Plymouth Tribune, Volume 4, Number 41, Plymouth, Marshall County, 20 July 1905 — Page 1

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MAXINKUCKEE CHAUTAUQUA.

Will Open July 20 at Culver Will Close August 10. A very strong program of lectures, singers, musicians, scientists and orchestras, with two programs, have been provided for each day. Th söuvenir is filled with attractive pictures of scenes in and around the grounds, the various lectures, musical .aggregations and incidents in connection with the military academy. Among the lecturers who will be present during the assembly are Dr. D. R. Lucas, Hon. Frank Regan, E. J. Sias, W. G. Smith, Rev. Perry J. Rice, Prof. S. I. Conner, Reno B. AVelbourn, L. H. Stine, Rev. H. h. Herod, Hon. James E. Watson, Rev. Austin Hunter and others. The musical features will be concerts by the Indianapolis Lyric Orchestra, the Barnard family, the Harrington Instrumental quartet, the Gibson-Trotter-Wagner trio, and the Winchell Jubilee Singers. Added to these are the large choruses engaged to give the cantata, ''Queen Esther" and "The Story of the Passion, also the Ladies' Choral club of Flora, Ind., and Mrs. Princess Long, a singer with a national reputation. There will be a singing contest for .a prize of a cloth-bound; volume of music of over 400 pages, entitled ''The World's Sweetest Songs." Prof. Eli Miller is president cf the association, which is enjoying a fine growth and success under his direction. Government to Furnish 3,125 More Homes to Settlers. El Reno, O. T.. July 5 The 500,000 acres of Indian pasture reserve lying southwest of El Reno has been ordered by Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock opened to settlement. The opening means the furnishing of 3,125 more homes to settlers and another tide of immigration to southwestern Oklahoma. All the lands will be based on 160-acre tracts for a period of live years from January 1, 1906. The rules require each lessct to cultivate all tillable land up to 75 per cent of the land leased. Must Have License. Acording to E. E. Earle, deputy fish and game commissioner, the hunters in th state have a .general misconception of the use of license to hunt, as required by the last legislature. Many seem to think that these licenses are not required in the open season, but that the possession of a li cense will permit hunting in the closed season. "The license as provided for in the recent law has no reference to open or closed season at all," savs Mr. Earl, "but it refers merelv to location, a license being required by every hunter at all times, when the hunter is in a township other than the one in which he lives. The proposition is simple: If one is in his own township during an open season, he needs no license, if in another township, he must have a license, and of course, during closed seasons he cannot hunt at all, license or no license." These licenses may be obtained from Z. T. Sweeney fish and game comr lissioner, at Columbus, Ind., acording to Mr. Earle, the fee being $1. This license is good for one year, and for any part of the state. Lightning Strikes a Chicago Man at Walkerton. Walkerton, Ind., July 12. Ralph H. Nabphenny, a bookkeeper from Chicago, who was spending his vacation at Koontz lake at the Anderson club house, was killed by a stroke of lightning Tuesday afternoon . about 1 o'clock. Nabphenny came here Saturday with his brother. With Emil Anderson, :he proprietor of the place, the party was sitting on the porch during the storm, when a flash of lightning came over the telephone wire, striking Nabphenny in the back. None of the others were at all affected by the stroke. The deceased was 22 years old and unmarried. The remains were sent to Chicago for interment. A 'Daisy Party. On last Saturday evening Miss Edna Tanner entertained j about sixty of her young friends at htr home on South Michigan street, in honor of her friend Miss Nina Feeser of Bluffton. Music and ,?ames were enjoyed by all. . Refreshments were serv:d in the dining room. The decorr.tions were field daisies and green. -.Late in the evening all took part 'in a "Daisy Hunt," the finder being the recipient of a large boqi;t of Field Daisies.

Mrs. Martha Hoy to Undergo Operation at St. Joseph's HospitaL Mrs. Martha Hoy, aged C5 years, was taken to South Bend Wednesday evening and was moved in the city ambulance to the St. Joseph's hospital, where she will undergo an operation. Her condition is said to be quite serious.

