The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-12

Mfg. Co., Plymouth, Ind. 1876
The standing army, of Russia in
time of peace numbers over one mil
lion, rank and file. or per cent of the
male population between the ages of
twenty-one and sixty years.
Susan Orner, of South Bend, has
sued w. H. Mcintyre, of Auburn, for
IS, 600 damages. She says her horse
was frightened by the bankers auto
mobile. ran away and she was pain
fully injured.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the American
woman, who captured by Macedonian
brigands threatened at one time to
strain relations between the govern
ment of the Sultan and Uncle Sam,
lectured at Laporte Saturday night,
The Baldwin locomotive works is
now turning out daily six complete To-
comotiveS. john III. Converse, pres
ident' of the company, says the pres
ent condition of affairs is unprecented.
They give employment now to over
$4,000 men.
Myron Bell, engineer on The steam
shovel here, had his left hand badly
cut Monday by the bale of the shovel
striking his hand IN its ascent. 1t is
feared that he Will lose the use of one
finger and it will be some time before
he is able to work again.
Southern Indiana and the section of
Illinois south Of Terre Haute and st.
Louis felt an earthquake shock be-
tween six and seven O'Clock Sunday
evening that caused buildings to trem-
BILE and alarmed people considerably,
but no damage was done.
Mrs. John c. Butler brought Ezra
K. Barnhill down town in a sleigh
Monday. 1t was the first time in forty
days that he had been away from home.
He has been suffering from inflamma-
tory rheumatism and the pain has
been intense most Of the time for oyer
five weeks.
When the earthquake shock crossed
Illinois and Indiana Sunday from ST.
Louis to Louisville, it was felt by
Hon. Charles H. Reeve. who is sick at
his home in this city. Mr.. Reeves
system has been very sensitive to
seismic and electrical disturbances for
several years.
Naval appropriation bill reported to
the house carries $40, 3O6, APO. Three
first-class battleships, one armored
cruiser and two steel training ships
are to be built. The bill also pro-
vides for the doubling of the present
number of cadets. Many more naval
officers are needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Boone came down
from Tyner Tuesday and are visiting j.
f. Langenbaugh and Mrs. d. c. Cole.
Mr.. Boone is Mr.. Langenbaugh's
brother-in-law., He issap old soldier
and is paralyzed so that he can scarce
ly stand on his feet. He will be ex-
amined for an increase of pension,
which he certainly deserves.
The revival meetings now in pro-
gress at the Methodist church are
well attended, the room being crowd
ed every night. Rev. A. P. belong,
of Plymouth, is preaching some SER
mons OF great interest and power. he
has peculiar and forceful way of pre-
Senting the truth that. carries con-
viction with it.-Thorntown Argus.
Judge Hess went to Rochester Mon
day to pass on a motion for a new
trial in the case Of Miss Blackburn
versus the G. & E. Railroad company.
The case was tried before Judge Hess
at the last term of the Fulton circuit
court and the jury awarded the plain
tiff damage to the amount of Sc, 900,
The railroad is asking for new trial.
There seems to be a good-sized mis-
understanding in what is known as
the Thomas school in North township.
over the possession of book case and
library which one of the patrons has,
and which the pupils claim they should
have. We have received two articles
discussing the matter. but newspaper
is not the place to settle such dis
putes.
James Hindel, who once owned
some of the finest farms in this coun-
ly' and began life with as ba;ght
prospects as any young man in this
section of the state, died Saturday.
He had s2O5 left. Poor Jim, he
started out to have good time, but
he found, too late, that pain, sorrow
and loss of everything near and dear
was the price he had to pay.
Senator Parks made fiery speech in
the senate Monday in opposition to
Senator Kittinger's bill to raise the