The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25


which place they will go to Muncie,
where they expect to remain for sew
eral days
The Yellow River Ditch case was
up again Monday in the circuit
court before George w. Holman,
special Judge 1t was on question
as TO what laws the case should pro-
coed. The new or the repealed law.
The case was continued until the
third Friday of the term.
Mrs. James T. Vinnedge of near
Zion City, Ills, is here for a visit of
two weeks at the home of her brother
Loyal Burch. 1t is her first visit here
vivid recollection of all the old set
tiers of Plymouth, this city having
been her girlhood home fifty years
ago.
The veterans of the civil war at
indianapolis have decided that they
will not march on parade on memo
rial day and State Commander Lucas
advises the same action throughout
the state During TIL past forty-eight
years the old soldiers have walked
countless firing miles on decoration
day.
A reunion of the Burkett brothers
was held at the home OF DR.. {. w.
Burket in Warsaw on Sunday, it be-
ing the first time all the brothers
have been together for number OF
years Dr. F. NJ. Burket, of Ply
mouth; Charles Z. Burket, of Evans
ton, ILL.,, and Gale Burket, a COM
mercial traveller, gathered at the
home of DIR. c. w. Burket, the eldest
brother, and a very enjoyable day
was spent-Warsaw Times.
Farmers who held their potatoes
all winter in the expectation of get
ting top-notch prices for them in the
spring, are in the dumps of vain re-
Egrets and lost illusions. Potatoes
brought SIS and 65 cnts in the fall,
when people were laying in their win
ter supplies, but good many far
mers refused to sell and stored the tt,-
bers over winter Now they are fore
ed to sell for % and 80 cents bushel.
A man in Central Kansas had
trouble with his wife, and more
with his mother-in-law The wife die j.
On the day of the funeral the under
taker started to put the man into the
same hack with his 'mother-in-law
The man baked. II won't ride with
her" he said. But you must" re-
piled the undertaken, "the hacks are
all full" We'll, if must / will,
said the man, but it will take all
the pleasure out of the ride"
In the suit of Idona Green VS.. An
drew Vorheis, J. w. Wolford and D.
c. Knott, the latter two being bonds
men for Vorheis, asking for damages,
the jury found a verdict in favor of
the plaintiff for $1,000. The case was
carried to Fulton county on change
of venue from Marshall, and tried be-
fore special judge S. ]. Enoch last
week 1t was begun Monday and
lasted until o'clock Friday evening
Parker, Mathew and Montgomery
were the attorneys for the plaintiff
and Logan and Holman for the de-
| PENDANTS.
Stephen Brothers of Denver, Col,
are here doing some high steeple
painting. They make tour of the
United States every year in the inter-
ests of their work While here they
will paint the smoke stack on the
Basket factory, the steeple of the
Webster School building and will gilt
the ball on the steeple of the Wash
ington building. They use manila
rope of only three-eighths of an inch
in thickness to carry them to their
work. This rope mas been tested and
will hold 1850 pounds to the foot.
Last week they painted the ball on
the State Life Insurance building at
Indianapolis. This ball is six feet in
circumference. Mr.. Stephens related
some of his narrow escapes while at
work il the air which are very inter-
esting.
The commencement exercises OF
the German township and Bremen
eighth grades schools took place
Monday evening at Wright's opera
house in Bremen. A large and atten-
tive audience was present. The Bre-
men orchestra furnished the music
|for the occasion. There were thirty
nine graduates. Prof. Banta of Roch-
ester College delivered the address OF
the evening. His address. as ne him.
self is, was full of enthusiasm for the
promotion and advancement of the
schools and he received many comp
liments from those present upon its
iexcellent1 The yaledictory was CIV
en- by Walter Anis of District No. 4.
Trustee Schlosser presented the class
for graduation and County Superin-
tendent Marks presented them. with
their diplomas IL e M