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-1 Vi TUT VOLUME 56 PLYMOUTH. INDIAN; THURSDAY, FEBRABY 15, 1911 NUMBER 7 TT" TT A TTT TT TT : ' - '- : -J I, D SECTION M2N ASK NEW LAW. s 1 0 M 4 I BIG MASS MEETING AT METHO DIST CHURCH DECIDES TO PILE PETITION BEFORE NEXT BOARD OF COUNTY' COMMIS SIONERS. REV. PFLUG TO LEAD PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN AND PASTORS DISCUSS THE LIQUOR QUESTION AND URGE TEMPERANCE 1 PEOPLE TO STAND TOGETHER. Plymouth, will have a local option election. That question was decided in a big mass meeting held at the .Methodist church Sunday night. A petition will be presented to the next hoard vi county commissioners asking them to üx the date for such an elec tion. The new law provides that the board must call the election within twentv ur not to exceed thirty days alter their meeting. The Plymouth election, therefore, will be held not later than Thursday, April G, and may be held as early as Monday, 31 a i ch 27. The meeting Sunday night was largely attended, the church being en tirelv filled. . The audience seemed to be determined, amens and other ex-, pressions of approval being frequent and positive. The interest and at- tentieat-all -times -was such as to produce the effect that this was a meeting1 for business and no mere formality which would die a soon f-s the meeting was over. Kev. Fraley presided and the choirs of the Methodist and Presby terian churches rendered some fine music. Rev. Lineberry offered thfe opening prayer a;id in it he prayed that men would rise above party pre judices and put an end to the saloon. Or it' the men would not do it, that - the time would soon comes when the women would have the right to do it. Kev. C G. Baker of the Christian church was first introduced, and poke of a better city from a moral point of viev. He said the people felt the injustice of the new liquor law. The burden of calling an elec tion was put- upon the temperance people who had already borne that burden once, when it should have been put upon the saloons. This dis pleases us but we must submit to the law. To the objection that a city with well regulated saloons was bet ter than one full of blind tigers, Rev. Baker said that neither blind tigers nor saloons are necesary. The sa loons would not be' regulated any more than the present blind tigers are. Saloons mean more sorrow and more drunkenness, he said, and ht. asked that the voters care for then wives and children more than f oi drink, and to it that we be no longer dominated by the liquor in fluence. The Business Side. Samuel Schloser made a strong argument on the saloon as a business . proposition. The saloon, he said, is not a business, ad he could not set why any business man should con sider it as a business. It is the greatest enemy oi legitimate business in the land today. He was not will ing to put his business on the same . plane with the saloon. The grocer, the dry goods man. the clothier any other business man gives something to the people for their money; but the saloon keeper ' takes the money and gives nothing of value for it. Therefore the saloon , is not a legitimate business, and a state has no right'to license it at all. Geo. H. Thayer, Jr., made s- short and impressive speech. He had - t been born and reared in Plymouth) had lived here fifty years he said, and wanted to spend the rest' of his years in a town without saloons. It was a great relief when the saloons went out. He urged the voters to stand together and fight the saloon. The saloon was a great economic waste. The obolition of the liquor . traffic is the way to conserve our people and is the most important conservation proposition of the day. Dr. Brown said there were two forces, one making for civilization and another making for saaogery and cviL The saloon and the associations toof fore in the world for in this fight, he declared. Blind tigers are not necessary. "We have blind tigers when we have blind of ficers and blind citizens. We must take sides in this fight. Movement for Election We want to start a movement to night to keep the saloons from com ing back to Plymouth, said Rev. Pflug. The matter of their coming back has been taken out of our hands, and if we do nothing they will come back. The law lays the burden unjustly on the dry forces but we will take up that burden and make the fight. The majority party said the unit for local option should be the city and township and not the county and we must abide by the rule of the majority. I believe that a majority of the city will vote for a dry town. But even if we do not wiu, the fight will be a good moral tonic for the citj, said Mr. Pflug. An .election will make the city a better city, foi the question is larger than just that of whether we shall have saloons here. It is one of "am I my brother's keep er. Leaders Elected. An after meeting held in the Sun dav school room, was lanrelv attend ed and the following men were elect ed to direct the campaign: Rev. George A. Pflug President. J. W. SMers Secretary. Warren MeFarlin Treasurer. For t he encouragement of the treasurer it was announced that tht collection of the evening amounted to .