The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-12-25
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MIS-. u. y. bl5NeSley ana TWO D0yS
went to Chicago last Thursday for a
visit of a few days.
Mrs. Jonathan Pickerl, of Argos.
who has been seriously i'll for several
weeks seems TO be improving slowly.
Prosecuting ATTORNEYS are preparing
TO ask the legislature to fix their
salaries In every county or district in
the state.
Mrs. Frank Fertig spent Thursday
at Argos. at the bedside of her sister.
Mrs. Shindler, who has been sick for
sometime.
Mrs. P. H. Ball and little son, Leo,
haze returned from their visit Of sew
eral weeks in Ohio and with relatives
at Columbia City.
The lower house OF congress has
passed the bill approprlating a half
million dollars for enforcing the Sher-
mdD d0Ul-UIuSU law.
Mrs. G. A. Hartman who was called
to Peru Sunday by the serious illness
Of her mother, returned to this city
Wednesday evening.
John RockhIll and wife, If Tippe-
canoe township, are recovering from
an attack Of smallpox. No other
cases have developed so far.
jaw Perry. Of Bourbon township,
died Tuesday evening. Dec. 16, after
years of suffering. The remains were
inferred at Sandridge, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Jones, of Nap
panee, who have been visiting at j..
N. Heminger's, went to Donaldson
Thursday afternoon for a visit of a few
days.
While Burley Blair, a farmer in the
northern part Of Jay county, was
feeding a horse Monday, the animal
caught Blair by the right ear and pull
ed it off.
That the pen is still mightier than
the sword is shown in the fact that
more steel is used In the manufacture
of pens than in all the sword and gun
factories in the world.
The total amount of taxes collected
by the treasurer for the year 1901, In
Guiding all delinquencies, amounts to
S8l, 801. %, as shown by the auditors
report to the auditor of state.
Whatever else comes from the school
book controversy let US trust that it
will result in greater attention to
spelling, writing, arithmetic and
grammar in the public schools.
S. b. Davis, of South Bend, a vet
eran printer, who at one time did the
press work for the PlymouthDemocrat
was in town Wednesday before the pen
sion board, and called at the Tribune
office.
EvangelistS Bartlett and Rankin, of
East Tennessee are managing the re-
vival services now in progress at Bour-
bon. These men are working under
the direstion Of the Logansport Pres
bytery.
The condition of Charles F. Griffin.
Of Hammond, former secretary of
state. continues to be very critical.
He suffers from cerebro-meningitis,
and two physicians are ia constant at
tendance.
Whatever may be the outcome of
the case of John S. Dudley. former
sheriff Of Sullivan county, the fact has
been pretty well advertised that In
diana has an anti-lynching law. Other
sheriffs will probably take official no.
tice.
King Edward has issued an order to
the effect that every subject in his
realm shall have a Christmas dinner.
Every poor person will be sought out
by the authorities and those who are
not able to provide themselves with a
dinner will be SC provided at public
expense.
The Bourbon Mirror says Owen
Unger owns more land in Bourbon
township than any other person, own
ing about seven hundred acres, and
VIM. Erwin owns more land in Marsh
all county than any other person as
his several tracts amount to eighteen
hundred acres.
The weather bureau inform us
that last month was the warmest
{ ovember experienced in this coun-
try for a number of years, and that
December has commenced in earnest.
1t is the general prophecy that we
will not have much severe cold wealth
er during the month.