Walkerton Independent, Volume 34, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 October 1908 — Page 4

£l)e Jn&epenOent. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY INDEPENDENT BLOCK, WALKERTON, INDIANA. W.A.Endliy, - Editor and Publisher, ■ $1.25 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. TELEPHONE NO. 28. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1908. Publisher’s Notice. Notices of marriages, births and deaths .nserted free. Notices for church 'or society entertainments, etc., where the object is to raise money, one-half the legular rate. Resolutions of respect, obituaries and local reading advertisements, 5 cents per line. Cards of Thanks, 50 cents. After three weeks from next Monday we can all rest in peace. It is authoritatively stated that President Roosevelt will not take the stump in this campaign, as has been reported. If son-in-law Nick and Alice would go home and stay there until after the close of the campaign they would not be seriously missed. The republicans and democrats at national headquarters both express confidence of winning the presidential contest. They each give figures and estimates to prove their claims. Take your choice. Governor Haskell has issued a letter to President Roosevelt asking an explanation of certain transactions concerning oil leases in Indiana. The governor is getting to be real amusing. The war cloud in Europe, while threatening, will probably pass away without serious harm. The prospects for war among the nations of Europe are, notwithstanding present delicate complications, rather remote. Business is reviving, not rapidly, but steadily, as is evidenced by the gradual resumption of activity among the rail roads, manufacturing industries and the various commercial lines. The semipanic has touched bottom and is now on the upward course, E. H. Harriman finds only a rosy outlook ahead for American industry. “We find ourselves," said Mr. Harriman, “in far better shape after the senseless money panic of last fall than might have been expected, and the last year leaves us with hardly a scratch.” We are in a position now to go ahead and complete the work laid out and will do so.” Mayor Busse and other prominent people in Chicago are taking active the large number of hungry school children in that city. It is estimated that about 15000 poor children have been going to school each day with little or no breakfast to begin the day’s activities. A concerted movement is being made to bring relief to these

Buffering children, whose homes are' rendered destitute in many instances! from drunken and shiftless fathers. Free meals are being served in a num- ; her of the churches to hundr eds of the needy children. The committee in charge of this charitable work is investigating the situation and will try to give the children relief in their own homes instead of in a more public manner. The passage of the county local option law in no way interferes with the pres- 1 ent township remonstrance law. It is supplementary to and not amendatory of that law, There is a provision in the law which expressly provides that none of the provisions of the Moore remonstrance law is to be repealed by this enactment. The law requires that in order to hold an election to vote upon local option there must be a petition filed with the county commissioners with 1 names of qualified voters to the number of 20 per cent of those who voted for 1 secretary of state at the last preceding general election asking for such an election. It is then the duty of the commissioners at their next regular session to order a special election not less than 20 nor more than 30 days thereafter, 1 when the people will vote “yes” or “no” upon the question whether the county i is to have prohibition or not. In case the election results favorably for prohibition saloon licenses issued subsequent to the passage of this act will expire within 90 days, but licenses issued previous to this enactment may run for their full period. No election on local option can be held oftener than once in every two years under this law.

