Walkerton Independent, Volume 34, Number 20, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 October 1908 — Page 5

I We have now completed our stock of Drugs, Chemicals, Etc., and have a full line of Cigars, Tobaccos, Tablets, Etc. Prescriptions and Family — Bacigsaaspecialty.. .Purity of Drugs, Chemicai?,“lbta, ~ ~ and accurate compounding guaranteed. We solicit your patronage. Walkerton pharmacy A. S- BLAINE, Prop, WALKERTON MARKETS. Corrected Every Friday. Eggs 22 Butter 22 Lard 10 Green Hides 6 to 7 Potatoes 70 Timothy Seed 2.25 Clover Seed 14.35 Wheat, No. 2 95 Oats (white) 44 Rye, No. 2, 56 lbs. test 65 Corn,sound, 100 lbs, new 75 Beans, hand picked 2.00 Onions, bushel 50 Chickens, old 7% Turkeys 10 to 12 Ducks 8^ Fat Cattle, per cwt §3.50@4 00 Stock cattle, “ “ 3.00 Cows, ’• “ 3.00 Calves, “ “ 5.00 Hogs " “ §5.00 to 5.75 Sheep, “ “ 3.50 Lambs S 3 50 to 4,50 | LOCAL NEW Sj £ Happeningss of Walkerton and Vicinity « U Told in Brief Paragraphs o wnnrriririr^ Wear “Reiss” hats. Don’t miss it —the B. & O. Drag. Home made sausage, best on earth, at Bose’s. Choice line of children's school caps at Dial’s. Paying the price of purity is the beet prayer for paradise. Being original has its drawbacks; it looks to some people like deadly insult. Sae Hyman & Dupler for latest styles in Ladies,’ Misses and Children's Cloaks. Our meats are home killed, young, tender and juicy, at Bose's. Hon. John L. Moorman andHor.F. Henry Wurzer at the opera house Saturday evening. Old-fashioned Hallowe’en games at the Presbyterian church, Saturday evenirg. Everybody come. Old-fashioned Hallowe'en games at the Presbyterian church, Saturday evening. Everybody come. Mrs. Madge Strother is clerking in Grider’s store in place of Mies Kittie Noblit, who has resigned. The local campaign in Lincoln township is quiet, but quite earnest, with the prospects of a very close result. The muck fires continue to burn in some places where the fire penetrated so deep that the moisture of the late rains was not sufficient to reach it.

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I Buy “Reiss” shoes. Clear the track for the B. & O. Drag! School caps at Dial’s at 25c, 50c, 75c and sl. The beet lunch in town at Shirley’s restaurant. See Fred P. Clark and N. D, Sellers for prices on chickens and turkeys for Thanksgiving. Old-fashioned Hallowe'en games at the Presbyterian church, Saturday evening Everybody come. A second-hand Cole’s Hot Blast soft coal stove for sale at a bargain. In good condition. Enquire at the Indepen DENT office. ♦ Dr. C. A. Camp, osteopath, at residence of J, E. Bose Tuesday and Friday afternoons. No charge for consultation and examination. Hon. Chas. P. Drummond, of South Bend, will speak in Hudelmyer’s opera house this evening (Thursday) on the political issues from a democratic standpoint. Arthur Dalby, the pharmacist in Blaine’s drug store, has moved his family to this place. They occupy one of the new flats in the Dougherty-Leeper building. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist church gave a dinner and supper in the basement of the church on Wednesday. Excellent menus were served and the affair was deservedly well patronized. William J. Bryan will speak at the court house in Plymouth, Saturday, October 31, at 4:20 p. m. B. F. Shively will precede Mr. Bryan with an address. A large delegation will attend the meeting from Walkerton and vicinity. A decreased acreage of wheat was sown in this locality owing to the prolonged drouth. The wheat that was put in the ground several weeks ago is said to be looking thrifty in many fields, the continued warm weather having given it an opportunity to develop notwithstanding the dry weather. Hon. Henry A. Barnhart, editor of the Rochester Sentinel and democratic candidate for congress, made the Inde pendent office a fraternal call while in town Saturday waiting to change care for North Liberty where he addressed a meeting in the evening. Mr. Barnhart is making a strong campaign in the district and is receiving much encouragement. It is reported that farmers in Pulaski and Starke counties and those in the southwestern part of LaPorte county have lost 1,500 horses since early last summer from a disease of unknown origin. The horses as a rule when attacked with the malady droop as if consumptive,, and finally die. In a few instances they recover but if they do, are mere wrecks and have to be killed. One man killed four that survived the attack of the disease.—Wakarusa Tribune. He who fears has his greatest foe within. After you have used Plymouth steam baked bread, try home made bread baked in a good brick oven. At Smith’s Bakery and Restaurant. We will let our goods do the talking. It’s coming—the B. & O. Drag. Notice To Tax Payers The County Treasurer's Office will be open the following Friday evenings, for the accommodation of those who are unable to get to the office during the day, Friday, October 16, October 23, and October 30, 1908 You will note that November 2, is the last day to pay second installment taxes and all other taxes and assessments without penalty. W. C. Stover, County Treasurer. B. I. HOLSER ® CO. We are in the market at all times for all kinds of grain and seeds. We wholesale and retail all kinds of grain and seeds, Perfection flour, Sleepy Eye flour, new buckwheat flour, bolted corn meal, bran, middlings, chopped feed, Buffalo gluten feed, oil meal, cracked corn, chick feed, Michigan barrel salt, lump salt. Feed grinding given prompt attention B. I. HOLSER ® CO.

