Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-16

to raise good corn crop is far worse
for the farmer than the loss of wheat
crop.
Mrs. Effie Anders returned to her
hCme in Pullman this morning. She
has been visiting friends here for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs DR.. A. j. Honser and Mrs. Fl. L.
Hess aud daughter, who have been Wis
iting at W. b. Hess, returned to Indi-
annapolis this morning
G.. W. Metsker went to Muncie today
where he will attend the Northern In
diana Editorial Association which is IN
session today and tomorrow.
The large tabernacle on the island
near Rome City was completely de-
stroyed by fire. between one and two
o'clock Saturday morning.
r. b. Oglesbee has gone to Indian
apolis to make arrangements for the
guns and other equipments to be
brought to Plymouth the 4th.
The Goshen Steel Fence Post com
pany is compelled to shut down on &C
count of being out of material. The
managers report rus b of orders
Mrs. J. w. WslswOrth and daughter
OF Kokomo, Ind, were the guests of
Mrs. Ann Mcdonald yesterday and to-
day. They are enroute to Marcellus
Mich.
Postoffice Inspector Leatherman has
returned to Valparaiso from Cuba, and
he reports very little sickness on the
island, with many people settling there
and business prospects bright.
Miss Floyd Snepp died at her home
in Bourbon of consumption. She was
about nineteen years of age, and one of
the graduating class of this year. Her
funeral will be tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
Dept. Supreme Commander, Lady
Carr, of Marion, and j. W. Replogle,
Great Record Keeper of the knights of
Msccabees, were in the city this morn
ing on their way to Etna Green t. at
tend public meeting.
Miss Mary Brown lost her gold watch
this morni lg. She left It on the show
case in Miss Anna Dunn'a gallery,
while having her picture taken. She
went away and left it there and on re-
turning found the watch gone. Her
name is engraved IN the case, and no
doubt it will be returned to her soon.
The board of control of the state
prison at Michigan City announced
Tuesday that it had appointed M. M
Barnard deputy warden to succeed
McClsughry Frank Sewell succeeds
Mr.. Barnard assistant deputy warden
and Will Smith has been promoted to
the position of captain of the night
guards.
The township trustees of Wabash
county think That the new reform law
governing them is of no consequence,
so far as the affairs of the district
schools are concerned. They claim that
the reform law was passed Feb. q, and
the act putting them in control IF the
schools, March g. Former acts were re-
pealed in a clause in the last statute,
and the trustees claim that the provis-
ions of the reform law are invalid. A
test case may be made.
The strawberry shipping season in
the vicinity of New Albany is about
over. The price has dropped so low
that growers have ceased to pick and
thousands of gallons are going to waste
in the fields. 1t Is estimated that 500
from that point this season. The aver
age price was 20 cents gallon and the
growers received about 100000 for the
crop.
In Indiana there are 1913 persons in
the three prisons. 81 being in the
wOman's prison at Indianapolis. There
are 1,O46 in the reform school including
ticket of leave" occupants; 1865 in
poor asylums and at the state soldiers
home, the latter has $50 inmates. There
are 2,37S blind at the state asylums, 81
deaf in various institutions, 595 feeble |
minded and 1881 insane. The total is
14,O24
A peculiar casa was brought to light
few weeks ago, when it was found |
that a horse which had been stolen |
three years previous, belonging to o. p.
Jacques, was in the possession of l.. III |
Vsnscoik. Geo. Dresser, recognized
the horse on Decoration day, and to |
make sure he drove the horse few
days later. He then wrote to his
father, who came to plymouth yester-
day, where steps were taken to recover
the horse. A writ of replevin was
issued last evening and Constable
Myers secured the horse, which is now
In Mr.. Dresser's possession Mr.. Van
scoik bought the horse of Ira Keyser,
of Argos A trial will be held in few
days.