St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 25 September 1897 — Page 5

J®*"Advertisers in the Independent have the privilege of changing their ad- ! vertisements as often as once a month at least. XV hen 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 ORIDER. Eggs 13 Butter 14 Lard 6 Green Hides 4 Potatoes new 50 to 60 Corn 26 Clover Seed 3.50 to 3.75 Wheat 93 Oats ii to 15 Beans 1.00 Bye 40 Onions new 50 to 60 Chickens young 6to Old chickens 5 to 5*4 Turkeys 6 to6*£ LOCAL NEWS.

Cobbler's outfits, 25 cents for a whole aet, at Ake’s harness store. Smoke “Blvie cigar for sale by all dealers. Fred Conrad is making a number of imp rovemen ts on his house. Tliere are ottiers, but Quirk's No. 1 cigar is the best. Paul Seifert is engaged this week in painting James Martin’s house. The Farmers Union Fair will be held > at New Carlisle Oct. 5, 6. and 7. Just received 100 suits of clothes at from S 3 to 85 at the Pavilion Store. When in need of furnishing goods remember the Globe has them up to date. The Independent office has blank deeds and mortgagee, notes and receipts for sale. For children’s school caps call and see Ida Beach's stock she has the latest styles. When you want shoes come to the ' Globe, as they always carry a good line. I Prices low. Atty. Nicoles is improving the appear- . ance of his residence property by laying a cement walk. Harry Hardenbrook the

barber. Charles Northam is on the sick list ' this week and Howard Brown is acting as night watch. Dan Fitzgerald is preparing for win ter by building a coal house in the rear of his place of business. Rev. H. Clark tilled the pulpit at Tyner last Sunday very acceptably before a large congregation. The public schools at Galien, Mich., j have been temporarely closed on account ■ of a threatened diphtheria epidemic. You will make no mistake in buying your clothing of the Globe during our special sale, as we will save you money. We are closing out cotton buggy nets at reduced prices. Too many in stock and must sell them. F. M. Ake. There will be a social dance at Hudelmyer’s hall on Friday evening, Oct. Ist. Arrangements are being made for a good time. This week there is a change in the advertisements of Stephens & Grider, The Globe and Julius Barnes <fc Co. Look jinH spa

ana see. A heavy frost in this section on Sunday and Monday nights clothed the foliage in its autum colors. No particular damage was done to crops. Ray Walters caught his finger in the ! cog wheel of a wringer Wednesday and I now he wishes he hadn’t. It is thought he will not loose the finger. Business men should have cardsprint- j ed representing their respective vocations. Call at the Independent and see i the neat designs and learn prices. John Flack, who lost his barn by fire recently, Kas let a contract for a new one ’ wbieli will be even larger tlian tlie old one. Wm. Walters has the contract.

John Bailey, of Chicago, who has pur. ’ chased the farm formerly owned by E. M. Finch, is making some improvements , which greatly improves the appearance. s For Sale. 14 acres choice land, being the west end of the Wm. Myers i farm, one half mile from Walkerton. , Price 8250. Apply to Thompson Turner. Before buying any farm implements inspect the line carried at Machinery Hall. We endeavor to keep the latest improvements at prices that defy competition. E. H. Peffley has been appointed truant officer for the fifth district which includes the townships of Liberty, Lincoln and Green, and the towns of North Liberty and Walkerton. A very pleasant social was held at the Dare school house Saturday night. A large number of people from here went out and assisted in the good time. The affair netted the projectors 810.05. Quails can be leagally killed between November 10th and Jan. Ist, but cannot be lawfully shipped out of the state during any season of the year. It is said they are quite numerous this year.

| Mrs. Samuel Williams died at her home near North Liberty, Tuesday at 11 o'clock. She was the mother of Mrs. Andrew Cunningham, of this place and had long been a resident of Indiana. On account of the scarcely of beef cattle, and being compelled to pay a high price for the same the butchers of Walkerton have decided to make an advancement in the price of steaks. Rev. C. U. Mull, the new pastor of the U. B. church, preached an excellent sermon Sunday night. He is a young man ' of stearling worth and good ability. He will move in the parsonage next week. While threshing clover seed at the farm of the late John Walters Wednesday the stack caught fire and burned. Through the efforts of Mrs. Walters and the neighbors further damage was prevented. Elias Myers has sold his bakery to Dan Kellogg. Mr. Myers and family have moved onto a farm near New Carlisle. Mr. Kellogg will try and retain all of the old customers by running a first class bakery.

