Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-08

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the months of April, May, June If the
above proves true what glorious
weather we will have for the next three
months.
Some Of the tourists who went to
Dakota some time ago have been heard
from. They are well pleased with the
country and would not return to In.
diana to live
woman down in Posey county has
fullgrown bullfrog in her stomach,
having, 1t is supposed, swallowed it
when 1t was a tadp0le. And yet she
doesn't croak
There are no outward evidences that
Spain is very much alarmed. On the
other hand it looks as if she were get
ting ready TO do a lot of mischief be-
fore compelled to abandon Cuba.
Two small boys had VICIOUS fight
this morning on East CAIRO street.
They were light weights but they
fought like demons and it required the
presence of Marshal Meyers to separate
them
Mrs. John Blain, Miss Emma Stacy,
Mrs. Lydia Appleman, Mrs. Daniel
Miles and Mrs. Kleckner constituted
the party of Plymouth representatives
attending the w. c. t. U. convention
at Argos today.
There were two casesfiled against the
ElektrOn cycle works this morning.
This makes eight cases that have been
lied against this company up to date
In dollars and cents the claims amount
to near Sl700.
The y. II. G. u. will hold a memorial
service in honor of John Cook, deceased
at the L. b. church Sunday evening at
6:3O o'clock. All the members of the
union are urged to be present and as
sist in the service. The public is in
vited also.
The city of Wabas just entered into
new contract for street lighting for
term of five years. 1t will cost the city
SOHO per year for light. For this sum
twenty-fi are lights at $50 each per
year and $500 incandescent lights at
SIS each per year are furnished.
The man that is opposed to street
paving is hard to find in Plymouth:
yet We know that there are men who
do not approve it. On the other hand
no candidate for council will dare o.
pose this much needed improvement.
If he does he will never be elected to
seat in the council chamber.
The blood of the nation is up and it
will not subside until the Spaniard is
driven home and Cuba is free. One
priceless thing the conflict has already
done. 1t has wiped out the sectional line
forever. But there are thousands of old
confederates who would die happier if
before they are called to the final biyouac
of the dead. they could see the North
and South once more in battle array be-
meath the stars ard stripes.
The fellow who stole the back dog |
belonging to l.. A. Kloepfer on the
first day of April, must bear in mind |
that he will have to pay tax on him.
Besides he is liable to wind up in Jail as |
a common thief. Mr.. Kloepfer will pa y |
a very liberal reward for his return. The |
dog was stolen from Mr.. Kloepfer's res
ldence yesterday morning.
There are always lots of people who
wonder at mistakes they detect in news
papers, but they seem to be oblivious to
their own errors. Doctors, lawyers and
preachers all make them. The doctors
mistakes are buried, the lawyers twist
out their mistakes, and the preachers
are forgiven. The man who can keep
errors out of a newspaper can get very
large salary.
Michigan and Laporte streets have
been very dusty today and many people
wanted the street sprinkler brought on
Last week, every body kicked on &C
count of the mud. The American people
are all right, but they are hard to satisfy
A neighboring exchange gives out
the following: IF stranger comes into
your place of business after night and
asks you to smell In bottle, don't do it.
a saloonkeeper and his bartender of
indianapolis, took "whiff" just to
please stranger. They Immediately
took sleep and the stranger took some
cash and other things and then took a
walk"
An ex-Confederate soldier, Prof.
John I'll. BObbitt, of Greensburg, this
state, who was one of Gen Lees or
derlies during the war, wrote to Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee TO ask, 'What should
Confederate soldier do in case of war
with Spain?" Gen. Lees answer, as
might have been expected, was that ex-
Confederates should be loyal to the
government The idea of an ex-county
school superintendent asking such a
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