Big Band of Gypsies. A big band of gypsies ordered out of Whitley county is now headed this way. The gang numbers one hundred men, women and children. They travel with 48 horses and 14 wagons. The Columbia City Post says regarding them: "As is usual, the men remained at the camp and sent the women into the city to do the fortune telling stunt and pick up everything they could lay hands on. There were about twenty indescribable females, ranging in age from 12 to 80 years, and they scoured the town thoroughly in about two hours, but were unsuccessful in their search for victims, not many people caring to have their fortune told." A Horse Radish Farm. The celery and onion crops are not the only 'ones which Goshen is proud of. North of this city we have a 45 acre farm of horse radish. This is grown by J. H. Rogers and Son. This is the largest crop that has ever been raised in this vicinity and in weight the entire tonage will amount to about 100, while the cleaned product will weigh aboutl07 tons. Saturday the firm received 94 barrels of vinegar to be used in marketing the product. The curing season will open in about a month and not many weeks after the season will be on. The firm intends to market the horse radish in Goshen and vicinity; It takes about seven car loads of bottles to place the product on the market. Goshen News-Times. The Greatest Problem. For over forty years the American people have witnessed the most terrific scramble for riches known in the history of the world. Colossal fortunes have been piled up. In many istances thoroughly dishonest ' and disreputable methods were resorted to in order to increase the extent of these riches. Bribery and corruption have had no inconsiderable part in these operations. Society has, in consequence, been deplorably demoralized. Largely as a result of the persistent preachings of President Roosevelt public sentiment has become awakened to the existing order of things and the dangers that now confront the nation. The duty of the hour is being made clear by conscientouslly conducted newspapers, public educators, uncorrupted statesmen and courageous clergymen. These efforts now bid fair to produce results. The greatest problem before the people now is how to remedy the evils that have come upon us during the past forty years. South Bend Times. A Better Understanding. The Nashville, Tenn., American of recent date makes these sensible observations : The sections are coming to a better understanding and appreciation of each other. Rapid and easy methods of communication have brought the New Englander and Southerner into closer touch, and the printed page is having an enlightening and broadening influence before which old prejudices, animosities and misunderstandings must fade. Sectionalism is giving way to Nationalism and in Nationalism lies the strength of the republic and the mutual benefit of all the sections. Important Court Decisions. The appellate court has held that where a saloonkeeper by illegal sales of liquor causes his customers to become drunk and quarrelsome, so that one kills the other, he is liable in damages for the death of the murdered man, even to his child born after the father was killed. One Failed Bank Paid its Depositors. The Commercial bank of Silver Lake, owned and managed by Adam Stout, is being re-organized as a state banking institutioin with $25,000 capital stock. The Commercial was a private bank with a capital of $7,500 and became temporarily embarrassed last year. Since then, however, every depositor has been paid in full and interest from the time of the bank's becoming involved has paid at 6 per cent. Death of Frederick Pfender. Frederick Pfender, aged 2 years and 3 months, died Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pfender, in east Plymouth. The funeral occurred from the house Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Oak Hill cemetery.

STATE NEWS. Mabel Kester, of Wolcottville, attempted suicide on Friday night by swallowing a quantity of carbolic acid. The night police at Goshen raided three saloons and a billiard hall on Friday night and four slot machines were secured. Earl Reynolds, of Logansport, 10 years of age, dived into the Wabash river at that point on Saturday and was drowned. The National Manufacturing company at Elkhart is constructing a cotton picking machine for which wonderful things are claimed. Eli P. Miller, of Warren, has brought suit to recover $S00 damages from the owner of the building in which he operates a store, for loss of goods occasioned by a leaky roof. Philip J. Treasch, of Lafayette, while drawing a glass of soda water on Saturday night, was shot and fatally wounded by Alexander Kennedy, an inmate of the State Soldiers' home who was intoxicated. Florence M. Smith, of Central City, Xeb., 10 years of age, who ran away from the, Deaconness' seminary at Aurora, 111., has been found at Logansport, where she has been employed as a waitress in a restaurant. Richard Crane, of Angola, who has been ill a year with no hope of recovery, left his bed during the absence of attendants, secured a knife, and made an effort to end his life. Ue lay down upon a couch and struck the blow that was intended to pierce his heart. 0'ving to his feeble condition, however, he was able to produce only a flesh wound.' Charles Hassler and John Monchcin, of Elkhart, went to a marsh and with a big sack proceeded to make numerous captures. When they felt something go into their bag in the darkness they imagined it a monstrous frog and a few minutes later were surprised to find their sack had burst and that all their frogs had escaped. Investigation showed that the supposed frog was a blow snake. Its head was broken open and it was dead.

