St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 29, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 February 1897 — Page 4

iamrs S p————————— @he Independent, #BSUED EVERY SATURDAY —_— AT ‘#ALKERTON, - - - [INDIANA. V. A. ExpLEY, - Editor and Publisher. —— N A T i o G S e A i i ISATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1897. Ex-Congressman James Wilson, of fowa, has accepted the appointment of secrotary of agriculture, which settles the chances of Aaron Jones, of this county, who was prominently mentioned in sonnection with this position. T OAN W &d Molloy, editor of the LaPorte Elerald, is a candidate for the LaPorte wostoffice. Mr. Molloy has been a faith#ul servant of his party, both with voice and pen, for many years, and this service, together with the fact that he is well qualified for the position in question, would surely entitle hiu to this recogni- = on. Here's honine ate It is reported that McKinley intends #o offer the position of commissioner of pensions to Gen. Daniel Sickles as a regognition of his services in the late campaign. This would be a concession to ¢he gold democrats. Should this veteran of the civil war receive and accept the appointment the old soldiers would be suce to get their just dues during his inasumbency. T R PSSO LTSz | Col. Robert (. Ingersoll, having reached his 64th year, has decided to take gome leisure in his advanced years, and , will retire from the active practice of law. | Heintends to give himself up largely to | the pleasures of his library, in which, it i is @aid, he has al vays found his greatest | enjoyment. He has not divorced himself | from all work, but will devote a part of { Riz time to preparing and delivering lec 3 Kires. ‘ President-elect McKinley has earnest- t ’ * ¥ requested that the inaugural com- ‘ mittee abandon the expensive inaugu- | ral ball, and devote the 850,000 that | would be required to carry out this part | ‘ of the program to purposes of charity. | With so much disiress and poverty all 5 over the country Mr. McKinley says ' 1 that he would be averse to spending this ‘ ’ large sum on mere glitter and display | when it could be put to so much nobler | ases. . : Ex-President Harrison in the Ladies’ ;l‘ Home Journal denounces in most em ' phatic terms the practic gerryman | g e SCONETOSE WO Yy - ‘ simply to attain partisan ends is a favor- ' ; ite pastime with unscrupulous politi-| cians. There is nothing just nor right?g about it, and the people in general be E‘ lieve as the ex-president does on this| ! question. ; * { 4 T i yman J. Gage, of Chicago, who has |, Been appointed secretary of the treasury ) | by President-elect McKinley, seems tni: Be a man eminently fitted to take charge L of the financial branch of the govern " ment. The appointment evidently | ‘ pleases the leading financiers of the l | sountry, almost without exception and 7" irrespective of party: men who are in a| gosition to know and judge fully of Mr. Grage’s ability and his peculiar qualifi eations for the office, and this fact alone would seem to demonstrate the wisdom of the president-elect’'s choice. ! A change of date for the inauguration f the president is bei liscussed at Washincton. It ) ‘ ‘ he date from March 4to April 30. The change are enumerated as foll ;Vs Better weather would be insured. 1t would restore the inauguration to the original day intended. Congress would be enabled to devote two additional | months to the business of the short | session and be in session while the presi- | dent is inaugurated. These reasons all | seem to be sensible and practical, and | there is said to be a strong feeling at | X . ¢ : Y - : FAes { . b has been int ed in the I county superintendent of hools and give the state superintendent jurisdic vion over the granting of E,;"“H’\"'\' and other county school matters. 1t is ques tlonable whether there is any demand for the passage of such a bill. The pre sent school system of Indiana seems to be giving g 15} . Lhe dis trict school system of tl state, over which the county superintendents have divrect authority, is surpassed by that of no other state, and this high standard has been brought about mainly through tho personal care and attention of the different county superintendents. It requires the entire time of an efficient man to look after the welfare of the sc¢hools in each county, and instead of tbolishing this office it would seem as though the county superintendents should be provided with more assistance that the hich standard of the district schools may continue to be maintained, and even improved.

