The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
Charles Hisey. Wilson Hunt and
Amos Listenberger, OF Union town.

Amos ItSUenOeIger, Oh Union UOWn-
ship, were Plymouth visitors Friday.
Over near Peru big fox drive is be-
ing arranged for New Years day, and
nearly 1000 men and boys will partici-
pate.
Washington Kelley who now re-
sides on his farm near Ober was cal
ling on old friends in Plymouth
Thursday and Friday. Mr.. Kelley was
prominent citizen Of this city for
more than forty years.
Thomas Warren 81 years of age,
died very suddenly at Mentone Mon
dav from heart disease. He had
arisen. lighted the fires and sat down
10 chair. where his wife discovered
him few minutes later, lifeless.
The house OF J. w. SiderS was dam.
aged by fire Nov. %. He was insured
In the Reliance Insurance company OF
Philadelphia. Cressner & Co., agents
In this city. Hiss loss was adjusted
satisfactorily aud vouchers for the
money received within a week after
the fire. This certainly is quick work.
Every farmer who keeps a COW
should know wheeler she is profitable
or not and should know how to get
and keep COWS that are profitable.
There is an unsupplied demand for the
best butter. cream and milk. TDcse
are some reasons why people tind it
profitable to attend a dairy conven-
ton.
Wolford s south room just north of
the Tribune office was used as an ex-
hibition hall during the dairy conven-
tion. Specimens of butter and cheese
from all parts of the country were on
exhibition and the manufactures of
dairy machinery had their machines
here and were ready to tell people all
about them.
The first application from Indiana
to EXHIBIT at the St. Louis EXPOSE
ton was forwarded to the exposi-
tion managers by the Indiana com.
misSionerS this week. Indiana wo.
men obtained this honor, sixty-one
Of them applying for space to show
needle work, china painting and arts
and crafts in general.
James Whitcomb Riley had a Pc
culiar experience at Lincoln. Neb.,
Friday. He was in his room at ho-
tel when the lock on his door became
diSarranged and refused TO work. 1t
was sometime before locksmith was
able TO release him and he. came near
having to cancel his engagement that
night. 1t was the first time the HooS-
ier poet was ever locked up.
At Michigan City Wednesday jury
in the Superior court awarded Fred
Smith judgment of $40, 900 against
the Inland Steel ca. Smith was in
iured at Indiana Harbor where he
went to work in the plant of the H.
land Steel company. His arm was
caught in crane and was so badly
crushed that amputation was neces-
Sary. He sued for SIC, 1000.
List of officers elected by Plymouth
Chapter No. 40 r. A. NJ, A. M.
Cleveland, H. p; VIM. Everly, ks
@. Loring, scribe; G. o. Tribby. c. Of
H.; VIM. E. Leonard, P. S.; B. C.
Southworth, r. A. c.; L. Tanner,
treas; VIM. II. Conger, secretary: A.
E. Wise, Cap. LIST. Vail; c. s. Cleve-
land. Cap. 2nd., Vail; Jas. Swindell,
Cap. 3rd. Vail; A. P. Elliott, Guard.
The Jensen glove company was un-
able to secure quarters in the Seller
building, but has rented part Of the
building occupied by Helmlingers
news stand. occupying both floors of
the rear part of the house. This VIII
be used until a new building can be
put up next spring. The machinery
is now being installed, and business
will begin next week.--Bremen En-
auirer.
1t was generally believed that the
present year was Indiana's best sea-
son for corn, but State Satistician
johnson says the crop was not as large
as that of last year. basing his opinion
on reports received from the several
counties. The average this year will
be IS bushels to the acre. Last year
1T was A bushels. Benton county
raised the most corn this year and
Tippecanoe county is the next highest
on the list.
The work of constructing ship ca
nal to connect East Chicago with H.
diana Harbor, in Lake county, Ipdi-
ana, will it is said, be prosecuted, un-
der rush orders, and it is hoped to
part of the canal open for steamer be-
fore next fall. Its completion will re-
suit in building up a large town in In
diana. which will increase the revenues