Getting a Loan. George W. Perkins is credited with this stcry: A certain banker with whom he is well acquainted was siting at his desk the other day when a wellk.own broker came in on business. The broker was carrying a little hand bag, and he seemed in a great hurry. "I want to borrow a million' he exclaimed, before he had even taken a chair. The banker, though a man of long experience with many men, was a bit taken by surprise. "A million dollar loan is not such a small matter," he replied, sit down and we'll talk it over. Let me take your bag." "Not on your life'r interrupted the broker, "I've already got three millioin in there." And he opened the bag to convince the banker, who made no further delay in granting the loan. New York Tribune. Real Estate Transfer. A real estate deal took place Wednesday by which Ob ßair became the owner of the Brower and Baker liver- stable and stock and also of Mr. Brower's residence on north Center street and of his business block on Michigan street now occupied by Hess, Harley and Grube. Mr. Brower takes possession of the Balr farm of 320 acres, six miles west of this city. Mr. Bair has employed Mr. O. G. Baker to run the livery barn for him. Mr. Baker still holds the ownership of the Baker transfer line. Cavanaugh Succeeds Morrissey. South Bend, Ind., July IT. The retirement of Father Morrissey was followed by the unanimous selection of Father Cavanaugh as president. For six years Father Cavanaugh has been rector of Holy Cross Seminary at Notre Dame, and in that capacity, as well in the university, in which he was professor of English literature tor several years, he has distinguished himself as an energetic administrator. He has had long exper ience in literary work as assistant editor of the Ave Maria. Wheat Threshing is on in Earnest. Wheat threshing began Monday in earnest all over Marshall county, The grain is now in prime condition for threshing, so threshers report Threshers report the yield from 25 to as high as 43 bushels per -acre with scarcely a field yielding as little as 20 bushels per , acre. The quality is generally good, the poorest fair and much of the grain excellent. Death of Rev. J. B. Carter. Rev. J. B. Carter, a superannuated Baptist minister, who had resided i this city for the last two years, died early Monday morning at 1 a. m. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Tuesday at 9 a. m conducted by the ministers of our city, after which the remains were taken to Portsmouth, Ohio, for in terment.

SUES FOR: $1000.

Bernard L. Rider Has Begun Suit Against Accident Association. Mr. Bernard E. Uyder began an action Tuesdav in the circuit court against the National Masonic Acci dent Association, of Des Moines, la., and the North American Insurance Company of Chicago, that may prove interesting and instructive to holders of policies in accident insurance com panies. Mr. Ryder has been a member of the first named company for a number of years, and his policy obligated the company to pay him $25.00 per week for each week he was disabled from following his business on ac count of accidental injury. In February 1904, he slipped and fell on the Post Office steps in this citj' falling on his head and back. The njury seriously impared his mind and memory, to such extent that he was in May following committed to the Hospital for the Insane at Longcliff. It appears that on account of his condition, he was unable to re member that he had such insurance, and he failed to give notice of his in jury, within ten days as required by the company but did so a few days later when his memory returned. It is understood that the Association is refusing to pay pn that account. Mr. Ryder was disabled-for many months, and claims damages for One thous and dollars. If the company's contention is good law, policyholders will have to see to it that when they fall, they fall on their feet and not on their heads, or their insurance will be worthless. It will be interesting to note the outcome. Charles Kellison is Mr. Ry der S attorney. Letter to Company I of this City. Indianapolis Ind., July 14, 1005. Chas. F. Holtzendorff, Capt., Company I., Plymouth Ind., Dear Sir: The Indianapolis News will as us ual, have its headuarters at the com ing Camp of the Indiana National Guard to be held in August at the Army Post in this city. If convenient we will be pleased to have you,annouin to the mem bers of your company that they are invited to help themselves at our headquarters where they will find free writing material, free telephone, free ice water, free souvenir Abe Martin postal cards, plenty of chairs etc. We will take care of all out going mail and see that it is regularly deposited in the Indianapolis. Post office. Stamps, postal cards and all editions of the News will be on sale. Please announce that this tent belongs to your members during their visit to the city and if they do not see what they want, ask for it. Wishing all a successful Ercampment, THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS. Tobacco Trust Spends Fortune Send ing Cigaret Papers. Fifteen mail pouches, packed to their fullest capacity with cigaret papers, have been received at the local postoffic during the week for distribution. Twelve of the pouches have been distributed and the last batch of three pouches arrived here last night. The postoffice clerks are not slow to declare the bundles a nuisance, and hope that the efforts of the manufacturers to cover this territory with cigaret papers will cease with th pouches already sent here. In sending out the cigaret papers, the manufacturers simplified matters by securing a city and rural directory and mailed an envelopecontaining 6 "books" of cigaret papers to every man, woman and child whose name appeared fn the directories. It is estimated that the company has sent four million packages of cigaret pa pers into this state and, figured at its lowest cost, the expense of the paper alone would be $25,000. This,' added to the cost of mailing, the envelopes has made it a costly experi ment. Logansport journal. Dedication of M. E. Parsonage. The new Methodist Parsonage was dedicated Wednesday evening from 7 to 10 p. m. Dr. Brown presented the Parsonage to the pastor on behalf cf the Trustees. The ministers of the city delivered short talks. . The Epworth League burnished ice cream and cake for 10 cents and lemonade for 5 cents per glass. All were given an opportunity to see the house. . .. Picnic Aurrust 1st. i The M. E. Sunday School is com pleting arrangements to hold their annual picnic at Winona Aug. 1. As soon as arrangements are completed due notice will De given. Miss . Estella Reynolds returned Wednesday from a visit at Ligonier.

