The weekly Republican., August 10, 1911, Image 1

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VOLUME 57
Plymouth; Indiana, Thursday august io ion
NUMBER 32
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State Board Does Not Change Realty
Assessment As Made By Local Board
Mkrtindale and Sauer Represent
'. County at Indianapolis.
"Word has been received by County
Auditor Walker that the valuation
of real estate in Marshall county,
as made bv the county board of Tax
Review will remain as it is.
i This .was welcome news to this
county, as there were' grave fears
that, such would" not be the case.
The board was represented at Indi
anapolis before the- State Board by
County Attorney-, Er. C. Martinrtale
and Tax Commissioner C. 0. Sauer
of Bremen. Thee gentlemen made
so good a case before the board that
the assesment was left as ma-le.
The county board tried to fix the
values at such a figure that it would
1 difficult for the state board tvl.t who sat at the 'Mast supper" of
find an excuse to chang? it, and j Christ and his apostles.
tLey succeeded. All tax payers vr'W j '
be glad that no change is made, Good Tonic for Reeve.
reeling .at the some time that the val-
nations made here are high enough io
'.'P11 ns on a fair basis. with the rest
of the stae Ttie entire abstract as
made out by the board here was
adopted by the state board as the
valuation for Marshall county.
The total valuation of the county
is 9J1f0,r525, made up as follows:
Farm Lands . .$S.f So.330
Town Lots 2,062.633
Total
Mortiase FiXeniption
.$10.147.965
. 587.W0
Net Valuation $9,r,60.323
W. M. S. Picnic at Culver.
Thursday the "Wesleyan Methodist
Sunday s?bool and church, tocreihei
with the Wesleyan church of Sligo
held their annual picnic at the beau
tiful Lake Maxinkuckee. Those go
ing from here left on the noon Van.
dalia train. There were not very
many of them in number hut what
there were counted a great deal.
Amon; them tray be included T?ev.
and Mrs. Mow. Mrs. Lottie Stair,
Tier father-in-law, I. Stair and
niece, Miss Elna Beiter and the
Misses Nora and Nacy TJarts and Mrs
Olive Heckert.
Elwood Sunday Schools' Excursion
Tuesday at about nine thirty a
large excursion train pasd thru
the city over the T.. K. & W..on the
way to Michigan City. It was in
three sections, with 28 cars in alL
Thpse were more than wll-filled. b
ing almost crowded. Tt seems that
several of the Elwood Sunday schools
had unit&d for a day's picnic and
outing at the lake shore. They cer
tainly were having a good time while
in our vicinity.
Enjoyable Meeting at Lake.
A number of the ladies of the
"Woman's Auxiliary of St. Thomas
church were present at the regular
roeetin? held Thursday at the Thay
er eottaee. Lake Maxinkuckee. It
was an ideal day at the lake and
those in attendance had a most en
iovable time. Thev were: Rev,' and
Mrs. Benj. F. P. Iviha and son Fred
erick Donald,' Mrs. O. CI. So?ce, Mrs.
C. A. "Reeve. MisavSvb'lla Koch, Mrs.
Bert Bowell. Mrs. J. R. Losey and
the hostess Mrs. George Thayer Jr.
Excursion to Niagara.
Thursday afternoon the annual ex
cursion trtain left for Niagara Falls,
via the Lake Erie and Western R,
R. One hundred and fourteen excur
sionists were on board, six of them
being frim Plymouth. Thost going
from here were: Marc-and Bert
Bert T.auer. John Jacoby, Albert
Myrs. Thomas OTveefe and. Frank
Kellison. "Without a doubt thev will
have a most pleasant and instructive
trip. .
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Band Concert Postponed
The band concert will le post
poned this week until Friday J night,
Atrgust 11, on account of the St.
Joe picnic v - ( I
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"13 is Surly Lucky"..
"Why should people shy that num
ber 13? Is there afly better number
in existence? Doe&i't the moon
go around the earth times a year?
Didn't Uncle Sam, start out with 13
states. Look at ''Old Glory," she
waves 13 stripes for ever. Look at
tbt half dollar, 13 stars around its
margin. 13 leaves that deck the' brow
of the maiden fair. See the other
side, 13 stars over the cade's nest,
13 leaves in the laurel branch at
right, 13 bars in the shiell in his
breast and 13 letters in the words
"E Pluribus UnuraV, and there were
J. S. Reeve has been on the sick 'm Bremen cemetery, Tuesday at 10
lit this week, but is now entirely a m
well owing to the following te'egrafn! '
received today from his son W..S. Mrs- Rebecca Brownl?eTribbe7.
