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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

The Bremen ball team will play its
initial game this season with South
Bend next Sunday. The game will be
interesting and without doubt many
Plymouth young people will drive over.
Bremen has always been noted for the
excellency of her ball team and judging
by the make up of the team this year,
she will excel her record of previous
years. The young men of the team are
all gentlemanly fellows and rank equal
ly we'll in cleverness on the diamond.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
BLACK HORSE TROOP.
Went Wednesday Special Train
From Culver.

Went Wednesday on Special Train
From Culver.
The battalion of cadets and the mem
bers of the Black Horse troop OF the
Culver military academy left for Indi-
annapolis Wednesday by special train
over the Vandalis railroad, where they
are to act as the personal escort of
Governor Mount in the g. A. r. parade.
The train was composed of baggage
car, two palace horse cars for the blacks
and five passenger coaches for the ca
diets and officers of the school. Ac-
companying the battalion are Col. a.
F. Fleet, superintendent of the acade-
my; Maj. L. r. Gignilist, in command
of the battalion; Capt. G. +. Dutton,
commanding the cavalry troop, and
Capts. b. Ii. Greiner, j. II. Wood and
{. NJ. Blsckford of the military staff.
That afternoon the battalion and
Black Horse troop took part in the q
A. r. parade.
The parents of the cadets living in
Indianapolis gave reception and
ball in their honor at the Denison hotel
IN the evening, to which every cadet in
the battalion was invited. Among the
patrons and patronesses of this enter
tainment were the Hon. and Mrs. Benjs-
min Harrison, Governor and Mrs j. A
Mount, Mr. and Mrs. f. NJ. Campbell,
DR.. and Mrs. o. 5. Runnels, Mrs. Agnes
DeVay, Gen. and Mrs. j. B Cockrum,
MIR. and Mrs. w. 5 CARRIER, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. NJ. J Johnson and a number of
other prominent people.
On Thursday the cadets time was
largely their own, until 4:30 in the af-
ternoon, at which hour they assem-
bled at the Denison hotel, marched to the
station and took their train out of the
city, reaching Culver at that night
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Odd Fellows Order Grows.

According to the report to the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows now in session at
Indianapolis, there are now 652 lodges
in Indiana, with a total membership,
Dec. 81, 1899, of 1882. The total mem
bership since 1897 has been l54, ,494, and
the total relief paid to brothers and
their families, S3,3O7, ,32744. The
amount paid for relief during the six
months ending Dec. 81, 1899, was 500
358.27.
The present number of Rebekah
lodges is 495, with total membership
of 6,234. The net gain in Odd Fellows
during the six months was 1892, and
Rebekshs, during 1899, 1898. There is
a total balance in the grand lodge treas
ury of $7,5OO22
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
No. q.
them. The census enumerator certain
~ earns his salary. The enumerators
of Plymouth will not earn over $50 or
$40 apiece for their work.
On the Increase.

The tabulation of the returns of the
tax duplicates of the various counties
OF the state has been completed by
Auditor Hart. According to his tsbu-
latlon the total value of the state is ST.
33o, ,446,69S. Notwithstanding the fact
that ln ar least 40 counties of the state
the claims for mortgage Indebtedness,
amounting to over S6000000 were de
Quoted from the total valuation and do
not appear upon the duplicates, there is
an increase over last year of S24 ,335, ,2I5.
The total amount of taxes levied for
all purposes, state, county and national,
Is S2l ,6o9, 390.Sl. This amount will be
materially lessened, however, owing to
the fact that in 60 counties the exemp-
tlons for mortgages, amounting to over
100000, were included in the total
of the tax duplicates and taxes caleu-
lated upon the same, The returns TO
the auditor show decreases in tax levies
in most OF the counties. This is espe-
cially true in the levy of township
taxes.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Lincoln, the First American.