The. Disbarment Trial.

On the ground that the defense in the impeachment proceedings against Mayor Lemuel Darrow, City Attorney Worden and John Talbot, had used undue influence in the selection of the jury, Judge McClure of Anderson Thursday dismissed the entire panel of forty talesman. The judge also held that County Clerk McClung was not even a de facto official, and that his drawing of the special venire was illegal. The original special venire of forty men was drawn by special agreement of the attorneys for the prosecution and the defense. Under the law the attorneys for each side were priveleged to challenge twelve men whom they might believe were prejudiced against their interests, thus leaving sixteen men from whom a jury of twelve was to be secured to hear the case. When the case was called for trial Monday the prosecution immediately challenged the jury, and introduced evidence which they believed established the fact that of the sixteen men at least fourteen were friendly to Mayor Darrow, who with City Attorney Worden represented several of the prospective jurymen as counsel. The prosecution made the challenge that County Clerk McClung whose title to the office is disputed, had been influenced to draw a venire that would be in sympathy with the defendants, thus conniving to defeat the ends of justice did the prosecution establish a case. The prosecution asserted that political influence had been a potent factor in the selection of the veniremen, McClung have been a suporter of Mayor Darrow when the latter made his fight to secure the election of Hearst delegates to the democratic national convention. Mayor Darrow opposed the election of James F. Gallagher, democrat, for the state senatorship, because that fight contributed to his defeat. By appointment of Judge Richter, Gallagher is now one of the leading attorneys for the prosecution of the fight to disbar his enemy in politics. The defense vigorously combatted the fight made by the prosecution to discharge the special venire, and declared that the charge of corruption was an impeachment of character of men whose reputations were without a stain in the community. Attorney Osborn for the prosecution was charged with having approached County Clerk McClung and asking him to do certain things in connection with the drawing of the jury. A special venire was again drawn last Tuesday, Judge McClure having designated George Link, whose right of possession to the clerk's office he recognized to draw the jury. Buys Land to Raise Mint A. E. Beebe, a wealthy mint grower of Mendon, has completed the purchase of a large amount of land east of Niles, Mich. Mr. Beebe, with his sons, will at once commence to improve the land, which nearly all lies on the big marsh east of Niles, for growing peppermint. The land secured by Mr. Beebe, including the pur chases completed Monday, are the 80 acre Snodgrass, the Stevens or Lacy farm of 130 acres, the Henninger property of SO acres, and the Hatch farm of 2-10 acres. The land is especial!- desirable as mint raising soil. A good deal xf improvement will be necessary, however, before the mint can be started, it is said. It will be two or thre years before the mint matures. It is possible that Mr. Beebe will buy more land in this vicinity. House Party. One of the most successful social affairs of the season was a house party given Friday by Miss Estella Chase at her home on Webster Avenue, in honor of Mrs. Jas. O. Parks of East Chicago and as a reunion of the old crowd of "Sleeping Braves". It was the first reunion of the crowd since "ye olden time." One of the pleasant features of the day was the announcement of the engagement of Miss Laura Linkenhelt to Mr. George ,Mann of Streator, 111.' This was very cleverly done when all were seated at the dinner table by one of its members singing a parody on "Oh Promise Me." Those permitted to. enjoy the day with Miss Chase were Mrs. Jas. O. Parks, East Chicago, Mrs. H. B. Dickey of Lowell, Miss., Stella Card of Indianapolis, Misses Laura Linkenhelt, Lots North, Gertrude Peterson, Marguerite Hume.

