Marshall County Independent, Volume 5, Number 12, Plymouth, Marshall County, 3 March 1899 — Page 1
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Vol. 5. PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1899. No. 12.
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NEW MUSIC STORE.
I have put In a nice line of Kimball Pianos and Organs In a portion of the room occupied by
the South Sid?) Drug Store and Invite all to call and inspect them, as well as the sheet music
which will be told at the lowest possible prices. DUDDLESON.
THE COUNCIL IS IN A QUANDARY AS TO RIDDING CITY OF FILTH.
Sewerage .Must be Attended to Before
Pavements are Constructed-Dickinson Favor Laying a ripe In Center of Itlver to a Point Outside City Limits, to which Pipe all others are to be Joined.
The council meeting was of small importance Monday night if considered from the standpoint of the amount of actual business transacted. Other things however were touched upon, which should be of interest to every citizen. The paving question was re-
discussed. City engineer John Butler
has given the question considerable study and ventured several valuable
opinions as the discussion proceeded.
Urick seems to be the favorite pave
ment, though asphalt, and especially that in blocks may be a successful rival.
SUBJECT OK SEWERAGE. In connection with paving comes an
other question, before hinted at, which
is that of laying iron watermains and laying a complete sewerage sjetem before the streets are to be paved. This will involve an enormous expense but it is unavoidable. With the sewerage question innumerable problems present themselves. It is known that the big Walnut street sewer empties its burden of filth int3 Yellow river, the Novelty sewer also, and besides these two, innumberable private sewers from vaults and cellars. Dr. Reynolds confidently states that the dumping of filth into the river, especially in the warm season when little or no water flows, will eventually cause an epidemic. An engineer representing one of the big eewer-pipe companies has planned a system of drainage for Plymouth in which he runs a trunk pipe east and west, this to serve as a sink for all private sewers. The plan would be practicable but would involve great expense and would provide for the north side only. COUNCILMAN DICKINSONS TLANS. Councilman Dickinson has a plan which bids fair to be adopted. He notices that the direction of all sewerage systems already established is toward the river. That seems to be the natural dumping place and he suggests that, a main line of pipe be sunk in the river bed extending from somewhere near the Zehner mill to a suitable part of the river southwest of the city. With such a trunk pipe every sewer, private and public, could be connected. Committees were appointed to layout final plans for both the sewerage and watermain systems on the streets to be paved. MISCELLANEOUS. A few petitions were presented which were of no public consequence. Among them was a request to tap the sewer on Plum street and a request that the manner of issuing licenses to theatrical companies be changed.
FEÄTIG SCHOOL HOUSE 11UKNS.
Origin of the Fire Ih Unknown but Arson Is Snspected. Monday night the Fertig school house, District No. 3 turned to the ground. Nothing was saved. The loss, all told amounts to about 1,500. Such a disaster must be regarded as a public calamity to that district. The building was of brick and was just completed. It is said to have been the beat country single-room school buiMing in our county. About $150 worth of school books belonging to the children themselves were consumed. There was no insurance on building or books. The fire was of dubious origin. That night Oliyer York, a young man eighteen years old, was driving home from a party which he attended that evening. He saw the flames on the south side of the building but did not stop to investigate. Driving on he soon reached the farm of Sam Hums. About this time he heard a loud report which was identical in sound to that of a gun. His horee became frightened and was unruly, but he m imaged to dismount from the carriage and arouse Mr. Hums. Losing not a moment, the two hastened to the building. The fire was then confined to the south wing, and inside of the building except where an opening made by one of the air pipes which entered the furnace However, the strong wind, combined with the heat from within, eoon burst the windows and swept away the east and west wing. The old school building which had not keen moved from the place next caught fire and was burned to the ground. The following good reason is given to sustain the statement that the work
was that of incendiaries: The wind blew strongly from the north. The fire made its appearance in the cold air pipe which faced the south. To those who know anything about a hot air furnace it will appear self evident that no fire could start in the cold air vaults unless by some means external to the furnace itself. Under any circumstances, had the fire started on the inside of the building and eaten through the air pipe, the flames would have been driven to the north side of the building by the strong wind. This added to the loud report which the youag man beard, almost comfirms the suspicion of arson.
