The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-13

melting snow ana lSnu rains. Inc
snow was very deep in many places on
account of the drifts, but few such
DAYS as we are now having will make
good roads.
Ia several places in the state wild
geese have been noticed flying north
ward in large numbers the past few
DAYS. Inasmuch as these birds are
supposed to lay over almost anything
else as weather prophets, it looks as if
spring were really close at hand.
Under the guidance of Buffalo Bill
3, 900 Swedes are to colombo the Big
Horn valley in Wyoming. Colonel
Cody is in Chicago arranging for the
settlers. He says there is no thing
safer nor more profitable than irriga-
ton farming in the arid lands of the
West.
Robert Brown, clerk of the Indiana
supreme court, was in town yesterday.
Hewould like to have theOffice another
term, but his opponents say that four
wears is long enough, and the good
offices should be passed around. "Bob'
is good fellow, has made good clerk
and may get there again.
Wind. rain and hail have been play
ing havoc in the west and southwest
this week. Omaha was visited by the
worst storm in its history and fifty
buildings were damaged. A tornado
near Dallas, Texas leveled fences and
buildings: three persons were killed
and several seriously injured.
The house has just passed bill
granting pension of $50 month to
Joseph Cowgirl who entered the union
army at the age of sixteen and served
until the close of the war. OnJuly 4 he
was engaged in celebration of the
natal day of American independence
when both his arms were torn off by
an explosion.
Another royal visitor is expected in
this country. He is Prince Victor
Emanuel, cousin of the present king
of Italy. He will not come in an Of
fetal capacity, SO we will make no fuss
over him 1t is said he is in love with
a beautiful American girl and his mis-
sion here is to know for sure whether
she will accept him.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, up to
date in all things, is now going to put
all its telegraph wires between New
York and Philadelphia under ground.
Recent storms have rendered the tele-
graph system along that route worth
less for days at time, and the COM
pany is coming TO what must be the
final settlement of the difficulty.
The shortest crop the past year all
through the west and northwest has
been the crop of freight cars in which
to ship to market the products of the
farms. The productive capacity of
the territory referred to has been
developing mnch faster than have the
transportation facilities. Double
tracks on many of the main lines of
road will be an absolute necessity be-
fore many years.
The Saturday Club met Saturday
March sth with Mrs. r. B. Oglesbee
The paper for the day was on"Amerl-
can Women in Science" by Mrs. Eva
Underwood. The subject is one of
unusual interest and was prepared
with great care. 1t is almost impos-
sible TO estimate the number of wo-
men who are pursuing the study Of
different branches of scientific research
and Mrs. Underwood deserves much
credit for the careful preparation of
so important subject.
The entertainments paid for by the
preachers of Plymouth and given at
the NJ. E. church during the past win
ter, were among the best ever given in
Plymouth, but the tickets sold did
not pay expenses. Mrs. Gates, the
famous elocutionist and the Mozart
club of this city, have donated their
services 20 partially remunerate the
ministers and everybody else can af-
ford to give % cents for one of the
best entertainments of the season.
The Methodist church should be
crowded Thursday evening. Read the
program in another column.
Lewis Hill, the 15-year-old son of
William Hill, of Cohen, died Monday
evening of leukemia-his death MAX
ing the fourth in the family within
the past four weeks. The fate of the
Hill children is battling the Goshen
physicians, Drs. Becknell formerly of
Milfor0, Cook, Kreider, Edmunds
and Dreese have rendered all the as
sistance in their power 1t is not be-
lieved that leukemia, wherein the