Marshall County Independent, Volume 1, Number 44, Plymouth, Marshall County, 22 August 1895 — Page 1

Marsli COMO cm o VOL. I. PLYMOUTH, MARSHALL COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22. 1S95. No. 44.

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were until a man and his brother informed us. The brother had on a hatter's best. Five dollars. The man asked us to match it. He walked off with our best THREE DOLLARS. The brother is coining to us next time. Our FALL STYLES of new soft and stiff hats are in. See them.

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Clothing and Haberdashers, E. Side Michigan St., Plymouth, Ind.

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Repairing is in full blast, and to some extent necessarily interferes witli trade. We needs must shift the stock in order to make the necessary repairs. Everything is in a topsy tnrvy condition. So we would kindly beg to be indulged with if we cannot cater to your wants and supply your needs in a becoming manner. Next week we hope to have everything completed and be in a condition to do business again.

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FARM RS, DO YOU WANT CASH? Then cut your scrond growth White Ash into holts and logs and deliver to our tad (ry. Doits cut P.; long, 0 inches in diameter ami up, '.") per cord. Logs cut ."'.,, If or !''; feet long, 12 inches in diameter and up, ;sis per thousand. Must be straight timber and free from knots. INDIANA NOVELTY M'F'G CO.

nn nniMTIMft Of (I UD rami JOHN S. BENDER, Attorney at Law, I'LYMOUTII, IND. OfTW-p ovr Slim-makpr's Kttanrant. Vill promptiyittcixl to all holiness intrusted to hiia hi the line of Iiis profession.

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INDEPENDENT OFFICE.

JAS. K. HOUGHTON, Prosecuting Attorney Collections, Depositions and Civil Pusiness Attended to Promptly.

THE INDEPENDENT.

Price of Cash in Advance Subscriptions Reduced to One Dollar per Year. The publishers of the I x I i ". r e x I e x t have determined that it shall not only be the largest and best but cheapest weekly paper, all things considered, in Marshall county. Our announcement that the paid-in-advance subscription price is hereafter to be only per year is the result. The regular price of 1.50 per year will remain the same on all subscriptions not paid in advance. Our idea of making a reduction of one-third on cash in advance subscriptions is first, to give the subscriber the very lowest cash figure for the best weekly newspaper in the county; and second, to reduce the trouble of making collections to a minimum, which it is necessary for us to do at the reduced cash price. Subscription order may be found on the last page of this paper. Sample copies will be promptly mailed on request. He Was Badly Bruised. Ed Paxter met with a painful but not necessarily serious accident while working at the Corbin building yesterday. . He is a carpenter and was putting in window casings. lie stood on a twelve foot step ladder which was not stayed and the ladder stood on a new hard-wood lloor which had just been oiled, making it very slippery. lie was about ten feet above the lloor when the ladder spread throwing him forward on his face and the fall might have resulted more seriously had he had further to fall. As it was, the claws of the hammer struck him over the eye, making two bad cuts, a cut on top of the head was made by some projectile unknown, and laid the skull bare, it being about two and one half inches lorg. One hand was badly sprained and several other minor bruises were found. Dr. Dowers was called and removedhim to his hofne whre his wounds were dressed. It is expected he will be able to go to work before long. He Might Give Pointers. J. T. Friend, a traveling man who is a guest at the Doss House, broke the record at l'retty Lake ytsterday. He went out to the lake yesterday forenoon and commenced to lish about noon, lie had prepared himself with a lunch before starting but says he was too busy to eat after the ball commenced. Fearing that one or two poles would be rather slow and monotonous he took seven and had no more than baited his lines and cast oil" than he found that he had more business than the small bov who run up against a hornet's nest. He fished and fished for seven st rauht hours and says he forgot everythingand everybody except his lines and the fish until it commenced to grow dark, when to his amazement he found it was seven o'clock. He pulled in his lines and taking an inventory found he had caught 275 of various sizes and ages. It is needless to say that the -Doss House guests enjoyed a del ieiois breakfast this morning, and Mr. Friend hasn't got through laughing yet at his own antics in endeavoring to take care of seven lines with the fish biting like mad at them all. Boy Killed. Dr. F. Moro, coroner of the county, was called to Kinzie by a telegram received this morning, stating that a boy by the name of Harry Fox had been killed while attempting to jump on a passing train. He fell under the cars and was run over, and died soon afterwards. Dr. Moro left for that place in in a private conveyance as soon as the telegram was received. The boy intended to have a pleasant time at Maxinkuckee Lake, and for that purpose attempted to board the through freight, but fell between the cars and had one leg and both arms cut off, and was otherwise injured. He was perfectly conscious until six o'clock on Saturday morning. His father is the postmaster at Kinzie, and himself and wife were almost frantic over Die shocking accident. Warsaw Sat. Times. Carelessness of a Landlord. From AVo'Jnesday's Daily. Floyd, the 2-year-old son of Tode Dash, came near ending his life to-day by what Feems to be the carelessness of the owners of the building in which they live. Jn the Iloham block on Laport street a stairway leads to the Hats over the Laport street bakery and tho People's drug store. The hall is about twice as wide above as the stairway, leaving a width of lloor of about eighteen inches on each side of the stairway

