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Vol. 0. PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2G, No. 7.

PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

A. C. HOLTZENDORFF.C. F. HOLTZENDORFF.

Physicians and Surgeons.form r .Mi.-Iiii- n aud .leMVrsoii streets. NU'lit

calls answered.

R. B. OGLESBEE,

Attorney-at-La- w,

PLYMOUTH, INI).Kuhn Kuilding. I'houe U6.

MONEY AT SIX!

6 OIT COSTS

TODAYOU NOTHING 6- O to CALL on WRITE

JOHN C. CAPRON, Packard Blk.

SHOEMAKER'SRESTAURANT

can always supply you withFreh Bread, Cakes, Pies andeverything in batter goods.Our Lunch Counter is alwayssupplied with just what youare looking for to satisfy yourappetite. We serve warmmeals at any time. Oystersserved in any style.

Special Attention

given to manufacturing of fineK 11.1 V1LU1II.

TURNER'SMAXIMS

1 li you an looking t"r quality ofA iiiHt. stop here; it for quantity at alow pru-e- , elsewhere.

O We lefiise all kinds of meat that isnot lirt lass. It you are fquall as

particular, we can count on you as aregular customer.

Think of the quality lir.st and theprice alterwards. Judged that way,

all our meats will be acknowledged asreally the cheapest.

4 Why is our 1'riine Kout always incondition.'" it 1 turni-die- d by se-

lected beasts, it is carefully "huii" andnot ottered tor sale until lit for an epi-cure to eat.

The Secret of Our Success isthat we keep moving a little inadvance of the procession.

J. E. TURNER'SMEAT MARKET.

LTD $2.45 GOLD PLATED

if I ut this aii. iut and sfiul tu li- -.

St.MIMI JlllMf anil we will rnlit "'i this Ktrh ty exi'ies I.f Mibj--- t to examination. You van

CV- v. Xuf Ii I lie ll at jo hi tiiurr- JT tiirj.nrtli airfiirrnlrd and

ftllfl) thai arc Ix-ia-e adnU ilat' I VV f.l. "i to . J timler mii Ii

uii.-lt-ah- ii'eii't iursus l.liriu Stile. Anit-rim- u

siilr. t lllrd or l.uvkl.ikr fSO.IMIInfilk illril HattlirH, rXr. ityou liml it the eia! orbetter tiiunany ol tlieewatches, pa Ihr nprrsarrnl Ol It KU r . fZ.iiand express charges.

Don't be Deceivedhj ralrbjr adierliM-mrni- s

w Ii ich woll hi l oil tulu'lu vf on emilil (.'-- I I

i'.'J.ttO or fäll.O wankfur 3. Ii t ß. Ii. hr f eil tlirsame oatrh tr $2.45.flUR 2 4s! WATPH is "K" tul in i.e tlunlimr

briMif OjMa I arr, tem w tml a nl .set. rold platrd, lianiNntiily em-rr.v-- ami .. ! . I..ni-- . Iii a .t ei.ldfllh-- d

and K a rral Iradme alrh, liii.venit'lit ia lin'ki'l 7 i m I

eil tfiu iinl Ami-rii'ai- i, warratiteil. ami iri i tni e- -

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SEND 50 CENTS

ta na witli 'W- -this avl. and Bfii i J Jll.ll.- - )

e ill send I .V I0LIAIjroti tins violin outfit by ex I --..V;iV- "(

press CO li.,suhji-- t to exam- - - r'mination. Tli violin is a . M - i

l.k StlKAItlVAKIlS 1UDIL, inailu of ohi auud. curlyniitple btclc ami hi'le.top of seusoneil )ine. fpTiallyaelec-tei-l for violins, vdirr inlaid aita urflinit. best ijualit V

tkMi Uhl trL.tecH, THIS IS A REGULAS S.OO VIOLINbeautifully iliulu-- l. Intrlil Mllieii. Willi kplraaidtuaaauallty. Coiiipltte Willi a ireaulae Hraiil wood Taarla

adel bw, 1 attra act of it ring, a aratwll aadi iu'inrasr,larie ie" of roMin, and an. of th. kent tM.ni iaabook aualUhni. YOI t N CUXIMi IT at juar ex-- rr

Sirr, and if found exactly an represented ami theamtrst banrala tob er or hrard of, pay the expre.vJatfent $3.75 less thefiO cent or aad irranr, ana tne onini 19 your- -.

