The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-28
Mrs. vanSkyhawk was called to

PiercetOn Saturday on account of the
illness of her mother.
The Wesleyan Methodist confer
ence held at Marion last week, sent
Rev. j. f. PreSsnaIl to Etna Green:
Rev. L. II. Carter to Larwill AMI E.
E. Myers to Plymouth.
Prof. w. II. Hostetter, of the
South Bend commercial college, with
his wife, is visiting at Monroe Stein
er's. Mr.. HoStetter was for several
years principal of the Lapaz schools.
Carl Speisshoffer, who went to Salt
Lake City to attend the supreme
council of the EIks, has secured a
position in one of the leading drug
stores of city and will remain there.
The heavy rain and electrical storm
of Wednesday morning did much
damage in many places in Illinois and
played havoc with barns
and stock throughout northwestern
Indiana.
A scientist who has been expert
menting with mosquitoes says they pre-
fer blue, red, dark green and other
dark colors to yellow and white. Our
experience is that their popular color
is flesh tint with an undertone of red.
a barn on the farm of ellison Cleve-
land, in West township, tenanted by
Mrs Joseph Whitesell, was burned
Thursday afternoon, destroying about
40 tons of timothy hav and entailing
a loss of $1,000. The balance of the
property was saved.
The Bourbon News Mirror says one
day last week one of VIM. Bland IS
horses, good seven-year. old, wander
ed from its accustomed place and had
its head cut off by one of the Pennsyl-
vania fast trains. The animal was
thrown about 45 feet.
Miss Alice Porter, of the Western
College. Oxford. Ohio, took the train
for New York last Friday, and will
go from there Ito Berlin TO spend a
year in the study of music, She was
the guest of Mrs. John w. Parks in
this city.
With the elimination of the heavy
grade at Donaldson hill and the eleva-
ton of the tracks in Plymouth the
Pennsylvania road will be practically
level from Fort Wayne to Chicago and
the tonnage of trains can be very
materially increased.
AT Homer, Ill.,, Thursday, A. L.
Sartell fell from his balloon at a
height of l, 200 feet. His parachute
failed to open. Both his legs legs were
broken and he was otherwise injured
but is still alive. His wife was killed
two months ago by a fall from bal
loon.
The latest proposition is candy
trust. 1t is not surprising TO hear
that the scheme is meeting with diff
ficultieS. If the trust makers get
hold of candy and millinery they will
know what real trouble is. for the wO-
men will be after them and then
look out!
Mrs. Chambers, of Hanna, and Mrs.
Nettie Butcher, of Geneva. Ohio,
visit their brother, Charles Wal
burn. in this city today. Mrs. Butch
er's son graduated at Valparaiso few
days ago and she came here to attend
the graduating exercises as well as to
visit relatives and friends.
John Shoop, a lad of II years was
placed in Jail Wednesday charged with
stealing a watch, a revolver and s1.75
from his step grandmother, Mrs.
Jonathan Shoop. The boy sold the
watch to Isaac Webb and this caused
his arrest. He confessed, returned
the pistol and s1.25 which he had not
spent.
A Washington special says: The
board appointed to select a site for a
naval training station on the great
lakes has completed the work for in
spection, but the report will not be
ready for a month or more. The gen.
eral impression is that the board will
recommend site in the neighborhood
of Chicago.
James M. Shelley, a well-known
resident of Elkhart, where he was en-
gagged in the drug business for many
years, has filed suit against DIR. G.
w. Spohn, throat and eve specialist
of that city, for $40, 600 damages, al
legged to have been inflicted during
the month of April, 1902. by improper
use of X rays.
1t was not such calamity when
Frank Brown, of Nappanee, lost the
pOStoffice after all. He has ten acres
of onions out which will yield 700
bushels to the acre. The expense of
production is figured at $50 per acre