St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 39, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 April 1896 — Page 5

Walkerton Market. Corrected Weekly by Chas. M. Stephens. Eggs 10 Butter 12 Bard , .7 Green Hides 4 Potatoes new 18 to 20 Corn 25 Clover Seed $4.25 to 4.60 Wheat . . 65 Oats 18 Beans ‘ . 70 to 80 Rye 32 Onions new ..... 30 to 40 Chickens young 6 to 7 Wool 10 to 13 ESF’Advertisers in the Independent have the privilege of changing their advertisements as often as once a month at least. When they are allowed to run month after month without any change they become stale and unprofitable to both the reader and advertiser. The public are eager to read fresh, newsy ads. that are to the point and every business man should not neglect to attend to the matter. LOCAL NEWS. The Independent and Toledo Blade $1.75. The Globe has more goods than money. Read their ad. An A No. 1 meal for 25 cents at the Domestic bakery. Before buying, see the Broadcast seed sowers at Machinery Hall. Take advantage of the Independent's 1 premium offers. Good rag carpet in two styles of weave; only 25 cents per yard at Vincent's. Rooms to rent, ground floor. After Jan. 1,1896. Apply to J. W. Arlington. Try the American steam laundry, of LaPorte. Work first-class. A. E. Cripe, agent. If you want a good wagon, or any grade of buggy, it will pay you to call on Pitner at LaPorte. Braids come in the most exquisite novelties this spring, soft, fluffy and becoming. See them at Millard's. They carry a well selected stock of f furniture at Vincent's. You will surely be suited. Call and see them. The ladies’ aid society of the Presb y- ( terian church have a small piece of newly woven rag carpet for sale very cheap. ■

They also have a calico quilt which they would like to sell. A nice assortment of enamel paints, assorted colors, mixed ready for use, at Vincent’s. Very convenient for those who wish to do their own enameling. For Sale. —Twenty acres of good land, all improved, located 2 1 J miles north 11 west of Walkerton. Would make a tine truck farm. Good, rich soil. Will be i, sold very reasonable. Call on or address ft, A. E. Cripe, Walkerton, Ind. As the time of year is now approach ■ ing when the eating of eggs will be at tended with danger of getting hold of a h bad one occasionally, it would be well for those who are fond of them to be on their guard. To ascertain the quality of eggs make a cone of stiff white paper, place the eggs to be tested, one at a time, in the large end and look through the small end toward the sun. If the contents look clear the egg is good, though the shell may be discolored. If spots are seen it is not good. Goshen News, April 10th: Hiram Miltenberger and Hiram Stouder, two sportsmen, had on exhibition to-day a heron which they shot at Lake Wawa see last evening. It was not the common blue heron but the crested beauty with a trailing cap piece and with wings nearly as heavy as a goose. It is a native of the south and this one

was an emigrant. It measured six feet across the wings and stood five and a quarter feet high with a mandible large and strong enough to whip a man in a fair contest. Such specimens seldom find their way into these latitudes. The democrats of Walkerton met in convention in Bender’s hall last Saturday evening and nominated candidates for the following offices: Trustees for First and Second wards and marshal. The meeting was called to order by J. J. Miller, who on motion, was made chairman. Grant Tank was elected secretary. Following are the candidates j selected: Trustee First ward, Grant Tank: trustee Second ward, J. P. Barnhart; marshal. Charles Condell. On motion of W. T. Rogers the convention decided not to nominate candidates for clerk and treasurer. The convention was well attended. A preacher came to a newspaper man in this way: “You editors dare not tell the truth. If you did you could not live.” The editor replied: “You are right, and the minister who will, at all times and under all circumstances, tell the whole truth about his members, alive or lead, will not occupy his pulpit more than one Sunday and then he will find it necessary to leave town in a hurry. The press and the pulpit go hand in hand with the whitewash brush and pleasant words, magnifying little virtues into big ones. The pulpit, the pen and the gravestone are the great saint-making triumvirates.” And the grave minister went away looking very thoughtful, w hile the editor turned to his work and told about the surpassing beauty of the bride, when, in fact, she was as ugly as a hedge fence. —Ex.

