St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 51, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 10 July 1897 — Page 1

COUNT^ St ilaofph Independent

VOLUME XXII.

Cultivation and Thinning of Sugar Beets. All the sugar beets planted in this State are for experimental purposes, the objects being to learn whether beets of satisfactory quality can be grown and whether, from the results of experience with the crop on a limited scale, farmers may consider it advisable to grow beets on a large scale in case a factory should be built and furnish a market for the crop. Factories will only be located where it is known that beets of satisfactory quality can be grown and that farmers are willing to grow enough beets to furnish raw material for the factory. In conducting experimental work of this kind it is of the utmost importance the work should be properly done. '^^Fry case where the work is improperly conducted, and beets of poor quality are . therefore produced, is not simply so much, labor lost but since all results must be taken into consideration it is a positive injury to the locality where the bad work is done. The thinning of the beet fields is one of the most expensive and important parts of the work. No absolute rule for thinning can be given since all lands do not require the same sort of work. For loams that will produce 50 bushels of corn per acre in a favorable season the beets should average eight inches apart in the rows when the rows are twenty to twenty-four inches apart. For stronger lands the beets may be allowed to stand somewhat closer, say six inches. For poorer lands the beets may be ten inches apart. The purpose is to raise beetn weighing between one and two pounds each. The beets are ready to thin when the plants have produced four leaves, It is not necessary 'that plants should be exactly six, eight, or ten inches apart but that this should be the average distance. If two strong plants are four inches apart it is better to leave these two strong plants than to have one strong and one weak plant. When the plants are thinned care should be taken to remove all weeds from the rows. If this is done thoroughly the plants will afterwards only need cultivation to keen down weeds between the rows and to keep the soil loose on the surface. It is not necessary to ridge the earth up along the rows unless the roots show a tendency to project above the ground. Thinning should be completed before July Ist this season. The recent rains have left the ground in such a moist state that the extra plants can be easily removed with little disturbance to those that are to remain. During July and August the leaf spot disease sometimes appears on the leaves , in the form of small brown spots. If this should make its appearance the beets should be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture. There has been a strong effort on the part of farmers to secure beet seed this year and it is hoped that those who did secure and plant seed will give the crop such attention as to obtain the most favorable result that the season will permit. Both farmers and capitalists are turning attention to the beet sugar question in the hope of finding a profitable field for work. This year's result will be very carefully watched by both. Every properly conducted list becomes of additional value and every test in which the work is neglected is not merely worthless. 11 S 3 positive injury to the agricultural interests of the state. — Purdue Newspaper Bulletin, June 19, 1897. Friendship of Genius. A beautiful friendship exists between Robert Burdette and James Whitcomb 1 **«^iley. They, call each other “brother.” 1 anf^flW*ot^fl°n seen, if the oppcrtun- ' ity presents itself, walking arm in ; rm busily engaged in conversation. When ’ either one recites, the other listens with almost boyish eagerness, and oh; how a particularly good point is appro ciated. How the merry laugh rings from Burdette's lips and how Riley wags his head and claps his hands. Ft. Wayne Journal. Deer hunters may be interested in the following: The new game law of Michigan has this to say regarding the hunting of deer: “No deer or elk are to be hunted until Nov. 10, 1899, anywhere in Michigan, and in the counties of Alcona, Lapeer, Huron, Sanilac, Tusco. Macomb, Allegan, Ottawa and St. Clair, no deerare to be molested until Junuary 1, 1903. When deer killing is to be resumed no more than five of the antlered animals are to be killed by any one person in any one year, and the only season for hunt ing them is to be from November 8 to November 30, inclusive. A. W. Groshans, barber, Fry build ing, one door north of Cowan & Granger’s. Popular styles in hair cutting. For any information you desire call on agents I. I. & I. railroad.

WALKERTON. ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. fit UtANA. SATURDAY? WITlw.

