Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-30
Tbe Jnoepenoent
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1898.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Fridays Daily.

Last tuesday evening the 1TlUc VA
Ben Hur admitted ten new members
in their ranks.
The general health of the poor farm
inmates is now better than it has been
for several months.
Floyd LinKenhelt has returned from
Indianapolis. He was with the army
hospital corps III that city.
Rev. Grob will leave his present
diocese and take his new charge in
Woodland in about six weeks.
John Baxter, ST., was taken suddenly
i'll this morning while on the street.
He was removed to his home in car
rage.
Jno. w. Hitch has opened a law Of
flee in Bremen. He is an affable and
cultivated gentleman, and for few
years past has been teaching school in
Iowa.
The commissioners court was in SEES.
sion yesterday and this morning. Their
principal work was that of allowing
bills. However, they considered differ
ent bridges in Walnut township.
County Superintendent c. A. ZIgler,
of Laporte, surprised his friends by
quietly slipping over to New Buffalo,
Michigan, and wedding Miss Florence
Boaies. Michigan City school teacher.
A farmers horse broke away from a
hItching post today noon and took an
uncommon gait toward the fair grounds
where it was stopped. The carriage to
which il was hitched at the time was
broken irrepairsbly.
The When grocery exhibited a relic
from Santiago this afternoon. 1t was a
sword and belt which George Burch
picked up on the battle field. The
weapon is of American workmanship
and was probably lost by one who will
never see his home again.
Gov. Mount, In talking of the Nc
Coy-CorDet fight being pulled off IN
Indiana, said yesterday: off the pro-
moters of the fight contemplate bring
ing it off in Indiana, they might as
we'll understand now that they will not
be permitted to have the contest in this
state.
The following came from Elkhart
last evening to initiate the large num-
Der of new members into the order OF
Samaritans in Plymouth: Herrick +
Stephens, b. G. Barney, ID. j. Ford
Matt j. Kennedy, Ed Miller, Franz
Vanderlip, III. E. Rehrer, A. NJ. Barron
Harry 5. Chester.
Walter Lands, of the Marion Chron-
icle, has been appointed United States
military postal agent in Puerto Rico
and will leave shortly to take up hi
duties, which are to establish post
offices, and. with other and similar ap
pointees put the United States pos "a
machinery in good order throughcu
the island. Walter is brother of Con
gresham Lands.
1t is startling to contemplate the ex
amples of degenerate morality which
we have among US. If we are to be
lieve those who tell it, Plymouth has
feminine topper who Is an out cast
sleeping in box cars or dog kennels o
any mean hole that may affoid protec
tiOn from the weather For the mas
week, it is affirmed, the filthy straw O
msnger has furnished her only bed
Indiana is going to be favored wit
some "outside talent" during the cam
paign that is about to begin in idea
earnest" On the democratic side W
shall have Congressman Joseph "
Bailey of Texas and Stephen A. Dougla
of Chicago. The republicans have tn
promise of Postmaster General Charlie
Emory Smith, Webster Davis, and
number of other distinguished speaker
The location of the home for tn
aged and INDECENT Odd Fellows of Ind
ana has been selected. 1t is to be bui
In Decatur county, AZ miles sout
of Indianapolis, on the Big Four raj
road. The Odd Fellows at Green
burgh purchased the site at cost {
$1,000, and improvements are to
made on it at once to cost not less tina