Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-22

nave survived Tue cOlllSlOD. Dc ud1-
ger of sea travel on modern steamers
is manly from collision. and trsyele IS
on ships that are properly bulkheaded
are therefore reasonably safe.
1t is now reported that Governor
Mount will pardc n W. IL. Holderman,
ex-county treasurer of Elkhart county,
who is now serving a term in the
Michigan City prison for misapprOpri-
ating $4,000 county funds.
There was case filed before Justice
Reeves today against several small
boys for trespassing on the complaint
ants lands where first class buckle
berry marsh is located. Justice Reeves
has not as yet rendered decision.
A sensation has been created in po-
litical circles by the Hammond Leader.
one of the leading republican organs of
Lake county, boiling the nomination of
Congressman Crumpacker and support
ing John Ross, the democratic nominee.
If the reports from Madrid, that the
Spanish government regards their army
as the only obstacle TO peace, be true,
it Will only have TO wait short time
for our boys TO remove the obstacle.
They have made beginning at Santa
go.
y young man named Inman of
Lawrence county was tracked by blood
hounds and forced to confess setting
fire to Dan Rollins barn last week.
He was not favored as a sutton to Miss
Mary Rollins which caused jealousy
with the above result.
Well, the L. S. has captured a small
corner of Cuba anyway, and has few
good harbors, and some mountainous
country that Is regarded as very healthy
where the garrison which must be
kept there may be very comfortable
and free from the yellow fever plague
The NJ. +. Sunday school of Plym-
Outh will run an excursion to st. Joe,
Mich. on the 9th. st. J Oe is one of the
prettlest summer resorts in the country
so if you want to spend day of genu-
inc pleasure and enjoyment you want
to join the crowd and spend a day at
st. Joe.
1t has been good many years
since Columbus, acting as an envoy of
Spain, made his first visit to this coun
try and until now we have been too
busy to return the call. But very soon
our Mr. Watson will sail across the
ocean with special orders to drop card
with the compliments of Uncle Sam in
all the Spanish sea coast cities.
&. The spirit of the French and Bel
gians at Alexandria, this State, is in
deed worthy of emulation, and their
three days celebration of the victories
of their adopted country over a treach-
erous enemy should be given "a hand"
all over the country. Were all the
European contributions to our pop
ulation of that sort the immigration
question would settle itself.
A young man and woman passed
through Plymouth this morning en-.
route for LoganspOrt. They were go
ing through the country on wheels.
Their home, they claim, is in Grand
Rapids, Mich. 1t was a little case Of
and they took this ruse to
avoid irate parents. They will be
married in Logansport, providing no
stumbling block is in the way when
they reach that city. They certainly
ought to be allowed to GO their way
after their long hot ride over dusty
roads.
The recruiting officers for the regular
army are required to reject men of in
and criminal habits. This
is as it should be. Only the best men
should be permitted to serve a Nation
in responsible and honorable positions.
By far the larger part of the volunteers
are young men who in character and in
telligence are the flowers of the land.
When, therefore, a court permits a
man to escape Jail by enlisting in a
of young men of good char
acter, it unwittlngly does them grave
injustice. Besides a low. vicious and
awbreaking man is, ten to one, a
yuardhouse soldier.
From MONDAYS DAILY