Walkerton Independent, Volume 34, Number 22, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 November 1908 — Page 1

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A FINE CONCERT. Second Number of the Lecture Course Gives Splendid Satisfaction. The Nevin Concert company gave the second number of the Walkerton lecture course Friday evening in Hudehnyer’s opera house to a fair sized house. There should have been a larger audience, as the company was deserving of a packed house. Those who failed to attend missed a rare treat. The Nevin company is one of the best that ever ap peared in this place. Maude L. Paige, soprano, was delightful in her rendition of high-class ballads, and she won the unstinted admiration and hearty applause of her hearers by her intelligent interpretation, splendid expression and the beauty and charm of her voice. Eleanor K. Just, reader, was charming w Lii cIT w4®, rt and a natural vivaciousnees and expression that brought out the fine thought and sentiment of her readings in a most interesting and pleasing style. The frequent encores she received showed the thorough appreciation of the audience. Charles A. Donovan, ’cellist and saxophone artist, gave a number of fine selections on each of these popular instruments with such skill and art as to demonstrate hie ability as a musician of a high order in his special line. He received frequent encores. The Nevin people give an entertainment of high quality and they give plenty of it, the program lasting about two hours. The Independent hopes to see this company with us again some time. Lamphere Trial Now On. A LaPorte dispatch says: "Whether Mrs. Belle Gunness is alive or whether she died in the fire that killed her three children is the question that will prove most interesting at the trial of Ray Lamphere which began at LaPorte Monday. Lamphere is charged with the murder of Mrs. Gunness and her children. Hie attorneys declare that they will disprove the case against him by proving that Mrs. Gunness herself is alive. They declare that three people in LaPorte saw the woman on July 9. The murder for which Lamphere is held was committed in April. The story of the 15 murders at the Gunness farm will be re-told at the hearing. Attorneys for the defense say that they have discovered startling evi deuce. The prosecution declare that new evidence connecting Lamphere with the atrocities of the murder farm will be introduced." To the Public. Having retired from the drug busi ness, 1 wish to thank my friends and customers for their liberal patronage in the past, and hope they will continue to give their patronage to my successor, Mr. Spahr, who will be found in every I way worthy of their confidence. Mr. 1 Spahr will continue to keep a full line of the purest drugs, perfumes, sundries, etc., and will spare no effort to serve hie customers with the beet that can be had in his line of business. « B. E. W ILLIAMS It is said that nine hundred and thirtyfour cases of peas put up by the Van Camp packing company are being held by food inspectors of Cincinnati for be ing short weight. The brand is known as the “Standard Early June Peas. Prune juice and essence of Juniper and other liquids masquerading as "blended whiskey” are hereafter to be known as “imitation whiskeys" accord- ’ ing to the decision of Judge Thompson of Cincinnati.

——■ mwi I Him ihi REMEMBER This is my la.st week in business After this wek the stock will be I shipped away. Those wanting first-class merchandise at real bargains should not fail to call. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Only ; EVERYTHING IN THE STORE AT ACTUAL COST I take this opportunity of thanking the people of this community for their liberal patronage and courteous treatment, and assure you the same has been fully appreciated. Fred P. Clark

