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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
Davis RefOrmatory Charge.

The resolution introduced by Mr.. Ds-
Wis of Greene, setting out specific
charges for the investigation of the
committee appointed to look into the
affairs of the Indiana reformstory. was
adopted without Q dissenting vote,
after some discussion. Mr.. WhitecOmb,
the chairman of the committee, at fret
opposed the resolution, as he under
stood 1t to be reelection on the COM
mite, but later he withdrew his objsc.
tioD, after Mr.. James, the democratic
member of the committee, had con-
ference with him and Mr.. Davis had
explained that his purpose in intrOduc.
ing the resolution had been . sincere
desire to aid the committee in it's task.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
Publication at Rockport.

The dIsfranchisement of forty-fouI
negroes, who pleaded guilty to vote
selling and the putting under bond OF
twenty who pleaded not guilty, and
who will be tried at the April term OF
the Spencer circuit court. is but the be
ginning of this line of prosecution
Leading democrats and republicans de
msnd that all vote-seIlers, white OF
black, shall be indicted, and, if found
guilty, be disfranchised. The buying
of votes gave large degree of license
to the lawless element, who knew their
power at elections and banked on" il
the rest or the year.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
Fair Association Formed.

A meeting Of representatives of the
fair association of the counties In
Northern Indiana was held Saturday in
this city for the purpose of perfecting
the organization of fair circuit. After
general discussion an organization TO
be known as the y Northern Indiana fair
circuit was decided upon and an cleo
ton of officers was Immediately pro
ceeded with which resulted as follows,
President, +. +. Moore, Rochester.
secretary and treasurer, Fred
Wheeler, Crown Point.
The dates for the county fairs for
1901 were set. Crown Point will have
the first week in September, Laporte
the second, Rochester third and Val
paraiso fourth. Bourbon and Bremen
will have the first and second weeks ia
October
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
Killed House Bill No. .33.

House bill No. 233 (Metsker), provid-
ing for the publication of expenditures
by school trustees of townships and in
corporated towns and cities, was taken
up.
Mr.. Reser, chairman Of the commit
tee on education, spoke against the
bill, arguing that it meant an unneces-
sary expense to the taxpayers. and that
the present law contained sufficient
safeguards for the publicity Of the
transactions of school trustees.
MIR. Metsker defended his bill, stat
ing that he had been investigating the
reasons for Mr.. Reser's opposition to
the bill, and had discovered that he
was the clerk of the school board of
Lafayette. and hs inferred from that
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08

ton, in large amounts, we're for some
time kept on deposit for interest. in a
bank, in which one of the board of
managers had an interest, and the In
terest so collected converted to the use
of the warden or superintendent.
"l5 Whether a. any time any men,
Der of the board of managers shipped
three horses and other animals 10 said
Institution and caused them to be fed
for some time at the expense of the
state, and the freight bills, or any part
thereof, paid by the state.
10 Whether all property with the
records, books and receipted bills of
said institutions indicate should belong
TO II, is actually IN its possession, and
whether all supplies so indicated to
have been purchased for it have been
consumed by it, or whether large
amounts of such property and supplies
have. In fact, been disposed of other
wise: or converted TO the use of persons
who had no legal right to the same, and
whereas, the books and receipted bills
and other records Of said institution,
unalded by oral testimony, can obvious
iy not be conclusive as TO the truth or
falsity OF any of the above propositions,
be II further resolved that said COM
mlttee be requested TO summon before
1t IS witnesses present and past officials
and employees of said institution, or any
other witness, upon satisfactory show
ing that such witness has knowledge
on said subjects competent to be heard"
Hon. Samuel Parker and Hon. Chas.
DrummOnd attended the lawyers ban
quet here last night and visited at the
house and senate today.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
NEW IMPROVEMENT BILL.
1t Is Designed to Take the Place OF Barrel
Law