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VIEWS OF THE PRESS. Neither one of the national parties has any right to complain because funds do not pour in in desired abundance. Both parties have made it a question able act for any man to pay into such fund by the tacit official recognition of corruption in the source and in the use ( of these funds.—Elkhart Review. Cheap indeed were the bribery charges brought against Governor Hanly by Representative Knieely, the poor, weak tool of Taggart, Jackson and the brewery combine. Knieely was reprimanded by a committee composed of two democrats and two republicans. That’s the end of the miserable affair. — Starke County Republican. Several counties are exceedingly anx ious to test the new county local option law, but as the law will not be in force 1 for some weeks they will have to bide their time in patience. Some strange • things may happen when it goes into 1 effect. It is believed by many that the law will make dry nearly everycoun ty in the state. It has surely operated well in other states and it may do equally as well in Indiana. Some argue that it will not. Many wards and townships have gone dry under the remonstrance law but in many instances it took much labor to secure the requisite number of re monstrators. Not a few who signed claim to have done so under duress and would cancel their act if they had an opportunity to do so at the polls. However that may be, county local option is now the law and it behooves all good citizees to give it a fair test. Good laws are usually retained in force; bad ones become obsolete.—Rochester Sentinel. A 1,000 Mile Test Run. A 1,000 mile test run is being given under the auspices of the Chicago Motor Club, several leading makes of automobiles being used in the test. There are four routes mapped out, Walkerton being on the third route which extends from Chicago to Plymouth, LaPaz, South Bend and back to Chicago via Michigan City, Hammond, South Chicago, etc. There are 20 care in the race, all of which passed through Walkerton Thursday, each car flying streamers bearing the name of the machine. Pilot and confetti care went ahead to mark the route for the conteetants to follow. The cars went in bunches of two to four several minutes apart. They were making good time and attracted much attention and interest on the way. Fooling Days Are Past. The day for fooling the people has become a part of the past. The great mass of voters today do their own reading and thinking and by keeping themselves informed on the causes and effects of governmental policies have placed themselves in position to decide intelligently upon their course of action. They have taken politics to their homes and analyzed and digested it. They have studied the relation of public policies to their personal welfare and happiness and they have learned that there is something in the right of suffrage besides keeping certain individuals or sets of individuals in office. The spoils of politics have lost their lustre with the average voter. He is now less interested in what the officeholder is going to get out of office than in what the officeholder is going to do in office. The man who does things from the high motive of bringing benefit to the whole people is wanted. The man who seeks preferment from any other motive need not apply.—South Bend News.

Read This. The following business announcements this week will be of interest to you: Hyman & Dupler, big stock of ladies’, misses’ and children's coats. Box ball alley in Ryder's room. L. E. & W. railroad, excursion to Michigan City Oct. 11. Koontz, young men’s clothes. Clark’s Department Store, gloves 60c dozen and mittens 50c dozen, and continued low priced sale on fall goods and ladies’ shoes. Gus Reiss & Co , suits and overcoats. Ceo P. Ross, hardware and tools. Public Sales. C. M. Wright will hold a public sale at his place of residence, three miles northeast of Mill Creek and one mile east of Jared Drollinger s farm, Thursday, October 15, at 10 a. m. Five head of work horse' 3 , 9 head of cattle, 10 head of sheep, 13 head of hogs, tame hay, marsh hay, wheat in ground, farming implements and a lot of other property will be sold. A credit of 12 months will be given on sums over $5 without interest if paid when due. Oden Mitchell will sell at public auction at his residence on the Daniel Koontz farm, 2% miles south of Walkerton, on Wednesday, October 21, at 10 a. m , a lot of personal property consisting in part of the following: Five head of horses, four good milch cows, hogs, farming implements, etc. A credit of nine months will be given on all sums over $5 without interest if paid when due.

