The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-26

Miss Lulu Messner has returned to
her home at Etna Green, after visit
ing relatives south of Plymouth.
Duck shooting has not been good
this spring, but it is reported that
about 5000 ducks arrived in the
vicinity of Davis Sunday night and
hunters have been amply rewarded
this week.
The straits of Mackinaw are SAID tC
be clear of ice, the earliest that such
a state of things has been known in
that locality for % years. Lake nay
igation promises to open about. the
first of April.
The South Bend Tribune says
Charles Mattingly had hand very
painfully injured in the Lake Shore
freight house at Mishawaka, Monday
DIR. Dean took several stitches in clos.
ing up the wound.
The Wallace circus and the Ring
ling circus Will both spread their tents
in central Indiana the last week in
April. Both are fighting for the lead
In the principal cities and it is said
that prices will be cut.
Wireless telegraphy is to furnish the
news for the only daily paper printed
on the bosom of Lake Michigan. The
publication to be issued aboard the
passenger steamship, City of South
Haven, which was launched last week
1t was not expected that the month
of March would 60 all through Its 81
days without giving US an exhibition
of disagreeableness. In this regard
March is like a good many people, real
nice, smooth, sunny and smiling one
day, and just the opposite the next
day.
Mrs. Moses Rensberger died at her
home four miles north vest Of LaPaz,
Sunday March %, aged 6S. She was
the mother Of the Rensberger Bros,
leading merchants of Lakeville. Fun
eral from the Gilead church, Tuesday
afternoon. Rev. NJ. L. Peter. officia-
ting.
The Indiana Railway Company,
which operates interurban lines be-
tween South Bend, Mishawaka, Elk
hart and Goshen, has announced that
it will build line from South Bend
TO New Carlisle, Rolling Prairie and
Michigan City, afterward connecting
Michigan City and ST. Joseph, Mich
On plea of guilty at Goshen, At
torney Charles S. Henderson, former
city Judge of Elkhart, was given an
indeterminate sentence, DISTINGUISHED
for one year and fined 81. He was
custodian of the funds of the child Of
an old soldier, and appropriated over
S655. The bOndSmen were obliged to
make good to the ward.
William Hulbett of Buchanan has
been married seven times, although
he is not yet fifty years of age Death
claimed three of his wives and others
were divorced. He married two sis
tiers in the Murphy family and two in
the Madnon family. Having exhaust
ed the local market he gained his last
wife by advertising in New York
paper.
Will Lockwood, Peru young man,
who has cared an excellent record in
Y. NJ. G. A. work, will leave some
time this year to take charge of the
branch at Shanghai, China. This is
one of the most important posts in
the world in the European Y. NJ. c.
A. work, and the selection of Mr..
Lockwood is high compliment to his
ability
At the adjourned council meeting
Tuesday evening Ringgenberg & Cul-
lison were given the privilege to fit
up the Shakes building under the d.
rection of the city council and the fire
department. This Is as it should be
and there will be less danger of fire
from the wagon shop than has been
from the occupants OF that building
for several years.
Sunday was the thank offering day
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society and Rev. A. p. belong
preached very fine sermon on giving.
The collection amounted to s22. so.
The society in the M. E. church here
is small but the ladies who compose it