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Commercial Club arranging for a big Jubilee in 'Plymouth next fall. Will issue sovenir book. Also to place Electric signs.

The Commercial Club held its June meeting last evening at the City hall at which time several important matters were brought up for discussion, the most important of which was the proposition presented by the Agricultural committee. It is the intention of the committee with the united support of the citizens of Plymouth and the rural population of the county to present a nevr and unique two or three days program this fall. It will be a combination of Home comimr. Fair, and other modern "get to gethers." The plans ha e not as yet been worked ont in detail but there will be premiums for farm products, such a? Ii1 e stock, grains, grasses, fruits; also rewards for skill in housework, a3 the preparing of jams, .jellies, needlework, etc. It is not the purpose to give a country fair but something more up-to-date. Some of the exhibitions will be placed in stores and large halls of th'. city. There will probably be baU games an auto parade, races of aTlkmdj and there is some talk of securing an aeroplane to make ascensions. If an aeroplane is not secured, a Ions distance ballon may be seit up. Dr. ?tevens said hat a plan j n Missouri town and that it "was decidedly popular. The committee is now working on arrangements. This event can b made a grind) success if everyone puts his shoulder to the wheel. "Don't be a knocker, but help the affair along. The Commercial Club is always working for the interests of Plymouth and Marshall county. Tlrs 13 shown by a little work which they did in securing accommodations for the people in and near Tyner. The L. E. & W. south at 10:45 does stop at towns where there is no railroad crossing. The Tyner residents were handicapped considerably by this arrangement and it was nlv fiTonrr'h mnfinned a"P rts rf the Club that this train is nowstopping there. . A book of the city will probably to put out for advertising Plymouth and its facilities. It will beagoot thing to forward to prospective lactones, ivnotner metnoa to do used for ' 'boosting' 1 will be in the form of small button-hole pins. The following- ten names were presented for membership: U. S. Lemert; Dr. L. D. E'ev, C. S. Cleveland. Clinton . S. Grube, Kly B. Milner, A. C. Richard. Henry Fryman, T. M. Burke tt, J. F. Cahill and Monroe Steiner. There are a number of others In town that should belong to this clab. The advertising committee reported on the electric siirns. There will 1e two of them used, one at each end of the river bridge. An effort will be made to arrange for band concerts this summer. What a Little Care Can Do. The beautiful appearance of the :yard about the Pumping Station is noticed by.majy visitors in the city. It is evident iat the man who has charge of the place, C. B.Zook, has taken advantage of every opportunity for imprQfvment. There are five beds of flowers in the yard, vines are growing over the little brick building and a vine covered srehed gateway has been built. "The lawn is well kept. This mere- ' lv shows what a little care can do towards the betterment" of a place. "We only wish that other such places were so cared for, and then I eautiful Plymouth might be even more 'beautiful and attractive. Canned Fruit Ct len. Some theif broke into the cellar of Jacob Michael's residence on V . 'South St. Tuerizx. night and stole a number of cai -"of fruit. Canned strawberries paed to he the ob ject of the thsif. "A hint ia t me

would be to lock your cellars.

VICTIMS OF THEFT

Peter J. Krayer and Wm. Jarrell Meet Pickpockets In City On Show Day. Peter J. Kruyer was relieved of $31 in cash while attending the circus in South Bend Saturday. Some valuable papers were also taken. Mr. Kruyer feels confident he has identified the party who did the deed. A search showed no suspicius possessions on the person of the suspect but Mr. Kruyer claims that the pick pocket passed the stolen goods to his friends who crowded about him closely at the time. Numerous arrest were made of persons thought to be thieves and followers of the circus. Wm. Jarrel brother of Henry Jarrel of Tyner also had his pocket picked while in the court house getting out of the rain. The place was full of women and he thinks one of these took his purse. Mr. Jarrell had forunately left his money at home so lost little. OBITUARY Obituary. Jackson Christian Glass was born March 10, 1839, in Snyder county, Pennsylvania. At twelve years of age, he emigrated with his parents to Stark county, Ohio, making the journey in a one-horse wagon. He was united in marriage in 1864 to Miss Sarah Meary of Greentowh, Ohio. He moved to Marshall county, Indiana in the fall of 1868. The next year his wife died, leaving in his care four small children. In 1872, he was married to Miss Rebecca Flora of Marshall county, who still survives him. By the first marriage, there were four children, and ten by the second. Twelve children are now living two having died a number of years ago. He was always a hard working man, and in the various neighborhoods where he lived, he was regarded as an excellent neighbor. He was a kind and affectionate father and husband. He had a kind word for everybody and had no enemies. He died at the age of 72 years 3 months and 10 days. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon at 2:30 in the-Reformed church and was conducted by the Rev. F. 0. Fraley, pastor of the M. E. church. The remains were laid to rest beside others of his family in the Stringer cemetery. Lloyd Bair Home. Lloyd Bair who has served his 3 years in the army is now home. He was in the troops that went down to Mexican border. Loyd says he saw all that was to be seen and that there was quite a bit of excitement down there. Some one ask him about joining again and he remarked that he wasn't going to get within two blocks of the recruiting office here. Advertised Letters. R. A. Green Mr. Grands--- Cattle Bayer Max Quinington Ray Scott Andrew Strieff. Chas. Welsper. W. Worthington F. S. Andrews Old Papers at the Republican.

