Marshall County Independent, Volume 1, Number 24, Plymouth, Marshall County, 29 March 1895 — Page 1

Vol. I. PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 29,180."). No. 24.

Hooray

GRAND OPENING SPRIH6 Sil i

Ali !i)K)i ttniity for all ivliallc jonds at popular prices. Clothing, Shoes, Shirts, Hats and Caps, Underwear, Neckties, Valises, Trunks. Xrw, Nobby Styles in

fien's& Boys9 Cloth in SEK TH KM.

SPECIAL

100 pairs Shoes worth $1.50, at 99c. 20 dozen Caps worth 50c, at 25e. 1000 pairs of Pants, from 55e up. 20 dozen pairs Socks, worth 15c. at 10c.

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THE LEADING

JOHN S. BENDER. JACOB D. MOLTER. Real Estate Hustlers. They present below a list of property they have for sale. If you desire to invest in Marshall County Heal Kstate, A'ive them a call before purchasing. They have this week the following property :

A ."(-acre farm; "1 miles northwest of Clynmuth, ' acres wood land, balance well improved with good 1 , story, 7room house, cellar, cistern, well, good apple and peach orchard, good bank barn and other out buildings; pnee per acre, s- !ä. A ."o-ucre farm. ! miles south of city with all liisiclass modern inipro ements and in lirst class n;.aii; price per ;fre SCO. Twenty acres, t-roi-m house good well of water. !'., miles southwest o !!i.n; price per acre, s Jo. A P.o -acre farm, 7 miles south f Plymouth, miles northwest of Argosl'., story hoiihe, giitl well and cistern, - rchards, all fenced, 1' a;a es under good cultivation, balance. timber and pasture land, good large bank bain, i'-xS-'. wind pumptauk; price per acre, s.",o. F.ighty ares', 2 miles i; i t Ii of l'lymouth. new, l'.-s'oiy. Siooni liouse, cellar, cistern, well with wind pump, good barn, fences, young orchard. IT, acres woodland, balance under nihivation; price j er acre, s"o.

.Many other properties, such as Pcsidences, Lots, Farms, etc., listed with us every day, for sale or exchange. If you wish to buy, sell or exchange, doift fail to see BENDER & MOLTER, Office, 2d Floor, Shoemaker Building, East Side Michigan Street.

THE MOST RELIABLE SMOKE,

State Seal Cigar, 5 cts.

MANUKACTUHICD 11Y

C. W. CHAPMAN,

Un CLOTHIER. An vi acre farm, 1'., -story new house, small barn, good water, " miles from JJurr .d;; pi ice, s:!;mi. A ''!' -acre farm. 2' , miles Irom Plymouth, 2-story house, 2 barns, granary and other out-buildings, goo I orchard and other ornamental trees, wind pump and all other improvements, a bargain at ot per acre. A good well improved 10-acre farm with brick house 1 '., story high, a line soring of water, all ki'nds of small fruit, good orchard aral vineyard, fair barn, 2 miles southwest of La Paz audi miles from Plymouth, for S2,ooo; this property i cheap. CITY. Fifty building lots in all parts of the city, prices ranging from s."o to sjoo. Pols with buildings sold, same as rent on installment plan or for cash; prices from s:ooto si,o.n). A grocer's stock, located in best stand in the city with a lirst-chis trade established, can be had cheap; owner let iiinr. - WARSAW, IND.

CONTENTS. Page l-Ms-r vat ins A riH'uliar Condition A Department Store iraj "orM rat ions Obit u-aries-llcr Last WliMiv'A Hold Kol.l.cry-A Tiling of IVauty ( li;i K. Wooihvanl And Still They Conic I'sml of Thank The latt OpportunityA New Firm. PACK 2Clevelaiul in loul't on Monetary Conference !Uü Fire Lows One p.lot Wiped out Sixtv Were Killed-Wt.rM Note. I'aok :( I.I 1 1 tin Sliot Million !) t'.ars in A .h;'s. Pauk 4Coimeil 1'roeeeil n: Circuit Court -lircncn Notes Ail. lilional L;ca!. Vac v. Cencrat I oca! New-. I'ai;k 'Tlie IV.N r.f r-:!y." Li';- ; ',:v Draff. Wiped out lc. 1'iiv. I'm;:: 7 -

