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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-01-26

You recall the Western cowboy, who A.
dinner in the city, suddenly whipped out his
ments. The Iandlady shrieked, ''Why did you
do that1" Excuse me, ma am, twas habit.
my dear a'an, Aabisi I scw the butter
know that some butter st,o,=x enough to ,xsi
L, Seriously, habit has q strot9 hold upon
everyone. When one gets usG3 to doing q
thing he continues Going it. II -.n are in thu
habit of buying some particu='r brand OF
-four you probably keepon buyil> s it-thyoxg4
habit. You do not realize that here may be
admission, ~~., ": 80 =. =. ...---.'
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MARS LODGE; NJ. 22C2 meets second and
fourth Wednesday in each month for business
and tie third Wednesday for instruction at Odi
Fellows Ha 1858 E. 9TH street.
!. j. S. STRONG. N. G. II
T. R.HloKNAN. p. S 4s2 St.AnthcDy.
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH. No. it3 G. no. of e.; F.
Meets frst and third Monday in each north for
business second Monday for instruction, at Odd
Fellows Hall 253 E. nth.
Mrs MCGEE GRH wol D. NJ. y. G.
Mrs. IDA NJ. JOHNSON. W. k. 2]1 Carroll.
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ST. JANIS. A. II e. CHURCH.
Cor EulEAy and .Jhv efpAAta

ST. JANIS. A. II z. CHURCH.
Cor Fuller and Jay streets.
SUNDAY sEHvIcEs: Ii "a. n; 1901 T.. We@
resday prayer meeting, 500 P. 4. Faster Wits q
Nonday and Tuesday; At home WedAe sday ~
Thursday. Weddings. funerals and the SICK y
ended ON notice.
REV J. c. ANDERSON. Pas:r-
A7a PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH..
sossf Ger 18th al Cedar.
SUNDAY SERVICES: Preaching at Il A. NJ aD6
7:45 P. NJ. Sunday School at 12 30 o'clock Wed
nesday evening general prayer meeting. Friday
evening study Sunday School lesson. Funerals
and weddings promptly attended.
4 REY, M.D CARTER Pastor go Eifelt we.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-01-26
ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL MISSION

11' Z H1IIK1 0fISCO1A I MISSlON
4os Rice street. bet Aurora and University.
suNbA1 SERVICES: Morning Prayer, L,taus
and sermon ll!O0 A. H.: Sunday School and Chil&
ren's Vespers 20 p. NJ; Evensong and SermsS
$500 P. n; Wednesday Evening Prayer ana
Lecture 500 H.; Friday: Choir Rehearsal ard
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew $50 I. L. All &c
cordially invited. Seats free.
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CHICAGO.
THE "WoRLD'StFAlR clTY'vlEW.
.. CD III THE APPEAL MAN.

n Compilation OF a Number of HappeningA
Social and Otherwise, Among the Afro
Americans of the Second City Of THIS
Glorious Onion. .ra"-'.. -..r.. II.
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S1EIEfY nIREETIRs
ct. PAUL.

MINNESOTA, A. F. AND A. N.
r. JOHN N. NEAL. Grand Master
622 Boston Blk, Minneapolis, MINI.
VIM. r. NORRIS. Grand Secretary.
e17 Guaranty Bldg, Minneapolis. MINI.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-01-26

February 25 all the women's clubs
are invited to attend Lady Washing
ton Social, at which papers on the
most interesting topics will be read.
Further information about this social
will be given later
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18

Bert Williams, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Williams, died Thursday, Jan.
10, at his parents home east of this
city.
Bert was q member of Co. M, l57
Indiana volunteers, of the Spanish
American war and served about six
months. During the time he was in
the south he was attacked with malaria
of which he never recovered, but the
immediate cause of his death was
blood poisoning. He had many friends
in the army and was we'll liked, being
of quiet and genial nature. He re-
turned home sick and had never been
well since. He was % years of age.
He leaves mother and father, three
sisters and two brothers to mourn his
untimely death.
The funeral occurred at the Jacoby
church at 10 a. Nd. last Saturday, con
Quoted by the Rev. r. j. Parrett, of
this city, with interment in the Jscoby
cemetery
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18

