Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-03
From Monday : Daily.


ing his mother, Rebeccs Nation, near
this city
Chicks like it. Our oyster shell and
poultry food.
WIT FORBES SEED STORE.
barbara Myers is about to erect a
millinery store on her.property in North
Plymouth.
Jacob Martin was called to Mentone
Sunday on account of the dangerous i'll
ness of his sister.
f. Ringle and F. Fear left this after
noon for Waterman, ILL.,, where they
have secured work.
Yesterday the thun,ier pealed forth
loudly several times. Thunder in Feb
ruary is an oddlty indeed.
The people of Lapsz are being anus
ed at present by an itlnerant artist
whom it is said is really good.
The rains of last week have swelled
Yellow river to twice its natural size.
The river is still gaining volume.
Mrs. John Blain was called to Benton
Harbor today on account Of relapse
suffered by her brother in-law J. ID.
Johnson.
Yesterday the house of Sam Haag,
between Walkerton and Tyner, was
burned to the ground. 1t was insured
for 500.
VIM Marshall, of Albion, called on
his cousin Mrs. George Williams today.
This Is the first meeting they have had
since they were children.
The protracted meeting at Maple
Grove opened with good attendance.
Every prospect is congenial to sue
cessful series of meetings.
V. p. Kirk has readable article in
Sundays Chronicle on the subject of
"ReligioD vs.. Science" Mr.. Kirk sides
in with the religionists and puts up
strong argument.
Al Clough and Nerve Myers caught
one hundred fine fish through hole in
the ice at Pretty lake yesterday morn
ing. Some of the fish were monsters
and all were of good size.
Ed Gibson has something to talk
about which is of far greater moment
than anything which has happened for
a long while. Last night his wife pre-
sented him with daughter.
Rev. Werhein and wife and Mrs.
Daniel Weis returned to South Bend to-
day having attended the installation of
Rev. Weiss of the German Evangelical
church of this city yesterday.
Christopher Longren, an old man of
some eighty years or more, was brought
to the county house yesterday from
Polk township. He is unconscious and
in paralyZed condition and cannot
last long.
A petition has been circulated for
paving Sophia street. Who knows but
what the aspiring residents of the South
Side shall not have brick in front of
their houses before the business portion
of the city obtains it.
The presbyteriaDs are preparing a
song service to be given In connection
with the pastors sermon on the "City of
Damascus" next Sunday evening. The
program will appear In this paper the
latter part of the week.
An Elwood man has sued for divorce
because his wife has glass eye and
kept the fact concealed from him in
their courtship. This concealment she
continued until she broke the "glass
and a bill came to him for a new one.
We are told that ID. E. Snyder is
anxious to erect good business block
on his lately purchased property, but
declines to do so unless the streets are
paved. So long as this is the sole obstacle
we might state positively that the block
will be erected.
Last week Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Splitter
near Sligo entertained some wenty four
young ladies and gentlemen in honor of
their son Oliver who had reached the
mark of his twenty first year A royal
repast was served with an abundance
OF refreshments.
The Independent has examined the
four books written by Mabel Borton
Beebe and find them as delightful as
Profitable. They treat of the four naval
heroes: Paul Jones, Oliver Perry, David
q. Fsrragut and George Dewey. The
language is plain and the style simple.
No better reading matter could be OBJ.
tanned for boys and girls.