Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

Miss Alice Poland returned to her
home in Columbus, Ohio, after visit
with Peter Disher and family.
Guy Porter returned home from Chi
cago this morning where he has been
employed at his trade Of egg Gambler.
y party of young people went to
Maxinkuckee lake last night skating.
They were entertained by Miss Maud
Hand, Of Culver.
The Pennsylvania is about to erect
morgues for the reception of the re-
mains of employees and trespassers kill
ed at important points.
Two of the worst DRINKS of the sea
son passed in front of the Independent
office today. They were simply giving
goodbye TO the Old year.
The Methodists of Indiana are plan
ing to raise fund of 100000 as a
twentieth century gift with which to en-
dow DePauw university at Greencastle.
f. ID. Lsmson, proprietor of the
Palmer House at Lake Maxenkuckee,
gave birthday dinner today. Several
of his relatives went from here to at
tend.
The state tax board will make great
effort to get all life insurance policies
with paid up surrender value taxed
by a law that they say will be put before
the legislature.
There is talk of the enactment of a
measure by the legislature for an accu-
rate history of Indiana's part In the
war with Spain. The history will be
placed in the public libraries of the state
w. ID. VanArsdell, state agent for the
New York Life Insurance company,
was in Bremen last week to deliver to
Mrs. A. Voegli check for $4,000, which
was the amount carried by her son
Leonard in that company.-Brem men En-
quirer.
e.. &. Ousley, editor of the Elkhart
Truth has resigned to accept editorial
service with the Louisville Commercial
lie will be succeeded by Jasper Toner
formerly connected with tue Truth, but
more recently attached to the Bristol
Banner.
The Goshen Times states that G.. f.
Parker this week sold over 5000 peach
trees to one party In Bristol. rhe sale
of fruit trees in Elkhart county during
the last few years has been remark able
and promises to be great source of
revenue In after years.
The friends of Lizzie Skinner, who
was stabbed to death at Bloomfield by
DIR. Gray Thursday, formed a mob and
intended to lynch the murderer, but
were outwitted by the officers. DIR.
Gray was spirited away last night to
parts unknown. 1t is believed that he
was taken to Jeffersonville for safe
keeping.
"A certain editor found the following
showed under his office door one morn.
| ing recently evidently written by a man
who felt taking his local paper was a
waste of time and money: IL think
foxes OF tew stop payen out mummy feI
paypers. My daddy dldunt and every
budy sed he wuz the intelligentest man
in the kentry and RACED the smartesl
family of boize that ever dug taters."
Two newly married couples played
smart with a Warsaw rest aurant keep
er the other night. Spoons and other
articles disappeared from the table
while they were eating, and the waiter
was kept busy replenishinR the table
furnishings When settling time came
the proprietor quietly took out 81 for
four milk stews from the bill laid dOwr
by the men, and as quietly opened the
door and bowed them out.
| A correspondent says there is GER
tain family not great distance from
MishawaFa in which the tobacco habi
is a conspicuous factor. The husband
chews; the wife smokes and takes ar
occasional bite off the molasses curec
plug while the quartet of children tn,
youngest is seven years, all use tn,
weed. When all get their pipes loaded
and the putting commences the pictur,
is said to be an edifying one and seen,
of inspiration for the anti-tobscco adj
vocates.
The hope of the eighty-odd convict,
in the northern prison who are servin,
specified terms that the way might b,