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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A. E. RHODES MAY BE FATALLY
INJURED.
Fell from the Top Ot the Corner Hard
ware StOre-LOOse Plank Holding the
Ropes WAS Teetered Up and the Ladder
on Which He Was Standing Fell to the
Ground.

Wednesday about $50 q. m, a.
E. Rhodes fell from high scaffolding
on the Wheeler building to the ground
and may not recover from the effects.
The actual distance trsyersed in the
fall is estimated to be about 90 feet.
The casualties leading up TO the
dreadful accident are soon told. For
several days Mr.. Rhodes and his work
men have been engaged in painting the
building which is the highest business
block in Plymouth. The scsffolding
employed for the painters to stand on is
of the adjustable sort worked by q
block and tackle. Planks were extend
ed out over the roof of the building to
serve as fsstenings for the ropes. 1t
had been necessary to weight the
free ends of the plsnks with
boxes filled with bricks That morn
ing Mr.. Rhodes and VIM. Ashton
changed the position of the platform,
and in some unaccountable way neg
lected to weight one of the plsnks.
Ashton went below to steady the frame
work by use a of rope, when the un-
fortunate man slid down upon the
death-trap from the ledge of the roof.
Hardly had he got firmly planted be-
fore the loose plank left the roof and
he was precipitated into the air. He
struck the sidewalk, grazing the heavy
railing which protects the edge from
the ditch.
His injuries are broken arm, dis
located hip, a broken rib, and other
severe bruises and flesh wounds.
1t is q strange fact that he retained
consciousness until given chloroform to
relieve his pains. The physicians IN
attendance do not think he is injured
internally and in consequence have
hopes of his recovery.
Mr.. Rhodes has wife and four
children, Mrs. Rhodes being sister OF
Mrs. Chas. Wink.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
New system of Hiring Teachars-

Trustee Norris, of Liberty township,
Fulton county is the author of a new
system of hiring teachers. He pro-
posed the following plan and it was
adopted in that county: Those who
have never taught and hold one year
state license will be paid double the
amount of their general average, per
day. Teachers of experience holding
one year state license will be paid
double the average, plus cents; those
with two years state license, double the
average plus ten cents; those with three
years state license, double the average
plus thirty cents.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Microperca punctu- Al Least darter

Al Microperca punctu- Al Least darter
lata
AZ Anguilla hrySpa ~ Common eel
43 CatostOmus COM 43 Fine scaled sucker
merSOnu
A CatOstomuS nigri- A Hog sucker
cans
45 MOxostoma aureO- As White sucker
lum
1t Will be seen from the list that two
new species have been found they be-
ing of the smaller kind known as
darters.
The work has been divided into sew
ersl divisions and each assigned to one
of the assistants of whom were DIR. j i.
L. Scovel, teacher of biology, Terre
Haute high school; Thomas Large,
teacher of biology, Evansville high
school, Chauncey Judsy, teacher of
physics, Evansville high school; T..
Bronte Evcrmann, student in Cornell
university; Prof. r. g. Gillum, teacher
of physics, Indiana State normal. This
method has succeeded in giving the
best attention to each and reliability to
data secured.
In relation to the fish best adapted to
the lake the doctor firmly believes that
the species native to the lake are su-
perior to any others, and he will doubt
less make such recommendations.
About 5000 bass have been planted
m ho q tn Of hn NIL hai
made In 1889 by DIR. Evermann himself,
who seined 800 bass from the river at
Terre Haute and planted them. $500
bass were planted few weeks ago and
next spring carload of wsll-eyed pike
will be put in. No trace has been found
of the lake trout put in the lake early
in the COS, they probably having been
destroyed by other fish.
The doctor expects to be called away
about Oct. lst, and will next year be en-
gagged in the study of some typical
river, presumably the TippecanOe.
We learn that the full data will be
printed in the bulletin of the u. S. Fish
Commission aud in the Indiana Geo
logical Report, both of which will be
free upon application.
And now what an opportunity is af
forded the science departments of the
Culver Military academy and the Cul-
yer high school who in connection with
their work in physics, chemistry, botany,
zoology, geology, and meteorology,
could complete the Investigations be-
gun by the government, and build up
biological laboratories which would at
tract students from far and near, and
make their students better scientists,
for some great educator has said, "He
is the best scientist who is master of
the science of his own neighborhood."
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Jewish Feast.

