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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
MAKES DASH
FOR LIBERTY
IN A LIVELY CHASE BETWEEN
CALVIN NEISWENDER AND
MARSHAL JACOBY THE
LATTER WINS-NEIS-
WENDER is IN
JAIL.

Armed with warrant so old that
it had to be handled gingerly, Mar
shall Daniel Jacoby, approached and
plAced under arrest Calvin Neiswen-
der of lnwood, who was IN this city
Friday. On the way to jail Neiswen-
der wiggled loose and taking to his
heels led the undaunted policeman a
merry chase for mile before he was
run down and captured
Neiswender, who is about 80 years
OF age. was wanted for a charge OF
assault ami battery. committed upon
the person of Henry Hite at Inwood
last winter. Marshal Jacoby has had
the warrant since that time but did
not chance to run across Neiswender
until Friday. He read the warrant
and arrested his man. Being a good
fellow the marshal spent about a half
hour trying to find a bondsnian for
the prisoner, but was unsuccessful in
this and started to jail with him.
Within few feet of the Jail entrance
Neiswender inspired to himself a
mighty breath, also fierce resolve
and broke from the poaiceman's grasp
and "hit the turf" The marshal fol-
lowed with difficulty being handar
capped by rheumatic lleg. Over
fences, across lawns, over hill and
dale they sped, the pursued and pur-
suer, with the former slowly but sure.
ly losing his wind" The chase end
cd near the residence of c. L. Morris.
Neiswender tripped, fell on his head,
and turned up his toes. This time
Marshal Jacoby put the iron brace
lets on the ungrateful swine, and help
ed him along to the four cold stone
walls.
Neiswender was tried before JUS
tice Young Saturday morning, con-
victed of assault and battery, fined SIS
and costs amounting to $15s5, and
being unable to pay has concluded to
board with Sheriff Voreis for about
sixteen days. board to be furnished
him free of charge
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
INSTITUTE OF
COUNTY TEACHERS
WILL BE HELD AT THE COURT
HOUSE BEGINNING ON
MONDAY AUGUST a.
NOTED INSTRUCT
ORS WILL GIVE
LECTURES.

The teachers OF Marshall County
will meet in annual session in the
Circuit Court room, Plymouth, Indi-
ana, Monday, August "a, 1908, at $3.50
a. m, with the following instructors
i'll charge of the work: Prof J. A
Cragwer Charlottesville, Ind, and
Prof NJ H. Jackson, Grand Rapids
Wis.
Prof. Cragwell is Professor oil
Mathematics in Wabash college an
will give ten lectures as follows:
1. The History of the develop.
ment of Arithmetic (two or three
lectures)
2. Methods and Modes in Arith-
metic.
g. Some fads and how to avoid.
4. Planning the work, live prob
lens and to use them.
5. Attacking the problems, how
to get the pupils to think
6. Correlation of Algebra and
Arithmetic so as TO avoid the presen,
abrupt change.
z. Number work for the first -four
grades.
s. The Teachers Preparation and
Library.
o. Some Modern Reformations,
the present tendencies in Teaching
prof. Jackson is president of the
Teachers Training School, Grand
Rapids, WIS, and will give ten lect-
ures on Pedagogy and School man
agement. He hopes to bring before
the teachers some of the difficulties
of the school room with suggestions
as TO their solution.
The following subjects suggest, the
work that will be presented:
chine teacher.
2. Attention and Interest.
3. rfabitual and reflex action
4. Imagination and its training
5. The Reading class.
6. The Language class.
z. Some types of teachers.
8. The lesson plan and the recita-
tion.
9. The influence of literature up
on character.
10. Energy, how wasted. how re-
stored
All morning sessions except Mon
day will begin promptly at s:45 o.
clock, and all afternoon sessions at
100 o'clock The two per cent. will
be added to the teachers general av-
efage for attending the full number OF
days.
There will be several evening ses-
sions. On Tuesday ever,9ng Prof.
Jackson will deliver the annual lect.
ure, subject and Backbone. ("
On Wednesday evening the teachers
will give literary and musical pro.
gram. Arrangements may be made
later for another evening entertain
ment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
|INSPECTS BOATS
in STATE LAKES
WIN. E. BLAKELY CHIEF OF IN
SPEcTION TO BEGIN WORK
AT ONCE-ALL LAUNCHES
MUST BE EQUIPPED
WITH SIGNAL
LIGHT.

