Plymouth Tribune, Volume 1, Number 13, Plymouth, Marshall County, 2 January 1902 — Page 4

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Established October 10. 1901, HENDRICKS & CO., Publishers. H. B. OGliHSBHH, BditOV. Telepnone No. 27. OFFICE In Bissen BlocV. Corner Center and Laporte Street. IDVE3TI8IXG BATES will be md known on application. Enter id tbe Postoffice at Plymouth. Ind., as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION: One Year In Advaitc$i .50 Six Months 75 cents; Thre Months 40 cents, de livercä at any postoffice. Plymonth, Ind., January 2. 1902. REPUBLICAN CALL Meetings for Regular Reorganization of the Party. Tne republicans will meet in their respective townships, precincts or wards on Friday cr Saturday, the 10th or 11th days of January. 1902, at such times or places as the county committee may agree upon, for the purpose of transacting the following business: 1. - For the election of one precinct committeemen for each voting precinct throughout the state. 2 For the election of delegates and alternate delegates to the district conventions, to be held on Wednesday, the 15th day of January at the places hereinafter designated for the selection of" a district -committeeman for each congressional district of Indiana.' All meetings in any county must be held on the same day. In case the county committee ia any county shall determine to held a county mass-meeting for the election of such precinct committeemen and delegates to such district convention, such county convention shall be held on said 10th and 11th days of January, 1902, to elect such precinct committeemen and delegates as above provided. Precinct meetings must be held In the precincts, ward meetings in the wards, and township meetings in the townships for the selection of such precinct committeemen and delegates. Notice of such precinct, township, ward or county mass conventions shall be given by the republican' county committee by publication in the republican press of the county at least ten days before the day fixed for the holding of such conventions. The precinct committeemen so elected shall constitute the members of the republican county committee and such county committee shall meet on Saturday, January 11, or Monday, January 13, 1902, at the county seat of their respective counties, - at such time and place as shall be determined and puHished by the county committee, fomhe purpose of organization by the election from their number or otherwise of a chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treasurer, and the officers of said committee, together with three or more persons to be appointed by the chairman, shall constitute the executive committee of the county committee so organized. Representation to the district conventions for the purpose of selecting a member of the state committee shall .be one delegate and one alternate delegate for each 200 voter, cast and for each additional fraction of more than 100 votes cast for Hugh II. Hanna for presidential elector at the November election, 1900, the county to bo entitled to the aggregate number of delegates and alternates as stated below. Such aggregate in tbe respective counties will be apportioned by the county committee to the several townships, wards or precincts as nearly as may be upon the basis of the republican votes cast in such township, ward or precinct as aforesaid, such apportionment to be published in the notice heretofore provided for. The delegates chosen to their respective district conventions will meet on "Wednesday, the 15th day of January, 1902, at the places herein designated for the purpose of electing a member . of the state committee in their said districts; the place and time of such meeting to be published by the member of the state committee In their respective districts. , At each of the district meetings, no other business will be transacted than that above designated. The members of the state committee so elected will meet at the republican headquarters In the city of Indianapolis, at 2 o'clock p. m., on the following Tuesday, the 21st day of January, 1902 for the purpose of effecting a permanent organization. It is urgently requested that the republicans of the state. attend these meetings and assist in the reorganization of the republican party, i The thirteenth district meeting will be held at South Bend with the following apportionment: Marshall 15, Elkhart 31, St, Joseph 41, Kosciusko 22, Fulton 12 Pulaski 8, Starke 7. Jas. P. Goodrich, Chairman, Waeren A. Bigler, Secretary. Cccr.ty OIL In compliance with the call issued by the republican state central com-

rr.ittee for the re-organizatiou of the republican party for the campaign of 1902, the republicans of Marshall county are respectfully called to meet at the usual places of holding such meetings in every township in the county on Saturday January 11, 1902, at 1:30 p.m., first, to -select fifteen delegates to the district convention to be held at S:uth Bend Wednesday January 15th, 1902. . Said delegates shall be apportioned as follows: Center 3 Union 1 Bourbon 2 Green 1 Walnut 2 Tippecanoe 1 German 2 North 1 Polk 1 West 1 Second, for the election of one member of the county central committee for each voting precinct in eyery township. And the committeemen then chosen shall meet in Plymouth Monday Jan. ,13, 1902, and shall choose a chairman, secretary and other officers of such county central committee, and transact such other business as shall be necessary for a complete organization of the county central committee. J. A. SnuxK, County Chairman, J. A. Yockey, Secretary. Polk Township Call. The republicans of- Polk township will ineet at Tyner Saturday, Jan. 11, 1902, at 2 p. m. pursuant to the call of the county chairman. J. A. Barber, Chairman.

