Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 25, Plymouth, Marshall County, 25 March 1909 — Page 1

PLYMOUTH TRIBUNE Recorders' Office febOS XL XL Jl" VOLUME VIII PLYMOUTH. INDIANA, THUKSDAY, MARCH 25, 1909. NO. 25

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Misses Mabelle Miller and Rose Holzhauer Will Represent the P. H. S. Other Schools Select Orators.

. THE COUNTY CONTESTANTS Argos Oratorical, Miss LiDelia Pickeral; Piano, Miss Gladys Taber. Culver Oratorical Frank Sparks; Piano, Miss Alice Riseman. Bourbon Oratorical, Victor Bowers; Piano, Miss Addie Fribley. Bremen Oratorical, Lloyd Yockey; Piano, Sylvester Stambaugh. Lapaz Oratorical, Miss Merle5 Lewark; Piano, Miss Lottie Logan. Plymouth Oratorical, Miss Mabelle Miller; Piano, Miss Rose Holzbauer. Miss Mabelle Miller, with her oration entitled "Patriotism," will represent the Plymouth High School, at the Marshall County Oratorical con test, which will be held at Bremen on ; next Friday evening. The prelimin ar' 'contest was hekl at the Webster : school auditorium Friday evening. There were two coi testants for the honor of representing the N school at the county contest Roland 'Metsker and 'Miss Miller. The contest Friday evening was close, which is siliown by the percentages awarded each by the judges. The average of Miss Miller was 90 2-3, for Mr. 'Metsker SO per cent. The subject of Roland Metsker's .oration was "The New Zealand Experiment". The preparation of the sub'.xrt showed great care, the thought being a study of economic conditions, of that country, the national control of railroads etc. Miss Mabelle Miller chose for her subject "Patriotism." The young lady delivered her oration in a confident, cool manner, wfrich won for her first place. She is possessed of . an ex-1 cellent clear voice, anJ with Another week for final instruction in accent, modulation, and detail, should n. ke a good shove ing for first place in tuj county contest at Bremen. Present Fine Program. The musical and literary program presented at the preliminary oratorical contest hehl at the Webster school Friday evening was well delivered and greatly enjoyed by the large crowd in attendance. The program was opened by a few introductory remarks and explanations, by Princ'pal O. E. McDowell. The program was" rendered as follows: Vocal Solo- Blanche McCoy Recitation. . .Mrs. Helen Sh'w Knrz '"Clang of the Forge"Boys Glee club Oration, "Patriotism" Mabelle Miller Piano, "Valse Opera 34, No. 1 Chopin" Rose Holzbauer Oration, "The New Zealand Experiment'? Roland Metsker Valse, "Selection,. H. S. Orchestra "Fanes ReveJ" Girls Glee Club Song, "Almost" Louis Dickenson and Sextet Decision of Judge Awardrng or Prizes Accompanist. Irene. Kuhn The Piano Representative. '. Miss Rose Holzbauer will represent the school musically, at the county contest. 'Miss Holzhauer, was the only contestant the others having withdrawn, before the preliminary. She has chosen for her number, one of Chopin's waltzes. While the number is not particullar'y brilliant, it is difficult, and highly musicr.l. and should win for the young lady either the first, or close thereto, position ii th-- county contest. Decision Of Judges. The judges rn the preliminary contest Friday evening were W B. Hess Rev. S. E. Yager, -and Rt-preserrta-tive Adam E. Wise. After the completion of the orations the judges retired to compare, and compile averages of the contestants. The judges reported by Judge Hess, who announced the folowing pecentagrs, eo the contestants: Thought and Composition, Mabelle Miller 46 2-3 per cent. Robnd Mc7ker 45 2-3 per cen Delivery, Miss Miller 43 2-3 per cent. Mr. Metsker 43 1-3 per cent. Averages, Miss Miller 90 1-3, Mr Metskr 89. In the compilation, thought and composition were rated fifty per ccntt, and delivery fifty per cent Mr. Hess complimented both contestants on their efforts anid wished the school success in the county contest. After the decision of the judges, the principal of the High School awarded the w'nner of each contest $5 m gold. Contert Throughout the County. The preliminary oratorical contests irr the other five schools which will partake in the 'Marshall Count Oratorical contest, were held Friday and Friday evening, excepting the contest at Bourbon, which was held a couple df weeks ago. The preliminary contest at Argos

