Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-20
From Thursdays Daily.


his cheek bone dislocated.
Tyner is to have dancing floor on
its commons this summer.
Carl Reynolds purchased a splendid
pair of black horses in Chicago.
And still it rains and the farmers
would like little more sunshine.
Born-a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs
Zach Baker, residing east of the city.
The street crossings are not kept
clean and bright as they were short
time ago.
Your choice of one hundred S1.5O
sailors for 81 90, at Mrs. c. A. Fran
cisco's. 2d1w
The volunteers mustered into the
United States service now number
$1,000.
Fitch Reeves came home from st.
Joseph, Mich, for few days visit with
relatives.
Big cut on all trimmed goods for
next fifteen days at Mrs. G. A. Fran
clSco's. 2dlw
w. l.. Bondurant, of Bremen, was
in the city today the guest of his cousin
Deputy Sheriff Clint Bondurant.
With the Oregon safe and the Ala
bama ready for armor, the United
States navy is able to take care of itself
against all corners.
G. NJ. Walls and Al Clough were up
the river today in search of "ducks."
They got them in abundance but not
of the kind that makes good eating
1t is said that the United States
government will hold the Philippines
by the right of conquest, and that no
power or powers Will have the slightest
title to interfere.
Fred Kuhn's delivery horse is an in.
veterate tobacco chewer. He will walk
four squares for chew of fine cut.
The horse is 80 years old and has used
the narcotic for 20 years.
Misses Ella and Elsie Maxey returned
from Logansport this morning, where
they have been for the past few days
visiting friends. Miss Elsie is princi-
pal of the schools in Centralia, Ill.
A swindler IS travling about these
parts who claims to be buying horses
for the government After forming
acquaintance he borrows money and
then disappears Look out for him.
Laporte saloonists have been forced
to abandon free lunches on account OF
the high price of beer. This move will
probably throw large portion of the
inhabitants of that village on the town.
Rev. Marcott, formerly pastor of the
Presbyterian church in this city, was in
the city last night, the guest of DR..
Hume. Rev. Marcott was on his way
to the Winona assembly now in session
at Warsaw.
The great prize fight between "Kid"
Mccoy and Gus Ruhlen will take place
tonight in New Y ork. If Mccoy wins
this fight he Will go against FitZsim
mons. Should he lose he will drop back
several notches.
War news are not exciting enough for
the average reader. There isn't enough
blood and thunder The people are
expecting fight, and will not be salts
fed if Sampson duplicates Deweys
victory at Manila.
Just now it seems that the "enter-
prising newspaper" is causing the war
board more trouble than the Spanish
army. The war department is kept
BUSY denying the falsehoods that are
published from day to day.
You can't lose Colonel Watterson in
a war scare. He is just as busy as ever
making presidential tickets. This is his
ldJ6SI lOI lJOO. huulll al NtOlRc DCWcJ,
of Vermont, for president, and Major
General Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, for
vice president.
1t requires mere time to reinforce
Dewey, than it did for Dewey to sail
from Hong Kong and take Manila.
The slowness in getting supplies at San
Francisco for the troops ordered to the
PHILIPPINES is not complimentary to the
efficiency of the commission depart
ment.
1t is now time to hear something of
the "llower fiend," who makes it his bus
mess to steal flowers from graves,
placed there by some mother or sister.
He has been getting in his work down
at Warsaw, and if he comes to Ply
mouth and is caught-well he will be
attended to.
Gov. Mount states that the rational
guard of Indiana will not be- reorgan-