Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 9, Plymouth, Marshall County, 3 December 1908 — Page 1

i r PLYMOUTH Recorders' Office febOfi VOLUME VIII PLYMOUTH. INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1908. NO. 9

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TO CALL MEETING.

Senator-Elect Hatty Grube Will Sign Call for Ante-Legislative Caucus. Platform legislation and the merchants' program for laws for the conduct of public offices will be discussed at a meeting of Democratic state senators and representatives in Indianapolis, December 15. The call for this "get together' ante-legislative conventionwill be issued within a few days and -will be signed by Representative W. S. Wells, of Allen county; Thomas Brolley, of Jennings and Scott; W. S. Racey, of Knox, Gfcson and Vanderburg, and Senators Harry Grube, oif Kosciuslco and Marshall, and William F. Ranke, of Allen county. The advisability of calling such a meeting1 'Iras been under discussion among the Democrats for several days. Conunund-catkms passed among the Democratic lawmakers and the matter was taken up actively by the committee named. This will not be the first time a meeting of this kind has been held. Two years ago whn the Democrats were in the minority in both houses a -similar ante-legislat-ive session was called and -the results of the deliberations were entirely satisfactory to the conferees and proved to be beneficial to the Democrafcs when the general assembly convened. HAPPY ROMANCE IS SHATTERED ULLIE B. WRIGHT GIVEN A DIVORCE FROM HER WAYWARD HUSBAND. Married Life Was Happy Until He Discovered! His Affinity With Whom He Eloped. A lomg story, in which affinities, cru'Tity jail, cruelt and abandonment figured, was concluded in the Marshall .circuit court Saturday morning, when Judge Bernetha granted Lillie K. Wright, a divorce frotn he. husband, Ora F., ami restored her maiden name Grube. After five years of wedded bliss, the husband found his soui mate in the person of his iwife's sister, and with that sympathetic , person, Hew from wife and father-in-law, to the fa:r fields of freedom. He was soon found in Bremen- making his res;dence with the lady, to whom he rrad only been united by the boavfo of sympathy, and when the irate father-m-law learned of their whereabovts, he swore against Wright an awful ccusa;ion and Wright was torn from bs affinity and locked behind the cold bar? .of Room 36 in Sheriff Voxeis' tamouhotel. In just five days father-in-law who wis none other than Peter 1 (irub?, appeared at the ba stile re questing1 an interview "with his wrward son. It was gTanted. Grube started to rake Wright over the coals "I will send you to the penitentiary," said he. "Gvan and d it" said Wright, '"and 111 warrant that yo; will soon follow men, you hypocrit ical xmzdr , I knöw all about yu." At once the two men grew confidential. Grube withdrew the charge aginst his son-in-raiw and even paid the costs, which iwere $13.50 in Justice Young's court. To show his extreme gratitude and repentance, Wright "when liberated, sold all of hi wife's househoid goods to Mrs. Sar ah's Lan goon's Second Hand Store jpot on one glorious t'ot, and then hied himself bade to his affinity, who was pining for her lost love at Bremen. According to last reports Wright is stfdl at Bremen, studyirp the unity of two hearts that beat aone, etc ( Mrs. Wright wias given a divorce on the grounds of cruel and inhuma;1 treatment, abandonment ami aduhery She says that she was married t? Wright on Dec. 24, 1903 and lived with her husband untU August 31, o' thi year, when he ran away with her younger sister. All of the parties lived a mile and a h?lf north of this city. Electric Light Case Up. The case of A. R, Clizhe, Wm. Everly and W. G. Hendricks versus the City of Plymouth for injunction to restrict the crty council from granfing an eledtric light franchise and contract to C. D. Snoeberger, h being tried before Judge Bernetha Attorneys Keliiso Martin-dale and Lauer represent flhe plaintiffs, while Attorney Hes i for the City, and Stevens for Snor3-ergcrs Interests. The case h complicated and will not bo completed before tomorrow. J. Walter Esterline, an e.ectrical expert from Purdue university, was on the stand this afternoon, he being secured by the plaintiffs. Runaway Boys Wanted, The local, police have been request ed to be on the lookout for Peter Mayer, aged sixteen, and Joseph Kophokh, aged fifteen, who ran away from their homes in Toledo on November 24. Surprise Party, A party of forty of her friends surprised Miss Irene Kuhn at her home on South Michigan street Friday evening, the event being her sevenUenth birthdhy. The occasion was enjoyed b- all present.