SPECIAL PREMIUM OFFER ZtfZrZhill we will (He aae lettered Baarr board rhH. w hich c:inbeailjunteii to tnjr MullD Wltnoui cnsnirinir 111 11iM.rumt anrl will urove a valuable iruuie to jtririnerH;au:

r will aim allow the instrument to le returned aflercdays' trial if not found entirely satisfactory in every

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MtidessSEARS, ROEBUCK & uu.( inc. ) cnicago.il'.(ear, Rocbaek Ca. ar Uroa?klj reliable- .- Idllui.)

Florida, t liiilie himI Central -- 111er

The facilities of the Louisville Sc

Nashville Railroad for handling tourists and travelers destined for all pointsin Florida, Cuba, l'orto Rico, CentraAmerica, or for Nascuu, are unsurpassed. Double daily lines of sleepingcars are run from Cincinnati, Louis-ville, Chicago and St. Louis throughJacksonville to interior points, and toMiami, Tampa and New Orleans, theports of embarkation for the countriesmentioned. For folders, etc., write J. II.Milliken, D. I. A., Louisville, Ky. fb2l

Since the price of iron began to goup, a gang of boys in Fort Wayne hasbeen more active than ever in stealingwhat's loose around town.

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THE DIFFERENCEbetween l'KOriTAÜI.i: ami I'ltOKIT-LES- S

I'onitry is in the care aiul feeilin.Our prepart'il Poultry Food" cure Roup andother diseases of Poultry, and our Heef Meal,(Jranulateil Hone and Ovster Shell make thehens lay. Our

REFERENCESin rerartl to the value of the rooils we adver-ti- e

are not in distant states hut are here amongvour own

NEIGHBORS.Kenuml-er- , IT l'AYSTO INVESTIGATE

FORBES' STORE, gYou know the value of Oil Meal for stock

feeding. We keep the Old Process Oil Meal, byfar the best kind. $

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VERY BODYor know,

how essential phosphates are to the human body

as Brain,Boneand

CREAM

NerveBuilders. mmAND IS . . .

your then ask your for it.ALL

We also manufacture a more expensive Baking Pav.der, Cream of Tartar," whichis the Purest and Best Cream of Tartar ever put on the

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Flrt- - at Iturr Oak.

At about 11 o'clock Monday nigh.t alire was discovered in the businessblock of Hurr Oak. It soon gainedconsiderable headway and, as nothingcould be done to stop it, several buildings were consumed. The buildingwas owned by Frank Overmeyer andoccupied by a Mr. Heed. The storebuilding and stock of Y. I. Wilhelmmet a like fate, and his residence, whichstood about fifty or sixty feet, away,also caught lire. No part of the stockswere saved and only a small portion ofthe household goods belonging to Mr.Wilhelm. The latter carried ÜM.IKH insurance, in each of the followingcompanies Imperial ofLondon, Westchester and Niagara; butthe others were uninsured. The originof the lire is unknown.

Council I'roceetl jugs.The council met in regular session

Monday night, with all present exceptI). L. DickiDBOo, who is in St. Raul.

The of R. R. Oglesbee ascity attorney was received and ac-

cepted.The report of the street commissioner

was also received.The Street and Alley committee re

ported in favor of granting the petitionof K. S. Rissell et al to have Mmlison

graveled.The committee on electric lights re-

ported very few changes in the placingof street lights.

The mayor was requested to conferwith officials of the Ft. Wayne railroadregarding the arc at the Centerstreet crossing.

