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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
In Commissioners Court.

IN commissioners court a license
was granted Ed Bright to sell liquors
to the dear people of Inwood for the
period of one year
License was also granted John J.
Siple and Lawrence o. Kamp to sell
liquors in Argos. The same remon-.
strators appeared against the allow
ance of licenses to these parties, that
appeared in March but the commits.
sioners decided the remonstrance was
not sufficient for want of majority of
names and the licenses were granted.
Charles Porcher was reappointed
drainage commissioner and ordered
to qualify under the law of 1907.
Application for hcadstone for grave
OF George Haag Of Polk township,
who was soldier, was referred to the
G. A. r. Post for consideration.
The Plymouth Gas company was
granted the use of bridges on which
to rest mains so long as injury was
not made.
Extension of time of payment of
repair on the Lockwood ditch and
arms to same, the c. L. Morris, the
c. E. Thornburg, A. A. Kinsey, Maple
Swamp and the ID. X. Harris, was ex-
tended until the fall payment of taxes
The petition of trustee of Center
township, for an arch over the arm
of the Brink ditch, was granted
The Patrons Mutual Telephone
company was granted the right to
erect lines on highways with usual
restrictions.
The resignation of David Stuckey
]. p, of Tippecanoe township, was
received and placed on file.
The construction commissioners of
the John Engei and Watson bitches
filed their final report which was ap-
proved
The petition of Cecilia Lindquist ct
al for vacation of highway in Green
township, was referred to w. J. Ben
ner, Nate Bunch and Alfred Huff
viewers for report.
In the matter of the petition of
Philip Sickman ct al, for vacation of
road in Union township, viewers
made favorable report to which
George Osborn ct al, filed remon-
strances and the board appointed VIM
Lawrence, Henry Grossman and ia
cob Ringer, reviewers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16

Montevideo. Uruguay, May SAT
least 100 of the passengers and crew
of the French steamship Potion of
the Transports Maritimes Line from
Marseilles, April 6. for Buenos Ayres
were drowned yesterday when that
vessel was wrecked off the coast of
Uruguay.
A violent storm had been raging
for several days when the ship went
ashore off Rincon de Herrers, near
San Jose Ignacio. otherwise known
as Punta Piedras. The Potion struck
sixty meters from the shore during
the height of the gale.
Panic broke out on board the YES
sci when she grounded and a great
number of terror stricken persons
jumped overheard. Some of them
swan ashore, but many were drown
ed. Many others died of exhaustion.
The coast here is almost a desert,
and there were no provisions or shell
ter for the sufferers. Nevertheless
the few inhabitants worked vigorous
ly and saved many passengers, using
lassos to rescue them from the break
era
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Notre Dame Has a Good Team.

Notre Dame, Ind, May 9-The un-
iversity track team left here today for
Bloomington where .Notre Dame and
Indiana will compete for athletic hon
ors Saturday afternoon. Notre Dame
is confident of winning the meet, al
though it is felt here that the score
will be close. 1t has been over three
years since Notre Dame and the
down-state men have met in a track
contest, and the result is awaited with
great interest not only at Notre Dame
and Indiana but throughout the state
In the last meet between the
schools Indiana won but the Bloom
ington athletes do not stand as good
show of winning this year as they
did four years ago, when they defeat
ed Notre Dame in an indoor meet
here.
Smithson, Scales, Keach and
Woods form the backbone of Notre
Danes team. Smithson is a hurdler
of great ability He has twice broken
the indoor worlds record in the forty
yard low hurdles and is able to run
the sprints and quarter-mile IL ex-
ceptionally fast time. Scales is his
running mate and it is thought that
between Smithson and Scales Notre
Dame will be able to land all the
points in the hurdles and many in the
jumps and sprints Keach is strong
man in the dashes, though this is his
first year on the track He is fast
and is developing rapidly. Wood is
putting the shot in excellent style
and is counted on to win that event
Saturday.
While the varsity track team is at
Bloomington an exciting time will be
had on the cinder path at Notre
Dame The northern Indiana schol-
astic meet will take place here with
fourteen high schools competing.
Warsaw. Michigan City, Plymouth,
Goshen, Hammond, Elkhart. Crown
Point, Laporte and South Bend have
entered list of stars and the rivalry
among the schools is great. Four
teen events are on the program, in
cluding mile delay race. Gold, sill
yer and bronze medals have been nro-
vided for those who win first, second
and third places in each event. A
banner will be awarded to the winner
of the relay race The representa-
tives of the various high schools will
come to Notre Dame in special cars
from their respective cities
To make the excitement complete
Notre Dame and Michigan will wage
a royal battle for baseball honors at
Ann Arbor. At the present time Notre
Dame is the most prominent college
baseball team in the west, having de-
feated nine colleges on the diamond
and having lost no games Illinois
is among the teams taken into camp
by the locals.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16