HENRY STEIN ENDS HIS LIFE

FIRED REVOLVER INTO HIS BRAIN AT LAKE OF THE WOODS. All of His Life He Had Said He Would Die Like a Soldier. The well-known character, Henry Stein is no more. After threatening every day for twenty years to commit suicide, he ended his life at his home at Lake of the Woods, at about 4:30 o'cloick Thursday afternoon by firing a revolver-shot into his brain at the right temple. It had been a hobby fcr years, for Stein to tell whomever he happended to be conversing with, that he -was going to kill himself soon. He despised the thought -of disease and always said that he would die a soldier's death. One of Stein's remarks was a sort of slogan a few years ago, with the boys of the town. Translated from German, which he always spoke, it was to the effect that "If that miserable rheumatism gets worse, I will take my revolver and Boom.-rthere lies old Stein." When he fired the fatal shot, he was already within the shadows of death's door from cancer of the stomach and his end was expected from natural causes within three days. He laid all plans for ending his life carefully, even to the secreting of a revolver by his bedside, and having his wife prop him up in bed with pillows, so that he might gain strength enough to pull a trigger. Stein had been ill for about two years. Last summer he was operated uoipn for cancer of the stomach, and has beer steadily sinking from that time. After the death of his son Joseph, he sent for his wife, who resided in Plymouth, to come to the Lake of the Woods and care for him Mrs. Stein went, and he has been bedfast since that time. A week ago last Sunday, Stein called Milo Shaw, the 'hired hand, and bade him get Stem's old revolver, clean it up, load it ?.nd bring it to him. Shaw was used to the shooting talk, and to humor the old man he loaded the revolver which was a 32-calibre, and placed it in a small safe at the bedside. Thursdby afternoon Mrs. Joseph Stein and Mrs. Chas. Shadel drove to Lake of the Woods to see Mr. and Mrs. Stein. Ithe former talked as usual, told che ladies that in two. more days it would be all over vith Stein, he wouki be six feet under the ground. They supposed that the disease would cla;m the old man within that time. When these ladies feft Stein called his wife, asking her for something. She went in his bed"oom and noticed a blue handkerchiet lying over something on the safe. She asked him if he wanted the handkerchief ami he laid his hand over it forbidding her to touch it He then asked her to pile pillows beneath him so that he would be placed in a sitting posture. In a couple of min utes after she returned to the kitchen, she heard a muffled report, and hurrying back into his room' asked" What was that?" She gat no reply and rushed to the bedside, only to find her husband dead with a bullet hoJe 'n his right temple. The revolver was grasped 4n his right hand, and the blue handkerchief which had concealed it, lay on the bed covers. Death had been instantaneous. The hired hand says that he thought ft impossible for Stein to find strength enough to cock and fire the -evoüver, which- was an old specimen of 32 caliber. An almost bloodless wound was infliated, only a small hole being made in the temple. '. Henry Stein was born. in Bavaria, Germany on March 3, 1846 being 02 years of age at the time of his death On Feb. 18, 1873, he was married to Miss Margaret Schmidt, .who, as a widow survives him. In 1883 tlvy moved to America, first residing at South Bend. The if anil y has lived in this city for 22 years. Ujwn movinj? to Plymouth, Stein bought the bottling works of Joihn Weiriter. and about 10 years agoi established his business at Lake of the Woods, and continued managing both until a few years ago, when the Plymouth- plant was turned over to his son Joseph. Two daughters survive, Mrs. Elizabeth Leitenstorfer of Chicago, and Mrs. Paul Ketcher of St. Joseph, Mich. The only son Joseph, died in this city on Oct. 11th, of this year.The funeral of the late Henry Stein was held at the residence on east Sophia street, Sunday .afternoon at 2:30 oclock. Former Marriage Causes Divorce. A bill of divorce granted by Judge Richter Frrday evening at LaPorte, fo Herman L. Krueger testified that his vA!e refused to live with him, leaving him after they had enjoyed rhree days of the happiest life because he told her he "aad been married ebfore. Jealously aroused because another woman had borne his name, he said, caused her to breakup the home. Argument is Heard. Argument was -continued at LaPorte Saturday before Judge Tuthill in fhe matter of the application of Ernest Mochel for a liquor license in German township, Marshall county. Ilickey & WoJfe represent the applicant.

