The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-27

Mrs. Ella Wiser went to South
BendFriday morning to visit her broth
er, Ed McNeal.
Irate Mr.. Mugg, of Boone county,
demands $4,000 damages from the
man who Rugged Mrs. Mugg over a
barbed-wire fence. A man who hash It
sense enough to avoid barbed-wire
fence ought to be put in the jug "ker-
chug."
In the Newton circuit court only
one case has been filed in two months,
and the court adjourned with out cali
ing a jury or transacting business.
There were but seventeen cases on the
docket, sixteen of which were not
ready for trial.
The funeral of p. j. Ball was very
largely attended. No man in Plym-
outh stood higher in the estimation of
the people than MIR. Ball. Rt. Rev.
L. A. Moench, of Valparaiso, who was
for many years the pastor in this
city, delivered the funeral sermon.
1t is gratifying to newspaper men
to know that farmers are falling into
the habit of trading exclusively with
those who advertise. Merchants who
doubted it have later experimental in
many different ways, and had their
eyes opened to the true cause of their
waning business.
Contractor J. d. Young, who has
the contract for laying the track for
the Cincinnati Richmond & Muncie
railroad passed through here Friday,
with a gang of workmen and nipple
mentS, on their way from Amboy,
Ind, to Crown Point, where he will
continue his work.
The indianapolis Sentinel say Will
lam O'Keef, Of Plymouth, was in In
dianapolis Wednesday and expressed
the opinion that the democrats will
elect congressman in the Thirteenth
district next November. If demo-
cratic leaders thought as he does there
would be scramble for the nominal
ton.
Mrs. E. w. Dunlap who died Fri
dav afternoon was for more than thir-
ty years practicing physician of this
city. She was lady of irreproachable
character and had many friends,
especially among the older residents
of the city. Funeral services were
held at the Methodist church at $50
Sunday afternoon.
The Supreme Court Friday entered
an order for the transfer of thirty
cases from the docket of the Appellate
Court TO its own docket, on account of
the disparity between the number of
cases pending in the two courts. The
order was made under the provision of
an act of the last Legislature for the
purpose of preventing one court from
accommodating an undue proportion of
appeals.
The announcement in the Tribune
of the sale of the Plymouth Democrat,
more than week before Mr.. Metsker
took possession, gave the newspapers
of Indiana chance to say good words
for Hon. Daniel Mcdonald before he
retired; and they all took advantage of
the opportunity. Whatever may have
been the faults of Mr.. Mcdonald, he
is versatile, smooth writer and a
genial companionable gentleman who
makes friends with everybody.
Ney Mikels, formerly of Bourbon,
was arrested at South Bend Friday
charged with using the United States
mails for fraudulent purposes. The
young man was taken to Goshen for a
hearing in the Federal court. 1t is
charged that he has been working the
old "blind land" sale, by sending cir
cularS and letters through the mails.
Mikels was taken before United States
Commissioner George Harper at Co
shen and bound over to the Federal
court.