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| FOUR COUNTIES News of St. Joseph, LaPorte, Starke and ° !o Marshall Counties Boiled Down. o 1° o( A large paper mill is a new enterprise talked of for South Bend. It will manufacture wrapping paper. William H. Taft’s speaking dates will include South Bend where arrangements have been made for him to deliver an address at an early date. Cyrus C. Shaffer, a well known lumberman of South Bend, and Mies Carrie Knevele, a prominent society lady of that city, were married a few days ago and left immediately for a trip around the world. Rev. M. L. Peter, for 16 years pastor of the Lutheran parish at LaPaz, has resigned. He will take a vacation of several months before resuming the ministry. Rev. Peter has been very successful in his work at LaPaz. Colonel William Hoynes, who has been dean of the Notre Dame law department since 1882, has been granted a year’s vacation and will take a trip abroad. Hie place at the university will be filled by Judge Timothy E. Howard. At the last meeting of the South Benn city council, a resolution recently passed by the board of trustees of River Park' seeking annexation to South Bend was presented and referred to the committee on the whole. If the union is considered advisable the question will be put to a vote of both communities. Our Preachers Organize. The ministers of Walkerton met on Monday morning and organized themselves into the “Pastors’ Organization of Walkerton.” Rev. Kiracofe is chairman, Rev. Reedy, secretary, and Rev. Keesey, treasurer. They will meet regularly on the first Monday of each month. They are considering the most potent way to reach the unchurched people of Walkerton. Elocutionary Recital. A recital will be given at the Methodist church for the benefit of the pledge taken by the Epworth League for the building fund, Friday evening, Oct. 23, by Mrs. Beechgood’s class in elocution. Admission will include doughnuts and coffee in the basement after the program. Admission: Adults, 25 cents; school children, big and little, 10 cents. Following is the program: Music. Recitation, “Aunt Polly Green," Bessie Beechgood. Piano solo, Mrs. M. S. Denaut. Recitation, in costume, "Aunt Gemima’s Courtship,” Edna Bennett. Duet, June Leßoy and Alice McCabe. Recitation, “What She Said,” Esther Bailey. Recitation, “Guilty or Not Guilty," Claire Barnd. Piano solo, Miss Florence McAllister. Recitation, “Convict Joe,” Caroline Perkins. Violin solo, Helen McCaßai ’ Recitation, “Our Hired Girl," Claire Barnd. I Recitation, “Sister and I," Edna Bennett. Recitation, “The Dead Doll,” Caroline Denaut. Solo, Rev. G. S. Reedy. , Recitation, “After the Bath,” Mrs. Beechgood. Solo, “Tenting Tonight,” Mrs. S. J. • Shadel, accompanied by male voices in chorus. THE LUXURY OF ILLNESS. ) As Experienced by Wealthy Women I’ntientM in Honpltaln. J When the wealthy woman of to-day • goes to a private hospital she takes I with her all the comforts of home and more than are dreamed of in the aver- , age domestic circle. One woman whose name is synonymous with millions, engaged not only a large double room in a certain hospital but a single one con- , necting. In the latter the bed was ( taken down, and by her orders all the ( furniture was removed from the large room. From her house she sent down A complete outfit to replace It. She had her own bed, dressing table, chaise 1 lounge, tables, rugs, draperies, lamps, > and other decorations. Pictures were hung. Her maid, who arrived with her ’ and stayed the entire time, brought all I the accessories of an elaborate toilet, • and madame was arranged each day by most perfect art to look her best. In the small room soft draperies were ( put at the windows, and the place was converted into a luxurious reception room, conspicuous in which was a perfectly appointed tea table. In charge of this room was "But--1 tons,” sent for by madame as soon as > she was installed, and the page’s duty ' was not only* to open the doors to re- । ceive the cards of madame’s many call- । ers, but also after she began to mend, to see that the decanters on the tea , table were never empty, that cold syphons were always at hand, and cakes and biscuits never lacking. ! It Is quite usual for women patients at hospitals to take their own linen for beds and washstands. Maids who accompany their mistresses to hospitals rarely find their work simple. Women who are only ordinarily particular as to how they dress when well are impossibly fussy when 111, and the toilet I becomes a function which nothing can hurry. The expense of illness gone through with in this way makes It impossible for any but the wealthy. Rooms selected are of a size costing never less than SSO a week, and usually SIOO. 1 While this includes board, the meals are never eaten by such patients, and those ordered from outside are of the If most expensive kind. A maid ever in j attendance requires her own room at night, and the invalid also has a day nurse and another for night. These I she pays $25 a week eacli and their board and lodging, as well as their | laundry. I Such Is the luxury of illness when ' money is no object.

