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Show looking over the cold figures convinces con-vinces one that Plain City Is not exactly ex-actly on the dump after nil. as this Is only one of Its numerous rCEOiircfs. PLAIN CITY HAS BRIGHT PROSPECT I Plain City, Feb. 24 The farmers are druwlng long breaths theoe days and wondering If the robins will ever sing again. The last snow was the heaviest this winter nearly eicht Inches and gives hay another Jump In price. I Tho health of the people U very good Just now. There were two caes of scarlet fever In the homes of John Maw and Hans P. rpulson, but the quarantine has been raised. John Dan vers la bedfaRt owing to Injuries Inflicted by a cow ho was leading. The local school Is In good condition, condi-tion, under tho prlnclpalahlp of Mr. John Wheeler. The canning factory has been closed for some flme, but everything points favorably to It. running this year, as tho railroad will furnbh cheaper transportation, which has been a great drawback. This will mean quite a boot not only for tomato toma-to growers, but for the young people who will work there. A year ago the beet prowers agreed to pay 15 cents per ton on all beets raised by them to buy right of way and do the grading for the railway, and last night the committee, consisting consist-ing of Lyman Skeen, John Maw, John O. Tnylrr and Thomas England, made tho very favorably report which follows: fol-lows: Cost of grad'ng road J2.C00.O0 Received from beets grown In Pbln City 1,025.10 Collected from Warren people peo-ple who deliver there H8.30 Total J1.C63.-I0 Loss refunded to two tenter-prising tenter-prising citizens who re-jtiped re-jtiped to sUn the agreement agree-ment 4S.-in Total fl.f!14 95 Balance to pay this year. Sl.nort. The people are feeling so good over the report they are golrg to hold a prand ball FrMay ulgnt, to which everybody is Invited. Plain City grow and delivered 10.-65G 10.-65G tons of beets that were loaded o- ear at Plain City, besides about 300 tons that were hauled elsewhere. |