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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
The Trading-Stamp Bill.

The Democrat in speaking of the
trading stamp bill stated that it as
sumed that those using trading stamps,
either in buying or selling goods, were
dishonest The Democrat errs TO an
extent Suffice ii to say that the busi-
ness men of the state who were at the
capitol and were strongest IN urging
the passage of the bill. were men who
are using the stamps Mr.. Graves, of
Logsnsport, is using the trading stamps
and be spent two weeks at indianapolis
trying TO get the bill passed, looking to
the abollshing of trading stamps. They
are, as rule, not using the stamps as a
matter of choice, but the methods
adopted by trading stamp companies in
many places virtually compels them To
use them.
There is no reason under the sun for
using trading stamps and notwith-
standing the fact that the lobby de-
fested the bill, the merchants here and
elsewhere will in time abandon the use
of the stamps of their own accord. 1t
will require some time to demonstrate
the necessity OF sbolishing them, but
eventually they will GO out of use.
Already Goshen, Elkhsrt, Anderson
and various other cities have ruled out
the stamps. Merchants have gotten to-
gether and by mutual agreement there
was done to the scheme what failed TO
be done by legal enactment
1t ehould be generally known that
the merchants who are using trading
stamps in Indiana were more strongly
represented at Indianapolis in the in
terest Of the passage of the anti-trad-
ing-stamp bill than were those not us
ing the stamps.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
They Know a Good Thing.

An immense demand is being made
each day on the postoffice department
for the establishment of rural free de-
livery routes throughout Indiana.
These requests are most heavy from
the following congressional districts:
seventh, Representative Jesse Over
street; Sixth, JAS. +. Watson, and
Tenth, Representative +. ID. Crum-
packer. From the districts enumer-
a,ed have been received numerous
requests for the establishment of
rural free delivery, but few of these
have been granted. TIE investi-
cations into conditions in Indiana rel
alive to free delivery will proceed as
near as possible in the order in which
petitions have been received. Monday
Inspector Rsthbone, of the postoflice
department, was dispatched to the In.
dianspois district and conclusions of
his labors there will proceed in Heme,
ways, Watson's and Crumpacker's dis
trlcts.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Barrett Law Repealed

House Act No. 1853 repesls the Bar.
rett law and provides method of
making street, alley and sewer improve
ments in cities not operating under q
special charter. The common council,
10y two-thirds vote, may order an i'm
provement by the adoption of q resolu.
| tion stating the kind size and location
and terminal points. A date shall be
fixed for receiving bids. Three weeks
notice shsll be published. The council
shall award the contract to "the best
bidder or may reject all bids. A re-
moDstrsnce signed by two-thirGs of
the resident property owners anC rep
resenting two-thirds of the linesl feet
Shall defeat fuIther proceedings If fled
before contract is let. After the i'm
provement is completed, the city COM
missloners shall meet and assess ben
excess OF benefits. Two weeks notice
shall be given of this meeting, at which
all persons shall have the right to ap-
pear and be heard. Within thirty days
after making the assessments, the city
commissioners shall report to the com
mon council. Persons affected shall
have the right to q hearing on the re-
port filed with the council, which shall
act on the report within twenty days
Arpaal from tho couDcil NAV ha takaD
to the circuit court, after filing bond
for costs. If the circuit court reduces the
assessment on appeal lO per cent or
more, the city shall pay the cost
Assessments constitute lien on the
property and shall be collectible in ten
equal annual instsllments. In sddi-
ton, 3 per cent interest per snnum
shall he added to the annual install
ments. The assessments shall be
placed on the tax duplicate. The coun-
Gil may issue improvement bonds,
which may be delivered TO the con-
tractor, or may be sold for cash at not
less than par value. Any person may
pay the whole assessment on any prop
erty after bonds are issued, provided
interest is paid up to the date on which
the next installment is due. If the ben
efits assessed are not enough to pay the
cost of the improvement, the difference
shall be paid in cash out of the general
fund of the city. Benefits assessed
against property owned by the city
shall be paid out of the general fund.
The word benefits" in the act applies
to the property specially. as distin-
guished from general benefits of the
city at large.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Iippecauon lem.

