Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-21

There are several other lakes of minor
importance in the county. some of
which are: Little lake, immediately
southwest of MaXenkuckee, One-half
mile long from northeast to southwest
and about one quarter of mile wide:
Lost lake one and one-half miles west
of MaXenkuckee. Manatua lake is on
the line between Marshall and Starke
counties.
RIN Frs.
yellow river rises in the northeastern
part of the county. some of its head
waters coming. in fact. from st. Joseph
and kDsciusko counties. 1t is formed
of two main branches, the north fork
as it is called, rises in the north and
eastern part of the county and runs
through Bremen and hence in a south
westerly direction until it enters
the south fork of the river that comes
in from the KosciuskO county line.
These forks or arms come together near
the northwest corner Of Bourbon town
ship. From this junction the riverruns
in a southwesterly course through Cen
ter, the northwest corner of Green and
through the north part of Union and
south part of West townships, passing
out of the county near the line between
those townships.
The TippecanOe river runs distance
of only four or five miles in an elbow
shape through the northeast part of the
county.
IMPRON ENENTS.
Our public improvements are second
To no county in the state, of its size
and population. Our court house is a
model of security, durability and conven-
fence. 1t was completed and occupied
in June, 1872. Its original cost includ-
ing the grading of the public square
was about 100000 The contract was
let to Epperson x Favorite of Lafayette.
Ind, who said they lost at least $1,000
on the job. After about twenty years
of service, the building was, three years
ago reprinted, frescoed and re-rOOfed;
and owing to the substantial manner in
which il was built, looks just as good
as new. 1t will stand for a hundred
years to come, as far as its construction
is concerned.
In 1879 the board of commissioners
decided upon plans and specifications
for a new jail. William III. Myers,
builder, of TT Wayne was awarded the
contract, his bid being $3.50. The
heating apparatus the painting, furnish
ing, the price paid for the lot on which
the jail is built and other improvements
and expenses will bring the whole cost
of the jail at this date up to over SO
600. 1t is very substantial, secure
and neat building and is a credit to the
county and the city.
Our present court house is the third
one built by the county as is also, our
present county jail our third one. and
although it would be interesting to
many readers to describe those early
structures, giving their primitive style
etc. yet our space in this sketch viii not
permit, and we must content ourselves
with giving only "a brief statement of
the present condition of the county and
the city of Plymouth.
The first land purchased for poor
farm" was bought Of John Murphy in
1919 1t was about three miles west of
Plymouth on the LaPorte road. 1t was
sold in 1853 to Joseph Evans. From
that date to the time of the completion of
the poor house on the farm one mile
north of Tyner City. in 1862, the poor
of the county were let out to the lowest
bidder and did not always receive the
care and attention that humanity would
demand, but since that time no county
in the state has taken better care of her
poor than has Marshall.
In 1891, the board of commissioners
decided to sell the poor farm, north of
Tyner, and purchase one closer to the
county seat, larger and better farm
and erect suitable buildings thereon.
They accordingly advertised the farm
near Tyner and sold it to Andrew Camp
bell for the sum of $4,000, and purchas-
ed of Henry Humrichouser, on the 10th
of September 1891, about 195 acres. 1t
lies about one and one-half miles east
of Plymouth and Immediately north of
the Il. TT. w. Il c. Ry. The considera-
ton was 800 per acre and aggregated
the sum of SI9,o47.50.
At the time of the sale of the former
poor farm and purchase of the present
one the board of county commissioners
consisted of Benjamin Snyder of North,
Marion \. Bland of Center and Daniel
w. Marks of Union townships, Mr..
Marks term as commissioner of the
third district expired at the beginning
of the December term 1892, and William
Noreis of Green township was duly in
stalled, as such commissioner, and, un-
der the management of the board. as