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MEPUIB CAN """ VOLUME 57 PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1911. NUMBER 52. . . . . . --uünif 4' 'if j BV F BR : IIIIII I ' I IU I Kl -w w ibi v m UHR ft i iiiii.iiLiiiiiiiiniu M0TIN11E BY THE FINDING OF THE JURY IN THE ISAAC HERRIMAN WILL CASE THE WILL CAN NOT BE BROKEN. 1111 I !C MOT RDfWFNinot sustained the charge of Insanity, HILL I J MUI . UIU ULI 21any Witnesses Examined In An 'v At tempt t" J at the Will of Isaac Herriman On Insanity Charge. In the Isaac Herriman will case xnai was aeciuea uy lue jurvinu- A 1 A 1 -Ti l 1 Xl IPI I uay nil; in in lavur ui me ueieiiuam an explanation further than the mere statement of the verdict is deemed necessary to a full under standing of the cause. Isaac Herriman had several daugh ters, and one son, Benjf.min. Dur ing his life time, there came to his home a girl who had been cast out on , to the world, who was taken in and given a home, and afterwards became the wife of the son Ben, ap pearing in the case as Katie Herri man. After their marriage a home was built "near the family home, and an arrangement was made between , fat hex, aiuLon by which, the son ran the farm on a basis of three-fifths I i to himself and tWO-Üfths to the father. When the wife of Isaac Herriman died he made a will, which ! favored the son above the daugh ters, they having married, leaving the old folks to the care of the son and his wife. One of the daugh ters had gone from home and mar ried Sam Stewart, wjose name has been familiar to readers of the Re publican of late years. Later on when the son Ben, died, another will was made. In the mak ing of this will the families of the daughters fared about alike, but there being twenty-nine grandchil dren, the testator showed favoritism in the bequests to several of these. Amirtr hAOA f Trnn fivninA it vn n rinnt I- dren were two children of Sam Sewart, and they were not among the lavored ones. 1 he reason beinpart of thecase. Under the law, if Mr. Herriman had left no will, the daughters 1 would have shared equally in the property, but as the. will was made it left them and thpir children with varying amounts, which v were not satisfactory to some of them. At the same time that the will was drawn, a deed was made to twenty acres of land to Kattie Herriman, the wife of Ben Herriman, who had cared forhe father after the death of his wife, and who took care of the older man even after the death of the son. Besides giving this twenty acres to his daughter-in-law, Mr. Herriman also left her a sum of money, about .$147.00, out of which "vshe was to pay for certain things about the crave, which betas done roiWod thr amnnnt to about 104. 'The original action was brougM to set aside the will, and in the same rmraerraDh. was the setting aside of r 7 the deed made to Katie Feriman of jthe twenty acres of land. The Attorney for the defense raised a that two causes could not be brought in the same case or paragraph, and the point was sustained by the judge, the last part was stricken out, and the case limited to action to break the will, leaving the matter of. the deed for future complaint. Inasmuch as the breaking of. the will only involved the legacy of $147.00. given to Katie Ilerriman, under ordinary circumstances it would not H worth quarreling over, but the point was, if Tsaac Herriman was insane when the will was made, it would be easy to prove him insane when the deed was made. The real cause is easy to see Into, Mr. Herriman sought to dispose of his property while alive in? such a way as was satisfactory to himself, and contrary to what the strict law governing such an . estate would give to each heir. He wished to do this because be felt that some of bis chil dren were more .deserving of lis favors than others were. "Whether he was light or wrong in thus wishing to iavor some over others, was not the point the jury were told to consider. Their opinion was not asked for. What they thought was the proper way for Mr. Herriman to do, was not the issue ; before them. What they were ask 'ed to pass on was'as to whether the plaintiff had proven to their satis faction that Isaac Herriman was in sane when the will in question was imade. If thev decided that he was insane, then the will could be set aside. If their finding was that the evidence did not prove to them that he was insane, then : the will should stand, and could not be broken under the terms of the complaint. The finding of the jury was, after several ballots, that the plaintiff had land the will was therefore not brob en. an will With the verdict, it is clear that attempt to set aside the deed fail on the charge of Insanity. The "Old Crowd" TJntertained. One df the pleasant things con- nectel with the coming of the Christ mas time is that an -opportunity is given for reunions. ., Families make a special effort to get together for Christmas more than at any other season of the year. Not only families but various groups of ,old iriends get together, and