Marshall County Independent, Volume 5, Number 44, Plymouth, Marshall County, 13 October 1899 — Page 4

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CLAY W.METSKEK. EDITOU AND lKOIlIKTOR. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. On Year. $l0 Six Months. - - .75 Three Months, cub, .50 Per Copy. 03 Entered at the post office at Plymouth, Indiana as matter of the second class. Friday, October 13, 1899. Miss Gould might turn over some of those many offers "I marriage to her less fortunate sifters. Gov. C. S. Thomas, of Colorado, believes that woman's sufferage has been a good thing for his state. It has been in operation now for five years and the governor says ii has been productive of great good. Bryan was on the speaker's stand at Canton, Illinois, and heard President McKinley 's short address. The silver champion frequently applauded the president's remarks. Bryan himself was billed for a speech there that day. It is claimed that Col. W.T. Durbin, of Anderson, is leaving no stone unturned to find influential men that can nominate him for governor, next fall. He has not declared his candidacy to the newspapers but has discussed it fully to any number of state politicians. Manchester, one of the largest English provincial cities, has decided to take all its street car lines under direct municipal control and equip fifty-miles of roads with electric motive power, at the same time establishing a municipal electric lighting plant in connection with the power stations. Admiral Dewey has accepted the proffer of the gift, a handsome home in Washington, for which over $50,000 has been contributed by some 43,000 admiring, patriotic citizens, inasmuch as it will really be a gift from the American people. But a house already built will be purchased, instead of erecting a new home, as the admiral will want it at the earliest possible moment so that he may "go in and hang up his hat at once," as he puts it. In commenting upon the work of the recent trust conference and its results Pi of E. Benjamin Andrews says: "Better than all is the example set by the conference cf a frank and fraternal comparison cf diverse opinions by Americans of the most widely separated sections and varied callings and social and industrial positions. The delegates did not brawl or jaw,' but discuss and listen. It is safe to say that each stt or tendency present left the conference with new respect for other sets and tendencies." In the United States court at Springfield, 111., Judge Allen held that the bankrupt court had full power over all mortgages and dower interests, and that they must go into the bankrupt court. The practical effect of the decision is to compel the sale of estates, which are mortgaged to the full extent of their value, by the district court, and the claim is made that the referees and trustees in such cases can claim and take from the proceeds of sale their legal percentage upon the amounts which are payable to the mort gagees. The state superintendent of farm 'crs' institutes, Prof. W. C. Latta, of Purdue university, has issued a call for a conference of institute speakers and chairmen, to be held at the university at Lafayette on Octobtr 18 and 19. The purpose of the conference is to discuss some of the leading questions relating to the agricultural interests of the state and to devise means for increasing the efficiency of the institute work. It is expected that many of the most experienced institute workers in the state as well as several from other states will be in attendance. The railroads of the state have granted half rates to those in at tendance. It is desired that every county in the state shall be repre sented at the conference. Roadside fruit trees are a feature of Europe, France first set the example of planting fru?t trees along the highways. Germany and Belgium have followed. On the highways of Württemberg the fruit

harvest twenty years ago was valued at over $200,000. Last year it was three times that much. The revenue from the national roads of Saxony, planted with fruit trees, has been 340,000 in fourteen years. In Belgium in 1S94, 741,571 fruit trees were planted along the public highways, which furnished $2,000,000 worth of fruit estimated at $60,000,000. In Southern France many

