Marshall County Independent, Volume 7, Number 11, Plymouth, Marshall County, 22 February 1901 — Page 1

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ety tadepe Comity Librir? JuUOO Vol. PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1901, No. 11.

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LONELY MAJORITY.

REPORT HANDED IN ON TRADINGSTAMP BILL. Th AHfnil Minority lU'port for Hit- Hill Ailopirtl y tl- Sffl- -Paact- of ltUill Now l'rartn'itlly V""''. The Indianapolis News of Tuesday savs: "The senate, a short time before the noon fcJjonrnmenr, today, voted to accept a so called 'minority' report favoring the passage of Representative Metsker's anti-trading-stanip bill, which has caused much discussion among members of the legislature. Two reports were handed in from the committee on judiciary by Senator Jos, in the absence of Senator Brooke, chairman of the committee. When the reports were read it was announced that the maj rity favored the indefinite postponement ot the bill arid the minority report favored its passage. Seuator Lambert, a member of the committee, asked that the names eigned to the two reports be read, and it wa found that the 'minority report was signed by Senators Lambert, Inman, Parks and Aenew, while the 'majority' report was simply signed by 'lire oka.' " 'That's a queer kind of majori, said Senator Inman. "Senator Joes rose to explain, saying that at the meeting of the committee it had been decided that the bill was unconstitutional and ought not to be reported favorably. "Senator Lambert rose to a point of order. '"The point is this,' he said, 'L think the senator from Marion (.Jos? is out of order io relating things that occurred in com rait tee.' "Senator Hall, who occupied the cair temporarily, refused to eustain the point and Senator Joss proceeded. "He said the bill sought to interfere with private contracts, and with the right of American citizens to conduct the kind of business they saw tit to conduct. The bill had been declared unconstitutional by the courts of other states. He said Representative Metsker was led to introduce the biJl simply because the tradmg-stMiip business had interfered .with hia business. It had taken 000 worth of advertising away from Representative Metsker. "Seuator Inman then took the lloor. The reading of the two reports,' said he, sarcastically, 'discloses the fact that one man eigned the majority report, and that neveial men signed the minority report. I think the bill is of 6u indent importance to be printed and laid on the desks of the senators for their consideration. "Senators Purcell, I'arks and Gochenour spoke favoring the printing of the bill. Senator Gocnenour eaid the trading stamp business was a fraud. "The vote was then taken on the minority report favoring the bill, and was concurred in." l.t-Klttativt Not-. Indianapolis, Feb. 18.--A bill providing a life term for kidnappers was passed to engrossment. The house killed the bill to appropriate ."3K0,OGo for an epileptic asylum today. The house today passed the oil! fixing the minimum wages for country teachers at a price equivalent to two and one-half tia.es the general average per cent, obtained by examination. Mrs. Parks is visiting the senator at the Denison hotel. Four senators signed the minority report on the trading-stamp bill today. Senator. loss has indirectly notified the author that he purposes to prevent the committee from making its report. He is not likely to succeed, as Senator Rroks, the chairman, will not likely tolerate any such work. Arrangements have been made to call it up in case efforts are put forth to smother the bill. The house ways nnd means committee has reported favorably the bill appropriating 10,300 for the purchase of 131 acres which are a part of the pres ent state fair grounds. The senate judiciary committee had prepared a report to indefinitely postpone Representative MetskeFs anti-trading-stamp bill. Mr. Metsker this morning induced Senators Agnew, Inman, Parks and Lambert to sign a minority report. Indianapolis Press. Senator Hard, chairman of the committeeon buildingandloan associations, all over the state are writing to him that they could not live under the bill that bas paseed the house, which limits their profits to 2 per cent. A etrong lobty probably will be on hand when the bill comes up in the senate. The house of representatives this afternoon, by a vote of 35 to 21, amended t be electrocution bill by proTiding that morphine should be used as p Desna for taking the life of a prig-

oner condemned to death. Dr. Passage ottered the amendment and made a long speech in favor of it. Alter the ameudmeut was adopted, Mr. Stookey moved that the enacting clause of the entire bill be stricken out and this motion was carried.

