Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 49, Plymouth, Marshall County, 9 September 1909 — Page 5

TWO BUSINESS ROOMS DESTROYED 6Y EARLY Dili FIRE

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I LOCAL NEWS O. E. McDowell spent Thursday at Culver. Mrs. Ella Marsh is visiting with friends at Chicago for a few weeks. Mrs. K. M. Parker of Lapaz, was a Plymouth caller Saturday morning. Mrs. V. Overholt and son Ray, were South Bend visitors Saturday. The National Guard went to Michigan City for a three dajs' camp Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. S. Trucx went to Bourbon Saturday, to attend the. Truex fabiily reunion. Mrs. Harry Snyder of BourLqh. was a Plymouth visitor Saturday, enroute to Walkerton. Miss Leona Helms went to Warsaw Saturday to visit relatives for a few days. Mrs. Ed Carpenter was called to Chicago Saturday by the illness of her uncle, Mr. Brown. Mrs. Sarah Fulkerson is visiting at South Bend, the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. C. Myers. Mesdames Ed and Jacob Lacher are visiting with their sister, Mrs. Ed Campbell for a week, at Chicago. Mrs. Xelson Rodgers, formerly of this chy, is critically ill of typhokl pneumonia at her home in Xiles, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Laudeman went to Elkhart Saturday to attend the reunion of the Listenbe rger family. Mrs. John Lauby and daughter, Mary, of Elkhart, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Amanda Dennie in this city. Mrs. Anna Siple returned to her home in Donaldson Saturday, after visiting with friends in this city ar.d at Argos. Mrs. F. A. Lindeman went to Etna Green Saturday to visit the family of her cousin, Oscar Wood, for a few days. Miss Ruth Wright has returned to her home in Rochester after visiting with friends at Winona. She was a Plymouth caller Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Späth of Ft. Wayne, who have been the guests of the family of George Kruyer, went to Valparaiso for a visit Saturday. Xovelli and Calcagni of Barre, Vermont, the best Italian sculptors in the East, cut the Indian statue for the contractors, B. C. South worth & Son. Mrs. Mary J. Barker returned to her home in Lima, O., Saturday, after visiting with friends and relatives at Lapaz, and in ibis city for a week. Miss M. E. Arnold of Los Angeles, Cal., who has b.-en the priest of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Reeves for a few weeks, returned to her home Saturday. Mrs. R. E. Btebe of Kansas City, Md., who has been visiting with lier father, Dr. T. A. Borton, in this city for a week, went to Goshen for a further-visit Saturday. ; Mrs. Xettie M. Campbell and daughter Rose, returned to their borne in Grand Rapids, Mich., Saturday, after visiting with the family of J. M. Poulson for a few davs. Lapaz had a small fire Tuesday afternoon that for a time threatened to be serious. An old ice hous" owned by Anthony Albert burned and Beesler & Sbaal's store was only saved by hard work by a bucket brigade. The loss was small. There must be a Burbank, or some other wizard of the kind, at large about Lapaz. J. M. Sherwood of River Park, while attending the old settler's reunion at Lapaz Saturday, found on the farm of his sister, Mrs. Clarinda Cross, a branch of grape vine with an apple growing upon it. Within six inches of the apple is a bunch of grapes. 'Hie grape vine twines about an apple tree. While at Hy mouth last Thursday Dr. Nusbaum and C. E. Koontz engaged Miss Corse oi near Plymouth to teach the sixth grade in the Bremen schools, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Edna De Mark W. E. Bailey, his daughter, Mrs. Benjamin Linkenhelt, and her two little, daughters, returned to their home at Plymouth Monday after a visit of a few days here. Sunday they, with Mrs. Ella Miller and Miss Jennie Xeidig, drove to the conntrv and spent the day with Joseph Xeidig and family. Bremen Enquirer.