An old man was just recovering
from an operation, and as he lay re-
gaining consciousness he heard the
doctor say to nurse regarding some
powders to be given him, IF one
every hour is too much give him a
half one every half hour" The old
gentleman raised himself up on his
elbow and said:
Say, doc, that reminds me of a
man that had Newfoundland dog
His wife got so tired of having him
(the dog, not the man) track up the
floors and porches that finally she
made her husband take the dog to
town and sell him. That afternoon he
returned radiant. WELL" he said I've
sold him for $25p 'Goodp cried his
wife. 81 can get that hat now But,
continued the man, Il bought two
puppies with the money
The doctor looked at the nurse ano
said:
81 think he'll recover"
P. S.-He did.-Judge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Effect of Salt on Cows.

Almost every COW owner is in the
habit of feeding salt to his cows
either periodically or regularly by
having a supply somewhere that the
cows can reach. Regardless of how
firmly custom may become estab-
lished someone is sure to ask in the
terms of the Chinaman what for?"
This has been the cause of many "a
COW being deprived of salt. Few VINO
are in the habit of feeding it to cows
could give any more specific reason
for doing it than to say that the cows
enjoy it and that being the case salt
must have a beneficial effect.
The Mississippi Experiment Sta
ton has made practical test of the
question, which shows conclusively
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
The Ball Game.

The baseball game in the forenoon
between the Plymouth and South
Bend schools resulted in score of 13
to IL in favor of Plyomuth. The
South Bend boys charge the loss OF
the game to rank fielding errors, COM
bined with several battery mistakes
In the first inning Plymouth fell upon
Stevenson for five hits, and with the
and of two errors showed FIVE runs
across the plate. South Bend then
steadied down, when they took a Sec
ond aerophone ascension in the
seventh. In this round Plymouth
scored a second bunch of FIVE on two
hits and three errors. Plymouth's
work in the field was more steady and
South Bend scored most of their runs
on slugging. The score by innings:
Plymouth 5 5000 1 o 5 0-13 Is
So. Bend 90 401 2 % Ill 13
Batteries-Plymouth Switzer and
Kuhn; South Bend, Siewertson and
Shanafelt
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Are Free From Debt.

There were twelve counties in In
diana that had no Indebtedness in the
year 1906, according to the figures
compiled by Mary A. Stubbs, chief OF
the Indiana bureau of statistics. The
counties on this honor role are:
Parke, Posey, Sullivan, Tippecanoe
Wabash, Bartholomew, Clay, Davies
Dubois, Franklin, Lagrange and
Lake. Two counties, Decatur and
Orange, had some indebtedness, but
had amounts in their respective sink
ing funds in excess of the indebted
ness, hence having a surplus. The
bonds outstanding against Decatur
county amounted to $4,000, but the
amount in the sinking fund was So
054.9s, making a surplus of $54.9s
The indebtedness of Orange county
including some small county warrants
amounted to s15,511.s0. but the sink
ing fund had $21, ,0ssO1, hence there
was surplus of $5,5s6.21.
The gross debt of all the counties
in the state was s9,2s4, ,933. 9s in 1906,
as compared with total gross debt
of $s,437, ,6S0.49 in 1905. The sinking
funds of all counties amounted to
$685., s,225.3s in 1906 as compared with
SAC, 1886 in 1905. leaving the net
debt in 1906 in excess of that of the
year previous, ss,9I1 ,459.36, as COM
pared with $7,997 ,23163 The net
debt of Marion county was the larg-
est, in 1906, the amount being S2,04s,-
650.54, and that of Vanderburg second
largest, $643, 1896.
The bonds outstanding against the
counties in 1906 amounted to $s,427,-
895.4s. Marion county had the larg-
est issue or bonds against it, in the
sum of of $2,o6s,Ooo. Vigo was sec
ond with $57s, s,4O925. The following
counties had no bonds outstanding
against them: Bartholomew. Clay
Clinton. Daviess, DeKalk, Dubois
Franklin, Gibson, Henry, Howard
Lagrange. Lake. Madison, Marshall
Montgomery, Noble, Parke, Posey
Scott, Steuben. Sullivan, Upton and
Wabash.
County orders were outstanding to
the extent of $3.50, ,99s.41 Floyd
county had the largest amount OF
such orders against it, S175,526.44 and
Vanderberg county the second largest
amount, sos, ,154s1. Forty-three coun-
ties had no county orders against
them at all.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
The Shoemaker's Last

