St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 23, Number 13, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 October 1897 — Page 5

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. Eggs If Butter 15 Lard 6 Green Hides 1 Potatoes new 40 to 50 Corn 20 Clover Seed 2.50 to 2.75 Wheat 88 Oats 12 to 10 Beans 75 to 80 Rye 40 Onions new 40 to 50 Chickens young 51 £ to 6 Old chickens 5 to a l ® Turkeys 6 to 7% LOCAL NEWS. Over 800 pairs of men’s odd pants at 1. J. Wolfe s. New stock of robes and horseblankets just received atF. M. Ake s. When in need of furnishing goods remember the Globe has them up to date. Do not fail to call at the Globe and inspect their new line of fall and winter clothing. For children's school caps call and see Ida Beach's stock she has the latest styles. _ T. J. Wolfe is willing to back up his prices in the supplement by showing the goods. Sam Ross had a siege with erysipelas for several days but is again able to be out. The Independent office has blank deeds and mortgages, notes and receipts for sale. T. J. Wolfe received a sixty-five hundred stock of clothing from Klondike this week. When you want shoes come to the Globe, as they always carry a good line. Prices low. We will deliver oil and gasoline at any old time. Ross & Brady. The bankrupt stock at Tom Wolfe's is going fast at 40 to 60 cents on the dollar. You will make no mistake in buying your clothing of the Globe during our special sale, as we will save you money.

Vocal music in the Walkerton schools is progressing finely under the management of their efficient instructor, Miss Addie Wolfe. Business men should have cards printed representing their respective vocations. Call at the Independent and see the neat designs and learn prices. For Sale.—l 4 acres choice land, being the west end of the Wm. Myers farm, one half mile from Walkerton. Price $250. 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. Those goods T. J. Wolfe is selling eo cheap, are all new goods and New styles, as the party was only in business a short time and was obliged to quit on account of his health failing.

Our advertising patronage has increased so much of late that the space for reading matter is becoming seriously crowded. There will be more space in the Independent, however, within the next two or three weeks.

LaPorte Argus: The anxious “heirs” to a supposed “big Ball estate” of Philadelphia are being informed by the treasury department that there is no such an estate. It is the same old swindle, only the “big estates” are generally located in England.

R. B. Oglesbee, editor of the Plymouth Republican, has been appointed to a position on the personal staff of Brigadier General Ross, commanding the Indiana brigade of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, with the rank of colonel.

Notwithstanding the crusade against \ wearing birds, these feathered beauties '. are used more than ever on feminine ' headgear this season. Parrots in their beautiful tropical plumage, wings in all the rainbow tints, the lovely bird of paradise aigrettes, and coque feathers of every description are to be seen at Millard’s,

The Grand opening at Miss Ida Beach’s millinery establishment on last Saturday afternoon and evening was largely attended and the many beautiful hats and bonnets displayed met with deserved admiration. The ladies of Walkerton and vicinity appreciated the opportunity given to see the large number of trimmed hats in the latest styles, and compare their beauty and becomingnes.s, and Miss Beach and her assistants were kept busy trying on the tasteful headgear. The visitors were further en tertained by instrumental music on the piano by Miss Irma Decker and others. Aside from the beautiful millinery there were some very pretty decorations in natural autumn leaves and chestnut burrs.

। Tom Wolfe ha^ boys suit} as low as 30 cents. The Red Star for dry goods and family groceries. T. J. Wolfe is selling goods below wholesale price. We please ourselves showing you our “low prices.” T. J. Wolfe. Bring 60 cents to Tom Wolfe and get one dollars worth of goods. Spend an hour at T. J. Wolfe’s and learn what low prices really mean. Take one dollar to Tom Wolfe and get the worth of it and 40 cents in change. T. J. Wolfe offers his customers the world's best at the world's cheapest rates. Everything in the furniture line as cheap as the cheapest. H. A. Yearick & Co. We have a full line of air tight stoves, also other styles in heating stoves. Ross & Brady. Over half t hose fine $6 pants at T. J. Wolfe's selling at 83.50 are gone. Hurry up if you want a pair of them. Tom Wolfe is selling a boys heavy weight suit with extra pants and cap to match, for $2.75 same as he sold last year at 85. Is that cheap enough.

' Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Henderson moved last week into their residence recently vacated by Frank Place and family. They are making some nice improvements on the house. The Tam o’ Shanter for children is more popular than ever this season. Millard's have a large assortment of them in colors to match every suit and at prices to match the purse. The Uniform Rank Knights of Pyth ias, at Plymouth, has been disbanded by order of Brigadier General Ross, of Indianapolis. Inactivity and a lack of interest on the part of the Plymouth boys was the cause of the trouble. Walkerton has seven establishments which handle dry goods and groceries, and the most of them are large fine stocks. As a trading point Walkerton can not be excelled in assortment of goods and low prices outside of the cities. The people of the surrounding country who have not already learned this fact are rapidly “catching on.”

J. W. Baugher's farm residence, located between this place and Tyner near his old mill site, was destroyed by fire Monday evening. The house was vacant, the occupants having moved out a. few hours before the fire was discovered. The in surance on the house was S6OO, which will cover only about half the loss. It is not known how the fire was started.

John Sent, a Grand Trunk section boss living at Stillwell, was instantly killed Monday night by a fast freight. He was taking several laborers on his hand car to the Swift ice house at Mill Creek and did not observe the train until it was so close as to compel the men to jump for their lives. All escaped except Sent, who attempted to remove his car. Mr. Sent resided near Walkerton several years ago.

A great improvement in trade has taken place in Walkerton for several weeks past. The change for the better is quite noticeable and nearly every branch of business seems to be feeling the quickening pulse of reviving trade. Walkerton is getting back her old days. What little trade that in the course of events may perchance have been diverted to other towns for a time is turning this way again, the people finding that Walkerton as a trading market is not to be surpassed, if equalled, by any of the competing towns.

At the Lincoln township teachers’ institute last Saturday it was decided to observe Arbor Day, which will be Friday, October 29, by all the schools of the township. On Thursday afternoon the trees will be planted and on Friday forenoon it has been arranged for the teachers, pupils and patrons and all others who may wish to attend, to meet at Jordan school house where dinner will be served after the picnic fashion. Everybody is requested to bring something good to eat in baskets. In the afternoon a program will bo given which will consist of speaking, declamations and music. Trustee Leibole earnestly requests a good attendance. It is the desire to make thin occasion a very in s teresting one for pupils and patrons and I a grand rally day that will long be remembered.

The New York World. The Thrice-a-week Edition of the New York World is first among all “weekly” papers in size, frequency of publication, and the freshness, accuracy and variety of its contents. It has all the merits of a great $6 daily at the price of a dollar weekly. Its political news is prompt, complete, accurate and impartial as all its readers will testify. It is against the monopolies and for the people. It prints the news of all the world, having special correspondence from all important news points on the globe. It has brilliant illustrations, stories by great authors, a capital humor page, complete markets, departments for the household and women’s work and other special departments of unusual interest. We offer the World and the Independent together one year for $2. The regular subscription price of the two papers is $2.50.

Overcoats worth sls, cost sl3, at uF om - Wolfe’s for $5. , u JI. Hudelmyer & Son received a lot of dry goods this week. Read th uelf ad. ' i ■ Buy your goods of Brubaker & Blains^ and have them delivered free aitij promptly. ut Tom Wolfe calls your attention to hP 1 ’ ' great bargains in his advertising spagFj this week. V? Farm For Sai e. For a good farm oIS 160 acres, close to Tyner, at a low price!

enquiie at this office. ■ 'The nobby turbans and new cord edge] felts are to be seen at Millard’s in all I latest shapes and colors. ' The Thimble Circle will give a 6 o’clock dinner Oct. 16 at Hudelmyer’s opera house. Come everybody. Call and see our fine stock of new robes and blankets. Cheaper than ever before. F. M. Ake. Brubaker & Blaine have started a free delivery wagon for the accommodation of their customers. It is a very neat outfit. If you wear a size 34 or 35 overcoat, go to Tom Wolfe’s and get one almost at your own price, as he has too many-** thoao eizea. Go to H. A. Yearick & Co. to get your furniture, and get one of those fine pas tels they are giving away with every bill of 85 and upward. The firm of Williams & Stephens, painters, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Stephens retires and Mr. Williams will continue the business.

Friends here have received word that Rev. Henry McCool has been compelled to abandon his work as pastor at Farmingdale, 111., for the present, on account of broken health. He is at present taking treatment at the Battle Creek, Mich., sanitarium.

