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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
FOUR DEMOCRATS FOR BRAD.
LEY.
Republicans Win the United States
2 Senatorship in Kentucky.

The elimination of the long Sena-
torial fight in the Kentucky legislat-
ure came Friday afternoon, when
amid scenes OF the widest excite
ment in the chamber of the house OF
representatives, former Governor
VIII am O'Connell Bradley, the first
Republican governor of the state,w as
declared elected TO succeed James b
McCreary in the United States Sen
atte his term commencing March 4
1909.
Bradley had not a vote to spare
and only won by securing the votes
of four Democrats who have persist
enly refused TO vote for former Gov
ernor Beckham, the party nominee
1t was long ago decided that TO elect
majority of those PreseT and vot-
.ng in joint session was required
There were 126 members present
Bradley received sixty-four votes, the
anti Beckham Democrats voting fol
him being Senators II. S. McNutl
and Albert Charlton, both of Louis
vile. and Representatives Chris Mu-
eller of Louisville and +. w. Lillard
Of Boyle county.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
GAVE LEAP YEAR DANCE.
Plymouth Young Ladies Entertain
Their Gentlemen Friends In Well
Attended Dance.

The young ladies' Double Four
Club" and their friends, entertained
their gentlemen friends ait "a leap
year dance in the Hoosier Kids club
room Saturday evening Exce1len,
music was furnished by Dewey Sham
laugh and Harry Soice, With piano
and drums.
Thirty-four couple were in at.end
ance, there being a number of out oi
Town guests present.
The members of the Double Four
Club which gave the dance are the
Misses Melita Shoemaker Flora
.Foltz. irene Kuhn, Lura Capron
Ruth Logan, Catherine Foltz, Lenora
Vinall and Marie Leonard
The out of town guests were the
Messrs. Earl Twomey, Donald Et-
finger. Ed Keller. Lewis Erwin and
Horace Bollman OF Bourbon, the
Messrs. Earl Taber and Donald Bose
Of Argos, the Messrs Lynn Tob.n and
Everett Harter, and Miss Freda
Chandler of Warsaw
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
To Out Politics for Matrimony.

Miss Mary A. Stubbs, state statis-
tician, and Harry c. Moore are to be
married next Saturday afternoon at
the home of the bride in Indianapolis.
Invitations were received Monday by
their friends without the formality of
a previous announcement of the en-
gagement The news was not sur
prising however.
With the invitations comes the for
NAL announcement that Miss Stubbs
will not make the race for nomination
by the Republicans for state statisti-
cian This will be glad news to some
of the other aspirant. even though
Miss Stubbs had never announced
her candidacy. She talked for some
time as though she would make the
race and the states attorney general
was asked for an official opinion as
to whether woman could be elected
TO a state office. Miss Stubbs became
statistician by the appointment by
the Governor at the death of her faith
er, Joseph II. Stubbs, in December,
1906
Mr. Moore is secretary treasurer of
the Pitman-Myers company, of Indi-
anapolis Mr. and Mrs. Moore will
reside in indianapolis. Miss Stubbs
says she will fill out the remainder
of her term of Office, which expires
Dec. 81.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Who Was 1t?

A pretty good story is told on two
Plymouth doctors, even though no at
idavt accompanies it, 1t is to the ef
feet that man who may be called
Smith. chiefly because Smith was not
his name, was taken suddenly very
sick. and owing TO the absence OF his
family physician from town, another
physician was called TO see the pat
lent But the family physician re-
turned unexpectedly and he and the
specialist met at Smiths bedside.
They found the man with high few
er and only partly conscious. Each
put his hand under the bedclothes 70
feel Smiths pulse. and accidently
they got hold of each others wrist.
Afier feeling the pulse for a moment
he srecialst looked up and remark
ed with conviction, "He has typhoid
fever" Nothing OF the kind de-
clared the family physician positively
Hes only drunk" -Starke County
Democrat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
LAKE ERIE CHANGE APRIL A.
General Superintendent Thinks Time
Too Soon.

1t is now thought that the change
in the train service on the Lake Erie
and Western will not take place until
about April 4. A conference OF Off
Gals was held this week at Indian
apolis and the change is said 10 be
pr. ctically decided upon. The change
vii. restore the early morning south
bound passenger train and also the
train formerly due here in the even
ing. as heretofore mentioned by The
Tribune.
General Passenger Agent McLeisf
favors the change for March IS, but
General Superintendent Boomer, it is
understood. has not at all favored the
change. thinking the time too soon
Superinten lent Demston, with the
better late than never idea in his
mind, suggested April 4. which will
probably be the date agreed upon.
Peru and other points along the
line hail with delight the contem-
plated change TO the former schedule
which was in effect until last Novem-
ber
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
MILITIA TO GET
NEW RIFLES
INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD
WILL BE EQUIPPED BY
GOVERNMENT WITH
ABOUT $500 NEW
SPRINGFIELD
RIFLES.

