St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 24, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 January 1897 — Page 5

¥ Advertisers in the INDEPENDENT have the privilege of changing their ad. vertisements as often as once a month at least. When they are allowed to run month after month without any change »theiy; 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. No. 499 is a good, honest 5 cent cigar. Job printing cash at the INDEPENDENT office. Don’t ask for credit. Hicks’ Word and Works and his almanac for 1897 with the INDEPENDENT $2.15. If you need a fine suit or overcoat for the holidays you should get them made at Young's. The Boston dry goods store, South Bend, announces reduced prices in ladies’ capes and jackets. T. J. Wolfe is handling the famous $4 tailor made Apollo pants. Any of their samples are made at $4. ‘ - Foßr Sarm A enadivouis by a6 suyad C. W. N. STEPHENS. Those who agreed to pay their subscription to the INDEPENDENT in wood are hereby reminded that cold weather is here. The combined circuit of LaPorte and St. Joseph counties has a population of 77,000. It is the largest circuit in the state outside of Indianapolis. While Willard Kline and family were temporarily absent from their home last Saturday the house was entered and bureau drawers, etc., were ransacked. The loss so far has not been ascertained. To the citizens of Walkerton: I have opened and furnished a lot of desirable rooms at 1804 Michigan avenue, Chicago, where I will be pleased to accommodate roomers at very low rates. A. H' STEVENSON, We call attention to the ad of Cowan & Yearick, tinners and wood workers. They are located in the room recently occupied by Algabrite & Son, and are well equipped for doing every kind of work in their line. Drs. Arlington and Denaut have formed a partnership, which took effect January 1. Dr. Denaut will move his office into the rooms now occupied by the Kankakee Land Investment Company and adjoining Dr. Arlington’s office. Married, Christmas eve, at the Metho~dist parsonage in North Liberty, Mr. Bruce Miller and Miss Hattie Masteraman, both of Walkerton. They are ‘among our highly esteemed young people and have the well wishes of many friends. The M. E. Sunday school held noregular Christmas exercises this year. A brief program, consisting of singing by Hazel Ake, by two of the classes and the choir, was rendered last Sunday morning, and in addition to this bags of candy and popcorn were distributed among the members of the Suncay school. Charlie Wisenbaugh shot a white owl near his premises last Saturday. It was shot squarely through the body but was not killed; in fact it seemed to mind its wound but little. It was brouzht totown Saturday afternoon and exhibited. It is a very handsome bird and quite rare in this country. Creameries are quite the fashion now, several of the surrounding towns having lately built such institutions. New Carlisle is the latest to make a move in this direction. Creameries are of considerable benefit in many ways to a community, and it is to be regretted that Walkerton, with its favorable surroundings as a dairy district, is compelled to forego the advantages of such an enterprise. The Circuit Court last week dismissed the case against Benj. Switzer, for damagrs, for the accidental killing of Leroy Trowbridge. It will be remembered that two years ago this winter Leroy Trowbridge was killed by being struck in the head by the sled-tongue of a rig given by Mr. Switzer. Mr. Trowbridge was walking in the road after night, and was not seen by Mr. Switzer until the tongue of his sled struck him. He immediately stopped and brought \ Trowbridge to town to a physician, but | he was beyond help. The coroner exon- l erated Mr. Switzer, at the time and now this case against him for damages has l been dismissed at the plaintiff’s expense. Plymouth Republican. b | What a.queer people we are, anyway. There is a constant clamor for cheapness g cheaper railroad fares, cheaper goods, cheaper rents, cheaper everything. And yet we raise our hands in horror when the power of production labor —is cheapened. In other words, we want the cheapest of everything and the highest of wages and salaries. It doesn’t re quire much study to reach the conclu sion that both can’t be had at one and the same time. If we would have good wages and good salaries, we must have corresponding prices for the commodities produced by these agencies. After all done and said, “Live and let live” is the best maxim yot conceived as a rule of action for the man of business. - South Bend Times.