!eeve at Denver, Col. Death has again, inrade 1 .the ranks
"Wm. Selah Jr. arrived WednesV.of the eally inhabitants of Marshall
day, weighs nine an. three quarter County, and taken from our number
pounds, looks like father. Certainly by death, Mrs. Rebecca Brownie e
a fine boy. Mahle doing fine. Cath- Tribbey, who passed away at her res
erine told the neighbors this morning idence in Plymouth of a severe at
that her mother had gone to get her tack of heart trouble Tuese lay morn
a little baby to play with." j in?r August 1st, 1911. She was the
W. S. Reeve is one of the Ply-! second oldest child of her father,
month boys who has made prood in II4,rh Prownlee. and mother, Mary
The West and his parents as welUs Eyestone-Brownlee, and was born in
many others are very proud of him. Union towship Marshall county Janu
Grandpa Reeve is, however , the arv 1st 1844. She was married tn
proudest of all now.
Graves Family to Return.
Mr. J. D. Graves was here Satur.
day. He states that his family will
soon start back for their home in
Plymouth, and hp expects them to
arrive hpre within the next two
weeks. Their many friends here will
he triad to welcome them.
PREPARING FOR BIG TIME.
Nappanee Will Have Oni:n Ca'nival
and Home Coming Celebrations
for Three Days This Month.
Nappanee is to have another borne
eominsr and onion" carnival this .
montli. The dates fixed upon are
KAug. 23, 24 and 25. Big prepara
tions are being made for the affair,
'which is being advertised very ex-
tensivelv. Thursday afternoon there
swooped down on Plymouth nine
large automobiles laden with business i
and professional men of that citv
and the own band. They stopped in
front of the Repubican office and
?y stopped in I
gave some musical selections. A
largenumber of people at once. gath
ered to listen to the excellent music.
Then hand bills and dodgers were
passed out and advertising postera
placed in prominent places.
The advertising committee of the
carnival had charge of the party.
Thi3 committee is composed of C. N.
Murray, ' editor of the Nappanee
News, and C. A. Collins. They pre
dict great things for their little city
ana saia uiey woum ureiy accuru
:j ii 1 i i
visitors irom i-iymouin a spienaia
time.
The program includes many
attractions. St. Caire sisters
give a balloon ascension wi
double parachute drop. There is to
be a great industrial parade, a colt
fthow, a baby show, and numerous
band concerts. Prizes are to be
awarded for the best onions grown
in Indiana. The first prize will be
$10 in cash, the seeond $." and-the
third $3. Other prizes will also be
offered in the colt and babv shows.
Tlio partv bad sent the entire
l- .vr' n a-d r.r- ma! -
ing a tour of all Northern Indiana
towns and cities. Thev bad been in
our. city about a half hour, when
they left, going out S. Michigan
street.
DEATHS
M1. Margarita Rootmiller
Mrs Margarita Rootmiller died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed
Way, sewn miles northeast of town
Sunday at .2 n. n The funeral was
held at the Jacoby church, Tuesday,
and mtevment" in the church ceme
tery. Helen Pearl Campbell.
Helen Pearl, the year and a half
old' dajishter of Emerson Campbell
die4 at her father's residence in
Polk Townsl ip near Tvner Thursday
morning. The funeral was held at
the family residence yesterday after
noon and interment made in the Ty
ner cemetery.
Mrs Samuel Wickizer
MrsSamuel Wickizer died at her
home in Bremen Friday afternoon,
at three, o'clock. She was 53 years
of age and leaves a grown family
consisting of two daughters and one
son. Mrs Wickizer had been ill
for several years past. She was well
known in the vicinity in which she
lived.
Slemond Solk
Slemond Solk, a prominent farmer,
reiding nine miles southwest of
Bremen died Saturday morn:nu' ft
eleven oYloek it his home. The de
ceased was fifty-three years of ace
and loaves, besides hi-s wife, f-ix chib
dren; four sons and two daughters.
Mr. Solk had bren ill the pa-t
three or four years with - softening
of the brain.
the tunoral was held from the
T?i versi'le church. Interment made
Thomas R. Tribbey September 13,
1800, and was the mother of four
children, two girls and two boys, of
whom our respected and well known
Al , . ' ,
nie oiuesr son. ine leaves surving
her. her husband Thomas R. Tribbev.
who is one of our respected citizens
and prominent business men.
Mrs. Tribbey was an intelligent,
energetic woman, taking an nrtive
part in the affairs of the community
in which she lived. She had long
been a zealous and active member
of the MethtodSst church, doing all
she could to build np the organiza
tion to which she belonged, and for
the bettentent of the entire eomm.ua"
ity in which she had so long been an
active member.