AFTER ROTTEN EGGS.

Inspectors Say That Merchants Must Label the Hen Fruit Properly. The pure food inspectors have planned an egg campaign for the enire state. This will open soon after the holidays. Dealers or restaurants have no right ta sell you packed eggs for fresh ones. If you call for fresh country eggs, it is the business of the seller to give you fresh eggs or inform you that he has none, then if you will be satisfied with packed goods it will be all right for him to sell them to you. He h even safe in selling rotten eggs, provided he tells you they are rotten. The same is true of meat. If the dealer wants to put up a card which reads this cow had tuberculosis, or this hog had cholera, he will be safe in selling diseased meats. The object of the pure fooJ law is to make the dealer sell wthat he renresent his nrndnrts to he The law is working out nicely and all will, be benefitted by its enforcement. MARRIED Harris--Jones. Mr. Lysle R. Harris and Miss Barbara E. Jones, who reside about seven miles northeast of Plymouth, were united in marriage at the Reformed church parsonage, on the afternoon of Thansgiving day by Rev. J. C. Smith. They intend to reside in Plymouth. Whittey--Gay. A pretty wedding took place Thanksgiving Day at St. Michael's Catholic church when R. Jeanette Gay and Charles B. Whittey were married. Miss Theresa Hendricks acted as bridesmaid and Francis Hagar groomsman. The bridal party entered the church to the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding march played by Miss Frances Hanes. Rev. J. Tremmel officiated at the ceremony and the High Mass which followed. The bride's gown was white silk octagen net over white satin. She wore the veil and carried bride's roses. The bridesmaid wore cream colored luster cloth trimmed in white satin and a white picture hat. The men wore the conventional black. The reception at Hill's Cafe was held at 12 noon. A four course dinner was served to about 70 guests. Excellent music was furnished by the Plymouth Orchestra. Many beautiful and costly presents were received. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Gay, who reside one and one half miles east of the city. She is a graduate of the Plymmth High School, being a member of the class of '03. Since finishing High School, she has been engaged in teaching in the schools of the county, her latest charge being at Brightside. The groom is the adopted son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Whittey, is an expert mechanic, at present being employed at Mishawaka. Mr. and Mrs. Whittey will continue to live in Pymouth for the present. They have started housekeeping in a flat in Mrs. Shakes' new building on Michigan street, where they are at home to their friends. The Tribune unites with hosts of friends in wishing them health, wealth and happiness during a long married life. CITED FOR CONTEMPT. Judge Dodge of Elkhart Must Answer to the Supreme Court on January 5. James S. Dodge, judge of the Elk hart circuit coiurt, has been cited for contempt and must appear Jan. 3,, to answer to the supreme court. The contempt grows out of the case of Shopert vs. Wilson Roose, receiver of the Indiana National bank in Elkhart. Judge Dodge neld deposited by Shopert 'on the eve of the bank crfash was not a preferred claim On appeal the supreme court lie!d it tobe a preferred claim, giving Shopert judgment for $500 and interest The circuit court judge rendered a judgment accordingly, .but upon motion of the bank to modify the judgment cut out the interest. It is on this act that the contempt is based. James E. Murdock Drops Dead. James E Murdock, president of the Merchants' National Bank of Lafavette, dropped flead of heart disease jurst before midnight Friday. He was 71 years old, was one oi the 'wealthiest men in Indiana and was manager oS many gas companies and traction lines, fie was for several years warden of the Indiana state prison at Michigan City and was known by many peo,!e in Plymouth a id in almost every county in the stale. Open Meetings in Lapaz. The Misses Lee and Baugh of New Vork Crty, who have been taking part in the Evangelical meetings in thi city, went to Lapaz Monday, where they will open similar meetings. Choir Boys Entertained. The choir boys and servers of St. Thomas Eprscopal church, were entertained by a "Turkey Hunt" party at the home of George Vinall Friday evening.