recount the days that are gone, and in a measure live ia memo. tfae fl spent in more younthful times.' Ever with these little gatherings there is a tinge of sadness, for all of the i - i once joyous crowd cannot be) there. jSome are hindered by sickness, bnsi jness, distance and various other I causes. Some there are from every jcircle who are gone. :.They - sleep, jthe sleep that will know no waking" until the ansrel's trump is sounded that calls the sleepers forth. Kindred jand friends have. bade them fare-; I well, and they cannot hear and-heed" ?the calls that might be -made for them, tfut this need not hinder the I V rest from meeting-, and rehearsing thepleasant scenes of the past. We cannot, and we would not wish to, Ihlnt thpm from mimnrr's toMflf on we can get pure enjoyment in our after lives by talking over with old friends those former days. Even we can -if we will get pleasure tell ing over the good qualities of the lives that have now ceased forever, and often we are strengthened by remembering some good that came from their life to us. So that no life that has been lived unselfishly is lost, for it still lives in us, and in spires us to do high things. Things that will tend to elevate, those about us, as we go through this life. Some ten or a dozen years ago- just the exact number does not mat- 'terthere was a crowd of g I people in Plymouth who had right jollv times together. Thev were jSucn ag na(j a part,in what was T- il L I T1 nM I frt 1 tt I and the "Bon Tons." They have iecome scattered, and it is no long er posible to gather them all to gether. Indeed some are "sleeping 'the long sleep," tbeir eyes are shat and their ears are stopped. Miss Mary C. Brown, now Mrs. Dr. H. Browne, was one of the crowd who then constituted the vounsrer .0Clety folks of Plymouth. At this jCJrMtmas time there are a number f the members in the city, and Mrs. iBrowne conceived the idea of having lhem a11 ther for an evening. The thought was loon worked out, for with Mrs. Browne action comes 'quick after thought. Invitations in !fn informal way were sent to the old crowd" to come over to Mary's home on north Michigan-street, last evening, and have a season of old- ,fashi?ned visiting. Those who were learned and had children were to UTmZ inem aionS and wane tney talked among themselves, the un married ones were to care for the i children of their more fortunate I brothers and sisters. I Some thirty were there, countin ,the little new members, and with songs as of old they went over in memory the happy days spent in those halcyon times so dear to them all. They were happy they were 'sad. Happy in a reunion, in part 'sad at the thoughts of those gone beyond recall. That they were royally entertain- ed goes without saying, for no one among the whole "old crowd" knows better than Mrs. Browne just (how to make all feel at ease, and (each one who was there will take(np the sterner duties of life next week fvvith a new vigor gained by the hour spent last evening: in ?oing over again the,word$ and deeds that bring ,back to mind the joyous . days when .life meant so much to each hearty FARMERS ARE HOLDING A BIG Hi HERE GOOD PROGRAM IS BEING CARRIED OUT AS PLANNED AND MANY FARMERS ATTEND. A SPECIAL DAIRY DAY Noted Men Are Here to Tell What They kn0w About How to Get Best Be suits For Xabor Expended. The Marshal County Farmers ' In stitute is being held at the Court House beginning with Tuesday morn ing. C. T. Mattingly was the . first speaker, with his experiences grow ing alfalfa on his farm near Plym outh. A discussion followed, after, which M. L. Fisher of Purdue took up the subject of the various grasses for the making of hay and for pas- turing purposes. : After the opening of the after- noon session, J. F. Behnur of Hib b&rd spoke on Soils and - their con ditions, and then Mr. Fisher -spoke on the subject of good seeds jnaking good crops. He explained the pro cess of selecting corn, and other seeds for planting, and said tiat the man who selected right was sure to have good, results, while poor selection-resulted in poor crops the next year. ( Mr. Fisher is a clear and con vincing speaker, and his talks will surely be of much help to the farm ers if they give heed to what he .says - H. H. Swaim came next on the program for the afternoon- session, and talked on the care of the orchard. Mr. Swaim is well known being the man who judged the fruit and grain at the Home Coming last fall. That his talk will be full of interest is sure. Considering the bad weather, the attendance of farmers is good, showing they have an interest in these meetings and realize the bene fits to be gained. The program as published is being carried cut substantially as planned. The farmers are attending fairly well, and those who are there mani fest an interest by asking questions and trying to get the information that is necessary to a full under standing of tha Subject nnder dis cussion. The management of the institute this year is fortunate in having secured able men