JEFF. Petcher hss moved his family
to Bourbon. lie Will be employed By
the Lock Mfg. Co. there.
Israel Fisher. west of town. died
Thursday morning.
Rosa Severns, wife of James Il. saw.
erns, died March IL. 1901. Funeral st
Tippecsnoe Wednesday at 10 O'Clock
lnterment at Mentone cemetery.
II. j. Heinz Co. will establish their
sslting house here this spring. some
thing near 800 acres have been con
trscted for the growing OF picklen.
John Grace and wife will leave for
Fslrview, Ill next week, where they
have obtained work on fsrm.
VIM. Thomas, CT the Military Home.
at Marion, Ind, is here visiting among
his old associates.
!. A. Hallett, of Huntington. Ind. ia
now in town. He has rented the Hud-
son, and will move his family here soon.
! Mr.. Hsllett is sn accomplished gentle
man and We gladly welcome them
among Us.
W. A. Hsrdesty made 8 business
trip to TiOss Tuesday.
W II. Taylor, of Rochester, was in
town Tuesday
{. VI. Walker and son, Alonzo. have
been sick the past week. but are better
at this writing.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15

The governor deposited with the
secretary of state, with his approval
Tuesday the following bills.
House bill No. 562 An act concern
ing common achOols.
House bill No. i57- An act concern
iDg appeals, increasing the number OF
appellate court judges.
House bill No. 400 An act for com.
mission to codify the mining laws OF
the state.
House bill No. 276-An act regulat-
the minimum wages of teachers of the
public schools.
House bill No. 456 Concerning the
establishment of state board OF EN-
balmers.
Senate BIZ No. 2O7 Concerning the
Indiana MALTA.
senate bill No. 200-An act providing
for the publication of additional copies
of the report of the Indiana Chlcka.
mauga park commission.
Senate bill No. Concerning the
organization of insurance companies
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
The New Fish LAW

1t is fair to presume that the main
object of the fish and game laws OF
the state are enacted for q wise pur-
pose that of preserving, and the
needless destruction as we'll as to pre-.
serve, as far as possible, the young in
both instances. That mistakes have
been made in some of the features of
such laws, was to be expected, but in
time Indiana will no doubt be given q
law that will finally do what the leRis
lature is aiming at-a law that will
preserve both from destruction, and
yet at the same time permit both fish
and game to be taken at proper sea
sons of the year, and hedged about
with wise provisions to prevent need
less waste, or In some cases, total an
nihilati)n. The provisions of the new
fish law seem we'll designed to afford
reasonable protection to fish without
interfering with the taking ofsthem by
legitimate methods. Dynsmiting In
any of the waters of the state is made
q penitentiary Offense. and seining.
except for minnOws, 10 prohibited,
while hook and line fishing is permitted
in any month of the year. These
changes will be approved by fishermen,
but the provision against seining will
be hard to enforce very rigidly. The
sending of two or three dynamiters to
the penitentiary should etfectuslly stop
that barbarOus practice,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Linkyille Notes.

Mrs. Oliver Rsdsbsugh has been
quite sick for the past week.
Harry Waltz moved to Peru, Ind.
this week where he intends working on
the Wabash railroad.
Bert Wively is clerking for George
Eckert this spring. He intends driving
the wagon for George this summer.
People are preparing their sugar
camps for the spring opening. which
promises to be short one.
Look out for wedding soon of one
of our school teachers.
MIR. Johnson, of Tyner, has moved to
our vicinity.
VIM. Burger, of Lapsz. was among
the farmers of this place taking orders
for binder twine before an advance in
price.
Able Ames has rented the Charley
Sparr sugar camp for this spring.
The schools of North township closed
last Friday with the exception of those
to which the patrons donated. They
will be continued for another month.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
DRIVEN FROM HOME.
Tree Dweller Forced To Leave His Happ,
Home for Water.

Tree DwelIer Forced to Leave His Happy
Home for Water.
The candle lights don't glesm
through The sycsmores on the banks
of the Wabash any MORE" says the
Peru Journal, especially thuse which
burned in that hollow sycamore tree
on the edge of the Armstrong creek
just across the river. A week ago
the tree was Inhabited by tramp who
had lived there for several weeks. He
gave his name as Smith, and said that
he came from nowhere in particular.
He was given a notice in the Journal
last week and metropolitan paper
which got hold of the item, sent for the
picture of the tramp and his home. A
Journal reporter went over to find the
fellow yesterday, but he was gone.
hen the ice went out last week the
water backed up in the creek and cut
Oft the main entrance to the tree, there
fore the tramp got TO sing to the water,
I'll leave my happy home for you.
The fellow had the place fixed up quite
comfortably. He slept upon some
boards which he had nailed inside the
hollow trunk and he had three com.
torters. lie kept fire burning all the
time in small sslsmander which he
used for a stove and on this he did his
cooking. He was we'll fixed until the
water came up and made the place
damp and uncomfortable"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15

