Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-23

ious friends in this city during the past
week, returned TO their respective
homes in Minneapolis and Indianapolis
today.
Ten men and one woman were ar
rested as a result of riot at dance
held in Wakaruss. It is stated that the
riot was caused by woman pulling a
mans hair Most of those interested
paid fines.
Last night one of the water pipes in
the laundry froze and bursted. Very
little damage was done as the water
gravitated to the sidewalk In front. The
timer was aroused at an unseemly
hour To repair the break
Last evening about seven O'Clock the
incandescent light circuit was broken
and the city was deprived of light for
about twenty minutes. The accident
of course found its origin at the plant
where a short circuit in the armature
occurred.
Geo. and Eliza Nestle, of TT. Wayne,
better known as Commodore Foote
and sister, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Blain of this city. The two
little people are undoubtedly the small
est grown man and woman who have
eyer set foot in Plymouth.
Mike Keech, of Plymouth, has about
completed arrangements to open cigar
factory in Bourbon; The rooms select
ed are over the Spencer restaurant.
Mike is well known in and around
Bourbon and his venture will doubtless
prove success. Bourbon Mirror
The paper machee works that desires
to remove from Milwaukee to Laporte
, will after removal employ 200 girls of
frOh fourteen to sixteen years of age
and % skilled workmen. The plant
asks for 81 500 and rent free until Sept.
1, 1899 10000 feet of floor space is
wanted.
The Elkhart Knights of Pythias are
making an effort to have the regular
district meeting of the order held in
meeting of the Dramatic Order of the
knights of Khorassan, Dec. %. The
lodges district meeting is scheduled for
Plymouth at later date.
David Smith, of Marion, has a ma
chine by which he says he gets power
without steam or electricity. He has
been to Washington and will soon take
the entire machine there, as it is some
thing entirely new to the patent office.
The power Is secured in some way by
ball and leverage weights.
There will be Jew in the house of
representatives, as we'll as in the senate
of the next congress. Mr.. Julius Kahn
of San Francisco was elected to the
seat now occupied by Representative
Mcguire, making gain of 1000 votes
for the republican party. Mr.. Kahn is
a lawyer of conspicuous ability and
promises to be an influential man in
the house.
With the arrest of republican coun-
ty commissioner in Kosciusko county
for fraud, and the appointment of a
committee, including Col. e.. A. Book
walter, to investigate the books and &C.
counts of the republican officers i'm Ma
rion county, we are not apt to hear so
much about turning public affairs over
to that party. They have troubles of
their own.
| Eugene Tascher, late Of McVickers
In Chicago, has organized q theatrical
company in this city and will put on
the popular play, streets of New
Y ork," next Jan. 4. The company is
composed mostly of professional actors
though some parts will be handled by
home talent. Mr.. Tascher will not be
concerned any farther than in assuming
msnsgership.
The secretary of the State HOrticul.
tural society says the San Jose scale
has appeared in the orchards In differ.
ent places in Indiana. If this is true
1t means ruin to the affected fruit trees
and of many surrounding trees and q
law should be enacted to compel the
digging up and burning of all affected
trees or their immediate spraying with
whale oil soap and the continued ap-
plication until tte scale is killed
These are the only remedies yet dis
covered.
The complete story of the sinking Of
the Merrimac and the capture and i'm
prisonment of her crew at Santiago
will be graphically told in an article BY