to present what the farmer wants to know, arid a meeting of this kind is sure ly of great benefit to the up-to-date farmer. Farmers &re much like other people. The"re are among them the same class of "know-it-all" who insist that their way is the only way. These are not the men who get out of these institutes. But good the man who takes heed to the speaker as he tells what he has found by aciuai experiences, is in niau wuu gets benefit. To such the speakers will carefully go over and explain all the details, and it is by paying Jat- tention to the small things that the larger results are obtained. We have been unable to procure notes on all that has been given at this institute, but if all subjects are discussed as ably as the few we have been privileged to listen to, the farmers are to be congratulated on the. good speakers that have been provided for them. - At the Farmers' Institue on Wed- nesday morning, S. B. Connor of Purdue University, gave a talk on Green Manure. In the course of his remarks he stated that Indiana farm- ers wasted from eighteen to twenty million dollars worth of barn yard manure every year. Lack of aknowl- edge of how to use manure so as to get the best results was the caus of this wholesale waste. He urged that this be stopped, and xall saved and carefully applied. All grain crops need to be care fully rotated corn, wheat, clover and between them a crop of some jPoultry and Eggs at the opening such growth as cow peas, soy bean3,J session, of the institute Wednesday f vetch or something of this nature, under as a that should be turned green manure. No attempt should be De made to harvest, or even to pas- "MAINE DRY-AS fc-'Z.'ZiSS .1 ... 'Arf... ' ture such crops, buf they shculd be all given back to the ground as a fertilizer. . x The speaker explained the various properties of the plants; and had charts giving the results of-different experiments that had been conduct ed by the Purdue University man agement. He declared that a crop jf cow, peas or other Leguminous j plants, would cost about $5.00 per acre to sow and prepare the ground, and this was rauch less than any good fertilizer' wotdd cost. He ex plained further that to harvest this crop, feed it to stock, and use the manure for fertilizer, would lessen sits ;value -fifty percent. That is, if turned under green it was worth twice as much tothe land, than it would be if cut and feed to stock. Mi. Conner spoke of vetch as a crop that was comin into- notice, and advised' farmers to 'study this, and be early in the field as raisers! of it. The point emphasized by the speaker was tat if good crops of grain are wanted, the farmer must have plenty of manure and use it judiciously and wisely, else he need not expect good results. Care of the Orchard. . In his talk at the Farmers' In- Quality price and they will always stitute on the Care of the Orchard, 'find buyers where the seller estab H. H. Swaim spoke of the recent .lishes a reputation for first quality Indiana apple show, and some of its surpriss, one of which was that some way very good prizes came to the northern part of the state. Cora- mercial fruit men in the south por- tion of v the state have always con- tended that northern vIndiana could not grow apples, especially the Grimes. Ft. Wayne, Allen County, tookthe grand Sweepstakes ($200) for best box at the show, and it was a box of Grimes Gold&i at that. St. Joseph county took the Indian apolis News $2C0 prize for best coun ty exhibit. Marshall county had one orchardist who made a very credit- -1.1 1 ! j 1 J 1 1 able exhibit, and took first on best plate of Grimes Golden. That's ;what northern Indiana and 3IarshalI (County can jjo, if they onlj- will do The speaker emphasized the lm the the jportance of proper care for orchard. Whatever is sown in .orchard should, be a cover crop and ,not a pasture crop. Return it to the iground, not take it off for feed. Cut (out dead and useless wood, and .shape the tree properly. j The importance and necessity of . spraying if we would have , fruit, jwas also brought out clearly. First (the winter spraying, when trees iare dormant, for the control of San J0se and other scale insects. Then the summer spraying at proper times to kill or control, the codling moth -or apple worm, and other insects land funjras pests and enemies of good fruit. Full and detailed information 'about how and when to spray may be jhad for the asking by writing to the Horticultural Department of Purdue ;University, Lafayette, Indiana, Spraying, not only controls and kills i insect and, other pests, b j preserving effect, on fruit, as shown hy samples exhibited from sprayed 'and unsrtraved trees. The cost is ;very small compared to the benefits,. land sDravins must be done if we are c bar fruit of any commercial I lvalue. Prof. ' . A. G.' Phillips of Purdue TT-r, J-.