of the roads have cherrv trees ; in Touraine plum trees predominate. In other regions the walnut and the chestnut are planted, while in Nor mandy, naturally, apple trees are planted. Twenty years ago the roads of the northeast of France were lined with stately poplars, but they were continually sending offshoots into the meadows, and the farmers complained so strongly that axes and saws were bi ought out, and soon the roads were denuded. In their places plum trees have been planted, and thousands of baskets of fruit are now sent to Paris dailv. There is no reason whv Indiana roads should not be lined with trees and equally there is no reason why these trees should not be fruit trees. We need simply an intelligent road law in this state, that shall include such things as tree-planting and care. We certainly ought to be equal to the people of the "effete monarchies of Europe." Logansport Reporter. TIIK NKKD OF OUR YOCNCS MKN. The Atlanta Constitution makes some very sensible observations in regard to the training which young men should receive in order to prepare them for the largest usefulness in the affairs of the present day. While that paper speaks especially of conditions in the south, its remarks will apply w ith equal force to other sections of the country. The Constitution says "Whenever a new cotton mill or factory for other purposes is established in the south, one of its first needs is a young man from Massa chusetts or Pennsylvania to superin tend it. "We have young men of our own who should be available for this work, but owing to our faulty ideas on education, while they are pre pared to be doctors and lawyers, they are not prepared to be handlers of coal or iron. Thus we see them standing about without employment, or clamoring for commissions in the army, while the fat berths with comfortable salaries at home are al most all taken up by strangers. The need of our country, then, is education technical education. We do not need men who can expound Blackstone, but men who can swing hammers and press electric buttons. If we do not make our facilities for technical education broad enough and thorough enough, we must ex pect to see the Massachusetts man sitting in the superintendent's office while our own sons pass around the water pail. One of Our Old Buildings Burned. At 9:30 o'clock last Friday night the whistle of the waterworks pumping station summoned the citizens r.f Plym outh to witness its fire department extinguish the first lire that has occured here for many months. The old wagon and paint shop on the river bank just back of A. P. Elliott's wagon shop and north of the pumping station caught fire last night and before the llames could be put out the frame work of the building was pretty well charred. The fire was discovered by Dr8. Aspinall and Stevens as they were on their way to town from waiting upon Dr. Wilson. They immediately notified John Winbigler at the waterworks and the fire department was called out but the (ire had gotten a long start and the old building was soon iu llames. It was built in the Utter part of the '50's by th Elliott brothers the front part being used as a blacksmith shop, the central part as a wagon shop and later the back part as a paint shop, and it is still owned by one of. them, A. P. Elliott. At the time of the lire there was nothing in it except a couple stoves, a forge and a few old wagon wheels, Mr. Yarrick having moved his plumbing stock and implements out of it just last Wednesday, and the paints having been taken out some time ago. The building is thought to have been set on (ire, as the doors were kept locked and were shut at six o'clock but when the (ire broke out one of them was found open, the steeple in the door gone, and the key to the lock in its usual place. It was not insured. Mm. W. K. Bailey Called Home. Mrs. Susan E. Uailey, wife of Wellington E. 'JJailey, of this city, ended her many years of suffering at 11 p. m. Thursday, the immediate cause of her death being stomach trouble, though she has been an invalid for forty-five years. She was inflicted with inflammatory rheumatism it the age of 15 years and has been a constant, sufferer ever since. In 18C4 she lost her hearing. Mrs. Bailey wai formerly Susan

K. Linn, daughter of Solomon Htid Polly F. Linn, being born in Kentucky Oe 9, 1839. With her parents she came to Indiana in childhood, her father heing one of the ürst settlers in liourbon township, Marshall county. She resided at Bourbon with her parents until after her marriage to XV, E. Bailey which occurred March 19, 1805. They moved to Plymouth in August, 1871, where they have resided ever eince. Mrs. Bailey was a regular communicant of the Presbyterian church and though crippled and otherwise afflicted, she was a

