Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-12

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sands on its own bottom, and he who
paddles his own canoe is the fellow who
gets there.
The Logan Brothers are at work fill
ing up the holes at the old mill property
south of the school house. They will
also remove the old buildings that have
been an eyesore for SO long, and
soon good desirable building property
will be seen there These gentlemen
are to be commended for this piece of
excellent work.
We see our new real estate firm,
Bender 4 Molter, have a new sign at
the foot of their stairs. 1t is gotten up
for business, and the impression given
to close observer would indicate that
an extra finger was upon the hand
used as a model. 1t would take more
pronounced artist than an editor to dis
cover the defect
Our merchants We're doing a good
business last Saturday. The streets
were crowded to overilowing and our
farmer friends seemed to be in excellent
spirits. The hardware me1hants and
those who handle farm implements
seemed to be doing a big business, and
believe their spring trade VIII be of
marked Improvement over last season.
Our neighbor, the Democrat, seems
to have Weakened up to the necessity of
a system Of sewerage, better streets,
etc. lie seems greatly exercised over
others talking about opera house, hotel
buildings and public parks. That is
right. Brother Mcdonald, it is impossi-
Bile for one to discover all the needs of
our beautiful city, and your assistance
Is timely.
\ party from Michigan has rented
the greater portion of the building
used by De Loney x Firestone, near the
river, for the manufacture of their pat
ent blanket fastener, and will put in
machinery for the manufacture of fue
expanders. This new firm will also
conduct a repair shop. De Loney X
Firestone Will receive power from the
same engine.
The sensational report that the heav-
enly bodies will occupy the same posi-
ton tonight as on the date of Christ's
birth has been pronounced by astrono-
mers as untrue. 1t is given by best
known authority that the time will
never be, as far as they are able to
learn, when all the planets, even so far
as known in this day, will ever occupy
the same relative positions.
Sullivan bought goat for which he
paid five dollars. Shortly after he re-
ceived tax bill on the goat of eight
dollars. He called on Rafferty,, the as
SCISSOR, and said, "Why do you tax me
eight dollars for him. "Welr' said
Rafferty,, Il have carefully read what
the statutes say and it reads: Whose
ever owns property butting on the
street shall be taxed four dollars front
foot"
Don't think you intrude on the edi-
tor of this paper when you send in an
item of news. We are always glad to
receive them, and our best friends are
those who make it easier for us to serve
them by handing in items of interest.
1t is impossible to know all that is go
ing on, and no doubt we often disap-
point when the fault is actually not our
own; send in your items. If you have
friends visiting you, let us know it; if
you are going on a trip do the same,
and if anything unusual happens in
your neighborhOod don't be backward
in telling us about it, as we want all
items of interest and gladly publish
them.
A great many complaints are said to
have been made regarding the obstruc
lions of the sidewalks between the J..
L. X w. depot and the Nandalia line
If reports are true, trains have stood
across the walks and wagon road over
thirty minutes. We have also been in
formed that children going to and from
school, who live on the west side, are
compelled to wait for long time to get
across the track, or go long distance
out of their way to get over the track.
Complainants further state that a long
line of wagons is to be seen almost any
| day in the week waiting for the train