St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 38, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 11 April 1896 — Page 8

©ljc Jnbeptndent. A Local Newspaper, Non-Partisan W: A. KNDLKY. PUBLISHER. Entered ar the WalKerton Postoilice nt second class rates. SuKsoi i T> M om : For One Year . . »150 For Six Months . . 75 For Three Months -10 If paid promptly In advance a discount of 25 gents on die year will be allowed. X A cross marked with a blue pencil on the margin of your paper indicates that your term of subscription to this paper has'expired. If you are in arrearages please settle at once, and notify ns promptly if you wish the paper con lotted. WALKERTON. INDIANA. APRIL 11. 1896. Spring & Summer WOMEN'S Bra Wies ....AT THE.... BOSTON DRY GOODS STORE, • %» We announce to our numerous friends and patrons that our new things in Spring and Summer Dress Fabries are arriving daily, and our assortment of them cannot be surpassed. We invite an inspection. Special Offerings At 19c, two toned PERSIAN SUITINGS coming in all the newest spring shades, 50 pieces of them; the best values ever shown here for 19c, 45 inches wide. A case of New Spring Mohairs, All the latest colors and teeming full of new spring ideas, only 25c a yard. West End Suitings. Here is a splendid fabric for a new spring dress. We have exclusive styles: ’ 38 inches wide, only 39c a yard. Shepherd Plaids Are shown in great variety this season. We have them in black and white, blue and white and brown and white, all size . checks. Color’d Hohairs & Sicilians | A nobby new effect for spring wear, 46 inches wide and only 50 and 75c a yard, two qualities. Newest weaves in Black Woolen Fabrics. Nowhere can you go to buy a Black Dress where you can find a more com plete line than we are now showing. A full line of Novelties, Plain Mohairs, Sicilians. Brilliantines, Figured Soliels, Broche Serges, Crepons, Crepe de Jap ons, Wool Henriettas and Serges, at prices never before in our history known to be so LOW. A full line of Ladies’ wraps, capes,misses’ & children’s Jackets For spring. An elegant line of Ready Made Skirts in Sicilians, Mohairs and Serges, at lowest prices. Chillas, Adler & Coble, 201 and 203 So. Mich. St., SOUTH BEND, IND. Store open Wednesday-and Saturday Evenings. THE NEIGHBORHOOD. News from the Surroundng Territory as Given by Our Correspondents. ISLAND. Farmers have commenced plowing for oats. Some of them have corn to husk while others have it to buy. Harley McCarty has a pet coon to play with for pastime. C. E. McCarty has begun his duties ; as assessor for Lincoln township. Charlie । is a tiptop fellow and will no doubt make 1

