Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 33, Plymouth, Marshall County, 20 May 1909 — Page 4

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Only Republican Newspaper in th County. HENDRICKS & COMPANV TELEPHONE No. 27. OFFICE Bissell Building, corner Laporte jid Center Street. Entered at the Postoffice at Plymouth, Indiana as second-class matter. Plymouth, Indiana, May 19, 1909. WANT MOORMAN. The South Bend Tribune, the Rochester Sentinel, (owned by Congressman Barnhart, who wishes to be re-elected), Carl Ritldick, Samuel Boys, and Clay Metsker, seem to have formed another combination, or editorial union, to nominate John L.Moorman for onjrrcss, on the Republican ticket. The South Bend Tribune prepares an article for Riddick s paper and before the article appears in the Winnmac Republican the South Bend Tribune and Sam Boys tell what Riddick is going to say just as they have done for the past four year.;, and then give his suggestions their unqualified approval, and Metsker in the Plymouth Democraf, copies approvingly, the Sodth Bend tribune's article. Everybody knows that Riddick never attempts to write a political article without the assistance of the South Bend Tribune, just well as everybody knows what a miserable failure Riddick has made as secretary of the Republican state committee; and almost evervbodv believes that the Tribune Metsker, Boys and Riddick ought to have more sense than to attempt the role of absolute dictators of Republican nominations in the Thirteenth district. But it seems that this trust thinks it owns the district, and because James R. Freier of Warsaw, aspires to be a candidate for con gress they propose to put him out of business before the running begins. In other words they will rule him off the tracknot' allow him to enter the race. The riymouth Tribune believes in an open field arid a fair fight. It believes that there are Republicans in every county in the district who would make good congressmen and it believes that any true Republican-should be allowed to win the congressional nomination if he can win it fairly. One year ago after the death of Congressman Brick these papers tried to have John Moorman named as the Republican candidüte for congress without even calling a convention, and it is possible that the convention, when it convened, might have nominated Moorman, had it not been for the officiousness of the Democratic papers of the district in his favtr, because everybody knew that the Democrats wanted a Republican nominated who could be beaten at the polls. The South Bend Tribune knows tliat unless it can bulldoze the Republicans of St. Joseph county, that county will have one or more candidates when the convention meets one year from thi" time, and the Tribune is afrajid that any St. Joseph couny man who aspires to be-a candidate will be too big a man to be aosolutelv controlled by the South Bend Tribune, hence it docs not want any St. Joseph county man, nor any man from any other county to enter against John Moorman. II. A. Barnhart thinks that Moorman is the weakest candidate the Republicans can nominate, therefore his paper is for Moorman. In the issue of the Rochester Sentinel of Tuesday evening, appears the South Bend Tribune article, with the heading "Moorman the Man," etc. Then follows the supposed reasons of Car! Riddick. why Moorman should receive the nomination. , But the rank ond file of the Republican party are going to nominate the next Republican candidate for cogress without the dictation of Metsker and his friends or any other would-be political bosses , and the people having chosen a candidate worthy to represent them in congress will elect him, whether or not, they have the aid of scheming politicians. Democrats With the Trust. In the test vote in the senate Thursday the Democrats came to the aid of the Steel Trust and saved it from the agressive fight made against it aind in behalf of the people by Senator Beveridge. The people will keep this in mind and rftnvherc is it more important that it be remembered than right here in Kokomo, where we have one oi the biggest independen steel mills in the country. Senator Shively of Indiana voted with Beveridge for free iron ore This must be set down to 'it. credit, but his party associate j did not ioin him in this stand foi i the people. Kokomo Tribune.

