The Chesterton Tribune - June 18, 1885
In and About Chesterton
C.E. Hillstrom spent last Sabbath in Valparaiso.
For a first class quality of Calcimine go to Dr. Green's.
Miss Bell Griffith visited friends in Chesterton last Sunday.
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Mrs. Bowser went to Valparaiso Monday to attend the funeral of Paschal
Drago.
Go to A.L. Harper for South Bend Chilled Plows and repairs.
The question which now has become notorious lately is "Who struck the
Polander?"
Paper Hanging neatly done by Swan Nilson. Terms, reasonable.
Attorney Harrigan announces that he is now ready for business. Criminal
cases a specialty.
When you want a fine job of painting done, call on Swan Nilson.
Forepaugh's show will exhibit in Valparaiso July 7th. Bill posters were
in town last Monday.
Johnson Bros., sell plow shoes very cheap. Come and look at them.
Messrs. James McGillicuddy and Wark, two prominent citizens of
Valparaiso, were in town Wednesday.
Go to McLellans, at Valparaiso, for photographs. He is the best in
town.
Excursion from Chicago to Laporte next Sunday. Fare to Laporte from
Chesterton, round trip, 50 cents.
For Rent - The front room over Eagle Drug store. Apply at Tribune
office.
A special, with Gen. Supt. Newell, of the Lake Shore on board stopped at
Chesterton a few minutes Tuesday.
A handsome line of Millinery goods at Mrs. T. J. Johnson's. Bergstrom's
Building.
The L.S. & M. S. pay car came through here yesterday and left the
employees their customary allowance.
Paper hanging, calcimining, frescoing, and inside house painting
promptly done by Swan Nilson.
Frederick Groteguth, of Vincennes, Ind., who killed his wife on June 4th
has made a confession of his crime.
Swan Nilson's paint shop is in the building known as the Murphy cooper
shop. Carriage painting done in first class style.
Mrs. Duncan, the Westville ex postmistress, who played an important part
in the recent campaign, is dead.
Justice Blanks, Deeds, Mortgages, Notes, etc. for sale at this office.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
J. Barnes and Ferd Benham with ladies passed thru this place Monday
evening on their way to the Lake.
The Hillstrom Organ Factory is running from 6 o'clock in the morning
till 7 at night. This indicates a boom in the organ business.
Mr. George Morgan bought 200 acres of land of Mr. Hinchcliff recently,
the said land lying south east of Chesterton.
A Bargain - An $80 organ for $50 cash. Must be sold immediately.
Inquire of B. C. Smith, Harpers Hardware store Chesterton.
Mrs. A.M. Hendricks, who has been visiting with her parents in Warsaw
for sometime past, returned home on Thursday last.
Mr. John Koontz, the champion brick-burner, has come back from LaSalle,
Ills., and is now employed by Hinchcliff & Co.
The case Mrs. Gust Johnson vs. Benson, which was to be tried last Friday
has been postponed until the October term of Court.
Wm. Hill, an old man living east of Chesterton about two miles, died
Tuesday at the age of 65 years. The funeral occurs today.
Strawberries from Furnessville now supply the market. This week they
were selling at $1.25 a crate of 16 boxes. Cheap enough.
Tom Grady had better look out. Friend Gabel threatens to prosecute him
for leading critters through the streets on Sunday. Awful!
Mr. Thomas Pugh, of Burton, Kansas, who has been in Chesterton arranging
matters for his deceased brother's widow, returns home tomorrow.
Messrs. Wm. H. Vail, Jno. Dunlap, M. McClelland, and Theo. McClelland,
were down to the lake last Friday. They caught over 200 nice perch.
Martin Young can consider himself lucky in getting back his stolen
property so easily. So thinks butcher Stick who is still looking for
his stolen hams.
Swanson & Son, the tailors, have a nice stock of clothing and Gent's
Furnishing Goods which they sell cheap. Should you want anything in
their line, give them a call.
The entertainment to be given in Moroney's Hall next Saturday evening
will be of a high order and first-class in every respect. All are
invited to attend. Admission 25 cents.
Are you a smoker? Do you want a good cigar? If so, try one of those 5
cent Caboose brand, just received by Dr. Green. They are pronounced by
competent judges as being the finest 5 cent cigar on the market.
Mr. Edward Pepple, who has been employed as night operator at this place
for some time left for Kendalville yesterday to take the place of the
operator there for the coming three months. A Mr. Rabb takes Mr.
Pepples place here.
White fish visited these shores for the first time in any considerable
numbers last week. Saturday's haul brought over 1,000 pounds of fish,
and Sunday's was even better, comparatively few sturgeons are found in
the nets.
The east bound traffic over the Michigan Central road last week showed a
falling off over the week preceding and this line secured but 11 of the
100 percent of the total shipments. The Lake Shore road carried the
bulk of the traffic.
Last Saturday while the office boy was hitching up, Dr. Miller's horse
became frightened and ran away. He went whirling with the cart down the
streets, and was finally caught about two miles south of town. No
damages were sustained.
Esq. Blake of Forestville is attending to the prosecution of
law-breakers in his neighborhood which means that Sunday fishing must
go. This is a step in the right direction and is an excellent precedent
for one or two Westchester Justices to follow.
Miss Della Hazlett, of Buchanan, Mich., is visiting the family of
Charles Hazlett, of this place. Miss Hazlett is a lady, 42 inches high,
weighs 56 pounds, and is 23 years old. On account of her extremely
smallness, she is looked upon as a modern wonder by the Chestertonians.
The Chesterton Creamery is at last, no longer an experiment, but a fixed
institution. The quantity of milk now received daily is large,
comparatively speaking and is constantly increasing. We are glad of
this, and hope ere long to see Chesterton rival those butter-making
centers of Illinois.