The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-21

III. T.. Moore, OI SuiCdgO, VINO has
been visiting at Pierceton, stopped
here on his way home for a visit Of
two days with Charley Humphreys
and Judge Hess.
Work on the extension OF branch of
the Wabash railroad from Lakeville to
South Bend has commenced in earn
est, and the spur will be completed
before cold weather.
Miss Clara Richard, of Letters
Ford, who is spending the summer
with her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Richard, 10 this city, went
home to spend Sunday.
Two young turkey buzzards caught
by the Smith boys in the woods near
Plymouth, are attracting attention in
Suits window. They are white and
covered with down instead of feathers.
Eli Burger, of German township.
who was in the insane asylum several
years ago, has again lost his miud,
since the drowning Of the step-son of
bis brother in Lake of the Woods,
July A.
The ex-cOnfederate soldier whe was
helped on his way to his home Ia the
south by veterans OF Argos. was en-
tertained over Sunday in Plymouth at
the expense Of the G.. A.. R. post OF
this city.
That Carrie Nation should have
spent several hours in Indianapolis
Thursday and left town without any
thing happening, seems to indicate
that Carrie is losing some OF her ener-
gy and skill.
Edgar I. Washburn, spiritualist
of Buffalo, n. Y. was made insane by
grain speculation, killed his wife and
daughter and then killed himself, be-
lieving that he was acting under the
direction of kindly spirit.
The Elkhart police department has
begun crusade against tramps, Fiji
teen were arrested in two raids made
on Friday, and in default of payment
they were committed to the stone
yard.
Rev. w. S. Howard has returned
from his vacation trip and the usual
services were held at the Episcopal
church Sunday and the plans comptet-
ed for the Sunday school picnic at
Pretty Lake Tuesday.
Claude Campbell, IL years old,
whose home is 10 Valparaiso, died
Thursday of lOckjaw as result of
being shot IN the hand on the Fourth
with a toy pistol. All effofts to save
the boys life were futile.
Jacob Speyer, Of Lexington, Ken
lucky, Edwin Mayer, of Chicago and
Gideon Blain Of indianapolis, are
among those who came to Plymouth
to spend Sunday where there are more
nice shade trees than anywhere else in
the United States.
The democratic state convention
meets In Indianapolis Wednesday and
Thursday, Aug. 3 and 4. The same
delegates who assembled there last
May and chose delegates to the St.
Louis convention will nominate a
state ticket and adopt platform.
The Government has decided that
the Igorrotes at the st. Louis expos
ltion may continue to appear in the
simple and transformations makeup
OF their native land, realizing, no
doubt, that the introduction of the
proposed dress reform is little diff
cult at this season of the year.
Both big parties are now resting on
their oars. There will not be much
action until after the midsummer
heat has become thing of the past.
Then the orators will hold full sway
for time, but they can't do them
selves justice until the frost is on the
pumpkin and the fodder in the shock.
A soldiers rally will be held at the
Soldiers home at Lafayette in Augcst
at which every G.. A. r. post in the
state will have representation. De-
partment Commander d. r. Lucas
will be present and orators from diff
ferent parts OF the state will enter
tain the people. The date will be an
nounced in a few days.
The lately opened Indian Territory,
properly rated as the choicest tract Of
untitled land in the United States,
seems likely TO become more noted for
its oil and mineral deposits than for
its fertile acres. 1t is not at all un-
likely that in this territory will be de-
veloped the greatest oil and natural
gas field In the country.
1t may truthfully be said of the
late Mayor Samuel M. Jones. Of Tole-
do, that he did not live in vain. Ec-
corfr,c 40 no uoe his efforts fo hoftnr