Marshall County Independent, Volume 4, Number 19, Plymouth, Marshall County, 22 April 1898 — Page 5

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I?c3nbcpcnbcnf Friday, April 22. 18)6. MARKET REPORT. Butter 14c Kggs Ita Chickens C to Lard Potatoes We 68 Flour percwt 2.40 to 2.80 Corn meal 1.00 Hogs per hd 44)0 Cattle 4.2B Wheat 85c Hye Me Corn 25c Oats lHc Clover seed 3.t0 Timothy seed 3.00 Millitseed 100 Timothy hay per ton 5.00 to 7.00 Cloeer hay per ton ti.OU Marsh hay per ton 4.00 to 5.00 Straw per load 2 0C Furnished by Ed. S. Hogarth & Co. LOCAL BREVITIES. From Frtda.y'9 IallT. Shipments from the Novelty works are quite heavy. This is house cleaning time. Have you had a reminder P Yellow river is now down to its normal state, and fishing is good. P. II. Stout caught a pike this morn ing weighing live and one-half pounds. The city Democrats nominated Jerry Blain last night for the short term for mayor. Several residences in Plymouth are being improved in the way of additions, painting, etc. The Center township Sunday school convention, will convene at Mount Olive church, April 20th. Ed Brooke is not sure that he will go to Utah this summer, owing to his in ability to dispose of his property. The high school graduates are getting their essays in shape for graudating exercises which will take place in. June. The Novelty Works paid out stJooo today. Thi3 money will be spent in our ciiy which means that it is a good thing. The National league base ball games open up that popular sport today. Chicago plays at St. Louis and New York meets Boston. In the twenty-one months which ended with March the money in circu lation has increased S2L),333,445, of which 126,001,251), is gold. But few farmers have been seen in Plymouth, the past lew days. The weather has been just to their taste and they are now busy sowing their oats. Wheat sold today in Burr Oak. for 1. per bushel. Frank Overmeyer, the grain dealer in that village says that he received eeveral hundred bushels today. History will record that Weyler's concentration order made it certain that Spain would eventually lose Cuba. No nation can afford to outrage civilization. Adam Baugher, left this morning for Harvard 111., where he has secured a position in a bicycle factory. Adam is a good workman and we wish him success. Over one nundred names have been enrolled for the company of soldiers now being raistd in Plymouth. The list shown the names of the best young men in the city. Grant Beltz and wife, went to Bour bon yesterday, where Mrs. Beltr. will visit friends for some time. Grant is going to take a short trip through Michigan on business. It is time to talk up Fourth of July celebrations for Plymouth. These are stirring times and "Old (ilory" will cat quite a figure during the next few months in this country. A. K. Zimmerman, lormerly editor of The Independent, but later of the Huntington Tribune, will publish a paper at Etna Green. "Ziroroy" is a good pencil pusher and we wish him un bounded success in his new venture. If actual war comes, and it seems impossible for it to be otherwise now, people should not delude themselves with

