Marshall County Independent, Volume 7, Number 13, Plymouth, Marshall County, 8 March 1901 — Page 1

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epeeo PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1901. Ol., i. No. 13.

THAIHXC-STAMP KILL

DEFEATED BY NA Ft ROW MARGIN IN SENATE. Vitrii Hork in the l.ohhy l!oth for :inl t;'t tlie leuntf- Another i t in 1 or of the- Trnt. The only lively event of the senate was started over the attempt of Senator .To??, supported by other senators, to kill MVf&ker'ö anti-trading stamp bill. The bill provides for the abolishment of the tradintr-stamp system, it lias been opposed by Senator Joss all along. He declares that the bill will prove unconstitutional if enacted. Senator Jons' motion to postpone the bill indefinitely gave rise to a short but warm argument over its provisions. The vote, before all the absentees were sent for, stood 23 to 23. The result hunir in doubt for several minutes, in which time Bevera! attempt? were made to adjourn. enator Rrook was in the chair and ran things good naturedly. Ue caused amusement by always recognizing the eena'or frotu Marion as "the senator from Jose." Finally the friends of the bill rallied and chanced a few vote, and the final result stood - to 22 against the motion to postpone, before friends of the bill could have it ordered advanced to third reading, a motion by Senator Hall to adjourn was carried, and the biil was left in the air to betaken up Tuesday. The vote on the motion to postpone indefinitely stood as follow?: Ayes Agnew, Hall. Harlow, Hinkley, Hums, Corr, Cregor, Darby, Gard, Johnson, Joss. Key es, Lambert, Lawler, Layman, Lindley, Matson, Oaborn, fi!lwell, Thompson, Whitcorab and Wood 22. Noes Hrooke, Charles, Conlogue, Crumbaker, Crnmpacker, Üausman, Fortune, Gochenour, Guthrie, Gwin Harrison, Heller, Inman, Johnson, Keeney, Kell, Kittinger, Miller, Minor, Unborn, Parks. I'urcell, Wampler, Winfield, Wolcott 25. The bill was killed Tuesday in the senate by a vote of 2 to 21. When the bill came op, Senator Hurng offered an amendment, shutting out the whole system of giving "ticket." "coupons," knives, tags, or other premiums for the purchase of goods. The bill originally provided that mer chants and manufacturers might place ticket?, coupons or other vouchers in the field on packages ot goods. "They advertise," said senator Hums, "that if you will buy their goods they will give you a fine painting by a celebrated French artist, and when you get it, what have ycu a landscape with a green cow, speckled sheep and red rivers. Senator Lambert opposed the whole bill, saying it was an iniquitous measure. He favored the amendment because, be eaid, it practically killed the bill. Senator Lawler al9o opposed the bill. The amendment was so drastic that it was regarded as practically causing the defeat ot the bill. Senator Hums' amendment was carried by a vote of 2f to 25, President Hilbert voting for it. Senator Lambert then moved to strike out the enacting clause, which was done by a vote of 2 to 21. How the Vote Stood. The vote on the adoption of the amendment hy Senator Hums was as follows: Ayes Agnew, Hall, Harlow, Hinkley, Hums, Cregor, Dausman, Fleming, Heller, Johnson, Johnt-ton, Joss, Kell, Keyes, Lambert, Lawler, Layman, Lindley, Matson, Minor, Ogborn, Stillwell, Thompson, Whitcomb, Wood and the president 25. Noes-Rrooks, Charles, Conlngue, Corr, Crumbaker, Crumpacker, Darby, Fortune, Card, Gochenour, Goodwine, Guthrie, Gwin, Harrison, Inman. Keeney, Kittinger, Legeman, Miller, Ogborn, Harks, I'urcell, Wampler, Winfield and Wo'cott 23. President Hilbert was prompt in recording his vote for the amendment when the tie was announced. The vote on the motion to strike out the enacting clause of the bill, which was carried, was as follows: Ayes Agnew, Hall, Harlow, Hinkley, Hums, Cregor, Crumbaker, Darby, Fleming, Hard, Heller, Johnson, Johnston, Joss, Kell, Keyes, Lambert, Lawler, Layman, Lindley, Matson, Minor, Ogborn. Stillwrll, Thompson, Whitcomb and Wood 20. Noes Hrooks, Charles, Conlogue, Corr, Crumpacker, Dausman, Fortune, Oocbenour, Goodwine, Guthrie, Gwin, Harrison, Inman, Keeney, Kittinger, liegeman. Miller, Osborn, 1'arka, i'urcell, Wampler, Winfield and Wolcott 21. Indianapolis Newa. folon-l tty Eatlnjc :ieee. The two children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dew were taken suldenly ill Saturday night. A physician was summoned who soon learned the two and four-year-old children were suffering from poison. It waa learned the family bad freely been partaking of some cheese, and this article of food proted to be the cause of their illness. The doctor soon had the older child resting nicely bat bad to work about

