Plymouth Tribune, Volume 3, Number 17, Plymouth, Marshall County, 28 January 1904 — Page 7

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U L. E. Riggens of the city Thursday.. Iiourbon was pn E. W. and W. D. Welch went to Chicago on business Thursday. Lester, the little son of Chas. inks, of Rutland, is suffering with appendicitis. ' j J. G. Dunnick and family yent to Mentone on Thursday for a f ew days Tisit. " G. Shawl and family returned to their home at Greentown,1 Ind., after attending the funeral of Emanuel Dalryimple. George Dairy mple returned to Kokomo after attending the funeral of his brother Emanuel. Margaret Russell, mother of George Russell of this city, died at her home in Buffalo, X. Y. last Sunday. Mrs. Elmer St John and daughter returned to their home in Ft. Wayne after visiting Mrs. St. John's father, A. II. Shirly. Mrs. Levi Lauer returned home last evening after visiting several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Rhuman of Chicago. Clem E. Shoemaker, of Kalespell, Mont., who formerly lived near Arg, has returned for a visit with old acquaintances. James Fribley of Bourbon, stopped in town a short time Thursday on his way l) South Bend to attend the grocers' convention. A Pennsylvania man who is being sued tor $15,000 for breach of promise says he would have married the girl if he had been able to earn more than $3 a week; During the year 1903, a farmer's wife in Whitley counry sold over $300 worth of eggs and poultry. There was a good profit, too, for the poultry made their own living a part of the time. The auditor is preparing the township assessors' books for the 1904 assesment of personal property, which begins March 1st, instead of April 1st, and extends to May 15th, allowing 75 days to complete the work, instead of 60 days as heretofore. An Important change is to le made in the manner of examining applicants for position in the rural carrier service. Beginning Feb. I all such candidates will be examined by the local boards of the. Civil service Commission. Wherever it is practical the examinations will be conducted at county seats. - Oliver Fiebert,, who is rapidly recovering from injuries received in the collision on the Pennsylvania at Larwill some time ago, and David Rady are two of the oldest engineers in point of continuous service now in the employ of the Pennsylvania west of Pittsburg. They are two of a squad of eiglitj that were given engines in 1865. Joseph Himes died at his home near Twin Lakes Thursday, after an illness of about three weeks. Deceased was a veteran of the civil war nd was about 67 years of age. Iiis physician, Dr. Loring, states that he had recovered irom smallpox and his death was caused by pneumonia. He leaves a wife and six children to mcurn his death. A mean swindling game has been played on an Indiana farmer who entertained over night a stranger claiming to be a minister. In the morning a young couple appeared and asked ths way to the minister's, saying they wanted to set married. The farmer thought of the minister who was stayEg with him, and suggested that the couple be married there. The supposed minister performed the ceremony. The farmer and his wife signed the certificate as witnesses. Recently the farmer was notified that a note for $1,000- was dne. They had signed a note instead of a marriage license. The swindler had discounted the note.' A Ray county paper tells of a young man down there who called on bis best girl one Sunday recently. After they bad talked until they could not think of anything more to say, he declared his intention of kissing her. She was apparently very indignant and declared she would tell her father if he did Remembering the old saying about faint heart never winning fair ladv, the young man dared, ard succeeded in planting a fairly respectable kiss somewhere behind her ear. The young woman arose hastely and walked Into the other room. "Papa," she said, "Mr. Smith wants to see your gun." "AllrJght: Ail right," said the old man delighted with a chance to show off Lis new shotgun. Taking it from the rack he stepped into ths parlor. Tco young man brolre four window pane3 in getting cut, cd lt cc:a h3 vri3 ctlll runcicj tzrtZzzZzä dorm twS.cccntry rcii .

