Walkerton Independent, Volume 34, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 November 1908 — Page 1

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GHOST NEAR TOPEKA, INDIANA. And The Wandering Spirit Has Neither Head Nor Arms. The Helmer neighborhood, east of Topeka, is wrought up by the appearance of a tall, headless and armless ghost, robed in flowing white garments, in an old house known as the Jacob Bickel homestead, long since abandoned. For three nights in succession the ghost has been seen, the first time on Saturday evening, when a party of boys were playing about the premises, the next time on Sunday and again Monday night. The first evening the eight-year old eon of Henry Buckbarger was so badly frightened that he fainted three times before his comrades succeeded in carrying him home. One of the other boys is the son of Joseph Weirick, and the others were three sons of Rena Presskey, all well known citizens. The second night Ward Miller and Earl Dietz, two well known men of the neighborhood, who had heard the story of the boys, went to the place, and they in turn saw the apparition, and were so badly

frightened that Dietz did not stop until he had reached his home a mile distant. On the third night a posse of citizens of the Helmer neighborhood, probably fifty strong, went to the haunted house to solve the mystery of the strange apparition, and although they were armed, the appearance of the ghost struck terror to their hearts and they fled. Kline smith wae the only one of the party who entered the house, but he, too, failed to complete his investigation after the ghost appeared, The incident has aroused widespread interest, and ghost parties are being formed by a number of local people, who propose to visit the house one night this week and brave the ordeal of meeting the ghost. So far, no reason can be assigned for the appearance of the mysterious apparition, as no unusual history is connected with the place, other than that the house has been abandoned for many years and has frequently been a shelter for tramps and vagabonds.—Topeka Journal. J. J. Lower of Coshocton, O , visited a few days this week with George E. Steele and family. Get your sale bills printed at this office. Best work and lowest prices. New type insures good work. The morning electric light service was started Monday for the winter season, The lights are turned on at 4:30 o’clock.

I I This Store Will Be Closed Nov. 17 EVERYTHING MUST SELL REGARDLESS OF COST! You Can Buy Goods at Following Prices: GREAT SHOE SPECIAL Blankets h-oo shoes $2.85 GUL'S 3.50 Shoes 2.65 1.50 Blankets 1.25 3.00 Shoes 2,15 1-25 Blankets .90 „ c , .__ -85 Blankets .68 2.50 Shoes 1.85 .75 Blankets .55 2.00 Shoes 1.50 _________ 3.50 Ball Band Rubber Boots 3.10 a j* Outings Quality 12c and 14c Outings 9c & t? cl r t- 1 , . 10c Outings 8c | famous Shoes for women—r it where others fail _ | American Lady Shoes riuami a Ts Special Prices on all Bovs and Children’s Shoes Good, Unbleached Muslin 5Ac c t. c i cl l in l- ie • 10c Unbleached Muslin 8c K 30c bort bole bhoes for Babies 15c per pair Calico 5c yd E SuitingS A “ Red Seal Ginghams 12. GOOfIS S’ 15 Pieces all finest India Linon , o . ~. 1.00 Mixed Blue Suiting 78c t K nro . ain nr ; PP<s 50c Black Sicilian 41c .80 Brown Panama 65c at oargain puces. Rkck $] 25 Henrietta 87c All 50c Suitings 39c “ $1.25 Black Serge 88c Three Dress Patterns, $1 All Laces and Embroideries 1.25 Black Poplin 88c Suiting, per yd. 60c regardless of cost. 1.25 Brown Broadcloth 88c Bargains in Groceries, Bargains in Felt & Rubber Goods I Space will not permit our quoting prices on everything, but everything in the store must be sold. Come in and let us show you goods. Remember, this stock must be closed out by November 17th, 1908. Don’t Overlook Our Children’s Coats at Half Price Men’s 50c Work Shirts -39 c Each Until Sold FRED P. CLARK’S DEPT. STORE |