j It i3 claimed that the democratic i members of the legislature have a?reed i on a plan of defeating the Ft. Wavne charter bill by throwing every obstacle in its way in order that it may be lost in the final rush ot business. Although the bill parsed the senate last Wednesday afternoon, it has not yet appeared in the house. It is said several republican representatives have been interviewed and are willing to assist the democrats in killing the bill in this way. A substitute for the South Rend charter hill that was introduced in the bouse will be presented in the senate by Senator Hums, It will provide that the tax-levy limit shall be S1.2Ö, and that the mayor's salary shall be sl.soO instead of 2,000 The mayor is not to have power to remove any ofiicial without the city council, having a chance to act. The mayor is to be police judge until 1902. The substitute bill was prepared by Senator Rums, Elmer Crockett, Representative Harris and other N)uth Rend republicans. IH"K.Vsr. KI'.SKMIil.ING SMALLPOX. l!rcak Out Anions the Cattle In Starke County. The Knox Crescent 6ays that a peculiar disease has broken out among the cattle of Oregon township and quite a number are dying from it. The first cases occurred last winter when a farmer living near the St. Joseph county line, Jo9t 11 head. As there were nb other cattle attacked it was supposed to be local and caused by either the feed or the water. The present winter, however, it has appeared on several farms and it is now teared it may become epidemic. The general appearance and symptoms of the disease resemble smallpox. The cattle are lir6t attacked by a fever and in a short time pustules make their appearance all over the body. These pustules gather pus and break, forming large stabs. If the animal has not become too much debilitated it now tands a goou chance of recovery. Tl'rtv "disease s'a pis all "trie vituiity of Hie rattle and they lose flesh rapidly. No one seems to know what the disease is or how it came to be con tracted in the country. 'Ihr Tracing-Stamp Hill. The Indianapolis News contains the following in its issue of Monday: "Representative Metsker is making an effort to save his trading-stamp bill, which was referred to the senate committee on judiciary several days ago, having been passed in the house. Mr. Metsker learned today that the committee intended to report unfavorably on the bill, and he at once set to work to obtain a minority report, so that he could bring it before the senate, where he u willing that it take its chances. "He says that Senator Joss, who is a member of the senate committee on judiciary, is in the employ of the tradingStamp companies, and is personally requesting the members of the committee and others in the senate to help kill the bill. "Mr. Metsker declares that the trading-stamp companies represent over a million dollars, and that they can easily afTord to have a lobby here. Senators Agnew, inman, Lambert and Parks, he says, have acreed to sign a report in favor of the bill." Ieatli of Mrn. Kmalint Harn-. Mrs. Emaline Haenes died at her home in Rremen Sunday evening, Feb. 17, aged 73 years. For the past 14 years ehe had been aillicted with rheumatism and was given the greatest of care aud attention by her children. She had lived in Rremen many years and was quite well known. ??he was the mother of nine children, six of whom are left to mourn her death Samuel Fryman, Mrs. Mary Rartori, of Huntington; Frances. Charles and Samuel Haenes, of Rremen, and John Haenes, of Plymouth, a blacksmith at the Ringgenberg &. Cullison wagon woiks. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at Rremen with interment at North Union cemetery, southeast of that place. Lapm Item. A quiet wedding was solemnized at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Rurger, of La pa, Sunday evening, Feb. 17, when their eldest daughter, Carrie, was united in marriage to William Arthur Baleley, of Teearden. The impressive marriage service was read by Kev. Peter, after which the congratulations from those present followed. Resides the members of the family Ed. Fulkerson and Mifs Rertha Zentz were present. The young couple will begin housekeeping three miles southeast of Teegarden. An only child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomas, of Lapaz, died after a sickness of five days, aged 1 months and 7 days. Funeral services were held In the Wesleyan church on Tuesday. Rurial took place In the Fairmont cemetery, Rev. Peter conducting the services.

lii:,Tll OF A Lf'KKIl MORKIM.