A systematic inspection of the
boats on all the lakes of Indiana is
to be started at once by the State
Department of Inspection. All of the
deputy inspectors will take a hand
in the work.
William E. Blakely, chef of the
Department. of Inspection, has just
returned from Winona lake and Lake
Wawasee, where he inspected all Of
the craft on these waters and gave
instructions that all boats be equip
ped with lights. as required by law.
Mr.. Blakely was called to Winona
lake by complaints from some OF
those who are spending the season
at the resort
81 did rot find conditions satisfac-
tory either az Winona lake or Lake
Wawasee," said Mr.. Blakely "The
complaints which 1 received were to
the effect that the boats on these
lakes were not equipped with lights
and that there was great danger of
accidents on the water at night I
found that the complaints were well
founded On Wipona lake there are
FIVE boats. one steamboat and four
launches. On Lake Wawasee there
are twelve boats that carry passen-
gers rode on one of the launches
and it had capacity of forty pas
sengers. I found that many of these
boats were not equipped with lights.
and | am sure that this is a danger
Gus condition 1t was related to me
that a bad accident was narrowly
avoided on Lake Wawasee recently
when two boats came dangerously
near being in collision"
Mr.. Blakely said also that during
the general inspection which is to be
made, he will have his deputies obtain
the names of all boats on Indiana
waterways Such record has never
been kept before. ."Of course. we have
made inspections of boats,' said Mr..
Blakely, "but with the many other
inspections which we are required 10
make, it is almost impossible 10 keep
an adequately close watch over every
thing. | am convinced. though, that
special attention should be given to
the water craft"
The Indiana law, under the head of
inspection of inland water craft, says
that it shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation to have, use
or navigate any steamboat, launch,
salboat or other water craft during
the nighttime without displaying, in
conspicuous place on the bow OF
such craft one signal light. show
ing white in front, red on the left
side and green on the right side, and
also light on the stern of such
craft This act does not apply to any
craft when anchored within 100 feet
of the shore.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
Stole From Farmer.

William Schroeder, who is in Jail at
Plymouth charged with stealing $3.50
from drunken farmer in Plymouth
saloon, is a cousin of Willard Scroe-
der, who figured in saloon robbery
in Michigan City few years ago.
The young fellow was hanging
around here and he and pal arrang-
ed to rob the Miller saloon on North
Franklin street, but the pal tilted it
off to the police. Joseph M. Allen,
then a patrolman, and another officer
were locked in the saloon at II o.
clock and after wafting short time
Schroeder entered through a rear
window, says The Dispatch. He tip
toed in behind the bar and just as he
placed his hand in the cash register
the officers commanded him to sur
render. He undertook TO run but was
shot a couple OF times and begged
for his life. He was given term in
prison for the crime William Shroed-
er is said TO be of the same stripe
and has a shady reputation at Ply
mouth Clarence Glass, the young
man arrested for completely with
Schroeder in the Plymouth JOB, has
been released on bond furnished by
his father, a respectable farmer near
Plymouth The young man comes Of
good family, but is sort of black
sheep He has served one term in
prison for the unusual offense o.
shooting holes in a u. s. mail box
He is no relation TO the Glass woman
at Plymouth who married the wealthy
Chinaman, Lum Hung.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
Miss Johnson Is Hostess.

Miss Florence Johnson entertained
a party of young friends at her home
on Washington street Friday evening.
The guests were the Misses Pansic
and Fay Hess. Julia Yockey, and
Grace Bussard, and the Messrs Le-
otto Peterson, Hubert Tanner, Rus.
sell Tanner, Edward Cove and John
Southworth A fine time was enjoyed
by all.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
Married

William E. Robinson of Ft Wayne
and Mrs Martha A. Slusser of this
city, were married Wednesday after
noon at the home of the brides Sis
ter, Mrs Widner, in west Plymouth,
Rev Imler of the u. B. church, offic.
iating.
Mrs. Wood and daughter of Lowell
Ind, and Mrs. Groves of Delong,
Ind, were present with a few other
friends to witness the ceremony.
They will make their future home in
Ft. Wayne where Mr. Robinson is
employed as engineer by the P F. w.
& c. r. R. The best wishes of host
of friends follow them to their new
home.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
WILL GO DOWN
In HISTORY
YEAR 1905 TO BE YEAR OF
GREAT DROUGHT-CORN
FIELDS WITHERING,
PASTURES CHARRED.
ADS DUST
LADEN.

