Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01

in this city for few weeks. and during
the time has instructed some of the Ply
mouth ladies in the art of making wax
flowers. All who have seen the flowers,
made under Mrs Wheeler's instructions,
admire them, and pronounce them the
finest specimens of the art they have ever
seeh. We understand that Mrs. ". will
go to Laporte shortly, where she will
| give instructions in the art
Mrs. Milikan and Miss A. NJ Millikan
/ have taken lessons of Mrs. Wheeler, and
will be pleased to have their friends call
and see specimens of their work. They
are prepared to make pieces TO order and
! to teach.
The frost is rapidly disapf caring.
No examination next Saturday.
Since the " fire bug" was caught in
Laporte, that city has not been troubled
with fire alarms. There is disposition
in Laporte, to step on that 4" bug
--Ad Vinnage made mistake when he
prophe>ied that it would rain and snow
on Easter Sunday. He said that il never
failed before. But things are different
this year.
A temperance spelling match is what
the Valparaiso people are getting mp Ii
is supposed they will have sober spell
MIR. s. l.. daines, of the firm Of p.
King & Co. dry goods merchants, in La.
porte, has been spending few days III
Plymouth, for the purpose of visiting
friends. Mrs IIaines Is with him They
are the guests of Judge Fuller, who is
Mis- Haines father.
The Teachers of Marshall County.
are requested to meet at the Ward School
House. in the City of Plymouth. next
Saturday, April the 81, at clock. F. NJ
for the transaction of special busine s.
relative 10 the death of Thomas McDon-
aid, late County Superintendent
Threatened military interference by
Gen. Sheridan, and war like demonstra-
tions on the part of savage Indians, can
not prevent gold seekers from going to
the Black Hills They are determined
to capture the gold mountain.
Mr.. Thomas Mcdonald ars of the
oldest and most highly esteemed citizens
of Plymouth, died at his residence. in
this city last Friday. The event was not
unexpected, as he had been gradually
sinking under the effects of an incurable
disease for several weeks. His funeral
was attended by large number of peo-
pie, on Sunday last.
The owner of private hall in South
Bend put a sudden stop to ball that was
being held in his house against his will,
by sprinkling snuff on the floor. He at
terwards had the leader OF the dance ar
rested for forcibly taking possession of
his premises. South Bend don't improve
in morals near so rapidly as it does in
business and population.
Hon. Simon Vile, of Laporte, was
in Plymouth, Tuesday. shaking hands
With his friends. He thinks that the in
cendary fires in Laporte, last winter,
were not for the purpose of plumber, bnt
were the results of drunken trolics, for
the fun of seeing a blaze.
On Thursday last, LOOMS Basil, a
switchman on the p. Ft. w S c. Railroad
was fatally crushed between two cars.
while attending to his duties in Fort
Wayne. On the same day Daniel Foley,
brakeman on the c. III. & ID. Road was
run over, and instantly killed, in Fort
Wayne.
An impecuneous bear, who has two
full grown men to support, was on our
streets, cap in paw, gathering in the pen
nies from the oharitably inclined, last Sat
urday morning The bear walked on lis
hind feet, and did some funny tricks,
which pleased the children.
Will kingsbury was in town last Sat
urday, with sample case of Cry goods,
taking orders for Chicago House. He
| is wide awake business man. calculated
to make friends and build up good trade
South Bend is still anxious to build
railroad to this city. David Greena-
vault is the most enthusiastic upon the
subject. He thinks $3.50, 600 will build
the road, and the manufacturers and cap
italists, of South Bend, can raise the
money, and build the road next summer.
The lNishsuaka boys carry revolvers
in their pockets. We heari 1t said that
some of the Plymouth lawyers carried
pistols in their pockets, while attending
circuit court, in this city, recently. We
hope they will not do so again.
There may be too much truth in the
following from the Indianapolis Sun
for the credit of our State "The rules
of the House were totally incomprehens.
lible to some members. They would vote
when their names were called, and fire.
|quently vote directly opposite to wha,
Ithey intended, not knowing the difference