The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-02

Lewis Beagles, Of this city, visited
Friday afternoon and over night at
Tvner, which was his home for many |
years. Mr.. Beagles came here from
Decatur county, over 6s years ago and
says he never saw a prettier March
than this has been.
Hicks, the weather prophet, who
said that the month of March this year
would give US more snow and stormy
weather than usual, now thinks that
we will have good weather in April.
If he guesses right once in life time
everybody will be glad.
Eugene Lewis has received postal
card from Hiram He-vey, which states
that his health is better than it was
when Mrs. Hervey died and he may
visit Plymouth IN April. Mr.. Hervey
makes his home with his daughter at
Blissfeld. Mich, and will be 81 years
old April l.
A new machine gun has been tested
in Cleveland in the presence of Gen.
Mi eS. This wonderful gun is said TO
discharge twenty-five one-pound pro-
jectiles at one pull of the trigger, and
to be capable of keeping up a ire of
500 shots per minute all day without
heating the barrel.
1t is familiar fact that lawn
which was once watered during dry
season will have to be watered or the
grass will suffer oftentlmes more than
if it had not been watered at all. The
first watering induces a superficial
root development which must be sup
piled frequently with water.
Two hundred Irishmen, whose feel
ings had been outraged by the per-
Torrance of "McFadden's Row of
Flats - at the New Star theatre in
New York, rose In their seats in the
theatre at signal Friday night and
pelted the performers with rotten
eggs. decayed vegetables and fruit.
Hon. Charles A. Bonaparte, of Bal.
timore, descendent of the illustrlous
Napoleon Bonaparte, is the honored
recipient this year of the Laetare gold
medal which N0tre Dame university
annually bestows upon worthy lay
members of the Catholic faith fur dis
tinguished religious and civic qualities.
Captain Scott OF the antarctic ex-
ploring vessel discovery has come
within about 400 miles of the south
pole and has guessed that there are
lofty mountains at that end Of the
earth IS axis. This is heralded as by
star the most important geographic
result ever achieved in antarctic ex-
ploration. Hooray for Captain Scott
Shelbyville Republican: IF party
is to succeed. the managers and official
directors of the campaign must con-
suit the wishes of the voters. That is
the only way to keep down dissen-
tiOn. and have party harmony. Chair
man Logsdon, of Indianapolis, should
have called off the city convention and
stopped the dangerous revolt of repub-
licans in the state capital.
Brother Bitters, of the Rochester
Republican is,hankering for a mess of
greens and wants to see somebody
with basket full of dock and dande-
lion. He says greens are a kind of
spring lubricant that seems to grease
a fellows internal organism and make
him feel coltish enough to kick over
the traces, run away and tear the
tongue out of the running gears.
1t is announced that combination
is forming to take 10 the rolling mills
of the middle west and that Muncie is
to be the headquarters of the concern.
All factories manufacturing bar iron
in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, WiscOn-
sin and Missouri, including mills in
Chicago. Muncie, Muskegon, Milwau-
kee and st. Louis are named. The
new combine will be known as the
American Rolling Mill Corporation.
Rudi Shirk died at the home of his
brother, II. Y. Shirk at Lapaz, Friday
morning after an illness of several
months. He was about 60 years old
and leaves two daughters besides other
relatives. Funeral services were
held at Lapaz at 1880 a. m. Sunday,
Elmer McBroom, whose illness has
been mentioned in this paper, died
Friday night, at his home near Link
vile. His death was caused by tubur-
culosis of the bowels. He leaves
wife and one child. Funeral at Fair
mount church SUNDAY afternoon.