Catholic Statistics. From a new Catholic church directory for the state, just issued, we take the following interesting statistics regarding the Fort Wayne diocese: The northern diocese, embracing all the northern counties of the state and known as the diocese of Fort Wayne, has at its bead the lit. He v. Bishop Rademacher as bishop, the archepiscopal residence being at Fort Wayne. Its statistics at the close of the past year were as follows: Diocesan priests, 104; priests of religious orders (those at Notre Dame included,) 62; total; ICC. Churches with resident priests, 99; stations (places having no church,) 12; chapels, 34; total; 245. Universities, 1 (Notre Dame;) professors, 40; students, C20. Seminaries for the education of priests, 2 (Notre Dame and Rensselaer.) Academies for young women, 12; pupils, 1,838. Parochial school, 72, scholars, 11,532. Orphan asylums, 2 (Lafayette and Fort Wayne;) total orphans, 274. Total young people in diocese under Catholic care, 13,044. Hospitals, 7 (Fort Wayne, Anderson, Hammond, Lafayette, Loganeport, Peru and South Rend.) Home for old people, 1 (Fort Wayne.) Marriages solemnized ia the diocese during the year 1898, 022; baptisms, 2,890; funerals, 1,059. Catholic population of the diocese, (estimated) 70,000.
Not KellKhed by Kallroad. Indiana railroads, after next Sunday, will be obliged to receive for transportation bodies of persons who have died of smallpox, diphtheria, anthrax, gland ers, scarlet fever, leprosy and other con tagious diseases, when the same are accompanied by certificates of licensed embalmers. Heretofore the companies havfl been authorized to refuse such corpses, to the serious inconvenience and distress of relatives of the deceased. The licensed embalmers, however, ar3 required to so treat the bodies that there shall be no danger of infection, and will be supplied with blank certificates by local health oflicers. The new regulation is not relished by the railway companies.
Loauspovt's Mayor Behaves ltadly. Mayor McKee is treating neither the city nor his friends right. A public office is a public trust, and the bead of a city government should set an example in the way of sobriety and attention to business. Our mayor has been drunk for several weeks and the city has been deprived of the services of an ofiicial who is drawing a salary of S100 per month. It is high time that some action should be taken to put an end to such dereliction of duty. If it was his first offense it might be condoned, but it is a case of chronic disobedience of law and good morals. Loganeport Pharos.
Home for Pytblans. A movement has had its inception at Laporte to build a home in this state for indigent members of the Knights of Pythias. A number of cities in northern Indiana will make a bid for its location. The action of the Odd Fellows in erecting a 835,000 home at Greensburg and the activity of the Knights of Pythias ia a similar movement has awakened interest in a state Masonic home, which if built will be a new century offering, with its location at Indianapolis. Popular subscriptions will be made to build the homes.
Mall Carrier Commits Suicide. Frank Knirk, a mail carrier in Michigan City for five years, committed suicide Tuesday afternoon by shooting, sending a bullet through his head from a thirty-eight caliber revolver. No cause is given for the deed as his family relations were apparently happy. He leaves a widow and two small children. The postoOice people say that he was always faithful with his work and no complaints have ever been made against him. He was the only democratic carrier on the force .
The Keforin Laws and the Circuit Judges. The township and county reform bills having been passed by both branches of the general assembly, and being certain of the approval of the governor, will soon be a law As they do not contain an emergency clause they will not take effect until the distribution of the printed acts, which will probably be from sixty to ninety days. The bills provide for the election by the people of members of the township advisory boards and members of the county councils, who are charged with certain duties in connection with the trustees
and county commissioners. The fir6t election of township advisory boards will be at the next election of township trustees, and the first election of county councilmeij will take place at the general November election in PJ00. In order, however, that the new system may go into operation before these elections the laws make it the duty of the judge of the circuit court in each circuit of the state to appoint members of the county councils for each county in his circuit within 30 days after the taking effect of the act, and members of the advisory boards for each township at
the fiist term of the circuit court after the taking effect of the act. There are fifty-seven judicial circuits in the state, and the judge of each circuit will have this duty to perform. It is an important duty, and its right performance will have much to do with insuring the new laws a fair trial from the Rtart. The fact that they involve some new machinery and methods should not raise any doubt of the ability of the people to put them in successful operation. A people who pride themselves on their capacity for self-government, their 6kill in organization and their general aptitude for affairs 6hould not for a moment entertain the idea that they can not easily and successfully put in operation a new feature of local government designed for their own benefit. Indiana has been the leader in a number of valuable reforms in recent years. The new laws for reform in local govern ment are believed to be among the most valuable yet enacted, and it 6hould be a point of pride with all classes to see that they have a fair trial and are made to yield results that will cause other states to adopt them, as