The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-11

Eta Railsback returned Friday
from a pleasant visit with her grand
parents at Argos.
Mrs. Mae Loudly has returned to her
home at Elkhart after a two weeks
visit in this city.
Rev. Henry Spohn, aged 81 years,
died suddenly at his home in Roches-
ter and was buried Saturday.
w. E. Leonard, Jr., of Chicago,
former city clerk, visited old
friends in Plymouth last week.
d. R. Richardson and son George
of Chicago, were visiting friends
and relatives in Plymouth Saturday.
Ringgenberger & Cullison have just
completed handsome truck for j. w
Kriss, of Winamac, on special order.
Mr.. James Hoffman returned from
Indianapolis Friday where he has
been attending the Embalming Co..
lege.
BurglariouS attempts were unsuc-
cessfully made at the residences of NJ.
Lauer and Jas. S. Reeves on South
Michigan streetThursday night. AS the
work was very coarse it is supposed
that local artists were implicated.
The. contract for paving North
Michigan street was signed Saturday
afternoon, the senior member of the
successful firm of bidders having come
here for that purpose. Mr.. Hatch is
investigating the gravel supply and
inquiring about labor and teams.
Marshall county has population of
81 to the square mile. Starke has 81,
Pulaski 81, Porter 46, Fulton 46, Kos
ciusko 81, Laporte II, Ekhart 81, st.
Joseph 1O4. The average for the
state is 7O.1. Eleven counties i'm Ind
lana exceed an average of 100, Marion
leading with 493.
Mrs. Geo. KleinSchmidt and Mrs.
Hilton of Plymouth visited here the
latter part of last week and the fore
part of this week. Mrs. Hilton went
TO Lucerne, Monday, for visit, while
Mrs. KleinSchmidt left Wednesday
for visit with her husband in Ohio.
-Kewanna Herald.
Four families that moved to South
Bend because of lack of work in Plym-
outh will return here early next week,
drawn by the street Improvements
now promised. Others will follow
and our loss of nine voters since 1895
will soon be made up. Two Milten-
berger and two Andrews families con-
stitute the advance guard.
The weeks work in the harvest
fields has made great inroads on a
crop that promises to be bountiful.
The wheat is satisfactory as rule,
the rye is first class, oats are some
what disappointing, clover is excellent
and corn is coming on with less back
wardness than week ago.
During the electrical storm which
passed over Argos Tuesday afternoon,
DIR. s. w. Gould's dwelling on North
Sugar street was very badly shattered
by lightning: striking the roof and
seemingly spreading in all directions
and pentrating nearly every part of
the building. Mrs. Johnson and
Grace were the only occupants of the
house at the time of the stroke, and
while they were severely shocked, no
evil effects resulted. The doctor esti-
mates his damage at not less than
$3.50 or 800, fully covered by insur-
ance.-Argos Reflector.
The Fourth was celebrated at the
postoffice by formal transfer of the
business of the Office to the new master
of the mails. The commission of j.
A. Yockey as postmaster and c. NJ.
Slayter as deputy arrived on that day
and Mr.. Conger was relieved from
further duties as public official, after
four years of faithful and satisfactory
service.J Ward Logan was installed as
window clerk and Miss Edna Jockey
as money order clerk, this office being
now entitled to an additional clerk.
The new force has been in virtual
charge of the Office since July /, but
the change was not formally made
until Thursday. There is every rea
son to anticipate an efficient and sue
cessful administration under the new
regime.
Licensed to Marry.