DR.. Quayle lectured to small but
very sppreciative audience at the
Methodist church Tuesday on the
subject abraham Lincoln, the First
American" The doctor places Lincoln
ahead of Washington. He was com.
moner representing the plain people,
the great middle clsss-s true Ameri-
can. The lecturer has mastery COM
msnd of the English language and q
delivery at times very dramatic. His
recital OF the Ben Hur chariot race was
happily connected with the theme
at hand and was thoroughly
appreciated. DR.. Qusyle as lecturer
upon Lincoln towers head and
shoulders above Watterson or the late
Ingersoll.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Influencing the Public

No writer wields more potent influ
ence than the skillful advertiser. Other
writer's are frequently able to mold AID
form public opinion upon matters OF
general interest, but the advertiser in
duces his readers to perform an lndl.
vidual action which they had not con-
templated-a much more difficult feat
makes customers Of persons who had
not intended to purchase.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
THE DUNkARDS
Great National Conference at North Man
chester.

Extraordinary preparations are being
made at North Manchester by the COM
miitee of arrangements for the great
national Dunksrd conference, which
meets at North Manchester in two
weeks.
This will be the largest meeting in
the history of the church. The work
on the building begins in earnest next
Monday. The dishes have arrived max
ing three big dray loads and over 5000
pieces. The vast amount of cutlery
and kitchen supplies are on hand.
The Wabash railroad has arranged to
build platform 1000 feet long, beside
Its track at the entrance of the grounds
where all trains will stop, thus permit
ting passengers to slight at the entrance
of the grove. All special Big -Four
trains will also be run up TO this plat
form. The railroad accommodations
will be excellent
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Fish Law Broken.

State Senator Frank Heller. Dot Wash
burn, DIR. ID. ). Linnville and John Hell
Ter, of Columbia City, were arrested by
direction of the State Fish Commissioner
for violating the state fish law. The
commissioners accompanied the party to
the lake, and caused the arrest after re-
turning All gave bond. The most
peculiar part of the incident is that Mr..
Heller is under arrest for violating a
law passed by the legislature of which
be was a member.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Grand and Petit Juries.

The grand ard petit juries for the
coming term have been selected and are
as follows:
Grand Jury-John G. Richardson
Polk township; Cyrus Zehner, Stephen
Day, West township; Edward Ruff
Bourbon township; Daniel w. Marks
Union township.
Petit JUry-Perry f. Sarber, Union
township; Geo. p. Rightly, Center town
ship; John Slayton, Green township
Frank Reubelt, Bourbon township
BeUj. Meredith, TippccanOe township
Eli Miller, German township; Robert
Schroeder, North township; Valentine
Nye, Orville L. Web5, Polk township
Samuel Garn, West township; Alfred
Bunch, Lafayette Rorer, Walnut town
ship,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Hibernians to Meet.

The biennial convention of the mem
bers of the Ancient Order of Hibernlans
in Indiana will be held in Lafayette on
June 18th and 18th. 1t will be the
twentieth annual meeting of the state
association, and the deliberations of
the body will be presided over by the
state president, John w. O'Hars, of
Peru. 1t is expected that the number
of delegates will reach nearly one
hundred
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Get Your Mail Box.

Postmaster Conger urges that the
farmers on the rural mail route come
in and get boxes at once. These boxes
each have lock and key and are proof
against all kinds of weather. All peo-
pie along the mail route should take
advantage of the opportunity within
their reach. The Marshall County In
dependent is delivered on this route
every Friday forenoon.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

cause of his acquiescence in the deci-
sion of Attorney General Griggs, de-
claring the law ineffective.
The report read as follows:
1--WE are. however, chagrined, humili-
ated and exaspersted by the puerile
and absurd construction placed upon
the anti-canteen law, so-called, by the
attorney general of the United States
and, with all due respect to his exalted
station, we record the fact that we are
panied and disappointed at the course
OF the president in accepting as final
satisfaction an opinion without binding
force. Such an abuse of power is nulli
fication in its most dangerous FORM
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
The New Council Officers,