$7.23. About twenty petitions were hand ed out for securing signatures for an election. The work of securing names to this petition will befpushed with much vigor. It is confidentl" expected that many more than J,he required 200 names will be seer red. WEST TOWNSHIP GRADUATES Teacher Training Students get Diplo mas for Good Work Prof. Wen-' ger Speaks at Meeting. The West township Sunday School convention was held in the Union church on Saturday. An encourag ing interest was inaugurated in tht good attendance in both sessions. The evening meeting was unique in that it was the graduating exercise of a Teacher Training class of ten. The teacher was Mrs. Laura Laude man and the students are: Miss Hazel Austin, Mrs Mary Austin, Miss Lena Burns, Miss Vera Burns, Mr. Harry Carger, Miss Fern Day, Miss Erma Lender, Miss Mabel Markley. Mr. Walter Price, and Mr. Lawrence Welborh ' Prof. Wenger of North Manchestei college gave a stirring address. All the members of the class acquitted themselves with much credit in a memory drill in scripture verses and in the class song. The members of the West township class will join with the other mem bers in the county class of 1911, forty-two in all, on Thursday evening in the county convention in singing the same song which was composed both words and music by Miss Julia Yockey. Dr. Holtzendorff Recovering. Dr. A. C. Holtzendorff, who has been quite ill from an attack of neuraligia of the heart, is now re covering nicely. Many families, who depend on him to keep them this side of eternity have been very anxious lest "something should happen to the dear old Doc." But nothing did happen and the prospects are good for him to spend many more year enjoying his rare garden, dealing out dope, and swapping jokes with hi friends as they pass his front porch. Nursing Lame Foot. Mr. Jerry Klinger is laid up for a while with a Tame foot. He was stepped on by a horse several years ago and since that time has been bothered by his foot. Of late it has been so troublesome that the doctor has told him he must not get about so much. This is quite hard on Mr. Klinger who rarely misses his' daily trip to town ram or shine. Esther Finning Entertains.. Miss Esther Fanning entertained the Jolly Seven a club of seven little girls at her home on north Waitut street Friday afternoon. Game3 and refreshments furnished the cnter- v, V ;t- 0 'J CHARLES W. RAMSAY One of the pioneer citizens of Mar shall eounty who died at his home in West township Feb. 9. LINCOLN'S FAVORITE POEM The following well-known poem is said to have been Abraham Lincoln's favorite" of all the great poems that ever were written, Sunday was Lin coln's birthday. MORTALITY Oh! why should the' spirit of mortal be proud : Like a swift fleoting meteor, a fast- flying cloud, A flash of the lighting, a break of the wave, , ... He i isseth fromlife ' to'his rest in the grave, .y, ;- - . , The leaves of lhe kahdr the willow shall fadeVA; , Be' scattered 'around4' and 'tocMer be ,. laid; Jt jyjy , " And the younand the oldaiju the . lftvv .inrl . I onuu iiioiuutx iu uxihj. iina logetuei shall lie. The infant and mother attended and loved ; The mother that infant's affection who proved; The husband that mother and in fant who blessed Each, all, are away to their dwellings if rest. The maid on whpse cheek, on whose brow, in whose eye, Shone beautv and pleasure her triumphs are by; And the memory of those that be loved her and praistd, Are alike from the mir.ds of the liv ing erased. The hand of the king that the scepter hath borne; The brow of the priest that the mitei hath worn; The eye of the sage and the heart of the brave, Are hidden and lost in the depths of the grave. The peasant, whose lot was to sov and to reap; The herdsman, who climbed with his goat?, up the steep; The beggar, who wandered in search of his bread, Have fa-led away like the grass that we tread. The thoughts we are thinking' our fathers would think; From the death we are shrinking out fathers would shrink; To the 'life we are clinging they also . would cling; ' - . But it speeds for us all, like a bird on the wing. They died ay. they died. We things that are now, That walk on the turf that lies over their brow, And make in their dwellings a tran sient abode, Meet the things that they met on their pilgrim road. Yes ! hope and despondency, pleasurs and pain, We mingle together in sunshine and rain ; And the smile and the tear, the song and the dirge, Still follow each ciher, like surge up on' surge. 