St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 48, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 June 1896 — Page 8

Jn&epenbaH. A Local Newspaper, Non-Partisan w: A. KNDI.KY, publisher: Entered at the Walkerton Postofliee at second class rates. 10 t 9 crl tiou: For One Year . • 8 ' ~ For Six Mouths . For Three Months . . . • • • If paid promptly in advance a discount of 2cents on the year will be allowed. X A cross marked with a blue pencil Oil the marghi of vour paper indicates tha^our h of subscription to this paper . ?f von are in arrearages please settle at onct. and notify us promptly i? you wish the paper con inued. Walkerton, Ind., June 20, 1896. Special Values ....0N.... SauA tails ....AT THE.... BOSTON DRY GOODS STORE. Our stock of seasonable goods is large and varied, and every article flavored with style or beauty has found its way to our establishment. It is our constant aim to give the trade none but the best goods at the lowest prices, and the best service that wide awake retailing can accomplish. Irish Dimities. Upwards of 100 styles on light, medium and dark grounds in all the pretty colorings, the daintiest of all wash maeriais, 25c a yard. American Dimities. Hundreds of yards, just opened, every variety of design and coloring, the price everywhere 15c a yard, a bargain at 12J£c here. Dotted Swiss. Coolness and economy combined, in a Dotted Swiss. Couldn’t get them fast enough last season. Got them now. All the newest and best ideas, and we are selling them at a rapid rate: true we sell them at a moderate profit, but it pays. A full line at 17, 20, 25, 37, 42 and 50c. Shirt Waists. We are busy in this department nearly all the time: the department gets fresh impetus from such items as these. Some ; wonder how it's dode: others wonder why j it’s done. The how and the why matters ‘ little. The fact of its being done it? enough for money saving buyers. An - elegant assortment of them at 50, 75, 89c, gl, $1.25, $1.50, $2 and $2.50 each. Latest effects in Persian Lawns and Percals with adjustable white collars and cuffs, separate. Ladies’ Skirts. Our Separate Ready Made Skirts are I creating no end of favorable comment. । Prices always tht* lowest. A Few Store Notes. Do you buy your Linings here? Wei can sell you the best made at the lowest price. Are your thoughts on Parasols? We can supply your thoughts. Chillas, Adler & Coble, 201 and 203 So. Mich. St., SOUTH BEND, IND. Store open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings. THE NEIGHBORHOOD. News from the Surroundrg Tcrritoryas Given by Our Correspondents. LAPAZ. W. M. Noble and wife spent Sunday in Walkerton. Rev. R. E. Kaufman is visiting with his wife’s parents at Kendallville. His i wife has been there about five weeks | with her sick mother who is seriously ill I with cancer in the breast.

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The U. B. quarterly meeting will be held at the Gilead church next Saturday and Sunday. Services at 2p. m. Saturday. Presiding Elder Thomas stopped in LaPaz about three hours Tuesday evening on his way to Plymouth. The Republican convention at Plymouth last Thursday was well attended by the Republicans of this place and vicinity. The deputy sheriff, of Plymouth, was here on business last Monday. Messrs. Wm. and Luther Sherland, accompained by their wives, attended the funeral of their cousin, Mrs. Florence Evans, of South Bend, last Sunday. Rev. D. C. Linville preached the funeral of Mrs. Levi Hively at the Gilead church last Monday at 2. p. m. to a verylarge and sympathizing audience. Her remains were interred in Fair cemetery. She’died at her home about U£ miles north of Teegarden at about 7 p. m. last Saturday, aged 53 years, 8 months and 23 days. She leaves a husband and two children to mourn her loss. Please remember the Sunday School convention which is to be held in the Buffalo neighborhood, three miles east of LaPaz on Sunday, June 28th. We hope to have quite a number of good Sunday school workers from other townships with us. Mr. Vincent, the harness maker, now occupies Dr. Denninston’s property. His harness shop is in the room which was used by Dr. Denniston as a drug store. Mr. H. Whiteman had a couple of beautiful white Chester pigs shipped to him from Columbiana Co., Ohio, about two weeksago. They