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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Oil Trust Quits Kansas.

independence, Kan, Feb. 9.-The
Standard Oil Company today sus-
pended operations in the Kansas field
Orders were given to stop buying oil,
and henceforth enough will be taken
from the Kansas field to supply only
the two Standard reineries at Neod-
esha and Kansas City. This will
require about 10000 barrels daily.
The average production for January
was $4,000 barrels day, and for more
than half the Kansas product there
will be no market
The order threw 900 men out OF
employment, and will paralyze devel-
opments in Kansas fields, thus throw
ing thousands of others out of work
The action is generally accepted as
the reply of the trust to the Kansas
senate, which yesterday passed bills
for the installment of a state refinery
in competition with the Standard
company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
LAST OF MIAMIs ON TRIAL
Case of John Godfrey Begun at
Fort Wayne.

John Godfrey, the last of the Miami
chieftains, who killed his father near
Fort Wayne last year, is now before
the bar of justice in the Allen circuit
court, his trial having commenced on
Thursday before Judge Richard K.
Erwin, of Decatur The only witness
for the state who is expected to give
direct testimony is Frank Godfrey the
sixteen-year-old brother of the accus-
ed, who claims the prisoner killed his
father during quarrel between them
in the saloon owned by John Cod
troy, ST., on the evening of March IL
Other witnesses will give circumstan-
tial evidence, relating to matters that
occurred on the night of the alleged
murder and will tell of the relations
between the father and his two sons.
The shooting occurred in the saloon
owned by John Godfrey, ST., on the
Indian reservation southwest of Fort
Wayne and the young Indian has been
in jail ever since awaiting trial.
John Godfrey, the young half-breed,
is of distinguished lineage, having in
his veins the blood of noble French
family and of the principal chiefs of
the Miami Indian tribe His great
great-grandfathers were De Richard
vile, thecivil chief, and Godefroi (an-
glicized Godfroy,) war chief of the
Miamis. The first De Richardville in
this section was Joseph Drouet De
Richardville, a member of a noble
family who was an officer in the
French service in Canada, or New
France, as it was then called. Lured
by the prospect of wealth in the wild
erness he came to Kekionga, the Mi
ami village at the confluence of the
St Mary's and St. Joseph's rivers. He
married Tah-cumwah, a daughter of
Aque-noch-qua and sister of Mech
che-can-noch-qua, or Little Turtle.
the famous leader of the Indians in
the camnaigns against Harmer. ST.
Clair and Wayne Their son. John B.
De Richardville, was born in a cabin
near the junction of the rivers, prob
ably in what is now Lakeside. in 1861
He became civil chief of the tribe
about 1900 and was man of great
ability and influence. Francois Code
froi. or Codfrov, was also the son of a
Frenchman and Miami woman He
succeeded Little Turtle as war chief
in 1912. He married Soc-a-iag-wa, an
Indian girl. and they lived near the
present site of Peru, where their son.
lanes R Godfrey, was born i'll 1914
and married Montosoqua. daughter of
La Blonde and granddaughter of John
e. De Richardville John Godfrov.
the victim of the quarrel last March.
was their son. and the youth who is
on trial for patricide is their grandson
James Godfrey died fifteen years ago
Warsaw Times
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
May Bid for Office.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. s.-A freak
bill introduced by Representative Au-
bic this morning, at the request Of a
constituent, would give the party
nomination for a county or township
Office to the man agreeing to do the
work of the Office for the lowest sum.
The lowest bidder would get the NOM
ination but the bill would provide
against the pooling of interests by
bidders who might seek to control
the ticket. Other house business was
of routine and unimportant nature.
The senate advanced to second
reading Senator Talcott's bill defining
delinquents and also Senator Strick-
Iler's bill to amend the election laws
by placing the names of congressional
candidates on the state instead of the
county tickets The latter bill was
only introduced yesterday, but indi-
cations are that it will be passed by
republicans as party measure and
without delay. 1t is understood that
Congressman-elect Newton w. Gil
bert, of the Twelfth district, is back
of the bill and urging its passage.
The house morals committee re-
ported favorably on the anti-cigarette
bill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
About Wheat Growing.

