Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

Ellie Conger. Oscar Simons, Marie
Buzzard and Art Wiltfong spent the
day IN Rochester Sunday.
Theodore, Isaac and Leopold Becker
of Chicago, are visiting their parents
Mr.. and Mrs, A. Becker of this city.
Mrs. J. X. Lawrence, of Pierceton
who has been at the point of death fol
the past several days, died this morning
Two Kreighbaum and family, of South
Bend. returned home today, having
spent several days here with relatives
The Archbishop of Melbourne, Aus
trslia, and his priv ate secretary passed
through Plymouth today on his way tC
South Bend
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p. Eddy, of Mass.
who have been the guests of w. II
Carpenter and wife in this city left to.
day for Iowa.
The act of habeas corpus was enacted
221 years ago Saturday. 1t was one of
the great means for rlghting wrongs
and reaching the ends of justice.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Roser and little
daughter Vivian, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Grant Betz re-
turned % Rochester this morning.
Mrs. n. Rathbun and daughter left
today for their home in Daley, Mich.
Mrs. o. ii. Wilkinson, whom they
have been visiting, accompanied them
as far as South Bend.
The tall game at Bremen between
them aid the South Bend Falcons was
close and consequently interesting from
start to finish. The resultant score
stood 10 10 in favor of the home team.
Saturday and Sunday evening the
north was Illuminated in a brilliant and
beautiful fashion by sheet tightening.
This heavenly display far surpasses the
most elaborate Fourth of July
pyrotecnics.
Last year the money order business
If the postoflices in the United States
department amounted to S2O5, 100000
and recent estimates of the department
places the business for the current
year at S23O,OOOOOO.
A little Dunkard girl recently came
to Goshen. She is just sweet 16 and as
pretty as picture. A Goshen man
was sm'tten, and offered the little girl
so for meeting and 81 900 if marriage
would be agreed to. The relatives are
mad about it and have ordered halt
or prosecution will follow.
A car load of light artillery passed
through Plymouth Yesterday. The
glmpses of the men, horses and canon
through the car door was worth sec
ond or third glance, but most of the
curious spectators would have better
enjoyed an open drill could such have
been possible at this station of their
journey.
John Thomas lost a valuable horse
Saturday through the means of a
barbed wire fence. In some manner
the animal got It's leg across one of the
wires and in its efforts to find release
went through saving motion until
the muscles # the upper ieg were cut
to the bone. The animal was shot as
soon as the seriousness of the injury
was ascertained.
Acting under the Instructions of the
Fourth of July committee, last Satur
day, Daniel Mcdonald sent telegram
to William Jennings Bryan then at FIT.
Wayne asking that he nigh: be present
in Plymouth on the coming Fourth. Mr..
Bryan replied briefly and cOurteousiy
that he had already made other arrange
ments. The committee will have to
look elsewhere for their orator.
The editor has received an invitation
to attend the closing exercises of the
Culver Military Academy to be held at
Culver, Ind, lake Maxinkuckee) June
4 TO 3, inclusive. This institution was
founded by ii. III. Culver, of st. Louis,
who endowed the academy with $780,
900. At the present time cadets from
one third of the states of the union to
the number of III are in attendance.
by competent judges the institution is
considered to be next to West Point in
discipline and efficiency.