St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 2, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 August 1896 — Page 8

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Walkerton, Ind., Aug. 1, 1896. Spial Sale OF 1 — Vassar Shirt — Waists! ...ATTHE... BOSTON DRY GOODS STORI-. We have been very fortunate in securing from the manufacturers of the eele brated brand known the country over as the “VASSAR SHIRT WAISTS,” all they had left of their entire produc tiona. The retail price heretofore of these waists has been tl, 11.25 and f 1.50. Note what we offer. To make a special sale of these waists we have taken these three prices anil divided them for your bonetit as fol lows: The SI Quality. Jlere is a splendid Shirt Waist, made out of fine French cambric in linen effects, with attached and detached collars, some in Dresden designs and beauti ful checks. Sale price only 59c. The 81.25 Quality Are handsome cambric effects, coming in pinks, blues, greens, yellows, reds and blacks, with attached and detacher! collars in white and original material; also handsome linen effects too numer ous to mention, and they are yours for 69c. The 1.50 Quality Js a linen lawn, white collars and cuffs, and self collars and cuffs, all detached collars. We can please you all here, as the effects are so charming and the price so pleasing, only 79c. We de fire to call the attention of the ladies to the workmanship of these g.xtds. We have all sizes from 32 to 42. Chillas, Adler & Coble, 201 and 203 So. Mich. St.. SOUTH BEND, IND. Store open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings. THE NEIGHBORHOOD. flews from the Surrounding Territory as Given by Our Correspondents, LAPAZ Henry Clayton, one of our old and re spected citizens, was found dead by the side of his milk wagon last Friday evening, about six miles south east of La Paz. It seems he had got out of the wagon for some cause, when he fell. He had the whip in his hand. The remains were brought to his home in his wagon. The news caused quite a sensa ion. Ho had been afflicted with heart trouble, and had stated at different

K Dollar Saved is a Dollar Earned! Take Advantage of our Reduction Sale and Save Money! O SHOES^_ Ladies’, Gents’ and Children's Shoes at 25 per cent discount. DRY GOODS We are making a clearance sale in on dry goods department to make room for our fall stock, and are of sering inducements to buyers in this line. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT Is well stocked with a fine assortment of fresh family groceries. BRUBAKER & BLAINE.

times, that he expected to die thus suddenly. His funeral was preached Sunday at the W. M. church to a very large congregation by the Rev. Sam Gettig, of North Liberty, who was an old and intimate friend of the deceased. His remains were taken to the cemetery near the Lutheran church, in Liberty township, St. Joseph county for interment. He was born in Wyandotte county, Ohio, in January, 1831, being at. the time of his death in the 66th year of his age. He leaves a wife, five children, two sons and three daughters, to mourn their loss. He also leaves one step-son, Lester Hoover, and one step daughter, Miss Nellie Hoover. His oldest son did not get here to attend- the funeral, although he hud a telegram sent to him. Mr. Clayton will be greatly missed. He had an extensive milk route, and was highly respected by his patrons. Mr. Southworth, of Plymouth, was in

