St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 2, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 August 1896 — Page 1

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CAMP LIFE IN ARIZONA. Prescott, Arizona. July 17. >896. Now that we are in the city our life is monotonous and there is little or nothing of interest to write. Our daily thunder storm is rolling up over the mountains, | coming a little nearer every day and will ! soon strike us. Miles away we can hear it roar just about the same hour every day. You don’t know what thunder and lightning is if you never saw one of these mountain storms. They come with a bound a regular cloud burst and do business while they last. There is a dry gully just down the hill from us that swells into a river as big as the St. Joe during these storms but in an hour or so afterward is dry again. We were offered the use of a very pleasant summer cottage 3' 2 miles from here free of charge but we thought camping so near the city would be too tame too much like the playing at camping wo used to do in a tent in the back yard when wo were children. When we get tired of hotel life we'll strike out again for the wilderness. I read in the Independent of your Fourth of July celebration. The day here was very quiet no celebration whatever except by the always patriotic small boy. In the evening Foster and I went down town and visited the slums which were at their liveliest I thdught of a year ago of the pleasant Fourth 1 had at home. July 13th was a year from the day I left home. I little thought a year ago that I would be in Arizona now. The real truth is that I had very little faith in the west and I hardly expected to be anywhere on earth by this time now I am feeling well and strong and 1 ought to be very thankful and I am. When I left home 1 was fully determin ed to take things as I found them and now have so schooled myself that whether on the desert or at the hotel I feel at home and if it is true what the doctors tell me that I must always stay in this climate that I can never live anywhere else what can Ido but school myself to be contented. We are begin ning, however, to get tired of living civilized and we long for the free life of the hills and the excitement of our over land trips and we are talking of striking out again soon for another two months' trip. That would bring us pretty well along in the summer and then we would pull into Phoenix for the winter where ^g^fceryjias business interest*. Experience has taught us how to prepare for such a trip and we will go fully equipped this time. On account of the severe storms in the mountains we will proba bly “roam the desert” for awhile. Lord and Lady Sholto Douglas are in Pres cott. She is an actress. The papers were quite full of the particulars concern ing their marriage a few mouths ago. He is very ordinary looking and he does look some like me, or any other light haired, sunburned, green loooking strip pling. Although I met him out on the plains and have a little acquaintance with him I haven’t told him how I un wittingly impersonated him at Palace Station. J, P. Jones. Personal. Free —64-page medical reference book i to any person afflicted with any special, ’ chronic or delicate disease peculiar to their sex. Address the leading physi I cians and surgeons of the United States, Dr. Hathaway A Co., 70 Dearborn street, Chicago. Try the American steam laundry, of j LaPorte. Work first-class. A.E. Cripe, | agent. ■'d “03 y KTH3Z ’II T XU AIKO (raMIXIViAKVH Mi) xQXVTatm’jf itjafj . SNOKKrS HXVL UOtHM JO ptpj aqi JOJ sr UMOinf Xpqndod st irqAt »3jnipsno? «Hp I pur q:r* pwirdui ‘nrjq anj | ut unxi u srenuo ‘shdmh j pajsa^rp Xp-tajpad uh sqi tnoij Cursor ‘q^einois pqj jo aouvqjnjsip aqj, j jsoui SJR33O uotmyju 2hn»s»Jistp stu :<n irois dAOUXdJ oj se aqnb st H snouos oi u 3IJ o ATM »qi waM purjDn spp up jj JO k Inn aq; <; sc papjT^^A aq jou Q'j . uic KOIXV.IIXSXO3 •ajnjHU oj juths ssr apua3 r jnq 'aSir.d inatotA | •onsuip OU SI MOXVI.ID3^{ H ! I [ S'D ’Af, l^ ' t 'U» S -notp pajno Xpuauruuad suq icqj Xpauzaj aqi -UTuiaisAs asn piM oqM auo Xuu isouqe jo purq nqj <; Xpuaj st jatpj sapj uioJJ Suuajjns qj i Sutmo ‘ainsßaid ye jo OAuarnxa Str . i p«r • »jt| SutqTui *ATp JdijT Xep mouoi .ujps Xuv • । f ' - ||IM q japj ,sip oAisjndaj stqi : ;A• mu . ion < <i M LM'I ptM noA ji pajoaxioo Xpcra os aq ue? pue *q3T ■ • i WOJJ same? j: >sr .C *.\a Xpvau ut puu !qi Sb ‘uomuioo os Sutqiou ‘jursuaidun os st s■: iHxvsraa <iva