She has solv. d the great mystery,
having passed to the great bevond
where every one cf earth must soon !
Slie in he reality
1 c c.v cmc uuu :
that all n.ankind were born for a
higher destiny than that of earth : i
that there is a realm which never
iIanes; Twnere srars wm De sPreatl out'
ore us " lsianus mac summer
on ihe ocean- and here the beings
that Pass out bfore us like shadows
I i f
snau siav in our PresenPe lorever. j
Awill?,lT an(i evening bell, I
And after that the dark! '
And may there be no sadness cf fare-
well,
"When Tembark;
T! ii i a i i m
For tho ta ont ou bourne of
The floods may bear me far,
T hope to see my Pilot face to face,
When I have crossed the bar."
Daniel McDonald.
Hegs Cirli Play.
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r, , . nftrrf:ec f h Mi P
brought forth much favorable com
ment. They 'Played at the morning
service as well s at the nn?on"servi.ce
in t he evening. Argos Reflector.
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Camped at Pretty Lake
Mi El ihn Scott's Snndav school
cjiss carkod at Prettv Lake Mondav
nisrht. Thev went out that dav tak-
i in? Mr McDowell's tent and were
real big "inisns" for one , whole
night., ) The class is composed of
Flovd Cnllison, Ronald and Donald
Swindeman, Harold Robertson, Rus
sell and Mel vin Shakes.
' , T . , TT vw ., eu io Py 14- io iuwiuon-u - . . .
U , ;; ,";the board may build the bridge even' ine raim nros, w i incorporates
bUI . , j if the cit refuses to help, but that vs. MCL,auum ötee; wagon in.; on
will ; j rr . if they do they will leave on any -...account. . . -
orvrrt at a vin in nnH a Unto onH hum . ... . . r , i rt i r
th ä V T , sidewalks, which are now planned uns a. urossman, vs uavm im.
v i hi ii i 1 1 i tr rt ill iii t 'ill i.
I HAVE WE GONE BACK TO
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WAMT- CITY TO
GOME ACROSS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RE
FUSE TO BUILD BROWNLEE
BRIDGE UNLESS CITY
PAYS $500 Or COST
WORK OF BOARD LAGS
Not-Much Done in August Session
Working on Appropriations
for Next Year Consumes
Time
The county Board of Commission
ers will refuse to build the Brownlee
bridjre until the city 11 comes across?,i
xvith $500 of the cost, was the tacit
decision 01 xue meiuoers ai uns iuci ;
Atifmst term. No motion on record
to this effect was made but it was I
understood among them that this 1
would be the course of their action.
The countv council have appropn-
ate4 $6,000 for this bridge with the j
understanding that the city was to
. m
pav $500 of the cost, so the commis-.
doners claim.
Eaeb township pays
s?75 tnward th cost of each bridsre
DUnt within its borders by the coun-
I ty, and this $500 by the citv fa on the
same oasis, xne aru ciu. u
. , . . ,
matt will be presented to the c.tY
council Dy we ooaru juouuay. uiguu
On their part the eity council has
received a bid from the Rochester
Bridge Company that the bridge H
be built for $4,200. Basing thir ac.
tion on this bid the coüneil did' not,
see why they should pay $500 for the .
bridge when it would cost nearly
$2,000 less than the county expect-
for both sides.
The August session is dragging
f nnrl nnf. mil fib has ns vt
done; AU of Monday waspent
A:mnnn I.Vl.trln rn;e,fnr
I JU l uijv iirwuu v. . v'v. i
the conrthoupe. and m readin? and
approving the record of the last ses-
ion.
Several of th report fie school
1
trustees were annrovd. namel" tho?e
of Plymouth, Bourhon and t ulver.
The p.ie the annual reports.
Bills were allowed this forenoon
aiid the board is tiowenjraTed on
the work of making the appropria-
lions for the coming year.
II I H THE Gulf
u?Jf ' J 4 i Zt- Tt- la iniimatAH that Kftfk HT) WAllnt
OUR SECOND CHILDHOOD ?
Donnell in St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
IN JAIL FOR BOARD BILL
Two South Bend Boys Arrested Sun
day on Warrant Sworn Out
Last May
Sunday evenin? Marsball Danial
Jtu-ohv and Sheriff Jim Falconburv
placed Roy and Clarence Cupp of
South Bend under arrest on tlie
cbarjre of "skipping their board bill
at the Kanarr house last May.
They were at Twin Lakes fishing
Sunday. Jesse MeXeeley. seelnr them
notified the Plymouth police, he know
imr of the chanre araint; them.
