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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Farmers Institute.

The Marshall County Farmers Insti-
tute will hold it's annual session at
plymouth, on Wednesday and Thurs.
day, February SO. 1899. Those who
have the work in charge this year are
putting forth every effort to make this
meeting more interesting and more
profitable to the farmers of the county
than any of its predecessors. And the
outlook seems favorable to the accom-
plishment of this purpose. An excellent
program has been prepared and the
subjects chosen for discussion are suct
as cannot fail to interest those who at
tend the meeting. The speakers from
abroad will be ID. b. J ohnson from Nor
gan county and G. G. Jenkins of Newton
county, both practical farmers. In ad-
dition to these some of our best home
talent has been secured to speak upon q
number of important subjects. The
farmers from every part of the county
are cordially invited to attend as many
of the sessions as possible, and to bring
with them their wives, sons and daugh-
ters. Let each one come prepared tc
make this institute success, and at the
same time to obtain from it all of the
benefit that is possible.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

roughs being the attractions. The train
that brought the singers was an hour
late. which delayed that part of the
program, but their singing was of such
fine order that the audience were repaid
for the waiting. DR.. Burroughs was
again listened to with profound stten-
tion. Many of the teachers of the pub
lie schools were present, and at the
close OF the session they, with others,
gathered about him for q social mo-
ment. Resolutions were presented rec
ognizing the efficiency of the county
and township officers, and others who
had contributed to the success of the
convention, and after suitable remarks
from the superintendent the session wac
declared closed.
The effect of this convention has
been to spur the workers to greater &C.
tivity in the coming year. Marshall
county has been in the lead in results of
systematized effort, and the reports
from the different townships show that
Its lead is being maintained.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
FOUND AT BURR OAK.

Two Feeble Minded Wanderers from the
KOsciuskO County Infirmary Recover
ed inMarshall county.
VIM. Churchill and George Dyner,
the two feeble minded men who wan
dered away from the Kosciusko county
iDfrmary on the 2lst inst, were recover
ed at Burr Oak, Marshall county, a few
days later 1t seems the wanderers
footed 1t over the Big Four road to Clay
pool and from thence over the NickIe
Plate to South Whitley. The town
marshal sent them back over the route
taken, although unattended. The i'm
beetles arrived at Claypool sgain and
instead of taking the Big Four road
north continued their tramp west on
the Nickle Plate. Information con.
cerniDg their wandering away finally
reached Burr Oak where the men were
detained, and shortly afterwards they
were returned to the infirmary near
Warsaw.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
WITHOUT A LICENSE.
"Dr." c. +. Moser Arrested at Elkhart for
Practicing Minus the Necessary Legal
nnpnmanf
on trial

fracuc1ng Minus the Necessary Legal
Document.
"Dr." G. F. Moser, of Columbia City,
was arrested at Elkhart charged with
practicing medicine without q license,
says the Goshen News. At his trial he
admitted that be had no license, and
claimed that he was not a practicIng
physician, because he gave no internal
remedies whatever, the applications
used by him being external. But the
justice decided against the 'doctor" and
assessed fine of $25 and costs. His
attorney, James Dodge, filed an sp-
peal bond. The complaint was filed by
the wife of prominent man who has
grown old and infirm and who has been
an easy prey TO almost every quack who
came along. The old gentleman has
paid out money and has been defrauded
by various individuals, and when this
modern layer on of hands appeared up
on the scene and began to interest the
easy subject, the wife IN protection of
the interests of the family, resolved up
on heroic treatment and caused the ar
rest OF the Columbia City pilgrim.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Wanted to be q Reporter.

A young man who sspired to be q
newspaper reporter was given trial on
the Chicago Daily News. Following
is the result of his first assignment: "a
man killed dog belonging g to another
man. The son of the man whose dog
was killed proceeded to whip the man
who killed the dog of the man he was
the SOD of. The man who was the sor
of the man whose dog was killed wa
arrested on complaint CT the man who
was assaulted by the son of the man
whose dog the man who was assaulted
had killed.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
HE SWALLOWS EVERYTHING
Teegarden Has q Man Who Would Swal
low a Threshing Machine Could He
Find a Place to Start.

low a Threshing Machine Could He
Find a Place to Start.
One of the most prominent townsmen
of Teegarden is afflicted in a strange
manner. He has dreams in which be
thinks be is swallowing most everything
imaginable. One night he dreamed he
was swallowing a saw buck. At other
times he has apparently had the ex-
perience of downing peck measures,
hugh ice scoops and innumerable other
objects, the act of swallowing which
would be absurd. Last week he had a
nocturnal adventure of the above type
which fell not short of running his
tongue. A string of huge yellow suck
ers was preseLted to him in his dreams,
which he seemed obliged to do away
with, in the usual manner While they
seemed to be passing down his throat
he thought the fms were scratching
mercilessly on the roof of his mouth
The thought came to him that he could
bite the fish in two, close his mouth
quickly, and thus shut out the rest of
the stri g of fish. With the impulse of
a dreamer he acted upon the thought,
and as result bit his tongue nearly Off.
He has been eating soup and talking on
his hands most of the time since.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
MORE ORPHANS ARRIVE.