d bill was introduced In the house
Saturday deeigDed to remedy the con.
stltutlOnsl objections 20 the Barrett
law. 5. X. Artman, speaker of the
house, Is the author of the measure
but 1t was introduced by Represents
tive Reser, of Tippecsnoe county. The
bill applies TO those cities and towns
that nave DO special charters. IL is
not an amendment TO the Barrett Law.
but q bill for a complete street, alley
and sewer improvement law. Ii pro-
vldes for assessments on the bssis Of
specisl benefits only. doing away With
the front-fo1t rule entirely.
The assessments sre to be made by
the city commissioners, snd property
owners are given the right 10 Q hear
ing before these commissioners on the
question of benefits and also the right
of appeal to the circuit court.
The assessments are made to run ten
years, payable in instsllments, With 8
per cent. interest. payable semi snnu-
ally. Both principal and interest being
payable 10 the manner in which taxes
become delinquent, l. is subject TO the
same penalties as delinquent taxes, and
is colectible by the city treasurer in
the same manner only. The pern,cious
system of foreclosure with attorneys
fees, provided for in the Barrett law, is
TO be issued to the contractor for each
assessment. Any property owner may,
at any time, discharge the lien from his
property by paying the city treasurer
the principal of the assessment aud the
interest to the date of payment. When
ever such payment is made the con
tractor must surrender the improve
ment certificate to the city treasurer
for cancellation.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
BROWN COMES BACK AT HIM.
The Bird and Bee Man Answers Argumen,
Against Quail.


Col. Isaac w. Brown, the Rocheste
bird and bee man, thus answers a &c
lumbis City Post correspondents srgu
ments about quail eating wheat:
| see that some poisonous fungus
writing for the Columbis City Post
claims to have made some great
discovery and proceeds to take "a
shot at Isaac" With your permis-
sion I'll try my hand at long range
craftsmanship. The brsiny writer
has found 200 grains Of wheat 10 a
quaiFs craw during November and
therefore conclude, that sll quslls
should be destroyed. AS well
might he say that because q boy
who has chopped wood all day will
eat custsrd pie for supper all the
industrious young men should be
murdered If quail will eat 200
grains OF wheat a day in December,
won't 1t eat 500 insects per day in
June? Isn't grain of wheat sew
eral times as large as q coddling
moth or Hessisn fiy2 The gov
eminent officers and investigators
say that qusils are very fond of
these insects. Ii they work from
morning until night during the in
sect months helping the fruit and
grain grower, are they not entitled
to little pay in the fall: Can't
they have the privilege of cleaning
around over the fields without be-
ing mObbed? DO we begrud9e old
Dol, the faithful plow mare, little
OF the corn she helps to cultivate
Ii a farmers son dutifully feeds
and waters the swine don't he get
little of the smoked sausage, and
isn't he as welcome TO il as the bird
man is to the spare ribs?
Are we to destroy Gods creature
that We don't fully understand, or
are we to credit Hin with knowing
something of the needs of his chill
dren and proceed to "do unto others
es we would have them do unto us 2"
ISAAC W. BROWN.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
To Protect Our Children.

A hill for protecting the health of
Indiana school children has been
drafted by the secretary of the Indiana
state board of health. Among other
things 1t provide that the site on which
a school house is bailt shall be dry and
not nearer than a thousand feet from
any noisy making industry or unsani-
tary condition. The heating shall be
tilation shall be observed. Common
drinking cups and water buckets are
condemned and smooth glass drinking
sanitary science are TO be taught once
q week in the schools.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
Mount Olive Items.

There is q good deal of sickness in
this neighb0rAOOd
M. T. Welch and wife, who have
been sick for the past week, are around
again.
Sickness prevented us from writing
any items last week.
Marion Cramer has moved from the
Keenley farm into his fathers house.
Oliver Mscklin has moved to South
Bend.
Hugh Shsfer moved on Oscar Mack
Inns farm this week
Joe Goodyear will move from Lin
coin Crockers farm into Hugh Skaters
house.
Mr.. Crocker will move from South
Bend onto his farm this spring.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08

An incident that occurred in the
Hebron postoflice recently illustrated
the value of the postmark. Pete Wine
berg wrote letter to his father in
Sweden last November, but in address
ing 1t neglected to put Sweden" on
the envelope. The letter went to
France and several other foreign coun.
tries and finally was marked "insuffi-
cirnt address, returned to writer" and
sent back to Hebron, there being no re-
turn card or other information to show
it's origin but the postmsrk. The letter
bad travelled ten or twelve thousand
miles.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
DEATH OF BYRON M'ALPINE.
A Well-Known Citizen Is Called to Hi
Reward A fter a Brief Illness.


