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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
ACCOUNTANTS
FINISH WORK
IN PLYMOUTH
FIELD EXAMINERS AT
WORK ON TIP. RECORDS
OF COUNTY FOR AL
MOST FIVE WEEKS
Spent Twenty-Seven Actual Days
Here at Cost to the Town
ships of $40.

The two field examiners, Fred
DAZZLING OF Reynolds, Ind, and
Walter s. Merritt of Frankfort.
who have been engaged in exam
lining the records OF the various
townships OF Marshall county,
covering the past five years, fin
iShed their laborS Thursday. They
arrived in Plymouth ON Monday,
March p, and worked here for
three days over four weeks, max
ing twenty-sevan working days IN
all, for which they are paid SO
apiece per day, plus mileage from
their previous employment. The
counties have no option on the
work OF the accountants, nor can
they select any time. the exam
liners being sent by the state ex-
aminer under the provision OF the
State Accounting law. The ten
townships of Marshall county are
ont $40 for their labors, besides
whatever their mileage may be.
No report of their finding, will
be available, Until the report
comes back from Indianapolis,
where it is first submitted. The
examiners stated that many dis
crepancies are found in the re-
cords of the township trustees
throughout the state. which are
due more generally to poor book
keeping, than otherwise.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
FRANK SCHRUM, SO YEARS
OLD TRAVELS TO PA
CIFIC COAST AND
BACK.
Told His Story and Enough
Money Was Raised to Send
Him to Ft. Wayne-Bound
for Pittsburg.

After having walked thousands
of miles in vain search for his
only living daughter, Frank
Schrum, who says he is SO years
old of New Orleans La, arrived
in Plymouth shortly before noon
on Friday. He is now on his way
from the Pacific coast to Pitts
burg, where he hopes to find
friends or relatives. He walked
bravely until he reached Ply
mouth but here his strength
failed him and he was given a
ticket to Warsaw by the town.
ship trustee. He told his story
to the Pennsylvania employees
here and to persons waiting for
trains and a sufficient amount
of money was raised to buy him
a ticket to Fl. Wayne. He left
the city at 6 80 O'Clock.
Almost blind from burning sun
and the sand of the desert, in
which he almost lost his life, the
aged wanderer now has to make
his way with the aid OF cane.
He says he went for FIVE days
and as many nights upon the deS-
ert without single bit to eat.
He refuses to ask aims. What
aid he had received has been
given voluntarily. He was born
in Germany and came to the
United States in 1915 and settled
in the South. In the Galveston
storm he lost his wife and three
children. He was left penniless
and with such injuries that he
mad to- pass several weeks in a
hospital.
Schrum walked to San Francis
CO to find his daughter Mrs.
Fannie Josephine FleiofIken. He
left New Orleans on January 2
of this year and in three months
had reached San Francisco, after
having almost lost his life in the
desert. But his daughter had
moved. Some one told him they
believed She had gone to Sacra-
mento. He walked there, but fail
ed to find any trace of her. He
then turned east and walked to
Denver. There a business man
heard OF his trouble and sent him
to Chicago on a train.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
AS A RESULT PETER RICH
ARD IS OUT ONE GOLD
WATCH REMOVED
MONDAY.
Robber Gained Entrance Through
Kitchen Window-Wife Saw
Burglar But Husband
Doubted 1t.

The fact that Peter Richard
had over confidence in the imag-
ination of his wife and the latter's
tendency to be visited with
dreams of burglars, etc., is the
cause for the former being minus
a gold watch Tuesday morning. A
burglar gained entrance to the
Richard home ON north Center
street Monday and carried away
the gold watch mentioned above.
A large leather wallet was found
by the robber and was turned
inside out in vain attempt to
obtain u. S. currency. Mr. Rich
ard has one consoling fact, name
ly that there was a roll of $27.00
and some small change in the
pockets of his trousers, which
were not rifled by the light fin
gered visitor. Mrs. Richard awak-
ened her husband and informed
him that there was burglar in
the house, and that she had seen
him moving about. Mr.. Richard
complacently informed his better
half THAT she was dreaming
again, and to please go back to
Sleep" The wife was convinced
that she had been visited by the
nightmare, Of which she is SUBJ
ject and followed the advise of her
husband reSuming the land of
Sunderland Tuesday morning the
family realized that they were
the victims of Mrs Richards hal
cuinations. The entrance to the
house was effected by means of
a step ladder and through win
dow in the kitchen. The burglar
opened the kitchen door and made
his exit in that manner.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
ATKINS RA|DED IN
3 DIFFERENT PLACES
Slxty-Seven Bottles of Liquor Taken from
Drink Emporium ---Gambling Phara-
phernalia Taken from Upstairs
Nothing Found in Old Vacant Room.