Mr. Dooley at the Laporte Dis-

barment Trial. "Hinnissy have ye iver bin in Lapoort Indianny, th' city of saft maples and hard politishuns," said Mr. Dooley, who looked travel stained and sunburnt. "I think not" said Mr. Hinnissy, fanning his red and perspiring brow. "I have," continued Mr. Dooley. "I just arrived on th' Lake Shore xpress from a week's rustykatin at Pine Lake, a summer resoort just a short trolly ride from Zahrits, and while there I look'd in on th' now famous thrile against th' 'best Mayor' Lapoort iver had, the popular Lim Darrow. "Connected wid Darrow on the rack is th' irreprissible Jawn Talbot of South Bend, the Altgeld of Indianny---and a young lighthaired la'ad nam'd Worden--- city autiorney of Lapoort." "Phwats it all about," said Hinnissy. "It's hard to figger out," said Dooley, "I heard they clame a woman swore for anouter woman and thin admittin' her ividence was unthrue, she blamed the lawyers for axin her to sware th' way she did and now swares th' way she swore was not thrue but all a lie and now they ixpict her ividence to be used to dishbar the lawyers named "on the ground that her sworn teshimony is not so good as her unsworn and yet to be sworn testhimony." "But whin I went in the Coort house th' other day there was sittin' on th' binch, where me erstwhile friend Jawn Richter is in th' habit of makin' Joodishal and other decisions, a gintleman from th' gas belt. He seems to be all right and has th' proper avardupois for so weighty a case--- but I felt sorry for the Joodge for he seem'd to have a bad cold--- and I tho't he niver would git his throat cleared, and was goin' to offer him one of my cough drops, which I always carry wid me---but was afraid to interrupt th' proceedings." "I ask'd a man sittin' in th' nixt seat what th' shtate of th' case were," says he, 'th' little fat lawyer wid th' blond hair has challinged th' array,' "but,"says I, , "I didn't know there was an iliction on" remimbering th' time whin Billy O'Brien's lodging house array was challinged down by the gas house"--- "Naw," says he, "challinging th' array in legal parliance means that they object to th' panel"--- "My Gawd", says Lare they thryin to work th' panel game in this coort?" "Naw" says my frind, "You don't get nixt," "I mean," says he, they claim that that fat, good natured clerk over there has put up a job in Joory panel, and has put on all Lim Darrow's frinds and clients, you see," says he, " 'tis a shtruck joory---and th' claim is that Fred McClung made a "ten shtrike in favor of Lim Darrow." "But," says he, "lishten there comes a witness" and I did "and it run aboot like this: "Shtate your name to the Coort." "Are you old enuff?" "Why was you born?" "Where was you whin Main shtreet was pav'd?" "Do you know Hudson Lake and Darrow's farm?" "Did you iver associate wid him?" "Is your feelins toward Darrow good- bad- or different?" If so, which?" "Where was you on th' 4th of May?" "How manny times did you visit th' City Council and kick?" "Did you register that kick wid Fred McClung?" "Did McClung git knowlidge of your kick, from you--- by rumor, hearsay, reputation or in anny old way?" "Did you go down to th' Iasht Dimmycratic Shtate Convintion? If so was you wid him or agin' him?" "And manny more erudite quistions were asked and like answers returned as befoor." "Th' lawyers in th' case is legion." "For th' dishbarment, besides Osburn th' blond, wid th' buldog tenacity, is Jim Gallagher th' man who 'also ran' and risimbles in features my old frind Rolla Oglesby--- one of the rapoorthers of th' thrile. Th' boys says Jim Gallagher hasn't mooch heart in th' thrile for really he also likes Lim Darrow. Then there is McVey who hands up to th' Coort, whin he is bohtered, th' authorities from Blackshtone, Coke-on-ice and some of th' abridgement of Bacon--- uncooked and raw from th' book. Th' say McVey lives on books. "For the dafindants, or aginst th' dishburment is Elly Weir, th' same as usual, Hickey who makes a good fight, and Tom Slick, th' urbane from South Bind, and "Oily" Sam Parker of the Plymouth bar, wid Grant Crumpack-