Former I.esil-nt of I'ly mouth I'nr Ahiiv at Ifobart, I ml. Alfred Morrison died at his home Hi i Hohart Tuesday morning alter only a short illness ot heart failure. Mr. Morrison was for many years a resident of this city and has a host of friends here who were shocked last evening by the news of his death. Deceased came to this city from Illinois in 1"5.j3 with a ganj of workmen who were laying the tracks ot the Pennsylvania railway between Chicago and Ft. Wayne. He was afterward made road master between Hanna and Ft. Wayne, which position he resigned to join the army He joined Simonson's battery and was made captain of the Fifth Indiana bittery. When Capt Simonson was killed in Ib&l, he was ap pointed captain of the battery, which position he held until the close of the war, when he returned to this city and resumed his work on the railroad. In lh he was united in marriage to Savannah Lopp, to which union one child Thomas Morrison was born, who still survives his parents, his mother having died when he was only a few year6 old. In 1ST4 te was married to Mary W. McDonald, widow of John McDonald, to which union two children were born, one oi whom Lewis Morrisonsur vives him and now resides in Chicago. In lb'iG he resigned his position with the Pennsylvania company and entered into the milk business in Chicaeo, which he conducted until about five years ago when he retired from busi ness and moved to his farm near Ho bart, where he died. The remains will be Drought to this city today at 10:37 a. m. acd taken to Oak Hill cemetery, where they will be laid to rest. l.t'ginlative Note. Indianapolis, Feb 19.- The trading stamp bill which was supposed to nave heen killed by the senate committee last Friday, was gotten before the sen ate through the efforts of Repreeenta tive Metsker, who secured four sena tors to sign a minority report. The passage of the bill is now practically assured. In the house this afternoon, Mr. Adameon, of the committee on temperance, submitted a minority report on the saloon remonstrance bill, providing that a remonstrance shall stand for six months. The bill, aa reported by the majority, provided that a remonstrance shall be good for two years. The house voted down a motion to table the Adamson amendment. Mr. Louttit'a bill, providing for the receiving of feeble-minded women up to the age of 45 at the Ft. Wayne school for feeble-minded youth, was advanced to engrossment, after a heated discupsion, with an amendment appro priating 40,000 for the carrying out of the provisions of the bill. Several bills were passed, as shown in the legislative record, The linance committee of the senate made two reports on the Goodwine bill today for the sale of state lands In In dianapolis, including the blind iusti tute grounds. The majority was for the sale. Senators Layman and Miller signed the minority report against it. The bill allowing the city of Indianapolis to levy a tax of 1 cent on the 8100 to support free kindergarten was handed down on third reading in the house this morning. Mr. Stutesman asked unanimous consent to Introduce an amendment. The bill was withdrawn until he could prepare the amendment, which will provide that the bill shall apply to all cities of 8,030 and over. The committee on agriculture reported favorably on house bill No. 33T (Ronham) appropriating $40,000 to purchase 131 acres of laud for the state board of agriculture. Mr. King objected to concurring in the report and the house sustained him iu the objection. The bill was then indefinitely postponed on the motion of Mr. Roberts, of Jefferson. Republican leaders in the house say their expectation is that the Cooper anii-trust bill which was passed by the house this morning, will go through the senate and become a law. They say there is no reason why it should not, since it is not regarded as a stringent measure and there has been no opposition to it, except from those who have thought It too weak. Senator Goodwine introduced by request a bill that provides that there shall be one juetice of the peace in each township where there is a population of not over 15.000. When there is over 15,000 i here may be two. The salaries are based on population: First 1,000, $200; for each additional thousand to 10,000, S50; for each thousand thereafter, 825. The dictum of the republican managers was obeyed by the house of representatives this morning and the bill appropriating $120,000 to pay the claim of Vtncennes university was killed beyond recall. The bill bad passed the senate, haying been Introduced by Sen

