St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 41, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 May 1897 — Page 5

^^Advertisers in the Independent have the privilege of changing their advertisements as often as once a month at least. When they are allowed to run month after month without any change they 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 at tend to the matter. LOCAL NEWS. Stephens wants your wool. Calico.? l ., cents at Rensberger's. The LaPorte Daily Argus has adopted the popular quarto form.

This sale at T. <l. Wolfe's will last for 30 days only. See his ad. The new wood yard is getting a very large stock of wood on hand. C. W. N. Stephens is after your wool. He pays the highest market price. Look out for the bills of the concert and opera Wednesday evening, May 12. Do not fail to call at Brubaker A Blaine's for the latest in ladies' and children's shoes. The Clark. Garland and Casaday Sulky Plow with latest improvments at Machinery Hall. Grant Tank has bought the Joe Miller residence property. He will take posses sion about May 15. Ewing A; Groshans, barbers, Fry build ing, one door north of Cowan A Yearick's. Popular styles in hair cutting. All local round trip tickets issued by the L. E. A W. are good for return pass age 30 days from date of sale, The changes in ads this week are: Stephens A Grider, Vincent's furn iture store. Brubaker A Blaine. Yea, sir. I will put pipe under ground for six cents per foot. Chas. Sheatsley. Rev. Goss, of South Bend, preached at the M. E. church in this place last Sun day evening in place of the presiding elder. Miss Millard has a fine assortment of ribbons in all the new 1897 designs. Those in the crinkled and variegated es sects are decidedly nobby. Come and hoar all the late comic and popular songs of the day. Wednesday evening. May 12. Admission only 25 cents. Everyone can come. B. L. Rinehart, proprietorof the Grand View hotel, has a new bus which he j lately purchased at LaPorte. it is a handsome styled vehicle and strictly up I to date. The baccalaureate sermon for the * high school graduating class will be delivered by Rev. Pavey at the M E. church next Sunday evening. A cor j dial invitation is extended to all. Mrs. Lizzie Townsend will begin her select school at the high school building ' next Monday. Scholars wishing to con j tinue their studies through the vacation I or others having a desire to review in the common branches will find this a good opportunity for improvement. A party was held in honor of Ray Vincent at his mother's home on Friday : evening of last week. Quite a number of young people were present and the evening passed merrily with games and other social pastime. Refreshments, eon- I sisting of ice cream, cake and lemonade, were served about 11 o'clock. Ray re turned on Monday to his position in Chicago with Butler Bros., the whole sale dealers in department store supplies. j - - An experienced fruit grower tells the LaPorte Argus that those intending to spray their apples and cherries should not do so while the blossoms are in full bloom, but right away after the bloom has dropped off, so that the furze on the I

blossom end of the small apples may re- I ceive and retain the poison of the mater ial used. Besides, spraying when in full , bloom kills the bees that ire working I and fertilizing the bloom, thereby de , stroying the bees without any gain to the fruit. One spraying done at the right time, is of more benefit than repeated sprayings, done at random. Boys under 21 who are found smoking cigarettes can be arrested, taken before i a justice of the peace and made to pay a fine of not less than £lO nor more than ' £SO for the first offense T 11 i compelled to tell -f whom he bought the cigarette, and the person or firm found guilty of selling a cigarette or cigarette wrapper to a minor can lie lined not less than £lO nor more than £SO for the first offense and for each subsequent offense the guilty party can not be fined less than 610 nor more than SSOO, to which may be added imprisonment in the coun ty jail for any period less than GO days.

On Sunday. May 2, the Lake Erie A Western Railroad Company will run its i first cheap excursion of the season to i Indianapolis. Special train will leave Walkerton at 6:40 a. in., rate .?1.50. Do not fail to take advantage of this oppor ' tunity to spend a full day at the State ; Capital, visiting the beautiful parks and ' the other numerous attractive points of I interest. Take your wheels along, as a baggage car will be provided for their ac commodation without additional charge. Indianapolis has miles of paved streets for the benefit of w-heelmen and no license is required. For further information call on ticket agent L. E. &. W. R. R.

Take your wool to C. W. N. Stephens, Coffee 13 cents a pound at Rensber ger's. Baby cabs, very handsome and cheap, at Vincent’s. T. J. Wolfe is selling goods below cost. Read his ad. Trade at Brubaker A Blaine's where you always get the lowest prices. Hannah Sheatsley has bought the Norman Miller residence on Avenue F. Ladies, go and feast your eyes on the handsome new millinery goods at Ida Beach's.