-f ! -r maAa a ßA r-r ( IIUICIBJ f LLiaA C 1111V l CI 1 fV UU mormm He showed that there is more money in poultry, if properly hand- .led. than in anything else produced I EXPECTED." i i . .in irrf i r Bartholomew in Minneapolis Journal. on thejfarm provided the buyer can be induced to pay a fancy price for the best poultry and eggs, and he can,be made to do this if the farm ers 'will stand together, grade their poultry and eggs and demand a price according to quality. Some farmers do not want eggs tested because they sell good eggs, dirty eggs, small eggs and stale eggs all in a bunch, never think of grading them because they have never done so. Thewife anchthe hens often buy all the groceries for a family on a farm and have a greater surplus at the end of the year than the farm er has from the sale of everything else. In most fanning communities the pronts could be increased 2d per I cent, by proper handling and grad ing. ' Eggs should weigh one and a half pounds to the dozen, should be uni- form in size, naturally clean, not jjwashed, should be strong shelled, resh and sound. No egg over five 'days old should be sold. Eggs from stolen nests cracked eggs and small eggs should be used at home; and first quality eggs should bring a first goods. Eggs should be laid in clean nests, kept in a cool, dry place, and should be gathered every day. An egg will ibegin to get stale in -24 hours if kept in a temperature higher than (70 degrees. Every rooster except those kept in pens, specially for breeding pur poses, should be sold as early as July .1, because infertile eggs are better than fertile eggs. Buyers should be made to pay a better price for graded eggs, than for inferior eggs because they can sell good eggs for from three to five 1 ll f 1 f cents a dozen more than inferior leggs. The same rule applies on selling poultry. ,Fine, smooth, fat hens are worth more than poor skyiny birds. But if a dealer has, a place to fatten the skinny chickens he can put a pound of meat on a two pound hen n two weeks, for less than seven cents a" pound and sell the three jpound hen for a fancy pric. The farmer should .do this at home. Dealers will soon learn to patroh- jize the best producers and pay them .the highest price, and the people. who produce good poultry and &ood eggs will not have to pay the losses of inferior goods which they now have to pay in most communities. The whole address may be surn med up in one sentence. Produce the best and demand a price in ac xrdance with quality. The committee on nominations re- 'ported as follows: Prjsident, Charles :Bake.r; Secretary, Ralph Kline; jlireasurer, Wm. Seymour. I Vice-Presidents: - Center, Alonzo jßtephenson; Bourbon, Ora Seymour; jPolk, Lorie M. Chase; West, Chas. 'Harrison Bingle; Walnut, John iWickizer; Tippecanoe, Wm. Yantis; orth, Ed Äanaar; Green, Llba. Kobinson." The committee on Resolutions re- ported as follows: i Be it resolved, That we, in Farm- rs'. Institute assembled, hereby ex- iartA run. fTianlrc find nrvnivxM a f inn to j v via vu.aa.mf " i l " " Judge Bernetha .for vacating the i Court Room for this meeting; to the speakers for their efforts to crake .this meeting of interest; to the orchestra for music, and to all who .have helped in this meeting. GIVE FINE PROGRAM. Methodist Sunday School Pleases Congregation Which Packed the Church Sunday Night. An audience which packed the Methodist church to the doors Sun day night was highly pleased by the program which was rendered by the members of the school. A pretty little Christmas tree lighted by elec tric candles, occupied the center of the platform, and a large Sunday school choir rendered some excellent music. At 8:25 Sannta Claus arriv ed and going to the front shook hands with most of the little boys 'and girls, who were very glad to see him. He said he could not stay long because he had other little boys and girls to see that night. The program was under the direction of Superin tendent Frank Southworth and was pleasing to all, both as to its length and character. It is as follows: The Song and the Child. Orchestra. Redemption song by the Chorus Choir ' ' We love the story Primary Classes Prayer. " Pesponsive Reading. Hymn, Joy to the World, Congrega tion. Recitation, The Song and the Child, Florence Morlock Music, Chorus Choir. Exercise, "Why He Came," ...... Ruama Suit's Class Song, "The Little Child, Mildred Duncan and JeanMetsker Recitation, "My Wish" Harry McKinney Song, "Silent Night," Minnnie Swindell's Class Responsive Reading. Orchestra. Exercise, Christmas Mrs. Murgatroyd's Class Recitation, "Praise to the King".. Walter Cunningham Exercise, "Christmas Candles,".... Grace Royce 's Class Manger Story. ..Raymond Fanning, Howard Grube. Clifford Drake. Solo, "The Old Story" ....George Milner Recitation, "What Does It Mean To Me t " . .'