The following is taken from hand
bill issued by provincial bootmaker;
"The shoemaker is a man of great
learning. He is doctor as well as a
SURGEON, for he not only heels but
performs many cutting operations
He is fshmonger, for he sells soles
and heels He is a schoolmaster, for
he gives good understanding. He is
a good speaker, for he always works
the thread of his argument, wakes
warm to his subject, and holds all
TO the last"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
The Influence of Temper on Health.

Our English contemporary, Capital
and Labor, which is generally correct
in its assertions. thinks that, while
excessive labor, exposure to wet and
cold, deprivation of sufficient quanti-
ties of necessary and wholesome
food, rabtual bad lodging, sloth, and
intemeprance, are all deadly enemies
to human life, none of them are SO
bad as vio-ent and ungoverned pas
sions. Men and women have sur
vived all the former. says the writer,
and at last reached an extreme old
age; but it may be safely doubted
whether a single instance can be
found of a man of violent and iras-
chile temper, habitually subject to
storms of ungovernable passion. who
has arrived at very advanced period
of life. 1t is, therefore, a matter of
the highest Importance to every one
desirous of preserving "a sound mind
in a sound body" to have a special
care, amid all the vicissitudes and
trials of life, to maintain a quiet pos
session of his own spirit.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Ex-Gov. E G. Ross Dead; Saved An
drew Johnson

Albuquerque, N. NJ, May ed
mund c. Ross, ex-governor of New
Mexico and former United States
Senator from Kansas, second victim
of the fatal Lane succession" whose
vote in the United States Senate pre-
vented the impeachment of President
johnson, and who was practically
driver from Kansas a ruined man,
died here today.
In the most dramatic incident of
American political history. the Presi-
dent of the United States was defend
ant, prosecuted by the House of Rep
resentatives before the chief justice
of the Supreme Court, sitting as trial
judge and a jury composed of the
Senate. At the close of the trial seven
Republican senators voted with the
Democratic minority against inn
peachment, the seventh and deciding
vote being that of Senator Ross. For
this act in the face of threats of po-
litical annihilation, social ostracism,
financial ruin and assassination. all
but the latter become Ross portion.
The case of Ross is probably one
of the most pathetic. and the wreck
of his life the most complete that ever
occurred in Kansas politics. Follow
in his forced retirement from the SEN
ate and the Republican party Ross
came to New Mexico and began
working at the "case" in a printing
Office. Years later President Cleve-
land appointed him Governor of New
Mexico. He served four years. later
returning to the printing Office. where
he remained practically up to the time
of his death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Again Ananias.

The Weakly Chronicle. edited by
Ananias Boys, devotes a half column
to copy from The Democrat, giving
Treasurer Grants statement of bills
allowed the Democrat and Plymouth
Republican away back in 1897 and
since, purporting to show that Mr..
Hendricks collected $3.50 too much
for some legal printing by which Mr..
Metsker seeks to exonerate himself
from blame for overcharges on the
legal printing he has done What the
Chronicle has to do with Metsker's
fight at this time is more than we can
see except that "the wicked fee when
no man pursueth,"- guilty con-
science theory; though it has been
demonstrated to certainty that Boys
has no conscience If ne is willing
to admit they are brothers in crime
then we will waive criticism. So far
as Metsker's statements are concern
ed they are worthless, coming as they
do from make believe man who has
been convicted by the courts as
common liar. Not that Boys is not
just as wilful liar as Metsker, but
he has not been convicted yet; that's
the only difference.
Now the fact in This matter is the
Plymouth Republican was not owned
by VIM. G. Hendricks in 1897 when
he claims the illegal claims were col
lected and further, if the Metsker,
Boys combine will show where VIM.
c. Hendricks name is attached to
voucher for illegal and excessive
charges for any public printing, city
or county, he will refund any and all
excess and illegal money so collected.
Mr.. Hendricks would hardly have
called attention to the stealings of
Metsker and Boys had he been guilty
himself "but he has ever dealt fairly
with the public and in this matter
was seeking to shield the taxpayers
from flchings of dishonest pretend
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16

