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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13

Advices from Washington state,
the department of agriculture is great
ly interested in finding some way to
reclaim the muck land of the Kanka-
kee valley in Indinna and Illinois.
Milton Whitney. chief of the bureau
of soils and an eminent scientist. has
has just returned from visit at La
fayette, Inc.. when he consulted Pro-
fessor Goss. director of the agricul
tural station there, and at Champaign
H., where he spent some time With
Professor Hopkine, who has given
much attention to the Kankakee
muck land problem in Illinois.
"In my judgement, "said Mr. Whit
ney, 1.-THE Indiana and Illinois agri-
cultural stations have found the rem
edy for this waste land Their expe-
riments recently conducted have been
very thorough and show that the land
is lacking potash. The problem then
Is solved by supplying potash, which
is done by treating the land with any
OF the potash fertilizers"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13

The county commissioners met in
regular session Tuesday April 4th and
Wednesday April 5th
Christian Kreigher etal filed and
presented petition for a tiled ditch
in Walnut Township. Noah Berkey
and Levi Puterbaugh were appointed
viewers. They are to meet at the Of
fee OF r G. O'Blenis at Argos, on
Saturday April % and qualify.
The Mullest road 10 German Town
ship was ordered established.
Two bonds Of equai amount to cev-
er unpaid assessments on Dausman
ditch amounting to 81, 500 40 was or
dered issued. Bonds are to fall due
IN three or four years respectively, and
one-third due each year thereafter,
bearing interest at per cent until
paid. Similar bonds were issued TO
cover unpaid assessments on the Knepp
QltCu diuOuhtiuS w V1 AOt w.
The Heck ditch in Marshall and
Fulton counties was ordered TO be e.
tablished.
The board accepted the reports Of
the various trustees, as overseers OF
the poor for he quarter ending Mar.
81, 1905.
Contracts for furnishing supplies to
the Count Asylum and Farm for the
quarter ending June Both. 1905 were
awarded as follows:
Clothing. NJ. Lauer & Son, s35.22.
Hardware, Hess III. and G.. s44 SO.
Tobacco, Geo. Vinall. s230s.
Wood, Miles va1vactor, SO per cord,
20 cords.
Boots and shoes. Ball & Co. S24 so.
Groceries, Geo. Vinall, s72.18.
Oils, Hess 6. H SAT so.
Dry Goods, Ball s. Co. s24.50
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
Polk Township Commencen ent.

The Polk Township commencement
exercises we're held In the NJ. e.
church at Tyner, Saturday evening
April 9Th. A nicely decorated stage
had been erected upon which we're
seated the graduates. school officials
and the Plymouth orchestra which
furnished the music for the occasion.
The graduation exercises were en-.
tirely done by the graduates them
selves, which is commendable feat
ure In anv commencement. The pro.
gram consisted Of declamations, es-
saws, and select readings. There were
eleven high school graduates and thir-
ty grade graduates. This included
both last year and this year pupils as
there was no commencement held in
Polk township last year. County su-
perintendent Marks after presenting
the diplomas to the class addressed
them with an interesting talk. Miss
Ella Nye gave the valedictory, her SUBJ
ject being 1.-The meaning of gradua.
tiOn." At the close of the exercise
remarks were made by Myron Chase,
Henry Terrell, B. w. Ross and Trus-
tea Schroeder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
Council Proceedings.

The city council met Monday eve.
ming in regular season.
The petitions of Elias Weaver and
Balsar Sheetz to remove buildings
were granted.
A petition of Nancy Mckinney to
remove tree in Oak Hill cemetery
was granted.
A petition of H. p. Preston for a
water motor was referred to the COM
mittee on water works.
Reports Of the civil engineer and
street commissioner were submitted.
The committee on streets and al
leys asked further time to report on
the proposed pavement.
The city treasurer reported the fol-
lowing balances:
General Fund, Bal. on hand 81. .33l.-
SO
Water Works Fund, Total am t
overdrawn S306 40
School building fund am t on hand
s57.l1
improvement fund amt on hand
S1S41 33.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
She Wanted sandwiches,

