Chesterton Tribune, April 29, 1886 cont
Mr. C. G. Trowe, the Salt Creek merchant, was in town Tuesday.
Mr. Castleman will move to Chesterton next week.
Seven hundred and eleven convicts got outside of 4,256 eggs at the Prison
North on Easter Sunday.
The Democrats of this state at the recent township election, elected 504
trustees, republicans, 497, and independents, 12.
C.R. Talcott, of the Vidette, is confined to his bed with throat trouble.
H.R. Putnam, former editor of the Republican, is now filling his place on
the paper.
Messrs. C.O. Hillstrom and Wm. Slont arrived in Bremen, Germany, last Friday
morning after a very pleasant trip, a cablegram has been received here to
the above effect.
The Northern Indian Teacher's Association will meet at Lake Mainkuckee, July
30 and 31, and August 1. A programme has been arranged that includes a
number of prominent educators and the meeting promises to be an unusually
interesting one.
Mr. Chas. Benke, a prominent Salt Creek farmer, and former trustee of
Liberty township, made this office a pleasant call last Monday. We
understand that some of Mr. Benke's friends intend announcing that
gentleman's name for County Commissioner at the proper time.
H. Nuppnau, the liquor agent at Valparaiso, suddenly disappeared from home
two weeks ago, and has not been heard from since. His financial affairs
were left in a bad condition, there being an indebtedness of some $8000 with
trifling assets. Mr. Schultz, a principal creditor, has taken possession of
the property and is conducting the business. Nuppnau stood high, was
supposed to be making lots of money, and was nominated councilman of his
ward just before he left. A. L. Jones was afterwards nominated in his
place.
A bill now before Congress aims to set aside the net proceeds of sales of
public lands for educational purposes. Besides the actual receipts, this
will include all fees received at the General and District Land offices and
three fourths of the total moneys paid into the Treasury by railroad
companies under the act of May 7, 1878. This money will be apportioned, upon
the basis of population between the ages of five and twenty years, to the
different States and Territories, and is to be set aside as an educational
fund, the interest at 4 per cent to be paid as apportioned. For the first
ten years the apportionment of the total sum and number of the population of
the respective States and Territories of ten years old and upward, who
cannot read of write as shown by the last census.
John Lepell, the leading Furniture man of Valparaiso, desires to announce to
the public generally, that his spacious rooms are now filled fuller than
ever with furniture of all grades, and that he is prepared to fit out a
cottage or a hundred thousand dollar mansion. All his good are new. No old
styles, nothing shop-worn. His prices are as low as the lowest. Give him a
call. New brick block, east Main street, Valpraiso.
MARRIED - On Monday, April 26th at the German Lutheran church, Chesterton,
Ind., Mr. Henry Linderman to Miss Ida Frieze, both of Liberty township. The
marriage services were conducted by Rev. Schlecter, of Otis, and were
impressive. The church was filled with friends of the happy couple, to
witness the ceremony which united them for better or for worse. Four
groomsmen and four bridesmaids assisted. They were Messrs. Rudolph
Sparling, Charles Frieze, Fritz Linderman and Fred Linderman, and Misses
Agnes Johnson, Mina Slont, Emma Linderman, and Mina Frieze. The ladies were
beautifully dressed in white. After the services at the church were
concluded, the wedding party repaired to the residence of the bride's
father, Wm. Frieze in Liberty township, where a wedding breakfast was
spread. The day was given up to general rejoicing, and all went merry. The
rain somewhat dampened the festivities, but did not prevent the programme
from being carried out. The bride and groom have the best wishes of a host
of friends, and we all wish them a pleasant voyage down life's journey, and
hope to see them reach a sage port on the other shore.
Another train load of emigrants passed through this station on the Lake
Shore road last Sunday, bound for the west. They numbered over 700. Over
3000 emigrants went through here in the past three weeks. At this rate the
great West must be rapidly filling up. The greater part of emigrants now
coming are Swedish. They seem to be of a better class, and have some money.
