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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13

Machinery at Peru Sold to Marion
Junk Dealer.

The oil industry at Peru is a thing
of the past of which the Peru Journal
has the following: "All the iron pipes,
machinery, pumps engines and so
forth belonging to the Klondyke Oil
company which for many years has
operated in the west end of the city,
are being shipped to Marion, having
been purchased by junk man of that
city for old junk.
This is practically the abandoning
of oil wells in Miami county. The
Klondyke people had in the neighbor-
hood of fifteen tanks working up un-
til several months ago, and although
there are few private wells, it is sup
posed they will not be in use long.
There are at present no oil wells
working in the county, the Arts be-
ing well closed for the winter. Should
it resume pumping in the spring it
will be the only one left, but on ac-
count of the expense OF arti6cia. gas,
such a thing is not probable
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
p. o.-RED TAPE is UNcoILED
Postal Commissions Report Recon-
mends Adjustment of Four AS
sistant Postmaster Generals.

A preliminary report OF the postal
commission authorized during the last
congress, which has been at work
on an examination of the methods Of
the postoffice department since March
of last year. will be presented to
congress on Monday. 1t will contain
the Recommendation of the expert
business accountants.
These recommendations will con-
tain some decided ideas as to changes
which tn. commission believes are
needed in the postoffice department
and postal service generally
The main recommendation will be
that the Offices of the four assistant
postmaster generals be done away
with and that an executive officer ap-
pointed by the president for long
term be installed as the active head
of the department.
The auditing concerns found the
bookkeeping of the department car
ried on in an unsatisfactory manner.
although accurate. OF the $4,000
postofhces run by the government, il
as thought 10000 can be SO operated
as to become nonacccounting offices
and do away with the too frequent IS
suance of stamps and intermediate re-
ports
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13

RURAL ROUTE CARRIERS TO
TELL OF CONDITION OF
ROADS.

The rural mail carriers from this
city were furnished with blank state
ments Wednesday which are to be
filled out and returned to the postal
department officials at Washington
who are seeking information as to the
number of families served on each
route, the condition of the roads and
information as TO which roads,
bridges and culverts need repairs, and
the names and postoffice addresses
of the officials in charge of repairs
on said roads and bridges. The state
ment also asks information as to how
many days of the year service has
been suspended owing to bad roads,
not including drifts. 1t is evident that
the government intends to take a
hand in bettering conditions of coun-
try roads.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
PLEA TO DEMOCRATIC EDI-
TORS.
Henry A. Barhart at Indiana Meeting
Urges Higher Standard of
Political Morals.

The Democratic Editorial associa-
ton of Indiana held its anual banquet
at Indianapolis Thursday night, with
some fifty members in attendance
The principal address was made by
Henry A. Barnhart, editor of the Ro-
chester Sentinel. who responded to
the toast THE Condition of the Par
ty" He said that the treason OF Bry-
an in 1896 had become the patriotism
of Roosevelt in 1908. and that the Re-
publlcans now were stopped from
denouncing the tendencies of Democ-
racy as dangerous 10 business. He
made a plea for a higher standard OF
morals in the Democratic party and
advocated a plank in the state plat
form pledging the people a right to
vote on the saloon question and thus
do away with remonstrances
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Seltenright Property Is Rented to B.
M. Seybold. X


The city council met Monday even
ing with all member except Ness
present.
The reports of :ity treasurer ant
street commissioners were each reac
and placed on file
Committee on accounts and sta.
tionery reported bills to the amount
of $5741s, which were allowed
Committee on water works report.
ed that they had settled with Mr.
League of the Barrel factory, 'or
disputed water used.
The assessment role of North
Michigan street sewer, was reported
not completed.
The bid of B. NJ Seybold of $2oC
for one years rental of the Selten-
right farm. was accepted and the city
attorney was instructed to draw Ut
lease for the same.
The committee on water works
was instructed to order a car lead oi
pipe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
IMPENDING WAR?
PRESIDENT PLEADS IN SEC
RET MEETING WITH DEM
OCRATIC MEMBERS TO
PREPARE FOR CON-
FLICT.

