St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 35, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 March 1897 — Page 1

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VOLUME XXII.

NORTH DAKOTA. Cecil, North Dakota, March 4. '97. Ed. Independent: I will take the opportunity of writing a few lines to the eastern people in regard to North Dakota. We have had a mild winter, only a few cold spells, the coldest day of the winter being February 26. It was 42 below zero, when I and one of my neighbors went 30 miles to the woods after wood. Did not have flny place to warm till we got to the end of our journey, then loaded outloads and took care of our teams before going into the house. We have had lots of storms this winter, but only one blizzard. That was on the 26th of November and was a genuine blizzard, the worst this country ever had, the old settlers say. But it was not as bad as I expected from what I had heard and read of them, but it was bad enough. It was the only storm this winter so far that a person was not safe to go out and the only one in eight years. We have lots of snow, have not seen the bare ground since November 3, '96, and on account of so much stormy weather it drifted bad around our buildings and makes it bad for us who have to feed from out of doors, and the most of us have our hay stacked on the outside and carry it in as we feed it. My neighbors and I are hauling our wood from close by the woods w here we get it for 82 a load, getting it in poles. They are 14 feet long. We load 4 feet high, making about I’o cords. I have 30 miles to haul now. You may judge what kind of roads we have. The reason we go so far is because we get much cheaper and better wood, and as we have nothing to do in the winter we don’t count our time worth much. It is costing me 84 a month for wood this winter, and if I had my house done it would take about half that much. Now I will say to those who had intended to come to North Dakota, do not let these big stories you hear scare you out. As far as the winter is concerned, people can winter here nearly as well as they can in the east and the summers area great deal pleasanter here, and the opportunity for a poor man to get a home is ten to one better in North Da kota than in the east. H. W. Ford. Gov. Mount's Estimate of the Late Legislature. This is w hat Gov. Mount said in regard to the general assembly of 1897 shortly after its adjournment: “It has been an industrious and a good legislature, and 1 believe that the judgment of the public will be that its servants have done the public business well. There have been a number of excellent laws passed, some that were not quite so good, but, on the whole, the work is of a high character. There were some measures that I would like to see passed that were not, notably the bill throwing greater safeguards around the collection of the road tax from the railroads. As that business is conducted now, the state gets very little of this money. There was a good bill regulating this matter passed by the House, but it did not get through the Senate. I notified the Senate that I would wait for it and accept this bill if it would pass it, but it decided that if it opened the gate for this one bill it would be unable to shut off the Hood of bills that were waiting a chance." Here is a trick that will amuse you. Puncture the shell of a raw egg with a pin, and through the hole thus made extract the contents. When the shell has become dry pour fine sand through the pin hole until the egg is about one-fourth filled. Then seal up the h-le with white wax and your imitation egg will lie as 1 natural in appearance as a real one. j Then tell your companions that you can make an egg obey your slightest, wish standing on the edge of a knife, the rim of a glass, or whatever you will. Os I course no one will believe you, but you can prove you are right. The only secret is to tap the egg gently every time you change its position, so that the sand will settle at the bottom, and keep the egg upright in just th * position you wish. . - Ex. Signs of Spring. Protect Your Editor. The editor of an exchange notes an instance of a newspaper man whose life was saved from the bullet of an assassin by a silver dollar in his pocket that turned the bullet of the would be assassin. The editor informed his delinquent subscribers that he is at present almost wholly unprotected.

WALKEirm So\ JOSEPH COUNTY.