CONTRACT FOR POTTAWATOMIE MONUMENT AT TWIN LAKES IS LET

Pedestal Will be Seven Feet High, Consisting of Statue of Indian and Base Also Ghapel.

After woiking for almost two years in selecting a site for the monument to be elected to the memory of the Pottawafimie Indians, who had a village and chapel on the banks of Twin Lakes m this county years ago, the commission has finally secured ground and has let the contract for erectfing the monument and ohapel. The contract was let to 15. C. Southworth & Son, Monumental Works of this city, in the sum of $1875. The monument and chapel are to be encted complete, by Oct. 1st, 1909. The monument will be a pedestal 10 feet high consisting of a base three feet high, atrd the statute of a Pottawattmie Indian, 7 feet high. The base will consast of three pieces the die, cap, anl pedestal. The entire monument will be hewn from Barre granite, which is light gray. The Indian log chapel will be built in miniature, the dimensions to be 8x12x10 feet. The bid of Southworth & Son was accepted from a number of others from Chicago, Indianapolis and Cleveland firms, as being the neatest in design, and lowest in price. The accepted statute -was originally designed by Frank SouthworSi of the above firm. The grounds for the monument were donated by John A.' McFarlin of Twin Lake, and consist of a triangular piece of ground 3-4 acres, situated just south of where the wgon road crosses the Vamlalia railroad on TRAGEDY AT - WALKERT0N TWO BOYS, VERN CRIPE AND CHESTER EVANS 'MOTHERED IN CAVE. Had Been Playing in Dugout in Sand Hill Which Caved in Upon Them, Almost identical to the tragedy which happened at Ft. Wayne Friday night, when two boys were smathered by the collapsing or the walls of a cave in whici they were playing, occurred at Walkerton Sunday night, when Vern Cripe aged 15, and Chester Evans aged 13, were smothred to death. A crowd of boys had dug a cave in a banV of the B. & O. Ry. sand i)hr located at the -western edge of Walkerton. They had been in the habit of frequenting this cave, cooking coffee, roasiting potatoes etc., in it. Sunday afternoon the crowd of boys. visited their cave, and played there most of the afternoon. Finally all of the 'boys left for home excepting Cripe and Evans, who remained 1 hind. These boys were expected a: their homes for supper, but failed to arrive. The Cripe boy was to tak part in some Sunday school exercises and his non-appearance greatly worried his father, who set out to look for him. He soon met some of "the lad's playmates, who related that the tnvo boys had remained behind at lie cave. The 'frantic faither, neading a crowd off townspeople, m'adc for the cave, only to find the whole structure collapsed by the caving in of sand from above. Allen Cripe, father oi rtic missing boy, is section boss over a gang of men, and he called hi force, putting .them at work digging out the sand. . It required almost two hours digging before the two bodies were found, huddled close together, suffocated toi death. The bodies were recovered at about 8:30 o'clock, and physicians pronounced them to have been dead about three hiiurs. Both bo s arc of prominent parents. The Evans 'boy resided with his mother, Mrs. Ed Watkins. The tragedy has cast a gloom over the twn, as the b lys were well known to almost all the residents of TO GET 3 CENTS ON DOLLAR. Receiver of Chicago Forger King's Affairs Places Thefts at $1500 000 Assets $70000. Creditors of Peter Van Vlissengen Chicago' forger kSng now a Joilet convct will receive about 3 cents on every dollar due them from the form er real estate man. This is the situation W. C. Niblack receiver of the Chicago Title and Trust Co. faced Saturday when he began the actual work of wiwling up Van Vlisscngen's affairs for a report to the Federal Court. "Roughly speaking Van Vlissengen's forgeries twill total abaut $1500,000 while his assets in real estate will not 'be over $700,000 at the raoit said X'iblack. Conducted Mission, Rev. W. S. Howard has returned from Hammond where he ha been conducting a mission for the fast two weeks.

