St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 7, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 September 1897 — Page 1

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VOLUME XXIII.

A HOOSIER EDITOR ON AN OUTINO. $ Wheeling. W. Va., 1 Aug. 30, 1897. The first incident of our trip was a sad one. The train stopped at Jones Landing, Syracuse Lake and the coffin containing conductor Schaffer’s body was put on board and taken to Garrett. ! The depot platform at Garrett was crowded with people all with sad faces to see their comrade brought back so ; tragically. He left home Saturday morning for a few days recreation and rest at the lake. Saturday afternoon he was taking a ride on the little steam launch. He eat down on one of the seats that are around the low railing and in ' some way lost his balance and fell over I board backward into the water. Boats were immediately sent out but he never - rose to the surface. When found his hands were tightly clutching the grass and weeds at the bottom of the lake. Striking the water as he did backward he was no doubt bewildered and imagin ed he was clinging to something to save himself.. When we got off the B. A- O. train last night, or this morning rather, the town clock showed fifteen minutes after one, while our watch showed 12:12. It is at Bellaire, about six miles from here, that the watches are set ahead an hour. While here we are stopping at theStamm hotel, which faces the Ohio river, and it was a pleasant experience this morning to be awakened by the deep toned whis tie of a passing steamboat. To one so long accustomed to the level country around Walkerton it is a striking and beautiful sight to see looming up before us the great green hills or bluffs, at the foot of which the waters of old Ohio sweep proudly by. Just across from us is Wheeling Island, containing a population of about 7,000. At the lower end is the fair ground, and facing the West Virginia side is the handsomest resi Sng, the lawns be red down to the e island is reached r^ ilt across I td I

- mu Hill LIIIUH of the beautiful homes just across on the island to step almost from their doors in- ’ to the ferry and save them the long dis I tance around on the bridges. As we were walking across the old bridge this morning we met a man coming across and asking him some questions he very kindly and sociably gave us much interesting information concerning \\ heeling proper and the island. \\ e asked him about the high water and he said, “Oh, yes. of course, when the river is high every [ho use on the island is under water, but then it hardly ever gets much above the first story. I have been a resident of the island for twenty years and in all that time only twice have we been submerged.” We said, “But aren’t you afraid any winter you may be flooded again and your beautiful homes ruined?” He said, “Oh, well, then all the lower part of Wheeling, the Hotel Stamm, where you are staying, and all the towns along the river will be flooded too.” That seemed sufficient reason to him that there was no reason for anxiety, but it didn’t convince us. We took an electric car and rode around the island, on the Ohio side of which only a narrow arm of the river divided it, and then the green bluffs rise up abruptly, covered with their beautiful verdure and in many places with fine fruit trees where it is so steep that it seems impossible for any one to scale them to gather the fruit. I wish it were possible to describe the beauties of a ride we took today on a little steam motor. As told you in a former visit | here, the city is squeezed in between the ■ bluffs and the river, only three or four | .

blocks wide but extending tins way for miles along the river. These bluffs are so steep as to be mostly impassable to climb or cut a road through, but in one place there is a natural rift. Through this the town extends. Baek of the

river bluff and almost parallel with them extends another line of bluffs with a valley between, as though some time another mighty river swept along here, close beside the Ohio. Well, down in this valley for thirteen miles this Elm Valley motor line extends and this val ley is just wide enough for a beautiful road, and along this road for miles are handsome residences or villas, homes of the wealthy people of Wheeling. Is there another such a city residence street? The road abruptly twisting and curving to suit the fancy of the ancient river, here and there a more adventurous dwelling standing away up high upon the bluffs, then another away down so that you could walk right from the road onto the roof, and here a deep gurgling brook, and there a dry bed creek up which wagons drive for miles but which next spring will be a raging torrent again. Then a tunnel penetrating the bluffs, and in one place half way [CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 J

WALKEKTON, ST. JOSEPH COEXTY. INlHana. BATUBDAY. SEPT. 1. 1897.

