Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-11

| Held near Alexandria the work of drill
ing wells has not been stopped entirely
as is reported. Good paying wells still
continue to come in occasionally and
number of wells that started out as
good "oilers" at the opening of the field
and afterwsrd gradually dropped until
they became, as was generally suppos
ed, worthless, are now being cleaned
out and again throwing oil IN paying
quantities.
From Wednesdays DAILY.
! Three funerals in Plymouth today.
Little Arthur Hoffman is improving.
Sugar making season will soon be
here.
David Redding is reported as improv-
ing slowly.
! Don't get the "blues" this kind of
weather won't last long.
Frank Lockwood, of Andrews, is in
the city today on business.
J. A. Spsngle is visiting friends and
transacting business in Ashley
Every day We hear of some new can
dldate either for city or county Office.
William EVERY transacted business
in \ orth Judson yesterday and today.
c. Hernley of New Castle was elected
chairman of the Republican state cen
trail committee yesterday.
There are a number cases of catarrh-
/ al fsyeg in Plymouth at present, con
fined mostly to children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ramsby of
Walkerton are In the city attending the
Sunday school convention and visiting
| friends.
Samuel Miller of South Michigan
street has been suffering with heart
disease and at present is in a serious
condition.
Charley Parker who represents Barn
hart Bros. of Chicago is in the city to-
day and shaking hands with his old
customers.
Yellow river is now clear of ice and
fishing is now becoming quite popular
sport for those who know how TO land
the big fish.
The new hose coupling sent TO the
Plymouth hose company was tested
yesterday and failed TO give satisfaction
and will be returned.
. Deputy fish commissioners are still
getting in their work in Northern
Indiana Almost every day arrests foI
violating the fish law are reported.
Ex-Tressurer William II. Holdeman
J of Elkhart county, returned to Goshen
Monday Like the traditional boy, he
has nothing to say. Bond was fur
J nished.
The people of North Manchester are
very angry Just now and unless young
Sloan is strongly guarded he will likely
stretch hemp, for assaulting little
school girl.
The supper given by the young ladies
Of the Catholic church last night in st
Joseph's hall was very well patronized
The bad weather kept number of the
people away.
How about base ball team in Ply
mouth next summer? Rochester, Col
umbla City, Warsaw, and other neigh
boring towns are getting Kings shaped
for the base ball season.
Surafine Mickey is gradually sinking
and he realizes that his stay on this
earth is brief. He is being tenderly
cared for by the Maccabees of which
orde: he is member. -~~- 90.
Geo Rosenbury is very sick mar
today. He is not what some people
call dangerously sick but his condition
i, has been such that Dir. Wilson paic
close attention to him all day.
The st Boniface society will celebrate
WashIngtons birthday..at st. Joseph'
hall on the evening of Feb. 22nd. Hon
Charles Kellis0n will deliver an address
Good music is part of the program.
: Bob Fitzsimmons is trying TO make
a date to show himself to the good PEG
pie of LapOrte. Should he make the
date in that city number of his Ply
mouth admirers will go up to meas ure
, the gentleman.
&. ). Primrose and y. Il. Scott, adj
vance agents for the AL. q. Fields
minstrel, were in the city yesterday and
today making arrangements for then
show which will exhibit in the opera
house W ednesday night Feb. IL.
A full and complete report of the en-
, tertaInmant given by the young ladies
of the Catholic church last night will
appear in tOmorrows Independent
Daniel CRUDE, of Green Township is
i'm the CITY attending the Sunday school