' I The newly appointed Methodist pastor Rev. Smith, reached his charge last Saturday and preached his first sermon last Sunday morning. He is a man of interesting address and will doubtless please the people. On Monday evening Sept. 27 there will be held a meeting at Hudelmyer’s hall of the stock holders of the Walkerton Wa ter Works Co. for the election of officers for the ensuing year. All stock holders 1 are requested to be present. A very pleasant party was held at the I home of George Goodrich Friday evening of last week. The occasion was on account of Ed's twenty fourth birthday. About twelve young people were there and they all had a good time. Pat Fitzgerald has a meerschaum pipe in his possession which is of considerable interest as well as value. It is of very unique design and has been constantly used for forty years and the coloring is i very beautiful. He will dispose of it by ! • raffle. Fred Northam informs us of a disi tressing accident that occurred near I j North Liberty. He says a farmer was j j hauling a load of milk to the creamery | . in that place, when the horses ran away 1 Although the farmer escaped injury the ■ milk was badly strained.

Prof. John Rittenger on moving to i Walkerton, Ind., two weeks ago took ! his house eat with him. Last Satur । day morning the cat showed up at the I old home in Hamilton having walked I the distance of 23 miles. We expect John to order the cat back nt any time. New Carlisle Gazette. An old soldier whose name is unknown had his foot crushed on the B. A O. rail j road here Wednesday. He was travel I ing a la freight ear and had a section be tween two lumber piles on a freight car. The train came to a sudden stop, the section suddenly contracted, and the re suit as above. Dr. Poffenbarger has charge of the unfortunate man. Rev. James M. Patterson, nn uncle of Mrs. W. A Endley, died at his home in Galien, Mich., on Saturday last, after a short illness. He had made a life study of phrenology, and to assist him in his investigations he had collected a mount ed skull of every animal, large or small, that is a native of this country. He was authority upon anything relating to phrenology. Rev. R. H. Hartley, pastor of the Presbyterian church of LaPorte, will preach

in the Presbyterian church of this place next Wednrsday evening, Sept. 29th at i 7:30 o’clock. It is very much desired । that there be a full turnout of the members as a congregational meeting will be held after the preaching services. i Preaching next Sunday by the pastor at I 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 3p. m. The public is cordially : ' invited to all these services. | Just received a new invoice of fall and winter goods at the Pavilion store. Good, serviceable men's suits at 83, the very best at 84.50 and 85.50, also boys suits as low as 81. Shoes at hard time prices. 812 overcoats at 84 and 8”>. 80 ’ to 88 ladies' coats at one and two dollars

Come and see us. We can do you good, i t We have a large stock of goods of all ! , kinds and want to close them out. Wei I will be here a short time yet and every • ! thing will go at a bargain. Come and I see our mackintoshes, they are bargains, j C. F. and Gertrude L. Russell. 1 The regular monthly literary program | : of the Epworth League was given at the i League rooms on Monday evening and । , was of unusual interest. At the time of ! । opening every seat in the room was oc- i cupied. This goes to show that the ! I League is in a healthy condition. Miss ! ; ' Miss Jennie Pool is president and Miss ; I Hattie Atwood secretary of the society. . 1 After a song by the League and prayer . by Rose Millard the program opened with the reading of the scripture lesson by Pearl Noble and was followed with a duet by Miss Pearl Noble and Myrtle Platts. Then came a recitation by Tichie McDuffie, and a duet by Madge Decker and Phay Graffort, which was well given. Miss Verda Brady then i gave a recitation which might be called t “I forgot the rest.” After a recitation, - which was interesting, by Bee Wolfe, the 1 program closed with a song by the League,