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A GREAT GAME. The Walkerton and LaPorte Ball Teams Meet. Each Find in the Other Foemen Worthy of Their Steel. ' The I. O. U. club, of Laporte, and the Walkerton Farmers played a game of ball in this place last Saturday which was above the average in interest and skill. The Laporte team came here, it is said, confident of winning, but they I reckoned not their host. They are ball players of more than ordinary ability, and it takes a stiff team to defeat them, and they found such an one here. The game was called at 3:30 p. m. on the ball grounds south of the high school building. A large crowd was present to witness the game. It was one of the cleverest and most scientific games ever played here. The battery work of both teams was first class. Daly, the La Porte pitcher, is a one armed man but he can twirl a ball in the most approved style and is a good batter and all around player. The score ran very nearly even up to the ninth inning, the Walkerton boys being one tally ahead most of time. At the beginning of thj».am?h in ning the hcoiv was *4 *tb’ 4. By clever playing the Walkerton lw>ys made three tallies in this inning, shutting out the visitors without a tally. The features of the game were; The double play by which Harry Owen put out two men on second base; Butcher pulling down a Imse hit in the sixth in ning; E. 8. Nichols’ clover work on first base; the excellent fielding of Ehr Wolfe and Lou Tuples, ami the fine battery work of Isith teams. The positions of the players were as follows: WALKERTON CLCH. W. LusM'nhop, p.; W. Owen, c.; .1 Aunspaugh, s. E. Nichola, lb.; 11. Owen. 2b.; E. Butcher. 3b.; M. Huff. r. f.; Ehr Wolf, c. f.; Dm Teeplw, I. f LAPOKTE CLVH. H. Dalv.p.; Wils.»n,c.; J. Fitzsimmons, h. h.; Wile, lb.; Mecum. 2b.; T Fhz^im mons, 3b.; Hahn, r. f.; Hoover. 1. f.; Ball, c. f. The score by innings is as follow* Innings I 2 3 t 3 U 7 H !» Walkerton. ...... Ou2 DU U 1 i 4 • LaPorte .... w ... 01 0 0 0.1 1J q < ' The Oy On Thurwlay evening als>Ut six e'cM?^ a band of gypsies paraded through Dur streets. There was a wagon swith id gorgeously arrayed queens, several fantas tieally arrayed barelmck ridem, one with her little gypsy pa|>M««* on behind, some on bicych*, for tiuMe gypsies seemed to be a progressive band and up with the times, and several wagrm loads of gypsies of all ages, from old fortune tellers to tiny children and Iweidi** a number on foot. After parading the streets they hait<*d at the Presbyterian church lawn where they hail piUhe<l their tents and soon then' were two camp ' fires blazing over which hung kettles of gypsy stews steaming odorously There was etxm a large crowd colhs-ted I to enjoy the novel and picturesque s<-m I and the gypsies were kept busy enter taining their visitors with ujesww from ' j the steaming kettles, while at th“ tables I ice cream, cake and lemonade wereth'rved i while young men and maidens whisper-.I i I sweet nothings under the soft light of 1 the Japanese lanterns or listened to their i "past, presentaqd futun- in the f rtune i teller’s tent. It was a vrr!L4'le g'psi ; । carnival, ami the ladies of the Presbyte | i rian church, under whose auspices the ’ affair was given, and others who assis 1 ted. are entitled to much credit. Fred Northam thought it necess iry to put on a false face to beat the tom tom. : Nellie Curtis and Ada Myers looked nobby on their wheels. Alice McDuffie made a dashing > tu g gyjTsy belle. The two wagon loads of little gypsies b lo -I gay with a little Wolf's feet hang- I Th.- crowning feature was little Fl.-vl Robbins, ag.-d three years. the ponv, ! hanging on for dear life, behind his gypsy mother. The most striking feature of the i । parade was Miss Madge Decker's excel : 1 lent impersonation of the old gypsy ' fortune teller. Callie Blaine and Maude Tank told ' fortunes in an amusing style. Mrs. J. F. Ried and Mrs. Charles Rob I bins made very handsome and dignified i Matrimonial. At the residence of the bride's parents ' i Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coil. .July 26th, was the happy occasion of the marriage, of their eldest daughter, Nellie, and Chas. E. Stiekley, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Stiekley, of the Island. ! After the ceremony, which was per- ! formed at Ip. m., by Justice Coffin, of Oregon township, a bounteous supper, ! such as can be gotten up only by J mothers like Mrs. Coil, was partaken of. j One Who Was There.

