Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-24


spent the night in jHi This morning
be Was brought before Justice Reeves
and was touched np lc he tune of
$3.50. He went back 20 jail 10 serve il
out
John Baxter leiurl.eG lion Stark
county loaded down with game. Johu
says that he brouph; just 81 even doz-
en- quaiis and that IT took lis an even
dozen discharges OF his old reliJ ole gun
to get them. He also bre ught iome
number of rabbits anu devideo them
among his friends.
A floor should be placed On the Mich
igan street railroad brii2a Every time
a train passes over 1t, chUnks OF coal
drop, or coupling pin will come
tumbling down. Seine one will have
their skull crushed some DAY at this
street crossing and the railroad com
pany will have 10 answer for it, if this
matter is not look after.
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will be unlawful for any child between
the age of and II years to be retained
as an inmate of a county poor asylum
for more than ten days. County COM
missioners must make other arrange
ments for their disposal
Young men who coDgregate il pub
lie places and spend their time in chew
ing Tobacco and expectorating on the
floors, and using prOfane language had
better hunt up something else tc do.
One smart young man was called down
this morning for his profanity.
Mr.. Bell teacher of fourth grade en-
tertaiDed his scholars last night at the
residence of Mrs. TIiby on South Mich
igan street. Light refreshments were
served and the occasion was certainly
very pleasant one for all present
Mr.. Bell left on the 10 o'clock train
last night for his home in New York
state where he will spend the holidays
with his parents and friends.
The Peoples drug store on Laporte
street has been the headquarters for
those who are looking after fine Christ
mas presents for their friends The
magnificent line of perfumerleS and
beautiful toilet cases to be found at the
Peoples drug store can not be excelled
outside the city of Chicago. If you
want to purchase Christmas present,
don't pass by the Peoples drug store.
How dear to our heart is the old,
yellow pumpkin, when orchards are
barren of stufiing for pies, when peach
es and apples have both been failure
and berries of no kind have greeted our
eyes. How fOndly we turn to the
fruit of the corniield fruit that our
children are taught to Gespise-the old
yellow pumpkin, the mud covered
pumpkin, the big-bellied pumpkin that
makes such good Christmas pies.-Ex
The Indiana appellate court has just
declared that a husband can recover
damages from his mother.in If it
can be proven that the mother-ln-law
damaged him. In the case in question
the mother-in induced her daugh-
ter to return home, and it cost her
81 800 for getting her daughter to IN AXE
that little trip.
The Forester lodge of this city elect
ed the following officers to serve for the
next year on Wednesday night. G. Il.
Clarence Slater, V. Z. 4. Herm Tabor,
Sec. MI. GrOssmsn, Fl. G. ID. Del Gray.
The court is in healthy and prosper
Gus condition and has strong mem
bership. Their meeting nights will
be the second aud fourth Friday OF
each month.
According to the Lafayette Journ-
al lieutenant. Governor Haggard. is
secretly insisting that the one gentle
man above all others deserving to sue
coed Senator Turpie is the present
governor of the state, the Hon. James
A Mount. The Hsggard knife is Out
for j. Frank Hanly and in the imme.
date interest of Haggard, who woulu
succeed Governor Mount in the very re
mote contingency of his being elected
to the United States senate.
This is the Saturday before Christ
mas. The city has been crowded with
people purchasing holiday goods. The
merchants report this Saturday as be-
ing above the average Saturdays pre-
ceding Christmas. Money is not as
as scarce it was one year ago. OF cours.
it is expected that next week will exceed
any week for the year that has jus
past in the way of money spending but
such times only come once year.
Last Wednesday night the electric
light plant in this city had the biggesl
load On hands that tho aDCinao ovar on