Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-09
LOCAL EVENTS.

The Hanna Times, after an existence
of Il few weeks has suspended. and the
plant moved to Wanatah.
y fire in the house of John Baxter at
Bourbon last Wednesday, did about
$500 damage. Fully covered by insur-
ance.
The Bourbon News has increased its
size To d seven column folio. Brother
Carter labors to give his subscribers all
the news.
Patrick Foley, who was sent to jail
on charge of profanity, has been re
leased on promise of leaving Plymouth
at once and for all time
When tonsorial artists, corn doctors,
iiddlers, etc, dub themselves professor
we Judge 1t is about time for school
teachers to give up the title.
The Goshen Democrat tells lis there
are 200 towns in Indiana ranging from
200 TO 1900 inhabitants, that have no
newspapers.
Arthur y. Jacoby, formerly of this
city, now of TT Wayne in the Pittsburg
Offices, is spending his vacation with
relatives here.
j. j. Engledrum in his walk from
South Bend to indianapolis in thirty
six hours, arrived two hours and thirty
five minutes behind time.
\ bicycle path one mile in length is
being constructed near Goshen. twill
consist of hard pan, and if success eff
forts will be made to unite Goshen and
Elkhart.
y gang of counterfeiters are being
located near Crown Point. They are
issuing a silver dollar dated 1879, and it
is said to be fine reproduction Of the
genuine.
The firm OF Jones x Tanner have dis
solved. Mr.. Tanner selling his interest
in the real estate and insurance busl-
ness to Mr.. Jones who will continue at
the old stand.
y pile of trunks and theatrical neces-
stiles, were received at the Pittsburg
depot yesterday from Ridgeville, Ind.
They are marked Billy "Casad's ID
whites and ID chocolates
Some boys, who are SO weakly that
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in the boiling hot sun and WELD base
ball and not turn hair, This is one
of the mysteries of nature.
y female veterinary practitioner has
a large practice and is said to be very
successful in one of the southern states,
and yet it is said Of her that she does
not know how to drive horse.
The closing of saloons at Hobart on
Sunday resulted in the closing of all
candy stores, barber shops, stables, etc,
Monday for the first time in many
years Valparaiso Messenger.
! Will O'Brien, who received serious
injury to his left eye at Bourbon on the
Fourth, has been to Chicago interview
ing an Oculist. 1t will be some time
before his eye will be entirely recovered.
Labor Day will be recognized in Elk
hart, in all the glory pertaining to that
popular event. Several bands have
been engaged to disperse music, while
\ 70 Of &c
nounced as one of the orators of the day.
We learn from exchanges that frost
was the result of the cold wave that
struck this section of the state Thurs
day night of last week. 1t was distin-
guiShable, SO reports have it, near Wa
bash.
a certain well-knOWn young man
who is cigarette fiend asked a physi-
clan if he thought cigarette smoking
was injurious to the brain. The doctor
said: ooh, no, not in the least, fell
low who has brains won't smoke them.
The young man is still puzzled over
the anSwer.-EX.
j. ID. Molter, of Bender Il Molter has
sold his interest in the real estate firm
to c. n. Compton, of Elkhart. All that
remains to complete the deal is for Mr..
Compton to submit references that will
be satisfactory to Mr.. Bender. Mr..
Molter will still be connected with the
office.
In Georgia watermelons are rotting
by the million because there is not Suili-
cient transportation to market. Yet
here we are anXiOuSly waiting for the
home crop to get ripe enough to eat.
No danger of these rotting here before
they are eaten,
The following from an exchange
contains few facts: "Yes, indeed
these are hard times. We throw away
our ashes and grease and buy our soaps.
We let our manure go to waste. We
raise dogs and buy hogs. We grow
weeds and buy vegetables and brOOmS