Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 2, Plymouth, Marshall County, 15 October 1908 — Page 1

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PLYMOUTH TO BE TERMINAL

CHANGE IN TIME-TABLE OF Li E. & W. RAILROAD PUT IN EFFECT SUNDAY NO. 24 r TO LAY OVER HERE. X radical change was made unday in the time-table of the Lake Erie and Western railroad by -which Plymouth w;ill become the terminal of train No. 24, ncrth bound. The officials of the Lake Erie have for some time past had in contemplation the above change. A tract of land has been purchased from C. L. Morris, west of the Canning factory, and on this a turn table is being erect, ed. A side-track has already bee installed at this point and it 5 5 here that the train will lay over. The train will be due to arrive in this city at 10:30 p. m., daily except Sunday, and will leave this city for Indianapolis at 5 a, m. The change as made will call for the laying over of one crew in this city every night and it is expected that they will move to Plymouth and make this their home. Another noticeable change in the time table is that after October 18th no Sunday trains will be run by the road. The new time table is as follows: Xorth Bound.No. 20 11:35 a. m. N'o. 2? 4:17 p. m. No. 24 arrive 10:30 p. m. South Bound. N'o. 21 leaver 5:00 a. m. No. 23 10:16 a. m. N'o. 5 5:42 p. m. DIVORCE!) gets NEW LICENSE. , Edith Brockus Given Legal Sep aration from Husband Has Marriage License 10 Minutes Later. A divorce was given Mrs. Edith E. Brockus of Bourbon, from her husband Bonis Brockus by Judgj Bernetha, in the 'circuit court Tuesday morning. Withfn 10 min-, utes the discontented woman was licensed to marry Clyde Kittinger aged 21, of Elyria, Ohio. Mrs. Brockus in her suit, charged desertion against her husband. He seemingly had "deserted" as ht was not present to contest the case. Mrs. Brockus is 25 years of age. Kittinger had also been married before, but his wife is dead. Marshall County's Corn Crop. According to the estimate of the state statistician Marshall county had 44,773 acres planted in corn during the past year. The average oer acre was 34.34 bushels. The total number of bushels raised in the county was 1,537,605. An increase of 57,664 bushels over last year's crop. Out of the 92 counties in the state, Marshall is above the average, ranking 36th in the list. The county with the largest corn crop was Benton, which county raised 3,21 L840 bushels. The county with the "smallest crop was Ohio county with 139,025 bushels. Lucy Ann York Dead. Lucy Ann York died at her home in West township Thursdav. The deceased was born in Ohio Nov. 25, 1844, being 63 years of age at the time of her death. The funeral services were conducted at the Dunkard church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment was in Union cemetery.

REPUBLICAN LEADERS CLAIM LAST

POLL OF STATE SHOWS VICTORY

The effect of the passage of the county local option law at the recent special .session of the Legislature has made itself evident in the thirty-day poll throughout the state according to reports received at the state headquarters of the two principal political parties. There has been delay in taking the poll in some precincts, but the majority of the county organizations have reported to the state committee. Fred A. Sims, acting chairman of the Republican state committee, and James P. Goodrich, Republican state chairman, are more optimistic than ever regarding Republican success since the thirty-day poll reports have been received. Stokes Jackson, Democratic state chairman, says the Democratic poll is very satisfactory. The county local option law was passed two weeks ago Saturday, after the sixty-day poll had been taken, and before the thirtyday poll was begun. The leaders of both parties figure that the thirty-day poll, therefore, gives a more accurate line on the way the votes vi 11 be cast on election day. Republican leaders believe the passage of the county local option

MOORMAN IN MARSHALL COUNTY.

