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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22

Mrs. Nancy Tigue, Lafayette's
grand old woman, was 10Y
years old last Tuesday and enter
tanned a party of friends who
called at St. Anthony's Home for
the Aged to see her. The wrinkled
old woman executed an Irish Jig
with nimble feet and flashing
eyes and, after she had completed
the dance, remarked that she felt
as well as ever, except for a slight
weakness which came as the re-
suit of stroke of paralysis she
suffered several years ago, but
from the effects of which she has
nearly recovered.
She is probably the oldest wom-
an in the state of Indiana, and one
of the Oldest in the United States.
Quite as remarkable as her ex-
treme age is her strong constitu-
tion and vigorous mentality. She
has good memory and remem-
5ers distinctly seeing the British
soldiers returning from the battle
|of Waterloo.
Mrs. Tigue has lived for sixty
years in Lafayette and has seen
fully twenty more birthdays than
she expected. When she reached
the century mark people marveled
|.and -fIsir amazement has grown
greater each succeeding birthday
anniversary.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
Laugh and Grow Fat. I"

Life is such a serious business
with the acreage mortal that an
opportunity for hearty laugh is
more than welcome to most peo-
pie. "A merry heart doeth good
like a medicine" and so do the
humorous features of that great
metropolitan daily, The Chicago
Record-Herald. The first thing
that greets you on the first page
of every issue is the humorous
cartoon by Ralph Wilder, the
well-known artist, that frequently
tells more at a glance than could
be conceived in column of read
ing matter. Every issue contains
also a humorous small story on
the editorial page, and the Alter
mating Currents column, written
bv s. E. Kiser, one of the most
popular humorous writers in the
country. In addition to all these
the Sunday issue always includes
a comic section, guaranteed to
produce laughter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22

There will come time when public
sentiment in Indiana will blush for the
talk that has been going around to
the effect that if man breaks the
law to no greater extent and IN no
different way from what others have
done he is thereby innocent OF wrong
doing and entitled to some measure
OF esteem and encomium. There is
only one attitude for the patriotic
and conscientious mind in these mat
tiers, and that is that law is law and
wrong is wrong regardless of posi-
ton, and If there has heretofore
been spineless and shameless acquies-
cence in malfeasance, why then all
honor to the official who has the cour-
age and the fidelity to raise new
and higher standard of official life and
brave odium, if necessary, to defend
that standard and establish it once
and for all as the mark that must be
lived up to in all succeeding time
Indianapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
Death of a Pioneer.

Mr.. w. d. Thompson received
word this, Thursday morning,
of the death of R. F. Shirley,
known to many as Frank, at his
home in Rock Falls, Iii. Mr.. Shir-
ley was an early resident of Mar
shall county, having been born in
Fayette county, Ind, August 21,
1920, and came to this county in
1886. He was married to Jane
Thompson, and they owned what
is known as the Duddleson farm,
near Culver. His wife died some
five years ago. Mr.. Shirley had
many relatives and friends in this
county, who will be panied to
hear of his sudden death. He
wrote a letter the latter part of
February stating that he was
making preparations to visit here
again this summer. Capt. Ed.
Morris Of Culver is his nephew.
Mr.. Shirley was sick only about
a week and not thought to be
dangerously i'll Until within a few
minutes of his death. The funer-
al was held Thursday afternoon.
March Is.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
Cheap and Good Road Making.

For economical improvement oi
country roads nothing has ben found
tnat does the work as satisfactorily as
the split-log drag. A log about nine
feet long and IS inhes in diameter is
sawed into two equal parts and con-
nected by three mortised cross-bars
about three feet apart The drag is
hauled at an angle of As degrees. By
shifting his weight the driver can
make the crown of the road high OF
low. The principle of road working
is to fill in the holes. The drag is to
be used as soon after a rain as pos
sible, and the combined smoothing
and pudding of the surface soon
makes road that will be surprise tc
the uninitiated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22

The controller of the currency
finds that prosperity exists in the
most abundant measure through
cut the state of Indiana There
has been an enormous increase in
the deposits of national banks
during the last year. The great
est prosperity is in the rural dis
tricts of the state. Farmers have
made money from good crops and
high prices for stock and have
swelled the bank deposits. In In
dianapolis there has been a slight
falling off of deposits during the
year, but in the state at large the
deposits have increased beyond
all expectations. This is account
ed for in part by the fact that <he
farmers, after a series of prosper
Gus years, have been able to pay
off their mortgages and are put
ting their money in banks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
STATES OLDEST MINISTER.
Rev. Samuel Murray Will be One
Hundred Years Old April 1.

