Semi-weekly Independent, Volume 2, Number 33, Plymouth, Marshall County, 4 March 1896 — Page 1

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lLo 01.. II. I'LYMOITII, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA, WKDXES1UY, MARCH 4, 1890 No. 33.

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THE COI XTY SOLON'S

THEY MKT MONDAY AND PROCEEDED TO BUSINESS. Tlir Krulli-;u CliMirmrli of the lliirtrritlli i-trit Mrri itml kK.tniliie Tlir Fence. The county commissioners nmineneel their work Monday and ; the following is the amount of business; transaeted: The applications for thesaleof intox-, icating liquors was the first line of bust-: hess taken up, with the following granted: Conra I llepler. Rremen: Win.; Vandewele, F.urr Oak;. lohn F. Taylor, i

Marmnnt;.lohn . Wollord, Plymouth; j wlli(.h hdVe c.auswl rreat (K..U (Iisturb. Charles A. (Uingle, P.ourbon: Ieo. I..janct.sin the bowels of the earth. Kanouse, Argos. j ;ut now ,,e n,mes t the front with The report regarding the poor f ' a new st vie more on the blo.uner order.

Union township was heard and accepted; also that of Center townsnip. In the matter of publishing a "man nual," which was petitioned by County Superintendent S S. Fish, it was continued by the board. me protest emereu uy m. .v. im.... against an allowance to F. M. McCrory for sand pit was approved by the ni . . . I ... 1 t IX.. ...1 I board. i rr I... .. 1 . ... . : . t l" .

win ues.ua an appm ai .o , r mpioi , ,on? sumn? (.nimiinitV, along the licence by m. Ilabcock ol I.apaz. was,salne llnes (hat t,,eil.mn trodden granted. j (;uj)ans jiave recognized bv our The reports regarding the poor i ( intelligent congressmen. That's 'right F.ourbon, Tippecanoe and C.reen town-; Ml. ,iltl(, ,.r tli klM(, llf SI)irit

ship were received and approved. Dr. C. F. lloltzendorlT presented contract for giving medical treatment to the poor of North township which was) accepted by the board. 1 District Merlin?. Fhe Republican county chairmen of the Pith district met in .fohn W. Parks otfiee Monday and carefully scrutinized the republican fence. Th-y say they found it in an excellent condition, and only one or two important places needed new pickets. Those present were W. Ward, of St. Joseph county; Wilson lioose. of Fikhart; M. C. Keiter, of j Fulton; U.S. P.iggs, of Kosciusko. Also j Jeu. Holman, District chairman from ! Rochester. The congressional convent ion w ill be held next June in Starke county. NO. 7. In Two cur a Yuuu Athlete ISe. oi.ie u lltyi'ul W r-k. We do not desire to have tliose who are in the habit of smoking cigarettes think we are cranky upon the subject. Uut we do know w h it w e are talking about when we condemn the use of this subtle and slow poison. We propose to always raise our voice against this dan' ger, and believe the proper course to pursue is to present "living pictures' as it were. It is but a short time ago since we commenced to call the attention of our readers to this curse, and today we submit No. 7. If these warnings cause one young man to quite the use of cigarettes, we believe we have saved one life. Some two years ago, (!eo. Cavill, of Lansing, Michigan, then 23 years old, of splendid physique and an athlete of con siderable ability, commenced smoking I cigarettes, and in a year was smoking between four and live boxes each day. He was attaekd by spells of dizziness, but gave the warning no heed. Some months ago he was forced to take to Iiis bed, from which he never arose, death occuring last week. From the beginning of his illness he suffered intense agony, most of his tongue siouhing otT and the inner lining of the stomache beirg almost wholly destroyed. A rieHHMiit A Hair. Mr. (iideon Ulain, the advance agent of 4,The (iueen City Fntertainers" gave a splendid specimen entertainment w ith the 4,( J rapophone" before the Saturday Club on lastSaturday afternoon which was greatly enjoyed by the members present. The entertainers appeared in Plymouth at the opera house Tuesday March 'Ird, under the auspicts of the Saturday Club. I.egMllj Linked. At the parsonage of the I tt for med church last Friday occurred the marriage of Mr. Lewis Hanker, and Mrs. Khzabeth (angroff. IJev. Uothenberger officiated. Also Sunday morning at t he same place, the Keverend gentleman pronounced the words that made ('has. F. Manuwal and Anna Filson man and wife. iot Tim Kijf. On the 4th of February a horse, and buggy were stolen at Columbus, Ohio, and no trace was discovered until yesterday. Marshal Meyers received a letter stating the reward, and giving a deBcriptlöii of the horse and buggy. When

he had read the letter he was confident he knew where the stolen property was, unit inside of three hours he followed the Ine and rerovered the horse and buggy. Mr. Meyers informs us that the party who brought the turnout here was a young man by the name of Watson, and the last heard of him he was m Denver, Colorado. The party who owns the rig is on his way here lor the property.

