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VOLUME 57
PLYMOUTH, INDIAN Aj THURSDAY JULY 27 19II!
NUMBER 30
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Councilman Clizbe Tells of Plans By
Which "Dead Ends" Can be Done
Away With and Every Factory Be
Given Good Fire Protection.
The most important matter dis
cussed at the council meeting was
the fire protection of the city, the
defects and needs as shown by the
burning of the Tribbey & Mullen
Lour elevator. ,
The first necessity was said to be
an alarm for turning in the news of
a fire to the Fire Department. Coun
cilman Clizbe, the expert in these
matters, thinks there should be a
ire alarm system installed. Th!2
maintenance of the alarm boxes
-would cost yearly about $3 or $6
each, he said ,and the keys could
le left with prominent property
owners, all of whom would be in
terested in turning in an alarm or
having it done.
Another matter discussed by the
council was the purchase of a team
"by the city for the Fire Department.
The arrangements for a team in case
of fire were no longer good and
could not be depended on. Arrange
ments are now made with WnT. Det
wiler for a team m case of fire. The
plan of the city owning a team,
however, met with considerable fav
or from the members. Councilman
Bowell proposed this and advocated
it strongly. It could be u.sed on
the streets in th'e day time and at
the engine house at night, and some
unmarried man could be hired to
sleep there in a room fitted up for
the purpose. The city would thus
save the cost of hiring teams on the
street and be always sure of a team
in case of fire. A set of fire har
ness should be gotten for this team,
it was thought. These are attached
to the truck at all times and hang
suspended so the horses can run un
der. The harness is fastened on
with fixtures which require no time
-for fastening. They cost about $100
a set.
Another important thing which
should be remedied is the "dead
nds" of water mains at various
places, which do not make sufficient
power for the hose in case of fire.
Mr. Clizbe is now at work on a com
prehensive scheme for doing away
with all these ends. His plan is to
practically encircle the city with 4
inch pipe, so that at every point we
will have the pressure from both
sides in case of fire.
At present, he said, there is not
a factory in the city which is pro
tected from fire as it should be.
There is a dead end out at the old
foundry, at the basket factory, at the
Plymouth Novelty Co. plant, and at
the Clizbe and Abrasive factories.
To remedy this Mr. Clizbe proposes
to run a four inch pipe around the
town so that at all these places
double the force can be had in case
of fire. He would put in six inch
pipe on Michigan street to take the
place of the four now in and make a
similar change at other places. He
would extend the four inch main on
-west South street, north on Fifth to
Jefferson street to protect the Mor
ris and Basket factory plants, north
on Plumb street to the Thayer plant,
thence east to connect with the
Michigan street main. On the south
side a main would run east from
Michigan street to the east part of
the city and come north on Liberty
street past the Abrasive and Clizbe
plants.
On some such plan as this he pro
poses to encirele the town with four
inch main to give the best and most
approved fire protection a protec
tion which would lessen insurance
rates and give a pressure that, -would
save our factories in case of fire.
A new electric motor has been in
stalled at the water-works to pump
ample wate-4-' The question next
will be to get more wells to produce
a greater quantity of water. Tt mav
he. however, that the present -wells
will produce enough for many years
to come, under the. present 'plan of
water saring made possible by the
meter system.
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' lurried at Couth Bend, k
Elmer Webb, a prominent farmer
of Folk township, and Mrs. Ida
Plake of South Bend were married
rt Couth Bend Tuesday.
IN ME
OBITUARY
David Reynolds was born Septem
ber the sixth, 1818. in Oneida County
New York. Had he lived untill
next September, he would have com
pleted his ninty- third year.
When he was twenty years old, he
f left his native state, and came to
Indiana. He located on a farm in
La port e County, near Kingsbury.
This was in 183S. Here he lived
with his first wife, whose maiden
j name was Elizabeth jPease. Here
also his children were born, two sons
Albert and Henry, and one other
that died iufancy. Then that ex
treme of sadness that comes to many
a home came also to him. the loss of
the mother of the little family group
For four years Mr. Reynolds
(made his home in Kankakee,. Illinois
in that place, lie met. ana naarnea
Ellen Blakeslev. Immediately, af
ter this in the year 1853, he came to
Plymouth, where he has hesided ever
since. ' .' 1 '
Brother Reynolds h.s been. a mem
ber of the Methodist church in this
city since before the present build
ing was ereeted.
