Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 47, Plymouth, Marshall County, 26 August 1909 — Page 1

PLYMOUTH

THE Recorder's Office febo VOLUME VIII PLYMOUTH. INDIANA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 26, 1909. NO. 47

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HALL CDUMTY TEACHERS

Enrollment at Opening Session this Morning Was 160, Making Excellent Showing --- Five-Day Session.

One hundred and sixty teachers of Marshall county enrolled at the opening session of the five days' meeting of the Marshall County Teachers' Institute, being held in the Methodist church, this morning. One hundred and sixty, with a total of 186 teachers employed by the county last year, is considered an excellent showing for the opening day of the institute. The Institute was opened by Supt. L. F. Steinebach at 9:30 Monday morning. Lectures were given by Miss Adelaide Steele Baylor, of Wabash and Prof. M. H. Jackson, of Grand Rapids, Wis., the former on History, and the latter on Geography. In the afternoon J. Walter Dunn, manager of the Young People's Reading Circle of Indianapolis, addressed the Institute. The lecture of Prof. Jackson on Geography, embraced the following phases: Picture Making in Geography, The Psychology of maps and drawing, Fundamental facts to guide in the study of climate, Inferential work in Geography, How to Study a Country. Other topics to be discus.sed (by Prof. Jackson are as follows: Literature: The Reading Class, STATE MONEY TO BE PAID STATE AUDITOR WILL ISSUE A CALL ON COUNTY TREASURER'S THIS YEAR. Flood of Warrants is Expected and About $900,000 Will Be Needed by the State. Although the state treasury will close the present fiscal year Sept. 30 with a large amount of cash on hand, the auditor of state is prepar ing to issue a call in October for advance payments of state money by county treasurers under the law enacted by the last general assembly. It is estimated at this time that the amount called for will be approximately $900,000. An expected flood of state warrants to be drawn against appropriations made available Oct. 1, the beginning of the next fiscal year, will so delete the treasury that no funds will be on hand to meet regular Oc tober bills unless the advance is re ceived. Institutional boards, which received specific appropriations for buildings, repairs, etc., instead if waiting to 1 October to begin work, have had their work under way for some time, it being a re-- by the con tractors that no money on account should be asked before the beginning of the next fiscal year. By such an arrangement new buildings will be in such an advanced state of construction by cold weather that winter will not interfere with their completion, and in the matter of repair an early start was taken in order that they might be completed by cold weather. Although advanced payments from the county treasurer have been made every year there has not been until this year, any law under which the advances could be compelled. The state runs behind every six months so far a cash in the state treasury is concerned, although there are al ways state funds, in the country treas uries, to which the state has a right In the recent session the general assembly, when asked to enact a law to enable the auditor of state to de mand advance payments, advocated the idea that the state should be provided with a surplus, fund to tide the state over the usual gap between the exhaustion of the state treasury and the time for receiving the semi-annual payment of money from the counties, but it was shown that if the surplus was created and was known by the legislature to exist it would be appropriated for sundry purposes. Editor Metsker's Dream. For several weeks the editor of the Democrat ha been making postmasters, for Plymouth. He gave the office to Herbert Hess, then he removed him and appointed Monroe Steiner; and later gave the office to Dr. Loring, Sunday night he had a wonderful dream in which he saw W. G. Hendricks installed as postmaster, the Republican papers consolidated, the entire party harmonized and everything made lovely for the Republicans of Marshall county. The dream was vividly portrayed in the Democrat Monday evening, but as dreams do not always come true and Metsker is not the Republican United States senator from Indiana, we suppose the avowed candidates wili continue their work. Grube Family Reunion. The fifth annual reunion of the Grube family will be held at the Plymouth Fair Grounds, Wednesday Sept. 1st. Everybody cordially invited. A. L. Garl, Pres.

