St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 6, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 August 1897 — Page 5

jy 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 attend to the matter. Walkerton Market. ■CORRECTED WEEKLY BY STEPHENS AND GRIDER. KggS 11 Butter 12 Lard 6 Green Hides • • • • -4 Potatoes new nO t° Corn _ 26 | Clover Seed 3.50 to 3.i a Wheat ’Ji? Oats 12 to lo I Beans to £5 | 3 S Onions new to^bO Chickens young £ to * i Old chickens ; ? 4 1 Turkeys b to ‘

local news. Straw hats less than half price at the Globe. Visit the capital of your state Sunday, Sept. 5, via I*. E. A W., #l. Tom Fair has had a neat cement walk built in front of his residence. The fall term of the Walkerton schools will open one week from next Monday. For Sale.—A good horse, harness and surrey. Apply to T. J. Reece. When you want shoes come to the Globe, as they always carry a good line. Prices low. The dance in Hudelmyer’s hall Thurs day evening was a pleasant occasion ami well patronized. When you need repairs for any of your machinery call at Machinery Hall. They will get it for you. You will make no mistake in buying your clothing of the Globe during our special tale, as we will save you money. C. F. and Gertrude Russell, of La Porte, have opened a pavilion store, eon sisting of general merchandise, on the Florence hotel grounds. On account of the death of his mother Rev. Pavey has canceled his engagement to exchange pulpits next Sunday with Rev. Middleton. of LaPorte. Any one having good four foot wood to sell should call on T. J. Wolfe, D. W. Brubaker or T. J. Reece, who are authorized to let contracts for wood for the wnVc * T-orks. , tute, a program of which was published in last week’s Independent, will be held in the high school building at South Bend August 30 to September 3. Young, the tailor, calls your attention to his announcement this week. He is i ready for the fall and winter trade and has choice selections in the latest goods for overcoats, business and dress suits. The Walkerton Independent is one of our most valued exchanges. We have known it from its foundation and now it has entered on its 23d year. May its future be even better than its past. New Albany Tribune. Trustee Leibole is sending circulars giving the substance of the compulsory educational law to the school patrons of Lincoln township, that they may be fully informed upon the salient features of this important law, which was passed by the recent session of the state legislature. H. A. Yearick has opened a furniture and undertaking establishment in the McDaniel building, lately occupied by Nichols’ furniture store. Mr. Yearick has bought Mr. Nichols’ stock and besides is adding new goods to the outfit. Attention is called to his ad in this paper. The editor of the Independent and wife will leave tomorrow- Sunday- for a trip in the east, and perhaps will be away two or three weeks. During our absence our brother-in law, J. P. Jones, of Galien, Mich., and who recently returned from Arizona, will have editorial i t and business charge of the paper. All P favors shown him by our friends will be I f wnrml y appreci at ed. In all towns where a newspaper is pub- ! lished every man should advertise in it, I if nothing more than a card, stating his name and the business he is engaged in. I It always pays the advertiser, and be sides, lets the people ata distance know that the town in which you reside is a prosperous community of business men; ! and that people may settle in it with a chance to make a living. Never pull in ' your sign in a home newspaper while you expect to do business. Peter Cooper.

The U. B. festival given in J. A. ; Williams’ new store room last Saturday ! night was a grand success in every way. There was a large attendance and the social feeling was most gratifying. Master Elmer Strang delivered two of his fine selections. The first was on “Courtship,” the second on, “The Cowboy and the Wheel.” Also a young Miss Sheaks delivered a very fine declamation. These brought out warm expressions from the audience. The receipts clear of all ex penses were $22.50. For this token of good will the U. B. people feel very grateful to the public.