The Indiana Farmer has the follow
ing to say on the subject OF wheat
growing in the state.
The daily press has called attention
TO this statement in the coming report
of the late State Statistician, Mr..
Johnson, viz: at is considered by
those interested that wheat can no
longer be raised in Indiana at profit,
because the average yield in 1904 was
SO small, and has been growing small
er for years, and that it may be ex-
pected that wheat acreage will de-
crease from year to year" In response
to all this it is to be said that when
farmers allow their lands to become
impoverished they will not produce
wheat proftably. 1t is the same way
when men impoverish their brains by
doing without mental food. They do
not keep abreast of the times in i'm
portant matters, and yet it is not the
fault of other mems brains, newspa-
pers and books, any more than it
was the fault of the Christian religion
that France went into inhdelity when
she burned the bible"
A little reflection and observation
will show anyo ne that Indiana can
grow and does grow as large and larg-
erwheat crops per acre than IT ever
did. but not by the impoverishing
class. when we come to count their
wheat fields in the averages" as was
done in the estimates referred to 1t
IS we'll that this average class stops
growing wheat if they will not pursue
the industry after the class who know
how, and grow 20 70 35 bushels annu-
ally per acre. This latter class of
wheat growers follow rotation of
crops which includes clover, or some
other legume crops preceding wheat,
that gathers the nitrogen OF the arr
and deposits it IN the soil, and also
renews the soil humus which wheat
needs. In a close observation of the
facts during many years past we do
not call to mind any wheat growing
farmer who has followed this method
and has grown so little as ten bushels
per acre. AS a. rule their yield runs
from 20 bushels upward.
In saying these things we do not
mean to urge farmers to grow wheat,
but rather to show the folly of some
peoples conclusions. that we cannot
longer grow wheat in Indiana With
corn ranging around so cents a bushel
for several years past it is plain that
so to 20 bushels per acre is a more
valuable crop in the legume rotation.
than wheat is Furthermore. the corn
and fodder fed to cattle and other live
stock on the land constantly improves
It, whereas is for many reasons sold
and leaves the farm. and therefore in
this respect also is not so profitable
a crop to grow in large quantity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Electric Road.

The petition for holding and elec-
tion for the purpose of giving subsi-
dy in Walnut township calls for one
half of one per cent. while in Bour-
bon township the promoters are ask
ing one per cent The expenses for
holding the election will be paid by
the promoters. These townships will
probably vote the tax and as the
promoters are after the subsidy, re-
gardless of future prospects the road
will quite likely be surveyed, at least
over the Argos, Bourbon, Bremen
route, but will it be built? As rule
builders of electric roads don't cut
out the county seat and largest and
most important town in county,
and that for only few thousand dol
dollars of subsidy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16

By a handsome majority of fifty
four votes, Washington township
yesterday placed herself in the line of
progressiveness and granted to the
Columbia City & Northwestern Elec-
trio Railway subsidy of $1,000, to be
paid over to the company when the
line is built and in operation. This is
the third election favorable to the
road and they now have $4,000 that
they can depend on.
A queer feature of the election yes
terday was that there were some peo-
pie out at the polls who have not
voted since the Australian system was
inaugurated This shows the intense
interest taken in the matter. The
pollS were opened at six o'clock in the
morning and closed at AIS o'clock,
by the unanimous consent of the cleo
ton boards.-Columbia City Mail.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
For Relief of Officials.

Senator Crumpacker has introduced
bills in the senate for the relief of
Frank C.. Mann, former Laporte
county treasurer, and Gustave Ba-
litz, former trustee of Cass township,
Laporte county. Mr.. Mann was coun-
ty treasurer at the time of the failure
of the Conitz bank at Wanataw, in
which he had deposited $4,000 of the
county funds. OF course, he was
compelled to stand the loss, though
since then the .depositors have real
lied on part of A1eir claims. He now
seeks to have the state reimburse
him for the balance of the loss. This
is not without precedent, for the leg
islature at former sessions has reim-
bursed officials who have lost public
money in bank, that have failed. The
case of Mr. Balitz is similar, except
ing that he lost township funds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
DESIRES HEINZ PLANT.
Citizens Name Committee to Secure
1t if Possible.