SESSION II! INSTITUTE

The Author's thought, Expres-sion in Reading, Gems of Literature, , Silas Marner. Supt. Baylor is at the head of the Wabash city school and is recognized as a leading' educator. She wul give ten lectures as follow: General Culture: Qualifications oi a Good Teacher, Health and Books, Social Experience, Aesthetic Culture, Sthical Basis. History: Value of Historical Study, New Bases- for Hisorical Work, Hisrtory in the Grades, Local Hi-story Work, Current Events State SiTpt Ale Tuesday. 'State Superintendent of Schools, Robert Aley was pre en at the session Tuesday morning and addressed V meeting. On Wednesday. Pro)?. H. iB. Brow, w thf riiicipal speaker.. The officers in charge of the institute are: Supt. L. E. S.einefoach ch airmail, Miss Nettie Cors Plymouth sesrretary, and S. A. Laird ot Tippecanoe treasurer. TheN annua1 Jectiwe was. given n Tuesday evenvng', and on Wednesday evening the teachers will give a lit erary and musical program. The County iBoaxd of Education was prcscn' o Thursidry. METSKER MIGHT OFFER. Court House Officials Think That Editor Might Donate Use of Hi' Empty RoomsIn che issue of the Plymouth Democrat, of Thursday, the following Tittle "roast", on the court bouse offi;ials, appeared: "Tlhe coitrt houe officiate are be-innin'g-to won'er if they are going .0 be obliged to work this- -wirrt er with their, overcoa and gloves on, as th-ere is no means at present to supply heat," Pursuant to the s-ug-gestion given by the most aacosnmodathig Tittle ed itor in the world, a number of the ount" officiate held- an informal -necting, and discussed the snggesricii. It was finally resolved, that inasriTiKh asthe aforseard little editor, .vas the cau-s of the court ibouse beng torn up for the winter and" inas much as a number of Metsker's busitjess rooms would m all probabilities be empty during the cold months. he editor, to keep lharmony in the Democratic party, the v factions" erf vhicth arc traceaWe to his quarrel ome dis-position, night, and ought, .0 donate said empty business rooms for the use of the Court House officials, for whose personal com'fort :he little editor seems to be worry ing. Big Oats Yield. Tiwin Lakes against the world fcr oits rai-ing. v Mr. Mickey Gemens raised 4 bushels of oats from 10 acres, making an average oi 55 2-5 bushels per acre. Mr. Clemens is a hustling young fellow which was proven -by the tatty board at the thn's-hing machine last Monday. If this yield can be beaten in Marshall county, we -would be pleased to hear reports." Plymouth Tribune. Now we have tbe utmost respect tor the Tribune, Twin Lakes and Mr. Mickey Clemens, but when it comes to raising oats we will put our own Frank Smith and sons, who run the big C. W, Shakes- farm, against Twin Lakes or IMr. Mickey Clemens either. Mr. -Smith is a quiet unassuming fellow, but when, it comes o raising farm products he is there with both .'eet, with head up and still coming Last week the threshers did the threshing work of the Shakes farm and -when the mists had -cleared away it was found Mr. SnVith ankl his sons had threshed from 20 acres just 1,200 bushels of ate. By a simple process of figuring it wili be seen that the average is ' CO bushels per acre. Now will the Tribune, Twin Lakes ami Mr. Mrckey ' stack up against :hat? Bourlbon township beats the .vrfd. "Bourbon Nows-Mirror. Thomas Cole Improving. Thomas Cole, the veteran Irishman of Plymouth, who 'has been for more than fifty years a resident of this city, has 'been very seriousSy ill and has not been able to be out doors since last T hank skgiv ing day, until ten days ago. He is ivow aible to be up and walk a-bvnrt the yard. While he ii uld and almost blind, he is com paratively cheerful and his hundreds of If rie rods hope that his health may be restored. Solid Train of Autos. A solid train of automobiles, 42 cars and several Iwndred machines in all, passied through Chest.rton Saturday over the Lake Shore from Detroit to Chicago. From Chicago the train went to Minneapolis wlv.-re it was "broken wp and cars sent to various dealers in the North-west The train load is said to be worth $750,000, . J ; J J j

WILL MAKE BIG DRIVE.

