The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-05-30
Mrs. David Yesgley is the guest
relatives and friends at Fort Wayne.

Mrs. David feagiey is the guest
relatives and friends at Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Zuah Weimer is visiting with
her uncle, j. E. Houghton, and family.
Miss Mabel Ashton, OF Michigan
City, is the guest OF her cousin, Miss
Lizzie Clough.
The Enquirer predicts that the drill
at Bremen's oil we'll will be several
hundred feet IN the ground before next
Saturday.
"A Hobart couple have entered into
strange ante nuptial contract. The
man contributes So weekly to common
fund, and the woman $40. When the
sum of 81 500 is in the pool they are to
be married.
-Wyman g. Baxter, who lived at
Lapaz 20 years ago and went from there
to South Bend. died last Thursday of
consumption. He served during the war
in company G, Goth regiment, Indiana
volunteers.
The common schools of Indiana have
been costing from Sc, OOO, 100 to Sc, 0OO,O 900
a year and the new law fixing minimum
wage scale for teachers will increase the
expenses about 100000. So says D..
Nj. Geeting, editor of the Educator jour
nal and ex-superintendent of schools,
who heartily approves the law.
| "A dog attacked John Goodyear's
sheep in the northeast part OF Center
township few days ago. killed one and
bit another quite badly. Now the sheep
which was bitten has hydrophobia and
has been penned up to keep it from hurt
ing the other sheep. 1t is said to attack
almost everything that comes in its way
as viciously as it is possible for sheep
| to do.
Prof. Herring was greeted by large
and intelligent audience in the auditor
ium of the Washington school Friday
evening and the entire audience was
pleased with the information given in re-
gard to the origin and growth of trusts,
aud the discussion of the best means of
handling them, There was nothing
Gated no drastic measures for the sup
preston OF trusts.
The Logansport Pharos says that
many Illinois farmers are selling their
farms in Illinois and moving to Indiana
because they can buy land in this state
for about two-thirds the price Of the
same kind of land in Illinois. The rea-
son for the difference in the price Of the
lands is not altogether plain to everyon 9
but it is fact nevertheless. and many
farmers are taking advantage OF the op-
portunity.
The Bremen Enquirer says the der
rick and machinery Of the Bremen OIL
and Gas Co., will be in place Monday
and drilling will commence Monday.
The work Of putting down the we'll is
under the supervision of G. F. Heap an
experienced oil man who is assisted by
three expert drillers from ST. Mary's
Ohio. The first experimental we'll is To-
Gated on Morgan D. Fink's land one
mile west OF Bremen.
General Funston's admission that
he helped to eat an octopus while on the
Aguinaldo expendition gives him an ad-
vantage over all other American politi-
clans if he chooses to assert it. Populiet
and Democratic orators have showered
all sorts OF denunciations upon the awful,
creature. but none of them ever inflicted
any personal injury on an octopus. much
less assisted in eating one. What would
not William jennings Bryan give to
have had General Funston's experience?
The Independent says J. A. Jockey
is now circulating petition under
direction of Congressman Brick, asking
people to state over their signatures
that they will be satisfied with his ap-
pointment as postmaster. The Indepen-
ent leaves the impression that Mr., Brick
is not at all satisfied with his declaration
to recommend Mr.. Jockey and may re-
call it and recommend some one else.
We give this for what it is worth as
coming from the Independent. but we
think it Mr.. Brick is not satisfied, he
should reopen the whole matt 81 and give
everybody chance.
The Independent Thursday accused
the Republican of taking the report of
the North township commencement from
the daily Independent. The manuscript
of the article and the envelope in which
1t was sent can be seen at this Office; but
almost every article OF worth that has
appeared in the Independent during the
past year was copied from the News or
Republican without the change of
word. We have often written articles
for this paper which the Independent has
clipped and kept for month and then
published verbatim. We have not said
anything about this because the little
man ought to have some sensible articles
an lis paper.