Semi-weekly Independent, Volume 2, Number 32, Plymouth, Marshall County, 29 February 1896 — Page 5

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Satitday, Ki:i:i:r ai:y -.. iVJ. THE JOB AVAS KKJKCTKI). Miss Jennie Yes, inaiuina Nvill pay $15 per month, and all you have to do is to mind a tine, bis? healthy baby. Marv Ann Sure, mum, 1 ;ot $18 in the last place, and the bain w;i.s very j little and light, too. N. Y. Ledger. LOCAL .MIEYITIKS. I'rom Wednesday's Daily. Wm, F.verly transacted business at Knox today. Adam Wise was in Kuchester today on business. Mr. and Mrs. Sit: Mayer were at Marmount today. Scottsburg. Indiana, is having a little j war over street paving. Postmaster .lilson has broken his fust ami gone tishinir today. Mrs. Henry ('. Tuber is visiting friends in Logansport today. Allman A: Sn are doing the laborious work of invoicing this week. K. .1. Dinnick and (!m Kippey, of C'hicag(, was in our city yesterday. Mrs. .lames Zinn, nee llrown, of Chicago, is visiting friends in our city. .1. VY. Maxey has located his otlice w ith Dr. Jackson on La Porto streets. John (Jiller, of At wood, was talking with old friends in Plymouth today. lJern Nusshauni who has been indisposed for several days, is improving. (Jibson Cleveland, who has been sick for some time, is reported as improving. Miss Hattie O'Urien pasted through our city enroute for South IJend this morning. AI. ('lough brought home a line string ol bass from Lake Maxenkuckee yesterday. Try the celebrated Perkiifs Home made wet mince meat. Kuhn's market sole agent. The People's drug store has just received a line and costly pair of prescription scales. Thurston Miller, of Laporte county, has been spending several days with Mr. M. 1. Tut tie. Mr. and Mrs. Will Uotsch left this morning by the Yandlia line for ledwood City, California. Jim Thayer and ( has. Corbin will undertake to relieve Maxenkuckee lake of a large amount of tish today. Miss Carrie lirooke left for Chicago this morning, where she w ill visit several weeks with relatives and friends. Mrs. Knola U. Payne, of Whiting, Ind., is the guest of her cousin, Thomas M. Walker, of this city, for a few days. Miss Flora Astley, w ho has been spend iug several days with, friends in (loshen and Soutn l'end, returned homo frou the latter place today. A lire in Pleona Tuesday, destroyed the general store of K. 1. Miller, with a told loss of S2,000. It was with great ditliculty the tow n was saved. Through (J. K. Paul's agency William Zimmer bought 80 acres of land adjoining his farm, known as the JL C. P.ergholf or Trentman land. Messrs. Jackson and Sid Liter, of Ke wanna, were in the city yesterday. It is rumored they are contemplating engaging in business in Plymouth. The Maccabees had a large turn out, conferring degree work on one candidate. .1. A. 1 1 oilman was elected commander in place ot W. It. Aaskett, resigned. Miss Uessie Wilkinson and Mrs. Maggie Fogel are at Kochest er today In the interest of the L. O. T. M., attending a school of instructions given by the Supreme llecoid Keeper, llina M. West. The editor of the Shelbyville Demo ocrat was recently sent a hen's egg measuring 7x8 inches. On the shell was writlen: "(J iris, I am a widower and my hen's all lay eggs this size. S. JL Colter." lion. II. !. Thayer was a Warsaw visitor yesterdiy. While there he called upon Fx congressman Wm. Wil liams, who is no doubt well reinem bered by both republicans and demo crats of the i:tth district. Mr. Thayer informs us that he found Mr. Williams in exceedingly poor health. ä ltender & lieeve have surely cause to complain regarding the way someone has ruthlessly torn down their signs placed on property they have for sale. It ia a contemptible mean trick and the