An old lady from Beaver county
took her first railroad trip last week
says the Kansas City Journal. She
noticed the bell cord overhead, and,
turning TO a hey, she sald: Sonny
what's that for?'' 'That. marm, !" he
said, with mischieyous twinkle in
bis eve, lis TO ring the bell when YOU
want something TO eat /" Shortly
the Old lacy reached her umbrella up
to the cord and gave it a vigorous pull.
Ths whistle sounded, the brakes were
pulled on, the train began TO slac;en
its windows were thrown up. question
asked, and confusion reigned among
the passengers. Tie old lady sat
calmly through it all, little dreaming
that she was the cause of the excite
ment. Presently the conductor came
running through the train and asked:
"Who pulled the belI?" 81 did, re-
piled the old lady, meeklv, swell.
what do you want?" asked the con-
ductor, impatiently, "you may bring
me some sand witches and cup OF tea.
if you WILL"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
Both Buyer And Seller Guilty Under
New Law.

The present law against the corrup
tiOn OF the ballot as is we'll known pro-
vided punishment only for the vote
seller and fixes his punishment at dis
franchisement merely. The new law
which goes into effect soon, provides
punishment for both buyer and seller
the penelty being the same 10 each
case, fine of $50 and disfranchise-
ment for period of not less than ten
years or more than twenty years. A
very wise provision Of the law and one
which will make its endorsements pos
sibIe exempts from punishment either
the buyer or seller providing he testi-
fies against the other. The law ap-
plies to quote its language, to who
ever directly or indirectly hires, suys
or offers to buy or furnish any money
or other means, knowing the same to
b. used permits bis money or other
means to be used, or handles money or
Osher means, known the same TO be
used to induce. hire or buy any per-
son to vote or refrain from 7otlng any
ticket for any candidate for any office
to be voted for at any election held in
this state: or whoever attempts by
such means to induce any person to
vote or refrain from voting for any
candidate at any election or primary
election"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
Owns Washiugtonss Cup.

Mrs. Emanuel Price, lady OF Ply.
mouth. Ind. who Is interested In
relics of vari.u kinds. has in her COL
faction some articles of much interest
which ought to be in the possession OF
the Norshwest Indiana Historical as
sociation Of South Bend Among her
valued relics are five volumes of the
Hartford, Conn. Mirror, printed by
Charles Hosmer previous to 1900.
She has two books on architecture
dated 1902 and printed by Abraham
Swan. Of London, England. These
books are filed with the finest speci-
mems of architecture of that early
day. They are bound in leather and
In size are II by 10 inches. She also
has a piece of wood from the home Of
George Washington and a tea cup
which was once his property. South
Bend Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
No Room Inside,

Another saloonkeeper In Chicago
was rammed into cold storage by rob-
bers at els Sunday morning. He had
opened his place for business thirty
minutes before the usual time and
was caught before his early patrons
had dropped In for their morning ap-
petizers. After relieving him of s73s
in cash. fine watch. chain and charm
worth $3.50; a dimond pin and solid
gold matchbox worth $685., they shov.
ed him in the icebox and locked him
up. The practice of putting bartend.
els on Ice has become SO common in
Chicago that some of the victims
have been compelled, as matter Of
self protection, to reduce The size Of
the refrigerator and hang sign on it
reading: There is 20 room on the
inside of this box for the bartender. I"
Lafayette Morning Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
FEES IN The CHASE CASE.
Frederick S. Chase Reports Amounts
Agreed Upon. $II7.97L24.

