Walkerton Independent, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 27 January 1925 — Page 2

Morthern Indiana Abstract Company

With Offices in South Bend Located on the Ground Floor of the Associates Bldg., is an Up-to-Date Abstract Firm. Expert Work Done in the Most Careful Manner by l.ocal Abstracting Firm. Staff of this Office Acquianted With all Records Involving Property in this County. Any Purchaser or Seller of Land Would Do Well to Consult Them. Mr. Chas. P. Waitles, the Manager and the Members of the Firm Rank High in Community Circles and are Men Who Know Their Business.

. No work requires more careful and painstaking effort than that of making up an abstract for a piece of property. For this reason it is highly important that the men and women employed in an abstracting office should be of the highest calibre and ability. The work is not only painstaking; it is very necessary that it be done, otherwise much confusion, inconvenience and actual loss of money may result from not having the title to a piece of property indisputably clear. ; - Theé staff at this office measures up so these high standards. Every one of them is an expert, employed because he or she, in addition to having a knowledge of the technique of abstracting, has shown a particular aptitude for painstaking and careful work. - In the early days of the settlement of any eommunity, when the land was bought from the Indians or given to the original owners by a government grant, there is always or almost always some question about the clarity of the title. There was not the careful notation and recording that takes place today whenever a piece of property changes hands. To eclear up these original titles is "the work this abstracting office is well equipped to do. The office has at its command all of the data and information on the various tracts of land in this county

Columbia Battery Co.

Os South Bend, Located at 118 N. Lafayette Just Around the = Corner From the Oliver Hotel, Is Popularly known = Through This Section As South Bend's Twenty-Four ¢ Service Station. They Are Exclusive Agents For the Fa- = mous Philadelphia Diamond Grid Storage Battery For = Automobiles And Radio Use. The Man Who Heads This = Firm Not Only Knows the Battery Business But He Is £ Well Thought of In the Community and Is Back of Every = Thing For the Good of the Community.

“The experienced automobile driver kfiows the vital importance the battery holds in the amount of service he will get from his car. While the elemental principle of all batteries is the same, the greatest merit lies in niethod and materials used in their construction. There are so many things in the car’s good performance that are dependent for successful operation on the proper action of the batteries that the discriminating motorist gives due thought to the matter of proper bhattery installation.. .“A battery with a reputation,” is the trade slogan for the Phileco Batterv, sold by this highly efficient service station: The famous diamond grid plate has been responsible for the vears of service Philco batteries have given the motoring public of the nation. The Diamond Grid plate, built on the principle of engineering that has made possible colossal bridges, derricks, trestles, is constructed for sirength. The strain on the average battery plate is likely under stress to cuuse buckling. Bracing both verticallv and horizontally in Diamond Grid plates, makes them equal to any strain, and longer service. Os the Philadelphia Diamond Grid Battery, 41 per cent longer battery life is guaranteed. The superiority of the Philadelphia Diamond Grid battery is embodied in three points. 1. The frame is diagonally braced

south Bend Marble & Tile Co.

In Their New Location at 309 E. Jefferson Blvd., Is Considered the Leading Marble and Tile Firm of This Section. Art Marble Mosaics, Tile, Terrazzo, Interior Marble. They Satisfy a Real Need in This Community. Their Display Rooms Are Conceded to be the Best and Most Up-to-Date of Any in the State of Indiana. Here Can Be Seen the I.atest Creations in Tile Floors, Bathroom and Mantle de signs. The Best That They Can Give is Their Motto For Fvery Piece of Work. Advice and Consultation as Well as Estimates Freely Given. Business as Well as Private Homes Speak Well of Their Work.

