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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23
ED OFT HEARD FROM.
He Says Whiskey Caused Him a
Term in Prison.

Mrs. Mary E. Hume, of this city,
has received a letter from Ed Ott,
who is now in the states prison at
Anamosa, Iowa. Tie letter bears the
imprint of the prison and gives the
convicts name as Ed O'Brien, but the
letter reveals the fact that O'Brien is
an assumed name and that the con-
Wet is Edward OFT, who was born in
Plymouth and grew to manhood here.
Ed writes to Mrs. Hume that he
saw his name in Plymouth paper,
which chanced to come to the prison
and he asked her to inform him about
his sisters, Fannie and Millie.
The OFT family was in some re-
spects a remarkable one. The father
left Mrs. OFT when Ed was child
and left her in poverty to care for a
family of two little girls and two
smaller boys. Mrs. OFT bravely took
up the task and succeeded, being
known as one of the hardest working
women in Plymouth. Her eldest
daughter, Fannie, assisted her in every
way possible and while attending
school acted as janitor of the Presby-
terian church After leaving school
Fannie became trained nurse in Chi
cago, and recently submitted to an op-
Grafton which attracted the attention
of medical men. She gave up a large
portion OF cuticle from her body to be
grated on a patient. The piece oi
skin was too large and almost caused
her death.
Millie married Lawrence L Linn, oi
Bourbon, and they have resided in
South Bend for several years. Tom
joined the salvation army, and the
mother, worn out with hard work
died ten or twelve years ago.
Ed, who was always somewhat way
ward, had left home but came back
when his mother died and was arrest
ed, we believe for forgery and narrow
~ escaped going to prison.
He is now thirty years old and saws
he IS serving a ten years sentence
Whiskey," he writes, "has been my
downfall and / now see that the
way of the transgressor is hard"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

Nashville, Ind, March 17.-Joshua
F1eener, age eighty years keeps a den
of rattlesnal:es at his home near Rich
ards postoffice. this county. He has
eleven rattlesnakes in his den, and he
experienced some difficulty in caring
for the serpents during the cold
weather. F1eener lives in an old
fashioned house with the back wall
of the fireplace on the outside of the
building. The den built of stones was
made with the chimney place as one
of the walls. The reptiles were placed
in this den during the cold weather
and only ore died this winter as a
result of the cold Sometimes, when
the chimney made the den too warm
the serpants would become angry and
fight one another. The snakes were all
captured by FIeener in the woods
near his home, and they are all tim
Der rattlers, species which is becom-
ing rare in this State.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23
BURR OAK ITEMS.

Miss Clyde Vanderweele visited a
Mr.. Frank Behmer's last week.
Mr.. E. Mikels made his regular
trip to Burr Oak Sunday.
Mr. c. E. Wise was a Burr Oal
caller Sunday.
Ma'am Reed and family dined with
Harry Ruples' Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Shearer spen,
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs
Mike Fetters.
Miss Blanche Vanderweele is visit
ing friends at Argos.
Several from here took the examin'
alton for graduation at Culver SAT-"
urday.
We have often heard the old ad.
age 1--WE would rather be hurt than
scared to DEATH" This has been dem
onstrated here recently. and we are
very proud to report that little Billy
is able to be out again
He reports the shock he received
was very severe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23
Developed Into A Suicide.

.Mishawaka, Ind, March 1.-THE
body of the late Lewis Fink, for
merly prominent young society man
of this city and highly educated
graduate arrived Wednesday night
: fros Los Angeles Cal.,, and it was
then that the relatives and friends of
the young man discovered that he
had committed suicide. having shot
himself. This information was not
contained in the first dispatches, and
the revelation was a great shock His
affairs with the Southern Pacific line
were IN perfect order, and the motive
for the act of self-destruction can only
be conjectured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23
FEW QUAIL PERISHED
Local NImrods Report That the Birds
Have Wintered Welh

Field hunters are wearing broad
smiles from the propltious reports
from county and woodland, because of
the excellent manner in which quail
and partridge have wintered. Dan
gers of cold and starvation are daily
growing less. and from all accounts
few if any birds perisned as a result
of the rigorous winter. A good spring
and the devastating winter Of 1904
will be somewhat remedied as far as
the depleted covies are concerned.
There were few quail last season, it
is true, but this was as much owing
to the backward spring as to the
ravages of an unprecedented severe
winter. What few birds were left
over met with all sorts Of difficulties
in brooding, such as a cold spring,
cool summer and early spring floods
that drowned the nests of the first
brood. Consequently the progeny
was from the second sitting. which is
never as satisfactory as the first.
A favorable spring, and the exer-
cising of little discretion by sports
men the comiug season, Is well as
guarding against the ravages Of the
game hog, shonld DO much to replen-
ish the little game bird in this state.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23
Deserves Better Treatment.