STARKE’S NEW COURT HOUSE. The Corner Stone Laid With Masonic Ceremonies. The corner stone of Starke county's new court house was laid with Masonic ceremonies last Saturday, the Masonic lodge of North Judson having charge of , the exercises. Ex-Lieutenant-Governor Mortimer Nye of LaPorte, gave an able address relative to the history of corner stone laying in the Masonic fraternity, concluding with a patriotic allusion to the glorious Fourth. He was followed by Judge Beeman, after which Hon. B. F. Shively, of South Bend, delivered a brief but eloquent address. HOWB

BTARKF. s NEW KU KT HOVKE. Lodges from South Bend, Walkerton, North Liberty, Valparaiso, LaPorte, Ft. Wayne, Plymouth and other places as sisted in conducting the rites. Several bands of music were present and the city was gaily decorated. On account of the excessive heat the exercises were made as short as possible. There was a very large crowd present to witness the ceremonies, the number being estimated at from 5,000 to B,(KK>. The new court house of Starke county will be built of blue amherst stone, and will be a handsome structure, a credit to Knox and to the county. The building will be three stories high with a dome -140 feet above the ground. It will be a modern structure with all of the latest conveniences and fixtures. The total ex pause of the building when completed is placed at about ?I(XMXk). Through the courtesy of the Knox Republican the Ixdepexdexi is enabled this week to present its readers hitli an illustration of the proposed structure. To Populate the Kankakee X alley.

It is said that a movement is on foot to organize colonies of Hollanders in Western Pennsylvania to settle in the Kankakee valley, this state, and culti vate the thousands of acres that are now being reclaimed through a system of drainage, says the South Bend Tribune. A syndicate has the enterprise in charge and will spend about in carry ing it forward. The Hollanders are just the ones to settle tin* Kankakee valley. They would make it one of the greatest vegetable producing sections of the world. Flora Atonroe Wins First Honey. In the 2:10 pacing race at Knox on Friday of last week the handsome little mare, Flora Monroe, owned by E. L. Sanders and D. F. Fitzgerald, of this place, won the first prize, 835. The time made was 2:32L. The winner of second money was Katydid, of Valparaiso. Among the other entries in this race were: Tony Wilkes, of Remington, and Captain T., of Winamac. Flora Monroe is said to have won easily- and demonstrated that she is made of excellent racing material. She took second money at Plymouth and first money at Knox last year. Bits of Wisdom. All the way- along we more or less waste our strength by smiting when the iron is cold. Sensitiveness is a natural quality. We cannot destroy it if we would, and we would not if we could. It does not hurt a drum to be beaten, but a harp gives up its soul of sweetness to the touch of dimpled fingers. We fence off our Christianity, and deem it meet to drape ourselves in ghostly garb when we enter the sacred enclosure. Take aim before you shoot, otherwise your charge may go crashing in among heartstrings, and still their quivering forever. The children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light; and the children of light are often wiser about everything else than about the light itself. Some hearts are all outdoors, and some are a labyrinth in which, unless you get a clew thread, you may grope forever without discovering the secret chamber where the Presence sits enthroned. Gail Hamilton.