they have other measures of reform inaugurated in Indiana. For this reason the first appointments by circuit judges of members of the advisory boards and county councils will be important. Both laws provide that the boards thus appointed shall be divided in politice. No 6uch provision is made in regard to the boards to be subsequently elected by the people, as they are pretty sure to be divided according to local politics. Rut as the boards to be appointed by the judges it is provided that a majority of the appointees of each board, and not more, may be adherents of the same party. Thus it is likely that republican judges will appoint a majority of republicans on each board in their circuits, while democratic judges will appoint a majority of democrats. Every member of each board must be a resident voter and property taxpayer. Circuit judges should feel honored by being intrusted with the first appointment of these boards, and should be careful to appoint good men, men of known probity, establishes character, public spirit and at least a reasonable amount of business experience. As they are to perform certain duties heretofore performed by township trustees and county commissioners they should be at least up to the average standard of those officials, and the higher the better. They should be men capable of mastering their duties under the new laws quickly and exercising them fearlessly in the interest of economy and reform. The new laws should be administered in the spirit of reform. This means that they should be administered by their friends. The first boards will have to encounter some prejudices, do away with some old usages, establish some precedents and
perhaps tread on eome toes. There-1
fore, they should be composed of men who will not hesitate if necessary to do these things in the interest of the people and who will see that the new laws are put in operation in the right way. It is to te hoped the circuit judges throughout the state will appreciate the oppor tunity they have in these appointments to render a valurble public service. Indianapolis Journal.
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When Reba "Does" the Town. Miss Reba Insley, the lady correspondent for the Indianapolis News, was, some months ago giren an assignment that required her to visit all of the cities in Indiana and give her opinion of the "400" in the respective places. So far her mission has been confined to the northern and central Indiana county seats and she has not failed to accomplish her purpose wherever she has gone at least she has created a sensation which has caused the society people to do a heap of talking relative to the articles appearing in the News from her pen. At Ft. Wayne she failed to discover a young lady she could term beautiful; At Marion she asserted that there was not a real society girl in the old town, while at Anderson she found 6uch girls without number, but accnsed them of being stupid and was confident that they had but little knowledge of literature, art, music and other accomplishments so much admired in the gentler sex. Miss Insley has not yet served notice when she "would do to a turn" the "400" of Plymouth, but when she does, and it is thought that she is susceptible, the ladies would do well to meet her at the train with tbd brass baud and immediately conduct her to some one's home and give a pink lea in her honor. This might have the effect of making Plymouth the swell society city of Indiana in the opinion of the Indianapolis News.
Hen and Hens' Egg. According to statistics the total value of chickens and eggs produced last year in the United States reached the enormous sum of 8290,000,000. And yet there is not an over supply judged by the very high price of eggs at the present time. There are but four products that exceed in annual value hens and hens eggs raw cotton, wheat, hay and corn. The value of our tobacco crop has rarely been as much as 343,000,000. The value of our potato crop is less than 880,000,000 on the average. The value of our barley crop is not often as much as 830,000,000. An oat crop worth 8200,000,000 is unusual. Our annual output of pig iron has rarely exceeded S130,000,000 in value. Coal, by far the most valuable of our mineral products, gives a total annual output of some 8200,000,000. Great credit, the Logansport Pharos says, 6hould be given the American hen. She is a food provider of the highest order and never lays an egg but she cackles for joy. There is no fruit more palatable and strengthening than the fruit of the hen.
lMrthday Party. Ninety-two friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sarber gathered at their residence three miles north of Inwood Wednesday and gave them a royal surprise, it being the fiftieth birthday of both Mr. and Mrs. Sarber, Mr. Sarber was presented a rocking chair and Mrs. Sarber a set of chairs.
What stop SUurllr Dr. WW Pain PlUa,
What Interest Does. John R, Slaughter of Goshen wanted a start in life. He agreed with his father to accept 8500 in cash in full of his possible share to his father's estate, on which he wa3 to pay interest at the rate of 0 percent until bis father's death. Be received the money in 1803. His father lived 33 yeart, but John failed to pay him any interest. After the father's death, his executor sued John for accrued interest, amounting to 81,200. The circuit court sustained a demurer to the complaint, holding that the executor had no right to recover any interest at all, but the appellate court Friday reversed the lower court's decision.
Illshon Ilademarher Chosen Director. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Rademacher, of the Catholic diocese of Ft. Wayne, has been honored with the position of spirual director and adviser of the Catholic Order of Foresters, of Indiana. The order is having a rapid growth through out the state.