Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-14

the hardest plants to extermina.s
among the weed plants. equally as de-
rimental as the Canada Thistle. 1t be-
hooveS our farmers friends to watch
this prolific plant and exterminate It
before it goes to seed
"Haye You been able to catch tie
speakers eye" asked one lady legisl1-
tor Of another. "IaveI:~ rejoined tie
other lady: "well, rather. wore my
navy blue benga.ine. with the heliotroos
sleeves, and the speaker couldn't keep
his eyes off NE.
y great many of our exchanges have
commented upon the scarcity of the
blue birds in this section Of the country
the past spring The only feasible cor
clusion arrived at. is the extreme cold
and freezing weathern the south. killed
them by the hundreds
The season of 1870 was exactlyparaI
lei with 1885. There was an early spring
followed by cold snap. then warm
weather with a drought. The whe3
crop was short, but there was a big
yield of corn. The fall and winter fl
lowing We're prosperous.
Don't throw old shoes after the briGs
when she starts out upon her wedding
tour. II is more significant. say II
about three years after marriage, 70
wrap them in a neat package and SEM
them to her. In the majority Of cases
they are more acceptable.
Near LemOnt, H.. where the large
drainage canal is being eXcayated.
stone Ratchet. was found by J. T.
Ball, a civil engineer of that city.
What makes the find more wonderful.
is that it was found in solid rock. twer-
ty feet from the surface Illinois is rich
with evidences Of the stone age.
\ Laporte county farmer took load
of wheat to New Carlisle one day re-
Gently. lie said he had lived in the
sand-hills for thirty three years and had
never been outside of La Porte county.
Wonder what are his politics Argos
Reflector. Nickles to d0ughnuts. he is
dyed-in-the wool Jeflersonian democrat
Goshen Democrat Nicellus Springer,
of Shelbyville, aged sixteen years, and
son of John Springer, of Connersyille.
died Monday morning from the effects
of excessive cigarette smoking Before
his death the young man called his
young friends to his bedside and asked
them TO cease smoking the deadly Gig
arctic.
The Lemont, H., Observer tells its
readers that in the future, the saloons
will be closed on Sunday between the
hours of and II a. m. by order of the
president. This is the only town we
know of in this country, where on the
Sabbath day the curtains of the saloons
are run to the top OF the windows, AMI
every door wide open.
The Chicago papers of two weeks ago
gave out the sudden disappearance Of
foreman on the drainage works at lie
mont. At the time of his disappearance
he had over two hundred dollars and
gold watch. Friday last his mutilated
remains were found in the muddy
waters of the Illinois Michigan Canal,
minus money and watch.
At La PaZ, a new "shingle" is thrown
to the breeze, with NJ. d., as the attrae-
ton. This new doctor is Mr.. Chas.
Holtzendorf, who received his diploma
last winter. The many friends of
Charlie wish him prosperous future;
and although the location chosen may
not be in all respects in touch with his
ambitious desires, yet the future may
have greater things in store for him.
The Chicago Times Herald of last
week had an account of prize fight
which was to take place outside of the
city, informing its patrons that trans
portation would be furnished for So TO
the grounds and back. The Star of
Valparaiso, wondered where it could
take place. We can give pointer.
The only place in Illinois where a prize
fight could take place outside of Chi
cago, and not be molested by the police
or municipal authorities, is Lemont,
beautiful suburban city, whose record
savors of the reputation established by
Deadwood, Oak, in the eos.