The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

returned to Chicago Saturday evening
after short visit in Plymouth. The
fall term of his music school opens
Sept. I.
Lafayette's plan to knock would-be
lynchers over with a good swift stream
Of water from a well-directed n0Zzel
looks as if it would not only be effec-
tive, but measure of considerable
economy in the long run.
Chicago is one hundred years old ac-
cording to the Chicago count. but its
greatest enemy cannot say that it
looks its age, nor its best friend that it
acts with the dignity that might
naturally be expected from age.
William Pettitt, who was for thirty
years cashier of the First National
bank of Fort Wayne, shot himself
through the head Monday morning.
He had been 10 i'll health for several
years and his mind became unbalanced.
The weather is warming up and we
may expect a good crop of corn in
Marshall county if we do not get an
early frost. Clover seed is yielding a
great crop this year. Some farmers
will get $500 per acre for their clover
seed.
Company f. of South Bend, was
called to Whiting, Saturday, on ac-
count Of the strike aud Companr /, of
Plymouth, had orders to be ready to
60 if necessary. The strike will prob
ably be settled without the use of
force.
Now the farmers Of New York are
complaining that their crops are going
to waste because it is impossible to
hire help. Presently it will be neces-
sary for the government to offer a
bounty for every farm hand who can
be captured.
The closing exercises of the Culver
summer naval school began Saturday
with track meet of the cadets and
cottagers around the lakes Nine
events were pulled off with a victory
to the cottagers of So points against
26 of the cadets.
Rev. j. F. PresnaIl returned from
Tippecanoe township Sunday where he
finished his work for the conference
year. He left for Fairmount We'd
neSday to attend the session of the an
nual Wesleyan conference which will
continue over Sunday.
The event of this week is the con-
test of the Reliance and Shamrock III
for the prize yacht cup, whibh takes
place in New York waters on Thurs
day There are strong indications
that the cup will remain in America S
possession, where it has been for over
90 years.
Some of the cartoons that "adorn"
the pages of pretentiouS newspapers
ought to be labeled in the manner the
fellow WHO deemed himself AZ artist
labeled one of his productions-"This
is horse" Where there is an entire
absence of pith or point, or of sugges-
tiveness, cartoon is about the fiat
test thing imaginable.
The state conference of the Method
list Protestant church is in session at
Muncle this week. Rev. w. w. Line
berry, of Plymouth, has been the
president of this organization Tor sew
eral years. 1t is branch of the M.
E. church, which separated from the
parent church in 1874, preferring a
different form Ct church government.
Mrs. John w. Parks, her sister,
Mrs. McElwee and Miss McElwee, who
have been visiting Mrs. Parks, went
to Columbia City Tuesday. From there
Mrs. McElwee and daughter will go
to Bay View until September, when
Mrs. McElwee will return to Germany
and Miss McElwee will resume her po-
sition as teacher of music in Oxford
College at Dayton, Ohio.
Rev. G. L. Mattox and wife, of
MELVILLE, Dekalb county, were visit
ing in Plymouth Monday. They were
called to Grovertown last week by the
death of Albert Uncapher. They
were residents of Plymouth several
years and have many friends here and
throughout the western part of the
county where Mr.. Mattox preached.
They have pleaeant charge at New
Vile, and like the people and the
country.
1t is reported that John w. Nichols.
of Twin Lakes has kept lights in front
OF bis bee hives every night this sum-
mer because he thought that il the
bees swarmed at night they would
need light to find place to settle.
John had considerable trouble keeping