Otis Romine. of South Bend, and
Miss Bonnie Harris of Hammond.
carried away first honors in the first
annual contest in oratory and decla-
nation at the Place hall, Saturday
evening Mr.. Romine won the con-
test in defamation while Miss Har-
ris delivered the winning Grafton.
Eighteen contestants, representing
the best speaking talent of the
schools in northern Indiana. partici-
pated in the two contests.
The second winner in the ora.ori-
contest was Reed L. Parker, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Parker. Reed
left the Plymouth school last year
when his parents removed to South
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Old Man WEEDS Schooleirl.

The life of widower being dis
tasteful to Thomas Chadwick OF
Leipsic, Del, aged sixty-four, a re-
tired farmer having a comfortable
home and fat bank account he pro-
posed marriage to Elsie May Ben
nett, seventeenyear-old school girl
and was accepted when Miss Ben
nett's widowed mother offered no OBJ
lection.
81 certainly love him." said the girl
bride in no uncertain tones whe~
questioned by the young Methodist
preacher who performed the cere-
mony-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
LUDWIG is SENTENCED.
Defendant Will Appeal.
Motion for New Trial Overruled-

Albin Ludwig, the Mishawaka man
convicted of the murder of his wife,
was sentenced by Judge Funk late
Wednesday afternoon to a life term
in the states prison at Michigan City.
The sentence followed a motion for a
new trial by Ludwig's attorneys. The
motion was taken under advisement
and overruled Counsel for the de-
fense took exception to the courts
ruling on the motion and were given
60 days in which to file general bill
of exceptions.
Ludwig then prayed an appeal to
the supreme court, which was grant
ed Ludwig will be taken to Michi-
gan City in few days.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Bangs "Hubby's" Nose With Slipper

Because, she said, her husband
would not resist the glances cast
toward him by pretty stenographer
at his Offices in the K of p. building
and because he will not take her out
with him, but has left her shut up in
a room, first at the Claypool and then
at the Commercial hotel, bottled-up
anger and indignation in the heart OF
Mrs. Lloyd w. Smith, aged IS could
bear no more
Mrs. Smith is pretty and talks with
pronounced Southern accent and
she admits it-she hit her husband
with a shoe-one with patent tip
and a French heel She admitted it
with little shudder of horror while
she rubbed her red eyes with bit
of handkerchief Then she looked
between the bars of cell at Police
Station and told the last "heart-rend-
ing" detail She struck her husband
while he slept.
When Patrolman Miller appeared
in the turnkey's Office with Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Smith nervously
pulled two sparkling diamond rings
from her fingers.
"Please-please." she asked Matron
Reisner won't these get me out
of jail?"
Smith was less excitable. He hand
ed Turnkey Stout big $500 gen from
the bosom of his shirt, gave him q
roll of bills and told him to call a
bondsman He was told the charge
was assault and battery on his wife
and the bond was 500.
The Smiths domestic affairs have
been in a turmoil for some time, ac-
cording to the pathetic little story OF
Mrs. Smith. On the turkeys slate
Smiths occupation is given as that
of promoter" He has Offices in
the K. of p Building. But when Mrs.
Smith was asked what her husbands
business was, she leaned forward con-
6dentially:
Hes just CRATER" she said. "He
never did lick of work in his life
for me or any one else
TIE Smiths have been in Indian
apolis since last February, when they
were married. They lived first at the
Claypool, but recently Mrs. Smith
saws her husband affairs have not
prospered. They moved to the Com
| mercial. where rates are more "reas-
enable"
There Friday evening Mrs. Smith
says she found her husband in bed
and-"When one has been hit and
beat" she said, zone feels like hitting
back, and-and II did. / picked UP
one of my shoes and hit him-on the
nose. He woke up and beat me-"
Smith says his 1s-year-old wife
made his lip bleed. When the police
came he was beating the slender girl
Counter charges were preferred, and
both were taken to jail. Mrs. Smith
saws the trouble all started because
Smith had been attentive to his stem
ographer, who lives on College aven-
tie. She says her husband has veal
thy mother at Plymouth, Ind, who
has supplied him with money.-Indi
annapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Admits His Crime.

