St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 26, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 January 1897 — Page 1

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NORTH DAKOTA. Hope, N. D.. Jan. 3, '97 Ed. Independent: I will write you a few lines for publication, as I promised several of the readers of the Independent that I would do so when I came to this country last March. Must say that I am very well satisfied, much better than J was in 1888 when working on the Tip Foster farm | and drinking alkali water. I arrived at Hope March 28, 189(5, and 1 commenced work April 20. Hired out through seeding time for S2O a month. Have had work most of the time. Wages per day Throughhaying $1; during , vest am? thi |

1... <»uuWftl.' tine can do ngnt well here by using lots of economy. Price of land $7 to sls per acre. Market price of wheat 66 cents, oats 10 cents, barley 12 cents, potatoes 25 cents, hogs $2.25, milch cows S2O to S3O, horses SSO to SIOO. There is a North Dakota blizzar ' in full blast; thermometer registers 10 bel zero. There was a dense Pg and rain Dec. 31, commenced snowing and blowing January 1, tonight can’t see 20 feet from the door. December was a lovely winter month. Winter commenced October 29, with rain and ice and plenty of snow. November was stormy and bad. Had the worst blizzards on the 26th and 27th of that month ever seen in Dakota. It commenced snowing on the 24th at 11 o’clock a. m., thermometer registered 8 above zero during the storm and dropped to 36 below zero on the 29th. Depth of snow 6 inches to 15 feet, about 2 1 ., feet on the level. Will close for this time. | S. J. McDonald. WHERE WEE WILLIE WADE WENT. Walnuttinr while wintry Wisconsin winds wildly wailed Without. Wisconsin's wild winds were whistling when Willie Wade went walnutting. Warmly wrapped was Willie with woolen wrapper, wadded waistcoat, with warm wristlets. Winnie Wade wondered why Willie wouldn't wait until warmer weather, when Winnie would walnut with Willie. Willie wondered where Walter West was wheeling wood, with wonderful wheelbarrow, wishing Walter would walnut. Without wasting words Walter whistled “Whew! Walnuts will wait, while wood won’t.” Where walnut woods were, woodmen were working with wabbly-wheeled wagon, with worn, weary, wretched workhorse, which was wasted with weakness, which was well worn out with work. Woodmen Wheeler waggishly wrenched Willie’s water-pail, whereupon water wet Willie’s winkers; Willie wept woefully. Woodman was worried. “Why weep, Willie? Weak women weep with wee woes. Whistle, Willie!” When winkers were wiped Woodman Wheeler went with Willie where walnuts were. Willie’s wooden water-pail was well filled, while wee wrens warbled, wood pigeons whizzed. Willie warily watched while Woodman waged war with wasps- which wasn’t wise. Wasps were taxing warmer, whereupon Willie, with water pail went where Widow Walman, Winnie’s washerwoman, was, who well washed woolens with warm water, washing machine, wringing with wringer. Willie w.ent within washroom, where Widow Walman welcomed Willie with warm - v "t waffles, with wholesome All women washed well with water. Some in the t . sjnqx- uUyv "Dudered Some m cl him spo^ psociaposCi . tvhirl of socio 0^ so?uDijddD * 01 socic -oaoso ui jgau . *00403

Many in th ’ : ;J" ,* a ^ er i >a *i> was 1 B warmly welcomed Willie. , yoods whiten with winter, when ( wear wonderful white-frost ( works, Winnie with Willie, will welcome । walnuts, will want warm walnut-cake. - < Youth’s Companion. U. B. Announcements. The second quarterly meeting will be held at the Barber church one weeklrom < Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23 and 24. .Elder Sickafoose will remain a week and assist in the revival meeting which will commence there at that time. Tam now in a most excellent meeting at Tyner,where we have large audiences, good order and splendid interest. The church people are being greatly strengthened in religious life and several have started in a better life and united with the church. This is my third and best year on this field of labor and I am trying to reach the masses who are in sin and show them a better way. J. W. Riley, Pastor. The Independent and Toledo Blade 81.75. A cheap combination. Take advantage of the offer.

