St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 2, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 31 July 1897 — Page 1

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VOLUME XXIII.

A LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA. \ Junction City, Cal., ' ? July 15, 1897. Editor Independent: During the eight short weeks that have intervened since our departure from our eastern home, we have experienced pleasant and unpleasant changes. Our trip from Chicago to San Francisco was a very pleasant one with the exception of a few hours while crossing the summit of the Rockies. At the highest point, Tennessee Pass, we were over ten thousand feet above the sea level. Owing to the extreme lightness of the atmosphere the ascension and crossing of the place proved very distressing to me. The crossing of the second range, Sierre Nevada, was much pleasanter. While on the very summit a number of us stepped off the platform and gathered snowballs and in less than two hours the same passengers were gathering roses in a warm sunny climate. We reached the “Golden Gate City” the fifth evening of our journey and after refreshing and resting ourselves over night, we resumed our journey the following day, going two hundred and sixteen miles down the coast line, stopping at Paso Robles, a neat little health resort situated in the rich Salinas Valley. Numerous sulphur springs, sulphur and mud baths are afforded. Another pleasing and home like feature of the town is the edition of the “Independent.” Were I not writing to a paper of similar name I should comment, for I have not for one minute ceased to be proud of our progressive little home place. During the four weeks of our stay in Paso Robles, we visited the coast, procuring cottages in an old fashioned seafaring town, whose streets on either side were thickly bordered with the tall eucalyptus trees, placed there to break the cool sea breezes. Many of the little low cottages were completely hid from view by the tall fuscia trees and hedges of bright colored geraniums and mar guerites. This little village lies on the coast of Morro Bay at the head of which stands the Great Morro Rock whose area covers six acres and from whose top issues the sparkling waters of a fountain. In the early morning we would go down to the beach and climb some high rock to watch the in-coming tide, remaining there until the angry waves drove us away by dashing their foamy spray up on us. “The mountains may boast of their wealth and grandeur,” but to me the daring, ambitious waters of the ocean hold a far greater fascination. But at length the spell was broken and we turned our back to the ocean selecting a round a-bout route for Paso Robles, which took us through some of the finest orchards and vineyards in the state. The first night we camped at the foot of a mountain in the wildest spot, where coyotes howled and the dreadful cries of wild cats were heard in the distance. All during the night at the breaking of each twig or any rustle in the grass I would wonder w’hat wild animal was crouching near, causing me to experience that chilly sensation. Although I enjoyed the greater part of our journey, I felt thankful to get home safe and alive after some such new experiences. The extreme heat of the day and cool chilly evenings did not seem to agree with me in the southern part of the state, so we changed our location to six hundred miles north in Trinity county. After becoming better acquainted with the place will write a description of the mines and surrounding country. Josie Robbins. A Warning. Why is it that people will insist in I gossiping when they have no foundation? Why is it that they do not wait until they have a foundation? It seems that a great deal of talk is being rumored about the town of very untrue things. These persons would be much better off if they would attend to their own affairs. This is a warning, and if this gossip is not stopped, these persons will be prosecuted, as the people are respectable and w’ell able to let it go through law. Citizen. Popular Drink. The Warsaw Times says a passenger on ’ a west-bound train placed a quart bottle of whisky in the water tank to cool. Then he fell asleep in his seat, but the courteous porter dumped a chunk of ice in the tank, breaking the bottle. The weather was warm and the passengers dry, and the rapidity with which that mixture was gulped down was indeed very remarkable. One gentleman in particular imbibed very heavily, declaring the liquid to be a “little the best water” he had ever tasted. Ordinarily he drank beer or wine, but if he lived in the vicinity of the well that produced that water he would surely quit drinking intoxicants.

WALKERTON, ST. JOSEPH tofe, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 18<J7.

