Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-22


nicely In taking the school enumera
ton of Center township. 1t is thought
that the number of school children il
Plymouth will show very consider
able increase over that of last year.
Lou Altman and G.. w. Blain have
met with splendid success, and they
will bring the great Salisbury orchestra
to plymouth and our citizens will have
an opportunity to hear this fine com
pany Ill the opera house on the night of
April 26th.
The season of freckles is at hand
the despair of maiden whose noes will
resemble summer squash in a few
weeks. Nothing is so conducive to
freckles as the winds of April. They
appear to Turk in each breath, waiting
for victim.
DIR. Brown was called this morning
to the residence of Nate Boyer to at
tend Mr.. Boyer's little boy, who met
with an accident. While at play the
child was tripped by some of his play
mates and in falling his arm was
severely sprained.
At Dowagiac, 30 years ago, Andrew
Hartsell is said to have died. He had
no hair on his head. His body was re-
moved recently, when growth of five
inches of hair was found, and now the
bald headed men of Dowagaic, want 10
know how it was done.
a minister was walking up Walnut
street yesterday and a flock of wild
geese attracted his attention. At the
same time he was seen to brush some
thing from his shoulder, and he was
heard to utter the following prayer:
go Lord, thank Thee that cows don't
fly"
The County Jail is as clean as a pin
and as silent as the tomb For the
first time In many moons there is a
vacancy in the jail Sheriff Marshall
feels greatly relieved, and tomorrow he
will attend church. There are but a
few county seats in Indiana, that can
say as much.
j. n. Wilson, candidate for city
treasurer is one of the best known men
in Plymouth. His long citizenship in
Marshall County, his strict business
integrity, and genial manners makes
him strong candidate. He was never
known to do dishonOrable act and his
friends are legion.
In declining the reception rendered
him at Washington, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
showed modesty and good sense. In
fact he has exhibited these qualities
during his official career, and that is
why he commands the public respect
and admiration. No reception could
add anything to his hold on popular
esteem.
Down in Mississippi the other day a
man called an editor liar, whereupon
the editor shot and killed him and also
two by ISLANDERS. sympathy is ex-
pressed for the unfortunate mans rel
atives, but the public must be taught
that calling an editor a liar is some
thing the noble profession of journal
ism cannot countenance for an instant.
The following from the Peru Repub-
llcan is the latest, relative to the oil
field, which we suppose is authentic:
pumping is in progress at 1872 wells in
the Peru oil field, which yield 1000 bar
rels daily. equal to 5000 per day. No
other industry in Peru is yielding as
much money. This amounts to $4,000
per week, Sl6,S00 month, or S2O1 600 a
year.
The Masonic lodge room, was crow
eed with masons last night, to witness
the magnificent work of the officers of
lodge. A number of visi-
tors from the surrounding towns were
present. Professors ID. Frank Reid,
and Jacob Martin, were made Master
Masons. At the conclusion of the GER
light refreshments were served
and short addresses made by some of
the visiting brothers.
A young doctor by the name of
Wilson, residing near the sand hills of
Nebraska, desiring to make a good
impression upon German farmer.
declared he had received a double
education. He had studied homeo-
pathy and was also graduate of a
regular medical school. "Oh, dot vos
said the farmer. "l had
vonce calf vOt suck two cows and he
made nodding but a common schteer
after all I"