with not even a rail around it to prevent one from falling oil'. In front is quite a large square Place where the people living in the tlats often sit and look down on the street below, especially the Children. It was while going forward to this place that the little fellow in some manner fell and rolled down the outside steps into the street below. He was picked up. carried in, and Dr. Knott summoned, who upon examination found no internal injuries or broken bones, but numerous bad bruises. It was only an accident that he was not killed, and we would hate to feel the responsibility of that landlord who, to save about two or three dollars expense leave a stairway in the condition of this ime where someone is liable at any time to fall and be killed.

A Social Event. Miss Frances Danes entertained a progressive pedro party Monday evening in honor of her guests, Misses Schuster and Senrick of South Dend. They were happily surprised during the evening by two young gentlemen who serenaded the party with two very line selections of music, for which all wish to express thanks. The evening was spent with card playing, refreshments and music. The latter was very line, especially the difficult pieces rendered by Mrs. llanes on a new instrument. The first prize was won by Miss Wolford and consisted of a very fine boquet of Heiianthus (sun llowers). The booby was carried olT by Mr. Durke of Kokomo, and was a Dinah in a yellow dress. Among those present were Miss Walters of Columbia City, Miss Harold of Valparaiso, Misses Mary McMastcrs, Sarah Fritzen, Dolinger and Wolford of this citv, Mr. Durk of Kokomo and Messrs Denny Walter and ("has. Humphrey of this city. Will be Taken Care of. Adam Rim-hart, an old gentleman who is sully af.iicted w itli aneggmania was committed to the county house as insane this morning. His in; an it y takes the form of an egg speculator. He has bogged and borrow ed iiiOncy from everyone lie can who does not know of his trouble, and! starts out buying up eggs, tramping iiianv miles everv dav, using himself up in his unnatural energy and ambition. He pays twelve cents per dozen and then tramps from store lo store selling them at ten cents, and imagining he is making lots of money. He also imagines he has got 17Ö bags of money at Rochester and seeks in every manner to get to that town either by rail oi team to get it and transfer it here. It was through this idea that by a little strategy on the part of the city marshal he was transferred to the county house. He told the marshal about the money and expressed a wish to get a team and go after it. The old gentleman has been supported by his wife and sons and the marshal first unfolded his scheme to them and advised them that the old gentleman had better be taken care of before harm should befall him and gained their consent. lie then made an arrangement with Nathaniel MioH-h, the poor master, who happened in town this morning with a team and purchased two cider barrels. They explained to the old gentleman that they could dump all the money in the barrels and put the heads in again and no one would suspect wh it they were carrying, thus avoiding danger from theives. He readily gave his consent and climbing into the wagon, rode oil' to the county house where he will be given the care he needs. Perhaps it was wrong to deceive the old man but as in all cases of insanity strategy w as necessay, and it is expected when he arrives at his destination he will accept the situation as it is and no doubt will be better off than roaming the streets and hanging around the depots where he was in constant danger of being killed. Ordered to Keep His Jaws Closed. Elkhart Review: Oliver Curtis, a colored man living eleven miles north of Elkhart, was taken with lockjaw w hile at Tracy Dros. saloon, on ma n street, about ' o'clock last night. The man was yawning when the tendrills slipped from place and it was impossible for him to close his mouth. Two companions accompanied him to Dr. Montgomery's office where the jawbones were re-set. The fellow was so jubilant over his recovery that ho returned to the saloon, ami while showing how the misfourtune occurred he was attacked a second time in the same manner, requiring a re-setting of the parts. The physician gave instructions for the man to return home at once and keep his jaws closed with out food for twenty-four hours, as an other displacement would result ser-ously.