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St. Michaers Academy Founded in 1871

Altar in St. HAS BEEN SET FOR OCTOBER 8 ST. MICHAEL'S NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH WILL BE COMPLETED AT THAT DATE. MAGNIFICENT ALTAR Cot of Rich and Beautiful Fixtures To Be $2000---Progress On Building Is Very Good. Work on the new St. Michael's Catholic church is progressing finely. The arches are completed and the plasterers will begin next week and will be busy five or six weeks, having to plaster the church proper and the basement. When the plasterers are through the frescoer will begin. The frescoeing will be by G. Gioscio, an Italian artist of Indianapolis. He was born in Venice and has been in this country ten years during which time he has decorated a great many churches among them being the new church at Ft. Wayne. Laporte and several in Indianapolis. The cost of the frescoeing alone will be $1200. The main colors will be gold and olive. The designs are not yet selected. Father Tremmel has just given the order for the Altar which will be of great magnificence, costing $2000. The whole altar is to be of Romanesque style, harmonizing with the church building. About the table will be onyx pillars. The most wonderful piece of the altar, however, is the tabernacle with its delicate wood carvings. The altar will be surmounted by a crucifixion group. Aside from the main altar will be two side altars, each costing $500. The windows will be of antique glass with subject figures. In the two transept windows will be pictured, in the north the Nativity, in the south the Ascention. There will be eight nave windows with pictures as follows: On the north side: 1. The Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. 2. The Visitation of the blessed Virgin to St. Elizabeth. 3. The Holy Family. 4. The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple. On the south side: 1. The Apparition of the Sacred

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Michael's Academy Chapel Heart. 2. St. Boniface, the apostle to the Germans. 3. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. 4. St. Peter, the Apostle, receiving the keys from the Savior. On the Sanctuary windows will be Adoring Angels. On the main transom window at the front will be pictured The Good Shepherd. The total cost of he windows, including storm glass for protection against hail, will be $2175. Another feature of beauty in the church will be the three isles which will be of mosaic. The center isle will be six feet wide and the side isles each four feet in width. The entire floor of the sanctuary will also be of mosaic. The total cost of this beautiful church will be, when completed, $35,000: and the most remarkable thing about it is that there will be on it only a small debt, less than $2,000. The Dedication. It is expected that the new church building will be ready for dedication by Sunday, October the 8th. Bishop Alerding of Ft. Wayne will have charge of that ceremony. Dr. Cavanaugh, the President of Notre Dame University will deliver the sermon. Many clergymen from all about Plymouth are expecting to be present. The Dedicatory exercises will take place in the morning, at 10 o'clock. In the afternoon the Bishop will administer Confirmation to a large class. TEAMS HAULING LOGS. Six Wagons Bringing In Timber To Ship To Columbia City For Peabody Lumber Co. Six teams are now hauling logs from this vicinity to the Pennsylvania depot for shipment to Columbia City. They are the wagons of the Peabody Lumber Co. of that city who are reaching out for logs quite a distance from home. The teams are kept at Bourbon. The June Settlement. The June settlement of taxes is completed in the Auditor's office. The taxes will be distributed as follows: To the State.............. $34,168.70 To the County............. 26,212.06 Brides ($5,752.75) Co. Fund $20,459.31 Township taxes........... 12,049.82 Tuition tax.................. 22,551.67 Special School tax ......30,274.65 Road Tax ........................5313.83 Township Poor fax ....... 1,579.18 Additional Road tax .....11,399.39 Library tax........................ 275.76 Corporation tax............ 23,480.95 Township School tax......... 601.44 Tax for new Library. ......... 902.32 Total ..........................$169,524.53

BIG BARN RAISING.