isritiru fiiimk. n Ts with hearls tilled with gratit ude xu. p(;nJ Jm. t.,ll,lM;Iltv of the editor of Independent Xu2. In his last issue he fair,y )lvaks (,u, ju a m,xy roe. thal a ,mm(,nst- Previous to his last attaek .upon the only Independent paper in ' )lUi,uth, the" vials of wrat lirokt. ,)Ver ,,,. ,jelen, wrath have been lefenseless heads and gives conclusive evidence, that somewhere m his anatomy is a spot, similar to the north pole, (heretofore undiscovered) that produces a glimmer of sunshine toward his contemporaries. The position of this oasis has as yet, t u.en lU.atf( ,,ut llieIe is not the sisiitest doubt, owing to the recently .,.i v :lv this minute si.ot of I editorial humor, will be recognized by a i - -i and you w ill be recognized as a Rill Nye or Hob llurdette. 'pju Will Meet I riilay. Plymouth Auxiliary of the Society i Womans liii'tirti M mn rv j will meet at the M. F. parsonage Friday at -j:;u ,,. nu instead of Saturday. The hour is to be spent with Miss Sarah Peters, a returned missionary from China. Let every member of the society ; come and bring some lady friend Miss Peters comes highly reeomniended alter seeral ears of service abroad js km).n ,( SOIleof our JueIubers ,av s,)ft wi afUres!sthc; pul)lii. at thet.huri.h rH(,av ,vemilg at 7::o ., . . .tlli,lt vtllil. ..... ... V4 . C . 4Ullll-'riJiMl Ii.., The lecture delivered at the M. K. church last evening on Armenia was not so well attended as it should have j been, although there were a large nnin- ! ber present. The lecture was very in teresting. 1'roin Mri;i;i. A letter received from F. Croup, who a short time ago went to Fitzgerald, Ca., is full of interesting news of that section of the country. It seems, according to C. F. a little dillicult to fall in line with the natives after a sojourn for so many years in Iloosienlom. The natives in that section are called 'Crackers," and although they can tell a notherner several blocks away they designate them as "Yanks." Fitzgerald is a town of some ."iooo population now, and out a few months ago was without any representation as a town. The weather is exceedingly tine, and Croup says he is satislted with the change. Ankle llrukeii. Word was received Tuesday that Ceo. Wallace, an aged resident of tins county living six miles south of this city, had met with a serious misfortune by having Iiis ankle broken at the joint. Mr. Wallace was assisting removing a wagon box and in some way twisted it in such a manner as to produce the result above spoken of. Dr. Knott atj tended the patient. A New .feulery limine. Mr. C. A. Peabody, formerly of Colfax, lud, has opened up an elegant line of jewelry in the building formerly occupied by F. Spangle, north of the postollice. Mr. Peabody is a practical jewler, and has come to Plymouth for the purpose of making it l is future home. We welcome the gentleman among us. l.i--.l I U Wfl. The following have been granted licenses to wed since our last report: Ceo. Foisjlhe and Clara Siuilh. Lewis Marker aim l-'.llabcih Cunloll. ('has. II. Matinwel und Anua l-'llstin. (ieo. W. Alexander and ('atlicrlne K. I'.t l;;s. !. Elmer Mcl'room und Una May liuxter. Iiit1iii:t Muli lliiitrtl of Cmiiiiien-f. We desire to return our thanks to O. r. Ketcham, secretary of the Plymouth business Men's Association for a copy in pamphlet form, of the by-laws and articles of association, pertaining to the Indiana State Uoard of Commerce. In this association Plymouth is represent ed by C. T. Mattingly as one of the vicepresidents, and Mayor Swindell as member of the council. Reports from this young body are very flattering.