The Remainder of Mrs. Works Orphans
are Transferred to Their New Home.
Wednesday some forty-seven child
rem, ranging in age from to Is years
arrived from Laporte. They were the
remainder of Mrs Works orphans who
had been kept at Laporte, and upon
their arrival were Immediately trans
ferred to their new quarters just north
of Plymouth. The entire number of
children is sixty-seven. No doubt a
large portion of our population are anx-
ious to see the children in their home
but we are informed that from now un-
til March will be an inopportune time
to call. Many of the children are sick,
and besides this, it will take several
months to become settled.
Regarding the methods used in gain
ing, keeping and disposing of the or
phans, this may be said. The county
from which the little ones are taken pay
Mrs Work % cents q day for each
child. Out of this allowance che furn-
ishes clothing, doctoring, care and food.
Her agents in different loca titles visit
childless parents and induce them to
write to the home and secure a child
for adoption. In this way many of the
little ones find good homes. Children
are seldom adopted at once, but are gen.
orally kept for several months previous
on trial
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Susprise on FLOYD Jacoby.

Wednesday some fifty of Floyd ia.
coby's young friends gathered at his
home in the country and perpetrsted q
complete surprise on him. 1t was the
occasion of his twentieth birthday. His
parents who had been let into the secret
of the affair, served pslatable supper
of oysters, set off with several kinds OF
fruit for desert.
The devices for amusement were
manifold, consisting of games, premedi
tated jokes, etc. Not until the "wee
sma' hours" did the guests depart. It
was q grand affair.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Same via Washington.

Fares to Philadelphia and New York
over Pennsylvania Lines. Tickets to
Philadelphia and New York over the
Pennsylvania Lines do not cost any
more Via Washington than via direct
route of the Pennsylvania System Ten
days stop-Over at the National Capital
may be enjoyed by passengers via Wash
ington, and those holding tickets may
enjoy an additional ten days stop-over
at Philadelphia. For rates, time of
trains, and other particulars apply to
nearest Ticket Agent of the Pennsyl-
vania Lines, or address w. w. Richard
SOD. District Passenger Agent, Indian
apolis, Ind. wfeb28
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Pub1iCSale!

Notice is hereby given that we will sell at
Public "a at our place of business on West
Jefferson street. between Lake Erie ami Van
dalia Railroads. every 3i3 days out of every
year, the following property: Standard Sand
Proof Skein Farm Wagons. all sizes. at very
low price. with one year guarantee attached to
every wagon. Farmers Handy Wagon. best on
the market. S35 CD. We furnish all kinds of
V, hcle Wheels at living prices. We are build
ers of City Trucks. Delivery Wagons. Milk
Wagons Piano and Organ Wagons; In fact. we
feel safe In saying that we can fill all orders In
our line of business, as we employ only expert
wOrkmen. We do no piece work. but employ
all our mechanics by the day which assures the
best workmanship. All kinds of painting and
trimming done at a very low price Our paint
Ing Is an onnSa WORK we do 40 hipplilbg ss oo So
Satisfaction guaranteed. Call, be convinced.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Sheriff Marshall Serves Oysters.

Last Saturday evening Prosper Mick
ey and family partOok of the bounty of
Sheriff Marshsll's table at the latter's
residence. A savory repast was served,
the staple of which was oysters, but
pies, cakes and nicknacks prepared by
the skillful hands of Mrs. Marshall also
found place. The dinner was the re-
suit Of an agreement made between the
two men before election, when each was
contending for the sheriff's office.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
May Hurt the Wheat.

The changeable weather of the last
few days has aroused the apprehension
among the farmers in this vicinity of
injury to the wheat. There has been
little snow to protect the plants from
freez ng. A cold snap like that which
set in Sunday and has continued
through today will infiict considerable
damage. The critical stage of the wheat
crop has been reached and unfsvorablo
weather for the next two months will
infict heavy loss on local agricultural
interests.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
InWOOd Fire.

