Marshall County Independent, Volume 4, Number 20, Plymouth, Marshall County, 29 April 1898 — Page 5

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fjc3n&cpcnfccnt FitiuAT, April 2, 188. LOCAL JUtEVITIES. From Friday's Eailv. Bremen is making aa effort for a new city hall. It was a vt ry sorry day for Spain when she blew up the Maine. The warm sunshine has brought out the trancient umbrella menders. Trustee Biggs of Bourbon township transacted business in Plymouth today. The governor has ordered the Mag unfurled from the state capitol until Cuba is free. Spain is going to defend her honor. Few people believe she has any such thing to defend. Washington Tuttle. who had the misfortune to break his arm yesterday, is getting along nicely. A big battle ship has on board an elictric light plan capable of lighting a town of 5.000 inhabitants. The war fever has been just about right in Plymouth today, to give the boys the proper enthusiasm. For sale or trade,- One solid comfort gang plow, one tornado feed cutter. Address, Victor Welch. Rutland. Ind. tfw Two women left Plymouth last night, it is thought for good. The ollicers of the law hope that they will remain away. April is said to be a great month for marriages, tut up to the present time Plymouth hasn't shown an increase over March. The man who will steal tloers is a very small specimen of anatomy, yet the little to vn of liourbon is atlhcted with just sue!; a creature. "Buffalo Bill" of "wild west" fame has organized a regiment of soldiers 'composed of "cow boys," and will go to Cuba to tight the Spaniards. Pay attention as to who tires the first gun. His name will be cherished by future generations. The man who says "fire" will be an American. Times have changed since the Spanish buccaneers roamed the seas and seized helpless ships and ports. Spanish mediaevalism on the ocean will have a short run . A stamp tax on bank checks will be decidedly productive. One bank in New York pays 15,000 checks daily, which at one cent each would yield the government 8150, or 845,000 a year from one bank. A gentleman in Plymouth received a telegram from Indianapolis today, notifying him to hold himself in readiness to report for duty. The gentleman alluded to is one of the best drilled military men in the city. A woman claiming to be a missionary agent is working the northern part of Indiana for help to build a home for the widows and orphans of Palestine. She drives an iron gray horse and begs for cash or chickens. Spain has issued her official declaration that enemy's goods in neutral bottoms, save counterband under enemy's Mag are safe from seizure and that blockades to be binding must be effec tive. In substance these are the prin ciples laid down in the agreement of Paris, in 185fi, excepting the agreement also included the abolition of privateering. For the present Spain says she will not commission privateers, but will organize what she calls "an auxiliary navy for her merchant marine. Our government gave the same assurances last week, together with the statement that no privateers would be commissioned. The naval war will, therefore, be conducted on a fairly civilized basis. The Klondike fever does not rage in Plymouth. Last fall a number of able bodied citizens promised that they would start for the Yukon in the spring. Spring is here and so are the able body citizens. They seem to have thought better of it. There is as much gold in the Yukon country as there ever was

less a few millions that have been abstracted hut it is a great deal harder to pet than people who never saw gold mining have any idea. Klkhart seems to be the only city in n Tthern part of the state that is overrun with "hobos." From twenty to fifty show up in that town every day. "A newly married man has no business in the army," said a young wife today. "His place is at home. Let the old bachelois tight the battles. They are too crusty to get married and they can be spared. That's what," The war excitement seems to have lessened th e Klondike fever. There is more glory in dying for one's country than in dying hunting for gold, and the dying is more certain in the Klondike than it is likely to be in war. Leo. M. Lauer went to Argos today to atteDd a law suit, wherein Dan Gibbons is defenuant anil Mrs. Yates the prosecuting witness. Dan is charged wit h assault and battery, and the case was removed from Justice Corbin's court to Argos. Lee Kendall arrived in the city last night, after an extended trip through Illinois and Missouri. Lee said he heard that the war fev?r was raging in Plymouth, and returned home for the purpose of being counted a membar of Company "M." With approaching summer it is well to give proper attention to the impoitance of better sanitary and hygienic conditions. Clean up before the torrid

