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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

From the day that the Edgerton
basket factory began work in Plym-
outh up to the present tire it has
constantly increased its facilities and
its output. Its plant now covers an
entire block; it has latest improved
machinery, employs more than twice
as many hands as when it came 70
Plymouth and is the largest and best
paying basket factory in the world.
The Messrs. Cleveland are competent,
honest, straightforward business men,
who have the confidence and respect
of their employees, the community and
the business men of the United States.
The basket factory is Plymouth'S
greatest industry at present. Nobody
ever intimates that it did not pay to
bring it here fifteen years ago, and its
great success proves that it pays to
be honest, enterprising and up to date
in conducting any enterprise of this
kind.
Plymouth's factories are at present
all of that kind, consequently we ex-
pect their steady growth and growth
in the population, business and wealth
of the city every year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

MARRIED
Langenbaush- Chambers.

John F. Langenbaugh and Mrs.
Hannah Chambers were united in
marriage at the home of the bride, on
East Laporte street, Thursday eve-
ming, June 4, by Rev. A. Fl. Zilmer.
The wedding was very quiet one,
no relatives or friends being invited.
Both the contracting parties are well
known in Plymouth and need nD in
PRODUCTION
Mr.. Langenbaugh has been prom
inenu citizen of Marshall county al
most as long as anybody can recollect
and probably knows as many people
and is known by as many people as
any other man in the counay. He is
a veteran of the Mexican war, took a
prominent part in the Harrison CAM
paign in 1910, voted for Benjamin
Harrison in 1888 and is perhaps the
best preserved man of his age in Mar
shall county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Langenbaugh will
make their home at the residence of
the bride, where they were married,
on East Laporte street.
The happy couple have the thanks
of this Office for generous slices of very
delicious wedding cake prepared by
bride.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

In this inventive age machines are
made to do many things formerly done
by hand, but setting tomato plants
by machinery is new. A canning CON-
PAW is now engaged and has nearly
completed the planting of one hun
dred acres In tomatoes, short dis
aance north of Jacksonville. 1t will
take 100000 plants to fill the tract,
and all are set by machiHe, the OPP
Grafton of which is thus described:
To run the machine requires three
men, one to drive the team that pulls
it and the other two to attend to
the planting. The plants are placed
in a chute and as one goes into the
ground another is caught by a small
clutch and held with precision that
is life-like until it is time to deposit
it: At the same time the plant goes
into the ground the machine deposits
a pint Of water and an equal lamount
of fertilizer at the base of the stalk.
not a drop of water nor grain more
of fertilizer going into the hill than is
necessary. When the plant, water,
and fertilizer are placed In a furrow
prepared by small pillow on the fur
row prepared by small pillow on the
front of the machine another peculiar
looking clamp hills up the earth and
the tomato is as carefully planted as
if done by hand and is ready for SUM-
shine and rain to make it grow.
The machine is not costly, and it is
said will more than pay for itself in
one seasons planting.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

The friends of the late Thomas B.
Reed were astonished to read dis
patch in the papers stating that &C
cording to the official report of bis ad-
ministrator he left a personal estate
valued at s431 900 net, after the pay
ment of all debts and obligations and
all fees Of administration. This for
tune was found invested in gilt-edge
stock and bonds. Mr.. Reed always
pretended to be very poor, but some
of bis intimate friends were convinced
Iong ago that his poverty was an affec-
tation, because they knew Of large
fees received by him from time time
for legal services and literary work.
He never wrote a line or made a
speech for nothing. Each OF the
many articles which from time to
time appeared In the magazines from
lis pen brought him $500.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
Eley D. Miner.

