Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily

Disher offered S1.40 for whea
yesterday.
The "bloody shirt has finally beer
consigned to the rag bag.
LaPearies great show will be in Ply
mouth, Saturday May 2Sth.
The Norton and Jones circus will
exhibit in Plymouth July Sth.
Plymouth, during the months of May
and June is one of the prettiest cities in
Indiana.
The rain which fell last night was
perfectly welcome, but no more at pres
ent is needed,
DIR. Knott yesterday disposed of his
drug store on South Michigan street to
j. A. Bush, of Sheldon, Ill.
Jacob Boss who went to River side
California, short time ago, has joined
the r.ilitia and will 60 TO Manila,
There ought to be some public i'm
provements in Plymouth this summer
as there is much room for them.
City clerk Leonard issued checks
today to all the city officials, employees
and those having bills against the city.
Unless there should be some hitch in
the plans, the boys quartered at Camp
Mount will leave for Chickamauga
Wednesday.
Some of the boys who failed to pass
the medical examination at Camp
Mount, are talking of going elsewhere
and enlisting; try it again.
The grand lodge of Rebeksh's meet
at Indianapolis Monday and Tuesday,
May 16 and II. And the grand lodge of
Odd Fellows, the IL and 18th, of May.
The election which took place in Ply
mouth one week ago today has not been
forgotten and some people can't under
stand just how it was done. Time will
make everything right
Make it point to hand us items of
news. If baby comes to your house,
hand it in-not the baby but the item.
If friend comes to see you pass him
alOng-not the friend but the notice of
his coming
Eldrldge Thompson and brother Her.
man, went down to Pretty Lake yester-
day and caught % bass which weighed
AZ pounds. This is one of the neatest
and finest catches" that was ever taken
from Pretty Lake. The boys are very
modest in telling of their good luck.
Dan Long, the owner of the boats at
Pretty Lake that famous sum rner re-
sort, has the finest lot of boats thi s
summer that were ever before seen on
that body of water. They are in 6ne
condition, and there is not q leaky old
log in the entire fleet This will be
good news for those who will visit the
lake this summer.
Disher offered $50 for wheat today
In Plymouth. He says but few far
mers in Marshall county have wheat to
sell at this time If the war continues
much longer wheat will bring So 90 in
Plymouth. One man in this county
who owns many broad acres has over
1000 bushels of wheat but he is wait
ing for higher price.
Will Wilkinson, formerly EMPLOYED
as liveryman for l.. III. Vanscoik, has
purchased an interest in the Lapor te
Street livery barn. Billy is one of the
few first class iiverymen in Plymouth
and there is no doubt but his large
circle of friends, who have had dealings
with him in the past, Will encourage
him with their patronage.
There was good attendance at the
Common Council Chamber last night,
as the Rev members of the council were
sworn in. Aldermen Tanner and
Gretsinger were the retiring members,
and Eesers Kuhn and Morris, the
newly elected members. Mr.. Cullen
was appointed night police and Dr's.
g. IL. Brown, j. w. HoughtOn and DIR.
HoltzendOrff were selected to con.
stitute the board of health.
These are the days of the spring time
house cleaning and step ladder aero
batic performances invariably result to
the injury of the participants But
/. this is an evil in which experience is
not very successful teacher, as the
most severely injured will repeat the
performance at the earliest opportunity.
Occasionally tables and chairs are used
as elevators from which to leap, but
they afford no greater safety.
New orders and societies are spring
ing up almost every day and they are
becoming so numerous that in many