this side of Twin Lake Station. The site is said to (be the exact center of wehere the old Menominee Indian village was located. The committee which (has had charge of selecting the site and erecting the monument, consists of Col. Fleet, of the Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind., Col. Wm. Hoynes, of the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Irrd., and C. T. 'Martingly, of Plymouth, Ind. The appropripatron of $2500 made

by the legislature, and approved 'b that body Dn 'March 12, 1907, for the erecting of a monument and rebuildin of the Indian chapel Suitable to the memory of the Pottawatimie Indians, is .due to the efforts of Hon Daniel iMcDonald, of this city, exrepresentative of Marshall county, who by his diligent efforts in regard to establishing a monument to the memory erf the former residents ot this county secured he necessary legislation. The donation of grounds was made by Mr. McFarlin about a month ago, arw the tvmmission met in this city Monday, to receive bids and allow the contract for erecting the monu ment. h Ss the intention of the com mission to make a beautiful park out of tihe grounds and the saime will no doubt aid in making a future re sort out of the natural beauty of the six lakes, wiü;h their present attract iveneas, and historical anrtqueness. VHY SHIVELY FOR SENATE ST JOSEPH COUNTY AGAIN ASSUMING THE DICTATOR SHIP IN DISTRICT. It is Said That South Bend Man Has Better Opponents in Elkhart County. . Efforts to align the Thirteenth dls tricjt democratic legislators in the sup port of Benj . F. Shiveiy, of South Bend, have been progressing since r.ie results oi the election disclosed tne tact mat a aemocrai wouia De cnosen to succeed United States Senitor James A. Hemenway, says the Elkhart Truth. If reports are correct, the "har mony" plea made by the St. Joseph county democracy has had its effect in inducing the five democratic legislators elect from the seven counties of the district km pledge- i'.iei" support 'to Mr. Shivcly. In Elkhart there are many partisans who are unalterably opposed to the Shi vciy' program. It :s said by Shively supporters that he controls the district, 'baft it is exceedinjzly doubtful if he would occupy 1 even f3urth place were f.ie choice left to a primary vote that would bring out the real sentiment ol the masses. The democrats od St. Joseph coun ty, particularly South Bend, are wielding the big stick in an attempt to overawe the other counties of the district. All kinds of dire disasters are ..redicted for the party in this district unless a complete surrender is mado to the Shively faction. Frank E. Hering is in the race and is held by many democrats to be as deserving of a lo cal ihearing as is Mr. Shively. It is not Mr. Shively s personal following that has thrown this scare into the various county organizations, with a demand that the party lash must Lc used to stop oppos'tion to Mr. Shively's senatorial ambition Rather it is the Fogarty-Clifford-Mc-Inery crowd. The latter wants "harmony," for the future of that political coterie is at stake in tf.ic coming South Bend municipal election. The plea has already gone forth that "St. Joseph is the "big county oi the district" and therefore must be supported in all its demands with express understanding that it will create a bad muddle and party disaster unless other sectior . of the district "come through." In view of the disorganized state of St Joseph county democracy, as shown by the recent election figures, it has 'been suggested that th"s is an opportune time to eliminate the disturbing factions in that quarter. The district came out and asserted ( tself in the recent congressional convention, over the protest of St. Joseph county; it elected its nominee despite adverse results in St Joseph county, and now it is more capable of dictating to St. Joseph county than that county is of dictating to the remainder of the district. It may be possible to bind and gag the legislators sen to Indianapolis from the thirteenth district and to deliver them over to support of South Bend's senatorial candidate. But when the, state at large is apprised of the actual condition in the Thirteenth district it is not considered probable that the St Joseph county program will rece've an indorsement in the senatorial caucu.