After long and lingering illness
Grandma Maxey quietly passed away
sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at her
home on North Pearl street.
Matilda Welch, daughter of Sher
wood and Matilda Welch and widow of
Nathan Msxey, was born In Kentucky
May II, 1919, and died Jan. IL, 1901, be-
ing 81 years., z months and 26 days of
age. She came to Marshall county
from Kewanns, Ind, in 1852, settling
about three miles southeast of this city
and had lived near and in this city ever
since. She united with the Christian
church when quite young and had been
a devout christian all her life. She was
a devoted wife and mother and cared
more for the comforts of her family
than for her own self. She had wide
circle of friends and was loved by all
who knew her. Four children, j. w.
Maxey and Mrs. Mary E. Burch, of this
city; Jacob Maxey, of Round Grove,
Okla, and John A. Msxey, of Nor
wick, Kan, besides many grand and
great grandchildren are left to mourn
her death.
The funeral occurred at the Church
of God Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1901, at 10
o'clock a. m. conducted by Rev. Zilmer,
with interment in the Stringer ceme-
terry west of the city.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
Minute Talks.

Representative John A. Bonhsm:
"Mr. Artman made q rather unusual
statement when he said in his ad.
dress Friday that he would permit no
peanut politics. 1t is better to think
q thing like that than to say it."
81 would like to see the governor
salary increased to $4,000 or $4,000 q
year, for l expect to be governor of In
diana some day myself. There is moth.
ing selfish about that, is there?" said
Frank b. Burke.
Said Roscoe Barnett of tho labor
lobby: after New York, this state
has the name of having the best labor
laws of any state 10 the union, and our
greatest care is to prevent these laws
being nulllfied by unauthorized legisls
ton. We want to look at Senator
Johnson's compulsory arbitration meas
sure very carefully. Indianapolis
Press.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
KANKAKEE GAME PRESERVE.
Chicago Club Formed to Control L.rg,
Territory in Indiana.

Chicago Club Formed to Control Large
Territory in Indiana.
Carter III. Harrison, mayor of Chi
csgo, and a party of fifty representa-
tive men of that city, including Charles
5. Dennis, Hampstead Washburne,
Rollo Organ and William Haskell, have
closed deal with Brown Bros, of
Crown Point, in which they come into
control of 10000 acres of marsh land in
the Kankakee river, south of that city,
which they will use as a game preserve,
which is the largest in the United
States.
They have leased the big morsss for
a term of twenty-five years and will at
once commence the erection of costly
club house and stock the marsh with
all kinds of game, besides the ducks
and geese which habitate the place
each spring and fall. This deal prscti-
cslly places the duck hunting in this
we'll known game marsh in trust and
is absolutely controlled by Chicagosns,
the residents of Indiana having been
frozen out entirely, as the land along
the ksnkakee river has all been leased
The Mascawabs club ground COM
mences south Of South Bend, the Eng
lish Lake Gun club then follows for
miles and the Diana club and the new
one just formed takes up the balance
of the land, and in each case no pouch
ers are allowed in the Calumet marsh.
The Tolleston club, of Chicago, has a
monopoly on that territory. An effort
is now being made throughout the
state to legislate the nonresident hunt
ers out of the state.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18

stationed on Isle de Basulan in the
Sulu realm, is back again at Cavite,
where there is access to potatoes and
fresh bread, opponents of civilization
and culture.
Don't get side-tracked in business.
Dizziness sometimes passes for death.
Men with brains reach the goal. Rocky
Mountain Tea puts gray matter into
ones head. 35c. Ask your druggist.
Union township, Montgomery county
claims TO be the largest township in the
state, having 10 square miles of terri
tory, with thirly-seven school houses,
fifty teachers and thirteen road districts,
all under care of one trustee who gives
bond in S20 900.
Attorney General Taylor is prepsr-
ing to make trouble for fake insurance
companies, fake fraternal benefit socie-
ties and fraudulent mutual assessment
concerns. He will ask the legislature
to enact an iron clad law to deal with
organizations of this sort.
James NJ. Rsnstead was officially ap-
pointed postmaster for Bremen on last
Friday. 1t will probably not be many
days before he will take charge of the
office. Mr.. Ranstead has not made
public his plans as to where the office
will be located or who will be hie deputy.
William Fink. of near Walkerton.
who was working on a saw mill on the
luncheon lands, two miles north of
English Lake, lost a thumb and q
finger bv coming in contact with the
saw Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The balance of the hand and forearm
were badly msDgled also.
The financial powers that control the
great railway system are said to be
planning the discharge of the vast
army of travelling passenger and
freight agents and others who solicit
business for their roads. 1t is said that
$4,000 men are involved, whose aggre-
gate salaries run into the millions.
A special to the South Bend Tribune
states that residents of Teegarden are
very much alarmed over the appear
ance of smallpox in their midst. Sew
eral families are afflicted and the
houses have been placed in quarantine.
1t is claimed the disease was introduced
into the town by a b. & o. section
hand of Chicago.
The county sheriffs of all the counties
IN the thirteenth congressional district,
met IN Sheriff Bondurant's office this
afternoon to outline plan of action on
the fee and salary bill which will prob
ably be passed in the present session of
the legislature. This bill, If passed,
will base the sheriff's money on q sal
airy basis instead of on the fees.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
Death of Dick Messersmith.

