Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-01

believe Eve did seek for "knowledge,
but Alan, being modest, only tried TO
hide his nakedness.
Jim McI.eer found the ways of Ply
mouth too intricate for HIM, and lie
turned To his home at belong yesier-
day.
T.. ID. Spangle, of Ashley, Ind, con
templates coming To this city soon TO
assist his brother in the jewelry busl-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simons have returned
from their visit To New York city,
where they enjoyed the great cycle
show.
Mrs. John Capron was slightly lndis-
posed yesterday with the prevailing
epidemic. She IS considerably better
today.
Dlphtheretic group has To a large eX-
lent prevailed at Hamlet for several
days. The schools are closed during
the c%ontagion.
The mandolin club of our city will
furnish the music for the literary en-
tertainment given by the I.aI'az liter
AIRY society tomorrow night.
Earnest Curtis, representing the
Rochester Bridge Co., of that city, trans
acted business III Plymouth yesterday,
in Connection with that firm.
In an attempt to blast the test well
at WalkertOn which was down 10 feet,
it shattered the easing So badly that IA
new well will have To be sunk.
Nature gives each nan a life work
and provides him with just enough sense
to do it, but she doesn't always give
him sense enough To see what his life's
work is.
Geo. Balsley and a Mr.. Brown, of
Bremen, who are doing jury duty In
the county seat, went To Argos today
To visit friends during IA lull in court
business.
DIR. Asphalt, of the Borton Institute,
left today for keokuk, Iowa, where he
will attend to business pertaining to
Dr. Borton's cure. lie will be gone
several days.
1t must he encouraging for those who
worked in the Delany Clock Works at
NFIn.rafr, xkrhf.l, .papt into Tho Iar hfr a a
"A receiver. They will receive but seven
cents on the dollar.
Marshal Meyer received information
this morning To the effect that young
Rogers, arrested by him and taken to
Rochester, was bound over to appear
at the next term of court.
Hiram Ilervy, of Litchiield, Mich, a
former resident OF Plymouth, is visit
ing with relatives and friends in our
city. lie seems impressed with the
advancement of his old home.
The Culver City Herald is advocating
the feasibility of a railroad running
east and west through that place. Sure
ly George is a hustler when it comes
TO anything that Will benefit his town.
That's all right. Me. We have no
objection to having "Old Time Remi-
niscences' published in book form. Ii
might be a good idea to test the tenn
per of the people, though, before start
ing the presses.
Brother Endly, of the Walkerton In
dependent, despite the cry Of hard
times, came out last week with a brand
new dress of type. 1t is n Of the
latest faces, and adds considerable to
the already neat Journal.
The telephone poles are being erected
between Rochester and kewanna.
From the latter place they will be
erected to Argos, which, in a short
time will give Plymouth one of the
best telephone services in the country.
The administrators of Hammond
municipal affairs are receiving a
shaking up. An indignation meet
ing was held there a few days ago
when numerous charges of boodling
was rung III. The charges were en-
phatically denied by the city officials.
Judge Orsborne, who for a number of
years at the bar at Elkhart, stated, while
making a plea in "a case he was connec
ted with, that il was the last case he
would appear in. The Judge is past
go years of age, and thinks he has been
in the harness long enough. lie will re-
move tc California.
1t is a most excellent thing for the
Democrat that major T.. Ii. Tebbetts,
a graduate of West Point" has come
forward To endorse Brother Me nonald's
"Old Time "reminiscences. Without
some solid endorsement these reminis-
cences might have been COMPOUNDED
with Me Uonald's forty wears dream