MANAGER SKIPPED.

ZinZana and Her Troup Was Left Without Pay at Elkhart Sunday. William Hulscher of Battle Creek, Mich., who came to Elkhart a week ago and re-opened the Dream theatre formerly the Crystal, has skipped, leaving debts and a troupe of unpaid actors. ZinZana, the Gypsy mind reader, failed to tip it off to the other members of her company; Twing, the Great, in "digital dexterity" pushed on the hard pedal anjl headed for ueveiana ever tne Weston trail; Griffith, flhe w'zard. tried vainly to find tfie price of a coupie of fares to Chicago in his "mysterious glass box," and Wilt, the wonderful from Wonderland, stormed because tht real thing is so much different than what he had been accustomed to. "A Darrel of Mystery' lias ended in a peck of trouble. DECEMBER IS WINTRY. Weather Bureau Report Shows This Month to Be the First of Winter. The first winter month may spring .surprises, judging from the Indiana weather bureau record for December for the last thirty-seven years issued Saturday. The average temperature for the period named is shown to have been thirty-three degrees Fahr enheit, whkh may be termed mild winter weather. However, it has been shown that the thermometer can drop as low as fifteen degrees below zero That was the temperature December 9, 1S76. On two occasions within the history of the Indianapolis weather bureau the temperature has run as high as sixty-eight degrees Pahren heit December 31, 1875, and Decern ber 24, 1889. There may be some snow. The records show that on December 14, 1899, there was a fall of G.9 inches, the heaviest since a record of snow fall has been kept. The month is unusually a cloudy month. The average in thirty-seven year's has been sixteen cloudy days; nine partially cloudy, and only six clear. YOUNG LUTHERANS ADJOURN. Guy Boulton of Goshen Elected President and Miss Madge Tiedemann -Recording Secretary. The second annual convention of the Young Lultherans of Indiana wa lchl Friday at the Holy Trinity Lu theran church in South Bend. Paipers on practical questions per taining to Luther League work were read and discussed. In the evening Rev. F. E. Jen-sen of Chicago, deliv ered a splendid address.' v The officers elected for the ensuing year weje: Guy Boulton, of G shen, president. Nelson Peterson, of South Bend, vice president. Miss Ethel Bididle, of Elkhart, corresponding secretary. Miss Madge Tiedemann of Goshen, recording secretary M-ss Loldema Wrner, of South Bend, treasurer. f Sounds Good to Hunters. On the. (front page of a Portan.l, Ind., paper, J. 'M. Wolfe, a farmer, announced that the man with the gun and dog can have a free rein on his property. The notice Ve"ads: "Hunters can hunt on my farm all they please. Oome up to the nouse when the dinner bell rings and get your dinner." In the same issue the usual prohibitory notice to hunters appears. It is signed by forty-nine land owners. The first notice soainds good to Kept Son Out of School. William Leatherman, who lives near Nappanee, was fined in the cotirt of Justice Graham Saturday afternoon on the charge of keeping, his nine-year-öld son, Vern, out of school The amount' otf the fine was $5 anj costs. Leatherman first pleaded not guilty to the charge. The case was tried and Leatherman found guilty. He made arrangements to pay. The af fidavit was made by Thomas C. Holloway. Buys Linkenhelt Coal Yard. C. O. Tribtey proprietor of tne Plymouth Ice Co., has purchased the Linkenhelt Coal and Wood business, located on West Garro street. Possession was taken Monday. Gave House Party. Miss iMayme Hoham ent-rtained the Misses Jessie Haberco-rn of Ft. Wayne, Ethel Sirkms of Cleveland. O , and MarjoTy Mullen of Columbia City, at her home Sunday. Change in Time. Boh the Pennsylvania and Vandalia lines through this city have issued a new time card, the changes being made Sundaj and it is reported that the L. E. & W. will make a change in a few days. Allen to Quit Town. Jesse Allen, the town midget, who although 38 years old, measures but 3 feet 9 inches in height, has resigned his posrthon at the Grand Hotel, and has announced his intention of quitting the old town.