three hours to get the younger child out. of danger. This makes six children in this city that have in the last few days suffered from such trouble. Parents should use creat care and the grocerymen, where this has been purchased have stopped the sale ot the article, but no telling how soon it can occur ag3in. The matter seems to be a mystery as the cheese looks and tastes all rieht, but the home physician thinks probably the milk is poisoned, probably by the cow, before it is made into cheee.--Columbia City Post. Mr. Dew was for a number of years employed at Hill's bakery in thie city, nii.i;ks to viit i;(n r. N i ml l-r Who Iret-iiil In li 1 ne-torH YUit the Patron. The following nMi"e has been ent to postmasters to be published and posted for the information of the public: "Notice to patrons of the rural free delivery: "information has reached the postf llice dep-trtment that a gantr of swindlers have been traveling about the country, over the rural free delivery routes, representing themselves as inspectors Their scheme is to pretend to inspect rural free delivery mail boxes and then demand from the pitrons the sum of -S3 or $4 as rentbl. Patrons should beware of these designing schemes and report any such conduct to the postmaster." It is the habit of the swindlers to work their schemes shortly after the rural routes are established. When the routes are new, t tie patrons are not familiar with the rquirements, and are easily led to believe that it is necessary to pay rental on the. mail boxes. On the coiitrary the delivery is abso lutely free, and there is nocharge of any kind against the patrons.

A It.MlSslON TO TIIK IIA K. Requirements to he More Kiorous in Klkhnrt County Here;fier. It was decided at a recent meeting of the Klkhart county bar association every applicant for admission to the bar shall rirt b examined as to his educational qualifications in at least the common school branches; that he shall pass a satisfactory examination as to mental and moral standing and as to his qualifications in not only statutory but common law; tnat he shall be examined by a committee appointed by the com I unless fe;plu:s.cr. i made Vt.r admission on a diploma from a reputable law school; that no member ot the bar association shall recommend any person for admission who does not desire to be admitted under proof of qualifications and a dieregard for this portion of the rules shall be aullicient grounds for expulsion. The Itlue Ulhhon I.tii-e. The prettiest dance of the season was held at the opera house Tuesday night given by the Rlue Ribbon club aa a return to the young people of Rourbon, who so royally entertained them iu that city a week ago. Thirty couple were present, and a nicer crowd never before assembled at a dance in this city. The music was furnished by Miss Fdna Vockey and Frank Janke. At 12 o'clock the party retired to Albert's cafe, where a fine banquet, was served, after which they returned to the ball and danced until a late hour. The following out-of-town people were present: Messrs. Noyes Tyrrell, Clarence Tyrrell, Hlair Lawrence and Wayne Riltnhmse, Misses Pearl Swoverland, Honora Davis, Eva Tyrrell, Nettie Myers, Carrie Hoss, of Hour bon, and Carl Reynolds, of Ft. Wayne. l ire in the Mixlel Store. What might have been a disastrous lire in the Model huildin? Tuesday was avoided by the quick work of the department and not much damage waa done. As Leo Pesch was lighting the gas lights in the window, the head of the match Hew off and in an instant the front of the store was atlame. The lire alarm was sounded, to which the lire department responded promptly and by the use of the lire extinguishers the lire in the window was put out and no damage done by water. Mr. Ryan's loss will not exceed $200, fully covered by insurance, while trmt of Mr. Mattingly will probably be S3(X), as all the plate glass was broken, but was fully insured. Legislative Note. The anti-trading stamp bill failed to pass in the senate, not because it was not a meritorious measure, but because of the power of the trading-stamp lobby. Every possible scheme was re sorted to by the opponents of the bill. The four physicians in the senate lined up against it, evidently having traded in order to get their physicians' bill through the senate. Other pressure was brought to bear to defeat the bill. The physicians bill came before the house on first reading Tuesday and the motion to postpone indefinitely failed by a vote of lo to 3T. It is likely that a couple hundred bills will fail to pass because of the fact that adjournment will come before they can be considered.