I The pension agency at Indianapolis has been allotted $2,700,000 for next payment. i 3 A——— | -1 One hundred and twenty-five men are required to feed the furnace of a firstclass Atlantic steamship. \ A D T 4 SRS SO | Original pensions have been grantec to General Jasper Packard, now of New | Albany, formerly of LaPorte, and Bar- " ney Uline, of Nappanee. ‘ . ————— | H.C. Pressler and W. H. McEwen have bought the Albion Democrat, assuming control last week. O. H. Down- l | ey, the retiring publisher, will start an ; agricultural paper. —— f Spain has formulated a plan of reform | for governing the island of Cuba and is I now ready to make concessions to the '{ Cubans. The queen regent, it is stated, has signed the plan of reform. 1t is un- | derstood that the gcheme embraces very | liberal provisions for home rule in Cuba. TS S S ; There is something in the following | pointed paragraph from an exchange: “It is all owing to what a man is |proud of. If he is proud of his honor | and integrity, proud of his blameless life and efforts to benefit his race, he is the o~ ~?_nf n manwn. Rut if ho is proud of his wealth, his birth or his learning, he is a fool.” T 30 bt Chicago is considering an ordinance to prevent the ringing of all church bells. Some annoyingly practical people are opposed to the ringing of church bells, alleging that they disturb the quiet of neighborhoods. Church bells are no doubt more or less annoying to invalids and nervous people, but so are the many other sounds of city life, which can not !ho helped. It would seem a pity to no longer hear the beautiful, deep toned ‘('hurvh bells of (hicago, which add so | much to the charm and poetic gide of | city life. | } e | livery tax payer agrees with the Ind : danapolis Journal in regard to this iten:: | “It is very certain that the laws relative | to the change of venue in criminal cases | should be radically changed. Under the ‘ present law many of the criminal cases | are taken out of the county for trial to | the great expense of the tax payers who are ('ump"“i‘(! to pay the costs of iRy : cution and defense. Not the least of the | abuses connected with the matter is the employment of lawyers outside the cour ‘ ty to participate in the defense of crim. | inals whether wanted or not.” ! e o e i Pugilist James J. Corbett has domon strated that he has a heart that beats with sympathy and kindoess for his § suffering fellowwen. In Chicago, where | he and his company have been plaving | at the Lincoln theater, he learned by | accident of the dest tutio { ! y | near by and at once hastened to their | NP By Buy Tie Tood " Fiel i other | articles necessary to make the wretched | family comfortabie. This little incident | goes to show that the noblest qualities é of manhood may sometimes be hidden be l neath a rough and unpretentious ex ' terior. Corbett’s little act of humanity | does not extenuate prize fighting in the least, but it teaches us to exercise for bearance and to not be too hasty in judging from outward appearances and circumstances who is good and who is| not good at heart. It furthermore de monstrates that we are too prone to con demn men as being entirely bad because | they do not measure quite up to ous standard of mcrals 1n s ) rtai g 10 not \ 15 realiy ind who 1s readly bad, appearances b deceiving, and therefore we should ¢ slow in our judgment of people ar us. There may be big surprises t x“;' so t —— F'he An y Business Coll ) Omaha, Neb.. r's a fine opportunit young people to secure a practical bus | ness education at home without charee | | for tuition. Readers of this paper shoul { avail themselves of this liberal offer at | once. : : Rev. Snyder, pastor of the - B.