Wltofoit JnftenentenL

Doings t>f Hoosiers in Washingtor State B Charles Hudelmyer will prc.babl; enter the Olym^ a games next year so a try at the Marathon prize. He beat i e bear six miles into camp this week ac 0 cording to Barney Granger and Morrii s Londeon. They say he bad the beai B handicapped considerable, but that he 3 made the first mile in nothing and beat j all world’s records the balance of the I way.—Keller (Wash ) Sentinel. The Nimrod Gun Club, composed of , harles Hudelmyer, Morris Londeon, J. Dice and Barney Granger left Monday on a deer hunt west of Keller. With two meat markets in town, it is expected that upon the return of the party the supply of meet will exceed the demand. —Keller (Wash ) Sentinel. Big Glass Initiation at Sopth-^^-r.-fT Arrangements are being made by the t Woodmen of the World for another ' class initiation to be held at South Bend at some time near the holidays. This i class will be assembled from the interurban cities and it is expected to reach the 500 mark. Elkhart expects to furnish fifty. The class at Indianapolis proved such a success when 1200 were initiated, that it was decided to try it again. At last night’s meeting there were three initia tions for this class and five applications. Transportation will be furnished new members to the meeting—Elkhart Truth. Public Sales Daniel W. Gardner will sell at public auction at hie place of residence in Teegarden at 10 o’clock a. m., Tuesday, November 17, 1908, three good work horses, four ehoate, one wagon, two buggies, one good fishing boat, farming implements, household goods and many other articles. A credit of 10 months will be given on all sums over $5 without interest if paid when due. Bert McDaniel will hold a public sale at his farm one mile west of Lemon's bridge, Monday, November 23, commencing at 10 a. m. Eight head of horses, 17 head of cattle, 17 hogs, 3 wagons, 2 hay racks, Deering hay rake, Cassidy sod plow, bushels of corn in crib and 20 tone of hay will be sold. A credit of 10 months will be given on all sums over $5. Six per cent discount for cash. Monroe Steiner will be the auctioneer. Satisfaction, Below we give the names of satisfied customers to whom we sold the Gagan Washer, the machine that is guaranteed to wash your clothes without rubbing or. boiling: Chae. Beech good, James Jackson John Flack, sr ; Obe Dipert, Nel Hersh berger, A. C. Borden, D Bennett, Myron Chase, Wm. Anderson, George Comer ford, and J. M. Schroeder. For sale at Machinery Hall. Among the many new varieties of carnations which will be shown for the first time at the national fbwer show, held in the Coliseum at Chicago, Nov 6 to 14, is one from Indiana, named for the Hoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley. This variety is of a beautiful golden color and tremendous size. 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 cold weather. Look for the ingredients printed on the bottle. Contains no harmful drugs. Sold by B. E. Williams.

WALKER.TON, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1908.