Daniel Messersmith, better known as
"Dick," died last Saturday night
at 10 o'clock in his room over Forbes
seed store. He had been in poor health
for several weeks but was not taken to
his bed until about week ago, the
immediate cause of his death being
Bright's disease.
He had been q resident of this county
for about forty years having resided
east of this city for many years. He
wac 56 years and Z days of age at
the time of his death.
He leaves two brothers, George and
Henry Messersmith, of Argos, to mourn
bis death.
The remains were removed to Argos
Sunday, the funeral occurring Mon
day afternoon at his brothers residence
at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. Austin,
of the Church Of God. lnterment in
the Argos cemetery.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18

can be compelled TO pay the license fee
as do the salOonkeepers sGd also put
the grOcers ana druggists under the
same police supervision that Is applied
to the salOOnkeepers.
As the result of the filing of a large
number of suits on account of the pol
luton of Brandywine creek, the straw
board works will be removed from
Greenfield. 1T Will quit business in
that town, March 10. 1t was one of the
the leading industries of Greenfield.
The largest piece of first-clsss mail
matter that was ever sent through the
Indianapolis postotlice was an office
desk, which the government had pur
chased OF an Indianapolis msnufac-
turer and shipped to Manila, Philippine
Islands, for use in the postal service in
that city.
Mrs. Brownlee, aged widow of the
late Hugh BrOwnlee, met with very
painful accident Monday morning. In
descending the steps in the rear of her
home she fell and broke her arm just
above the wrist. DR.. Borton was called
and reduced the fracture, but being an
elderly lady 1t gives her much pain.
'rhe parole law for the northern
prison and JeffersonviIe reformstory
went into effect in 1897 a summary
of the results of the law shows that
from April |, 1897, TO Oct. 81, 1900, there
were paroIed from both institutions
96S persons. OF this number 1873, about
Is per cent, have proven unsatisfactory.
The bourbon News Mirror says:
"What may prove to be valuable dis
covery was made by a. X. Wallen, the
contractor for the deep well being put
in at the Bourbon water and light
plaut. At depth or 1lo feet the drill
was in strata of gravel and encOuD-
tered a rock which showed signs of
gold bearing quartz"
Bicycle manufacturers, in preparing
for next seasons trsde, are building
much larger proportion of chainless
wheels as compared with chain driven
machines than ever before. In the out
put of several factories the chainless
wheels will outnumber the chain
Wheels by two to one. Chainless wheels
for 1901 are listed at $50 and So.
1t is said that the b. * o. company
has issued an order that no engineer or
fireman who weighs more than $50
pounds is eligible to promotion on that
road. We do not know the rea-
son for this order but suppose that the
"Billy-O" is Of such an economical dis
position that it cannot afford to haul
the extra fat of its employees. Some of
them are much more than 00-pounders.
Milford Mail
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18

law bill which will be introduced by
Representative Jackawsy, of South
Bend.
Sheriff Bondursnt took Edward Dale
to the Jeffersonville prison today 1t
will be remembered that he was con
gicted of larceny in the circuit court
and given a term of three years.
There seems to be an organized band
of horse thieves in this section of the
country, who are adding to their plumber
every day. Twenty horses have been
stolen in the surrounding counties in
the last month, aud the authorities
have been unable to get clue to the
band
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
Candidates to Paw.

