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

Mrs, John Ryf5heYN gone to Fort
Wayne to visit her daughter until
Friday.
Roy Turner who has been travelling
for the Armours in Kentucky, spent
Christmas at home and went from
here to Los Angels, CAL, where he
takes a position in the Armour offices.
X. NJ. Nicoles and wife, have re-
turned to their home at MasSillon
Ohio, after spending the holidays with
the family OF A. G. North in this city
and with Mr.. rNicole's parents at Wal
kerton.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. "A. Gould, of
Logansport, who spent Christmas
with their uncle, Christian Fisher, in
this city, went TO Bremen Saturday
to visit relatives there before return
ing home.
The cold wave seems TO have spread
all over the country. Even in the
southern states the seyerest weather
ever experienced at this season of the
year is reported, and there is much
suffering everywhere.
A company has been organized at
Laporte TO promote the building of an
electric railway between Laporte and
Logansport, with a branch from Bass
Lake, Starke county. via Lake Max
inkuckee TO Rochester.
Mrs. Frank Hendricks, who has
been visiting friends in this vicinity
for several days returned to her home
in Elkharu Monday. Her brother,
Gus Flick, accompanied her home
where he will visit for a week,
Lawrence L. Hall. son of w. B.
Hall. OF West township, who has been
a book keeper for Nels % Norris & Co.,
has returned home to finish up the
school in the Bechtel district, He will
return to his work in. Chicago in the
spring. .AsB
Senator Burns, of South Bend, has
been very sick for over a month and
last week it was feared he could not
recover. He seems now to be slowly
improving, but it is doubtful whether
he will be able to be present at the
opening of the legislature.
Harry Humrichouser returned to
his home in Chicago this morning.
His family have been, visiting in this
city and county Ove a week and of
course attended the Erwin Lawrence
wedding at Bourbon, the bride being
a sister of Mrs. Harry Humrichouser.
1t is stated that the manufacturers
Of Oleomargarine have discovered that
their product sells almost as freely in
its natural shade as when .colored In
imitation Of butter, which would pre-
pare one to not be surprised If in the
course of a few years colored butter
may be an objection.
The commodious residence of Elmer
=.
Webb, a half mile east OF Teegarden
was destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning of last week. The house
was valued at 81, 500 and "a insured
for $1,000. There was an insurance
Of 5000 on the contents. The total
loss in excess of insurance is about
$500.
An effort is being made to secure
the VIM. Owen company in 1.-The
School of Scandal" for Jan. It'll. 1t
is necessary to e a guarantee of a
certain amount and it is hoped that
the management of the opera house
will be able to make the proper
guarantee and secure this exceptional
ly fine attraction.
The county sheriffs of Indiana are
organizing to make a fight for an
amendment to the fee and salary law.
They want the laws sc changed that
they will be paid a salary direct from
the county treasury. AS the law now
stands the sheriff receives a salary,
but he must collect enough fees from
bis office to pay the salary.
There is some risk in being post
master, though few that are after
these places ever think of that. By a
decision of the postotice department
the postmaster at Muncie must stand
good for $4,000 worth of stamps that
were stolen from his safe. He was
held responsible for the loss because
the inside vault t the safe was not
locked. 90
Governor Durbin has notified Sher-
i'll John S. Dudley Of Sullivan county
that he is no longer to consider him.
self a public officer because he per-
mitted a mob to take a prisoner from
him and lynch him. Dudley has been
confident that the decision would be
favorable to him. He has announced
his determination to contest the con.