n BENEFITS OF WALKING. ly Forcefully Presented By an Up-to >r Date Physician. , Walking as a me; ne of maintaining is ^ ea Uh is growing in popularity, and justly so, as it has been recognized for e years as one of the beet oxerciees known t to man. Recently, however, a revival of ‘ the time honored eport has been ex- “ perienced, and in an editorial, The Indianapolis News has the following to say regarding it: Recently a wise physician, who was asked to prescribe a spring tonic, said: Decrease your eating one-half, increase ’ your wat- r drinking four times, double your outdoor exercise and get no lees than eight hours sleep. ‘He knew what he was talking about,’ to use a colloquialism. We speak here to time _aiws^«t}te^^u7aoor exercise and to that form of it most natural a id easiest to e take—walking; because the time of year r is here when it can be beet done. To d walk in extreme weather is not pleasant s and not so beneficial as in weather like - that of the spring and the fall, when it i can be done without discomfort. And - let it not be forgotten that it can be done by all to a degree sufficient to benei fit the health. All that is needed is t what is needed in most things—will, t perseverance. “Most folk that set out for a course of . exercise in walking begin with great r resolution and walk three or four miles t the first day, less the second and so on until they are back in the old habits. Moderation is the right rule in everything. Emphasis is put on walking for : several reasons, one because it is a natural exercise, another because it brings , in play almost all of the muscles; ■ another because it expands the lungs । and being taken in the open air these are in immediate condition to get the fullest benefit; still another because it can be taken by almost every one, and lastly because it is the most neglected of all forms of "xercise and the neglect begins in childhood. It is a fact that modern means of locomotion have become so easy and so general that a child is not expected to walk even short distances. “We hardly realize it, but we send our children to school a few squares away by street car or special conveyance, and think it out of the question that they should walk a mile or so; yet we view with complaisance gymnastics or cal isthenics. And these are good in their place But there is nothing like the old-fashioned walk to school (and generally the longer the better) where com panions shorten the way and during which all sorts of pranks further shorten it. It has been said of the Englishman that he stands sturdier on his feet than any other man. Pit be so, it is because tie has been taught to use his legs. Primarily an Englishman regards his legs as to walk with (read that great passage in Dickens on the pleasures of walking) All English literature abounds in references to walking The time of the year is here for walking. Let us walk! M e shall live the longer • for it. be better folk for it, enjoy life more), d) m ire in the world, if we tAke walking a part of our daily means of locomotion.” Atwood Bros. Company will Move Plant. The Atwood Eros.’ Co. have bought of D. W. Beall and Chas. E McCarty the brick building formerly occupied by Baugher’s mill and later by the Walker ton buggy factory. The consideration was 51,000, The building is a good one for factory purposes and is 70 by 70 feet in dimensions and located by the Lake Erie & Western tracks, making it convenient for the shipment of products. The Atwood company will move their pickling plant to this building which will give them larger and much more convenient accommodations for their growing business. The Rev. Irl R Hicks Almanac For 1909, ready Nov. 15, 1908, beet ever sent out, beautiful covers in colors, fine portrait of Prof Hicks in colors, all the old features and several new ones in the book The best astronomical jear book and the only one containing the original “Hicks Weather Forecasts.” By mail 35c, on news stands 30'. One copy free with Word and Works, the beet 81 00 Monthly in America Discounts on almanacs in quantities Agents wanted. Word and W orks Pub Co , 2201 Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo Every citizen owes it to himself, to his fellows and to Prof. Hicks to possess the “Hicks” fore casts—the only reliable Try Sand A sand big is one of th i mist cm venient articles in a sick roo n It is far superior to hot water bottles or hot brick or iron. Make a fi annel bag eight or ten inches square and fill it with clean, fine sand which has been thorough ly dried on the stove or in the oven: sew the opening carefully together and cover the bag with a slip made of soft muslin or linen. This will prevent the sand from sifting out. The bag can be quick ly heated in the oven or on top of the stove A Square Dea! For Every Man. I For the first tjme in 25 years the small , shipper is treated exactly as the great . shipper.—James R. Garfield, Secretary of the Interior.

