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The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
Obituary

Harold Francis Mum, infant SON
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Mum, who
reside two and one half miles north
east of Donaldson on the old Mum
homestead, was born January 8, 1911
and departed this life March 20, 1911
age 2 months aid 21 days.
Mrs. Mum with her baby, came
to Plymouth last Friday to spend a
few days with Miss Harriet Mum on
east Washington street. Saturday
afternoon the baby was taken ill, and
a physician called, but all that kind
hands could do was to no avail, and
on Wednesday morning at 6 O'Clock
little Harold quietly fell asleep. A
host of friends extend their sympathy
to the bereaved family. The funeral
will be held at the Christian church
Friday, March 81, at 2 P. M. Revs.
s. II. Yager and Baker, officiating;
burial at Oak Hill.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
HEAVY VOTE IS CAST
Other Cities and Towns Go For Sa
looms by Small Majorities, But
Country Districts
Are Dry.


The "wets" were victorious Tues
day in option elections in eight oul
Of nine cities in Indiana that voteG
on the question whether or not sa
looms which had been eliminated II
the county option elections, should
be permitted to reopen.
The cities that voted "wet" were
Princeton, Dunkirk, Columbia City
Elhart, Goshen, Washington, Greens
burg and Greenfield.
The "drys" of Fowler were sue
cessful.
Returns frona elections in a number
Of townships under the new city and
township option law show that in the
country districts the "drys" won al
most uniform triumph.
A notable exception was Parkt
county, where the "wets" won il
each of the four townships, the only
units voting.
Washington went wet" by 331
Princeton, 201; Elkhart 418; Goshen
40; Columbia City, 233; Dunkirk
go; Greenfield, 80; Greensburg, 1877.
In Elkhart city the wet vote wa.
cut several hundred from what i
was two years ago In Goshen tn,
majority Of only 40 was a small
one also considering the size of Ii,
city A very heavy vote was cast i
each city.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
Circuit Court News.

Elias Berger was restored to reason
by the court and judged of sound
mind and capable of managing his
own estate, and the guardian was or
dered to make final report and be dis
charged.
Mary Dinkeldine received judge
ment against Catherine d. Money
smith for $1596.67 and costs.
A motion for a new trial was fled
in the Oregon C. Gibbons VS.. Thomas
w. Kelly and others.
Chester C. Cooper, who had sued
the Winona Interurban Railroad
Company for damages, was given
judgement on the verdict of the jury
to take nothing and pay the costs.
In the case of Chas. H. McWhorton
VS.. Estate of Elias Compton forclaim
disallowed the plaintiff was ordered
enter a remittance for the sum of
$3.50 of the verdict of the jury, leav-
ing the verduct 5000 or suffer a
new trial of this cause, the remit
ance to be fled on or before the
first day of the next term of court.
Th trial of Jas. M. Shaffer who
has used Milo Kesler for damages
was set for May II, TO be tried be-
fore jury.
The plaintiff in the case of st.
Boniface X. U. Society VS.. Peter o.
Kightley, VIM. Rober, Fred Dill and
George P. Rightley on note. recover
ed from the defendants S4f ard costs
oe tie trial.
Schuyler C. Falconbly fled his
bond for appearance III the case of
Eunice C. Falconbury against him
bastardy. The case was set for May
8, in the next term of court, before
a jury.
Caroline Hartman received Judge
ment against John and Clara Hewitt
on foreclosure of mortgage.
The case of Edwin w League VS..
VIM. League on account was dismiss
ed.
Mary Jane Hill recovered $3.50
against the estate Of Catherine
Somers, which had been disallowed.
Della c. May and her husband
Claud, were given the consent of the
court to sell certain real estate for
$3.50 to Jas. G.. Crab.
Allouannne For Eabr.,a,r-. mo
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
Dry Conditions.
Contributed by the "Wet" Side.