Hi oratorical 3ST FOR GOUMTY El

au held in the opera house at that town Friday evening. There were a contestants for the honors. vAliss LiDell Pickeral was chosen representative of the Argos school. Her sub;ject is "Our Greater Navy". Earl McGriff, with the subject "Territorial Extension" was elected alternate. The other contestants were Lawrence Corc Netnie Rule, Fern Ruse, Lois Shaw, Esther McGriff and Louis Patterson. Only one contested for the ! piano number Miss Gladys Taber. A program consisting of the orations,, ! and musical numbers by the Argos I orchestra, and piano scdos, was delivi ere-n. At Bourbon, the representatives were chosen a couple of weeks ago. Victor Bowers was chosen orator, and Adtdie Fribley, pianist. The other contestants for the oratorical were Can! Steinebach, Nathan Jones and Roy Parsons. The students of the Bremen High School voted Frida to select a rep- ! resentative in the oratorical contest. ! Lloyd Yockey was selected as orator, and Sylvester Stamba ugh .will be the only male contestant tor honors as pianist. At Culver the selection of a representative for the oratorical contest took the -form of an election Friday. The Culver H'gh School has a literary organization in which all ol the scholars rake part. Thus the entire student body is familiar with the ability of each. The students took a vote for selecting an orator, ana Frank Sparks was elected to represent the C. H. S. Beryl Shaw was selected -as alternate. Miss Alice R.seman will be the pianist for the Culver school. The preliminary contest was held a: Lapaz Thursday evening. A program consisting of the orations and musical numbers was given. Miss Myrle Lewark . was awarded fir sit LotThe were place in the oratorical contest, tie Logan was chosen pianist, other oratorical contestants Adam Mummy, George Sherland, Gail Seybold, and ATthur McGowen. A program consisting of musical numbers by Miss Lottie Logan on piano, clarinet solo by Roscoe Scha'fcr and weal solos by Misses Lena Myers, Lottie Logan and Zula Burger, was rendered. Two Have Same Subjects. The subjects of the Plymouth and Bremen contestants are the same, namely, "Patriotism." It .will be seen by the above that of the six contestants for oratorical honors, three are young men and three young ladies. Five of the pianists are ladies, and only one a gentleman. Horse Killed by FalL One of a team of horses owned and driven by John Croup, who re sides 5 miles' northeast of this cjty, was killed Saturday morning after break'ng a leg by falling into an open trench on- north (Michigan street Frilay evening. Croup was driving his team hitched to a buggy to his home, when he turned, the- horses from the middle of the road on north Michigan street at about 9 o'clock p. .m. Friday. An open trench lies on the side of the road where a ditch is being con structed. The trench is protected with 'anterns which were seemingly un heeded by Croup. Both horses fell nto the trench, one upon the other Men were summoned from down town, who with great difficulty re moved the animals The under hors-e had .fractured a leg, and was hauled to a local barn on a mud boat. It was shot this' morning. The horse was a fine animal, valued at $200. Charges Inhuman Treatment Sarelda Atha has brought suit against her husband Simeon A. Atha for divorce, custody of child, and support of child. Inhuman treat ment is charged. They were married on February; 3, 1891, and lived to get her until 'March 2(t 1909. Thi olaintiff alleges that the defendant has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment. She says that he has of ten threatened to shoot her with revolver, and had it not -been for her daughter she would have been killed on March 19th of this year. He is 'in habitual drunkard, and has been for three years. ' She asks .for attorney fees of $30 a divorce and custody of the only child Mary J, aged 17 years, also a "judgment of $150O, and $.1 per week for the maintenance of the child until she is self supporting. Fir Does Damage. The fire department was called to the home of Rev. Yager on east Sophia street at 2:30 Tuesday after loon. A fire had broken out in the roof, and had made considerable headway before the. department arrived. The roof was destroyed by the fire and water. The house is the property of Mrs. Nancy LeBrash.

WILL NOT. BE ABOLISHED.

