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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
INDIANA HEALTH IN MAY

Monthly reports to the State Board
OF Health Show that rheumatism was
the most prevalent disease Tonsil-
it's first in prevalence in April, was
second i'll May. The order of preva-
lence of certain diseases was: Rheu-
mlism, torsilitis, bronchitis, measles,
influenza, pneumonia, dia i-rhoea, pleu-
ritis, scarlet fever, whooping cough,
intermittent and remittent fever, ty-
phoid fever, diphtheria and membran-
Gus Group
The deaths numbered 2793, annual
rate II per 1000 In the same month
last year, 1894 deaths, rate lis pe-
1000. Deaths under one year of age
341, or l per cent of total. 65 and
over, S67 or 32.9 per cent total. Hy-
drophobia caused one death at Indi-
annapolis The victim was bitten by
d mad-dog IL months before her
death. Northern Sanitary Division
death rate III; Central Division 1873
and Southern Division 1O.4 City rate
IA, country rate 10.5. Death rates
Ci certain cities were: Indianapolis
14.5, Evansville 11.3, Ft. Wayne 14.2,
Terre Haute 1873, South Bend 14.s.
Tuberculosis caused 3s4 deaths, 179
males, 205 females. OF the males 2s
were married in the age period vi
is~4O and left sc orphans OF the fe-
males 67 were in the same age period
ard left ia orphans. Total number
II orphans made by tuberculosis in
enc month 19O Suppose this number
Of mothers and fathers had been kill
ID on the railroads. Would apathy
reign?
Diphtheria caused deaths in 81
counties and Sc cases, against 9 deaths
in 13 counties with 81 cases last year
Typhoid fever caused 35 deaths in 2s
counties with so cases. Smallpox
caused one death at Richmond, with
IS cases reported from 13 counties
against 275 cases in 33 counties with
no deaths in the same month last
year.
Births in April numbered 4163
males 2166, females 1897. In same
month last year 4417, males 227O, fe-
males 2147 Rate this month 1875, in
same month last year 1917
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Attend Circus at South Bend.

Among the Plymouth people who
went to South Bend Saturda'' to at
end the Baruum and Bailey circus
there were the following: Mr.. and
Mrs Geo. Long and daughter Tthel
Mrs. B. H. Haag, Mrs. { T. Welsh
George Gurthett, Mr. a al Mrs L. I
Crocker, Mrs L. Root and daughter
Mildred, Mr.. and Mrs J. VI Steele
William Wickizer, Glen Dill. Guy
Ramsay, Thompson Myers, Carl and
Abbey Kleckner, Frances Marks, Mr.
and Mrs. Enoch Myers, J. w Nich
OILS, C. NJ. Slayter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo ,ge Nef, L. V
Koontz, c. E. Welsh, p w liopg
Mr. and Mrs Frank Hit, Ned kil
ner, Roland Metsker, Bessie an
Dorothy Lee, Miss Blanche Richard
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
COMPANY | GETS SECOND
PLACE IN BATTALION SHOOT
Without Any Range Practice Whatsoever
Plymouth Team Beats South Bend and
Elkhart-- Warsaw Won First.

The rifle team OF Company | OF this
city, which has been at Warsaw for
the past three days, partaking in the
battalion target shoot, composed OF
Captain Orlando johnson, Lieut.. Os-
car F. Boberg, Corporal Frank Pow
ell, Corporal William Shrar and Pri-
vate Benjamin Force, returned to this
city Thursday evening.
The rife team from this city cap
tured second place i'm the battalion
shoot The averages OF the four teams
were as follows, the close OF the
shoot yesterday afternoon:
Company Fl, Warsaw first, 225.5
points.
Company |, Plymouth second 1886
points.
Company +, South Bend third,
1858.
Company +, Elkhart fourth 1854
The battalion is composed OF Com
panies F. OF Sotttf Bend; |, OF Ply
mouth; f, of ElEhart, and II, of War
saw. Besides the twenty-one marks
men who were entered in the con-
test, there were sixteen detailed men
serving as sand rats" scorers and in
the culinary department With the
special range officers there were in
all forty-two men. Capt. OrN "" Kill
mer OF Warsaw was chief range OF
hcer. Lieut.. Otto +. Deahl of Elk
hart, had charge OF the keeping OF
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
jim PERRY GOES WOOING