Knox Editor Will Address Republicans at Plymouth, Tyner and Tippecanoe. John L. Moorman, editor of the Starke County Republican, who was candidate for congressman from the 13th District will deliver an address to the Republicans of Plymouth, at the Club rooms, on the evening of Wednesday Oct. 21st. Thursday the 22nd, he will speak at Tyner and Friday at Tippecanoe. Fire on Sophia Street. The fire department was called to the residence of C. Marco mb, at 338 east Sophia street, at 3 :00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Fire of unknown origin had broken out in the roof. All the household goods were saved. The damage to 'the roof will amount to about $150. A fire in a hard coal stove was the only one burning in the house. Mrs. Marcomb was cleaning house, and was unaware of the fire until she heard the shouts of neighbors. In Circuit Court. The case of Emery Kincade, versus the estate of Marie Kaufman, and Henry H. Miller administrator, for a disallowed claim, is being tried in circuit court. The plaintiff asks for $792.86 for boarding the deceased for several years. PLYMOUTH BOY MAKES ASCENSION FLOYD FERTIG AGED 17 MAKES SECOND TRIP WITH BALLOON AT BOURBON FAIR EXCELLENT FLIGHT. Floyd Fertig, aged 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fertig, has entered the aeronautic profession, making his second flight at the Bourbon fair, Friday. The aiyS cension was one of the best ever witnessed in this Vicinity. For a novice, young Fertig had an interesting experience Frida y. As is sometimes the case, Fertig was unable to cut" the parachute loose from the balloon, and was forced to ride the bajloon back to earth. The trouble was that tome of the guy ropes -had become entangled with the knives used for cutting loose the parachute, and made it impossible to liberate the parachute from the balloon. Fertig made the flight and decent like an experienced hand, and did not suffer a scratch. The ascension was made at about 5:00 o'clock. The air was almost perfectly still, and the balloon shot up, until the aeronaut wras barely visible. The only danger connected with descending with the balloon, is that it is almost impossible to swing io a clear landing. Fertig made his first flight at Hamlet on Saturday Sept. 26th. The Record of that place described the ascension as being the most interesting part of their celebration. Fertig is in the employe of Prof. Murray, of Culver, using the latter's balloon. Premiums for Boys. The Farmers' Guide o Huntington, Ind., has decided to offer special premiums to the boys of Indiana, .who exhibit corn at the National Corn Exposition at Omaha, Neb., Dec. 8-19, 1903. The ,Guide is interested in the Indiana youth a?.d is especially anxious that they make a strong showing in the classes at the Omaha Exposition. law means a gain to the Republicans of from 20,000 to 35,000 votes. The Democratic estimates on the Democratic gain because of the passage of the county lo cal option law run from 20,000 to 40,000. Neither side is giving any fig ures relative to the poll, but it is known that some Republicans who gained inside information on the poll rushed out and swept the boards of most of the Marshall money that had been posted in some of the local centers. 1 The poll taking has been car ried on with more care this year than it was two years ago. It is estimated that a total of 779,384 votes will be cast at the coming election. Hie total vote as esti mated before the election two years ago was 737,114. The total vote for secretary of state in 1906 was 589,244. To gain 40,000 votes the Dempcrats would have to gain an aver age, of twelve and four-fifteenth: otes to the precinct. There are many conditions to :ake into account that will affect 'he vote. There has been an exodus of foreigners from the state, (Continued to- pag 8.

