Plymouth Tribune, Volume 4, Number 44, Plymouth, Marshall County, 10 August 1905 — Page 1

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3y One of the Old Settlers of the County. Editor Tribune: I would like to liave the names of the men published an your noble paper who first applied the axe to the forests and were connected with the early incidents within five miles of Bourbon. John C. Hedrick settled on the land now owned by Austin Downing. John A. jShirley and Thomas Pittenger setiled on land now. owned by-the Erwin brothers. John Greer bought Jand of the government on three corners of Bourbon. He sold the northeast corner to Robert Blakely, the northwest corner to Wm. G. Carter, father of the late Elder Carter, of Plymouth, the southwest corner to .Moses Greer. He retained a carter section, improved it, then gave it to Jus children, now owned by J. M. -Greer, Enos Metheny and Mrs. Emma and Miss Nellie Greer. Emery Hullet settled on the north side of the road on the creek, lived there .some years, sold his land to James O. Parks and left. George Baylor, father of Mrs. Sophia Senour, settled on the land where Omar Slough now lives. He improved his land, done blacksmithing and kept tavern. He -erected a large sign at the roadside and adorned each upper corner of the frame with a full attire of buck horns. It was known as the "Buck Horn Tavern." For hospitality it was not excelled. Henry Huffman settled on the land known as the Moffit farm. He cleared the land and built the house that stands on the farm. He was thought to be the best chopper in Bourbon township. He was a very strong man. In his prime he used a seven pound axe. At log rolling it was very common for h:ni to lift against two men. F. X. Thompson settled on the land now owned by Samuel Keller. He cleared quite a iarm and kept tavern in opposition to the "Buck Horn." He lived there a number of years, then sold his farm and moved to Illinois. After he had leen gone about forty-seven years he came back to see some of the old neighbors he had left and the farm he had made. His neighbors were mot tly 11 gono 5vD Parts took him out to see the land he had once lived on. He said he didn't want any

body to tell him when they came to the farm, he said he would know it as soon as he saw it. After they had -drove one mile past the farm, he was told they had passed it. He was taken back and shown where he lived. ' He couldn't see any trace of anything to show that he had ever lived there. The od man wept. Robisqn OchelWree settled on the land where Oliver Armantrout now lives. He cleared mite a farm, lived there several years sold out, and moved to Illinois. Clarkson Martin settled on the land now owned by Cyrus Jones, he sold out to Willis Jones in 1853. On the south side of the road Frank Williams lived a number of years, then went west. August Weissert now owns the land. Wilarld Sampson settled on the land now owned by A. J. Payne. He cleared the land, built the barn that stands close tJ the road, served as 'squire for several years, sold oat and went to Illinois. Anderson Lynch, father of Mrs. Anna Minard, of Bourbon, " settled on the west part of the A. J. Payne farm. He cleared the land and "built the log house that stands on the land today. He died there. Isaac Updike settled on the land on the south side of the road and built the log house that stands there today. He lived there a few years and died with typhoid fever. Benjamin Cruzon settled on the land where Morris Banks now lives. He cleared a good farm, sot out an orchard very early. He was the first man to sell apples. He died there at a good old age. Joel Parker settled on the 'arm now o..l--ed by John Hite. He erected buildings, cleared the land and lived on it a good many years. He was a great fancier of fine horses. He was generous, sociable, kindhearted, and had great affection for his children. Benjamin Reed settled on the land now owned by Alvin Reed. He lived there a long time and cleared a good farm. When he got old he sold the farm to his son Martin, and moved to Bourbon. He lived there some years, and died at the home of his son, William Reed, in. Kansas. Charley St. John settled on the land now owned by Mary J. Young. He lived there a number of years. He went to the woods one day to hunt killed a deer, hung it up, and was taking out the entrails preparatory to taking his prize home when some other hunters who were in the same woods, espied him and his deer. One of them" leveled his gun and fired. He shot St. John through the fleshy part of his hip making four holes with one bullet. I saw Charley going to Plymouth a few days after he was shot. He was standing up in the wagon. Asa St. ohn's land bordered on the big marsh, he also owned some marsh and a" large island in the marsh. His farm tvas a good stock farm. ' He . was in