. । PERSONAL POINTS. | . ! B. B. Williams was ii ( hicago WednesI day. j John Baugher was in Plymouth Mon- ' day. Will Leßoy was in South P#ud Monday. । S. D. Martin was in Ply mouth Thursday. Mrs. M. D. Leßoy was in Plymouth on Thursday. Henry Held, of LaPorte, was in town Thursday. Mrs. Levy Williams visited in LaPorte . this week. Win. Walters was in Chicago Tuesday on business. Ed Peffley went to South Bend Monday morning. F. M. Hanretty, of Mill Creek, wasin. / town Monday. Walter Attwood went to the fair Thursday Frank Seiders of Knox, was in Wal® erton Tuesday. Alex LaPier, of South Bend, was ir® the city Monday. Mrs. Mary A. Kennedy went to Ply- | mouth Wednesday. Miss Eva Hilderbrand is visiting near Walkerton this week. Dan Beall and W. A. Dailey were in South Bond Tuesday. Mrs. Fred Decker is visiting relatives in Chicago this week. T. J. Wolfe was in Chicago Thursday and Friday of this week. Bessie Reece, of North Liberty, visited friends here on Saturday. Miss Nellie Curtis, of Garrett, visited here a few days this week. Mr. 0. E. Bowerman, of LaPorte, was in town on business Tuesday. D. L. Swank went over to the village of North Liberty Wednesday. E. T. Short returned Tuesday from his visit with relatives in Virginia. Sam Smith is moving into town. He ' will occupy Kev. Beall’s residence. Miss May Dalrymple, of Day ton, Mich., is visiting relatives here this week. Sidney Ewing went to Chicago | Wednesday to be gone a few days. Ida Beach was in South Bend Mon day and Tuesday visiting relatives. P. A. Williams, editor of the Review

at Riverton, Nev., was in town Tmwl.iy. I Seward Rinehart and Dr. Abner from : (Jrovertow ii, acre in the city this week. Mrs. James Cook is visiting her daughter Mrs. R. M. Ray at Garrett this week. Mr. and Mrs. I. (’. Hoffman, of Kok, mo, are visiting with friends herein the I city. Vern Hardenbrook, of Knox, spent Sunday with his parents and friends , he re. Mrs. Henry Hmlelmycr was in Chicago Monday purchasing g<> kL for their new । store. Charlie Thompson of Chicago is visit- i ing his father Noah Thompson here this week. Mrs. A. M. Cleveland returned to her I home in Plymouth Monday after a short i visit here. Adam Vinedge was visiting his daugh- j ter, Mrs. S. R. Ball last Friday and Saturday. Mrs. James Curtis and daughter, Nellie, of Garrett, visited relatives here over Sunday. Mrs. Lou Carpenter of South Bend is ; visiting her sister. Mrs. Samuel Koontz

Jr. this week. Mary Quirk went to Knox on Tuesday morning and will go to South Bend before returning. Mr. A. VonStolzenberg a cigar maker . from South Bend has been engaged by i 1 Sarber A Quirk. Fred Pierce, of South Bend, visited Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Noah ! Thompson in this city. Mrs. Haberstrot returned to Plymouth Wednesday after a visit here with her ' sister Mrs. Dr. Dowell. A. M. Cleveland drove over from Ply ■uouth and spent the day, Sunday, with C. (Sroshans and family.

Mr. Dunning, who has had'charge of i the pi ckle works here for the past two । months, left for Pittsburg Tuesday. S. M. Frick, Gransport, E. Richards, I Plymouth. Geo. F. Worts, Toledo, 0., ' registered at the Hotel Fry Tuesday. Willard Rinehart left Monday for I South Bend, where he will enter the law j office of O. M. Cunningham for the ! study of law. , Samuel \ earick, much better known I jas Grandpa »arick left Tuesday for ! I renton, Neb., where he will spend the ' I winter with his son. j M. A. O. Packard, of Chicago, passed through this place Tuesday on his way to Plymouth. While here he was the guest of Thompson Turner. Mrs. L. A. Graffort and children left Thursday for Jonesboro, Ind. Mr. Graffort has been there for some time and has opened a shoe shop there. Benson Cook, and Hal Green, of North Judson, accompanied by the Misses Alice McDuffie and Marie Mason spent the day, Sunday, at Koontz’s Lake. Chas. Leßoy, Emma Bishop, J. B. Crow and family, M. R. Berger and fam ily, and Miss Jessie Hamburger went to LaPorte to attend the fair Thursday.

