Marshall County Independent, Volume 2, Number 3, Plymouth, Marshall County, 8 November 1895 — Page 7

D (I PROPRIETORS OF THE CASH SHOES CLOT;!! STORE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL SALE OF OVERCOAT: COMMENCING TODAY 100 ol them MUST GO at $3.79. North of Postoilice, Plymouth. (Llje 3nbepenbcnt LOCAL B1IEMTIES. From Friday's Daily. J. V. Kowall went to Chicago to-day. Edwin Mayer went to Marmout to day. Geo. Neil' left for Valparaiso this morning. John Huge left for Chicago this morning. John W. Galleger went to Crawfordsvil.e to day. T. O. Harris, of Culver City, was in town to day. E. 0. 1 Joyce, of near Kremen, was in town to-day. C. C. Uuck, of Lai-orte, called in the city yesterday. Ed. S. Hogarth returned from South Rend last evening. O. II. Hoover returned from South Kend last evening. O.N. llolman, from Rochester, was in tho city yesterday. Mrs. E. Spangle is visiting friends at Argos for a few days. G. W. Marble is in Miliw lukee, Wis., tliis week on business. L. A. Kleopfer made a dying busines trip to Chicago to-day. Louis Korton has accepted a position at the Novelty Works. About one dozen men went to Marmont to shoot mud hens Mrs. J. II. Kaxter is visiting relatives at Sidney, Ind., this week. It. II. Kennet t left for Camden, Ind., his morning, on business. Editor Nearpass, of Culver City, is in the citv this afternoon. Mrs. Mary Whit more, of South Uend,, visited in the city yesterday. J. W. Lefwer, of Warsaw, was in the city Thursday, on business. Dentist 1). S. Johnson, of Argos, called in the city last evening. Dr. W. Shaffer, of Kochester, called in this city yesterday on business. Mrs. M. C. McCormick or Argos, was the guest Mrs. W .J .Uankin yesterday. Mrs. Duckett, of Kourbon, visited Mrs. John Parks, of this city yesterday. Miss Ida Knausman, of Knox, called in the city yesterday for a few hours. The little folks of J. II. Hoffman are suffering from an attack ot whooping cough. W. S. 3 aniels returned home from a visit with relatives in Michigan, yesterday. The Cigar Factory owned by W. K. Voast, has moved into the new Corbin Kuilding. Mrs. Geo. Kipple, of Kourbon, is in the city to-day, visiting her mother who is very sick. Messrs. Homer Watson, and Walter Chapman, called m the city yesterday afternoon on important business. Isaac Keed, Jacob Hoffman, Dr. W.F. Kannels and K. C. OKlenis drove up from Argos Thursday on business. Kev. Kolhenburger, of this city, will preach at the Reformed church in Twin Lakes Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. We now understand that reports from the eastern part of this county regarding diphtheria have been greatly exagerated. A meeting to be held at O. A. K. hall Saturday night a,H o'clock, has bsen called for the purpose of organizing a Ladies Aid Society. Mrs. E. E. Lee, of Jamestown, New York, arrived in Plymouth this week, and will visit several weeks with her parents, Mr.and Mrs. A. Cole. A. L. Porter left for Culver City to day where he will attend a banquet given to-night by the Knights of Pyth ias. Ray Kendall, while scuffling with an other boy, last evening at the Pittsburg