The oldest minister in Indiana is
the Rev. Samuel Murray, who retired
from the pulpit only eight years ago,
and has lived with his son, the Rev.
L.. f Murray, at 244 Ritter avenue,
Irvington His hundredth birthday
will be April 1, 1906. He is of Scotch
Irish ancestry, and was born in Penn
sylvania. When child he removed
with his parents to Ohio. where at
the age of thirty years he entered the
ministry of the German Baptist
church, called German because the de-
nomination was organized in that
country, but now generally Brethren
though the services are usually in
English.
After preaching for several years in
Ohio he removed to Indiana in 1852.
and preached for more than twenty
years in the Pipecreek church, near
Peru, after which he preached for sew
eral years in the Salamonie church,
in Huntington county, and In other
churches.
He has had FIVE wives, the last of
whom is in very feeble health ard
will be eighty six years old on April
1, her husbands birthday. She is now
living with daughter at Lanark, Ill.
Mr.. Murray has the following living
children: Jacob Murray, Peru; the
Rev. A. G. Murray, Methodist preach
er, Oklahoma; E. H. Murray, Roch-
ester; Absalom Murray, rice plant
er, in Louisiana; S. G. Murray, lawyer,
Missoula; Mont, the Rev. L. E. Muir
ray, Christian church, Irvington; the
Rev. d. G. Murray, Methodist preach
er, Oklahoma; Mrs. Nancy Fisher,
Burnettsville; Mrs. A. B. We're, Den
yer, Mrs. Susie Leedy, Irvnigton;
Mrs. w. H. Buchanan, whose husband
is rice planter, Jennings, La.
Murray is now quite deaf and al.
most blind, and confined to his room.
His mind, however, notwithstanding
his advanced age, is quite clear
The above from the Indianapolis
News is of local interest. Rev. Sam
uei Murray was the officiating minis
ter at the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. J. Nicoles, the parents of Mrs. A.
North of this city Our readers will
recollect that Mr.. and Mrs. Nicoles
celebrated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary at Walkerton, few weeks
ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22

There can be no longer question
as to the whereabouts of John ID.
Rockefeller. He is esconced in his
fine country home near Lakewood, N
J., and as safe from process servers
as if he were in the middle of Africa
The subpoena isued for him by the Su-
preme court of Missouri is not valid
in the State of New Jersey, SO the
Standard Oil millionaire is free to &c
and come as he pleases, SO long as
he does not pass the state line.
To guard against any attempt to
kidnap him and take him out of New
Jersey he has installed powerful
searchlight at his country home, and
this right light covers every road to
his house, SO that no one could ap-
proach under the cover of darkness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22

1t is indeed gratifying to note
the praise that Speaker Cannon
gives to the Indiana delegation
N congress.
That it ranks high, both indi-
vidually and collectively, we have
admitted with no feeling that we
were engaging in an undue show
of state pride, but that 1T is fully
the equal of any other delegation
in both house and senate"-well
we have known that too, but
have preferred to let the outsider
proclaim the fact. And Speaker
Cannon is the one who has pro-
claimed this fact in the words
here quoted. For ability, indns-
try and integrity there is no dele
cation that surpassesr Indiana's
and we doubt if there is one that
equals it. 1t would be invidious
to single out individual members
of the delegation as most worthy
OF praise Better would 1t be to
take our 13 representatives and
two senators and say that they
make up a body that is hard to
beat. You can learn this fact out
side of Indiana as easily as here
at home for in the general legis-
lative news of the day the names
of Indiana members figure with
conspicuous regularity and inn
portance. There is hardly a big
thing pulled off that Indiana does
not take hand in it. This state
demands a high degree of efic-
icncy from its servants in cong
ress. 1t has been used to it SC
long that it has become part of
our fibre. The idler gets in oc-
cassionally, but the id]er doesn't
stay long. The Indiana politician
is famed the country ovev and in
the main his reputation is one
of which he may well feel proud.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
Board for Epileptic Village.