Most of them are able to buy a farm and pay the money down. Minnesota and
Dakota are getting the majority of these settlers. While in Valparaiso the
other day, we discovered a practice, which we afterwards learned was quite
common. An old Swede was sitting on the platform of the car, quietly
smoking an elegant meerschaum pipe. As is common with old country people,
the bowl was attached to a very long stem. Just as the train pulled out, a
man darted along the platform, snatched the pipe, and before you could say
Jack Robinson, has disappeared. The old Swede was heart broken, and rung his
hands in despair, for his lost treasure, but he could not jump off to give
chase to the thief. In Chesterton, this has been done several times. The
old fellows stick their pipes out of the windows, and someone comes along
and grabs them. One meerschaum was taken from a car window while the train
was standing in Chesterton, that was sold twenty minutes afterwards, for
$12.
How to make both end meet - eat head cheese and on-tail soup.
Father O'Reilly was so much better last week as to be able to celebrate Mass
at the Easter service last Sunday.
Another attempt was made this week to run a daily in Laporte. This time it
is a seven column folio, and called the Dispatch.
If you want to laugh till you are sore, hear the Excelsior Co. Good music,
and more than two hours of fun. A rich and rare treat, May 1.
There is a rumor to the effect that Homer Tilottson will go into business in
Chesterton soon. We hope so, for Homer is a stirring man.
The Excelsior Comedy Co. is composed of talented young ladies and gentlemen,
thoroughly fitted for the work they present the public, by the best
instructions to be obtained in the West.
Dan Moynehan's cow was killed by a freight train on the Lake Shore track
just below the depot last Tuesday. No damages can be collected from the
company in this case. Daniel can illy afford the loss.
Miss Eva Anderson and Emma Johnson, arrived last Monday from Sweden, 16 days
after leaving Guthenburg. This is a remarkably quick trip. Miss Anderson is
a sister of Fred Anderson, an employee of the organ factory.
The Michigan City Evening Dispatch completed its fifth volume last week. For
spice, brevity, and news the Dispatch is hard to beat. Its excellence alone
saved it from death, for its field is not big enough to support an
indifferent daily.
"Excelsior Comedy Company" at Moroney's Hall, Saturday evening, May 1. The
best entertainment of the season. The "Excelsior" draws crowed houses and
produces roars of laughter. Every body comes, every body is delighted, and
every body pronounces the Excelsior Company a success.
The Democrats of Valparaiso, like recently married women, are expecting.
They confidently expect to carry the city election a week from Tuesday,
though three weeks ago they hardly thought it worth while nominating a
ticket. The reason for this is that the foreign element has taken another
flop and gone over to the democrats. The German element was not recognized
by the republicans and they feel sore over it. They asked that Peter
Marquardt be given the republican nomination for City Clerk. A young man
named Eli Morris was preferred to Peter. The Germans wanted Claus Dreesen
nominated for City Marshal. For answer, a man named Keyes was given the
nomination. Henry Ruge was promised the City Treasurership by the big
republican politicians. The promise was ruthlessly broken. Consequently
the Germans almost to a man will oppose the republican ticket. The Irish
are also united. The democrats have nominated James O'Keefe for Marshal,
and he will receive the united support of the Irish. W.G. Windle, one of
the most popular young men in the town is up for Mayor against "Old Woman
Lytle" of Hillside Park fame. Mr. Windle is peculiarly interested in the
campaign for it was under the brilliant administration of Lytle, Dickover,
Maxwell & Co. that his store was broken into and robbed of over $2,000 under
circumstances which are too ridiculous to repeat. Every body in the county
is familiar with them. Taking everything into consideration, the
republicans will have to hump themselves if they win this time.
It cost Jasper County over $1,200 to get the rope around Wartner, the
murderer's neck. In view of the fact that Wartner plead guilty at the
start, and there was no question about the matter, the price paid is pretty
steep, and leads one to ask, how much the cost would be had Wartner denied
his guilt, and made the county prove him guilty.