CONGRESS DRAG

UNTIL JULY SENATE NOT LIKELY TOf FINISH CONSIDERATION OF TARIFF BEFORE Wool and Cotton Schedules Promise to 'Provoke Much Heated Controversy. Washington, 'May 18 From present indications the special scission of Congress will be prolonged into the long, hot deg days. Many prophets believe that ''Sunny Jim" Sherman was too conservative when fie dtfcilincd an invitation the other day to speak on July 13, on the ground that the tariff bill was still at that time be within the pale of legislation." The Senate has as yet hardly touched the surface of tariff leglation. The Aldrich bill contains 221 pages of rates, to say nothing of the pages devoted to the administrative features, and the Senate has disposed of less than fifty pages. Furthermore, the wool and cotton schedules and others that are likely to provoke the most heated controversy have not been reached. So much time has already been taken up by the Senate, and so little progress has been made, that many .vender when that body will finish the measure. When it docs, there will come the long, warm (lays of the conferences when Payne and the other conferees . v ill shut themselves off from the remainder of the world, to decide upon the final shaping of the bill. The Dingley hill was two months and three days in its transit through the Senate, in IS97. Unless better progress is made during the next month, the Aldrich bill will consume more time than did the Dingley bill in the upper branch of Congress. If the Aldrich bill is debated is long in the Senate as the Dingley bill was, it will be due for passage through that lxdy on Tune 15. I hen there will be an :ndefinite siege . in conference. The Dingley bill was in confernce seventeen days, and unless ill signs fail, the Aldrich bill will be in conference a much longer time. At this rate, the pndin.g bill could not be sent to the Prescient until well along in .July. THE LEMON BOX It has always been history that there are few people in a community who recognize a genius in their midst, until he is lost to them. Even so it is with our wn beautiful city. Xow for instance, who in Plymouth, or in the state of Indiana, ever drenjnzd that Benjamin F. Shively, now United States Senator, and John V. Kern, erstwhile candidate for vice president of the nation, were both discovered for those respective positions, by our own editor C. W. Metsker, of the Plymouth Democrat. Nevertheless, it is a fact, that had not the attention of the great state of Indiana, and even the nation, been called to these two men by Editor Metsker, in a historical speech at French Lick, this state, they would have probably passed down through history, unknown ind untried. It was our own little editor who did all thes things, for he himself tells us so In an editorial in the Plymouth Democrat of Tuesday evening. Here is a part of the egotistical, MetskQristical, pervericational, editorial : "However this fact is no argument against the" analyzing of public men long in advance of convention. When a man is suggested for the presidency public attention Is" riveted, upon him and he public mind disposes of him as to his availability. As time passes he is viewed under the microscope of changing conditions, lhrce years prior to the last national convention the editor of this paper in a public address at French Lick, suggested Hon. Tohn W. Kern as fit timber for the presidency and emphasized the importance of Indiana in National affairs if Benjamin ShiveIv and some other good "Democrat" were in the United States Senate. He was not posting as a prophet but he simply called the ttention of the whole public to ideas of fitness and availability of these men, which already existed in an un crystal zed state in the minds of many students of political tendencies. Public atten tion turned upon these men and thev were soberlv considered." In Circuit Court. In the petition of Ida Rensberger, to have Sarah Cudney, adjudged a person of unsound mind, the court found that Sarah Cudney, is a resident of Marshall county, is the possessor oi real estate, that she is of unsound mind, and not capable oi managing her estate. The, Marshall County Trust and Savings Co. of Plymouth, was appointed guardian. The case of Charlesi MuIIenhour and Peter Dish Cit', rf Wplrwirr frit- Ant er, versus dismissed and costs paid. maiges was

FARMERS AROUSED.

