St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 39, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 April 1896 — Page 1

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VOLUME XXL

Prevention of Potato Scab. If a a person were told how he could increase his yield of potatoes with but little additional labor, and that all at one time, so that he could by this extra attention get a larger harvest and a more marketable crop, and were convinced that thd statement was true, he would not be likely to neglect the ad vice. Exactly such a piece of information is the corrosive sublimate method ' of treating seed potatoes to prevent | scab. toes that have a rough, spotted have been larger,, ^whtm growing, they had been kept free from the germs that cause the scabby spots, and many a worthless potato might have been marketable, if it had thus been well grown. If possible, potatoes should be planted in ground that was a not devoted to root crops the preceding year, and they will then escape the germs that lived over in the soil from the last crop. But in any event germs will be introduced into any hill with the seed tubers at planting time, unless precau tipn is taken to first destroy them. For however smooth the tubers look, there are almost always some germs lurking on their surfaces, ready to begin operations upon the young potatoes as soon as they are set. Unless the season is very dry, or otherwise unpropitious for germs, the crop will suffer from them in the way of smaller and less attractive tubers, having a lower market value. The method of killing the germs, and securing a clean crop, is very simple and inexpensive, and any potato grower who has not yet tried it should not fail to do so the present season. If given a trial, it will not be again neglected. This method has proven to be all that is claimed for it through a half dozen years of trial. It is employed by many of the foremost potato growers of the country, and’has uniformly given satisfaction. Whoever is really desirous of increasing the quality^uud quantity sys his puta.tu . crop would therefore do well to give it a ! Method. The following treatment is nwm i iiu-ndrd on tbv Ikivis of expiTiments at the Indiana experiment station: Put 2 oz. of corrosive sublimate ia poisonous substance, that needs to be handled with caution) into hot water in a stoneware or glass vessel. When dis solved put it into a wooden tub or barrel and add water enough to make 15 gallons. Into this put the potatoes intended for seed and let them remain for an hour and a half or two hours. After taking out of the bath, cut and plant as usual. The same bath may be used several times, but as it is constantly growing weaker, the potatoes should be left in longer, or some fresh solution should be added. Do not use metal vessels, and do not leave the material where persons or animals may drink it.! • —Purdue Newspaper Bulletin No. 24. April 15, 1896.

Do not Kill Song Birds. Just now a great many small boys, and large ones too, as well as some men, amuse (?) themselves by killing birds of whatsoever kind they may chance to see. While the thought that it is cruel and wanton slaughter may not deter them, > the knowledge that it is against the law and that they are liable to prosecution! may. Here is the law: Whoever kills or injures or pursues I with intent to do so, any turtle dove, | sparrow, robin, blue bird, meadowlark, wren, swallow, martin, thrush, mavis, j oriole, red bird, grosbeak, yellow hammer j or flicker, catbird, ground robin, pewee or phoebe bird, cuckoo, indigo bird, fringilla, warbler or finch, red start, druininock, nightingale, dove, crossbill or crake, great tit or blue tit, or wantonly destroys or disturbs the eggs of any such birds, shall be fined not less than # SI, provided, however, that the provisions of this shall not apply to the killing of that species of sparrows known as the English sparrow. Missing. Mr. J. M. Eamens, the veteran trav eling salesman of Fuller & Co.—large 1 wholesale druggists of Chicago, familiarly known as ‘'Uncle John’’ and who has been making Plymouth regularly for the past 20 years, has mysteriously disappeared. He notified a Plymouth drug firm that he would be here yesterday but failed. Another gentleman who travels for the same firm informs us that he has not notified his house of his whereabouts' for several days and his employers fear foul play.—Plymouth Independent. FEMALE 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—Constipation and indigestion absolutely cured. 10 doses 10c. Large size 50c and 81, at B. E. Williams’.