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T, J. REECE * CO. MAKE AN ASSIGNMENT. T. J. Reece & Co., dealers in hardwa^, made an assignment last Tuesday, na» a ing William Clem as the assignee. -W. Reece han voluntarily taken this step secure parties who have assisted hi|H financially in his business. The failure is due t., the hard times and slow c<| lections. Mr. Reece has quite a hea^w book account, ami he has been putthK forth every effort to make collection with the hope of meeting his more press ing obligations and thus stem the that wan setting against him, but owiis to the close times his collections we* very small, falling fur short of w hu® cient amount to carry him throug)Mh| I financial trouble. When he saw twjt there was no other way of doing jusM^pl to his creditors except by making wI assignment he voluntarily took thb course to make them secure. Mr. Reece's liabilities are alxuit f 1.000. The assets, counting the i>er cent of loss that he will suffer in l>ook accounts, will amount to about $3,500, Mr. Clem, th© assignee, wjUdthVe his ls>nd made out this week’, apd the work of invoicing thwill commence perhajia the part of next week. What disjsml will lw» made of the stock is yet undecided. Mr. Ri'ece will strive to jmy every obligation against him dollar for dollar. A Project to Straighten the Kankakee. A well attended and enthusiastic meet ing of landowners »nd others interested in straightening the channel of the Ksr» kake<* river was held at the Darr sch»>ol house near the LaPorte county line on Wednesday evening of last week. Jam#* Gilchrist was made chairman of the meeting ami II (Shannon was cb<*o6 secretary. \ddre*'e* were made by tin*. Crocker. Dunuol Darrow and W. IL Bid die. They urged that active measures lw» at once taken to forward the pur;"** in view. It was decided to form »nW poration to laj matters Iw-fore the ev® mietsmner of each County ernrrmoi, who in turn would have power to tetue horX* to raw the means for carrying on tie enterprise, - Nlnwru. Darrow, Biddle aal Shannon were appointed a committee to draft article* of awwicuitioQ and compl^ plovt «‘f lu,|;.<-h.{’e A hint comm from India which L worth filing away for use when the h<H summer days are ujion ua IsuwituX an<l ha* of appetite are am<<ng the flrtt evidence* of the efft. t »f the sun s h«wt upon the body, and in h<»( a either many penmns who have never had sun atn»kearr debilitated by what might fairly lie calk’d sun fatigue, which, ad though not nrnoua, renders work ©f j every kind much m<m* labevnou* than it 1 would -the- n- U- I D 1 firn : - of i the sun varies cnorn ualy on different ' individuals, aotne of whom have to lake j ! special precaution* inorder to be able io resist it. \ spinal pad is used by sol diers in many topical countries. It । ... ts the h ft* n works 1 such injury , but is unomf rUbly hot. i i and soon D-.-omm ohje-ti* • able from ite ‘ ' to a royal engineer, wh >is stationed in ■ | India the L->n and b’-^mc beyond | comjinre to tlu-e who have to spend j part of their lives under a tn pical sun (light is an orange coined shirt He’ ‘ declared that he frequently fell sick ‘ after duty in the ■ ;’!il h<> treated; j himself as a phot* graphic sensitive ' plate and •urround-l his body with’ : yellow light All clothing, however i thmk. aih-as t. ji. r.iy- ;- p.^; and al ! though thick clothing would arrest .ill 1 the injurious element; of sunlight, it would inU rfere with the escape of ls»dily heat. The yellow shirt for sensiti^- [ people who are much in hos snnltc J i-. in ,-lht t ziroteet ion onlv to that simplest and best of Indgl ’ prot-ctives. .. white umbrella, whiep has not yet been acclimated in thfe Rev. Fulmer’s Appointment. The Mont] elier, Indiana, Daily Herald । has the following notice of the appoint* ■ । rnent of Rev. S. (’. Fulmer, formerly of ' this place, to an important position in : the Baptist church: j “ Rev. S. C. Full -r. pastor of the Bap j tist church of this city, arrived home । . from the Milwaukee convention hi^t : night. During his absence word came that he had been appointed District Sec- • retary of the American Baptist Home Mission Society for Indiana and South- i ern Illinois. This will make it necessaryfor him to close his work in this city and remove to Indianapolis in two or t! rge weeks. He will aid the church here in securing a good man to succeed him. This is a case of the office seeking the man, as such things should be. Mr. Fulmer is in receipt of a letter of congratulation from a prominent Baptist of the State, who speaks of it as an ‘ unsought honor.”