There was quite an excitement in In
wood Wednesday evening over fire
breaking out in the store building
owned by James Schrom. The roof
caught from the flue and was in flames
when first seen. Helping hands came
to the rescue and the fire was extin-
guished before the household goods
and merchandise were destroyed, but
there was some damage done by water.
The loss is about two hundred dollars.
Mr. Schrom carried an insurance.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
SUIT AGAINST PROMINENT MEN

Damages are Demanded from ex-Secre-
tary of State Chas. +. Griffin.
Damage suits have been filed against
William b. Conkey, ex-Secretsry of
State Charles F. Griffin, ex Sheriff b. F.
Hayes and Squire George A. Mason, of
Lake county. The plaintiffs are Fred
Bailey, George Thompson, Geo. w.
Day and Peter Deinhsrt, each demand.
ing $4,000 damages for false arrest
and imprisonment. The suits are the
outgrowth of the strike in the Conkey
printing plant at Hammond. They
will go to Valparaiso on change of
venue.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

g 'Breathes there man with soul SO dead,
That Never to himself hath said
This is my OwR. my native land"
America" was sung by all standing
and the benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. A j. Graham of Christ
church.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Shot His Sweetheart.

George Keplinger, farmer, twenty
one years old, shot his sweetheart, Miss
Laura Peren, Tuesday evening because
she refused to marry him. The shooting
occurred at the young lsdy's home, ten
miles east of Marion, Indiana. Kep
linger tried to kill himself, but failed
and later escaped.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
LaDOrte Herald Sued

The Laporte Herald has been sued
for $4,000 damages by Samuel Gold
berry, the plaintiff alleging that through
the publication of certain articles in the
Herald last July, his businesss, that of
vending notions, has been damaged
5000 and that he has suffered mental
anguish and humiliation to the extent
of 5000.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Marriage In South Plymouth

Harrison L. Osborn and Edith Tis.
del were married Thursday afternoon
at the residence of Mrs. Sam Hen
bricks. Squire Kelly performed the
ceremony. Only few relatives and
friends were present. The couple will
visit few days in Plymouth and then
repair to Michigan City, where they
will make their future residence
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
A Pleasant PARTY

Misses Ethel Wiltfong and Stella
Chase gave a delightful party at the
home of Miss Wiltfong Saturday
night to number of their lidy
friends. Each guest personsted her
greatest horror, thus creating consider
able amusement. Those present re-
port very delightful entertainment.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03

In connection with our place of business
have opened up an Exchange Mill. / have
placed In a full set of feed grinders / am pre-
pared to grind all kinds of Feed and Co n Meal
Farmers, bring me your wheat. will give YOU
flour In exchange. handle nothing but first
grade of flour,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
BUT ONE NIGHTINGALE.

"The Crimean war gave to the world
but one Florence Nightingale. The war
of humanity and mercy gave its hun
dreds. May the blessing of grateful
nation abide with and glorify the wo.
manly heroism, love and devotion of the
legiOns of the Red Cross.
1.-THE war with Spain was not war of
conquest, but of mercy and love. Let
greed say what it may, have an abid-
ing faith that the great, generous heart
of this republic will never lower the red
cross of mercy and hoist in its stead
the red and white bars ss a grim men
ace and emblem of greed.
"The war was the answer of the
mother to the distressed child. Across
the waters came again and again the
piteous cry of the child in the claws of
the pitiless panther. The panther of
greed, despotism, cruelty, whose great
est claim to history is the torture and
rack of the inquisition.
"The great republic heard that cry
and, as one man, declared by the flag
we love that it should cease, and 1t
did cease. What though 1t cost mill.
ion dollars DAY. What though it
placed hundreds of slabs at the graves
of our heroic dead at San Juan and Ell
Caney, it was the answer to the call of
humanity.
"Mr. President, stood in the streets
of Indianapolis last fall and this city
was resonant with the sounds of whis-
ties and the sweet music of church
bells. ! looked to see the cause. saw
soldiers returning to their mothers arms
soldiers returning to their wives en-
brace, and never before realized the
full meaning of the poets words:
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
SENATOR DRUMMOND SPEAKS.
Senator Drummond Closed the Exercises
! with Patriotic Words.

