The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-07

terday afternoon on account of the
funeral of Joseph Haag.
Mrs. w. II. Morehouse of Pullman,
anG Mrs. E. A. Allen and Mrs. Oliver
Chase OF Chicago. returned to their
homes Tuesday, after visit in this
city.
Mr.. Parvis Fulmer and Mrs. Eliza
beth Helmick of Polk township were
married in the county clerks office In
this city Wednesday morning, July g.
by j. A. Molter, j. P.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Walnut Grove neigh Dor.
hood will meet at Walnut Grove
church, Thursday afternoon, July L
All ladies are welcome.
Mrs. Alexander McCombS, who was
stricken with paralysis at her home
in this city few months ago, is I'm
proving nicely and is now visiting bel
daughters in Polk township.
Full details OF the wreck on the
Wabash railroad at Litch6eld show
that twenty we're killed and fifty-eight
injured. Arrests may be ordered as
result Of the inquiry which is now
going on.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parvis Fulmer, who
were married at the court house yes
terday returned to their home near
Walkerton. The bride was Mrs.
Elizabeth Helmick, aged 40 and the
groom was SO.
NJ. Altman left for st. Louis Tues.
day evening to see the democratic
convention and the Worlds fair. Mr..
Altman is not Bryan Hearst boomer.
He landed in the camp of the reor-
ganization sometime ago.
The county commissioners met
Tuesday and have been engaged in
the usual routine business. This is
the first session in several years when
there have been no applications for
license to sell li,uors.
James Gilmore Jr, Adam Wise,
Samuel Parker. Peter j. Kruger. G.
w. Metsker, Mayer Altman, George
Stevens, and several other democrats
and some republicans are attending
the st. LOUIS convention.
Prof. j. j. Early. who has been a
member of the Warsaw high school
faculty for the past three or four
years, has been selected to succeed
Prof. Noble Harter as superinten.
dent of the Warsaw schools.
Walter Hilton who has been en-
ployed in the piano factory at Gin
cinnati arrived in Plymouth Tuesday
evening. He viii visit here until
next week when he will go to work at
the Laporte piano factory.
Farmers say that the rain of Tues
day night spoiled most of the little
potatoes. 1t was worth thousands of
dollars to Marshall county. The drops
fell gently for several hours and all
went down into the ground.
Since the last week in December
three great tragedies have occurred in
in civilized lands that have appalled,
humanity. The Iroqucis lire, the Slo-
cum disaster and last the sinking of
the Norge. In these three tragedies
over 1900 people have lost their lives.
In our news columns today will be
found an account of the death of Pat
rick Keefe who was a victim of the
Litchfield wreck. Mr.. Keefe was well
known in this city. having delivered
several addresses here. He was resi-
dent of Kentland for many years.
The South Bend Times says DR..
Lent thinks that Clay Beattie who
was so severely injured by the bursting
of torpedo cane, July 4, will lose the
sight of his eye, but news frooI South
Bend yesterday is more favorable and
it is thought that the sight of his eye.
can be saved.
Hon. Samuel Parker is attending
the national democratic convention at
St. Louis this week. Mr.. Parker does
not make much fuss but no man from
this district will do more quiet effec-
tive work than he will, and we guess
he will be able to bring the Bryan
Hearst men like Martindale and Wise
round to his way Of thinking.
Nine millions of acres of govern
ment land were opened for homestead
entry In Nebraska on the 18th Of June,
under the Kincaid law, which permits
homesteaders to file on $40 acres OF
land. The land opened is known as
semi-arid and mostly adapted to graz
ing. There was such a rush for this
and that the militia had to be called
out to preserve order in Custer coun-