The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-29

to visit her daughter over Sunday.
Thomas Melons one of the pioneers
of Fulton county died at his home in
Richland township, Fulton county,
Thursday morning, at the ripe old age
of eighty-four years. The funeral
will occur at RichlaDd Center Sunday. |
Next Friday is Memorial Day;it will
be fittingly observed by the veterans
of the war with customary solemn
and appropriate ceremonies in which
observation all patriotic citizens
should feel it a duty and privilege to
participate.
Yellow River ought to be declared
a navigable stream now. John Hav.
bright young machinist ofPlymOuth,
has placed gasoline launch on the
stream, and promises to make a trip
to Bremen via the water route.-Bre-
men Enquirer.
The state prohibition party prom
Uses brisk campaign, and 1T is an
nounced that the Rev. w. III. BoleS
will stump the state with big tent
and song team. Things are, indeed
looking bad when the prohibition
party Boles up.
An TlLbart x,ap,on yac coriouclv
burned few days ago while striking
a match. A part of the ulphur flew
off and set fire to her clothing which
was soon in flames. Aid came in time
to save her life but it is thought that
she will lose the sight of one eye and
be disfigured for life.
One of the worst storms ever known
i'm Indiana swept over the counties of
Delaware, Jay, Wells and other places
i'm the eastern section of the state
Thursday. Roofs were blown from
factories i'm Muncie, houses were blown
down in Bluffton and much damage
was done over the line in Ohio.
The democrats of this township
selected seven delegates to the judicial
convention as follows: Daniel X
Harris, Peter j. Kruger. John c. But
Ter, Charles Porcher. William f.
Young, John Ritchey, DR.. Eley.
Three of these are for Martindale,
three for KellSon and one unknown.
A conference OF the ministers of
Kosciusko county was held at Warsaw
last week for the purpose of formula
ting plans for evangelizing the county.
1t is proposed to secure a large tent
that will accommodate 1900 people,
moving it from place to place, holding
ten days revival meetings at each
place.
No decisive action was had at the
meeting of Stockholders of the gas
and oil company last Saturday even
ing, but many of them are in favor of
making yet another effort to find gas
or oil. Jacob Bauer'S faith is undim-
inished, and he will make an effort to
raise funds for sinking another we'll.
bremen Enquirer.
Congressman Brick arrived in this
city Saturday on his way to South
Bend to attend the republican county
convention and try to do what he can
to prevent the city from repeating at
the election in November what it did
in May. Webster's old blue spelling
book said: Experience keeps a dear
school but fools will learn in no other -
Prof. Allen Norris, who has been
the efficient superintendent of the
Syracuse, Indiana, public schools the
past four years, and who has been re-
tanned at an increased salary for an
other year, graduates at the Indiana
State university in June. He is a
Marshall county boy, was born and
raised in Union township and is max
ing rapid strides in his professor.
On Saturday of last week there was
dedicated a monument to the men,
DRY of the explorer, LaSalle, on the
Niagara river in Canada, within five
miles of the great cararact. where in
1879 he set sail for the northwestern |
country in the first vessel 10 traverse
the waters of the great lakes. In De-
cember of the same year he landed at
the old Portage on the St. Joseph |
river near South Bend.
A smart young man at Milford took
from his fathers postoffice box in Mil
ford letter addressed to a young lady
whom he did not know. which proved
to be young lady who had just come
to town few days previous. He
opened the letter and wrote to the
lady who sent it, "jollying" her, and
she caused his arrest for opening the
letter. The young mans case will be
heard by Judge John H. Baker.
Kewanna is to have new water
works and electric light plant. A
home cOmnanv has heon formed which