depot, sprained his ankle, which will probably lay him up for a couple of days. Wm Everly acompanied by all the commissioners of this coonty, went to Tippecanoe yesterday where they examined the New Kridge, and were well pleastd with it. The donor of the fine cluster of apples recently presented to Dr. Mar tin was Samuel Pence and net Price as reported. Mr. Pence lives four miles northeast of this city. Will Salt has been missing chi kens over at his store for several evenings, and last night concluded he would lind out what could be caug.it with a trap, whic.i he bet, and on going down to the Ft ore this morning he found a mink in Ids plosion. Mrs. Dr. Aumick left for St. Joseph Michigan, to-day wheie she will visit R'hUiVL'S. Jack Kirk was arranged before Justice Reeves this afternoon on charge of house breaking. The hunting party returned home last evening from Lake Maxencuckee, reporim; hi'ty-nine mud hens and fourteen ducks killed. Geo. Alleman, Lou 1). A'.lemau, Calvin l.erceton, John Karr and Koy Kanouse, of Argoa, were summoned before the grand jury to-day. A newspaper cannot be run to suit the individual taste of its readers. It should he treated as a bill of fare. You take the things you like, and leave .hose you dislike. Ex. Girls will please bear in mind that next year will be last leap year of the Century and ahother will not occur until r.Dl. This unusual occurence is due to the fact that the addition of one day to each fourth year more than makes the presumed delicK-i cy in the calendar year and l'.KJO will not beleao year. Ex Keport comes up from the neighborhood of De-long that the skeleton of a was discovered in the sand on the edge of Krue's Lake. The find is said to have been made by Mr. J. Horner, who

was using the sand for phstenng, on the Kridegroom farm. Considerable excitement exists and speculation is rife as to how the skeleton got there. Koc! .ester Sentinel. Eire was discovered in the roof of the feed siore in the Weaver building, south of the Post ollice in Kourbon, yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The roof was all in Harnes when the lire was discovered, but the Kourbon lire department came forth valiantly and smote the Mend with such vigor that the Haines were soon extinguished. The damage is said to have been about 100. It has not been reported whether it was ! covered by insurance or not. The Monticello Press ollice was nearly competed to vacate its roo ns one day his week, caused by an excavation under the next building. The walls rattled in a dangerous manner, and for a while it looked as though the building would collapse. Prompt action saved the building from serious damage. Corea has a law which reads: "One who owes money and, at the promised time fails to pay it, shall be beaten two or three times a month on the shins and this shall be continued until the debt is discharged. If he dies in debt his relatives must pay it or receive the same punishment. " If such a law were in force here what an army of sore shins there would be hobbling around over the country. Ex. Laporte street is not the only place in in town where profane and indecent Ianrrnirrf )n:iv I irt linnril fin fi( Tiiilklin . - w ...i.T I'll streets. It breaks out here and there and altogether too often, like some loathsome malady of the social body which persists in breaking out in the most unexpected Maces. Old men as well as young give it utterance and its olTensiveness is literally forced upon ladies, school-children and the decency loving public generally. From Saturday's Daily. M. W. Simons was in Chioago yesterdav. Mrs. Kd Richards left for Kochester to-day. Jack Wilson, of Lapaz, is home over Sunday. Mrs. Dr. Hume went to Argos this morning. Mrs. Chas McLaughlin left for La paz to-day. W. S. Daniels has returned from Grand Kapids. W. K. Hess went to Warsaw yester day on business. Mr. and Mrs. George Williams were at Lake Maxinkuckeo yesterday. A new feed and sale stable has been started back of the Windsor House. Marion Klack and A. L. Kandall, of Et. Wayne, were in the city yesterday. Tho Cycle Works are building an ad dition to their paint shop and enamelng room. George Stewart, train despatcher at Ft. Wayne for the Pittsburg railroad, was in the city to-day. MrsTheodore McLaughlin and Mrs. Paul Kutcher, visited with Miss Clara Kutcher at Argos yesterday. Curtis Manuwal left on Thursday last for Winnfield, Minn., where he has ac cepted a position as teacher in one of their schools. David 0 Kleni, of Kevvanna, had his shoulder dislocated by being throw

from his wagon while trying ro stop his team which were were running away. Mrs. James Fawery, of Twin Lakes, who had a severe attack of erysipelas, of the left hand, and resulting in an abscess has nearly recovered. The Kev. Wm. Gordon, of Michigan City, who had been visiting his daughter at .Worchester, Mass., fell dead Wednesday evening, while attending a prayer meeting. Frank Kaker, of Kourbon, was in town on business to-day. I. Komig, attorney at outh Kend, called in the city to-day. Ed S. Kitsch, of Uremen, called in the city yesltrday on business. Last evening a dancing school wn-j commenced at Mrs. Annia Rrown's. O. It. Porter and wife attended the

