The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-05-01

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growing weaker and there is little
hepe of her recovery.
William L oliver, for 10 years
resident of Mishawaka and for half
century engaged in iron working died
Sunday night aged So years.
The high wind lowered the water in
the Toledo Harbor three feet last Sat-
urday, making it impossible for the
large beats to get in'or out for several
hours
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Miller
who have been the guests of the fam
lily of A. c. Miller near this city, re-
turned to their home in South Bend
Monday morning.
Miss Rose Laudengeiger, who has
been making her home at e. C. Kleop-
fer Is during the past year, left Sunday
evening for New York where she ex-
poets to reside in the future.
Mrs. Ella King Davis has gone to
Lima Ohio, for visit of a few weeks,
after which she and her parents, Rev.
Mr.. King and wife. and her sister,
Miss Myra King, will go to Ada, Ohio,
to reside permanently. The King
family made many friends in Plym-
outh.
The democratic leaders claim a
large majority in this city but neither
party knows anything about MAORI
ties at the city election. A majority
of voters will not pay much attention
to parties at the city election. They
will vote for honest competent men
regardless of party.
Elder Nathaniel /. Hodges, of Gar
den City and Elder Leonard Banks, Of
Minersville, Utah, are here in the in
terest of Mormonism. They have
received permission from Mayor Jones
TO make house to house canvass and
preach on the street corners. They
have already commenced work.
Plymouth voters will have an op-
portunity Tuesday. May 6, to elect
six good men to the city council. II
they fail to improve this opportunity
they will have themselves to blame.
Voters should bear this fact in mind
and go to the polls prepared to vote
for the best candidates for council
men,
The wind last Saturday did much
damage at LOgansport, Montpelier,
Flora, Lafayette, Winamac, Marion,
Portland, Peru and other points
south and southwest of Plymouth.
1t was comparatively calm here de-
mOnstrating again that the Yellow
River valley is more free from storms
than any other place.
La some unaccOuntable way the re-
port was started Monday that B.
w. Healy the well known railway
postal clerk of this city, had been kill
ed in a railroad accident. There was no
reason for the report but it caused his
wife much nneasinesS. People should
be careful not to circulate such reports
until they know:they are true.
Farmers in Howard and adjoining
counties are reported much discouraged
over the crop prospects. They are a
unit ia declaring that by no possibil-
ity can the wheat crop be more than
half a yield. The fly, the hot winds,
dry soil and cool weather have damaged
the wheat irreparably, and with favor
able conditions from now on the yield
will be less than 30 per cent of the
average.
Farmers wives, TO say nothing of
the farmers themselves, will be inter-
-ested in a decision by New York
court that as eggs are more a product
of woman's care of hens than a direct
farm product, the woman has right
to regard them and the proceeds de-
rived from their sale as her especial
property. The case came up in the
shape of suit brought by farmer S
wife against her husband to prevent
his Appropriation of the "egg money"
as his own.
A stranger caused considerable
excitement in Hamlet Monday night.
Almost Immediately after going to
bis room at the hotel he commenced
firing his revolver, rushed down stairs
out into the street shooting as he ran
until his gun was empty. He was
finally secured when it became ap-I
parent that he was crazed by drink.
He could not tell his name, but said
he was United States officer and had
been drunk four weeks. He was well
dressed, but had not been identified
at 9 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Snap for Mail Carriers.