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a good one. Mrs. Kate Snell, of Bourbon, was called here last week to attend the funeral of Samuel Dillon, which took place on Easter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of Stillwell, were on the Island last Sunday. Dr. Linkenhel, of Plymouth, was called to this place last Saturday on business in his profession veterinary surgeon. Mrs. Dr. J. W. Doud and son, of South Bend, attended Mr. Dillon’s funeral. Mrs. Doud’s former husband was a brother of the deceased. David Gould, of Michigan City, was among the many callers on the Island last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elby Chapman, of LaPorte, spent Easter with his father. Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, of Kingsbury, were on the Island Sunday to attend the funeral of Mr. Dillon. Charley McCarty has discovered anew way to plant potatoes. If you mention it to him he will bo pleased to inform ’ you of the new discovery. William Mull is on the sick list with lung fever. I SCRIBLER. 7 FA BH < ITY. Mrs. Clara Knott and her daughter Lyda arrived in Tyner the Ist of April to stay at their old home a few weeks. Bill Rensberger, of South Chicago, was calling on his brother Perry at Tyner Saturday. How much better it would l<x>k if some people would clean up their old rubbish in town, like old torn down buildings and other loose stuff around town and in Tyner. X. Y. Z. Smith wants to hear from every correspondent of the Walkerton Independent. I. J. Kreighbaum has quit working in the saloon and is attending the ladies aid sewing society. John Collier is building a new cellar under his house. Frank Bennett has bought Jay South erlain’s lot where his house burned, and will build thereon soon a fine two story dwelling house. Koontz’s lake is covered with ducks first time in years. Uncle Joseph Chase is able to come to Tyner again. Ed Monroe the assessor is finding out" what the people have got. Morgan Johnson, of Greenville, Ohio lis in Tyner on business. He is a broth er of J. E. Johnson and vice president of the Walkerton Bank. Bob Beagles is plowing for corn. Ed Watson is raising cabbage; he says he will soon have some to sell if । that calf don't break in his patch again. Mrs. Hannah Falconbury, of Teegar ; den. took the train here for Bourbon ; Saturday to see her dying daughter in law, Mrs. Jim Alexander; later news comes to Tyner that she is some better. Charles Ruff has a female hog that gave birth to 11 nice pigs the other day. They are all living and doing well. Earny Beagles has moved to Tyner. Liss Lemert is working on his farm ! with one arm only, while other men : are sitting around town telling the same I old stories with two good arms. 11. L. Jarrell is building a new add: | tion to his barn. Mr. and Mrs. Ren Strang, of Walker ton, were in Tyner over Sunday calling on . their friends and relatives. The Ladies Aid Society gave an egg ’ social in Bennett's hall Faster eve. There was a large turnout and every body enjoyed a good social time. Tyner wants a doctor. Will Kyle made a business trip to Walkerton Saturday evening. W. H. Morris made a flying trip to Bourbon Saturday. Some body made a quick trip to Ply mouth the other night. Miss Tillie Thompson, of Tyner, went to ■ Walkerton to work for Mrs. Maggie Kellogg for the summer. Charles Detwiler, of Michigan, is at i home on a short visit at present. X. Y. Z. Smith. MOUNT VERNON. Simon Rensberger was considerably under the weather this week. County Superintendent Bair, of South Bend, visited with the Mount Vernon school on Wednesday of last week. I Phill Awald and wife, of Oregon, j Starke county, visited with their nephI ew, R. E. Rinehart and family Easter Sunday.

J. L. Hargrave was in Chicago the fore part of this week on business. George Seymore, of Bourbon, Marshall county, visited with friends in this locality Easter Sunday. Miss Grace Bell, who has been staying with her sister in Chicago for some time past returned home last week. B. F. Rinehart went to South Bend last Wednesday being summoned there as special juror for this term of court. Trebor. LADAZ Hibberd Sykes is having his house painted. Sam Carney is doing the work. Miss Salome Forney, of Baltic, Ohio, who was visiting Mrs. Schuyler McChesney, returned home on Wednesday of last week, expecting to return in June. Mrs. Cora Armantrout, of Bourbon, was visiting at Schuyler McChesney’s last week. William Babcock and Albert Sherrock started to Fitzgerald, Ga., yesterday morning. Schuyler McChesney had intended to go with them but his wife is dangerously sick. Dr. Holtzendorf reports the advent of a dishwasher in the family of Alvin White. A daughter was born to the wife of Mr. Mead, Sunday. Protracted meeting is in progress at W. M. church conducted by Rev. R. E. Kaufman of the U. B. church. Four persons were at the altar last night. The Rev. I. N. Miller will preach at the Brethren church on the county line on Wednesday evening of next week. Sunday School convention on the day follow ing. We would be glad to have Mr. Leibole and Revs. Stockbarger and Riley and other S. S. workers of Walkerton ami vicinity with us. Enclosed find pro grams for the alxne named gentlemen. Mr. and Mrs. \\ . M. Noble visited with friends at Walkerton over Sundav. The quantity of milk which is being brought to the butter factory is largely on the increase. Will Hostetler went to Angola last week where he has taken a |x sition as teacher of penmanship in the normal school. He will also take a couple branches of studies. A. Hanson and wife visited with the latter’s parents near Tyner over Sunday. Carl Wallace, of Tyner, is visiting with A. Hanson and family. A. Shafer and LamlxTt McCoihlmi at tended theG. A. R. Post at Plymouth last Morhlay night. Mp B. F. Snyder's barn about 3 miles j southwest of this place burned down on Wednesday morning of last week be tween I and 8 o'ckxvk. He succeeded in getting Ins horses out but all his farming implements were burned and about 2’. tons of good timothy hay. It is sup |x*wed to have been set on tiro by tramps who undoubtedly lodged there the pre ceding night. Ihe building once used as a saw and planing mill has been purchased of Obed Dean by Mr. John Inks who is tearing it down and moving it to his home about 3 miles southwest of town. He intends to build a granary. Mr. Dean intends to move to North Dakota the last of this month or in May. Vinedresser. KOONTZ'S LAKE. Miss \ iola Baker is very low with lung fever. Grandma Koontz is some better at this writing Monday. P. C. Woodworth and Wm. Sliders attended court at Knox last week, on the Lew is ditch case. Jacob Paul spent Easter with his brother in law. P. C. Wood worth. Jake has traded his mules off. they had long ears too. S. E. Koontz and wife, of Walkerton, spent Sunday at his father s, at the Lake. Z. E. Hornbeck, of Grand Rapids/ WALKERTON MACHINE SHOPS. I am prepared to do all kinds • i pump and machine work, making a specialty of the repair of farm machinery. I also gum saws and guarantee not to take out the temper. ] grind knives, sickles, sev thes and all kinds of edge tools, make all kinds of machine bolts, cut all sizes of thread used in general machinery. I also make a specialy of repairing pumps and wind-mills and do well driving. I also Keep on hand a variety of pump and engine fittings. What I don’t have in stock in that line I can get on short notice. Keep in stock pitcher p UIUp s, lift pumps and force pumps. Also, can sell you a galvanized steel wind-will complete, guaranteed to be the best on the market to-day, for S4O. c. W. SHEATSLEY. Notice of Administration. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been apoimed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of St. Joseph county. State of Indiana, Administratrix of the estate of Philip Weller, late of St. Joseph county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. MARIA WELLER,Administratrix. March 30, 1896. All druggists sell Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters.