Nsndaiia Bridge over Tippecanoe Dam
aged by lee.
The Vsndslia railroad bridge which
spans the Tippecsnoe river at DeLong
short distance south of Maxinkuckee
was badly sprung by the ice which
banked up against the piers at al early
hour Monday morning, the structure
being so weakened that no passenger
and baggage were transferred across
the river via the wagon bridge and sent
on their way with little delay. The
construction crew of the road went to
work on the bridge and soon had the
structure ready for traffic.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
DEATH OF DANIEL ID. MARKLEY.
An old Resident of This County Passe
Away.

Away.
Daniel ID. Markley, an old resident OF
this county, died at his home one and
one-half miles east of Walnut, in Wal
nut township, Tuesday after an illness
of less than two weeks. A severe case
of lagrippe, terminating in lung fever,
was the cause of his death.
Daniel ID. Msrkley was born in Ohio,
Feb. %, 1885, being 66 years and IS
days of age at the time of his death.
IN 1859 he was united in marriage to
Miss Elizabeth Misler, who still sur
wives him. To this union ten children
were born, ell of whom survive him
IN 1874 they came to this county,
where they have since resided, having
lived most of the time in Polk town
ship, moving TO Walnut about six
years ago.
Mr.. Msrkley was a good, honest and
kind hearted man and made friends
with everybody wherever be went lie
was an ardent christian, believer In
the Dunkard religion.
lie leaves a wife, three sisters, four
daughters and SIX sons, besides host
OF friends, To mourn his death.
The funeral occurred at the Walnut
church Yesterday at 10 o'clock, con-
Quoted by Elder Swihsrt, with inter
ment at the Walnut cemetery.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Mount Olive Items.

Earn Cramer has moved from {. ).
Jacobys house into his house north of
lnwOod.
VIM. Hess has moved in the house
vacated by Earn Crsmer.
John Cummins has moved into John
Wolforth's house.
Andy Perky, who has been sick for
some time. is up and around again.
Frank McClurg will have q public
sale of his personal property the Goth
of this month.
School began again last Monday at
the Demman school. Miss Jacoby,
daughter of Daniel Jacoby, Is teaching,
the former teacher not having recovered
yet from the measles.
Hugh Shsfer sold his fine span of
mares to E. Miner, Jr., $240 being the
purchase price.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Burr Oak.

Rev. Austin is still holding meeting
here.
William Bsxtor left for North Ds-
kota last Thursday
Henry Becknell is very III az his
daughters house. Mrs John Shearer.
Adam Shesrer OF Chicago. is visiting
his folks here. this week.
Joseph Burns and family and J. Ii.
Burns and family sre going 10 move to
North Dakota and will start about tho
10Th.
The Msccabees of Letters Ford Wis
tied the Maxinkuckee Hive and helped
with some initiating LAST Tuesday eve
ing.
Grandma Pero died last sunday eve
ming. Funeral Tuesday at II Q. IN,
conducted by Rev. John Applemsn. IN
terment in the Worries cemetery. Sho
was about 50 years old.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Was Treachery says steele.

Major Steele, congressman from the
Eleventh district, said Tuesday:
"If it had not been for the treachery
of Sherman King, Mr.. Statesman would
have stood an excellent chance of being
chosen speaker. An unprecedented
piece of narrowminded advantage was
taken over the Statesman followers
when Artman refused to recognize
them. Custom has it that Statesman
should have been given the chairman.
ship of the ways and means committee
but instead it was given to King in re-
ward for his periidy. No wonder the
Legislature accomplished so little"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
The Amended Barrett Law.

