The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17

will be scarce, but there will no doubt
be plenty Of them at the prices dealers
are paying. 1t will probably be many
years before such prices prevail again.
Cyrus E. Bender. who is employed
in Southworth grocery store, was
called To Bryan, Ohio, Monday by the
death of his mother. She was past
50 years of age and her death had
been expected sometime.
Brigadier General Frederick Dent
Grant is assigned to the command OF
the department OF the lakes, which
means Chicago will have a command
ing general who will enter largely in. |
To the social life If the city.
Mrs. G. w. Knoblock residing on
West South street fell from her chair
while handling sewing machine Mon
day and fractured the bones of her hip
So badly that she cannot raise her
foot or move the limb in anyway.
Unless s25, 200 be raised by popular
by noon of December "a,
Palmer University, which has led a
precarlious existence at Muncie for
about four years, part of the time as
the Eastern Normal Scl1uol will be-
closed.
Miss Bertha IIoff, of Bourbon, and
Theodore wager, of South Chicago,
will be married on Christmas, eve.
Yagar won his bride 10y mail, ac-
quaintance being formed and court
ship conducted through correspon-
dence.
e. A Ford, general passenger and
ticket agent of the Pennsylvania lines
west, is quoted as saying that it is in
tended to have all first class trains of
the Pennsylvania lines west and the
vandaha. equipped with brand new
rolling stock next season.
Quite a crowd of old settlers and
other friends Of DR.. BOrton, along
with numerous relatives gathered at
the doctors home yesterday to help
him celebrate the lend anniversary Of
his birth. They had big dinner and
a general good time.
Surveys are being made for direct
railway line between Pittsburg and
New York. The proposed route Is to
be 73 miles shorter than any of toe
present lines. More heavy freight is
bauled out of PiUtsburg than out of
any other city in the United States.
Dore's portrait OF Dante dues not
wear half SO woe-begone, unhappy and
hopeless an expression as does the
picture of John d. Rockefeller in the
current McClure's magazine. Ii John
looks like that, there must be some
truth in the comforting text about the
wealthy people being the most miser-
able.
Joseph Swindell IS cold storage builo-
ing was burglarized Saturday night
duriug the storm. Somebody who
evidently kneW'something ABOUT the
place, removed screen, entered the
went up into the office.
opened the desk, took thirteen dollars
in silver from shot bag and went out
the way he came in.
The republican state committee has
selected Jan. 8, as the date for pre-
cinct primaries for the selection of
precinct committeeman, and dele
gates to district convention, Jan.
IL for the organization of the county
committees and Jan. II for the dis
trict convention. The state love feast
will he held Dec. 30. at Indianapolis.
Efforts to list the mortgages held by
people in Laporte on property outside
the-county are being made by Mayor
barrow, who Monday night announc-
ed that be had already succeeded 10
listing more than 100000 worth CT
mortgages in adjoining counties own
ed by Laporteans, which have not
been reported by the holders to the
assessors for taxation.
Years ago it used to be considered a
fault, or at ieast misfortune, to
memorize ones music, Now, how
ever, people are more enlightened,
and from the very first exercise men,
orization is taught. The effect pro-
duced by person who is always con-
fined to notes is most inartiSlic, and 1T
is besides impossible to give full play
to ones musical nature when BAN per-
ed by the sight of printed sheet of
music.
The Methodist Sunday school was
reorganized Tuesday evening. for the
year 1904, and the following officers
Superintendent, DR.. c. A.
Brown, LIST asst. DR.. j. S. Martin; End
asst Mrs. q. T. Mattingly; Secretary,