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the fancy that it rill be a struggle of short duration and of little destruction. 11 war comes preparations for trying times will be in order. Mayor Johnson, will not give up his chair in the council chamber as presi j ding officer unless the law is against I him. At the present time, the repub licans are of opinion that there will be I no vacancy to fill. There will be js hot time in Plymouth after the 3rd. ol May. From telegraph reports, Indiana will he distinctly "in it" in case it is actual shooting. The records of tne II rosier soldiery is not exceeded in chivalrous devotion to the Stars and Stripes, by any other state in the Union, and the authorities are consequently aware of the value of such service. Flection commissioners Kyser and Seiders, met at the ollice of City Clerk 'Leonard, this afternoon, and made the necessary arrangements for the placing of the names on the tickets, of the can didates to be votd for, May :rd. The law regulates this matter, and in that particular the law was complied with. A paper is being circulated in Plymouth today, getting subscribers to aid the Plymouth cornet band, in getting reorganized. A number of business men have subscribed liberally, but it will require considerable more to put the band on a solid footing. The lirst evening concert will be given May 12th. Those who are contemplating going to war will have ample time to make their arrangements, and settle up their little affairs before they are ordered to the front. All debts, love aflairs und little troubles, can be adjusted satisfactorily, and when you return fre6h from the field of carnage, you will be receiv ed with open arms by all classes. If it is to be actual war with Spain, Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee, surely ought to be tendered the command of the troops that may be sent to Cuba to drive out the Spaniards. This compliment sure, ly ought to be bestowed upon the gal lant Virginian. He knows all about the lay of the land, and would make short work of the job intrusted to him. The republicans did not nominate a candidate for maywr for the short term, as an opinion from Attorney General Ketcham positively states that the present mayor will hold until next September. Should this prove to be the case the selection of Mr. Blain last night will not amount to anything, as it will take this time and trouble to oust the present incumbent. The general store of Jerry larrell at Tyner was robbed last night to the extent of ST5 worth of goods, consisting of knives cigars, clothing and other articles. Just who the thieves are is not known, but it is thought to be local talent. Mr. Jarrell came to Plymouth this morning and notilied the oflicers. It is likely that the thieves will be apprehended before many days. The Secretary of the State Board of Charities was in Plymouth today, and paid the county intirmary a visit After a thorough inspection he informed Supt. Kruyer that he found the Marshall County ir.fimary one of the best and healthiest institutions of the kind that he had vidted in the state. This speaks well for Marshall County and is also is a compliment to Supt. Kruyer. The Republican and Democrat, are calling each other liars now because one claims to have printed more of the president's message than the other. They will probably quarrel next week as regards which prints the most un claimed letters at the post oflice. The Independent printed the message with in twenty four hours after it was given to the country, and it has'nt boasted or called any body liars either. Before the house assembles each day there is placed on the speaker s desk a box shaped tray of Bolid silver. Promptly after the house adjourns it is taken back again to the speaker's room. It contains three small bottles, one of red ink, one of black ink, and one for sand, such as was used in early days for drying ink, before the time of blotting paper. The ink tray is part of the furniture of the speaker's room and has more than ordinary interest, for it was used by Henry Clay when he occupied the speaker's chair. J

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Rent-selier are wrangling over the question ol serving wine. William B. Austin, a prominent citizen of that 'city, was recently lined under an inIdietmeiit charging him with giving ; away intoxicating liqooi on New Yean jday. Austin kept open house and lnj vited mmv ot tr e prominent men of j the city to share his hospitality. Aus j tin is a prominent Presbyterian and I now the affair is being discussed in the pulpits. A cigarette smoker becomes lost at times to his surroundings and reason takes rs ilight, and nothing will awak en him to the realization that, he has an existence save the grat iilcation of his appetite for the little "coilin nail." The extent to which this is noticeable was illustrated in the conversation of a nice young man from Ligonier who was visiting in our city recently. He said he was calling upon his best girl one evening, and while sitting in the parlor with his lady love took out his tobacco and papers and rolled a ciearrette and lit it. The lady awakened her lover from lus imbicile apathy by presenting him with a copy of "My Lady Nicotine. And he hasn't done anything since. It is a curious coincidence that all wars in which the I'nited States has figured, began in April. On the night of April IS, 1775, Paul Hevere went down the pike and warned out the minute men. 1 he next day (April I'J) occurred the battle of Lexington which opened up the war for independence. In April 1812, the British sloop of-war, Little Belt, tired on the American frigate President, though war was not formally declared until June 19. In April, 1SH, Texas applied for admission to the Inion and opened up the Mexican war. On April 14, 1881, Ft Sumpter was fired on and started the civil war. And now the curious part of it is that Spain is goinsr to make an April fool of herself just like the others. An Fastern paper expresses the opin ion that the peace attitude of this coun try, while preparations for a possible war were steadily going on, has inspired more respec abroad for the I nited States than would have grown out of an immediate declaration of war as soon as it was known that the Maine was blown up, and the statesmen of Europe have a greater regard for this country and a more whclesome fear for its latent resources and power than ever they had before. People may talk about a peace at any price party in this country, bu they cannot point it out. It exists only in imagination. Not even the bond holders and capitalists favor any such craven policy. Peace with honor would be a bleasing, but a dishonorable peace no one wants, and no one will have From Saturday's Dally. Quite a number of prominent Ma sons were in the city last night from adjoining towns. A number of good looking lady bicy cle riders from adjoining towns visited Plymouth today. Senator Proctor has ably demonstrat ed that it is possible to get facts with out getting fussy. The officers of the Marshall County Pacing association banqueted at Shoe maker's cafe last night. The circus reason will soon be here The great Wallace aggregation will exhibit in Logausport on May 5th. From :i until 5 o'clock today Michi gaii street contained more people than have bt'en seen in Plymouth in many days. The soldier boys are still enthusiastic and from present indications, Plymouth will have a splendid company recruited by Tuesday night. Communications sent to this oflice will receive attention if the writer's name is attached; otherwise they will go the way of all the earth. Let a stranger strike the town with a fake game, and he will make more money in two hours than an honest man could make in a month. The Spanish statesman who thinks the Southern States would co-operate with Spain in case of war will do well to keep out of the Southern States. It is stated that the militia will again be called to Koby to suppress the gam bling, which is now rampant there. Roby is the Monte Carlo of Indiana. Senator Tillman, of Suth Carolina, said in a speech yesterday that the ilut ter of angel's wings were never heard in the United States senate chamber. The iepublican8 of Culver have nom inated David Smith for marshal, F. L. Carl, for clerk, II. J. Meredith for treasurer, and Dr. Pea and S. E. Medbourn for councilmen. The democrats of Culver have nonimated Wm. Swigert for marshall, J.Shugrue for clerk, Thos. Slattery for treasurer and Al Keen and Chas. Zechiel for councilmen. W. 1. Rainer, of Decatur, has accepted a position in the tonsorial parlor of Manie Harris, on Michigan street. Mr. l.ainer is said to be one of the best barbers in Northern Indiana. The lightning tooth extractor struck Plymouth tod-iy, and held a crowd of four or live hundred people spell bound tins afternoon. He is without doubt the glibbest talker that has been in our city for many months. He had money to burn, and he made plenty of it right here in Plymouth.

