The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-07

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her school at Button after visit of
few days with her parents near this
city.
Kuhn's auditorium has been newly
papered, which greatly improves its
appearance. Christ church Sunday
school meeting here has secured addi-
tional rooms in the building and more
chairs to accommodate the pupils.
This school is enjoying a splendid
growth.
The necessity for great quantities of
timber for railway ties emphasizes the
advisability of preserving the forests.
1t has been ascertained that each mile
of the 250.O00 miles of railway In the
United States requires 400 ties per
year. 1t takes so years to grow a
tree that will make four ties.
The recent Vanderbilt wedding in
London has brought lasting disgrace
on the church of England clergyman
who performed the ceremony SO Sc
yerely denounced by the lord bishop
Of London and a scathing rebuke to
Mr.. Henry White, first secretary of
the American embassy, who assisted
in making the arrangements.
Two hundred and~tifty carpenters
and builders at Kalamazoo, Mich,
went On strike Thursday for 35 cents
an hour and an eight-hour day. They
have been getting 80 cents an hour
for nine-hour day. The Builders
exchange declares that the demands
will never be acceded to. Building ip
that city is at complete stand still.
The remains of Harriet Granger
were brought here today from Cedar
Rapids, Ia, and taken to the home of
Loyal Burch, where funeral services
will be held tomorrow at $50 p. NJ.
Rev. Hartman will officiate. She
was the adopted child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Granger. Mrs. Granger is the
daughter of Jonathan Brown, of this
city,
A syndicate of Wisconsin capital
lists, headed by John P Salzer, OF La
Crosse, has secured control of thous-
ands of acres of Northern Indiana
land with a view Of prospecting for
oil, experimental wells In Porter
county having given promise Of the
existence OF an abundance OF oil In
that vicinity, although this part of
the state has been considered outside
the oil belt.
The township trustees Of this county
will elect a county superintendent of
schools June l. AS seven of the ten
trustees are democrats, most of the
prominent democratic teachers and
ex-teachers are candidates along with
the present superintendent and
others who think they could fill the
place. 1t seems to be a free for all
race, but it is hardly probable that
the best man will win.
June 70 is the date fixed for. dedi-
eating the s25, 900 soldiers monument
in South Bend designed by Rudolph
Schwarz, of indianapolis. 1t will be
made great occasion. Mishap with
the bronze casting caused delay of
dedication from Memorial day to the
time now fixed, Work on the monu-
ment, which stands ia the court yard,
is we'll under way. The dedication
will be made big event.
The council meeting Friday evening
showed water works affairs in very
bad shape; some persons are evidently
paying too much under the meter
system and others not enough because
many of the meters are out of whack:
consequently it was agreed to eStab-
lish minimum rate, which shall be
made by users regardless Of meters.
The price for the different classes will
probably be adjusted by the next reg
ular meeting and an ordinance fixing
prices will be adopted in the near fu-
ture.
The South Bend Times gives utter
ance to these words of general truth
and general application. "When
public enterprise is to be undertaken
or fostered, it is always desirable and
Important to have unity of action.
Very often such enterprises are de-
feated by obstinancy, selfishness or
perverseness. In progressive locali-
ties unity of action is all-important.
Let factional opposition enter the
consideration Of projects in which the
community is interested, and defeat
usually follows.
Fruit growers have brought in
twigs of various kinds of fruit in bios
som and it is evident that the fruit
crop Of this county was badly injured
by the freeze of Friday morning.