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Coit;reiiiaii I.rirk IIa J Novel Application lor (im eminent til Aid. A Washington special says: "Representative Prick, of Indiana, has a constituent who thinks he should have a pensiou because he sent a substitute to the civil war. I am old and feeble,' he wrote to Mr. Hrick, 'and I don't suppose I shall live a great while, but I need money while I do live. I think the government owes me something. I paid a man 300 to take my place in the war when I was drafted and he was killed in action. Now I think 1 am entitled to a pension or should get the $300 back. Will you please see that 1 doY " Legislative Note. Indianapolis, March 6 The physicians' bill was up for second reading today and radically amended. It was a vicious bill as first drawn and as it passed the senate, in that it made it unlawful for even the trained nurse to administer to the sick. It also would have excluded all proprietary medicines and denied personal liberties in many particulars. It was designed for a particular school of physicians. The house amended it such that the objectional features were removed and it is likely that the bill will pass. The physicians are not so well satisfied with the bill as they were before the house amend ments were adopted, but from the standpoint of the people in general, it is much more satisfactory. The house committee on benevolent institutions has agreed to submit two reports on the bill ot Mr. Davis, of Greene, providing for the separation of the woman's prison and girls' industrial school. The majority of the committee will recommend indefinite postponement. A minority, consisting of Representative Jakways and the democratic members, will present a favorable report. A petition is being circulated among republican members of the legislature, asking Governor Durbin to appoint Representative John H. James (democrat;, to fill the position on the state board of tax commissioners that will be left vacant, bv expiration of the term of Park3 M. Martin. It is said that the governor has already decided to appoint James. The democrats are not being asked to sign the petition. 1The senate, after a lively fight, passed Representative Neal's bill fixing a minimum of teachers wages. The opponents of the bill argued that it placed scholarship above practical knowledge. Those in favor of the bill argued that teachers were not sutticiently paid, and that the bill would work a needed remedy. The bill provides that the minimum daily pay a teacher may receive shall be a sum equal to two and one-half times the general average the teacher made in his examination for license. The South Hend charter bill was handed down on third reading in the house this morning. Representative Davis scathingly arraigned the republi cans of the house. "Every time you have had a chance," he said, "you have betrayed the interests of the people. You have robbed Ft. Wayne of its right of self-government. You have passed a bill, at the behest of the strawboard companies, taking away from private property-owners the right to bring damage suits. You propose in this bill another game of peanut politics." The senate passed the Cooper antitrust bill yesterday by a vote of 23 to 7. Thretf republicans voted against it. They were Senators Agnew, Dausman and Hrook8. Most of the democrats were iu their seats, but refused to vote. This nearly broke the quorum, but the president of the senate ordered the clerk to note on the record that Senators Corr and Cregor were present and refused to vote. Hefore the vote was taken, Sanator Inman, the democratic leader, rose, and, shaking a handful of amendments, tried to get recognition, but the chair recognized Senator (lard, who moved the previous question, which was adopted. "This senate will not be republican two years hence. Mark my word!" Arepublican labor lender made this remark while looking over the senate from the east lobby. He continued: "The house has treated labor interests fairly. Here it is not so. The next senate will be democratic. They are throttling or destroying our best measures by amendment. They think the commission to codify the mining laws will be a sop for us, and that we were anxious to have the bill passed to give an additional mining inspector. We care little or nothing about those bills. What the thousands of miners in this state want is the bill regulating shot-firing. That hill would protect their lives. They have just killed the eight-hour bill we wanted. They will kill the miners' Bhot-firing bill. Yesterday they as good as killed the bill to prevent a contract by which an employe signs away his right to recover damages before the injury occurs." Indian ipolis Press. Don't Want Her Son to Marry. Sheriff McCarty Is in receipt of the following letter, dated Walkerton,

