Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14

The Mail s. Magnet came out last
Saturday, gay as a butterfly.
Corn planting is the favorite amuse-
ment of our farmers now.
Cattle are picking up finely since the
warm weather has started the grass.
The street-sprinkler has been laying
the dust on our principal streets, but it
don't make the grass grow on them worth
a cent.
Rev. Clark Skinner, recently pastor
Of the NJ. E. Church, in Rochester, has
removed to his new appointment in Wa
terloo, Indiana
Our city authorities have one bid for
$4,000 of the Bonds having longest to
run, at par, and another for the entire
$4,000 required.
Simon Becker continues to sell his
Dry Good, Notions, Clothing, &C., at
the reduced rates. Call in and see his
nice goods and buy at his low prices.
MIR. n. Alleman is in n. S. Wood
ward grocery ready, willing and anxious
To wait on all his customers, which he
will DO in the most satisfactory manner.
Mr. John Cleaveland has Just COM
pleted new fence in front of his resi-
dence, which adds to the appearance of
his property fifty per cent. We think he
intends to-before long.
Abraham Briggs, the blacksmith, cre-
ated little fun, on Monday evening, by
his wheelbarrow loaded with iron. upset
ting 1t was not the upsetting that was
so funny, but the way he jerked and toss
ed the wheelborrow around, was where
the laugh Came in. Woah January.
er is agent fer the TipDecanoe Wooden
Factory, and will receive wool at his
store, in Plymouth, have it carded, or
carded and spun, and returned to his
store, for farmers. This will be very con-
venicnt TOR farmers who are coming 10
Plymouth, and who do not wish to go to
the factory
-Laporfe IS one of the richest and
most beautiful cities in Northern Indiana ;
but some of is Oldest citizens, who were
once prosperous and happy, are now go
Ing the downward road to ruin, by the
iniempera.c use of ardent spirits. At the
recent election IN that city the Democrat
iccan.lidates were elected by large major
tiles. Only one Republican Councilman
elected this year. and he donated $4,000
To the Id5rrry Association.
PETER STEIGMAS in new place.
Mr.. Steigman has opened a Boot and Shoe
Shop in the store room two doors south
of Wli:elers Dunk, where he viii. be hap
by TO meet all of his old customers and
many new ores. His prices for ali work
are as Cheap as the cheapest and his work
as good as the best. Don't fail to cal
and see him, and when you call have your
measure taken for nair of boots OF
shoes. He will tit you and please you.
May 1--we
MIR. Moses Working, of Union town
ship, had his pocket picked and his peck
ct book, containing several hundred dol
lars in promissory notes, stolen las
Tuesday, while intently gazing at the ell
ephant as it gracefully assembled grease'
pole Fortunately there was not mucl
money in the pocket book 1t was prob
ably stolen by some one who travels witt
the circus for the purpose of taking ad
vantage Of the excitement and the crow,
to ply his trade.
Jones, our nearest neighbor has beef
feeling very unwell for the past week
from cause probably best known Il
himself We merely speak of it, in sym
pathy for him, as we have been there an
know it sets rough on a person that ha
not the constitution of an OK but stll
at the time, we feel happy and content
and the hereafter never once enters on
mind. This sparkling. Jones, is terrible
little wont hurt, bat las the dutchma
said) if we make hog Of ourselves, W
have to suffer the consequence. Let
swear OF, and learn to peddle before &c
ing into business by wholesale.
The steel pen man was in our city
few days age, selling pens on the sid'
walks and In the streets. He sold goo
pens and great many Of them. Ate
he left there came another street peddle
who built pulpit and desk in the middl
of our principal business street, and b
loud talking called crowd around hin
de sold cheap letter paper and pencils thu
were worthless, and scissors sharpene
which would sharpen knife so NIGEL
that you coul,ln't tell whether it was ii
same knife he scraped the edge off of {
not. And noS we are all lonesome b
cause we have no organ grinder, nor MOI
key in town.