When in need of furnishing goods remember the Globo has them up to date. The Wanatah Times has entered upon its third year. The editor, Dr. William Bowman, states that the paper is on a paying basis. Rev. Riley will preach at Tyner Sunday morning at 10:45 and at Barber Thursday evening of next week at 7:30. All are cordially invited to these services. The ladies of the Presbyterian church are requested to meet at the home of Mrs. Will Tank next Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock to make arrangements for giving a social. The Northwest Indiana conference of the M. E. church will convene at Le banon. Wednesday, September 8. Bishop , Walden, of Cincinnati, will preside. Sam Cunningham killed a horned snake near the huckleberry marsh in Marshall county on Thursday. I'he, snake is 30 inches long with a spike at j the end Os its tail. This variety of snake

is very rare in this country. Sam has the snake preserved in alcohol. The State Fair will offer big attractions this year and has arranged a splendid program. Four Ing days are assured: Timtwla.r being Childrens mid , Ohl Soldiers’ day, Wednesday Indian ' apolis day. Thursday Governor's day and I Friday Military day. Low railroad rates have been secured for the week. A very pleasant surprise was given Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Ramsby, of near, this place, on last Saturday night in । honor of Mrs. Ramsby s 28th birthday! The guests from away were; Mr. and Mrs. Welton, South Bend: Miss Minnie Nagel, Fort Wayne; Mrs. George Moon, Mishawaka: Mr.and Mrs. John Schm« ltz. of the Island. Three children in the family of (’has. Shultz, living one mile north of I’yner, have died in the past few days from diph theria. There are eight children in the family and the remaining five are now ill with the disease, two not being ex pected to live. The family attended a wedding in LaPorte county last week and contracted the disease while there. The b<>ard of health of Marshall county has been solicited to take .measures to prevent as much as jiosibh' a spread of the disease in the neighborhood. The Bremen Binckatucking" placed the Streator, 111., team at the latter place last Sunday and were shut out. the score being as follows: retreat* r, l.n s Bremen. 0. Bremen turned out in large , numbers, there bring 118 from that place on the excursion over the I’hn e 1. There were 30 from Walkerton. The Bremen cornet band accompanied the ex enrsion. The train returned hrn> ‘ nect ions wi. B. A O. the Bretnenites were hauled home on the milk train. On Thursday. September 9. 18p7, the Lake Erie A Western Railroad compan' will run their annual Home Visitor*'! Excursion to Indianapolis, Ind. Cin cinnati, Dayton, Toledo, Springfield, Akron, and Columbus, Ohio, and int« r mediate points. The rates are -o low that it will be cheaper to go on this ox euraion than to stay at home, thus giv ■ ing everybody an opportunity to vi*it their <>ld home and friends throughout the states of Indiana and Ohio Ex cursion train will leave Walkerton at 5:68 a. in. For further information call on ticket agent L. E. A W. Here is a curious experiment: Tie a string about a yard long to a c turnon door key and take the string in the right hand, holding it so the kev will dear the floor four or five inches. If you can hold the key steady enough, it will be gin to swing back and forth in astraight line. Let another person take your left hand in his and the motion of the key will change from a pendulum like swing to a circular motion. If a third person will then place his hand on the shoulder of the second person, the key will stop. Try this and see if it’s a lie. The Chautauquan, the people’s home, magazine, contains the following collec tion of excellent articles with an attractive array of accompanying illustrations: i Life in Washington, D. C., 1., by William : Eleroy Curtis; The uses of Electricity in Sanitariums and in the Practice of Medicine and Surgery, by George H. Guy; The Commerce and Manufactures of ’ France, by Yves ( oiyot; Do Labor sav ing Machines Deprive Men of Labor.' by Hon. Carroll I). Wright; Street Life j in London, by Ned Arden Flood; Sunday Reading, selected by Bishop Vincent; The Tax on Inheritance in Italy, by G. Ricca Salerno; A Gentleman of Dixie, a story, by Ellen Claire Campbell; Howto Guard our Youth Against Bad Literature. by Anthony Comstock: The Sugar Beet in France, by I’, p. Deherain; I Belgium: Its History, Art, and Social ' Life, by William Elliot Griffis, D. D.;

Herbert Spencer: An Episode, by Foster Coats: Society in the Cow Country, by E. Hough: A Sunset Breeze, a poem’ by Clinton Scollard; What We Gain in the Bicycle, by Maurice Thompson; The First of August as kept by the Jamaican Darkies, by Carita Ward; Women Mountain Tourists, by Th Grim Hochberg; The Sunstroke Secret, by The Family Doctor. The department of Current History and Opinion deals with the topics of the day, and a summary of news of the month is also given. A number of valuable book reviews complete this number of the magazine.

