Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08

days.
VIM EVERY accompanied by all the
commissioners of this ceDnty, went to
Tippecanoe yesterday where they eX-
amined the New Bridge, and were well
pleased with it.
The donor of the fine cluster of
apples recently presented to DR.. Mar
tin was Samuel Pence and not Price
as reported Mr.. Pence lives four miles
northeast of this city.
VIII suit has been missing chi kens
over at his store for several evenings,
and last night concluded he would find
ont what could be caught with trap,
which he set, and on going down to the
store this morning he found mink in
his passion.
Mrs. DR.. Aumick left for st. Joseph
MICHIGAN, to-day where she will visit
relatives.
Jack Kirk was arranged before JUS
tice Reeves this afternoon on charge
OF house breaking.
The hunting party returned home
last evening from Lake MaXencuckee,
hfty-nine mud hens and four
teen ducks killed.
Geo. Alieman, Lou ID. A.leman, Cal
YIN P,ercatOn. John Barr and Row Kan
ouse, of Argos, were summoned before
the grand jury to-day.
y newspaper cannot be run to suit
the individual taste Of its readers. 1t
should be treated as bill of fare. You
take the things you like, and leave
those you dislike.-Ex.
Girls Will please bear in mind that
next year VIII be last leap year of
the century and another VIII not occur
until 1901. This unusual occurrence is
due to the fact that the addition Of one
day to each fourth year more than makes
the presumed deficiency in the calendar
year and 1900 will not be LEAP year.-EX
Report comes up from the neighbor-
hood Of belong that the skeleton of a
was discovered in the sand on the edge
of Bruc's Lake. The find is said to
have been made by Mr.. J. Horner, who
was using the sand for pl4sterlng, on
the Bridegroom farm. Considerable
excitement exists and speculation Is
rife as to how the skeleton got there
Rochester Sentinel.
Fire was discovered in the roof of
the feed store in the Weaver building,
south of the Post Office in Bourbon,
yesterday afternoon at = o'clock. The
roof was all in flames when the fire was
discovered, but the Bourbon fire depart
ment came forth valiantly and smote
the liend with such vigor that the flames
were soon eXtinguished. The damage
is said to have been about 800. 1t has
not been reported whether it was
covered 10y insurance or not.
The Monticello Press Office was nearly
compelled to yacate its roo rs one day
his week. caused by an excavation I'M
der the next building. The walls ratified
IN dangerous manner. and for while
1t looked as though the building would
collapse. Prompt action saved the
building from serious damage.
Corea has law which reads: Zone
who owes money and, at the promised
time fails to pay it, shall be beaten two
or three times a month on the shins and
this shall be continued until the debt is
discharged. If he dies N debt his rela-
tives must pay it or receive the same
punishment. Ii such a law were in
force here what an army of sore shins
there would be hobbling around over
the country.-EX.
Laporte street is not the only place il
i'll town where profane and indecent Ian
guage may be heard on the public
streets. 1t breaks out here and there
and altogether too often, like some
Ioathsome malady of the social body
which persists in breaking out in the
most unexpected places. Old men a:
well as young give it utterance and its
Offensiveness is literally forced upor
ladies, school children and the decency
loving public generally.
J,,.D,,, Co Dai1x,
NJ. ". Simons was in Chicago yester
day.
Mrs. Ed Richards left for Rocheste
to-day.
Jack Wilson, of Lapaz, is home over
Sunday.
Mrs. DIR. Hume went to Argos thi
morning.
Mrs. Chas Mclaughlin left for La
paz to-day.
w. S. Daniels has returned from
Grand Rapids.
w. b. Hess went to Warsaw yester
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams wer