Marshall County Independent, Volume 1, Number 43, Plymouth, Marshall County, 16 August 1895 — Page 7

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IIa- lna-le suoh ruilkal changes in the irivi' of That it i truly intitle.l to :i !t;:ree of credit for l avin,' rea-liel so envuWe a :ti"ii in thp trade in so shrt a time. Aire 'Iocs not cm.tittite merit ji live, intelligent iro:rresiiii shoaM le tlio M-Liroe of merit nttiier than age. STYLE S FIT $ WEAR Tln-e arc the three .Tares in the hoe l.''.;iiies. A slne may he of jrood style and yet i:-t lit r wi'iir v-ll. ir it may lit ami mt t e in style ami tl:e uearhu; illa!Uies a!;io;:nt to little unless itlits rojH-rly. 1 ;v; t the three jrno-e the tri. l iert'eti' ii in shoes tyie. tit ainl wear lullet le coinl'lned to' inure entire satisfaction to :tll parties eoneerne I. I !iis is tiie lesson tliey are teiuhing tl e Loe trade t Marshall county. l'. r fnrtlier particular call at their hea-hjuarters ami make your selections v. lien you are in need of a pair of shoes, a ':it of clotl.es or a nohhy. stylisli hat. I'riees guaranteed lower than the lov.eit. Terms: (. asii. North of Postofiice, PLYMOUTH, IND. Ef?e3nbepcnbent LOCAL EVENTS. From Friday's Daily. John Jacoby is quite sick with kidney trouble. Miss Anna Kline of South Bend is among Plymouth visitors. Miss llattie Miller went to Argus today. M. I) Smalley returned to La Porte to-day. T. F. Lankenaw left for Philadelphia "Wednesday. Wm. Lance of South Bend was in the city today. Mrs. Clint Yockey and boys returned to Bremen to-day. Mrs. O. F. Townsend, of Walkcr'.on, is visiting friends here. Boy Baker, of Bourbon was the guest of Chas. Baker Wednesday. The family of L. Nussbaum are visiting at Warsaw for a few days. Mrs. Merrill and daughter Maud returned to Chicago last ceiling. "Willie Erwin, of Bourbon visited Dr. Hume and family Wednesday. Miss Etta Marks of Lexington, Ky., is visiting the family of M. Lauer. Rev. L. S. Smith and family left yesterday for a visit at Lafayette, Ind. Charles Miller and family of Chicago, are visiting his parents here this week. Miss JIattie Bailey, of Rochester, spent Wednesday with friends in this city. Steve Jackson, of Bourbon, formerly of this city, is here looking after business. Miss Ebba Snyder of ISremen, is the guest of her uncle, J. E. Snyder and family. Mrs. .1. Hogers and son Ross, of Val paraiso, are visiting 11. S. Hogers in this city. Wm. Densmore, Sam llissong and family of Marmont, visited in the city Wednesday. Jerry Blain has been very sick with bilious fever. He was out yesterday for the first time. Mrs. J. W. Firestone and daughter of Uourbon, were guests of the family of Frank Ketcham Wednesday. II. 1). Thayer and wife, Misses Jessie and Matie Thayer, returned to Warsaw yesterday. Clinton Holland left Plymouth last night on the Vandalia Fast Line lor Eldorado, Kas. Mrs. S. Baumgarten, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the guest of her old schoolmate Mrs. Levi Lauer. Miss Emma Pope, of Birmingham, Eng., is visiting the family of Charles Clough, west of this city. Miss Mary M. Craig has returned from South Bend to her home after a stay of several months. Harry Humrichouser returned to Pierceton jesterday. His family will remain in Plymouth for some time. Miss Nina Hutchings' went to Linkville to-day where she will visit her uncle, (leorge Hutchings and family. The Misses Shores and Taylor of llochester, who have been guests of P. D. Jones and family, returned home today. Mrs. J. W. Wolford took her little son, Fred, to South Bend thi3 morning where he will attend a Kindergarden school. Mrs. M. C. McCormick and son, Harlan, and Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Neff, of Argos, visited W. J. Bankin and family Wednesday. Charles Humphrey of Ball & Carbins, left yesterday on a vacation of ten days. He will visit Delaware and Norwalk Ohio. Chas. Coleman, wife and boy, who have been the guests of Dr. Bowers and family, left for Logansport Thursday, going from there to Chicago, and thence to their home in Dennlson, Ohio.

