Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

The wife of G. A. Forsyth at Lapsz
Is reported very ill.
Mrs. Ike Thomas is much better
after prolonged illness.
The Independent Office has just had
placed a number of incondescent lights.
In pumpkin contest held at Argos
the heaviest one weighed 9715 pounds.
Rev. Tice, who has withstood siege
of serious sickness, is regsining health
rapidly.
The town of Argos Is putting in one
cement crosswalk to be used merely as
an experiment.
The Mishawaks Paper and Pulp
Company; capital stock $4,000, has
been Incorporated.
One hundred and twenty country
schools IN thit state have been closed on
account of diphtheria.
Marvin Galley and John Oberlin and
wife, formerly of Stark county, are
now dwelling in Plymouth.
John Baugher, of this city is doctor
ing for troublesome hand which has
been poisoned by sand burs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Marble and little
daughter are visiting a sister of Mrs.
Marbles in Ringgold Georgia.
G. McKelog, of Ada, Ohio, arrived to.
day to visit with Peter Allerding and
family on their farm near this city.
Herbert Barnhill, who has been stay
ing in Michigan, returned today on &C.
count of an attack of malarial fever.
Chris Strycker and wife, of South
Bend, were called here today on account
of the death of their relative, Jasper
Hoff.
The Novelty sewer, connecting the
factory with the river, is about COM
pleted. The sewer is placed to depth
of ten feet.
Mrs. John Prundy, of Kansas, started
for her western home today. after an
visit in this city with Peter
Kruger and family.
The present term of court is start
ing out with q good record. Four di-
vorce cases were granted by Judge
CaprOn this morning.
The Central college of the United
Brethren church, at Huntington, has,
within the last six months, accumulated
$40, 600 in endOwments.
Another car load of bridge iron is
being unloaded. Liberty Cross had a
break down while hawking wagon
load of the iron on South CAIRO street.
Fred Bells drug anu grocery store, at
was broken into Sunday night
by an unknown burgular. No clue has
been discovered but local talent is sus-
pected.
Forrest POntius returned today noon
after a weeks vacation in Michigan.
He will 60 to Michigan City tomorrow
where he will engage in the life insur-
ance business.
Two marines, who served on board
the battle ship Oregon, stopped in our
city last evening. They entertained
large crowd with stories of the late war
and descriptions of battles in which the
Oregon participated.
Detective Luke Colleran arrested
q man in Chicago accused OF completely
in the Flora bank robbery. The pris-
oner had $4,000 and he has been identi-
fed as member of gang that worked
the county fairs this summer.
Valparaiso will refund $4,000 worth
of its indebtedness. Bids will be re-
ceived at the next regular meeting of
the city council on Oct. %. The bonds
are to draw per cent. Ten thousand
dollars are to be in 1O-2O's, $4,000 in 10
2O's and the remaining S2l, 900 in TWEEN
ty years.
The Goth annual convention of the
Baptists of Indiana closed at Peru,
Ind, Sunday evening. The reports
show that the denomination in this
state has 523 churches, 480 Sunday
schools, SO mission schools, 1887 COM
municants and 1882 children and
adults in the Sunday schools. The
amount expended in Sundsy-schoel
work was $l2,618.
A number of professional men have
exhibited striking disinterest in the
present musical and lecture course.
The first lecture was on Saturday night,
which, of course, was inconvenient for
clerks and merchants. This may &C
count for the disinterest. The remain
der of the course, consisting of four
entertainments, will be offered for Sl.25.
None of the remaining lectures will
occur on Saturday night.
James Brown, aged Is, who was ar
rested at South Bend and confessed to