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, How Much Will Corn Shrink In the fall of 1899 an experiment was 5 undertaken by Prof. Atkinson at the lowa experiment station to ascertain the f amount of moisture contained in ear _ I corn, says a Western exchange. 3 A crib wae constructed upon a plat- , form of a pair of scales, so constructed , that an exact register of the weight i could always be made. Seven thousand , pounds of corn were husked and placed ! |in the crib October 19, 1896, The crib , wae 13% feet long by 7% feet wide, i The corn wae then weighed once each week for a year. During the first three I months the lose wae 630 pounds, or 9 I per cent of the original weight. During the next three months, from January 19 to Apnl 19, the loss wae 300 pounds, or 5 per cent of the original weight. During the next three months the loss wae 220 pounds; during the last three' months the loss wae 190 pounde. The loss during the full year was 1439 pounde, or a trflie more than 20 percent. This means that a bushel of corn weighing 80 pounde when husked like this earn pie will weigh 64 pounds at the end of ' the year. 1 (

Laugh and Crow Fat Good fun and plenty of it is found in the color comic section of the Sunday Record-Herald. The constant aim is to keep these amusing illustrations free from vulgarity and mischievous suggestions which characterize so many comic sections. It is certainly a cure for the blues. There is an entertaining variety of special features in The Sunday RecordHerald and in addition a Sunday Magazine which has all the distinctive qualities of the famous independent periodicals. Celebrated authors and artists contribute the text and illustrations. The picture on the first cover is in rich colors. It sets a new standard in Sunday journalism. Resigns His Office. Representative Daniel Me Donald has filed hie resignation as a member of the General Assembly of Indiana from the county of Marshall with Governor Hanly, and the same has been accepted. Hie object in resigning was from the fact that at the late democratic state convention he was nominated as Presidential Elector for the 13th Congressional District, and as the constitution provides that no one can hold two offices of trust and profit at the same time, he was advised to resign as representative to save possible complications and as hie term of office will expire the next day after the election, he would have no further duties to perform,—Plymouth Democrat.

WALKERTON, ST.JOSEPH (OUNy Indiana, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1908.

SPANISH GAME BEING WORKED. I ——- Old Ruse to Get Money Again Brought to Light in the last postal guide issued from the postoffice department at Washington it calle attention to an old swindling game which is being practiced again upon the American public by persons in I Spain, So many Americans have been | fleeced by the clever fraud that Uncle ! Sam issues a warning. Some person with means finds in his mail, a letter from Spain, and not having any friends, relatives or any one else in that country, is somewhat surprised. The letter purports to come from a prisoner in one of the Spanish prisons. The prisoner claims distant relationship, and says he has a certificate of deposit in a secret pocket in hie satchel which the Spanish authorities are holding until the costs of a trial are paid. The prisoner also has a daughter who is in destitute circumstances during hie imprisonment. If the distant American relative will therefore send fare for the daughter and care for her, also the costs of the trial, the prisoner out of

gratefulness for his release will share hie fortune of 120,000 pounde to the exent of one quarter of the amount. What an Hour a Day Will Do. One hour a day withdrawn from frivolous pursuits and profitably employed would enable any man of ordinary ca pacity to master a complete science. One hour a day would make an ignorant man a well informed man in ten years. One hour a day would earn enough to pay for two daily and two weekly papers, ' two leading magazines and a dozen * good books. In an hour a day a boy or girl could read twenty pages thoroughly —over seven thousand pages or eighteen large volumes in a year. An hour a day ‘ might make all the difference between a ( bare existence and useful, happy living. An hour a day might make—nay, , has made—an unknown man a famous one, a useless one a benefactor to his race. Consider, then, the mighty poesi bilities of two, four, yes, six hours a day, that are, on the average, thrown away by some of our young men and women in their desire for fun and di version—Farmersburg Bee. Pleasant, sure, easy, safe little liver , Pills, are DeWitt’s Little Eirly Risers Sold by B. E. Williams. Cash Ross, ~f the Indiana Dental col lege, came home from Indianapolis Saturday and remained until after election day to cast his vote.