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si:.mi-Wi:i:ki.y Inm:im:ni.:t and the Cosmopolitan, the LrreaUsi magazine in America, only sl.V per year. This morning the '-squawk" of wild geese was heard as t hey passed over our city, as the advance herald of the approach of spring. The business men of Argos will hold a carnival m that citv next Wednesday night. good time is expected as the greater portion ot the town is to be represented in the carnival. We would state for the benefit ot those who passed the People's drugstore last night and heard a great commotion, that Jack Hamlet, was taking the "oriental." Me i; reported on duty this morning. Mrs. David (Jam, of W est township, who has been (piute ill tor sometime, is improving. A few days ago her phvsieian. Dr. Knott, succeeded in removing several large gall stones, which resulted in instant relief. Mrs. Kuima Dickson, of Argos, is in our city visiting with relatives and friends. Mrs. Dickson will leave Monday next for Chicago, where she will make her future home. Her many friends w ish her a pleasant home in the place where she will abide in the future. In speaking of the removal of Mrs. Jas. Cleveland to Chicago yesterday, we were misinformed regarding her destination. A convenient Hat has been secured, and arranged lor her reception there, and a special physician to attend to her case. It is hoped by her many friends that the change will be beneficial. It has been said that the letter 'e" is the most unfortunate letter in the entire alphabet, because it is never in cash, never out of debt and never out of danger. Hut we should remember that the aforesaid letter is never in war and always in peace and never in sorrow. It is the beginning of existence, the commencement of ease and the end of trouble. Without it there would be no bread, no meat, no water, no life, no gospel, no Jesus, no Heaven and no etenutv. From Thursday's Daily. Mrs. M. A. Miller is sick with heart trouble. ('has. Drummond was in Rochester today on business. .lake (larver, of ISremen, was a Plymouth visitor today. Mrs. J. P. Iirinkman, of Hibbard, is reported as being very ill. Harry Humrichouser, of Piereeton, is visiting with his parents today. Mrs. (Jeer and Kate Watson, of Argos, are visiting friends in the city. John Soice went to Chicago this morning to receive medical treatment. I'ncle Andy Marshall is once more able to be around after several days of illness. Dr. Knott and C. A. lleeve were Kochester this morning on telephone business. The (In worths band gave a parade this afternoon and discoursed some ex cellent music. A remonstrance is being circulated against the granting of a license to John Wolford. Jas. A. (Jilmore Jr., is compelled to walk around with a cane, the result of a refractory toe nail. The little daughter of W. K. Rey nolds, w ho has been ill several weeks is reported as improving. W. T. Vanvaclor, who has been at Rochester the past two days returned to Plymouth this morning. We are informed that Rourbon will soon attempt to put in an electric light plant and system of w ater works. At the home of Fd. Zumbaugh yes terday evening a girl was born. Mr. Zumbaugh is a blacksmith at the Cycle works. J. A. Hall is in Argos and Culver City today on business connected with the tailoring establishment of Rail A: Carabins. Mrs. 1. Kergner, of South Michigan street, who has been seriously ill for several months is reported as improving slowly. Mrs. S. S. Staley who lives four miles southeast of Plymouth in the Rutland neighborhood is reported as very ill with little hopes of her surviving the (lay. Mrs. (. . Agler, nee Steele, of Chicago, is expected home tonight for a vis it with her mother, Mrs. Harvey Steele, who has been quite ill for the past three weeks but who is better today. An entertaining exhibition of rat killing took place in the back room of Dr. Ilaker's otlice this morning. Fifteen full-grown rats were turned loose in the room and the doctors little Scotch terrier disposed of the fifteen in 2'.,' minutes. Lawyers Kellison and Parker went to Rochester today. They are interested in the case of the Rremen State Rank vs. Henry Mess. This case was taken from this county to Rochester on a change of venue, and it is expected to be taken up today on a notice for a new trial.

From Friday's Daily. Cabbage and onions at Leonard's. Chas. Tiblu t! va a south Uend visitor today. KIder Mart, of Hibbard, was hi Plymouth today. Low rates anywhere via. the Nickel Plate road anv time.