Do you want lObgood envelopes printed with your return address on for 50 cents? You can get them at the Independent. You 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.

Amos McDuffie, the youngest brother of I. S. McDuffie, met his death by being crushed between cars near Butte, Montana, about two weeks ago. His widow brought his remains to Galien township, Mich., for burial, coming over two thousand miles upon her sad errand. She returned to her home in Butte, Wednesday after a visit of several days with the family of I. S. McDuffie. Children’s blackboards, some tiling new, at Vincent’s. These blackboards have lessons in drawing on revolving rollers, including the alphabet and various designs in drawing. The board, which folds up like an easel, may be set in a corner out of the way. It proves a great delight to children and is a wonderful aid in teaching them how to form the letters of the alphabet and to do general drawing.

Yearly Clubbing Rates. New York World, three times a week, and the Independent, $2.00 Toledo Weekly Blade and the Independent |],75 Weekly Inter Ocean and the Independent, $1,75 Subscriptions by mail will be looked after promptly. Address, The Independent, Walkerton, Ind. The largest stock tojselect’ from ever in Walkerton at T. J. Wolfe’s. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE INDEPENDENT’S CLUBBING RATES. — JPERSONAL POINTS.

Frank Paul, of Chicago, is in town. Mrs. H. 11. Brown visited in Plymouth this week. H. A. Yearick was in Chicago cn Wednesday. B. Goppert, of Grovertown, was in town on Monday. Dan Brubaker and wife were in Chicago on Wednesday. Mrs. James Parland, of Chicago, is visiting in this place. Milt Barnhart, of Chicago, was in town over Sunday. ; J. E. Sarber transacted business in Plymouth on Saturday last.

Miss Nora Kellogg, of South Bead, is visiting relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley McDaniel were in Chicago a portion of this week. Seward Rinehart, of Grovertown, made a business trip here on Monday. Miss Dora Beach, of South Bend, visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Miss Minnie Dailey has returned from a visit of several weeks at St. Mary’s, Ohio. Attorney 11. R. Robbins, of Knox, was meeting old friends in Walkerton last Sunday. Ray Vincent, of Butler Bros.’ wholesale notion store, Chicago, was at home last Sunday. Miss Aggie Quirk, manager of the W. U. telegraph ollice at Gas City, who is temporarily employed at South Bend, spent last Sunday at home.

Albert Atwood, of Benton Harbor, Mich., was in town Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Del Hudelmyer and Mrs. Cole Wo>dworth visited in Knox Wednesday and Thursday. . ^ rs - Ruth A. Jones, of Galien, Mich., Vlßl ting here with her daughter, Mrs. w - A. Endley. ^Miss Ophelia Millard was in Chicago 0 uesday in the interests of her miller J establishment. the Braden, who is employed on h; H I d ellu y er block, spent Sunday at .^^mein Albion. I •

i-La^ 8 ’ llenr y Hudelmyer was in ChiI' i r ° 011 ednesday making selections in 1 goods for their new store. 1 Un ?® Aliee Mc ’Duffie accompanied her I, ' r o i ^ F8 ' McDuffie, of Butte City, ij. 11 •> to Chicago Wednesday. ^ rß, 4ra Rensberger and JF ’° f are visiting with relati]iY 8 ln town and vicinity. Uwyk ^’hwalm, of Cleveland, 0., a memym/jM the \\ alkerton Milling Co., was in n the fore part of this week. ^ljfrs. A. R. McDuffie, Butte City, '» it., and Mrs. Wm. Noyes and daugh(V. of Three Oaks, Mich., visited their b.Jjther, I. S. McDuffie, this week. r and Mrs. John Talbert, of South I_L <l, were visiting with the latter's Wp^ers, Charlie and Ed Bose, a part of JL I week. Mr. Talbert is the engineer ^the South Bend water works. He thiihks Walkerton has a most excellent sysuem of water works.