Trustee McCrory is getting along

nicely in taking the school enuuiera j tmn of Tenter township. It is thought that the number of school children in Plymouth will show a very considerable increase over that of last year. Lou Allman and (i. W. Plain have met with splendid success, and they will bring the great Salisbury orchestra to Plymouth and our citizens will have an opportunity to hear this line com pauy in the opera house on the night of April 88th. The season of freckles is at hand, the despair of maiden whose noes will resemble a summer squash in a few weeks. Nothing is so conducive to freckles as the winds of April. They appear to lurk in each breath, waiting for a victim. Dr. Brown was called this morning to the residence of Nate Boyer to at tend Mr. Boyer 's little boy, who met with an accident. While at play the child was tripped by some of his playmates and in falling his arm was severely sprained. At Dowagiac, 35 years ago, Andrew llartsell is said to have died. He had no hair on his head. His body was removed recently, when a growth of live inches of hair was found, and now the bald headed men of Dowagaic, want to know how it was done. A minister was walking up Walnut street yesterday and a (lock of wild geese attracted his attention. At the same time he was seen to brush something from his shoulder, and he was heard to utter the lollowing prayer: "O Lord, I thank Thee that cows don't ny." The County Jail is as clean as a pin and as silent as the tomb. For the first time m many moons there is a vacancy in the jail. Sheriff Marshall feels greatly relieved, and tomorrow he will attend church. There are but a few county seats in Indiana, that can say as much. J. N. Wilson, candidate for city treasurer is one of tho best known men in Plymouth. His long citizenship in Marshall County, his strict business integrity, and genial manners makes him a strong candidate. He was never known to do a dishonorable act and his friends are legion. In declining the reception tendered him at Washington, (Jen. Fitzhugh Lee showed modesty and good sense. In fact he has exhibited these qualities during his ollicial career, and that is why he commands the public respect and admiration. No reception could add anything to his bold on popular esteem. Down in Mississippi the other day a man called an editor a liar, whereupon the editor shot and killed him and also two by standers. Sympathy is ex presstd tor the unfortunate man's rel atives, but the public must be taught that calling an editor a liar is some thing the noble profession of journal ism cannot countenance for an instant The following from the Peru Repub lican is the latest, relative to the oil field, which we suppose is authentic: "Pumping is in progress at 132 wells in the Peru oil field, which yield 1,200 bar rels daily, equal to 9600 per day. No other industry in Peru is yielding as much money. This amounts to $4,200 per wetk, $16,800 a month, or $201,600 a year. The Masonic lodge room, was crowed with masons last night, to witness the magnilicent work of the oflicers of Kilwinning lodge. A number of visitors from the surrounding towns were present. Professors D. Frank Redd, and Jacob Martin, were made Master Masons. At the conclusion of the cer emonies, light refreshments were served and short addresses made by some of the visiting brothers. A young doctor by the name of Wilson, residing near the sand hills of Nebraska, desiring to make a good impression upon a German farmer, declared he had received a double education. He had studied homeopathy and was also a graduate of a regular medical school. "Oh, dot voa nodding," said the farmer. "1 had vonce a calf vot suck two cows and he made nodding but a common schteer after all." At the last session of the city coun cil an appropriation was made of $30 for the printing of 400 copies of the re port of the Board of Health for the past year. Dickinson, Tanner and Walls voted for the allowance, and Gretsinger and Harris against it. Dr. Reynolds was absent, and, it is stated, if he had been present the allowance would have been opposed. This would have made a tie vote, and Mayor John son states that he would have voted " No." The latest scheme we have heard of is the invention of a man, working the country for his board and spending money. He goes to a town on Sunday and attends some prominent churchWhen the services are about over, the stranger falls, apparently in an epileptic fit. Of course the good people will care for him, wheu in his coat is found pin ned a piece of paper, stating that the poor fellow had been injured in an ex plosion of some kind, and is trying to reach relatives in a distant city. A colection is at once taken up and a suflici - ent sum raised to carry the man to his relatives. He departs, only to repeat the fake in some other town the follow

