Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

jacob Glass, of Akron, Ohio, is III
Marshall county on visit with numer
Gus friends and relatives. Jake lived
here during his younger days and hav-
ing gotten his feet wet once III Twin
Lakes cuul d not forget the home OF his
youth. He has come to gaze once more
on the familiar places.
As holidays approaches the paople
seem to grow better. l. is the time
when the grip of frlen0 seems
stronger and warmer. Once year the
people of this country realize the fact
that they are only human beings, and
that the time is not far distant when
six feet of earth will make them all OF
one size.
Merchants are fearful that the holl-
day trade will not CO me up to the stan
dard on account of the bad weather
Their stores are stalked with the best
line of holiday goods ever brought to
this city aud the prices have been put
way down Every one is praying for
cold weather and thereby make our
coming Christmas one long to be re
membered.
Truth enters the mind through sever
al doors, the eyes, the ears, the mouth,
the sense of touch. The truth OF our
claims concerning the goodness of Foxs
xxx square wafer butter crackers
will reach your mind through your
mouth. Take bite and give the facts
chance to convince you.
"I will conslier 1t as my greatest
military glory" says General Weyler
ito take command of an expedition
against the United States" What the
general really meant TO say, perhaps,
was "my briefest military glory This
would prove to be case is which the
pen would not be mighter than tie
sword
A highly interesting session of the
Eastern star was held last night III
Masonic hall. Seven candidates were
initiated five ladies and two gentlemen.
gress in the past Is months. Next
Tuesday night the election of officers
will take place and egery member is re-
quested to be present.
Charles Galloway was fined SIC 90 to-
day In Justice Reeves court for assault
ing Joe Harker. Galloway went back to
Jail TO serve it out. Beldon has not
been brought to trial for his part In the
fracus which took place in Spelss-
hofer's saloon yesterday, but 1T Will
only be a short time until this matter
will be Strengthened ont In court OF
justice.
Messers G.. 5. Cleveland and a. NJ.
Cleveland have just returned from an
extended trip IN the interests OF the
basket factory of this city. They estab-
lished an agency in Cincinnati, Cleve
land and other points. A big shipment
was made today 10y this firm to San
Francisco. Cal, by way of New York
aud from there by steamer. The shiD
ment consists of 800 dozen baskets.
This is the first shipment this company
ever sent to the pacific slope.
The stolen horse spoken of in yester
days paper that was left standing in
front of Mrs. HOllingshead's residence,
was returned to the owner that morn
ing. He came from kewanna and was
more than glad TO get possession of his
horse.
Calvin Baird, of OHIO, in company
with Mr.. Sherwood visited the Novelty
Works yesterday. Mr.. Baird was very
much surprised at the magnitude OF
this Plymouth Institution and express
ed himself as greatly pleased with the
courtesies shown him by its managers.
Milton Strohecker returned from
Devils Lake North Dakota last week
and will remain all winter. lie has
taken charge of large farm iii that
state and likes the new country and
thinks that ne will invest In real estate
there in the near future. He reports the
rect of the Marshall county people doing
well.
Billy Taylor of Peru is in the city to-
day He says that business is not quite
30 lively down there as it was some
tins ago. He says that the papers of
that city are on the lookout and that
the editor of one of the papers is just
now under very hot 6Ie. AS the
dailies of that city are published by
young men and none of them claim
to be infaIabe it matters not what is
charged against them.
Mr.. Bosworth has one of the finest
awnings in the city. The decorating
part of the work was done by Mr.. Steele
and Mr.. Steinebach. Ii shows that
those two gentlemen are adopts at this
work. The awning is composed princi-
pally of evergreens very tastefully az
ranged. This is one of the awnings