The accounts allowed are as follows:Light Co $22."M)

Linkenhelt Coal Co r,.oiO'Neal Paint & Oil Co 21.20II. W. Rarnhill 10 42

Standard Oil Co 10.:i7W. F. Hamlet 7.00

Alpheua Winbigler 3.25

Isaac Reeler 2"0Gutta Fercha Rubber Mfg. Co. . ISA)

Thos. Chaney 1 00

Fort Wayne Will Take n Hand.The Fort Wayne

speaks in these emphatic terms of thecontention of the democratic state con

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GROCERS"JL'NO

Powder market.

Antitrust Baking Powder Company,CHICAGO

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Manchester,

resignation

street

light

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Journal-Gazett- e

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ThisBaking:Powder ismade of

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SELL IT! I

INDIANAPOLIS.

vention: "The city of South Bend,through its district committeeman, hasoffered the state committee 81,000 if i'

will hold the democratic state convention in that city. The democrats ofHvansville are moving to raise the bidof South Rend, and perhaps they willbe heard from. The point that inteseststhe democracy of the state, however, isthat Indianapolis must pay for the convention if it expects to entertain thedemocrats this year, for the state committee cannot afford to ignore the offerof South Rend, which is amply able totake care of the convention and thevisitors."

ti on. II. im XliHvtr Not u Citml Mint

lion. II. (J. Thayer, of this city, wasinterviewed Tuesday relative to newsitems in various papers throughout thestate to the effect that he is an announced candidate for the gubernatorial nomination at the hands of therepublicans.

Mr. Thayer stated frankly that he isnot a candidate and would not be. Hehas already written Col. James S,

Dodge, of Elkhart, assuring him of hissupport. While he appreciates thegood intentions of his friends, he insists that the report has been very emharassing to him.

Vour Support 1 Worth Imitation.The candidates who desire the sup

port of the readers of the Independenat the coming primary will have theannouncement of their candidacy inthis paper. If you fail to see the announcement of any candidate iL the Independent, yon can take it that saidcandidate is not counting on your support. If the support of the readers othis paper is desired, you will get aninvitation in tne announcement columnon the fourth page.

A Heavy Investment.An English syndicate has invested

SluO.OOO in leasds and oil machinery onland north of Monon. The oil is nowselling at $1.10 per barrel, and it contains a residue which produces a finequality of aephaltum, which sells for$2" a barrel.

Subscribe for The Independent.

PAY OF COINTV OF Fit" F.Its.

State Fee ami Salary Commission Adoptsa New I'lan.

At the adjourned session of the Stateee and salary commission, held Mon

day morning, the following resolution,which is the lirßt step toward the formulation of a plan that will equalize thealaries of the county officers of thetäte, was adopted:"Resolved, That the State lee and sal

ary commission recommend the follow- -

ng: That, in calculating the salaries ofthe clerks, auditors, recorders, treasurers and sheriffs of the state, no other ba-

sische used than the population and taxable value of their respective counties;provided, that the clerks, auditors, recorders and sheriffs be allowed, in addi- -

lon, 10 per cent, of the fees of theirrespective offices, collected by them, andhat the treasurer be allowed, in addi

tion, one-tent- h of 1 per cent of all taxescollected."

The commission may, however, reconsider its action in regard to thereasurers and allow 10 per cent, of theees accruing on the collection of de- -

inquent taxes. The commission further resolved that all county offices wereo receive fixed salaries based on theaxation and population of the county,o be paid pro rata at the end of each

quarter; that all fees, including the per-

centage due the officer tor collection,be paid directly into the county fund,and that all per diems and allowancesof every kind be not allowed, and thathe clerk's fund, auditor's fund, record

er's fund, treasurer's fund and sheriff'sund be abolished, and all payments of

salaries and percentages due the off-

icers named be paid i ut of the countyfund.

