The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-04
Governor Dufbf6h has sppointed Pat.

TICK O.Br1en, q demOCratlc business
man of Michigan City, as a member
of the nOrthe IN prison board to succeed
E. H.Nebeker, republican, resigned
All the counties in this section of
the state had conventions Of teachers,
Friday and Saturday following Thanks
giving. Teachers seem to be making
a determined effort to do the best
work possible.
The Plymouth band will give an
oyster supper and band concert at the
opera house Friday evening December
19, for the purpose of raising funds to
assist them in buying uniforms.
Everybody should attend.
A telegram from James o. Parks
says 1. e. Ladd cashier of the East
Chicago bank, died on Monday. He
was born and grew To manhood near
Argos and was for many years one of
the leading Sunday school workers of
Marshall county
Mr.. and Mrs. WINS L. Nash, of
Starke county. Ohio, are here visit
ing Mr.. Nash'S mother and his sisters
and other relatives In Plymouth.
Grandma Nash who makes her home
with her daughter, Mrs. A. c. Hume.
is now in her 92nd year.
The postmaster generals recommen-
dation that the rate for carrying mag
azines be Increased from l TO 4 cents a
pound. thecost of handling them, is
not unreasonable when it is remem-
bered that a considerable part of their
weight is advertising pages.
Presiding Elder Wood. of valpa-
raise, preached the funeral of Edward
Reynolds at Westville. Tuesday after
noon. All the stores closed and every
body paid respect to the young man
who gave his life to save the money of
the bank which employed him..
The papers in this part of the state
are practically a unit in opposing the
creation of another state normal
school. 1t is held that there is no
necessity for another of these institu-
lions, and that as a matter Of fact we
already have more ia that line than is
beneficial. 49,
Mrs. George Shaw who is the daugh-
ter of Rev. Mr.. Parret and was mar
ried in Plymouth, was taken suddenly
ill with heart failure while attending
church at Elkhart Sunday night. For
a few hours it seemed that she would
not recover, but she is now somewhat
improved.
Despite the freight blockades, the
railroads broke the November record
last month. Now that things are
moving again, and freight rates have
had a lift, what they do in December
will probably be a plenty. Even/the
stockholders ought TO come pretty
near being satisfied.
The wilds of Texas have been open.
ed to a. new enterprise, or rather an
old enterprise has been established
there. Heaven has been located lin a
pine forest there by a band claiming
that the II tribes of Israel will con-
gregate on that bit OF earth and
escape the destruction by fire at the
last day.
There is little or no excus for idle
men at present. II no other employ
ment presents itself, there is plenty of
corn to husk at a good price and the
man who will sit around and say there
Is no work. is not straining his eyes or
becoming a bumped lacked freak
for work. There is no excuse
for feeding tramps.
The closing session of the 57th
congress opened at noon Monday and
will close at noon March 4. EXPIRES
sionS by leading senators and repre-.
indicate that there will be
trust legislation in moderation but no
attempt at tariff revision will be made
until the meeting of the new con-
gress because it takes fully three
months to perfect a tariff measure.
Congressman Beidler of Cleveland
tells of a clever preacher in his district
whom a scoffer endeavUred to stump.
'.You are all the time telling people
about heaven said the ~unbeliever,
clergymen don't agree as to
methods. Now, which do you think
is the best way to paradise?" With
out an instant'se hesitation came the
s'Turn to the right and keep
straight ahead"
John K. Bennett. who has been
district superintendent at Buffalo for
the Pullman company since 1876, said
to a reporter that the shops in that
city had just received an order fag
forty cars. He added: HFWe have