The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-10-22
The privates of the Indiana Nation.

day from the state and forty-three
cents per day from the government
for the time spent in maneuvers at
West Point. KY.
Supt. Packard, of the Winamac
school, who was recently appointed a
teacher for service IN the Philippines,
has declined the appointment. He
found on inQuiring that the climate
was very unhealthy and the pay too
small to meet expenses incurred.
The postoffice department has issued
stringent orders against allowing
postoffice Hobbies open when the post
master and clerks are not on duty,
and the Plymouth office will be closed
at 10 O'Clock on Sundays, and the
outside doors of the building will be
locked.
Miss Lulu Milliken of Sharpsville.
Pa, has sued the Youngstown s. Sha-
ron Railroad Company for $40, 900
damages. She was regarded as the
beauty of Sharpsville, but on Octob sr
6, she was in collision on the road
and the shock resulted ia making her
cross-eycd.
The trial of Nathan Rankin, the
last of the three alleged slayers of
John M. KOonSman, of South Bend,
ended in the Laporte circuit court
Thursday. resulting in verdict of
murder in the second degree and life
sentence in the penltentiary. The
jury was out only one hour.
Benjamin Hiss and family, who
have been visiting in this vicinity
several weeks, went to South Bend
Friday to remain over Sunday They
leave that city Monday for their home
at Los Angeles, California. 1t was
their first visit here for fifteen years
and they enjoyed 1t very much.
Samantha SluSser has commenced
divorce proceedings against William
j. Slusser. She alleges that William
grew tired of her and became infatuat-
ed with another woman; that be is an
habltual drunkard; and that while she
was visiting in Canton, Ohio, last
spring he sold their household goods.
They were married In 1852.
John Whitmore came down from
Chicago Wednesday evening to bid his
sisters and other relatives and friends
in this city good by before starting to
California. He leaves an excellent
position in Chicago and goes to the
Pacific coast to try to recuperate the
health of his wife. The best wishes
of manv friends In this city will go
with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Wallace have
gone west to spend their honey moon.
Mr.. Wallace says they have been mar
RED forty-one years and never took an
extended trip together; consequently
they decided to take the Vandalia ex-
cursion to Kansas City Friday. From
there they will go to Valley Falls and
will probably visit several other points.
in Kansas before returning home.
The Ministers Union, of Toledo,
Ohio. goes on record with a protest
against modern methods of conducting
funerals, and their protest is so bold
and vigorous, that it is attracting
wide spread attention. The Union
protests against the profuse floral dis
play, the viewing of the remains and
the delivering Of discourses that are in
many cases SO untrue as to become
The veterans of the One Hundred
and Twenty-eighth Indiana Volunteer
infantry held their 10th annual reun-
ion Thursday in Michigan City. There
was camp fire at night, at
tended by the members of Patton post
Of LaPorte, and other sessions will be
held today. Gen. Jasper Packard
was colonel Of this regiment, while w.
9. Weir of LaPOrte is the only sur
viving officer.
An exchange says streets paved with |
brick ought to be carefully watched
Ind whenever a soft or worn brick is |
discovered it should be Immediately |
replaced by a good brick before the
adjacent bricks are damaged by heavy
,raffic. II the authorities would in
list upon this method it would be
ound that brick pavemedts would |
asst much longer, while the cost to
The taxpayers would be but nominal.
North Judson has what is supposed
20 be the smallest living two-Year-old
steer, which is owned by Simon By
bee says the News. 1t is thirty three
inches long. twenty-seven inches high
md weighs forty-six pounds. 1t is
veil developed and has heavy should