George Lemler's the Scene of Various Kinds of Excitement Thursday. Sixty-one men and forty-eight women and children, old and new neighbors of George Lemler, gathered at his home yesterday to assist in a barn raising and enjoy the festivities, not knowing how many surprises awaited them. The women of the Lemler household had been baking for a week and served a big dinner on the lawn. Among other things consumed by the fortunate company were 20 pies, 6 cakes, 200 cookies, a scad of doughnuts, a ham, salmon loaves, several hunks of beef, not to mention preserves and several kinds of vegetables. The barn which they raised is a bank barn. 48 by 80 feet with cement walls and floors and all modern equipments. About 2:30, when excitement began to lag, Olmstead VanVactor made things lively by getting his head in the way of a piece of falling timber, for which he received a scalp wound. Dr. Knott officiated in sewing up the tear, thinking that the victim might need his brains for future reference. Today Mr. VanVactor is doing well, suffering no serious results, but being an out-and-out "sore head." FORMER CITIZEN HERE. Orlando Packard, One Time Mayor of Plymouth, Returns For a Visit. Orlando Packard, of Indianapolis is in Plymouth for a brief visit with his cousin, M. A. O. Packard and other friends. Mr. Packard was born and reared in this vicinity. He is a nephew of Brigadier General Jasper Packard of Laporte, whom in partnership with his cousin, M. A. O. Packard, Mr. Orlando Packard practiced law in Plymouth for fifteen years. During this time he served a term as Democratic Mayor of Plymouth. In 1897, Mr. Packard became National Bank Examiner of Indiana. He occupied this position for seven years, four under Cleveland and three under McKinley. Subsequent to that he became Vice-President of the Capitol National Bank at Indianapolis, where he now makes his home, and is in the stock bond business. Mr. Packard reports that his son, Mark V. is living in Minneapolis, where he is in the same business as his father. Has Eye Injured. While riding on his wheel to his home on the South side Monday evening Paul Jacox was hit in the left eye with a green peach. It is not definitely known by whom the missle was thrown but it was evidently an accident. The injured lad was taken to Dr. Preston, who, after a careful examination of the eye, stated that a specialist should be consoled at once. Accordingly Mr. Jacox and his son will go to Laporte and an operation will no doubt be made. However, Dr. Preston says that no matter what is done, young Jacox will never be able to use his left eye as he does the right and he may be totally blind in the injured eye. Mr. Jacox and Paul had planned to go to Pretty Lake this morning for a ten day's vacation. O. E. S. Meeting. A large number of Stars were present at the O. E. S. last evening. Mrs. H. B. Joseph and Miss Blanche Disher were initiated into the order. The social session was in the nature of a farewell for Mrs. Randall. Several speeches complimentary to her were made and she was presented with a beautiful spoon as a token of remembrance. Miss McCoy and Miss Vinall sang soloes. There will be no more meetings of the O. E. S. until Fall when Mrs. Curtis and Drs. Clifford Burkett and Danforth will be initiated. Miss Helen Tomlinson is collecting for the Telephone Co. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harris visited over Sunday at South. Bend. Miss Nora Burden of near Plymouth spent Saturday at Culver.

KELLER MEAT MARKET ROBBED AT BOURBON

Creamery Money Till Also Tapped For $10---Two Hundred Dollar Diamond Ring, Cameo and Cash Are Gone---"Nick" Snyder Suspected