d. TJ. Snyder Is visiting his mother atpibbard. JD. L. Dickinson transacted business aU Bourbon Friday. Chas. Ball was appointed sergeant It Co I., Friday night. ! Ed. Reynolds went to Chicago on

business Friday morning. . Dr. Kendall, of Argos, transacted business in the city Friday. C. W-Shakes, of Bourbon, was in the city on business Friday. Mrs. George Williams is quite sick with congestion of the lungs. John Carlson of Grovertown transacted business in the city Friday. W. T. Leonard is confined to his bed with an attack of the grippe. 1 A' remonstrance was filed against tl e Knipp ditch in Bourbon township. Mrs. John Giller was called to South Bend by the sickness of her son, Ed. Dr. Aspinall and J. W. Parks went to Ft. Wayne on business Friday morning. . Cbas. Litmore of Warsaw will open a new resturant in the Allman building. - Mrs. John Wiltfnng went to South Bend Friday where she will visit relatives. A. R. Zimmerman of the Bourbon Advance was In the city on business Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. White went to South Bend Friday to see Mr. White's brother. Mrs. G. II. Baylor was called to Laporte by the sickness of her granddaughter. Rudolph Welch is now employed in the wholesale department of Marshall Field & Co. Chicago. . Mrs. C T. Allen was called to Chicago this morning by the sickness of her daughter-in-law. John Felden, of Bremen who died last Monday, was buried on Friday, lie was 67 years of age. Judge Olds of Ft. Wayne and Judge Windüeld, öf Logansport were in the citv on business Friday. Harley Rhodes died at his home in Argos Thursday, after a liugering illness of four or five years. Mrs. Emma Wilson returned to her home in Astley, Ohio, after visiting several weeks in this city. Chas. Foltz who has been visiting relatives in Elkhart for the past month retujned home today. Harry Hisey and wife who were visiting the family of Ben Fetters returned to their home at Knox today. The funeral of Michael McGary took place at the Catholic chcrch in this city on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Marriage licenses were issued to Cerrie C. Zolman and Ho Grace Stukey, Oliver E. Sarber and Louise Pearl English. Peter Stegman Jr. returned to his home in Omaha, Neb. Friday. Mr. Stegman was called here by the death of bis mother. Moses Rendsberger, of Lakeville. who has been isitingbis daughter, Mrs. Chas. Fruits, of this city returned home Friday. Henry numrichouser returned to Chicago after spending a few weeks in Plymouth. lie is making his home with bis son Harry. Five hundred thousand incaudescent electric lamps will be employed in the illumination of the world's fair grounds and buildings. David Ault. of Plymouth, arrived Wednesday to attend J. P. Urbin 's funeral and visit old neighbors a day or two. Kewanna Herald. Freddie and Johnnie Ree returned to .St. Michael's Academy Friday, after spending a vacation with relatives at their home in Chicago. Bert Allman, of Culver, and John Glanville, of Columbia City, were among the out of town guests who attended the dance Friday evening. John B. Kuespert a Lake Shore de" tective of South Bend, was shot and fatally wounded by car thieves who he was trying to arrest Wednesday evening. David Lauer arrived last week and will visit bis parents and other relatives in this city. Dave is employed la & large furniture bouse In Columbus, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Welch -went to Chicago Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Welch's brother, Henry Cowbcrn, who died at Hot Springs Ark. last Tuesday. Astley & Hess have leased the corner rooms of the new Splker building and will move their hardware store in the near future. Mrsy Dial will occupy the other room of that buildiDg. William JJ. Miles, of Chicago, aa' Miss Carrie Fowler, of Michigan City, were "hello" operators, and the calls '." CO tha lnnn niotonco TViro lorl thorn V I VUW IVI-Jq UUdUUUj 11111 IVU liUbUl into desiring a better, acquaintance, which has resulted in their marriage. The Rathbone Sisters of this city accompanied by a number of Knights of Pythias went to Argos Thursday night, where they instituted a temple. About forty members were initiated cftcr v.hich a banquet rr3 ecrved. All the Plymouth ncnitcra xzort a very coed tlmb.

Wm. Strunk went to Mish&waka Saturday. Frank Lamson of Culver was In the city Saturday.' ; ' Mrs. Ed. S. Hogarth is suffering with an attack of Lagrippe. William Haight made a business trip to South Bend Saturday. Ed Smith of Donaldson, transacted business in this city Saturday. Miss Anna Easterday went to Bourbon Sati 'day to spend Sunday. W. II. Kretzj of South Bend, was in the city on business Saturday. John Olds went to Chicago Saturday, where he will visit a few days. Gus Siders went to South Bend Saturday to spend Sunday with his son. Mrs. Hanna Zugbaum of Valparaiso is the guest of relatives in this city. Miss Fern Morelock went to South Bend Friday to remain for some time. Perry O. Jones has been appointed administrator of the Brownlee estate. Miss Eifie Conger, f the Big Store is reported as having an attack of lagrippe. Ilenry Jarrell and List Lemert of Tyner, were in the city on busiuess Saturday. Miss Edna Poor went to South Bend Saturday to visit her sister, Mrs. Henry Hawkins. Mrs. FredjfjKoontz and daughter went to Donaldson Saturday for a short visit. Clyde Swinderman is reported as be iog quite sick at bis borne on South Walnut street. A crowd of jolly young people of Bremen called on Miss Floy Lconaid Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Allman arrived Saturday, and will make this city their future borne. Mrs. Carrie Ringgenberg was called to Etna Green Saturday by the sickness of her nephew. Mrs. Anthony Molter of North Center street, is suffering with a slight attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Earl Smith of Culver, who has been visiting relatives in this city, returned home Saturday. A default in the side track at Warsaw caused the derailing of fourteen freight cars Thursday night.

