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Prosperous Year! Our sales in I900 were larger than the sales of this store in I899, which was a surprise to ourselves as well as others. We thank you one and all for your patronage in 1900 and hope to have a continuance of same in 190I.

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WE WISH YOU ALL, A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

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I wish to thank everybody for the liberal patronage you have given me in the past and hope to merit a continuance of the same in this, the New Century. Yours Respectfully, H. E. BUCK.

TRIED TO POISON HIM CLIFF REYNOLDS. FORMERLY OF PLYMOUTH. HAS A NARROW ESCAPE. He Kttys That Iii Wife Tut Ioion in Iii Corte Physician's Timely Arrival Saved Hi I.lfe Mrs. Reynold Stoutly I-nie the Charge Kryuold Will Not Prosecute, hut Will Seel a IMvorce. Cliff H. Reynolds, a hardware dealer of Austin, a suburb of Chicago, form erly of Plymouth, was poisoned Thurs day morning at breakfast, but was saved by prompt attendance of a physician. The poißcn was in his coffe aild Reynolds declares it was the work of his wife with the intention of ktllinpr him. lie says she has threatened his life numerous times and that dining the last month he has slept in a locked room to prevent her carrying out her threat. He refuses to prosecute be cause of their two little children. Mrs. Reynolds and her husband sat down to the breakfast table at about 7:30 o'clock. She appeared to be in ex ceedingly good spirits, but complained that the coffee did not taste right. The husband took a swallow of the coffee

and not noticing anything wrong took more than half of the remainder. Almost immediately he became sick and convulsed with pain. It is said his wife laughed, Baying: 'You are always sick. It is nothlog." Reynolds ran to the telephone and called a doctor, who came and gave an emetic. Mrs. ItiQolU inist tn story that he tells. The family lives at G635 Lake street, Austin. Since then Mr. Reynolds has been confined in the rear of his store from the effects of the poison. They have been married for twel?e years, and have two childrenWillie, aged 5, and Dalos, 6. Last August Mn. Reynolds com.

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ALL FLOCK PLYMOUTH 54,206. 74,307. 73,37G. 39,998. 52,690. 97,062. 18,837. 24,772. 9,029. 765. 59,743. 91,171. 93,622 59,941. 62,503. 94,823. 15,081. 2,292. 3,260. 95,416. 29,594. plained at the Austin police station that her husband had attempted to kill her. He was held in custody at the station all night, but released in the morning. Reynolds said that his wife had at tempted to poison him, but he would make no complaint against her be cause of the disgrace it would bring to the children. The attending physician says that he believes the poison was a quantity of insect exterminator, composed of bi chloride of mercury, muriate of am monla and wood ahohol. A bottle of this mixture was found in th kitchen. Reynolds claims that his wife had made his life a burden for the lost five years and eays that he will seek a divorce in a sew months. A sensation was caused in an Austin hotel on Thanksgiving day, when Mrs. Reynolds, it is said, ran into the dining room, which was tilled with guests at dinner, and shouted: "Come home, Mr. Reynolds, and eat your Thanksgiving dinner with your family. When questioned about the poison ing, Mr 8. Reynolds declared that she had nothing to do with getting the breakfast for her husband or preparing the coffee which he drank. "Mr. Reynolds got his own breakfast thin morning," she said, "and I know nothing about it. If there was any poison in his coffee, I certainly did not put it in. He is mistaken and I think that when he stops to think what he is doing be will not accuse me." The mother of Cliff Reynolds and a brother, Ed, reside in this place, and a brother, Walter, formerly In the drug business here, resides in Chicago. W 11 Advise a Chanfre. Governor Mount announces that in his coming recommendations to the legislature he will suggest a change in the circuit court districts. He will probably recommend an entirely new system of circuits "The number of circuits almost equals the number or counties." he says, "and ' flagrant abuses have grown up in the way of

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CENTURY - MEETING.

