The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-02-06

Neigbbori,Ood Notes.

at five cents each, and the Tribune
thinks meat is getting cheap.
Over in Steuben county they have
tested the right Of teacher TO use
the rod in school, and the teacher
came out ahead.
A. Phillips, OF Winamac, one OF the
oldest merchants in Pulaski county.
has made an assignment for the ben
eft of his creditors. Liabilities, $780,
600; assets, $1,000.
Whooping cough, diphtheria and
scarlet fever are all taking their turn
AT the urchins in different localities
q mild form.-LaPOrte Herald.
Mr.. Fleeing offers to sell the Fort
Wayne Sentinel A chance for some
OF our Democratic brethren who have
plenty OF money and who want to try
their hand at editing a daily and
weekly paper.
The Valparaiso Messenger threat
ems to turn I4aPorte county over to
the Republicans at the next election,
unless the Democrats OF that county
assume different attitude toward
the Democrats of Porter county.
Benjamin II. Kaufman, OF Elkhart
county, proprietor Of the Clinton
township WOODEN mills, was struck by
falling tree while chopping, last
Saturday. and received injuries which
it is believed will prove fatal.
The Wabash PlGindealer Office, FIX
lures, goodwill and all, have been
sold to Messrs. Heater & Stanley, of
Chicago. They will take charge of
the Office on the liih day OF Febru-
AIRY, will purchase new type and en-
large the paper.
The South Bend Tribune thinks
there is some truth in The rumor that
Studebaker Bros. will move their fine
carriage works from that city TO Chi
cago, and convert their fine building
in the business part OF South Bend
into mammoth hotel.
Budd Reeve, Of Minneapolis, Min
nesota, brother OF Senator Reeve, OF
Plymouth, viii soon visit LaPorte, and
while here deliver his famous lecture
on Roots and other things" Mr..
Reeve will greatly int rest all who
will attend his lecture.-LaPorte Her
aid.
The jury In the case OF the state
against II. ]. Feltus. editor OF The
Courier at Bloomington. and j. G.
Wentworth. his foreman, after being
out about five hours returned yer
diet OF guilty OF the killing of Rogers,
and gave them two years in the pen
itentiary.
Michigan City Is the third lumber
market in the United States, only
Chicago ard Milwaukee surprising 1t.
Major Smith tho Government Engi-
necr, In his report, says that there is
no reason why it will not be the Sec
ond when dockage facilities are pro-
vided.
The nationals" OF Steuben county
have called a convention to meet al
Angola Jan. 25th, 1879 This IS evil
IDENTIFY wise precau,iop, as it will
take at least one hundred years to in
duce the people to assemble in mass
convention on a fiat basis.-Keadau
uille Standard.
The Lebanon Patriot concluded its
twentieth year last week, and at the
close of tho week paid its hands of
in gold. One OF the compositors new.
or having seen gold coin. refused to
receive it. but after considerable per.
suasion was induced to take it as pay.
ment for his weeks work.
The Porter County Tidette thinks
that money should not command 1
higher rate OF interest than from five
to seven per cent. and that Congress,
should fix the rate and then provid,
convenient loaning Offices at which
the people, by giving good security
could obtain all the money they want
Andrew Tarris. ST., died at his resi-
dence, four miles south OF Etna Green
on Monday, January Goth. 1879, o
lung fever, aged sixty nine years an,
twenty-thrce days. Mr.. Tarris wa
one of the old settlers, aud will b.
sadly missed in that portion of tn
county. Peace to his ashes.-H arsat
Republican.
a fellow calling himself Franz
Long created considerable excite
ment in Winamac last week, by try
ing 10 elope with the wife of 2. Davi:
of that place, and when foiled in hi
attempts. threatened to shoot severa
persons. He now languishes in jail
He is said to have wife living a
Brookston, in this State.
Amos CT. Webster, one OF the oldes
settlers in LaPorte county, died Mon
day. OF last week. He was in his S0t
year, was born in tennessee VALLEY
n. Y, and came TO LaPorte forty fiv
years ago. On Sunday, Abram Fra
vel, another OF the old settlers passe
away. Mr.. Fravel was in his IS
year, and had resided in Laport