Dder the provisions OF the Barrett
law as amended the people are assessed
solely for the amount of the benefit
and damages assessed in the matter of
any public improvement in which thew
may be interested ss HDutting property
owners. The assessment of benefits
and damages is to be done by the city
council or committee appointed for
that purpose. Perhaps the most impor-
tant amendment to the lsw is that
which gives to the property owner in
terested the right to prevent the i'm.
prOvement by TemOnstrsnce. If two
thirds of the sbutting resident property
owners object to the improvement, to-
gether with two thirds Of the non-resi-
dent property owners, the Improvement
cannot proceed. This gives the resi-
dent property owner the balance of the
power in the thing. If two thirds of
the nonresident property owners
should demonstrate against an improve
ment that would not stop it, as it
would be necessary to secure in addi-
tion twO-thirds of the property owners
residing on the line of the proposed i'm
prOvement. The property owners VINO
are not satisfied with the spprsisement
of benefits and damages may appeal to
the circuit or superior court.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15

Joseph W. Brill, the would-be sssas-
sin of Attorney +. f. Weir, of Lsporte,
through his attorneys, Nye and Suth-
erlsnd, made overtures TO States At
torney Breeze TO waive grand jury
action and bring the case to trlsl 10y the
filing OF information charging the crime
to which Brill would plead thus obvi-
sting grand jury investigation and
forcing sn immediate trial. Prose
cutor Breeze refused TO consider the
overture and the grand jury's action
will be demanded by the state
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
See Us for Stock Tanks.

VIM. Hun and wife to Chas. G Sauer,
lot IN Bremen, Sl45
VIM. Berkbeiser and wife to Mrs.
Elizabeth Stoller, lot in Bremen, $3.50.
John a. Foltz and wife to Chss.
Sauer. lot in Bremen, $40.
John a. FOltz and wife to Oscar A,
Roeder, lot in Bremen, SI6O.
Catherine Walter ct al to Thomas !.
Walter, tract in Bremen, $1,000.
Thomas j. Walter and wife to Otto
a. Walter, undivided LIP of lot in
Bremen, S400.
Lewellyn +. Roose TO Orestes G.
Roose, all interest in 40 acres Sec 33,
Bourbon township 5000.
VIM. l.. Wallace and wife to Sa-
mantha A. Kyle, acre adjoining Ty-
ner, S1OO
VIM. B. Kyle to samantha A. KYLE.
his wife, lot adjoining Tyner, 81 200.
Elizabeth Duddleson to David A.
Blanchard, lot in Culver, $50.
John b. Ritter and wife to Marne O.
and John w. Noland, 3 lots in lion,
$500.
Caroline Scstes to Maggie f. Nc.
Lane, lot IN Culver, $500.
Mary Glass and husband to Albert
Aeppeli, So % acres Sec. l6 and T.. Polk
township, $4,000.
Jos. +. Lopp and wife to John T..
Johnson, l6O acres Sec. 9, Polk town
ship, $1,000.
John Bowel ct al to Elijah ID. Stans-
bury, lot at Pretty lake, 500.
Ella Hughes and husband to Eliian
ID. Stansbury, 8 acres Sec. II, West
township, $500.
Maud Walter and husband to J Joseph
7. Leitch, part lot In Bremen, SI,I0O.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers
have been made since our last report:
Frederick Zimmerman and wife to
Noah Mikes, "a acres, Sec. 30, Center
township, $1,000.
James II. Mstchett and wife to Ed
ward +. Stoffer, lot in Bourbon, 800.
Willis Logan and wife to Susan J
Sherk, "A acres. sec. Is, North town
ship, Sl,400.
Josephine Cummins and husband tc
sherman Orr, sol acres, Sec. 10, NJ. K
L., $500.
James Fl. Matchett and wife to Chas
w. Fribley, 28 72 acres, Sec. Is, Bour.
bon township, 500
Peter Lichtenberger and wife to VIM
klspp, acre, Sec. 3, Union township
500.
VIM. Huff and wife TO Chas. Cress
part lot In Bremen, S7o.
Harmon +. Starke and wife to Will
lam A. and Laura M. Rupe, lGl5 acres
Secs. 10 and IL, Green township, $1,000
Della A. Hatch and husband to
James and Julia f. Mcclure, lot in
Argos, 5000.
Ardelis Spencer and husband to
Thomas and Vida Clifton, part lot in
Culver. $50.
Charles +. Nyhart and wife TO Chris
tens Bshr, lot IN Plymouth, $50
Cbristena Bshr and husband to Lu-
ther X. and Nellie A. Cressner, lot in
Plymouth. $3.50.
Luther X. Cressner and wife to Ed.
ward Weaver, 2 lots in Plymouth,
$1,000.
Francis M. Caldwell to Luther X.
Cressner, lot in Plymouth, $500.
VIM. Huff, sr, and wife to Mrs.
Elizabeth M. Stoller, lots in Bremen,
s225.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15