1t has slowly but surely dawned
upon the minds of thinking people
that it is the wagon road that, first
and last, coming and going, carries
nearly all of the commerce of the
country. We have spent many hun
dreds of millions in improving rivers,
lakes and harbors, and in subsidizing
railroad and steamship lines, and have
wholly forgotten the fact that but
for the humble wagon road there
would be little use for cities, rail-
roads, harbors or steamships.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23
About Ugly Reformers.

"The practices of churches in re-
gard to foreign missionaries is to send
to the heather those who are not
good looking enough to get married"
Mrs. Dora S. Soper raised a chorus
of "ohs" at an irterdenominational
conference recently in Chicago with
this statement.
"You can't be too good looking to
be a missionary" she continued.
"Cood looks is the fundamental quail
ifcation of an up-to-date evangelist.
Beauty acts as an opening wedge to
the soul of the benighted heather"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23
THE NEW GAME LAW.
Facts Concerning it of Interest to
Local Hunters.

Many inquiries have been made at
this office regarding the game laws
passed at the recent session of the
Legislature For the benefit of the
hunters interested in the matter a
synopsis of all the laws on the SUBJ
ject as signed by Governor Hanley
is given herewith.
Shooting of wild deer, wild tur-
keys and pheasants absolutely prohi-
ted, penalty $50 to $500. Shooting
chickens or pinnated grouse from
jan toNov. 10 prohibited. Fine $40
for each bird killed. Number of
quail to be killed in one day between
Nov 10 and the first day of January
twenty-four to each person hunting.
Sale of quail absolutely prohibited.
Shooting of wild duck. brant or
other water fowl from a naptha,
steam or electric launch between Apr.
25 and Sept. 1 prohibited. Fine SO
for each bird killed Number of
ducks to be killed in any one day
between Sept. 1 and April Is limited
to twenty-four.
January 1 and Aug. 1 prohibited.
Fine SO for each squirrel killed.
Collection of birds, their nests and
eggs for scientific purposes allowed
upon permit from the game commits
sioner.
Hunting of any and all kinds of
game except wild duck and water fowl
between Oct. 1 and Nov. 10 prohib-
tied; fine S5 to $50.
Hunters going outside of their res
pective townships to hunt must secure
license to do so from the Game
Commissioner.
Hunters must secure consent OF
owner of land before going on it to
hunt; fine SO to S25.
In all cases on conviction the Fish
and Game Commissioner shall receive
fee of $50
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

Baron Rothschild, head of the
French branch of the family: recently
received a curious legacy. This was
the fortune of an ancient beggar NAM
ed Abraham Fidler, who died in gar
ret at Nice, and was found to possess
1.250,00O francs. He bequeathed it
to the other millionaire on the plea
that money must seek money Bar
on Rothschild was not of the opinion
in this case at any rate, and he pro-
ceeded to hunt up the lamented Fid-
ler's relations, three of whom were
found at Odessa and fourth at
Brooklyn. The legatee divided the
million and a quarter among them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23
Three Fires in One Day.

There were three res in Plymouth
Thursday. At z o'clock in the morn
ing the vacant house near the ceme-
terry, belonging to Mr.. Ceiselman was
badly damaged. just after noon the
smoke-house and woodshed at the
residence of John Schultheiss were
burned, and about 800 in the evening
the barn on the ]. E. Hanes property
almost west of the Tribune Office,
caught FIRE, but was extinguished be-
fore great deal of damage was done.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23
Signs of An Early Spring.