"Where he came to Plymouth and
built his saw-mill just south of th
river and east of he Michigan street
bridge there were but three houses
on the south side. All the rest of
that side was then woods, and
cow pasture, and farm land. A
large huckleburry marsh covered
what is now the north end of the
city. The city was then in its in
fancy. The first railroad here, ths
Pittsburg and Fort. Wayne, was be
ing built at the time.
He was our city's oldest resident
at the time of his death. His allot
ted time was nearly a centurv. What
wonders have occured during this
period. In it we have gotton al
most all our modern improvments,
including the railway, telegraph, and
telephone,- besides countless other
inventions. We have grown as a
nation from nine millions to one hun
dred millions of people, and as a
state from one hundred thousand to
two and a half millions.
After this long life, it seemed but
natural that he should depart. And
he was ready and willing to go. It
seemed that with him this scripture
promise had been abundantly fulfiled
"With long life will I satisfy him,
and show him my salvation."
All through his life, except in his
latter years he was a hardworking
man. About thirty years ago. his
eyesight failed and for many vears
;he has been totally blind. Almost
neipiess üunng me last several
years he has found a good homd with
his son, Mr. Henry Reynolds. At
the last he was sick but a day. He
went home, Saturday morning, July
22, 1911.
The funeral service was held at the
: residence on Alexander street, Mon-
jday afternoon at two o'clock the Rev
)F. 0. Fraley officiating. nis
body was laid tp rest in beautiful
Oak Hill cemetary.
Quart-rly Confr-nce At Trinity
The quarterly matting service of
i Trinity Evangelical church, 3 1-2
miles southwest of Plymouth, will
be held as follows:
Preaching by the presiding Elder,
of Elkhart Friday evening. Rev.
T. W.. Walmer, a former pastor of
the Culver circuit, will have '.charge
iof the rest of the services, preach-
i: c-l i - -A c -i T .
ing riauiruay eeiung, ounuay morn
ing and Sunday evening. The
Sf.cranent of the Lord's supper will
be observed after the Sunday morn
ing sermon. At this service also
the pastor will administer the rite
; of baptism. Quarterly conference
will convene Saturday at 2:30 p. m.
T. J. Rüssel Pastor of Culver
Circuit.
Nevr Cases..
Laura F.' Galloway vs. Chas. IL
Galloway Divorce. II. A. Legan at
torney.
Gurthet Buckley.
At the U. B. parsonage on Satur
day, July 22, 1911, Alonzo E. Gur
thet and Miss Hazel Buckley, both
of MarshalL county, were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev.
S. H. Yager. Mr. Tabor and Miss
Bess Gurthet acted as best man and
bridesmaid. ,
The groom is an energetic young
farmer, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Gurthet near Argos. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Buckley of Chicago.
She is a young lady well re
spected. Miss Buckley has been em
ployed at the Telephone Exchange
for about two years, she being the
oldest operator in point of service.
Mr. and Mrs. Gurthet will take a
short wedding trip among relatives
and after August 15th will be at
home on their farm in Center town
ship near Argos. May they have a
long and- happy life is the wish of
their many friends.
Knoblock Schäfer.
Miss Pauline Schafe and Frank
Knoblock were united in marriage
at, 3 o'clock in the afternoon of July
19 at the home of the grooms par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Knoblock,
1312 Witwer avenue, South Bend,
the ceremony being read by Rev. R.
0. Wickham, pastor of the Indiana
Avenue Christian church in the pres
ence of immediate relatives. A wed
ding supper followed the ceremony
after which the young couple left for
a short wedding trip.
Miss Schäfer is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Schäfer,
prominent farmers residing near In
wood, and the groom is employed as
compositor at the South Bend Trib
une. After the wedding tour they
will be at home at 11G E. Navarre
St.
Marriage License.
