Walkerton Independent, Volume 34, Number 16, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 October 1908 — Page 1

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Situation Exaggerated. It has been published right and left that all the national banks in Oklahoma were stampeding to get in under the state guarantee law. This seems to be a mistake. The Financial Age, speaking of the matter, after investigation, says: “There doesn’t seem to be any stam pede of the national banks in Oklahoma to surrender their charters and get in under the shelter of the deposit guarantee law, since the decision of the attorney general was made. About eight out of all the national banks will go over. It would have been a great victory for the faddists if all the fifty-odd Nationals working under the state law had eurren dered their government charters. It is not surprising that the guarantee law is fascinating in that corner of the world .~-race it looks so perfect, and you can’t lose, simply can’t lose! Every depositor is protected—as long as there is no trouble and the banks don’t fail! Conservative bankers and far seeing depositors don’t place their trust in a situ ation with no more bash to it than ex ists in the guarantee law, however, and the national banks will still be operating as at present when the Oklahoma law has been repealed ” A Beautiful New Home. The improvements on W. F. LeFeber’s residence are nearing completion and the interior will be completed in a few weeks. The heating plant, which is the hot water system, was completed and put in operation this week. There are 10 rooms in the house. A handsome open stairway leads from the living room to the second floor. The rooms on the first floor are finished in golden oak and those on the second floor in hard pine. A handsome portico 32 feet long and seven feet wide sweeps gracefully across the front and east side of the house, giving a handsome effect. The architecture of the house is modern throughout, making it one among Walkerton’s many comfortable and handsome homes. Garrett Engineer Permanently Disabled. J. F. Mitchell, of Garrett, one of the veteran engineers of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, who has had many thrills 1 at the throttle and never was injured worth mentioning, is now confined to his home with injuries that will perma nently disable him from railroad duties His misfortune came not upon the rail ' but in a pear tree. He fell breaking several ribs and his heel bone. He is also internally injured and hie physician J says he will never be in shape to make ■ his runs any more.—Albion Democrat. I

I 1 3 Calico 41c yd. U 11A I* kp OAI fl Calico 4k yd. i Next Saturday |^| || y y ||| Next Saturday - : _ _ - ? It has been so hot and dry we could not sell fall goods at any price NOW THEY MUST GO! 200 PAIRS BLANKETS MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE j — $2.25 and $2.50 Blankets, - - $1.85 1.75 and 2.00 Blankets, - 1.45 Large lot for-- -95 c and $1.25 Large lot for-- -55 c pair These are New Goods, bought at panic prices You Will Have to Hurry if You Get any Outings; They are Going Fast ' tyuatity) SHOES I Ladies’ High Top, Heavy Sole Tan Boot $4.00 Ladies’ High Top, Medium Sole Red Boot 4,00 Patent Leather Brown Top Button 4,00 Beautiful Vici Kid in Button and Lace 3.00 and 3.50 Patent Leather Button, at 3,00 I will sell $4.00 Shoes for $3.50; $3.50 Shoes for $3.00 and $3.00 Shoes for $2,75, | I This is the only opportunity you will have to buy Queen Quality Shoes for less E ' than the advertised prices. **~~*llli 1- I , — —-I—l ———— - - p. Come and see us; we will save you at least $3.00 on every SIO.OO worth you buy here. I Calico 41c yd. FRED P. CLARK’S | Calico 4k yd. 11 Next Saturday DEPARTMENT STORE | Next Saturday 1 I

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Killing Frost in 1863. There are doubtless many old residents of McLean county who are harking back to forty-five years ago when Illinois was visited by an extensive frost which literally wiped out the corn crop and destroyed or partially destroyed almost everything in the way of stuff growing above the ground in the whole middle west. Several of the old time farmers around Pontiac say they dis tinctly remember the awful freeze of August 7,1863. The weather had been exceedingly warm, like it has been the past two weeks, when it turned cold in one night and the corn crop of this and even other adjoining states was almost a total loss. The corn withered away and it was little good even for fodder. Old corn was selling for 20 cents just before the frost came and within a week it had jumped to over a dollar. Farmers suf sered seriously and there was great difficulty in obtaining seed corn the next spring. The cold wave swept south into Kentucky and over in Tennessee.-Bloom-ington (Ill) Pantagraph. Reflections of a Bachelor. If a girl has a figure like a case knife her idea is that she is gracefully slim The less a man understands what he’s voting for the more excited he gets over the election. A great pride to a woman is how she knows other people would envy her if they would admit it. , Faith is little use to a man without । knowledge, and knowledge is none at all । to a woman without faith. , A girl who can dance 15 miles in slip- ( pers that hurt her feet would drop dead ( rather than walk two in comfortable ( boom—New York Press. , Fatal Accident at Albion. 1 A terrible accident occurred at Albion last Friday during the street fair. ( Madam LaFere, while making the “slide { for life” from the court house tower, received injuries which caused her death ( in a few hcurs. While making the elide and when about half way down the wire the wire broke and precipitated ( her in the street, a distance of about 40 feet, where she laid in an unconcioue ( and terribly injured condition. Many ( bones were broken and she was injured internally. The fearful sight was wit ' nessed by hundreds of pe< le. She was taken to the local hospital where she died in a few hours. Madam La- j Fere’s real name was Ethel Geneva . Dale and she traveled with a man named Skiver giving balloon ascensions and the i “slide for life.” She was 25 years old. | The remains were taken to West Unity, c 0., for burial. ' a

