Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-07-27
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LAPORTE ITEMS.

From the Argus:
Wheat market lively. Ripe tomatoes
in market. Roasting ears are plenty
Snipe shooting is good now Dog Days
end August 18th. Nice shower yesterday
morning. Van Amburg's menagerie to
morrow. Chignons are no longer worr
by stylish ladies. New library at the
Christian Sabbath School. DR.. Meekel
visited Logansport last Monday. The
fighting SIX hundred-the dogs of thi.
city. The Terre Coupee depot has beer
nicely repaired Sheriff Brown now en-
tertains nine boarders We believe there
is not an Orangeman in this city. Mr.
Van Pelt is putting a new roof on his
dwelling. G.. Blouch, of Valparaiso, was
IN town last Thursday. The Good Tenn.
plars had festival last Tuesday evening
South Bend is happy.-A new saloon has
been started Jefferson aud Prairie
Streets are being nicely graded. DIR. Hig-
days new building will have a brown
stone front Fred West talks of going
to Lake Superior for his health. The
steamboat, on Hudson lake made about
5000 on the 4th. Warren Cochrane is in
the city,. He now lives in New York
Coffin dealers smile to see the piles al
green "sass" in the market Rev. Ash
and Rev. Hadsell, exchanged pulpits las,
Sunday evening. Rob. Richards, OF
Michigan City, lost a $3.50 gold watch on
the Fourth. Dan Brown has calf two
weeks old that he has been offered 81;
for. The long silence of III. J. l.. is bro
ken, and he shows good hand-Play
Strangers greatly admire the beautiful wa
ter lilies that grow in our lakes. The &C.
commodation train on the L. s. & NJ. s.
Road has been discontinued. Crown
Point had a $1,000 fire last week.-M. G.
Bliss was the principal loser. The city
was remarkably dull last Saturday but
trade is livening up now A State Teach.
ers' Institute will be held at Kokomo
commencing August 18th. The steam
Touring mill at Westville burnt down last
week-NO insurance. That elegant soda
fountain, at the Old Line Drug Store, is
doing a lively business. Remember that
green corn and sass are excellent gen.
orators ofcholera morbus. Mr. Human,
late Principal of the High School, sue.
ceeds Mr.. Otis as Superintendent. WI
hear of some fields of wheat being threshed
that average thirty bushels to the acre.
The price of brick has declined about 81
on thousand lately-They now sell at
80 A new sidewalk has been lain in
front of the old rookeries opposite the
marble font Last weeks Knox Ledqer
is full of original matter and it presents a
good appearance. Our exchanges from all
parts of Northern Indiana report an album
dance of horscthiering. The business of
the new railroad is increasing at the rate
ofabout % per cent a month. The Board
of WatcrwOrks' Commissioners consists
of councilmen Darling, Wilson and Cook.
Eliot & Son have some very nice Spanish
cigarettes that are quite novelty in this
country DR.. Harris has concluded to go
back to Michigan, where he will continue
to practice medicine. A little girl was
recently killed by being hooked by n
vicious COW in the streets of Mishawaka
A troupe of little boys and girls are per-
the streets to-day giving open
air concerts.
The Herald says:
Laporte has some boys who are fruit
thieves. They go in gangs, and organize
raids on the city orchards, stealing apples,
berries, &c. Some of them are known
and "spotted"-others, if they do not have
a care, will be marked with shot or dog
bites. Are parents, who let theirchildren
run at large by night. aware that they are
Educating them for the pcnitentiary.