The B.&O. Drag is coming. Lookout! Roller skating after the political speech Saturday night in the opera house. There will be a bonbon social at the Mount Vernon school house Saturday evening, Nov. 7. Girls bring boxes. The reserved seat chart for the Nevin concert company, the second number of the lecture course, will be open Friday, Oct. 30. Hon. John L. Moorman and Hon. F. Henry Wurzer will speak in the opera house, Saturday evening, Oct. 31. The public cordially invited. E. A. Atwood is building a handsome residence of cement blocks in the east part of town. He is enclosing it this fall but will not complete it until next spring. The Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church will give a pie social in the basement of the church Saturday evening, October 31. Pie and coffee 10 cents. Serving will begin at 5:30. Fred P. Clark will turn the department store over to the new owner, John Sherflck, of Shoals, Nov. 17. The Independent is informed that another department store is likely to be opened in the vacated room. As the day of election approaches the uncertainity of the result seems to be the most certain thing in the whole situation. It is one of the most peculiar campaigns that we have ever had. There have been no tin-horn demonstrations, only a quiet undercurrent, and what that means nobody knows, it will in all probability be a very close fight all along the line. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wolfe, Sr., T. A. Wolfe, T. J. Wolfe, Jr., Mrs. J. J. Miller, O. C. Wolfe and Miss Mamie Wolfe were at Ligonier the fore part of this week to attend the funeral of Seymour Wolfe, who died Saturday at his home in Kendallville. The funeral was held Tues day at Ligonier. The deceased was a brother of T. J. and T. A. Wolfe and Mrs. J. J. Miller. He was a well known resident of Noble county and lived near Ligonier for many years, having removed to Kendallville about a year ago. Darrow & Worden, attorneys for Ray Lamphere, promise to spring a sensation at the trial of Lamphere for the alleged murder of Mrs. Gunness and her children. They claim to have a witness who will take the stand and swear that he saw Mrs. Gunness, heavily veiled, and a male companion walking about the murder farm one day in July. That he is positive that the woman was the murderess, and that when they saw him driving near the farm they jumped into a buggy and hurried away, he being unable to overtake them. If this is a true story, it is a little strange that this witness did not immediately notify officers of the law of the supposed presence of Mrs. Gunness in the vicinity of LaPorte Dance on election night, Nov. 3, in Hudelmyer’s opera house. Tickets, 50 cents. THE DEATH RECORD. Herbert. Arthur Herbert, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Herbert, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Moore, formerly of this place, died at the Sacred Heart hospital in Garrett Monday of last week from typhoid fever. Herbert was an exceptionally bright and exemplary boy, whose gentle disposition and manly ways had won him many friends among both old and young people. Hie pasting away at the early age of 13 years just when he was budding into so much promise, is a crushing blow to his sorrowing parents, grandparents and numerous friends. The funeral services were held at Garrett Wednesday of last week and the remains were laid to rest in Calvary cemetery at that place. It Will Pay You To read the following display announce meets elsewhere in this paper: IL A. Yearick, fine assortment of rugs and carpets. F. P. Clark’s department store; closing out; goods must sell regardless of cost. Gus Reiss & Co., attractive offers in hand made suits and overcoats at sls. Koontz, the Globe clothier, korrect shapes in patent leather shoes, warranted not to break, only $4 The Central drug store, liquid veneer, grand polish for furniture. A. S. Blaine’s drug store, special care in compounding prescriptions and family recipes Cyrus Pattee, candidate for prosecu ting attorney, makes pledge to the people. Political speaking in the opera house Saturday evening. Watch for the B. Jc O. Drag. Would Mortgage the FarmA farmer on Rural Route 2, Empire, Ga., W, A Floyd by name, says: “Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured the two worst sores I ever saw: one on my hand and one on my leg. It is worth more than its weight in gold. 1 would not her with out it if 1 had to mortgage the farm to, get it.” Only 25c. at B, E Williams drug store. When the Caller Went. The caller who “drops in for half a minute” had exceeded the time limit by about four hours, ami there was no prospect of relief, when the small boy of .he house came in for the third time during the afternoon and stopped in amazement at seeing the visitor. “Ain’t you gone yet?” he asked, “bout time for you to be goin’, ain't It?” “Hush. Freddie,” cried bis mother in distress. “You mustn’t mind what he says. Mrs. Jones. Children don't seem to know any better than to blurt the truth right out sometimes, do they?” Whereupon the caller departed.