Strawberries: Varieties to Plant. ! As the publication of our regular small fruit bulletin has been unavoid ably delayed, this newspaper bulletin is i sent out in response to many calls con corning the varieties of strawberries which our experience seems to indicate are the most profitable for general planting. ; From the list of seventy live varieties I > ‘ which were fruited last season on the ; experimental grounds. I have selected - ten varieties which have been tested j long enough to warrant us in recoin j ! mending them for general cultivation. J ! Those marked B are bi sexual, having a ' ; perfect blossom, while those marked I* have a pistillate blossom, and require a , mate in order to insure proper fertiliza- | tion and the consequent production of ' fruit. They are placed on alphabetical order, and not in the order of merit. Beder Wood (Bl is one of the earliest, • and has been quite productive on our I grounds, especially during the early > part of the season. It is recommended i for the home garden mainly on account i of its earliness and good quality. The ; fruit is not so large as many others. I Brandywine (B) is a comparatively I new variety, but a very luxuriant grower, i healthy and quite productive. Fruit I bright rod, good form and quality, i Medium to late in ripening. ■ Brunett (B) is not generally grown by commercial growers, but it is un questionably one of the very best table berries on the list, it is not quite so ■ productive with us as the Haverland, but its quality is unsurpassed. Bubach (Pi is now a comparatively old variety, and one of the largest and most profitable home market berries that we have grown. It does not yield as many berries as some others, but the bushels are there, and it will bring one third more money than such varieties as Van Deman, or Green Prolific as generally grown. Clyde (B) lias show n itself to be one < of the most productive varieties on our j grounds. Fruit large mid handsome, ! and holds up well throughout the sea son. Greenville । will give good satisfae I tion almost anywhere, with good rare. It is a vigorous grower, requiring plenty j of room. The fruit is large and hand some, and brings the top price. Haverland ilb is becoming so well and so favorably known as to scarcely need more than a passing word of commenda tion. It is a very desirable home mar ket berry. Lovett (Bi was first sent out as an early variety, but it ripens about mid season, and is a good pollenizer for Bubach. Parker Earle B will give excellent returns if planted on a rich, moist soil, but under ordinary treatment it is very likely to set more fruit than it can ripen to perfection. The crop w ill be harvest ed along with Gandy. Warfield iP) is our very best berry for canning purposes. It retains its color and flavor better than any other berry ’ we have ever grown. If grown in hills. 1 the fruit will be of good size, among the earliest to ripen, and lasting throughout the season. Purdue Newspaper Bui letin, March 11. IN*7. OBITUARY. Betsy Vincent was born January 1. 182’. in Geauga county, Ohio, and died ■ March 11, 1897, at Walkerton, aged 76 years, 2 months and 10 days. Death came after a long illness from dropsy and heart trouble She was united in marriage to B. 11. Vincent Dee. 1.7, IS 13. at Mishawaka. St. J-wph county. Ind. To thmn w ere Lorn seven children, four of whom are now j living. Her husband preceded her to | th*'life beyond January 22. 1883. She. united with the M. E. church in Walker ton about 31 years ago and lived con I I sistently in the faith to the time of her j death. She and her husband resided i for a number of years on the farm near । Walkerton and in 1876 they moved to ■ town, Mr. Vincent engaging in the furni ture and undertaking business with his i eldest son, Edward J., she remaining a i resident of Walkerton until her death. The deceased is survived by four child ren, 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mrs. Vincent was a true Christian woman in every sense of the word and her life was so lived as to casta radiance, and cheer upon those about her. The funeral services were conducted at the M. E. church Tuesday at 2 p. m., Rev. Pavey delivering the sermon. The funeral was very largely atterded. The remains were buried in the Walkerton cemetery. ‘ The wonderful demand for Work’s ' Garment Cutter proves its superiority over all other systems. It is rapidly be- . coming the only system used by leading dressmakers everywhere. Taught by I Mrs. J. W. Brown.

A LETTER PROM ILLINOIS. Plattville, 11l , March 11, ‘97. Ed. Independent: I would like to have a small space in I your paper this week to toll my friends how I like the country and of the farm ing lands. I landed at Minooko, a small town about the middle of the state, from ; there I went to a farm house fifteen miles east. This Mr. Mike Mann own’s, I a farm of about a thousand acres of farming land. I hired out to him for I the season. We have just taken up the horses I from the stock field where they have pasture all winter and have been out to the open weather also. They were in good condition and are all good young horses. Myself ami Bert Wolfenbarger, a young man of Walkerton, broke two of the colts to drive this week. But one team of horses of this locality has been shod this winter. It has been rain ing here for the last few days and the mud is about knee deep to a horse. Everybody here wears rubber boots: at this time Bert and I are doing nothing but choring. Wo have 20 head of milch cows to take care of, 1.7 head of horses and we had lID head of hogs, but we sold .70 head of fatted hogs yesterday and delivered them to Yorkville. I wet t out on a hunt to the Illinois river Mon day ami killed 1.7 ducks out of 2.7 shots. They are quite numerous. There are some fox and possums. Skunks are quite numerous. They visit the hen house quite often. We are going at the farm wo«k the first of April. The first thing is plant ing the oats. We have 180 acres of oats and about that much corn to plant. Corn and oats arc the chief products here. We have now on the farm about 7,<XXI bushels of corn in the crib ami 3,000 of oats. We have tine (lowing wells <>n the place. The land is very । low and very black soil. It is all tiled. The land is as low as the Kankakee I but it sell i for 870 an kakreland would sell << ■< river Was only Hlraightcucd. I could j , tell you man) more things about the i I land of Illinois but don’t like to take up ■ I so much space in your paper this time. ! ‘ I will close for this time vxpcc'ing to hear from you nil soon. Yours Sincerely. Loi is C. Ksi im ।v. Eyes oft the Clock. You boys who have just started out on a business career, how often do you look at the clock I 1 Not ver) frequent!), we trust. Listen to what C. I*. Hunt ington has to say on the habit 'Most people always work with one eye on the clock, so as to be read) to stop at a evr tain hour. I never did that. My rule has been, when I have an) thing to do, is to go ahead and do it. 1 never pay. an) attention t > the clock. If we could abolish clocks more people would get rich. Watching clocks was the bane of the youth of my day. and 1 supp< sc the same is true yet. In conducting my । business 1 always promote the man 1 | find who works without reference to 1 clocks." Mr. Huntington, who is i. -w worth from thirty to forty millions, was a poor . boy, with a limited education. He was born on a farm and for a long time work : ed for his board and clothes. His first dollar was made in working over time on i the farm. He ascribes what success he ' had in life to the fact that he never look ed at a clock to see what time it was. Late Real Estate Transfers. James L. McDaniel and others to ! James A. Williams, a strip of land H .7 ft long by six inches wide off n w side of lot to in o p Walkerton, -30. John Baughman to Mathias Baugh man, ID acres in Libert)' tp. 8 I.3l >'■). Mathias Baughman to Walter A. Morris, 80 acres in Liberty tp. 83,200. Louis Buchtel to Martin E. and Kila , K. Whiteman, lot .7 in Sylvester Lan , j ning’s add to North Liberty, 8->OO. "W hy don t you run a paper like : that?” a merchant said to a reporter the j other day, throwing out a Chicago daily. . ‘For the same reason that you don't run ' a store like that,” the reporter replied, J turning to a full page advertisement of a ! Chicago house, showing a twelve story building. The merchant looked attentively at the picture a moment and said, “I never looked at it that way before.” To parties contemplating a trip north, south or west, let me call your attention to the fact that we connect at Kankakee, Reddick, Dwight and Streator with nearly all the roads in this country. Don’t overlook us, but when traveling give us a call. Seeour agents, or address J. S. Bartle, G. P. A., Streator, 111. Call and see sample copies of the Chicago weekly Inter Ocean and the New York Thrice-a Week World, with which the Independent is making liberal clubbing terms.