ator Purcell. The house has also killed the epileptic villa.ee bill acd now is expected to go after the Muncie normal school bill, the third of those condemned by th party rulers. i on; svv.yx m um: n.u;iu. los 1'niU to H:e senate Kill Tradingstamp Mill. A divided report, was made by the judiciary committee on Representative Metsker's bill, which prohibits the use of trading stamps. Senator Joss made

his longest speech cf the session in fa vor of the majority report for postpone roent. He eaid that Rhode Island parsed a law similar to the one proposed in the Metsker bill, and that it had been declared unconstitutional. He said that the author, a newspaper man admitted in committee that he was los ine $000 a year by the operation of the trading-stamp system. Joss was atone in his attack on the bill. Senator Purcell defended the bill He said merchants of his city want the bill pusjed, and he charged that trading-stamp agents go to a town and by a species of blackmail force merchants iDto their schemes. The minority report for the bill was adopted by a large vote. Senator Joes' voice was the only one heard to say "No." -Indianapolis Press. Insurance Com put. ie Complain. The life insurance companies of the state have prepared a circular, which they are sending out to citizens al over the state, callinir attention to sen ate bill No. 210, which is to change the amouut companies are required to de posit with the auditor of state from 5200,000 to $100,000. The auditor of state is eaid to be against the bill, but the argument is advanced by the life insurance companies organized under the laws of this state, that the reduc tion of the deposit will give the smaller companies a chance to expand and go into other states, which are now retal iating by requiring them to deposit the same amount that is demanded in this state. slioiihl SiTVf a r Warning. The couviction of George M. Ray for defrauding Shelby county will excite no surprise among people who have watched the career of this man. He has been in trouble before. His con viction is a good -tpon for boodlers A newspaper puK'r s'.ins'd te the last man to engage in boodling. A newspaper publisher should be ever ready to expose the schemes of bood lers. The public expects this of an honest, fearless publisher. George M. Ray bas loat nis standing among hie fellow men in an attempt to get rich by dishonest methods. Society would be better oil if eyery boodler should share his fate. Lopansport Pharos. Married. Ira K. Haag and Nellie A. Rurch were married Tuesday at 1 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, near Tyner, in the presence of about forty guests. Rev. J. R. Allen, of Waikerton, officiating. Immediately after the cer emony a bounteous repast was served and many beautiful presents presented to both contracting parties. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Haag and is an industrious young farmer, while the bride is one of Marshall county's accomplished young ladies and a daughter of Fber Rurch, of Polk township. An Kditor'it ltaril I.urk. If some guest at the Sentinel editor's home last Friday evening, will bring the old hat back which he wore away he can have the nice new one he left in its place. It may seem strange that the present custodian of the new hat should request such an exchange, but the new hat is a size too small for him Rochester Sentinel. Although the editor claims it is too small for him, there must be "some thing in it." Twin Lake lt-ms. Mrs. Henry Glass spent a few days with her mother, Mrs. Pero, in RunOak, last week. Miss Emma Kriegbbaum is home from Elkhart for a few weeks' visit with her parents. Milton Strohecker returned from a visit from Grand Rapids, Mich. Wra. Warner and wife and .1. W. Nichols and wife spent last Sunday in Rurr Oak, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Warner. Henry Warner and Chas. Shearer pass d through here last Friday night on their way to Rourbon in search of employment. Chas. Keyser departed from here last Tuesday, Feb. 11, for his new home in Western Illinois. The neichbors are all sorry to see him leave, for they are losing a good honest neighbor. Amos York bas moved to the Mat tingly farm south of Plymouth. Mrs. Ben Hol lern was called to Sum mit county, Ohio, owing to the severe illness of her mother. She arrived there on Friday and on Sunday her mother died. She will stay a few weeks and visit before she returns. Caroline Matilda Runch, one of the oldest settlers of this county, died at her home near Argos Monday, Feb. 18, aged 80 years. She had resided in this county since 1845 and was the widow of John Clarey Ranch.

