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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Get 25 Cent Fee.

Under the appellate court ru1-
ing it is held that the legislature
intended that sheriffs should have
25 cents for each prisoner when
he is released, these being his per-
sonal fees and not belonging to
the county as is the case of other
fees collected by him. Although
the legislature fixed the salaries
of all county and state officers
the court holds that these particu-
lar fees are excepted in the act
The case came up from Delaware
county where the sheriff gets $2,-
600 by the decision.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01

attention to his splendid record
before those higher courts" Not
single one of his cases has been
reversed in the years he has been
on the bench"
1t was explained that often 4(
per cent of a circuit judges cases
that are appealed are reversed. II
is only the cases that keen law
yers regard as reversible, that are
carried up for trial to the higher
courts. At the same time Judge
Nye was elected, circuit Judges
were also elected in many of the
neighbor counties, and able men
chosen. And of all these not one
other judge has the 100 per cent
record of Judge Nye.
OF the cases recently taken up
one was venture into new and
untried paths, viz: the damage
suit tried by Judge Nye at Roch-
ester, in which he granted YER
dict of over $4,000 to a man who
lost an arm in a railway accident
This 'is~'said to be the largest
amount of damage ever allowed
in an Indiana court for a similar
injury, and the attorneys for the
railway company were confident
that the higher court would re-
verse the judgment, or reduce the
amount of damage allowed, but il
stood the test, and the verdict
was unchanged by the higher
icourt.-Winamac Republican.
Judge Nye is a candidate for
the Republican nomination fol-
appellate judge from the northern
district. Three judges are to be
nominated and elected from the
northern district and two from
the southern district. Every del
egate in the convention will have
a vote for three candidates in the
northern district and two in the
southern.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Killed by the FLYER.

Lewis Darling, section man
who resided at Etna Green, was
killed by the Pennsylvania flyer
one mile east of Bourbon, about
4:40 p. m. Saturday. He was
walking east between the tracks
by the side of a freight going
west and the noise of the freight
train prevented his hearing the
whistle of the fast train coming
behind him at the rate of more
than a mile a minute. AS the fly-
er approached he attempted to lie
down between the tracks but the
terrible suction probably drew
him toward the train so that a
wheel struck the back of his head
killing him almost instantly. He
was taken to his home in Etna
Green, but as the accident occur
red in this county, Coroner Steph-
ems was called to hold the in
quest. He found no cuts or
bruises except the fracture of the
back part of the skull.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Bourbon's New Church.

The new United Brethren
church dedicated at Bourbon,
Sunday, Feb. 18, stands as a mon
ument to Pastor Kessinger's and
the congregations heroic work.
The new church cost 6,7OO to
put it in its present state of beau
ty. 1t seats about 600 people
and will accommodate close to
1000 if necessary. The basement
has nice furnace, stove, cooking
utensils and dishes to take care
OF any supper the church may
give. The rooms above this are
the Sunday school room and the
main audience room, each one
being carpeted, and above these,
on the east and north, are gal
leries, that give one a splendid
view of the rostrum and the au-
dience. The floor slopes upward
from the pulpit, and the hand
somest of curved seats fill the
space in front, while opera chairs
are in the rear under the gallery
or in the room that will be used
for prayer meetings.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Consumption of Liquor.

Americans are only moderate
drinkers compared with those of
other countries. The average
citizen of the United States.
counting in the women and child
rem (Which is not fair, but serves
for the moment as a basis to fig
ure pom, consumes in the course
of year liquors which contain
one and a third gallons of pure
alcohol. But the Frenchman.
who, though formerly one of the
soberest, has become the worst
drunkard in the world, absorbs
annually three and a half gallons
OF alcohol. The Belgian and the
Swiss come next, with con-
sumption of two and four-fifths
gallons. Then follow the Span
lard with two and third gallons.
the Italian with just a trifle less
the Englishman and German
with two and a tenth. and the
Austro-H Hungarian with about
one and three-quarters gallons
Norwegians have the proud
distinction of drinking less liou-
ors than any other people on
earth. The average consumption
OF alcohol in Norway is only ..
naif pint annrSlly for each per-
son.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Christopher Apple.