Horse-Thief Gang Operates in Northern Indiana T h r e e Cases in a Week. Horse thieves arc getting busy in northern Indiana from the reports made to the police of this city by outside officials who ask them to assist in locating stolen horses. Chief McWeeny of South Bend telephoned the police Sunday that a man named Kinsey, living four miles south of South Bend, was the loser of a fine bay mare stolen sometime Saturday night. The horse was stolen from Kinsey 's pasture. Deputy Sheriff I. N. Doyle of New Carlisle, also asked the lo cal sheriff to look for two black mares that had been stolen from that place. Each mare had a star in her forehad. One had a collar sore on its neck and also a 'slight sore on the left hind foot. This is the third time in one week that the local officers have been asked to look for stolen horscK On last Monday a fine horse and busrjry were stolen from a farmer living near Dunlap. This horse and buggy were found arid returned to the own er. Filial Regression. . There is a tendency for children of exceptional parents to re gress toward the average vtovk. Galton terms this tendency filial regression. This it is jwinted out, applies equally to excqtional physical and mental characters. Thus, though tall stature may run in certain families, yet there is always a) tendency to revert to the mean average size. Similarly, the children of a gen;us tend to have somewhat kthan their father's power, bur more than the average of the race. According to Professor Pearson, distinguished parents are just ten times more likely to have distinguished offspring tlvm undistinguished parents. - Still, such cases as the Darwins, father and sons.the two Pitts, Philip and Alexander the Great are exceptional. Similarly, also, the children of a criminal tend to be less vicious than the father, though, morally inferior to the ivcrage maii.-r-Lafayctte Courier. Well Known "Brakie" Married. News of the marriage of cott McMillen of Bruce Lake, to Miss Laura Mossland, formerly of Roehester, has just leaked out among the friends of the couple in this city. Mr. McMillen is a brakeman on the Vandalia, and Iiis wife is well known here, she having visited with friends in Plymouth. They were married it South Berid last week, and the boys say that the couple are spending their honeymoon, touring the cities of DcLong, Monterey, Kewanna. and other points 'n this state. The boys say that "Scottie" is a good natu red old scout, he is A No. 1 with them, arid they wish him success and happiness unbounded. Basket Willows. The forest service is preparing to distrbiute 100,000 basket willow cutlngs from its experimen'.al farms at Arlington, Va. The government is" conducting experiments with several grades of willow to determine the best stoc. aw its value under different soil and climatic conditions, with the idea of promoting the industry. Most oi the wiaow used in this country In the manufacture of baskets is imported from Europe at a high price, but it has been proven that the best grades can be prohtajdy grown in this country. "Dry" Daily at Logansport. It is announced that die Rev. Barton B. Bi.gler, pnKtor of the First Presbyterian church at Logansport, will be editor of a proposed "dry" daily paper in that citv. Interested with Bigler ar; C. O. Fenton, publisher and edi tor of the Logansport Times, Cais County's prohibition week ly organ; Roy Johnston, city councilman, and Homer McK e, formerly an Indianapolis car toonist. Logansport now has -1 dailies, but these men believe they can establish a fifth and make it pay. Sees High License in Future. C. W. Chapman, of Warsaw, the well known cigar maker finds business dull. He thinks that he will get a,' better business in several years but wonders what he will do in the meantime. He thinks that the prejudice that lias existed against the liquot business will result in hitgh license, after two years have elapsed. Mr. Chapman has re skied in Warsaw for many year vfinl is known as one of the enterprising men of that city. Is Headed This Way. Sheriff Daniel Voreis Monday received word from Lafayette to the effect that a black mare, weighing about 000 pounds, being driven to a black buggy with 'ubber tires and in harness with brass trimmings is headed toward northern Indiana. The horse was traced to Log?;n'sport ami at that place the driver asked the way to Michigan. Don't let the baby suffer from ecezma, sores or any itching of th? s.'::n. Doan's Ointi.ient gives instant relief, cures quickly. Perfectly sf' lor children. Ali drviggis;t sill it

