St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 3, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 August 1897 — Page 1

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FROM MINNESOTA. ( Cold Springs, Minn. / Aug. 1,1897. Ed. Independent: I will try and give you and friends a description of our trip and the conntry. We left Chicago Thursday evening, July 29, at 10:30 p. in., and from there we went to St. Paul, a distance of 413 miles. Two hundred miles of this distance was made after night. Breaching Elroy at daybreak, we then had a view of the country from there to St. Paul. After leaving Elroy the country is very hilly and broken. Large hills of nothing but rock.^^H^e of them going straight up " f r om otrto 300 and 400 feet. That part of Wisconsin is very thinly settled, seeing but very few buildings for many miles. After nearing St. Paul the coun try gets much better and there are many large fields of wheat, but the harvest is well over in Wisconsin. We arrived at St. Paul at 11:25 a. m., and found a very fine city, somewhat above expectation. Leaving St. Paul at 4:30 p. in. for St. Cloud, Minn., we found the country more level than it was south of St. Paul, and many very fine farms and vast wheat fields. Arriving at St. Cloud at 7:45 p. m. we found a nice little city of about 10,000. Arriving at the general office of the McCormick Harvester Co. w T e were ordered to go to work at once, my brother going to Painesville and changing cars t there for Elbow Lake, where he will remain for the next three weeks; 1 leaving St. Cloud for Cold Springs, 18 miles south and west of St. Cloud, and found many large wheat fields and the wheat green. It is all spring wheat here. I never saw heavier wheat than they have here. The oats here are very heavy, but the corn crop is no good. They have had so much rain here that the roads are quite muddy and all small bridges are washed out. They hav^ a large river here called Sock River. It is about 150 feet wide. They have a small steamboat of 50 passenger capacity running on this river. It runs up the river three miles to Kray’s Park, which is a very fine place. The country here is very rolling but not so much so but what it can be farmed. I drove nine miles in the country yoster day and found nothing but wheat and oats, very little corn. They say the corn will not get ripe. There are no fences here at all and the grain is grown right up to the wheel tracks. If you meet a team you have to drive in the grain to get past. The roads are not laid out at all, they just wind around over the hills. I will close for this time, with best wishes, Yours respectfully, Elmer Koontz, St. Cloud, Minn. FROn THE GOLD FIELDS. Letter Written By An Indiana Man Now at Dawson City. ■ A correspondent says the parents of Frank Lory, of Petersburg, this state, have received a letter from him written at Dawson City, located in the Klondyke gold regions, June 14. He says: “I am contented to remain here until I can take things easy when I return. I am working in a tin shop at sls a day, yet it seems small in comparison with those who have claims, where they take out SI,OOO a day. I am going to buygrub for the winter and then go up the Stewart river 300 or 400 miles. Anybody can get work hers. Everybody has a little sack of gold, and when you buy anything you pay for it in gold. The miners spend their money like dirt. They will go into a saloon and call everybody up to drink. Those who have rich claims will stand in a faro game and lose thousands of dollars before they leave. I saw one man yesterday lose 83,000. He was drunk. He had sold his claim for §50,000 and was crying because he was afraid he would not live to spend it. The climate now is fine. The sun shines twenty-two hours out of twentyfour, and it is never dark. You cannot tell when dark comes. You do not see any- money- less than a 50 cent piece. There is nothing in a store that sells for less. We were offered $l6O a hundred for our bacon. The boat came up today, but had no meat. Eggs are worth sl7 a dozen. It costs me a dollar to send this letter, as it did for the other two I wrote you. I have had seven jobs offered me since I came here to go to Circle City at $12.50 a day and board. There are thousands of mosquitoes here. We have to keep nets over our faces and gloves on our hands all the time. Some philosopher aptly observes that trying to quell a woman’s wrath is like sitting down on a bunch of firecrackers to prevent their going off. A. W. Groshans, barber, Fry building, one door north of Cowan & Granger’s. Popular styles in hair-cutting. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE INDEPENDENT’S CLUBBING RATES.

