Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-25

farm is one of the best IN the county +
and was purchased by George Gerthrle.
The amount realized was S.6:}S.2S.
There will be meeting Of the society
of the Eastern Stars tomorrow after
noon at the residence of Mrs. W. j.
Rankin on South Michigan street.
An enjoyable time Is expected to-
night in II. JOseph's hall. Hon. Charles
Kellison Will deliver an address. An
oyster supper and social will be held in
connection.
A red hot scrapping match took place
over at the Novelty works this morn
ing. From what we were told it must
have been a hot one, as blood flow d
freely.
Harry Ruge, Jim Gilmore, Lennie
Vogeii, Lou Borton, Ed Corbin and
Eldridge Thompson went to South
Bend on the noon train today to hear
Sousa's celebrated band.
The room over Smith Bros. grocery
store is being fitted up for the order of
the Woodmen of the World, to be used
as lodge room. When IL IS completed
this order will have one OF the neatest
lodge roor"s in the city.
The old ward school building Is hall
way down Sophia street and will soon
be located on the vacant lot on the cor
ner of Michigan and Sophia streets
where it will be fitted up as business
room
There is movement DOW on foot IN
! Plymouth to organize a military com
pany for the purpose OF aiding Uncle
sam in case war was declared. About
thirty have already signliied their will
ingness to form company.
W. II. McGowan of Bremen was III
the city today on business ana called
at the independent office and showed
his appreciation bv subscribing and
paying for the paper one year iii adj
vance.
There has been more than hundred
conversions at Argos during the Meth
odist revival and nearly as many at
Bourbon where union services are be
) ing held At this rate those villages
, will have to import their politicians.
Miss Anna Schultz, who spent th'
{ winter in this city with her sister, Mrs
Fred Shoemaker, was married today IL
Michigan City, to Mr.. Alien Shook, o.
r that place Mrs. SnOok has man.
! friends in this city, who wish her mucl
happiness.
Ella COrnnlcan, Of Bremen, has re
celved 40 votes and Sarah klrkley, o
Llnkville, 400 votes in the popular lad.
contest. Has the other villages lad!
whom they desire to vote for IN thu
contest?
There will be special service sun
day night at the Presbyterian church
at which time an address will be de
,. livered by III, c. Thayer and Prof
Jacob Martin on the life of Washing
ton.
The travelling salvation preacher
struck Plymouth this morning and re
called quite crowd Oh the corner oil
Michigan and CAIRO streets. lie Is
travelling through the country In
covered wagon which Is labeled all over
, "Sound the trumpet blast, Jesus Is
here" and the "End of time is at hand
are some of the inscriptions on tht
! wagon.
Efforts are being made in Allen
Whitley and Noble counties for the
release by pardon of the noted convlcts
Marvin Kuhns, now confined in thu
Ohio penitentlary for life. He Wa:
sent up for murder in Fostoria, Ohio
Della Bird, a former resident of Goshen
was implicated in the affair. He liveC
through the greatest injury from bullet
wounds of any man on record probably
| w dTucI I1dTicy VI tllc pljcOu ~ vi Ill
has opened night school for the
benft of the convicts. There will bt
about 150i attendance, among which
fifty eight can neither read nor write
and sixty who can just read a little
The remaining number can read ant
write very poorly.
The Michigan City base ball cranks
evidently believe that they have fount
theil mascot in the name "Wison," and
that will be their strong point the com
ing season with the Zorn base bal
!, club, which will be reor sanized. Th'
managers name is "Wilson," thu
captain, who will also chase flies II
center field, Claims that he has fair
right to the name of "Wison, while
D the fielder modestly admits that he TOT
: is a member of tie "Wilson" family
What has become of the Smith family
From Wednesdays DAILY.