Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-03
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1899.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From fridays Dailv.

from Il IlQGy DdliN
John Sibert Is confined with grippe at
his home in the country.
f. j. Ruminson, postmaster at Tyner,
is reported dangerously sick.
Mrs Walt Murphy, residing in the
country five miles northeast, is serious
ly ILL.,
Get my prices and examine my stock
before you send away far your garden
seeds.
2tw FORBES SEED STORE
Miss Marie Melser has secured posi-
ton with Mrs Dial and expects to learn
the art of trimming.
Timothy O'Keefe, jr. is once more
able to attend TO business. He has un
dergone a confinement with lagrlppe.
Trustee f. NJ. McCrory and County
Superintendent Marks were visiting
various schools in this township today.
A postal card from st. Louis an
nounces the dangerous illness of Mrs.
F. W. Dutton who is visiting in that city
Mrs. Henry Miller, who was taken
with an attack of heart trouble in Jill.
sons store last week, is convalescing
rapidly.
Frankfort merchants have rebelled
against the prices charged by the elect
ric light company and have put in
plant of their own.
The need of lights in many dark
places over our city, and especially in
the vicinity of the depots, is being made
more apparent every day.
Yesterday evening an elderly gentle
man was searching the town in vain
effort to find his wife. Whether she
was lost, strayed or stolen has not been
ascertained.
A black opossum was caught near
Silver Lake. Its skin was sold for fif
teen cents. Fur dealers say it was
worth fully five dollars. A black opos-
sum Is rarely 1OunQ.
A petition was presented the school
board at their last meeting ASKING for
money to advertise the school interests
in the Headlight Co.'S book. The petl.
ton was Tot granted.
Near Kokomo, on Monday. Robert
Parker, aged 68 years, while assisting in
hog scalding, slipped from platform
into the barrel of scalding water the
body going in to the hips. Death fol-
lowed in a short time.
A bill providing for the granting of
divorce in case of insanity has been
favOrably reported to the legislature by
the judiciary committee. AS the law
now stands divorce cannot be secured
from en- insane husband or wife
Miss Dora Dickson went to Harris
Station today noon to attend confer
enca held by the Church of God. The
conference opened last night. Many
good speakers are present, so that good
attendance and success in other lines Is
assured.
Send cents and receive to your ad-
dress, postage prepaid, one ounce sam
pie of genuine Sugar Beet Seed. Send
IL cents for one fourth pound, prepaid
At store 3 sents an ounce. 10 Cents for
quarter pound.
2tw FORBES SEED STORE.
The senate did an excellent thing in
passing the bill for a monument at the
place of the Pigeon Roost massacre
Indiana Is getting old enough to pay
some attention to her historical points,
and to take some pride in the fact that
she has history.
The bill prohibiting judges and mem
bers of the legislature from accepting
railroad passes was defeated in the
house Friday notwithstanding unani-
nous committee report In its favor.
Several members filed to the corridors
on roll call in order to avoid going on
record against the bill.
A bill has been introduced i'm the legis
lature shortening the terms of city Off
Gals to two years. 1t is known as the
Beardsley bill and has been favorably
recommended for Lassage by committee
on cities and town. Its passage will not