Ladies’ calling cards —latest styles in cards and type. A large bar of laundry soap for 2 cents at Rensberger’s. Old clothes made as good as new. Take them to the Globe. The INDEPENDENT i 8 published a day earlier this week on account of Christmas. The InperenpENnT office has blank deeds and mortgages, notes and receipts for sale. The American steam laundry can not be excelled. Leave your orders at Cripe's barber shop. Rev. N. H. Shepherd, formerly of this city, has delivered his farewell sermon at the Elkkhart Christian church and will locate at Goshen.—South Bend Times. Every person owing us will please call and settle their accounts within the next two weeks. If you can not pay us the money we wish to settle by note. | Ross, JaArreLL & Co. If there is any one thing that needs to be purified, it is politics, so the reformer says, and many agree thereto. But blood tells, and as a blood purifier and liver corrector Simmons Liver Regulator is the best medicine. “I use it in preference to any other.” -So wrote Mr. S. M. Hysell, of Middleport, Ohio. And Dr. D. S. Rnssell, of Farmville, Va., writes, “It fulfils all you promise for it.” |

A Christmas entertainment and ball was given in Bender's opera house on Friday evening of last week. The entertainment began at 8 o’clock and consisted of a musical program of great interest. At the conelusion of the entertainment a pleasant dance was held. Supper was furnished by the Foresters. Austin M. Courtenay, D. D., writes for the January Chautauquan a telling article on “The Actual John Brown,” presenting an aspect of the subject which is new to the average American reader, finding in John Brown, whose soul is marching on,” not the idealized, inapired defender of the slaves but the mistaken, wellmeaning fanatic. The large ad of the Kankakee Land Investment Co. in this issue will be noticed without calling the attention of the reader to it. This company is evidently building up a good business in the real estate line, which is of considerable benefit to Walkerton and the surrounding country. This company has sold $63,000 worth of cash land sales since its organization, a little over a year ago. This is certainly a fine showing. The court last Tuesday afternoon on the motion of the creditors set aside the sale of December 10th of the Plymouth Cycle works and ordered it sold to dhe highest cash bidder on Jan. 20, 1807, Messrs. Parkhurst and Wilkinson, of Chicago, and Brandenburg, of Cleveland, 0., deposited $2,000 with the clerk as a forfeit that the works would bring 10 per cent more than they previously sold for. Plymouth Republican.

A man who puts a twoline local in| his home paper once a year and thinks | he will build up a big trade and imagines | the printer is getting rich off the profits, l should bear in mind that the last page! of Munsey's Magazine has been sold for i one year to four advertisers, each of whom occupied a quarter of a page and } pays $6,000, a total of $24000 for the | page. One line ia the Youth's compan 1 ion costs 83, while a page in the Ladies’| Home Journal costs $4,000. | U. B. Christmas Exercises, ‘ A very pleasant Christmas exercise | was rendered by the U. B. Sunday school on Christmas eve and the large audience i assembled pronounced it one of the best | they had ever witnessed in Walkerton. | The music, under the direction of Wal- ; ter LaFeber, was exceptionally fine, | while the recitations by the little ones were well delivered. Master Elmer Strang gave a recitation prepared for the occasion in a very pleasing manner. Teachers and classes exchanged tokens of regard and the school was furnished with a nice treat of candy, oranges, nuts, etc. As a token of appreciation the superintendent, J. F. Strang, was presented with a fine reading chair. Altogether the occasion was one of which the U. B. Sunday school has reason to be proud. K. of P. Election. Walkerton Lodge No. 263, K. of P., held itssemi-annual election of officers last Tuesday evening with the following result: € O Wil Clem, V.C., 8. S. Cowan. Prel., J. F. Strang. M. of W., D. N. Hudelmyer. M. of F,, A. D. Swank. M. of E., B. E. Williams. M. at A., Frank Reed. | L. G., H. S. Dowell. \ 0. G., Will Coolc. | Representative, T. J. Reece. Trustee, J. F'. Strang. Pay Up. Having sent out statements and regorted to every other reasonable means to collect from those owing me for lumber, I now make a last call, and will state positively that unless those indebted to me settle at once I shall be compelled to adopt stringent measures to 1 collect these bills. Those whom 1 have accommodated will please be fair and ‘ settle their accounts according to promise. D.N. HUDELMYER.

