Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

been for some time.
Mrs. Peter Holem is still quite sick
but shows signs of recovery.
Madison has petitioned the postofiice
department for better mail services.
Mrs. ID. b. Schafer is convalescing.
Her life was despaired of few days
ago.
luke Vinall and wife are again bend
ing sffectionately over the cradle 1t
is another girl.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Hill of Roches-
ter were in the city today attending the
funeral of Sy, Beals.
Congressman Crumpacker has asked
So, 900 appropriation for the Michi-
gan City hsrbor improvements.
Miss Emma Holem is unable to at
tend to her school duties on account of
a bad cold which has affected her lungs.
o. A. Porter returned today from q
fishing expedition at Lake Maxenkuckee
bringing home with him some eight
teen pounds of fish.
Last evening some large boys engag
ed in hand over hand fight in the bus
mess part of the city. The marshal
soon interfered and established peace
b. A. Martin of Lapaz was in the
city today. He renewed his subscrip-
ton for the Weekly Independent, as
usual being prompt with his year in
advance.
in. Hess has drawn the plan for q
new brick residence which Ed earns
proposes to erect on North Center
street. 1t will make one of the best
residences in the city.
Rollo Oglesbee came home from In
dianspolis last Saturday and has been
confined to the house since with the
lsgrippe. His young son Arthur is also
down with the ailment.
The theatrical performance at the
opera house last night was exactly as
had been advertised on the bills The
company was made up of experienced
actors. A large attendance was on
hand.
A South Bend literary circle gave an
entertainment recently of novel and
interesting nature. 1t represented the
closing day exercises of country
school, and elderly people dressed as
school children created much merri-
ment.
Affairs in the court room were dull
today. Nothing but probate business
was attended to. The judge is holding
the jury In the city, however, on account
of case which is expected to be
brought here from Warsaw. The case
will be entered on at once should it
come.
Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Henry
Miller who lives two miles northeast
had spell with her heart, in Jilson's
grocery store. A cot was procured, and
she slowly regained strength, until eve
ming, when she was removed TO her
home in the country. This was the
first attack of the kind she had ever had.
Thomas Dllley of Hebron claims that
while digging for mink last Wednes-
day he dropped into den of snakes
that were quite active and formed into
ball fully three feet in diameter. He
claims that when he had killed all of
them he counted up % bull snakes and
Yesterday afternoon, when the show
parade started from the opera house
the bugler gave a call which was un-
derstood by every soldier in hearing as
the call of retreat. 1t was not under
stood in what good place the call came,
however, until in its midst, runaway
team dashed around the corner and the
band men retreated like Spaniards.
No word has been officially received
from the Mt. Morris Dunkards. Some
of the Chicago papers state that the
Brethren are looking up probable lOcs-
tions in Elkhart and Goshen. Various
other reports are afoat. The majority
of the business men here, though
anxious, still have faith in PlymOuth's
lucky star.
State Fish Commissioner u. L. Swee-
ney states that an effort will be made
this session of the legislature to have
an appropriation of $4,000 made for
the purpose of establishing state fish
hatchery at Winona for the restocking
of the public streams. There are num-
erous rivers and small lakes in Indiana,
which, if properly stocked with young
fish, would make as fine pleasure resorts
for persons seeking recreation as can be
found In Michigan or Wisconsin.