Chesterton Tribune
May 20, 1886
At Home and Abroad
Clean up your premises.
The "Bull-Dog" pants are the best.
Wall paper at Heffron's new paint store.
Surveyor Rankin was in town Wednesday.
Go to Bryant, of Laporte for photographs.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bowser spent Sunday last in Chesterton.
Go to Green & Harper's for the best 5 and 10 cent cigars in town.
Advertising is like making love to a widow. It can't be overdone.
Thousands of acres of corn are being planted in this county this week.
Get your photographs and tin-types at the Chesterton gallery of H.& H.
When you buy a pair of pants, ask for the "Bull-Dog." Swanson & Son.
Lay, the restauranter, give the best meal for 25 cents to be found in
Laporte.
Mr. J. C. Coulter, assessor, is nearly through with his annual
domiciliary visitations.
Frederick Radke sold to Maria Crisman 57 1/2 acres of land in Union
township for $1450.
Prof. N. E. Yost and H. D. Scofield, both of Crisman, was doing the town
Wednesday evening.
For Sale: A number of pure-blood Poland China pigs. Will make good
breeders. H. Friday
Dr. Macomber, dentist, will be in Chesterton again on the first
Wednesday of June. Call and see him.
For Sale: A number of good lots in the Thomas addition. For
information call on Frank Quick, agent.
Justice Blanks, Deeds, Mortgages, Notes, etc, for sale at this office.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Superintendent Porter and Trustee Bustrom will be here to witness the
closing exercises of our school, Friday.
Gust Wieseman and Mary Keifer are to be married at St. Mary's church,
Tuesday morning, May 25 - M.C. Dispatch
If you want an A 1 Grade Leather top buggy or spring wagon at a low
price, call on M. Barry, Valparaiso, Ind.
The Grand Army post at its meeting next Saturday evening will make full
arrangements for the observance of decoration day.
For Sale - A number of good building lots situated immediately west of
Bowen's Foundry. Apply at the Foundry of H. Bowen.
The Lake Shore railroad have commenced the erection of two iron bridges,
one crossing Coffee Creek in Chesterton, and the one at Baillytown.
Miss Nellie Corson, of Chesterton, has accepted a position in the
photograph studio of Robinson' in this city. Michigan City Dispatch
The Knights of Labor held a very enthusiastic meeting in Chesterton on
Wednesday night. A number of visiting Knights from Michigan City were
present.
Go to Green & Harper's for pure drugs, chemicals, and oils, and also all
kinds of patent medicines and toilet articles. Chamois skins, tooth,
nail and hair brushes, perfumes, combs, toilet and soaps.
"The Housekeeper" Minneapolis, Minn, was burned April 12th, and a part
of its subscription list destroyed. Readers who do not receive the May
number promptly, should write to the publisher, giving full address.
Tube colors, Graining colors, white lead in bulk. Wall and buggy
sponges, whiting and calcimine for sale at Wm. Hebron's new paint store.
Wall paper for sale, and trimmed without extra expense.
Last Friday Young Tillepaugh and Mr. Bowen's son got into a dispute over
some chickens, which resulted in Tillepaugh firing three shots at Bowen.
Bowen was severely wounded and afterwards taken to Hobart for treatment.
No arrests.
John Lonn, of Laporte, will be at Chesterton every Tuesday for six weeks
beginning May 18, 1886, to buy washed or unwashed wool. Anyone having
wool for sale, should not miss this opportunity of getting the highest
market price for their wool.
There will be a ball given at Moroney's hall, Chesterton, on Friday eve,
May 21st. It is desired to make this event an enjoyable one, and to that
end the managers have been made preparations. If the young folks turn
out en masse, a merry time will be the result.
The publication of The Tribune has been unavoidably delayed this week on
account of the enforced absence of the editor, who was called to Hart,
Mich., last Saturday. As this it the first delay since the publication
of the paper, we trust our readers will overlook the short coming on our
part this time.
The school building was entered Tuesday evening by unknown parties, who
stole a cyelopedia and an atlas, books belonging to the township, and
other articles. The curtains of two windows were taken, it is supposed,
to wrap the books in. The entrance was effected by removing the pieces
of a broken glass. Mrs. Bookout and daughter while passing saw some one
in the school yard about half past eight in the evening. The books were
valued at about $35.
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