Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-18
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Fridays Daily.

Oil meal at Bucks. 1t
Mrs. Dave Groesman who resides i'll
the country is reported very ill.
The physicians held meeting In DIR.
Aspinall's otfice this afternoon.
One individual who engaged IN the
scrap last night is minus finger.
Mrs. Solomon Sickman is visiting
with John Beck and family near Bour-
bon.
Auditor Porter shouldered his gun
this morning and went in search of
rabbits.
Ed Butcher has finished the wall for a
new barn on Lee Ritchey's farm in the
country.
The board of health is actively en-
gagged. There is always room for ac-
tivity in their field.
Geo Miltenburger and family went
to South Bend today They will make
that city their future home.
r. G. Davis of Alexandria street
south Plymouth, is reported some bet
ter after being confined to the house
three weeks with malaria.
The youngest child of John Richards
died at its fathers home in the country
yesterday. The funeral is announced
for tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Downs and Miss Flora
Downs returned to their home in
Mansfield today after visiting in the
country with John Miner.
The election seems to have had de-
pressing effect on business of all kinds
and the majority of the merchants are
complaining of the little business done,
A knock-down scrap caused consider
able excitement in one Of the saloons
last night. The marshal took things in
charge and placed the offending party
q stranger, in Jail.
The basket factory people are now
making an inventory preparatory to
closing down for the season. The sea-
son just passed through has been one OF
the busiest on record.
The body of the dead conductor,
Henry Keller, was shipped to Ham
mond this morning for interment, after
receiving treatment at the hands of an
undertaken in our city.
At Elko, William Ellison was shot
and dangerously wounded by james
Shields, q sevenday adventist, who was
being prosecuted by several boys on &C
count of his religious belief.
The Logansport board of health has
been making Investigations into the
causes leading to the prevalence OF
diphtheria They declare that cats rap
idly transmit the germs of the disease
Mrs. G.. w. Bremel, of Laramie
Wyoming, went to Rochester this
morning. She has been the guest OF
Schuyler Wiltfong and family in the
country and of John Wiltfong in this
city.
Roy Shanks, of Rochester, called a.
the Independent office today. He is {
100 pound chap now, and the publishes
hardly recognized in him the lad tina
he had instructed in village schoo
about nine years ago.
The funeral of Michael Seltenwrigh
was postponed yesterday on short no
tice and held over until today. The IN
forseen delay was caused by the detain
ment of near relation who were to hav,
arrived from the west.
The old Bicycle building is deserted
and the winds whistle through it will
mournful sound. Every availabl,
accessory has been stolen. The Leaf
water pipes have been stolen from tn,
floor, window panes have been extract
ed, etc.
The white people have control il
North Carolina again Yesterday, Viii
mingtOn, which had negro officials ex-
clusively was turned over to the whites
all the aldermen, the mayor and the pc
lice, resigning. The legislature of tina
state will make it property qualifica
ton to vote. This will disfranchIs
most ail of the negroes.