A Ph ‘ 'asant Surprise. On Saturda' . , , „ . , one of our ^enmg John Schwartz, zens, withdre^ highly feß P ected citi ’ ( l oU i from active Service with the B. A O raj , . ... . 1 . road, in which service he has been em ’ . , ; twenty-fiveyea^ e en, d n , for his place with Mr. Schwartz leaves his fellow work^ 6 hlghest re9p6ct ° f pany. The m 9 aeQ “ 9 W9U a9 the COtn ' to show their a’ kn6W ° f n ° better Way ness and brothe’ preCiati ° D of hi 9 kindli ’ at hie home on £ WOB9 than by sabering the service, so of his leaving it a surprise. was arranged to make The first euri^W^ . rT , John” when hij" 9e catne to " Uncle room and with burat I? 10 the logs fairly took • iamationa acd * reat ' had been eeatjF $ by e ^ orta " After man of the ev • Anderson, chairshort program v dL introduced th% £ here which consisted of singing bj < song by a quartette composed ofPool, G.S. Reedy, Mr. and Mrs. Cl/te Strang. Two solos by Mr. Strang, a |uet by Mr. and Mrs. Strang and solos |y Miss Florence McAllister and Miea Gladys Hudelmyer. The singing was nterspersed by short talks by Messrs. S R Ball, Frank M: Allister, C. A. Pooh, Albert Trost, J. S. Barnd and G. S. Reedy. During hie talk Mr. Barnd sioke of the fact that Mr. Schwartz is *to receive a pension while he lives, hade possible by the railroad’s organization. He also stated that only a few da;e before, one of the officers, while here,*had stated that none were more worthy ( of this pension than “Uncle John.” Tin'other men all spoke in the highest tora^ of hie work and also of his brother linjes. But there wae 8011 another surprise waiting for this old; veteran. The men had all subscribed ^toward purchasing an easy chair for “Uncle John” to enjoy during hie more frajuent days of reel Constquentiy they hkd asked Mr. Reedy to mane the presentation speech for them and at the proper place in the speech the flue rocker was brought in and the “hero” of ttip evening placed in i it, Then Mr. Reedy sang “Life’s Rail-; way to Heaven” and ihe program was ended. A very happy social hour was spent, during which music was furnisned by a graphaphone and a fine lunch served by Mrs. Schwartz Before going home “God Be .- nh \ ou Till tV e Meet Again” was sung and ihe frijinds bade “Uncle John good night wising him many y years of andjquiet, after hie long years of active .Hm mere were between forty and ^/iy of the men and their families present. a

A Guest. g Everybody; Smoked. A smoker was held in the opera house Monday evening, ft was a sort of an informal gathering of the voters of Lincoln township and everybody was there and they we^e all smoking and faithfully contributing their share to the general fog, the boom being enveloped in a thick haze of tobacco smoke from st art to finish. It ^as hard to see any body a few feet away. The W'aikerton Military band added zest to the occasion; by furnishing music at frequent intervals from the stage. A few selections were. also rendered by the “Moonlight” Male (Quartette, the crowd joining heartily in the chorus of “Marching Through Georgia,” etc. As a “smoker” it| was all that the name implies, and as a stag social it was a success. The meeting was of a non partisan nature Cigars, nusic and hall rent were free, all expenses being paid by township candidat is. Separate the Elections The time ought to come and probably will when national and congressional I elections will be held independently of । the state elections, The issues are diff- | erent, the need. of the nation often • along entirely d Eferent lines, but the , mixing of the ele tione has reflex action i on both. For in itance, in Ohio and In- ; diana, particular! y the liquor question is I paramount in st affairs, and is likely ^JNRRQMMH j Aican national ticket, I whearas there i 1 connection J between the, t | moral phase oi j ional district! j ’ r 3 option faction iJ ,k 01 * to affect the ee ' * lection of cong> 3m9n ' a Po^i™ as in * dependent of sF h 18Sue ae dis Possible to conceive. 11 the el ^tions were held separately ea< would eland on its own merits.-Elkhj| O n | e ' n ^ ^ can I The qiestiol 3 ™’ can one be eco ' nomical with J’ b ^S“ean? A man who is natural'' mean w,lt alwR * s be economical. j a man who is not eco ’ I] nomical atten|' t Bto bec " m? 90 be will learn that the| asießt 1S dr3t to learn to be mean. be 1139 a Kyrous impulse he musj eurb Durin g tho flrst part of our li eB we should be as mean as we can. V ' IBD we have accumulated more than we ,3eed we sh()uld devote the last part to ci t!vaU,J £ our generous impulses. No e ‘Useful “an is a philanthropist befm :be fl»y-Life-There are ' ver S TOO parts to a mod ern locomoti^ _ ' More than’ I lf of France ’ 6 tobacco | imports com. I^JheJJnHed Stat "’ | A man at .< 9 necked as is a ship. | Conscience aa chor. Terrible it is, | but true, th.r l ^ e the a,lchor > conscience ■ may be carrh d awa y'“ Vlctor Hu §°'

