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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-22

dusty travel and after many hourS
N making an all day and part of
night trip.
Should the new couaty be estab-
Iisbed and Lake City be the county
seat, the lower portion of Williams
burg now in the survey would not
be at all benefited, as they are pr;tct-
ically as far from Lake City as from
kingstree. The injustice to these
people would be very marked and Is,
us it should be. Il matter of great
public concern. 1t does seem to us
that the Rutledgc county promoters
have concluded that the things
worth while, and the only things
worth while, are the things immedi-
ately to be gained by the establish
ment Of Lake City as county seat.
and that foresight and consideration
due the welfare of the majority of
our people ale negligible factors.
The greatest good for all the peo-
pie is left out of account in the race
for immediate results,you might say,
for the immediate dollar, or its
equivalent. This is the fundamental
harm that is being done.
The question we shall answer at
the ballot box IS: Are you demo-
cratic-for the masses-or are you for
self? Every voter who is thinking
man, who is free to vote after his
own judgment, shall answer this
question for himself.
We see from the public prints that
in the establishment of Calhoun
county st Matthews, the county
seat,proposed to build the court house
and Jail without cost to the country
people and as a matter of good faith
the business men Of this town put
up "good paper, joint notes, etc.
We are told these notes are given
without consideration and the law
holds they are not collectible. The
town has failed to make good under
this agreement and now the county
is without court house and Jail and
the people are in quite dilemma.
We understand Lake City has a
similar proposition on foot. We do
not say they will not make good; we
simply say promises do not build
court houses and jails, and as proof
Of our statement We point you to a
"precedent case" in Calhoun county.
In the beginning of this new coun-
ty movement we were led to believe
that it was only a ruse to defeat a
sister town in seeking similar honors.
Our eyes are now opened; we now
see.
We were told that the town of
Cades could never extend her corpo-
rate limits unless she supported the
new county. This statement was of
course too absurd to be argued and
fell fiat.
Then came the statement that the
promoters Of the new railroad now
under construction from Rosemary
to Marion, S y, had sold out their
road to the Coast Line and that the
people of tha: section through which
this road runs would never reap the
expected benefit from that source, as
the road would never be developed
and the people who did now support
the new county would be discrimin-
ated against. A false statement, con-
ceived in inlquity and born in sin.
We were urged to believe beyond
investigation that the new county
area contained all the most valuable
lands of Williamsburg, her taxable
property much greater. The county
auditors statement published two
weeks since proves this false beyond
contradiction.
One of the latest things given out
is that the lands right here in the
county will be enhanced ten dollars
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-22

Old papers for sale at The Record
office.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-07-22

Makes Marvellous Cures in Blood Poison, Rheumatism and

p p pures the blood builds and debat
strength disease the health and
In blood meu poison. malaria dyspepsia and all blood
and skin diseases like bOtchcs, pmples old chronic sal
head without fear contradiction that p IS the best blood
purifier in the world.
Ladies whose poisoned and whose lo"d
blood cleansing properties of P P Pr
Root and Potassium.
F.v. LIPPMAN, SAVANNAH, CA.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
Vital Statistics.

A few doctors and a great
many of the people at large fail
to realize the vast Importance OF
vital statistics That is the re-
porting and recording of births
and deaths. The question is OF
ten asked, what is it for? and
what is done with the reports !?
One very important object of it
in case of births is to prove the
identity OF the child in after years
if need be. In11eritances are Of
ten lost by not being able to
prove the identity.
Another is that public health
work is based largely upon vital
statistics. And what is done with
the report is this, that if the birth
or death occurs in an incorporat-
ed town or city THE Health Off
Ger OF said town or city records
the report in special record kept
for the purpose, and if the birth
or death occurs in the country
|districss outside of the towns,
then the same is recorded by the
county health officer. And in each
instance at the. end OF the
month, THE original report is sent
to the State Board of Health, and
is there indexed, bound ankl filed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
Four and One Half Miles.


away for future reference. Now
don't you see how important it
is that birth and death reports
should be made. Every little
while this office is asked for a
copy OF the record of the birth
of some child or .dult. And some
times it can be given and some
times it can not, as few years
ago the reports were not SO uni
versally made as now.
Mothers it is your duty to your
children to see that this report
is, made; and made promptly and
correctly.
The law says this: "All births
shall be reported within twenty
days after occurrence upon Off
cial birth blanks, by the physician
or midwife in attendance, if any
otherwise by the householder
All births for the county areas
being directly reported to the
county health commissioner, and
all births for city and town areas
to their respective officers
OF course the baby must be
named in order to make the rec
ord complete; parents will you be
prompt in naming the baby and
thus assist the doctors all you
can in this important record
work.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
ANSWERS QUESTIONS.
Teachers Training Contest Club
Attends Sunday School Con-
vention at Rochester.

