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CONTENTS. Pack 1 Observations A New Industry In His Own Xet-P.urneil to the Cruuu.l-P.ase Dull This Year Trouble at Urenu'ii A Packet CumMinition. l'AUE 2 Enormous 'Whisky Trust Discrepancies- John r.ull Surly An Ungracious Deinaiul-Fulse of the Press Dark Crime iu Nebraska. Market Keport. Pack 4lMitmhils i:eiiillleaiiiNin--.Hiituarifs. P.(1K 5lieneral Local News. Pack G Treasury Is Caining Spain Called lown The Political Tot. Pajk 7 Sold t's to Shyloek-Mob Shoots to Kill-News of the State-Converted to Silver Five Men Lynched. l'AUK S Cressner & Co's. Ileal l'stute Transfers.

Observations. In noting matters of interest that transpire in on: beautiful city, we will sometimes feel under obligations to casually speak of matters that may not be of the utmost importance to the readers of the Independent. So this week we are incline-d to produce a little sermon, not for our readers but for those who are. not at present subscribers. And if it should occur to those who receive this publication weekly that a neighbor or friend could read the sermon with profit they will confer an everlasting favor on the publisher by giving them the opportunity. It is usually considered proper and right for a lecturer or preacher to designate his subject by taking a text apropos of the matter to be discussed, but with the knight of the quill it is considered proper and right to launch out wherever be feels disposed to, keeping if possible out of deep water. Uut under existing circumstances, feeling the profundity to be enlarged upon might be misconstrued, we will direct our thoughts along the line of, and pertaining to, the Independent. , For the past five months this publication has appeared weekly to its many readers, and while meeting with numerous comments complimentary to the favorable impression made, yet we are compelled to acknowledge, an unjust and detrimental opinion is abroad, and though not of an antagonistic nature, yet so deep-rooted as to deprive the Independent in no small degree of its well-merited support. When this publication was first launched in Plymouth, it was asserted by some of the w ise ones that its life was of short duration, intimating that as soon as the election was over it would die a natural death, like former publications that had blossomed like mushrooms in a single night. After the election passed off and we still continued "to do business at the old stand," we were given one more month of grace by the knowing ones. These same stories have continued to follow us on down to the present time, and still the Independent continues to do business and prosper. But our little sermon is not to ridicule or condemn those, who no doubt, have good and sufficient reasons to deal cautiously with a stranger who conies among them to enter into business. Uut to us it seems, a little sound argument, or in other words, common sense, in presenting our claim before an intelligent and fair dealing public, will be received in a befitting spirit. It is a fact, and no man of business sagacity will refute the statement, that no man w ill come into a community, invest over $2,000 like the proprietor of the Independent has done in Plymouth, not taking into consideration the hundreds of dollars to place the plant in operation, and the moving of his family, etc., to conduct a business for one, two, six months, or even a year. Nor would it be consistent for a man to enter into a community like Plymouth with two papers to compete with, without first taking into consideration the enormous amount of work that would lie in store for him, before an Independent Journal would be thoroughly established. These important features were seriously contemplated, and Lecoming convinced of the feasibility of such an undertaking, we came to Plymouth. Now for an assertion. In our short stay in Plymouth we have been told by oyer 1,000 people (when wo say 1,000 we say that number conservatively) that the Independent was the best local paper published in Marshall county, and they intended in the near future to be enrolled as subscibers. Now, if five thousand people would make this same promise and not follow it up by action,

a newspaper, so far as subscriptions are concerned, would not be of very marked success. It is to those who appreciate the efforts of the Independent we wish to cull attciition to this fact. While

the subscription list of a country jour-j over ; nal has but verv little inlluence the actual outlay of money in its running expenses, yet, to make it a paying investment for the advertisers, whom it depends to a large extent for its sup- ! ! port, the newspaper must have the cir culation to make the returns profitable to its patrons. y No publication of live months existance, circumstances taken into consul- j eration. has received such encourageImeiitin the way of subscriptions, asi,

i. ""-.me triun or laisiiv ot .uies position. not satisfied and will not be, until we j 0n tji:lt evenlii? the i-liit-f was given to pass the 2.000 mark, and this we pro-: n!1(U.,.slaml tjiut Mi!es was at MrSpose to accomplish before volume 1 ex- j yy j1(lUce? alui 'curing a warrant pires. Our offer of 81 a year before j ln,ia Justice Corbin, be made a raid and April 1st, has met with marked success, ! foun(l Mik.s aiJll (lie woman in a comand ere the expiration of that date over t linmis:ng attitude. After searching 200 people will have taken advantage of ; Mik..s- (.jotil0S to relieve him of anv