A WOLF HUNT. Four Wolves Routed From Swamp Near Walkerton-One of Them Killed. More wolves have been routed from their lair in the tamarack swamp about two miles southwest of Walkerton. A party of hunters, consisting of Charles Wisenbaugh, George Harmison, Willard Place, William Kyle, Charles Divine and William Stickley, started from Mr. Wisenbaugh's place for the swamp, about one half mile south, Tuesday of last week, and another party composed of Critten brothers and a party of hunters from Roiling Prairie, the latter having with them three trained fox-hounds, started from the Critten place and apand took advantageous positions around the swamp and sent the doge into the thicket on a tour of inspection. Soon the quick, sharp barking of the dogs showed that they had found some kind of game and in a few minutes four wolves came bounding out of their lair with the doge in hot chase. z Several shots were fired at the fleeing wolves, but only one of them wae brought to the ground, George Harmison’s shot having gone to the mark, killing a young wolf which weighed 24 pounds. The other wolves were soon at a safe distance and disappeared from the view of the hunters. One of the wolves was chased by the dogs to nearly the corporation limits, it disappearing when near the cemetery. It is thought that one of the wolves, which was considerably larger than the rest of the pack, was the old mother. Another wolf hunt is being planned which will probably be pulled off when the first snow falls. Receiver For Printing Plant The M ickizsr-McCiure Co. wae placed in the hands of the Marshall county Trust and Saving’s bank, as receivers, Friday. The plant is now being operated by the receiver with C. L. Hendricks, who has been in charge of the press room since last spring, as superintendent. E. O. Wickizer, having withdrawn from active service in the opera tion of the plant. A deal is under way between local people and the creditor* whereby the institution can be placed on its feet and the industry retained in the town. It is to be hoped this can be accomplished as it would have a blasting effect on business conditions generally were we to F e it. —Argos Rifljctor.

Z B \ & L’"“' Lx W Everything in the Kitchen Will be of the beet if it comes from our splendid line of house furnishing goods. We handle no “seconds” or inferior grades.

Our Ranges, Cooking Utensils, Etc., Come from the beet makers and you will know what that means when you come to use them. Come and see them anyway, The mere sight will appeal to your housewifely instinct. Our prices will enable you to follow it easily. GEO. P. ROSS SCMD CREAM afA MRt>® ■> _ Hot or Cold Weather Requisites Drugs, toilet preparations, perfumes, etc., suitable for either Greenland's icy ’ mountains or India’s coral strand, you will find here in variety enough to suit . you, all pure and good and at reasonable prices. Our name on the label of a med icine or perfume bottle, or package, carries with it a guarantee of purity and freshness. Send us your Prescriptions — they will be filled with accuracy. ) B. E. WILLIAMS J DRUGGIST

