The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-01
LOCAL NEWS

Ed Butcher Sr., and wife went to
Goshen Tuesday morning.
]. NJ Steele and wife and child
have returned from North Dakota
Mrs Caroline Garrett is visiting
with friends at Geneva and Portland.
Ind.
Mrs. Eugene Marsh is visiting
with friends at South Bend and Wat
erloA
Mrs. NJ. E. Pershing, who was crit
ically i'll ten days ago, is improving
slowly
Mrs. J. W. Shelly went to Fort
Wayne, where she will make her fut-
ure home
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Miller of War
saw, spent the day with M. ]. Sor-
gam and wife.
Miss Mable Strunk has gone to
Fort Wayne for visit of few days
with Mrs. Blakesley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Wiser and
daughter, are the guests of John
Moore in this city
Mrs Urias Menser of Culver, re-
turned home Mond. " evening, after
spending the day here
Miss Blanche Richards has return
ed from Chicago where she has been
visiting for few weeks.
Mrs. Mary G1emus, has returned to
her home in Walkerton after visiting
with Mrs. Jackson in this city.
Mrs. Franklin and daughter Stella,
OF Salt Lake City, and Mrs. McCance
are visiting with friends at Kewanna.
The young ladies of the Episcopal
church will give an ice cream social
on the lawn of George vinall Thurs
day evening. DE-
Mrs. M. Lauer, who has been an
invalid for many years, seems to be
III a serious condition. Mrs. Lauer
is "A years OF age
Mrs. E. E. Snyder of Bourbon and
her guest, Mrs. Chas Phietteplace
and children, have gone td the lat
ter's home at South Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jefirs of Ply
mouth, Ind, were guests over Sum
day of Mrs. Jeffirs' brother, DIR. Jas.
A. Varier and family-South Bend
Times.
The weather during the past week
has been just right for saving hay
and wheat and the hay crop Of the
county, while not up to the average,
is larger than was expected.
E. c. Williams of Porter county,
threshed 100 bushels of wheat from
two acres of land asst week. The
Vidette thinks Porter county will be
che banner wheat county of Indiana
this year
Mr.. Harry NJ Bennett. travelling
salesman for the Hass Bros of New
York. who resides in this city, left
for Europe Tuesday. where he will
transact business for his firm at Par
is, and other cities
Laborers digging a sewer at Ham,
mnd Saturday struck vein of oil
which spouted out of the ground. The
ground where the oil was struck was
recently annexed to Hammond
Wells will be sunk to determine
whether there is oil in large guam
titles.
Keller & Jeffirs have moved into
their new factory in front of the
electric light plant They have large
substantial and imposing brick build
ing which adds much to the looks of
the west side Of Michigan street be-
tween the viaduct and the river
bridge.
The Lake Erie and Western has
declared a semi-annual dividend of /
per cent on its preferref stock. In
1904, 1905 and 1906, the dividend rates
were 3 per cent per annum and the
decrease this year in earnings, caused
by electric railway competition. is as
signed as a reason for the present
conditions
Miss Loretto Kruger who has been
visiting in Chicago, for the last few
days, attended a picnic, Sunday CIV
en- by "The Song Club" In the
course of the program, Miss Kruger
entered the foot race for young ladies
and carried away second prize, which
goes to show what Plymouth people
can do. etc. etc.
A statement as to the condition of
the state and private banks in 1ndi-
ana, just completed by R. B. Ogles-
bee, bank examiner in the Office of
the auditor of state shows that the
actual available resources carried by
the Indiana banks for the protection
of their depositors are better than
the average for any of the states in
the union.
John d. Rockefeller is demanding
the 1920 he earned as a witness IN
the Standard Oil case before Judge
Lands He doesn't really need the
money, but he wishes the United
States distinctly to understand that it
can't make any money "off'n" him.
Mrs. E. Fl. Lamphere of South
Bend. spent Saturday and Sunday in
this city.
The pickle season is now opening.
Monday Rudolph Shakes and Glen
Worthington left for North Liberty
where both have accepted employ
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