Plymouth Republican, Volume 45, Number 39, Plymouth, Marshall County, 15 August 1901 — Page 4

The Republican. WM. O. HENDRICKS, Kdlior ana Proprietor.

OFFICE in Bissell Block, Corner Center and Laporte Street. Entered at the Plymouth, Indiana, Post Office as Second-Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION: One Year in Advance $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 40 cents, delivered at any postoffice. Plymouth Ind., August 15, 1901. The Plymouth Republican is attired in a new dress of large-faced type and presents a very neat appearance. Knox Crescent. WILL STAY WITH THE MACHINE After letting out numerous long and implacable "hollers" about the unpardonable iniquity of the Ohio democratic convention, the squeal in one issue alone of The Democrat measuring up four feet of editorial type, Dan McDonald has concluded to accept the same inevitable platform declarations in Indiana. "We are no bolter," he exclaims, fand do not countenance the action of those composing the convention," meaning the convention of Bryan democrats who hold the same belief as he does and whom he stigmatizes as bolters. "However much we may approve the principles they advocate," he declares, "we are no bolter." The discredited prophet of popocracy has recently performed liia great act of discovering and exploiting as something new a prirciple as old as human intelligence, the owl-like outgiving this time being that "principles stand above men," and to this aged and respectable : apothegm Daniel adds: "And politics stand above principles. Behold us, the implacable, immedicable and immeasurable Dan, a silverite by principle but a goldbug if the convention says so. "We are no bolter!" The Indianapolis Sentinel will be tickled to observe that its Uncle Dan will be among the cohorts if not among th converts when the biennial assault ton the piecounter begins again. COMMUNICATED. Good Bye, Old Corpse. An old-time friend on Michigan street sends me a copy of TnE !News, containing an article on the "Lonesome Six." Is it possible that this is all that is left of the immortal party that was to sweep the country? I remember when the Pennsylvania road was being built through Plymouth during the early fifties an old laborer named Murray died. Undertakers were not so plenty then as now and a few of his friends fixed the body up in a box and hired Wm. Montgomwith a pair of bobs to transport the body to the graveyard. The friends seated themselves on the box with their feet either way and to counteract the bitter cold they would every few minutes sample a bottle of Coombs' best and say just before drinking, "Here's luck to old Murray." I think I will bring a bottle of whisky to the grange and improvise a box and imagine it contains a corpse. Every now and then I can take a drink and say, "Here's luck to old Dan," Jim & Orlando. Wonder Who They Were. . The capitol of Henry township is the scene of great excitement today, occasioned by a genuine hold-up on the street at that pb.ee at an early hour this morning. Two young men from Plymouth are visiting at that little hamlet and were , out rather late last night, on the way to their hosts when, on one of tne main thoroughfares of that place, they were boldly confronted by two highwaymen, who were well armed with two bull-dog revolvers, and demanded the Marshall county boys' Dicney and valuables. The boys at once saw the situation and understood that it was up to them to pay their new acquaintances for their trouble so they gave up their watches, coats, vests, hats and ten dollars in money, after which they were given orders to "Forward march, and double quick." Marshal Cpplen received word to be on the lookout for the two rogues who did . the hold-up act and if they make themselves visible here, Jimmie will give them a hot foot chase. Rochester Republican. Big Fight Reported From Bourbon. Saturday night about 10 o'clock Jacob Zinn of Nappanee, while drunk, tried to clear out Flitcraft's saloon at Bourbon, but succeeded only in turning over a table. When he was going out of the front door he drew two revolvers and began firing into the saloon. Marshal Devol hurried up and on Zinn's refusal to surrender fired at him, the shot striking in the left side. lie was taken to thc tospital and the physicians report there is a chance for his recovery. There was much excitement about the town and the police had trouble to control the crod. Keprvts that Zinn was killed were circulated in 2Tappanee. Goshen Democrat.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Much Business of Importance Passed on by the City Board. The common council met Monday evening in regular session and disposed of a large amount of business, some of which is not of sufficient importance to merit mention. After the reading of the minutes the clerk reported a few minor transactions, such as the collection of saloon licenses and the report of the inspection of boilers at the waterworks by experts from the Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Co., from which it appeared that they are in excellent condition, and then the ball was opened by the presentation of a petition in which D. C. Smith prays leave to establish hay scales in the street where the Jacox scales formerly stood. This evoked an expression of opinion on the subject of street occupancy, disclosing a strong sentiment in favor of confining the city's highways to highway purposes. Scales, poles, posts, racks, obstructive signs and the like, will be regulated by this council with the hope that they will ultimately be eradicated. The petition was referred to the committee on ordinance and police. ' The same subject came up again in another connection, upon a proposition to enact an ordinance concerning telephone and electric light poles, sign and hitching posts, etc. This entire matter was referred to a committee of the whole council. It was agreed that hitching posts and sign posts ought to go at once and that poles for wiring ought to be placed in the alleys as rapidly as is possible without bearing too heavily on the companies interested. A conference was appointed. L. A. and K. C. Kloepfer sent in a communication in which they claim damages for the flooding of their basement in the Corbin block during the last heavy rains, and asking for a conference as to the amount and the city's liability. The ground of the claim is that the private sewer draining their basement was tapped by the city and its capacity overtaxed thereby, thus causing the water to back up and accumulate for want of sufficient outlet. The claim for damages is stated in very temperate terms and the petitioners hope to avoid litigation. The question of thecity's right to turn surface drainage from streets into a private sewer not constructed for that purpose is puzzling the city attorney. The mayor and clerk were empowered to bind the city in a contract with the L. E. & W. to supply its locomotives with water for a period of five years at $30 a month. A question having arisen as to the ! drainage of storm water in the vicinity of the new Linkenhelt elevator on the L. E. & W. at Garro street, it was referred to a committee of the whole council for investigation. The bills for three weeks, amounting to $2,737,38, were presented and allowed, reducing the funds on hand to $2,762.82. It is apparent that tne city will be a borrower of money soon. Some years ago when the matter of more street crossings over the Pennsylvania track was under discussion, Judge Zollars, attorney for the company, made a sort of promise that subway crossings would some day be constructed at Center and Fifth streets. More recently residents of the city have petitioned for crossings at Third and Miner streets and in the course of the ensuing correspondence Judge Zollars has resurrected his old and forgotten promise and suggested that the people ought to be satisfied with that, objecting strenuously to the later proposition. But the people will not be satisfied with the present facilities for crossing the tracks, even when a promise for something more in the indefinite future is added, and the company will have to do more than write letters before long. There is an inaccessible crossing away over by the wagon factory, a low bridge at Michigan street, a dangerous' and difficult passage at Center, and a high, steep ridge at Fifth street. Residents of the south side would like to have one good, safe and convenient place to get across into town. And then the paving matter came up in several phases. Hatch & Sons, the contractors, agree to furnish a bond in the sum of f 1,500, good for three years, conditioned upon their keeping the Sorth Michigan street pavement in good repair that long. Their bond for $43,000, for the proper construction of the work on that one job was approved, being secured by a standard fidelity company. The substitution of Clinton for Poston block in the work now in progress was authorized and the contract will be changed accordingly. Certain property owners on the west side of Michigan street north of Garro found fault with the grade established in that square and askt-d for a resurvey and a higher grade. : The special committee of the whole was directed to look Into the matter, together with the city engineer. The