I A TRIP TO NORTH DAKOTA. ’ ' \ W\LKERTON. Ind., / Avo. 20, '97. Ed. Independent: i Inasmuch as many are asking all man- j ner of questions concerning the North- | ■west, and especially North Dakota, I । will answer them through the columns of our esteemed Independent. First in j order, every loyal American citizen j 'should remember that North Dakota is I a part of the United States and should speak of it as such. The position that 1 , 1 shall take in reference to North Dakota ; !is this: That it affords one of the best j opportunities that the I'nited States has . , ever offered to its poor. I I shall not enter in detail or attempt ■ to give a history of the first pioneers to , the present ones, in order to prove my i position, but think it proper to merely . refer to the immense forest, the slow move of the ox cart in the absence of railroad facilities, and the continued ; dread of the tomahawk of the red man in order to compare disadvantages and privations. Surely it would seem em ; barrassing to think of living in a cold country without wood. Will say in reference to this that there are two cold places in ths world. One may be in North Dakota, the other is anywhere in the world without house or home and no possible hope for any. But now as to j the position 1 take. The world has a right to ask for a reason. First, the state of North Dakota has given and will continue to give to the homeless IGO acres of as fins and fertile land as can be found anywhere in the slates, for fourteen dollars, with the proviso that you move on to it. As to the richness of the soil I must judge by the product. Wheat owing to . causes not attributed to the ground wdl not be a good cr »p. Barley, oats and po tatoes are simply immense. Potatoes like a fish in water, are in their proper , j and natural element while growing in I North Dakota. I saw fine growing po tatoes where the raw prairie was plowed ' last spring, the jiotatoeH haring been I dropped and covered with rnw prairie ;

pean, radiaheH, earrote, rod beets, cab i bage, rutohagns, onions, etc., grow to I perfection. Strawberries, raspberries and currants grow abundantly. I ate ■ currants and raspberries off of the sb>ck August 11. Will trees grow ' I saw n number of fine groves of from two to ten ' acres from three to five years old. I saw . walnut trees that D. W Kupel, . f Walk erton, sent with the last colony. They were green and thrifty. Saw young up pie trees growing from the seed. Water is found in abundance at from 1.7 to 10 feet deep idug or bored,. In regard to health, 1 need only say the u rid knows , that all northern climates are healthy I The lay of the land is simply grand, i wavy, with fine elevations ami a perfect. 1 natural drainage where and when needed. For fear some one should become frightfully alarmed at the above stab' ment cold country without wixxl will say the state of North Dakota, like all ' the western states, has plenty of wood । and coal, and besides that the "mother of invention” has begun her work. I saw at a number of houses stoves for cooking and heating arranged to burn straw. In conclusion, will say that my v b was confined largely to Turtle Mou: tain valley and in this valley I saw the above I exhibits, and in Towner county live the colonies who moved from various parts of Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, lowa, Illinois, etc. They live in shacks, sod houses j and good frame houses; are kind, humble and hospitable, have plenty to eat | and are liberal, hopeful and cheerful, and have religious services at various I

places. I attended Sabbath school at 1 ■ the new church eight miles west < f Cai. j do where three, years ago there was j neither house nor human to be seen. ' The attendance was 87. Cando, the county seat of Towner ■

county, is a fine young town on a branch i of the Great Northern railroad. It is well supplied with good hotels and has intelligent, clever and accommodating business men. The town has five large grain elevators, wood, coal and lumber yards. Nearly forgot to say no saloons. On account of all the above state of things I shall again say that North Dakota affords one of the best opportunities our government has ever furnished its poor. George E. Steel. Yearly Clubbing Rates. New York World, three times a week, and the Independent, $2.00 Toledo Weekly Blade and the Independent, $1.75 Weekly Inter Ocean and the Independent, $1.75 Subscriptions by mail will be looked after promptly. Address, The Independent, Walkerton, Ind.