PERSONAL... I Mre. L E. Dial was in South Bend Tuesday. Edward Quinn was at LaPorte Monday on business. B. E. Williams, D. W. Brubaker and F. M. Ake were in South Bend Tuesday. Mre. George Case of Fort Wayne was the guest of friends in town the fore part of this week. Grant Tank of South Bend was in town Thursday looking after his property interests here. Mrs. William Kimber, of South Bend, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Brady, this week. Samuel Hudelmyer returned Thursday of last week from a three weeks' visit at Auburn, Ind , and Defiance, O. Mr. and Mre. A. C. Hardenbrook went to Ligonier Saturday to remain a few days visiting with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Holmes and daughter, Hazel, of Kingsbury, were guests of Mr. and Mre. A. E. Cripe Monday and Tuesday. Harry Miller of North Judson, republican candidate jkirjoiat representative, was in town Monday meeting political friends. —- — E. Brittudfl^JL’JWyaiton, Wisconsin, visited with his sister, Mrs. Thomas McNely, and fanLly, a few days last and this week. F Mre. Julia A. Rinehart and daughter, Mrs. Perry Redman, visited Wednesday in LaPorte with her son, Brenton Rine hart. Mre. Keeeey and daughter went to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Snoke, who live near Yellow Creek Lake, Ind. Mrs. Edwin Enyart and eon, Byron, of Peru, Ind , came Saturday 7 to spend ten days with her parents, Rev. John T, Keeeey and wife. J. Henry Hartzer of South Bend, democratic candidate for sheriff, was in town Thursday sizing up the political situation in this end of the county. Rev. Keeeey was called by telephone to Claypool, Ind., to preach the funeral of Mr. John Parker Wednesday at 10 a. m. He returned Thursday evening. Mr. and Mre. F. A. Brady arrived home Monday after an absence of about three weeks on a trip to the Pacific coast. Among the places they visited were Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City and Portland, Oregon. George Henry, J. R. Henry, wife and child and Mrs. Henry Hudelmyer returned home Monday from a visit of about three weeks in Atchison and Clinton counties, Kansas. They saw a heavy snow storm there last Friday, the snow being 10 inches deep on the level, ROMANTIC CUSTOMS. Marriage Amnaff the Flowers and How It Is ri roti «lit About. Among the plants' and flowers many strange marriage customs exist. Romance, love, hatred and jealousy are as much a part of their life as they are of our own. The wild arum, for instance, has been described by* botanists as a gay deceiver and murderer, and the tulip a coy lover. Flowers entice insects into their service, employing them as matrimonial agents and as go-betweens and thus propagate their species. A flower has an almost human way of first attracting insects. This is by appealing to their fondness for sweet things. There Is secreted in every flower a store of honey, large or small, as the case may be, to which the midge, the butterfly, the bee, the blue-bottle fly and other insects are attracted. All plants and flowers are so formed that while the invited insects are sampling the store of honey a pollen powder is being scattered over their bodies to be conveyed to another flower, thereby making the fertilization of the seeds possible. Certain plants always contrive to attract certain kinds of insects, thereby insuring a safe method of transportation of the pollen from one flower to another of the same variety. The wild arum described as a murderer secretes a honey that makes insects drunk. Botanists describe it as a wicked plant, declaring that it commits murder in Its love-making. Not content with this demoralization. It develops poisonous berries, which the birds, having eaten, die and fall to the earth and decay^ It is said that the decaying flesh 'o^the birds forms the best possible f wijllizer for the growth of the wild aruin seed remaining undigested in the bird’s body. Want HomßMltking Taught. Women phys Hans in Chicago have taken a stand advocating the right of girls to enter any profession or to engage in any business. At a session of the American Academy of Medicine several men physicians read papers deploring the fact that many women left home life for industrial work and asserting the future of the race depended on the checking of “this widespreading evil.” Dr. Helen C. Putnam, of Providence, R. 1., then said: “Every woman has the right to develop her best faculties, to become educated and to enter a business held where she meets many men, so she can select the father of her children. I favor establishing a study of ‘home-making’ in the public schools of our country.' Dr. Emma Culberson, of Boston, said cooperation of the two sexes alone was needed to settle the question of the place of women in business life. Dr. Otto Juettner, of Cincinnati, said lie had no sympathy with women who worked in stores or other industrial institutions for “starvation wages" when there were thousands of homes in which they could get employment better fitting them for married life. “Women competing with men simply lower the wage scale, cause a lack of support by men and a tendency toward singleness," he added.

