Marshall County Independent, Volume 7, Number 31, Plymouth, Marshall County, 12 July 1901 — Page 1

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ATTEMPT HI) sriCIDE.

EDWARD LENFESTY SHOOTS HIM SELF IN MUNCIE. IND. Feit;lil Probably l.ot- I nto Wation tin ( ttimr f Hip Attempt to Fud 11- Life Will be Taken to M. Wayne. After writing three lette ro one to his brother Sclou, of Ft. Wayne; one to Lid mother, Mrs. Henry Lenfesty, of this city, and one to hin wife iu South KsDtl Kdwartl Lenfesty put the muzzle of a revolver to hl head and blew his eyes nut in his boarding bouse in Mum ie iturday night. He went troui here to Muncie last Aujjitiit, where he has since been breaking on the Lake Erie ä Western rail road. Last week through some trouble he was discharged and it is supposed be was temporarily insane at the time he committed the rash act, as he had appeared to be in very poor spirits for several daye. He went to his room about 11 o'clock Saturday evening and it is supposed he shot hinusei: immediately after writing the three letters. He also left a dollar with a notice to the police to notify his relatives by telegram. Edward was a member of Company M of the 157th Heg. of Vol. and occupied the oriice of orderly sargent, being one of the best ctficers of the regiment. He has many friends in this city who were shocked to hear of his rash act. 31 ay lleeover. Muncie, Ind., July Edward Lenfesty. who attempted suicide htre Satuiday night in a south side rooming house, is still alive, and it is thought by his physicians that he may recover, but his eyesight is partially, if not fully, lost. He states that he was under the inline nee of liquor when he committed the rash act and that he would not have attempted suicide had he been sober, although he is very badly discouraged. His mother, Mrs. Henry Lenfesty, and son, Solon, of Ft. Wayne, are at his bedside and expect to remove him to Fort Wayne as soon as he can endure the trip. 11 1. 1. AI.IVK. Fdttard I.ententy Not Ki-ted to l.lve 31 Mit y 11 on i it. Muucie, Ind., July IU. -UM i m. "Kdward Lenlebty, who attempted auicide here Saturday night, is tili alive, but it is thought he cannot live many hours. Eyesight is completely goue." The above was received by the Independent direct from the hospital where Mr. Lenfesty Is being cared for. I.eufesty Still Alive. The last report from Muncie today stated that Mr. Lenfesty was still alive, and that there was a strong outlook for his recovery. The Nev I.hw ot Wae- lor Teaelier. The legislature of Indiana has made some serious blunders in its proceedings of the past winter. In attempting to amend the law governing teachers' wages it has made a mess of it. The law provides: That the daily wages of teachers for teaching in the public schools and attending township institutes shall not be less than any amount determined by the multiplying two and one half cents by the general average of scholarship and success given the teacher on the highest grade of license at the time of contracting; provided that only the general average of scholarship shall be used in determining the wages of beginning teachers. On the face of it, this law looks as if it might be beneficial to the school interests. But here is how it, works: Five teachers in the public schools of this city, young and largely inex perienced, earned last year S32 per month. Three of them would have Deen glad to have returned at a slight advance, and, taking age and experi ence into view, were getting good wages. The highest percentage on ex amination was Us 510; this multiplied by 2i cents for each percent raised their wages to . 3 TJ.25, 81.2" more than several teachers who had been in the employ of the schools for years, and whose experience is worth ten times ttatof a younger teacher. The injus tice of such a law makes itself mani fest by such illustrations. The law makes it a penal otlense to give these teachers less than $ll.25 pur month Other teachers, whose experience and teaching qualities have proved them eelves by years of watchfulnes", com roand much lees salary, and if the two were placed side by side as to their merits would receive higher wages than the first. Another mistake of the law is that It will compel school authorities to refuse employment to inexperienced teachers, from the very fact that a girl or boy just out of school cm pass a much better examination on technical studies than can a teacher who has been em ployed on special branches to the neg lect of other branches, but whose experience has made their services Valuable. Another suggestion connected with