B. & 0 May Restore Salaries Ihe Baltimore & Ohio raiload com j pany may be the first of the larger systems in the country to restore salaries r since the recent slump in business. 1 resident Murray has been talking r the matter over with the heads of the । departments, with a view to ascertaining their views, especially with reference to a justification for such a step at this ( time. When the depression in business began to affect seriously the revenues of the company, the management decided to cut the salaries)of all employee, from the president down, in excess of 53,000 a year. T Cl ossM Up. Ihe last saloon do«r in Fulton county was closed at II o’clrwk Saturday night under operation . .-.-itm remonstrance jlaw? T’rom the datj°f the organization' j of the county in 153^t0 the present date 1 there has never beetime when a man could not get ill the jquor he wanted at ' any of the numerous places the county where it was kepi on sale. The clos ing of all saloons and restrictions placed upon the sale of liquor by druggists is a new condition for this county and the result will be watched with great interest by all the people.—Rochester Sentinel. South Bend Man Invited to High Honors in Masonry. The first Mason in St. Joseph county upon whom the 33rd degree will be conferred will be Sturat MacKibbin. The announcement was made yesterday at Ft. Wayne, Ind., to South Bend parties attending the corner stone laying ceremonies of the Scottish Rite temple. The honor is the highest in Masonry, the party being invited to take the de gree, and cannot make application. The announcement came from William Geake, deputy for Indiana, for the 33rd degree. Mr. MacKibbin will doubtless take the degree at Boston, Mass. —South Bend Tribune. — | NEWS LETTERS! g Items of Interest From Our Abla G S> Corps of Correspondents. c MOUNT VERNON. Mrs. Popki and children of Tracy, Ind., visited last bunpAy and Monday with her parents, Mr. qnd Mrs. Edvard Quinn. Mr and Mrs. Bernard Goppert o r North Liberty were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H F Goppert last Monday. There arrived last Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs Aaron Seitz a baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. Hemsley Robinson are the proud and happy parents. Mrs Kay on Beall of Walkerton called on Mrs, Herman Goppert last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs S. F. Ross was a guest of Mrs, B F Reinhardt last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs. 11. F. Goppert and fam ily were visiting recently with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Atwood of Walkerton, also at Mr. and Mrs Seward Reinhardt’s at Grovertown last Sunday. Miss Bernice Reinhardt of Grovertown, Miss Hazel Reinhardt, and Glenn and Wilfred Reinhardt of Oregon, were guests of Mrs. Elizabeth Stover and family last Saturday and Sunday. The bonbon social at our school house last Saturday evening was a decided success both from a social and financial standpoint. All enj >yed a very pleasant evening. STILLWELL. J A. Wherrett was in Chicago Saturday on business. Ralph Ileuston of Kingsbury was in our town Sunday. The box social by the high school Saturday njght was a complete success. A short program was rendered by the school students after which a large number of by.es were sold to the highest bidders. The Ancient U^B^of Gieaners of this place will give a public dance Saturday evening, November 2L. Con Holloway of LaPorte was a guest at the Whetzell home Sunday Ora Bosserman county treasurer, was in our town Sunday calling on friends. Several persons of this place including Mr. and Mrs Henry Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Jasper. Mann were in Walkerton Friday to attend the funeral of the infant child of Mr and Mrs Fred Cable, J r. Mrs. Wm Richter and children and Mies Agnes Swem of Michigan City are spending a few days with Mrs August Draves. A Philadelphia couple walked twentyeight miles to get m irried. But a great many people go two thousand miles to South Dakota to get a divorce. We have arranged with The Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer so that our patrons can secure that sterling paper together with our own, at the exceedr ingly low price of 81.75 for one year. This is a rare opportunity and should be tanen advantage of, i

PAVED HIGHWAYS. 3 "Three-Mile Law” Manipulated in the Interest of Towns. , Inspired by the fact that a number of j Muncie streets, meeting the required r conditions of the “three-mile road law" I , of the last legislature, are being paved j with brick at no expense to abutting , property owners, the expense being f borne by the township, residents of Selma, a town of a few hundred people, , are petitioning for brick-paved streets at the township’s expense, and, doubtless, will secure them. The law makes it mandatory on the county commissioners to order improvements of this kind, whether in town or country, when the street or road that it is proposed to improve is less than three miles in length, । CUUlDxrvn 2a - s road, and is traversed wholly or in part i by a rural mail route; all these con ditions being subservient to the condi- . tion that the payment for such improvement shall not cause the township in I volved to go into debt more than 4 per j cent of the appraised valuation of its , taxable property. In Center township, in which Muncie . is situated, the city streets that come under these conditions are being paved with brick far out into the country, and within a few weeks farmers will be confronted with the novel sight of brick roadways and cement curbs and gutters on the pikes. The expense of these new roads will entail a heavy burden upon the townships which take advantage of the law 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 grarfnp. Our Ranges, Cooking Utensils, Etc., Come from the best makers and you will know what that means when you come to use them Come and see them anyway. The mere eight will appeal to your housewifely instinct. Our prices will enable you t) follow it easily. GEO. P. ROSS J. E. BOSE Wants You to Look Over This List: 122 acres at 555 per acre with 8200 expended; 80 acres are worth 875; the 42 acres are good farm land. Come quick if you want a bargain: several parties figuring on this. 120 acres Kankakee valley land, 870 per acre; 80 acres good, heavy soil, ciay sub soil. Can sell at a bargain. 40 acres, with good improvements. 82000, and a lot of other good bargains, 'IOAN PROPERTY 1 have a good property for sale within three blocks of bank; will offer for a short time at 8750—8100 cash, 58 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. — • \\\ \ \ M ft —-aYSW-Lvß B M Going to Shingle Your Roof This fall? If so, it's time you got at it. Make up your mind to have really good shingles this time. They are the beet and also the cheapest. Get them here. Our shingles are all perfect and full count. You can use every one, and jou get every one you pay for. ' Get What Lumber You Need , ! Here, too. Ours is the kind that works r up without waste; the kind that doesn’t shrink or crack because it is thoroughly ’ seasoned before we sell it. ^Walkerton Lumber Co.