Reward After a Brief Illness.
Byron MCAlplne, 0 well.knOwn citi.
zen, passed away st his home on West
Market street, this city, Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock, after an illness of a
week which confined him to his home.
The deceased was in the SIND year of
his age, and had not been in good
health for a long time, having been
afflicted with Brights disease, which
steadily grew worse until the final sum-
mons came. A little over year ago
Mr. McAlpine removed with his family
from Bourbon TO Warsaw and pur-
chased the furniture stock of Jacob
Maish. he conducted the business un-
til h few months since, when i'll l-heslth
compelled him to withdraw from active
affairs. For number of years the de-
ceased was the superintendent of the
public schools st Bourbon and for the
greater portion Of his life he had been
engaged in educational work. He was
a good citizen, kind neighbor and a
man Of sterling integrity. and leaves a
wife, several children and large cir
Gle of friends TO mourn his depart ure
One of his sons, William McAlpine, is
enge0 ed In teaching in the Etns Green
schools.
The funeral was held at the home,
West Market street, Tuesday at 2
O'Clock. Rev. King, of the Nj. f.
church, conducted the services. War
saw Times.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08

Over S2.5O0O00 will be paid out in
this city By the United States govern.
ment this week in pensions for the lsst
quarter TO the veterans OF this stats,
says the Indianapolis News. The work
of paying the vouchers began yester-
day. when 1900 pensioners were paid,
out of total of $1,000. During the
month of January there was q net in.
crease in the pension roll OF twelve pen
siOneTs. la all PAP Dew names we're
enrolled, but 23O of the old pensioners
were stricken from the rolls, 1877 having
died.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
The Trustees' Side

A township trustee IN Porter county
takes exceptions to newspaper article
in which it is stated that trustees "want
the earth with fence around it" in
asking for the passage of q bill to in
crease their pay. tie says some trus-
tees make as little as $500 a year now
and few make as high as 5000. He says
he makes about S400 after deducting
the expense of maintaining a horse
and that he gives all his time to the
work.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
JUDGE FERRALL ON DIVORCE.
Elkhart COunty's Judge Has Some Goo'
Old-Fashioned Ideas.

Elkhart County's Judge Has Some Good
Old-Fashioned Ideas.
"Every good citizen of Elkhsrt coun
ty ought to applaud heartily the words
uttered by Judge Ferrsll in the Peter
sOhn divorce case," says the EIkhsrt
Review. After hearing the evidence
the court Strengthened back in his
chair and delivered the parties such
lecture as brought the blush of shame
TO the cheeks of many of those present.
II said: 1T court does not soon ad-
journ ali the married people in the
county will be inOculsted with the
contagion and be suing for divorce.
The conditions attending the obtaining
of divorces in this county must stop
if it ls the courts power to stop il.
When able bodied men marry young
women and take them away from
their homes and keep them until they
are mothers, and then after having
parsonal legal service for divorce fail
't-'e-n1e in and defend against an
thing only the granting of slimony, it
shall be stopped if the law will do it,
or all young husbands who are defend
ants for divorce will get into jail
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
Argos Items.