L, M. Henderson and Family to Drive Overland 120 Miles to Battle Ground, Ind. L. 'M. Henderson and family will leave TueUday for Battle Grau d, Ind., to attend a reunion of t'he Hen derson family. The trip consisting of 120 miles will be made with a team and buggy, driving the entire distance overland. The undertaking is somwhat remarkable for this section,Jut does not equal the stunt of th'e Arigos lads, who drove to South Dakota and Wck last 'fall. Mr. Hen derson states that there will be about .100 of 'his kin present at the reunion. Clippers Win Another. Another game was added to the siring of victories for. the Gippe; s Sunday, whfcn the Chi-cago Athlet L-s were defeated by ( the score of 4 to 2. The game was a fast cne throughout, and was -won by fast playing, an'd placed hitting. The Warsaw team accompanied by tht Warsaw band, will play the Clippers either 'Wednesday or Thursday o? this week. Tn team and and will come for the initiation of t8ie Eagle to be held this week. Death of Mrs. Charles Force. Mrs Emmarett Force, wife of Charles Force, died at her home two miles northwest of Plymouth, at 3 o'clock a. tn. Tuedav after an illness of several years. She is survived by her husband and seven children.- The funeral was hld at the residence Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. funeral seirvioes, were -conducted by Rev. E. C. Wareing. Interment at the Stringer cemetery. Obituary later. WIN BIBLE CONTEST. Marshall County Teachers Training Corps Has Better Knowledge of Bible Than Indianapolis Team A party of ten, consisting of Mrs. tM. E. HimK, Mrs. F. W. Bos worth, Mrs. G. A. Kleinschmidt, Mrs Oscar Woodbury, Mrs Harry Kilmer, Miss Jeanette Burkhold, Mrs. E. Milter, O.l E. Eflis and Miss Immes, under the 'readership of Miss Stella Ghasc, went to Winona Thurs-day to represent the Marshall County Sunday Sdhool Teachers' Training Class in a Bible Knowledge Contest. The affair was conducted by Rev. Moninger of Cincinnati and the opposing class was from Indianapolis. The Indianapolis team gave a very tine exhibition concert drill at the auditorium Jn the morning and then met the Marshall cojnty people in individual contest in ühe aßternoon. Only 'five questions -were missed, three by Indianapolis, and iwo by Marshall County, thus giving the victory to our people. Superstition is Waning. That t'he publicity given the work of the pathological laboratory ot the state board f health in its work wifth rabid dogs and other domestic anintaPs," i$ rapidly destroying the superstition that dogs are more apt to go made in "dog days" than at other periods, is the belie! of Dr. Simonds, head df the laboratory. The total number of -brains of an'imals suspected of having rabies received for study August 1, is six, which is about an average number for the period. Among the number only one was found to contain negri bodies, a certain sign of t'he presence of rabies. Word ha beer received at the laboratory frdm Roachdalc that six of eleven animals bitten by a rabid hog near that pla'oe several days ago, have dervePoped rabies. The brain of the suspected animal was examined rn the laboratory and n'egrr bodies ware fotuaiU present. Acting on orders frotm Dr. Simonds, the nimals Ixi'tten 1A the hog were at once restrairjed to awatt developments. ! Death of Old Settler. One of the oldest settlers in the county died Monday morning at 9:00 o'clock, when Elea.ier Dickson, passed away at his home near Rutland. He was sixty -five years of age at the time oi bis death, and had resided in Marshall county since his birth. He is survived by his wife and three children. Daniel McDonald of this city, is a cousin. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon- at 2 o'clock and interment will take place in he Buckley burial grotwid. Files Suit Against Pastor. Elmer E. Small, a iarmer of Duff, Dufbois county, (has filed suit in the VanvJclburg courts for $10,000 damzge,, alleging that the Rev. Louis Fieener, a minister, formerly of his locality, but now living at Evansville, alienated bis iwife's affections. Himes Gets Ten Days. Jerry Hirnes pleaded guilty to a charge of intoxication in Justice Young's court- Monday eveninlg, am! wa$ fined with costs $10.05 which being unable to pay, he -went to jail for ten days. New Warsaw Principal. E. B. Kresllilvvater of Delaware, 0., ha been selected as principal of the Warsaw -High Sclhool to take the place of John T. Hawk es, wbo resigned to accept a position at Sheridan, Wyo.

