The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-19

President Roosevelt has decided to
bar lighted cigars out of the white
house and with the view of making
known his desires regarding the mat
ter has hung over mantel in the
public reception room the familiar
sign, mo Smoking Allowed"
The United Brethren are expecting
to entirely remodel their church build
ing this year. The present plan is -
move the present house back and turn
it half way round, and build an addi-
tion in front. The estimated cost of
change is about SO, 500.-Bremen En-
quirer.
''Just let twenty big hogs out on a
soft field any day and then throw
down a peck or so Of corn in sack,
and see them 60 for it, and you'll
know what a game of football looks
like to a farmer" was the expression
of farmer while witnessing the sport
recently.
A bill has passed both branches of
the Michigan Legislature without a
dissenting voice which makes it a
crime for hunter to carelesSly shoot
another while in the pursuit of game
The punishment is fixed at not more
than 10 years imprisonment in the
penitentiary and fine not exceeding
81, 900.
Smith Jones, the youngest life con-
vict in the United States, who was
convicted of murder in Warwick coun-
ty fourteen months ago and sentenced
to imp 'Sonment for life. has been
sent fror5 the prison at Michigan City
to the Plaintield reform school. The
boy was only thirteen years old when
he was sent to prison.
A. NJ. Barron, of South Bend, for
Derly of Elkhart, is working on plan
which has for its object the consolida-
tion of all the electric lighting, gas
and water plants in Indiana which
have proved Improbable to the stock
holders by reason of various causes
such as bad equipment. poor installa-
ton, poor management. etc.
A fact rot generally known is that
no bill can pass in the Indiana legis-
lature without receiving a majority of
votes in both houses of the members
elected. Thus, in the senate the
total vote on bill may be only forty,
but in order to pass the bill must re-
ceive twenty-six votes, the full men,
bership being fifty. In congress a
majority of the members voting will
pass bill.
Senator Gochenour has introduced
a bill that if enacted into law VIII al
low only the people living outside the
Incorporated towns in township to
vote for trustee. A trustee has no
jurisdiction oyer the affairs of city
or town except as poor officer but is
generally elected by the vote of the
cities and towns when there are any
Ia a township. The senator thinks
this unfair, hence his bill.
Hon. Samuel Parker went to Roches-
er Friday to hold court for Judge Ber-
netha. He spent Thursday at In
visiting the legislature and
with interest the proceedings
Of the state senate of which he was
once leader. He took dinner with
Senator Parks, who, he says, seems to
be fully up to the average of that
body and is regarded as a man who
votes conscientiously on all bills pre-
'ented.
The February weather forecast
made by Hicks was very discouraging.
We were to have bad weather from
the beginning to the end Of the month
Ind the storms of the 10th, 18th, 18th
Ind 18th were to be something awful. |
Hicks has come just as near guessing
The weather as he usually does, yet |
here are scores of men and even news
'apers who will continue to pin. their |
aith to Hicks and publish his FORE
;astS.
Marshall county has only 1894 acres.
" less than three square miles, of |
irst-class standing timber. Accord
ng to the returns of the assessors,
'nly TIA trees were planted in the
county in 1902. There must be an
to the necessity of tree
PLANTING. Nothing has contributed
more to the prosperity of the county
n the past than the native hardwood
imber, but the supply is now prac-
'ically exhausted.
Miss Margaret Kuhns, the returned
Missionary, from Japan, VINO lectured
It Walnut Grove church Wednesday
spoke in most of the M. p,