| charge at Donaldson, Marshall county, | ed on the TxnErENDENT Wednosday. | revival u‘,.-«",‘ s at Pretty Lake, ! i his regular appointments, where he } e B 2 An yoe £y ¢ i five weeks’ series of meetings at Do dson, the result of his efforts there b ing 71 conversions. In the ten weeks hie hows the excellent record of 131 con versions. { P Yt A ‘ and I¥nfringewment mm:l:-n(x: " | L AA ducted. An experience of g |k B L g | 9 ents roughout the te S { g ‘, ;‘ozti;; th%upat(émc%flfi? and "? | A LI Ty it chals o U | T : '.‘. dent attorneys. Send ,‘,,mi.l '.' i . - or s-kfuh_ for free opinion as to ‘ | | A4 patentability. A45 Page oad ] ) | 0 Bk end haiote DTS | . .‘ { . & W.TFITICERALD A 00, Ha® | | Pk o e, $F L ‘ WASHINGTON, D, C. ‘N' | DI YSN e kv YDB EKE |

On March 1, 2 and 3 the Baltimyep & Ohio Railroad will sell excursfyp tickets to Washington, D. C., at rate *“ ‘one fare for the round trip, accougs Inauguration of President-Elect McKg,. ley. Tickets will be good for return fig | ‘m March 8, 1887, .j j S S SR | LR ' T.J. Wolfe is handling the famous gy tailor made Apollo pants. Any of ‘ samples are made at $4. v Grand View Hotd) | (FORMERLY THE AMERICAN nomzunj‘z ; Has been overhauled e and refurnished and B made comfortable and g pleasant for guests. j § The table we set we know will please gur patrons. P : B 9 Py Meals all Hours, = Rates Per Day, - $1.5§0 oD@ bt B L RIINEHAR .‘,. l Prop: & e e e 5. A0 SRS, ’ 4 Hon.W. J. Bryan’s Book of HA,i:.':6!',‘?!“;:‘r:('.il‘:':"::::i!-f:‘.&1:!::),1‘113‘ '::r‘h. -2 - tmmediately wm o publishers. The work m will contain . o =8 AN ACCOUXT OF HIS | oo A CANPAIGY TOUR, o RIS BIOGRAVEY, -ty VRITTEN BY S 8 winp | e & s/ 718 MOST IMPOR | - Lt O\ SPERCEES - A @& B L TER RESULTS OF THR [ OIS CANFAIGS OF pves, : . ’ A REVIRW 07 17 \ A ;h,oy 0 j,"g4~‘l 0T ‘r’u. +e® ACENTS WANTED @ Mr Brran has - pond his intention of dev ng sne ““"Dml ror Y to tiwrine the inee of Himetallinm, Thereammalready lndications fan anormous sale, Addross WL CONREY COMPANY, Publishery J4l- 151 Dearborn St.. . CHKAGO B e—- — ) veral falthfsl men or women o TAYS for resp hie edahlished houssin fidiane e y 278 lAy e 15 weokly and ‘ ey, 1 permanent Reference. Bn e el f lill od stamped envelopisd The e e—- — ADVANTAGE OF THE IN DEPENDENT'S CLUBBING RATER e e e eetßot 3. oA= e .

9 069 00000696 V DR HOVP vou have a want in € Dry Goods, ;" S Croceries, ? Boots, Shoes, (fmaueenswa re. A A Stock in Perfect Touch ]!‘h Faahion's Requirements i PSS me by would be an inexcusableinjuatice to your pocket b () and learn why Economical People Prefer to Spend their Money with me. NOAIL RENSBERGER. LEADER IN LOW PRICES. & O Y G D PO OP GV GD B ey W m—m ! THE RED STAR I & P OR i BT B T RAe WY S RO S R A S ISTPNN N A WIS Pl WP GROGERIES AND NOTIONS. Highest Market Price for Country Produce. 0009 e . ‘ Joulls W illiams. “fi-'; RIS oNN S T RS LN P SYT Oo R A e T SSRBO X 158 W W [ am ready now to do any Planing, latching, or Re=sawing, on short notice, and usual ly while you wait, Logs and Pickets sawed at once. All workguaranteed. Pri ces game as other mills. ’ HAxD & SOFT | WOOD lI.UTNBER always on hand. Twenty thousand fine oak fence Pickets %4 and 2 inch, 4 feet long, at ! 4 per 1,000, | TRY THE VETERAN MILL MAN. i‘ ‘ e | W. BAUGHER. |