MANY GATHER AT METHODIST CHURCH TO HEAR TOWN PEOPLE. Subjects Well Handled by Loral TalentAbsence of Judgre ' Caprou Regretted Attendance waa very wood and All Rematued to Welcniu : Ir. the New Century The centennial celebration and XXth century watch night h?ld in the Methodistchurch Mondsy-nipht under the aus pices of the ministers association, was the most fitting rounding out of the XlXth century and ushering in of the new that could have been planned lor Plymouth. It as a christian citizens' gathering, where al! met on common ground for candid review of the past, with hopeful prophecies of the future, seeking for immutable truth in the changing scenes of time, by various methods, from different points of ob servation. Every speaker was at his bast, addressing the home friends, who would be most critical, of the facts presented, most charitable lor the inci dents omitted, and moot appreciative of native talent. We could not undertake to give even an outline of all the hoice thoughts uttered during the tbre hours and the warm earnestness with which they were given. To take the programcopies of which may be obtained for souvenirs of the oci:aeiont and look it through with suggfetive mind will serve as satisfactorily tin may be done in a brief paper. .The non-appearance of Judge Capron was the only sore disappointment, taking out of the course a grand subject, which in his hands would have been treated with masterful ability. It would be desirable yet to hear the judge speak of "Government, Administrations, Principles." The attendance was good, very good in that nearly all remained, with increasing interest to the last, the later comers making so much increase of the assembly. Many thanks are due to the painstaking speakers for their prompt and eloquent favors, an( to the gathered choir that led tbewh'le congregation in jubilant son? an hymns., which contributed huga o the enjoyment of the last three hrp? t passing century. No other occasion, timed exactly like this, can come to those who are on the platforms today, but more frequent gatherings of citizens for a similar purpose of good fellowship in reminiscence and research, would be pleasant and profitable, helpful to all occupations and interests. PARASITES THAT AHSORR. Hut Never Add Anything to the Welfare of the Conttnunlty. Every community has its parasites, the fellows who live and many times grow rich on the enterprise of their neighbors. If a public enterprise is launched they never lend a band but are the first to advance the price of their holdings if the enterprise proves a boom to property prices. They never havi a penny to devote to the public welfare and every enterprise that calls for funds is cried down by this class. They want all the benefits of modern progress, but are not willing to spend a cent to help things along. If they are in business they expect their neighbors to boom the town and then nine times out of ten take some underhanded game to get trade. They would not live in a town that had no newspapers and yet they never invest a cent in subscription or take advertising space. They regard churches and schools as good institutions, but whine whenever they are asked to contribute a cent to the one or pay taxes for the support of the other. They act as a drag on the car of progress in aoy city or community. When one of this class departs from a place it is an event that can be counted as a public improvement. Muncie Herald. Itourbon Woman on Trial. Mrs. Edward McCrow, of Hourbon, is on trial in Justice St. Clair's court in St. Joseph for stealing household goods from Härtender Spatford of Benton Harbor. Rebind this ordinary announcement there is a story. Until recently the defendant in the case was the Spafford housekeeper and rumor has it that the couple were engaged. The woman was then known as May E. Jacks and she had a local reputation for beauty. Then Edward McCrow appeared. He is a young man of pleasing appearance and conducts a large blacksmith shop in Rourbon. He appears to have won the love of the housekeeper. At any rate, the two suddenly departed from Benton Harbor on November 19 and were subsequently married. It Is stated that the woman, In fleeing carried with her certain property which belonged to the house. The value of the goods Is placed at $26. Mrs. McCrow was taken to Goshen from Bourbon last week by Deputy Sheriff Tennant. Hen-II or Dauce. The Ben-Hur dance at the Ben-Hur I hail Monday night wai a success and