Metsker Thursday evening in the
Independent admits grating in
small amounts. and seems to think if
he keeps within one dollar each time
he cannot be convicted. We always
claimed that he is what might be
called a Cheap thief" as the amount
he took and kept from the poor car
rier boys ranged in amounts from 3
to so cents. Now since Metsker has
made ali open confession" if he will
publish another letter from "sister"
we will drop the matter for the pres
ent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Better Country Mail Service.

The rural mail scrvice-the free
delivery system outside of cities and
towns-will cost about $4,000, 900 in
the next fiscal year-the twelve
months beginning with July. This
sum, says the Cleveland Leader, is
much greater than TIE cost of the
rural free delivery ever was in any
equal period. The increase is due in
part TO the extension of privileges
which have not yet been granted to
millions of Americans living on
farms. The free delivery will cover a
large area and accommodate more
people. In part the increased cost is
caused by general advance in the
pay of rural carriers
They needed and deserved the in
crease. Their work is often exceed
insly hard. 1t means long hours and
no little heroism, in the worst wealth
er, to make the daily round of route
from ten to thirty miles or more in
length. 1t implies fioundering through
mud in chilling fall and early spring
rains. 1t calls for brave fighting with
winter blizzards and snow drifts The
mail carrier must furnish his horse
or horses and his wagon He cannot
do much other work And under the
more liberal new schedule of COM
pensation lie will never receive more
than 5000 a year. From that limit
the pay will range down to 1896 for
very short routes. -
This is a service which ought TO be
in the hands of good men. as it is
with few exceptions, and they must
Se fairly paid, or as fairly as circum-
stances permit.-Journal Gazette.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES.
Bright Day Brought Many to the
Several Places of Worship.

Church services Sunday were well
attended, the fair weather being ap-
preciated by all who were disposed to
attend. At St. Paups Reformed the
pastor spoke from Acts 5:3s, 39. Ga
malial logically reasoned that if a
teaching be not of God it would come
to naught Thaddeus, before this, had
aroused the people, but as that work
] was not of God it came to naught
The present age has witnessed many
new doctrines-Dowisim, Eddyism
etc. The stability of christianity had
been demonstrated by it having with
stood the opposition of ages. Chris
tian influence and power had greater
influence over man than worldly
power. This power comes from God,
and reliant trust in him will bring
one through all opposition. The op-
position to the bible had been means
of spreading its doctrines throughout
the world The speaker referred to
its spread in Japan, China, etc., as
showing its vitality and stability. The
secret of christian success was to live
right with God and all mankind. So
let us live that out lives shall be stead
fast and secure, honoring and glorify-
ing God.
The congregation of St. Pauls is
we'll pleased with the initial work of
its new pastor. His wife, who joins
in much of pastoral duty is making
her way into the hearts of the people
Mr.. Smith. has revived the regular
services at the Jacoby church and,
with others, has reopened the Sunday
school at that point, that had lapsed
for year or more.
AT the Wesleyan church the revival
under the charge of Evangelist
Hodges, will be carried on all the
present week, with meetings after
noon and evening.
AT the United Brethren church
quarterly meeting was held in the
morning, with sermon by Presiding
Elder Oyler At night Mr.. Lands
had purposed to occupy his pulpit,
but he was unable to, and Mr. Love
preached in the pastors stead.
AT the Church of Christ, Evangel-
ist Martindale, assisted by his wife,
held services to good congregations.
Mr.. Martindale will continue his
meeting during the week, and his wife
will lead in the singing.
At the Presbyterian church Mr..
Plug spoke in the morning to the
Women's Relief Corp post. who were
present in body. AT night an IL
lustrated lecture on Korea, the hermit
kingdom.
The Methodist congregation report
delightful service Sunday. 1t WAS
announced that memorial service to
the G. A. R. will be held on the morn
ing of the Goth. Dr. Brooke, of Val
paraiso, has been invited to preach
the sermon. The baccalaureate SER
mon to the high school will be deliv-
cred in the NJ. E. church on the Sec
ond Sunday in June. by Mr.. Crowder,
and in the evenino the pastor will
preach patriotic sermon to the
militia company at their request
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-16
Rebus.

If cheap skate gets 60 cents over
charge on each bill he files and if he
files two bills each month, how long
will it take to pay 5000 attorneys
fees? That is of course, if Mr.. Heyde
allows them to go through, and DR.
Jeykell signs another statement that
al his bills are just and true, ETC.