The annual Fulton county Sun
day school convention held at the
Christian church in Rochester
came to a close Wednesday, ev-
ening in a very profitable and in
teresting session.
Rev. Halpenny gave a talk on
"The Truth" which touched the
spot and was heartily approved.
Special music was also a feature
of the eNening.
The contest club of the Teach
ers' Training school of Plymouth
composed of Misses E.stella
Chase, Mary Southworth, Jsanet-
te Birkhold and Mesdames F. w.
Bosworth, George Kleinschmidt
and Frank Southworth, was pres
ent and gave an interesting ex-
hibition of their work. All kinds
of questions taken from the Bible
were propounded to thehn and all
were answered without a mis-
take, thus showing the value of
tlleir training.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
BURN LEAVES IN DAYTIME
Smoke Then Does Not Have
Such an Injurious
Effect.

The state board of health has
repeatedly, year after year, issued
bulletins, through the newspap-
ers, warning the people of the
danger of burning leaves at night
because OF the serious results that
are likely to follow smoke-laden
air.
Throat diseases and often diph-
liberia have been known to follow
as the direct result of burning
leaves at night. The smoke in
the day time is bad enough, but
then it does have some time to
clear away. But when night air
settles Ndown on the earth the
smoke is held within a radius of
the nostrils of the sleeping in.
habitants and the inhalations are
harmful.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04

UNDER FOOD LAW
EIGHTEEN CASES WERE
WON AGAINST OFFEND
ING DEALERS IN SEPT.
Fines and Costs Paid for Month
of September Amounted
to $351.80.

Indianapolis, Oct. 2S.-Fines
and costs that werO imposed in
Is cases brought under the state
food and drug laws in Septem-
Der amounted to $351.S0, accord
ing to report prepared by H.
f. Barnard, state food and drug
commissioner, for publication in
the monthly bulletin of the state
board of health. The fines were
from suits filed against dealers
for various violations of the
pure food laws, among which
were the following: Druggists
for selling tincture of iodine
which was below standard; res
taurant keepers for mai. aiming
insanitary premises; soda pop
dealers for selling pop preserved
with salicylie acid; summer
drink dealers for selling summer
drinks preserved with benzoate
of soda; like dealers for selling
summer drinks sweetened with
saccharine and confectioners for
selling ice cream below the STAN
dard 6 per cent of butter fat).
Most of the work OF inspection
fer the month was confined to
canning factories that being the
month when these establish
ments were most active in haul
ing the tomato crop. A special
report on this work is being pre-
pared for issuance in bulletin
form, but it is repouted that for
the most part the factories were
found trying to meet the require
ments of the state food laws. In
spection of hotels and groceries
showed little improvement. Poul-
try houses were found in better
condition than was expected.
Meat markets showed improved
conditions. More than half OF the
grocery stores inspected of which
there were "a, were in good con-
dition.
The attention of the field in
spectors has been called to the
hot chestnut men, who have set
up their little stand on the street
corners and at alley entrances.
The chief of the department re-
Gently watched the process of one
of tireSe dealers and found that
when he prepared to pull a hot
chestnut from the fire, he invari-
bly, wet the tips OF his fingers
with his tongue, then picked out
a NUT and dropped it into a pan
of water to break the she'll
Whatever microbes were trans
mitted from his tongue to the
nut were spread, through the
water, to- the meat of that and
other nuts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
FRED SEIDER
IS CALLED
HAS RESIDED IN PL Y
MOUTH AND MARSHALL
COUNTY 60 YEARS.
Was Victim of Paralysis Having
Suffered Third Stroke Sum
day-Has Many Friends

An old settler, and we'll known
citizen was called in the death
of Fred Seider which occurred at
hrs home on north Michigan
street at II 100 O'Clock Thursday
night. Death was the result al a
stroke of paralysis, he having
suffered a third stroke on last
Sunday. He was 72 years of age
at the time of his death.
Coming with his parents to this
country from Germany, when a
boy 12 years of age, Fred Solder
has been a resident of Marshall
county for sixty years. He OWL
ed a farm west of Plymouth.
about four miles, and resided
there until FIVE vars ago, when
he moved to Plymouth and has
resided in this city since. He is
survived by his wife, who was
Elizabeth Stuck, and three sons,
William, of Chicago. louis OF
Syracuse. Ind. and Isaiah, OF
Plymouth, and two daughters,
Mrs. Sam Burgener of Donald
son and Mrs Charlss Anderson
OF Plymouth. He has two broth
ers living Augustus, living at
Twin Lake, and Christopher at
Hamlet.
The funeral was held at the
Reformed church in this city Sun
day afternoon at 2 100 O'Clock, in
terment at Oak Hill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD
PRESENTED TO COMMISSIONERS
Viewers Are Appointed to Report on Peti-
ton in December--Eldridge Themp-
son Civil Engineer