subjects of rolling the gravel foundation and of discontinuing the excavation in the business part of town until the bricklayers get a good start were left in the hands of the special committee of the whole. Council then took a recess until Thursday evening, when the Laporte street paving will be under consideration. The council decided Tuesday morning to lower the grade on Michigan street four inches in the square referred to.

WHERE WILL WE STOP? We Are Shipping Coals to New Castle and Havana Cigars to Cuba. Chicago Inter Ocean. Scarcely anything that can be said now regarding the invasion by American manufacturers of European fields of trade will create surprise. The fact that we are actually shipping fuel to the very heart of the black country of England has crippled one very respectable old saying. It is known that we are sending pianos to Germany, a country that has for generations, almost centuries, practically controlled the musical instrument trade of the world. We are doing more than that; we are sending watches to Geneva and automobiles to Paris.' Nor do we stop there. We are producing some damasks that find a ready sale in Ireland, we make cutlery to supply partly the trade of Bradford, and we can sell lace .curtains at advantageous prices to the merchants of Nottingham. We are shipping salt to the greatest salt producing districts of Europe, those of the Tyrol. We ship great quantities of wheat to Odessa. We ship hops into the hop counties of England. We sell thousands of barrels of American Rhine wine in Germany, and thousands of cases of California champagne in France annually. We are reproducing practically art and industry in which the different counties of Europe have excelled, and we are able to reproduce them in such quantities that we can undersell the foreign manufacturers every time. It is inevitable that we must stop somewhere, or be stopped somewhere. We have not been able to ship fireworks to China, for example, nor rugs to Persia, nor velvets to Lyons not yet. But who knows that we may not do any one or all of these things in the future, since we are shipping genuine Havana cigars to Cuba, and have lately forwarded quite a con signment of golf sticks to Scotland? THE PIANO PROPOSITION The Novelty is Too Large but Plym outh Has Other Inducements. The gentlemen who were here Saturday looking at the old Novelty plant were greatly pleased with Plymouth and its advantages for manufacturing and residence but did not" reach a conclusion in the matter of locating here. They are desirous that their names and the name of the fconcern they represent shall not be made public pending negotiations for the reason that such information, if given out . prematurely, might embarrass them in the trade. They are makers of pianos and in that line there has been much trouble with labor for several months, making It probable that several factories will be removed.A report will be made to the owners of the factory that was represented here Saturdav and the result will be made known to the Business Men's association soon. While the report will state that the plant here is too large for the purpose, it is hoped that advantages may be set forth that will induce the concern to build a suitable factory in this city in the near future. STEAM ROLLER HERE Progress of the Work on the Michigan Street Canal. A steam roller arrived in this city Tuesday afternoon to roll the gravel foundation for the new pavements and thirteen cars of brick were unloaded during the day, being the greatest number yet received in one day. As soon as the heavy roller gets a good start with its work the laying of brick will be resumed and completed. Pending these arrangements the council has stopped the work of excavating, to avoid interference with business as far as possible, the men and teams having been cleaning up the canal and smoothing off the rough edges. A, slight alteration in the grado in front of the Jacox property has been agreed upon but 4hat will cause no delay. "I wish to truthfully etate to you an the readers of thesa few line' that your Kodol Dyspepsia Cure la without question, the best and only cure for dyspepsia that I haye ever coma in contact with and I have used many other preparations. John rJe&n, West Middlesex, Pa, No preparations equals Kodol Dyspepsia Cure 3 it contaica tlltiia nstursi digest ants. It will digest alf kinds of food and can't help but do you good. J. W. He3,