The Gleaners of Tyner will give an old fashioned spelling school at their hall next Friday evening. The Supreme Court reversed the case of Mrs. West vs John B. Giller for building high board fence. Ilenry Wilson who has been visiting his uncle, Stephen Powers, returned to his home at Three Oaks, Mich., today. Emra Brownlee returned to bis home in St. Louis Saturday. Mr Brownlee was called here by the death of bis mother. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Muldary, Mrs. Kiley and Mrs. Ryan, of Ft. Wayne, attended tbe funeral of Michael McGary Saturday. M. Livinghouse, of nibbard. passed through this city today on his way to Donaldson to visit his brother James who is very sick with consumption. Mrs. David Westbury and Miss Ada noltorf of South Bend, were called to this city by the severe illness of their little sister, Miss Dorothy noltorf. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith, of Jackson, Mich., who have been visiting Mrs. Smith's sister, Mrs. 11. T. Kleckner of this city; returned home Frievening. m A nice sociable dance was given at Albert's ' hall Friday evening, about twelve couples taking part. Mrs. Edna Corbaley and Frank Janke furnished the music All report a very pleasant time. Carl Wenkawski, of 807 Johnson Street. Soutb Bend, was arrested for the fatal shooting of Detective Kuespert. Kuespert Identified bis assailant who was placed in jail awaiting the outcome of the injured man. A Michigan woman was scanning the marriage columns of a newspaper and remarked to her husband, "Here's a strange coincident a William Strange married to a Martha Strange. " 'Strange, indeed," replied her husband, 'and I expect the next news will be a little stranger." This year will be remarkable for the small number of eclipses, there being only two, and both of the sun. This Is the minimum number of eclipses that can occur In any one year, the maximum number being seven, when there would be either five solar and two lunar, or four solar and three lunar. Both of the eclipses of the year are invisible in the United States. Th3 first eclipse occurs March 16. The second a total eclipse on September 9. If a man had a fifty dollar bull pup he would look after It carefully and not let it run all over town at night. But if he has a boy it is different. He is turned loose at a tender age to go to the bad, and people wonder where the big army of dead beats, bums, tramps and gamblers come from. They germinate from pure seed gathered at home, sown - broadCist en the streets and alleys. The boys ought to be given a show equal r;ith that of the bull pup.

Rev. R. G. Upson has returned from his Eastern trip. Mrs. Washington Heckert spent the day at Donaldson, Fred Wensler went to South BencT on business Saturday. Miss Grace McCall went to Bourbon to spend Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrsi Fred Tri obey a nine pound boy. Dr. Brown reports a boy baby at the home of Wm. Baker. Jessie Ulery, of Rutland, is visiting bis daughters Jo this city. Rev. A. n. Zilmerwent to Ilillisburg on business Saturday. Mrs. Daniel Tories is confined to her bed with appendicitis. Joseph Garver made a business trip to Walnut Friday morning. A change of venue to Marshall county has been granted in the damage suit of Froehier against the Grand Trunk railway. Elkhart Truth. Some one is so kind as to remind us of an aphorism that says "a bad year comes in swimming," and points to the iuitial performance of the year as a good omen. Skating and zero weather began ours, It is true, and perhaps this present deluge comes too late to be harmful, but the chances are that there will be a harvest of colds" in consequence of the thunder and lightning Wednesday night. We can't have these unseasonable luxuries without paying the price. How -do your bronchial tubes feel, anyway? TOO COLD FOR THE ELEPHANT

Drives Htm Mad by Freezing: Ills Ears and Trunk anil He Proceeds to Play Havoc. St Iaul. Jan. 25. Maddened by the intense cold, which bad frozen its ears and trunk, an elephant belonging to an animal show which had been exhibiting at a local theater, ' almost killed its keeper, Conrad Castens, and partly wrecked the Milwaukee freight bouse. The animals Lad been taken to the freight house preparatory to leading them into cars for Minneapolis. During the night the elepliant suffered intensely with cold, and when attempt was made to get him upon the car he became enraged and tore to pieces the heavy planks in the loading platform, scattering them in all directions. Castens then wont to the animal's bead and attempted to pacify it, but the beast threw him to the ground and planted his fopt lipon him. crushing in his ribs and, it Is believed, fatally injuring him. The brute then seized heavy articles of freight in rue' sheds and began tossing tbcm about promiscuously, doing considerable damage. It took nine hours to get him aboard the car. President Will Send a Wreath? Denlson, Tex., Jan. 23. Mrs. X. C. Hargis, who died in this city at the age of 85, was the progenitress of seventeen children, s'xty-eight grandchildren and ICS great-grandchildren. Massacre of a British Expedition. London, Jan. 25. The, foreign