Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The infant child of A. Beldon is bet
ter after serious sickness.
Mrs. j. NJ. Wickizer has been quite
poor in health for the past month.
South Plymouth has severe case of
scarlet fever in the family of David
Mote.
Walter Hilton went to Indianapolis
where he will attend the meeting of the
l.. A. w.
Misses Lizzie, Carrie and Laura Boss
have returned from their visit in
Nebraska.
4 son was born to Geo. W. Wiese
and wife, and ID. w. Albert is made
grandpa for the first time.
The street commissioner has begun
the work of cutting weeds and cleaning
the unwholesome cutters on Michigan
street.
Atty. Harley Logan has returned
from his trip to North Dakota where
he has been looking after the extensive
land interests of DIR. Knott of this city.
The wall in the rear of Ball 4 Car
bon's store which took such heavy fall
last Saturday is being cleared away in
order that new one may be con-
structed,
A neighboring editor remarks that
when insured property burns, people
wonder if it wasn't set on fire. If it
was not insured, they wonder why some
folks are so careless
The following make up camping
party who have set their tents on the
shores of Pretty lake for the remainder
of this week: Mrs. E Emerson, Miss
Emerson, Miss Myrtle Cummings and
Miss Mary How
The fiues of the boiler which supplies
the radiators at the court house have
been found to be in very i'll repair. An
experienced workman will remedy the
boiler so that it may render good serv-
ice next winter.
Some swindling strangers who repre-
sent themselves as gasoline stove re-
pairers, have been operating at Lsporte.
Sick the dog on them should they call
at your place. They simply make a
pretense at repairing.
A party was given last night in honor
of Miss Grace Gerard, at the residence
of James Seymour. nine miles TO the
north and east. About fifty young peo-
pie were present. The evening was
passed in song and games.
w. f. Peterson and Bert Spapgle
have placed their penny photograph
gallery in Delphi. Mr.. Spangle is no
amateur in picture making. Better
work can be insured the public than is
generally received at the hands of the
penny photographer.
Mrs. Julia Work is in the city this
afternoon. She, in company with z. S.
Altman, drove out to her farm to stake
off the ground where she expects to
erect her Orphans home building.
Mrs. VanAuken, of Terre Haute, &C.
comp anied her here today.
Chas. Dew's chicken story is becom-
ing street gossip. Charles set thirteen
eggs under hen. Three weeks after
ward she came off with twelve chickens
and eft nine eggs in the nest. Calcu-
lating from figures here set forth it is
plainly seen that twelve chickens were
Matched from four eggs.
Last night while the hired man was
putting A. Beldon's horse and pbaeton
in the stable the animal became fright
ened and ran away. The vehicle was
almost demolished. 1t was dark and
the course of the horse was not easily
followed. However it was found about
mile east of town where it had been
stopped by fence.
The correspondent for the Indianap-
oils Journal at Fernandins says that
Second Lieutenant William Lankenau
of Company M, csmmissary officer of
this regiment, had just finished hard
days work yesterday drawing rations
and returned to his tent when he dis
covered centipede about six inches
long crawling up his foot.
Laporte Argos: The doctors say
there is very unusual amount of ma
larial fever in this part of the country
this summer. the worst it has been fol
IL years. 1t is also very difficult to con
troll and unless treatment begins very
early in the attack, the fever is sure to
run its full course in 81 days. About
20 years ago there was similar condi
fiOn In this locality