AT Monday nights session of the city
council the newly elected members as
sumed charge of affairs. The early
part of the meeting however consisted
in the closing up of unfinished business
by the old board.
w. w. Hill was granted permission
to encase his ice house i'll steel sheeting.
The street commissioner reported
final estimates of the cost of certain
walks which he put down.
The city attorney then reported on
several matters which had been referred
to him. The petition of King & Davis
and others relative to the suppression
of gift and ticket concerns used for ad-
vertising purposes he reported did not
come under the control of the council.
He submitted TWO ordinances one
amending q former ordinance regulat-
ing the granting of licenses to street
fakirs, and the other compelling the
three railroads running through Plym-
outh to maintain electric lights at vari-
Gus crossings.
Reports were made by the city treas
urer, street commissioner, and the water
works superintendent, the last of whom
reported that the bid of Ii. f. Buck for
furnishing 4-inch cast iron pipes for the
extension of the water mains north was
the lowest received and that the con.
tract had been let to him.
The streets and alleys committee ad-
vised the payment of 67 cents per cubic
yard for the hauling of gravel to North
Center street.
| The committee on electric lights
brought before the council several pro-
tests against the manner in which the
city is being lighted and partial list of
the arc lights that have been out during
the last few weeks. The bill of NJ. w.
Slmons was then allowed under protest
The new council was then ushered in
and a few matters taken up. The may
or appointed the standing committees
which are as follows:
Finance-Astley, Reynolds and Glib.
son.
Accounts and Stationery-ReynOlds
Parker and Ashley.
Ordinances and Police Parker, Shear.
er and Kuhn,
Water Works -Shearer, Reynolds and
Ashley.
Sewers and Drains IF Rsynolds, Shear,
er and Kuhn.
Streets and Alleys-Gibson Parker
and Ashley.
Electric Lights-Psrker, Gibson and
Ashley.
City Cemetery-Kuhn, Reynolds and
Parker.
William Klinger having been ap
pointed night police by Mayor Jones
the appointment was confirmed by the
council.
Alderman Parker introduced reso
luton asking the city attorney to re
port at the next meeting his opinion or
| tuo ouuJCCI VI otiCcI ltb piONcIucuI.
The committee on ordinance and po
lice was directed to report at the hex
meeting the dates of the expiration Of
the terms of office of the present in
cumbents of appointive Offices.
The treasurer's report consisted Of
the following statement: Amount or
hand: General fund, $1,416.23; Water
works fund, S2,S7l SO; School building
fund, $3O5.55; Library fund, 1924.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Preachers Score Mckinley

The Methodist Episcopal conference
committee on temperance, of which
Samuel Dickie, of Michigan, is chair
man, and of which Congressman M. j
J johnson. of North Dakota, author and
champion of the anti-canteen law, is q
member, adopted resolutions which is a
direct slap at President Mckinley be-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
How Enumerators Are Paid.

The census enumerators are paid
cents for each living person enumer-
ated. For each factory reported the
enumerstor is given 20 cents and for
each farm 8 cents. Some of the ques-
tions to be asked. such as dates and
places of birth, marriage. ETC., will be
difficult to answer without taking up
considerable time in searching for
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
The Episcopal Church Increasing.

The Episcopal church is increasing
In number of communicates at the rate
of 20 to 33 per cent each ten years. In
New \ ork twenty-five years ago Epis-
copalians and Presbyterians were al
most the same in point of membership.
Today, in all five boroughs of the city
there are $4,000 Episcopslians and 49,
600 Presbyterians. la Chicago during
the last ten years the increase in Episco-
pal membership has been 33 per cent,
Philadelphia %, Cincinnati 30, Pitts
burg 40 and St Louis 20. In 1890 the
cOmmunants of the entire church mum
bered $4,000. Today the number is
100000.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Col. Studebaker Named for Colonel.

Col. George Nj. Studebaker, originally
colonel of the Third regiment, l. n. g.,
and later colonel of the l57th regiment,
Indiana volunteers, has, been recon-
mended by Adjutant General Gore and
Brigadier General Mckee as colonel of
one of the new militia regiments. The
recognition is q fitting one.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
DROWNED IN YELLOW RIVER.
Tramp Found in the West Part of

Tramp Found in the West Part Oi
Town.
A man was pulled out of Yellow
river yesterday by two boys who
happened to be near where he fell in
He had been around town for several
days and had been seen on the streets
up to within two hours of the time be
was found in the river.
He was unknown here and it is sup
posed that he was some tramp who had
landed in town. He was found near
the Seventh street crossing over the
Vandalis tracks in part of the river
near by.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Death of John Long.

