Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16


logues opposite the names to disgnat,
the year of graduation rs 1900.
Mary O'Rourke, of Wlnnsmac. re
turned 10 that city today having at
tended the funeral of her relative Dr
Baker.
Ice cutters are al work on Dickson
Lake today. The ice IL from seven In
eight inches thick and the water is
still freezing.
Ora Senior left for his home in
Akron, Ohio, this morning after at
tending the funeral OF his brother,
Frank Senior.
Mrs. Work will be ready 10 remove
all OF the orphans from Laporte to their
new home near Plymouth by the md.
die of January.
Mrs. w \ Beldon is in a somewhat
critical condition with lung fever Her
little son is also confined 10 the bed but
with different ailment.
Mrs. Samuel Parker and son Reed
started for California today where they
will spend several months. Mr.. Parker
accompanied them to Chicago.
Peter Kruger is arranging to give the
inmates of the poor house a large
Christmas tree Everyone is invited TO
attend and bring the baskets well filled.
The Ligonier Leader says: We now
have chainless wheels, hOrseless CARL
ages, cowless milkwagons and brainless
dudes; but alas! no smokeless cigarettes.
Miss Hattie Kelly is about to resign
her position at the central telephone
exchange. She will be succeeded by
Miss Maude Fish sometime in Febru-
airy.
J. A. Molter handed Irwin Rsh $3.50
today for the house occupied by Bart
Liggett which burned on Dec. 9Th. In
surance was held IN the Ohio Farmers
company.
! DIR. Phi. ID. Paul, the eminent German
eye and ear doctor, Of Chicago, may be
consulted at the home of Mrs. NJ.
\ ockey, Wednesday Dec. 81, CProvl-
dence permitting) Poor treated free
The following from Tyner have
scarlet fever in their families, but the
afflicted ones are convalescing: WA.
1
Clark, VIM. Walterhouse, Ell Boone.
John Golfer, Fred Monroe and Walter
Jerrel.
| North Manchester wants wood in
srector appointed whose duty 1t shall
be to see that when cord of wood Is
paid for that a cord is delivered. We
do not know whether or not he is to see
that when the wood is delivered it is to
be paid for
Columbia City Post: Janitor Steele
was rudely awakened from his slum-
bers Tuesday evening by someone who
informed him that he had prisoner in
the court house who wanted out. Upon
investigation he found that Judge
Adalr had been locked in and had
grown weary of waiting.
A school teacher says that pupils who
have access to newspapers at home,
when compared with those who have
not, are better readers, better spoilers,
| excellent in pronunciation and read
more underStandingly, and obtain a
practical knowledge of geography in al
most half the time it requires the
others. The newspaper is decidedly an
important factor i'm modern life.
Another town in Michigan has gone
out of existence in the last few days 1t
is Sights, in Grand Traverse county.
The mill and charcoal kins, the main
support of the place, have been closed,
together with the company's store. All
the men employed there have scattered
and most of the houses have been sold
for lumber and are being torn down.
The oil lamp which the l.. f. & w.
railroad has placed near the depot in
compliance with the will of the council,
| is worthy of comment. When lit it dis.
solves the darkness to small degree
but hardly does away with the dreari-
ness or presentlments of danger which
have hitherto forced themselves upon
| the pedestrian in this locality For
several nights the lamp has not been
lit
The sudden demise of Ferdinand
RhineholtZ at Culver created some ex-
element in that place last Satur lay
Mr.. RhineholtZ whose home is in the
country near Winamac was unloading
sack of grain from his wagon when
he fell, apparently overcome by the eff
fort, and lay unconscious. BY the time
a physician arrived the pulse in the
wrist had ceased to beat. All effort to
revive him was fruitless.
The first of the year the Lake Erie &
WastprD will hecOma mamhar of tho