Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.


Spain admits that something serious
has happened.
Bremen went democratic yesterday
by fifty mojority.
There is no Improvement in the con.
dItion of Charlie Leonard, and he is
still very sick man.
Canada field peas. Seed at F. A..
Forbes. 2tw
Those who failed to get into the first
enlistment need not worry as they will
have plenty of chance yet.
The Marshall County physicians
association met this afternoon at the
office of Dr's Borton and Aspinall.
The little city of Marmont yesterday
went republican by FIVE majority.
Sixty-four to sixty nine is the way it is
reported.
l have some bargains in corn plows.
See me before you buy F. A. Forbes.
2tw
Three hundred soldiers passed through
the city last night destined for Wash
ington City where they will be assigned
to the U. S. Navy.
Shambaugh learned a lesson, so he
says. And that from this time on, and
forever Amen, no travelling fake will
ever get the best of him like the long
haired artist did yesterday.
In Fort Wayne number of repub-
lican candidates for councilman have
been dropped from the tax duplicates
for the reason that taxes could not be
collected from TEEN. There are others.
w. E. Bailey, was on the streets this
morning for the first time in week.
Mr.. Bailey has been suffering with
abcesses under his arms during this
interval and the pain has been almost
unbearable.
The great Klondike is seldom men
toned. The war excitement has bur
led the gold fields of Alaska. Yet it is
fact that there are thousands en-
gagged at the present time in trying to
get over the pass.
If man is candidate for an Office
in town the size of Plymouth, he ought
to use all honorable methods to win.
One candidate in Plymouth barely took
time to vote today. The result ia his
case can easily be forseen.
Germany and Austria are little
slow in coming around with those neu-
trality proclamatiOns. 1t is altogether
probable that they will fall in line in
due time, for they know what will hap
pen if they do not do so.
Captain Dewey is made of the right
stuff. His bold and gallant attack up
on the fleets and forts of Manila, won
for him the admiration of the world
and makes him hero in the eyes of all
Americans. All honor to Captain
Dewey
This week will see Camp Mount
settling down to business. The play
soldiers, whose idea of war is to picnic
at Camp Mount at the expense of the
government, will be sent home, military
discipline will be more strictly enforced
and the boys will be put in training
for real fighting.
A petition was in circulation today
and extensively signed by the dry goods,
clothing and shoe dealers, asking that
they close their stores. Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at
1870 p. m, and Monday and Saturday at
pleasure. On the 18TH, of each month
to keep open at pleasure.
The time for gamblers at Roby Is
short. Governor Mount 50 announces
to the sheriff of Lake county and
if the latter refuses to act the Governor
will insist on his removal. Mr.. Mount
says the officials have plenty of law on
their side and if they do not enforce it
they are liable to impeachment.
J. f. Mcdonald, of Ligonier Banner,
has commenced the publication of a
daily paper in that city to be known as
the Evening Bulletin. Mr.. Mcdonald
is an experienced newspaper man and
knows how to supply the wants of the
reading public. Under his manange-
ment the new daily will undoubtedly
meet with success.
According to Spanish cablegrams
that bombardment of Matanzas was
huge joke. The report that the bands
played, women psrsded the streets
waving flags and the whole populsce
rejoiced over the inability of the Amer