Eley d. Miner died at his home
seven miles northeast Of Plymouth,
Thursday night, June 4, 1908, aged
81 years and months.
Deceased was the son of Michael
and Martha Banfield Miner who were
both born in Ohio in 1897, and Eley
D. Miner. the subject of this sketch
was born in Preble county, Ohio. Feb
ruary 4, 1886. His father who was
one of the pioneers of Ohio, moved to
Marshall county. Ind, in 1886 when
E. d. Miner was only six months old,
and died in North township at the age
of Ga.
E. d. Miner grew to manhood on
the farm which he had assisted in de-
veloping and al his death he had been
a resident of Marshall county almost
81 years.
He was united in marriage in 1873
with Miss Mary Casper of Starke
county, Ohio. Three children we're
born to this union two of whom, Ira
L. and Frank E., with their mother,
are living.
Mr.. Miner was all his life farmer
and was known as one Of the most
substantial and thrifty citizens of the
community in which he lived. aud he
enjoyed the confidence and respect Of
all who knew him.
In his death MARSHALL county loses
another of the pioneers whose num-
Der is growing smaller every year. A
good man has fallen after long and
complicated illness and there are sad
hearts among all the older settlers, as
well as sympathy for the family.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at the Maple Grove church The re-
mains left the house at 10
o'clock Sunday morning and after se--
vices at the church were inferred
at the Nighthart cemetery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
Indianapolis Journals Announcement.

The Star, the new morning daily at
indianapolis, having announced that
it will not be a party organ, and
that it will give all the news for
one cent. The indianapolis Journal
makes the following unique announce
ment:
The Journal learns through chan
nelS recently designated as "public
rumor" and "iu the air" that new
m 0rnlng paper is to be started here
called The Morning Star, or, astrono-
mically speaking, Venus during one
half of the year and Hesperus during
the other half. The Globe has gone
vanished into thin air after brief
and not a very brilliant career Of of a
few days. The Morning Star and the
Evening Sun remain to contest be-
tween them the sphere of planetary
influence. The Journal will continue
to be published upon this earth and
to challenge ali journalistic competI-
tlon not of internal or supernal Or
igin. 1t is not asking any new favors.
making any new promises, nor seek
ing to form any entangling alliances
with the planetary system. 1t does
not propose TO cultivate in a special
way the world, the flesh or the devil,
but it will continue to publish every
dpy in the year the best morning pa
per that Indiana has ever had or is
likely ever to have. 1t will not print
fakes, paint the news of the day yell
low, feed its readers on sensational
headlines, or tire them with unspeak-
able pictures, but it will print more
news in better shape and more good
reading matter 365 days in the year
than any other paper in the state, as
it has always done.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
Ed. GelseIman's Latest Effort.

Edward Geiselman, well-known
local marble cutter and sculptor, who
is carving the stone work on the new
grammar school, has just completed
model entitled "a Peace Offering"
which is considered very good. The
work represents the goddess of love
endeavoring to fee from the darts of
two cupidS. The goddess prevails
upon her tormentors to desist and
offers to them rose as peace offer
ing. The model presents an excellent
reproduction of the human anatomy.
dorado Taft, the eminent sculptor,
has given it high compliment. Mr..
Geiselman will leave this fall for
Paris, France, or Florence, Italy,
where casts will be made from the
model.-South Bend Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
Russia to Quit Manchuria.

1t is said at the Russian embassy
that advices from st. Petersburg de-
clare the evacuation Of Manchuria by
Russia is steadily heing carried for
ward and that the final Withdrawal
will take place in September, in ac-
cordance with the Manchuria agree
ment.
Further. it is said that there can
be no foundation for the statements
that Russia purposes to remain per-
manently in Manchuria and to restrict
foreign trade in that section Of China.
On the contrary it is said that it is
in the interest of Russia to afford
every facility for foreign ctm nerce in
Manchuria, as the success of the rail-
road depends on the building up of
trade along the line.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
Why Roosevelt is Strong.

Whenever President Roosevelt no.
tices that he is gaining in flesh and
bulkiness. he puts little more stren-
uosity into his daily life--that is to
say, he takes more physical exercise.
He is large man and susceptible OF
easily taking on flesh, II he were to
do like some other individuals Of the
same physical construction he would
within a few years be bounding up
toward the 800 mark. He has the
frame of giant. In his youth he
was a delicate lad, inclined to be
sickly. That's what took him out to
the western frontier, to mingle with
the cowboys. And it is this that
doubtless made him the strong man
that he is today.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
"A Chinese Honeymoon."