One of the novel provisions of the
primary election bill provides the plan
of assessment for the cost OF primary
elections. Every candidate, whether
for city or county Office, must pay So
and in addition an assessment based
on population. ranging from % cents
per 1000 in the case of the county
clerk, to cents per LOCO in the case
Of justices of the peace. The csndi-
date for mayor is assessed % cents per
1000 population of the city, where be
is a candidate and the candidates for
police, judge and city clerk 10 cents
per thousand. Those assessments
cover one-third of the cost of primaries
The city or county will pay the bal
ance. The bill imposes heavy pen
atty, including penitentiary imprisnn.
ment for voting outside of the precinct
in which the voter resides.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
Cannot Stop Prosecution.

Where person who has committed
crime or misdemesnor procures an
affidavit to be filed against him by q
friend or attorney In the name of the
state for the purpose of defeating a
prosecution against him, either sntici.
pated or already begun in good faith,
his arrest on such affidavit or even g
judgment or conviction in such q suit
affords him no protection from further
prosecution. The supreme court go de-
clared in affirming judgment refusing
to release Richard Peters from the jail
of Vanderburg county upon habeas
corpus proceedings.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
From NundaY'R Daily.

II. g. Davis is reported very sick to-
day.
Elmer st. John, of TT. Wayne, was in
this city last evening.
Matt Kyser went to Valparaiso on
business this m orning
Treasurer Mccoy, of Bourbon. was a
Plymouth visitor today.
Frank Fields transacted business in
South Bend this morning.
Trustee Erwin, of Bourbon township,
transacted business here today.
Frank Brooke is able to be in his
office today after few days illness.
G. w. Metsker aud wife went to Indi-
annapolis on the early morning train to-
day.
Mrs. II. IL. Miller went to Bremen
this evening to visit relatives for few
days.
The little son of Mrs. Jerry Blain
was taken sick with scarlet fever yes
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Harley were the
guests of relatives in Bourbon over
Sunday.
License to marry was granted Satur-
gay to Edmund G. Shirley and Mary [.
Kellogg.
Miss Nellie earn, of Culver, was the
guest of Mrs. Edward earn, of this
city, today.
Joseph L. Wood, trustee of Tippe-
canoe township, was in this city on bus
mess today.
Frank Jenke went to Indianapolis
this morning to attend the insugurs.
ton of Gov. Durbin.
The case of DIR. Burkett vs.. the Mar
shall county treasurer was brought be-
fore the court today.
Charles Wininger returned to his
work at Mishawaka this noon after
two weeks visit in this county.
John G. Corbaley, of Plymouth, is a
son of the first white child born in In
dianapolis.-South Bend Times.
Harry Marvin returned last evening
from Ohio, where he has been visiting
old friends and relatives since Xmas.
Henry Shirley returned to South
Bend this noon after two weeks visit
in this city with relatives and friends.
Ed. l.. Hahn, of Bunnell's furniture
store, is very sick today and confined
to his bed. He is living with j. G..
Bunnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. McKeen, of Chi
cago, returned home this morning after
a two weeks visit in this city with rela-
tives and friends.
Joel McLsren and wife returned to
their home In Lansing, Mich, today
after q weeks visit in this city with
friends and relatives.
Noble Stafford, of Genoa, ILL.,, and
Marion Stafford, of Sidney, Ind, are
here, called by the serious illness and
death of their mother, Mrs. J ohm Kline.
AL Pike, of TT. Wayne, was in this
city last evening shaking hands with
old friends. AL ia now cashier of the
main Office of the Adams Express COM
pany there.
John Bowel and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Brewer, of Greenfield, o drove to
Argos, last evening and took supper
with Mir. Bowell's brother, Andy, at the
Hotel Argos.
Porter county sportsmen are prepsr.
ing petition to be sent to Senator
Agnew and Representative Small pro-
testing against the passage of the game
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
Death of Mrs. John Kline.

Nancy, wife of John Kline, died Sun
day night after short illness. She was
taken sick about two weeks ago with
an attack of lagrippe, but was not
thought dangerous until a few days
ago when Inflammation of the stomach
set in which caused her death.
Nancy Stafford, daughter of James
and Sarah Stafford, was born in Pierce
ton, Ind, Jan. 4, 1861, moving to this
county with her parents when only a
small girl, where she had resided ever
since, living one-half mile north of
Hubbard, where she died.
In 1871 she was united 10 marriage
with John Kline, who survives her. To
this union ten children were born, all
of whom survive her and were present
at her bedside when she died.
She was kind and loving wife
and mother, and reared a family of
which she Was justly proud. She was
devout christi An, having united with
the Advent church many years ago, of
which she had been a devoted member
ever since.
She leaves mother, husband, seven
daughters, three sons, one sister and
four brothers to mourn her death.
The funeral occurred at the Church
of God 10 this city Tuesday afternoon
at 1 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Austin,
of Argos. The remains were laid to
rest in the Stringer cemetery.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18