Office of City Treasurer Will Still be Elective in Plymouth Owns Water Works. Under the Thornton act, passed by the session of the legislature that ended recently, the office of city treasurer is not abandoned in Ply mouth. The Thornton law provides that the office of city treasurer is abolished in all county seat cities, ex cept cities of the fourth and fifth classes, which own -water and lighting plants. As Plymouth owns the water works plant, the office of city treasurer here will be continued. At present city taxes are payable at Che office of the county treasurer. but the city treasurer collects all water rent;, light bills etc. Under the Thornton Jaw the re election of city officers is permitted in all cities having a population of '.ess than 20,000. All of the officers in Plymouth are eligible for re-election, but it is not likely that many of them will stand as candidates for such honors. Have VanBuren's Autograph. A certificate has just been filed at the Court House for recording, which was issued in 1S37, and bears the autograph of the then president Martin VanBuren. The certificate -as issued to David Low and Nathan Wood Low, from the LaPorte Couny La id office, and has been preserved by descendants of the above men jntil last week, when it was brought to the court house to be recorded. THE NORTHERN INDIANA CONTEST THE SPEAKERS WILL BE RESTRICTED IN CHOICE OF SUBJECTS. No Orations WiU Be Given Girls and Boys Will All Give Declamations. 'Hie contestants in the Northern Indiana Higa School ' Declamation league to oc "held in South Bend in May will be restricted in their choice of selections as is done at the annual jubüc speaking contests under the auspices of the -University of Chica go. Declamation are to be selected from the following: Burke, Chatham, Gladstone Webstti, vieorge W. Cur tis. 'Clay, Calhoun, Grady. Beecher, John Bright and Sheridan. It has been decided to permit the young ladies and gentlemen who prefer speaking poetry to do so, providing the poems are taken from the follownjr: Coleridge, Tennyson, Browning, Longfellow, Ma the w, Arnold, Word sworth, Emerson Lowell, Shakes peare, Mrs. Browning. Should! a contestant desire to pre sent a selection from any other au thor in these lists rt may be done provided the selection be approved by he executive committee. Tne clecior must be submitted at least four weeks before the contest. Several local students have ex pressed a desire to take part in the :ontesrs this year. The public speak'ng contest will take place on the ;vening of the day when the track md field meeting is to be held. May Divide League. It is plaivancd to divide the sehoo-ls q: 1teh IN orthern Indiana Athletic !easrue into two sections, 'an eastern and a western. This will be done in rder to reach a more satisfactriry settlement in deciding the championship. It is proposed to have -the champions of each division play each Other at the end of the session. Representatives of schools in the league, have mailed to the committee a proposed schedule of football games to be played in the fall. This committee will decide upon a schedule to govern all of the schools. Death of Jasper Matthews. Jasper X. Matthews died at his home in south Plymouth, at 6:00 o'clock Thursday morning, aged 63 years, 4 months and 23 days. He has been blind for many years. His wife düed about five years ago. A week ago, Mr. MattJhews was found sitting out of doors, suiTering from the severe cold. Haw h? had got out of the house was not known. He seemed partially paralyzed from the cold, and did not recover. He is survived by two sons, Warren and Norman of 'tMs city, and two iatighters Rose, who has been in Ohio, and Be -sie, w'ho resided at home. TSie funeral was held at the United Brethren church Saturday afternoon, at 2:00 o'clock. Interment at Oak Hill. Will Play, at Walkerton. Messrs. Howard Helm and Bert Pitts went to Walke-rton Tuesday to complete arrangements for the playing of the Orpheum Stock company, which will show there on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings of this week. They wnll play "Under the American Flag." East Lynn " and "Ten Nights tin a Bar Room." Inspect Company I. Major T. W. Freynronith of South Bend, and Adjutant Otto Deal of Elkhart, the former commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, were in the city Wednesday evening and inspected Company I.