; A Visit From the Grand Chancellor. ; Hon. Union B. Hunt, of Winchester, I grand chancellor of the Knights of Pyj thias of Indiana, and also a state inspeci tor of factories, made Walkerton a visit last Tuesday. Mr. Hunt arrived here about noon and after inspecting the factories of Walkerton met many of his brothers about town during the afternoon. In the evening the grand chancellor was given a reception at the lodge room, and there being a good attendance of the members, he was given a royal , welcome. The grand chancellor's visit 1 here was not an official one, and for that reason he discarded all frills in connection with his reception. He requested that no “grand honors" be shown him, that he was one of the “boys,” just a plain Knight of Pythias, and he preferred i to be treated as such while here. The grand chancellor is a pleasant, sociable I man, very approachable, and he made a : very favorable impression upon his I brothers of Walkerton. 'There was work i in the first and second ranks and in the latter he found occasion to take an impressive part. After the lodge work the grand chancellor made an interesting address upon matters pertaining to the welfare of Pythianism. Incidentally ho spoke of the Walkerton lodge and its handsome new quarters in terms of praise. He said there were no towns the size of Walkerton and but few larger cities in Indiana that had a finer or more conveniently arranged home than that of the Knights of Pythias of Walkerton. He also thought the boys were ail right in the “second." The occasion closed with a one o’clock banquet of light refreshments in the reception room, ice , cream, cake and lemonade being served. । Death of John Rhodes. John Rhodes was born in West More • land county, Penn., Oct. 9, 1825, and j died at his home near Walkerton, July > 23, 1897, aged 71 years. 8 months and 14 days. M hen two years of age he moved with his parents from that state to Ohio and in Scptembc i, 1C73, Lv moved from there to Marshall county, Ind., where he resided until his death. In 1847 on the 12th of September he was married to Mary Young, of Starke county, Ohio. This union of heart and life continued through fifty years when death broke the sacred tie. To John and Mary Rhodes were born nine children, a wife and seven children being left to mourn his loss R. W., living near the home, Mrs. Elnora Clapper, of Robertsville. Ohio, Mrs. Lettie Chris well, of Mapleton, Ohio, J. W., of Virgil, Oklahoma, C. T., residing with his mother, I’eter S., of Milford, Ind., and Mrs. Cora Walter, of North Liberty. He also has surviving him 31 grandchildren and one great grandchild. At the age of 45 he united with the Lutheran church and through the cares of life he had grown careless and indifferent until December, 1896, when he gave his heart to God and he lived a devoted Christian to the end. His death was caused from dropsy and heart trouble with which he had been a great sufferer for a number of months, but for the past eight weeks his condition was considered better and there was hope of his recovery until death came very suddenly and took him home. The funeral was held at the U. B. church in Walkerton Sunday at 10:30 a. m., Elder Samuel Strang conducting the Services. The remains were laid to rest in the Walkerton cemetery to await the resurection morn. Mable Rhodes. A Grocer’s Rules. A grocer in a neighboring town gives the following six rules for cutstoiuwrs to observe: Always stick your fingers into the berry boxes. It won’t mash the berries and they never spoil. If any peaches are out or displayed pinch them all you want. If you are not satisfied then just run your thumb into them to see if they are soft. Walk behind the counter and wait on yourselves. We have no paid clerks. After you have done your trading stand in the door. No one else wants to get in, and your trade is all we want. Sit on the display baskets in front of the grocery. We don’t care whether people see our goods or not. Take a pickle, peach, bite of cheese, and a few crackers. If you wait a minute we will set the table for a free lunch. A New Labor»Saving Device. The young men at Elkhart are having the barbers shave a fine streak over the center of their heads to save them the trouble of parting their hair in the middle. Before buying a grain drill see those nt Machinery Hall. A. W. Groshans, barber, Fry building, one door north of Cowan & Granger’s. Popular styles in hair-cutting.