are fine indeed. Last Monday was pay day at the creamery, and all the patrons were more than satisfied with what they realized for their milk during the month. Geo. Sheal is at home this week. He did not go back to the Bend as was re ported last week. The venerable David Shaffer and his grand daughter, Miss Mary E. Renter, visited Dr. Winfield Shafer and family at Rochester, a couple of days last week. Shell Leland, of South Bend, was in town yesterday and traded horses with Abe Shaffer. Dave Yeagly is building Rev. I). C. Linville’s cellar walls and talks free silver. He can talk pretty fast and work too. Geo. Plake and wife were in Plymouth Tuesday afternoon. Cy Bondurant and Schuyler McChesney are repainting Walter Kimble's building on the west side of Michigan street. Mrs. Dr. Denniston was in town yesterday. She expects to return to Fitzger aid, Ga., sometime next month. i On last Sunday evening Mr. James | Kaser had a musical concert at the Mor | ris school house 1 1 ., mile southeast of | Teegarden. He had procured an organ istand some good singers from Elk hart county. Only good religious songs were to be sung, some of them in the I German language. There was an ad j mission lee of 10 cents charged at the door. Mr. Kaser reports that the audi i ence was so badly disturbed by an un I civilized set of hoodlums, who refused Ito go inside, that he had to dismiss the i audience, not being able to finish the 'exercises. The noise was so great that I the organ could not be heard in the rear end of the room. Mr. K. offered to let them go into the Louse at 5 cents each, but they refused to go. They used very obscene and profane language at the windows. Lynn Reynolds has bought a large lot >of hogs and sheep which are to be shipped today. VINEDRESSER. Do not fail to see the Jones locked wire fence, the cheapest and best wire fence made, at Machinery Hall.

Trustee’s Notice. E. I. Leibole, Trustee of Lincoln township, hereby gives notice that he | will be in his office at his residence on ; Avenue F, near the flouring mill, on Satnrdayof each week for Ihe transaction of township business. WANTED-ANIDEA of some simple ! thing to patent ? Protect your ideas; they may i bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDER--1 BURN & CO., Patent Attorneys, Washington, D. C., tor their SI,BOO prize oiler.

TYNER CITY. Rev. W. G. Schroeder, of South Bend, was in Tyner looking after the property that he got from A. D. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Al Harmon and family went to Argos to stay over Sunday. Charley Haag is home on a visit. The sheriff has been in town two days this week. There is something wrong somewhere. John Mack is training one of J. E. Johnson’s horses for the track. John is an old trainer from South Bend. Tyner will soon have two butcher shops. E. S. Bissell, of Plymouth, was in town Tuesday on business. Elmer Webb took a McCormick self binder home from Tyner Tuesday. Ben Mishler and John Beagles started from North Dakota last week on their wheels for Tyner. Mr. and Mrs. Place had a reunion Sunday composed of their relatives from Teegarden, LaPaz, Bremen and Lake of the Woods. About 25 present. X. Y. Z. Smith. KOONTZ'S LAKE. Mr. and Mrs. Z. E. Hornbeck returned last Saturday night after a visit of a few days with Mr. Hornbeck’s folks. Elmer Anderson and wife were the guests of O. L. Lampson last Sunday. Also E. G. Lancaster. The Children’s day exercises were largely attended at Oregon. J. E. Wenger was the leader. Messrs. Frank Beard, Charles Davis, Jasper Dipert, Jesse Beagles, W. IL Dipert and the Misses Maud Miller Jennie Beagles, Alice Boyer, and Eva Chace, were at the Club house last Sunday on a visit. Quite a number from Hamlet and Grovertown were in attendance at the Children's day exercises at Oregon last Sunday. Samuel Koontz, Jr., has about 25 acres of wheat cut since last Tuesday. O. H. Dipert and wife were the guests of James R. Lampson last Sunday. William Suders and three daughters, May, Grace and Maud, also Eva Wright, accompanied the music teacher home last Monday. May and Grace will stay a week in Tracy visiting. Notice to the Hamlet Tribune: Will say if you want a correspondent for Koontz's Lake and Oregon would be glad to accept on conditions named in your paper. A letter addressed in care of