LAFAYErrE, April 11.-Frederick
S. Chase, guardian Of his son, Moses
Fowler Chase, who is In a sanItarium
at India. .apolis, appeared IN the cir.
cult court today and presented re-
port showing that the att0rneys' fees
in the celebrated Chase case amount
ed to s117,97l "a. BY agreement Of
the guardian and attorneys in the
case, the amounts were fixed and pre-
sented to the court and we.s ap-
proved Frederick Chase read his
own statement before Judge DsHart,
setting forth list of the legal de-
velopments and the employment Of
counsel
Mr.. Chase showed that total Of
81 7,O43 Is had been paid by him to
attorneys during the early stages Of
the legal fight, Coudert Brothers, Of
Paris and New York, &c ting over
Sc, 900 for their work in helping to
find Moses Fowler Chase and to res
cue him from DR.. Comar's madhouse
in Paris. The attorneys fees In the
Moses Fowler case are said to be the
largest ever paid in any one case In
the state of Indiana, and surpass the
fee paid to the late Benjamin H1ri-
son in the Venezuela case.
The attorneys fees Involve fees
for four cases in the one case. Ad IL
son G. Harris, OF Indianapolis, gets
the larg st individual claim, $50, lS1
being the amount agreed upon. Stu
art, Hammond & Simms. of this city,
get s3S, 900. The balance of the
claims are as follows: Samuel P.
Baire, of Lafayette, $4,000; Hanly
& Wood, $40, 900: Frazer & Isham, of
Fowler. sIO. 900; Harry R. Probasco,
Cincinnati, IS. 1850.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
Body Of Pocahontas May 60 to James.

After reposing for many decades IN
the soil of England the body of the
Indian princes Pocahontas will be
brought to this country and buried in
jamestown Island, the site of the first
English settlement in America. This,
according to General Fitzhugh Lee.
President Of the jamestown Exposi-
tion company will be one of the most
interesting events of the exposition
to 9be held two years hence, to cele-
brate the landing at jamestown. 1t is
stated that Pocahontas, who married
Roife. was buried at Gravesend and
that her resting place has been kept
in repair. influential people in Eng
land are lending st-eir aid to being
about the removed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13

The marriage of Miss Bertha Max
ey of this city to William Jewell oc-
cured yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
at the brides home on South Sixth
Street. Rev. Keppel of the Reformed
church officiating. The bride was
dressed In white silk chiffon and the
groom In the conventional black.
The relatives of beth the BRIDE and
the groom we're present: Mr. jewell 8
parents live 10 Edgerton Ohio. he
coming here about two years ago.
They will leave today morning
for South Bend which place they will
make their home. Mr.. Jewell being
employed there. Our best wishes 60
with them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
BOGUS THINGS TO EAT.
Forty.Seven Per Cent. OF rood Not what
II Seems.

The state board OF health has is
sued startling report on food adul-
teration In Indiana as the result OF
the examination of food sold to the
public in nineteen cities of the state.
The examination was ordered several
months ago by the state board OF
health and T. w. Smith, OF Indian
apolis, and Louis Bristol were en-
ploYed as chemist and deputy food
inspector, respectively. or the l9l
samples examined, ninety, or Al per
cent were adultaated. The report
says that this is a considerable loss to
the people and ten times what 10
would cost to fight food adulteration.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
NEW CANAL COMMISSION

The personnel OF the new Isthmain
canal commission is as follows. Theo
P. Shonts. chairman; Charles E. Ma
goon. governor canal zone; John f.
Wallace, chief engineer; Rear Admir-
al M. T. Endicott, BrigadIer- G eneral
Peter G. Haines, Colorel Oswald. NJ.
Ernst and Benz. H. Harrod, engineers.
The president made an order allowing
a salary of 81. 500 with travelling ex-
penses to each member of the Jom-
mission and to the chairman of the
commission of s22, 500, to the chief
engineer additional compensation of
s17.500 and to the governor of the
zone an additional compensation Of
S10, 900. The total is S1O2, 500. Sal
aries and commission under the form
er canal commission amounted to
sl20, 900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
TAXES PAID IN PENNIES
Wabash County Man Gets Rid Of
Small Changes Wisely.

A Lagro township farmer is said to
have paid large share OF his taxes In
pennies last week and that he turned
over 1, 400 copper pieces TO the county
treasurer. The gentlemen is aid to
be the superintendent of Sunday
schoo' and has had charge of the COL
lections. He stated that he was una
BILE to turn off the pennies to anybody
else, and the county treasurer being
the public servant he could not re-
fuse them. 1t is not necessarily
against the farmer in any way that
he paid his taxes in the small coin Of
the realm, aut it shows that pennies
are hard to get rid of In quantities, al
though often sought after in small
numbers
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
BIG RAE TRACK AT cnEsTERTON
Report That Condor and Others Will
Spend Hall Million Dollars.