Harry Hardenbrook th® barber. Cobbler’s outfits, 25 cents for a whole set., at Ake's harness store. Deering and Daisey all st* el an<j Thomas hay rakes at Machinery Hall. John E. Wenger has the thanks of the Independent force for a fine Inigo water melon left at the office on Wedne*. day. __ Lost. Some place between the B. A O. restaurant and my farm a ban.boo easel. Finder will please return to me, Chas. McCarty. A dime social will be given by the ladies of the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon. September 1, at the home of Mrs. John Schwartz. AH cordially inviteJ. Trustee Leibole has been making re p iirs ami get ting the school houses of the township in good shape for the fall 'and winter terms of school. As a precaution against contagious diseases thA trustee has placed a steriliser in whkM to keep pencils, etc., in each school buil^ ing in the township. 5 A colored ball team, called the I ' <>f ('liieaK>>. l»eat the Maroons at I*^ ' mouth last Tueralny afternoon, by a <>f 13 t<> 9. The colored team ciaita to the champion players of their race, aril it is said that they could have given t^v Plymouth boys a still worse dose if they had wanted to. The Unions played the Bremen team on Wednesday, defeating them by a score of 1 to IL S. D. Martin, as will be seen by his dis ; play announcement in the iNDICFKXIxKirT, | has decided to continue his spMmii sale i until Sept. I in order to give those who; have not yet been able to take advantage j of the many bargain* offered an oppor j tunity to get some of the benefits of this 1 sale. Dry goods. sh>* »i and dishes are lining closed out at prices that will | astonish y<m. Goshen Times: Saturday aftamoon at about 3 o'chs’k Charl'’* L. M-eei, b companied by his children, drove hi* car i , riage horse to the ißarnum * show : ! grounds to see the fed and wa j lered When the elephanta were bmugh: 'out Mr. Moes’ animal trembhd with fright, reared rnd fell dead One of the ! Mim a men said that thi« »’’»* the fourth h<T*' to die from such a cause since the oireu* started in the spring Dr Roy has been eng iged U* deliver » i lecture fr«»ni the band stand in thi* place Saturday after noon Aiito-H 28. I "'tween 13 ami 4 o*dodc, befora the Imll -m HK»n. Hi* theme * ill be The Difference iu Mt British India and the 4 oJtf 4s pin \ strumental music. The d xb.r ^i n fluent talker and hie lecture wifi protr an interesting a*traction of tha day, I’he Indepfndftt with its improved facilities can now turn out job printing with more promptness and at reduced prices We can romjwte with ! in northern Indiana on quality of vto* k work and prices We pnq«*«’ to divide with our customers the iienrrits of our fine now facilities in the way of p wer. as we can now do work at less I than formerly. When you want luiy thing in the line of printing yod will find it unnecessary to look any farther i than the Independent office. • • » PERSONAL POINTS. M ill Place was in LaPorteon Tkraday. I T. J. Reece was in South Be»d on i Tuesday. Miss Mary Quirk went to I>Porte Thursday.