Tlie !.:ii..c..ic-!e -. ?.! oil 1,'er.ii "! ! 1 lc' lioo-i.T. A !!:. r.-;i !c i.-i-t t in Ii! Ch?;2rv.it;ic:i-3. We lave ol -ered the pat few days, the high winds that have 1 een Waring along Micidgan and I.aPoite streets has caused our people (o look with no careless eye upon the wails of the Coibin liiock. It has been said by those who have been watching the ruined walls that at times it is seen to sway with the wind. This of course ha-- a tendency to make pedestrians feel unsafe while they pass along the street in that locality. While there may be no possible danger it would be feasible for those in charge to remove this wall as soon as possible. It has been noted by those who keep their eyes open, that our sister city Walkerton, and also Kourbon, are moving out along the line of progress, and are forming business men's associations. These formations are but for one purpose, and that is the inducement of manufacturing enterprises to establish within their borders. They have seen the necessity of working to derive these benefits, and they are not slow in taking hold of the matter in a business like manner. It is proper to say, that while our neighbors are preparing for future benetits, Plymouth is not asleep. Although for the past four or live months business has been in a cpuiet condition, yet with the opening of spring, we begin to look about us for something to invigorate the mercantile life. We do not doubt that ere many weeks movements will be placed on foot that will stir the sluggish blood of those who are interested in the upbuilding of one of the best cities in the universe. And while we dwell for a moment along the highway of modern prcgressiveness, we are constrained to bemoan the fate that may lie in storo for our city, if we were compelled to depend upon those who are inactive, and hold the key to a certain extt nt, of the situation, that will lead to great advancement in oar city. There is to-day more than one location along the thoroughfaics ot our city, forth" erection of elegant and modern equipped business houses, that lie id'e owing to the fact that the owmrsdo not see lit to erect business houses up.u them. Or even when approached by tht e who desire to invest money and advance the inteiests oi Plymouth, give no satisfactory evidence of their desire to see their city advance. These same people will sometimes elaborate upon what they have done for the town in the remote past; but when it c nies to assisting in the work at the time when their efforts will be truly appreciated, they are not in it at all. : If the future ami progress of a city depended upon mh1i a class of men, Fortuna, in her march up and down the earth seeking opportunities to bestow favors, would pass by in the night, and not even leave her mark of approbation upon the door-post of our habitation. Tlie only way thai such opinions can be removed from the minds of thore who desire to see prosperity visit us, is for tiiove who are the landowners along our principal streits, to show their good will, by their hearty co-operation in this march of advanced civilization, or step asile and let the bandwagon and the procession move on. ... We observe with delight that our sister state, Illinois, is about to pass a law whereby bachelors w ill be compelled to pay a tax for remaining single. The sucker state has her l ull quota of bachelors and old maids, and it proposed that these lone ladies that have traveled down the thorny path of single blessedness, shall derive a blessing by not receiving the help of the scores of bachelors who have passed the midday of their life without a wife to sew on buttons and rake them over the coals

for being out to lodge at an unseemly hour. Tlie text of the bill is about as follows: Fvery bachelor, (a man is

one after he has reached his thirty-sec- the conductor. When a cash fare is onl year) will be compelled to pay into taken, the conductor is compelled to the fund s'Jä.m a year. Three trustees give you a receipt, after which hi will to be composed of old maids, sixty ; in Ids most affable and pleasant manyears of age or better, will be appointed j ner sav:

by the governor to look after the linan - cts. This money w ill be deposited with the slate treasurer until s."o,oo has 1 . t 1 1 accumulated, when a home1 will be erected to he know as the "Old Ala; 1 s Home." the three 'rustics to h:te charge of the same. There is on - ; 1" 1 v. o . p h 'It s (1 t -caj v f. 11 the Ihiie . act' .rs, an-1 im:. I prove .ha! Ü.ey a '.a ee to .la'...-or of !-.ve. iha' ' '.. v Lave been i pea .:: it iai y i' a m na t here a re a ivi eai la--: ea: ;au: v had !. these are: They have pn , d a; ona manaav aoV !' ' a !'ei il-e.l. i ' :ca: ( ;-ra'ed :a ciime. NY !;.;: ay that v. a-a ! -.a-;, a Ye?!'. i h!!e the re f re.-hing .-jaiyrs !'; a -j sentative of Marc'i wead.er are p'ay i'a: j their a.ccasi . med pranks on the pe-a !; j on ou:-streets, it seem that our s: i t I sprinkling apparatus could be u' !!::.; t) a verv good advantage. While t!;i j weather may not continue for any great length ot time, yet it seems t us that this line of work ought to be c mmenced. A Peculiar Condition. it- -i ii i i ,i 4 ,. It is perhaps deplorable that men o! i ii ii , s the preent dav and age care no more: ,. . ' , ., . .. . . . ; apparently about their luture stale.! fI, . ,. . .... , I 1 wenty-nve vears as'o scientilicsneculac spec tion was directed to what man might - , ... .1 1i 1 . I Ink tl-tinn i nun li'it h t l.t mul Oml' ui i litii vi" 'iiv mis nie aim tum world. L5ut latterly the ambitions of scientific men, instead of leading to an investigation of the future of man, tend to wrestling with the almost as indefinite and illimitable past. The greatest minds of the age engage in years cf sleepless speculation and calculation, in attempts to prove that they are descendants of some antediluvian creatures of hairy aspect and prehensile spinal column, which was the son of a gorilla, '..hiui was the son of a monkey, which was the son of a possum, which was the son of a mole, which was the son of a bat, which was the son of a sun fish, which was the son of an oyster, which was the son of a sea weed, which was the son of mud, which was the son of nothing. The tendencies of science instead of trying to elevate man spiritually seems to be towards pulling him down. Instead of making him dignified and good, they try to make him groveling. Science is more concerned about the differentation of prot plasms and the evolution of premordial genus from organic cells into earth worms, thence to mollusks, thence to the what-is-its, thence to the monkevs. thence bv the survival of the littest , . rr g it 1 to a Darwin, or Henry deorge or Hob ; , . Ingersod, who are proud ot their an- . .. cest rv, than it is in advancing anv the - .'. " ory which will advance or improve man 5hysic;iily, morally or mentally. A Department stcr?. i j A minor has been prevalent on the streets that a large department sioje I w as to i iccupv t ha t wo ut!i store room i a.nd the floors al-ove and below them in j tlie new building to be erected at LaPorte and Michigan streets. Mr. Coibin 1 ..i ...; . .1 i . . .... ! v ...... ... v I... ' 1 I1"'11 ""uon ,uvA l"':!,! were in progress, but said they had not been com..!eted. He refused to give out the names ot the parties in the ileal as 1 the matter had not be-jn fullv closed un Vet. Grasping Corporations. Corporations, as a rule are verv mill1 " tarv in some of their modes of transact - mg ousiness; ami among ticse v,:o are paiticularly overbeaiing, are the nil - roads. Allot" them are not alike in a great manv instances. Among t hose who have carried their agressiveness too far for even common decency, is the Chicago A: Alton railroad that traverses the length of Illinois. Some months ago, to protect themselves against ti e supposed robbery practiced by their coutIuctors,they discharged a large number of their old men, w ho had been w ith them lor years, ami then placed gatemen on each train, whose duty it was to examine every passenger w ho boarded the train, compelling them to purchase a ticket before getting on the train. This seemed to have the desired effect, but notwithstanding the watchfulness of the gaUmen, a passenger would sometimes escape their watchful eye, necessitating the collecting of fare by the conductor. The conductors, of course, turned in the fares collected, and the great moguls began to study out some other plan to meet this new emergency. Liko all other schemes perpetrated by them upon a long suffering public, they believe they

have got this matter in a condition to meet all emergencies. As in all other cases the brunt of the trouble falls on

