Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tt esday's Daily.


Express Agent Leonard's wounded
arr, is not improving very rapidly and
causes him much pain.
j. II. Pugh, editor of the Pythian
Journal, of Indianapolis, was visitor
to Hyperion lodge last night.
Major Feaser and Sergt. Ford left on
the noon train today for South Bend
and will leave for Tampa, Florida. to-
morrow.
"Hobos" seem to make Goshen and
Elkhart their head quarters, and they
make life miserable for the inhabitants
of those towns.
The delegates to the Y. p. G. U. con-
vention now III session III Plymouth,
received hearty welcome from the
people of our city.
There are some lively people in Plym-
outh at the present time, and the way
they are carrying on will be the cause
of swelling the school fund.
The gas and oil excitement in In
diana which drove people almost crazy
eight months ago has been forgotten.
The war fever is now master of the
situation.
Schuyler Rhinehart and Schuyler
Beerbower have purchased the hack
and baggage line of Charlie Harris, and
the business will glide along as usual
without hitch.
Sergeant Ed Gillard in full uniform
was the observed by all observers this
morning when he was around bidding
his friends good Dy, Ed is splendid
looking soldier.
A farmer said this morning that
Marshall county would produce the
biggest crop of potatoes this season
that was ever known before in this
part of the state.
Laporte Herald: A little boy was
asked what was the best thing he ever
read in the bible and lis answer was:
flag shoot him on the spot"
The new uniforms of the TT. Wayne
passenger conductors will consist of
black silk caps and dark blue frock
coats. The brakemen will wear single
breasted coats buttoned at the throat.
Walkerton will celebrate the Fourth
of July On Saturday, July 2nd. The
Plymouth city band has been secured
for The occasion and big rousing time
is anticipated A number of Plym-
outh people will attend.
Tea is to go up 10 cents pound on
the fret of July. That is all right, but
it would be much more satisfactory if an
income tax went into effect at the same
time. Wealth ought to pay part of
the burdens OF war, and of peace also
The following Knights were elected
as officers of Hyperion lodge X. of T.
fol the next six months: Chancellor
Commander, Clarence Slater; Vice
Chancellor. Ohm Nichols; Prelate, j. ID.
Mccoy; l. e., b. A. Sim; o. e., J. V.
Vangilder
A Spanish lady in Manila who had
read the captain generals Islander re
garding Americans went to the British
consul with her passports. The consul
said: MADAM, honor and virtue are
safer in Manila today than they have
been for three hundred years." II is
the duty of the United State to con-
tinue that condition.
Frank Hale, an old Plymouth boy,
and at one time operator at the Van
dalia depot, writes to Ed Corbin of this
city, that he visited the Plymouth boys
at Tampa, Fla, few days ago and
found them enjoying life and growing
fat. He sent three pictures, one of
Company an" on dress parade, another
showing the officers folding tents, and
one shows Sergt. Gillard in the act of
presenting Lieut.. Claud Fish with a
water melon. In company with Sergt
Harry Corbin, he witnessed the loading
and departure of the transport boats
for Cuba.
The departure of another lot of re-
cruits to the front today will add new
names to the roll of those who have
friends and relatives in the army and
give greater cause for apprehension as
to their probable return. There is
more or less danger in soldiers life.
War is his trade and the taking of
human life part of his duty, but the
danger in battle is not so great as many
suppose, and if our young soldiers take
care of themselves and contract no
fatal disease their chances for q return