1t is announced that the entire In
diana National Guard is soon TO be
equipped with the new Springfield
rifle now being used in the regular
army The> state will be furnished
by the government with about 1900
rifles and bayonets, the rifles taking
the place of the Krag- Jorgensen, with
which the Indiana troops are now
equipped The old rifles will be turn
ed over TO the government The new
rifles will be received about April 80
The stocks for the new rifles were
made al Torre Haute
The new Springfield weighs about
one pound less than the Krag The
barrel IS about two inches shorter and
is incased in wood The rifle kills at
5000 yards-a distance OF nearly
miles The Krag carries only 4,46O
yards. The bay onet on the new rife
is much longer than on the old and is
inclosed in leather scabbard. The
bayonet can be used as saber If
necessary or in digging intrench-
ments. Another Improvement in the
new rifle IS that the magazine is TN
side the rifle instead of on the out
side. as in the Krag. There is also
an improved method of loading and
an improved sight. The barrel is
cleaned with thong and brush in
stead OF ramrod. as in the Krag.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
NOT ERA OF HIGH COST OF
LIVING.
For Twenty-Three Cents a Day Val
paraiso University Proves Man
Can Eat and Sleep.

Shelter and food for % cents a day
is the wonderful record that has been
established by Valparaiso University
at Valparaiso, Ind. thus putting 70
rout the idea that this is the area OF
high cost OF living.
The university does not lay Claim
TO offering the original solution to
the social problem, but in a quiet way
it feeds its thousands of students
with a well-cooked well-served din
ner for 10 cents, breakfast for 4
cents and a supper for cents, and
then gives them a good bed in a
single furnished room for cents.
And Valparaiso university is not on
the financial shoals either. 1t has an
annual revenue of more than $500. .O0C
and an enrolment of more than 5000
students standing second only to Har-
ward in point of attendance. In a
third of century the management
out of the profits made from Accent
breakfasts, 1O-cent dinners, Accent
suppers and scent rooms has ac-
quired more than fifty acres of land;
has bought or erected nine substan-
tial buildings; has earned and saved
nearly $2,O00,OO0 and created a uni
versity which now has a staff of more
than 162 professors and gives instruc-
ton to more than 5000 students oi
both sexes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Look Out for Counterfeit.

Several stories of bogus Buffalo
bills of $40 denomination are IN cir
cula.lon. They are of the series OF
1882 and 1907 and pass ordinary cas-
ual inspection
Evidence in Bidwell case before
Judge Chetlain show business of 81
00e 800 corporation was based on ST.
500 investment Benson BIdwell
pr YES 10 be brother OF the motor
io'ss swindlers of the Bank OF Eng
land
here will be the usual services
and Sunday School tomorrow at the
Church OF God.
There is nothing like being exact
The Total wealth of the United States
at the close of 1907 was estimated at
s1a7,1O4.2I1,9i7, or three and a half
times greater than in 1870, with a per
capita increased from $779 to 1910
Regular meeting of the preachers
association Monday morning at 11
The subject for general discussion
o'clock al the Presbyterian church
"The Preachers Place in Politics"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
TELEPHONE LINES
ARE DOWN
STRAIN OF SATURDAY NIGHTS
RAIN AND FREEZE PROVES
TOO GREAT FOR TELE-
PHONE WIRES
POLES ARE
BROKEN.

Many OF the long distance tele-
phone lines entering this city are
down as the result of Saturdays rain
and freeze, and in some instances
poles are down which will necessi-
tate two weeks work before the lines
can again be put in operation.
Linemen from South Bend who fol-
lowed long distance lines from that
city. said that between South Bend
and Lapaz. over half the cross arms
and even the poles themselves have
broken off. and are lying on the
ground. In the city OF South Bend
2OO0 lines are out OF operation.
The Independent company OF this
city is also a heavy sufferer Two
lines from this city to South Bend,
one TO Bourbon and one to Warsaw
are down and out .of operation. The
damage TO both telephone companies
will be great
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
ATTORNEYS OF SOUTH BEND
Charged with Unlawfully Conspirine
to Separate Husband and Wife.

