Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-08-17
been appointed Assistant Engineer of the

| W aeorworks. =. H. IL. Roberts, of Michi-
gan City, is shipping lumber from his
wharf direct to Boston without change
1t goes through the Welland canal and
down the st. Lawrence river. :. The
Mount Salem Old School Baptis, asso-
citation of Northern Indiana, Will be held
at the brick school house six miles north
of Laporte, (near Hoover's MilD, on the
18th, 10th and Goth days of August, A. d.
1871. Mr.. Fred West returned from
his tour week ago yesterday, much inn
proved in health. He coastcd along the
upper shore of Lake Superior--in fact
penetrated SO far north, that ice was
frozen on the pals of water in the morn
ing. :. The burglars went through Mr..
Whitmore's house, Tuesday night. Mr..
WIS pants were found in the kitchen, his
papers all scattered about, and a small sum
of money missing. Luckily the boarders
all had their dovrs secured.
VALPARAISO ITEMS.
From the Tidette, August 18th:
Ripe early apples plenty in the market
-. Prairie chickens are reported as be-
ing plenty this season. -. 4. Another new
railroad is talked of from Valparaiso TO
Kankakee City F.. The harvest is about
over. The grain is nearly all in the stack
and the noise of the threshing machine is
heard in the land. =. . Mr. A. V. Bartholo-
NEW, who was FRUSTRATED a few days
since BY sudden attack of sickness, is
out on the streets again. We learn that
some days since. near lake station, boy
threw snake which he had on the end of
stick at a Sweede woman The reptile
lodged in her bosom and ran inside of her
dress. She was thrown into violent
spasms, and at last accounts was lying in
a very critical condition.
STARK COUNTY.
From the Stark County, Lcdger:
Roasting ears, melons, apples. potatoes,
swivelrivels, blackberries, lager beer, good
whisky, butter, eggs, and Yellow river
bass, plenty in the Knox market. J.. Our
old friend, MIR. Finch and lady, were in
town this week. The progress of our
railroad is bringing Stark county into con-
siderable notoriety, and it will be but "A
short time before our farmers will have a
good home market at their doors, which
will be the means of establishing all kinds
OF business TO supply the wants of the
people. Our beautifully located county
seat is now already improving quite fast
the saw and the hammer of the carpen-
ter can be heard from morning till night.
We are making vigorous start, let on
ward and forward" be our motto. and
with rigid perseverance as our practice,
all essential improvements will be devel-
oped in their turn. G. r. CLANCY. at
torney at law, is in Knox again. attending
to his profession. The LtdQer admon-
ishes the people of Stark county in this
wise: Every real estate owner in This
county should come to Knox immedi-
aiely, and examine the assessment of ben
eiits to his lands, as returned by the Kan
kakee Valley Ditching and Draining As
ISOLATION, in order that he may take an APP
peal, ii aggrieyed. Many, no doubt, will
lind that they are f5.r more rich than they
ever had an idea Of and hundreds of our
good citizens will be sorry hereafter that
they were not subscribers To- the Knox
Ledger, by reason of y hich they failed ia
get this notice, OF - much impoIfamce TO
them. We give to all concerned this
warning a. to its iniportsnce,t consul;
Yourselves