Do not forget to write it 1902. Reports from Spain indicate that the loss of her colonies has been good for her from a business standpoint. Ilome trading builds up home business. It helps the buyer and the seller both; and sets in motion a continuous series of direct and indirect benefits that are advantageous to the entire community. - When American workmen are fully employed they buy aheap of stuff that the farmers raise and the mills make. When they are not employed they are perforce great customers of the free soup houses. It is wise to keep them busy. Democrats oppose reciprocity because, they say, it is a step away from protection and toward free trade. If it were true that reciprocity favors free trade the democrats would be loud in its adrocacy, because that is just what they want. Obviously they are not sincere. Jefferson bllieved In and declared for reciprocity, but the democrats do not talk about that now. The attempt of certain democratic newspapers to place Roosevelt in hostility to McKinley and the latter in opposition to himself on the question of reciprocity and protection can delude no one who will read. Both have consistently advocated that form of reciprocity that is the handmaid of protection and the irreconcilable foe of free trade. The presencd of a Panama canal lobby in Washington is a bad thing for the Panama canal but not necessarily fatal to the chances for adopting that route. The question is, which is the best and least expensive route for our purpose? and in determining that all lobbies should be disregarded. The choice between Nicaragua and Panama depends upon ascertainable facts and it is the business of congress to inform itself. PLANS Or1 THE PENNSY. The new scheme of the Pennsylvania railroad to run a tunnel under Manhattan island from the Jersey shore to Long Island contemplates the greatest underground railway in the world, while its construction will involve engineering problems never before undertaken on a similar scale. The plans provide for a tunnel from Jersey City under the North river, under Manhattan island, under the East river to Brooklyn. It will be a double tunnel with a single track in each tube. It will be deep enough, of course, not to Interfere with any of the Metropolitan underground roads. At Eighth avenue and Thirty-second street, in New York, there will be an underground station 1,500 feet long by 520 feet wide, which will be practically a three-decker from the surface to the tracks. It will be equipped with every device. The trains will be run by electricity. To tunnel under the North river will be the most difficult part of the scheme. The mud and clay extend one hundred feet below the bottom of the river. It will be necessary to support the steel tubes on pillars running down to solid rock. When finished, the tunnel, with its connecting lines and stations, will cost about $40,000,000. It will enable a car to run from San Francisco to Brooklyn without leaving a continuous line of rails or touching a ferryboat. The plans for this gigantic project are under way and it is expected to be done in from three to five years. Aside from the great results, remarks the Indianapolis News, the work itself will illustrate tbe T?rcat advance in railway building, and will surely stand as an example of the things that American capital, industry and railway management can accomplish. . '

It was easy to swear off, but will you stick?

