The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21
LOCAL NEWS

c. w. Switzer and wife of Peru,
are visiting at Mrs. Switzers parents
for several days
John A. Palmer has public sale
Monday, Feb. 25
Mrs c. NJ Parks of Bourbon, is
confined to her home on account of
a seriously sprained ankle.
Mrs. Jacob Berkeley and Mrs. S. c.
Vanhorn have returned to Argos
from a visit at South Bend
An epidemic of grip has struck
Rushville, Ind, and physicians report
over $50 very severe cases
VIM Short of Hammond and Miss
Emma earn of Barr Oak, were mar
ried at Crown Point recently
Mrs. Ezra Koonts of Culver, has
gone to Tifin, Ohio, to visit her
mother, Mrs. Barber, who is serious
ly Ill. -
Miss Susie Thomson of Rochester,
visited in this city "Wednesday at the
home of her sister, Mrs W. H. Law
renee
We are having March weather in
February but majority of people do
not seem to expect April weather in
March
Robert Parks, residing north of
Bourbon, was a Plymouth visitor
Thursday and spent the afternoon at
Lakeville
Mel Beck now has charge of the
Inwood telephone exchange. His
daughter, Miss Fern has the position
as central"
Solomon. StTickler and, 81 = of
Bremen, stopped in Plymor Thurs
day on their way to Donaldson for
visit of few days.
Gov. Hanly signed the blind tiger"
bill Wednesday afternoon. The meas
ure carries an emergency clause and
goes into immediate effect.
Mrs. Sophia Senour has returned
to Plymouth after visit in Tippe-
canoe township at the home of her
daughter, Mrs William Coar.
Mrs. H. E. Gregg and children
have returned to their home at Sioux
Falls after visit at the home of d.
c. Smith just south of the city limits.
Mrs. May Quick, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. I. Leonard of this city,
who has been very sick for the past
four weeks at her home in St. Louis,
is Improving slowly.
R. NJ Washburne the Bourbon at
torney, whose wife has just secured
a divorce, shook the dust of Bour-
bon from his feet several days ago
and ',as gone to California.
The persistent report that rural de-
livery service on Sunday is being con :
sidered by the postoffice department
seems ludicrous. Such a departure
will not be considered seriously.
Frank Mortimore dropped in on
his old friends Wednesday of last
week for short visit He is taking
advantage of the dull season and will
return to his work in Nebraska in a
few days-Bourbon Advance.
Thomas Houghton, one of the old
est residents of Union township who
was apparently at the point OF death
for two or three weeks recently, is
somewhat improved, but is still an in
valid with varying conditions from
day to day
Oliver Perry Jaques, one OF the
oldest residents of Kosciusko county,
is dead at aWfsaw at the age of 70
years He was a veteran of the civil
war, was long in mercantile business
in Warsaw and had served as sheriff
of that county
The Pennsylvania railroad has adj
justed its differences with its fireman
by making their work easier, the
same as was done with the engineers
When corporations realize that their
employees are human, there is usually
little trouble IN adjusting difficulties.
Unde. the new law signed by Gov
ernor Hanly Wednesday trained
nurses, in order to secure license,
must furnish satisfactory evidence
that he or she is 81 years old, OF good
moral character, has received the
equivalent of common school edu-
cation and has been graduated from
training school for nurses having a
systematic course of two years.
r.A very large and beautiful sun
spot or Solar. disturbance. is now
crossing the, face of the sun and IS
approaching the central meridian.
This is the largest spot that has been
seen for seven years, and its approx
innate length is $4,000 miles and 3d.
900 miles wide, covering an area OF
about $500 900 square miles. 1t comes
at time when it is not usual to ex-
pect sun. spots. and is of greater in
terest for that reason. Why it APP
pears now is not explained