HAVE LANDED

HORSE THIEF OFFICIALS BELIEVE THAT SCHUYLER GRIGGS WAS CULPRIT WHO DROVE HOME WITH RIGS CAUGHT IN THE ACT. After being pursued over a mile south of this city,Schuyler Griggs was finally captured in possession of a horse and buggy belonging to Earl Garn, Saturday night. The capture was effected by Al bert Freese, whe took Earl Garn in his buggy, and the two set out in pursuit of Gam's rig. This 'horse and buggy were taken from where many others had been similarly stolen, namely in front of the Kleckner restaurant, on Michigan street. When young Garn came for his horse and found it gone, he en quired of Albert Freese, if the Utter had seen it. Freese remembered seeing a rig answering the description, going south on Mich igan street. The two then set out in pursuit. When the supposed thief was run down, he had the appropriated horse running in a gallop. Griggs was brought to town and locked in jail charged witlj horse stealing. He will not admit the charge, his excuse be ing that some one else took the horse and asked Griggs to ride home with him. Griggs got in and they started south. When they heard a rig fast approaching them from the rear, Griggs says the other man jumped from the buggy and ran away. Of course Grigg's story is impossible. It is quite, probable that Griggs is the culprit who has been driv ing home in rigs belonging to others, and then . abandoning them. Griggs lives one and one half miles south west of this city. Three rigs which had been similaily appropriated, were traced to tbat neighborhood. When ar rested Griggs was drunk. He ia about 35 years of age, has a fam ily, and is said to have a bad reputation. Earl Garn whose horse and buggy were taken, is the son of Samuel Garn, residing west of Plvmoitth5 miles PYTHIAN SISTERS ADJOURN. State . Meeting . Closes . With School of Instruction. A school of instruction for the district deputies held Friday night at the Grand Hatel closed the state meeting of the Pythian Sisters in Indianapolis. The twenty deputies from over the state were given instruction as to their years work by past Grand Chef Elizabeth Coleman Kutch of Terre Haute. Officers were elected Friday and installed as follows: Grand Chief, Luna T. King of Redkey; grand senoir, Belle Hphlin of Tangier; grand junior, Adda White of Kentland; grand 'manager, Lida Rosier of Richmond; grand mistress of records and correspondence, Cora Hood of Ossian; grand mistress of finance, Laura 15. 'Morris of Frankfort; grand protector, Harriet Fuller of Knox; grand outer guard, Laura Smith of Marion; past grand chief, Elizabeth Coleman Kutch of Terre Haute. . SHOW MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY Quantity of This Year Breaks Record of August, 1907. An evidence of activity in the manufacturing industries of tht United States is shown by the imports of manufacturers' materials as reported by collectors of customs to the Bureau of Statistic. The quantities were considerably larger in August 1908, than in the same month last year, when manufacturing concerns were making their greatest record. At the came time there has been a fall in tht value, of importations. In practically all of the chief ar ticles required for manufacturing the imjxjrt prices per unit of quan tity were lower in August, 11)03, than in August, 1907. As an in stance of the fall of values generally the raw silk imports which in August, 1907. were $7,389,215, decreased to $6,83,725 in August, 1908, although the quantity was greater this year by 25 per cent As to the exports, natural pro ducts, such as corn, wheat, meats, leaf tobacco and other articles, showed in many cases an increase in price over August of last year. On the other hand, manufactures s1kw in most cases a marked decline in export prices for August 1908, as compared with the same month last year. Many Ohio Saloons Wiped Out. With Wayne county voting dry by a majority of 826, thirty-three counties have now held elections under the Rose law in Ohio. Thir ty-one have voted dry and two wet, and a total of 813 saloons have been voted out of existence.