John Long died at his home in South
Plymouth Monday evening at about IL
o'clock. He was 30 years of age and
leaves wife and six children. His all
ment was congestion of the lungs and
he had been sick less than a week. The
funeral was held from the home at
2 o'clock Wednesday, Rev. DeLong
officiating. Interment was made in
Oak Hill
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
REV. VINCE HAS SMALLPOX
Was Taken With the Fever While in
Plymouth.

Was Taken With the Fever While in
Plymouth.
Word came to DIR. Eley from the Kos
ciusko board of health yesterday that
Rev. J Ohm l.. Vince, who breaches at
the Church of God, has the smallpox at
his home in Pierceton.
Rev. Vince came to Plymouth few
days ago to preach funeral and while
seated in front of the Corbsley grocery
made the remark that he had such a
fever that he would return home and
have other arrangements made for the
funeral services. DIR. Eley was notified
by the Kosciusko board of health SC
due due precautions might 5e taken
here
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Married af Bremen.

Bremen Enquirer: Married, at the
home of Hiram Martin in Bremen on
Wednesday afternoon, by Rev. Cover
stone, Mr.. Edward Reed, of st. Joseph
county, and Mrs. Nancy Holman, of
this city. They will make their home
on Mr.. Reeds place in st. Joseph
cOunty
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Studebaker Tigers To March

The l57th regiment Indiana volun-
teers, u. S. A, have accepted an invita-
tion to join with the q. A. k. posts of
South Bend in celebrating Memorial
Day.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Inwood Happenings.

Miss Zoa Nye who has been visiting
her cousin, Mrs. j. f. Bell, started this
week for Idaho where she has posi-
ton as nurse.
Mrs Lucy Caldwell expects soon to
start for Alexandra, ;. d., for an ex-
tended visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Basil Camerer
Eber Deacon was pleasantly surprised
by few of his neighbOrs Tuesday eve
ming it being his birthday.
Mr.. klingerman expects soon to move
into his property just within the corpo-
ration.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

Commencement exercises of the Cen
ter township schools will be held in
this city Saturday evening. Inwood
has no members of the class this year,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
A DIFFERENCE.
master.

Those interested in the prosperity
of the laboring man, whatever their
personal relation to this subject, will
find the following extract from Brad
streets of December, 1898, and De
cember, 1889, useful for comparative
purposes:
Bradstreets', December, 1893: The
business in 1898 promises to go into
history with heavier net losses in fl
nancial, commercial, and Industrial
circles turnout the United States than
during the past eighty years. There
are one million industrial and other
wage earners in enforced idleness
turnout the country in excess of those
similarly situated one year ago.
Bradstreets', December, 1899: Penn
sylvania Industries are using 100000
more persons than at this time a year
ago; 100000 New England cotton mill
operatives have received an advance of
10 per cent in wages; wages of en-
ployes in the cotton mills in Augusta,
Ga, and Bath and Langley, S. c., are
to be advanced; the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac railroad has in
creased the wages of its yardmen,, con-
ductors and brakemen 10 per cent;
2,4o0 workers in the Elgin watch fac
tory will receive an increase in wages
January /, etc.
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able TO walk home and that she was
not able to do her work and take care
of the baby. Altho he had threatened
to take his life several times in the
past two years he did not say anything
in the least about it that day nor did
he seem in any way provoked. He re-
manned about two hours when his wife
supposed he was going to start home.
Instead he just stepped into bedroom
and shut the door and Immediately
fired the fatal shot. His wife and her
two sisters We're the only occupants
OF the house at the time.
The report of the Lone Star school
of Fox River township, for the term
commencing Sept. 4, 1899, and ending
Jan. S, 1900, is as follows: Number en-
rolled, 33; average number belonging,
"a; average daily attendance, 81 25-79.
The names of those neither absent or
tardy are as follows: Willard and
Larry Hines. Friday afternoon was
spent with an old fashioned spelling
and ciphering match in which all took
good interest. 1t was most enjoy
able time for all present. Quite num-
Der of visitors were in attendance. One
OF the most enjoyable features of she
day was the presentation of a two
bushei sack of very fine apples by Eli
Smith to the teacher to be distributed
among her pupils and visitors.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11