dustrious, honest and a good financier. He left quite a fortune for his

children. He lived to be old and died on the farm which he had spent most of his active life in improving. Nathan Baldwin settled on the land now owned by Elijah Reed. He erec ted buildings, cleared the land, lived there amumber tf years and died with erysipelas. John Pervo settled on the land now owned by Jones Grant. He lived there a short time then moved to Fountain county, Ind. Wm. Dawson settled on the Peter Apple farm. He built the house'that stands on the j farm, cleared the land and lived there over twenty years. He sold to Peter Apple and moved to Tippecanoe county, Ind. Johnson Carl settled on the land now owned by Otto Apple. He erected buildings, cleared land lived there a number of years. He preached the gospel as he understood it: That God's last ultimatum to the sinner was "h 1, fire and brimstone.'.' He moved to Minnesota and wrote back that there were no grave-yards in Minnesota. The people lived to be extremely old, dried up and the wind blew them away. Elias Marsters settled on the land now owned by David Carl. He was a Methodist preacher and a fine man. He lived there quite a number of years but finally sold out and went west. John McCoy lived on the land now owned by Elmer Armantrout. He wäs killed in an accident in an old style wooden cane mill. The sweep that turned the rollers passed close to the corners of the frame. He raised up and the sweep caught his head against a corner of the frame, crushing it so badly that death resulted instantly. He was a devout man. The land that is now owned by Baker was settled by Israel Reed. He erected buildings, cleared the land and died in Bourbon. He was a brother to Martin Reed, of Bourbon. Saul Marsten settled on the land now owned by McAfee. Wm. Gunn settled on the land now owned b)' William Bland. He made spinning wheels in an early day for the pioneers. Henry I. Bell, deceased settled on the land where Mrs. Bell now lives. George H. Thayer settled on the land now owned by Milton Martin. He erceted bulidings, cleared the land and done blacksmithing. He also preached the gospel and was a talented and good man. John Greer settled on land half a mile south. He was a violinist. When I was a small boy I heard him play a piece he called "Sugar in the Gourd:' I thought it was delightful. It might have been the sugar that made it sound so well. Some of the old pioneers used to keep sugar in a gourd. I supose that is what the song started from. It went something like this: Sugar in the gourd, sugar all about, It's hard to get the sugar in And hard to get it out. Thomas Plummer settled on the land now owned by Enos Metheny. His wife's name was Barbara. They lived a long, happy life together. It was said of them that never a cross word passed between them. They were Christians. If everybody would live that way it would stop the divorce business. They had two sons, Abi and William C. who died a few years ago in Bourbon. Elisha Plummer, a brother of Thomas, settled on land joining. He had six sons, Joseph, William, Thomas F., John, James and Elisha, jr., all deceased. Mrs. Luther Banks was a daughter of Elisha, sr. South and southeast 6f Bourbon, Thomas Fife settled on the John Beck farm. He erected frame buildings, cleared a good sized farm and lived there fifteeen years or more, then sold out and bought a farm a short distance south of Plymouth and died there. Wooley settled on the land now owned by Joseph Wood. He was hard on his horses and drove through the mud under the whip. He sold his land to Franklin Martin and left. Jessie Burket was a pioneer. He was a remarkable man and rose to zenith in his profession and retained it through life. Joseph Hall settled on land now owned by Lewallen. He bought the land of the old Indian Benack. Barney Gerrard settled on land now owned by Sellers, about the year 1845. To have asked him if he ever voted the democratic ticket would have been an insult. Philip Hancock settled on land now owned by Bearss and Downing. He lived there quite a number of years. He had a long spell of sickness and it was thought he was going to die. The doctor went to his bed one day when Han cock said: "Doctor, I am going to get well." He said he had had a sign that told him that he would get well, and he got better from that time on, and finally fully recovered. Samuel R. Coons settled on land that is now owned by Mrs. Vernette. He was somewhat of a politician and wanted to be sheriff, but never got there. J. B. McFarlin was a very sociable man and loved to sing. He compiled the Books of the Old and New Testament into song. I have heard him sing it. It sounded pretty well. Joseph Palett was a turner and cabinet maker and a brother-in-law to A. H. Buckman. Joseph Palett (Continued on Supplement.)

GET RIGHT MAIL BOXES.