There is every indication that ga
Chinese Honeymoon, the musical
comedy running at the Illinois thea
tire, Chicago. will do the record busi-
ness of that theatre during the sum-
mer In the past two weeks the
audiences have been as large as the
theatre could accommodate and the
impression which the dainty and gor-
geously staged play has made has
brought forth flood of approval such
as Chicago has seldom set in motion
over any Offering in the amusement
line.
The Messrs. Shubert, Nixon and
Zimmerman are entitled to much
praise for bringing the original Amer
lean company to Chicago.
Musically the play is plentifully
supplied, there being no less than 20
exquisItely catchy numbers, and in
such song hits as Seabrook's rendition
of s'Mr Dooley" and There's Little
Street in Heaven They Call Broad
way" Miss Barry's quantity comical
singing of 81 Want to a Lidy, !"
martha Sparks the Grand Pianner"
and "Twiddldy Bits" Miss Went
worth IS "a Paper Fan" and "With
Weary Hearts, Mr.. Pruette's ''Roly
Poly" and his specialties with Miss
Tracy in "Bits from the Plays" Miss
Falk's the Gala Girl" and my Lit
tie Hong Kong Baby" and Mr.. How
ard s 81 Knew at First Sight That /
Loved You, !" there are features that
are sure to become not alone popular
but develop into craze before the en-
gagement grows much older.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
The DUTY Of the Pulpit.

1t is the duty of the pulpit to
preach righteousness in public as well
as private life. 1t can do this with
cut taking part In political ccntroyer-
sizes or questions of party. There is
no politics in preaching against the
iniquity Of law violation and the sspro-
tection'' Of vice. We all want decent
city government; it is altogether un-
important whether the municipal on
GERS are on state and national ques-
t:ons republicans or democrats. 1t is
altogether important that they be
men that viii give us clean and hon.
est government. Indianapolis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
Floyd A. Woods said in an inter

Floyd A. Woods said in an inter
view at Indianapolis Tuesday evening,
that various politicians seem to think
that the new republican state CON-
mittee should be organized in the in
terests of few individuals and con-
trolled by them, but it occurred to
him that the committee should he or
ganized in the interest Of theler1bli-
can party and should control .ts,lf.
This is the true doctrine. Any at
tempt to control the republican party
of Indiana by few bosses will turn
the state over to the democrats.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

In presenting diplomas to gradu-
ating class of 100 at Tuskegee Oh
Thursday, Booker T. Washington
concluded by saying; LET me urge
upon you not to over-rate your own
importance Do not become over bear
ing and self important. Be simple,
t1mble, and If you have any element
CT value in your character, the world
will soon find it out" A white man
could not have given better advice
than that.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

The international conference of the
German Baptist Brethren (Dunkards)
went on record at Bellefontaine, o.,
as opposed to life insurance. The DEL
egates who favor life insurance declare
that the agitation will be renewed at
the next conference. The question Of
changing the name of the church from
German Baptist Brethren to Brethren
was deferred year. A missionary
collection amounting to $4,000 was
taken.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

MORTUARY


William Johnson, for many years a
resident of Polk township, died at his
home at Convoy, o., Wednesday,
June 8, aged SO years.
Deceased was veteran of the civil
war, was cousin of ex-Auditor john
son and j. E. Johnson, Of Tyner, and
his wife was sister of George W..
Protsman, of this city.
The remains were brought here
on the 40 p. M. train Friday and
were inferred at Oak Hill. He
leaves widow, but no children.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

A special from Goshen says the old
order OF German Baptists, in annual
conference eight miles west of Goshen,
voted not to permit their members to
use telephones in their homes. They
are opposed to all "new tangled" ar
ticles denotipg progress, except as. to
farming tools, in the use of which
Guly keep abreast Of the times.
They dress very plainly. Their wo-
men wear bonnets instead of hats.
They oppose the education Of their
children. except in the merest rudi-
ments; have no Sunday schoole and
oppose al secret and fraternal organ
izstions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
JOHN II. DILL FOUND DEAD
III Health Causes One Of West townships
Prominent Citizens to End HIS Life.