WALKERTON, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBBER 2, 1908.

SCHOOL RULES LAID DOWN. Dr. J. N. Hurty Explains Requirements to School Trustees. Having made sanitary surveys of a great number of school houses during the summer, the state board of health will follow up the work by seeing to it that ail school houses are kept in good condition throughout the winter. There are six rules relating to the care of school children and buildings. They are simple in language and very much to the point, the idea of the state board being that anything cumbersome in the way of instructions to school officers should be avoided. The first rule declares that it shall be unlawful for school trustees or school boards to I crowd children into school rooms in excess of one child for each 225 cubic feet of space. The second rule makes it unlawful for any teacher, school trustee or health officer to permit attendance in any school of any pupil affected with a severe congh, severe cold, itch, lice or other vermin, or any contagious t kin disease, or who is filthy in body or clothing, or who has any of the following diseases: Diphtheria, smallpox, scarlet fever, whooping cough, chickenpox and consumption. Substitute For Hard Rubber. Mrs. S. 11. Buell, 525 Mott street, is in receipt of a sample of the new product known as "Karnit” which is to take the place of hard rubber in the commerce of this country and which is being manufactured in a factory in Bellville, Ohio. Mrs. Buell has an interest in this enterprise and it is said the new product will completely revolutionize the hard rubber industry. The product is made of various ingredients which will answer the same purpose as hard rubber, but can be produced a great deal cheaper. This is the first sample of the new product received in Kendallville.—Kendallville News. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup is used nearly everywhere, because it not only heals irritation of the throat and stops the cough, but it drives the cold out of the system through its laxative principle by assuring a free and gentle action of the bowels, and that is the only way to cure a cold. You can’t cure it as long as you are constipated. Insist upon Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup. Sold by B. E. Williams. In spite of the apprehensions about campaign funds, the game is going about ' as rapidly as most people care to have it.

The Lure of the Devil, A couple of young men are under arrest for systematic robbery of the store where they are employed. Detectives investigating the case say: “It was love of fine clothes and luxuries beyond 1 their means that led to the downfall of । these young men,” says the Pittsburg Dispatch. A trite verdict, but one very significant, A woman crusader recently said of her observations among her own sex: “The rustle of the silk skirt is the most powerful lure to drag young women to a life of sin.” There are other temptations, but the love of fine clothes is a power for evil. These young people have been saturated with the philosophy th 4 “Fine feathers make fine birds.‘an see no good in anything Hut^ ’ Fine feathers ar^" ways a sign of fine birds. The too ’ne quail wears a very modest garb TLe esculent duck is not of gaudy plumage. The useful hen is plain. It is no less true the man of worth is often a little negligent about his dress. The woman worth while is charming in printed cotton. The craze for fine clothes is born of a false sentiment. It is wretched folly. The bird of fine plumage shines when it is in good physical condition, because its feathers are a part of its being. They are put on or taken off. So with the human; the attributes that make for worth are not dispensed by the garment maker. Occasionally we hear the complaint that a young man no longer has opportunities like his father or grandfather had, A little investigation will disclose the young man paying five times as much for hie clothes as his grandfather paid. And clothes are much cheaper now. There is opportunity at every turn The men who have climbed the ladder to success have begun at the bottom. The young man who complains of lack of opportunity wants to begin at the top. He wants a salary that will enable him to dress like a Chesterfield and leave a surplus for the bank. Alas! there are others who will go to any length to get the clothes without thought of the savings that accumulate to the capital that may win success. It is a shame that fine raiment can be put above honor by any human being. Saw W. J. Bryan Act. Robert Brower, who is manager with “Ihe Man From Hctue” company, re members William Bryan as an actor. Under the n^tne of William Jenninge, Mr. Bryan placed in “East Lynne,’ but his stage career was unsuccessful. He at that time bore a marked resemblance to Thomas W, Keene and also looked somewhat like Charles B. Hanford. To Popularize the Raising of Deer The department of Agriculture has set itself the laudable task of popularizing venison. Officials of the biological survey are to issue a bulletin on deer farming. The idea is to have stockmen raise deer and market them in exactly the same way that beef cattle are made ready for the slaughter house, According to the experts deer are easily raised and require but little care, while their meat demands a high figure. The principal trouble in the way of deer farming just at present is that in many states there is a law against killing deer, that if the enterprising farmer raised his deer he would be unable to slaughter them for market. It is hoped, however, to overcome this obstacle. Salt mackerel and white fish, just in at McDaniel’s market. Tired mothers, worn out by the peevish cross baby have found Cascasweet a boon and a blessing. Cascasweet is for babies and children, and is especially good for the ills so common in hot weather. Look for the ingredients printed on the bottle. Contains no harmful drugs Sold by B. E Williams.