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Dr. Linkenhelt and wife entertained about twenty friends last evening. The evening was pleasantly spent with card playing followed by ice cream and cake. The advance agent of Cook's Hippodrome Co., who were at the fair last year, is in the city to-day endeavoring to make arrangements to come here again this year. Mrs. Jennie Bayniond, nee Meegan now of South Bend, has been in Plymouth visiting with the family of W. E. Patterson and her many friends. She visited the circus Wednesday and returned to South Bend yesterday. Quite a number of people had their pockets picked at the Pittsburg depot, Wednesday night while boarding the 8:10 train. One sharper kept the agent busy answering questions at the window so he could not get out to watch while the rest of the gang worked the crowd. Mr. L. A. Lloepfer's friends were informed by telegram this morning that himself and family have landed in New York. They will remain in that city, probably a week, during which time Mr. Kloepfer will make some large purchases for the store in this city after which they will return to Plymouth and be at home once again. Messrs. Lumsden & Ward, manufacturers of hard wood lumber, with oihees ' at Mt. Pleasant, Mich., were in Plymouth yesterday. Their business was with the Indiana Novelty Mfg. Co., to which they have largely supplied the rock elm strips used in the manufacture of bicycle rims. They have been working about twenty men on this item of supplies and are yet short on orders. They operate mills at Cadillic and Riverdale, Mich. From Saturday's Daily. Mrs Jacob Martin is visiting Argos friends. Miss Mary Stein left for La Porto yesterday. 1). K. Harris went to In wood this morning. Miss Rosa Caughman went to La Porte yesterday. Walter A. Reynolds was in Chicago yesterday on business. Mrs. H. Hallock left for Warsaw this morning. County Treasurer, C. C. Vink was in Bourbon on business this morning. Mrs. Harry Armstrong and grandmother, Mrs. Smith left for Ft. Wayue this morning. Milton Styles who moved to South Bend about six months ago is moving back again to-day. B. II. Dummick and family of Warsaw, are guests of Wm. Everly and family The L. E. & W. By., had one hundred and twenty two coach loads into Niagra yesterday. Lou (Bass, of the Novelty Works force is laid up with a serious attack of erysipelas. (leo. M. Kaughman and Ada A Risch were married by Justice Reeves at his oilice last evening. , Miss Tyra Ruth, of Chicago returned to-day after a two week's visit with her cousin Miss Ruth Thomas. James Smith of South Center township had live sheep killed by dogs last night and several wounded. Mrs. A. B. Coffee returned to Indianapolis yesterday after a visit of several weeks with Plymouth friends. Mrs. Behrenbrook complains that a new carpet was stolen from her house Friday morning valued at J? 10.00. Miss Tina Scott, who has been the guest of her sister Miss Oeorgie Mossman in this city returned to Marion today. The young peoples dance at Wol fords new store rooms was largely attenled last night and a delightful time was enjoyed. Mrs. A. J. Powell returned to Toledo, to-day in response to a telegram announcing the serious illness of her mother. Miss Dora Stegman left for Peru this morning. From there she will return to Fort Wayne where she will continue her dress-making business. Miss Ludwig, of South Bend, who has been visiting Miss Agnes Maurer, has gone to Plymouth where she will visit for a short time. Daily Herald, Laporte. Mr. F. (J. Smith arrived last evening for a few days visit with the family of Mrs. Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Brooke, before returning with his to Petoskey, Michigan. The little child of Annie Suit died at noon to-day of cholera infantum after only a few hours sickness, aged ten months. Funeral from the residence of Jacob Suit at 2 o'clock to-morrow. Burial at Jacoby Cemetery - The Christian Church picnickers had a hot day of it yesterday at Pretty Lake, but aside from the sun-burned faces of the girls and a badly bruised hand of Xoblo McCrory, everything went lovely and a day of solid pleasure was enjoyed. Ceo. F. Steel completed his work for the Progressive Brethern church north of LaPaz yesterday. The work was received as perfectly satisfactory in every respect. It consisted of painting the exterior. The church is now being seated. Notice of dedication will be given later.