NO RIFLE

RANGE PRACTICE. Company I Receives Orders That Privilege Will Be Denied Them Until Next Year. The commanding officer of Co. I received orders Friday from headquarters stating that no company would be permitted to go on the rifle range until next year.'The boys are greatly disappointed as they had orders to go to Peru next Monday, for rifle practice on the Peru range. Private Cassil Drake -has ac cepted the position as janitor at the Armory for this winter. James Mawhorter has enlisted in the company for a period of three years. c Reelected Preside it of Conference T. H. Wille v and A. R. Underwood returned Mondav evemnc from West Lebanon. Ind.. where hey attended the annual state conference of the Church of trod. Mr. Willcv was reelected oresdent of the conference. Mr. Underwood was a delegate from this city. Goes to Africa. Vernon Stump, a young farmer living northeast ofNappanee, is preparing to leave soon for South Africa where he wilK go as a missionary for the River Brethren church. THEY ARE AFTER BLOCKS OF FIVE EACH OF 20,000 EMPLOYES OF LIQUOR INTERESTS URGED TO ADD FIVE DEMOCRATIC VOTES TO OWN. That each of the 20,000 saloon keepers, bartenders, saloon porters, brewery agents and brewery workmen and saloon hangers-on in Indiana is to be asked to pledge himself to secure five votes for Thomas R. Marshall for Governor, it developed -Sunday, is the latent plan of the liquor interests in tlie present campaign, it lias also come to light that it is the plan oi'the breweries to line up as much oi the colored vote ot tlie state as possible, and the word comes from Allen, Delaware. St. Joseph, Vanderourg and Vigo counties, especially, that an ctfort is already being made to reach the colored saloon patron age through the saloon porters, wno in many instances have been assigned to the work of organizing them. A determined effort is being made in Indianapolis, through the riftv or more colored men who own saloons, to line up the color ed saloon patrons for jUarsnaii. In a number of instances little neighborhood meetings for this purpose have been held in the rear of saloons on Indiana avenue and vicinity. The colored voters are being appealed to on the ground that it they vote ior james vusou they vote to sustain the counlty local option law which must be repealed at all hazards or the "personal liberty" the right of the colored man to drink what he pleases will be taken away. It has also developed that an effort is being made to club all of the temperance Democrats who signed petitions that weift to the Legislature at its recent special session, urging the, enactment of a county local option law, into supporting Thomas R. Marshall and Democratic candidates for the Legislature. To these men the argument is being used that county local option has been taken out of the campaign as an issue and the thing for them to do now is to rally to the support of Democratic candidates and issues. Party loyalty is being appealed to in this way. Names of the temperance Democrats were copied from the petitions by the members of the Legislature from the counties in which the petitions had their origin and were then furnished to the Democratic committeemen. Thomas Taggart has always exerted considerable influence among the colored voters of Indianapolis. That is being used to the fullest extent and at precinct meetings held by the Democrats plans to organize the colored voters arc being formulated. The Colored Anti-Saloon League of Indiana is appealing to colored voters to uphold the hands of the party which passed the county local option law, for Which the league declared itself shortly after its organization in Indianapolis. At Ft. Wayne the brewery workers are advising the "liberal" element of Republicans to vote for Taft if they choose, but to defeat Watson at all hazards. The same advice is heard in Muncie, Terre Hute, South Bend, Evansville, Vincennes, Anderson and other cities besides Indianapolis.

TWO WELL KNOWN CITIZENS CALLED

LORIE G. CAPRON AND C. JOSEPH STEIN ANSWER TO FINAL ROLL CALLBOTH BUSINESS MEN. A well known citizen and business man of Plymouth was taken from the city in the death of Lorie G. Capron, which occurred at his residence, at 501 N. Michigan street, at 6 o'clock 'Monday morning. Deceased had been in ill health for several months. Twice during his illness he had sunken near death's door, and twice he rallied, and improved slightly in health. A sinking spell came on last Friday, however, which resulted in his death. , Lorie G. Capron was bom in Homer, N. Y., on May 13, 1848, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Giles Benson Capron. When 1G years of age, he moved to . Plymouth, Ind., where he had a brother living. This city has ever been his home since. In the year 1871 he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Mae Vinall, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Vinall. She, as a widow, and four children, survive him. They are, Gilles B., of Vivran Ariz., Dora, Edna B., and Laura E.,who reside at home, in. Plymouth. Deceased is also survived by a sister Miss Louise Capron, Plymouth, and a, brother, A. D. Capron, of Denver, Colo. The late Judge A. Q. Capron, who occupied the Ijinch of the Marsahll circuit court from 1800 until 1902, was a brother. '.The funeral was held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. W. S. Howard. Charles Joseph Stein, died at the home of hie mother, at 203 east Sophia street, at" 5: 10 o'clock Sunday evening aged 35 years. He had been ill for about three years, suffering with tuberculosis of the bone. His ailment was the result of an accident, in which his foot was injured by a falling weight. Finally the "foot and then the lower leg was amputated, but the disease had taken too firm a hold, and his health gradually failed. On September 10, 1907, with his family, Mr. Stein went to Las Vegas, New Mexico, in the hope of recovering in a change of climate. For the last two weeks ids health fell rapidly. They returned to Plymouth last Friday, and death occurred Sunday afternoon. Charles Joseph Stein was born in Bavaria, Germany. When nine years of ago. he accompanied his parents Mr. and Mrs.Henry Stein, o this country, the famijy first aking up tt: ii residence at South Bend. Five years later they moved to this city, and have lived here for twenty-one years. k In November of 1881, Joseph Stein was married to Miss Mamie Crawford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Crawford of this city, who as a widow with three children survive him. The children are Azelia, Robert and Herman, aged seven, four and four years respectively. Two sisters, Mrs. Paul Ketcher of St Joseph, Mich., and Mrs. Lizzie Leitenstorfer of Chicago, survive him with his parents. Deceased operated the bottling works in this city for many years, was a hard working and ambitious young man, whose career was unmercifully cut short, in life. Funeral -was held at die residence Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. W. S. Howard. MASSENA IS CLEARED. Young Man Charged With Embezzlement in Kosciusko County Acquitted. Warsaw, Ind., Oct. 9. Roy Massena, ex-deputy county treasurer of Kosciusko county, was this afternoon found not guilty to the charge of embezzling $1500 of the funds of Kosciusko county while acting as deputy treasurer. The' jury retired shortly before noon and was out only a couple of hounsi Attorneys S. N. Stevens of Plymouth, and W. F. McNagny of Columbia City, were Massena's attorneys. Bourbon Fair Attracts Crowd. Plymouth was well represented at the Bourbon fair Thursday and Friday. About 500 tickets were sold to Bourbon Thursday and over 100 Friday. The Plymouth band accompanied the crowd Friday. A large number of persons who went from Plymouth Thursday remained over for Friday. Hear Bremen Speech. A party of thirty Republicans from this city went to Bremen by hacks Saturday evening, to hear the address of Candidate Chas. W. Miller.

