The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
1t is said the government finds its

greatest opposition 10 the rural free
delivery system in the New England
states, where the people cling tenac-
iously to the ways of their fathers and
their grandfatherS.
The farmer cannot afford to over
look small things. Take chickens for
instance-some farmers think them to
small to fool with. 1t has been found
that they will pay the largest per
cent of dividend of any live thing on
the farm.
Verne Miller, Of Plymouth, was
visiting his sister, Mrs. j. U. Dietrich,
in this city a few days this week.
Verne has resigned his position as
deputy auditor and will go to Kansas
City to engage in businesS.-Bremen
Enquirer.
VIM. Fl. Breeze, prosecuting attor-
ney for Laporte county, Is at the
head of movement to secure legisla-
ton from the coming general assem-
bly, abolishing the fee system of pay
ing prosecutors and placing them on a
salary basis.
The value of the corn crop in 1901
was s911, 900, 900, but corn went to a
very high price in the late Fall. 1t
is probable that corn will sell at a
cheaper figure this year, but the farm
erS will more than double their money
on their corn,
Col. William HOyneS, dean of the
law school at Notre Dame university,
started Tuesday on his annual vaca-
ton. He will be absent five weeks,
during which time he will visit his old
home in wisconsin and other places in
the northwest.
Leo Bukowski, aged nine years, son
of August Bukowski, was ground to
pieces under PiereMarquette passen-
ger train at Michigan City Wednes-
day. The boy was so horribly cut up
that a basket had to be used in carry
ing his remains to the morgue.
Early Wednesday morning a special
train of nine cars carrying about 400
immigrants passed through Argos
over the Nickel Plate. The passen-
gers came from Germany, Russia and
France and they we're en- route to the
northwest to settle on the new lands.
Mrs. Frank E. Nicely and children
passed through here on their way
from Warsaw to their home in Argos.
Mr.. Medley has been given a perman-
emf position in the census department
and his family will 60 to Washington
In about three weeks.
An intelligent horse in Rochester,
n. Y, into whose nostrils small boy
was sticking straws, bit off the boys
nose. Behavior of this sort on the
part of animals will go further toward
intoxicating humane sentiments in the
youthful mind than any amount Of
moral suasion.
James POulsOn, "a cousin of James T.
Poulson, theTippecanoe saloon keeper,
and Miss Gertrude ElkinS visited the
county clerks Office few days ago to
secure a marriage license, but were
not able to produce the necessary
afidavits and they are still Mr.. Poul-
son and Miss Elkins.
Bishop Vincent, who recently re-
turned from two years absence
abroad, where he presided over the
deliberations of many important
Methodist conferences, will preside
over the sessions of the Northwest
Indiana Methodist conference in Rem
sselaer in September.
The dedication of the Indiana mon
umentS on the Shiloh battlefield may
take place the second week in Septem-
Der. That is the date contemplated
in the tentative arrangements. The
commission hopes there will be a large
enough attendance at the dedication
to warrant low prices.
Several jars, containing more than
SO, 600 in gold and paper money, were
found buried in the rear of the home
of Wesley Ferrens, who died recently
at the age of IS years near Bradyville,
La. Ferrens had lived on the farm 81
years. Besides the money, he left
realty valued at s25, 900.
There is more broom corn raised in
Illinois than in any other state in the
Union and in 1899 two-thlrdS In this
country was produced in this state. 1t
had then 95,1 acres in the crop,
and produced go, Sos, 500 pounds, val
ued at 81, 457, 066, out of total val
uation in all the states of 90, 588, 514.
A man at indianapolis stole an um-
brella. This was nothing uncommon
in itself, but he pushed it down the
leg of his pants, and this caused his
arrest. 1t is an offense at Indianapo-
lis to 90 down the street walking