The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

LOCAL NEWS

Over s7,OOO,OOO has been expended
in marking the Gettysburg field.
B. r. Laid has gone to Niles,
Mich, for few days visit with his
daughter. Mrs. Hattie Hess.
Diamonds, pearls and turquoises
are the precious stones best initiated.
False rubies and sapphires, on the
other hand, may be detected with
ease.
1t is reported that more than 100
Jewish families move into Jerusalem
every week. Though most OF them
are very poor, yet they find means to
make a scanty living Jerusalem is
rapidly becoming clrce more Jewish
city.
1t is said that some of the crowned
heads of Europe have bought pearls
found in the mussels of the Wabash
and limos rivers. King Edwards
s75O.OOO diamond is not the only peb-
bic worth the attention of a royal
swell
Quincy Hainline, one of the lead
ing farmers of McDonough county
ILL.,, arrived in Plymouth Sunday to
attend the funeral of Mrs j. W. Sid
ers. He and Mr.. SiGers were boys
together and have always been close
friends.
Henry Kronk, aged 81, living near
Wakarusa, was killed Monday by a
rotten limb from a tree falling on
his head He had been cutting tim
Der with his sons and had asked
that they stop work. they had met
with so much bad luck.
The Mauretania brought more tn u
sl2,OO0,00O in gold for the money
marts of the west. on her maiden
trip, just completed This is the larg-
est consignment OF specie ever car
ried by a ship And yet it is said
that there is no money in this coun-
try.
Laurent Revel, French globe
trotter and artist. started from New
York Monday on his second walking
tour around the world. He will pro-
coed across the continent IL Van
couver, and from there will sail 70,
Australia In Australia he expects TO
walk 5000 miles On the entire trip
around the world he expects to aver
age thirty-six miles a day.
Delaware friends of Judge Gray
held a conference Tuesday at Will
mington TO consider the probability
OF securing his nomination for presi-
dent by the Democratic national con-
vention next year 1t was decided 10
present Judge Gray's name to the
consideration of Democrats OF other
states, asking their cooperation to-
ward securing his nomination.
Six miles off Tarpon Springs, Fla.
on the CULTS bottom, ifty-seven feet
under the surface, Nicholas Andreas
and John Bastoni, Greek sponge div
ers fought desperately with sponge
hooks for possession of big sponge
Both received painful wounds. An
dreas went to Tampa to institute
prosecution against Bastoni only TO
learn that no court had jurisdiction.
A middle-aged woman entered the
Bank of Montreal, Canada, Tuesday,
saving she had come from Chicago
In order TO deposit $4,000 in gold
and American one-dollar bills. which
she had tied up in a towel, feeling
that the money would be safer in the
Bank of Montreal. The money, she
SAYS. was the lifetime savings OF her
grandmother, her mother and her
SELF.
Developments in the effort TO
stamp out the Black Hand in Chi
cago revealed that Mayor Busse and
Chief Shippy had received letters
threatening their lives. They have
been more inclined to think the let
ters the work OF some crank than OF
an organized bard, but it is also
found now that so business men OF
Chicago have received similar threat
ening missives.
The Chicago Journal says that the
largest realty deal in the history OF
Chicago is revealed by the statement
of real estate agents that the Penn
syjlvania railroad IS about to con-
struct a large passenger depot on the
west side of the river, on property
it has been purchasing quietly for
some time. The aggregate value OF
the property purchased is said 10
amount to about S25,OOO,00O. The
property acquired is said to extend
from VanBuren street to Thirty-hrst
street. one and half miles south.
Messrs. Will Suit, Frank Jacox,
Charlie Ulrich. Homer Linkenilelt
and Ben Seybold returned from Elk
hart Tuesday evening, where they
went to atterH THE grocers' banquet
rendered by Elkhart business men to
the grocers of Northern Indiana and
Southern Michigan. About seventy
FIVE grocerymen were present and the
Plymouth delegation reports a most
excellent and enjoyable time. Great
praise was expressed by all present
for the fine banquet and entertain
ment given by the business men OF
the Twin CMy-