THE FOUR COUNTIES. News of St. Joseph, LaPorte, Marshall and Starke Counties Briefly Told. A genuine coffee house is to be opened in South Bend this month. I Knox his commenced work on the power house for her electric light plant. LaPorte claims that 10,000 people witnessed the big celebration in that city Monday. LaPorte has received a number of antiquated cannon from the government* for park purposes. Mona C. won first money at South Bend Saturday in a $2(K> purse. Roy L. taking third. The time was given as 2:29' 4 . A negro boot black named John Mor gan stabbed Brook Crane at LaPorte last Monday, inflicting a serious though not fatal wound. Some idea of the amount it took to feed the crowds in Knox, last Saturday, can be gathered from the fact that the two bakeries prepared 2,300 loaves of bread, 8,000 buns and over 700 pies; and it took about the whole supply. Knox Republican. South Bend Times: County Treasur er Oren this afternoon sent a draft for $1,157 to LaPorte, to cover the expenses of the Pinkerton murder trial. Inas much as the trial is to be repeated, an other draft of like amount will follow this in due course of time. Lawlessness comes high, and the law abiding foot the bills. Wheat harvest commenced in quite a number of fields in Marshall county Tuesday, and will be in full blast the last of next. The wheat crop appears lobe bet ter and larger than it was anticipated it could be a few weeks ago, and farmers are correspondingly pleased. The crop reports show that this is also true in all sections of Northern Indiana. The corn is growing rapidly. Plymouth Democrat. George Hinderer. a farm hand of near Berlinton, was returning home j from Bremen a few evenings ago. says the Enquirer, and when near his home, overtook a stranger who wanted to ride. The request was granted and the two rod<' on together until they reached Hinderers home. Then the stranger offered him a dollar to drive him to Nap panee. Mr. Hinderer not wishing t > let an opport unity pass to earn a dollar, promptly accepted the off. i On teach ing Nappanee the H'rari.i r tendered n live dollar bill in payment of his fare and received four silver dollars in change. Mr. Hinderer stopped in town long enough to make a few small purchases am! get the bill changed, which was found to be counterfeit. Os course the spurious Lill was returned to him and he is now short the four dollars. The “smooth guv" is not in town. Hicks’ July Forecast. A very warm wave from the 3rd to the ' t>th. with threatening cloud*, rain and; thunder, culminating the Ith ami sth. About the latter date storms may take on violent proportions. A temporary re spite from the high temperature will follow. Another change to warm will set in about the 9th, lasting till the 13th. Look out for severe storms during this period. Another storm period centers on the 1 Ith to 18th. A change to more pleasant weather will ensue on the 21st or 22nd. The hist general storm period for July' will fall from the 25th to the 29th. Look out for intense summer heat during this period, the hot wave reaching a crisis about the 27th to the 29th. Violent storms and tornadoes may lie expected. There will be danger of heavy hail storms in case of rain and thunder during all the disturbances the last half of the monjh of July. Hardenbrook Wins. Vern Hardenbrook, of Walkerton, heavy weight champion of Indiana, and Max Martin, of Chicago, gave a sparring exhibition in Kratli s hall at Knox last 1 Saturday evening to a fair sized audience. I The match was a ten-round go for points. । It is reported to have been a very scien i tide exhibition. Martin is an old man ‘ in the ring, having been pitted against some noted boxers in his time. He rather forced the sparring up to the fifth round, but he was clearly out-point-ed by Hardenbrook throughout the con test. In the tenth round the decision was given in favor of Hardenbrook, who clearly showed himself superior to his opponent in scientific skill.

The I. I. A. I. will run a Niagara Falls excursion August IG. The date that we run this excursion is all the advertising necessary for the people who have taken advantage of our excursions heretofore. Full particulars will be published in a j short time. Parties contemplating a trip | east please wait for cur excursion.

PEN AND SHEARS. fever occurs to a boy that he will w-imyday know as little as his father. ^P^>tker Reed is said to be one of those who constitutionally unable to spell cdrre^tly. If you go to a shoe factory in Lynn, MHt^^Usetts, the measure of your foot I will b$ taken and in just 28 minutes and 28 seconds you can have a pair of shoes ready to.^r. ways that a man went h kusiaess nuown handwriting in a place on the front door: “DeMb red 1 have gone over to moth er’s have hidden the key so that no one C&,ifind it but you. It is under the lower iFft corner of the door mat.” Ihejaverage pedestrian covers 30 inchest each step. The average wheel man it one revolution of his pedals, which! is equivalent to a step, covers aboutU7 feet, and as the movement is easy ntid devoid of fatigue, ho usually raises pis foot twice as often in the same length, of time, thus covering 34 feet while the pedestrian goes 2 1 ., feet. “ClovalLeaf Maud" is the name given to a wopan twenty three years old, a regular Ipbo, who vibrates up and down the Closer Leaf railroad. She is said to be the daughter of well to do people in Grant «Tmty. She is a natural born tramp mA in never better pleased than when "Wiboing” over the country in the box cn/ of some freight train. Sho i swears like a trooper, drinks like a fish ’ and is a terrible example of the degrada tion Inta which a human being can fall. The first crop of young robbins have now all they can do to secure a living on their Own account, as the old ones are engaged in weaning them, and also to cscapolhe fangs <>f the active watchfull cat whvaeemc to have an unusual fond । a young bird, and well knows the oafr with which the inexperienced younger can be caught. The destine tion of the birds vF* this species on leav ing th«Mi t mu»i ^e xery great, indeed, I as we MB discover their feathers under shade Warsaw Timee l t (A: often been wondered that 4 orniy baa not long since dis cover^H®a' to modify the heat of • house's m summer Sou •• .me has . • cently invented a stove by which, by mean** of salt, a small quantity of ice and n patent chemical, he pnqxwe to pro duce nu intense degree of cold. The stove can lu* cooled f*> that if a haml bo placed upon it the skin will instantly be stripped, ns in contact with hot iron !♦ is claimed that with this stove the tem !