Y. M. C A. BANQUET.

Tlir V. l. '. A. ami Oilier Cilifiis (ullirr t Honor Our I'nlOic l'.lii4'ator. From Saturday's Dally. Members of the V. 1. ('. A. and guests, to the number of ir0 gathered in Association hall last night to do honor to the school teachers of our city. Teachers to the number of IT were present, and also a goodly number of exteachers. The hall was decorated with a profusion of Hags, and the stand was covered with plants and llowers. A large palm graced the president's table, (lathered around it at t lie base of tne platform and on tables at the front and sides, other plants of green and llowers of white ami deep carnations nodded and smiled at each other under the electric lights. President Kedd called the guests to onter at 8 o'clock, and stated that this was the teachers' night, that the Y. M. C. A. was in concert with the school, the forum, the pulpit, the press, and all agencies that wrought for the proper expansion of spirit, mind and body; that it recognized in the teacher one of the mightiest educative forces, and that here tonight both could halt for an hour and exchange salut ations and get in closer social touch. The first half of the evening was of a social character with music and recitations by a number of the teachers ail of wh eh was much appreciated. President lledd seemed to be an experienced host, and everyone was made to feel welcome. After refreshments, whice were of the bestand well supplied, the audience was called to order ami the 1 'resident presented a circular lette r sent out trom Chicago, addressed to all organizations, asking that an expression be taken and forwarded to the proper committee, upon the folowing questions: t. Do we wish the governments of the I'nited States and tJreat P.ritain, by for mal treaty, to establish arbitaration as the method of concluding al! ditl'erances which may fail of settlement by diplomacy between the two powers? 1. What is our opinion of war as a made of deciding controversies be tween the I'nited States and (real P.ritain? Fxpressions were given by Messrs. C. 11. Reeve, li. (i. Thayer, Prof. Chase and others. The talks were full of line points, and the subject proved a most profitable one with which to occupy a part of the evening. During further discussions a motion was carried that a committee, to consist of Messrs. C, II. lleeve.J. W. Parks, D. McDonald and Jacob Martin.be appointed to formu late resolutions as expressive of the sense of the meeting. The gentlemen reported the folowing resolution: fhe Voting M.'U's Christian association of Plymouth. IikI., usenilleil In public inetin; w ith the teachers l the public schools ami u large Munhcr of citizen, after careful deliberation, uuuiiitnoiisly Kesolvel, That it is the sense of this assembly that we do wish the governments of the I'nited States and Creat P.ritain. by formal treaty, to establish arbitration us a method of cone hiiliii1.; all ditlererces o a national character which may fail of settlement by diplomacy between the two countries. The resolution was adopted by an unanimous vote, aim alter several humorous speeches the meeting closed with 4lAuld Lang Syne." I'ulsc Keport. It was rumored on the streets Saturthat the linn of N ussbaum Si Mayer had assigned. It was but a short time afterwards tint a reporter of Tin: Indkpkx iu'.nt discovered the actual facts in the case. The firm has been unfortunate for some time, owing, to a large extent, t the continued illness of Mr. N ussbaum, who at the present time is very ill. When the linn realized their position, they at once made preparations to se cure their creditors. They proceeded to give a mortage for 817,2K) to the First National l!ank and other creditors, the mortgage upon property which invoices some J?'il0o0. The people of Plymouth truly sympathize with this old established firm of some thirty-live years standing and it is beleived that they will in time easily meet every dollar of their obliga tions. Should Oil Him Iovb. The one-idea man of the Jtepublican should now call Senator Carter, the chairman of the Republican national committee, down for his utterances in the senate v lew days ago. it is awful! and unless Kddie comes to the rescue the silver cranks will split the party. l-'ttk Storl Sensational reports- regarding the murder of Pear) Bryan have, since the first discovery of the ugly tragedy, been thicker than Hies around a sugar bar rel. Wednesday the people deeply inter

ested in the case were informed that the head of the unfortunate girl had been found, but this rumor was discovered later to be only a "joke perpet rated by some funny students who had takeii a skull from the dissecting room of a medical college. T. 11. Clay, of Wayne county, Ohio, attorney for Jackson and Walling, now sets the public tongue to wagging by stating that Pearl P.ryan is not dead and that when the proper time comes he will produce her and unravel the mystery of her disappearance.

