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

"A farmers institute and plcuic VIII
be held at Culver Saturday, June s.
The annual meeting at Antioch will
commence Friday June T. and continue
over Sunday.
Harvey Norris is building a fine
barn on his farm on the banks of Max
inkuckee lake.
Rev Jeffries who has been quite sick
Tor the past several months, is able to be
up and around.
The base ball game at Bremen on
Decoration day resulted in victory for
Bremen by score of Z to over the
Whiting Grays.
-Elzie Thornburg who has been con-
fined to his home in Union township for
many months, remains seriously i'll with
little hope of recovery.
The Kendallville common council
has purchased from Shauck Brothers
the electric light plant and will under
take to serve the city and the people
with light.
The Hon. Henri Watterson will de-
liver his lecture, "Uncle Sam Aficat," at
Columbia City the evening of June %,
the occasion OF the district school COM
mencement.
&C. W. Mattingly. who is employed
in the Office of the Mishawaka Demo
crat. was in town Thursday visiting his
parents and shaking hands with bis
many friends.
Chicago, the home of freaks and
curiosities of every class, has WOMAN
who declares that when she goes to
church she never notices what other
women have on.
Maud Rogers. of Walkerton. was
token to the insane asylum Wednesday
She has many friends in Plymouth who
hope her health and mental faculties
may soon be restored.
The latest spouting oil we'll has brok'
en- out on an island in Lake Erie. Uncle
Sans mineral wealth is 80 great that q
surprise of some kind from the depths OF
the earth is a weekly occurrence.
Henry Alderman, who has beer
employed in the shops at Pullman for
long time, came home Thursday. He
got his right hand caught, in machine
few days ago and the forefiuger was
cut off and two other fingers badly mu
tilated
The efforts OF the postoffice depart
ment to correct the inequalities of post
age, giving to shyster publications ano
fake newspapers the right to send ou
unlimited quantities Of their issues
ought to meet with the support of th'
reputable newspapers.
-Losey's invisible hitching post will
be placed on the market in few days
1t lie an ingenious continuance by which
the iron post sinks into the ground wheI
not in use and persons without Ike,
cannot hitch to it. 1t is useful owe
other hitching posts where. the owne
wants to protect his property from tn
public,
One can gain some idea OF tn
growth and the development Of tn
carrying capacity of the freight car whel
| il is recalled that il has been but few
years since the capacity of car was 2
tons and was regarded as immense. Nov
steel cars with capacity of 80 tons a.
run on many of the roads. while woodel
cars with 5O-ton capacity are IN use.
John Foley. John Holt and Bernar
Lobenthal, the gang of counterfeiter
frow Peru, who had planned to make
tour of the country with Wallace's cir
Gus and leave their "bad coin" on tn
way. but were nipped by the government
officers before they got started, hav
entered plea of guilty to the charge G
coupterfeiting before Judge Baker q
Indianapolis. Foley and Lobenths
we're sentenced to eight months im
prisonment in Marion county work hous
and Holt was given five months in tn
same place, with 80 and costs.
The constitutionality OF the $40
, mortgage exemption law is being teste
in the circuit court of Marion county
Whatever the decision of the lowe
court may be, the case will be taken t
the supreme court. The contention
that the law conflicts with the provi
sions of the constitution. 1t is contend
ed that its benefit could not be enioye
equally by all property owners. For in
stance, il one man borrowed 500 an
gave mortgage on his property as 81
curity, he would be entitled to exemI
ton, while his neighbor might borro
the same amount and give note. an
still have to pay full taxes on his prop
erty.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Bul
Hamilton, at the age of 80, in Bridg
port, Conn, last Monday, recalls hi
toric tragedy and an interesting n