'I'is the win 'of .an eye, 'tis the draught of a Lreath, From they blossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shro ad, , Ohl why should the spirit of mortal be proud Jjucs for labor ! V John Swinehart of Boarbon is complainant in a suit for labor against Otto Apple, appealed from the Justice Court of Richard A. Martin. The case was filed in Cir 1 Would Prohibit Ignorant Foreigners .Prom Acting as Flagmen on . Railroads. The mental tone of the railroad section gang will receive a decided boost if a bill introduced by Senator Grube, at the instigation of scores of section hands throughout the state, passes the hgislature. The bill strikes at the practice of the roads hiring great droves of foreigners for section work and allowing them to bt used in signaling trains near their working places."- It provides that at least two members of such a gang shall be able to understand the English language and be able to pass an examination on the flagging rules of the railroad company. Tt is argued that manj- lives have been lost and much property destroyed because ig norant foreigners have been allowed to attend to the signaling of trains while a gang pf seclion workmen was busy. t i M v.-. :-V: . 5 -Iii O , , MARII DL' fMAN OP INWOOD Winner of '. tue Marshall ""counfy spelling contest. Marie is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Den man and is onlv eleven vears old. I SOCIAL MENTION Take Dinner at the Inn The Daughters of the American Revolution, took dinner at the Inn Friday as guests of Mrs. Z. M Tanner In the afternoon the regular meeting was held, at which the study of tht American Revolution was continued as subject. Banquets Odd Fellows U. S. Lemert was host at an oyster supper given to the Odd Fel lows and families Thursday evening The spread was served at the lodges rooms, and was enjoyed by about sixty persons. Mr. Lemert in the role of host, was fulfilling a promise made when 'he transferred his mem bership to the Plymouth lodge. Forget-Me-Nots Elect Officers. The Forget-Me-Not class of the M. E. Sunday school held their monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home of Clifford Drake, and elected the following officers: President, Edna Gear; vice-Pres. Nellie Baxter, secretary, Maggie And erson; treasurer, Clifford Drake. Entertain Bible Classes Edith and Lulu Etevick, assisted by Mae Scott entertained the Young Men's and Young Ladies' Bible class es of the Presbyterian church and their friends at the Stevick home on north Plumb street, Wednes-day night about thirty were present and the evening were spett very pleasantly at games, conversation and the en joyment of refreshments. A most jolly time was had by all. The occasion was in honor of Earl Stevick of Miamisburg, 0., a nephew pf the Misses Stevick, who is visiting here. Tocatelles Meet The Tocatelles . met with Mrs. Worley Seybold on north Center street. Mrs. Bess Wallace finished With high score. Dainty refresh ments were served, and a delightful time enjoyed by all. All of ihe mem bers were present excepting Mrs. Ralph. Leonard. Celebrates Birthday i Miss Mary Bollinger, an employe of the Cressner Abstracting Co., celebrated her twentieth birthday Fri day. She was the recipient of many remembrances from her friends among which were several beautiful souvenir spoons, also some pretty SITE r v-. . 4. ' 'V vv-v ELDON RANIE Now confined in the county jail be cause of insanity which makes him dangerous. Many people visit him nearly even- day to hear his unusual ly intelligent conversation. Mr. Ranie is highly educated and as a very unusual character. A num ber of little school girls have been going in to see him out of. curiosity and he talks to them like a teacher. Some mothers think it is a danger ous thing for their little daughters and that the sheriff should not allow it. Mr. Ranie owns a little farm east of Anros. the court house force today, by wearing a red posey in her coiffure. Entertains Ben Hur Mrs. Chas. Worthingt on enter tained the Ben Hur class of the M. E. Sunday school Friday evening at home on E. Sophia street. She was assisted -by Mrs. C. W. Baker, Mrs. John