Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-01-14

muruereO young NeisO1 near hnOA
some time ago, was taken to the peni-
tertiary yesterday to begin his life
sentence.
A free jag is something that ordinary
people seldom meet with, yet one of
the best business men in Plymouth
was treated lag" of this kind today.
Don't mention it to him for ne hasn't
got over the effects of it yet.
A terrible tornado swept over the city
of Fort Smith Arkansas last night and
fifty lives were lost. The loss in mon
ey will foot over 100000. 1t was one
of the severest storms ever known be-
fore in this country.
A prize fight had been arranged be-
tween young bloods down at Warsaw
and the ring pitched, the contestants
stripped for the battle of their life,
when the city marshal showed up and
the scrap was declared off. There was
girl in it.
An Ohio man, Methodist, has in
vented contribution box with bell
attachment When a penny is dropped
IN it rings very feebly; a nickel makes
it little louder, and a dollar brings
out The fire department and brass
| band two blocks down the street.-Ex.
Ii you have good item of news don
try to have it suppressed. Let the pub
lie know just how it happened. The
only way this can be done is for the
papers to tell it. Newspapers will give
the facts and unless the papers give it
tn whole thing will be garbled.
The meetings now being held in the
Methodist church are full of interest.
Rev. DIR. Tucker continues TO draw the
people toward him. His frank and
genial manner, his kind heartedness, his
love for humanity. his simplicity, makes
all feel like they are in the presence of
the Master.
The ladies society of the German
Evangelical church met at the residence
OF Mrs, +. II. Hahn Jan 18th, and held
their annual meeting and selected the
following officers for the year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. John Blrkhold; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. John G. Kuhn; secretary,
Mrs. k. T.. kloepfsr; treasurer, Mrs. F.
Fl. Kuhn.
The X. D. II. NJ. of Rochester is hav-
ing some local trouble. Some OF the
members thought the funds were not
being properly looked after and an in
vestigatiOn was ordered. Banker Hol
man got into trouble with other mem
bers of the committee and came out
with badly punched head. Now there
is more trouble to strengthen out.
Candidates for councilmen for the
city Of Plymouth at the coming spring
election are now being talked about
The democrats will present some caDdl
dates which will be hard to down al
the polls. The republicans are aware
of this fact and they likewise propose
5 to put up ticket which they expect tC
elect. There will be some mot times
/ in the old town of Plymouth.
There is band of young men in
: Michigan City that desire to become
soldiers. Steps are being taken by
r them to secure the names of sixty five
youths and then the governor will be
asked to send a representative to the
| town to organize the company. There
are fifty young men who have already
signified their Willingness to become
members of such an organization.
The only way election bribery will
ever be stopped is through the treat
ment of it as full-iedged crime aud
not as q thing to be winked at. SO long
!. as the Jail and penitentiary do not dis
tinctly stare at the briber and bribed
both parties will carry 1t OH and il
will be condoned by both as a
measure of self-defense. If civilized
society had treated killing in the same
way as we now treat bribery we would
all be still carrying our lives in our
hands each man being law unto him.
self.
Hon. A. G. Bearss has been made
postmaster at Peru and he is now
heaving the mail matter with a will
that indicates joyfulneSs. There were
many Republicans who were opposed
to his appointment for the reason that
he started out in the last presidential
campaign as free silverite, but when
he heard from the ST. Louis convention
he halted between two opinions until
he found where he was at. There were
d many Republicans in those days who
had been reading "Coin" and were com
] pletely at sea on the financial ques
! ton. Mr.. Bearss will make a gooC
postmaster.