While riding to Pretty Lake yesterday with the picnic party, Xoble McCrory had the last three lingers of the right hand badly bruised. He had hold of the rail on the side of the wagon when it run into a rut in the road and the weight of the load crowded the boxdown to the wheel. His hand being between the two was bruised and ground by sand on the wheel. Mrs. Shaughnessy, who lives near the Bicycle factory, heard some one trying to enter her house from in front last night and ran out the back door screaming for help. Mr. Kreitzer who lives next door heard her cries and rushed out of his house with a gun and seeir.g a fellow hiding behind some freight cars on the Vandalia track, let lly at his legs. The fellow took to his heels and escaped. At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, after a few days of intense suffering, death removed from the arms of a loving mother and fond father, little 2 years old Robert X'orth, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Xorth. The immediate cause of his death was tlux, which begun its fatal work last Monday night. Robert was a bright little fellow, and known bv the entire neighborhood. Vivacious and full of life, and always welcomed at the homes of those ia the immediate vicinity. Funeral services will be held at the residence to-morrow afternoon at four o'clock. (leorge Warner, whose attempted suicide was reported by the Indkpln-lu-int yesterday, died this morning at his home from the effects of a self-administered dose of morphine taken yesterday morning. Warner lived and owned a farm on the north side of Koontz's Lake and when sober was accounted a good, sensible man. When drinking he is said to have been violent and abusive which made him a most undesirab'o companion when on protracted sprees. He was a Swede by birth and was a soldier in the army of the late rebtllion. His suicide was the end and probably the result of a four or live days spree and all that is mortal of (ieorge Warner now Jies cold in death. He was a man largely known in Marshall county and leaves an estimable family consisting of wife and several children, some of the latter being grown and married.

From Monday's Daily. Miss Sarah Fritzen spent Sunday at South Bend. Chas. Corbin is in Chicago on business to-day. Gate Resler and wife left for Chicago this morning. Rev. L. A. Moench went to Ft. Wayne this morning. Mrs. W. F. Ault returned from Laporte Saturday night. L. Tanner and J. C. Jilson are fishing at Maxenkuckee to day. J. A. Banes left Saturday for Lima, Ohio, to be gone two weeks. Miss Irma Eiler, of Muncie, is the guest of Miss Irma Willings. Frank R. Hale visited at home at Benton Harbor over Sunday. Hairy Corbin, and Fred Ilaslanger went to South Bend to day. Chas. Kinsel has gone to Mentone to see his father who is very sick. Miss Lizzie Eich left for Delphos, Ohio, to-day to visit her mother. James Thomas purchased the (leo. Van Doisen farm last Saturday. Bert Allman goes to Marion to-morrow where he will visit his brother. Theodore McLaughlin and family are rusticating at Pretty Lake for a week. Miss Tina Dunham left for Monteray to-day to visit a cousin who is very sick. James A. Gilmore and family were guests of Marion Chase of Tyner yesterday. Bert J. Cilmore returned to Chicago yesterday after a ten days visit at home. The Misses Heck of Columbia City, visited the family of S. C. Tuttle over Sunday. Mike Ryan and wife spent Sunday at Notre Dame and St. Mary's, near South Bend. Jerome Washburne, of Logansport, visited the family of Ed. S. Hogarth over Sunday. Mrs. O'Brien, daughter and sister, of the Central House, Bourbon, spent Sanday in Plymouth. Mrs. (J. Wolf returned last week from a three months visit with her daughter in Kansas. Miss Kate Sweeney, who has been the guest of J. E. Hants and family left for Ft. Wayne yesterday. Frank Bosworth spent Sunday with his wife and friends at Buchanan, Mich igan, returning to-day. Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Helpman.of Chicago, are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. John W. Parks. Chas. Langslaff, advance agent, left for Kewanna to-day, one week in adof Billy Casads Minstrel Co. Henry Wheeler of South Bend accompanied by his wife and child are among Plymouth visitors to-day. County Treasurer W. J. ltankin qualified Saturday and entered upon the duties of his office this morning.

The north bound train on the Lake Erie and Western Ry., due to leave here at 12:C:i was two hours late to-day. L. A. Kloepfer and family arrived home about six o'clock this morning after three months spent in Europe. A letter has been received from Harvey Steele stating that he is at Toronto, Canada, and having a delightful time J Wes. Inglehart, the popular barber of South Bend, was in Plymouth yesterday en-route south on a hunting expedition, Miss Ella Zumbaugh of Wisconsin is home for a few weeks visit with her parent?, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ziunbaugh. The game of ball between South Bend and Bremen at South Bend vesterday resulted in a score of 1 to 2 in favor of South Bend. Wm. Hawkins and wife, of Texas, arrived in Plymouth yesterday, and will remain as the guests of Dr. J. K. Brooke and family for a short time. Long and Weaver left to day for Ke wanna to work for Mr. Toner. Judging fron the nature and amount of mateii al they took they must be going to paint the whole town red. A horse on the Simons farm was badly snake bitten on the nose Friday. Dr. Linkenhelt was called and applied remedies which soon killed the poison. The horse is getting along all right. The funeral services of little Robert North was held yesterday afternoon from the residence at I o'clock. Rev. Marcotte oil-dated after which the remains were laid to rest at Oak Hill cemetery. There was a reunion of the family of John Shafer yesterday at which thirty one members were present. All were well and hearty except Mr. Shafer himself, who is subject to troubles incident to old age. Two photographs were taken by Tuttle S: Petcher, -one of the whole membership and another of just the immediate family of eleven members, who had not all been together before in about twenty years.

