St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 41, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 May 1897 — Page 1

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VOLUME XXII.

SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF ODD FELLOWSHIP. The Day Duly Observed by the I. O. O. F. of Walkerton. Last Monday was the 78th anniversary of the founding of Odd Fellowship in the United States. The first Odd Fellows lodge of which there is any record was Aristarcus lodge, of London, 1735. In 1817 Thomas Wildey, an En giish Odd Fellow, was the founder of the order in the United States. He and John Welch, a brother Odd Fellow, of Baltimore, called a meeting, and April 13, 1819, John Duncan, John ( heatham. and Diehard Rushworth responded. April 26, 1819, at the Seven Stars tavern in Baltimore, the five English Odd Fei lows met and organized Washington lodge No. 1, Wildey taking the obligation in the presence of the others, and then administering the oath to them. In 1825 there were four grand lodges Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts, with a total membership of about 500. The first Odd Fellows’ hall was erected in Baltimore in 1831. In 1842 came the break, and since 1813 the American organization has been independent of the English branch. The anniversary was observed in this place by the I. 0.0. F. lodge and Daugh tersof Rebekah with a social and enter tainment in Hudelmyer’s hall on Monday evening entitled “The Festival of Days’’ and “Why they Joined the Re bekahs.” The program was well pre sented and gave excellent satisfaction. Following is the program with caste of characters:

Reader, Mrs. Lulu Bailey. New Year Chorus of girls in white Bea Wolfe, Emma Myer, Lottie Rambo, Ethel Kellogg, Edna Vincent, Leia Irwin. Washington’s Birthday Phay Graf fort. Valentine Day Alta Kellogg, Phay Graffort. St. Patrick’s Day Mert Wolfe, Clarence Hudelmyer, Walter Vincent, Ralph Johns, Kay McDaniel, Leonard Rinehart, Harry Wildeson, Fred Sherland. Arthur Nichols, Fred Jackson, Arthur Vincent. Washing Day Bridget O'Brien Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Restorick. House-cleaning Day Mrs. Ryan and W. F. LaFeber. April Fool Old Maid and Little Boy — Mrs. Etta Jarrell, Arthur Vincent. Ash Wednesday Phay Graffort. Good Friday Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Res torick, Miss Blaine. Easter Chorus of girls Edith Reed, Jessie Taylor, Frost McDaniel, Susie Jacobs, Blanche Daugherty. Emma Pratt. May Day May Queen and chorus of children Ada Myer, May Queen; child ren—Addie Ball, Minnie Jarrell. Nellie Kellogg, Grace Nichols, Millie Jackson, Leland Jacobs, Estella Jackson, Nellie Daugherty. Memorial Day Two Soldiers M. R. Burger, Jessie Jackson. Fourth of July—Jesse Jackson, Uncle Sam; Mert Wolfe, Clarence Hudelmyer, Walter Vincent, Ralph Johns, Ray Me Daniel, Leonard Rinehart, Harry Wilde son, Fred Sherland, Arthur Nichols, Fred Jackson, Arthur Vincent. Emancipation Day W. F. LaFeber. Halloween Ada Myer, Emma Bishop, Emma Pratt, Emma Restorick. Thanksgiving Day Ezra Andrews, Ethel Sherland. Christmas Bertha Wildeson, Mary Jarrell, Lena Marz, Addie Ball, Estella

Jackson. America All the days represented in the entertainment joined in singing “America.” k^Farce, “Why They Joined the Re- ; Mrs. Barnes. Addie W'.lfe: Mrs. Gray, Mrs Ryan: Mr . Don;. Ml . LaFeber: Mrs. Kent, Mrs. bailey. Following the entertainment icecream and cake were served in the ball, a large number of the audience remaining to partake of the refreshments. Tire oc easion was liberally patronized, the receipts amounting to about 635. Nearly Buried Alive. Harvey Yearick came very nearly having a premature burial last Saturday forenoon. While working in a trench

for water pipe at Dr. Arlington's place, I the embankment caved in, burying Mr. Yearick up to his arm-pits. He was stooping over to see something about the pipe, hut felt the dirt giving way and straightened himself up barely in time to escape being completely buried. There must have been about 1,000 pounds of dirt caved in, together with some heavy stone from the curbing, and if he had been caught in a > stooping posture in the trench, which was about six feet deep, with all this damp earth and stone uoon him he would have been smothered alive before any one could have rescued him. It re quired lively shoveling by two men for several minutes before the dirt could Le taken away and Mr. Yearick pulled out of his uncomfortable position.