Walkerton, Ind, Feb. 14.-Citizens
are endeavoring to secure a pickle
plank for Walkerton, hoping to in
duce the H. ]. Heinz company, of
Pittsburg, Pa, whose plant at Laporte
Ind, recently burned, to cinsider
Walkerton the most favorable place
for sailing establishment
A public meeting with this end in
the unanimous sentiment that a pc
tition should be prepared asking the
company to give Walkerton's advant-
ages consideration. A committee was
appointed to correspond with the
company, the members of the COM
mittee being, DR. NJ S. Denaut, w.
A. Endley and Grant Tank.
The Heinz plant which was destroy
ed IN Laporte employed about 60 peo-
pie all the year and about 200 in the
busy season. Plymouth, Ind, is also
after the establishment
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
"Is My Name Written There?"

Mystical as it may appear, the
Scriptures plainly teach that the
names of Gods true children are lit
orally inscribed in book, called the
Book perfect perpetual title of heav-
enly possessions.
Law and custom have established in
many nationalities a complete regis
tration of births. Any native of Eng
land and Germany, for instance, even
if citizen of foreign country, could
prove their parentage, date and place
of birth, from these records.
Marshall county desires to record
the name of every child born upon
her soil The law requires it. A
fine is imposed upon any physician or
householder who fails to completely
report to the proper officer, in due
time. Blankscripts for this purpose
will be furnished by the secretary of
the county board of health on appli-
cation. Be sure to write the full name
of the child, the township, city or
township or town, where it was
born. and write distinctly every word
required in the blank. For the reason
these all go on the county books for
permanent record. l0eSe 1eCO10S
become a brief history of every indi-
vidual. and will be referred to with
intense interest by the generations
70 follow. hence we want them ac>
cnrate. A separate record will be
made of each township, city and town
in the county. Every parent is urged
70 see to it. that the birth. of their
child is properly renorted If vour
Dhvsicis n fails to do this. report to
me yourself. and inform me of his
delinquency The future right of your
child is involved in this report We
desire also. and especially request
that Won report the full name of all
the children of vour families. which
were born in Marshall county within
the last 23 years. with the full name
of the father and full maiden name Of
the mother. and post office address
attached. IF both parents are dead
let some member of the family do
This. This is for the purpose of COM
pleting the record of the past and
supplying the omission of the given
name of the child. in the original re-
port A food of such letters will
not be confusinp.
DR.. J. S. MARTIN.
Secretary County Board of Health.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16

1t was the expressed opinion of the
members of the Indiana Grain Deal
ers' Association and prominent ship
pers from large Western cities, who
met in the Claypool Hotel yesterday
that the fight for a State Railroad
Commission has been practically won.
For this reason there were not so
many at the meeting as there were
last year. A. E. Reynolds, of Craw-
fordsville. president of the association
delivered an address on "The Grain
Shipping Interests of Indiana"
A resolution asking the General As
sembly to allow mutual fire insurance
companies to come into Indiana from
other states was adopted unanimous
iy. The secretary's annual report
shows that there are now 300 men,
bers in the association. In campaign
ing for the coming annual election
George c. Wood is mentioned prom
inently for president. and the assur-
rance rests that c. B. Riley will be
retained as secretary.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Dolph Koontz Here.

Dolph Koontz, who plays the part
of Sid Prince, a light comedy charac-
ter, in Sherlock Holmes" with Enrol
Dunbar in the lead, is here visiting his
brother and sister A. F. Koontz and
Miss Flora Koontz this week
The show at the Columbus in Chi
cago is attracting some attention.
Mr.. Koontz is a comedian of ability
and has received very favorable no
tices in the two leading dramatic pa
pers, the Clipper and the Mirror.
"Sherlock Holmes" is on the trust
circuit and was to have played at the
Great Northern, the change being
made at the last moment. They are
booked solid until the last of April
Waukegan Daily Gazette
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Try to Check Oil Craze.