The petition to macadamize the
Michigan road, in Center town
ship, from the south corporate
limits of Plymouth, south to the
township line, near the Antioch
church, was presented to the
board of commissioners, Tuesday
afternoon. County Atty. E. c.
Martindale, read the law cover
ing the petition to the board,
which retired for conference. The
board found that the proof of
publication was correct, that the
number of petitioners was suffi-
cient, and there being no objec-
tions to the petition, it was or
dered spread on record. Eldridge
Thompson of Plymouth, was ap,
pointed civil engineer, and
Quincy Cram OF Tippecanoe, and
John Burg, of German township,
viewers, who will report on the
petition, on the second day of the
next meeting OF the board, which
is December 18th. If the viewers
are not ready to report on that
day, the time will be continued.
There are 81 names on the peti-
ton. Only 80 are required by
law. Should the vicewrs report
favorably, the board will call an
election in Center township, to
determine whether or not, the
proposed macadam road shall be
built.
Title of Petition.
The petition presented to the
board for their action this after
noon read as follows:
Come now the undersigned
and respectfully show to the
Board that they are each several
ly and respectively free holders
and qualified voters of Center
township, Marshall county, state
of Indiana, and they do now and
hereby petition your Honorable
Board for the grading, paving,
and drainage of the following
public Highway in Center town
ship, Marshall county, State OF
Indiana, to-wit
A public highway already es-
tablished and commonly known
as the Michigan road, commenc-
ing at the end or terminus OF
the brick pavement at the south
end of Michigan street in the city
OF Plymouth. the same being the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
MEET HERE NEXT YEAR.
w. F. M. Society at Meeting
in Argos Select Plymouth for
Next Meeting Place.

The w. F. NJ. S. of the South
Bend District of the NJ. f. church
was held in Argos Tuesday, Oct.
10. A reception was held at the
parsonage Monday evening, at
which there were about fifty
present, light refreshments were
served and all present seemed to
enjoy themselves.
The business sessions were
held Tuesday beginning al $50
a. m. All the sessions were we'll
attended and of much help to the
workers. Mrs. William Cook. of
Argos, Branch delegate, gave a
most helpful report, and the work
has progressed along all lines.
There were tllirty-tfree visiting
members present The District
officers were all in attendance.
Mrs. Martha Z. Howard, of
Thorntown, Conference Secre-
tary, was present and added
much of interest to the meeting.
We were very glad to have with
us one fresh from the, field, Mrs.
Springer, OF Africa. who gave us
several talks on the work in that
field. Her lecture Tuesday even
ing was most instructive, and the
music given by our home people
of high order. The same Off
GERS were elected for next year,
and Plymouth was chosen for the
next place OF meeting-Argos
Reflector.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
RANKS FAST
THINNING
WHILE NUMBERS OF PEN
SIONERS DECREASE THE
AMOUNTS INCREASE
Death Dropped the Pension Roll
1882 Veterans Last Year
Biggest Disbursement.

Deaths invasion of the fast
thinning ranks of war veterans
caused 4S,312 names to be dropp-
ed from .iR pension rolls of the
United States last year. OF this
number 1881 were survivors of
the civil war. The total loss to
the pension roll from all causes
was 42,4S1.
In striking contrast to these
figures comprised in the annual
report of the Vespasian Warner,
commissioner of pensions, is the
statement that the government
paid out in pensions in the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1909, $161,-
973,703, which the commissioner
declares is the largest amount ev-
er disbursed for pensions in one
year.
Summarized, the report shows
these facts; Number of pension
ers at the beginning of the year,
941, ,6S7; number of new pension
ers added to the roll, 46.0SS, PEN
sioners on rail at the close of the
year, 946,194, a net decrease of
4 4,493; survivors of the civil war
on the roll now number 493.961.
commissioner Warner explains
that the increase in the amount
paid cut for pensions was due
principally to the large number
OF pensioners placed on the roll
under the act of February c, 1867
granting S12, 81 and &c to sur
vivorS of the war with Mexico,
and the civil war, on reaching the
ages Of Cs 20 and z reSpc, tive
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04

