The Chesterton Tribune - 8 April 1886
In and About Chesterton
This is the last week of court.
George Bradt is the Supervisor for District 3, for the coming two years.
FOR SALE - A good bath-tub. Will be sold cheap. Apply at this office.
Geo. Brady was re-elected Supervisor of District 3, over two
competitors.
S.E. Grover, of Laporte, was in town to-day (Thursday)
Mr. Frank Brown is building a neat fence around his residence property
here.
One of the successful candidates at Hageman, set up four kegs of beer to
the boys the other evening.
A snow storm on the sixth of April. Record it. This was something
unusual.
Albert Harper, editor of the Danville Commercial, is visiting relatives
here this week.
The Laporte Daily Bee proved a drone, and got stung out by those working
bees, the Argus, and H.C.
Mr. C.O. Hillstrom last week insured his organ factory with Mr. John C.
Coulter, agent, for $5,000.
Mr. J. Bradley went to Michigan City Tuesday to purchase lumber for
spring building.
We would like to hear from our Valparaiso correspondent once in a while.
Lay, the restauranter, gives the best meal for 25 cents to be found in
Laporte.
Justice Blanks, Deeds, Mortgages, Notes, etc, for sale at this office.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Politics closely resemble the gun that isn't loaded. Someone always
gets hurt by the accident discharge.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brummitt, of New Carlisle, are visiting friends and
relatives in this county.
The town of Glenelg, Md., is remarkable for the fact that is spells the
same backward or forward. That what's the matter with Hannah.
Ed Holland was elected Supervisor for District No. 2 receiving 30 votes;
His opponent Jno. Fuller, getting 17 votes.
Frank Swartz of St. John, Kansas arrived in Chesterton last Tuesday. He
came to attend to business this time, and will probably remain two
weeks.
Ed Way has moved into Frank Quick's house, adjoining the livery barn.
He will also move his barber shop into the building on Michigan St.
formerly occupied by E. F. Schaper.
April is a good month for suckers. Reports from abroad say they bit
exceedingly well this week. There was a good catch here last Monday.
Mr. Vincent, who keeps the "Cheap John" store at Hageman is now located
in the building immediately west of Pillman Bros.' store. He seems to
be a very pleasant gentleman, and sells his wares very cheap.
Michigan Central engine No. 90 going west with a freight train Monday
morning, ran through a split switch at Crisman, which had been
misplaced. No damage was done.
The Halley boys will not return to the fishing grounds north of
Chesterton this season, they preferring to remain in Michigan. Of late
years, the catch at this end of the lake has not paid expenses.
Found - by Mrs. Finnell, two packages, one containing cartridges, and
one measuring rules. The owner can have the same by calling at Wm.
Hefron's Paint store and paying for advertisement and trouble.
Dr. Isaac Boyd, an old citizen of Valparaiso, was apparently in good
health last Monday. He went to the polls and voted, came home, and at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, dropped dead. He suffered with heart disease.
Bryant, the Laporte photographer, invites the readers of THE TRIBUNE, to
call on him when in Laporte, when in want of elegant photographs.
Children's pictures taken by the instantaneous Process. Prices
reasonable.
The low rates to California just now are attracting many to the Pacific
coast. A person can go from Chesterton to San Francisco, first-class
for $13.70. These rates are almost as cheap as passes.
Roscoe Conkling, statesman and lawyer says: "The smallest country
newspaper is worth more to its subscribers in one month than its price
for one year, and does more for its neighborhood than a high official
does for his munificent salary."
Mr. Mark Brummitt was married last Wednesday to a New Carlisle young
lady. Quite a number of friends went from this place and Furnessville
to attend the wedding. THE TRIBUNE wishes Mr. Brummitt much joy in his
voyage on the matrimonial sea.
The Michigan City Glass factory is booming. The company is now turning
out a large contract for patent medicine, and beer firms. If Mr.
Lindall could succeed in organizing a company to manufacture his patent
pump and the stove, Chesterton would soon boom. The capital required to
start this manufactory is about $30,000.
Messenger - "Habit is hard to overcome. If you take of the first letter
is does not change it "a bit". If you take off another you have a
"bit"
left. If you take of still another the whole of "it" remains. If you
remove another it is not "t" totally used up. All of which goes to show
that if you wish to be rid of a bad habit you must throw it off
altogether.
Mr. C.O. Hillstrom and Mr. Wm Slont went Tuesday to Chicago to make
preparations to go to Europe. These gentlemen will leave sometime this
week for Sweden and Germany, expecting to be absent four months. During
Mr. Hillstrom's absence, Mr. Ed Hillstrom will act as manager of the
organ factory, and will transact all business of the firm, having the
same power as Mr. C.O. Hillstrom himself. We wish the travelers a
pleasant time on their long journey.