THAT TKA DING-STAMP RKPORT.

Senator Iltook Kxplain Why Name Wert Not signal to It. Senator Rrooks, chairman of the Benate judiciary committee, who returned Wednesday alternoou lrom an enforced absence from hie seat in the legislature, explained why the majority report of the judiciary committee on the tradingstamp bill in the senate Wednesday did not bear all the names of the committeemen who were supposed to be against the bill. He says it is the custom of the com mittee to have majority reports signed only by the chairman of the committee The method, he says, saves much time that otherwiee would be lost in hunting up the members and having them indi vidually sign the report. A minority report, however, he says, is generally signed by all the members of the com mittee that dissent from the majority report. The majority report on the trading stamp bill, that came from the house which bore the name of Senator Rrooks as chairman, actually represented, he said, six of the members of the com mtttee an actual majority. Indianap olis News. Legislative Noten. Indianapolis, Feb. 20 Jacob Car biener, of Rremen, and Auditor Henry Miller are visiting the assembly. Hon. Samuel Parker attended to legal business here yesterday and vis ited the senate today. Ex-Trustee John Jones, of Green township, Marshall county, is here mingling with the politicians. Mr. Cory, of the firm of Cory & Stev ens, attended the hardware men's asso ciation here yesterday and today. The bond and surety lobbyists won out in the house this afternoon. Rep resenlativea spoke against the passage of the bill, but efforts were useless. With the hardest efforts only eighteen votes could be secured against the measure. The surveyor's bill has been very much amended by the committee on drains and dykes and with the amend treats, it is duubtf al ii the bill wili pads. The present law on cleaning ditches is regarded a9 satisfactory by the farmers generally. Ry a report of the senate committee on education yesterday afternoon Senator Lambert's free text-book bill bill No. 350 was killed. The committee was unanimous in its decision. Mr. Neal will receive a hearing before the senate committee on railroads this evening on his bill requiring railroads to sell 500-mile mileage books for Ü510. He says that he believes be will obtain a favorable report on the bill and in that event he is hopeful of the passage of the bill by the senate. It was announced today by Mr. Reeer, chairman of the house committee on education, that the Muncie normal ecnool bill, introduced in the house by Mr. Carmicbael, will be taken up Friday afternoon. "I think," said Mr. Reser, "that will be giving the friends of the bill enough time. The meeting will be open to every one who desires to talk on the matter." The board of managers of the Indi ana industrial school for girls and the woman's prison has decided to ask the legislature for S 10,000 to be used for building a cottage at the institution in which is to be housed the girls who are sent to the institution without criminal charges being made against them. The purpose is to separate the wards of the state from the criminal classes. The house committee on the affairs of the Indiana state prison will Friday make a trip to Michigan City to look into the affairs of the institution. The members of the committee will pay their own expenses. The members of the committee feel that, as members of the prison committee, they ought to know something about the prison and its needs, and they are willing to go down into their own pockets to pay for the information. Waikerton Store Robbed. The clothing store of Koontz & Fair, of Waikerton, was robbed Monday night at about 11 o'clock by thieves who gained entrance through a shed at the rear of the building. They had stolen tools from John Schwartz at the R. & O target house, with which they forced their way in. They took $400 or 8500 worth of goods, consisting of over coats, suite, neckties, handerchiefs, kid gloves and various other articles. This is one of several burglaries which have been committed recently, all of which are supposed to be the work of ndividuals familiar with the premises. The burglary was discovered by the night watchman soon after it took place, but the thieves had made their escape. Iturr Oak. James McGovern and Miss Lizzie McDonald were united in marriage at the residence of tht bridt'a parents,