The announcement was made last
week that a syndicate, the personnel
Of which Is believed to be Chicagoans,
has purchased a large track of land
near Chesterton. on which will be con-
structed a race track representing an
expenditure of $500, 900. with palatial
club building. The movements pre-
liminary to the purchase CT the site
were made with the utmost ecrecy
ana did not become public until the
Wabash Railroad company began the
building of sidetraeks Tor the unload
ing of construction material, con-
tracts for which have been closed.
The statement is made that the
game will be inaugrated as soon as
the course is completed, the plan be-
ing to have practically continuous rae
ing. 1t is said that a way to do this
has been found without evading the
Indiana statutes.
Chesterton is about fifteen miles
southeast Of Michigan City Ia Porter
county. Things would be lively there
If Chicago sports could get out there
daily during the racing season, but
we doubt very much IL the report is
true, as continuous racing has been
an impossibility in Indiana since the
cruiade against the Lake county tracks
few years ago resulted in drastic
state legislation against this form of
sport.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
pOsToFficf ROBBER CAUGHT
Cherries Groves. With Numerous Alias
Is Captured Al Wabash for Rob.
berry IN Ohio.

Charles Groves, alias Charles Miller
plus other aliases, was arrested in Wa.
bash Thursday night, charged with
being implicated in postofflce safe.
blowing esoaps te at Pavne, Ohio,
February 81, 1904 For the past two
months Groves has been about the
city having been employed at the
Hoover machine shops. From remarks
he had made during his sojourn in the
citv he has been under police surveil-
ance at all times aud Thursday when
Poston1ce inspector Christian reached
the city with the description of the
man he wanted the police at ssss ar
rested Groves who Is bevond a doubt
the guilty party.
With two other men Groves blew
the safe in the little town OF Payne
and secured $500. Groves made bis
escape. His confederates were capt.
ured at the time and placed in jail
later to be released upon furnishing
oond. Shortly after Groves was ar
rested by the authorities al Van Vert
Ohio. but while being takea 10 the
county jail escaped from the officers.
At Van Vert he is known as a bad
man and the police OF that town have
claimed that he would never bs taken
alive. He is thirty.two years old and
single. A letter written 90 relative
of Groves at Payne betrayed him ~
government men who had been on the
watch for him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13

The senate has done some things
recently to battle the president, but If
that body has read American history
1T knows that In a fight between the
president and the senate the people
are usually on the side of the presi-
dent. This will be unquestionably
true in the case OF Theodore Roose-
velt. When the senate passed the
vote of censure on President Jackson
that body supposed it had effaced the
executive. Not only did the wings
vote for the censure, but the Calhoun
element Of the democrats, and others
Of their party whom Jackson had Of
Iended, sided with them. Yet the
censure was expung d from the sen.
ate Journal before the end of Jack.
son S service, and he became far strong.
er with the people than he ever was
before. The senate, on account of its
hostility to Jackson, refused to con-
firm the nomination of VanBuren, as
minister to England, and the people
retaliated by making VanBuren vice.
president and president.
Tyler, one of the weakest of the
presidents, was assailed by the
senate on the question of Texas an
nexation, that body refusing in the
spring Of 1874, largely through per-
sonal hostility to him, to ratify his
Texas treaty. The people made an
nexatlon the issue in the campaign
which started a few weeks later. Poly
was elected on that issue, and Tyler.
just before the end of bis term forced
the Senate to go with the house and
accept annexation. When the Senate
defeated Grants Santo Domingo an
nexation treaty, and when some of it's
republican members, Summer aud
Schurz among others, started the cru
sade against him which eventually
sent them out of their party, it was
the president and not the senators or
their chamber that the popalace raj
lied to. In Cleveland's various con-
flicts with the senate the people gen.
erallp, without distinction of party
STOOD with the president.
Personally, Roosevelt is more pop
ular than Jackson or Grant. and i'm.
measurably more so than Tyler, Cleve-
land or any other president with whom
the senate came into conflict. The
president represents the nation as a
whole, and is chosen by special repre-
sentatives of the people who have no
other function than to vote for presi-
dent. The senate represents the
states as states and is elected by men,
bers of the legislatures, which con-
slider the election OF senators only
small Incidents in their careers, and
which have other and larger duties.
The most unpopular and Improbable
task which the present senate Guild
undertake would be to continue its
conflict with President Roosevelt.
That $500, 900 in the popular vote
last November, which would be 3. 500,
900 OF 1000, 900 il the election were
to take place now. shows how Theo-
dore Roosevelt stands with the
American people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
STILL HAS FAITH IN BETTY"
Plymouth Farmer Won't Believe he
Has Been Victimized.