K.of P. banquet at Culver City last! evening. Mr. and Mrs, W. II. J. Fhgg, werft the guest of their v,ont Charles, of thi - city to-day. Mrs. Wm. Stephenson, of South Kend, is here for a few days visit with Plymouth friend?. II. II. Kon'iam was called to Aloion to-day, on account of the serious illness of his mother. Miss Mary Kendall left to-day for Lapaz, where she will visit her friend, Miss Nellie Gregg, over Sunday. M. E. Gam, Geo. Garn, Chas. Watson and several other business men of Culver City were in Plymouth to-day transacting business. Lou Alleman, accompanied by a gentleman friend, attended the K. of P. banquet, at Culver City last evening and reports a good time generally. One of the two dogs owned by Kaker & McKinney, and known as Hoots and SJioes, was poisoned yesterday morning about 7:;i0. Shoes was well known and i ad many friends. The Culver City Military Academy foot hall team passed through this city o-day, on their way to Warsaw, where they will meet the team of that city and contest for champion honors. Hank Morgan, of South Kend, was in our city one day this week visiting J.V. Astley. Mr. Morgan is a brother-in-aw of Wilbur Gorsueh, editor of the South Kend Tribune, who is also noted for his skill of raising potatoes. The newspaper man in a small city buys his groceries and goods at a store and pays the price asked. If he linds that the merchant treated him fairly he goes again. Kut if he is cheated or overcharged he goes to the neighboring merchant. Kut the grocer and mer chant goes around to get oids for print ing, and otten, instead of paying fair r evs, he s ieks to reduce the price beo'.v w.iat is reasonable. The merchant often forgets that in these days prices of printing like everything else are governed by the la xi of trade, and are fixed on a decent margin. Tnere may be a tdight difference in the charges of dif ference ofiices, but it is small, and no greater than in the prices o groceries and dry goods in different store?. Printing is a business nowadays, gov erned by the laws of trade. Exchange. Dr. N. K. Aspinall left this afternoon for Keokuk, where no intends opening for Dr. Korton, an institute in that city. The Doctor expects o remain away one week We understand that Dr. Korton intends to open institutes in St. Louis and other large cities in the near future. Already the maples along the country streams, the oaks, the elms and all the other trees which grace the country side are taking on tints that can only be rivaled by tho. e produced in other autumns. The colors of the wild aster a id of all the autumnal plants which bloom, are now as pretty as they have ever been. Th e subscriber who comes, in these days and pays the printer is blessed and in the kingdom to come will be placed a little higher than the angels. His name will be written at the top of the column next to reading matter, and nothing in the house will be too good for him. He will get comps to all the harp recitals, and have a reserved seat beside the editors, while ah. the delinquent subscribers will have to carry water for the performers and sit up in the gallery. Ex. Yesterday afternoon Jack Kirk was arraigned, before Justice Keeves for attempted burglary at the residence of Mrs. Taylor on Thursday night on North Center street, and was bound over until court commences again. From Monday's Dally. Thomas Harding spent Sunday at Laporte. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Flagg Sundayed at Argos, Wm. Myers, of Argos, called in our city Saturday. Mrs. J. D. McClaren went to Valpa raiso, Saturday. II. Humrichouser left for Pierceton, Ind., Saturday. K. 1 . Loner, ot South Kend. was in town on business yesterday. Josiah Evans, of Walnut, was in town Saturday celebrating. Wm. Newhouse went to Argos, this morning, on a business trip. J.S. Neely, of Wfalnut, was in the city Saturday last on business. Sherman Crow, of Argos, called In the city Saturday on special business.