Piano Tuning. Frank Arlington will be in Walkerton on or about Oct. 25. Those having pianos to tune or organs to repair will please leave orders with Dr. Arlington. New stock of ladies cloaks just received at Rensberger’s. Painting for Wood. Would like to do house painting and take pay in wood. O. F. Williams. A nice new stock of dry goods to select from at the Red Star. Men’s odd coats, small sizes, at 50cts, at Tom Wolfe’s. Farm for Sale. A good farm of 80 acres, located three miles southeast of Walkerton, will be sold at a sacrifice. A. L. Stump, Walkerton, Ind. Duck lined coats, the very best, $1.25 at 'Tom Wolfe's. To Cider Makers.

We will hereafter run our cider press Tuesday and 'Thursday of each week. z Lopp A McDaniel. Notice of Insolvency. In the matter of the estate j In the st. Joseph Uiiuit Court Wm M Liggett. deceased ) No. I 20 > Notice is hereby given that upon petition tiled in said Court by the AdniiHistratomfsaid Estate, setting up the insufficiency of the Estate of said decedent to pay trie debts and liabilities thereof, the Judge‘of said Court did on the 20 day of Sept. 1897, find said estate to be probably insolvent, and order the same to be settled accordingly. The creditors of said estate are therefore hereby notified of such insolvency and required to file their claims against said estate for allowance prior to Oct. 11, 1897. Witness the Clerk and Seal of said Court at South Bend, Indiana, this 20 day of Sept., 1897. GEO. M. FOUNTAIN, Clerk.

Elder Wm. Tennison OF BUFKIN, IND., Tells of the Great Benefits Derived From Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure. r Js , I • MH DISEASE of long standing la r »t easily cured, but it is cubabee. jder Wm. Tennison writes: “Iwas thirty-five years with heart distroubled with it nearly all my life; I think it hereditary as my father was afflicted with it. I have kAJ.- _ suffered great distress, K" wil£fi3 my heart palpitated to IL -^ores J such an extent as to shake my whole body. So distressing was it I could only with greattwo y ea compose myself to sleep. About Heart <y a "° began taking Dr. Miles' percent!!* 6 ' ® rst bottle gave me no third!k a benefit, but after taking the tinned f 0 * an to feel much relief and I conson to b S ° me mont hs. I have good reaD r . Mil J eve the cure is Permanentgists Un ?' liemedies are BOld by all drugbenefits & a P° s itive guarantee, first bottle and nejy ,lnone y refunded. Book on Heart DR u, se nt free to all applicants. — MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. Whe n " W ° Millions n Year. tneang th^V^le buy, try, and buy again, it United ^, re satisfied. The people of the ; a ndy ph les are now buying Casearets boxes a i, l,i,r tie at the rate of two million ;? re Wv an<l will be three million bemeans merit proved, regulator's are the most delightful bowe ain KKist B v everybody the year round. All 25e, 50c a box, cure guaranteed.

Dry Goods. We have received and put on sale this morning a large line of~ — Dress ©oods. Value ranging from 50c to 60c at the uniform price of 39c. This offering will be of unusual interest to people who delight in good bargains. Also we invite attention to our 25c and 35c offerings. Jsiei^ets & Qapes. We are constantly receiving the NEWEST and NOBBIEST stylesPrices seem very reasonable and are selling the stuff. Tennis Flannels from 5c up. Large assortment of styles and qualities. AAillinery Is moving off in good shape. The correct styles at correct prices. We are ready for and expecting a large business this fall We can do you good at the BUSY, BUZZING BEE-HIVE JULIUS BARNES & CO. MICHIGAN AVE. LAPORTE, IND-

por ArtistQ gailoring^— Go to YOUNG’S, where you will find a choice selection of high grade woolen goods for FINE DRESS SUITS. A great variety of the latest novelties for BUSINESS SUITS. A specially fine line of samples for OVERCOATS, supplemented by a full report of fashions for the fall and winter season. YOU N G thejailor

2^i “BUYS AA Full Sized Easel^^ at VINCENT’S —ALSO 7V\jrrorß from as (J&nfs up. You must se& these bargains to fully appreciate them.

The Red Star, _. D RVow at home, in our own "GW nOOm Elegant J^ezv Room, where where we are better fitted to serve the public. -New Stock ofDRY GOODS JUST RECEIVED. A fine assortment selected with much care. Our prices and goods will compare with anybody’s. You will find us strictly in it when it comes to anything in dry goods, FAMILY GROCERIES AND NOTIONS. Highest Prices for Produce.*ZT3 ; c J. A. WILLIAMS.