The news was brought to Plymouth
Thursday that a man had been
found dead in the woods on the farm
of John III. Dill in West township.
The mans head and face were re-
ported torn to pieces by load of
buck shot from shot gun. and the
neighbors residing in the vicinity were
unable to identify the remains.
A telephone message was sent to
Coroner Kizer of Inwood, who arrived
in Plymouth shortly after l o'clock
and with Marshal Clancy Immediate
ly left for the scene of the tragedy,
about five miles west of Plymouth.
About noon a report was circulated
that the remains had been identified
as those Of John H. Dill, a former JUS
tice of the peace, and one of the Old
est and most widely known residents
of the township. Mr.. Dill IS acquaint-
anceS in Plymouth did not credit the
report. They said the remains of John
H. Dill would have been identified at
once.
But the report was true. John
II. Dill is dead, and he committed
suicide about O'Clock Thursday NOR
ming.
The gun with which he shot him.
self belonged to his grandson. He
borrowed it on the pretext of want
ing to kill crows that were pulling up
his young corn.
He made careful preparation for
making his death certain and inStan-
taneous. He evidently sat down,
placed bis back against log,
measured the distance carefully
as to how to reach the trigger of
the gun after the muzZle was in his
mouth, then he cut stick the proper
length, cut notch in the end of the
stick so that it could not slip when
placed against the trigger of the gun.
Then he cooked the gun, placed him.
self in proper position with the muz-
zle of the gun in his mouth, pushed
the trigger with the stick and his
head was blown to pieces.
The only reason that can be given
for she rash act is poor health. His
financial condition was good, his do
nestle relations pleasant and he had
the respect of the community in
which he lived.
A letter found after his death
seems to explain all, but he seems to
have made a mistake of day in dat
ing the letter, as he killed himself
June 4. The letter is as follows:
.'June 5, 1908.
"Dear Mary-You have been good
woman to me and have no fault to
find with you and want you and the
boys to leave the deed as | fixed them.
[ am going to the woods to shoot my
self or take poison, and don't worry.
My head and heart bother me SO that
l feel like going wild and would rather
be dead than crazy and do some dan
ger to some one. Don't worry about
me. Will say farewell to you and the
boys. JOHN 81. DILL.
''June 5, 1907
Funeral services were held at the
residence, five miles west of Plym-
outh. Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
and the remains were inferred at
the Dunkard cemetery, near where he
had lived for more than quarter of
century. His age was 70 years, 9
months and Is days. He leaves
widow, three sons and daughter, all
of whom are married except the
daughter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
His Gr,ef is Gone.

Edward Davis. the young widower
OF Starke county, whose bride was
shot by a rival a few months ago and
was followed by a sensational trial,
has very quickly assuaged his grief BY
taking unto himself another wife,
The bride being the young daughter
of William Stevenson. The ceremony
took place Memorial day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
Home From a foreisn Shore.

Mitt Erwin came Friday to spend a
couple of weeks with his parents
Louis Erwin and wife. Mr.. Erwin
has been located in Paris, France, for
a number of years and his many
friends are glad to welcome him home
again. He came across in large boat
that contained over two thousand
eight hundred emigrants. He says
vote against foreign emigration. After
a return trip to Paris he contemplates
locating permanently in New York.
The ocean voyage has no charms for
him. They were eleven days crossing
the water.-Bourbon News Mirror.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11
A New Cyclone Cent?.