Hiram E. Atkins was agair
ralded Tuesday morningand af.
ternoon. This time he was raidet
IN 3 different places. The drink
emporium on Laporte street wae
first entered by sheriff Daniel
Voreis, and marshal Jacoby, arm
ed with search warrants Tuesday
morning and a collection of pint
bottles OF liquor were confscat-
ed, sixty-seven in all, filling one
barrel. The room formerly occu-
pied by Atkins, adjacent to the
Tribune Office was searched Tues
day afternoon but failed to reveal
any liquors. The rooms over the
drink emporium were raided and
gambling paraphenalia consisting
OF tables, poker chips, playing
cards etc. were hauled out and
placed upon the sidewalk, and
later carted away by the officers.
The liquor and paraphenalia,
were taken to the county Jail, and
stored similar to the recent raid
made on Atkins a few weeks ago.
AT the former raid II barrels OF
liquor were confiscated. Samples
of the liquor were sent to Indian
apolis for analysis and the report
of the state chemist who came to
Plymouth to testify at the prelim-
mary hearing of the search war
rant, showed that all of the sam
Piles were found to contain more
than the percentage of alcohol,
deemed Intoxicating by the state
law.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
ASK MONEY
PAID BACK
To TREASURY
ATTORNEYS FOR JACOB
NESS FOLLOW UP DE-
CISION OF THE AP-
PELLATE COURT
Auditor, Treasurer Commission
ers, O'Keefe and Two Bonds
men Are Named in Suit Fill
ed in Circuit Court

Following hard upon the decis-
ion OF the Appellate court, that
the contract between the Mar
shall county Board of Commits
sioners, and Arthur w. O'keefe
was illegal, a complaint was filed
in circuit court Friday, naming
the county auditor, treasurer,
Board of Commissioners, Con-
tractor O'Keefe and two bonds
men as defendants, demanding
that the money which has been
paid to O'Keefe for work done
on contract, be returned to the
treasury of Marshall county. The
title OF the case is as follows {:
State of Indiana ex rel Jacob S.
Ness for the benefit of Marshall
county Indiana versus Charles NJ.
Walker, Fred H. Myers, VIM. H.
Troup, Nathan Lee, James b.
Severns, VIM. O. Keefe, David
f. Snyder and Oliver G.. Soice,
complaint to recover money lille
gally paid out Of the county treas
ury.
The complaint is a bulky affair
OF many typewriter pages. The
complaint reviews the entire case,
and demands that the amount
OF $1410.95, which was paid
to O'Keefe on December IS,
1909 be returned to the county
trasury alleging that the payment
was contrary to law. H. A. Logan
and l.. NJ. Lauer are attorneys for
Jacob 5. Ness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
FINED FOR ASSAULT.
Murl Nyfong Draws S13.65 for
Striking Oscar Holland
Hears Second Warrant

Murl Nyfong aged %, residing
east of Plymouth was fined s.
and costs amounting to $13.65 in
Justice OF the Peace w. F.
Young's court Monday afternoon
pleading guilty to a charge of as
sault and battery upon the person
OF Oscar Holland. The assault oc-
Cured at the Mt. Olive church
on April 9th, Nyfong attacked
Holland from behind. After stay
ing MS fine this afternoon. Ny
fOng was rearrested for disturb
ing a public meeting.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
CHANGES AGAIN.
Orpheum Building Taken b,
Henry B. Hall-Bowell
Agency Booming.

w. r. Roberts of Missouri,
who Monday traded land in
Missouri for the Orpheum theat-
re building, remained in posses
sion of that property less than
"a hours, Tuesday having
traded the theatre block to Henry
B. Hall for the two residences
and blacksmith shop building
owned by him on Water street.
One of the houses is a fine new
structure recently completed and
being occupied by Mr.. Hall. This
deal as the one of Monday was
mi Ade through the John B. Bowel
agency. This real estate firm is
doing land Office" business,
having executed nine important
deals in the past three days. The
transfer OF property is an index
prosperity of community.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Death of Rutrella Ringeenbere