TARIFF MAKES SOME PROGRESS

SENATOR ALDRICH ALLOWS REDUCTION ON WIRE GOODS. Schedules to Be Lowered on Fencing and Other Materials After Hard Fight. Washington, May 17. The lowering of duties in the case of eight or ten classes of wire goods contained in the steel schedule upon motion of Senator Aldrich, in charge of the tariff bill, gave great encouragement Saturday to senators who are advocating a revision downward. With evident gratification Senator Beveridge greeted these proposed amendments by the chairman of the finance committee by declaring"Good, that's making progress." The entire session of the senate was devoted to the steel schedule the section relating to1 penknives being under consideration when, at 4:11 p. m., the senate adjourned to meet 4t 10 o'clock Monday morning, one hour earlier than the (senate has been beginning business during the last ten days. The wire schedule was amended on motion of Mr. Aldrich so that in only one instance was there an increase ot duty over the house bill, while in eight or ten instances the duties were lowered. Fencing wire was reduced to the extent of about two-thirds of the duty provided in the hotve bill. While Mr. Aldrich wa explaining these reductions Mr. Beveridge interrupted to say: "I am very glad to see that we tre making progress." An amendment by Mr. Burkeit, the effect of which is to reduce the duty on barbed wire from '!.() per hundred pounds to 75 cents, Was accepted by the committee on finance and adopted by the senate. Mr. Simmon's proposed tgener.il reductions in the duties on razors, opposing the increase on the class of razors most commonly in use from 56 to 90 per cent. Senator Smith (Michigan) wanted to know whether the interest in the rate was on account of revenue or to promote cheap prices in razors. "It is to obtain razors at reaisonablc prices;' said Mr. Simmons "For domestic or social purposes?" inquired Mr. Smith, with he result that for the moment he senate was convulsed with laughter. "Down in my part of the country they arc used partly for soMal purposes," responded Mr. Simmons. "Especially upon the Republican population," interposed Senator Bailey. Mr. Simnrons wanted to know why if 56 per cent was sufficient protection for razors under the Dingley law, 00 per cent should now be required. Saying that under the Dingley the manufacture -,of razors had been almost driven out of ih is country, Mr. Smoot added that the difference of labor cost here and abroad was fully 100 per cent. He reminded the senator from North Carolina that the Wilson bill provided a tariff of SO per cent. Senator Aldrich said that last year 3,000,000 razors were imported and when the large use of safety razors was considered this foreign supply would be found to include practically all the razors used within the United States. "I want to remind the senator from North Carolina," suggested Mr. Flint, "that these imported razors cost $3 aj dozen and they arc retailed here for $2 or $3 apiece. Senator Carter expressed especial interest in the "schedule, especially desiring that the time when the new law shall go into effect should be postponed in respect to the penknife schedule until January 1, 1010. Senator Aldrich agreed that such a provision would be wise. Without completing the schedule the senate went into executive session. INDIANA FAIR SEASON Starts at Danville on July 5th and Closes at Shelbyville October 5th. The Indianapolis News prints a list of the dates for CO county fairs to be held in Indiana during 1000. According to the schcklule published, the county fair seaison starts at Danville, Hendricks county, July 5-6 arid closes at Shelbyville in Shelby county Oct. 13-15. Fairs in this locality are Laport August 21-27, Crown Point, Aug. 31-Sept. 4; North Manchester, Aug. 31-Sept. 4; Fort Wayne, Sept. 11-18; Bremen, Sept. 21-24; Kendalville Sept. 27Oct. 1 ; and Bourbon Oct. 5-8. Warsaw Wins Game. The Warsaw City team defeated the Clippers in a shut out game at Warsaw Wednesday by the score of four to nothing. Spaydc of Plymouth played left heider on the Warsaw team and helped defeat the locals. Spaydc secured two hits, one of which brought in two scores. The boys played a good game, but did not connect in hitting. Two more games will be played with the Warsaw team, one here and one at Warsaw. The locals are determined to take both.

THREE COUNCIL

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Ordinance Giving Light Contract to C. D. Snoeberger Passes First Reading Time of Franchise Raised

