The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-06-06
Plymouth. Ind. June s. 1901.
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LOCAL E-5ws.
Judge Hess delivered the memo
rial address at Columbia city.
Mrs, Sitz, of War atah. is visiting
her daughter Mrs. A. Nj. Fuller.
The pension of John A. Lowery of
Argos, has been increased to Sl4 per
month.
The demand for the Evening News
and the Republican is constantly in
creasing.
David Wiser and family. of South
Bend. spent Decoration Day with friends
in this city.
p. j, CRUDE took his big bass drum
to Bourbon Thursday to assist in the
exercises of Memorial day.
The Chicago board o: education has
decreed that no flowers or gifts shall be
presented to high school graduate this
year.
Fl. NJ McCrory has new bicycle.
He says be will keep his shed locked
hereafter so that tramps cannot break
10 and steal.
Mrs. A L. Gray. of Mishawaka and
Mrs. S. W. jackson of this city, went to
Argos to hear Congressman Brick and
visit relatives.
Not since May 50, 1889 when snow
fell in this section, has the weather been
so cold on Decoration day. 1t has been
one of the coolest Mays ever known.
z. Nj. and Lncius Tanner were called
to Adams. just east o. Indianapolis, by
the death of their brother. Ira Tanner.
who died Wednesday. He was about 60
years old.
There were no public exercises at
Akron Thursday. The G. A. R.. COM
nittee simply decorated the graves of
he dead veterans. without any songs or
speeches,
The Vandalia will run Sunday ex-
cursions to Culver every Sunday during
June. July and August. Trains leave
Plymouth at Ola a. N. fare for the round
trip % cents.
The attendance at memorial exer-
cises were not so large as on some other
similar occasions on account of the late
spring which has made farming COM
munities unusually busy.
The salary OF the Plymouth, Bour-
bon and Bremen postoffices will remain
unchanged during the year commencing
July l. The salary of the Argos office
has been increased to 81 200 year.
Rev. w. E. Mckenzie has accepted
an invitation to deliver the Fourth OF
July Grafton at Hebron, Ind. There are
few better speakers in the state for q
patriotic address, or discussion of ma.
tional issues. than W. E. Mckenzie.
e. F. Short, who recently moved to
this city from Jasper county. is putting
up asfeed barn on East Laporte street
that will shelter 81 horses and buggies
at one time. 1t will be great accom-
mediation to farmers and parties of young
folks coming to town.
There were 600 delegates in attend.
ance at the Grand Lodge of Masons al
Indianapolis last week. The report o
the officers showed the following imam
cial condition: The receipts for the
year. s13, 734; balance on hand at be-
ginning of year, 81. 442; Total disburse
nents, sl6383
There was large crowd in towI
Thursday notwithstanding the busy sea
son and ever thing passed eff pleasantly
While flowers we're not so plenty as usu
al there were many wreaths and all thu
graves were appropriately decorated
The address by Prof. d. Frank Redo
vas an excellent one and commanded
the attention OF the entire audience.
Most of US would be surprised +
know that no civilized country report
80 many cases Of smallpox at the same
time as this country. We are accustom
ed to think of ourselves as the most in
teliigent of countries. and as the mass o
people this is undoubtedly true. But "
are reminded in this connection that IN
tellieence is not always syDonymou
with wise action: that in dealing wit
the SPREAD of contagious diseases it is
question of vigor on the part OF tn
authorities, rather than wisdom anon
the people.