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NORTH DAKOTA LETTER. I i Cecil, North Dakota, / J uly 26, ’97. I will again write a few lines to let the eastern people know what our prospect is. We had a very dry spring and the ground was in good shape to put in the crop, and there was a large crop planted, but on account of the cold and dry weather the crops got a poor start and things began to look pretty blue. But on the 13th of June we got a heavy rain ’ and started everything a booming, j Since then we have had plenty of rain ' and warm weather and the prospect is ' now good for a fair crop of wheat, oats, ■ flax, barley, and vegetables are good. We now have plenty of new potatoes, peas, onions, radishes, lettuce and such as keep life and soul together. There is still lots of immigration to this country, a good many- coming in on wagons, some from Indiana, lowa and Kansas but the most of the people coming here in wagons are from Nebraska and South Dakota. Government land is going very fast. There have been four hundred and sixty-six homestead filings in June at the Devil’s Lake land office, and 1,089 for the quarter, making 171,210 acres. Government land in these parts will soon be exhausted at this rate. I would advise anybody who has no home and wants one to come and invest in our country; I just received a letter from Max Bass. He says he can give very lowrates this year. Anyone wishing to come, I think, will do well to write him at 220 So. Clark street, Chicago. I don’t think anyone will ever regret what it will cost him to come and see our country. The Dunkards just held their communion and the large church house they built last year did not hold one-half the people present. Three years ago the nearest family- to the ground where the church now- stands was four miles. Now the nearest government land I know of is 10 miles from the church. Yours, 11. W. Ford. FOSTER’S WEATHER FOR AUGUST. There is a bare probability that very excessive warmth and menacing barometric conditions in the west and northwest will continue until about the 6th w-ith no decided disturbances, in which case storms of great and dangerous energy may be apprehended between the 6th and 10th. We name Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the 7th, Bth and 9th, as central days of great storm probability. Terrific electrical storms with hail and wind may be looked for within 48 hours of 6 p. m. on the 7th, followed by a phenomenal fall of temperature. Light frosts in the north are possible as the high barometer rushes in from the northwest behind these storms. About 12th to 14th another warm wave, low barometer and storms will traverse the country in regular order from west to east, followed by rising barometer and cooler air from northwest. During the Vulcan storm period, 17th to 21st, moon will be in apogee on the 19th, at last quarter on the 20th., and at extreme declination north on the 21st. Look for very warm weather, low pressure to the north, warm to hot south, southwesterly- winds, with showers of bluster and storm locally in many places but with little rain generally, during and following this period. The heat will grow* oppressive during the reactionary days, 24 to 26, ending in storms and change to cooler about the time of new moon on the 27th. Falling barometer, south winds, high temperature and coming storms will be the order during the closing days of August. As to the general outlook for August we believe that it will be warm and dry, especially to the west and north, above the average. Showers, of course, will fall here and there, with temporary changes to cooler, perhaps, with light frosts northward in September; but heat and dryness will dominate the country generally. Much of October will be the same, rains and general autumnal changes not making their appearance northward before the last half of that month. Heavy storms followed by frosts and freezing the last part of October. Market Reports. Butter is strong at 12 cents and able to hold its own. Yeast cakes are rising steadily. Bananas are slipping along at the old price with an occasional drop. Watermelons are going down more rapidly than they were a week ago. Cheese is lively- and stirring. Syrups are sticking at the former price and are about a pint more to the quart than they were last winter. Green apples are growing less since vacation. Dried apples are swelling the market. Chickens are picking up a little.—Ex. Before buying a grain drill see those ! at Machinery- Hall. j For any information you desire call on agents I. I. & I. railroad.

WALKERTON, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. INDIANA. SATURDAY. AUG. 7. 1897.

