The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-04-04


is recovering from a severe illness
caused by ptomaine poisoning and as
soon as he is able TO travel will leave
for the south, where he is confident
of quickly regaining his health and
strength.
A receiver has been asked tor an
airship concern in West Virginia, but
inasmuch as about the only asset is
hot air, the receiver will bave to
furnish his own apparatus for taking
care of the property until he can dis
pose of it.
The latest census bulletin gives In
dianapolis another boost up the lad
der of American cities. In 1890 II
was the twenty-sixth city in the
Union; in 1900 it was the twenty
first: now it is the nineteenth with
population of 219,154.
The biggest saloon fight ever
known in Miami county is on in the
commissioners court at Peru this
week. An attempt is being made to
prevent licenses in Bunker Hill and
Converse. Eminent lawyers are en-
ployed by both sides.
Fred Miller came down from Chi
cago Friday evening and he and his
| mother went to Mishawaka Saturday
to spend Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
John Baxter. Fred predicted the
election of Busse as mayor OF Chi
cago by large majority.
Earl Huff, who recently returned
from the Purdue agricultural school,
has passed an examination at the In
diana Corn Growers association, and
is deemed qualified to act as judge at
farmers institutes, county or state
fairs.-Bremen Enquirer.
A barn on the farm Of Smith Davis
of Hanna, Laporte county, was total
ly destroyed by fire Wednesday night,
after lightning had struck it and set
it on FIRE. The contents included hay,
grain, harness., etc. One COW was
burned to death Loss, $1,000.
Riches do not always corrupt the
natural affections. A. w. Proctor,
wealthy head of the great soap manu-
facturers, took his own life at grief
over the death of his wife, which oc-
Cured four years ago. The lonely
! life was worse than death for him.
Governor Hanly committed the
sentence of Greek and a Rouman-
ian, who were to be hung at Michigan
City last Thursday night, to impris>
onment for life. The governor says
he will make hanging dead letter
law in Indiana during his term of
office.
| The northern Indiana teachers as
ISOLATION, which holds lis twenty-fifth
annual meeting at South Bend April
4, 5 and 6, has engaged some prom
inent speakers for this years meet
ling, which promises to be one of the
most successful that the association
has ever held.
1t is estimated by the department
! of agriculture that last years crop
was produced and garnered at saw
ing of s5,OOo.Oo0 over what would
have been the cost of raising an equal
crop fifty years ago. This saving was
accomplished by the use or modern
agricultural implements.
The new pastor of the Reformed
church, Rev. J. c. Smith, who comes
from Ohio, will enter upon his regu-
lar work Sunday, April z. He will
preach in Plymouth at 1890 a., m, at
the Jacoby church at two o'clock in
the afternoon and at Twin Lakes in
the evening The Sunday school in
| this city is held at $50 a. nj.
! DR.. B. w. Parks completed the
sale of the east hundred acres of the
late David Gibson farm in Center
township last Thursday to Willard M.
Stonehill for $4,000 cash. This is an
excellent farm. The doctor recently
I sold his Walnut section farm of al.
most a hundred acres to George
I Gurthet for 500 per acre.-Bourbon
I Mirror.
I For genuine philanthropy when
shall be found the equal of Patr OK
Mulligan, who, himself resident oil
la Nebraska poorhouse, declines to
take possession of legacy OF 800,
900, and proposes to use it for estat
Wishing a home for old men? He says
he has been in the poorhouse so lone
that he would not feel at home any.
I where else.
l Lightning struck the house of Mil
l ton Styles in the south part of towr
Wednesday night, tore off quite &
batch of shingles, demolished the
stove chimney and stove pipe and
scattered SCOT and ashes all through
| the house. but no one was hurt. The
| barn Of Eli Silvius, north of town wa:
also badly damaged, but fire did no
{result from either stroke.
4 The Marion police made big rait
I Sunday and caught ten blind tigers
or saloons selling wet goods sui
rosa" Five big wagon loads of bee
were conhscated and taken to the pc
lice station. This large amount will
there await until the court gives al
order for its disposal In the mean
time the police station resembles tn,
store room of some brewery agent.
1 Galusha A. Grow, speaker Of tn,
United States house of representa-
l tives when the southern states seced