Marshall County Independent, Volume 4, Number 12, Plymouth, Marshall County, 4 March 1898 — Page 5

Attention Farmers Smooth Wire, BARB WIRE At Prices that lead them all. Gall before you buy and save money. H. E. BUCK'S Cash Hardware.

Xl?c3noepenocnt Frida i March i IW. HARKET BEPORT. Bat tat M Egga Ig Chickens c Lard Potatoes WC lour perewt .tt) te2.0 Com meal tt)U Hogs per hd Cattle 4 -" Wheat 18 Rye Corn Oats IJjj i lover seed MO Timothy seed 3.UÜ Millitseed LOO Timothy hay per ton 4.00 to ö.OÜ ( lover hay per ton 00 Marsh hay per ton 4.00 to 5.00 Straw per load 00 Furnished by Kd. S. Hogarth & Co. Prom Friday Dally. Walter Cox is home from Ft. Wayne. Miss Tillie Kliughammer has reten ed to South Bend. Clarence Slater returned from Terre j Haute today. Miss Mary Wearer is visiting Miss P .e Miller, of Bourbon. And now they claim to have found gold iu Miami county near Peru. Mrs. La) lor is visiting friends in Warsaw this week. harlev Logan is transacting business in Frankfort. UaeM Sasaael Millet s condition re mains the same. Mrs. Thomas Walker is visiting with , friends in Ilihbard. Charlie Turner transacted business in Roc better today. It will soon be time for Sunday excursions. Miss Laura Eurit of Macy is the guest of Mrs. Bailey. The Modem Woodmen of America Lbd ten initiations last night. L. H Johns of Laporte is in the city today on business. Students and newspapers are tryiug hard to work up a war spirit in this country. The drays were busy all day hauling the goods o! F. M. Axe to thy depot to be shipped to Newport. David Uedding remains about the same. There has b en no change in his condition tor the past week. Donaldson don't want a saloon, and the pejple are doing all they can to prevent one locating there. Solomon Mayer and Sidney Kosenhaup let t for Muucie today to visit Mr. and Mrs Maurice Lauer. Uran Smith of Valparaiso is iu the City on business. He will return Saturday. The excercises at the M. E. church tonight promise to be quite ineresiiug and it will ptj jou to attend. Adam Ebert has about recovered from his leceut injury which he received at the Novelty, lie will be able for work neit Monday. Miss Ethel Wilttong and (irace Axe will leave this evening for Chicago where they will visit Charlie Wilttong until Sunday. Plymouth has more lodges and insurance socie; its than any other town iu the state and they are all in a healthy and prosperous condition. The west side of Michigan street was the resort for the people who discussed war topics and other matters of importance this morning. There will be two vacant rooms on Michigan street in a few days. They will be vacated by Messrs. McKinuey and Axe. The funeral of Win. Edwards took place today I rom his late residence on North Center street and was largely attended. Julius Borne was made a member of the Americus lodge last night. A large number were present and the session was a V 'i v pleasant one. The Chicago morning papers are eagerly sought every morning by the people of Plymouth. The war cloud is till in the sky and the people are anxious to hear the latest.

A light artillery company is heing orfaulted in Logansport. Col. C nner ol that city bee proffered his service? to (Jo? Mount The war feeiMf in 'hat