I IT makes no difference to us | ■ what you want to pay for a suit or an overcoat ! g this.fall. When you are ready, you’d better come 4 , , '

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Iries, so many colors and rich patterns, that you’ll I want to buy a lot of them. loung men will do exceptionally well here in styles of their own peculiar cut. We take good ■ care of them. B. Kuppenheimer & Co. goods, ■ SIO.OO to $20.00 I • Yours for Good Clothes ■ KOONTZ > The Home of B. Kuppenheimer & Co. Clothes, ■ J Tiger Hat, Model Shirts ■ I Winter Goods Now in! I

^2 We have received a large and splendid line of new winter goods 22 S 2 and are showing the latest and most stylish patterns in 23 |dress goods| JZ Consisting of Brilliantines, Serges, Invisible Stripes and other 22 5Z up to-date goods. Beautiful patterns from £ 25c to $1 per Yd. FOR ^THE 6 " PRICE WINTER UNDERWEAR for Men, Women and Children, at 25c to ZS JZ SI.OO per suit. ZSi Good. Comfortable, Heavy Cotton and Wool Blankets for zero weather g— COTTON BLANKETS, per pair, - - -50 c to SI.OO ^5 JZ WOOL BLANKETS, per pair, - - - $4.50 and up Z2J gZ Cold weather will soon be here. Prepare for it by g— buying your winter goods here. | GRIDER MERCANTILE GO. I _^^iuuuiuuuu^^

J. E. BOSE Wants You to Look Over This List: 122 acres at §55 per acre with §2OO expended; 80 acres are worth §75; the 42 acres are good farm land. Come quick if you want a bargain; several parties figuring on this. 120 acres Kankakee valley land, §7O per acre; 80 acres good, heavy soil, claysub soil. Can sell at a bargain. 40 acres, with good improvements, S2OOO, ar> a ? ,r >t of other good bargains TOWN PROPERTY I have a good property for sale within three blocks of bank; will offer for a short time at §750-§IOO cash, §8 per month. Will sell on contract if taken ; soon. Have several nice homes will sell right Several vacant lots at a bargain. Come and see me.

The ship doctor of an English liner notified the deathwatch steward, an Irishman, that a man bad died in stater iom 45 The usual instructions to bury the body were given. Some hours later the body was still there. He called the Irishman’s attention to the matter and the latter replied: “I thought you said room 46. I wint to that room and noticed wan of thim in a bunk. Are ye dead? sez I. ‘No, says he, ,but I m pretty near dead.’ So I buried him.” Mind Your Business. If you don’t nobody will. It is your business to keep out of all the trouble you can, and you can and will keep out of liver and bowel trouble if you t ike Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They keep biliousness, malaria and jaundice out of your system. 25c. at B. E. Williams drug store. Saie bU!^ ivt this,

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in here and look at the 1 things we have; we’ll k be glad to show you, 1 whether you buy or Jr not. It will be strange | if we can't suit both I j your taste and pocket- E book. - We sell overeats as low as and suits g as low as ^5.00; and from that price up to s $25.00. They're B. B Kuppenheimer’s ■ goods, and there’s S nothing better made. 3 Here's what the re- I suit will be: You'll 3 see, at your price, bet- I ter clothes than you B ever saw for the same money. You’ll see so 3 many good clothes of I so many new and at- ■ tractive models, of so * many beautiful fab- 3

fe , _ J} w it A 7 W F \ j M i Going io Shingle luur Root This fall? If so, it’s time you got at it. Make up your mind to have ready good shingles this time. They are the beet and also the cheapest. Get them here. Our shingles are all perfect and full count. lou can use every one. and

you get every one you pay for. Get What Lumber You Need Here, too. Ours is the kind that works up without waste: the kind that doesn't shrink or crack because it is thoroughly seasoned before we sell it. Walkerton Lumber Co. D. ARMSTRONG Lock Smith and Safe Expert Umbrellas, Rubber Stamps and Genera Repairer 130 N. Michigan St. sou:’ Berd Try our steam bak