It is said by Washington correspond ents, aad the country will gladly be lieve it, that Lord Pauncefote has an ambition to reach a settlement of all disputed points between Great Britain and the United States before retiring from his ministry. In this, the report goes, he is seconded by Secretary Hay, who is equally desirous that such a condition may be attained while he is still in the cabinent. Fortunately there is no serious difference between the two English-speaking nations, the Alaskan boundary being the -most obstinate question, and both diplomats, if properly backed by their respective governments, ought to succeed in their hopeful plan. It is not worth while for anybody in . this country to get excited over Germany's little affair with Venezuela. If the South American republic has mistaken the intent of the Monroe doctrine and hoped to be protected by it from actual coercion, Germany has no misunderstanding about it and knows that she may proceed as far as she must to collect her claim so long as she does not attempt to acquire sovereign rights on this side of the water. Germany will not seek any conflict with Mon roeism and when Venezuela finds that Uncle Sam's doctrine Is not meant to protect slow debtors it is quite likely that a settlement will be made. New Republicans in Line. One of the men who are here to at tend the love feast today will, for the first time in his life, mingle at a large republican gathering as a republican, lie is John W. McCardle, a grain dealer of New Richmond, and one of the most prominent citizens of Montgomery county. McCardle left the democratic party 2 f ter the second defeat of Bryan and cast his lot with the republicans. In the last campaign he could have had the democratic nomination for congress in the ninth district, but he declined it. He believed that representative Landis would be re-elected and had a strong idea that President McKinley would again be successful. He felt then that he ought to leave the party, but he did not believe in deserting a ship under fire. He remained with the party and voted the democratic ticket, but soon after the election he announced that he would no longer affiliate with the democracy. Indianapolis Journal. NAME THE FAfylS A Suggestion That May Not Come Amiss to the Farmers. George F. Botts, whose tine farm is located east of Shelburn, was in to the Times on Monday, and besides giving us a little order for stationery, dropped a hint which should be taken up by more than one farmer over the county. Mr. Botts believes that farmers and farms should be known by their individualities, as well as more pretentious people. He has named his place 'The More ton Farm," and means to have it knewn by that name in the future. This would appear to be a good idea. There-is no reason whv choice and appropriate names could not be found for every farm. They would have another value besides mere prettiness. It would be convenient and pleasant to recall that "The More ton Farm" lies u many miles east of Shelburn; "The Cedars" or "The Pines" or "Long Mead '.v Farm" lies a mile here or a mile there. Any one of a thousand good names might be found. Mr. Botts has placed the name of his farm on his Stationen. When m his home is spoken of hereafter it will be "The Moreton Farm." Horsemen and stock-breeders in the county might take a valuable suggestion along this line. The milk o? one farm might gam a name, or butter or poultry or calves. It would be a nice thing to have every farm in the county have a pretty name. Sullivan Times. Dixon Lake Ripples. Mr. and Mrs. Holland spent Christmas in South Bend. Avis Daubenspeck visited Sybil Corse last Thursday and Friday. Mrs. now 's children and grandchildren spent Christmas at the old home. Mrs. AllClough of Michigan City visited Mr.. Clough's parents ' last week. Mrs. Cummins spent Christmas with her son, George, who lives on the Laporte road. Miss Loretta Logan went to Fort Wayne Tuesday to spend New years with her sister, Mrs. C. D. Winget. Mrs. Wm. Weaver, of Souih Bend, and Mary Andrewsand Cecil Burkett, of Plymouth, visited Monday at C. L. Andrews'. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob nohara .and family and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse nohara and little daughter, Martha, of Plymouth, will spend New Year's at D. Wiggin's. Ms. Austin's Cereals have the largest sale of any similar goods. Try them and you will understand whyV 71t24 13t4

INTERESTING LIST

Indiana's Postoffices When the State was Formed. In 1816, when the New York city postoffice was conducted by five persons and that at Philadelphia by only four; when the entire treasury department of the federal government consisted of eighty-three persons and the United States senate had only six officers and employes; and when Indiana was admitted as a state and adopted her first constitution, the complete list of postoffices within the state, with postmasters, deputies and the salaries paid, appeared on the public records as follows: Allensferry, John Allen, $7.99; Bethlehem, O. G. Armstrong, no compensation; Brownstown, John Mehoy, no compensation; Cahokia, John Hays, $15: Columbia, John W. Gusson, $13.75; Charleston, John Douthill, $59.87; Corydon, Richard M. Heth, $53.62; Fleming, no compensation; Franklin Court House, Nathan D. Gullion, $57.68; Hartford, James Allen, no compensation; Heazleton's Ferry, G. Heazleton, no compensation; Jeffersonville, James Lemon, $55.66; Lexington, Jacob Rhodes, $11.98; Madison, John Serig, $48.21; Montgomerysville, John W. Maddox, no compensation; Nicholl's Inn, George Michaels, no compensation; Princeton, John J. Neely, no compensation; Provine, William G. Gulick, $3.87; Rising Sun, Caleb A. Craft, no compensation; Salisbury, David F. Sackett, $28.16; Smockville, Samuel Smock, $9.30; Valohia, Thomas Ewing, no compensation; Vevay, John F. Dufour, $42.67; Vincennes, John D. Hory, $220.40. A large percentage of these offices have been forgotten for these many years and not one on the list was north of the Wabash river. This was less than twenty years before the office at Plymouth was doing a thriving business. FIRST McKINLEY HOME Mishawaka Man Buys House Built By Grandparents of President. The home built by James and Mary McKinley, grandparents of the late President William McKinley, on a farm two miles northeast of Mishawaka about the year 1840, is now a place of national interest. The McKinley home fell into the hands of James McKnight, deceased, and now is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sweitzer, who are building a new home and who decided to destroy the old relic. To prevent the destruction of the building, which bears a close connection with the name of America's martyred president, a Mishawaka man bought it and will move it to town for preservation. This house is the first one owned by the McKinleys in the western reserve. James and Mary McKinley, after residing in the house for a number of years, moved to another farm ten miles west of Mishawaka. They were in poor circumstances up to the time of their death. Their graves are in a cemetery near South Bend and were appropriately marked by the late president 20 years ago. The venerable couple passed away within a few hours of each other August 20, 1847, in the old home, the date marking the 43rd anniversary of their marriage. They died in adjoining rooms. List of Unclaimed Letters. The following letters remain uncalled for in the post office at Plymouth, Ind., for the week ending Jan. 1, 1902. GENTLEMEN. David Burns G G Smith Daniel Swihart E G Myer Art Sherwin Clyde Snyder E H Miller LADIES. Miss Lulu Shafer Miss Lou Logan Daisy Edwards Mrs L E Blocd Mrs Luella Rieffert Gertie G Grey Mrs Smtha Eaton Miss Lula Duddleson A fee of one cent will be charged on all the letters advertised. Please say advertised when calling for these letters. J. A. Yockey, P. M. Change of Schedule. Commencing today the Vandalia passenger trains will arrive at Plymouth as follows: South-bound: 5:43 a. m.; 12:34 and 7:16 p. m. North-bound: 8:40 a. m.; 12:01 and 10:23 p. m. A Profitable Investment. " I was troubled for about seven years with my stomach and in bed half my time," says E. Demick, Somerville, Ind. "I spent about $1,000 and could get nothing to help me until I tried Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, I have taken a few bottles and am entirely well." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does the stomach's work by digesting the food. You don't have to diet. Eat all you want, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures all stomach troubles. Don't Live Together. Constipation and health never go together. DeWitt's Little Early Risers promote easy action of the bowels without griping or distress. Are safe, sure, gentle, thorough. Purely vegetable. J. W. Hess,

