Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-17
Qbe Jnoepenoent
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1899.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Fridays Daily.

rEOm 4 EiO3J . Oohy'
Mother LaRue, of Inwood. is report
ed quite low.
Harry Ruge is visiting In Davenport,
Iowa, where he expects to remain for
some time.
Chas. KlmmeI, Of Twin Lake is not
expected to live. He has been sick for
some time.
Mrs. Powell hes moved from West
Plymouth to the Stansbury property On
the south side.
The M. E. church at Argos is hold
ing a glorious revival meeting. The sit
uation is promising
Josiah Grover has received an in
crease of pension. He now draws Sl2
per month from the government.
VIM. Wagner who has been suffering
with touch of lung fever was on the
streets today for the first time in three
weeks.
Lawrence Taylor was in our city to-
day. He has been attending the funeral
of his grandmother Mrs. Sarah Taylor
at Wslkerton.
John Woods. of Culver, was in the
city today giving his hand medical
treatment. He injured it severely by
falling on q red hot stove.
A lonely and seemingly relationless
man named Flack died a few days ago
at Goshen leaving a $4,000 estate. His
relations are now turning up IN fiocKs
Miss Dell Walters and Mrs. Fred
Kepler went to Burkett today to attend
the funeral of their sister Lille Walters.
Mrs. Kepler's little daughter Bessie &C
compsDied them.
It is announced that bridge trust is
forming to comprise Is per cent of the
bridge com panies in the United States.
The Indiana bridge company of Muncle
has been solicited to enter the combine
An itinerant "madam" gave an exhi-
bition of her powers as clsrlvoysnt IN
the Kellison psrlors last night. 1t was
pleasing entertainment and quite sug
gestive of the subjective and neither
world.
The stock holders of the South Bend
fair association have decided to dis
band and wind up the affairs of the as
ISOLATION 1t has bsen holding fairs
since 1870. The Indebtedness amounts
to s23, 262.
The Southern Marshall County
Teachers Association will hold meet
ing in Argos March 3 and 4. Extensive
arrangements are being made to make
It both interesting and beneficial
Further announcements will appear
later.
A curious phenomenon brought about
obviously by the extreme temperature
Is Q large crack in the earth which
opened up in Chas. Clougl's place last
Wednesday night. 1t extends the en-
tire breadth of his barnysrd and some
distance beyond. Its depth has not
been determined.
The house yesterday afternoon killed
the first of the three local reformsmeas-
ures to reach that body-the bill intro.
duced by Senator New, which passed
the senate, providing for unifofm sys.
tenn Of accounts of county officers and
for the regular inspection of those Of
fees by q deputy of the state auditors
Office. The vote was 81 for indefinite
postponement and 80 against. 1t was
not q test vote as effecting the two
other reform measures, which it ID
thought, stand good show of passing
the house.
A team belonging to s. S. Mann, OF
Plymouth, father of Mrs. Joseph Kurtz
Of this place, ran away Tuesday near
the Miller farm, west of town, the cleo
trio cars being held responsible for the
Runaway. Mr. Mann was holding the
horse by the bit. but was sent sprswlino
when the animal grew excited. Mrs.
Mann was thrown out of the buggy
but In neither case are the injuries of g
serious nature. Fortunately tine horse,
turned towards the barn yard instead
Of the embsnkment at the edge of The
rivsr.--South Bend Times.