The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-02
Charles G. Kelley, the well known

CudIleS ". hcicy, Tue well knOWn
Starke county lawyer, has shipped his
household goods to Enid. Oklahoma,
and will make his home there.
The weather wiseacres recognize
the present rainy spell as the annual
equlnoctial storm. 1t will continue
for several days then come off bright
and clear and there will be several
weeks of the most delightful autumn
weather.
The Chicago Tribune declares that
the proposed merging of the big meat
packing concerns has been abandoned
while The Chronicle announces tina.
it is sure GO. The Tribune has it
that invoicing by the Swift company
has been stopped and that the Arm
ours are having strike on their
hands.
We have been asked several times
why it is that the benefits assessed to
property holders on South Michigan
street as shown by the figures is s2O.-
315. so and the amount assessed against
the city is SIS, 1905, making a total
Of s26, O95.S7 when the improvement
only cost s25, O95.S7? We can only
answer that we do not know.
DR.. S. w. Gould, A. A. Schoon-
over, c. z. Rowe, Harrison Brewer,
j. G. Gordon and @. d. Chapman, &C
companied the band to Plymouth
Tuesday, to attend the funeral of
John Gallagher, which was held at
that place Tuesday afternoon under
the auspices of the Knights Templars.
Argos Reflector.
A San Francisco rabbi gives new
Interpretation of the design of the
American flag. To an audience of
immigrants, largely Russian, the other
day. he said: "Do you know why
the Stars and Stripes are in the flag?
| will tell you why. They show that
America has stars for those who be-
have themselves, and stripes for those
who do not"
The Argos Hive No. 107, L: o. T.
NJ, were pleasantly surprised Tues
day evening by the ladies of Wide-a-
Wake Hive No. 81, of Plymouth drop
ping in on them at Hive Review.
Those present from Plymouth were:
Mesdames VanGilder, Miles, Cook,
Disher, Born, Walburn, Fishburn,
Meckling, Waldroth and Miss Vinall
Argos Reflector.
Harmon Lolamaugh, of Green town
ship, was bitten on the wrist by
spider seven weeks ago and has not
been able to use his hand or arm since
the next day after the bite. He has
been treated by physicians at South
Bend three weeks and returns home
with running sore where he was
bitten, but feeling considerable better
than he did a few weeks ago.
d. p. Erwin, who died few days
ago at Indianapolis leaving an estate
valued at nearly million dollars left
s., 900 to five men who were formerly
employed by him in his wholesale dry
goods house. They had worked for
many years. Erwin's young widow.
whom he married about year ago,
gets the bulk of the estate. He was
&c years old.
Charles Wink discovered freak po-
tato in his garden last week that he
has positive assurance beats the freaks
found recently in a Plymouth mans
patch. The bone out OF piece of
round steak had been in the potato
hill and potato had grown in the
hole of the bone, then spread out on
both sides, thereby firmly fastening
Itself in the bone. Mr.. Wink would
sell the freak. Bourbon Mirror.
The most important bear news in
wheat is the Russian crop report
breaking the record, being officially es-
timated al $40, 600, 900 bushel against
361, 900, 900 bushel last year. The
French millers' association estimates
the crop of France at 372, 900, 900 bu-
shells against 800, 100000 bushels last
year, and 313,OOO,0 900 bushels two
years ago. This came as surprise,
as it exceeded all previous estimates.
Coarse grains are expected to be the
speculative leaders again this fall in
in much the same way they were last
year. Recent developments are that
the crops of corn and oats will fall mil
lions of bushels below early estimates.
Stocks are low and of corn the world
over are practically Oversold and there
is strong local bull interest that is
steadily increasing its line in both
December corn and oats. They talk
SOC for corn and 4Oc for oats.
The gas well at Wakarusa is show
ing an additional amount of gas in
the Utica shale, and the contractors