St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 9, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 September 1897 — Page 4

&I)C Jnifcpcndcnt. ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY WALKERTON, - - - INDIANA W. A.Enim.ey. - Editor and Publisher. nt ?5 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.— SATURDAY, SEPT. 18, 1807.

Chicago's new public library has been . officially opened. It is a massive and 1 handsome structure, and in cost of con struction ranks third in the nation, the library of congress and the Boston library alone excelling it. The cost of the latter was $2,600,000, while that of the Chicago library was $2,000,000. The continued dry spell in this section is beginning to cause considerable uneasiness among the farmers. The preparing of ground for wheat is at a standstill and will be until rain comes. Earlier in the season the prospects were^that the acreage in wheat in this section

liiv m would far exceed any previous year, but । on account of this delay, manyjjwill not be able to sow as they intended. “If the republicans desire to claim the credit for the high prices of wheat they must assume the responsibility for the famine in India. Will any republican convention, point with pride to famine as evidence that the republican party is redeeming its campaign

pledges? Will the republican party I pledge itself to use the best efforts to । continue the famine abroad, as it pledg ed itself last year to promote internation al bimetallism?” William J. Bryan. It has now been over two months, since Andree started from Tromose, Norway, in his balloon, for the north pole. As he predicted the balloon started off in a northeasterly direction but nothing has been heard of him or his balloon since. With a fair breeze he ; should have reached the pole in a very few days and the time has been ample for him to have obtained the coveted photograph and return. In all probability he has not reached the pole, adding as he did to the usual risks, those of areial navagation.

The country is again informed by the correspondents at W ashington that the government is about to take some decisive action in regard to Cuba. It is to Ire decisive course, or must recede in dis honor from the Held. Cuba is lost to Spain. Even the most hot blooded loyal papers of Madrid are conceding this. The continuance of the warfare in Cuba, which will only greatly add to the already’ large losses of life and property, will not in any wayeffect the result. The time is certainly ripe for a decisive action on the part of this government. The U. S. Government has just let the contract for the furnishing and printing

of the postal cards or the next four years. It goes to Albert Doggert of Washington. In reality, the manufacture of postal cards amounts to a paper contract as the printing is but a mere incident thereto. It requires about ten tons of cards every day to supply the demand. Mr. Daggart received the contract upon a bid of 23:92 cents a thousand. The department estimates that there will be required during the four years of the contract 1,800,000.000 of the single cards, large size; and 25,000,000 of the single cards, small size. This will make a contract of large proportions, and small as the price per thousand, is it is understood that there is money in it for the contraators, The work will probably- be done in Maine. We are glad to inform the citizens of Walkerton that a movement is on foot I which may result in bringing here a long looked for enterprise—a factory. Chicago parties have been in town for the last few days with that end in view. They have a contract with The Fair, Chicago, to furnish during the season of 1898, 5000 bicycles. They desire to rent or build a factory where these can be ] built and would employ from 30 to 50 men. John Baugher at their request has set a price on his mill and property ! and should this be satisfactory it is likely the parties will tak> it, otherwise they will build should they- decide to locate here. They ask no bonus^and expect no inducement, but have recognized our town as an ideal site for a factory. Their object in building their factory outside of Chicago is to be removed from any handicap in the way of labor unions. The people will wait with considerable anxiety the result of the investigation. Do you want lOOgood envelopes printed with your return address on for 50 cents? You can get them at the^INDEPENDENT. Y.u can’t afford to do without them at that price. Call and leave your order. We make this special offer for the benefit of our farmer friends and others who have not been in the habit of using printed envelopes.