Farmers on the Rural Routes Must Comply with Order. Farmers on the rural routes must h.ve .nnrnvpH ma51 Snv on tW i gate or hitching posts or their mail will not be delivered to them by Uncle Sam, warns an exchange. Postmasters have received the following "You are informed that at the ex piration of the sixty-day notices giv en the patrons of rural free delivery to provide themselves with approved boxes, you will withdraw service from all patrons who have failed to comply with this requirement. Respectfully, P. V. DeGraw, Fourth Assistant Postmaster" General." Notes From Company I. Governor's Review Sunday after noon was the most spectacular feature of the encampment. Thousands of visitors lined all sides of the review grounds. Private Smith was overcome by the heat and "fell out" at Governor's Review Sunday afternoon. Co. I has forty men in camp and the new men are picking up the work very rapidly. Claude Soice, who is attached to the hospital corps, spent two hours last' Friday picking stumps from the grounds around the hospital tent so that the ambulance could drive to the door with the 'sick. The general health of the camp is very good. Only four men have answered the sick call, and that for minor disorders. While building a pyramid on the company street, Eugene Knapper had his eyebrow stepped on. "The injury was not serious but may leave a scar. Lieutenant Logan was slightly indisposed Sunday because of a too strenuous tour of duty on the previous evening. Sergt. Fields still maintains his honorary position as "ladies man," and he is also a strict disciplinarian. After an interview with the captain at the hospital it is said that he declined a very, pressing invitation to the city for Sunday evening so that he might keep in communication with the sentry in' the rear of company quarters. Itwas learned later that the captain feared a "hurry up" call in that direction and Sergt. Fields was highly praised for the example he has set the men. The new plan for officers mess is giving entire satisfaction and the menu is all that could be desired. There are only two persons in the entire mess who take exception to the bill of fare. Lieutenants Logan of Co. I and Diehl of Co. E. passed up the excellent vanilla cream served for Saturday dinner, announcing their preferences for chocolate cream. The other officers say that their appetites have been spoiled by caterers in the city. Plymouth Girls Want His Address. Rochester has a boy that is a peach a plum and persimmon all in one, says the Republican of that city. His mother is away on a visit but the work of the home goes right on. . The young man holds a responsible posi tion in a down town office, and is a faithful and trusted employe. After business hours, Wednesday night, he went home, started the gasoline fire, put on the wash boiler, and before 11 o'clock had two lines the full length of the lot, hanging with snow white clothes. Next morning he was up bright and early and began the ironing. At night this smart young lad attendee! the commencement in all the" glory of a biled shirt, as the result of his industry. New Suits. Eran Lloyd and Company vs William L. Sarber and Charles M. Sarber on account. John W. Parks attorney for the plaintiff. Maud Jackson vs Delbert Jackson, for divorce. L. M. Lauer attorney for the plaintiff. Stephen A. Hampton vs William H. Murphy, to quiet title and for partitoin. H. . A. Logan, attorney for plaintiff. Charles E.. Seltenright and Lizzie B. Seltenright vs the Vandali? rail road company to recover value of fence and attorney fees. H. A. Logan attorney for plaintiff. Death of Robert Lamraux. Robert Lamraux dropped dead Sunday evening in South Bend at 8:30 o'clock.. He was about 73 years of age. His home was formerly at Peru, where he has two sons now living. Up until six months ago Lamraux was for some time an inmate of the Marshall County infirmary east of this city. A week ago Monday he went from here to South Bend and up to the time of his death had been employed by a man by the name of Johnson, who is an employe of the Brownell planing mill of that city.

TAX COLLECTION UNCERTAIN.

