Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-16

Lanksnau, Sergeant Harry Corbin,
Corporal Percy Bailey, Privates Claud
Baymen, Chas. Rowell, Earl Crane,
Verne Snyder, John Calls.
Mrs. Nancy Potion was called to
Perry, Ia, yesterday on account of the
illness of her husband. She has been
visiting George Anderson of this city.
Mrs. James Dale, of Indianapolis, de-
parted this morning. She represented
the Wom0n's Home Mission of the
United States in the present conference.
Mrs. p. w. Mueller and daughter
Julia returned yesterday from lengthy
sojOurn in Chicago where Mrs. Mueller
has been receiving treatment for her
eyes.
Chas. Becknal plucked remarkably
large bunch of grapes from wild vine
near Twin Lake yesterday. Five
hundred and twenty one grapes were
counted in the cluster.
Eli Summey, who died at his home
near Bourbon on Wednesday last, was
buried Saturday. He was one of the
oldest residents of the county being
near his eightieth year.
We are now in the midst of the corn
cutting season. This morning the
frost could have been seen upon every
pumpkin though it is possible that all
the corn is not in the shock.
The brick work has been begun on
the Orphans Home building. Indica-
tions seem to point that the building
will be completed long before the time
stipulated i'll the contract.
A prodigy from the vegetable world
was exhibited On John Palmer's coun-
ter Saturday night and this morning
1t was monster potato raised by
Eugene Imbody on his farm. The
potato measured about ten inches be-
tween its ends and weighed two
pounds.
Four detectives were IN the city this
morning looking up horse which had
been stolen from Wards harm at Roch-
ester last Monday. The liveryman
hired the horse to stranger, who said
he wanted to take a short drive. Indi
cations are that he took a long drive.
No clue has been obtained as to the
whereabouts of either man or horse up
to this date.
John King, of Lakeyille, lost peck
etbOok on our streets containing about
$50. Lawrence Maxey found the miss
ing property soon afterward and re-
turned it to the owner The only clue
that young Maxey had to the owner
was the result of his own observation.
He noticed Mr. King ransacking his
pockets and Herewith promptly asked
him what he had lost. Lawrence
should certainly be commended as an
honest young man.
A peculiar accident happened on our
streets last Saturday. While standing
in their harness the horses driven to
Hills bread wagon by Pole sherman
both stumbled aud fell to the ground
BY the help of z. o. Jones, Charles
Miles and others they were put on their
| feet again. 1t is thought that one
of the horses lost its balance in at
tempting to guard off flies and leaning
its weight against the other brought
them both to the ground.
Saturday night at an early hour every
incandescent and arc light in Plymouth
went out and left the city enveloped in
darkness. The barber was obliged to
pause with his customer half shaved
the reader was deprived of his novel in
the midst of most interesting situa-
ton, the lecturer at the NJ. f. church
was interrupted by the the restlessness
of the audience until oil lamps were
lighted. The cause of sudden darkness
was a loose eccentric at the power
house. 1t was not repaired until after
midnight.