THE FOUR COUNTIES. News of St. Joseph, LaPorte, Marshall and Starke Counties Briefly Told. The Ninth Annual Pair of the Bremen Agricultural Society will be held Sept. 21 to 21 inclusive. The management is putting forth every effort to make this one of the most successful exhibits in the history of the Association, and judging from the interest and inquires their efforts will be rewarded. Miss Millie L. Loring, of LaPorte has associated herself with the firm of Weir A Son for the practice of law, having the distineting of being the

youngest woman lawyer in the country. She is but twenty years of age and is the daughter of Theodore Lorig, a * wealthy miller of LaPorte. She graduated from the public schools of her native city at the age of eighteen and two years latter graduated with honors from the law college at. Denver, Col. She has been admitted as a member of the LaPorte county bar and is legally qualified to practice in the courts of Indiana. TYNER CITY. Our new minister will preach his first sermon here Sunday, Sept. 17, 11 o’clock 1 TA T /oil m »•

la. m J. E. Johnson sent out a ear load of hogs to Chicago last Wednesday Misses Edna and Emma Yoekey, of Plymouth were the guests of Mise Bessie Johnson on last luesday Mrs. Libby Cudney was pronounced in sane and taken to the Logansport asylum last Saturday leaving her husband quite ' sick with typhoid fever. Her baby, only four week old, died Sept. 13. The funer 1 al was held in the U. B. church, con

ducted by Rev. John Good Rev. J. N. Harmon will fill the pulpit of the M. E. church as the minister and Isaac Dale as presiding elder for the coming year Rev. Clark is the minister and Rev. Belle is the elder of the U. B. | church for the coming year The | school houses will soon be in order for [ the year which opens up Sept. 50 I The first teachers institute will be held i in the school house at Tyner, Sept. 18 beginning at 9 o’clock a. m. No. 1. L 4 PA Z Mrs. George Blake was at South Bend on business one day last week Mrs. J. G. Cory visited her son Dory List Saturday who has a grocery store here. She was also the guest of Mrs. George

Plake Sunday Quite a number from this place attended the soldiers’ re union at Bremen Thursday and Eriday Mrs. Dilley returned from a very pleasant visit to her parents and other | .v. V ••• CL vTTvia JtfH .vt » , from U. B. conference last Monday. He was pastor of Elkhart circuit fast year, but has been assigned to Tyner circuit this year Rev. Kaufman leaves here to take charge of Colburn circuit Rev. C. A. Spittier comes to Lapaz cir cuit Mrs. Sarah E. Miller, nee Kim ble died at her home SR miles east of LaPaz, Sept. 7. Services were held Thursday at the Pleasant Chapel, 2 1 , miles sou th of this place. The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery nearby. A Sunday school gospel meeting is to be held next Sunday at the Thomas school house 3‘2 miles south west of this place,

to which all Sunday school workers in other townships are invited. We hope Mr. Leibole of Walkerton will attend. .VINEDRESSER. TEEG ARDEN. Adam Nitchel and family are prepar ing to move to Kansas in the near future David Bixler, of Chicago, visited with friends here over Sunday A number of our citizens went to Michigan City on the excursion Thursday Mrs. Mathew Roberson visited with friends in LaGrange county this week Rob Clark made 854.75 in one day this week threshing clover seed The public schools in this township will begin next Monday Quite a number of our citizens attended the reunion at Bremen and report a jolly good time Mandie Louer who has been dangerously ill with typhoid fever is improving. IMPURE BLOOD is caused by the kidneys failing to' properly filter out of it all poisonous matter. If you are tired, dull, aching and suffering greatly from a combination of ailments, yon may be sure your kid neys are clogged and inactive. Cure your Kidneys and the blood will take care of itself. You can be CURED I have suffered for several years with chronic kidney troubles, and a greater portion of the time have been afllcted with rheumatism also. In fact, until I got a box of Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills from the drug store of B. F. Keesling, a couple of weeks ago, I had not been free from pain in many years. I am now glad to say that my rheumatism has left me, and that my old kidney trouble seems to have vanished, and ail owing to the merits of your wondersul pills. Albert S. Smith, Logansport, Ind. HOBBS Sparagus Kidney Pills. HOBBS REMEDY CO., Proprietors, Chicago. Dr. Hobbs Pills For Sale in WALKERTON, IND., by J. F. REID, Druggist.