March 3: "Mr. McCarty, I want you to notify the Clerk of the Cort not to eshu eney Marig lisens to My Hoy Charley Rarkley He is only li years eld. Reed over. Charley Rarkeiy left Here last Nit for South Hend and We eupose He went thare o get inared as the girl is stoping oup at South Hend. I want to Stoap Him so you R kind enough to tell the Cort to not let Him Habne lisens and ple9e a tend to it at ontz after getting this letter." Charley has not as yet applied for license to form the connubial unification and should he, he will be given the marble heart. South Hend Times.

Mmle Kaorahle Keport. The judiciary committee of the state senate has made a favorable report on the bill drafted for the abolishment of the superior court in Laporte county. The decision was reached at a called session of the committee, and the bill i9 now before the senate with the favorable endorsement of the judiciary committee. Linkt llle Noten. The scholars and teacher of Hnffalo school visited with the Hadabaugh school last Wednesday. The Radahaugh echool returned the visit last Friday. Wm. Scofield is hauling a carload of corn to Lapaz, which he sold to Mr. Linkenhelt, to be shipped from there. Frank Winrotte tried his luck at fishing through the ice at the Lake of Woods Friday. Welcome Miller, in passing across fields from his father's home to his own, concluded to change his mode of riding. The wind was blowing sharp in his face and he reversed his position on the horse. The horse stumbled, throwing him and hurting his leg considerable, causing him to walk with a cane. Charley Morgan is very sick at his home east of here. Meetings are being held at tre Pittsburg church north of here. Miss Sarah Shafer is visiting with her mother and other relatives here. Miss Inez Wiltfocg spent last Sunday with her grandmother, at this place. Geo. Koontz passed through here with Noah Stuekev's buggy on his sleds last Saturday. He sold it to a gentleman in Plymouth. Mr. Ewald and wife visited with their sous, at ;oulh Hend, last '.eek. Mr. Abear took some cattle to Argos last week. Wm. Radabaugh has rented the farm of Wm. Scofield, known as the Shafer farm, and intends moving this spring. The Raker school will have three more weeks of school, owing to a vacation on account of measels among the scholars. Ilurr Oak. Mrs. Mat Lowry, of Walnut, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Coleman, who are very poorly with lagrippe. About twenty-five of the young people from Culver spent the evening in Hurr Oak Wednesday with Miss Eva York. A pleasant time is reported. John Aley, wite and daughter, who were reported last week as being sick with lagrippe, have not improved very much. Geo. Overmyer, of Chicago, spent Sunday with friends in Hurr Oak, returning on the early train Monday morning. Rev. Mattox did not reach Hurr Oak last Sunday to fill his appointment. Owing to poor health, Mrs. Loriog resigned the presidency of the young people's meeting, and Miss Eva York was elected to fill the vacancy. L. Keen has moved into the property of W. F. Wilhelm, formerly occupied by Daniel Hahn. Jas. McGovern has purchased a nice outfit of furniture to begin housekeeping with and will be snugly situated in his own home in a week or two. A large number of Culver people are attending protracted meeting in Hurr Oak. Samuel IL Aley was in Knox Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderweele are visit ing friends in Knox this week. Mr. Adams, of Virginia, formerly of Starke and Marsball counties, is back looking after some business matteis. Mr. Adams is 91 years old. He was a soldier in the Mexican war. He was also a sailor in his younger days for a number of years, and visited many of the principal ports in the world. His health is not good at present, as he is just recovering from an eight weeks siege of lagrippe. On March 14, the Ladies' Aid society will have a sale of articles which they have made, at the residence of Thomas Garver. They cordially Invite all to attend. A suitable program will be arranged. The proceeds of which eale are to apply towards that portion of the church deDt which they assumed. Ilev. Pressneil, of the Weeleyan Methodist church, was visiting in Rurr Oak yesterday and also attended Hev. Austin's meeting Monday night. He starts for bis home in the southern part of the state Tuesday morning. He has been absent from home preaching since Dec. 1.