Nineteen hundred and eight will GO
down into history as the year of the
great drought. Not for IA years ha.
there been SO little rainfall as during
the months OF June, July and the first
week OF August Chicago is the
parched center of desert area con-
s'sting of charred pastures, wither-
ing corn fields, and dust laden roads
The condition of deficient rainfall
and excessive temperature has exist
ed in the central states throughout
the summer, and the government crop
reports, just issued, give no promise
of welcome rains That the crop
condition is critical is the view of the
federal authorities.
Their estimate shows that $4,000.
900 bushels of winter wheat, 5o,OOO,-
600 bushels of spring wheat, 35,00O,,
600 bushels of corn, and 10000, 900
bushels of oats have been cut off
from the prospects early in the sea-
son. The greater part of the corn
belt east of the Mississippi river is in
need of rain, and. although there have
been showers through central and
northern Illinois during the past "a
hours, they have not been sufficient
to relieve the corn crop.
Reports of the weather bureau,
just compiled, show that for the
months of June and July Chicago has
suffered the severest drought since
1894. The amount of rainfall for the
two months was 2.93 inches, while
the average rainfall for these two
months is TIA inches.
Early in the month of July the
stricken region included the New
England states and the Atlantic coast
states as far south as Virginia Ex-
tensive rains have occurred in the
East but the suffering in the west is
increasing.
The drought extends into Canada
and is said to be responsible for the
destructable forest fires which have
occurred in British Columbia.
The western portion of North Da-
ota and parts of South Dakota have
been the areas where drought has
done greatest damage to crops.
Blight of the grain by the extreme
heat of the last two weeks has added
to the loss from deficiency of moist
ure.
The reassuring side of the reports
indicates that there is still a possibil-
ity for corn 10 make a fair average
crop but there is no chance for the
unusually large crop anticipated earl.
ier in the season. Oats cannot ex-
ceed the poor showing of last year
Extremely wet weather and contin-
ued rains during the planning and
early growing season left the grains
poorly fortified to withstand the un-
usual drought of the last two months
Corn did not take deep root and
the ground was packed by the rains
and baked by the hot sun. This con-
dition of the soil is said to be as
largely responsible for the present
condition as the deficiency of mois-
ture.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
COMMISSIONERS
HOLD SESSION
Joseph BLACK DITCH IN GER
MAN TIP. is ESTABLISHED
APPRAISERS APPOINT
ED FOR SWAMP LANDS
IN UNION TOWN
SHIP.

The county commissioners met in
regular session Monday, and adjourn
ed until Tuesday
The bills which had been filed
were allowed, and the allowances
made at the previous session were
audited and approved.
Trustee Fred Corse of Center
township, asked additional aid for
poor and was allowed SIS
F. NJ Parker, trustee of Union
township, filed his poor report for the
quarter ending June 3Oth. Same was
approved by the board.
In the matter of petition for suit
able headstones for John Heckart,
and Sarah E. Davis. deceased, was
referred to nearest G. A. R. post.
Communication was received from
John c. Billheimer. auditor of state,
stating that there are 14.55 acres OF
swamp land in Section is, Township
32 north Range 1 East, in Union
township, which have not been sold,
and asking that appraisers be ap-
pointed in accordance with the act
regulating the sale of state swamp
lands. In accordance, the board ap'
pointed Arley Bodey, Noble J. God
dard, and john Barts, as appraisers.
The Winona Telephone Co. was
given permission to remove telephone
wires from the court house and sub
stitute a cable in place thereof.
Surveyor Troyer was granted furth-
er time on the Furry ditch.
The resignation of Alfred Mech
linger as superintendent of the Elk
FMS ditch was accer ed, and in his
stead P. ]. Troyer was appointed .
The remonstrance OF Emory ).
Shenefield in the matter of the 10.
seph Black ditch was filed. A hear
ing was given and after modifying
the report, the ditch was established
The petition of Mr.. Lovgren for
the opening of road between Polk
and West townships, one mile north
of Donaldson, was referred to John
r. Jacoby, Henry Fogle and Bert
Boggs, who will meet in the Office OF
P. o. Jones in Plymouth, on August
Is. This road has been opened ex-
Scepting about one mile
Reports of the school trustees from
Plymouth, Bremen Bourbon and Ar
tgos were received.
The board accepted the bid of B.
E. Linkenhelt for supplying the coun-
>4y with coal The S>frount required
will be- so tons for the court house.
{ 40 tons for the jail. and so tons for
the county asylum. The bid was
1925 per ton for Hooking Valley, and
$3.50 per ton for Splint coal.
An estimate for expenditures in the
.county for the coming year was
made
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
WILL TRADE ON
NATIONAL TICKET
INDIANA DEMOCRATS WILL
SACRIFICE BRYAN IN HOPES
OF CONTROLLING THE
STATE LEGISLATURE
CLEAN VOTES FOR
MARSHALL.