ARGOS IN AN

Some of the Marks, Figures and Reflections Dr. S. W. Gould in There have been wonderful changes in and about Argos since a third of a century ago. As Sidney the village was put on the map a long, long time ago---more than 65 years---about the time, or soon after the Michigan road was cut out. It was named after Sidney Williams who had a contract for opening several miles of the road, and who kept an old time hostelry---a hewed log "tavern." Sidney was on the stage route from Indianapolis to Detroit and the "tavern" was the stage office. In those primitive days, at certain seasons of the year, the standing order was to "ride and carry a rail" so as to be ready to assist the horses through the mud pits. The "tavern," a very small general store, (where furs, ginseng, etc. were equivalent to cash), a blacksmith shop and a half dozen very modest residences constituted the nucleus of the present town of Argos. When the postoffice, which was located south of the village, was moved to town the name was changed to Argos---this name being given the office (and therefore the town) by the late Hon. Schuyler Colfax, then a representative in congress from this district. In a conversation with the writer many years ago Mr. Colfax said the orthography of the word occasioned quite an extensive correspondence with him, many of the natives thinking the word should be spelled A-r-g-u-s. He finally succeeded in convincing them that the name was not to represent a multitude of eyes, but was a Grecian namesake. But excuse us; we are back of our lesson. We struck the place a third of a century ago, being attracted by the beautiful north-eastern section of country, and concluded we could lay by enough in a twelve-month to carry us on westward to the booming city on Lake Michigan. But, "the best laid schemes o' mice an' men," etc. we are here yet. We have not the census at hand, but think the population at that time was about 300. The town had been boomed by the expected completion of the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville railroad, but although much work had been done the enterprise collapsed. Transportation was by primitive methods and "teaming" was a good business. When the roads were good between Rochester and Plymouth (the latter being the nearest railroad point) one would see long lines of teams, heavily loaded with the choicest lumber and they usually had merchandise for the return trip. We distinctly remember when the late Joseph Westervelt had the contract of hauling from Plymouth to Rochester the large safe for the use of the Fulton county treasurer. The county paid Mr. Westervelt $100. In those days we had a triweekly mail, carried in a hack between Logansport and Sonth Bend. The hack was often filled with passengers and they seemed to be perfectly satisfied to jog along at the slow pace. The world moved slower then. In the summer of 1867 the old C. C. & L. Co. sold its franchise and work to another company, afterward known as the I. P. & C. Work was resumed and late in the summer of 1868 the POULTRY PRIZES Awards at First Exhibit of Marshall County Association. The Marshall County Poultry association held its first annual exhibition last week, and notwithstanding the very cold weather of the previous week, which kept away a great many birds promised on account of being frost bitten, it was a success. It is the intention of the Poultry breeders of this county to elect officers in a short time and organize for the coming year. Another exhibition will be held some time next winter. All who are interested in better poultry and more of it in Marshall county are earnestly requested to join the association. The following prizes were awarded in each class: Silver Laced Wyandottes C. A. Reeves Plymouth, 1st on cock; 1st and 2nd on hen; 1st, 2nd and 3rd on pullet. John S. Gast 1st on cockerel. Barred Plymouth Rocks, Leroy Staley 1st on cock; 1st and 3rd on cockerel; 1st on pullet; Roscoe Hess & Co. Plymouth, 2nd on cockerel; 2nd on hen and 3rd on pullet. N. C. Vogell, Bremen, 1st on hen; S. P. Bryan Argos, 3rd on cock, 3rd on hen; Carey Cummins Plymouth, 3rd on pullet. Patridge Cochins, H. A. Shambaugh Plymouth, 1st on hen. Black Langshans, Cary Cummins 1st on hen. White Wyandottes, George Engle,