rays oi the summer have an opportun - J ity to make prohtic the disease germsV lurking in neglected spots. J. C. Jilson, Daniel McDonald, H. G. Thayer and G. C. Gordon returned home from Logansport last night, where they had been in attendance at the Knight Templar conclave. Logansport did herself proud, and the Masons report a splendid time. In To To they don't say: "There'll be a hot time in th old town tonight," but the esthetic blonde murmurs: "There will be an interval of time remarkable for abnormal temperature within the corporate limits of the ancient municipality as night draws ht r sable curtain around." The Indianapolis Sentinel says: Spain may issue letters of marque, and commission privateers if she so desires, but the United States cannot afford to adopt such a policy. It is too nearly akin to piracy. If Spain tries to prolong war in that way the bombardment of her seaports will quickly bring her to her senses. There is a talk of Ass't Secretary Roosevelt, of the Navy department, re signing and going to war with Fttfr hugh Lee. Of course, he will wait un til it is determined to have actual hos tilities. By that time the Navy department will be in shape that Mr. Roosevelt can be spared to take the field. Marcus Aurelius Hanna has no such intentions. A marriage return was filed in the county clerk's office at Franklin recently that is a record breaker in the marriage relation. The couple were married recently in Brown county by John Goodman. The return shows that Henry Kemp, the groom, who is but 22 years of age, has been married six times, while the bride, Mrs. Artie Rush, enters upon her third matrimonial venture. It is comforting to be assured from reliable sources that this couatry has a great navy that no nation 6ave Great Britain can equal. Uncle Sam is well prepared for war. He has 75 war vessels of the latest approved designs. The skill of American gunners has been amply demonstrated at target practice. Spain has one modern battleship like ours. Her best vessels are in the armored cruiser class, and there is where we are particularly strong. Preparations on eea and shore are such as to make the war end quickly and satisfactorily. That's what the people want. A great country like ours can't afford to "play" long with a decaying nation like Spain, The Dons must be licked neatly and expeditiously. Making a good job of it will have a wholesome effect on "the powers" of Kurope. And just now that is a matter of considerable importance to us.

From Saturday's Dally. Dr. J. S. Baker is ill at his home on East Laporte street. Major M"re of Indianapolis, was in the - i t y today on official business. The peach and pear trees are in full bit otn and a large crop is predicted. The funeral of Aaron Butts was held at the Dunkard churrh this afternoon. The average young man prefers the volunteer service to that of the national guard. A man's flow of language Is boundless during the engagement, but all he talks of alter marriage are his meals and hard times A ship loaded with mules for the Spanish government from New Orleans, was confiscated bv the United States ollicers yesterday. The Roas houpe has just received a line electric banjo music box which discourses the sweetest, music ever heard m Plymouth. A western widow wants $1,000 from a man who hugged her. Turn about is fair play. The widow now proposes to give the man a squeeze. Snipe hunters on the Kankakee are having spiendid success. The Plym oath bovs usually bring down from forty to seventy a day. The mad rush to the Dakotas is let ting up some, It isn t likely that many more people from Marshall county will head for that country this season. The Burke murder case at Laporte is nearing the end. The court room is crowded and it is thought that the death penalty will be the verdict of the jury. Some person having nothing else to do last night, cut the shade trees in front of Mrs. Spencer's home in South Plymouth with a knife. The trees are ruined. Companv "M ' may not be called out tor some time. it was thought that this company would be called to Indianapolis yesterday, but no such orders were received. F. G. Saylor of Marion, transacted business in our city today. Mr. Saylor said the electric banjo at the Ross house was the finest musical instrument he ever heard. The woods will be full of mushroom hunters tomorrow if the sun would only shine for a few hours today. The first dozen for this year were found by Ira Lower this morning. Miss Ima llellpopper has asked a court for permission to change her name. W e don't blame her; but why