Miss Lutrella Venora Ringgen-
burg, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John C.. Ringgenberg, formerly OF
Plymouth, died al the home OF
her parents, 125 south Michigan
street South Bend, Wednesday
morning, at 6 O'Clock, after an
illness of one year Death was due
to cancer.
Miss Ringgenberg was born in
Marshall county November 10,
1877 and was 80 years old. She
had beer resident of South Bend
for about a year, going to that
city from Plymouth. Besides her
parents, a brother Edward H.
Ringgenberg of Chicago survives
her.
Miss Ringenberg resided in
Plymouth, almost all of her life,
and is we'll known by large cir
Gle of friends here. For number
of years, she was employed as
compositor at the Plymouth
Tribune office, and moved to
Walkerton with her parents and
later to South Bend. She became
i'll sveral months ago and gradu-
ally declined until her death.
The remains were taken to
Bremen for burial Friday MORN
ing. A short service was held
at the residence, Rev Frank
Hartman officiating. The funeral
went to Lapaz by the way
of the Vandalia and thence
to Bremen, over the B. & o.,
where services were held from
the Bremen Evangelical church.
Interment at Bremen cemetery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
H. H. Bonham Here.

II. II. Bonham of Salt Lake
City was called TO Indiana two
weeks ago by the death of his
mother at Albion. He arrived in
Plymouth Friday evening and
has been kept busy shaking
hands with old friends. He likes
the great Mormon city, but says
he sometimes gets home-sick.
His son and daughter are both
married and are we'll and pros
porous. He reports Ed. S. Brooke
and family and w. B. Outcalt
and family we'll and doing nicely.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
ROAD ELECTION To Be
HELD ON JUNE 14TH
Center Township Will Vote on the Pro-
posed Macadamizing of the Michigan
Road for Four Miles South of Ply
mouth---Cost Will be $4,000

John r. Jacoby were appointed
election commissioners. The pro
posed macadamizing of the Mich
igan road in the township will
cost S31 900 as estimated by the
viewers and engineer, who were
appointed and completed their
work with the filing of their re-
port. This report was favorable,
and the board, acting in conform
ity to the law, ordered the cleo
ton, and set the above date for
holding the same.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Making an Old House New.

The Jonathan Brownlee resi-
dence on south Michigan street
one OF the oldest in the city is
being remodeled by its present
owner, Willis w. Thornburg. Ii
was built more than sixty years
ago, the material being the best
poplar lumber that could be pur-
chased in Marshall county. No
such humber can be purchased
now and the part of the building
will last hundred years. 1t is a
pretty corner and Mr.. Thornburg
expects to make it one of the
prettiest cottages in the city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
1t Paws to Advertise.

The city of Mishawaka pro-
poses to advertise itself in a
novel manner by the use of cleo
tricitv. Near each railroad sta
ton will be erected an electric
sign reading: "MiShawaka-Free
Factory Sites Everybody who
passes through the city will ge,
the idea and 'Mishawaka will get
the factories.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
DEATH WAS SAD.
Mrs. Elmer Reese Leaves Eight
Small Children to Survive
Her.

Mrs. Estella May Reese, wife
of Elmer E., died at her home G
miles northeast of Plymouth Fri
day. The funeral was held at
the Fairmont church Sunday af-
ternoon at 2 p. m. conducted by
Rev. Fritsch of Plymouth. Inter
ment at Fairmont cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Reese which
occurred after a brief illness was
a sad affair. Besides her husband
she leaves eight small children.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

The County Board of Commits
sioners acted upon the petition OF
Fred II. Kuhn and others, calling
for an election in Center town.
ship, for the nracadamizing of the
Michigan road from the south
limits of Plymouth, south to the
township line, four miles in
length Tuesday afternoon and set
Tuesday June II, 1910 as the date
for holding the election in the
township. Smith n. Stevens and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Are After Him.