Three members of the city council, Councilmen L. Tanner, Jacob Ness, and H. A. Deeds, at an adiourn meetincr of the city council Wednesday evening, vot ed to grant a ten year franchise and five year contract to C. D. Snoeberger, the only bidder, for furnishing1 electric light and pow er to the city of Plymouth. Coun cilmen Ii. E. Buck and J. D. .Mc Coy were absent, lhe councilmen present implied that the only thing which kept them from letting a ten year contract to Snoeberger was the fact that the advertisement for bids called for bids on a five year contract only. Just why the franchise was lengthened to ten years is not krown, unless, it was for spite. However the ten year franchise will not avail the contractor anything as at the end of the five year contract, the contract may be let to another bidder by the next coundil, and the additional five years on the Snoeberger franchise will be worthless without a contract. The ordinance granting the franchise and contract to C. D. Snoeberger was passed on first reading. Three readings arc required, and the next two readings may be passed at one meeting. Mayor H. A. Lo4gan stated this morning that one of the councilmen present at, the meeting last evening was not in favor of a ten year franchise, and had Buck and McCoy been present that' a ten year franchise would not have been voted. This eems to be a sort of poor excuse to lay the blame on the two absent councilmen, who have been :)rov-boc ten and voted down on every proposition concerning the electric light contract, since the first consideration of the matten It was known by every interested person, that the aforementioned members of the council were absolutely determined to give the contract to C. D. Snoeberger, at any cost. No ruse would be overlooked or left untried, that would clinch the letting of the contract to C. D. Snoeberger. NOW WHY WOULD THESE THREE COUNCILMEN HAVE BEEN SO DETERMINED TO GIVE THE CONTRACT TO SNOEBERGER AT ANY COST? Seeing that an open competition might result in a lower bid than Snoeberger wished to offer, these three councilmen over the vote of the other two, destroyed all competition in the, bids, by deciding to call for bids on a fiveyear contract, which they knew is well as everybody knew, could not. be furnished b any one other than C. D. Snoeberger, the manager of the plant at present. But the matter is practically decided now, and the public is lucky in not havintg a worse contract thrown upon them for five more years. All that remains to do, is for the three councilmen who will probably pass into the history of Plymouth, as the "Snoeberger x Councilmen," .to. pass the ordinance on two more readings, and then the mayor will affix his official hand ami seal, this blank day of blank, 1000. If the mayor is not in favor of a ten year franchise, he w5U display that fact by refusing to ign the ordinance. Watch htm, andsee if he refuses. ;: . ,r . Summary of Contract' and Fran- , chisev ' ' The summary and main points in the contract and franchise, the ordinance for v which passed first reading Wednesday evening, is as, follows: Contract: This contract entered into between the City of Plymouth ami C. D. Snoeberger, whereby the latter will install, furnSsh, maintain and operate and care for, 50 or more arc FURNISHED BY GRCSSNER & COMPANY Owner of the only Abstract Book in :h- county. Abstract of title to all lands in Marshall county compiled promptly and accurately. j 3 Charles Walles and wife to Joseph Karn, ne qr of ne qr sec 4 tp 31 r 1 ; $1700. , Caroline A. Hartman to Calvin L Switzer, south 30 feet of lot 175 .Polk and Serings add Plymouth ; $850. Florence Morris to Walter M Hand, lot 0 Morris plat of se qr sec 16 tp 32 r 1 ; $225. Charles C Stauffer ctal to Lewis P Boggs, west hf of nw qr of sw qr also -south hf of west hf of sw qr of nw qr sec 12 tp 33 r 1 ; $2000. N Henry Hockcnsmith to David Kamp, part of notjh hf of se qr 16 M R L; $4011.00. Riley J Drew to El'da F Cooper, lot 03 also north hf of lot 02 Kramer's add Tippecanoe; $1000 John A. Hawk and wife q c d to Edwin C Hawk, part of ne qr sec 20 tp 32 r 1 ; $150. Eber G Burch and wife to

