The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-29

The Vandalia train from the
south this morning brought large
number of witnesses and those in
terested in the Lewis Overmyer case
that is to be tried by the jury this
week. From the number of witness
es it is likely that this case will
occupy the time of the court all the
week.
Only one week from this morning
and Hon. Adam E. Wise will be at
the State University, Bloomington,
where he is listed to speak to the
law school. There are some smart
fellows in that body, and we have
an idea that Mr.. Wise fully APP
preciates what he is up against, and
will do his best to keep up the
credit of Marshall county.
The case of Weiser VS.. Kessler
concerning the Simeon Lewellen will
matter, which occupied the attention
OF the court all last week, was de-
cided against the Weisers. The
case was tried last October, and
decision given to DIR. Weiser, and
this time the case is reversed. A.
motion will be made for new trial,
and in case this is not granted the
matter will likely be carried to the
Supreme court.
The big dredge that went through
Plymouth last fall cutting away the
old mill dam, and cleaning out the
bed of the river, has been busy at
the work all through the cold
weather of the winter, and is now
nearing the completion Of the job.
About one-half to three-fourths of
mile yet to 60, and they will be
done. The big machine will be tax
en- down and shipped to some point
in Iowa where similar job awaits
it.
County Assessor George W. Smith
received word that a former Mar
shall county man suffered a fire loss
recently at his home in Montana,
John Burns who formerly lived near
Burr Oak, removing to North
Dakota several years ago. About
year ago he moved to Montana,
where he built a wagon and black
smith shop, and now his shop, his
home and nearly all his household
goods are destroyed by fire. Mr.
Burns is well known to many people
of this county, all of whom are
sorry to hear of his misfortune.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Leonard re-
turned Saturday night from their
trip to the sunny south. They have
visited in Shreveport, louisiana,
and escaped the hard winter that
has reigned here. Mr.. Leonard says
that while it was not cold, still the
weather was somewhat disagreeable
where they were. 1t is rather damp
in that region, and while it only
froze a very little at one time, still
the moisture was not sc good as q
dry climate would have been thru
the winter. They were in st. Louis
when the storm was raging here.
DIR. Daniel Weiser of Alden, Okla,
who has been here as a witness in
the case in which his father, DR.. w.
A. Weiser was engaged, started for
his home Sunday morning. He had
letters from home before he started
back, in which the writer tells of
quite storm they had there, in
which the ground was nearly cover
ed with snow. Think Of it, nearly
covered DR.. Weiser procured some
of the post card pictures of the
snow on our streets taken by Photo
grapher Auer, and sent them home
ahead of himself, so that the folks
there might see what we had, COM
pared with theirs that nearly cover
ed the ground
Chas. Brown, son of Mrs. Anna
Brown of north Michigan street,
and living in Detroit, Michigan,
visited Saturday and Sunday in
Plymouth. He is a travelling sales
man, and was caught in the storm
near Kalamazoo. Their train was
showed in about three miles from
town, and some ladies were taken
to farm hoase, but the men bad to
stay all night in the cars. They got
provisions and made the best of it.
When finally they were dug out, he
found himself in better shape to
come and see his mother, and old
friends here, than to get back home.
Charlie is one of our town boys,
and has many friends here who are
always glad to see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Miles return.
ed to their home in Laporte this
morning, having visited several
days in Plymouth. Mr.. Miles paid
a compliment to Mayor Bowel and
the enterprise of our citizens in