STATE SUPT. ALEY TALKS

TELLS TEACHERS THAT ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO MASTER TOPICS. Laws of Health, General Knowledge, Better English and More Definite Teaching Required. Robert J. Aley, state superintendent of public inM ruction, delivered an address of one hour at the Tuesday morning session of the Teachers' Institute, which was replete with suggestionsof greatt value to the teadhers and the cause t education. He started out by emphasizing the necessity- of good health and the importance of teaching the major point? of physiology and their application without devoting too much time to technicalities and things oi little importance. He said the children must be so educated that they would want to obey the Taws that would give them letter health and malce; them better men and women. So long as boys wanted to s-niokt cigarettes and do other thimgs to destroy the bodres, minds and moral's-, an'd the community is indifferent, cigarette laws and other laws to make them better will be almost a dead letter on the statute, but if children are educated as they should be, it will be but a few ears until every community will enforce good laws and make indecency and immorality sq unpopular that everybody will be better. What i-s true in teaching physiology is true in teaching everything. If the great events of history, the bright and shining achievements of great men are thoroughly taught, the detail will be easiy. What we need in our schools is definite teaching, teaching that will impress pupils and fix the major points of the subject in 1 their minds so that hey cannot be forgotten). Especially rs this true in teaching mathematics. A tlnorough knowledge of the fundamental principles of arithmetic, the rules nectsary in the transaction of business, will make higher mathematics easyand make a mafhiematical education of practical vahie. He believed that English is the world's greatest language and that it ought to be taught in such a way that people will speak, read and write so that they an be understood. When a 9egislature adjourn it takes the attorney general and several expert assistant mtmy months to even guess at what the laws mean, and then the courts have to make an other guess beore many of them have any value. This should not be true. If English is prcperjy taught, every man and -woman who has a common school education can write a hvv that -.w HI mean just what it says, will not admit -of two or three constructions. There ha-s been too much writing and not enough oral work required ot pupils during the past twenty years. Pupils should be able to teM what they know instead of spending hours ,in -writing what they ought to tell in five minute! Conversation is almost a lost art. A dozen men and women cannot pend an evening together and be entertained in conversation. They want cards or some other games to make :h time pa's pleasantly. The time is here when people should have something entertaining to talk about. In closing he emphasized the ne cessity of teaching major inlstead of minor subjects. The people who have heard end become interested in great actors cannot be entertained by a five-cent -show, but 'e people who for ' ycai.s have attended five cent shews, cannot appreciate a great ac iro. Small rihings are demoralizing. Peypk who have spent years in read ing tra-sli cannot be interested in great miruts, but t1io.se who have acmmenkred early the study of .great subjects- are not interested in trashy literature. HIS WIFE SWORE. John Cline Aged 80, Wants Divorce Because His Religious Principles Were Shocked. Jehu, Cline, aged 80 years has filed suit against his wife, Lucinda Clin, a-ged 71, for divorce, because she swore at tiiim and called him names, thereby -stacking Ulis, religious principles. The complaint was filed Friday morning. It alleges that the oul people were married o Feb. 20th, 1907, and separated on Aug. 18, luoo. He had been married onice before, and litis -wife entered h r fourth marriage, when she was united to Cline. He alleges that she was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, in this that she was- a woman of violent temper, and would swear at him, and call him all sorts of vile names. She threatened to procure a divorce, and alimony tfrom him. He states that he is . a goad church member, and is greatly offended bv his-wife's swearing. Attend Family Reunion. The fotlawing of thits city went to EWvfliart Friday to attend" tfie Midfdleoni Family Reunion, iwhich was held there today: Mir. ami Mrs. William Ior, Mrs. John F. Baker and daughter Laura, Mrs. George Nyhart, Mr. and Mrs. F. Spahr and Mrs. Faime Kebert.