Heporta received from forty-on- e

counties by Secretary Wilkins show anamount of $3.'i,011 have been paid theespective clerks over and above their

feea, paid them directly from toe treas-ury. This amount includes the perdiem and court allowances. An average struck for the remaiui ig fifty-on- e

counties shows an amount in excess ofthe regular fees allowed as salary of$42,711, which makes a total of $7ti,ß22that the clerks of the ninety-tw- o coun- -

ies have received in two years over andabove their salaries, or an average of$."il3 for each clerk,

The sheriffs were paid per diem inthe forty-on- e counties for attendanceupon two courts, the circuit court andthe commissioners' court, in the periodof two years, including turnkeys' feep

and boarding prisoners, :?130,7SS morethan they were entitled to, and anaverage for the remaining tifty-on- e

counties amounting to 170,000, wouldswell the total to 8300.78H, that wasdrawn by the sheriffs of the state overand above the fees they were entitledto as salaries. This amount dividedamong the ninety-tw- o sheriffs of thestate would give each of them J?l,030

yearly above their lawful salaries.The sheriffs" yearly average per diem

for the two courts in the ninety-tw- o

counties is 40,400, and the extras,principally for boarding prisoners andturnkeys' fees, amounts yearly to 110,- -

000, which represents approximately27,000 prisoners a year in the state,with an average detention of ten daysfor each prisoner.

The auditors of the ninety-tw- o counties were paid in the last two years

424,58 more than they were entitledto under the law. It is the hopu of providmg a remedy that will regulate thepresent unsatisfactory way the countyofficers have of paying themselves outof the fees of the offices that has causedthe commission to labor so arduouslyfor a plan that will prove satisfactoryin all of the counties of the state.

The resolution passed by the boardMonday is hoped to be a step in theright direction, and the board will baseall future action thereon.

ONFF.KKNCi: ON ,M. l.l.l'OX.

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Indianapolis News: "The Indianastate board of health met with Governor Mount and Attorney General Tay-la- r

in this city at 1 o'clock Monday anddiscused the smallpox situation in thestate. Dr. J. X. Hurty, secretary ofhealth board, reported the extent of thedisease. Although it had appearedonly in mild form, he thought imme-diate steps should be taken to preventits spread. Vaccine virus should bepurchased and a proclamation shouldbe issued to the people telling them ofthe danger. He was in favor of drawing in the contingent fund of the stateif necessary, to stop the course of thedisease.

IHmI from tlit F.ll'eHH of a Itiirn.Florence, the little daughter of Mr,

and Mrs. Enoch Newcome, who residein southwest Plymouth, was burnedMonday evening. During a brief absence of her mother from the kitchenthe little girl approached a small gaso-

line stove upon which some victualswere cooking and in some manner herclothing took (ire. Refore assistancecould reach her, she had been burned inseveral places along the left side of herbody. While the burns ' in themselveswere not severe, the shock of the accident produced congestion of the brainof which she died last night at about12 o'clock. She was a bright little girand a joy in her home, and the cause

of her departure makes the sorrow ofler parents all the more intense.

She was 2 years and 3 months old,and the funeral was held from thebouse yesterday at 2 o'clock, Rev. De- -

ong olliciating.

MINOK1TV ASKS FOIl INJUNCTION.

M klioMei v of I'aiihamile File a Suit.Cincinnati, Jan. 2. Charles Rarreit,

of Somerville, Mass , in a representa- -

ive suit on behalf of holders of theminority stock of the Pittsburg, Cincin-nati and St. Louis Railway companyI'anhandle), tiled a petition today in theL'nited States circuit court at this city,asking the court to enjoin the I'anhan-dle directors from paying for certainmprovements which they have been re

cently making on different parts of thesystem, from moneys realized as netearnings, claiming that a contract wasentered into in the articles of consolidation whic- required the company to usecertain bonds and preierred stock forsuch improvements, they beinging of apermanent character, and to pay out thenet earnings to the stockholders.

This suit appears to be different fromthe usual claims of minority holders,because it is insisted, in this case, thathe question of distribution of net earn

ings to the amount substantially of 5

per cent, is not left to the discretion ofhe directors, but they are under ex

press obligations, under the consolida-tion agreement, to distribute net earn-ings to that amount among the stockholders, instead of applying them topermanent improvements.