Everybody knows big Jim Perry,
who resides over near Inwocd SIX
feet four is what he stands in his
stocking feet and FRIDAY morning ne
tipped the beam at the Vandalia de-
pot at the 237 pound mark Every
body that knows big Jim, with his
leather boots, slouch hat, tight
treeches, jacket pinned close across
the chest with blanket pin-weath-
er beaten but honest face, with the
small bunch of gray chin whiskers-
knows that with his seventy-two
years, and with all his Drawn, and
worldly experience, that Jim is a man
without a fanIly-he has never mar
NED Well after ~ years spent as a
bachelor, Jim has concluded that lite
isn't worth living without help mate
and today Jim set out N search OF
one. OF course the city OF South Bend
harbored the fair object of his des-
tination, and who knows what fate
that city holds in store for our big
jam. 1t was queer tale that Jim
told reporter. for the Tribune at the
[andalia station Friday morning.
Yep I'm goin' to South Bend ter see
wider" said Jim Upon further ques-
trcning as to her name, residence, his
intentions etc, Jim stated that he did
not know exactly what her name was,
but he Thought that 1T sounded some
thing like Mrs. Mitz. He did not
know eaNctly where She lived, but he
knew the street when he was on il,
and once he got on that street, He'd
De hanged if he didn't inquire at
every bloomed house on the street,
until he found the lady whom his nm
1gination had pictured UP as the Idol
OF his heart. Asked if he had not
seen the lady or her picture, Jim an
swered' Nav, that Teller there, (point-
ing to Wesley HID told me all abou:
her, and | guess that Wes' word is
good" Jim acknowledged that he was
contemplating matrimony, but oi
course that depen ed entirely wha:
the lady looked like, and what she
had to say for herself. Jim gave us
all to understand that he might and
probably would marry the lady, II
things could ibe arranged satisfactor-
ily. And so big Jim Perry boarded
he Vandaka north, and ION his way
wooing went" with no thought oi
making a fool OF himself before the
fellows who accompanied him jim
is not, and never has been a drinker
He has a goodly share of intelligence
but sometimes a mans mind be-
comes like that OF a child.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
BUYS BOURBON STORE.
Arthur Vile Formerly of This City
Has Purchased the A. L. Turner
Business.

The A. L. Turner store in Bourbon,
has been sold, the new proprietors
being NJ Vile and SON Arthur, the
latter of whom has been with the Bee
Hive in Plymouth, until his interest
was recently purchased by Mr. Glass.
The senior Mr.. Vile is business
man in Rochester, having quite a
large store and good business there.
The son, desiring TO enter into bust
ness at Bourbon, chose the Turner
stock and the deal was consummated
last week, the invoice taking place
this week. The new proprietors have
the reputation of being business get
tiers, and as the field is large about
Bourbon, we trust they may find
things as they desire and that they
may be permanent citizens In the
deal. Mr.. Turner comes into pos
session of land near Rochester
Bourbon News-Mirror.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Memorial Day."

A striking picture OF typical Me-
mortal Day parade. produced by a
New York artist, is shown here.
Fhere is nothing that brings a truer
heartbeat of patriotism than the
sight of parading veterans. The rap
idly diminishing number OF brave
men who fought for the causes in
which they believed, are an object oi
veneration, North or South, as they
march to do honor 20 the memory o!
dead comrades, and this has been
strikingly brought out in the face.
of the bystanders in the picture
1t shows a procession of veterans
passing a statue of Abraham Lincoln.
In the foreground the warrior-civilian
marches proudly at the head of his
company; a veteran in the first line
carries as tribute a wreath in one
hand; his other sleeve is armless.
Further back are the tattered battle
flags, relics of bitter strife.
The statue OF Lincoln shown. in the
picture is the famous one by Angus
tus St. Gaudens, and is the master
piece of Americas greatest sculptor
All surrounding architectural treat
ment is the work OF Stanford White
The soldiers, the statute and the spec
ators form splendid study
The original was made for Har;
Schaffner & Marx. These pictures
are on display in Ball & Company
window
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24

records.
There were seventeen officers, half
OF them commissioned officers. The
captains of each OF the four con-
panies were members of the rife
teams and all the companies excepr
Company II, were represented by
First LieutenantS This emphasizes
an important fact WITH regard to the
shooting in the National Guard-the
fact that the officers take more inter
est than the privates and non-com-
missioned officers.
Fifteen shooters of the twenty-one
in the tryout will represent the First
Battalion in the regimental tryout,
which will be held sometime before
July Is. The companies will be rep
resented on the Battalion team as
follows; Co. II, ) men; Co. |, men;
Co. F. 3 men; Co L. men,
At the end OF the tryout Corp.
Powell held sixth place; Private
Force tenth place; Capt. johnson
eleventh place; 1t IBoberg fifteenth
place and Corp. Shirar 2Oth place
The plymouth boys scores stood
as follows: Powell 211, Force 1872,
Johnson 191, BOberg 149 and Shirar
124. Al! the teams except Plymouth
have had rifle practice this spring
and have been fixing to carry away
the whole tryout Very good shoot
ing was done by the different teams
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Horses Scare-Buggy Smashed.