Monday night at sundown began the
solemn Jewish feast of Succoth, which
lasts eight days, the first and last days
of which are marked in the Mosaic
laws, ss days of holy convocstion. IL
is the celebration of the giving of the
laws and the making of the covenant.
1t is to keep in mind tie purely relig-
ious idea of the steady intercourse be-
tween God and man, and il is the high
est religious idea from which sll con-
ceptions of worship, prayer and ethics
flow.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
NEBRASKA'S GREAT CORN CROP.
3OO,OOO,OOO Bushels is the Estimate and
IL May BE More.

3OO,OOO,OOO Bushels is the Estimate and
Ii May BE More.
A conservative estimate of Nebras
ka's corn crop, which is now safe from
frost, is 30O,0OO,0OO bushels. 1t is hard fol
the mind to grasp just what these fig
ures mean
Counting 60 bushels of shelIed corn tc
the load, 1t would take five million
teams to haul the crop to market, car.
avan that would reach around the
world. 1t will take an army of $4,000
men over two months to husk it if they
husk go bushels day each. If loaded
into cars of 10000 capacity it would
take 100000 cars to haul the crop, q
train over 1000 miles long. At no
time within the past ten years has there
been such a tendency on the part of
the farmers to look for new locations,
either to better themselves or to pro-
vide homes for their children. Many
sections in the East are Over-crOwded
while thousands of acres of rich, well
wstered lands can still be had in
Nebraska and Northern Kansas at CON-
psrstively low prices. Thousands will
visit that country this fall as the rail-
roads have announced cheap rate hsr-
vest excursions for Sept. l9, Oct. 3 and
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Pulaski County rresserership.

The suit over the treasurership OF
Pulaski county yesterday reached the
supreme court William z. Williams
was the dem ocratic nominee, and John
F. Borders was the republican nominee
for the Office at the election held Nov
l, 1898. On the first returns made
Borders received 1888 votes and Will
Jams 1877. Williams contested the
election and claimed that in precinct |,
Tippecanoe township, he had received
90 votes to Borders y, when the re-
turns showed that be had received but
SO. Other irregularities and mistakes
were charged and the commissioners
found that the vote was Williams,
1888; Borders. 1887. rhe certificate
was issued To Williams, and Borders
appealed the case to the courts. The
court found that the votes were: Will
Jams, 1889; Borders, 1883. From this
finding the appeal is taken to the
supreme court.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Great Rail- Game

The court house gang, assisted by Q
few of the Blackstone hsshers, met the
clerks team Tuesday in a very hot
and interesting game Of ball, resulting
in the score of to2 in favor of the
court house gang. Some of the feat
ures of the game we're the sensational
catches made by Bondursnt and
Pfender and the mastery work by both
batteries. A return game will be played
next week. The following designstes
the players and their respective places:
Court House Miller, C; Curtis, D;
Stevens, 10; Jsnke, 2b; Skunk, 3b;
Wise, IS; Pfender, If: Weber, CT; Bon
dursnt, IF.
Clerks-W. Logan, C; F. Logan, p;
Kuhn, 10; Bollinger. %; Wiltfong. 30;
Altman, IS; Stout, If; Bissell, CT; Tan
ner, rf,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Burr Oak.

Mrs. t. j. Msngsn and little son
Eddie have been visiting in and around
Burr Oak with old scQusintsnces for
the past eight days
Lewis Overmyer and Miss Grace
Humbert were united in marriage last
Thursday. The worthy young couple
have the congratulations of the entire
community.
Peter Lichtenberger has returned
from North Dakota.
As We failed TO send items last week
will make mention of the sad death of
Miss Effie Druksmiller, which took
place at Burr Oak Sept. s. She leaves
father, mother, one sister and a host
of friends to mourn her departure.
Arrangements are being made for the
dedication of the l.. b. church next
Sunday, Sept. "a.
Schools in Union township will open
Sept. %.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Railroad Notes.

The pay cars of the Pennsylvania
lines sre dlsbursing more money for
the service of August than in any for
mer month. Especially are the pay
rolls of the shops large AT Fort Wayne
over $4,000 was disbursed among shop
men and employees.
In replacing old bridges on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne Il Chicago, with new
iron bridges some rapid work is being
done. On Thursday bridge 320 st
Princeton Ind, ITO feet long, was re-
moved and another put in its place in
forty five minutes.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22

first weeks results of kindergarten
work in that town, this departure hsv-
ing just been initiated in that city. The
papers speak in high terms of it there,
but their highest praise will hardly be
adequate. People who think kinder
garten work is fad are simply not
posted. No better form of instruction
and training could be imagined for
children under the school age and for
some even further advanced. This
comes from one who himself once upon
a time had the fad idea of kindergarten
work"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Death of Joseph Emory,

Joseph Emory died at the home of
his stsp-dsughter, Mrs. John w. Mich
OILS, at Twin Lake Tuesday at the
advanced age of 50 years. His death
was quite sudden, being in compare
lively good health for one of his years
until Saturday evening. Deceased was
a native of Allen county and came to
Twin Lake about eight years ago. He
was member of the Baptist church.
VIM. Emory, brother near TT. Wayne,
survives him. Mr.. Nichols took
the body to Fort Wayne Wednesday
morning for interment.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Evangelical Church Conference

The conference of the pastors of the
South Bend district of the German
Evangelical church has been called to
meet In Laporte Oct. and 4. Twenty
churches will be represented and q pro-
gram of papers and addresses will be
presented. The sessions will be held at
st. Paul's church.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Notice to NV Patrons.

Having advertised since June 1st,
1899. by giving to my patrons coupons
on pictures 1 have decided to discon-
tinue that method of advertising, so
will give no more coupons after Oct. 16,
1899. thank you all for your patron
age and hope you will continue with
me. | am Yours truly,
3d1w o, II. PORTER.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Poultry.

We are paying cents for hens and 8
cents for springs and will continue as
long as the market will justify it. We
think you will make money by bring
ing your poultry to Plymouth. Don't
feed poultry the day you market it.
We buy all kinds of live poultry and
pay full market value at all times.
1w j. SwINDELL u BRO.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Cost of State Institutions.

The grand net total. expenditure for
the maintenance and construction of
the state charitable and correctional in
stitutions for the nine months ending
July 81, 1899, has been 1914, ,23O47, az
against SS53,427.2S for the correspond
ing period of last year.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
HOIem-BOttorh.

Tuesday, Sept. 10, Clinton G. Holem
and Marguerite Bottorff were united in
marriage. The immediate relatives
only were present, and reception was
rendered them last evening. They will
go to housekeeping soon and their many
friends wish them their well.deserved
happiness.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22

Monday evening Wide Awake Hiv
No. 67 gave bOuntiful supper IN homo
of number of visitors from Bourbon
and Tyner. During the evening var
iOus pleasing devices were invoguet
for amusement 1t was an occasion e
be long remembered. Those presen
from Bourbon were:
Mesdames:
DIR. Edison Sarah Myers
Reta Burns Ollie Armantrout
Ida Cook Mary Miller
A +. Field Lou Iden
A. Ames Clara Falconburg
o. Z. Greer Nellie Plant
Eva Brock VIII Colvin
John Swoverland David McGriff
David Swonger
Misses
May Smith Pearl SwOverland
Lizzie McGrif Lucy Gaskill.
Those from Tyner were:
Mesdames:-
Louise Chase Alsadie Seifried
Henry Terrell Amanda Monroe
Jennie Bennett Louise Wilson
Jessie Bunch Nellie Neff.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Exchanges Idea of Kindergarteu.

Exchanges Idea of kindergarten.
The South Bend Times commenting
upon the article In Saturdays Indepen-
dent relative to the kindergarten In
this city, says:
"Plymouthites are rejoicing over the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Notice.

Notice.
| have determined to remain in Plym-
outh, and my old clients and friends
will find me in the Wheeler block fully
prepared to do any kind of law business.
WITT CHAs. L. DRUMMOND.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22

Peter Hank is now holding q chair in
Young's barber shop.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22

n. f. Bunch has been appointed sd-
ministrator for the Lemert estate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-11
EVAN THOMAS MEALE KILLED.
Collision on the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad the Cause.

Evan Thomas Meale, of 1903 Luzernc
street, was almost instantly killed yes
terday at Bridgeport, across the
Schuylkill river from Norristown, Pa,
In a collision on the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad. He was riding in
a caboose when another train ran into
It and was caught in the wreck.
The injured man was taken to Char
ity hospital at Norristown, where he
died at o'clock last evening. A dis
patch was received by the young mans
parents shortly after the accident and
they Immediately left for Norristown,
but a long distance telephone message
received by Druggist George w. Jen-
kins from officials of the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey, confirmed the
news before they reached there.
Meale was about 2S years of age and
formerly worked as a stove mounter
at the Scranton stove works. He left
this city about year ago and went
to Danville, where he enlisted in the
United states army for service in Ha-
Vana. After a few months service he
obtained his discharge and returned
to this city.
short time ago Meale left this city
in search of work and nothing <vas
heard of him until yesterday, when the
accident was reported to his parents.
Deceased was a stalwart young man
and was the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Meale. The remains will be
brought to this city for interment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-11
Passengers Badly Scared.

Another occurrence happened short
ly before 10 o'clock last night at the
same place that gave the passengers
a thrill and a shake up. Laurel Hill
Taylor car No. 1G5 due in the Central
City at 9.46, dashed across the track
at a frightful pace, with thirty-three
passengers aboard. many of whom
were standing, and escaped a collision
with an incoming freight train by less
than a minute.
The car was in charge of Conductor
George Eder and Motorman b. /. Pet
erson, and was equipped with one of
the new General Electric motor..
When the car reached the curve 1T
Ninth street and West Lackawanna
avenue the motorman applied the
brake as usual to bring il to a fun
stop before entering the down grade
The brakes refused to work and the
power was reversed, but without any
apparent strength and the car bound
ed down the grade at rapid pace. It
dashed down onto the crossing. and
when it struck the tracks bounced up
at least 2 foot, throwing the passen-
gers into the front end of the car.
The lights were eXtinguished and the
car sped over the crossing and down
as far as the hook and ladder house
before it was brought to a standstiu
1t had hardly crossed the tracks be-
fore the freight train, which was ap-
preaching short distance above the
watchman's shanty. came thunderine
down the main track.
Fortunately none Of the passengers
We're injured, but they were badly
shaken up as a result of the thrilling
experience.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-11
COLLISION AT CROSSING.
Trolley Car Run Into by Train at
West Lackawanna Avenue-For-
tunately No One Was Injured.

A serious accident was narrowly
averted at the West Lackawanna ave-
nue crossing of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad at 11.30
o'clock Saturday night. No one was
injured, but a Petersburg Luzerne car,
in charge of Motorman Kinkle and
Conductor Rockwell, was badly dam
aged. The car ran onto the crossing
while the gates We're down and broke
off one Of the arms and collision
with a passing train was only averted
by the motormans presence of mind.
The last Petersburg-L -Luzerne car,
leaving the central city at 11.2U, had
reached the Ninth street switch when
one of the motors burned out and
caused a short delay. Car No. IL,
which was damaged. had reached the
top of the hill on it's way to the barn
when 1t was held on the curve by the
disabled car. After the track was clear
Motorman Kinkle started down the
grade just as the gates were being
lowered, and, as usual. applied the
brakes and reversed the power
He was unable to control the car ow-
ing to the slippery condition of the
track, over which the west bound cars
experienced some difficulty in passing.
He stuck to his post. however, and
the car crashed into the gates, damag-
ing the vestibule, breaking several
windows and also one arm of the gates.
Five passengers besides the motorman
and conductor were on the car, but all
escaped injury by jumping when the
crossing was reached.
A freight train came along just as
the car stuck the gates and, while un-
der full control, the engineer was un-
able to stop his train before the car
was struck. The second collision re-
duced a portion of the car to kindling
wood. The engineer stopped his en-
gine as soon as possible and learned
that no one was injured and after
wards pulled his train into the yard.
The wreck car was summoned and re-
moved the damaged car to the Linden
street barn for repairs.
The same evening at o'clock
Washburn street car narrowly escaped
a similar experience, having run onto
the crossing and stopped within few
feet of a freight train which was being
switched into the transfer station.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-11
THOMAS CULLIGAN INJURED.
Fell from Providence Line Trolley
Car Saturday Night.

Thomas Culligan, who lives in the
rear of Clarks green houses at Bulls
Head, was badly injured Saturday
night. He is engaged at the green
houses as night man and about IL
o'clock he started for Providence
square on business.
At Oak street the car stopped to let
some passengers off and Culligan
stepped down from the platform in
order to let them alight. AS he tried
to get on again he was thrown force
fully to the ground and fell in an un-
conscious state. He was taken into
a store near by and the Lackawanna
hospital ambulance was called. At the
hospital it was seen that he was
suffering from a scalp wound, and also
from what probably is a fracture at
the base of his skull.
He is in a very dangerous condition
and remains in an unconscious state.
Culligan is a very large man and
weighs over $50 pounds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-11
KILLED BY TROLLEY CAR.
James Feeney, of Jermyn, Was Killed
and Terribly Mangled in the
Woods Near Archibald.

At 10 o'clock last night James Feeney,
of Jermyn, met his death n the Arch
bald woods, while going to his home.
Feeney was a young man about
twenty-four years of age, and worked
with his brother as blacksmith in oily
phant. He was walking homeward last
night. and was at the foot of the hill
in the Archibald woods when he was
struck by a Scranton bound trolley car
coming from Archibald
When the car struck him he was
rolled under it, being terribly crushed
The wheels did not pass over him, but
he was simply squeezed under the car
He was killed instantly. and was ter
ribly cut about the face, and one of his
legs also was broken.
Undertaken Butler, of Archibald, was
called and took immediate charge of
the remains.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-11
Grand
Santa Claus
Exhibition

Our grand Santa Claus exhibition
for the children of this city is now
open in our dry goods department,
and will continue every day
from 10 o'clock in the morning 90 Il
a. M, and from to g o'clock in the
evening from now until Christmas
Twelve beautiful prizes win be given
away to the children. All children ac-
companied by their parents or guard
ians will be given coupon free Of
charge, emitting them to a chance on
the beautiful prizes. Don't fail to
bring the children to see the real live
Santa Claus. 1t will be great treat
for them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-11

To the question asked us, "Do you
sell oleomargarine!" we answer, WE
DO NOT. 1t cannot be sold lawfully.
Where it is sold, deception is gener-
ally practiced, as it is sold for butter.
N. Y. Journal of Commerce, Dec. A,
says: "The last fiscal years ending
June, 80, shows the production for
the year to be 3,l3o,474 pounds"
1t has very large production in H.
linois. 1t is sold in this city.
Our Print Butter and Fresh Cream
cry is delivered daily. We think it
a very safe assertion, that we are the
only firm in Scranton receiving daily,
PRINT BUTTER DIRECT FROM
the creamery. BUT we cannot sell it
in competition with oleomargarine,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-11

tions Of the play, in order to allow
those who have no opportunity Of going
abroad a chance to see the wonderful
Passion Play of the peasants.
The pictures to be shown here are
the only original reproduction in the
world. The presentation opens with a
description Of Horitz and the customs
and the manners of the natives. with
an instructive illustration of the Pas
sion Play. All the scenes are interest
ing and awe aspiring. The moving
pictures befo nur very eyes with all
the apparent ei-ments of life, except of
speech, lend to these scenes an alto
gether spiritual atmospheric which can
not but leave more than a passing i'm
preston. 1t Is an exhibition that must
be seen to be appreciated. 1t can only
heighten the feeling of reverence, and
proves to be instructive as well.