Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Qbe Jnoepenoent
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1898.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The republican convention promises
to be real warm.
Pretty lake is the resort these long
warm afternoons.
Sow some field peas for hog pasture.
Seed at F. A Forbes ct
Studebaker's regiment is called the
"tiger' regiment.
Notice to bicycle boys When you
wheel to Argos stop at Hads restaur-
ant.
A ten pound baby boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fletcher
yesterday morning.
For sale or trade-One solid comfort
gang plOw, one tornado feed CUTTER
Address. Victor Welch. Rutland, Ind.
Had's restaurant in Argos, is the
place to take your girls for meals, lunch
or ice cream soda. His parlor is up
stairs.
A number of the boys belonging to
Company NJ are keeping diary of the
happenings, and when they return home
they will write book.
Potatoes, the staff of life, still keeps
above high water price. The man that
has 1000 bushels of potatoes to sell this
fall will be strictly in it.
Harvest hands will soon be in de-
mand, and as many of the country
boys have gone to war, it is now thought
that there will be scarcity of help and
that harvest wages will he good.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, has got
the right ring to his declaration that
the United States ought to drive the
flag of Spain from the seas. Spain is
all the Spaniards deserve any way.
For Sale Small farm 80 acres, four
miles north of Plymouth and one half
mile east. Price 81, 100. Good house
and barn, small orchard, all under cul.
tivstion. Enquire of Joseph Mickey
At
The populists of the Tenth district
have issued call for a congressional
convention, to be held at Rensselaer, on
June IL, at which time the democratic
congressional convention will also be
held in that city.
An average of 200 pounds of wool
hQc hoon onld n
for the past two weeks The price at
the present time is 20 cents per pound.
There is considerable rivalry, but it is
of pleasant character.
Thd republican county convention
will be held in plymouth, Saturday,
June 18th. There are four candidates
for sheriff, namely: Mickey, Hall
Richey and Smith. Mickey seems to
be the favOrite and will likely win.
Prosper Mickey and Sam Miller went
down to Twin lakes today and succeed
ed in landing eighty-five blue gills.
They claim the catch was legitimate
and it hasn't been excelled this season.
SO for so good, but fish stories are al
ways "ishy."
France has discovered that to pur.
chase the Philippines from Spain under
present conditions would be an act of
war against the United States. In
military as well as civil procedure an
adverse claimant can't convey an out
standing title,
In conversation with a farmer today
he stated that the wheat heaviest this
year would be ten days earlier than last
year. The acreage is ten per cent great
er than last year and as the price Is
forty per cent better, the farmers have
every reason to feel thankful.
Nothing stops the spirit of the pro-
hibitionist. He goes right on regardless
of wars or rumOrs of war, and NOM
mates his ticket in county, district state
and nation. He votes it year after
year without hope of success, but with
hope of reward, If not on earth, in the
hereafter.
There are four June weddings now
on the tspis. Of course it isn't good
policy to mention any names at present,
but it is q fact nevertheless, that four
Of Plymouths best young men will