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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
BISHOP POTTER DYING. AS
PHYSICIANS GIVE NO
HOPE.
Stricken Prelate May Have Suf-
fcient Strength to Prolong
Life a Few Hours,

Bishop Henry Goldman Potter
OF the Protestant Episcopal do
cese OF New York, is near death S
door, at Cooperstown, N. Y. The
bulletins issued by his physicians
during Wednesday related in
brief to the aged divine's steadily
decreasing vitality.
In no case did the doctors hold
out hope of a favorable termina.
ton of the bishops illness, and in
their last statement for the night
they indicated that the end was
slowly and gradually, but to all
appearances surely, approaching.
But the means taken to keep
up the patients strength have
been in measure efficacious,
and, it was believed the bishop
had sufficient vitality to carry
him through the night.
The bishop has remained con-
scious throughout the day, and
his communications with those
about him in the sick room We'd
nesday were invariably cheerful
in tone. He remains free from
pain, and despite his extreme
weakness retains complete COM
mand of his mental powers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
INDIAN BECOMING
CIVILIZED.
Plan to Purchase Is Tons OF
Soap and 80 Miles of
Toweling.

Uncle Sam is about to pur-
chase twenty-five tons of soap
and thirty miles of crash towel
ing for the use OF his Indian
wards out West. Officials of the
Bureau of Indian affairs are
busy these days opening bids for
the supply OF articles which are
needed at Indian schools and on
Indian reservations.
Soap and towels compose the
incidental items in a long list OF
things which it is asserted are
necessary to make the Indian
happy and clean. 1t is said the
|requisltion for toilet articles has
never before been SO large and
that the big demand for the same
is sure sign that poor Lo is
getting civilized.
While the Government has
practically abandoned the prac-
tice of issuing rations to Indians
giving them only to the inhrm
and aged, millions in money are
expended annually to educate
and civilize the Indian youth. II
is to children and Indians who
work thai the great bulk of ST.
100000 of supplies about to be
purchased will be allotted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
SCRUB TEAM
BESTS REGULARS
ALL-STARS COMPOSED OF
EX-HIGH SCHOOL AND
OLD PLAYERS, SHOW
THE CITY TEAM
BY SCORE OF
4 TO 2.

A team calling themselves the
All-Stars, composed of ex-High
School and old city players de-
feated the Plymouth team at the
fair grounds yesterday by score
of 4 to 2. But-there were only
five regulars on the city team,
the remainder being composed OF
other ex-players. 1t was a good
game at that. Billy" Hahn
pitched for the All-Stars, and
made better showing than did
Spade for the city team. The ALL
Stars would have goose-egged
their opponents but for two er-
Tors, which cost two scores.
There were nine high school
players on both teams. Prof.
Randall was seen in right field
for the All-Stars. Foster Helms
was in his old position behind the
bat, Tanner on first sack, with
Clifford Burkett again on 3rd,
and Glen Underwood who made
good on the |. u. Freshmen team,
picking them up at short stop.
"Arney' Cleveland played center
field. For the city team Harry
Knott, Frank Martindalc and
Gussie Kuhn covered the bases
in the order named.
The line-ups were as follows
ALL-STARS CITY TEAM
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
ANOTHER BAD OFFICER
Ex-Treasurer ]. ]. Babcock of
Kosciusko County Reported
81, 1,548.01 Short.

In examining the books of ex-
Treasurer ]. ]. Babcock of Kos
ciusko county, Auditor John c.
Beagles found that ex-Treasurer
Babcock had unaccounted for
81 ,54S.01 of the ditch fund.
Deputy Auditor Irvine who
had charge of that part of the
work in the Office, undertook to
post the accounts as part of his
official duties, although it should
have been done by the former
auditor or his deputies. The re-
suit was as shown by the report
which he submitted to the county
commissioners.
No action has as yet been taken
and no doubt Mr.. Babcock will
be given an opportunity 10 pay
the amount due before beginning
suit.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
u. S. TROOPS
CAPTURE MEXICANS
Revolutionists Taken at Del Rio
and Watch on River is
Maintained.