William Walter was in Chicago Fri ; ; day on business. S. I). Martin was doing busiress in j । South Bend on Tuesday. Thompson Turner transacted business . in South Bend on Tuesday. Misslva Fink, of North Liberty, visited friends here on Tuesday. E. T. Short was m Fairmount, Ind., Wednesday on a real estate deal. Lafayette Ball, of LaPorte, a^ited with relatives here the past week!' Miss Jessie Taylor is visiting^ with relatives at North Liberty this we<W» Miss Da Fisher, of Bremen, mg with Walkerton relatives and fJWnds. Ihe Henderson residence, occupied by Frank Place and family, is bepig repainted. Jim 1' innegan, of South Chicago, was j visiting among his young friends here ithe past week. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Willi aTnB an d i daughter Marie spent Sunday l as (- ' Cedar lake, near Knox. Sam Cunningham has returned from Elkhart where he was working i n t j lP interests of the Diamond garn ent cut . ter. Miss M. M. Shultz and Ml. .. , .... , *’ s Grace , r orbes spent the fore part of in- ■ | with Mr. and Mr.,. W. W. Pl 2 , ; town. *' of "0“ 1 Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Nicole, . : the fore part of this week f ron ™ ed f ant visit of several days with r i eaS i Terre Haute. Natives at ‘ Mrs. A. C. Hardenbrook Wednesday from Ligoni er ' rned on r was called by the sickness , F 6 she her mother, Mrs. Hathaway $ r eath of

s ‘la 8 George was in South Bend on Tuesday. Jim I'oster, of North Liberty, was in on Tuesday. Miss Alice McDuffie is visiting friends 1,1 LaPorte this week. Rev. Black and wife are at Eagle Lake, ln d., for a few days. Mrs. 8. R. Ball and daughter, Maggie, ar e visiting at Plymouth. Mable Place, of South Bend, visited r elatives here over Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Flood, of North Liberty, v >Bited in town on Tuesday. 3 lines Sarber and E. T. Shelman were | >n South Bend last Sunday. Miss Jennie Pool visited relatives and friends in South Bend last week. Claud Fish, of Plymouth, visited friends in Walkerton on Sunday. Tom Giberson, of Cleveland, 0., visited relatives here on Tuesday. Mrs. Jay Miller and Miss Lantz visit ad in South Bend last Sunday and Mon ■day. Miwa Kdith Taylor is visiting with rnetxlH and n l Smith Bend thie week. Miss Lucinda Gill visited with rela live* in South Bend the fore part of this week. Clem and Eugene Shafer, of LtPorte, are visiting with - their cousin, Rollo Rewe. Mr. and Mrs. David Swank visitetl with Mr. am! Mrs. Mark Bender at Knox last Sunday. Miss Ida Beach and Mrs. W. A. Tank are enjoying the scenery at Eigle Lake, I Ind., for a few days. Mias Cora and Mmter Harold Ephlin. of I/aPorte. are the guests of Harry ; Hardenbmok ami family. P. \ Williams, of Riverton, Neb., ami G. E Williams, of North Liberty, were calling on their neicv. Mrs. J. H Faulk ner. last Saturday. Mrs. Harry Owen and Mrs. Thompson । Turner and children were visiting at KltOX the |KIHI Week W. G. M tstcrnmn and - >n Harold, of i Homellsville, N Y„ were visiting his uncle, I-w r and family the fore part of this week Mrs. Ss'huylrr \sh. <»f LaPorte, and sister, of Cleveland, Ohi . visited Mrs. Ed Koontz a f> w days thi* week. Mr* I. 11. McGogy. who was visiting with relative* ta r»' f r « <eral weeks, ratur&ed on Thursday to her home at Slienand -ah, low i Mr* Ella Str«»up and f Chicago. Mm William Clem ami child and Mrs. Hattie Leibole. of South Bend, visited here during the pwt week Glenn Ramixs, who has been working I f«r ».!,■ rnr<«' It v ■»•! ’ml o.yiUKw I ‘ nwirrw. riy o - o*l th*’ emplov of the B A <> nvid at Hwi| place as bill clerk Prof. J. W Rittenger, principal of the I Walkerton nwlns-ls. moved his family to 1 thia place from Ne* t’arhsm the fore part of this aeck Pbey • upy the, John Curtis residence. Mrs. Ida Lutt*>n and daughter, who have been visiting in this place with Mb. Rebecca Vh < ent ami other rela tivns for the |»ast two we* ks. returned to their home at Rockville. Ind on 1 riday. V H. Noble went to Youngstown, Ohi'. hod Wmln* *day m n to a telegram announcing the death of his father in law V Shaffer, who died after only a few days’ illness at the advanced age of 8U years. Notice to Fickle Urowerx. We have in stock about 2*lo jute sacks I w hich are first class pickle sacks. U ill ■ sell at 10 cents each. Come quick before ■ they ar.' all taken. The Globe.

