Plymouth Tribune, Volume 3, Number 26, Plymouth, Marshall County, 31 March 1904 — Page 5
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We Have Moved
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igan Street, just one square north of Post -Offfce. We now have the largest hardware store in the county and carry the Finest Line of Goods in this part of the State. We invite, you to call and see us. Respectfully, As t ley & Hess.
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HENDRICKS & CO., Publishers. Adrertisements to appear In TUE TKJB ONE mc4t be In before Tuesday noon to Injur tnelr appearance in the Issue of that week. Plymouth, Ind., March 31. 1904-
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LOCAL NEWS
. A. "W. Polph of Teegarden was in Plymouth Tuesday. W.J. Banks will organize a Grange at ArgosJThursday evening. Frank Leonard is home from South Bend foe a vacation of a week. Charles Foltz is again operator at the Pennsylvania station in this city. Mrs. George Hupp, of Bourbon, spent Tuesday- with relatives in this city. S. J. ITayes and Jacob Carbiener of Bremen, transacted business in Plymouth Tuesday. E. F. Bickell of Grovertown visited bis brother-in-law, Cbarles Starke today. Joseph Chase, of Tvner, is visiting his daughter Mrs. Ben Seybold this week. Mr. and Mrs. John McLean have
pone to South Bend for a visit of several days. Mrs. Matt Bottorfl went to North Dakota Tuesday to join her hustand on their homestead. Mrs. Brittenham has been suffering a great deal of pain in the face again during the past week. Mrs. William Zehner and her daughter, Mrs. O. A. Carpenter, are visiting relatives in North Dakota. II. II. Joiner was here Tuesday and took a half dozen boys from Brightside back to Indianapolis. It cost Cook county, -111. $4,123 to convict the car bandits. The bandit business should be discouraged". Mies Tillie Fellers, of Kokomo. stopped ia Plymouth Tuesday on her way to Bourbon to visit her brother. A Chicago lawyer swears that out or more than a hundred jurors In that city only three refused to be bribed. Florence Nightingale, the world famous English nurse, lives in London. She is 73 years old and is in feeble health D. II. Bowles, wife and daughter, have gone to Nappanee for a visit of a week with their daughter, Mrs. Swank. Mrs. Sarah Hull who spent the winter In this city with her daughter, Mrs. John Wright, has returned to fcer home at Knox. Ray Metsker who had been visiting his brother, the editor of the Demo
crat since Saturday, returned to his home at Monticello Tuesday. Ralph Leonard has decided to learn the furniture business from top to bottom and is now at work with his father in the corner furniture store. AI Fisher will have a public sale April 7. at his residence on the Monroe Thompson farm on the Laporte read three miles west of Plymouth. Charles Mutcbler and his niece. Miss Pearl Mutchler, returned to Kewanna today after a visit with the family John Sprachlan near this city. Mrs. Wiggins who has been visiting several months with the famUy of her brother, Robert L. Liggett, returned to her home at Sbreve, O., Tuesday. The first transcontinental train to get through the last snow blockade on the Great Northern railroad reached St. Paul Sunday- night. . Spring- is
coming.
Mrs. Aspinall and daughter went to
Fort Wayne Monday.
Mr, and Mrs. Owen Disher visited
at Etna Green Monday. Harry Porcher has gone to Roches ter to attend college.
Leopold Lauer and his father visit
ed at Rochester Monday.
Isaac Anderson went to Tolleston
Monday to repair a boiler.
Mr. George O'Neil visited friends
In Toledo, Ohio, over Sunday. Charles Foltz, the telegrapher, was home from Fort Wayne Sunday.
John McFarlin has some good B. P. Rock Cockrells for sale, at $1 each. Gust Elfck has engaged to work on a farm near Mishawaka this season. Ed Kuhn, of Warsaw, visited over Sunday with his parents in this city. lie v. John F. Apple man preached the funeral of David Welborn Sundav. Attorney II. A. Logan is engaged on a big ditch case at Knox this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. P Miller of Argos, attended the funeral of David Welborn. Mr. Ed Reese of Fort Wayne, was the guest of friends in this my Saturday. Mrs. W, G, nendricks with her little son, Cecil, visited her mother at Inwood this week. Judge Capron has gone to Knox to
try a ditch case that will probably take two weeks. The fl'jods and winds of last week did greater damage than in any one
week for the past thirty years. Miss Hannah Gault who has been visiting the family of her sister, Mrs.
Henry Ilallock, returned to Mentone
Monday.