The case is one of unusual importance both for this reason and the fur-ther one that if the claim is sustainedthe Pennsylvania Railroad company, asthe alleged holder or controller of a majority of the stock of the P., C. C. andSt. L. Railroad company, will be com-

pelled to submit to the issue on the partof the latter company of securities forall improvements hereafter of a permanent character, and meanwhile payout net earnings to the amount men-

tioned to the stockholders. It is easyto discern the serious character of Bucha suit, and the decision will be lookedfor with tar more than ordinary interest. Louisville Courier Journal.

Convention Hat Changed.

The dates for the republican stateconvention will be changed, as it wasfound that the Department Encamp-ment of the G. A. R. will be held in Indianapolis May 1G and 17, and Tomlin- -

son ilall was engaged for that meetingover a month ago. There is no otherhall in the city in which the conventioncould be held Over one thousand delegate budges will be sent out for the encampment. Chairman llernly and Committeemen Kealing and McXutt talkedit over, and it was decided that the convention will be held on other dates, andit will probably be deferred one weekand held on May 23 and 21. It wasthought that to set the convention forMay ü and 10 would lix it too near thedate on which manv towns of the statehold town elections. The only objection to May 23 and 21 is that the callfor selection of delegates to the Nation-al Convention specifies that delegates-at-larg- e

shall be selected at least 30

days before the convention, and thiscould not be done in Indiana. As thereis no contest for the nomination forpresident, it is not believed this pointwill be raised against the delegates-at- -

large from Indiana, and the conventionwill probably be held May 23 and 21.

Nevp:ip-- r Ft iii-lte- .

Parties wishing to enter the printingoffice at this season should be governedby the following rules: Advance to theinner door and give three distinct rapsor kick the door down. Tne "devil"will attend to the alarm. You willgive him your name, postotlice addressand the number of years you are owingfor the paper. He will admh you.You will advance to the center of theroom and address the editor with fol-

lowing countersign: Extend the righthand about two feet from the body,with the thumb and lingers extended,the thumb and index linger clasping a$10 bill, which drops into the extendedhand of the editor, at the sametime saying: "Were vou looking forme?" The editor will grasp your handand the bill and pressing it will say :

"You bet!" After giving him the newsconcerning your locality you will bepermitted to retire with a receipt foran obligation properlv discharged.Marcus (Iowa) News.

Tin- - Farmer' Inntitiite.St. Joseph county farmers' institute

for this year met Wednesday in the Au-

ditorium annex in South Rend and avery interesting programme for the twodays's sessions is being carried out.

There is promise that the institute ofthis week will exceed in interest any ofits predecessors. The special lecturersare Mr. II. F. McMahan, of Fairfield,Ind., and Mrs. Irwin, of Rourbon, Ind.,both agriculturists of experience andattractive speakers.

Klkhart County Hoy a Candidate.Morton E. Stevens, of Skagway,

Alaska, is a candidate for the UnitedStates district judge for the territory ofAlaska. He is a son of Hon. EdwardStevens, of Elkhart county.

Sheep-killin- g dogs are having a juicytime near Tipton.

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H EKN LY IS C1IA I J! M AN

THE DATE OF STATE CONVEN-

TION FIXED FOR MAY 16AND 17.

Only Outside Opposition to If Miilv I.an-di- s

and Watou ar- - in the Kur tor(iovt-rmi-r and Thei- - is Consternation in

the Camp.

