Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-09-20
BOURBON.

John Lawrence Is sick. Is 81 ~.
Sam Young is slightly indisposed.
Mrs. Gable, of Panama, died last
week.
VIM. Matchett, of Pierceton, was
in town Saturday. -,- rrs, =. :,
The Catholic church will be dedi
Gated Oct. It'll.
&C. j. Slater, of North township,
was in town yesterday.
John Bringoff. Of Warsaw, was
here visiting last week.
We were in Inwood recently and
escaped unframed. sf.e1 r,ra ts-f7r
AN infant OF John Snep's died
last Monday.
"A fine brick school house Is be-
ing erected at Johnson's corner. ~
Tho furniture mandatory Of
Robert George Is undergoing re pairs.
I'D. Thomas, and his new wife
win soon commence housekeeping.
Col. McCrum will erect a fine
residence next summer.
Chicken thieves have conn
menced harvesting the young pnllets.
Marion Bland claims to have the
best colt Ia the county
Bourbon ha, small representa-
ton at the Warsaw camp-meeting.
PREACHER" Elliot occupied the
NJ. E. church Sunday evening.
The large tournament advertise
ment across Main street is well exc
cuted. r.sss-s., e
Mr.. NJ. L. Barbour has twenty
men working on his portion OF the
yellow river ditch.
We saw Bybee nimbly ascend the
waterspout with his linen waving de
flance. tt f.....
MIR. Wisbey has again taken the
temperance pledge and was reinstated
into Office.
Moses Boylan, Ed. Wood and
John Cooper start to Kansas Tuesday
on prospecting tour.
"A contribution is talked OF as a
means whereby to have that head Of
curly hair cut.
The new milliner at the new
milliner shop is attracting considera-
BILE attention from the boys.
Lewis Whitaker and his hand :
some bride have returned from their
wedding tour and will soon settle
down to solid living.
-Messrs. Wisbey, Wallace, Shedd,
Croft. Caldwell, Slater, Erwin and
Elliot were the principal speakers at
the temperance meeting Sunday
night. &c s aN
bourbon Is In an uproar on ac-
count OF an attempted change OF
school books. Patrons are becoming
tired Of these changes, which benefit
only the publisher and bride. takers.
There will be a grand firemen's
tournament and band contest on the
last day OF the Bourbon fair. An
immense crowd will be present on
that occasion to witness the contest.
We are informed that a petition
is being circulated on the sly, the
object OF which Is to swindle Bour-
bon on the college building. See
that you sign no papers without read
ing it. 500
"A Bourbon beau was heard solilo-
quising after the following manner
"Oh, mother, oh, mother, You know love thee well
But the love have for the Uptown lass no human
tongue can tell" rs
-sEighty-two dollars and fifty
cents was the amount received out OF
the two hundred and flfty-six dollar
mortgage. The balance was kept for
board and clothing"
Why don't our representative
pay his taxes? We are informed that
tho tax-collector distresses poor mer
and says nothing about the hundreds
Of dollars coming from the "coat oil
many colors."
"A meeting Of the early settlers
Of Marshall county would be pleas.
ant affair for those who are interested
In the welfare Of our county.
meeting Of this character should bt
held in the court house next Decem
Der, as by that time the busy season
would be over so that most OF oul
pioneers could attend. DIR. John F
Parks and Hon. James O. Parks. thu
first white settlers in this portion o.
the county, are still living and would
doubtless attend n, 81