Have you ever heard that steady drip, drip, drip of ‘water as it seeps thru the ceiling onto the floor below? Have you ever experienced the flooded foors due to a bursted water pipe? When the pipe bursts there is only one thing that is expected—ruined ceilings below when the water has eped thru the floor. It is the great«+t of inconvenicnces to say nothing «f the expense and torn up house. To o ereome this has been the study and “ork of this mantle and tile company. THey have set the task for themselves ol giving to the people of this comsunity the best that is offered in beauty and service in the modern Lathrooms of our homes. This is the rrimary ecause for the existence of this company and the fact that this enterprise has grown to such vast proportions is proof sufficient that the people have faith in their work.

and this section of the country from the earliest » settlers down 10 the present day. With all this information and material at hand, these expert abstracters are able to give each detail in the history of the ownership of the land the most careful attention. The office is safe and conservative and takes every step to see that no possible error can be made in the making of an abstract. Perhaps you are thinking of buying a piece of property or selling one. You could not make a wiser move than to have this office trace the title of that piece of property. It may save you much inconvenience later. Those desiring to purchase land in this county can consult no more competent, painstaking and reliable authority than this office upon the title of such property. Mention must be made of the members of this firm. They are individuals who have always stood for the best in the community. They believe their Lusiness to be a distinetly constructive piece of work in solidifying the community. But they serve the community not only in their work. In any project involving the community as a whole they are found among the foremost of supporters of such a project. This paper does not hesitate to recommend them to anvone in the community having any abstracting to be taken care of.

like a bridge. It cannot buckle, warp or short circuit. It is double latticed to lock active material (power producin? chemical) on the’ Klates. The result is longer life and higher efficiency. 2. The Phileo slotted rubber retainer—is a slotted sheet of hard rubber. It retains the solids on the plates but gives free passage to the current and electrolyte. It prevents plate disintegration, and adds 41 per cent to battery life. 3. The guarter sawed hardwood separator—is made only from giant trees 1000 years old; quarter sawed to produce an alternating hard and soft grain. The hard grain is for the perfect insulation of the plates; and the soft grain for the perfect penetration of the acid and current—quick delivery of power. When the manager of this popular battery station started this business, he did no half way job. In addition to taking the exclusive agency for the Philadelphia Battery, he also looked well over the field for the best recharging outfit on the market. As a result he installed the “One-Day Recharging System.” But he did not stop there, in his employ are some of the best battery men in this seetion. The large business he does, speaks for the service he gives. In addition to serving the publie in his own business, he is always ready to do hfs part in any good movement for the good of the community and its people.

Ironside Bros., Props.

' There is not one among us who at - one time or another has not watched ~a tile floor being laid. It is most fascinating. The tile setter must know ~ his work and be an expert and as we - watch him match the various pieces, we begin to appreciate the magnitude of the work. Because this company has only the most expert of workmen ~ the results are always the same on - any piece of work—beauty with ~ honest value. We cannot fail to be . impressed with a tile floor that stretches before you like a vast mo- ~ deled stone rug. To attain such a - result, there ean be only one com- - pany behind that work and it is our - local marble and tile company. Did you ever stop and analyze why ~ vou trade at a certain bank? Perhaps " it is due to the faet that there are . business associates there or perhaps they are friends. Maybe the men in - this bank are particularly courteous or have some distinet service to rend-

WALKERTON INDEPENDENT

Os South Bend Whose Modern and Up-to-Date Plant is Located at 1223-25 S. Main St., is One of Our Most Valued Institutions Who Specialize in Furnishing the People of this Co mmunity With the Very Highest Quality of Pasteurized Milk. Cream, Cottage Cheese and Other Dairy Products. They Offer the Farmers of This Section the Highest Market Prices For Milk and Cream. Headed by a Man of Wide Experience in This Line of Business.

There is no food commodity on the family menu that holds a higher place in the promotion of good health than creamy milk. It is the vital food element that gives the little nursing babe its good start on the way to a healthy life. It is man’s most nourishing of beverages, and when the devastating hand of sickness lays low the healthy man, woman and child, it is its generous strength giving properties that brings them back to health and the ability to continue their useful avocations. It is no wonder that pure wholesome milk holds such a high place of regard amonf the medical fraternity, and that professional men have taken the precautions to secure this—the greatest of nature’s wholesome beverages—in the best possible condition.

Os South Bend With Headquarters at 1605 Lincoln Way West are Exclusive Distributors in this Territory for the Famous Aviation Gasoline, “The last words in motor fuel” and a Real Asset to this Community. Highest Grade of Oil and Gasoline Served to the Public. Highest Motor Efficiency Obtainable With the Products of this Well-Known Firm. Stations at All Convenient Places. Courtesy in Service Gives Company's Employees a Distinctive Reputation. Owners Rank High in Community.

