The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-05
LOCAL NEWS

Indiana gets s31, 1862 from the fed
eral government for militia purposes.
Mrs. Kate Fink, of Argos, who has
been visiting here, returned home
Friday morning.
Mrs. Elma Fribley, of Bourbon, is
considered To be out of danger again,
after critical illness.
Mrs. W. w. Sponsler and her son,
George, went to Wakesha, Wis.,. to
remain about two weeks.
Mrs. n. c. Swoverland and daugh-
ter, Pearl, went to Denver to attend
the old settlers reunion.
A goodly number from this city and
vicinity attended the old settlers pic
mic near Lapaz Saturday.
Mrs. b. Il. Sheets and son, Alfred,
went to Monterey Friday where she
will visit for several days.
C. W. Eiler, formerly connected
with the Muncie News, was the guest
of r. B. Oglesbee Thursday.
B. F. Wiltfong, of Kankakee, ILL.,,
visited in the city Friday between
trains on his way to Rochester.
1t is rumored that three Chicago
papers. the Journal. Chronicle and
Post. will soon be consolidated.
Frank Jacox and Grant Tank, with
their wives and Laura and Celia
Reeves, will left Sunday for Buffalo.
4. L. Kern and son, of Bourbon.
stopped in this city between trains
Friday on their way to st. Joe, Mich.
E. b. Bradshaw, former teacher
in the Plymouth schools, was in town
last week greeting his many old
friends.
Ned Harrigan and wife, of Chester
ton, have disposed of their hotel at
that place and will shortly remove to
Plymouth.
Misses Burton Myers, of Angola,
and Ora Simons, of Warsaw, are the
guests of their aunt, Mrs. VIII Richie,
near Inwood.
Jas. A. Gilmore, jr., and John Ca
prom. with their wives, returnedFriday
night from delightful trip to Buffalo
and Niagara.
F. E. earns has exchanged his resi-
dence in North Plymouth for the farm
of Trustee Jackman east of town. The
removals will be made shortly.
Mrs. Joseph Sainter, of Chicago,
daughter of Lot Dickson, is, with
her daughter, visiting at the home of
J. r. LOsey for two or three weeks.
A new arc dynamo arrivedThursday
and will be added to the electric light
plant, affording greatly increase ia
cilities and power for street lamps.
Prosper A Ball left Friday for brief
visit with relatives in Columbia City
and Ohio and will go to the Pan
American exposition at Bufflao this
week.
Miss Florence Turney and Harold
Russell, returned to their homes in
ChicagoThursday after pleasant visit
with Nellie Turney, who is attending
school at st. Michael's Academy.
Clizbe Bros Mfg. Co. has contract
ed with the Plymouth Telephone Co.
for a complete system of telephones in
the factory. Each department of the
factory will have its seperate instru-
ment and the exchange switchboard
will be placed in the office.
j. 5. CreSSwell, who was for a time
connected with the Plymouth Inde-
pendent and married Miss Ella Maxey,
has moved from Charleston, H., to
OwensborO, KY, and is now connect
ed with the Inquirer of that city.
Owensboro is city of about II, 900
people, on the Ohio river almost OPP
posite ROckport, Ind.
The first sign of increased activity
on railroad is the hiring of new men.
If that's an infallible sign, then a
boom is certainly here. Jobs are
open to any one who cares to try his
hand at firing or braking, especially
the latter, and there is no longer any
excuse for the existence of the WEARY
Willies."
Valparaiso Maccabees have received
notice that the insurance assessments
have been raised, beginning with the
next assessment. The boys have
stood spring double assessment,
made to create sinking fund; then
they stood double assessment in the
fall, and now they are asked to staf 4
a raise ranging from twenty to seven
ty per cent. -Valparaiso Messenger.
VIM. G. Cook, of Mount Morris, H.,
is visiting relatives and old friends in
this county. He was born in West
township sixty years ago and is the
/. Sor, of ChaS- Cook. the second white