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


visited with Miss Anna Dunn in this
city for few hours Friday morning,
before going to South Bend.
People who are in the habit of sell
ling their old books to the junk man
should keep the fact in mind that an
old volume bearing the date of 1867
brought 81, 100 in New York WedneS-
day There was nothing valuable
about the book but its age.
Gov. Durbin has proclaimed Thurs
day, May 18th, which is the date for
the dedication of the soldiers and sail
ors' monuments holiday. He asks
that business be suspended, wherever
possible. and that flags be displayed
on all public and private buildings.
The voters of Plymouth should
recollect that Tuesday May 6, is cleo
ton day and large majority of them
should vote the republican ticket.
Republican times are always good
times, and the republican ticket will
compare favorably with any ticket
ever presented to the voters of Plym-
Outh.
The Independent says the democra-
tic candidates will be elected ia Plym-
outh because the sober thoughtful ele-
ment will forevail. Just what fore
vail means we do not know, but it
seems to us that if sober thoughtful
men think before they vote several
of the democratic candidates will get
very few votes.
An officer who secured his first
nomination on the plea that a single
term is enough, sometimes finds him.
self placed in an embarrassing posi-
tiOn when, as his term is drawing to a
close, he asks for a denomination. 1t
is simply a practical Illustration of
the homely saying that chickens will
come home to rooSt."
The management of the Winona as
sembly and summer Schoo has an
nounced that the Logansport, Roch-
ester & Northern Traction company
will be given until Sept. / to con-
Struct its line between Winona and
Warsaw. and if it is not done at that
time the Winona company will pro-
coed with its plans for a line between
two places.
j. j. Leedy, of Marshall county.
visited friends here last week. About
twelve years ago he left this vicinity
for st. Joe county and resided there
until few weeks ago when he bought
a farm six miles from Plymouth and is
now permanently located there. Mr..
Leedy met many of his relatives and
old friends while visiting here
Pierceton Record.
1t is reported that Engineer McNair
has been transferred from Plymouth
to some other point, by the Pennsy-
lvania company, because number of
Plymouth people are opposed to track
raising unless better facilities are
provided for crossing the railroad at
various places; but we do not under
stand how change of engineers will
help the railroad IN this matter.
Prices of potatoes jumped TO 81 a
bushel in thewholeSale market Thurs
day. This mad. al advance of IL cents
since Saturday, the highest figure
since last August, when the product
sold at s1.25. The crop of old pota
toes has been nearly used up and sup
plies in all markets are unusually
small. Reports from other markets
say prices are as high as in Chicago.
A successful attempt to produce fire
by friction by rubbing two cornStalks
together, by Harry Mcmillan, the
fourteen-year-Old son of John Nc
MILAN. wealthy farmer residing at
Mabel Mimi, resulted in the burning
of two barns, much hay, four import
ed draft stations, tool and machine
sheds, a saw and feed mill The
horses were valued at $500 and the
total loss is placed at $4,000, with
little insurance.
The LOO strikers in the Singer
Manufacturing company'S works at
South Bend, have appealed to the
company to consent to arbitration,
but the appeal was refused. The
situation is quiet however, no attempt
being made to interfere with nom
union men who are working in the
Singer shops. The strikers commit
tee has its men under good control,
and no trouble is expected. The
strike is now in its tenth week.
f. M. McCrory went to FIT. Wayne
Thursday to attend UheGrand Council
of the Royal Arcanum was charter
member of Cyrene council of Plym-
outh and this is the third time his