A lrttle excitement was caused on
Laporte street Monday afternoon
when team of horses hitched to a
surrey and driven by Miss Amelia
Keitzmar. became frightened al the
auto driven by c. O. Tribbey The
cam ran into single buggy hinched
IN front OF the Seider grocery store.
and smashed a rear wheel, Spilling
4 quantity OF strawberries contained
IN the buggy. Besides Miss Keitz-
man, three other ladies were riding
IN the surry, but none were hurt No
one was to blame for the accident.
excepting the horses which became
frightened.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Six Months and $40 Fine.

w. F. Guss. of Syracuse, Ind
charged with having used the maids
with intent to defraud, was Sentenced
to six months in Jail and fine of SIC
by Judge A. B. Anderson. of the fed
eral court at Indianapolis. 1t took
the jury only few minutes, after the
case was submitted, to bring in {
verdict of guilty 1t was alleged tha
he made certain false representation:
to men who answered his advertise
ments and wished TO become his ag
ents for the sale of a patent medi-
cine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
CLOSING DAY
AT ACADEMY
CLASS OF FOUR COMPLETE
WORK AT ST. MICHAEL'S
SCHOOL.
Interesting Program Was Delivered
at Commencement Monday
Afternoon.

Monday was closing day at St.
MichaePs Academy A beautiful and
interesting program, consisting OF
musical and literary numbers, was
given by the eighth grade graduates,
and other students The exercises
were held in rhe school building, and
were attended by large crowd OF
the schools friends and patrons. Foar
students were graduated from the
eighth grade, three girls and one boy.
The graduates were Master Cletus
Kruger, and fhe Misses Mary Sulli-
van, Elizabeth Bagley and Frances
Durbin. The Class motto was Not
for School. but for Life We Learn
The exercises commenced at 2:45 o.
clock. and the program was as fol-
lows: :
Entrance March ..........V .Vivani
National Airs .... Violin Class
Essay .. School "reminiscences
Miss Frances Durbin
Message of Love Sudds
Master David Arado
Recitation ...M Music Stool
Miss lone Molter
Piano Solo .............. .Weinrich
Master Roy Pemble
ESSAY ... Sunshine anf Shadow
M;Sc Ei.zahe~h Raoiev
Violin-"Faust" ....... .Gounod
Cletus Kruger, Earl Gum,
Arthur Gum
Piano Duet ........ .Wollenhaupt
Misses Hildegard Bergman and Lor-
eta Morsches
Chofns .--........-.-.-. Wnite
Valse Caprice ......... .Newland
Miss Rose Holzbauer
Essay IA Bit of Local History
Master Cletus kruger
Piano Duet ... .Foz
Violin Solo
Master Norbert Smith
Rustic of Spring ..... .SindIing
M ss Lyril Monris
Essay Our Inv sible Companions
Miss Mary Sullivan
Retiring March Wagner
Distribution OF Diplomas
After the program Rev Father
Tpemmel addressed the class i'm few
we'll chosen words of advice, after
which school adjourned for the sum-
mer vacation. The boarders OF he
school, returned to their homes this
morning.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
SUES To ENJO|N COMMISSIONERS
FROM ACCEPTING O'KEEFE CONTRACT
Jacob Ness Files Petition for Injunction
and Mandate Claiming to be Lowest
Bidder---No Bond Filed

