Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-06

day TO visit with \. |. \ oder, OF near
! Nappsnee.
The Berrien county fair held at Der
rien Springs, closed Saturday. Owing
to the weather, it was a dismal failure.
The wife of David Fetters. of Starke
county, died yesterday morning. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon
Atty. G. II. Drummond will go to the
southern part of the state tomorrow to
take some dispositions in case in
which he is engaged.
The county commissioners held SEES
sion behind closed doors this morning.
The Wedding ditch report was To be
heard this afternoon.
The body of Walter Lonsdsle passed
through here this morning on its way to
Laporte. He died iii the asylum at
Logansport of tuberculosis.
Attorney Samuel Parker and wife
will leave the latter part of this week
for ten days trip in the east. They
will visit New York and Wsshngton,
ID. G.
Charles and Roy Baker and their
mother, of Bourbon, stopped here last
night on their way from Shoals where
the interment of Mr. F. Baker took
place.
At meeting of the executive com
mittee of the County Sundsy-school
association, the time of the annual con-
vention was fixed for February IL and
IA, 1900.
Miss Carrie Hume left today for
South Bend where she takes her posi-
ton in the hospital there. She has been
the guest of j. W. Siders during the
summer
Mrs. Rachel Kreighbaum, of Tyner,
passed through here this morning on
her way to F. Wayne where she will
visit with her children and attend the
barbecue.
j. T.. Mcdonald, of Ligonier, was
elected Grand Chancellor of the Knights
of Pythias at Indianapolis yesterday.
Mr.. Bowers, of Indianapolis, was chosen
as Grand Keeper of Records and Seals.
At Knox the jury in the case of
Superintendent Miller, of the county
farm, charged with beating an inmate
lid
ten for conviction and two for acquil-
tai.
The report of the grand officers of the
X. or y. order of Indiana shows that
the order increased in membership
about 1000 last year, and that there are
about 10000 knights in good standing
in Indiana.
Anderson Methodists laid the first
foundation stone of their $50 600 church
yesterday, and the Christians have
commenced the construction of a $685.,
900 edifice Both will be dedicated
next summer
Robbers entered the store of John +.
Johnson at Tyner night before last but
were fired on by Mrs. Johnson and fled.
The Hanna blood hounds have been
sent for and it is hoped the thieves will
be run down.
Walnut Grove Methodist Protestants
will have rally day exercises on Sunday
evening, Oct. 8. The county superiD-
tendent of the Sabbath-school associ
make short addresses.
The month of September was a rec
aud the coolest weather that has been
known in that month since the govern
ment began to keep weather records
some thirty years ago.
Mrs. l.. o. Freeman left this
morning with her children for
JOnesboro, Ind, where her husband and
sons have gotten work In the tottle
factory and to which place their goods
have already been shipped.
The case against Mullaney, the Lake
Shore detective, who shot and killed of
ficer Christensen at South Bend over a
year ago, was nolle pressed yesterday at
Laporte. The prosecution could not
find the principal witness.
DIR. Wilson is getting some better
He spent very quiet night last night
and it is hoped by his friends that he
will be able to be around again though
the nature of bis disease is such that
changes may come at any time.
Mrs. Frank Nicolay, who was taken
to the West Side hospital at Chicago
week ago and operated upon by DIR.
Steel, assisted by DIR. Knott, of this
city, is getting along nicely and her re-
covery is expected in a short time.
Eli and Albert Wilson, of New Car
Isle, brothers of j. N, Garrett and J.
II. Wilson, of this place, are here to see
DIR. Wilson in his present illness. The
five brothers, there being no sister, are
now gathered together by sorrowful
summons.
The South Bend pastoral conference
of the Michigan district of the German
Evangelical church convened at La.
DOrt0 Yesterday in St Pants church