city is becoming quite w irm. Citizens in the oowman addition complain because seemlier f the cit council drives ou ther side vr;ilks to keep cat of the mud. If this is true turn the hose on him Detective Ma Ilaney, charged with the murder ni policeman Christensen at South Bend, has been taken tu Laporte where he Will be tried tor I ne crime. Mrs Cora Hawkins who has been visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs. I' M i'oor, in the city returned to her home in South Hend today. Green goods are being received by a number of citizens of Valparaiso. The writer of these circles tells the people that he can make them ricn If they will send him $400 in good money. Supt. Marks went to Argos today to attend the institute of the Southern Teacher's association of Marshall county which is in session in Hull's opera house today and tomorrow. The lilaiu bridge has been closed for four months and from present indications it will be four months more be fore it is opened for traflic. A letter addressed to the "ornnest man in the Untied States" has just been returned by the foetal department to the Crown Point man who sent it. We hope the latter now knows the fellow. TheWäO train on the Pittsburgh Urongllt III a UUIUUOI ui uam.irm, iim-m to Plymouth today. Those Knights ol the grip sav that they have no cause to complain as their aales exceed those of last year Memorial services will be held in the M. E. chuich tonight in honor of Miss Francis Willard. The minister of all the churches in the city will be present and take part in the exercises. The jury in thecelebrated West case in South Bend, disagreed and were discharged. West stands charged with robbing the bank in South Bend of $30 000 three years ago. Today's dispatches make matters look much darker for Spain. Council (ieueral Lee says it was not an accident. If the Maine was maliciously detdroyed by the Spaniards, what will be there suit. H. U. l hayer, of this city is a very entertaining talker. His remarks to the lndepndent reporter today on the pres ent trouble between Spain and the United States, clearly indicated that he has given the matter considerable thought. This has been one of the biegest weeks that the Ross House has enjoyed for the past ten months. Last nisht 01 guests were accommodate by Landlord Bowell. There were more traveling men in town yesterday than there have been lor many days. Mat Bottorff will leave for St. Joe, Mich, in a few days where he will remain indefinitely. Mr. liottorlT has secured a job up there and while he will be missed in I'lymouth his friends will be glad to hear of his good luck. Mr. Axe has finished packing his goods and will ship them to Newport where he will open up a store. (Je hae been a resident of Plymouth for a number of years during which time he proved himself a good business man and a very genial gentleman. We wish him success. The rule at Skaguay seems to he ' every man for himself" and tlje Klon dike pilgrims who are ompelled to tarry there may have occasion to regret having fallen among thieves. But he who rushes into a new mining country must expect such social conditions and be prepared to defend himself. John W. Thomas, received another letter from his son Frank who is now in Skaguay. Frank wriies entertainingly and reports evervthihg lovely. He is making preparations for his journey to the Klondike, and says that every thing is favorable. He has made some money in Lkaguay this winter and says that the town is still on the boom. Every boat that lands brings hundreds of gold seekers on their way to the Klondike Frank is now trying to dispose of his property in Skaguay, before he starts for the gold region .

The public installation of the nni-l : ruj rank K. of P. has been pos'poned j

until March St h. This was iloni' for ' the par.se f s-vurini; the presence ot (ien. ( Vna ; j!i, t: muiinder in chief. This will a rt-d letter evening" f-sr order end every Knight in t he eitv should arrange to be present. Mist (iertrude McClure and Leslie I , eland, were married at Argos Wednesday. hef came to Plymouth and wer :h puettd t Will lieClare Wedni'tit. They returned to Argos yet tarda evening. The bride is a sisrr nf Will Uilnranl thin nitw Mr I - , . I Copelind Is a sncceasful young tanner! and a lira! class vuuug man. 1 lit f lka will be ureat rival of MaainlmeJcea the coniim tsa air. Already it is known that a number of people from abroad will spend the heated term down 00 the hanks of this healthy and inviting lake. The cost of living down there is not so high, while the comforts and pleasures excel many of the noted Kammer resorts in the conn try. The wedding ol Mr. John Wissert and Miss Grace ise, residing four miles north ol I'lymouth, will take place Sun day at high noon at the home of the bride's parents. Extensive preparations are being made for Lie event. The contracting parties are well known and highly respected young people. dank McKinney who has been in business m the grocery line for the past three jears will move his stock of gro ceries to Bourbon at 'nce and open up a store in that village. He has been a citizen of Plymouth for many years and prior to his entering into the grocery business he was engaged inthe boot and shoe I'usmess with Chas. Baker who is mow a resident of Callifornia. Frank is a good business man and a hustler and the Independent sincerely hopes that ha will succeed in his basi i a ness vei.ture ir ii.urhon. lie isa young man of politeness, intelligence and good humor and B mroon will get a good ci' ixen. liuy Porter had on his war paint this morning. Uuy thinki tha the Span lards ooeht to be wiped oil the earth and he wants to be one to help in their annihilation, lie has received a cap tains commission and if now at work recruiting a company of able bodied young men to resent the insult to 'Old Glory' in the destruction ot the 'Maine.' Becruit nig l ead quarters are at the t'. S. Express office. As soon as one bun dred names are enrolled they will start overland to Cuba. The lirst 10 enrolled will b officers. Several men are reported to be going to the Klondike trom Windsor, Mich., and that little town is all agog over their "training" for the undertaking. The would be miners have shed their winter clothing and saunter about the treets on the coldest days, in eummer suits and tin soled shoes and with their coats and vests unbuttoned. They sleep at night with their windows open and with only the blanket over them. Their principal food is the fattest meat they can get All of this is well calculated to weaken the very forces that will be most needed long before they even get w it bin sight of the promised land. Sam Jones announces himself as a candidate for Governor of leorgia. Jle talks very plain and below are some ot his sayings which he uttered in his edict to the people: "Let's pen up the jackasses for a while in the lot and trot out some thoroughbreds. If 1 am a candidate 100 times I shall speak from the platform as 1 sj eak from the pulpit del nouncitig wrong ana championing right and handling papsuckers and political just as 1 handle pharisees and hypoeriti in the church ol (Jod. Gentiemen I believe 1 can get a hearing and .1 we can have a few j int debates there will be blood and hair on the ground torn up for live miles around the speakers platform. If 1 don't run these are still my principals." From Saturday's Dally. Frank Crane, of I'eru, was in the city lodaj on business. A.UJ u the churches will give you a hearty welcome tomorrow. The thermometer was knocking close to zero last night. The Foresters lodge .f this city had a good meeting list night, A son was born to Mr. aud Mrs. I'd Zumhaugh yenterday Mrs. I. Frank Redd is visiting her mother in Uourbon. John liutle. went to Argo9 today on business. David Uedding was reported m feeling worse this afternoon. Ue sure you art right before you tire the Bret yun. Miss Birebssa of Rolling Frame is visiting Win. Conger and family. The accident talk is not believed anyv here. The three youngest children of ilto. Yinall are still quite sick. Miss Hulda stroinback eutertainei s number of her frieuds last evening. The monthly teachers examination was held at the court house today Vanscoik has a new light wagon to convey the mail to and from the depots. The W. (J. T. 0 will meet with Mrs. k a lllaiu Monday afternoon at 2 p m.