Seven alleged Mexican revolu-
tionists have been captured by
United States troops at Del Rio
and the surrounding country, ac-
cording to w. F. Weatherbee.
-Four of the revolutionists
were captured night before last
by attachments of troops" said
Mr.. Wcatherbee, "and three were
taken Wednesday morning. They
have all been placed in the coun-
ty Jail a, Del Rio. By this time
it is not improbable that several
more have been captured by the
troops, of which there are about
zoo now at Del Rio and along the
river.
One hundred men went over
to Mexico from Del Rio, but not
half that number have returned,
and it is thought the remainder
have either been killed or are be-
ing pursued by Mexican troops" +"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
HORSE THIEVES
GETTING BUSY
MANY THEFTS IN INDIANA
r. P ORT E D-HIGH
PRICES FOR HORSE
FLESH INDUCE
MENT FOR
THIEVES.

Sheriff Daniel Noreis is in re-
ceipt OF a number of cards notify
ing him of the disappearance OF
valuable horses in the different
counties of the state. In most in
stances cards are received from
the sheriffs and police officers OF
Logansport, indianapolis, Ev-
ansville and other cities in the
southern part of the state where,
it appears that horse stealing is
at its highest. Large rewards
are offered for the recovery OF
the horses and for the capture OF
the thieves.
Officers believe that there is an
organized band of horse thieves
operating in the central and
southern part of the state. Dur
ing the last six months there
have been stolen more horses
throughout the state than have
been during the previous three
years.
This is to be accounted for by
the high prices of horses. A good
animal is worth from $3.50 to
$3.50. The time of the year is fav-
orable for horst thieves, as they
can travel by night and lie in the
woods and marshes by day with
little discomfort
Several valuable steeds have
been stolen in Fort Wayne DUR
ing the past week. Jesse Grise.
the Fort Wayne sheriff, is doing
everything in his power to appre-
hend the thieves. A number OF
representatives of detective agen-
cies are now scouting this terri
tory in the expet tation of find
ing some of the missing horses
as well as capturing guilty par
ties.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
OPERATOR FELLS
FOUR MEN.
A. E. Miltenberger, of Plymouth,
Resents Insult and is Sus-
pended for Thirty Days.

Because he was not working
fast enough to SUIT a brakeman,
A. f. Miltenberger, telegrapher
on the Pennsylvania railroad at
Plymouth, was made the target
of certain insulting remarks
which he resented by knocking
the offender over his interlocking
equipment. A fireman, conductor
and engineer who went to the as
sistance of the brakeman were
given samples of the same medi-
cine. Now Miltenberger is spend
ing a thirty days vacation fish
ing about the lakes of Kosciusko
county. 1t is understood that the
officials of the company partially
uphold him in the summary ac-
ton he took in laying out the
four men.-Warsaw Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Eccentric Suicides.

Three eccentric suicides were
reported in the news dispatches
of Friday. r. Schultz OF Mil
waukee, hung himself, leaving a
request that his body be cremat-
ed and his ashes given to young
lady friend to be used as tooth
powder. Walter Barnes, a Grip
pie of the same city. killed him
self SO that his physician by dis
secting his body could find out
what was the matter ,yi-h his
legs. Finally, Eli Hovel, OF
Hazlehurst, Miss, aged ~, end
ed his life because he was in love
with three women and could not
decide to which he should pro-
pose. He left a note explaining
that he swallowed 60 grains of
morphine for one, three ounces
of laudanum for another, and
shot himself through the head
for the third! Each liHrally full
filled the Scripture in that "he
died as the fool dieth."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED.
Run Down by Special Lake
Erie Train at Walkerton.

An unknown man was killed
Saturday night at 10:30 O'Clock
at Walkerton by a special Lake
Erie train. The body was cut in
two just above the abdomen. No
marks of identification were
found on his body. 1t is presum-
ed he was beating his way east
and fell off of the train. The de-
ceased had black hair, black
moustache, brown eyes, was 5
feet Z inches tall, weighed 160
pounds. was dark Completed,
and was about As years old. On
account of no one claiming the
body, it was buried Monday
morning in the Walkerton ceme-
terry. Coroner Clark was called
and rendered a verdict of acci-
dental death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
TAGGART REELECTED TO
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Members of Convention Com
mittees Also Chosen.

