Benton Harbor Evening News (Newspaper) - December 12, 1896, Benton Harbor, Michigan ' ' h ' y- DECEMBER 12, 1806. bankrupt of SHOT and of kinds for Toy Boa that I keep all of sad foods m king pad will not be dealer In Southwestern Repeating Rifles all tl III and See the aad new 22s at one Shot 8jMnoer Repeating Shot Ashot at 117, and I have Double Loading Shot Guns both li gauge 111 and 12 Slagle Barrel both 16.16 and Shot Guns at Shot Gun at 910. Loaded Paper Sheila 10, 11 aad 1 a leader al per that in A mil and line of Winchester rifle OFTHE Grangers Tried to Outwit Commission Men Twenty Years BY at winning and blasting powder lor shot and brass loaded and shot and bar reloading tools for rifles aad shot shot gun cartridge belts aad shell hunting vests and canvas nme bags and belts for der flasks and shot knives and knives for and felt water proof sad gun all kinds of leaders are 82 gre at 88 lire at 11.75. gws are of the bull dog and they we all right and 1 am selling the 32 and 38 center lire both blue and 6 and shot rubber handle rifle fluted breakdown shell 44 inch barret Smith and Wesston pattern for 13 and how Is that for a leader on Holsters for revolvers and eases for guns and dark lanterns for coon ers And the Morehouse tram for and boxing Iron Foot balls ull kinds and sling billies and dog collars and Nov 1st I will pay the best market price for all kinds of raw furs and remember that 1 loan money on kinds of personal property and that I larft tack full of WATCHES of all violins guitars one-third first men look over my watch stock I can always stock you up on aud 1 will not be 1 in Almost GOOD at that are four with ut cheaper Omit Nut cheap but ut will make the mahogany groan with Its loud of good your for New ami OS Irt in J. J. aud Surgeon Office and Water Benton Rubber Turkey will spoil the most elaborate Christmas We are careful in our buying and our fowls are Let uh warn you early wife gets the best Order at for Christmas eve Started Against the Manufacturers of Fruit meeting of tho of Berrien county held at Hotel Benton today recalls a similar mooting hold twenty years The object of this conference was to formulate a plan whereby the fruit growers may their products to the consumer without the aid of tho commission men or It has been proposed that tho fruit growers of this section engage a reliable man to take charge of their fruit on the Chicago dock and attend to ita delivery In aud other years ago or in 1875 or 1876, the granges which were stronger then than now numerically tried the same That wan the time when Berrien county every spring with peach and when the industry was at the Lime before the pretty were destroyed by the was thou as now against the dishonesty of Chicago commission merchants the fruit growers whether or not said they were the victims of systematic gathered together and organized and engaged Thomas a farmer of to go to Chicago and sell the products of the Berrien county farms and orchards The plan did not work as highly satisfactory as was expected and inside of two years Mr. Mason had come out of tin* copartnership the capital and the fruit growers with the In other words Mr. Mason was a regulation commission man on his own hook and the fruit growers were to pay him the same commission on sales that they did the The grange people merely established another commission house and when they saw what they had Mr. though with their support he had worked up so good a business that he was able to stand was a good while ago and t is more business about the fruit grower now than there was then and it is safe to predict that any arrangement which the grangers may make Unlay will resultant in more good to them than was the arrangement with the farmer a score of years case has Iwen taken into the courts this week from which will interest every fruit grower in Michi and will be watched especially close by the growers in this county who have entered complaints against an alleged combine in the price of fruit Marron is a large and wealthy fruit grower at Fornivi He has relocated I y refused to stump the baskets in which he sold his The basket manufacturers and not Mr. Barron are really on and it is said that the basket manufacturers' union is backing the Kenn ville man and the fruit association of West Michigan are prosecuting the is a state law which demands that manufacturer of fruit packages stamp the of the is to the same to be according to the cubic measurements