A rich lady, cured of her deafness
and noises in the head by DIR. Nichol-
sons Artificial Ear Drums, gave SlO,.
200 to his institute, so that the deaf PEG
pie unable to procure the ear drums,
may have them free. Address No. g.
1877. The Nicholson Institute, $50
eighth avenue, New York. w6-22
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
REWARD FOR MARVIN KUHNs.

Gov. Mount HonOrs a Requisition for
Him.
Gov. Mount has honored reQuisition
from Gov. Nash, of Ohio, for the re-
turn of Marvin Kuhns, noted criminal
who escaped recently from the Ohio
penitentisry. Kuhns has not been
captured, but the sheriff of Noble
county is supposed to be after him.
Kuhns is reported to be living in log
cabin in the woods Of Noble county.
The sheriff intimsted to Gov. Nash
that reward of $1,000, considering the
desperate character of the criminal,
would be appropriate. Gov. Nash i'm
medistely hung up the reward.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
JOHN X. SNYDER DEAD.

Well-knOwn Man Is Drowned in Koontz's
Lake.
John Z. Snyder, lately residing near
Tyner, was drowned Wednesday, Jan.
9, At l q. 10. in koontZ's lake. He
had been fishing and when the heavy
storm came up started home across the
lake. Blinded by snow he stepped in
an air hole in the ice.
The body Yves recovered about an
hour later. The drowning was wit
messed by a man who was chopping
wood near by, but being frightened,
instead of going to his aid be ran a
mile for assistance. Snyder was 48
years old and leaves a wife and five
children. The funeral was held Fri
day at 3 o'clock at Tvner.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
Meeting of Medical Society.

The Marshall County Medical
society met in regular session Thursday,
Jan. 10, in the Office of Drs. Borton
& Aspinsll. The secretary read q
letter of regret from the president, DR.
A. G. Holtzendorff, who is suffering
from an attack of lsgrippe, and conse-
quently could not preside at the meet
ing. DR.. 0. A. Res, of Culver, acted as
chairman. Applications for member
ship were received from DR. w. r. Gun
ningksm. of Bourbon, and DIR. c. W..
Moore, of Teegarden, both being de-
clsred unanimously elected upon vote.
Sherman A. Johnson, of the Indiana
Medical college, and Emory w. Reeves,
of the College of Physicians Il Surgeons,
of Chicago, upon recommendation were
made honorary members of the society
A committee, consisting of Drs. Ely
and Asphalt. was appointed upon
medical Legislation. Arrangements
we're made for the annual banquet to
be held April III. DIR. c. A Res, of
Culver, read paper entitled "The
Profession ITSELF" and DR.. Reynolds a
paper upon surgery and Reports of
Cases."
DR.. Reynolds was requested by the
society to prepare paper for the an
nusl meeting, after which the meeting
adjourned until April IL.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
Death of Mrs. Jennie Rothenberger.


Jennie, daughter of Mitthiss Bot.
orff, and wife of Simon Rothenberger
died at her nome last Friday, after sew
eral months of suffering, at the age OF
"a years, months and 20 days. She
was baptized and received into full
membership of st. Psul's Reformed
church Jan. "a, 1894. On Oct. 20, 1896
she became the wife of Simon Rothen.
berger. Her parents and husband and
her little girl, now years old, are left
to mourn her loss.
Thus has passed away q life that
truly was light. Her character was
one of striking beauty and no one
could know her but to love her. Up to
the last she bore her sffiction without
a murmur and then gladly welcomed
the voice of deliversnce. "She is not
dead, but sleepeth."
The funeral took place at the
Reformed church on Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
Elect Officers.

The ladies of the German church
met with Mrs. John Hoham Wednes
day, Jan. 8, and elected the follow
ing officers for the new year: Mrs
John Birkhold. president; Mrs. John c
Kuhn, vice president; Mrs. r. G. klOep
fer, secretary; Mrs. j Ohm Hohsm. treas
urer.
Light refreshments were served after
the election of officers and very pleas
ant meeting was reported.