Christopher Apple died at his
home in Inwood, Sunday, Febru-
airy %, 1906, aged 81 years, z
months and % days.
Deceased was native of Ohio
and a soldier in the Civil war,
and was an excellent citizen. He
was a blacksmith by trade and
had been a resident of Inwood
for more than thirty years. He
leaves a widow, three sons and
two daughters, several grand
children and other relatives and
friends.
Funeral services at his late
home in Inwood, Tuesday at ten
O'Clock, conducted by Rev
George Smith of Culver. Inter
ment at Bethel cemetery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01

Peter Cast dropped dead on the
sidewalk at the corner of Center
and Caro- streets, near the resi-
dence of Gibson Cleveland, at $50
Monday morning, February 26.
Mr.. Cast had been in his usual
health and expected to leave for
the soldiers home at Danville,
Illinois, on the 10 AZ a. m. train.
He was walking west on the
north side of Caro- street, Addi-
son Jacoby was few rods behind
him and Christ Manual was on
the opposite side of the street and
hearing him fall, ran across the
street to where he lay. Mr.. ia
coby came up and they picked
him up and carried him to the Of
fee of DIR. Stephens. He gasped
two or three times after he fell
but did not breathe after he was
taken to the doctors Office. He
died within three minutes after
falling on the walk. Mr.. Jacoby
says he saw him walking, saw
him apparently half stop, then
stagger and fall.
Mr., Cast was one of the old
settlers of Marshall county. He
served in an Indiana regiment
and New York regiment during
the Civil war, and for many years
had not been able to do any work
of consequence. He was how
ever always able to be out, was
always jovial and ready to talk
on almost any subject, especially
anything relating to the war OF
to his country. He was intensely
patriotic and always voted for
what he believed was best for his
country In that respect he was
above suspicion; no man could
buy the vote of Peter Cast.
His wife had been dead. for
many years, and during the past
eight or ten years he spent con
siderable of his time at some ol
the soldiers homes, having been
at Danville, Illinois, for the past
three years, when he was not in
Plymouth.
He was 50 years of age last
September. He leaves three sons
and three daughters. His children
are Mrs. Virgil Candy, Of South
Bend; Mrs. David Sager, of Wor-
thington, Ind; Mrs. Edward La
Spronce, of EuClaire, Wis; Her
man c. Cast, of Libertyville, I'll.
John Cast, of Culver and w. H
Cast of this city.
The remains were taken to the
home of his son in this city to
await funeral arrangements.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01

Mrs. Catherine GiIligan, 1O7
years old. is coming to Chicago
from New York to visit her grand
son, Michael Cilligan, son OF Ber-
nard Gilligan, with whom she
lives. The grandson, who is 35
it seems, has not written to his
grandmother for fully two weeks
and anxiety occasioned by his ST.
lence, together with a desire to
satisfy herself that he is comfort
ably situated in Chicago has in
duced her to make the long Jour-
ney.
Mrs. Giligan was born in Ire
land on aMrch ~, 1899, and on
next St. Patrick's day she will
have birthday party in New
York which will be attended by
200 of her descendants and rela-
tives.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01

Edward Everett once said !:
THE character, the counsels and
example of our Washington will
guide us through the doubts and
difficulties that beset us; they
will guide our children and our
children's children in the paths of
prosperity and peace, while
America shall hold her own in
the family of nations" The truth
of this is even more evident than
when it was spoken nearly fifty
years ago. AT that time the un-
rest preliminary to the civil war
was upon the country, and for
the next few years the problems
confronting us were of a sort call
ing for swift action and were SO
different from those the first
President found it necessary to
deal with that the direct influence
of his character and example was
not always discernible.
Now, though the problems are
again of class widely apart from
those of Washington's day and
the responsibilities of the Gov
ernment are infinitely wider, the
Nation itself has taken on some
thing of the dignity, the serenity
and the lofty moral quality Of his
Country. We have a stability
that we had not fifty years ago.
This is recognized by the other
Nations of the world; our opin-
ion is honored and our aid sought
in the settlement of international
disputes that arise in time of
peace as well as of war. This def
ererce would not come as mere
result of a growth of power. 1t
is growth of character that causes
it. And who shall say that the
calm, self-controlled personality.
the high-souled, great-brained
man who guided our country's
youth has not had a great and
direct influence in making the
character of the Nation what it is
today indianapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Prison Twine Plant Opens.