By his attorney Harley A. Logan,
two suits were filed by Jacob Ness,
Saturday morning against the Board
Of Commits ssionerS of Marshall Count
William H. Troup, James B. Sevens
and Nathan Lee, and against Arthur
O'Keefe, for injunction, to restrain
the board from accepting the con-
struction of work called for i'll the
specifications for repairing the Mar
-nail County Court House, and to re-
strain Arthur O'Keeie from accept
ing money for the performance OF
such work. A petition for mandate,
was also filed, asking that the Coun-
" Commissioners be required TO
grant rhe contract for repairing the
court house, to the plaintiff, Jacob
Ness, alleging that he was the low
est and best responsible bidder on
the contract
The contract for repairing the Mar
shall County Court House, was
awarded to Arthur O'Keefe, for the
bid OF $It,139, by the board OF COM
missioners. on Monday afternoon
June 7th, as the lowest and best bid
received when the bids were opened,
as called for in the advertisement for
bids. Three bids were received on
.he general contract, Arthur O'Keefe
Evsrly and Wallace, and Jacob Ness
The contract was awarded to the
former, to which Jacob Ness has TAX
en- exc meption, and asks for an injuno-
ton against rhe board, and that they
be required TO grant the contract to
him.
In his complaint for injunction, Mr.
Ness says, that the Board ot
Commissioner refused TO make tht
letting 10 the lowest bidder, on the
several specific ations, but considered
the entire bid, and with prejudice anc
favor, Let the said contract on the en-
tire bid for all the specifications, tc
said O'Keefe, vino was the highest
bidder, his bid being s151.0O highei
than the bid of Everly and Wallace
and S491.67 higher than the bid oi
Ness, the plaintiff, in the aggregate
on specifications, numbers one, two
three, six and seven; said commits.
sioners not letting any contract or
numbers two and -four, and having nc
authority under the law to let any
contract on number 8. for which NJ
plans and specifications were on fl'
=, Wherefore, the plaintiff say.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
ARRANGEMENTS NOW UNDER WAY !,
FOR 5TH Of JULY CELEBRATION
Committees on Various Sports, Races and
Other Features of Program Ap-
pointed at Meeting Thursday

Clint Bondurani, S. N. Stevens, and
Dr. Danfonth. All of the o;d-fashion-
ed street sports, including sack, po-
tato, egg races etc, ETC., will be ar
ranged for.
The committee on speakers is
! Messrs. E. c. Martindale, and w. G.
Hendricks.
The committee on arranging pro-
gram is Herbert Gibson, James
S6hultheis. Bert Altman, Lee Van
Glider and Dr. Stephens.
Balloon and High Dive.
The committee has already secured
the services OF high diver and bal
loomst. Two high dives will be made,
one in the afternoon at the ball game
and one up town. after the fire works,
at night The balloon ascension will
be made down town, at 600 O'Clock.
Fire Works Display.
The committee Will endeavor to
make the pyrotechnic display of fire
works in the evening, the best ever
held in Plymouth Over two hundred
dollars will be expended in fire works
alone
No Advertising Schemes.
AT the meeting last evening, the
Driving Club passed a resolution that
no advertising program gratis, as has
been worked on tlle merchants on
former occasions will be permitted.
and the merchants and business men
of the city are warned that the COM
mittee win attend to the arrangement
and publication of the official pro-
gram
Plenty of Music.
The bands of Bremen, Argos, and
Plymouth have been engaged, and
possibly another will be secured to
furnish music during the day and ev-
ening. Concerts galore will be given
down town, and at uhe driving park
in the afternoon
Hammond Colts the Team.
The Hammond Colts IS the team
that will cross bats with rhe locals
on the fifth This is the most evenly
matched team that The Clippers have
played this year. or last Already this
season, the locals have won one game
and lost one to the Colts. Both
Games were beauties, and that is the
reason why the committee has select
ed the Hammond Colts for the feat
ure game 1t is possible that another
game may be arranged for.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Lodge Reorganizes-

Plymouth Encampment No. 113
was resuscitated yesterday afternoon
The following officers were elected
and then installed by d. d. G. p
w. S. Ramsay of Bourbon, Ind:
]. E. Ellis c. p, DR.. ]. Kaszer II
p, Arthur Born S. W., Julius Borr
j. W.. S. b. Tanning scribe, o
Thompson treasurer.
Etna Green team came and die
the work in the evening. They ex-
emplified the work most beautifully
After the degrees were conferred or
sixteen candidates bountious sup
per was served
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Struck by a Train.

Harry Goldman, while working on
section OF the l.. E. & w. railroad
a mile from Cicero Saturday,, was
struck by northbound lo>ll freight
and hurled about twenty five feet. He
eceived broken shoulder. three frac-
;ured ribs and internal injuries lie
was taken 10 Arcadia and his wounds
dressed, but his recovery is doubtful.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
For Non-Partisan Judges.

The suggestion that law should
be passed BY the state legislature for
the purpose of taking the nomination
and election of judges out of party
politics has received the commenda-
ton of Dan w. Simms. of Lafayette,
and president of the State Bar Asso-
cssfion, and he will bring the matter
to the attention of the association at
the meeting to be held in Indianap-
oils, June 1921.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Trail Thieves as Far as Plymouth.

Sheriff Kerr, Patrolman George
Parker and Detective Thomas Butler
succeeded i'm trailing the Lakeville
postoffice robbers as far as Plymouth
yesterday, where they lost the trail
The trip was made in an automobile
On later examination it was found
that $50 worth OF stamps had been
taken instead OF $l75.-South Bend
News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Death of MIS- John Crawford.