Two Boys get into Trouble. ^<mng Frank Reed, son of William R* x ‘’d, and Herman Fritz, son of M. r * z ’ committed some depredations one at the home of Mr. Gaw, near f® place, on Friday of last week, for have been made to pay thepenThe youthful pair visited Mr. Gaw’s house when the occupants were absent, and entered by baeaking in a window. After getting inside they ransacked the house and stele some finger rings. Sugar was also scattered over the floor and the home' showed that it had been thorough (y ransacked Anu one end to the other. ■ through at the fTmimr-'fwlli MUm*. fr..m * ^>p wu d | prapsredHn rw it in the bwi. Thev I killed the chicken by mashing its head instead of cutting it off. They must have got scared while carving on their

operations in the barn, as the chicken was left untouched, being only partly cooked. Un the way home it is said that the L»ys threw away the stolen rings thinking to Mcape detection. Their guilt finally Irakis! out, and the boys were arrested and taken before Justice Tincher on a charge of breaking the window I'huw. Raed plead guilty hut Fritz held out and refused to confess. Both were fined fl and coate, amounting to about in each case. Reed stayed his tine, but Fritz’s father refused to pav his fine and the boy was taken by the constable to South Bend last Wednesday where he will lav out his fine in jail. The Do s were arrested on the one charge only, hut should the case lie pushed they could be sent to the house of correction for the thefts they committed. The hoys I are each about 10 years old. Foster’s W eather. Thr first disturbance in August will I cnwi the country by the close of the I Ith The warm wave will ernes the coun I try almut the Sth followed by a cold | wave August will not l»r a great storm ! month The disturbance <4 grenteat I force will probably occur almut the 10th Ito I2thsnd 23>! to 25th. Thr m<mth will I end with a cold ror, Arrangements have been ivomptoted for a raunfon *»f Michigan and Indiana Kmghtsnf Pythias at Rome City. Aug. Srailramc® hate J«WI» received that I *•’ m.gi r supreme chAm-rlfor I IHh ’ght* ..f P O * . M Manu* Michigan, ar. annoumLl as the s^rakj I era. A omnw-titivr drill has Ihcd ar ranged. I I Thehwrnmn and Toledo Iliad,. I jfl 75. A Cheap combination. Take ad vantage of th* offer. Bread, pira and cakw always fresh at ■ thr Donati bakery. DR.KILMER’S , S^P S' hoo-f KIDNEY LIVER m..ul.c<« Ora.el. OnH stenc, Uri< it dutt In urine, pain in urethra, r mining after urination, pain in the back and ' hip«. sudden stopp«B* ot water with pressure. : BriuhCs I>iseasc, . Tube hi urine, scanty urine. Sxcamp-i:^ \ tu ■ 4 urinary trmibk* an-! kidney difficulties. Liver Complaint, . Torpid or enlarged liver, foul breath, till usness, bilious headache, poor digestion, gout (’atarrholtbe Bladder, * Jafiammat ton, irritation, ulceration, dribbling, ' frequent calls, jmi»s blood, mucus or pus. . tß.rnßt.e-l ’* eenteno of One Bettie. If net beoefitsd, 3n»cu-.