Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-28

Thursday, April 10Th, the sunday
school convention will be held at tn,
new church at the county line.
Miss Emma Koontz, of Bremen, wa
the guest of Landlord Brugh Will
waiting between trains.
f. w. Ransbottom has car of stone
ware here for our stores.
Mrs. Fuller and Miss Rose were a
Plymouth Tuesday on shopping ex
petition.
\ Mrs. Davis, of Grand Rapids
Mich, was in our city Monday looking
for a runaway hubby. She returned
empty handed. She is related to \. Ii
Miller, of this place, and while here
called on him. This caused our sensa
tional prevaricator TO start the report
that she was Mr.. Miller's first wife anC
was here to raise row. OF course
such a report would necessarily cause
many wild rumors on first thought.
We had a drunken man In town
Monday playing "wild west" He only
had fight with the town pump.
The much-talked-o of colony for North
Dakota left here on mixed train,
thirty strong. They were among our
best class of citizens and will be missed
by all. Among them was Miss Lydia
GOnter, who is we'll known here as a
licensed nurse. She expects to take
up claim herself and hold it. Such
enterprise deserves reward.
Miss Mate Confer and Lillian Bondu
rant closed their schools last Friday
with their usual pretty last day eXtr.
cISeS.
Some time ago leap year party was
given at Mrs. Lineback's and during
the evening some of the young folks
jOkingly practiced a few dame steps,
which caused our sensationalists to
make many unnecessary remarks. Mrs.
Lineback Is good, Christian lady and
without whom our religious work here
would be a failure. She is above re-
proach, therefore she has jealous en-
emies.
A fancy sign painter struck town
Wednesday and many of our mer-
chants have new signs out In front.
Joseph Platz has very sick girl.
Friday our school closes with the
usual exercises. AS they are always
very attractive, q large audience no
doubt Will greet the workers.
Prof. Hostetler went home Sunday to
celebrate his birthday.
Miss Carrie Linville and Mrs. Nc
Cormick, who have been employed at
South Bend, are here on account of lack
of work.
Fred Myers has been enjoying daily
drives behind his new fancy team.
Mrs. Iced is at Bremen visiting
friends this week.
Marshall Whites little child is hav-
a severe attack Of lung fever.
DIR. Holtzendorff was at Plymouth
Monday on business and pleasure.
For the last month it has been nee
essary to get about three miles from
LaPaz to find roads.
On Monday a dozen travelling men
ate dinner at the hotel. There must
be business here or there would not be
SO many fiocking here.
Our business men are all fighting
hard for the pickle factory and all hope
their efforts will be successful
Rev. Rothenberger, who has been
ailing for some time, is feeling his old
self again.
1t is reported that Il. j Bames, who
went to South Bend for treatment, has
had several tumors removed success
fully.
A dance for the third of next month
will soon be advertised.
Mr.. Iced, the owner of the hotel
property, intends soon to remodel and
repaint the building to keep mp with
the surrounding enterprises of our lit
tie burg.
Trustee Shetland has been head over
heels in work as result of the closing
Of schools throughout this township.
The b. & o. has not put on its full
force yet as was expected by the boys.
About four years ago the b. x D.
had two barrels of alcohol stolen from
one of its cars. This week the west
end section gang found the empty bar
rels buried on the right of way. They
were empty and just buried deep
enough that the sod could be removed
easily and the contents drawn out.
Mr.. Logan, whose store was burglar
izad onrna firpo apo hoe NOT haap ahIa