Mrs Rebecoil Crawford, wife 'oi
John Crawford died at her home at
the Pretty Lake Nursery farm, two
and one-half miles west of this city
at o'clock Thursday afternoon. an
ter a lingering illness. Before pur-
chasing the Pretty Lake Nursery, Mr
and Mrs. Crawford resided in thi.
city Besides her husband Mrs
Crawford le-ves two children, Mrs
Harry Hampton, OF this city, and
Jesse Crawford, who resides at home
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Leave for Eastern Trip.

Mrs. Mary Organ and daughter,
Miss Flora. leave this evening for an
extended trip OF three or four weeks
through tire east. They will stop at
Buffalo. Niagara Falls, Pittsburg,
Philadelphia, New York City, Wash
ington ID. C., and other points before
returning to this city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Attend St. Mary's Commencement.

Among the Plymouth people who
went to Notre Dame Thursday, to at
tend the commencement exercises of
St. Mary's college were Mrs. ]. +.
Cook, Miss Lyrel Morris, Rose and
Marguerite Holzlbairr. and Mrs Mark
Jacoby. The latte has a niece, Miss
Bessie Lee. who is attending the col
lege
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
EroSt-SlusSer.

Harley A Frost and Della l.. Slus-
ser were married by Rev Z. Miller in
the office OF the county clerk Tuesday
morning The bride is a resident of
Bremen, and the groom is a carpenter
who resides at Lapaz Both have
been married before.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Commissioners in Session.

The County Commissioners met in
special session Tuesday, to confer
with the architect from the Griffiths
and Fair Co.. of Ft Wayne. concern
in ga slight altering of plans in some
of the repairs for the court house.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
SPIROS MAKE
MANY ERRORS
FALL VICTIM TO CLIPPERS BY
THE SCORE OF S TO
Umpire Thomas Benches Short Stop
in Fifth Inning-Visitors Were
Forced to Change Lineup.

And now comes the South Bend
Sp.ros, OF great local fame, and do
cross bats with the Plymouth Clip
pers. And when the smoke OF the
great conflict do clear away, and the
battle is over, the score stands ) to
.. in favor OF the home team, and an
other feather is added to the cap OF
the Plymouth Clippers, with a hard
earned game won on the seven scores
made by both teams, but three were
earned runs, two for Plymouth, and
one for the Spiros, rs the game by
innings will show. Oh the five scores
made by the locals. two were made in
the third, and three in the seventh in
n:ngs. The two in the third were
made upon the error OF the Splro' 5
right fielder, who muffed hong fly.
In the seventh, one score was made
on a nit, one on another muff by the
right fielder, and one after a caught
fly. The two scores made 'by the Spi-
res, were one in the firth, and one in
the seventh innings, the first was
made on a pass ball, and the second
ty waiting on a caught fly.
The Clippers out batted and ont
pitched the visitors, as Shown by the
number OF hits, and of strikeouts.
Middleton got ten fanouts, and Ably
Tor rhe Spiros got three The Clip
rers slugged ror eight hits to five its
by the Spiros In the seventh inning,
the Spiros changed thierr line UP, by
putting Hathaway in the box in place
OF Alby, moving the first basemdn
into right field, and placing ABBY on
the first sack In the fifth inning.
Klaybor, who played short stop Tor
the Spires, grabbed on decision OF
Umpire GNhomas, On put out on first
tase Klaybor forgot himself i'll his
remarks TO the umpire, who promptly
| placed that individual on the bencn,
exactly as should have been done
Werntz was then placed as substitute
Carl Ulrich played a perfect game
en- first base Carl seems to be in his
right position on the first sack, and
| did exceedingly fine work there. No
| doubt he will be retained ON that po-
sition The game by innings was as
| follows:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Attend State Convention.

Among the Plymouth people who
left; for Lafayette Tuesday to attend
the State Sunday School convention
were the Mesrames c. T. Mattingly,
C. C. Durr and the MessrS Arthur
Welch and Ralph Kline.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Robt. Espich Home.

We are pleased to see Robert Es.
pich on our streets again. He wa:
called home on account of the lines:
OF his mother, Mrs l.. d. Espich. Boil
looks fine and seems glad TO be bacl
hut we regret he has 10 return to the
L. s. s. Minnesota, now at Hampton
Roads, Saturday morning.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24

James Shannon aged 43 years OF
this city, was returned to Longcluiff
Asylum for the Insane Saturday He
has been home for about three
months on parole, and has again de-
veioped insanity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-24
Leaves for Eastern Tim.

Miss Dollie Roserlbury left Tuesday,
evening for trip 10 Brooklyn and
New York Cit, and other eastern
points. She will spend two or three
weeks