From Tuesday's Daily. Ball & Carabin commenced remodeling to day. Chas. Lankenaw went to Ft. Wayne this morning. C. A. Clough left to-day on a business trip to Michigan City. Miss Sarah A. Smith is visiting the family of J. V. Astley. Walter Bailey ot St. Paul, Minn., is visiting his parents in this city. Robert Meek, of Indianapolis is the guest of IL E. Buck and family. Mrs. C. P. Drummondleft for Chicago Sunday night to be gone about ten days. Mrs. M. J. Franklin and daughter, of Chicago, are guests of Robert McCance and family. Miss Anna and Lena Beaderman, of South Bend, are the guests of Miss Christena Ulrich. Howard Kelly and wife commenced housekeeping to-day in Mrs. Morrison's house on Walnut street. A. E. Wise returned this morning from Big Eake where he has been rusticating for several days. Luther Helpman a former jeweler of Plymouth now of Chicago is visiting in this city for a few days. Will Ream formerly of the Bicycle factory now of Marion is the guest of Plymouth friends for a few days. Cora and Ralph Sacks returnhd to their home in Terre Haute to-day after visiting for some time in this city. Dick Sellick left yesterday for Sheridan with a string of three good horses, Aleedon, Eunice and Rich Crown. A. J. Wade, of Tyler, Texas, who has been visiting with relatives in this city for the past week will return to-day. Col. Wm. Sears arrived in this city yesterday and is superintending the changes to be made in his business property here. B. F. Franklin and wife returned from South Bend to-day where they went to purchase table furnishing for the new hotel. Jesse Broomback, a professor of Purdue University, enroute from Kewanna to Laporte, visited a few hours with the family of (leorge Kleinschmidt Saturday. O. M. Cunningham, of South Rend, Prosecuting Attorney of St. Joseph County, was in the city yesterday look ing up some legal business in reference to one Hamilton who was once in business in this city, as proprietor of the Plymouth Steam Laundry. In the case of the State of Indiana vs. Robert McCumber for assault and battery on his wife tried in Justice Reeves court yesterday, the jury found the defendent guilty and a fine of ono dollar and costs amounting to 85 was imposed. Ho went to jail in default. I J. E. Turner's team attached to his butcher wagon, rai away on Michigan street yesterday afternoon. Mr. Turn er's oldest son was driving south accompanied by another young man who is employed in the meat market. When they got about in front of the old Parker house lot a clip broke, letting one side of the pole down. This frightened