office has received news of the massacre of a British expedition under the auspices of the East Africa syndicate, byTurkhana tribesmen in the neighborhood of Kudolf lake. Hast Africa. A Billion Dollar Country, This is a billion-dollar country in some ways, but not in others. It is a billion-dollar country in the one matter of corn, when the crop, in 1902, was of greater value than $1,000,000,000, but in the matter of the National debt it is not. According to the latest statistics from the Department of Commerce and Labor, the corn crop and the National debt are running l race the corn crop of 1903 falling V the value of $952,868,801, while the National debt fell to $925,011,637. The comforting assurance, however, is that with prudent administration of Internal and foreign affairs the National debt will continue, to fall, while the development of the country, the improved methods and increasing energy of the farmer will attend to the increase of the other crop of hay and of wheat, of oats and tobacco, cotton and sugar. There Is no doubt of tiie wealth of the United States. France is rich so rich that she was able to pay to Germany the enormous idemnity demanded by Bismarck, and able to pay it without seeking other resources than the patriotism and the hoarded wealth of her industrious and economical peasantry and bourgeoise. But France, today, is staggering under the eäormous indebtedness of $5,856,312,892, and not one of her crops, nor any ten of them, would equal in value the amount of her National debt, while that of the United States is more than balanced by the value of the one crop of corn of 1903, notwithstanding the value of thecrop of 1902. The aggregate value of the crops of the United States In 1903 was $746,306,209. The aggregate bank clearings were $114,000,000,000, the total volume of money In circulation was in excess of $22,000,000,000, the total bunk deposits were $9,315,000,000, of which savings banks held $.935,000,000; tEe exportsxwere $1,484,663,127, with a balance of trade in favor of the United States of $489,199,026. This is not" a billion-dollar country in the matter of a National debt. In the matter of crops, and manu-j factures, and commerce, and banking and. products and exports, multlbfllion-dollar country, it is ' a andis still growin a

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DEVASTATIOH 8! FIRE Town in Norway Wiped Out with . a Loss, Perhaps, of S5,000,000. ELEVEN THOUSAND H01IELES3 Borne Costly Blazes at Home Flood Situation Has Improved and the Kivers Are Falling. Aalcsuml, Norway, Jr.n. 25. The fire which swept over this town destroyed every building in it with the exception cf the hospital. The 11,W0 inhabitants of Aalesuml were compelled to camp in the open, as only a few damaged and uninhabitable houses were left ftandinj:. The children of the town had to be housed temporarily in the church at liorgund. The panic among the people "was so great after the outbreak of the flames that all attempts at leadership or discipline became out of the question; no excesses, however, were committed. The people first endeavored to save some of their propcrtj but they soon found that they had quite enoush to do to save their own lives. Nothing Lft In Two Hours. The destruction of the town was complete within a couple of hours from the time the fire started. Over twenty steam fishing boats and many sailing smacks were sunk in the harbor in order to save them from the flames, but three steamers and many smacks were burned. It is believed now that only three persons lost their lives. Succor has arrived from Moide, Dergcu and other places, and provisions are being distributed. Relief committees have been formed and have invited public subscriptions. The king and queen of Sweden and Norway have contributed $1,500-to a relief fund, and all the other members of the royal family have also subscribed. Lou May Keach $5,000,000. Most of the inhabitants of the town lost everything they possessed, and only in a very few cases were the dam-, ages covered by insurance. Thousands of persons had to spend twenty-four hours in the open fields, where they were without food and exposed to a bitterly cold wind and a driving rain. It is estimated that the money loss will be not less than $4,000,000, and' may reach $5,000,000. The disaster comes at a peculiarly hard time of year for the fishing folk, for the new season was opening. The fishermen of Aalesuud always have been a prosperous class, and the fisheries were conducted according to the nicst modern methods. COSTLY FIRES AT HOME Mora Than a Million Lost In Four Biases In Basinets Houses. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 23. "Wolfson's retail dry goods store on Main plaza caught fire and is a total loss. The 6tore did a large business with all of West Texas, and carried a stock of goods valued at more than $333,000. The building was worth $85,OOO. Total insurance, $245,000. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 25. The most disastrous flre.that has threatened the business section of the city In years started hi the five-story block corner of Main and Kinsley streets. In ten minutes the structure was a roaring furnace, and the loss is close to $200,OOO. Houston, Tex., Jan. 25. Fire destroyed six blocks, of frame business houses at Sour Lake, and got into the Cannon tract in the oil field, doing considerable . damage. The loss is placed at $200,000. Hundreds of men and women, half of whose names- were practically unknown, roomed in the buildings that were destroyed. Screams wer heard at different times, but the destruction was so' complete that no charred, remains ean be found or identified. New York, Jan. 25. The building Xos. 54G-54S Broadway, occupied by Morimura Bros., Japanese 'goods; It. B. Bonar k Co., hats, and Cranford ic Qulgley, Rossenwar Bros, and Finkelstein & Maaget, clothing, was destroyed by fire. The total loss is estimated at $250,000. Chicago, Jan. 25. Four thousand persons were in the Masonic Temple building engaged in various vocations when an alarm of fire was sent through the house by the smell of smoke and ai instant later by the alarm bell In

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the rotunda. In a short time the whole building was full of smoke, through which the occupants groped their way to the elevators and down the stairs. No one was badly hurt. The employes put out the fire before the firemen arrived, but it burned out a suite on the fifth floor at a cost of $20,000. A dozen persons were slightly hurt. SITUATION IN TUE FLOOD KEG ION Inundation at Pittsburg Passing, but In tense Cold Now Prevails. Tittsburg, Jan. 25. The flood has in a great measure passed this point, and he submerged portion of the two cities is at last free of water. The biting cold weather that prevails augments the distress whicn exists in the flooded sections. Desolation exists in all parts of the two cities from wh eh the water have receded. Wreckage and huge cakes of ice strew the streets. A thick settlement of slinfy mud mingled with ice makes many districts unfit to walk through. Huge timbers, port'ons of doors, stairways, barrels, boxes, cans and other debris wasled upon the streets by the flood have rested where the water left them. A round up of the damage done in the Pittsburg district demonstrates that it will not exceed half a million dollars in actual damages. To this amount, however, must be added the loss to the manufacturers and mills I through forced shut downs and to i . ii i a i worKinen inrougn suspenueu wages, which will run the total clcse to the million mark. Xo loss of life isreported. The loss at Cincinnati will reach $200,000, with an indirect loss much greater. A gorge has formed in the Susquhanna river between Sunberry and Creasy, fa., and is thirty miles long, while the Tiver is backed up as far as Nescopeck. Nearly the whole town of Cala'wissa is submerged, in some places up to the second stories of the houses. At Bloomsbury the ice pack is forty feet high and the town Is a deep pond. All the towns in that vicinity are also inundated. The stage of the. river at Wheeling is forty-four feet, and a third of the homes there are islands in a lake. Much excitement was caused here by a fire which completely destroyed the packet Elizabeth, the towboat Olivette and two boathouses. New Cumberland, W. Va., Jan. 25. Fully one half of this town is under twelve feet of water and a blizzard is raging. At Empire, two miles above, on the other side of the Ohio river, the town is under ten or fifteen feet of water. Cincinnati, Jan. 25. The ice around Coney Island gave way and sunk the towboat Adelle at Brown's Landing. Three men employed . on the Adelle whose names could not be learned' are missing. PB0VISI0H FOB THE CHURCH In the Constitution That I Building for the New Republic of Panama. Fanama, Jan. 25. After, heated debates on religious questions the constitutional convention adopted the following as to religion: "The profession of all religions, as also the exercise of the forms of worship, shall be free, without other limitations than respect for Chrlstl&n morality and public order.. Nevertheless, it is recognized that the Catholic religion is that of a majority of the inhabitants of the republic, and the laws will provide assistance toward the foundation of a seminary in the capital and missions for savage tribe New $3 Counterfeit. - Washington, Jan. 25. The treasury department Is advised of the appearance of a new $5 counterfeit silver certificates. The certificate is of the scries of 1800; check letter, D; plate dumber, undecipherable, either 200 or 230; J. W. Lyons, register; Ellis II. Roberts, treasurer. It is poor work. Philippine Imports and Exports. ' Washington, Jan. 25. The Philippine trade statistics of the insular bureau of the war department show that the imports of those Islands during the eight months ended August, 1903, aggregated $22.2;;.5S1 and exports $20,8G7.313. These figures are exclusive of coin and government supplies.' Iroquois Theater Memorial Services, New "fork, Jan. 25. Memorial services under the direction of the Actors' Church Alliance of America, in symphaty with the sufferers and bereaved in' the Iroquois theater fire In Chicago, were held at the Frinccss theater, ttev. F. Courtney, D. D., ex-blstfop of Nova Ccctii, presided.

