Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-06
From Thursdays Daily.

Peru this week.
The little child of Mr.. Niger, the
tailor is quite sick.
What has become of the great oil
boom down at Peru?
y number Of small election bets were
Cancelled yesterday and today
Mrs. George Baylor is visiting her
son Charles at Laporte this week
None of the newly elected officers will
take their seats before September next
Even the curbstOne politicians have
quit talking about the election of Tues
day.
There are 1872 children of school age
in Plymouth; SOB are boys and 569 are
girls.
Sc. Smith will shortly move to Mi
chigan where he Will reside perma-
nently.
The pension board examined five old
veterans yesterday for an increase in
their pension.
Some women, like some men, conduct
themselves in such manner as to bring
disgrace on both sexes.
&. II. Leonard was reported a great
deal better today, and it is hoped that
he may continue to improve.
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Ivan Rainer, the barber who works
for Mamie Harris, is on the sick list to
day, and has been unable for duty.
War news has not been very exciting
the past few days, but it is the opinion
at W Washington that a great battle will
be fought soon.
There will be no contest by either
Marshal Myers or Charlie Wilcox for
the offices for which they were candi-
dates on Tuesday.
The Maine Memorial association of
New York has sent out circulars desig-
mating Sunday May Sth, and ask that all
churches observe that day.
The county candidates are hustling
nowadays. The convention is called for
May %, and it will be one of the llvli-
est ever held in the county.
There was but little business trans
acted in Plymouth this forenoon No
farmers came to town, and the cold
rain gave everybody the blues.
Daniel Mcdonald is now in Vim
cennes, looking up data for the Masonic
history which he is now writing by au-
thority OF the grand lodge of Indiana.
Elder G. G.. Ramsay, OF Philadelphia
who was announced to speak at the
Church of God in this city on next Sun
day is unable to be here. y Office will
be given later.
| Mr.. Louis Nernette and Miss Sharlot
II. Cushman, both of Marshall county,
were married by Rev O. F. Lands at
the u. b. parsonage. They will make
their home in Bourbon.
In the light of history it is wondered
that Spain can place any reliance upon
| her armada. She has not single fist
class naval victory to her record of
| hundreds of years of failures.
Pension Agent Love executed lis
vouchers yesterday. In ten days the
checks will arrive in plymouth, which
will represent close to $1,000 all of
which will be spent in Plymouth.
City Clerk Leonard furnished each of
the newly elected officers certificate
of election today. Will says that he
don't care for new one, as he will
make the old one last him four years
more.
| Somehow those hard and harsh names
which the Spanish leaders continue to
call the Americans do not seem to get
down very deep. The calling of hard
names will take no ships
The more that Philippine feat is
considered the greater it becomes. AS
bit of pure naval daring it probably
has no parallel in history 1t is
victory which daily grows in magnitude.
Harry Corbin telegraphed Capt Cap
ron, that he would return to Indiana
polls tomorrow with fifteen men to
take the place of those who were re-
jected on failure to pass the medical
examination.
The Hon. Ohm J ingalls,, ex-senator
of Kansas, is not pleased with the way
President Mckinley is conducting the
marine campaign. The Hon. John J
is not satisfied with anything these days
not even with himself.
1t is to be hoped for the good name
of Plymouth that none of those young
men who went down to Indianapolis as
members of company an" will show the
white feather" thereby disgracing