;gs To Grocery Buyers. i : -To any party that has bought or intends g . ‘g. to buy groceries from the Chicago traveli%'mtai[ %mcery house 1 will say T will Mill any bill of same amount at ten per - cent less than they furnish the goods. 1‘ Noan RexspenrGern. | Walkerton Market. i CORRECTED WEEKLY BY STEPHENS AND “f GRIDER. B ... o B . s B ... B i ik {Potatoes new................... 25 to 28 B e R0ver5eed.................350 t 03.75 \ B . el B . to 16 !8flfl.1]fl......,....,,.,....‘......7()[4»75 B iSB fimi0n5new.................... 30 to 35 Snickens y0ung.................5 to 5% ;W()()1...........‘.‘............A1()t()i'.’. ‘Turk0y5........u.....A..... iOB T ————————————————— ———— s s S J 'i TEX T ‘, 1 ) i p S, . l Walkerton, Ind. i i Joun E. Jouxsox, Pres. 3 Mora Gan Jounsoxy, Vice-Pres, Tromrsox Turner, Cashier, l ! Does n genernl banking |l|lhillt'.~~;‘ Fhnyw and sells exchange, makes col ;h'nlinlm on wll points at lowest possi | | ble expense, Acconnts of iil«li\il||l.|l.~n! [ mnd corporantions solicited. 3 L, A e e e e .et i o ! THE PAGE FENCE. WA s e g CBus: S, 0 eye 4 ] bty iy g a7 < i ey el Sk et dmbede bk indpiinde “The Page" is a good, honest, factory made fence. Nothing only the bes gteel wire used. Itis an up to - }:l to 1 fence, having ' prings to each rod In styles from 2to 7 feet high, with from Tto 25 wires, Will be sold eaper thia over before. The Bond steel post is i E will aall e | y 1 (1 iroYed, Wil sy i Eu_»;',vfi.m;".up;", ] S——T —— T ———————— T ————————

S SRR (TN N |“--l-;,_‘l N A/ et AR AR EA R AR = Clearing Out Sale! TR RN I NR ORI AN A LOT of Boys’ Long Pant Suits have been placed on our bargain counters and will be sold regardless of cost. WE HAVE a lot of Men's DLants >of good quality and style which will be closed*'oul at vig vargatns. — - ! - ‘S}‘nu'( too short to give prices. i('a;;:r in and learn prices for 3+ \yourself and be convinced }";3 |that we are selling goods at la very narrow margin. i S o eoS O —_—D L 830 RO ST, R Fvervthing generally kept in a first-class clothing store will be found at our establishment. Yours to please, - & Fai oontz alr. 29396 Stephens & @ridar. > DB $ Gioing to place on sale at once a full and complete line of 'SPRING DRESS GOODS il Including the latest fashions, shades, ete. We also take pleasure in announcing a complete line of Ladies’, Gents’, Children’s and Misses’ Latest toes, shades, ete. We also take pleasure in announcing the most complete line of Popular Priced ‘ ' : $ ‘Gents’ Furnishing Goods Fiver shown in this city. Purchase no goods until you see our Spring line. Produce always wanted. GG ® S YBB eR ! HEATING STOVES! ’ — —— A——— ;i have a few heating stovesthat! will close z out at Big Bargains. 4 COME SOON BEFORE THEY ARE 3 ALL GONE. z A GENERAL LINE OF HARDWARE AND e : TINWARE §A FEW SASH AND DOORS AT A BARGAIN. et g 1. A. Keece DOS ST 58 86009660 600DTCP & S — T A—— —____‘________—_________—————————— FERL POOR?Y - -~ Everybody Does. | You feel as if every dollar ought to buy about twice as much as it did a couple of years ago. ‘ Bringe vour dollars here. No field like our store | for !‘T’:a'r'iv‘._‘,.' "1"”"“" if vou expect to get a big crop ; General Merchandise. — { 1 |