out and saw them safely home. A
better night could hardly have been
found than that, which added much
to the pleasure of the evening.
We noticed recently in reading over
the items OF one of your correspond
ents, that the old maids of that town
recently held an old maids conven-
ton. What's the matter with Kirk
vile holding one? We will put this
town against any other one in the
state for competition on numbers
and, OF course, all are good look
ing.
Master Johnnie Moore. son of Mr..
and Mrs ii. 6. Moore, near Eldon, is
seriously i'll with pneumonia, He is
under DR.. Abegg's care.
Word was recentlv received that
Uncle Billy Edgar, who has been ser
iously i'll at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Della McFadden, in Washington,
is much better. This will be good
news to all here.
Those on the sick list are Uncle Oil
yer Jones, who is quite ill. Orville
Ryerson, Lewis Raphel and Geo. Clark,
lie latter having a turn with the
mumpS,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
ALL DIES MONIES RIVER LAND
CLAIMS PAID.

In the report OF Secretary of In
terror Hitchcock, recently published,
he speaks of the closing up Of the Des
Moines river land claims in the follow
ing terms:
Congress, by an act approved on
August 8, 1916, granted certain lands
to, the territory Of Iowa to aid in the
improvement Of the navigation of the
Des. Moines river in said territory
Much Of that land has been settled
upon under the homestead, pre-emp-
ton and public land laws and congress,
by joint resolution approved March 2,
1894, appropriated 100000 to be ex-
pended by the secretary of the interior
in the adjustment OF the claims of set
tiers on the so-called. Des Moines river
lands in the state of Iowa, and also
authorized the appointment Of a spe-
cial commissioner to Investigate, hear
and determine the claims of all settlers,
their heirs or assigns
"a special commissioner appointed
in pursuance Of such authority to i6-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
HAYS GOOD WORK.

Secretary Hays achievement in Sc
curing from all the European powers
a practical and in some cases formal
recognition of our nations claim to a
perpetual "open door" in all parts of
China, wins golden ecomiums from the
press of the entire Union. 1t means
that whatever rights the people of the
United States have heretofore possess
ed by virtue of treaties with China will
remain unimpaired thru the attempts
Of any nations to establish /. soscalled
spheres of influence for their own eN-
elusive commercial benefits in China.
1t means, too, that by defeating the OBJ
ject sought to be established in mark
ing out those spheres Sof INFLUENCE, the
territorial integrity of China. VIII be
preserved. Further,5 since the Chinese
government is not slow to- srecognize
the power, thus exemplifed, Of Amer
lean craftsmanship, the Influence of
that craftsmanship is destined to be
paramount in shaping the new devel-
opment Of China. The American, not
the Muscoyite, is to be China's school
master.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
REFORMED PoPuL1sTs.

The populist party has suffered a
material loss in the withdrawal of such
leaders as Kyle, Stewart, Jones and
many Others, who are announcing
their determination to abandon that
party, whose management has degen-
Grated into support OF principles
dangerous to the republic. Senator
Kyle voices this sentiment when he
says that the socialistic tendencies OF
the third party people. coupled with
the prosperity which is being enjoyed
b. the farmers of the country, have
sounded the death kuell of this move
ment. Commenting upon ,ne fact that
at populist meeting in his own state
the American flag was twice torn down
and the red -.ag of socialism raised in
its stead, he says: 81 am in favor of
American institutions and would rath-
er take the republican -arty with all
in it that is distasteful to me than to
be allied with those who have no re-
spect for our tag and want to tear
down our government"