Bert A. Albert, age twenty-two,
of St. Joe county, to Eva G. Webb,
age eighteen of Marshall county.,
't Jessie vW$ Schlosser age v 22 of
Marshall county to Hugh D. Hill,
age 25, of Argos.
Alonzo E. Gurthett, age 25, to
Hazel Buckley, age 19, both of Mar
shall county.
Birth.
A . daughter was born July 20 to
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rankert, living
six miles northwest of Plymouth.
Word was received Tuesday morn
ing announcing the birth of a nine
pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Taylor of Rochester Monday evening
Mrs. Tavlor is the daughter of Mrs
John Astley and a sister of Mrs.
Van Curen.
DROWNED IN MAXINKUCKEE-
James Comfort, Son of Episcopalian
Minister, Loses Life Saturday
While Bathing.
James Edward Comfort, son of
Rev. James- William Comfort, rector
of St. Paul's Episcopal church at
Columbus, Ind., was drowned in
Lake Maxinkuckee Saturday while
bathing. He dived off the boat,
came up, caught hold of the boat and
j called for help. His mother and
others were sitting on the porch
watching him, but he drowned before
assistance could be rendered. It is
thought that he took cramps and waj
rendered helpless, fur he was a good
swimmer.
Rev. Mr. Comfort, . wife, son and
daughter Emily had been at the lake
for their summer vacationabout two
weeks. Miss Smilv had come that
day to Plymouth to visit her friend,
Miss Ruth Chadwick at Brightside.
and the ladies went to South Bend
in the af terns n. When they re
turned it was to hear the sad ne,ws
from Culver. Mrs. Work took Miss
Comfort to Culver in her auto.
When Miss Comfort arrived and
learned certainly the full truth, she
fainted away. ' ( ' .
Jarf.es Comfort was 30 years old
and unmarried. His body' was taken
cn the noon train MonJa'y to Colum
bus for burial. v
Social at Overmye's.
The ,Me thodist ladies had quite a
successful and a very enjoyable so
cial at ihe home of Mr. aid Mrs. L.
F. Overmyer Tuesday night. Tn spite
of the cold weather quite a large
number. attended, and the ladie9 took
in about $14. Autos brought Way
from all parts of the city to enjoy
the festivities. Instrumental ' and
vocal music added to the entertain
ment. Miss Stella Reynolds, and thä
Mudge sisters sang and Miss Lyla
Overmyer and Miss Delpha Zum-
SEVH0URS1L
LOSES HIS
BARM BY FIRE
NO CLUE TOiHOW BLAZE
STARTED ri&!MES BROKE
OUT ABOUT FIVE
O'CLOCK.
WILL REBUILD AT ONCE
Loss Will Reach $2500 With Insur
ance of Only $700 on Building
and Contents Stock is
Saved.
Another Polk townshin barn went
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up in smoke when the big building
of Sej-mour Stull caught fire about
5 o'clock a. in. Saturday.' and burned
with all "ts contents. No clue can
be found for the fire.
Mr. Stull had been out to do the
chores and had come back to break
fast when the smoke was first notic
ed. The flames soon enveloped the
entire building and destroyed not on
ly it but all its contents. Some
seven tons of hay and all the imple
ments stored in the place were lost.
The binder and some other machin
ery were outside, but a number of
plows, harness ,etc, Were burned.
No stock were lost, however. The
total loss will reach about $2500 it is
thought, and Mr. Stull had insur-
nce of only $700. He will rebuild
the barn at once. Tne old buildirfsr
was 30xjG feet in size.
Off to School This Winter
J. Ford North who has been a
faithful, hard working, and trust
worthy employee of the Oak Drug
store for several years past will re
si?n his enviable position-before long
and' will leave for Northwestern
University where he will study for
the dentistry. Mr. North expects
to become one of the country's lead
ing teeth extractors before a great
many years have passed. We are so
pleased to learn that our prominent
young men have high ideals and as
pirations! Thev mut have taken
Emerson's advice. We feel quite
sure that J. Ford will someday
succeed in "hitching his wagon to a
star" although he still sa3's a
chorus girl is good enough for him.
Rut, to be serious, may he succeed
in whatsoever he takes up.
The Brother Fizz-Mixers.