VV. H. PALMER, WATERLOO, IOWA ••Saved From the Horror, of Nervous Prostration” by Dr Miles' Nervine. iHUI 1 1 <T| COI’GH ' does not always indicate /■A consumption. Mr. W. 11. Palmer, of * B Waterloo, lowa, writes: “I was taken with a nervous stricture of the bronchial tubes, which developed into nervous prostration, I was so weak I could not. sit up. I got no sleep for days except when under the influence of opiates. For four months I suffered agonies and prayed that I might die and be at rest. One Q r jSI phy-ician said I had K Mil* » ^consumption, for I had fc X, a couch that gave me K Nervine Ino rest. But a good i Restores S°*d physician whose Ks 'u Uh W medicine had failed, ■^/Health vJ® a( j v i se d me to use Dr. Miles' Kes t o rati ve Nervine and I thank God that it has brightened my days, lengthened my life and saved me from the horrors of nervous P r j^atiom Dr. Miles’ Remedies are sold by all drug gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart and Nerves sent free to all applicants. DR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.

X Printed Lawns 6 l-4c. Printed Dimities 6 Lie. A X Printed Lappets, Pieretine’s Tissue Brode. A Grenadines, etc., at 10c, 12 1 2e, 15c, 20c. X I SILK SHIRT WAISTS AND SILK X 3 DRESS WAISTS 20 ner ct. discount 3 ! Millinery. X A The season has been quite satisfactory. Trimmed hats and bonnets A A 25 per cent discount to close out the spring and summer stock. A X Summer Corsets, Hosiery, X • Laces and Embroideries, • X IN GOOD SUPPLY, X | Carpets. 1 X New Goods at old prices for the present. Z X BUSY, BUZZING BEE-HIVE, ♦ Julius Barnes & Qy. ♦ Laporte. Indiana. * | for ArfistiQ I | Jailoring—| 3 G<> to YOUNG'S, w here you will find a choice selection of till'll grade wo< len g.mds for FINE DRESS SUITS. A great variety of the latest novelties for BUSINESS SUITS. A spe2 * ially fine line of samples for OVERCOATS, supplemented by El ~ a full report of fashions for the fall and winter season. I YOUNG E TAILOR I I ! - - —— i^v?ry pay a gutter pay. Honest values for the money. Look over our assortment of o>' Is. See them for yourself. Prices can give y .u no co;, eption of the sterling values in every line. ^VINGENT'S—FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING g Drugs, Medicines and Wall Paper, a Perfumery, Soaps, Combs, Brushes, Fancy and Toilet Articles, Tobaccos and Cigars. sS Goods selected with ^reat care and warranted as represented. WE INVITE YOU TO CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK. £ B.E. WILLIAMS, | £ Hudelmyer Block, Avenue F. 3 ^iuiiiuiuuiauuiuiuuuiuiiiuiuuu^^^ >»** «>■*•*•***••• X You Get a • X Square Dea! • P’vefv time when you buy your GKOC ERIES and nf NOTIONS at our establishment. Your dollars will J • go as far at our store as any place we know of. Bring ▼ A us your country produce and get the highest market V A price. W X J. A. WILLIAMS. X f TrfE RED STAR. ? Ixe •• 3