Everybody knows through common
report that conditions have grown
worse instead of better under dry
regime; that the longer local prohibi-
ton is practiced, the greater the
contempt for it becomes; that instead
of suppressing the traffic, prohibition
has driven it from legitimate, open
licensed channels to secret and illicit
haunts from which no revenues what
ever are derived.
Under the restrictive features of
the recent statute on the subject, fol-
lowed blythe action of the County
commissioners, there can be but five
licensed saloons in Plymouth. These
five, if they are established, must pay
an annual tax to the City and the
County of 500 each, or an aggregate
of $500 a year.
We submit that five regulated,
licensed retail liquor dealers ofknown
financial responsibility, from whom a
substantial revenue for the public
treasury is obtained. are far prefer
able to past conditions.
Being in perfect sincerity, we ad-
wise the voters of Plymouth to vote
"No" on the proposition which is to
be balloted on March 31st, which con-
templates the prohibition of the sale
of alcoholic liquors in the City of
Plymouth.
At the same time, we recognize the
rights Of the voters to take an op-
posite view of the situation from that
which appears expedient to us, and
we have neither criticism nor abuse
for those who do not agree with us,
The purpose Of the local option law is
to give the voters of municipal units
and others units the right to express
themselves on this subject, and every
citizen with a voters qualification
has right to hold and to express
his convictions without being subject.
ed to calumny and vituperative at
tack.
Especially do wes deprecate che
foolish talk Of prescription and boy.
cotting and the like, this being wholly
unfair end unAmerican. Whether q
man shall vote dry or wet, he i
justly entitled to his views, and tc
prescribe him FOR such would be
equivalent to the act Of holding him
vp lublic seorn and ridicuIe because
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
Good for the Blacksmith.

As many people come to me-" af-
firms the blacksmith, "when it is dry
as when it is wet. They don't stand
Mc off so much when it is dry. They
have more coin In their pockets
Wien the fellows spent their dollars
in the saloons they were apt. :. OF
taen, 10 let their horses go without
sl.oss. l don't know how it Was with
their children, some of tue shct
dealers will tell you that"
As the Grocer Sees It.
~ have a fellow in mind" said the
grocer, "who went home drunk regu.
larly every Saturday night. His fam
lily expected it as much as anything
Now that it is dry he comes in here
and buys a big armful of groceries
and pays for them and takes them
home every Saturday night"
81 really couldn't say, and ]
wouldn T want my name mentioned in
the paper said another merchant" as
there is any difference in the size of
the crowds which come to Plymouth
to trade when it is dry or wet, but ]
know they leave lot more money in
the regular businesses of the town
when it is dry, and there worth a LOT
more to Plymouth when they are here
and it is dry than when it is wet.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
Plans Landscape for Country Home

w. N. Nolan and son Schuyler
went to Chicago to deliver a land
scape job to Mrs. Chas. s. Killer to
be used on her Bourbon summe
home. The grounds ere laid out in a
large orchard to the rear of thu
beautiful home and wide automobil
drive comes up from the road to the
garage at the farther side of the or
chard. To the north of the house is
a croquet ground also a tennis court
both surrounded with shrubhery
which will be composed of shrub
that bear flowers the entire summer
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
NATUREOF TAfORDfR
General Delivery Window Will Be
Open to Accommodate the Travel
ing Public and Specials will
Be Delivered.

The Plymouth post Office will In all
probability be closed on Sundays be-
ginning soon, except In certain partl-
culars. Postmaster Steiner has just
received a communication from First
Assistant Postmaster General Grand
field in which it is stated that the De
partment is very anxious to give the
post office employees the benefits of
one day of rest in seven. Section 3 of
recent act of Congress provides as
follows about Sunday work:
"That hereafter for services re-
quired on Sundays of supervisory Of
ficers clerks in first and second class
post Offices, and city letter carriers,
compenatory time off during the
working days in amount equal to
that of the Sunday employment may
be allowed" etc.
Under this act the Postmaster
General seeks to close post offices
throughout the country except as fol-
lows:
"The general delivery window
should be kept open a sufficient
length of time TO accommodate the
travelling public and these patrons of
the Office who call FOR urgent personal
mail Mails should be received and
dispatched as usual and distributed
to boxes enough clerks being detail
ed for duty on Sunday to carry this
plan into to effect. Business men
who desire their mail regularly on
Sundays should be allowed to rent
boxes even though their mail is de-
livered to them by carriers on the
other days of the week.
The Department realizes that a
search of the carriers cases by the
general delivery clerk would consume
little time but it is anticipated that
patrons will refrain from calling for
mail on Sundays unless the occasion
is urgent and that under such circum
stances they would be willing to wait
Any person desiring an important
personal communication delivered to
him on Sunday should be accomodat-
ed upon payment Of the prescribed
fee for special delivery service.
"To prevent any delay in the first
delivery on Monday morning car
riers should be required to report a
little earlier on that day to route
their mail. The Sunday collection
from street boxes should not be dis
continued"
Continuing Mr. Grandfeld saws:
"The Department requests our ear
nest cooperation to bring this Sun
day closing, and suggest that if you
have any doubt as to the attitude of
the public on the subject, you take
the matter up with the press of your
city, with ministers and religious as
sociations, and with commercial bod
les and that you report to the De
partment the result and whether the
plan outlined in this letter cannot be
put into effect Immediately" =
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30

