The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

When David B. Hill said: "Plat-
forms are like sausages-we some
times appreciate them less when We
know how they are made" he perpe-
trated good one.
Mrs. Catherine Punk. of Fulton
county died Tuesday July 5, aged 81
years. She had been resident of
Fulton county 81 years and member
of the evangelical church 70 years.
Mrs. Harry Kilmer, daughter, Clara,
and son, Ned, went to Frankfort Sat-
urday morning for visit of several
weeks with relatives in that city and
other points in central Indiana.
John Robinson's ever popular and
ever welcome shows come to us this
year with such important accessions
and approximations as to overshadow
all contemporary amusement ventures.
August WelsSert. residing east of
this city has bought the Bowel farm
southeast Of Argos. 1t is one of the
finest farms in the county and the
price paid was s13.5 500.
Jerry Duggins who was hanged In
the Michigan City penitentiary Friday
morning, walked to the gallows Smil.
ing. His last words were Here is
where l give a necktie party" He
died in eleven minutes after the drop
fell.
Miss Nell earn returned from Tai.
labasee, Fla, last week where she has
been teaching music in the State Uni
versity for the last year. She was
accompanied home by Miss Woodward
of New Antioch, Ohio. Culver Citi.
zen.
On Wednesday of last week one of
the largest barns in Marshall county
was raised on the farm of George Beltz
four miles southwest of Bourbon. The
barn is IA by 6S feet and the corner
posts are 20 feet high. 1t required
| 80 men to raise the frame work.
Tom Cole Scene" Marshall and
John Robinson's show are triplets.
Thomas says he is the oldest, having
been born in Ireland, July II, 1927.
He points with pride to his II years on
earth, AZ of which have been spent i'm
Plymouth. He and Marshall say that
Robinson's show comes to Plymouth
July IL, on account of their anniver-
saries.
The Indiana State Bar Association
will meet at Fort Wayne July IA and
15. Thursday morning, the l4th, the
annual address will be delivered by
Henry ST. George Tucker of Lexing-
toe, Va, whose subject will be "Civ-
il Liberty in the United States and
the principal Countries in the world"
Prof. w. a. Hailmann. assistant
principal of the Schwab Manual Train
ing school at Homestead. Pa, will
take charge of the installation of the
manual training department in the
LaPorte high school this fall and will
be the supervisor during the coming
year.
Eight of the largest beet sugar COM
panies in Michigan have been merged
under central board of control for a
more economical operating. Each
company elects one representative on
board of direction. AS these factor
les are all controlled by one concern,
this merger Is logical.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor w. S. Hag-
gard of Lafayette says that the Tenth
district will stand firm for the cleo
tion of Congressman Crumpacker for
United States senator to fill Senator
Fairbank IS place, and he is of the opin-
ion that Mr.. Crumpacker stands an
excellent show for the place.
Judge Capron went to Laporte Fri
day for the purpose eff comforting with
the attorneys for the city and for E.
II. Scott in the waterwOrkS case, it
having been agreed that the suit viii
be set for trial. However, the indica-
tions are that the celebrated case will
not be set for trial, but that it will be
postponed until next term of court.
In fact fact there is an undercurrent
Of feeling that an exhaustive re-trial
of the case will never take place.
Col. and Mrs. r. A. Steere OF Chepa-
Chef, Rhode Island are visiting rela-
tiveS in Marshall, Starke and Fulton
counties. Col. Steere and wife have
been in Plymouth often. She was
Miss Osborne of near Burr Oak before
her marriage. She is AZ inches high
but COL Steere is two inches taller,
and weighs exactly so pounds. He is
pleasing conversationallst and is
well informed having travelled far and
wide with prominent exhibitions. He
is f5 wears old and is financially well