THE YACHT RACE

Time and Winners in Saturday's Aquatic Event at Maxinkuckee. The Maxinkuckee reg.Uta, sailed Saturday afternoon, was successful and interesting. The wind was from the northwest and quite strong. The starting time was 3:15 and twenty seconds thereafter the first boat crossed the line. All were over in less than five minutes. The race was close and exciting from start to finish. Levite was first over the line in 1:02:48, followed by Uncas, 1:04 flat; Xatty, 1:06:10; Indian, 1:11:25; Marguerite, 1:15; Lady Jane, 1:15:17; Crescent, 1:15:50; Cherry Bounce, 1:16:17; Nautilus, 1;17:10; Ben Ilm; 1:21:55; White Lady, 1:24:27; Doris, 1:26:54. The pennants to prize winners were awarded to the Levite, for the best time f made by catboats, and to the Marguerite for best time made by sloops. The pennant for the first boat over the line at the finish was given to the Levite. The judges were Mayor A. P. Snider, Otto Stechan, Armin C. Koehne and Captain Ed Morris. Timekeeper, Bert Adams. Starter, II. C. Adams. The Levite is owned by N. A. Edwards, Marguerite by Henry W. Fleet, Uncas by T. P. Wilson, Natty by Louis Wheeler. WORKED ST. JOSEPH PEOPLE The "United States Mail Box" Swindle Operated Most Successfully. About two weeks ago a man aboui 30 years of age came here and dressed in a blue uniform and brnss battons created quite a stir.. He worked his game pretty smooth. He would go to a house where there was no mail box in sight and if a lady came to the door he would introduce himself as the traveling representative of the assistant postmaster general and ask if the lady knew that she was violating one of the new postal laws by not having a mail box convenient for the carriers. At some places he even threatened arrest, but he always ended by telling the people that the government had just secured a new and improved mail box and if the people wanted to save arrest they could give him a quarter and he would send them the mail box. He said the price was cheap, as the government did not care to make anything on them. At nearly every house he- took the order for the box and also the quarter, but the people have not seen their mail boxes as yet. It is understood that in the country he secured 50 cents and at some places $1 for mail boxes and nearly frightened the wits out of some of the tillers of the soil. St. Joseph Press. Supposed Wealth Not Found. MisnAWAKA, Ind., Aug. 13. Palmer C. Perkins, founder and patentee of the noted I'erkins aeromotor, and a leading prohibitionist, died in February, 1896, leaving an estate roughly estimated at $2,000.000. Examination develops ;hat the wealth of Mr. Perkins was greatly overestimated, and that there is insufficient money with which to meet the bequests, and ten relatives in this vicinity have joined in a suit against the defendants named, to overthrow the will. The late Mr. Perkins was noted for his philanthropy, and previous to his death he gave very largely of his means to various benevolent purposes, besides which it is alleged his affairs became complicated.through mental weakness. Th2. widow has now renounced the will, and has laid claim to her third under the law, and a brother, seventy-five years old, who was only given $50 per year for life, has asked the court to compute the amount due him and pay it off at once. The delay in instituting litigation has been through a desire to compromise differences. Mystery of a Death. Muncie, Ind., Aug. 14. The death of Professor James M. Wolfington, for several years manager of the Magic City Business college of this city, occurred yesterday afternoon under myaterious circumstances. There are some who believe his death was the result of poison taken with suicidal intent. During the early part of last week Mr. and Mrs. Wolfington visited at Franklin' Ind., where Mr. Wolfington was taken violently ill from the effects of a headache pov(tler. Iiis condition improved, however, aiiti he was brought home. A postmortem examination will be held. Music Teacher Disappears. ARCOLA, Ind., Aug. 14. The disappearance of Professor" Henry Gunn from this city last month is puzzling his friends, no explanation of his fate being found. Professor Gunn was a music teacher and made his home with nenry A. Rockhill. Gunn was last seen on July 13. He was doing well, had a large class, and seemed satisfied with his prospects. The man Is 60 years old and g-x feet tall.