ANOTHER "SCRAP." A ;;r itiiiiitoti.tn Caused Ity Too Mut li Liquor and a lelii t Filit. For some time it seems there has been bad blood between two parties in Plymouth, and on several occasions the peace of our community has been disturbed by bloody ami noisy brawls. Saturday night it seems these two factions were making the rounds, the principle actors being Fred (Ireenburg on one side, and Lib Cross and Will Schroder on the other. The row actually commenced on Laporte street, where it is is said (Ireenburg gently tapped (toss on the nose. The final scene occured in the alley back of P.arney Oeker's saloon, where an attack upon (ireenburg was made by Cross and Schroder who it is said used brickbats and stones, and no doubt would have commiied murder if not separated. It is said that no effort was made to separate them until Ira Lower appeared upon the scene, and his efforts did not prove elleetive until he secured a revolver. Then he arrested Cross and Schoder and put them in jail. They were arranged on a charge of asault and battery with intent to kill, but the latter clause in the accusation has been striken out so as to give (ireenburg an opportunity to prosecute them when ho is able to get out. It is said that he is very badly injured, and for a while it was thought internally. The trial is set for the loth. Tin: lMi:rr.Nii:NT does not desire in jNpeai.. narsniy 01 any omeer id this city, but if the reports are true, night watchman Henne'J, was present when the light was m progress and did not oiler to interfere until Lower came up. While we have the greatest respect for Mr. iennett,and believe him an excel lent man in every respect, yet we do not believe he is the man for the posi tion he now occupies. Mr. Bennett is a man who does not grapple with that kind of characters, and we believe our council should put a man in the posi tion of night watchman who will handle this tough element without gloves. The reputation established by Cross and Shroder need not be mentioned by I'iii: I N'D r.i'KN hknt, for they are too well known and for the benefit of all law abiding citizens they should receive the full benefit of the law. Lib Cross, who was connected with Saturday night's trouble, says the light was caused by (ireenburg striking him without provocation; that he was on his way home when he met the big lighter, who hit him. lie says he does not desire to bear the blame for the misdemeanors of his brother, whose reputation as a "scrapper" has been placed on his shoulders. In the Toil. Charley Linkenhelt has again placed himself in the clutches of the law by an eiTort to siash things in Mike Speisshofer's saloon Monday night. It is said that Fred (ireenburg, who figured in Saturday night's light, was with him and narrowly escaped being arrested. Liukenhelt's trial occurred yesterday afternoon. It is time these nightly turmoils were stopped, and there should be no "let up by the ollicers of the law until those who create these disturbances are com pelted to cease this imposition upon the law-abiding citizens of our city. If man does not want to be classed with law-breakers, he should steer clear of their company, for if, like poor "Dog Tray," they are found associating with those who create strife, they must ex pect to receive condemnation. The Naw Meat Market. A new and clean market. Linken belt's meat market is headquarters for the highest quality of fresh and smoked meats, pure kettle-rendered leaf lard home-made corn beef. Fresh sausage bologna always on hand in season (ioods delivered to any part of the city. Market in basement under Star restaurint. Thon No. 123. L B. Kershaw, buyer and butcher Jno. Weber, shopman and sausage and bologna maker; L. U. Linkenhelt, man ager.

A WARNING THAT WAS AMPI.K.

IT M" ': Mrs. Coon For pity's sake, lie still, children! Here comes the man who's wearing your father. Leslie's Weekly. REPUBLICANS MEET. I Upulli-aii t'liit Forme! I.al Vit nr .lay Nijfht. At S o'clock, Mr. Kd. JJrooke of the 'lymouth Kepubliean called the meet ing to order and proceeded to do busi ness along republican lines. Major Kendall was chosen as tempporary chairman, and Mr. Ilrooke secre tary. Mr. Kendall said there was not hue for speech making, and that they should proceed to business. At that juncture a preamble was read, which bristled with republican ideas. It was unanimously adopted. A motion was made by .1. V. Parks, hat the club be known as the ' Itepublican Club of Plymouth." Kditor lirooke moved an amendment, to the orginal motion, striking out the one word Hepublican and inserting McKinley." V. F.. lJailey thought they should first adopt the preamble then proceed to take a name. Alter the adoption of the preamble, Mr. IJailey said that in his estimation Republican" was the proper name to give the club. While ex-(iovernor Mc Kinley was favored by the greater por tion of those present, to be the standard bearer of the party, he .lid not think it advisable to name the club after him. He therefore moved that it be named "The Republican Club of Center Township," instead of Plymouth. Hrooke moved the old amendment, the inserting the name of McKinley in stead of Republican. The amendment was lost by a decided vote. The orlgnal motion prevailed. The club then proceeded to elect ollicers. The name of Upton Schilt was offered for the posit ion of president of the club. lie was unanimously elected. (Ieo. (iross was elected secretary. A finance committee consisting of Y I. Kankin, 1). L. Dickinson and .J. W, Parks was elected, who will have charge of the working end of the club. . Johnson was afterwards elected vice president. To make a progressive movement, a collection was taken up, after which some republican thoughts were presented by A. Johnson, .1. W. Suier, Judge Hess, W. K. lJailey, .1. W. Parks and Hon. M. W. Simons. J. A. Yockey, of Polk township was call upon and talk ed a few moments along the line of Re publicanism. It was decided to hold the next meeting next Friday evening, the place of meeting to be announced later. When the call for signers was made some sixty names were enrolled. A Compliment. One among a laige number of compliments that have come unsolicited to Tiik In dki'KNDKnt regarding the report of the Farmers' institute sent out in pamphlet form, is the following, which repays us for the additional trouble and expense: Oakland Fa km. 'amiujiih;k Citv, 1 ml.. IVb. is';. Ktfitor I.NDKI'KNDKNT, Plyiimutli : Pear Sir: Please accept iuy thanks for ur kiiMliifsK lu sentiliiK me a !' of the rv'l U.t;s of the Marshall cuunty Farmers' institute. Your enterprise desen es the highest praise. Yours truly, VlKUIMA ('. M fr'KKIU I'll . Ilrtter still. Indiana has produced another anomaly in the shape of a woman w ho has sued a man for breach of promise who proposed to her in poetry.- Rochester Republican. That is not a circumstance. There is a woman in La Mar, Missouri, who sued a man for breach of promise after he was dead and buried, and it is said she is making quite an interesting case of it. VuiTew iieii. The ringing ot the curfew bell is becoming quite popular in a great many cities. It is an excellent law, and by the number of young boys seen on our streets nights, swearing and smoking! cigarettes, it is about time that the same kind of a law should be put in operation in Plymouth.