Kert Nussbaum, of Culver City, spent Sunday with relatives in the city Miss Etta Kirtansinger, of Donaldson, is visiting with friends in the city for a few days. Married, last evening at the office of II. C. Corbin, Jacob Koth to Eliza Schleicher. Mr. an I Mrs. F. E. Moore, of St. Louis, are the guests of Chas. Harris and family of this city. Mrs. Victor Nell" and Mrs. Geoige Worthmgion, of Argos, were in the city last Saturday, shopping. Mrs. Sarah Stair, of Argos, is visiting her iiaujluer, Mrs. L. Martindale, of this city, for a :ew days. The Adams Express Co. are the posacssoia ot a bright and new express wagon, just received this morning. A lire in the marshes near Wanatah, Fii Jay night, resulted in the death of four horses belonging to Paul Matks. Mi.-; Mary McCoy who has been staying at J. L. Clevelands' for some time returned to Laurak, 111., tins morning. 1:1 vi I'Mr.liorrv tmrcli lii-liiiiiTinir

t) W. iL Harter, near Knox, was destroy d by lire Friday. Loss ?:). Valparaiso Vidette. Mrs. Kershaw, who has been visiting with the family of J. K. Kowell for a few days, returned to her home at Argos this morning. The Laporte Argos is authority and states the reason editorial rooms ae designated as sanctums is owing to the scriptural language med in them. Tht Son's of Veterans have obtained the Young Mens Quartette, of this city, for their Camp Fire Meeting, next Friday evening, November the 1st. Charles Shirley, who lias been visiting relatives at White Kos) farm for several days, left for Chicago yesterday thence to his home at Grand Kapids, Michigan. The authorities at Hammond are making it warm for a company in that vicinity, who are using diseased horses and Hooding the market with cheap meat Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kray and daughter, of Michigan City, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Kowell. Mrs. Kray and daughter will remain during the wee!;. The water main at the corner of Michigan and Washington streets has bursted again. The place was fixed only a short time ago, but the mam is a wooden one and does not amount to very much. Mr. J.Kimmel, piano tuner, of Ft. Wayne will remain in the city until tomorrow. Parties des' ring tneir piano tuned may leave orders at the Koss House, at their earliest convenience. An exchange says that a man who thinks a newspaper will suspend because he quits taking it, is something like the man who took a drink from the river, and then looked along the shore to see how much he had lowered the water. A pleasant birthday party was given at the residence of Milton E. Soice, Satu-day Oct. 2Uh, in honor of George and Hazel Soice's fifth anil sixth birthday. Forty-five little ones were present and all enjoyed themselves heartly. Many handsome pi esents were received. The city and citizens are doing good work in the way of building sidew alks and street crossings, but there should be no stop in this matter until snow Hies. The walks in general of our city are in very good condition, yet there are a number on our main street that need attention. George, the ten-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. John Hess, of Laporte, died Thursday night from the effects of a poisonous gas arising from an old coffee kettle that was found by several small boys. He had been ill for five weeks, and the physicians were unable to locate the trouble until it was too late. A Mrs. W. II. Herd, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. 1). Compton, of Elkhart, commit ed suicide by throwing hersell uncer a train at Quincy, Michigan, Friday last. Mrs. Herd has been in feble health for some time, and the announcement that nothing could be done lor her and the impreasion on her mind that she was becomiug a burden to her husband, led to the rash act. She has a sister, Mrs.Warren, who live- at Nappanee. From Tuesday's Dally. Mrs.C. Labrash left for Penn. this morning. Mrs. Sam Parker left this forenoon for Chicago. Miss Minnie Cox left for Culver City this morning. Miss Sadie Kentz left for Chicago this morning. Chas. Kosenbury left for Culver City this morning. Frank Tanner is suffering to-day from a sprained ankle. A new drainage pipe is being laid on East Adams street. JohnioFox, of Argos, called in the city to day on business. T.J. Willings will make a trip to Terre Haute this evening. Tyner Vanvactor and wife left for Huntington this morning. Norman Kichard, of Argos, drove over this morning on business. Dr. Wilson was called to Argos on professional business this morning.