Prosecutor Talbo: of South Bend,
went before Judge Funk Thursday
and had bench warrants ISSUED Tor
the arrest of Attorneys Charles +.
Holler and Fred c. Gabriel, on
charges of unlawfully conspiring to
separate a husband and wife and for
a fee of $40 to prevent child OF
the parties having any provision
made by the court for its support in
the event of divorce being granted
Both are prominent attorneys OF
South Bend and both deny their guilt
They were admitted to bail in the
sum of $500 each.
/ The parties concerned are Peter H
Dickson. of Buffalo and his wife who
| is living in South Bend.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Moving to Texas.

Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Stockman
who have been all their lives residents
OF Marshall county, have decided TO
make their home in the Pan Handle
of Texas, where Mr. Stockman ptr-
chased large tract OF land sometime
ago. Their household goods were
s aried few days ago and they f'i-
low on the regular train Tue sdayy,
March 3rd. Mr.. Stockman has been
one of Marshall county's best farmers
and best citizens and we are sorry
TO lose him He has sold both his
fine farms east of this city and hi
house and lot here and it looks like
going for good; but his many friends
hope that he and his estimable wife
Will again be at home in Marshall
county.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
CONVENTION WILL
BE PRIMARY
IN MEETING DEMOCRATS
DECIDE TO HOLD PRIMARY
COUNTY CONVENTION
JUDICIAL NOT DE-
CIDED-METSKER
is MOBBED.

Pursuant to a call, the Democratic
county committee met IN the band
room Saturday afternoon, to decide
when the county convention should
be held, whether the convention
should be by delegates or primary,
also whether the judicial convention
should be primary or by delegate
Much discussion ensued over the
question. Attorneys Kellison and
Martindale. VIM O'Keefe, NJ Ryan
and others spoke fervently against the
proposed primary plan. Kellison said
that by holding primary judicial
convention, the several Marshall
county candidates for the bench
would be completely out of the race,
with the Marshall county vote split,
and the Fulton county vote solid. 1t
was shown that the plan to hold pri-
mary was only a scheme of Editor
Netsker, and few other boodlers,
to exclude any and all Marshall coun-
ty can4idates, simply because one or
more OF them were unfriendlv to "the
unholy"
Prom :nent Democrats said that the
men who were attempting this pri-
mary scheme in this county, were not
Democrats themselves but only hy-
pocritical ticket splitters.
When the diminutive editor arose to
speak, he was greeted with Kisses AT
ter issuing forth few high thoughts
20 the effect that a judicial primary
should be held, he was threatened
with bodily violence. had an accusing
hpger struck with such violence
against his mouth that two teeth were
dislocated. With a determined look,
his ''unhofiness" spat out the useless
teeth and continued the argument
He was stopped in a few seconds,
however. by Mr.. Kellison, who would
stand no more such Doodle. "Why
Mr.. Kellison," said Metsker, you
don't understand me. Don't you re
member, you are my lawyer" The
fact is returned Mr. Kellison, Il
understand too well. Please cease
your noise" Metsker sat down in ig-
nominy amidst cheers for Kellison.
lison.
The committee finally retired, and
decided TO hold the county convention
on May end, that said convention
should be primary one The ques
ton as to the kind of judicial conven-
ton will be decided at another meet
IN. set for March 2sth
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
CULVER WILL
REMAIN DRY
{ E N 7 Err FILES REM 10 NJ
STRANGE WITH 81 MAJOR
ITY-GERMAN HAS EX-
CESS OF 3s-LEGAL
QUESTION IN
VOLVED.

The Union township anti-liquor
men filed their remonstrance against
the granting of any saloon license
in the Auditors Office, at 800 O'Clock
this afternoon. with 3s1 names at
tached The total number of voters
in Union township is 533 thus the re-
monstrators had majority of ia
Messrs. ]. O. Farrier. l.. c. Zechiel,
S. c. Shilling, C. w. Newman,
George Kline, Henry Zechiel and
Samuel Medbourn were the men who
within less than two weeks, obtained
the 3s1 signatures. AS the remon-
STRANGE was drawn up with extra
precaution, the saloon business in
Culver. is settled for another two
years.
The anti-saloon remonstrance of
German township. was filed with the
county auditor Friday evening, at 600
O'Clock with 424 names attached.
There are ri voters in the township,
majority would be $50, thus the
drys win by majority of 3s. 1t is
not probable that the ass withdraw
ais filed by Otto Walter and Ernest
Mochel. two saloon keepers of Bre-
men, will in any way affect this re-
monstrance because the withdrawal
cards empower the two above men
to sign the names of those on THE
cards, to a withdrawal from any re-
monstrance that they have or may
sign. Instead of executing this power
by drawing up withdrawal, they
merely filed the power of attorney
cards.
The Center township demonstrators
did not enter the auditors office until
1000 o'clock Friday night. There
was III votes attached TO the remon-
STRANGE, thus majority for the re-
monstrators of 73 names. However
NitHui a I" III NdiQo III IL WHO SlxUCQ
had been filed, SO the majority of the
demonstrators in Center township. is
cut down to 81.
Attorney S. N Stevens appeared
before the county commissioners Mon
day afternoon for the saloon keepers
OF Bremen, and asked that time be al
lowed them to investigate the liquor
remonstrance from German township
SO that an answer might be filed. be-
fore any action is taken by the COM
missioners. The commissioners set
Wednesday, at 900 a. m.- as the time
for the liquor men to file such an
.wer.
1t is evident that the saloon keep
ers of Bremen, are going to put up
tight against the remonstrance. One
saloon keeper has applied for Ii
cense, SO that action on the remon-
STRANGE must be taken at this session.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Gives Birth to Quintuplets.