of the The manufacturers the past year did not comply with as they claimed that t he stamping of packages entailed too much work and Tim fact is that the manufacturers entered a combine last spring and in the face of an enormous erop raised the prices of baskets in some eases per cent No manufacturer was allowed to sell packages at a figure below that determined by the organizers of the combine and the only lever one firm had over another in the race for business was the of the package and convincing the fruit grower that he could get as much fora small basket as for a iarge basket of By this arrangement it more baskets to market the erop and the freight rates also were the game for a small basket as a full sized The shrewd growers saw that tho deal was entirely in the interests of the basket makers and companies and the case Barron is one to test the validity of the law which is supposed to compel manufacturers to stamp the quantity the package of the case today President Morrill of the state horticultural society remarked that the only manufacturer living up to the law that he knew of was R. T. Pierce of South Haven whoso packages were full sized and carry a full aud well assorted line of the finest cut Call and make selections and have goods laid We are selling our cut glass at we are obliged to make room for ft for of Carrlo Taylor la Hald a funeral of Carrie M. Columbus who died last was announced to occur this The report that a burial permit could not be and that this cause was responsible for the delay of the funeral Is the burial permit having booh issued SINK ASKED OF THIS Company holes oil the line of the St. Joseph Valley railway continue to give the building contractors lota of A new one has appeared near No. 4, and No. 2 refuses to be re The construction company has chased 4,000 feet of lumber which is lug dumped the YEAR Voung Entertained Laat hall was the scene of a merry party last being a private leap year ball given by 24 young ladies of the who with the assistance of their invited friends danced until a late were nearly forty couples iu tho grand march which was formed shortly after nine o'clock and was followed by a varied Stephens orchestra furnishing the waiters served refreshments after each dance and everyone who was ho fortunate as to receive an invitation and could not attend missed one of the best times of the BENTON Board of Correction and Charities May Meet Agent Charles Whitehead has determined that it would be a benefit to Benton Harbor to have the state of charities and corrections and the association of county agents hold a joint meeting in Benton in December 1897. These organizations have just closed u three session at Reed Mr. Whitehead was in and he is very desirous that Benton Harbor should nave an opportunity to learn something of the work charge of two fancies it would stimulate the to more active co-operation with him in the suppression of vice among the juvenile Whitehead at the City meeting recommended an important amendment to the criminal statutes which will be considered by tho legislative drafted into a and presented before the legislature this The amendment provides against the debauching of Fighting tho Union Ice and Coal to the by which Mrs. A. W. of Water secured an injunction restrain ing the Union Ice company from trespassing her with a railroad the Courier way this case Mrs. seems to whipping the Paw lake rail way com natty over the Union Ice Tho railway company sees by the hauling of this lee a chance to increase the la taring people of this vicinity a chance to earn a few honest dollars during the ice the proprietress of Maple sees a chance to thwart It and she goes it with a vim and push that does her great In fighting the railway company she is warring on the best and greatest promoter of her in to as the lady will not deny that during the company saved in expenditures for team and man to drive to not less thau of Mary C. pc tition tiled by Clara L. Wilkinson of said for the of Dr. Sumpter M. White as administrator of said Hearing January 11 at 10 a. of Aaron Van incom petition filed bv Ceorgo V for license to sell the real said incompetent for the sum of to pay mortgage now on said land etc. Hearing January 11 at a. ii Be Given an Airing the Circuit Court Next in This and Adjoining SALARIES THEY Harbor Alleged to Be for tha Destruction of 7,000 of week the circuit court will Ermine whether Benton Harbor liable for loss sustained by George