DON'T LIKE PRIZE , FIGHTING.

Ministers Will Petition Mayor and Council to Stop Certain Moving Pictures. A petition is being circulated about Warsaw by the ministers of the city, who will on Wednesday evening present the paper to Mayor C. A. Rigdon and the members of the city council at the regular meeting of the' city dads. The petition asks that moving pictures portraying or supposed to portray' train robberies, burglaries, prize fights and other similar sensational scenes be pro hibited in the moving picture the aters of Warsaw. W arsaw Times. Opens Bowling Alley. Dudley Wiggins has moved his bowling alley from the old building on LaPorte street to the room formerly occupied by Mrs. Clifford's millinery store, north of Marks, Grube & Harley's on north Michigan street. Mr. Wiggins has purchased a complete new outfit for bowling and will have a niice clean up-to-date place. He will also serve lunch and sell cigars. Griggs Trial Friday. Schuyler Griggs who is confined in jail charged with grand larceny, will be tried before a jury Friday morning. Griggs is charged with horse stealing. THINKS TYPHOID IS CRIMINAL ATTEMPT MADE TO SHOW THAT FLIES CARRY THE DISEASE WAYNE , COUNTY CASE IS CITED AS EX-N AMPLE. According to Dr. J. -E. King, secretary of the Wayne county board of health, fiies .were the cause of seventeen cases of typhoid fever and one death in the Wernie Orphans' Home in that county. Dr. J. N. Hurty, secrelajy of the state board of health, lu& , jtisUxeceived a- letter, from Dr. King in which the latter drsdiscusses conditions at the home. There are sixty-five children there, and Dr. King says the fever first appeared shortly after a man from Columbus, O., had brought his two little girls to the home. This was on July 10, and shortly after the father returned to his home in Ohio he died of the fever. Both of the ISttle girls soon became sick, and since that time there have been seventeen cases of the fever and one death. Dr. King says that the. spread of 'the disease was due to flies. The flies, he declared, were permitted to swarm into the kitchen, where meals for all of the children were prepared. The kitchen was not well screened. Dr. Hurty was greatly di appointed with the report of the conditions at this home. He said: "In this instance, as in quite all other instances, when typhoid fever breaks out,- some person is to blame. Tlie Orphans' Home authorities violate the la wis of cleanliness, which, we are told, are nxt tt godliness, and also the lawt Cß welUbeing, when they permit the condition that prevailed there. The visitor from Columbus, O., surely brought the typhoid infection to the home, and the flies distributed it, causing seventeen cases and one death. The day is close at hand when intelligent jfcople will not tolerate typhoid deaths any more than they now tolerate deaths from snake bftes and wolfs teeth." Stranger Than Fiction. A Valparaiso young man pinned a Blue Ribbon on his coat and started out to get a taste of High Life. He looked into the Silver Foam, but fell backward into the Anhcuser Busch ami tore Schlitz in his pants. Now he is a sadder Bud-Weiser boy. Gompers at Elkhart. Samuel Gompers will speak for Bryan and Kern in Indiana towns Friday, Oct. lGth. He will be at Hammond, Gary and LaPorte in the morning, at South Bend at noon, Elkhart and Garrett in the afternoon and Fort Wayne at night. The Last Game of the Season. Attention Fans There is going to be a Political Ball Game November .'J, 1008, between the Famous G. O. P's and the Bryanites on the U. S. Diamond, Uncle Sam, umpire. So "ginger up" fellows and get in the Game. No legal voter barred. Horse Thief Wants Office. A confessed horse thief is running for office down at Frankfort, Ky. He wants to be a jailer. He has had cards printed, and this is how they read: "Mace Lucas, Morgan's old horse thief. Candidate for jailer. Subject to the decision of the democratic primary." Chicago American.