81 looked her squarely in the eyes.
and there 1 saw the light OF love
shining.
"'Me big darling said 1, will
you be my wife,
q" Sure, said she, wei get spliced
In the morning
THAT was last night. saw her
but few feelings houas. / met her
on Cadillac square. and / knew she
loved me. But now she is gone, and
SO are my watch and $40. Some one
has abducted her,"
Henry Il. Kline of near Plymouth,
Ind. poured his tale Of love into the
ears of the detectives this morning.
He had met pretty Betty Brown and
then lost his vaIuables.
.sWell, it's this wa ;" explained
Captain Mcconnell. she's helped
herself to your watch and money"
Klne's eyes flashed.
"Now, look a-here." he almost
shouted, "my Betty never stole them
things, Some one stole them and her
too"
"How do you know? You met her
but once and that for few hours.
Now"
But, those eyes. / know she loved
me, and l still love her. AS she pass
ed an electric light that night
caught glimpse Of her. l knew
then that she was my affinity"
The captain tried to explain that
Betty Brown is person well known
to the police, and that it was merce-
nary motives that led her to say she ID
be his bride, but Kline. at the risk Of
apoplsxv, shouted out denials. He is
a farmer, and appears to be man Of
means.-Detroit Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
Court Proceedings.

Lilian B. Edelman was granted a
diverse from John Edelman.
AS no case was before the court for
this afternoon Judge Berneathe went
to his home at Rochester. He will
return tomorrow morning.
The Union National Savings and
Loan Association have filed suit to
fore-close mortage amounting to s2,.
600 against John S. Bender, Rachael
II. Bender, Phebe Clark and Catherine
Corbin. The attorney for the plaintiff
is Robert n. Mcbride of Indianapolis.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13
OFFICERS CATCH GYpSIEs.
South Bend Detectives are Aided by
Rochester Police.

Rochester, Ind. April 8 Local Of
fcers accompanied Detective ]. ]
Cutting and Policeman Sam Derrant.
OF South Bend, and large number OF
local men rounded up a gypy camp
south Of this place to-day, the mem.
bers of which camp have severa!
charges against them that were suffi-
ciently strong enough to hold them
here.
The gypsies came through here
Thursday from the north and after
spending several hours during which
time the men traded horses and the
women told fortunes, and one fieeced
a prominent society girl out Of 80.
'rhey went south from here and this
morning about 10 O'Clock, when seven
miles south. one of the men and two
women stopped Walter Mogie, farm
er living south of here, and the man
overpowering him, the women took
his pocket book containing something
like $40.
The South Bend officers accompan.
led by the Argos marshal, arrived
here early this morning and the local
officers and they started after the
gang. The officers caught the gyp-
sizes about 13 miles south of here and
returned them to this place whree
warrants. charging kidnapping, rob.
berry and vagrancy were sworn out.
The South Bend officers claim that
the gang kidnapped baby at Lapaz,
while coming through there Wednes-
day, however, at the present time no
trace Of the child can be found.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-13

j. j. WindDigler and some of his
old comrades held reunion last eve
ming, at the formers home. 1t w S
the anniversary of the battle Of Shi-
lob.
Those present were Rev. L S. Cleav-
er, wife and daughter. Comrade Syi-
vesser Lowell wife and daughter. ST.
men Wilson. Levi Artz, wife daugh.
ter and granddaughter. Mrs. Day d
Redding and son. r. + Gun bingham
and family. and Mrs James Green.