Indiana Law Defining Duties of City Treasurers to Be Tested. Wabash, Ind., Aug. 6. The inhabitants of sma11 incorporated towns in this count' as well as Treasurer Brown of CIty f. abash ar very muc mieresiea m, a new con" strucuon piacea on me .aw wnicn in I - x .1 - P the city treasureis and town treasur ers and town treasurers. In cities of the fifth class it was the design to have the city treasurer elective and to continue as the collector of the taxes. Through the peculiar wording of the statute, however, it appears there is a question concerning the collection of fifth-class cities and town taxes and several local attorneys say that the city and town treasurers have nothing to do with the city and town "taxes save to disburse them on warrants. The law apparently makes it the duty of the county treasurer to collect the municipal taxes and turn them over to the city and town treasurers, who remain the custodians until they are dispensed in the regular payment of obligations. The effect of placing this construction on the law is to compel the taxpayers of the small cities and towns of the state to go to the county seats to pay" their local taxes and they are demurring at the necessity of doing so. Prohibited Postal Cards. Postal cards with certain pictures on them have lately been prohibited in several countries. , In Russia all cards bearing th portrait of Tolstoi are confiscated and destroyed; in Turkey no card bearing the name of Allah or of Mahomet, the photograph of the Kaaba or the portrait of a Mohammedan woman, is allowed to go through the mail, in Saxony all postal cards are prohibited which refer in any way to a recent adventure of Princess Louise; in Portugal the postal officials have been instructed to destroy any card wh?ch is designed to cast ridicule on the king on account of his corpulence; in France strenuous efforts are constantly being made to keep out of circulation picture postal cards which are an offense to good taste; and, "finally, all cards referring to the late Queen Draga Machin and to Prince Henry of Holland have been prohibited. - Linkenhelt Mann Nuptials. The marriage of Miss Laura Linkenhelt of this city and Mr. George A. Mann of Streator, Illinois, occured Wednesday evening, August 2nd at 5.30 o'clock, at the home of the bride on West Garro street. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. George A. Pflug of the Presbyterian church and was strictly an informal affair no one but the immediate relatives being present. The bride is one of Plymouth's popular and accomplished young ladies and has a host of friends in this city. Mr. Mann is a train dispatcher on the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa railroad at ßtreator, Illinois. The newly married couple left on the 6 o'clock train, immediately after the-marriage for Chicago. They will make a four week's tour of the west including the Portland Exposition, after which they will be at home at their new residence in Streator. Mexican War Vets Will Hold Reunion. Although the Mexican war was fought nearly sixty years ago, there are still surviving a few veterans. The annual meeting of the State Association will be held at Greenfield, September 19 and 20. Captan Geo. T. Barney, of Elkhart, is president of the association and is confident of a liberal attendance. He is eighty-four years old, hale and hearty, a member of the Elkhart school board ex-judge and ex-representative. We believe that John Langenbaugh is the only survivor of the Mexican war living m Plymouth. Believes in Day of Rest The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul system has decided that so far as possible, without interfering with the traffic necessities, Sunday shall be a day of rest to its employes. Sunday excursion trains have been discontinued, and whenever practicable freight crews reach headquarters Saturday night and remain until Monday morning. The road believes its men should have one day of the week in which to rest, and because of this respite from work, they will give better service and more complete protection is furnished the patrons of the road. Wedding Announcement. Invitations are out announcing the marriage of .Miss" Ida Long to Ralph P. Mattingly, both of Nashville, Tenn. The wedding will occur Wednesday evening, August 9th at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Long, in Nashville. Mr. Mattingly is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Mattingly of this city.

OLD OFFENDER NABBED.

Miami County Detective Association Finally Lands Old Criminal. A few weeks ago Plymouth officers received requests from the sheriff of Miami county to be on the lookout for an old horsethief, who passed as a minister of the gospel under many aliases. It is now reported that Chas. Fundy, alias Chas. Bright, alias Charles Aldrich, alias Charley Wilson, alias John Hill, an old man in his 77th year, feeble and grey haired, is in the Miami county jail acknowledged by himself to be the man who stole a team of sorrel horses in May last. He was caught near Portage, Wis., last Monday morning and brought to Peru by John W. Volpert. The capture of this crimnial was effected af ter the most stubbornly fought case ever brought before the Miami Coun ty Detective association, requiring the expenditure of nearly $1,000, besides the united and persistent efforts of the officers of the association. The old thief has served several terms in the penitentiary for horse stealing and many years ago operated as the leader of a notorious gang of robbers that infested the county around Winamac. He will undoubtedly spend the rest of his years in prison. Auto Accident. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kleckner spent Thursday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Glass, who live on the Soice farm southwest of this city. On their way home accompanied by her brother, Earl Glass, they met Al Wickizer's automobile, and their horse became frightened. Mr. Wickizer slowed up but the horse jumped sideways overthrowing the buggy against a telephone pole and jerking the top off. Mr. Kleckner was thrown against the pole and rendered unconscious. He was brought home in the auto and Dr. Eley was summoned. He regained consciousness in twenty minutes. Besides a sprained ankle Mr. Kleckner is not seriously injured. Mrs. Kleckner sustained slight injuries and the young boy escaped unharmed. No blame can be laid on Mr. Wi.kizer and Mr. Kleckner expects to Ve at work in a few - days. The . hore jn several blocks before it was caught The horse had never before shown any disposition of being afraid of automobiles. Pennsylvania Seeks to Use Own Cars. When the Pennsylvania railroad, receives its 12,300 new freight cars, which were ordered last winter, and which are expected within a few months, an effort will be made to clear its system of foreign cars and to use the company's own rolling stock. A tax of 20 cents a day is assessed on all cars by the railroads of the country while they are off their own lines. Because of the various lines controlled by the Pennsylvania company there are always a number of foreign cars on its system and the tax aggregates a large um each month. It is the hope cf the officers of the company to greatly increase its earnings by instructing agents to use their best judgment in returning cars from other lines and keeping in close touch with its equipment. Says Sanitary Conditions are Bad. "The sanitary conditions about most of the railway stations in the small towns of the state are very bad," says Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health. Dr. Hurty has just .returned from an inspection tour in the northern part of the state. Acording to him the State Board is now going to take up the question of forcing the railroad companies to improve the sanitary conditions of the toilet rooms of the stations; especially in small towns. "Our efforts have been very successful so far," continued Dr. Hurty. "Just last week we had the assurance that the toilet facilities at Rome City would be improved by the railroad company there. We have met with no refusals to better conditions, and ;we expect to have little trouble. We have the power to compel this cleaning up if necessary,, however." Irl Justice Molter's Court. State of Indiana vs John Rose, on the charge of assault an-i -battery. His trial came off this morning. He was found guilty and fined $1 and costs which he paid. Abraham Speiglemyer was fined $1 and costs for intoxication this afternoon. He paid his fine. The" State of .Indiana vs Bloomfield Wilson for assault and battery on the persons of Joseph Sahloff and Lizzie Sahloff. The defendant was found gulity and being unable to pay his ; fine was taken to jail. The case of the State of Indiana vs Harley Dawson was filed Tuesday. He is charged with trespassing on land owned by Simon Culp. These parties live south of town.