H. L. Singrey 'spent Thursday at South Bend on business. Samuel Schlosser spent Thursday at South Bend on business.

Mrs. Adam Acker of Warsaw. spent Thursday with friends here Al Wickizer of South Bend, was here on business Thursday. Jesse Hostler of Michigan City has been f.pcndin4g a few days here. j B. F. Moore and wife are spend ng a week with relatives at Goshen. Bert Firestone spent a couple of days at Fort Wayne, on business. Morris Brosnahan of IVMceton, spent Thursday in this city on business. Mrs. Otto Klingerman and Miss Laura Feller spent Thursday at South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Giarles Turner have gone to Crown Point to spend a week. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hopfer of Burr Oak, were Plymouth visitors Thursday morning. Mrs. Thomas Himes visited with her son, Donald Green a Warsaw, for a few days. Misses 'Maude and Laura Kling hammer of South Bend, vi vied over Sunday in Plymouth. Mrs. Margaret Johnson and daughter Nellie of Tyner, were Plymouth callers Thursday. Miss Priscilla. Jones is spendMiss Priscilla Jones spent a few days with friends at Laporte. Mrs. George E. Doan has gone to Walkerton . to isit with her sunt, Mrs. Robinson for a few days. Mrs. E. Bryan and two children went to Mishawaka, to visit with the family of her brother-in law, H. C. Bryan. Mrs. X. C. Peddicord went tj Atwood Thursday, where she will spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. Lenora Miller. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. VanCuren went to Winona Thursday to attend the third arvnifal reunion of the VanCuren famil. Miss Elizabeth Campbell has gone to South Bend, to visit for couple of weeks with the family of Nathan Blubaugh. Arihur and Marie Cleveland have gone to Walkcrton to visit with their grandmother, Mrs. Groshans, for a week. Giarles F. Wagoner and wife went to St. Joseph. Mich.. Thursday where they will spend a w eek with friends and relatives. Miss Grace Linn of Bremen, wiio has been the guest of Mrs. Charles Sirter in this city, went to Bourbon for a visit Thursday. Mrs. Harry Hapner and children returned to their home in South Bend, after visiting with friends in this city and at Bourbon. Rev. and Mrs, D.W. Dickenson of Kalamazo, Mich., who have been visiting their parents in this city, returned to their ' -home Thursday. Miss Lydia Bauch has returned to her home in Laporte after visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Koontz, in this city, for a few days. Mrs. Gertrude Gardner returned to her home in South Bend Thursday after visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs. . D. Field in this city. Mr. and M-s. Sonneberg of Laporte, spent Sunday and Monday at the home of XV. H. Love in this city. Mr. Sonnebcrg is foreman of the Laporte Herald. Mrs. H. M. Tebay and sister. Miss Emma Holem. and thj Messrs A. -M. and Ervin Stevens, went to Walkcrton Thursday 10 'attend the funeral of Allen Ramsbv. W. F. Overmyer returned to his home in Rea, Mich. .Thursday after spending a couple of weeks with the family of his brother, L. F. Overmyer. . Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Speyer oi Lexington. Ky.. and the Misses Eva and Jeanette Shane of Cincinatti, O.. returned to their respective homes Thursday after attending the Mayer celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Cummins of Wabash arrived Wednesday evening to attend a reunion at Hamlet and visit a few days in this vicinity. Mr. Cummins was born in Marshall county over sixty years ago. Adolph Mayer of New York City, who has been in this city attending the golden wedding anniversary of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Mayer, left for a three months' trip through Texas, Louisiana, and other southern states Thursday, before returning to his home.

Shadel Drug Store and McCrory Grocery

Depleted by Blaze which Broke Out at 2.00 A. M.