town y esterday Mr. Fred Feazenhizer, of Warren township, St. Joseph county, was visiting with Robert Broadhurst and family ami other friends Saturday anti Sunday. Miss Lulu Linville went to Chicago last Saturday to learn telegraphy with her brother John. Mr. Black, of the Walkerton Milling Co., was here one day last week on busi ness with Mr. W. M. Noble. Dr. Holtzendorll has been ill for a few days from h severe cold but is better 1 again. It is said that Rev. M. L. Peter is one of the most skillful croquet players in town. Mr. Steineck, of Bremen, was in tow n Tuesday and put a new tin roof on A. Shafer’s veranda. Rev. D. C. Linville has Liken an agency from Mr. F. M. Ixmjert, of Tee garden, to sell county, township and farm rights for George M. Bates' improved farm gate in Marshall, Kosciusko, Noble and Lagrange counties. A car load of hogs and sheep were shipfs'd from this place to the U. S. stockyards at Chicago last Monday. Billy Bossier intends next week to i start out to buy stock and Hays hr will pay “top prices." Several men are at work in Ixsmard Logan's brick block. The windows have been put in, the floors laid and the lathing is Iwing done by plasterers. Mr. Logan also has some men at work build ing a new kitchen in the rear of his residence. Mr. Brook Bowman. of the Bremen Enquirer, whs in town yesterday after noon. He is a very pleasant and socia bl® gentleman. Curt Brenh. of North Lilmrty, was in town last Sunday visiting his mother in I law. Mrs. Welsh and family. Hr was ar ' companied by his wife and children who I remained a few days, while hr returned Sunday evening. Dr, Al Moore and wife, of North Liberty, attended the Clayton funeral last Sunday. The Rev. H \. W. I oung, of the Fifth Ave. Lutheran chun h. Chicago, and the Rev, F W. Kohlfing. of Lima. 0., were the guests of Rev. M. L. Peter last Sat unlay and Sunday. VlNl- DRFSSKR. IYNKR CITY The new church will soon be ready to dedicate. Wonder what that detective is doing around Tyner ami the marsh. A. D. Johnson, John Wolfe and Frank Snider and otlu -s are u ing t. ditch the huckleberry marsh and Bentley lake and make a corn field and timothy : ad ow and other farming land for eabhagi . celery and vegetables of all kinds. John Mack is talking of buy ing J. E Johnson s store and elevator. Ben Mishb-r went to L g-u ; ut to accept a p»sition as fireman on the railroad. Some unknown per- c robbed S’m.. Birch's cupls-ard the other night. Corn is doing well but the oats and wheat standing in shock are alsmt all spoiled. Fred Robison, of Teegarden. has bought a threshing outfit of Monroe I ' Trustee's Notice. E. I I eibole, Trustee of Lincoln township, hereby gives notice that he will be in his office at his residence on A venue F. near the flouring mill, on ■<at unlay <f oiH’h week f 1 Ihe t ransaction of township business.

1 Bros, and started out threshing Tuesday. Doc Richie, of Donaldson, a ll( } p oc Wilson, of Plymouth, were in our 10l l cality Tuesday. Delbert Lakins is bill poster fo r p. w. Perine’s show. J. E. Johnson, Al Harmon and John McKesson were fishing Tuesday. , Oscar and Bert Southerlain started for Tennessee last week. Bert takes a young wife with him. Sam Haag has bought, a now organ. The supervisor had better be hiking after the road from Tyner to the lake. It is almost impassible. Ed Morris, of Teegarden, was here in Tyner Wednesday and says that Teegarden is booming. Ira J. Kreighbaum had a young son to come to his house Friday, July 24. Ira named him William Bryan Kreighbaurn. Sam Cunningham, of Walkerton, was in town Monday on business. John Wolf is building a new addition to his house. Ike Miller has commenced his new house. John Thomas, Rene Morris and two ! children, Earn Beard, Ed M^pb and Sam Spitler all went on the excursion Sunday to Indianapolis. Fare for the round trip $1.50. Dan Boon, is home on a furlough. Dan says he don’t like it very well about • his best girl getting married while he ' was gone. Mm. Ben Mishler, Mrs. Jennie Rex. Mrs. Mandy Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Bennett, Jake Klingerman, Amos Shaffer, and Mrs. Sam Splitter. all went to Michigan City on the excursion Thursday. Fare for round trip 75 cents. Charu'S Detwiler was home a few days this week visiting friends ami relatives. ’ X. Y. Z Smith. GROVPRTOWN A sou was born to the wife of Chas Stilson the 17th. Mrs. Harris Butler,of Albion,'- Ind., is ! visiting with relatives in this vicinity for a couple of weeks. j Mrs. Patrick, of Valparai.««Jf hen visiting her mother, Mrs. Swbh Ditt rick. Dr. Abner left last Monday^tpornint, for Vanburen. Grant countyjl^JJ|d , to join his wife for a week’s visit iMb nla tries and old time friends. Clarence Fuller and Will tj- II of Knox, made this place a short bu* m< < rail last Tuesday. w Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Rinehart, As mar Walkerton, visited with their w a, Sew an! and family last Sunday. A little child of James Butcher is ' quite sick with flux. Mw Dora Warn'nJof near jy>*n9ld«on ririted in Ik is plar*” la«t Turedav Llw I gm<st of Mise B< rtha Seidcr, thsirge Lmdlay and Ruth. <>f < himha. Neb., tu>iU»d p t, Sun | day and Monday with hi* father in law Frank Yeager and family. Mm. Andrew Gnehana and daujih’”. Media, of Cheltenham. 111, e* H ' week in this place and vicinity is tmg relatives and old friends. • । The late heavy rains haic made it | next to imjsxsHible for the farmers to get lon their marshes to make their marsh hay. It has also ruined cve.sidi rabk rye wheat and oats that sbwsi in th« shock and that was |*«>rly stacked. George Butcher. uh«*c leg was ampu tated a week ago last Monday, appear? to l>e gaining very slowly. His condi tion is considered very critical as yet however. Alma Dodge, whm*e illness we have mentioned from time to time, passed peacefully to her eternal rest Sunday July 19. aged nUmt 18 years. She had Isen a faithful and t.t i>.- '■ of the M E. church for a number of yean-. She assured her sorrowing fri'-ncs that <ill was well with her: lu-r sufferings being Imrne with such gn at ; patienc*' and Christian fortitude, surely confirms this testimony. She had full faith in h r G.ni and trusted in his 1 promises utterly and in her. our friend , and companion, we have a beautiful example <>f what our life and exit from this world should he. The funeral service cum ! at this , place in the I'. B. church >nducted by I Kev. Burten, of Hamlet. The M:-- - Louise and Mary Mann, My rtle H way. Effie Sult, Nora Clark and Anna Wolfram acted as pa"P hearer?. »A*»e rn- 1 i mains m. re taken to Larwill rahd in- ■ j tero ii tn the family lot. Ch \se. NORTH LIHHRTY Mrs. Curt Brenly and children - turned Tuesday from a visit with rela tives at LaPaz. Miss Lillie Latter, who visited friends here a few days last week, returned to her home at Niles, Michigan. Saturday. Miss Nellie Spry, of South Bend, is