American goods are admitted free of
duty the only remedy is q tariff, and
where they are not admitted free of
duty the only remedy Is a higher tar
If. TO take such steps against the
United States would confuse CONNER
cisi relations TO a greater or less eX
tent, but the foreign manufacturer is
confronted by condition that is not
at all pleasant for him to contemplate
and 1t may be necessary for him to
make some very radical changes In the
commercial relations between the coun-
tries. AT the present time the United
states certainly are getting the lions
share of the commerce of the world
Columbia City Post
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Dr. >chell sues Tor Libel.

Dr. Edwin A. Schell. of Chicago, for
mer general secretary of the Epworth
League, yesterday brought suit in Bos-
ton against Dr. Chss. Parkhurst, editor
and the Wesleyan association, publish
ers of the Zion Herald, for libel. asking
100000 damages for alleged libelous
and defsmstory articles which appeared
at various times in the semioifical or
gan OF the Methodist church.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
WILL INVOKE SUPERIOR COURT.

Brill Case Will Probably be Heard Out
side of Laporte.
state 'sAttOrney Breeze cannot be
shaken in his decision TO bring the
Weir Brill case to the attention of the
grand jury of the superior court, com
pletely disregarding the fact that Brill
was held to await the action of the cir.
cuit court. An attempt to bring the
case TO the action of the superior court
which convenes before the circuit court
is certain to bring about conflict be-
tween the two courts.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
a Factory in Bicycle Plant.

Those In control of the Bicycle Rim
plant expect to have arrangements
made within ten days by which the
plant can be sold out right. A furni-
ture concern has offered to purchase
the plant but those in control think
that there Is even better proposition
awaiting them. All but two Of twenty
men interested in the factory buildings
have consented to the proposition, look
ing TO the sale.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15

like TO see Legislature made up of
everything that is done and cast asper-
sions upon those who do not do as they
would have them. such legislature
would be SO fall of cranks that it could
never agree upon measure. The
statement is particularly applicable to
those who are now protesting that they
could have done much better than the
members chosen by the people.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Prepare TO Clean In.

"Clean up, should be the wstchword
OF every good citizen now that spring
is coming 90 apsce, said & physician.
The winters accumulation OF ashes
which obstructs many alleys should be
removed and there should be general
renovation. Accumulation OF refuse
breed malignant diseases. notably diph-
theris, and there should be 8 puri6ca.
tion of existing conditions"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
L.. r.. 4 W. Excursion Rates.

For meeting of Eastern Star order
the l.. +. K w. will sell tickets 20 In
dianapolis and return on April %
and "a. 1901, good for return passage up
TO and including April %. 1901. Rate
will be one and One-third fare.
State Convention Travellers Protective
association, Vincennes, Ind. For above
meeting the l.. f.. X W. will sell tickets
at one fare for the round trip on April
26 and 81, 1901. J. M. Daubenspeck.
ticket agent.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
No. IA.
QUITS SOCIETY FOX sLUM WORK.

Wealthy Mrs. ID. {. Decker, of LapoTts.
Will Join the Salvation Army
Mrs. ID. c. Decker, q wealthy resident
OF Lsporte, has left for visit to the
large cities of the United States in the
interest of the Salvation army. She
VIII become soldier in the ranks or
the army and will lend fnanclsl aid TO
It's work without hope to gain other
than the reclsiming of the fallen. Mrs.
Decker will later sail for Europe. where
she will further prosecute Der in.
vestigstions.
Mr.. Decker is prominent railroad
Official, while his wife has q fortune in
her own right. She is socially promi-
nent.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
Carnegie Oilers More Glft..

Andrew Carnegie, yesterday offered
gifts for public libraries under his usual
conditions, as follows: Y Yonkers, y.
Y, $4,000; Greenville. o., $4,000;
Waukegan. H., $4,000; Washington,
Ind. $4,000.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-03-15
May Adopt "a Protective Tariff.

There are evidences that foreign
countries are growing weary of free
trade. This is due to the fact that
manufacturers in the United States are
rapidly monopoliziDg the foreign trade
IN many lines of manufacture. Where