FORMER PLYMOUTH BOY KILLED

SON OF N. H. SHEPPARD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AT WALKERTON. Father Was Formerly Minister of Christian Church in Plymouth----Was Carrying Revolver. Dale Donald Sheppard, the twelve year old son of Rev. and Mrs. N. H. Sheppard of South Bend, formerly of Plymouth, was accidentaty shot at Walkerton, where he was visiting with friends Friday, and died five minutes later. The Sheppard boy was visiting relatives south of Walkerton, his grandmother, Mrs. Benjamin Rinehart, and Earl E. Sheppard, his half-brother. The accident occurred at the Rinehart home. The lad was carrying the revolver, which he thought empty, from a table to a chair, where the brother sat. Without warning the weapon was discharged. The bullet entered the jugular vein and the boy died in five minutes. Word was sent to the parents in South Bend and Rev. Mr. Sheppard took the remains to South Bend at noon Friday. The body was taken immediately to the parents' home. The funeral was held at the residence in South Bend Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The body was taken to Lakeville for burial. Rev. N. H. Sheppard, the bereaved father, is an attorney-preacher. He has offices in the Jefferson building at South Bend, and was the minister to the Christian church in Plymouth, when the church was built here. U. B. CHURCH NOTES. Quite a number of people living out of the city -were present at the vervices last Sunday. Wre enjoy to have our menibers bring their visiting friends wirh tl m. The eial ai the home of Mrs. E. J. Kleckner Friday evening was greatly enjoyed. Mr. Carl Kleckner proved himself a.i ar:ht in decorating the lawn. Mf. Albert Savage was elected as c!as.s leader for the coming year. The prayer meetHg Wednesday evening will begin promptly at 7:30, at the close of the service the trustees win hold their annual meeting. All members of the choir are requested to be present Friday evews-g at 8 o'clock as the purchase of a new organ will be arranged for. 7 The "Standards" wfll call upon the membership this veek for the final settlement of the year, the official board will close the year's business Tuesday evening. Aug. 31. Communion, baptism and receptior of members will be the service next Sunday morning, and! th?. evening service will be evangelistic. Come early in order to obtain a good seat. September 5th will be the closing Sunday for the yeaf. Sept. Sth the annual conference will convene at Lafayette, and continue over Sunday. JUsCiop Matthews of Chicago will preside. OBITUARY. Mrs. Charles Force. Mrs. Charles II . Force died Aug. 23, 10O9 at her home tw-o miles north of Plymouth oifter an fllne s of several mouths. Emmorett Rcbins n was bor.- Dec. 8, 1S44 in LatPoTte county,, Ind. where she grew to womanhood, coming to Plymouth in" 18G0. In 18C5 süie was married to Charle H. Force. To them were bor 9 children, 7 of whom are hiving M,?.y died in infancy and Anna at the age of 20, in 1899. Those living are Harry, Ray, Fred, 'Benntic, Geneva (Mrs. Geo. Doan), 'Myrtle (Mrs. -Debley), and Miss Lois Force. .Mrs. Force has been a profes-sed christian since the age of 12 years, cnd has been a menber of the PlyimouiXi (Methckfrst Episcopal chyirch ince 1SC0, 'II Mrs. Force was a faithful .wile and mother and a nfulble christian character. She (bore heT sufferings uncomLa'!4ungly and was -sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust in God. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. at the home two miles north of Plymouth?, Rev. E, C. Wiarcing officialtrig. DeWitt Has Enough Motorcycle. D. W. De Witt has plenty of tht motorcycle business-, thank you. After 'riding hte now machine- just two days, and aftrr a vain attempt to negotiate sand) roads, Mr. De Witt .has sold the nachine to Paul 'Singrey. De Witt says tlliey are a "derned Mght harder to manipulate than it seems, and lesides his "corpulent constitution, he is somewhat Ihandicapped by a natural lack of dexterity, hence the sudden loss of the motorcycle fever on his part. Dr. Hume Excited. Dr. A. C. Hume generally takes things iu a philosophical way and is not easily unnerved, but he could not repress his amazement Tuesday upon receipt of a telegram from EHendale, North Dakota, informing him that he wai the grandfatlhcr of another n, born to Mr. and Mr?. Earl M. North. The doctor at 4 p, m. had not regained his- equilibrium.