>.u will refund to yvu the price paid. At Druxxtslm sOc. Size. S 1.00 Size, j “Ineauis n«-Oth" free- Consultation free. Dk. Kilmek k Co.. Binghamton, N. Y. Farmers! Look here. Remember we are still ! : at the old stand ready to receive your : grain and seed and pay yon tlie lii^hest . | i market price; we also have ou hand j | all kinds of seed for sowing or planting. । Have just received a large supply of grain bags, which we will sell nt cost. j When yon have anything to offer in car j jots or less on any track call in ami let ! us make yon a price. Yours truly, MERCER & NEAL. , WANTED -AN IDEAKi“!S thing to patent ? Protect your ideas ; they may bring you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDER- ! BURN & CO., Patent Attorneys, Washington, ! D. C-, tor their SI,BOO prize offer.

Eighty tons of celery are shipped from Kalamazoo every day. The Davis sewing machine is one of the best machines on the market. Vincent’s sell them at S3O to $35. To Cider Hakers. 1 will be ready to commence running my eider mill on the Archie Williams place Monday, Aug. 3. Those wishing cider made will do well to see me. Price one cent a gallon. Wesley Lopp.

Superintendent Galbreth, of the La Porte county schools, announces that , " the law of the State contemplates that nil teachers in public schiMils of each eouuty, including teachers of city and, town schools, shall attend the full seHsion , of the institute. Failure to do so is a breach of duty and must be so regarded.; All persons preparing to teach should gt tend. Applicants for license that have! not taught will have 2*4 per cent, added 1 to their general average for full attend ’ anev at all sessions.”

ATTENTION! If you want to save one third at least o« your Spring Purchases of Hen and Boys’ Clothing and other needs supplied from a nice selected stock of ^^ Clothing, Hats, Shoes? — Gents’ Furnishings, &c SEE T. J. WOLFE’S LINE. His Styles are up to date, he has a nice large stock all fresh and well selected to pick from, and His Desire is to Please. Prices tell the Storv—==See his splendid stock. ROSS, JARRELL & CO.— GENERAL HARDWARE AND “ FARMING IMPLEMENTS. Barb and Smooth Wire, QUICK MEAL gasol,ne sto ~ s i ELEGANT NEW DESIGNS. — ^NEW OLIVERS and James Oliver Sulky.

NUMBER 2.

Land Owners, Attention! If you want to sell your land, and will sell it at a bargain, come and see us and we will furnish you a buyer. Kankakee Land Investment Co., Walkerton, Ind. ; Those having books from the circus lating library will please return them to < । headquarters Vincent’s furniture store. >. । Twenty-five new volumes have just been received but will not be placed in the library until the old ones now out are

returned. Public Sale. We, the undersigned, will sell all tlie persoßul property, at LoqD PcCoudres, deceased, Tuesday, Aug. 4. 1896, commencing at 10 a. m. Sale will be held on the Louis DeCoudres farm, D^ miles southwest of North Liberty. Sarah C. DeCovdres, W. S. DeCovdres. KU druggists sell Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters.