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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
Mr. Roots RilIS

In the house Representative Root in
troduced two bills looking to the pro-
lection of the people in the matter of
the purchase of supplies by public Off
GERS. One of the bills applies to the
purchase of supplies for towns, cities,
counties, townships and schools the
principles that already apply to the pur-
chase of supplies for the state institu
tions. The bill creates in each county
what is known as purchasing board,
composed of the trustees of all the
townships, the county superintendent of
schools, the president of the board of
school trustees of each incorporated
town or city and the president of the
board of county commissioners. This
board shall meet annually on July Let
of each year and at that meeting a writ
ten requisition shall be required of each
school board and trustee of the supplies
that will be needed during the coming
year. Contracts shall be let by competi-
tive bidding after three weeks notice
by advertising in newspaper of gen
eral circulation. All warrants or orders
of township trustees or school boards
must be countersigned by the president
and secretary of the purchasing board,
otherwise they are void. The penalty
for violation is SO to 500 fine.
Mr.. Roots other bill limits the power
of the township trustee to incur debts
Debt can only be incurred, except with
few necessary limitations, by approval
of the board of county commissioners.
The penalty il $50 to $500 fine.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
OUR BOYS.
One Way to Keep Them ut Home.

One Way to Keep Them Mt Home.
There seems to be a tendency and a
growing one, too, among the rising gen.
GRAFTON, to wander away from the dear
old home down on the farm and to
gravitate to the cities. Many is the
time we have heard gray haired
father or mother deploring this fact,
and public speakers have made it the
subject of many discourse.
The fact is to be deplOred and no one
will gainsay the truth OF the stat sment
that many good farmer has been
spoiled by retrogradlng into poor law
yer, doctor or other professional man.
The fact, however, is not palmer than
of duty that helps to shape the course
of men and women, but it is not sufli-
GENTLY strong in the youth of the 18th
century to hold them at home when the
attraction elsewhere is greater than the
attractions are at home.
1t may be a sad commentary upon
the tiialty of the present and rising
genei ations but 1t is fact, nevertheless,
that the preaching of morals, strict dis
cIpline and constant reminders CT iilial
duty, have less influence in keeping the
young people on the farm than a wide
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20

In connection with our place of business
have opened up an Exchange Mill. | have
placed in a full set OF feed grinders L am pre-
pared TO grind all kinds of Feed and Corn Meal.
Farmers. bring me your wheat. | will give you
flour in exchange. / handle nothing but first
grade of flour.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
FOURTH REGIMENT HERE
Four Marshall County Boys Among
- TEem-Crowds NJ the Depot sun
day to Greet Them.

Four Marshall County Boys Among
= TEem-Crowds nj the Depot sun
day to Greet Them.
A large crowd congregated at inter
walls at the Pittsburg depot Sunday to
gaze upon the Fourth regiment of Chi
cago as the different sections pulled in g.,
enroute for distant Manila. The sol
diers were all young and lively; many
of them were handsome. The Plym
outh girls are not slow. After the first
section had vanished down the track,
gossip concerning the gallant appear
ance of the soldiers quickly circulated,
and brought forth additional numbers
of the fairer sex.
1t is a matter of special notice that
four Marshall county boys and a mem
Der of the 18th regiment were among
the soldiers. George Birch, and three
brothers, Jack and Ed Hay and their
younger brother, who were in the en-
ployment of Joseph Swindell here.
formed the Marshall county group.
Harry Halves was the honored member
of the 10Th.
The trip before the boys is long, but
one fraught with interest and perhaps
advc nture One of the officers remarked
at the depot Sunday: al would rather
be deprived of twenty years of my life
and make this trip than not be able to
make it at ALL" Their route selec
ted on account of insufficient means of
transportation on the Pacific coast, will
direct their course nearly three fourths
of the distance around the globe. They
will embark at New Y ork, cross the At
lantlc, traverse the length of the Med
lterranesn, and pillow through the waters
of the Suez canal, the Red Sea, the ara
bian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Vel
low Sea before reaching the destination.
At Gibraltar they Will land and be ten
dered reception by the British garri-
son. They will also touch the Isle of
Cyprus in the Mediterranean, and be al
lowed day more at Cairo, Bombay
and Singapore.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
CONVICTED OF KILLING A BOY.
William Fitzgerald Given a Life Sentence
for Murder

for Murder
The Logansport jury in the case of
the state against William Fitzgerald,
charged with murder, returned YER
dict at 4:30 yesterday morning, finding
the defendant guilty of murder in the
first degree and fixing punishment at
imprisonment for life. The case went
to the jury at 4:30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. Fitzgeralds' crime was
that of killing Quincy Beebe the
fourteen year old son of Samuel Beebe,
resident of Bunker Hill, Miami coun-
ty, on Oct. last. Suspicion at once
rested on Fitzgerald, he having made
threats against the Beebe family, and
having been with the boy on the night
of the murder Fitzgerald was arrested
about ten days after, and the case sent
to Cass county TO Miami on change of
venue.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
Hill & Ringgenberg.

Proprietors of Plymouth Wagon Works. West
Jefferson Street. Plymouth Ind
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20

open door TO the best room with the sun
streaming across the carpet and light
Ing up the pictures on The wall Many
a misguided mother has driven her SONS
and daughters to seeking pleasure else
where, by keeping the parlor door lock
ed to save the carpet from foot prints, to
to see which In after life, she would
have gladly given all her earthly pos
sessions. She has shut out the sun
light to keep it from fading the carpet
and as result the fair, sunny faces of
her girls and boys have faded from the
old home. They have gone where the
doors were open, where music and song
and peals of laughter are unrestrained,
and sad as 1t is to relate sometimes,
when the mothers cheek would have
bnrned with shame, could she have seen
them, and all because their home was
not home but only place to stay.
There are but few instances where
economy demands it all, that very lit
tie, would not suffice to furnish the
young people a piano or an organ, a
violin, guitar, either, or other strInged
instrument, while the money spent in
seeking the pleasure abroad would keep
the home supplied with all the latest
books, magazines and newspapers. And
here holding intercourse with the wise
and good of past and present genera
lions through the medium of their
writings or the records of their melodies,
t heyoung people would soon learn to
sing with the spirit and the understand
ing, the good old hymn, "Home Sweet
Home" They would soon come TO pre-
fer the freedom and pleasure of home
to the tinsel and glitter of public
houses, and a frOlic with companions
at home in which father and mother
join, would be to them, a tie that would
bind them each time. closer and closer
to the dear old home.
vi course there are homes where all
this is done and it is to them that the
young folks cling, and when by reason
of years they create homes of their
own, they come often TO visit the dear
old place, and in time other voices are
heard-the voices of little ones who
climb into grandpa's lap or cling to
grandmother's apron, just as their
parents did so many years ago.
These are the homes, too, where
beauty grows with age and where no
voice is like mothers voice, no advice
like fathers, and where the frOsts of
time leave halo of glory about the
brows of the dear old people, at which
children and grandchildren and great
grandchildren look with pride, with
reverence and with. sweet admiration.
1t is in these homes that the mothers
hand never loses its power 20 charm
away pain, nor her voice the sweet ca
dence of the almost forgotten lullaby;
where the fathers hand never hesitates
to rest fondly upon the head of son or
daughter, even though on that head
there are white hairs among the raven
locks or "silver threads amongst the
gold. American Home and Farm.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
From SATURDAYS Daily.


Miss Florence Ii. Smith is very sick
with the catarrhal fever.
There is sickness in the family of
John Nichols at Twin Lakes.
VIM. Murphy. living in the country
two and one half miles west is sick with
the lagrippe.
Nancy Linn is suffering with severe
case of eryslpelas in the face, at the
residence of 10 Davis.
Misses Clara +. Miller and Mary Mil
Ter arrived from Goshen this afternoon
and will visit in Tyner and Plymouth.
Mrs. E. Stevens, of Mansfield, Ohio,
who has been visiting her SOD, Clarence
ID. Stevens, for the past few weeks, re-
turned home today.
The following came down from South
Bend today to attend the funeral of Ed.
Dial: Miss Dora Harmon, Mrs Charles
Wrinkle and Mrs. John Grimm.
J. G. Knoblock and VIM. Knoblock of
South Bend arrived today noon and will
attend the funeral of Mrs. & w. Kno
block IN the country tom orrow.
News came to Argos recently that a
certain man out in the country had
been found dead and the coroner start
ed out to investigate On the way he
met the dead man in the road. I he
latter had been overcome for time
with heart trouble
Yesterday, two wrecks occurred near
Lapaz on the b. & o. One was at
Milford Junction and the other was in
the country just west of the town. In
the latter, two fiat-cars and heavy
boxcar were smashed. One man was
injured on the leg.
The Whist club met last evening at
the home of Miss Bessie Reeves. The
cards proved TO be quite interesting. A
full attendance was one of the cOnsol-
ing features of the evening Prizes for
the ladies' and gentleman's champion
ship were awarded.
The Elkhart city council killed the
electric street railway perpetual fran
chise by vote of 6 to ). This action
will probably end the matter, and the
company, If it carries out it's plans as
announced, will continue to work under
the present franchise, which remains in
force for period of 81 years.
The jury rendered their decision in
The Pifer road case yesterday TO re
capitulate, Mr.. Pifer dem anded pay fer
the privilege of building a public road
across one corner of his land. The jury
decided that the benefits he received
from the road would more than balance
the value of his land and therefore de-
clined to allow him any damages.
Last night a drunken individual
walked into Ruge's cigar store and de
manded plug of tobacco. AS he had
no money to pay for 1t, he was refused
the article and just for fun began to
wreck his vengence. The first thing
his hands came in contact with was the
cash register which was thrown heavily
to the floor and broken almost beyond
repair. After doing about as he wanted
to, for little while, he was approached
by comrade and induced to leave the
place and retire for the night.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
From Mondays Daily.

Sam Bergner, of Donaldson, is dan
gerously ill.
Kendallville is taking steps toward a
free Kindergarten
The river is higher than it has been
for many years past.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
Public Sale!

Notice is hereby given that we will sell at
Public Sac at our place of business. on West
Jefferson street. between Lake Erie and Van
dala Railroads. every Sl9 days out of every
year the following property: Standard Sand
Proof Skein Farm Wagons. all sizes. at a very
low price. with one year guarantee attached TO
every wagon. Farmers Handy Wagon. best on
the market $500. We furnish all kinds OF
VI hicle Wheels at living prices. We are build
wagons, Piano and Organ Wagons; in fact. we
feel safe in saying that we can fill all orders In
our line of business. as we employ only expert
wOrkmen. We do no piece work. but employ
all our mechanics 10y the day. which assures the
best workmanship. All kinds of painting and
trimming done at a very low price. Our paint
ing is all brush work; we do no dipping. We do
general repairing. Four new shoes (best) 81 90.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Call. be convinced.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20

If you think of having your photo
taken, go to ROTZIEN'S New
Ground Floor Gallery, where every
thing is up-to-date. guarantee my
pictures to be the finest in Marshall
County. Prices always the lowest.
GALLERY ON LApORTE STREET.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-20
Presbyterian Sunday school Officers.

Presbyterian Sunday school Officers.
Superintendents-John w. Parks
and j. Nj. Dautenspeck
Secretaries -Eva Mum and Emma
Yockey
Treasurers-James 0. Parks and
Earl Morrison
Librarians Hays Mum and Chester
Dickinson
Special Librarians B. North
and Emery Hess
Home Department-Mrs a. G. Hume
and Will Nichols
Chorister-H. Ct. Patton
Organists Gertrude Peterson and
Edna Yockey.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-15
POWERFUL RIVAL AT LAST.
Tank Line OF nig steam
er- isutit.

Kansas city. Mo. March 1.-THE
Journal HayF
=. g. Rutan ~ Chicago. representing
an English syndicate. who II Ia the
city, claims that he has obtained an
option on 100000 acres Of land In the
Cherokee Nation In thu northern part
u the Indian Territory In III. recent
~ discovered petroleum fields
According to Mr.. Rutan. the condi-
ton IL that the leases shall 10 closed
within ten days.
Major Graham, an cx.oiiccr u the
army. and an English capitalist. II a.
the head Of the syndicate, The capi-
tallHtr back Of u include many uf he
weulthivst men In England. who have
had experience In the European oil
lcldr. Mi l,utan says the present com
pany. Ut which he IN an official. has
men back Of II whose wealth would
easily aggregate $3.50. 900 600 II II indc-
pendent Of the STANDARD Oh company
and expects to compete with that COM
pany not only In the markets OF
America. but Of Europe. Tank line
steamers Of 100 tons burden have been
built and are la the hands OF the COM
pany.
They win run from Port Arthur and
other Gulf ports To European countries,
II n claimed the plan II practically
certain to 20 through and that the
steamers VIII be- running within "a few
months. Seventeen wells arr already ia
operation and tn. rigs Tot several more
viii be- built AZ soon aH the syndicate
secures control.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-15

At my house which my company put
up eighteen years ago and u In AZ
good and sweet as ON the day II was
canned"
Continuing. Mr. Wilson said
II viii not say whether N. beef that
II being put up now viii keep aa long
Ms that ~ does not look from the
testimony before the war inquiry
board ne though II would. competl-
tlOn has driven the blk packing houses
10 can their beef In different way
from that In which ~ was canned ten
years ngo. To save money and time.
they have 10 use less effective process-
-.
when the nrst Zulu war broke out.
I was supplying the English govern.
mcnt with canned compressed beef
not cnrnsd beef. but beef In square
cans that had been packed by vacuum
presses. When the English troops
over 100000 worth Of this canned beef
and ate II. I never heard Of their be-
inR made sick by II. either.
Seriously. though. during the whole
81 the Zulu war the Wilson Packing
company shipped thousands u dollars
worth NJ canned beef to the English
army, IN the hottest country IN the
world. out OF all that quantity ".
never received "a protest from the Eng
iiHh government about the beef Hpoll-
ms. Come of II was kept In the tropics
Tor months-and eaten-and there was
no cause FOR complaint from the Ems
llah troops. II was not the same Kind
81 canned beef that was furnished ~
the American troops last year.
This beef the American troops CONF
plalned ~. ~ I understand II. was IN
round cans. II was not what II known
a. compressed beef II was simply
bnlled beef.
business II business. but the lives
~ the American troops arr worth
more than few dollars and | believe
tho war Inquiry board ought 10 get az
the facts II ought 10 give some "
these people chance 60 tell their
stories.
II have been asked time and again
since the talk about bad beef 60 tell
what ! think was the caure OF tho
canned beef spelling II IL spoiled. I
have my own opinion, but am not 10.
Ing TO express a."
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the cleavage between the two factions
Of the revolutionary party and the as
rcmhly's leaders devoted their onrr-
Giles. consequently for the most part .'
preparing and approving "a manifesto
10 the army and TO the people, explain.
inE the causes which led 10 General
uomcz'H dismissal and defining the
policy now openly announced of rcfus-
ing to accept the t3,OO000o arrynfagon
OF pay offered by the United states an
"a preliminary step to dlHbandmont
The dissolution of the army IL what
General Sanguilly and the other lead
crH OF the anti-Oomcz faction most to-
naciously opposed, Tor with the dlHper.
sion ~ the troops the political Influence
Of the assembly would Strainhtway
vanish. To hold the army intact by
seeming TO stand out for more liberal
allotment Of back pay IL the undlu-
Euiscd purpose ~ iheHe military poll
tielans and To prevent either the 70.
turn of the rank aud nj 10 peaceful
occupations ~ their disposition Into a
native auxiliary army differed by
Americans.
The nnti-Gomez cabnl IL ready 20
break In appearance nj least. with the
government az Washington and TO sac
rifce compenHatioii. considerable FOR
the men II not for the officers, liked
by tho agreement between General
Comes and the administration.
Were the nracmhly a real political
power lta present attitude toward the
United states would call for an imme-
dlaic definition % It's functions and
limitations as n factor In the pacinca-
tion OF the island but, ns every one here
realizes. the assembly leaders nru for
the most part were posoura having
neither achievements nor records be-
hind them and lacking absolutely tho
confidence and loyalty OF the classes
which Hympathlzcd with and supported
the insurrection. Should they carry
their program Of dissatisfaction and
overt hostility much further. the pub
nc opinion In cuoa VIII gladly nc-
aulesce In any measure which shall re-
ducc their share In the establishment Of
"A new and stable government TO tho
minimum point
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for a
conference between General Brooke
and General Comes at which an ef-
fort will be made To Ak the Cuban
leaders status for the purposes OF fur
Their negotiations looking to the dis
bandment Of the army. II General
Gomez insists on vacating his commits
sion his power to bind the troops to
any agreement win probably be held TO
have lnpsed. In that event Il IN un-
derstood that general Brooke will deal
with the heads Of the military depart
ments created under Gomez, declining
absolutely Ia recognize the authority
or responsibility OF the military assem-
bly,.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-15
zuLus SURVIVED oANNrD nrrr.
VIM, ., Wilson. Who Supplied tho British
Army with Meat, Relates Experiences.

Chicago March i5--Wm. J. Wilson.
former West Park commissioner and
founder of the Wilson Packing COM
pany. which supplied the british army
with canned beef during the nrst Zulu
war. where the temperature was hotter
than Il was In cuba or Porto Rico,
may go before the war Inquiry board
bcfnr II leaves Chicago.
The Wilson company went out ~ cx-
lstence In 1855 and It had no successor.
according To- lts founder, II N said the
firm was the first OF the Chicago
packing companies 10 go into the husl-
ness Of canning compressed beef,
There never was such an article as
canned roast boef Tor commercial pur-
poses" said Mr. Wilson today 1T Is
possible "a can II, hut too expensive 10
make II practicable Every blt NJ beef
that IL sold under the label NJ canned
roast beef Is nothing but boiled meat
Canned roast beef Is a trade lie and
that II all you can say for H.
II do not hesitate 10 speak plainly
about II for the reason | think IL viii
do the packing trade good TO have this
matter stirred up,
Il have some canned beef ana tongue
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-15
BIDS FOR PUBLIC
BUILDING site.
Advertisements Therefor viii be
Issued This Week.
50 SAYS THE ARCHITECT.
Action Of the Dcserct News In rnform-
Ing Omciais Enables Worhto
be begun This Year.
r"NEws" SPECIAL

Washington. March 1.-THE action Of
the Dcscret News In calling the atien-
ton ~ the Governor aud Legislature
to tho fact that II must ccde absolute
Jurisdiction over the site for a post.
ofioo was just In the nick of time.
Tho supervising architect said. ~
the Utah Legislature has empowered
Governor Wells to make this cession.
the lot In salt Lake can BE- purchased
and work begun In the Immediate fg-
turc; Whereas. In the absence N such
authority to the Governor the work
could not begin until tho Legislature
met again, We are fast preparing adj
ycrtlscmcnts for proposals FOR sites
and Salt Lakes viii 70 out this week. d
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-15
FATE OF TEN
TRAMP STEAMERS
Now Practically Certain that They
FoundereG on Atlantic.
THREE HUNDRED LIvESL0ST
Reinsurance on These Luekicss
Steamers Tor Three weeks isa.
stood st Ninety Guin.ss,

New York. March is.-The Tribune
says;
1T Il now practically certain that
ton freight steamers have been lost on
the Atlantic In recent storms. This
Involves the sacrifice Of more than
800 lives and sgso0.O00 capital. OF
course there yet romans slim chance
that some ~ IN" crews may have been
picked M by slow going sailing yes
scia. bound for FAR distant ports, or
that one or tWo ~ the missing ships
may sim be drifting, disabled, far from
the usual lines Of ocean travel. but
the probabilities are heavily against
that hope.
~ Is rald that about $1,000 has al
ready changed hands on the Maritime
Exchange through bets made on the
fate of these lucklcss steamers and the
rate Of reinsurance ON them for the
last three weeks has stood az 20
guineas. Al perhaps went down IN the
fearful hurricane OF Feb. 2. Their
names nroi
Gillivray loaded with oil In bulk
from Halifax. January 20. for Dover
l.. Y. Lunchenbnck owner.
Aronu 0iritinhl, Capt. !. Il, Baxter.
timber laden. sailed from Portland.
Maine, January - Tor LONDON, Thomp-
son line.
city ~ Wakefield British. Capt.
Townsend. grain and general mor-
chnndlso from Norfolk, January -. for
Rotterdam.
Croft ulriilsiD. Captain Land, grain
and general merchandise. from New
York. Jan, 20 for iclth. Arrow line.
Dora Foster 'liritishl. Captain J. II.
wooley, cotton, from savannah Jan.
% i0r Liverpool,
f.aushton Gidtish). Captain Hodg-
son. grain nud cotton from Norfolk.
Jan. 23 FOR Copenhagen.
Minister Mnybury tGcrmnnl. Cap
tain PrCllr. oil IN bulk. from New York.
Jan. ei. Tor Hamburg.
Obcnnn niritiahl, Captain Lesley.
grain. from lialtlmoru. Jan. 20. for Ant
Wcrp,
Picton OBrlilsh). Captain G. q.
Payne, grain AMI cotton, from Norfolk
Jan. 20, for Nigu.
Port Milburn CnritlHhl. Captain
Smith, grain and general merchandise.
from New York for London. Atlantic
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