this statement of fact and illustration of inequality Ilea in the fact that the state superintendent has decided that thone holding state licenses are freed from the operations of this law. What ground be has for his decision is beyond the average man's ability to see. There is not a sentence or a word in the whole law which makes any suggestion lor such provision, but the law declares that the pay shall be based upon the "highest grade of license at the time of contracting." If a teacher holds a state or exemption license we see no reason why the school authorities should not buse the teacher's pay upon the average attained in securing that license. As said before, nearly $3.ooo is added to the expense of city teachers by the operation ot this law, and its operation is in favor of those without experience and without teaching ability and against those who have earned advancement by yearB of labor, but who are necessarily cut oft from increased pay because of the increased expense re suiting from this law. Again.it is in the minds of a great many people very questionable whether this law and the one lixlng the rate of wages for common laborers on public works at '52 per day could be constitutional, because it interferes with the right of contract. Some wealthy corporation or city ought to make a test of this law. Elkhart Review.

ltOY'S WON UEKFI'L NF.ICVK. (rawlfd Several Hundred Feet After Losing a I.oi;. Warsaw, Ind., July U Ernest 1 Brady, the twelve-year-old son of Mre. Robert lirady, grand chief of records of the Degree of Pocahontap, lost a leg in a peculiar manner Sunday. Hrady was employed by the Pennsylvania company as lamp man, and was walking along the track when a broken door on an eaptbound freight struck him, throwing him under the wheel?. After the accident he crawled several hundred feet toward home, and even climbed a fence. He was found an hour afterward in an unconscious state. Ah to Vaccination. The Btate board of health will meet today to formulate a proposition to Oovernor Durbin with reference to general vaccination in the state. The board believes the state should take steps at once toward general vac cination, if smallpox is to be checked. Reports of the dis .tse luiitmut to come in from various parts of the state, indicating a general spread of smallpox. (Governor Durbin has been apprised of the desires of the board, but was un willing to take up the matter until the board presented to him just what it thought was needful. It has been pro posed to draw ou the state epidemic fund for money with which to carry out the geueral vaccination scheme. Crom park er Mentioned tor Juile. An Indianapolis correspondent in discussing a successor to the late .1 udge William A. Woods of the I'. S. court of appeals, says that the name of Hon E. D. Crumpacker, of Valparaiso, and Judge John II. (iillett, of Hammond, are being prominently mentioned. About a dozen other distinguished law yers of the state are also mentioned for the place. Doeau't font Much to Try. An exchange says if farmers would follow these instructions they need never go to any expense of dehorning their cattle. Ruy a 5 cent stick of pot ash and when the little horns make signs of starting on the calf, rub with this caustic stick and that calf will never know that nature intended that it should have horns. Chicago CapitaltHts Ituy Land. Valparaiso, Ind., July 10. A syndicate composed of Chicago capitalists has bought over 10,000 acres of land bordering on the Kankakee marsh in Pleasant township, this county, and will drill wells in hopes of getting oil. Land that was considered worthless is bi inging .$50 to 8100 per acre. A Iloonler Climb Ipwiril. John S. Johnson, formerly a lieuten ant of Company F, third regiment. 1 N. (i., and now first lieutenant in the Forty-first United States volunteers, on duty at Manila, has been notiiled that he will be assigned to the artillery. II is married. His wife and child reside in South Rend. Proceeding Itapidly. The city force of laborer under the direction of street commissioner, Geo Null, has gotten down to the state bank corner. The work la progressin rapidly. It Is the intention to have it completed this week so as to commence grading for pavement the first of next week. Marrleit a South ltend Man. Jessie Hutchings, of this city, and Joe Neddo, of South Hend, were mar ried Friday July 5, in Niles, Mich. Mr. Neddo returned to her position here to remain for a few weeks when they will go to housekeeping in South Hend. Twliin Ar Itoru. Twins were born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murphy, residing northeast of Plymouth, Tuesday, July 1, PJ01. Babies, mother and father all doing well.

CITY FAT II Kits MKKT.