' Samuel Gettig, Wm. Johns, James Lampson, and Wm. Lampson left Wednesday to attend the annual reunion of Co. C. 128th Ind., Vol. at Rochester. L. L. Goss, of Cincinatti, O„ A. Grosans, of Hamlet, Ind., E. I. Burgess, of Greenwich. O„ and H. 11. Harmroot, of Indianapolis, registered at the Grand । »lew Tuesday. Mrs. Charlie Stewart, of Chicago, and • t T S wan L this place, returned ? . alkerton Monday, after a few weeks i visit with Mrs. Swank's daughter, Mrs. | Mark Bender at Knox. I Mrs. Minnie Holmes, of Chicago, vis- , ited relatives in Walkerton over Sunday of this week. Mrs. Holmes is the proi priator of the Robey Hotel situated at ' the corner of Madison ami Robey streets. . Local Briefs. New stock of ladies cloaks just reiceived at Rensberger's. SAY! call and see those elegant fall styles in “The Dakota or Cowboy hats, also ladies walking hats at Ida I Beach's l Next Sunday Sept. 26 the I. I. A I. *0 run another cheap excursion from South Bond to Streator. Round trip from Walkerton 81. The South Bend Greens play ball with the Steator Reds and the city of Streator will be turned over to the visitors for the day. A Sunday School Rally will be held at the M. E. church Sunday, Sept. 26 at 9:15 a. m. An interesting program has been prepared. All are invited to come and a special invitation is given to the home department of the Sunday school *«*• A. H. Noble, Supt. The Chicago Inter Ocean announced on \\ ednesday the marriage of Sidney Ewing of \\ alkerton and Mary E. Mike sell of that city. This came as a surprise to Sid a triends for he has been looking just the same as ever lately, and they never mistrusted a thing. All are extending congratulations and we add ours. Dissolution of Partnership. S\Tt kow, Sect. 11, 1897. Notice is hereby given that we the undftuignod, have tins day dissolved part i narship by mutual consent ami all bills doe are to be paid to H Granger. Call and settle at once. i Cowan A Grander. Do you want lOOgood envelopes printed wDj your return address on for 50 cents? I get them at the Independent. V« cab't afford to do without them at tilt price. Call and leave your order. Ws make this special offer for the bene tit of our farmer friends and others who have not been in the habit of using printed envelopes Notice to l ax Payer*. The County Treasurer will be at Walkerton. Monday, Oct. I, '97, New Carlisle. Wednesday. " 6, • North Liberty, Friday “ 8, Woodland, Monday, “ 11, “ Mishawaka, Wednesday, “ 13, “ to collect ths second installment taxes for 1896. W, H. Oren, Treasurer, St. Joseph Co. On Sunday, Sept. 26, the B. A O. will run an excursion to Chicago. The fare for the round trip from Walkerton will be 81. Train will leave at 7:11 a. m. and returning leave Chicago at 8 p. m. On Sept. 30, 1897, the B. A O. will run an excursion from Nappanee, Ind. to tho following Ohio points at the rate of 86 for the round trip. Mansfield, Mt. Ver son, Lodi, Wooeter, Creston, Warwick, Akron Kent, Ravenna, Warren, Niles and Orville, and a rate of 86.60 to Youngstown. Tickets good for 30 days. C. L. Johnson, Agt.,