ESTIMATE OF LOSS. V Building owned by L. M. and Mose Lauer, $4000. Amt. of insurance carried, $2000. Grocery stock owned by F. M. McCrory, $2300. Amt of insurance carried, $1,800. Drug stock owned by Charles Shadel, $3400. Amt. of insurance carried, $1200. Total loss, $9700. Total amt. of insurance, $5000. Actual loss by fire, $4700. Fire destroyed an old landmark i the city of Plymouth, when the frame building, containing the Shadel Drug Stop and McCrory Grocery Store, on the corner of Michigan and Garro streets, directly across from the Postoffice, was burned early Wednesday morning. ' ! The lire broke out at 2:00 a. m. rind was discovered by Merchant Xigh'twalchman Joseph Mead, who sounded the fire bell. The iire bell was rung for ten or fifteen minutes, before the water works station was notified, and the fire whistle blown. Th blaze was burning high over the midvile portion of the Drug Store, which is the corner room, when a half dozen men were unreeling hose from the department wagons. Fifteen minutes later, a crowd of three or four hundred people hail collected on the street watching the fire. The old build'ng which was one of the few remaining wooden structures withn the business district, was dried v its half century of years, and turned like paper. Three streams with a very heavy pressure oT water, poured into the Harnes until after : :00 o'clock, wlun little more than a shell ot the structure remained.

Hi CARS MUST BE RUIli BY JUNE 1. 1911

Or the Marshall County Cominissioners ' Are through with S. S. Perley Provisional Franchise is Granted.

The county commissioners of Marshall county, granted a new franchise to the South liend and Logansport Interurban Kailroad Co., Tuesdav, to operate a line along the east thirty feet of the Michigan road, from the Vandalia Kailroad crossing two miles north of Plymouth, up to the city limits. The tranchise was given for a-period of ninety-nine years, with the provision that work on the proposed road is begun within ninety days, and diligently pursued until the work is com pleted, and that cars .sha'11 be run ning on regular schedule betöre June 1, 11)11. If the above con ditions are not compheu with the franchise is forfeited, and becomes null and void. The- commissioners 'ive the promoters of ihe proposed interurban between his city and South liend, to understand that this would be the last time tluir franchise would be extended, and there "must be something doin" within ninety days. The interurban line, according to S. 1. Perley, will follow the Michigan road from Plymouth to the Yandalia crossing, where it .vill parallel the Vandalia railway n a private right of way as far as Lnkeville, and thin back to the Michigan road to South Bend The first positive step of a proVet that will, when completed, forge another link in the growing interurban system through this section of Indiana, was the action taken by the board of commissioners of St. Joseph and Marshall counties Tuesday in regard, to the applications of the South i'.end & Logansport Traction ompany. The board of commissioners of Marshall countv also t ok favor able action of the application for a franchise to build an electric le from the northernmost limits of the county to the city limits of Plymouth. Samued K. Perley, of this citv, who is interested in the enterprise, having presented the petition. At some future meeting of the citv council ot Plymouth it is proposed to obtain a franchise to run tracks in the city limits, and -when this is acY. M. C. A. Enjoys Prosperity. The year book of the Young Men's Christian Association of North Americai, just issued, shows that the organization now includes 1.01 1 associations with ioC.'.rj; members a gain of 10,J00 in twelve months. The tab

Cause of Fire Unknown.