WALKEKTON, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. INDIANA, IaTUBDAY. APRIL 18. 1896

Local Briefs. I Public sale notes at the Independent ; office. 1 After next Monday taxes will be deI linquent. Warm meals served at all hours at the Domestic bakery. Try the hearth baked french bread at ' the Domestic bakery. I Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Pat Fitzgerald, Jr., a boy, Saturday, April 11. Silver dollars taken in exchange for goods at the Globe clothing store. l our Job Printing will receive prompt and careful attention at this office. Hats and frames in all the new shapes. Styles to fit every face, at Millard’s. A full line of ladies' capes and misses jackets for spring at Noah Rensberger's. Call and get a sample copy of the New 1 York World, with which we are club bing. The Rupel residence is being greatly ; improved in appearance with a new coat of paint. At (). F. Townsend's you can get an up to date haircut. Next door to the postoffice. Assessor Charles McCarty has begun the work of interviewing the property holders of Lincoln township. Itissai ! that IdO applications are on file for tiie position of superintendent of the LaPorte city schools. Do not fail to see the Jones locked wire fence, the cheapest and best wire fence made, at Machinery Hall. For prices on buggy painting and general repairing write to the Pitner Carriage and Wag >n Works at LaPorte. The heavy wind on Monday blew in t^v front tuu>h in the second story of the ; Vincent ’"caking three ’ large glass. । Deere, Daisey, New Western and Holy. l i Spring tooth and Eagle Claw cultivators Also Captain Kidd Disc cultivators at Machinery Hall. Noah Shoemaker has begun the build ing of a residence at Elwood, where he will remove his family in a few weeks. Jonah Thompson, who has the contract for building the house, left for that place this week. Anderson has had a character, who has for years been gaining a living bx gathering, drying and shipping cigar stubs to an eastern cigarette factory. He had 81.200 in bank and his last ship ment netted him 8300. The teachers of Lincoln township pre I seated their trustee. E. Leibole, with a I I handsome bible on Thursday evening. ! It was a token of regard which, it is need i less to say, was highly appreciated by ! Lincoln township's efficient trustee.

A thief broke into Bose Bros.' meat market last Saturday night and robbed the money drawer of about 81.50. They gained an entrance by prying open a ' back window close to the door and then j reaching through and unfastening the i bolt. The kitchen of the Hotel Kling i erman was also entered the same night ' and robbed of a large roast of beef. A gossip-ridden man of Albion pub j lished the following card in the New i Era. preparatory to leaving the town: 1 J “Notice As lam going to leave town, j ' those people who have been misrepre > senting me and claim to know my past i life better than I do, and who desire to say anything further, will please do it before I leave town, and oblige. Frank Russel.” Ida Beach will give a spring millinery ( opening Saturday, April 18, during the j day and evening. Her new spring goods j will be nicely displayed so tha t the ladies present can see the latest styles in pattern | hats and millinery novelties sho vn to the I best advantage. Her millinery store will be beautifully decorated and music will enliven the occasion. This will be an ; opportunity for the ladies of Walkerton ' and vicinity to see and study the beautiful and stylish goods which are now all । the vogue. A cordial invitation is ex ' tended to all. Novelty in advertising is the thing now. The latest and one of the most humorous schemes has been amusing the patrons of theaters for three or four nights, says a city contemporary, and has succeeded in escaping the notice of managers. A bald headed man is the instrument. On his shining pate is painted in indigo blue the name of a patent medicine. He sits in the front row, and conducts himself with propriety, while people behind him are convulsed with laughter, each observer supposing that here is a practical joke some one has played on an unsuspecting friend.