four miles west of Rurr Oak, by Justice E. A. Thornberg, of Ober, last Sunday. Mr. McGovern is one cf the Nickel Plate's best section foremen, and will occupy bis own property in Rurr Oak. We wish them a long arid happy life. D. E, Vanvactor will pieach at the V. R. church at 2:30 p. m. Rev. Pre8snell and his brother are holding meetings in the W. M. church at Rurr Oak, to well filled houses. No additions thus far. C. C. Monroe and wile, Oscar P. Maxey and Miss McKesser, of Tyuer,

visited with the family of G. A. Maxey last Sunday. They are going to move to Oklahoma in a few weeks. Leonard Osborn and wife, Mrs. Ida Osborn and Mrs. Allie Maxey and daughter Ruth spent Sunday in Argos. Mrs. John Aley is very sick with lagrippe. James Paddock, of Kansas, is visiting with the family of D. R. Paddock. Samuel H. Lockridge is moving from the farm of A. J. Ky6er to the Samuel Strale property in Rur Oak. Rev. Mattox failed to reach Rurr Oak to fill his appointment Sunday afternoon, and Rev. Pressneil, of the Weslevan church, tilled his appointment. Argos Items. Mrs. Martha Hoke, who resides in Shelby county, Ohio, is in Argos. the guest of her brother, Ezra Jones, and other relatives. She will remain several weeks. Thomas McGriff, one of the best known farmers of this part of the county, is confined to his home by serious illness. Mrs. Alma McGriff, of West Chicago, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Raugher, in confined to her home by serious illness. Anderson Yoast is preparing his large sugar camp for the spring run, putting up new buildings and making other improvements. Mrs. Matilda Walters, who has been ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Warner, for several weeks, has suffered a relapse and is in a serious condition. A sleighing party from Plymouth drove to Argos Saturday nicht and c-pent tlidefeiiicg witii JoL-j "fnxier und family. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Rurkett Mr. and Mrs. Deeds, Mr and Mrs. Mar tindale, Mrs. L. I. Ely, Mies Cecil Rur kett, and Frank Martindale. J. Livingston instituted a lodge of Ancient Order of Gleaners at Leiter's Ford on Tuesday night, containing 'X members. Howard Zumbaugh, traveling representateve of Schoonover Rros.' cigar factory, has been in Rremen for several days at the bedside of his wife, who is quite ill with malarial fever. W. T. Vanvactor and wife, of War saw, were in Argos, the guest of D Vanvactor and family over Sunday. S. K. Martin has sold his residence west of the city to Douglas Neiswong er, of Likeville. Mr. Martin will move to his farm four and a half miles east at an early date. Mr. Neiswonger will move his family here just as soon as the premises are vacated. Rorn, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hägen bush Thursday, Feb. 14, PJ01, a daugh ter. Clarence, the 3-months-oId son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Johnson, died Sunday morning, Feb. 17, KK)1. Funeral services and interment took place at Gilead church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. L. Fielding, one of Argos' oldest and best known citizen, was taken suddenly ill Saturday night with an attack of heart trouble. He is some better at present. Miss Mamie Hess, of Schoonover's store, is confined to her room with a severe attack of inflammatory rheuma tism. Douglas Neiswonger yesterday moved to the farm they recently pur chased of S. K. Martin. Mrs. Neis wonger is a daughter of M. F. Rarlow. Mrs. Anna Metheny received a card Tuesday announcing the death of Ur ban, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper 1. McCoy, of Denver, which occurred Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. McCoy are well known here and their sad bereavement will be universally regretted. I). Dimick, employed on the Nickel Plate, it confined to his home by an at tack of lung fever. Mrs. Geo. Worthington went to South Rend Friday, called there by the seri ous illness of an infant child of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Neff. Itev. W. H. Reed, while hauling logs some days ago, was severely injured. A log he was loading slid off the skids and before he could get out of the way it caught his ankle in such a manner as to seriously bruise it. W. L. Sirber went to Jefferson, Texas, Tuesday in place of bis son, Charles M. Sarber. This change was made owing to the ill health of Mr. Sarber, in the hope that the trip and he change of climate might be advan tageous lie was accompanied by Jas. Shoemaker, of Claypool, and Barney Leffert and Geo. Hutchison, of this place, who go on a prospecting tour.

