The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-21
MAY /, was The coldest May morn.

Wedt1eI ever kuOWu I'D DndJs ouC ucI-
curry standing at IS degrees for many
hours In succession.
AID attempt was made on Friday
evening TO blow up the factory of the
Ligonier Carriage company, at Ligo-
nier, but only SEQ worth of material
was destroyed. A dynamite bomb
was exploded under the building.
The many friends of Miss Evelyn
Harsch will be pleased to hear that
she has secured position as teacher
in the 7th grade in the Bremen schools.
Miss HarSch is a universal fayOrite
among her pupils and as teacher has
given entire satisfaction Walker5On
Independent.
Prof. Reubelt, of Bourbon, was In
Plymouth Saturday trying to
learn whether he had any chance of
being chosen county superintendent
by the school trustees. The trustees
who happened to be in town were non-
committal and he did not get much
encouragement.
Ed s. Brooke is still at Kemmerer,
| Wyoming, where he has position as
editor and manager of the Kem-
merer Camera. He will probably re-
main there. but he expects to visit
Plymouth next October. Mrs. Brooke
will leave Salt Lake City June 10, for
a visit in Plymouth.
Charles j. Loudon, of Maxinkuckee,
made a pleasant call at our office Mon
! day. His stock Of goods was destroy
ed by ire several months ago. and he
has not yet been able to effect set
Element with the insurance company.
Charlie does not propose to settle at
a discount and he is right.
The postmasters of the principal
towns of this county and their assis-
tantS have been making frequent pill
eramages to South Bend recently. OF
course, the investigation at Washing
ton has nothing to do with these trips,
for an honest congressman will not in
terfere in postoffice Investigations.
The delegation who attended the
German young peoples meeting at
Niles, Mich, Sunday, returned Mon
day and report an excellent meeting.
and the best of treatment by the Cit
liens of Niles. There were about 500
delegates present from the cities of
Southern Michigan and Northern In
diana.
The state meeting of the Elks will
be held in South Bend July 20, 80 and
81 and Aug. 1. About 200 delegates
will be present at the meeting, but in
addition to the delegates several
thousand -Elks and their ladies will be
in attendance. A number of special
features will provided as soon as other
committees are appointed to assist in
arranging for them.
j. N. Wilson. }. w. Maxey, and
William Everly were among those who
went to indianapolis from here on
the Vandalia excursion Sunday. Four
hundred persons went from Logans-
port and there were about 500 on the
train when indianapolis was reached.
The train got back to Plymouth after
l O'Clock in the morning.
The South Bend Sunday News,
which has been issued from the Trib-
une press since its establishment in
1887, will install plant of its own in
June. The new plant will be equipped
with typesetting machine, cylinder
presses, etc. A stock company has
been organized with a capital of $780,
900 to carry out these plans.
Several cars of the 1918 train going
west were thrown Uff the track by the
spreading of the rails just west of Ply
mouth, Saturday afternoon. Nobody
was badly hurt but the dining car was
wrecked and strawberry short cake,
ice cream and other delicacies were
promiscuously scattered for the bene-
it of the dagoes and small boys.
1t is stated that, as a result of the
removal of the Hammond Meat Pack
ing plant to Chicago, the town of
Hammond will lose nearly one-half of
its population. Such loss must oc-
casion depression that is simply ap-
palling to contemplate. And the
worst feature of it Is that it falls most
severely upon those least able to bear
it.
f. A. Cotton, state superintendent
of public instruction, has notified
county superintendent that the regu-
lar examination for teachers license
must be held on the last Saturday OF
the month, the usual day, regardless
OF the fact that the day is Decoration