Marshall County independent., 1897-12-31


that beautiful state.
The snow has been scraped from TIE
Ice on Pretty lake and eating Will soon
begin and housed for summer use. 1t
Is said that the Ice Is about six inches
thick.
Lake county has no contracts on her
hands, owes no bridge bills, or bonds,
which the commissioners feel proud
over, the people appreciate that their
homes have no clouds hanging over
them.
A Bristol women put a stick Of
wood in the stove and All explosion
followed The wood is supposed TO
have been charged with gun powder
This happened To be case of some
thing worse than a niger ID the wood
pile.
| Numerous sleigh riding parties
We're out last night. Most OF them
headed for the country aHd called on
their friends The night was lovely for
out door sport and the merry jingle OF
the sleigh bells could De heard all nigat
long.
Last Sunday morning Charlie Hiss
of West township brought nice dress
ed turkey TO Plymouth for Mr.. Ball and
left it in his buggy near the court house
during the services in the Catholic
church but when he returned to his
buggy, the turkey, basket and all were
gore. Please bring back the basket.
The clerks in the New York store
presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Kloepfer
beautiful silk plush lapfobe, on Christ
mas eve. 1t is indeed a beauty and is
greatly priced by Mr.. and Mrs. Kloepfer,
and to the donors they Will always
cherish kind remembrance.
The Versailles New says Miss Max
wells violin solos were listened to with
rapt attention. Mss Maxwell is an
artist and her PLAYING denoted grea'
talent and high culture, and she won
the entire audience with the sweet
strains which she drew from her IL
strupent
One of the neatest callenders for the
year 1898 received at this Office Is the
one presented by our esteemed contem-
pOrary, The Evening News The outer
edge contains the various months OF
the year ani IL The center Is hand
some picture of Editor Oylesbees httle
boy.
Orth StieE, formerly of Lafayette,
whose escapades III California, Florida
and at his old home are familiar to the
general public, has challenged a
Georgia colonel TO duel To he death.
There is little fear that blood VIII be
split. If he is true to his record Stien
will not remain out of jail long enough
tn reach 1.-The field OF honor"
There isn't any doubt tthatwhenspring
opens you will witness the departure Of
two or three gentlemen who will head
for the klondike country. They are
nor saying much on the subject at
present but they have fully made up
their minds and ere the blue birds come
again they will be many miles from
Marshall county soil heading for the
great gold nugget country
LII was quitr Christmas in Indiana.
Our people usually observe the day In
the old fashioned way and more especi-
ally since times were hard. That is
some people say the times are hard. bat
the Independent has no complaint to
| register.
Mr.. and Mrs J \. Terry entertained
to dinner yesterday In honor Of Mrs. I.
nj. Orr of Plymouth. Their elegant IL
tie cottage on South main street was
beautifully decorated in holly and ms
tletoe and the dinner was of the most
superb order. The guests fully enjoy
ed and appreciated the generous hospi-
tallty.-Rochester Republican.
1t is reported that quail are dying 10y
the thousands in Hamilton rounty. II
is stated that the snow has covered up
the earth and that the birds are starry
ing to death. If the sportsmen of No
blesvllle would invite about Is of Ply
mouths crack shots to come down there
would be more dead birds In Hamilton
county in one day than was ever known
| before.
Two or three years ago the CITY
Council of Mankato passed an ord i
nance under the nuisance law, finng
every person who might be proved
guilty of whistling or singing After
the Ball is Over between the hours of
a. n. and 10 p. IN. within the municipal
limits in the sum of 90 cents for each
and every offense. The ordinance
worked like charm, and effectually
suppressed the warbling of that soul
racking ditty. Now Mankato proposes
/ in rlya 70 nl