The Empire Voting machine will
be on exhibition at the courthouse
Friday and anyone desiring to do 90
may see and use the machine. This
is the Same kind Of q machine that b
now used In Fulton county.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
Win Give April rooI soc;.,

The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church will give a silver Offering
April Fool social al the home of A.
Z. krIng on west South street Fr;dsv
evening. The evening will be spent
IN various games and light refresh
ments will be served by the girls.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30

(2) Stated in particular terms,
this saloon proposition may be given
by showing what the experience Of
business men has been during the
past nearly two years OF dryness.
Either the busines men of Plym-
outh DO not tell the truth or their
business has been the best the past
two years that it has ever been. We
do not believe there is to be found a
business man in the city who will say
that his business has been poorer
during the two dry years than it was
before.
Doctors, grocerymen, dry goods
men. blacksmiths-all businesses
which have been interviewed on the
point-are emphatic that their busi-
ness and collections have been better
under a dry regime than with saloons.
Three doctors were recently sitting
in a restaurant, when the saloon
question came up. All were positive
that patients who paid not at all or
very slowly when we had saloons,
now pay all their bills and frequently
pay cash. Will the physicians vote
wet so that ney may return to the
cid conditions!
Groeerymen are as emphatic that
their business is better without sa-
looms than with them Their story
is much the same as that of the doe
tors: customers pay better and more
of it. Are the groeers going to return
to the old order and lose the money
they are now getting? Here are
some other experieces, gathered partly
iuring the dry period through which
lymouth has just come:
What Travelling Men Think.
A Plymouth lady sat in the seat in
front of two runners" evidently
coal dealers in a railway train re-
Gently and overheard the following
conversation:
"Going to stop at Knox?'
eyes, I'M going to drop off there. -
'My house wont let me stop there
any MORE"
"The people there didn't used to
buy much coal nor pay for what they
did buy, but it's different now. Since
the saloons went out they buy lots of
ii and pay for nearly every bit of it. -
Collections are Better.
4 Plymouth man has a brother
who is miller in Monterey. He says
collections have been. good In his busi-
ness since the saloons are out of busi-
ness.
In Bourbon.
A Bourbon merchant says it makes
a big difference in the credit business
when the saloons are knocked out.
You can trust people and get your
easier when there are no saloons.
Want Better Houses
Owners Of houses in Plymouth say
rents are higher and can be collected
easier when here are no saloons.
House hunters here say you can
hardly find housss to rent, and this
when the town was dry.
A Real Estate man says when the
town went dry, property went up q
rer cent. And It was good property
that people wanted to buy He says
tb;e vaa "A al over the county.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
Better For Dry Goods Man.

As far as have noticed" said a
Plymouth dry goods merchant 'just as
many people come to Plymouth when
it is dry as when it is wet. Only
there's this differenc, they pay for
what they buy better. And they buy
better things; shoes and coats and
SO on, because they do not spend all
their money in the saloons.''
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
THE SALOON PROPOSE
TON FOR PLYMOUTH i
l. IT'S A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
IL. IT is A SOCIAL AND MORAL PROP
OSITION.
Big Crowds Come.