PUTNAM COMMITS SUICIDE. Former Plymouth Man Shoots Himself In Marble Yard Near Philadelphia. Alva V. Putnam who was born in Plymouth committed suicide Wednesday while leaning against a tomb stone in a marble yard in Downsdow near Philadelphia, Pa. He was a well dressed man more than six feet tall -and weighing about 250 pounds. His clothing was of good quality and bore the label of a Washington firm as did his shoes and straw hat. His gold watch and silver headed umbrella were unmarked but papers identified him as a former citizen of South Bend. Putnam kept a cigar stand on Pensylvania Ave. but sold his place last month and left the city on June first in search of work. It is said that he was despondent and in ill health. Ha was about sixty one years old. Mr. Putnam's parents passed away years ago. He leaves a sister Mrs. George Teel of Warsaw; a half brother, David M. Lobdell, of South Bend; and a half sister, Mrs. Hattie Star of Hudson, Ohio. Mr. Putnam served in the eivil war as a member of the 21, India battery. After the election of the late A. L. Brink to Congress he secured a position as assistant door keeper in the house of Representitives through the influence of Mr. Brick and held the position through the remainder of Mr. Bricks service in Congress. Losing this position he became discouraged and it is supposed that his suicide followed a period of despondency and poor health. The Wilch Reunion. On Sunday, June 11, the children of Mrs. Susanna Wilch with the exception of two-families, Mr. Wm. Harris of Bloomington, Ill., and Mr. James Kipfer of Logansport, Ind., met at the home of their mother, two mile's south of the Thomas tile mill with their families and well-filled baskets to remind her of her sixty-ninth birthday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilch, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kifer and children, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gast and son and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Wilch and family making eighteen in all. The day was enjoyed by all who were there and they separated for their homes at a late hour, all wishing their mother many more happy birthdays. M. E. Prayer Meeting. The following subject has been arranged for discussion in the Prayer Meeting at the Methodist church this evening: "Parental Responsibility, The Mother as seen by the Fathers." Several of the men of the church have promised to take part in this discussion. Next week the women of the church will have a chance to say what they wish on the other side of his question, namely, "The faher as seen by the mothers." The mere announcement of this subject has aroused quite an interest, and its thorough discussion, ought to be of real profit. There will be many who will want to hear both sides. All are cordially invited. Barber Shop Changes Hands. The barber shop under the Bee Hive has changed hands. Mr. Nolan, the former owner, has sold out to Mr. Duncan, who last fall moved here from the South. Mr. Duncan has already taken possession of the place and hopes to please his future customers in every way possible.

"Nick" Snyder was up to his old tricks again Sunday when he broke in to the Keller Bros, meat market and the office of the creamery company at Bourbon, Sunday evening, and secured a $200 diamond ring, and between $5 and $15 at the former place and $10 in cash at the latter place. Snyder has served several terms at the penetentiary, having been sent up the last time for stealing some brass and other articles from the Acker Saw mill company. He has been loafing around Bourbon much of the time during the two years of his parole. Sunday afternoon the elder Keller and Snyder were in the meat market and it seems Keller left his ring the cash register while doing some butchering. During the absence of Keller, Snyder secured an entrance and stole the rings. He then went over to the creamery office, took out a screen, opened the window, and secured $10 from the money drawer. All of this happened between four and six o'clock. Snyder was seen on the streets of Plymouth later in the evening, and it is reported by some that he displayed the rings while here. Snyder went to Detwiler's barn and tried to hire a livery rig. Detwiler knew the past record of the man and refused to let him have a rig. Resourceful Snyder simply walked up the street and unhitched the first rig handy. It happened to be one belonging to the Keitzmann barn. "Whitey" Barr, who had hired the rig had stopped in at the restaurant to get a lunch, and it was at that time Snyder secured the rig. He drove to Argos and left it outside the livery stable. The last trace of Snyder was the ticket he purchased there for Ft. Wayne. The elder Keller has gone to Ft. Wayne to look into the matter. Keller says that the county peace officers are a slow bunch inasmuch as they took very little active interest in the affair.

SLUMP IN BUSINESS OVER U 3 jocal Industries Affected American Radiator Plant At Bremen t Closes Foundry. There has been a big slump in business through out the Unite! States in all lines, but especially in the manufacturing line. Many of our great railroad systems havo cut down their crews almost half. Since the cut began the Pennsylvania ha? taken off about 50 crews at Ft. Wayne and laid off hands in all shops Many traveliny men sav thev are nob making expenses And the shops all over the country are short oforders The slump has not been felt to any great extent in this locality until recently. Last week the American Radiator plant at Bremen received. orders to close the foundrv part of the factory. About one hundred and twenty five men were thus thrown' out of employment. But very little information can be obtained as to the cause of this slump wer the country. Many explanations have been set forth as to the probable eanse but not from thosa who know Smith in quarrel draws knife 1 Otis Smithin the excitement of trying to interfer in a fight between Harry Bowls and another fellow. Friday evening back of Styles millinery store, drew a knife. Several bystander quickly interfered tnd him put up the weapon. H iiade the remark that he had not intended to use it. However he was unvested and brought before Justice Holloway, pled guilty to drawing the knife, and was fined $10.05..