cousistent christian throughout her whole life, parent with all her sufferings. She had kind words for every one and her greatest concern was always for the welfare of others. Hers was a beautiful life, though sorrowful; a character so noble that even physical infirmities could not disturb it. She was the mother of four children all of whom are living except Clara B. who preceeded her mother to the spirit world when but ten years of age. The three children who survive her are Walter 11., of St. Paul, Minn.; Norman E , of Michigan City; and Mrs. Maud M. Linkenhelt, of this city. The husband and children weie all present at her death, Walter arriving Monday and Norman and family Thursday evening. The funeral occurred at the residence at 2M0 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. Thornberry delivering the discourse. Iuterment in the Oak Hill cemetery. The husband and children have the sympathy of tha entire community in this their sad experience. NATI'KAI, (iAS sri'I'I.Y AT I'KKl'. AH the Large Consumers to le Cut Oil Next Month. Consternation prevails at Peru over the decision announced by the Peru branch of the Lofcaneport and Wabash Valley (las Co. regarding the city's supply for the winter. (Jenera! Manager James Murdock was there from Lafayette, and after a consultation with the 'ocal manager announced that all gas engines In the oil field and all factories, churches, schools, and other pullic buildings and all large consumers in genera! will be shut off Nov. 1. This is said to be for the protection of private consumers. The company has refused to supply new houses and will not replace mixers where removed lor the summer, po there are 20U houses without gas. The city has brought suit to compel the company to furnish these places, and it comes up for hearing Wednesday. The company says it has 4.1 wells connected, but the well pressure has grown so weak that nothing will keep up the supply in the city without pumping. XV. C T. IT. Convention. The annual convention of the Marshall county W. C. T. U. met in Argos, Sept. 29, at the M. E. church, with Mrs. Eva Main, of Plymouth, county president, in the chair. An all dav session was held at which the reports of olllcers and superintendents of departments gave evidence of work done along many lines. The otlicers for the coming year are President, Mis. Eva JSUin, Plymouth; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Louie a Parks, Uourbon; recording secretary, Mrs. Amanda It. Gordon, Argos; treas urer, Mr9. Jennie Erwin, liourbon; superintendents of departments, jail and prison, Mrs. Martin, Plymouth; suffrage and scientific temperance instruction, Miss Emily Stacey, Plymouth, narcotics, Mrs. Fannie Cleveland, Plymouth; Sabbath observance, Mrs. Jennie Dieher, Plymouth; mother's meetings, Mrs. Leary, Hourbon; peace and arbitration, Mrs. F. E. Uenner, Argos; systematic giving, Mrs. C. A. Moore, Argos; medal contest, Mrs. A. R. (iordon, Argos; non alcoholic medication, Mru. llast ings, liourbon; purity, Mrs. Jennie Erwin, IJDurbon; christian citizenship, Mrs. S. F. Cline, liourbon; press, Mrs. Maud Davis, Argos; literature, Mrs. Linnie liaugher, liourbon; mercy and Y work, Miss Hope Erwin, Uourbon; lair, Mrs. Kern, liourbon; I. T. L., Mrs L. iiaugher, liourbon. The resolutions committee presented the following: Resolved, That we, as Christian workers in the tempere.nce cause pledge ourselves to do all we can in the different departments to agitate, educate and legislate wherever we may, as workers meet, to create a higher standard of morals and temperance in every walk of life. Resolved, That we arouse energy and earnestness in e?ery woman's heart for the reformation of her own community. Resolved, That we tender our thanks to tht otlicers of the church for the use of the building, and all friends who helped so kindly in the convention. Mns. Strickland, ) Mies. Maud Davis, f Committee. Mi:S. L. liAL'GHKlt, ) We feel sure that all who attended the evening meeting enjoyed the very able addresses of Mrs lilain and Mrs. Strickland. (Jood music was furnished by the ladies' quartet. Committkk. Why Not Locate, In J'ly mouth. The Snyder Manufacturing company, of Chicago, manufacturers of emery wheels, miters and insulators, has offered to move its shops from Chicago to Valparaiso upon condition that they be gi?en free water and taxes; 85,000 cash when they employ l X) men; and also $5,000 when they employ 200 and 300. This is not to be paid until the company has carried out its part of the contract. Or:nd Couim-II of Marion. Masons from all over the Etate will be in Indianapolis the week of Oct. 1(. The forty-fourth annual meeting of the grand council of Royal and Select Master Masons of Indiana will begin Tuesday, Oct, 17, and the fifty-fourth annual convocation of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Indiana will open the following day in the same building.