didn'nt she ask a marriage license clejk for permission to do it P 1 Daniel B. Marks, father of County SuPr - Marks, is lying dangerously ill at his home in Green township. He is tpast 81 years of age. His deaUKis Viomentarily expected. V A. Fisenhour returned from Ramsay county N. Dakota, last night. He reports most of the Marshall county people who are there, well satisfied and will remain in that country, Mr. W. C. West of Franklin, Ind., was in the city today representing an insurance company, the Mutual Aid and Acccident of Piqua, Ohio. Mr. West is a very genial gentleman. C. K. Slater of Chicago, a n .'phew of Clarance Slater, is visiting the latter at his home near Twin Lake. Elmer is clerking in a drug store in Chicago, and is doing well. He was born and raised in Plymouth. When a Spaniard is driven to desper ation in discussing the war with the United States, he relieves the pressure bv denouncing the Yankees as pigs. That is the only thing that teems to afford him relief. Two "hobos'' applied for lodging to Marshal Meyers, and were given shelter in the "calaboose." They said they would rather tramp, than go to war. They would much rather beg a living than fight for one. There was a called meeting of the council last night at the council chain her for the purpose of buying the iron pipe for South street, but on account of the abseuse of the clerk no business could be transacted and an adjournment was taken. Letters have been recently received by Captain Harrison from members of the company absent from the city stating that the writer is unlit for service because of poor health. Strange that stalwart soldiers should become ill so suddenly . -Columbia City Commercial . John Corbaley and Herbert Gibson are a little bit hot today. Sheep killing dogs got into their llocksand killed several of their best sheep. The township will have to pay the bill, but that doesn't lessen the fact that there are some dogs iu Center township that no tax should be paid on. Xra Kreighbaum, of Logansport, paid a visit to the county infirmary yesterday, and while crossing the railroad on his return homeward, the 2:30 passenger train came along and frightened his team, causing them to run away, smashing the buggy to splinters. Mr. Kreighbaum escaped injury. Cuba lies within three hours sail of our southern coast. By virtue of our location it becomes the duty of the government of the United States to end this inhuman war. and her people are determined that it shall be done. To do it means much. It means an enor on 'us expense, the loss of property and

many brave men. To avoid trouble every honorabl effort was made, but in vain. Force must now do what reason could not accomplish. From cause or otherwise there is hut little talk indulged In about city pol-

iiiuaui me cuy election, vauuiuait-s are not making much noise, which is far belter and more effective than a brass hand campaign. The opposing candidates arc neighbors and friends, and it don't pay to throw dirt. It is ridiculous for Spain, after its record in Cuba, to be now talking about placing the whole responsibility for provoking war upon the United States. The responsibility has long ago been placed upon the cowardly and treacherous wretches who have directed the Spanish policy in Cuba. It is reported that a young woman who is candidate for the mayoralty of .leffersonville, Ind., offers to give a kiss I to every man who will vote for her. The new woman is giving a lively whirl to the closiug years of the nineteenth century, and the old man might as well abandon ail attt-mpts to compete with her. The semi-annual convocation of the Northern Indiana deanery of the Hpiscopal church held at Klkhart the past two days closed last evening, Bishop White was in attendance and also a number of eminent divines, in addition to many laymen. The next meeting will be held in Plymouth Goshen Democrat. The BlufTton News says: "In the last few years more people in Bluffton have put on spectacles than ever before. Even little children are wearing glasses and the oculist who strikes this city generally reaps a harvest. The prevailing weakness is generally ascribed to the use of gas, tor illuminating purposes." In the LaPorte jail are two men charged with the murder of Policemen in this city. One is James Mullaney, the ex-Lake Shore detective, and the other .lack Burke, who belonged to the old gang that once held sway in Lang's ravine. It was Mullaney's duty to look after this crowd and it seems strange that both should be charged with two different crimes of the same nature. If you expect to conquer the tattle of today, you will have to blow your trum pet in a firm and steady way. If you toot you little whistle and lay aside your horn, there's not a soul will ever know that such a man was born. The man who owns his acres is the man who plows all day and the man who keeps a humping is a man that's here to stay. Jut the man who advertises with a sort tf sudden jerk, is the man who blames I he printer because it didn't work. The Vfman wno gets the business, uses brainy printer's ink, not a cutter or a sputter, but an ad that makes you think, and he plans his advertisements as he plans his well bought stock, and the future of his business is as solid as a rock. Fx An old man, lean and lank, his yellowish gray hair thinned by years and fall ing in straggly locks to his shoulders, is reported to be riding through the southern part of Missouri on a small white mule, putting up at farmhouses on the way and "healing" the sick. He is Jacob Tyler, fourth cor6in to John Tyler, who supported old William Hen ry Harrison in that remarkable cam paign of which "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too." was the battle cry, and became president when William passed to the great beyond a month after his inaugu ration. He has been riding the same little mule 10 years and is nearly 70 years old himself, having been born in Kentucky in the 30s. He went to Johnson county, Mo., in 1838. Whenever the merchants of a town fail to advertise their wares in their local newspapers, that town becomes the lawful prey of the auction vender and street fakir. Those fellows have their weather eye open for business all the time. They scan the papers carefully and keep themselves posted. And they invaribly reap a harvest in such towns as do not advertise. Merchants who will not advertise have no right to com plain when the fakir attracts the attention of customers and gets their trade. The way to get customers is to talk to them through the columns of your pa per. Thus they become familiar with your name and business. A refusal to advertise is a standing invitation to the street fakir to come and take possession of your trade Frankfort Times. An Ohio editor relates the following embarrassing position he was placed in at one period of his youth all on account of his father being a printer. One day an agent for a show came along and ordered some posters printed on cotten cloth. His orders were filled, but for some reason he neglected to call for them and they were left behind. The editor's wife ran across them, and as cloth was then high she took them home and used them to line a pair of pants that sha was making for the future editor. As the months rolled by the pints grew thread bare and at school one day he accidentally tore the seat out, leaving about one foot of the lining exposed to view. This itself would have made the boys laugh, but they laughed until the tears came to their eyes when they observed the following words standing out boldly upon tue lining in large type: "Doors open at 7:30, pei ton ung it 8 o'clock."