Danger OF war with Japan was al
most pointed ont specifically by Pres
ident Roosevelt Thursday afternoon
when he called the Democratic MEM
bers OF the House Committee on
Naval Affairs TO the White House and
pleaded wiki them, not as polite
ians, but as patriots to aid IN pre-
pairing the country for war by sup
porting mis- entire naval program.
So unusual was the procedure OF
alling the committeeman TO the
White House, and so rigid were the
Presidents injunctions OF secrecy on
he men 10 whom he urged the press
ing needs for preparedness for inter
national conflict, that the departure
from this country OF Japanese Ambas
sadorAoki and recent events in the
Misunderstanding with Japan are
thrown into a new light that reflected,
at least, from serious international
understanding.
The Presidents specific request on
the Democratic members of the COM
mittee was that they attempt 10 still
rising opposition no the authorization
of our new 20,OOO-ton battle ships
recommended by the President, as well
as join in a committee report favorab
Iy urging on the House the adoption
of the entire naval policy.
Despite the injunction of secrecy,
Democratic members OF Congress
learned of the request of the Presi-
dent, and expressions Thursday nigh;
indicate that his plea of patriotism
of the four new giant battle ships,
the four additional Dreadnaughts, 10
complement Of the Naval Affairs
Committee Democrats frankly said
that If the Presidents view of the sit
uation is we'll founded his battle ship
program should be carried ont by
Congress. He urged also support OF
four scout cruisers. an auxiliary fleet
Of destroyers, submarines and ammu-
nition and mine ships.
That the President was IN deadly
earnest was Indicated by hrs fnesse.
He first praised the policy Of naval
expansion which he ascrlbed in its be
ginning 10 Grover Cleveland and to
Secretary William G. Wi,itney To
these he gave credit for ''reserving
the Monroe doctrine in the Venezu-
lean imbroglio.
The four Democrats 10 whom the
President addressed his appeal arc
Richmond Pearson Hobson. Ala
bama; Robert Lamar. Missouri; Lem
uel p. Padgett, Tennessee. and Fred
c. Talbot, Maryland. The other
three Democrats could not be pres
ept-!ndianapolis Star
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Russia. Not Stoessel, Guilty.

Deputy Syrtlanoff, pleaded Wed
nesday before the courtmartial at ST.
Petersburg that is trying the general
on the charge of having surrendered
Port Arthur for the full acquittal OF
his client Counsel for Stoessel laid
emphasis on Russia's general unpre-
paredness for war and said this has
led to a series of disasters for which
indignant public opinion was now
seeking a scapegoat The defense of
Port Arthur was the one bright spot
in the entire war, and this in spite of
the fact that the fortress was def
cient of all the requirements of mod
ern defense. The fall of the Eagles
Nest marked the mathematical end of
the resistance, and failure to negoti-
ate with the Japanese would have
meant the cold-blooded sacrifice of
the entire garrison. NJ Syrtlanoff
closed with the following words
General Stoessel is an old and inval-
id soldier, and he faces his judges to-
day asking only for justice"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Democrats Agree on March 25--as.

The Democratic state convention
will be held in Indianapolis March 25
and %. In reaching this conclusion
.sfter FIVE hours OF discussion Thurs
day, the Democratic pen proved
mightier than the Democratic state
committee When the Democratic ed
itors of Indiana, who were gathered
fer their banquet took hand IN the
deliberations. the convention dates
agreed on we're April Is and 16. The
editors had their way and the earlier
dates were substituted
1t required little more than FIVE
hours of actual discussion by the
committee alone, by ditors alone
and by the commmitte. - the edi-
tors together, 10 arrive at the final
dates The members of the Dci1o-
craic state committee went into ses-
sion at the Grand Hotel. lndianapol-
rs Thursday morning at 1870 o'clock
and not until Thursday evening at
$50 O'Clock was it made known nm
ally just when the party's represen-
tatives on the state ticket would be
named
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
POWERS PETITION
Is RECEIVED
PLYMOUTH CITIZENS WILL
BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY
TO SIGN PETITION ASK
ING FOR PARDON OF
FAMOUS KEN
TUCKIAN.