pay the salary and to say prayers
and listen to two sermons on
each Sabbath and when they fail
to do this they are counted out
of the number of those who love
the Lord and seek the cause OF
right teousness. Now if this is all
the church has to offer a man, If
this is all it has to give him to
do, then no wonder the world is
saying the church is doing little
Business its capital has run low
and it stands for very little in
the community. Now while the
Governors statement will apply
to many of tf1a churches in the
state every young pastor who has
rich blood in his veins, and the.
twentieth century vision in his
soul will resent this indictment,
that all the church has to offer a
man is to help pay the salary and
hear two sermons week. For
he feals in his soul that this is
not the work of the church, that
it is a very small part OF it. He
knows however that this is all
d good many men want to do
and want him to do and this is
his eternal discomfort. He wants
to do more and offer more to men.
He must if he is to maintain his
moral integrity. No pastor these
days AN be worth the salary he
receives # he is of value only 10
his church. He must be of value
to tie community and make his
church to stand for something in
the community. A church ought
to be and must be a moral force
in community or it is a deal
church. 1t must apologize for its
existence. 1t has no claim on the
people unless it does something
for their good besides the good
It does their souls, for it cannot
help a mans soul unless it goes
farther and looks after his social
and intellectual and moral well
fare.
A church which is a factcr IN
the social life and the political
life md moral Life and the eco-
onnnc life of the city has no need
apologies for itself.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04

South corporate limits, of said
city; thence extending in a gen
eral southeasterly direction, a
distance OF about four and one
half miles to the Township line
between Center and Walnut
townships in Marshall county
state of Indiana, and there ter
inmate; all OF said public high
way lying and being wholly with
in Center township, Marshall
county, State of Indiana.
Your petitioners pray that SO
much of said public highway as is
lhereinabove described be graded
drained, and paved with crushed
stone, and beg leave to recon-
mend that said grading and drain
ing be made as will best conform
to the land over which the said
Iroad runs and as near as practic-
able be brought to a common
level, and that said paving he of
crushed stone twenty (20) feet III
width and of a suitable thickness
and compactness for the purpose
for which the road is devoted +;
and they further recommend that
the crushed stone placed thereon
should be twelve inches in thick
ness, and that said crushed stone
shall not be larger than will pass
Through two inch ring and shall
not be smaller than will pass
through a half inch ring. and that
la top-dressing be placed thereon
composed of hard stone or gran
lite of not larger size than will
pass through a quarter inch ring
or mesh.
Your petitioners further pray
that for the Improvement of the
aforesaid highway that bonds be
issued by this Honorable Boa. d
of County Commissioners. in
series, manner, and payable in
times as provided by the Stat
utes of the State of Indiana, and
that an election be held as pro-
vfded by law"
Four and One Half Miles.
The proposed stone road would
be four and half miles long, and
would repair the main thorough
fare of the county, which at this
time is in deplorable condition,
The petition is headed by the
name of Fred H. Kuhn, which is
followed by sc others.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-04
Masquerade Ball Held at Ar
mory Hill Friday Eve -aing Was
Social Success Good Crowd of
Maskers Being Present.
SPOOKS WILL ROMP
I THROUGH CITY TONIGHT
Parties, Balls and Socials Are in
Order In Plymouth During
Present Few Days-Friday till
Monday.

Tonight is the official night for
spooks, and bad boys. Windows
will be mysteriously tapped by
the girls, while the boys are car
rying away the fence and upset
ting the sidewalk. Marshal Dan
iel Jacoby has placed six extra
police ON the, force tonight, but
says, Just to hold 'em down a
little-can't catch the little rds-
calls"
Although tonight is officially
conceded to be the night, yet for
the past few days, dances, parties
and socials have been holding
forth in the city, in celebration of
the changing of the seasons.
The masquerade ball given by
Messrs. Price and Tanner at the
Armory hall last evening, was a
great success particularly so far
as the enjoyment of those who
attended was concerned. Thirty
two couples in masques varying
from a pumpkin head to a Chi
nese General, were there, peoping
into the eye-holes of each others
masques, and enquiring who
are you,-your voice sounds fa-
miliar, but honestly goodbye,
may I/have the next dance" :"
For seven numb~rs the perplex-
Ity hung, and then by order of the
director, all masques came off,
and all were duanbfounded to se7
how foolish their friends looked.
Excepting for those who were
marked by a telling laugh, ia
mlliar swing, or known manner;
the mystery remained ON their
friends. Ghosts and goblins, the
two gold-dust twins, Indians and
cowboys, male and female, Turks
Cinnamon, skeletons, imps and
other outlandish apparitions were
there, mixing in their revelry,
and makirr sport while tire Jack
o-Lanterns burned. "A large num-
Der of spectators had positions in
the gallery and enjoyed the car
nival almost as we'll as the par
Elephants. The music was fur
nished by Arts and Smith of
South Bend, who always please
the Plymouth dancing folk. Dur
ing intermission, lunch was serv-
ed at VanCurens.
Odd Fellows Social.
A masquerade social was given
by the Odd Fellows Lodge, at
their rooms last evening. There
was a good attendance, and an
enjoyable time spent.
Birthday Party.
A crowd of sixty-6ve of his
friends surprised Merle Ringen-
berg at the home OF his father,
John Ringenberg, two miles
northwest of this city last even
ing, in honor of his twenty-frst
birthday. An enjoyable evening
was spent in playing old fashion
ed games.