late." In an instant of time and
without any warning, out OF clear
sky a cyclone swept down upon Gaines
vile, Ca, on Sunday, tearing through
its outskirts, but leaving the main
business and residence part untouched,
and including in its path of destruc-
ton the neighboring resorts of New
Holland Springs and White Sulphur
Springs. In two minutes time the
storm had passed and the sun was
shining again, but in the wake of the
cyclone were 100 dead at Gainesville,
thirty-nine at New Holland, and
twelve at White Sulphur, besides
more than 200 injured, many of them
fatally. In these fatal two minutes
it is probable more lives were lost
than in Kansas and Missouri after
days of exposure to fire and flood.
The region west of the Mississippi,
which is now overlooked, used to be
considered as the center of cyclonic
visitation, beginning in the extreme
southwest and including Kansas. Ne
braska, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois. Wis
consin and Minnesota, and ending
somewhere in the vicinity of Lake
Superior. But during the last three
years the locale of the cyclone seems
to have changed. In 1900 the hurTi-
cane and tidal wave at Galveston,
sweeping away 5000 lives, of course
overshadowed all other fatalities, but
during that year the only two cyclones
of any consequence were in Texas in
October and Western Tennessee in
November, involving the loss of SO
lives. II 1901 most fatal cyclones
were in Arkansas and Birmingham,
Ala, il March, but only thirty -four
lives were lost. Again in 1902 there
were but two where the loss of life
was large, one in Mississippi in March,
loss fifty lives, and one at Goliad,
Texas, in May, loss ia lives. Thus
in these three years cyclonic damage
was confined almost exclusively to the
south. There was scarcely any DAM
age i'm the middle west or southwest.
This year the cyclone has now and
then returned TO its old center of oper-
ations. There were five cyclonic
manifestations during April and May
at various points in Kansas, Ne
braska, Missouri and Iowa, as well
as in Indiana and Ohio, but the
combined luss of life was but fifty
four, while during the same period
there were cyclones in Arkansas and
Alabama which killed forty-seyen.
and now June has added 126 more to
the number. making 1873 lives lost by
cyclones in the southern states this
year. The flood may be guarded
against to some extent by engineering
skill. Fire is usually the result of
human negligence and carelessness.
Human skill and precaution are pow
erless as against the cyclone. The
wind blowe6 where it listeth and
thou nearest the sound thereof, but
canst not tell whence it cometh and
whittier 1T goeth. I" In its furious
moods man is helpless. Tri-
bune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

George Fred Williams, of Massachus-
etts, says the democratic party is on
trial for its life. True, and the YER
dict of the jury without any doubt
will be guilty and the penalty be
death. Mr.. Williams in bries state
ment of the case further characterizes
former President Cleveland as hog
who does not know when he has
enough, or words of that import
South Bend Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

Mr.. Lorimer wants Illinois to have
a Qupy libel law. MeSSrs. Quay and
Lorimer are much alike in their po-
litical aspirations. but there is this
difference in tie results attending
their efforts: The people of of Penn
sylvania are willing to lie down and
let Quay walk over them, whereas the
inhabitants Of Illinois have decided
that the walking shall be done on the
other fellow.-Chicago- Record Her.
aid.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

Senator Joseph Bailey, of Texas,
and Eb Henderson, of Indiana. both
give it as their opinion that Senator
German, OF Maryland, is the only
democrat that could come anywhere
near beating Roosevelt. AS these
two astute politicians acknowledge
that even German would be beaten, it
begins to look like the democrats may
decide to abandon their organization
and not nominate candidate for
president.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11


Chauncey NJ. Depew gives it as bis
opinion that Judge Alton B. Parker of
New York will be the democratic
nominee for the presidency next year
and that Roosevelt will beat him by
an overwhelming majority. Mr.. De-
pew thinks William J. Bryan will see
to it that no democratic presidential
candidate who is suspected OF being ia
sympathy with the Cleveland crowd
will poll ANYTHING like the full demo-
cratic vote. At the same time he also
tacitly acknowledges that good many
Of the trusts will actively oppose
Roosevelt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-11

The general assembly Of the Prssby-
terrain church has at last eliminated
from its creed the Anticipated doctrine
of infant damnation and predestina-
tion. Both beliefs had long been a
dead letter among the more advanced
members of the church.