Ben Hur fn Chicago.

Klaw & Erlanger 's production of Gen. Lew Wallace's ,4Ben Hur" will receive its first western representation at the opening of the second season of the new Illinois Theatre, Chicago, on Monday evening, September 2nd. In all features this great production in its powerfully impressive story, in its beautiful music, and in its massive and magnificent scenic equipment, is the greatest stage spectacle that has ever been witnessed either in this country or abroad. The audiences are transported back two thousand years into the realms of beauty and glory. Wonderful scenes of Palestine in the days of the child Christ, stern and severe, fade away into more brilliant pictures of the graudeur of Rome. Spectacles of martial pomp are succeeded by pictures full of poetry and infinite daintiness. The Chicago Squint The "Chicago squint" has at last received the attention of some newspapers in that city, who say it is fast becoming more marked and general. They try to lay it to the smoke and soot floating in the city that the squinting habit is formed through continual effort to keep" dirt out of the eyes. This is nonsense. Chicagoans are not afraid nf soot. The squint, which has been seen by observing travelers for some years, simply reflects the character of the average Chicago denizen. To live in Chicago for any length of time and maintain all the while a frank, open countenance would be like descending into the realm of Lucifer and not getting your skin singed. Bewan at Ointments for Ctarrb that Conta'n Mercury as mercury will eurely destroy the eeoee of emel! aod completely derarjge the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces, Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage tbey will do is ten fold to the rood you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Ci., Toledo. 0M contains oo mercury, and is taken internally acting directly upon the blood aod mucoue surfaces of the system. Id buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be euroyou get the genume, It is taken internally, and made !n Toledo. Ohio by P. J. Cbaney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle, Hall's Family Pills are the best. List of Unclaimed Letters Th following letters remain uncalled for in the postoffice at Plvmouth, Ind.. for the week eodiog Aug. 14, 1901. GENTLEMEN. Earl Rupel Robert Cungdon Wm Myers ) r.d Gilbert E O Shortridge Wm Kobsun Chas W Scherezer Vess Taylor RL Hyatt Chas A Marsh LADIES. Blanche McChucy Ellzabetk Curry Miss L)lsy Hall Miss Anna Fee km an. Miss Laura Taylor Miss Essie Snyder Mrs. Ida Snyder Mrs. Caroline Bottdorf A fee of one cent will ba charged on ail the letters advertised. Please bay advertised when calling for those letters. TENTING on the OLD CAMP GROUND After an interval of retirement the old familiar Kendall Grocery is re established at the old stand. All kinds of goods usually found in a first class grocery will be kept in stock and prices will always be right. We want Your Country Produce W. JW. Kendall 3ichigan Street. THE MAYOR SPOTLESS TOWN This Is the Mayor of Spotless Town, The brightest man for miles around. The shining light of wisdom can Reflect from such a J lished man. And so he says to higt t and low I The brightest use SA POLIO." Some one must direi.-t tho affairs of tbe city. Eaually important is the cleanliness of the snallest home in that ci ty. If this can b e accomplished by small exertion, at small expense, so much the better. A cake of in tha hsnd3 cf a bright; active woman vill keep a house clean enough for the Mayor to live in.

Ms Confinement of its Pain More children would bo borne if the mother could be sure that the pains, worries and tribulations of gestation could be avoided. "MOTHER'S FRIEND" (that marvelous liniment) is unique in relieving and relaxing- all the strained tendons and muscles, as well as the distended organs. There is nothing like it.

MRS. LUCINDA PASCHEL, Lamberton, Ark., prore the above statement when she says:" I hae had 5 six children and was always in labor Irom twenty-four to thirty hours. This time I used only one bottle ot C Mother s Friend with my seventh child and was in Utxr only about four hours. Mother's Friend 'iaiust what it is recommended to be. I ul never be without it atrain.' ZS

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