Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

hODt. McOdUCo IL 4uA'O III WIN
malaria fever.
Mrs. George Kaufman Is slowly i'm
proving from severe illness.
The Fourth of July orators will
speak from the cOur' house steps.
Mr.. Foutz and family left for Okla
homs City to be gone three months.
Mrs. Scott Lawson is quite sick with
the measles on West Jefferson street.
The Bourbon water works has baen
received and in now being run by the
city.
The fire works on the 4th of July
will occur from the business portion Of
the city.
Platt Mel Chicago, is visit
inc his bro and attending TO
business heI
Miss Cor ems was brought
from South 1t evening 10 very
critical COM
Bert HsrI :, # Greencastle, arrived
ldSt evening W Nlcit nio PoiOhtO ohU
friends for few days.
The wedding of Miss Minnie Cox and
Milo Hale. of Bourbon, has been an
nOunced for June q, 1899.
Hon.. Ben F. Shively, of South Bend,
was in Plymouth a few hours on his
way east where he will meet his family.
Mrs. Mary Patterson is quite sick at
the home of her son Otis Patterson, of
South Plymouth.
Dora Capron received beautiful
ring with a diamond set, from her
father and mother as graduation
present.
Hope Erwin and brother, who have
been attending college a. Oberlin,
passed through Plymouth on their way
to Bourbon.
Mrs. Chas. Worthington and son
Glen went to Chicago this morning to
attend the commencement of Mrs.
Worthington's neice
L. B. Sells and family arrived
from DennisoD, Ohio, yesterday after
noon to visit his father Mr.. l.. Lumi1
and sister Mrs Mary Schroeder.
John Johnson, who was acquitted of
the charge of robbing Grand Trunk
train, has filed suit for $4,000 damages.
The case is on trial now at Laporte.
Abraham Brubaker was appointed
trustee for the bankrupt clothing stock
of the Phillipson Clothing Company, of
Warsaw. The debts are about $4,000.
The government has been vsinly
looking for four typewriters and short
hand writers who can speak and write
Spanish. The salary is $500 per month
for service in the Philippines.
On the Fourth of July there will be
two balloon ascensions by skilled per
former. One ascension will be made
during the day and one in the evening
Both SscenslOns will be made from
down town.
Harry Ruge and George Bolinger
were riding TO the l.. f. 81 W. depot
last evening when the horse became
frightened and bro Ike the buggy Geo.
was hurt but ls able to be at his work
this morning.
Nellie and Chester Gregg, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Johnson and daughter Bes-
sic, of Tyner, and Mr.. and Mrs. Justin
E. Myers, of Teegarden are the CUES 5
of Bert Yockey and family today to
attend commencement.
The Independent is asked by the
committee in charge of the Fourth of
July celebration, to state that none of
the money raised by public subscrip-
ton will go to pay for any Of the sports
ct the fair ground on the Bird of July
The ball games on both days are TO be
paid for by private individuals.
Wslkerton Independent: "a fig tree
is something of novelty in this couD-
try. Jonah Thompson has a flourish
ing tree of this kind in his yard bearing
80 healthy young figs. Mr.. Thompson
nurtured the tree in box Of earth un-
til it reached a sturdy condition and
then transplsnted it in the yard whei {
it has since grown and flOurished."