the Independent will reach us. Miss Sarah Shultz, who has been working for Levi Williams in Chicago is visiting at home this week. Miss Minnie Lancaster, of Walkerton, was the guest of Miss Viola Baker last Sunday. Miss Viola Baker visited in South Bend a few days last week with her , sister. & Quite a number of the youa| people are joining The LA. IT. circ^p around the Oregon church. Retsacn AL. KANKAKEE VALLEY Mrs. William Gould's children and grandchildren gave her a surprise last Sunday. About forty young friends and old gathered at her home about 2o'clock. j Ice cream and cake were served. Con Dillon was in South Bend last 1 | week on business. John Brown from Kingsbury was on ’ i the Island last Sunday. Guy Gould was in LaPorte last week. . | lle goes quite often since he works on the railroad. ‘ : The boys have put up a tine bowery floor in Peterson's grove. They have elegant times. Come all you good “ steppers. Lewis C. Kneisley is thinking of having another dance in the new barn. ( NORTH LIBERTY. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang, of Knox. Ind., are visiting their daughter, Mr. J. Stew- , a rd. J. B. Witwer and family, of River Park, visited his parents here last week. W. S. Motts has moved into his new residence on Center street. D. M Woodard has moved into the house vacated by Mr. Motts. Surveyor Leslie was doing some ditch work here this week. Lucy Ball, of Rose Lawn, visited relai tives here the past week. i Nellie Johnson returned from Galv- s I ton, Texas, last Saturday where she has been visiting relatives for several months. Mr. and Mrs. Will Horn, of South Bend, visited relatives here the past week. E. O. Bettcher and F. C. Pearse have returned from the state university at Bloomington. Iva Keck returned from Hamlet last Saturday. Rudy and Carl Becker, of South Bend, are visiting relatives here. W. W. Worster, who has been attending school at Battle Creek, is home for the summer vacation. J. N. Thumm and family and E. Vanderhoof and family, of South Bend, visited with Mr. and Mrs. F. Thumm last Sunday. — ISLAND. Harvest is here. Corn is looking fine. New potatoes are ready for use, Con and Ed Dillon were in South Bend last Saturday. A. G. Poole; of South Bend, was on the island this week.

the T P ; Os South Bend ’ visi ted on the Island last Sunday the long, est day of this year. ( Lldrens day exercises were held at the Island church last Sunday night, -t here was a good turnout and all had a pleasant time. B^a J ’ W ' D ° Ud and wife> of South Bend, were sojourning on the Island this week. John Schmeltz was the first to cut wheat on the Island this year. He began last Tuesday. Ten days more and the hum of the threshing machine will be heard again. Scribbler. Late Real Estate Transfers. Wesley Lopp to Elmer L. Conrad, lot 29, Rupel s sth add. Walkerton, SBOO. Joseph Ross et al. to Joseph A. Whitmer, a tract in Liberty tp, SI,BOO. THE MOUNTAIN CHAUTAUQUA. Mountain Lake Park, Md., on the Hain Line of the Picturesque B. & O. The most superb and sensible summer resort in America. $300,000 expended in improvements; 200 beautiful cottages; hotel and cottage board at from $5.00 to $12.00 per week—cheaper than staying at home. The mountain air and the mountain views simply indescribable. Session August sth to the 25th. Three superb entertainments daily. The best music and the best lecturers which money can procure. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage, Gen John B. Gorden and Bishop J. H. Vincent already secured, with 100 others. Dr. W. L. Davidson, the great Chautauqua manager, in charge. Summer schools.- 20 departments of important school work in charge of leading instructors from the prominent universities. A wonderful chance for teachers and students desiring to make up studies. Tuition insignificant. Wishes of students gratifit d. L>w rates on railroads. For full detailed information and illustrated programme, address A. R. Sperry, Mountain Lake Park, Md. Attention Land Owners. If you wish to sell your land call at the Kankakee Land Investment Company's office. Ordinance No. 34. Providing for a supply of water to the incorporated town >q AAalkervm, st Joseph county, sure of Indiana, and its inhabitants: authorizing t he WatkerUm Water Works Company to construct and maintain wa'er works therein. Be it ordained by the trustees of the incorporated town of Walkertou, in the county of St Joseph, in the state of Indiana; .