Reports have reached the Repubh-
can state headquarters that the Dem
ocrats in order to carry the general
assembly have decided to throw"
Bryan, sacrifice the state ticket and
trade Ticket" votes for legislative
aid wherever they can.
1t is reported that Marshall is the
only one that is to be saved All
other candidates on the state ticket
and Bryan and Kern are to be traded
whenever and wherever possible.
The trading, it is understood, is to
be conducted by the hundreds OF
brewery agents, brewery drivers, sa-
loonkeepers, collectors, barkeepers,
etc., in the employ of the liquor in.
trests. But those directly connected
with breweries and saloons are not
all Employees of bottle factories,
Cooperages, stopper makers, etc., are
Included and everybody THAT sel2S
things to breweries or to saloons or
lease rooms or in any way Is benefit
ted by the liquor business, directly or
indirectly, will be expected to get be-
hind the Democratic candidates for
the house of representativessand help
push them into Office.
The Republicans understand that
the brewers and liquor dealers are
not interested particularly, IN Mar
shall, but that they have to give
some evidence of being regular and
having some politics. so they have
decided to stick to the candidate for
the governorship. although they will
double-cross anyone and everyone
else, provided the double-crossing of
him will gain a voter for the legis-
lative candidate.
And with those who are not in the
liquor business, there will be a SINH
lar breaking away from party DEM
ocrats who believe in law enforce
ment and temperance will hardly vote
for the men on their legislative tick
et They will be conscientious, how
ever. IN their voting for other candi.
dates, and will vote right" so far as
politics is concerned.
The confusion incident 10 the mix
ed issues has upset calculations and
caused doubt in the minds even OF
those who under normal conditions
understand the political situation.
just now it appears that Marshall IS
in good position to get several
thousands votes that under other con.
ditions would not go to him. If Re-
publican brewers and liquor dealers
turn to him and # Democratic brew
ers and liquor dealers trade Bryan
votes and votes for their state ticket
for votes for Marshall and the Demo-
cratic legislative states, it would ap-
pear as if the Columbia City man
might give James E. Watson the race
of his life. j,
Mr.. watson, however, is not alarm
ed. He smiles when asked if the
rewery opposition will hurt him. He
is firm in the conviction that Indiana
is temperance state and he SCOTS
at the thought of the breweries and
liquor forces being able to control an
election He intends TO stand square.
ly on the county local option plank
and to make the temperance question
the issue of the campaign from its
opening to its close.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
Big Brown Bear is Discovered in
kosciusko County Marsh.

According to the Warsaw Times a
big brown bear has been dis ,vered
in Kosciusko county and bear hunt
is planned to catch the animal. The
bear. it is said, is located near the
William Caldwell farm. which is oc-
cupied by ]. S. Mendenhall and Frank
Etter Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Etter
first saw the bear They were digging
potatoes and it came from some high
weeds in the swamp region. TWENTY
persons organized and went after the
animal bit only its tracks in the mud
could be found. About a year ago
wolves were found in the -wilds of
Kosciusko.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
PLYMOUTH TO
HAVE CARNIVAL.
Company With Five Attractions and
Three Free Shows to Be Here
Week of August 18th.

The Long Carnival Co., of Fort
Wayne. will exhibit in Plymouth dur
ing the week Of August 18th The
company consists of five attractions,
and three free shows, including high
dive. tight wire walking. merry go
round, etc. Prices will be 10 and Is
cents.
The Carnival company has obtained
the field north of the Grand Hotel,
the city license has been secured,
electric lights contracted for, and all
arrangements made
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
1000 LIVES BY
WHITE PLAGUE
DEATH LIST IN INDIANA-IN
1907 THERE WAS ONE SUI
eide FOR EVERY DAY
In YEAR, EXCEPT
FOUR SAYS
REPORT.

