The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-07

cigars and apples to every body around
the court house at 2 O'Clock Monday
Afternoon. The retiring officers were
good officials, if they are democrats.
Everything in grain speculation is
now subordinate to war prospects. A
war between Russia and Japan would
materially advance the price of wheat
and make provisions OF all kinds
higher.
Ford Reynolds and Fred c.. Martin
dale have returned TO their respective
de 1tal schools. Fred attends the In
diana Dental school at Indianapolis
and Ford attend the Northwestern at
Chicago.
Oren F. Hoover, retiring worthy
master of Kilwinning Lodge, f. A..
NJ, this city, was presented with an
elegant jewel at the last meeting in
appreciation OF his efficient services as
an officer and Mason.
Mrs. Belinda Ritchey fell on the
walk at her home Friday evening and
broke the radial bone OF the left arm
between the wrist and the elbow. Dr.
Brown reduced the fracture and she
j. natti,,fr n, oioalv
The Indianapolis Sentinel says ex-
Congressman Lemuel w. Royse, of
Warsaw. will be named by Governor
Durbin as Judge of the Kosciusko Cir
cult court, to succeed Judge Hiram 5.
Biggs, who, for several months past,
has been OF unsouni mind.
With the closing of thirty-six play
houses in Chicago until they comply
with the building code, the knell also
started to ring for more than 800 lesser
halls, in which assemblgages are
threatened with calamity each time
The Chicago tragedy has had at
|, asst one good effect: Every city of
any Importance is investigating its
theaters and issuing orders that they
are to be made safer. Sometimes it
seems as il a catastrophe were neces-
sary to impress the proper degree Of
caution.
The work on the oil we'll at Knox
was suspended until after HOLIDAYS.
About FIVE more days drilling will
reach Trenton rock. The company
this time have made all preparations
to case off the salt water if necessary,
and are going until oil is found, should
it require depth of 1000 feet.
The commissioners met Monday
and organized by electing Henry
Snyder chairman and William Troup
secretary. Some routine work was
done and licenses to sell liquors were
granted to Frank Walmer, Bourbon,
and John c. Kuhn, Plymouth. S. N.
Stevens was reelected city attorney.
In the case of the State of Indiana
VS. Freeman Keiser for violation of
the school law which was set fvr trial
Wednesday the court today on mo-
tion made by the defendants attor-
ney, L. M. Lauer quashed the affi-
davit and information and the state
prayed an appeal to the appellate
court.
Three generations were present at
family reunion held at the home of
Fred Seidei in West township New
Years day. Fred served two terms
as commissioner of Marshall county
and is man well preserved in both
body and mind. A delightful day was
spent by parents, children and grand
children.
Rev. j. E. Hartman preached his
farewell sermon at the Reformed
church Sunday evening and left for
his new field of labor at Scott, Ohio,
TO-DAY. He has been In Plymouth
almost five years, and has been one
Of the ablest ministers Of the city.
The church here will probably not
select his successor until March or
April.
An investigation of the accounts Of
ex-county officers shows that some of
them will receive much largsr sums
by the decision of the supreme court
than was at first supposed. J. E.
Marshall will probably get almost
50, 900 and ID. C. Smith will be entitled
to several hundred dollars. Henry
FARRELL also comes in for quite nice
sum,
Mrs. Lower, is Frustrated over the
sending of her son to the penitentiary
and is seriously i'll. She is y years
old and has the sympathy of the en-
tire community. for iu is no fault of
hers that 'sTody' did not do better in
the position which he was placed where
he had an opportunity to make a good
living. good name for himself and