Frank Moisches and A. C. Clough went to Culver City hunting, this after noon. Miss Flora Astley returned from Greensburg last evening and reports a very pleasant time. Mrs. Stair, who has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. L. Martindale, returned home this morning. Mrs. E. Rotzein and Lttle daughter b-lt for Chicago where she will visit a few days with her parents. New England mmce meat 10 cents a package, Monarch mince meat 3 packages for 25 cents at Leonard's. Lakeside oat llakes 10 cents a package a Leonard's, ColTee, two packages for a quarter, a. Leonard's. Mr. A. Si idler returned from Edon, Ohio, to day noon where was called by the death or Mrs. Stutters brother. Ed MeCalTerty, who has been stopping in this city some tuna, left for Indanapohs this morning on the :10 train. Kills wer i posted to-day announcing the arrival of (Kick's Comedy Company next Saturday night, at the opera house. Mrs. C. li. Leonard left for Peru this morning where bhe will attend the State Missionary Convention for a couple of da s. The Lake Cemetery has been greatlv unproved by the erection of a First class wire fence, built by Wm. W. Weaver and M. J. Pocotk. The Ft. Wayne accomodation Passenger train due here at 8:40 last night, was two hours late, on account of a bridge being broken near Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Kuhn, who have been visiting with Fred Kuhn, of tins city, for several days returned to their home at Port Huron, Mich., yesterday. Yestrday Thomas Walker received a telegram announcing the death of his little cousin Max Smiley, of Hammond, Ind. Mrs. Walker left last evening to attend the funeral to-day. Miss Jennie Fisher, of Argos, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles Ungues, who accompanied her home in the evening, where she remained over Sunday. A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in the opera house at Elkhart, last Saturday night to express sympathy for Cubans. It is said strong resolutions

werc passed. Miss Cornelia Walters, of Columbia City, who has been visiting widi her brot'iers and sisteis of this city for the past two months, returns to her home this evening. On account of a freight train engine being off of the track on tho Vandaha at Flora, the passenger train due here at 10:08 was one hour and thirty minutes late. Dr. Kirkett, David Zaner, Wm. Zaner, Nelson McLaughlin, Joseph Vanvactor, Ellis Wright and Chas. Kirkett depart ed yesterday for Tamine,Wis.,w here they go on a hunting exposition. Eldridge Thompson has purchased a half interest owned by Zinn ix. Young Mr. Zinn being the retiring gentleman. Mr. Thompson formerly worked for the Novelty. The firm will now be known as Young & Thompson. There will be a meeting at my ollice Saturday evening, Nov. 2, 18t5, at 7:30 pior to the Georgia Excursion of Nov. 5, 18V5. All persons desiring to visit Atlanta and LaG range are cordially invited to be present. John S. Kkndkk. Rev. W. W. Raymond attends a Convocation of the Northern Deanery of Indiana held in Trinity Church at Ft. Wayne to-day and to-morrow. Kishop White will be present, also the Kev. Dr.Campell Fair, of Grand Kapids, Michigan. Rector Raymond is appointed to give a report of the General Convention of 18'J3, Hiperion Lodge, K. of P. has commenced to agitate the question among its members regarding the attendance in a body of the district meeting that will meet in Laporte Nov. 27. There is no doubt that the attendance will be large for it is a fact worthy of comment, Whatever Hiperion Lodge undertakes to do, she does it well. So our Laporte Krother Knights may look lor a great turn out from Plymouth. The friends of Mr. Upton Schilt, the stenographer at the Novelty Works, are anxious as to the cause of his ' little parade" down our Main street Saturday carrying a banner baring the states emblem. A writer through the columns of an exchange gives the following advice: "Never take a paper if you don't like the editor." Following this advice and pertinent to tho subject, it might be possible for a fellow to refuse to eat apples because ho fell out of an apple tree. One is about as consistent as the other. A young lady by the name of Miss Ella Miller, of Elkhart, had the misfortune while asleep on tho night of Oct., 20th to. have her beautiful haircut off close to her head, yet she did not discover this until morning. It is supposed her brother did the deed while in a somnambulistic state. The brother must have betn married at one time. Geo. E. Hillsman who has been doing business in that line for some time in a small way, is now prepared to receive orders as many and as large as may bo for gents clothing and furnishings of all sorts. He has on hand a full line of samples at the barber shop on West Laporte street.

