The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-03-24

The thermometer like everything
else, finds it pretty hard to get up in
the world after being down very low
for a very long time.
The South Bend Tribune says John
J.. Staley. Misses Bertha Parish, Edith
Anderson, Mrs. j. d. Fields and
Charles Stauffer of Plymouth, were
visiting 10 South Bend Saturday and
Sunday.
Spring began Sunday morning &C.
cording to the almanacs, but the warm
wave did not reach this section until
Monday night. II was accompanied
by heavy rains with thunder and
lightning.
The Democrats Of Marshall county
will nominate a county ticket May %,
under the primary election law. The
Plymouth Democrat contains the
names of twenty-five candidates fol
the various offices to be filled.
George A. Richards, of Indianapolis,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy dis.
closing the fact that his debts amour
ted to s144. 700, while all he possesses
in the world is his household furni-
ture and a horse and carriage.
John n. Runyan and Melvin w.
Sunny of Warsaw and John w. Parks
of Plymouth, are announced as canui-
dates for the nomination of senator in
the republican convention which
meets at Etna Green Monday.
The city death rate of Indiana for
the month of February was 81. and
that of the country ISL. Important
causes of death we're: Consumption,
365: pneumonia, I'll; influenza, lie;
cancer, rs; measles, 3S; diphtheria, 81;
scarlet fever, %; typhoid, go.
The Inwood schools gave a supper
social at Inwood Saturday evening.
1t was the biggest entertainment
Of the kind ever known there. A
musical and literary program and
plenty to eat attracted everybody and
the school has 800 over all expenses.
People who are looking forward to
vacation may feel gratified at the lay
out for the coming summer. Three
regular vacation days fall on Monday.
thus giving both Sunday and Monday
to rest. Memorial Day, Fourth of
July and Labor Day all fall on Mon
day.
Robert l.. Cutting, a New York
millionaire, died the other day, and it
has been discovered that he not Only
did not own a penny, but that he was
in debt $40, 900. 1t isn't necessary
to be a millionaire; having the repu-
tation is just as good for all practical
purposes.
The Chicago Record Herald says
that the Japanese word for ''hurrah"
is ''bansai," and that the Russian
equivalent is "kzestrovokos offvrisky.
To the average person it will seem
that the Jap has the best of it rs he
can shout his word while the othor
fellow is getting started.
This is the latest method of CON-
hitting suicide: Get a box of candy,
poison it, take it to a distant town
and mail it to Yourself. Then go
home, open the box and a the can
dy. If you can't spare the time there
are simpler methods. of course, but
this is the South Dakota idea.
There were two big surprise parties
at George Lenders west of town Sat-
urday night. 1t was Mr.. Lenders
birthday and also his daughter S.
The older people surprised Mr.. Lemler
and when the young people came il
surprised both him and his daughter.
Everybody had a royal good time.
The editor Of the Chicago Interior
has been visiting Zion City, and he
says that the Vulnerable heel Of this
Achilles is the graveyard, which
shows a larger percentage of mortality
in the Dowie settlement, and agreater
number Of deaths among children
than prevails in the slums of Chicago.
The April egg situation is rapidly
settling itself. Friday on change at
New York eggs were marked "weak"
and a quarter off and the April situ-
alton showed a weakness which sig
niies that large Eastern operators
now realize there is an enormous sup
ply and that any such scramble as
occurred last April will prove disas-
trous.
Mrs. Amy CraIge wife of S. w.
Craige, of Nappanee, formerly Of this
place died at their home in Nappanee
Monday afternoon. The remains will
be brought to Plymouth for interment.
Short services will be held at the resi-