Kegular ltoiue Ik Transacted Monday Evening. Council met in regular session Monday night with all members present. The petition of W. 13. Hess and others, and Charles Kelliaon and others relative to the fixing of the width of the West Laporte street pavement was deferred until next Monday night. The roadway boxes purchased of William Kverly were ordered returned and exchanged for the kind ordered. The finance committee presented the following report: Amount on hand. i?r,701.11; amount of bills allowed. $1,175 .-2; balance on hand, $1,52$ 5'.. The city civil engineer was instructed to order sewer pipe and brick neceseary to construct the catch basins on North Michigan street. Toe city attorney reported that he had in progress a contract with the Lake F.rie & Western railroad for sup plying water. The Pennsylvania Railroad company promised to take and consider the opening of Third street across or under their railway. A resolution was adopted ordering the construction of a sidewalk along the property of Samuel McKelvy, on East Laporte street. A. F. Bowers presented a proposition to tne council to construct a concrete sidewalk and entrance in front of the city hall and allow the council one year to test the earns and if not satisfactory they need not pay for same. The proposition will probably be accepted next Monday night. The council then took a recess until next Monday night. 1151 F.STS I'OSTS CHAN1F.I. Hilioi Alerdlng Make Announcement of DiocesaM Appointments. Bishop Alerding has made the fol lowing diocesan appointments: The Rev. M. Louen, to St. Vincent's, Allen county; the Rev. Julius Zimetzwasst, at Peru; James Fitzpatrick, assistant at Fort Wayne cathedral; the Rey. Jo seph Abel, St. Joseph's, Hammond; John Wakefer, assistant at St. Mary's, Lafayette; the Rev. Peter liudnik, to Walkerton, Bremen, Hamlet and Knox; the Rev. Thomas Conroy, to Portland, (ieneva and Winchester. All these are newly ordained priests. Changes were as .follows: The Rev. E. Roccard. Monroeville to Delphi; John C. Keller, from Peru to Misha waka, as assistant, 11. C. Kappel, Earl Bark to Fairmount; the Rev. C. E. McCabe, from Lafayette to St. Rridget's and Otterbein; A. E. Lafontaine, from St. Vincent's to post of diocesan scroll examiner. MKS. V. S. TAY LOK DKAI). Wife of Kentucky' hx-Goveruor Passed Away. Mrs. Sarah Reil Tanner Taylor, wife of William S. Taylor, ex-Oovernor of Kentucky, but for more than a year a resident of Indianapolis, died Tuesday morning of hemorrhage resulting from heart disease. She had been ill but her death was unexpected. No Side LlueN fio. The postmaster general will issue an order in a few days which will prohibit rural free delivery carriers from en gaging in any businesss outside their official duties except soliciting subscriptions for newspapers. This will stop their present practice of acting as agents for express companies, bDok publishers, wholesale houses and liquor dealers, to the detriment of small merchants in their territory and also harm ful to department work. Michigan Teach Crop. The Michigan peach season is less than three weeks away. The general indications are that there will be about 70 per cent of a crop all over the country. The weather has not been at all favorable for early ripening, and on this account the annual ru&h may be delayed several days beyond the regular time of its coming. The Michigan crop is said to be healthy and is maturing rapidly under the influence of good weather. Declared Iimaiie. Paul Augustus Schultz, of (jorman township, aged 28 years, was declared insane Tuesday evening. He has been an epileptic since U years of age. Recently he threatened to kill several members of the family and to burn down the barn. Application has been made for his entrance into LongclitT asylum, at Loganeport. He will be retained in Plymouth until arrangements can be made. Heath of Frankfort Newspaper Man. Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock oc curred the death of Rernhart Herman Oomer, of the Frankfort Crescent. Mr. Dorner was aged .'5 years and one of the well-known Indiana newspaper men. He was a graduate of Purdue university class of '8'.). He had been confined to his bed for the past three months, a sufferer from Bright'B dis ease. The State Tax Hoard. Monday the state board of tax com missioners began Us forty-five days' session, at which assessments on various kinds of property in Indian will be considered. The sessions of the board this year are regarded as im

