Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-28

IOngp clerk OF M6ren6ll county, received
the enactments of the late legislator,
yesterday.
In reponse to call by the auditor OF
state on the 18th the condition of tht
state banks is found to be good.
Only about 1000 tax receipts out of 6
total of 10000 have as yet been called
for. Taxes become delinquent after
next Monday.
Geo. Bean, of Pittshurg, Pa, was in
the city not long since, visiting friends
Geo. was once a prominent business
man of Plymouth.
A township trustee in st. joseph
county has just settled with his bonds
men for shortage in his accounts by
turning over all his property.
Clarence Corbsley and Mrs. Ketcham
and daughter Hazel started from Los
Angeles, Cal, enroute for Plymouth to-
day. They will arrive here Saturday.
Harry Armstrong, who is more or
less identified with Plymouth. is now
in Manila. An article from his pen ap-
pesred in the Chicago Record this
morning.
Mrs. Susan Mclaughlin was able to
visit her son Theo. today and eat din
ner with his family. This is the first
time she has been able to be out for
many months.
Grove Pomeroy's remains have been
laid away in Bloomingsburg, Fulton
county. Services were held this morn
ing after which the funeral procession
left for the above town.
Rev. 0. F. Lands, of Rochester, has
been visiting in this city for several
days. lie said that he wanted Plym-
outh's best paper, so he ordered the
Marshall County Independent.
Gov. Mount has appointed the fol-
education: Joseph }. Mills, president of
Earlham college; William T. Stott,
president of Franklin college, and
Enoch e. Machan, county superinten-
dent of LsGrange county.
The usual number of small depreda-
tons are scheduled for this month.
Farmers west and north of town are
bothered by sneak thieves, perhaps
q" Wandering Willies," who take any
thing from live chicken to hard
piece of corn bread without butter.
The Fort Wayne Gazette says the
winter killed wheat fields cause smile
of JOY to overspread the faces of the
calamity hOwlers. 1t is doubtful If the
Gazette could find a man of sense any
where who would rejoice over such a
misfortune to the farming community.
Maori General Lawton, of the Phil
ippines, was member of the 9th Indi-
ana and also Lieut.. Col. of the 30th In
diana during the civil war. Conse-
quently many old soldiers in Marshall
county retain distinct memory of
him. Among these, Washington Kel-
ly had particular dealings with him.
Yesterday, a lady enroute for Mans
field, Ohio, arrived in our city. She had
lost Ter pocket book and was attempt
ing to make her way through the coun-
try on foot. While we might think
that such a predicsment for a man
would be trivial, for a woman it ap-
proaches the serious and should inspire
sympathy.
One of the important acts passed in
the council Oh amber last night was an
order providing that the citizens should
see to tie removal of filth from their
alleys, as per ordinance, instead of al
lowing the duty to rest upon the city
officials. Heretofore. through a mis-
understanding, the marshal has at
tended to this.
The Tom Thumb Wedding is sp-
proachingl A happy hit Something
you can not well afford to miss. Forty
of Plymouth's "little tots" figure In this
beautiful spectacular entertainment, to
be given at the opera house, May 5th,
under the auspices of the Rsthbone
Sisters, the proceeds to be applied to
the Pythiap Orphans Home fund. Ad-
mission 20 cents, children 10. 2d1w