METHODIST BROTHERHOOD

HOLDS BANQUET AND PROGRAM AT M. E. CHURCH THURSDAY EVENING. Beautiful Monogram Was Presented to the Society by Novelty Mfg. Co. of This City. The first annual banquet of the Brotherhood of the IM et hod ist church was held in the Sunday School room of the church Thursday evening. About forty were in attendance. The three course banquet was prepared by the ladies of the church. After the banquet a program of addresses by various" members, and music by the Seybold orchestra, was carried out. The president of the Brotherhood, Dr. C. A. Brown, pretsded as toastmaster. Vice president S. E. Boys, delivered a talk on the subject, "The origin of the Brotherhood Idea." Rev. Pflug of tie Presbyterian church, spoke on the National convention of the Presbyterian Brotherhood, at Pittsburg. The subject of the address delivered by Rev. Ware'ng was, "What the Brotherhood 'Means." Rev. Warclng explained what confidence in each other meant to members of the Brotherhood. He pointed out the thing that are necessary for the success of the society, and showed what things must be eliminated. Samuel Schlosser J and J. D. McCoy talked on the C vjc Power of the Brotherhood, and showed what a union and friendship among buisness men meant in every day commercial life. A beautiful monogram was presented the Brotherhood by Mr. G. H. Thayer of the Plymouth Novelty Mfg. Co. The emblem, consisted of a piece of scroll work, shaped to resemble a shield, with the Words, "Methodist Brotherhood" worked thereon. The field of the shiekl is crimson, with a white crossi, the emblem of the Brotherhood, emblazoned on it. 'rtie monogram was unveiled by J. W. Parks. The Brotherhood voted thanks to Mr. G. II. Thayer, to the ladies for furnishing the excellent banquet, to Rev. Pflug for his participation, and to the Seybold orchestra for rendering s-uchv melod'crus strains. FEBRUARY DEATH RATE. State Board of Health Report Shows that it Is Lower Than in February of 1908. The State Board of Health believes that an effect of the cceless campaign of education in -sanitary mat ters and in the prevention of disease is shown in the tabulated health and vital statistics for February, just completed. The tabu'.ation shows a better condit'on of health for the month than for the corresponding month a year agr, amf a lower death rate. The death rate reported "for February, 1909, is 14 in 1,000, one an I eight tenths lower than a year age. The city rate was 15.6, which U one lower than a year ago. The. rural rate was 13.4 nine-tenths lower than a year ago. The total number of deaths reported were 2,955. Smallpox, diphtheria and typhoid fever, the dread diseases of the eawn, showed mark ed falling off in comparison with last year. Removal of Old Landmark. Workmen are busy demolishing the old Windsor hotel just south A the river on IM ich i-gan street. It is one of the oldest buildings in the city. It was built .when only the best trees .were cut for lumber and the dentolishers are piling up murh poplar lumber for Harry Fuller who purchased the old house last week. It was a famous hotel fifty years ago, but has been an eye sore for several years. J. D. McCarten, the veterinarian, who has occupied the lime light in this city for the. pat few days through his dramatic hold-up of Messrs. Wm. Carter and Win. Bland, in the bake oven back of La Porte street Tuesday night was heard and sentenced by Judge Bernetha in the circuit court late Friday afternoon. The charge was changed from robbery to petit larceny of which charge, McGarten was found guilty, and fined $0.00 and costs- amounting to $23.80, and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail. Ten witnesses were examined in the ca&e, five on each side. For the state, Wm. Carter, Wm. Bland, Justice of the Peace B. M. Seybold, Joseph Glass, and Marshal Daniel Jacob y, testified. Wm. Detwiler, Grant Haiies, Win 'Morrow, Charles GalI loway and Bernard Hillsman were witnesses for the defendant. The latter testimony was generally to the effect that McCarten was drunk, and did not know, what he was doing. It also developed by testimony of the

