Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-08-24


the thermometer standing 100 in the
shade. j N the Immortal desires us
to inform the citizens of Plerceton, that
he will ''lift the veir' in that place on the
29th inst. !. The arrangements necessary
to make one of the most interesting fairs
ever held in the county, are progressing
Young America in this
place, are now employed in sending up
hot-air balloons, the latter enterprise
having nearly or quite superseded kite
flying ;. " arsaw has base-ba club of
juveniles, from eight to twelve years old. I
Baseball, when practiced by boys of that
age, looks much better than by full grown |
men.
From the Sentinel:
Pears appeareth, sweet and juicy. -.
corn is gloriously healthy The water
works at Laporte are in full operation.
The worst seat which man can sit /
on is selfconceit. Camp meeting COM
mences at Bunker Hill next We'd |
nesday. "A dollar store and
gun smith man have squatted at this place. +
-. The Western Colony Locating Com
mittee have returned. {. That 2-headed
child is dead-two weeks already. =.
Another paper is talked of in Hunting
ton. :. Business looks up-it is brisk we
mean DDp,t borrow como nm like a
man, and subscribe. -. The dear delight
full summer has almost gone. This is
genuine tirst-rate and = ague weather.
We don't got any yet. One of our min
listers breaches more than half all hour
-. Headache and cholera mOrbus do
well, these times. I'VE lost our tooth
pick. It's quill one, splitat one end. Be
honest, you who find it, and, verify.
Flax still arrives and a little boy told us
there was lots and gobs more a comm"
And we think as much
ARGOS
From the Globe:
Locals are scarce. 80. Wanted-Green-
backs at this office. The Band at this
place makes better music every week =.
'Guss' Snyder is spending this week at
Salem Crossing ;. Renew your subscrip-
ton to the Globe. Only rs cents a year
Boys, pleas do not steal all Of the
editors melons. Please. F. NJ Hite
has been to Ohio on visit since our last
issue. :. Better than letter from home
the Globe to distant friend Melons
are making their appearance in our town
BY the wagon loads. The biggest shave
in town-Smith's icc-shave. Henry
Krause has our thanks for the finest
, specimens of pears, We have ever seen
this year. f. We like warm climate, but
we dislike it so hot that the atm osphere
smells of Birthstone. The man who by
/ his biz would rise, must either bust"
I or advertise-in the Globe.
/ VALPARAISO.
From the Fldette:
Melons plenty. -. Tomatoes plenty -.
Corn filing nicely. :. Squash trade opens
lively. Great holiness cooling off. i. e.
New cider is selling on the streets.
The coon trade has opened lively. 49,.
Tramp printers plenty this season.
/ Clean up your back yards and Alleys. .
''The last rose Of summer" is in bloom. j..
How to keep out of debt-Don't get into
it. Two mad dogs have been killed at
South Bend. A human being is occa-
sionally seen on our streets. =. Dog days
are over, but warm weather continues
LAPoRTE.
From the Herald:
t The opposers of the X. V Draining
Company, propose to have grand rally
here, next Saturday. The Foreman OF
our newspaper department (Mr. Mann
has been 'scholeramorbusing' this week
Is-now better. :. The number of acres OF
land III Laporte county, affected by the
proposed draining OF the Kankakee, is
according to the surveys, l24, 253 acres, oil
the present estimated value of 1888, 465
If thoroughly reclaimed, said lands, WI
suppose, would not be worth less thar
I five millions of dollars Gen. Sheridar
passed through this city at p ~, Tues
day, en- route to Indianapolis. Quite
deputation, largely of newspaper men, &C
companied him. We believe the party
took dinner at Michigan City. The
great mortgage of the Kankakee Valley
Draining Company was recorded Mon
day. Aug. Il, 1871, 1t mortgages about
624, 612 acres of land, comprising all tn,
assessments, to Geo. W. Cass and Chas
Lanier. Trustees, including 124,253 acre:
in this county. The totalaSsessments fo-
this county are $1,098.125; and for al
property assessed inclusive of the fore
going, $4,644,010. For property in thi.
county, this is the largest mortgage eve
on record at the Recorders office in thi.
+ city
, WARSAW.
Watermelons and ague The Demo
crdt is right in denouncing the swindlins
corporation: The kankakee Draining Co
The 4DaocrG says:
Franklin county has pig with ont
eye located in the center Of its forehead
{ An equally curious malformation in f;
, young pig was recently observed in thi.
town. A proboscis, just like an ele
plants trunk, about an inch and hal
long, projected from the center of it.
snout. The animal did not live long.
i SOUTH BEND ITEMS
. From the National Union:
: There is to be Sunday School pic mic
+ at Hummels school house, Sept. 18th
! when the question of Woman's Right.
r will be discussed by Miss Kate Harland
j affirmative, and Miss Mollie Inwood, neg
alive. "A game of base ball was played
i last Sanday in the fourth ward. The edi
e tors of the Union feel sighted becaus,
r they were not furnished with the name
! of the contestants and particulars of thu
game. The fire on Thursday night, il
the old pottery. owned by Thomas Kin
: ney, is supposed to have been the work o
7 an incendiary. Some delay was occa