Marshall County independent., 1895-10-18
Gbe eSnoepenoent


Wesley Kepfer. of Marmont, IS visit
ing il Plymouth to-day.
Mrs. George Phillips, of south Bend
is visiting Mrs. Ira JacoX.
Geo. Shafrer, Of Argos, was in Plym-
outh yesterday on business.
Dr. J. II. Wilson has been appointed
company surgeon of the VandaIia Ry.
at this place.
John BisSell Of the Buckeye Pipe
Line Co. is home from Ohio for two
weeks vacation
Mrs. W. I. NanYactor and daughter
Grace, OF Huntington, are visiting Geo
H. Baylor and family.
Attorneys Samuel Parker and c. p.
)rummond, are at Rochester to-day on
Professional business.
BroOkst0n claims to have doubled its
population i'll the last two years now
claiming 1900 population.
y farmer living near Logansport has
entirely lost his eyesight by lime dust
blowing into them while unloading.
Miss Clara Harper, daughter of EI-
itor Harper, of Buchanan, Mich, is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bosworth.
Fred Ellison travelling freight agent
of the Nandalia was in this city yester-
day in the interest of his company.
Charles Price, a prominent young
f.rmer living near Valparaiso has been
arrested charged with stealing 500
worth of tools. lie waived eXamina-
ii, and was held To the circuit court
f 'ial.
Thomas Apple, farmer, living y
mile south OF InWOOd, shot himself this
morning with suicidal intent 1t is
supposed the deed was caused by family
troubles. 1t is not thought at this time
lie wound will prove fatal.
n five year old boy was struck and
badly mangled by Lake Shore tram
at South Bend yesterday. He at
tempted to cross the track and when
he saw the engine coming became
confused and could not get out of the
way.
Rolling Prairie and Union Mills sa-
oonists who failed to get licenses are
aow selling by the quart under the
United States law and it is said are
selling more liquor than they ever did,
in fact five times as much as when sell
ing by the glass.
Laporte is suffering from all epidem
ic of petty burglaries. The residence
Of Mr.. Swingendorf was entered a
few nights since but the marauder were
frightened away before they secured
much. Joseph Brendes' house was also
visited the some night with about the
same success. Appearances would in
dicate that it was the work of tender
fOOts.
At mass meeting at Sonth Bend
yesterday which was expected to knock
out the new Court House building which
has been the subject Of so much conten.
ton the tables turned and the citizen
committee was defeated and voted out
OF existence and its report tabled. They
adopted resolutions commencing the
commissioners and the plans they had
adopted.
An editor in the gas belt makes a
bold dash for his rights in the follow
ing: "Ten cents per line will be charged
for obi tuary notices to all business men
Who do not al vertise while living De
inquent subscribers will he charged
fifteen cents per line for obituary
notices. Advertising and cash sub
scribers Will receive as good send off
as we are capable of writing, without
y extra charge whatever. Better
n your subscriptions, as cholera is
d in the land, Monticello Press.
rome y. Ball was in Argos last
ling for Ball e Carabn.
ssrs. Ed. and William Grubb. of
armont, were visitors in this city yes
rday.
Two travelling wagons passed through
le city this morning on their way to
Georgia.