Governor Hanly has appointed
the following members of the
board of trustees for the Indiana
Village of Epileptics: Charles L.
Henry, Indianapolis, Republican,
one year; Enoch G. Hogate,
Bloomington, Republican, two
years, Silas Hale, Democrat, Cen
eva, three years.
Mr.. Henry is we'll known over
the State as being interested very
largely in traction companies. Mr..
Hogate is the dean of the law
school at Indiana University, and
Silas Hale, the Democratic mem
Der, was formerly a member OF
the board of trustees of the East
ern Indiana Hospital for the In
sane.
All three members are men OF
known executive ability, and have
been interested in benevolences ol
the State for long time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
Oceans Golden Treasure.

A large piece of silver bullion
washed up on the coast at New
port, Ore, has set agog the imag-
ination OF the denizens of that
storm-swept neighborhood, and
the days of Spanish galIeons lad
en- with wealth and the ocean pi-
racies of primitive America are
recalled. ]. c. Crawford. an Al
bany photographer and scientist,
is the discoverer of the wealth dis
gorged by the ocean.
While searching for rare speci-
mems of animal and mineral life
that are to be found on the Ore
gon coast during the winter
months Crawford ran across a
large piece of mixed silver and
gold, symetrically shaped as if the
two metals had been melted and
run together in a vessel of some
kind. Speculation as to the source
of the rare find was Immediately
rife, but that it came from the
depths of the ocean is the only
certain information obtainable.
The fact that the two metals
are melted together as if they hat
en- thrown into brass kettle OF
some such receptacle would indi
cate that it is not from some O
the wrecks of wealth-laden ships
of recent days. Few miners of to
day would run their gold and sill
yer together in single vessel. Ar
old miner estimated that the fine
is worth several hundred dollars
Crawford will have it assayed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
z. M. Tanner in Railroad Wreck.

rhe Monon Chicago flyer, running
60 miles an hour, plunged down an
embankment at Horse Shoe Bend,
mar Bedford, Ind, Saturday morning,
and score of passenger were hart,
but only one was seriously injured.
L. NJ Tanner of this city, was on
the train and his spine was injured
and his nerves badly unstrung, but it
is hoped that lis injuries will not
prove serious.
That all the passengers escaped
death is indeed marvellous. The tracks
was torn up for 500 feet, When the
cars rolled down the embankment the
windows were all broken, the dishes
used in the dining car were smashed
into atoms and thrown the length OF
the car, the mail in the postal cars
was scattered in all directions and the
clerks tossed about like egg shells
The fact that it was a solid vesti-
bule train equipped with all modern
appliances, probably had much to dc
in preventing the loss of many lives
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22

Susan B. Anthony died broken
hearted because she had not ac-
complished the object to which
her whole life had been conse-
Grated, but she took a wrong
view of it. No life like hers fails
of its purpose if the desire is that
it may contribute to the triumph
of truth and right. Miss An
thongs noble. disinterested and
untiring exertions have had an
immense influence on the welfare
OF women in this country. That
it took effect in amcliorasing
their condition and proving the
impracficability of woman suf-
frage ought to have soothed her
ding hours as much as any other
sort of success whatever.-Chi-
cago Chronicle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
A Tragedy of the Sea.