UNION SERVICE THANKSGIVING DAY

REV. S. H. YAGER PASTOR OF THE U. B. CHURCH DELIVERED THE SERMON. Services Held at German Evangelical Church Were Largely Attended, AW Churcfies , Taking Part, The Thanksgiving service at the Ccrman Lutheran church was larg.lV attended by members of all the Pro; cstant churches of the city. All of th: pastors wete present excepting Rev Howard who was obliged to be -u of the city. Rev. J. C. Smiah of tne Reformed church led the invocairior and the large congregation joined i the hymn, 'Conje Sound His Trais: Abroad." Rev. Miller of the Ciris tian Church read the President'.Thanksgiving Proclamation and Rev Wareing of the M. E. church gave the Scripture Reading asking tüe con gregation to join in response to the 136 Psalm. Rev. Pflug of the Presby terian church then led in prayer and the Apostolic Creed was directed by Rev. Fritsch. The Mozart Club interspersed with most excellent mnsi which was heartily enjoyed by all. A fine violin solo was delivered by Fre Kuhn jr. Rev. S. H. Yager, pastor or Rev. S. ti. Yager. the U. B. church delivered the ser mo.i, his subject being "Our Naiiona Thanksgiving." Text 33 Psalm an.. 12th verse, "Blessed is the Xatia whose God is Jehovah." He began by saying that standing at the thresh hold of life or it its close the gratj ful heart is the, salt of the earth. iu ininit-fpr trmL- irr tJir nrll ' our existence as a nation, past, pres ent and future. He said that we had to go into. the past for a Washington Longfellow or a Lincoln, but -that ih present was a day of rest from toil, a jay of reflection and a home coming day. He called attention to the yet uncultivated territory and proviso ; God has made for the future citizers The entire service bore the air o patriotism, and good will. T-:e col lections were for charity, and amount ed to an unexpected sum. UNION OF CHURCHES. Notable Religious Gathering to B Held in City of Philadelphia This ' - Week. f More than thirty religious bodies representing 18,000,000 souls, will send delegates to Philadelphia this week and part o! next to participate "ti one, of the most remarkable religious gatherings in the history of Protestantism in America. So comprehensive a Convention as will be this first meeting of the "fed era" council of 4he churches of Q'.vrist in America," probably never would hav been held prior to the beginning or the twentieth century. The convention, which will be in session from Wednesday evening, December 2, to Tuesday afternoon, Dccerribcr 8, has been in preparation for six years and is more particularly the fruit of th" inter-church conference held in Carnegie HaU, New York city, in 1905 For the first time the Protestant churches of the United States will be practically and officially, though not organically, united in one body. Tht national assemblies of the thirty-two religious bodies which have approved the plan of federation recommendeJ in 1905 have appointed the delegate which will make up this meeting While this "federal council" will be without legislative or judicial author ity, its recommendations will carry trcnundous weight of influence. Among the delegates will be thirty bishops, many presidents of universi ties and colleges, officers of mission boards and some of the greatest theo logians and preachers in the country Auditor's Office! Busy. These are busy days for County Auditor C. W. Walker and T is force. The last installmeiiit of taxes is be ing audited, and the work must b; completed by Dec. 15th. A force oif six nen are employed in te vork. Homer Linkenhelt, Frank Marti-vhlr. Paul Singrey and Charles Walker, working days and Charles Mü'er and Frank KelHson are on the night shift. Death of Almyra Day. Mrs. Almyra Day died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leer, 2 miles southwest of Lapaz, at 12 'clock Sunday noon, aged 68 ears, 8 imnirs and 9 days. She had been il! for some time. Two sons, and two inters survive their widowed r-- her The funeral Avas (he'd a' the Blissville church, Tuesdiy. afternoon at 2:00 fclock.