THE FOUR COUNTIES. News of St, Joseph, LaPorte, Marshall and Starke Counties Briefly Told. South Bend is to have a statue of her honored son, the late Schuyler Colfax. The Novelty works at Plymouth started upMonday morning with a full force of men. As compared with the Wilson bill, the average increase of duty in the Dingley tariff schedule is 14.56. Work on the walls of the court house at Knox are at a standstill at present on account of the iron pillars, etc., failing to arrive when expected. The new jail at South Bend has been accepted by the county commissioners from the contractors. It is the second largest county jail in the state. James Oliver talks strongly of building a large and modern styled hotel in South Bend. It is to be located on the present sight of the Oliver house. A little bird flew over and said the | reason why Crumpacker did not get the I appointment he expected was because of private letters written to the president from LaPorte. They threw dirt on him from behind a wall, and it doesn’t seem quite fair. Guess who it was. LaPorte Argus. C. IL Michael is daily demonstrating the complete success of his fanning mill inven-.ion for separating a mixture of rye and wheat, or of oats, rye and wheat in any quantity and making each product marketable. It is an important invention and a great success that will lie appreciated by farmers. LaPorte Argus. The schools of Knox, Starke county, are afflicted with sandburs. The Demo crat says a project that appears likely to go through is being considered by the school board and patrons of the schools. The proposition is to have the sandburs removed from the school grounds and a coat of clay put on, so that grass can be grown. It is part of the proposition that a share of the funds be raised by sub scription. Knox Democrat: Billie Casad goes to Chicago Sunday to take charge of the Nellie McHenry theatrical company as business manager, which opens at the Academy of Music in Chicago August 15th, for a two weeks’ stand. After that the company makes a tour through British Columbia, south along the Pacific coast, across to Florida and then north, playing “A Night at a Circus.” William Edwards, the hoboe who was mysteriously shot in the stomach some time ago at South Bend, died at the South Bend hospital a few days ago. Before he died he confessed that he was shot while climbing a tree for the purpose of entering the house of a South Bend resident with intent to rob. He also confessed that he was the leader of the gang who held up the operators at the Mishawaka and LaGrange depots last spring. He refused to say who were his companions in these jobs. Village Papers Should Eschew Politics. The Walkerton Independent has this to say in defense of independent papers: “Political papers are a drawback and hindrance to the growth of small towns. A good, live paper devoted to local progress and representing the interests of the community- as a whole, giving the news, local and general, impartially, and allowing the intelligent reader the privilege of forming his own conclusions on matters political and religious, is the most acceptable paper in a small town, in our humble opinion.” This is the correct view. It is the only safe and proper method of conducting a paper in a small town. It needs the support of all the citizens of the place, and should therefore avoid giving offense to a considerable part of its patrons by dabbling in politics. Besides, there is an abundance of other matter that should fill the columns of a local paper. Asa matter of fact, the serious defect of the average American paper is that it contains too much political matter, or rather stuff that is falsely called political. The chief aim of a newspaper, besides giving the news, should be to furnish matter that is calculated to benefit society, enlarge the popular understanding, and aid in the development of private and public enterprise. South Bend Times. Indiana Ulinois &, lowa Railroad Grand Niagara Falls Excursion. Our twelfth annual Niagara Falls Excursion will leave Streator by special train Monday, August 16, at 1:45 p. m. The rate for the round trip from all stations on our line to the Falls $7.50, to Toronto $8.50. The train will consist of baggage car, day coaches, and Wagner sleepers, the finest in the land. The coaches will be well supplied with ice and water and thoroughly cleaned at several points enroute, and an agent of this department will accompany the train to Niagara Falls to assist in making the trip pleasant and satisfactory. Sleepers will be set apart for offices Streator and Kankakee, the rate will be j $3.00 per berth or $6.00 per section. | Sleeping car space should be reserved early. For further particulars see , agents I. I. & I.