FRANK BURKETT BLIND.

Young Railroader Formerly of Plymouth, Has Lost Sight in Both Eyes. (Twin Lake Corresioondent.) Word has been received from Frank Bufkett df Ft. Wayne, formerly of Plymouth, stating that his eye sight is entirely (gone, he being unable to 'distinguish daylight from dark. His wife was formerly Miss Bertha Glass, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glass arfid has resided at or near Twin Lake, all of her life, except the last ooupfle of yeans in which they have ben livrng at Ft. Wayne. CHALLENGES COUNTY. Adam Holem, who resides in this city, brought to the Tribune office Mondays large peach picked that day. It measures 10 1-4 inches in circumference, which Mr. Holem thinks will beat anything in Marshall county, and would like to hear ox a larger peach in this section of the state. Last year Mr. Holem held the county championship, with a peach that measured 9 1-4 inches in circumference, and has beaten his own record this year. Will Reside in Plymouth. Max Mayer arrived from Paris, Franice 'Saturday to visit with his brother Sigmund iMayer and attend the gold-en wedding anniversary of the latter and his wife. Max Mayer stated trat he had been a week in comin'g from Paris to PJymotiitth, and that he would locate in this city. INCREASE IN CHURCH MEMBERS CENSUS STATISTICS SHOW THAT LESS THAN HALF MALES GO TO CHURCH. Total of 33,000,000 Men in United States are Affiliated With Church of Some Kind. Washington, D. C, August 23. Standing out as a conspicuous feature of a bulletin just issued, by the Census Bureau, entitled "Census öS Religious- Bodies' is the fafct that out of a church meniflHrship in the ünated States of J90G of nearly 33, 000,000, males form considerably less than half di the tora' Of the' total church membership re ported by the various religious bodies and! classified by sex 43.1 pei cent, were males and 56.9 per cent. yere females. Among the Protes tants the differemae was greater, onlj 39.3 per cent being males, while ir the Roman Catholic church the males formed 49.3 per cent, of the total meonlbership. Of the total estimated population of continental Unftt'd 'Slates 'in 1900 the church members -fortrnfed 39.1 oer rcent ,as against 32.7 per cent for 1890 Of this 6.4 per cent increase, the Roman Catholc church is credited with 4.4 per cent and the Protestants with 1.8, the remainder being divided among alii other denominations. The total church memb rship for 1900 was 32,930,445, of which number the -Protestants: were credited with 20,287,724 and the Roman Catholics with 12,079,142. Of the Protestant bodies the Methodists numbered 5, 749,833, the Baptist9 5,002,234, the Lutherans 2,112,494, , the Presbyterians 1,830 553 and the Diciples of Christians 1 142,359. Th rate oif increase shown for the Roman Catholic church is 93.5 per cent, which is more than twice that 'for al) the Protestant bodies combined. To Limit Auto Racers. Indianapolis, August 24. One hundred miles for each driver will1 be the limit hereafter in (the long distance races at the Indianapolis motor speedway. When that distance has been covered, the car will sitop and a new driver and a new mechanician will take their places on the steel steed, onlyj to give way to others when they complete their "century of mites. z It is generally believed that the seasoned and experienced driver can well sta-nd the strain, at any speed attainable, foi a hundred miles, and this is all that will be expected of him. There are to bd no more accidents at the speed-way that can be attributed to sudden exhaustion or injury of drivers from a long gruelling race. Father Left $2. Unable to spealc, lying in a semiconscious condition, while her agon-y is denoted by the convulsive rise and fall of her muscles as she twitches on the bed, Miss Elizabeth 'Harris-, who tried to end her life in South Bend, has a fair chance of recovery, despite the fafct that -she swallowed an ounce of carbolic add and a half ounce of chloroform in her room. Her stepfaither, George Harrington, of Crawfordsville ,is reputed to be a man of means, tbut when hi called on her he left but $2 for her relief. Keller Sells Dray. August Keller hos sold his dray Utk to iBenjjamin Fetters.

1EWS

r According to the Decision of City Council Cement Walks Are Being Built Without License Other Business.

