The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-05
! q LOCAL NEWS q !

Miss Kate Thomas is visiting in
Rochester.
Miss Grace McColl went to Bourbon
to attend the funeral of Abraham
Brilliant.
Moses Beckner, Of Argos and Miss
Ida Roose, of Nappanee. were married
Sunday April "a.
Abraham Brilliant died at Bourbon
at eleven o'clock Tuesday night, April
20, aged II years.
Mrs. Frank Tanner went to Argos
to visit with her parents and other
relatives over Sunday.
DR.. Ritchey of Donaldson and w. b.
Rust of Groyertown. transacted buSi-
ness at Plymouth Thursday.
S. J. Hanes who sci his farm s)uth-
east of Argos few weeks ago. has
moved to Hartzell, Oklahoma
The Maxinkuckee Assembly ASSoci-
alton has purchased the Assembly
grounds consisting of about twenty-six
acres. of James V Coombs and wife.
The consideration was $4,000.
Joseph Medoourn, residing Just
north of Culver. died Monday, April
20, of consumptio !. He was about
40 years of age and leaves a family,
The funeral was held Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Payne, who
have lived near Bourbon for the past
40 years, celebrated their golden we'd
ding April 20. They were married in
Monroe county near Bloomington, fifty
years ago.
The New York Sun insists that ev-
cry effort should be made to make
Americans of the children of immi-
grants. This is true, and similar
attempt should be made with children
OF many natives of this country.
George w. Roe. who was found dead
in bis howell southeast of Walkerton,
was for twenty years a prominent
business man Of Rolling Prairie. His
wife, one son and two daughters are
living and are prosperous welI-to-do
people.
The auditor will contract for the
construction of the James Marvin
ditch in Center, North, Polk and
West townships, on Thursday. May
19. The ditch is an all open one % :
600 feet in length, containing 3t.001
cubic yards of earth.
Jerry Adams residing near Bremen,
was showing some of his friends tricks
with silver dollar. Monday, when he
accidentally let the coin go down into
his throat. DR.. Gist of South Bend,
removed it after difficult manipula-
tion with surgical instruments.
Gustave Mace, the famous Paris de-
tective who died recently, invented
for his own use a pair Of spectacles,
the glasses of which were divided, one
part enabling him to see the ground
on which be trod, and the other to
observe people who were behind him.
The school board of Chicago has
just made the discovery that three of
the school houses brought into the
city limits by the annexation process
bear the names of men now engaged In
the saloon business. Orders have been
issued to rename these school build
ings.
Mrs. Franz Lamson has bought the
Ross House and took possession Thurs
dag. Mr.. Lamson will still operate
the hotel at Lake Maxinkuckee. Mrs.
Lamson has had twenty years exper-
fence In the hotel business and knows
well how to cater to the travelling
public.
Mrs. Sanford Gordon, who makes
her home with her daughter, Mrs. L.
c. Whisnan. south of Argos is in her
cath year. She is as active as most
persons twenty years younger and can
walk mile without being much "a
tigued. She has been resident OF
Marshall and Fulton counties over SIS
years.
Major General Peter Joseph Oster;
haus, . civil var general, arrived in
New York Tuesday on the steamer
Finland from Antwerp, after an alb
sence from the United States Of thirty
ak years. Next 70 General Franz
sieel osterhaus vas considered one Of
the best Of cur Onion generals Of Ger
non barth-