was one of the best dances held io this city this season. The music was rendered by the Harris orchestra which was very good. About thirty couples were present and danced the old year out and the twentieth century and new year in. The crowd retired to Albert's restaurant at 12:30, where lunch was served and returned to the ball, where they daDced until an early hour, all being satisfied they could hae spent the New Year's eve in no more pleasant way. Primary Election Law. The bill for the proposed compulsory primary election law, as at present understood, provides that both parties shall hold their nominating primaries at the same time and place. Primaries for city and township elections shall be held the eighth Monday before the date of the election, and for general elections the last Saturday in August before the election day. The sub-committee which drew up th bill suggests that the law shall be mandatory in counties of 30,000 population and over, and in cities of 10,000 and over. Severe penalties for both buying and selling votes are provided. There ii also a clause providing for the use of voting machines. The present election statutes are made to apply to the bill, with tüe result that it is very voluminous.

To Retire This Year. The first year of the new century will be marked by many retirements in the army and navy for statutory reasons, mainly on account of ate. The retirements in the army include three heads of staff departments, namely: Judge Advocate General Liebler, General Wilson, chief of engineers, and General Burlington, chief of ordinance, each of whom holds the rank of brigadier general. One brigadier general of the line, Gen. II C. Merriam, commanding the department of the Colorado, and six colonels of the line will retire during the year. In the navy two rear admirals of the line, Kautz and Schley, and the chief of bureau, Rear Admiral Hichborn, will bj transferred from the aGtive to the retired list during the present year. Annwer if You Can. Here is a list of questions for the wide-awake boy: You can see any day a white horse; did you ever see a white colt ? Why does a horse eat grass backward and a cow forward? Why does a hop vine always wind one way' and a bean vine another way V Where should a chimney be the larger, at the top or bottom, and why? Can you tell why a horse when tethered with a rope always unravels it, while a cow always twists it into a kinky knot? How old must a grapevine be before it begin" to bear? Can you tell why leaves turn upside dowu ju6t before a rain? What is the length of a horse's head is it as long as a flour barrel? What animals have no front teeth, and why? Exchange. A Pleasant Surprise. Fourteen of Miss Louise Wolford's young friends gave her a very pleasant surprise Tuesday night at her home on North Michigan street. The evening was spent in games, music and dancing, and a very pleasant time is reported. Light refreshments were served, and they left at a late hour. Miss Wolford left this morning for Morris, 111., where she is attending school. The following were present: Misses Minnie Walker, of South Bend; Edith Kendall, Rosie Lauer, Eva Turner, Edith Covert, Agnes Thomson and Christine Ulrich; Messrs. Louis Mattingly, Willard Fields, Lloyd Morris, Harry Marvin, Harry Hobam, Peter Hendricks and Ford Reynolds. The II. H.Club Entertains. The II. II. club entertained their young lady friends at a dancing party at Hill's cafe Monday evening. All the members of the O. N. T. club were in attendance besides several youDg ladie and gentlemen from Bourbon and Argos. The evening was spent in music, singing and dancing and a very enjoyable evening was spent. No two clubs of young people can have a more enjoyable time than the H. H. club and the O. N. T club, both being composed of our best young boys and girls of the city. The O. N. T. club will entertain in a short time but the exact date is not yet known. Surprise Party. About twenty of Quincy Kleckner's young gentleman and lady friends gave him a pleasant surprise Tuesday night at his home two miles southwest of tbia city. The evening was spent in various games, singing and dancing. Refreshments were served at a late hour and all departed wishing him a happy and prosperous New Year. Quincy is now proprietor of a cafe and candy kitchen at South Bend and has a very good business. He will return in a few days. Not Drinking Order. At the regular meeting of the Wabash lodge of Elks Wednesday evening a motion was carried to forbid the use of beer or any other like drink in the meetings or banquets of the order in Wabash. This formal action was taken to keep the order always strictly I temperate.

NEW YEAR'S WRECK.

