The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Some of the members of the city
council went to South Bend to see the
work done by sweeper in that city.
They are we'll pleased with the ma
chine, but 5hink the price is too high.
Most of the good machines cost $500
each. Councilman Kyle says the ma
chimes can be built for 500 and he
thinks that the price will soon be re-
duced
A Washington genius, who has been
looking into the matter. seriously ad-
vances the theory that the recent ep-
idemic of suicide in that city is due
to the eating of early strawberries.
Strawberries eaten out of season, he
says, always produce mental depres-
sion Perhaps the depression comes
when the eaters are called on to pay
the bill.
Argos republicans have nominated
Fred LippS, A. n. Leland and WILL
lam Bryan for town trustees, with T.
L. Berlin for treasurer, A. j. Bowel
for clerk and j. NJ. Canaan for mar
shall. The democratic candidates are
Martin Shafer, George Read and VIM.
kanouse for trustees, Fred Upton,
treasurer; E. E. Wellesley, clerk;
Israel Hagenbush, marshal.
A train came uncoupled Friday eve
ming on the Vandalia and the watch
man thinking that the whole train
had passed opened the gate for pas
senger train from the west. just then
the remaining cars came down the
grade on the Vandalia, but the pas
senger train swept past just in time
TO avoid a collision. A difference of
ten seconds in time would have caused
a big wreck.
j. Lott Losey left for South Bend
Saturday, where he will go into the
iewelry and optician business with Mr..
Beach. of Valparaiso. Mr.. Losey car
ries with him the best wishes of every
body in Plymouth. He has been
leader in social and club circles and is
in every respect gentleman. He is
a member OF the South Bend lodge of
Elks and will not be a stranger in
that city. he is proficient optician
and jeweler and deserves success.
The Pennsylvania has been expert
menting for six months with a new
form of telegraph instruments, where
in the sender is received at the other
end in typewriter form 1t is said
for this service that it acts almost
perfectly and that the speed in send
ing dispatches is far greater than by
the old system. The Pennsylvania is
likely TO adopt it all-over its system.
The saving in time and money is said
to be great and also that the system
gives absolute accuracy.
For once we may be sure that gen.
tlemen of the medical profession will
and unreservedly indorse the
suggestion of a learned brother-the
learned brother being Kansas City
physician who suggests that the verm-
form appendix shall be removed from
every infant few days after birth,
thus rendering appendicitis impossible.
AS medical gentlemen charge $50 up
ward for removing an appendix. the
Kansas City proposition undoubtedly
will be hailed as an inspiration of
medical genius.
John Kline and others have filed
petitions in the st. Joseph circuit
court asking for the construction of
big ditch with several lateral ditch is
TO run through Penn and Union town.
ships into Marshall county, where it
will connect with the Hershberger
ditch finally emptying into Yellow
river. With much of the water from
st. Joseph county already coming
into the Yellow river, the addition of
that from another extensive district
is likely to keep this part of the coun-
try flooded for good part of the year.
Enquirer.