Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-08

Feb. :. Is

j. b. Whitlock the Plymouth hard
ware man was here on business last
Friday.
j.. y. Wilson. of Plymouth, was the
auctioneer for the Denniston sale
Thursday.
! Newt Nye has purchased the Hansen
property ami Mr.. Hansen moves into
Denistons property where he also puts
in a grocery stock.
John Lyon has u young Lyon at his
home since Tuesday.
Berthe Fersythe is staying with her
sister, Mrs. Bunch. at the county iniirm-
airy for two weeks.
Diamond Egan and Willis Costello
were over from Gouet to visit their
mother and GRANDMOTHER over sunday.
Prof. Hostetler and Mr.. Bough took
Plymouth Saturday night.
Rev. Peters Will preach nj the I.uthern
church next sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bear, of Laport, e were
visiting friends here over sunday.
Geo. Waltz and Lewis Frost have
taken a contract of Mr.. Cox.
DR.. Dennistons goods have been all
shipped and in a few days the familiar
form of the Or. will have disappeared.
He Is very much taken up with his
southern project and has the wishes OF
all that 1t be a success.
Rev. R%othenberger gave an excellent
disc0urseS at the county line church
last sunday.
The advance agent for the Interstate
Educational association was here max
ing arrangements TO bring one of their
excellent entertainments here. The La
l'az Library club have engaged them at
some expense but hope TO regain by fill
ing the hall by an appreciative audience.
The L.apaz Library clnb threw the
doors open free to quite an audience
Friday nigh! and gave a few sketches
Of their program. The people who at
tended are still talking about it. Come
again,
The ladies of the Mite society have
nearly completed their quilt and blocks
will be at u premium before long.
Rev. Kaufman and Rev. Linville
have closed their profitable meetings at
Teegarden, and are looking for fresh
pastures. Try L.alaz.
Some careless piece of humanity filled
the fore part of Mr.. Babcock's fine
hunting dog full of shot. Efforts Will
be made to amputate the injured mem
berS.
Last Sunday six different parties Dor
rowed a newspaper at different times
from a subscriber to read the murder
items. This shows how many people
can De reached through each subscrip-
ton to a live paper.
Cold weather makes it again neces-
sary tn set the traps in the wood piles
about town.
John Steele, formerly of this vicinity,
later of Walkerton, was here Monday
%transacting business.
Jake IIawblitzel is laid up with a
painful %carDuncle on his neck.
Lynn Reynolds youngest child is re-
ported quite sick.
Tommy Frame, who contracted the
well driving for the creamery, finished
his work Tuesday.
Sarah Bremly, living four miles north
is very low with lung fever.
Many of our citizens are much dis
turbed because bills, which they claim
have been paid, have been left at the
office OF a justice. Receipts were not
furnished at The time of payment.
which should have been claimed.
Mrs. Grey who has been sick for a few
days is again improving.
Mrs. McCormic. of South Bend, Is Wis
iting with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Shirk.
The ground hog saw his shadow here
although he could not have done SO If
he had tried it at Plymouth. III this is
the case we should all spend our next
six weeks Ill that place.
May Shafer has been compelled to
stop school OH account of ill health.
John and Sol Fresinger were in La
porte the third and fourth on business.
Minnie Miller has been lowering be-
tween life and death for the last two
days and from later reports we learned
she was no better.