Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-21
Tbe Jnoepenoent
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1898.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. G. o. Smith is quite low.
Mrs. Philip Ball is reported ill.
Upton had a $4,000 fire yesterday.
James Ryan, who is in his SOth year,
is on the sick list
Miss Mabel Miller, who is confined
with scarlet fever in south Plymouth is
convalescing rapidly.
Grandma Rightly is very sick. She
was removed to the residence of f. NJ.
MCCrory this morning.
DIR. Wiseman, of Culver, was in the
civ TODAY. He has returned from
medical conference in Cleveland.
The uniformed secret orders, of 10
komo. headed by the Knights of Pythlas
will build an auditorium at Kokomo
Mrs. Rev. Eli Myers, of Argos, and
Mrs. Pickrel, also of that town, were
the guests of Rev. Smith and family
yesterday.
"Patsy" Norton, of Evan.yi'le, knock
ed out "Spider" Kelly, of California, at
Portland, Indiana, Wednesday night !
the seventh round.
Minas Lowe, of Columbus, died
Thursday, aged 70 years. He had been
married three times and was the father
of twenty-three children.
James Morris, who has been in
Alaska for six years, has returned 10
his home at Brazil, Ind, with S4O,OOO.
The grand jury has given Nickum,
the alleged perpetual light man, until
November to show up with that long
promised alleged everlasting illumina
ton.
Mrs. l.. Blowney, widow of Col. Ii. j..
Blowney, was the guest Of Mrs. j. +.
Houghton on her way back from the
soldiers reunion in Mentone to South
Bend.
Miss Minnie Bosserman, of Laporte,
has proved to be an artists ideal, says
the Laporte Argus. Her miniature In
consequence will be exhibited at the
Paris Exposition in 1900, where
hundreds of thousands of sight seers
will look only to admire the beauty OF
the Indiana girl.
The Rossyille Journal, which has
been one of the leading populist papers
in the state for several years, has
moved to Indianapolis and will become
the state organ of the party. After the
election it is announced, the name Will
be changed and it will continue to
fight the battles of the populists.
Justice Reeve listened to q case of
assault yesterday brought against a
man by a woman. The woman's nus
band was the third party. All were
strangers, who were camping near
Kuhn's slaughter house yesterday. The
two parties concerned were examined
by lawyers. AS the testimony was
loose, j Justice Reeve discharged the case.
Louis McCarty, IA years old, of
Wabash, died yesterday from the exces-
sive use of cigarettes. The lad had
been addicted to the habit for several
years, and though pleaded with repeat
eddy by his parents, seemed unable to
quit smoking. His system was satur-
ated with nicotine poison, the liver rap
idly enlarged and solidified, death com
Ing as welcome relief to end his suf-
ferings.
Walkerton Independent: A Walker
ton lady who wanted some fly paper
the other day sent young man who
boards at her house down town for the
desired article, instructing him to get
ten cents worth of ranglefoot, the name
of grade of fly paper. The lady was
shocked when the young man returned
with q bottle of whisky. The joke soon
spread, and now the young mans
friends are making life burden to
him.