RACING EVENTS WERE GOOD.

Maxenkuckee Fair Largely Attended Yesterday-Game of Dali. A large attendance is reported at the Maxenkuckee fair yesterday. The weather is simply perfect. It is neither too hot nor too cold. The race track is in good condition and more interesting racing events are promised for to-day. The two events of yesterday afternoon brought out some good speed and were highly satisfactory to the many spectators. A game of ball between the Maxenkuckee club and a club from St. Louis, was one of the events of yesterday afternoon. An event that cannot fail to be interesting to-day, will be the ball game between the Dremeu boys and the Maroons of this city, Over 2: 0 excursion tickets were sold at the Yandaha othec this morning for the special S:00 train. Plymouth will, therefore, be well represented at the fair to-day. Knight TemplarstoBoston. The following sir Knights, their friends and ladies will leave Plymouth Friday noon for the 2fth Triennial Conclave of the (irand Encampment. Knights Templar to be held at Poto:i August 27th to 30th: Dr. (I. T. Wall and wife, of Dremeu, Wm. Schotield and wife, W. W. Hill and wife, 15. C. Southworth and daughter, Mamie, Miss Alice Place, Theo Cressner, II. E. Corbin, II. (1. Thayer and Capt. C. D. Cooper. They go to South JJend where a special train of Pullman palace cars will leave at ö p. in., via. Chicago & (irand Trunk Dailway. A most delightful trip has been planned by the committee and it will be one to be long remembered. Arriving at Niagara Falls at S a. m. Saturday in time for breakfast, an opportunity will be offered to visit the falls, whirlpool, suspension bridge, etc., remaining there until 2 p. m., when they depart for Toronto, arriving there at 5 p.m. From Toronto to Kingston the route lies along the north shore of Lake Ontario Arrived there they b.ud tin- f-tea mei nt 5 a. in. Su.ulav for au ail dav ride down the St. Lawrence river, through the Thousand Islandsand its numerous rapids, arriving in Montreal at ' p. m. Should there be any one in the party who does not wish to take the river trip they can go to Montreal by rail, arriving there several hours before the boat gaining considerable time to view the Dominion's greatest commercial city, and again joining the balance of the party m the evening. There are numerous routes from there to Doston, but the one selected by the committee w ill be crossing the St. Lawrence by the famous Victoria bridge, continuing on through northern Vermont along the beautiful Oieen Mountains, crossing the Connecticut river into New Hampshire at White River .1 unction, thence through Concord. Manchester. Nashau, and Lowell and along the Merrimac river, arriving in Doston Monday noon thus making a daylight 'trip through so.ne of the prettiest' scenery in the country. The committee have selected no special route for returning home but probably the one chosen will be by rail and Sound steamer to New York. Thence by the Lehigh Valley route through the Lehigh Mountains, Manch Chunk, (ilen Summit, Wilkesbarre, the Coal regions and Lake (leneva. (ieorge W. Watson, Passenger Agent, C. & (J. T. Dy., of South Dend, will accompany the train to look out for the comfort of the excursionists, and all look forward to a most delightful trip. Death of a Former Resident. A telegram was received to-day byMiss Tina Dunham announcing the death of her cousin, Mrs. Metta Meeks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Allen, of Monteray. Mr. and Mrs. Allen were former residents of Plymouth, and a great many Plymouth people will be sorry to hear of her death. She died of consumption, after a lingering iliness. The funeral will be held at (he house to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Says He was Not Drunk. Postmaster .Tames Falconbcry of Rutland, called at the I x I i ' i r.N I en t ollice yesterday to say that he was not drunk and disorderly in Plymouth on show day and furthermore that he was not arrested and fined on such a charge as was reported. The Ixi)i:ri:xii:xT's report of the case was correct according to the statement of the man arrested, but we are glad to know that it was not the gentleman in question and to bo able to set him right before the public. Mr. James Falconbery of Put land was not drunk in Plymouth on show day. ONLY ONE HOLLAH PKU YEAR.