Michigan, came on a visit to his wife and father in-law, Samuel Koontz, Jr. Samuel Koontz Jr., joined his wife in Chicago on Friday of last week. Archie Mellan has moved to Teegar- ; den having bought a house there. ■ Archie will work at the brick yard. Albert Sult has moved into the house vacated by Archie Mellan. I wish that Bro.. X. Y. Z. Smith would not take so much of our news. We are ' personally acquainted with him and think that he has large enough territory to work for the news. It puts us out so we can’t find very much and we don't like for the readers to know of our ignorance. See? , Retsacnal. HAMLET. The Easter services Sunday night were । well attended. Considerable sickness again in town. Doc Jolley's baby was buried today the 7th inst. Mr. Miekell has moved to this place where he is practicing medicines. Mrs. Myers and baby are both sick. Julius Goppert has moved his harness shop onto John Snofler’s lot. The new butcher shop is about completed. Myers & Jolly have the contract of building a house and barn for Jack V. Steenburg near this place. Mr. Bliss moved his family to this place last week. They came from Far mington, 111. The hall will be occupied until the 13th by Kiekap<x) Medicine sellers. Curt McKinzy, from near Stillwell, spent Sunday with Bert Dipert and family. Schuyler Hardesty is staying with his brother Hank for a while. J<x> McCormick and family from Chi cago are visiting parents and other friends at this place. Lillie i loppert is home again and says she is considerably better. Ensley is buying old iron. A temperance lecture three nights of this week at the church. . D. B. < • • COLE'S. Rev. Smith and wife have been visit ing in this vicinity the past week. There are quite a number of farms for | sale in this neighborhood. The rag sewing at Emma Steel's on Thursday of last week was well attended. About fifty pounds of rags were sewed, Quite a number of this vicinity are at tending the Progressive Dunkard revival at .lonian this week. William Shark and family have moved from Mrs. Maxey's on to the George Pommert farm. JORDAN. Rev. Smith and family, of near South Bend, inovetl in this vicinity this week. Frank M iggart and family,of Chicago, visited frii nds here last week. Rev. Stoneburner, of near Tyner, was the guest of Austin Wiley and family Sunda.'. G. W. D ue. of Laporte c ninty, visited friends hen- Sunday. Rev. -'mith was < leeted eUperintel, dent of the Sunday school at this place. D. E. < lindlebcrger and family, of near North Liberty, were visiting friends in this vicinity Sundav. The protracted meeting at this place is well attended. John Smith moved t ) North Liberty this week. J. 1. B. meh made vigorous. P’WY. 9'"DAY. iS T,, DAY. What PEFFFR’S NERVIGOR Did! ; It acts powerful;? and qiiickly. Cures when nil I others tall. Yeum Men r gain b^t manhood: old men recover yr utl ' I vi Ab.olutely <;uar» : nnteed to Cure ervoti«ne<« ( L.n«t Vitality, l Impotency, Xlghtly I niis.ion .. l.ostPower, [ either sex. Failing Memor v, Wa*tln(r l>i«* ea»e«, and aU rpeett of trlf nt>use or excisses and i indiscretion. Words otfir unity and consumption. Don't let druggist imf -e a worihl, -s substitute on you because it v! us agreater protit. Insist on ha v. ing PEEFFK’S SERV SUOIS, or send for it. Can be < nrried in vest pocket. Prepaid plain wrapper. per box, or O for SS, with A Powltlve V rltten Gaarantee to Cure or Kvfund the Money. Pamphlet tree. - Od by druggists. Address FEFFEK rJJEinCAJL. A9T.X, Chicago, lIL Sold by Endh . At Beall's Meat Miil'M. You will always find the choicest cuts of Tender Steak, Boils and Chops, Roasts, Etc. EVERYTHING NEAT AND CLEAN I Tub*. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder 1 World’s Fair Highest Award. i