Mr Tefl former proprietor of the Windsor house ;s at present ou the eick

lint Matt Bottorff left for St. Joe, Mich., today. Lie will work at boat baildini in tha ci'y . Tiiere was a flying rumor on the treat this morning that ("apt. Sigsbee h:id heen killed. Mry. Ii. V. tlealey and daughter went to LogaiisnoTt today to visit rel ativt-s Mid friends. David Uedding is reported nome better today and hit many friends hope that he will continue tu lnjpii)? F Mist llulsfll of Huntington is visit ing her sister iu this city one of the 'eachers in the public school. Now is the time of the year to take some of thoe glowing Klondike stories with a liber tl allowance jf salt. Elmer Scholield ol south Ut-ud was shaking haudt with his friends in Plymouth toaay. Mr. and Mis Amasa Johnson entertained a Dumber of their friends this afternoon . The Bourbon people say they don't want a saloon in the town, but for tome reason or other they manage to support one. Don't forget the lecture of John J. Ingalls at the opera house March 4th. He is one of the greatest orators in America today. J. N. Wilson cried another sale yesterday south of Argos. Ti is makes three sales that Mr Wilson has cried this week. David Wiser entertained the Molter hand last night at his home in South Plymouth. The boys report a j Hy and pleas -snt time Miss Mary Band of In wood received 150 votes loday m the popular lady con test offered by the Independent. Mrs. Sam Braver man will leare for her home in Chicago tomorrow, alter spending a number of weeks with friends and relatives ir this city. It is noticed that while the war de part men t continues to suspend judg ment it is at the same time quite busy oiliug up I he engines oi war Railroad companies are going alter their trainmen all over the country, it isnt safe for an employe ol any railroad tobefouad entering a saloon or under the inlluence of liquor. C. L, Morris and Dr. Keynolds l ave purchased the Jacox livery stable. Carl Keynolds ana Court Morris will have charge of the business. The kind of weather we have had tor the past few days will only make spleu did sugar making which is just what the fai iners want. The old ward school building is now resting ou its foundation ou the corner of Sophia and Michigan street. Wood is bringing high price at Columbiacity uow. No doubt the farmers have quit trading it on subscription. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner of Valparaiso are in the city and will be the guests ol W. J. Kankin and wife over Sunday. Rev, Paiks of Elkhait was the guest of Bev. Landis yesterday afternoon. He will assist Bev. Snyder conduct a series of nieetiugs;at the Pretty Lake church. At the littletown of Auburn, Ind. Fred Simons a married man shot and instantly killed Iiis t wo little girls aged two and four years, and then turned the gun on himself and blew his brains out The great religious revival which has been in progress in Bourbon for the past lour weeks closed last night. 1! is said eome good has been accomplished in the way of morals in that village. A Spanish ollicer in Cuba said: "If Spain can send 200,000 soldiers to a lit tle island like Cuba, how many could she send to the t'niled States?" A more pertinent inquiry would be something like this: If in three years Spain haB failed to conquer a handful of starve lings in Cuba, how long would it take her to whip the United States with 70, 000,000 people. Wasting in Children can be overcome in almost all cases by the ose of Scott's Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil and the Hypophos ohitcs of Lime and Soda While it is a scientific fact that cod-liver oil is the most digestible oil in ex istence, in SCOTT'S EMULSION it is not only palatable, but it is already dieestcd and made ready for immediate absorption by the system. It is also combined with the hvDODhosohites. which supply a food not only for the tissues of the body, but for the bones and nerves, and will build up the child when its ordinary food docs not supply proper nourishment. B ure vou et c.COTT'S EmuWion. See that the iu iiti are on the wrapper. All lr'igf(itU; yx. and i.mo. ecerr a bwni, stxiawu. s.v. Yrfc

