Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-22
From Mondays Daily.

License to marry has been granted to
Elias b. Hess and Ida b. Anglin.
Father Temper has just recovered
from brief attack of the grippe.
There will Re midnight mass at the
Catholic church the night of Dec. 3lst.
John l.. Vince returned to Pierceton
this morning. He held services near
Plymouth yesterday.
Miss Helen Good returned to her
home in Ashland, Ohio, Saturday even
ing to spend Christmas.
Miss Bessie Suit went to Grovertown
today to attend the funeral of her
grandfather, Daniel Suit.
Geo. Stansbury, who has been staying
at Brightside, went home to Muncie
this morning to spend Christmas.
Chas. Seward, who has been troubled
with swelling of the feet for some
time, went to Lsrwill this morning
ID. Frank Redd and family will be
the guests of DR.. Jackson, at Climax,
Mich, from now until the first of the
year.
Charles and John Alberts, brothers of
w. Ii. Albert, returned to their home
in Streator, ILL.,, this morning after q
visit of several days in this city.
A report was circulated that George
West, the accredited robber of the
South Bend National bank, has escaped
from the Stillwell. Mimi, penitentiary.
A continuance has been granted in
the case of the state against Aaron
Miller, charged with corruption as a
county commissioner over In Koscius-
kO.
Telegraphic advices received at Bour-
bon state that Otis Minsrd, aged 80, of
that place, was accidently drowned in
the Idaho by falling from river steam
boat.
The 18th congressional convention for
the purpose of selecting member of
the democratic state central committee
from this congressional district will be
held at South Bend on Jan. 9th, 1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Montgomery ar
rived Saturday evening and will visit
their daughter, Miss Grace, until the "a.
They have just returned from bust
ness trip in Central America.
The concert given by the DeMoss
family at the U. B. church Saturday
evening was very entertaining. A
great number of instruments assisted
to delight the ear of the listener.
The home of Cyrus Bondurant who
lives in North township, was burned
down Saturday night at about II o'clock.
1t was caused by a defective fiue. The
loss was covered by 500 of insurance.
The Protective Association of Mer-
chants at Goshen, to eliminate evils
which have crept into trade, princi:
pally the premium. giving evil, has
proven very successful. Goshen is now
free of the premium-gift scheme.
Reports to the auditor of state show
that the cost of conveying prisoners to
the Indiana state prison at Michigan
City and to the Indiana reformatory at
Jacksonville during the year, was $11,
435O7. The number of prisoners that
were sent from indianapolis to prison
cost the state $9S6.75.
The grand jury which has been drawn
for the December term consists of the
following members: Anderson A. South,
Union township; Frank Ii. Corl, BOur-
bon township; Martin A. Dilley, Tippe-
canoe township; Andrew Dumph, Ger
man township; Elmer f. Wedding,
North township; John Ill. Dill, West
township.
The petit jury for the December
term is composed IS follows: A. n. Be-
gardus, Union township; Soloman ia
CODY, Center township; Isaac Stricken,
Green township; Chas. Elsasser, Bour-
bon; Vim. Coar and Michael f. King,
Tippecanoe township: George Hecka-
man, Harmon Knoblock, George Hell
minger, George Bslsley, German town
ship; VIM. Murphy and George Allie
man, North township.
In mention of the different arguments
of attorneys in the Kuespert murder
trial at South Bend, the Times says of
Chas. p. Drummond, of this city: AT
torney Drummond was the attraction,
and the court room was crowded even
into the Railways. Mr.. Drummonde
reputation as an orator had preceded
him and there was great interest in
what he had to say. His manner of ad.
dressing jury may be called individual
and he went after the prosecution, wit
nesses and all, tooth and nail, with re-
gard for none. Mr.. Drummond spoke
219 hours and was quite exhausted be.
fore he had concluded"