CAICLS l.'NAIiLK TO AOEKE On Agnew Anti-Trust IJiil od Primary Election Hill. The republican senators agreed to dieasree at their caucus. Two measures were before the meeting -the Agnew anti-trust bill and the primary election question. There was a diflerence of opinion on both questions, and in the end it was agreed that it was impossible to reach decision on ither one. The disagreement on the Agnew bill is taken to mean the deteat, or badly crippling, of the Agnew anti-trust measure m the senate, on which there is wide difference of opinion. The bill is much more drastic than the Cooper anti-trust bill, which pased the nouse, and which will probably pass the senate. The Cooper measure received little attention from the senators of the majority yesterday. Roth the Joss and the Mlnturn primary election bills were considered at the caucus. Both bills bad friends among the senators. It was found impossible to make either bill a caucus measure.

Tipperanoe Item. Miss Gertrude Keisey, who is attending school at Huntington, returned oa Thursday to vielt her parents and attend the students' association. Miss Pearl Rockhill and Mrs. C. A. Fribley intend leaving in a short time for Elkhart. The members of Prcahontas lodge drove over to Bourbon Friday night to have a sleighrida and help initiate some new applicants into the mysteries of the lodge. Ellis Stroenider, an old gentleman west of town, was quite badly hurt by a fall Friday. Supt. Marks, of Plymouth, was in town Saturday to attend the students' association. The fifth annual session of the Tippecanoe township students' association was held at the M. P. church Saturday last. The schools were all well represented by pupils and teachers, and as all did their part so well, no odc school took highest honors, all deserving an equal amount of praise. Parents and friends showed their interest and appreciation by attending in such large numbers that standing room w st a premium. A few members of the D. of R. lodge attended lodge at Mentone Wednesday. Mrs. Wash Hartman is seriously ill, the last reports giving but little hopes of her recovery. The evening session of the students' association was removed to Summit chapel, as the M. P. church is holding protracted meeting. Charles Drummond, of Plymouth gave the annual lecture. The first examination for graduation will be held at Tippecanoe the third Saturday in March. All wishing to write should remember the date and be on time. J. A. Hollett, of Huntington, general agent for the Laketon nursery, was in town from Tuesday until Friday, assisting one of their agents, E. E. Jefferies, with the company's business. Wm. Jordon, of Valparaiso, arrived Friday to visit his mother and other relatives, returning Sunday. Mrs. A. N. Hull received the sad news on Monday of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Runch. She was of eighty or more years, having come to Indiana and taking a claim among one of the first settlers in Marshall county. Her husband died thirty years ago, and ehe fought life's battles alone until the time of her death. Linkvill Note. Did you get a valentine? D. Niswonger moved his family to Argos Tuesday from Mr. Scofield's farm. Several persons are suffering from lagrippe. Chas. Holland has been very sick with measles, but is better now. Rertha Eckert and brother, of near Plymouth, visited relatives in this vicinity last weca. Several from this neighborhood attended the farmers' institute last week. Ren Stuckey and wife are vipiting relatives here and at Rremen for a few days before removing their goods to South Bend, where they Intend to go to housekeeping. There are more logs shipped from Harris Station to South Bend this win ter than from any three places of its si7e around here. What has become of our telephone line from here to Lapaz? Has it blown away? The men hauling logs from near Tynur to Harris Station agreed to quit unless they were paid a higher price. Several parties from here attended a masquerade ball at Lapaz Junction last Thursday night. Floyd Sco field had an exciting run away last week, but fortunately there was no serious damage done. Milton Ewald and wife came from South Bsnd to visit with Milton's parents over Sunday. He returned to South Bend Monday, but his wifs in tends visiting relatives for a short time before returning.