The story of the disaster to the
steamer British King has few
parallels in the long and fearful
record of shipwrecks. Behind the
brief report of the tragedy, ir
which many seamen lost their liv-
es, is a tale of self-sacrifcing her
|oism and daring in the face of i'm.
minent death which forms a rec
ord of thrilling deeds.
The ship sailed from New Yorl
bound for Antwerp. When ou1
two days it was struck by Z
strong wind which gradually de.
veloped into a gale. The captain
prepared the vessel for a bad
storm. Suddenly the gale became
a hurricane. The deck fittings o.
the steamer were carried away
and the deck cargo of oil barrels
washed into the sea. Some of the
matches were torn open and great
volumes of water poured into the
ships compartments. The engines
were disabled, the rudder was
torn away and the steamer left
helpless. All of the wreckage
and barrels gathered about the
ship and the sea drove them with
terrific force against the sides
The captain, with leg fractured
while trying to keep the vessel
aAoat, stuck heroica1ly to his task
All efforts at repair were fruitless
and the ship drifted helpless in
the face of the storm.
Finally a steamer was sighted
and then another. Succor was al
hand, but the storm was SO fear
full that boats could not be sent
to the rescue. Even with aid al
hand the seamen were facing in
slant death. Finally volunteer
crew was chosen for boat. This
first craft was wrecked and the
sailors after being themselves res.
cued, begged for places in a Sec
ond boat. A crew from each oi
the ships, now nearby, finally sue
ceeded in making successful trip
Twenty-nine men were rescued
by sailors who risked death, who
became real heroes in the deed
The rescue in the face of such
storm, of even portion o1
those on board the ill-fated YES
sci, is with few parallels among
the tragedies of the sea. AS if t.
clap the climax, the valiant cap.
tain of the wrecked ship, who hat
stuck to his post in spite of injur-
les, died after being taken from
the sinking craft. Truly the story
of the wrecking of the British
King is thrilling and fearful, bu'
the brave work of the rescuer.
deserves place among heroic
deeds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
Young Mems Class Entertained.

The young men, known as The
Young Mems Class of the M. f. Sun
day School, were entertained at six
course six o'clock dinner Friday even
ing at the home of Mr.. NJ. F. Taylos
the teacher, Mrs. NJ F. Taylor as
sisted by Mrs. William McGlothlin
acting as hostess. Nineteen young
men are enrolled in the class. After
the elaborate dinner, while gathered
around the banquet tables, short talks
were made, which was followed by the
annual election of officers. Lawrence
Carvey was elected president, Samuel
Baker vice-president, Earl McLaugh-
lin treasurer and Paul Singrey secre-
tary Mrs. Irish, the accomplished
pianoist and mother of Mrs. Taylor
structive. The evening was spent in
assisted in rendering a musical ro-
nance, which was amusing and IN
music and social amusements. Mr.
Glen Seybold has consented to render
one of the beautiful songs tomorrow
at Sunday school.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22

The busines men are now TAX
ing a hand in the electric railway
situation at South Bend, trying
to get the council to let in the
l. l.. & S. B. road that is surveyed
through Bourbon. The council
has SO far thrown cold water on
the venture and the prospects for
the road are more remote than
they have been for some time. If
there eyer was a big case of graft
in that vicinity the council of that
city has surely bit off a big chew.
South Bend business men want
the road and the council won't let
them have it. 1t has shown a poor
piece of business ability in the
promoters in not getting tfeir
terminals clinched before they
went so far. But, the deed is done
and we can only wait and see
what will transpire. This is the
first time we have lost faith in the
road.-Bourbon News-Mirror.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
RICH ANARCHISTS.
Samuel Alschuler Says Danger
Lies in Disregard of Law.

Anarchy in America is begin
ming at the top rather than at the
bottom. 1t is reaching downward
rather than upward.
This was the substance of the
remarks of Samuel Alschuler, late
democratic candidate for COVER
nor, at the meeting of the Chris
tian Citizenship Association at
Sity-fourth street and Yale aven-
ue, Chicago.
THE men who have been dodg-
ing process servers, who refuse
to answer questions on the wit
ness stand on advice of counsel,
who use high social, clerical and
other positions to wreck banks
and take vast sums which are not
legally theirs are the lest expon-
ents of anarchy in this country
he said. 1--WE can not object to
|paltry side demonstrations OF
lawlessnesss by strikers or the
submerged tenth when the "ele-
vated' people show such disre-
gard for the laws of the land as to
consider themselves outside the
the pale of regulation.
"Rogerism and Mostism are
not far apart. The extremes are
meeting and the sooner the good,
solid, wholesome, Christian mid
die class begins to realize this and
to make war upon all violators OF
the law the better it will be for
society.
Anarchy is peculiar plant. 1t
spreads more quickly from the
top downward than from the bot
tom upward. Defiance of the So
cial conventions by men of in
uence has a vastly more harmful
effect than the breaking of the
law by significant individuals. 1t
is safe to say that the lodging of
process servers by the overrich is
at the bottom of more lawless-
ness and of more disrespect for
law than all the "holdups" with
which Chicago has been cursed
during the last five years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
Four Billions For War.