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the horses and they began to kick and run. The hired hand jumped from the j wapon but young Turner clung to the reins endeavoring to hold them, only jumping when he saw it was useless to hold on any longer. They ran to (Jarro street when by some one's effort to stop them they were turned west and in doing so came up against the drinking fountain on Blain's Corner. This checked their speed and they were easily caught. The wagon was badly damaged but the team was not injured. Fr'm Wednesday's Daily. Dr. Humes went to Bourbon yesterday. Wm. Reynolds went to Warsaw Monday. Miss Mary Böham is visiting in Ft. Wayne. John Hansen is in Chicago to-day on business. Harvey Steele returned from the East yesterday. L. B. Learned returned to South Bend yesterday Ed Wheeler passed through the city this morning. Will McKague is home from Chicago on a vacation. Miss llattie Wolford is visiting South Bend friends. Mrs. Chas. Ramsey is quite sick with malarial fever. Miss Mary Gilbert is visiting her parents in this city. L. Helpman and wife went to Bourbon this morning. ! Harley A. Logan was in Argos on business yesterday. John S. Bender was in South Bend on business yesterday. Fred II. Kuhn made a business trip to Chicago Monday. C. L. Morris made a business trip to Inwood this morning. Warren Collins, of Toledo, is visiting his parents in this city. Mrs. Mary Dinklog is the guest ot her sister Mrs. J. E. Ilanes. Mrs. Jacob Weckerle is the guest of John Shoemanker and family. J. II. Flaharty's sister and two children left for Louisiana Monday. ! S. Baumgarten of Cincinnati, is the guest of Levi Lauer and family. C. T. Curtis, of Terre Haute, is the guest of Miss Lett a Trowbridge. The Alter (Suild meets next Monday evening with Miss Clara Buchen Mrs. Rosa Mead is visiting her parents at Donaldson for a few days. Miss Barbara Miltenberger is visiting relatives and friends in South Bend. Chas. Miles has just finished repainting the residence of August Carabin. Joe Webber who has been working in Michigan returned to Plymouthto-day. Ed Sands' two little children are reported very sick with cholera inlantum. Mrs. Margaret Warren of Hammond, is the guest of Thomas Walker and family. Miss (lertrude Soiee is visiting the family of F. Tesher in South Bend for about a week. Miss Mary Sevrick and Kiltie Schuster, of South Bend are guests of Miss France:? Ilanes. E. M. (liller, of Kewanna, was the guest of his brother, John (liller, yesterday and to-day. Mrs. James Bachman has been very ill with a severe attack of cholera morbus for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. L. Nussbaum, Mrs. S. (loldsmith and baby returned from Marion last evening. C. C. Vink and W. J. Rankin go to Argos to-nignt to assist an exemplication of the explified 3d. Mrs. Frank Nicolay and sister have gone to Chicago for a several days visit with friends and relatives. Miss Etta Marks, of Lexington Ky., who has been the guest of M. Lauer and family, leaves to-day for Rochester.

Mr. (Miver Weise and sister Clara, left for South Bend this noon to attend the wedding of their cousin, Miss Mary Zimmerman. Dr. Brooke suffered another tee vre stroke of paralysis last night. lie can talk a little this morning and is resting a little easier. Mrs. John Walmer, of Bourbon and Miss Myrtle drove, of Kinzie are visiting the families of II. B. Reeves and Henry Reynolds. J. (1. Williams general manager and F. T. Hatch division superintendent of the Vandalia Rv., were in the citv vesterday on business. John Soiee who for some time past has sulicred from epthlemonia of the face is much better and in a way to complete recovery. Mrs. Patterson and son accompanied by Roy Witwer left yesterday for Michigan City. From there they will return to their home in Kalamazoo. Marshal Myers left yesterday morning for Kokomo to visit his daughter who is very sick. Ira Lower has been deputized and is acting for him during his absence. John W. Houghton is reported very sick, lie was seized with cramps Monday morning and from that time until last night was under the almost constant care of physeians when he commenced to show some signs of improvement and is resting quite easy to-day. Miss (irace Babcock is the guest of Miss Daisy Woodward. They are spending the afternoon and evening at Lake Maxenkuckee. Charles Curtis of Marmont has accepted a position as book-keeper at the Heinz pickle slation in this city and has entered upon his duties. Mrs. W. II. Porter and baby, and Mrs. Speyer leave to-night for New York City to be gone until the latter part of September visiting friends and relatives. Miss Met a Behrens took a hackload of young iady friends to Pretty Lake yesterday afternoon where they were the guests of Mrs. (). R. Porter who is camping there. A. R. Underwood was struck in the Ueshy part of the leg yesterday by scattering shot while hunting with two friends. The wound was only slight however, and no serious trouble is apprehended.

From Thursday's Daily. Win. Clark left for Warsaw Monday. C. C. Buck went to La Porte last night. Mr. John Zeiders left for South Bend to-day. Mrs. Seymour is visitiag at Etna (I teen. John Sullivan went to Warsaw last night. Ceo. W. Marble went to Chicago last evening. C. C. Vink went to Bourbon this morning. Robert Coffey returned to Indianapolis to-day. Eugene Welch left for Lima, Ohio, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Brooke went to Peru to-dav. Mrs. II. d. Thayer is visiting at Winona, Warsaw. Denny O'Brien returned from Donaldson to-day. Dr. Viets went to Michigan City on business"to day. Mrs. F.M.Axe returned from Rochester yesterday. O. R. Porter and wife broke camp at Pretty Lako to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Braverman have removed to Laporte. Robert Reeve is quite ill with inllamat ion of the bowels. What has become of our Business Men's Association? J. W. Maxey is rusticating an Lake Maxenkuckee to-day. (Continued on Eighth Page.)