The Banner Twine Factory, re-
Gently installed within the State
Prison in Michigan City and
which will be operated with con-
vict labor, was put in operation
Feb. 20. The plant starts with
force of forty hands, which
number will be increased to sew
enty as the demand requires. The
plant is intended to compete with
the binder twine trust, whose
plants are not conducted by or
ganized labor, and the product OF
that local plant will be disposed
of to Indiana farmers at a much
lower price than is the product
of the trust plant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Political Conditions Uncertain.

The end of the forty-6ve year
county-seat fight leaves Newton
county broken into various fac
tions, with the political situation
decidedly mixed. Although the
county has a Republican major
ity of 500, at the last election,
when the feeling over the county
seat troule was not so apparent
as now, the Democrats elected an
auditor and treasurer, and they
are hopeful of even a more decid-
ed victory at the coming election.
However, the Republicans are far
from feeling discouraged. DR..
Walter Shafer, the rccently-elec-
ted chairman, is already engaged
in pouring oil on the troubled pol
itical waters, and he predicts the
most sweeping Republican vic
tory in the history of the county.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01

During the period from March
IA, 1900, to Jan. 81, 1906, there
were organized in Indiana 102
national banks with a combined
capital of $6,550, 900, according to
a bulletin just made public by the
comptroller of the currency. OF
these, hfty-seven had capital OF
less than $4,000 each, while the
capital of forty-6ve exceeded
$4,000 each. In only eight states
and territories = Pennsylvania,
Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota,
Iowa. Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory-were more national banks
organized than in Indiana.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Some Hoosier Printers Will Go.

Anticipating that the force in
the Government Printing Office
will be greatly reduced after Con
gress adjourns, employees in the
department are now rounding up
their Congressman and asking for
help. Intimations have gore Out
that the force will be reduced one
half after Congress- adjourns. Fiji
ty men are now being furloughed
each week, and this is the busy
season. Indiana has 1O1 men in
the Office. Some of them have
been there quarter of century.
The reduction in the force is due
to the demand of the President
and Representative Charles b.
Landis's printing committee that
the cost of Government printing
shall be materially reduced.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Critical Days for Zion.

The severe illness of John AL
exander Dowie, who is now in
the West Indies seeking a restor-
alton of health, with little pros
pect of regaining it, has raised a
question as to his successor. For
the Dowieites, sometimes called
Zionists, this is an important
question. To them it is a matter
of great concern whether any one
can be found who can fifty wear
the very peculiar mantle that
Dowie will soon lay off, and by
his personal magnetism, controll-
ing faith, and business capacity
put the Zion industries on 4
sound basis and continue to hold
the people in the peculiar beliefs
preached by Dowie. Without
discussing the morals or the mo-
tives of the Zionite leader, it must
be admitted that he is a remark
able man. To quote a Methodist
preacher: "Dowie is man of un-
usual, even marvellous power, no
matter whence received or how
applied. He is no fool, though
he has made fools of Others"
However this may be, Dowie has
been wonderfully successful in
his propaganda, and his followers.
have had absolute faith in his
doctrines and his power. Going
from Scotland to Australia with
out any education, serving there.
as pastor of Congregational
church, leaving there in disreputeI
for the United States, serving
here as strolling evangelist un-,
til he turned up at the Chicago
worlds fair as the founder of a.
new religious cult, he has devel-
oped into one of the greatest re-
ligious faddists and promoters of
recent times.
But he is going to die, and al
new leader for the Dowieties
must be had-one who possesses
something of the Same inspiring
power as the founder of the cult.
The choice is said to have fallen
on young Indiana man, Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, who has been al
preacher since he was nineteen
years old and has provel his fit
ness to succeed Dowie By his re-
ligious zest and by coming out
victorious in numerous encoun-
ters with mobs up and down the
land. A Chicago paper saws:
Deputy Voliva is slightly un-
der medium height, stoutly knit
and active. His face is swarthy
and cleanshavel,. which dis
tinguishes him in community in
which boards heretofore havei
been designated badges of honor.
His hair is crow black and his
eyes dark brown and piercing.
Heavy black eyebrows form an
unbroken arch and add severity
to an otherwise strong face. Dep
uty Volivs is married and has one
child, Ruth, six years old. Mrs.
Voliva is an enthusiastic worker
in Zion, but is said to be indiffeT-
ent to ostentation. Both the new
deputy and his wife were receiv-
ed in Zion City with extreme COR
diality.-Indianapolis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Was Not a Broken Heart.