From Monday's Daily. The present war will increase the pension roll. The supreme court has decided that the quart shop law is valid. Henry Taber, living south of the city is quite ill with rheumatism. Kotzien.the photographer, moved in to his new house on Laporte street to

day. Justice Reeves had the American Hag Moating irom his otlice window today. Havana is suffering a double ailliction. She is blockaded oceanward and landward. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Loche, died last night. The little one was four weeks old. Indiana's quoto of men under the present call is 4,302. How many of this number will be called from Plymouth? The Spanish general may succeed in making his escape from Cuba, but he don't want to put off the attempt too long. If company "M" is not soon ordered to the front, some of the boys will go elsewhere and enlist. They want to go to war. It is stated that in Hungary whisky is distilled from turnips. No good American could enjoy "nips'" of that character. At last General Blanco declares Cuba to "be in a state of war." Heretofore it has been in a state of butchery and starvation. Dan Long, of Pretty lake, cut his wrist severely on a piece of glass. He came to Plymouth and had the wound dressed by a physician. Waba6h county is the only county in the otate that has furnished a delegation of farmers who will seek homes in the great state of Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Sponsler entertained about twenty guests at dinner Sunday in honor of their sister Mrs. A Mitchell of Ottawa, Kansas. The show window of J. C. Kuhn & Son presents a patriotic appearance today. The American Mag, with a stack of old army muskets that was used In the dark days of the rebellion. There is one very fast and impudent young woman in Plymouth, and if she don't mend her ways she will have an opportunity of occupying one of those vacant cells in the county jail. The council down at Columbia City hold secret sessions and no one knows what business is transacted. They don't do business that way in Plymouth. It is not safe, and it won't pay. When all the other governors have commissioned themselves "General" and allowed their surging patriotism to lead their squadrons to battle our ovn modest patriot will doubtless "prepare to mount." Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tucker, of Plymouth, are visiting in this city arriving yesterday. They will take charge and manage the summer hotel at Pretty lake, near Plymouth, the coming sea son. Warsaw Daily Times. Harold Wilson, well known to many Plymouth people left Saturday for N. Dakota where he will permanently reside. Harold has purchased a farm of 160 ceres and will try his luck at farming. His wife will join him next week. Simon Meyers was cutting all kinds of capers today in his endeavor to master a bicycle. Simon says a man nevere gets too old to learn, but when it comes to learning to ride a bicycle he thinks that adage will not hold good. He learned to ride "Nit." Homer Francisco, the ten year old son of Mrs. Francisco, the milliner who is attending the school for the children of soldiers at Knightstown, Ind., writes his mother that he likes his school, that he is getting along nicely and that he belongs to a band. The cities of IIuntington.Tipton, Plymouth and Winamac have each forwarded muster-rolls, and may be ad mitted to the National Guard any day. With the filling of the quota, Indiana will have under arms as militiamen nearly 4,000 men. Valparaiso Messenger. The old muskets on exhibition in Kuhn & Sons show windows were used by some of the veterans now living in Plymouth. If they could talk what a story they could relate. The ten and twenty-four pound shells were picked up on the battle field at Atlanta Ga., the place where General Mcpherson was killed. As a rule the traveling men who spend Sunday in Plymouth attend some of the many churches. Two "drummers" who stopped at the Ross house yesterday, said, they hadn't missed a Sabbath in twelve months that they didn't attend seme church. They said it was just like being at home. No wonder such men prosper. There seems to be a question in the minds of many people as to the extent of the jurisdiction the general government can exercise over the National Guard, or the various state militia. Under the present organization they are subject to serve anywhere within the borders of the United States, for coast defense or like duty, but are not sub ject to duty ou the island of Cuba. Under the re-organization bill, all who wish tojdo so will be given a chance to enlist , which will then place them on

