Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-15
Ibe Jnoepenoent
FRIDAY. JULY 10, 1898.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays DAILY.
Prosper Mickey is visiting his sister
in kosciuskO county.
Miss Ellie Conger will spend few
weeks in New York state with relatives.
Mr.. Jake Speyer, of Lexington, Ky,
is the guest of Mr.. Nj. Lauer and
family.
John G.. Shoemaker, who has been
sick for the past two weeks is reported
better today
Many of the factories throughout the
country have closed down for the heated
term which is now here.
Scores of people in Plymouth are out
on the streets at > o'clock looking for
Chicago morning papers,
The last quarterly meeting will be
held at Lapaz July 16 and II. Rev.
Sickafoose will preside G. a. Splitter,
pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Houghton
entertained Mrs. Horace Corbin and
few relatives in honor of Mrs. Corbins
birthday July Z.
j. W. Seiders says that matters pOlit-
ical are very quiet, but there will be
fun all along the line after the republl-
can state convention.
Mrs. Charles Blubaugh and Mrs.
OFT Lockstead are visiting Mrs. Geo.
Blubaugh, the mother in-law of the
former, and Pete Whitmer, their father.
Lottie Fishburn still occupies her cell
in the county Jail, This is Lottie's first
experience in the lookup, and it may be
that she will profit by this little exper-
fence.
There were no serious injuries on ac-
count of the falling tent this afternoon.
An aged man was bruised about the
face and several women were struck
with the ropes.
A bill has slipped through congress
which provides that the soldiers at the
Marion Home are privileged to vote.
This will add $500 republican votes to
Congressman Steele.
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roose-
Welt, of the Rough Riders, is spoken of
as the republican candida for govern
or of Newly ork. He is so popular that
Senator Platt will not oppose him.
While the exploit of Lieutenant Hob
son and his men is worthy of great
praise, the men who fought about San
tiago all day last Friday were just as
brave and just as cool, and should have
some of the praise.
For the first time in the history of
the war Blanco cab.ed truthful mes
sage to Madrid waen he stated that
"Cerveras fleet sailed out of Santiago
and disappeared from view in a west
erly direction" IIades is in that same
westerly direction.
Miss Grace Thomas residing four
miles south of Plymouth visited her
brother Charlie In Chicago and spent
the ourth. Miss Grace ia now the
pOssessor of very handsome bicycle
presented to her by her brother as
Fourth of July present.
General BlancO has issued proclaim
alton in which he tells all Spaniards to
stand by their flag and country, and not
to be dismayed by defeat. He tells
them to put their trust in God and fear
no danger and they will yet triumph
over the America pigs
That Ohio volunteer regiment which
calls itself THE Presidents Own" and
has been ordered to Santiago on the
strength of the appellation has assumed
big responsibility. For the honor of
the president it will have to act like
veteran regiment from the first.
A special pension examiner is travel.
ing through the state looking up pawn
brokers and other like money lenders to
enforce the law against such as hold
pension certificates as security for
small loans extended to the pensioner
Many old soldiers put up their certlfi.
Gates for small loans until pension day
and then have their mail directed 10
the brokers place of business until
they call. This is also a direct viola