EARLY DAY

Changes of a Third of a Century--of a Pioneer. the Argos Reflector. cars ran as far south as Argos---one mixed train---backing to Plymouth, where there was a turn table. The people were happy. We remember that when the train carrying the iron and track layers reached Argos the late Charles Huff gave the crew a fine treat which they enjoyed hugely. In a few months more the gap between Plymouth and Peru was closed, trains ran through from Laporte to Indianapolis, and we felt that we were connected with the moving, business world. It is true we paid from five to six cents a mile to ride, and freight rates were in proportion, but we were too happy to kick---at least for a time. At the completion of this road we had a population of perhaps 500 souls. We will give a brief word picture of Argos at that time as it now exists in memory. Outside of the various smiths, which can be found in every village, the flouring mill and two saw mills (which did a heavy business in those days) were the principal industries of the town. An effort was made to organize a joint stock company for the manufacture of furniture. Stock was taken, an organization effected and a building erected, but before it was put in operation the assessments became so frequent and heavy as to freeze out the smaller stockholders and soon one man had it all. It has passed through many phases and is now the property of D. E. Vanvactor. There were then two small general stores kept by Kershaw and Williams & Wickizer. The value of the combined stocks was perhaps $3,000. The Rice brothers (Martin H. of Indianapolis, and the late Captain Welcome Rice had been in business here but had just closed out. There was but one drug store, owned by Dr. L. B. and Joel Boggs. Jonathan Pickerl was in the boot and shoe trade, but soon after he and his brother Hugh embarked in the grocery trade. Richard Knight, now of Rochester, had a small harness shop and about this time Jacob Beam came here and opened a harness shop of larger proportions. We must not forget to say that there were two saloons and probably better patronized than saloons are today. There were several good boot and shoemakers, as in that day most of the foot wear was made in the home shops. We had a very ordinary schoolhouse, of one room, and employed one teacher who was presumed to have a "smattering" of the three R's. There were four physicians and although there was more sickness than now, and the roads were generally bad, they did the business and found some leisure time for games and sports. Of the business men of a third of a century ago but few are left. Jacob Beam is still at the bench and as active as ever. Leonard Bock manufactures a finer, more acceptable grade of flour, though it may not be as nutritious. It is not his fault; our women demand the snow white article. Of the four physicians but one remains, as the late James Lowry was wont to say, "to live off the misfortunes of the public." We had no brick buildings then. Our business houses, with one or two exceptions, were unsightly wooden structures, most of them but one story in height. Plymouth; 1st, 2nd and 3rd on pullets. Rose Comb White Leghorns, F. B. Carey Plymouth, 1st on cockerel; 1st and 2nd on pullet: 2nd on hen; Roscoe Hess and Co., 1st and 3rd on hen. Single Comb White Leghorns, Ed Ringle Bremen, 1st on cockerel and 1st on pullet. Buff Plymouth Rocks, H. A. Armstrong, 1st and 2nd on cock; 1st, 2nd and 3rd on cockerel; 1st and 2nd on hen; 1st, 2nd and 3rd on pullet. S. C. B. Leghorns, Hayes Munn Plymouth, 1st on cock; 1st and 2nd an cockerel; 1st, 2nd and 3rd on hen; 1st, 2nd and 3rd on pullet. Buff Cochin Bantams, Cary Cummins Plymouth, 1st on cock; 1st on hen; 1st on pullet. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for a list of testimonials. Address, F, J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c Hall's Family Pills are the best.

PreInventory Clearance Sale

We are measuring up everything in our store to put it in shape for inventory and will, during this time, let loose of every description of Dry Goods at extremely low prices, to save us work in taking our inventory. We want to clean up all odds and ends in all departments in our store. All our Cloaks and Capes we have marked down again to a final, bed rock price, which means that we offer them now at less than cost of manufacturing. Those who are not yet supplied will find this a golden opportunity to buy, as our present prices are absolutely lower than the cost to manufacture. Anything you are in need of in our lines you can buy now at a great bargain. N. Y. STORE

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