The petition being circulated for
the pardon of Caleb Powers was re-
ceived by Postmaster J. A. Yockey
Thursday. 1t bears the date line,
Georgetown, KY, Jan. 8, 1908, and is
signed by the committee having in
charge the circulation of the peri-
ton. The committee is composed OF
men of both political parties.
They are A. H. Sinclair, an ex-
Confederate; Edward p HALEY, ex-
Confederate; L. L. Bristow, Repub-
lican; J. N. Bradley. Republicans; c.
H. Nunnelley, Democrat; S. J. Pulli-
am, Democrat, and Lee Jenkins, Re-
publican. 1t is requested by the COM
mittee that when all signatures pos
sible have been secured the petition
be mailed to Georgetown not later
than Feb. 25.
The case of Caleb Powers is known
to almost every one in the country.
The petition says, among other
things, For eight years this man has
lain in the jails of Kentucky. He
has endured much. Patiently he has
waited in the hope of final freedom
by jury of his peers. He has made
brave. manly fight, asking no quar-
ter, seeking no favor other than that
guaranteed by the law of the land.
His fight for freedom will live in his
ory. Caleb Powers has no private
fortune. The expense of these num-
erous trials has been enormous. the
last one costing over $4,000. We are
reliably informed that the recent trial
has exhausted what funds had been
gathered by public contribution for
his defense Therefore, he is entire
ly without means to stand another
trial"
AT Georgetown, KY, the scene of
his trial, almost every citizen regard
less of politics, has signed the pc
tition.
Postmaster Yockey says that the
petition will be exposed in the post
Office for signatures Everyone should
sign it, and possibly help to liberate
this victim of political feud
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Log School Houses Yet.

The annual report of the state sup
erintendent of public instruction dis
closes that there are still old fashion
ed log school houses in Indiana-four
OF them, located in Clark, Dubois,
Harrison and Perry counties.
Besides these there are 202 stone
houses, 4.S04 brick houses, and 4,591
frame houses. In 1907, 149 school
houses were erected, the value oi
.hese new buildings 81 ,5s1, ,9220i. In
1905, IA school houses were built am
ne value was $l,532, ,433.62.
There were in 1907, 1854 school
teachers in service in the state.
The total enrolment in the schools
during the year was 53s,ss1 and the
average daily attendance 420,2s3. The
to.al enumeration showed 775,925
children of school age.
The total expense of the schools oil
the state is about $12,OOO,O0O year
The rest of the expense is paid by 10
cal and state taxes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Plymouth Easy for H. S. Basket Ball
Team.

The first game of basket ball that
the local high school team has won
from an outside team this year they
Won Friday evening from the Ply
mouth high school team. The local
team had strong line-uD and beat
the visitors by a score of so TO "a.
1t had been arranged TO call the game
at 1880 p. m, but the train due at 7:09
p. m, on which the visiting team
was coming was nearly an hour late.
The game however, was witnessed
by fair sized audience and all were
more than pleased with the excel
lent playing of both teams. The
Plymouth boys were small Of stat
ure and while they had good team
work they were unable TO keep the
ball Time had to be called several
times on account of the players play
ing the game too roughly-Colum-
bia City Commercial-Mail
The boys say that the room in
which the game was played was
a little larger than piano box War
saw has beaten the Columbia City
team and our boys walked away with
Warsaw. All the Plymouth boys
want is 10 play Columbia City here.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
YELLOW RIVER
DITCH MEETING
FARMERS MEET TO ORGANIZE
AGAINST THE PROPOSED
DREDGE. WILL MEET
AGAIN WEDNESDAY.
IMPORTANT TO
FARMERS.

A number of farmers who are op-
posed to the Yellow river dredge, met
in n. L. Unger's Office, Saturday al
ternoon, TO take steps towards organ
izing against the proposed dredge.
The dredge if established will in
clude all OF Yellow river, from the
forks about miles up stream, down
to the old Huff dam, miles below
this city, and will also necessitate
the removal OF the old Zehner mill
dam, situated in the north part of this
city.
The movement for the yellow
river ditch" as IT is called, dates back
to the year 1903, and was bitterly
fought from that time by VIM Zehn-
er, until his death las; year, and by
farmers who would be assessed by the
construction of the said ditch.
Last summer a commission was ap-
pointed to make complete survey
OF the river, that would be included
in the dredge, al make a report
thereon Several months were requir-
ed to complete the survey, and the
report with the recommendation. and
prima facie assessments of the COM
mission. will be filed in the circuit
court. Tuesday Feb. 18th.
Under the new ditch law, a remon-
STRANGE will have to be filed within
ten days after the report is filed with
the court, TO be effective This will
mean a vast amount of work for the
demonstrators, considering the num-
Der OF property owners involved. the
length OF the report, and the short
ness of the time allowed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
TRACTION LINE
INCORPORATES
INDIANAPOLIS & SOUTH BEND
COMPANY FILES ARTICLES
WITH CAPITAL STOCK
AT $4,000.