SATUKDAY. MAUCH 20. 1897.

Fh; Communication. W L Ed In- cmmstowu, lixf , M irt h 9. '97. The 8 . oct of draining the Kankakee ' 11 U that should bo consideri'd lom Boh. No doubt it is to Mr. I’lace’s in Biwt to have it drained but as 1 own noH Id along the Kankakee I can speak fn j Rher side. We have an exnmpf I kat the marsh will he when it is i. just on the west side of South This marsh is well drained but tire owners claim they do not get enoughnhutu- it to pay for draining it. Marsh la® that is drained is all right foroneoAwo crops and then it has to bo lot h^qvor one or two years till it grows sod or it will not bring half U erop.l I know this from experience There ii»nar#h land lying west of Walk erton tl»t was farmed for three or four years blit it never brought more than half a c»p. Mr. Place speaks of raisii g or them being raised S,O<M) bushels of corn onlono piece of marsh and 3.0G1 bushels on another piece but does he figure cost of raising this corn? We get liHiJ enough rain in the summer season noB, but if we drain every water hole so there is nothing to draw rain we will convert this great agricultural sec tion into a desert where there will be an occasional green spot around some wet place that is not yet drained. There is not enough fall to carry the waste awa) fast enough. In wet weather the marsh will be too wet to farm and in a dry summer the muck is just about like ashes, there being no life in it. It will take years to get this marsh into shape 80 that it will be fit for anything but duck hunting Y<mrs respectfully. Eijhpr C. Pun r. |Wc dun t care to stick our nose into i this eray, but we should like to I know how drainage will be to Mr Place s i jutemst it the marsh him! will u<>t anvthinv utjer Li dr m 1 d ’ v County Postoffice Appoint. mentA. I Con^esisman < *runipm-ker has an ! nouncirikhis n-cummendattoi < for p<w<t offices in LaPortc count) a- follows LnPortc W. A Bai - Wanatah W I’. Dugrr. Union Mills Ji: > G Sclia it - Stillwell August Kemp. Jr. Kingsbury Jacob Lybrook Wellsboro Mrs G. H White Otis Florence J. Skelly. Westville Miss Henrietta Winters. Hanna Wm Gnigcr. Rolling Prairie .lames Powell. The Michigan (it) News of hist Wednesday sain: The North-in prison now contains three distinguished pris oners from DeKalb count), s< nt there for embezzlement of county funds, with the prospects ahead that three more oj the DeKalb officials will bt wearing 'stripes. D. D. Moody, a clerk of the county, donned prison strip's Monda) morning. He pleaded guilt) to embez zling 82,700 of count) funds and was sentenced for two years. He has served in the State Legislature and he is known all over the State as a politician. M- ■!y was followed last night L) Auditor Frank Borst and Treasurer Reuben H. Sawvile, who were tried Monday and were fiven five years each on their plea of gully to having embezzled < M-r B'2O, OMI--^|the people's uolJ-y. I A f^e assortment of reu veiiings. ;dso I black Um! color- ,! chiffoi f Ida II s-h's. i iii i.i - . . I M MO NSW B^^BB i TflE Favorite Home Remeflg. ! For 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 headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appetite and tongue coated, you are suffering from torpid liver or biliousness, and SIMMONS 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. H. Zcilin & Co., Philadelphia.

