The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18

in this city.
Frank Leonard of Philadelphia
Penn, is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. I. Leonard.
Mrs. w. R. Vanderweele and
daughter-in-law, Mrs. ]. Wander
weele, of Burr Oak, are visiting
at Laporte.
Mr.. N. J. Goddard, daughter,
Hortense and grandson, Freddie
Goddard, of Argos, are visiting
with friends in this city and in
South Bend.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Jones have
gone to South Bend to visit for
few days with Mrs. Jones sis
ter Mrs. Moon.
Miss Hazel Hanney of Chica-
go, has returned to her home at
ter spending a few days with
friends in Plymouth.
Mrs. Phylena Carr, of Laporte,
has returned to her home after
visiting with friends in Argos,
Hubbard and this vicinity.
Miss Stella Norton of Indian
apolis who has been the guest of
Miss Ruth Bishop for the past
few days, is visiting in Argos.
George Mead and wife have re-
turned to their home in Wauke-
gan, ILL.,, after spending a few
days with the family of Joe Mead.
Mrs. Julia Melbourne has re-
turned to her home in Argos, af-
ter visiting for a few days with
the family of Andrew Foreman.
Mrs. Ebert of Mansfield, Ohio,
former resident of this city, was
called here by the illness of her
daughter, Mrs. Leroy Lackey.
The friends Of Mrs. .. f, lien
dee of Chicago, formerly of this
city, will be pleased 70 learn that
she is improving nicely, after a
very severe operation.
Prof. William F. NJ. Goss, dean
of the school of engineering, has
Isevered his connection with Pur-
due University to become the
dean of the engineering depart
ment of the University of Illinois
His resignation was unexpected
Prof. Goss came to Purdue from
1.-THE Massachusetts School OF
Technology.
| Hiram S. Thomas, noted ne
gro chef, who originated Sara
toga chips, is dead at his home
near Red Bank, N. ]. He was
20 years old. During President
! Grants administration Thomas
was steward at the Capitol Club
| in Washington, where he made
the acquaintance of President
Grant and all the prominent pub
lie men of the time.
A dispatch from Robervale
| Quebec, reports the death from
starvation of twenty-one Indians
in the depths of the forest about
Lake Mistassini. The Indians
left Mistassini, 800 miles north
of Lake St. John about the end
of March, intending to make the
| journey to Robervale on foot
Their provisions failed them ano
they succumbed one after anoth
er, only one of the party surviv-
ing.
Oscar Curtis, agent of tn,
Adams express company paid ;
mislaid money order Tuesday
that was issued in 1882. 1t hao
been issued at St. Joseph, Mich.
to a member of the Reformed
church to pay his dues and hae
laid in the archives ever sine.
until unearthed and brought t.
be cashed by Mr.. Oron Hoover /;
trustee OF that church as allow
stated. Who say the Adams ex
press amt all right.
The Plymouth Gas company
has contracts to furnish gas to
the following concerns for run
ming gas engines: McFadden'.
Elevator, Plymouth Tribune
Plymouth Chronicle; Gretzinge1
& Southworth, Clizbe Mfg. Co.
Ringgenburg & Cullison, Th'
Plymouth Steam Laundry fol
heating irons, ETC., Swindell &
Bro. for light at storage house
substituting it for electric ligh
from storage batteries.
In the names of the speaker:
at the mass meeting Monday
night we unintentionally omitted
that of Mr.. Charles Worthing
ton. Mr.. Worthington has beer
superintendent for the Novelty
Company for a number of year.
and in his speech showed the i'm
practicability of using electric
Icurrent where ten or more mer
are employed He stated that the
cost of operating their IA h. P
steam engine. including engineer
was about 1926 per day, while
electric current of equal capacit,
would cost more than eight time
as much. Thus it can plainly b.
seen that the manufacturing in
} dustries are not clamoring TO
day current.