Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-29

places of business.
John Snyder, of Jackson township,
Shelby, marketed foriyfOur hogs, eight
months old, which averaged in weight
343 pounds.
The recruiting station at Terre Hsute
has been closed by the army authOri-
ties. Altogether there were 300 enlist
ments at that point.
Jesse Hess, the young man who has
been reading law in the Office of his
uncle w. b. Hess, has gone to Marion
to spend Christmas.
Mrs. DIR. Gray, of Dakota, who is
spending the winter in Tyner with her
sister, Mrs. Knott, is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. w b. Hess.
W. w. Ream, who has been staying
near Cando, south Dakota, returned
last evening to visit his family who
have remained in this city.
Harry Temper, who has been staying
with his uncle, Father Temper, left this
morning for his home in Avilla to
spend the Christmas season.
Mr.. G. r. Hartman, of Heidelberg
seminary, Titfin, Ohio, is spending his
vacation with his brother, Rev Hart
man of the Reformed church.
Frank Merritt, of Courtney, South
Dakota, has been visiting in this city
and left this morning for Bourbon
where be learns he has q cousin.
The brewers want the war tax on
beer removed on the plea that it adds
so much to the burdens of the people.
The people do not seem to be complain
ing.
License to marry have been issued to
David l.. Carey and Louie M. Means,
Albert b. Caslow and Elsie e. Harris,
Sylvester A. Y ork and Ida NJ. Snyder,
Geo. A. Hitch and Maggie Ruley.
Geo. Gay, five and one half miles
northeast of Bourbon, in Kosciusko
county, lost his home and all its con-
tents last Sunday by fire while the
family were attending Fribley chapel.
The Pennsylvania is suffering from
wire thieves, who along the right of
way, cut the wire and carry it off. The
, Pennsylvania police have received spec
isl instructions to look after this annoy
ance.
, A new organization was instituted in
Bourbon Tuesday evening The
Modern Ssmaritans of the World The
ceremonies took place in the Red Men
hall, and the lodge starts off with 20
charter members.
On account of the increase in price of
paper and all printing materials the
newspaper publishers of Goshen have
decided with the beginning of the new
year to make the subscription price of
weekly editions $3.50 year.
About 20 South Bend business men
are said to be in trouble from the sale
of oleomargsrine in the place of country
butter, which it was represented to be.
The penalty Is quite severe no matter
how wholesome may have been the sub
stitute.
The Pennsylvania is now employing
at its shops in Fort Wayne six hundred
men, and like the Big Four, is employ
makers, in fact nearly all the railroads
are In need of more men in their shops,
so heavy is repair work
There are about 100 bibles rendered
rare and curious by misprints or errors.
Among them is the "Vinegar" Bible,
wherein that word issubstituted for the
word vineyard in the parable; and the
"Placemakers' Bible, where that word
takes the place of peacemaker
Deputy Auditor Grant Mltchner is
being doomed by his frit nds over the
state for secretary of the republican
state central committee. The Indian
apolis News Gays he has strcng follow
ing. Mr.. Mitchner would make q good
man for the place. He is capable of
filling the position.
Frank Mckinney returned from his
trip to Scammon, Kansas, yesterday.
AS soon as he can arrange his business
affairs at Galveston be will return TO
ScammoE to take charge of a large
company store in that place. Scsmmon
has about 1000 population and is a coal
mining town.-BOurbon Mirror.
Indianapolis Sun: Gen. Carnahan has
received six more applications for the
post of commandment of the state
soldiers home at Lafayette as follows:
III. Il. RagoD, Lowell; Thomas Boyd,
/ Noblesville; James Van Glider, Laf-
ayette; Oliver Anderson, New Albany;
, John Preston, Lagrange, and VIM.
DeHart, Williamsport.
, On the prayer of +. b. Reynolds,
J James Oliver and the city Of South