The Indiana delegation to the
Democratic national convention
at Denver held its caucus Srn-
day nigh9 to elect members OF
the various convention comm it
tees. John w. Kern, who had
already been elected chairman oil
the delegation. presided. The
following selections were made:
Resomtions-John f. Lamb,
Terre Haute.
Credentials-Abram Simmons,
Bluffton-
Permanent Organization
Frank w. Kistler, Logansport-
Rules and Order of Business
Charles Murphy, Brooktown.
To Notify the Presidential
Nominee-Perry Mozart, Paoli.
To Notify the Vice-Presiden-
tial Nominee-Sig Kann, Lyon
ier.
William Robinson, OF Vincen-
mes, was elected honorary vice
president of the convention from
Indiana, and John w. Eggeman,
of Fort Wayne. was elected sec
retary of the delegation.
Thomas T. Taggart, of Indi-
annapolis. reelected ge' eal COM
mitteeman from &. All
the action was una. 1d the
meeting was brief.
More Indiapians rolled in all
day Sunday | and Monday the
number was Increased by several
carloads of Hoosiers on the Indi-
ana Democratic Club special
train.
Thomas Taggart. national
chairman, has appointed A. f.
Manning colored, Of Indianapolis
his courier-a somewhat unusual
proceeding in the Democratic
party.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
CELEBRATION
OF THE FOURTH
MANY PLYMOUTH PEOPLE
SPEND DAY AT MAXIM
KUCKEE-BALOON-
IST is INJURED
SEVERAL PIC
MIC PARTIES

The 132nd birthday of the ma
ton was celebrated by Plymouth
people in various ways, There
were many picnicing parties, at
Pretty lake, Twin lakes and
Lake of the Woods, by persons
enjoying sane and quiet Fourth.
The bulk of Plymouth celebrat-
.ors, however, spent the day at
Culver. About 600 from this city
by train and carriages travelled to
the shores of the beautiful Max
inkuckee lake. A kind of pro-
gram was carried out there. The
Plymouth Clippers again tasted
defeat, at the hands of the Gull
ver team, by the score of 8 to l.
In the afternoon the Bremen
team cleaned up Culver, by the
ideal score of l to O.
Fred Betz of the Plymouth
team carried away some individ-
gal glory by taking first money
in the rs yard dash, and second
place in the long base bali throw,
in the contests held during the
afternoon.
A disastrous feature of the day
was an accident in which the
baloonist Prof. Fred Murray, got
a hard fall, and was reported lat
er in the evening as having died.
At about 3 80 in the afternoon
the balloon was filled and was
-eady for the ascension. Murray
was seated in a trapeze of the
parachute, when the order LET
'er go was given. The balloon
shot up and sideways. One of
the guy ropes became entangled
in the guy wires of a pole used
to hold the balloon while inhat-
lug. The large gas bag made a
sudden lurch and tore loose the
parachute, which failed to open
in the short distance, and with the
balloonist, crashed to the earth.
The drop was about 20 feet.
Murray mas picked up uncon-
scious, and physicians who were
present attended him. A report
circulated during the evening
that the man had died. Instead,
however, he was seen walking the
dusty streets of Culver town.
The Plymouth people who had
driven to Culver remained in the
evening and enjoyed dancing on
the White Swan" pavilion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
STATE TAX BOARD
AGAIN in SESSION
COMMISSION IN SECOND
SESSION WILL HEAR
COMPLAINTS AGAINST
ASSESSMENTS MADE
AT THE MEET
ING IN MAY.

The State Board of Tax Com
missicners began its second ses-
sion for the year 1908 Monday
AT this session appeals from as
sessments made by the board al
its first session in May will be
heard. Among companies which
have filed notices of appeal is the
Standard Oil Company, which
believes that the assessments OF
its Indiana Pipe Line Company
and its Ohio Oil Company in this
state this year are entirely toe
high.
The second session of the
board will end July IS. The
third session will begin imme-
diately upon the adjournment oi
the second. The appeals which
have been announced and the
dates upon which they will be
heard are as follows:
July SLChicago & Calumet
Terminal Railway Company
Hammond, Whiting & East Chi
cago Electric Company; Vim
cennes Traction and Light Com
pany; Streets Western Stable
Car line; New Long Distance
Telephone Company; Citizens
Telephone COMPANY, Dunkirk
Central Home Telephone Com
pany; Hazleton Telephor Com
pany.
July 9-Union Tank l.ine; In
diana Pipeline Company and Ohio
Oil Company; Northern Indiana
and Southern Michigan Tele-
phone, Telegraph and Cable Co.
Evansville & Terre Haute Rail
road Company; Chicago & East
ern Illinois Railroad Company
Lafayette Telephone Company
Louisville & Jeffersonville Com
pany, and Evansville & Mt. Yer
non Electric Railway Company
July 1O-Cedar Rapids Refrig-
orator Line; the Postal Telegraph
Cable Company; Elwood, Ander-
son & Lapel Railroad Company
American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company; Brownstown &
Ewing Street Railway Company
Fl. Wayne & Wabash Valley
Traction Company; Muncie &
Portland Traction Company, and
the New Jersey, Indiana & IL
linois Railroad Company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
PLYMOUTH l6
BOURBON ONLY S
NOT MUCH GLORY IN DE.
FEATING RBON
TEAM,-BUT WHAT
EVER GLORY
THERE IS, is
OURS.

