The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-14
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The annual meeting of the board OF
review for the equalization of the val
uation of assessments will convene at
the court house June and remain in
session during the month II you do
not like your assessment this is the
proper place to appear and kick.
One fare for round trip over L. e.
& w. to Indianapolis on account of
L. o. o. F. Grand Lodge of Rebekah
Assembly May 18th and 10Th, and
only upon presentation and delivery
o ificate of Identification signed
by secretary local lodge. Return May
22d.
The two storm centerS of the world
at present are the Balkans, where
Turkey and Bulgaria are on the point
of clashing, and in the farther east,
where the stealthy aggression of Rus
STA threatens to precipitate conflict.
A war in either case would be apt to
involve several powers.
The rule established with reference
to old settlers of Noble county is that
those who came to the county in the
thirtieS will be clasSed as pioneers.
Those who came in the fortieS will be
clasSed in the first class of old settlers
and those who came in the fifties in
the second class of old settlers.
The school enumeration of South
Bend, just completed, shows popu-
lation between 6 and 81 years Old of
ll,7S6, gain over last year of 935.
or these les are celored. The total
gain since the census of 1900 is l $50.
The population, estimated on the
basis of the present enumeration, is
44.19S.
Donaldson had fine weather for the
dedication of the new u. b. church
Sunday. There was very large at
tendance, excellent sermons and 500
in excess of the amount necessary to
pay for the church was subscribed. 1t
is beautiful and substantial Struc-
ture. just little better than the U.
B. church in Plymouth.
Sheriff Dudley, of Sullivan county,
is sending letter of appeal to the
other ninety-one sheriffs in Indiana
for pecuniary assistance in his effort
to avoid being removed from Office
because he did not prevent the lynch
ing of the negro billiard. The sheriff
says all other Sheriffs are interested in
overthrowing the law in the courts.
The delegation of German landhold-
ers and agricultural experts who are
now making tour of the United
States numbers forty-four representa-
tive men. Their trip will cover about
10, 600 miles, taking in many distinc-
tive features Of American agriculture
and giving them good idea of the.
magnitude and variety Of farming OPP
erations in this country.
April, proverbially a month of
showers, sustained its reputation this
year, rain falling on IA days with a
total depth of 4.S9 inches. This is
unusual. as the record shows April
with normal of l.S4 inches to have
the least rainfall of any month in the
year. A snowfall of seven inches on
the Sd and a trace on the 23d makes
the heaviest April snow recorded.
The three years-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. LOUIS Macomber, residing in
German township. three miles south
of Bremen, got hold of bottle of car
bolic acid Monday, drank some of it
and died in short time. 1t is a sad
blow to the young parents who almost
iuUilLcU uIul. IuuCIol oCttlCSo WClC
held at the u. B. church near where
he died at 1890 a. m. Wednesday.
The Claypool hotel which will be
opened at Indianapolis this week is
one of the finest hotels lie the world.
Not broom or mop will be used to
keep it clean, all dust and dirt being
removed by air suction. 1t will be
lighted and heated by electricity, all
cooking and dish washing will be done
by electrical machinery and the heat
of all rooms will be kept at temper
ature OF 72degrees winter and sum-
mer.
Many persons have doubtless won-
dered why SO many inmates Of prisons
die of consumption before their terms
are ended and probably explain the
matter to themselves on the theory
that the confinement encourages the
germs of the disease lurking within
their systems. 1t IS now held that
floors and walls are SO thoroughly in
tested that new prisoners contract the
malady and those already affected are
made worse by reinfection.