The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-28
The vandalia bias ready for approx.

card, which considerably reduces run
ming time by making small places flag
stations, or stopping only when there
are passengers for such points.
Elkhart Review: The pension of
Oscar Mott, of this city, has been in
creased to $40 month. He lost an
arm at Chattanooga, but also gained
a wife, for the army nurse who at
tended him in the hospital became
Mrs. Mollie Mott.
Hereafter it will be against the law
to hunt rabbits with ferretS. The
new law expressly prohibits the chas-
ing of bunny with the sleek, blood
thirsty little beasts and a fine from
$40 to s25 is provided for each yio-
lation of the law.
The Pennsylvania lines changed time
Sunday. Trans going east now leave
Plymouth at 3:05 a. M, 1908 a. M,
Les p. M, $40 p. M. 1852 p. m. 9.47
p. m. Trains going west leave at
$40 4. n, 9:22 a. M, 1:23 p. m. LAO
p. m. and Sos p. m.
The Walkerton Independent says
S. J. Nicoles, father of Mrs. A. North
of ahis city, has been compelled to
give up his position in u. w. Places
office on account of i'll health. He is
still able however to attend to his no
tary and insurance business.
The salaries of the pOStmaSterS at
Argos and Auburn, Ind, have been
increased 5000 year and at Culver
and Decatur $500, while the post
master at Bourbon will receive 5000
less year. The salary Of the Plym-
outh office remains unchanged.
Mrs. Lottie HerSchberger was called
to Nappanee Friday by the critical i'll
ness of her grandfather, William
Freese. who was one of the pioneers
of West township and is now quite
old. He has many relatives and
friends in this county.
Scientists tell us that the maxi
mum weight of the male brain is at
tanned at the age of twenty years.
After this age We suppose that the
constant accumulation of experience
and consequent lessening of knowl-
edge causes it TO shrink somewhat.
The fraternal societies of the Uni
ted States have collected and dIsburS-
ed il death benefits 1925, 279, 346.15.
In addition to this vast amount, it is
said, there has been collected and dis
bursed by the societies paying claims
only for sickness, the sum of $751;.
524, 2l9.0O.
Snow from one to ten feet deep was
reported in Montana Nav Is, and
great amount of suffering has been
in consequence of the sever
ity of the weather. The loss of stock
is estimated al $4,000, 900 in value
and the season S fruit crop is almost
entirely destroyed.
William Everly made a business
trip to South Bend Friday. He has
hands at work tearing down the old
school house at Inwood ari expects to
push the new building to completion
as rapidly as possible. The new build
ing will be two stories high and have
four fine school rooms.
Editor Edward Molloy, of the La
port Herald, celebrated the 25th ami
versary of his editorial connection
with that paper by a dinner given
Sunday evening at the Teegsrden
hotel to the Herald Is stockholders and
their wives. Mr.. Molloy is a veteran
in the newspaper field in Northern
Indiana.
Marshall Jackson, one of the postal
clerks on this division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, has been in the postal
service thirty-three years. That is
almost from the beginning o. the rail-
way service. He needs no better
proof of honesty and reliability, and
he is always accommodating and in
good spirits.
A correspondent Of the Chicago
Chronicle rises to ask, "What right
has man who never goes to church
and never pays . cent to sustain
church, to what is called . Christian
burial?" A trifie harsh, perhaps; but
there are men without number who
have no use for the church except On
funeral occasions.
Judge Biggs was brought home Fri
day evening from Geneva, Wisconsin.
where he had been taken for treat
ment. but very little improved. An
inquest was held Saturday and he was
sent Immediately to Longcliff, where
it is hoped that the wished for i'm