With the rise of the automobile industry to first place among the industries of the nation, with automobiles by far the predominating means of transportation, with all this there has arisen an entirely new business—oil distributing--a business which has made itself an indispensable factor in every community. There are visible evidences of this on every hand. One apostle of the days ?ne by reeently said in a mournful tone: “Wherever there used to be a saloon in the good old days, there’s nothing but an oil station now.” Seriously speaking no business is more prominent in the average middle western city than oil distributing, and this paper knows of no better representative of this business than this up-to-date local firm. With its stations located on every promin

RADIATOR CO. Os South Bend Now in Their New Location at 1138 Mishawaka Ave., is the “House of Service and Guaranteed Workmanship.” “Everything for Radiators” the Slogan of This Shop. Builders and Repairers of Radiators, Fenders, Hoods, Gasoline Tanks and Roadster Bodies. Local Concern One of the Most Efficiently Managed Radiator Repair Shops in the State. The High Quality of the Work of This Shop Has Earned It a Reputation Far' Beyond the Limits of This Community. Mr. P. Lapides, the Owner, is a Public Spirited Man of the Highest Type. | It has been often said with a great deal of truth that an automobile moves on its radiator. If this essen- | tial part of an automobile fails to function properly, you are likely to find yourself stalled on the side of some hill. Like every other piece of more or less delicate mechanism, radiators sometimes wear out or need | repairs. If your radiator ever needs attention-—and it will in time—you' cannot afford to pass by this well equipped and modern shop which has. shown itself to be one of the most efficiently managed places of business in this community. i In this progressive establishment will be found almost all types of automobile radiators and all the faeilities for efficient radiator repair. Its manager has spared no effort to

. er to you. Even with all of these fact- - ors entering in, there is always secret . feeling that the bank that shows the '~ most prosperity is the one that is the - soundest and that is where you do . your banking. You may attribute it ' to any one of the above reasons but ~ underneath it all is that reason that it looks prosperous. Banks have al- - ways tile floors and marble sides and - counters to say nothing of the many ~ other parts that are cornered with . these two essentials to modern business. There is nothing that so em- . phasizes the prosperity of a community as a bank with a good appearance. The bank capitalizes upon its very appearance. 'There is no reason why the individual should not capitalize - upon that very same thing. Surely ~ your bathroom floor in your home re- . ceives as much attention as any other - part of the house. A white tile floor radiates cleanliness. It is easy to keep . clean and there is very little work at-

City Dairy Company

But milk is the most easily susceptible of nature’s foods to the deteriorating influence of pernicious germs. The cow that produces this rich beverage must be in healthy condition, and the greatest care must be given to the preparation of milk and dairy products before they are ready for the table. One of the greatest scientific inventions of modern times is the method of pasteurization of milk, invented and perfected by that great French scientist, Louis Pasteur. This one boon to mankind is in itself sufficient to place his name in the hall of fame for all time. Prominent among the great creameries of this part of the state is the Huntington Pure Milk Company. The realization of this huge plant where every dairy product is prepared accordinE to the most aggroved scien-

The Gafill Oil Co.

ent corner, this company is prepared to serve the motorists of this city and communia‘in the most efficient manner possible. Not only has this business been one of service to the motorists but it has greatly increased the velume of business in the community. Thousands of dollars which might go elsewhere each year are put into circulation in this ¢ommunity as a result of this company’s enterprise. Scores of people are in this way given employment. It is not to be denied that this oil company is a real community asset. This business has grown by cuch strides and taken such @ place of prestige in the community for neo other reason than the high qualit, of its product and its efficient service to the public. Aviation gasoline, the produet of

meet the most exacting demands of the automobile owning public in this community. Radiator re-coring is a very delicate business requiring the utmost technical skill and the latest scientific apparatus. This establishment em(rloys a corps of experts who have had long experience in radiator reﬁ:ir work. The equipment is the st that can be obtained at the present time. Charges for this work are most reasonable. The managers of this business have devoted years to the study of the latest and most scientific methods of radiator repair. The absolute satisfaction which they give to the customers in all work done has won for them an enviable reputation as high‘class business men. Their representatives can be reached at all times by telephone, letter or personal call and they will give prompt service. Ford, Chevrolet, Star and other light radi'ators may be shipped to tliem by par‘cel post, thus eliminating all delay. | Their efficient service to autoimobile owners has made them known not only in this community but in adjacent counties and communities where their service is sought by ‘every motorist who desires the high'est class of radiator work at the most reasonable prices consistent with such ‘quality. ! This radiator shop is managed by a man who is not only an ambitious 'business man but a prominent citizen of the community. He knows what boosts the community helps his busi‘ness. Because of this and because he .is a publie spirited man of the highest type he gives his unqualified supoprt to evry movement which he believes to be for the good of the community as a whole. g