Silas Shane, id Warsaw, was a Ply-1 mouth visitor yesterday. Miss Jennie Morgan, of South Rend, was in our city yesterday. Six pi isoners escaped from the jail at South Rend Wednesday night. The report regarding the show last night as a whole is not inspiring. Sauer Kraut "' cents a gallon, bulk olives lö cents a pint at W. F. Leonard's. A little bo made his appearance at the home of Fnoch Poor yesterday morning. Chris Fisher took atrip to North township Jyesterday, where he looked over his farm. !rec!i apples "JÖ cents a peck, large oranges 'lo cents per dozen at W. F. Leonard's. Several Columbia City business men are about to form a stock company and build a line hotel, Fdna Addington while jumping the rope at Farmland, Wednesday, bursted a blood vessel, nearly bleeding to death. Ladies are buying ready made muslin garments instead of using valuabletime to make them up. Carpenter A; Rosworth. The state of Indiana will not coun tenance anything that savors of a lottery scheme.st) the supreme court has de cided. California in lour days via. the Nickel Plate road. Our express trains connect with through lines at Chicago. Lowestl rates. A fresh supply of cookies and Fox crackers bought bei ore the recent ad vance in price, same old price at W. F.. Leonard's. Mrs. Fred Shoemaker, we are glad to announce, is able to be around once more. Advantage was taken of the line weather yesterday. Marley Fphert while winking on a sea Hold over a mine in Rrail, yesterday, was precipitated to the bottom of the shaft seventy-live feet and fatally injured. A communication handed in last even ing regarding the side walks on the south side of Center street, is held, owing to the party failing to leave hit name. This morning at ii:.ft) occurred the death of Addie.the U -year-old daughter of Henry linker, ot Inwood. For sev-l eral weeks she has been seriously ill with linnr iirid L- idiuv 1 ranlilu James and Charles Fvans, cousins, who were trying to escape from the sheriff at Ligonier, were shot. James will die. They were wanted for stealing chickens. Thomas Crookley, of Frankton, Ind., went to bed Wednesday night with a good size "jag" on, and a lighted cigar in his mouth. He has been removed to the hospital at Anderson, probably will die. The Kuhn building lacing on 'Nicholson" avenue was being removed this morning and will be placed on u lot in the southeast part of town, near the Wagon works. Address any agent of the Nickel Plati road or R. F. Homer, general passenger agent, Cleveland, O., for lowest rates to California. Our Fxpress trains connect at Chicago with through lines reaching California points in three days. The remonstrance gotten up against lohn Wolford did not prove a winner. One thing is apparent. Rev. Landis who entered the contest, has won many friends among those who were on the other side of the fence, owing to his honest elTorts in demonstrating his conviction. It is reported that Mrs. M. A. Miller w as taken seriously ill last evening, and J. C. Cummins a neighbor was sent in haste for a physician. The family doctor being away from home, another physician was called upon but refused to attend to the urgent case. Dr. Linkenelt has purchased the meat market owned by Mr. Landis, and will take possession tomorrow. Mr. Linkenhelt contemplates refitting the market in good shape and keeping on hand the best meats obtainable. We wish the new proprietor abundant success. Smooth roadway. Quick time. Perfect passenger service. Uniforme! train porters for the convenience of first and second class patrons. Through sleeping cars between Chicago, Itull'alo, New York, and Roston. Unexcelled dining car service. No change of cars for any class of passengers between Chicago and New York City via. the Nickel Plate road. It is said that the oldest newspaper is the Pekin (Jazette, which dates from about the beginning of our era. The tlrst newspaper printed by movable block typ was the (jazette, Nureinburg, (Jerrnany, which was published first in 1457. .No copy of this paper is known tu exist. The oldest copy of a

