Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-21

L. +. w. Il G. depot today to see Gen
ersl Shafter WHO who was reported to
go through on the 1898 train. The
crowd was disappointed.
Rochester has a shoe factory that
pays an average of one thousand dol
lars per week to the laboring men and
business men, and now there is some
talk of new one starting up there.
Steps are being taken at Valparaiso
to hold reunion of the old Northern
Indiana Association S. and ", which
includes Porter, Lake, Laporte, Mar
shall, Starke and st. Joseph counties.
One of the deplorable sights which
frequently greet the passer by was
that yesterday near the Lake Erie depot
where poor drunken tramp lay fiat on
the top of car of coal and allowed the
heavy rain to beat him.
VIM. G. Whitney, the millionaire of
New York City, on Monday paid $40
600 for Meddler, the great race horse
and sire. Whitney has money to burn"
He has been remarkably successful in
everything he has undertaken.
The following who attended the
Linkenhelt Baily wedding yesterday re-
turned home today. Mr.. and Mrs.
Palmer Carvey, Mrs. John Moon and
W, G. Bailey, of Peru, and Norman
Bailey and wife, of Michigan City.
j. r. West of this city had the op-
portunity of beholding the Bunker Hill
murderer soon after his capture. The
prisoners countenance wore a Grimm
ating look which itself denounced him
as one capable of killing a powerless
boy.
Home talent companies bid fair to be
numerous in the future. The Reed
band boys have assigned parts to their
members. There are vague whispers
of another theatrical combination that
expects to occupy the opera house be-
fore Christmas,
Gov. Mount has delayed the order
for mastering out McIntyres signal
corps on account of disagreement be-
tween the privates and the officers. The
officers of the corps desire to remain In
service while the privates want to be
mustered out. 1t will be remem bered
that our citizen, Lieut.. Rollo Oglesbee
belongs TO this corps.
The report showing the condition of
the 112 national banks in Indiana at
the close of business on Tuesday. Sept.
20, has just been received by the comp
troller of the currency. The report is
very gratifying and shows the banks to
be in sound financial condition. The
average reserve held Is Oh per cent.
more than called for by law.
The democrats of Walnut township
met Saturday and nominated the fol-
lowing township officers: Justices, Len
Alleman, w. j. Benner, and Cyrus d.
Town; Constables, Israel Hagenbush,
Wick Finney, and John Mcclure. The
following committeeman were also sp-
pointed: G. ID. Stevens, Jas. Drum
mond, Frank limbaugh and A. J.
Thomas.
The public schools of Dublin, Ind, are
now in state of threatened dlsorgani-
zation. A half dozen pupils were ex-
PEELED and others discontinued on &C.
count of literary society which met
objections from half of the high school.
The pare1ts of two of those who were
expelled are now pushing things against
superintendent Allabarger, who refused
to take them back into the schools
superintendent Wineberger, of Wayne
county, has been there to investigate
and Superintendent Allabarger and
others have gone to Indianapolis to in
terview State Superintendent Geeting.