The great team of the Bour-
bon Kings, has at last struck its
colors, and has made one Kiorious
gurgle and turned up its toes.
Not by any 4 to 2 score either.
Not much Sixteen to five, wasn't
that glorious?
In fact the Bourbon boys knew
they had I'm their day before the
game started at Bourbon Thurs
day. A new man Bowman they
said was his name) started to do
the pitching for Bourbon. Start,
was all he did do, and had not
the enraged Bourbon fans sue
cessfully clamored for his realov-
al perhaps Bowman would be
starting yet. In the first inning
twelve Plymouth men were al
lowed to bat, and after firing of
smuggling the ball, the Clippers
bunted and played horse, and in
cidentally run in Z scores. All in
the first inning too. In fact
Bourbon owes the Plymouth
team many thanks for spareing
their feelings as they did. 1t
could have been 40 scores as well
as II, but the Clippers thought
perhaps the Kings might have
nerves enough to try the game
again,-with the Atwood Stars,
or Huckleberry Corners team,
and to make the score too high
would be dealing the Bourbon
Kings death blow, and make it
impossible to secure a game with
champions Of Huckleberry Cor
|ners.
The desperate Kings changed
men on almost every position
hoping against hope that their
former luck would return. Alas
no,-not even a sympathizing
umpire to be had. Burwell sue
ceeded Bowman in the box. Poor
boy he didn't do much better. A
couple of Bourbon fans who tried
to count them said that only 80
hits were made by the Plymouth
team,-anyway there were no less
than that amount.
The line up for Bourbon was
p-Bowman and Burwe!l
c-Zellers and Bowman
1b-Mullenhour
2b-Jones and Zellers
3b-Blue and Burwell
ss-Oswalt
lf-Hibbitts
cf-Compton
rf-Tyrrell
Here is the line up of the Clip
pers: Pitch Smith, catch Borne,
1b Betz, 2b Martindale, 3b Har-
ris, short stop Tebay, If Ray Lo-
gan, CT Spade, r. Ness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Lost, Strayed or Stolen.

A party of ten young folks
from this city picniced att Twin
Lakes Saturday. In the evening
the company drove to Culver
where they took part in the hill
arities Of the glorious Fourth.
On their return trip to Plymouth
there was lost one gentleman's $
felt hat CTS loss was not felt), a
small slipper belonging to a
medium sized girl, and a general
sense of direction was also lost
by some members of the party.
II any or all of the three above
mentioned articles are found and
returned to this office, reward
and many thanks will be bestow-
ed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Co. l. Notes.

Plivates Benjamin Force,
Frank Powell and William Shir-
ar left Sunday evening for Fort
Benjamin Harrison at Indianap-
oils to take part in the regimen
tai rifle match. They will be on
the range three days. Corp.
Lloyd Zumbaugh who qualified
for the team at Elkhart was un-
able to go because of the absence
OF his parents who are in Wis
consin.
Co. boys are taking much in
terest in rifle practice and it is
hoped that a range can be Sc
cured at Plymouth before the
summer is over SO some range
practice can be had before gal
1ery practice opens this coming
winter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Bites Mans Nose OFF.

While hitching a horse in his
barn, west of Wabash, Edward
Kaicy had his nose bitten off by
a vicious animal. The first at
tack of the horse was anticipated
and the man successfully defend
ed himself A minute later,
however, the horse caught
Kaicy's nose between his teeth,
tearing it from his face.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
GETS LIFE SENTENCE.
Alfred Hizer Given Ninety-nine
Years for Numbering Will
liam Snyder.