this exceedingly low price. Now will those who think the PENDENT worthy to enter their homes, ! and vet are suspicious of it being a fixture in Plymouth, take under consideration this offer; weigh it carefully; and act upon its suggestion? Any person desiring the Independent, and sending or bringing their name to this office, can receive the Ixdkpkndent FllKFfor three months, under the following conditions: 1st-. If at the expiration of three months the Independent is not in as good condition, locally and otherwise as the day your name is entered upon the list, you receive the three months subscription for nothing. 2-Uut if at theexpiration of the alloted three months, the Independent still remains a good home local paper, you pay one years subscription. Could a fairer offer be made ? We mean busi- j ness, and propose to refute the charges I made in regard to this paper not being a ermanent enterprise in Plymouth. We observe our worthy county com missioners, are contemplating putting down a new stone walk in front of the court house, which will add greatly to the necessities entitled to the finest court house in this section of the state. We might also add that we have observed a much needed improvement in this part of the county's posessions. and that is a barn upon the jail property. An ollicial of the county, in the position occupied by Sheriff Smith, needs horses at all times in attend promptly to his ollicial duties; and it does not look like the proper thing to do, when by necessity ho is compelled to hunt the neighborhood over for some place to house his horses. And while we are in this locality, we might call attention to the discourteous manner the judge's private room at the court house was subjected to during the ltansbottom trial. Owing to the extreme interest manifested, and crowd ed condition of thecourt room,the judges room was thrown open to the public. It was discovered afterward that the neat ly furnished room was badly littered and tobacco juice all over the elegant carpet. We are informed that a lesson has been learned by the courteous court officials. A New Industry. A new and at present embryotic industry, but one that promises well is the manufacture of a new bicycle in in Plymouth. Messrs. Walls Sc Underwood are the makers and are meeting with marked success. The Alert, as they call it is a light roadster, weighing twenty-two pounds. It is of a high grade, with tho diamond frame, the Plymouth's rim, and they finish them with handle-bar, saddle, pedals and tire to suit the wishes of the customers. The points of the new design, which they claim make it superior to other makes are in the head, which is shorter than in other machines, and in having the bearings of the two wheels and the crank boy, which aro on a dead line. This they say, makes the bicycle stronger and at the same time removes the pedals from a point so near to the ground. They have been working on them only for about two months and have put out over a dozen wheels. The two gentlemen do tho entire work themselves, using leisure hours for the work. In this way they feel that all the work is of the best and hence give a guarantee of the wheels. In this way also they are able to put the wheels on the market at a price lower than other high grade wheels. They have also a design

for a ladies' wheel which they are work ing on and will soon put on the market

At present they have established no j agencies, although several firms have ! asked for them. If the popularitv of 1 the wheel increases as it is now doing an enlargement of their manufacture ; will inevitably result. ! In His Own Net. Constable diaries Miles 1 as. fallen a victim to the net he spread to ensnare other offenders against the law. For some weeks he has been working to arrest voting men found in the house of Lena Foley, charging that it was a iisorderlv house. It became apparent to nnvf (lf Police Meyers, that Miles was m,t sjm.ere jn i,;s work and on Saturday ,(. f()U!Ri a cjmluv t UM-ertain

weapons he night have, the constable was taken before Tust ice Corbin. from Ixii:-pvhom the warrant was gotten a few minutes before, and a line was imposed. Iw . I'll'

Here there is a dinerence oi opinion. On Wednesday forenoon, Squire C rbin j informed an Independent reporter: that the case had not been docketed.! Chief Myers was given to understand! .1... .1..- 4".., !-. ....1 .L. O ,.(1,K- ! mat u.c nm- au-i v , -u - say the fine was on.y sio and costs, but .lust ice Corbin says it was The i ,...-..1 1... Mi. T..I... . (..!- nne uas SWJn .M .u.. ........ ' w no is one ot lilies oonusmen. The matter has caused universal comment ami the opinion prevails that, if not already done, Miles should be removed from olfice. Chief Myers lias in his possession ! proof of another escapade of Miles. where the constable is reported to have collected a fine iu another county on the strength of a warrant issued in Marshall countv, when, as a matter of fact, the warrant had never been served j or the fine imposed. ! Such dealings make corrupt officials and summary measures should be resorted to in such cases, Latei: On Wednesday afternoon Miles sent Iiis resignation to the county commissioners andhe was relieved from his ollicial position. Wm. marshal, was appointed. K linger, exEurned to the Ground. Fire on Friday night entirely destroyed the country residence of Mr. Ttobert Liggett, three miles south-west of Plymouth. Early in the evening the the was discovered burning merrily in in the second story, and an effort was made to subdue the flames. Seeing this was futile the family gave their attention to saving what of the household goods it was possible to get out. In this way a good share of them were taken from the burning structure before it became impossible to enter the dwelling. From what was seen by the family it is supposed the fire caught in the second floor from the flue which was overheated by the fire below. When all had been done in and around the building that was possible, Mr. Liggett and fam ily came to town. The burned-out owner has not decided what bis future course will be, but he will probably re build as soon as possible. Mr. Liggett carried no insurance, hence the loss falls on him with greater force. Base Ball This Year. As the signs of spring become more numerous and the weather begins to give evidence of warmer atmosphere, the young man's thoughts turn to love, but these of the fans are turned to the nationa- game. Last year Plymouth held an enviable place in the baseball world and it is proper that this season her glory should not be allowed to trail in the dust. This city has the material for one of the best teams in this part of the state. The city itself believes in baseball as was shown by the hearty encouragement of the club last year. So with this good material to work on and the interest in the game, the matter should be stirred up more lively and a good team will be the result. Already Culver' academy has asked for a game early in April but no definite answer could be given as the matter here has not yet assured material shape. In a baseball team many things are necessary; principal among them are grounds, suits and a manager. Mr. Ed Kuhn, who so ably engineered the team last year, says he will be unable to man age it this season. This is to be regretted, and an effort should be made to get his reconsideration. If this is unavailing there is other good material to draw on and a good manager is a certainty. In the matter of suits something

