The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27


alton say they cannot be excelIed.
One day last week the residence
CT J. l.. Atkinson. residing five miles
south west of this city, was entered
bvunknown parties who appropriated
to their own use, fine silver plated
revolver. a splendid watch, pocket
book containing a small amount Of
money, aud few other articles of
less value. Mr.. Atkinson's family
was temporarily absent at the time.
From our North township cor
respondent we learn that there were
five children born in the vicinity OF
LaPaz last Saturday; that Mack
Martin went before Esq. Deneston
and peid ten dollars for striking
Myron Gray at a spelling school or
dictati0n exercise at Baffalo school
house; and that fellow named Patsy
writing to Brick Pomeroy's paper
classes preachers, dead men and bull
frogs together as GreeLbackers.
John Hoham always does with all
his might whatever he attempts, and
finding that no one else would DO
anything 10 secure a series Of lee
lures, he has secured the celebrated
ChinamaD, Wong Chin Foo, to lec-
ture next Saturday night, and Schuy
Ter Colfax TO deliver hi, great lecture
on the life of Abraham Lincoln,
Thursday evening, April 18th. Mr.
Hohan IS working for the interests
of Plymouth regardless OF cost TO
himself, and the people should appre
ciate his Efforts.
We this week received letter
from NJ. White, a brother OF p. A.
White, of North township. Mr.. White
has resided in Riley county, Kansas,
for more than twenty years, aud has
seen all the drouths aud grasshorper
years, yet thinks that Kansas is one
Of the finest farming and grazing
States in. the Union. He says the
valleys Of the Blue river and its trij-
utaries are as productive as any In
the world, and that taking into con-
sideration sell, climate, water, timber
and stone. no part OF the United
States excels the porii) On in which he
resides. He Gays Ian Is can be bought
OH long time at So TO so per acre.
He advises those who wish cheap
lands, where they will have 10 build
no fences. to go to south western
Kansas.
"A letter from A. ID. Travis, OF
Hamilton county. Nebraska, dated
the 18th, says the weather is warm
many farmers are done sowing wheat
some OF whom have sown 160 acres
That part OF Nebraska known as the
South Platte region. is rapid y tiliing
up with a vile awake, ener-
getic class OF people. and will 10 a
short time compare favoTaOly with
the older states He says John Jaco-
by, who went out u few weeks ago.
has built house on bis lard and will
soon have "a barn erected. Mr.. Ja-
CODY Is much pleased With the c0un
try. and rather surprised at the ease
with when the land can be cultivated,
blowing with sulky pillow 90 which
he can ride and do go 81 work, being
something new in his experience as u
farmer. Peter Jacoby has not all Of
bis hundred acre patch OF wheat
sown yet, but is woi king away AMI is
in excellent spirits.
Mrs. John l.. Westervelt who for
many years reside in this city died
at her home near Fort Scott, Kansas.
Monday OF last week. She had been
an invalid Cor sixte n years being
afflicted with chronic rheumatism. The
Fort Scott HeraiI OF the 18th says:
She was born in New Jersey in 1911,
but has lived the greater part OF her
life In Plymouth. Indiana, She has
been a member of the Presbyterian
church for forty years. living worthy
christian life. During her long sick
ness. she suffered without murmer,
rejoicing in the power OF Christ ito
make dying bel feel soft as downy
/ pillows are" The funeral cortege
will leave her residence five miles
north OF this city tomorrow at IL NJ.
arriving at her sons residence in this
city at 80 p. M, remiaing half an
hour. The casket will be in the par
lor of DR.. Westervelt from l 80 to ? p
m. The friends OF the family are in.
vited to meet at 100. The funeral
services will be held at the residence
Also an address will be delivered
Sunday, March 23l. at the Presbyter-
ian church by Rev. w. G. Porter.
An exchange says there are two
distinct plans OF running newspa
per; one is to make the paper gooC
by incessant care in the variety an,
excellence Of the matter presented
the other is TO make it large by put
ting in anything to fill up. The RE
PUBLICAN prefers the former plan
boils down everything. and present.
the most Eews in the least possible
space. This takes work, but 1t en-
ables US TO present our readers Will
twice as much news. and a mucl
greater variety OF reading matter thai