Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-01-07


teachers were all in their places and felt
greatly lnvigOrated and strengthened,
which was brought about by their two
weeks vacation.
The new ruling of the pension de
partment does not meet the APPRECIATION
OF many of the old veterans, The last
administration did not meet the old
soldiers with open arms and the present
one Is making Kings more complicated
for the boys VINO suffered the chilling
blasts of the C Id new years of 1864.
The manager Of the board of trade
at Peru has left for parts unknown
leaving many creditors to mourn his
departure. The bucket shop business
was tried in plymouth last fall but the
managers didn't catch enough suckers
to make 1t pay.
The Ladies Aid of the L. b. church
meets with Mrs. Rebecca Clancy next
ednesday afternoon at 2o'clOck. All
the members are requested to be pres
elt AS this is the time to elect officers
for the ensuing year.
y team of horses dashed down Mich
lgan street this morning with driver.
People run in every direction to give
them room, but one strong young man
cOrralled them and brought them to
standstill. All was excitement for
few minutes. No one was injured.
Some of our superstitious people pre-
diet that the year fS9S will bring better
results than the year 1891 New Year
OF 1891 came in on Friday and departed
on Friday. Nothing good is expected
to emanate on Friday. This time Sat
urday was the first day of the year and
something good is looked for.
Valparaiso man, after partaking
of some bear meat quite freely, went
home and grabbed his wife and danced
her around the room and Rugged her
until she squealed. Since hearing of it
the Plymouth girls have been coaxiDg
the boys to eat some of the same, with
the hope that it will have a similar
effect on them.
On Wednesday the appointment of a
superintendent of the county infirmary
Will take place There are no less than
II candidates for this position. Who
will be the winner is VIII al is botherlng
some people. It. is easy TO guess. We
could name the winner but courtesy for
the other candidates forbids it.
Leutgert, the alleged Chicago muir
derer, is having hard time of il. First
Judge Vincent deserted him. Two
days ago his StenOgraphers struck, ard
yesterday he got into trouble with his
chief council, Judge Harmon. The
great trouble is that Luetgert thinks
himself lawyer. In few weeks
Luetgert will know his fate.
About two weeks ago Marshal Mey-
ers arrested man by the name of Sny-
der on charge of intoxication He
was fined ana cOSted and sent TO jail In
default of bail His time expired last
| Thursday and when he was told to go
he said he was sorry. He would rather
stay in jail He was well fed had no
iiies to build and nothing to bother him.
Such men will not fare so well hereaf-
ter Should Snyder get drunk again in
Plymouth he will not find good fire
and the good grub awaiting him at the
Jail.
Eighteen girls enjoyed the entertain
ment given Saturday afternoon at the
NJ + parsonage in honor of her Sunday
school class by Miss Orpha Smith Mrs.
j. h. Dickie, teacher in the abSen e of
| Miss Anna King, assisted Added to
all the other means of delight, the pastor
arranged for a big sleigh ride for the
whole company in which he and his
whole family joined them.
The cold New Years Day was Janu-
ary |, 1864, We make this mention
| because we are frequently dSkeu the
correct date Of that event. Besides,
many people speak of it as the coolest
day ever Known in this part of the
state. This is not true: it was the
most sudden change ever known
growing from quite warm to % degrees
below zero Ia tins locality.
We admire pluck. 1t is a winner i'll
the end. Politics is a peculiar ingre
dent but many people lake It as pan
acla fer disSapOlntments and wrongs
which they suppose were Inflicted.
Some people imagine that they are the
whole thing and the small boy mast
bow IN humble SUBMISSION To them.
Shame on the American citizen who
does not :hlnk himself equal 10 those
who are trying 80 use him as tool.
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