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s aze p.enty now, ana there were some big fish caught yester day. Mrs Finley and daughter and Mrs. Reynolds, of Rochester, attended the funeral of Mrs. Moon yesterday. George Hayes, received a message from St. .loe. Mich., statins that his son Will was seriously injured in an accident . Mr. Fd McXeal and friend of this city left today for Michigan where they were called home on account of sickness. The army is no place for women, and many of the young wives will be compelled to forego the pleasure of their husbands' society. Thayer street is one among several streets in Plymouth upon which improvements could be made in the way of better sidewalks. Where did all the drunks come from that were in Plymouth Saturday night, and what were they here for? Better stay in their own town. The election commissioners met in the oflice of the city clerk this morning and agreed upon the names that should appear on the city ticket. For the lirst time in a decade the lie d; a. , . irect was passed in the senate of the I'nited States yesterday. Sure.y there , ' J c are not only wars, but rumors of wars. Those who desire to become soldiers and heln Pr,.h thu ttn...!. . .t Kuho-s toil. TiimHav ,.h, ot Ti" at Kuhn's hall, Tuesday night at 7:30 An enthusiastic meeting is anticipated. Bev. S.F. Davis, of Ilarrisburg, O., will preach in the M. K. church next Sunday Morning. Rev Davis is the father of Mrs. Dr. C. H. Brown of this city. Charles Mattingly, who has been so

EmumI . 1 . - ... 1 . with new ones, or el6e they ought to be condemned, as they are dangerous for pedestrians to pass over. I. w. main and Lou Allman have finally succeeded and on April 2hth. the great Salisbury orchestra will give the people of Plymouth an elegant enter tamment in the Opera house What looks worse than to see a quar tette of drunken boys on the streets of Plymouth, on the holy Sabbath day ? That was the case here yesterday, and the boys are not yet out of their teens. A number of the members of South Bend base ball team, stopped off in Plymouth Saturday night, on their way home from Culver, where they had en gaged the Culver boys in a game of ba6e ball. Forest Pontiu9 had bis wheel smashed today at noon by coming in contack with young Moore, an employ at the Novelty Works. Both riders felt bad, but they learned that it is good policy to keep their eyes peeled. Joe (ioudy got drunk again today Joe was recently released from jail, and promised to behave himself. He went oil' and done it again and ere this ap pears in print he will lind himself once more behind the bars. Joe is a "dandy." "All hats off" is now the rule in one of the Presbyterian churches in Chicago. The minister said he was tired preaching to a single row of faces behind a fortst of millinery, and he asked the ladies to keep their hats off during service The South Side grocery store was broken into last night, but the thieves failed to gain access to tne main room and nothing was missing. This store is operated by Charlie Kinsel in the small building just south of the bridge. A Southern poet writes to the Rich mond Times that he has "written 6ix different and distinct poems on wind." This young man evidently is emulating the example set by Bill Nye, who on one accasion wrote a poem with red ink on an empty stomach.