The trial of Alfred Hizer for
numbering William Snyder a sa-
loonkeeper at Grass Creek, last
fall, which has been occupying
the attention of Fulton county
circuit court for the past week,
was concluded Friday afternoon,
when after 21 hours delibera-
ton, the jury returned verdict
of guilty of murder in the second
degree, and Hizer was sentenced
to the Michigan City prison for
ninety-nine years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
REPUBLICANS
HOLD CONFERENCE
COMMITTEEMAN AND CAN
DIDATES CONFER ON
STATE & CONGRESS
SIONAL TICKETS
GOODRICH NOT
TO RESIGN.

1t was a gay and gallus
crowd of Republicans that was
at indianapolis Thursday to ar
range plans and specifications for
wiping the Democratic party of
Indiana off the face of the state
No lugubrious faces were seen.
but while the members of the
state committee and the NOM
inees for state and other offices
kept on smiling some nervous
ness was displayed. Those who
were familiar with conditions in
Indiana realized that if they have
anything on the Democrats at this
time the plurality is small.
The selection of the executive
committee of the state committee
was deferred until another meet
ing. it's understood that four of
the six members have been
agreed on. They are: o. L. Carr,
of Rusllville; James T. Piety, of
Terre Haute; Charles Remy, OF
Indianapolis, and John L. Moor
man of Knox. A number OF
names are under consideration
for the other two places on the
committee.
The district chairmen made
verbal reports of the conditions
as they found them, and in most
instances they were encouraging
The last poll taken in the various
counties was discussed and the
showing made on the returns
braced up the members of the
committee. The discussion of the
plans for the campaign took up
considerable time, but when the
talk was ended the chairmen had
reached an agreement on uni
form plan, the details of which
are yet to be worked out, and
will not be r1ade public except as
they develop.
The temperance question was
not touched. cxcept that a p3st
of the plan Of rhe campaign work
will be strictly along the line of
Fthe temperance plank in the Re-
publican state platform. Con-
gressman Watson. the Republi-
can nominee for governor FIRE.
mont Goodwine, nominee for
lieutenant-governor, and United
States Senator Heinenway were
at the committee meeting for a
while. On the question OF the
time for opening the campaign,
Fit was decided to leave that mat
ter with Acting Chairman Fred
Sims and Secretary Carl Riddick
and let them open the campaign
any old time they see fit, the SEN
|'timent of the committee, how
ever. being that the shorter the
campaign the better.
In regard to the report that
State Chairman Goodrich would
resign It this meeting the infor-
nation was given out that Mr..
Goodrich will not resign at this
or any>other meeting. The act
i've work OF the campaign, how
ever, will be under the manage
ment OF Fred Sims. who will be
acting chairman, Mr.. Goodrich
assisting him in an advisory ca
pacity. Mr.. Goodrich will give
considerable OF his time to polit-
ical work in Indiana. The men,
bers of tie state committee felt
better after the meeting than they
did before they heard the reports
from the different districts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Murdocks in New Deal?

According to well defined ru.
NOR. the Chicago, South Bend,
& Northern Indiana Railway Co.
has made arrangements to take
over the franchise of the Indi-
annapolis, Logansport & South
Bend Traction company and will
begin work on the line in the
near future.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Camping at Pretty Lake.

A party OF ten young men and
women, and chaperon left ior
Pretty Lake Monday morning
where they will camp for 2 weeks
The party is composed OF the
Misses Pansy Hess. Florence
Johnson, Ruth Chadwick, Fay
Hess and Grace Bussard, and the
Messrs. Leotto Peterson, John
Southworth, Russell Tanner, HUI
bert Tanner, and Edward Cove
Mrs. Ella Johnson will take care
of the youngsters. They will oc-
cupy the Albert cottage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Circus Train Wrecked.

According to a St. Paul, Mimi,
newspaper report the Hagen
beck Wallace circus train was
badly wrecked while passing
through that city early last
Thursday morning enroute from
New Richmond, Wisconsin, to
Mankota, Minn. The wreck was
caused by a St. Paul railroad
freight train crashing into the
middle of one of the show trains
which wa being pulled into sid
ing. The freight train was go
ing down grade and could not
be stopped in time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-09
Twin Lake PLAYS Ban.

The Twin Lake base ball team
defeated the Tyner team Sunday
at Twin Lakes score 9 to 8. The
game was played without many
errors on either side. The Twin
Lake team is now in good condi-
ton to play tall and they think
they will put up good games.
Twin Lake will play Bruce Lake
next Sunday, July 18th at Twin
Lakes. Bruce Lake has strong
team and has been playing good
ball during the season, SO a good
game is expected No admissid