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More Than a Hundred Presents Will bo given fco subscribers of trie Independent who either pay up all arrearages and in adrance to May 1 '99 for the weekly edition or four months in advance for the Daily Independent TThe Distribution will occur at the Opera House June 1 '98, aud will be conducted by the subscribers themselves. How con dctcted! All suscribers who comply with the conditions above giren will be issued a numbered receipt for the paper, the office retaining a stup with a corresponding number which will be used on the day of distribution in ascertaining who are entitled to presents. All New Subscribers paying one year in advance for the Weekly Independent or four months in advance for the Daily Independent will he entitled to a share in this distribution. Subscription price for Weekly $1.50 per year. Subscription price tor Daily 40c per month. Partial List of Presents. The list of presents is not yet complete, but a few which arc enumerated below, have been decided up

on. The other presents as the list is complete. presents.

One Road Wagon. One Dress Pattern. One bed room set. One Set Dishes. One Pair Boots. One Pair Shoes-! One Pair Pants. One Set Silver Spoons. One Ladies Hat. $2 worth groceries. (one prize) One Rocking Chair. 5 Boxes Cigars ts Prie)

Popular Iacly contest. In addition to the extraordinary offei above named, the Independent

also inaugurates a popular l;ilv contest in which all Mibsciben comply

ing with the above conditions, will be allowed t participate. Who i the popular lady in Plymouth ;also the popular lady in Marshall county residiag outside of I'lymouth. Bach subscriber will be allowed one vote for each penny p:iil in on subscription He may vote either for a lailv residing im I'lymouth or for ome lady residing in Marshall county outside of Plymouth. The Independent will send the young lady residing in Plymouth who receives the meet votes, and ihr young latlv residing outside of Plymouth who receives the imt votes, to Niagara Falls. For example! If Sam Jones owe $ . for the Independent, he will ay the ilollar and also 5 1.50 iii advance, a total of v. He will he itivena share in the Distribution of presents on June 1 'o8and will aUo Ur allowed to cast 2 Co votes either for wh,m he considers the most fcopulai lady in I'lymouth, or for the most popular lady in Marshall county out side of Plymouth. If Sam Jones isa new subscriber he will pa $ 1 so and will he allowed 150 rotes iu the populai lad) contest. We Want Agents We want agents for this paper in every section of the county. Excellent inducements will be made known t young men or women upuu application who arc able to devote iheir rutin tunc to soliciting. Knowing thai there are some boys and girls who do not care to do much soliciting hut who can canlv secure live 01 ten subscribers, we will asake them this special offer. Send us rive new subscribers with $i.so for each subscriber and we will furnish each subscriber, the Weekly Inpendent for one year allowing each a share in 'he distribution ami 1 votes each in populär lady contest and we will ove the agent who send in the names a dozen photographs of Wim m If or hetelf, made eithet 1 photographei Kotein r Webster. ( best work Anv agent who fails to secure tive subscribers, will he paiet liierfor whatever subscriptions he does take. If 10 subscribers are secured, th? premium will he correspondingly lil eral. Numbered receipts can he secured by agents lv calling at the office with references. Commence now. Don't delay.

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