PEN AND SHEARS. Never marry a large-hearted man; he has a capacity for loving too many women at the same time. A former secretary- of the territory of Alaska, who has lived therefor twentyyears, says there is a great deal of humbug about the talk about hardships in the territory. He says there is a fairly good trail accross the Chilcoot pass and , it is not difficult to travel with Indian assistance. A problem in mathematics: A boyten jtJ’TS old has a little sister who Dounds, and he gets tired of haJWß>er in five minutes. When he idj ‘Ce aB old, how long will it take him tojf-^irsd holding some one else’s sister w* weighs 120 pounds? 5 ukon river of Alaska is a noble strdam 2,200 miles long, and thirty miles wide 600 feet from its mouth. At Fort Yukon it is six miles wide. People who imagine that Alaska is a small country and its rivers, creeks, and its mountains hills, are wide of the mark. Fort Wayne News. Os the children born alive one fourth die before 11 months, one-third before the twenty-third month, half before ' their eighth year, two thirds of mankind ! die licfore the thirty-ninth year, three j fourths before the fifty first year, and of i about 12,000 only one survives a whole 1 century. A Churubusco young man who thought he was old enough to have a girl called upon a young woman a few nights since. The girl’s mother quietly left the room, and in a few minutes re turned with a big slice of bread and molasses which she handed to the caller, telling him to eat it and run home, as his mother might be uneasy if he should stay- out late, says the Churubusco Truth. A writer at Circle City, Alaska says: “The midnight sun is here. The orb of day has been visible continuously since the 16th of Juno in the Alaska town, and presents a most beautiful sight. Old Sol looks like a ball of tire moving through a brilliant sky. Mos quizes are the miner's main pest and the workmen have to wear gloves and fae^'overing of cheese cloth for protecLioST Tae Indianapolis Journal says that official reports which the bureau of eta tistics is securing from the county clerks furnish valuable information in regard to civil and criminal litigation in the various counties. The disparityin different counties of nearly the same population in the number of days of court shows that some judges must be much more expeditious in the discharge of business than others. In the matter of divorces it appears that many more are granted to wives than to husbands. Reports from fourteen counties show that during the year 1896 there were granted 211 divorces to wives and 81 to husbands, and during 1897 thus far there have been granted 183 to wives and 72 to husbands. As about the same average probably prevails throughout the State it is evident that among those who seek and obtain release from mattrimony women greatly- outnumber men. If you want the worth of your moneyin job printing you will get it by- patronizing the Independent office. The latest styles in type and good, honest stock always used. Prices reasonable and the same to all.

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says an eminent English doctor, “will carry enough poison to infect a househdld.” In summer-time, more especially, disease germs fill the air, multitudes are infected, fall ill, die ; multitudes escape. These messengers of mischief do not exist for millions. Why not ? Because they are healthy and strong —protected as a crocodile is against gunshot. It is the weak, the wasted, the thin-blooded who fall ; those who have no resistive power so that a sudden cough or cold develops into graver disease. We hear of catching disease! Why not catch health ? We can do it by always maintaining our healthy weight. of Cod-liver Oil, is condensed nourishment; food for the building up of the system to resist the attacks of disease. It should be taken in reasonable doses all summer long by all those whose weight is below the standard of health. If you are losing ground, try a bottle now. For sale by all druggists at 50c. and ft.oa

A ©ood to Build— Is when material is cheap. The hard times have made every thin g cheaper, and building material is very low now. Ip 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! Since the fire m h ebruary we have received over? ‘I hree ( I housand Tollars worth of new goods', which makes our line complete, with all the latest sty les of CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, and the largest and best selected stock of MEN’S FURNISHING GOODS, and at the lowest prices ever before seen irz Walkertoil. Fire Sale! Red Tag Coods! 15 e have about $2,500.00 worth of “damaged goods” on hand yer , which we will leave the old Red Tag Price on, and sell them k' good 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. Thus. J. Wolfe, THE CLOTHIER. IGENERALJARDW | | Paints and Oils, | E Rubber HOSE and all Attachments, 3 Screen Doors and Window Screens, 3 g A Good Line of Cook and 3 I Wine Stoves, I * 1 -- - £ Sai-bed and Smooth Wire, 3 | ROSS & JARRELL. | ^UUUUUUlUiiiUiUUiiiiliUUiUiUiiUiUliilUlUliiUHUiUK.

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