Rev. Riley will preach at the Barber church next Sunday morning in the place of last Sunday. Hudelmyer's opera house, Wednesday evening. May 12, Orpha L. Taylor and! company in music and opera. Come and have a good laugh. The air ship business is claimed to be an advertisement adopted by Ringling's circus, which is releasing colored bal loons in different parts of the country. G. W. Spencer has been appointed train master of this division of the B. A 0., eu seeding W. G. Sharpe, who has gone to Staten Itjapd to accept a posi tion as railroad superintendent. Archie Williams has been laid up with a severe case of rheumatism for several i days. He will go to the springs at Mt. 1 Clement. Mich., for treatment as soon as he is able to leave. The residents of the territory recently annexed to Walkerton will have the' right to vote at the town election next Monday. The Imu pfmh \t learns this from good authority. The five year old son of Jacob ('ripe, of near this place, on Friday of last week spilt some gasoline on his clothes and while lighting a bonfire thechild sclotl ing caught tire ami ho was serious!) burned about the abdomen and hips. A children's party was given at Hhome of Mr. and Mrs. ('has. Farver on Tuesday afternoon in honor of their s >n Brooke's sixth birthday. I'here was a large number of little folks present and they all enjoyed themselves thoroughly in various youthful pastimes. For Salt. My place consisting <f nine acres. A n acre and a half i« ■■ ! out to strawberries and about oim acre i to trees and various small fruit- l’la> • I adjoins town and is well adapted t<small farming and fruit raising For further particulars call on iue W. S laltuv ; Mrs. Rosa Mann, wife > f Frederik Mann, died April 2 s at tlu ir home in . Oregon township Her Ige was ill She was an old resident of that n»»nfhm>rlu»«l The funeral takes phv- at the re«idri • today Saturday ami the burial will be I held at Grovertown. 'llie husband >f | the deceased is also seriously ill and not | expected to live. Do you want .V' good envelopes printed ' with your return address on for 25 cents' . You can get them at the Indfio sdfm Y«u can’t afford to do without the; at j that price. Call and leave your order. । We make this special otter forth- be- . tit of our farmer friends ami others wh ■ have not been in the habit of using । printed envelopes. A good recommendation for Simmons ' Liver regulator is, that it is purely vege I table and strongly tonic. I’hen too, it is Better than Fills because easier to take ■ in liquid or powder and with no griping, while the relief from Constipation, Bil ' liousness, Sick Headache and Dyspepsia |is quick and sure. “1 find Simmons : Liver Regulator a very safe ami valuable family medicine. Kev. J. M. Rollim : Fairfield, Va.

Seigel, Cooper A Co., the Chicago mer chants, are looking for a location to es tablish a pure food factory, and at present are negotiating with ^the citizens of Crown Point for a site at that place. The company ask for the donation of a free site and they promise to erect build ings and give employment to 3,(MX) per sons the year round. The buildings w ill cover four acres, and the output w ill con sistofa large variety of canned goods and pure foods. A baseball game is announced bet -.emi tup over the B. A O. ha been ceured, The boys having had but little practice men in the club who are new hands at the bmincss they will not bi di appoint

cd if they get beat. Tiie May Chautauquan is notably a I \ ictor Hugo Number, the space usually ilevoted to th- Required Reading being given up to the study of lids wonderful ' genius. Prof. James A. Harrison tells i the story of his life; his ability as a poet - is discussed by Prof. Alcee Fortier: a. series of edited extracts from “Les Miserables” by Prof. L. O. Kuhns, and “At Victor Hugo’s House - ’ by Gustave Larroumet, are well worth the reading, and a delightful summing up is found in “The Characteristics of Hugo’s Work and Career’’ by Prof, F. C. de So mi chrast. There are also appropriate illustrations.