According v, Jaeobv and Falcon-
bury met the train at the crossing
and searched the train. The boys.
who were about eighteen years of
agr. claimed that the marshal bad no
ri'jht- to arrest thenv on Sunday, but
after a little ouarrellns: they came
flonr with the officer like jrood little
Sun dav school lads. ,
They 'vere taken to Justice TToMow.
nv's office and placed on tr'al, with
TTnrrv I'ner ns Prosecuting Attorney
The boys' brother-in-law. who was
Ti-Jth them took their side arcrument.
The vounr men pleaded sruiltv andj
were fined $1 each and copts. amount
ing in all to $10.0." in a?ch case.-At
first it was thought the brother inlaw
would pav the fines but he refused
to do so. and. accordinelv, the irlty
oneH are still at the Falconburv bos
elrv where thev will remain several
davs unless some friend perchance
comes alon? with money in his pocket
ine nroiner m law, it is expecien wm
rennt in a dav or two.
The warraant was sworn out by
Mrs. Oliver Kanarr on May 24th,
oeeause. eacn oi ine men nan run up
n bill of aKut $5.00 at her place and
then gone back to South Bend with
out leaving any word or money with
ner.
To Jones Reunion.
A nnmLr nf Plvmnrith'' families
Rochester Thursday to at-
tend h annnal reunion of Joneg
i trim tut? auuuai acuuavii vj. mic wuura
a 0Ter bmi a
CAna iAV . TnnSfl from
hpe Were. Mr and Mrs. P O. Jones,
cniJ3ren $nd grandchildren, A. C.
.jon8S and family and Ed Reese and
famih .
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Suits Filed.
McNeil and Hiriins Co. vs. W. t.
TUompson and Maud Gaskill par-
tition. .
Amanda Croup Fisher -s. Aeatha
Kasten: nosspssion of rent .stete anrl
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to quiet title. Attorneys Adam
"Wise. S. K. Stevens. ,
j Kllen Pestorick vs. Samuel J. Res-
torick; divorce. S. N, Stevens, at-
. torney
s ' Births. .
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Theron
Hoover will rejoice with them in the
birth of a son about two weeks ago,
i at their home m Mölme HI.
SCHLOSSER PROS. I
SUITBEFORE
Have Local x Valuation Reduced $21,000
and Establish the Principle That
- Tangible Property and Not Stockr
Should Be Assessed.
Attend Funeral of Dr. Richey.
A large number of people from
here and nearby places went to Don
aldson Friday to attend the funeral
of Dr. Richey which was held that
afternoon at two o'clock at his resi
dence. Five or six automobile , loads o"
Masons were taken to Donaldson
alout 1 :30 p. ni.
Still a number of others loft on
the 1:30 train and will be present.
Thpse i'H'Iudt d. Mes-ams T?ol) r'
Kv.ms. Fred and Oeo. Ko.nt '.. Fra l
Hrow. Edmund Beyers. X. K. Cain-'
bell. T. X. Troutman, H. 1. Alle 1 an
others. .
Has Hands Badly Cut '
Monday morninsr. whil nt voi k v.
l)a:rin? an automol i!e lft in hi
jrarare. !Mike Jeffirs had his fin per
on both bands quite badly cnt and
bruised. He was fixinir the front part
of the car when the ripbt front
wheel slipped off from the u jacl-''
noon which it was . resting, and 1
the sharp under edse of the fender
down on his hands. At first Jer
thought he was real Iv serlousb in
jured. Tnt after l-avnjr te nin i--
oared for by Dr Knott, he vas a1 1
to return to work in the afternoon
However, he was srreatly handieap0'1
by the cuts sustained and is work
inr today with some difficulty.
Wheat Hurt by Fly.
Philip Shenemän, Ii vine northwest
of Plymouth on rural eoute Xo. 7.
was in Plymouth "Wednesday and in
speaking of the crops in his vicin
ity said the fly had greatly injured
thhe wheat there so that most ofthe
fields produced little or nothin?.
ENGINE JUMPS TP-ACK.
Pennsylvania Trams Delayed F r
Over Two Hours by Freight En
r'ne Derailed at Switch.
Aug. 3. At about 6:10 last night a
Pennsylvania ' freight encine w?s, de
railed at the switch just north of
the water tanks and main buildi'g
of the old Thayer elevator, cans nt
no little delay in traffic over the road.
The train was west-bound, but was
just backing eastward at the time of
the accident. The operator In the
Tower did not;, realise how rear t
the switch the engine was, and w:sh
iag to switch the fre'gh over on th
side track, to allow the regular pas
senger train a free read." he thre"
the lever over, leaving an ope-'
switch.