Eeuni u. There will be a re-union of the soldiers of Marshal! and adjoining counties l.eid at La Paz Tuesday, September .1, 1V.Ö. C.'ir.e regardless of regiment and let us have one more grand re-union, (lood speaking and music, vocal and instrumental will be secured. I rand parade- at b a.m. Pork and beans served in army st !e. Come early. In the afttrnoon (here will be a. council of war held after which a sham battle will be represented wi;h the movement and positions .f o-;e of the noWd battles fought in the rebellion. Come along with your bands and Ilags. Low rates on the railroads are expelled.

On. .1. M. lr.N!TN, J A. Sim, j:k C ommitu-e. II. ki: Had the Goat in Fine Shape. For sonic weeks past, we are tola that members of Hiperion lodge, K. f P., hive been taking up delicacies into their bulge p. m. presumably for the purpose of getting that much talked of animal in excellent condition for heavy work. We are informed that the event looked forward to, ot curred last Monday night. I'pon this momentous occasion Ed Kuhn anil Frank Reeve were given an insight into the mysteries connected with the rank of Knight. As we have been unable to interview these now gallant Knights, we are not prepared to state the exact Condition of their temperature after tackling a well fed goat. A Narrow Escape. From Tuesday's Daily. William Edwards, an old citizen, narrowly escaped death near the Wagon Works on the Pittsburg traek thismoining. He started to walk east on the track, but was intercepts! by .I.D. Dover at the Xovely Works who tried to ptirsuade him to have the track and g-to the road, explaining to him that he was geltiiijf old ami was i.i great danger if a train should happen along but his arguments were useless, and the old man proceeded on his way saying he was going up to Runche's . t Farm i. and g ! some work to earn a :itie spei.o He !. e..ehed "the wagon wojks when the av:.;modation due froui tin- eai at " came in sight, a:; I it was o dy by a great effort on the part the engineer in stopping his engine that he avoided striking him. Chauncey C. Fields Wedded. l"r TA Tue.-day".i Dally. Chauncey C. Fields, son of J. I. Fields, and a young man well known in this city, was married S iturday evening at 7:llt at the residence of Rev. Josnson, St. Joseph, Mich., to Miss Lilly Hans, a well known young lady of South Rend, I ml. Chauncey was formerly a Plymouth boy, but has been absent from this city for nearly two years and is now employed in the shipping department of Studebaker Dros. carrage factory at South Dend. He has a host of friends here, and both bride and groom have hosts of friends in South Dend. After the marriage the young couple took a lake trip to Chicago where they viiitid the bride's father. This morning thev came to Plvmouth and are now at the residence of the groom's father where they will remain a day or two, after which they will return to South Dend where they will make their home. Chauncey's many friends in this city are wishing him bushels of happiness and many returns of the happy wedding day. A City Directory. If Plymouth should wake up some morning and find herself provided w ith a first class complete city directory she would be greatly surprised. She may, however, soon lind herself in possession of such a book. F. E. Miner of Columbia City and s. M. Knoop of Ckrypool are now at work on acount directory w hich will include the names of the business men of all the prim;al towns in the county. Mr. Miner began the work in this city this morning. The directory is to be issued at a small price. It will be a valuable book as far as it goes and the work should be encouraged. If, when this work is done, it appears practicable, steps will be taken towards the work for a complete city directory for Plymouth to be issued next spring. A Re-union. Invitations are being sent out for a re-union of the graduates of the Horton cure to be held at the iustituto in this city on Wednesday, Aug. 2S. C radiiates and their families are invited. Tho Rev. Henry Marcotte will deliver an address at 1230 ami dinner will bo served on the lawn at 1:30. Theso reunions are a source of great pleasure and benefit to all concerned. (Juests will be hero from Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.