Muncie, Ind, Feb. 13.-Much atten-
ton is be attracted by the manner in
which local ministers are attacking
the "evil of buying oil stock" as they
term it. They claim that there are
hundreds of men in the city who
are not sufficiently wealthy to invest
money sinking every available dol
lar in the interest of oil, and that the
therefrom. be,ss The ministers have for for
some time endeavored to prevent
many from investing in stocks, but
the oil fever has been at such high
tide that many scheming organiza-
tions have appeared in the field This
prompted the recent action of the
ministers and the divines are now
waging a>war against the purchasing
of stock by the poor except in the
best companies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Tells Farmers How to Enjoy Scenery.

In recent address before the Kan
sas state board of agriculture the Rev.
Charles M. Sheldon, told the farmers
what he would do if he we're a farmer,
says Topeka special dispatch to the
St. Louis Republican. He said first
that he would take time to enjoy the
scenery if he were farmer again. He
would take time to say "Whoap to
the team at the end of the row occa-
sionally and look around to enjoy the
beauties of nature. Another thing he
would do would be to buy kodak
and use it.
"A kodak" he said, "is not as COM
plicated arrangement as binder and
is a good deal easier to operate. 1t is
hobby that is worth cultivating-the
taking of pictures. If prospered l
would buy leisure rather than land. 1t
is as. Christian to play as it is to work
| would utilize some means of educa-
tion / would look out for the COM
fort and convenience of my wife in
her work in the house"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16

Jesse Henry employed as barn man
for the Loughman, Hubbard & Lough-
man Fuel and Transfer company, of
South Bend, was asphyxiated by es-
Gaping coal gas Wednesday evening.
The remains were discovered Thurs
day morning about $50 o'clock by
William Whitmer, driver for the
company who went to the barn for his
horse
Mr.. Henry had been in the employ
of the company but few weeks and
occupied room in the barn. The
room was neatly furnished and con-
tanned hard coal stove which evil
IDENTIFY was not properly looked after
that night
When Mr.. Whitmer came to the
barn for his horse he found every
thing quiet and upon examination dis
covered that the horses had not been
fed. In company with another driver
who had arrived at the barn about the
same time as himself, Mr.. Whitmer
went to the room occupied by Mr..
Henry and after knocking several
times and getting no response they
forced the door open and were
nearly strangled by the gas. Thsy
found the remains of Mr.. Henry on
the bed. He had evidently endeavor-
ed to get up but was so overcome by
the gas that he had fallen back on the
bed The bed clothing was thrown
back and everything evidenced the
fact that the unfortunate man had
tried to save himself.
The coroner was summoned and at
ter an examination the remains were
taken to the Nelson L. Jones under
taking rooms.
Mr.. Henry was about 5s years old
and was for many years resident OF
this city. For the pass two years he
was employed by d. E. Snyder He
was a bachelor and if he has any rel
aives they are located in Pennsyl-
vania.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Land Company is Sued.

7. Nj. Trissal, a Chicago attorney
filed suit Thursday in the Starke cir
cult court making demand for an al
tentative writ of mandate to compel
the Kankakee Reclamation company
which is composed of Pontiac, H.
capitalists, to pay the treasurers OF
Laporte and Starke counties the sum
of 37,241, a part of which is alleged
to be unlawfully held by the Pontiac
syndicate. Trissal also petitions the
court for the appointment OF tenn
porary receiver.
The action involves transaction
of $4,000 and hundreds of acres OF
land in the Kankakee country. iris
sal recently brought action against
the same company for $4,000, alleged
to be due him for fees.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Moore Bill is Up to The Governor.

The Moore temperance bill, making
remonstrances effective for two years
against a particular applicant for a
liquor license, or if so stated, against
the entire saloon business in town.
ship or ward, was passed by the
house.
The bill has already been passed by
the senate and will now go to the
governor for his signature
The bill was handed down, and was
read without incident and without
debate.
AS the roll was called. a number of
members explained their vote
The vote was Ga for the bill and32
against it.
Temperance legislation is Governor
Hanly's hobby and the bill is expect
ed to receive his signature today.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16

The Winona Assembly has become
owner of the Warsaw water plant
The present plans of the new COM
pany embrace the construction of a
big stand pipe $50 feet high and 1s
feet in diameter on the hill near the
spot where the club house stands
the highest point on the park. That
would make the top of the stand
pipe perhaps two feet above the level
in Warsaw The water from the
springs it is said, will be forced into
the stand pipe by two 100000 gal
lon electric pumps. 1t is the inten-
ton to abandon the plant in Warsaw
as far as the furnishing of water and
electric light is concerned but it may
possibly be utilized by the company
for its heating system.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16