WALKERTON, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY. JANUARY 16. 1897. - —

Gov. Matthews’ Recommendations. ! Gov. Matthews in his last message to | the legislature, which was read before that body on Friday of last week ' made recommendations of changes and ! new laws as follows: That there shall be no relaxation in i debt-paying, that a new prison or refor- ! matory for young offenders be estab- 1 lished, that the woman's prison be se- 1 parated entirely from the girl's refor- ; 1 | matory, advises the passage of a com- * pulsory school law, but would have it i apply only to children between six and ' twelve years of age compelling them to i attend school for four months each year, 1 -advised against the reorganization of on the linos '

complicated and costly, that a vigorous law be passed preventing the formation of trusts and prohibiting their doing business within ' the state, with severe penalties of fine and imprisonment for its violation, that ’ if the legislature think it wise to spend the amount of money recommended by 1 the centennial commission, that their plans should be considered and adopted, 1 that the laws relative to building and loan associations should be changed so as to do away with the evils which now exist, suggest that the office of state geologist be abolished, that the salary of fish commissioner be increased, that the salary of the governor be increased to $7,5011, the salary now being $5,000 per year. Daughters of Rebekah Installation. The following officers were installed by the Daughters of Rebekah on Friday evening, Jan. 8, for the term ending July 1: Noble Grand, Minnie Burger. R. S. N. G., M. R. Burger. L. S. N. G., Emma Bishop. Vice Grand, Rose LaFeber. R. S. V. G., Mrs. Anna Sherland. L. S. V. G., Mrs. Seth Martin. Warden, Mrs. M. R. Burger. Conductor, Mrs. Jane Ryan. I. G., Mrs. Lulu Bailey. O. G., Jesse Jackson. Financial Sec’y, Mrs. Win. Brown. Recording See'v. Addie Wolfe. Treasurer, Mary Young Chaplain, W. F. LaFeber. Important Events This Year There will be two partial eclipses of the sun this year. The first appears Feb. 1, and will be visible in this part of the United States about sunset. The second one is due the 29th of July at about 10 30 o'clock in the forenoon. It will also be visible in this part of the country. The Lenten season begins with Ash Wednesday, March 3, and ends with Easter Sunday, April 18. Ascension day will be May 27. Inauguration day. March 4, arrives on Thursday: Independent day, July 4, on Sunday: Labor day, Monday, Sept 6; Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 25: Christmas, Saturday, Dec. 25. The year begins on Friday and ends on Friday. fl. E. Sunday School Election. The officers and members of the M. E. Sunday school held their annual election at the M. E. church last Tuesday evening, resulting as follows: A. H. Noble, Superintendent. Frank Reed, Ass't Superintendent. Rilla Van Winkle, Secretary. 1 Fay Graffort, Ass’t Secretary. < Minnie Berger, Treasurer. Jennie Place, Organist. Bertha Reed, Bea Wolfe, Jessie Taylor, Luella Crow, Librarians. Vesta Leibole, Chorister. I .^.m-uZT^^Wiitimbor of lawvers

^mun.,Aixb^ n S aHsfiecl with the project of giving this county a separate court. They want a superior court in addition to the LaPorte and St. Joseph county circuit. Os course it would make more offices, but there would probably be no dearth of men to fill them. A bill for a separate circuit has been introduced— South Bend Times. Georgia Liquor Law. An exchange says: “The Indiana Nicholson bill is not in it with the Georgia law for strictness. To sell liquor in Georgia one is required to get two thirds of the voters of the ward to sign a petition giving him the privilege, after which he pays a license of 81,000 a year. Then ho cannot sell before 5 o’clock a. in. and must close at 10 p. m. To enter the saloon before or after such hours lays him liable to a fine of 81,000 and imprisonment.” This law was the result of a compromise between the advocates of prohibition and the champion of high license. Both sides earnestly uphold the law, which gives general satisfaction. Its provisions are rigidly ! enforced in every respect. At the mo- ' ment the clock strikes 10 the saloons are ' closed and are kept closed until 5 next morning. *