VOTE OF MARSHALL COUNTY

AT EACH PRESIDENTAL ELECTION SINCE 1896 SHOWS DECREASE FOR BRYAN TO SETTLE DISCUSSION. Much discussion concerning the vote which Marshall county, contributed to the presidential candidates since 13, has been indulged in lately. It is being maintained by some, that Bryan carried Marshall county by 650 in 18i)6. The following: list of ficnires obtained from the records in the county clerk's, office, shows Bryan's majority in Marshall county in 189G, to be 5G0. His plurality dropped to 502 in 1900. In 1904 Roosevelt obtained a majority of 123 over Parker. The number of votes cast was as follows: 1896 , DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Presidential electors 3498 State governor 3472 Congressman ..3552 REPUBLICAN TICKET Presidential electors 2938 State governor 2937 Congressman :2970 leoo DEMOCRATIC PICKET. Presidential electors 3449 State Governor .... 3410 Congressman 3427 REPUBLICAN TICKET. Presidential electors 2947 State governor 2891 Congressman ..29J0 1904. DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Presidential electons .......2878 State governor 2847 Congressman 2997 ' REPUBLICAN TICKET. Presidential electors 3001 State governor '. 2953 Congressman 292 Asks Receiver for "Our" Interurban. John M. Caulfield, through hii attorneys has riled suit against the Indianapolis, Logansport and South Bend Traction company, asking the appointment of a receiver. The complaint alleges that for the past sixty days the corporation has been completely insolvent ; that it is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $730.88 for work in securing right of way, besides debts owed to other parties. Bremen Enquirer. An Encouraging Sign. The manner in which many cities and towns are going after new industries is an encouraging sign of the times. Vincennes, Wabash, Marion, Mishawaka, Gas City, Washington and a number of other protsperous and wideawake municipalities of the state have not only adopted aggressiv policies of this character, but they already have succeeded in their quest. Confidence in the return of good times and increased busi ness has spurred these cities to comnendable efforts. Indianapf olis Commercial. Nappanee Kid Wanders Away From Home. Clad in his night clothes and carrying his small pair of trousers in his hands, the four-year-old son of Mrs. McCuen of Nappanee, vas found on the Frank Holdeman farm, after he had wandered nearly all night. His hands were lacerated by barb-wire fences and he had nearly succumbed to the cold. He left the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Hoboch in Nappanee.