portant ones, owing to the fact that the new law give the board original jurisdiction in the assessments of pipe lines, electric railway lines and the cars of transportation companies used on railway lines in the ptate. The tirst session of the board will be devoted to the assessment of corporate property exclusively. It is expected that this eeseion will be one of the busiest the board has had for years. W I I.I. UK PAYED. South 3li-hig:tii Street Contract lo He Let Nent .Monday Night. The contract for the paving of South Michigan street, from the river bridge to the south corporation line, will be let next Monday night, as the remon strauce has only a few blauere and those circulating the same tmve almost given up in disgust. The Soiee estate vote will control the paving on the sooth side and the heirs seem to be greatly in favor of the improvement. The remonstrance now contains the following names: Mrs. H. Pershing, John Stalky, Mrs. Richey, John Rlain, J. A. (lilmore, sr., II. (i. Thayer, A. M. Reeves, L. M. lauer and T. O. Taber.

ltKILL CASK FLATTENS OFT. Ilet Oil With a $500 Fine- An Kany LetOtt. Laporte, Ind., July 11. The state withdrew the atlidavit and information barging J. W. Rrill, of Cleveland, with assault, with intent to kill Ellsworth E. Weir, and tiled instead an affidavit and information charging simple assault. Rrill pleaded guilty anu the court fined him $5 jo Death of .Mr, .lohn Sjdtler. Mrs. John Spitler died at the home of her parents in Walnut, July I, PJOI, aged 21 years, 1 months and 1H days. She leaves a devoted husband, one son and one daughter to mourn her deatb. The funeral was held in Walnut Sat urday, July ., conducted by Rev. Whittacker, of the Maxinkuckee M. E. church, and the remains were laid to rest iu the Richlard cemetery at Richland Center. Mi n in u in itj;e Law Tent. Richmond, Ind., July 11. The city council last night decided to appeal to the circuit court one of the suits brought by laborer? rec ver back pay under the new law providing 20 cents an hour must be paid for public work. There are many caaes iu prospect, and it is felt a ruling on the law's constitutionality should be eecured. City Attorney Jeseup declares it is clearly unconstitutional. At Hie Foiiit of Heath. Robert McCauce, an old and respected resident of thu city, is lying at the point of death at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Heloney, on South Walnut street. Mr. McCance has been in failing health lor the last three years and, being aged, it is im possible for him to recover and his death is expected at any minute. Kpuorth League Trains. Indiana will be represented at the international convention of the Epworth league at San Francisco, July 17 and 21, by about 500 delegate?. This, it is thought, will be more than from any other state east of the Rocky mountains. The olticial Indiana train will be over the Chicago & Alton railway. Man Dupes ,Ne Carlisle. C. L. Smith, who has been a resident of New Carlisle for about one year, succeeded io duping the citizens in the three days' carnival. Smith collected about $100 from the merchants, 'jold numerous fakirs privileges, worked everybody in general and then left town. Ciiven Velernary Licence. Henry (Jraham, of Tippecanoe, was granted a veterinary license Wednesday. This is the second license issued since the passage of the new law. Dr. Myers, of Plymouth was the first to take out a license. After Federal Judgment. The candidacy of Enoch (J. Hogate, of Danville, for the otlice of the United States district judge has been announced. Wedding A uuoiiuceiueut. Cards are out announcing the mar riage of (Jeorge lnboby to Miss Ressie Carter on July 20, Riol. Roth young people are well known iu this county. Lap its Item. Rowle Margaruite, daughter of Henry Shirk and wife Nellie, nee Rroadhurst, was born Easter Sunday, RH) I. Early Saturday morning the little one died, after nearly a week's illness, of cholera Infantum. The luneral services were held Sunday afternoon at the house and the mortal remains were laid away in the Fair cemetery, Rev. M. L. Peter officiating. South Rend, Walkerton and Tyner relatives attended the funeral. A little child of Delbert Joslin is dangerously ill with scarlet fever. 11. Y. Shirk and wife attended a funeral of a relative in Rourbou this week.

I'KKSO.VAI. KFFF.CTS CiONK.