A hardware merchant of Plymouth
says the biggest crowd that he ever
saw in Plymouth was one dry Satur-
day last Fall. cit was the biggest
crowd the city ever had," he said.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30

Continuing the argument began
Friday on the saloon as a business
proposition. 1t is found that the
bank deposits of Plymouth show a
most wonderful and astonishing in
crease during the dry period. This
increase In deposits has been accom-
panied, of course, by proportionate
increase in the resources of all the
banks, which has enabled them to do
more business and occupy a more
prominent place in the financial
world.
Would you be atonished if yoa
were told that the deposits of the
Plymouth banks increased more than
1867 900 during the two dry years
in Plymuthf Here are the figures
for two wet years and for two dry
years. They run from September 80
tc September 30 Of the years given:
Voor DeDOSitS
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
Increase S 367,S56.3O

Bank deposits are the surest indi-
cation of the financial prosperity Of
community.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30
List of Allowances

First Natl Bank, int on Funding
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-03-30

A Bourbon merchant says it makes
a big difference in the credit business
when the saloons are knocked out.
You can trust people and get your
easier when there are no saloons.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05

The Republican Executive and
State Central Committees met
in Louisville last week and call
ed State Convention, 10 meet
in Louisville, Tuesday, July II,
1911, for the purpose of nomi.
mating State ticket. The
County mass meetings to select
delegates will be held on Satur.
day, before July 8. Representa-
ton, one delegate for each 10C
votes and one for each fraction
over so cast at the last Presiden-
tial election. Before the com
mittees the O'Rear forces made
a fight for Lexington but were
out voted.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05
Ozark.

J. C. Bryant is quiet sick at
this writing.
G. G. Reynolds sold a cow and
calf to Pendleton and 10y for
$4,000. \
Miss Annie Hardin, Columbia,
and Cary Cabbel Danville, were
visiting in Ozark last Saturday
night.
Mrs. Alice White and daughter
Mrs. Nora Brinkle, ILL.,, are visi-
ting the family of Jeff and John
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Hudson
have been at the bedside of then
mother who has been quite sick
at the home OF T.. 5. Harris.
Mrs. Mae Moss and son, Ray
mond, of Greensburg, Lave beer
visiting at ], w. Morris.
Frank Montgomery, wife anC
twin daughters, attended the re
ception of Ed Nell Conover ant
wife at w. H. Conover last Sun.
day.
The low prices in poultry AM
eggs havenot discouraged the VIC
, men as there are more youn,
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05

chickens now than for a long
time. Women with a few old hen
can do more than men do with an
hundred acre farm.
The relatives and friends O f
Aunt Meeky Montgomery gave
her a surprise birthday dinner
March Oath. sMeeky lives at the
old home of her grand father i n
in the house built by him when
he came from Va, one hundred
years ago. We used some silver
spoons and a cup made by Frank
Montgomery, a salt cellar
brought from Livery DOL England.
This pair costing $500. We
saw a home made cotton
shirt that Nancy Taylor had spun,
wove and made for her father
near century ago. Those pres
ent were mesdams Will, Josh,
Kint, &c. and J. B. Montgomery
Jeff White, Irwin Blair, Richard
Reeves, John and Alvin Young,
Burton Yates, Ellen Holiday,
Ann Morris, Mary Montgomery,
Jake Gabbart, Misses Liza Mont
gomery, Cary Cabbell, and Win
ME Montgomery, June, Robt,
and Kint Montgomery, and Nat
White.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05

petrate an out rage on a white
woman, has been proven to be
utterly false, and that he was
knocked down and beaten with
out cause. President Taft and
Lyman Abbott, editor of the Out
look, and other noted men have
exhonorated Washington, and
class his treatment as brutal
attack on an innocent man. AS
The News mentioned the cir
cumstance as was first reported,
it takes pleasure in making the
above statement.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05
ust good boating water now.

just good boating water now.
Mrs. J. N. Dillon and son Jas
pe~, of Burnside, is visiting her
brother-in-law at this place.
Miss Mary E. Williams is visi-
ting her brother, D, w. Williams,
at Burnside
J. F. Hurt and Miss Matte
Melton were married last Sun
day at the brides father, A. Mil
ton Esq, Volley Smith officiating.
May their paths be strewn with
sunshine and flowers.
Little Bette Irwin is visiting
her grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. F. Lloyd Becks Store.
James Cole was on hands as
usual yesterday to get News,
James says he has found all of
his iron wedges and wont have
to lose any more, he is talking of
having claims put to them.
Miss Lois Dillon and Mrs ]. N.
Dillon went to White Bottom
last Saturday to visit P. W a
Parmley's wife who has been
sick.
R. L. Snow with Robertson
Bros & Co., of Louisville, W S
calling on our merchants at this
place last week.
Mrs S, A. Stephenson was here
shopping last week.
Miss Anna Baker returned
from Burnsides where she has
been visiting her sister Mrs ]. l..
Grissom for five or six weeks.
]. H. is staying with his par
ents a few days. nursing a felor
on his thumb. He had DR.. Baker
to split it and is much better.
Irvein & Lloyd is fixing to in
stall a McCaskey Register in theil
store.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05

