The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-31

MT. ana MIS-. clarence Leslie
and daughter stopped in Ply
mouth on their way to their home
at Benton Harbor, after a visit
of a week at Bourbon.
Almost all the Democratic can
didates were in Plymouth Friday
and it was evident that not one
OF them felt certain of a nomina-
ton. 1t was a game of chance
this year.
A Chicago University class
compelled a dog to smoke cigar
and then killed the animal to OBJ
serve the effects of nicotine. The
ways of science are fearful and
wonderful.
David Reynolds, SO years old,
blind and almost deaf, has been
in poor health all winter, but is
again able to be on the streets
since the warm weather. Ills wife
is not able to get out.
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Stephen Knoblock, of German
township, was in Plymouth, Fri
day. He is not a candidate this
year. He thinks there is more
money in ditching. He is pretty
nice Democrat, however.
Joseph Davis, the veteran sol
dier and ex-railroad fagman, who
was dangerously i'll for several
weeks, is now able to be out
again. Uncle Joe is getting old
and feeble but he still has host
of friends in Plymouth.
At the annual election of Off
GERS of the Saturday Club held
May 10, the following officers
were elected: President and lead
er, Mrs. Phebe Wiley; Vice
President, Mrs. Bertha O'Keefe !;
Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs.
Emma Suit.
Judge Hess went to Bourbon
Friday on business connected
with tie murder of William
Bates. Rettinger will not be tried
at this term of court, because 9TH
er cases set for trial will take all
the time of this term, which clos
es Saturday, June 2.
A COW owned by d. w. Hess.
Hamilton, Steuben county, has
just given birth to a most unus-
al freak. The calf has two bod
les and eight fully developed legs.
The bodies unite at the shoulder
and form one neck and one head.
The bodies and the head are all
well formed, but it was found i'm
possible to save its life.
1t is reported that Melvin
Wright, formerly a resident of
Walkerton, but who now liyes at
Magician Lake, Michigan, has
fallen heir TO $4,000. His sister
was killed in the San Francisco
earthquake and he is one of two
heirs who inherit 100000 by her
death. 1t is said that he is now
in San Francisco looking after
his inheritance.
Miss Carrie Quirk, with her
friend, Miss Katherine Helmig,
of Peru, left Monday for New
York to take passage Wednesday
for Europe. They expect to ar
rive at Liverpool May 30, making
the ocean voyage in a week.
When Mrs. Quirk came over, fif-
ty or so years ago, it was a
stormy voyage of seven long
weeks.-Walkerton Independent.
c. T. Mattingly's crop of alfalfa
is finer this year than ever before.
At this writing, May 25, it is two
feet high and is not in the least
affected by the dry weather. The
first crop will be cut the first
week in June and he will probab-
ly cut it four times before frost
comes. 1t is evidently a paying
crop especially during a dry sea
son when hay crops are short.
This is the third year of alfalfa
on Mr.. Mattingly's farm.
A peculiar incident is reported
from Terre Haute. Thursday. In
different parts of the city two
persons by the name Of Patterson
not related ard wholly unknown
to each other, were found at the
same moment endeavoring to kill
themselves. One was an aged
man who said that he had lived
too long and the other was a
buxom young woman who had
quarreled with her sweetheart.
Stephen Knoblock and Samuel
Multi have landed contract for
81 miles of ditching in Winnie
bago County, Iowa. over six COM
peting firms. The contract price
is $63,513, and about 10 months
will be required to do the work.
which will be commenced as soon
as Mr.. Knoblock completes his
Kankakee contract, which will
take about {. month yet-Bremen
Enquirer.
Four young men from Lapaz
visited Henry STEMS place at the
Lake of the Woods last Saturday
and soon became involved in a
difficulty with the ruling spirit
of the establishment. To enforce
his demands it is said that Stein
threatened them with revolver,
when the bunch attacked him,
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