Rural New’ York seed potatoes at Noah Rensberger’s. Try those fine doughnuts at the Domestic bakery. For new and up-to-date w’heels call on Elmer Koontz. Straw matting, Japanese designs, now in stock at Vincent's. A full stock of farm wagons always on the floor at Pitner's in LaPorte. Now’ is the time to get your wheels repaired. Call on Elmer Koontz. Forty seven pairs of Men’s hip rubber boots at $3.50 a pair, at the Globe. Thomas Murphy is fixing up the property he recently purchased of Ben Clem mens. You should see the braids and flowers in the nacra shades something new at Millard’s. Strictly first-class clover, timothy, Hungarian and millet seed for sale at Machinery Hall. Mrs. John Curtis and children visited in South Bend several days last week with her niece, Mrs. Chapman.

The Fogarty property formerly owned by Mrs. Sarah Wolfe is being repainted and receiving other improvements. Normandy plush is very handsome for re-covering couches, chairs, etc. Sold in any sized quantity at Vincent's. The American House, J. Rensberger, proprietor, has good accommodations for boarders and lodgers. Rates $1 a day. Six architects will compete in submitting plans for the new’ court house at South Bend. All will receive S3OO apiece for their plans, excepting the man who gets the contract. Peru lays claim to the largest M. E. church membership in the North Indi ana conference. The number is now 975, over 300 having been added during the past conference year, and it is said to have the largest Junior Epworth League in the world. Next Tuesday evening will be an un usually good sen ice of the U. B. Insti tute at this place. Rev. R. J. Parrett, presiding elder of Lafayette district, will conduct an evangelistic service. He is a very forcible speaker and traveled 15 years as an evangelist.

The Northern Indiana Hunters' as sociation has been organized with the following officers: D. F. Birchin. La porte, president: W. O. Jackson, South Bend, vice president; 1). A. White, New Carlisle, treasurer: A. R. Brumitt, New Carlisle, secretary. The object of the association is to enforce the game laws. Rev. W. W. Jones delivered hi- third | and last lecture on the Holy Lands at the U. B. church last Sunday evening to a fair sized audience. The lecture was somewhat disappointing, as the audience expected the lecturer would eon tine himself to a description of scenes in the Holy Lands, but instead he digress ed greatly from his theme and touched upon matters which were irrelevant to the subject in hand. An examination for graduation in the common branches was held by Prof. Clem at the high school building last Saturday. The following are the names of pupils who attended the examination: Bessie Schnelle. Dillie Walfenberger, Lawrence Rinehart, Perry Sneathen, Bert Wolfe, Forest Walters. Byron Rupel, Ralph Johns, Leila Leslie, Sadie Wolfenberger, Nora Fry, Pearl Bell, Viola Thompson, Elsie Steel, Hattie At wood, Beatrice Steel, Flora Pominert, Maggie Ball.

The Elkhart Review says that a man talking about the decline of saloons in Elkhart, says the building and loan associations have killed the business. He says before the associations were organized men who spent a dollar a week" at saloons were numerous. After these men got stock in building associations they cut their saloon outlay to fifty cents, then to thirty-five cents, then cut it off entirely, and as a result happy, homes sprang up on all sides and saloons began to lose their profits. To"—*Whom It Hay Concern. We the undersigned take great pleasure in recommending END= LY’S COUGH REMEDY. We have used the same in our families and cheerfully state that it will do all that it is claimed to do. We do not hesitate >■ say that it it is by far the best Cough Remedy on the market to-day, and all those afflicted with Coughs, Colds and Bronchial affections should give it a trial. By its timely use much sickness and many doctor's bills may be saved. Charles Bose, Esq. Townsend, ,T. Hon. J. Baugher, Frank Fry, . Edson Goit, F. A. Brady, Ed Bose, Wm. Bunch, J. P. Barnhart, N. Rensberger, Esq. Tischer, George Arnold. The Independent and the Thrice-a W eek New York World one year for $2.