f THE FOUR COUNTIES. 1 News of St. Joseph, LaPorte, Glarshall and Starke Counties Briefly Told. g Marshall county was organ ize« 61 years ago Tuesday, July 20. « } LaPorte county’s court reduced to 8212,000; 888,000 of in a 1 ?300JAMId Word comes from ALgos tliuX tested there proves of betterquuliMSVan ! any crop for years.and some flwHtft' yielding from 25 to 30 bushels tw^e acre. ' • It is not thought the bicycle fa’tory will be removed from Plymouth ti Ft. Wayne. It is an admitted fact that the factory can be operated at less co t Jo the owners in Plymouth, than it ( >uld be in Fort Wayne. Plymouth Indf isni dent. Our friend, Jont Crumpacker, of La Porte, has lost out again in his hunt for political office. He was supposed tx be slated for the office of surveyor gen srd of New Mexico, but Saturday the pissident named Quinby Vance for the pl ice. Congressman Crumpacker will hav to pick out another soft snap for Jont n >w. Michigan City Dispatch. Pretty lake has a curiosity in he shape of a frog which cries like a hun an child. It made itself heard next ral nights ago and created a sensation ui til it was discovered. Last night John Long offered to treat the boys who captured it and now the frog is a prisoner in a gtw jar. Ite wails are said to be pathetic nud terrifying. Plymouth News. Louis Ake. the bicycle thief who was arrested here Monday by Sheriff McCot mick and taken to Niles to answer a charge of stealing a wheel belonging to Dr. F. R. Belknap, of that city, a year ago, was arraigned in Justice Bacon's court, in Niles, July 20, and waiving examination was bound ovar to the ciicL9 court in the sum of $330, in -which. ha was committed to the county jail in St. Joseph. La 1* s^] Herald. " A disastrous fire, resulting in the def struction of much properly and the death of one man. occurred at Michigan City on Wednesday. The fire wan caused by the explosion of oil and ben zine in the oil room of the sash and door factory. Two painters. Herman Lukov and William Bauman, went int > the oil room about 11 a. m.. and the lantern which they carried exploited, setting fire to some oil which had just been drawn. Two men hearing the explosion ran to the assistance of Lukow and Bauman, whom they found lying on the floor over come by the fumes of the benzine, and succeeded in dragging Lukow out, but when they returned to rescue Bauman two barrels of benzine exploded and the I whole place broke forth instantly into j flames, (t was impossible to save Bau i man and he burned to death. He was an industrious young man about 32 years old. Louis Schwartz in attempt ing to save Bauman was knocked over by the explosion and burned in a serious manner. He was dragged out by his brother. The rest of the employes dropped their tools and rushed out of i the building, many of them barely in time to save their lives. The fire spread rapidly to adjoining property and for a time it was feared that the local fire department would not lie adequate to fight the flames. Chicago was called up on for help, but before assistance could come the fire was under control. Tbs loss to the sash and door company was 850,000, with $36,000 insurance. The total loss, including adjoining buildings, is estimated at from $60,000 to $70,000. Wedding. Married, at the residence of the bridev ’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Dipert. J^ 1 in Starke county, sfx miles south of ®is{ place. July 27, 1897, Mr. Alfred Slocum to Mrs. Martha E. Ross. The bride was dressed in white satin, trimmed in deep white lace. The groom was dressed in customary black. The wedding took place just at 5 o'clock in the afternoon in the beautiful parlor, that had been previously arranged with decorations, etc. Rev. Riley solemnized the ceremony with a beautiful ring service, according to the rules of his church dicipline. After hearty congratulations from about 30 guests, who had been invited to be present, Mrs. Jonas Dipert invited the company to walk into the dining room. In this place was a long table, beautifully spread, and just loaded with everything imaginable that was good to eat. After the supper was over, some good music was enjoyed and the guests took their departure, leaving best wishes. The groom is an excellent young farmer living near Hamlet, and the bride a highly respectedyoung woman of near the Oregon church. They will go to housekeeping in a few days on the farm of the groom near Hamlet, Ind. On Wednesday evening at the home of the groom the couple were given a reception by a number of their friends fifty six guests being present. Refreshments were served and a very pleasant time is reported.