DRAINAGE. Editor Independent. i I fully realize that the task 1 have undertaken is, to a great extent, a thank less one. It is one in which the only re ward to be hoped for is a consciousness of duty performed toward those who are likely to suffer from the operations of the "Kankakee River 1 mprovement ('om pany;" a corporation organized for the purpose of "improving the channel of the Kankakee river and tributaries thereof." Believing as I do, that the people should be made fully aware of the plans of this company am! the way in which it is proposed to execute those plans; and believing, further, that there is no better way to bring these matters ! to their notice than through the pages of the Lndepen dent, I again trouble you , for space. Many people think this work is to be done under the same laws that I all the smaller ditches throughout the i country have been cut. This is a mis । take. It is to be done under a special I law enacted in 1889, and amended in 1895. Section I of the amended act reads as follows: "That any number of persons, not less than five, who may be interested in constructing any levee, dyke or break water, ditch, open or covered, waste gates, or any work necessary to the ellicient drainage and protection against oxerflow, of lands subject thereto, may associate them selves together, and adopt and subscribe articles which shall specify the mime and objects of the association." It will be noticed that this confers great power j upon the corporation it create-. I Sec. 12, as amended, provides that. "Such work may include and appropri

ate any work heretofore done for the same object and under any law of this , state, by any person or persons, assoeia tion or corporation. allowing such parties just credits for the value thereof, not exceeding what the same work of equal efficiency can be made for at the time of construction of the work herein | contemplated." It is generally believed that the work now being done by the t w - dr« .L'-o vp’f ating on the upper channel of the river is being done by private individuals, and at their own expense. but under this sec tion it can all be made a part of the whole work, and the cost assessed up m the lands affected. This is the section, and the only one, that provides pay for anyone connected with this wo? It provides as stated in my last .irth for “Reasonable attorneys' fees, . and assessors' fees, advertising and other necessary and proper services." This practically allows this corporation to tlx its own charges. Sec. 21 provides that “Am person owning or having interest in any lands embraced in any such assessment, and ; feeling aggrieved by such assessment, । may appeal therefrom to the circuit} court of the county in which the lands affected are situated " This is the only j remedy a land owner has. A man may , be assessed ten, twenty, fifty or a hund- ' red dollars more than he should be, and I he cannot afford to stand a suit in court. { It is cheaper to “grin and bear it.” This, i in connection with the provision for ' “reasonable fees," etc., certainly affords } as good an opportunity as any one could desire for “holding up” and “going through" the people affected by this proposed scheme for drainage. Thine for the right. B. F. Rixehakt. TEEGARDEN. There will be a dance at this place

Saturday night. John Moyer, of Wakarusa visited with friends in this vicinity the first of the week. Mrs. Belle Jackson, of Walkerton, vis I ited with her brother. Lew Lemert. over | Sunday. Gideon Logan's wareh-.use i. com ' pleUMl. Manx of our neighbors attended the funeral of M rs. W illiams at Exner Sun day. | hr. R. Neville was at Plymouth Mon ' i day. i Homer .Johnson counted the ties Sun- , day night. He must have had quite a i job for he didn’t arrive home until (5.30 1 o’clock next moi rung. Miss Louie Logan, who is working at I Bremen, visited with her parents over - i Sunday. i Mat Roberson and Will Brown traded teams Tuesday. 1 John Hanes was called to Starke cf»ii n

ty Tuesday to attend the funeral of a nephew. Ben Shoop, of South Bend, was in town buying rags, rubber and iron Mon day. Leonard Logan and family, of LaPaz, were the guests of Gideon ’ Logan Sunday. J. flood Advice. It is a good policy to look wise and say nothing; but if you can’t do both, omit the former as the least important —Truth. Fok Salk. A first-class Star wind mill, all steel, 50 barrel tank, tower 28 feet high. Will be sold at a great sacri flee. i S. E. Koontz.