| Some good hard brick for sale cheap. Enquire at this office. : | Attorney A. H. Crosby wishes to give notice that he has severed his connection | with the Kankakee Land Investment Company, of this place. | L. A. Grafford has moved his shoe ‘| shop upstairs in the Fry building, formerly occupied by the Kankakee Land Investment Co. i John Stonecliff and wife and Ed Culver and wife, of Benton Harbor, Mich., visited with relatives here several days, returning home last Thursday. S. A. Robbins has bought the Kiingerman hotel, taking possession last week. G. R. Lineback will also be interested in the business for the present. Boys broke into the office of McDonough’s skating rink at South Bend last Sunday night and stole 17 pairs of skates and 500 entrance tickets. The thieves are known and have been warned to return the missing property. Will Ask for Death Penalty. Prosecuting Attorney J. C. Richter and ex-Sheriff P. O. Small drove over to the city this afternoon and have been busy rounding up the testimony in the ‘Brown murder case, which will be called before Judge Hubbard in South Bend Monday. Mr. Richter says, and rightly too, that life imprisonment would be no added punishment in Brown's case and that for the safety of other prisoners he shall ask for the infliction of the death penalty.- Michigan City Dispatch, Pay Me. As I need money in my business I shall have to urge those whom I have trusted to come and settle at once. Many of these accounts are past due and unless they are paid by January 10 I shall leave them in the hands of an attorney for collection. F. M. AKE. Holiday Excursions. The Lake Erie & Western R. R., will sell for the Christmas and New Year Holidays, excursion tickets between all stations on its own and connecting lines, at the very low rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. Tickets will be gold on December 24, 25 and 31, 1806, and January i, 1897, limited going to date of sale, and good returning up to and including January 4, 1897, For tickets, rates, time and general in formation, call on any ticket agent of the above route, or address, C. F. DALY, General Passenger Agent. | GEO. L. BRADBURY, ‘ Vice President and General Manager, Indianapolis, Ind. PERSONAL POINTS, Mrs. Lizzie Townsend is visiting rela tives in Chicago. Bertha Reed and Hazel Ake visited in Tyner the fore part of this week, ‘ On Christmas day a daughter was | born to Rev. and Mrs. Goss, of h‘muthi Bend. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Will Tank and Mr, and | Mrs. Grant Tank spent a few days in | Chicago this week ' Mrs. Philip Augustine left a few (l.\'\N“ ago on a visit of a few weeks at Evans. ville, Ind., and in Tennessee | Misses Agnes and Carrie Quirk, mana gers of the Western Union Telegraph oflices at Gas City, Ind., and St. Mary's, Ohio, are spending the holidays at home.

Growing Children One-third of all the children die before they are five years old. Most of them die of some wasting disecase. They grow very slowly; keep thin in fglesh: are fretful; foocf does not do them much good. You can’t say they have any disease, yet they never prosper. A slight cold, or some stomach and bowel trouble takes them away easily. SCOTT’S EMULSION of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphites is just the remedy for rowing children. It makes lglard flish; sound flesh; not soft, flabby fat., It makes strong ‘bones, healthy nerves. It changes poor children to children rich in prosperity. Book about it free for the asking, 135 No substitute for Scott’s Egmulsion will do for the children what we know Scott’s Emulsion will do. Get the genuine. For sale by all druggists at 50c. and SI.OO. SCOTT & BOWNE, New York. R A Va¥ Fograci ooy vav iy 50 v S ne oW #. Mg eJ o g Lo ‘_ States, r())\lx‘; "(l)mcvsenreu oc;)- " “gA Ti g gl “w‘ ™) prompt resuits than non-resi- - - PG Gl o, Sond il S 7% Fook ™ iow, and what to S QPLS ’.= vent,”” sent free to inventors. '.‘ (& W.T.FITZ CERALD 80. g B oTR e, 0 @ WASHINGTON, D. C. [ 1 4 T S PN BN ST SN B Y M St