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed at the office of Secretary OF
State for the Indianapolis & South
Bend Traction Company. The capi-
tai stock is $4,000, and. according to
the articles, the company proposes
to own and operate traction line to
Westfield, Sheridan, Kirklin, Michi-
gantown, Burlington, Logansport,
Rochester, Plymouth, South Bend,
Lafayette, Clarkshill, Linton and
Veedersburg. 1t is proposed also to
build branch lines from Delphi 20
Flora and Kokomo, from Frankfort
to Upton, and from Lebanon to No
blesville. The ineorporators of the
new company are: Robert H. Keller,
John H. Keller and Edward N Bow
man. all of Indianapolis.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Raisuli Releases Maclean.

Catd Sir Harry Maclean, command
er OF the suisan's bodyguard and next
to. the sultan the most influential man
IN Morocco. has arrived at Tangier
under an escort from the bandit Raj
suli, who has held him under bondage
for the last seven months. He was
brought there in accordance with the
agreement which the Brhish govern
ment finally succeeded in making with
Raisuli for his release, in return for
which Great Britain will pay $780,
900 TO Raisuli and guarantee protec-
ton and immunity from ..rest.,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
New City Marshal.

Jesse Rhodes is now the police
force of Culver. 1t will be his duty to
pull the kids off the tracks from in
front of the street cars. see that the
saloons close at IL O'Clock, feed the
tramps, keep the team traffic from
blocking the crossings, manage the
parade on St. Patrick's day, stop the
anarchists from holding meetings and
keep a record of the number OF hours
the electric street lights are out. He
needn't wind the town clock, for the
town board has unanimously, finally
and cheerfully resolved and decided
that If is a dead one-Culver Citizen
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Miss Bridget Quinn Meets Accident

Miss Bridget Quinn maiden lady,
residing on Vandalia street, near the
Vandalia depot, fell and fractured her
right leg in two places, Tuesday ev-
ening. and her complete recovery i.
uncertain.
While in the yard back Of her home
she slipped on the icy sidewalk and
was unable to arise. Her cries for
aid were unheard, and she managed
to drag herself to the back door and
summon Mrs Reed an elderly lady
who makes her home with Miss
Quinn. Neighbors were called, who
carried the injured woman to her bed
1t is feared by the attending physi-
clan that the broken bone will not
unite, as that limb has been partially
paralyzed for several years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
"SINGIN SKULE
BEGINMENT"
EXCELLENT HOME TALENT
ENTERTAINMENT FOR BEN
EFT OF M. E. CHURCH
is ATTENDED BY
A LARGE
CROWD.

The opera house was filled 70 over
howing by a most appreciative audi
ence in attendance to the "Singin
Skule BegiDment, Friday evening".
Under the skilled directorsnip of Mr..
J. b. Willard and wife, local musical
talent, exhibited itself in most har-
monious repleteness, and many future
dramatic stars were FURNISHED into
dazzling briliiance, and thus made
their debut in our little city. In other
words the performance was first rate
The Singip Skule was taught by
MIR and Mrs. Willard. as Jeremiah
and Arabella Robkins. There WAS
considerable. lack of order amongst
the scholars, particularly so in the
cases of Rea Anderson as Tommy
Doodle, who made so many discords,
Ned Kilmer as Billy Smallfeather,
who cried and wanted to go home,
Ralph Rinard, who as Darius Catch
fly, caught horse flies off Frances
Emerson's nose, and stole her chew
ing gum from behind her left ear,
just because her name happened to be
Polly Rumpus.
In public, was Leo Cullen, as Rube
Spark, permitted to spark with Cath
crime Foltz as Lorella Everlove.
Jehosaphat Junpins, or Glen Worth
ington caused no little amusement
with his rounded paunch, with good
capon lined" which was rather diff
cult to insert into the arms of one
small chair.
Blanche Mccoy as Rorianna Gig
glesby, the military girl, G. c. Cole as
Hezekiah Bumples, Mrs F. South
worth, and Helen Jordan. as the two
Baby Tweekens', Lloyd Bair as Hick-
cry Jones and Cecil Burket as Char
;ty pumpkins. each rendered an ex-
cellent vocal number
The pathetic appeal of Mrs Mccoy
and Sazie McMaster as the girls who
were old enough and wanted to mar
ry, but couldn't, brought the entire
audience to tears.
In Shakesperian numbers did Lot
tie Fuller and Lester Zumbaugh, as
Juliet and Romeo shine.
The high school girls, Julia Yock-
ey, Bertha Seybold, Jennie Parks,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13

