The Plymouth tribune., 1903-01-01

Reeve. of Chicago, were here TO attend
the Brooke-Toan wedding and visit a
few days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hendricks
spent Christmas with relatives in this
city. Frank returned TO Elkhart
Friday, but Mrs. Hendricks will visit
in this county several days.
Albert Hume instructor at Winona
will talk on "Soil Fertility" at the
farmers institute in the afternoon of
the first day, following Elmer Selten-
right on Commercial Fertilizer.
The new general manager of the
Pennsylvania railaoad is 36 years old.
This seems to do away with the fool
ish report that old men over 80 years
of age stand no show on the railroads
any more.
Wireless telegraphy is a wonderful
achievement, but it would never have
come without the pre7ious demonstra-
tion by Morse that messages could be
sent by electricity through the
medium OF wires.
Among those who spent Christmas
in Plymouth who have not been men,
toned in our paper are Mrs. McVey.
of Noblesville, Mrs. Ray Steiger, CT
Logansport and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Matthews, of Culver.
A case of smallpox is reported four
miles east of Bremen. The Rockhill
family in Tippecanoe, have recovered
and there seems to be no danger of
the disease spreading as the quaran-
tine has been very strict.
How sadder than ever is the death
that comes i'm Che sunshine Of the
Christmas holiday season! Even the
glad enlivening of the Easter tide does
not seem more out of tune with, hap
pinesS when death comes.
A company with capital of 50, 900
is being organized at Knox to bore for
oil. H. A. Ellingson is at the head of
the movement and sufficient money is
in sight to insure the work being
pushed along early in the year.
There was reunion of the entire
family, children and grand children,
of Mrs. George Hendricks, at her
home in this city Christmas. Mrs.
Hendricks has been seriously i'll for
several week with Sciatica complicated
with other diseases.
The census shows that there are in
the United states 1000, 900 more
bachelors than spinsters. Judici i)uS-
ly used, this information should enable
the spinsters to direct the thoughts
Of the bachelors to more serious mat
ters than ping-pong and theater
parties.
The last abstract of reports of the
condition of national banks of the
country shows that in Indiana, ex-
elusive of Indianapolis, there are in
operation 147 national banks, with an
aggregate capital of SO, 4O6, COS: sur
plus, s3.S7s,9 ,939: individual deposits,
s62, Gle, 322.
The St. Louis Worlds Fair is be-
ginning to get some strong testimon-
ials from prominent papers through
out the country. The American peo-
pie in general are getting to know
tnat the work of preparation is being
vigorously pushed. and that all the
countries will be represented at it.
The domestic scandal which is now
the principal topic Of discussion in
Germany differs from the every day
Developments In American divorce
cases only in the fact that the parties
to it are of royal blood. 1t shows
there is as much vileness in high life
as in low life and as many skeletons
in royal closets as in others.
The marriage of Miss Nora Beyler
to Mr.. Frank E. Miner, of North
township was solemnized at the coun-
try home of the BRIDES parents Mr..
and Mrs. j. ]. Beyler, near Bremen,
Wednesday at high noon. the cere-
nony being performed by Rev. F. B.
Walmer, of Waterloo, Ind. Mr.. and
Mrs. Miner will reside on the groom IS
farm in North township.
The funeral of Mrs. Jonathan Pick
erl who died Wednesday, December "a,
was held at the Argos NJ. E. church
at 1 O'Clock Friday afternoon. She was
60 years old and leaves husband
and two daughters besides other rela-
tives. She was a sister Of Mrs. jacob
Hoham Of this city and daughter OF
the late Mede Thompson, one Of the
old settlers of the county.
The condition of the winter crops
in nearly all European Russia is re-
garded as absolutely bad. This condi-
tion arises from the delay in sowing,
which was due to the late harvest and