"M VOTi: ON TKADINC .STAMPS.

The Senate I't.lleil a t loe Vote on the Motion to Indefinitely Postpone. Indianapolis, March ö When the anti-trading stamp bill came up in the senate on second reading yesterday, Senator Joss moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. Senator Winfield, of Logansport, and Senator Inman each spoke, urging that the bill be enacted into law, declaring that, in their opinion, it would be held constitutional by the supreme court without a question of doubt. Senator Wood and Senator Burns each epoke against the bill in spite of protest after protest from the merchants at Lafayette and South Hend. Hundreds of letters and tele grams were sent these senators, urg ing that they vote for the anti-trading-stamp bill, but they ignored the wishes of their constituents and yielded to the wishes of the trading-stamp lobby. The friends of the bill out-numbered its opponents by one vote. The vote stood 25 to 22 against postponement, but one senator opposed to the bill voted with its friends in order to move to recon sider tomorrow morning. There were three absentees, all of whom will prob ably support the bill. Without ques tion, the contest and vote on this bill has created more excitement than any other matter that has been before the senate or house this session. Senators rushed down the aisles and congregated about the epeaker's stand while the absentees were being called. One by one they were brought in, the vote at several times being a tie, until all who were not excused had registered their votes. Senator Minor, who had been and who first voted against the friends of the bill, finally changed his vote and supported them. The contest will be renewed tomorrow morning when the senate reconvenes, at which time the opponents of the bill will move to reconsider the vote. Such tremendous prebsure is being brought by the trading-stamp lobby that it is very probable that the bill will be defeated. Senate bill No. 16f, providing that the term of county officers shall begin on the first day of January next following the terms of the present incumbents, was passed in the house by a vote of öl to 23. IF The Osborn reapportionment bill, republican joint caucus measure, was handed down on passage in the house this morning. It provoked long discussion, with many amusing features. The bill passed the senate a week ago. A comparison of the appropriation till with the one passed by the legislature two years ago shows an actual total increase in the general appropriations of -S 134, 8 15.r0; decreased in the total of specific appropriations from those of two years ago of 340,45086. The total of the general appropriations recommended this year is 31,840,875; total specific, sry5,C-rO.:J0; erand total of bill, $2,130,525.30. J. i:.;ilSON A HANKKt.'PT. He (irtined Notoriety for an Alleged Attempt to llrihe Oov. Longino. Jordan E. Gibson, the Logansport contractor, who recently attracted wide attention through an alleged effort to bribe Governor Longino, of Mississippi, is a bankrupt. Monday morning a petition was tiled in the federal court by Gibson and his Logansport partner, John E. Redmond. They gave their liabilities at S2U,U7 and their assets at 21 ,031.20. Gibson's Mississippi experience, it is reported, cost him heavily. Suicide Near Etna Green. John Hurg, a farmer residing two miles east of Etna Green, becoming tired of this life, ended his career Tuesday noon by taking morphine. Coroner Stinson held an inquest over the remains at the Hurg home Wednesday, and the evidence showed that Mr. Hurg, on Tuesday afternoon, while his wife was in Etna Green, took a large quantity of morphine, or a sufficient quantity of the drug to cause death within a few hours. The deceased left a note stating that his suicide was premeditated; that his domestic relations were such that he could no longer live happily and he concluded to put an end to his life. Hurg was about 48 years old, and leaves a wife and one son. I)a ii Sy It Im a Joke. Representative Cyrus E. Davis, democratic leader, who filed the specific charges against Superintendent Ilert of the Indiana reformatory, Monday gave a rather sensational interview concerning the investigation and the reported vindication of Mr. Ilert. He said that it is not true that he has anything but the kindliest feelings for Mr. Ilert. The vindication of Mr. Ilert, however," he said, "is, of course, a joke. The people understand it thoroughly. Mr. Ilert's answer without the Introduction of a single witness admits the substance of many things which the witnesses charged against bim. The depositing of the public money and the conversion thereof to his own use, the use of the library fund to nearly the full amount charged in the furnishing of the residence, the use of at least a portion of the guards' dining hall fund

