Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-29

but the captain was "full' and General
Mckee, after sizing him up. told him
that he could return to Winnamac with
his company. He had not the required
number and was shut out.
a traveller who lately visited Salem.
Washington county, Ind said in Craw-
louisville that the Salem people had
ground hog Grive while be was there
and captured 80. They put rings in the
hogs noses and let them so, he said.
and when he asked why they didn't
Kill them, they answered that il had
never occurred to them to do that.
| w. +. Leonard, ST. has disposed of
his grocery store on LapOrte street, to
Ed. ). Brooke, formerly editor and pro-
prietor of the Plymouth Republican.
Mr.. Leonard has not yet fully made up
his mind as just what business he will
engage in. He has been IN the grocery
business many years In Plymouth
and had established splendid trade.
Mrs. McElrath and family Mrs. Wat
klns and Grace Smith lett Thursday
morning for their new home in Plym-
Outh. Mrs, McElrath and children
leave many friends who will miss them,
but wish them well in their new home.
Mrs. Watkins and Grace also have
host OF friends here made during their
short stay among us.-Etna Green cor
ner of Warsaw Times
Hoosiers may very appropriately feel
somewhat elated over the fact that it
was the cruiser Indiana, that captured
tho Spanish warship in Cuban waters.
The Indiana carries set of silver ser
vice, the gift of the people OF the Old
HoOsler State at the time she was
placed IN commission few years ago,
and it is quite natural for Indiana peo-
pie to take some pride in the great ship
named after the state.
The strange case of Henry Williams.
young man % years old, and a resi-
dent of Stark county, says dispatch is
attracting the attention of the medi-
cal fraternity and is marked example
for cigarette smokers Wilisr,s be-
came addicted to the use of cigarettes,
and as result of continuous smoking
lapSed into a cOmatOse condition in
which he remained for thirty hours.
He recovered consciousness, but his
mind is now blank. He does not recog-
niZe his most intimate friends and &C
quaintances.
A lodge of Rebeka's was instituted
last night In the Odd Fellows hall.
1t will be known as the "Silver Star"
lodge No. 12S. John e. Kuhn, noble
guard; Mrs. Godfrey Shearer, vice
grand; Gust Wolf, Sec; and Mrs. J. c,
Kuhn, treas. Considerable interest was
manifested by the members. 1t will
only be short time until SILVER Star"
lodge will be one of the largest in point
of members in this part Of the state.
Their next meeting Will be held Friday
night. May 9th.
This much seems pretty well es-
tablished, that the Alaskan gold fields.
| from the very nature of their location,
are destined to exact terrible tribute
of suffering, sickness and death from
the multitudes of eXpectant mortals
that are fiocking SO eagerly and unad-
visedly to them, and that men not en-
dOwed with great endurance, nor bless
ed with the health and vigor of young
manhood, are running fearful risk In
stalking their hopes and the future pros
poets on striking it rich" in the KIon-
dixie.
A good story is told of the late Vice
President Hannibal Hamlin of Maine.
A public meeting had been called at
which only two persons appeared, him
self and farmer of great weight and
stature. Hamlln wrote out a series of
resolutions and added that they were
unanimously adopted by large and
respectable meeting. The farmer pro-
tested. "Mr. Hamlin how can we say
thatp There are but two of u.s." "Oh
we'll, never mind" said Hamlin, "you
are large, and L am respectable; that's
all right"
A Mishawaka dispatch says: "Five
policemen raided the den of a robber
band near the Michigan state line Fri
day night, when several thousand dol
lars worth of jewlery and merchandise
was recovered and nine members of the
gang were captured. This band has
been operating in northern Indiana for
the past eight months. The prisoners
range in age from Is to %. The con-
tession of one of them connects the
band with the Lake Shore and Grand |
Trunk station robberies the Wakarusa |
Bank robbery, and the footing of various
stores and residences"
Governor Mount says: "The best |
soldiers of the civil war were boys be-
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