The normal at Valparaiso has 2,500 students. Winamac will vote on the water works question in May. Corrugated White Enamel curtain poles just received at Vincent’s. For Sale. I will sell my throe residences in Walkerton very cheap if taken soon. N. B. Shoemaker. Violets and roses in the new’ nacra shades and flowers of all varieties, at Millard’s. One of the ministers to be present at the U. B. Institute here next week is expected to preach at the U. B. church Sunday evening. The Hotel Klingerman is growing in the esteem of the traveling public. The management are giving their patrons excellent satisfaction. Now is the time to buy blankets and robes, as Ake is making a special sale of these g(M>ds to close them out before making room for summer gtxMls. Knox hits been considering propositions to put in an electric light plant that will cost SIO,OOO, but as the town is already bonded to the full leg. 1 limit, no action can be taken. The district cabinet of the Epworth League met in this place last Monday with Rev. Stock burger, district president, to arrange a program for the convention to be held in South Bend in a few weeks. A Plymouth paper states that the Salvation army took about SSOO out of that place. Several wealthy persons contributed 85 each as an offering at the door of the church at which the services were held. The republicans of Starke county will hold their county convention at Knox on Saturday, April 25. Thompson Turner, of this place, has accepted an invitation to address the convention. The latest slang phrase is “Johnny on the spot.” meaning that the person to | whom it is applied is attentive to his [ duties and can always be depended on; j therefore, we say, he is a “Johnny on the | spot.” You will always find in stock. Michigan . Buggy Go.. Auburn Buggy Cu„ Parry Mfg. Co., Kiblinger Buggy Co., and J. J. Deal A Son buggies, road wagons and spring wagons at Machinery Hall, with * prices that meet all comindition. The Crescent Strawlwrry is the only j variety that succeeds on all kinds of soil, j and in wet or dry weather. 1 have an I unlimited supply of good thrifty plants : which I will sell cheap. E. L. Sanders. The G. A. R. l‘..st and W. R C will ' hold a joint meeting at the G. A. R. hall j Saturday evening, April 18. to make ar 1 rangments for attending the state en ! campment to bo held at South Bond May 12 and 13. All ex soldiers are re । quested to be present. The graduating exorcises of the Class

of *96 will bo somewhat different from what they have been on past occasions. Instead of each member of the class reading an essay, there will be but one essay by the class orator and a lecture by some well known speaker. The members of the class are: Misses Allie Applegate. Vesta Leibole, Josie Robbins. Nellie Stephens and Mabel Conrad. The law against fishing with hook and line before the middle of June seems to be dead in all parts of the state, says the LaPorte Argus. No at tempt was made last year to enforce it and probably none will be made this year. Public sentiment is almost unanimously against it. and it illustrates the foolishness of passing a law much in advance of public sentiment. Such laws can never be enforced and juries will not convict under them. We notice the state fish commissioner in sending out circulars of instruction erases his reference to this feature of the fish law, but he urges the strict enforcement of the law against spearing, netting, dynamoisw G ;i;o! ,-ui: ; athe i: ! ba. to the fact that it is the sworn duty of all road supervisors to enforce the law in all such cases. Instead of expecting the state fish commissioner to look after | violations of the fish law the thing to do 1 is to go after the supervisors and see I that tin y enforce it. The law is per- ! fectly plain and anybody can tell what । it means by reading it. Scotch-Irish Society of America. The Eighth Congress of the Society is to be held at Harrisburg, Pa., June 4th to 7th, inclusive, 1896. Harrisburg was one <>f the Scotch-Irish parent hives, from which swarms of the sturdy stock have gone forth to all parts of the na- 1 tion. Elaborate preparations are being made by the hospitable people of Harrisburg to entertain the Congress and make it the largest annual gathering yet held. Members of the Society who contemplate attending and who wish information concerning the Congress, should address Hon. M. W. McAlarney, Harrisburg, Pa., who is the chairman of the local committees. Scotch-Irishmen who arc not members of the Society and who desire information regarding it, should address the secretary for the state of Indiana, at South Bend, Ind. Chas. A. Carlisle, Secretary. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powdet World’s Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.