FARMER KILLED AT LAPAZ.

Had Been Visiting in Michigan and Vanted to See Hi Wife and Child. - Jesse SCiullj aged 22 years, whose home is five miles southwest of Nappaaee, and who is the son of Melvin Shull, a widely known Kosciusko county, farmer, was fatally hurt at Lapaz, Marshall county. Wednesday, when he was thrown in under a B. & O. freight. One of Cits legs was cut off and his head was so badly hurt that he died soon after the accident Slhiull had been in Michigan visiting relatives and when he reached Lapaz upon Iiis return he learned his wife was a guest of friends in Bremen. Unable to get a passenger train he .ronduxted he would board a freight. His attempt resulted tn death. Surviving the deceased are his wife and one child. Local High Schcol Win. The Plymouth High School basket ball team defeated ithe Bremen team at the opera house Thursday by the score of 55 to 19. The Rocheser second team which was to play the Plymouth seconds failed (to materialize. Call From Stork. A baby boy .was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Corbaleyt Saturday morntng. - LAT.1PHERE GETS ARSON SENTENCE WAS NOT FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING MRS. BELLE GÜNNES S. His Sentence Is For 2 to SI Years in State Penitentiary Jury Returned Thursday. LaPorte, Ind., Nov. 26 Ra' Lamphere, charged with the murder of Mrs. Belle Gunness and her three children, by setting fire t the Gunness house April 28, was Thursday evening found guilty of arson by the jury, which had the case since 5:30 o'clock Wednesday evening. Within trve minutes after the verdict was reported Judge Richter had sentenced the defendant to OV state penitentiary at Michigan City fcr an indeterminate term of from two to twentyone years. Lamphere was taken to Michigan City Friday morning to begin hi sentence. The verdict was reached within half an hour after the jurors had returned from supper. Word that an agreement Cnad been arrived at was conveyed to Ba'liff Matz, who at once telephoned Judge Richter and the attorneys in ths case. Receiving the Verdict. The lights in the big court room were turned cm and witnin fifteen ' minufes the court room was packed. Lamphere was brought over frvxm the jaj and at 7:20 o'clock the jury filed into the court room and took its place in the jury box. Deputy Sheriff Anstiss sat directly back of Lampbtte and three bailiffs watched him carefully. When Judge Richter asked the jury, if a verdict had. been reached Foreman Henry Mill announced that th jury had agreed and with that he passed a paper to Judge Richter, who after making the entry on his docket read the verdict: "We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of arson, and that he is thirtyeight years old." "Henry Mill, Foreman. There was no demonstration frJtn the crowd, the people having been warned to keep quiet Judge Richter thereupon asked each juror individually if this was his ver dict and the answer in each case was "yes." Previous to the handing of the ver dict to Judge Richter, Foreman Mill stated that he wished to make a state ment to the court, but Judge Richter informed him that he could not hear any statement until after the verdict hsid been received and read. After it &ad been read Judge Richter asked him if he "cared to make 4 he statement but he said that it would do no good no A-. Before thie jury was discharged Judge Richter expressed his thanks to the jury for its careful and. conscientious consideration of the case. Prosecutor Smith alsa thanked the jury. MORE CASES SET. Grand1 Jury Called for WednesdaysPetit Jury Will Be Impaneled ca Dec 7th, The grand jury was called to convene on Wednesday, Dec 2nd, and tJ.ie' petit jury will be impanelled on Monday, Decerrjber 7th. The case of State of Indiana versus George Denman, for sirrety of peace, has been set for trial by jury on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 22nd. Case of State of Indiana versus Mbfhias Pesich, piiblic nuisance, set for trial before jury, on the afternoon of Monday Dec. 21st. Case oif Philip Sickman and others versus George M. Osborn, petition for vtcation of road, was set for trial before jury on the morning of Thursday Dec. lTth.

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