OAK LOGS WANTED. At Baughci'h mill at once. Job printing canh at the jNDFt’r ndent ■ office. Don't ask for credit. , 1- irvmen’H ball March 17. i | ( i The board of comtninHionerß of Ln i Porte county have poHtponed further ( ooMideration of tho Kankakee drainage > question until next June. T. J. Wolfe in handling the famous 81 tailor made Apollo pants. Any of their samples are made at 81. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE IN DEPENDENT'S CLUBBING RATES. I l'o close out 10 gallons choii e maple । syrup will sell at 90 cents per gallon. A. H. Noble. • Ihe Independent office has blank deeds and m >rtgages, notes and receipts for sale. Tiint f.cme fiaefe ran bo ewea win> hr. Miles' NERVE PLASTER. OulyiV.. —

iwiwnwnnnininwiiwtw^^ I Great Clearing Sale; X' FOR SPOT CASH. X hi Order to Reduce Our Stock Before taking I OUR ANNUAL INVENTORY We will sell the following Goods for Spot Cash at Prices Quoted: II ° Men «• 0, ; .i -ata ..imall • i z ,. H . worth .?1.50 to st». Rale price $ . n't'N.- • -» w’.'h and young men h o^. rcoutn, worth $1 5o to st>, naiu price 51-t< I ißm.dl hzc«\ worth 50 cents to sl, Hale price ‘ 10 r, ’ 13. : Men m Htii! hats, all Hizen, worth $ 1.50 to $3. Hale price K/vr iOOn pairp Men’s calfskin boots. No. T, or M’s. worth $2.50 to s3.lsale, 1.00 to 2/Mo Inack imported pants, worth $1 to $5, sale price 2.00 to LOI » 1 1? Boats vithout ruhbors) worth 75c to sl, Hale price 50 » IBn ' •’■‘i -kb' arcti c beM. quality , w-rth sl.sb to $1.05, sale, 7.25 ’ B. } « bnckli- 1: '|i ^,| l( st quality , wort h $1.25 to $1.35, Hale, -m UI phn < and nut tens formerly $1 Io $1.25, sale price ’ 7500 cents to 75 cents, sale price 5G - “ 35 cents to 10 cents, “ 25 Men s rubber boots, short, best quality,.. 2bi> " hip, best quality XSO I'crfi tions for felt boots, best quality \\ 00l knit b<Hits and best perfections «>4’ Best quality felt boots with best quality perfect ions ” \ll wool beaver overcoats, worth $9 to sl2, for ^ 51. I All overcoats formerly to $lO, for 737 " $0 to SB. for SJK" ' Men's all wool suits formerly $13.50 to $1G.50, for ■ " $11.50 to $13.50, for ib X t “ suits •• “ sß.ob to $10,(X), for » “ $6 to $7.50, for §>lo • “ $5 to $6, for « 50 Boys’ Long Pant Suits, age 8 to 12, Half PriCfi.^ 50 Boys’ Knee Pant Suits, age sto 13, 75c. up. All Winter Underwear 25 per cent off. Winter Caps as Low as 10 Cents. Come and See us Before Buying THOMAS J. WOLFE *■*■•******■ aanvew* " T « wWMMFffXM.TVMXXaHHCnaMBI wnw wnmnnpr n1 jt ROSS & JARRELL \ HARD GOAL \ HEATERS, I \ Wood 1 {eaters, ■ I Oil (Hoth Rugs, air tight heate^si Faints, Oils, etc. i ROSS & JARRELL. I

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See tlie new spring hats at Milliirc’? 'The I n DHPEN den t has secured 77 e- - at Stillwell. < 'has. Pinkerton, the Madison u ship murderer, lias been indieb d f< r -c in di i- in the first degree. One way settlers tickets on mw. it I. 1. A. I. stations on the following utwir March 2nd and 16th, April 6Lh wu 3ix.- : and May 4th and 18th. For full parti Ctllars call on our agents or address l , J: S . Bartie, G. P. A., Streator, 111. Spring being near it is time- to swli-. harness. I have tin* most complete Ttm । f harness you ever before looked at c i Walkerton. They are made of the : oak tanned leather and guaranteed to r«- : all right in every respect. This is th> time to come in and get prices. Cat furnish you harness at any price or /. any style that you may desire. CaR-xu •xamine my stock before you buy else where. Can convince you that Ake’s uthe place to buv your harness. F. M. A ks All druggists sell Dr. Miles' Nerve Plastecx—