At the reorganization of the republi-can- state committee Tuesday after-noon at Indianapolis, the following off-

icers were elected:Chairman Charles S. llernly, New-

castle.Vice Chairman Joseph R. Kealing,

Indianapolis.Secretary Warren Rigler, Wabash.Treasurer II. W. Rennett, Indian-

apolis.An effort was made outside the com-

mittee to make a number of chaDges,but they failed. Some of the candi-dates for secretary who knew that Mr.llernly favored the appointment ofWarren Rigler, of Wabash, for theplace, started a tight on Chairmanllernly. It was well known that nearlyevery candidate for governor had a can-didate tor the secretaryship, the objectbeing to have some one in the commit-tee that would be of assistance to theparticular candidate. There was nofight in the committee itself againstMr. llernly, though two or three of themembers had to listen to the demandsof the crowd that the candidates forsecretary sent after them.

The republican state committee fixedMay 1G and 17 for the dates for the re-

publican 6tate convention.The political sensation of the meet-

ing was the reported coming announce-ment of Congressman Landis, of theNinth district, and Congressman Wat-son, of the Sixth district, as candidatesfor the nomination for governor.Friends ol both gentlemen say the an-

nouncement will be made later.

YAMIAI.IA I KFH.IIl WHFCK.

Truck Jump the Track and Ot-iail- s

Three Car.The Vandalia north bound freight

train in charge of Conductor Royd. ofTerre Haute, had a wreck at Culverstation at about eight o'clock Tuesdaynight which might have resulted veryseriously. A truck under one of thefreight cars jumped the track and thecar was let down, derailing three othercars. The crew managed to clear thetrack in time to allow the south boundpassenger to pass without delay.

The Walkerton Annexation Cases.

The Walkerton anuexntion caseswere completed Tuesday afternoon un-

less an appeal is taken. A jury returned a verdict against the town andin favor of the R. Js: O. railway.

Fastern Star Oitieer.The oilicers for the ensuing year

elected by the Eastern Star AuxiliaryWednesday afternoon are as follows:

Mrs. J. W. l'arks, l'res.; Mrs Geo. II.Thayer, Vice Pres.: Mrs. J. Kiszer,Sec; Mrs. 1). McDonald, Tres.

Tippeeanoe Items.Mr. and Mrs. George Fore, of Iron-dal- e,

are visiting their parents andother relatives at this place.

Albert Shoemaker, of Mexico, lnd.t isvisiting friends at this place.

The shadow social was well attendedSaturday evening.

Alonzo Graham, of Nebraska, hasbeen visiting his parents and other rela-

tives at this place the last two weeks.He started for his home Monday.

Mrs. O. S. Smith, of McComb, Ohio,who has been visiting her motlier, Mrs.S. M. Cooper, the last two weeks, returned to her home last Friday evening.

Miss Ricka Washburn, who had beensick for over a week, died last Wednesday night. Funeral services and burialat Tippecanoetown cemetery.

I.apa. Hems.Saturday afternoon David McCol- -

lough's little daughter broke her collarbone. A few minutes afterward, Mr.Thornbury's son broke his arm. Rothaccidents occurred while the childrenwere at play.

Rv donation work the citizens haveput in crosswalks at much-neede- d

points.John Inks, who has been very low

during the past three months, is reported some better.

Dr. Wagoner has moved his familyhere and now we have two good physicians at this point.

Mumps are prevalent in this vicinity.Consequently the school attendance ismuch diminished.

Arjjo Item.Rorn to Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Yeanck,

Tuesday, a girl.

Mrs. Jacob Deaner is visiting withrelatives at Ft. Wayne.

Mrs. Irene Shelly, of Warsaw, is visiting with her niece, Mrs. Ida Rivins,this week.

The democratic township conventionwas held in George J. Alleman's officeSaturday. John Goddard was elected

chairman of thv convention. Countycommitteemen lor the different pre-cincts were elected as lollowed: No. 1.John Gnddard; No. 2, Henry Snyder;No. 4, A.J. Thomas. Win. Young waselected township committeeman pre-cinct No. 1; No. Geo. Reed; No. 4,Luther Curtis. John Wickiztr waselected permanent chairman and Geo.Reed, secretary.

Miss Florence I'atton, of New Wav-erly- ,

Ind., is visiting with Mrs. JoeSmith and other relatives.