School ^ooks Ch// I Tablets । Inks Pencils Everything in School Supplies B. E. Williams Druggist

Keep At It. In every town there is a sign at the । railroad crossing like this. “Look Out i For the Cars.” : Now, everybody in that town knew it was a railroad crossing the day the track was laid. When the sign was put up it took two days—not longer—for every inhabitant to become familiar with it. In a week even the small children could read and spell it backward. Did the railroad take it down? No. If they had the warning would have been forgotten in a week and smash ups and damage suite would have resulted. One time advertisements act the same way. You must keep everlastingly at it, like the railroad crossing sign.— Eli Grocer. The Parched Earth Drinks, A slow, steady rain all night Sunday night came as a wonderful relief after six weeks of drouth and hot weather. The mercury registered 42 Monday morning, a fall of about 50 degrees within a day or so, which put new life and snap into everybody and everything. It was the second real rain in this locality since June. Old timers pay it was the worst drouth this country has seen since the fall of '7l, when the Chicago disaster and other great confligrations occurred. Public Sales Jesse Longanecker will sell at public auction at his farm, one half mile east and one mile north ofTeegarden, Wednesday, October 7, at 10 am., a lot of personal property consisting of three head of horses, six head of cattle, hogs, chickens, geese, hay, corn in shock, wagon, farming implements, and many other articles. A credit of eight months will be given on all sums over $5 without interest if paid when due. W. 11. Il Lowry and Charles C. Ramsby will hold a joint public sale of stock on the Mary Henderson farm on the LaPorte road, 3' 2 miles southeast of \\ alkerton and three miles northwest of Tyner, Wednesday, October 7, at 10 a. m. One four year old colt, well broke, 2 colts coming two years old, 21 head of young cattle, 4 milch cows, one with calf by side, several head of hogs and young pigs, etc On sums over $5 a credit of 10 months will be allowed without interest if paid when due. A Sweeping Liquor Decision. According to a decision rendered a few days ago by Judge Smith McPherson of the United States circuit court, tb j lowa mulct law system, under which saloons are now operating, is illegal. Judge McPherson further declares the lowa mulct law is no license system and that there has been no license system in lowa for the last quarter of a century, and for that length of time there has never been a lawful sale of liquor as a beverage within the state of lowa. He further holds that no parson today under any circumstances can lawfully sell liquor as a beverage in lowa. Under the mulct law lowa ealookeepers have been pajing S6OO annually as a tax with the understanding that it legalized their sale of intoxicating liquor and gave them relief from the old prohibitory law which is still on the statute books. The decision is the most sweeping ever made in lowa affecting the liquor question. A Memory of the Past. In commenting on an item from “Old Time Memories” in the Independent ejneerning the “Little Nichols” baseball team, the Argos R Sector says: “Where is the old time baseball fan in Argos that doesn’t remember and recall with pride the “Little Nichols” and their unbroken chain of victories over nearly every fast team in Indiana. More than half of the players comprising that splendid aggregation of athletes have passed to their final reward.” Riches in Swamp Land C. J. Harris, of Morocco, last week sold 2,000 acres of land in the Beaver lake country, in northern Newton county, for SIOO an acre. This land, which could have been bought twenty years ago at $5 to ?10 an acre, and which at that time was practically worthless except for grazing, has developed under drainage into the richest farm and hay land in the county, Look Here! All persons indebted to us are requested to give their accounts immediate attention by cash or bankable note. Walkerton Lumber Co. Violin Played By Machinery. An automatic virtuoso is the mechanical violin player, the marvelous result of many years’ experimentations. All the peculiar effects incidental to the violin are perfectly produced, including those which tax the skilled player to the utmost. Constipation cures headache, nausea, dizziness, languor, heart palpitation. Drastic physics gripe, sicken, weaken the bowels and don't cure. Doan’s Regulets act gently and cure constipation. 25 cents. Ask your druggist. — The Mauretania has done something ! unique. It isn’t every ocean liner that ■ can break a propeller blade and a world’s I record on the same trip, “Had dyspepsia or indigestion for 11 years No appetite, and what 1 did eat I distressed me terribly. Burdock Blood • Bitters cured me.”—J H. Walker, SanL dusky, Ohio.

