The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-15
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Lord, of Culver, was in this
city Thursday.
Mrs. Horace Merrick wet to Men,
tone Thursday TO visit relatives.
Frank Oyermeyer, of Burr Oak,
did business in Plymouth Thursday.
Mrs. Minnie Kinch has gone to
Warsaw To be the guest OF relatives.
Mrs Eli Parker. of Maxinkuckee.
transacted business in town Thursday.
Mrs. Foster Groves, of Hubbard,
transacted business in town Thursday.
Miss Florence Hines left for Chi
cago THURSDAY, where she will re-
main permanently.
Mrs. Lawson Higgins went to Men,
tone Thursday TO be the guest of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sweet.
Jonathan Brown has gone to Column
bia City fer visit of a few weeks with
his daughter Mrs. James F. Zinn.
Last year 43S, $50 immigrants land
ed at New York The numberthiS
year bids fair to be over half a million.
The republicans made large gains in
Michigan City but were not able to
overcome democratic majority of
500.
Miss Florence Webb went to Bour-
bon THURSDAY to accept a position
as teacher in the Bourbon School of
Music
Gere Marshall says Mayor Jones
and DIR. Knott went fishing Tuesday.
When they got home Knott was
mayor and Jones was not.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox has written
some verses on What is Spring."
You never catch Ella mapping. She
is always on hand with timely verse.
William Scofeld who went to Ohio
Thursday to attend his sisters funeral
ismuch improved in health this spring,
and is able to be out most Of the time.
The time for the meeting of the
Northwest Indiana conference has
been fixed for Sept. 10. 1t Will be
held at Rensselaer,, and Bish0p Vim
cent will preside.
Senator E. II. WolcOtt, OF Wolcott,
Ind, and S. Is. Sampson, of Indiana
polls. called az our officeThursday with
Senator Parks, of this city. They
were here to attend district meeting
of grain dealers, held at the Ross
house Thursday.
A young girl has sought fame by
writing book in which she proudly
avows her love for the devil. Doubt
less the affection is reciprOcated. Devil
worship is an old cult. 1t certainly
ii2S not been discovered by a Flip"
girl and lucre-seeking publisher.
The weekly report of the United
States weather Bureau shows that
the general situation in nearly the en-
tire country east of the Rocky mount
aims has been greatly improved by re-
cent rains. There is no danger that
we shall have to import any bread
stuffs.
Reuben Haley who lives south Of
Culver near the Tippecanoe river, was
in town Thursday, looked at the fish
caught by Jesse Zehner and casually
remarked that about thirty years ago
he caught eight fish in the ice in Tip
pecanoe river that averaged more than
that Cne.
William Scofield received a telegram
Thursday announcing the death of
his sister, Mrs. Henrietta Baroin at
New Trenton, Ohio, and he and his
wife left for that place on 2:35 p. m.
train. Mrs. Barbin was 66 years old,
leaves a husband who has been blind
twelve years, two sons and two daugh-
tiers and other relatives to mourn her
death.
The house or G. t. Mattingly's
farm near this city was struck by
lightning Sunday afternoon and the
family living in it did not know it un-
til Tuesday. The bolt struck the ga
be and passed through to the other
end of the building shattering few
shingles. The family felt the shock
but were not able to locate it until
two days later.
Charles Eckert, whose home was
near Linkville, but had been for some
time employed in the steel works at
Muncie, was fatally injured last Sat
urday by large iron pully falling on
him. He died Wednesday and the re-
mains arrived in this city Thursday
and were taken to the home of his
brother-in-law,-s Robert Brundige.
The funeral was held at Fairmount
church ats2s O'Clock Friday afternoon.