WALKERTON. Sl’. JOSEPH COLNTY.

THE FOUR COUNTIES. News of St Joseph, LaPorte, Marshall and Starke Counties Briefly Told. LaPorte will have a cheese factory. Plymouth has let the contract for a ! new school building to cost SII,OOO. LaPorte has already begun prepara- < t ions for a big Fourth of July celebration I and reduct'd railroad rates have been secured from certain points. A hand >me new public library btinu i in*r nnd library win formally dedicated j at LaPorte Friday evening The build I ing and contents cost S2U,(W. I he bicycle factory at Plymouth will I be re opened soon for the manufacture j of the Smalley wheel. \ considerable; force of men will be employed. June 1 ami 2 the conference of the Ep i worth League. South Bend district, will { meet in LaPorte. Between 75 and 100 J delegates are expected to be present. The bicycle association are preparing to i begin work on the bicycle path between i LaP >rfe and Michigan City at once. It i has been decided to build the path four ’ i feet wide. F. D. Ellsworth, the well known mor j chant <>f South Bend, died Thursday ! morning after a brief illness He was I | one of the founders of the Rose A Ells j ! worth dry goods store. Albert (irannow of LaPorte c unty has had the misfortune to have had hie . tfoek of DI sheep gain access to a grain ! ■ bin where all partook of their fill. Twenty live are now dead with a fair < 1 prosjievt of the balance dying.

The strike of the «ti t>e cutters on the new court house at South Rend has ! been nettled by an agreement to go to J work at 3-‘» cents per hour, nine hours per day and eight hours on Saturday. The insurance feature is made optional 1 with the men. | Congressman Royse hi sm.t m the I following recommendations fur post ■ i>as(er . r.out^n<m^^|or;tce G ffr <7 North Liberty. Chnrh - F. K-ek Lak--, die. C. W M • m Granger. Frank Rudolph. It is claimed by the Plymouth 1 .en Rhorer’s hen house, over in Starke county. had been raided by a thief at i whom Rhorer got a shot John Hill, a } witness in the Sutherin ise. di<-1 of an alleged attack of the mump-, and the } mumps were nothii g else than Dar Rhorers bullet t it made the sm-ak } thief stagger as Rhorer fired. Knox Bepubiwa It would si em that i another wolf hunt would be in order in ■ this section. While Ed md Marshall Humphrey were working in a clearing about a mile and a half uTth of town.: yesterday morning, tl “y were surprised . to see three wolves come out of the ad i jacent prairie and commence playing around. They came within fifty yards , of them, apparently pay ing no attention . to them Two of the wolves were large i ones and one small. S mth Bend Times: Jay Dawson and । Vern Sutherland read “Tom Sawyer" ; and Saturday started out on a trip for ; adventures. They took with them 20 : cents, five eggs and five slices of bread. ! (’amp was made down the river at night, ! and their fire nearly got to where they ! lay. The farmers would not sell them any food the next day and all they had was a few “shiners” caught in the river. ) Sunday was spent in Chapin Park dry

ing out their clothes and at night the 1 boys returned home with their desire for adventure fully satisfied. South Bend Sunday’ News: Young ; lawyers say there is so little litigation of ; importance in t his < mnty that they have I hard scratching to make a living, and ! exen the old ones do not boast of a large j 1 accumulation of fees. The practice here j is confined largely to estate matters and ' minor claims with a few divorcesand criminal cases byway of a variety, and : naturally a few lawyers get the bulk of i the business, so that when the remain I j der is divided among the other members ।of the bar it spreads out very thin. In | | our opinion a young lawyer of snap and ability makes a mistake to settle down in

