liox 27, Walker Item, Ind. K<*idenc<‘near the Pleasant j Grove chnjs l. ; DR-KILMER'S o o KIDNHLIVERS —-— La Grippe, Mine* the bad after effects of thia trylnjr r jrtim an<! restores lost viffor and vitality. liiahetes, L Eiccssfre quantity and high colored urine. Impure Bioo<L I Kerema. scrofula, tnularia, pimplea, blotches. (General Weakness, ■bonaUtution all run down, loss of ambition. f and a ibshulinatlon to all aorta of labor. f 4, varastre Vw <x>ntm« of One Bottle, if not benefited. f On'ggxte a ill refund to the pre paid At Druggists, 50e, Size, SI.OO Size. eibnUnt,* Guide to Health ' tree- Consu'tation fees. Ds. Kilmkr A Co.. lUnguamton, N. Y. Farmers! L<>ok livre. Renn mbm we are still nl the old stand ready to receive your grain ami seed ami pay yon the highest market price; wh also have mi baud all kinds of seed for sowing or planting Have just received a large supply <4 , ! grain bags, which we will sell at cost. । When you have any thing to offer in car lots or less on any track call in ami let us make yon a price. Yours t rul v, MERCER & NEAL. - । REVIVO RESTORES VITALITY. .. r ■ O “ Meidc a I Man 15thl»ay. Os Me. THE GREAT 30th Day. iF’XT.TEtJsroxx noEsivrumr produces the above results in 30 days. It acts powerfnUv and quickly. Gurrs wh< n all others fail Young men will regain their lost manhood, and old men will recover their youthful vigor by using RFVIVO. It quickly and surely restores Nervousness Lost Vitality, Impotency. Nightly Emissions, Lost Power. Failing Memory. Wasting Diseases, and all i flirts oi self abuse or excess and indiscretion, which unfits one for s’tidy. business or marriage It rot. onlv cures by starting at the seat of disease, but is a great nerve tonic and blood builder, bringing back the pink glow to pule cheeks and re «t->mg the fire of youth. It wards off Insanity and Consumption. Insist on having REi IVO.no other. It ran be carried in vest pocket. By mall I Oil per package, or six for W 5.00. with a posi five written guarantee to rare or refund the money. Circular free. Address royal MEDICINE CO., 271 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL J. F. REID, Druggist, Walkerton, ImL i' •

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Watch this Space for some Special Offers that T. J. WOLFE, the leading Clothier & Tailor, “T aiiiMb*'-. will advertise next week. - -- - — - ■ -- »am-n un -i iiw r ROSS, JARRELL & CO.^ GENERAL HARDWARE AND > FARMING IMPLEMENTS; Beirb and Smooth Wire, QUICK MEAL^I^ ELEGANT NEW DESIGNS. — •w• w • SEE THE NEW OLIVER WalKing Pioyr and James Oliver Sulky.

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