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MEN IN PLYMOUTH JAIL ARE THOUGHT TO BE MURDERERS OF OFFICER CRAIG. Itiley Itmler anl .Ineol llloiigli Said tu He IIa I Character IMougli Sail t Have I(eii Sentenced Oin c to Jette rson v i 1 1 for 31 tinier. Riley Rader and Jacob Rlough are in jail at Plymouth charged with horse stealing. They are the parties who stole the gray horse of lohn (Jarber and the bugey of another farmer near by, at Honeyville, Lagrange county, last week, and if the charge under which they are now held proves insufficient they will be held, and certainly convicted, for stealing thefiarber horse, if they are not ürst convicted of a far more serious charge than horse stealing says the (lochen News. It is believed by men who know the parties that Rader and lilough are the persons who murdered Oilicer John Craig at Sturpis a week ago Monday night. A horse the murderers stole in lleeing from justice after killing Oilicer Craig was found at Honeyville. The night after the murder the (Jarber horse was stolen and taken to Walkerton, where it was traded off. Another horse was stolen by them, and they were caught, and taken to Plymouth and lodged in jail. Some one wrote to Sheriff Elliott, peculiarly addressing it to Middlebuiy, and the popular official received it yesterdav. Th- letter fUtfd that the (Jarber horse had been located in Walkerton, and told of the imprisonment of the thieves.. Sheriff Elliott thin morn iug telephoned to the. sher-ffat Plymouth and was given additional informa tion. The murderers of John Craig lied southward from Sturgis. They were tracked into Lagrange county, and as has been stated, the horse stolen near Sturgis was found in the (larber neighborhood. Rader is a vvorthless roustabout, with no known habitation. He has for some time been, associating with iilough, who is a desperate character with many petty crimes laid at his door, and who i:s said to have been sentenced to Jeffersonville once for murder. They have not been 6een in the locality of Schröck po6ttlice in Lagrange county, where they made their headquarters, 6ince a day or two before the Sturgis murder. Yet tliey stole the (Inrher hore atter the murder and they answer the description of the murders as furnished by J. R Joslyn.the chimney sweep who witnessed the murder. There may be a hanging in Michigan for the murder of John Craig CKOWN I'OINT ItKATKN. .1 inline Hammond Derides in Favor of the County Coiiiinisniotiers. A special from Crown Point states that Special Judge E. P. Hammond, of Lafayette, in the ca6e of the people of Crown Point vs. the Lake county commissioners in which the former asked for an injunction against the board from making an appropriation to build a court house at Hammond for the superior court, decided in favor of the county commissioners. The court, held that the board had a right to build a court house. An appeal will be taken. Cupid is Sly. Two months ago, in that month by some thought to be the most delightful of all, Charles Curtis, deputy treasurer of Marshall county, and Miss Elsie Walters, of Culver, both of whom are well known and have many friends in Plymouth, decided that their lives should henct forth be as one. Accordingly they began their journey: the young lady went from Culver to Warsaw where she made a visit and from there to Eikhart; the voung gentleman went from Plymouth to Elkhart where the two togethei listened to the epeech of W. J. Rrvan. From there their journey is not known but to some place in Mic igan it was and thence home again. A high regard for the characters of both of these young people is held by all, and the Independent joins: with their many friends in wishing them as much success in their future lives as there has been in their past. Knight of lythia. Frank J. Dunten, of Lagrange, has been appointed grand instructor of the grand domain of Indiana by (Jrand Chancellor James E. McDonald. This announcement will be hailed with much pleasure by Mr. Dunten's many Pythian friends throughout the state. He is thoroughly familiar with the secret work of the order, yet intends to visit Scranton, Pa., the home of the supreme chancellor and where the secret journal is kept, and "go over the work." Sunday TelegrMiiiM Dec lured Illegal. The Appellate Court rendere I a decision, holding that the sending of 11 telegram on Sunday is illegal unless it. comes within the delinition of a work of charity, so as to be exempt from the operation of the statute against working on Sunday. The decision was in the case of Mrs. Flora Heruly, of liloom. ington, who had been awarded 5,000 damages in the trial court against the telegraph company for failure to deliver a telegram which she sent on Sunday. I.nporte May Lone a Factory. Laporte may lose the bicycle establishment of John Lonn & Sons, which has been consolidated with the Adams & West Lake company and the David liradley company, both of Chicago, uuder a capitalization of 8250,000. The new company may decide to conduct 4s business in Bradley, 111.

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III i I X coooO(Rl! OOiorn 4i4-t $;. 7. . The Osborn case which has been having its second hearing iu court la-at week at Rochester on a change of venue, was decided Friday morning against the insurance company. It will be remembered that the property of John Osborn, of Maxenkuckee burned Feb 18, 1S'.8. The insurance com onnies refused to pay, claiming that Osborn burned the propery. In the hist trial OPborn was given a judgment for 81, '71. The insurance company was granted a new trial and the matter has been on at Rochester ßince Monday. Osborn was given a judgment this time fT S2.007.1K). The attorneys for Osborn were Farker and Martindale & Steven. The attorneys for the insurance companiep wereKellison !v: Logan. The Bourbon Fair. Tuesday was the big day at the Bourbon fair and many of our citizens were in attendance. The show of 6tock was excellent and the races fairly good. The attendance this year did not come up to thai of former years, though the management certainly had no cauee tor complaitt. Yesterday's races resulted as follows; The 2:20 pace: Wapello Wilkes, first money; Little Neil, second money; Roan 13U, third money; and Simpson Wilke?, Fourth money. Time 2:20. The 2:15 trot: liillie liowman, first money; Kunic, pecond money; l)urosf third money. Time 2:22. Obituary. Kvalyn Hahn, who was buried at liourbon Thursday, Oct. 5, was born at Bourbon. March 2tth, 1881. In 18'.5 shf was confirmed at the German Fvangelical Luthern church of Plymouth. She died suddenly at the home of her brother Will Hahn of this city Oct. 3rd, at the age of 18 years 0 months and ." days. A father, three brothers and five siF.ters and numerous relatives and friends mourn her loss. Ilev. lireckenridee, of Bourbon, and Rev. V. I). Weiss, of Fly mouth, conducted the funeral services. exorbitant Premium. (Joöhen Democrat: It has been discovered that certain insurance writers in this city are charging exorbitant premiums so ae to reap the benefits themselves and there is quite a Hurry among policy holders. It seems as though the plan adopted is to place one premium on the outside of the policy and have different figures in the contract. 1FO.T1T1 I CLUILÜ i n :rd not lose flesh sn summer J ou use the proper means prevent it. You think 4 !M c-n't take SCOTTS in hot weather, ;ye;j can take it and di- J :x it as well in summer as 4 . v.in'er. It is not like the ? ; n cod-üver oil, which is J : cu!t to take at any time. 'i you are losing flesh, 4 m are losing ground and 5 ; need J Scötf s Emulsion a;d must have it to keep up your flesh and strength. If f you have been taking it and ? prospering on It, don't fail to 3 continue until you are thor- J oughly strong and well. 4 Sjv. an i i.oo. all druggists. jr SCOTT ltnY Nl'., Chemists, New York. i 1. -fs sum 144 $ r