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light5, for five years, from Feb. 16th, 1010, to Feb. 16, 1015. The lights to be 2000 candle power; which are to be, kept lit from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise, on every night during the life of this contract. The Kghts are to be located when and where the city council may direct. Lights may be changed within 10 days notice, the expense for making change to fall upon the city. Current for above lights is to be furnishekl at. the rate of $70 per light, per year, payable monthly by the city. Proper deduction shall be made by the city for failure to light any light, at any time. The second party agrees to arrange plant and machinery, so as tb furnish a complete interchangeable street lighting plant of klouble the capacity, necessary for operating the number of arc lights it has at 3ny time under the contract for street service. -; Franchise: Said C. D. Snoeberger is given the right to use streets, alleys, avenues, Janes, commons, bridges, and 'public .grounds in the city of Plymouth, within the present and future corporate limits of the city, for. the erection, construction, and. maintenance, use and operation of poles, posts, t masts, arms, wires, 'insulators and all other necessary and proper appliances and appurtenances required in the successful erection and construction etc., of an electric light and power plant in said city, for a period of ten years, from Feb. 16, 1010 ,to Feb. 16, 1020. The city shall at any time have the right to purchase said plant, together with , all real estate upon which the plant is located, the buildings, machinery, and all tangible property, etc. City shall serve a six months' notice of its election to exercise this option, naming the time and place for appraisers to meet as arbitrators and each party to pay half of the arbitration. This board of arbitrators shall consist of three members, one appointed by the city, one by the grantee, and one chosen by these. two. They shall fixe the price agreed upon in writing, for option to, buy the same in sixty days to. be given. the city. . The poles in the streets are to be kept painted white, with a seven foot black base. The grantee must keep two tubular boilers, two engines, and a sufficient number of dynamos, that a complete duplicate, interchangeable plant may be operated so that if one set is disabled, the other will be in condition to asume the burden. The iights at the city hall, fire station, firemen's hall and pumping siation, incandescent lights, to be furnished at 5 cents per kilo watt hour. Maximum charge for incandescent lighting, including renewals of lamps, 10 cents per kilowatt hour. In the business district, a rate of 10 cents per hour for each lamp per day, arid current in excess of that amount at 6 1-5 cents per k. w. h. At the residences if a contract for 12 months is made to use $2 worth of light per month, then the current is charged at the rate of 6 1-2 cents per k. w. h., and all in excess of that amount at 10 cents per k. w. h. A minimum charge of 50 cents per month, for meter rental is made.'; ' j ,; , A large. rate for power is made. iV'fee'.'oJ $1.00 per horse power per month is made, plus the rate of 3 1T2: cents .per k. w. h., and less,' according to the amount of current used. The grantee shall file bond in the sum of $5000 that he will faithfully perform his contract. The city will not be held responsible for any accidents caused by. electric current, poles, or any property belonging to grantee. Henry L Marsh, se qr of se qr sec 17 tp 34 r 1 also part of sw qr of sw qr also part of se qr of sw qr all in sec 16 tp 34 r 1 ; $4800. . Louis C Dillon etal to Milton R Cline part of east hf of nw qr sec 16 tp 32 r 1 ; $400. Frank O Brown and wife to Adam Walker, sw qr except 2 a sec 26 tp 33 r 1; $5115.22. John F Grise etal to Adolph C Heinke, lot 12 block 11 William Huff's add Bremen; $125.00. Wm A Redman and wife tc John A Knepp, lots 1 and 2 Nufer's add Bremen; $360. Mary L Mikel and bus to Geo Grunawalt, part of lot 33 orig Bremen; $700.00. George Grunawalt ami wife to Jeptha Keyser, part of lot 33 orig plat Bremen; $800.00. George W Burns and wife to Alice R Maxey, lot 25 Burns' add Burr Oak ; $40. 0ven S Linn and wife to John LPhillips.Iot 5 Boley's add Bourbon ; $1750. Oren Ruff and wife to Walter S Campbell west hf of njv qr of ne qr also 25 acres in ne qr sec 22 tp 34 r 1; $1200. Charles W Cornwall to Ora Shumaker, lot 14 original plat Bourbon ; $400.

If ou are looking for Shoe Value and for Shoe Style, Come to this Stores . We Have Both,

We are showing Shoes and Oxfords made in the snappy lasts, in all the different leathers and in colors, black, tan and oxblood. Each and every pair

made of carefully selected hides, guaranteed to give good wear by manufacturer; and doubly guaranteed by Ball & Company. We show over 50

styles of Ladies' and Men's Oxfords, at, the pair $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4, $5 Children's, $1, and up to $2.50

Work Shoes of Merit This is a big line with us. If you spend $2. $2.50 or $3.00 for a work shoe here, we g'rvt you a shoe as good as is manufactured. We can't do it in a cheaper price and be safe in our dealings, and insure protection.

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Attention, Fatroeips! NEW CITY SCALES. A New, Improved Chicago Scale has just been installed, under the privilege and approval of the City Council, on Garro street, just north of SHADEL'S DRUG STORE.