The deaths in Indiana in 1907 have
just been classified by the interna-
tional system. This work, which was
done by the state board of health,
shows the number of deaths which
came from various causes during the
year ending Dec. 81 last. Some of
the general Diseases and epidmics
which caused the greatest number OF
deaths were typhoid fever 923, ana
influenza 666 OF course tubercu-
losis of all forms comes under the
heading OF general diseases" Tu-
berculosis caused 4.522 deaths. Or
this number, 3,s37 were due to tuber-
culosis OF the lungs. Abdominal tu-
berculosis caused 241 deaths.
Cancer, also classified under the
head of general diseases, caused l.
5l3 deaths. Cancer and other malig
nant tumors OF the stomach and liver
caused 591 deaths.
Under the head of diseases of the
nervous system and organs of special
sense, congestion and heilorrhage OF
the brain leads with 1899 deaths.
Softening of the brain caused 112
deaths. Simple meningitis took 3s4
lives. Diseases of the eye caused one
death and diseases OF the ear were
the cause of the loss of Is lives.
In the class of diseases of the cir
culatory system organic diseases of
the heart stand at the head of the list,
the number of deaths from this cause
being 2,766. Pneumonia led among
the diseases of the respiratory sys-
tenn, the number of deaths from this
cause being 1883. Congestion and
apoplexy of the lungs caused 264
deaths, and broncho-pneumonia was
responsible for 5s5. Diseases of the
thyroid body caused four deaths.
in the class of diseases of the di-
gestive system, ddarrhea and enter
tits stood at the head of the list with
1,620 deaths of those under two years
old and $50 deaths of persons over
two years old. Diseases Of the stom-
ach, cancer excepted, caused SAP
deaths. Simple perltonitis caused
2?2 deaths.
Rr:ght's disease was the c1use OF
1.S.4 dta:hs. Diseases of the skin
and cellular tissues caused 164 deaths
during the year. OF this number gan
creme was responsible for us. Thir-
ty-seven deaths were due to disease
of the locomotor system. Non-tu-
berculosis diseases of the bones caus,
ed 33 deaths Senile debility was
the cause of 1000 deaths.
By the international system, deaths
are classified into those due to dis
eases and those due to external
causes. Under external causes"
come suicides and accidents. The
number of suicides was 361 Poison
ing was the favorite method, being
used in 1863 cases. Railroad accidents
and injuries headed the list under
accidents" the number of deaths
from this cause being sos. Injuries
by horses and vehicles caused so
deaths. Accidental gurshot wounds
caused 46 Absorption of delegeter-
ious gases (nonsuicidaD caused 81
deaths.
The total number of deaths from
all causes in the state during the
year was 36,461.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
INDIANA DELEGATES TO
TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
Governor Hanly Makes Appointment
for Meeting at Washington
Sept q.

Governor Hanly Wednesday ap.
pointed the delegates who will repre-
sent Indiana at the International
Congress ON Tuberculosis at Wash
ington d. c., September 21 to Oct.
H. The list follows
DR. ]. N. Hurry, secretary of the
state board OF health; Mrs. George
w. Spohn, Elkhart, chairman of the
health department of the Indiana
State Federation of Women's Clubs
DR.. NJ. A. Boor and DR.. B. w. Caffee
Terre Haute; DR.. w. NJ. Varble and
DR.. David c. Peyton. Jeffersonville;
DR.. Robert Hessler and DR.. Charles
H. McCully, Logansport; J. " Rush,
A. Strouse, Dr. E. p Busse and DR..
w. r. Davidson, Evansville; o. E.
Mohler William p Breen, the Rev.
H. W. Ettelson and Mrs. john H.
Bass, Fort Wayne DR.. George Lake,
Wolcottville William H. Arnett,
Glide P. Sailors and Dr. ]. H. Ross,
Kokomo; F. w. Sweeney Marion;
Charles Arthur Carlisle, Charles G.
Folsom, John Campbell. Dr. w. G..
Wegner, DR.. c. E. Hanzel and Mrs.
Harry Johnson. South Bend; Dr.
Charles S. Bond and DR.. George H.
Grant, Richmond; DR.. A. 7. Fagaly,
Lawrenceburg; Barret Moxley, H. A.
Grassland and DR.. Edgar F. Kiser
Ind annapolis; Charles w. Ebel and
Prof Severance Burrage, Lafayette;
J. L. Mcpherson, c. w. Sheriff. and
d. L. l.. Ball, Muncie.
Great interest is being shown in
the plans for the meeting at Wash
ington. In addition to the delegates
named by the governor number Of
county medical societies have ap-
pointed delegates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13
Exhume Murdered Mans Body.

c. c. and Martin Moll of Grand
Rapids, Mich. with Coroner Mack
directing, Friday afternoon exhumed
the body of the man found murdered
near Rolling Prairie, few days ago.
believing it to be the body of John
Moll, of Michigan City, who has
strangely disappeared. Identification.
however, was not established. Let
ters are coming in from all sections
of the country giving descriptions OF
missing men.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-13

A nightdress NAV be a desirable
luxury, but 1T is by no means a neces-
sity, especially during hot weather,
according to Judge Tuthill A 16-
year-old girl at Michigan City who
is working out contemplated the pur-
chase of night dress. He father
wanted her wages and went to the
judge to compel her to obey. The
Judge decided that she could ge;
along without mighty and told
her to give her money to her father