senator Drunmond Closed the Exercises
! with Patriotic Words.
Monday afternoon in the senate
was devoted to memorial exercises in
honor of the heroes in the Spanish
American war Senator Drummond
closed the exercises with the following
patriotic words.
"War is at all times horrible, and be-
cause of its horrors and out of its tor-
rors heroes are made. Men are tried
and tested as the tempered steel under
the heat and fire of the awful conflict.
Amid the shrek and hiss of shot and
shell. the clash of steel to steel, amid
the groans of the dying and the ghastly
pallor of the dead, Titan heroes seem
to spring as from the front of the war
god and live eternal. The harvest song
of peace is driven before the blast of
the war trumpet, and men unknown to.
day become the heroes of history to-
morrow
"The Carthagenian boy becomes the
Hannibal, who for fifteen years shakes
the very citadel of imperious Rome.
The Corsican youth sweeps the mad
mob from the streets of Paris. mingles
the eagles of France with the SHOWS of
the Alps, transforms the map of Europe
and places crown upon his head with
his own hand.
"Grant-the untried, Lee-the quiet
country gentleman, at the head of the
blue and the gray, become the Grant
and Lee of Appomattox, and stand with
Hannibal, Napoleon and Caesar.
"Dewey-the unknown, Schley-the
unheard of, become the Dewey of May
l at Manila, and the Schley of July at
Santiago and two more bright stars too
bright for dim are added to the con-
stellstion of marine heroes which glows
with the names of Perry, Farrsgut and
Nelson.
"But, Mr.. President, history has not
been just to the common tar and the
common soldier. Let us attempt to be
just. 1t was the peasant boy who left
his sunny vineyard in France to die in
the ditch and freeze on the bleak step
pes of Russia that Napoleon BOnaparte
might be emperor.
"It was the boy In blue and the boy
in gray who left his mothers arms,
scarcely at the threshold of manhood,
and died in the death grspple OF. brother
to brother, that Grant and Lee might
be immortal. 1t was the engineer in
the hold of the ship and the gunner
with his keen eye and sturdy head who
sent the deadly shot and shell on its
mission of victory at Manila and Ssnti.
ago.
"WbO shall proclaim the glory of those
hearts of oak who charged "into the
jaws of death, into the mouth of hell y
and planted the stars and stripes on the
summit of Sar Juan, and who shall tell
of the valor of those who entered the
furnace of fire at Ell Caney?
"And what shall we say of the noble
women who faced death with the red
cross as their only shield against Span
lsh bullets and Spanish treachery, pes
thence and fever, and with the loving
tenderness which God has given only to
the pure and good woman, cooled the
burning brow and parching lips of the
expiring soldier and smoothed his way
to death.
BUT ONE NIGHTINGALE.
"The Crimean war gave to the world
but one Florence Nightingale. The war
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Hill & Ringgenberg,

Proprietors of Plymouth Wagon Works, West
Jefferson Street. Plymouth. Ind.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
Remnant
and Odd End Sale

The remarkably successful business had
in the sixty days just passed has left an enor-
nous quantity of Remnants and Odds and Ends
in every department.
We have placed these articles a separ-
ate table and marked them way down below cost.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-27
RETIRING. '

The situation in the Philippines is
curious one. According to the tele-
grams General LawtOn has abandoned
the territory which he has driven the
Filipnos from and has fallen back up
on Manila, restoring to their owners
the boats and launches, which he had
captured from the Filipino forces.
This seems hardly credible and is not
official, so that there may be room to
doubt the authenticity of the state
ment. The result of such an abandon
ment of the captured territory will GER
tainly be disastrous to American pres
tige throughout the archipelago. Peo-
pie of the stage of standardization that
the Filipnos are in, are intensely cred
ulOus. 1t will be the easiest thing to
circulate tales of American cowardce
among them. The fact that the Anne
ricans are brave, however thoroughly
it may have been shown, will be lost
sight of in the fact that they have re-
treated to Manila, and that Aguinaldo's
influence is once more re-establshed in
the territory lately evacuated. Upon
the class that is willing and anxious
to support American rule, because that
rule means safety in carrying on their
business, and protection in cultiVating
and garnering their crops, and relief
from unknown eXactions. such move
ment will have a disastrous effect
Some of them have declared them
selves on the American side, and nat
urally, if they stay, after the Anne
ricanS withdraw, their lives will be
not worth an hours purchase after
Aguinaldo's ruffians and semi savages
return. In any future advance. the
inhabitants will be very chary of Civ
ing assistance to or declaring them
selves in favor of the Americans, as it
might expose them to the certain ven
geance of their own countrymen.
The return of the boats to the origi-
nal owners, from whom Aguinaldo had
seized them, is after all merely giving
them back to Agunaldo, for if he took
them once, he is certainly able to take
them again, The inhabitants about
Laguna de Bay are not likely to make
any stand for their property unless
protected and supported by American
troops.
There is no doubt about the accura-
cy of General Lawtons estimate that
it will take 100000 troops to completely
hold the Philippines. but that is an
estimate not for Luzon alone, but for
the entire group. The probability is
that later kilograms will throw more
light upon the matter, and that Gen
eral Lawton does not contemplate the
complete withdrawal of his forces
within the entertainments of the city
of Manila. There is probably a mis-
report somewhere.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-27

The capture of Lieutenant Gilmore
and his boats crew is another mystic
ry of the Manila campaign upon which
further light must be thrown. 1t is
even suggested that the crew has
has not been captured at all. One
curious statement must be viewed with
considerable suspicion The capture
of the boat is said to have occurred on
the Island of Luzon. The Yorktown is
stated to have gone, after the loss of
the boat, to Iloilo, on an island two
days sail, south of Manila, and from
there to have communicated with Ad-
miral Dewey. Why she did not go
straight to Manila, to report, instead
of going down south is by no means
obvious, and casts an element of doubt
over the details of the story, though
the main fact may be correct.