The local authorities say they
are determined to stop the illegal
sale of Intoxicating liquors,
which has been going on in such
open handed manner in the city.
The first case against Atkins
seems sure of conviction and the
authorities wish to make a second
offence which provides for a jai,
sentence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
MARRIED.
Hansen-Habercorn

Miss Jessie Habercorn, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Habercorn of Fl. Wayne was
united in marriage to Mr.. George
Hansen at the English Lutheren
church in that city, Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 O'Clock. The bride is
the granddaughter of Mrs. John
Hoham of this city. Mrs. Hoham
and daughter Mary and sons
Harry and Luther attended the
wedding.
The groom is a structural con-
tractor of Chicago and the young
couple will reside nm that city.
The bride has visited in Ply
mouth and has many friends here
who wish her Joy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
CONCERT BY
MOZART CLUB
WAS SUCCESS
CROWDED HOUSE GREET.
ED TWELFTH ANNUAL
CONCERT OF MUSI-
CAL ORGANIZATION
Program Consisting of Mixed
Numbers Was Given-Club
is Planning Light Opera
for Next Fall.

The Twelfth annual concert,
was given by the Mozart Club at
the church of God Thursday night
was a success from every view
point. The attendance crowded
the church to its capacity, the
program was beautiful and thor
oughly enjoyed. The numbers
were miscellaneous choruses
solos, duos and quartets. Many
who attended the concert Thurs
day night pronounced it more
pleasing than the oratorios OF for
mer years. Miss Agnes Stemen
of Winona Lake, was the only
soloist from out of the city. She
sang four numbers, which were
greatly appreciated. Miss Stemen
has a beautiful soprano voice.
The solo of Miss Julia Yockey,
duet of Cecile Burkett- and Leo
nora Vina4 and quartets by Mrs.
Emma Hoham, Miss Julia
Yockey and Messrs. A. c. Mort
land and Ralph Leonard and the
violin solo of Fred Kuhn were
each especially deserving of the
applause to encore which they re-
ceived. The club is pleased with
the success of the entertainment
last evening and are planning to
go to Bourbon on Thursday May
>, where the entertainment will
be given at the United Brethren
church in that town. The club
goes to Bourbon under the invi-
tation of Rev. Wolf, pastor of the
church.
i Plan Light Opera.
The Mozart club is planning
to give a light opera, early next
fall. The membership of the club
is to include an orchestra, which
viii be accompaniment 10 khe
club. Several young musicians OF
the city have expressed will
ingness to join the club, to COM
pose this orchestra. A midsummer
musical social will probably be
given by the club within a couple
of months. The membership of
the club at present is as follows
SopranoS-Julia Yockey, Cecile
Burkett, Bertha Hoover, Mrs.
Underwood, Helen Tomlinson,
Blanche Mccoy, Mrs. Neff,
Gladys Monroe, Tressie Linken-
helt. Ada Haag, Theresa Hen
bricks, Erma Humrichouser,
Ruth Chadwick, Delpha Zum-
bauglr. Mrs. Zehner, Elizabeth
Carver.
Basses-Ralph Leonard, E. A.
VanCuren, Ralph Jacoby, A. c.
Mortland, Hubert Tanner, Ed.
Boberg.
Altos-Mrs. r. A. Randall, Le
onora Vinall, Gladys Hoover,
Mrs. O. G. Soice, Mrs. c R Leon
ard, Lyla Overmyer.
Tenors-Ralph Kline, Oscar
Curtis.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Good School Record

The Hebron school has certain
ly made a good record during the
past three years in turning out
school teachers. During the three
years there have been a total of
twenty-one young men and wo-
men who have taken up teaching
as their avocation and they are
now considerably scattered
throughout the states. There has
been an average of seven for each
year, which means that about half
the graduates are teaching.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
>Organize Beveridge Clubs.

A demand has sprung UP for
Beveridge Buttons. At republican
state headquarters it is said that
Beveridge clubs are being organ
lied all over the state and that
they are sending in requests for
buttons bearing the picture OF
Senator Beveridge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Death of Morris Fishburn.

Morris Fishburn, for the past
five years a resident of Culver,
died suddenly ait an early hour
Thursday morning. Mrs Fishburn
was awakened by the apparent
distress of her husband and arous-
ing a daughter sent for a doctor
Immediately, but Mr.. Fishburn
expired before the doctor arriv-
ed.
He was Al years of age and
leaves a wife and several children.
He was engaged in the black
smith business and was former
ly township asse~eor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Attend Funeral at Bremen.