The Balloon Ascension. If there were any people in this surrounding country that didn't come to Walkerton Saturday afternoon they were never missed. From about one i o'clock till long after the ascension the streets were crowded and every available hitching post was occupied. Everything was satisfactory. The weather, the crowd, the speech, and the ' ascension. In fact every thing was j alright. At about 2:30 most of the peo pie went over to the band stand to hear ■ the music and the speech. The music was furnished by the members of Dr. Roy's f imily and was very good. After j a number of vocal ecleetions came the oration of the day by Dr. Roy. Dr. Roy is a native of India, and lived in that ' country until twenty three years »»<> when ha came to America. The subject of the ioration was “Farming in India Com pared with \mme«"but in addition to his subject he interested bis hearers in a description of the jxwuliar customs of his country. In his country the low of ' a farmer never marry the daughters of ! a lawyer or a preacher, and he thought ■ that from his ohsm atmn in this country that it wasn't a very go«wi thing to do here The doctor also intimated during ' his very interesting dutcourwe that hr ' thought the proper standard for calculat I mg a persons educational calibre war 1 the distance that such a j,er*on bad I travelled. Hr then remarked mciden tally that there w< r- awl. Jc Jot of (•e. > pie around hers that nrirr had iw«ee ■ across their own township. The Dr. I speaks very good English '•nd certainly has considerable natural talent fur | oratory, w hich he should not fail to cul { tivate. After ths exerciacn everybody went ■orr t-' the rrh .4 houw g- .> ds to the ascension. It took aU>ut an hour u» ’ , inflate the balloon, but it amused the । crowd mid it is ni*out a* intaresting s fixture as the ascension itself. When . the balloon Ix-gan to art as though she j ' was going up any way m "pile of the guy ' ropes Prof. Caaad gave the word md 1 > away they went At nl>*ut fr^l th*J r ' -

j his dog Tnp*y, faster«'••Bl | dropped onto the roof of LdGridit'* i house and rolled unhurt to the gt. sr d. The Prof, went Up ul»mt I,*** 1 f'-et. and his inability to go higher was caueed ' by a current of very cold air which he ■ encountormi at that height A few wer<> disappointed in raun Prof, j (’nsad didn't comedown in hi* parachute an advertised. The reaeon he didn't, ■ according to the Prof wn* because “some i kids hud been monkeying with the rojww, I and when ho pulled the rope to cut the parachute loose it wouldn’t work. It is j a mistaken idea to think that a balloon ' ist prefers to stay with and come down in his balloon, as the parachute drop J is not only safer but lands easier. , Ihe Prof, was sorry he didn't drop i however, for he like* to do just as he ad--1 vertises and dways d ee when possible. Phiscator I ells of Klondike. Frank Phiscator, who Intel) returned from Alaska, with in g 'd dust, passed through Galien, Mich., last Wednesday on his way I a; >■ t< Baroda, Mich. We knew Phiscator a few years ago when he was hustling for a living on a ten acre fruit farm near Baroda. After I congratulating him on his luck and learning that we also had been prospecting for the yellow metal, he gave us a brief but very interesting account of his experience. He said: "I have been nearly bored to death । since leaving San Fra icisco by inquires and requests for interviews. I also have been stared at like a freak, and 1 am rroing to leave in a few days for New > ork just to ct a rest. Yes, after we ! got my claim opened up it took me just four months to take out ^miimi. Home of the pans going as high as SSOO. 1 consider that my claim is worth a million | dollars, and 1 have been offered $5,000 I fora 6 months option on it at that price but I don’t care to sell at present. We i have only partly explored my claim anil I believe that there is on it even richer i dirt than we have already worked. It is the height of folly for anyone to start ■ for Klondike at this time of the year. I shall return there in the spring and will h ave here about March Ist and even then I shall arrive there as soon as those who arc leaving now. In my absence my claim is being developed, and thesurface dirt being stripped from the bed rock. My expenses there now are about SSOO per week. The greatest drawback to the country now is lack of transportation and provisions, but this will soon be overcome, as I believe that a year from now will find railroads running to all the main camps in Alaska. I shall take a number of good strong men back with I me.” Anyone who would expect to see in > Mr. Phiscator anything suggestive of a miner or prospector would be disap- > pointed. He looks like a commercial 1 man although dressing very plainly. He spends his money very freely or just as though he knew’ that there was more . where that came from.

