The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-28

fer1ng Jews OF klSneneH. we nope
it may meet with success.
Marvin Kuhns, the desperate, who
escaped from the Ohio penitentiary
few years ago, stole horse from Will
liam Pomeroy of this city, was cap
tured. placed in jail here, and taker
back to the penitentiary at Columbus,
Ohio, by ex-Sheriff Marshall, whipped
a guard at the penitentlary few days
ago.
John Elders went out Into the coun-
try Tuesday to help his father plant
corn. He says he and the old gentle
man planted eight acres with hand
planters between O'Clock in the
morning and 5 O'Clock in the after
noon. John admits that he was tired
and was not sorry when the day Is
work was done.
The idea of a town being so thor
oughly deserted that it could be de-
stroyed by fire without any one know
ing it for two days, seems rather queer
in these prosperous days of easy COM
munication. but that is what hap
pened to Montana City, Mont, which
was once an enterpriSing placer camp
of 1000 people.
Mrs. G.. w. Kuhn and daughter,
Margaret, who have been visiting here
two weeks. left Thursday for South
Bend to visit Mrs. George Hahn be-
fere returning to their home at Port
Huron, Mich. Mrs. Fred Kuhn and
Miss Rose Haslanger accompanied
them to South Bend and the four sis
tiers were together for day.
The handsome new S25, 900 library,
which was furnished to Peru Though
the donations of Andrew Carnegie,
was formally opened Tuesday with a
reception to the public during the
afternoon and evening. A large num-
Der of people called and everybody
gave expressions of complete delight
at what the institution offers.
Rev. Clark Skinner, of South Bend,
one of the best known retired Meth
odist Episcopal clergymen in the
Northwest Indiana conference. is very
i'll with uraemic poisoning and COM
plications. He has been in failing
health for some time. For several
days his condition has been most SER
ious and he is now regarded as criti-
cally ill.
Down at Rochester a young lady
has been admitted to the bar, but
will not practice law, as she is to be
married soon. Well. there is nothing
like being prepared for all the exigen-
cies of the future. She will now be in
a position to lay down the law to her
future lord in accordance with the
latest decisions of the courts. South
Bend Times.
Anthony MoIter and Sherman Har-
ris are building large bank barn for
Sherman Orr, just south of town on
the Michigan road, and there was an
barn raising Thursday.
The barn went up without a hitch
and IS people present decided that
Molter & Harris know how to frame a
barn. 1t was an enjoyable occasion
for the neighborhood.
Lemuel Littleton, who died May 6,
was one of the most prominent and
best known men of Walnut township.
He was born in Ohio, but came to In
diana when he was one year old and
had been a resident of this state GO
years. He was a staunch republican
and had been a member of the Meth
odist church over forty years, and was
always consistent christian.
There was a fierce battle Tuesday
night between four Tolleston game
wardenS, seeking for illegal fish seiners
at Lake Wewasee, near Hammond,
and four unknown men. Volleys
from shot guns were exchanged be-
tween the officers and the offenders.
two wardens being shot. 1t is be-
lieved that some of their opponents
were wounded, but all escaped.
The Standard Oil company is gaug-
ing the oil properties Of the Central
Ohio company in the Indiana field and
it Is stated that q deal will be made
in a few days whereby the former will
buy the entire holdings of the smaller
company. Included In this deal will
be thousands of acres Of Adams county
land. The purchase price will be close
to 81, O00, 900, of which amount $780,.
600 will be for leases in this part OF
the field.
After a iaborious search of the
scriptures for a justification of the
tobacco habit, a Goshen man who