By the decision of the .city council, in regular .session Monday night, no more side-waSks wili be allowed lo be laid next to the curb, im this city. Hereafter all sidewalks must be laid on the lot line- The council has at various times, received scattered petitions ifrom property owners to be allowed to build new walks next to the curb. " Some A these petitions have been gra d, and some refused. A petition from "Messrs. George ProtsWan and Ed Tanner to (build sidewalks at side of their residences, next to the curb, precipitated a debase in the council c htamfber Monday evening, which resulted in establishing an order requiring all sidewalks hereafterd, to be built o the lot line. In the debate over the granting oi the petition. Councilman Tanner and D-ids were in favor -of granting, Counicilmen Buck and Nesv were opposed ,and Councilman McCoy refused to vote, when the question was put. Mayor Logan cast the deciding vote, and in favor of the motion oi Councilman -Budc that all sidewalks hereafter, to Ibe built on the lot Kne. line, and not en the curb. Councilman Deeds argued that several cities were establishing the .system oi building the sidewalks on the curb, whDdh adds greatly to the beauty of the streets and stated that the res ident of Plum screet we're intending to mqve the walks oh the curb line. Buck declared .that the chy had already spoiled 'Plum stre- by allowing the block 'between Garro and Washington, to place the sidewalk on the curb. "That irregularity, is an eyesore to the city," e said. Mr Buck stated further, that the placing orf walks on the curb, -was nothing more nor Tests, tha the annexation of city property by private owners. He said, that if he would be allowed to build his walk on the curb, his properly would foe increased in value the sum of $300. f Councilman McCoy saSd thait he .vould be in favor oi buitdLig the walks on the. curb, in case that all of the walk in the cit wer moved over, and the symmetry WTOuld Ibe prese'rwd, and for this rea-. son refused .to vote on the motion. Report of School Board The -following report of the condition of the schodl funds, was submit ted by A. M. Cleveland, secretary of the Plymouth School Board: To the Common Council of the City of Plymouth, Ind. Gentlemen: The condition of the several funds belonging toN the schools of the city of -Plymouth, Indiana, August 1'sit, 1909, was as follows: ' ' Special sfchool fund $220S.17 Tuition fund 835.29 Library fund ' '488.59 Total in treasurers hands. .$3042.05 which amount agrees with the funds in the Depository ban'lcs to the credit of the treasure of the school city oi Plymouth, Ind. Respectfully submitted, Board of Education, A. M. Cleveland, Secy. Report Sidewalk Builders. It was reported by J. C. Butler, city, engineer, that several persons were laying cement sidewalks in the city without the necessary license. It was said that the city attoiAey. had told them that any individual could lay hits own walk, and hi re anyone to do the work on the sanve The matter .was referred to the committee on streets and alleys, with instructions to investigate and report at the next meeting. Cement sidewalk licenses were granted to John F. Kinch, E'ufeene C. Knappen, and Fred S. Appileman by the cWk since the last meeting, each oi wlijoni gave bond in the sunn of $300. y Record of Numbers Poor. The city engineer reported that the record containing the streets and house numbers- of .the city, was in very poor condition and needed recompiling. Some parts of the record are illegible. It -was also reported that a situation arose- in the numbering of some business rooms. Ilie rule followed was to give one number for each 22 feet. In some castes there are more than one room in 22 feet. Thiis is true in the ca3e of the ChironUle building, .where two rooms are located on 24 feet, and in the Mets ker building, where three rooms are situated on 44 .feet. The suggestion that half numbers be used, was dispelled because the halves are used for upstair rooms. Uport motion, the council instructed the city engineer to purchase new books, a id prepare a new book. ' Boiler Matter Goes Over. The specification! for two new boiler, 'which are 10 be installed in the water (works plant, were read Th-e council decided to pass the matter until next meeting in order to become more familiär" with the matter of purchasing boilers, -when bids for their tnslalliation will be called