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spending the week with Geo. C. Teel and family. Homer Slump, of South Bend, visited G. R. Flood and family Wednesday. Mrs. Ora Hartman and Miss Anna Hartman, of South Bend, are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. D W Houser. Miss Alma Hardman, of South Bend is visiting among friends here this week. Miss Gertie Whitman, of South Bend is visiting J. W. Rickey and family this week. The North Liberty band has reorganized with new members and promises to furnish better music than the old one. Frederick Kale, one of the oldest set tiers of Liberty township, died Thurs day morning at two o’clock, aged 76 years. The funeral will be held from the Dunkard church tomorrow after noon at 2 o clock. Mr. Kale was a high ly respected citizen and a faithful mem ber of the Dunkard church. If in need of a good buggy it will pay you to examine the Quaker City at Ross, Jarrell & Co’s. Elegant finish. The I best of material and prices right. The L E. & w. will run an excursion to Michigan City Tuesday, Aug. 11. Train will leave Walkerton at 1(1:51 a. m. Returning will leave Michigan City at fl p. m. Fare for round trip from Walk ( erton 75 cents. The J. W. Bryant Company, of La Porte, has faik'd, with assets at $4,000. The company was engaged in the manu facture of paper bicycle rims. On Thursday, August 6th, 1896. the L. E. A.W. will run their annual excursion t<> Niagara Falls and return. For time of trains and rates call on ticket agent, wsis z 311 The Sunbeam Washing Mach i ne all Comprtitorx and is a Favor ite at Sight u iNur 11 ti RKt» in THE COATtS MANUFACTURING CO Ihe pr^grrsH made in lal>«>r saving machinery for the washing, wringing, ami ironing of clothing within the past few iKini is indiwul something wonder ful. Improvement in one lirnnch of the ,ab »ve mentiom’d machinery has always Iwen attemied with corresiwinding ad vance in others, thus impressing one that a few m >re years,and the washboard will I*’ a thing of the p;ist. Indeed tin* todb'H- ami lab-rious work of washing by hand is fast disapp aring, and a very short time, a! most, and it will have had its da). \tm>ng the latest and most sat isfaetory iriei ti i n this line is the Sunbeam Washing Machine, which has gairn- 1 a world wide reputation for doing » xeeilent «'>rk. The Sunbeam, unlike ..all lever rotating or cgwheel machines, j whi hw bl tir- the arms, w rench the back or strain the chest of an ordinary woman ; while staudiug up to work them, can be and is Les’ v k> -i with ease to the op orator by sitting, and the work is done with very little ext»cnditure of muscle. Being >'b -ej, it prevents splashing of water ami inhaling I steam, so injurious toh'd'h .ml retains thf H temperature so m- vo try in removing the dirt from g h >Js, and freeing them from all oily and greasy -m . <•. Ti- :. ■■ -him* is guaranty • 1 to thor oughly cleat.se .-di kinds of clothing with mt aid of the washboard, save boiling the d ehes ami do the entire [work. The operator, while sitting in an ^oasy chair, cm. do a family washing in one-fourth the time required by any ■ other machine upon the market. It is built of the best material, substantially made and neatly finished. With proper 1 care, it will last for many years. Largest endorsement of any machine . upon th’> market. Managers of territo- ! ry. traveling and local agents wanted. ' Semi fi>r circulars. Coates Mfg. Co. Office and Works Walkerton, Ind.