State Superintendent F. A. Cotton
has issued circular, calling atteasion
to the fact that all township schools
must be kept in session the full six
months and that in case the town.
Sflip trustees have not placed the tu-
ition levy to the limit of so cents on
the hundred dollars valuation, they
must arrange 10 borrow money with
which TO extend the school term to
at least 12o days
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16

The new cooperative creamery at
Reeds Corners, three miles south and
east of Wakarusa, burned to the
ground. William Shaun, the opera
tor, had separated the mornings milk,
cleaned up the creamery and left for
dinner. The fire started at the rear
of the engine. Mrs. Reed saw the
FIRE first and gave the alarm Seven
tons of coal, some cans, ETC., were
saved. The creamery was entirely
new having been run but one week
Theioss will reach nearly $1,000. Its
stockholders met tuesday and blame
no one for the fire and decided to re-
build at the earliest possible time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16

The Winona Assembly and Summer
school association will open its elev-
enth session at Winona Lake on May
1S next, when the annual meeting of
the general assembly of the Presby-
terian church will convene. Although
the summer assembly ground is COW
cred with snow and ice, the park pre-,
sents rather lively appearance. The
management of the assembly is busy
getting the grounds and buildings
ready for the big gathering early in
May and the work of overhauling the
hotels and boarding houses has COM
menced even at this early date.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
PLAYING CARDS FOR PRIZES
Chief Justice Ricks Holds it is Not
An Offense.

Paris, Ill, Feb. 1G.-Chief Justice
James B. Kicks, of Illinois, has won
the hearts of the women of the state
by expressing an opinion that playing
card for prizes at private parties does
not constitute gambling within the
meaning of the law. State Attorney
Neff, or Taylorsville, recently notified
a well-known society woman that she
and her guests would be prosecuted
for gambling if prizes were awarded
at a card party for which she had IS
sued invitations. An appeal was TAX
en- to Chief Justice Ricks, also of Tay-
1orsville, with the result as stated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Twenty Degrees Below Zero.

The records of many cold spots in
Indiana were put to shame by the
terrific cold wave that swept over this
city Monday. At z a. m. many
thermometers in this city recorded
from Is TO 20 degrees below zero, and
it was below the 10 mark during the
entire day. While it is not so cold
today yet a northwester is driving
the snow at furious rate and busi-
ness is almost at a stand still, only
those who are compelled to do so are
venturing out This cold snap has
swept aside all records for this sec
ton for a number of years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
Hammond Eats Horse Meat.

Hammond. Ind, Feb. 13.-Patrons
of fashionable Hammond buffets are
Mortified to learn that for some time
they have been served horse meat.
Fred Frank, meat peddler, was ar
rested today as he was in the act of
selling strange looking meat, which
was later learned to be horse flesh.
One saloon-keeper, who purchased
what he thought was quarter of beef
found that the hoof at the end bore
a horseshoe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16

Washington Kelly has received notice
that 20 cents is due him, being mis-
take in his favor when as quarterr1ast-
er he made settlement with Uncle
Sam at the close of the civil war. Mr..
Kelley was a young man when he
enlisted in the early sixties, but is
now one of the oldest vets of the G..
A. R. He laid the foundation of the
Methodist church building and was
one of the promoters of the famous
underground railroad" stations. He
could tell some interesting stories
of that turbulent period, but prefers
to let the past be buried.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16
NEGROES GO WILD OVER BILL
Author of Indiana Crematory Meas
ure Fears for His Life.

Indianapolis, Feb. 14.-Aroused by
the statement that the crematory bill
has for its object the legalizing of
negro burning, the colored population
of the state has become so excited
and threatening that friends of Rep
resentative Legler, of Evansville, au-
thor of the measure, fear he will be
assassinated. He now is going armed.
The ignorant negroes have a super
stitious horror of the burning of
bodies, while many believe the bill
will legalize burning at the stake.