The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-01-29

span Of mules died q few days ago.
leaving Mr.. Greiner without a team.
The census returns show that on
the first day Of June, 1900, there were
in the United States $500 persons 100
years of age. OF this number over
w o-thirds were women. The census
shows that this is one of the most
healthful countries in the world.
The sleigh ride social and supper
given Friday evening by the Presby-
terian ladies at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Jacoby, W miles east of
town, was a grand success. Almost
200 persons enjoyed a sleigh ride, had
a splendid supper and a royal good So
cial time.
The Lake Erie & Western Railroad
expects to make extensive improve
mentS as soon as spring opens. They
will gravel their road bed, lay heavier
steel rails and improve the road in
every respect for their two new fast
mail trains between Chicago and In
.dianapolis.
Rev. WeeSner reports 36 CONVEX
tions and reclamations and % Access
sions at Summit Chapel, In Tippecanoe
also at close of service Sum-
day evening he organized al Epworth
League with e3 members. Erwin
Fites, president: john Dinius, 1St vice
president.
Jacob Bauer is having good success
securing oil we'll leases, getting from
100 to $50 acres every day this week.
The Elkhart company is well pleased
with the outlook in this locality and
providing that the proper mount of
leases are secured they will begin
operation about the middle of March.
Enquirer.
Representative Denbo has added to
his already long list Of bills by Offer
ing one that fixes the maximum fare
to be charged by railroads at 2 cents
per mile and requires railroad COM
to sell 50O-mileage' books for
$40. This bill is similar to one offer
ed two years ago by Representative E.
E. Neal, of NoblesvilIe.
The report is revived that the
Pennsylvania, owning the Vandalia,
extend it not only to Detroit. but
also to Toledo. To reach Toledo it
will be necessary to build 60 miles of
new road from Butler, and it is set
tied that the line will be extended to
4 connection with the Detroit south
srn the coming summer.
Three robberies occurred at Peru
Wednesday night and citizens arc in
1ignant at the police officials for the
loose policing of the city. John Wooley
had $50 snatched from him in a rail-
way station saloon, and, though he
named the thief, the officers allowed
the man to leave town. A newspaper
IS now demanding the resignation of
the marshal or better order 10 the
city.
The widely advertised bill for the
of prosecuting attorneys. in
creasing their salaries from $500 to
$1,000, was introduced by Representa-
tive Sparks, Of Rush. This bill is
backed by the St ,e or 'nization Of
and ALREADY some effective
lobbying has been done ot Il. Mr..
also introduced a bli increas-
ing the SAHARA of the state statistician
to $4,000.
Prof. Charles L. Rogers, for many
years leader of Rogers's Goshen band
aud orchestra. died Thursday morning
the result OF a stroke Of paralysis,
suffered on Tuesday. He was sixty
)ne years old. He served in the civil
war as band leader and bugler. in The
Twenty-ninth Indiana Infantry and
Eleventh Michigan Cavalry. His wife
lied from a paralytic stroke three
weeks ago.
Horses are very helpless animals
when compelled to work on icy streets
roads without being shod. They
strain themselves to such an extent
that the next day it is often a hard
matter for them to get about. A good
horse always earns his feed and cloth
ing, and amongst the latter, good
shoes are as much of a necessity as
food itself. Owners of the noble an
Imal should bear this In mind.
III. H. Bonham undertook to move
John Blain's safe from the drug store
TO L. M. Lauer's Office. When the
vie was almost to the top Of the STAIR
way n of the blocks broke, a pulley
give way and the safe tumbled over
and W 10 the sidewalk breaking a
hole in the stairway almost as large
IS the safe. Why it did not go
through the stairway into the cellar
below is what everybody is asking.