Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

G.. w. Ransbottom has been granted
an increase of pension from Sc to SO.
Gel Studebaker's regiment, the 18th
is composed of LOO men and officers
one of the finest regiments in the army
Prosper Mickey and wife left today
for Kosciosko county, where they were
called on account of sickness of rela
tives.
Not all of our good gunners are with
the Asiatic squadron; they are on every
ship in our navy, and desire nothing
more than an opportunity to display
their skill.
Henry Hall, living near Pretty Lake
and who has been afflicted with rheum-
atism, for the past six months, left to-
day for Martinsville, where he will take
treatment at the Sanitarium.
Now if Sampson will wipe Havana
ard San Juan off the map of the world
and let the old tubs of Spain bask in
their continuous decisions, all will be
forgiven. This sea dress parade is get
ting old.
Miss Maud Fish received telegram
from her brother, Lieut.. Claud Fish,
yesterday evening announcing the safe
arrival of the 18th regiment at Chick
amauga Claud thinks Chickamauga
is the finest spot on earth.
Jolly Joe Sullivan, the manager of
the South Bend ball team was shaking
hands with his friends on the streets of
Plymouth this morning Joe is one of
the boys, and he has many friends here.
He is a politician of no small dimen-
sions.
The craze for buttons of patriotic
nature and wearing small flags on the
lapel of the coat has spread to neckties
The latest design is pure white satin
tie on which are printed the stars and
stripes in all sizes and shapes. Some OF
them are very tasty.
Never mind, boys, about what shall
be done with the Philippine Islands.
There will be time enough to worry
after Spain has been completely
whipped on land and sea. Meanwhile
we shall send Dewey troops enough to
hold them against all corners.
The death of Edouard Remenyi, the
great violnist, removes conspicuous
figure from the musical world. He was
an artist of high degree and very pop
ular as public entertainer Remenyi
appeared in concerts In Plymouth. and
the people of our town will never for.
get him.
A Spanish gunboat put into the har-
Dor of Manila week ago and found
for the first time that war had been be
gun. Still, that is not so remarkable
Admiral Montejo had only time to find
that it was in progress before it was
over, so far as Spain in the Philippine
archipelago is concerned.
A committee consisting of DrS. A. c.
Holtzendorf, J Martin and j. Kaszer
was appointed yesterday by the Marshall
County Physicians Association to con-
fer with the Board of Health in regard
to conserving the ability of making
recommendation to our city council in
regards to the improving of the law now
governing the city Board OF Health.
In order to expedite the naval cam.
paign, why not have Sampson 60 to
Manila and keep that point in subjec.
ton and let Dewey get after the foe or
the Atlantic? The plucky commodore
would have Cuba and Porto Rico in
hand in short order and sink every
Spanish boat that came within reaching
distance, just to exercise his men
Dewey fights.
1t was sweet revenge for the slaugh-
ter of their comrades of the Winslow
that prompted the crew of the gunboa,
Wilmington to 60 single-handed Sat
urday afternoon into the harbor OF
CardeHas, and lay low everything
about the city that looked like 9
Spanish fertilization. Death and de
struction was the result of the Viii
mington's hot fire.
Next Friday night Kid Mccoy, the
Hooser" pugelist, and at the present
time, middle weight champion of thu
world, will meet Gus Rubin in New
Y Ork City. All the sporting men in
the country are expecting Mccoy to
win, but the chances are that he will
loose. Mccoy is good man ant
should he win over Rubin he will bs
the greatest pugelist of the age
Miss Lizzie Bennett, the sweet CIR
graduate, who left her home in Ksko