Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-17
From Wednesdays Daily.

The American flag was one hundred
and twenty-oDe years old yesterday.
G. G.. Love is adding some improve
ments to his property on Sophia street.
Today was pay day at the Novelty
factory and the boys were made happy.
Mr.. and Mrs Ney Stevens celebrated
their fifth wedding anniversary yester-
day.
The Chicago base ball team is gradu-
ally crawling towards the top of the
ladder.
How about the new hotel that was
going to be erected on the old Parker
house lot?
Kansas is again suffering. More
help is needed to harvest the big wheat
crop in that state.
1t is stated that in the 15Sth Indiana
there is not man who cannot write
an intelligent letter.
Mrs. Hattie Capron left this morning
for Tampa, Florida, to join her husband,
Capt. j. G. Capron.
Mrs. Glenn Studebaker and Mrs Col.
George Studebaker are visiting the
soldiers at Tampa, Florida.
Henry Hall is shaking hands with
his friends and at the same time telling
them that he is a candidate for sheriff.
What q one-sided war this is any.
how. If Spain dosen't brace up and
give US fight, we should get some
country that will fight.
Some of the boys who have been
away from Plymouth looking for work
say that as a rule work seems to be
plenty throughout the country.
A drop of dollar a bushel in wheat
within month breaks all previous re.
cords. The wise farmer rusheth to the
market when the price is good round
one.
Plymouth will be the only town in
the county that will celebrate the
Fourth and you can look out for a
rousing big time on that date in this
city.
The farmers in Harrison county have
commenced to harvest their wheat.
The prospects for heavy crop in
that portion of the state were never
better.
The cards are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Lillian Belle Knoblock
to MIR. James Arthur Gilmore Jr., to
occur Wednesday evening, June 29th,
at the Presbyterian church.
Will Leonard, who was shot by a
burglar Monday night is getting along
very nicely, but Is still confined TO his
bed. His arm is still very painful but
shows some indications of improvement.
Ex-representative John w. Baugher,
of Walkerton was in the city today on
business John says that business is
lively il Walkerton, and the war seems
to be the leading question for discus
sion up there.
Corn is looking fine and growing at
two forty gait but the farmers are
praying for the rain to go to some
other locality than Marshall county for
awhile as the wheat has all the moisture
necessary for this season.
Threshers are booking engagements
for their machines by the score every
day, while expert machinists are al
ready working day and night to set up
binders and mowers in order to have
them ready for an early harvest.
A man representing himself as a de
tective employed by the government.
worked the good people of Michigan
City to finish. He purchased wear
ing apparel, and several unpaid board
bills 1t isn't thought that he will strike
Plymouth.
Mr.. l.. Tanner was elected a member
of the Board of health for the city of
Plymouth Monday night by the city
council. Mr.. Tanner will prove him.
self an efficient member of the Board,
and the council showed its wisdom in
his selection.
The Pension board met in regular
session today at the Office of Dr. Wilson.
Drs. Rea and Wilson were the only
physicians present, DR.. johnson being
absent on visit to Omaha. There
were only two applicants for examlna-
ton before the board.
This was the last day of the present
term of commissioners court. The
board has transacted considerable
business during this term. AS the
commissioners are all farmers they will
be found looking after interests in that
line for the next three months.
The republicans have been busy
corrslling the country delegates this
week. From present indications the
race will be very warm one between