Oueer Details of an ludiaulau's Heath Iu Chicago. The death of William Reiger, of North Judeon, formerly cashier of the bank of Winamac, in the Cook county hospital at Chicago on June 28, has excited more than the usual interest at Mr. Reiger's former home, at bis home in North Judson and at Valparaiso, where he held his Knight Templar membership, owing to the fact that several hundred dollars' worth of personal property which Mr. Reiger is known to have had in his possession when he went to Chicago has disappeared, and no one has been able to secure any trace of it. The property consisted of more than $2ü0 in money, his bank book ou the bank of Winamac, several promissory notes and other negotiable paper, gold watch and chain, diamond pin and ring, and a number of other articles of minor importance. Mr. Reiger had bought his ticket home and checked his baggage on the 20th, and the baggage came through all right. W bile on his way to the depot, he fell unconscious on the Btreet and was taken to the Cook county hospital where he lingered, without regaining consciousness, until the 28th, when be died. No word was eent to bit friends till after his death. When his friends went after the body they were given bis Knight Templar badge and the keystone of the Royal Arch chapter, on both of which his name was inscribed. None of his other property was turned over, and no trace of it could be eecured as to whether he had any other property on his person when taken to the hospital, or why his friends had not been notified of his condition oefore his death. IID31K FK03I Fill LI 111 NFS. ('apt. Alien Is Honored Today by Ui .Neighbor at Frankfort. Frankfort, Ind., July 11, R)l--The city of Frankfort and the county of Clinton have only been awaiting the return of Captain Allen to carry out plans for the greatest welcome returning soldiers ever had there. Captain Allen was delayed at San Francisco by official duties, and bis command came home without him, but he arrived home yesterday and today is the time appointed. The city of Frankfort and the county of Clinton have reason to celebrate. Nearly one huudred of its most promising young men, commanded by Captain Allen, who was a civil war veteran, after doing duty in the Spanish-American war, re enlisted tor the Philippines, and while abroad they saw much active service. That bo many returned unharmed was largely due to the vigilance and etliciency of their commanding otlicern. The city of Frankfort and the county of Clinton will do ifeelf proud. There was a dinner, for which the good housewives of that part of the state arc famous, and then came speeches from Landis ind other orators. On occasions Use this the eagle has a right to scream. It l" Hl KD TKKASFUK FNC'OVKRKD. Street Laborer Digit Up a Can Filled with Silver. Warsaw, Ind., July 11 While William Allen, employed iu the construction of the new sewer system, was digging some three feet below the surface, uncovered an old tin can, containing $100 in silver. The coins bear date ranging from 1870 to 1S7, and are supposed to have been dumped into the street with other trash years ago. The find was directly opposite the court house. Ritten by Rattlesnake. While returning from a neighbor's house Wednesday Charles McCrory was bitten twice by a rattlesnake and it would no doubt have proven fatal had it not been for the prompt assistance of Dr. E. W. Viets, who cauterized and dressed the wounds. Mr. McCrory states that bis feet pained him so much that he bad to remove his shoes and he had not gone far when the snike attacked him. Dr. Victs states that he is much better today and thinks it will not cause much trouble. The ankle is swollen to twice its natural size. Celebrate 74th Anniversary. Thomas Cole, who has been a resident of this city for many years, celebrated his seventy fourth anniversary yesterday. He was born in Relfast, Ireland, July 11, 1827, and came to this city in 1858, having lived here nearly forty three years. He served as a sol dier in the civil war in the Fifth Indi ana battery under Capt. Simonson. Mr. Cole has a host of friends in this city who will join with us in wishing him many more happy anniversaries. Opponed lo Marrying. A Ft. Wayne husband admonishes his brethren not to marry, in a letter to the Journal (Jazette, in which be says: Take care and don't heed the warning to get married, as a marriage is in the year liK)l, a sure failure. Because this century lacks good mothers so wherefore are we to get good girls to marry? Surely, not from a mother that leaves everything to Bridget while she goes to Aurentz's all day to drink ice cream soda and eat candy. 1 married a daughter of such a mother and

you may judge from the sock 1 enclose what a wife that mother gave me. 1 am afraid there will soon be a divorce case for the courts for when I have to hunt two hours every morning for a towel to dry myself on and then have to take a rag and go brakfastlesg to work because my wife's mother never taught her bow to take care of a hue band, so I would advise all bachelors to