A REAR END COLLISION ON THE PITTSBURG RAILROAD TUESDAY. Wreck Occurred Near Viaduct In This City Fire Department Saved Car from Flames, Though There Was Considerable Damage by Water Air Hrakes Refused to Work. What might have been a fearful wreck occurred on the Pennsylvania tracks, east oftbe Michigan street viaduct at 8:30 Tuesday morning Engine No. ?22, west bound, rushed into the rear end of a mixed stock and merchandise train with a terrible crash, derailing three cars. Luckily no one was injured, the engineer and fireman on the engine jumping, and the caboose of the other train not being occupied at the time. There were two cabooses on the train, one being carried for the accommodation of the stock shippers, who were taking their stock to Chicago, but at this particular moment no one was in either of the cabooses, the crew being out on the train. The two cabooses and one merchandise car were derailed, rolled down the bank and began at once to burn. The fire alarm was sounded and the department promptly responded and extinguished the flames in about thirty minutes. The damage to the car of merchandise was mostly by water. Engine 222 was running only a few minutes behind the other train and was heavily loaded; the forward train stopped suddenly, but the engineer of the rear train could not get his brakes to work, and therefore was unable to top bis train, and it crashed into the cars ahead, with the above result. The loss will probably be in excess $5,000 to the railroad company. A LECAL COMPLICATION. Teachers Demand Pay for Services Not Rendered. A curious legal complication has originated in connection with a new school building at Gilead, near Roann. B. F. Grogg, retiring trustee, left the buildiog to be liuihhca by his successor,! David F. Kercher. The latter discovered that Mr. Grogg had not advertised for bids originally, but had personally conducted the erection of the building. Mr. Kercher at once ruled all previous proceedings out of order and advertised for bids to finish the building. This took thirty days more of time in which nothing was done. School has not yet begun but will be opened about February 1st. The teachers now claim that they are entitled to at leat part pay for the time they have lost for, although the month and day were not specified in their contracts, yet the year 1900 was plainly named. Iteldon-Whittung Wedding. Last Thursday, December 27, 1900, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beldon, six miles nortbeast of Rockford, Ohio, was the scene of a pretty home wedding. Their daughter Carrie and Phillip Whittung being united in marriage. Rev. Burroughs performed the ceremony, in the presence of about one hundred guests. The newly-wedded couple then received the congratulations of their friends. They were the recipients of a lot of choice and valuable presents. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Beldon and Morris Alger, of Marshall county; Mrs. J. D. Fife, Mrs. Harry Fife, Vera and Bessie Fife and Miss Short, of Van Wert; Mr. and Mrs. James Parker, Maggie and Florence Parker, of Ohio City; John King, Miss Flora King, of Rockford, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs Whittung have many friends in Marshall county who will wish them a long, happy and prosperous wedded life. Twin Lake Items. Claude Hitter has returned from Ft. Wayne for a few das. Ira Goddard is visiting his brother in Ft. Wayne for a short time. Mr. Kinsy, of Warsaw; spent a few days with Mr. Tripp last week. Morris Agler visited with friends and relatives in Van Wert, O , the past week. J. W. Nichols and wife were in North Manchester last week visiting with friends. Leonard Klimer, formerly of this place, but who is now traveling throughout the West, spent one night last week with Samuel Burns. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rough, Mr. aod Mrs. Jesse Rough, of Buchanan, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kepler, South Bend, have returned to their homes. Changes In Population. The census bulletin, comparing the census of the counties in Indiana for several decades shows that the following counties bad a larger population in 1880 than in 1890 or 1900: Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Hendricks, Jefferson, Jennings, Lagrange, Ohio, Putnam, Ripley, cott, Switzerland, Union aod Warrtn. Of the foregoing, the

following had regained the greater part of the lost from 1SS0 to 1890 during the last decade: Decatur, Jennings, Owen, Putnam, Ripley, Scott, Warren. The following counties loet population between 1SS0 and 1900, but more than made the answer good during the last decade: Fountain, Harrison, Henry, Rush, Spencer, Steuben, Tippecance and Wayne. These figures indicate that, except in six counties, mostly small, there has been no dwindling Of population the past twenty years. They show that oftener than otherwise counties that loet population between 1810 regained it more than regained ii during the decade following. Again, the few losses between 1890 and 1900 are not so marked as the preceeding period. So, all things considered, the decline of population in rural counties may be regarded as of no consequence, far different from the showing ot the ceoßus for two or three decades some of the agriculture portions of some of the older etates.

