Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-30

James Blosslngham, conductor on
the Sante Fe road, who is we'll known
in Plymouth, is visiting here ON his
way to the city of Mexico
Owing to several cases of sickness.
no business was done in court this
morning. The jurymen have gone
home with instructions to come to-
gether again Jan 9.
Jerry Service, one of the most promi-
nent citizens of New Carlisle, aged 50
years, died Wednesday at l p. m. His
funeral Will be held Saturday afternoon
at o'clock. Masons will conduct the
funeral
The Valpara isO common council has
refunded 1000 of city Indebtedness
by issuing four percent boLds and Sat-
urday night sold them to the Farmers
national bank, of Valparaiso, at a pre-
MUM of Sl,675.
The L. O. Il. NJ. of Plymouth Hive,
No. IS, will give 'C' social at the X.
o. L. Nj. hall on New Years eve, also
the drill will be given and wind pud.
ding will be served after the drill. Sup
per 10 cents. Come everybody, 2d1w
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A Kelly of Toledo
Ohio, entertained at Christmas dinner
at st. Charles hotel in honor of her
mother, Mrs. NJ. Holllnshead of this
city, and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Gay
field ON cal of Springfield, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Fields, who were
married at Bremen yesterday, will re-
move TO Oklahoma, where Mr.. Fields
has staked off government claim.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gilmore, jr, and
Helen A. Dlsher, of this city, were pres
ent at the wedding yesterday.
Justin Myers and Bessie Chase were
married at Tyner last Sunday. In the
evening they were serenaded by riot
Gus belling. Yesterday evening they
entertained a number of their friends
at reception. Earl Corbaley, Edna
Y ockey, Fred Martindale and Emma
Yockey of this city were present.
One Mr. Butcher of Bourbon ia now
lodged in the county jail TO await trial
by the circuit court His unhappy sit
uation is the result of family troubles.
| He claims that his wife broke his jaw,
while the latter has serious charges
against him. He was tried by justice
in Bourbon and sent TO Plymouth last
night.
Word comes that nine-poun1 girl
has been born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. b.
Campbell, of Anderson, Ind. MIR.
Campbell is publisher of the Daily
Herald there, AID his wife, former
teacher at Bourbon, has for several
years been superintendent of the pri.
mary schools of Anderson. She has
also done great deal of institute work
in various cities of the state. We con-
graduate Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell upon
the advent of daughter.
The first engine used on the Lake
Erie & Western when the line was called
the l. y. Il &. railway and ran from La
porte to Plymouth, was recently sold TO
party in Wisconsin for $3.50. 1t was
one of three engines used on that road
40 years ago and the first conductor that
ran train behind that engine was Con-
ductor Rice, who is still In the compsny's
service. George Brown, of Walkerton,
was brakeman. The engine was put
on the retired list % years ago.
| b. III. Greiner former student of
the Culver academy who was captain of
Company X, Fourth Ohio volunteers,
joined his company when the war broke
out and resigned his position, having
held the chair of mathematics. Since
he has seen service with his company In
Puerto Rico and was in the great battle
at Ponce, he will now return to the
academy, and reception will be ten
dered him which will long be remem-
bered. Flags will float, cannons will
roar, etc.
+. M. Burns, trustee of Center town
ship, Porter county, will make some
experiments the coming spring on a
piece of very bad highway with crude
oil. Ii is claimed that earth saturated
with crude oil sheds water and the oil
p.events the particles of dirt from
adhering together, and 1t is claimed
that superior road twelve feet wide
can be made at cost of 80 cents each
one hundred feet. He proposes by an
actual test to find out what kind of q
road coating of Oil will make.