Samuel Gettig, Wm. Johns, James Lampson, and Wm. Lampson left Wednesday to attend the annual reunion of Co. C. 128th Ind., Vol. at Rochester. L. L. Goss, of Cincinatti, 0., A. Grosans, of Hamlet, Ind., E. I. Burgess, of I Greenwich. O„ and H. 11. Harmroot, of Indianapolis, registered at the Grand , v lew Tuesday. Mrs. Charlie Stewart, of Chicago, and • t T ® wan L °f this place, returned ? . alkerton Monday, after a few weeks । visit with Mrs. Swank's daughter, Mrs. | Mark Bender at Knox. ’ Mrs. Minnie Holmes, of Chicago, visj ited relatives in Walkerton over Sunday of this week. Mrs. Holmes is the pro- ■ priator of the Robey Hotel situated at ! the corner of Madison ami Robey streets. , Local Briefs. ' New stock of ladies cloaks just rest ceived at Rensberger's. J SAY! call and see those elegant ( fall styles in “The Dakota or Cowboy r hats, also ladies walking hats at Ida | Beach's V Next Sunday Sept. 26 the I. I. 4 I. "ill run another cheap excursion from South Bend to Streator. Round trip from Walkerton 81. The South Bend Greens play ball with the Steator Reds and the city of Streator will be turned over to the visitors for the day. A Sunday School Rally will be held at the M. E. church Sunday, Sept. 26 at 9:1;> a. m. An interesting program has been prepared. All are invited to come and a special invitation is given to the home department of the Sunday school work- A. H. Noble, Supt. The Chicago Inter Ocean announced on \\ ednesday the marriage of Sidney Ewing of \\ alkerton and Mary E. Mike sell of that city. This came as a surprise U> Sid s trienda for he has been looking just the same as ever lately, and they never mistrusted a thing. All are extending congratulationsand we add ours. Dissolution of Partnership. Saturday, Sect. 11, 1897. Notice is hereby given that we the un dtraigned, have this day dissolved part j narship by mutual consent ami all bill* doe are to be paid to 11. Granger. Call and settle at once. i Cowan A Grander. Do you want lOOgood envelopes printed wDj your return address on for 50 cents? i get them at the Independent. Yg can’t afford to do without them at tilt price. Cull and leave your order. Ww make this special offer for the bene tit of our farmer friends ami others who have not been in the habit of using printed envelopes Notice to l ax Payers, The County Treasurer will be at Walkerton, Monday, Oct. 1. '97. New Carlisle. Wednesday. “ 6, j North Liberty. Friday “ 8, । Woodland, Monday, “ 11. “ Mishawaka, Wednesday, “ 13, “ to collect the second installment taxes for 1896. W. H. Oren, Treasurer, St. Joseph Co. On Sunday, Sept. 26, the B. A O. will run an excursion to Chicago. The fare for the round trip from Walkerton will be 81. Train will leave at 7:14 a. m. and returning leave Chicago at 8 p. m. On Sept. 30, 1897, the B. A O. will run an excursion from Nappanee, Ind. to the following Ohio points at the rate of 86 for the round trip. Mansfield, Mt. Ver son, Lodi, Wooeter, Creston, Warwick. I Akron Kent, Ravenna, Warren, Niles and Orville, and a rate of 86.60 to Youngstown. Tickets good for 30 days. C. L. Johnson, Agt., W. H. PALMER, g WATERLOO, IOWA • • Led From the Horrors of Nervous Pros--9 tration” by Dr Miles’ Nervine. A i COUGH does not always indicate I consumption. Mr. W. 11. Palmer, of Waterloo, lowa, writes: “I was taken w ’th a nervous stricture of the bronchial tubes, which developed into nervous [>rostration, : was so weak I could not sit up. I got n 0 s i ee p f or days except when under the ’uflilence of opiates. For four months I suft<,re d agonies and prayed that I might die Band be at rest. One physician said I had consumption, for I had a cough that gave me no rest. But a good old physician whose medicine had failed, advised me to use Dr. Mlies’ Restorative t Nervine and I thank God that it has brighte ned my days, lengthened my life and saved me from the horrors of nervous prostration." hr. Miles'Remedies are sold by all drugSists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart ^•hd Nerves sent free to all applicants. bR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.

I ATTENTION! ! The New Fall Stock I shows a nice assortment of Dress Fabrics from A 12!^c up to 82 a yard. A little time spent in X j । looking through the stock will give the most 5 satisfactory idea of styles, quality and variety I I I i Jackets and Capes. X We are quite pleased with the new fall styles I I We think you will also agree with us that for . . nobby garments they are “chic” and with all A * ' good values. For the early cool evenings one ▼ 4 I <>f those FUR COLLARETTES is a luxury. A 4 Price 84.50 and up. x New Laces. ♦ A Torchen, Servills. French Vais. Black Silk A I Embroidered Chiffon, and all overs, embroider- J ed chiffon in black and white, and a thousand w A and one articles you will be happy to find at the A • BUSY, BUZZING BEE-HIVE, X | Jcilicis Sarnes & f • LaPorte. In.dia.na,. X X .JLve. T wiaimuiiiuiii^^ | for Artistie | j (Jailoring^^ | Go to YOUNG'S, where you will find a choice selection of £ high grade woolen gtxids for FINE DRESS SUITS. A great variety of the latest novelties for BUSINESS SUITS. A spe- jp dally fine line of samples for OVERCOATS, supplemented by £ P a full report of fashions for the fall and winter season. I toung™™, I I f very pay a fetter pay. Honest values for the money. Look over our assortment of goods. See them for yourself. Prices can give you no conception of the sterling values in every line. ■ VINGENTS.^ FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING. School Supplies __________________ Slates, Slate Pencils, Lead Pencils, Writing ^-dPaer. Tablets Also a full line of high grade school books. And everything in the line of school supplies on hand at the Drug Store of B. f. Williams. FINE t’KRKEMES AND TOILET ARTICLESVott Get a 2 • Square Deal -^^ • Every time when you buy your GROCERIES and a J NOTIONS at our establishment. Your dollars will X 9 go as far at our store as any place we know of. Bring J 9 us your country produce and get the highest market W 9 price. O 1 J. A. WILLIAMS. | J THE REQ STAR. T