Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-20

The school enumeration of Bourbon
has been completed, and shows a total
of 80 of school age, 100 of whom are
males and $50 females. This is an in
crease of four over last year.
At Goshen, woman hobo, about 2S
years of age, was put in jail after
having worked a number of the resi-
dents on pititul story, and afterward
being found in company with two male
hObOs. She was sent out of town on
train.
No news is good news in times like
these. Even adverse news turns out
well for this country, as it will be
remembered that high-up Spaniard
wept for JOY over the first reports from
Manila. The picture of the fellow can
now be seen Oh our bulletin board.
People still continue to travel toward
the DakOtaS. One Marshall county
farmer stated today that North Dakota
was the finest country TO be fourd under
the sun. Marshall county has always
been considered the garden spot-aDd
we doubt very much if Dakota can ex-
cell it.
lhere are many men who are drawing
pension In Marshall County and this
money as rule is used to good ad-
vantage, but occasionally you will find
one Of the old boys who can't stand
prosperity, and the money which Uncle
sam gives him goes glimmering for the
ardent
The brief engagement at Cardenas
has produced the first news that has
come to the United States in this COL
lllct, but any nation must 90 into war
with the expectation that it will have
some bad days. There are certain TO he
some losses from time to time with tba
BEST OF management.
It's not so much the war influence
which has raised the price of the staff
OF lie as 1T is the individual and wrong
fully exerted influence of one Joseph
Letter, young man whose capacity as
a financier' has been most notably
demonstrated at the expense of the
breadstuff consumers of this country
Now there is another opportunity for
the minister of Spain to the United
States to exhibit his pluck. He has al
ready challenged Commodore Sigsbee
and Gen. Fitshugh Lee, and he can
now turn his paper missiles on Comma
dore Dewey If he can stop crying over
the latter's great victory long enough
to do so.
There is one happy man in Plymouth
today. His name is Barney f. Ryder. |
He received word today from Elkhart
Indiana, that he was grandpa"
Harry 5. Chester, his son-in law notified
Mr.. Ryder today that bright baby boy
now adorns their household, and ex-
tends an invitation to grandpa Ryder to
pay his daughter and son-in-law visit
The soda water season is here and the
Peoples Drug Store is operating Its
fountain day and night. As in the past |
they have the very best ice cream. ap
solutely unsdulterated, and the most
popular new drinks. While in town |
don't fail to see the complete stock OF
fishing tackle, baseball goods, ham
mocks and croquet sets in this popular
store. The prices are all right. 2w
Advices from Washington state that
Royal Ingersoll, of Laporte, will be ap
pointed commander of one of the battle
ships. lngersOll was formerly one of
the executive officers of the battIeship
Philadelphia. and he is recognized as
one of the expert artillerists in the
United States service. The intelli-
gence of Ingersoll's probable advance
ment comes to 5. f. Easan of that city,
whose daughter is Ingersolls wife.
If the press clipping bureaus are now
performing their whole duty by sup
plying Fitzsimmons and Corbet with
newspaper excerpts advising those
windy, long range lighters to devote
their energies and alleged prowess in
defense of their country, these pugil-
lists must certainly be constrained to
show their courage as are their less
and braggart fellow citizens
by Joining the United States army
forces
The news that the proposition to have
the presidential Inauguration day
changed from March to May 4, has
passed the senate, will be good tidings