An old weather prognosticator o.
this county says late Easter does
not always bring late spring. Eas
ter is the first Sunday after the first
full moon after March 21. If the
moon was full twenty-four hours later
this year Easter Sunday would fall
or the goth day of March.
The winter moons this year enc
with the new moon, April 4, conse.
quently spring will be earlier than US
ual, but we may expect some cold dis.
agreeable weather between March &c
and April A.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

Hiram A. Tohulka of South Bend
and 1. N. Miller of New Carlisle. COM
missioners of St. joseph county
with Sheriff Feiser and William Dice
superintendent of the ST. Joseph
county infrmary. took breakfast with
County Superintendent Kruger on
their wav to Indianapolis. A new in
irmary is to be butt in St. Joseph
county. and they wanted to inspeci
our model county farm and build
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

Judge Capron returned from Cali
fornia Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ca
prom stopped in Chicago for a visit of
a week. The Judge and his wife are
satisfied that there is no better place
to live than Plymouth. Mr. and
Mrs. John Capron will remain in
California and probably locate per-
manently.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

Saturday afternoon at 200 o'clock
p. =. will occur the formal breaking
of ground for the excavations of the
foundation of the new Episcopal
chu ch There will be short service
and singing with few words of ad-
dre by the rector and the public
generally is cordially invited.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

Mrs. Catherine w. Stansbury, who
went to Denver, Colorado, to spend
the winter with her daughters, be-
came very i'll while there and was
brought home by her daughter, Mrs.
John A. Yockey, reaching here Sat-
urday morning. She is now at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Pershing,
on south Michigan street. She 1as
heart trouble and the atmosphere at
Denver seemed too dry for her.
Mrs. Yockey will remain until her
mother gets better.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

Mr.. and Mrs. 0. U. Holdern.an
and L. R. Holderman of this CITY and
S. H. Yeager of Knox. left for Indian
Territory via the Lake Erie. They
are all excellent people and are fnlly
up to the average that will go from
any place to the 1ew territory. The
best wishes of hosts of friends fol-
low them. Marshall county has been
sending many of its best citizens 70
the new states northwest and south
west
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

News from the wheat growing dis
tricts of Ohio and Indiana indicate
that the hessian fly is not showing its
usual industry, but it is too early yet
TO tell what that pesky little insect
will do to the wheat in May and June.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

Indiana raises more onions than
any other state in the union. In two
counties alone, Whitley and Noble,
the product last year was $4,000 BUSH
els Onion raising is found to be
quite profitable as the soil of the state
is especially adapted to the culture of
this vegetable.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

Mrs. Julia Rowley. of Rochester,
is here for a visit of a few days. Her
husband is one of the leading attor-
neys of the Fulton county bar and is.
of course, one of the lawyers in the
land suit now on trial here.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-23

DIR. Joseph c. Rogers, superinten-
dent of the Northern hospital for the
insane. has notified the authorities of
the different counties that the hospital
at Longcliffe is full to overflowing
and no more patients can be received
except as other patients are dis
charged.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
First Indians ArriDe
In Trek to WASHINGTON
Greeks, Led by CoIored Man Named HutuI-
keemico, Come TO Capital to Push Claims
MANY More Expected This Winter

Indian Territory, They ara Ch!tseeha-
gon. Hulabutahagoh. Hutuikeemico. P
Philips. and the famous Wilson Jones.
Was Colored Slave.
HutuIkeemico. the interpreter. and the
only one IN the crowd who can speak
a word OF English. is a colored man
and a former slave OF a Creek master.
HIS hair is snow white and his face
ebony. Huhlkeernico is about eighty
FIVE years old and says he renembers
when the Creeks migrated from Ala
bama and aIississipPi 10 the Indian Ter
ritory.
None OF the indians at the Bever-
idge House now has long hair or wear
any native clothes. other than the broad
ssrnbrero hat Most of them have deep
furrowed faces. Their broad shoulders
are stopped All of them wear long loose
coats. dark shirts. baggy trousers and
brogan shoes.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
OUTFALL SEWER CASE
NO NEARER SETTLEMENT
After Two Appraisements Matter of
Damages Is Row Before District
Court of Appeals.