stay single and wear holes in their socks, instead of going soleless aa I have to. Don't believe the girls' promises nowadays. They promise to do everything before marriage. They fish with a net and when they get you they don't know how to keep you. Roys, don't get duped as 1 was. Leave the marriagable guls of l'AJl become spin stert". Dou't give them a chance to make you feel miserable. Enjoy life while you can. Cood wives are scarce. Tippecanoe Iteuit. Tippecanoe was well represented at Argoa Thursday. I'ncle Robert Martin and the family of O. M. Martin visited at Lapaz last week. C. A. Morical's harness shop is about completed. The workmen are giving it a coat of paint. Edward Swoveland, who has been visiting his parents and brothers for the past few days, returned to Illinois Monday. Frank Morris, who has been an invalid with rheumatism since last October, was on our streets the other day, much to the surprise of his friends. M. E. Trump is building a bake oven with a capacity of V') loavef. D. W. Ritter did the stone work and Frank Bristol, of Bourbon, will build the oven proper. Wm. Crane is making some nice improvements on his house that he recently bought, consisting ot a lfx21 foot addition. When he gets it painted it will make a cozy dwelling. James Poulson and family visited the past week with relatives at South Rend. James is prospectiDg, but is as yet undecided what he will do in the future. We hope he will decide to stay with us. Mrs. James Worsham received a message from Mentone Monday morning stating that her mother, Mrs. Da?id Hubler, was very sick. He went to Mentone at once and found her mother in an unconscious condition with little hope of recovery. Wm. C. Elliott, our genial station agent who has been steady at fus post since the building of the Nickel Plate railroad, was granted a thirty days' furlough July 1. He contemplates visiting his relatives in Kentucky and to take in. the Pan American exposition. Hon. A. L. Rrick has recommended John Noland for postmaster at this place, much to the surprise of Mr. Hardetity, as the postottice department had sent Mr. Hardest y his new bond and the same had been duly signed for a continuance of four years. Mr. liar desty has made a good postmaster. The Eley saw mill at Talma, known as the old water mill, was burned Sunday morning about 8 o'clock. It was built in I8fl. A house near the mill was also burned. Argon item. Mrs. John Smith, of Plymouth, visited io Argos last Monday. Miss Carrie Ross, of Plymouth, visited Miss Verne Voreis the first of the week. The Ancient Order of (Jleanere, of Walnut, will have an ice cream social at that place Saturday evening, July 1H. Everybody is invited. The many friends of Andrew Metheoy will be disappointed to learn that he is confined to his bed again. Frank Wickizer, who has been in Columbus. O., for several months, returned to Argos Wednesday. Mrs. John Weimer went to Plymouth Tuesday, where she expects to remain a few days the guest of relatives. Mrs. S F. Kline and Mrs. Francis Ensign, of Alliance, O., who have been visiting with F. Kosenberry, left Friday for a few days' visit with friends at Bourbon before returning home. Minnie Hostler, of Plymouth, visited W. W. Fishburn and family Tuesday. Mrs. Bird Sarber, who has been at Cleveland for some time, is visiting Argos friends for a few dayr. Mrs. Wm. Stafford and son, Claire, visited friends at Plymouth Tuesday. The Apollo Musical club will meet with Miss Eva Wickizer Monday evening, July 15. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. MctirifT, of Tilman, Ind., spent the Fourth with their parents. Some Marion glass blowers are taking their annual encampment at Wolf creek, In (Jreen township. Mrs. John Niswonger, of Warsaw, visited her relatives, Douglass Niswonger and family, a few days this week. Robert Murphy, a regular In the U. S. army, is visiting In Argos. His company is stationed at Fort Sheridan, III. The Bates house, one of the oldest and most famous hotels of Indianapolis, is being wrecked and torn down. The house has entertained more prominent men than any other hotel in the täte.

USE 1'OSTEX BRICK.