personal points. ^ r ^ Ur ^* xon > LaPorte, is visiting in this place. 8 mu Set \ Martin was in South Bend on Thursday. Mr. Nash, of Three Oaks, Mich., is visiting with Charles Rambo. M lB - E. Stanford, of Indianapolis, visited Thursday with Rev. and Mrs. Riley. John Leusch and Otto Liebelt, of South Bend, were in town last Wednesday. Miss Laura Schopp, of Garrett, visited with Gertrude Wiley the forepart of this week. Mrs. Ed Bose visited with Henry Hostetter and family at Knox last Wednesday. Mrs. H. H. Brown and son James, of LaPorte City, lowa, are visiting in this place.

Harry Owen has been looking after the hay business for E. U. Finch at this place the past week. A. H. Noble and daughter Pearl were called to Youngstown, Ohio, last Saturday butho death of Mr. Noble's motherin lavf^rs. Shafer. Rev^Honry McCool, of Farmingdale, 111., was in town a few days the latter part of last and fore part of this week. His father, Dr. McCool, returned home with him. Mr. F. R. Liddle and Hon. Charles E. Rhoades, of Ft. Wayne, has been in town since Monday. They are working in the interests of “The Indiana Farmers Saving and Loan Association" of which one is district agent, the other State Secretary and general manager. Mr. Rhoades is a lecturer of great talent and attain ments and besides his business talk on ifinance in the hall on Tuesday evening gave by request his noted production, “The Importance of God's Foundation,” at the M. E. church on Wed nee day evening. Ix’slie Bros. for ice cream, soda water, candies and fruits. See their ad. in this issue. E. G. LancasU'r will do all kinds of painting. Buggy work a speciality. Prices reasonable. Mrs. Maggie Kellogg visited with her sister, Mrs. Mary Brooks, at North Liberty last Thursday. Sam Hudelmyer has put a large plate glass window in the front of his resi donee, which is a decided improvement. The Hotel Klingerman is arranging t<> give Sunday dinners for the accommo dation of the town jwoph-. The first Sunday dinner will i>e given tomorrow. The dinner will ln» served in seven courses. The Knights of the Maccabees put through two candidates on Friday even insr of last week. A large number of members from the Tyner tent were pr< s ent. A banquet was served in the lodge room, and the Imys nqiort a splendid time. Win. Klingerman, formerly of this citx. hut for some time in the lunil>er busi nesa in LaPorte, has purchased the out fit ladonging to the Hob J Kern, at Walk erton, has removed there with his family, and has changed the hotel name to Ho tel Klingerman, Mr. K. is a hustler and we wish him well in his new undertaking. Bert Beerbower is managing the place for him. Plymouth Republican. Counterfeit Money Afloat.

A number of counterfeit dollars have been discovered in circulation here late ly. It is suspected they come from Lake ville and an effort is being made by the authorities to discover the guilty parties. South Bend Sunday News. Quick Loans--Low Rates. Why pay rent when the same amount of money will pay for a home in a few years? Borrow money and build you a home or buy the one you now occupy and pay for it in small monthly payments. For full particulars see E. B. Hunt, of the Kankakee Land Investment Company. Office opposite Bank. The 3 I Route. The Indiana, Illinois & lowa R. R. is the shortest and best route to Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Canada. lowa, Missouri, Kansas. : Nebraska, Colorado, California, and all < points east and west. Elegant new equipment and fast time. Through tickets on sale to all points, j 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, call !on agents for rates and connections, or ‘ address, S. S. W1 UTEHEAD, G. P. A., Kankakee, Illinois. Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair. DR " CREAM BAKING POMDIR most perfect made. A cure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD.

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