The death of Mr.. Mccall of the
New York Life is being generally
commented on as the result of a
broken heart. AS matter of fact
Mr.. Mccall died of a disease of
the liver which had been troub-
ling him more or less for long
time, and which would undoubt-
edly have ben the death of him
eventually if there had never
been any upheaval in his insur-
ance company. 1t is quite prob
able that the distress INCIDENT to
the upheaval hastened his demise,
but he did not die of a broken
heart. There is no harm in being
accurate in these matters.-Indi-
annapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Hendricks Still Chairman.

Ed. earn, S. E. Boys and
Chairman Hendricks were called
to Indianapolis February l5 by
State Chairman Goodrich fer the
purpose of settling the dispute
in regard to the election of coun-
ty Chairman.
State Chairman Goodrich and
District Chairman Moorman both
said there was no question as to
the election of Mr.. Hendricks as
county chairman at the regular
meeting of the committee Janu-
ary 18th, 1906.
The question of the sec.,nd
meeting at which it was claimed
that Mr.. Hendricks was removed
and Mr.. earn elected was then
taken up and after thorough
investigation, State Chairman
Goodrich decided that there had
been no election, under the rules
of the committee since the meet
ing January 18th, and Mr.. Hen
bricks was told to proceed with
his work as chairman of the COM
mittee.
The Chronicle this week says:
In regard to County chairman
ship nothing was decided. The
facts in the case were gone over
and settled, but no decision was
made"
The facts are as stated above
by us. We made no mention of
the meeting at Indianapolis in
The Weekly Tribune of Thurs
day, because we believed and still
believe that a large majority of
the members of the county Re-
publican committee are sensible
men and true Republicans, who
will not assist in any attempt to
disrupt the Republican party of
Marshall county for the benefit
of S. E. Boys, or any other one
man or dozen men for that mat
ter.
Just now when Governor Han
ly is trying to rid the state of
grafters in public positions the
Republican committee of Mar
shall county can not afford to 90
on record as favoring graft even
in SO small a matter as this.
The state chairman and State
Secretary Riddick, who is a
brotfier-in-law of Mr.. Boys, rec
ognize Mr.. Hendricks as chair
man, as does also District Chair
man Moorman, in letters sent out
this week.
Mr.. Hendricks intends to try to
perform his duties impartislly
xifhonf feac-on(ovor and will Be
glad of advice from those who
opposed his election as we'll as
from those who voted for him.
He should be given fair trial
and if at any time it is found that
he is direlict or impartial in per-
forming the 6,tties of his position
he can then be called to account.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01

counties, died at the home of his
son, William Coar in Tippecanoe
township, Feb. Is, 1906, aged 81
years, 6 months sand 90 days. He
was born in England but came to
Galveston, Kosciusko county, SO
years ago. He resided there 25
years when he sold his farm and
bought the Lozier farm in Tippe-
canoe township where he died,
having been a resident of Mar
shall county almost 33 years. He
leaves two sons, Gilbert and Will
liam Coar, one brother, Joseph
Coar of Bourbon, one sister, Mrs.
Margaret Booth of Chicago, sew
en- grandchildren and three great
grand children.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Drummond's Washington Ad-