must be said. The old maroon suits are j good but should hf replaced this year.

When the team gives Plymouth good ball and at an una ml low pi ice, it is rieht that the citv should provide the suits. Lit ourcitienscai.vasstheinatter and take a suLse: iption to be!p the bovs in this wav. As to ground??, a word a'so can lie said. The fair grounds ao too far . away and anew site should 1' hk-d : up. There comes to us t wo suggest ions. ; one the groin. ds northeast of the Ft. 1 Wayne depot and the o-her the place ; north of the Vandalia. These can ; either of them be fixe 1 ep at comparatively little expeme. imo tine grounds ; and some of the richer citizens of th ! city could do it and never mis the outlay of money. I The national game is a good thing. It ' should be agitated so that bv the open- : ing cf t lie season, a g d tram w ai!d be j in the field from P!nu nth. j Trouble at Bremen. j The town of IJremen. this county had i an exciting time a Tuesday and for a time it looked ac though a band of cowboys were "doing" the town. Mr. Tacob Miller, a fail.:-'-, wa; held up by a gang of tramps in a saloon at Littleton and the toughs started for Ilremeii. An alarm was sounded and a posse of citizens started after them. They were found in Urciiieu and the citv marshall and two constables started t() ... T v JUnUd ar. j . , ,w with a fusilade upon the o:lic is. The olli-u-ers leturned the fire and a nmnihg tigh occurred. After a hng chase the gang was driven to bay in a swamp and ! six of the eight were captured. lp to Thursday noon the other two had not been located. j During the fight several people had 'narrow escapes; one of these was Miss I Kva. daughter of Daniel Snyder and a j niece of Mr. Snyder, of the firm of Fel- ; ler S: Snyder, this city. The captured ! men were taken to South Uend for trial as the robbery occurred in St. Joseph countv, A Basket Combination. Amove that promises tote of considerable importance in the basket trade of the United States was opened at Ft. J Wavne on March Fill, and w ill probj ai,v result in advantage to the factories. i For sometime wholesalers have been de manding sucli low prices on ' baskets mi 1 1 ... i 1 4 I . .... -.v . i sold hv manuiacturers tuai ineic was i verv filth' if anv inonev in them. In ! one instance, the wholesalers were able I to sell one kind of baskets at a lower I price than the makers could sell and make money on them. To avoid such losses in certain lines, the western basket manufacturers met at Ft. Wayne on the FJth inst., andoiganized to maintain a reasonable price, and prevent jobbers from forcing prices below cost of production. Within thirty days from that date the eastern manufacturers will hold a meeting and form a similar organization. Then later the entire number of manufacturers will convene at Chicago and form a national association. The Fdgerton Mfg. Co., of Plymouth, are members of the new organization and think it will be of material benefit to the manufacturers of baskets. Many members of the meeting at Ft. Wayne, did not realize the importance of the industry. Ten years ago there were only eight basket factories in the United States. At the present time there are over 200. When a gentleman offered the statement that the Flj mouth factory had orders for over 7,000 dozen baskets, it was discredited, but this is true. The local factory is a small one in extent, but it represents one of the largest interests in the association. They are one of Marshall county's best paying industries and will be greatly benefitted by this new association. A Pitiful Tale, But True! It was the figure of a man wretchedly clad, ill-fed with sunken cheeks, wild looking eyes, and stamped all over with sin and poverty. He was wearily dodging in and out as if to avoid being seen, presently he turned into a narrow alley and stood beneath the flickering light of a gas lamp. Hastily pulling a piece of dirty newspaper from his pocket he once-more read the advertisement: "Pants made to order at 54, no more, no less, by the Apollo Custom Pants Mnfgs., of Chicago, 111., M. Lauer & Son, selling agents at Plymouth, Ind." He also read a letter, "If you get a pair of these pants made to order, you can come home and all will be forgiven,' that was all it said and a tear fell on the paper as he stood there reading. Call at once as our spring styles are now ready for inspection. M. Lauer & Son, Plymouth's One Price Clothiers' Agents.

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