When you have anything to weigh we would thank you for your patronage. These scales are tested and are absolutely ac curate. DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES and SUNDRIES at SHADEL'S. lie Samuel Medbourn and wife to Minerva M' Hartzell, east hf of lots 44 and 45 Culver; $800. Mary A Snyder etal to Milo Becknell, &v qr of sw qr sec 22 tp 34 r a; $1600. Frank J Kline and wife to Flora F Hunter, lot 8G original plat Lapaz, also lot sw and adjoining; $S00.' August Detbrenner and wife to Fred Detbrennenr, Jot 5 Ringles add Bremen; $800. William H Bollman and wife to Emma P Watkins, out lots 34 and 35 Niles and Serings add Plymouth: $2500. Albertus C Kreighbaum arfd wife q c d to Jacob V Kephart, part of south hf of sw qr also part of lot 1 all in -sec 22 tp 33 r 1 ; no consideration. 4 Xovitas B. Aspinall etal to J Dentkr Graves, lots 25 2G 27 28 29 Fairview Place Plymouth; $600. John M. Robbins and wife to John W. Nichols etal, lot 84 Wheelci's continued add Plymouth; $700. Andrew C. Thatcher and wife to Charles H. Mullenhour, etal, part of ne qr sec 30 tp 33 r 1, also 60 acres in se qr sec 19 tp 33 r 1; $6000. David E. Snyder and wife q c d to Charles L Soice, part of lots 10 11 and 12 Taber partition of sec 16 M R L; $1250. Herman Taber et al by commrs com deed to David E. Snyder, part of lots 10 11 and 12 Taber partition of section 16 M R L; $1250. Herman Taber etal q c d to David . E Snyder, part of lot 12 Taber partition' of section 16 M R L; $1. Allen C. Denison to. Christian Widman jr, lots 20 and 35 Central add Plymouth; $1. Robert II Biaty deed by excutor, ex Meed, to Dapiiel II. Simmons, ne qr of se qr also se sc qr of ne qr except cemetery, sec 33 tp 33r 3; $5575. James C. Stroup and wife to William H Matthew, part of sw qr of se qr, also se qr of sw qr sec 28 tp 34 r 1; $1. Jerome Stroup and wife to Wm H Matthew, part of. sw qr of se qr also se qr of sw qr sec 28 tp 34 r 1 ; $1. Stephen S. Staley deceased, by executor, cx deed to Sherman Ellis, lot 27 Wkkizer's add Argos; $50.

Merrill M. Tyler and wife to Edvvafd V. Ransford, east hf of se qr, also se qr of ne qr sec 10 tp 33 r, 1; $1 ? Clias. Schroll and wife q c d to Lillian Rensberger, west Iii of west hf of se qr sec 27 tp 35 r 1 ; $1. Lillian Rensberger and hus to Rosetta Spade, west hf of west hf of se qr sec 27 tp 35 r 1 ; $2000 Bruce Barber etal q c d to Lillian Rensberger, west hi of west hf of 'se qr sec 27 tp 35 r 1; $1. Elias E Alexander, and hus q c d to Lilfian Rensberger, west hi of west hf of se qr isec 27 tp 35 r 1 ; $1. John W Palmer and wife to Addie Seidcr, part of lot 84 orig plat Plymouth; $1800. Emma Shafer to Henry A Born lot 18 Rhodes add Argos; $600. Vander C. Rice and wife to Eunice Isabelle Gibbons, three ? :res in e hf of ne qr south of R !L in sec 17 tp 33 r 3; $210. Vander C Rice etal to Eunice Isabelle Giblxms, part of east hf and west hf of ne qr south of R R sec 17 tp 33 r 3; $1316. Wilüam E Hand etal to Clias. H Mullenhour etal lots 3 6 7 Rhodes add Argos; $5000. Cha. H Mullenhour eta? .to Wm E Hand etal,wer.t hi of west hf of ne qr sec 30 tp 33 r 1 also 60 acres in se qr sec 10 tp 33 r 1; $6000. George A Peepks and wrfc to Daniel E Kime ctal, east hf of se qr sec 20 tp 3f; r 2; $4200. Elizabeth D;!ddleson to Henrv A. Heine etal, lors 22 23 DuddlesonV add Culver; $550. Ida walmer and hus to Susan Stonehill, lots 1 and 5 Parks' add Bourbon ; $1500. Fred Koontz and wife to Amanda Stevick, lot 237 Polk and " Serings' add Plvmouth; $1125. Bi Damage Suits' Filed. Damage suits against Grand Trunk Western Ry. agregatinjr $11,500, were filed in the Laporrc circuit court Saturday, holding the railroad responsible for fires which ran riot across the respective farms of the plaintiffs, lhe farms are located in Lincoln tp. Laporte county, and the fires took place last fall. Philip and Carl Felton ask for $6,000, Jame? Lin par d asks for $4,000 and Jas. Siddles ask for $1,500. Attorvvs Veir and Reese represe at the plaintiffs