j J T would be a fine thing for us J a if every man in town knew what we’re doim> | here in supplying high-grade clothes to men who | want them; but it would be I h just as much to their advan- a I Uge aS t 0 ours ’ t ^ at s the 1 c ^ ot ^ es the Y are > and that’s S 1 wa y we se ^ t hem. * Just now, of course, overcoats are g n v the leading subject; we re showing ■ 1 JIS u wonderf ^ display of B. Kuppen- g B heimer & Co.’s high-grade over- ■ S coats from sls to $25. We sell more 1 ■ WiW preciate the values we offer at sls | > IWM oo exceptionallywelTfor you at g K $12,50, ■ I—- ■ i. We don’t neglect the lower oriced ■ buyers: they are certainly getting K K some unusual goods at $12.50. Suits B ■ from $12.50 to $25.00, with special ■ g value f° r you again at sls. Blue W I and black suits at that price: the finest goods made. We’re getting- a big trade among k the young fellows, and we appre- । ciate it thoroughly. We’ve got the p smart styles to draw it. B^ Kup- H Copyright 1908 penheimer& Co.’s fine goods. Other U Us cil^ ,>e ““ good ones, $lO to sl2. ■ I =■ ; 8 15 Yours for Good Clothes KOONTZ Clothier W The Home of B. Kuppenheimer & Co. Clothes, S Tiger Hat, Model Shirts 1 V IWaJk-Over Shoes ' The Wo Id’s Best f | Winter Goods Now ln!| We have received a large and splendid line of new winter goods ET and are showing the latest and most stylish patterns in 3 |DRESS GOODSI *22 Consisting of Brilliantines, Serges. Invisible Stripes and other U P to date goods. Beautiful patterns from | 25c to $1 per Yd. wr th^prwe | UNDERWEAR for Men, Women and Children, at 25c to Good. Comfortable, Heavy Cotton and Wool Blankets for zero weather COTTON BLANKETS, per pair, - - . 50c to SI.OO WOOL BLANKETS, per pair, - . . $4.50 and up Cold weather will soon be here. Prepare for it by 2 Jr; buying your winter goods here. ' |GRIDER MERCANTILE CO.! uhf w ea, j • A I Red Cross Drug Store * I t J 111 WISH to announce that I have f Ui bought the B. E. Williams drug {store and will continue business at the old location. 1 will carry at all times X {a full line of Drugs, Sundries, Perfumes, School Supplies, Wall f f Paper, etc. Come in and get ac- ♦ । quainted. । GROVER C. SPAHR I ¥ Successor to B. E. Williams *

When the sun shines and the streets become dusty, you wish it would rain; when it rains and streets become muddy you wish the sun w* 1 ;ld shine. After you are married you -*wish you were single, and if yr u get a new dress you wish you had a new hat to match it; if it is a boy, you wish it was a girl, and if it is a girl, you wish it was a boy. Was human nature ever s itisfled Y Guess not and glad of it: for then there would be nothing to “kick” about. Ex Never can tell when you’ll mash a tinge^ or sutler a cut, bruise, burn or scald. Be prepared. Dr. Thomas'Ee lectric Oil instantly relieves the pain quickly cures the wound.

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D. ARMSTRONG Lock Smith and Safe Expert L mbrellas, Rubber Stamps and General Repairer 130 N. Michigan St. s ou th Be! , d Mind Your Business. If you don’t nobody will. It is your business to keep out of all the trout you can, and you can and will keep out of liver and bowel trouble if youtak Dr. King’s New Life Pilis. They k* biliousness, malaria ano jaundio out of • i drug store.