. .... ... Charles Knappen Gifts to the King, Fred Long, Claud Maxey, Frank Knappen Song, "Cradle Hymn by Luther,".. Primary Classes Christmas Address by the Pastor Song by the Chorus Choir. Benediction. Christmas At Brightside. If any set o children more than another needs Christmas, it is the unfortunate ones who have not the surroundings of real home life. The children at Brightside are not really unfortunate, but rather the reverse, for Mrs. Work and Miss Barr join in the effort to make the Christmas tide a time of good cheer. Twenty-five chickens, with all the usual good things that go with any body's chicken dinner, are servecbup for the little ones at that home. Each child is given a present that is appropriate, dolls being given the little girls,, for nothing can delight a girl so much as a doll. One hun dred and fifty pounds of candy are given out, so that each one gets his hare, and the day is ; made as pleas ant arid enjoyable as possible. No. visitors are allowed on Christmas, as there is a relaxing of the usual re straint, and more or less of confus ion is a natural result. The children are given presents by their rela tives and friends outside, and have a day of joy and happiness. The management sees that no child is neglected, but is made to have a part in the general good time. Thankgiving and Christmas are the days when the children are given a chicken dinner. On New Year's day they are given a rabbit dinner, and if rabbits are not available, some thing else extn;. is substituted. Burglary At Culver. The Slatterly Drug Store In Cul ver was burglarized Saturday night, and $150 taken. It is quite likely the work is of local talent, as no at tempt was made to take anything but money. The place where a bag with silver change was kept was lo cated by some one, . and the store entered and this taken. The thieves have not been apprehended as yet. There has been considerable petty thieving about the town,, and the citizens are on the watch , for the guilty parties. Advertised Letters. Schwartz Import Co. ' Isiah Thomas. , Walter Verhalen. Commercial Nat. Bank. Mrs. Mary Change. Mrs. Sam Miller. Etta Manuwal. Miss Merley Paul Mrs. Mary Seiders. Mrs. Ida Wickizer. i DEATH OF PL10UIH FRED M. SHOEMAKER FALLS DEAD IN HIS RESTAURANT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. WAS SICK SOME TIME Indication of Tuberculosis Is Reveal ed by Post Mortem Examina tion Made If the Physicians. Plymouth people were startled Sun day morning when word was passed about that Fred Shoemaker had died suddenly Saturday night. He was at his restaurant on Michigan street, and was serving three late customers shortly after eleven o'clock, and had just spoken to his assistant to place the ftföd on the tables. He sat down jona stool, and leaned forward, when an attendant cnanced to notice nrn just in time to prevent his falling to ;the "floor. A great clot df blood came from his mouth, and he was dead in a few moments. lie was taken care of, and physi cians summoned, but they found him past all help. A post mortem was held bv doctors Stevens, Holtzen dorff, Eley, Knott and Eidson, and it was found that the lungs indicated tuberculosis affection, which resulted in his sudden death. Mr. Shoemaker had been sick for several months, but had attended to jhis business all the time. While the I death was in a 'measure unexpected jand sudden, the intimate friends of Mr. Shoemaker have known for a jlong time he was a sick man, and ithat it was only by an effort of the jwill that he was able to keep about his work. His wife has been giving some anxiety, having but recently return- led from an operation in a Fort Wayne hospital, and for her sake her husband has tried to keep up, when many persons would have given up completely. Fred M, Shoemaker was the last surviving son of John M. Shoemaker who was for years a leading mer chant of Plymouth. He died several 'years ago, leaving a wife who still resides on south Michigan street with an adopted daughter, Miss Anna IShoemaker. Fred Shoemaker was ;,born Nov. 6, 1859, and died Dec. 23, 1911, aged 52 years, 1 month and 17 .days. He leaves two daughters, Laura and Mileta andione so T. besides his wife and other relatives as stated. The funeral was held at the family home on Miner street at two o'clock (this afternoonn, with Rev. Zumstein of Laporte officiating, assisted by .Father Ivins. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Riddick-Boys' Gathering. One of the pleasant gatherings for the Christmas time was that of members of the Riddick ind Boys families at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Boys. Sunday and Mon day were happy days for the rela tives who were reunited from many distant places. The company of jsitors consisted of Rev. I. H. Rid dick, father of Mrs. Boys, with hii , wife and son Parker from Albion, Mich.; Mrs. E. R. Close of Richmond jlnd., sister of Rev. Mr. Riddick; Foster Riddick of Winamac. Ind., and Paul Riddick of Lewistown, Mont., brothers of Mrs. Boys; Mrs. : Richard T. ' Baldwin of Marlette, jMich., sister of tMxs. Boys, Miss ;Lucile Dilley of Martins ville. lnd., Jand LZ A. Boys of Goodland, Kans., father of Mr. Boys. I The company went to South jBend Wednesday to att nd the wed jding of JMr. Foster Riddick of Win amac to Miss Verna Kizer of that jeity. ' Ex-Deputy Schroeder of Bcnrbon was a Plymouth visitor Tuesday. 1 1-