The Republic of Cuba. The Cleveland Leader asked questions relative to “The Republic of Cuba,” which were evidently regarded as'posers; but the New York Sun answered them, the questions and answers being as follows: “If a resolution be adopted declaring that the republic of Cuba exists, and the president is willing to act on that resolution, where should official notice of its adoption be sent?” “Send it to Cubitas, Province of Puerto Principe, Cuba.” “To whom should the message of good cheer be addressed?” “Address it to PresuLmtCisneros. It will reach as it' would if ad^^- moral

Weyler.” ~ ~ “By what route should the message be forwarded?” “It may safely be forwarded by dispatch messenger via Havana, or by the same to Nuevitas, which is situated near the island headquarters of the revolutionary government.” “When were the offices of the Cuban republic elected, and under what articles do they serve?” “They were elected in the first year of the war, and the charter under which they serve contains many of the best features of the constitution of the United States.” The location of the capital and the name of the president are precisely’ as reported by an Inter Ocean correspondent who visited the mountain town and interviewed the president and other officials six months ago. President Cleveland and other friends of Spain pretend to think the Cuban revolution ists have no capital nor government; but they have, and they have an army which, notwithstanding the disadvantages under which it has to operate, successfully holds nearly all the island despite the efforts of two hundred thousand Spanish troops to recover it. It is not surprising, however, that the man who hauled down the stars and stripes in Honolulu, and tried to restore the dissolute Queen Lil to her throne, professes to believe that there is no re public of ('uba. Lincoln Township Teachers. I'he Lincoln township teachers held i their fifth institute Saturday, January 9. Institute opened with a song, followed 1 by Miss Millard and Mr. Streathen di:- ' cussing the church as it affected civiliza I tion from the fifth to twelfth century. I Mr. Swank talked from a scientific view ' upon grammar, and Mr. Steele did some ■ characterizing from “The Knight of Lib- I erty.” In the afternoon H. E. Beall had his । tory, and Trustee Leibole gave an interest ing precept lesson upon “What should ' be a part of the teacher that he isn't paid ‘ for.’ Mr. Leibole is wise from “the school I of experience” and his wholesome advice • possibly saves some teachers bitter les- ■ sons. Miss Fogarty told some short stories ' of the “Pilgrim Fathers" and D. E. Rupel ' was posted on progressive Africa. Institute in four weeks. Reporting Secretary. K. of P. Installation. The Knights of Pythias installed their newly elected officers last Tuesday even- ' ing, P. C. T. J. Reece having charge of; the installation exercises. The new officers are as follows: C. C., Will Clem. V. C., S. S. Cowan. Prelate, J. F. Strang. M. of W., D. N. Hudlemyer. M. of E., B. E. Williams. M. of F., A. D. Swank. Jr. I

I. G, H. S. Dowell. O. G., Will Cook. M. at A., L. C. Strang. Trustee, J. P. Barnhart. Alodesty Rampant. According to some of the papers modesty seems to be a prevailing epidemic in^fl several Indiana towns. A Wabash girl is so modest that she will not go to bed while the Christian Observer is in thl! room. A Kokomo maiden refuses tcrk wear a chatelaine watch attached to her person because the watch has hands. A ' Peru girl locks herself in a room when she hears a brass band approaching, and vows she will never look at a drum ma- ’ jor when he parades in his bear skin. ' Fort Wayne has a young lady so bashful - she refused to eat at a table where let- I tuce was served undressed. Try the Defender, the smoker’s de 1 light. Public Notice. I Notice is hereby given that H. D. ] Denaut, of Walkerton, Ind., and A. H. 1 ] । Crosby, of Flushing, Mich., are in no ' ] way connected with this company, and ! । we will not be in any wise responsible ' i for any contracts or debts made by ' t either of the above named parties. ] Kankakee Land Investment Co. 1

The Kankakee Drainage Question. Walkerton, Jan. 12,'97. I o the readers of the Independent, farmers and people in general, I ask you to give the follow : ng a few thoughts on < ts^r^Biinage of the Kankakee river and suTF’mnding country adjacent to it. I ba’)? seen several items in the Indepen- 1 DE|t about draining said river, and qu to a lengthy one by Mr. J>. W. Place in he last issue. Mr. Place may be all rig it in his belief, as well as others, ‘ ab ut draining the country by opening i up the Kankakee. A great many of than that are working up that affair, I ha e marsh land which they would like Cfr 1 m. It is all true that there, is good i of tlmse marshes, bqt not i