- tached to polishing it. Besides a tile . floor and sides prevents that very - ugly condition of streaked walls where water has been splashed upon them. Can you afford to risk vyour , reputation, your own health and hap- . piness on a thing like an ill looking . bathroom. Besides the protection that . we receive from water proof flooring | is more than compensation for the - cost of installing such a modern . necessity. All their work is guaran- - teed and their service is prompt. Any . consultation is free and adviece is - courteously given. ‘ The fact that these men Fave been - in our community so long and that ~ they have been leaders in all civie . work speaks well not only of their business capacity but their interest in - all public improvements. Their lead- ~ ership is unquestioned. Their judg- " ment is the %est in all things. The -~ community is proud to boast of them J . as their own products.

tific methods, has not been the result of any haphazard undertaking. A visit to this modern plant will enlighten one as to the many intricate operations and measures for purity of product that must be undeviatingly followed before the pitcher of rich milk, the golden block of butter, or the dish of delectable ice cream is ready for the home table. The stock that supplies the dairy is given the most careful attention. Each can of milk delivered at the recieving room is subjected to a thorough scientific inspection. It is weighed, tested, placed in glass-lined tanks, and pasteurized. The pasteurizing process in the main consists in bringing the milk up to 145 degrees, where it is held for 30 minutes to destroy any possible harmful bacteria. It then flows over refrigeratui pipes, which in three

- this company, needs no coaxing to' - spark and no wasteful crowding tol - keep it running. Its full free vaporization is natural-—under all conditions taking the scientifically correct - proportion of air that means the clean - dry, all burning explosion of true - economy. Its ideal starting mixture, - ready alike for the faintest hint of the firing spark or the heaviest pulls -of traffic emergency. : It travels more smoothly, with bet- - ter effect on your engine—giving you - maximum driving comfort without - motor meanness or the delusive selfbribery of empty savings. Not only is the gasoline of this company of high quality, but the company realizes that smooth motor performance ~also depends on the quality of oil you use in your engine. The Royal motor oil of this company, is refined in grades to suit every type of motor.

BLUE PRINT CO. Located at 416 Dean Bldg. is the leading and Best Equipped Firm of Its Kind in This Section. They Play an Important Part in Building Projects of This Community. Owners Saw Great Community Need and Filled It. Owners Respected in the Community. A great deal of investigation has been carried on lately as to what type of plans the Greeks used to construect those magnificent edifices which remain today amnog the architectural marvels of the world. From the Greeks the Romans learned the great art of architecture and everyone knows Byron’s famous lines about that ruined Coliseum whese columns still adorn the Eternal City. But the plans for those Greek and Roman edifices are still a matter of mystery. The building of these structures must have been a laborious task. Today building is greatly facilitated by the making of minute plans. Not only a single copy of plans is made but through a fine technical process we are able to make many copies of such plans. All architectural and mechanieal proce.ses are greatly expedited today by the making of blue prints. Not only do we have blue prints for houses, but no machine or tool, however sms'", is made .without a plan. It is e.sential that there be not one copy but many copies of these plans. Various engineers and other individuals concerned must have a copy and it would indeed result in a !great loss of time if there were only one copy at such times. But just as a picture is made from a negative, except with infinitely more eare, this well known blue print ecompany makes many copies of the original plan so that they may be consulted simultaneously by as many people as wish to consult them. So it ean be seen that the blue print industry, as carried on by this well known local eompany, is really an integral process in the construetion of buildings. The owners of this company saw the great progress which this community was making. They saw the great amount of building which was being earried on. They saw the great growth in industry which would require blue prints of mechanical devices. They saw that a blue print concern would not only he of benefit to them but would be of henefit to the community. That there was such a need the growth of their business shows. Today they make blue prints not only for this community but for architeets and contractors in adiacent cities and communities. In addition to making blue prints this comvany also sells draftsmen’s. tools, artist supplies and other drawing materials. No more resnected citizens in this coramunity than the owners of this enterprising company. They are considered as indispensable in every worth-while community project.