Funeral of David Reynolds.
The funeral of David Reynolds
was Leid this afternoon at 2;30 at
the house on Alexander street. Rev.
F. O. Fraley conducted the services
and the burial was in Oak Hill cem-
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Harding In Brooklyn Eftglo
DEATHS
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Marshall E. Reed.
Marshall E. Reed, aged
years, died at the home of his
lorry
io. in n tt I " I - 1
'V j. ill. XLV JCUfS IIU xuuui.v.
The funeral was held this afternoon
at; two o'clock at the Methodist
church. Interment in Maple Grove
rhurch.
cemetery.
Brought From Cnnada.
Mrs. Delia Miller the mother of "S hands could do was done but
William .O'Connor of Culver died -without regaining consciousness he
July 11th at her home at Westmin- .suffered till Saturday evening, when
ister in British Columbia, Canada.;3 seven o'clock his spirit took its
The body was shipped by express to flight.
Culver arriving there Tuesday. The ! Clarence was a young man about
funeral was held Wedneday at 2 p. twenty-five jears old and leaves, be
m. at the Methodist churh and in- sides his faithful wife, and two
terment was in Zion cemetery. j small children, his parents, two sis-
j ters, Mrs. Omer Long and Mrs. Wil-
Van Search.
v
Search, aged seventv-six
i. i . . irl
years, died at County Tarm,
Wednesday evening at 9 o clock. He
had been ill for about a week and
was gradually declining m strength
and health for about a- year. The
deceased leaves no near relatives ex
cept a brother residing in Ohio. The
funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.
m. at the .Tacoby church and inter
ment will be in the church cemetery.
David Reynolds.
David Reynolds, father of Henry
Reynolds and an uncle of the late
Dr. Reynolds, died Saturday af-
ter a short illness. He was nearlj
93 years old and had been feeble for
many years, aside from being blind.
He had not been able to see for near-
ly 30 years, and has made h.s home
with his son Henry, who lives in the
south part of the city. Mr. Reynolds
wis one of the first members of the
PIvmouth Methodist church and has
held his membership for nearly fifty
vears.
William Clarence Alderfe.
William Clarence Alderfer a line-
man living at Tiosa, while at work
on the top of a telephone pole last
BID COWGERT PROG
THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 27.
March, Patriotic 'Uni:ed Nation' Barnhouse
"Apple Blossoms", a Tone Poem,
Kathleen Roberts
Waltzes, "Sur La Mer' on the Sea.i....
Ben Vereechcn
"Patrol of the Guardsmen' - -- -- -- ..F. H. Losey
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Overture, "The Sky Pilot"-.-- -A. M. Laurens
March, "Bombasto" -.O. R. Farrar
Serenade, "Sweet Dreams" lH C. Miller
Two Step, "The Midnight Flyer"---Fred W. Hager
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Cooler Weather With Downpour Will
Make Thousands of Dollars for Mar
shall County Farmers Showers are
General Over Country.
Friday morning was seized with a
sudden stroke of paralysis. He quick
ly dismounted from his perilous po
sition but died at his home some
hours afterwards at about 7 p. m.
The deceased was twenty-five
years of age and leaves a wife and
two small children, besides a moth
er and father and two sisters.
The funeral was held at Richland
Center Sunday at 2 p. m. and inter
ment was made at the same place.
Clarence Alderfer.
Chenee Alderfen. youngest son
fif r nnil Afra TTrn r' A Llai-fni
i 1. iv i c a
- ,.' .t:ui ui aiuui, pasvseu away caxur-iat'l-
. ; T..1.. oo rv "rr i
preceding, in apparent health, he
was assisting in the repair of the
telephone line, when he Mas sud-
l.-tli -.r-kl-r
4fii:' . e ' i
i tailing uuconscious from the pole
on which he was working. He was
take at once to his father's home
where all that medical aid and lov-
lard Newcomb and one brother Clin
'ton with a host of other relatives
a"d friends to mourn his departure,
, The funera, M n
3 m at Richlaml Center 'con.
(keted by McXeely of
Interment in T. 0. o. F. cemeterv.
service conducted by I. O. O. F.
lodge of which he was a member.