peratureof a n*®, in hottwt weather, van be run down t<»auy |«>int Jenin t The »ta>e ktatiHlmiun thi p-arbsc. m inn from the counties, reports showing the cost of hx'ul government. Ilin blanks sent out contain inquiries wiiich show cost of printing, coat of courts, jurors, institutions, boarding criminals in jail and. in fact, every important item which enters into the public expend! turw. The information will be of use to the orticials in considering possible schemes for reforms. OnJuSyl to 11. inclusive, the Balti more A Ohio Kailroad will sell excursion tickets to Mountain Lake Park, Md., at rate of oxo fare for the round trip, on account if the ('amp Meeting. 1 ickets will be goovl for return until July Id, 1807. Ladies, see those bargains in trimmed hats at Millard's. Only 50 cents to *1 each. plrely vegetable. The CtAe«t, Purest and Uest Bn ' —e ~ cine >n thty. i AiK4 I c I X-T's"Tr .V. I 11i. /■RJUXU forall^^g t the *1 1 ''' r - - ..nd 1 J ■ ’ £ O < ^BHSW JAI DICE AN D NAUEA. ’ BAD BREATH! Nothing if so unpleasant, nothing »o common, as b/,| breath; and in nearly every case it conies from th- stomach, and can be so easily corrected if you will to ' -immoxs Liver Regulator. Do not neglect so ar i rctnj^ for this repulsive disorder. I’ will also improve yJur appetite, complexion and general health. FILES! H< w many suffer torture day after day, making life a burden and robbing existence of all pleasure, owing to the se< ret suffering from Piles. Yet relief is ready to the hand of almost any one who will use systematically the remedy that has permanently cured thousands. Simmons Liver Regulator is no drastic, violent purge, but a gentle assistant to nature. CONSTIPATION SHOULD not be regarded as a trifling ai’ment —in fact nature demands the utmost regularity of t e bowels, and any deviation fl Tm this demand paves the way c ten to serious danger. It is q lite as necessary to remove il ipure accumulations from the b iwcls as it is to eat or sleep, and n health can be expected where a ostive habit of body prevails. SICK HEADACHE! This disti essing affliction occurs most frequently. Ihe distort mce of the stomach, arising from the imperfectly digested contents. onuses a severe pain in the head a< rompanied with disagreeable nausea, ind this constit tes what is popularly knewn as Sick Headache, or the relief of winch nsi. Simmons Liver Reg ilato* "« Mhoicinb. manufactured ONLY I.Y j. H. BEILIN & CO-, Philadelphia, Pa.

A ©ood £im& to Is when material is cheap. The hard times have made every thin g cheaper, and building material is very low now. Ip you tnink of building 'now is a good time. Estimates Cheerfully Furnishg*!**— k— I CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF LUMBER, Lath and Shingles, Sash, Doors, Blinds and Mouldings, Lime, Brick. Hair, Stucco and Cement, Hard, Soft and Blacksmith’s Coal, Mixed Paint, White Lead and Oil. D. H. Hudelmyer. New Goods! New Goods! S:nce the p.re in I-ebruary zee have received over ’i aree Thousand ( Dcliais worth of nezo goods 'which m.akes our line complete, with all the latest styles of CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, and the largest ana best selected stock of MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, azid a. tl:e h Tp,; cs <. er before seen in Walkerton. Fire Sale! Red Tag Goods? We have about 82,5o<i.iMi worth of “damaged goods”on hand yet, •which we will leave the old Red Tag Price on, and sell them to cod parties on t',o days' time, or give HI per cent off for SPOT CASH. Come to us for your Goods and Save Money, as you always have done. Thus. J. Wolfe, THE CLOTHIER. Mtntttmtttnttttittnrtt’ttttnmtnntmtntnmttttttitniintK j GEMMJWHffi. j | Paints and Oils, j B Rubber HOSE and ail Attachments, 3 Screen Doors and Window Screens, SA Good Line of Cook and 2 I toie Sines, I c Backed and Smooth Wire. 5 I ROSS & JARRELL | 7i UUiiUUUUHiiUiUUilUlUiiiilUUiUUiiUiUiUiUiUh^

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