Chas. R. Shaw is visiting relatives inGlendora, Mich.

The Tth Day Adventists have movedto Hull's opera house, where they areholding services regularly.

Mrs. Jacob Zumbaugh is on the scklist.

J. N. Hess, of Faßt Chicago, spentSunday with Argos friends.

The initiatory team of the Maccabeelodge of this city went to Leiter's FordWednesday evening, to do the work mtaking in several new members of thelodge at that place.

Miss Minnie Rutts, of South Rendwho has been visiting h?r parents, Mr.and Mrs. Noah Miller, lor the pastthree weeks, returned to her home Sat-

urday.Mrs. James Lowry has sold her south

house and an acre of ground to Mr.Reaty.

Jerry T. Clark and wife, of Walker-ton, vieited last week with A. E. Clarkand wife.

The farmers will meet at TrusteeRryan's office Saturday, Jan. 27th, toarrange lor the spring institute. Comeout everyone. J. A Miller, secretary.

Itoiirhou Items.Williard Lawience and Wm. Hand

attended the district meeting of the K.ol P. held at Plymouth last Friday.

Wm. Hudi pent a pen of Lis finechickens to the poultry show, which isin Chicago this week.

Asher Sams returned from Williamicounty, Ohio last Friday.

Johu Wilson returned from Pennsyl-vania Tuesday morning to attend col-lege.

M re. Theo Field has arrived in Rourbon from her home in Timber Lake,Oklahoma, to be at the beds.de of hereick sister, Mrs. Sallie nepp.

Miss Mayme Montgomery has goneto Indianapolis to prepare herself forthe spring millinery trade.

Harley Montgomery was in Rochos- -

ter the last few days where he went toassist the orchestra in furnishing musicfor the Fulton county farmers' institute.

Dr. W. A. Weiser's father was killedby a train, on the 11th inst., at Zelian- -

ople, I 'a. He was a soldier and a phy-

sician.Mrs. Mary Rogeess has sold her farm

of i1lt acres to Geo. Schrum for81,000.

Miss Mae Griffm is attending thestenographic department o f the Val-

paraiso college.

I'hil Seniff has purchased ths Heck- -

aman farm, 7 miles north and 2 east ofRourbon, 40 acres, for 1,800 and willmove thereon at once.

Jocob Fhiester, who has been seriously ill, is much better now.

Rev. Davis will be at Foster Chapel,Sunday afternoon. He will speak ontemperance also.

The Chicago Journal of t'uesiiay saysO. 1'. (ireer of our city, is one of thejudges in a Poultry show held at theformer place this week.

Leonard Swoverland, of Tippecanoe,recently went to Illinois and purchasedtwo line draft stallions and broughtthem home with him.

Mrs. Relle Johnson is quite sick withheart trouble and neuralgia.

The revival continues at the M. E.church and much interest is manifested.

The Ladies Aid meets with Mrs.Laura Sreineback Friday afternoon.

TheLadie& social of the Presbyterianchurch meets Friday afternoon withMrs. Fielils.

Indiana Notes.

Terre Haute wanted the league ofrepublican clubs meeting thia year, butdidn't get it. It went to Anderson,and now Terre Haute won't have itnext year because it is an "off year,"but will ask for the vice-presiden- t.

Muncie has been getting the free useof six telephones that belong to theCentral union company and eight tothe Independent company. The Cen-

tral union bought the Independent andwants to take out the eight 'phones,but the couucil says "nit."

Miss (J race Smelcer, 18, Flora, wasborn with one leg shorter than theother, and went to Chicago to have itlengthened by the Dowie faith process.On her return, she declared her leg hadbeen lengthened. She intended to re-

turn to Chicago but her father pro-

tested.It is said that the question involving

the admission of women into the orderof the Independent Order of Forestersof Americaa will be determined at thestate convention, which will be held atValparaiso, in February. The questionhas been before the membership, forseveral years, and it i9 Eaid that the ad-

vocates of the gentler eex will gaintheir point.