Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-10-26
ScOOped up.
MONTICELLO.

Houses 10 rent are very scarce, and
many inquiries for them The State
Sunday School Convention is in session
ut Indianapolis this week. The lumber
bought for the NJ. E.. Church parsonage
was burned up in the Chicago fire. The
Laporte Herald says Field, Letter & Co,
are storing goods In the railroad shops in
that city, ), Since the great fire at Chica-
60, the lumber business at Michigan City
has wonderfully increased. While they
talk of short corn crops north and south
of us, we are glad to talk of the biggest
and best crop of corn ever grown in this
region.
MICHIGAN CITY.
The great Central Depot will be rebuilt
at Chicago in enlarged style. The
Michigan Central is doing very heavy
passenger business this fall. The
dwelling and outhouses OF VIM. Schwartz,
living few miles east Of this city, We're
totally destroyed by fire last week. The
Republics losses in the great fire were
$3600,000 She will be able to pay 25
cents on the dollar.
VALPARAISO.
Col. G. A. Pierce valiantly attacked and
vanquished sweet-scented animal We'd
nesday morning His Skunkship distrib-
utcd perfume literally, but the Colonel
lodged most of it. We regret to learn
that the wife of Mr. George Commerford,
formerly in the confectionery business in
this city, died at Manchester, Iowa, at 10
O'Clock, P. NJ, of the 10th of October
Mrs. Commerford was known to many
who VIII read this item, and was loved
and respected by all who knew her In
his atfiiction Bro George has the profound
sympathy of all his friends in Valparaiso.
=. The wedding of Harvey Patrick, and
Miss Jones was celebrated Tuesday eve
ming last, by a large company, who met at
the house of Mr.. Thomas Patrick, the
brother ofthe groom. The company were
made to feel perfectly at home by the gen
ial hospitality of Mr. Thomas Patrick and
his wife, who spared no pains to make all
comfortable; and had provided supper
which would have been considered ele-
CANT by the most fastidious epicure
SOUTH BEND.
Farmers have commenced cribbing their
corn, The matrimonial market is get
ting quite brisk, of late . F.. Corn is COM
ing into market in considerable quantities.
-. Our city rejoices in perambulatiug
meat market which appears to be doing
a successful business. :. If the old saying
be true that "a wheat crop sowed in dust
will be good one" next years crop will
be enormous The residence of Richard
Smith, in the Fourth Ward, was entered
by burglars on Friday night. They got
nothing. Several citizens are making
preparations to erect elegant residences
next spring, most Of them with Mansard
roofs. Rev. J. w. Bissell, son-in-law OF
Joseph Rockefeller, of this city, has been
assigned to duty in the " E. Church, at
New Hampton, Iowa.
LAPoRTE.
Farmers busy corn-husking and pota-
to digging. That was a blessed rain
which fell u week ago. >. Two dead bod
les were shipped from our depot this week.
-. The railroad track at Knox is soon
to be put in its little bed. :. MIR B. F.
Taylor is now in Kansas. lie lectures at
! tchison tonight. The L. S & NJ S.
Road is now doing an immense passenger
business. :. Elder Samuel Miller preached
for the Mishawaka Baphsts last Sunday
The receipts of the Northern State Pris-
on, as reported to the Auditor of State, fol-
the quarter ending August 81, 1871, were
$13,638; expenditures, $10995.21; excess
receipts over expenditures, 2,G42. 10.
; On Monday we had the pleasure of touch
ing hands With Rev c. B. Mock, former
ly of Rolling Prairie and Westville, but
now stationed at Stockwell, Ind. He is
robust in body, with a spirit as genial as o.
yore. Deacon Kidder, last Wednesday
marketed in this city IA pigs, which
weighed 4,0S4 fbs.-an average of 1856
Seven of the lot were one-year-olds, the
others IS months-cross between Chester
: W hite and Poland or Magee. . AS La
= porte will have to take care of humble
: of Chicago untortunates this winter, TO
we always get our share of the pauperisn
: Of that city,, might it not be well to hole
: back part Of all that 1000, for the pres
!, cnt?. Mr. Alexander Mckay, of Kno,
county, Mo, who is re-visiting old La
/ porte, testifies that he threshed from /
/, acres, 152 bushels of wheat-an average 0
e Al bushels per acre. He considers thi
i will be hard to beat-even in Indiana.
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CARELEssNEss OF TRAvELERs.-D. r
1t Pratt, of Laporte was killed at Culver
r station on the indianapolis and Lafaye.:
,, Railroad, last Friday, by being run ov,