W. j. Benner, who has been suffering
from tie grip for several seeks ,s somo
better.
John Simons, jr., is confined to his
room by severe attack of grip.
Chris Siple is acting as city marshal
in place of Marshal Secor, who is con-
fined to his home by illness.
Mrs. Frank Boyce and children, OF
Fort Wayne, are the guests of Henry
Hsnes and family Cor few days.
Miss Ella Boggs, who has been con-
fined to her home Tor two weeks by .
severe attack of grip, is able to be out
again.
Isaac Reed has q number OF teams
engaged in hauling stone for the found
alton of his new elevator which be in
tends to build as soon as the weather
will permit.
Will Stout. of Silver Lake, was the
guest of Charles NJ. Ssrber g few days
last week
Mrs. Joe Nicely, of Warsaw, accom-
panied by Mr.. Neely's mother, of De-
trolt. Mich, arrived In Argos Saturday
for short visit with Mrs. Frank Nee
ly and other friends and relstives.
+. NJ. Barlow. who was taken to the
Presbyterian hospital in Chicago some
weeks ago TO undergo an operation. re-
turned home Sunday evening much i'm
proved.
L. Bose has been confined to bis room
for several days by severe attack of
grip.
Mrs. Frank Hattery and Mrs. Hahn
went to TippecsDoe Saturday evening
to visit with friends.
John Z. Hoffman and ]. 5. Dickey
went to Goshen Monday TO attend the
ministerial normal of the German Bsp-
tist brethren of this district.
j. NJ. Gray and wife, Fred Upton and
wife, and Mrs. Mary Johnson visited in
Rochester with friends over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray visited with Henry
Gray. who several weeks ago suffered .
stroke of paralysis.
Enos Shafer, of Mishswsks, 10 visit
ing with Argos friends this week.
Mrs. Jasper Lake, of Green township.
who has been confined TO her bed for
several months. is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Ii. T. Loomis, Of Cleveland, O.,
arrived in Argos Saturday. and will be
the guest of her sister, Mrs. George
Alleman, for q few days.
Charles Schoonovsr went to Chicago
Tuesday to attend the wedding Of his
wife's sister. which takes place Wednes.
day. Mrs. Schoonover has been in Chi
cago for several weeks.
John Livingston has been In Steuben
and Lagrange counties for the past two
weeks, where he organized two arbors
Ancient Order of Cleaners, sggregsting
seventy-two members.
Harry A. Miller, son Of j. A. Miller
was married to Miss Anna Williams. at
L'Anse, Mich, January 81. The groom
is prominent young attorney and has
many friends In and around Argos, Who
tender their hearty congrstulstions.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
County superintendent.

A bill introduced by Senator Lam
bert concerns the qualifications of
county euperintendents. providing that
any teacher who shall hold an "exemp-
tiOn license" IN a county shall be eligi-
BILE To election to the Office of county
superintendent. The present law does
not admit those holding exemption
licenses" to the list of eligibles.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
To Remove women's Hats.

Mr.. BOnhsm, the majority floor leader
in the house, has prepared a bill re-
quiring women to remove their hats in
churches and in all public gatherings
The bill provides small penalty for
failure to comply with it's provisions
the woman who refuses to remove her
hat after requested to do so being liable
to q fine of not more than $40 for each
offense.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
LAkeNilla.

Oliver Perry has been suffering with
spinal trouble.
Geo. Kaufman and family are visit.
ing in the southwestern part of the
state.
Mrs. Lee. of Peru. Ind. is visiting her
foster daughter, Mrs. f. E. Van Liew
and family.
The grange was duly organized last
Saturday evening. They start out with
q good live lodge.
DIR. Ellis, of Van Vert, o., was here
Sunday in consultation with DR.. HsD
sci upon the case of Mr.. Jones, of thu
above place, who is visiting Mrs. Chss
Richter, bis daughter.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08

Elkhart expects to have during the
month of May MAY Festival of Mu-
sic," to be held for one week on the
island. There will be 1000 voices and
an orchestra Of $50 pieces, with repre-
sentstives from all parts of the United
States, II present plans msterialize.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08

The bill for garnlshee law, prepared
by the State Grocers' association, pro-
vides that % per cent. of the wages
may be attached to pay bills for the nee
esssries of life. Copies of the bill
were placed in the hands of members
of the Legislature last night, and it is
said strong pressure will be brought to
bear to secure its enactment.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08

When Mr.. Metskers bill, providing
for publishing itemized statements of
ing, Mr.. Reser took the floor and used
up bis time in speaking against the
passage of the DILL. Mr.. Metsker an
swered him, and said he bad looked
into Mr.. Reser's record a little and
found that the gentleman was clerk OF
the school board of Lafayette. There
was heated debate on the bill, which
was finally lost by a vote of : TO 50 -
Indianapolis i.eSs
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
Legislattve Notes.