Mrs. O. B. Klingerman, Miss
.Ada Haag, and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Beclunal of this city and
Mrs Alfred Alitiz of Chicago,
went to Bremen today, to attend
the funeral of Miss Lutrella Ring
genberg, which occurred this
afternoon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Attend Funeral.

Davis Ames of this city and
brother Lymon Ames of Grey
town O, went to Harris Thursday
to attend the funeral of their
aunt, Mrs. Lucy Marks, which
occurred at 12 O'Clock Thursday
noon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
CONDITIONAL WORDS
LOSE FOR 0'KEEFE
Annexing of Words to Contract Made His
Bid Illegal--Bids Of Ness and Everly
& Wallace Did Not Conform-New
Bids Must be Advertised For


POINTS IN DECISION.
The bid of Arthur w.
O'Keefe was the only bid
which could be considered
by the Board of Commits
sioners, as none of the
others contained non-col-
lusion affidavits in con-
forniity with Sec. 5897
Burns 1908.
The fact that O'Keefe
added the words "This bid
conditional upon being
awarded all of the work."
made the bid invalid.
Bid on redecorating
court room was illegal, be-
cause specifications were
not sufficiently contained
in the request for bids,
made by the Commission
erS.
/, The Commissioners had
no right to place the con-
struction of a room for the
county surveyor in the
basement of the court
house, in the specifications
when the appropriation
made by the county coun-
Gil did not call for such
improvement.
The fact that Ness was
a bidder on the contract,
did not exclude him from
bringing a suit in the name
of a taxpayer of Marshall
county.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
COURT RECONVENES.
Recommended Friday Afternoon
After Vacation Since We'd
nesday for Convention.

Circuit court reconvened Friday
afternoon, after being in recess
since Wednesday on account OF
the Democratic State convention,
which several of the local attor-
neys attended. The guardianship
case of Sarah Menser was being
tried before Judge Bernetha this
afternoon. An objection has been
made to the report which was
filed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Apollo Club Dance.

A May Day dance was given
by THE Apollo Club at their club
room Monday night with twenty
five couples present. Arts and
Hupp of South Bend furnished
the music.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

According to the Appellate
court OF Indiana which Wednes-
dav reversed the decision OF spe-
cial Judge Moses Larry OF Logans-
port. in the case OF Jacob S. Ness
versus the Board Of Commission
ers of Marshall county, when he
refused restraining order
against the Board, to prohibit
their paying Arthur O'Keefe for
work done in repairing the Mar
shall county Court House, charg-
ing illegality OF contract, the
contract with O'Keefe is illegal,
and the injunction against the
Board of Commissioners stands
as decided by Samuel Parker OF
South Bend, acting as special
Judge in trial of the temporary or
der.
The contention that the bid OF
O'Keefe was higher than that on
Ness, did not at all enter into the
consideration of 1.-THE appellate
court. The reasons for the decls-
ION are each and all given above,
and are on technical legal
points"
Perhaps, the real fact which
made the O'Keefe bid illegal in
the eyes of the appellate court,
was because O'Keefe annexed the
words This bid conditional upon
being awarded all OF the work.
The fact that the contract for
redecoration of the court room
was illegal, was decided by
Larry, when he granted an m
junction, so far as the contract Tor
the redecoration was concerned.
Must Readvertise.
The decision technically calls
for new trial, but in reality no
new trial will be held, because OF
the facts established in the de-
cision of the appellate court. The
Board OF Commissioners will
now have to readvertise for new
bids for the remodeling OF the
court house.
With the decision of the ap-
pellate court, no doubt the new
contract will be drawn up with
more care, and it is doubtful II
the new contract will contain any
flaws.
The reversal OF the decision by
the appellate court does not give
Ness any more advantage than
any one else, as new bids will be
called for. According to the first
clause of the decision, the bid od
Ness. Everly and Wallace and al
OF the others was illegal for the
reasons stated above. Hence the
suit for mandate filed by Ness
at the same time as suit for in
junction. cannot be prosecuted.
\ careful reading OF the opin.
ion OF the Appellate court in tht
Court House case shows that tht
case was reversed for one cause
only, namely because Arthur w
O'Keefe wrote at the bottom o
the paper on which he made hi
bids that his bids were made OF
the condition that he receive al
the work.
The adding of these conditions
to his bids, the court holds hat
the legal effect to invalidat'
them.
All the other contentious o
Ness and his attorneys wer'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

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