Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-27

one of the teachers in our public schools
is about to resign her position.
Ed Whitwer returned to South Bend
this morning having attended the
funeral of his relation Geo. Hampton.
Mr.. Dell Clutter, of Waterloo, Ind,
whose wife is an heir of Samuel Miller,
is in the city looking after her interests.
Boyd Porter has resigned his position
at Ed Brooke's grocery. He is now at
tending to some business in South
Bend.
J. W. Hissong of Paris, ILL.,, is visit
ing the family of John Windbigler of
this city. Mr.. Hissong is Mrs. Winding.
ler's brother.
Homer Williams arrived from Chic8-
go this morning. He has BEEN employ
ed by the Lake street elevated rail road
company of Chicago for the last two
years.
Yesterday, about noon, chimney of
Mr.. Balls burned out in South Plym-
outh. No damage was done but the
neighborhOod was excited until every
danger was past.
The protracted meeting at Inwood is
having remarkable run. Over forty
converts have been secured already.
Sixteen were taken in Sunday night
and six last night.
Senator DrummOnd made a speech
yesterday favoring the bill which pro-
vides for the exemption from taxation
the amount of the mortgage on proper
ty. The bill carried.
A very rigid anti cigarette bill has been
introt uced in the legislature. The sale,
exchange or furnishing of cigarettes by
any dealer is made punishable by fine
and jail imprisonment.
Mrs. j. F. Bixler of Argos has been
quite ill at the residence of E. G. Mar
tindale of this city. Mr.. Bixler and his
daughter Jessie came up this morning
and accompanied her home.
The jury has been dismissed until
next Friday as the case expected to he
brought here from Warsaw was not
handed over. Next Friday the case of
the State vs.. Calvin Marsh will be taken
up.
Mrs. NJ. A. Dill who has been visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Judge Cspron of
this city, LETT for Chicago on the morn
ing train having been called there on
account of the illness of another daugh-
ter
An American company will supply
the electrical equipment of the Paris
metropolitan Railway. The supremacy
of this country in electrical machinery
opens up an immense field for future
enterprise.
Owners of dogs who pay taxes on
their pups will be glad to know that
the Legislature will probably pass law
making it penitentisry offense for
any person to Kill dog which has been
duly licensed.
The greatest trouble with the Cubans
is an excess of emotions and low re-
gard for human life. These traits of
character make self government uncer-
tain there, and in this country breeds
mobs aud lynchlngs.
The body of Lyman Blakslee was
shipped through here today, from Chi
cago to Fl. Wayne. Mr.. Blaks.ee was
one of the Old-time conductors on the
PIttsburg road and known personally
by many of the older residents of Plym-
outh.
The Elkhart County Farmers Insur-
ance society organized % years ago,
has paid out in benefits over $159,OOO,
and is reported in good condition with
balance of nearly $4,000 on hand.
The assessment this last year was 10
cents.
Mrs. Annis Holtcrf and daughter
Dorathy. who have been visiting the
formers father Henry Beerenbrock,
here, left this noon for South Bend.
They have made arrangements to re-
side in South Bend for at least two
years.
Senator Hugg's contributory negli-
gence bill was passed. 1t provides that
neither the plaintiff nor the heirs of
person injured or killed shall be re-
CURED to prove that such person was
not negligent at the time such injury
or death occurred.
The Ben Hur lodge initiated three
new members last evening. After the
initiation a prepared program was car
ried out, the principal numbers of which
were orations and vocal selections.
Most of the members of the lodge were
there to respond at roll call.
Walter Williams, of this city, who was
sent to Porto Rico during the war, has
been mustered out of the Illinois regi-