Are Remodeling Residences.
; C. R. Leonard is repairing and re
modeling his house at the corner of
Washington and Plumb streets. The
two back rooms have been removed
and are now being taken away.
Several rooms will be repapered and
the whole place generally fixed up
and put in first clas condition,
. , " . rpnairinr h:5
double house on W. South street
wMeh damaffed bv firc
geveral weekg gince He make
a number of much needed improve.
mentg on the y and h fo
then the owner of a desirable tw0
famiIv dwellin
John Harry -Kessler vs Iva A.
Kessler, both of Bourbon. Divorce;
grounds cruel treatment.
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During Sunday and Sunday night
a general and very welcome down
pour of, rain fell over Marshall coun
ty, and will save the corn and other
crops that were beginning to suffer
severely from the drought. The
ground has been thoroughly soaked.
and this, together with the cooler
weather, will bring thousands of dol
lars of crop value to our farmers.
This rain is general over the entire
country east of the Rockies, accord
ing to Government weather reports
on Sunday. The forecast for the
week says:
"A barometric depression Sunday
over theh plain states, will advance
eastward preceded and attended hy
general showers east of the Missis
sippi river. This disturbance will
be quickly followed by i i-inir pres
sure and a chancre to eoder weather
which will overspread the middle
west Monday. Another barometric
depression will appear in the north
west Tuesday or Wednesday and ad
vnnce eastward over ti e niid.lle west
Wenesday or Thursday. This dis
turbance will be followed bv a gen
eral change o warmer weather."
In this county suli -crops as po
tatoes ; have already snfff red. and will.
He cut short even with this good
rain. In some places or ions were
blown out of the ground where ;t
was not properly prepared and lie
came a dry dust deeper than the
roots of theh onions. The corn is in
silk and needed the rain badly.
To what extent the corn crop is
injured is uncertain .thoudi on the
lighter ground it has suffered. The
potato crop has been cut quite short
and potatoes will have to be shipped
into this ctumtv this fall.
Specials At Ecke'ts, LinkvilP
Specials for next Friday and Sat
urday, July 27 and 28 at Eckert 's
store, Linkvil'e: Prunes 122 cents,
seeded raisins 9 cents, dried peaches
9 cents; Fancy Apricots L" cents;
Coal oil 7 cents; Hoys' shoes at$1.00
Men s $2.50 and $3.00 slices (a $2.00
FJour $2.23 per hundr d.
ATTEMPT TO ROB POST OFFICE.
Crooks About to Ent r Culvr r Office
Are Heard and Frightened
Avray.
Thursday night at about 12 p. m.
an attempt was made to enter fin
postoflice at Culver by three un
known men. The crooks had just
succeeded in raising a window on
the north side of the bu Iding when
they were heard by the proprietor
of a Culver restaurant who sleeps
near the office. He called out of a
window asking the men what fie.
were doinsr. One of t! e:Tj re d'ed
that he was locking for l.U dor.
Later tl :ey were again fjuci rtnt as
to their actions and intentions but
neglected to answer rn.l !;!lv lft
the scene.
Fnrly t'ns mrr-i'v , Fide-a1 e
EatTrlay fo'ind t't fi-e bore
Mnnke's a ;d two ra:, co-it w' i !i
were i'i his barn wl iev ii l.Wnt
i't across te allv f-o tf,p vt
ce wer1 nrsinT fro"n t'o v.t".
nt wp fovnd ' onf sN'p "n t1 o vf'.
TV .role" e i V'tlv ' ?id e vf -1
o rs? the.? for V e riin" of T!-'f-
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Nrt'i i? rt all -had vcon rten a 1
no farther 'nce of the tron 1 '
found uti-to-3 p. m. trday. U,i-- not
definitely knovn w!u r? te .' w..re
from or for what place or bv w' at
means thev left the citv.
Camping at Kocnts Like-
W. ,H. Matthew and family Wt
Wednesday lor Komt lakv v r.
they Mill camp -for " geve.-cl. we?ks.
They went by waotm and t-ok bag
gage for housekeeping in the c,t
taze which they have rented. Mr.
Matthew had--just returned fiora
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