, I Ladies’calling cards latest styles in cards and type. Call on Ida Beach for anything late in the millinery line. Spring stock of window shades in handsome tints at Vincent’s. You can get a two horse Chilled break ing plow for seven dollars at Machinery ’ Hall. Come and see our ladies’ shirt waists 1 and wrappers. Bri haker A Bi.aim. The finest l? 50 top buggy now on the i market, at the old established Pitner Carriage ami Wagon Works in LaPorte.' Miss Millard has just received a line of new goods consisting of flowers, rib bons and trimmings in all the attractive j new styles. Armstrong’s Spanish Filled cigar is a ten cent cigar that sells for the. Best d cigar for the money in town. For sale I at Myer's bakerv. Coming. Wednesday evening. May 12. I musical entertainment and one act J opera. Popular songs of the day. Come! ’ Como! Come! I I Ladies, you should see those beautiful® novelties in spring millinery at Idaja 1 Beach's. They are the admiration or I j all who sec them. I l ake train No. 20 at 12.17 p. m. on the I L. E. A W. f >r Chicago and make close ' connections at LaPorte and arrive in i (’hicago at 2 to p m A Porter county man captured a den , |of eight gray wolves recently near the I southern limit of the county. The Bountx under the law brought him BIR. J '1 he always popular and universally ! becoming «ailor hat will lie worn more than ever this senium. See the new , ■ones, Oxfords and Highlanders, at I M illard s. Thu air ship is in the vicinity of 1 Kankakee nt 8 15 a. in and again at 10.10 I 'a.m P irti<-..‘contemplating a trip will do I well to use the 1. I I and sue the Air I The Indies Aid Society will hold their I next - • nd at Mrs LIGn b r - Whines I day afternoon. May 5 Luncheon will ImJ 1 I nerved at ten rents a plate Foarylmdy I M D L-R.o ti e liveryman, has a span of handsome black colu which be I near Hamlet They are finely matched i ami good steppers | Charlie Granger has invented an im-1 : to lx a good thing, p ad j xnnUigd oxer the implements now ini ic Mr Gra c r ha« appm-I tr a pat I \cc<.unt of the Grand Army and W inen's Relief Corps Em-nu » ment • Richmond, Ind . May 12 and 13 the U j E A W R, R mH sell round trip tickrU ’ from Walkerton to Rmhm.m.l. Ind., at I the low rate oft 3 25 Be sure that your tickets read Ga 1. E A W. R R Fori further information call on agent. A tine five year o)J mare and sulky | was stolen from J<«eph llan« iamf Lake- I Ville last Imsday night. The thief mm morning by Mr Bunch, of L.kevdle, Constable Jim C.»>k joined Bunch at this place and together they tracked the thief as far as Cedar L ike. Starke voun ty. where the trail was lost. The sheriff j of Pulaski county was notified, but the I thief had passed through Winamac | Wedneatiay night before the sheriff re ' ceived the word. He notified the sheriff ' .it Rims-el.ier. who at last accounts was; in pursuit of the thief. For any inform dion you desire call on \ agents 1 ’l a I. railroad. Keep Up Your Scott’s Emulsion in Summer-time are your resources for the summer? Have you an abundance of health stowed away for the long, hot, depleting days, or docs summer find you low in vitality, run down, losing flesh, and weak? Scott’s Emulsion of Cod liver Oil will give you the proper reserve force, because it builds up the system on a solid foundation. A tonic may stimulate; Scott’s Emulsion not only ° boosts,” it sustains. It is a wise precaution always to have at least a small bottle of Scott’s Emulsion in the house. Unopened, it will keep indefin--1 CtV 'i t 1 . y Cof kv’d, after using, kept in a cool place, it will remain sweet for weeks. For sale by all druggists at ♦ ♦♦so Cents and —- i Wanted-fin Idea "’’••mk > 1 , otr«r j

PERSONAL, points. dav’ D ’ Marti " WaS ‘ n ri ^ mouth M<>nMrs. F red D ocker WiW in Chi t[ iH Week. Mrs. Fred Decker was in Chicago Tuesday. * Marshal Wolfe was in South Bend last Monday. Henry Muldixin is working at the Grand View hotel. Charley Pritz, of Michigan City, is vis iting at home. Dr. Moore, of North Liberty, was in town on Tuesday. Geo. Knepp, of North Liberty, visited relatives here Sunday. Miss Anna Quirk left Tuesday mornMg for Gas City, Ind. I Mr. and Mrs J. p, Barnhart were in • hicago last Wednesday. B L lay ton Huff, of New Carlisle, visited Blatives here ovi r Sunday . J Grace Unsad, of Wheatfield, Ind., is Sisiting friends here this week. b.J. Rumoly, of Donaldson, was in k*wn on business last Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Place, of Now Waverly, Ind., is visiting relatives here this week. EMr. and Mrs. Lamadoe, of Sumption Bairn*, visited relatives here this week. fA. 11. Noble. Miss Lida Noble and Wm Noble were in Smith Bend >1 r. and Mrs Cole Woodworth, of La Twto. visited with friends hero last Slurday. Mrs. D. W . Place, of South Bend, was esied to Cans county, this State, by the •kjcneMs and death of her father. Henry LoTourrette. who was buried \pril 22. Hrs. Lulu Bailey and mother. Mrs. P Kichols. left for Sp< t>i er. Ohio, this h irning for a week or ten days' visit wI.MrN|I . . t - f , H ■ L. E. A W R R at that p ant Ire S F. Place, of Cass county . Ind hl visiting With her «. m, D W Plae •. *tl other relative* here. She will visit with Mr. Place's family in South Bend b<m< returning home. BL A. Woodworth returned from Mt > <>ment. Meh. on Monday evening M|s Wnralu rth will ret im aL ut a ; Mek long-r. Iler health is rapidly mi pitting by the ..f th* miner d baths I I !Cno* Ih'publi xi Unci. Daniel McDmald edi’ >r of the Fem ut' D at '-I-: a Mvial .-ail while in i„wu or Monday last, having n deputized i bl the state grand master to . t the I IM r NiMora. I. -Q at this pU. ■ The New I hhl aw. I V’* I tip ; motion L Be it ena< te<i in the gen I ufeo river, and ex -pt .• .my private;>&d. by m-ai - - ( o.y N . ,ir P ■ d n^t gill Det. dip net. or other kind of: n 4. trap or act line, or to kill <>r destrov . an* fish by mr .i“ f ly .; J . r ’T r expi-»n. UtOMiif Indian owkle. fish berries, w | Stl|x*fyur poison the fish; or U» take, ca^ch, kill or destroy any fish in any momer whatever except with a h<>ok and lin4 which line shall be held in the hand or be attached to a t*4e or rod w hich is I h«4d in the hand, and no line shall be I used which has to exceed three 3 hooks ■ attached thereto. That the pr.-.^ions of this act shall not apply to the taking | of minnows for bait w ith seine not to ex | ceed 12 feet in length, the meshes of I which seine shall not bo less than three eights of an inch. Section 2. Any person who shall be found guilty of violating any of the pro ' visions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in any sum not less than $5 and no more than S3OO. Station 3. All laws and parts of laws i the "‘ !l )W against gill nets and seines is dissatisfaction among property <r nting northern Indiana lakes, ,i... pend largely upon the summer natroi »e of pleasure seekers, and who, ।talividually, have been deterred from proceeding against violators owing to threats of incendiarism, which in <-veral instances has been carried out. One man arrested at Rochester has operated extensively a t Lake Maxinkuckee and other points, using seines ami gill nets until the black bass has almost entirely disappeared, while blue gill ami croppie fishing is almost a thing of tin- past, it is said. Charlie Haines, a young man 22 years old, was killed last Sunday in a game of ball between Winona and the Ora clubs at the latter place. Haines was at the bat and in trying to dodge a swift ball t hrown by Scott Guyer, a school teacher, he was struck just below the temple by the ball, causing his almost instant dealh. Potatoes For Sale. I have a lot of nice Rural New York potatoes No. 2, at 25 cents per bushel. Isaac Reamer.