HI DRAWS 30 DAYS IN JAIL A! $23.80 Fl

IN MARSHALL CIRCUIT COURT

PINE CREEK DITCH CASE IS COMPLETED HAVE MAORITY OF 70 NAMES. Petition for Adoption Granted WickSzer-McClure Receivership Case on Trial. The report of the Marshall County Trust and Savings Co., receiver for the Wickizer-McClure Printing plant of Argos, is being heard before Judge Bernet'ha this afternoon. Nine attorneys, representing the various creditors and parties, are taking part in tihe trial. The receiver reported a net earning of $1500 since the plant has been under its control. Two of the creditors are seeking to be declared preferred creditors, that they may share the net earnings of the plant. The plant when committed to the receiver was laboring under an enormous debt, whirih it seemed impossible to pay off. The interest on che debt, was sufficiently large to consume all of the earnings of the plant. The case was called Friday morning and continued Fridai afternoon. A number of witnesses includiig officers and directors of the firm were examined on the witness stand, Adbption Petition , Granted. The petition of John and Malinda Siple, who reside 3 miles southwest of Argos, to adopt Ross Stanley, aged 1 years, was granted by the court. The adopted boy's name was changed to Ross Siple. Ditch Case Completed. completed Friday morning although no decison has been given by the court as et. The evidence gave the petitioners for the ditch, a majority of seventy, and the ditch will probably be ordered constructed. The ditch will run through North and Polk townships. Bound Orer to Court The preliminary hearing of Tony South of Culver, held on a paternity charge preferred by Pearl Ackles, who resides 3 miles west of this city, was heard before Justice of the Peace Seybold Saturday afternoon. South has retained Atty. S. N. Stevens to defend him. He was bound over to the Circuit Court in the sum cf $200. He was unable to give bond and went back to jail. South is now under a paroled sentence to the Jeffersonville prison, convicted of petit larceny, which occurred at Culver last year. Judge Bernetha paroled him with a couple of others, on good behavior. A Birthday Surprise. Mrs. Bert Bowell celebrated her birthday Saturday. A surprise was given by Mrs. Losey a sister of Mrs. Bo well. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Loscy, J. Lott Losev, Mrs Kershaw of Argos, Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Thompson- and daughter Helen, Mr. ami 'Mrs. John Bowell and family, and Mr. and Mxs. Lamson. Large baskets of eatables were brought by the crowd consisting of ham, eggs, salads of various kinds, cakes, fruits and everything else thai: was good. Mrs. Bowell was the recipient ctl many beautiful presents. The evening was -spent in social conversation. The crowd left wishing birthday celebrations came every day. Enters Partnership. George Holdorf? left for South Bend Tuesday, where he wilt remain in the future. Mr. Holdorff has enter cd into partnership with his brother-in-Caw, David 'Wcstbury, in the plumbing business. Circuit Court at Rochester. Circuit court adjourned in Marshall county Saturday, and opened in Rochester Monday. Atty. E. C. Martindale spent the day at Rochester on legal business. defense that McCarten did not draw a revolver on Carter and Bland, but only a veterinary instrument, consist ing of a hammer and hook, for cleaning horse hoofs. Carter, however, still insists that it was a big gun that McCarten stuck in his face when he demanded a little cash. It is said that McCarten will obtain cash with which to settle the fine, but he believes that he will lay out the thirty days in jail. Circuit Court Adjourns. The February term of the Mar shall Circuit Court adjourned Satur day evening, and will not reconvene until Apr. 26. Saturday afternoon the receiver's report o' the Wtcktzer-Mc Clure Printing Plant of Argos, was continued. The argument was heard on the Pine Creek ditch case, and the case taken under advisement by the court. The petition is for the dredging of Pine Creek, in North and Polk townships, which was remonstrated against. The evidence showed a majority of names for the petitioners.

PLYMOUTH STANDS THIRD.