Five children were born at Steub-
enville, O., Friday to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Campbell. Three of the ba-
bies died Within an hour after their
birth One boy and one girl will live,
it is sad Three of the children were
boys. Mrs. Campbell weighs less
than 100 pounds. The combined
weight of the infants was twenty
three pounds. OF Campbelrs four
brothers. two are the fathers of twins,
and each of the other brothers is the
father of triplets. Campbell was for
twelve years in the United States
navy, and fought under Schley of
Santiago
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Mrs. Miller Gets Divorce.

Mrs. o. II. c. Miller was granted
a divorce, from her husband Thurs
day afternoon and given custody OF
ehe daughter. Her charge was abuse
and desert;on. The euit for divorce
was originally brought by Mr.. Mil
Ter. hut cross complaint was filed
by the wife A. T. Wise Who was
attorney for Mr.. Miller, could not
find his client. and so dismissed his
complaint, and withdrew appearance
l.. NJ. Lauer was attorney for Mrs
Miller.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Buys the When Grocery.

Lester MCGOWAN has purchased
The When grocery, on Laporte
street from Ed S. Hogarth. Mr.. Ho-
garth has been the proprietor of that
store for twenty-five years, has an
excellent trade and a host of friends
Mr.. MCGOWAN IS an estimable
Young man, is well known and well
liked and will no doubt make a sue
,essfm business man.
The store will close Wednesday for
invoice, and upon completion, Mr..
MCGOWAN will take possession at
once
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
FRED HILL PLEADS
GUILTY-SENTENCED
JESSE HAYES, FRED HILL, AND
FRANK DAVAL EACH RE-
CEIVE SENTENCE OF
ITO IA YEARS IN JEFF
FERSONVILLE
PRISON.

Fred Hill, who with Jesse Hayes.
entered the Phoenix cigar store, on
Sunday night, Jan. 5, and rified the
cash drawer of S55, plead guilty to
the charge of grand larceny before
Judge Bernetha Wednesday evening
and was sentenced 10 the Jefferson
vile prison for term of l to IA
years.
Jesse Hayes, who plead guilty to
the same charge, on Monday after
noon. received the same sentence as
did also Frank Daval who on Mon
day afternoon plead guilty to a charge
of stealing a horse and buggy be-
longing to John Baker
Fred He'll had refused TO plead
guilty and intended TO fight his case,
and was to be represented by Attor-
ney L. NJ Lauer, who was appointed
| by the court After Hill plead not
guilty, the prosecuting attorney had
the charge against Hill changed from
grand larceny to burglary but mat
tiers were arranged Wedne sday that
Hill would plead guilty 10 grand lar
ceny, and so the charge was again
changed. The trial for Hill was TO
have begun Wednesday afternoc'.
Witnesses had been supoened, and
many were surprised when ne enter
ed plea of guilty.
Before pronouncing sentence Judge
Bernetha asked each one OF the boys
if they had anything to say. or any
excuse TO offer. Hayes said that he
was forced to commit the theft. He
had eaten no food, he said, for three
ldays-his clothes were IN tatters, and
he could secure no employmem, and
saw no other way out, than to steal
Hill told the court that If he were
sent to prison, his old grandmother
and infant child would be deprived
of any means of subsistence. Attor-
ney Lauer also spoke for HILL plead
ing that Hell was of unsound mind
He gave number of illustrations,
such as once, few years ago, when
| Hill threw himself in the river IN an
attempt to drown himself. and farther
| thar all OF Hills actions betrayed an
unsound mind Young Frank Daval
| told the court that he had not intend
| ed to steal the horse and buggy. while
exercising the horse until he had got
Item about ten miles from town and
could not find his way back. Davai
still suppressed his real name.
| The young men were taken to
Jeffersonville Friday Hill IS % years
of age. He has been in numerous
scrapss in this ely, once forging
relatives name to a check, but upon
(which charge he was never prosecut-
ed. He is degenerate, morally and
physically. Charged with several
thefts which were never proven on
him, mistreating his wife, young Hill
was about the most disreputable char
acter in this city. Hayes is 20 years
old, and Dayal is only 16 years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
MURDERS ARE
LESS FREQUENT
DECREASE IN CRIME ATTRIB-
UTED BY GOVERNOR HAN
LY, TO ENFORCEMENT
OF LAWS REGULAT-
ING THE SALE OF
LIQUOk.