Indianapolis, Feb. 5.-The bill pro-
viding for an epileptic village al
Columbus was passed Dy the sen
ate today, only six senators voting
against it, Those voting against the
bill were Senators Parks, Brooks,
Charles, Conlogue, Mstson and Thomp.
son. Thirty-eight senators voted for
the bill. 1t is almost assured that the
bill will pass in the house.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08
Gus quarters and promised to grow so
strong that Senator Corr withdrew
both the amendment and the bill

The democratic leaders in the senate
are getting ready TO fight the bill intro
duced by Senator Goodwine, which pro
vlded for uniformity of schoOl supplies
and the establishment of state school
governor, auditor of state, sta super
intendent of public instruction and ore
county and one city uperintendent, TO
be appointed by the governor. Ii is as
serted by democrats that the passage
of the bill would give the commission
unlimited power in the purchase of
supplies and would provide way for
its members TO make al immense
amount of money at the expense of the
state, if they so desired. 1t is consid-
cred the most vicious bill that has been
introduced this season.
A dispatch from Terre Haute says
that citizens there, regardless of party,
are signing petition TO the legislature
asFiDg that the pending primary
election bill be made TO apply every
where in she state. The dispatch
states that Louis T. Golding, edi-
tor of the Terre Hsute Tribune, has
telegraphed the editor of the leading
republican newspapers in Evansville,
TT. Wayne and South Bend, urging
that similar petitions be circulated in
these cities. The primary election bill
has been advanced to engrossment in
the house, having tirst been amended so
that il is compulsory In Marion county.
The state fee and salary com mission,
whose bills fixing the salaries of the
state and county officers were all killed
by the house, held its last meeting to-
day. The commission was appointed
by the general assembly two years ago
for the purpose of reporting to this ses-
sion a basis Oh which the salaries might
be regulated. Reports that took nearly
two years to compile were killed ID q
few days by the house committee on
fees and salaries, whose reports were
almost unanimously cOncurred in. The
senate committee on feee and salaries
has not vet reported on all of the bills
prepared by the commission, but the re-
ports thus far have been unfavOrable.
Senator Wood has drawn up bill d.
rected against the christian scientists
Ii is called "a bill to protect the life
and health of certai., dependent per-
SONS, anu makes 1t d lel0ny for any
person or persons, on account of be-
lief in the doctrines and teachings of
christian science to withhold medi-
cal aid from any dependent pers IN
The bill provides that when death
results because of any christian scien-
lists denying, forestalliDg or delaying
or preventing the attendance of ply
sician on sick dependent person, the
penalty shall be Imprisonment 10 the
Indiana slate prison from two years to
twenty-one years and fine In any sum
not exceeding $1,000, and disfranchlsed
for any determinate period.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-08

ate today, only SIX senators voting
against it. Those voting against the
bill were Senators Parks, Brooks,
Charles, Conlogue, Mstson and Thomp-
son. Thirty-eight senators voted for
the bill. 1t Is almost assured that the
bill will pass in the house.
Hon. Samuel Parker and Hon. Chas
Z. Drummond were in court here to.
day on matter against the American
Bicycle company. They visited the
senate this afternoon and renewed old
acqusintances.
Senator Crumpscker's "nine- juror
bill was defeated in the senate today
by vote of q to l5.
The enacting clause of the bill pro-
vided that insurance companies be
made to pay the full amount, in CAGE
of total fire loss, for which the property
is insured, was stricken out in the
house today by close vote. This kills
the bill.
The bill of Senator Charles, enabling
two-thirds of the abutting property
owners OH streets In cities of less than
$4,000 inhabitants, by remonstrance, to
prevent the improvement of the street
on which they live, gives power to non
resident as we'll as resident owners
There was confusion over an amend
ment. made to the bill some days ago
which had not been properly included 10
the bill. The matter was str8ighte ned
out to the satisfaction of the author and
the bill was passed by the senate today
Mr.. Wesling, chairman of the house
temperance committee, says there Is no
foundation for the charge that he and
his committee are neglecting to meet
in the hope of sitting proposed tenn
perance legislation. There are only q
few bills before the committee, he says
and there is no hurry.
| An attempt In the senate to amend
the bill increasing tae salary Of the
superintendent of public instruction &C
as to add $500 more to the salary OF
office. met with opposition from the
start. The bill originally provided tina,
the salary be increased from $500 tC
$500. The committee cut $500 off the
bill and reported favorable to Its pass
age, making the salary $4,000 year
There has been diligent lobby at worh
in favor of further increase above
$4,000 and when the bill was called up
Senator Corr, democrat, offered an
amendment increasing the salary to
$500. Opposition broke out 10 vsri