The Methodist church was
crowded Thursday evening by a
representative Plymouth audi
enec to hear the address of Hon.
Charles P. Drummond on the life
and character of George WASH
ington.
Mr.. Drummond's physical con-
ditlon was not SO good as usual
but the address was one of his
very best and he proved conclu-
sively that the life and character
|of Washington had made the
government of every nation in
the world better.
He contrasted the unselfsh life
OF Washington with that OF other
great soldiers and showed that
he lowered above all of them, and
that government of the people,
by the people and for the people,
in every nation on earth owes
more to Washington than to any
other man. He said that he was
one of the few great men whose
memory would always be revered
and side by side with the name of
the immortal Lincoln, the two
names would be forever cherish
ed, because these men lived not
for themselves but for the better
ment of the entire race of man.
kind. The attention OF the audi
ence and the applause at the close
OF the address showed that it was
appreciated. Mr.. Drummond has
an original way of making old
things seem new that is always
captivating and charming.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
The State Convention.

There will be 1889 delegates to
the Republican state convention,
the number for each district be-
ing as follows: First district,
116 votes; Second, 130; Third,
101; Fourth, 113; Fifth, 149
Sixth, 148; Seventh, 176; Eighth,
1853; Ninth, 151; Tenth, 165; FL
eventh, 152; Twelfth, 124; Thir-
teenth, 15G. 1t will require 920
votes to nominate. The state
committee has chosen an advis-
ory committee, the Thirteenth
district member being John D.
Widaman of Warsaw.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
Laying Third Rail Track.

The story recently published
that the Vanderbilt interests will
equip the Lake Shore, Lake Erie,
Michigan Central and Big Four
railroads with third rail, in or
der that the electric interurban
lines might be competed with,
has been verified by the Lake
Shore officials at Elkhart. The
plan will be in the nature of an
experiment and if successful will
be adopted along the entire line,
A third track is now being built
from Elkhart to South Bend and
Laporte and it is said to be for
the third rail equipment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-01
MoRTUARY.
John George Rentschler.

John George Rentschler died al
his home on Miner street, Friday
morning, February %, 1906, aged
81 years, months and 10 days.
Deceased was born in Wurtem-
burg, Germany, June 4, 1924.
came to this country after he was
grown to manhood and in 1851
was united in marriage with Miss
Rachael Capler at Massillion, O.,
who has been to him a loving wife
and companion for almost 81
years. To this union ten children
were born, six sons and four
daughters; of these one son, died
when he was only few years old
one lovely daughter died at the
age of II, and the other children
grew to manhood and woman
hood and all were married many
years ago. Six members of this
family still survive. They are
Jacob, John and Charles Rentsch-
Ter and Mrs. Michael Speisshoffer
of this city, Daniel Rentschler and
Mrs. Susan Uhl of Akron, Ohio.
Two daughters, Mrs. Carrie Long
and Mrs. Christine Birkhold died
after they came to Plymouth. Ten
grandchildren still survive.
Early in the year 1864 deceased
left Ohio and came with his fam
lily to Marshall county, Indiana,
settling on a farm ten miles east
of Plymouth. He resided there
until 1891, when he sold his farm
and moved to the home on Miner
street in this city where he resid-
ed until his death.
George Rentschler, the name by
which he was known to all his
old friends, was one of natures
noblemen. If he ever made an
enemy during his residence of AZ
years in Marshall county, we nev-
eriheard of it. The writer of this
has been his nearest neighbor for
fifteen years and a better neigh
Dor we never knew. Kind heart
ed, obliging, honest, truthful, in
dustrious, helpful, Grandfather
Rentschler has gone to his re-
ward. The neighborhood will miss
him, and his wife, his companion
of more than half century, never
very strong, and for the past three
or four months constantly i'll, and
the object of his tender care and
solicitude, until he was stricken
down a week before his death, is
indeed left desolate and lonely );
her children will see
that she is we'll cared for.
John George Rentschler was a
soldier in the Union army, serving
as member of Company G, 35th
Indiana Volunteer Infantry and
had been almost a life long men,
Der of the German Evangelical
church.
Funeral services at that church
in this city at 2:30 p. m. Sunday,
conducted by his pastor, Rev. w.
F. Adomeit assisted by Rev. G. A.
Plug. Interment in Oak Hill
cemetery.