PEN AND SHEARS. Peru has struck oil and a boom is . said to have sprung up in the town. i The Standard Oil Co. will take a hand ; shortly. d It is said that the private secretary | of the late President Caldwell, of the । 1 Lake Shore, is a young colored man, j and that Mr. Caldwell left him SIO,OOO .j life insurance, as an evidence of hie ap tnfoeiaHon of the young man’s services. In the Alaskan gold fields it costs 81 to get your shirt laundered, 50 cents for a cigar, $1.50 for a meal: moose meat, 60 cents per pound: canned goods, 75 cents per can: flour, 812 per barrel; sugar, 30 cents per pound; bacon, 50 cents. A Goshen photographer was present at some horse races at Sturgis, last week. The judges could not decide which horse came in ahead. The picture man had taken a snap shot as the horses came under the wire. The dispute was settled by the picture. A Lake county farmer read an adver tisement for a “flea killer.” He answered it with a dollar bill and received a wooden mallet and a block of wood num bered 1 and 2. The directions read: “Place the flea upon No. 2 and hit him with No. 1. If that does not kill him. hit again.” The wheat crop of Michigan is placed , at 23,606,000 busheh. North Dakota 4<». 000,000, South Dakota 30.060,060, Minno eota 65,000,000. Wisconsin and lowa are not great wheat states, but in ea. h this year the crop will be much in excess of normal. Au immense gray eagle fluttered its broad wings over a farm near Youngs town, Ohio, and then suddenly swooped down uj»on the three year old child of Samuel Jackson. The bird sank its ■ talons into the child and was attempting i to earn it off when the farm hands drove the eagle with clubs. , A returned miner from the Klondyke , fields tolls how it is as follows “Os । ;irsq_tl»- vid if found in p.-ckrtf a: d • ffndsTyou an rest .uwnred. were w very scare,-. 1 would not advice n man ' I to take an outfit that would cor,t less than $590. He must expert to be disap pointed and tin- I that hi may prospect for years without finding a ■ paying claim, and again he may be I tick' enough to strike it rich." The statement is made by a prominent man in the cycle trade that at least ten j of the largest bicycle manufacturers in i the United States will place chainlets wheels on the market next year, and , that th| company has arranged for the manufacture of at least lo.imiO wheels of this type to l>e ready for shipment in 1898. This same man is authority for the statement that the standard price of ! chainless wheels will be $!(*•. Resolutions of Condolence. Whereas, Our esteemed sister, Mrs. Stickley, has suffered a great L ss in the ' death of her beloved daughter. Christina, therefore be it, Resolved, That we the members of ■ Jesse Coppock W. R. C. No. 165, of Walkerton. Ind., do extend to the bereaved family our sincere sympathy in their great loss, and point them for consola tion to Him in whom she trusted May the Father who has claimed their jewel, be to the afflicted ones a friend ever near. Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the Independent, also a copy be sent to the stricken family. Mrs. Ryan, j Mrs. McAlister, Com. Mrs. IL Pratt. 1 PURELY VEGETABLE. “t The Cheapest, Purest ''"ygSk-. , I Best Aleut- ■ —— I one in the world I ,T"1 lA v I hes oal Specific f. r a l diseases of the Liver, Stomach and Spleen. H Regulate the Liver nd prevent Chills ?KD ILV MA L ARI- ( ■•■.tn.AiMS Restli s- ««I * 1 y Mss. Jaundice and Nausea. BAD BREATH! Nothing is so unpleasant, nothing so common, a« bad breath ; and in nearly every case it comes from the stomach, and can be so easily corrected if you will take Simmons Liver Regulator. Do not neglect so s-.re a remedy for this repulsive disorder. It will also improve your appetite, complexion and general health. PILES! How many suffer torture day after day, making life a burden and robbing existence of all pleasure, owing to the secret suffering from Piles. Aet 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 ailment —in fact, nature demands the utmost regularity of the bowels, and any deviation from thi: demand paves the way often to serious danger. It is quite 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! - This distressing affliction occurs most frequently. The disturbance of the stomach, arising from the • imperfectly digested contents, causes a severe pain in the head, accompanied with disagreeable nausea, ana > this constitutes what is popularly known as Sick Headache, for the relief of which take Simmons Liver Regulator or Medicine. manufactured only bv J. H. ZEIMN & CO-, Philadelphia, Pa.

A ©ood I to Build-_^>-7s when material is cheap. 'The hard times, have made everythin^ cheaper, and building material is very low now. If you think of building now is a good time. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. 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. N. Hudelmyer. | New Goods! New Goods! Sm<e the pre in February we have received over *1 aree ‘j housand ^jollars worth of new roods n.iun: makes our line complete, uith all the latest styles of CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, and the largest and best selected stock of MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, .:;:d a: the hwest prices ever before seen in if al her ton. Fire Sale! Red Tag Qoods! Wt have about 82,500.00 worth of “damaged goods" on hand yet, which we will leave the old Red Tag Price on, and sell them to c "d parties on 60 days' time, or give 10 per cent off for SPOT CASH. Come to us for your Goods and Save Money, as you always have done. Thos. J. Wolfe, THE CLOTHIER. [ GENERALJURDWARE. j | Paints and Oils, | g Rubber HOSE and all Attachments, Screen Doors and Window Screens, A Good Lino of' Cook and I Ga* M I g Barbed and Smooth Wire. 3 J ROSS & JARRELL. I

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