The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-05-09


Mr.. and Mrs. Windbigler went to
South Bend, to remain over Sunday
with their children.
According to a new ruling, the pen
atty for tampering with rural mail
boxes is punishable by fine of from
500 to $1,000.
Mrs Clara Ellington, formerly a
resident here, who had been visiting
friends, returned home to South
Bend Saturday.
Mrs. G. w. Matthews, of South
Bend, who has ben the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. D. Z. Snyder, returned
home Saturday
Mrs. Mary Aspin, of Chicago, came
here to spend the sabbath with her
two little sons, Robert and Edward,
who are pupils in ST. Michael's acad-
envy.
What about band concerts for this
season? It's time to begin thinking
about the subject and not allow the
matter to go bump as it did before
and leave us dead one" every
week.
Mrs. Harry Humrichouser enter
tanned company of about thirty la
dies in honor of Mrs. William Nc
Glothlln and Mrs. Jacob Trowbridge,
the former of whom will so to South
Bend.
Will Ormond executed a fine back
somersault from the rear of his mail
wagon at the Vandalia depot Satur-
day. TIE horse started up too soon.
Will received as much applause as a
player that had made a home run.
A feature of the college COM
mencement at Beloit college, Wis
consin, will be a torchlight process
sion of the alumni Tuesday night
The college buildings will be visited
speeches will be made and the even
ing will end with a reception.
James Oliver, veteran pillow manu-
facturer, who was alarmingly i'll a
few weeks ago, is very much better,
and it is thought he will be able to
ride out next week weather permit
ting. He sits up part of the time, his
breathing is greatly improved and he
is gaining strength.
Mrs. Priscilla Thompson was s3
years old Saturday She has reared
a large family, and though now at an
advanced age is really sprightly
woman. Mrs. Thompson makes her
home with her daughter, Mrs. ]. n.
Wilson. Her husband, Phlemond
Thompson, died some four years ago.
The body of the man killed Thurs
day night still remains unidentified.
1t lies in the upper room at Bunnelps
undertaking room and will be held
until some clue can be obtained of his
relatives. A telegram from German
town, Pa, with reference to the pos
tai order, does not seem to establish
his name. 1t seems to be the thought
that it was an act of suicide.
The platform in the Sunday school
room of the Methodist church has,
at the suggestion and direction of
Superintendent John w. Parks been
remodeled and enlarged, to make it
more convenient for the orchestra
and for exercises by classes. The
platform will now hold nearly hun
dred children and will be frequently
used in the special exercises rendered
by the school
Equipped as northern Indiana is
with telephones, trolley lines and
other modern conveniences, it would
seem that burglary would be hazar-
dous business, and the burglars al
most sure of speedy capture yet day
after day we read of the burglariz-
ing of banks, postoffices and stores
md the escape of the robbers with
their booty. There must be very
poor lot of officers in most of the
towns
Choir practice Friday night for the
quarterly meeting service at the u.
B. church next Saturday evening and
Sunday morning. Rev. L. O. Oyler
will preach short sermon Saturday
evening at 7:3O o'clock. A cordial in
vitation to the public to attend the
quarterly services. The pastor may
preach Sunday evening The service
Sunday morning will begin promptly
at 10 O'Clock, instead of 1890 as
usual.
Edward J. Widdell, receiver for the
Edwards Electric Headlight Com
pany, of Laporte, under direction Of
Judge Richter, of the Laporte circuit
court, has sold at receivers sale the
plan and patents of the company to
". l. Phillips and Mcdowell, Stocker
& Co., of Chicago, and the Schroeder
Headlight Company, of Evansville,
Ind. The Edwards company manu-
featured electric headlights and gaso-
line egines. During the fifteen years
of existence it is stated that half a
million dollars was sunk in the vent
ure. AT the receivers sale it brought
S., 800.
Travelling men are now buying
tickets in Indiana, instead of using
They get the two-cent rate.
the same as when they used mileage,
and with less trouble. they claim.
Furthermore, since May 1 the inter-
mileage books of the
Western Passenger association are