Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-24

A splendid time is anticipated. Good
speakers will be present. Ice cream
and cake will be furnished by the
Rebekah lodge.
1t is now pretty definitely known
that Indiana will be authorized to
form another regiment after the organ
iZations representing the state in the
field have been recruited to the maxi
mum. The governor does not expect
the official call until some time next
week. 1t has been the wish of the war
department that definite information
in reference to call for regiment be
withheld until the existing organiZa-
ton can be filled.
A number of good citizens of Plym-
outh spent good portion of this after
noon In endeavoring to entice the little
fish to take the bait thrown to them
from the Michigan street bridge. The
fish were suckers but they were too
smooth to be caught.
Americas Lodge No. 81, | o. o. F.,
at their regular meeting last night
nominated the following gentlemen as
officers for the ensuing term: j. ii.
Hoham, noble grand; Charles Shearer,
Vice grand; J. b. Tanning, secretary;
j. G. Kuhn, treasurer; and D. f. Ellis.
trustee
Lieutenant r. B. Oglesbee will be
ordered to report for duty at Indian
apOlis Monday. He will probably be
sworn into the service by Judge Capron
of this city, although no such order has
yet been received from the Secretary of
War, but the above rule has been
adopted by the war department.
Mr.. Armour very kindly came to the
rescue of little j oe Letter, the man who
had a great chin one year ago, just De
cause Mr.. Armour saw an opportunity
to increase his fortune. 1t will be
noticed that the pork-packer did not
rush to Letter until he was flat on his
back and the bottom had fallen out.
County superintendent Marks went
to Bremen this afternoon to attend the
graduating exercises of the schools of
German township. He was accom-
panied by Trustee Jones of Green
township, Harry CRUDE and Charley
Curtis of this city. There are q grad
yates. The exercises will be held in
the opera house.
When stranger strikes a country
town and takes up an indefinite resi-
deEce and sports a we'll filled pocket
book, people wonder. Now the inten-
tions of such individuals may be all
right, but let it be remembered that no
matter who they are, or where they
came from there is more or less talk.
We refrain from comment.
The departure of the first expedition
leaves Colonel Studebaker's regiment
transferred to the Fourth Army Corps
under General Coppinger, who succeed
ed Major General Shafter In command
at Tampa and vicinity. The regiment
is now in the Third Brigade of the
First Division of this corps. General
Snyder commands the division, while
the brigade is still under General Hall.
One of the high-ranking officers said
in a conversation this morning that
there was no doubt of the destination
of the One-hundred- and fifty-seventh
Indiana now. 1t will be in the expedi-
ton to leave for Porto Rico in about
seven days. The transports will proba-
bly, be pack within that time. How
ever, there are so many changes in
plans each day that this assurance is
merely given on the strength of this
officers statement. He is a man in
position to know whereof he speaks.
Since daylight half hund red men with
axes, AIDES and picks have been
chopping and grubbing the raw pal
metto roots in camp, preparing the
place for an extended stay if necessary.