-■e< tion I. Thal perm **fon and authority is hereby granted to and vested in The Walkerton Water WorksCompany.il corporation duly organize I under the laws o! the s ate ot Indiana and to its successors and assigns to establish, const: net and man,tain and operate a system of water works a< < ording to the plans and speeitieatioiis on file lu the olio << ol tbc eierk of the incoiporatid town of Walkeit .n. hobmin. for that purpose jarmission is hereby granted to sild cw>|n>rHUot> to use the streets, alleys roads ssJe- | Walks, crosswalks, within the limits of said in ] corporateil town of Walkerton. Indiana, (or placI Ing, taking up repairing mid com <■> ting malm. I hydrant*, pipe- m<l u..it tie s> rv • - f lintel the rights prlviiedgi ' a: I toon hhe* lietcby grnittvi u accepted nod act* d up n as I lu nmu ter prescribe i. shall be Veste l in said Ino p. ninon for a ja-riod of twenty-five years from »ii<l atui the legal j a-*.ige ot this ordinance subjv t to the ugh: i fthc truste- s ot -aid i incorporated town to pur, ba*e the sto« k of said wulei works c, mpany a* hue naftei piovided , Section It said Walkert'ii Winer Works Company shah Hot lllirea niulny obstruct any ol the .''.reel*, toad* alleys, sidewalks of said incutpo-.a cd town in n>ii>:rin ting s id water works or in piacitig, taking up or tepiitring mams, hydiimi* or o.hei devices h-r the service ot Wnkr; and altci using the stieets. roads, alleys and sidewalks for the pnrp sis aforesaid the said Walkerton Waiei Work- Company shall I restore the same to thetr former condition, to the lat ceptance ol the trustees of the incorporated town of " alkerlon, Indiana, ami shall hold the said 1 iworpornted t-,wu of Walkerton, Indiana. । hiuuiless on aee-i'iti of the negligence of said | Water works company or its egi i.:*, in the construct'.on ot *uid w a k-. Danger lights shad be k, |>t bio sing nt i.ight along the line ot a 1 exciiVattoi.* and lempotiuy barricades shall be erected at night at the end of nil trenches and al! sticels and alley s whete they cross such excavations. .section 111 she trustees of the incorporated town ot W nike: (■ ,n. Indiana, *ha i have the light at any time dm ing the period ot this tranehise to purchase any pa , or ail ot the share* which are now ol slinll 11 leatter be held by the sharvhoklI ers ns shown by the sto k book of said Walkerton j W ater Works t oinpimy. and in ease the trustees I o| mil incorporated town of W alki-rt n. I tidiana shall exercise the option hereby granted and shall purchase ail the shares as shown by the stock book ol the W Ikerlon Water Works Company, then saiil Walkerton Water Works Company shad convey to the trustees of the meorpo,rateci town of Walkerton, Indiana, by a warranty deed in lee sin pie said water works plant, with all real estate, buildings, machinery, fixtures, toolsand piping connecting therewith and all the rigiits and piiviieges upperlaining thereto. Section J V If the provisions of this ordinance are accepted, said W’alkerton Water Works Company shall within ten days after the passing thereof file with the clerk of the incorporated town of Walkerton, Indiana, a written acceptance, in the following loim; Hie Walkerton Water W'orksCo hereby accepts the provisions of an ordinance entitled. ■ An ordinance providing for a supply of waler to the incorpoiateel town of Walkerton, County of st. Joseph. State of Indiana, and its inhabitants, authorizing The Walkerton W ater W^orks Company to construct and maintain water works therein passed J line 11, A D. Said company hereby agrees to conform to all the requirements of said ordinance anil to comply with the plans and specifications for said works on file in the office ot the clerk of said incorporated town of W'alkerton, Indiana. Section V. This ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage and publication for two weeks consecutively in the St Joseph Co. Independent, a paper of general circulation and published weekly. The first publication of w hich shall appear on the 13th day of June, 1896, the last on the 20th day of June, 1896. ED W ARD GRIDER, President. Chas. M. Stephens, Clerk.

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