, -Will you p!ea-e he so kind as to give ; me your name in full, and your present address';" lion innuirv it is learned ' h a! 1h- ; are compelled by the company to ,, t his. whet h-r ( lie a --( ar wi-na: a a who . 1 ; aie oa ! , ;.!! !v r not. li t!.. a;-: 1 ad, : e up lia : . fu-c a d i u a ! e ' : i ta OYu: . i i i i-a: I ; : f i ; i ; i i a ; Fuli. ay. v. ant v, !: v a-, ma;: i a: i hi Ft. Way ae Si-nüu.-!. :.- !o!lt.viav: "Wont v. ! Oc- g .th. a- receiVetl : i i ai ; citv to-dav !' the .'.eath at ck tin's morning, at Mic'iigan C:tv, ,.j M rs. M arv Stewart French, wife ! ( Warden .1. W. French, of the prison ' ,.. ;h. "The dec-aed was borh in Washing-1 I1"11' ,)-r Il' r mnt,ur. Mrs. Theresa Stewart, is a sister ot Homer . I 'art- . . ni ail, aial was at her (laugltter s bt-t sioe ,' A. ., , , at the time oi her death. Mrs. l rench , . . l , was ot a lovable character and was ... , , married in this citv in lsv.. she leaves i a i ! !i 1 -Ii 1 1 1 .illicit -iirnil 1'iiiir otiil ltW 1111.11 . il 11' 'til, I , U.V 11 l.'Kli U11U 7 M jay, aged two. The funeral will be held from the l'piscopal church in Michigan City Thursday afternoon. The death of Mrs. French was quite sudden. Mrs. French had a large circle of friends in Plymouth, some of whom attended the funeral. Her Last Whistle. William Kae, a school teacher at Derby, Michigan, was in Xiles recently and spoke of his reference with Capt. Napier, at St. Joseph, in regard to the steamer Chicora, which sank in Lake Michigan during the terrible storm of January 21st last. Mr. Kae said that he positively heard the steamer's w hisle, not once, but for live minutes, at o'clock on the night of Jan 21. He was winding his clock when the whistling began and it became fainter and lainter, until it finally ceased. He said to his wife, ''that is the Chicora's whistle, and (Jod help her; she will never reach St. Joseph." The J)erby school teacher also heard his scholars speak of having heard this w histle, and Mr. Kae is so sure of it that he says he will make o .th tl at he heaid the Chiconfs whistle plainlv. He savs i u-ith im ,r-, ,i tn idotv - -.i iJi, : u im um looi in a uiiu pa un oi ,miu ', , j ht co-a!d fiiul the ( hit-ora at the l.ottoni . . , , , . ., , i of t lie lake about six miles sout h of St. 1 1 ,,..k . :m. v v in m' Mi- ... j . ' ' I po.-i'.ie, aau is. wniiir t saitie iii u-p-ut at ion on his as-ta-i ion lhat he heard the last despairing whi-t!eof thesteanier Chieüa. i .A. A Bold JLoiocry. ihiiglars broke i::'o Hie feperal .s- rc of 1'. T. Purg!:-r V Pros., of I ). .n:u a. Ind.. vesUadav morning about 1:1 o'clock. The Sherlainl I toys wen sh epi tug in t!ie stoic and sam Imrunei was I writing behind the .lesk. Mr. Ilurgn.r ; .. (!u m 1(n.;k lht. ju ;mil u j x t((WM so (,M.V Si. , ,. , ,,, . n . , . , , . . , k 1 iit'V bound the b"s. and one oi the Li r " , ,..4, 1 1 1 1 . . i .-i waicicu ii 1 1 1 1 1 . i u t in 1 1 1 1 i n i i 1 1 u i Mr. Purgner made an attempt to get out i I of (!;e w indow. but the burglars hearing

him covered him with a revolver ami1.. ,. , . . ,, . ., 1 ., i ill I ' r t ' l.l .1 il-.l! . II ' .n il' I .1

; tie 1 ium so as to make it impossible for 4 mm io nin.it r ineir pro..ress. j ney ie-1 Jlieved him ofsr.n, a couple of wait cht s ! and other minor articles and helped; ' t heniscl ves to a lunch. They then left; for parts unknown, and oiiicers hae had no traces of their whereabouts. A Thing of Beauty. H ive you seen the "Portfolio oi the World's Photographs." A book ofiie hundred paes, over l.OM halftone ilbis- ! trat ions. A book that has always sold for s."i. We are giving the people of Marshall county an opportunity to secure this book for less than the actual wholesale price. We give this handsome book with one year's subscription to the 1mi:i'i:mi;nt, for only .."d. To see this book, is to purchase it. We have delivered a great many of them and the receipients are highly pleased with them. This is no fake or scheme but a legitimate effort to increase the subscription of the lMi:ri:Ni)i:xT, a benefit which you derive. We also have Huel's Manual of Self Help; a publication that should be in every home, and in the possession of

every business man. We are offering this book in connection with the Imu:rr.Mi:NT for .2.2.". See these publications before o;i pu-s upon their merits