: Mfihphens is in Chicago. g N Sheppard spent Christmas in 3 : ,'-. At . , | Worth Leßoy is spending the holidays ; in LaPorte. John Braden, Jr., of Knox, is visiting friends here, '| Miés Anna Quirk visited at LaPorte i last week. - Miss Nora Kellogg, of South Bend, is vifidl!g here. Rev. Will Northam, of Nappanee, is | vilifl* here, Ray Vincent, of Chicago, was at home ovar‘ghmtmas. Miss Emma Pratt is visiting relatives at New Carlisle. Tmuon Turner was in Chicago last Monddy on business. MgiVelh Leibole spent a portion of the holidays at Garrett. Fred Ross, of Michigan City, visited here over Christmas. laß. Keck, of North Liberty, was in town on New Year's day. re ”fim:uthem. of LaPorte, visited riendf here Christmas. ol Wille Bnd Minnie Burger will spend B ';{hll“ort Wayne. vir#h F. R. Daniels, of Chicago, is spendig the holidays here. Wallpr Atwood, of Valparaiso, spent Christ®as here with his parents. Mrs. L. A, Grafford visited last Sunday with relatives in Crumstown. Rev. B. H. Beall and family, of Knox, visited here during the past week. L. P. Hardy, of South Bend, visited with his folks near town this week. Mrs. Charles Kirtsinger, of Crumstown, visited with relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bose spent a part of the holidays at Plymouth and Argos. Mise Maud Rensbergor is visiting her sister and friends in Chicago this week. Miss Dora Beach, of South Bend, is visiting with hoer sister, Miss Ida Beach. ‘ Attorney A. C. Crosby left for his ‘ home at Flushing, Mich., last Saturday. Bruce Wolfe and Preston Chapman, of South Bend, were in town last Sunday. Mrs. J. D. Rush, of North Liberty, was visiting relatives in this place last Thurs day. T. J. Wolte, Jr., went to Chicago Tues day morning to be absent several dayson i business, 1 Mr. and Mrs. 1. A. Short, of Kankakee, [ll., visited with Mrs, Quirk and family this week. Jacgh Wise and wife, of Akron, 0., are visi with the former's uncle, Samuel Hu¢ yer. Ed i.uugnn and family, of South Bond. 4 isiting with Mr. and Mrs. rrm.. a ty. Pt | AlbegAtwood and friend, Miss Bray § men, &F Benton Harbor, Mich., visited ‘ here oger Christmas ! l‘:lm ((A'l.ld\!‘ of Wellsbor ), \;\;',--\l | here wilh his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Fred t Conrad; last Sunday. | )1!’?\. l{ \\' lhil““‘n'l' an i t'h{;x!:'«'!;, of ? Atlanta, Ind., visited W. . LaFeber and | family during the holidays. l Rev.J. Hilderbrand was called to preach { the funeral of John Hammaker, an aged | citizen of Plymouth, last Monday.

Mrs. Charles Pool and son Claude spent a portion of the holidays with rela tives and friends in South Chicago. Walter Beail, who is teaching at Osce ola, thie county, visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Beall, this week. Mr.and Mrs. W. A. Jones and daugh ter kßena, of Whitley county, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. (. Strang the past week. Miss Grace Casad, of Wheatfield, Ind., has returned home after a few weeks’ visit with friends and relatives in this vicinity, Mr. and Mrs. Garver, of South Bend, visited with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rogers, a few days during the holidays. Dr. Vanßyper, representing the New Carlisle Sanitarium, made his first regular professional visit to this place last Tuesday. He will visit this place once a month. . Dr. M\ S. Denaut is spending New Year'g@re, being on his return to Chi- ; 'Mark Center, 0., where he has been yisaing his brother, Dr. James Denaut, % Mr. a__" Mrs. Z. E.Hornbeck, of Grand Rapids, Mich., are visiting relatives here this week, having returned from a visit with the former's parents at Brookston, this stage. A. C. North and family and Miss Hume and Miss Linkenhelt, of Plymouth, and B. A. Byers and family, of Crumstown, were guests of S. J. Nicoles and family on Christmas. N. E. Bailey, who has been working at the L. E. & W. depot for some time past, has gone to Castleton, Ind., to accept a position as agent at that place for the L. E. & W. company. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, of Chicago, spenti a portion of the holidays with the latter’s father, John Bell, of near this place. Mr. Armstrong is a foreman in Conkey’s printing establishment. Frank Fry, of South Bend, is in town arranging to move his family here the fore partof next week. They will occupy S. A. Robbins’ residence. IFrank has just recevered from a dangerous illness of over three months’ duration,