W. Parks and Mrs. William Suit. About thirty-five were present and all had an enjoyable time. Light refreshments were served. Entertains Ladies Aid The St. Vincent de Paul, Aid Society of St. Micheal's church, met with Mi's. J. E. Ilanes Thursday afternoon. There was a large at tendance of menjbers and visitors, and the meeting was a profitable one. Celebrates 82 Birthday X. Replugel of Donaldson was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Replogel is celebrating bis eighty-second birthday All but nineteen years of his life have been spent in Marshall county. Birthday Surprise. Twelve little girls surprised Helen Bandurant at her home Saturday evening in honor of her twelfth birth day, on Sunday the twelfth day of February. They spent a pleasant evening leaving Miss Helen a beautiful silver spoon as a token of friendship. Re freshments consisting of ice cream in the shape of hearts, and cake were served. Apollo Glnb Give Dance The Apollo club gave their annual St. Valentine dance at the K. P. hall Friday evening. About eighteen couples were present and all enjoyed a good time. . Mrs. Lottie Reynolds and Ralph Bowell furnished the music. Paw Paw's Entertained Friday night the Paw Paw Pleasure club was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Breece on south Plumb street. The favor of the evening was won by Mrs. J. M. Olds and Mr. Edmund Myers and the consolation by Mrs. Myers. A delicious lunch was served by the host and hostess, in which all took a hearty interest. The final arrangements have been completed for the annual St. Valen tine dance to be given Monday even ing at the K. P. HalJ. D. A. R. Meeting Wythougan chapter of. the P. A. R. met Friday evening Feb. 10, with Mrs. Carrie Cleveland Tanner, Miss Barr and Miss Tanner assisting. One new memberwas added to the chapter, making the total number of members thirty-one. , After a dinner at the Plymouth Inn, the members returned to Mrs. Tanner's home, where the program was rendered. Miss Humrichouser presented the chapter on history, and Miss Capron 'reviewed the magazine. On Friday evening Feb. 17, the Laughters 'will give an illustrated lecture on "Our Flag", at the Webs ter school, for the benefit of the Plymouth Public Library. An ad mission fee of ten cents will be charg ed. v Il&rrhse Liccnca . William J. Stephenson Center Tp. n BESSIE FRETZ VS. THE C. & E. RY. CO. NOTED CASE FROM ROCHESTER ONCE DECIDED HERE, IS AGAIN ON TRIAL HERE FOR LARGE DAMAGES. Judge Bernetha opened the Febru ary term of circuit court Monday, but little business was done until Tuesdaj-, when the cases were set for the term. Jacob Foltz was made court bailiff. H. A. Logan has been appointed special judge in the . case of Bessie Fretz of Rochester against the Chi cago & Erie Ry. Co. for damages. Judge Logan appointed Dr. Harry Long of Laporte to make a physical examination of the plaintiff. This ex amination will be made at her home in Rochester on Feb. 15. The case is set for trial on Feb. 20, 21. 22, and 23, and it is expected will be the most interesting case of the tenn. This case was tried before in this court and decided on Dec. 18, 1907, and the plaintiff was given damages bv a iurv in the sura of $7.000. The railway appealed to the Appellate court and the case was reversed. Now it is up for a second trial. Lissa Starner was granted a di vorce from Deitert Starner. George Pooler plead guilty to two charges of violation of the liquor law. One was for selling to minors and foi this he was fined $20 and costs. The other was for selling liquor without a license, for which he was fined $50 and costs. . New Suits Filed. United State Film Exchange vs. Eugene League for complaint on note. NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH Irvin Bickford, Workman on the New Catholic Chroch Gets Bruise from Falling Brick. Mr. Irvin Bickford of Fort Waynu assistant foreman on the new Catholic church is congratulating himself that he is still among the living. He started to carry a rope into the building Tuesday morning and just as he was about to enter a brick fell from the top of the North Towei striking him on the face. It was a glancing blow and the only injurj sustained was a bruised cheek and black eye. He had the rope on hi shoulder and his head thrown to ont side. This is possibly what saved his life. Had he been standing straight the brick would have hit him square ly upon the head and killed him. This is the only accident that has occurred this far in the erection of the church. Dr. Knott dressed the wound. Move to LaPorte. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Poore and family left Tuesday night for La Porte where they will make theh home. Mr. Poore has for some time been working in the Rumely shop and Quince expects to begin work there too. In the spring Herlus will comt from Lansing, Mich., where be hai been working in the shops, and also go to work at LaPorte so that he may be at home. Concert Friday Night. The Glazier Jubilee Singers, colored people, will give the fonrth numbet in the Methodist church lecture course on Friday night. There are six in the company and they are the oldest jubilee company, having been or ganized since 1883. The people who love music will be given a rare treat in this concert. Admission 15, 25, 35 cents. Illustrated Lecture on Our Flag Its origin and evolution, also stirr ign secnes and incidents of American History. 4 . v 100 lantern slides will be used at the Webster School- house Friday evening Feb. . 17tty at 7:30 sharp. Admission 10 cents. This lecture is given under the auspices of Wythougan chapter D. A. R. assisted by some of the School children. All receipts will be given to the Library fund. Xlaniage License. William C Frank, 20 Marshall county to Martha B. Hall, 17 Fulton v GRUBE OF PLYMOUTH WINS BIG VICTORY OVER LOBBYISTS WHEN MEASURE COMES TO VOTE WHICH RESULT 33-14. HOUSE WILL 0. K. IT SHIVELY RECALL BILL IS EX PECTED TO PROVOKE A LEG- i ISLATURE FIGHT WHEN MEAS URE IS REACHED. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 11. After a debate lasting eight hours yester day, during which the Grube referen dum bill, which was under discussion was declared to be a socialistic in novation that would be used reckless ly to destroy certain corporations and in which Senator Kistler of Logan sport, Democratic floor leader two years ago, asserted that Gov. Mar shall exhibited 'a socialistic bent in advocating this measure, the senate passed the bill by a vote of 33 to 14. The corporation, it was charged, have had a strong lobby working against the bill. There is little doubt that the bill will pass the house, be cause 'Gov. Marshall is behind it. Under it provisions, 25 per cent of the voters in. any city of town can petition for an election within thirty days after the council has granted a franchise. If there is a majority vote against the franchise the action of the council is overruled. . Senator Stotsenburg,. "Democraiic floor leader, and Senator Wood, Re publican floor leader, led the fight against the bill, but could rally only twelve votes against it. Next Fight on RecaU Bill ' ; The next big fight in the senate will come on the Shively recall bill. which provides tbafc on petition of 25 per cent of the voters in any city an election shall be held to deter mine whether a public official shall be recalled. Many Democrats are op posed to this measure because most of the cities in Indiana now have Democratic officials. Gov. Marshall is also behind this bill. Senator Shively of Marion, author of the bill is a cousin of the governor. That the platform measures must be passed is the message which Gov. Marshall sent to the leaders of the legislature today. But one platform declaration, the city and township units option law, has been fulfilled and only three weeks of the session remains. MARRIAGES. Hopper-Strang Rev. S. H. Yager went to Walke--ton today to officiate at the Hopper Strang wedding. Miss Strang is the accomplished daughter of Mr. and ' Mrs. L. C. Strang and a highly esteemed young lndy. The Episcopal ceremony will be used and a largft number of guests are invited. Frank-Hall x William C. Frank and Martha B. Hall were united in marriage by Rev. S. H. Yager, Tuesday, February 14, 1911, at the home of the bride's moth er, Mrs. Wesley Kepler on Sycamore street. None but the immediate reb. tives were present to witness the cero mony. Mr. and Mrs: Frank are well known in the city and have the good wishes of the community. The new ly married couple left for South Bend immediately after the wedding where they will spend a few days visiting the friends and relatives, after which they will return and make their home in this citv. River Is Up. Yellow river is up, having rizen about five feet on account of the late heavy rains and the melting of the snow. It . is beginning to back up into " Johnstown." Trinity Evangelical Church The extremely muddy condition of the roads has materially lessened the attendance during the week, but in spito of that the interest is good. Two were taken into membership Sunday evening. The meetings will probably continue next week. Sun day evening the subject will be "Tka Two Knockings." V Pv. T. J. Hu-tii.