T1 e PEN ANO SHEARS- * aud l‘‘v W1 co «l>le are Mr ’ went . 1 'ank barlow, who in 1892 ' York ♦ ° . K>ne y ,noo n trip from New * r„, U ni ’ I for th «y W «>« h W ’ f ; t"' H 685 and he Th”? had ’ 1,1 11 ^ ru H car, as the door of any P^gercarwaatoo narrow. * dudw)n News: Somebody says •1 ™ before retiringare I ^ i h ?l p U digestion. We tried it i an about 2 o’clock dreamed that a fiery red oragog with a |»vn-green tail and eyes tMI soup platee was carving l UH U P Xjth a meat saw and a sword. We ' ’ ''We to find our good wife fan i ning ice* a Ih«! elat and trying to get . the ont ,sf th e coal scuttle, where i we p^»H to keep the fiery dragon from ' getti^ it- Away onions. Give us i prundk Try green apples and buttermilk. He^7 It Harrison, a stcubrn county | - furmA wm swindle*] out of Dby two j ' younXneo, who represented themsehes j 'a* for it New York house. They ! ■ S|»ent the night at Harrison's house, and ; I on paying their bill asked him to sign a i voucher BO that they could send it back ' !to their e»mi>any to show ei]>onHes. j ' The Btjppiwd voucher has turned up in . | the form of a note for Several <>th 1 ।er farmers hnte caught by the jso me r recently. Westville Indi j | cater -I jtMt think it's ahsmcful the way that girl spits slang.” «ud a Kendall I j ville miss * friend. "My! If I twirled my talker the way she docs nn j blooming old dad w. uld dust my puds 1 until tw dust was thicker than ftraa m . • fly time "You betcher brass and ! serve you tight," replied the other lady | "My parents are sunflowers of tlm same I hue and if I should make a raw crack lin my rrmverwHon they'd thra-h the - nwy cwwedneso out of my angelic anat j j -wny quicker than chain lightning ” : 1 And then they pr»•ceeded to su< k the nice rrf a lemon through a stick of . I nandy Ex Ar*.«ding to Pick'es. a girl wh . wit j < nesssfi her first Imiß game from a seat I tKar llio l>rnrh hot ! j self a! fdhiws: I don't wonder they call i ’*>.^ll ft Ih u tb<r h a and . hasu;g f the ! I bas»< Os course they have to steal ' wheg they're always going out'm strikes In th. fame 1 have been r vlmg ib mt, ' plate. Then it talks about their battery. * I But Ibat is not the worst, a I t of them . । die 4 first. It b»o bad, but then ' ' ' thryW such n bad lot they might as well . die at first ns last. Tht reason kissing is so pleas mt says an ulatory expert of s. omtific t-nder I ci^,b because the teeth jaw b-uo •* and lips*'' full of nerves and when the lips of ptrsoiis meet an electric current is gennhte*!. To this the Washington Star replies Y- s ami it is so con fouo^>Hl cheap. You don't have to ■ haven dynam > machine nor a battery in th« house, nor a call box. nor a button j 1 to to<ch to ring up a central office and | therwis no patent on it ami the p>« r-st , pcram in the world can enjoy the cur । rentiw-tter than the millionaire and it । J nevi*gets out of order. If Edison had invested kissing it wouM east ?]()() a ; yearhke the telephone and then extra kiMicg would be charged extra and if ( you |id not pay it they would take out , | you^f kissaphone and disconnect you from the central office. Poor Blood is starved blood. It shows itself in pale cheeks, white lips, weak digestion, no appetite, exhaustion, lack of nerve force, soft muscles, and, chief of all, weak muscles. Your doctor calls it Anaemia. He will tell you that the weakening weather of sumi mer often brings it on. 1 Scott s ’ Emulsion ’ of Cod-liver Oil with Hypo i phosphites, will make poor blood rich. It is a food for over-taxed a and weak digestion, so prepared that it can easily be taken in summer when Cod-liver Oil or s even ordinary foods might repel. e SCOTT & BOWNE, New York For vwlv at joc. and si.oo by all druggists,

A ©ood ^ime to Build Is when material is cheap. The hard times have made every thin g cheaper, and building material is very low now. 1J 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! / :ncc tae '.re in February we have received over j o.ree 'l housand Toilars worth of new goods i :ake^ our line complete, with all the latest styles of CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, and tiie largest and best selected stock of MEN’S FURNISHING GOODS, and a: the \ csl pi ices ever before seen in \V al k er toil. Fire Sale! Red Tag Goods! We have about £2.5dd.1>0 worth of "damaged goods” on hand yet, which we will have the old Red Tag Price on, and sell them U p <1 parties on GO 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. I wnmnTmmmnHmfHHnmnHnnnmmß’n’nitnnnßSif j CEHALJWBIIE. | 11 Paints and Oils, j g Rubber HOSE and all Attachments, Screen Doors and Window Screens, Good Line o| Cook and g I Gali Slw, | i Bai'bed and Smooth Wire. | rossTlarrell. |

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