Access has been gwen to some
private statistics dealing with
German holdings of foreign Sc
curities, compiled with reference
to the fatherland's preparedness
for war. These holdings amount,
in the aggregate, to the enormous
total of $4,000, 900, 900, or four
times as much as the indemnity
wrung from France.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22

One of the most remarkable freaks
of nature to be found in Indiana can
DE witnessed on the tower of the court
house at Greensburg. This tree is
about fifteen feet high, six inches in
diameter of trunk, and has been grow
ing there for twenty years 1t is sup
posed to have started from seed
dropped in a crevice between the
stones, but what the roots now feed
upon, or how the tree manages to
hold onto its perilous position
through storm and wind is mystery
and no matter how dry the weather
is, its foliage remains as green as
that of other trees more naturally sit
uated. The tower on which it grow:
is 134 feet high.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
Resources of Texas.

Most people are aware that
Texas is the largest state in the
1,niou. but few know that it has
more timber than Michigan,
more than Alabama, more marble
than Vermont, more fruit land
than California, more tobacco
land than Virginia, more oil land
than Ohio and more grape land
than all of the rest of the repub-
lie In short, the resources OF the
lone Star state are practically
unlimited and its vastness pre-
sents an open door for millions
of people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL CONVEN-
TION.
Brick Nominated Fifth Time,
Making Four Nominations
By Acclamation.

The Thirteenth District Re-
publican convention convened III
the opera house at Warsaw,
March Is, Chairman John l..
Moorman, of Knox, Starke coun-
ty, calling the meeting to order.
The candidates for state offices
were invited to take seats on the
stage at the opening OF the meet
ing.
When the roll of counties was
called for nominations, Hon. l..
w. Royse said that Kosciusko
county with one voice would
nominate Charles Q. Merica.
No other county presented a
candidate until St. Joseph county
was reached, when Fred Wood
ward of South Bend, presented
the name of A. l.. Brick
A number of seconds followed
and Judge Royse then asked that
Mr.. Merica be allowed to speak
to the convention.
Mr.. Merica made a rousing
speech and was frequently cheer
ed. He said he believed that any
man had right to enter the race
for a nomination for any Office.
He said that ne wanted to go to
congress and would be a candi-
date for the nomination from now
until the meeting of the next con-
vention in 1908. He said he was
the candidate of Kosciusko coun-
ty Republicans in this convention
and Kosciusko county had a per-
feet right to present candidate
if it desired to do so. He said that
he was merely acting as the rep
resentative of the Kosciusko
county Republicans, and that in
order to preserve harmony in the
party he would withdraw his
name from the convention and
move that A. L. Brick, of South
Bend, be made the unanimous
choice of the convention by accla-
nation for Congressman from the
Thirteenth district. He was loud
ly applauded at the close of his
remarks.
The chairman then put Mr..
Merica's motion and Mr.. Brick
was nominated without dissent
ing vote.
After the adoption of resoiu-
tons and listening to the reading
of a letter from Mr.. Brick the
candidates for state nominations
were allowed to make speeches Of
two minutes each. Their speeches
were we'll received.
Mr.. Merica was again called
out and made rafting speech.
He stated that the speech hs had
prepared for the occasion was not
appropriate and that he would lay
it away and speak extemporan-
eously. He thanked the twenty
two friends from Kosciusko cour-
ty who had supported him as well
as all other members of the clon-
vention, stating that he had no. q
bit of respect for their sense and
judgment in their selection. This
remark created merriment. He
assured the convention of the 10y
atty of Kosciusko county in the
coming election and stated that
the proper way to succeed was
not to "squeal' but to root" He
complimented the state candi-
dates and thanked the convention
for its attention. He was loudly
applauded at the close of his re-
marks and the convention ad.
journed-
The convention was one OF the
largest ever held in the district
and was entirely harmonious.
1t marked Mr.. Bricks fifth
nomination. He was first nomin-
ated at Rochester in 1898, beating
Hon. L. w. Royse after over for
ty ballots had been taken. He
was again nominated in 1900
1902, 1904, and now in 1906. Al
his nominations, except the first
L,o hao,, hv occta nation