Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-03
Representative Steele. of Marion. is

Representative Steele, of Marion, is
elated this morning. He has been as
suTed that j. Ii. kenner, of Huntington,
Indiana, will be appointed a judge adj
vocate general, with the rank of major.
TIE appointment Will probably be an
nOunced tomorrow" j. b. kenner
presided over the LOgansport cOnven-
vention last week and did everything
but nominate Steele in taking the chair.
Elmer st. John and Miss Mintie O.
Shirley, both of this county, were mar
ried at the home of the brides parents,
south of Plymouth about four miles,
last night. Mr. and Mrs. st. John will
make their future home on the farm
owned by Mr.. st. John. about ten
miles southeast of Plymouth. They
, have the well wishes of their many
friends for happy and prosperous life.
The marriage ceremony was conducted
by Rev. o. +. Lands.
1t has been noticed that the groves
about the city contain more song birds
than usual this spring. One reason is
that the law In this state against the
destruction of these birds has been
more vigorously enforced than ever
before. The law shou be made still
stronger by making the offense greater
for the killing of the feathered song
sters.
The squirrel law expired yesterday,
and the hunter is at liberty to kill all he
can. The young squirrels, however,
have not begun running from their
nests ard hunting is not extra good.
1t will be a month yet during wheat
harvest that the red squirrels will be
thick enough for the hunter.
Quails are very plenty and the season
for them will find plenty of game.
1t does not look as if France was go
ing to make herself an enemy of this
country when she voluntarily enters
into a commercial reciprocity agree
ment with us. The fact is, most every
nation on the globe would rather have
Uncle Sam as an ally than an adver-
sary just now. They begin to under
stand the power and influence he CON-
mands
Mr.. Jerome Herff of Peru, Ind. is in
the city renewing old acquaintance
and shaking hands with new found
friends Mr. Hertf is one of the best
known democrats in the state and at
the present time he is candidate for
auditor of the state, subject to the de-
cisiOn of the democratic state conven-
ton. He is genial gentleman and his
friends are legion and they will be found
in the convention working for his nom
nation. He is good csmpaigner and
and as true as steel. The writer has
enjoyed his acquaintance and friend
ship for years. and we think no better
selection could be made for that office
than Mr.. Herff.
People who criticize the government
for not rushing troops at once to CUBA
ought to remember that the men des-
tined for that work were month ago
following peaceful avocations at home,
and require much drilling before they
are fit for military service. President
Lincoln's first call for 1900 volunteers
was issued April 10, 1861. and the battle
of Bull Run was fought July 81. Over
three months had been consumed in
mobilizing and drilling an army not
nearly as large as the one now in camp,
aud yet the government found to its
cost that the troops were very raw. An
army of 10000 men is not marshalled
in q day, and, as a rule, the more
preparations the more certain are results.