COUNCILMAN' PARKER LEARNS THAT IT CAN BE GOTTEN AUGUST I. Will Kedut-e Cost of Favluf North Allele igau Stieet Nearly OU mid lilve In liest l'aveiueut Mr, l'arker Wut to Ci awfoidavllle- aud Liot the Kail. Councilman Parker went to Criw fordsville Tuesday to ascertain, if possible, the earliest possible date that Posten brick can be secured. While there, he saw the brick in the kiln and also Haw some taken out. The finished product is in every particular equal to the sample which, under the test made dv Engineer Butler, showed it to be the best sample submitted, both as to moisture and 6braeion. Mr. Parker was assured that the Pos ten brick could be laid down in Plymouth by August 1, 1101. As the grading cannot be completed before that date, the brick will not be needed until then and there will be no delay. The council have decided upon the Posten brick. The same brick will be used upon Laporte street, the contract for which will be let Monday night. It seems now that an amicable arrangement will be made to the satisfaction of all parties concerned on Laporte street. There hae been some difference of opiuion as to the width the street should be made. I'OINTKKS TO INDIANA SO 1.1)1 F. I' S. Adjutant General Ward' Orders far the State I'ncaiiiitujeut. Adjutant General Ward has issued a general order concerning the state na tional encampment July 20 to 27. The order says that each regimental head quarters will be allowed three servants, each battalion headquarters one servant. Enlisted men andotiicers will be paid -51 a day if they miss no regular parade drills. Seven cooks are to be allowed to each regiment. O nicer s are to be allowed SI'', for the use of horses furnished by themselves. The preparations indicate that the encampment is to be the grandest ever given. No soldier enlisted after May 20 will be allowed to attend except by special permission of Rrigadier (General McKee. I. I0SS MMBKK OF DKATUl Kfpciil, huw Ihat Juii W'aa Mora Health. Thau May. The report of the state boird of health for June shows that fewer deaths occurred in Indiana in June than in May and that there was alao less sickness. The total deaths amount to 2,243, as against 2,82 in May. The death rate for June was 10s, against 13.7 in May. The deaths at three important ages were as follows: Infants under 1 year, 35li deaths in June, against 113 in May; children 1 to 5 years of age inclusive, June, 4sf, against 715 in May; adults, C5 years of age and over, June, 4si, against 745 in May. Married. Obed 11. Dipert and Miss Sarah J. Campbell were united in marriage Sunday evenrag at the home of Rev. (i. 11. Mattox, on North Pearl street. Mr. Dipert is a resident of Walkerton and the bride comes from Tyner City. The young couple will begin housekeeping near Walkerton, where Mr. Dipert is employed. Real Katate Transfer. The following real est ite transfers have beeu made since our latt report: Charles W. Thompson and wife to Florence Kincade, 2 lots in Bremen, S700. August Detbrenoer and wife to Her bert C. Stookey, lot in Rremen, SloO. August Detbrenoer and wife to Cbsi. Detbrenner, lot in Bourbon, $2u). Stephan üerrard to Anthony Lechlitner, 20 acres in sec 20, Tippecanoe tp, Peter Lichtenberger and wife to David F. Burnt, und of 3 lots and 120 acres in sec 1, Union tp, $500. Jacob Vollmer et al to Pena Looey, lot in Bremen, $so. Jacob A. Foltz and wife to Jacob Hess et al, 2 lots in Bremen, $210. Sarah Kreider, deed by heirs, to It a Adrian Coddard, lot in Argos, Elizabeth Duddleson to Anna Duddleson, lot in Culver, 8 100. Lenora Kloepfer and husband to David E. Snyder, trustee, 4 lots la Plymouth, $100. Eli Jones et al to Emily A. Sams et a!, UOa in sec l'J, W est tp, $2,000. Caroline A. Hartman, formerly Bauman, to Ansel (J. Hoppe, et al, pt lot in Plymouth, $3,S50. Manerva Monroe to Edwin R. Monroe, 37.0Sa in sec 4, Polk tp, $750. Caroline Shaffer and husband to Ephraim Fluke, lot in Lapaz, $500. William P. Chambers and wife to Maynard II. Ton, SO a in sec 19, Wast tp, $l,(XXl. The state board of agriculture hat engaged Souse's band for concerts at the fair this fall and will have tha ground lighted at night. This will Da a new feature.