iNEWSjgERSI Items of Intere n Our Able ‘J O Corps of Cc pe: mdentß. 3 iUUULQJUUULSJUL 8 \jsJL2_O_2 JL2JI BA David Walter ^^ife will make their home in Wal )r| thie winter. Jake Divine lef jht. North Dakota last week. Mise Clara Schn (),I 'f North Liberty ie staying with 1 , r andparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E । ' i. Henry GearhajHinnt to Stillwell Monday on buaffi Jhe Dudley Reyiof^nd Mr. Mishler went to Marion k to the soldiers’ home where they* ^pend the winter. On Wednesdayjrs ist week twentytwo ladies, neighb -and friends of Mrs. Sanford Sheaks, al tly stole into her home and enjoyef day socially and by quilting. The Jr was a complete surprise to Mrs, ake and was successfully planned. Grandma Hocker and Mrs. Arthukteaks, who deserve much credit for? .excellent noonday meal served the Is sts. A very happy day was the exp^ice of all present. COUfY-HNE. Jessie Hopkß^ years old, died at the home of B its, Mr. and Mrs. L. Hopkins, Molay^ o Jctober 5, 1908, of typhoid fever. ♦5 Gertrude Dio and Nellie Stover spent Sunday w 1 iola Koontz. Mr. and Mrs. 1 Kellogg and daughter Mildred speucunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rensbe or, Artie Blockec^'s very low at tbe present with typ .1 fever. Elmer Koont e Jd family spent Sunday with his f , n r, Dan Koontz, who has been sick, u Mrs. Sam Ko h ß| has returned home from lowa, whi e ehe has been visiting her sister. Mrs. S. F. R n spent Sunday with Mrs. Geo. Gooduh. YNER.

John Haag od wife spent Sunday । with Sam Haagind family. Mrs. Mary Braley of Stillwell is visiting friends andelativee this week. Mise Ethel Inapp is spending a few weeks at Mishaaka. Clifford Sto< 9 is learning the art of telegraphy. Mrs. Chae. C Jney of Walkerton was visiting friend) nd relatives last week. । Wm. McKefSn ie having a new kitchen built t| ie late reeidence. Mre. Abbigai Earner of Garrett was the gueet of Mr. Good last Saturday. NEWS OF|HE CHURCHES. - ..^METHOD f. ’ j^'ISCOPAL CHURCH. Sunday act a. m. Preaching a.'iSO a. m. and 7 p. m. Junior Leag/ ’at 2 p. m.

Epworth L 1 ^ jat6p. m. ( Thureday^f ' meeting at 7p. m. , The childre; of the Junior League j are showing giod interest. The num- , her ie increaeng. They meet every Sunday afterncun. The young jeople of the Epworth League will mee: with the Presbyter ian 1 young people Friday night at 8 o'clock । to organize e Bible study class. Any who desire may join whether members of the League or not. The first meeting will be at the Presbyterian church. Next Sunday the pastor will preach at 10:30 a m. on “Our Relation to Jesus” and at 7 p. m. oil “Man's Chance." G. S. Reedy, Pastor. UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH.

Walkerton Church—Sunday school, 9:30 a. in,; Y. P. C. U., 6:30 p. m.; preaching, 7 p. m. Preaching at the Island church at 2:30 p. tn. Barber Church.—Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. John T. Keesey, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Sunday scho< jat 9:30 a. m. Christian En l lavor at 6:00 p m. Prayer meetCwand Bible study every Thursday even^* at 7:30. Preaching ev« Sanday at 10:39 a. m and 7 p. m. I Subiect ««»»t >r>dav morn'"'’’ o flture." tv •* tn The evening s Kiracofe, Pastor. of Mental Self- 1 .- J " £A action of the bowels, . Doan’s Regulete is