In Membership of Protestant Episcopalians Official Directory Has Been Issued. The official Proiesftant Episcopal directory just istsucd givds the following statistic 9 on number of communicants in Indiana churches mentioned: Columbia City; 20; East Chicago, Good 'Shepherd, 15; Elkhart, St. John's, 135; 'Font Wayne, Trinity, 431; Gary 53; Gas Crty; St. Paul's, 35; Goshen, St. James' 115; Hammond, St. PauiPs, 140; Huntington, Chr.st, 20; Indiana Harbor, St. Alban'ts, 20; Lapomte, St. Paul's, 96; LogamspoTt, TrinGty, 132; Marion, Gethsemane, 87; Michigan City, Trinity Cathedral, 150; 'M jsliawaka, St. Paul's 64; New Carlisle, 9l Mary's, 10; Peru, Trinity 135; Plymouth, SC Thomas', 170; Rochester, St. PaullVs, 10; South Berods St. James', 217; Valparaiso, Sit. Andrew's 42; Wawasee, All Saints', ; Whiting, St. Luke's, 22. Mrs. Hannah Campbell. Hannah J. Campbell died at the Iiome of her daughter '.Mrs. Grant Reidi, 1 1-4 miles south of Tyner, Friday noon, aged 74 years, 9 months and 9 days. She is? survived by three daughters, Mrs, Grant Reid Mrs. MarceCl Reidj and Mrs. Brown, all of whom live in or about Tyner. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Pence at Tyner Saturday morning, after which the remains were taken :o New Carlisle for interment. PUBLISHED FIRST PLYMOUTH PAPER ONE OF EARLIEST RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY IN 1850 Dr. John Q. Howell, Publisher of Plymouth's First Newspaper, Dies at Kewanna. John Q. Howell, son of John and Elizabeth Howell was born in Mi ami county, Ohio, July 12, 1827, closed his earthly expression of life at his home ri Kewaavn. Ind., 'March 21; 1909, aged 81 years, 8 months and 19 days. , He came to Indiana with his par ents, attended the common schools until he was sixteen; years of age, when he entered upon the printers' trade at Muncie, Completing his trade at Wabash to which place he remov ed with has parents. His first paper was the Herald of Freedom, a Free Soil paper .advocating the election of Martin Van Buren, who was the Free Soil candidate for president in 1848. It was not a financial success, and he moved his office to Rochester in 1850 and a few months later came to Plymouth and established the Plymouth Pilot, the first paper ever published here. He sold his paper to Richard Corbaley in 1852. This closed his experience as a. journalist. Mr. Burns changed the name of the paper to the Plymouth Banner and in 1856 it was purchased bj i. iMattingly and became the Plymouth Republican and is now the Plymouth Tribune. Mr. Howell studied) medicine and was for many years a practicing physician a.nd later a drugigkst. He iwas a good citizen and a well informed man- generally. He was twice married, first with Rebecca Halstead, at 'Muncie, Ind., and as a result of their uinon four sons were born. His subsequent marriage occurred in Fidton county but particulars ore not at hand. He was a member of Rochester Lodge No. 79, F. and A. M., and the fraternity of the sxjuare and compass laid his remains away with due ceremony Monday afternoon. May Pass Through Plymouth. Edwand Payson Wesiton, fhe champion pedeistriani who is now on Iiis way from New York To San Francisco!, may patte through Plymouth, enroute. Weston left New York at 4:13 Tuesday afternoom. He expects to cover the diisitance of 1,288 miles to Chicago, by April ISth. He expects to Ibe jn Canton; O., on April 7. This indicates thoit he will pa?s south of 'his proposed route through this state, which wais.to have been through Go-sben, Sowth Bend, LaPorte, and instead Wall come by way of Fort Wayne, Warsaw, Plymouth and Valparaiso. Pool Tables Cheap. The saloon men of Wabash whose places of business have been closed by operation of the local option law, are removing their goods and furniture. Billiard and pool tables, manv of them as good as new, .are being sold for $10 and $15 each as many of the saloon men own no property in the tmvn and have no place to put them without paying storage. Sev oral tables have been purchased by well-to-do citizens for use in their homes. Suit to Forclose. Gideon W. Blain executor of the estate of Johr Wain de ceased, hns I brought suit against Emanuel Gc-llcr. j Elizebeth Sproul ankl G. A. Sproul complaint cr notfe for personal .judgement and foreclosure of "mort- ' gagie, demand $1100.

1,1 ED

Result of Eight Years Experimenting Show Value of Tennessee Rock Used in Fertilizing

"The most lacking element in the soil of Marshall county is phosphorus. This is due to the tact that the element which was originally present, has been removed by drainage, and by cattle, and has not been in any manner replaced. The bulk of farmers, who wish to keep up their land and farm it to the best advantage, will fertilize - it iwith manures, lime, etc., while one df the most essential elements, phosphorus, is neglected, mostly through ignorance of its necessity." The above was spoken by William O'Keefe of this city, in the Tribune office Tuesday afternoon. Mr. O'Keefe is well skilled in agricultural economy, and has contributed the illustration and substance for this article. Experiments on soil identical to that in Marshall county,, in Ohio, show that the addition of phosphorus to manure used in fertilizing land, actually increases the output of the land, three to one, as shown by the accompanying illustration. Phosphorus' for fertilizing purposes can be obtained in four forms: AciJ Phosphate, Basic slag, Steam bone meal and Tennessee Ground Rock. The latter can be obtained for one third the price f the others, but is

THE PRODUCE OF ONE TON OF MANURE. Eght Years Average Results.