er, th' brother of th' nixt Governor of Indianny. These lawyers and th' dafindents thimselves a mixture of Dimmycrats, Repooblicans, Hurst men and Polists." "After I lift th' city I am informed th' case took a suddenly sinsational turn. The Joodge summing up th' ividence on challinge to th' entire array for that Fred McClung was not Clerk of Coort de-facto, de-non-Composmentis, or ex facto---but he exprissly exonerated th' genial Fred from an 'moral turpentine' connected th' siliction of th' Joory. He so sed howsomever that th' Joory ought to be neither frindly nor unfrindly to annybody and ordered th' old panel discharged and ordered Mr. Link th' new Clerk to conshtruct a new panel and that th' thrile is to go on next Toosday." "I ixpict to go over there and take it in for it is quite amoosing." "But" says Hinnissy, "phwat will be th' outcome," "th' out come" says Mr. Dooley, "in my humble opinyun will not in any way affict th' income of Lim Darrow or anny of th' dafindints misery."

Oak Tree a Consumption Cure The latest cure for tuberculosia tall oak tree. For the third c secutive summer, Orin Steinber aged 40, an artist, has resided i tree top home, six miles south Urbana, O., where he is now lar Ing at consumption. The home Steinberger is perched upon ' -branches of a gigantic white c about C9 feet from the ground. ' had tried Arizona for his lungs, it didn't work. So he took to tV tall timber at home. The Carnival Started Well The Plymouth Band's Cam opened last night and attracted h crowds. The attractions of the H United Shows have brilliant fro--and all the shows were well patr ized. Among the free attractions ! aerial trapeze performance by P. Heaton was the most startling. T Vendome show is given in a verita theatre under canvas. The opera house chairs were fi : to capacity in the Vendome last ni . at each performance. The Vendo carries all the latest sensational t humorous productions in animc pictures and illustrated songs s has a change of program every tuY Last night the "Train Robbery" v featured. Tonight the "Lynching Cripple Creek" will be produced a head liner. The Streets of Cairo have real T. kish and Egyptian Sword flghte Gun Spinners, dervishes and dance and give a finished performance the streets and theatre. The "B Baitk Robery" is the feature at t' Radium pahce and the two Lazo appear there in the Radium dar Thelma. the gypsy, is with the C nival and her palmistry departm; is well worth a visit. The Fer wheel and the concessions all die good business. All the carnival p pie appear to be ladies and gent' men and there is no gambling strong graft allowed. If the weat' holds good the band boys will ha a successful week. Wild Cat Mutuals Now it Trouble. The Merchant's Mutual T. -Insurance Co., and the Merc' ant's National Mutual Fire I surance Co., two wild cat insi ance concerns organized in Nor Dakota and doing business in I diana since last September, we ordered to cease business June by State Auditor Sherrick a' ' are now both in the hands of r ceivers. Subsidies Asked for in Three Townships. The board of county commissio'ers of Kosciusko county orderr elections in Wayne, Harrison a,? Franklin townships for Tuesd: August 15, on the subsidy propo: tion of the Winona Interurban Ra : -road company, which is planning : construct a line south and west '' Warsaw to Peru. The compa- -asks $25.000 from Wayne, $20,0:" from H risen and $15,000 fro:Franklin. Corn and Wheat Crop Report Mad " The Department of Agricultin -just issued its first bulletin on tl ' years corn crop. It s!iows that t' acreage in Indiana is 1 per ce greater than the acreage last yer -The condition of the crop in India-. on July 1, 19(5, 'is rated at 87, rcompared with 88 on July 1, 190 and 76 on July 1, 1903, and a ten ye average of 90. Winter wheat in I diana is rated at 95 as against a tenyear average of 66. - Miss Nettie Blosser of Warsaw, is visiting friends here.