Mrs. nenry Foltz and Justin Foltz,
of Elkhart, visited over bunday in
this city with the. family of Charles
Foltz. The cold wave that struck us Fri
day evening was as long and persis
tent as those of winter, but not so
severe.
Frank Hagar and Harvey Albert of
the Plymouth banj, have engaged
with the Wallace circus band for the
season.
J. A. Runner returned to Fort
Wayne Monday. He was called here by
the death of his step-father, David Welborn.
Persons ia Marshall county desiring contracts, to supply the H. Heinz Co. with pickles the coming season may obtain them at the store of Haag Brothers Plymouthlnd. . 2it4 Stephen A. Knobloch. the last dem: ocrat to announce as a a candidate for treasurer was'ln town today. ; He has faith that the scriptures will le verified and "tnö last shall be first." , The flood scene has shifted from the gas belt to cities further south on the lower Wabash and Ohio rivers. The damage at Marion, Peru, Nobles Tille. Kokomo and Indianapolis is immene. .
Hicks things the supply of bad I
v?cather is not exhausted and he fixes up a batch of freezing, disagreeable V7cc;berfcr April. But Hicks meet air - js rzlzzzz Lis rjuccs nobody
n:: l r?rrr.
In New i ork bricklayers now get
Digger pay than architects. Bricklayers get six dollars a day, while architects get only four.
Over forty students for Valparaiso college left Plymouth on different
trains Monday. . A number of them reside In Marshall county.
Charles Whittey one of the leading members of the Plymouth band, went
to Chicago Monday to join Riegling Bros, show band for the season. Marconi, inventor of the wireless
telegraph, is going into the newspaper business and will put a plant in operation in mid-ocean... James Berry killed a white swan that measured 86 inches from tip to tip of wing, near Milford, Kosciusko county, the other day. Cash wheat is strong and gaining on the futures. Deferred months are affected by the weather. The corn bull are more aggressive. Oats arid provisions are at a standstill. ' A. man who recently died in Monroe, Mich., left $10,000 each to three former sweethearts. What a blow each one will susta'n in this discovery of the existence of the othervtwo. P. O, Jones, Mrs. Arthur Jones and Mrs. Porter have returned from Independence Kansas. They say that the O'Keefe land suit has just commen
ced and the real trial of the title is yet to be made, About 8,000 people saw the CorbettBritt fight at San Francisco last Friday night all that could get in the "auditorium." And yet the croakers go ahead insisting that the American people will not patronize art! Mrs. Arminda Sayles has returned to her home at Granite Falls, Wash., afcer a Visit of eight weeks with relatives soi.thwest of town. Her brother; Alfred Lee, accompanied her home
and will . probaoly reuiain there this summer. John F, Kinch announces as a candidate for Marshal on the republican
ticket and asks. the support of all republicans " in the city convention. If he is nominated he will be very thankful for the support of til ' the democrats v?ho vote for him at the election
March is closing out all kinds of
weather. v " Nathaniel Gandy It ft for Decatur 111., yesterday.
Gust Carabin transacted v business
at Englewood yesterday.
Mrs. Arthur Jones has returned to
her home at Indianapolis.
Mrs. W II. Lawrence is visitinsr
relatives In Rochester,
George D. Cux, of North township,
is spending a few clays at Purdue.
Miss Flo Sharer has returned to her home in Arnos after a visit in this
city.
Astlev Sc Hess are now located in
the new Speicher building on the Par ker House corner. 1
Jack Fisher, the well-known South
Bend musician, was calling on . Ply m outh friends yesterday. .'
Georsre L. Armstrons has returned
to Wabash after a visit in this city
with Mrs. Huldah E. Shearer.
.Senator Joseph Ralph Burton was
an Indianiaa. Let the emphasis be
strong on the "was" if you please.
There is a reaction in wheat after a
week's advance. Armour becomes a
seller of corn, but it does break much.
W. L. Bondurant. the well known
Bremen liverymen, has rented the
Vanscoik barn in this city and will open a livery stable here in a few days. A whole train load of flour from Minnesota passed through Indiana Monday en route to Russia via New York. i , The senatorial convention at Etna Green declared unanimously in favor
of the re-election of Senator Bever-
iage.
Frederick K. Landis was nominated
for congress by acclamation Tuesday. Major Steele withdrew his name when
it was presented.
The ground hog suffering severe
ly from the failure of his sign. He was a fooi not to stay under coyer until the first of June.
Nothing has been said in the papers
about Young Corbett going on the stage, so it is presumed that be will
enter the salcou business.
