Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-08-03
bias retired from the little grocery around

has retired from the little grocery around
the corner, and Micawber- like, is waiting
for something to turn up The potato
bugs got the worst of it this season They
were slaughtered by the bushel and there
is now every prospect of fine crop of po-
tatoes. A boat containing two men up
set, on Friday near Cedar Island, through
awkwardness in rowing They dried their
clothes on the bushes. One of our law
yers had bogus nickel passed upon him
the other day; perhaps by some counter
feiter whom he once defended. The
Lichtenbcrger Bros. will stock one of
their store rooms with groceries, as soon
as the building is completed. A boy
named William Watson fell from load
of hay at the Court House square, on
Saturday, and injured his shoulder.
Horses are beginning TO wear bonnets.
The fashion was introduced here by a.
Coquillard and Sheriff Glover j. F.
Ullery, Of German township, had fifteen
acres of wheat that yielded thirty eight
bushels per acre. The members of the
Second Presbyterian church will elect
Trustees next Wednesday evening. A
threshing machine owned by r. Mcssen-
ger, was burned by incendiarics, on Mon
Il 1,o 20,
short distance west of New Carlisle.
With such big crops as are coming in to
farmers, our merchants can prepare for Il
big trade this fall. In fact, all kinds of
business will be lively. The Sabbath
breakers who lost base ball a few Sun
days ago, while playing a game near the
Knoblock furniture factory, can get il by
calling at this office. Mrs. Donailue is
having fine two story frame residence
built on the corner of Division and Viii
liam streets. 1t will soon be ready for
occupancy A little son of James Wor-
den fell from dray near the corner of
Washington and Michigan streets on
Monday, and received severe injury in
the head, which bled profuscly.
VALPARAISO.
From the Tidetts:
Ager lively. Dogs bowling. Cats me-
owing. Creditors growing. Burglars
are prowling The hunters are fowling.
Wheat is worth 81. Days getting short
err Nobody getting married. Rejected
lays Bad eggs. A white bare-A bald
pate. The colorof storm-Blew. Corn
is shooting Look out. Soda at Bryant
& Pomeroy's. The peach trade opens
| lively Green corn comes in on its ear.
Peaches are getting quite plenty. Bust
ness seems to be livening up. Ice
cool soda at Bryant & Pomeroy's. Lake
county has 2,S07 white votes. Grapes
promise to be abundant this fall. Dog
days md on the 18th of this month. Try
| the Vidette for six months. Only 81 4
lad dog-One who tarrics at his whine.
New potatoes 81 per bushcl, at Crown
Point. Send copy of the Iiddte to your
absent friends. The Parks building is
nearly ready for occupation. Frank
Fnizer's team ran away Saturday evening.
The Laporte Herald has moved overthe
.;ranch Bank. Insure in the World, VIM.
johnson, Esq, is the agent. Don't cat
green corn for your Voice may become
husky. Those new potatoes, at John 5.
Loudcrback's $, are splendid We have had
some nights along back cool enough for
overcoats. Go To the Hobart pic ME to-
day, YOU will have splendid time. John
Kellogg has opened News Depot in
WilcnN' drug store. The new Jail is look
ing up Shade & Lambke arc dcing :.
nice j"b.
COLUMBIA CITY.
From the Commercials
Last Saturday was quite busy day in
town. Prepare something for the fair
this fall. The Commercial can be had at
twenty-six weeks for one dollar. Corn
never looked better ut this time of the
year. New wheat is coming to market
1t is worth from 81 90 to &1O5. Farmers
are harvesting their oats. The crop is ex-
cellent A new roof has been placed up
on the Court House. Farmers have rcsa-
son for rejoicing. Bountiful crops. As
farmers are now marketing their wheat.
we hope to add numerous names to our
subscription list. Farmers take good care
of your flax straw and remember that YOU
can sell the same TO the flax mill in this
place for cash. An heiress to the worthy
cashier of the Columbus City Bank was
quite recently Rushed into the world.
Congratulations. Mr. ]. f. Shoemaker
is building nice, little, brick office on
the site where his residence stood, recent
ly destroyed by fire. The new cupola on
the Court House affords very nice OBJ
servatory from which to view the suburbs
of the city and surrounding country.
RENSSELAER,
From the Union:
The street Arabs" INDUCED i'm only
three fights last Tuesday Whooping
cough still whoopin' up the youngsters
around town. J. 7. McKim, of Reming-
ton has taken out patent on an egg pre-.
server. The yield of wheat in this coun-
ty is larger and better than it has been for
several years before. Croquet still fiery
and untamed rageth like a pestilencc on
the public square from early nom til
dewy eve. Lots in Carpenter Grove
Cemetery will be offered for sale at public
auction, next Saturday, July Goth, at 2
O'Clock p. NJ. Mr.. Uriah Black was
buried at Remington last Saturday; and
Mrs. James A. Henry was buried Tues
day. Cows are beginning to be discour-
aged at the rediculously low price of 10
cents pound for butter, and some have
struck for 121l cents. The voice of the
threshing machine begins to sound in
Jasper and the proud shanghi bows his
Loft - 80 - e.