B. Tatman and Luther Hemmingway the in the damage by water to 90,000 pounds of wool stored by them in base' ment of a building which stood oh thu site hoW occupied Morton block ott Pipestone the damage being done March 1; 1802; almost five years nave been presented to the common council by Tatman and but in every case the bills were the city holding that the St. Joseph Harbor street railway was responsible for the So sure was the city of the position it took that it was willing to be mode the defendant in a suit for 14,000 damages brought by And Hemmingway rather than pay the If a jury decides that the city is liable and a judgment against it Is rendered it is proposed to attempt to collect of the street railway company if such a thing is accident occurred at the time the street railway company was equipping its lino for the use of The workmen employed in getting the necessary poles dug a hole on tho west side of Finestone street almost of J. J. meat throwing the dirt into the thereby creating a heavy rain storm occurred during the night of March 1, 18!>2, and the gutter being the water ran across a vacant lot and entered the basement where the wool was stored through a midway the length of the The so it is alleged In the also entered the front part of the and al together about 7,000 pounds of wool was plaintiffs claim that aside from the actual loss by water they were greatly inconvenienced by fact of having been delayed In marketing the to dispose of the property in Benton thereby saving the freight and commission charges of tlie Chicago were prevented from doing because of the damaged condition of stock and wore to of it at a heavy loss in tho Chicago claim that the city should lum kept the gutter aud in neglecting so to do made itself The plaintiffs will be represented at tho trial by Lawyer George W. Bridgman city by Lawyer Charles N. City In m Is no more wonderful than the trans formation going on iu hail where and masons are at work palaces of pleasure and art. December 15 and H will bo red letter days and the paint used In decorating the forty-eight hours of delight will leave remorse those wield the We have discarded the sausage machine and every other device invented to make life easy for the dyspeptic for the reason all eatables offered to th discriminating appetites of Michigan are pa lu table and endorsed by tne physician of the Kvery body is invited to bring their along with a place conveniently empty in which to store such food supplies us will last them until Price Paid for Two Winter | Jhe Fat Offices McKinley Will contains this The Crosby company will cover its winter and Muskegon with the steamers I Osceola and City of The harier price for tho City of Traverse s given out from Chicago as As the net measurement or Is 190 tons less than that of the Traverse If is fair to presumo that her charter calls for or a trille making for the Thus the winter Of thy must be guite heavy to cover the and leave a margin of profit for me Crosby ibe Annual election of directors for the State held resulted ih the the George W. i. P. E. P. W. S The following were its for ensuing George W. OF THE turned this morning from a visit with relatives in JOINTS the presence of rheumatism which causes untold is due to lactic acid in the It cannot lie cured by liniments or other outward Hood's Sarsaparilla purities tho the cause of rheumatism and permanently this This is the testimony of thousands of people who suffered the pains of tism but have actually been cured by taking Its great power to act upon the blood and remove every impurity is the of the wonderful cures by Hood's prompt and reliable and always reasonable k Bank of Commerce of Duluth and the First National bank Niagara Falls failed to open their doors Commercial Travelers Life asso elation of Syracuse has gone into the hands of a is now estimated that 500 live were lost by the sinking of the German Lloyd steamer the best authority it is now certain that has lieen from the same source of information it is also certain that he is William McKinley visiting her Lake OF POSTOFFICES Blow Ye Winds Will Be Noticed That Thera la BUI Office In of with appointed by tho president and confirmed by ti. vice cash i or Josiah 10. Just of Ionia is likely to bo state banking will Uve at the Downey House in Lansing this a V. M. C. A. meeting at Holland where Cuba was discussed the Hon. G. J. Dickema we to the island is divested by swora and tiro to willt until