Quigley’s Body Taken Up and Shipped Home. The body of H. C. Quigley, the man killed on the B. A (). road at this place on Thursday night of last week, was buried in the Walkerton cemetery on Saturday at 3 o’clock p. m., from Vincent’s undertaking rooms. The services were conducted by Rev. Stoekbarger. Coroner Dugdale notified the chief .of police at Erie, on Friday morning, of the circumstances, but as no word had been received from there by Saturday it was thought advisable not to further delay the burial of the body. On Monday morning, however, the coroner received! instructions to ship the body to Erie, and he notified Trustee Leibole to tmit effect. The body was taken up on Tues day. embalmed, and shipped over the B. &O. on the 12:30 p. m. train. The remains when taken up were not discolored but on the contrary presented a good appearance. Trustee Leibole w»ote to the daughter of the dead man, < ora Quigley, whose address he found from letters in the deceased’s pockets, and gave her the particulars of the affifir, requesting her to answer at once <>n receipt of his letter. On Monday he received a telegram from Erie signed by her and thanking him for what he had done and also stating that she would write. This clears all doubt and shows that the identification of the man as ascertained here was correct. Later. Mr. Leibole has since received a letter from Cora Quigley* dated at Erie, Pa., April 13. The letter is as follows, ‘•Mr. E. I. Leibole, Walkerton, Ind. Dear Sir: 1 was very glad t<> hear from you. but very much disappointitl because papa has not arrived yet. but we just received word that he will arrive at midnight. We are very thankful to you to be interested so much as to tell us the particulars of how he met his sad death. 1 here are so many different reports that wo would be ven glad and willing to pay you for your trouble to investigate and tell us the facts of his death. We have' seen by the Cleveland papers that his last wordsin explanation of his sad futo being an accusal ion charging a brakes man with pushing him from the train/ Cor tiie last past s. wn years <mr l, >tiJ# had been at Conneaut, Ohio. Papa quit work last fall so we were compelhA to come to Erie and live w ith my grand i pa. There is a family of seven of us. Mamma and live children and also Grandma Quigley who has made her home with us. lam very much obliged to you for your kindness, and hoping to hear from you soon, I remain. Miss t 'ora Quigley. Erie. Pa. 30l Cascade Street." Pickled Points in Print. Kissing is unhealthy if her father j catches you at it. I Some marriages are like jug handles ' one sided affairs. j Even the quietest w 'man can make a i bustle if she wants to. j Man proposes, woman imposes, and the divorce court exposes. The man with a whisky tinted nose seldom deserts his colors. Men and watches are judged by their works both have wheels. The man who wants the earth generally gets it when he dies. After man came woman and she has been after him ever since. Every man is anxious to help his neighbor when he don't need it. What an awful change it must be for । a w icked iceman when he dies. The kick of a cow is not the most aci eeptable form of a milk punch. Love may be blind, but the neighbors generally have their eyes open. The more aimless a boy is’ the better he likes to run around with a shot guru' Great American Boycott. . Goshen. Times: The great American . boycott is on in Olive township. Th^ farmers outside of Wakarusa are tryl ing to boycott that village, and many are signing an agreement to do no tracing in the town. The cause of thjp action is due to the fact that a school house was built in Wakarusa by the township and now the village has been incorporated and takes in the new building. Another grievance was a tax voted to aid in the construction of the Wabash railroad through the town- ! ship. MRS. M. P. O BRIEN, Ivesdale, 111., writes: “I have used Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a family medicine with the best of results. For derangements of the stomach and a general laxative I like it better than anything I have used. It is so pleasant to taste my children are always anxious to take it.’ B. E. Williams. Cane Seed. Free to my customers. Having bought some new machinery I will make clarified syrup next fall for 18 cents per gallon. Call at J. A. Williams’ store for seed. A. C. Barden.

