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

night.
Corn is coming into market at live
ly rate.
There Will be new store in South
Plymouth soon.
Joseph Neil, of LaPorte, is il the
city on business.
Wood is plenty on the market in
Plymouth today.
Mrs. Patterson was reported consld-
erably better this morning.
Luther Kirk returned to his home in
KokomO this morning
The street scraper has been God
send to Plymouth this week.
VIM. Thompson of Greencastie was
In the CITY today On business.
Mr.. ID. Francis Goddard has unsur-
passed cleverness. Inter Ocean Chicago.
The vote for city treasurer resulted
follows last evening:-kelley 81, Wilcox
90
There were no resolutions last night
Four years ago they were about a yard
long.
Several bets were paid today on &C
count of the losers bad judgment last
night
Just lay low and listen, and you Will
hear of Spain getting downright good
licking.
Ora James, of South Bend, was in
the city today circulating with his
friends.
Spring chickens are now the leaders
at the hotels and restaurants in Ply
mouth
Ed Campbell is making an extended
visit with friends in the north part of
the state.
The battle is now on and the votes
cast on the Bird. of May will de eide the
matter.
Miss Hazel Ketcham went to Bour-
bon last evening to visit friends for a
few days.
Mr.. a. f. Styles left Wednesday for
Philadelphia where he will work during
the summer
Of course Will Leonard felt good
when he was re nominated last night
by acclimation.
Marshall Meyers feels very greatfuI
to his friends for the handsome vote
he received last night.
In the last war men enlisted to save
the nation; In the next war they VIII
enlist to serve the nation.
Street Commissioner Brink gave
Center street good cleaning this morn
ing. Mr.. Brink Is all right.
NJ. III. Thomas. an uncle of Frank
Thomas who is now in Alaska, left this
week for the Klondike region.
The Independent has been "shy" a
printer today and as a result consider
able matter was left on the hook.
o. j. Vine, of Canton, Ohio, is in
the city on his way TO tie Wyoming
gold mines. He is a cousin of j. w.
Thomas.
The defeated candidates are feeling
all right today Mr.. Kelly may feel a
little sore but he does not exhibit any
soreness.
The Odd Fellows held very intere-
sting session last night. William Sim
had the third degree of that order con-
ferre1 on him.
Grant Beltz, has moved his family to
Bourbon. and he will go to Grand Rap
ids Mich where he thinks he will find
employment. Grant is splendid young
man.
There are slxty-one insane veterans
in the state. The national G.. a. Il.
will petition congress to build hos
pital for all insane veterans.
Most any one can tell how 1t was
done, but some hesitate TO express an
opinion for fear 1t might count against
them in future campaigns.
The flag of Cuba is pretty one, is
1t not? Pathetically pretty. 1t con-
tains but one lone star. Will that star
be destined to sink forever?
Hartford City has society of young
men known as the "avenging angels,
whose purpose is to keep young men
from paying too much attention to
young ladies.
The Democrats of the city of Elkhart
will this year make their nominations
by delegate instead of mass conven-
tion. Thirty delegates have been allot
ted to each ward.
Every man that voted at the conven-
zion last night pledged himself to sup
port the ticket, yet we have heard men
say on the streets today that nothing of
the kind would be done.
Don't be backward about stopping a