: | Our SIB.OO Suits ] t * u r — . 3 r n f W HEN a man has Eigh- | 1 I teen Dollars to put into S 1 a a it ’ s significant B that he wants some- ’ B thing to keep him well up in the ri * line of good dressers. B B Our Eighteen Dollar Suits will B B fill his every requirement—they s , B are correctly and artistically cut t ■ —they are skillfully tailored, and B 5 B there is nothing about them that k B bears in any way the ear-marks T la ‘ B of “ready made. ” B > I Allow us to show you our fine B line of Eighteen Dollar Suits. B ‘ B If you’ll do your pare by com- ; ■’f B ing in, we’ll do ours by showing B (you the best suits theprice ever n bought. g M | You can’t be anything else but k fitted and suited here. B They are from B. Kuppen- tl 1908 B , « xx TL C House ot Kuppenhemcf heimer & Co. Chicago Yours for Good Clothes KOONTZ The Store That Sells Good Clothes and Shoes. ginnnnminnM!!^^ I Winter Goods Now Ini! £ We have received a large and splendid line of new winter goods S and are showing the latest and most stylish patterns in |dress goods! Consisting of Brilliantines, Serges, Invisible Stripes and other 73S up to date goods. Beautiful patterns from E 25c to $1 per Yd. FOR N THE ET PRICE WIN I ER UNDERWEAR for Men, Women and Children, at 25c to 532 SI.OO per suit. —« yGood, Comfortable, Heavy Cotton and Wool Blankets for zero weather COTTON BLANKETS, per pair, - . . SQ C to SI.OO WOOL BLANKETS, per pair, - . . $4.50 an d up Cold weather will soon be here. Prepare for it by buying your winter goods here. I GRIDER MERCANTILE CO.I

Had a Close Call. Mrs. Ada L Croom, the widely known proprietor of the Croom Hotel, Vaugnn, Miss , says: “For several months I suffered with a severe cough, and consumption seemed to have its grip on me, when a friend recommended Dr. King’s New Discovery. I began taking it, and three bottles affected a complete cure.’ The fame of this life saving cough and cold remedy, and lung and throat healer is world wide, Sold at B. E. Williams drug store. 50c. and $1 00. Trial bottle free. Sid Ewing, barber, one door west of Hotel Starr. Revolving chairs, compressed air and other modern conveniences and appliances used in the barber’s art.

k v fWr ^// ■ • ■ I ’ We Pick Out a Few Facts > for you to remember in your hardware buying. First—Poor hardware is worthless, and therefore is dear, no matter i how little you pay for it. Second— Hardware Must Be Bought j largely on faith. The poor often looks t as well as the good. Third —You will be 9 wise to do your buying where good hardware is assured by the reliability of the r store that sella it. Fourth—That’s why t you should come here. d . i GEO. P. ROSS

iV 5 i > *1 i > A Little Thoughtful consideration will save you a lot of lumber trouble. Don’t buy any old kind or any old quantity just because you are in a hurry to start that job of building or improving. Come and Talk Lumber With Us. Our experience will suggest just the kind you require. Our desire for future orders will prevent us recommending a larger quantity than you need or charging you more than is right for ' what you order. Walkerton Lumber Co. Attention ! 1 To Careful, Conservrtive Buyers: 160 acres of good soil and No. 1 improvement, within two miles of Walkerton, at 565 per acre. Come and see me and let me tell you about this place. 120 acres of Ai soil in the rich Kankakee vabey, as good as there is in the state, within two miles of Walkerton, at 870 per acre. This is a bargain. z 29 acres within five miles of Walkerton; 2 > acres under cultivation, with good improvements, at 870 per acre. Two farms within six miles of South Bend, one of 80 acres and one of 120 acres, at reasonable price; if interested, come and see me. 267^acres within two miles of North Liberty । and a lot of smaller farmsand sever .1 larger ones at the right price. I Have a tew bargains in town property that 1 can sell on easy payments; have a 4-room house with half acre of ground that I will offer for the next 30 days at 8-500, within five j blocks of the business center of Walkerton. A bargain at 81,750 within one block of the ■ business center; a lot of other properties at the right prices. Come and see me and be convinced that you are getting your money's worm. I Money at 4 Per Cent on I srms No Comnvissiors I F ROSF The Real ‘ J. L. DVJL, Ea.au; Mau

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