ESCAPED FROM JAIL

TRANSFORMATION SCENE AT THE COUNTY 13 AS TILE. rim-. Henry. Who Wan 1 n ttr et ated for vtealiujr h llat. and A No Held itut-. Makes His IN ape. ft Ever .since the late unpleasantness when the representative of Southern Confederacy took a notable trip in peticoats, it has been 'considered degrading for a man to be discovered with woman's apparel on. Uut it seems, according to the evidence secured, that Chas. Henry, w ho made his escape from the county jail Friday night,had no such scruples. As near as we can learn, the facts are these: Friday evening a sister of Ilenrv called at the jail to see him, as had been her custom since his incarceration. Shortly afterward another lady, who was supposed by the jail authorities to be the sweetheart of Henry, also desired to see him. She was aiso admitted. The old gentleman who acts as turn key claims when they desired to leave the jail the two went out together, lie that as it may; upon investigation it was found that Henry had made good his escape. The only feasible grounds as to how he made his escape is, that in the upper part of the building, where he was confined, no light is burning; ami the turnkey being an old man, and the hallway dark, it is conceded an easy matter for the prisoner to slip by. Another theory is, that one of the women was let out by one. of those connected with the jail, and that was Henry. When the others desired to go out and Cue old man opened the door, the two women walked out. Sheriff Smith feels very keenly the position m which he is placed and will not spare time or money to put his prisoner behind the bars again. Chas. Henry was arrested last New Years day for Mealing a hat, and, although he desired to be tried during the last term of court and intended to plead guilty, yet the necessary papers . were not tiled the reason being that they desired to hold him as a witness against the men now in jail awaiting trial for the robbery of the liergner store at Donaldson. Sulleii I .! h of Mr. .ImcoI Kitar. Rourbon Mirror: The startling announcement was made about the noon hour yesterday that Mr. Jacob Rtvar, an agetl and highly respected farmer residing about four miles west of this place, had suddenly expired. Mr. Kivar, it is ail, had not been in good health for a few days, but had been able to be out doors a short time before he died, that on coining into the house he hid laid down and when one of the family went to give him his medicine found that his life was extinct. We hail known Mr. Rivar for a number of years. He was a straightforward in all his dealings and a quiet, peaceable citizen. We have no furlher information in regard to the sad event, nor the date of burial. . Woman in II. Not hutisiicd with the exhibition made of themselves at the opera house Thursday night two of the "stars" connected with the Howorth aggregation got into a little altercation at the Windsor hotel Friday morning. A lively tilt was experienced for a short time. The cause of this little unpleasantness is said to have originated through one of the male members of the company having a date with some girl in Plymouth, and the other fellow "heat his time' and took the held. Wilt-- (lcr (lot At'.im Walt r Osier, the fake wrestler and all-round swindler, was released this noon from the northern prison and was taken back to Plymouth this afternoon by Sheriff Smith. Osler was sent up t the northern prison for a term of two years for stealing an over coat at Plymouth During his incarceration his wife secured a divorce from him at South P.end. Osier is well known in Michigan ('ity, having resided here a number of years, and while a resident of tl is city was mixed up in a number of escapades. Michigan City Dispatch February 2'. A Card. Dr. Ph. D. Paul, the eminent german eye doctor oi i lueago, thanks his many patients and friends tor past patronage j and favors during the last L'O years, and j will again meet his patients (by special ; appointment at the Ross house, Tues day, March 17, Providence permitting. (Examination tree. Poor treated tree. Patients admitted by tickets to avoid confusion.