an old community to wait, for his turn. Honors both legal and political and a competency await him in that west to which Horace Greely so confidently pointed young men. It still exists and there is room at the top. Has Troubles of His Own. Noah Reed, of Nappanee, had his jaw I broken by a kick from a horse, the other day. The last previous visitation of misfortune to Mr. Reed, was the burning of his saw mill. He has also had his finger cut off by a saw; one eye knocked out by an emery wheel bursting, and his mill once destroyed by a boiler explosion and once burned out. J. I. & I. passenger service is the best.

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* r \ for your scrap book. business m in. of re £ ar d for justice is the basis latest’ legitimate transaction and regu j ness JP' conduct °f every upright bust ^Strict in keeping all his engage men® nothing carelessly or in a hurrw “otliii g undo., f that ou^bt u nn d that he can do. .* mid with every me ret keeps his fu.B w and Us busine to himself can msdy do him—ls he em plos’ me el— to do In dealings with his customers iprom and decisive and does not at tctnpf^PF do a larger business than his capital ill permit. Neve writes lengthy letters to husi ness ri- , but says what hr has to say in as few »rds as possible. In b h buying and selling. prefers cash tab ^edit. and short credits to long ones. Inal.£ ,is bargains is careful to have everyth g clearly and explu ith under stood. Leave nothing to memory that he ought b commit to writing. Keeps verything in its place am! d not alk his desk t-> K ome littered with Ise <s. papers A,-. Keeps copies of all important letter* Im writfs and carefully til< n» o all 9 • Urs. invoices. statements. Ar , th it he may refrive. IsTokji after his business himself and kre(S at its head Avoid* all lawsuits if js^iblc, , U( d v('ooimodavkMi in money matters, where

there is tlr least hazard Livesecucomirally and within hm in c< >n»e. a pocket memorandum b .4 and in every particular in re gard to aUMuntmonts a Mr is. • la raublua alx.ut becoming s-mrity for any on*. I When by motives of humanity I ■ la pi lb -tig. a |;en 4 ! hie in life as he is to the rich He rewt*«God. respect- ail mankind and loves truth Doe* not tru«t ony one wh- credit ii suspected. Examines his Imoks frequently and) keeps patted in regard to his busim ~. Obituary of Mrs. Mary W illiams. Mrs, Mary Williams, wife . f Wesley Williams,of Tyner, died April 23. D'o aged 55 years. 10 months and f days She with her parents came from < )hio to Marshall county. Indiana, in K 2 She 1 was marred to Thomas \\ . <ley \\ ilhmm in NK). To them were Imrn two child } ren, both of whom preceeded her to the ; world beyond. She lived a useful Chris tian life in the United Brethern church) for more.than 30 years. Her funeral was held in the U. B. church at Tyner Sun ’ day, conducted by Rev. Riley, the pastor in the presence of a very large congrega | tion. Her disease was lingering and ' very painful, but she bore it with forti : tude and was anxious for the end to i come. Her faith in Christ and her beau ’ tiful Christian life gave her great joy ) and peace to the very moment of death. 1 She leaver, a husband and five brothers with many relatives and friends to ' mourn. She was beautifully laid to rest i in the Center cemetery, where her relatives are buried by her side. Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, from which node ever wakes to weep. j J. W.Rhfv.

