The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-12


of them went through without fight,
but some little opposition developed
to few of them.
Mrs. Z. w. Bishop and children who
have been visiting Mrs. Bishops par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Holland
since the holidays, returned to Chica-
go Thursday. Mrs. Bishops niece.
Miss Maude Price, accompanied her.
Governor Durbin has signed the
bill of Senator Crumpacker causing
the county, commissioners whenever a
ditch or water course is established to
have the viewers of the same meet
and report, allotting the various parts
etc.
Chas. Parsons and family. George
Glingle and family and Taylor Jeffries
and family are making preparations
to migrate to Wisconsin. OF course
Uncle Sammy Hibbits will GO along to
keep them all ia fresh fish.-Bourbon
News.
1t is reported that Game Warden
James Hamilton has been instructed
to 60 to the marshes of the Kankakee
River to look after duck hunters. In
former years, it is alleged, the sports
men frcmChicago have openly violated
the law.
A newspaper is sold the cheapest Of
any commodity on the face Of the
earth. Considering the great amount
of WORK that is put upon the publica-
tion ola newspaper, and the cost of
getting it out, there is nothing made
and sold which brings SO small price.
The worst blizzard OF the winter is
raging in Montana. 1t has been snow
ing steadily for almost twenty-fcur
hours and nearly foot of snow has
fallen. 1t has also turned bitterly
cold. This storm assures a bountiful
supply OF water for mining and irriga-
ton.
]. Pierpont Morgan is reported to
have lost heavily In Havana gam
bling establishment This only en-
phasizes the fact that it is useless to
try to beat a gambling house at its
own game. II Morgan can't do it
what hope is there for a dry goods
clerk?
Once ia while We have day in
March that makes US sorry for what
we have said to her discredit and
then, again, we have other days that
convince US that we should be unable
to do the subject justice even if We
took chances OF getting into trouble
with the law.
Superintendent Marks attended the
Walnut township students associa-
tion at Wulnnt Saturday. The pro-
gram was very elaborate and there were
sessions in the forenoon, afternoon
and evening. These meetings always
secure large attendance and are gen.
orally helpful to the schools.
That United States is singular and
not plural was again confirmed in
Washington by the report of the CON-
mittee on revision of laws in the bill
revising the penal code. Section nine
Of chapter two says the "United
States are. and the bill changes the
law to read UNITED States is
Members of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society Of the M. E. church
met at Mrs. Pershing's Wednesday
afternoon. After lesson on India,
extracts from letters were read; two
orphanages, one hospital and one COL
lege, giving an idea Of the progress of
the work of the society in India.
There have been a number of
changes in the Bethel neighbOrhood,
eight miles southeast of Plymouth
this spring. L. G.. Allies has moved
to Bourbon, Gottlieb Gottschaal to
Chicago and Isaac Tracy to d. Furry's
farm. Lou Banks moves to the Got
tschaal place and William Singrey to
the place vacated by Terry.
In speaking of planting trees an ex-
perienced man says: You will get
the best results by taking two-year-
old trees in preference to those that
are older and larger-in fact, the two
year old trees will almost Invariably
be the largest and best trees at the
end Of Eve years. Then they cost less
and are more easily planted.
A Russian 200 years old has recent
ly been ''unearthed and he is alive,
too, with plenty of document to prove
it-that is his age. This beats "Old |
Parr," of England, Thomas Parr, who |
actually reached the age of 1853, and
who lived 800 years ago. Gabriel. the
California Indian, reached, we believe |
l32, and church mission records prove
his age.