journiug at u est Baden for some time ! ing at 7:30 by Rev. L. A. Moench. The now holds a case in the ollice of the wedding was private. The bride is well Republican. Charles looks well, and known in Plymouth, being the daughis the same old boy. ter of Mr. and Mrs. David Sponsler. There are some sidewalks in North j he is a young woman of many good Plymouth that, ought to be replaced qualities, Mr. Conlon, is an employe of

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, embarrassments which loom up before little Aiphonso and congratulate him self on the fact that he can never by any possibility be a boy king. It is now time that yellow would cease to be the dominant tint a , proper combination of red, white and blue is not only effective but well meaning. Yellow in politics, journalism and statesmanship has become nauseanngly common of late. An exchange contains the following: "We dont want to trade at your place we wont trade there anymore. You'll be sorry when you see us going to some other store. You can't sell us any stale goods, we have opened wide our eyes, we don't want to trade at your store, if you do not advertise. Dan Oibbons was before Justice Corbin today charged with assault and battery on hie motherinlaw, Mrs. Yatet. Lawyer Drummond appeared for Dan, and owing to a techmiahty Justice Corbin decided the case against the state. A change of venue was taken to Argos to be heard on Friday next. The most awkward man in all the world without doubt lives in Tennessee, lie recently shot a dog, and in explaining the accident to the dog's owner shot uiuj. iaici iu huowiuir now tne ' , , - " . ' TT? "f0""He has been liberated now for fear he ! n, trtJ n ".IT Z ' J,ear ne r i m I ..... . . l : . . . n 7.jjioiu ia ouuicuouy else. ",kUlu a cai utm Ui UUJe ,ain V o. f . M ! ball engage m a war w,th Amertca vociferates a patrtotic contemporary, ''the map of the world will have to be reconstructed in order to show the rising generation where the grease spot was." That goes to show how Spain ranks in the estimation of the average American. Fdward Conlon, and Miss. Lura Snonsler ivera marriorl SQtnrHarr urun l ...... www tuiMiivu yvuiunj u f cu j tne Novelty company and is well known as a good fellow and a crack base ball player. II. (..Thayer returned home from Importe this morning. Mr. Thayer delivered a lecture in the Presbyterian j church in that city last night. The church was crowded, and the musical program which preceded the lecture was highly complimented by Mr. Thayer. He spent the Sabbath in that city and enjoyed a pleasant drive into the country with a friend. Mr. Thayer thinks that Laporte is a beautiful little city and fully up-to-date in ail that goes to make a successful town An Auburn man was taken with cramps a few days ago while assisting his wife to lay a carpet, and his agony was so great that it was feared he would not recover. A great many men are imprudent, if not exceedingly reckless, about engaging iu violent exercise of this nature. As the spring housecleaning time draweth near, they should pay heed to the above warning and, if they indulge at all in such injurious exercise, shoidd do so with extreme moderation. Auburn Dispatch. It is to be hoped that the above will be a warning to the Plymcuth husbands. Hard tack" is a diet that the average regular is a stranger ti, but the bill of fare recently ordered by secretary of war Alger, we notice that "crackers" are on the bill, but they are incased in oil paper. Thirty days rations for the boys who will be quartered at Chicamauga. Its all right, let the regulars become familiar with grub that old soldiers had to put up with for four long years. Whether there is war or not, it will acquaint the dandy soldiers with a taste of war diet. Twenty four hours "soaking" in water will make the army cracker palitable, and make the ooys feel more like fighting. Then again the recruit can spend his leisure moments in hunting out the "skippers" that for years past found a resting place. There is nothing like it and we hope the boys will enjoy this innocent passtime. We have been there. I lie is not so hand some as he looks in this picture but he has the skill of a First Class Artist, and works successfully all of the latest discoveries known to the art. Not cheap work, but the Best work guaranteed at living prices.

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