r A WORD TO THE WISE _ 3 £ IS SUFFICIENT, — 3 £7l We want the good people of Walkerton and vicinity to know what unusual opportunities lie within reach, now 75 that the roads are good, and the ^5 New Stock of Carpets, Lace Curtains, g Rues, China Matting-, Millinery, Silk 3 | Shirt Waists, Silk Skirts, Suits, Wrap- f pers, Dress Goods, Table Linen, etc. 571 are now in full supply at the BEE HIVE. It would take a week to tell you all the good things to be seen, -5 g 1 lie Great \'alites! 3 B Kxtraorclinary Prices! B and SATISFACTORY STYLES and QUALITIES, 75 £7 which you can find in a day's visit to the B B BIJSYI BUZZING BEE-HIVE. Julius Barnes & (J. 3 LaPorte, Incliana. FiiiiUUUUiUUUUHUUUiiUUUUHUUIiiIiUiii^ Spring and gummer — Announcement. J I take pleasure in advertising my |? A* ! Spring and Summer Samples, which are | th e largest and most I J Si/i* xO ’ \ cotß P^ e ^° *’ np that was ever shown in In k 1f I C Walkerton. If you want a Fine Dress g , *j, ’»• ' " ^ u ’t-R usinesf ’Suit, Fancy Vest or Trou’1 / ' ,z Ay V 7 ’-- 1 ^'rs. and want to be dressed in the laj 1. I\ 1 . » ■ test fashion, don't fail to examine my y} Al goods and you will be convinced that I ■Ji [ “**have the facilities to give you satisfacU tion. YOUNG . U: TAILOR. Over Wolfe’s Clothing Store. WE ARE GIVING AWAY VALUABLE PREMIUMS! ~ Wishing 1-■ express to mrold customers 5 ir ippr." lati'm ■ f their patronage and at the •um time to induce new ones to 5 £7 vi- t us, w- will giv< awav a valuable •ttX7 II prciiiiuiii t<> i-aen cash customer 7^ £7 buy icg #25 w"rth of giiods of us. These premiums cmiHist of Webster's Una bridg-d Dictionary and other books -*» J7 equally useful and valuable. The books ~ are well bound and put up in first class X? style: we have them on exhibition in our 73 £7 store for inspection. Remember that we 72 £7 will - uitinuc to sell goo Is at the lowest —• £7 p - ibb-margin. Call and find out more about our premium offers. ^VINCENT'S W/ILL PAPER. IN Z*l A N Y ELEGANT PA TTERNS ANI) GRADES ~ From 5 to 25 cents Per Roll. B. E. WILLIAMS, DRUGS. NOTIONS AND PERFUMES. , —r * ■■lll I I ■ THE RED STAR ...FOR... GROCERIES ANO NOTIONS? Highest Market Price for Country Produce. • o • J. A. Williams.