The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-09-03

section OF the country south OF Argos
on Wednesday of last week, covering
strip nearly mile wide and in
places doing much damage to crops.
G, j. Loudon, of Culycr, has order
ed bis paper changed to Snowhomish,
Washington, where he expects to re-
side. Mr.. Loudon is an excellent Cit
izen whom Marshall county does not
like to lose.
The open air concerts given by the
Plymouth band every Wednesday
evening are growing in popularity.
This popular organization is steadily
improving under the leadership of B.
M. Seybold.
Those farmers who have been wish
ing for moisture and hot weather GER
tainly got both during the past week,
and with warm weather two weeks
longer they will certainly have fine
crop of corn.
The Elkhart council has refused to
permit the use OF the city S streets for
carnival, which shows that Elkhart
is wise enough to profit by the unfor-
tunate experience of its neighbors.-
indianapolis News.
Noah Laudeman. a Nappanee mer-
chant well known In Plymouth, has
traded his business interests in Nap
panee for farm near Goshen. Noah
has been successful both as a mer-
chant and farmer.
The county council will meet in
regular session Tuesday, Sept. Sth, to
consider appropriations to the amount
of $50, 1922 for the several officers
for the year 1904, being So, 1928. AZ
more than was asked for in 1903.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Steele returned
Friday to their home in Coshocton
county, Ohio. They came here to at
tend the Steele reunion near North
Liberty and made visit of two weeks.
1t was their first visit in "a years.
Rev. George a. Hill pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Rochester,
stopped here on his way home from
the Bible conference at Winona. He
says the average attendance was over
IL, 900 for each day of the conference.
The literary and musical entertain
ment given by the teachers institute
Thursday evening was equal to the
best given in any former year. And
that is saying great deal. Marshall
county teachers are certainly among
the best.
The scales that are manufactured
now are very unreliable. A fisherman
went out to the lake few days ago
and captured a fve-pound bass, but
when he got to town and the fish was
placed on the scales in grocery store
it only weighed two pounds.
The State Board of Tax Commission
ers direct the auditor of Marshall
county to add 10 per cent to real es-
tate and 5 per cent to improvements
of the entire county as fixed and re-
ported by the county board of review
City, town and personal property is
not affected.
Eli Shively, residing in Kosciusko
county seven miles northeast of Bour-
bon, was buying goods In Plymouth
today. He says there are some things
that he finds it necessary to purchase
here and he thinks that there is no
better trading point than Plymouth
in almost all lines of goods.
Travelling men from st. Louis have
novel way of advertising their town
as well as the approaching world s
fair. When registering at hotels they
write the figures 1904" after their
name. So if you happen to take a
peep at the local hotel register and
hnd "John Smith, 1904" you will
readily catch on that he is from ST.
Louis.
Indiana has the smallest proportion
Of negroes of any State that borders
on the South. The last census gave
the negro population of Indiana as 81
sos. OF these Al. 225. or 70 per cent,
live in the cities, while the remainder.
or % per cent, are found in the incor-
porated towns and rural districts.
This tendency to flock to the cities is
detrimental to the progress Of the
race.
Notice has been sent Rev. A. P.
belong from committee of conference
entertainment that all ticket agents
have instructions to sell round trip
tickets to South Bend TO parties WISH
ing to attend the M. E. conference, at
one and ane third fair for the round
trip, these tickets can be purchased