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for. The Plymouih Novelty Wore- presented two petitions; one for a sewer arid another that t'he water main be extended to connect the terminal ends of mains on Michigan and Walut streets at their northern- ends. Other Petitions Presented. A petition far the installation of an electric arc light on. the corner of Nursery and Pearl streets, signed by W. T. Leonard and others was referred to the. committee on electric lights, as was also a petition for a light on the corner of north Fifth and west Jefferson streets, signed 4y Dr. Brooke and othe- C. D. Johnson was given", rmissiort to tap the north Michigan street sewer, and Matt Bottorff, -was given permia-Jon to tap the Dickman street sewer. The petition of Glen Cressner to' be allowed to shoot black birds in trees in iront of their residence on Cenr street, was- referred to the city marshal, A petition .signed by 'W. T. Leonard and others, for permission to place a curb on Pearl street, in front of their properties, was presented, as was also a remonstrance against the game, signed by the following: Kezia E: Cole, DrusilTa Klinger, Elizabeth Tascher, Lucinda Green, Charley Hoppe, Joseph Glass, Geo. W. Engel, Katherinc Hauk, Mrs. E. J. Kleckner, Mrs. C. J. Moore, Nathan Stout, F. F. Chaney. A remonltrancc against the Thayer street curibing -was presewted-i-gned by; the following: W. E. Bailey, Patience A. Graves, Mollie Binder, .Mrs Elna Strombeck, Hannah Pear man, D. V. (Mason, Hiram Shafer, John C. Kuhn, Mrs, C. F. Kintze4, Mrs. Nora Jones, Lucy Pomeroy, Catherine Clurger, Joe C. Cook, Cluas. O. Murphy, Mrs. Mary Dickinsor Miss Flizabeth Dickenson, Both of these petitions with their rernonitrarxes, will be taken up later by the council. The plat of A. C. Holtzendorff, was leferred to the city attorney. The matter of the Wafllace walk was referred to the committee to investigate and report to the council. The ordinance establish: the grade of Nursery street, was hnally pas-sed by the council. The bond ordinance, for the Washington street brick pavement and cement curb impfovemerct wasvpas-sd on three readings. The amount due the contractors for the Washington street pavement is $3143.72. Waivers in the' amount of $1553.60 had been filed, and bonds -in that sum were issued. ' The remonstrance of Charles Kellison in the matter of the assessment' for Garro street pavement, -was continued for the regular meeting. 'Billa in the amount of $354.45 were allowed by the coumcil as follows: E E. Ellis $ 1.00 lmogene Kyser 3.15 Chas. Ebel 4.8Ö Ralph) Ness 8.30 F J McFadden 20.88 C O Trifbbey 144.90 S E Boys 61.79 L Tanner 20 E Thompson 19.25 Harry Harris . . 25.88 O B Klingerman 8.10. Chasi Myers 16.10 J C Bifrfer 34.20 E E Ellis 50 C W Metsker 4.50 Hendricks & Co 4.20 C D Snoeberger 2.60 Total $354.45 Cramer-Aldaffer Reunion. The reunion; of the Cramer and Aldaffer families was held at the home qf 15. J, Cramer, four and one half miles east of this city on tast Friday. Fffty-.nve relatives were in attendance, and partook of the feast, for which these reunions are Ifamou-s. Amo.rg those who were present from a distance were Ndwton ATdaffer and fam-fly of Culver, Kansas; J. D. Aldaffer and family of Bowling -Green, Ohio; J. Wilson Tyner, A Whicken Bremen, L. Dr 'bcilbiss, Elkhart, O Cramer, and L. Cramer of Bourbon, and -.heir families, besides the kin who reside in this vicinrty. TV meeting was a successful one, and plans were "laid for a reuniora next year. W. O. Madchlan of this city photographed the croup. Falls From Motorcycle. Luther , Hoham, while riding the nvotorcyefle of his brother Harry Friday afternoon struck a rut a sbort distance south of the city, and f.41 from the machine. The flesh was torn from the flrack of the right hand, which made a paiiiful injury. Summer Dance. Thirty-two coupler attended a dance at the K. of P. (hall Thursday evening. Music -was furnished by Nusbaum and Patterson of Warsaw. A number of out of town guests were presents, and an enjoyable time was had by all present.

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