newspaper in existence is one of the (Jazette of Venice. It is contained in the Magliabeechian Library in Venice, ami is dated 1570. The New York Herald makes the following guess on the first ballot at the st. Louis convention, June 1. Of the Ml delegates McKinley will receive 'J;'. votes: Reed, lb'J; Allison, P5; Morton, 121: the balance being distributed in complimentary votes among Lincoln. Alger, Quay and Cullom. Indiana will cast 17 votes for McKinley, for Reed. : for Morton and 7 for Allison. The Lagrange register says one of the black-eyed sixteen-year-old beau ties of that village declares she would not have a sweetheart under 30 years of age. she says that men undergo years of age are regular milk-sops, and unstable as water. That by 30, if there's anything in them it has manifested itself; and if not, there never will be. That girl's a young philosopher she'll make some man a good wife, remarks an exchange. Tiik Indkpiindknt cannot near keep tab on the number of people who died in our immediate neighborhood from the use of cigarettes, but we will continue to present a word of warning to those who are addicted to the habit. The latest is Henry Cotterel of F.dinburg who died Sunday after several weeks of painful illness from softening of the brain, due to excessive cigarette smoking. A post-mortem examination was held and a pecular condition was discovered. The pericardial sack was enlarged until it held a gallon of water and the heart was abnormally contracted. A fatty growth had also formed, and both the lungs and spleen were en larged and weakenedjby the disease. l . I'. 'liur-li Nute. An energetic meeting of the Sunday school board was held Wednesday evening. Four new teachers were elected and the treasurer reported a healthy condition of the finances. The Fpworth League will hold a nickle social this evening with Misses Cora and Lotta Leonard. A cordial invitation is extended. An intelligent Armenian, a student of the North Western University at Fvanslon, 111., bearing excellent recommendations will speak at the church next Monday evening at S o'clock on the oppressions of his people. No h irge will be made but a collection will be taken. This gentleman speaks at outh Rend three times next Sunday. Four years residence and study in this country renders this gentleman able to express himself fluently in J'nglish and his coming affords a fine opportunity for all to get the most authentic accounts of the horrible massacres constantly occurring in the oppressed land.

Public Sales. A. V. Wagenman will sell at public auction, two miles south of Tyner, at the Richardson schoolhouse, at 1 o'clock sharp, Wednesday, March 4, 1 mare, ; 1 pig, l wagon, I road cart, 1 pair of bobsleds, 1 plow, 1 set of single harness, 1 set of double harness, 30 bushels of corn, 20 bushels of potatoes, 10 bushels of oats, and other articles including household furniture. John W. Thomas will offer at public sale at his tile factory, three miles southwest of La Pa, and one and onehalf miles west of the Michigan road, at the Thomas schoolhouse, on Thursday, March r, the following property: 1 head of horses, 1 milch cow, 3 brood sows, 1 1 Poland China, registered i, 10 head of young shoats, 1 Deering binder 1 self-rake reaper, 1 plaster seeder, I one-horse wheat drill, 1 almost new fanning mill, I corn sheller, 1 two-horse corn planter, 1 Rrown sulky corn plow, and numerous other articles. The sale will commence at 10 o'clock. Reduced Rates to Hot Springs, Ark. The Vandaha Line has on sale excursion tickets, good ninety days, to the Famous Hot Springs af Arkansas, at very low aates. Hot Springs is the only health resort jwned, indorsed and conducted I y the Un ted States (Jovernment. Climate like that of Italy. This is the best season to go. Over 300 hotels and board nig houses at rates to suit all visitors The hot waters have for fifty years been found unexcelled lor the cure of rhu mat ism, blood and skin diseases, female complaints, troubles of the stomach liver and kidneys, insomnia, nervous prostration, etc. For illustrated pamphlets and full information call on nearest Yandalia Line Ticket Agent, or address. F. A. Foi:i, (ienl. Passenger Agent, St. Loins, Mo. Old Peopled Ears. Thousands of old people and others bard of hearing have been entirely relieved by the use of Brazilian Balm. It dissolves away the hard wax, or in dry ears it restores the thickened, hardened flruui to its normal, vibratory condition and removes all inflammation, soreness and dullness from the inner ear. Also 6tops ringing in the ears. Fill one ear with warm Balm, on retiring, and lie on the other side, 60 the Balm can work down into the innermost part of th ear. Treat the other ear the next night. Persevere. It may take time aa It ia ao old trouble, but be faithful and you recovery will be sure. Fur sals at Urn roplo's. Drugstore.

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Our special sale of muslin underwear quotes exceptionally low prices, because the profit comes in selling many times the quantity that would otherwise be disposed of in the same period.

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We Are Agents for Merrit's Luster Wool Skirts for Spring wear. A very serviceable skirt. Dust does not stick to the cloth. All colors. Trice, 1..KS.

We have the new fancy P.lack Saiine Skirts, made ly the Freiu-h Cunnent Co., IS'J to .SyH. Our variety of ready-made skirts is the host in PI mouth.

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