ROOSEVELT'S REAL OPINION OF C. V. MILLER IS PROVED BY LETTER

Indianapolis, Ind., September 29, 190S. Although I am very much pressed for time, I cannot refrain from writing you this letter because I was told today that somebody in the Thirteenth District is publishing a story that President Roosevelt is against Mr. Miller. I suppose ,of course, that it is untrue than any such report is being circulated; but I feel so keerly about the matter that I write to you to deny any such absurd end malicious falsehood in case it is being circulated. I personally know that President Roosevelt is an earnest friend and a great admirer of Mr. Miller's. 1 have' heard him s;iy so more than once, and so have other people. I shall never forget the night at the reception a: Vive-President Fairbanks' about two years ago, when Preseident Roosevelt expressed his esteem of Mr. Miller in the presence of scores of people. Mr. Miller was standing in one corner of the room when the President entered; there was perhaps a space or twenty feet between them. In the midst of shaking hands with othei people, the President saw Mr.

INFORMATON FOR HUNTERS

It U Contained in a Statement Issued by Game Commis- . sioners. State Fish and Game Commissioner Z. T. Swteney has issued a statement concerning tlie open season for squirrels. He says : "Section 601 of the present game law makes it a penalty to shoot, destroy or possess any wild squirrel between November 1 of any year and the following July 1. It says nothing about the time from July 1 to November 1. Section 608 makes it unlawful to hunt any kind ol game except wild ducks and other water fowl, from October 1 to November 10. The open season for equirrlls is clearly limited to thle time between July 1 and October 1. Hie only closed season for rabbits is from October 1 to November 10. The quail season opens November 10. Hunters should be careful not to go into the fields without their resident licenses, as some are paying heavy penalties for this violation. I am putting in a number of extra deputies this month with instructions to arrest violators of N every kind." Defeat Bremen Team. The Plymouth High School Base Ball team defeated the Bremen team at the fair grounds Saturday by tbe score of 13 to 11. VAI1DAUA RY. RAY BECIUJ CONDUCTOR, DISEMBOWELED AT COUTH BEND FRIDAY NIGHT KNOWN BYR.R. MEN HERE. Ray D. Beers, 33 years old, conductor of the South Bend yards of the Vandalia railroad was instantly killed in a grewsome accident Friday night about 8 :30 o'clock. The accident occurred while the train crew was switching cars in the yards near Ewing avenue. W. E. Pixler, a brakeman, was the first to discover Beers. Pixler made a coupling and then gave Jacob J. Weiss, another brakeman, a stop signal, as there was another coupling to make before the cars could be "shunted onto a siding. In making the second coupling Pixley spied something under the car, took a long look and then said: "Weiss, we ve killed Ray." Weiss hurried to the end of the car .and found Beers' body laying across the rack with his head on one rail and his feet on the other. The theory of the trainmen is that he slipped and fell between the beam of the two cars, while attempting to make a coupling. Beers was disemboweled and life was already extinct when his fellow employes reached his body. Tlie couplers had struck him midway in the diaphragm and had crushed through his body and met. In falling the left leg had struck the track asThe wheels had run over it near the ankle and all but severed it. In addition the head was crushed and battered. Mr. Beers was exceedingly popular with the men with whom he wxrked and was held in high esteem by his employers. He leaves a wife, Maude, and a four months old daughter. " Marriage Licenses. John Heminger . to Lillie - A. Harkin. Miller and at once said in a voice sufficiently loud for the whole room to hear him, "Oh, there is Attorney General Miller, who was surprised and confused, the . crowd making way for the President. When the President reached Mr.. Miller he cordially grasped his hand and said, "Mr. 'Miller, 1 1 cannot tell how glad I am to see you, because I have watched your course as Attorney General of Indianawith the greatest admiration. You are one of the kind of public men that I like the kind of a public man who ought to increase in public life and oi whom any State should be proud." The President's manner was so warm and his words so earnest, that it attracted the attention of nearly everybody in the room. If I remember rightly, the incident attracted the attention of Was!i'ngton correspondents of the fndianapolis news-papers and comment was made in their next day's dispatches. I shall never forget the time when, in my presence, President Roosevelt first met Mr.Miller several years ago. Although the (Continued to page 8.)

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