That there has been a marked de-
crease in the number of persons con-
victed of murder in Indiana each
year since 1905 is shown by the re-
ports at the office of Governor Hanly.
1t IS shown that the number commit
ted TO the state reformatory for muir
der in 1907 was nineteen. All these.
OF course were sentenced on charges
OF manslaughter. The number COM
mitted to the state prison on the
charge of murder in 1905 was thirt,
three. OF these seventeen were SEN
fenced for life and thirteen were SEN
tenced for manslaughter charges, the
sentence being from two to twenty
one years in each case.
The decrease in the number of per-
sons convicted of murder in Indiana
in the last two years is remarkable I"
said the Governor For the calendar
year 1907 there were but fftv+two
convictions, as against sixty-one in
1906, ana los in 1905 and the ratio
of the number of persons convicted
to the number of persons arrested and
charged with the crime of murder
was higher in both 1906 and 1907 than
in 1905. The enforcement of the law
requiring the saloons to close at IL
o'clock and to remain closed on Sun
day and on legal holidays has been
an important factor in the lessening
of this great crime, one in which ply
sical violence is always necessarily
involved"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Parent of Former Culver Studen,
Balks Cupid.

Paul Bernald Eckhart the 2O-year-
old son Of John w. Eckhart, the rich
miller, secured a license to marry
Miss Dorethea Healy, on orphan. al
Chicago. A friend of young Eckhart
notified the lads father, who has sent
him to Oklahoma The couple met
at a dancing party while Eckhart WIS
a student at Culver Military Academy
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
ASSESSORS FIX
PROPERTY RATES
TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS MEET
AND AGREE UPON BASIS
FOR TAKING PERSONAL
PROPERTY BETWEEN
MARCH / AND
MAY I.

County assessor w. 4. Leonard
and the township assessors of Mar
snail county, met at the court house
Monday and agreed upon the follow
ing basis, upon which they will assess
personal property.
Horses+First class road horses.
S175 10 S225; first class farm and team
horses, $50 to 500; common work
and team horses, $40 to 500; first class
three year colts, $65; first class two
year old colts, $40; first class one
year old colts, so to $50; iirst class
stallion horses with records, $3.50 10
$500; record horses, $3.50 20 $3.50.
Mules-Jacks, $3.50 to $500; first
class mules, SIS to 500; first class
mules three years old, SIS TO 500;
first class mules two years old, $40
70 $50; first class mules one year old,
S25 TO $40.
Cattle-RegIstered bulls, $50 up,
according TO judgment; registered
cows, $40 up, according TO judgment
common cows, $40 to $40; feeders
and stockers per pound, 2 to ? "a
cents; fat export cattle, per pound, 4
cents; butchers stock, 1-2 cents.
Sheep-Common. per head, So to
SO; fat, cents, according TO judg-
ment
Hogs-Registered boar, 10 10 Is
cents; registered SOW, 10 TO Is cents,
common brood sow. 3 10 cents,
stockers, per pound, cents.
Poultry oultry, per dozen, $500
Miscellaneous-Wh per bushel,
20 cents; corn, 45 cents; rye, 40 ceius;
oats. 40 cents; clover seed. 81; Hay
(clover), per ton, Sc TO Ss; nay (tlm-
othy, per ton, IS; bacon, per pound, S
cents; pork. 6 cents; lard. cents;
wool, 60 cents; piano fortes, 500 to
$3.50; organs, so and up; wagons
carriages and coaches, mechanical
tools, farming implements, household
furniture. threshiig machines, en-
gines, reapers, mowers, drills, cane
mills, cider mill. silver watches, gold
watches, bicycle. patent loom. actual
cash value: wood per cord. 81 and up
coal, per ton, soft, 81; coal, per ton,
hard. So; automobiles. $4OO 10 $1,000;
ice, so cents per ton.