lELY VEGETABLE* The < BAD BREATH! Nothing is unpleasant, nothing so common, as Dad breath ; and in nearly every ease it comes from Me stomach, and can be so easily > orrected if you will take Simmons Livir Regulator. Do not neglect so sure a remedy for this repulsive disorder. It will also improve your appetite, complexion and general health. PILES! Id w many q u ff er torture day afer lay, making life a harden and robbing existence of all pleasure, owing to the secret Suffering from Piles. \el relief is ready t<> the hand of almost any one who wifi use systematically the remedy that has permanently cured thousands. xLjvlr Regulator is no drastic, violent purge, but a gentle assistant to nature. CONSTIPATION ^-OVLD not be regarded as a trifling ailment—in fact, nature fletnands the utmost regularity of Me bowels, and any deviation "P Ol this demand paves the way often to serious danger. it is as necessary to remove impure accumulations from the bowels as it is to eat or sleep, and no health can be expected where a costive habit of body prevails. SICK HEADACHE! J '"T distressing affliction occurs most frequently. • ,C of the stomach, arising from the imperfectly digested contents, causes a severe pain in the head, accompanied with disagreeable nausea, and this constitutes what is popularly known as Sick Headache, for the relief of which iake Simmons Liver Rk^Vlator or Mfdicink. MAM'FAt HFFD ONLY BY J, H. ZEILIN & CO., Philadelphia, Pa.

Cane Seed F ree to my customers. Seed can fie found at the Bed Star or at my residence. Wil make molasses for 18 cents a gallon. A. C. Borm n. The apple blossom has been adopted as the state symbol of Michigan. There is a rage for aecordian pleated chiffon this spring. See it in all colors at Millard s. T J. Wolfe is handling the famous $4 tailor made \polio pants. \ny of their samples are made at sl. TAKE \ I >VA NiU . E (>F THE IN DI PEN DEX I S CU BBING RATES. Ihe I' iepex oext oilier has blank de»>ds and rnartgages, notes and receipts for sale. BIG FIRE SALE at T. J. Wolfe’s Read ins ad. Vm will save your carpet by getting one of those durable cocoa fibre door mats at Vincent’s.

i Fire! Fire! I l^s6,OOO^i -WORTH OF- g i CLOTHING I ^3 111 WIIW —fl !■ I, j lULHHIL,- -n- ,4JJ i, -3^-Q^etAtjOHTEBED: | 1 i 3 . . . i / J taiieJ, o> even ^r.ior.ed. gE 1 v ; •/ wei and are w> ;n/n r ed 2 273 Overcoats, 254 Men’s Suits, 5 1 I 4 Men’s Coats and Vests. 253 Pairs of Men’s Odd Pants, 97 | Men's Odd Coats, 205 Boys’ Suits, a large lot of Hats & Caps EE i-- :« oce- jtr; 1 The above s;oods will ALL be sold with- B a in the next 30 Days for | Spot Cash! I At from 40 to 75 Cts. 3 on the Dollar .. .vrusat Come AT CSCE with your CASH, and those 3 wii,o come best will have the largest stock to select from gF 1 T. J. Wolfe. I

I raEMLJMIME. I | Paints and Oils, j E Oliverand Fairfield Plows, E A Good .Line of Cook and I Mine Sims, I | Barbed and Smooth Wire. 3 I ROSS & JARRELL. | ^iUiUIiUUUiIUiiUUUUUkUiiUiiiUUUiiUiiiUiIUUUUiUK

NUMBER 11.

See the new spring hats at Millar i - . The most dainty and stylish front** are made of chiffon embroid I iu < dors to match the gown. See th* o in their lovely dt'signs at Millard’s. Ladies, have you seen the i < ■ springhats at l<la Brach s? They are beautiee fire:fikeifire: ait.j. Woife’a. See his ad. Air Ship Again. The I. I. A I. passenger department have arranged with owners of the air ship for them to give an exhibition along our line daily. All passengers using our line will havean elegan opportunity t<.‘ witness the wonderful machine. One way settlers tickets on sale at all I. 1. A- 1. stations on the following dates: March 2nd and 16th, April 6th and 2<>th and May Ith ami 18th. For full particulars call on our agents or address, J. S. Bartie, G. P. A., Streator, ill. Uw Dr. Miles’ Nerve f’r^ASTERS for Sf’lNAI. WEAKNESS. AU druggists sell 'em for 25c.