The matter of the appraisement OF the
vaine Of land condemned for use OF. an
autfall sewer. near the Government
Hospital for the Insane. is still unset
tied and VIII be submitted to the Dis
trict Court Of Appeals for adjudication
Twice appraisers juries have assessed
the damages and benefits aceruing TO
the land owners and each time some
OF the owners OF the property have
taken exception 10 the report. The
nrst jury OF appraisers reported dam
ages aggregating about $4,000 To this
verdict both the District and certain
land owners took exception and new
Jury vas summoned.
The second report placed the dam
ages at a much less sum and to this
two or three Of the property owners
filed exceptions. This verdict was
however. ratified by Justice Gould. pre-
siding IN the District Court. From this
ruling an appeal has been taken by
certain property owners to the District
Court Of Appeals.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
REPLY TO PACKERS
IS IN READINESS
Government Will Soon An
sWer Pleas in Bar.
SPEEDY TRIAL DESIRED
Claim Of Defendants That They Fur
nished Evidence Under Protection
Denied by Prosecution

Attorney General Moody, assisted by
Oliver Z. Pagiu. assistant attorney in
the Department OF Justice. has prepared
the answer OF the Government 20 the
pleas IN bar raised by the beef packers
10 the indictment against them IN the
United States district court at Chicago.
The packers have filed ten pleas s.
bar TO the Indictment The establish
ment Of any one Of these pleas would
Sar the Government from further prose-
sutton. Eight OF these pleas are based
upon the alleged actions OF James r.
Garfield. Commissioner OF Corporations.
In substance they charge that the
commissioner secured from them in
formation which under the law was
strictly confidential. and which could
only be used by him IN the works Of his
Office Under the resolution Of Con-
gress creating the office OF Commission
er of Corporations and defining his
powers. it IS provided that he shall have
authority to subpoena and compel OFF,
cials OF corporations to furnish oral
md documentary evidence Immunity
from prosecution is provided when the
subpoena is obeyed.
The defendant packers claim they
were subpoenaed by Nr. Garfield and
furnished the required testimony. which
he promptly turned over 10 the Depar I
ment of Justice as evidence TO be used
against them. They claim the Immunity
provided by the law
In answer the Government claims ina
all information furnished by the de
PENDANTS was voluntary; that they wer'
not subpoenaed by the commissioner
and that no immunity was promises
them. The ansYer IurKner declares tha
the information obtained by Mr. Garhel
was not used before the grand jury.
Another plea of the defendants
that thss Government on a former Occa
sion proceeded against them under
petition Of the Sherman act, by whic
an Injunction was issued II is elaine
that the Government elected TO pursu
civil remedies and Is thereby barre
from carrying on criminal prosecution:
The Attorney General admits the pro
curing of the injunction, but denies tha
IL constitutes bar 70 the indictment
special trial Of these pleas in ba
will be pressed by the attorneys for tn
Government.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
LIEUTENANT FORTEScUE.
Relative of President Who May Enter
Upon a Business Life.

The resignation Of Lieut. G. r. Fortes-
cue. OF the Tenth Cavalry, has been ac-
eepted by the President. Lieutenant
Fortescue was one Of the correspondents
named in the celebrated Taggart case,
and in the final decree of the court was
declared guilty Of misconduct.
Mr. Fortescue first saw military ser
vice as a corporal in the Rough Riders,
and then entered the regular army as
an officer in the Twenty-second Infantry.
He was commissioned a second leuten-
ant IN 1901 On account or his kinsnip
10 President Roosevelt he was detached
as one OF the White House aides In
the fall OF 1903. and served there two
years.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
FRUIT FOR PRESIDENT
FROM WEST VIRGINIA

MARTNsBURG. ". Va. Nov. IL
The West Virginia State Horticultural
Society. holding is thirteenth annual
session n this city, has sent greetings
to President Roosevelt and presented
him barrel OF fine fruit.
The barre. holds several varieties of
the choicest specimens of apples grown
IN West Virginia this year. and were the
most perfect IL development and color
irg OF the entire exhibit OF the State
orchardists now being held In this city.
President Roosevelt sent his greetings
to the society and thanked the members
for their courtesy The fruit ought 10
reach Afr Roosevelt today.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
MRS. ELIZABETH A. PYNE'S
FUNERAL AT ST. JOHNS

The funeral OF Mrs Elizabeth A.
Pyne. who died of heart trouble Weo-
nesday at her home. 1702 s street, will
take place tomorrow afternoon at St.
Johns Church.
Mrs. Pyne was the widow OF Rev.
Henry r. Pyne, OF this city. who was
rector for some years Of an Episcopal
Church In Maine. She was related 70 a
number Of prominent Washington fami-
lies, including the Fraileys. and is sur
vived by three children.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
FINES IN FENCE CASES
ESASPERATE HITCHCOCK

