Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-07

vicinity, the public schools did nc
open on Monday last. but will ope
on Monday, Sept. 18th. About II
students are expected to be in atten
dance.
Let our German citizens remem
Der that the Hon. A. J. Dittenhoefe
addresses them in German in tn
Centennial Opera House on Monda.
evening next, on the political ques
tions of the day.
Potatoes are reported in this sec
ton to be almost a total failure
Farmers and others having larg,
quantities of good potatoes on hanC
will get good price if they can keel
them sound until spring.
Services in the Christian chape
next Sunday morning. Preaching
by 81. V. Reed. There will be no ser.
vices at the chapel in the evening. in
consequence Of the temperance lee.
ture at the Centennial Hall.
H. A. Snepp, Of Bourbon. Repub.
lican candidate for Representative
from Marshall county, speaks in this
city tomorrow friday evening
Let him have good hearing from
our citizens irrespective of politics.
The Hon. 7. o. Howe, U. S. Sena-
tor from Wisconsin and l.. P. Miller
Of Warrick county, candidate for
Supreme Court Reporter, will address
the citizens of Bourbon and the sur
rounding townships, on Friday night,
Sept. 10.
We have received from John
Church & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, a
Hayes and Wheeler Campaign Song
ster," which Is full of patriotic gems.
1t can be obtained by any Glee Clubs,
&C., by addressing the publisher.
Price 10 cents.
On Tuesday and on Wednesday
evenings there were short running
matches at the Fair Grounds, be-
tween the highhyers of Mr.. N. S.
Woodward and Charley Smith and a
highstepper @from abroad" The
local cele brities won the heats.
The Hon. John H. Baker, NJ. G.
from this district, will speak in Ar
gos on the 21st inst, in Bourbon on
the 22d and in Bremen on the Odd.
Later in the campaign he will speak
in Marshall county in joint discussion
with the Hon. Freeman Kelley.
Mr.. VIM. E. Walker, from the
flats" near Maxinkuckee, reports
excellent crops OF wheat and corn in
that section. The wheat is of excel
lent quality and large average was
harvested. Some farmers obtained
yields of from 1000 to 1900 bushels.
That horse which Bert Reeve and
Fin. easier have been trying to
bring up standing was put out OF
its misery one day this week, it be-
ing certain that it would never re-
cover. The boys were faithful in
their attentions to the suffering
brute, watching with it every night.
= Idging from the quantity of wa
ter and musk melons brought into
this city and sold within the last two
or three weeks, one would would i'm
agine that Marshall county raised lit
tie else. Scarcely a business or work
ing man goes to his dinner without
carrying huge melon on his
shoulder. They are "dirt cheap" now.
The Peach and Ice-cream festi-
val, given by the Presbyterian church
last Friday evening, was socially and
financially success. The financial
success was owing to liberal pat
ronage and the kindness of Mr..
Wheeler, who gave them the use OF
the room The society cleared S4S.-
50.
Some efforts are being made to
induce the owner of Red Cloud,
Mr.. Wade, of Edinburg, Ind, to ex-
hibit his steed here at the coming
fair. He would prove a great attrac-
ton, for since ~Red Cloud" trotted at
Buffalo in 2:18 he has stood at the
head of Hoosier highfiyers.
By reference to the district ap-
pointment OF the Methodist Confer
ence at Lafayette, to be found in an
other column, it will be seen that the
Rev.. @. Stephens is not returned
to Plymouth, but goes to the first
charge in South Bend. What is
Plymouth's loss is South Bends
gain. No appointment has been
made for this city. CO.
The Hon. John NJ. Harlan, OF
Kentucky, speaks at Walkerton, st.
Joseph county, on Wednesday, Sept.
18th. at 2:30 p. M, sharp. In the even
ing grand Republican rally will be
held, at which the Hon. II. N. Hudson,
of Terre Haute, will address the citi-
xens. In these two political announce
ments our Walkerton friends have in
store for themselves a rare political
treat.
Gen. J. M. Tuttle, OF Iowa, will
speak in Plymouth on Monday eve
ming, Sept. 18th. Gen. futile, ii will
be remembered. was a short time ago
the Democratic candidate for Cover
nor of Iowa. He has now renounced
the sham Democracy OF to-day and
comes out squarely for Hayes and
Wheeler. In what he has to say,
therefore, he will speak from the
card"
About every time that Mr.. j. M.
Cummings of North township comes
into town he brings us the name of a
new subscriber. He reports a good
many Republicans and farmers about
there who are not patronizing their
home paper. Will not each of our
subscribers about there ask his
neighbor to subscribe for the cam
paign? Mr.. Cummings is the Repub-