The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-13


should call at the Peoples Drug Store
and see the beautiful gifts for classes.
They have just what you want.
While Mrs. William Saekman OF
Lagro, Wabash county, was attend
ing a dance near her home Friday
night, having left her children alone,
the 1O-year-old son got down the
shotgun End blew the leg off the
baby. The child will die.
The Mems Brotherhood of the
PRESBYTERIAN church has bought a
beautiful new fifty dollar steropticon
for the church. 1t will be used on
Sunday evenings to illustrate and en-
force spiritual truth as presented by
the pastor in his sermons.
Mrs. Adeline Sponseller has been
granted a divorce from John Spon-
seller and was allowed 1925 alimony
and the custody of the children. John
was taken to Michigan City to serve
a sentence of from two to fourteen
years for trying to kill his wife.
Owing to diphtheria all the schools
in Bluffton have been closed with
the exception of the high school and
the Washington Park school-the
latter in the extreme southeastern
part OF the city. There are twenty
eight cases of diphtheria in the city.
There will be another big wolf hunt
in Kosciusko county Thursday, Dec.
27th. The farmers are determined
once and for all to clear the country
of wolves. They think that in ali
there are dozen large timber wolves
rowing the swamp lands west of
Leesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Curtis have re-
turned to their home at Rozel, Kan
sas, after a visit with relatives in
Michigan and the family of Chris
Hoover, south of town. They think
Kansas is a great state and say that
good farms can still be purchased
there at very reasonable figures.
Michael Snyder, one of the early
settlers of German township, died
Monday at his home east of Bremen.
He was over 80 years old and leaves
a widow and several married sons and
He served several years as
justice of the peace and was held in
high esteem by all who knew nrm-
Marion will be one blaze Of light
for the holiday season this year. The
plan is to string mcandescent cleo
trio lights across the streets in the
business section and make sort OF
a gala appearance to Christmas shop
pers The plan was tried last holiday
season, and proved wonderful sue
cess.
John r. Sponseller who attempted
to kill his wife and himself in Tippe-
canoe township two months ago,
entered a plea of guilty in circuit
court, was sentenced 10 from two
to fourteen years in the penitentiafy.
and was taken TO Michigan City at
noon Saturday by Deputy Sheriff
Head :.
Editor Harris of the Bourbon
News Mirror, was in Plymouth Mon
day. His son is one of the candi-
dates for postmaster in Bourbon, but
the father will stick to the newspaper
business and continue to give Bour
bon one of the best local papers of
any town OF les size in the United
States. ui
Judge Burson has set the trial, of
the Yellow River ditch case for Janu-
airy S. Whether the fight which com
on this question thirteen
years ago will be ended or not with
the present trial, remains for the fn-
lure to determine. 1t looks now like
the men who are fighting for the
ditch will win.
George F Cole of Chicago, told
the charter convention that he would
not trust judges OF Chicago courts 10
appoint o man to lead dog to a
pound. He says the judges may be
honest. but they do not know the
men who are best qualified for good
consequently their appoint
ments are almost invariably bad.
A. ]. Stanley, a switchman on the
Lake Shore railroad, caught his fopt
in a derail at Hammond Saturday
Just as an engine approached. In DR.
der to save himself from being
ground beneath the wheels he thrsw
his body to one side, breaking his
ankle. His foot was severed by the
engine. He is in the Elkhart hospital.
According to the Elkhart Review
citizens of that vicinity will soon
have an opportunity to witness 81
300 automobile race between Eugene
Atkins and Harry Smell, both of that
place. Recently Mr. Atkins stated
that his car was the fastest ian Elk
hart. Mr.. Smell heard of his boast
and a wager of $1,000 was at once
made.
The splendid orchestra of eight in
struments led by Mr. Ben Seybold at
the Methodist Sunday School each
Sunday is hardly excelled in northern
Indiana. 1t always plays before the
opening of the school and conducts
the music during the hour. The num-
erous adult classes are ample for
those who may desire to attend. The
members of the kindergarten and
primary departments are asked to be
on hand at least five minutes before
twelve.
A dynamite plot Introduced into
the Shea hearing Tuesday served as
a climax to the most sensational
days disclosures which have yet at