Secretary OF the Interior Hitchcock Is
decidedly exssperated over reports from
Omaha that the chief offenders in the
land-fencing fraud cases. who have 81
legally fenced over 200.0oo acres Of Ne
eraska- have been fined $500 each and
sentence 20 remain six hours lathe Gus
tody Of the marshal.
This Is an utter farce. says the Sec
-retary. We have spent time and money
investigating. and have established the
violations Of the law. And after ali this
they, admit their guilt and receive nomi-
nal punishment
The Departmen. - Justice has deeid-
cd to cali for full report 81 the case. .
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
Every Mans and Young Mans SuitOr OverCOat
we show is a specimen OF fine clothes building


would be nothing
Washington
should
the that is the basis of the Sak
producing clothes
there, and
and supervision of
of guarantees don't Stock
whole seasons business factories
things You touch with fashions when
with what's shown
considered and
S5o feel assured
getting eliminates all intermediate profits. -.
We
ednodes- LIN eds
chy en ~ t we
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
MAGISTRATE APPEALS
TO BE HEARD THURSDAYS

Justice Gould VIII hereafter hear mo-
tions IN justice OF the peace appeal
cases and on petitions for writs Of Ger
tiorari on Thursday IN each week. This
is necessitated by the great amount OF
the time OF the court taken up on Fri
days in disDO5InG OF lunacy inVestiga-
tions and District court business.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND
IDLE IN MIKAD0'S LAND

TOKYO, Nov. lit is authoritative
" stated that Admiral Togo's visit TO
England has not been decided upon.
The number OF unemployed following
the return OF the troops from the front,
estimated at 200, 600, IS causing uneasi-
ness in view OF the industrial depres-
SION and the fact that no revival may
be expected in the near future.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
QUARANTINE NOW RAISED.

A telegram has been received by the
Southern railway from the Florida
State hoard of health. announcing that
the yellow fever quarantine had been
raised, and that Il will no longer be
necessary for washington passengers
for Florida resorts to obtain health GER
tificates before leaving.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
Run down BY cAR.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Nov. 17.--John F.
Robinson. a well-known circus man.
while driving TO his Office in a cab. was
run down by an. electric car. but es-
capped serious injury. The cab driver,
Charles Jennings, was, perhaps fatally
hurt
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
Many Are Coming.
KILLED IN RUNAWAY.

CUMBERLAND Md. Nov 17.-Mrs.
Annie Dinsmore and her ten-year-old
daughter were driving down a steep hill
last night. when the harness broke and
their horse ran away. Both occupants
were thrown out. The mothers head
struck q stone and she was crushed to
deafh The child will recoVer
The Washington times., 1905-11-17
KING GEORGE AZ wINpsoR.

LONDON. Nov. liking George Of
Greece and Prince and Princess Nicho-
las OF Greece dined with King Edward
and Queen Alexandra at Windsor
Castle last evening. subsequently the
royal party attended a theatrical per-
formance IN the Waterloo Chamber OF
the Castle.
The Washington times., 1905-11-17

Indian braves having business with
Congress or the INDIAN Commissioner
of the Interior Depa.v1m ment nave al
ready begun 20 flock g Washington
The vanguard a nurI,9er OF Creek IN
dians. arrived IN the cay several days
ago and are camped at Zen Beverage
house near Third and c streets north
west. where they will remain until they
can communicate with the Congressmen
whom they came 10 see
Many Are Coming.
Colonel Reveridge. whose house has
been the home of Indians for forty years
or more, expects an unusually large
number of them within the next two
or three weeks. as scores OF them viii
represent various tribes with claims for
land and seeking new allotments.
The Indians in the Beveridgs House
at preSent are from Tulsa Creek Nation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-28
WHY WOOL is HIGH.

Various reasons have been given
for the prevailing high prices for
wool and while there may be some
merit in all of them the chief cause
for the demand and good values,
which brings joy TO the hearts of the
American growers, is the scarcity of
the worlds supply.
The japanese demand for woolens
in clothing is said to have a stimu-
lating effect, while the purchasing
power of the people, owing to gener-
al prosperity, especially in this coun-
try, is such, according to the buy
ers of wool, to keep all of the mills
of the east in constant operation to
fill the orders for wooden goods. The
tariff on wool is also an aid to Amer
lean growers in curtailing the amount
of foreign wool that would otherwise
enter American ports.
AS regards the decrease in the pro-
duct of the various woolgrowing coun-