Bat the train wa9 alread3'on th
switch and had gone too far to stop.
The result was . that the freight en
gine was thrown off the trrcJr, run
ning along on the ties and ba-'lv
damaging both the rail , and tics T
was Only by a very quick1 stop -tha1
the whole train was preverte Vfrrrr
having a similar accident.
Tt was over , two hours before t'
engine waa gotten out of f e way.rnd
ninof in a sidetrack. Th"- p-s'"
ger trains were kept -waiting wbib
this was being done. 'Eerytlunr ws
not fixed until long after midnicb
lat nicht, as a new secbon cf ra
ba to be nut in and several oth '
repairs made.
Cunningham Elected Del gate.
At the Methodist "hurch AVed'ie
dav niffht Mr. C. Cunninan v"
elected a dele'-ia'e to the .y
forence of the church o.be iiel'1
"WiV Haute on Oct. 6.'' .1 V. .K
Woon was che sen as reserve dele za' '
to act in cae Mr. Cunningbam coub"
not ero. John Staley presided a
judge at the election. ; .
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Schlosser Brothers won tbeir ap
pealed case before:, the State Tax
Board, and secured a reductien in
Their property valuation of $38,000
Their attorney, Mr. S. X. Stevens,
appeared before the State Board last
week and "argued the case complete
ly. The contention of the company
as made by him was that when the :
tangible property of: any 'corpora
tion exceeds the stock in value, the
tangible property and not the stock
should be assessed. Such is the law.
land the State Board recocmized this
!at once. The county board refused
j to consider this fact and pr.i the as
sessed valuation of the company at
$93.000. The State Board reduces this
to ..).(( 10, which is high enough
considering values put upon other
manufacturing coreevns. Howe e-, it
was the principle upon which taxa
tion should Ik? based more than the
fact of too hijrh a valuation, IV at
the Schlosser Brothers wished to es
tablish. The Indianapolis Xews says that
the7 reduction was made on the
frround that, "the county board er"-
ed in makinz the appraisement. "
Resolutions of RSspect.
At a meeting of the official board
of the Methodist Episcopal chureh
of Plymouth. Indiana, Tuesday even
ing, August 1, 1011, the following
resolutions were adopted.
! Whereas God has called our sis
ter. Mrs. Rebecca Tribbey. to her
reward in heaven, therefore.
' Resolved, That while we low in
tumble submission to his will, we
'feel that the church and the com
munity, as well as the bereaved fam
ily, have suffered a rrt;:it loss. Mrs.
, Tribbev was Irulv a child of the
! church who for more than fifty years
.bad been one of its active members,
i loving its public services audits doc
trines and alwavs loyal to its pastors
and its official organization. She
followed the path made snr"d bv
line leei oi Jesus a?;u e.euiiiuri inc
'principles of pure and true woman-
ii.. -i. -i T i:c3 IT--
hood. Mie had been tor mauv year?
a member of the board of stewards,
was a leader in the work of the
"Women's Aid Society and alwa-s
kept in touch with the activities of
the church. All who, came into close
touch with her life ,testifv to the in
fluence and power of her Christian
experience and th- wealth of love
and tenderness that made her the
ideal wife and mother. We. there
fore tender our sympathy to the be
reaved husband and children in this,
their hour of darkest sorrow, and
ask that tfiis tribute of respect be
placed on the church record, publish
ed in the city papers and a copy be
delivered to the family.
Attend Klinger Family Reunion.
Several of onr citizens went to
South Bend Thursdav to attend
the reunion of the Klinger family
held at Springbrook'"Park. Those
attending from Plymouth were: Miss
Ida Klinger, Mr. and Mrs. . J. M.
Klinger and Calvin Klinger.
Women's Auxiliary
There will be a special (called)
meeting of the "Women's Auxiliary
of St. Thomas' Parish hed at the.
Rectory o nTbursday of this week,
a 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
This meeting is for the purpose of
considering . a matter . of great im- .
portänce and it Ts requested tat all
women of the Parish be present.
Clippers Win Over Bremen "
The Plymouth Clippers dereatd
the Bremen nine in a fas and ' ad
fought game at the Bremen a'l pMrk
Sunday. ' Carl Born, p:tchinr V
the Clippers, allowed Bre?nen btS
bits, while Idoyd Yoekey. th Br -men
pifcher gave Plymouth nl -Carl
. Born, had three Mri1" ',
while Yoekey had four. T' o fe
,of the came-was a three hps' HE
fby Reproyle
I.