The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

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her daughter, Mrs. D. Frank Redd
Jacob Railsback, an aged and much
respected citizen of Fulton county
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs
Lough, near Bruces Lake, Friday af-
ternoon. For many years the deceas-
ed was blind, yet notwithstanding
this he accumulated considerable
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blassingham formerly
of Inwood, have been residing in
Florida for sometime and recently
returned to this county for a visit
They declare that the weather here
last week was so cold that they could
scarcely get covers enough to keep
warm in bed at night.
Rev. J. S. Keppel has resigned as
pastor of the Reformed church and
will preach his farewell sermon in thi:
city at 1920 a. m. Sunday morning
and at the Jacoby church east of the
city in the evening. He has been
among the ablest preachers of his
church that have filled the pulpit here
Plymouth people celebrated to suit
ethnseIves. 1t was an ideal Fourth
of July day. No rain and not too hot
or too cool for comfort. Argos
Pretty Lake, Culver, South Bend and
all the surrounding country had a
share of Plymouth people and all
think they had an ideal Independence
day.
Arthur Berry young lad of Co
shen, stood at a Big Four crossing
touching the cars of freight as il
passed. A ring on one finger caught
on nail, and he was dragged severa
rods before the finger, cut and bruis-
ed, pulled from the ring, and wher
he dropped he nearly rolled under the
wheels.
A magnificent $4,000 church was
dedicated by South Bend Christian
Scientists Sunday, three services be-
ing held The edi6ce was completed
several weeks ago but in accordance
with an established custom of thai
denomination dedication was delayed
until the church debt was entirely
liquidated.
Mr.. William H. Horton and Miss
| bessie Fay, residing in the east par
OF this county, came to Plymouth
Wednesday morning, procured a mar
riage license and were married by
Mayor Logan. They left for South
Bend on the 1850 a. m. train for a
short wedding trip and a visit with
relatives in St. Joseph county.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Reslar OF
Chicago, are visiting here this week
Mr.. Reslar, who has been a messen-
ger of the Adams Express company
between Chicago and Crestlins for
many years, will return to his work
at the close of the week, but Mrs
Reslar will visit two weeks longer in
this city, Argos and other points near
here.
The county board of review which
adjourned last Tuesday had very little
to do. But few complaints of unjust
assessments were made 1t is evident
that several hundred dollars might be
| saved in counties where there is a
good county assessor and good town
ship assessors, by limiting the number
of days required for the work of this
board of review
! President Roosevelt delivered a re
markable Fourth of July address al
Oyster Bay. He condemned dema-
gogues, hatred and rancor and asked
for charity in the administration OF
all duties. He said wrong called for
remedies not for vengeance and while
there is plenty of iniquity in business
in politics and in social life, there
is no reason for growing hysterical
about it.
According to a report issued b,
the government census bureau thi.
week there were in the United State.
in 1904 4,176 persons in aims house:
and of these 111,s17 were males. AL
though the number of aims house
paupers is increasing, the increase ha.
not kept pace with the growth OF
population and consequently the ratio
of aims house paupers to population
is decreasing.
George A. Netherton, who was
charged with stealing registered pack
ages while acting as transfer clerk oil
the Terre Haute postoffice, has been
acquitted Mr. Netherton is SO years
old and was we'll known in Plymouth
25 years ago. He was for many years
a railway postal clerk, represented
Starke county in the legislature and
served a term as superintendent oil
the schools of that county.
The Republicans in most countie.
in Indiana are now beginning to get
ready for the campaign. Starke coun
ty will nominate the last Saturda,
in July and many other counties viii
put tickets in the field early in Au
gust. The Republicans of Marshal
county expect to nominate a winning
ticket but the date for the convention
has not been fixed Many good pol
iticians think September is early
enough for a convention.
The indianapolis Star asked Hon
John B. Stoll of South Bend ii hs
considered Charles A. Towne an &C
ceptable candidate for the vice-pres
idency on the Democratic ticket Mr.