9 Hon. W. J. Bryan’s Book All who are interested in furthering the sale of Hon. W. J. Bryan's new book should correspond " immediately with the publishers. The work I ¢ will contain . .. .’a AN ACCOUNT OF HIS 3 : CAMPAIGN TOUR, s HIB BIOGRAPHY, =iy » . WRITTEK BY RIS WIFR NE A s HIS MOST IMPORTANT = * 4 \ SPEECHES. L . PR\ THE RESULTS OF THE AT 2 f g CAMPAIGN OF 1806, XS\ ¢ B ) REviEw oF THR i POLITICAL SITUATION, *®*® ACENTS WANTED @9 Mr. Bryan has announced his intention of devoting one-half oi'fij royalties to furthering the cause of bimetallism, There are already ind E:m.imu of an enormoussale, Address W.B. CONKEY COMPANY, Publishers 341-351 Dearborn St...CHICAGO

M I LLI NE RY As necessary as a headlight on an engine is becoming head- * gear. Our artists are furnishing satisfactory results. FUR CAPES, JACKETS, CLOTH CAPES, A good assortment of stylish garments for all requirements. Prices from $3.00 to $11.50. 1 thought I would never buy a D ress cOO d s dress here again—bought one four years ago and can’t wear it out. Fine Assortment of- MOBALL e en you get a g ing pass GOOd' GOOds : it along to the neighbors and come At the Lowest Prices. [and buy a new drese. Knit Underwear Qualities from 25 cents to $5. BLANKETS Good Cotton Blankets at 45 cents per pair. All pure wool Blankets from $3.25 to &5 per pair. Colors, Gray and Scarlet, also White. The best values in the market. Coque and Ostrich Boas Prices from $1.75 to SIO.OO, Macintosh's New lot just received. Look at those in blue and brown at $5. For the best Goods at Lowest Prices Visit the BUSY + BUZZING ¢ BEE ¢ HIVE Julius B ulius Barnes & Co. Michigan Ave., LAPORTE. JACOB YOUNG, B Merchant Tailor. Located Over Wolfe’s Clothing Store. ("lothes made to order according to latest fashion; the finest goods from foreign and domestic woolen mills kept on hand and | ‘A Perfect Fit, First-Class Workmanship and | | . e . best quality Trimmings Guaranteed. lf.\'mt.\ AR s siiiiA isli eT e i()\e-r-'u;\tn ‘e 4 RR N s e e o !ll'.nrr:: il it R G R Y ] Falicy Blik and Carduray Vests . . ..., ... ... ...t ... . 000 t 0. 800 ¢ AT TSI NOAR OO INNILA € ‘ h E £ Fine Furniture. 3 £ = | § In every conceivable pattern to suit all § = tastes. A short time spent looking over e - our line will convince you that we have ~s i g the goods and sell at prices that catch o~ | o~ the orders. s~ £ 3 |B G = = Don't let the k act = = liscape = } E that our goods are always as represent é E ed. Good Goods and a fair, honest e e profit is our motto. 3 \ = . .. = E Vincent’s. 3 ?Ml“fi“M“Mimmmmimm&ilmm‘imiXmimmmmfl\‘ | G 656 -0V LEC BT OVeLed s DON’T BUY DRUGS ; Unless you need them, but when you do get the best. Remember that I keep the standard pre parations and my drugs are of the purest and freshest. PRESCRIPTIONS GOMPOUNDED ; wITH THE UTMOST CARE. “ ] B. E.Williams. i 859 GOOI eGSOV EE

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