No clew to the cause of the fire is held by the owners of the building or the tenants. The blaze was first seen over the sec tion of the drug store, wherein the city scales were located. The conllagration quickly spread to the remainder of the building, the McCrory side, being the last to burn. From the drug store, the piano a,nd show cases were saved, and the accounts, and cash regis ter of the grocery store, was all that could he carried' out before the roof fell in with a crash, and the inside of the rooms began to blaze. The atmosphere was quiet, or the fire might have been prop ogatcd to near-by residences. New Brick Structure. Attorney L. M. Lauer, who w'th Mose Lauer, were the proprietors of the building and lot. stated to a i cpresen'tative of the I ribune Wednesday, that a new brick structure wouM be built on the lot, within the vear, and possibly soon. The n ?v buildintg will either be of brick or stone, and will be two stories high. "We had intended" said Mr leaner to remove the frame building next spring, and replace it with a brick building. This fire will probably hasten the con struction of the new budding. Loss by the Fire. The total loss of the fire as estimated 'by the owners today, is $s;500, with a total insurance of froo, as follows: Loss of building, owned by L. M. ami Mose Lauer. .'.$1000 Amt. of insurance on building 2000 Loss of Drug stock, Chas. Shadel 2000 Amt. of insurance carried.. 1200 Loss of Grocery stock F M McCrory . . ." 2300 Amt. of insurance 1800 Total, loss. .$s:rt, total insurance ."i000. Actual loss by fire, r,:joo. ulations of the membership show that about 200,000 are under 4,U years old; that 9?,000 are students in Bible classes, and that 47,000 are enrolled in the association's night schools or other education il work. The association's property holdings are valued at .;?,X00,Ü00 and the aggregate debt is only $7,100,000. The yearly expenses provided for by membership fees ami contributions are more than 7,G00,00. complished all will be in readiness for the first section ot the road, which will run from South Bend to Plymouth. The matter of building south from Plymouth will be taken up after the first section is completed. If the conditions of a franchise granted Tuesday by the board of county cominissioners to the South Bend & Logansjort Traction company are carried out by the company, there will be a continuous electric iinterturbai. line from Chicago, through South Bend and to Louisville, Ky.. running before June 1, 1011. This line is now complete except for the stretch from South Bend to Logansport, and the company just granted the franchise by the St. Joseph county commissioners projx)ses to fill in this gap with a line from South Bend to Logansport. The work of construction on the hue is to be started bv Line 1, 1010, and the cars are to be running over the route before June 10, 1011. The promoters of the company, chief among whom is Thomas P. M unlock, have been working on plans for the road for some time and accompanied their petition to the board of commissioners with a supplemental petition 'signed by owners of property along the proposed line of the r.ew road, asking that the petition of the company be granted. The route of the new road through St. Joseph county is to be south on the Michigan road from the oint where the corporate city limits of the city of South Bend intersects that road to a point about ."oo feet south of the roald called Dunmover avenue, then along a privrtc right of way south through Lakevillc to where the 'Michigan road intersects the line of the Vandalia railroad.thence south along a line just east of the Vandalia. The construction of this line, joining as it docs Michigan, Uli-

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nois, Indiana and Kentucky, will be watched with interest all ove& the country. It will have the effect of 'bringing all the towns along its line in closer touch with :he commercial centers df both the north and the south, and will be of inestimable value to the cities alone: its line. COMPANY I RETURNS. Three Day Encampment at Michigan City Ends Tuesday . Afternoon. The three day encampment )i the first battalion of the third recimcnt of the state national guard at Michigan City, was closed Tuesday afternoon, and the soldiers returned to their homes Tuesdav evening. Two hun'dred and fifty men were in the camp which was under the command of Major George XV. Freyermuth of South Itnd. The state provided for the three day encampment at this time to take the place of the orlinarv encampment and school of military instruction at ImCanapoiis. 1 ne men -were an auNiyeu three 'days pay as militia men by the stale lor the time thoy spent ;n camp. The companies gather ed at Michigan City Saturday. Attend Burden Reunion. Mr. and Mrs. George Griffiths and famil v, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huck. Mr. and Mrs. John Tong and famib, Mr. and Mrs. Stace Carpenter and children, Sylvestei Lovell and family of Plymouth; Mr. ami Mrs. Marion Cummintgs of Wabash .and Miss Rista Winebenner of Ar4gos, left this city for Hanna Thtirsd'av, where they attended the Uurden fantilv reun ion. for Hanna todav, where thev will attend the Iiurden family reunion ACCIDENT TO OLD LADY. Mrs. Israel Shafer Residing Six Miles South of Plymouth Falls and Fractures Shoulder. A serious accident befell Mrs. Israel Shafer, seven tv years of age. at her home six miles youth of this city at S o'clock Thursday morning, when she fell while walking about her home, and fractured her right arm at the shoulder. Chvinir to her atre, her recovery is pronounced by physicians to be improbable. Funeral of Mrs. Houghton The funeral of Mrs. T. E. Houghton was held at the Chris tian church Thursd'av morning. Rev. X. S. Shepherd of South Uend. formerly of this city officiating. Ihe remains cwre taken to Culver at 11:1!) and interred in the Culver cemetery. Suits to Quiet Title. Jarnos O. Fcrrier versus James F. I). Lanier and otliors to quiet title. John L ShenefieM ami Harris Hatfield, versus Peter Kinney and others to (juiet title. Atty ,V H. Matthew represents the plain tiffs in each" case.

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