Senator Thomas H. Paynter
has announced his candidacy for
the nomination for United States
Senator, subject to the July LIST
primary. He publishes a long
card, going over his record since
he has been in the Senate and
asks an endorsement at the
hands of the Democrats of Ken
lucky. He states that he is a
member of the Judiciary Com
mittee and is just now in a posi-.
ton to be of great service to the
people of the State. He pays {
compliment TO his friend and op
ponent, Hon. Ollie James, an(
says he can do more good as ;
member of the Ways and Mean
Committee in the House of Rep
resentatives than he could posi-
bly, do in the Senate. He ask
that his candidacy be given care
full consideration. ~.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05
Twins Store.

There is nothing new to report
from this part, but as we have
been delinquent for awhile, will
jot down few lines any how.
Mr.. Mckinley was here to-day
gathering up eggs, poultry and
produce of all kinds.
Miss Esther Withers, is home
after a few weeks stay with her
brother, Mr.. William Withers.
Mrs. Emma Cooper, and Miss
Pearl Emerson were here last
week visiting their sister, Mrs.
Jacob Cooper.
w. S. Hughes, our sheriff, and
G.. A. Hammond of Russell
Springs, were here Saturday.
Mr.. Bryant Niece and family,
and Mr.. M. T. Wilson and family
visited relatives here last week.
Mr.. Smith, the live stock in
spector was around last week,
looking after the sheep.
Stanley Cooper sold one two
year old horse for $115. to Finley
Richardson.
DIR. Hammond sold one cow and
calf to Leo Hatfield for $40.
We were glad to note the article
in your last issue, by DR.. Scholl,
regarding the Russell County
Medical Society. The majority OF
the people seem to be ignorant
about the vital statistic law, as is
shown by their manner of re.
porting births, and deaths. The
Dr., being called on to make out
death certificates. days after the
burial, even when this should bt
: the first thing done.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05

1t now looks like Hon. Jas. B.
McCreary, of Madison county,
will be the nominee of the Demo-
cratic party for Governor. Hon.
VIM Adams, of Harrison county,
has not withdrawn from the con-
test, but he does not seem to be
making an effort for the nomi-
nation. Senator McCreary spoke
at Hopkinsville Monday, say
ing he will be actively before
the people from now until the
primary. He further said that
the Democratic State ticket,
when nominated, will win in
November.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05
WE'D. APRIL. ), 1911,

There has been a lull in Demo
cratic sentiment throughout the
State for the last three weeks.
There are two announced can
didates for the nomination for
Governor, but their movements,
if any has been made, has been
remarkably quiet. There will
have to be some ginger put into
this campaign; the Democracy
must be aroused, and the best of
feeling must prevail in ordar that
the nominee, whoever he may
be, will receive the united
support of the party at the No
vember election. Our candidates
are good men, and it is going
to take a good one to win if
O'Rear is nominated by the Re.
publicans. This statement cannot
be denied, hence it is the imperi.
tive duty of the Democrats tt
close up the gaps and get ready
for the hottest fight the State
has ever witnessed. Forget
everything that has come int
the contest to bring about trouble
esponse the cause of your choice
work for him until the primary
closes, and if your favorite should
be defeated wheel into line anC
work increasingly until the fall
election for whoever wins tn,
nomination.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05
BakertOn.

Twen.y five years ago to day
it showed all day and it is snow
ing to day, but there is lots of
difference in the river. It was out
of it's banks then and there is
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05

The Whallen Bros, John and
Jim, of Louisville, two of the
best known politicians in Ken.
lucky, have withdrawn from
politics for all time to come.
They announce that the rest OF
their lives will be devoted tc
their families.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-05

In his speech at Hopkinsville
Senator McCreary said he favor
ed a platform convention to b e
held after the July primary. Why
not before the primary?