Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-01
When you see man seventy years old


extent that be can scarcely walk. he Is
to he pittied. He is old enough To
know better.
The funeral of Mrs Stephen Mann
took place this afternoon at 80 O'Clock
from the u. b. church, Rev. o. +.
Lands officiating. Interment in Oak
Hill cemetery.
By taking your bicycle to Under
wood and Wallis you can have it over
hauled and made ready for use. They
have fully equipped machine shop and
can do anything needed.
A nickel social Wit, be given at
the home of Miss Blanch Disher's on
Thursday afternoon from 2 until >
o'clock. All the young people are cor
daily invited to attend.
ID. Frank Redd accompanied Ills
wife and children to Bourbon this
morning. Mrs. Redd will visit with her
mother until Mr.. Redo returns from the
teachers meeting in kokomo.
Call and see our bicycles and sundries-
most complete line ever shown-and
the prices are simply taking. We have
everything, or will get it for you Tn
derwood Il w ais, Center street.
The Independent is under obliga-
tions to August Hanes, of the Pitts
burg. for favors shown. Mr.. Hanes is
ole of the best station agents in the
employ of that great corporation.
Tuesday afternoon David Harring-
ton requested the Independent TO state
that he would be a candidate for rep
resentative. Today he called at this
office and requested that his name be
Withdrawn as pressing business would
preclude the possibility of him making
the race.
David Harrington of Tippecanoe was
in the city today and paid this office a
friendly call. He is one OF the best
teachers in the county. His school ex-
pired last Thursday.
A crowd of two hundred was at the
depot this afternoon to see their old
Plymouth friends take the train for
Dakota. There were many hands
shook, and tears were shed when the
good by" was said.
Constable John H. Baxter is after the
republican nomination for marshal of
the city of Plymouth. There are now
three candidates for that office, viz:
Simon Meyers. Ira Lauer and j. H..
Baxter. This would indicate that there
will be ''hot time" in the opera house
Thursday night.
The Rochester oil well is now l,i51
feet deep. The drill has penetrated
Trenton rock Il feet and the directors
have ordered the driller to go 10 feet
further and if gas or oil is not found
the work will be abandoned for good.
Mrs. Hettie Green, the star woman
wealth maker of the United States,
found herself in Albany the other day
with 10 cents in her pocket. Her maid
had robbed her of $50 while on train
from Boston, and fled while Mrs. Green
was sleeping.
Nelson Rogers, who held a case on
the Evening News, returned home from
Indianapolis Monday where he had gone
for medical treatment. Owing to fail
ing health Mr.. Rogers Is compelled to
abandon his trade and will seek out
door employment.
The police of South Bend have re
ceived information that photograph
swindlers are carrying on extensive ope-
rations in that city and that about two
hundred persons have been buncoed
out of 80 cents each. 1t might be well
for Plymouth people to take cognizance
of this fact. They may visit US.
The Delphi Evening Herald reached
our table this morning 1t is only
twenty-six days old, but is up to date.
1t is newsy, clean and shows good
advertising patronage. 1t is published
by Fawcett and Farr. We believe in
reciprocity, therefore the Herald will
be one of our welcome exchanges.
1t was thought that a receiver would
be appointed today for the Elektron
Cycle works but nothing of the kind
was done Some cases now pending
for wages are set for April Eth. In the
meantime it is hoped that the matter
will be amicably settled
Gilbert Sey and his son Delbert of
Inwood have sold their property to Mrs
Carr and left for Seattle Washington
Monday, where they expect to ma Ike
their home. They were well known here
and run feed store in the Coffee build
ing several years ago.
The Pittsburg Dispatch says: zeal
ousy is now regarded as disease by
the medical profession, and in such
cases as are brought to eminent doctors
A@I a.