CONTRACT MAKLS TROUBLE. The Starke County CoinntlssUaers Threaten Legal Proceedings. The members of the board of commissioners of Starke county are in a quandary over the contract recently made with W. B. Burford, printer, of Indianapolis, for the annual supply of blaDk books, stationary, etc. The contract which they signed have prices by schedule and a lump sum of 153.11 which they supposed was the whole amount they were to pay for the necessary supply for the county offices. Later when the contract was more carefully examined by attorneys it was found that it was ingeniously worded and that Burford will be able to collect according to the schedule price which amounts to about S1.300 for the goods which commissioners expected to get for $K&11. The commissioners declare they will never pay such a price for supplies and law suits are threatened to dissolve the contract. Local printers put m bids ranging from SiOO to 900 for the same supplies. Charges and counter charges are being made by each party and some startling developments are expected. Argo items. Frank Boggs rasde a business trip to Laporte Monday. Jessie Bowles, of Hammond, is the Ufefc-jf f!-"ds aua relatives in oui city. Mrs. llailsback went to South Bend for a short vjsit. Geo. Dausman returned from Nappanee Saturday, after a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gibson returned to their home in Hammond after a short visit with Mrs. Gibson's mother, Mrs F. M Walker. Mrs. Jennie liaxter spent the holidays with her daughter Mrs. Henry Mick, in Michigan City. S. C. Todd returned from South Whitley yesterday, where he had been on a few days' vi?it to his father. Sherman Ellis and family returned last evening from a visit with relatives and friends at Xenia, Ohio. Rev. L. Austin and family have returned from a ten days' visit among relatives and friends in Michigan. The following oilicers elected by Lafayette Gordon l'os No 132, G. A. K. on Dec. 7, will be metalled Friday evening Jan. 4, at (J rand Army hall in the Pickard block: W. H. Whited. commander; F. W. White, S. V. C: Jacob Deveny, J. V.O.; J. T. Doke, surgeon; J. Pickerl, chaplain; Wm. Stafford; Q. M.; Isaiah Hees. O. D.; A. Drake, O. (J.; Chris Siple, Adjt. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harr went to Hammond Monday to visit their son for a few days. Bert Haines was a passenger north Monday, bound tor South Bend to visit relatives for a few days. S. N. Stevens and family spent New Year'a day in Argos the guests of Mr. Steven's mother and other relatives. The Misees Ida and Emma Kemps, of South Bend, are spending New Year's with Hugo Kemp and family. John Clifton and wife returned from Rochester Tuesday, where they had been the guests of Mrs. Clifton's mother. John Weimer, employed in a bardware store at East Chicago, returned there Tuesday after a short visit with his family. Harry Gordon went to Laporte Monday to visit friends and relatives before leaving for Chicago. Samuel Walters and wife, who intended to start for Kedlands, CaK, last Wednesday, were forced to postpone their departure, owing to an accident to Mr. Walters and the illness of their granddaughter, Florence Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Grimes, of Denver, spent new years with the family of bis brother, J. B. Grimes. J. II. Griswold, an attorney of Cleveland, was in Argos this week, a guest of T. O. Taber and family. W. W. Clark, of Walkerton, spent a few days in town last week, the guest of his brother Abe. George C. Clarke and wife (nee Feiser), who were married at Bourbon on Sunday, left Friday evening for Loganport.

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