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in Pink, Blue and Cardinal, at Si. 49 and $2.00 Each. Beautiful goods, cheaper than you can make them. We also opened the finest line of Children's Kiderdown ('oats, from 4i)e to f each hy far the hest assortment in Hk city. Another new line has heen added to our stock and that is Ladies' Flannelette Night Dresses. You can find them at our store, in all sizes, at 5()e, 1, $1.49 and 2 per garment. All of the above can he found in our basement, together with the greatest line of Ladies', Misses' and Children's .Jackets and Capes in the city. Don't fail to examine.

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who intends buying a Good Stove cannot do better than come here. We sell Kadiant Home and Round Oak Heaters because we believe them to be the best. Also a general line of Sholf and Heavy Hardware, Paints, Cutlery, Tinware, Etc.

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C. FIRESTONE, MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN Harness, Saddles, Robes, Whips, Etc. Largest and best line of Harness in Marshall county. Repairing neatly, promptly ami reasonably done.

Another Old Settlor 1hmI A way. Mrs. Rebecca Cramer, wife of Levi Cramer, died Friday night. She was 73 years old many of w hich, though born in Ohio, she lived in Marshall county. She was the mother of three sons and two dau$hlerf. One son is in Dakota, the rest of the children living neir here. The funeral was held Sundiy afternoon at the .lacoby church and interment in the .lacoby church cemetery. I'reshy ferian Organize in Nappanee. I ml. A Presbyterian church has been organized at Nappanee with good pros pect. Kev. A. H. Townsend agisted in the organization of the church and the opening sermons will be preached by Kev. M. Weatherwax, of St. Joseph, Mich., who may be continued as the permanent pastor. Onarlt'tTv Metinji. At the Mt. Olive M. 1 church Oct. 11th and I.th: Saturday, 1 p. m , stewards meeting; 2 p. m., quarterly conference business; 7 p. m., prayer and song service; 7:M p. in., pleaching by lev. F. M. Iltü-sey, president of the Indiana district. Sunday, 10 . in., love feast; 10::U a. m, preaching by President llussey tollowed bv sacrament of the Lord's supper; 7 p. in., pleaching. Kl'V. TllOS. WlllTTAKKR, Pastor Mentone Circuit. ietie3M Meet your friends at CIGAR STORE. Kijiilnped with the best Pool ami Millard Tables In the city. All the trailing Itramls at Cigars. Everything In Smoker's goods. Full Due of FHiicy Confectioneries. PHOENIX CIGAR STORE, ELMEK 5T. JOHN. Prop. LA PORT K STUB KT.

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revs M 5883 csL, 1 1(1 The lime is again here when you will want FALL CLOTHING. You're sure liere of the best for the money- ui:ililies, latet t le, ina.le to onler. Si' ITS & OVF.KCOATS. Excellent materials, sjtloiitllil workmanship ami up-to-the hour stjles are the features of our garments made to onler. BERGMAN, THE TAILOR, I'P Stairs. COKKIN BLOCK. Fall Millinery The attention of the public is c.illeil to the fact that I have receive! a spleiulul line of Fall Millinerv. Ichsire that the Ladies of Plymouth call ami inspect some of the pretty shapes for this season. I have trices to .merit a liberal patronage during the past season and expect to do as well hy the trade in Fall Hats. Call and see for yourself. Our opening will be announced soon. Mrs. S. A. DeVol, Rtim . COH131N LJLOCK

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