The postoffice at Cana, Jennings
county will be discontinued. The
postmaster has resigned. Ills only ex-
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FOR SALE: A Webster's Inter
national Dictionary. The very latest
and best. Patent index and full
sheep binding. At this office. As Easier approaches let it be re
membered that the Easter lily is of Japanese origin. Can Russia show as
beautiful a Christian symbol?
Stripes have crone out of fashion in
the Illinois penitentiary and the convicts will hereafter wear ray. The
style of haircuts have not changed.
Henry Kraker is making a set of brass mounted heavy harness for the Mexico orphans' home. They were
ordered by Superintendent Appleman The Japs are going after Port Ar thur with as much energy as a Mar
shall county Democrat displays in
tryingto get a nomination for office.
Nineteen pupils of St. Michael's
Academy have gone home to spend
Easter, Most of them went t) Chicago, but several reside at Indianapolis.
Henry F. O'Blenis, a veteran of, the
civil war died at his home in Richland township, Fulton county, last Saturday aged 68 years, 2 months and" 24 days. , - Father . Roosevelt has advised the Sioux Indians that a slot machine and roulette wheel are no part of the mechanical equipment of a successful Dakota f aimer. Samuel Beldon has sold his store In Inwood to Dr. Kyser. ne and his wife were in Plymouth and are now visititihgat the home of their son, Jesse Beldon near Twin Lakes. The number and variety of birds was probably never before equaled in
this city at this season of the year.
Those who are interested in birds can
find some thejr never saw here before.
Five lives lost and a property dam
age of $5,000,000 is reported from Michigan on account of the floods. The rivers in southern Indiana are
overflowing and Vincennes is threat
ened.
Buffalo Bill, who has been up
against bronchos, rough riders, Cossacks and wild animals from every
clime, seems to oe absolutely power
less when it comes to training one spirited little woman.
Rollo B. Oglesbee, assistant state
agent of the Michigan City prison, did not sleep much at Indianapolis Tuesday night. A prisoner for whom
he had found employment failed to meet him at the Union depot and the
police could not find htm.
The senate committee has restored
to the post-office appropriation bill the
clause allowing rural mail carriers to
engage in private business on their
routes. Congress will probably juggle with this matter and adjourn wit) put increasing the pay of "rural carriers. The Methodist Sunday school which has leen growing very rapidly for several months, will hive charge of the services at the church Sunday evening and ttIII render a very fins Easter prcjram, The Plymouth orchestra vriirmi-s mu:Ic for the cccceicn.
Mrs. Fred Myers, is reported seriously ill. Henry Glass of Twin Lakes entered a plea of guilty of violating the fish law In Justice Molter's court Tuesday.
n is ne was assessed and he was d Is
charged. The suits against Myers
are still pending. t
. Georire Metbeny. a resident of this
county for more than 40 years died very suddenly of paralysis at the home of his sister Mrs. Hall 3 miles east of
Arfos Mondav. lie is the father of
0 m- - Mrs. Ed.' Richards of this city.
The size of the Marshall county
crowd at the senatorial convention
was a surprise to Etna Green and Kos
ciusko couuty. An Etna Green demo
crat said he dd not suppose there was
that number of republicans in Mar
shall county. ,
Mrs. Grace VanStuddlford, better
known here as Grace Quivey, sang at
the Oliver theater South Bend Mon
day night. She Is a cousin of Prof.
D. Frank Redd and Mrs. Dr. Durr of
this city and is one of the world's fa mous musicians. . .
One of the Indians who called on
Roosevelt was called "Man-afraid-of
Empty-Bottle." That's the trouble
with those Sioux. If they were
afraid jüf the other kind it would be
better for them and. their friends. Indianapolis Journal. Efforts of the Rev. William E. Hin
shaw, serving a life term at the prison for the murder of his wife, to secure a parole or pardon will be unsuccessful
for some time to come. The state
board of pardons has adjourned with-
out taking the matter up.
The rainstorms did a vast amount
of damage, but it is a pleasure to note that the cold snap did not extend be
low Tennessee. A light freeze down there would have meant harm to
thousands of acres of early vegetables,
which are now well along toward ma
turity.
Mrs. Jennie Barnes -was awarded
$5,500 in Laporte circuit court against the Lake Shore Railroad Company for injuries received in being thrown from
a vehicle struck by a Lake Shore lim
ited train, when ber husband was
killed, Dec. 3, 1901, near New Carlisle. She sued for $10,000.