Our Special Sale 500 pair of Ladies’, children and Misses shoes a little out of style at half the usual price, ranging from 20c to $2.25 per pair.

Call and see them. You Can’t Afford to Miss Our Bargains! — S. D. ARTIN.

E OUR MOTTO B “Where there’s a Will H there’s a Way.” 5 £ When you buy anything that tutus out 3 B bad, what do you do? | 52 Never bu v at that store again, or go back •2 and com 1 in? No dealer is infallible; give J 2 him a chance to make the wrong rignt. If •y he doesn’t then’s the time to quit. If you *2 get anything here that’s wrong it’s your own y* J 2 fault if Its not righted. Allman’s big cloth S 2 ing, hat and shoe house. 2Z | M. ALLMAN. |

x /in ^naers ed necit. ik ika 7 raae witii _ (Big (Bargains in ^Bry cLods, Groceries, ( Boots, Shoes, Glass and Queenswai e . . The Largest Assortment AT PRICES THAT OTHERS DO NOT MEET. Your dollar does double duty when you buy your goods of f^&nsb&rg&r, Leader in Low Prices.

JL- Hr-* - ■ w New Furniture and Undertaking Establishment. Have opened up in business in th„ ~ .. •. . , । । i , . , oio McDaniel room, lately occupied bv Aichols furniture store, with a new ..i , „ , i1 * < ■ •’ .. , ’ H 'V stock of the best and latest goods in the furniture line, and can assure tk , , ... . ; ° the public that they will be pleased with my stock and prices. I have a , . w ti f ,i , . . , .. ”’l complete outfit for the undertaking business, including a fine new hearsn . , l( ... , . . . , ~, rß, \ and wi be prepared to give this de partment careful and thorough attem: » An b •* w ’ntion. Respectfully, H, A, Yearick.

wuuiiwm^ (The ’Globe] | GREAT BIG —| ] Clearing Sale! I | OF CLOTHING 1 5 FOR C ASH ! || | SATURDAY, AUGUST 14,1897, g 3 We will commence to sacrifice our profits to the trade in order to E 3 close out our Spring Goods to make room for our EE | Big Stock of Fail and | | Winter Clothing % | 3 Which we have now bought. Now is your time to buy 5 Clothing while so cheap. A Few Prices 5 Men’s Half Wool Suits, - - - now 8 3.50, worth 8 5.00 g 3 “ All Wool “ - 5.00, “ 800 5 u _ . » 7.00, “ 10.00 & 3 “ (’lav Worsted, black. - 6.50, ,?’?? B '/ « ’ u . . “ 8.00, “ 10.00 .. ... “ 10.00, “ 13.00 sr 3 ~ .< u . . “ 12.00, “ 15.00 E •< ... “ 15.00, “ 25.00 We Have a Good Line of—- — Young Men's and Boys’ Suits | which we will sell at a very low price. We have a lot of Odd Pante ~ which will be sold just as low as the lowest. We also have a line of rS Percale Shirts with collars and cuffs, now 75 cents, worth 81. Bring us your cash and see what good results we can give you. I ^_.f\oontc & fair. | 3 Leaders in Low Prices. ^leitaiiGrider HAVE REMOVED I Z' Nr I V J - To New quarters Are now occupying the room recently vacated by the L. A. Reece Hardware Company. STEPMENS & GRIDER.

.-Z New and (Bewildering .Assortment of Lawns and Dimities, and the .New POLKA-DOT LAPPET MOLLS in ail the Fashionable Colors. SHIRT WAISTS in the New Lawns and Linens and Linnen Effects. A full line of Wrappers and a Nice Assortment offprints. New Line op Shoes in Coin Toe, and the latest effects in black and the new shades of purple and green, also a full line of Children’s Shoes. ' BRUBAKER & BLAINE