Chas. E. Woodward. In the issue of March 'Jo, of the Chicago Apparel Carette, appears quite an , extended article referring to ("has. ! " "dward. a 1 u 1 Plymouth b y. and ! s accompann d by a tar- pY". of him. The art : Lf e : in Iiis bu-int s cab r. : la-ag at ta I h.,y a.,-- : t tae I ; nie lefor t :. ta la Ft. Wam-. ( ?Ve: I . d. r.v i a Y. M!el -: re i ; . e -1 a A r. hat i to Iii. 1 ! a vaa move 1 lie i-ai'.l latelv occup't d L i Porte -tree hv Fir ,e t" a l"t iioiah of lite Ft. Waa- iaiiroad tank. ! jr jpmj, VA-VAyU to o;.,-:i a paint ! shop and wad! papt r v,,. ,.. ' luthevaeaat h on L:iIorte street, j jn rrar oi' corner to le l u!lt. a change u an i .ke ;!'. -e thd wa'l :eld much to "lllKlM l,l'A '"1UI 11 ! H. .niI,t-araiM of thoe's V two toro i ri'tiaiHt i in..!r,s. ainn suae ,,K,ni hrick 1 uiidin.r i j,, i. built bv ! ihuk ia.n4...., i. u ot o.uu uy h;,, c,,,),;,, which will be of the finest 1 " Ml' "lll,H 1 UH kind of workmanship, and will be a good addition to the city. Thus we grow, and growing, uceive many of the elements which rank Plymouth as one of the best cities in the staH Arrested ! But Given His Freedom ! ! The man arrested for singing "Sweet Marie" at the corner of Michigan and La Porte streets yesterday, was allowed his freedom when it was found he wore a pair of -SI pants made by the "Apollo Pant Co.," Chicago M. Lauer - Son agents in this city. When asked by our reporter how a man so thoroughly up to date as to wear a pair of these pants could so far forget himself as to sing 4Sweet Marie,"he replied that the pants belonged to his brother, who had them made of M. Lauer A: Son, and that be had put them on that morning, having determined to make one last desperate struggle to be a gentleman. Call and see these samples. Pants made to your order and lit guaranteed at 1 per pair. M. Lai 1:1: Son, ( ue price outfitters. Card of Thanks. We wish to extend oui sincere thanks l !"?t friends and neighbors who so i kindly assisted daring the late iiiness of our vi ana in ; ner: a: hi t-H-t can v. to . i i , i , a.n ,. ,, ...r,- i ! I-L. s. sni.th I.-i hi sy nipaihy and . 1 r i , a .. -,, t ' w d d ( ni ist lan c an I o, t to t ae la in i m,- .ai;, i . . i r i i 1 1 . a lid k II id a it t I: t c l I o i a I -I I.ed me II I " : 1 1 i All i!l II. Mai.i.ü: K. i i i.a.;:i i:. Fasms: A. Mi C,.:; .' a i. '. ' i i a a. :;. t!.:s m taa . to .i;o -o '.i' ? ie . . - .... a . . i . Ik K ia:i u am; n W e v,alU i'.V i"; I durh'u' C ;h tak the aa.-,! i:s t : i o .' . a ; r a x; i i.n a The Last OpporLuaitr. Tot!i '-c who hle ie.eiM I s.imi ii coph s of the lliaa :!!: i during the pa-t month, a: d a!- thc w:." hae been consider! g t he a h isa.bih'y .-i sc curuig it under the lchnad price, we wash to cail alb ati.-a t the fact that Moudav next i- : J ! a-t -pp. ;-t unit v U secU!' it at t!;i w :a i -e of a th !!ar. ... ,, ,,,, ,, . i ureal iiia on -un-ci i p. ;oa- a.i t;:i low .. ,iu Nv i;, lllt ;,,.lt. t,( tIll . a, j,,-;,. u..( j; M..-., iy ni rY ... ....',! ... :j...f, 1 V 111-" lit 111 -t..ltlt4(i'lfc and act vhi!e 1 1 can s.ive from ;i lu cent s to a tl ollar. A New Firm. (Ml Tuesday of tins week the l.ece sary papers were mailt out which brought a new frm into Plymouth realty matters. The m-w concern is composed of Messrs. .1. S. P.endrr and .1. D. Molter. the linn name being Heilder A; Molter. The genthnieii have a large list of valuable property, notice ot which may be found in another column of the lxin:ri:Mi:NT, which they will push in the market. They make an energetic firm and will have the success in the business which thev desene. Notice of Removal. 1 have opened a shop in the first room west oi Hlain's drug store where I expect to repair boots and shoes and also manufacture new work. A kind invitation is hereby extended to my friends and patrons. All work guaranteed. Petek Steuman.