The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-09

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Mrs. Susie Wallace and Miss Martha
Mullen of near Argos attended Com
mencement exercises.
Henry Grass an old veteran of the
Lafayette soldiers home, visited John
Windbigler Thursday.
Mrs. Edna Fromm and daughter of
this city, have been visiting Mrs. w.
E. Walter at Bremen.
All the farmers southwest of town
assisted in raising the big barn on
Thomas Tribbey's farm Friday.
/ Miss. Farnan. has returned to Fort
Wayne after visit with the family
of her aunt, Mrs. j. K. HaneS.
Charles Knobloch, a former resident
of Bremen, died of consumption in
Texas last Tuesday aged "a years.
Miss. Clara Richard has returned to
her home at Letters, Fulton county,
after stay of two weeks in this city.
]. II. Blackburn, of Walnut, has
returned home after tranSacting bust
ness in this city, Walkerton, Lapaz.
and Teegarden.
Laporte is preparing to establish
metropolitan police service, provided
a census of the city shows that it has
10, 900 inhabitants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Wolf of Etna
Green, visited w. A. Beldon and
family and attended commencement
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Drummond, of Argos, mother
of Honorable Charles p. Drummond,
of South Bend, attended commence
ment and visited friends in this city.
The officials of the wrecked Auburn
bank have been indicted for receiving
deposits after they knew the bank was
insolvent and they may get TO join the
EIkhart colony at Leavenworth, Kas.
Six years ago Friday Hobson and his
gallant crew of seven men made them
selves famous by one of the most dar-
ing deeds In naval warfare. The hero
ism q the Merrimac feat will always
be prominent in American history.
The Georgia and Texas peaches
this year, according to advice received
by commission merchants, are of the
finest quality in years, aud the crops
are reported to be large and practically
matured.
Joseph Fl. Hastings, of Kendallyille,
an aged carriage maker, committed
suicide on Wednesday by shooting
himself in the temple. His wife was
paralyzed and the care of her fell up
on him, keeping him from working
at his trade and making him despon-
dent.
Mrs. Harry HumrichouSer and
daughter have returned from the fun
eral of their cousin. young Mr.. Chap
man, of Warsaw, one of the prominent
members of the high school, who got
very warm while playing base ball on
Saturday. lay down on the grass,
caught cold, took pneumonia and died
Tuesday. His death cast a gloom
over the city of Warsaw.
Attorney r. N. Palmer, of Bedford.
who defended James Mcdonald, tried
on the charge of numbering Sarah
Schafer, has given his testimony TO
the grand jury which is investigating
the tragedy. His testimony it is said
points to person other than Nc
Donald, as the murderer, and he will
assist the prosecuting attorney in max
ing a case against the suspect.
The Chicago Tribune announces
that secret wedding which surprised
the brides family and friends was that
of Miss. Bertha Cleavland and Den
ming Luxton wholesale agent for the
Vose piano company. The bride is
Is years of age and the Tribune gives
fine pictures Of the bride and groom,
Almost everybody in Plymouth re-
members Mr.. Luxton, the piano
agent.
Indiana has law to protect quail,
the ''Open season" when the birds
can be lawfully shot. The report by
the ornithologists Of the Department
Of Agriculture showing what a tre-
mendous quantity of weed seeds they
consume and how destructive they are
to insects should cause farmers to re-
gard the birds as treasure beyond
price, and to urge the cutting out of
the open season altogether.
The Christian Publishing Associa
ton. operated and owned by the Chris
tian church and located at Dayton,
Ohio, will erect large publishing
house this summer. The association
publishes all the Christian literature
including 1.-The Herald of Gospel Lib
erty," 1.-THE Sunday School Herald. "
"Bible Glass Quarterly" and other