The Plymouth tribune., 1902-09-11
The 17tn annual reunion of the

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Thursday, Sept. oath and 25th.
One of the star attractions of the
Decatur fair will be married couple,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey MOrlan, whose
combined weight is 1902 pounds.
Mrs. Kichler has returned to her
home at Churubusco after a visit of a
week in this city with her sisters,
Mrs. w. w. Hill and. Mrs. Koontz.
Mrs. Jacob Davis, of Danville, Ill.,,
who has been visiting at the home OF
Joseph Davis IN this city, is visiting
relatives at Inwood and Bourbon this
week.
Mrs. G.. A. Williams was surprised
Saturday night by about thirty of her
friends. Ice cream and cake were
served and good time was enjoyed
by all.
Samuel Loring, for 81 years resi-
dent of North Liberty, died Monday,
Sept. l, aged so years. He was well
known many years ago as an attorney
and auctioneer.
c. X. Leonard cane down from
northern Michigan Saturday morning
and returned Saturday evening with
biS fa ap,ilv to rop,aip until tho how
fever season is over.
The Atlanta Constitution says that
the peach crop of Georgia yields more
money than the cotton crop. Possibly.
But then it is not half SO useful for
adulterating woolen goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Moon, of Pc
ru, after visiting few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Benedict and her uncle, w.
E. Bailey, has gone to Warsaw to
visit before returning home.
County Treasurer O'Keefe took his
daughter Esther to Indianapolis Sum-
day and placed her in the hospital
there. She has been suffering with
stomach trouble for several months.
J. II. Dawson, solicitor and collect
or for the International correspond
ence schools, of Scranton, Pa, and
who has been selected to represent
that institution, arrived in the city
Saturday.
The seventh session of Culver Mill
tary Academy will open next Tues
day. There are 100 more applications
than can be taken care of. Outside
of West Point, Culver is considered
the best military academy in the
United States.
Tom L. Johnson and Will Cumback
are two men whose names cannot be
heightened or abbreviated. Tom and
Will are the family names of their
mothers. Most people supposed until
recently that their real names were
Thomas and William.
William Tronp, democratic candi-
date for commissioner, had twenty
three bushels of clover seed stolen on
Sunday night. Sheriff Bondurant sent
for the Hanna blrod hounds last
night, but the heavy rain probably
made the hounds useless.
The ladies' society of the PreSbyte-
rian church will meet Friday after
noon with Mrs. H. H. Bonham: and
on Friday evening, Sept. 10, a ''meas-
Hring party" will be gwen at the
home of Rev. 0. S. Thornberry. Ev-
erybody invited.
A letter from Miss Brennan, super
lntendent of the Epworth hospital at
South Bend. says she fears that Mr..
Emerton's leg will have to be ampu-
tated. 1t seems that physicians had
decided to amputate the limb this
week, but Mr.. Emeruon begged for
little longer time, hoping that it may
yet heal.
Advertisers ana other persons are
warned against depositing circulars,
dodgers or ether advertising in rural
mail boxes. This is an otfense against
the United States aud punishable as
such. The only legal way in which
circulars may be placed in these boxes
is to send them through the mail.
properly stamped and addressed.
Mrs. William Mckinley, who it
seemed could not live week after
the death of her husband, is now as
strong physically and mentally as she
has been ct any time during the past
twenty years. But all her earthly
hopes seem buried in WeStlawn ceme-
etery. She presents a spectacle of
the profoundest sadness and almost
every day visits tie graves of her hus-
band and her two little girls who died
years ago.
State Senator Kittinger is drafting
a bill for presentation to the next
general assembly, looking to pension
ing school teachers worn out in the
service. In emphasizing its needs, ]
the senator is quoted as saying: ''Just