The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-31
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Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. W. Smith are yis-
itIng at Lapaz.
Frank Reynolds has gone to South
Bend for visit of several days.
R. A. Chase left for southwest Kar-
sas last week to look after his oil in
terests.
Mrs. w. H. Craig has returned from
a visit of ten days with her children
in South Bend.
The dog tax collected and turned
into the dog fund of this county
amounts to sIOO2.
Mrs. Mary Downing died at her
home In Bourbon, March Is, aged 10
years and months.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schearer went
to Elkhart last week to visit with rel
atives.
The beef trust has announced an
other increase in the price of meats.
But then, that is an old, old story.
James Mcclure has returned to
South Bend after a visit Of week
with relatives and friends at Argos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Fribley
and family came up from Bourbon to
attend the funeral of Edgar Thayer.
Jacob Martin. who spent the win
ter in Oregon, has returned to Marsh
all county and is now at his home in
Argos.
Harvey j. Curtis of Argos, and j.
A. MolIer of Plymouth, are seeking
the democratic nomination of prose-
cutting attorney.
Mrs. j. E. Houghton and Mrs. ]. D.
Chaplin went to Warsaw last week
for a vicit of a few days with rela-
tIves in that city.
John Bagely is critically i'll at the
home of his sister in Milwaukee. He
has been suffering from consumption
two or three years.
The miners wage schedule has been
signed and Indianapolis chosen as the
city in which To hold the next joint
convention in IQO6
Stepnee Coleman and wife. of Burr
Oak, who were both seriously i'll for
several months are almost well again.
They are pioneers Of Marshall county.
Mrs. Roxana Vince has returned to
Warsaw after visit of few days
with Mrs. Chaplin Wickizer and the
family of Dickson Thompson in this
city.
Mrs. Tapley who had been visiting
relatives and friends in this city since
the funeral of her sister, Mrs. w. c.
Edwards, returned to her her home at
Elkhart today.
John Osborn says the mercury
reached 20 degrees below zero January
3. at Lake Maxinxuckee, and Deem
Der had eight days of zero weather,
January IL and February 8.
Mrs. Shafer, widow of the late John
John Shafer and mother ct Hiram
Shafer of this city. died at her home
about three miles south of Plymouth
last Thursday morning. She was
about 81 years old.
There has been plenty of talk about
the seedless apple, which a Western
man has succeeded in producing. But
nobody appears to have asked the
only question of real importance-is
it good to eat?
While State Geologist Blatchley
formulates opinions that the gas field
in Pike and Gibson counties is of in
sufficient strength to supply Indianap-
oils, the Petersburg well continues to
blow of the caps as fast as they can
be put on.
''There are no middle-aged ladies,
said speaker at the Chicago dress
makers convention. A woman as
serts that she is young until she is
ready to confess that she Is old. The
golden mean has no charm for the
fair sex.
Mrs. Adolph Mohm, who will sing
in the sacred concert. sang recently al
a musical in South Bend The South
Bend Tribune speaks very enthusiast
ticaIly of her singing and mentions
her as being an artist of rare ability
and excellent training.
The remains of Mrs. Samuel w.
Craige were brought to this city from
Nappanee Wednesday and were taken
to the residence of Calvin Switzer on
West CAIRO street where funeral SER
vices were held at $50 p. m. Thursday
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Hooke of Nap
ranee and Rev. Geo. A. Plug Of this
city.