and the furnishing supplies to the warden's residence prior to April 1, 1-S97, are some of the import ict facts which, if I understand the answer and Mr. Hert's evidence, are admitted. The law net only expressly forbade these transactions at the time they took place, but it was supposed to be so drawn as to make theoi impossible. I think there can be no doubt but that under Mr. Hert's own administration he would be liable to the state on his bond for many of these transactions which occurred prior to April 1. ls'Jl."

Ar go Item. W. L. Sarber, Harney Lellert and Geo. Hütchens, who have been in Texas for several days, returned to Argos Sunday. Messrs. Leffert and Hutchens are quite favorably impressed with the country and may locate there in the near future. L. H. Taylor, who has been ill for several weeks, is slowly improving. J. P. Hoffman, of the firm of Hollman Hros., is confined to his home by illness. Mike Haugher returned from West Chicago, III., Friday. He had been called there by the serious illness of his daughter, Mrs. Bert McGriff. A. W. Dolph, of North township, excounty commissioner, will be one of the speakers at the coming farmers institute. The many friends of Martin Shafer, who has been ill for so long, will be glad to learn that he is getting better. Joseph Wood, trustee of Tippecanoe township, was in Argos a few bours last week, called here by the illness of Mrs. L. E. Wood and her mother, Mrs. Richards. L. D. Walker, one of the the teachers in the Argos schoole, was unable to fulfill his duties Monday on account of sickness. Miss Lottie Renner taught in his stead. Elias Vance and family have moved to Denver, Ind., where the boys of his family have secured work in a large box factory. Ocie Love, daughter of Mrs. Al Chapman, was brought to Argos from South Hend Saturday, suffering from lung fever. Dallas VauDorstan and Hert Wallace started for Texas on Monday. Laborers are in great demand in that section. W. II. Zumbaugh, who has been in Hremen for the past two weeks, returned to Atgos Monday. His wife, who has been eeriously ill, is much improved. The entire family of James Reed have been artlicted with measles. The case of Mr. Reed has developed into lung fever. D. K. Lehman and family, who have been the guests of Marion Hoyce and family for several weeks, went to Kess ler, O., Tuerday, where they will make their future home. Tippecanoe Iteim. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Crane, of McComb, O., are visiting here this week with their parents. David L. Carey has purchased the Geo. Habcock house and lot now occupied by Mrs. John Jordan. John Ritter traded his property here in town to Nolan Hros., for their 40 acre farm east of town. T. M. Lee and wife, of Hourbon, made our town a business visit Mon day. Adelbert Voreis, of Green township, who teaches No. 9 school in Tippecanoe township, dismissed his school on Tuesday on account of sickness. He and six of his pupils are ailing. Franklin Morris, who has been suffering with inilamatory rheumatism for the past three months, is still un able to leave his bed, being perfectly helpless. Susan Kesler, mother-in-law of our fellow townsman, W. A. Hardesty, departed this life Feb. 28, 11)01, aged 78 years, 2 months and 14 days. She was born in Lancaster, Pa. Her parents moved to Ohio when she was about 11 years old. In her eighteenth year she married Jacob Kesler, to which union were born 11 children, 8 of whom pre ceded her to the spirit land; leaving one son and two daughters to mourn her departure. She was left a widow near 40 years. Mrs. W. IL Hartman, who was re ported as convalescing last week, suf fered a relapse and died March I, at 1 p. m., aged 5V years, 10 months and 10 days. She was born in Ohio, April 12, 1841, emigrated to Indiana in the year 1847, settling with her parents in Kosciusko connty. She was united in marriage to Henrv W. Hartman in the year 1800. To this union were born six children, four sons and two daughters. Husband, one son and the two daughters preceded her to the great beyond. Funeral, conducted by Hev. Aaron Swihart, was held at the Dnnkard church at Tippecanoe. Interment at Dunkard cemetery west of town. Howard Severns, of Omaha, Neb., and Alonzo Graham, of Firth, Neb., are here visiting relatives and friends. Israel Fisher, living west of town two miles, is very ill. Mrs. Wm. Crane, of Ohio, is visiting with her mother for a few days. Mrs. James Severns, who lives one mil north of town, if very 111.