THINKS TYPHOID CRIMINAL. Spread of Disease Attributed to Flies. According to Dr. J. E. King, secretary of the Wayne county board of health, flies wore the cause of seventeen cases of typhoid fever and one death in the Wernie Orphans’Home in that county. Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, has just received a letter from Dr. King in which the latter discusses the conditions at the home. There are sixty five children there, and Dr. King says the fever first appeared shortly after a man from Columbus, 0., had brought his two little girls to the home. This was on July 10, and shortly after the father went to hie home in Ohio he died of the fever. Both of the little girls soon became sick, and since that time there have been seventeen cases of the fever and one death. Dr. King says that the spread of the disease was due to flies. The flies, he declared, were permitted to swarm into the kitchen, where meals for all of the children were prepared. The kitchen was not well screened. Dr. Hurty was greatly disappointed with the report of the conditions at this home. He said: “In this instance, as in quite all other instances, when typhoid fever breaks out, some person is to blame. The Orphans’ Home authorities violate the laws of cleanliness, which, we are told, are next to godliness, and also the laws of well being, when they permit the condition that prevailed there. The visitor from Columbus, O„ surely brought the infection to the home, and the flies distributed it,causing seventeen cases and one death. The day is close al hand when intelligent people will not tolerate typhoid deaths any more than they now tolerate deaths from snake bites and wolf's teeth.” NEWS OF THE CHURCHES. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Junior League at 2 p. m. Epworth League at 6 p. m. Thursday prayer meeting at 7 p. m. Sunday is Rally Day in the Sunday school. A special program of song and recitation will be rendered, beginning at 9:30 a. m. A special invitation is given to all the members of the Home Department and also to the babies of the Cradle Roll. The offering of the school Sunday will go to the Sunday School Board of the Methodist church to extend the work on the frontier. The pastor wili preach at 10:30 a. m. on “Divine Providence,” and at 7:30 p. m. on “Man’s Place in God’s Thought.” G. S. Reedy, Pastor. UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Walkerton Church—Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.: Y. P. C. U , 6:30 p. m.; preaching, 7 p. m. Barber Church. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. The Ladies’ Aid will meet Friday at 2 p. m. at the home of Mre. Butler Williams. All are cordially invited. John T. Keesey, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Christian Endeavor at 6:00 p m. Bible study class every Friday evening at 7 o’clock. Prayer meeting and Bible study every Thursday evening at 7:30. Preaching every Sunday at 10:30 a. m and 7 p. m. C. H Kiracofk, Pastor. Never can tell when you’ll mash a finger or suffer a cut, bruise, burn or scald. Be prepared. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil instantly relieves the pain—quickly cures the wound. kC-STALEY MFG.CO AtfRS. MENS’m C w-ooi •South Bend J nd. Wlw Z Western wade For Sale by Gus Reiss & Co. 60 YEARS" Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anvone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communications strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest agenev for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific .American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest circulation of any scientific journal. Terms, IT a year : four months, *l. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co. 361Broadwav New York branch Office, «25 F Pt., WashiuKten, D, C.

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