the same footing as the regular army, and subject to the same jurisdiction. As a National Guard, there is but a meager possibility of them getting to see active service. If Governor Tanner, of Illinois, succeeds in carrying out his bloodthirsty designs he will dehair and hang a good many Spanish hides on the fence. George L. Stephens died at his home in South Plymouth this afternoon at 3:30oclock. The disease which caused his death was pneumonia. Funeral notice will be given later. The New York Post is much linpresed with the danger of sending troops to Cuba before the rainy season is over. The correct thing would be ?o

send them to Cuba, capture Havana and bring them back before the rainy season begins. That today there is no north, or no south, is strongly demonstrated by the fact that Dr. G. B. Lee, one of the surgeons of the liellevue hospital, New York, has tendered his serf ices in case of war. With Fitsnugh Lee and G. B. Lee battling under the stars and stripes, the martial glory of that martial family will blaze with other stars to its credit. Many inquiries are made regarding the form and colors of the Cuban Hag. The Hag colors are red, white and blue. The llaghas one star upon a triangular back ground, and live stripes similar to the United States Hag. The triangular back ground is red; the star is white; the stripes are blue and white alternating; the stripes across the top, center and bottom of the flag are blue; the alternating stripes are white. The Misses Dora and Anna Stegman entertained a party of fourteen ladies last Saturday afternoon, in honor of Mrs. Nellie Pernod of Chicago. A feature of the occasion was the delicious lunch, served in courses. The guests had the pleasure of listening to some delightful musical numbers rendered by Mrs Pernod, who is a musician of ability, and organist in one of the large churches of the "Garden City." Oueer Funeral Procession. The spectacle of a man transporting the dead body of his wife overland has shocked the citizens of the southern part of this county, says the Bremen Fnquirer. He claims Ohio as his destination and he reports that he will not dispose of the body until he reaches his old home, which is yet several days distant, since his mode of travel is very slow and tedious, he being on loot. Farmers and others who have conversed with the stranger assert that he has the remains of his wife carefully wrapped In a 6heet and deposited in the bed of a hand wagon, scarcely large enough to accommodate the body and his two living children, four and two years old, respectively. He reports that his wife died a few days ago, while they were enroute, and, being loath to leave her in some lonely graveyard, he decided to take it back to bis native state for burial. The little ones ride in the the wagon with their dead mother, while the dejected father trudges along from dawn till sunset, dragging his ghastly burden attar him. At night-fall he lifts the body from the wagon and lays it on the ground and makes a bed for the chidren. At day break he resumes his journey along the country roads, stopping only as necessity requires. A farmer near Mentone, on learning of the sad aliair, notified a township trustee who provided a casket and transportation on the railroad for the man and two children to their uestination. Dau Was Acquitted. Before a jury ot his peers, Dan Gibbons was Friday acquitted of the charge of assaulting his mother-in law, Mrs. Yates The case was heard in Justice Allman's court in Argos. L. M. Lauer appeared for the State and Chas. Drummood for Gibbons. The case was a hot one and much interest was main lested in the result. Mr. Drummond handled the case in an able manner and soon convinced the jury that Dan was the best one in the lot. Mr. Lauer soon discovered that he had an up-hill fight, but he forced the prosecuting witness to show her hand, and it is likely that here after she will not be so anxious to rush into court. Character cuts quite a figure in a court of justice. A Soldier's First Duty. All over the country just now there are ollicers and enlisted men of the national guard severely criticising the officials and even the president, the supreme commander of the military and naval forces of the United States. If they will examine their army regulations and the article? of war they will find that it is forbidden them to do so, either in praise or blame, and the theory is correct, likewise; and should be strictly obeyed. A soldier's first and greatest duty is obedience to orders a duty which he is sworn to perform. It would be well for every member of the national guard, the country over, to bear this fact in mind. Warsaw Daily Times, It Was Paid. Miss Anna Osburn was arrested Friday night by officers Clinger and Cullen and brought before Justice Corbin charged with running a house of ill fame. Anna was in the best of humor plead guilty to the charge and paid the bill to the tune of $18.55. This is the first line coming from this source.