TORX TO PIECES.

ALBERT SULT MEETS WITH A HORRIBLE DEATH. Clothei. Caught on a Pulley Carried Arouurf Until Hin Clothe Ar Torn fron Hi t:o and lie Horribly Mingltd. The outh Head Daily Times gives the following account of tha death of Allert Suit, formerly of Grovertown: Albert Suit, who came here about two years ago from near Hamlet, Starke county, and who has been employed at the old Reynolds paper mill now leased by Frank P. Niceley, met with an awful fate about 5 o'clock Tuesday morning. He went down into the mill basement for the purpose of putting on the belt for the stuff pump. As he did not return for a half hour someone went down to see what was the matter and an awful sight met their eyes. Suit, with both legs tore otf near the knees, with bis left arm torn out at the shoulder, with his right shoulder dislocated and his ribs caved in, lay nearly nude, covered with blood. His clothei had been caught on a pulley while he was adjusting the belt in the crampedup place and he was whirled and battered until his clothing was torn from his dismembered frame and then the quivering mass was thrown upon tht floor, where it was first viewed by hit fellow workmen. Coroner Rennoe was notified and found the body in the condition narrated. There was no use for medical attention. Death had been nearly instantaneous. Suit's remains were taken to the Patterson undertaking rooms, where they were prepared for burial. They were taken to Grovertown, the old home in Starke county, at 7 o'clock Wednesday morning for burial, going by way of the Three I railway. No services were held here, but there were services at the church near the eld home. Albert Suit was 29 years old and was the son of Paul Suit, of this city. He leaves a wife and three small children, the eldest being butC years old. He had made quite an extended acquaintance since coming to this city and was well respected. AVOKKKI l!V SOJIK Sit AKPKK. loieph IIa, of Near LakevlMe. Note to Tnoeliug Watch Seller. A special from Lakeville to the South Hend Times, dated March 4, says: Joseph Hass, one of this locality's honest farmers, was bunkoed into signing a note for 10$ last week. A sharper arrived at his home and informed him that he was selling watches in order to help out a friend that was overloaded and told bim that he would sell him eix watches for $27 and if they were not sold when they came around again tbey would take them up. He handed Mr. Hass a con tract duly sealed in an envelope and instructed him to keep it until the watches were delivered and after the scoundrel had departed Mr. Hass opened the letter and found that it called for six dozen watches at r?30). As he had not signed anything h was not alarmed. Hut the next morning a second party appeared to deliver the watches. Mr. Hass informed him' that he would have nothing to do with him, but the sharper informed him that he had become liable to the government for opening the envelope that had contained the contract left by the first sharper. The party said that he was deputy sheriff of St. Joseph county and to avoid any further trouble, if Mr. Hess would give him his note for $10S he said he would not press the prosecution, and vould give him two watches. Mr. Hass would not have yielded but his wife was so alarmed at the charge of breaking the seal on the contract that to please and quiet her fears he gave his note. He should have used his gun on the scoundrel. The South Hend banks were notified and they say the note cannot be collected as there was no value received, it is hoped that this is true as Mr. Hass can illy afford to lose it. Mount Olive Item. Clara Wisert has been sick the past week. James Nifong has been confined to the house this cold weather on account of ill health. Charles Linn, living on John Wolforth's place, is going to move in Frank Murphy's house, north of the river. Harry Harris and wife, of Plymouth, were visiting M. T. Welch last Sunday. Philip Hees went to Denton Harbor, Mich., last week. He expects to work there this summer. J.M. Cummins and wife, of Plymouth, were visiting their son and family over Sunday. The baby of Philip lleyde is dangerously ill with lung fever. The ladies society of the Presbyter ian church will meet on Friday afternoon with Mrs. frank Jacos.