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One-Price Outfitters, 9 PLYMOUTH, IND. DEPTH OF DIABOLISM Seems About Reached in the Vicinity of Petersburg by Seme Natives. LEADER DODGES AN OFFICER But Doesn't Seem to Have Dodged A Bullet Professor Parsons' Big Job Notes. Petersburg. Ind.. Jan. 25. Iifayette Dedman and his wife, while on their way to vi it relatives near Bowman, were seized by seven men, who carried them to the Fairview church, where Dedman was forced to stand in the corner of the auditorium at the point of a revolver, while the seven men raped his wife. One man. It is alleged, held a pistol on Dedman, and later turned it over to another man and then himself outraged the woman. The men made their escape, but the officers went on their trail. Threats of Lynching, of Course. An lS-y ear-old youth named Thomas, and a 14-year-old boy earned Sumner have been apprehended by Clinton Thomas, father of the first, at Flora, 111., and returned to Pike county. They are heavily guarded at a secret spot near Pptersburir. Orpnthrjits of lrnr h. 1 lng have compelled the authorities to take every precaution against any out-' break. Dedman and his wife are 28 and 25 years, respectively. Fat Under $500 Bail! Willard Catt, alleged to have been the leader of the miscreants, was apprehended at the home of Pete Gladish near this city, and arrested. A preliminary hearing was held, and Catt was place! under $"00 bond. In company with the marshal Catt visited the home of a relative, whom he requested to secure his bond, but was refused. As they left the horee Catt sprang away from the oliicer, who emptied his revolver in the direction of the prisoner. Catt succeeded in eluding his pursuer and is still at liberty, but evidently wounded. Farther Details of the Atrocity. It has developed that Lafe Dedman E and his wife were traveling about the country and staying wherever they could find shelter. It was late when they entered the chapel with the intention to spend the night there. When they were attacked the woman screamed and attracted the attention of two farmers living near the chapel, who hurried to the rescue, but .were held at bay with a revolver. HE HAS A 1UG CONTRACT President Parsons, Who Is Examining Text Books, Offered by Publishers for the State Schools. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 25. Presi dent Parsons, of the Indiana Normal school, has in his office 250 school books from seventeen publishing houses,- w hieb he is to examine as a member of the state board of education. Heretofore, when the board was getting ready to adopt' books for the public schools, representatives of the publishing houses have called on members of the board, but this time the publishers are sending books and typewritten statements. The representatives of the publishers will meet with the board. Feb. 4. As secretary of the board, President Parsons also has received thirty certificates of commissioned high schools. Some are of old schools, whfch have been re-examined and the others ars new. Doesn't Pay To Be a J ustlce. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 25. D. L. Landes has resigned as justice of the peace In Fayette township, at Sandford, on the Big Four road, because In the year he has held the office he has not had a fee. He has "gone to braking on the railroad." Not only were there no civil or criminal cases,' but no marriage fee was ever likely to Live been earned. The constable, who died a few months ago, also had not earned a fee. Orrancrai to Ask for Taper. Washington, Jan. 25. The Demochatic senators in conference on the Fanama question agreed upon a resolution asking for'nll the. correspondence between the United States and Colombia' since the negotiation of the llay-Il-aran treaty, holding that some are missing. - "