Hate U Hml Ci. ••••••• "^REAL ESTATE AND LOANS. We have the largest list of farm and city property in Northern Indiana. ••••••• Out list, includes improved and unimproved rich vnlicv 1.• . for sale or will exchange for oilier desimble propertv. Farm loans made nt current nites of interest Fire and life insninnce. Ad-trexs, KANKAKEE LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY. Walkerton, Indiana,

BUSINESS ANO PROFESSIONAL CARDS O F. TOWNSEND, BARBFJI & IIAIBDKESSER Next door Behrens’ store. WALKHRTON, - INCH ANA P. M. JONES, M. D., PHYSICI AN AND SURGEON | WALKERTON. IND OFFICE HOC RS : From Btoio a. m.; 2to 4 p m.: 7to 8 p m. Office over Hudelmyer & Henry’s store Night bell. Trustee’s Notice. E. I. Leibole, Trustee of Lincoln township, hereby gives notice that he, will be in his ofiice at his residence on Avenue F, near the flouring mill, on Monday of each week for the transae tion of township business. OM l l NMNCiII AMHttorny at Law, South Bend- IndODD FELLOWS BLK ROOM 10 A. E. CRIPE, (Rat her and llaii dt esser, WALKEBION, IND. Shnving and hai>cutting done neatly and expeditionxly. Drop in and nee as. FRANK TISCHER, Justice of the Peace. Ct ELECTIONS Given promj t attention. Office in Tischer’s Wagon Shop. H. D. DENAUT I.Hn'sik-inn and gurgeon. WALKER I ON, INDIANA Office and rooms over Reece's hardware store. NIG II r BEL L. H. CROSBY, Attorney at Law, Real Estate, Collections, FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE. Practice in all courts. Office in Endly-; Brady block. Open evenings. Dr. H. S. Dowell

PAINLESS DENTIST. Teeth extucted without pain 01 sleep, by the. use of a local anaesthetic Leaves no bad after effects. leeti tilled without pain by the use of antal gia. Sets of teeth made on shott no tiee. Dental rooms in Fry Doughertj block, Walkerton, Ind. SID EWING. BERBER *• New Shop--In Fry Bldg. Customers will receive my careful attention. mHd. LEROY. LIVERY & FEED STABLE, IV 41.KEHTOK, IM». First class rigs and good horses. Horses boarded. Traveling men carried to all adjoining towns. All terms reasonable.

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