The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05


to the election law requiring the
printing of the names of candidate:
for congress on state instead of county
ballots.
The government is issuing map
that shows where all the Goa in In.
diana is-except that which is con.
trolled by the coal combine; but there
is the usual lack of motive power be-
tween 1t and us.
Mr.. ana Mrs. William Erwin, of
Bourbon, were in Plymouth Monday.
Mrs. Erwin was on her way
home from White county, where she
was one of the instructors at the
farmers institute.
The present year promises TO see
unusual Developments in the Indiana
oil field, which has of late become one
of the most prominent. 1t is believed
that $40, 900, 900 in new investments
will be made during the year.
There are eleven million men in
the United States who are capable of
bearing arms in defense Of their coun-
try, and this does not include those
under eighteen and over forty-tive
years of age, who might help in a
pinch.
S. P. Bryan, of Walnut township,
who had one of the largest and finest
displays OF poultry at the show, did
not take his chickens home until
Monday. His Plymouth Rocks,
White Wyandotts and LeghOrn are
beauties.
A. d. Stephenson, who resides near
Charleston. Coles county, Illinois, is
visiting relatives in this county. He
was brother of w. w. Stephenson
who died in this county about twelve
years ago, an is an uncle of Willis and
Leroy Stephenson
Elder Eber Teter, of Sheridan, Ind,
general missionary secretary of the
Wesleyan Methodist church, will
preach in the church Of that connec-
tion in this CITY next Friday evening,
and will conduct quarterly meeting at
Sligo next Sunday.
Few appreciate the immensity of
the lumber industry ard the size of
the total annual wood bill of the
United States, which is estimated at
as much as $1,000, 900, 900. One-half
of this is said to 60 on firewood and
fences, and hoop, hop and bean poles.
A few years ago it was complained
that there were more trunk lines of
railroad than there was business for.
In Saturday IS papers it was announced
that the freight blockade is so great
that iron mills must close in the East,
and the great Touring mills in Min
neapOlis in the West.
That valentines are still popular is
proven by a Worcester, Masss., firm
shipping freight cars of them the
first week in January, the largest
order ever filed, there being 1852
900 valentines in the assignment,
which went to big wholesale house
in Chicago, ps~.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vinall in
company with Grant Underhill, of
Culver, travelling salesman for Chi
cago grocery house, left Monday even
ing for trip through the south.
Their first stop will be at Chattanooga
and they will visit New Orleans and
inspect the great rice farms of
Louisiana and Mississippi. 49,.
In his annual report the superinten-
dent of public instruction complains
that the usefulness OF the grade schools
is being sacrificed to the desire to en-
rich the curriculum by putting into
it studies which have no place there.
In the common branches there is an
increasing lack of thoroughness. This
has gone so far that the officer sug-
gests legislative remedies.
The ground hog made his appear
ance early in the morning and
when the wind and rain struck him he
shivered because it looked like he
would have to stay cut until next
November. But before IL o'clock the
clouds parted. the sun shOne brightly,
he saw his shadow and scooted for his
den, II we have only six more weeks
of winter we shall be thankful regard
less OF ground hogs.
One inducement for the old farmer
to retain his home on his farm is the
great difference in the rate or taxation
which prevails between the country
districts and our modern municipali-
ties. The cost Of municipal govern
ment constantly increases. The tax
on an average $40, farm is, say,
s75, while the city tax on the same
amount of moneys and credits would
not be far from s4Ge.