— — — Local Briefs. Elmer Koontz does w heel repairing of Ml kinds. i t No half baked bread at the Domestic bakery. ! 1 Lace for making those lovely neck ruches, at Millard’s. _ —— New millinery goods, hats, flowers, |: trimmings in all the spring styles, also a Mill line of school hats, at Ida Beach’s. The locked ’ ft'nee !V rWf forty Dmts; best I ^■Kce oil earth, at, Machinery Hall. hen yotrr shoes and boots need repairingtake them to John Nell. He will do you a neat and first class job. । For Sale.—My house and ten acres of land, one mile east of town. Will ! take a good team as part pay. Frank Reed. ’ M Linoleum, something very handsome and durable, which takes the place of oil cloth for floors, for sale at Vincent’s. i A good variety of samples to ch'xvse ' from. r K The wife of John E. Smith, formerly । of this place, died at Grovertown on last j Saturday. She was the mother of An , ^rew Lneapher, the Grovertown mer , chant. She was buried on Tuesday. , Those owing me will please call and settle either by cash or note by the first • <>f May. 1 atn in need of what is due me r -to carry on my business, and kindly ask hhat you respond to this notice promptly. D. N. HvdelmYer. • George F. Steel, house painter, grainer । and paper hanger. Kalsomining, etc., • idone to order. Work guaranteed to give I pt#tisfaction. Address box 27, Walker 1 | ton, lud. Residence near the Pleasant ( Grove chapel. j: | .... I .i — I I DR.KILMER’S Kool ’"Oft” KIDNEniVER'^2 X>: Gravel, Gall stom-, brick dust in urine, pain in urethra, straining after urination, pain in the back and ■ hip?, sudden stoppage of water with pressure. Bright’s l>iseas<% Tub* - easts in urine, scanty urine. Sitamp-ltoot ; cutes urinary troubles and kidney difliculties. Uvrr Complaint, i Torpid or enlarged liver, foul breath, biliousness, bilious headache, poor digestion, gout. i Catarrh of the Bladder, | Iptlammation, irritation, ulceration, dribbling, ’ Sequent calls, pass blood, mucus or pus. • Cu.irmitec Cse contents of One Bottle, it not benefited, >tiggtsts »ill refund to you the price paid. .' At UrugglMs, 50c. Size, sl.ooSlze. “Invalids’ Guide to Health" free- Consultation free. Dk. Kilmer & Vo.. Binghamton. N. Y. : Farmers! | Look here. Remember we aie still at the old stand ready to receive your grain and seed and pay you the highest, J market pi ice; we also have on hand I all kinds of seed for sowing or planting. I Have just received a large supply of grain hags, which we will sell at cost. ; When you have any thing to offer in car • lots or less on any track call in ami M * us make you a price. Yours truly, MERCER & NEAL. REVIVO RESTORES VITALITY. W M ade a i st imy.^f)yX.^Well Man 15th Day. Os M 6. THE GREAT 30th Day. mENTCTT TTEMEDY produces the above results in 30 days. It acts powerfully and quickly. Cures when all others fail Young men will regain their lost manhood, and old men will recover their youthful vigor by using REVIVO. It quickly and surely restores Nervousness. Lost Vitality, Impoteucy. Nightly Emissions, Lost Power, Failing Memory. Wasting Diseases, and all effects of self-abuse or excess and indiscretion, which unfits one tor study, business or marriage. It not only cures by starting at the seat ol disease, but is a great nerve tonic and blood builder, bringing back the pink glow to pale cheeks and restoring the fire of youth. It wards off Insanity and Consumption. Insist on having REVIVO, no other. It can be carried in vest pocket. By mail $ j per package, or six for 55.00, with a posl tive written guarantee to cure or refund the money. Circular free. Address ROYAL MEDICINE CO.. 271 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO, ILL J. F. REID, Druggist, Walkerton, Ind. Take advantage of the Independent’s offer of the Inter Ocean.

Watch this Space for some Special Offers that T. J. WOLFE, the leading Clothier ^Tailor, I will advertise next week. ROSS, JARRELL & CO.^ GENERAL HARDWARE AND FARMING IMPLEMENTS. Barb and Smooth Wire, e-w ® 818 MEAL: — ELEGANT NEW DESIGNS.— SEE THE NEW OLIVERS and James Oliver Sulky.

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