AT ~ o'clock Saturday noon at the
u. B. parsonage. Miss Dora E. Medar
became the wife of Freeman Part
ridge. The bride has been employed
at Elkhart, the home of her husband,
and they will make that city their fu-
ture home
Miss Medar is the adopted daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Hill, of
this city, and is better known here as
Dottie Hill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Teachers Institute.

There will be a combined meeting
OF the teachers of West, Polk, and
North townships at Lapaz, Saturday.
Regular institute work will be done,
and the North township teachers will
be the entertainers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Kentucky to Electrocute.

The state senate of kentucky Fri
day passed the bill providing that
prisoners condemned to death shall
be electrocuted instead of being hang
ed, and all electrocutions shall take
place in the Frankfort penitentiary
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Roosevelt's Message.

Truth with big ''T'' stands out
all over the message of President
Roosevelt 1t is message in every
sense of the word 1t is voice cry
ing out in the wilderness in behalf OF
justice and right for all men. 1t is
a ringing appeal for the application
of christianity in the plain, everyday
business relations of the people, and
fearless denunciation of greed and
graft IN whatever form it may pre-
sent itself-Walkerton Independent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
SELECT COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
Democrats Choose John r. Jones as
Chairman, and L. G. Harley
Secretary.

A number of the Democrats of the
county. met at the G.. A. r. hall
Thursday afternoon at 200 o'clock to
select officers for their central COM
mittee John R. Jones was reelected
county chairman, L. c. Harley secre-
tary and F. S Freese treasurer
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
North Township Selects Delegates

Republicans of North township met
in convention at Lapaz Saturday, and
selected delegates to the state and
judicial conventions.
Lester Hoover was chosen delegate
to the state convention, and Absalom
Miller to the judicial convention. No
alternates were selected
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
FIGHT AGAIN RENEWED.
Anti Saloon People at Walkerton File
Another Remonstrance and
Trouble Begins.

Walkerton anti-liquor people have
begun a new fight to keep the town.
ship dry" by filing a blanket" re-
monstrance with the St Joseph coun-
ty commissioners. A recent decision
by Judge Van Fleet was against the
"drys' in Lincoln and a saloon was
started in Walkerton not long ago.
The new remonstrance is said TO be
invulnerable to attacks on the tech
nical grounds which defeated the for
mer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-13
Partnership Dissolved.

The real estate firm OF Jones and
Richard dissolved partnership this
morning. Andrew Richard will con-
tinue in his present real estate busa-
ness while J. r. Jones will devote
his interests to Texas lands.
Mower County transcript., 1908-05-27
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

The baccalaureate sermon for the
class OF 1908, Austin high school,
will be given next Sunday evening
At the Lutheran church by Rev. j. "a.
e. Naess. The commencement pYar... .
cises will be held in the BAPTIST
church Friday evening, June s. All
seats will be reserved. Those wish
Ing them may get them at Wold's
after next Monday morning at 8
o'clock. The usual reservations for
the friends Of the graduates viii be.
made. All Others, WISHING " - aaaIs -
must buy them, only ten cents each So
This will be q great accomodations
to those l who do not wish TO wait an
hour 70 get IN. on the night Of the
|exereises. - -
The reception given by the present
Junior class to the class. of q 9i)s M vii 81 I
be given u high school hali 81. s.
|saturda eyening June class
Iof bout Z 40 be graduatsd
Mower County transcript., 1908-05-27
important to Subscribers.

= o y 81
Undera construction of the postal
laws, and an order issued by the Post
master General, no subscriber to a
weekly paper can be carried for a
longer time after his subscription has
expired than one year. Otherwise his
paper must be excluded from the mails
atsecond class rates. Under this rul.
ing publishers can no longer extend
credit beyond a year, and subscribers
must have their subscriptions paid up
as the additional postage for delin.
quents will make too heavy an expense
Our subscribers will save us a lot of
unpleasantness by paying their SUBJ
scriptions now. Look at the date on
your printed label today and remit so
as to save us expense and trouble
When you send in, better make it 1909