The old joke as to the woman's in
ability to throw is now doomed to ex
tinction, like the superstition of an ancient day. A Cleveland burglar was caught by a woman climbing iato ber bedroom window the other night, and the lady shied an alarm clock at his head with such unerring aim as to knock him from the windowsill, Isaac Brown, of Bremen, made our office a pleasant call today. He spent the winter in California, New Mexico and Arizona aud returned home two weeks ago fifteen pounds heavier than when he left. He is wonderfully pleased with the climate of New Mexico and thinks he will spend next winter in the extreme southwest. After a long and earnest contest Superintendent Ogg has succeeded in
driving the deadly cigarette out of the Kokomo city schools. Not only that, but his crusade resulted in such a state of feeling Irl Kokomo that no dealer will sell tobacco to a boy under sixteen' years of age. The leaven is woiking that will put the pestilential little "coffin nail" out of business in Indiana. . Postmaster Anderson, of Elkhart, is In Washington this week t:r!nu to induce the congressional comr.itu t
report in favor of relieving him to $11,000 lost In the bank. The comj mittee does not seem inclined to favor bis request. They ithink ne did not use due diligence, but he will probab
ly get relief at next session of congress if he fails now.
J. C. Eberhard, of Mishawka, Ind.,
is named as one of the persons from
whom furs purchased in Canada and
smuggled Into the United States by
a firm in that country have been
seized. In several instances purchasers have been permitted to pay an amount equal to the duty on furs im
ported, but in others the- government
decided upon a seizure;
Recent experiments in deep drilling
for oil in this state have demonstrated 4 the fallacy of former theories on the
subject. For several years It was gen
erally believed that the oil-bearing
stratum was not more thn thirty or
forty feet In Trenton rock, and even
experts claimed that if oil" ,as not
found at that depth it was useless to
go deeper. Within the last few
months, however, several wells drilled to a depth of 200 or 300 feet In Tren-. ton rock have come in as great
producers.
Whether it blows or whether it
snows, the season comes and the sea
son goes; the crops get sick and the
farmers blue the storekeepers kick
and the lawyers sue, the pjeachers
preach and the siuners sin, and cares
beset the souls of men. But through it all the printer prints, he saves and saves and stints and stints; the winds may rave rnd the floods may -roll and drouths break through from pole to pole; but the printer man he prints
and prints, saves and saves and stints and stints happy, happy, printer man; he does the very best he cansticking type or twisting prea, ,he trusts to luck and does his best. Ex-
,. The, ambitious people of Anderson, Ind..ho have taken it into their heads to boom that town up to a 50,000 population should not lose sight of the fact that quality of inhabitants is of far greater importance and real value than quantity. It has been again demonstrated that the Yellow River valley is one of the favored spots of the United States. While the country in all directions was being damaged by floods our river and its tributaries behaved nicely and no damage wadon2 in Marshall countyMatthias Beatty has resided on his farm a few miles, southwest of thi city twenty-threß years. He came here from Ohio, but he was born and gr T to manhood in Russia. He says, hov .ver, that his sympathies are' not witL Russia in this war. He thinks Russia has territory enough and
snouia not oe reaching out ror more Mr. Beatty is 72 years old and has al ways voted the republican ticket. Dowie has granted a street car com
pany a right of way through Zion
Qity, the lease to expire in the year
3,000 A. D. It is forbidden to 'seil
the property of the uord,n but a lit
tie ining iiKe a lease or l.oye years
keeps within the letter of the law.
"A thousand years are as a day," etc.
Culver Military Academy has re
ceived notice from the war depart ment that guns for five revenue cut
ters will be shipped to the academy. The guns are to be used by the students of the academy In tbeir practice
drill and will be taken to the St. Louis exposition by the students in
Julv.
John C. Schäfer, father of Sarah
Catherine Schäfer, the Elkhart school
teacher who was murdered in Bedford,
has tiled his final report, disposing of the $1,000 life Insurance. Of this
sum the parents of Miss Schäfer received $500 and each of the three
children $99.52 one of whom is a
minor.
Thirty-six tickets were sold from
Plymouth to the senatorial convention
at Etna Green. These with leading republicans who went from the east
ern part of the countv to work for
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the renomi nation of Senator Parks
made one of the strongest delegations
ever sent to a convention from this county.
The inspectors sent to Elkhart to
investigate Postmaster William And
erson's claims for relief on account of
the loss of government funds in the Indiana National Bank state that, In
their opinion, he is not enttled to relief. The amount in controversy is nearly 811,000, and the relief bills are now peuding before the postoffice committee of congress. The Tribjne furnishes all the latest war news. Now is the time to subscrbe.
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