From Wednesday's Dally. Otto Webber is on the sick list. "" " The river was frozen overthis moning. J. K. Houghton went to Argos this morning. II. G. Thayer returned from Warsaw this morning. M. W.Simons was at Ft. Wayne yesterday on business. Mrs. Fiank Lamsoii -caves for South Kend to day. Chas. L. Goetz, of South Kend, was in town yesterday. E. S. Leonard, from Elkhart, called in the city yesterday. Alanzo Sehooneover drove over from Argos yesterday on !. ashless. Mrs. Chas. Hughes went to Argos ljst evening for a few days visit. Herman Ga'jbert and Pert Prichart. of Argos, ea.led in the city to-day. Kort Kreuhbauni an 1 wife o:' South Kend, visited in the citv Moiidav. James M. Wick. zer, of Argos, called m the city v.,terduy on husine.-s. Mr. C. S. Parker lectuies at the V. K. church to night subject, "The Keautiful." The game of foot hill be! wi en Culver and Elkhart teams Sat unlay, resulted in a tie. J. E. Williams and W. lhnnetl, of South Kend, were in town vesJtrdav on ousiness. The Altar Guild meets m-xt Tuesday evening with Mrs. Harry Kuck. Election of oilicers. A full attendance is desired. Keal estate is on the move. The sale of a house in Maxey's addition was concluded this im-rnhig the consideration being S500. Kev. Rothenberger will conduct communion services at Jaeoby's church, 3 miles norhteast of thiscity Sunday afternoon at 2 o'chxk. The Pennsylvania Kailroad Co. has decided to put in a double track from Wheeler to Wmslow Siumg. Work will be commenced in a short time. Mrs. Frank Wheeler and daughter arrived in the city last evening where her husband lias been staying for some time. They move from Hillsdale Michigan. The Kosten Journal claims that an excellent and never failing cure for nervous hea lache is the simple act of walking backward for about ten minutes. J. A. Anderson, general agent, is presenting the general and special merits of the Standard Dictionary to our professional and other substantial citizens. He will remain three or four days. Miss Julia was the guest of Miss Nellie Selttnright Sunday and Monday, returning Monday evening. Mr. Selten

ri-!,t was ab!t' to Cu,15e to t!ie ,aljIe Monday evening for the first time in two weeks. The destruction of the Kankakee marsh by lire, is becoming more pronounced every day. The destruction of farm property will be appalling if a cheek to the devoring elements is not applied. Members of the Christian Endeavor society of the Reform church will give a hallowee'n social at the home of Miss Jennie Kot troll" to-morrow evening. Oysters will be served. They extend cordial invitations to the public. Last year Mr. John Seltenright raised on his farm South of tow n, half bushel of as line chestnuts as were ever raised in the state; this year only raising a peck, The trees were bought of 1 iily Holland thirteen years ago. The death of Mrs. Leonard Ilighshew occured Monday night about six miles north east of this city; Mrs. Highs hew has been an invalid for some time. Tho funeral takes place at the Mount Pleas ant church, near Kourbon, next Friday. Tho funeral of Mrs. Martha Triplet occured Monday at Twin Lakes church at 12: o'clock. The burial services occured at the McKIrath Cemetery. The lady was 22 years old. She leaves a husband and a iit tie child eleven months old. V little daughter of James Kurke of Valparaiso, had her left eye injured several years ago and the sight partially destroyed. She has suffered so much from it for several weeks past, that it was decided to remove the injured eye. It was removed a few days ago thelittlo one showing great nerve during tho operation. The Inventor" will appear at the Opera House in this city next Saturday night. It is a comedy-drama, well staged and replete with some of the most ludicrous and amusing situations that can well be conceived. Its name is at once suggestive of sparkling humor that could lind play nowhere else better than where a rural inventor is concerned in introducing the product of his genius to tho wary capitalists of a great city. "The Inventor" will be presented by (Kick's Comedy Company with a completement of eleven people. Young people will lind much to interest and please them in the November number of Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours for Koy s and (Kris. There is a capital short story by Oliver Optic; an article giving some excellent hints for boys on buying and using a gun by Wilf P. Pond; an interesting descrip Continned on Eighth rae.