TS, mil. But think of~wfm" will ">e the • re® It if you take all of the water away froju this country. While you arc prepamng some low land to farm, think at ’ lealt a little of what will become of the ' hiA land adjoining the low land that has been drained. I believe, with a great many others, that the more you । drain the water from the low land and marshes, the dryer the high land becomes. How often during the summer season of the past few years, except 1896, did you hear smeh expressions as these, “How I wish it would rain,” “What a blessing a good rain would be,” “Oh! if it would only rain a good shower,” and others of similar nature. 1 By your taking the water from the low lands, you take the moisture from the air which raises from the ponds and lakes, and everything becomes so dry that there is nothing left to bring rain, or the atmosphere is made so dry by the heat of the sun that if there is a shower overhead, the water is evaporated before it reaches the ground. It is sometimes asked. Why do heavy dews foretell rain? It is because they show that the air is well charged with moisture. Now you all know that during those long, dry summers that we have been having, then- was scarcely any dew at all. \\ by? Because there was no moisture in the air. Why? Be- , cause so many lakes, ponds, and low places have bet n drained until there is j no water h it to cause any moisture in , the air, no evaporation takes place dur I ing the hit da>s of the summer season. I Now dear friends who are ur should lie ' interested in the welfare of the farmers. ! (tind all of the world depends upon the । farmers for their living,) think of this ’ little item, study what will be the great ■ est benefit to you and to your neighbor, ami see if draining the Kankakee river ; will be a benefit or a damage. I understand those interested are go ing to circulate a petition for you to I sign in favor of said drainage. I say beware of what you are doing, think of ; it carefully, ponder over it, look at both ' sides of the question, and judge for yourself which way will be proper. There are not many questions, but what have I two or more sides to them. Hoping you will give this a little , thought and instead of making the Kan kakee valley a gaiden spot of Indiana, I Keep the garden spots we already have. Very respectfully yours, C. F. Repel. An adjourned term of the St. Joseph circuit court will be held, commencing Jgn. 18, for the transaction of business that could not be attended to during the regular term, which closes Jan. 16. jnQty the American steam laundry, of 1 Mrorte. Work first-class. A. E. Cripe, ; jent. Ho Favorite Homo Remetfg. or all diseases caused by derangement of the Liver, Kidneys, and Stomach. Keep it always in the house and you will save time and Doctor’s Bills, and have at hand an active, harmless and perfectly safe purgative, alterative and tonic. If you feel dull, debilitated, have frequent I headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appetite and tongue coated, you are suffering from torpid liver or biliousness, and SIM- ' JWONS LIVER REGULATOR will cure you. If you have eaten anything hard to digest, or feel heavy after meals or sleepless at night, a dose of SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR will relieve you and bring pleasant sleep. If at any time you feel your system needs cleansing and regulating without violent purging, take SIMMONS LIVER ; REGULATOR. J. H. Zeil in * Co., Philadelphia.

Ex-Senator C. 11. Reeve celebrates his I 75th birthday tomorrow, January 15. His many old time friends will wish him many happy returns of the day. He is one of the oldest citizens of Plymouth having resided here constantly since 184(5. Plymouth Democrat. i Call and see sample copies of the Chicago V eekly Inter Ocean and the New York Thrice a-Week World, with which the Independent is making liberal clubbing terms. Ladies’ calling cards latest styles in cards and type. '- j, 111.r,-a,,,,. - tfeadnciie Cnaal a J lB ■ Mlles’ Pain Pt-. • T

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NUMBER 26.

Hanging of Jones. Jones, the murderer, will be hung, if at all, within the prison walls at Michi gan City, and the hangman mustbeeithier the warden or his deputy. He will ' get SSO for the job. The gallows constructed for Parker and McAfee jis in condition and the execution must take place before sunrise on the day set. All executions are to tab • placeeithc that, prison or the one south. - ' The Spring^’ y Now that Z . tied down, i J L

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