For a mild, e cur " habitual cona single dose a box. Ask your enough. Treat - 1 ’ atipation. 25 < 3., , „ druggist forth >dch Contractors. pfiven that on Friday, at NoticetO jU.H.OB, Notice is hereb I uia, I will receive bids 9 a.m., I construction of a ditch OCtfJ el al - 1,1 ‘he Ptirtics Assessed for At Walkerton I Ueonstruct their porth s and contract for Wm contracts for the work petitione ’ for b wvik Commissioners’ Titus E Kinzie benefits, who wis iggupt. of Construct i< a of the ditch, mui te. at that time. - ,ch Assessment. j t^en that 10 per cent of Nniiro nf LJ^t^^'^t'actionofa iNOUCC Olv Vby L>. W. Place et al, Notice is beret | - the assessment 1 I * lUi I7UO, di'ch petitioned land every month therewill be due I ments are paid. PayaNovtJ National Bank, South , a,a ” , tbat P ar ‘ies who conAnd 10 per cent. «n portion of the work after until said tWst instalment until tune’ ble at the Merchj Bend, Ind. Pup] Titus E. Kinzie tract 10 do theif Supt. of Construction, need pay but the-Tii of final settlement,'

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15,000 Acres AT 50 Cts. On Oct. 9th the State of Wyoming will open for entry 15,000 acres of irrigated land under Carey Act Law. Contract for irrigation MUST be made before the entry can be filled. Our company has contracted with the state to furnish water, so you must arrange with us before you can secure any of this fine land at fOc per acre. Cost of water is |35 per acre, paid as follows, $5 per acre cash before Oct. 6th; f 5 May Ist, 1909, and balance in ten equal annual payments of $2 50 per acre. This is YOUR chance to get the best

farm land on earth at VERY LOW PRICE. Adjoining sections NOW SEL * LING at f r o per acre! Only 100 farms (160 a each) to be bad and there will be 1,000 applications before October 6th. FREE EXCURSION. Tallmadge & Buntin Land Co. CHICAGO. Seymour s Agency General Agents LAPORTE, INDIANA AG EN I’S W ANT EI)

L. E. & W. EXCURSIONS Sunday, October II Michigan City ■ W And Return Special train leaves Walkerton 10:47 a. m. Returning, leaves Michigan City at 5:30 p. m. C. L. HILLE A RY, G. P. A. SUNDAY EXCURSIONS

_ C., I. & S. Railway WILL BE GIVEN ( t Every Sunday I ; ) BETWEEN ( Streator and South Bend Special Rate of 50 Cents To South Bend and Return REDUCED R«A TE S To Intermediate Pointe. Train leaves Walkerton at 10:12 a. m. , Returning, leaves South Bend at 7'40 p, m. s i

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KING EDWARD GROWING DEAF. English Monarch Greatly Annoyed >»y His Affliction. During the recent visit of President Fallieres, of France, to England, a report came out to the effect that King Edward was ill The rumor seemed t< be based on nothing more substantial than the fact that Edward, who has the invaluable, gift of always lookrrn most genial at public functions, unde’l niably looked the reverse upon two notable occasions—his visit to the military tournament and the gala performance at Covent Garden. The fact is that the King, whose general health i s excellent, is much troubled by increasing deafness. Three months ago it barely was noticeable, - possibly because every one in the royal set habitually talks in a loud . tone, owing to the Queens deafness, , which has been relieved recently. But since his return from Biarritz the King n has been worried about his own dilli-■ n I

eulty in hearing, it is said that he •sadly told Lady Grey a tew evenings ago that the softest whisperings or a pretty woman could no longer reach his ear. But his majesty’s air of displeasure on the gala night of the open probably was not due to his inability to hear Tetrazzini and Melba so mm h as the annoyance at the fact that the general company in the opera house, apart from his own guests, was from . the middle class. The King, though more democratic than almost any of his subjects, likes to keep state functions aristocratic. He expressed the opinion that the prices charged were too high for the old noblesse. Many cases of astigmatism arise froia the practice ot reading in bed, particularly by persons recovering from a severe illness. It strains the muscles of the eye to smh an extent that they alte. the curvature of the cornea- the abnormality to which the term asugmati m Is applied.