this Spanish calls himself * destroy hundreds of Cuban homes and deal out death to of Cuban before we 0s Agnation shall call a If 1 we sooner later bo visited with just state grange has elected tho following George B. Fruit K. B. Jason George L. Paw Mary A. Battle K. A. Jennie Ann M. H. G. Wiley to Orville W. property in townships of Woo Hooves to St. Joseph Valley allway company property in Benton McLaughlin to St. Valley company Ben toil Kelley to St. Joseph Viti Icy Hallway property in Ben Um 2.100 1.W0 1,000 MOO 1.100 1,109 1.100 1,000 1.TO0 1,300 1.400 1,100 1,400 1,800 1.W0 1,100 1.300 1.100 1,000 WITS SAVED Luir Kammerer has commenced proceedings in the circuit court to collect a debt of against Frauk B. Off 12. The Milwaukee Paul company has forestalled tho move exacted to be made by Filigree of in requiring that the road to run trains on its line in Michigan daily instead of from Channing to Ontonagon ordered daily road Kiefth has his harber up to corner Territorial and Death That Ha Might With Hia years upon the coast of there occurred one of those romantic episodes that seem to belong to tho realm of A had foundered within sight of down with all her Two divers were aent to report upon tho cause of the aster snd the prospect of raising the One of these represented the insurance who instituted the aud the other the captain and owners of the man touched bottom first and found himself on a bed of white He was fortunate enough almost immediately to discover the and at the crags upon tho vessol Investigation showed him that thero had been foul for au auger hole was visible in the hull of the had turned to point out his fry to the other who was now by his when he felt himself suddenly by tho waist and dragged down upon the Hero his assailant murderously attempted to break the giasa of his but the assailed man fought desperately for his firmly himself to be in the clutch of u aud for a few minutes the water was thick with sand that flew up around the In tho end the first diver was and assailant forced him to lose bold apon his seemed but the diver's wits did not forsake Finding that he was no match for hia ho fell back aud apparently and iu this the other man prepared to cut off from with tho upper He gave the signal to be drawn hut ss he to ascend tho apparently ing mail sprang to his feet and rising legs with a firm and the two were hauled to tho surface the ready witted diver fainted in and before he ed consciousness his enemy had to land and when captured was attempting to leave tho At the trial he explained the reason of his was the old story of greed leading to unlawful deed and of the resulting danger inciting to fresh insured a scuttled ship and then a frantic effort ou the part of the owners to avoid disi ace and by offering to the diver a sham of tho profits on condition that the sure to he made by his should never be heard the latest fad in photography samples at pop com corner Main fc Pipestone 1,300 Rapida 1,000 1,800 It 100 1.0U0 1.100 1,100 1.000 1,100 1,100 Grand 1,100 Grand 1,100 1,410 1,100 1.800 1,800 1,800 1,700 1,700 1,100 1,100 4.800 1,100 Marina 1.100 3,JQ> 1.1 1,000 1,100 1,300 1,800 Mount 1,700 1.000 1,100 1,800 1,800 1,300 1,100 need not mind tlie nor care winds blow if you are clothed in Mackintosh and Ulsters Boots and ber Boots ani have just Holiday Neel Dress Silk are showing a stylish line of and SHOES to fit and please Globe Clothiers West Main Desks IS THE THAT KILLED 2,000 1,000 1,800 1,600 1.300 1,100 2,700 1,M0 1.800 1,500 1,009 1,400 8,100 W. Side 2,400 1,000 1,100 1,000 1,100 1,900 1,300 1,700 1,700 1.000 2,000 2, Best Upholstered Rockers in the and as far as j. Lake Union 1,100 1.000 1,000 Bay 2,000 1,300 1.300 Pigeon 1.100 1,310 1,000 2.4U0 1,01 3,mi 2,Sfti 8,300 1.1) 1.K 8,1) 2,(11) 1.011 1 1,4(11 2.7111 1.1(1 1.1' 1,0) neri 1,000 1.000 1.100 Vernon Dama 1J) 1.4(10 1,U0 1311 1^00 1.4W 1.8W) 3,100 2.000 2,(1 1JJ*) 14 TO P. G. Erst Main Benton Bargain Store for Dry Goods and 1 LATEST AND BEST largH assortment of Cloaks and Capes to 1 at sacrifice Dress Goods DAY will be the bargain Sale of the and Plain Goods in colors and 18|c to 7Uc, goods worth from 25c to per is a sacrifice but goods must move even at a on 2.) of Tartar is the Time to buy stock in the city and prices marl everything to clean up for the W. LEADERS ALL December 1 OFFER on bla and colored silk and w. * C prices such goods were ever 9, this Don't miss tH to get a hand Butter at 19 a