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Produce oi 1 ton of Produce of 1 untreated yard treated stall manure nure less available, and takes longer to become available. The Ohio Experiment station at Wooster, Ohot has increased the value oi manure C6 2-3 per cent, by adding 40 pounds of Tennessee Ground Rock to the ton. The accompanying illustration, is from the lS3d Bulletin of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, and shows the .relative productive power of manure without Tennessee Ground Rock, and manure in which the phosphorus braring rock has been used. The ratio was obtained by taking tie average of eight year experiemnnng with manure in which the T-tnncssec ground rock was used, and that in which no phosphorus was ued. The tinanclail result of these eight years of experiment shows conclusively that every dollar invested in Tennessee Ground RoCk will pay -back the investor, $4.75. Farm Use of Phosphorus. Dr. Cyril G. Hopkins of the University of Illinois, who has had charge of that soil investigation for moTc than six years, had the following to say about the plant fooj element phosphorus in speaking to farmers gathered at the vario s soil experiment fields recently inspected by the soil advisory committee of the Illinois Farmer's Institute: The Ohio experiment station has, as an average of 13 crops of corn at 35 cents per bushel, 13 crops of oats it 25 cents 12 crops of wheat at 70 INDIANA SENATOR IS LUCKY. Smashes Precedents by Capturinj Appointment to Committee on Foreign Affairs. Senator 'B. F. Shively is slated Tor first-class committee assignments. Considering the fact that he is a new senator and a member of the minority party, 'h'rs committee -appointments will be exceptionally' good.. His major assignment will be a place on the Committee on Foreign Relations. Usually a senator is content to look upon a berth in that committee as a reward or a long period of service, and Senator Shively has smashed precedents by landing on it in his first month of membership in the Senate. Indiana will be the only state in the Union to have two members of that great committee, which has jurisdiction over legislation affecting the United States in its relations wth all the nations of the earth. Senator Beveridge has been a member of the Foreign Relations Committee for several years. Before him Charles W. Fairbanks, when a senator from Indiana, had a place o;v it. With both Indiana senators on the committee the Hoosier state will occupy a position of particular eminence in world councils.

OF PHOSPHORUS cents, 10 acdes of clover, andlOcrops of timothy at $G a ton on land that is richeT in phosphorus than our land, but poorer in nitrogen than our land, found that every dollar invested in phosphorus paid back $4.76, . while neither nitrogen nor potassium paid for its cost The same station has found as the average of fifty-six tests in eleven years' work, that when rock phosphate was applied in..connection with manure, every dollar in rock phosphate paid back $3.68. On three different series of plots at the University of Illinois, phosphorus has doubled the yield of clQver as an average of the last three years. On the Bloomington (111.) soil experiment phosphorus increased the yield of w-hear ten bushels per acre in 1903, increased the yield of clover more than one ton per acre in- 1906, and increased the yield of corn, following clover, by nineteen bushels per acre in 1907.. The increase in either crop would practically pay the cost of phosphorus applied for the' three years. In both the Illinois cases bone mealt which is more expensive than rock phosphatet was used.' Experiments tvith" the natural rock phosphate were started more recentton of un- Produce of 1 ton of stall ma- manure treated with floats ly in Illinois, but have given good results on their soils. Four years' experiments at the university have resulted in an average increase of the crop equal to $7.95, while the 250 pooinds of phosphorus applied cost ?s, but the 210 pounds of it still remain in the soil for use in future crops. The results of 1907 alone are an increase of $11.CS or $3.G8 more than the cost of the rock phosphate, while four-fifths of the phosphorus applied still remains in the soil. The value of the increase from rock phosphate in six crops grown on the Galesburg experiment fieild amounts to $14.40 or $2.40 more than the cost of the phosphate applied, while 'four-fifths of this phosphate still remains in the soil. Plenty of nitrogen can be secured from the air iy growing legumes, jhe organic matter of the crops can be returned to the soil, but the one element phosphorus- must be bought. One ton of rock phosphate containing 2ÖQ pobnds of phosphorus can be bough for about $3 the same quantity of phosphorus in one ton of steamed bone meal costs $25, in two tons of acid phosphate costs $30, and in four tons of complete fertilizer costs $80 to $100. One thousand pounds of the fine ground natural rock phosphate should be applied per acre once every four or six years, always in connection with farm manure, legume crops, or other green manures. John Carpenter Home, Jc hn Carpenter was brought from Bakcrsfield, Cal., to the home of his father three and one-half miles northwest of this city Sunday, in a very critical condition, suffering from paralysis. Recovering From Operation. William Rider, the drug clerk at the People's Drog Store, is recovering from a slight operation, performed Sunday. HoV far will a cranberry have to droo to crack i ' -le? Will Return From Indianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Zach Tanner and daughter (Miss Edna, will return from Indianapolis during the latter part of thiis month, and will reside in this city in the future. Married in Clerk's Office OseaT Huffer 18 Mairshall county, and Cora Fdts 17. Matsha'J conn-ty. were married by Rev. E. Miiler, in the office of the county clerk Tbursdaay morning. Will Move on Farm. Charles Rust of this city will move on his farm southeast of Tyner, Wednesday, where they will reside in. the future.