secornids reduces it to a temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. From the time the milk reaches the creamery in cans from the dairyman it never is touched by hands. It is automatically bottled and capped by a marvelous machine. Every bottle is thoroughly cleansed and sterilized before being filled. Bottles are never handled until they are filled and capped by automatic machinery. Only the most approved equipment is aecepted by the organization. From the time the milk is reccivea from the producer until it is ready as a bevarage, or in other form, for the trade, the best methods are maintained to insure the highest degree of wholesomeness. The proper proportioning of elements has resulted in establishment of standards that have met with approval of an appreciative public. -

' It is a pure oil and motorists real'ize that the purer the oil, the smooth¢:r the engine will run. As more and more motorists appreciate this fact, they are more and more insistent that only this purest oil be poured into their case. And that vigilance pays in many ways. Many little things, all important, contribute to the ideal operation of your motor: spark plugs that do not foul, snug pistons, and all bearings, cams and valves free from friction—all this is possible by using their oil. This high grade oil and gasoline and all other lubricating products are served to the public with that distinctive courtesy which makes the stations of this company popular. The officers of this company are men whose service to the community certainly needs no further comment. They are publie spirited in every regard.

§ - i - GHARLES ARMSTRONG |Whou Interests in South Bend Are Located at 501 Harrison Ave., is the Leading Rubber Stamp Manufacturer of this Section. Makers of the Best Grades of Rubber , Stamps, Name Plates, Badges and : Other Small Goods. Owner Re- | spected Business Man. Their Business Typical of the Spirit of the : Community. | Life, after all, is a mattier of in- | finite detail. It is nothing more nor less than the endless detailed routine fthat makes life a problem for the ‘great majority of people. A man’s success may be measured by the de- | gree in which he is able to overceme | this mass of routine, endless routine. 1A well known engineer writing re- | cently on “The Kingdom of Heaven” remarked that the kingdom of heaven {would be at hand when man dis- | covered enough mechanical means to -ihandle the infinite detailed routine so ~that there would be time for leisure - and time to devote to the really . worth-while high things of life. That day is not at hand yet but we are ap‘i proaching it. Slowlv we are learning to handle the details by mechaniecal - and semi-mechanical methods. - To standardize some of the routine - activities of life is the business of this ~ well known loecal rubber stamp manufacturer, a firm which has established itself as one of the progressive up-and-coming businesses of this com'munitv. Owned by a man of the highest integrity and managed with modern business efficieney, the es- . tablishment has achieved a well deiserved success with a market not limited to this community Lut whose product sells throughout the entire icountry. ' Small labor saving devices is the yspecialty of this firm. With the | various kind of rubber name stamps imade by this comvany, a man need 'not stop to sign his name in a great | majority of cases. It is simply a matter of hitting his name stamp to ithe ink pad. then to the paper—a . process which doesn’t take a fraetion iof the time required to sign one's iname. And it is in the time saved byv | just such detailed matters as these | that makes for success. Name stamps ‘have various other uses. Banks all }over the country use the stamps of ithis company to indorse checks i cleared through their honse. Receipts are no longer signed in up-to-date , business places. A rubber stamn with i a seal design, saves the time of sign- | ing. i Thev also manufacture metal name . plates for cffice doors. check nrotectfors. badges, and a number of other :nl_;~¢-,] stamned articles. Founded on [!“A sonnd husiness poliev of “the public be pleased.” i this firm has foreed ahead until todav {it has made 2 great husiness ont of 'what seemed a small thing. That spirit of making much out of little secems to have beecome instilled into i comvmisily. Buildine slowly bt isurelv. the ecommunity, imbued with { the spirit of such men as those at the head of thic actghlichment. has made ‘an enviable nlace for itsclf amone the communities of thic <artion of the ennntry The firmm and its owners ,and staff are a real community asset in every way