PASSES MANY BAD DIMES.

Kosciusko County, Indiana, Flooded With Spurious Coin. Wabash, Ind., August 4. Bogus dimes are affoat in Leesburg and other towns in Kosciusko county. A clever fellow has been plating ordinary copper cents with a silver wash, and has passed them in large numbers on unsuspecting business men. The man was careful not to tarry long in one place and covered a wide territory. News From Company I. Ft. Benjamin Harrison, August 2, 1903. Plymouth Tribune: Sergeant Field, Bill Rish and Company "I" arrived here safely about 12:30 p. m. and as there was nothing doing the boys spent the afternoon pleasantly pitching tents twelve of them and when this work was completed they put in the time loafing around with rakes, picks, shovels and wheelbarrows. Some who did not happen to join in this sport amused themselves filling ticks with straw. Other amusements were furnished and the time passed quickly. The evenings in camp are very quiet but would not venture to say that the same conditions are existing at Indianapolis. Tomorrow promises to be more hilarious as the fun begins at 5.30 a. m. Batalion drill in forenoon and in the afternoon a stunt at the trenches. This latter pleasant pastime is participated in by all the members of the company. The game is very simple but furnishes about four hours of solid fun. It is played with picks and shovels and the object is to dig holes in the ground and carelessly throw grass over the turned ground so as to make the enemy think you are some place else while all the time you are in the hole trembling for fear the enemy does not think as you want it to. Please telegraph us anything special. "One of the Boys." An Old-Fashioned Raceless Fair. Wabash, .Ind., August 4. Wabash "is to have a county fair, which will be held at the Daugherty sale pavilion on August 23, 29, 30 and 31 and September 1. Over $1,000 in premiums will be 'offered. It isthe purpose to make it one of the old-fashioned fairs, and there will be no racing. Harvested 25,000 Bushels of Wheat Peru, Ind., August 4. The Butt family, of Erie township, has the record for the biggest crop of wheat in Miami county. In the family are William Butt and his brother, Elias Butt, and the latter's two sons, Homer Butt and Duke Butt. The four harvested a crop of 25,000 bushels. Of this amount three-fifths belonged to Elias ,Butt. Homer Butt brought in from his farm 1,600 bushels, and it was the finest grain marketed here this year. It weighed sixty-two and a half pounds to the bushel. The yield on his farm averaged thirty-eight bushels to the acre. Concerning Yellow-Jackets. Isaac Brown, "the bird and bee" man, who has been talking to many people here on birds, bees and. bugs, is trying to find the person who destroyed a nest of yellow-jackets in one of the flower-beds of the park. He says the yellow-jackets attend to their own business, as nature intended they should, and were fertilizing the flower bed. He said this colony of yellow jackets was worth, at low estimate, $50 to the Winona management "The yellow-jacket is one of the most important factors in Nature's economy," this Rochester naturalist said. "It is so important that the Creator gave it a sword with which to defend itself. If people will not bother yellow-jackets they will not be stung." Winona Review. A Good Example for Editors. An editor of Ohio who started some 17 years ago with $25 is now supposed to be worth $100,000. He accumulated wealth very rapidly owing to his strict attention to business and the fact that his father died a few months ago and left him $99,975. Death of Peter Capongro. Peter Capongro, living west of Donaldson, in Starke county, died Saturday morning at 4 o'clock aged 80 years, 6 months and 19 days. His death was due to old age. The remains were taken to Chicago for burial. . Some Good Results. While the passage of the cigarette law has not entirely stamped out the use of the odoriferious smokers, there has been a great falling off of the number of public users of the paper cigars. Either from fear or an intention to swear off, many have ceased to ,smoke themat least in public, and for this thanks. There is no smell that is much more obnoxious to the average person than whiffs from a ripe cigarette.

