The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-14


j The new storage building for the
basket factory is now about complet-
ed. The factory was never so pros
porous as at present, and Plymouth is
proud of it. No investment made by
this city has ever paid better than the
bringing of the basket factory here.
MeSsrs. Gle Gland are excellent bust
ness men.
DR.. ]. @. Howell, who published
the first newspaper in Plymouth over
fifty years ago, informed us that he
built house at that time just north
of the residence Of G. III. Reeve. and
Rev. Austin Fuller. who owned saw
mill here, furnished him poplar lum-
Der without knot for Sc per thous-
and feet
| The family of Judge Biggs have re-
ceived very encouraging report from
the latGers physician at the Lake &C.
neva tWis.) sanitarium. Judge Biggs
has shown much more rapid improve
ment since his arrival than had been
expected, the report states, and as a
consequence his friends are much en-
couraged.
Miss cana Pestic" entertained ten
of her lady and gentlemen friends
Wednesday evening to shot supper. I"
The first part of the evening was
spent in playing run sheep rum"
The latter part of the evening was
spent in miscellaneous business. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Miss "Demeanor.
Daniel Shaw has been justice of the
peace at Kingsbury, Laporte county,
for sixty years. He is now eighty
nine years old and his present term of
office expires in 1908. Shaw and his
wife, if they live until November,
will celebrate their sixty-fOurth wed
ding anniversary. They are the par
ents of eight children.
Look out for Mexican five dollar
bills. Parties are circulating them in
Plymouth and several business men
here have taken them without look
ing at them. They look like United
States silver certificate, but are only
worth two dollars in United States
money. Look out for them if you
would not be Swindied.
Gentlemen who desire to commit
suicide without invalidating their life
insurance policies now have an easy
way open to them. All they need do
is to move to Jackson. KY, and an
nounce that they are in sympathy with
either the Cockrlll or the Hargis fac
ton of that interesting locality. The
undertaken will do the rest.
The Battle Ground Campmeeting
under the auspices Of the Northwest
Indiana NJ, E. conference will open at
Battle Ground on July 23rd and will
close on August End. Rev. Henry Cs-
from will be the evangelist and will
have charge of the meeting. John
Hills of GreencaStle will assist Mr..
Ostrom and will lead the singing.
The proposed investigation of all
the large postoffices of the country is
a good suggestion altogether aside
from alleged or imagined wrongdoings.
The postal service of the country is an
immense machine, and all It's branches
should be kept under strict scrutiny,
both with a view of administrative
improvements and reducing expenses.
The other day pastor in Frank
lin, Ind, was presented gold watch
and chain by his admiriDg congrega-
tion. The world moves. 1t has not
been SO very many years since pas
tor of one of the leading churches in
indianapolis lost his job because he
carried a gold-headed cane that had
been given him by some OF his friends.
DR.. J. Q. Howell. who published
the first paper in Plymouth, the Pilot.
50 years ago,lwas in town Friday. He
quit the printing business after leav-
ing Plymouth and has been practicing
medicine in Fulton county over forty
years. He now resides at belong and
is proprietor of the drug store and ho-
tel there. He is over 81 years Of age,
but does not look old.
DR.. Allen Moore, of North Liberty,
was iE town today. He practiced
medicine at Lapaz about fifteen years
and was most of that time the Lapaz
correspondent of the Plymouth Re-
publican. The doctor is now and al
ways has been democrat, but he was
a good correspondent and If necessary
could champion republican doctrine
better than most members of the
party.
The Pennsylvania Episcopalians are