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NORTH BOUND FROM WALKERTON INn. 20 I’nxsenger leaves _„l2 28 pm I No. 22 •• •• 6b4 “ SOUTH BOUND FROM WALKERTON. I No 23 Passenger leaves 8 18 a m I No. 28 " •• 4 52 pro Immediate connections at Tipton with main line train* for Sandusky, Bloomington and all points south, east and west. For tickets, rates and general information, call on W. F. LaFeber, Ticket Agent I. E. * W R. R., or address <U F. Only. Gen'l Paa. Agt Indianapolis Ind. 11. Al <» Tl IIK TABLE, GOING EAST, " 16 Mail . 910 a m I “ 8 Limited 12 4? p GOING wEST. “ 5 Limited 823 a m “ 17 Mail._— —..8.15 p m It Walkerton Accommodation 6.15 an» Walkerton accommodation arrives from go at 74» p. m. **- Where no time is given trains do not atop CHAS O. SCULL. O. RMcUARTY. Gen Pass. Ag’t. Akslsl. Gen, PawcAgt., Baltimore, Md. Coinmhna O, E L. SANDERS. Ag't.. Walkerton. I. I. Al I R. R. Time Card. Regular Passenger Train service operated daily between Streator. 111., and South Bend, Ind. Elegant new equipment and fart time, west Bound train No. 1 leaves South Bend at 7 o’clock a in . aruving at Streator 11:50 a. m. East bound train No. 2 leaves Streator 6:50 a. m., arriving at South Bend 11.15 a m. Following fieight trail * will carry passengers. west bound Nos. 7 and from all stations. No. 13 between South Betid and North Judson East bound Nos. 8 and 10 between all stations. No. 12 from Kankakee to Shelby and Wheatfield, North Judson, Walkerton, North Liberty and South Bend, No. 14 from Streator. Dwight and Kankakee to Momence, North Judson, Walkerton to South Beuc. -RAINSLEAVE WALKERTON west Bound No. 1 Mail slid Express 7.44 a m “ 9 Local 8.53 a m “ 13 Freight 715 p m East Bound. No. 2 Mail and Express 11.03 a m "l i Local 3.55 p m ! “ 12 - 6:13 p. m " 14 8.37 p. m Trains Nos. 1,2, 7, 12. 13 and 14 daily. Trains 8,9 and 10. Daily except Sunday. Tickets • can be had for all principal points. For rates and all information apple to F. QUIRK, Agent, walkerton, S. S. Whitehead, G. P. A., Kankakee, 11l RI-PA-N-S U- —— - The modern standa ard Family Medi- _ cine: Cures the > common every-day “ ills of humanity. i v m mot § WARK W/JX IV? EN MADE VIGOROUS. O’DAY. 9' H OAY. 18™ DAY. 27’"DAt Mat PEFFER’S NERVIGOR Ml It acts powerfully and quickly. Cures when all others fail. Young men regain lost manhood; old men recover youthful vigor. Absolutely Guarantied to Cure Nervousness, Lost Vitality. Impotency, Nightiy Fmlastons. I.oatPower, either sex, F ailing Memory, Wasting Diseases, and ah effects of seif abuse or excesses and indiscretion. Wards off insanity and consumption. Don t let druggist impose a worthless substitute on Can be carried in vest pocket. Prepaid nlain wnn« Sold by Endly.