RUSSELL SAGE GARRULOUS.

Eighty-Nine Years Old, Financier Begins to Talk. New York, August 1. Russell Sage will be eighty-nine years of age on Friday. He is remarkably well, preserved, and seldom misses a day at his office, though an attendant accompanies his to and from. On some points Mr. Sage's mind is as clear as it was fifty years ago. He has become a great talker in his later days, and but for the vigilance of Cashier Osborn and Private Secretary Menzies, would give a column interview every day on any subject. More News from Company L Fort Eenjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. The Plymouth Tribune: We arrived, in camp at 12:30 p. ra. Wednesday, all dirty, tired and hungry. We had mess at 2:30 p. m. Thursday the company dug trenches. Lieutenant Thomas was detailed officer of the guard for twenty-four hours, he having to establish the first gurad which is quite hard work. The guard was called out to suppress riot twice during the first t ight and as a result got but little ileep. At 9 a. m. the next morning he turned over 27 prisoners to the next officer of the guard. Friday morning Co. I had batalion inspection and Friday afternoon Regimental inspection. Saturday (today) we will have a rifle shooting competition. Sunday is the governor's review. Tuesday will begin a two day's march on a hard tack menu. All the men are in fine condition, there being no sickness. Lieutenant Logan has been detailed on the target range .for the entire encampment. He bought a gold brick in the way of a cord for his hat costing him $1.50. As it was too expensive for his brother officers the latter made life miserable for him until he cautiously sent a corporal to exchange it for one of a cheaper grade. Capt. Holtzendorff has been named "the camel" because he drinks no water in crossing the desert. Sergeant Field is the lady's man. They say he smiles so nicely. Q. M. Sergeant Knott has trouble feeding the men but they say he gets them good "stuff' Yours Respectfully "Tommy." Murder ard Suicide at Hamlet Following a quarrel, Jacob Reed, a farmer, aged about 60 years, residing near Hamlet, Friday shot his wife killing her instantly. Reed entered his wife's room, where she and a lady friend of hers were conversing. He immediately brought up the subject of their domestic quarrels. His wife told him that they could adjust them better at another time With this reply he drew a revolver and fired at her. Both women grappled with him, but Reed broke away and again fired, the last shot piercing her heart and killing her instantly. Reed then raised the front of his hat and fired the revolver at his forehead, but the revolver missed fire. He then jumped into his buggy and drove frantically to a small creek about a mile away.. There he hitched his horse, took off his coat and jumped into the water, face downward and drowned himself. The water was only about 18 inches deep and a part of his body was out of the water. He was a well-to-do farmer. Reed had been married only three months He came from Chicago several years ago, where he was a policeman fifteen years. Both Reed and his wife were wealthy, owning several valuable farms. Strike of Telegraphers. The strike of the telegraph operators of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railway systems has settled into what promises to be a long drawn out contest between two of the largest railroads of the west and a combination of employes who claim . to have the power to tie up the money-making end of these two railroads sa that the companies will be willing to grant their demands. From the admissions of the managers of the two lines it seems that the men went out nearly unanimously at the strike order. Perham says that 1,950 men. are on strike, which includes pretty near all the telegraphers on the two lines. Wedding Announcement Invitations are out announcing the marriage of Miss Bessie Smith to Thomas Fellers. The wedding will occur Friday afternoon, Aug. 1.4th, at. the home of the bride's parents at Plymouth. MARRIED. George A. Mann Laura J. Linkenhelt Leo P. Berger Maud Weston , ? 25 24 21 19 For fine job printing cal! at the Tribune office.

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